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COMPTROLLER TRACEWELL SAFE.
He Was Condemned without q Hearing
and without Examination.

WARRINGTON, Oct. 2O.--Robert J. Trace
well, the Comptroller Of the Treasury.
is apparently secure in his post ion and
has no fear OF dismissal because Of the
report made agains; him by Holmes Conrad
and Charles j. Bonaparte. the special counsel
employed in the invesi igation Of the postal
fraud cases. The statement coming from
high authority in the White House to the
effect that the President has no difference
of opinion with Secretary Shaw in regard
to Comptroller Tracewell's status, is taken
as indication that the incident is practically
closed,
Friends Of Mr.. Tracewell declare that
although Messrs. Conrad and Bonaparte
condemned the Comptroller severely for
passing accounts Of postal officers which
were said to be irregular, the investigating
officers never talked with Mr.. TracewelI, nor
did they examine any documentary evil
dence in his office. Mr.. Tracewell himself
In answer to direct question: made the
statement that none Of the papers in his
Office was called for or examined Secre-
tary Shaw regards 1t as preposterous that
an officer of his department or of any other
department, should be condemned under
the circumstances.
More than one leading member Of the
Administration feels that the investigation
of matters mentioned in the Tullooh charges
was conducted in anything but q Judicial
manner, and Secretary Shaw was ready to
fight as soon as an officer Of his department
was attacked without a hearing. 1t ia
believed that the part of the Conrad-Bona-
parte report relating to Mr.. Tracewcll
will be ignored by the President; at least
that no action will be taken without further
investigation.
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FINE PROSPECT AT ST. LOUIS.
#. s. Lamb. the Architect. Says That the
Fair VIII Have Had No Equal.

Frederick s. Lamb who returned a-few
days ago from the convention Of the Archi-
tectural League Of America. held in ST.
Louis, said yesterday, regarding the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition:
IF the promise given is carried out, the
exhibits will be not only more numerous but
ever brought together. China is to be
represented by an unequslled collection.
Japan will not he far behind, and tho Eu-
ropean countries are expected to surpass
any effort they have hitherto made.
1.-The exposition has fortunately been so
designed as to make access to the import
ant buildings very easy, and American
manufacturers will have the opportunity
Of seeing in limited area the best the world
can produce. The ordinary classifcatiens
adopted by expositions have been modi-
fed and materially improved. Not only
every manufacture, but every craft will
be fittingly represented and judiciously
placed No effort will be spared to make
this, which may be possibly the last Of
our great expeditions, an unqualified sue
cess.
"The city OF st. Louis itself is to be a
beneficiary Of this effort. Already streets
creased and no less than $4,000, 600 is to
be expended In permanent public i'm
provements.
The art exhibit, under the management
OF Commissioner Ives, will be one of the
most comprehensive the world has seen,
For the first time in history the line OF
demRrcation between fine art. so-called
and craftsmanship is to be eliminated. In
the great group Of art buildings there will
be displayed not only paintings and soup-
lures, not only architectural drawings and
ILLUSTRATIONS, but handicraft work Of every
variety. The wood carver, the worker in
wrought iron, workers in gold and silver,
the designers OF porcelains, mosaic, glass.
textiles and even wall papers, craftsmen
of whatever country or whatever guild
will be represented, provided the exhibit is
their personal work and has sufficient ability
to merit its acceptance by q competent
Jury"
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STATE TALK on CHARITIES.
Experts From This City TO Speak ut 9
Conference in Buffalo.

About two hundred New Workers expect
to attend the fourth New York State Con-
ference of Charities and Correction, which
will he held in Buffalo, Nov 1920. Thomas
NJ. Mulry. head OF the st. Vincent de Paul
Society Of New York, is president, and will
make the opening address. Correction
Commissioner Thomas W. Hynes will read
the first paper. on Juvenile Offenders. v
Justice Julius Meyer Of Special Sessions
will speak on the Need of a ReforInatory
for Misdemeanants Over 1S Years Of Age. y
s. j. Barrows, secretary of the New York
Prison Association, will open the discussion.
