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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-13

see how 'Gota-It' gets them OFF In a
hurry and without tho least pain. |
can wear tight shoes, dance and walk
Hs though / never had corns."
"Gcts-ft" makes the use OF toe
irritating salvos, bundling bandagos.
tape. plasters and other things not
only foolish but unnecessary. Use
this wonderful discovery, "Gets-lt."
for any soft or hard corn or callous.
1t II tho new. simple, easy, quick
way, and Il never fails. Youll never
have 20 cut n corn again with knives
or scissors. and run chances OF blood
poison. Try "Gets-tt" tonight
"Gcts-It" IN sold everywhere 25c
q bottle. or sent on receipt Of price
by H. Lawrence & Co. Chicago. III.
Sold In Seattle at the owl Drug
Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-13
Indian Art Coming
TO Own, Due to War

NEW YORK. April 13.--Dlffi-
Guilty in obtaining new patterns for
dress fabrics and other textiles
from abroad. has caused designers
from all parts OF the United States
to avail themselves OF tho stores
of American primitive and Indian
art in tho American Museum OF
Natural History here.
Manufacturers OF pottery and OF
various other wares also are send.
ing their experts to tho museum
for ideas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-13
FRENCH TAKE MORE
GERMAN TRENCHES

PARIS. April 13.-French troops
today captured several lines of Ger
man trenches south of ST. Quentin
and took prisoners and booty. the
war office statement declared.
Further gains were made east of
Coucy La Vile" II said many pris.
oners and machine guns being
taken"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-13

After all, II isn't so much that
Uncle Sam needs men as that men
need Uncle Sam.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-13
Tramp Dog Goes to
All the Funerals

SESOUFHoNING. Pa. April 10.
This community has a dog which
manifests fondness for attending
funerals. Since attention was
drawn to his habit he has never
been Known to miss one. He usu.
ally walks beside the hearse and
will 20 into the church II permitted.
He has frequently been driven out,
but when this happens he will
loiter outside until services are
over and then accompany the
cortege to the grave.
He that 10 much fiattered soon
toarpn - fIattor bIrv,aalf Tnhna<s,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have read Mr.. De Valdor's remarks
in your esteemed paper in reference to Ger
man operas at the Metropolitan and can
rot as a true lover and ardent student OF
music, let them pass without some comment.
From his statement in regard to the
twelve German operas and Martha" | con-
clude that he is under the Impression the
latter was performed in German, but in
reality it was sung in Italian, with Caruso.
It cannot be denied that France has
placed a ban upon German music. Does not
the fact that we Americans have not as yet
boycotted Hun" music emphasize our
broadmndcdness and benevolence? | can
fully understand why Mr.. De Valdor would
like to see Richard Strauss eliminated from
the repertory, but do not see why he should
be so prejudiced against execution of music
by Beethoven, Gluck and Wagner in the
United States These composers have been
dead for more than thirty years, and on
their music the copyright has expired. The
fact that Toscanini conducted excerpts from
Wagner's operas in Italy shows that he Is a
true artist III whose opinion music has no
boundaries. Still, no one will doubt the
maestro's patriotism and love for his country.
Mr.. De Vador further writes: Good
Americans will boycott German operas" How
can he, if he loves music-whch he undoubt-
eddy does, as he would otherwise take no
interest in musical affairs - make such a
strong utterance. "Good" Americans will re-
frain from doing so, as they would consider
il a Prussian, inhuman act, entirely against
the ideals for which we are now fighting.
The reason why so few native singers are
at the Metropolitan Opera is because far
America has not produced artists capable Of
withstanding the criticisms allotted to them
by such spoiled audience as that of the
golden horseshoe" type. But, fortunately,
this sad state of affairs is greatly Improving.
HERBERT CHAUDIERE.
Woodhaven, l.. J., Sept. 90, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22

