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A Censor" Of Street Railroads Called For.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN -!9r: Cannot an
arit1 ton be made. general enough In some manner
TO help the long suffering public, In the matter OF
our surface transport stont
One afternoon recently, as binding snow
storm was In fun progress. boarded . Saxth ave
nue. car st Thirty fourth street going downtown.
The car when II arrived was already hlled. and
there we're dofens waiting to get on. J. with others.
could only get the front platform.
There were siI OF u.s. four ladies. and cou ud not
possibly get inside the car. At about Twenty third
street l was Just able 10 get inside the door and
when the car reached Eighth street there were
stIll some standing. By that time tbs conductor
had runr up la fares. besides collecting innuners
BILE transfers. On our way down we passed dozens
OF people who could not get on.
l can understand bow there misht be some
dimcui,y during the rush hours In handling the
crowd but a. 3 O'Clock In the afternoon there Is no
reason for this. We all know perfectly well that
there are many cars taken on for there was car
In sight OF US al all Again at O'Clock came up
town from Astor place In . Fourth avenue car.
and almost the same state Of Affairs existed.
Mr. MoAdoo, the Police Commissioner. has taken
the matter Of street trafnc hfmiy In hand, and Is
sblytne the problem well: but II seems though
there could be some plan devised 10 protect the
public travelling In the surface cars IL there could
be proper censor OF railroads. to whom com plain,
could be made. and with power 10 act and II proper
nnes could be established for overcrowdlns and
for not supplying sufncient cars, think Il would
do much toward solving this problem.
NEW YoRK, Dsc.e. l. DUNCAN BULKLEI,
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Bank Burglary and swindling In.
dustry

Bank burglary and swindling con-
tinue to be Improbable industries. The
returns scarcely pay the expenses and
interest on the capital invested in the
enterprises.
In the year ended last September, III
banks were attacked by burglars, who
succeeded in obtaining $50, ,584 from the
strong boxes. OF this sum $l,sle was
recovered. Forty-two bank burglars
were arrested and thirty-fve OF them
were convicted. One escaped from GUS
tody, one awaits trial. five were released,
one was sentenced to death, one was
executed and thirty-three were SEN
fenced to imprisonment. Ten OF those
sent to jail were committed for indetsr-
inmate terms and the aggregate Of the
twenty-three specific terms was l2e
years and eleven months.
These are not statistics to tempt en-
terprising men to enter the ranks OF the
bank burglars. In fact few, il any, Of
the high caste operators who once orna-
mented the criminal profession are ac-
tive now. Most Of the burelaries COM
mitted in the last years we're the work Of
"yeggmen, mere tramps. What was
once the most aristocratic department OF
violent crime has been debased until it
is little above the grade Of chicken lift
ing or sheep stealing.
In forging and swindling the criminal
industry was more fourishing. Thirty
FIVE forRers and sWindlers were arreated
in the year. Twenty Of them were con-
victed, ten are awaiting trial, and five
we're released. The KnoX-Whiteman
gang made preparations for an extensive
raid on banks and trust companies
throughout the country, but the Pinker-
tons caught them before their plans
could be carried out. The KnoI-White-
man combinations investment was
practically total loss.
The other forgers and swindlers who
are named in the annual report OF the
Pinkerton Detective Agency to the Amer
lean Bankers Association obtained COM
paratively small sums OF money. When
the large ouuays necessitated by the
nature Of forger's calling are consid-
cred, travelling expenses, hush money,
&c, it becomes apparent that the net
profits are paltry.
Some OF the prominent workers in the
criminal craft who came to grief in
ls03-o4 were 'The Missouri Kid, Little
Dick" Big Jess kid Curry Troy
Scott, 'Hooeier Jack, Indiana Billy
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The Moth and the Money,

