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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
MOODY AT THE NAVY YARD


Secretary Of the Navy Moody paid his
first official visit TO the navy yard in
Brooklyn yesterday. He was accompanied
by Rear Admiral Bowles, Chief of the
Bureau of Construction in Washington
They were conveyed from the despatch
beat Dolphin at the Battery to the yard
ON a Government tugboat, and as they
entered the channel salute Of seventeen
guns was fred from the receiving ship
Columbia at the Cob Dock
When they landed, Secretary Moody
passed between lines of marines, who
presented arms, while the navy ward
band played Rear Admiral Frederick
Rodgers, .commandant of the yard cu-
companied by his aides and some other
officers, met the Secretary and accompanied
him to the commandments Office
There was general conversation for
twenty minutes, and then Secretary Moody
said that he would not detain the heads
OF departments longer, but would meet
them in their offices. The Secretary and
Admiral Bowles and Admiral Rodgers
paid a visit of inspection TO the various
buildings. Secretary Moody looked at the
new battleship Connecticut and expressed
himself as greatly pleased with the rapidtv
and excellence of the work done on her
so far. He examined dry docks and
=, ana then went TO the steam elgi-
neering building.
He told Chief Engineer J. A. B. Smith
that he had no idea that the Brooklyn
yard possessed such an excellent plant.
From there he went to the electrical shops.
and then visited the battleship Iowa, and
went on to the Cob Dock inss Admiral
Rodgerss barge
At the Cob Dock the Secretary inspected
the new coal dock, under construction
and he paid considerable attention to tho
plans for increasing the berthing facilities
Of the yard. 1t is the desire Of Admiral
Bowles to have a part Of the Cob Dock
cut off, so that additional piers may be
constructed After making an exhaustive
inspection Of the various bureaus, Secretary
Moody was taken to Rear Admiral Rodgers
house for luncheon.
Secretary Moody said that while he had
had an idea that the Brooklyn yard was quite
a large institution, he had no idea that
it was so large and in such excellent con-
dition as he had found it, After luncheon
the Secretary returned to the Dolphin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
AN OLD NEW YORK SOCIETY.
The General Society OF Mechanics and
Tradesmen In ITS lIsth Year.

Instituted 1885, Incorporated 1892 In
1910 it Incorporated the Mechanics Ma
tional Bank; in 1920 it founded the first free
library in New York, and has continuously
maintained one; in 1920 it established
school out of which grew the public school
system of this city; in 1888 it established
the first course of free lectures in this city:
in 1856 it established the first free reading
rooms; it now maintains its mechanics
institute and free libraries and schools at
1924 West Forty-fourth street Such il
the inscription on the memorial tablet OF
the Society Of Mechanics and Tradesmen
of the City of New York put up on the
occasion of the centennial anniversary of its
acquiring ownership of the building at go
Broadway, at the northwest corner Of Park
place, in May last year.
This society was founded by number Of
representative mechanics of New Yorn
with the object of aiding and assisting
worthy mechanics and in the care and sup
port OF their widows and orphans. From
this beginning the sphere of it's influence
has widened, until now in addition to the
payment of pensions, it maintains reading
rooms and library, supports school and
offers free lectures.
In the schools courses are given in draw
ing and modelling, mathematics and phys
les and there is at present a waiting list
Oh 4oO men ana Doys desiring 10 enter Wy
school for instruction when it opens this
fall. The enrolment of students has in
creased, in the last four years, from IA
to $50. The George E. Hoe" prize fund
now amounts to 81 ,020 Free scholarships
in the New York Trade School are also
offered to deserving candidates
While the society owns valuable Ctv
property, the income from this is inadequate
to the needs OF the organization. .and tn"
work is hampered by lack of funds. The
last report contains an appeal for the es-
Establishment Of an endowment fund
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22

States establishing such a qualification
for voting, with view to shutting out
. the negroes from the franchise, may
possibly bring the question OF applying
the educational qualification generally
into prominence in our future politics;
and, IL the present food of immigration
continues, the question Of restricting
it to desirable additions to our popula-
ton by discrimination against the il
iterate is sure to be brought into serious
discussion.
Mr.. HEcKMAN's efforts to keep the
descendants OF 4the Colonials' "pre-
dominant in the citizenship Of the land
will be unavailing. however, for even
now there is no such performance. 1t
was lost long ago. The whole popula-
ton in 1910 was only about 100000,
whites, blacks, Indians, foreign and
native, and since then we have received
more than 2O0OO,OOO white foreigners
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Discomfort In Cuba.

