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The Association of Press Writers.

We are indebted 10 Mr.. A. c. ARM
STRONG Of Dorchester for copy Of the
Boston Press Writer, a journal devoted
to the voice Of the people Especially
the people who swear by tho single tax
and swear Al vaccination. II is tho
trumpet of the American Press Writers
Association, u union Of thinking men
and women who are or think they are
calm. dispassionate, unprej judiccd in
the search for truth. They labor TO
induce editors 10 open their columns to
the people, as forum where thinking
men and women can discuss all qles-
tions Of vital impor, TO humanity" We
were under the impression that the col
umns were open already 10 persons who
have something to say and can say il
without too great discharge Of words.
At the same time. We are bound to admit
that calm, dispassionate, unpre ejudiced
persons are comparatively rare. A COM
bination of them ought to he valuable.
Al any rate, volunteer correspondents
and writers are cherished by the Press
Writer. II instruc's and criticises them
and tries to find newspapers that will
welcome their outpourings. This is
the age Of combination and co0pera-
ton" says the editor truly; and he
promises that the association will ad-
vance ambitious Young writer's in one
year further than they could bv nd-
vidual effort IN ten. unless blessed with
more than the average amount Of abil-
ity." let MS hope so: hut the field is
small and the laborers are many. Still.
divers writer's Of no more than the aver
age ability have fat bank accounts now
adays. As novelists, however not "a
letter writer's.
IL you ever write letters to the news
papers or feel that you can assist those
who do" send to he Press Writer
stamp, with your name and address and
an account Of what you can do and what
YOU are interested in, Then YOU will
get on the beadroll Of fame and have
the happiness Of seeing your name in
print. No dues, no fines; and YOU will
have a number as If you were a picture
in sale. Mr.. ARMSTRONG. the secre-
tary and manager, asks us II we would
be willing to open our pages to such
writers?' The SUNS pages are always
open 10 interesting writer's. but on ac-
count Of the impenetrability of matter,
a good deal has to be left out. A men,
ber Of the association will be treated
as well as non-membsr.
Prof OSCAR LOWELL TRIGGs of Chicago
is No. 3i5 in the association. | see no
reason he writes, why we may not
have n peoples press" Now, Prof.
TRIGGs. even before he joined the union,
was writer even newspapers would
rejoice at. Any letters from him that
are written in the English language,
not too long-drawn out and otherwise
suitable for publication, will be pub
lished, If space permits. II is a solemn
duty as well as a sweet delight to spread
the thoughts Of Prof. TRIGos. But
what could we do with No. 500, the Hon.
PARISH B. LADD Of Alameda, who while
full almost to bursting with the dread
news that the recent Philippine bill,
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4 Pernlc,ous Doctrine.

To THE EDITOR or lPE SrN Sir A. YOU
stood for the maintenance oi the gold stan
dard against the Populistic onslaught ot de-
bauChed Democracy. 20 YOU arc standing out
against the hypoCritiCal pretence that any
element OF trIstccship enters into the right
by which coal companies hold the coal lands
No more perncious doctrine could be preached
than that which pretends that because Of
an attempt by the coal operators to manage
their own property. the public has been nut
TO temporary Inconvenience, therefore, the
public has right to interfere bet tween em-
poyer and employee.
II such n claim Is once admitted, II will pre-
sage the destruction Of our whole industrial
system and Offer an insuperahle obstacle TO
the advance OF civilization. II j. AZ such
times as these that the real friends of the
established order. which has brought Us such
comfort and prosperity, can be recognized
You look beyond the passing moment and
see that in the struggle Of the coal mine oper-
atOrs for their rights II foreshadowed the
future destiny Of vested rights Of all kinds,
and that there is no difference between the
ownership Of coal lands and city lots shall
We he told that every landholder here l. hold
ing New York city land in trust for tho pao-
pie? yo' ono statement is as logical =, the
other ENERyTT " NELL.
\FN YORK, Sept p
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REBtkE TO LETTER CARR ERS
Leave OF Their President Revoked because
Of Fight on ConEr essman Loud.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-First Assistant
PostmasterGcneralW Wynne to-day author
lied revocation Of the leave Of al
sence granted President Keller of the
Letter Carriers Association, an employee
Of the Cleveland Post Office, il having
been reported az tho Department that Mr.,
Keller, who Is now in San Francisco. had
gone to that city to work against tho re-
election Of Repres sntstive Loud Of Cali
fornia, chairman Of the House Commit
tee on Post Offices and Post Roads, who
is unpopular with the Letter Carriers
Association because of his refusal To sup
port legislation desired by it. To-davs
action indicates that the rule prohibiting
employees Of the Government for inter-
fering in political matters will he strin-
gently enforced.
Mr. Keller was recently II eCted TO the
presidency of the Letter Carriers Asso-
ciation, and II is said, received 81 ,OHO from
that body to pay his travelling expenses.
This fact in connection with his Journey
to San Francisco and the known unpopu
larity OF Representative Loud with the
members of the association. moved the
Department to summary action. Officiah
of the Depart ment consider the reported
effort to defeat Mr. Loud A. one of the most
objectionable forms Of political inter-
ference on the part Of Government employ
ees and say that if such Interference were
permitted Congress might a. well leave tie
framing Of legislation To associations of
employees or other bodies interested In
its pas Sage The Letter Carriers AssOCla-
tion has IL 900 members.
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DISBROU INDItTED- MAYBE.
The, Think 80 Down AT ri, ,erhead, hut the
secret Isn't Out.

