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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
The Town Clock in Olden Dau

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! note in the issue Of your paper q,
May IS an article in reference to posi-.
BILE changes that may be made in n,
reconstruction of the cupola Of the City Hall,
recently destroyed by fre-to wit, "elinirs..
ing the clock"
trust the architect in charge Of this verk
may consider the elimination" Of the far.
staff on top of the cupola, a "reie Of tie
Civil War;" and by no means ornamental
| am satisfied that architects must consider
it as inartistic. trust that my isndes.
hopes may be realized to behold again the
statue of Justice as the GROWING object o.
the most artistic building in the City Of Net
York.
AS to the City Hall clock and its imper
lance to the public as "timepiece," would
state that in the 40's was able to note the
time of day" on the same from the deck oi
the ferryboat on our way up the river to en-
JOY the delights of the Elysian Fields, in the
outskirts of Hoboken. When the cupola o.!
the City Hall was destroyed in 1858 and the
subject of restoration was being discussed,
Mr.. Sperry, the celebrated clockmsker, Who
was installing the clock IN st. Ceoves
Church, New York, told me that he had H.
formed the city officials that he would not
warrant a new clock il the eleven-ton bell
used as a fire alarm was continued in ue,
as this was the cause of the continual stop
ping of the clock, we'll known fact The
big bell was taken down from the ROOT 81
the City Hall and Mr.. Sperry installed ~
clock. WILLIAM r. COCA
Plainheld, n. j., May IS, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
The German Arboricides
or Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Many who had become hardened to
the idea of German ruthlessness toward
human beings have felt a new horror and
detestaton of German methods when they
read of the scientific barbarism and savage
calculation" shown by the German armies
when they determined so completely TO turn
that strip of the beautiful land Of France
into desert of death" that they did not
even spare the apple or cherry trees.
A fruit tree represents not only so many
years of human toll in the past, but so many
years of kindly service to man in the future
THAT to all thoughtful minds the destruction
of fruit bearing trees is a species Of muir
der. The Prussianized Germans, with their
policy of Schrecklchkeit, have therefore
forced the world TO coin new word, arbori-
cdes, for tree murderers, as companion
word with matriclde, parricide and lhlahti
eide.
1t is refreshing to turn back to one of the
rules of war laid down in Deuteronomy, Xxx,
1920 for the ancient warriors OF Israel IN
the campaigns they were TO wage against
the Csnaanites:
"When thou shalt besiege city long
time. in making war against it to take 1t,
thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by
forcing an axe against them: for thou may
est eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them
down (for the tree of the field is mans lfe)
to employ them in the siege.
"Only the trees which thou knowest that
they be not trees for meat thou shalt de-
stroy and cut them down.
What those rude nomads Of the fifteenth
century before Christ were forbidden to do
the Germans of the twentieth Christian CEN
tury have boosted of doing.
RICHARD D. HARLAN.
Washington, D. c., May 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
What a Pityl
of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Says the President in his proclama-
ton of to-day: "The nation needs all men.
But il needs each man, not in the field that
will most pleasure him, but in the en-
deavor that will best serve the common good.
Thus, though a sharpshooter please to OPP
crate a trip hammer for the forging Of great
guns and an expert machinist desire to
march with the flag. the nation is being best
served only when the sharpshooter marches
and the machinist remains at his levers"
Isn't it pity that this idea didn't occur to
The President when he was making up his
Cabinet? Is it too late to let Daniels go
back to his newspaper work?
J. BENTON WERNER.
Norwalk, Conn, May 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22

