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tl - 8 4 THE SUN, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1916. 'Uttt THUltSDAY, Al'HIIi 13, 1010 Knttred at the Pnut Ornra it New tork aa Second CIcm Mull Matter. s by M(ll, I'oalpcld DAlt.V. Pel .Mnnth tn so i DAILY, Per . Vmr. ... M'Vl.tl' Xl.tntt. MUNDAV (to Canada', Per Mnnth sUNtJAV. rer VeAr ' J" UAII.V AMI HUNUAY, Per Year J? 1IAILV AND HUNDAY, Per Month... ? P0KI.I1IN ItiTtl. DAII.V. Per Month I KUNOAY. I'er Month.... ... ... ? DAILY AND SUNDAY. I'er Monlll .. I W THE KVKNINd HU.N.'lVr Monlll tl TIIK KVHXINtJ SUN, I'er Yeur., . 3 J THKKVHNINOHUS(l''iirlgn),PrMo. I M All tlirck, money orders. lc to bt made payable to Tin f vs. Published dally, Including Sunday, by the Hun Prlntlnic ami l'libllaMng AastM-latlo- at 160 Nassau street. In tha Ilornuch of Man- hattan, New York. President and Treas- urer, William C. Ilelck. 1WI Nassau atreeti t, Edward I'. Mitchell. 1&0 Nassau etrecti secretary, C. K. button, 100 Nassau street. Irfndon ofBcc. 40.3 Fleet street Parle oBlcc, U Itue d la Mlchodlere, off Hue du (Juatro Septembre. Waahlncton oMce. Illbbs llulldlnc. Brooklyn office, 100 Uvlncstun street. IJ rmr friends trAo faior irffA manu crista and UluHrnUont tor publication iru'i lo nat'O rrltrtrd article returned litv must lit all rate sind Dtampt lor Ikat purpote. Daniels Smoked Out. Secretary Dasifxs lias eo persist-cntl- y avoided n disclosure of the rec- ommendations of the Geucrnl Board of tho navy at the tlmo of the out- break of the war In Kuropc that It seemed ns If the country would never know what they were. Having sup- pressed a letter Hint lie received from the General Hoard outlining a plan of adequate expansion for the navy Mr. Damki.s In December, 1014, trans- mitted to the I'resldcnt nn annual report recommending n building pro- gramme of two dreadnought, six, de- stroyers, eight submarines, one gun- boat awl one oiler, which was pre- posterously Inadequate to the needs of the navy In the shadow of the great conflict. But at last we arc to have the sup- pressed letter of the General Board spread on the records. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Ixjdck of Massachu setts succeeded In obtaining unnnl mous support for a resolution direct ing Secretary Daniels to produce that document, which warned him tn positive terms of the unprepareduess of the navy for war. The resolution iilso called uim Mr. Da.mki.s to send to the Senate a letter on the same subject written to him by Hear Ad- miral Ita.Mii r.v A. Fiski: ut the sumc time. What seems to be the truth Is that Mr. Daniw.h was a belated con- vert to preparedness, and until his hand was forced persisted In putting obstacles In Its way. loin the Merchants Association ! Unlike miiny organizations designed to promote the public welfare, the Merchants Association has survived the period of Its first enthusiasm and lias nut gone to seed. Each year since Its foundation lias seen it in- crease Its activities and extend the Held of Its usefulness; and Its direc- tors have been sufficiently far sighted and wi-- e to keep It on the right side of the questions thai have enlisted Its attention. It has been conspicu- ous In the city, at Albany unci in Washington in the defence and pro motion of tin" welfare of New York.! 'and throiich Its numerous committees nnd bureaus the commercial commu- nity lias frequently been able to pro- tect all of u against exploitation, Ignorant meddlesomeness, and selfHli attack. At preent the association, with it record of praiseworthy accomplish- ment lo enforce Its appeal, is endeav- oring to increase its membership, in order tluir It may be able better to curry on the work of civic and com- mercial Improvement it has under- - tnken. The association i tin emi- nently practical body, which does not Ignore fraudulent debtors merely be- cause It Is interested In port devel- opment : It lends a hand In the at- tempt to solve railroad transportation difficulties without relaxing Its efforts to make street traffic conditions bet-Jo- r. nnd the results of Its labors are .of direct benefit to every resident of the city. The Merchants Association should have a larger membership because It Is a valuable agency for public good; and the larger lis membership the greater Its capacity for carrying on the activities r has undertaken anil those Its directors desire to add to the list. Vindication of a Misquoted Orator. The president of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor, to whom was attributed nn insult to the na- tional Hag In the course of a speech before the Labor Forum on Sunday evening, has been honorably acquit- ted of the charge brought against him in the Investigation set afoot by the Mayor. It has been established by an overwhelming prcHindcrancc of evidence that he did not use the words put In his mouth in the sense in which they were interpreted ; and wo are glad of It. A quotation em- ployed by him appears to have been garbled In recording, and from this regrettable Incident the misconstruc- tion arose. But the vindication of this visitor to the Labor Forum does not prove that Institution to he a worthy ten- ant of the Washington Irving High School. The complaints about It are not based on one occurrence, but on a long record of happenings which have till tended to demonstrate the Impropriety of its continuation hs a guest of the taxpayers lu a public building. The most offensive of Its performances, to our mind, was Its at- tempt to dictate to the legal custo- dians of the building the manner In BBBBBBBBC 1 which It should be decorated. In this the Forum displayed a charac- teristic misconception of Ita own Htnttis nnd of the nature of the priv- ileges It onjoya. Perhaps the Labor Forum ha per- formed one Important educational fund Ion. It should have tntiRht the school authorities to examine with considerable carp the alma and habit tures under their control. New Sources of Supply for Ger- many. The commercial treaty between Germany and Rumania, announced by official despatches from the capitals of both nations, Indicates another substantial success for Teutonic di plomacy tn the Balkans. Ktimnnla Is au agricultural land; Its great level plains, rich and fertile as our Western prairies, produce al most 200.000,000 bushels of grain a year. Ualf of this has for several yenra been available for export and a large part of It has been sent to Great Britain and France. Rumania has, too, been one of the chief Euro- pean producers of petroleum, a com- modity much needed to-da-y In Ger- many nnd Austria. The Importance of Rumania as a source of supply Is Increased by the fact that transportation both by the Danube River and the railways Is safe from interference by the Allies' military or naval forces. Besides opening up to the Teutonic allies this valuable new source of supplies, the treaty has removed for the present nt least the possibility of Rumania Joining with the Allies In the war. However much of a failure Ger- manic dlplomncy may have been else- where. It appears to have shone with especial brilliance In the troubled Bal- kan lands. Padding the Currency for Prolt. Treasury figures as of April 1. set- ting forth the statistical facts of our redundant currency, show nn Increase of $1,740,000 over March 1 In the bond secured notes taken out by the Federal Iteservc banks. The actual amount of such notes put Into circula- tion Is shown in the last weekly re- turn of the reserve banks to be $l.'Jol,000. This Is 11.251,000 more than the total of such notes outstand- ing a month ago. In roundabout ways answers nre being given to the Inquiry The Svn recently propounded : Why nre the reserve banks helping to pad nn ex- cessive circulating medium In this way at this time? The answers are not fully responsive to the question, but they nre Illuminating. One reply, of n kind. Is contained In the circular sent to Its member banks a few weeks since by the Kan- sas City Reserve Bank. This bank be- gan the process of exemplifying the currency reform features of the Fed- eral Reserve act by the circulation of bond secured notes when the circum- stances of nn abnormally easy money market and an abnormally plethoric state of the currency nrgued not for expansion hut for contraction of the circulating medium. The Knnsas City Reserve Bank said In Its circular to Its member banks: 'Within a few days this bank will be In position to Issue the first of the new Federal Reserve hank notes. We have no doubt you will be glad tn receive a few thousand of tills new and attrac tive currency for lo-- distribution." Were reserve bank circulating notes based on Government bond an urgent requirement of the monetary situation we should not find the na- tional banks foregoing the profit on such circulation and giving up, as they have la-e- n doing, their own note Issues to the limit of opportunity af- forded by the reserve bank purchases of Government bonds. Business and money market demand for currency Is slackening because of a super- abundant supply, so the Kansas City Reserve Bank proceeds to stimulate demand by drumming up trade for Its bond secured notes as a novelty. Just as un enterprising grocer would push the sale of a new article. Further light on the reasons for this reserve bank action Is thrown by the survey of banking conditions published by the Comptroller of the Currency. Comptroller Williams makes this point about the Govern- ment bond market : "Any ibank, whether national or Fed- eral Reserve, investing In Oovernment 2s anil then reimbursing Itself for the outlay by Issuing- - circulation against these 'bonda, et a net profit of approxi- mately H4 Pr cent, without reducing Its cnsli resources except as to tho t per cent, redemption fund deposited with the United States Treasurer." We are now beginning lo see, al- though still darkly, why the new hatch of reserve batik notes, bond se- cured, Is being added to the currency crazy quilt. At n time when a pru- dent regard for money market facts anil the best Interests of the coun- try calls for no Interference with any wholesome currency contraction which may begin, the reserve bunks are endeavoring tn maintain expan- sion. The bond secured notes of the reserve bnvks are being forced lulu circulation for the profit there Is In It for the Issuing banks. Yet this Is only a partial answer to Tiik Su.n'h original question. There are no better authorities on the purpose of the Federal Reserve system than Representative Glass and Senator Owkn, the chairmen of the House nnd Senate committees under whose auspices the Federal Reserve act was written and passed. Representative Glass more than once In 10KI declared tluit the authorities In charge of the new banking system would be able lo work "without any of the Interfering considerations of private profit which frequently pre- vent the operations of a central bank- ing Institution from being carried on solely in the public Interest." A sample statement by Senator Owen in the same year is his observation that "these great public utility banks nre not Intended to be merely money making banks, but the guardians of the public welfare." Nevertheless, If facts nre not greater liars than usual, the reserve banks are not only acting merely for profit In forcing their bond secured notes Into circulation now, but aro doing something poten- tially detrimental to the public wel- fare In that the bond secured note emission conduces to financial infla- tion. So far the Federal Reserve Board has apparently paid no attention to the operations of currency expansion lu which tho reserve banks are en- gaging for the sake of the money there Is In It for them. It Is time that the board appeared at least to observe what Is going on In this Four Weeks la Chihuahua. The second expedition Into Mexico, officially known as the pursuit of Villa, has now lasted four weeks and the van of the American army Is sonewherc In Chihuahua about 400 miles from the border. A bulletin that the quarry was dead or run down, confirmed by the testimony of responsible Mexlcnns nnd Americans who knew the outlnw by sight, would bring our 12,000 troops horse, foot nnd artillery back to the frontier as fast as they could come, for Chihua- hua to them Is what Texas was to General Sueripan fifty yours ago. The General said that if nc nan a lot In Texas and nnother in Gehenna he would elect to live in Gehenna In