RIvERHEAD, l.. l., Sept "A. II Is generally
believed hero that the Grand Jury voted
al noon to-day 10 indict Louis Disbrow
for the murder of Clarence Foster and
Sarah Lawrence, but it is not yet known
that sugh is the case. 1t Is certain that
the jury has voted on the question, after
a debate last ing almost three hours. Ac-
Cordng 70 the District Attorneys plans,
the disposition of the case will not be known
until the Grand Jury finishes its work and
comes into court; but just ice Maddox will
be asked Tomorrow 20 request the Dist rict
Attorney TO have the Grand jury report
it's findings At once. Rowland Miles, Dis
brow's counsel, wants to get away a.
quickly as possible, but will not leave until
the case has been reported on.
After the Grand Jury had voted on tho
case this afternoon Mr. Miles was about
the court houSe and made quiet invest l.
cation of khe conflicting rumors a. tn the
result of the ballot He then went TO tn"
Jail and saw Disbrow. He did not seem
well pleased, and from his manner il Is
thought that he believes that his client has
been Indicted
During the long debate in the Grand
Jury room this morair & there were times
when the argument must have been heated,
ms the sound of voices could be heard IN
he corridor on which the room opens.
There was apparently "A considerable dit
ference OF opinion between three or four of
tho members of the Grand Jury.
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CROWN PRINCE or SIAM'S VISIT.
Won't he the Nations Guest, but WIN BE
Well Entert aimed by Indi, iduais.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a. Plans are being
completed at the State Department for
tho entertainment of tho Crown Prime
Of Siam. who. accompanied by his brother
Pr nee ChakrabOngse. Will reach the United
States about Oct. 10. 4 committee con-
sisting Of Assistant Secretary Of Stat"
Peiroe. Sir. Morgan. his secretary, and
David b Sickels of New York, will meet
the Crown Prince on his arrival. Nlr.
Sickes Is at tie head Of he American Suret Y
Company and was formerly United State,
Minister to Siam
AZ there was no appropriation by Congress
for the entertainment Of the P.nce, there
will b. no official functions and the Prince.
instead of being the guest Of the nation a.
was Prince Henry will BE- the guest of
individuals only. He Is to be entertained
at dinner by the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions of New York. ard for a
week viii be the guest of William Potter
Of Philadelphia who was at CLe time United
States Minister to Italy. He will also
visit Boston and spend some time IN New
England
Plans for his entertainment i'm Washing
ton have not yet been completed hut he
will receive every honor from officials
The Crown Prince speaks English fuen'lv
and il but ~ years old re wa. roucat"d
at SandhurS'. tho Bri,i-h m !i;ary school
and later at, ended ONfurC. His brother
is but few years younger and also speaks
English
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The Suggestion Of a Tariff Commis-

