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The Detroit times., 1917-02-06
NOTICE
FOR MOTORISTS
Policeman Making Complaint
Will Also Give Order To
Appear In Court

Beginning TODAY. Detroit automo
bIhsts accused OF violating trafiic
ordinances will be served with a
written notice that complaint will be
lodged against then. and ordered 10
appear In recorders court on date
inserted in the notice By the patrol
man making the complaint.
As a result. II Is expected that
much OF the confusion arising in
court from allegations that offenders
were not properly notified will be
done away with. Appended TO the
notification are two stubs. one Of
which goes 10 the police recorl bu-
reau. and then 10 court, and the
ether Is retained by the patrolnan
serving the notice. The notifications
arc printed for Mondays Wednes-
days AMI Fridays. on which dates
trials will be held.
Tho notification reads You are
hereby notified that / shall. forth
with, file sworn complaint against
you in the recorders court because
of ytytr v+eiat+aft-t,f= tfi,'- ordinance
indicated below
Below are appended various
charges. including side light, odt,
tail lights out, glaring headlights,
unauthorized parking inproper
PARKING. muller cut-out open, driv.
ing across safety zones blocka,i.ng
street. parked opposite safety zone,
parked on cross walks, TOO near FIRE
hydrant. driving by stopped street
car. driving 10 left OF street car and
not stopping on signal.
The offender Is also notified, in
writing. that unles she Is pres
,nt in court on the GAY named. p
warrant for his arrest will be asked.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-06
REJECTED SUITOR
ASKS RETURN OF
HIS LICENSE FEE

For four months Bolleslaus Mali
nowski hopefully kept marriage
license which he expected to use
when his lost love. Rosa Kukutkuw-
ma. capricious miss OF 10. cane
back 90 him Monday morning be
returned 10 the county building In
despair Ia collect the 81 he had
paid for IL. Dolleslaus Is rs years
ego. License Clerk Pilarski told
him that the money had gone TO the
state and the license Was no good.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-06
STANDARD OIL co.
DISCHARGES
ALL GERMANS

BATON ROUGE. La. Feb 6
The Standard OIL Co. last night
dismissed all unnaturalized German
employees. Immediately following
this order the company placed so
guards armed with shotguns around
It's dock and other property along
the river.
Large quantities az oil for the Al
lies are stored on the docks today
awaiting removal TO steamer
The Detroit times., 1917-02-06

A pure breed cattle show. 10 con
tinue three days. Is 10 be opened
in Little Rock today under the au-
spices OF the Arkansas Live Stock
association
The Detroit times., 1917-02-06

Branches OF the Alliance Fran
calse thruout North America are 10
celebrate today the one hundred
and thirty ninth anniversary OF the
first treaty between the United
States and France. compact OF
peace and friendship stu unbroken.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-06

tie Il superintendent OF the city
recreation commission and Will be
a Republican candidate for nomina-
tion as circuit Judge n elected he
will suggest TO the court that he be
allowed TO hear exclusively cases in
yoivinT the welfare of children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
A Decreased Coal Output
Price Fixing Deemed Likely to Curt5il
Mining Activity

