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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
GAVE PENNY UNDUE CREDIT
Story Will Please Those Who Have
Small Belief That Pocket Pieces
Bring Luck.

"Superstition Is a relic of the dark
ages" observed one Of the supposedly
wise men, land it has no place on the
battle ground of modern thought.
Il don't believe in planting pota-
toes on Good Friday, nor in seeing
the moon over my left shoulder. I
think that fisherman is foolish If
he splits on his bait, and I don't be-
neve In walking around q stump three
times to change my luck. Neither am
1 afraid Of black cats that cross my
path. In my opinion all such things
are nonsense. They are in the same
class with that old idea about hang
ing horseshoe over the door. That's
an old, played-out scheme, and Z. :.
never was worth whoop. ~
There's only one thing In the whole
list Of lucky or unlucky omens that
works out in every detail, and that's
the idea Of finding penny and keep
Ing it for good luck.
"About three months ago I picked
up an old green penny that was ly-
ing in the gutter. I chucked it in the
match pocket of my coat, and have
kept it there ever since.
Before took to carrying the penny
I couldn't turn my hand over without
losing money, and ever since then I've
made money at every turn of the road.
That's why I know it is lucky"
LET me look at your lucky penny?"
remarked bystander. "Td just like
to touch the thing"
The penny-wise man ran two fingers
into his match pocket, and as he did
so he exclaimed:
by cracky! I'll bet I've lost the
blamed thing. In fact. I know have.
I sent this coat to the dry cleaner the
day after I found the penny, and for
got to remove it from the pocket"
Moral: Prosperity seems to be, in
some measure, psychological.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Give "overt" 4 Chance,

Many 4 fne adjective has been
spoiled by being hooked up, in some
facile phrase, to a commonplace noun.
For example, overt. Never in my life,
writes Fl. L. Mencken in the New York
Sun, have encountered overt save in
front Of act. Thus Joined and poisoned,
1t 10 mouthed abominably by lawyers
and newspaper editorial writer's; the
nterate fauna Of 4 superior type avoid
1t almost altogether. And yet it IL a
ane adjective, juicy adjective, an
adjective worth knowing better. Why
not overt honesty. overt destiny, overt
love? once had an overt black eye.
Earlier In this life made overt eyes
at girl OVERLY red-haired, and re-
member her oleaginous kiss every
time the BARRIERS brush slides across
my face. Let US appoint q committee
to get overt out Of jail.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Character Came First.

II you are to become capable and
efficient, desire, will, attention, con-
centration, purpose, discipline, reflec-
ton, analysis and research are each
an exercise to be diligently applied.
Wordsworth once resolved to make an
excursion to the mountains, and, in
spite Of protests, carried out his inten-
ton In the face of a violent storm.
He gave as his reason that "the aban-
doning of plan to avoid slight dis
comfort is dangerous to your charac-
ter"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Famous Military Commanders.

Napoleon regarded Wellington ~
able, but lucky. he considered lilly
and Wallenstein far better generals
than Gustaf Adolf. Turenne he placed
far in advance Of Frederick the Great.
If had man like Turenne as my
second In command during my cam
paigns," he said, II should now be mas
ter Of the world" Hannibal, accord
ing to Plutarch, sometimes ranked Al
exander, sometimes Pyrrhus as the
foremost general of all time. Scipio
he placed second. Himself he ranked
but third or fourth. Posterity has
modified his verdict to the advantage
of his fame.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
inclination to Experiment.

''Why are you in favor of govern
ment ownership"
I'm not exactly clear" replied the
candid man. ''But I've vague idea
that I'd like to see some lines Of busi-
ness In the hands Of elected officers
who might try to make hit by low
ering prices instead Of raising them"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Cautious.

Mrs. Flatbush-You don't think the
war will reach over here this year, do
you, dear?
MIR. Flatbush-Why, no. Why do
you ask that question?
because I want to know whether to
hang the hammock under the trees
where it was last year, or in the cell
lar" @. /"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Mexico Expects Big Cotton Crop

A bumper crop Of cotton is expected
this next year in Mexico. Indications
are that the cotton crop Of the Laguna
district Of the states of Coahulia and
Durango will be three times as great
as for the past year, when it amounted
to more than half million bales Of q
OF it was exported, but it was all con-
sumed In the factories Of the republic.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
He Had CHANGED.

