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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
CONSUMERS COOPERATION
Necessary to Relieve the High Cost Of
Modern Living
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter from Another Vic
tim" published in this mornings Trib-
une served a purpose. 1t showed us
that the milk vendors and milk dealers
are not our only enemies.
Constituencies middlemen and trusts
take toll of us at every turn. They
add unearned dollars to the cost Of
many things which We are forced TO
buy.%
While we protest against the wicked
price of milk, the butchers, bakers,
poulterers, egg merchants and fish
dealers are defrauding US. The most
reputable" firms are now charging so
cents a dozen for venerable eggs. En-
balmed fish and chickens, sold at i'm
probable prices, spread ptomaines
through the land, while our bills for
meat and bread grow larger weekly.
In an Illuminating letter in to-dsy's
Tribune Percy Bullen drew attention
to the dirty ways of cows. But COWS
are clean compared with many New
York storekeepers.
After all, though, our CHER loes are
neither the storekeepers nor the COWS,
but the grasping, merciless trusts,
wholesalers and mddlemen. What IS
possible in time of war abroad should
be quite az easy here in time of peace.
A limit should be set TO the greed or
those who produce and sell the neces-
saries OF life. 1t should be criminal
offence to throw back fish into the sea
to keep up prices, and to prevent the
farmers from sending US all the sound
fruit and wholesome vegetables they
can raise.
The prosperity" OF which we read
so much is largely a myth. The aver
age man gets less now for his money
than he ever did. Wages and salaries
have not kept pace-except in few
fields-with the new cost of living.
If the community is too careless or
too selfish to reduce prices-as it could
by organizing cooperative societies,
in heavens name let the municipal and
state authorities do something besides
chattering and investigating"
CHARLES HENRY NEITHER.
New York, Oct. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Back to the Slate
From The Brooklyn Edole.)


The story that in the shortage OF
paper there is hope for the old school
slate seems too good to be true. Yet !,
is perhaps true that the board OF super
intendents has discussed this possibll-
ity. and it certainly is true that sup
plying the schools with paper is exceed
ingly difficult.
Hiddle-aged men who never though
Of school without slate for doing
sums on were shocked at the waste
when educators brought about the
abolition Of the slate. Paper is used
up fast; fast enough TO suit any paper
trust on earth. The slate would so on
forever if you didn't take a notion TO
fling it at teachers head and unhappy
break it on her desk instead.
Educators" said the slate was noisy,
dirty, demoralizing. They intimsted
that slate and discipline were compat-
ible if you had plenty of corporal pun
ishment, and not otherwise. Ihey
worried when Jennie Jones drew car
feature picture, and all who could see
giggled. and swift stroke Of the sleeve
made Jennie's conviction Impossible. AS
a matter Of fact, the slate required a
real teacher to deal with its possibili-
ties, and real teachers are scarce.
For ourselves, we take the middle
age or medieval view. The use OF
paper always has been waste. The
slate WAS just as good, except for the
paper manufacturers. The litter IN
volved in using paper is worse than the
uncleaned slate, more trouble for some
one to put things right, and when II
comes TO rival trust interests, the slate
ouarries are to be considered. They
have been hard hit in several different
ways Of late years. Patent roofing has
almost banished slate roofs. Artificial
stone has nearly wiped out the sale OF
Sidewalk paving. The educators have
destroyed in the cities the demand for
school states. Hence, the quarries up
Granville way and elsewhere arc in a
state of depression. Revival Of the old
school slate will help them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
The Last Chance to Register

This is the last day of registration
IN New York City. The registration
places will be open from a. m. until
10 80. D. m. A voter who fails to
register debars himself from casting
his ballot in this important election
No time remains now for the slug
CARDS or the habitual do 1t to-mor-
row. men. The duty of proving the
right TO vote on Election Day may be
POSTPONED no longer. Whoever lets
slip to-day's opportunity must pe
content to be politically neuter this
wear; he must give up his right to
participate in a referendum on the
conduct of this country's affairs IN
the most critical period Americans
have known since the Civil war
The fullest expression OF the popu-
lar will is to be desired. Women are
working day and night in this state
to obtain the right to express their
views at the polls. Any male citizen
who. having that right, forfeits it by
neglect or refusal to take the trouble
TO register sets small store by it and
argues himself unworthy of his OPP
portunities. The election boards will
be working all day and all the even
ing for the late corners. Be sure to
register to-day!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
ANTI.LITTER LEAGUES
URGED FOR ALL ClTlEs
Appleton Appeals for ANU
Refuse Education

