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The Testimony of the InterstateCommission.

From a Washington despatch In yes-

terday's Hun we renrlnt these figures

collected and Just published by theInterstate Commerce Commission:

"For the month of February, 19H, thenet revenue per mile nn the Eastern rail-roads was $1S8, us against 1413 a year

o.

"The total operating revenue of theKaatern cnrrlers was J" 1,913,390 In Feb-

ruary, am afniin.1t JS3,r.s:,oot")."Tho total operating expenses In Feb-

ruary of this year amounted to S 83,311.9 27,

as against 161,633,123 a year ago."In net operating revenue there was a

remarkable decline, one that Is said tobe unprecedented. In February, 1914, thenet operating revenue nmounted to onlyS8.631.463. ns against 1S,949,TS3 In Feb-ruary, 1913.

"The revenue per mile In Februaryamounted tn $1,365, as against $1,S21 ayear ago."

The commission continues to taketestimony. Its own testimony Is more

than sufficient to etnhllh the conten-

tion of the railroads for tin Increaseof rates.

Vnr Democrat to Pointer.The Kepubllcuii. challenged the Demo-

crats squarely on the tariff In theOingrcs district. The

Democrats accepted the Issue. TheRepublican candidate was elected byan unprecedented majority. DespitePresident Wilson's perxmnl Interven-tion, his candidate warcely heat theSocialist.

To add to the discomfiture of Mr.Wii.som's advisers, while the voters ofPassu lc county were defeating n candi-date who Indorsed the Administration'canal policy, the electors1 of the TwelfthMassachusetts district were putting Inoffice n Democrat who oppostsl the re-

peal of the tolls exemption provision.The Morton district Is normally

Democratic. The New Jersey districtis historically Itepuhllcan and has gonefor Hltjiies In the past rather than forHconrs's party. Thve reflections' maylighten gloom In Washington,but they do not alter the fact that pro-tection remains a intent Issue, nor dothey relieve the Democratic party of Itsconsciousness, that Itoosr.vn.T electedthe Democratic ticket In 1P12.

Mr. Cnilcrwood's Vlctorj.Throughout the primary campaign

which ended on Monday In the nomi-nation of Oscar W. 1'xmnwoon isDemocratic candidate for United States

fromhis irse.

:ov,'r' that

leader of the majority as a tool of the!"liquor Interests" and a creature of the"money kings." Thnt his wild and ilem-agogl- c

charges were Ineffective Is grati-fying vindication of the good sense ofthe majority of the Alabama elector-ate. Honso.v Is a tedious canting

That such a man should get sucha vote shows how strong In AlabamaIs the prohibition movement, whose"patter" Hudson utters so unctuously.

President Wilson's contribution tocampaign took the

form of Inducing Clay-io- n

withdraw from the contestremain In tho House. This brought thetight down to a clear cut Issue betweenHoiisoN I'.niu.rwooii. Had Clayton,remained the Held the returns ofMonday's balloting might have tolda different story.

Mr. U.ndlrwood to theHenale leaven the House Democratswith a serious problem to solve Inlectlng his U.NnrRwoonhas been notably successful In manag-ing nn unwieldy majority. The. manwho takes his place the Sixty-fourt-

Congress may not have so manyhut they will he not less illtllcult to

l:eop In good humor. Yet the Demo-cracy cannot be so poor In mi:i:i:ic astn bo unable to t), the vacancy satis.fnetoTlly. if It Is that fact Is worthknowing.

Rockefeller on a .Natural Right"Do you not asked Chairman

ruSllR nf the House (Vmunltl ee nnMines and Mining Mi jj

,lr. "Unit tho fact thatthe t'nltisl states tioveruuient has

taken uteps the strike matter shouldho n supKestloti to you to take morethan n passing Interest In tlilw ease?"

KocKiTEM.rn might have repliedthat he would he more Impressed If thestrike were any nlTiilr of the CnltedStates (lovenmient. Hut he was try-In- n

to conciliate. m he only wild thatns ho stood to lose a million hy the ndof the year and disliked Woodshed andtrouhle.Hie was taking fur more thuu apnsslnc Interest,

Mr, ItocKm.t.i.r.rt was altoKether anwitness to Mr. FosTt.it,

Ills answers were of no use whatevertn that eminent friend of lahor. lie as-

serted an old fashioned sort of freedom,the freedom of every man to work howand for whom and on whatever termsho plenses. He upheld the rluht ofninety tier cent, of the employees of hiscompany In Colorado to remain freefrom the dictation of the union If theyprefer do so. He Insisted that thiswas a great principle and declared thnthe and his friends were ready to loseevery cent they had Invested theColorado Fuel and Iron Companyrather than ahandon It.

No wonder Mr. Foster was displeasedand hadgored Mr. ns ncontumacious witness. What Is the usej

playing to the galleries If one of thejhated wealthy clnss Is to stand tip andshow that he cares far less for hismoney than he does for the rights of,manhood? The red fire suddenly turnspale the champion of lalor lookssickly lit the light of his own greasytorch.

Anothcr Look nt thc.Novv FinancialMap.

It Is not New Tork, either city or.State, which Is In eruption over themiserable business that the Keilentlreserve bank organization committeehas so far made of the task so confid-ingly (intrusted to It. New York has

P'wn shabbily dealt with, hut, to para- -phrase the remark of President WitMix In other premises. New York lsinbig enough to overlook the stupidityor tne reserve system organizers nndixiwerful enough lie sure that Itstlnanclal supremacy will survive unlessfatuous iHilltlcs is able tn wreck theeconomic welfare of the country.