dcavoring to set before the American poo
ple the actually of the German pro-
crammc. Peace without annexation has
been proclaimed by the Russians and re-
iected by the Germans. 1t is hopeful
sign that Austria already inclincs to &C
cent this Russian programme. 1t is a
reason for optimism that the Russian proc
lsmation of purpose has removed the chief
reason for Turkeys presence in the war.
But no American should mistake the fact
that the issue of the war has become the
destruction Of Germany's gigantic scheme
for enslaving half Of Europe and using
the enslaved peoples as agents for extend
ing the frontiers of autocracy and mill
tarism.
There can be no peace that the Ameri-
can people could favor which does not alb
solutcly destroy the German Mitteleuropa
scheme. There can be nothing but harm
70 all the world in any expansion of Ger
many by reason of her assault upon our
civilization. There can be only the seed
If q future war in any extension of Ger
man sovereignty, which has already written
its mark in Posen and Alsace-Lorrane, to
twenty-five millions of Slavs in Austria,
ten millions in the Balkans, and not less
than ten million Rumanians along the
Danube and in Hungary.
When Germany accepts the Russian Tor
mula of no annexation and no indemnity II
will be possible to discuss the question Oh
peace. 1t is, however, unlikely that
either the American people or the Western
Allies will consider a peace without IN
dennity which leaves Belgium and France
-avaged by German armies, which leaves
the people of Alsace-Lorraine and the
Italian Irredenta to Teutonic rulers; but
these are remoter questions. AT the moment
the great peril to the world is the effort
of Germany, so far largely successful, to
erect colossal empire between the Baltic
and the Persian Gulf, in which German
ideas and German methods are to flourish,
in which liberty and democracy are to be
eytinguished in which the Prussian drill
master is to prevail.
Such an empire would mean not less
than one hundred and eighty millions OF
human beings subject to the will OF
Hohenzollern and to the policy of state
which has written its moral code in Bel
GUM. in Northern France and on the sea.
German agents and German sympathiz-
ers in this country will now use every in
sidious argument to beguile and mislead
the American people and to create senti-
ment in favor Of peace before the real
German danger is abolished. 1t is to be
hoped that the United States government
will continue its campaign for education
until the American people perceive what
Germany is after, because perception Will
enlist their energies and their support in
a war to block absolutely and perma-
nently this German scheme Of world
empire. fatal to American democracy and
to every other democracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
A Protest
itor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: feel compelled to express my pro-
test as a citizen against the ridiculous man
her in which We arc waging war, and know of
no better manner in which to do it than
through the medium of your paper, if you
permit.
Our only authorized leader has annual out
bursts OF superb leadership, and then mmc-
diately subsidies, sidesteps. backsteps. drags
his feet and seems TO attempt record as a
non -conductor of war. We cannot whip Ger
mans that way.
Is there no way in which the people can
compel action?
ANOTHER AMERICAN CITIZEN OF THE
VINTAGE OF 1885.
Saranac Lake. n. Y, May 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22

america comes into this war with wonder
full majesty. The Presidents statement to
Congress is a great document for mankind.
God bless him! Fancy an Irish-American
army on French soil! AT the end of the war
they and the men Of the Ulster division will
be as brothers. believe 1T is right about
the Irish settlement coming through Amer
lea. If the war lasts the Irish difficulty can
not outlast the war. The soldiers will settle
IL. and not BY fighting. But let US not wait
for that. PAIRlCk o'DoNNELL.
Bishop of Raphoe"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
Dismembers
To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: Permit me TO call attention IN n
large organization perhaps the largest in
the world-which has a board Of directors
Of $50 members.
To run small retail business with so
large board would be difficult.
With big business, of course. the prob
lem changes. II is no longer difficult It is
impossible.
The organization I refer to is called "the
United States of America"
GRAHAME JONES.
p. S. The more competent the board the
worse the confusion.
New York, May, II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
Would Lessen Fifth Ave. Congestion
To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: Concurrent with the views expressed
for extending Sixth Avenue, may urge that
such change would save the sfflux of vehic-
ular traffic now entering Fifth Avenue Cat
its southerly end, such driven from West
Broadway through Washington Square Park
and adding to the intensity of congestion al
ready thereon?
As important. perhaps. a quicker service
on the 81" would tend to lessen the crush OF
automobiles in Fifth Avenue. l.. +.
New York, May IS, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22

rot at all likely TO effect any important
change in the conditions they most resent
Nevertheless. if by any means a truly
representative body Of lrishmen can be
gathered, body free from any suspicion
of packing. for political or other ends the
Sim Fem element must needs cooperate or
lose all credit for candor and true pa
triotism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22
Ireland and America

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In view of your remarkable editorial
on ireland and America your readers may be
interested in the following letter from an
Irish Bishop who has been fighting for the
Irish cause for thirty years. 1t gives an idea
OF the response felt in Ireland to Americas
entry into the war. SHANE LESLIE.
New York, May Is, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-22

