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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir' The pow
ers that be, not content with totally disregard.
ing the publl' condemnation OF this advertising
vandalism, are now adding insult to injury by
blocking up the already limited station platforms by
the addition OF penny In the slot machines and
ugly news stands. Unless the Rapid Transit Com
mission can be kp1ght TO realizing sense OF It's
responsibility toNSA public, may soon c1pec, TO
see the remainder OF these platforms taken up with
clgar stands. bars. three card monte men. and by
any other similar institution having the neces-
sAry pull" with the authorities.
II Is not surprising, perhaps, that the operating
company should strive to take advantage OF every
opportunity offered by the terms OF their contract.
but II IL strange tina, the gentlemen composing the
commission should either have been so nsively In
nocent or So extraordinarily obtuse as 10 accept
contract OF this character r. n. J.
NEW YORK, Dec, 4,
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NO DUTY FOR ST. LOUIS TO PAY.
SO Per Cent. Clause Appears to Apply Only
to Renting Done In Canada.

At the Custom House yesterday report
that the Government intended to levy
duty OF SO per cent. on the cost Of equip
ments and repairs made to the American
Line steamer St. Louis at Belfast, Ireland,
amounting to some $500, 900, upon her re-
turn to this port at the end Of this month,
was denied absolutely. 1t was stated
that there is no provision Of the statute by
which any such duty could be levied on the
cost of equipment and repairs made on the
other side. There is a section which pro
vides for the levying Of duties upon the
equipments or expenses Of repairs made
on a vessel on the northern, northeastern
and northwestern frontiers OF the United
States. the section providing in this in
duty of so per cent.
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"Amuican" our Trademark =.

To IHg EDITOR op TEr SuS-!Sr! In the present
discussion OF the RI yht OF this country 10 use the
title American" II might be well 10 put the matter
on q trademark basis.
II the United States OF America were corpora
ton or business house and had rsei the adjective
American In connection with It's products for even
so short period as ten years instead Of 1926, a
court OF equity would protec, Il In tina, use and
punish infringcments, whether the trademark had
been formally registered or not. The word Amer
lean" Is our trademark. a valuable part OF our
national assets. more especially In view of the fact
that we are now entering the worlds markets.
Even " It were no, conferred upon US by common
consent OF Other nations In this heniiphere, we
have established property right BY usage.
NIw YoHE, Dec. Q. JAMES H. COLLINS.
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HALTS GUESSING CONTEST.
Post once Department Stops Publishing
Company's scheme.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Post Ofice
Department has issued orders stopping
guessing contest recently started by the
Merrill d Baker Publishing Company
Of New York in accordance with a decision
reached on Nov. rs prohibiting the use
Of the mails for all manner of guessing con-
tests The scheme which is being con-
Quoted by Merrill d Baker is to give cash
prizes to those who guess the most popular
ten of twenty books put on the market
by that publishing house.
The contest has been advertised to close
Jan 81, but the Post Office Department has
issued orders that the contest must cease
by Dec 81. The fact that the contest started
before the decs ion was reached caused
leniency on the part Of the Department,
and the company will have time to bring
it to q close.
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WILLCOX'S NOMINATION IN.
And Crum's Nomination, Too, Among 800
Sent 10 the Senate by the President.