With other cities It Is somewhatdifferent. Now Orleans, for exnmplo,Is directing a thunderous protest toWashington against Its omission fromthe list of Federal reserve cities, anomission all the more astonishing he-cn- ue

of the preference accorded toRichmond, Atlanta nnd Dallas. There aIs a good deal of force In the facts setforth in the resolutions passed at aNew Orleans mnss meeting presentingthe city's demnnd for recognition.

Its population Is 50,000 greater thanthe iMjpulntlon of Atlanta nnd Rich-mond combined. It Is the secondgreatest port the United States nndIs the Inrgest centre ofIndustry In the South, Its total produc-tion being I1S.000.000 greater thanthe nggregate output of Dallas andAtlanta. In banking resources It ex-

ceeds Dallas and Atlanta in combina-tion by about $16,000,000 and its as-

sessed Isproperty vnluatlon is one-thir- d

greater than the total of Atlanta andDallas, with the completion of thePanama Canal New Orleans may welllook forward to an era of prosivrousexpansion.

Having already been hnrd hit bythe blow which tariff revision struckat the sugar Industry In Ixutlslana, ItIs not remarkable that New Orleansshould see In the slight which has beenput uiiu It by the Federal bnnk or-ganizers an exhibition of mischievouspolitics. Indeed there Is an obvious IfJustltlcatlon for the Imputation thatthe committee was actuated verylargely by political rather than byeconomic

The fact sticks out all over thebanking map of the country drawn bythe committee that certain arbitrarydesignations of financial centres were nmade. Some reserve districts were socharted as Htipport the contentionthat, grunted such districts, Richmond,Atlanta and Dallas would be the logi-

cal norvo cities therein. It Is thiswhich enables the committee to present u superficially plausible defence!for Itself in the statistical tabulations

Of

,1p VO'iIttee to "the conveniencecustomary course of business" tho

commercial centres of the Unitedi

States, the cities which already act ascommercial clearing houses for Inrge' viiuiu inn ii.Di- -

as reserve cities and the districts j

wotlld have been arraiiL'eil i iirnniulthem. I ho committee s method seemsto have been llrst to plot the din-- 'trlcts then to select the centres,the objts't of thl method being topermit a few fnvrcd cities to be arbi-trarily chosen. tn

ntChildren of the Fleet.

Now that the good grnojulco bottle-shi- p

Josephus Is In Dry Dock mid thewine mess Is no more, unless tho

ukase be revoked hy a Presl- -

dent only too familiar with the prag-- !mutism of Secretaries, we seem to

'the voices of the nnvv ..Ulcers, i- 'Innocent wards of a paternal tiovem- -

tneni, tillering niessmgs on tno 'l arheel oilNelson and chanting that noble oldearly Hlowlng Rock hymn of his:

"Cnder the gnmdebooI dream, sweet love, of you;For my soul Is cryln'For old Hill IIiiianI'nder the giimJebnol"

How tientltlftll and guileless Is this ItIsstanza compared with tho wet

If "classical" ballad, "Farewell totlrog." composed "n the capstan headof tho united States sloop nf war Ports.mouth August Hi, lsii'.'," Assistant I

Paymaster Cvhi-v- (1. Siimnk.Siene Waidrooni if im,. i $ s . ..

iThan. Night of August 31, ISti2 Thalaw abolishing grog tnkes effect Scptcm

Senator Alabama Mr. Unhlkwood ) wl,lch " ,s uow lfw"lK to explain Itsattended strictly to. business ns n The process followed wits,

In Congnw while his op- - diametrically opjNjsed to laidponent, RepresentatlvnHoiisoN.htuniiii'd1'10"'11 1,1 1,10 r,,'I'v Mi-

llie State. Industriously nssalllm; tin.! lf ",lm' regard" had been had by

hum-bug.

Mr. Cnuhiwooii'sRepresentative

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THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914.

her 1, 1862. Air: 'Come, Landlord, Fillthe Flowing Howl.'"Come, messmates, pass the bottle 'round.Our time Is short, remember,For our grog must stop and our spirits

dropOn the llrst day of September.

"Farewell, Old Rye, 'Us a sad, sad word.Hut, alas! It must be spoken; 'The ruby cup must be given upAnd the, Demijohn be broken.

"Jack's happy days will soon be gone,To return again, oh, never.For they've raised his pay five cents a day,Hut stopped his grog forever.

"Yet memory oft will backward turnAnd dwell with fondness partialOn the days when gin was not n sinNor cocktails brought courts-m- a rtlnl,"(Do's'n's mate, pipes 'All hands splice, the main brace.')"All hands to splice tho main brace call,nut spllco It now In sorrow.For the spirit room key will he laid awayForever on

The pay of the nation's tender wards,the naval oulcors, has not been raised.It is their moral standard that hasItecn elevated. Invisible leading stringskeep them from falling. From theconning towels of Virtue the Hon.Josepiil'h Daniels and his frst love,Colonel ItarAN, watch with moist eyestheir little chnrges, safe now ngalustthe temptation of the "wine cup."