The organization 81 an anu'' ~ I.
league in every city and o nation.".'ss..
campaign Of education 90 preven' IT, ~
people from Throwing refuse ana ~.
into the streets were urged ye'..si.,ss
by Z. Ross Appleton. treas,fer :, 49,,
New York Anti-Litter Lcatae' Ds' ~
the second annual convention, o. f..,
Society for Street Cleaning and 80 -.
Disposal. in the Department ot ~. 49,
Cleaning building, Ia West i"e''''
Street. -.,..s
Most Of the dirt IN the big 49, ~.
he said, us in the doorways aIe ar. az
ways and on the sidewalks. II e t.so
property owner and tenant woala Ao ~,
his premises clean We would near
little more o. the refuse in the s5fse 's..
Other speakers AZ yesterday ~,
sions included John p. FetnsI.-.as.i.
Commissioner OF Street Cleaninns' -.
dent Of the society; Nelson !. Lf e.
chief engineer of the board .. &.
mate: G. b. Wilson. o. toron pS ~.
II. Hanna, o. Cleveland; A. T. M M 7.
of Worcester, Mass, and h''a'''
Fox. of Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The newspaper story OF the
sinking Of the steamer Stephano By the
submarine U-59 "leaves q bad taste IN
the mouth" Of any American citizen.
1t seems that war submarine cap
tain had ordered the Stephano to stop.
The captain Of the Stephano had many
passengers aboard and stopped his YES
sell as a matter OF course. He was or
dered to place the passengers in small
boats, so that they might not be
drowned when the vessel was sunk.
This was hastily done. A majority OF
the passengers were American citizens
After they were all gone sailors from
the submarine went aboard and opened
the sea valves of the Stephano, wnich
sank in a few minutes.
The queer feature Of the whole mat
ter is that two United States war yes
sells, known as destroyers, were near "
and watched the performance. The re-
ports tell us that officers from these
war vessels even went aboard the Ste
piano and searched her-as. If TO let
the submarine know when she was
ready for sinking.
One boatload of passengers contained
a man and his wife from Brooklyn and
a lady from Long Island. They tell US
their boat got about half mile away
from the steamer before they were
nicked up by one OF the United States
vessels. The others were picked up be-
fore they had got so far away.
Thus for the first time in our history
vessels Of the United States navy stood
bv and saw citizens Of the United
States, men, women and children
turned out of the vessel on which they
sailed and put into small boats on the
wide Atlantic. They were turned ou'
without opportunity to secure their
clothing and other property which they
had taken aboard. Fortunately, none
of them were lost, but their lives were
put in jeopardy-under the watchfui
care OF our navy. Putting passengers
on or off a steamer at sea IS always
considered dangerous performance
resorted to only in case Of shipwrecK
What kind of officers were in charge
Of these war vessels? If they were
performing their duties according &c
present day instructions, then indeed
has our navy fallen to low leve
under President Wilson and Daniels
his Secretary Of the Navy. Imagine
Admiral Farragut or Commodore PER-!
or Admiral Decatur, or any of our old
time naval heroes, standing by ano
witnessing the act of despoiling lo'
of American misunderstanding by
waiting TO pick them up as soon as al
unfriendIy captain had consigned then
to the Atlantic in small boats. Ever
If these passengers were not American
citizens, any of our oldtlme sea
worthless would have rushed 10 the res
cue in the cause of common humanity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
JEOPARDY TO AMERICAN LlVEo
The Sinking of the Stephano When for the First Time History
American Men, Women and Children Were Set Adriit
in Small Boats in the Atlantic