And Crum's NOmIhaudh, TOO AmUHB I'oOV
Sent 10 the senate by the President.
,,,-.. IT., Du;sov,. -
WASHINGTON Dec o. me rresiueh' W
day sent to the Senate the following nomi-
nations.
=,
10 be secretary OF for'o hico' Hes's H.
Post OF New YORK
10 be an Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court of the Philippine Islands. Adam c.
Carson OF Virginia.
Royal A. Gunnison of New York. Judge
of District Court. District of Alaska. first
division.
paat,no,.ors. ru,;o,, 70 wu,oox nj Now
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1t is gratifying to note from the records
of the Bureau Of Statistics that our exports
of cotton cloths for the ten months ended
October of this year were nearly 100000
more than for the same period of 1908. though
nearly IS, ooo. 900 less than in 1902 for SINH
lar period. The quantity sent abroad in 1904
was nearly 2s,oOo, 900 yards less than in 1903,
showing that we are getting better prices.
This 1904 increase in value was in exports to
the Chinese Empire, namely: ln,ll8,ie3
yards for s0,657,707, against l77,o37,i7e
yards for IS, ,5o2 1858. That is TO the benefit Of
our Southern cotton mills.
The returns Of the Bureau of Statistics
for the ten months ended with October
show also that we are still engaged in the
business of exporting less raw cotton for
more money. In round figures the ten
months in 1908 gave us &3o,oOo,ooo more
money for 2s,0oo less bales than did 1902,
while the ten months Of 1904 gave us s52,-
900 900 more for 56s 900 less bales.
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employed are crying for bread, yet her
fields are idle and her food products
are imported.
Justice for the Philippines.

Col. CLARENCE r. EDWARDS, Chief of
the Bureau Of Insular Affairs Of the War
Department, begins his very interesting
report on affair, in the Philippines for
the fiscal year 1904 by pointing out two
things which Congress has to do to COM
plete the building up and to make the
Philippine Islands self-supporting and
prosperous
The first is to reduce the Dingley tariff
rates on Philippine products entering
the United States, and the second is 'the
granting Of charter authority to the
Philippine Government to in ure the
inauguration and maintenance, OF ade-
quate transportation facilities through
odt the islands"
AS to the first OF these necessities, and
the only one herein considered, there
can be no question. The free admission
Of Porto Rican and Hawaiian products
into the United States was just and
sound measure of policy, and it is work
ing to mutual advantage. Why are We
refusing the same measure Of justice to
the Philippines?
Surely each member of the American
family is entitled to equal treatment, a
more particular y the Philippines, whose
distance from home, greater than that OF
either Porto Rico or Hawaii, renders
such treatment even more necessary. 1t
should not be merely reduction Of
tariff rates on Philippine products, but
entire removal of those rates in favor OF
those products. The market for these
suffered by the change Of sovereignty
and also by increased tariff duties in the
neghboring Oriental countries, GUS
toners of the Philippines
Many people seem to be looking at our
Philippine question from the wrong
point of view. Our relations with the
islands are really relations with our
selves. The Philippines are simply one
member of our body polite. How can
the body be healthy if any one member
of it is sick? The prosperity of the one
is the prosperity of the whole, and vice
versa
1t is not a question of what, in dollars
and cents, the head office can make out
Ol lne nIditH oll'e, Dut " Hdl tilc iceiu
Office can help the branch office to make
for the benefit of the general balance
sheet of the firm. Spain lost all her col
onies by her policy of bleeding them for
her home benefit. Our policy in Porto
Rico and Hawaii is justly the reverse.
Why are we discriminating against
the Philippines in favor of one or two
home interests? Why are we paying out
s3o,OOO,Oo0 to $4O,OOO,oOO yearly to for
eigners for sugar when broadminded
policy on our part toward the Philip
pines would enable those islands to raise
and send us the greater part Of the sugar
represented by that enormous foreign
disbursement of American gold? Ameri-
can gold should be used for the building
up of direct and allied American inter-
ests, and not for the tenefit of foreigners.
We are in business for ourselves-not
for Others.
As to the Congress legislation needed
for simple justice to the Philippines on
this point of American tariff rates, the
House of Representatives did it's duty at
the last session of Congress, but the
Senate failed in its part. The Lodge bill,
though insufficient, should not have
been held up, rules o. no rules.
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NOT TO FIGHT LECPp.
western Senators VIII Agree to Him as
Indian Commissioner.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 6.-Francis A. Leupp
of New York, for many years well known
as Washington newspaper correspondent.
was to-day nomin mated by the President as
United States Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs. There has been some talk to the
effect that Mr.. Leupps confirmation might
be opposed bv Senators from Western
States, who in the past have been severely
criticised by him. The indications are,
however, that these Senators will not mako
anv serious effort to prevent confirmation.
Mr.. Leupp will make some changes of an
administrative nature, and others affecting
the personnel Of the Indian service. The
Assistant Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
Capt. A. c. Tonner of Ohio, has expressed
a desire to be permitted either to retire or
be transferred SO some place where the
duties are less onerous. His wish will be
pratified
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TO EXAMINE ITS vELAsoUEz.
Boston Museum Directors Win Ask Critics
70 Pass On IT'S Latest Purchase.

