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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
More Free Land
Here Are 100 Acres, but Where Is
the Labor?
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In Fridays issue Of your paper is
note from Louis D. Beach. of Vincentown,
n. j., expressing a wish for some free land
or which to do his bit. Mr.. Beach is perhaps
lust the one for whom | am looking. | will
let him have 100 acres within a mile Of this
quite populous village, affording a market
for all products Of the soil. | have succeeded
only in getting one piece of five acres
planted in potatoes by some young men or
boys in the village This success was owing
to the interest and energy of Eliphalet n.
Potter Mrs. R. S. Saltus has found seven
girls who she hopes will raise some garden
truck on one acre.
There are many city people who know not
whereof they speak who urge the authorities
to seize land so that those so disposed may
raise food. There is no occasion to seize
any land I am quite sure that there is
plenty of free land, but the laborers are
scarce.
Robert s. Brewster secured piece Of land
behind an Italian settlement here. This he
has divided among the people of that neigh
borhood. He has ploughed the ground for
them and has furnished the seed
think that there more public spirited
citizens such as he than there are possible
benefciaries. ROBERT W. LEONARD.
New York, June 2, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Forceful and Fearless

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: On behalf of the Consumers League
of the City of New York / wish to express
deep appreciation of The Tribunes consistent
stand in opposition to the Brown bill, which
Governor Whitman has just vetoed.
1t is most gratifying 20 those engaged in
building up a standard for industrial work
ers to have the daily press present facts rela-
tive to the need for protective laws in such
forceful and fearless way as characterized
The Tribune's articles. NELLIE SWARTZ.
Executive Secretary.
New York, June 5, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

disadvantages the war becomes largely
test Of German endurance. Can Ger
many's soldiers stand up for two year,
longer under blows like those which crum-
pied and shattered the lines south of
Ypres? Such punishment, renewed again
and again under conditions which favor
the offensive and handicap the defensive,
must sap any army's courage. And it can
only be postponed, not escaped, by Hin
denburg policy of "strategical retreat"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Americans scandinavian Foundation

American scandinavian Foundation
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There seems to be some misapprehen.
sion regarding the manner in which the
American scandinavian Foundation awards
its stiScnds The Foundation does not Vie
the Nobel Institute, search the entire f@
of endeavor in order TO find and rewsn
those who in the past have rendered hE'
manity tire most signal service. The Foun
dation proceeds rather after the manner o.
the universities; il grants scholarships, usp'
ally to young students, in order to enable
them to take a certain course OF study or %
accomplish some definite object, as, for IN
stance, the writing of book that from the
nature of the subject cannot be CONNER
cially profitable in proportion TO the time
required for research. Stipends are awarded
only to those who make application Tor
them.
Although this fact has been repeatedly ac
vertised IN the American and Scandinavia
press, the Foundation is sometimes enu-
cised for not recognizing some person VINO
has never applied for a scholarship Inis
was the case last week when the Foundation
was censured for passing over Danish
American scholar of tried ability. Yet none
of the critics had previously taken me
trouble even 10 write the office OF the Foun'
dation regarding the work Of the gentleman
in question. All who know o. some one
especially eligible for an American-Seaho
navian scholarship should make It a p'h'
to bring that person in touch with the Fou''
dation by urging him to apply and by wIg WIZ,
ing to recommend him. All application: WA
receive scrupulous attention. They shoula
be made out on blank forms provided by m'
Foundation and be sent in before Aprii
% West Forty -ffth Street.
THE AN-SCANDINAVlAN FUN
DATION.
New York, June 5, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Making the Loan Popular
, Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: As a daily reader of The Tribune I
am extremely gratifed TO find such full news
of the Liberty Loan campaign in your paper.
and am writing TO express my appreciation
Of your help in making the loan popular and
successful. There can be no doubt that the
daily papers in this city command large
audience, and by presenting the news of the
campaign for this loan as you do in so inter-
esting a fashion you are doing splendid work
HENRY DOUGLAS LAYTON.
New York, June 7, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Thanks
New York, June 7, 1917.
of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me to thank you in behalf Of
the woman citizen for the editorial with
which you greet the new suffrage journal in
your issue Of June 5.
The Trbnne's own service in behalf of ;he
suffrage cause has always been Of so dis
criminative and farseeing a character that
IL is the greater satisfaction 10 have its sym
pathetic Endorsement OF the aims and scope
Of the woman citizen. ROSE YOUNG.
New York, June z, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
The Vegetarian Conscience

