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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

TN his annual report to the board of
trustees Of Columbia University
- President Nicholas Murray Butler
has pierced the thunderclouds of contro-
versy which have doomed large in the col
legiate sky since the dismissal from Co.
lumbia's faculty of Professors j. McKeen
Cattell and Henry w. L. Dana, and the
subsequent Juror raised over the subject
of academic, freedom or lack of 1t. DR..
Butler explains at length the underlying
principles which led to the removal of the
two professors mentioned, and declares
vigorously against the rule of literary or
academic Bolsheviki."
Academic freedom, according TO Dr..
Butler, means freedom TO say what you
think without thinking what you say" and
further:
There is no real reason to fear that aea-
demic freedom, whether so defined or other
wise, is or ever has been in the slightest
danger in the United States. Evidence to
the contrary is quite too manifold and too
abundant. What is constantly in danger,
however, is just sense of academic obliga-
ton. When a teacher accepts an invitation
to become member of an academic society
he thereupon loses some of the freedom that
he formerly possessed. lie remains as be-
fore, subject to the restrictions and punish
ments of the law; but in addition he has
voluntarily accepted the restrictions put
upon him by the traditions Of the organiza-
a. - 8 trn IN fff ~ fop
with which he has become associated. Try
as he may, he cannot longer write or speak
in his own name alone.
"The time has not yet come, however, when
rational persons can contemplate with sat
isfaction the rule Of the literary and aca-
demie Bolsheviki, or permit them 70 seize
the responsibility for the intellectual life Of
the nation. Men Of mature years who have
achieved reputation enough to be invited to
occupy post Of responsibility in a uniyers-
ity ought not to have to be reminded that
there is such a thing as academic obligation
and that they fall short in it,"
The seditious performance of certain
Columbia students in resisting the draft
law, and which resulted in the arrest of
Owen Cattell, Charles Phillips and Flea
nor Parker last spring, is also reviewed
by DR.. Butler, who explains the causes for
their dismissal from the university,
columbia University" says Dr. Butler,
sis not reformatory or place where Of
tenders, however juvenile, are to be given
opportunity to exploit their activities
through the use of its name or to caGse it
to be heralded throughout the country ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
A merica's Real Wealth Is Less
n Than Estimated

America possesses two hundred billions
of wealth. though. he points out, that
does not mean that we possess that
amount Of industrial capital" Rather IS
It 'two hundred billions of value than
so much capital Therefore, ''the real
wealth of America is much less than its
estimated value" Mr.. Patten finds not
above half the popularity estimated wealth
of the nation in the form of productive
capital. and, again, fully half of this di-
vision is fixed capital, capital (which can
not be transformed in any way The
American enterprises, all of them, de
pend on keeping intact fifty billions of
circulating capital, much of which would
be lost if attempt were made to use it in
new ways"
And now for the essential point. After
considering carefully the matter of an
nual surplus of the American people and
deciding that, setting more eXtravagant
counts aside, it represents not above
three billions year, this writer proceeds:
@If the demands of the government exceed
this annual surplus, say three billion dollars
what additional sums can be obtained BY IN
creased saving, and on what terms? The
older view was that an increase in the rate
Of interest would augment the flow to any
desired amount. The picture is that Of pub
lie anxious TO save but thwarted by the low
rate of interest. IL is thus assumed that a
slight rise in the rate of interest has large
effect on the amount saved, and that IN
definite additions can be made through sue
cessive increases in the interest rate. ms
supposition, however, is picture carried over
from an earlier society, where each family
depended on its individual resources for ITS
industrial success. On the great middle class
the pressure Of expenditure is too severe to
hermit distant wants to be cared for
mans home. his church, his club, and his
family are pressing objects, expenditures for
which determine his social standing. A drop
in his scale Of living means acute suffering;
the call Of tomorrow is lost amid the din OF
present needs. What does three and one-half
per cent interest mean to a man when II IS
nut over against the daily pleasure of an
automobile ride? The test will show that
interest rates have little influence on the
amount Of saving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Hotives of Patriotism Have Force
lNl But Not Enough

This. then, is Mr.. Patterns conclusion:
Taxation. and that only, will save the sit
uation people jointly" he writes, "may
be willing to incur sacrifices, but they
will never do it from individual motives.
A bond issue appeals to the individual and
sets his personal interests over against
his patriotic motives. These motives have
force, but not enough to cause him to
reduce his expenditure by third. 1t is
only joint action, which means taxation,
that can draw forth the response that the
situation demands"
The crudities of taxation in the past
lead this writer "to suggest new form
of taxation, one which shall create a
fairer distribution of the war burden than
these taxes have produced. The prin-
ciple," he explains, lis the same as that
of the income tax, back of which is the
thought that the possession of income
gives an advantage above that of ordi-
nary people The person who earns $4,000
year has inherited qualities denied to
others. This inheritance of character
gives an advantage which is rightly taxed.
The man with many talents should stand
burdens from which others are exempt"
In a word, and supplying a larger, per-
haps kind of symbolic flavor to the
phrase, "What would formerly sell at par
will now command double value"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