BosroN, Dec. ct Is asserted by tho
Art Museum directors and trustees that the
question az to the authenticity OF the latest
purchase OF that institution, Velasquez's
full length portrait OF Philip Nv. OF Spain.
was inspired bya New York picture dealer
who was satisfied that the painting is an old
COPY Sf a portrait by Yelasquez OF Don
Fernando, brother to Philip and told Ger
tain New York art critics of his belief.
Lovers OF art here think that tho mu-
seum's picture is impugned and although
the trustees of the institution profess not
to be disturbed by the talk about the oanvas,
, the committee OF the museum Is making
a strict investigation. To this end the
committee has asked those American
painters and art critics known to be quail
fed to give an opinion on Velasquez to
examine the picture and tell frankly just
what they think about it.
Three Boston painters, Edmund c. Tar
bell, John Briggs Potter and l. Nj. Gaugen-
gigl, have already examined the painting
and Charles Hopkinson, William M. Chase.
Francis Lathrop and the professor OF ar
at Wellesley College, who is held to be an
authority on velasquez, will probably look
at it. Mr.. Tarbell says he will take his oath
the picture is an original velasquez. Mr..
Gaugengigl had already said the same
thing in effect. Mr.. Potter says the picture
is not copy. Edward Robinson, director
Of the museum, said to-day:
thus far the officers OF the museum
have no reason to doubt the authenticity
OF the Velasquez, but as charges have been
made that it is spurious, even though those
charges are anonymous and present but
fiimsy fabric Of evidence, the matter is
being investigated and will soon be settled
1 have been misquoted as saying that
feared the painting was unauthentic and
this wish to denY."
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England's Wheat Supply.

The movement of England's wheat
supply in the last few years is interest
ing, Her local supply shows large
diminution, not caused by disaster to
crops but by a marked shrinkage in the
area planted.
Her wheat areas in 1894 were 400, 900
acres less than the average for the last
decade, and 7?6,9e2 acres less than in
1898. The decline from the 2,lo2, ,206
planted acres of that year has been per-
sistent, and the ! ,375,2 ,2S4 acres OF 1904
represent the smallest planting of wheat
since returns were first collected and
published in 1885 Compared with our
own 50, 900 900 acres of wheat fields, this
is not very much of a farm.
England's imports of wheat, as cereal
and as -four, are increasing. For the
first ten months of this year they we're
$50 900 900 bushels. For the correspond
ing period Of last year they were 1885,
600 900 bushels, and for the same period
in 1902 they were l27, 100000.
Our own exports to the United King
dom haze fallen from 70,000,0O0 to
Il, 200 900 bushels. but those Of the
British East Indies have increased from
10, 700 900 to $4,000, 900 bushels. Russia
and the Argentine have quadrupled
their sales. Australasia has doubled hers,
while the United States has been losing
business. II does not mean that the
United States is being crowded out by
the competition of other lands, but rather
that we have had other and more profit
able uses for our surplus.
England's present agricultural situa-
tion is peculiar. Thousands Of the un-
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PrcpOsterous Emolumcnts Of Fed
eral District Attorney.

