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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
"Bone Dry" States

1t is easy to see why prohibltlonists
should be divided in sentiment regarding
the passage of the "bone dry" amendment
to the postal appropriation bill, forbid
ding the shipment of any intoxicants from
wet states into dry territory even when
state laws permit such shipment. With
such measure on the statute books, many
states would be dry in fact which have
been dry only in name. Their citizens VINO
have been willing to advocate prohibition
laws which did not prohibit them from
importing jug a month from the nearest
wet state would find themselves on an
equality with their neighbors too ignorant
or too poor to avail themselves of this
means of escaping drouth.
That is bound to please prohibitionists.
The displeasing factor for them is that a
"bone dry" condition is likely to lead to
efforts to repeal state prohibition laws
and is certain to operate to make it harder
to pass such legislation in states now wet.
Whatever the effect of the amendmest
on the prohibition movement, 1t is a logical
and proper enactment. 1t would do away
with the hypocrisy of the non-prohibitive
prohibition laws. 1t would afford real
test of the sentiment Of the community
toward liquor which the present laws do
not give. For these reasons Congress has
done we'll to pass it, and it is to be hoped
that the President will approve it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Primarily Human Beings

To the Editor Of The Tribune .,.,
Sir: You have helped IN so many !,
that am wondering if you won't n'Y -,
this. There are scores Of candidates ~
principa'ship Of Erasmus Hall h'sn - as,
One of them. Miss Turner, has been ~
efficient and successful assistant p'"
for nearly twenty years. and its ae'.h ht,ss "
cipal for this last year Inere = - vcs.
praise for her work, but, alas! she Is .,s tsr
an: so some. for that reason, can't yO vow = >,
her. but will vote for man whose s' VOC.
principal is unknown rather than f0r .,,hibi-
pn whose work is unexcelled and on '''''
ton every day. hat We ar
Pray teach your many readers 'n' y, vOr.
primarily human beings ana 'n's ..ls,. III,
as such. and not as males and a"'''.,msa
If themselves by and by. rov.Rp.
P.rminodale. y. Y, Feb. 49, lsi''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Unmilitant Socialists
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: note in your issue OF To-Day an
item which states that the Kings CounV
local of the Socialist party yesterca'
pledged themselves to resist all ehorts AZ
recruiting by means Of mass meetings s"s'
demonstrations. aggressive educational prov
uganda and any other means IN sec'fD WV
Socialist principles and tactics
They also state, Eve call upon the uhiOH'
TO organize strikes. and we shall DO all 'n''
lies in our power 70 encourage and supper
these strikes and adopt other measures '.s,
may hamper the mobilization oil ihous''
the purposes of war ,,.,i
How long is the United states 10 s''''
this sort of thing? al
These utterances are treason puit
simple. and any man talking this way snS..
no nut before firing squad and sent ""'''
he belongs. ...-,
Why is it that 20 be Soelailst i w
necessary to have yellow streak .,,.
There are thousands Of men IN TINS .' =.
Try who are in accord with most o. " :,
principles Of socialism. who are kept 0as a.
the party for Just one reason-its s!.n !,
toward the American flag and par'0'''"
general. IA still
Is it impossible to be Soeirus' 90" .,;v,
have regard for the honor OF O ToIcCy
lano? hbhohHt r.. Ola 70
Garry Gun Again II Necessary
New York. Feb. 10, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

