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Tho Senator and tho Chemists.

The Hon. BILLY MASON, who fears that
the Philippines will adulterate the United
States, is "a member OF Senate committee
which Is investigating authorizations. Mr..
MASON was the presiding genius OF the
committee when It sought wisdom In this
town last week. He is u robust person II no
is ablc to cat and drink with comfort since
hearing the testimony OF the witnesses
against atuteration. One OF them asserted
that wheat bread Is the greatest scourge OF
humanity, although Mr.. MASON believes that
imperialism deserves that sinister distinc-
ton. Another witness gave the affrighted
Senator bottles OF adulterated coffee beans,
adulterated mustard and adulteratod pep
per. 1t seems that when Mr.. MASON puts
mustard and pepper on his beef and beans.
he prepares to import into his interior
plaster OF Paris, charcoal and sawdust.
Salcylic acid turks in his tomato catsup.
His coffee swarms with Canada peas and
wheat mddlngs. His olives are soaked In
cottonseed oil. His beer Is tempered with
the all-pervading salicylic acid. His rasp-
berry soda recks with aniline dye. How
can pure craftsmanship thrive or even live
on these impure mixturesp How can the
beacon of tho Nation fash defiance to mill
tarism and Imperialism II 1t Is to be fed
with such muddy and adulterate oils2
The Hon. BILLY MASON is being poisoned
without his consent. He should abstain
from everything but talk until his diet can
be guaranteed. He might write to Millers
burg. Pa, where tho death rate is said
to bo somewhat less than ono in thou
sand. The Mllcrsburg people must ge,
pure food and drink or be unusually
tough.
So it. is consoling to reflect that whatever
sophistlcatious may b. practised on mea,
and malt there is one absolutely cold. pure
article, uEaduiterutcd and unequalled. II
is the cheek Of tho Hon. BILLY MASON.
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Card from warszawiak.

TorHE EDITOR OF TuE suns, am quoted
In the SuS as having said; II have many friends
OF influence on the other side OF the water. and
do not intend that Mr.. Morgan shall rest in
ignorance OF the character OF the congregation
thar has asked him to become its pastor. He
shall know what sort OF people they are. do
not think he will be In hurry to come"
This IL a reflection on the whole congregation
ofthe Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. which
] certainly never made. W hat ! did say is ",hat
my many friends abroad will no DOUBT keep
the Rev. Mr., Morgan posted on all the actions
and counter actions Of the Fifth Avenue Sesaion
in my unfortunate case. and that do not think
the Rev Mr.. Morgan will To IN n hurry To como
until ut least this trouble Il finally settled"
HERMANN WARSZAwIAK,
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AHEARN Law KNOCKED orr
Appellate Division Says IT'S rnconstitu
tionnI-CInirns for 500. nOn Nnih

Tho Appellate Division " tho Srprcm, rsur,
In Brooklyn yesterday affirmed the decision W
Justice Maddox in denying motion 'oarp,i,f
n referee to hear and audit the claim of \
Laurence Jensen against the city for Legal
expenses incurred In successfully defending an
Indictment found against him. Tho action was
begun under the Aheatn law. Justice Ma ldox
held that the law was unconstitutional. Iua.
tice Bartlett. who wrote tho opinion Of tho
Appellate Division. says the Ahparn law IL I'M
constitutional because II provides retrospect.
lively for alleged claims against the city and to
authorize taxation for purposes not city our
pose. and against constitutional provision TO
that effect.
The restriction OF the Legislature To order
taxation. he contends did not extend 40 far NJ
to prohibit payment OF money. II 1t was cuuir-
able. such ms a certain pavmcnt to n contracts
ing builder. who got $4,000 for extra work or
n town hall. In tho present case. he saws,
there is no obligation whatever. moral.
equitable or legal. to pay expenses " acquitted
officials. Hundreds Of persons, hc says arc
acquitted in the county Court. yet they must
stand the expenses Of the defence "a a price
for the protective influence Of government
He holds that II IL only in cases without caus,
Of action. or where malice is alleged to 10
involved thnt the Legislature gives the right
I to sac responsible" persons.
Corporation Counsel Whann has been sur.
cessful IN cOntestiuE every claim hFor :ht
against the city under tn" Ahsarn law. Tha
aggregate amount of the claim, filed was over
, S5OO.OD. In sp.aking Of the decision 81 tho
/ Appellate Division Of the supreme Court. d"-
clarine the law unconstitutional Mr.. Wlaicr
! said yesterday:
Not only IL the amount Of money saved tho
city very IHrgc ~ the dG."at Of ths yarions
! these decisions that such an act cannot
| ronsttutonay no passed affords all. dilute pro-
! lection To .hc city from futur" raid on rH
! treasury In this class Of eases In othNr
| words. the principle" has been firmly cS;ah-
! lishcd by these decisions. that thr 10. islltGrr
! car not take money from the city ur it, tan.
! payers and give II 10 private individuals fo'
! purposes which have no relation 20 the puUllu
! lDtprpafa.'
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Our Ocean Mercantile Marine Must BE
Increased,

