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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
lnebriety in Kansas.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of July II Mr. Whidden
Graham charged me with the deliberate"
publication of an unsupported statement re-
specting the classification of inebriates as in
sane in Kansas On July II offered the same
tatement from an article by Mr. Harry Bow
man, member of the Kansas State Board OF
Control In your issue OF July 20 Mr.. Graham
replies without apology for his disproven init
nation that deliberately sought to deceive
your readers and begins an argument as to
what can be proved or not proved on the basis
Of the statement in question.
His answer to my charge that he himself
mlsrepresented by quoting the census of the
United States as an authority on something il
does not menton-the murder rate of Kan
sass not even ingenious let alone true. lie
claims the proofreader made him quote the
census as giving the rate for murders" in
Kansas instead of "murderers'
Unfortunately for Mr.. Graham, his original
statement was: Nineteen states have fewer
homicides than Kansas. The state had at the
last time the United States Census was taken
ll.36 murders per 100000 population"
Let 1t read "murderers" instead Of muir
ders," and il is still an utterly false premise
Tor his claim that nineteen states have fewer
homicides than Kansas" A bubble over a
typographical error does not save him IN the
least. He is still left quoting the United
States Census as authority for the remark
that nineteen states have fewer homlcides
than Kansas" Mr.. Graham cannot find any
foundation for that statement anywhere IN
the census. IL gives neither the rate for
murders" nor the rate for "murderers' IN
Kansas. All it gives is the 1910 census OF
those in prison in Kansas for homicide fig
ures which have no comparative relation what
ever to the homicide rate in Kansas for two
reasons:
Frst-Kansas has no death penalty, and
those who commit first degree murder there
are not executed and removed from the prison
population.
Second-The 1910 census credited to Kansas
not only the states prisoners but the nations
prisoners in the Federal prison at Leaven-
worth as we'll Those come from all over the
Union.
If Mr.. Graham is good lawyer he knows
when a case is proved. Will he admit il?
ROLLIN o. EVERHART.
New York, July 29, 1916.
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THE CONVERTED HYPHENATE
Transformation Extraordinary from Hoeb
der Kaiser to Hail Columbia
- Fd-toI II L. Tnblne-

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In September. 1913. returned 20
America from a summer ir Germany. Oa che
steamer coming over ] made the acquain-
lance Of very interesting young German
gentleman. He had been in America before
and had gone back 90 Europe 60 live he
had decided, however, that America offered
him greater opportunities and was returning
here 20 live. When this European war broke
out he assumed an intensely pro-German az
titude. and did his best 20 get back 20 the
Fatherand, even coming on "a long journey
TO New York in hopes he could IN some way
obtain passage on ship which would ge'
him into Germany. Among other pro-Ger
man manifestations he wrote noe letter Doe
which he condemned England and everything
English in general, including ourselves. and
ending his letter by calling US "Pecksnit
nation" 1 gave him in return as good as be
gave perhaps better. ! told my friend one
paramount truth, that he ami no other Ger
man or any one else in this country should
ever forget we were all living under the
blessings and benefits bestowed upon US by A
little band Of Englishmen who some three
hundred years ago, in the cabin OF a little
ship named the Mayfower, lying at anchor
off the stormy coast of New England, signed
a compact of principles of liberty and gov
eminent which were the very foundations OF
all that we have to-day that make our
country land o. hope and refuge for the
downtrodden and the oppressed Of all the
world
To-day received letter from this Ger.
man friend. A part of it may be Of interest
10 YOU. He writes: II have in my writing
desk letter written you at the outbreak OF
the war, but never sent, and reading it over
il is hard for me 70 believe that in the space
of two years / should have turned from
Germanophie into a hater Of the German
cause and acquired pure Amercansm that
would stand up we'll with that Of families
that settled in the United States hundreds
of years ago. This war has taught me the
greatness and beauty of this country and
has awakened me to the realization Of what
really great benefits we aliens enjoy and
how little in return is asked Of US. 10 Is
very peculiar how little the average German
assimilates American ideals, bat persists 20
shout into every ones face his allegiance to
the Kaiser Truly hate these Germans over
in the States. / have given up all connec-
tions with them, as it is too much Hoch der
Kaiser and too little Hail Columbia Would
that all the hyphenatcs would waken from
their mad dream! r. L. +.
New York. July % 1916.
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The Great Mirage.

