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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
How Odell Adjusts Claims.

Il Is year since THE Sun printed the
facts in relation to the Hartman canal
contract, the robbery of the State treas
ury by the payment for rock excavation
when only clay had been removed. The
official account of the transaction now
published by the Acknowledgement diff
fers in no particular from The SUNS.
It lays bare the same sordid, vulgar and
revolving Odellism.
ODELL's reply to the official indict-
ment Is interesting and provokes sug-
gestive inquiry. The members OF the
Canal Board, with fun knowledge Of
the fraudulent character Of the claim,
voted to pay for it. Attorney-General
CuNNEEN, the only Democrat on the
board, voted against 1t, having first
proved to his associates by expert and
other testimony that it was swindle.
They voted for 1t, ODELL says, perhaps
not entirely under the belief that his
1.-THE Attorney -General'sl contentious were
entirely erroneous, but that certain
money was due for losses which had
occurred by reason Of the failure Of the
State to permit the contractor to con-
tinue his work.
The inquiry at once suggests itself,
how many claims against the State have
been settled by permitting the dissatis-
fed contractor to plead rock instead Of
clay7 Have we an illustration here OF
a fundamental method or principle Of
approaching the treasury?
There Is a wonderful field for explora-
ton in the old canal with its trivial ap-
preparation of 100000; but it is as
child's play compared to the richness
Of the $4,000 600 proposition-Slol,-
600 900 already In sight-which is at this
writing securely planted In ODR1L's
clutches. We wonder how many Fur
naceville Iron companies, organized to
smelt pig iron, but ready for any old job,
there are lying in wait for the great
Cdell debauch?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
Marriage In the Russian Church.

From the Messenger.
Meeting the bride and groom at The door OF the
church. the priest FIRST asks the groom whether he
will have the bride as his wife and whether he has
promised any other In marriage, Receiving the
proper answers. he asks similar questions OF the
bride and receives her reply Then he leads them
into the church, where the choir sings psalm and
an skicns. and the priest says prayers of blessing
upon the couple.
Rings are produced. which the priest lays upon
the andlopion. sprinkng them with holy water
and blessing them. Then. giving ring to the
groom. he says: THE servant OF God. ", Is be.
trothed to the servant Of God, ". IN the name OF
the Father, Son and Holy Ghost" Giving the
other ring TO the bride he says the same. merely
changing names. The bride and groom then
Join their right hands. while the priest binds the
end Of his rparakhh Cstole> over the Joined hands
and the groom repeats after him: Il ", take thee
". for my wife. and will give thee love- faith and
honor In wcdlock. and will not leave thee until
death: may God help me. In the holy undivided
Trinity and with all the saints" The bride also
repeats Il. N. take thee. ". for my husband,
and will give thee love. faith. honor and obedl-
ence In wcdlock. and will not leave thee until
DEATH" dc. Then the priest taking away his stole
looscs their hands and says: What God has
Joined together, let no man put asunder; and J.
an unworthy servant OF God. by the power given
to me. Join you In holy wedlock; and declare and
make known this by the power OF the Holy Catholic
Church. In the name OF the Father and Son and Holy
Ghost. Amen"
After these words the browning takes place. The
priest prays that they may live one and may be
crowned with love In one flesh. Then taking the
FIRST crown from the analooion he puts II on the
head OF the groom, making the sign OF the cross
and saying: May the servant Of God he crowned
In the name OF the Father and Son and Holy Ghost
Amen" He then crowns the BRIDE with the same
words The bride and groom look very pretty as
they stand before the priest at the anaioofon wear.
ing their crowns. The prokimen Is then sung and
the Epstle from the Hphesians and the Gospel from
ST. John read, while the service closes with an
tkisne and the dismissal prayer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30

Prof. Won WEBER Of Heidelberg may be
q great man in economics. but he has no
sporting blood" no sociology. He went
to Oklahoma to study economic conditions.
He arrived in Guthrie with letter Of in
PRODUCTION to one Of It's able editors. This
able editor was playing OF about to play
gun play" with another able editor, The
professor stole away from Guthrie leaving
economic conditions unstudied Yet a
knowledge OF the amount OF ammunition
consumed by able Oklahoma editors in
their sports is important to any student Of
economic conditions In new and growing
country. Prof. Won WEBER has missed
not only an opportunity, but a spectacle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
The Popularity OF Japanese Patriotism.