The annual report OF Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN,
Commissioner OF Navigation, deserves
careful attention. 1t shows that, during
the last fiscal year, our registered vessels
engaged in foreign commerce numbered but
1881, having gross tonnage Of S4S,2 46
tons They were able to transact less than
o per cent. OF our ocean carrying trade,
the annual value Of which, including pas
senger and immigrant fares, and payments
iorthc transportation of mails, Is computed
at $i75,0o0,oo0 Never in the history OF
this country have American shipowners
received so small percentage OF the emol-
umcnts deryable from this source
In order to appreciate the magnitude OF
the loss thus incurred, let us recall the
statistics relating to some earlier periods.
In 1850 our registered tonnage employed
In ocean traffic was ., $40, 237 tons, or three
times as large as it Is now. In 1865 il was
1902, 1888; even in 1851 was 1858, 1927.
The decay Of our ocean commerce may be
brought out in another way. For example,
in 1860 the value Of the American exports
and imports carried in American vessels
was $0o7. 100000. while the value of such
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interest In seeing them preserved. In the
last six years our exports TO the Celestial
Empire have nearly doubled In value. In
1893 they were only worth 50, 117,o5e;
now they are worth over $40, 900.
Last years trading showed an increase OF
40 per cent over the returns OF 1897.
These figures. IL Is true, are no large when
nut by the side OF British trade statistics,
but they are greater than those OF France
or Germany or Russia. The three powers
that have done most to disturb the status
quo are precisely the powers that have the
smallest commercial interests.
SO far foreign commerce has barely begun
to tap the interior OF China. When the
whole country is thrown open, as 1t inev-
itably will be- though how or when none
can say, our trade is bound to reach pro-
portions now little dreamed Of Mr.. BAR
RETr prophesies that 1t may be worth $780,
oOo, 900 within the next ten years. What
will It be worth In nifty or a hundred
years2 On that question depends In n
great degree not only tho future OF tho
Pacific States and OF the Philippines, but the
future Of American industries Our manu-
facturcrs ar. already pushing their wares
through tho home market to every corner
of the globo. 1t is to the interest OF every
worker in this country to SEQ that he Ia
not excluded from what may prove tho
richest market Of all.
Our policy, then. Is to preserve tho open
door. We do not want territory or terrific
rinl jurisdiction, and the partition Of China,
SO long as 1t leaves untouched our COM
mercial rights, does not affect us. But our
rights must he maintained. On this point
the country Is ready to insist that there
shall be no faltering.
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yuos. n REEDS FIRST CASE HERE
He Is to Cross-Exar,ine Logan, Pln'ntih In
tho Rrook,yn GINS suit.

