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An Interesting Feature Of the New
Penal Code.

1t Is an error to suppose that the new Penal
Code which went into effect at the beginning
Of this month contains great deal OF new
law. On the contrary, 1t is for the most part
q simplifled compendium Of the existing
statutes defining criminal offences and de-
claring what shall be their punishment. The
provisions relating to labor on Sunday, to
profane swearing, to intoxicaton as an ex-
cuse for crime, and many others which have
been denounced as Anticipated and arbitrary,
contain little or nothing that Is not already
in the statute book or established by the de-
cisions of the courts. They now attract atten-
tion only because they are freshly brought
to the notice OF the public in q new form.
The statement published by one Of our
contemporaries, however. that libel is treated
in the Penal Code according to existing laws
and decisions is not quite correct, IL by ex-
listing laws and decisions those OF this State
are meant. A notable change is made in the
law relating to criminal prosecutions for IL
bel by the last clause in section 26:
But in every prosecution for libel defendant may
show I'm his defence that the matter complained Of
published without his knowledge fault and against
his wishes, by another who had authority from him
to make the publication and whose act dsavOwed
by him ~ soon ~ known"
This provision is taken from the It'll Sec
ton Of the English statute known as Lord
CAMPBELL's act, passed to meet the anomaly
Of holding employers criminally RESPONSE
BILE for something in which they had taken
no part, and. In fact, Of which they were not
even cognizant. Under this law the Court Of
Queens Bench has held that it is not to be
Inferred from the mere employment Of sub
editor to conduct q particular part Of a news
ment, that his employers have given him au-
thority to do what would be contrary to the
law OF the land. you are at liberty to i'm
ply from the employment Of an agent" said
Lord CoLERIDGE, THAT whatever he does In
the conduct Of the business according to
law, has been sanctioned or authorized; but
1t is not, in my opinion, to be inferred that his
employer has given him authority to commit
crime because he has employed him In the
conduct OF his business
Before this enactment the theory OF the
law was that where the fact Of proprietor
ship was proved and libel was found In q
publication conducted by agents of the
proprietor, the proprietor might be held
criminally, In advance OF its appearance.
responsible for printing something Of which
he had absolutely no knowledge that 1t was
to be printed. This absurd legal doctrine,
which was abolished in England nearly forty
years ago. has now been expressly done
away with in this State by the provision We
have mentioned in the Penal Code.
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BEAR HUNTING BY THE AUSTRIAN
COURT.
Tho Bears Move 70 Fast that the Crown
Prince Cannot Sheet.
From the London Daily Ners.

Prince Cannot Sheet.
From the London Daily Ne,rs
VIENNA, Nov. 2O-The chief sporting pa
per here has published the description Of a
to the pen OF the Crown Prince Rudolph. and
is perused with great interest After relating
the incidents ut; OF the first unsuccessful day,
wounded the Crown Prince continues:
=, On the 9th OF September we still hunted In
fields and houses would be likely TO prevent
the bear from escaping out OF the wood The
Of II Rs .
him. Who load the rides and present them to
powerful owl flew by mo, and Immediately ef-
forward came q two year-old brown bear. who
the Gsans and saqon
shot him in the shoulder Ho now changed his
tho Counts ball missed him. He was still go
ing at a rapid pace when the Count while turn
50 that his trenchman was Obliged to send a
shot after the animal, which caused 1t to fall
and i, roll torwasd. Another shot from t "a,
made few PAGES more. The bear was borne
NONE the a asth q september the Grown Prince
had an active , share in The hunt which he
pasas The road asea he yood
carts. | had stood about quarter of an hour
ut the place assigned to me when. at o distance
OF not quite sixty feet, bear showed itself. /
movements with the rife. Like shadow the
bear changed from one place to another. but
between my Dyes and the beast there were so
think OF aiming. After some minutes no
longer saw him, and only heard his steps in
front OF my neighbor hunter. But he returned
to me again. passing before me somewhat
quicker than the first time: Again it was i'm
possible to aim. When, he had disappeared q
second time consoled myself with the idea
that, when the drivers sent him forward he
would cross the road neal. where stood. But
We did not see him again"
Very on afterward strong black bear. sec;
round and escaped by throwing down q couple
of drivers The Crown Prince candidly owns
that he did not kill a single bear, and was not
in which the noble hunters pursued the bloody
traces Of the wounded bears, there was not one
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The osverunsst 70 asaA Coed Ctesf aaS
Mes 20 Lieut.. Greedy.