The Education of rnncrtn.Senator Fall has referred to Oroitor. r,,,,l,crK of Jmlr columns, the subject

l.n,,,mn I'hrasc "'ou nil.'C. CAtlOTIIFRn consular of... agent tlip)contrnrtun ..yo. Iin.. ,vhcll IbUnited Htates at Torreon. ns "our dip-- 1

lomntle representative with the llylngcourt of FnAMCisro Viu.a." PerhapsMr. Carotiifrs would be better de-

scribed ns the genius who tamed"Panciio" and converted him to hit- -

inanity. "The mall without a hlstorv"'

so the consular agent hits been called.Iiccause the details of his career In the ,

register of the State Department leaveso much to he desired by the curious.Hut tlEOROK C. CarotHERS now attains

fensure of fame In reisirttng tijionl!cncrnI '"'As conduct after Torreonfell:

"Villa kept every promise that he hadmade. Not a prisoner was molested, thesick and wounded were cared for andevery Federal who c.ime Into our lineswas given food nnd drink tn tho same pro- -

portion that our own soldiers hndIncredible! It will be said. Hut Mr.

Carothers reports that Villa Is eenbeing brought around to the view thatthe Spanish nationals may have somerights that he should respect. Such

consummation would le proof posl-liv- e

of the General's conversion. Wewish the consular agent luck, but con-fes- s

to scepticism.

Why Do They Do It V

Why do the Manhattan nnd Rrook-ly- n

car lines always put on open carswhen the weather Is chilly, damp,nasty, variably trying utid usually bad?Since open cars began In those regions,Kinb b.iu ti... ,. -- .i n iiM.nii.c. iiit-i- c inno spring In New York. There Is winter nnd a tyrannous old codger and"slayer" this one has been and there

summer. No wizard can foretell theend of winter: and he Is always liableto resume business at the old standwithout notice. The car sages seem i

to have a llxtsl ojH'ti season. It's sum-mer In their bams when the rest of the,world Is shivering and sneezing.

Why do the car sages Insist nn herdIng pnssengers Into Influenza and pnetimoulu on wheels?

Snow and rain, snuw up the State;two Inches nt (llnver; snow promised(nt least It was yesterday morning, even

the weather warlocks cham-Ti- l theirminds Inter In tho dnv: in i.irn,tc th- -iifTerllnir remark nf Mr T,.,,,,v

month

Halt to kill mosquitoes. llrmlUnr.This must be the simple way, the

good old plan recommended In our boy-hoo- d

for catching larks. You (prlnk'lelittle tin their tails nnd they hop

Into your hand.

Mart Hiciiamjson now goes free torecuperate a hunger strike. Allthe Wnuses In London had betier goInto hiding at once.

Those kisses were Illusions, pleads thedefendant In a cans.- - colMinv

course they were. They all are.

There Is no special significance In thedron In tho home ru e mntnr.tv In theHouse nf Piinminn. IV.i.,,.. .!........anil ins following rerralned from vot-ing. Hut If there had been nny specialneed for their votes no doubt thevll..,,ll,1 l.r..- - 1.... 1 f.. m

lhe l" So far s ns V;,, in theCommons goes there can bo no doubt

i" ine piie.siiKe i uie measure. If'here bo any hitch from now on It mustrcsu,t rr"m outside Intlllences.

,,,"n,,,i 1 c,,,"'ll',l f 'tidiirtiirn pcm.. for"TiiThis ought to be cheering to thc.se

who, regard music ns one of the leastdisagreeable of noises yet aro nnxlous

sen much lords of the baton asHiciiaiip Btrai'ss and Sikokhieo Waonkii

'work.

Two dish dinners may'nevcr becomethe rulo In Now York, but the shortdinner Is now so well established that itwouni no imposMiuo to persuatlo anyKlieStS to Hit Often through tho formaldinners customary not many years ago.T," r,rrmnl Hmperor has shortened nil j

l,lllrr" n "'rTC-qimrtor- .s un hour,liti. It la ...it niiii.rf,,.! tli... U .. i.11.1 II (,!,. I l llll. .11, I IM

limited tho supply food to bo . i.,,-..- . i

ein ii uit union-.- ,

Now Yorkers with thn theatre or otherdiversion In prospect approachedthe short dinner question from anotherviewpoint. The result has been the con-clusion that It Is better to enjoy a s

thoroughly than to scurry throughtwice mi many. So spite tho 'frightened denial of the festaurateurH,

is a fact that the New York dinnergrowing shorter so steadily that It Is

already near the two iilhh standard.

of the dlrcctoru'or thn CaliforniaState prisons believes that thn at- -

tempted escapes at Hcpi-o.i- , n whicht'le iniiirils Iiiiiiu: It uect'Nsary pi slne.t

prisoners, were the tcs ill ",Hii i' h cnilillliiH ami 'tuiinll n tivmpathy

nnd another nn f r net lares that "publlcly expressed H'lUlmeiital Hyriipalliv

wltji convicts' made the prlsdncrsi be-

lieve the wuitlen would not dare to tireon them." liven tho testimony ofThomas Mutt Osnorts'i: nnd other volun-tary and Involuntary Inmates of penalInstitutions falls convince ns that nilthe convicts are gentle folk sufferingunjustly thte utilises of brutal overseersnnd masters.

It hns ber,n Tiik Hi'N'h pleasure todevote considerable space nnd effort Inthe past to advertising the methods anilpractices of the. Sterling DebentureCompany, Its allied corporations nndtheir Interesting managers, our atten-tion to tlioso wot tides being renderedwithout their Invitation and at timesIn tho face of protests from themwhich took the form of threats. Thattho postal authorities nnd the Federalcourts have ut last given certain Indi-viduals connected with the corporationsabout what they deserve In tho wny ofprison sentences Is highly gratifying.They were adroit and painstaking Intlhelr swindles nnd thought they couldevade tho statutes without hamperingtheir trnde. It will encourage honestmen to see them laid low.

"17)1 ,IM "17)' ALL," "1 AWL."

on mi Impression "I'nhersal"In I he Smith.

