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our rirnrfs n ln filinr i; tilth unliit
tcnpti ami Wwtnitwm lr pMnallnn ('.
lo Ante rrlrtted rtcl retiir,ud tli'u wml
m alt cavt tei.J iUmp fur ll.al iurioe.
By tho n-llintloli of tin St'ovetury
of Wnr tin- Adiiiliilfttnitloii mill, more,
the country lo-'- mo-t Miluiible
hcrvntit. Mr. iAiii:iMV cin-ri'i' 1ms
been niiirUdl hy n Im-mllli nml (U'plli
of Ipiiniliis. n timtiirlty of Juilcim-iit
nnd a sreat (! m-iim- that n tin
keynote of hi- si.- -il "''III .
The lo.-s to our .i.:ilc M-nin- I
nttcrly ili-plonililc.
The Three l)e)rtment of Our
Cotrrium-iit.
There I- forci- In the propo-ltlon
thnt the preater the (lanp-r "f th'
Invasion of the Supreme t'mirt h
men of tenipe-tunii- iiiliul- anil radi
cal opinion- tin- arentor the need on
that bench of jurl-ts of the tpe of
Chaiiu.s 1 Ivans IIkiiiks a- safe
guards of our Institution.
On the other hand, llil- I- to lie
snld :
J. If the Supreme Court I- to con
tinue It- pulley of iiMildlm; decision
adverse to i evolutionary projects of
legislation by throw Inir the entire re
tiponslblllty on the political depart
ments of the liovernmeiit : and
L If Concre I- to continue In Its
pracllfe of ieieii(linn more and more
upon the I'li-ident a- party leader
for the Initiative: and
3. If the -hapUis: of the lecl-latioii
of change nnd reconstruction Is to
become more and more the function
of the r.MVUtlve:
Then for the -iilvullon of our In-tl-
tutlons the need nf a Juri-t of sane i
conservatism and equable Intellect
and well iiroiiuded kliovvledse of con
Ktltlltlomil principles W likely to bo
not h-s- luiperathe -ome day In the
White llou-e ihan on the bench of
the Supreme Court.
Mr. Wlllrot's Itoad to I'sefnlness.
President William (i. Wn.i i ox of
the Hoard of llducatlon will Ju-tlfy
the vote- of thoe who supported his
candidacy if ho translate- Into Imme
diate action his programmo of liar-monloil-
eonperatlon between the de
partment over which In- pre-lde- and
the Itoard of K-tliimte. In neither
body Is there :i member who dm-- not
want the public schools in endure.
expand and Improve. The taxpayer- h-iirn with sincere regret of the
have im open kel for the schools, i death, at hi- home In Woluirn, Ma-s.,
and they expert In return for their) of lto m. A. Davis, the champion
freely given money mulling Hint a amateur checker plnyer of New Ting
well coii-trin ied svslem -hould not land. We did not have the honor and
be able to siippl.
The public dissatisfaction with the
aystem 1- not caused b. the expense
of maintaining it, heavy though that
cost Is. It Is generally fell that the
results achieved are not as good n
they should be; that the -chimllng
given In the elementary grades does
not train the children a- they should
ho trained. If Mr. Win cox can cor
reet the cnuilil Ions that give rise to
this sentiment, he will be a sii -ssfill
president of the board, and he need
hate no fear of being hampered by
the Mayor, the Comptroller, the I'res
Idem of the Aldermen or any of the
Borough I'rc-hleiits.
Keeping Order In the Senate.
Senator William ,Ioi:i. Skim, of
Missouri, whom vvhim-lcul fortune
hits cast for the pari of cluiii'uiaii
of the rorelgn Relation- Comiulttee
when the respon-lhllltle- of Hie post
chIIoiI for a blstorloul ilu'inv, 1- no
doubt doing hi- best to live up 10 the
Illusion, but he is siiuieilme- n.- mim
ing as the Kangaroo of Aim. mis
Waiip. What could be funnier ilmu
Mr. Sio.xr rebuking Senator limit 11
of Idaho for being a partisan'
Mr. lioK.vii's oiieiioe was Unit he
hnd sent to Uie rondliig desk In the
Senate a newspaper nrilcle coiiiiiln
lug an Interview wlih ir, .Iaioii Sak
ois, an Amerlenp medical piislonai,
recenily escaped from Armenia, who
told the story of tin- Turks burning
Dr. Siiimmin, an American citizen,
because he refused 10 avow hlin-elf
a Miihaiiiliiediiu. The Hmlnniin of
the l orelgll Itclnthin- Comiulttee wa -
shocked and Indignant, He charged I ny f ye-terday. Yet It seemed In
Mr. RoiiAit with giving "a kind of eoiiL'rnoiis for Ihe news of Mr. Dt vis's
partisan color" to the proceedings.
It wub in tain Unit tin- Idaho Sena
tor protested ihe public should know
"Ihe conditions which exist in lhoe
countries wlih reference to our own
pcoph
The plea was slernh
Jected.
It w us a partisan purpose
the Senator fiom Idaho hnd In view,"
tain ,xir. rsioNK, "and In lino with
other things that ho has been doing
hero In tho Konnte." To which the
umihn-licd itoiiAii replied;
"If the Senator from Missouri wrants
lo assume Hint that Is a reflection tipon
his party 1 havo nothing to ay aa to
Hint. If ha Im going lo rise here when
ever aii llitriK of that kind Is put in the
record without any offence, to the Ad
ministration nnd assume that It Is a re
liction upon the Administration, that Is
t tin business of tho Senator from Mis-
snurl."
'11-1(1 V ll Is llin "business'
Of HlO
Stnloiliit fi'iitn tllvw.illrl.
Never wus
snreu - m richer.
A cliulrmiin of tho
lnn-iit Korelgn Hi-liitlotis Onmmlttoc
Ik - nets im Mr. Wilson's personal rep.
lesentntlvo m tin- Hour of tin- Semite,
Is keeper of tin- ((iii-clcnci- mill guar
illini of tin- Administration's fortunes,
rapping rcfriu'loiy Senators over the
knuckles with Ills ferrule mill lectur
ing tin-in ii n nt tlu-lr lnirtcoriilnps.
'I'Iip liiul bojs of tin- Senate are learn-
lug who their llluler Is,
Wtl.I.IAM
Him,vi: Hoavii -oems to lie tin- worst
i- (M.n, (- 1" Incorrigible, fulling
, ... , -
hi iiiiiicisinmi mm. iiu.v sy iiqiiom ui
piii'tUmililp III tho Senate will lie In-
-taiitly delected and summarily pun-l-hcd
by the Senator from Mls-ourl,
who has reformed piirtlsali-hlp out
of his own s.v-tem.