Three objections. all OF which were sus-
tanned. were ex-Speaker Reeds contribution
yesterday to the proceedings before Justice
Werner OF the Supreme Court In the suit OF W.
j. Logan against William Rockefeller. II. II.
Rogers l.. {. Benedict and others for an ac-
counting of his alleged share Of the profits OF
tho consolidation OF the brooklyn gas com
paIies. which he puts ut about million dol-
lars. Mr. Reed and william y. Cohen represent
Grant b. Schley one Of the defendants. IL is
the frat trial in which Mr.. Reed has appeared
before our courts since his recent admission to
our bar. He listened intently to the direct en-
animation OF Logan. whom he Is to cross ex-
anime. and occasionally he dropped joke into
the ear Of one OF the defendants. II their grns
may be taken rs circumstantial evidence.
Once. whom Logan said that u Mr.. Sheldon
had told him that he thought he could got H. Z.
Benedict into the consolidation. hut that
Benedict would have TO have slice OF any
thlng that was In 1t, Mr. Reed turned toward
Mr.. Benedict an said
THAT shows that the witness did not know
Nr. Benedict very we'll"
Logan was n large stakeholder In tho Will
iamsburgh Gas Light Company. and when the
consolidation OF the Brooklyn gas companies
was IN the wind. with tho report that the
Standard OIL people were behind the console
get In on the ground floor lie told the history
OF his Investments in gas stocks. He was
asked II Brooklyn and adjoining territory had
not been divided up by agreement among the
different com panies. but Lawyer Reed inter-
posed before he could answer:
IF the agreements are In existence. THINK
they had better be produced"
Objection sustained" said Justice Werner.
Lawyer Cohen remarked aside to Mr. Reed
that they had been giving tho witness more
latitude than they were required to do. and
! cou have cut out more oil his evidence by OBJ
| JeGtion. o..,.-
| but correcting himself he sai'l:
Oh. | don't know: that little biographical
sketch was vuluahlc.'
d"nce providing for a,cnntal Of sl5.WnOoO In
| the new company. William Rockefeller was
s sio 1STn 'SF Moore 92 scSey l. o6 Eps saa
| Logan $3.50. 900. Mr. Logan said he found that
HI was only getting the value Of the, stock no
profits o, the deal. lie went 10 MIR. Moore OF
| Moore Schley and spoke OF his alleged share,
and Moore wrote on piece Of paper "s2OO'O."
II aid to him: no. it don't 60 I'm not in
! that business I'm not fool. Their. ia more
a1 that coming to- me me- on my nnd own nyn S'9Gk
| fused. said there was more than that due
M aud that had figured the whole thug ont'
He rubbed ont the figures and wrote SaoOOo'
The witness went to Mr, Rogers. who gave
him no,c 70 Moor swsy n that no would ,hd
note to Moore. Moore said. according TO wit
hesrr; ,. ,, -, po,o uo ,,,,,,
! have settled with you himself"
! Mt"rward therc was COMPENSATION In Del
| monco'- between Moore aud .oRan. IN which.
! Logan testified. Moore told him that he could
/ have 1000 shares Of stock nt Is.
The case went over to to-day.
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\ convention which some years ago
would have shaken tho political armament
met this year with scarcely any one the wiser
beyond the inhabitants OF Springfield. H.
Tho prcsent.day representatives OF the once
furious AMI aggressive power Of the National
Grange discourJed last week. among other
questions. that Of reviving the American
merchant marine. Mrs. ELLA SOUTHLAND.
Lady Assistant Steward Of tho Massachusetts
State Orange. recitcd twice. Mrs. +. d.
SAUNDERS told how to help subordinate
lecturers" These were the most interesting
events. M reported by the Springfield daily
press Peace aud contentment reign among
the Changers.
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ternoon remain unanswered till next day.
Bremen promptness, where competition is
close, therefore often wins the day. 1t is
an instance Of the late bird catching the
early worm. For business reasons, there
fore, Bremen will not dine at 8.
1t is delightful picture Of German thrift
and industry which 10 presented to the
KAISER that Of tho industrious Bremen
merchant sustained by his midday meal
burning the midnight oil as he waits Tor
Herr Won PoDBIELsKI's mails, while his
greedy and fashionable British competi'
tor gorges on late dinner. What under
the circumstances becomes OF tho famous
Bremen Rathskeller, Of the Kneipen, OF the
Stadttheater and other places OF evening
entertainment Ia not explained. Bremen
merchants must eschew them II Germany
is to be thinner voran."
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pApu-Hiosaue No. IL. near Grand Hotel. and
Kiosque No. 10, Boulevsrde dos Cspucines.
Dewey.

THE Sun never sympathlzed with tho
project Of presenting house to Admiral
DEWEY. but since the gift was given twould
seem that objections to the Admiral's ds-
position OF IL are out Of order. Upon tho
original transfer his ownership became COM
plete and absolute. and he acquired the
full title to deal with tho house in accori-
ance with his own preferences and Judgment
No ono has ground OF complaint In q
subscription TO the fund.- and criticisms of
Admiral DEwEY's manner OF conducting his
private affairs are not In good taste. what
ever the feelings Of the crtc.
To the American public Admiral DEWEY
ia what he was aud always will be. and
should be, tho embodiment OF day most
glorious In American history, the day OF
Manila.
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Aaron wolfsohn, who Was supposed to
Eave Killed IIimsrlf. suddenly AppcnIa.