Men 20 Lieut.. 4ree1ys
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Ths United States
Government has another Arctic search on It's
hands. which will be begun early noxt summer.
and for which an appropriation must be made
early in tho coming session OF Congress.
year ago last July. First-Lieut Greedy OF the
Fifth Cavalry and Second Lieuts. Kislingsbury
and Lockwood OF the Eleventh and Twenty
third Infantry. with twenty-one men from the
signal corps and army, started for Lady Frank
lin Bay, in latitude 80 90. longitude Ga So.
Their purpose was to establish metooroloRi-
cal station. which tho Government proposed to
maintain for three years. The station Is the
northermost OF q chain Of stations established
BY the Governments OF tho United States.
Austro- Hungary. Denmark. France. Germany.
Great Britain. Holland. Italy. Norway. Sweden.
and Russia. for tho purpose Of taking stimuli
taneous observations In meteorology. mag
cal and united effort TO nnd out what the OK:
al Tie
OF stations which were established around
the pSs the 1T tS 81 o
station STATION ss.aSl i SY the ioreIsn Govern.
sers ace ssby sc sa' Ths
that It should DO visited every year by rolief
and supply expedition. which should tnke UP
iii or who. might have. died during the year.
and fresh food and clothing 1t is now over q
year since anything has been heard from Lieut..
Greedy and his party. They had large
doube-walled house. supply OF provisions Tor
two years, and they were near q bed OF coal. 1t
Ia presumed that they are safe. but nothing Ia
known about them. because the relief expedt-
ton sent up this year failed to reach tho sta
ton. the Ice being impassable. The experience
OF the last forty years has taught the masters OF
whalers that Lady Franklin Bay can DO reached
only about once in seven years by water. Con-
gress. indeed, came very near leaving the mat.
tor uncared for entirely. for 1t was the 22d Of
Juno before the appropriation was made and
Gen. Hnzen was about to engage vessel ana
nt her out on his own responsibility, when Con-
gress recolectcd that the country had twenty
five men depending on its action for comforts
and neccssaries. As 1t was. the expedition was
delayed week by this inactiOn OF Congress. -
The expedition Of next summer is to get of
not later than the 1st Of July. While 1t Is not
expected that any harm has come to Lieut..
Greedy and his party tho expedition is to start
out prepared TO winter II the Straits are i'm
passabe and to reach Lady Franklin Bay with
sleds. The Secretary Of War is taking great
pains in the selection Of IN officer to command
tho party. and Gen. Terry has been asked to
name some Of the younger officers. who have
become used to oil the hardships Of tho weather
Of the Northwest. They will not come back
until they find Greedy and his party. Congress
will be asked to make the appropriation. about
$35 600. carly in the session,
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1t is six years, lacking few days, since tho
body OF Baron DE PALM was reduced to ashes
In DR.. LIE MONIES crematory. The statistics
that have just been published by the trustees
do not bear out the hopes that wore entertained
by the advocates Of cremation at the time the
Baron boldly willed that the first experiment
should be made with his remains. In tho six
years only fourteen persons have followed the
Baron's example. and the crematory has stood
unused during the current year until last Mon
day. Men in beginning life hesitate to depart
from custom: in dying. they cling to 1t with
great tenacity. The outlook for the advocates
OF cremation is not promising,
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: "Inves-
tigator" in Wednesdays sun says that the Edison Com
psny Ia troubled at its Pearl street station with "a loss
OF current due to tho resistance the long
also that whereas Edison gets or even seven lights
to the horse power in isolated plants the resistance Of
the long underground wires reduces that result in the
power" Both ofthese statements are false As regards
loss due to resistance, there welknown law for de-
termninS IT, based on Ohms law. BY use OF that law
we knew In advance, That IL to say when the original
plans for the station drawn Just what this loss
when constructing mill with long lines OF saftng can
forecast the loss of power due To friction The practical
result IN the Pearl street station has fully demonstrated
the OF orr estimate thus malp in advance.