heat, dust, aridity, rattlesnakes and pestiferous insects the Chlhunhua spoces are Infinitely less attractive than the Texas that Siikhhun knew. Accordingly the American army would rejoice to cvacuute Mexico. No one In Washington would be more de- lighted to learn thnt the end of the notorious bandit hnd come than our soldiers. The second adventure be low the line would prove to be more of a success than the Intervention nt Vera Cruz, which, as n matter of fact, was n negative success tit best and somewhat expensive. But If Villa continues to elude his pursuers, what will the situation be? Already In Washington there nre hints that the expeditionary army may be withdrawn when the Vllllstas nre scattered to the four winds nnd the Cnrrnnzn troops are In strong enough force I., take up the chase., nut as uio oojeci oi me American penetration wns to take or kill Fan- - Cisco Villa, and as there could be no , assurance that his enemies would bo able to make an end Of him. would , of the pursuit. General CAr.BANZA consented lo the presence of American troops In Mexican territory for police duty, Ills Minister of War, General "Insults" law desires band becomes nnd their commander Is wanting Intact. long as are smoothly Is no occasion to ln- - dulge dismal speculation. It Is the business General I'rnsii-im- ! to "gel" Villa; It should isillcy of the Administration to stick. All the work would probably to done over again if Hie expedition- ary force were to bo wlthdrnwn now. Hut If real object Is achieved and Villa eenes the border, our relations with should en ter upon a singe so fai ns tne recognized rnrrnnzn Govern ment concerned. in Its Goodness as Well as Its Bad ness, New Is Big. e deplores this town's frivolity. New York, he has hoard, spends a day In The figures tuny be passed over as decorative fringe on the fact. That New York has lot fun, ami Hint some nf It Is of nature which the cannot ap- prove, Is not more certain Hum that New York pays Its big pleasure bill ungrudgingly. The preacher was not querulous In his criticism, hut used his Informa- tion or misinformation as a to open the way for Ills wholly proper plea for an Incrense In religion's share of Individual expenditure. To pro- fessors of economy may be left the task of analyzing the move- ments of currency; to the not academically sophisticated the of enlightenment thnt might lie .gained by following the ca- reer of any one of live or ten or twenty dollar hills which the spenders of New York so recklessly as their censors Imagine, bill, In volume. engraved lilts of pa- per thnt flutter through halls Lohsterla, rustling like Vnllnmnrosun leaves, are sullleiently with the H)lrlt of Novum Kboracum lo moving," and the same that buys bubbles may pay some other reveller's doctor, anil the next day go to service the church. Now York's fun bill larger proper, than lis church the activities of contributors, birds of pahsage who after far arid high tell hnmestaylng birds wonderful tales of metropolitan prodigality. Alike to Ita laudators and Its de tractors, the big thing about New York Is Its bigness. The one great Issue to come before the electorate of this country next fall was nut made In America. The kaleidoscopic nature of the re lations between Roorkvklt and lUnNks makes It difficult to say at any given , time iwhlcb Is the Plaintiff and which the defendant. The householder and the small boy have one of scientific knowledge in common these spring days: Two bod- ies aro especially unable to occupy the same space at tho same time when one of them Is resilient sphcro wrapped In horsehldc, nnd the other n rigidly resistant but lamentably brittle pane of glass. Verdun buttle races. .Vetcsnouer ieai. Use. Even the most conservative of the reports from tho north of France must by now be ready to ad mit the of something hav ing been achieved by somebody on thut unimaginably hard fought field. Troy celebrated yesterday the one i hundredth anniversary of tho lnven-- ( tlon of the harsh and rigid linen band . witn wnicn man now encircles ins neck; and In all that time the art of laundering collars has not advanced in the minutest degree. Wilson wavers. S'cwspaper fiendHite. Is "w" the alphabetic symbol of cunctation? Walt, watch, waver, with draw how long Is the sequence? Is whole and scornful Villa split- ting his bandit utiles with luughter "somewhere In Mexico" over tho re- ports) of Villa crippled. sick unto death. Villa" groaning on a stretcher, Villa burled in the desert? Politics has not yet reached the liquid flame stage, but It Is getting warmer all the time. I have knowledge of or tasle for military matters. Jimmartinr, Six much. Those Apache scouts who aro said to wear goggles and wrist watches ns they march Into Mexico are not to be made fun of. Itelylns on their primi- tive inherited Instinct for trail, they are nun too wise to disdain the help of the white man's scientific devices, nut we bet as the trull hotter they pay leas nnd less attention to the convenient accessories and rely more and upon the rare qunlltles of their own ancestral of human nature. Artist seeing New York after seventeen years away the world, must now both eyes full of rare pictures which his cunning hand nches to fix upon the canvas. ,.J"r S"""' auto hus.- - rocks, rcscntful of ..,mprove. mcnt" by park pavilions and benches, stirred In their sleep and gave Just bint of the power that Is latent wl,hln thc Governor HALL of Louisiana and his muni i tfiiiuiii-'- i iiiiiuii royoirs. I the subjoined couplet alleged to "be- - nuie" the farmer "A gentleman rldej gallopy-trn- t, And a farmer rides hohh!e-de-h- " It Is how keen the eo j Ity that Is not strict and waives nc- - countabllltyv MOVIE MELODRAMA. IteiouilMo for the Postpone ment of Stage Iteform. To tiik KiilTon or TllK Si's The emancipation of the drama almost had been accomplished, George Jean Nathan had all but succeeded with catapulting Invective. Cluyton llamlllon was buck- ing us up with sapient suavities. Gran- ville Hal Iter's high brow, Unltlvd at nil hannlltles, was becoming recognised as the high In short were by way of emerging, fu th" seismic stir, drew breath for the rise of on th sublimated stage. When thn movies changed nil that ' The movie play Is a pandering, sail trimming rcictlnuury. In plot, characterization and mechanic It Is a thorough throwback. Tho moth eaten melodrama Is recrudesced. One piece virtue locks horns with one piece vice lu the good old lesult way. Types, not men, puppet through fac titious scenes, mid a child could prog- nose the finish, The traditional senti- mental heio is th side glancing, lowering, unmlstnltahle Is off, The Ingenue has capable curls, the courtesan a cigarette, the benevolent banker a chevelure cascading over his collar; nnd so on. There Is tho usuii! porcupine Inno- cence of the virtuous heinlne, nnd lli.i moral Hiiplneness of "society" lu for advertisement, "ho colorful motor car whisks lu and about, generally on some evil errand. As nil appanage of wealth the automo- bile Is necessarily pictured without con- science. All this explains precisely, of course, why the screen play la so popular. Hut nlas for the upllflerti' Old Mr. Public, relaxed In the benell-cen- t gloom of the movie palace, humps his comfoi table way hack to tho "good old" days and sinks a generation or two deeper Into the lap of least resistance, S, K. Wilson, SwAiiTitMor.K, Pa., April 12. Another Spy, Maybe. fiom the I'hiladtlphla ttrcurd wild animal Hint very r.ire In tlila country n killed on llin A, ti, Kelmek farm nee whlpppnhnrr hv Mr Itoltnrtc his etiter and their dig, Tho milium welshed 14 pound), had teeth an Inch lung, mall eara and ryei, flat head and n sniull buidiy tall and a of brown color. The anlmul aa n hamster, sprclm nf tli miirmot A North (Ihloan linprntrri. From Ihe Toledo .eva-nre- . Charle Papoua, grocer, of 2! Licking street, was much huproced on Monday at i:at Hide Hospital from long, deep raior aih on hlu face from hl ear tn hi chin. A Mortal Aaka. April wepl, then eudden minshlne Pierced the rlniida so thick, nay, ) coda, what hrlhe or proml'a Brought lb amlle an quirk T MutttNPiuinii Wilcox. not withdrawal ho a confession i fellows of the State Hoard of Kduca-fallur- The only thing to be done 'tlon have voted to exclude from the Is to remain In Mexico ami keep lip ! "e'loola a version of Mother Goose lias and Onar.Gov, Is cooperating with General!0 lM,l"lc'un for to the furmcr. I'KftHiiiNti lii the campaign ngalnst Villa. There can tie- - no doubt that a should bo passed compelling the Mexican Government the la Presidential wagon to publish extermination of the outlnw. Hitherto Jnl lett-,- t weekly the number of Its pas- - the American soldiers have got on., !,enK,'r', well with the Mexican population, j what nf strict accountabll- - never So mutters going there In of be the have be the to trouble Mexico satisfactory is York An clergyman million a dissipation. a a of a pulpit wedge political mind occurs possibility single those disburse not (.ollectlvcly, huge The beautifully the of Imbued "keep yellow- back the of represents, In tlon collodion, visiting flying the bit a readers probability a Villa no words too .i t;rows more brand Rlakelock, from have The()U, iiiiivi Held frown. cur- tain pu- sillanimous, one polished upr villain polished comes A la and Herman '".'-vW- ,- ..,)., Ni.iy ;,ft,..v riltfifr... rt ttHtm WW.!, ,, ENGLAND'S WHEA T. It and England's Fleet Are la a Condi tlon Satisfactory to Dr. Oberfohren. To tub Kditok ok Titic Hun Sir; Frank Urccne's last contribution to The Hun (April 7) In a curious mixture of arrogance and casuistry which can be of no credit to the cause he champions. Mr. Greene cannot help admitting that Great llrllaln'H total Imports of wheut In 101," were more than 1G, 000, 000 hun- dredweight less than In 1914. He tnkos the troublo to explain this deficiency In detail ; but readers will recognize at onco that he Is only quoting figures which glvo the Impression that Great Urttnln's supply of wheat In 191S had been more plentiful than In the previous years. 1 might rail his attention to the fact that Canada's shipments to the United King- dom In 1915 were 12.000,000 hundred-weig- ht less than In 1914, but 1 will not fall Into his figure chasing- - mania, 1 think that the grand total of the Im- ports Into the United Kingdom Is the securest ground upon which to base a definite Judgment. And here a deficit of 1 .',000,000 hundredweight Is an estab- lished fact. If Mr. Greene Is not satisfied with my taking for comparison with 1915 the figures of 1914 I nm perfectly willing to accommodate him by taking the year 191.1, which was peaceful throughout and offered no rcuson for Great Britain to go "crasy buying wheat following the outbreak or trie war. ' It will be very palnful to your correspondent to notice) that If he compares 1915 with 1913 the deficit of 1916 Increases to more than 17.000.000 hundredweight. It Is amusing tn noserve Mr. Greene's predilection for figures concerning ship- ments from America to Great llrltaln. Would It not be n good deal more hon- est to refer to tho total Imports Into tho United Kingdom? The Hconomint gives tho following figures for twenty, eight weeks of the last four harvest years ; 101.1. Ill 5.1.4l0,IOO iut4-ir- . 59,4119,000 tPtn-- r,rt,T24,4oo 19PJ.I.1 t14.".,77,.VK) If American shipments are still fairly Inrgi- - the nmnifest reason is that the llrltlsh Government, having taken con- trol of the entire Kngtlsh shipping, has diverted as many ships as possible from their ordinary course to the Atlantic route In order to have carriers for the "llFO.OOO.flOo worth of explosives"' of which Mr. Grceno Is so proud. If he would read Italian newspapers he would probably get an edifying Impression of what Italian ro.il merchants and manu- facturers think of such a policy. But that's apart from tho topic. Instead of dealing with the wheat prices Mr. Greene persists In quoting the price of flour. I have already pointed I out that tho Kngllsh millers must be of Is Is that a' as Is be of seem will If sell I of Is Federal of at the s.une as v...... .),!) i),. a.h.ut named by the nnd snaring, i tncreiore cannot get ri ,i Kngland quantity probably condition, 'oiiutry. fructllled morality 1 approval editorial KxposuiH a opinion, p.ttrlotlc rondlllon n military a sstem Amer- ican Instances given military weight philanthropists continue Proposal "Clvitas" railroads, a a Government, a my nisi ui tiimmy i . postponing dlscm-- on of propo-devic- e Hour deteriorated or that some other, has been adople.l which keeps ' 'tlo n 11 " '.m" J'""" ",lt seemingly the I " In mean-H- may I he permitted to ns Mr. Greene Is enam- - ( orsd statistics concerning attention certain generalities he Hour 1 wilt again be nceommo-- 1 Indulges it) that are. lo and that as reasons? "Kncland is feellnir the of the r" hv navlnr )irl.