CHICAGO. Nov. ~. Aaron wolfsohn. who
was reported to have committed sur.le a.
Los Angeles. Cal, last July. surprised his
uncle. Benjamin Blumc nthnl. a Chicago whole
sale liquor dealer. ycstcrlay by calling OH
him. Wolisohn, li'c was insured for SlO.00o
in the New York Life Insurance Company.
and his parents. who i've in 81 Louis. hal co.,
lcct".l III" money. IN" company accepting tho
proofs 1T death offered
Mr.. Wufsohu, who IL travelling salesman
for q I,nndnn ilrri. went to BuiInlp lHst night
and will lie IN Washington on Thurs lev. lilo
said he would return TO ST. Louis ~ soon "a
hia business affairs would permit. and wrot" u
letter to his relatives with whom he had nos
communicated for months. He did not cN-
plain hi long silrnc"
kilograms from ST. Louis shy there Is no
doubt 0f Wol'sohn's Identify sale & sale. Mt
torncrs of that city. who aided Nolf-ohn's pa.
rents In collecting his life insurance. t"ie-
grnphed the New York Life officials In New
York that they wouli aid to secure repayment
OF the money
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EITIL LOC.iL TELEPHONES.
Peoples Company said TO Tie on the Point
of Laying Its Gables.

The Peoples Telephone Corporation. which
recently ceased negotiations with the interests
behind the new independent telephone COM
bina;ion. announces that it is practically ready
to begin the actual work OF installing its pro-
posed independent telephone system in this
city under the permit granted by Commits
sioner Kearny. allowing 1t the use OF the sub
ways Engineers have been put at work.
cables have been ordered and tho work O,
striuging the cables through the suhways. IL is
stated. will begin III about a week. 4 COM
mIitee, consisting Of Frank Erannri, Major j.
Fred Alderman and Elias :. A. De Lima. has
charge of the preparations.
An officer Of the Telephone. telegraph and
Cable Company OF America fatty denied yes
terdnv reports that the new company was
designed 10 he sold out TO- the Bell Telephone
Company. II was stated that contracts had
been awarded for $4,000 miles Of telephone
wire and $4,000 poles.
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Back Action.

The nature o; the rumored State Constab-
ulary bill is sufficiently understood to per-
nit its being described as q measure to
lcgislate the political control Of New York
city into the hands OF the party dominant
at Albany.
For various reasons. only one OF them
being that its purpose is 80 manifest, the
effect of the bill would more probably be to
lcgislatc the control Of New York State int Q
the hands Of the party now dominant In
New York city.
There is such thing as undertaking to
do too much with power in politics.
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This country will see to il that no policy
aiming at the preservation Of our interests
In China shall fail for lack Of popular sup
port 1t Is now about two years since Ger
many's seizure Of kao-chou forced Russia
20 lay down her cards on the table and so
brought on the crisis that even now Is not
nearly over During that time IL has been
the wondcrment of the world that America,
with her treaty rights and the vast posi-
hites of her Eastern commerce, should
have dono nothing to define her position.
That rcproach can no longer be thrown at
u.s. The Administration has asked the
Governments of Russia France Germany
and Great Britain for written assurances
that American trade shall not be dis
eliminated against in the parts of China
that have come under their control; and by
so doing has marked out our Chinese policy
on definite and praiScwOrthy lines.
The request for guarantees in writing is n
perfectly proper one forus to make, ifa little
outside the usual diplomatic conventions.
Possibly IL may not be- complied with, but
that does not matter. Even II the assur-
ances we ask for are given in black and
white, they will he worth just IA much or
Englands attitude there can be no question
Her policy has always been to allow other
nations to compete in Ter possessions on
the same terms as herself, and it is impos-
sible to imagine that that policy will ho
reversed In the Yangtse valley. But France,
Germany and Russia aro protoctionlsts
at home and abroad, and no one doubts that
II they were allowed to follow their bent
they would stranglc foreign commerce in
their Chinese provinces. France has shown
in Tunis and Madagascar how small is her
respect for commercial treaties, and our
English friends have had good cause to
doubt the sincerity OF Russian promises.
The real Importance Of the step taken by
the Administration lies therefore in this 1t
Is notice given to the world that in spite
OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. spheres Of influence
and 30 on, we propose to maintain the open
door from Tonkin to Manchuria.
The rapid growth OF our Chinese trade
shows how greatly We have profited by
these conditions and how plain is our
=
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rALR'y r.fRTS EXHIBTE.
Geological Specimens md Models to Tie
shipped to Trance Next Week.

NEW HAVEN. Nov 2l.-Withn a week tho
exhibit which tho geological department Of
Yale University will send to the Paris EX-
position will lie shipped The exhibit viii
include n series OF illustrations Of speci-
mems and methods Of installation in
the geological department. consisting o.
groups OF fossil corals. sponges. three
slabs and one group Of fossil crinols. group
oftrilobtes. fossil bryozoa. brnchIopods. show
ing the development and internal structure:
group Of cyca!s. large single Cycat. and ons
showing the male flower 4 rcmarSahle part
Of the exhibit will bc a plaster model live feet
IN he ;!ht Of a stylonuru-. the largest OF Amer
lean anthropoi.s.
Fifteen charts. ~ by 2S inches. show
the RESERVATIONS made by the Int Prof.
q. &. Marsh Of extinct vertebrate nni-
mails. dinosaurs. toothvG birds and NAM
conf eted cy n series 81 models Of hrachopois
and 'rilohi'cs, illustrating the means OF in
structiOn In geology in the Sheffield Scientific
school
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THE WAR on ROBERTS.
Connecticut ConRreEntionnlists Ask Com
gressman Henry to Favor His Expulsion.

