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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
The Blessing of Golf.

Perhaps life is not greatly improved
over what it was in bygone centuries
When everything, including the milk, goes
On strike. and the self-starter fails to
work. and the third cook in three days
walks out the door, it does seem as If CIV
ilization was not unalloyed bliss. AT such
a time. as Pollyanna would suggest, let US
turn to the bright side Of life and reflect
that only few short decades ago the
blessing Of golf was utterly unknown to
America. The elderly American had his
business, and that was all. Play was
thing for children and the professionals Of
baseball.
So there should be a good many thou
sand Americans to take off their hats to
the memory of the late John Reid, who
did more than any one man to transplant
rclf from its native heath to the United
States. 1t was in the early sos that Mr..
Reid organized the beginnings of the ST.
Andrews Golf Society. Just who hit the
first golf ball in the United States 1t is
occasional importation Of stray clubs have
been variousIy reported. To Mr.. Reds
efforts has been generally ascribed the
first organized playing Of the game and
his sturdy figure will stand as an I'M
doubted landmark in American golf.
1t was nothing less than a new concep-
ton of play that golf brought to America
Heretofore the typical American business
man worked until he dropped-not neces-
sarily because he did not want to loaf
toward the end, but because he had lost
all habit Of play and was constitutionally
unhappy when not perpetually grinding
along. Golf Is one of the best of young
mems games; it is the only old mans
game You may or may not take 1t to
YOUR heart as boy. Sooner or later you
will be glad enough that it exists. 1t IS
blessing that brightens with the years and
has probably frightened more years Of
the tired business American than all the
other sources Of amusement put together
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
The Cost of College Athletics.


This vigorous protest from Yale against
extravagant expenditures in college athletics
has come not moment too soon. II puts
into plain language what the authorities OF
many other institutions have been thinking
but have not ventured to speak aloud Yale
can utter this protect with good grace, for
she has not been by any means the worst Of
fender
The fact is that at practically all our col
lepes the passion for athletic victories has
carried expenditures TO an absurd length
Head coaches are sometimes paid more for
their eight weeks season than college pro
lessor gets for his entire years work. TO
help him the coach must also have regular
squadron of assistants, trainers and other
subordinates, all Of them drawing good sal
aries. No wonder it costs more TO put one
football gladiator on the gridiron than the
average student spends in whole year at
college. Yet some of the institutions which
can afford to be so prodigal in coaching
and coddling their athletic teams are the
ones which cry out continually that they have
not enough income to do their academic WORK
properly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
The Origin of the Bagpipe.

(FrOm The London t""N'o4'''
Neither Scotland nor Ireland can claim 20
have invented the bagpipes. Greeks, Romans,
Assyrians and Chinese all played bagpipes OIL
rorts long before the time of Christ ana the
instrument actually figures on one OF the
coins Of Nero, who may have played IT, Inc
BRETON bignon, the Calabrian zampogna, the
German sackpfeife and the French corne-
mouse are all bagpipes under different names
It was actually Scotsman, and no less
mar than the Lord Advocate of the time VINO
publicly declared fifty years ago that the
bagpipe is an English instrument, essentially
English; the English were tho original bag
pipers." lie pointed out that, while Shake
speare often speaks of bagppes, he never
does so in Macbeth" and that it is in
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire that he locallzes
the pipes. To Chaueer and Spenser also they
are English. James ~ and other Scottish
kings paid for "lnglis pyparis" at their court,
while Edward ], Edward III, Henry vi ana
Henry VIII seem TO have had native pipers.
The Highlanders never used the pipes an war
before the fifteenth century; the harp was
instrument.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
POLLYANNA DEFENDS HERSELF
Miss Patricia CoIlinge on the Difference
Between Gladness and Content.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: May Pollyanna be permitted to say
lust few words in her own behalff
She does it with great deal OF trepldau0,
because it is her first letter TO paper ana
while she does not wish 20 cross swords WIZ
Mr.. Broun, Mr.. F. P. A., and all the o'he
distinguished people who have been saying
things about her in print, she feels she ml"
answer them, and tell them what she resp
thinks.
Pollyanna owns up TO being "glad at any
price" but not TO being content at any
price" There is a difference, you see
She believes that this is sad old World !,
many ways, and for most people II VII.
always be that way, even If all the locals Of
all the reformers who ever lived Nes
realized.
Now, is Pollyanna, knowing that TINS ~
doing such tremendous amount OF harm "a
trying to persuade folks to face their trouo"
with a smile?
Life is a grind, and Pollyanna Is Just W
ing to take the I'D" out Of that ugly worn
That's all. And she doesn't believe IN s"h''
ing still and being satisfied with Things 7"
they are" Really, she doesn't.
PATRICIA COLLlNGb'
New York, Oct. 7. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