Any real iiaL seeing his neighbors in
q deadly fight would rush in TO save
their wives and children II they were
being injured in the fight. One o.
our navy captains should do no less.
Those Of US who were living forty
and odd wears ago cannot have forgot
ten the case OF the Virginius. which
sailed for Cuba with some $50 soldiers
of fortune. They were bound for that
island 10 help the Cuban insurgents in
one OF their frequent uprisings againss
Spain. The vessel, with all on board,
was captured. A rough and ready
Spanish court martial was held and
about 230 were sentenced to be shot.
Small squads Of half-dozen at time
were TO be taken out and, after the
Spanish fashion stood up against
wall, there TO be blindfolded and shot
down by soldiers.
A British warship lay in the harbor
Of Havana under command OF Captain
Williams. The shooting had already
commenced when word was brought to
the British captain. He Immediately
notified the Governor OF Havana that
he had been informed there was a Brit
ish subject among those to be shot and
ne wanted TO investigate. (Of course
this story of a British subject was a
mere excuse.) He notified the Gov
ernor that the shooting must stop at
once; that if any more were shot ne
would Immediately lombard the city
The butchery stopped.
Thus this British captain saved the
lives Of nearly 200 Americans, several
squads of the prisoners having been
put to death before word reached the
British vessel. Had Captain William
been in charge of one Of our naval yes
sells near the Stephano, or Of a British
vessel, none of the passengers aboard
that steamer would have been com
pelled to take to the small boats
whether they were British subjects OF
American citizens.
When we think OF the act of Captain
Williams and the act OF our own com
handing officers in the case alluded to
we begin to understand why the Brit
ish flag and the British navy are re-
spected all over the world and loved by
subjects of Great Britain. We come tC
understand why men from every par
of the world are rushing by hundreds
of thousands to defend the British I'm
pire in the European war
Nor is it surprising that during The
last few years the United States has
lost the respect of all the other ma
tions. The standard OF United States
power is now in the palsied grasp o.
one who does not understand the dig
nifty or the duties OF his position. i
is not surprising that the people are
anxiously waiting for chance to LEI
the world know they do not indors'
our present rulers; that they are mo-
satisfied with present conditions.
GEORGE WALLACE.
Freeport, n. Y, Oct. II, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
The Baseball Crown

The Worlds Championship series
of 1916 sputtered out dismaliy.
There was no real contest. Brook
lvn accepted defeat at the hands OF
the Red Sox with what looked very
much like the resignation Of fatal
ism. A year ago the Philadelphia
Nationals put up somewhat sitter
fight against Boston. But the Phila-
delphia and Brooklyn teams both
PLAYED below paper form. They
seemed TO be overweighted by the
consciousness that it was up to them
10 restore the rapidly waning pres
tige of the National League.
The Eastern public has been re-
luctant to acknowledge the infer
iority of the senior partner in Or
eanized Baseball. Especially in this
city there has been a persistent dis
regard Of the signs pointing to
stagnation and retrogression in the
older league. The clubs in the Amer
lean circuit have been materially
strengthened and their standards of
play have been raised. But in the
National circuit past performances
overshadow the performances of to-
day. There is no team which can
dim the glories of the old Cub ma
chine under Chance or of the Giants
in their prime, five, six or seven
years ago.
The American League now def
nitely outclasses the National
League. 1t has better batters, better
pitchers, better felders and better
base runners. 1t is more evenly
balanced organization, with playing
strength better distributed. 1t has
no chronic candidates for the second
division, if allowance be made for
the travesty on ball-playing staged
for the last two seasons by that once
famous impresario, Mr.. Cornelius
McGilicuddy.
Baseball statistics only fortify the
impression of greater playing
strength in the junior organization
10 be gathered by casual observation
oi the work Of the teams in the two
leagues. Twelve American League
players had batting averages Of more
than 300 in the season just closed.
In the National League only eight
1 players battcd better than 800. The
highest individual batting average
IN the National League (for players
playing in more than one hundred
games) was 1896 dial Chase's)
Jake Daubcrt was second with 1922.
But in the American League iris
Speaker batted 1893 and Ty Cobb
1866.
In long distance hitting there were
three American players with higher
averages than the average Of the
highest National Lacquer. The best
American average for base stealing
WAS .1G; the best National average
was 10. In team batting Detroit,
American, led both leagues; in club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14