Nobushigc Amepoyori ia the Atlantic MoHiiV.
The love OF ones fatherland IL common to
tho natives OF all countries, but in the Japa-
nese patriotism there arc certain things pc
Cular to itself.
When we consider japanese patriotism we
must never lose sight of its great concomitant
loyalty to the Emperor. These two passions
are so closely united In the breast OF an Or
binary Japanese that he can hardly conceive
of one without the other. When Il Japanese
says, Il love my country" great or even the
greater part OF his idea of his country is
taken up by the Emperor and the imperial
family His duty to his country. as con-
ceived by him. includes. first OF ALL duty to his
Emperor. Moreover. TO him his country
does not mean simply group of islands with
about Atty millions Of people living on them.
His forefathers and descendants are also
taken into account. To him the past, present
and future generations are commingled
into one so that II we analyze the idea of his
kNRi. country. as understood by him. we find
1t composed Of the following elements:
/. The imperial ancestors
.. The reigning Emperor.
3. The imperial family.
4. The imperial descendants.
i. His own ancestors.
8. His own family and relations.
Z. His descendants,
(. His fellow countrymen. their families
und their relations.
o. Their ancestors.
10. Their descendants.
II. The extent OF land OF lands occupied by
his race.
The Japanese knows that his own ancestors
served those of his Emperor. Nay. he knows
that il his own genea!ogy be traced to bygone
ages Il will be found more or less connected
with that of the imperial household. In short,
the Japa nese are members of one vast family
with the Emperor rs the head and representa-
tive Of Its main stock. The Emperor is by
birth the head of the nation. Neither he nor
any OF his ancestors came to the throne by
rnse or violence. Suppose Abraham had
founded an empire in Palestine-that his heirs
In an unbroken line ruled over the twelve
tribes themselves descendants of Abraham.
and that the empire continued powerful TO
this day: suppose this, and you have an idea
somewhat similar to that OF the Empire of
Ian
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
THE SUN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER sO. 1904.

NEY might have done wisely to evince
q similar discretion. The WestniMster
Gazette suggests that when gentlemen
connected with legations transgress
local regulations they would relieve
their Government from annoyance II
they waived their privilege and paid the
fines imposed upon them. We doubt,
however, as we have said, whether In this
instance the British Foreign Office will
receive from our State Department any
complaint Of Mr.. GuRNEY's conduct, in
view OF the considerate treatment OF
young Mr. WHITE under circumstances
almost identical
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
New York Day at 81. Louis.

