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10 THE SUN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1914. FRIDAY, OCTOHEIl 10, 1014. Entered at the PMt Office at New York Second Clui Mall Matter. (inscription by Mull, Postpaid. DAItT. Ier Month - V 50 DAILY, l'er Tees 00 SUNDAY, Per Month tS BUWDAY (to Canada), Per Month..... 40 BUND AT. Per Year SO DAILY AND BONDAY, Per Year.... B0 DAILY AND SUNDAY. Ttr Month II foski Him. DAILY, Par Month 1 M SUNDAY, l'er Month M DAILY AND SUNDAY, Par Month.... 1 90 Ttrn EVENING SUN, Par Month ti TUB EVENINO BUN, Tar Yaar 80 TUB EVENINO SUN (Foreign), Par Mo. 1 01 All ehecke, menejr of data. As. to ba made PMAbla to Tna ncs. published dally. Including flundar, br tha Fun 1'rlntlng and Publlehlng Association at 174 Kau etreat. In tha Ilorough ot Man hattan. New York. President and Treasurer, William C. llelck. 170 Naaaau street; Vice President, Edward P. MltohalU 110 Neaeau etreell Secretary, C, E I.uiton. 170 Naaaau London mc, Effingham Houa. 1 Anmdal street, Strand. farts ofnea, I Rue da la, Mlohodlara, off Una du Qmtre Pptmbr. Waehlngton omca. lllbba Ilufldtng. Brooklyn offlca. 101 LMngeton street. i cvr Irtrndt trAo favor If IM munuscripli and lllu$trallont lor publication viih to Adia nlicted artlcUt returned Mr mmit In all cattt itnd ttamv lor thai purpose. 1'rrtonnl Oullt Undor Niw Con- tructlom of tlio Sherman Art. The exact purposo of the Federal Grand Jury's Investigation into the past misdeeds of tho Now Haven com pany In Mr. Mku-fn's time Is, of course, not disclosed to tho public; nor Is the Inquiry n proper subject now for public discussion except In the most general way. Yet It Is quite proicr to say, even nt the present stage of tho Investigation, that The Sun nnd, wo venture to be lieve, tho great majority of American citizens conservative In their views to Governmental regulation of the rail roads nro heartily in favor of a fur ther overhauling of New Haven affairs If It really promises to fix personal Iniquity upon any officer or director of the rood nnd lead to his punishment for any offenco against tho law; that Is, any offenco clearly understood to bo an offenc at tho time of the sin of commission or omission. Tho distinction Is apparent between such n prosecution In good faith to punish Federal crimes of established character and n proceeding deslgntvl to establish the criminal character of acts which had been regarded not only ns entirely moral and legitimate but even as praiseworthy until prevailing notions as to public policy and new Judicial constructions of old law mode wrong that which was previously right in the eyes of honest men. Tt Is perfectly obvious that It re quires considerable tlmo for the odium of personal gnllt to attach Itself to constructive nnd more or less techni cal offences recently developed In th process of evolution of the principles of the Anti-Trust act. Acts or proceeding tn the matter of railway management which were laudable and encouraged during the Administration of IIoose vtlt and harmless and unmolested during the Administration of Tait may easily have become In President Wilso.n's tlmo definite crimes or mis demeanor. Tho subsequent pursuit of the tech nically guilty but niornlly Innocent of fenders under these circumstances can be Justified only when It Is n demon stration necessary for tho establish ment of n new principle, an Incident "f political agitation. Then those who are pursued In the name of Justice will suffer personal Injustice for the public good, ns all men must at times. Hut tho country Is now glad to bo llevo that tho tlmo for agitation, for upheaval, for tentative, evolutionary Ju dicial proceedings. Intended mainly to Instruct, construct nnd deter, ended with the completion of President Wil son's legislative programme; and that business needs no more terrible exam ples for tho sake of example only. Jnscphus nnd the Wizard. Wlillo enjoying tho hospitality of tho Secretary of the Navy recently the Wizard of Menlo Park expressed in his characteristically pithy manner ap promt of the Honorable SecretaryV much criticised order abolishing alco holics from the ships and other prop erty of tho United Stat's navy. The wisdom of Mr. Edison's view on this subject wllj not nrouso tho Just anlniad verston elicited by Ills extreme view on another fnvprlto Indulgence of our tars and also of many folks In civil life, tobacco, which rarely If ever incapaci tates but probably enhances etllclency In stress of nerve and muscle, On tho contrary, Mr. Damilh'h view of the probnblo malign Influence of the habltunl use of alcohol by tho coun try's defenders In confirmed hy recent pronouncements on tho part of the lead er. wb) nro straining every resource to maintain tho elllcleucy of tho lighting forces engaged In tho present war. It Is credibly reported that Oneral Kitch i vnt urged upon the departing ling UMi nriuy the vital Importance of mod eration in nil things, especially in the tie of alcoholic drinks while cam pnlnnlng In a country In which their tiso Is common among all classes. The Kaiser Is reported to have Issued sim! lr w.