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Young Mr.. Vanderbilt

When a so-called scorcher reforms and
repents of his lawlessness, he undoubt-
edly deserves some credit for his action;
but when reformed scorcher undertakes
the part of home missionary and starts
in to convert offenders and bring them
to the ways of righteousness, he merits
the thanks of the whole community.
Whether in the past the title of auto
mobile scorcher has been Justly or
unjustly applied to Mr. ALFRED G.. VAN
DERBILr, the police aut horities in and
about Newport have been keeping a
sharp eye on his big vehicle and he has
been accused repeatedly of violating
the speed law of Rhode Island. The
other evening this gentleman, while
driving in carriage, saw an automobile
coming toward him at high speed on the
wrong side of the road. A collision of
the two vehicles was barely avoided
Mr. VANDERBILT had the scorcher ar
rested. The offender pleaded guilty,
and was fined $50 and costs.
A dispatch from Milwaukee relates
that a Lieutenant of the United States
Artillery Corps, while riding recently
behind a horse that was nervous and
inclined to shy at demoniac machines
carried an army revolver in one hand
and drove with the other. Before going
far he was approached by daredevil
chauffeur who wanted the whole of the
narrow roadway. The Lieutenant dis
played his pistol whereupon the scorcher
steered away out to one side and into
ditch to let the horse pass.
Happily, firearms are not needed, at
least in the East. to insure full protection
to all users Of the highways. If every
law-abiding automobilist would adopt
the course of Mr. VANDERBILT, reckless
speeding on the public roads would
cease very quickly.
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Comment OH Capt. Motifs suggestion Liza
Behalf Of odd mon 4 0ms."

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir' Your
editorial OF the 10th inst regarding tho means
OF selecting men from the ranks for commits
stons is worthy OF much more consideration
than most people will give IT, Capt, Motifs
suggestions are timely and have been dis
cussed thoroughly In the army by those In
terested In Its welfare; but these discussions
never reach those who make our regulations
There are some notifications which could
proitably DO made in Capt. Motifs scheme OF
promoting men from the ranks What he
saws about promoting the two-ycar-old cor
poral while the old ser geant patiently does his
duty in the ranks Is only too true, and to Sc
cure recognition for the latter would suggest
the following remedy: that each year II board
OF officers consider the qualifications tprinci-
pally military OF old non commissioned OFF,
GERS and that the reports OF these boards be
passed p; upon by another consisting Of officers
come the recommendations for commission
ing certain plumber Of old, reliable non1com,
tbeS as sea sn sH %est
Point class. IA at present provided for No
one but he who has seen the Inutlal love
OF Ss ana
officers
service would be, preserved by giving all com
missions from the ranks" 70 these older men.
There are many officers in the service to-day.
among them. some Of our very best who are
graduates OF the universities and enlisted
Tor the express purpose OF obtaining commits
sions. not being able to procure them other
wise. To these men ten years OF soldering
with the prospect, az that time Of having, to
pass exams. would be such drawback that
few IL any would attempt it. BIT while still
preserving some commissions for men OF this
description. Congress could at the same time
correct one OF tho greatest iniustices that are
TO be found in the Government service. |
rerer to the present length OF time required
Tor man to spend in the ranks before beconl-
ing elibible Tor comm ssion, viz two yenrs.
ANY officer in the service can cite cnse after
case whore two young men have started on
their military careers. the one via West Point.
the other via the ranks. and the latter has been
commissioned two years in advance Of the
former. Where any person can find Justice
in such n regulation. those Of ia who have
been outranked in this manner fail to see
The remedy is si'nple-either date the
West Pointers commission from his entrance
to the academy. or make the length OF service
in the ranks correspond with the West Point
er's at the academy
The best sentiment OF the Army s i'm
menselv In favor OF lihcralitv In bestowing
commissions where thev arr well deserved
but even the men who have gained their COM
missions from the ranks in two years admit
The injustice in discriminating against their
confreres from the Military Academy
July 10 INFANTRY.
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BY an examination of this list it may be
seen how largely New Zealand is indebted to
America for goods. Indeed, there might be
difficulty in procuring. at least for some
time. some Of the lines In any considerable
quantity from Births possessions In such
case We should have to pay higher for them.
The Premier points out that it would be pos
sble for us to do one Of two things--reduoe
the duty 10 per cent. on goods of British
manufacture, carried in British ships, or
raise the tariff to the same amount on out
side goods. II is pointed out with regard to
our wool trade that prices are affected by
the Continental buyers. They buy consid-
erably from us. and whom they are In need
Of the wool give us high prices. But since
they cannot raise wool in their own lands.
and If they must have it for their nanufact-
ures, they will still buy from us, unless the
Argentine or other newly agricultural State
enters the list against us and gives their
goods free entry. As regards our other
products. butter. meat, 30. well, England
Is, far and away. our best customer. In
deed, we in New Zealand are now suffering
from the facilities given in England to the
landing and sale Of Argentine meat. They
have advantages over us In proximity, and
we labor under the disadvantage OF their
meat Deing Sold as New zealand meat. ",
therefore, they paid higher tariff than we,
our mutton and beef would soon drive theirs
out of the English market.
Mr.. Seldom has remarked-and much
capital has been made out OF the remark
that if England does not favor preferential
tariff. the Colonies must do what Ia best for
themselves. go to America for their goods,
or make fiscal treaties with other British
colonies. so that, at least, there shall be
intercolonial reciprocity. Tho remark
seems very natural 1t only foresees a
possible last resort. But 1t has been inter-
preted in England and elsewhere as a threat
to force Britain to position for which she
NAV not be prepared. To Illustrate tho
growth of New Zealand Continental trade,
mention has been made IN a leading daily
Of a cable announcing that large firm of
Continental liners is contemplating making
a port of call in New Zealand so that the
trade may be direct instead Of, MS hitherto.
carried on through Australian ports.
Generally the tone of the colony il strongly
in favor of a preferential tariff to British
goods, and the 10 per cent. rebate would be
popular. 1t is understood that we should
not ba gamers all round, but that sacrifices
would have to be made, perhaps affecting
our local industries. On the whole, how
ever. New Zealand would, in the end, gain
from tho enforcement Of tho preferential
tariff scheme. F. G. RoLLETT
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CITY MUST PAY S6SS, JSe.
Award TO Floating Dock Company Because
Its Pliers We're Taken by CITY.