The United States Attorney General
betrays in his report to the Congress a
becoming concern over the fact that Gen.
HENRY L. BURNETT, the United States
District Attorney for Southern New
York, received the extraordinary sum
Of s?73,OO0 or his services between
March 81, 1890, and June 3O 1904. He
says tn matter calls or grave con-
sideration' and that the compensation
should be a fixed salary and that no fees
should be allowed.
We hasten, in common with all the in
teligent journals whose reflections upon
the incident we have seen, to add our
approval of the recommendation made
by Acknowledgement MOODY and to
record our unreserved condemnation OF
a system which makes it possible for
mere lawyer in the service Of the Govern
ment to batten TO such an extent upon
the public purse. Gen. BURNETT receives
the salary of the Office of District At
torney for Southern New York, which
is $1,000 year, but his fees for the recov-
cry of moneys due to the Government
average $1,000 annually. This is, OF
course, wholly indefensible. That a
lawyer, whatever his opportunities or
however able, should derive so great an
emolument from any source, but espe-
cially from he people, is one OF those
too familiar wrongs which weigh upon
the national nEoience and mark the
,aploncx, of tho tip,oa
The District Attorney should have a
salary and he should be content with
his salary. He should have, if necessary,
the same, salary as the Attorney-Gen-
era and he should receive no fees any
mcre than the Attorney-General him.
self does.
We do not fail to foresee that the base
argument will be brought to bear that
the collections which the District At
torney makes are of such a nature that
their effective collection is practicable
ONLY upon fee or commission basis.
Gen. BURNETT will not lack defenders and
svmpathizers who will not scruple to
resort to this sort Of defence. They will
not hesitate to pretend that il the Dis
trict Attorneys salary were $4,000 per
annum the millions covered into the
national Treasury through his office
would diminish by half. While this is
perfectly true, as all lawyers. of ability or
otherwise will hasten to affirm, it is an
inadmissible plea and can never justify
in the eyes Of any honest man the enjoy
ment of $50 900 or more a year by a
lawyer in the public service.
1t is immaterial that Gen. BURNETT is
a man of the highest integrity and the
most conspicuous ability in his profess
sion. 1t savors of indirection and casu-
istrv to allege that he could not afford to
undertake the duties Of the District
Attorney unless he were sure he would
receive at least $4,000 year. All that
is beside the case. Better far that the
Treasury should lose several millions a
year, which we admit, reluctantly, that II
would lose by the abolition Of the pres
ent system, than that any one man
should receive such enormous emolu-
ments upon the threadbare pretence
that his professional standing and dig
nifty made it both inexpedient and i'm
possible that he shou Id accept less.
We wonder which will prevail, SNUG
humbug or common sense?
The sun., 1904-12-07

The skinned City Hall looks cold and
shivery when the ground is covered with
snow. It's sand blast bath has not added
to it's beauty. But it is comfort to know
that the coming improvements in the
building are designed in the spirit Of restor-
alton rather than change. The window
panes are to be left as they have been for
almost century. All the damage planned
has been done to the outside Of the struct-
ure. New York can now rest on it's arms
until the next city administration gets well
settled in Office.
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TOO VAGUE FOR TIE ALDERMEN.
They Won't Vote an Appropriation For
Bett erinK the Condition Of the Schools"

The Aldermen refused yesterday to pass
an appropriation wanted by the Board Of
Education for the bettering of the condl-
ton Of the public schools The Finance
Committee urge d the rejection OF the ap-
preparation on the ground that the mem
bers had been unable TO get any infor1na-
ton from the Board of Education as to tho
purposes for which the money was TO be
used The charge was made that the
education board had treated the commltte"
with discourtesy. The vote was ~ to IL.
The application for the money will now
have TO be renewed.
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MoNemen,s OF Na,al Vessels.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6,-The cruiser Yam
kee has arrived at League Island the gun
lent yillnlobos at Shiakwan. the distilling
ship Rainbow aufavite' the gunboat Dixie
at Kingston.
The cruiser Prairie has sailed from Lea que
Island for Port Royal, the monitor Monad-
mock from Shiskwan for Shanghai, the
collier Hannibal from Guantanamo for
San Juan.
The sun., 1904-12-07

Whatever inconvenience patrons of the
subway must endure, they are not annoyed
by blockades and delays caused by snow
storms. Monday evening the new trans
portation system saved many a dweller in
Harlem from cold dinner or late arrival
at the theatre.
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"The simple Life"