Kultur's Opportunity.
In the hrluht lexicon of kultur
"fortltled" applli-s as well to Strut
foi d-on-Avoii as to a dozen or so other
place- In Ktii-'liind on which devastat
ing botiibs hate been showered. More
over, there lire dramatic possibilities
In the demolition of the Shake-peare
church In Unit Ki-ntle-t and bet be
loved of Warwick-hire vlllaces which
knit nr. If true to It-elf, could III af
ford to overlook.
Suppoe, for In-tance, the cracefut
attention from :i Zeppelin bomb were
I lined for April 21 next. That would
be the :iOoth anniversary of Shakh-
sh aiu:'.- death, the annlver-ary, more'
over, of his birth as well, for It seems
he died on hi- lifly-ecoml birthday.
I'.e-hle-, April ''.'l happens to be lla-ter
Day. That fact would plve a practl
cal as well a- a sentimental value to
the -udden annihilation of the little
Stratford church. A well timed bomb
dropped throttuh the roof on that day
would doiibtle tlehl a fine bag of
maimed, mangled and murdered wo
men and children.
Hut above all there would be the
laceration to the feelings of English
speaking peoples over all the wide
world were the tomb and sacred du-t
of our Sii.vkksI'Kark blasted out of
exlstein e. A rude awakening, too.
for our poor Will from bis !IOo years
of peaceful slumber! And then the
delicious irony of tho-e words of his
which for -o many kulturless centu
ries imve kept vandal hand- from hl
grave: tiood friend for JescV sake forbear
To dlK the. dutt Irclofed here.
IlIcHicd he he that fp.ire thue stones,
And i-urst be ho that moves my hones."
What a va-tly amu-lng hendllne, to
be sure, tho-o pathetic words of ap
peal and vain threatening') would
make for a kultiir newspaper descrip
tion of how bones nnd stones and du-t
and the whole church edifice which
-hollered them hud been wiped off the
face of the earth In one great crash
ing, shattering roar! One can Imag
ine the (iargantunn shouts nf laugh
ter that would co up over nil kultur
doni at these glad Ha-ter tidings of
great joy.
Mr
Davis Has Reached the King
Row.
pleasure of hi- m ipiainlance ; but we
nre sure he was a man worth know
ing. He reached the age of 7S, and
If he resembled other checker platers
of skill and reputation, he was not
too mellow, or too careless of his
reputation. It Is a mistake to sup
pose that checkers Is a game exclu
slvely for the mild of temper, for
those who habitually restrain their
lunger, who practise u soft good uu
lure that invite- Imposlilon. On the
coiiiniry, a true nuister of draughts
I- likely to he a peppery, hotheaded
fellow, quick to re-out an unwar
ranted familiarity, and strong In the
defence of hi- right-.
I'nless the breed of New England
checker player- ha- gone to seed
ami we do not believe for a moment
11 ha- all of Its monilwr- are ardent
and Intelligent -upporters of national
preparedness. Their experience, in
pursuit of etperlness in their clio-en
game has shown them the folly of
oppo-lng untrained, iinln-truotod men
in ihose who have served as 'prentice
hand-, 1 'hooker- Is, Indeed, a game of
war: when our piioitl-ts sweep the
load soldier- from the nursery they
must sina-li Uie checker board-, dies
is, a- all men know, the true high
school of war: thnt, we a-siinie, has
already been pry-erUied b.v the on
elides of uillltmi-m.
Ren- is 11 contradiction we leave to
III', Mi ilNsH'.liliKKii to solve: Checkers
1- as modern as the electric light, as
fining as a waterfall : It Is ployed, and
played marvellously well, by railroad
men, baggage ma-tors, station agents,
expressmen, It hiiriiioulyes with To-
' ,i,,,. ,,bllo nro-ei-vlmr the resoeoinbll
dentil to come by telegraph. It .should
have been circulated by courier; trav
ellers by slag noli should havi
spread It along the highways; tin
,edieis. Iilneiaul shoemakers and
' tailors should have carried It to Ihe
remoter settlements, A telegrapher
has no place In tho ll-seiiilnatlou of
such news; and yet (hero nro un
doubtedly telegraphers who .know
how to piny checkers; possibly one of
them feels himself man enough to
take tip tho honors Mr. Davis has
left open.
It may bo thnt checkers Is played
In surroundings rich and ornamental.
Rut the real savor of the gnmo must
he lost when It Is transferred from
tho comfortnblo obscurity of tho gen
eral store or the baggage, room at
the deepot. Nor can It exercise lis
full spell when the board Is new, the
checkers free frotn- vve cannot suy
grime, hut certain evidences of con
templative handling.
There l u suggestion of heavy boots
nbout the group of onlookers, each
burning to contribute his advice to
the contestants, and dialing under the
restraint of etiquette mid u whole
some respect for the shun' tongue of
reproof. Here nre Uncles, and Old
Rills nnd Young Rills; n neighbor
hood congregation with Its well de
fined cla-s distinctions scrupulously
recognized nnd wholesomely pre
served, In which full liberty Is not
translated Into demoralizing license.
The tobacco Is strong; not nil of It Is
burned; snuff survives; nnd the store
keeper calculates to n nicety the In
roads thnt nre mnde on crncker bar
rels nnd rnlsln box. Tho stove, n
noble Instrument, sits reassuringly In
n huge tray of sand; the light comes
from coal oil Inmps, with dingy tin
reflectors surrounding their chim
neys ; there Is n flnvor of codfish, mo
lasses mid other potent conie-tlbles
In the nlr. nnd the door Is tight shut.
The team Is hitched under the shed
behind the meeting house; we shall
see the road to the king row, which
some call crown head, opened pres
ently. It may be that a piece will be
huffed; It so. It will be an event, long
to be remembered.
We ask for no portrait of Mr.
Davis. We know how he looked. We
hnvo n picture of a shrewd, deliber
ate, calculating man, whose moves
were made without ha-te, but without
neiay unnecessary ; wno-e mil..,..--,
were properly empha-izeil, whose de-1
feats were accented philosophically,
n,l inmn.1 tn rnnit nei-oimt In enulti-i
iiIiil' him for the next encounter. A '
man of stability, good sense, nnd s,,,,, ,.lke, n useful turn in north
stnndllig: who to-day wears the man- orn .imnPnt.i, vvhero In nvo weeks
tie of fame that was hl-V
Events ts. Theories.