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The exemption boards will have a per-
feet test for vegetarian conscientious OBJ
jectors to military service. If they wear
leather shoes they are not as conscientious
as all that. II they don't wear leather shoes
we can't use them in the army, thank you!
Imagine vegetarian regiment shutting
along in carpet slippers, comfy" slippers and
prunellas! NARCISSA cox VANDERBILT.
Scarborough. Ii udson, June z, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Teddy

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: BY all means let us call the United
States soldier Teddy" Any one can think
Of dozen good reasons for this nickname,
and no real American will think of any OBJ
lection to it. CHARLES B. HOBBS.
New York, June J, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your inimitable c. W. Gilbert ne.,
to the line of policy as laid down, and nv.
therefore be sustained. but L. A. Oo'1's :
point is as to England's danger OF s'ar,'
ton. II is unfortunate that your quO's
ton: "'Therc would be something 10 w0m'
about he admits; but he insists, no. ~
iii them" does not appear in the O0'"'
letter as you printed it. ,rv
.L.wHIITIEsE9
E.rmingdsis, Ii. luna A1311
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

You can purchase merchandise advertised IN M
TRIBUNE with sbsolue ssfetyfor dissatisfaction 1esu
IN any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees 10 pay your mohey
h.ck pnon REQUEST, No red tape. No Qubbing We make
good promptly u The advertiser does no.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

Owned arr published daily By The Tribune Asodtnon'
NeN York Cooperation. ogden Reid President; u
Rogers Vice President: Richard H. waldo Secretary r
slter. Treasure Address. Tribune Buudns - NsSSA
street. New York. Telephone. Beekman 5000.
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SUBSCRIPTION RArrs.-By Mai. ro.as' rad oD''

.s,.-.d a, N. Po..o-ce a, New York as Second Cia''
Mall Matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Read Mr.. Cortis's Letter Again.

New York, June 7, 1917.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Secret Of ths Baked Potato

Occasionally a restaurant or a sys-
ten Of railroad dining cars becomes
famous for its baked potatoes At the
San Francisco exposition several col
lege girls operated an establishment
at which the baked potato was the
piece de resistance and cost so cents.
an these successes have been based
on a simple little trick.
A potato should be larded before be-
ing baked, 80 as to fill up the porous
skin and retain tie fuu flavor. 1t is
necessary to cover only the skin with a
little lard bacon grease or butter to
accomplish the end.
A potato 80 treated ana baked just
the proper length Of time. usually
three-quarters of an hour, viii surpass
a potato cooked in any other way 1t
must always be broken open immedt-
ately upon being taken from the oven,
SO that the steam may escape New
York SIM.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
HIS C0NSIDERATE WIFE.
lt 10 Too Bad That We Can't Hear Her
Side of the Story,

She never abuses us to outsiders.
When she is talking to other women
she pretends that she doesn't care for
the things she actually needs.
II am ashamed" she says to us-'1
am ashamed for them to know how you
treat me. No other man would allow
his wife to wear the clothes that /
have to wear. Other men tell their
wives to buy things, but if / waited for
you to tell me to buy something for
myself l wouldn't have a new dress be
tween now and doomsday.
And yet / tell people that you urge
me to buy things. | know l viii have
to answer for it, but | do it on account
of the children. / don't want them to
be humiliated by growing MP in a com
munity where people know how their
mother is treated. Yes, that is all /
have heard since | married debts
debts, debts. / don't know what in the
world you would find to talk about if
you were out Of debt
Il could write to my people to get
money to buy the things / need but
am ashamed to let them know what
you are No, you can't see it you
can't see anything.
Il just wish you would point to one
thing / have bought this season just
point to one thing ! have bought On
yes, that suit that suit is all YOU can
think about. / guess YOU wish l hadn't
bought it. l guess you wish ] didn't
have anything OF ali to wear
Yes, / bought pair Of eight dollar
shoes, but did you want me 60 81 bare
footed? You wouldn't care ff dIl If
there were any shame IL o you
wouldn't treat me the d8
What about that ba 4as that's
what | say what ala tn ought
to have gone without bat? That
is just the way you a are when
try to say word aay anything you
cali attention 10 everything ever have
bought 1t hurts S. much for me
to buy anythua at SOU never quit
thinking ahon aater qait wishing
had done wifho There isn't another
woman
Claude coaao 10 Fort Worth star
Telegram
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
FEMININE FASHIONS.
Men Are Always Helpless In Their
Efforts to Control Them.