Father D. j. Mcmahon, supervisor Of Catho-
lie charities, will speak on Moral Safe
guards TO Material Relief Edward 7.
Devine, general secretary of the Charity
Organization Society, will deal with Eco
nomic Aspects OF Material Relief"
One evening will be given to the co n
sideration OF dependent, neglected delin-
quent and defective children. The speak
ers will include Father White, supervisor
of Catholic charities, Brooklyn, and Francis
II. White of the Brooklyn Children's Aid
Society.
-The Making of Americans, paper by
DR.. David Blaustoin, superintendent of the
Educational Alliance, will open the section
on preventive social work. Mornay VIII
liams, president of the board of trustees
of the New York Juvenile Asylum, will
take the lead in discussion on the PLAY
ground Movement, and the report Of a
committee on this subject will be read by
j. G. Phelps Stokes.
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The Apotheosis Of Football.

Now, when the husky young Princes
Of the Pigskin are the pillar Of peo-
pies hope, the centre of worlds desire,
the sociologist feels keener curiosity
to know what the exact sociological
status Of football Is. The game has
lived down it's detractors. All col
leges and universities admit that it is
the most important thing in life. From
the Northwestern University, where the
gale of thought is continuous and high
est, come welcome words, worthy of the
solemn theme.
1t was the very day after Purple and
Maroon had furrowed Marshall Field,
which here bears an athletic oonnota-
ton and has nothing to do with dry
goods. At mass meeting Of students
under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A.,
Dean HoLGATE married football and
religion:
"Everybody nowadays has ceased to beratc foot
bail. The rough features Of the game have been
largely eliminated. But wish to add that football
Is great help IN religion, duty. have known divtn
ity students who at sea in the mazes Of theo-
logical thought when all they needed to clear their
minds was q scrmmGge on the football field or q
run about the cindcr track AS cure for clouded
religious thought football and similar athletic
clses have a truly wonderful effect
When you see the clouds Of dust or
mud around the Unreasonable legs of
your young heroes, think gratefully Of
cloudy thought dispersed.
Dean HoLaATE's praise Of football
brought mad cheers from the UNDER
graduates and "theologues" or divinity
pills" Prof. GEORGE A. Coz caught the
ball and punted it memorably:
Il agree with Prof HoLoArs that football is an
aid TO religious study. 1t Is. believe, almost IN
raiuable aid TO religion ~ clears the mind assists
rapid thinking. and imparts a healthy moral tone
10 those who engage in IT,"
In lower, but still lofty, planes Of
thought, it must be equally valuable
Even sociologists may increase by means
of it the rapidity and strength of their
ConyOlutiOns
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followers, inspired by an absolute re-
ligious faith, leave peaceful and pros
porous homes on the shores Of Lake
Michigan and endure all the trials Of a
journey of a Thousand miles and all
the butTetings of strange city in which
they are regarded as ludicrous beings
engaged in silly enterprise. it is a dem
onstration on which to reflect with all
seriousness.
The experience is likely to do them
good They will go back to Lake Michi-
gan wiser men and women. They will
have found that they were unable to
kindle in the cold and critical atmos-
phere OF New York the intense heat OF
religious conviction which was in their
own hearts when they came here, and the
chill of their surroundings in this great
city, cynical, unimpassioned, accustomed
to all sorts of curiosities in the way OF
sensations, may lower the temperature
OF their own zeal even when they are
back mt home in Zion City, 1t is not
probable that DowIE would have haz-
arded the experiment of putting his
propaganda to such crucial test ii he
had not had genuine faith in it, for COM
plete failure such as he is sure to en-
counter here must react on his scheme
when he gets back He went forth to
conquer, he will return discounted.
His New York campaign may be the
beginning of the end Of him as religious
leader
We have printed letter from a clergy
man of the Church Of England describing
the profound impression made on him
by the Zion band and their religious
services at Madison Square Garden. A
distinguished Jesuit has also treated the
demonstration as an illustration of re-
ligious zeal which offers an example to
all religious believers.
No, it is not ridiculous; it is wonderful
and it is sad.
