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New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Free Nautical Trainino
the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
s,r: desire to call the attention of vour
readers to the new course in nautical train
ing now opening at the Hudson River Powe,
SQUADRON Free Nautical School at tho Hiyb
school OF Commerce, Sixty-tifth Street. west
Oh broadway, New York City
there is no tuition fee and no exnense .+
'acheo TO the course, except what few text
books may be required
instructions are given by naval reserve Of
hcers, officers OF the Bureau of Geodetc Sur
vey and officers of the Hudson River and the
auguenot power squadrons. The subjects
taught are:
reckoning, nautical astronomy, to find position of
ship by astronomical observations: higher matbs
matcs. first aid to the injured particularly wavs
and means of saving ones life when in iured
signalling and practical boat handling on the water
during the spring summer and fall months
Eight hundred men have benefited bv tb;s
school during its year of existence. Younc
men nearing draft age should consider nov,
how best to prepare for service. And tho
best way to prepare is by learning tho bus;~
ness. Attend school now. For full, nart;c,
lars apply to Mr.. A. c. Knight. Secrstar,,
Hudson River Power Squadron, at school ~.
at 541 West Thirty-fourth Street. Telenbora
1886 Greeley. ALBERT C. KNICHT
New York, JAN IA, 19l3
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Perry 8 Niagara
tfrom The Philodelpliu b,o,i,s

'from The philadelphia Inquirer
II bill which has been introduced by Sen
ator Penrose becomes law the city of Erie
and the State of Pennsylvania will come into
possession Of a novel memorial to Commo
dorc Perry Il is planned to preserve the
brig Niagara for the ediication of the pres
ent and future generations. 1t was from this
vessel that Perry sent his celebrated mes
sage: I'VE have met the enemy and they
are ours
The Niagara is now in the harbor of Eric,
where 1T is fast going into decay. The Pen
rose bill makes modest appropriation for
Its repair. preservation and care. The city
OF Erie is to provide site in the harbor and
the Niagara is to be set in concrete basin.
with a gangway leading to the shore Also
all of the historic relics relating to the bat :
Tie and to CoWmodore Perry are to be col
lected and exhibited on the brig
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Shoot or Hang a Few

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: German spy is reported to have been
caught III the act of attempting to blow up
the magazine connected with the navy yard
at Newport News. This would seem to be a
case for prompt action of vigorous charac-
ter on the part of the authorities. No tame,
Slow ineffective civil process should be per-
mitted. The man should be tried by court
martial and promptly shot or hung 1t is
time an example was made of German spies
who have been instrumental within a year. it
is estimated in destroying property to the
value of $4,000, 900, besides the toll in human
llves-and the court does not want to be too
tussy about the evidence
About once a week munitions plant or
supply depot is blown up, the latest being a
United States supply depot connected with
the War Department at Washington. 1t should
be possible to guard these places in a more
effective way than has been the case in the
past. Probably the spies (some of them)
work in the places they destroy. Shoot or
hang few. and it may have a good effect
New ork, Jan. 15, 1918. NJ. T. K.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Close the Breweries
An Object Lesson in Coal Supply on
the East Side

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l am glad to note your suggestion in
to-day's Tribune, that the brcwerics be called
upon to do their part in fuel conservation
during tho present crisis. On the 9Th inst.
| saw great piles of coal in the yards OF the
George Ehrct brewing establishment, ut the
corner of Sixty-fourth Street and the East
River, amounting, judge, to between four
hundred and five hundred tons The place
was evidently working at full blast to in
crease the fortunes of the beer barons, whose
wares in special demand on account OF
the difficulty in getting deliveries made Of
outside beers.
In the neighboring streets I saw little chill
Gren hacking away at packing cases to exc
cut family fires in that bitter weather, with
its unexampcd suffering. A high fence
around the Ehrct premises, with an elaborate
wire network above, ctfcctually prevented any
rilfcrng by the freezing populace. The scores
of brcwerics and thousands of saloons in
greater New York should surely receive at
tontion from the fuel administration at this
time. The authorities would perform wide
ly applaudcd service by closing them alto
Eethcr. CONSERVATION.
New York, Jan. Is, 1913.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
The Yellow Peril
Those Who Urge Importing of Coolies
Are Enemies Of America