Men ARE Always F1slPlsSS III nor
Efforts to Control Them
1t is interesting 10 note that while
men have always rallied, and rallied In
vain, against the eXcesscs of fashion,
they take swift alarm when women
show any disposition TO appropriate a
portion of their own sensible and SAM
tary clothing.
The spreading hoops Of our sainted
grandmotheIs were to our unregener-
ate grandfathers a source of measure
less annoyance. The general effect
produced by crinoline was an alb
sence of space for anything but itself
and an absence Of concern for any
body but its wearer.
Engulfed by their wives tempestu
Gus petticoats, men lost their last yes
tige OF superemineuce They remon-
strated in fear and wrath. They eX-
hausted themselves IN ridicule, not un-
derstanding that women can never be
laughed out Of a folly They appealed
to art, they Appealed to economics,
they appealed 90 reason They would
gladly have appea eu to religion had
it been Of any use.
The hoopakirt having reached the
greatest possible magnitude compati-
BILE with hamau intercourse went
slowly out Of fashion 1t died liter
ally by inches, growing smaller and
smaller every season and refusing tc
be hurried in its decline by the impor
tunities OF men
But the bloomer The comfortable
economical symbolic nloomer, lived Its
brief life in vain, blighted not by the
uneasy preiudices OF men, but 10y the
contempuous disregard OF women
who in the supreme matter cf dres;
have never permitted any appeal from
their own court THE failure of sump
tuary laws in all countries ana in a.
ages proves the perpetual impotence o.
men. Agnes Bepplier ia IlaIper's Mag
aZine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26

After eight months of negotiation
representatives OF the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad and Of
the 1882 signalmen and telegraphers
it employs decided they could not agree
and sent a telegram TO Judge William
L. Chambers, chairman of the United
States board of mediation and concili-
alton, asking that body to arbitrate
their disputes According to II. B.
Perham. president of the order of
Railroad Telegraphers, the prospects
are good for a settlement of the diff
ferences without resort to strike.
The proposed new schedule calls for an
average increase of 10 per cent in
wages for the New Haven telegra.
piers. A readtustment of the work
ing schedule is also asked for.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Shares With Employees.

The Penn Tobacco company, Wilkes
barre, Pa, one of the largest independ-
ent concerns In the country, has an
nounced new method of profit shar-
Ing with its employees Under an ar
rangement in effect Jan. the employ
ees will receive bonus proportionate
to the cash dividends of the stockhold
ers. The dividends on $1,000,O00 CAPT
talization are now per cent, payable
quarterly. Under the Penn plan every
time there is dividend declared fol
the stockholders the percentage of div
idend will be applied to each employ
ee's salary.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
To POI sh silver.