Governor ODELL starts tomorrow for
st. Louis, where he is to represent the
State Of New York at the function known
as New York Day. We are sorry, every
decent citizen Of the State is sorry, that
1t Is not In our power to send at this tino
a representative OF whom We could feel
moro proud. VIII the great State of Mis-
souri, to which he goes. mindful Of oer-
tain recent chapters in it's own history,
deal with us as leniently as may be?
And to those most worthy gentlemen
who compose the Governors military
staff, irreproachable and highminded as
we know them to be, to them we make
respectful tender Of our personal SYM
patty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
PANAMA SAVING or sao,oOo,ooo
Way Found Of Diverting the Chagres River
Into the paeinc.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2o.-"A small party OF
American engineers have discovered In the
last four months what the French engineers
did not find out In twenty yeara They
found way OF diverting the waters OF the
Chagres River into the Pacific Ocean and
removing that at times turbulent stream
from the Panama Canal problem.
This announcement was made by Chief
Engineer j. F. Wallace OF the Panama
Canal, in a talk before the Chicago Press
Club, yesterday:
"The expedition was led by Engineer
George Ehle." continued Mr.. Wallace
"Mr khlo has been in Panama three or
four years. Four months ago he, with
party OF young American engineers, most
of them just out Of college, was sent to
explore the headwaters Of the Chagres
River.
-They were abandoned in the tropical
Jungle by their native helpers. and had to
carry on their backs tic packs that the ma
tives had abandoned. They cut their way
foot by foot through the dense tropical
growth along the river
"They had maps that had been made by
the French engineers, but they found rivers
where none were indicated on the maps,
and found none where they were Indicated
About twelve miles from the canal they
found a river on the Pacific slope OF the
mountains not plated on the maps, by
which the waters Of the Chagres can be
carried to the Pacific Ocean
Mr.. Wallace estimated that the cost OF
changing the course Of the river will be
sl6,OOo,OOO The estimated cost OF con-
trolling the food waters of the river under
the high level plans Of the canal. he said,
was s38,O0O,OOO. By diverting the river to
the Pacific Ocean, Mr.. Wallace said, the
$50, eco 600 saved could be used in construct
ing sea level canal.
There are four plans for canal under
considerat ion-one at the sea level, one at
9O-foot level, one at Al, feet, and one at Oh
feet" he said. IF a high level Is deched
on, " aters Of the ChagTeS will have to I've
used to supply the water between the locks,
"'lhe only plan until recently for con-
trolling the food waters Of the river was
TO dig channel COO feet wide and 40 feet
deep. The river is subject to sudden rises,
and the control of the foods has caused
the greatest engineering difficulty in the
construction Of the work."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
Goodnow Coming Home TO Answer Charges.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-The State De-
partment has been informed by Consul
General Goodnow, at Shanghai, that he
will sail for the United States at once to
reply in person to the charges OF nafeas-
ance in Office that have been preferred
against him. Some of these charges have
been pending for months and were filed by
former Consul Jernigan, Mr.. Goodnow =
predecessor at Shanghai and now practis-
ing attorney there, and, more recently. by
George Curtis, also an American lawyer
in Shanghai
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
Buffalo Post once 100 Years Old.

BUFFALO, Sept. 2s.-The Buffalo post
office will be 100 years old tomorrow. It
was on Sept. 30, 1904, that the post office
of Buffalo Creek, as 1t was then called,
was established At that time the nearest
post Offices to what Is now Buffalo were at
Batavia, on the east Erie. on the west,
and Niagara, on the north. The total re-
ceipts Of the Buffalo post office in 1906 were
$50. SO; for the fiscal year ended June %,
1904, they were 81, lbs, S65 &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
TIE CUSTOMS CIGAR STAMP.
Decision Rendered That u Practically
Defeat for the Tobacco Trust.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-The contro-
versy over the customs stamp that Ia used
on boxes OF imported cigars was settled
to-day by the President and Secretary
Shaw. The result is a victory for the in
dependent manufacturers OF cigars, who
have been making bitter fight to have
the form and color OF the present stamp
changed, and defeat for the so-called
tobacco trust.
The order issued by Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury Taylor some time ago Is,
however, changed in two unimportant
particulars. which are supposed to be favor
able to the American Tobacco Company,
although It Is doubtful II that corporation
will get much satisfaction out OF the modi-
fed order.
The decision announced this afternoon
Ia that Instead Of the present conspicuous
stamp that appears on three sides OF
boxes Of imported cigars smaller stamp
OF some other color shall be placed on the
bottom OF the box. This recognizes the
point made by the independent manufact-
urers that the Government at present is
providing a conspicuous trademark gratis
TO the tobacco trust and that it results in
q discrimination against American made
cigars.
Secretary Shaw arrived In Washington
a day earlier than expected and had a
conference with the President Immediately
after he reached here at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. After the conference the SIC.
rotary explained the decision in detail
as follows:
.The testimony establishes the fact
that the present stamp Is used as trace
mark by the cigar importers; that TINS
trademark is valuable to them and confers
n mr. them
II 1ufacturers Of cigars in the United States,
and that cigars are, in effect, the only COM
modify imported into the United States
that receives the benefit Of such trade
mark In view Of the fact that this Gcvern-
ment stamp, in it's present form, undoubt-
eddy gives a peouniary advantage to those
using II, it see-rs that the order already
issued by the Department Is, in its essence
proper The Governn ent's business If
to collect the revenue and to provide 80
far as possil lie against fraud; but II rs not
the Governments business to furnish
guaranty in the form OF tradeTar for
the benefit OF the goods. This should be
left in the tobacco business exactly as II
is in all other business.
-The Secretary permits the order made
by Mr.. Armstrong to stand 80 far as 1t re-
lates to reducing the size Of the stamp
and to attaching it in q less conspicuous
place on the box. He reverses the order
wherein it required the stamp to be OF
the same color as the internal revenue
stamp, and it will be placed on the bottom,
of the box instead OF the top, but at the end
where it now appears, opposite the internal
revenue stamp.
"The result OF the decision will protect
the domestic manufacturer from GUS
Toms stamp available as an advertis enent,
and IL protects the importer also by giving
him stamp Of distinctive color. whi' h
car be seen by the purchaser II he cares
to make examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
The. Immunity Of Diplomats From
Arrest.