-.rninif n his Holdlers, who are accustomed to "treating"; and the mle of absinthe has) been wisely restricted in Paris, Dm -is tho late civil war In our own country similar precautions were, taken. Tho atrocities charged hy each of tho contending peoples upon tho other aro unaccountable except upon tho the ory that tho upper and middle classes of Belgium and Franco being Accus tomed to the regular use of wines nearly every household has n supply of this leverage. When n soldier omorging from tho field of privation and carnogo finds ready access to n wine cellar bo Is lllroly to "put n enemy In his mouth to steal away hit brain." Tho test naturcd nnd most rigidly disciplined man may thus easily bo transformed Into n ruffian whoso unbridled passions may lend to ex cesses thnt no sano man would bo guilty of. Court-martials will doubtless dls- closo tho two Inwardness of many of theso deeds of vandalism. If this sus picion should prove well founded It may serve to point one erf tho many terrlblo lessons that aro now belug graven with nwfut poignancy upon heart nnd soul In devastated nnd hum bled Helglum. Cnptntn-Mnjor Wiener, I). I. The Harvard University Directory contains this entry, precious to students of contemporary greatness and doubt less reverently to be consulted by fu ture nutlqunrlnns and historians: 'WlitNiri, ClakenCI to. 1898-7: roDLJ Wiener .N'vuh Agency, 61 .Strand, Iondon. Hug., Waldorf House, Ixmdon, W," Ono year Wiesf.ii of Waldorf lay in tho proud lap of Harvard. Seventeen years he lay brooding in tho bosom of Silence. Then, strangest of tho por tents, signs and wonders, ho hurst upon the world nnd thundered by postal card at Harvard Corporation doors, "Flro Professor MO.NSTtunmo or loso $10,000,000 1" This was tbo little re membrance which Wiener of Waldorf bad meant to leavo the college whoso i chief glory ho was to be. Choose be tween him nnd MOssTEsnnto ! Money or psychology. Hurry tip, gentlemen; my solicitors are waiting, and I am a busy man. Then tho despatches flew. Wienct of Waldorf was now a Captain; now a Major; by this morning ho must b at least a Colonel. I.t Haiion Hubsell Hniuos, tho Dean, bid himself In the Plymouth woods n week ago and Is not yet done guffawing. The President nnd Fellows have hanl work to keep that dignity of public demeanor which Is Imposed upon them. A little proctor in Hoi worthy has been taken to tho In firmary with hysterics. Even the grief caused by the casualties among tho football gods has been partially as suaged. If laughter is good for tho soul. Wienfu of Waldorf Is a blessing. And still the telegraph wires sag with Wlenerlsrms. A young gentleman asks on Harvard Union paper If "tho philanthropist Is good for a carfare." ,V Philadelphia undo or alleged uncle the whole business quacks with ca nards Is said to say: "I would not iwtor thnt h th Wal dorflan nephew) had mora than two cent." That explains why the Captain-Ma jor used a postal card In communicating his commands to the University. If we hadn't found htm In the Director)' we wouldn't have lelloved in lilm. Hut he Is and ho's having the time of his life. "Publ." stands for "publicity," we tnko It; and Wieneb Is getting It by the mile. Harvard has to loso the Wiener for tuno of two cents or upward, but It might confer on the Captaln-Msjor the degree of D. I Doctor Impudentlce, Doctor of Cheek. Vlllnrcnl for Acting President. If, as has been Intimated In the nows. Antonio I. Viixabeal may be selected as provisional President of Mexico by tho conference of Generals at Aguas- callentes it would assure peace for the tlmo belug in Mexico, but Setlor Villa iieai, would bo estopped from becoming a cnndldntn at tho nntlonal election and the political feud between Governor C'aiihanza and General I'uancisco Vii.i.a would remain. As the Constitu tion Is In a state of suspension tho in terregnum will probably liiht at the plensuro of tho military leaders, hut It Is obvious that an olectloti cannot long be deferred without danger to the pub lic security. The Congress that the Con stitutionalists found when they entered the city of Mexico was a creation of General Hueuta, and beforo substan tial progress ran be mado there must be a new Congress chosen. As Governor of Nueva Leon Seflnr Vili.aiieai, perhaps evades tho disquali fication which General Vim.a Imposed upon military commanders In connec tion with the acting Presidency; never theless, Yii.lajieal served In tho wir as Hrlgadler-Genernl. Ho Ls very little of a military man and u good deal ot an agitator nnd jrollttclnn. As a radi cal he suits General Villa; as an edu cated man of proved ability ho may b acceptable to Governor Caiiuanza. It heeuiH to have been forgotten that an extradition battlo was fought ov r Antonio Vii.labi:ai. seven years ago. Arrested in Texas, he was charged wltu being a conspirator against the- Dlas Administration. A clever, audacious and dangerous man was Yii.laiical dangerous, that Is, to Ctnntlllco control of the Government. An attempt was also made to prove him deportable no der tint Immigration laws because be iiail committed a crime Involving mora turpitude, namely, murder. It was true thnt he had killed his man. Friends declared thnt Viukkal acted In self defence, but they admitted ho was tried for tho bomlcldo nnd served n four years wntenee. Whllo tho complicated dual proceed ings wero hanging over him Yii.laiiral pscaped from the custody of an lininl yrntliifitoiiHpector In Tevas, made his way trtIlssinirl, and nfterward to Los Angeles. The State Department, the Department of fomnicrco ami Labor, and Attorney (icner.il Honapartr grew very weary of tho caso. It seems to have been finally decided that while Vim Mir a i as a conspirator ngalnst the Dlaa aovernnent wf not extradltablo ho could bo deported becnuso ho had been convicted of homicide. Hut no extraordinary effort wan