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New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
An Open Court for the Public.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | am no longer permitted to enter
the jefferson Market night court for women.
am a resident Of New York, graduate Of
one of Americas greatest universities, a post
graduate man at Columbia University. To be
barred from entering public courtroom
seems 10 me entirely contrary TO all the
ideals and purposes Of our government. Il
seems to me essentially un-American An
oiIicious doorkeeper turns me back into the
street because I can show no proof Of any
particular interest in any defendant.
However, ! have managed 10 be present at
two or three sessions of the court The sys-
tenn reminds me OF Russia not of supposedly
free America ! have witnessed several trials
Of prostitutes. and the methods employed TO
detect and capture those unfortunates of so
ciety make me blush for my sex. ! can
imagine no real man being willing TO make
his livelihood by the methods of deceit and
fraud practised by members of our police
force, backed by higher officials.
If the Jefferson Market night court for
women is not large enough to accommodate
the public who have no friends and acquaint-
ances among the defendants, and yet who
are interested in their welfare, then the court
should be placed in larger quarters, or at
least the public should be admitted until all
available space is filed. This closing Of a
public court, I believe, is essentially and
fundamentally wrong and should be discon-
tinued at once
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
New York, June %, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
A GREAT MEDICAL SCHOOL MERGER
Philadelphia Is About to Consolidate Three
of Its Long Famous Institutions.


The merger or federation Of the Medical
Department Of the University OF Pennsyl-
vania with Jefferson Medical College and The
Medico- Chirurgical College, which is now a
forccone conclusion. is an educational con-
solidation we'll worth while. The new rela-
tionship not only assures the medical premier
shin TO Philadelphia, but will act as a stlmu-
lus TO all existing local medical institutions
in the city. since it is inevitable, whether they
be the Woman's Medical College or the Poly
clinic or the Temple, that they Will IN the
course Of few years come within the scope
Of the new scheme, for so elastic is the
proposition that 10 makes any sort oil coopera-
,on in the future not only possible but prob
able. Under the circumstances the practical
creation of what is a powerful Medical Fac
ulty of Philadelphia" which allows the i'm
portant institutions merged to keep their
identity and to utilize all their traditional
reputation and historic and personal good
will. marks a step forward in educational mat
ters OF the first Importance.
With the consolidation Of the oldest the
largest and the most progressive Of medical
schools which include laboratories such as
the Pepper, such institutions as the rnest and
oldes. veterinary school in the country, the
great Phipps Institute TO mention but few
even If large benefactions do not flow TO the
foundation Immediately, the value Of 1t would
be difficult to overestmate. especially at this
iuncture Of the worlds history. For, after
all. while we talk glibly Of physical prepared
ness we all know that the only kind Of pre-
paredness that is worth while is that that
turns out equipped experts in all lines OF en-.
deavor for the service of the public. And OF
all services that of the public health, which
keeps the individuals and the communities
"dt." is at the very foundation Of all true pre-
paredness That Philadelphia with such a
medical faculty will set an example to the
country at large is certainty and, IN view
OF the fact that already it leads all in the
ability to draw students from all over the
Western Hemisphere, perhaps the dream oil
the late William Pepper, that even Europe
will send its specialists and workers and stu
dents here will be realized TO the full.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

vorablc. Every manuscript is full oi
promise-to them.
These out-and-out authors publishers
are well known to the booksellers, VINO
never even look at their wares. IL IS
different matter when reputable iirm de-
cides to handle an authors book because
although il is foredoomed TO commercial
failure. il has undoubted merit lts SUD
ect may appeal to too small circle oi
readers. the cost of illustration may be ou'
of all proportion to visible returns IN
short there are many good reasons why a
publisher may be willing to lend the pres
tige of his name to a book without daring
to assume the financial risk. IL IS IN re-
gard to authors books of this kind that
the bookseller demanded to be informed or
their true status before buying. On the
other hand, it has been pointed out that III
such a case the publisher holds coniideh-
tial relation TO the author, and that to an
nounce the terms of their contract would
still further diminish the already slim
chance Of the books success.
The proposed unionizing OF the League
of American Authors suggests still an
other phase of the matter. What, under
union rules. will be the status OF an au-
thor's book? VIII it be considered the
nroduct of non-union labor? Will the au-
thor himself be held to run an open shop,
so to speak? Will he be allowed TO ac-
ouire good and regular professional stand
ing merely by joining the league! There
is as vet no provision for his case in It's
rules and regulations. Both publisher
and bookseller have already placed him in
a class apart.
These be questions for the future, and,
perhaps. they will not be difficult to solve.
For. after all, the author who pays for
the publication of his own book rarely
"lets the same bee sting him twice" One
single experience usually suffices to cure
him. He can hardly be considered an un-
fair competitor. even under the union rules
that NAV be-an amateur, then, not pro-
fessional.
Publishers rarely err. They may for a
while. but one of them is always certain
sooner or later to see the merits Of book,
if it has any. Very few Of the successes
of literature have ever been driven to ulti-
mate publication at their authors expense.
The only exception Of note to this rule was
the late Archibald Clavering Gunther M
publisher would take his "Mr. Barnes of
New York" So he published it himself,
without the aid of an authors publisher,
and won riches.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
What New York Gives for Taxes.
The Tribune has received the following
plaintive request for information:


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A little editorial, this date, entitled
ADOPT It." has brought to my mind an in
quiry which ! have many times desired to
make. but which have hesitated TO bore you
with Some years ago ! was interested IN a
piece of property, twenty feet frontage, when
was paying a tax of $1,000. At the time 1t
passed out of my hands the tax had arisen to
approximately $4,000 am informed that IT
now pays annually 10 the City Of New York
the sum Of approximately $4,000.
This piece of property and building must
in its early days have paid probably $500 per
annum VIII The Tribune kindly make clear
to a dumbhead reader if such a thing is pos
sble. what can a municipality give as qu'd
D5-o qlo TO a resident owner Tor such an
enormous tax on a twenty-foot piece of prop
erty as the largest figure mentioned.
Particularly what is the municipality doing
to-day for $4,000 that it did not do for $500?
As read over my letter it impresses me very
plainly with the fact that | have finally
learned to sign myself properly
New York. June 20, 1916 DUMBHEAD.
Undoubtedly the foregoing represents a
point Of view held by many citizens whose
taxes have mounted. Mounting taxes rep
resent other things than extravaganza on
the part of oficialdom. Usually in this
city they reflect an appreciation in prop
ertv values resulting from the growth Of
the city. "Dumbhead' may remember
whether he sold the property IN question
for more than was paid for it when he be-
.,,,,o ;r4oroetad I'm n
The growth of the city, which produces
demand for real estate, and therefore
forces up its value, produces also big prob
lens of neutrality-suspicious. of polio
ing. of fre-fghting, of health protection, Of
street-cleaning, of recreation, of education.
New York is doing much to-day along all
those lines which it never did before, and
liz is doing its work better on all those lines
than it ever did it before "Dumbhead" may
have no children to send to public schools
he may not find use for parks or recrea-
/ ton centres; he may not have needed, di-
rectlv, the protection of policeman or the
help of fire company. Yet, by living in
this city he is protected as to his health
his personal safety and his property, even
though he realizes no surrounding dangers
And he's better protected, all in all, than
ever before.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Foreign Loans.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Kindly tell me If, during the Civil
War, President Lincoln or Congress was com
PEELED to call upon any foreign country for a
loan 20 carry on the war. II such loan was
necessary could it be negotiated without the
Presidents signature? ANXIOUS.
Ridgefeld Park, ~ j., June p, 1915.
Many United States government bonds
were sold 10 foreign purchasers during the
Civil War. But no exclusively foreign loan
was negotiated by the Administration. An
authorization By Congress would be necessary
only in case some special security were
pledged 10 redeem foreign !oan.-Ed..
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

lou can purchase merchandise advertised in
THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety--for
il dissatisfaction results in any case THE
TRIBUNE guarantees TO pay your money back
upon request No red tape, no quibbling. We
make good rromptlv Il the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

o,,s and published daily by Tho Tribune Association
Nes yo-k cooperation. oFicn Reid President 50. '''"'
Roscr, Vice President. Richard u N"o. '''''',
= sr,,. T-,se,r,r Adaro,s Tribune building l54
N,..su stree Nc,, Yort Tdephcne. Beesman 5000.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

',--d o. n- rosio-co At Nev york sc Second c'a''
NAL Mater
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

Penitential days are coming for the Ger
man Empire and for the German people For
theee acts Of horror are the acts Of the peo-
lle; man by man, regiment by regiment. half
a million average German peasants and
clerks stamped down through Belgium and
Northern France using the incendiarv pellet
and the bayonet In the words Of the mani
festo. signed by the 93 Wise Men Of Ger
many. referring 20 the German army. "Sie
kermit keine zuchtlose Grausamkeit' 1T
doesn't know such a thing as undisciplined
cruelty" No. these are the acts Of orderly
procedure. planned In advance, carried out
systematically. Never for an instant did the
beautiful disciplined efficiency Of the regi-
ment relax boo crushing en- Id and burning an
inhabited house. The people OF Germany
nave bowed their wall 10 ,he impacable ma
chine. They have lost their soul u Is grind
ing
Private Sebastian Weishaup' Of the Sd
Bavaran Infantry. lst Bavarian Corps:
.9,8.l9l4 PARE das erste pOrf ysrbranl,
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25