It 10 settled that the rule Of interna-
Of Mr.. HUGH GURNEY, Third Secretary
of the British Embassy, who was arrested
and fined in Lee, Mass, for violation of
the State statute regulating the speed
of automobiles, and for the alleged con-
tempt of court involved in his refusal
to plead. The fines will be RENTED and
an apology will be rendered by the JUS
tice who imposed them.
No other disposition Of the case was
practicable. No rule Of international
law Is more firmly established than that
which eIempts the diplomatic repre-
sentatives Of foreign Power from the
civil or criminal jurisdiction of the courts
OF the country to which they are ac-
credited A similar claim OF exemption
was made and acknowledged in London
four years ago, when son Of Mr. HENRY
WHITE, First Secretary Of the American
Embassy to the Court of ST. James's, was
summoned for riding bicycle on foot
path Under the circumstances it would
seem unreasonable for our State Depart
ment to pronounce Mr.. GURNEY persona
non ordta and request his recall, espe-
cially as no such request is known to have
been made in the case Of young Mr..
WHITE by the British Foreign Office.
Even when diplomatic representatives
of foreign Powers accredited to the
United States have been guilty of fla
grant violations of the criminal law
their exemption from arrest and trial
has been conceded by the United States
Government. In such case, however,
the Foreign Office of the country to
which the offender belongs is invited to
take cognizance OF the offence, and the
penalty of dismissal from the diplomatic
service Is always inflicted. During Presi-
dent HARRIsoN's Administration Min
ister of a European Power became in
toxicated, and while riding in a WASH
ington street on Sunday committed a
gross breach of decorum, for which he
was forthwith arrested by a policeman
and detained at a police station until an
order for his release could be secured
from the State Department The po-
lice officer was dismissed, but subse-
quently Secretary BLAINE commended
him privately for his performance of
duty and gave him an appointment in
the State Department. AS for the Of
Tending Minister, he was straightway
recalled, and no longer figures in the
diplomatic service of his country.
OF course, a privilege may be waived.
This course has more than once been
pursued by members of legations in
Washington when they have been ar
rested for minor violations OF the law.
They have quietly paid the fines imposed
upon them, proceeding on the discreet
assumption that the least said the soon
est mended. From the comments Of a
London newspaper on the arrest Of the
Third Secretary Of tbs British Embassy
to this country we infer that Mr. CUR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
The 1000. 900 Mile Record Run Of q Loosw>.


Fr0W Nt 7StthhHc AntTftdn.
In this cor-,-y. the general me,hod Is TO rua =
locomotive for q limited number of years and then
TO rciccatc II 10 the scrap heap In favor Of a more
modern type OF engine. On the other side, how
ever. the practice is TO retain locomotive In Ger
vice as long as 1t win run, Irrespective OF the deve
opmcnts and improvements that may be incor.
porated In the progress OF time. The result Il that
upon the English railroads may be seen engines
sun In hard use which we should consider long
past their term OF service. Yet no English engine
has attained the unique distinction achieved By the
locomotive No. sss. Charles Dickens" upon the
London and Northwestern Railway, which has
covered close upon 2.loo,ooO miles N hsslare Of
express trains since lSta
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
A Noisele., Typewriter Needed