made to track and selzo the political exile; It was too evident that if ho woro deported on tho charge of moral turpttudo ho would got short shrift at tho bands of tho Mexican Government. Villaiikal'b long years of plotting against tho authority of Diaz, bis nctlvo participation !n two rebellions, bis hatred of tho Won tlflcos nnd his socialistic Ideas would commend him to tho Constitutionalist rank and filo. Tho conservative ele ment In M oxl co would certainly not approve of bis choice. Two nrmrdlcs for Frill Congestion In tho Tomb. It Is generally agreed thnt the annual fall congestion in tho Tombs results from the closing of tho criminal courts when tho Judges tnko tholr summer va cations. That theso periods of rest nro essential to their health and tho proper porformanco of their duties tho Judges all Inform us. Therefore, to prevent this lamcntablo overcrowding some method not Involving a change In tho Judges' vacation schediilo must be adopted. It ls obvious that Increasing tho num ber of Judges will not bring relief, for tills has been tried a number of times without satisfactory results. Tho more Judges the more rest they need; If tho number wero doubled each would re quire twlco ns much tlmo off as ho now has. Elsewhere is the cure. Two posslblo means of avoiding over population In tho prison suggest them selves. If appeal were mado to the crim inal classes to observe tho vacation schedule of tho Judges and to refrain from illegal activities when tho courts nro closed, would they not respond pa triotically thereto? If tt were explained to them how necessary It Is for tho Judges to quit their benches to recruit their strength, would not the burglars, highwaymen and petty larceners cease their wrongdoing, say from June 1 to the end of September? This self-sjicrl-Ilco would savo tho city tho scandal which has become too familiar to Its people. If, howovcr, the gentry given to crime refused to mako this concession, the ad mlntstrattvo authorities hnvo It in their power to prevent the reenrrenco of the evil of n crowded Jail. The Police Com missioner might easily obtain tho Judges' vocation schedule in the spring and on it baso a vacation schedule for tbo rollco force. If live-sixths of tho criminal courts were to close, leaves of absence might be given to flvc-slxths or tho patrolmen and detectives for a co Incident period. Thus tho supply of arrested criminals would be reduced 'o-f the capacity of the courts to try and the necessity of "doubling up" prisoners In the city prison would not exist. When tho courts were nil In session all the police would be on duty. Tho Judges would get their holiday. The present disaffection among our leading law breakers, which can be traced directly to their shabby treatment while they await trial, would bo replaced by com plete satisfaction, and tho patrolmen. It ls safo to assume, would cordially co oporato to mako this scheme n success. Iliialnrs Gnlns n Hrspltr. President Wilson slgne-j the so called nntl-trust bill yesterday, thin completing tho programme of statut-H for the further regulation of business on which his nmbltlon wns set when he took office. The law ls different In many provisions from tho bill which was Introduced In tho beginning. Not even its authors know what effect It will have on commerce nnd Industry; no man who values his reputation nnd expects his words to bo checked ngalnst tho record of Its operation would daro to predict the results of Its enforcement Yet the enactment of this law car ries n message of comfort and assur ance to tho United States. With Its signing It Is announced that tho bedevilling, tho pursuit, the harry ing of business In tho Congress of the United States Is to come to an end. .Satisfied with what he has obtained, the Presldont will press no further leg. Islatlon on this subject. Without his powerful support, no measure dealing with business can have a ghost of ,i chsnco of passage Thus there Is In prospect n period In which business mny ceaso to tremble at tho thought of new assaults, and give its attention to the effort to obey tho laws that now govern It. There Is to le a scison of Immunity from new experiments nt the Federal capital. P.uslness Is to bo permitted to revive and to recuperate; to devote its en ergy to other things than defence. Mr. Whitman Is no mora a rent nntl Tammany leader thnn Jack Johnson's (rparrlnc imrtnfT la a rout prizefighter. Colonel ItOOEEVKLT, The Illustration In a littlo obscure, but It In plain that tho Colonel rptotns his Interest In thn P. R. The story that a Dutch gentleman aw thn Germans marching- batches ot prisoners round and round a block In Alx-U-Chapello to make tho Impression of a BTcat number of prisoners cop tured arjrues a senso of humor that tho Germane undoubtedly possess but which thoy have no tlmo to oxrc!so now. Ttto Arizona militia Is not to bo mobilized for service nt Nnco nftnr all by Governor Hi'.nt. Ho Mirrenders nt discretion to .Secretary Gamius-on, w."o has displayed unanswerable lni;e nnd a nlco tact In tho netrotl'itlons. Upon learning that thn Governor bnd ordered tha Arizona Guard to prepare for actlvo service, "pending advicoa trom you con enrninu new nionjrurea adopted to pro vent a continuance of Mexican outrages ngalnst Ariwna citizens," Secrutnry GAnnlsoN telegraphed words of soothing and restraint nnd reminded tho Gov ernor thnt "wo have at tho present tlmi at .Vnco fourteen troops of cavalry nnd two machine gun companies." As tho Arizona Guard