Ny first diary was that of Saxon officer
OF the sth Company of the l7Sth Regiment
OF the 18th Army Corps. lie makes his entry
for the 26th OF August. 1914:
"The lovely village of Gue-d Hossus, appar
emily entirely innocent, has been given 10
the flames. A cyclst is said 70 have fallen
from his machine, and in so doing his
rife was discharged, so they fred at him
Accordingly the male inhabitants were cast
into the flames. Such atrocities are not 20
happen again, one hopes
The German phrases carry the writers
sense of outrage: "Das wunderschone Dorl
Gue-d'Hossus soil ganz unschuldig in Flam-
men gegangen sein. o.. Man hat manniche
Einwohner einfach in die Flammen geworfen
Solche Scheussichkeiten Kommen hoffentlch
Mich wieder vor"
He adds: AT Lafe, about 200 men have
been shot There it was an example for
the place; it was inevitable for the iuno-
cent 10 suffer Even so there ought 20 be
yeriication Of mere suspicious Of guilt before
aiming fusillade az everybody
In the village Of Bouvignes on August Dr.
1914. ne and his men entered private home
There on the floor was tine body of the
owner. In the interior our men had de-
slroyed everything exactly like yanda.s. IS,
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
"The Empiric Drinker." "

New York, June %, 1916.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14
A PORK" PATRIOT

one ~ the hitterest Democratic
partisaus iH the House OF Representa-
'iyes is the Hon Clyde Tavenuor. OF
Illinois He is also one of the strong.
ost opponents Of preparedness. and
La constant declaimer for economical
conservation OF the public funds. Tim.
and again this Office has been flooded
with ranked copies Of his speeches
against the proper defense measures
that have been agltated in Congress
I'm his endless chain Of oratorv he has
maintained tha, the people cannot
permit that their money shall be
wasted IN that way. He further dc.
c'arcs that if is the duty OF Congress.
men 10 see that the funds Of the PEG.
pie are not fr.r,ered away. and be suu
further poses and says that prepared.
ness against war is an utter and com.
p.ete waste " public funds
There is insiuccrity IN Nir. Taven.
ner's assumed patriotism Like many
other Democrats. his patriotism finally
resolves itself into plain pork" This
is Illuminated in the bill ne is father.
ing which asks Congress 20 appro
PIRATE $4,000 for a postoflce I'm A
certain town m his district The town
has q population % 5000. and Nr
Tavenner who Sc so solicitors of the
public funds. wants only about SIS
r'r head FOR tho people % chat town
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

OF the Democratic nominee that "our
Platform means what it says. Il is
not "molasses to catch flies" Let us
revert 10 the one-term plank. II was
specific enough. We favor a sinel.
Presidential term. and TO that end urge
the adoption Of an amendment to the
Constitution making the President OF
the United States ineligible for re-
election. and We pledge the candidate
OF this convention 10 this principle"
That plank was never meant to be
binding. At least the nominee who
was pledged 10 il never intended IL
should apply In fact as well as phrase
to him. What did President Wilson.
do about 81? \ month before he was
inauguratcd a measure was pending in
Congress giving life TO the platform
promise. and i, was at his personal
direction that 10 was halted and smoth.
cred. This is the same man who all
through his administration has pro.
fcssed 10 lofty ideals and the higher
standards OF political action. We, from
The moment ne entered upon his duties
be- set the clock 20 strike the hour Of
his denomination. II Is the Hypocrisy
or profession. not the incident Of his
denomination. that accuses him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