restraint which civilization and
honor impose. She can be restrained
only by fear Of gaining new
enemy, whose actual opposition
would be more useful to her enemies
than the submarine campaign would
be costly to Germany.
TWAS because Mr.. Wilson convinced
Germany that he would do nothing
but write notes that Germany pur-
sued her campaign of assassination
which cost so many American women
and children, as we'll as men, their
lives. 1t was when the temper and
spirit of the American people was
revealed as wholly different from
that of the President and about to
coerce the President into a defence
Of American lives that Germany
abandoned her course. What Mr..
Wilson would never have done, on his
own initiative, Germany perceived he
would be compelled to do under the
pressure Of American public senti-
ment; then she paused.
An act of war can be met only
by declaration of war. Germany
murder of American citizens was
an act Of war. She would not have
committed it if she had believed 1t
would be met by a declaration OF
war. She will not return to the
policy of murder as long as she
believes that it will bring war, but
she will not postpone a return 10
the old policy one day after she be-
heves that it will not bring war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Mr.. Hughe, on Hyphen:sn

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Quite a number of my friends
u,bo arc very strong On the hyphen
question refuse to come out for MI
Hughes, saying that Mr.. Hughes mas
not declared himself on this SUBJECT
The following clean-cut statements
have evidently been forgotten, certainly
show where Mr.. Hughes STANDS ana
leave little to be desired, unless people
want him to expressly come out against
some particular kind of hyphen, when
would be- manifestly unfair. Telegram
TO Warren G. Harding, chairman Ma
t;onal Republican Convention, upon DC
ing notified of mis- nomination:
81 stand for an Americanism that
knows no Interior purpose; Tor pa
,riotism that is single and complete
Whether native or naturalized, OF what
over race or creed, we have but one
country. and we do not intend to toler-
ate any division of allegiance"
Again in his letter 20 o. X. DAVIS,
secretary OF the Progressive Natlonai
Committee. under date of June 20;
Eve unite in the demand for an un-
divided and unwavering loyalty to our
country: for a wholehearted patriotic
devotion. overriding all racial differ
onces. We strongly denounce the use
of our soil rs a base for alien intrgues.
for conspiracies. and the fomenting oil
disorders in the interest Of any foreign
nation, but the responsibility lies at
The door of the Administration. Inc
moment notice is admitted RESPONSE
b;lity is affixed. For that sort OF thing
could not continue if the Admlnistra-
ton took proper measures to stop It,
WILSON D. LYON.
Nar York Oct. II. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
CHAMELEON CHARACTERISTICS
Mr.. Wilson Has Proved Himself
Unfit To Be Leader

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: L. is not because of literary pro-
iciency or learning alone that we ele-
vate a man TO the head of the nation
He must possess executive ability. lie
must be a man Of quick decision, nrm-
ness of purpose, and, above ALL ms
ideals-lofty as they may be-should
not interfere with practical and proper
interests. A President, furthermore
should not be too self-rellant lie
Should recognize the fact that there
are other opinions than his own ana
other intellects equal to his, and that'
on all worldwide questions. advice
should be taken as well as given.
While Mr. Wilson is self-rellant 10 a
degree. vet. in watching his varying at
titudes during the last two years, one
cannot but feel that he is afflicted TOO
much with a certain characteristic OF
the chameleon. 1t is right TO change
when in the wrong, and credit Is due
for such a change, but If mans pres
cience is so dim that he overlooKs tne
best thing to do, the really necessary
thing TO do. when thousands OF lesser
men see it, then By just so mucn Is ne
unftted to be leader OF men. Mr'
Wilson has said, in substance, BE no.
deceived. this nation IS prepared, anu
the incompetent Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels, then as now, at heart a paci'
fist. listened with mods of approval
Every tyro who thought at all knew
hotter. This nation was not prepared
nor is il now.
For what has since been done let us
he thankful; but the Democratic Con-
cress the President and the Secretary
OF the Navy have literally been kicked
into doing some part of their duty i"
this respect.
The most amazing thing was to see
the President. a year after this remarh
If his. set out on a whirlwind tour Oh
the country preaching preparedness
With more than Rooseveltian energy
We must not only have large navy
brt the greatest in the world. NO one
before or since, has outdone MN III
flaming energy along this line. Ana
ve, and vet. when he returned 10 the
inlet of the White House | cannot see
that in any but the mildest way. II at
all. he urged action to a recalci'ran'
Congress.
This is my greatest grievance against
Mr.. Wilson; this and his abJect sur
render to the labor unions, IN when we
Jaw the humiliating spectacle OF Oh ,
national Congress cowed and forceu
into class legislation.
EIushinp. y. Y. Oct. II, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Canadian Shipping
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The next time that Mr.. Weaver
submits you any such communication
as that on Canadian shipping which you
published to-day you had better-eheek
I'D his facts before you print IL. The
abatement that 90 per cent of the traffic
of the Great Lakes was carried by Unit
ed States vessels prior to the war and
that our percentage OF II has been in
creasing is perfectly absurd. There
was never any such percentage in our
favor, and for the last twenty years the
Canadian proportion has been steadily
growing, causing a great deal of UNI
easiness on the part OF American own
ers. As the business in which | am
engaged is one very largely connected
with the lake shipping trade, am in
position TO know the facts OF the
case.
A more amusing mistake is the state
ment tina; widening and deepening canals
would permit large ocean-going vessels
TO go "to the grain elevators at Port
Arthur and Fort William and even as far
inland as Thunder Bay; this being
made apparently in ignorance of the
fact that there is no such town as
Thunder Bay, which is body of water
on one side OF which is Port Arthur
and the other Fort William. The argu-
ment that Canadian shipyards are I'M
able TO compete with American yards
because the latter were effectively
a &. /.
even from protectiorist standpoint,
rs the whole argument for protection
is that Il is needed 90 guard against
competition from countries that are
not effectively protected.
+. J. SHRIVER.
Nav York Oct 10 1nlR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Possible VS.. Actual Killings