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EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
Congress to Meet on New. o to Act on Cuba,
Reciprocity Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-The President
issued proclamation to-day calling an ex.
traordinary session Of Congress to meet on
Nov. 0. for the consideration of the treaty
OF reciprocity with Cuba.
The proclamation follows:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by the resolution of the Senate
OF March 10, 1908. the approval by Congress
Of the reciprocal commercial convention
between the United States and the kepup,lc
of Cuba. signed at Havana on Dec. IL. 1909,
Is necessary before the said convention shall
take effect md,
whereas 1t IL important to the public in
terests Of the United States that the said con
vention shall become operative as early az
may be. now therefore. 1, Theodore Roose-
welt. President Of the United States OF
America, by virtue of the power vested in
and declare That an extraordinary occasion
requires the converting Of both houses Of The.
Congress of the United States mt their re-
spective chambers in the city of Washing ton,
on the 9Th day of November next, at - o'clock
noon, to the end that they may consider and
determi ne. whether the approval of the Con
gress shall be given to the said convent ion
the Fifty-eighth Congress- are required 10
take notice OF this proclamation
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
United States at Washington the 10th dgy
of October in the year of our Lord on. thou
sand nine hundred and three and of the indie
pendence Of the United States the one
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
BY the President,
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
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Some Very Striking Letters.

We print to-day more letters on the
question of introducing religious instruc-
ton in the public schools. They are very
interesting reading, for they come from
men of intellectual acutencss and moral
earnestness
One Of the letters may be regarded as
especially remarkable. 1t is from
Catholic priest who is determined in his
opposition to any change in the school
system for the purpose Of religious in
struction. He warns the American peo-
pie against the scheme as dangerously
revolutionary and attributes the zeal
with which it is advocated to sinister
motives, or at least to desire to make
the Church the master force in our public
school education. Many other Catholics,
however, have written with manifestly
sincere conviction that the only safe
guard of American society Is in giving
religious instruction in our State schools,
and without any such concealed purpose
as the Catholic priest to whom We have
referred 30 positively AYERS is In the
minds Of the Catholic hierarchy.
This violent contradiction Of views
among priests Of the Catholic Church on
a question of pivotal Importance may
seem surprising and unprecedented, but
there is nothing extraordinary about it.
The Protestant and infidel notion that
absolute uniformity Of opinion exists
and Is compeled in that Church has no
justification except so far as concerns
questions Of faith dogmatically estab-
Gshed. On questions not dc fde, wide in
their range, there may be and there is
much difference Of opinion. Letters re-
ceived by us on this school question and
on kindred subjects afford evidence
enough to satisfy any reasonable mind
that there is great intellectual liberty
among that very able body Of men COM
posing the Catholic priesthood
This is inevitable and any attempt to
prevent it and to force complete and
slavish subsection would have results so
mischievous that the wise Church OF
Rome does not undertake it. From dis
tingrished Catholic scholars we receive
communications which indicate that the
spirit Of modern scientific inquiry has
entered into their minds.
The correspondence on the subject Of
religious education comes to us in
volume so great that we cannot hope to
print 1.-THE Of 1t, and as already the
question has been presented In every
view the discussion should soon come to
an end. Agnostics imagine that people
are giving up interest in religious ques-
tons as unsolvable problems Our corre-
spondence proves that 1t was never more
earnest and active and widespread than
it is now.
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Argument by an Episcopal Clergyman for
Religious Instruction.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: People
say you cannot have religious instruction in
our public schools without favoring denomi-
nationnlsn.
In England there is very large number
OF what are called board schools, in which
religious instruction is given; and In the in
tense political strife Of English life there Is
not, and there never has been single COM
plant that this rcl gious instruction Is denom-
national or fosters denominationalism
If we devised a system OF religious nstruo-
tion on general lines without denominations
alIsm. and protected the parents by CON
science clause" (which should provide that on
tho objection OF a parent his child should not
be given any religious instruction) We should
have very few if any. objections.