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Price regulation-primariiy aimed a.
the Hun-has been detected toward the b.
luminous coal interests, and its adverse in
fuence on this basic industry may seriously
endanger our industrial activities The high
price set for wheat, we are told, is 10 eneouF'
age increased production, and By the sane
process Of reasoning the low price named Tor
soft coal must result In largely decreased
output OF that commodity admittedly me
most vital factor in sustaining the arms Of
the world in its present struggle against saw
agery.
Not 70 encourage coal production in every
way possible at this time seems a very grave
error, indeed-one that may seriously impeFI
the noble enterprise now enlsting the strens'n
and wealth OF our great land The public o.
dinarily knows little Of the hazards Of MN.
ing. Its problems are seldom understood. Coai
measures are not always uniform; operations
are attended with frequent cave-tns, e1pIo'
sions, etc. that not only curtail output, ou'
quito often render a mine improbable !"
long periods Transportation irregularities
always bear heavily on the coal operator and
he has by no means escaped the increa'e'
costs Of labor, materials and supplies ine''
dent TO the war.
Two dollars ton At the mine affords res
sonable profit only 20 the most fsyorab!y sN'
uated operation. The governments esumae0
cost OF production ranges from 50 cents
Sl25 a ton. This is a labor and material COS,
only and makes no allowance for the valueOI
the coal itself which once taken out can never
be replaced. Each ton Of coal mined reduces
the owners resources and lowers b. u"
much the value Of his property. =,
From a purely economic standpoint "o''S
ii not be better 10 stimulate production V
price that would afford profit 20 the smsn
and poorly situated mine? The excess prom
realized by the larger and more efficient m'h,,
could be taxed and the small operator eou'
continue in business Recently ! spent sew
eral weeks in the Pennsylvania coal reeOa
and know that thousands Of tons o. coaI "sl'
reaching the market from small mines uhGe'
the stimulus Of high prices, where not 'la
gle ton will now be produced at the price ~
by the President.
Il Is difficult 20 see why an industry "
vital and sustaining 10 Americas power a.
bituminous coal should be singled out anu
compelled 70 operate on margin so smsH
really to endanger the life Of the INDUSTRY
The mailed fist OF Germany still mehae,,,,
democracy. The thunderbolts that N0I..
destroy Prussian mlitsrsm are yet 70 "
forged. Americas task in the war looms s's.
The man power of the Allies must be inefeI
ingly augmented; food and supplies mus :.
ferried across the seas in unbroken stres,
The fires Of our country dare not be oshss IN
Our great wealth and bound'ess resources
be helpless without coal. Will two doi'",
ton keep the fires OF our industries olsL,a'
FREDERICK KRUEGEH
New York, Sept ~, 1917. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18

slaves, to put far larger percentage OF
their male population upon the firing line
than their Western opponents. This has
enabled them TO hold out, and still enables
them to hold out, but it means vastly
greater permanent loss in German men,
All Americans recall that the South, with
its negro slave population, was able to
mobilize almost its entire manhood in the
Civil War, but this manhood was uti-
r1ately well-nigh destroyed and the South
has hardly recovered in half century.
The real defeat Of Germany must be
measured by the death lists, by the num-
beers permanently removed from industry.
Another year Of war will mean not less
than so per cent, and there is no certainty
that next year will be the last year of the
contest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Underpaid Librarians
The Present Wages Drive Skilled
Workers Into Business Life

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: We are hearing much on the subject
of budget prunings." Taxpayers are being
congratulated on the service being rendered
them by the clipping Of city department
estimates wonder if the taxpayers realize
that the clipping Of an estimate often means
a direct cut in service to them.
| have in mind, particularly, the library.
An increase of s70,432 is being asked for
salaries by the administration Of the New
York Public Library. Every cent Of that
salary increase is an urgent necessity. The
time has come when we librarians must
plainly state that we are miserably under
paid This is true in normal times, but under
present conditions we find it impossible TO
live on our salaries We are being forced
into other occupations. Business houses are
Offering tempting inducements, and while the
assistant who steps from S45 library posi-
ton into one paying $40 a month in business
is to be congratulated, it is rather hard on
the rest of US, who remain, to see our ranks
being depleted at an alarming rate. We
know that our fellow workers are leaving
reluctantly, forced By economic pressure to
give up a profession in which they take a
civic interest. Every day more of US are
being forced to take a similar step. Mean
while. trained workers are being replaced by
inexperienced ones and now there is dearth
of even unframed substitutes
What does this signify 10 the public? The
burden OF training the inexperienced means
added work and responsibility for the re
naming force, and consequent loss in
efficient service, not only in quantity but also
in quality 1t is expensive economy
We want the public 70 know that our sal
airy rates are inferior 70 those OF other city
employees performing analogous educational,
social and clerical work. Here are the pres
ent rates:
Junior assistant Librarian, Si5 to $50 a
month; senior assistant librarian, S55 to sos
month; first assistant Librarian, $50 to 500
month; childrens Librarian, sos to 800 a
month; branch librarian, S85 10 Sl25 a month.
The administration proposes to raise the
rate 10 living wages, and the 1918 budget, as
it stands. provides for the raising OF salaries,
so that the minimum for each grade may be
raid The proposed standard is:
Junior assistant librarian, $50 70 $50 a
month; senior assistant librarian, s65 to $50
month; first assistant Librarian, SIS TO SlO5
month; childrens librarian, $50 to s1O5 a
month branch librarian, $40 TO $3.50 a
month.
Librarians are keenly alive 10 their op-
portunities for patriotic service in its largest
sense in these troub.oUs times. As we send
books 10 soldiers in trench and camp, offer
peaceful haven within our walls from the
turmoil without, serve as guides to the for
eigner in his efforts 10 learn English and
become acquainted with American customs
and ideals, we have our faith strengthened
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Some Innocent Exceptions