Of their appointment. Tammany in It's
ralmiest DAYS never played cruder politics.
This sandbagging of contributions from
political appointees might not arouse so
much apprehension if it were not for the
high moral attitude once taken by Mr..
Wilson with regard to the civil service. A
nice observation of the civil service law IS,
perhaps, not to be expected from cam
raign managers hard pressed TO obtain
funds for the Democratic campaign. But
tc have this scandal occur in connection
with the postmasters, already sore spot
in the Wilson Administration, Is to en-
rhasize again, exclusively in the field OF
administration, how far Wilsonian per-
formances fall behind Wilsonian promises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
The Sense of Nationality.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Beginning an editorial entitled
"Americanism First" you say in to-day's
issue:
"Mr Root was right when he said at Car
negie Hall on Thursday night that the Demo-
cratic partys greatest weakness is its lack
of sense OF nationality. President Wilson's
leadership has glarIngly illustrated that
defect"
Isn't the glare you speak of caused chiefly
by the conhagraton in Europe. where "a
sense of nationality" is the most highly devel-
oped political trait7 When they contrast the
misery We know in America under
Wilson's "fabby foreign policy with the
peace and contentment occasioned
by the discharge of plain national duties"
in Europe the American voters should know
how 10 choose In November
PAUL WALLACE.
Philadelphia, Oct. 7, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
MiddIemen's Profits.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune. A..
SIR read in your issue Of SATURDAY ~.
letter of "a Victim" on tho subject OF
There Excessive Profits" Like the wri'ef y
that letter, / also am newspaper man SO
not in trade, but on occasion bits OF inio'"''
ton come TO me upon which can depeho
For instance. consider the price OF sNo''
the present time. | am informed tna' P
v.ously the jobber, wholesaler, middiemah
whatever you may wish 20 call HIM was w.
tented with receiving 20 to 35 cents Psa
profit on the goods he handled Io-dsy -
jobber, middeman or Wholesaler thlhAS
doing business for less than 81 proh'
every pair of shoes handled, and on some
them a good deal more than that lneis o.
in various sections OF the country !oVV.~
who are receiving cases OF shoes from me-.
facturers who supply them. without ".
ing, these cases are transshipped 20 re'','''
at an advance Of 81 pair, or SZ4 case
The manufacturer has had his prom" -,
what that is can only be surmised. IL y =.
a modest one, as one may imagine wns" 1,
considers the wonderful fortunes mAos
the shoe manufacturers and the prosPII
condition of their companies. Then tHs -.
dleman must have proht, and "na' ) .r,,
said above must be enough to indicate 49,.
the middeman is not modest when ne -,
his hand ia the pot Then the reta",i (.
have his profit. and this | do not ne'e, -.
az high as the profit Of either the MS
facturer or the mddleman. .,,-,,u
Utica, n. Y, Oct S, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Railroad Salaries.

From The Philadelphia Everiro Ledger
There are 225 railroad presidents getting
SIS 900 a year each, according to 1.-THE Rail
way Employees Journal" 225 assistant presi-
dents receiving $4,000 and 225 general man
ayers who are paid $4,000 each, making a
total of s32, 900 in salaries paid every
year to these men. Other officers, according
TO the same authority, receive salaries OF
S51 100000 in the aggregate, bringing the
grand total paid to the general officers up to
the sum Of $50 900.
The railway employees and large part OF
the general public believe that these figures
are accurate. We have been told that if the
exorbitant salaries paid TO the railroad OIL
Gals were reduced to reasonable figure 1t
would be possible to pay better wages to the
men. The trouble with the figures quoted
in the preceding paragraph is that they are
grossly exaggerated. The correct figures can
be found in the reports OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The total salaries
maid to the general officers of all the rail-
roads in the country in 1914, the latest year
for which statistics are available. amounted
to S21, 338, 995, or about 100000 less than
the amount "The Employees Journal" says is
Maid to the presidents, assistant presidents
and general managers Of 225 lines As there
arc $40 general officers. the average salary
is only s3,717 year, or about the sum earned
bv an engineer who has one of the choice
runs.
These facts should be kept in mind. 1t is
difficult enough at best to keep labor and
conital friendly. without attempting to widen
the breach by disseminating falsehoods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