Another American has recently re-
turned from Cuba. and we are now duly
enlightened on the vexed question of
Cuba's annexation to the United States.
The new arrival made a very important
discovery during his stay. He learned
that there were "milestones on the road
to Dover
Since the war, during the war and
before the war there have been those in
Cuba whose desire has been and still is
the annexation Of Cuba to the United
States. The sentiment has found illus
trstion In individual instances for nearly
century. To-day, those Cubans who
believe that annexation will come some
day, in five years, in twenty-five, OF in
fifty, vastly outnumber those who de-
sire it as an immediate event or believe
that it Is imminent.
The statement by some Of those "re-
Gently returned that the annexationists
are essaying an immediate precipitation
OF the Issue by stimulating revolt against
the Government for the purpose ofsetting
into action an uprising which the Cuban
Government could not suppress, thus
making necessary the intervention OF
the United States, may be dismissed as
utter folly. As for the revolutionary
activities OF the property-owning classes,
nothing ON earth is further from their
desires than instruction, revolution or
armed disturbance Of any kind. Sugar
planters are the people who would derive
the greatest benefit from annexation by
the free admission Of their product into
the market Of the United States. No
other class in the island has so much
to fear and dread from revolutionary
methods as they. A hundred men with
torches can do more injury to Cuba in
fortnight than an army could do In a
month. The planter may do what he
can to further the cause of annexation,
but "uprisings" will not be among the
instruments Of his propaganda.
That a formidable number of Cubans
10 dissatisfied with the delay in the
payment of the Army Of the Revolution
Ia unnuestionable. We have noted the
fact several times within the last few
months. But we have stated, and now
repeat the statement, that ain no case
now at all probable, il at all possible
will there occur anything which need
cause any serious apprehension. No
uprising or revolt beyond the ready
power OF the authorities to suppress it
need be expected"
The alleged disturbance, recently
reported from Santiago, to which the
recently returned American refers as an
effort to start revolution" held no
menace to the stability OF the Cuban
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
However, he win bring with him much
weight Of authority and long aoquaint-
ance with revered traditions.

Reliance and Shamrock III. will measure
one another again outside Of Sandy Hook
to-day. II the predictions Of the Weather
Bureau, which covered itself with royal
mantle Of prestige on Thursday, are full
filed there will be q moderate breeze Of
sufficient strength to take the yachts over
the course within the time limit As they
are both lght-weather boats, this should
give them as fair a test "a the believers
in either could wish. Only a few old
fashioned, long-distance, spar-splitting
yachtsmen talk of the desirability Of a
snoring southeaster, but many would prop
erly like to see battle royal in ten-knot
Northwestern with little or no swell and
plenty Of white-capped wind crests. Maybe
those conditions will be found later, and
they ought to suit Shamrock III very we'll.
Nevertheless. the Cup 10 still here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Goals Of Fire From an Ancient and Honorable

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN-sir: Recently It
was my fortune to Journey through Corning and
Households with a fastidious citizen of Boston. I
observed that he read as did !, TIE SUM- and I
venturcd to congratulate him upon his dlsccrnin z
choice.
Yes, ne said. here In the back county ono Is
cut of from New England Journals and md The
sun alone OF all papers has the tang and nlllp Of
Boston. cant read the others"
sir" said /, you arc heapng Goals OF fire.
but he didn't understand. and had evidently never
read that chlefcst among the pleasures Of life In
Boston Is taking the train for New York II an edi
toria once saw In THE SUN may be believed.
Ilearned aferward that my companion was an
honored member OF the Ancient and Hoporables
ALBANY, Aug 20. &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Turkey Preferred In tho Balkans TO German
Domination.