Washington Dispatch 20 The New York Evening
Post.
Drifting along, drifting along,
Day after day goes the Ship of State,
Like feather blown by the breath of Fate
Meath lowering sky through a perilous
sea;
And hundred million aboard hath she
Rises the wind with the waning light,
And the Foe is abroad in the stormy night
Where is the Pilot? In sooth, tbs wrong,
No hand on the helm, TO go drifting along
Drifting along drifting along
If the way were clear, and the sky were blue,
And no lurking foe the good ship knew,
She might safely drift; yet even then
His bearings the mariner well should ken.
But, alackaday! in time like this,
When under the waves the death bolts hiss,
The hand at the helm should be steady and
strong:
'1is shame. shame to go drifting along.
Drifting along, drifting along
Awake. awake! the good ship guide
Ere It's too late, DER the ocean wide;
On every side the dangers swarm;
Let the bark sail swift let the sailors arm
No flag hath q better right on the sea
Than the star-spanglcd banner. the flag OF
the free.
As fearless in battle ~ famous in song.
'Tis a shame TO lis stars TO 20 drifting along.
SAMUEL MlNTURN PECK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

losses is essential to true partnership.
In Joint housekeeping such as the Lanes
adopt there is a sharing only Of expenses.
1t is exactly parallel to the case OF two
LAWYERS who decide not to be partners, but
simply to share offices, deskroom, stenog-
raphers, etc.
If such a reduction of the economic side
of matrimony TO its lowest terms works
for any couple, by all means let them SUCK
to it. The more variety and freedom IN
marriage the better. What we wished to
suggest in criticising the idea was that
such modernism went further than ordl-
nary business in severing money relations.
It is one of the vital uses of partnership
in business that it pools resources as well
as liabilities, thereby stabilzing incomes.
AS for the relationship of mutual conf
dehce involved, it does not place an unan-
swerable task before ordinary human bust
ness nature. Nor did we ever hear of a
business partner camoring for more
economic independence; complete indepen-
dence was, in fact just what he surren-
dered in return for the compensations of
help, advice and lift over hard times.
Will not our experts upon economic in
dependence come down from their high
horse of prophecy and tell ordinary hard
up American families with desire to
achieve all the independence possible just
how TO 90 about il?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
No Elected Magistrates

Mr.. Whitehorn, of Brooklyn, one of the
two Socialist members of the Assembly,
evidently believes in politics in the judi
ciary. He has introduced bill-the old
proposal-to have police magistrates
elected instead of appointed by the Mayor
With it goes another bill to make the JUS
tees of the Court of Special Sessions
elective.
This legislation is not so frankly pollt-
ical as the scheme of Mr.. Shapiro. recent
" presented. which would divide the mag
istrates between the two major parties,
making their jobs nothing but patronage.
But it is bad enough. 1t is bad enough so
that it should never be reported from com
mittee. These places in the courts OF m
ferior jurisdiction should be kept as far
as possible from the political boss and his
ward heelers. The men who hold them
should not be subjected to the possibility
of pressure. of reward or punishment by
the boss. Judgeships in these courts should
not be added to the already too long list
Of places on a ballot much too long to per-
nit the average voter to know anything IN
particular about the qualifications for office
of men at the tail of 1t.
The character of the magistrates courts
is steadily improving, although there is an
unfortunate diversity of sentences by diff
ferent magistrates in similar cases. This
Improvement should not be jeopardlzed by
a reversal of conditions such as Messrs.
Whitehorn and Shapiro propose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
How To Be Free Though Married