Mother-Why didn't you speak to
that little boy who just passed?
Tommie- don't know him, mama.
''Yes, you do know him. He's the
little boy who just moved In next door
to us. You were playing with him
yesterday" .
WELL mama, II that's the Same bog,
he's ovsr-WaShed today"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
MOVIES MUST DRIP. GLOOM
Picture Dramas That Have Happy
|. Endings Can Never Attain Popu.
Z larity In Russia. r.

-Four and f1ve-act movie dramas Of
the highly emotional and sentimental
kind are popular in Russia. Cowboy
activities, murders and burglaries do
not appeal to these audiences. Rough
comedy is wasted even on the cheap
est Russian audience. They do not
understand it.
American pictures, as a rule, do not
appeal to the Russian taste. They
want drama woven usually around
the eternal Triangle" the men must
be ardent lovers, and the women weak
but = ..
A weeping mother or the deathbed
OF beloved father is always very i'm
press1ve. There must be a death in
the drama, preferably the suicide of
hero or heroine, with the other one
going into the cloister at the end. The
ideal picture play for Russian popular
audiences must not, under any circum-
stances, have happy ending.
The Russians use great deal of de-
scripttve and explanatory material on
the films in showing their own dramas.
They depend upon it largely for the
faction" They do not care nearly so
much for action in the pictures as for
postures indicating emotions. ANA
tory and deathbed scenes should al
ways be photographed to the last de-
tail, but nearly everything else may
be written and read.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
A Useful Husband.

a OoefuI fuebano.
why In the world does his wife call
him Picket Fence"
swell, she says he's easy to see
through" ---s- +
"And, then, he's very useful around
the house."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Pork to Win the War.

Flatbush- you're raising pigs7
Yes, you know the pen
Is mightier than the sword.
'sWell, I guess you're right, for food
viii win the wal"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
Another Matter,

Another Matter.
"How do you propose to support my
daughter, young manY
"But I'm only proposing to marry
her, SIR" 2
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Fare Case Discarded

The long -pending fare increase
cases, in which the traction companies
made application to the Public Ser
vice Commission for six-cent fare
and sevencent transfers, were dis
carded by the commission yesterday
because of the decision of the Court Of
Appeals last week in the so-called
Rochester fare case.
When the matter came up before the
Public Service Commission yesterday
ex-Justice William l.. Ransom, chief
counsel of the commission. read into
the record n statement that the recent
decision precluded any possibility of
the present cases as instituted being
carried to conclusion. He also held
that an effort to charge two cents for
transfers, irrespective of franchise OBJ
! lIgatons, was an indirect way of reach
ing the same outcome as through di-
rect increase in fare The court deci-
sion held that the Public Service Com
mission had no power to grant an in
crease IN fares unless the ccmpany's
franchise was first modified by the city
authorities.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Says Ransom Seeks
To Hold $4,000 Job
[Staf Covrespondencel

ALBANY. April 8.-Senator George
F. Thompson, of Niagara, tonight de-
ciared that the attack made on his
bill to consolidate the Public Service
Commissions by William L. Ransom
was inspired by the fact that the
measure abolishes Mr. Ransom's lob
as counsel to the commission of the
first district.
Mr.. Ransom" said Senator Thomp-
son, starts with the false statement
that he has analyzcd the Thompson
bill abolishing the present useless
million a year commissions. If he had
read the bill he would have found
that it abolished his $4,000 job as
counsel, together with his $65 900 a
year staff, and he. surely would have
commended that feature, because he
knows how useless that department is
to the taxpayers. He has no juris
dlction over subway contracts.
The question of allowing an ap-
peal is a difference of opinion. The
corporations now do that all the time.
We have simply Widened it to give
the public a chance to appeal and cut
cut the writ of certiorari, the great
Gelayer.
Capitalization as practised for ten
years has increased the big corpora
tions and refused capital to the small
cnes. Our scheme enables a small
competitor to capitalize itself and
forbids it's use in rate case.
The remainder of Mr.. Ransom's
sounds like a fusion cam
palgn speech made up mos.-y of state
mentS that are not So"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Leave of Absence
For Dutch Minister
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON. April 8.-The Meth
erlands Legation made the followin Q
announcement to-day:
"Dr. August Philips, Minister of the
Netherlands, has asked on account of
his health for leave of absence from
his post. His request has been granted
and he will sail for Holland soon. Mr..
W. Fl. De Beaufort, counsellor of the
legation, will be charge d'affaires al
interim.
"Since leaving Holland Mr.. Philips
has suffered seriously from insomnia.
HIS condition is such that he thought
it was best for him to return to Hol-
land in order to obtain rest and treat
ment."
1t was stated officially, both at tne
Netherlands Legation and at the State
Department, that Minister Philips's re-
turn to Holland had no political signis-
cance and was related in no manner 20
the requisitioning by the United States
Of part Of the Netherlands merchant
fleet.
Mr.. Philips had been suffering from
insomnia before he came to this coun-
try, it was said at the legation, his ILL
ness being aggravated, however, H. the
change of res dence and of climate.
The American reply to the Dutch
protest against the seizure of Hollands
merchantmen in American waters has
not yet been forwarded to The Hague.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Ehgy of Pastor
Hung From Wire
Dutch Minister Says Ignorant
Believe Him To Be a
German