-,- . which In- - l.,r nvr- -l r. it.l rt.rm.nv It. snltn of tho which may lu not. that ori-)i- e he ao:t cent, Till: with day ns of hove "Inventions." currencies also of two. '", 'f are to nf "oligarchies "hammering town fij bag of particularly In th European this "f 220 kind nf ftvolrduools. On the name of according reports, of 4. marks, while 33. DO That au tt ..nalu nt nf 3.. tnirlfs great since tons, Since only being Nr.w Tur. NA and have read with with eveiy for army cause our them every that made our navy Your force Villa many could carry upon The they board the the price level. form, the while Ids much with his the which the least, prove my nincli bread cards latest l.7.r,. than and be be of of are ty an of of an of no be of the of of he of that of 'to of of and '"" of and shins nco been your Hi. of but of mines been and Ihev me part of of and the of we have so How Is, 'lit toins In face of her of her Is fiom re-- , we read to of of firm of late io and that of this jear on the were an tlrst two of year the no ate lu lo he lo tlret the at of in live of of to even more breji In It. 12 for In oi' TllK St If I'. to of be in lue leceui null) of that and and Ins of It, 11, N. To or THE Sun of "It. V. J" In of are. of nil vet list vain that to the nf with of who has too K. O, Vt., 12. ov Run Sir; "int. and In New to of a or Kun Sir: our "The lu TllK .Sirs- - of It of In bave of the In which we our and navy one us to et in It that be In of who to use as who on In move Is the of to the of two of of utter of as Is to-d- a In of the to but some of that to The of to no that pass The In Sun to nf dlrec 'tors iMifiin-iui- i tn has hl at s.ime m"" call to so say In 36.75 lu In wjde cerl.ilntv bv those who have their at more by tho.e of us who, believers in any or miiuar-Isu- i, are to do all we for the of so that country will' In future, to what occur we a foe on the field of The Is not as this rtssue of greater more efficient The Is very much to vital for on both land are great of us In the who realize the of this of our present military We need more of the kidrlt of We have breji It Is we shall In the extent of peace and we are to a more defence. 1'oi.k Flowm, Jr. 11. Is TV) THE of TllK itt'N Sr: The ","" ., ", fuiie eays, ".ire he lltll t then " little would cum "any Kind of even a 3 per "Clvitas" makes nn be more tlon. IM: Witt Justice, Ni:w April Her of I, an la To Til K or St S- - Sir. an said me: can t see why the States with Germ.im fnr of intert,. law and still lb Main violate our a licit to ou that German1, has join Great ims any some be to she ,nt" V'.'".. ,""! "" has done In the cose so other Tho no ,ro). This cannot he con- - only the tend, but the standard weights the "ulte clear that the situation so different. It Is therefore exprewed Is due both to the reduce both to a the of standard. Mr. Greene's price list and the of Hute com-fo- r whites a price of missions' against which "rivltss seems shillings f. pence a 2!0 pounds. the standards of con-- " Again he "l price would be. to il 3 ,e"r marks for 100 and iinv douihIh German market the wheat costs, lo the March re fetches marks. makes average price In florin!, fli.lt T.50 or a hag less i,,,l"-""'r- u, lu Kngland. This of the comparl- - . rallio.td nil utilities. Hut son painful to 1,C' ''ultc tllc dlffer- - Mr Greene, nnd If could tho of a the secure ","' I"" lt use-n- n appreciable, decrease Hie wheat Hallroads private propel Hour price they would to a nee Is ,! liigulatlor. Is The losses shipping Incident use. by mines and raid- - "' proper sene i the .c gen-er- s from his language seem excite Mr rr!l1 lo make th" Ju.lg- - "cll ,:l .1 In;; fiom the last d.ivs. Private propei l and h.us no prospect of allayed To Legislature- - have the power add to his Mr will r'"KUl.illnn as to use. have to abandon the consolation takes' Tho proposal t .is the In the the Allies at the close f.overnment the the war replace their losses by rs and managers the railroads the ships seized f" tn the the courts the fun-und- th! beginning the now lu allied port" ' Th.-- e damental f our law that I have lone 1V cannot help bringing It to alien- - restiertlxo Powers as not only soldiers Their' mostly have changed for a I the Inriease j the other lleets 'during war which board much lately. seriously Kngland providing for boi-- i the the requisitions by naval authorities ami the destruc tlon ships by apparent correspondence cently pulillsh'il the Ameiicau p.ipeis, .There Hint owing the scarcity labor and ttu urgent ' meats the Hrltlsh Admiralty only one I has succeeded contracts tin January 1 the Kngllsh ship- building only thne merchant steamers launched of aggregate size of fi.UOfl while In the last CO.Olin Ions were lidded to mercantile more Get man "prizes" available allied haihors added Great Hritalu's and since Ktigland's command, tlilrty-tiv- o ships rortugai iiroved such a them In navigable the scarcity maritime conveyance is sure net pronounced In the future than i,lt has the pa'st year, f)ii. J- OnBttroiiBBN. April LIQUID LEXICOGRAPHY. " " - Three Hundred Mclirs the Toper's .Museum. To TIIK KlUTOil Mr "1!. J." a list booze ndjecllves, thein will found a goomy numuer edition Hoget's Thesaurus, under "Iirunkenne.-s,- " and a footnote which states of Collixiulal Kng- llsh" a collection over 3iu such slang Wai.i.ack, Oiiamiu, April 12. rotations (he i Mountain thi: .Sir; The which have so luxuriantly tho cntn-louu- e denoting a condition of alcoholic ehrlely, deserving I commendation ; I scan the 111 for expressive little word, which I Ins Vernionter when confronted Ihe spectucln a fed- - low mortal Imbibed copiously, "hot" II, MoNTPKMEk, April - The Apex nf Immorality, I To tiik reaches Its apex when one Is site a high plcoc" April II. Aimolo ; i , . TIONAL DEFENCE. The South Awake the Need .Stronger Army 'avy. To tiic KiuToit The and com- plete a National March 24. which, my thn Immediate consideration American find should alarm un- precedented history. Indeed national shame our affairs should the hands politicians appear plaything, and show eveiy occasion n delight thwarting by experts army and Increase efficiency these units our na- tional defence. conciete examples the the It maintained tho early effort expeditionary capture are proe the Incompetence of those charge plans. recommendations the experts with tho powers the recommendations. editorial arltclo Incor-the- lr products prices Poratlon tangible but prices dating contention 'lUe.tionahle valid Indorsement throughout the nation, country') Interests heart; particularly while not phase anxious can promotion our national defence, the the un- certain be subjected might should meet trained battle. outh to Important and national defence." South nwako the necessity a greater fighting machine and sea. There a many South Im- portance movement for a reor- ganization nnd complete readjustment system. na- tionalism. provlnaal long enough. not enjoy future the full happiness unless create adeqtiatn national William Chattanoooa, Tenn., April FEDERAL INCORPORATION. Government Appointment of Direc- tors Ileally Unconstitutional? KniToii , ,. I commission. hammering , rallrO.ldS rnlnert "A, mo-e- Inside oligarchies a oencit. management" ptodui-- e dividend',' ecellent argu- ment against Government ownership. Undoubtedly there ehnuld a V'El.l.s, Municipal Court Voi:k, 1". ENGLAND INDICTED. International Presented fsetcral Counts. Kiiitoii The other dav American to " l picks a ipiarrel violation itional permits Great t 'rights' only technical " I said lino "Can't teallze killed while lepe.tled forced adopt t,,a1'"- - stockholders many continue.' t'nfortutiately not countries forcibly necessary common control railroad quotes men Ixmdon I hitter s.iys: ederal menrpora-tlnen- t equivalent V.on,w,,.h 'ua"'im,"f ""' crnt-I2..-.- kilogram. dividend management Is, ienui.ii.un result public will another surprise essential Kngllshinen by ! between management German regulations i regulation ami subject probably gladly Management Incident ownership. Hrtlih caused Justice !lreweras. submarines, public to Govern-Greene- 's particular wrath, which. manager would confiscation records ( ommKs.ons being justlc discomfiture Greene public Ivl ahllltv ehnu.d appoint Incorporating enntr.ir Constitution, decisions at w.ir arrest principles carriers i responsible llrlllsh merchant hampered present sulttcletit German submarines skilled ieiUlre. llrltlsh placing seaiueis, Clyde, greatest centre, months Hrltlsh marine present sclzute, German fiasco, York, Candidates desires codify Farmer llenlev's "Dic- tionary .Slang- - expressions. Heating In tircen Kmroit researches svnonvms the natlxo saddening - iJniTon Inefficient York, Daxr, Intercut article Shame" matter should citizen, degree failure Francisco defence receive asleep certain Violations United protest citizens llrltaln marks, public tietman manager. dlrec-o- f German utilised fielght law commuted i,y nis " A- - malls and taken men fiom under: jour Hag. Von can't go war with us until we murder jnur citizens" lie wasn't impressed Mill unfiled. We ,11,1111 go to war In IM: heciuse ym Mlttl .l..t-.-.- our citizens. Wasn't It because j,ui Imiuessi'd mu seamen mid contlscated oil' cat goes?" "Von ate right," said I. "but uieii do , ,nndace Mtuhble over such vulgar ,i, .., -- (H, exclaimed in v rr,c deii.elv vtm can't an est me. Mr i 'aven't killed ;i man. merely robbed i hank." Knuusii Dksccnt, Jcmaica, April 11 A Iteiiiiiilsrenie ttf the Old r. It. To Tile Km nm Tor Six ,ir t a ntle exlilhltlnn In the old Theatre C'.iinlipie, iitnn, fuliv forty. ix ers ago, cirorte Settdoiis. Hftir ii wordy urnnale with ,'el c) lluhlln, who was master of rrreinunlea, offered tn him then and there, o'llaldnln, ho .i tacking a lilt of hunt- - Inc. hud a linuinier In hi. hand Seddona luo,l iilioiit live feet two un, O'ltaldwln tlx feel srven Ini'hen In helnht A gentleman who nut next lo me In Hie anJIelice alt the inHilm of helng welt cerned In the Enine I naked lilm who would win. Ills reply ivui " 'clw the 'all can III tell till they tight! line hlf Ned II 'II tn Inner the Vail w I' !he 'innmer 111 "'lnl1 V" "'""" This "sound uriiis-e- s many at the nrstnn'nt" width nr offereJ by maulers pail ni.uln. or ihe 1' It. re. carding the mitiome of the Wlllard-Mora- n tout of recent date, . .1 Hiutinxa. Ma April 1'J A liril Hot Ijinanll. fi .me ,ote. cnrre.pondent from Ashland, calls our attention to a divorce suit recentlv Initltuled In that city under Ihe style nf l''urnls v s. Kurnl. The alleged cause for divorce not stcted In ihe published notice, hut the n,ini of the litigant sn(. gens one rcottd xruund I'rniid remits, Knliker Smith Is a bore he I'll, you tli- - smart Itilnga his hahy s.i;, Hooker Jones la sorts; h( tallc yoa the smart thine hli baby doesn't car, NEW ZEALAND'S TRADE. 