His Investment is larger in proportion to
his returns. and he cannot lock up his hogs
and corn in bank vault when the assessor
comes around Few farmers pay an income
tax, because under the old income law they
did not have An income Of taxable size
As to the statement that farmers will
not sell their produce, but hoard it for
exorbtant prices, 1.-The Prairie Farmer
says:
"Thc farmer is holding his produce, not to
get exorbitant prices, as Quinn states, but
in order that he may not be bled by the
middleman and Spectator this year as he
was last. Eighty-fvc per cent Of last years
corn crop brought the grower less than one
dollar a bushel. The amount sold by the
grower above sl20 was so small as to be
insignificant Farm Advisor John S. Collier,
of Kankakee County, recently found upon in
vestigation that out of 1,410 farmers ques-
toned only eleven received more than Sl.2O
for their corn. Yet in July corn sold for
considerably more than twice that figure. 1t
was by multiplying the high price by the
total volume of last years crop that many
bankers came to the conclusion that the
farmer was rolling in wealth, and was dodg-
ing his fair share of taxes
"The farmers who sold their corn for one
dollar or less and watched the price soar as
soon as the bulk Of the crop was in the
hands of the Spectator resolved never to
be caught in that way again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

CfCAVE your quarters and help WIN
the war" is the appeal OF the
~ War Savings Committee IN IN
PRODUCING the sale of the new war saw
ings" or thrift" stamps, which began
last week and which was welcomed enthu-
siastically throughout the nation. The new
stamps and certificates were on sale at
the postoffices and banks, and arrange
ments are being made for their distriou-
ton by stores, cigar stands, etc.-in fact,
at almost any place where the public
spends its money, and also through the
schools.
Il is a new idea in this country, al
though England has had great success
with a similar scheme, having raised over
half a billion dollars up to last June by
its war saving certificates, which were
bought by over. 100000 small investors
Here it is expected that the whole two
billions authorized will be easily taken up
during the coming year.
In contrast to the magnitude Of the
total sum.$2, OOO, 100000 is visible to the
naked eye, even in these days of magnlil-
cent figures-the unit Of purchase Is only
% cents, which is the cost of a single
thrift stamp. Sixteen of these, when
mean an investment of only 81, plus a Il
cent stamp, entitle the holder to war
savings stamp" which the government
will redeem in five years for 80; that IS,
at the rate of 4 per cent, compounded
quarterly Or war stamp can be bought
at once for SAP up to next January, and
at the additional rate Of ore cent more
thereafter each month. And twenty OF
these war stamps, amounting to an IN
vestment of SS240, can be exchanged for
a war savings Certificate" worth 500 at
maturity. The essence of the plan is to
reach that large section of the 11O,OOO,OOO
people of the United States to whom the
purchase Of a $40 Liberty bond was I'M
possible, even the dollar a week being be-
yond the capacity Of their saving. But a
quarter weekly, or even now and then, IS
within their means.
A special effort is being made TO en-
courage subscription in this form by the
school children. 1t is felt that this will
not only build up habits of thrift and saw
ing throughout the nation, but will also
give each one the feeling that he or she is
personally helping to win the war. 1.-The
Colorado Springs Gazette" aptly termed
these certificates Baby bonds"
New York City was provided with S5,-
100000 worth of stamps as a starter. The
committee expects to use up about ten
millions worth month during the year
in the city, and nearly hundred millions
more throughout the state. Washington
reported that on the first day the demand
from all over the country exceeded the
available supply of stamps. No one
doubted the popular success of the plan.
The press of the country has every
where expressed approval, not merely
pronouncing it a wise means of raising
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Must Be Actual Reduction
/ In Daily Expenditure

AT present the increase Of capital. comes
from surplus, and not from savings. double
rate Of interest will not increase the surplus;
its amount is fixed by the effectiveness Of
industry The only way a larger sum may
be obtained is by an actual reduction IN the
daily expenditure Of the masses. That they
will do this voluntarily is an Elusive hope
based on no actual experience Until this
war no war has called for more funds than
the annual surplus Of the world. One nation
might for a time exceed this limit, but it
could draw on the surplus Of other nations
70 make up the deficit. Now an actual reduc-
ton in the peoples consumption is demand
ed. Will an increased rate Of interest bring
this about? The result Of the attempt will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Scanning the Wit of the Day
81 hear that command every day come
out. "-Louisville Courier-Journal.