Gen. Riceto.n GaribGidt IN tho Independsnf.
happen to be In correspondence with all the cen
tres Of dissatisfaction In tho Balkan peninsula and
at different times have had Interviews with LEADING
men representing tho different aspirations OF the
populations under Turkish rule. What can EN-
phatlcay state Is that without exception they all
prefer to remain under Turkey rather than fall into
tho hands Of the Austrlans or Germans. The pro .
Eramme OF the centres Of Instruction In the Balkans
IL that autonomy should be obtained from the
Sublime Porte for these populations. but that nj
ways tho integrity Of the Turkish Empire should he
N aintaiped as the only way OF preventing the much
more feared occupation by Austria and Russia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Not Reader In Christian so,enc. csu,.,

To THE EDITION OF THE SUN--.str: Whatever
the court may decide In tho cass OF the young man
Joseph G. F. Squlrcs. mentioned In a report IN
to days SUN. submit. as ofncal information that
he is not An assistant reader In the Second Chris
tan Science Church. Sixty eighth street and Central
Park West" He has never been q member of that
church. but wns for short time an attendant.
The names OF tho readers OF Second Church ay,
Mr.. william D. Baldwin and Miss Josnna Williams.
NEW York, Aug. TO- w. d. MoCpAowAN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
The Bass That Jumped Aboard.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SiT: Mr.. Lynch's
story OF the small mouth black bass jumping over
board from the well under the seat OF the boat
can easily be believed. But what should you saw
70 nsh OF the same species reversing the ordere
Some years ago. while fishing in that same lake
hooked ANAL mouth bass and almost immed,
ately the line began to slackcn recled In rapidly
but the Ash was too fast UP TO tho top of the
water hight near the gunwale and lcaped into the
boat. John a pRArr
MoNTcLAIR, N. j., Aug 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
EngIishwom ems Easyliyes.

Think OF the lives % the majority Of English
women, how they pass in n sort Of dream. with
little surface housekeeping af.cr breakfast ana
gentle saun'cr before lunch. with calls or a dr,y,
after, then tea and talk and dressing for dinner
usually an unnecessarily profuse meal. after which
little stunning on the plano or novel .read,ns
and then TO bed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
The Bolated katydid.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SUN--tsir: Has anybody
heard any katydlds this year.
Listening for katydIds Is one Of my specIaltles
but as yet have failed TO detect even the falntcst
scrapc.
have never known them TO begin their refrain
so late before. In fact Aug. Is the latest date of
which have record and they generally begin In
July.
Doesn't this portend an unusually late coming
of the autumn cold,
think 1t does. PMS
DANBURY, Conn, Aug. 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-str. Can Float
Jolly OF Indianapolis the famous trainer of trottnR
horses. Including Dan r.. 704 who was a, the En-
pre City track meeting last wock. be permitted
TO noat through the door Of your Hall Of Fame,
lie Is fair fat and not quite forty, with disposition
in keeping with his name plead for his en-
trance. TIM SECRETARY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Ancestry.

TO THE EDITOR OF The suns Green as | am
indeed. fall TO understand the wrath of your CORE
spOndent because +. v. Greene failed TO became
great grandson Of one n. Greene.
Tho fortunate feature OF being plain, ordinary
Greene Is that II doesn't carry tho responsbltv n,
distingu shed ancestry. ], T. onoxps
NEW YORK Aug, 90
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Theory OF tho summer. Of 100, and ,oo,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--lSr; Can the RI.
mnrkabiy cool weather prevailing during this and
last summer be In any way attributed 10 a ohany,
In the current and character OF the Gulf Stream.
caused by the cruptlons at Martinique and due
10 change In the elevation OF the sea door,
PHILADELPHIA Aug 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22

Readers Of The SUN leaving the city can have tho
Daily and Sunday editions mailed TO their addresses
(which may DO changed when necessary, for 10
cents a month. Order through your newsdcaler
or THE SUN. 40 Nassau street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22

- n'r f~tendJ who fasor us uRh manuscripts for
publication Wshto hare rejected articles returned msy
must In az eases send stamps for that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22
Proposed Devcryite Emblem.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sr: Permit me
to offer this crude suggestion for badge for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
HARVESTING THE FLOODS.