But yesterday we talked of Peace as
though
She were our neighbor. We reared cults
and schools
High in her honor, and framed little
rules
That Gagged all wars forever. Then, with
a blow
Like doom-shock came the soldier: Now
we know
That we were children-nay, not
children, fools
Blind in our play, for childhood's rea-
son cools
With sober fact wise childhood's every
show.
Three thousand years have crumbled as
a day,
And we are back in Sparta. We have
seen
Across the desert lakes and woods
serene;
We have glimpsed the Great Mirage. Then
down dismay.
Let's face our broken world, and toiling,
pray
We come at last to Peace, the Pure's
demesne.
EARL SIMONSoN.
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Who Is Responsible!

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: We are one Of "a thousand or more
who have been damaged by the fire n Com
munipaw. Our damage is from 5000 90 Si,l0o
and we believe We voice the belief. of hum
dreds more who think that somebody ought
to be responsible for the damage.
Is it the terminal company is II the IRE
insurance company or is it any one? II the
explosion had been caused by fire possibly
the fire insurance company would be respor-
sible
However. we think If you bring this cues
ton Up il may bring some response from
some one who would undertake 90 father me
business Of collecting the damage for me
many who have been put 20 great loss.
L. SCHEPP COMPANY.
P. S.-This company has been paying thou
sands Of dollars every year FOR over iiV
years and never had fire. or a claim eN-
centing this one. Undoubtedly there are a
hundred more cases Ike ours.
New York Aug. I, 1916.
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Thunders on the Bay.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The American sentiment on in'eFhS
tional questions in the Victorian IRA a"u'
indeed, to within half a decade, has pee"
abandoned. People look on with eomp's
cency 70 see France and Great Britain hoia
Germany's hands while Russia proceeds 20
.car off great portions Of Central and south
.rr Furope with the aid OF United States
munitions in a manner horrhc to me pas"
Now our dnanciers. loaning money for the
rrrnose have seen their windows torn open
md their interiors exposed. Let them be
thankful that the thunders on the Bay did
NOT proclaim to our metropolis Defends est
Carthage" WILLIAM slANhIi'
Rutherford. n J. AUG I. 1918.
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A Critic Who Evidently Doesn't Read
The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: What has become of those fine evan
gelical editorials about the wickedness of
the house of Hohenzollern which The Sum-"
The Herald" and The Tribune formerly gave
US? The Tribune especially was immense
It's advocacy Of Roosevelt was like the call
of bugle. Its condemnation Of the Kaiser's
cruel war was always timely and always con
tinuouS.
The Germans in the West succeeded in
shunting Roosevelt aside and in nominating
Hughes. Germany and the Kaiser are. in
their turn, dropped by the foregoing news
papers No longer is the Lusitania destruc-
ton a crime, and when the campaign gets
warmed up We may have editorials on the
supernatural goodness of the Germans in
executing the captain Of an English mer-
chant ship-and all this turnabout Just for
the sake of the loaves and fishes We must
have the German vote; we must have the
vote of the Sim Feiners; we must do moth
ing TO irritate those worthy people; we must
even go so far as TO completely shed our
aversion to that menace to the world.
W. SHARPE.
New York, July 30 1916.
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Kultur in Action and in the Movies.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | shall be glad if YOU will kindly find
space for the following, which is an extract
Of letter received by my parents in Eng
land from my brother, who is serving in the
British army somewhere in France:
Lieutenant - was also killed and our
DOCTOR, who was with stretcher bearer
going to attend the wounded. He died a
hero. | saw him sniped, also our wounded
as they were crawling along"
One could imagine the Mexicans being
guilty Of the foul act of sniping the doctor
with a stretcher bearer going to attend the
wounded. and sniping the wounded as they
we're crawling along. but it seems impossible
that the highly civilized and kultured" Ger
mans could do such thing when we see
them in the movies giving their last piece
Of bread" to the children OF the captves.
Anyhow | believe my own brother
UNKULTURED.
New York. Aug. l. 1916.
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its right 70 forbid British ships TO carry
goods destined 10 Great Britain's enemies.
At about the same time the German Foreign
Office launches an efusion tearfully com
planning that Great Britain has violated neu-
trial rights. The invaders and despoilers Of
Belgium and Luxembourg, the murderers Of
me Lusitania, Arabic. Persia and Sussex de-
claim about neutral rights much in the way
in which the devil quotes the Bible; and
their upholders here act as a well trained
chorus Of devils advocates
But when it comes to human rights, gov
arnments deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed and existing to
guarantee the rights 70 lie, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, Germans here and
abroad are less glib. MAURICE LEON.
New York, July 80, 1916.
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How TO Beat the Thermometer.
From The Kansas C,ty Times