Today Is June fourteenth. Dur.
ing the war OF Independence. the
Flag We follow was sewn together
as the emblem OF thirteen embat.
lied colonies Joined Ia a con
RECREATION. a league 10 enforce
justice and peace Nth liberty and
nohor. Today UNCHANGED floats
the red and the white. emblazon-
INK IN sunshine and storm. The
cause OF justice TO which We TOO
nave fully pledged "Our lives our
fortune, and our sacred honor"
On the blue OF peace are SET the
stars OF our fOrty-eight states.
SIN gle. complete and sovereign
Yet all Joined iudissolubly under
mat historic pledge. and solidlv
facing the world. while 10 am me
people OF the nation a guaran-
teed the pursuit OF peace and
happiness IN every State under a
republican form Of government
No alien foe may conquer or
tyrant overthrow a state. nor may
any mob or cabal wreck the fair
fabric or IT'S government. unless
preterring TO meet that banner
never YET lowered before "A foe
From many ,limCs have come
the peoples 10 found and sustain
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

our Republic. Many are We the
people OF the United States in
race aud creed: We are one in our
speech and the love OF our land.
Many are We m pursuits but
one may We ever be in devotion
10 our flag with all that il typifies
Of freedom and power. liberty oil
diNidual thought and act. mind.
body aud estate. yet liberty sub
Jet 70 that justice and law under
which alone may man protect and
enjoy their freedom and independ.
euce
When the hands which bore
the flag have faltered. then have
We grIeyed: when our flag has
failed 20 protect or has stood TOR
oppression. then We have rebelled
IN our hearts.
Facing the future under that
flag which flew first among the
nations and long ilew alone for
the rights OF man. let Us resolve
that ~ shall be borne aloft in
hiEh honor and ever for justice,
and right. that the peoples of the
earth more and more may turn
toward the everlasting truth for
which stand our nation and our
flag
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

the spoils system. regardless OF the
fact that they had been put into the
classified service by a former Demo.
cratic President. Grover Cleveland. In
1895. The employees OF the Federal
Reserve Board we're also exempted
from The operations OF the civil service
law. The commercial attaches Of our
LEGATIONS abroad were similarly dealt
with. and finally all employees under
tho trade commission bill were placed
in the spells system
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

The hv0ocritical wbImrer ~ -Gum
shoe Eii' stone at ST. Louis about ne
invasion ~ the supreme Court for a
candidate falls rather FLAT when We re-
member that the psmo-rat-. D. wears
ac'. went 90 the highest court ir New
l"fN state for their Presidential csnli-
date. Judge Alton o.. Parker.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14
STATE NEWS NOTES

tho Harrer's Ferry correspondent OF
90. charles Town Advocate SAYS thai
me electric railway company that has
o.. .i't' IuuhlhA out OF Washington To
..'",Il'hi has corps 81 engineers sur
We ing Tor an extension from Purcell
'lil' ihfguEh Loudoun 90 Harper's Ferry
o.. 20 CHARLES Town and NVinchester
my nav, gotten sufficiently along with
~" work To so up headquarters on
thi- side the river. orcupVine HI. room
Isfmtr.y used tog the postonice as thor
Sam Miller. our cnterprisinr shoe
make, .,,lNcd his Naturalization nance
las. week and mas been happily Sele-
decorated fo- the occasion with has snd
% h.'iy h"tipd proudly about his plac,
~. '", ih' There's nothing hypher-
ai'd about Sam-hc's a patriotic Amer
loan citizen and very proud OF lt-sbcn-
& HDru-town Register.
Universal cutlery Zoos up ars,,s. "a,
primary election law and the pIag1Ics If
iNI'.'- 81 most Of the precincts ths
counting ~ Cd. ballots was an alI-nisht
."h. ana The compliance with ali the a..
TAILS uf completing the returns kspt a..
'.'.H'n Officers busy until late vcster-
a''. h'mocr"ts and Republicans unite
Do abusing The tedious and peruIexIn-
Monroe Waterman.
shot rrrd hr BENJAMIN Wbotzs1 az
. M""I.u..l. af bear that had heen kiiI-
"nE Dots sheep. didn't feazc ttf anir,sr
which unused Ht Mh'rzsI WhetzcI man
.t III. e,.ur. club. with which he
h...'l i.' h'rti
If. Gf..nhri,r Independent will com
I.,ir"ra'. .h, tfHcth anniversary ~
Iht fn .Ntrt edition. Tho Independent
'. fh, lrEhf.-t and cIsanest ue.Lr.
published boa Che state.
D. D. Morgan - now chairman NJ Oh.
IIh.. service commission 81 West Viz
FirH Oh. obtains tho office bv beirr
.,,,.. ,. r F4n 20 Rom, o. service. IIe
boon chairman sirr. bus appofrtrrsr.
.''N. .h. f,ar ago The change be-
,.t,.. .,I on, course ~ rotation
and Air N.rthcott remains a member.
on. nj o.. most wonderful displays
'-r F'rI ~ lf years oceurrsI
N.I |lHfaIat. says fhe Mason T..
publican of Point Pleasant s fttis n.
H. .n Mr romrkins' farm. WIS
..'" On. Ifi f. hgr house 10.
A ...M .nr wore rn shoes or
N..h To-" hundred yards
which ,.Iod around ~
IT'D. .'..N OFF fret e.ranrrsf r,rt
"n looking down a. h.r
t" wac o. black snaka
r'rr ..s .Hf down ami ro6iv nm
.". h'r ankle before
... house. who hnH Heara
r.'.H ..r TH. make had
Der .r.'a r1 urhf Hat it
very distinct drrreaaI0ns in ~
N '-. i. r..rE t1 make D. can
'i ..rr} cop on ff-
t n order io mako tra
HHH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