PATERSON, N. j., April s.-A straw
stuffed eftigy placarded "Zandstra -
The Vigilance Committee" was found
to-day dangling from a rope thrown
over trolley wire at Little Falls.
The Rev. S. zandstra, Hollauder and
pastor of the Second Dutch Reformed
Church Of Little Falls, said that the
threat probably was levelled at him.
The Dutch are confused with the
Germans by the ignorant" he said
land | have heard that l have been
regarded as pro-German. There is no
truth IN such gossip. 1 am not pro-
German; | am American"
Last August he was criticised for
failing to take off his hat when "The
Star Spangled Banner" was played.
He said tonight that the reports con-
corning him might have started then.
II did forget to remove nv hat" he
said, until I was reminded of it. I
was talking with friend at the time
and we were walking away from the
music, with large crowd Intervening
| am not patron of the movies nor a
good musician, and The Star-Spangled
banner means no more to ne than
Yankee Doodle.'''
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
School Superintendent
Race Narrows to Three
William L. Ettinger Said to
Have Best Chance in Final
Elimination Contest

What is known in politics as the
"elimination process" is being used to
solve the important matter of choosing
new superintendent Of schools for
the City of New Yora with the result
that the "slate" now contains only
three names-William L. Ettinger, Ed
win A. Shallow and Gustav Strauben-
muller
"For the present." said well-known
educator familiar with the workings of
the city system, "it would be unwise to
eliminate any one of the three names
given, because any one Of them may
prove to be the winning candidate. The
board is likely to agree on Wednesday
Of this week to place the matter Of the
election of a new superintendent on the
calendar for two Weeks from Wednes-
day. A new superintendent soon will
have to be chosen. 1t is fairly we'll
settled that the choice has narrowed to
Messrs. Ettinger, Shallow and Straub-
enmuler. Acting superintendent Straub-
enmuller has made many friends in the
two years he has been in Office and his
admirers are very hopeful he will win
the prize, but the chances are Mr.. Et-
finger will be the choice of the board"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Pie Crust Minus
Wheat Flour New
Test for Chefs
Their Reputation for In
genuity at Stake; Solu-
ton Is Promised

The New York hotel chefs, who have
a reputation for ingenuity as we'll as
good cooking, are now exercising their
brains over the decision of their en-
ployers to Danish wheat -four from the
kitchens and dining tables of the ho-
tells.
Their principle problem is to pro-
duce piecrust that will contaiAno jot
Of wheat. but yet Will look like a pie
crust, taste like a piecrust, and will
have the consistency and every other
quality of good pre-war piecrust.
The reputation of the chefs is at stake,
and they have promised themselves
that the problem will be solved.
They are facing with grim calm, how
don several of the dainty pastry con-
1ections that depend on their white
ness and crispness for their effect, and
on which the fame OF some Of tie
chefs is based
"Fichtre! Qu'importe ." said one Of
these yesterday "C'esc la guerre."
and have you banlshed wheat en-
tirely?'
Even to the thickening of the
gravy
The managers bore this out. Charles
p. Bowman, OF the biltmore and the
Manhattan, said he had returned 109
barrels of -four from the Biltmore and
twenty one barrels frcm the Manhat
tan to the government for use abroad.
His chefs were making pastry and cake
with rye, chestnut and rice flour.
The Waldorf-Astoria has been on
half ratiOnS in -four for some tino and
to-day it abandons wheat flour alto
gcthcr. The McAlpin makes a similar
report. The Belmont has banished
wheat. and, because it had been buying
il from day to day as it was needed,
there was none to turn over to the
government. The Ritz Carlton has been
saving twenty barrels of -four week
for some time. Before the war it used
tWentY-siX barrels a week.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
$4,000 Liberty Motor
Challenge Goes Begging
F. w. Barker Says No One Can
Prove 1t Is Not Success

