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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Ding's Congressional

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! greatly appreciate every one of
Dings caricatures. but it seems to me en-
tirey too much honor shown to our Con-
gressmen that they are caricatured as wom-
en-. and a gross insult to women that they
are depicted as of such character as some of
our Congressman have shown themselves
to be.
The women Of the warning nations have
shown courage, loyalty and usefulness equal
TO men, and certainly more Of these virtues
than some of our Congressman. Merely be-
cause women are not given any but mental
positions in government is no evidence that
they have any of the traits Of character some
men have shown themselves to have W.
New York. March 3. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
The Embattled Pacihst

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Our friend Mr.. La Toilette Is an ar
dent paeifst The idea Of arming our mer-
chant ships for protection is repugnant 20
him However. 20 show you that his ideas
on the question Of defence from attack are
not very deep seated. | quote from Wash
ington dispatch to The New York Tines OF
even date:
la Toilette. quickly sensing the situation
raised his voice almost 10 shrek. shook has
forefinger menacingly at Senator Salisbury,
and shouted: Il will continue on the Moor
until complete my statement. unless some,
body carries me Off the floor. and ! would
like TO see the man do it,"
How could n paciiist believe IN set-de-
fence? Consistency, where mr., thou!
RALPH SAMUEL
New York, March 5, 1917. =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
In the First Line of Defence

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: During the past few days have been
deeply interested in the well-reported activi-
ties Of NJ. lie Fou and Herr Stein. As Wis
consin and Missouri are rather too far away
to allow them 10 continue TO direct the affairs
Of this country with their usual Intelligence.
! suggest that grateful people present
them with headquarters on the southern
shore Of Long Island and a complete cabinet
led by DR. krchwcy. WARNER SMITH
South Orange, y. j., March 5, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Fair, but IncurabIy Romantic

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Accept my thanks for your fairness
in publishing Professor Muzzey's letter. al
though it powerfully assals The Tribunes
war policy. In doing you are sustaining
the best tradition of the press, afording pub
lie opinion Of all kinds a hearing. 1t almost
justifes my continuing my daily support Of
your paper, though on the dominant issue OF
our times you play the role of whirhng
dervish. who with the aid of tom-ton.s seeks
to lash an apathetic audience into blood
frenzy.
Why, oh why, will you be so incurably ro-
mantle about lifes ghastliest realty-war?
JAMES BRADY.
New York, March 3, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
A Charge of Unfairness

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While the writer does not claim TO
possess the wonderful valor of the editors of
our big daily newspapers, he believes he
would be willing and even anxious to fight
for his country if he believed she was en-
trely in the right. In this grave crisis, how
ever, | think it is not clear to any fair
minded man that the fault is Germany's only
and that we are bameess in the matter.
One great obstacle to a clear understand
ing of the whole question on the part of the
reader is the gross unfairness of the daily
press, distorting or concealing all facts in
any way favorable TO Germany and giving
prominence by headlines and position TO every
item of news that would be likely to increase
the feeling of resentment against her. As an
instance OF this unfairness | will cite the
caption to the very moderate and able letter
of Professor Muzzey in to-day's issue, IN
which he reviews the reasons for and against
our going into the war, but states clearly his
willingness to fight if he believed our cause
a lust one The heading reads "The Defence
Of a Paciist-Professor Muzzey Explains Why
He Is Too Dgnifed and Too Cognizant OF
Responsibility to the Future to Fight"
Do you consider this fair treatment of a
correspondent who would like your readers to
know some of the arguments against war
even if peace is opposed to Wall Street and
it's controlled press? F. A. RICHARDS.
New York, March 3, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Germany's Inadequate Asylums

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The "Lokal Anzeiger," according to
the Overseas Agency, announces that Captain
Martin of the trawler King Stephen. that let
the crew of the disabled Zeppelin Lie perish
at sea, has died. broken-hearted and insane
the results of the pangs of his troubled
conscience.
If the captains of the Zeppelns that killed
and manned women and children or the cap
tains OF the submarines that sent innocen,
people TO eternity have n conscience. Ger
manys institutions for the insane will soon
be overcrowded.
DESIRE LESCARBOURA
New York, March 3, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
The Will to Resist