submarine warfare" and, third, the aban-
donment of "Germany's present methods
of submarine warfare against passenger
and freight-carrying vessels"
Again Germany desired, for reasons OF
her own, to avoid rupture. So after
much beating about the bush she thus en-
larged the Arabic 'liners" guarantee so as
to make it cover all merchant vessels
"In accordance with the general
principles of visit and search and the
destruction Of merchant vessels, recog-
nized by international law, such YES
sells. both within and without the area
declared a naval war zone, shall not be
sunk without warning and without
saving human lives, unless the ship
attempts to escape or offers resistance"
The clause recognized by international
law was inserted in order to give Ger
many a chance to claim that merchantmen
armed for offence against submarines were
not included in the guarantee. 1t was also
made clear that Berlin reserved the right
to change its submarine policy in case the
United States government failed to make
any progress toward mitigating the many
violations of international law charged
against Great Britain.
Thus the case between Germany and the
United States stands to-day. 1t is ap-
parent that the submarine commanders
operating off Nantucket have lived up to
the letter of the Sussex guarantee. They
have conducted so far what may be tech
nically considered as "cruiser warfare"
But the hazards of commerce destroying,
as it must be practised by submarines,
are obvious. To expose crew and passen-
gers in open boats in rough sea is to risk
taking their lives. And if lives are taken
the Sussex guarantee is vitiated.
The United States has no ground in in
ternational law for complaining of Ger.
man submarine operations near our coasts
if the submarine commanders keep within
their present instructions. But the new
transatlantic U-boat campaign has very
unpleasant significance for Americans. 1t
gives plain notice that the theory of Amer
lean inaccessibility to European attack has
been completely exploded. Our coasts and
our coastwise commerce will be an easy
mark in war time to European raiders I'M
loss we create navy with sufficient re-
sources to patrol and defend our own
waters.
A word to the wise is sufficient We
must have navy capable of defeating the
navy Of any power with whom we are
likely to be drawn into conflict. We must
also have change Of spirit in Washing
ton. We must be able and willing to back
up our words by force when the emergency
comes. Never again must the United
States endure the humiliating experiences
of the last eighteen months, during which
we have sought in vain to exact dis
avowal of the colossal crime which sent
more than one hundred American men,
women and children to their death in the
Inflated Lusitania-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
, the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Arbitration Of to-day means some
thing entirely different than the interpre-
tation given to il by standard dictionaries.
The usual conception of arbitration means
to smooth out, bring about mutual under
standing, to decide in favor of the right,
etc, but when actually practised We have
yet to find where arbitration, when applied
to industrial disputes, has borne out its real
definition.
Arbitration as applied to-day means to
discriminate against industrial rights in
favor of human rights. So that l may not
be misunderstood, do not deny the fact
that human rights should receive due con-
sideratiop and in the last analysis GER
tainly are above industrial rights. When
say that arbitration in industrial disputes
means to discriminate against industrial
rights in favor of human rights | mean just
this: When workers employed in certain
large industry have become unionized and
feel that they are sufficiently powerful to
cause great detriment to the industry in
which they are employed it is customary
with them to call upon their employers for
impossible demands. The employers must
naturally refuse these demands, for to grant
them would mean business suicide. The
obvious result is strike and the industry
is at a standstill.
1t is history, not coincidence that with
The declaration of industrial strife labor in
variably seeks to involve the outside ele-
ment which lends respectability to its cause,
an nrtifce by which public opinion is in
fuenced. The philanthropist the Office
holder and reformer again become active,
and while in some instances they are repre-
scnted by lofty-minded individuals, they fail
to qualify as arbitrators, lacking the expert
ence of highly specialized manufacturing
and labor experts.
Psychologically such types are most sus'
ccptible to suggestions and quickly respond
consciously and sub-consciously, to the
pressure and sentiments of the masses. II
is generally conceded in manufacturing cir
cles that Louis Brandeis, intervening in
labor matters, created commercial unrest
and discord, and in his fabrication Of the
protocol of the cloak and suit manLfactur-
ing industry in 1910 has retarded the evo-
luton Of industrial relations. To-day the
public arbtrators again would head the in
surgent movement which makes for union
tyranny and industrial chaos.
The self-respecting manufacturer and
other employers seek TO establish certain
fair standards. They endeavor to fight their
own battles, rejecting foreign interference
They will no longer recognize boards OF
mediation or Cancellation. Such counsel has
no curative value, for sanitation must ema.
nate internally. External manipulation Is
Of no organic value. The conflicting ele-
ments must find working basis and equal
ity asserts itself more rapidly when the out
slider is eliminated.
Publicity, however, is decidedly desirable
Does the banker, officeholder or reformer
call upon the manufacturer or the railroad
man to settle his problems? They, too, ar,
classed as employers. Has the manufactur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
That Mysterious Life Preserver.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your Graphic to-day you have a
photograph of a life preserver from the
Bremen, with the caption, "The Bremen Mys-
terry Heightens." In the right lower quadrant
of the prcserver appear the words Shut
Marke." This in itself stamps the preserver
as one made up for the occasion, for II the
words in question had been printed in Ger
many they would have been spelled Schultz
Marke." w. J. IL.
New York, Oct 8. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Abolish the Open Milk Pail.