az hear that command every day come
out."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Reader-Have you any modern fiction!
Librarian-No, madam; our book buy
err has been on a six months trip-Judge.
How is it we've never married,
Norah?"
"G1ong wild We, Nike Shure the man
I'd marry amt been born yet, an his
mothers Boston Transcript.
"Hlo, Jones. Hear you've been fish
ing yep" When d you go?"
"Four-thirty a. m. train out" ANY
luck?" "Yep; great" "What'd you
catch?" "Six-thirty p. m. train in."-7
New York Globe.
Harry--And what changed your mind
about committing suicide? Was it some
spiritual message? Carrie-Naw, I'd a
had to put another quarter in the gas
meter.-Pitt Panther.
She-Were the American soldiers happy
when they started for France?
He-Happy? They were in transports.
The Passing Show.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
n. PATTEN. in "The Yale Review"
discusses problems of war finance
r,.nr,, The standnnint OF one who.

~ n. PATTEN. in THE Yale Review
discusses problems of war finance
Ne from the standpoint Of one who,
willing to look facts and figures squarely
in the face. desires "to point out evils
which. IL they may not be avoided, may at
least have their violence removed" war
he declares. is destruction--"bloody, large
scale destruction" From it the world
must necessarily suffer, "but the suffering
will be acute or mild as its problems are
handled successfully or not"
America faces no present danger OF
being invaded by the enemy. As the writer
Srophesies. "None Of our cities VIII be
burned. nor our products destroyed But
destruction. nevertheless, Of another but
very dire variety does threaten. The de-
struction we face is a destruction Of capt.
tai. due to the displacement Of industry
and to the loss Of the surplus which a
century Of prosperity has piled up. we
have two hundred billion dollars in values
and certainty that this amount would
have been doubled in the next twenty
,,.~- So arr orderly progress had not been
interrupted. If we change our policy, de
strov instead Of create wealth, what are
the limits of our power to reduce per-
sonal income and TO turn the nations sur
plus into military expenditure? To an
swer this question there arc few pertinent
facts. The recovery from an invasion
creates other problems than does the re-
placement Of lost surplus or OF low
cred standard Of life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
<fI YER new hat becomes her"
"Why, it's perfect fright"
''You heard what ] said. -
Browning's Magazine.


In the great drawing room. with its rich
furniture and rose-shaded lights, the
heiress and her husband sat chatting
after dinner. Ernest, DEAR" she said
presently, tender light in her eyes. "do
you remember what day tomorrow is?
Fancy, we shall have been married nine
years, and not once have missed baking
you a special cake for the day, have II"
Ernest gazed fondly at her. mo, my
darling" he agreed "You have never
failed me, Hildegarde, and / look back
on those cakes as milestones in my life"
The ArgOnaut.
'Td like TO see MIR. Jones'" said the
lady caller.
''Mr. Jones is engaged, ma'am," replied
the new Office boy.
Engaged fddlesticksw exclaimed the
lady. Hes married, and I'm his wife"
Indianapolis Star.
"Fix bayonetsw bawled the captain.
aBayonets seem to be always out of
order" commented the fair spectator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

Great reliance is being placed on 4.
schools in this connection. II IS expects
that when they are fully organized tehel
carry out the thrift programme they vi
prove one of the most fruitful Of 4.
sources. This is the opinion Of Fredgr
W. Allen, who is chairman Of the Ne
York City Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Donds Merely Result in Higher
d And Higher Prices

1t is not possible, he believes, to put a
part of the burden of war on a future
generation. "War can be carried on only
bv decrease in present consumption
Bonds? Each new issue of bonds results
in higher prices, and the profits of these
higher prices are reinvested In "A new issue
of bonds, which again raises prices and
furnishes the means by which another
issue of bonds may be financed There
ensues an endless round of increasing
prices and bond issues which would bank
rupt any nation if the war were long and
costly. And the sad result" he concludes,
"yould be that the whole process would
not aid in the slightest in the prosecution
of the war"
Next the remarkable situation in Ger
many is Analysed:
at has often been remarked how wonder
full is the increase OF saving in Germany since
the war. Issue after issue of bonds has been
made in amounts many times as great as the
known savings Of the German people before
make the explanation easy. With each bond
issue has come rise in prices. The German
people were thus forced to reduce their con
sumption The high prices, however, MADE
Nigh profits, and these were invested IN bonds
The Germans really pay for the war by their
reduced expenditure. Their energy is de-
voted to making war material instead of sup
plying the ordinary wants of daily life. This
is the real cost of the war. The higher prices
arc the agent of this transformation. but
in addition they make fund which as profts
are invested in bonds. War debts are ac-
cumulated profits. After the war the Ger
man people will find that they paid for the
war once by their reduced consumption and
that they will have to do it again to liquidate
the bonds which bad financial measures have
given to a special class. Profits arc the only
war cost whose payment may be postponed.
This process, so plain in the case of all
European nations, we are beginning to re-
peat"
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Charles L. PilIsbury Will Take
Stand in Behalf of VaIua-
ton Bureau.
sANGSTER ENDS TESTIMONY
Company Will Introduce Its
Own Experts Following That
of D. c. Officials.