A commission Of three appointed in 100,
by Supreme Court Justice Blanchard In
determine the validity of the claim of the
New York Floating Dry Dock COMPANY
to the fee simple of the bulkhcads and
pier property on South street, known az
Pier ~ East River, between Pike and Rn,.
gers streets. has reported that the com
pany, while not the holder in fee OF m.
property, is entitled to compensation for tho
appropriation Of the bulkh,ads and pier by
the city in 1899
This compensation is figured at S5li.Or.
Interest and costs bring the amount
up to sd5s,7s2 and Judgment for this
sum was entered against the city ycstcr-
day, the report having been confirmed by
the Supreme Court.
When the bullsheads and pier were taken
over by the city in the operation of a general
plan Of pier improvements undertaken bv
the last Tammany Dock Commission, the
dock company protesttd d, alleging that it,
had taken title TO the bullsheads and pier
from its predecessors, who, il asserted. had
acquir, d the title in fee under Common
Council resolutions passed in 1895 and 1912
Suit was brought to establish this title.
which the city disputed, but the city agreed
that the company was entitled - some
compensation for the loss Of the rights
and privileges 1t had to use the pier lIainia
ton Odell, Grosvenor =. Hubbard and Charles
Donohue were the commissioners
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NEW ZEALAND NEWS.