To TIRE Eprron OF THE Sus-.Sr: Hundreds OF
p.Ssefs by saw dhpper little man last night on
one OF the avenues uptown. lie was wen dressed,
but his hnc clothes were soled with mud. while his
hs, was battered In. He was very much under the
weather
As he zigzAgged his way up the avenue there
protruded from his overcoat pocket a paper GOV.
G red book. The title WAS observed by every one.
II ws The simple Lie"
Well" remarked a bystander as he Viewed the
zigzargng combination, that's the limit"
NKw YORK, Dec, q, REH COLEMAN.
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lously, honorably and ably conducted,
or, for the matter Of that, which stands
In less need OF the interference OF q
paternal and all powerful Government.
Their plea will be that the Bureau OF
Corporations can do them no harm, and
that there is no knowing that 1t may not
do GOOD,
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Baron Won s,ernburg to Go Abroad.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 6.-Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, the German Ambesssdor will
sail from New York Dec, ~ for Germany
for "a months visit Tie will be sooon-
panied by Baroness Won Sternburg.
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six Tracks on Blackwcirs Island bridge

Commissioner Bestwas authorized yester'
day by the Aldermen to make changes In
the plans for the Blackwell's Island bridge
by strengthening the trusses so as to permit
the running Of six instead Of four railroad
tracks. The cost is estimated at about
1890 600.
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around fast enough TO sui, him
Gunbusts-he'S agas meter inspector.
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Consolation, Of IN, King Of Men.

Agsmemnon was epcsmped before Troy.
perhaps eleven years Is Ions time" he said.
,ldly, but has Port Arthur fallen yeti"
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your county, vote for a liquor candi.
date.
With these ends in view they are
at work at this moment
For my part, l am glad that the
issue is drawn. For once they ara
fighting in the arena in which III.
people have a free hand. If the
people permit the enemies of tenn
perance to come to the Legislature
and overthrow the cause of temper
ance, no individual can object If
any county sends an enemy of tenn
~erance to our General Assembly.
now that the issue is drawn in the
open, there will be but one conclu-
sion-namely, that the people of that
county prefer the saloon and the dis
tillery to righteousness and temper.
ance If they overthrow the Watts
Act, it will be said for twenty years
to come that the people in Nortl,
Carolina are opposed to temperance
legislation. and we could not expect
any legislation in that period.
l call, therefore, to the friends CT
temperance everywhere, in every sta
ton, under Ill political circumstances
in every party to be on your guard
and to exert yourself to the utmost if
YOU are in earnest. Do not elect a
candidate in favor Of liquor in hope
that some other county will do bet
ter. Liquor men have been nominated.
in not a few counties already, and
liquor candidates are coming out in
numbers sufficient to arouse the
gravest concern Do not let the plea
of party integrity deceive you. We
are a free people, and we have at
last earned the right to be heard IL
this cause. Do not let the preteXts
of Leave it to the People or Take
it out of Politics" deter you. 1t is now
in your hands, and it is by both
Democratic and Republican platforms
a political issue here and now.
Pledge every candidate. Require
of him positive, public, definite posi-
ton. He that is not for US is against
us.
s Remember that we are called upon
this year to meet a final. desperate
and well-organiZed effort to rob us Of
orr progress and to so OVerWhelm us
i'm the very moment of victory as to
demoralize our cause for years ia
come, | appeal to every man, woman
and child in North Carolina to rise
m to the help of this noblest ot
causes and give themselves to the bat
tie with. willing hearts and dauntless
wills.
j. w. BAILEY,
Chairman State Committee North
Carolina Anti-Saloon League.
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Raleigh Spot Cotton Market.

Receipts yesterday .. 10 bales.
Receipts same date last year, bales.
Prices yesterday .10H to 10 7-16c.
Prices same date last year. .13 Lice.
receipts this week ....... 81 bales
Receipts same date last week, 81 bales.
Receipts to date 14,229 bales.
Reefs. same date last year, / ,505 bales
The New York spot cotton market
was closed yesterday, this preceding
Fourth of July celebration.
The estimated prices here on the
grades stated: Strict good middling
10 13-16c.; good middling, 10 % c..
strict middling, 1850; middling,
10 "a c.; low middling, 81 C.
The only grades selling here now
are strict to good middling and
tinges, the latter at II to loo.