At Logansport just before the close OF
his Western journey President RoosE-
WELT gave way somewhat to his we'll
known love of the ideal in a suggestion
of tariff revision by committee Of
experts II may be- well to distinguish
between the programme thus outlined
by the President and the full-blown Mug
wump scheme for resorting to a similar
device in order to take the tariff out of
politics Indeed, to take everything out
Of politics, and so to abolish politicians.
is the Mugw,Imp dream.
The Constitution Of the United States
provides for board to settle the tariff
question, and Constitutonaly there can
be no other appointed IL is the Com
gress of the United States, and the
adjustment of tariff schedules can only
be taken out of politics when the Con-
gress is taken out Of politics. II is as
easy TO take out of politics the trust
question or the Philippine question or any
other question on which political parties
divide "a il is to carry out this plan OF
getting rid Of political disagreement on
the tariff schedules.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT is too stalwart parti-
san, too experienced politician and too
practical a man to entertain the notion
that the American people would permit
their representatives in Congress 10
throw up their Constitutional duty to
make the tariff and to express by their
votes on all measures submitted for their
consideration the popular part sanship
which national elections show 10 prevail.
Hence Mr., ROosEvELT's scheme. if il
could be carried beyond the domain
Of theory, would probably amount in
effect to the appointment, of sub-com-
mittee of Congress composed wholly of
members of the party in power. who
would maintain a running investigation
Of the tariff schedules and recommend
from time to time lesser notifications
desirable and possible withou, produc-
ing a shock upon tho entire tariff list.
Any more direct attempt at Congress
sional nOn-partisanship or neutrality
on questions that divide the politics Of
the American public would inevitably
prove futile
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now law, strikes a deathblow to free
dom OF the press tells the Press Writer
that his articles are necessarily long
much too prolix for your paper?' Then
they are much more than too prolix for
US. A writer necessarily prolix is un-
necessary; and there ought to be an
operation for prolixitis.
The Hon. ELTwEED PoMRoY. Refer
endum PoMRoY, bears the tag 346. He
has paper Of his own. the Direct Le0is-
ldtion Record. and scarcely needs to bor-
row space Of his contemporaries. But
there are other association men who
must be treasure and strength. No.
352. for instance, the Hon. CHARLES F,
SCHNEIDER Of Ocala, once famous for
its platform:
am writing on sociological questions almost
exclusively. socialism II you prefer this better
IND this covers nearly the entire neld OF human
knowledge and Offers greater range OF subjects
to deal with than any other science. branch or
division"
Now there is a writer who is better
than cyclopPdia. He takes all knowl-
edge for his province. Yet he has written
for so many different papers for more
than twenty years, always without
pay The American Press Writers As-
sociation will and should prevent such
injustice.
The sun., 1902-09-25
Christian Science Health Statistics.

To THE EpTroR or TIE SUH-St. e E. G.
writing IN your Issue of Sept -. should know that
any aurmp, to dchnc Christian Sclenc" Church
as a medical institution. and to bring IT, as such
under the special legislation governing medical
praftice must Inevitably raise q series Of knottv
legal problems. since every Christian denomins
tlon is based the Bible and the latter breaches
and teaches from cover to cover shat God heals
II must follow that " the Christian Silence denoni
nation iS to he rcckoncd a. n medical institution
then every other CHRISTIAN denomination n, uSt come
under tho same classification or else II must pro
claim It's belief that God docs not heal.
The progressive members Of the medical fra
tenty should not owe rloOk what Christian Science
has already accom- plShcd for II Chrl,tianity has
provided simpler and better way OF healing the
sick than hS matt rial remedies, 'hcy ought to know
It, The Christian science denomination IS r,
crultcd, IN great measure. hy pcrSunS who wcro
oncc what an Insurance company would call r..
Icctcd risks, r, persons who were sick and dcS
pondcnt not "a few among them having been pro.
nouncrd lncuphlc, NIcr absorbing this mate rial
upon when no insurance company would have
written policies, Christian science has brought
ltS membership To such an average condition OF
health that the clerk OF IN" First Church Of Christ
Scientist, In Boston. could repor, last June t.Nst
the mortality rate Of that church. Of over 22tOO
members. was only 2.32 per thousand ior iaOl.
being ~ per thousand less than the rate for IN ,
city OF loSton during the same year
WV NoHn Sept e ". u. McCBAckAS
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TO rHs EDITOR OF TIRE srS--Sr: John Holmes
who suggests mitigating the cat nuisance In yes
tcrdays issue by knocking out their eyes or hadl,
injuring them, ought ~ get a medal for A No.
brutality.
The cat Is very small nuisance In ron pa risor
to maay others The yelling. whlstling early
milklnan Is a vcrJ unnecessary nuisance. | nj
viii welcome the trust that makes those fellow,
as few as possible. Id rather live In a ncighbor
hood with MY cats than one fool dog owned by
fool man. The cats win stop some time whcr
through with their scrap: but a fool dog viii row
from II y. NJ To \. a. without a break. II
you want To nap after dinner. be Is ready TO 20
on with the row. Then We have the nice family
who goes out for the evening or tn the theatre tht
dog Is put out In thc yard To protest tn they return
IN the meantime the neighbors aust remain awake
I'LL the dox IA mly returns
The whole dog. cat, vhstllng mllkman, howlln 9
frcshes and other night and early mornin distances
should be under the direct care OF police laws
Inc Board Of Health Is too "dopy." II can fuss
around about splitting on the sidewalk: but II Is
dead slow" In stopping nerve-wesring noises
that are 'nllring the health OF the most nervous
people on the face OF the earth. T.. SHERMAN
NEW YORK, Sept y.
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New York and Mr.. Roosevelt