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is the opinion of some OF US thai
any man who advocates the admission of
Chinese coolies for the ostensible purpose Of
solving our food problem, as outlined bv
Messrs. Pumpelly and Hills, is, with the be st
intentions in the world, an enemy of his
country.
Much of this talk about shortage of labor
IS, to use classical expression, poppycocls.
H. Is used IN many instances as an excuse for
giving less service and adding to already
swollen profits. happen to know that in a
village many miles from New York one If
the great railroad systems, instead of irving
u IND men to perform labor, laid off active
and able-boded men. l do not crticise the
road for so doing; | merely state the facts
to prove that much Of this shortage of labor
talk is bunk
II th's nation at any time henceforth gets
the suicidal impression that she cannot ex-
Isl without importing workers from other
countries, then She merits the punishmen:
she VIII probably receive later on-a pun
lshment which, in the case of the importa-
tlcn of Chinese labor. would be of nature
that American labor should not care to con-
template.
Our internal condition to-day is due to the
1eehng in years past that this country could
not survive without the immigrant-German.
tor eXample-and to-day we have naturalized
citizens from that country blowing up our
munitions and industrial plants-a crime bv
the way, for which we slap them on tn !,
wrist, instead of lining them up against y.
stone wall Boche fashion, and making hu-
man coanders out of them
There are times when real Americans pet
out OF patience with their countrymen, more
or less real. One of these occasions was
sunday evening, when Senator Kenyon. Of
IOWA, efaph1cally told of the war in Europe
and the imperative necessity of oatt;ro IA
OF lnefticlency in high places Some Of Ms
thought we knew what he meant.
we nave negro problem, which will stalk
WIN US through the centuries Let us n,.
6r'ng INTO the world twin brother. tho
Chinese problem NJ ADA,,c
New York, Jan. IS. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
"A Dangerous Suit

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: ! cannot resist dropping you line to
tell you how very much pleased l am with the
editorial which appeared in your paper on the
loth, headed "A Dangerous Suit" | think
this is one of the clcarest expositions of This
matter that have ever seen put forth. not
wlthstandng the fact that am vitalv inter
ested IN the principle myself and have seen
great deal written on the subject
II manufacturer hope for only the
reward OF being used as a bait for a cut-prcc
department store, ] cannot see where there
Is any incentive for any one to excel in bus
ness. presume that daily paper cannot
manner much along these lines, but it is GER
talnly good work and much appreciated
New YORK, Jan. 10, 1918. A. w. COLE
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Broadway Ablaze

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: AS a householder who is trying in
every way and at much Inconvenience. to
save coal and light, to help, if possible in this
present serious situation, must protest
against the criminal extravaganza in this
city. On Saturday night, in the theatre dis
trict, Broadway abazc with electric signs
of all kinds and description, and it seems to
me that it is about time to curtai this un-
necessary and reckless waste
The appeal to us all to save not only in
food, but in light and fuel, rather loses it's ef-
fect IN the presence of such fragrant disre-
gard The amount Of coal used in one even
ing Tor this unnecessary advertising would
do much to relieve the suffering amcng the
poor, and the saving during a single week
would surely help to release the ships which
our allies are so anXiously awaiting 1t is
rot my custom TO rush into print, but | feel
sure that this voices not only my own pro-
test, but that Of many others.
HELEN r. BIGELOW.
New York, Jan. 49, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Close Saloons Instead of Public Schools