TO make q good silver polish mix to-
gether one-half ounce Of Gne salt, one
half ounce Of powdered alum and one
half ounce Of common cream of tartar.
Put them in a large porcelain pitcher
and pour on two quarts Of water and
stir until entirely dissolved Now
transfer the mixture to clean bottles
and cork tightly Before using shake
we'll Pour a little Of the liquid out
into a bowl and wash the silver all
over with it, using an old linen cloth.
Let it stand for ten or fifteen minutes
and rub OFF dry with buckskin The
silver viii look like new-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
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ground. his hands in the large pockets
of his tunic
Seeing that his adversary was un
armed, the Turk much to the surprise
Of the Briton, threw down his gun and
put up his fists in approved prize ring
style The Ene!ishman put himself
on guard and the next moment the
Turk flung himself upon him. and the
pair began to Gght desperately
The men were about the same age,
the same weight and bad Iual knowl-
edge Of the art Of boxing They
fought without stopping for about ten
minutes By that time each was fair
ly exhausted, and they paused for
brief rest. only to continue their little
private accounting WHOM they had
found their breath Round after round
the fight went on, While out in the
gulf of Saros the ships fred auto
maticaly. and back of each Of them
the field artillery Numbered Neither
seemed to be able to gcr any decisive
advantage over the other and at last
Turk and EngIlshman rolled over on
the ground ana lau4hed and laughed.
Just then the Euaiishman's hand
touched something Ii was Cue Turks
pistol He picked II up and handed 1t
to his enemy. The two young men
shook hands, and each returned to his
own lines. New York Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Buchanan May Not Be Tried.

Federal Assistant District Attorney
Raymond II. Sarfaty Of New York
says the government expects to put
Representative Frank Buchanan and
his associates connected in Labor's
Peace Council on trial early in Feb
ruary. "Should the United States SUI
preme court decide that the Clayton
act exempts labor men from prosecu
ton under the Sherman law the case
against Buchanan. Rintelen and others
will have to be dropped" he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
LEGISLATION TO Be URGED

National Women's Trade Union League
viii Carry Fight Into State Leaisa-
lures and to the National Congress.
Modern Industrial Conditions Subject
Female Toilers to Great Hardships.
We want the eight hour day. That
will be our slogan With forty state
legislatures and congress in session
during the next year we will carry on
campaigns to make the eight hour day
universal for women throughout the
country, writes Agnes Nestor in the
Survey.
When we go before the state legisla-
lures and to congress with our eight
hour bill we will not be presenting a
new or radical measure. We will be
asking only for what has been enacted
into law by California, Washington.
Colorado, Arizona and Wyoming and
by congress for the District Of Colum-
bia. These laws have been in effect a
sufficient time to see them fairly tried
out, and industries. laundries, stores
hotels and restaurants have been regu-
lated to an eight hour day
This same legislation has been pend
ing before legislatures in many of our
states for several years Our legisla-
tors are acquainted with the measure,
and In many districts it has been made
an issue during the campaigns, partic-
ularly this last year 1t was a suffi-
cient issue in Illinois to have the state
Democratic convention insert in its
platform the plank declaring for an
eight hour day for both men and wo-
men. The state Republican party de
clared for reduction of hours for
women, and we expect them to inter
pref this as an eight hour day.
The National Women's Trade Union
league is ready for this campaign both
through its national and its local
leagues Interstate conferences on the
eight hour day have been held in the
New England states, eastern and mid
die western states, under the auspices
of the league in these sections of the
country and with the cooperation ot
the National Consumers league.
When we consider that forty years
ago Massachusetts passed the ten houl
law as health measure we realize
how slowly legislation has progressed
With all the specialization in the
trades, the Introduction of machinery
In the place OF hand work, the speed
ing up of machinery the extension o.
the piecework system. all of whicl
means a greater strain on the workers
there has been no comparative reduc
ton In hours Under our induStria
system OF today the eight hour da!
would not bring the relief TO the work
ers that the ten hour day did in Massa
chusetts forty years ago.
The question of how the shorte
work day would affect the employers
business has always been the question
raised by legislators. The question .
the injurious effect of long hours upol
the health of the working women an,
the future race is unasked
Another measure Of benefit to work
ing women that we are interested in i
the easel bin to establish woman
division in the department Of labor
We look for the passage Of this earl
next year by congress. Since 1908 til
Womans Trade Union league has ad
vocated this bill. and ii was indorse
In that same year by the America
Federation of Labor convention.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Curious Forms of Tea.