From The Kansas CuU ItmeS}
II isn't the weather that is hot so much as
it is the way you live that is hot. There
are hot livers and cool livers pretty much
the year around. If you know the art Of
hot weather housekeeping you can get along
very comfortably. Do you realize, for in
stance, the difference 1t makes when things
Just look cool? Take the cloth off the dining
table and see if it doesn't look cooler. Take
the roast off and put green salad in its
place and sec if it doesn't look cooler yet.
There is GOODNESS in summer furniture too.
Put away the heavy library table and sub
stitute something in light wicker and see
how the temperature of the room drops.
Upholstered chairs should so, too. and light,
hard surfaced ones be put in their place.
Roll up the heavy rugs. You can have straw
or grass mating if you like, but bare
polished floor is the coolest. Window dra-
peries and all hangngs should come down,
and even pictures that are heavily framed
should be removed. Everything suggestive
of heaviness or STIFFNESS should be banished.
This includes all manner of cushions and
the cats that usually may be found sleeping
on them. And if you are unfortunate as
TO have anything like plush piano stool in
the room, or plush album, fire them first
of all.
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Help the Allies.
New York, Aug. |, 1916.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | want TO add my voice to that of Miss
or Mrs. Hall in your issue Of to-day, Au-
gust /. She protests against the false senti-
ment Of those who call on US to aid the Ger
mans in the name of humanity. If the suf-
ferngs Of the combatants wiring the hearts
Of such persons. why don't they take the
shortest way to put an end TO the war? II
we are TO help the great enemy of humanity
Germany, in am way, by so much We prolong
the war. II we help the Allies. and them
alone. We do our little part in bringing the
horror 20 an end.
In the name of reason and common sens.
why take any other view OF the question?
LOUIS HENRY
Sheffield, Mass, Aug l, 1916.
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d. We are over the pitch of