consists of 1,31 officers and men, It wns manifest that the regu lars could nt least do nnythlng Uhat thn militia wcro capable of doing. In a second communication Mr. Oar. rison observed that them was "areat exaggeration in tho unofficial reports" from Naco, end urged that tho Gover nor apply to the commanding officers at Is'aco nnd Douglas for "accurato In fortautlon." Mr. Wilson's sollcltudn that tho Governor "should abstain from complicating and embarrassing tho situation" wan stated with delicacy. Governor Hunt Is not ndnmnnt. Ho yielded, and added that "thn crisis U past." Asldo from tho woundlnit of two cr threo soldiers on patrol duty, nnd hy tftiots not directly fired nt them, "tho outrages against Arizona citizens" complained of by Governor Hunt aro not easily dotermlncd. Colonel Hat field in commond at Naco "has not reported nny casualties amonjr citi zens" to Gtncrat Iluss, but General Hliss has reported tx Secretary Garri son the turning hack from the border of "a procession of sixty automobile from IJWlK filled with sightsoerri. It is rnro that a civilian Is In any danger from stray buliets tho patrolling troops sco to that, At no time has there boon any real need of tho nervlais of mllltla. Presumably that was Gov ornur Hunt's opinion, but h seems 'o havn taken the view that exctted peoplo In Arizona must bo mndo to understand that ho was doing his whole duty. We propose. In the eloquent Unirusr" of the Intn and still remembered Senator Hatov, to shout ".Mark the Prediction." Ilartforil Cuurant. We'll go as far as anybody In kind rrmenibr.inco of good old Hill Eaton, but as thn bright old men of the Courant well know, "Mark tho predic tion" was a phrase that bad lost Its nap when Argl was a baby In arms. SAFHTV .V Till! STIIKETS. Caution Mtoulil Mark thn MoirmrnU of All. To the Uoitor or TUB Sun Sir; The number of ntitomolillo In New York Is Increasing dally and Occidents from theo road engines are correspondingly increas ing. Scarcely a day g?s hy that we do not hear of nome ono maimed or killed by ono ot theso machines. Something should be done to curb their speed. I have thn Impression that the courts have decldid ngaln and ngfiln that tho highways, that Is, the streets, belong to pedestrians, but to be used with caution. If this Ik true, then nutomoblles should be driven with ciiinlon through the streets. Attain, why, as in many cities, should not thesn mnchlnes be compelled to stop hen meeting or overtaking a surfao car which his come to a standstill for the purpose of taking on or untondlng pas sengers? I lif vttt.TS, October 15. Tin- llalnnco sheet of (iou-rmncntnl llegtilntlon. from an nMrrit at lttttbvrg by Ivy Lt o' ( renntyivanla liallroad. The K.istcrn railroads of tho United States Invested In their property In tho threo years 1V10-1913 tho sum ot IC80,- 0(10,000 new money. Yet nt the end of the fiscal year 1011 these name companies wero 150.000.000 worse on In net earn ings than beforo the H60,000,000 had been spent. Durlnir the pnt four yesrs the Penn sylvania Ilallro.id system Increased Its gross business by $34,000,000, but the In cre.isid einene of handling the business was $65,000,000. Thus the Increase jf $31,000,000 In gross earnings was coun terbalanced by a loss of $21,000,000 In net revenue. The 1-VJeral Government and the forty- nlmi States are pulling and tugging nt railroad managers, giving conflicting or drH, Impelling the cnprlcn of theorists oftentimes over the experienced Judgment nf txperts. Tho ncld within which mil road managers may cTcrcljo their trained abilities Is slowly diminishing. Expendi tures nro being arbitrarily Imposed, re gardless of their relative desirability. This Invasion by tlovernment of rall- rond management ls ono of the disquiet ing elements of tho future. Government regulation, so sound In theory, hss up to now developed this situation: The public demands Improving service; the. Increased nnd improved service does not ray its way ; yet the Government, while continu ally Interfering with management, ac cepts no responsibility for the Unnnclnl result. A Soft AniMcr Turnetti Awnj Mrntli. To tub nprroa or Tns Hvn Sir: I take the liberty of nnsuorlng your edl toilnl article of yesterday in case It should not hsppen o come before the eyes of Professor Muer.sterberg, to whom It Is addressed, lie being a resident or an other city. It dors not require a psychologist to reply to a question thnt springs from the nasty, vicious nnd venomous mind of your editorial writer. You am taking a sly clianco that tho person to whom you ad dress a Question by repeating a number of vague accusations will not seo It, al though printed In the Urst editorial col umn, nnd may themforo not reply, or. If ho did, you will certainly not give it the same prominent space. In tho meantime you have again planted a seed of ha'.rrd ngalnst (lermnny based upon the entirely unsubstantiated report of your Purls correspondent that upon Its very faco hoars tho earmaiks of base mendacity. lias your rago blinded you so entirely that you cannot seo strnlght, or aro you designedly trying to foment nn 111 feel ing between Americans and Ocrmans that may Uko many yenrs after the close of this war to item, to tho great disadvan tage of both nations? your low cunning ls unworthy ot a Journal that you poso to be. II. Irion. Tskw York, October 14. "Ieiltrtilnncl frlier Allcs" mill "Utile llrlttimils." To the Kpitor op The Bun Fin Mr. Charles A. Gchrio's rely to my query. "vny ueutscninnii ueuer Allesr- ls well enough ns fnr ns It goes, but I hardly think It eTprcssei the sentiment of the words as sung by the Kaiser or his Gen erals, or by their commands ns they march into demolished towns. Ko one can nnd fault with a German or anv otlmr man for loving his country, but when he sets out to impose thn yoke of that country Uion unu tiling neighbors, or to exact tribute., then he certainly exposes himself to criticism. After replying to my query Mr. Gehrte propounds me one In return, namely, "Why Jtuie iirunnnia-f .