The Hon. Ci.appk KneiiiN hick- splendid sport, and the state bounty
neither brains nor experience; his1 of JT.r.O for each wolf pelt, -with
family for generations has furnl-hed "unty bounties nddod, makes It
, worth while to Tx- a Munchnilsen in
successful jHilltlcal leader.-; he I- not i Mml0J, i(
Incapable of understanding the logic I ' ' .
of events. I Karaburno, the Australian pony that
What must have been his musings with 113 pounds up won tho Kultur
on the expedlencr of ndlng on the ; Stake, detain e one mile, m 1:10, nt
. . . i, ' . . , ., tui 1 the rranco-llrillsli racetrack nt Sa
advice of Mr. Riiyan as he sat sile nt , fop
Willie V HAMP (.LARK Oilmen ll siMiin-
cant majority of I1ou-e Democrats
with him nnd ngaln-t Risvan';
I.OTfly Woman, Heed Them Not!
There Is no probability that Lovely
Woman will nllow herself to bo influ
enced in the slightest particular by
i... i.i f Dm Inferior
; ' V " , . ..,
Sex WHO 111 viriilllia mm -'."""'.,, l1.,M1I. If 1 io.,r , vol.
seek to readjust her costume; and
she should not. She has achieved
grace, beauty ami goon sense in nei
garments. Never was -lie more no
comlngly attired than -he Is to-day:
never did her dres- meet hotter the
requirements of the climate and the
exigencies of her multifarious call -
Ings than It does to-day.
These same complainants worebu-y
ten years ngo be-eeohlng Lovely Wo
man to shorten her skirt, to reduce
the dimensions of her hut, to show
pity for the poor boasts slaughtered
that she might enwrap her throat, to
loosen her skirt, to abandon her slays.
To-morrow they will he tilled with
other causes for fear and nii-glvlng-;
Lovely Woman may, In the fulness of
time, be brought to an approximation
of tln-lr pre-ent de-Ire-: and then
they will find other faults, preach
other sermons, and generally reveal
themselves once more as preihllned
opponents of nil that Is good nnd (
fashionable.
Lovely Woman Is all right : and
she knows It.
We knew Lot was pro-perou?, but
we didn't suspect he got so many
checks thnt he had to indorse, 'em
with a rubber stamp to save bis pen
hand.
Is ll certain that a "no sent no
faro" law would not overcrowd cars
beyond the endurance of the must
calloused s t ra plain ger '.'
The figure, for the lower half of the
body, the hips und legs, averaged from
the measurements nf more than 1,500
Wellesley girls, are almost exactly tho.se,
of the Venus ill Mllo. -fiiiun ilrapolii.
On tho strength of this remarkable
statement tho Well.wley undcrgtad-
iiatt'S might say that tho Venus of
Melon tools a mean advantage of them
In coming down to us without anus,
Being classical students, they know
that this particular Venus Is draped
from about the waist down, and that
therefore the ine.isuremcuLs of her
lower limbs nre not available. Kvl
dently an audacious person Is amusing
himself at tho expense of tho fair ones
of Wellesley.
"A dry nutlonul capital would ho a
menace to society and good govern
ment," sturdily declares llepreseuta
tlve CAtir.t, He represents In part the
city of Milwaukee, to which he ile.
mauds the capital bo leinoved. Has
New York no rights? It makes more
beer than does Milwaukee and is fur
ther from the La I'ollottii belt.
"Tho State that lives nt homo fares
best and prospers most," sajs tho At
Inula Cnrisfffiiflon, urging Georgians
to work for "Independent c." Tho
State has been buying millions of
pounds of butter from other Slates,
but Is now launching Into tho cream
cry business. That means that
Georgia Is going to raise cattle, and
to do that she will havo to raise
forage ciopa; prosperity works la
circlets, Florida, also, Is giving
earnest attention to the possibilities
THE SUN, FRIDAY,
of stock raising In tho South, Thwe
reports nro to bo placed beside the
announcement of tho discovery by ft
physician of New Hern, N. C, that
rare beef Is a positive preventive and
suro euro for malaria.
The I'rankfurlrr Zrttunn halls the
successful retreat of the Ocrman colo
nial troops from Kumerun to Spanish
(lulnea an one of the moit notable
tio.hlcveinents of the ivholo colonial war
fare. .Iiiisfrnmiu ilrspatch.
In that respect It seems to bear ft
striking resemhlanro to tho retirement
of the Hrltlsh forces from Uallipoll,
which London newspapers rcgurded as
n historic achievement.
Of course Hrother Moo.v would
scorn to say thnt tho greatest lobby
of nil thin; was In Washington working
against his railway mall pay notions
unless ho had tho facts to support
htm. Mow ho resists the temptation
to kco himself In splendid typo on all
front pagoa hy naming the members
of tho lobby passes merely human
understanding.
It is gratifying to know, upon the
authority of a member of the Naval
Consulting Hoard, thnt tho t'ntted
States Is soon to have the tlnest aero
plane engine In tho world; but the
question is. Will tho Government, fol
lowing Its own precedents, idlow the
Invention to pass Into the possession
of a European I'owcr?
The way to win In any same, I don't
care what the i?am Is, baseball, foot
ball, Rolf cr anything else. Is to play
It cleanly. Peiict I.'!Iai-uhton.
An admirable sentiment, but Mr.
Hauoiiton Is not uverse to winning by
the Inculcation of scientific principles.
Now that ho has become a baseball
magnate may wo not expect the clean
est baseball Hoston has ever seen?
Having decided that water tanks
on buildings nre barrels, therefore can
bo built by coopers without stretching
too fur the terms of industrial ad
justment, tho carpenters nnd coopers
of Kansas City can laugh at the doc
tors of international diplomacy. Wars
have 1-een fought over questions no
more dlftleult than tho barrelness of
tanks.
,f Mp... Co,nT ruvvso enn
1;,.,.,, Senator Thompson repressed
thev may succeed in doing something
with th.- committee over which he
Pr,"'l,,'
I more than 100 wolves havo been killed
v ski runner", who can glide over
' the thin mow crust where the hunted
i boasts break through. Ski.nc is a
a small horse; or Is the track of the
Allies shorf.1
"Down with backbone gown!
clubwoMirn frniloie.
Idlc! Ladie!
cry
Was ever a Quaker without good
I lighting blood in lilmV
There's joung
I Tom Hi Ti.mi. beginning his twentieth
his twentletl
from Pennsyl
ear lis Itepresent.ilivo
, cran on the tloor for a nav y big
enough to lick nil creation He's n
. . -. ...n
i nlfectloniitely known in the Jtartne
Corps as llattllng HPTt.r.n.