The disastrous floods, and especially
those in Kansas, have furnished an ar
gument in favor of the national plan OF
irrigation reservoirs for irrigation pur-
poses. Such floods as swept down upon
Topeka if conserved for irrigation pur-
poses would make western Kansas and
Nebraska blossom like rose garden.
The waters that overwhelmed Des
Moines came from a region where arti-
fetal irrigation is unnecessary and an
overplus of rainfall is feared more than
q drought. The Kansas situation is
vastly different. The state of Kansas
is scanned with water courses tributary
to the Kansas and Arkansas rivers.
There is no difficulty with Kansas
drainage. Its creeks and coulees shift
its limited rainfall to the larger streams
too quickly. The trouble is that these
summer and dangerous torrents after
heavy rainfalls. Even in the semi-arid
regions of western Nebraska and Kan
sas heavy rainfalls approaching TO
cloudbursts occur. The precipitation
comes in torrents and does more dam
age than good.
II this water might be caught in
immense reservoirs and stored against
time of need western Kansas can be
added to the corn belt and eastern Kan
sas saved from occurrences of such ca
lamities as have brought suffering and
disaster to the cities situated upon its
principal rivers. Not all the immense
floods could be arrested and confined for
be controlled to add prosperity to the
one section and protect the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
STARTLING Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds to be unequaled. A
recent expression from T. j. Mcfarland,
Bentorville, Va, serves as example. He
writes: Il had bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time with
out being benefited. Then I began
taking DIR. Kings New Discovery, and
a few bottles wholly cured me-" Equal
" effective in curing all lung and throat
troubles, consumption, pneumonia and
grip. Guaranteed by George p. Pow
ers, druggist. Trial bottles free, reg
ular sizes so cents and 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
1 sit in the glowing twilight
So what are they all to me?
GrAnlDer.

Grandfather's old an rheumaticky some:
Thick in his hearin' an failin in sight;
Can't chew no more of his bread than the
crumb.
But he's hustler. is gramper, all right
Up an a-comin' an clipper an gay:
II he can't do a days work, he has
found
He can be useful in nlany's the way
Fixin' an patchin' an putterin' round.
If there's fence board that's anywhere
down.
Gramper's on hand with Ratchet and
nail:
Drives the old mare in the blackboard to
town;
Soldiers the leak In the tin milkin' pail;
Cuts up the early pertaters fer seed: e
Sees that the straps in the harness is
sound:
Does fer the winmen folks all that they
need
Fixin an patchin' an putterin round
Grandfather's old, but there's lots he can
do
Busiest man on the homestead. you beti
Done his days work but he amt noways
through:
Good for the chores of the eventide yet
Rest times a-comin'. though: soon he will
sleep
Soundly enough in the cemetery ground.
But Twill be lonesome; Wen miss him
heap
TiXiI' an patchin' an puttern' round.
Chicago News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
[Tama Press.l


We notice that the PRESBYTERIAN
General Assembly. in session at Los
Angeles. passed resolution last week
condemned among other things Sun
day newspapers, SUNDAY trains. and
riding for pleasure While we do no.
sanction everything that is done on the
Sabbath day. we believe that if the
members OF the assembly should at
tempt to practice what they preach
they would be more charitable in their
resolutions. one great fault of church
gatherings is that the majority of the
members VINO vote on the resolutions
do not intend TO even attempt to live
up to the resolutions This everybody
church is one hundred years behind the
times. Today it sanctions and upholds
what it condemned fifty or one hun
dred years ago. Twenty years ago you
could not have found minister wicked
60 enough 10 ride on a train or street
car on the Sabbath day, or attend a
county fair or a circus Now nearly
every minister does three out of four
of those Very things. In fifty years
from now the church will sanction and
recommend many things that it now
condemns. We can remember when
our old uncle would leave church just
before the organ began to play. We
can remember when man who played
a violin, even If he would leave the
violin outdoors, was looked upon with
suspicion when he entered the church.
Now nearly every church has an organ
and violin too, If it is possible to get
them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
Do You Enjoy What You Eat?