-sot neing lingllsh I ini nt unl.-r nny obligation to answer this. I w,;l say, however, that It strikes me there Is some Justification for llrltan nla ailing the waves, fnr If shn did not somebody elie, perhaps thn Kaiser, would bo ruling llrltnnnla. llesldra, the Cov et runout of that realm to-day I say to- lay lias no designs on other Govern ments or peoples, being Indeed ns liberal and lustlcn loving as the Government of tho united States. Curious. Kkw Yohk, October 16. A Sympntlictlo German. To Titn nuiTon or The Bun Sir: After tho proclamation of tho Mayor of Graves end to thn (ffnet that when tiring ls heard the people must at once retire, to the crll-i-s, I must confess that a certain sympathy Is wlrred, oven In a German, to s o tho great emplro on which the sun nevr sots and which rules the waves, Ao on its wny to the collar. Strange that our Anglo-Barons, who csrry the only hyphen to bo tolerated by tho newspapers, cannot do something practical to avert this appalling catas trophe. Wood may bo thicker than water, but thcrn Is nothing that compares with a wholo eleln, Paul Mnpemann, NhW Yonrc, October IB, lire, Ornpn Julre nnd Top, From tltr .VitAilffe Trnntntan. Oaneral T, C, Its-1.. Dsmeeratlo nomlnaa for Governor, will aeootnpany Secretary of ftata Ilran and Secretary of tha Navy Danlsla on their spsach making tour of Tensoaaa. TUB COLONEL LOST! Vt'ldn Search for One Time Hestdent of tho front Pago I Tho queer old gentleman known m Tho Colonel, who up to a short time ago was frequently to bo seefi on tho Front Pago Next Puro Heading matter, has disappeared and tho authorities hnvo boon asked to begin n search for him. Tho request originated with ttie Dioge nes Club, whose official expert Tho Colo nel has bcon for many years, Tho dame Old Ulll, president of tho Diogenes Club, eald In answer to questions last night: "I havo personally mndo every effort within my power to find Tho Colonel, reading tho Front l'agoof nil tho news papers I coukl lay my hands on to get some traco of him, but In vnln. My researches havo covored a period ap proximating threo months, nnd In that tlmo I havo found noihlng to encourage mo. Tho Colonel has disappeared en tirely from tho Front Page. "The Colonel's absenco haj proved most embarrassing to the Diogenes Club. Applicants for the title Honest Man are very numerous at this reason of tho year, and with The Colonel away from his post many of them aro likely to be approved. This will causa a con gentlon of talent that, overcrowding the Industry, will Inevitably result In lower wages, non-employmont and really acute suffering. "Were Tho Colonel attending to his duty, theso applicants for certlflcntea would Ijh bawled out In short order, and the ranks of tho Honest Mon would be gTatlfylngly thinned." District Attorney Whitman han Joined enthusiastically In the hunt for Tho Colonel, and. all the resources of his office havo been put at the disposal of the Diogenes Club. "Not only shall thn Diogenes Club havo tho assistance of the District At torney as n public officer In tracing Tho Colonel," said Mr. Whitman to the club's representatives, "but I shall take a deep personal Interest In the Invest! gatlon, I have every hopo that we ahatl nnd him, nnd when we do I assure you I shall bend every energy to tho effort to keep him where he Is until the cam palgn la over." What won regarded nn a promising clue was received from Washington Inst night In a general nlsrm sent out by tho police of that city asking for co operation In tho recovery of goods stolen from thn Boy Orator nf the Platte. Among thn missing articles was nn old nnd well worn prohibition issue, bearing tho monogram "W. J. D," The Colonel Is known previously to havn got away with foveral Issues marked In tho samo manner, nnd it Is thought that ho mny have been operating nenr the Po tomac lately. Dnputy Sheriffs with ac curato descriptions of Tho Colonol left for tho District of Columbia on the mid night train. Tbo detectives who were sent to Bos ton on Monday to Inqulrn Into tho loud cries nrising from Fenway Park, which. It was thought, might havn been caused by Tho Colonel, returned yesterday afternoon. They reported that The Colo nel hnd not been seen In the New Eng land cnpltat, and was unknown there. This information they obtained from a friend of Hank Gowdy. William Barnes, on being Interrogated on the auhject, said ho suspected that ho wan reponslblo for The Colonel's violent dissociation from the Front Page, nnd that ho would ask Young Jim ubotit it after election. Mr. Karnes added thnt In his opinion tho severance of relation. was permanont, and In sup port of this belief hn cited thn fact th.it tho Constitution Is In better health now than it has boen for some tlmo. Charles F. Murphy expressed thn greatest solicitude for Thn Colonel, and said he hoped to see him back on tho Front Pago soon. "I nm colled cold and unapprecls tlve," said Mr. Murphy, "but tho fact is that nobody values morn keenly than I do tho great service Thn Colonel prom ised to perform for me. Next to the di rect primary law he Is this year's ono best bet for me." Dr. layman Abbott, the well known coffee expert, han suggested advertising In the Lookout for Tho Colonel. "Our rates on long term contracts will bo found most reasonable," said Dr. Ab bott generously. Only ono man has refused to aid the search for Tho Colonol. This was Fred Tanner, formerly a respectable citizen, but now chairman of the Republican State committee. "I don't know where Tho Colonel Is, nnd I don't cam." ald Mr. Tanner bru tally. "All my timo Is devoted to look ing for n rich man of Republican sym pathies whoso pocketbook can bo opened without criminal violence." The Clnddess From the .Mnchtne. To the Hpitor or The Sun Sir.