To the Editor of The Tribune. ..-,
Sir: An advertisement in sunday r.,ty
signed Lotion Horton, says; "OnuH hs
no farmer was made TO keep
open milk pail from catching nlth. 49,. ~
Will you permit me 20 say ina. l as n
Gently made tour Of some OF the iS. rt
New York State, and in each case on" sors
pals were used. which naturally cav 49,, IS
of the filth in the COW sheds. anG tns' M es.
always. there is the pollution due 20 nib
casional whisk Of the cows tail in'0 ~" th,
itself? Practical dairymen know ~ s.' .oarss
source of danger to the public at we "a ths
of supply can be largely obv'S'eai, 81 oSlss.
necessary appliances should be m nssS,rfEN.
tory. rbh'i
New York. Oct. Q, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

You can purchase merchandise advertised In
THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-ior
if dissatisfaction results in any case THE
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money back
upon request. No red tape. No clubbing we
make good promptly If the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1915.

Owned and published daily BY The Tribune Association
New York corporation ogden Reid President t. vernon
Rogers vice-Prcsiien;: Richard H. Waldo. seeie'Hiy
r. A. su;cr. Treasure Address. Tribune bulldhS A''
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
CANADIAN RATS ~. ! ,
FOREIGN RATS

Entered at tbs Posto1ce At New Yorf a Second Ola"
Mail Matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

SUBSCRIPTION RATTS.-By Mail Postage Paid. outside
Of Greater New York: %.
DAILY A sunday 1 mo- T5 Daily only. month. ...S 80
pals 4 sunday. mos. 4 25 Daily only. months sly
Daily sunday. year. $50. DNy only, year s'..' ~
sunday only. nonthS. l5 sunday uaD )ear.'''' -''N
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
ENGEL SUGGESTS
POLICEMAN TO
COLLECT BILLS

Controller George Engel has dis
covered that the city has Sol 900
outstanding In accounts receivable,
which means that the city's collec-
tions are poor Most of the &C
counts are for a dollar or two, for
permits issued by the departments
OF buildings. public works. and boil.
or inspection. The accounts are
now being handled by the city treas
urer, and the corporation counsel's
ONCE.
Apparently, the idea OF mailing
bills Is not good one" said Con.
troller Engel. land probably in two
thirds OF the cases, the persons 10
whom the bills are sent, forget all
about payment My idea is TO turn
the bills over 10 a uniformed police
man for collection. The saving In
billing stamps alone would more
than pay for the cost OF maintaining
an automobile for the city's Official
bill collector"
Controller Engel will take the
matter up wit IN the common council
In a communication. and recommend
the appointment OF an official bill
collector.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