The bo.-u"t of Kansas thnt it ha
77.11011 automobiles, one in everj other
' f.itn.ly. Is chatacteristlc Hut tvhnt
mints s the model. 'Will the State
famous fur its p,ielll-ts furnish fur
ther particulars?
The Danish Journal l'nllrt.i .tciv,
that quotes ".1 business man who ha
made a s.x month tour 111 Germany"
as saying that 'Venditions ill tho em-
plre aro more desperate than they
were In Pari- ,11 1-70." .should be asked
to explain how; the business man con-
triveii to tinvel for sit months in a
country u din ed to such desperate
straits that, as ho F.iys, all the cats
ami (bu.- had bein eaten. Lying is
not n tine art In Europe these days.
President Wilson i- to vNlt Newark
In May. Looking over his old battle
Holds 7
Mr T.vrr to the contrary, it 1. doubt
ful If Lord Svlisiiit.v 's "sense of
humr" w.i much of a factor In Eng
land's course In the Venezuelan af
fair. Was It not the case that England
vi. is sine of her evidence In the bound
ary dispute?
An ll'in-tra'cd lecture on vital statls.
tics elided the conference. nrtpntcli
niii Cnedyii,
Even the death rate s riot safe
fiom tho movies,
.tiller-e Iti-pert on the Knaaii VIMIhmI of
Stimulating Poulitaln Pens.
To no. I.111011 or Tin: Srt--ir- Your
1 nri'i cpon-lent .lames J". Uofcsn. who sug
ae.ls a ' lifter uy ' In niiiUe (lie Ink
llov from a rel.ictmit fciuntnlii pen, nays
he v as amuse ! at my enthusiastic (njjr.'.e-
iin-iil nf t lie blotting paper tileli, ami
recnniltlf ll'H melting the ilngir with the
luiiKue ,111.1 then wetting the pen point
w llh the tlimer
I have tried his rei-lpe eeirrnl time
Mllll no it'ivi'lM I also app11,l the pen
(lireellv to the tongue, which wotilil seem
"itlht 11s iz.mmI' .mil more rvprillllou. bill
"nnlhlliK ilollip,.' whereas the blotting pa
pel winks like m. charm every time
'I here Is Hlwaxs .1 cIhss of peop o hn
Kiinw nf n.iiiiethint; bettrr, or Ihluk the
ijo, but ivlieh p 11 10 Ihe lest it Is usually
ficitl'l iMilltinc
Nn, (he lilottliiK paper dire, t Inns . are
the proper iper; .1ist coax the pen. as I
said In my last letter to Tins Fcn; I have
found Hint nothing Is to be gained by
II. UliiK li. .1 I! S.
Nr Vor.K, February 10
Hint for Tlientrli-nl 1'rndiieers,
To hie lamon or Tin: Si's -ir- I lead
with pliimuie what limrli'3 P.ierett Mnore
biijs In Tin: Son about unnther revlv.il of
the rilll.ert ami Sullivan operettas.
I Joiirn-Ji'd twice frum VVusblngton to
New York tn hear them lust er, and
will do eo .iciln II1I1 rar If they are put
on hkoIii
ti Unit time, boxen r, I regretted that
I'ilenie- w,ih n-'t -iiii'iiig them.
A It. Ill llh 1101. MI.
Wssiil-'iTns, I, (', Kebriiaiy o
(inoil -Mlosopll.( ,
If ion nre plticed ainonir the IomIj,
Ile no Inimir .id or solemn,
You amy be midpil us a filler
At the bottom of life's column.
FEBRUARY 11, 1916.
THE IMPROVED ZEPPELIN.
Ilqulpped With Torpedoes It Will Do
Dire Things to Rnglnnd.
To run UiUTor. op Tub Hon Kir: Tho
editorial nrtlrlo "Tho liefenee of Lon
don 1'Yom Zeppelin Hahta" In Till HtlN
of February 8 Is an eloquent Indictment
of that lack of native. Insight which has
rendered England powerless to resist tne
new forces of tho nlr.
The editorial article's closing sen
tence, "live only answer to the German
Zeppelin sweeping through the air at
night would sewn to be another irroat
airship," paraphrases the Insistent rec
ord of wamlngn over my signature in
American magazines for the past seven
years. But the time has now come to
say that actual war demonstration has
proved the aeroplane to be an absolute
and Ignominious; failure as a foe of tho
airship,
Wilbur Wrbrht, tha dean of practical
aerodynamics, once said, with tluvt rare
Insight now so strikingly confirmed:
"The aeroplane will not be a dangerous
foe of tho dirigible, which wilt always
climb faster." Ye.t we read, beforo the
war and after Its Inception, foolish utter
ances by British Government official.
For Instance, Colonel Seely, Secretary
of State for War, snld on March 10,
1913:
tv hftva ben conducting for long
ttm vry careful InqulrlM nd eprl
irienta with an anti-aircraft gun. I may
ay from txptrimtnta I myaelf hav wit
npMftl that all the mechanical difficultly
bava bn completely solved, and that the
Mtuat difficulty ot hitting an aerial target
at a coiulderabla height, moving at an
unknown speed and an unknown height,
has been enormously eiagirerated: nd
that everybody concerned baa been aur
prlied beyond measure at the compara
tive cane and the remarkable accuracy
which can be attained In firing at aerial
lancet. An hnnoritble Keatleman asks
abnut the poeltlon at nlcht. If we could
not w the ntr.-hlp It nuuld be vry diffi
cult for the airship to ee u.
And here Li another misleading state
ment from 1-rei-ldent ltundmin of the
Hoard of Trade Csjtolier 10, 1911
If the Zeppelins can b Hprrovhe,l by
aeroplane, there are eome of them ipl
lote -ho are preparing to sacrifice
lle In sniaOiIng up the airship by
daahlnE their aeroplanes Into the body of
the airship and toscther coming to earth.
iAnd the following is from Winston
Churchill, First lxird of tho Admiralty,
speaking on March IT, 1914:
Any hoftl'e aircraft, airship or sero
plane which rearhe.1 our coi.it during
the coming tr uould be proinpt.y at
ticked In F-iperlor for e bv a learm of
very form!dab' ho -nets Thli l tn true
mlutnrv situation
Now n characteristic example of what
has actually happened In moie than
thirtt -eight raids on Knglami . "Three
Zeppelins visited tun -.ist counties last
night nnd dropped bomb- Aero
planes went up, but were unable lo lo
cate the airships."