- n Is a great disappointment to those who have watched the progress of woman In all walks of life, observed what ascetic llto csn do for physical development, nacre ous complixlnn, clnar nnd ncuto mental ity nnd character building, to see woman fall into tho soft, lazy. Indulgent and lux urious ways of man and rldo in automo biles tn Rochester. Urn It ls too latn and she Is overcome by thn stupor of man's artificial life, with his sluggish, saffron mentality, let her batho her feet In tho waters of I,ethe. forgot these chariota of Satan, and with clastic ttop, as on her former ptlgrlmngos for Justice, prove that she ls not "a lovely apparition sent to be a moment's orna ment," like man with his latcBt autumn hnt. James p. Deweli., Jr. New Haven, Conn.. Octobir 14. War and New ilrcrulta. To the Epitor or The Sun Sir; My wife tells me that all the babies shn has heard of lately havn been boys. It is always no In war times. V. W. N. PouaiiKEcrsiD, October 14. Tha Next Great Ilntebnll War. To trs Kditob or Tin Bos Jlr.1 Now that the Tloiton baiebnll team haa demon strated to thn world that It ! In a clan by ttaelf It l tftiHous to thoaa hn atudy tho game and Ita development! thnt John McDraw, manager ot tha OUnta, will have to do aoma tall huttllng for new playerr tn have avan a look In with tha champion lloaton next aeaaon. In fact. It does not sem' poMtble for any team In tha National League to Improve enough during tha win ter, by the acqulittlon of new player, to wrait tha pennant from lloaton In 1)11, On tha other hand, the lloaton team dur Irg the aiaecm Juit oloaed eentradlota this theory In a meaaure by tha great work per termed by It during 1914. Laet In the National League until practically a uuartiir of the aeaeon had gone by, whR almoet nil Ita partleana had thrown their hande up In deepalr and cried for another manager to eurplant Oeorga Stalllnge. the "Mlraole Man," th!" team finally recovered Ita true form nnd from that time on swept every thing before It Ilka a tidal war. lTsctlcally all Ka To'iktr w.re ,ld to aee tho Poetona accomplish tha apparently Impoailble taek of beating the redoubtable Athlettea, wOio for years had ridden rough ehod over their National League opponents, However, Now Yorkora' eympatlilee for tho Hoeton tm ended when tho world's series wns flnlnhed, From now nn their eentlinente nro with tho (llante, nnd they era anitoue tn have that team win the pennant next yenr. Hut Mitlraw must get aoma new players. At preeent he Is carrying a lot ot dead wood, which will never help him to subdue the Tinstone In U15, If that Is jms. elble, fltlll, we nro hopeful, and tha elants may eurprlea tha baseball world, Xxw-Xosc Ootbett, f. A, L OVIt FltVEVOM OF sniVMr.ST. The Commercial nights nf Neutrnle. To thb Enrroa or Tub Bun Sir It Is not enough that we must enduro tho business derangement necessarily caused by this great war. It now appears that the vagaries of our amateur statesmen are roturnlng to plngue us, vagaries con cerning our position ns the great non combatant nation. Rome representative Germans have discovered a new applica tion for the opinion of tho Secretary of Stato, rendered concerning the proposed loan of money or the opening of credits by our citizens to tho French Government They argue that the violation of the "spirit of neutrality" asserted to e-'.s In the financing of shipments of grain and tobsoco through a publlo loan Is still more apparent In the fulfilment by our merchants of orders from thn several belligerents for military stores. It Is ooncoded that such shlpmonts nro en tlroly allowable according to the rules of International law nnd form part of tho legal business of neutral nations. Hut It ls sought to reot the recent announce ment of the State Department Into a precedent binding on this country nnd available to tmpnlr the Important trans actions In which our elttzons aro now engaged as producers of guns, ammuni tion, motor cars, horseshoes, footwear, foodstuffs and numerous other articles re quired by armtns In the field. Tho proposition to shut down so many departments of our commerce Is about the most flagrant assnult upon our rights as neutrals that has been attempted dur ing this great war. It emanates from nationals who cannot benefit by any ship ments from this country whllo the Eng lish navy commands tho North Sea. if they can prod our Washington depart ments Into official obstruction to this vast American Industry, If they can effect this result by claiming nn analogy with our own rulings, the German object will bo accomplished. England and France coutd get no morn military supplies from the United States, nnd the Incidents! los to American trade would bo tho