power, our station hns now been running three
months without stopping amomcnt, day or night, and
we invariably get over six lamps per horse power sub
snntially the same as We do III our solaug plants We
are now lighting 1913 buildings, wired for 400 lamps
OF which about twohrds are IN constant use, and We
are adding additional houses and lamps daily, These
derwrers, where certificates with full details permit
ting the use OF our light are filed by their Inspector
To light these lamps We run from one to three dynamos
according to the lamps IN use AT any given time and
shall start additional dynamOs fast can connect
more buildings Neither ns regards the loss due resist
nhce nor as regards The number OF lnmps per horse
the part OF our company, and your correspondent en-
ugey IN error IN assuming that there is. Let me slg
gas that II inyestigaor really wishes to investigate
can do go NJ this office where there is no mystery or
concenlment hut on tho contrary strong desire to
eommnnicae fact. 10 intelligent hquEcrs. Such a
factory To one honestly seeking know edgs than that OF
nrrt assuming an error rs The basis Of question and
s" rresden Of n he Easnn Electric rh
NEW YORK, Dec. !.
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UNAUTHORIZED ExrRAvAGANCk
Proposing t. Ask Why Mr. Brewster Fita
Up Private OAiees At Public Cost.

Up Private Omces At Pebble Cost.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit is the purpose Of
some OF the members OF Congress- to introduce
resolution calling for information respecting
the use Of funds appropriated to special pur-
poses In the Department Of Justice At the late
session large sum was appropriated for put
ting an elevator into the building used by this
Department. There was. however. no appro-
priation for any such luxurious furnishing Of
the private offices Of the Attorney General as
was lately made on his order. Members have
been informed that q considerable sum re-
manned after tho elevator was put in. which.
instead Of being covered into the Treasury. as
by law required. was used to pay for the ex-
Quiste adornments OF the Attorney Generate
Office. 1t Is not unlikely that resolution may
be- introduced asking for other Investigations.
The Attorney General employed a stenogra-
pher to take down from concealed place the
conversation with Marshal Henry, and there is
but one. expression in regard to it..that
Administration. and open to the sevei It con.
demnation The Attorney General WAS not
tho first to adopt this method Of carrying on
business. John Sherman had the honor of In
Producing it. When Sherman had his talk with
Agnes jerks a stenographer was concealed
In tho room. and Sherman made use OF this
stratagem on other occasions. Brewster Cam
eron has a large number of conversations that
were supposed to be private and confidential
thus preserved.
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Friendly Advice to Republicans.

II tho Republicans In Congress wish to do
anything to restore their party and save 1t
from ruin, they will strike out at once and
upon an entirely new course.
{. First OF all they will abolish the internal
sevenue system. with the possible exception
Uf the taxes on whiskey and tobacco.
Next, they will at once pitch all the pro-
ceedings and Recommendations Of their hum
bug tariff commission overheard, and proceed
10 radical simpliiicatlon Of the tariff, trans
ierring to the free list an extensive array OF
petty and unimportant articles, and also ad-
hitting free every article that forms IN i'm
portant element in American manufacture.
In doing this 1t may become necessary to i'm
pose moderate duty upon tea and coffee,
but the country can stand 1t, especially II the
Axes on whiskey and tobacco are still main-
tanned.
BY the way, 1t is curious fact that these
whiskey and tobacco taxes have become de-
cidedly protective in their operation. They
protect the great distillers Of Kentucky
and other States, as well as the tobacco
makers, against the competition Of small
capitalists who might otherwise engage
In business against them. It Is funny
thing to find high-toned free traders
engaged In maintaining these taxes
for the sake OF the protection they afford to
interests that ought to be able to shift for
themselves; but such arc the eccentricities
Of life and legislation.
, But We are not now engaged in studying
tho humorous contrasts OF public affairs.
The advice we offer to the Republicans in
Congress Is serious, and, If they are wise,
they will take it and act upon 1t without an
hours unnecessary delay.
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where in the Union, the proportion among
the foreign born Is much greater.
We observe, also, that In the Western
States, which have been so rapidly filed up
within tho last ten years by immigration, the
proportion OF illiteracy among the foreign
born population Is smaller than In the older
States. In Illinois the percentage OF those
unable to write Is only ~ per cent; In Iowa,
81; In Kansas, 81; in Michigan, 1917; In Min
nesota, 1919; in Nebraska, Ga; in Wisconsin,
1913. Arizona alone makes bad showing
with 288 per cent, due, very probably, to
Mexican settlers.