The Hon. ERNEST w. ROBERTS, OF
Chelsea and the Seventh Massachusetts
Congress district, keeps a sleepless eye
upon the devastated orchards Of Saugus
and way stations. Knowing that Massa-
chusetts is poor and suffering Common
wealth, the Chelsea Cato proposes to
tap the United States Treasury for her
benefit.
The first day OF the last session OF
the Ffty-eighth Congress Mr.. ROBERTS
introduced into the House OF Repre-
sentatives two bills for the relief OF
saugus and other territory OF the gypey
moth and the browntail moth, those
SUCCESSORS Of the English sparrow and
imperialism, as the public enemies and
bugbears of Massachusetts,.
Bill 158o7 appropriates $4,000 for tho
investigation, under the direction Of the
Secretary of Agriculture, Of 1the Euro
pean and Asiauc insect enemies and
other natural means OF control Of the
gypsy moth and Of the browntail moth
and for the introduction and installation
Of such Of these into the regions Of the
United States infested by the pests named
as promise to be OF aid in stopping or
limiting their ravages.
Bill l5eo5 appropriates 100000, to be
spent, under direction OF the Secretary
of Agriculture, "for the purpose OF
exterminating or controlling the gypsy
moth and browntail moth.
Two hundred and sixty-fve thousand
dollars for the discontinue Of gypsy and
browntail and for the rescue Of Saugus,
Melrose and motheaten Massachusetts,.
It's not much. We fear it would not be
enough. Mr. ROBERTS should ask again.
A grateful nation can't do too much for
Chelsea and when a once proud State
like Massachusetts comes humbly to
Congress and says she cant kill her own
moths. only churl would hold his tears
at the sight Of such responsibility and
such poverty.
1t may be judged from Mr.. RoBERTs's
two bills that the Massachusetts, Gypsy
Moth Commission had little too much
zeal. Some Of its humorous employees
used to raise gypsy moths for the bounty,
so to speak, and honest farmers who
wanted their trees cut down at public
expense would salt their farms with
gypsy moths. Massachusetts may be
poor, but she hasn't lost the genius which
made her forehanded once.
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MARRY or PAY FORFEIT.
stamford Men Have Club in which the
Member Drawn by Lot Must We'd.

STANFORD. Conn, Dec. e.--It was ascer-
tanned here this afternoon that there
has been In town for some months mar
risge club composed Of ten men. One Of
the members OF the club who In still bache-
lor Ia Frank Penoyer, and he told about it
to-day. At stated intervals lots are drawn
and the member whose name II taken
from a hat must get married within six
months or pay forfeit Of s25.
One member OF the club was married
few weeks ago and another has announced
that he will be In February. The member
who has already taken the step Ii Wilbur
Byington, whose bride was Miss Lillian
Heerdt, the daughter Of Daniel Heerdt
OF Clinton avenue. The member who ha,
announced his engagement is William 7.
Austin, the organist and choir director OF
st. Andrews Episcopal Church. His
flancee Is Miss Helen Noble Of Columbus,
Ohio.
Neither Mr.. Bylngton nor Mr.. Austin will
admit that he knows anything about the
club but other members have let the secret
out. The club was organized by members
OF the Stamford Club, which was formerly
the Stamford Wheel Club.
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are too transparent. When you hear OF
the crimes OF 80 and So, Yale graduate,
you grin. The college graduates have
more than fair morals and luck Only
two Harvard men have been hanged, we
believe, in nearly 27O years; and one OF
these was executed for witchcraft
We hope. that Mr.. SToKEs's request
will be complied with to his satisfaction;
but we don't understand why he objects
to having Yale men" charged with
great crimes" Surely, he would not
prefer that they should be charged with
shoplifting or stealing junk.
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Southern Representation.

The Hon. THOMAS COLLIER PLArT has
introduced into the Senate his bill for
reducing Southern representation in
Congress. Several Representatives have
brought in similar bills.
1t may be assumed, however, that no
bill on the subject will become law.
Nor will it be necessary for the Demo-
Gratis to rely upon obstruction and in
terminable talk IN the Senate.
There is one sufficient reason why all
the activity of the gentlemen now 80
hustling with reduction bills will come
to nothing The SOLID South is a
great help to the Republicans. 1t is
a definite political advantage to them.
They may threaten, but they will not
do anything, They are perfectly con-
tented with the present state OF things
A reasonably Solid North is enough for
them
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LINE DRAWN AT THE NAVY YARD.
No Civilians 10 He Admitted 10 Dances
| Except on Invitation.