Hearings on the valuations of the
properties of the Washington Gas
Light Company probably will be re-
sumed February 9. with Charles L.
Pillsbury,- chief engineer of the valu-
alton bureau. on the stand.
The direct examination of Andrew
Sangster, chief accountant. was be-
gun and ended yesterday afternoon.
His allowances for expenditures for
plant and equipment. excluding gen.
eral overhead charges and including
capital was s5,s16,SO1.62.
sangster Examined.
Nj. Sangster was examined in de-
tail by Conrad H. Syme. general
counsel for the commission, regarding
the details of his reports which con-
tains an outline of the corporate his
tory of the company.
Since the completion OF Mr.. Sang
ster's report the price of gas has been
reduced by act of Congress to IS
cents per 1000 cubic feet.
The book value of the plant and
equipment, as shown by the report
is $l3,277,2142S. This included in
creases OF Ss25,104.25 and 32,377.424.12
made as the result of appraisals of
the properties Of the company In 1903
and 1903, and added toNthe books of
the company and S3.750,00O for fran
chises These items are not included
in the valuations found by Mr.. Sang
ster.
Cross-examination of Mr.. sangster
will be begun by Benjamin s. Minor,
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
S. D. cALpweLL,s FUNERAL.

Funeral services for Samuel Dean
Caldwell, a former resident of Wash
ington and connected for more than
twenty years with.the office of Indian
Affairs. who died at Palm Beach. Fla.
last Tuesday, are being held this ar
ternon from Oak Hill Chapel. Inter
ment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Caldwell held many responsible
positions in the Government and had
been private secretary to several SEN
ators. He was the Son of Mai. Sam
uel Caldwell and Annie Marie Dat
man. and was born in Huntington, Pa;
November, 1S4T.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
GRADUATES HEAR INVENTOR
Alexander Graham Bell Addresses
MekInIex Class.

Present-dsy problems such as the
condensing of fogs for the protection
OF sea trsffic, the wider use of the
aeroplant as a means of travel, and
the cooling OF houses during hot
weather. were discussed by Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor. at the gradual
ing exercises of the Mckinley Manual
Training School last night.
William T. Galliher. member of the
Board of Education, presided and in
troduced the speaker. Mrs. Margarita
Spaulding Gerry, another member of
the board, presented diplomas. Invo-
cation and benediction was given by
the Rev. Lucius c. Clark, pastor of
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Mckinley Manual Training School
Orchestra, under the direction Of Dora
gave a number of selections.
The following graduates were
awarded diplomas: Freda Marie
Bauer, Margaret Benson, Mildred
Evelyn Cove, Hannah Dyer Sym6nds
Haven, Leta Mary Hawkins. Frances
Field Jetmore, Pauline Ruby Johns
ton, Christine Louise MorgenYeck,
Emily Denton Rowley, Vera Isabelle
Stanley William Bell, John
Herbert Reginald Frederick,
Edmund Burton. Allen Monroe
Ergood, James Cassell Filgate, Carter
Leslie Gardner, Paul Clayton Golding,
Louis Charles Grossberg, Tom Whit
ney Guderian, Edward NJ. Hampton,
Andrew Hasselbush, Harry
Miller Hufnagel, Paul Benwood Hun
ter, Walter Scott Koop, Joseph Sig
nund Levitan, Allen Wellman Lohr,
Justin jeremiah McCarty, Charles F.
Marvin, jr., c. Philip Medley, David
Il. Mensh, Morris Moser; Louis Notes,
Guy Winston Pearson, Alfred Edwin
Ryan, George Rothwell Sheriff, jr.,
Southerne Shreve, jr.,-Alfred
Hartley Walton, John Moultrie Ward.
Chester Laurence Weaver, Philip
Thomas Wilkinson, Randolph Willis |
md A. Hermann Wilson.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
MRS. RoHRER,s FUNERAL.

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie
N. Rohrer, widow Of william Henry
Rohrer. Of Georgetown, who died yes
terday at her residence in the Roland
Apartments. Second street and Mary.
land avenue northeast. in her seventy
fifth year, will be held at the rest
dence tomorrow at p o'clock. The
Rev. ID. II. Martin. pastor OF the DUN
barton Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, viii officiate. 1nterment win
be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs- RolIr1
er II survived by 4 son, Harry r
Rohrer, OF this city. and q laughter,
Mrs. Charles Mitchell. Of Philadel-
phia-
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
CHEERFUL WORDS
For Many a Washington
Household.

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The following advice Of one who has
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housework. often had knifeIike
pains through my kidneys and some
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The first box gave me relief and after
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Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
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get Doan's Kidney 'Pills-the same
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