transferred to last weeks list, and it is not
impossible that this weeks list may he sub
ject TO further corrections in next week s.
The point is not that the lists afford no
clear indication of the progress of the sub
marine war, but that only by considering
fairly long series can useful conclusions
be drawn. On the face Of it the latest re-
turn is encouraging. The small number OF
large ships sunk is a remarkable feature,
the more so because for some time the
losses in this class were relatively heavy
msomuch that some observers were m
Cliued to draw the conclusion that the
their attacks, concentrating particularly
on the heavier ships. Nor was this suppo
sition without some justification in reason,
since it is manifest that of late the COM
manders of the U-boatS have been com
relied to depend more and more on their
torpedoes, attacks by shell fire having been
greatly reduced by the general arming of
merchantmen and other defensive devices.
No doubt there is some truth III the
various reports of the larger and more
powerful submarines now in use, though
we are not obliged to accept all the fan
tastic tales that reach us. But the num-
Der of cruisers with great radius of &C
ton is doubtless relatively small, and the
difficulties of those that can carry but a
few torpedoes have manifestly increased,
notwithstanding the striking decline in
the last two months in the number of YES
sells unsuccessfully attacked. 1t is difficult
to interpret this aspect of the matter with
any certainty, but is it not conceivable that
among the many escapes reported in April
and June a considerable number are 20 be
attributed to the evasion of surface at
tacks, which of late have become so much
less common?
Upon the whole, it may be concluded
that there is steady improvement in the
situation at sea. The figures from the
beginning of April show fairly regular
falling off in the number of losses, and it
only remains to be seen now whether this
can be maintained. In the meantime it
would be imprudent to conclude that sub
marine activity has already reached its
maximum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Judge Not the knitters
he Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II is great pity that patriotic
Knitter" does not know more facts concern
ing the production and consumption of knit
ting worsted. The material used in making
worsted for army and navy use is of the
better and longer strands, as the wearing
quality as we'll as warmth is essential The
fancy sweater materials have not the wear
ing quality and are made Of the shorter
strands not available for the knitting
worsted. Many are even combined with
mohar strands, to add lustrc. Hence, #
this was not used, what would Patriotic
Knitter" suggest as to the waste, or short
wool, so that all this perfectly good material
be not thrown away?
| know of several instances where those
who have overtaxed themselves doing heavier
army and navy knitting found relief by
making sweaters for friends and turning the
money made from this into the Red Cross
Also dozens OF women who last year paid
from Sl2 TO S25 for finished sweaters are
this year making their own at cost of
from 50 to Sc.
Would it not be wise not to Judge too
hastily and to remember that we are expect
ing great deal in asking women who have
never known necessity to work all their time
on what even the most patriotic of US must
grant becomes exceedingly monotonous?
New York, Sept. 10, 1917. E.H.P.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Drafting Aliens Too Late

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | understand Congress is going TO
pass bill drafting aliens into the National
Army. Now, think this is the proper thing
to do, but cannot understand why our Con-
gress has dilly-dallied so long.
The point ! wish to bring out is this: ITO
communities having a large alien population
credit shall be given in subsequent draft for
the inequalities of the first draft . .
because aliens were exempted" Let US see
how it works out in my case. | am Gas in
my town draft and 22O in the list of 24O
cur quota; 425 were either rejected, exempted
cr aliens. Surprising 80 of these aliens had
been accepted in the draft, that would mean
that | would be the 270th man certified for
service instead of the 220th and as our quota
is 2ia | would not be called in this first
draft.
Congress proposes under this new law to
give the second draft credit for the aliens
exempted in the first draft. Why should this
second draft get credit" at the first draft
mems expense? Many a man in the irst draft
Is married-as ! am-and is compelled to
leave his wife, making it necessary for her
70 90 back 70 work.
CONSCRIPTED HUSBAND.
West New York, y. j., Sept. IA, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Operate Competition

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: II is encouraging to note that an
effort is being made to reduce the prevailing
price Of grand opera in New York. For sew
cral years would-be attendants have been
turned away from the Metropolitan Opera
House, which holds monopoly in the operate
field fact that indicates there is room ior
a lively competitor
After witnessing the performances OF the
Boston Grand Opera Company at the LeNing-
ton Theatre last season, performances that
were profitable both to the company and the
public. which attended in large numbers, the
writer had honed a new era for opera IN Ne"
York was beginning. II this organization
were TO settle in New York, charging price
of 81, it seems highly probable the city would
generously support the innovation
There is justice in assuming that demand
exists for the type of opera the Boston com
pany is able to provide. Instead OF permitting
this organization 20 roam the face OF inc
earth in more or less hazardous attempt to
nay enormous touring expenses over arid
regions New York should open it's arms and
provide a warm place by the public freside.
Since Hammerstcin held forth at the Man
haitian Opera House there has been tre-
mendous influx of music lovers from Europe,
due to the war; by whom alone another opera
house could be supported The San Carlo
company, now at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre. is being patronized mainly by ltal-
ians, and it has proved paying proposition
At the 50 rate it should be possible to pro-
vide good opera in New York or IN any city
OF the country. There are plenty OF line
artists whose services could be secured for
half the sum of the salaries paid at the
Metropolitan. OF course, if we are to con-
slider grand opera as necessary eXtrava-
gancc and appreciate it only as it represents
luxury in every detail, there is little use
of such a departure has been proposed.
The time will come when opera must belong
to the peope-truly grand opera, with splen-
did choruses, orchestra and scenery, as well
as splendid soloists. Under an evenly bal
anced financial schedule there is no reason
why SO opera should not succeed.
+. T. HUNTINGTON.
New York, Sept. 90, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
A Gross Injustice
,r of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: read with great interest and grow.
ing indignation your able editorial in yester.
days issue, on the way in. which we-th.
public-are being mulcted for the benefit o!
the periodical press.
1t is, as you rightly say, monstrous that ID.
taxpayer should be made to subsidize suca
corporations as the Curtis Publishing Com.
pany Il use one of your own instances) to
the tune of si,7432O5 per annum.
But you lost an opportunity, as you rarely
do, to cap your climax. | have been at tn:
pains TO analyze the contents OF recent
rumber of "The Saturday Evening Post
This always entertaining and often instruc.
tive periodical is composed of 532, pages Of
reading matter" 70 66i4 pages Of advertise.
ments, so that the larger portion Of what the
public is saving the publisher. nearly
S., 1000 900 year to distribute, is not "knowl'
edge and information necessary to the unity
and welfare of the nation but material Of
no great pith and moment, the very printing
Of which is a source of vast profit 70 the
publishing company.
This is by no means a solitary instance
of this injustice. II. b.
New York, Sept. 20, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
The Mystery OF Bread Prices