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Speaking OF the suppression Of all
Ccrman-!anguage papers during the war, that
would be throwing GU. the child with the
bath. There are many relig ous professional
and scientific journals which do not trench
on the war field, and there are doubtless
many newspapers which arc either neutral
or pro-American. II is no asset 70 the
United States to have thousands of her best
citizens cut off from the intellectual stimulus
OF the press, nor 70 leave n legacy OF Bit
tcrross after the war to millions of our
people Of German blood, who would feel in
suited and indignant at the elimination of
their means Of instruction and edifcation.
Papers that are reasonable suppress, but we
are certainly not called to cruelty and es-
pecialy to unnecessary cruelty
J. ALFRED FAULKNER.
Madison, n. j., Sept. Is, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
A Big Primary Vote for Fusion

1t is good advice which Mr.. Hughes, Mr..
Root, Senator Calder, Governor Whitman
and a number Of other prominent Republi-
cans have given to the enrolled Republi-
can voters of this city. A large vote should
be polled for Mayor Mitchell and his Fusion
colleagues in the primaries tomorrow,
not, indeed to make certain the placing of
their names on the Election Day ballot
that is assUred-but to show the city that
the Republican party is overwhelmingly
behind them and in favor of the kind OF
administration they have given to the pub
lie for the last four years.
The campaign which Mr.. Bennett and
his associates have been making within the
party is shor5sghted and, worse, detri-
mental to the welfare Of this city. The
time has long gone by when it was deemed
wise TO inject partisan politics into a mu-
nicipal campaign. New York has attained
good government through non-partisan ad-
ministration. In the various fusion or
non-partisan movements the Republican
party has served itself, as well as served
the city, by taking a prominent part. If
the Bennett ticket were to be victorious in
the primaries it would mean that the Re
publican voters had turned their backs on
this honorable record and had determined
to revert to the narrow policy of partisan
ship in municipal contests. Practically, it
would mean three tickets in the field and
split in the opposition to Tammany which
would give that organization an ines
Unable advantage. The interest of the
city, the interest Of good government, de-
mands the defeat Of this association of
predatory politicians and patronage grab
bers.
BY registering heavy vote for the Flu
sion candidates the enrolled Republicans
can show that they are intelligent enough
to rise above petty considerations of party
politics in a city campaign. and patriotic
enough TO support a splendid administra.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
ALower Price for Opera
Why Should II Not Be Produced for
All Classesp
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: with the approach Of the season Tor
grand opera il it not pertinent to ASK now
long is high class opera TO he regarded pri-
marily as n diversion for the wealthy classes
Never will the American public accept grand
opora in the enthusiastic spirit with which II
has been greeted and supported in Europe
until it has been made TO feel that opern Is
meant for all classes Of people
To hear the best productions and the great
est singers ono must pay three times the cost
Of the much criticised theatre prices. e.,
for orchestra seats-or sit In the family cir
Gle. To be sure, there are opera companies
giving performances ut popular prices, but ]
refer to opera Of the character given by the
Metropolitan. Boston and Chicago companies,
whose standard alone is worthy OF artistic
consideration Grand opera not of the high
est type is worse than no opera at all, be-
cause it is unfriendly to the growth Of uni
yersal appreciation. Unless comparatively
perfect il is likely 10 become udicrous.
In short, there should be n Underground for
the meeting of ali classes OF music lovers