,o.,-,d q, IN. ros,o-c. At Nes York . Second Ci"'
NAL Matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25

wishing to contribute my mite. / hope
IL may he service -eHe-ef the
patrol cruisers and aid in finding
some German submit rine. VIII be
glad to know II can be put in serv-
ice"
Mr.. Heffiebower Is a veteran of
the Civil war. He is seventy four
years old and In living at the Soldiers
home at Sawtelle His binoculars
have been accepted gladly by the de-
partment. They will be put into use
imm ediately on an American ship in
the war zone and there is strong hope
that Mr.. Heff7ebower's wish for the
capture of a submarine by their use
will he fui1lled.
Tho navy is in need OF binoculars.
spyglasses and telescopes. II Is a
well-known fact that UP to recently
the United States imported pra cticai-
ly all lenses tor the better class of
observation glasses and now the
American facilities are not large
enough to meet the enormous demand
produced by the war. Every ship of
the navy and mercla mt marine now
needs many more men with good
glasses to watch for submarines The
government is anxious to get all the
glasses that private owners can spare.
The contributions should be forward
ed direct to Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, care
OF Naval Observatory, Washington.
Any glasses received that cannot be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
GRANITE PEOPLE ASK
Fur BETTER SCHOOLS
Ne Facilities for Education OF White,
Children Except b, Paying for
Tuition in Richmond

tttlre0s of the Granite section Of
hasjt~t3el3 county are circulating q
petition, already uunerouslv signed
I2r better school facilities Tor that ter
fAforH
A. present the ealire educational
facilities for tho white children OF the
c-nmunity - one room school
tai3ains There r. no county gram
~--~0ol IN rr=r+ Children who
ere IN grammar grades nuet either
teta&~ - The one-rooun primary
~hool or pay TO enter the Richmond
puhiic schools
fhestertieid provides no high school
convenient for this entire section Of
thssterfieid county and children who
wish - take a high school course
~ est pay The city OF Richmond $54 a
Near .ssides furnishing their own
books ~
The pre*ert petition Is for the erec-
uon OF A. adequate primary and
grammar school at a convenient point
near the belt lire. The educational
needs for the larger children In THE
territory were IN Il measure met BY
rho erection By Chesterfield authorl-
ties OF the school on the Midlothia n
turnpike However, when the CITY
limits were extended this school was
acquired by the city. with the contract
tnst the childreu should be permitted
70 have free access to this school for
period OF three years. This period
has expired. However, children who
we're In that school at the time Of the
annexation proceedings were required
on being transferred to the RsinhridRe
junior high school 10 pay tuition even
before the expiration OF the three.
year limit
The colored population between
Granite and Bon AIR have a very, cred.
itabI four~rooyn school
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
-33l8THH REGIMENTS
BAND HERE YESTERDAY
Gave opcn~Air. Concert In Capitol
Square, Dciighting Hundreds
OF Rtchmondcrs.

! The splendid twenty-eight- piece
1 band OF the Sisth infantry, composed
largely OF Richmond men at Camp
Lee. delighted the people of the city
with an open air concert on the south
front of the Capitol Yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, the music at
traoting proba bly, eight hundred peo-
pie to the scene.
The band has made wonderful prog
ress and was highly com plimented on
every hand.
While the notes OF martial music
sounded. khaki-clsd statesmen drove
a thriving business selling tickets for
the entertainment to be given at the
city auditorium Thanksgiving night
for the benefit OF the regiment Il
Is the ambition OF the regiment to
make the band one of forty pieces
Colonel B. H Wells and staff are ex-
pected to be present
Captain s. J. RAYMOND is In charge
OF the program while ca plain r. F.
COPYRIGHT. exchange officer OF the
regiment, is looking after the business
end of tho entertainment.
The object OF the entertainment is
TO further equip the band and 10 fur
nfsh athletic equipment for tho reEi
ment so that when they get to the
other side they Will have all the recre-
attonal facilities essential to their SIT
uation. An interesting feature OF the
concert yesterday was the participa-
tion az assistant bandmaster OF four
yearoid Carl Mac Jones In a cap
tafn's uniform. He was volunteer
mascot and was real drawing card.
The closing selection was the star
Spangled Banner" The audience with
few exceptions paid the usual tribute
OF respect to the national air. Not
ing that there were a few who had
IA lied TO remove their hats Cap
tain COPYRIGHT had the selection r.
peated. after a brief reminder TO the
absent minded or irreverent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
mrs. DESAUtIlltS WILL WILL
: TESTIFY TOMORROW
gury Nav Vote Hci Dut From Electric
Chair by Xeoii,4 OF Guilty Be
ran~e ot Insanity.
MrT1E son VISITS MOTHER
AIIeniS,s tn ne Called as Witnesses for
state IN Rchuttal When Defense
Is lnnCIuiucd-A-f Ray Photo III
Figure.