least con sideration to erur sympathetic Teutonic friends. As our authorities have already drifted away from recognised rules of In ternational law In the effort to create a new nnd Impracticable standard of neu trality. It li desirable to get our bearing concerning our right to trade In time of war. To reduce our status of neutrals to Its simplest expression, It may stand In this form: There Is no limitation In our re lations to belligerents except that our country shall not be the baso for military or naval expeditions. It Is familiar knowledge that this principle Is now systematized ns part of our municipal law by act of Congress. Any objection able act by neutrnls, such as Improper coaling of belligerent vessels. Is trace able to some phase of this military In fraction of neutrality. On the commercial side of neutrality there Is no limitation to the tnltlatlvn of neutrals. They have the ramo right In time of war that they had In time of peace to sell army and navy supplies, foodstuffs, or anything else to any bellig erent, and to ship them In nny bottoms. Contraband of war or conditlonnl contra band being subject to capture, this Inci dent Interests the neutral vender only according to thn arrangements hn may have made with the purchaser ns to the passing of title to shipments. These bolng the unquestioned rights belonging to neutrals according to public law, Mr. Bryan's declaration In thn French loan matter ls not available to annul this free dom of neutral trade. On the contrary. that freedom Indicates the error In thn Secretary's position toward a monetary transaction, whatever may be the charac ter of the resulting shipment. To view the subject In the concrete, It Is plain that the German contention would result In annulling the great mass of our trade with the allies until the war had terminated. This would ifollow from the extremo scope of the principle of con ditional contraband, This doctrine Is In tended to prevent belligerents from re ceiving shipments which may not tie es sentially military but which are highly available to support hostilities, such ts foodstuffs. The Germnn Invocation tn the spirit of neutrality proposos to stop all this American commerce, not by captur ing It on tho high seas but by arresting its departure through departmental or ders or suggestions from Washington. In shprt, Mr. Brynn Is Invited to act as i substlture for the German navy. In this way nn olflclal fallacy is to be elaborated for tho sole benefit of Germnny. It ls needless to say that It would re quire a bold politician to accept this Teu tonic invitation. I.et us look at thn fac tor it would encounter. Immense por tions of our civilian commcrro urn sus pended In such nrtlcles as cotton, copper nnd many others. A large proportion of consumers mounting Into millions are ac tively ensnged In warfare, while the re mainder have In great part become In capacitated as buyers. The commerce of Europe has beon transmuted Into tho purveyanco of supplies nbsolutrly or con ditionally contraband. To these condi tions our country Is In no way a con tributor. Prom these conditions wn are greatly sufferers. Yet we aro asked to Incrcaso our own sufferings by refusing to trada In the principal merchandise which militant Europe requires. If we accepted tho Imposition of this kind of neutrality wo would noon be on the rond to national poverty. There ls a still more unjust phase of tho German proposition. Besides Involv lng tho Impairment of our contemporary commerce, It really Involves the most un neutral conduct. We are willing to sell and ship nil kinds of merchandise to nil tho belligerents with tho most perfectly neutral Impartiality. But wn cannot ship nny kind of merchandise to Germany for obvious reasons. Yet thn Germans pro- poso that we shall compensate for the Insufficiency of their naval power by ro fusing to soli to the allies. And this Is called the "spirit of neutrality." It ls suggested thnt tha ndoptlon of this self-imposed embnrgo on our commerce would hnsten the tormlnntlon of thn war, But refusing to trade with any belligerent Is not a neutral substitute for our good ofllcos, Nor does the spirit of noutrnllty require us to Inflict commercial suicide or debility on ourselves, even If It could result In tire military or civil starvation of tho allies and their submission to Ger many. o are not yst In nlllance with the Kaiser. Coward Ij. ANnnsws. New York, October IB, Ills Sweetheart, Sra has a perfaet body, Po beautiful nnd loani Her top la crowned with mohair, Iter lamps are white and greani Bach time I take her driving I'm oraiy In the beani Tet when I coma to treat bar I feed her gasolene, c. a. i "MADE IN AMERICA" SHOWS ARE PLANNED Seven Mcrchnntfl Kelp In Stnrt Injr Movement to Uoost Homo rrodticts. CHLLnnKX SPUTl ECONOMY Seven New York merehnnts deecr!' by Commissioner Hartlgan of thn Btirne. of Weights nnd Mensures ns leaders In their particular fields conferred with li'm yesterday and got under wny a plan for Industrial expositions to forward thn "Mado In America" movement. The names of theso morohants nro withheld unhl the proguimmn has assumed a morn did-'ta shnpo. It was agreed that those seven, ar' r4 with Mr. Hnrtlgnn, should select a mltte.o of twenty-five merchants and man ufacturers to net as a ways and means commjtten which will determlno upon the feasibility nnd advlsnblllty of the n As tho matter wns talked oer eett,Uy tho scheme Is to have a series of exhibi tions In publlo hails nnd armories and to display thero homo manufactures tiir . ixh all their various processes. Those In charge of tho expositions wll. be skilled employees from tho dltTi-eiit manufactories. They will bo able la tue: talks with visitors to dcmonstraio t ti n , perlorlty of thn American mado pr.. . t ns well oh Its cheapness when com, ,i . l with tho things that under normal e .. 