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In the process of elimination in the
face of the "coal famine" why not close the
saloons all over the United States and keep
the public schools open?
Why pamper generation that is passing
and is Of no economic value to the nation
and then turn the nations children out of the
schools into the streets? The war has al
ready created conditions for the children that
are difficult to meet.
Luther Burbank, the greatest authority on
plant evolution, has dedicated his book, "The
Training Of the Human Plant" to the "SiX
teen Million Public School Children of Amer
ica." In it he says: "Let a child have vicious
associates in his hours out of school and at
the age of ten you have fixed in him danger
Gus traits. You have perhaps a prairie
fire sweep through the tall grass across q
plain. Nothing can stand before tit must
burn itself out. \ That is what happens when
you let the weeds grow up in a child's life
and then set fire to them by wrong environ
ment."
The closing of the public schools is as
serious any of the demands the ma
tion has been called upon to meet. Shall it
be warm, open saloons, breeding places of
vice, or warm, open public schools, where the
nations children are being trained in democ-
racy? NJ f. NJ
New York, Jan. IS, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

industrials were facing open warfare In
England and the United States there was no
such impending crisis, because there was no
such campaign for world dominion and no
such military power ready to turn economic
failure into military conquest.
The trade war which Germany now hopes
to enter upon is to be war as ruthless, a.
grasping, as unprincipled her military
has been. And she is guarding the de-
tails of it as carefully she has guarded
the details Of her military campaigns. All
her big business organizations doubling
or trebling their capital and in secret cor
clavc are discussing the coming economic
campaign. A new foreign trade association
has just been formed in Hamburg with a
large capital, which will look after the over
seas trade and see to it that Germany out
Wits her rivals. One of the main objects of
her ruthless underscas campaign was eco
nomc, namely, SO to reduce the shipping not
only of enemy but Of neutral countries
that German ships might monopolze the
ocean trade of the world. movement
which their leading business men dis
cussng is to bribc the press Of the Allied
countries they use softer word, "subsi-
die" but it is all one. Millions of dollars
will be spent to enlist the newspapers of th-
country on their side.
Will This Country Stand By?
Germany's manufacturers, aided by the
home government, will move heaven and
earth to destroy the economic independence
Of all civilized countries. They will begin
the system of dumping" as it is called
pouring out their goods upon other countries
especially upon the United States at price
25 or 80 per cent below cost, looking to the
home government to make good their loss.
They will make desperate effort to destroy
any success we have achieved in supplying
ourselves with chemicals and anline dyes
and other things which we used to import
from Germany.
Are the people of this country going to
stand by and see Germany win victory in
trade which she could not win by force Of
arms? Or will we build tariff wall so high
and strong that she cannot break through
over it
Fair competition can stand, but compc-
ttion backed up by bonuses from the Ger
man government We will not stand. Fair
play and equal rights the last things the
Germans will be guilty of. They would
slaughter commerce and manufacturing
ruthlessy they have sunk our ships
and murdered our people and the ships
people of all the neutral and Allied countries.
We must forestal them, and either shut
them out Of the economic family of nations
and bolt the door or else compel them to play
the game fairly.
The people of the United States and of the
South American republics could effectualls
bar them out by refusing to allow them to
possess any coaling station on this side Of
the Atlantic This would certainly be d
damper upon their ambition for economic
domination.
This after the war is going to 5e
thrust upon us just as the war for militar.
supremacy was, and We must be prepared &c
1aeet it in its own spirit.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

trol'er prendcrgast devised and put
through the pay-as-you-go policy, 50
callec, under which it was agreed that no
further longtime bonds were to be is
sued FOR non-revenue producing improve
mcnts. These were to be paid for out
of tho budget, the expenditure to be
amortzed from the taxes raised within q
definite limited period; and revenue
producing improvements were to be paid
for by corporate stock issues. This pol
icy was subsequently incorporated into
statute law, as a part of Mayor Mitchers
financial readjustmcnt programme. AS a
result Of this decision the city was able
to borrow the money to retire its loans
held abroad.
AS Senator Cromwell we'll says, to re-
peal this policy, written into law, would
be breach of faith with the men who
then came to the city's aid. 1t would be
more. 1t would be an invitation to future
waste and extravaganza the evil conse-
qucnces of which would be bound to ac-
cumuate steadily. 1t would be an as
sault on the city's credit which would
cost vast sums in interest charges; it
would be a drain on taxpayers for the
next couple of generations.
The Legislature should set it's face
sternly against any such backward step.
For the good of New York, the pay-as-
you-go law must be retained
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Why Theatres Should Not Re- Close,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Beng very much interested in the
lheatre as an institution of recreation and
learning offer the following reasons whv Il
should not be closed:
l. lhe theatres of France were closed at
'he beginning of the war. and the people be-
came so despondent that thew were reononed
Z. Inc theatres of this country have done
more to spread patriotism, and have aided tho
government more in all its moves than anv
other institution.
8. The closing of the theatres would GRIN
pie business to certain extent
a. 1t would throw out of employment thou-
sands of men and women
and the loss of the war tax, verv oro.t ''''o
ARTHUR III. SALZMANN
New York. Jan. IT, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Canada New Naturalization Law
Urom The Vancouver Doilu Suu,