There are some score or more differ
ent forms of compressed teas available.
from button sized tablets In vest pock
ct containers to bars of delectable fra
GRANGE and from granite like slabs o.
two or five Kilograms (still in use as
money in the interior of China to the
more lightly compressed disks and oh
longs In split rattan baskets. The
method of preparation of these last is
curious. The leaves, in state OF wilt
ere compaeted by the bare feet OF
Chinese girls. These teas are esteem
ed by the orientals for their earthly
fiavors.-L. Lodian in Scientific Amer
ican.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Critical Ignorance.

Alfred Noyes, the English poet, com
planned rather bitterly at bohemian
luncheon about certain adverse crit
cisms Of his poetry.
"I attribute these criticisms to igno-
rance" he said. These critics are like
the chap who was asked by his little
son what hexameters were.
"Why,' the man said reproachfully
surely you're old enough, Willie, to
know that hexameter is public au-
tomobile. philadelphia Bulletin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26

In Things | Remember Sidney
Whitman tells among his recollections
how on one occasion James Gordon
Bennett cabled from Paris to New
York ordering the discharge of a mem
Der of the staff The manager replied
asking him to reconsider the matter.
as the employee in question was indis-
pensable. Discharge every indispen-
sable man ON the paper, was Mr. Ben
nett's reply. Il myself am not indis-
pensable."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26

He's been named in a suit"
"What! l thought him to be a most
exemplary personw
che is; he's bought some expensive
clothes. and his tailor sewed the name
inside the coat pocket" Buffalo Ex-
press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
SHORTER DAY
is Good POLICY
Tendency of the Time Is To-
ward LeSSening Hours Of Toll
MANY WORKMEN AFFECTED

Show That Nearly Half Million of
Members of Organized Trades Have
Received Reductions In Labor Hours.
Movement Has Become Nation Wide.
BY DOROTHY KIRCHWEY BROWN In
Survey.
Berlin factory puts 1000 women
workers on eight hour day
SO runs a note In the New York
| Times of last July Even under the
pressure of war German arms fac
tory reduces the hours Of its workers
to eight day The tendency Of the
time is too potent to be altogether
checked And IT is safe to assume that
when hours are shortened in a muni-
tions factory Of a bellserent country
| 1t is not mere sentimentaliSm that is at
work.
! To what extent is the United States
| showing this same tendency, this con
viction that shorter hours are good
policy: In Aprii Of last year a report
was made in the Survey showing che
| progress Thar had been made toward
shorter worNiug ho9rs in the United
| States in 1918 This article concludes
bv stating maj -in the last ten months
! nearly 100000 m.l and women have
won the eight horg day.
information has Seen obtained from
state bureaus Of labor. from chambers
of commerce rrom trade unions. from
individual firms and The net result Is a
realization of thp nation wide sweep of
the mo5 rmrw TO shorten working
hours and 10 penalize long hours by
treating them as overtime This move
ment is shown IN cases where unions
are powerful ana have forced conces,
sions from EMPLOYERS. # IS shown I'M
partly or4taizoI trades where employ.
ers have graAird shorter hours TO fore
stal demands arraay mmnent it is
shown quite Ii, markedly in the uu-
merous cases where The employees.
though not organized at all have been
given shorter hours 4u the ell.
! tirely voluntary actIou of their en-
ployer~ oonprrhe ~iye statistics are
rot oltai aDie on tais suiE"Cs; records
are Kept of current events bl only a
few o tho state statistical bureaus;
trade union memberships vary from
day % day 50 That it is almost impos-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Mo FooIishness.

my boy"
Eyes, dad?"
"In wooing success
"Yes, dad?'
Remember that's girl yoa gotta
sit up nights with. Kansas City
Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
a sinole One Did Well Enouoh

Mrs. H. Peck Henry, see am get
ting a double chin. Mr. FL. Peck-Oh.
heavens Browning's Magazine
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26

The man who can be nothing but Sc
rious or nothing but merry Is but half
a man. Hunt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26
Not Flatterinq.

He-I love you better than my life.
She Considering the life you lead. |
am not surprised. Exchange
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-01-26

One OF the sublimest things In the
world is plain truth. Rulwer.