To tiik KntTOR op-- Titr Nun Fir; Aprollllo source mingled humor and Irrl-tntl-

Is supplied Southern people by thefrequently Iniicuurato ,usn Southerndialect In. Northern novels nnd on thestago nnd by what Is apparently meantns serious discussion of the subject bywould ba dialecticians. Ono of these dls- -

j cusslona Is now In progress lictweenthis

or Its

"yawl." The expression cannot legltl- -

m,,,l' ,,n called dialect, l think, unless

The humor Is sunnlled by the InabilityNortherners to understand Its use and

their Ignorance of the fart that It tsgixxl usage, as readers of Kngllsh litera-ture know. The Irrltntton Is evoked when,,.ie expression Is used tgnorantly by peo- -mo in diner sections, in 1110 singular cne.it is never so used In the South so far"s a lifelong Vlrplnlnn Is aware'. Confusion Is caused hy the fact that Ire-luenOy but one person Is nddressed,

whereas reference Is to more than one1"'r'on- - I''or '"stnnce, a Southerner will ask(' a menu; -- now are you njrr' meanIng, as the person nddressed well knows,to Inquire as to the health of the friendnnd .his family, or of others for whom hecan spenk. Knowing this he nnswers:

We are nil nell." Intending to lnqulrnas to the health of the person addressedonly, the form of the query Is "How areyour and the answer ! "1 am well,"How would you all make the distinctionin one pbr.ise

lour correspondent who thinks thnt onlynepryes and Illiterate whites use the expresslnn Is In error. "lmo,t '

universally and cm be defended ax gram- -

m.itlcally correct. Vmo.NtAN.Richmond, Va., April 7

Arl.nnsano. rie!t U .rerrinc to !.. eomtminleMtiAn of ir n.,vidA. Curtis with refer.'tico to the ue of"you nil" or "yo' all" us npplled to onperson In the South. I wish to say thatalthough I have lived In the South all mylife .i' ; haw come In contact with allsorts and conditions of men, Includingsluxrs and 1 have never heardthe expression applied to one person, nndt maintain that no such use Is commonamong nny clnss In the Soutlu

I cull for witnesses for or against myposition from Arkansas, where llr. Curtislocates his gambling stories, nnd other

'"lo'.r'i nsi iihr i me nine 10 ,fettle lite question, and II hope yourreaders In the South will rejmnd

J. It SATTKiirm p,Srlma. Aln., April .

TlicMnmcn's Municipal League ami theImprovement of Asli I'ullccllnii.

To thr KntTOR or Thk Scn sir: I

hav been more than Interested in thevery live Interest that you have beentaking In Improvmi tho methods of

refuse In New York city. I havehad a number of conferences with theCommissioner", and 1 rim euro thnt lie- -

foro Commissioner Fetherston's term Isup we shall have a more modern systemin operation

The committee on street's of the Worn-- !sn's Municipal league made this the!prlnclp.il Item In Its pregr.in me for thisyear

'his problem both lth Comm!.!nncr 1

wards and the Hoard, of Rstlnnte andApportionment. We sent a letter to the

time nearly all of the newspapers commented favorably upon our proposal.

Tho of the city are certainlyInterested In this problem, as I can showyou from the many letters and reports Ihave In my files. It was the Woman'sMunicipal that Initiated the ays-- ,tern of awarding med.ils and certificatesof honor to the nirn In the Departmentof Street Clrnnlng.

Mrs. .H'l.ii's Hr.Nnv Cohen,Chairman Committee on Streets.

Nkw York, April 7.

How to llullil Uh Cnrts.To tiik Rpitor or Tun Scn Sir- In

the name of "elllclency," why does notCommissioner build his ashcarts with a drop axle and thereby limitthe lift which mut given nsii cans

""" ,on "f '" wheel, or possibly evenlow er ; , 1' """'i enri sucn as migiube used by a farmer In n slump niie.tHeld Is Indispensable In city streets

William I' Wiiitr.Captain. U. S, N , ltetlred '

IjOWKLL, Mass., April 7.

1 Steeil for n Secret nr)To Till Kpitoii op Tub Scn Sir

agree with Henri do l.alltole Secret-ir-Hryan shouldn't be stinted by tho tlght- -

ads at Washington fiom proper furhe- -loWs when nut calling

Hut since Mr. Hryan iJivlously considersChnut.inritiii more Important than thgreat cmne or .siecn'iim' or state, whywouldn't It be fitting to regale him with

equipment of tho put nnd get him"". ,''""lm"1 lo rl,ll- with a keeper toguide it nnd a vodlor to herald his lip.prnach and deliver his Sitart

Nkw iIavkn, Conn . April :

.loscplilntloii of the m.To tiik KiiiTon or Thr Sun Mr. Can

V Kl 1 l- - property afterJy 1 "" '"ore Welsh rabbits wlih theiriP ,.,ii,.,,t f ,,, i....tiuddlm.-- or oreserved .elthIngrtdient of brandy What Is life withoutthem? Will thn naval recruiting pros- -

pectus no tov.seu iimini ng yTI'HAHLKS II. Toiimht.