through the establishment Of maximum
price of SO for orchestra seats and boxes.
Such n departure, presenting the very best
opera, by virtue of its direct appeal TO a
larger patronage, would result in grand opera
becoming self-supporting without reliance
upon ono or two extravagantly advertised
stars TO make up deficits on 'of nights
The first step in the promotion Of grand
opera appears to be TO remove it from the
category Of the rich mans diversions and let
the people of moderate means in on the
ground floor. Then IN the true tenor of sin
certify emphasis will be placed where it be-
longs not upon "the diamond horseshoes,'
but upon we'll balanced, artistic perform
ancc. GEORGE CHITTENDEN TURNER.
New York, Sept. ~, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
The Guards Grievance
" of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: ! read in to-day's Tribune your edi-
tcrial on Reserve Oficers and the Guard
and would like TO say a few words in reply.
There has always been a feeling in the
nrmy against the National Guard. The men
in the Guard who have been in for many
years should have been given chances at
commissions especially those who had seen
service on the Mexican border.
There is a man Of my acquaintance who
has recently graduated from Plattsburg who
came from one Of the regiments OF the Ma
tional Guard in which he served for nearly
seven years, and who himself told me that
the feeling against the Guard is very strong.
You speak about non-coms who have held
their posts for years and are firmly con-
WINGED that they know more about soldier
ing than the Plattsburgers. These men
should have been given chance to prove it,
but they have been denied their applications.
There are several men in the Guard reg-
ments who had put in applications for the
Plattsburg command, but were denied sim
ply because the National Guard commanders
did not want their companies to lose the
best men; consequently they have TO stay in
minor positions.
| do not, however, uphold the non-coms
and privates who refuse to salute these re-
serve officers and get out OF it by crossing
the street. As long as conditions are as
they are they should make the best Of them.
H. A. CORWIN,
Ex. y. G. " Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
"A Handpicked COMMITTEES"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The news that the Senate Woman
Suffrage Committee decided TO make favor
able report on the Susan B. Anthony nation
wide woman suffrage amendment is interest
ing but perhaps the public does not realize
that this is the only committee in Congress
made up of hand-pcked members, whose ex-
pressed convictions before appointment were
all on the side of woman suffrage.
All other of the 1873 committees in Congress
are bipartisan and represent varying senti-
ments on the specific topics they are expect
ed to consider. And yet on this revolution
airy issue of woman suffrage its opponents
found themselves confronted by a prejudced
jury; fguratively, they argued their case be-
fore a court which had already declared them
guilty. Each of the nine Senators had, pre-
yious TO his appointment, expressed himsei,
IS favoring woman suffrage. Not one on this
committee was sympathetic, or even open
minded, far as the millions of women
who are not sufragists were concerned. In
no court of the land would such a papably
unfair situation be tolerated
The Senate Committee on Suffrage is COM
posed of Senator'S Jones lchairman), New
Mexico; Owen, Oklahoma; Ransdel, Louisi-
ana; Hollis. New Hampshire; Johnson, South
Dakota; Jones, Washington; Nelson, Mime
sofa; Cummins, Iowa, and Johnson, California.
Perhaps the public should also be notified
that su!fragists are now attempting 70 have
a committee in their favor appointed by the
House, with Miss Rankin as chairman.
MARY G. KILBRETH,
Chairman Congressional and Legislative Com
mittee, New York State Association OPP
posed TO Woman Suffrage.
New York Sent 10 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
An Opportunity for Efficiency
LErom - Clncirrnn Enauirerl