the hill.
Despite all that has happened there
still goes up the incessant cry Tor peace
from those who believe that peace with
the German menace perpetuated would be
better than war until that time when the
German danger can be laid. There can
be no real peace in Europe az long as
Germany holds to the doctrine that it is
Ter right to murder, TO steal, to lie, 70
rape women, STAY old men and children,
burn villages and obliterate things beau
tiful inherited from other ages, that she
may thereby terrify other races into be-
slowing upon her the provinces or colo
ries that she covets and the world domi-
nation that she seeks.
Germany has gained provinces, she has
added a half and more to her area since
the war began; if she is permitted to hold
these conquests, then other generations
of Germans will have reason to believe
that the German doctrine is sound ard
the German idea right and that it is wise
to abolish civilization and ignore human
ity because it is profitable. 1t is the Ger
man idea, not the German people, which
must be conquered, but so long as the
German people hold to that idea there can
be no peace.
There is no longer present danger of
German supremacy in Europe, or in the
world. But there will be future dar-
ger if Germany comes forth from this
war richer in provinces and power by
reason Of her brutality, her violence and
her bad faith. The danger of the present
has been avoided. Germany on the de
fensive is straining every nerve TO hold,
not to advance, her lines. We are cen
turtles away from those days before the
Marine. when all Europe seemed to shake
with the tread of the marching millions
of gray clad soldiers of the Kaiser. It Is
not with fear that we look forward to to-
morrow, fear for all we love and care for.
As Gettysburg abolished the danger of
Confederacy on the offensive, Verdun
ended the threat of an aggressive Ger
many; the high water mark has been
passed and the ebb of German tide is I'M
mistakable. Even in the midst Of the
terrible suffering and agony of the present
hour in Europe it is impossible not to re-
ioice at the deliverance which is already
manifest What no man could expect and
only few hope for two years ago has come
to pass The German food and pestilencc
have been turned back; there remains only
the necessity to wait for the coming Of
the end, which is no longer to be mis-
taken.
1t has not paid, this German violence,
brutality, bad faith. 1t has written its
message in blood over half Europe, but it
has cost more than million German lives
and it has failed. The old faith and the
old truth have defeated the new. Corsica
has conquered Galilee," was the German
boast two years ago. But Corsica has
failed, and some portion of Galilee is to
endure. And it is this fact that brings
confidence, gratitude, even rejoicing, as
one more year Of world war begins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
Quoting Scripture.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: With characteristic German courtesy
md reasoning your correspondent, Henry w.
S,russ, controverts facts and arguments by
t.ie use OF epithets and naked assertions. He
challenges the right of the British govern
ment TO forbid British subjects to deal with
dummies and agents of German trade: also
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Entered At N. PcstoTcs at New York Second Cla
Mail Matter.
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the awful period In which each day
seemed to bring Germany nearer to the
realization of her dreams and to bring
still closer to us the ruin of all we loved.
Week after week men and women all over
the world waited anxiously to know
whether the destruction that threatened
them was to be avoided.
Looking backward after two years, it is
still impossible to forget the agony and
the terror of those opening weeks, the
nightmare that lay between Liege and the
Marine. And thus looking backward there
comes an appreciation of how far we have
marched from those tragic days and how
great and complete has been our deliver
ance from all the worst perils of August
and September, 1914. At the Battle of
the Marine France saved the world; at the
Battle of the Marine there was decided the
question Of German supremacy in$turope.
Weeks and months Of agony, of doubt, of
fear were to follow, but now it is plain to
see that the settlement on the fields near
to those where Attila and his earlier Huns
we're checked was defnitive.
There remained and there remains the
task of beating out the fire which had
bazed up so terribly and to most of the
world so suddenly. There remains the
task of rescuing from the German clutch
those provinces and countries taken in the
first mad foray, those provinces Of France
and Belgium seized in defiance Of nterna-
tional faith and only because France and
Britain had trusted German honor instead
of accepting German declarations. But
all this. hard and costly as it is, is a minor
task compared with that which has been.
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LEGAL NOTICES

that time publicly opened in the court
house at Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Proposed Improvement is on the
Jackson military road through Law
renee county, a distance of 35 miles
The work will include the grading,
installation and construction of Gull
verts and bridges, and the surfacing
with ebert.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check for two thousand
dollars N2,000.o0) made payable to =.
G. Parks. secretary, Lawrence county
highway commission.
Copies of the proposal form, instruc-
lions to bidders. specifications. and
forms for contract and bond will be
furnished upon application to the I'M
dersigned
Plans are on file at the engineers
office at Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Copies
may be had upon application, after
September s, 1916. A deposit of ten
dollars $4,000 will be required for ev-
cry set of plans taken or sent from the
engineers office. This deposit will be
returned upon the receipt of plans.
The estimated cost OF the improve
ment Is about s130.000.
The highway commission reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
E. G. PARKES.
Secretary Highway Commission.
$50; 9-3-10-17
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THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD SUNDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1916
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today
No games scheduled.
Phillies Win Two