AUCKLAND. June THE prevailing topic
OF conversation this month has been the
proposed changes in the fiscal tariff. Amer
lea is the country we speak most frequently
OF in comparing countries, for our imports
from that country bulk largely. New Zealand,
in 1895, imported about 100000 worth Of
American goods; in 1902, there was total
OF about CT, 400, 600 worth from that country
To small country like ours this is matter
OF consequence. The Premier has stated
that though he has very friendly feelings
toward America. he is an Englshman first,
and will support the proposals made by
Mr.. Chamberlain on behalf OF the Empire.
In the main he is right in his remarks, and
the rest of us feel much az he does. We have
to remember that America taxes our wool
heavily and that her imports from us are
very low as compared with her enormous
export trade. The export to our country
when compared with that from the United
Kingdom is startling. / append table
showing some comparison Of imports into
New Zealand from the two countries:
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The south Represented 10 he In Dire
Need OF labor.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sn: Allow
me to call the attention of those who are or
are not interested In the welfare and develop
ment of the Southern States to the labor
question as affecting that part of our coun-
try.
The greatest need OF those owning farms
and plantations in the South Ia Inen TO work
their land. Thousands OF acres are lying
idle for the reason that il ia i'm possible to
procure any kind of laborers. The negroes
have been tempted to leave their old homes
by the offer Of higher wages and the idea that
they can compete with white workers in the
North and for these reasons the South has
become depleted Of a class so much needed
and the Northern States congestcd and over
run with incompetent men and women. Our
cities are crowded with class OF immigrants
only At to dig and delve." scarcely COM
petent to dig ditch" and who are swarm
ing the tenement house districts to say
nothing OF adding to the percentage Of crime
Our city officials are constantly ASKING the
Perhaps these officers are only interested
in their own city and do not think of the great
needs crying out for recognition outside of
their own environment,
Az long az this Government permits the
landing of thousands OF immigrants AT Ellis
Island it will be its duty to find employment
for them, so they shall not be u tax on the
To relieve these over-Crowded cities of this
class. would it rot be possible to colonize
them where there is an abundance Of work
for them to do? There Is plenty of spare
land on all those Southern farms. which
workers could have for gardens and homes
for their families. Tho expense OF living
is very small, and their WORK would fill the
greatest need Of the South.
The planters of themselves cannot find
a way out of this labor difficulty. They are
land-rich but money-poor aud have not the
means to transport bodies of laborers and
locate them where they are So much needed,
A large part of the state of NirCt in Is Ing
uncultivated. and the farms which we're once
covered with corn. wheat and tobacco, ana
were a source OF great wealth 10 the state,
are now overrun with weeds and IN great
degree abandoned
BY calling attention to this serious condi-
ton of affairs throughout the Sollhern StateS.
would il not be possible TO interest people
10 help both white and cOlorrd to provide
not only work and homes for our surplus inn
migrants but to encourage and help our
" hite brothers and sist rrS who were so deeply
impoyprishei nv orr civil war and who h We
so brayplv struggled 10 make their dosolate
plantations Weld and blossom nc in.
Work for those who are WILING to work
il piled "mountnin hiEh, and tho necessity
of the Southern people Tor laborcrs Is Cr'lng
evil. Their land IL idle and their homes
and frmilos suffering, yet the, Northern
cities are flooded with men who viii not work
OF cannot get WORK.
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be used for drill. At least one and a
half hours of drill with the guns will be
held every day, exclusive Of the time
required to go to and from the guns;
and besides this time not less than
twenty minutes day will be devoted
to infantry drill, and ten minutes daily
to calisthenics. In addition, athletic ex-
ercises will be practised as each de-
partment commander prescribes.
Once a week night practice will take
the place of the regular day drill; and
blank cartridges will be used OCCASION
ally, when small targets Stimulating tor
pedo boats will be attacked. The use OF
blanks will interest the men and will
lend an air of verisimilitude" to the
drills, which with dummy charges speed
lily become bald and uninteresting.
Provision is made in the order for the
detail Of non-commissioned officer as
permanent gun commander for every
gun in commission, and for permanent
observers at all position and range
finder stations, as well as for examina-
tions for first and second class gunners.
The portion of the order relating to
target practice is interesting. The large
mortars are to be fired thrice year,
each throwing five shots; the rapid-iire
guns are to be used twice, five shots
from each gun constituting a series
except in the case of the six and fifteen
Founders, which will fire ten rounds each.
All firing is to be at moving targets, of
which at least three will be kept ready
at each post. The district commander
is to give not more than forty-eight
hours notice to his post commanders
Of the beginning Of the practice. All
target practice will be as nearly as posi-
BILE under actual service conditions and
to maintain the esprit de corps. will be
exclusively by company, except during
maneuvres, when batteries may be con-
sidered as units.
The order should bring the Coast Ar
tillery to state of efficiency which it
has never yet attained, and which was
impossible under the old system Of
regiments that were never assembled
and of scattered batteries and parts of
batteries
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SapOIcOn and Josephine.