It will be seen that tho proportion OF the
foreign-born illiterate In all tho great grain
States Of the West is below the average
for the whole country, which is IL per cent,
and much below that Of New England And
tho obvious inference Is that a well-instructed
class Of immigrants settle In the West and
Northwest. They are chiefly Germans and
Scandinavians men who como with money
In thoir pockets to buy their farms.
Those orators, clerical and others, how
ever, who are so fond OF attributing all our
evils In New York to what they call I" an igno-
rant foreign population, the offscouring Of
tho EARTH" must be surprised to find that
only twelve per cent. Of our foreign born Of
ten years and over are unable to write. That
is not half the proportionate illiteracy among
the native whites Of Alabama, for instance.
1t is truo the percentage is much more than
among the native whites Of New York, 1875
per cent, against 80 per cent. but it is small
as compared with Europe generally. 1t Is
the more intelligent foreigners who are most
likely to emigrate, and when they reach
here they are eager to get their children into
our public schools.
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Is this the millennium Instead Of the
usual story Of a vendetta or two and fine as
sortmcnt Of murders. the following comes over
the wires from Texas:
Gov RosERrs IL generally condemned for not issuing
proclamation giving thanks, and IL is held by many
that his ingrattude thus displayed will cause many
Texans who might send persons TO the State law school
send them to Virginia Tennessee and other States
where proper respect for the Gver Of all good
be found"
1t is a pleasure to add also. that the Texans
generally observed the day at the invitation OF
the President OF the United States.
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The present records of the voting on the
different articles at the GARFIELD fair in Wash
ington show llG votes in favor OF giving the
diamond earrings designed for the most popu-
lar Iowa lady to Mrs. MAY DE MowBRAY 100 for
Miss CowIE. and Al for Miss BEATTIE. Major
CLARKE. with votes, stands the best chance OF
getting the gold watch for the most popular
Iowa gentleman. Gen. SWAIN. with ~ votes.
will probably get ANDREws's portrait OF GAR
FIELD, though Col. CoRBIN with IL votes and
Prof. SPENCER with 10 arc close up to him.
The most popular clergyman will be the Rev.
DR.. CHESTER who has ~ votes to for each of
his opponents. He will get Bible. DORA
HALL, with Al votes. will certainly get the baby
crib rs her next competitor, SADIE SMITH has
only 10. l.. HARRISON. rs votes. will undoubt-
cdly DO tho most popular chief clork; w. H.
GOULD, $50 votes. tho most popular conductor;
and DR.. j. X. p. GLEASON. So votes. the most
popular physician. unless DR.. TONER. with 90
votes. beats him at tho finish. Each winner In
these classes will get gold watches. No one
seems to have u chance for tho newspaper
mans desk. MURRAY having 142 votes already.
The favorite Presidential candidate will carry
Oh gold watch. and BLAINE. with SEQ votes.
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A Subject for Another Sermon.

AWashinRton Clergyman, the Rev. G. HER
BERT RICHARDSON, pastor Of the McKendree
Methodist Episcopal Church, in his Thanks
giving sermon, took the same view which
The SUN expressed on the same day in re-
gard to the conduct OF the Attorney General
Of the United States, in secreting stenOg-
rapher to listen to his conversation with
the Marshal Of the District OF Columbia con-
corning the Star route case.
There are other acts of Mr. BENJAMIN H.
BREWSTER equally worthy Of condemnation
from the pulpit.
On Sunday early in November, the Solc-
itor- General Of the United States happened
to pass tho Department Of Justice. He was
surprised to hear loud noises in the building,
as though made by men at work. Annoyed
quiet which should be characteristic OF the
day. he lost no time In making inquiry as to
its cause, and was more amazed than ever to
find that 1t was occasioned by the erection Of
a new elevator In tho Department Of Justice.
He learned that the work was done on
Sunday by the express direction OF the Attor-
ney-Gcneral himself, who had declared that
he could not walk up the stairs, and wanted
the elevator finished at once, even il the men
had to work on Sunday
We are informed that the stairs up which
he would have had to walk consisted of only
one flight. Would it not be better to have n
younger Attorney General, like our friend
Mr. GEORGE BLISS, who could walk up stairs
without an elevator, rather than one so care
less of the proprieties of that high Office?