Summing up. .Mr H.ilfour. Klrst I,ord
of the Adm.rult.. , said rvcenth : "t'n-
ier no circumstances ,10 uie ftiiTnnni.es
hold that 11eropl.1t. e.s are an admuate
defense .lallit Zcppel.ns. '
In England there followed tu '.ipld
succession the removal of the Din- tor of
the Air Service, whose policy was aero
plane defence, the nppointui. lit of Sir
Percy Scott to command the increased
gunnery defence, nnd finally the .ip
pointment of Mr John l'n noli to su.
cinl Sir Percy Scott. AH of the reasons
for tnis failure were nnt'.c.p.iti d in my
oivn written iccord before the tv ir. and
n.u iuit-u lei-uiu u.-.oir tu,- n , ,tim
lonely approximated bv the actual b.ii-
loon shooting tests of ihe lnil-i Statie.
Aitillejv Corps before the w.11
F. tv". Latichester, who Is the recog
nized British authority on nerodyn imlcs.
a small part of nernnaut'es, simply
continuing what h.ie b,e.i written before
when he ils, ours that tMcre Is no di
fei.ee a- nlg'it against Zeppeiln" 'no
secret of the airship's power, as I have
freiuiitly said, !s Its ability to refuse a
fight.
But soon Enslnnd will not enjoy the
Immunity by d.iy'lght as sien by Mr.
Imeliestcr. All the dlllloultles of "spot
t.ng" a evWftly moling target 1:. the
a!r w!. li he U scribes so succinctly were
pointed out In oven more '.ahor.ite de
tail by mo In Mri'lurri lfiin:iiic of
li'ii? nnd In tin- ( oiir;;of H'lu
If this war lists ev n one vear more
Zeppelins o' -instantly growing size will
operate in the daytime, at such heights
that tl.vy will put tho aeroplane to eve:.
greater tests of endurance. The aero -
plane uill have to climb to l,(nin ,., t,
and von remain aloft at that he. slit for
hours, to lie in wait for the sudden and
unexpected appearance ot the airship.
ltnl 1I1111. the uirslen of one venr - ence
will Inevitably be a muih more formi
dable machine than the present Zeppelin.
The period of mere bombs will pas
The day of the arrial torpedo of tre
mindous force, which I know with cci-
talnty to be In satisfactory preparation,
. 1 is 1 oming, may even be at hand. ( ha
lf lis more primitive tipe.s was foul d
I in England after the last rind. With
1 ,,,, arnval of sui h weapons, dread
noughts, naval depous a.isl nupplles 111. iv 1
be attacked by surprise, even In tie.
l .Mltot. from IS nflll f...r llil o. ll
r,,.,lnr ff... lV,,r Imnli, Tl, o. ..'
-
such airships as "spotters" for the Ger-
man licet would seem to liss,.-e of the
stupid idea that German dreadnoughts
cari-.v ing i, incn guns eoum not see i.ir
enough to shoot tncntv miles. Mr Bal
four has admitted tho technical possi
bility of such we.ions. But I am reiv
ing on the statement made tn me by
an undoubted British naval aulhorltv.
that It has bfen Known for some tune
that the Germans contemplated using
such gun".
It Is this same nstricliHke dot re to
dodge the unerring march of suli-nce
which has made Britain too late on the
Zeppel.n question. Britain, with her
lack of any long experimental and simp
xperieii.e in building .eppir.ns, can
not overtake the Germans In building up
an aerial navy, by which I mean big
iiri'ioiuoiiKiii nuns ot me Kin. i which
will bo more fully developed In the next
two jears. There Is nothing techtlli.il
in the vi a of bringing tlv alrehlp to the
IKilnt when- ik live tears t will, acting
as a eoiiiiK-lto and refuelled unit of any
naval Heel, reidll cros.i the Atlantic
and attack with Impunity not only New
York but onr Inland cities.
Is the t'nlted States about to make
tho error of permitting uninformed per
sons reposing behind tho sanctity of
otILial authority to steer us upon h
false course In a new- science?
T It. MtcMt.eitK--,
President Aeronautical Society of
America,
'Nr.w Youk, February ?.
The Song Sparrow Singing at Long
Brunch.
Tothi: En i to it op tiik Spn ,-ir.- Willi
reference to the Jersey couuniliei-'s IM.
ter tu Tun Si'N nbout the song spar
row, 1 would like tu Inform the wiitrr
that 1 had the pleasure of seeing and
listening to this delightful little ilup
over two weeks ago and several morn
ings since, Ho was ahvuvs perched upon
the top of a slender Iwlg, all hy his
"lonesome and singing to lus heart's
content.
But are we not doing our little friend
nn Injustice In calling him a "song
sparrow"? It seems tn me this charm.
Ing and unassuming little warbler Is
closely related to the English wren.
A. J II.
I.onh BrttNcn, N. J,, February in.
Watch, Walslinat anil Pillow .
To inc. Holloa or Tar. Si's sir- If
K I. " filclid Jones, ivho left hi. wntti,
under Inn pi. low In a sleeping i.ir
Irtken the simple prei ant Ion of pining
bis vest, with his watch la ll, unuer Ihe
pillow, he would not now be mourning bis
iie.., as he would hardly go an ay without
his vest, ilMiaa Tsotih.
Nsw Yoik, Kebruar) 10,
DO WE MAKE PAPER SHOES?
Proof of a Charge Against Onr Man-
nfactnrers Demanded.
To rim t:niTon or The KPN- Nir: In
Tilt: Sun of February Hlchard Hard
ing Davis Is quoted as saying that tne
French "bought shoes of us made of
paper." If Mr. Davis has tho proof let
tho dishonest manufacturers bo pil
loried. Such charges reflect upon all
our citizens, but particularly condemn
those engaged In foreign commerce. If
the charges aro baseless and unrefuted.
tho slander will live and injure tnis
country for years to come.
More than half n century ago, dur
ing the Crimean war, tho "paper shoe"
Iniquity was alleged against English
manufacturers, and, while no proof was
ever made public, the accusation Is still
thrown in the teeth of English manu
facturers. Let us havo no Iteration
of this statement until It Is backed by
proof.
I know that America Is not and never
was popular in foreign countries, and 1
know that this unpopularity Is based
upon opinions formed upon statements
of reckless un-American muckrakers
and partisan newspapers which think
It a light matter to foul our national
nest In pursuit of some local or per
sonal advantage or prejudice. If what
Is written and printed were true, ns
hundreds of thousands of foreigners
with whom we must have commercial
relations believe, then I would for
swear my country. Hut a long experi
ence In foreign trade confirms my be
lief that American commercial honor is
as high as that of any other country
and that honesty ts practised ns tho best
policy. If the boot and shoe manufac
turers make no effort to bring out tho
facts they will do every other lrdustry
an Injury. tt. L. H.
Newark. N. .T February V
MILES ON PREPAREDNESS.