Our friends the married modernlsts
having had their say upon the absorbing
question of making marriage pay-for
women-we are moved to few amateur
words in reply. Mrs. Elsie Clews Parsons
regrets the slow arrival of real economic
INDEPENDENCE in marriage. By that she
means not at all the monthly allowance
system, nor yet the cOmpensation-for-
housekeeping system, but real money lnde-
pendence such as Margaret and Winthrop
Lane described in letter to The Tribune.
Such independence, Mrs. Parsons very
clearly demonstrates, cannot be improvised
upon our present social basis, but IS abso-
lutelv dependent upon a new deal for
women in respect both of work and OF ma
ternitv. When married women can hold
their own with men as wage carriers, and
the rearing of children, through the state
insurance of maternity and other factors,
is economically simplified, it will be posi-
bic for every woman to be as independent
as she wishes in matrimony
That is the sound view and the long
view. 1t is also, in the present hour the
utterly impractical view. For one couple
like the Lanes there are thousands of un-
futuristic souls who must for purely ecG-
nomic reasons retain a more primitive syS-
TEN. We know it is heresy, but we cannot
help feeling more concern over how the de
welcoming freedom Of women can help these
thousands than over the particular advent
ures of pioneer units like the Lanes. Mrs.
Parsons is thankful for the growing free
dom in marriage which permits such an
example as the Lanes to be viewed with
tolerant good nature. So say we all. But
such thankfulness must be tempered, we
think, by regret at the slowness with which
the more moderate and practical reform OF
compensation MISUNDERSTANDING and genu-
inc partnership makes its progress.
Just as a practical matter, how much
economic independence is possible in any
marriage that contemplates joint house
hold and the birth of children? We have
heard much about the economic indepen-
dence of mothers. But just how econom-
ically independent is the average father
with mouths to feed and brains to educate
and bills to pay? If the work of women IN
the home can be made more intelligent and
more valuable and its value and intelll-
gence then brought into general recognl-
ton, so that wife ceases TO be an adult
child to be fed candy and presents and
becomes an equal partner in the con-
Germ, will she not have achieved about as
much economic independence as the joint
life Of marriage and parenthood permits
20 either party?
For the childless couple there is always
open the system described by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lane. Incomes are kept entirely separate
in this case, each contributing a half to
the joint expense budget for joint house
keeping. 1t was the contention Of the
Lanes that this constituted a partnership;
but il is not, Of course. partnership
within any definition known to the law or
! the dictionary. A sharing Of profits and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
No Private Charity
Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: At a dinner on Saturday evening h,
Active Service Auxiliary Of the New York
its past activities and proposals for futur
organization. As we are now all discussing
military and economic preparedness, Il i
fitting that we should pay attention to such
plans for meeting the needs Of the families
of soldiers in active service
While recognizing that the auxiliary de-
serves credit for having met an emergency
at the time our National Guard went TO the
Mexican border. | question the wisdom Of
making it's methods permanent and giving
them the stamp of public authority. As one
who believes i'm universal service and wishes
70 Guard the democratic side Of all efforts
toward preparedness, ! protest against phi
yate charity being substituted for state re-
sponsibility.
Europe has given its best thought to the
nice adjustment of state allowances to the
families of it's soldiers; surely Amerie'
should not shirk the problem and pass y
over for solution to the wives OF Guards
men. IL is difficult to believe that plss
more certain TO cause trouble could be de-
yised than the proposal TO form committee
of the womenfolk OF well-to-do members o.
the National Guard, whose duty it shall BE-
to raise and disburse a fund for the beneh'
of soldiers families less Fortunately placed.
One even slightly acquainted with human
nature cannot avoid foreseeing the esplonae
and partiality that would certainly result
The opponents Of preparedness must r.
ioice over the suggestions Of the Active ser
vice Auxiliary. for they will add to the Ut.
popularity of the army and drive a s''''
nail into the coffin of universal service
HARRIOT STANTON BLAICH
New York. Feb. 10, 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
N, B.la,co at the metropolitan

To the Editor of The Tribune II, frt
Sir. Some years since | attended %, ,n,r.
~ t...,.ncs Of "pie walkare" given " ~ ~,
lea and recall distinctly Brunnh,l's y.r.,n.
80 10" ths illusion Of the Ride Of the va ~
and the real fire which en oll. the W.
Hence my surprise when a''s snJ hat Brpt',,
ropolitan Opera last week %. Hh hsr sisters ~
hiIde was hOrseless, and that ner as no hr.
mnt ride. but walked while there W ;,,nunsis'
only o a puff of steam, back stage stage much much les
H S~ red lights and nowhere near n IN Eel.,es
s -, the rock. In these days % there t''
1 Gris,h and Urban what excuse IT,. y Of hes
~ INV scenic effects or the , msf1InsICIAN
entirely =. ,o,,
brooklyn, Feb. i6, l9l"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
"Vouopirte Eier'

