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Frederick the Great sent No Portrait 10
Washington.

To THF EpIroE or THE SUS- Sir The e1-
tract given in to-daY's SUN hv Mir Frank
T. Marshall from "L'Amerique Deliyree.
printed in Amsterdam. l7sa. containing the
statement that the King OF Prussia had sent
Washington his portrait. inscribed lie plus
VieuN Roi de lEurope an plus grand Capitaine
du Steele. Is interesting as an indication OF
the path by which the American legend
reached Germany. II is nearly certain that
this note was adapted from an American
paragraph which FIRST appeared In the Ncu
.Jerscv journal Of Aug o. 1850. whichis in tho
New York Historical Society.
The King Of Prussia not long since presented his
Fyccllcncy Cen Washington with the picture OF his
Majesty taken to the ne" inscribed under. from
the oldest General In Europe TO tho greatest Gen
cral on earth \ celebrated General Of his Ma
ninonl. on viewing the Inscription asked. Why
does he stand higher IN n" annals Of fame than
mySelf'" consider replied this illuS'rious artist
In the science " waf you never fought but at the
head Of troops In number discipline. bravery
ardot and tull ~ hopes wing with any commanders
nut THIS noble chief has encountered every en-
harfa>smcnt. and by his united abilities complete
TO constitute the General indeed has surmountcd
untold difficulties. and therefore Justly stand,
cn,hed TO such laurels a. conquest, fame and
maguarimity Cnly can give.
The air of the novelist being too apparent
iu this aneodot" the rhetorical part was
dropped and the alleged fact OF th" Gift pre-
served ,Seo Frank M99re's Diary of the
American Revolution. II y 40
About twelve wears usc explored both
variants tho portrait and the svord and
found them equally fictitious Washin gfon
thought Frederick 30 important that he or
dcrcd 4 bust of him To be made and II Freder-
ick the Great had presented him with either
portrait or sword he would assuredly have
mentioned II IN some one of his thousands of
letters II would. indeed. have been an event
Of ynst luhlir importance to this country AT
anv tim, before the above dat". l7s0. aud Of
serious interest after that as the French
writer OF i7s9 saw For Prussia had not yet
made with ~ that treaty Of september. 1855.
which gave Washington such satisfaction.
And IN WashinCtons will such a portrait
would have surely been as worthy Of special
mention ns the historic oak box given by the
Earl of RuChau. the cane bequeathed by
Funkliu, OF the Bib" presented by Bishop
Wilson
After persistent inquiries among the WASH
ington and Lewis families | reached the con-
Cluson that no such portrait was ever sent 10
or owned hy Washington. ! could not learn
that among any of those families there eN-
istad or wns oven a tradition OF such por-
trait Unless some new evidence appears,
or unless Mr. Morthincton Ford who knows
moro about Mnshington's letters than any
man has found n mention by the General
OF a pifi frou, Frederick. the conclusion ap-
pclrs 10 me inevitable that portrait and sword
are variants OF u my IA derived from patriotic
novelette, founded on what French and
American enthusiasts longed for hut which
never occurred. MoN'lkE u I 'oNWhl.
INV luEK. March .
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Grcntcr-Greatcr Boston