Hro'o The Vancouver Doiy Sun)
An important change in Canada's natural
zatlon laws has become effective with tho
new year. Formerly, the period of residence
required to secure NATURALIZATION was three
years. 1enceforth it will be five On the
other hand. the brand of naturalization for
merly granted was not recognized outside Of
Canada In future it will be good anywhere
in his majesty's dominions
Under the old system an American citizen.
for instance, might come to Canada, spend
three years here and take out his paners
He thereby acquired all the rights of a Brit
ish subject so long as he remained in this
country. But if he moved to Australia or
England he had to put in another period of
residence and take out another set of papers.
This Is now done away with. He can move
from Canada to Australia and find himself
in the same legal position as if he moved
from British Columbia to Alberta Every
where under the flag his rights will be the
same
This change has been brought about as
the result of an agreement reached at the
imperial conference some years ago and i'm
plemented by concurrent legislation in all
parts of the empire.
AS an incidental part of the chanrc no
man in future will be given his papers in
Canada unless he has an adequate knowl-
edge of either English or French The exact
meaning of this phrase may seem vague, but
1t IS not likely to create any difficulty in
practice Such a requirement is only fair.
1t is obvious that nothing but very impcr-
fect understanding Of the institutions of a
community can be obtained By a man who
does not speak the language
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
"A Voice From England
e Editor of The Tribune.

70 VIc EU1IOT OF HE Tribune
Sir: thank YOU for publishing ]. 7. Bur-
roughs's wonderful letter on the war Manv
years past had the greatest pleasure in
readlng ms nature books and now to realize
'hat 'he current of his hearts blood still
pea's IN the cause of humanity encourages
one IN TINS dark hour of the world, when the
brightest light that breaks on the dawn is tha
deilverance of Jerusalem from the hands ~
the opprcssor. 1t seems to me that Mr. Rur-
roughs's article should be separately printed
and distributed among the nations.
ISABELLA GILCHRIST.
Sheffield, England, Dec. %, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DR.. Garfield in a Panic

q
After, dark last evening DR.. Garfield,
National Fuel Administrator, informally
notified the newspaper correspondents at
Washington that an order would be issued
later in the evening to close every factorv
east of the Mississippi River for period
of five days, beginning Thursday morning
that is to say, without notice. except BY
publication. An hour later he changed his
mind and decided that the actual disuse of
coal for the five-day period should begin
on Friday, which is one days notice. but
that the deliveries of coal should cease
at once
The text of the order was not produced
until 10 o'clock last night Then it was
found to contain many exceptions, some
definite and some indefinite, as for in
stance, in the indefinite category "such
plants as from their nature must be con-
tinuously operated seven days each week
to avoid serious injury to the plant itself
and contents" Very few plants could go
cold for five days without suffering injury
to themselves and contents. The question
then is as to the seriousness" of the
injury.
The order is impossible of coherent en-
forcement. The attempt to enforce it will
be overwhelmed by demands for interpre-
tation
The Fuel Administration has lost it's
head.
DR.. Garfield is in panic and acts in a
headlong manner
Having failed to restore the natural
rhythm Of colossal and wonderfully deli
cate industrial mechanism by poking prior
ity orders into it, he proposes now to make
1t run by beating it on the curbstone. The
alterations of the mechanism were caused
IN the first place by the governments run
ming amuck with war orders, every DEPART
ment for itself, until all the avenues of
production and distribution were con-
gested.
The mechanism will somehow survive,
but fancy the effect that will be produced
upon the minds Of our partners in war and
upon the enemy!
The country in the whole world richest
in natural resources, in skill of organiza-
ton and in mechanical ingenuity, has to
close up its factories, including munitions
plants, not for lack of coal-of which the
potential supply is for all purposes un-
hmited-but because it cannot coordinate
the processes of production and distribu-
ton.
Anchors have. been delivered at Eastern
seaboards for ships yet unbuilt. Thev
are symbolic. Every anchor represents y
premature, and therefore a wasteful con-
sumption of both coal and TRANSFORMATION
SO does each one of more than million
tons of finished products living in heans
at every American seaport And vet Dr
Garfield refers naively to the congestion
at terminals, as if it were an act Of
Providence, like blizzard.
People are yerv natiert
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