HnooKLTN, April 7.

llefnrinliig thii Parrel PostTo tiiu IIinTiiii "f Tur Hiv -- Sir- A

s.xjs tlul to insll a uliinle booknrlghliiK About two piiuiuU by pircelpt emu hlt-- i 17 renin while he ran mailto at the.e Imoltit for nine renti, nnAtlifrefor" he pills In tulika to innke up thensir- nelKhl In in.illlnir imr Imnk. I

'"i thn fiitbiHliig troni a printed notlm Inot.r post nirir- -

Dr.ler N" 70.1 (in mid afirr Mnreli Id,1911, tli p.inel noat cen lie shallt,. rut n'ted in ns tn Inrlu.trt tneiks . . tund nn ilniai- - nilnhlniT In inn, nf riumoiinreii the riKuliu jmiir rule shall vpply "

The ini'lie la or III" ll.iliin of 1M.i4.H-- r lielmrul

in ptrni nm n t nin-.i.- rnah e I nI" I tnitler in.) mml ..thet rnl.llMet

r i ii i, pr 'i era ,n ia r i'aa an ifllltf .Sfn' ii i' a rq m lieiiff.tto all Ciixsvui.-a- .

t si itTfv, V I April 7

,' Un.bers ..f the Hoard of K.tln.ate nd '

April. April, what n are'you Apportionment on May 3. li:. At the ,

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TIIK ASSOCIATKII I'llKSS,

An independent Csllfnrnlan Opinion ofa lUngrrntu Monopoly.

From the Oakland KnaUlrer. . To TIIK F.ntTOfl OP Till! HUN Sir; Did

There Is not a monopoly In existence you not Inadvertently make a mistake. Mtrhnr nnssihia when, editorially commenting on the

t'n Henator Oliver of rcnnsjlvnalnfor evil than tho Associated ,() V(1(, aRI,nol Ul ,g repeal bill, you

Press. In the lunula of unscrupulous men Sil,i that ho hail changed his mind?It could readily be made nn Instrumental- - ' lias n man n. mind who show so littleIty whereby business would to wrecked conception of a Senator's responsibility

in short order, anarchy would succeed tttnMorder nnd chnos become enthroned, It Is majrt,. of M constituents think? I saynn Institution vested with a measure) of imagine, for Mr. Oliver has no real Idearespectability, which, though small, where of what the best people of the State de- -

the true workings of the monopoly nrounderstood, s nevertheless enough to workhavoc where Its true character Is notknown

Hut whether carrying conviction or not,the Associated Press "news' service Is adangerous agency, and should bo abated,Its sinister pdrposc) Is Indicated by thestudied evasion with which It maintainsIts Identity beyond the reach of tho Sher- -

man act and other leglslatlon. Professing to be an Impartial newsservice, devoted only to tho laudable, pur-pose of collecting and disseminating thenewj of the day ns It occurs, without alteration, abbreviation or color, and withoutcorruption. It at the same time, for reasons understood by the Informed, but notadmitted by the agency, maintains an exclusive organization, In violation of thespirit of tho law.

Hupplly The Nsw Yokk Sun, tho Out-

look, and somo other newspr.pers whichare opposed to menacing monopoly, andwhich do not believe In tho doctrlnu ofhonoring In tho letter but dishonoring inthe spirit tho laws of the land nnd thelimitations of rectltudo, am endeavoringto bring tills agency under stricter sur-veillance.

A strong enso lias been presenteil byTiik Run tn the United States Attorney-Oenern- l.

Tub Sun alleges that this offensiveprces service Is dominated by this rule,cither written or tacitly agreed to, toperpetuate Its monopolistic grasping.

I rnai no memncr or tne association unaurecelvo news from any person, Mrm orcorporatlen which shall have been de-

clared by tho board of directors to beantagonistic to the corporation.'" Thisboycotting rulo Indicates the danger ntthis monopoly and the necessity ofbringing It under honorable management

I "Mu Koienimemai supervision. cm'n alleges, - uie coiiecuon or news

SKXATOIt OLIVKIt'S

potentiality

and attendants, the soldiers naturallythroughout the world and Its distribution j hao to wait on themselves. I bellevo thatt American newspapers for publication!" to 'ol ' many civilians. , . , , ",,. . . ,h. ,,. i perform the self-sam- e tasks. Mr. Po' "'"" ','"7"mm xui-i- i mimii mr uiiiii:.iiiuiiof the Sherman nntl-tru- law," whichseems t. It Is time this Irre -

sponsible nnd high handed monopoly werecurbed. The menace of Its

Istence Is appalling when studied In thej light of the characters of some of itsdominant members. It Is difficult to ex- -

aggerate the social danger necessarilyInvolved In their despotic control of anysource of popular Information,

HIOUSII TIIK XOSK IIAd.

linn fan s Horse Thrive rating In anlr light Sack?

Tn tiif. Kditor or Titr Sun sir- Theletter signed "S S. (! ," appeals stronglytu my nature Anything that can be

j"1" or.tlone to help dumb animals tn this"'. 1" worthy of aid.

- ,, . .,,., .""" lru'J wruiru uuun ni me cmi.e,- - n .m w- i- irutMcarting snow this past winter), but whatIs more cruel than tho "use bag the onlyway a horsu can eat his dinner

They nre positively wicked, and If sotn ,.,. ....... ....... .,,There Is practically no ntr nt best. Addmr summer cllmnte, nnd It is no surprisemany horses succumb to the heat.