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In his letter 10 your newspaper FRO
fessor Muzzey approves the waving oil our
rights at sea, our submission to the mandates
of a foreign power, and says he has mo SYM
natbv with the man who maintains 1t is our
duty 70 fight now for our rights" Yet in the
latter part of his letter he says: i oelie'e
Belgium did right in defending her SOIL
| believe England did right in entering the
war TO check the encroachment OF herman!
on the neutraized soil of Belgium Anu
if this country were invaded, II It's loeaiS
were threatened with destruction, IL u were
in danger of being wiped out as great eA-
pertinent station for free and peacetul de-
mocracy, would rise with all my Fellow
Americans to defend it,
Wherein had England a more sacred duty
to "check the encroachment of Germany on
the neutralzed soil of Belgium" than mas
America to defend the rights and lives OF her
citizens at sea? And if we are to give up
every peaceful and neutral right at sea, why
defend them on land? Are not those who
remain in the path of an invading army as
culpably negligent as those who, on an I'M
armed ship, happen to cross the path OF
submarine?
And when would Professor Muzzey rise up
to defend this country? When the spirit or
its citizens was broken and cowed by an alb
ject submission to every violation Of its SOW
eregnty?
Are not its ideals threatened with de-
struction" is it not "n danger of being wiped
out as a great experiment station for free
and peaceful democracy" if it is willing to
supinely await the coming of an armed in
vader before giving the least evidence of any
possession of the will TO resist aggression
and wrong? HAROLD VI. ROBINSON.
New York March 3, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07

If our critic had read Professor Muz-
zey's letter more carefully he would have
noticed that the heading to which he takes
exception was composed of Professor Muz-
zey's own words summarizing his attitude
toward fighting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07

tinction will disappear in favor Of the
more outstanding honor of having been
refused a hearing by the largest of Amer
lean universities.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
FEDERAL dope" RAID
LANDS THREE IN NET
One Prisoner, Already Facing Ped
ding Charge, Is Caught in
Latest Roundup

Three more alleged dope peddlers. one
of whom was already facing dope ped
ding charge and out on bail were held
for court by Acting United states Com
missioner Maxwell Stevenson in the
Federal Building as result of nlght $
activity on the part of inspectors ana
deputies of the narcotic division of the
United States Internal Revenue Depart
ment.
Colonel W. ]. Beach, Inspector Ralph
Oyler and Deputy Inspector Leo Cros-
son arrested sam Iaffe, of Eighth ana
Wallace streets, at GA North Eighth
street. house occupied by Dean Martin
Yaffe had many bottles of cocaine ana
heroin. according to the testimony. fane
was taken in "A dope raid two weeks ago
and held in $500, but obtained re-
duction of bail to $500, which he was
able to provide. Today he was held
again. this time under $500 bail.
The others held were Joseph Bernstein,
of Seventh and Callowhill streets. and
Sam Citrin. of sixteenth and wallace
streets, who We're arrested in a cigar
store at 303 North Eighth street. The
raiders said they saw the men trying
TO hide dope in the store. They We're
held in $25O0 bail each for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
AWARDS FOR EXTENSION
OF HAVERFORD AVENUE
Board of Viewers Announces DAM
ages to Be Paid Property
Owners

Charles w. Boyer, Louis Saller and Y
Parker Norris. Jr comprising the board
Of viewers appointed to assess damages,
for the opening of Haverford avenue
from 6Sth street to City Line. Thirty
fourth Ward. have filed their report in
Court of Common Pleas No. ., making
the following awards:
A. H. Reid Creamery and Dairy Sup-
ply Company. $4,000: Mary r.. Sunder.
land ct al, southwest corner Sixtv-nint''
street and Haverford avenue. ss500 and
s3500; trustees of jeremiah Carroll. do.
ceased. $3.50 and $50: John Carroll
sso0 Thomas - Devine and wife
$3.50: Mary Coyle. $3.50: Mary r. De-
vine. S225 Joseph Kennedy. 5000: Mary
y. Dixey, $3.50: Nancy Cromwell ct AL
SIS: Antonio Cervino. $3.50: Huldah n
Welch. s1400: Frank b. and Stanley B.
Crosland. $2300: Amanda r. Rhoads
three properties. 5000 each. one property
s2500 and another $3.50: William ]. Nc
Granaghan, 5000: William j. Funston
$500; Ernest l.. Tustin ct al. $1,000;
Elizabeth b. Hail. $3.50.
The awards will bear interest at per
cent from December 30, 1915, the time of
taking. No benefits were assessed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
NEW YEAR SHAKE-UP
OF POLICE SCHEDULED
Five Lieutenants to Be Trans
ferred Tonight for Good
o. the Service"

Five police lieutenants are slated TO
he transferred tonight "for the good Of
the service" according to authentic in
formation at city Hall today
The scheduled changes were said to be
as follows;
Lieutenant william Mcbride from the
Fourth and Race streets station to a
police boat. probably the Stokley; Lieu
tenant George Bausewine, from the po-
lice boat Stokey to the Fourth and Race
streets station: Lieutenant Beniamin
Savage. from the Twentieth and But
tonwood streets station to the Thirty
ninth street and Lancaster avenue sta
tion. from which he originally was tranSo
ferred Lieutenant charles kunl<le.
from the Thirty-ninth street and Lam
caster avenue station probably to the
Twenty-sixth and York streets station,
and Lieutenant Charles Boyer. who is
III at the present time from the
Twenty-siXth and York streets station
to- the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets
station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
TWO-PLATOON PLAN
FOR FIREMEN LAGS
Eligible List Inadequate to
Comply With Legislative
Mandate Effective
Tomorrow
PUBLIC APPEAL BY MEN
Attaches of Bureau Will Repeat
Plea for Fair Working Hours
and Pay