siireola. y. y. Nov. - VIII sou
No back to Chile after The trial ms
question v-ss asked OF Mrs blanca
T,rrazNriz DsSaulles awaiting the re-
surnp;iou Of her trial for her life in
t-ae Nassau county jail here today by
Mrs Phine2s Seaman, wife OF the
sheriff. Mrs Seaman, who has been
rnotheriag she beautiful young pris-
onsr ever since August &. when she
YES arrested for shooting her divorced
huebauG to death, made 1t clear by
her INQUIRY that she expects en- &C
outttal
y like America and Americans re
ssifed MIS- DcSauiles, She would not
: commit; herself further. and for very
sufficient reason
Several matters Of frst importance
10 Mrs DeSsulleS and little Jack de-
pend upon the nature Of the verdict
even il II be In her favor. as Mrs
wearnan and her other friends expect
ii 10 be Lawyers yersed in criminal
practice declared today that the jury.
Il not convinced beyond q reasonable
doubt Of the defendants guilt. can
vote her out from under the shadow
Of the electric chair in either OF two
WAYS Their verdict can be not guilty
or Z ~ar be not guilty because Of In
s4.-3fv IN - yher case her custody OF
her little sou. who will be Ave next
christmas dav. was declared likely 20
Become enn'eshed In legal proceed
These s4'EraI8E n vas argued,
WI ne mach slupl8aed II no string
!. t+ she VERDICT
The question as 20 whether Mrs.
t.st2.s ta@- t'tae 3aEs cut
IL L-rates Ssatns n reside perma
neaety gm q foreik1 country, it Vas
stated might also become a factor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
F ALLIED TO REPORT;
HELD AS DESERTED

Special 10 The Richmond Virginian)
Harrisonburg, Va. Nov &4--CharIes
Edward Shia7ett, charged with being
2 deserter from the army because Of
mis- failure 70 report when called BY
the local board for Rockingham
county. vas yesterday arrested al
4 rhss KEYS. four miles from Harri-
gw7nburE. by Chief of Police r. L.
Dovei. He is now In the Rockingham
county Jail ana VIII be taken to Cana
ssAstsfSf Monday te7.ssffieftt f5ry,aF
who will claim the reward Of s.
offered by the government ,,ine
either men registered In Rocktr ghatf.
eounty. who failed to ansxsr ssmilex
nnllA aTs listed 40 deSeltsxA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25

and twenty -four feet In length or more,
and suitable for ahipbuitding In thf.
section of the country. This action
II Is said. will curtaiI the output for
ordinary commercial uses from 20 to
40 per cent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
u. S. NAVY MEETS
BINOCULARS AND LENSES

Washington, Nov. s4.--Y.enses field
glasses or cameras with good lenses.
are OF such value to the navy depart
ment that there is considerable ap-
probation in the depa rtment for
pair OF field glasses sent by J. F. Hef-
fiebower, OF Sawtelie, Cal, with a
brief letter
Mr.. Hefdebower writee:
''r herewith send YOU a field glass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25

Savannah, Ga, November 2s.--The
government has Communicated every
piece Of yellow pine twelve inches wide
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25

of use viii be returned to the sender
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-17
Fat For Frying.

Eat that has been used for frying
doughnuts, croQuettes, etc, can be
used a number of times again if 1t is
carefully handled and not allowed to
become discOlored. Each time, after
use, it should be strained through
.cheesecloth laid over a sieve. Flour
crumbs and other matter present burn
at a lower temperature than does the
fat, and if not strained out will,
on relocating, become charred and
blacken the fat. Such fat does not
give attractive looking food; If the
discOloration be caused by the over
heating Of the fat itself, the food
loses In wholesOmeness by so much.
Fat strained each time after use, and
kept always below the smoking point,
may be replenished with fresh supplies
OF fat and used almost indefinitely.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-17
IJGiG3|
Evolution and Immortality.