14 America Negleetlag the Opportu- nity to Expand Her Commerce? In Ideal times, such as these, for foreign market formerly closed to the United States because of too much competition, or other reasons, and un- der the present favorable conditions for expanding existing tr.tde relations, It Is disappointing to see the merchants and manufacturers of this country turn down opportunities through lack of fore- sight. Consul-Oencr- al Alfred W. Wins-lo- In an article In a supplement to Commerce Report concerning New Zea land h trade says : outlook ! good fnr trade during told. This Is especially true for American trade with thin Dirt of the world, If Amerlcsn manufacturers and exporter! will inakn the moit of It nnd come srier tne buil)ie, Innteid of nltlnr for " 10 them. New Zealand has a population of about 1,200,000 and Is a country rich In natural resources and fertile soils. Iss than one-tent- h of the available land Is under cultivation otherwise than for grazing. Its future possibilities are great and Its commerce Is steadily ex- panding, New Zealand Is distinctly an agricul- tural and pastoral country, and these Industries as well as the dairy Industry are growing rapidly. In 1911 there were 16.285.S90 acres under cultivation, of which more than 14,000.000 acres were seeded to grass, only 1,729,504 acres were under crop and 32,733 acres In orchards. Ilesldcs this 2J.972.23H acres of native pasture land were privately owned. On account of the large number of men at the front or In training Amer- ican manufacturers of labor saving de- vices, farm Implements and un to date dairy machinery should And no trouble In selling their goods in tms country. Due to tho Ideal climate and the fact that no feeding Is required, live stock being able to graze the year round, cattle and sheep raising Is the most important Industry or Jncw Ma lond. The Dominion has thirty slaugh- - UTMOUPS wiwi n coin eiurnKc viimv,i. of LS.nOO to 250,000 sheep enrcas'es. In shoe and leather business most of the factories are supplied with Amer- ican shoe machinery, which has to be satlnfactory. United States shoes nre not Imported to any great extent owing h preferential duty In favor nf the United Kingdom, but there Is a good market in New Zealand for American leather, ns there Is no prefer- ential duty on this article, and the de- mand for It has greatly Increased. Mining operations In New Zealand consist principally of gold and coal min- ing. Since 1900 the production of coal has doubled and the Imports have in- creased fourfold. For the year ended September 50. 191S, the Imports to New Zealand amounted to $101,320,491, of which Im- ports from the United States amounted 112.343, 46. There was a shortage for this year In Imports of wearing ap pai el, boots nnd shoes, cement, china- - ware, hardware, agricultural machinery, electrical machinery and chassis for au- tomobiles, all of which the United States Is In a good position to supply. Canada has realized the possibilities of Increasing her trade with New Zea land and has made a successful effort o attain this end. having Increased Im- - 7. 191i5. to 7(is.7S0.i I 'or'!" fro"' during the e.ir;s!neo December .11. 'lu,i September 30. 1914. to J3.244.953 i and an Increase us in 1914-1- 5. Julian has also taken nil - vantage of the present conditions and "The circulation of national hanks has not only Increased the mle of hc-- r March 7. 19IH, was 95,i)O0.Oi0. a but has made a very favorable crease of H7.U00.o00 slncti December 31 Impres-dn- n tin the comitrj The New 1915. and a of JjO.nOo.fni Zealand llrrahl says of the Japanese; since .March 1915, but this reduc- oi Th-- r I. hardly manufactured srtlrle r.0.000.0Vi ,H"'e March 4. 1915. eludes! J29.000.o, of emergency car-en- t la not turning eu,t t the pre,, retired to the la.ter time, .ml he make, no secret the j mey subsequent fact that she Is endeavoring get a strong ......, hold the .orld'a market., r.peclally p" were . C tho.e that were formerly Hooded with ier- - ''anU'' n,t" a ra',.,,,L ?' ,l I . as compared with ....9 9 nun g..od. During the last week or an art7.2J9.niM tlonal luuks 4. 191... with have arrived In Wellington ,(,,,. .m a of L0rt..5Mi I Mlo. Increase for capital an that prior to the ,.,r Japan bid not at-- 1 tempted to manufacture. This l an opportune time for Ameri- can manufacturers to get a foothold in New Xe.1l.111d. There . now a demand there for American goods, and If the I'ulted States merchants can convince the Now Zealanders of the supc rlorlt of goods made in America and can gain the good will nnd satisfaction of their will .uternatlonal which wa Incotivenl- - J iiuunie devoted ent to observe'." She has only seized sl1" ,vho 111 supposed to admire h.s our ships, comls, atcd nur merchit'i- - "unly haauty, his dignity, his Miperi-ds- e. blacklisted your merchants, robbed orl'v .. Clttsri.N. your to ami Collcenum. I (It.W'iii) light h.id phllo.nphv" ana ma The practically the proved to lo .reduction nf wain 10 inane any ciiangcs niier tne war, i AN OF GENTILITY. AIm a lladge of Sen It mle Is the llleed and Curved foliar lltitlon. Tv tiik Kntroit ok Tin: Sr.v sir: It Is Impossible to resist the temptation of Joining In the discussion of the elusive collar button. Of all the wearing ap- parel of man none Is In more Intimate contact with his mental flesh, leaving the of caiesses by a cer- tain discoloration of the skin, WIkii you consider the high function performed by the collar button. Instinc- tively you feel the neresslt) to doff your hat. It Is supreme. To use shlits'and collars Is a sign of clvlllzat.on . to be shirtless nnd cnllatlees shows lack of culture What holds the shirt togrtlie-- ? Why, the collar button ' Krgo, the collar button Is the token of the highest state of civilization, that nexus or link which binds together all that's noble and great In this life, The emblem of respecta- bility and gent'tlt. that's the collar button, Is there any wonder that when a man loses his collar button he Is ipt to slip Into profanity or drink? Ilesldes, Just think of the nathetlc he cuts while crawling, niound " , r ro!' 1,1111 1,1 ""Is 'luadrupedal i .. .cprii i, The American Hospital at Floicnre. To TllK Kiiitoii of TllF. St'N - sir: The American Hospital Wounded Italian Soldiers is one of the most successf'il otgutiizatlons established by Hie Ameri- can for War llellcf In .'r. ence. til a villa outside the city, the . ..in,,, ctincciniitfu gratui- - touslx. with the proper equipment of a modern It provides beds for fifty patients, who are maintained at nn average cost of in lepts a da Tho cost of equipment nnd maintenance has been met chiefly by American residents lu Floicnre and much of Hie necessary labor Is performed by American women who have volunteered for the service. The Italian Hed Cros has nskrd that ii. vitiiiniuiiniions ne extendeii to caring for 100 patients, double present capacity This will leipilre an expendlture of J.'.OOO for equipment and itiuie iiionrj nn- - inaiiiienance, Tm pr- - j sons lu charge, encouraged by imso-Melte- d contributions sent by Italians In American labor camps, deslie to have the ' existence of the hospital made known In the United States and the excellent wntk It Is doing, lu the hope that otht who wish lo help may do so. Contribu- tions may bo sent lo the American Hos. pltal, Florence, care of th" Hankers Trust Company, New York, or to'.t. I! Ilugeniever, treasurer, Flor- ence Gis'o c Si'ritv.s'XA, ItoMr, Miucb 1.1. To Tin: KniTtut ok Tin: Scs No Vou sa.v : "So! The llerr Kaplthn Fran von r.ipeii Is In Holland on a 'secret nilsslou.' Studying a new variety of blnedelnnlgkclt, perhaps." What Is the dlffeieiicn between the appellation "Idiotic Yankee" when used by a German mid "crazy Dutehmm" when need b an American? 1'erhaps .vou consider this a hypo. ineiic.u question, oui ii isn I N,w VcniK, April 12. Tkvton The Main Kntranre. Knlcker What the entranca Mexico 7 Iloeker- - A revolving door. SET A WORLD MARK Exfcoil by $:i,000,0(l(),00ft of Seven Powers' SI n t Institutions. 2,402,751 t. Japan tn on "aI,m'lIn March to ne or EMBLEM Imprints figure rs direct Illncdxlnulli. Is 1MH (IKOWTII THIS YEAR Washington, April 12. The rinindni supremacy of the United State over the nations of the Old World Is lii'llcntM In h statement Issued y by fVmp. troller of the Currency Williams, em- bodying figures from tho most recent national bank report. The Comptroller says that the ngsre. gate resources of the country's national banks Is $3,000,000,000 In excess nf the total resources of the H.ink of Knglani. the Bank of France, the German Itelcha, hank, the Hank nf Itussla, the Hank nf the Netherlands the Swiss National Jtank and the II i t. of ,l,ip,tn This Is due, the Comptroller notes, to an lneri of banking resources In the past tnelia months, which was greater than tha entire resources of the German Itelcln. bank. The Comptroller's figures are h.icd on the condition of the banks March 7 Here is his statement In p.ut' "The total resources of the national banks of the United States on March 7, lSlfi, amounted to S13,S3S,000,000, by $370,000,000 tho greatest re. sources ever shown In the history of the national banking system, and ej ceedlng by J22.2. 1,000 thn resourcn of the banks ns shown In the Manli 4 statement a year ago. The Inoreas. In loans and discounts of our nation, banks March 7, 191, was fl32.oon,on as compared with !ccembcr 11. 1516, u Jy90.000.000 as compared with March 4 a year ago. "The total deposits on .March 7. 1911, amounted to $l0,790,000.nnii, mi since December 31. 1915, of and nn Increase of I5.19S.000,-00- 0 compared with March 4 ear ago "Of the J41l.000.OUD liicreasn In de- posits since December 31, 191.'.. 0 were from banks ami bankers, nnd J7R, OOO.nno were reported as time cleoslts. whltei demand deposits for this period showed a clocrenso of K'.OOO.O'1!) Of the 12,198,000,000 Increase In tola! deposits since March 4, lOle, however, the principal Increase was In demand which Increased J1.072.OOO,0n'. an Increase In tlmo deposits of $29f,,On0.ftiio ami an Increase In the balances flue to banks and banker of tsao.000.000. "Hills payable and rediscounts amounted March 7, 1910, to only a decrease since December 31, 1915, of J3!,4l!0.OO0. and n reduction compared with March 4 a jear ago of $33,704,000. pecle holdings nniounled on March an incre.isi 1915, of I9,0v.O0O nmpaied with March 4. 191D. of 1 li",.92s,00n. the vcar of J700,00(i, "The surplus ami undivided profits nt unttonal banks March 7. 191 1, amounted to $1,031,275,000, an Increase as con-pare- d with the previous year of J1K.2SS.-1)00.- " SALVATION FUND $252,843. Tl Ilflf IflllS fll fa.l.l.,s. The big Salvation Aim i" . n Hroiid street recorded $2.V.',S43 .Hi ' terday after the noonday mrrt.ng at which contributions from the ptiin, lioou weic teported. Donations to the jr.on.ooo fund which the niniy lu.pn to raise by Friday for a training s In and rescue home were $23,0.1vi'i Among the large couti Ihtitlons in" Jt.unO fiom II. It, Mcliurg, Jl.onii fi m Jonathan Thome, $1,000 from K lf Childs nnd Jl.Oiirt fiom the Htioii.ui, . woman who, becnusn there wee I've clays In bet life lu which the Salva' " Army played a pioinlutut pat' promised lo send Jl.nnn a ila f"i ' last (He days of Hie lampaiC ' has sent this amount for thpe now. Commander Kva Hooth .iiinouu, ti.it she Ii.'hI obtained a c outi ibmnm ( ,r 000 fiom an anonymous dim, it Messages Indorsing the nunc aid ' ' money raising campaign weie lead ltn Gov, Whitman iA Hniniwell Hooth n ! Hotough President Marks and in '' "exhibit" spoke. Tile exb.lnt told ' .l...... ..I. lit tl,,. 1,1,1V ... II. it and of his happiness since BIG ADDITION FOR BELLEVUE Hospital File I'lmia for Ac" en- - Irnl llnlliliiiu. MoUim. Mead & White U.i ' i plans for the constru lion .. the building of the i.rw HellcMh llti-p- " the plot bounded by Twent ix" Twenty-nint- h stteets. Ftret ,ien i, m' the Kast liher. It will fac "i I ir avenue. It wl'l be known :i- - I t G sections, being six a' d It i s'"e high, rtreproof, with a fin mle o'' f " brick. Iron and limestone In- - ' frontage of Kit feet and a depth fee On the tlrst tloor will b- - me,' wards, second tloor eiysipelis ,r third and fourth Honrs t iber )i wauls, fifth anil sixth tloois in, wards, seventh tloor chlldret "a mu wauls ami eighth tloor babies' inM wards' There will be no Interior s ir ' tend, tig troni the ground t" which will uixe lUlil nnd .,,,1 H ,,f ihe ward' I ce Hellex-'i- t vhod Hospitals of the ot o' York is tho owner 'Ihe ,' h.i- - estimated at JMln.nnn FIVE CHANGES AT HARVARD K. VI. Ixnlea of iirl Imi'Mrr Clinaen I'riifcsaoi- - of l.iivv. I'XMlillllslK. Mass. Apt, changes in Ihe llatvatd fa, n'lv v r nounced In.iluv Allien M Kit Northwestern I ' llvn it v w is ' lessor of law, llnlatid It IVx'U, Cl'lllles II Mcllwil II weie ailva full pinfcssiirs'ilps, r Aliin" C " made professor emeritus ami d 11 Chase was nmde John I! Hul-- 'i "" lessor of aichienlngv The June comnieiicemcni ever, ' conferring academic nn I Imuoia glees will he In Id In the II., ' ilium Instead of in the rlnni," "I" tre, a tins hi cn I e t nf.rn Tho authoiltles i Ii.i.l.d tl" the-att- Is nl soil Ii n v Ariiii-iilii- Xim ,s,u t A g.ft uf S.'i" uhtl ,, bn the Km kc'elU i' !' ... Anit rlcau Cot.unntt c t, Sxrlan Heliel. "I'll - in , i J'J0,S,00n given b t no II datlnn and bnughi hi ; the conimiltct's f,iwu ,,t customers the New .enlanders notj.n,. Workers Hepiirt l)n Co- - lie for C'omtnlttie Its nd the