What ele can happen after a mealsmothered by eating from a nose bag?What Is our S. P. C A. for? Why don'tthey nlsillsh It? They enn and nre theones to do It. but tho society, ns nld to""" U0K"' 1 ee '""'"V 'nnaim'

1 he nose bng for horses should be nbol- -

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the I. W. W mobs enjoy dancing to themusic nf policemen's clubs 'hen by allmeans give them all the want of thatK mus ic'w . iYmk t ""confronting it y thnt is far moreimportant In Its potential aspects andfnr more complex thnn the situation InMexico. As a nation our problems areInternal or social rather than external orforeign The count! y hns legislated ItselfInto n state of lnlltistrl.il paralysis, and Itseems to devolve upon New York city. nthe Inrgest centre of imputation, tn minis-ter to the social he.idin-he-. The Indus- -trlfil Wreekers nf the Wnrl.l nlm tn mum.1.1., I... !... .1... u l

F.,r be led v w e, ,V,

wants work may ever be to believethat the howllmfs of the tool, who ,w,.rk ,vlii h..in bin, in m.,i, ,V...

t. W. W. riots, therefore. New Yotk cityIs doing n national work, nnd further- -mnr ...xiu ... 1... .l.tlon- I. .. ..II r

power to the good right arms nf' ,,,eNew York police I.xwis For.n.

ticaIt Is to

Talkto

nlisnltttely hasn't any sense of proportionHe Is as witless y ns he was Intime of Nero, who tlddled while Itonieburned With the country going to thedogs because of man's corruption andInefficiency, "Suffering Yet" pens sonnetsto a pretty suffragette ho'd "likelo kiss and squeeze." How like a man1How vain! To Imagine woman would

'waste any time nn such nonsense, withher sisters being Insulted by man Inllngliind they attempt to exercisetheir rights and man here

small questions HknTannmn tollsand tho Mexican situation delayingtne piirincitmn of the cnuntty bv withholding ballot from her. If I werethis I would try and find out some- -t. ng of the serious affairs nf the worldso as In bo able tn holdwith this suffragette how to cookand sew on billions 1 bought her acat nnd for n bouse

Jamks T Iikwt.i.l, Jr.Nkw IIavkn, Conn, April 7

The llreiikfaal Feisl rtnl,.Vntu the CAItijii

Inhn Spratt will eat no fatNor will he IniHh the Ion,

llo ai orna In eat "I anyHa Hies upon Piiadlns.

Hut Mm. Spratt will nf that,I'midlne she cannot eal;

Her apeilal ulah la I! illalltlf i:purKHied Wheat.

Tn William fprult thai tnn.l 1. nmAn hl tu.ltar dnta.,

III. fnuirlin feed, Ida tpeclvl needla II..I.I lli .lpu (lita

Hut l.ll Hirt "i-- InnOllll luui-- llli'll tattelcas fitful,s Menktaat tat i It "iiu t niiii ire.aaa, i.llh ShrmMul Wuml

Nntr nf th' l.ran.lrr pleiaslln fre.ls upon Mltta

.lull lllinrovea her MainWith rem Ur.ip t Orlli

l.yeiirsus ta fnr rather' (lala

Tha iiii..r Ittr . apn.il imnv a Has

CnrtartaS Wheat nr littleFnkail Pin ( ivr, nub"The Infant Sprat! Is waving fatOn Hittlt Noar.a-u- ti

VOTE.

A Constituent's Plain Language AboutIlls Milft tn I'anai Kxrmpiinn.

; sire If he Judges that tltey approve or irentolls to coastwise shipping,In shite of thetreaty. As you say, It Is the duty of ftrepresentnllve tt vote according to truthand knowledge, not to follow the change-ful popular cry, If Lincoln and Hesardhad regarded themselves as bound by thepopular feellnR t tho of the captureof c Kouth.,, commissioners on the oceanshould we honor them, as we do, for acting

. unon their convictions of right?It Is very discouraging, to have ft man

In tho position of United Hlntes HenMoryield to what he Imagines Is popularclamor, nnd not to realltn that ho tselected to legislate) on principle and fortho honor of the country. To Veer Ilka ft

weather vane, to be ever listening for thecry of the crowd, shows that a man lacksthe qualities of ft statesman and Is onlya demagogue.

There Is no question that the fair andhonest Interpretation of the

treaty Is against the tolls bill, andIt In astonishing that, even for alarge public or national profit but simplyts'catise there Is an opportunity to raiseii populnr outcry against England, menshould support this dishonorable legisla-tion, Henator Oliver change hisvote, and pander to the Ignornnt andprejudiced, but In the future It will beremembered thnt he was untrue to hisconvletlon and faithless to his oath forthe sake of passing applause.

I'tTTHSURU ItKPUnLICAN,

liTTsnURO. April R.

ax oi.n soliheii's vhotkst..Much Written About the Hard-

ship nr Arm) Life.To tub KntTOR or Tin: Sun Sir? The

articles n ltarpcr' WrrMv contributedby one Charles Johnson Post nro un-doubtedly attracting much attention, andprolsibly they have had some effectamong those who ar? given to maudlinsympathy, Mr. Post takes exception tothe (act that soldiers have tn Indulge In

I such dreadful tasks unloadlntr ashes.i sweeping walks, driving teams and theother duties In rout garrisonnecessary ne... ... . ,. , . . ,. ,,

j as the (lovernment doesn't provide valets

tol

J has taken particular pains to pick outu,e worst phases at military life and ex- -pand ns much ns possible.