Boston. which now ranks fifth in popu-
lation among tho cities Of the United
States before Baltimore and after St
Louis, is again 10 have it's corporate
boundaries enlarged by the addition Of
neghborinG townships territory, The
Greater Boston bill provides this:
Any city ~ town which now adjolns or may
hereafter adloln ID" city OF Boston by land bridge
and whose nearest boundary Is within ten miles
of the state Iious". aud any city or town which
touchc, the Scashorc between Marbehead and HUI
dnrluHvc Of Ssd towns nay become annexed to
m" city Of Boston ul concurrent vote Of both mu
inequalities"
The bill which is pending in the Mas
sachuSctts Legislature further provides
that the question of annexation shall no
submitted To either cities or towns on
a petition signed bv ~ per cent. of the
qualified voters at the last previous
general election; that an anneNlng com
, mltt"e OF three from Boston and three
from each anneKing town shall settle
the details not otherwise provided for;
that annexed towns shall be one or more
wards of Boston, not greater or less in
population than Boston wards; that three
special Commissioners appointed by the
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WAR TAX BILL DETECTIVE.
senate Finance Committee May Report
q Substitute for House Measure.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The House bill
repealing the war revenue taxes has been
found TO be so loosely drawn and defective
that the Senate Finance Committee may
report an entire substitute for the measure.
II is not the purpose Of the committee to
change the intention Of the bill to repeal
all the war taxes, but only TO put II into
language that will carry out that intention.
The most serious defect is in the tobacco
schedule, which in the form passed by the
House would not only remove the war tax.
but in all probability would also reduce II
below the rate which existed before the
passage Of the House bill
II pro .idcs that the tobacco section Of
the war Revenue act and the amendments
to II by the law Of last March shall be re-
pealed, and that in lieu of the tax Of u
cents per pound now imposed by law on
manufactured tobacco, snuff, &c. the rate
shall be cents a pound Tho reduction
made by the act Of last March. however,
was not accomplished by specific amend
ment OF the tobacco section of the War
Revenue act A separate paragraph pro-
vided merely for rebate of 20 per cent.
on the tobacco stamps sold, which prao-
tically reduced the tax from u cents TO
9 o-lO cents per pound. As that provision
is not repealed by the House bill, which
fixes the rate at cents pound, the tobacco
manufacturers would still be entitled to
the rebate Of 30 per cent. and the tax would
therefore be 8 $40 cents a pound
The subcommittee In charge Of the bill
will draw up a substitute for this section
OF the House bill and perhaps for the entire
measure, as the phraseology of the other
sections has been found defective
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LONG IsLANDS HUNGRY DEER.
sncw Prevents Their Feeding - Hay ana
other Food Set Out for Them.

Owing TO the snow, hundreds OF deer
on Long Island are reported starving.
Through what Is known as the deer belt
the winter has been Of exceptional severity.
Almost since the first heavy snow In the
early part Of the winter the deer have been
driven TO other feeding grounds, and finally
hunger forced them out in the open. But
the recent heavy snowfalls have cut of their
food supply entirely and hunger has forced
them even into farm and stable yards. where
they ravishingly devour everything in the
semblance Of food.
Many wealthy families and country
clubs in the deer belt have made II a prac-
tice recently to throw out a quantity OF hay
and other food. In consequence, droves
now daily frequent the places where food
is set out for them. On Mr.. Bayard Cuttings
place near Oakdale, the deer have become
so tame that they feed in the presence Of
the help and others in broad daylight,
Frequently the small villages in the vicinity
Of the deer country have been invaded this
winter by droves of hungry deer out forag-
ing. They were not molested but generally
soon took fright and scampered away.
Extra provisions were made at the Long
Island Country Club at Eastport for feed
ing the small game on the clubs preserves,
and daily grain was set out in quantities
Tor tne WHO loWi ana raDDte' Inc Qoer
that wander along outside the clubs pre-
serves were not forgotten and when the
SHOWS of winter became prolonged, hay
was pitched out for the deer. Throushout
tho deer belt bark has been gnawed from
the trees. twigs have been cropped from
branches where they could be reached by
the deer standing on the orusted snow
while every exposed spot Of ground from
which the drifting SHOWS were swept was
dug and paved up by the hungry animals
in search Of grass, moss or tender roots
on which TO feed
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SON, when elected President. got over
his Constitutional qualms with respect
to IL, and became it's firm friend. 10
Congress, in 1908, he sent a special mes
sage, recommending its enlargement
and, in 1921. he wrote, Il have ever
considered that establishment as oil
major Importance to our country, ana
in whatever could do for it, viewed
myself as performing a duty only,
From WASHINGTON down, every Presl-
dent has been, az he should be, a friend
to West Point.
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One Hundred Years OF West Point