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Published dally, Including Sunday, by theHun Prlntlnic ami l'libllaMng AastM-latlo- at160 Nassau street. In tha Ilornuch of Man-hattan, New York. President and Treas-urer, William C. Ilelck. 1WI Nassau atreeti

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Irfndon ofBcc. 40.3 Fleet streetParle oBlcc, U Itue d la Mlchodlere, off

Hue du (Juatro Septembre.Waahlncton oMce. Illbbs llulldlnc.Brooklyn office, 100 Uvlncstun street.

IJ rmr friends trAo faior irffA manucrista and UluHrnUont tor publication iru'i

lo nat'O rrltrtrd article returned litv mustlit all rate sind Dtampt lor Ikat purpote.

Daniels Smoked Out.Secretary Dasifxs lias eo persist-cntl- y

avoided n disclosure of the rec-

ommendations of the Geucrnl Boardof tho navy at the tlmo of the out-

break of the war In Kuropc that Itseemed ns If the country would neverknow what they were. Having sup-

pressed a letter Hint lie received fromthe General Hoard outlining a planof adequate expansion for the navyMr. Damki.s In December, 1014, trans-mitted to the I'resldcnt nn annualreport recommending n building pro-

gramme of two dreadnought, six, de-

stroyers, eight submarines, one gun-

boat awl one oiler, which was pre-

posterously Inadequate to the needsof the navy In the shadow of thegreat conflict.

But at last we arc to have the sup-

pressed letter of the General Boardspread on the records. In the Senateyesterday Mr. Ixjdck of Massachusetts succeeded In obtaining unnnlmous support for a resolution directing Secretary Daniels to producethat document, which warned him tnpositive terms of the unprepareduessof the navy for war. The resolutioniilso called uim Mr. Da.mki.s to sendto the Senate a letter on the samesubject written to him by Hear Ad-

miral Ita.Mii r.v A. Fiski: ut the sumctime. What seems to be the truth Is

that Mr. Daniw.h was a belated con-

vert to preparedness, and until hishand was forced persisted In puttingobstacles In Its way.

loin the Merchants Association !

Unlike miiny organizations designedto promote the public welfare, theMerchants Association has survivedthe period of Its first enthusiasm andlias nut gone to seed. Each yearsince Its foundation lias seen it in-

crease Its activities and extend theHeld of Its usefulness; and Its direc-tors have been sufficiently far sightedand wi-- e to keep It on the right sideof the questions thai have enlistedIts attention. It has been conspicu-ous In the city, at Albany unci inWashington in the defence and promotion of tin" welfare of New York.!

'and throiich Its numerous committeesnnd bureaus the commercial commu-nity lias frequently been able to pro-

tect all of u against exploitation,Ignorant meddlesomeness, and selfHliattack.

At preent the association, with it

record of praiseworthy accomplish-ment lo enforce Its appeal, is endeav-oring to increase its membership, inorder tluir It may be able better tocurry on the work of civic and com-

mercial Improvement it has under- -

tnken. The association i tin emi-

nently practical body, which does notIgnore fraudulent debtors merely be-

cause It Is interested In port devel-opment : It lends a hand In the at-

tempt to solve railroad transportationdifficulties without relaxing Its effortsto make street traffic conditions bet-Jo- r.

nnd the results of Its labors are.of direct benefit to every resident of

the city.The Merchants Association should

have a larger membership because ItIs a valuable agency for public good;and the larger lis membership thegreater Its capacity for carrying onthe activities r has undertaken anilthose Its directors desire to add tothe list.

Vindication of a Misquoted Orator.The president of the Pennsylvania

State Federation of Labor, to whomwas attributed nn insult to the na-

tional Hag In the course of a speechbefore the Labor Forum on Sundayevening, has been honorably acquit-ted of the charge brought againsthim in the Investigation set afoot bythe Mayor. It has been establishedby an overwhelming prcHindcranccof evidence that he did not use thewords put In his mouth in the sensein which they were interpreted ; andwo are glad of It. A quotation em-

ployed by him appears to have beengarbled In recording, and from thisregrettable Incident the misconstruc-tion arose.

But the vindication of this visitorto the Labor Forum does not provethat Institution to he a worthy ten-ant of the Washington Irving HighSchool. The complaints about It arenot based on one occurrence, but ona long record of happenings whichhave till tended to demonstrate theImpropriety of its continuation hs aguest of the taxpayers lu a publicbuilding. The most offensive of Itsperformances, to our mind, was Its at-tempt to dictate to the legal custo-dians of the building the manner In

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which It should be decorated. Inthis the Forum displayed a charac-teristic misconception of Ita ownHtnttis nnd of the nature of the priv-

ileges It onjoya.Perhaps the Labor Forum ha per-

formed one Important educationalfund Ion. It should have tntiRht theschool authorities to examine withconsiderable carp the alma and habit

tures under their control.

New Sources of Supply for Ger-many.

The commercial treaty betweenGermany and Rumania, announced byofficial despatches from the capitalsof both nations, Indicates anothersubstantial success for Teutonic diplomacy tn the Balkans.

Ktimnnla Is au agricultural land;Its great level plains, rich and fertileas our Western prairies, produce almost 200.000,000 bushels of grain ayear. Ualf of this has for severalyenra been available for export anda large part of It has been sent toGreat Britain and France. Rumaniahas, too, been one of the chief Euro-pean producers of petroleum, a com-

modity much needed to-da-y In Ger-

many nnd Austria.The Importance of Rumania as a

source of supply Is Increased by thefact that transportation both by theDanube River and the railways Issafe from interference by the Allies'military or naval forces.

Besides opening up to the Teutonicallies this valuable new source ofsupplies, the treaty has removed forthe present nt least the possibility ofRumania Joining with the Allies Inthe war.

However much of a failure Ger-

manic dlplomncy may have been else-

where. It appears to have shone withespecial brilliance In the troubled Bal-

kan lands.

Padding the Currency for Prolt.Treasury figures as of April 1. set-

ting forth the statistical facts of ourredundant currency, show nn Increaseof $1,740,000 over March 1 In thebond secured notes taken out by theFederal Iteservc banks. The actualamount of such notes put Into circula-tion Is shown in the last weekly re-

turn of the reserve banks to be$l.'Jol,000. This Is 11.251,000 morethan the total of such notes outstand-ing a month ago.

In roundabout ways answers nrebeing given to the Inquiry The Svnrecently propounded : Why nre thereserve banks helping to pad nn ex-

cessive circulating medium In thisway at this time? The answers arenot fully responsive to the question,but they nre Illuminating.

One reply, of n kind. Is containedIn the circular sent to Its memberbanks a few weeks since by the Kan-

sas City Reserve Bank. This bank be-

gan the process of exemplifying thecurrency reform features of the Fed-

eral Reserve act by the circulation ofbond secured notes when the circum-stances of nn abnormally easy moneymarket and an abnormally plethoricstate of the currency nrgued not forexpansion hut for contraction of thecirculating medium. The Knnsas CityReserve Bank said In Its circular toIts member banks:

'Within a few days this bank will beIn position to Issue the first of the newFederal Reserve hank notes. We haveno doubt you will be glad tn receivea few thousand of tills new and attractive currency for lo-- distribution."

Were reserve bank circulatingnotes based on Government bond anurgent requirement of the monetarysituation we should not find the na-

tional banks foregoing the profit onsuch circulation and giving up, asthey have la-e- n doing, their own noteIssues to the limit of opportunity af-

forded by the reserve bank purchasesof Government bonds. Business andmoney market demand for currencyIs slackening because of a super-abundant supply, so the Kansas CityReserve Bank proceeds to stimulatedemand by drumming up trade forIts bond secured notes as a novelty.Just as un enterprising grocer wouldpush the sale of a new article.

Further light on the reasons forthis reserve bank action Is thrownby the survey of banking conditionspublished by the Comptroller ofthe Currency. Comptroller Williamsmakes this point about the Govern-ment bond market :

"Any ibank, whether national or Fed-

eral Reserve, investing In Oovernment2s anil then reimbursing Itself for theoutlay by Issuing-- circulation againstthese 'bonda, et a net profit of approxi-

mately H4 Pr cent, without reducingIts cnsli resources except as to tho tper cent, redemption fund depositedwith the United States Treasurer."

We are now beginning lo see, al-

though still darkly, why the newhatch of reserve batik notes, bond se-

cured, Is being added to the currencycrazy quilt. At n time when a pru-

dent regard for money market factsanil the best Interests of the coun-

try calls for no Interference withany wholesome currency contractionwhich may begin, the reserve bunksare endeavoring tn maintain expan-sion. The bond secured notes of thereserve bnvks are being forced lulucirculation for the profit there Is InIt for the Issuing banks. Yet this Is

only a partial answer to Tiik Su.n'horiginal question.

There are no better authorities onthe purpose of the Federal Reservesystem than Representative Glassand Senator Owkn, the chairmen ofthe House nnd Senate committeesunder whose auspices the FederalReserve act was written and passed.Representative Glass more than onceIn 10KI declared tluit the authoritiesIn charge of the new banking systemwould be able lo work "without any

of the Interfering considerations ofprivate profit which frequently pre-

vent the operations of a central bank-ing Institution from being carried onsolely in the public Interest." Asample statement by Senator Owenin the same year is his observationthat "these great public utility banksnre not Intended to be merely moneymaking banks, but the guardians ofthe public welfare." Nevertheless, Iffacts nre not greater liars than usual,the reserve banks are not only actingmerely for profit In forcing theirbond secured notes Into circulationnow, but aro doing something poten-tially detrimental to the public wel-

fare In that the bond secured noteemission conduces to financial infla-

tion.So far the Federal Reserve Board

has apparently paid no attention tothe operations of currency expansionlu which tho reserve banks are en-

gaging for the sake of the moneythere Is In It for them. It Is timethat the board appeared at least toobserve what Is going on In this

Four Weeks la Chihuahua.The second expedition Into Mexico,

officially known as the pursuit ofVilla, has now lasted four weeks andthe van of the American army Issonewherc In Chihuahua about 400miles from the border. A bulletinthat the quarry was dead or rundown, confirmed by the testimony ofresponsible Mexlcnns nnd Americanswho knew the outlnw by sight, wouldbring our 12,000 troops horse, footnnd artillery back to the frontier asfast as they could come, for Chihua-hua to them Is what Texas was toGeneral Sueripan fifty yours ago.

The General said that if nc nan alot In Texas and nnother in Gehennahe would elect to live in GehennaIn heat, dust, aridity, rattlesnakesand pestiferous insects the Chlhunhuaspoces are Infinitely less attractivethan the Texas that Siikhhun knew.Accordingly the American army wouldrejoice to cvacuute Mexico. No oneIn Washington would be more de-

lighted to learn thnt the end of thenotorious bandit hnd come than oursoldiers. The second adventure below the line would prove to be moreof a success than the Intervention ntVera Cruz, which, as n matter of fact,was n negative success tit best andsomewhat expensive. But If Villacontinues to elude his pursuers, whatwill the situation be?