I It Is true that men desert: Just why.of,n 'inri' determine. It Is rare

ns tn vlolntu ht nftth tn im nilMtrv nnnhis Cod and desert the nag. In my long

of forty years ns an en-listed man. both nctlv and retired, Ihave known many deserters, I haveknown men to desert half a doien timesor moro from different orgnnliatlnn. Ofa roving nature, they were contented no-where. Many of them were worthlessand dissipated, nnd found the Just re-quirements of mllltnry life not nt all totheir liking. Much maudlin sympathy)has been wasted on the deserter anil hiskind, but what about the soldier whoserves his country according to his con-tract? He should lie considered and I

mended. I

What does the army offer to the soldlrwno (,0PS Mk dutJ.- - m,, pilv on thc nc.,lvf, jl5t rnilKe, a tho way from $15 to' n "loniii, aceonimg to lengtn ot ser- -v p anj It, nilifltts,. Via r.watv..a Itn.r t

clothing, comfortable quarter., Including,ub nmv.r bMhx gymnasium, alsoIlmp for bnt,,,! ntlJ ntncr Sprts, He:Is nlso provided with medical nnd dentalservices ir MA la sn mideposit pome ot his pay with the Govern- -

ment and draw per cent. Interest,, whichis forfeited only by desertion. Furloughsare sometimes for months, andupon M- - return the soldier Is paid notonly the sum due for the period lie wasaway but the money value of rations forthe same time.

Many men who are studiously Inclinedhave reached commission rank. TheyInclude all grades from second lieutenantto lieutenant-genera- l. There aro scbresnf olllcers In the army y who lirstwore the blue of the enlisted soldier.Several completed the West Point course.The discipline In the army Is no moresevere than In civil life, wherever ouwork you must obey In the service youcannot ll discharged nt a moment'snotice.

The retirement feature Is one of the...... I . V. .. , . I , ,, .Mtimi tutu-- , iii .in- - men wno

on three-quarte- of their p.iy and allow-ances, which may be all the wnv from113 to !!'! n month. This the retiredsoldier gets for the rest of his life, andnothing more is required of him than tosign his muster card once a month.Many soldiers marry. Some of thesehave had sons raised to commissionedrank My son, born In the army. Is to- -day a commissioned In nlt.my thirtyJttl active service never faced a

and wan punished but once,"cry ,1,",frv,1' J"ere are

thousands men service y

wl" " s much or betterHuman nature Is the same In the armv

as out of t. There are good men and bailmen everywhere. There are soldiers Inth-- J fmd house nnd civilians In the Jails.

''""r. ,ho "T,?-- M,i clvMn

the martial spirit of the country Is declining Theie s too much mollycoddlennd not enough mini

(led bless the army and nil It standsfor! Hnd I my forty to live overagain It would b. the starry banner formine 1 would give It ns n fixed opinionthnt If every young man would put in ayear or two with the colors be would bestronger and wiser and perhaps morepatriotic c M Mu.t.rn, I' S A.

IIioui.ANP Falls, April 7

The "I'nlr" I'lnniielal (.'err maimer.10 thr i;niTon ok Scn Mr I

L'.;iv" heen doubt'ng the Independence nf1 ",: 'M'N'. f,,r l"",",n m" doubtslire niiiniy coillirmeu 'liy reiin nc vnnreditorial article on "The fterry.minuter" y

Nn fairer, broader, more enlightenedniljiistnunt nf the Federal reserve ills,trlcts could be made than hns been ar- -ranged by the committee. Criticismbiseil on selfishness, prejudice, local tiar- -rowmlndcdtioss nnd political antagonismcannot pre ill against It

Make a belter division, If you canNkw York, Apt 11 ; t s-

Ills) Itnsle.From the Seic l)rletin Thnn Democrat.Ilnala did tint ronn. this mnrn,All the house Is left forlorn,

Itnalii la our coultHoslii la, or rither was, It.Now, tint tiimll) place rninpnalle

Hits a Klniniifiil look

llnsle'a mat la iv Inn,Oft e t pota nut keltlna ahlllrII. ale lae id I Hiiht

lint Iter tlnwe thing ua.n1 toThen e ap.ilie of her with Ekelie. I.i win. all rlchlA.I I lilt una llll lliiiln'a hatk"TueU a nila-re,- alaa. nLiek1

ley then teak wn;llnai,. urniineil and Kriinled aome.Ilealn urew iimrnaa ,un slum.

Koala ill'ln't aim;

Unau Id not rntns tn itaiIn lie hniae there a thai tn pa)

I an't i let-- f t1 v I l m ark 'it

ilaalt an kind .nwHas oui P Hit . '

.1. ,J '"ihave served for thirty years are retired I

led

I Anr 7 . mm .,, nil., m.iihm-ii- . nn array' ' j without discipline simply could not existunpntilotlc for any rltlsen con-- !

fure fur n siutfriigelte, the army after reading a few court- -martini orders It Is sad note thatTo thr KntTOR nt- - Tiik vt.m i

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$598,000 TAX PAID

ON ALTAIAN ESTATE

(lifts to- - Charily nctlii. c Tm.v-inci- it

on MiM'fliitnt'.s nii,(100,000 Fort ii iip.

$i0.000,000 FO R FOFX DAT I u

Metropolitan Museum e

Art Cnlli't'tinii on

Tonus of Will.

Through the payment of a i

tax of 15H8.000 on the estate nf Ii.Altman It became known 'esi,i,the real nnd personal ptopirt.the dry goods merchant will himhum ileast $10,000,000. The executorsthe nrt collection at It0.0on.0i t.Altman's reul estate, which he gicorporation of It. Altm.iu Ai ' - i,moro than $12,000,000. oilier g - t0the corporation swell the tot il t i i:man ft Co. to more than $15,000 ie

The money gifts pnivlded fmAltmnn's will. Including the .nn ., (0Ills nephews nod nieces, exceed J mi a

This Includes the money It ft tie I

clause giving 12, C00 to emplojn- - w "firm more thun twenty-liv- e yearsto those employed more than i

years and $1,000 tn those empl.. t tteen years. About ISO rmpliw-share. In th estate under this '

was learned.The bulk of the estate, so Tin- s

Informed. Is bequeathed limb r t .

by which Mr. Altman s entire let.his business and the site of histstl to the Altman Foundation, win. v

Incorporated In 1912 to Improve n n

dltlon of the employees and i mhthem to share In the profits.