The platform adopted by the Ropub-
lican convention AZ Saratoga deals with
the question of the candidacy of Mr.
ROOSEVELT in 1904 without evasion and
with dignity.
We look forward with confidence 10
his election 10 the Presidency in 1904,
and. 50 far as this convention has the
power, We pledge thereto the earnest
efforts Of the Republican party of this
State"
No State convention could say more
or more fully express the practically
unanimous sentiment Of the Republican
party throughout ,h" mon that the ap-
parently prcdcstned Republican candi-
date for 1874 Is THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The sun., 1902-09-25
WILL DEMAND 4 SILVER PLtNk.
bryanites Serve Formal Notice ON Con.
necticut Democrats.

NEW HAVEN, Sept 24.-There are pros
poets Of merry time at the Democratic
state Convention in the Hyperion Theatre
here Tomorrow. when the Silver or BRYAN
Democrats under the leadership Of Alex
ander Troup. formerly chairman of the
Democratic state Central Committee and
ex-member from Connecticut of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, will put in
this resolution:
we beg TO state that al meeting held
IN this city Of Democrats from different
parts OF the State, who have been loyal
10 the platform and candidates of the
national Democratic party during the last
TWO Presidential campaigns, held in pur-
suance Of a general call issued for con
ference, 1t was resolved, that we request
your honorable body to incorporate In the
platform TO be framed a simple resolution
reaifirmng and ratifying the platform
adopted by the national Democratic party
on July I, 1900, at Kansas City, in plain
ana unambiguous terms, so that every
voter may understand exactly what il
means"
Mr. rroup is not delegate TO the conven-
tion Al the meeting here this aft fte-noon
or The Bryan Democrats, when this reso-
luton was unanimously adopted. twonty-
tve OF the 100 present were delegates TO
the State convention and they said they
would make a fight on the floor Of the con-
Vention in favor Of the adopt ion Of the
silver plank. One of those who will lead
in that work is State Senator William Ken
nedy of Naugatuck, who il 10 make the
speech nominating Mayor Charles + Thayer
OF Norwich for Governor Senator Kennedy
Is known as the original silyerite Of Con-
netticut.
Mr.. Troup said tonight that il the Demo-
cratic convention fails to approve the
silver resolution Tomorrow the ticket
would lose in this city at least 500 votes
and in the State between 5000 and 1000
votes.
The Silver convention TODAY made
preparations for "A State campaign should
the Democratic convention tomorrow
throw out the resolution II was said
tonight by the Democratic leaders that
the resolution will be turned down in the
convention.
There are two candidates for Governor.
Mayor Thayer Of Norwich and Melbert =.
Cary Of Ridgfield. The Thayer men said to-
night that their candidate would have a
majority OF Is. Tho Cary supporters said
that Cary would have 400 Of the 6Os dele
gates TO the convention. Senator Ken
nedy, who will nominate Mayor Thayer,
will charge that Mr. Cary is more Of New
Yorker than Connecticut man.
The sun., 1902-09-25