Already In Washington there nrehints that the expeditionary armymay be withdrawn when the Vllllstasnre scattered to the four winds nndthe Cnrrnnzn troops are In strongenough force I., take up the chase.,nut as uio oojeci oi me Americanpenetration wns to take or kill Fan- -

Cisco Villa, and as there could be no ,

assurance that his enemies would boable to make an end Of him. would ,

of

the pursuit.General CAr.BANZA consented

lo the presence of American troopsIn Mexican territory for police duty,

Ills Minister of War, General"Insults"

lawdesires band

becomesnnd their commander Is wantingIntact. long as aresmoothly Is no occasion to ln- -

dulge dismal speculation.It Is the business General I'rnsii-im- !

to "gel" Villa; It shouldisillcy of the Administration to stick.All the work would probably to

done over again if Hie expedition-ary force were to bo wlthdrnwn now.Hut If real object Is achieved andVilla eenes the border,our relations with should enter upon a singe so fains tne recognized rnrrnnzn Government concerned.

in Its Goodness as Well as Its Badness, New Is Big.

e deploresthis town's frivolity. New York, hehas hoard, spends a day In

The figures tuny bepassed over as decorative fringe onthe fact. That New York has lot

fun, ami Hint some nf It Is ofnature which the cannot ap-

prove, Is not more certain Hum thatNew York pays Its big pleasure billungrudgingly.

The preacher was not querulous Inhis criticism, hut used his Informa-tion or misinformation as a

to open the way for Ills wholly properplea for an Incrense In religion's shareof Individual expenditure. To pro-

fessors of economy may beleft the task of analyzing the move-

ments of currency; to the notacademically sophisticated the

of enlightenment thntmight lie .gained by following the ca-

reer of any one of live orten or twenty dollar hills which thespenders of New Yorkso recklessly as their censors Imagine,bill, In volume.

engraved lilts of pa-

per thnt flutter through hallsLohsterla, rustling like Vnllnmnrosunleaves, are sullleiently withthe H)lrlt of Novum Kboracum lo

moving," and the samethat buys bubbles may

pay some other reveller'sdoctor, anil the next day go toservice the church. Now York'sfun bill larger proper,

than lis church theactivities of contributors,birds of pahsage who after fararid high tell hnmestaylng birds

wonderful tales of metropolitanprodigality.

Alike to Ita laudators and Its detractors, the big thing about NewYork Is Its bigness.

The one great Issue to come beforethe electorate of this country next fallwas nut made In America.

The kaleidoscopic nature of the relations between Roorkvklt and lUnNksmakes It difficult to say at any given ,

time iwhlcb Is the Plaintiff and whichthe defendant.

The householder and the small boyhave one of scientific knowledge incommon these spring days: Two bod-ies aro especially unable to occupy thesame space at tho same time when oneof them Is resilient sphcro wrappedIn horsehldc, nnd the other n rigidlyresistant but lamentably brittle paneof glass.

Verdun buttle races. .Vetcsnouer ieai.Use.

Even the most conservativeof the reports from tho north ofFrance must by now be ready to admit the of something having been achieved by somebody on thutunimaginably hard fought field.

Troy celebrated yesterday the one i

hundredth anniversary of tho lnven-- (tlon of the harsh and rigid linen band .

witn wnicn man now encircles insneck; and In all that time the art oflaundering collars has not advancedin the minutest degree.

Wilson wavers. S'cwspaper fiendHite.Is "w" the alphabetic symbol of

cunctation? Walt, watch, waver, withdraw how long Is the sequence?

Is whole and scornful Villa split-ting his bandit utiles with luughter"somewhere In Mexico" over tho re-ports) of Villa crippled. sick untodeath. Villa" groaning on a stretcher,Villa burled in the desert?

Politics has not yet reached theliquid flame stage, but It Is gettingwarmer all the time.

I have knowledge of or tasle formilitary matters. Jimmartinr,

Six much.

Those Apache scouts who aro saidto wear goggles and wrist watches nsthey march Into Mexico are not to bemade fun of. Itelylns on their primi-tive inherited Instinct for trail, theyare nun too wise to disdain the helpof the white man's scientific devices,nut we bet as the trull hotterthey pay leas nnd less attention to theconvenient accessories and rely moreand upon the rare qunlltles oftheir own ancestral of humannature.

Artist seeing New Yorkafter seventeen years away theworld, must now both eyes fullof rare pictures which his cunninghand nches to fix upon the canvas.

,.J"r S"""' auto hus.- -

rocks, rcscntful of ..,mprove.mcnt" by park pavilions and benches,stirred In their sleep and gave Just

bint of the power that Is latentwl,hln thc

Governor HALL of Louisiana and his

muni i tfiiiuiii-'- i iiiiiuii royoirs.I the subjoined couplet alleged to "be- -

nuie" the farmer"A gentleman rldej gallopy-trn- t,

And a farmer rides hohh!e-de-h- "

It Is how keen the eo

jIty that Is not strict and waives nc- -

countabllltyv

MOVIE MELODRAMA.

IteiouilMo for the Postponement of Stage Iteform.

To tiik KiilTon or TllK Si's Theemancipation of the drama almost hadbeen accomplished, George Jean Nathanhad all but succeeded with catapultingInvective. Cluyton llamlllon was buck-ing us up with sapient suavities. Gran-ville Hal Iter's high brow, Unltlvd at nilhannlltles, was becoming recognised asthe high In short were byway of emerging, fu th" seismicstir, drew breath for the rise of

on th sublimated stage.When thn movies changed nil that '

The movie play Is a pandering,sail trimming rcictlnuury.

In plot, characterization and mechanicIt Is a thorough throwback. Tho motheaten melodrama Is recrudesced.

One piece virtue locks horns with onepiece vice lu the good old lesultway.

Types, not men, puppet through factitious scenes, mid a child could prog-nose the finish, The traditional senti-mental heio is th sideglancing, lowering, unmlstnltahleIs off, The Ingenue has capablecurls, the courtesan a cigarette, thebenevolent banker a chevelure cascadingover his collar; nnd so on.

There Is tho usuii! porcupine Inno-cence of the virtuous heinlne, nnd lli.imoral Hiiplneness of "society" lufor advertisement,

"ho colorful motor car whisks lu andabout, generally on some evil errand.As nil appanage of wealth the automo-bile Is necessarily pictured without con-science.

All this explains precisely, of course,why the screen play la so popular.

Hut nlas for the upllflerti'Old Mr. Public, relaxed In the benell-cen- t

gloom of the movie palace, humpshis comfoi table way hack to tho "goodold" days and sinks a generation or twodeeper Into the lap of least resistance,

S, K. Wilson,SwAiiTitMor.K, Pa., April 12.

Another Spy, Maybe.fiom the I'hiladtlphla ttrcurd

wild animal Hint very r.ire In tlilacountry n killed on llin A, ti, Kelmekfarm nee whlpppnhnrr hv Mr Itoltnrtc

his etiter and their dig, Tho miliumwelshed 14 pound), had teeth an Inch lung,mall eara and ryei, flat head and n sniull

buidiy tall and a of brown color. Theanlmul aa n hamster, sprclm nf tli

miirmot

A North (Ihloan linprntrri.From Ihe Toledo .eva-nre- .

Charle Papoua, grocer, of 2! Lickingstreet, was much huproced on Monday ati:at Hide Hospital from long, deep raior

aih on hlu face from hl ear tn hi chin.

A Mortal Aaka.April wepl, then eudden minshlne

Pierced the rlniida so thick,nay, ) coda, what hrlhe or proml'a

Brought lb amlle an quirk T

MutttNPiuinii Wilcox.

not withdrawal ho a confession i fellows of the State Hoard of Kduca-fallur-

The only thing to be done 'tlon have voted to exclude from theIs to remain In Mexico ami keep lip ! "e'loola a version of Mother Goose

lias

andOnar.Gov, Is cooperating with General!0 lM,l"lc'un for to

the furmcr.I'KftHiiiNti lii the campaign ngalnstVilla. There can tie- - no doubt that a should bo passed compellingthe Mexican Government the la Presidential wagon to publishextermination of the outlnw. Hitherto Jnl lett-,- t weekly the number of Its pas- -

the American soldiers have got on.,!,enK,'r',

well with the Mexican population, j what nf strict accountabll- -never

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ENGLAND'S WHEA T.

It and England's Fleet Are la a Conditlon Satisfactory to Dr. Oberfohren.To tub Kditok ok Titic Hun Sir;

Frank Urccne's last contribution to TheHun (April 7) In a curious mixture ofarrogance and casuistry which can beof no credit to the cause he champions.Mr. Greene cannot help admitting thatGreat llrllaln'H total Imports of wheutIn 101," were more than 1G, 000, 000 hun-dredweight less than In 1914. He tnkosthe troublo to explain this deficiency Indetail ; but readers will recognize at oncothat he Is only quoting figures whichglvo the Impression that Great Urttnln'ssupply of wheat In 191S had been moreplentiful than In the previous years. 1

might rail his attention to the fact thatCanada's shipments to the United King-dom In 1915 were 12.000,000 hundred-weig- ht

less than In 1914, but 1 will notfall Into his figure chasing- - mania, 1

think that the grand total of the Im-

ports Into the United Kingdom Is thesecurest ground upon which to base adefinite Judgment. And here a deficitof 1 .',000,000 hundredweight Is an estab-lished fact.

If Mr. Greene Is not satisfied with mytaking for comparison with 1915 thefigures of 1914 I nm perfectly willingto accommodate him by taking the year191.1, which was peaceful throughout andoffered no rcuson for Great Britain togo "crasy buying wheat following theoutbreak or trie war. ' It will be verypalnful to your correspondent to notice)that If he compares 1915 with 1913 thedeficit of 1916 Increases to more than17.000.000 hundredweight.

It Is amusing tn noserve Mr. Greene'spredilection for figures concerning ship-ments from America to Great llrltaln.Would It not be n good deal more hon-est to refer to tho total Imports Intotho United Kingdom? The Hconomintgives tho following figures for twenty,eight weeks of the last four harvestyears ;

101.1. Ill 5.1.4l0,IOOiut4-ir- . 59,4119,000tPtn-- r,rt,T24,4oo19PJ.I.1 t14.".,77,.VK)

If American shipments are still fairlyInrgi- - the nmnifest reason is that thellrltlsh Government, having taken con-trol of the entire Kngtlsh shipping, hasdiverted as many ships as possible fromtheir ordinary course to the Atlanticroute In order to have carriers for the"llFO.OOO.flOo worth of explosives"' ofwhich Mr. Grceno Is so proud. If hewould read Italian newspapers he wouldprobably get an edifying Impression ofwhat Italian ro.il merchants and manu-facturers think of such a policy. Butthat's apart from tho topic.