(From The Philadelphia EueHiHo Ledger
Bread is cheaper in London than it is here.
Mr.. Irwin, grain controller of this port, ex-
poets to see a fourteen ounce loaf sell for
a nickel before long. But right now pound
loaf sells in London for AZ cents. 81 am
convinced that this cheap bread sold in Lon
don is not-cannot be-of a quality that
would be acceptable TO our people here. 1t
is usually very dark in color and altogether
coarse and unattractive," says Mr.. Irwin.
But the question need not depend upon
any ones personal beliefs or convictions.
The English bread can be analysed and
its exact nutritiye value determined There
need be no mystery about it. We do not
want TO fare better or worse than our allies.
English people and Americans must combine
against the profteers of both nations. We
must have every fact we can get from the
English 10 show up our own profteers
Americans who mean to win this war at any
cost will prefer to eat dark and unattractive
bread 10 being gouged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Postal Rate and Taxes on Checks

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial expression on the SEE
ond-class matter postage reflects far more
credit than the attitude Of your contem'
poraries, who are bitterly opposing any IN
crease Of such postage, while clamorlng Tor
a stamp tax on bank checks and other COM
mercial documents. The two propositions are
somewhat analogous, but there is marked
difference in that, as you point out, the gov
eminent is carrying the second-clsss matter
at a serious loss, while IN the other case
does not render any service whatever. Ju'ts
the tax will make for fewer papers, so II VIII
make for fewer checks drawn, and to tnH
extent it would be burden on the circulating
currency There would not even be the COM
pensation that the Federal Reserve IS"
grants, for the reason that the kind OF eneeA
drawn which would be limited by stamp
tax is not the kind that would furnish any
assets for the Federal Reserve banking.
E.J. SHRIyER
New Brighton, s. l., Sept. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Progress Against the U-Boats

1t is reported from London ION official
authority" that the latest defensive meas
ures against submarines have proved their
worth, and that "the results of methods
adopted in the last month give cause for
growing confidence"
This intelligence is highly encouraging,
Lut it scarcely justifes the attempts that
Rave been made to demonstrate sudden
reduction in the war losses on the evidence
Of the returns issued by the British Ad-
miralty. Though it is true that the latest
weekly .lfst shows a considerable reduc-
ton in the number of bigger ships sunk,
it must be remarked that there is no falling
off in the total number of vessels success
fully attacked When the necessary ad-
iustments have been made the losses in
the last few weeks show no considerable
variation.
Obviously that does not mean that there
is no improvement in the defence, for it is
possible, and even likely, that the number
Of submarines has increased. But it is
dangerous TO draw conclusions from any
one week. Last week the number of sink
ings recorded after the necessary deduc-
tions had been made in respect of losses re-
ported too late to be included in prior lists
was twenty, which is exactly equal to this
weeks number. But nine of the smaller
vessels reported this week must now be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Second Class Mail Subsid;..
Some Publications Said to N..d
Them in Order to Suryiv.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Why is it that, although you ,.
TO be fair and just in discussing alm,,.
every topic that comes up, you are 80 no.,
udiced and unfair and unjust in connects.
with the second-class postage matter?
In your editorial to-day you call a,tsntio,
TO the speech Of Mr. Kitchin some tim. 40.
in which he called the Curtis company, nnh
lications THE Saturday Evening Post, a.,
"The Ladies' Home Journal7-"repres.n.,
in the magazine field" If Mr.. Kitchin kno,,
anything at all about the publishing bu,in.,,
which we doubt, he knows that these public
tions are not representative, and su,.,,
whether he knows it or not, you know t,,,
they are not representative that they A.. 4,
the nature Of "freaks"-that no other mao,
zine or second-class publication enjoy, N.
same degree Of prosperity that they d.
The new postage scheme may not des.r,,
the Curtis publications, but it will DESTROY
great many others, and the government will
gain nothing by it. They cannot collec, ts,.,
for war purposes from dead publications. a,
from publications that have been crippled n,
to the point of making no profits whatever.
Quite recently Senator Hoke Smith admitted
in a speech in the Senate that Will. Il W,
possible to ascertain the cost Of TRANSPORTS,
second-class mail on the railroads il wa,
absolutely impossible 20 determine how much
il cost TO handle this class Of mail: and Of
course Mr.. Smith was right. Neither the
Poet OHico Denartmeut nor Mr. Eitrb;, -,
any other man connected with the govern.
ment knows what it costs 10 handle second.
class mail; and when they say that the
government loses over eighty million dollar,
year in this way they are simply guessing
at it. All the Post Office Department. doe,
anyhow, is to estimate" what the cost 4,
Why don't they know? What sort Of system
of bookkeeping must they have that CON.
pels them to estimate" the cost of mate,
of so much importance as this?
It is admitted By the Postmaster General
that the government is making a prof. On
parcel-post packages, and Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson has stated that II does rot
cost three cents a pound TO handle and
transport such packages. Why should it eos,
any more TO handle second-class mail than
to handle parcel-post packages?
We don't expect you TO publish this letter.
We are writing IL simply as protest agsin..
the unfair editorials that you have been
printing.
MOTOR VEHICLE PUBLISHING CO.,
VI. T. RICHARDSON, President
New York, Sept. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Educative and inexpensive