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Miss Buttoph must have misresd the
German script. There is no such word. The
syntax is faulty. too. II should be the dative
Mural after init" which is "Eiern"
H. c. G. BRANDT
New York. Feb 20, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-tor
il dissatisfaction results in any case lhh
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money oacK
upon request. No red tape. No clubbing. We
make good promptly il the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

welfare Of the state, let US reform old
methods and put new spirit of courage
and competency into our governmental
agents and machinery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

o.,,a ard published daily bv The Tribune A''0", ys-o
<e. york Corporation. ogden Reid lIe'ioent, . II .
w W - res5cnt. Richard " Waldo. secretary =.
go T,rssurer Address Tribune Building l'' Nassau
$50 Ne. York Telephone Beekman SV0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
New York, Feb. 10, 1917.

20 Nassau Street, New York, Feb IS, 1917.
Leroy Arthur Sheetz, Esq,
New York No-Conscription League,
244 East Fourteenth Street, New York.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of Jan
uary 81, asking my opinion in regard to GER
tain points, desire to express my surprise
that you and the other members of the New
York No-Conscrption League have not made
yourselves familiar with the Welsh and Slater
bills so as to understand their scope and
purpose. That you have not done so is man.
ifest from your letter.
In answer to the questions contained in it, |
would say:
l. It is futile to discuss the question OF
whether the Welsh bill should be amended
so that physical training in the schools
should be in the hands of military
commission, because the Welsh bill does not
prescribe anything of the kind.
Physical training in the schools, instead OF
being in the hands of a military commission
is in those of the Regents OF the University
who comprise the educational body when
controls the schools of the state. This has
issued a syllabus Of such exercises, which
makes no reference TO anything military, and
in fact, is practically the same system that
has been in use in the New York City schools
for many years.
The only reference contained in the Welsh
bill to the Military Training Commission is
the provision that it should submit to the
Regents its ideas as to what the physical
training should consist Of The purpose OF
this, however, was merely to obtain its sug,
sestions. When these had been given all
connection of the commission with the schools
ceased.
would further say that the Military Com
mission has but one soldier upon it. The
other members are DR.. John II. Finley, whose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
CANADIAN RATES.
FoREIGN RATES y!

Entered q, the Pc,omce at New York 4" Second Cl's'
Mail Matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY Mail Postage PAID out
IN. ~ cr,,ter New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | have received circular letter from
the secretary of the New York No-Conscrip'
ton League stating that it has been organ
lied to repeal the Stvers and Slater acts
amend the Welsh act to remove its eompul-
sorry military feature and TO procure the de-
feat Of candidates who oppose this purpose,
and asking my views upon certain points
connected with such bills. This is evidently
being sent to the members of the Board OF
Education and to many others for the rur-
pose of carrying on the propaganda which ex-
lists against military service.
| was at first inclined not to reply to the
letter, but have concluded that in view of
the great national Importance of the matter
it would be better policy to write my views
On the subject, to- the end that my reply
might be given such publicity as will reach
the persons to whom this circular is being
sent and to some extent counteract the OBJ
iects of the No-Con3cription League.
l have, therefore, sent reply, of which
inclose copy, and would be glad if you would
give it place in your columns.
GEORGE ". WINGATE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Drifting Along

THE situation here is drifting along.-Special
Washington Dispatch 10 The New York Evening
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

nail, and sunday mos rs Daily only month = az
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psy and SUNDAY year Sj0Daily only year .''' "a
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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14
THE DISTURBING ELEMENT