; There is an element in evolution
which endears 1t to me and to every
man; think 1t throws bright CLEANS
on the question of Immortality. I see
that the unfolding series In this world
are all the time from lower to high
er, that the idea is not reached at any
point, that the leaf works toward the
bud, and the bud toward til blossom,
and thN blossom toward the tree, and
that in the whole experience of hui
man nature, and in the whole economy
of the providence of God in regard to
the physical world, everything is on
the march upward and onward. And
one thing is very certain, that neither
in the individual nor in the collective
mass has the intimation of God in the
human conscience verified and fulfilled
itself. The imperfcctiOn shows that
we are not much further than the bud;
somewhere we have a right to a pre-
science of the blossom.-Henry Ward
Beecher.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-17
I'VE Have an Account Here"

visionary conceptions. The girl had
stepped in amid his musings as if pur-
pOsely filling out the picture framed in
his airy train of thought.
She looked animated, her eyes were
sparkling her cheeks were suffused
with exercise. Her breath came quick.
She wore waterproof, and as she
threw back its hood and shook off the
gathered ralndrops, Ned thought of
some beauteous fairy amid shower
of crystal The girl made him out be-
yond the show case.
"Oh, I've had such a run !" she said
and then she drew back abashed, for
Ned had risen to his feet and the Gus
toner, seeing that he was not her ac-
quaintance, Mr.. Blair, was somewhat
embarrassed.
II am a transient substitute" ex-
planned Ned with becoming dignity Of
importance and courtesy.
II have a prescription to fill, please"
said the young lady. "Father is very
Ill, or thinks he is. and / must get the
medicine and hurry back" and she
placed a folded paper In his hand
which he accepted and tried to look
professional.
"U-um!" he observed, scanning the
screed wisely-"just so. BE seated
miss. and l will fill the prescription
at once"
Ned proceeded back behind the pre-
scription case. slowly, however, for hC
kept his customer in admiring Sigh
as long as possible. Then, shielded
from those timld but bright eyes, h
glanced again over the prescription.
Ned was not a registered pharma
olst, but he had studied Latin anG
chemistry. There were two compo
nents of the prescription that wer'
familiar enough-soda and "aqui
quantum subject" There was a thir,
ingredient named. however, that puz
zled him. A penciled word represent
ing il had been blurred by rain an,
pressure. II looked like "cap-gum.
.Capsulesf" studied Ned--hardly
''No. It Isn't gum. either. What cal
r,t'bs1g
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-17
Baked Salt MackereI.

Freshen the fish by putting it meat
side down in a large dish filed with
fresh water, leaving it from twelve to
forty-eight hours, and changing the
water several times.
Lay the fish in a baking pan or
earthen dish. To a medium-siZed
mackerel add one pint of milk or
cream and bake until milk is nearly
gone, leaving simply thin juice. Two
minutes before serving add a small
piece Of butter. This with the milk
makes q thin sauce to pour over the
fish when it is on the platter. Serve
with baked potatoes.-Mother's Mag.
azine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-17
TO AILING WOMEN.
A Little Sound Advice Will
Help Many a Sufferer in
HOpkinSville.

No woman should consider herself
healthy and well if the kidneys are
weak. Poisons that pass off when
the kidneys are well, are retained in
the body when the kidneys are disor-
dered. Ii the kidneys and bladder
become inhamed and swollen worse
troubles may quickly follow. This is
often the cause of bearing-down pains,
lameness, backache, etc. Uric pois-
oning is also frequent cause of head
aches, dizzy spells, langour, nervous
ness and rheumatic pain.
When suffering so, try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, a remedy that has proven
effective in thousands of such cases.
Let Hopkinsville woman tell Of her
experience.
Mrs. T. Talley, $50 Jessup Ave,
Hopkinsville, says: 81 keep Doan's
Kidney Pills on hand and use them
occasionally as kidney regulator.
was troubled at one time with kidney
and bladder trouble. | felt dull and
weak and my back and limbs ached.
suffered a lot with binding dizzy
spells. My kidneys acted too often,
and was greatly bothered on that
account. | read of Doan's Kidney
Pills and bought some at Higgins
Drug Store. This Medicine helped
me wonderfully. My kidneys were
regulated and felt stronger and bet
ter in every way.
Price SOC, at all dealers. DOM
simply ask for kidney remedy-gei
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Talley had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.