The question of conscience Is large and
has many sides. II tho fear Of offending
conscience is real and true, the State ought
not to pass nnv Sunday laws. for among
our citizens are jews and Seventh Day Bap
lists, who regard saturday as the Sabbath
and day OF rest, besides others, who &C
knowledge no God and repudiate all rel
gion, vet or all these the State imposes law
which forbids them to buy and soil on the
Christian Sunday This Ia justified on the
grounds that II il for the good of the nation
that there should be such laws and that the
minority must give way to the majority.
Exactly the same rule applies in this rlatter
OF religious instruction. HENRY BAKER.
RosGNDALE. Ulster Co., n. Y. Oct. IL.
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Hugh McI.aughlin's Struggle.

HUGH MCLAUGHLINS struggle TO
maintain the Independence OF the
Kings county Democratic organization
was more than selfish effort to continue
his own power. If the organization had
gone over to Tammany as represented by
Senator McCARREN, Mr.. McLAUGHLIN's
days as leader would have come to
period, it is true; but besides his extn-
cuishment, the whole future OF the Demo-
cratic party in Kings was involved in
the fight
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN's offence against
Tammany was his refusal to accept its
candidate for Comptroller CHARLES
F. MURPHY knew that Mr.. CIRCUIT was
politically and personally distasteful to
the Brooklyn veteran and his friends.
vet he insisted on nominating him In the
face of their protest and warning. MIR.
McLAUGHLIN declined to indorse MIR.
CIRCUITS nomination, and MIR. MURPHY
carried the fight home by appealing to
the county committee for the aid its chief
had refused in its name to give. 1t Is
plain. therefore, that if the county COM
mittee had indorsed Mr. CIRCUIT, it would
have repudiated Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN and
published its subservience to Tammany
Hall.
Once in the hands OF Tammany, the
Kings county organization would have
been rebuilt on the model of the New
York county machine. Three years ago
complaint was made in Brooklyn that
Tammany was setting up it's agents in
that borough. 1t was declared then
that protected gambling places owned
by men associated with Tammany had
been established in Brooklyn, and many
persons feared an extension Of the Red
Light and the cadet system from Man
haitian to Long Island. The election
of the anti-Tammany ticket in 1901
stopped the invasion, and now Tam
many with fair promises OF reforma-
ton, has undertaken to take by force
what it then failed to obtain by stealth.
Mr.. MURPHY felt confident that if he
could get control of the Kings county
organization, deposing Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN,
the Democrats in Brooklyn would follow
him az tho Tammany men do here, and
surrender their independence to him.
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN had knowledge Of the
Democratic voters Of his home which
led him to believe that Tammany could
not make them its creatures and his be-
lief was justified on Monday evening.
Unquestionably, HUGH MCLAUGHLIN
stands for the autonomy and dignity Of
the Democracy of Brooklyn. If he had
been defeated by MURPHY, the Kings
county organization would have become
only tail to the Tammany kite. Having
won, the Brooklyn Democrats will con-
tinue as they have been, independent,
reputable and decent.
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pire in a contest with every important
nation in the civilized world.
Mr.. c. 7. RITCHIE also called attention
to the irresistibly progressive tendency
of q proteotionist policy. In his speech
at Croydon on Oct. he told his auditors
that the proposed preferential tariff
was merely an entering wedge, which
ultimately would reduce Great Britain
to the level of Germany, where food
taxes had driven the workingmen to
socialism. Mr.. RITCHIE also recognized
the folly of giving the United States any
cause for resentment.
1t remains to be seen whether the
upholders of free trade, now that they
have entered the field, will be able to
neutralize the advantage which, for the
moment, Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN has seemed
to secure by getting the start OF his
opponents
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The Wisdom OF Teaching Religion to
Immature Minds Questioned.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-sir: Ia It
not clear from many letters you have printed
that their writer's. and thousands OF other
men OF like training, have had severe ,strug::
Res to free themselves from the incubus Of
their early training in RELIGIOUS supcrstitions?
II that Is so, was 1t wisdom to have so
to be deprecated that such training should
BE- contlnucd-impressine upon infant minds
tend against. with the feeling that possibly
they ar. shining In entertaining such strug-
res for freedom Of thought?