In 1861 the Republican party stood for the Union
1t now stands for united people, American ideals
to American traditions knowing allegiance except to the
Constitution TO the flag United
States r-u. 49,. 1.n,,,.,. r,,.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

WHEELING INrELLIoEscEx
THE FLAG
us stripes and Stars, the Symbols of Our Nation
By WALDO G. MORSE

OOUHcIoF IN The American Academy Of jurisprudence
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

. ... t.. a.. Hi.H .H..r pro.
h .mu...... GUNNER
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-14

li. 'f.'tHrltr independent will com
i."fh.. .N' rfficfh anniversary o.
DIT" rounding ou the 12nd inst. by ias4-
I'A tn .Ntrf edition. Tho ndependerf
'. ih' lrEhfD-t and Clsauest week..
published Iu Iut state
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-12
PUBLIC NOTICE

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS Or
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WASH
ington, June Q. 1916 ORDERED That Sec
tion 4 Of Article xxx Of the Police Resuia-
regulations for Rock Creek Park. 10 hereby
amended by striking out paragraph 0r) and
inserting in lieu thereof the following
vertisement for any purpose, other than
picnicking. until after receiving written per-
mission therefor from tha Board Of Control.
Low. CHARLES W. KUTz. Commissioners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-12
DEATHS

ATHENs-suddeniy, in New York. on Wed
nesday, June 7, 1915, GEORGE ATHENS.
beloved husband Of Gertrude Brooks Ham
ilton Athens.
sAMPLE-The funeral OF JAMES A. SAM
Pile will be held Tuesday, June u. 1915.
tenth and L streets northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-12

BY VIRTUE Of q certain deed Of trust. duly
recorded In Liber No. S772 at folio a. OF
the Land Records OF the District Of Column
bla and at the request of the parties secured
thereby. the undersigned Trustee will sell at
Public Auction at the office of Thomas J.
Owen Son 1881 q ST.. n: W. Washington;
D. c.. on Tuesday. the thirteenth day OF
June. 1915. at half past four o'clock p. M.
the following described land and premises
situated in the City OF Washington. District
OF Columbia: Lots numbered thirty-nine tSs
and forty (%0), In square numbered thirty
seven hundred and three 07osl. in the sub
division known as Chillum Castle Heights.
as per plat recorded In the office OF the Sur
veyor for the District OF Columbia In Book
q. page II.
Terms: one-third cash. balance in equal
installments at one and two years. with In
terest at 6 per centum. payable semi Ian
nualiy from the day Of sale. and secured by
deed OF trust on the property sold. or all
cash. at the purchasers option. A deposit OF
$4,000 will be required at the time OF sale.
All conveyancing and recording will be at
the purchasers cost Terms TO be complied
with within ten days. otherwise the trustee
reserves the right to resell at the risk and
cost Of the aefaultnG pSrehsser. o0N-
c. w. WARDEN. Vice President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-12
AUCTION SALE.

AUCTION SALE.
OF Household Furniture. Pianos, DosAk Type
writer. Bicycle. Ere. to enforce Liens for
Storage and other charges and % which
more than one years Storage h due. We
will sell to the highest bidder, at our store
and warehouse. l7ss 7th 81. N. W.. wash
inston, d. c., at 1880 o'clock .. m. wednss-
day, June ssth, 1915, all goods storud In the
following names: Mary Collins. Daia Cas-
SELL Gertrude Lloyd, o. A. Booth. Susie
Stewart. Matte Moore, Minnie Jacfson, VII
liam Goats. Frank Taylor Joseph Mitchell.
Annie West. and Berthe Carter. Interested
parties take notice.
THE PEOPLES STORAGE q EMPRESS
CO., i7ae 7th ST. N W.
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RUG WEAVING

OUR woven rugs are guaranteed nvs years;
| carpets cleaned and secured. OLD LAU-
REL ECLIPSE. scs-11 10th Ut. s.w. N. s1st-J.