The Red Cross stands small chance
of getting Inglis NJ. Uppercu's $4,000
so far as Frederick w Barker. presi-
dent of the Aeronautical Society of
America, is concerned. Mr.. Uppercu
ogered to give that sum to the Red
Cross if any one could prove that the
Liberty motor was not a success, or
that it was originated by an autmobile
manufacturer.
Criticism of the motor and of the
methods of the government in follow
ing its aeroplane programme, which
was made by the Aeronautical Society
of America, prompted Mr.. Uppercu's
challenge. Mr.. Barker said last night
that no one could prove the motor was
not success, because it had been sue
cessfuliy used in flying and had with
stood certain tests.
But" he continued. "it has not been
developed as a stable motor for fight
ing plane"
Mr.. Barker likewise declined to deny
the second part of Mr. Uppercu's 5
statement But. although he declared
that no one would deny that the Lib
erty motor was not originated by an
automobile manufacturer, he added,
the Packard motor was used as a
basis" He thought, however, that so
much redes gning had been done that
the result "can truthfully be called a
new design"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Hoover Men Find
Great Food Waste
In Garbage Cans
But, in General, Public Is
Much More Saving Than
Formerly, They Say

That infallible index. the garbage
can, has shown food board investiga-
tors, according to report made public
yesterday, that in spite of the fact
that IN some houses good food is being
thrown away by enemy alien servants
or o., given to dogs, New York apartment
dwellers in general are now wasting
only half as much food as thew did in
the tn days before Herbert Hoover told
the nation that the Allies would 20
hungry if America didn't help.
The report is the result of six weeks
exploration of the garbage cans of
1park, Lexington, Fifth. Seventh and
West End Avenues, Broadway, River
side Drive and Gramercy Park by a
food board committee headed bv Miss
Margaret Butler.
garbage has decreased by half. There
were instances, however, where large
quantities. of bread and meats had
been consigned to the garbage pail that
might have been used for human con-
SUMPTION"
Details of some of these cases fol-
low:
"a Park Avenue apartment-Decided
waste of food, such as chicken, beef
anu "Hile Dread. superintendent said
that every family has a dog and that
the dogs eat food that might we'll be
used for human consumption. Com
plant is made, too, that enemy alien
servants show no disposition to save,
and that wilful waste in buying and
failure to use the Ieftovers' is ap-
parent.
"a West End Avenue apartment-In
credible amount of good food thrown
away. Saw two one-bushel baskets
filled with bread. Porter reports he
gathers that amount three times a
week.
West seventy-hrst street-very
much waste
West Ninety-frst Street Most
astounding waste of meats, bread. poul-
try and vegetables. Evidently wiiful. "
Apartments in Fifth Avenue, Fifty
eighth Street, near Seventh Avenue;
West 120th Street, Gramercy Park, Sew
enty-ninth Street, near Broadway;
lower Lexington Avenue, Eighty sixth
Street, near Broadway, and Riverside
Drive, from Seventy-ninth Street to
10th Street, are doing their bit, ac-
cordlng to the report
The food board, in issuing the re-
port, calls attention to the honor sys-
tenn for voluntary rationing. Every one
of the 10000 voluntary rationers. il
says is observing the pledge to the
letter
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Nebraska Legislature
Pledges War Support

LINCOLN, Neb., April s.-With the
adoption of a resolution pledging un-
wavering support to the government in
its prosecution of the war, the special
"war" session of the Nebraska Legis-
lature adjourned sine die late to-day
During the closing hours of the ses-
sion, Il frutless effort was made by
prohibition advocates in the Senate to
irduce the Upper House to recede from
its recent action in passing n resolution
prohibiting consideration of the joint
resolution for ratification OF the Ma
tonal Prohibition Amendment.
The proposition OF ratifying the
amendment cannot now receive action
in this state until shc regular~meet citing
Of the Legislature next January, unless
another special session is held for some
unforeseen reason before that time,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
temperament Splits
Side Show Freaks