To THE FnIToR or 1uF SuH-Sir' with MI
due respect to the Rev Henry A. Brann, ID,
II Napoleon hid never given true consent
in tho religious marriage 10 Josephine, Jose
phine could never have been the true wife Of
Napoleon This would place her on the saue
level with concubue How was II that the
Church waited until Napoleon demanded
divorce before II was found out that the mar
rage was uncanonicol2 II Josephine was not
the true wife of Napoleon, why was a div0r
Dee'iedf When the church perforncd tie
marriage Of Josephine TO Napoleon did not the
Church accept Napoleons consent AS true
consent to marry JosephineY Josephine
must have given a true consent in the religious
marriage to Napoleon Consequently, does the
fnsity Of consent on the part Of NAPOLEON
mako the sacrament or lnntrimony voidf viii
the reverend doctor Kindly explain what the
difference N between false and true consent
suppose man gives what outwardly appears
true consent 10 marry m honorable Woman.
and at the same time does not inwardly give
that consent, would that marriage be valid In
the eyes OF the church, h. NJ. e,
NEW YORK, July IA
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WE'RE ALL BECOMING INDIANS,
Remarkable Discovery by the Versatile
Prof. Starr Of Chicago.

CHICAGO, July l5.--Prof. Frederick S'alr
of the University Of Chicago reiterated in
lecture to-day his belief that the American
people are fast developing into Indians.
Prof. Starr has believed in this theory for
some time and has now confirmed it, hn
announced to-day, by personal observation
He examined the descendants Of small
colony of Germans who came to the United
States years ago, settling III Pennsylvania
and found that the fourth and fifth gcLera-
tions had developed marked Indian charao-
teristics. such as black hair black eyes and
darker colored skin.
These variations in physical appear
ance, he declared, do not take place oaly
in German immigrants, as other natiouah-
ties coming to the United States have been
affected in the same way.
The changes noted take place inva-
riably," said Prof. Starr, through the nfiu-
ence of the potent American climate and
environment, and, furthermore, they serve
to illustrate more effectively what forces are
az work on the people Of the United States.
The American Indian as he exists to-day
is a development of the Mongolian."
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From the Lewiston journal

Gladstone lamented because the youth that he
saw about him were so old, Himself over 10. ne
was lcgslatlng constructvcy, editing Greek letter
manuscript and leading LIBERAL Parliament-Pre
mlcr intellectually and politIcally-whle other men
of forty were faded and worn out.
4 distinguished citizen OF Lewiston would hsvs
dclieht ted Mr. Gladstone for he is OF his nbre Ninety
wears old he attended tho last session OF the Amer
can society OF medicine at New Orleans and spoks
before that body. 9.OO0.mlle Journey. more or
less is nothing TO him year or so ago he packed
MS hand grip and trottcd down to South America.
Twice and thrice u yCAr he seeks the PACING C0aN'
runs out to Denver or HES HIM down 10 the Gull
state cities At home he pract'S IS medicine over
radius of thirty miles; dehcS trolley and automobile
In "a one .h0ss shay" behind young Morgan blood.
stepping coltishly and occasionally boiling Into
CUTTERS attends all public meetings, and stu votes
the Democratic ticket joyously and hopefully
The old doctor we call hm-ex- GOV crnor AlonEo
Garsclon, the more formal title-a gentleman.
scholar ono OF the oldest living alumni Of Bowdoln
College the pioneer native born resident of Lewis
ton an cx Governor OF Maine an cx Mayor OF
lewiston a man OF heart and sentiment. blood and
Nbrc: friend of the soldier soldier surgeon In the
Rebellion himself. In him Gladstone would have
been most glad for his old age is s,il young Into
II he has carried his enthuslasmSeNen his ambitions
Tlrcrss fearless consistent unsclAsh, he Crbodies
the wisdom OF years with the courage and hope OF
"A hny
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Improving the Coast Artillery.