One of the most interesting centen-
NAL celebrations Of the year will he
that of the foundation Of the deservedly
world-famous Academy at West Point,
which takes place next June. Congress
has properly voted an ample appro-
priation for the purpose, and the ex-
ecutive branch Of the Government
moro especially the army. will do all
that in II lies to make the event a success
To Gen. HORACE PORTER, Ambassador
10 France and a graduate of the Acad-
envy, has been assigned the task Of
making the principal address A better
selection could not have been made.
The establishment Of the Academy
was considered for the first time nj
Cabinet meeting in November, 1913.
JEFFERSON, in his Anas, summarizes
the deliberations as follows:
It was proposed to recommend In thc pTesi.
dents speech .mcSSagol to Congress the eunb
rNhmcnt Of a Military Academy. objected tha,
none Of the Spcclncd powers given by the Con.
s,tution to Congress would authorize this The
President said though would be good thing
he did no, wish To bring on anything which might
generate heat and ~ humor. II was. therefore
referred for further consideration and inquiry
NJ thc ncIt meeting opposed II as unau,hori red
BY the ConSliuion. HAMILTON and KSoN Ap
proved It wlthou, discussion, EpAUSp RANpoLPH
~as for H. saying that the words Of the Constltu
uon authorizing Congress to lay taxes. &c fol
the common deienos. might comprehend IT, The
President said ne would not choose to recommend
anything against the Constitution. but n II wa.
dousf1. h. was No Impressed with the ncccsS,,
ofthls measure that he would refer It to Congress,
and lc, them decide for themselves whether tn,
Constitution authorized Il or not"
Fortunately Congress decided in the
Affirmative, and the foundation of the
great and beneficent institution wa.
laid. Its record makes gloriou,
chapter in American history. JEFFER.
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NcAul.ne and the Police.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr Your
able editorial presentment to-day OF the
McAuline case should be absorbed and pom
dered bv every citizen of New York This
terrible incident forms as foul blot on the
city's fair name as anything that has ever
happened and the case should be kept be-
fore the attention Of the public until tho guilty
one has been brought to Justice.
II is to be hoped that the Young member OF
the District Attorneys stan will never relax
his efforts 10 accomplish this. for. not only
will he make n name for himself ny doing so.
but he will win the gratitude and respect of his
fellow citizens or those OF them who have
some regard for what the name New York
stands for.
II were policeman would rather turn
in" my shield than be content TO wear the
uniform while such a shadow rests upon IL.
The good men in the department far out
number the bad. and they should bring to
bear every power they possess to wipe this
hideous stain away j. W +.
NV YORK MarChs
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There is a river in Macedon, and there is
also moreover n river at Monmouth. There
are Greek characters carved on the mon
uments Of Hellas and there are also
Greek characters used as names Of Ameri-
oan college societies. Hence. argues a
worthy gentleman Of Wellesley Hills, the
societies should keep the monuments In
repair, and he urges the Greek letter So
cieties of Harvard University to make q
beginning
No man will dispute the desirabDity OF
preserving Greek antiquities. or the pro-
priety of Americans contributing to that
object, IL they choose. or even to some ar
rangement for American universities and
scholars to combine for that end. But
what have the Greek letter societies to do
with the matter and what has Harvard TO
do with Greek letter societies'
Fun and good fellowship with some
intellectual training the societies provide in
college, no doubt. and comradeship in after
life, but their knowledge Of Greek is usually
limited to the names Of their initials and
possibly the Greek words for which those
initials stand. Harvard could have little
influence with the societies. II has proved
a barren soil to those transplanted there.
Its Phi Beta Kappa is an oration, a poem
and dinner; a scholarship distinction but
in no sense a college society or fraternity
It's Dickey has drifted away from Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Other local associations
have always kept the Greek letter societies
in the background at Cambridge.
The amiable friend of antiquity will have
TO look elsewhere in the colleges and uni
versities for Philhellenic enthusiasm.
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wasting the Public Money.