All surplus protlts, Mr. A i'n.i .1 . tmust go to.such charities ns the rmay select. The executors me t .

1'rledsam. formerly vlce-prem-

now president of the corporation t., sIt. Head, Dr. Hernhard Sachs and lwJ. Utelncr.F.speet 120,OOO.IIOO for I'ltn mint Inn.

While no Inventory if the rsta e ias yet been made and the value r.f t1,Altman stock has not ben dfte-mited- ,

Is believed thnt the foundation n P nn capital of not less than f2nwKand thnt large sums will be m.vlHtt'.charitable purposes, after .1 sulll t .has been set nsule fni'ii the in. ..m.provide for the entplojces.

John V. Coggey, the transfc t,xpralser, who will report to the Sjr.ii, - .office on the value of the est.nr n t i

no hearings ns yet nnd the nt'i' ethe State authorities toward exi ;

the part of the estate going to tmman Fouodatlon from a tax hns no! I.

disclosed.The executors nre relying on the r- -i

vision of section 22l of the trans'-law, denllng with exceptions fro n t

which says;"Any property devised or bequ. ,

for religious ceremonies, obs-rva- r,

commemorative services for IV deceased donor, or to any person i 'sa Hlshop or to any tellglou, eilu .if tcharitable, missionary, benevuU it i --

pltal or Infirmary corporation, wh,-- .

Incorporated, Including eorporatin- -

ganlitd exclusively for Hlble or tru-- ti

poses, shall be exempted from m I

subject to the provisions of this artHecent decisions by the courts In t

fer tax cases have Indicated a d .

tlon to take a liberal vb w ofas to whether n --nrpurat !

ceiv-n- a gift under a w':l Is atable" or "benevolent" eorpn: atlon Sthe Altman Foundation btuutst is i

marlly for the welfare of the employand secondly for miscellaneous chatthe executors believe the bequest w '

held to bo exempt, especially since tcharities to be benellted would lose a"amount that might be collected as ,i

llerltirlrd ." I'vr rent.The executors, in paying the .

tax at Albany on Monday dedth".S per cent, allowed under th.. '

payments within six months. M:man died on October 7 last.

Hefore the executors could fstimi'"'amount of the preliminary tax tnecessary for them to know whet'.- - "Altman nrt collection would he aby the Metropolltnn Museum of

conditions laid down In th- - '

rase the museum could net eclear to meet the conditions thevlded for a private nrt museumwould have made the JlO.fton.Ointaxable and would have lucres tamount paid on Monday

Counsel for the executors u t

yesterday that the museum bad ic-- . I

nil the conditions. Chief amongthat the Metropolitan .Museum

In a fireproof building, m-- .

sufficient size to contain .ill Mr :tpainting, ttntuary, rock

enamels, and on., for h'sporcelains, the two rooms tn he idnnd to have at least as much tlas the Altaian (l.illerles nt t...nvenue nr.d 1 West Fiftieth ml.rooms nre to contain no exirl. tAltman colleetlon. Mr. Altiiiin ilthat his secretaries, who h.n.charge of his collection for uployed by the mueum ns ,nperform their duties falthtui:- '

1160.000 tn the milcuin tntheir salatles

The executors have enter- - dtract with the MtraHl!tati M i

which tho collectleu tn i

temporarily, and Is to be p a I

permanent rooms to be pr,.. .1 i'soon as possible

(lifts Mleltipt I'riini lotCounsel for the execiitois i

that while the tnx si euimt m i

pnrison with the value of tinwere mnny evempi ion (illo.noo.Ofiii nrt cnllei ttnn .ui .

tn the Altman Pinindntinn 1left In the museum ntnl theNntlonnl Academy nf ii,.s;t-.- .

counigemeiit and advnin em.the United States are led ithe following liequeMs me nMutual Henevolent A, i i

Altlllllll A l'n llmpl.iyees. '.Sinn t Hospital, $iiii,iiini i

Alliance, f 80.000. iiiiii t I.u'.i:e and Car and Lincoln h. -;

U 00 e.u--

It was leained that the rMr Altman's realty prisint.nbecause only a part nf It w i

'

right, the remainder being 'long lenses Much nf thelenseil from the Astor estnt-

WOULD CENSURE McllERMV

llnnse .liiillelur; In m in ee I I

erri 'I'lliln Hull VlnnseVV ASIIINIITON, nl 7 11

metis vote the Utilise Cm,'Judiciary adopti dproposing that Itepn a. n ,t ,

McPermott nf Illinois be . i

Irgeil Impriiper cendin-- t .!:..poit made by the sp, i ml '

When the tiisnhiiinii n'Up 111 the llmisi Itepi'i-s- i i. H i "nf Mn lugnii and nihi l Ho" ,lbei s v. Ill offer a nilmtltutithe exptllMiiii nf 11. piesel".mutt. The tiidli'ntlops ate ' ; '

will limit his punishment lA favtnnhlc teport was n- '

peudliM pill lllilitliiR tin i '

lnlibylsts heloie l onntiltt'" snnd Senate, iynl t

pass, , nt tn pi, , eTl e . till ii- ll !' nnn ,

.1 Un Jill sdli'li .',lnim I " ill't.lll ii- - nt i1,'M tu'-fa- ' tti't t r

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