iron. The Cincinnati EHquTrJ
OF more than passing interest is the an
nouncement that a manufacturer of food
products is advertising the sale OF full
pound loaf-sixteen ounces-for seven cents.
Equally absorbing is the intimation from
official circles that -four will soon fall 50 a
barrel. These things indicate that panic in
wheat markets is beginning to subside and
the true normal is being reached. There is
a reason Canada will have a surplus this
YEAR Of 100000 bushels of wheat for eX-
port, much more than the United States can
furnish. Other cereals-corn, oats, rye and
contemporaries record crops on both sides
of the international line, which, under the
war agreement, virtually has been erased.
Working toward a common end and as an
economic unit, the officials Of both countries
will provide a sufficient supply of cereal food.
All that remains TO be done is to prevent
waste. In the past this has been pretty well
accomplished by raising the prices. This
wear, though, it appears that the public has
been thoroughly enlightened as TO the sheer
stupidity of waste and fairly well educated
in the matter of conservation through cook
ing and serving. Ii is not hoping for too
much to expect that the Washington authori-
ties will so manage the business that the
pcople in the United States will be able to
buy bread made with American and Canadian
wheat as cheaply as the people in England,
France. Italy and Belgium now buy it. No
substantial obstacle stands in the way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Brown Lincoln

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In deciding about a Lincoln statue
for London, may / suggest replica Of the
one in Prospect Park, Brooklyn? This was
the first bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln
that appeared in our country. II was fash
Toned By the sculptor Henry K. Brown, who
also moulded the equestrian statue Of George
Washington IN Union Square, New York
The statue represents Lincoln as the
Emancipator. II is strong, realistic and
dignifed and yet in its idealsr makes a
soul-stirring appeal 10 our American patriot
IDA PRENTICE WHITCOMB.
Manchester. ". Sept. a. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
New York, Sept. IS, 1917
Londons Dreadful Statues

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: As an Englishman who has resided
more than twenty years in London and re-
CARDS that city as his home town, sincerely
hope the Lincoln statue which it is proposed
70 erect there will be worthy OF Lincoln him
self. Of the American donors, and Of the
great metropolis in which it is to have a
place.
There are very many statues in Londons
streets and squares, but few in which Lon
doners take any pride. Most Of them are
atrocities, which the citizens carefully avoid
looking at a second time. The United States
could do London 2 really good turn by giving
il statue OF high artistic merit which,
though bronze or stone, would none the less
breathe the spirit and soul Of the preserver
of American unity. A LONDONER.
New York, Sept. Is, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Marrow Jam to the Rescue
From The London Times


TO the Editor Of The Times Sir: A
paragraph in your issue Of yesterday states
that the Liverpool Corporation has been Off
cially informed that vegetable marrows are
not fruit within the meaning of the Sugar
Domestic Preserving Order 1911" May
point out that this season has been very
favorable for marrows, which, with the ad-
dtion of little lemon or ginger, make a
most excellent jam, and this, either eaten
as jam or used in buildings, etc, finds great
favor The quantity of sugar required is,
believe, not great, and in our country house
holds it is great standby during the win
ter and helps the housekeeper to solve the
question what pudding shall we have to-
day." is this food to be unused? | am, sir,
your obedient servant. RURIC0LA.
London, Aug. o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
The Arrogant National Guard
, the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial of to-day on ere
serve officers and the Guard is timely.
What might term the arrogance and self
suficiency of the Guard are indicated in more
ways than one. There were rumors In New
Jersey that in some Of the parades sending
off the conscripts the National Guard had
said that they would refuse to march with
the drafted men. And some OF the companies
did not march
This is unjust and un-Amercan when it
is remembered that a great many Of the Ma
tional Guard were enlisted in it before the
commencement of the war and before they
were called 20 Mexico, and many and loud
were the complaints made by its members
when the President sent them TO the border.
1t is fact that many who are now in the
Guard would not be there If they could have
foreseen what was coming This attitude
of superiority is hardly justified by the cir
cumstances.
As to the reserve officers, widespread
impression prevails that they are all snobs.
This is manifestly unfair, and can only be
founded on prejudice. Any who has
observed the reserve officers can see that
they are the best blood and brains of the
youth of the country. It may be that they
are a little conceited over their rapid sd-
vancement (who can blame them p and they
are bound TO blunder TO some extent, but
this antipathy should be fought by those in
authority, and the men made TO see that what
il. good enough for the government should
be good enough for them
The National Guard has not such lot 10
be stuck up about They have done well,
of course. But in point Of discipline and
training they are still far, very far behind
the regular army men. FAIR PLAY.
Orange, y. j., Sept. 10. 1917.