DFrou, The Louisville CONFECTIONERY
Farm and Family" advises its readers to
attend the "Short Course in Practical Agri-
culture and Home Economics" at the State
University, assuring them that the instruc-
tion will prove valuable. both as an increaser
of the profits from herds and crops and as
Gecreaser Of economic leakage in the home.
Under the heading Expense Is Small'
Farm and Family" gives the following sched-
ule of anticiDated expenses:
Rent Of furnished room, per week. 81 to
$3.50
Table board, per week, 50 and up.
Nowadays enough creme de luxe" for
sliced peaches or breakfast food in New
York hotel-meaning cream such as the aver
age Kentucky farmer has on his table as a
matter of course and without thinking of it
as a luxury 80 cents, and a breakfast
such as Kentucky farmers content them selves
with, being plain livers, modest in their de-
mands. foots up TO about $3.50 on Broadway,
plus the tip which custom obliges you TO be-
stow upon the waiter who has footed up the
fabbergasting total. There are rooms from
81 to 81 a day up-oh, very much up-for the
sojourner who does not know the ropes, and
q few even cheaper ones can be found by
those who know the town and its merciless
manner of treating the tenderfoot But
board at "S3 week and up" and rooms for
81 or $3.50 week-not, perhaps rooms with
a "bawth," or even bath, yet rooms COM
fortably furnished and more spacious than
the So a day cubcles in our leading Amerl-
can hotels-mean that the procurement OF
the benefits Of an agricultural course run
ming from late October till March at the
State University includes a bargain in food
and lodging where war profteering is not the
chief end of man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22
Free Ports

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In my Four Years in Germany
former Ambassador Gerard says:
"If we have to meet the intense conpe'
tition of Germany after the war, we nave
got to view all these business problems from
new angles.
For instance, there is the question OF ire'
ports Representative Murray Hubert hH
introduced in the House of Representatives
a resolution directing the Secretary OF '''
Treasury, the Secretary Of War and the sec
rotary of Commerce 70 report 20 congress
as TO the advisability of the estsb!isnmeI'
of free ports within the limits OF the e'''''
lished customs of the United States.
Even few members of Congress seem "
know what a free port is.
One Republican member Of the ways Az
Means Committee opposed the considerable"
of my resolution because it was free trA''
proposition
Judge Gerard points out:
Free ports exist in Germany and ns''
existed for a long time, although GermaH'
is a country with a protective tarf'
If our government should undertake "
establish the free port system, there IS Nv
more logical location for a free port tha1
within the Port Of New York. Cer'a'n'
there can be no harm in the adoption OF 'ns
resolution requiring the heads Of the eNee',
tive departments under whose Jurisd''''O1
the establishment of a free port would CONE
10 submit all of the available data ioF 'H'
information of the Congress and the eoan,
try. The people ought to be informed 81
some members of Congress certainly new
TO be.
May | not hope that you will add 'Hs
force and influence of your valued paper !"
advocating the consideration OF this res'
luton? MURRAY HULnhh''
Washington, Sept. Is, 1917.