rom tdSs'ffs hdpa-idf.
a noiseltss typewriter Il something dcvoutly
TO be wished for The clatter Of the average ma
chine ought TO have been fruitful! stimulus to In
ventors long ago. but typewriter ingenutirs seem
TO have followed other lines rather than that OF
producing nolsclrSs ~or,lns. so that the problem
Is stu ~ open one Not pn;y is the consian, Gin
OF the machine nerve stranng 10 Others than the
operator but from an engineering point Of view
II means wear and tear OF mechanism and miSspcn,
encrgy-inperfect design and const ruction which
thoughtful consideration ought TO overcome In
measurable degree
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
HONORS TO PROF. BROWN.
Union Seminary Gives Him . Loving Cup.
Clock and Purse at It's Opening.

The seasons work began at Union Theo-
logical Seminary yesterday with an adj
dress by Prof. Francis Brown on "Old
Testament Elements" Seventy new stu
dents are enrolled at the seminary. with
forty in the entering class. which makes it
one OF the largest in the institution 8 history.
Prof. Brown celebrated the tw enty-fifth
anniversary of his connection with the
seminary last night. He was the guest
of honor at a reception given by faculty,
alumni and students President Charles
Cuthbert Hall made an address, and the Rev
DR. Te,lnisS S. Hamlin Of Washington, repre-
senting the Alumni Association. presented
a silver loving cup TO DR.. Brown.
Other alumni organizations gave him
clock a desk set and purse. The directors
gave Prof. Brown q sum Of money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30

Prior TO the acquisition of the Philippines we
were practically invulnerabe against All acks by
foreign States. Those tropical possessions 1000
miles from our shores have changed all this. and
have In effect put US under bonds to keep the peace
Judge PARKRR.
I'VE" were somewhat vulnerable to for
eign attack in 1914. But, il the Philippines
have put aus' under bonds to keep the
peace, why does Judge PARKER want to
give them up and cancel the bonds and
break the peace?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
snao 10 Keen Ills Marc Trilby.

Charles s. Woodward, who died ut Glens
Falls on June 81, made will by which he
set aside 5000 for the care and mainte-
nance of his favorite mare. Trilby. Should
the mare die before the money is all eX-
pended, the rest is to 10 to the testator's
mother. Mrs. Emile +. Woodward, who
resides at 2l0 East 1leth street. Mrs.
Woodward also inherits the residue Of the
estate, value at $4,000, for her life. On
her death it goes to her daughters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
Movements Of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The golfers Le-
onidas and Hannibal have arrived at Nor
folk, the gunboats Sandoval and Alva-ado
and the tug Standish at Annapolis, the
gunboat Petrol at Sausalito, the gunboat
Denver at Hampton Roads and the cruiser
Tacoma at Santa Lucia.
Chingkiang for Shanghai, the gunboat
Detroit from Boston for San Juan, and the
cruiser New Orleans from Wusung for
Cbofnn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
Win PrizeS for Military E...y,.

The Military Service Institution Of the
United States has awarded the Hunt Prize
of 1904 for best $50 and second best (sa5)
short papers on a military subject respee-
lively to Capt. Stephen M. Foote Of the
Batteries for Field Artillery and to Capt
John S. Sewell Of the Corps OF En- gineers,
for paper on -The Army-N Navy Manqu-
vres 1903
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-30
PRESIDENT VISITS A DENTIST.
A Crowd OF Several Hundred Persons
Gathers to Sec Him Como Out.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-President Roose-
welt had occasion to visit his dentist this
morning at the corner Of Fourteenth street
and New York avenue, about two blocks
from the White House. He went to the
dentists in an open carriage, the regulsr
White House coachman and footman being
seated on the box. A crowd Of several
hundred persons gathered in the street
to see the President come out of the building,
stores Joined the throng. The President
smiled and raised his silk hat AZ he reentered
his carriage.
Deed he doan need to git his teeth
cleaned" sold a negro barber who had
Is white enough already"