Probably none of the nations engaged in the present world the side of the entente allies face serious problem as does the United States far as treatment of alien enemies is concerned.
 No other nation at with the Central Powers has great percentage of Teutonc population and the task of keeping track of Germans AustlanS who decline to obey the law has assumed herculean proportions.
 There are hundreds of thousands of American citizens bearing German names who can be numbered among the most loyal Thousands of them are in the army and are ready and anxious to the trenches in the effort to crush the KaiSerS dream of world domination and PruS sian rule.
 Then there other American citizens and not all of them German Austrian by any means, who diSlOyal and pro-Geman. This class, and the German and Aus rian subjects who Sympathze with the Kaiser sufficiently to make them willing to break the law constitute of problem than raising an army. They embawass loyal Americans bearing German names tempt other loyal Americans to take the law in their hands after the of Bisbee and Douglas and otherwise cause trOu ble.
 Probably in due course of time the government will evolve some system to protect the loyal Gemanc pOpua ton of the United States and the German subjects who Obeyng the law and keeping their mouths shut from the continued activities of these trOube-makers
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14
Notice to Creditors of Charles James
 Alexander, Deceased

The creditors of the state of Charles James Alexander are hereby notified that the undersigned, J. Lindley Green, has been appointed administrator of said estate and all creditors of said estate are hereby notified to present their claims, with the proper vouchers attached, to me at my office, over Bank of Seward, in Seward, Alaska, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. Date of first publication June 19, 1917.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 July IS Administrator.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14
SHOULD HELP EACH OTHER

There should be room for jealousy between Seward and AnchOrOage or in fact between any towns in Alaska What helps one benefits the other. Each must grow cordng to its merit and resources The interests of Anchorage and Seward well as other railroad towns to be built along the government projects in Anchorage for instance would react against Seward and vice Commercial coal in order to pay for mining must be gotten the market at the lowest possible rate, and that is
 problem the government engineers now busy solving. is coldbooded business proposition They not in teresed in booming any particular city, but to make the best practical use of conditions at their command that
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14
THE ODD FELLOWS BUILDING

Construction of fine building by the Odd Fellows of Seward according the plans announced by members of the order today will be splendid improvement to the in- cerasng business district and credit to the order It will also mean added activity in building circles during the re- nander of the season. and with the other buildings under way and proposed and the burning of brick on the north side of town there will be construction work under way in and about Seward than at any time since work was commenced on the government railroad.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14
ACREAGE

Having for sale at most reason able price some of the choicest land in Resurrection Valley I therefore invite inquiries from those that contem- plate the purchase of any number of acres. The success with which all of those who have already bought acreage in the Ole Martin homestead are meeting in cultivating these lands is the best evidence you can secure of what the soil can do.
 J. A. Stewart
 Phone: Madison 147.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14

the government railroad shall be success - Anchorage Times.
 Above remarks concerning coal are right to the point and all this paper has caledfOr
 Put Matanuska coal to the Pacific coast markets via the cheapest and most feasible route without delay
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-14
The Seward General
 Hospital

desires to acquaint the general hospital inter ests of this country with the facilities of this institution for giving the latest devised methods of nursing care to persons requiring medical or surgical treatment Special attention given to patients requiring genealogical treatments. Hydrotherapeutic treatments carefully follow ed. This building just complete, electric light ed, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physi- clans placing patients in our care will receive every ethical attention Prompt readiness for accidents, ObstretricS and emergencies, day or night. For further particulars address,
 SISTER SUPERIOR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-07
WANTED TO ENTER ASYLUM
High Cost OF Living Uinned Tor In
balancing R~cstanrant Mans
Mind.

The doors Of tho Patton Insane
Asylum swung open in response to tho
'nsistcnt knocking Of II. +. Wiidman
ana admitted him as Il patient.
There was M Judgment of insanity
against Wildman. and he was a free
agent In every sense Of tho word. But
he insisted on being taken as a patient.
Wiidman. according TO friends, had
some slight grounds for uneasincss as
TO his mental conditions. however. Ar
ter years in tho restaurant business In
Pomona, he suddenly departed from the
even tenure OF his life and became the
central figure in a Misunderstanding
bout.
II is believed that IVORY over dif-
fculty in supplying his customers with
good meals at reasonable prices. caused
by tho constantly increasing prices OF
f"odstufs, unbalanced his mind.-Los
Angeles Express.