Instead of dealing with the wheatprices Mr. Greene persists In quoting theprice of flour. I have already pointed I

out that tho Kngllsh millers must be

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philanthropists continue Proposal "Clvitas"railroads, aa Government, a

my nisi ui tiimmy i .postponing dlscm-- on of propo-devic- eHour deteriorated or that some other,has been adople.l which keeps

' 'tlo n 11 " '.m" J'""" ",ltseemingly the I " In mean-H-

may I he permitted tons Mr. Greene Is enam- - (

orsd statistics concerning attention certain generalities heHour 1 wilt again be nceommo-- 1 Indulges it) that are. lo

and that as reasons?"Kncland is feellnir the of the

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intert,. law and stilllb Main violate oura

licit to outhat German1, has join

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,ro). This cannot he con- -

only the tend,but the standard weights the "ulte clear that the situation so

different. It Is therefore exprewed Is due both to thereduce both to a the of

standard. Mr. Greene's price list and the of Hute com-fo- r

whites a price of missions' against which "rivltss seemsshillings f. pence a 2!0 pounds.

the standards of con-- " Again he "lprice would be. to il 3 ,e"r

marks for 100 and iinvdouihIh Germanmarket the wheat costs,

lo the Marchre fetches

marks. makes average priceIn florin!, fli.lt

T.50 or a hag less i,,,l"-""'r- u,lu Kngland. This of the comparl- - . rallio.td nil utilities. Hutson painful to 1,C' ''ultc tllc dlffer- -

Mr Greene, nnd If could tho of athe secure ","' I"" lt use-n- n

appreciable, decrease Hie wheat Hallroads private propelHour price they would to a nee Is

,! liigulatlor. IsThe losses shipping Incident use.

by mines and raid- - "' proper sene i the .c gen-er- s

from his language seem excite Mr rr!l1 lo make th"Ju.lg- - "cll ,:l .1

In;; fiom the last d.ivs. Private propei l andh.us no prospect of allayed To Legislature- - have the poweradd to his Mr will r'"KUl.illnn as to use.

have to abandon the consolation takes' Tho proposal t .is theIn the the Allies at the close f.overnment the

the war replace their losses by rs and managers the railroadsthe ships seized f" tn the

the courts the fun-und-th! beginning the nowlu allied port" ' Th.-- e damental f our law that I

have lone 1V cannot help bringing It to alien- -

restiertlxo Powers as notonly soldiers Their'

mostly have changedfor a

I the Inrieasej the other lleets'during war which board

much lately.seriously Kngland

providing for boi-- i

the the requisitions bynaval authorities ami the destruc

tlon ships byapparent correspondence

cently pulillsh'il the Ameiicau p.ipeis,.There Hint owing the scarcity

labor and ttu urgent' meats the Hrltlsh Admiralty only oneI has succeeded

contracts tinJanuary 1

the Kngllsh ship-building only thne merchantsteamers launched of aggregatesize of fi.UOfl while In the

last CO.Olin Ions werelidded to mercantile

more Get man "prizes"available allied haihors added

Great Hritalu's and sinceKtigland's command,

tlilrty-tiv- o ships rortugaiiiroved such a them

In navigable the scarcitymaritime conveyance is sure net

pronounced In the future thani,lt has the pa'st year,

f)ii. J- OnBttroiiBBN.April

LIQUID LEXICOGRAPHY." " -

Three Hundred Mclirsthe Toper's .Museum.

To TIIK KlUTOil Mr"1!. J." a listbooze ndjecllves, thein will founda goomy numueredition Hoget's Thesaurus, under"Iirunkenne.-s,- " and a footnote whichstates

of Collixiulal Kng-llsh" a collection over 3iu suchslang Wai.i.ack,

Oiiamiu, April 12.

rotations (hei

Mountain

thi: .Sir; Thewhich have

so luxuriantly tho cntn-louu- e

denoting a conditionof alcoholic ehrlely, deserving I

commendation ; I scan the111 for expressive little word,which I Ins

Vernionter when confrontedIhe spectucln a fed- -

low mortal Imbibedcopiously, "hot" II,

MoNTPKMEk, April-

The Apex nf Immorality, I

To tiikreaches Its apex when one Is

site a high plcoc"April II. Aimolo

; i , .

TIONAL DEFENCE.

The South Awake the Need.Stronger Army 'avy.

To tiic KiuToit Theand com-

pletea National

March 24.which, my

thn Immediate considerationAmerican

findshould

alarm un-

precedented history.Indeed national shame

our affairs should thehands politicians appear

plaything, and showeveiy occasion n delight thwarting

by expertsarmy and Increase

efficiency these units our na-tional defence.

conciete examples thethe It maintainedtho early effort

expeditionary captureare

proethe Incompetence of those charge

plans. recommendationsthe experts

with tho powersthe recommendations.

editorial arltclo

Incor-the- lr

products prices Poratlon

tangible but

pricesdating contention 'lUe.tionahle valid

Indorsement throughoutthe nation,

country') Interests heart;particularly whilenot phase

anxious canpromotion our national defence,

the the un-certain be subjectedmight should meet trained

battle.outh to

Important andnational defence." South

nwako the necessitya greater fighting machine

and sea. There a manySouth Im-

portance movement for a reor-ganization nnd complete readjustment

system.na-

tionalism. provlnaallong enough.not enjoy future the full

happiness unlesscreate adeqtiatn national

WilliamChattanoooa, Tenn., April

FEDERAL INCORPORATION.

Government Appointment of Direc-

tors Ileally Unconstitutional?KniToii

, ,.

I commission.hammering ,

rallrO.ldS rnlnert"A, mo-e- Inside oligarchies

a oencit.management" ptodui-- e

dividend','ecellent argu-

ment against Government ownership.Undoubtedly there ehnuld a

V'El.l.s,Municipal Court

Voi:k, 1".

ENGLAND INDICTED.

InternationalPresented fsetcral Counts.

Kiiitoii Theother dav American to" l picksa ipiarrel violation

itional permits Greatt 'rights' only

technical "I said lino "Can't teallze

killedwhile lepe.tled

forced adoptt,,a1'"- - stockholdersmany

continue.'t'nfortutiately not

countries forciblynecessary common control railroad

quotes menIxmdon

I hitters.iys: ederal menrpora-tlnen- t

equivalent V.on,w,,.h 'ua"'im,"f ""' crnt-I2..-.-

kilogram. dividend management

Is, ienui.ii.unresult public

will another surprise essentialKngllshinen by ! between management

German regulations i regulationami subject

probably gladly ManagementIncident ownership.

Hrtlih caused Justice !lreweras.submarines, public

to Govern-Greene- 's

particular wrath, which. manager would confiscationrecords ( ommKs.ons

being justlcdiscomfiture Greene public

Ivl

ahllltv ehnu.d appoint

Incorporating enntr.ir Constitution,decisionsat w.ir

arrest principles

carriers i

responsible

llrlllsh merchant

hamperedpresent sulttcletit

German submarines

skilled ieiUlre.

llrltlshplacing seaiueis,

Clyde, greatestcentre,

monthsHrltlsh marine

presentsclzute,

Germanfiasco,

York,

Candidates

desires codify

Farmer llenlev's "Dic-tionary .Slang- -

expressions.

Heating In tircen

Kmroitresearches

svnonvms

the natlxosaddening

-

iJniTon

InefficientYork, Daxr,

Intercutarticle

Shame"

matter should

citizen,

degree

failure

Francisco

defence

receive

asleep

certain

Violations

United

protest

citizensllrltaln

marks,

public

tietman manager.

dlrec-o- f

German

utilised

fielght

law commuted i,y nis"

A- -

malls and taken men fiom under:jour Hag. Von can't go war withus until we murder jnur citizens"

lie wasn't impressed Mill unfiled.We ,11,1111 go to war In IM: heciuse

ym Mlttl .l..t-.-.- our citizens. Wasn't Itbecause j,ui Imiuessi'd mu seamen midcontlscated oil' cat goes?"

"Von ate right," said I. "but uieii do, ,nndace Mtuhble over such vulgar

,i, ..,-- (H, exclaimed in v rr,c deii.elv

vtm can't an est me. Mr i'aven't killed ;i man. merely robbedi hank." Knuusii Dksccnt,

Jcmaica, April 11

A Iteiiiiiilsrenie ttf the Old r. It.To Tile Km nm Tor Six ,ir t a

ntle exlilhltlnn In the old Theatre C'.iinlipie,iitnn, fuliv forty. ix ers ago, cirorteSettdoiis. Hftir ii wordy urnnale with ,'elc) lluhlln, who was master of rrreinunlea,offered tn him then and there,o'llaldnln, ho .i tacking a lilt of hunt- -

Inc. hud a linuinier In hi. hand Seddonaluo,l iilioiit live feet two un, O'ltaldwln

tlx feel srven Ini'hen In helnhtA gentleman who nut next lo me In Hie

anJIelice alt the inHilm of helng weltcerned In the Enine I naked lilm whowould win. Ills reply ivui " 'clw the 'allcan III tell till they tight! line hlf Ned

II 'II tn Inner the Vail w I' !he 'innmer111 "'lnl1 V" "'"""

This "sound uriiis-e- s manyat the nrstnn'nt" width nr offereJ bymaulers pail ni.uln. or ihe 1' It. re.carding the mitiome of the Wlllard-Mora- n

tout of recent date, . .1 Hiutinxa.Ma April 1'J

A liril Hot Ijinanll.fi .me ,ote.

cnrre.pondent from Ashland,calls our attention to a divorce suit recentlvInitltuled In that city under Ihe style nfl''urnls v s. Kurnl. The alleged cause for

divorce not stcted In ihe publishednotice, hut the n,ini of the litigant sn(.gens one rcottd xruund

I'rniid remits,Knliker Smith Is a bore he I'll, you

tli- - smart Itilnga his hahy s.i;,Hooker Jones la sorts; h( tallc yoa

the smart thine hli baby doesn't car,

NEW ZEALAND'S TRADE.

14 America Negleetlag the Opportu-

nity to Expand Her Commerce?

In Ideal times, such as these, forforeign market formerly closed

to the United States because of too muchcompetition, or other reasons, and un-

der the present favorable conditions forexpanding existing tr.tde relations, It Isdisappointing to see the merchants andmanufacturers of this country turndown opportunities through lack of fore-

sight. Consul-Oencr- al Alfred W. Wins-lo-

In an article In a supplement toCommerce Report concerning New Zealand h trade says :

outlook ! good fnr trade duringtold. This Is especially true for Americantrade with thin Dirt of the world, If

Amerlcsn manufacturers and exporter! willinakn the moit of It nnd come srier tnebuil)ie, Innteid of nltlnr for " 10

them.New Zealand has a population of

about 1,200,000 and Is a country rich In

natural resources and fertile soils. Issthan one-tent- h of the available land Isunder cultivation otherwise than forgrazing. Its future possibilities aregreat and Its commerce Is steadily ex-

panding,New Zealand Is distinctly an agricul-

tural and pastoral country, and theseIndustries as well as the dairy Industryare growing rapidly. In 1911 there were16.285.S90 acres under cultivation, ofwhich more than 14,000.000 acres wereseeded to grass, only 1,729,504 acreswere under crop and 32,733 acres Inorchards. Ilesldcs this 2J.972.23H acresof native pasture land were privatelyowned. On account of the large numberof men at the front or In training Amer-ican manufacturers of labor saving de-

vices, farm Implements and un to datedairy machinery should And no troubleIn selling their goods in tms country.

Due to tho Ideal climate and the factthat no feeding Is required,live stock being able to graze the yearround, cattle and sheep raising Is themost important Industry or Jncw Malond. The Dominion has thirty slaugh- -

UTMOUPS wiwi n coin eiurnKc viimv,i.of LS.nOO to 250,000 sheep enrcas'es.

In shoe and leather business mostof the factories are supplied with Amer-ican shoe machinery, which hasto be satlnfactory. United States shoesnre not Imported to any great extentowing h preferential duty In favornf the United Kingdom, but there Is

a good market in New Zealand forAmerican leather, ns there Is no prefer-ential duty on this article, and the de-mand for It has greatly Increased.

Mining operations In New Zealandconsist principally of gold and coal min-ing. Since 1900 the production of coalhas doubled and the Imports have in-

creased fourfold.For the year ended September 50.

191S, the Imports to New Zealandamounted to $101,320,491, of which Im-

ports from the United States amounted112.343, 46. There was a shortage

for this year In Imports of wearing appai el, boots nnd shoes, cement, china- -ware, hardware, agricultural machinery,electrical machinery and chassis for au-tomobiles, all of which the United StatesIs In a good position to supply.

Canada has realized the possibilitiesof Increasing her trade with New Zealand and has made a successful efforto attain this end. having Increased Im- - 7. 191i5. to 7(is.7S0.i

I 'or'!" fro"' during the e.ir;s!neo December .11.