An important general order relating
to the technical instruction of tho Coast
Artillery has just been issued by the War
Department at the instance Of Brig
Gen. RANDOLPH, Chief of Artillery,
which will go far to keep our artillery
men up to the mark, and to maintain
our forts and their garrisons ready for
service at all times.
One OF the chief features Of the order
requires the daily manning by the entire
command of every post OF all the guns in
commission, and Of all the searchlights,
electric plants and mining classmates.
The guns not in commission are to be
kept in perfect condition, but are not to
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To THE EDITOR or The SuN.-Sr' Referring TO
the broker who paid a reward of$l for the return Of
$500 and subsequently raised" IL s. Will you or
some Of your readers kindly explain to me why 1t h
that newspapers almost Invariably make diSparaK
ing comments whoa 50 called small reward Is paid
in such casesy Is 1t not fact that finder OF prop.
crty has absolutely no hight legal or moral to what
he nnds II he can ascertain vino Ii the owncr7 Is
the old saying that virtue Ia It's own reward merely
a few empty worla7
And while am asking questions. why Is II that for
every advertisement OF property found there ore
i've hundred more or less, advertisements OF prop
erty lost? Does lost property cvancscc1 or Is
there something peculiarly corruptlvc about prop
erty that IL found2 NJ.
NoRrHPoRr, l.. l.. July Is,
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Paintings. cd. New and American.

To THE EDITOR OF SUN--Sir; | read In
to-day's SIN a clipping from the London
National Rcricm which said that the exhibition
last winter 1T Burlington House of the work.
of the early and late British landscape painters
showed that those of the present day were not
to be compared with Turner, Gainsoorough
and others.
II mentioned the work of such preseat-dlr
British painters as John Brett, Vicat Cole,
Moore and Corhet," and slid:
The contrast afforded was startling IND
instructive. II Vas evi lie 1t that the sD-c llla1
naturalistic movement, as interpreted br
academical printers. had failed to Justify
itself &c. the modccn pictures showed how
vaDil, prolix aud fun of boredom the univ
spired and uniotelligent transcripts of nat
urIl facts might become.
lure say the writer Is riCht-cert1inlv ny
rncolection OF the onl,' Royal Academr ex-
hibt | ever saw. that OF 1900. is OF miles and
miles of sickly sentimental academic land
scapes. ma1nered, hard. uuinspired
But will THE SUI not tell me il such thing
could be said of the best work Of our modern
American landscapists? DO they not hold
their own with the best OF any time and any
cline?
Some say that we have never produced 9
great poet, l think it is because our great
poets chose TO Write their poems WIZ d tms
Wyant and four or Ave others who might pc
named have given us such Transcripts OF
American scenery as can compete on equal
terms with tho hest work OF Constable. tron!e
and the other English worthless; work that Is
contract with imagination and that is making
of the new generation Of Americans true ma
tura lovers. For il i orr best artists VINO are
eyes for the rest of mankind. 80,
think that If they could have aneHhibl-
ton In London of the best that this country has
to Ofler in the way of landscape 1t would Do
seen that the Americans hre the true success
sors OF the biz men OF olden time. The Enrlish
know our Abbey and orr Sargent, nglre
painters, and suppose they count Whlsilef
great landscapiSts have sprung, up in this
country of beautiful natural landscapes. and
II they could see the most representative WORK
of our best ren they would have added reason
to he proud that we are brothers alias we
certainly are CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS
ToRRINGFORp, Conn, July 10
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Diplomatic intercourse with Russia has
gone back into the regular channels,
both in regard to the incidental matter
of the Kishneff petition and the per-
manent and far-reaching question of our
commercial rights in Manohuria
If any man can mend a broken pitcher,
it is the Secretary of State.
The Washington Post, with the State
Department almost within reach Of the
tip Of its longer ear, publishes this in
formation:
Mr. HAY returned to Washington two or three
days ago, and simultaneously with that event com.
mon sense seems to have resumed It's sway In the
state Department"
We agree with our contemporary that
it would help to restore public confidence
if the identity of the "other Official"
the crockery smasher, were officially or
at least semi-officially disclosed