11 tluus aro brought from Europe. One uf tha expositions will be devoted exclusive.) to American trado marks, tho Idea be.ng to familiarise buyers with these In ls tlous of a homo made, product Tho commltteo of twenty-five will be named to-morrow, and It Is expected that Its report on the Idea of Industrial ex positions wilt be ready by the end u,' another week. Chairman George W. Perkins or th. Mayor's rnnimitteo eald yesterday t.:at i t iu u u l-iuck i.iuu requests nan been mado for copies of thn pamphlet "Protiaratlnn of Vegetables for tho Table" and thjt 6,000 ri-iiuosts had been made for ih pnmphlet "What the Purchasing Publlo Should Know." Mr. Perkins believes that these demands for literature prepared to assist the publlo In keeping down fool prices aro duo to tho Instructions given to school children. James F. Thrift. City Comptroller of Baltimore. Mil., made a tour nf the nn.n markets yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Marks, wife of the Borough Preei dont: llalph Folks, borough secretary, und P. B. Appleget. n member of the Com mittee on Open Markets. Hn s.ild he was much Impressed by thn development of theso markets In tho six weeks that they havo been In existence. Ho said that he thought the average prices wern lr.w- than thoss In thu markets of Baltimore. Offcra Open .Market to Jnrnnlrni Slay He on Street. "Janmlca. ti,,,i,I , v,n& - ... mnrltMf If fti.,i ulm,. u .. , . .. -"w -..v., iiuii iiirj- warn ii and will support It," said Borough Presl- u' in vueeiLs ye.neruay. lie added that tho citizens of tho dlstn. i must mako arrangements for a nlte. as the city cannot afford to ouy or leaKe on. Tho Jamaica Citizens Association, which has a committee working for the establishment at m,,!,., t... ...... . tho opinion thnt It would be well nrst to start tho market upon a public Btre t, nllowpig fnnuers to sell turn their wagons. THREE STRIKES SETTLED. Glove Cutter., .Ni-elcTcnr ttnrkera nnd Knitter u Get .More Winn, A eetttemetit tt tlm k,ii.a .-i tors against the New York City Glove Manufacturers Association -whlei, six weeks ago and was an extension to thlB cky of tho general strike of k'.v cutters at Glovorsvllle, N. Y.. wns ended yesterday through tho lnflucnco of the Htato Hoard of Mediation nnd Arbitra tion. A ll.tt Incronno In wages of 16 cents a dozen In nil departments was ngreed on. As a rnult of a conference yesterdav between representatives of Oppenheimer Franc & I.angsdorf of 15 East Twenn sixth street, whose neckwear workers had been on strike for eight -weeks, ".' .iiicnani .i. itengan or the State Hoard 'f Modlatlon ond Arbitration nnd B'luh Fravne. irenernl nrifnntvA nf iht in..ri. can Federntlon of Labor, thn strllm was enucu. It was agreed that tho tin m wnees will 1in rwibl nml thn bnrlng 1TC, of whom 130 nro women, re- lumen iu worn. A strike of knitters was settled alao. DELEGATES' IfAMES CERTIFIED. Seereinry Mny Git,- a ,t for Con st I tut limit 1 Con ven tlo n, Ai.iianv. Oct. 1" Secretary of F a's Mitchell Mny certified to thn various Hon boards to-day the names nf iPj'- t delegates to the constitutional corv. -tlun. Tlie certification was mndn n an informal opinion by Attorney. General Parsons. Members of thn State Federsttnn f Labor hnvo succeeded In getting tho bear! of elections of Oneida county to r b- stitutn ror voting machines a paper s lot containing tho names of dolegnt nt large, Tho labor men In Hense ier county nro urging tho ndoptlon of t't Plan. They say they will be unab.e to mantpulnto the innehlne so ns to vote for tho labor men on thn several tlrl-.o's. REGISTRATION WARRANTS OUT. AVIittninn .Mil Siiyn He Una Fnn ml Ilvlileiieu nf I'm ml. On tho nppllc-ion of Assistant D"e' Attorney Wcller, who Is In chargo of election bureau of tho District A'" ney'n office. Mnglstrato Murphy le Tombs pollco court Issued a num' " warrants senterday for falo regis In the Hecond nnd Fourth Asse-n' trlcts. They wero turned over ' tlves for service. Mr. Weller said ho had oxan "r. ' mass of challengu affidavits i 1 found evidence of fraud. As t- new evltlonco is found wnrrti'1'.s w asked for. If tho accused me1. R'n located earlier they will be nrrmti . thoy present themselves to vote Moro than 1,000 challenge nff.'iav'i In thn possession of tho Blstrb t ncy. Ho says bo win havo t in look Into every challenged regsr ' CHILDREN IGNORANT OF PLAY. Those of Illlnnl Cnpltnl In n I'"'1 Wny, Suva Sum- Iti-pnrl. Rnvit-, r. Til nt IT. TIia , I' 1 ' n of Hprlngfleld aro "play starved," nr -J.-Inp tn the report of representat 'f tho flage Foundation, who nro nvik" P flIIM'Al, fll thn nllv nt IVia ..nlfBt fl j't rltnr.a TI. .hlM.n lh-. ,1,, i .t t. W hoiv to diversify their games or thev wanueroa away rrom mem. i " ", ;v nimsiniizing on iinserjaii unit tun gi moving picmres, This Is thn second report made bv ' Rn-e TTVmnrlfl t Int. iit.,v, th.. flauf 1 the sehcols, Thern will be li ne ,iit v inn survey Is being mndo nt t n ex if tho ctlzens. who havn ra e i I foe the niirnnun At tta Mm n;i 1 munlclpnl exposition will be held tn h tho findings will be shown and ll'u-.' " wit a suggestions for Improvement