A new rule has been promulgated at
the Brooklyn navy yard in regard TO the
receptions given there, Hereafter no civ
ilian will be admitted without an invitation.
The rule is to be put into effect because
certain women Of Brooklyn made a habit
of attending these receptions without
being invited. II is declared that they
have been presuming upon a slight ac-
quaintance with some officers and bv using
their names have obtained admission 10
the dances.
We found that there were some people
attending our dances who really had no
business there" said one Of the officer
yesterday. Hereafter every man and
woman must have ticket OF invitation
Comparatively few invitations are 10 ="
sent to civilians. There are 40 many Off
Gers entitled to tickets that II will be i'm
possible TO give each more than ten invita-
tons to be disposed Of among their friend-.
civilian or otherwise. Not more than suh
persons can get into Sail Loft No. 2S wheIe
the dances are held.
The sun., 1904-12-10

A correspondent whose letter We print
to-day thinks that the negro question
will be settled by the movement to the
South Of white emigrants from tho North
and Of negro emigrants from the South to
the North. Ultimately there may possibly
be suoh movements on a scale extensive
enough TO have the consequence he desires,
but, as yet, there is no indication Of them
In the continental United States as do
fined by the Census Bureau, or the territory
on this continent there are now toward
nine millions Of negroes. Of whom nearly
four -hfths are in the Southern States, where
they make UP one-third Of the population.
Since the civil war there has been, numer-
ioally. q considerable negro emigration to
the North, yet oven now negroes constitute
less than 2 per cent. OF the Northern popula-
ton. The number Of negroes In the North
native to the South increased from .esl
In 1900 to $50. STD In 1900, or lo5,s4s. That
was not much moro than per cent Of the
negro population OF the Southern States.
The number Of white natives Of the South
who were residing in the North In 1900,
moreover, was e5s.s71, or nearly three times
as many as the negro natives.
The sun., 1904-12-10
FLOODS THE SAHARA DESERT.

For the second time in five years a food
in the Sahara Desert has been recorded.
Both Of these anomalies were In the Algerian
Sahara, and both had tragioal results.
The two small areas which were over
whelmed by water are about $50 miles
apart. The latest food occurred on the
northern edge OF the Sahara, not far from
the Moroccan border. The Wadys E)
Bridj and Muila were suddenly filed to
overiowing with water coming from a
heavy rain that had fallen on the slopes OF
the mountain range known as Djenien-
Bu-Resg. The deep food rushed through
the town on the lowlands and nearly the
entire village was swept away.
The people had no time to Zee before the
food was upon them. Ten Europeans and
fifteen natives were drowned. In spite OF the
heroic efforts OF the French soldiers from
the fort, many Of whom risked their lives
TO save the men and women struggling in
the water. The work Of death and desola-
ton was all over in ten minutes. Among
the dead was Isabelle Eberhardt, a writer
OF scientific attainments, who was ira velling
in masculine attire to collect information
concerning Mohammedan ways of living.
The news OF the catastrophe was received
by the committee on French Africa in Paris
and published in their Bulletin 1t is
regarded as remarkable that the loss OF life
was not greater, for Of the 800 houses in Ain
Sefra scarcely q dozen remain. The sur
viving inhabitants were left homeless. but
while the French garrison at the fort sup
piled their immediate necessities funds
were raised in some Of the Algerian towns
for their relief.
The earlier flood took place on April H.,
1900, and overwhelmed camp In the desert
occupied by a foroe Of ninety French SOL
diers. They had pitched their tents in the
dry bed OF the wady Urirlu. about 900 miles
south OF the city Of Algiers. little after
dark roar was heard up the Wady and
a few minutes later an area about three
ffths of mile across was under six feet
OF water The camp was swept away. but
most Of the soldiers suooeeded in clambering e
on neighboring hillocks above the food.
The bodies OF six Of them were found next
day several miles below the camp.
These facts show that though hard rains
are very rare in the Sahara, there are some
times heavy downpours in situations where
the oonfiguration Of the ground permits
the sudden accumulation Of great quanti-
ties OF water. and serious disasters are
caused II these foods chance to overwhelm
settlements. In that part Of the world
people are not likely to think 1t necessary
to provide safeguards against sudden
invasions by floods.
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MAY TAN MORTGAGES.
Such . Measure May he Pushed In the
Legislature This Winter.