II you don't your food does not do
you much good Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is tie remedy everyone should take
when there is anything wrong with the
stomach. There is no way to maintain
the health and strength of mind and
body. eXcep: by nourishment. There is
no way to nourish except thru the
stomach. The stomach must be kept
healthy. pure and sweet, or the strength
will let down and disease will set up.
No appetite, loss of strength, nervous
ness. headache, constipation, bad
breath, sour rsings. rifting, Indigestion,
dyspepsia. and all stomach troubles, are
quickly cured by the use of kodol Dy-
spepsia Cure. Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
JUST wHoopEp IT UP.
rDolliyer Herald

There probably never has been a
time in the country, within the mem
DRY of the Oldest inhabitant, when the
rainfall. in such short period, was as
heavy as that of Sunday night. The
widest flight of the Imagination saw
written on the canopy of the heavens
a picture that no doubt, had Noah been
present With his yacht, he would have
pronounced the flood a measly drlzzle.
The day had been cloudy, with occa-
sional light rains. but about IL o'clock
the main show commenced and the
entire heavens seemed to have broken
loose in one grand phantasmagoria of
electric display and the rainfall was
terrific beyond description. The water
came down in drops as big as barrel.
The downpour passed beyond the lim-
its of a heavy rain, and became YER
liable cloudburst. The music of its
rush was like an eXtraHaganZe OF the
spheres in their mad, hilarious dance
to the choir imps of the darkness. In
a very short time the entire region
was a vast amount of water gufSlln@
and seething in its frantic efforts to
reach the water courses, where the
floods swept majestically by the light
of darting electric Examinations, carry
ing bridges, culverts and fences swiftly
from their places, like twigs IN noun
tain torrent. To the south of us cul-
verts were washed out on the North
western. and for time the tNessle
work over Soldier creek was threatened
to be carried away. The writer had the
exciting experience of standing at a
window where he could get a splendid
view of the movement of the storm
over a wide range. and is free TO say
that between the play of electricity, the
peals Of thunder, the apparent march
of horned devils on the angry clouds,
and the rivers of water. that fell, the
scene was one of the most terrific
Grand. and sublime expressions of the
forces of nature that he ever
Witnessed 1t fact it was storm that
was n storm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-03
WHERE THE poPUl!sr BELONGS.

VIII the populist party present a
presidential ticket? Ex-senator Ma
rion G. Butler, of North Carolina, says
it will. In an interview not long since
published he predicts that the populists
will hold convention and nominate a
ton of Mr.. Butler may be offered the
assertion of prominent Kansas popu-
list that he and the majority of the
populists of that state will vote for
Roosevelt.
The populist party has been dying
for ten years. In 1892 the populist par
ty vote was 1,055,000. In 1896, the year
of fusion with Bryan, the populist vote
in the states in which that party ran
ticket separately was 245,000. In 1900
the middle -the-road populists polled
years ago swelled the populist vote to
more than a million must vote some
where. Even If Mr.. Buffers prediction
prove true one, there IS no reason to
believe that the total popuiist vote VIII
exceed that of 1900, and this calcula-
ton leaves 100000 unaccounted for.
Where will they go? Naturally to
Theodore Roosevelt and the republican
party. There is nowhere else. The
populist vote is primarily against the
trusts and look where he may he can
find no effective action against corpo-
rate greed in any but the republican
party. There is nothing in democratic
history for the past ten years to attract
the populist. The states that fell into
line for Bryan are republican now, but
the populists and silver democrats re-
naming are not likely to forget the
treachery of the eastern democracy in
1896. Two thirds of the populists and
silver democrats of 90 were recruits
from the republican party and for these
to vote for Roosevelt is simply a re-
turning to their first principles.