Philadelphia. September 16.-Hard hit
ting gave Philadelphia two victories over
Chicago today, 6 to and to 0. Carter
and Lavender were taken off the rubber
in the first game. In which Alexander
was hit hard in only one inning. Hen
dirk lasted only innings in the second
contest the featue of which was Cra-
vath's two home runs, which drove in
three other runners. Scores:
FIRST GAME
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Summary: Two-base hit, Blackburn.
Stolen bases, Snodgrass, Meanwhile,
Blackburn. Rudolph. Without. Sacrifice
hits, without, Egan. Sacrifice flies,
Blackburn, snyder. Left on bases, St.
Louis s, Boston 8. First on errors, ST.
Louis 4, Boston 2. Bases on balls, Ru-
dolph /. Hits and earned runs, off
Steele, Z and 5 in 4; Currie, and in
4; Rudolph, 4 and in .. Hit by pitch
er. Steele (Maranville). Struck out, by
Steels 2, Currie 8. Rudolph 4. Umpires
Rigler and Eason. Time, 1:15.
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Brooklyn, September 16-Brooklyn de-
feated Cincinnati in the first game OF
double header today to s, but was
held to Thinning IL tie in the second
contest. pa
Coombs was erratic in the first game
and was knocked out of the box in the
ninth inning when Groh singled. Roush
tripled and Chase doubled, two runs be-
ing scored. Marouard retired the side.
Pfeffer and Toney had a great battle
with honors even in the second contest.
Myers started the game with a triple
and scored on Daubert's sacrifice fly.
Chase's triple and Griffith's single scored
Cincinnati's only run. Chase made Ave
hits in the two games.
Wheat. after making hit in the open
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LEGAL NOTICES

Notice.
The contract for constructing a good
road from Vernon to the Mississippi
line and the unfinished part of the
Henson Springs road between Sulligent
and the Marion county line, will be let
to the lowest or best bidder at 2 o'clock
p. m. October .. 1916; provided that
the constructor will take county war
rants or bonds. either or both. BY
order of the commissioners court, Sep
TENDER 2, 1916 r. l.. BRADLEY.
9-14-7t Judge of Probate
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Notice to Contractors

Bids will be received by the board of
revenue of Jefferson county at their Of
flee in the courthouse until IL o'clock
noon. September 20, 1916. for the construc-
ton of a sanitary sewer.
Plans and specifications can be OBJ
tanned from the sanitary engineer. room
l1S courthouse.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. r. F. LOVELADY.
President Board of Revenue of Jefferson
County. Ala.
l.. II. SALTER,
Sanitary Engineer
Sept. 13-15-17
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Boston Wins

Boston, September 16.-Rudolph was
too much for ST. Louis today and Bos-
ton won Z to 1. Up to the ninth inning
when he eased up the Boston pitcher
allowed only two hits. Two singles, an
error and sacrifice fly accounted for
the visitors only run. Score:
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Sealed bids for the Improvement OF
roads in Lawrence county. Tenn, will
be received by the Lawrence county
highway commission until D. m.
Wednesday, September 20. 1916. and at
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Totals .... 80 0 s "a IL
Stated for Hendrix in seventh.

Summary: Two-base hit, Demaree.
Home runs. Cravath 2. Stolen bases,
zeider. Jacobsons Double play, Shay,
Yerkes and Safer. Left on bases, Chi
cago 8, Philadelphia s. Bases on balls,
Hendrix 2. Demaree 8. Hits and earned
runs. off Hendrix, 7 hits, runs in s.;
Vaughan, 4 and in 2. Struck out,
Hendrix 2, Vaughn 1, Demaree Z. Wild
pitch, Hendrix Passed balls, Burns,
Wilson. Umpires, O'Day and Harrison.
Time, 1855
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sBatted for Lavender in eighth.
*sBatted for Tinker in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hit. WhitteS.
Stolen bases. Bancroft Stock. Sacrifice
hit. Bancroft. Sacrifice fly, Cravath.
Double plays, Bancroft and Luderus 2;
Paskert and Luderus. Left on bases,
Chicago g. Philadelphia Z. Bases on balls.
Off Carter 3, Lavender 1, Alexander 2:
Hits and earned runs, off Carter, hits
runs in 2-3 innings Lavender, and 3
in 1-3 innings; Prendergast, none and
none in 5. Struck out, by Lavender l,
Alexander !. U1npires, Harrison and
O'Day. Time. LAS.
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BUSINESS CHANCES
WILL lease cigar stand in
best downtown corne. drug
store to expert cigar man.,
Only financially responsible
party need apply. All an
swers in confidence. Adj
dress KID, Age-Herald.
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for the. contenders at any time,
but able to finish only one of its
two games with Cincinnati, lost
a half game of it's lead over Phil
adelphia, the latter taking two
contests from Chicago. Boston
maintained it's position in third
place, three games behind Brook
Ign, and one and one-half games
behind Philadelphia. The stand
in