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Some curious phases Of crime appear in
the chronicle Of yesterdays news. school
teacher was arrested for using cancelled post
ago stamps; q former Government employee
and policeman for stealing door mat; and q
man who claims to be member OF the British
nobility for illegal voting. There doesn't ap-
pear to be any sequence between the calling
and the crime in any Of these cases.
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The Piers Are Too Smnll.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: How would
do to put the Barihold statue the top of
Brooklyn Bridge towers, and thus while avoiding tho
enormous expense of pedestal give II an elevation
greater than That OF any other statue tile
world u then in its hand should be placed electric
llgt OF paf million candle power IL might Illuminate
Two cities and BIO usetul as wei as ornamental. B. o. s.
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How a Sunday Law was Eynded.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN--Sir: 1t may
not be generally known to your readers how the gaue
OF ten pins commonly called bowling and by the Ger.
mans kcgc balm got its present Thirty years ago
u was called nine pins Tho Legislature passed a law
furbldllng its being played on sunday The name WINS
then changed 10 ten pins by adding extra min TO the
game aud the law vas not heard of afterward. NJ
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It has been said in behalf OF the Indian
that he has gone down before the progress OF
civilization because 1t WAS thrust upon him
too suddenly. and that under favorable condi-
tons he would take to it kindly. The truth Of
this view Is soon to be tested In the Indian
Territory. Tho Choctaws. one OF tho most en-
lghtcned tribes laid down certain terms on
which they would grant the right Of way
through their domain to a railroad company.
Ono company has filed an acceptance OF the
conditions and is to lay tracks immediately.
And now many OF the Indians IRE sorry for
what they have done. and regard the road as
public calamity which will bring in Its wake in
fiuences that will finally overthrow Indian su-
premacy in the Territory. II the Indians can
not withstand the agencies Of civilization that
they themselves invite the phlanthropists who
have taken their part will have to recast their
PHILOSOPHERS and accept the grim doctrine Of
the survival OF the 1ttest.
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II Attorney-G General BREWSTER were sub
jected to just as rigorous q questioning
in regard to his conduct OF the Star route
prosecution as he gave Marshal HENRY. would
he present very strong contrast to HENRY on
the question Of his personal attention to duties
Probably not.
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Il Ia Not Correct Writing.

To THE EDIToR OF The SUN-.Sr: In tho No
venber number OF the Century Mr. Albert sckney says:
The delays Of What n0c make the main
tax on tho people, IL this correct writingf
OSAscook, Va, Nov. 20. ByAscR,nER
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Oxford examiner on divinity to student:
What became Of the plague Of locustsr
Student-JoHN the Baptist ate them sir.
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Hints have not been wanting for some
timo past that tho spirit Of Jeffersonian De-
mocracy was dying out in the South. In
marked contrast with the conduct Of JEFFER-
SON when he took the oath Of offlce as Presi-
dent was the ceremony attending the installa-
ton OF Alabama's Democratic Governor yes
terday. A despatch from Montgomery says:
Gov 0NIIL was inaugursted in front q The Capitol
panies from Birmingham 0reenvlle Mobile and Mont
gomery escorted the aubernatoria party to the Capitol
Minute guns proclaimed the event. and grand inAug.
ural ball followed in the evening"
Much more Jeffersonian is the refusal OF the
Governors elect Of Pennsylvania and New York
to accept such display. u am exceedingly
anxious that there should be as little ceremony
as possible" was Mr.. CLEVELAND streply declin-
ing an offer OF military escort.
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Tho irresistible spirit Of the men Of the
West extends even to defeated candidates
for Office. In New Mexico. ut the late election.
2S.44O votes were cast for Delegate. and Mr..
LUNA received a majority Of 16.840 over Mr..
HAREs. Yet Mr.. HAREs. We are informed by an
esteemed New Mexico contemporary. has re-
tanned four prominent lawyers to contest Mr..
LUNA's election. 1t would be interesting to
know whatwould convince man In that coun-
try that he was defeated.
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bids fair To become entitled TO II. unless some
surprising movement should be made in favor
OF HAYES. who now has vote FRED DOUGLASS.
votes; LEWIS KLoTz. 0 votes; or Gen. GRANT.
q yOtao