T.Ike Wlnnrld Scott In Another Crisis
lln Is Not a Safe (iulde.
To tub Lditos or Tun Sun Sir,- It
Is reported that General Nelson A. Miles
disapproves of all tho proposed plans
for safeguarding tho country, and, In
fact, can see no reason why it m cds to
be anv bettrr protected thun It already
Is with the regular soldiers we have,
General Miles gained some distinction
In the civil war In a subordinate capac
ity, and liarni'd afterward to light
Indians successfully, but these achieve
ments are hardly siiftlclcnt to qualify
him as a safe guide to-day.
Itather v should classify him with
Ger.eril W tifleld Scott, who at the open
ing of the civil war iris found to be
hopelessly tmshle to give advice nnd
failed utterly to comprehend th gravity
of the situation.
General Miles was not educated at
West Point, and If the civil war proved
anv one th!m? more cnnetlislvelv than
another It w,s the sunerlnriiv nf West
Point graduates over civilian Generals j eral and attractive. Will foreign In
N'e.irly nil Die Generals on either s'lle dustry and tlnance ever consider as safe
who cmorgeil from that Treat conflict
I iith iIimI Intlnn tv r VVul l.,Oit..r
T1,, ,s n()t l(, .,v WrHt Pont ln.
ends Lkn M-CIehin, Ilurnsiile and
Hooker were found on trSa, to be Com
petent to command an arni
Nnw Voijk, February 9 M T. It.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ACE.
MatMlrnl Material for the Political
Philosopher.
To TIIK EiUTonorTllESfN s.r; There
: - --
imay he some significance In the follow.
ing,
which fairly well demonstrates the
Prff.dcnt must be "under -.0".
next
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. Ilr.inocr.it
Tho averase aiio of the J-rtsldent at
the tune of elect .on was 54.4 e,its.
There were dceiiledlv ImnnM.oit im.
sons why the m. 11 above n vmrs nf use
wee maiie pris-aieuts. Beacon II11.1..
iiomo.n, reoruaiy
Muzzling Bogs and Others,
To tiik P.piTor. or tiik Sex ,(r.-t our
1 ,-..! I .. I ,l.lu .
.- r u ... . - . V "
, , .ih.' "i ..i nek uijiiiii in K" i.ir
townid ending a controversy In which
, many persons of great Intelligence have
been for. lo, these m.iii ve.irs engaged,
and which Is still continued
iinli ve-terdav I heard a iian of im-1
doubted scholarship and clear, log'.ca'
mitid dcclnro his po-it ve di -bc'icf .-
the existence of rabies. Ile admitie,!
lieily that many persons die or have
oieo oi w ii.u uiey nan ntiicrs pencvcil
in ne ranics, nut no insisted that It was
a condition of mind, brought nbout
through the imagination, and w.n In
I e.i lit t what ts called "fabe rah!e "
This Is not the mere vagarv o. n
single mind. The belief this man e.
p-es-ed is held bv man It might be
'onshleied liolniportant if It did not le.nl
ns It certainly does lead, tn the sirttir:
' opposition to the ordinances requl.iiiT
tou7.ling lb-.111-,. of tlutt opposition
the subject is Important exactly n- th"
ifforts of anti-vaccination soisr-tles ar
laiportaiit
Is It not then worth while to em
phasise the fact, as a supplement to
sour editorial statements, that inuz-.llng
II dog le Jllet 11 s wise if It does IIU.IV
Willi "raise rani' as it would lie ir
the disease were genuine rallies? 1
submit that this argument Is well wortn
th" spice in Tin: Sin which it will
take to present It
Further 1 submit that the quest. on
nf muszllng should bo considered in a
far moie general way than In Us appli
cation to dogs. What Incalculable bene-
fit " would ensue if nine-tenths of the
human race could b mii7.7.le, I would
n il coiiMlit to shut UP m-i'lt '( Hie
others would only do likewise. Digs
nre not the only creatures whore bnlt
in worse than their b.tc
A lama; or lines,
Nkw York, February 0.
Kansas City I.Ikes Mrs. Wilson,
'-on, tie A'li'ion till Journal.
The prisltlciil asked the members nf
the local reception omntlltee to meet
Mrs. Wilson and the follnwlna; are aiuotu
some nf the cl-lsslo delllilllolm applied to
the ' first lady of the. :i r :
' V pippin, sure eunuch "
"V good scout, take my word for I' '
'Thoroiishbrrd, all Ihe way through"
"Nothing stuck up about her, that's
what 1 liked."
- I.ooks and arts like a good fellow, all
the way."
"I Klve It to Woodron for picking a
real pom h when be picked the ,V1isu "
'.-a. Iliul smile sho bund" a fe low is
SOHH' .mile"
"ill id lo P'e a felon- and a u jut ,,ks
she mealin It "
"VVnodrow ought to nia'.e ,i Mijr of the
tnuiitrv and take the bride a eng. bj all
melius '
"Von rant help hut admire ihe Pierd
dent's splendid juiliinriit after nieetlm:
Mrs, Wilson. Baa's a bird, that's all there
la te It."
MEXICAN RECONSTRUCTION.
War. Did .Not Hate So Dlfflenlt n
Problem to Deal With.
To tiif. Kt-itor op Tun SUN; fir: The
article hi Tiik SUN of February h by Mr.
T. W, Oslorheld seems to tlo the futura
of Mexico too closety to the qulatnca
tlons of Its banking system.
Probably the banking system in force
at the Mexican Centennial won more
retluMn tlmi, most svstems, Inasmuch
It provided that nil Government cur
rency was to no meinuir. mm
currency Issues were to be protected
by substantial bullion reserves. Nn
tlonal Indebtedness was conservative
nnd national expenses were tow. Mex
ican money was perhaps too easy, and
foreign sources of finance were oblivious
of history. , .
The upbuilding of tho great Indus
trial system In existence at that time
was undoubtedly assisted by this bank
ing system; also by Government, nat
ural water power resources, mining: re
sources. Government assistance In rail
road development, nnd a reasonably
protective tariff. Important aiso wa
the belief that Mexico hnd departed
from historical precedent with regard to
factional political tendencies which have
been commonly termed revolutions. It
was thought that the peso could not
vary more than the ordinary fluctuation
due to silver price and trade balances.
Th Mmlern movement, originating In
a wealthy but not Influential source, de
veloped Immediately tne symptoms 01
a real revolution, and then Immediately
continued to develop Into ft conflict be
tween various personalities.