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Why is it that our would-oe
and must-be anglo Saxon" patriots
arc so excited about the possible loss
of Americans who travel OF ships of
country which is at war, while they
do not seem 20 care rap about the
actual loss Of Americans killed in Mex
Eco. not at war, where they have been
doing a legitimate business?
II is the duty Of every good citizen
no matter what party he belongs 20,
no matter from what nation he is
descended. TO defeat overwhelmingly
AT the polls our so-called Democratic
Wilson Administration.
JOHN J. BROWN.
New York, Oct. 10, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
An Embargo on Foodstufs

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Is The Tribune so determined TO
see the efforts Of the Allies successful
that it believes in the unregulated ship
ment of those foodstufs for which the
producer is making the American work
man pay prices as high or higher than
the foreign buyers? | am in favor OF
the Allies, but not to that extent. Don't
you think an embargo in this case
would better conditions?
THEODORE MICHEL.
BROOKLYN Oct 10. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
What Cannot Be Crushed
Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: No matter what that sancti-
monious tyrant Mr.. Whitridgc or the
hypocrites Shonts and TicdIcy may say
every one knows that they treat :hc
men in their employ like dogs. II the
present strike is broken sooner or later
they will have the same trouble again
There is something in n mans heart
that cannot be crushed.
A. MORTENSEN.
New York, Oct. IL, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Red Cross Efficiency Seen

4 demonstration % Red Oios, ,iyea
cheney and preparedness was he
~ ~, Of a telephone messsge, i l'g-
Washington directing the So,,y,,erisn
of the equipment OF ne iiIa2ia ths
Base Hospital Unit, al Phila.g.e' "a been
equipment and supplies whiG5n IA naS bssn
stored q the Busa Terminal, n ~ heir
loaded IN freight ears ana SEM W
WAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14

You can purchase merchandise sd-
,srtised in THE TRIBUNE with abso-
lutte .afety-for if dissatisfaction re re-
sults In any case THE TRibt NJ
guarantees to pay your money bach
npon request. No red tape. NO qu,o-
hing. We make good promptly II the
advertiser does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
How About Belgium!

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Ambassador from Hunland
in an interview says that his country
always keeps its promises. How about
the solemn promise to respect the neu-
trslity OF Belgium?
JOHN f. BOULTENHOUSE.
New York, Oct. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Gar Honors Loan Agent Hei'

A cable message from y.l - Ear hS
been received announcing the se.' v1I Of
conferred the Order Of s.. s,WyHil,enseu:
The first class uron Gregory S,.,e. d
representative in the United ..a @Suripf
the Russian Minister Of Finance ,ss sus-
the negotiations relative 20 ' eeoeantry.
s;on wsr loans foated in TINS e0'''