Gen. Joseph Simeon Gallieni. "sav-
Tor OF Paris" former military gov
ernor OF the French capital. then
minister OF war. and later head OF
the French aerial corps. died in Yer
sailles. aged 81. On Aug. 81. 1914.
when the German advance threat
ened Paris, Gen. Gallieni was made
military governor OF the entrenched
camp.
When Gen. Maunoury assembled
his new army to strike Won Kluck' S
flank unawares. Gallieni comman
deered every motor taxicab in Paris.
put into them 10000 Of his troops,
and threw them into Maunoury's
corps, the existence of which was
unknown to the Germans. The Sun
day battle on the Marine followed;
Won Kluck was crushed. and the re-
treat TO the Aisne followed.
For that Gallieni was made minis
ter of war. In February. 1916. he
took over the direction OF the de-
partment OF aviation. but kidney
trouble compelled him TO retire on
March 6.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
L. 0. 7. N. N. TO
MEET JUNE IS
Thirtieth Anniversary Win Be
Celebrated at Biennial Con-
vention In Grand Rapids

The biennial convention OF the
Ladies' OF the Modern MAocabees,
OF which Mrs. Frances f. Burns. OF
st. Louis. Mich. Is great comman-
der. will be held June 1916. in
Grand Rapids. The organization
will celebrate its thirtieth birthday
June 10. with a parade OF 500 men,
bers and 1000 candidates for mem
bership.
The L. o. r. NJ. NJ. was organized
In Muskegon In 1886. the idea orig
mating with Mrs. A. @. Ward. OF
Muskegon. II now claims the larg.
est membership-5i, 000-of any
woman's fraternal order In Michi-
gan. II operates in 22 states and
Is afiiliated with the National Fra
ternal congress. National Council OF
SAvomen, Worlds Salesmanship con
gress. and National Suffrage asso-
citation. II Is the only order having
a woman on the of'icial board OF the
National Fraternal Congress OF
America.
The present great hive ofYicers
are: Great commander. Mrs. Fran
ces f. Burns. st. Louis. Mich; great
lieutenant-command Mrs. Mary +
Timmony. Detroit: great past com
mander. Mrs. Arna o. Hottie. Mus
kegon: great record keeper. DR.. En-
ma +. Bower, Port Huron; great
finance keeper. Mrs. Susie :. Graves
Port Huron: great medical exam
iner. DR.. Isabelle Holdom, Port
Huron: great auditors, Mrs. Carrie
Gilbert. Detroit; Mrs. kittie War
ner. Flint. and Mrs. Carrie +. Tor
rey, Birmingham: great chaplain
Mrs. Alvira Brown, Bay City; great
sergeant, Mrs. Eula G. Bates, Den
ton. Tex; great mistress-at-arms,
Mrs. Anna e. Fulton. Portland. Ore. (;
great sentinel, DR.. Stella Wilkinson,
Duluth, Mimi: great picket, Mrs
Laura NJ. Moffatt. Seattle. Wash.
A joint initiation drill in which
ladies and knights will participate,
exempiification drills, children S
drills and chorus. memorial exer-
cises, and singing by the conven-
ton chorus will be special features
OF the convention.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

his power to reduce the number Of
street accIdeate
Justice Gainey's successor prob
ably will be named at the fall pri-
marieA when o special election will
be ordered No prvvisioa is made
In the city charter for filling the un-
expired tersa by appointment. How.
ever the state law Of 1911 provides
that Justices Of the peace may all
in the places Of police court Justices
when vacancies are caused by death
or ether reasons
Some confusion exists In the minds
OF city officials a. TO the election,
because OF the recent passage Of sew
eral acts that have a bearing, Cor
poration Counsel Dingeman Is look
ing into the question,
Members Of the police relief trat-
&c squad will visit the home Thurs
day. and View the body of the late
police Justice. A. c. Dietsche has
donated the use OF one OF the large,
Sightseeing cars for the patrolmen.
who will he In charge Of Traffic Sar
geaat Jackson.