Would IL rot be safe for the Church to omit
such teaching until the mind had matured
under ethical teaching, lest it should en-
counter reasoning faculties that could not be
overcome or impressed as could the youthful
or infnntile mind?
II tho menbership Of churches can only be
kept UP by taking In the young people before
they escape from tine impressions they got IN
the Sunday school and Bible classee, Il Il any
wonder that so many Of your intelligent cor
rcspondents have withdrawn from it?
New York. Oct 10. ALBEIT GRANGER.
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Tammany Mayor Of New York, used
these memorable words in commenting
on a member of his administration whose
acts had aroused the wrath Of a great
part of the people of New York.
WILLIAM S. DEvERr Is the best Chief OF Police
New York ever had"
Two years ago GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN
stood in the Grand Central Palace as
chairman Of the Democratic City Con-
vention and addressed these brave
words to his fellow delegates:
I'VE meet here again tonight to ndorse the
Democratic administration that has been presided
over so ably and so successfully by that unswerving
fearless Democrat, ROBERT A. VAN WICK. .
We have no apologies to offer. We have nothing
for which TO apologize"
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MADE TWO WILLS IN TWO WEEKS.
The Last Left Alto the Church--A Cousin
Contests Both.

The testimony of Attorney Joseph d.
Creeden before Judge Thomas in the Sur
rogate's Court to-day will begin three
sided wrangls over the savings OF Alice
O'Brien.
Alice O'Brien grew old in the service OF
Yonkers family named Fox, and year
or so ago retired with $4,000, saited away
in different savings banks. She had
cousin, Bridget Hennessey. living at 3So
West l25th street, but for some reason--the
attorneys of the cousin hint that she had
been persuaded that the cousin was dead
did not go to her house.
Instead, she went to stay with a Mrs
Catherine Ledwith of 32l East Seventy
seventh street, While there she became
a regular attendant of st. Monica's Church,
in East Seventy ninth street.
She died on July 10 last aged 20 or more.
and hearing of the death by chance. Mrs.
Hennessey, the cousin, made inquiries.
She discovered that Mrs O'Brien nineteen
days before her death had made VIII
leaving all her property to six members OF
the Yonkers family in which she had form
erly served, and that thirteen days after
signing the first will she had made another
revoking it and leaving everything to St
Monica's Church, except small amounts be-
queathed "for masses, to the Rev. Fathers
Lennon, Commit, Creedon and Prout OF
that church. Father Lennon is made ex-
ecutor OF the second will, which was drawn
up by Joseph d. Creeden.
The lawyers Of the cousin, who is con-
testing both wills, said yesterday that they
had learned that the second will was signed
immediately after the testatrix had re-
ceived tho last rites Of the Church from
some OF The legatees and that the lawyer
who drew it up was related to one Of the
latter. Mr.. Creeden's testimony is to be
taken tomorrow SO as to permit him to
leave the State. The main hearing will be
on Nov TO-
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Surxestions as to the Police Force.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUs-Sfr! II seems to
me that our police force could not be put better
use than to station them on the busiest thorough.
fares on their different posts. and then In the
public should need a policeman. they would know
exactly where 10 ind Sometimes It takes n
long time TO get policeman when one Is wanted
There should be policeman on every strect-croSs.
Ing In Fifth avenue from Fourteenth 10 Fifty mint
street. The few policemen who are stationed on
Fifth avenue do good work. but II Is simply 'mpos.
sb'e for them TO regulate the trafno The crossing
OF streets Is exceedingly dangerous and is becoming
more 50 every day.
The chsuffeurs, both professional and amateur
are simply getting worse and worse. They come
out of the Park and down Central Park West Into
and across the Grand Circle. at Eighth avenue and
Fifty ninth street footing their horns and making
people run like sheep to get out Of their way This
Is getting TO be simply e1asperatng. walk great
deal In the streets Of New York and seldom see
a driver OF m automobile slow up he expects every
body else to run and ret out Of his way II seems
TO me that The bicycle police are not nearly much
In evidence rs they used 10 be. saw the other day
nve automobiles on Fifth and Eighth avenues that
we're certainly going more than twenty niles an
hour. CITIZEN.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.