Even faction in the Held since the
Felix Diaz uprising was opposed to
Itnono All nreached the same policy
of social uplift nnd Interest In the
labnrlne elaaaes. drove out Huerta and
then began llghtlmr. anionic themselves
with continually Increasing numoers or
factions. Notwithstanding that fact
there has been nobody In the field repre
senting principles opposed to those pro
fessed hy them.
During this period Industry, the one
tblnir which had done so much for the
laborer, nnd which Is the biggest factor
In tho recstabllshment of peaceful con
ditions, was made the victim of all the
factions. Internal national rights and
treaty rights weie Ignored In the name
of tho revolution.
The present period holding the first
nei-esslit- in nsinhllab s.ifetv by the elim
ination "nf baiidltism In moit parts of
the country, which has for one of Its
bases a fairly marked opposition to tne
present faction In power, will demand
an lmmcMFQ amount of money.
After that will come the problem:
At what point can Industry borrow and
th bank loan to enable tho reestaruisn
ment of Industry, with assurance that
the political condition will remain tran
null for a reasonable period?
Difficulties confronting the present
Government are mountains as com.
p.vred with the difficulties of the For
1 flrlo Dlar. Government. Grafting Is gen
a lximl representing investment in coun
tries similar to Mexico, w'th conditions
In stub countries subject to the natural
tendeucien of the people, as Illustrated
hi f ie history of the pist four years
.n Meco
Itegarding the common tendency for
comparison with the French revolution,
the qucHtion Is. Will Mexico be able to
reestablish order to a point where for
eign monev cm bo borrowed, and, If so
will this money tie efficiently expended,
and the natural tendencies nf the pen
I.a itnw tnnoil In i1,a ftf:iniLirri nf (be
' ,.V.ne1i nr Hie Amor-ran'- Vll- latter
i-rencu nr uie .Mncricaiis in- ,.iit
, hi1 sm.lr economic condition on their
'nt rnil t tn,
,,. ,mhcr country
1 revolt against
PvTir.N'cr,
Boston, I cbruary 9
DAIRY SECRETS.
An Ltposnre of the Highly Efficient
Cream Separator.
To tiik EniTon or The Su-n Sir.- The
cow- are all right, Mr. Curtis, lint you
, ! don't get any cream to-day: you get
r, 1 butter fat, which Is produced by run-
h, uirig ine inns iiirooKii a i'.ii ,100.
-n It Is nn article distinctly different from
tithe cream which rises on milk that baa
..- been "set" overnight.
-., I The separator does tint leave enough
... ' nourishment In the milk to fatten
,,.'ciilf The hand skimmed milk i, or
, rather was. much richer
Then, Mr. Curtis, lest the hugs get
1 you. the "cream Is held for twenty
4- minutes at a temperature of uu Ue
grees.
-- j This Is the delectable mess of to-rluy
1 known as "cream
... It may be clean, Mr. Curtis, but I
defv you to tell how old It
The nigger
- 1 ..
araio 1 ai;mi.h. i
Nkw York. Fcbruaiy lo.
i .. ... 1
1 "''Bretliible I rlvolity injected Into
1 Serious llsriion
To tiik El-iron of Tlir. St'N Sir- The
letter of David A. Curtis concerning
nnlk. cienmless and otherwise
It'll 1 ..I. t.o-1.1 OA T .n.,,A .1 SV..-t . .
1.' ... ,i, f.i...... ,'.
1 - "" "" iic-iiio.-o ill olios'-
. r' " .' " I'l "I "-I lies
lag him If a short tail iow gave hicktail
fluid. AlilNC.TOM 11. CAntlAN,
Pvtciipiiuf:, L. 1 February 10.
Are Yon ,t Cood rsn?
Tn tiih P.PlTor, or Tlir. Spn- Sir.- Has
.,m one prnpn-ed tho word "t""an" a" a
substitute for the word American." as
nnolleil tn Inhabitants nf the I- x t
J t q
i WiLMtNirroN, Del , February 10
Vt bat's In a Name?
'lo nil Epiroit or Tur. sirs -.ie If
iiB'ue- mean nie thir s In tissebA.l the
Pin ailelplus Nation u l.eaicue lls-ebail
i lull bin .nllled a i-otiililnil inn of plaers
lo l' ruster whoe unities stand for some,
tiling more t'lin p'v.lng nlo'ltx At least
tie lpcrtltlnt!it Mails' of the Quaker
'ilv hope the s tiu.o'tnn of ilool, on out.
tle'.der, and Peitune, a p,ttiier, will aid th
iraill's petunint i bailees. It appears to
the "fans" outside of the 1ty of Ilrotherly
l.nve th.o Hood Poi Mine e uilRhty flnt
ino o lor an) basrba.ll team. PN.
Ni. v Yor.K. February in
To Worm the Hall,
To , ii r Eniton op Tnr Pi--,ir.' 1 no.:n
n.ii" Chief llntlurer Asliburner of the
Appatn. lie onsumrd el. the mat on
board Reinnit the ship to Old Point for
Mr llrrg CMUM.
Nt.w t"Sk, l'thrunr) ft
j rl" s,r"l'"n'r'. Hope.
'inir Uninm op Tnr Si's - ir No seal.
ni fire, is nonx mioiis nil no ttekee, no
enirtee Nr erl nele.s. I hope As.
r-riiil' man Cnlleys i,!' wni pass
Nlir Voi.i,. PebriiHty 10 i'oiim rTER.
I
Iresb Air Trralment In Mbiilian.
t'lvtn Ihe .illrfffin Xftcs
Mr and Mr- John Aniits are 1:1 witn
the grip and confined lo their beds this
week on the Paw Paw road.
She Hid.
Nail Myers - MVoWina Arurfnr in he c0.
Iiimtna time
Tn He ('linked llrowni A Prophecy.
There's .i Utt.e llron Man tn the far off
i:a.l.
Being (aliened up for an
feast
pproachlnt
Abo i:nst--a 'Itlle higher
I- it t cllnw Man. a frer.
Wailing lor the Philippines to be "re
leased." Then the t,rl'eiv Man :l rouse due seith
.l follow.
Till his .iiiiip.ui lliids Man! a rtaj la ho.
lott
Put the llrnwn Man on the griddle;
llanre lo Oriental fiddle.
Then Ihe Velloiv Man the llttln Brown will
awallnn-1 A ) p
6.0. P. IBM SCURRY
TO CHECK HITCHCOCK
May Hnvo Gainod Fil'tv )00.
prntcs by Spcrol Trip, U
fjcntlorV IVur.
HINT OF nOOSKVKl.T ( 01 p
WAiHINOTON, Feb. 10. The iHclnu-(
that Frank It. Hitchcock, rottro.t!tr.