Connections ConRreEntiOnnltss Ask Con-
gressman Henry to Favor His Expulsion.
HAnrronp. Conn. Nov. PLAT the Confer
ence VI the Congregational Churches Of Con-
necticut, which opened In this city to-day. res
olutions In favor OF expelllng Congressman
Roberts Of Utah were passed with applause.
They said:
"Whereas. Mr.. Brigham H. Roberts. Congress.
man -elect from the State OF Utah. Ia an avowed
poygamist. and.
Whereas. The seating OF Mr.. Roberts in the
Congress- Of the United States would be an
affront to the laws OF the land and an insult
to the decency OF the nation therefore
Resolred, That We. the delegates Of the 1916
Congregational churches OF Connecticut. with
more than 10000 members. IN general confer
snce assembled In the Park Congregational
Church OF Hartford. do hereby soicmnly pro-
test In tho name OF our churches and our homes
against this indgnity TO and travesty OF the
Resoired furthermore. That we direct that a
copy OF these resolutions. duly signed by the
officers 81 this conference. he sent 20 the Hon.
L. stevens Henry. Representative for this First
Congressional dat rict. with our respectful and
most earnest petition that he usy his utmost
endeavnr and exhaust all honorable means TO
prevent the said seating. or to secure the cN-
secure secure action by the Fify.sSth coneress s pro- o.
posing an amending to the national Constltu-
zion. which will forever disquality polyganists
LL,'H nul'Ihs, ohSc "Huct 'Ho 'H'''u StuN's
Government"
The resolutions were introduced by the Rev
joel y. Ives OF Hartford. IA well-known clergy
man IN this region. ES-Gov. Lorrin A. Cooke
presided at the meeting.
NEW HAYES. Nov. 2I.-One Of the fraternnl
societies Of this city recently appealed to Con-
gresham " d. Sperry OF the SECOND Congress
District 70 orposc Tho seating OF Congressman
elect ROBBERS OF Utah, Congressman Spcrry
has lust replied to the society. saying that he
IL heartily In sympathy with the movement TO
unseat Roberts. He says something will be
done by Congress to prevent Roberts taking
his sent
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IT'S NOT THE "DEWsY ARCH"
Intended to CONNIE morate the Deeds OF
the Whole Snyy-So One Mans.

the Whole SRyy-So One Mans.
The committee in charge OF the project for
perpetuating the triumphal arch In Madison
Square said Yesterday that they wanted every
body to understand that the permanent arch
was not TO be called the Dewey Arch" and
that there was not and never had been any
intention TO put Dewey's or any other navy
officers name into the inscription on the arch.
Col. W. c. Church. the chairman OF the COM
mittee. and Mr. Nicoll, the secretary. said that
they made this announcement. not In any spirit
OF criticism Of Admiral Dewey. but because
such an explanation seemed to lie timely.
Members OF the committee called attention to
these sentences IN the first appeal for funds
that was issued by the committee:
1t Is a National monument that We intend.
not to be erected in honor ot a single indivId-
uai, but one that shalt stand foi all time MS
testimony 10 our appreciation Of the glorious
SCENTS: not the Gc"ds - one day alone. but
those which have illuminated our history from
III" time ot Decatur and Paul Jones until now.
These ar" among the chief incentives To that
national pride which II the proof Of present
and the promise OF future greatness. stimulat-
ing. q. they DO the minds Of the young TO like
The arch has so far been called the Dewey
Arch aud the committee tho Dewey Arch
Committee, simply because those names were
understood by everybody to refer to the beau
tlfu structure at Madison square, erected at
the time Oi Admiral Dewey's return.
The reported popular indignation against
people TO his wife has not been felt nj the COM
mittrr'S hca Quarters. There has been no fall
ing of in the volume OF subscriptions in this
city and no tagging OF tn" enthusiasm OF the
collectors who are carrying on the work
There were some suggestions by visitors M the
COMMITTEES rooms Yesterday that the greatness
ton OF the arch. not only to the Navy, but
also 70 the Army OF the United States.