The wo-platoon system which was to
go into effect tomorrow in the Bureau
OF Fire. thus enabling the men to lead
almost normal lives, Is still of In the
distance. Although an act of the last
Legislature provided that this system
should take effect January 1. 1918.
there is not enough available men on the
eligible list TO make the change. At
the present time the firemen are great
ly overworked and underpaid and they
will make an appeal TO the public.
At the Department of Public Safety
today II was learned that efforts would
he made to. start the new system as
soon az possible.
ON the present eligible list there are
100 names, and il is said another list
will be received from the Civil Service
Department next week. Another ex-
animation for candidates for the depart
ment will be held soon, and there is no
hare of getting more men.
Assurance has been given the Depart
ment of Public Safety by Councils. II is
said that an appropriation will be made
providing for 400 additional hosemen.
They will increase the department to a
total of Approximately 1900. including
officials, OF all kinds. 1t is the hope
OF the city officials to enforce the two
platoon system by February |.
Under the present system the flremen
work twenty-four hours continuously
except three hours allowed at home for
meals and have one day off in six Tn.
der the proposed two-platoon system
they would work on fourteen and ten
hour shifts and have every night home
one week and every day home the next
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
HEATER EXPLODES
SKATERS STORE
Fireman Expected to Die
From Injuries in t
Wreckage
BLAST DUE TO COLD
Business Building, 1852 Wal
nut Street, and Doctors
House Damaged

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business bullo'ng at ioo- ~, ,,a,,,.
exploded early touay soon
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twisted the s.a,rmasS' , i ,,,a roon,s and
plaster from ,ieai. n,.,,,., narsa,, ,,,a
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at the ioiEc,l,. .',',', s ,,,o ro,
IL ls thousn' so s,.,. a., IT., ~,
ing system rion ,,,rro, =, a., ,hi,
that wheh ~ ~, ,,,,o,. a,ra,,
morning .neie ,aa.,n, ,,as 40 ,,t,lo,,,
iatlon' Inc ,,.n uAp' aoa,rst n .,o,o ,,a,'
mat ne was DIV" Is, 80 n,,a, ', S",. a..
ihe pack ., ,,onght m no 10 iniured IN.
sa,,. anu ~
'etnalig. A.. h,r,,,h ,oo,,o, M
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
TRANSFER MEASURES
KEEP MAYOR BUSY
Signing of Salary and Other
Financial Bills Mark
Years End

Mayor Smith was kept busy today
signing bills providing transfer salary
items and measures affecting next years
finances. one transfer bill approved
carries salary item for the Bureau of
Fire, making 1t possible to pay all sala-
ries in the bureau down to today.
~ last day of the year is always
orS of the busiest on the municipal
crendar and today, with its session Of
Common Councils to pass the s2,5OO,00O
loan bill and its transit lie Use, is no
exception to the rule
Departmental heads employed their
time in passing finally on contracts
for 1918. Among the contracts that
were executed today by the Mayor were
those for street cleaning, garbage col
lection, ash and rubbish collection, cleo
trio lighting. gasoline lighting and all
classes OF supplies.
Other duties that devOlved today on
the city ,Nicials included the signing Of
warrants to pay for work done in the
closing month of the year. Unused war
rant blanks must be returned to the
city controller before midnight
Controller Walton countersigned war;
rants in excess Of 10000 while Re-
ceiver Of Taxes ". Freeland Hendricks
had his entire corps OF clerks at work
attending those anxious To pay taxes TO
avoid being placed on the delinquent
lists next year.
The Common Council meeting today
was called to consider. beside the transit
lease, the passage Of a S2,500,000 thirty
year loan from which 20 ray mandImus
items There apparently is no doubt OF
its passage.
This bill viii finally he passed by
Select Council early next Monday morn
ing just before the present Councils die
and new ones are organized. AZ the
new Councils must convene at ~
o'clock. the final session TO raise money
probably will be called for . o'clock in
the morning.
The financial record of the present
Councils will be rounded out by the las,
minute passage of loan bill. The ac-
tiou will leave the present body SUI
preme In furnishing money for munici-
pal expenses and permanent improve
ments During the two years of its ex-
isteuce total of nearly 100000, 900
loans will have been authorized while
the sum of $4,000, 900 will have been
provided for two years expenses,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
FROZEN INK GUMS
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
Thermometer Showing 81 De-
grees Below, Cairo Then Ties
Up Bulls Head Bazaar