The bill providing for the appoint
ment of commission of seven to sug-
gest legislation TO further the speedy
trial of jury cases in the counties of
New York and Kings is being rapidly
pushed through the Legislature. This
bill is supported by the Chamber Of
Commerce. and its ostensible object is
TO expedite the trial of jury cases and
TO relieve the clogged and overburdened
calendar Underneath it, however, il
would seem, there turks the design TO
deprive the Special Term Judges of
their patronage.
Whatever be its real object, however,
there is no more need of the appoint
ment of such commission than there
is for the creation of a thousand other
commissions TO cover every possible
field of legislation. II the men elected
by the people to the Legislature cannot
measures as may be voluntarily pro-
posed. legislators who can discharge
their Constitutional functions should be
chosen in their places by the electors.
The bill now before the Legislature
appropriates $50, 600 of the public money
TO be thus wasted.
The Judiciary Committee and the
Committee on the Amendment of the
law of the Bar Association of this city
not long ago made joint report, in
which they recommended that to the
City Court be given jurisdiction over
all negligence cases, and that the num-
ber of Judges of that court be increased
by three This recommendation we
cannot approve. In lieu thereof there
should be an increase of Supreme Court
justices in this department by six,
and an increase in the Second Depart
nent by FIVE. Concurrent resolutions
providing for Constitutional amend
ments to such effect are now before the
Legislature These resolutions should
he adopted, and in this way, in two or
three years, we shall have some per-
manent relief.
There are also concurrent resolutions
before the Assembly providing for the
appointment of trial Commissioners, in
the event of a specified accumulation Of
causes on the calendar. and there are
various other propositions embodied in
bills already introduced in the Legisla-
ture. Why, then, fifty thousand dollars
should be spent on a useless commits
sion, we cannot imagine, unless there be
back Of it some undisclosed scheme.
The proposed commission is not to
report until the end of this year, and that
very fact shows that any relief sug-
gested by it could not be submitted TO the
present Legislature. The whole bill is
as useless and unnecessary as it would be
10 create commission to suggest legisla-
tion on the law of marriage and divorce.
We have no more need of such delegated
legislative power than cat has need Of
helmet and pair Of spurs.
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tiou here. No matter how favorable
the laws Of any State may be, II there Is
no ground for confidence that such State
has adopted a policy which may be
deemed settled, and that unreasonable
changes are not likely to be made, or
even to be agitated, that State does
not hold itself out as an attractive
source Of corporate existence.
Why not let these laws alone until
there is some reasonable demand for
change. and give chance for the belief
to spread that the State OF New York
knows its own mind, is stable in its policy,
and that no one need fear arbitrary or
unreasonable changes In its well-con-
sdered legislation upon this subject?
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The introduction in the Senate at Albany

The introduction In the Senate at Albany
on Friday Of proposed amendment 10 the
Constitution 10 authorize the issue Of bonds
TO the amount of $40 900 .0OO, for the pur-
pose of road building, is the first step in
a scheme Of highway improvement in New
York State upon a scale unprecedented in
the history of such undertakings The
bill. which was presented by Senator ARM
srRoY0. prcscribes that the general laws
shall provide for the payment of the an
nua interest on the bonds and also for
the creation Of sinking fund Of at
least per cent per annum to discharge
the principal az maturity" The general
laws, moreover, are TO determine the To-
cation and extent of the highways TO be
constructed, and are to provide for the
equitable apportionment thereof among the
counties" The amendment as introduced
also provides as follows:
The Legislature may. by general laws require
the county or town both 10 pay the sinking fund
the proporiona,e part Of the cost OF any such high
way within the boundaries OF such county town.
and tn, proportionste part OF the interest thereon
but no county shall at any time and for any high
way. be required 70 pay more than IS per cent OF
the co,' Of such highway and no town more than IS
per cent"
The bill was referred 10 the Judiciary
Committee for consideration.
Il was estimated 10y State Engineer Ed
WARD A. BoND at the recent meeting Of the
Good Roads Convention, at Albany, that
s2O 900, 900 would be sufficient to construct
a system Of trunk roads To include every
county in New York State. But even il
the bill introduced by Senator ARMSTRONG
is passed, il will be a long time before it's
ultimate purpose can be- accomplished
Meanwhile, let our highway surveyors and
their assistants proceed energeticaly with
the work now under way.
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Protection in the Nineteenth Century

Protection. which restricts the COM
petition of foreign-made goods with
goods made at home, is approved by the
majority of people in the United States.
When it comes TO converting the pro-
tective tariff, as the beet sugar men would
do, into a barrier to a national policy Of
expansion or Of adjusting the country's
relations to other American countries,
In accordance with the political develop
ments Of this hemisphere, the protective
tariff Is made to wear a new aspect, and,
In our opinion, very false, unattractive
and undeserved aspect.
Cuba has acquired new relation to
this country. and our new relation to
Cuba includes, unquestionably, an obli-
cation to readjust our tariff so far as
Cuba Is concerned.
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Enrl,,h Of Our Great.Grandmo,her,.

TWT ITTHIT TVTTfF-
lam just old enough 20 remember great grand
mother who Said that SHE lay" at a place when
shc r,cAn, that she had slept there. and spoke OF
using the pptticaIy" when should Spsnk of
sending for the doctor Some relations of later
generation said 'ooman' for woman and when
they were much Obliged said they were much
"oblccgcd "BrATCcct for bracelet and "di'-
mondN" for diamonds were common prouunci
Atun> TUESDAY "TooSday." and A Duke
was a "Dook. and nrSt whS "fust." Chariot WAS
chariot and Harriet "Harryct" and I have
even heard "J.aucS" for James. "Goold" for gold
and "yallet" for yellow were common enour,
S,irrupS were always called "sturry ps and squlr
rcS squirrels" and wrapped was pronounced
"wropped" aud Gertrude was "Jerrude
The sun., 1902-03-10