'lu,i September 30. 1914. to J3.244.953 i and an Increase usin 1914-1- 5. Julian has also taken nil -

vantage of the present conditions and "The circulation of national hankshas not only Increased the mle of hc-- r March 7. 19IH, was 95,i)O0.Oi0. a

but has made a very favorable crease of H7.U00.o00 slncti December 31

Impres-dn- n tin the comitrj The New 1915. and a of JjO.nOo.fniZealand llrrahl says of the Japanese; since .March 1915, but this reduc- oi

Th-- r I. hardly manufactured srtlrle r.0.000.0Vi ,H"'e March 4. 1915.eludes! J29.000.o, of emergency car-en- tla not turning eu,t t the pre,,

retired to the la.tertime, .ml he make, no secret the j mey subsequentfact that she Is endeavoring get a strong ......,hold the .orld'a market., r.peclally p" were . C

tho.e that were formerly Hooded with ier- - ''anU'' n,t" a ra',.,,,L ?' ,lI . as compared with ....9 9nun g..od. During the last week or an art7.2J9.niM

tlonal luuks 4. 191... withhave arrived In Wellington ,(,,,. .m a

of L0rt..5Mi IMlo. Increase forcapital anthat prior to the ,.,r Japan bid not at-- 1

tempted to manufacture.This l an opportune time for Ameri-

can manufacturers to get a foothold inNew Xe.1l.111d. There . now a demandthere for American goods, and If theI'ulted States merchants can convincethe Now Zealanders of the supc rlorltof goods made in America and can gainthe good will nnd satisfaction of their

will

.uternatlonal which wa Incotivenl- - J iiuunie devotedent to observe'." She has only seized sl1" ,vho 111 supposed to admire h.s

our ships, comls, atcd nur merchit'i- - "unly haauty, his dignity, his Miperi-ds- e.

blacklisted your merchants, robbed orl'v .. Clttsri.N.your

to

ami

Collcenum.I

(It.W'iii)

light

h.id

phllo.nphv"

ana

ma

The

practically

the

proved

to

lo

.reduction

nf

wain 10 inane any ciiangcs niier tne war, i

AN OF GENTILITY.AIm a lladge of Sen It mle Is the

llleed and Curved foliar lltitlon.Tv tiik Kntroit ok Tin: Sr.v sir: It

Is Impossible to resist the temptation ofJoining In the discussion of the elusivecollar button. Of all the wearing ap-parel of man none Is In more Intimatecontact with his mental flesh, leavingthe of caiesses by a cer-tain discoloration of the skin,

WIkii you consider the high functionperformed by the collar button. Instinc-tively you feel the neresslt) to doff yourhat. It Is supreme. To use shlits'andcollars Is a sign of clvlllzat.on . to beshirtless nnd cnllatlees shows lack ofculture What holds the shirt togrtlie-- ?Why, the collar button ' Krgo, the collarbutton Is the token of the highest stateof civilization, that nexus or link whichbinds together all that's noble and greatIn this life, The emblem of respecta-bility and gent'tlt. that's the collarbutton,

Is there any wonder that when a manloses his collar button he Is ipt to slipInto profanity or drink?

Ilesldes, Just think of the nathetlche cuts while crawling, niound

",

r ro!' 1,1111 1,1 ""Is 'luadrupedal

i .. .cprii i,The American Hospital at Floicnre.To TllK Kiiitoii of TllF. St'N - sir: The

American Hospital Wounded ItalianSoldiers is one of the most successf'ilotgutiizatlons established by Hie Ameri-can for War llellcf In .'r.ence. til a villa outside the city, the

. ..in,,, ctincciniitfu gratui- -touslx. with the proper equipment of amodern It provides beds forfifty patients, who are maintained at nnaverage cost of in lepts a da Thocost of equipment nnd maintenance hasbeen met chiefly by American residentslu Floicnre and much of Hie necessarylabor Is performed by American womenwho have volunteered for the service.

The Italian Hed Cros has nskrd thatii. vitiiiniuiiniions ne extendeii

to caring for 100 patients, doublepresent capacity This will leipilre anexpendlture of J.'.OOO for equipment anditiuie iiionrj nn- - inaiiiienance, Tm pr- - jsons lu charge, encouraged by imso-Melte- d

contributions sent by Italians InAmerican labor camps, deslie to have the '

existence of the hospital made knownIn the United States and the excellentwntk It Is doing, lu the hope that othtwho wish lo help may do so. Contribu-tions may bo sent lo the American Hos.pltal, Florence, care of th" HankersTrust Company, New York, orto'.t. I! Ilugeniever, treasurer, Flor-ence Gis'o c Si'ritv.s'XA,

ItoMr, Miucb 1.1.

To Tin: KniTtut ok Tin: Scs No Vousa.v : "So! The llerr Kaplthn Franvon r.ipeii Is In Holland on a 'secretnilsslou.' Studying a new variety ofblnedelnnlgkclt, perhaps."

What Is the dlffeieiicn between theappellation "Idiotic Yankee" when usedby a German mid "crazy Dutehmm"when need b an American?

1'erhaps .vou consider this a hypo.ineiic.u question, oui ii isn I

N,w VcniK, April 12. TkvtonThe Main Kntranre.

Knlcker What the entrancaMexico 7

Iloeker-- A revolving door.

SET A WORLD MARK

Exfcoil by $:i,000,0(l(),00ftof Seven Powers'

SI n t Institutions.

2,402,751

t.

Japan

tnon

"aI,m'lIn

March

to ne

or

EMBLEM

Imprints

figure

rs

direct

Illncdxlnulli.

Is

1MH (IKOWTII THIS YEAR

Washington, April 12. The rinindnisupremacy of the United State overthe nations of the Old World Is lii'llcntMIn h statement Issued y by fVmp.troller of the Currency Williams, em-

bodying figures from tho most recentnational bank report.

The Comptroller says that the ngsre.gate resources of the country's nationalbanks Is $3,000,000,000 In excess nf thetotal resources of the H.ink of Knglani.the Bank of France, the German Itelcha,hank, the Hank nf Itussla, the Hank nfthe Netherlands the Swiss NationalJtank and the II i t. of ,l,ip,tn This Is

due, the Comptroller notes, to an lneriof banking resources In the past tneliamonths, which was greater than thaentire resources of the German Itelcln.bank.

The Comptroller's figures are h.icd onthe condition of the banks March 7

Here is his statement In p.ut'"The total resources of the national

banks of the United States on March 7,lSlfi, amounted to S13,S3S,000,000,

by $370,000,000 tho greatest re.sources ever shown In the history ofthe national banking system, and ejceedlng by J22.2. 1,000 thn resourcnof the banks ns shown In the Manli 4

statement a year ago. The Inoreas. Inloans and discounts of our nation,banks March 7, 191, was fl32.oon,onas compared with !ccembcr 11. 1516,u Jy90.000.000 as compared withMarch 4 a year ago.

"The total deposits on .March 7. 1911,

amounted to $l0,790,000.nnii, misince December 31. 1915, of

and nn Increase of I5.19S.000,-00- 0

compared with March 4 ear ago"Of the J41l.000.OUD liicreasn In de-

posits since December 31, 191.'.. 0

were from banks ami bankers,nnd J7R, OOO.nno were reported as timecleoslts. whltei demand deposits for thisperiod showed a clocrenso of K'.OOO.O'1!)

Of the 12,198,000,000 Increase In tola!deposits since March 4, lOle, however,the principal Increase was In demand

which Increased J1.072.OOO,0n'. anIncrease In tlmo deposits of $29f,,On0.ftiio

ami an Increase In the balances flue tobanks and banker of tsao.000.000.

"Hills payable and rediscountsamounted March 7, 1910, to only

a decrease since December 31,1915, of J3!,4l!0.OO0. and n reductioncompared with March 4 a jear ago of$33,704,000.

pecle holdings nniounled on Marchan incre.isi

1915, of I9,0v.O0Onmpaied with March

4. 191D. of 1 li",.92s,00n.

the vcar of J700,00(i,"The surplus ami undivided profits nt

unttonal banks March 7. 191 1, amountedto $1,031,275,000, an Increase as con-pare- d

with the previous year of J1K.2SS.-1)00.- "

SALVATION FUND $252,843.

Tl Ilflf IflllS fll fa.l.l.,s.The big Salvation Aim i" . n

Hroiid street recorded $2.V.',S43 .Hi 'terday after the noonday mrrt.ng atwhich contributions from the ptiin,lioou weic teported. Donations to thejr.on.ooo fund which the niniy lu.pn toraise by Friday for a training s In

and rescue home were $23,0.1vi'iAmong the large couti Ihtitlons in"

Jt.unO fiom II. It, Mcliurg, Jl.onii fi m

Jonathan Thome, $1,000 from K lfChilds nnd Jl.Oiirt fiom the Htioii.ui, .

woman who, becnusn there wee I'veclays In bet life lu which the Salva' "Army played a pioinlutut pat'promised lo send Jl.nnn a ila f"i '

last (He days of Hie lampaiC '

has sent this amount for thpenow.

Commander Kva Hooth .iiinouu, ti.itshe Ii.'hI obtained a c outi ibmnm ( ,r

000 fiom an anonymous dim, itMessages Indorsing the nunc aid ' '

money raising campaign weie lead ltnGov, Whitman iA Hniniwell Hooth n !

Hotough President Marks and in ''"exhibit" spoke. Tile exb.lnt told '

.l...... ..I. lit tl,,. 1,1,1V ... II. it

and of his happiness since

BIG ADDITION FOR BELLEVUE

Hospital File I'lmia for Ac" en- -

Irnl llnlliliiiu.MoUim. Mead & White U.i ' i

plans for the constru lion .. thebuilding of the i.rw HellcMh llti-p- "

the plot bounded by Twent ix"Twenty-nint- h stteets. Ftret ,ien i, m'the Kast liher. It will fac "i I iravenue. It wl'l be known :i- - I t

G sections, being six a' d It i s'"ehigh, rtreproof, with a fin mle o'' f "brick. Iron and limestone In- - '

frontage of Kit feet and a depthfee

On the tlrst tloor will b- - me,'wards, second tloor eiysipelis ,rthird and fourth Honrs t iber )i

wauls, fifth anil sixth tloois in,wards, seventh tloor chlldret "a muwauls ami eighth tloor babies' inMwards'

There will be no Interior s ir 'tend, tig troni the ground t"which will uixe lUlil nnd.,,,1 H ,,f ihe ward' I ce Hellex-'i- t

vhod Hospitals of the ot o'York is tho owner 'Ihe ,' h.i- -

estimated at JMln.nnn

FIVE CHANGES AT HARVARD

K. VI. Ixnlea of iirl Imi'MrrClinaen I'riifcsaoi- - of l.iivv.

I'XMlillllslK. Mass. Apt,changes in Ihe llatvatd fa, n'lv v r

nounced In.iluv Allien M KitNorthwestern I ' llvn it v w is '

lessor of law, llnlatid It IVx'U,

Cl'lllles II Mcllwil II weie ailvafull pinfcssiirs'ilps, r Aliin" C "

made professor emeritus ami d 11

Chase was nmde John I! Hul-- 'i ""lessor of aichienlngv

The June comnieiicemcni ever, 'conferring academic nn I Imuoiaglees will he In Id In the II., '

ilium Instead of in the rlnni," "I"

tre, a tins hi cn I e t nf.rnTho authoiltles i Ii.i.l.d tl"the-att- Is nl soil Ii n v

Ariiii-iilii- Xim ,s,u t

A g.ft uf S.'i" uhtl ,,bn the Km kc'elU i' !' ...

Anit rlcau Cot.unntt c t,Sxrlan Heliel. "I'll - in , i

J'J0,S,00n given b t no IIdatlnn and bnughi hi ;the conimiltct's f,iwu ,,t

customers the New .enlanders notj.n,. Workers Hepiirt l)n Co- -

lie

for

C'omtnlttie

Its

nd

the