The celebrated grinding of the wheels
of justice. SO well known in song and
story. was halted by the cold in the Of
flee of Magistrate Stevenson, 3947 Lam
caster avenue, this morning. Having
committed several men for a few days
for some retty offenses. the magistrate
dipped his pen in the fatal ink, The
iuid was frozen. lie tried the red ink.
1t also was frozen. So the magistrate
had to wait for his clerk. Isador Fischer.
to &C out to a warm drug store for more
ink.
Ir front of Magistrate Harris's office
some wlg put some imitation mercury
in an old broken thermometer, making
1t register 81 below Cairo. An honest.
steady-going thermometer at the Bulls
Head Hoss Bazaar nearby registered 8
above. which was the approximate truth.
However, the people in the vicinity
preferred to telieve the Harris indlcl-
tor. II made tncm feel 80 degrees colder
than they really were, and they scurried
to cover to keep from freezing to death.
Al! the hoss traders went into the bazaar
and refused to march the horses up and
down in front in any 34-below atmos-
phere.
Not far away from the Bulls Head
bazaar is "A restaurant. The chief clerk
III that restaurant declares he threw
dipper full Of hot water out on the
pavement and 1t froze so fast the ice
was still warm
In the Thirty-ninth street and Lam
caster avenue police station there was
no coal this morning, so somebody went
out and got gas heater weighing about
pound and a quarter 1t was set up
in the big roll room and a flock of po-
licemen trying to warm themselves
around the diminutive thing was an
amusing sight. Coal came and ended
the joke.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
BABY JIM'S FUNERAL HELD UP
Casket for sO0-Pound Negro Not Yet
Completed

Burial services for James C"Baby
Jim") Simons. the so0-pound negro fat
man." were held W today at his home,
III Rodman street, because carpenters
haer not finished the extra large caskst
that will be required
Simons. who was advertised In circus
sideshows as the fattest man on earth.
will be buried tomorrow or Wednesday,
according to whether the casket Is fin
isied tonight or tomorrow at the under
taking establishment of r. s. Weaver.
l15s South Eighteenth street. Simons.
who died Friday. was thirty-seven years
old and is survived by his widow and
two children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
OPEN FOOD AGENCIES
FOR NATIONAL SURVEY
Questionnaires to Be Sent to
All Grocers, Hotels and
Restaurants

Agencies have been established In Phil
adelphia for the purpose of assisting
in the national food survey now being
conducted by the food administration.
one Of these agencies is at Room SIS
Bourse Building. in charge of L. Duval,
and the other at Rooms 3O9-315 In
surance Exchange Building, in charge
of l.. l. We'll and r. NJ. Seifert. Jr.
Questionnaires intended to elicit full
information as to the amount of food held
in stock in every grocery in the United
States have been sent out to the trade,
hut on account OF the magnitude Of
this undertaking it is certain that a
considerable number of those within
the classes sought to be reached by the
survey have been overlooked or other
wise omitted. and 1t is to remedy this
trouble that rhe agencies have been
established.
Besides grocers, all hotels, restaurants,
schools, institutions and commissaries
of Industrial establishments having on
hand food valued at more than $3.50 are
required to answer the questions con-
tained in the QUESTIONABLE. This docu-
ment must be returned to the national
food administration in Washington, veri-
fled under oath. not later than January
10, under penalties prescribed by the
act Of Congress providing for the food
survey.
Efforts to further systematic the
work of the local and state food ad-
ministrations are being made by Jay
Cooke and Howard Heinz, in charge
of the two branches of the work here.
Complaints that sufficiently vigorous
steps have not been taken to enforce
price regulations have been met with the
statement that there Is not power In
the local authorities to punish viola
tions of the regulations. Moral suasion
has been relied on, and the administra-
tion is now circulating a New Years
pledge for the purpose of getting all
citizens lined up on the conservation
plans of the Government for the coming
year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
DISCHARGED SOLDIER HELD
Artilleryman Slow in Returning Uni
form; Shows Poor Memory

Because his memory was bad, William
Bubbles was discharged from the 10Sth
Second pennsylvania Field Artillery, and
because ne was tardy about returning
his uniform he was held IN $500 bail
today for court by Acting United States
Commissioner Renshaw, At the Federal
Building.
Assistant United states District At
forney s'tcrritt asked that Bubbles be
heti 6fter he had been arrested on COM
plainr of S.ryelnt George V. Young, Of
the artillery regiment, now at Camp
Hancock. Ga. Bubbles asserted that the
uniform was en- route to Camp Hancock,
that he had not received a letter de-
manding 1t and that he had forgotten
Sergeant Youngs address here.