ALBANY, Dec. e.-Talk in favor OF re-
cording tax Of mortgages is again heard at
the Capitol. 1t is said that such a measure,
though II has failed in other years, is likely
to be pushed by the Republican majority
a the Legislature this winter for the purpose
OF bringing In additional revenues.
The revenue from indirect sources will
be less neIt year than this, on account of
decisions OF the courts In cases involving
the taxation Of certain corporations. The
administration is also pledged to the repeal
Of the savings bank tar. The State there
fore will face a decrease In revenue ne1t
year Of $1,000 900 OF more. This is held
TO provide the opportunity for the passage
OF the mortgage tax blu.
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Colleges and Crime.

Mr.. ANsoN PHELPS STOKES, secretary
OF Yale University, has been good enough
to send us a copy of the Directory of
Living Graduates Of DR. HADLEY's school.
Much obliged therefor; and equally
obliged for the valuable advice and di-
rections which accompany the gift:
t"The one request that send with 1t is that the
members Of your stan be asked to consul, the Index
OF Graduates as frequently As occasion may oner.
In order that the university may be spared the
humiliation of having men accused OF high crimes
constantly heraded In the press Of the country as
graduates Of Ysle, when In reality they have never
received any degree from this institution"
Secretary STOKES suffers from a de-
cided atrophy of his sense OF humor 1t
is true that the makers of dispatches
have habit of telegraphing that such
and such a horsethief, summarily sus-
pended, was Harvard man, or that
such and such bank robber was Yale
man. The gentlemanly confidence man,
the swindler, the spurious high roller
the melodramatc forger, the young
gentleman Of engaging appearance who
blks his hotelkeepers, borrows money
right and left or steals a sealskin cloak
from society leader in DEVILS Lake
or Toad Hill-many Of these and other
varieties OF the genus beat and the genus
rascal are described in the dispatches
as graduates OF this or that college,
Now, dispatches often come late into
newspaper Office. 1t is not always pos
sibe for an editor to crafty the desire Of
his soul by consulting the triennial and
quinquennial catalogues and other reg
listers of fame.
To our innocent soul it has seemed that
this tribute Of vice TO virtue, this volun-
tary Offering of respect to the colleges,
was delightful. Why object to little
harmless embroidery Of fact? For our
part, il JACK SHEPPARD or DICK TURPIN
had posed as an Oxford man, we should
have had all the more pleasure in his
brilliant manners and exploits.
So far as we have kept account, Yale,
Harvard and Cornell are the favorite
colleges with the criminals in the de-
spatches. The great Western universi-
ties are neglected by these gentlemen,
anu bOH6 kOOu Olu IhBcilHs bdNoi vi
Presbyterianism keeps Princeton from
having its fair share Of the legends.
The number Of bogus college grad
yates in this town alone must be great.
In a very limited sociological excursion
In the last month we have come across
Harvard man. who said he was As
sistant Chief Of Police Of Manila and had
some off1cial relation to the General
Slooum investigation; two yale men,
who, sitting next to us at Yale Field,
ingenuously cried 'Dem's de Harvards';
and University Of Pennsylvania man"
a most agreeable youth, who, II the Island
hasn't nabbed him, still works Central
Park West. AS for the Christ Church
men and Trinity College, Cambridge,
men, and Trinity College, Dublin, men,
they are to be found by those who know
how to look. They are always turning up.
A "Balliol man" who drank gin out Of a
bottle in a street car still shines in our
memory.
We can't think that the reputation Of
the college is hurt by these fellows They
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C.ruandt street Not Nssiset.a.