General In the Taft Cabinet and chair,
man of the Itepublican National Co
mlttee In 1D0B, has been hunting
gateis In Virginia for a Hughes.Itno.e,,
reversible combination hse kicked ti
quit a stir among Itepublican enj,
here. Mr. Hitchcock Is Btron;ly in
trenched In the South, and the fnr i,
expressed that he has secured (,.,
quota of delegates In that section
dollvery at he may direct.
Despite Mr. Hitchcock's rt ec'i'T,
that he ts not boosting Justice ltugln
Col. Ilooeevelt, or anybody ele for
Itepublican nomination, many Uiirt
are sceptical, nnd the managers of cf
tain candidacies are bent on lcrn!-i
Juet what Mr. Hitchcock has beeido-j
In Virginia and other Southern Statf!
Hepresentatlte Slemp of Vlrelnls,
gave out corresponding purportlri;
show that Mr. Hltchco'k 'e Just as ij
In the South now as tie was in tl.e ,
convention days of 180?, sajj that 1
Hitchcock's trail Is plainly ils!b'
many Southern districts.
One old timer threw some UkM on tv
situation In a statement to-day as :o
lows :
lfnabes Rooms I'nlloiT Trip,
"Mr. Hitchcock t"ok a tr.p Vt tv.
time ago, going by the Southern !
and returning by the Northern roue v
no city would he talk to newsnnp-r r
on any political subject. No one cn'i
get a line on the polltl-a' j 1
nlflesnce of this trip, hut thfre
doubt that wherever ho went iherlvs
ter he had left, a Hughes bo .-n c.
arise. In T'tali, for Indian' e, 1 ta'k.
to Senator Smoot's brother and shet
thereafter n HuglK.s ser.time-1 bejan i
spread Itself abroad la L'Uh."
Representative Slemp kept q.jie' ;e
day after producing the Hltc'i ofl .'
ters yesterday, but It Is said by
friends In the House that he has rro
correspondence showing the t-l-ost-re
ter-Gelieral has been at work 't V
tr-ng to lino up delegates It is un!
Mood here that Mr. Hltch'-nli ha" ni
visits to Norfolk, Hb hinond a:,J c.--,r
cities of the State.
Southern men here say thai soni af:e
the meeting of the National ltepub..M
Committee In Washington latt Dcamts-'
the Hitchcock yeast began to wirt,
the South. It Is believed tlmt lie 1, ,
position to offer forty or fifty South.f
Itepublican delegates to any one n
wants them t the Chicago cnnvt-nMor
Call llltchcoek I'rep t.nnee.
t
On the other hand close f' ,enis ef .
Itoosevelt, discussing the Sle-rp e.n
said to-day that the Colonel i - , y
candidate and would not nr ep- a -1
nation from the delegates n' s
which do not cast tho ItepuMi. 1 vri'e
Mr. Hitchcock has be it ir a f-
1anro l-.and, it Is said by the -e
and he simply wants enough d ecc-i
at his call to gain recognitm
Tcnnesseo Itepubhcnns .'elm r
day that they hart heard of t is 'I
cock trail In that State, bu' e-e u-iV
to produce anything Uke -in. 1c- r p
Ushed by Kepresentatlve .-, v
One Southern Hepubhcan P.. p
tive Brltt of North Cat oh- n
Third Assistant l'o-tnt.isti' c
when Mr. Hitchcock was ti e e.o.
the department, to-day said t at e .
not heard of any surh move nn - e pA
of Ins former chief .trf .i-fj .
ftepresentiitlve Slemp. He -a 1 '
effort Is being mnde to erd S '
Bepuhlicun delegates to t i. cenve- -unlnstructed
uiid that this s t, -r
tho regulars hope will be f jeu
whitman .vor; ,;;.v
IIKchcoeL Iteiilly tVorUInu (nr
l.inrrniir, (llil l.u.inl -sj.
Al.nvsr. t eb 1" I'M m. !(
a j lie .ns dc. lured to-day
cock -cnrcli for delegates wa r
11 tt effort lo secure Wmtn-iti .e
for President where poj.ii 1
i event to secure the select 01
gatew not ceinnnPed to i the- I .,
candidates. The Govornoi'.s pol.i . al n-e' .
lie Service (.'ominlssnoei ll.vi
said to be working lb" wte.
Wh.tm.i n
The beheading of Stale S'lpc
o l-rlsnns John It Itilev ,.c
i pointirients to the Publ .-'
mission are looked upon 'is pi
WhUm.iti political serine
Gov. Whitman gave oi '
statement
't nm personally a. o, i.i
1 lit. hi'ock and of i ouisi 1 ,ve
Igatd for him as do a'; ' f'
know nothing whatever -i In t
ill activities and am i
nested with any mover""
toward the nomination to- ' -e
nf any of the perons w oe
been mentioned in that -
"t liave stated repeat'- I'v 1
llfvo Justice Hughes u. l I
tho strongest candida'e ni '
In my opinion the chni - of '
majority of the Bepuhli an v --'
cnuntr. I still behove '"'
true."
WOMEN HONOR LADY PAGET
City Federation of ( lulu lo loeM
Mrrinl for Iter llnini'
Lady P.alph Paget I '
first medal which t ie i '
Federation of Women s i i'
Vear ago tn award ' e "
to tho woman who 'i.i-i ' - '
that penul "Ihe urns' - i
courageous act bejond tit ...
Luly Paget, u s thouc' '. ' '
a.t the pond of her beep ' ''
L'sklih. Sera. a. when t It , .
iosHC.-sion of tt.e .i'v a - i '
i'C-ntlglit It P to s'ik si' "
pel formed the ln.ivet
"whetlii r of man oi a
the members of the fedir.,'
The medal, which bv t - f
slgne.) by a man. Is of c '
lepiesetUii ' the Plot . ' -
Lady Ualph l'.ucl s I' e , (
L.tdv Aitliur Paget, forme-' '
Stevens of Ni vv Yml. "
was Mlnlsler to .- r i .'
1P13. At the online., I
rrttttnui to Set Ida .oil.
work. In I'skuh one . t
streets of the i li.v has
nfu r her.
ft Kill, (KM) til Flglll Vo.iiil
The lln. nice r limit - . - '
of Aldermen reported '.r-.-of
nn apiu-i.pn it on ,' V i
Health I it-pal I uient I
hating some of tin nn ,
t li. t- t se n t lie salt oi
Box He' oust- of i i
oiigli President V,i ..
monev for tills purine'
spent 111 lliehniond ' li
dded lo leave the n.,n'
Hon to the illscivi on f -i
mlsslouer l.-mcison