now presided over by Bishop POTTER
singly. 1t comprises the counties OF New
York. Westchester Duchess, Orange,
Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan
and Ulster, the most populous region in
America and the greatest diocese in the
American Episcopal Church.
1t is remarkable that Bishop POTTER
has been able to supervise so enormous
a diocese unaided. In the nature Of
things. this single diocese must eventu-
ally be divided into many. New York
alone is enough for single Bishop,
and the time cannot be far distant when
there will be erected here an archdiocese,
with boundaries about the same as those
of the present diocese; and it may be as
sumed that the first Archbishop Of the
American Episcopal Church will be
Bishop POTTER.
1t has seemed inevitable therefore that a
movement to provide Coadjutor Bishop
to Bishop POTTER would be made at the
New York Diocesan Convention now in
session in Holy Trinity Chapel
The sun., 1902-09-25
PROF. HUMPHREYSMAY RECOVER
Consciousness Restored Through the Ef.
forts OF Physicians and His Friends.

PRINCETON, y, j.. Sept. 2i--To-night
physicians are hopeful Of saving the life
of Or. Willard Humphreys, the Princeton
professor who, on last Sunday night, took
an overdose of choral hydrate 10 relieve
a toothache. AT an early hour his morn
ing he regained consciousness for the first
time snce experiencing the effects Of the
drug.
Artificial respiration, by means of which
he has been kept alive since hc was found
unconscious on Monday morning. was
discontinued, and he was taken from the
bed and kept exercising for several hours.
Then his heart action began to weaken
and his physicians. fearing the conse-
quences of further eSertion. put him back
TO bed and almost Immediately he relapsed
into his former comatose state.
oxygen was administered once more, and
he revived again before noon He has been
conscious ever since, He has talked CO.
herently but is still too weak to be questioned
a about how he HAPPENED to take the over
dose. Although his chances of recovery
have greatly improved since last night.
yet he is still in a precarious condition.
III Dr. Humphreys RECEIVERS, his ply
sicians say that he will owe it largely
70 his colleagues on the faculty They
have been working over him in relays
Of six or seven each ever since his con-
ditiOn was discovered, and some of them
have been badly used up by the strain
His recovery would, it is said, also he a
record one for the medical profession,
inasmuch as it is practically certain,
that he took almost the entire half ounce
of chloral on Sunday night
DR. J. II. Wikoff and other physicians,
who have charge Of the case, said o-night
that they believed that Prof Humphreys
at first took normal dose Of the choral,
and then in a semi-conscous condition
swallowed the remainder Of the contents
of the bottle without realizing what the
consequences might be
The sun., 1902-09-25

Automobilists in these parts who regarded
as somewhat extreme the sentiments con-
cerning reckless motorists expressed. a
short time ago, by Judge DIXON before the
Bergen County Grand Jury in New Jersey
will find further cause for reflection in the
charge Of Justice GARREITsoS to the Grand
Jury of Somerset county. y. j., delivered
on Tuesday last
The case before Justice GARRErTsoy
was one in which a team of horses became
frightened at an automobile alleged to
have been going at great speed on a public
highway and a. the result of whose fright
woman was killed. II is presumed. of
course, that il the machine had been run
ming at the legal rate OF speed the accident
would not have happened. The Justice
charged the jury that IT, upon a thorough
investigation Of the case, they found that
the automobile involved had been driven
recklessly or negligently at the time Of
the accident they were TO indict its opera
tor for manslaughter.
The charge Of Judge DIXON. il will he
remembered, also subjected offenders Of
the sort referred 10 TO similar indictment;
Bergen county appears To have been almost
identical with that in the hands of Justice
GARRETrsoN. II was held. subst ant ially.
by tho learned Justice in the former case
that the mere act Of running a motor We
hicle Al high speed was sufficient ground
for indicfing its operator on charge Of
manslaughtor If the vehicle happened TO
frighten a horse and the latter. directly
or indirectly, caused The death Of person
Thus, scorching has become mighty
serious pastime for automoblists in New
Jersey, II fthose on this side Of he river are
wise ,hoy will avoid placing themselves
in the predcament Of their brothers in
Jersey by obeying tho law a. TO speed. and
thereby rendering unnecessary extradrd-
nary treatment on tho part Of the courts Of
the Empire State.