Te THR EpIron OF THE Sux--sfr: y, T. Ripper
IA unjust TO the commissioner OF Streets. The Cort-
iandt street pavement has sirdady been Ripped
up al hight saw done In front Of Number 20
early this week.
Thers are Other suspio.ous spots. See In front OF
Numbers 20 and ~. respectively.
The "Commish. seems to have Issued the permit
NEW YoRK, Dec. Q. ANTI RpPER
TO rKH EDITOR OF TIE SuS--Sir Tho Street
Commissioner has not been 30 negieen As J. T,
Ripper supposes. In not issuing any permits for
teirinr open the new pa wment cortlandt street.
or, II he has. some one has sveued the results Of
his negligence by pulling up the blocks and break
Inf up the ooncrc,e foundation In three places In
the one block between Church and Greenwich
streets.
One more hole intelirently placed. and the street
win be enteuvely closed TO heavy trafnc.
NEW YoRE, Dec. Q. q. ".
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| OF similar lines on our side, would bring
positive and very appreciable benefit TO
many; and this minimum OF injury to a
few would be vastly outweighed by the
marked benefits to the greater number
While the items to be included in such
a list would necessarily require consid-
Grafton, it is still possible to suggest the
following, and we believe that careful
analysis Of the conditions affecting the
articles would place them, with others,
within the bounds Of the preceding para
graph These would be wheat, cattle
lumber, coal, wood pulp, fish, logs and
hay. We are by no means unmindful
of the probability that such proposition
would produce, here and there. an attack
of cold shivers. Nor are we unmindful
OF the other fact that in far greater
number Of cases it would meet the glad
smile Of cordial approval.
Free entrance OF Canadian wheat
would not affect market quotations.
Wheat prices are based on world supply
and demand We want Canadian wheat
for milling in American establishments,
and for transportation over American
lines to the seaboard. Free Canadian
cattle would make more business for
Western packing houses, more traffic
for railways, and perhaps cheaper beef
for American consumers, without ma
terial injury to Western ranchers or to
farmers elsewhere. Free logs and lum-
Der would make for the economy and
protection OF our forest areas, now re-
ported as threatening early exhaustion.
Free coal would crafty New England
without serious harm to Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, and would be OF ma
terial benefit to the Pacific Coast now
buying largely from British Columbia.
Reciprocity without treaty would
simply mean legislation solely in our
own interest without reference to Can
ada, and without asking from Canada
any return legislation in favor Of Ameri-
can wares. Our equivalent would come
from increased sales resulting from in
creased Canadian prosperity. That de-
velopment Of our great West which has
enriched both West and East has fol-
lowed not solely because it was American
territory. 1t is largely due to the Con-
stitutional provision for a free exchange
of commodities between the States. That
a similar benefit would accrue, to us as
we'll as to Canada, from the application,
with suitable limitation, Of similar
system to our trade with Canada, is a
sound and logical conclusion.
Any argument that reciprocity by
legislation would appear to grant bene-
fits and advantages to Canada without
presenting any tangible equivalent,
should be dismissed as too narrow and
shortsighted to deserve thoughtful con-
sideration We believe that there would
be direct gain by the removal Of duty
on various articles Of Canadian produc-
ton; that the importation Of similar
articles from other countries would be
barred by laws OF distance and cost of
transportation and that the indirect
benefit would quickly appear in a rapid
increase of our sales to our neighbor
Under such circumstances, reciprocity
without treaty, simply by one-sided
legislation, seems to us not only to de-
serve but to demand careful considera-
ton,
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The Pre.ld ents Southern visit.

From fhe AHdMo CorSHutoH
should President Roosevelt see nt to accept the
Invitation rendered him by Atantss most represen.
tstve business organization. he will come assured
Of q welcome In every way behtting his station
and 10 every way rejecting proverblal Southern
hospitality and courtesy
Atlanta, As perhaps the most representative city
Of the New South will be glad TO acquaint the
Chief Magistrate OF the republic with the scope
and siTnincapce OF recent Southern development.
believing that q personal visit TO the South will
tend 70 . better understanding Of legitimate South
eTn desires and needs, and that a better under.
standing will eliminate all friction and bring all
the sections together In the cordial bonds OF sincere
friendship and mutual consideration.
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sULZER EXPLAINS TO PLATT
Why He and President Roosevelt Both
Carried the Same District.

WASHINGTON, Dec s.-Senator Platt to-
day met Representative Sulzer under the
high dome OF the Capitol
Roosevelt carried your district didn't
hep asked the Senator.
He did" answered Sulzer.
.And you carried your district by e,Ooo''
asked the Senator, as II sohloquizing,
Il did" responded the puzzled sulzer
@How did you do it?' demanded Plat,
with good deal Of force in his tone.
BY standing pat on my record as Demo-
'crat- II some Of the others had also fol-
lowed Hannas advice they would also
have carried their districts.'
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sale Of Airs. G. l.. Fairs Effects.

By order OF the heirs OF the late Mrs.
Charles l.. Fair, her personal property,
comprising her jewelry, silverware and
c. f. Smith at the Rnickerbocker Art Gal
leries, West Twenty-ninth street. A
silver tea set OF four pieces brought $3.50
two candelabra sold for s240, and a silver
salver. $500. The sale will be continued
to-day.