A pyrotechnical outburst Of deep
blue temperament last evening in the
sideshow Of Barnum & Bailey's admit
tedly superior circus resulted in the
hasty departure of Lady Little one of
the star freaks, and the heroine of
last weeks duel between tiny Baron
Pauci and George Speck, of Speck and
Speck, midget wrestling team.
1t all happened because the manager
attempted to decide which should lead
the freak section of Wednesdays pa
radc, Lady Little or the Princess Wee
Wee.
"See here. Lady" he pleaded "Let
Wee Wee lead your gang You're not
going on the road with US next season.
while Wee Wees going to stick. What
do you say"
Nothing DOING firmly replied Lady
Little.
cav, have a heart, Lady. You know
what we think Of you, and how most
of the people come in here just to see
you and buy your photograph. We re-
81 lead the section" declared Lady
Little 81 lead or l quit
What do you mean. quit? Quit for
a little thing like that? Well. what
DO you say to taking Wee Wees arm
and walking together, ch ?"
"No! No. Mo-" and the midget
stamped her foot. 81 lead alone or I
leave the show Tonight"
"Just show me someone else who'll
pay you $3.50 a week and let you come
in when you feel like it and ask no
questions. Show me, that's al]!'
But Lady Little was at the door
sending for her automobile, and kept
her word about leaving.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Heavy Enrolment in Local
0ntion Cities Causes Whit
man to Urge New Law
Assembly Passes 1t
One Day Not Sufficient to Re-
ceiye and Count Ballots i'm
Many Districts
[Staf Correspondencel

ALBANY, april e.-Because Of the
beayy registration Of women in the
.h,rty-nlne cities In which local option
elections are to be held on April 16,
TIE Governor tonight sent an emer-
rency message to the Legislature urg-
ing the immediate passage Of bill pro-
yding for two election days whenever
necessary.
The bill was passed In the Assembly
and laid over until tomorrow In the
Senate It will be law within forty
eight hours.
The bill provides that In any city
where zee or more are registered IN
one election district the local election
officials shall hs-ve two days of election
April 15 and II. In one election dis
triet in Syracuse the enrolment ia 400:
The normal enrolment Is 400. Provision
Is made for the guarding of the ballot
boxes by tive officials after the polls
close en The first day
The women have displayed unusual
interest In the fight Of the vets and
drys. and reports from the thirty nine
cities shew q heavy enreiment ef the
women.
Victory for Drys Predicted
Il is predicted that the women will
carry the elections for the trys In
shirtyeigh5 of the thirty-nine cities.
At the request of the State Tax Com
mission q bill ives introduced Tonight
which will Increase the revenue of the
state between two and three million
dollars. OF which New York City will
receive at least s500,OG0: The taxes
are to be collected from 10000 corpora
tions In the state which were exempted
through an error in the personal prop
erty tar law Which subjects mercantile
and manufacturing corporations to a
state tax.
The Tax Commission also proposes to
get after corporations which have sue
ceedsd in lodging taxes by claiming
their capital stock was not worth any
thing, although their earnings have
been large.
Both branches of the Legislature
started their final week Of work to-
bills. Among them was the bill of
Assemblyman William c: Amos. Of
New York. regulating war charities:
To License War Charities.
The bill provides that eli these char
tiles shall be licensed by local au-
thorities. In the Senate the bill Of
Robert F, Wagner, minority leader,
aboishing the women's night eours
in New York City was passed unan-
imeusly. It will now go to the Assem-
bl7.
Asaemblyman C. o. Pratt. of Wash
ington County, tonight INTRODUCED
bill vesting the Public Service Com
missions with power to increase the
fare on streetcar lines, subways and
"L' roads from five to sin cents DUR
ing the period of the war and enc year
thereafter.
The bill is designed to overcome the
decision OF the Court of Appeals hold
ing that where traction company and
municipality have entered into an
agreement that FIVE cents shall be the
fare that agreement is binding.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
Mexican Runs Wild; Killed

PITTSBURGH, April s.-Carmino
Carlo, Mexican, was shot and killed
in the Pennsylvania Station here too day
by railroad policeman after he had
terrorized passengers on Chicago e.
Pittsburgh express train over the Pan
handle Railroad.
Carlo was passenger in a day
coach ou- cf Chicago. After the train
passed Stevbenville, Ohio, he sprang
from his sat brandished long knife
and ran through the train. In the
sleeping cars he slashed right and left,
cutting curtains and driving half
dressed persons from their berths As
the train entered the Pittsburgh yards
he drove brakeman to a platform and
compelled MIN to jump. The brakeman
ran to the nearest telephone and noti-
fed the police.