You can purchase merchandise advertised In TIE
TRIBUNE with absolute safctyfcr II dissatisfaction results
IN any case The TRIBUNE guarantees your
back upon request No red tape. No aubblns. We mako
GOOD promptly II the advertiser docs not.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

Owned and published daily by The Tribune Association.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-14
MORE MUST VOLUNTEER
Local Exemption Board Must Have
Free Services of More Men Who
Will Be Registrars at Next Regis.
tration For Draft.

More men who will give their ser
vices to their country free of charge
must volunteer from the country if the
local exemption board is going to get
a complete registration of young men
who have reached q years of age
since the registration June 5, 1917.
Orders for this registration. in"lnd-
ing the date that President Wilson VIII
fix soon. are expected now at any time
and the exemption board will be re.
quired to get ready for the registration
in short time. 1t wants board OF
registrars in each township of the
county and one in the city,
Already five men have volunteered
IN the city, but only five have voun-
teered from the county outside of tn"
city. If the volunteers do not respond
for a few hours work which in the
townships will probably not be for
longer than any afternoon, the local
exemption board will be seriously
handicapped in this new departure of
the draft work Those who will VOL
unteer their services should telephone
the office Of the local exemption board
No 257.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-14

to Charlotte johnson and olivia John
son, land in Bangor township. 81.
/. d. Ffngle to Fred Peterlick. lats ga
and 277 Hill Crest addition, 81.
L. w. Kennedy, ct al, to Joseph
Schnee, lot s, block 2, Church and Cot
ties addition. 81.
NJ. Emma Carney let al to Clara L.
Filter, the south 81 feet Of lot II, block
80, Gilman, $575.
Eliza Sieg ct al, to Stanle; B. Sies
the east los feet of lot and the north
ten feet of the east los feet of lot :,
block 5, Websters addition, 81. \
Emma Ware to Minnie McLaushfin,
lot 4, block ., Cummings third addi-
ton, 81.
William H. johnson to Charles f.
Johnson an undivided one half interest
in the north one-half of lot Il
block 5. I.awrence's addition, 81.
L. W. Kennedy. of Hardin county,
to Joseph Schnee, lot IS. block 3. Cum
mings' third addition, 81.
L. W. Kennedy let al to Joseph
Schnee, the west one half of lot 1914,
Melrose Park ST.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-14
At the Odson Tonight.

THE Very Idea," a comedy which
kept New York laughing for many
months, comes to the Odeon Theater
tonight, with Richard Bennett In the
role Of the talkative exponent Of bet
ter babies. William lie Baron is the
author Of the farce and it is claimed
that he has treated a delicate subject
in such a human and humorous way
and does 1t SO well and 50 wittily that
no one need be offended at the fresh
ly handled notion of a frank tongued
playwright. 1t is merely a perversely
comic idea running in nimble and
playful progress thru the motivity OF
clean and wholesome, tho sophisti-
Gated characters. Mr. Bennett will ap-
pear in the role which he created at
the initial presentation at the Astor
Theater and will be supported by Wal
ter Downing, Harold Hendel, Marian
Lord, Nanon WEIGH, En- German,
Augusta Perry. Clyde Fogel, Grace
German, Ella Hopkins and Frank
Ivans, all Of whom appeared in the
play at some time during the engage
ment in New York. Prices so, IS cents.
81 and $50 Seats now selling. Odeon.