Supreme Court shall determine the pro-
portion Of Indebtedness to be assumed;
that public libraries remain the property
Of the sections to which they belong; that
all other public property except libra
ries become the property Of the city Of
Boston, and that local option as to the
granting Of liquor licenses shall be pre-
served as at present.
In 1905 the question of annexation is to
be submitted TO each annexable munich
pality without petition Of the voters.
Any outstanding obstacle to Boston's
territorial expansion will thereby be
overridden; for it is, Of course, deemed
highly improbable that the people of any
small Massachusetts town, il formally
confronted with the glorious opportunity
of becoming citizens Of Boston, would or
could do otherwise than accept with great
heartiness and enthusiasm.
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To THH EDITOR or THE SUS Replying TO
your correspondent ~ y. C." would beg leave to
state that tho southern Cross Is visible Al cerhn
seasons from the lower coast Of Florida.
Chief Engineer shaw oftrc Cromwell Line pointed
II ont to me- tour wear ago en- route from New York
10 New orleans IN March { W =.
MLMnnIh Icnn Mnrch Q.
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Jasper always sympa,h,1e with the upper dog
In night
Jumpuppe You mean the under doc don't
YOU
Jnsper No don't Some fool phiiAnthropIs
"a sure 20 come along and kick In the ribs Of the
upper dog
The sun., 1902-03-10

They were Sittlng IN the shimmery moonlight
while In her happiness she hummed few bars
fron the latest rag time idocv. suddenly she
ccaScd and turning to her Intended With sof
love look In her eyes she said: All when We are
married ne VIII be one long sweet song
That settles ~" said ne abruptly a. he forth.
with took his leave.
The sun., 1902-03-10

To INV EpIToR or THE SUN-Sfr. Are these
citizens Of tho Wild and woolly West. eligible to
your hall Of fame Cy SiShury aud Reason Kite
are both residents oi Cheyenne county.
BArARp, Neb.. March s. J.r HAWK,
To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-.Su: Storm Bun Is
the respected and learned Professor Of steam
Engineering In the University of Wisconsin at
Madison r. !. u.
CHtChoo. March =
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The Reason why,

The lion tanner csnno, perform to might.
why
HE gave his cook notice this morning.
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Defined .

Johnnie--I say. pa what is experienced
Pa-It Is a complete record OF mans faiurea
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n our friends uho fdsor Us uNh manuscripts fof
pubteaton utsh 10 haze rej.asd arnss returned fhev
,rua IN all ea,es send stamps for that purpoN.
The sun., 1902-03-10

The Representatives OF the following States
on the Republican National Committee are in
Washington when ofncally employed: Georgia.
Maryland. North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Wyoming Two States are without repre-
sentstives on the committee at present. Tho
representative OF Arkansas Is the United States
Minister TO Mexico
The sun., 1902-03-10

The .ures, and best of blood Punaes Sayns',
Alternative.
The sun., 1902-03-10

The vote OF the Connecticut Constitutional
Convention in favor OF the restoration of the bas,
OF representation-one representative for each
township or city-which existed IN 1918 was 1T
In favor and 80 against. The rule was modified
twenty seven years ago and II restored would
give the same voice in the popular branch OF tho
Legislature TO town OF 500 as TO a city OF 10000
The sun., 1902-03-10

The claim OF discrimination against the borough
OF Queens is made in the matter of sewer main -
tensnce. There are ieS miles OF sewers in Tas
Bronx and i42 In Queens, but while 100000 Is ap-
propriated for the maintenance of those In tho
former there is only $4,000 for those In the latter
borough.
The sun., 1902-03-10

The familiar announcement comes again that
In Missouri the Republican leaders OF whom thore
are several will make a vigorous effort TO carry
that state In November There were In 1900 more
than 10000 Republicans in Missouri. Their votes.
at present count for nothing In national affairs
except that they will have one Congressman IN
the sixteen to be elected neat fall and stats
Senators In thirty -four.
The sun., 1902-03-10

New York receives every year money from
anonymous contributors. paid In restitution and
credited 10 the conscience fund" The amounts
are small. Some years they amount 10 as lttls
as $50 other years they are as high as 500. Last
year they were tSo2. The State Government gets
very little from any conscience fund, Some years
there arc such payments: last year they
a In