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for several seasons, because no theatres
have been provided for those with no
apparent chance of success. Only the
productions reaching certain standard
of artistic excellence were considered
by the managers who arranged for the
appearances of plays in different cities.
By this process of elimination the field
was left open to those dramatic pro-
auctions which seem by reason of their
artistic ability and the care and money
expended in their preparation worthy
of being placed before the public. Thus
the competition of the purely specula-
tive productions has been averted and
the public saved from theatricals of
poor quality.
1t is owing to this diminished supply
that managers feel this year more con-
fident than usual. There might be less
ground for satisfaction at this substan-
tial condition of theatrical business now
if the enterprise that seeks to put before
the public plays that are certain to in
terest even if they do not meet with pop
ular success were throttled by this new
adjustment of theatrical affairs. But
the precious, it may be, or at least the
unusual in the drama never had so good
an opportunity as it has to-day. The
most notable example of this is a play
that ran For half of last winter, given
under the proper circumstances, while
presented as an ordinary theatrical enter
prise it would probably have come to
grief within a few weeks. Thus both
managers of established reputation and
those who are experimenting in the
novel or uncommon benefit by the new
order OF affairs theatrical.
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tn. Amateur Golf Championship.

To THB EDITOR OF THE SUS-St: The system
under which this years play for tho amateur golf
championship has been conducted IL certainly not
the nnal one. Too much prominence is given to
medal play. and. with all but the final match play
rounds at eighteen holes, there always the chance
for huke. The Ideal plan should conform TO the
following conditions:
The play must be kept within the limits OF the
week: a virtually unlimited field of starters must
be provided for the basis OF elimination Of medal
play must DO thirty six holes and the match play
rounds must be also for the double round. 1t
seems 10 me that the plan which submit below
comes the possible TO satisfying these con-
ditions
Monday, eighteen holes at medal play. sixty
four TO qualify: Tuesday morning, eighteen holes
at medal play thirty-two 10 qualify and this Anal
elimination to be on the basis of the cards In both
tho Monday and Tuesday morning rounds. i.e.,
thirty six holes In all: Tuesday afternoon. first
match play round OF eighteen holes leaving sixteen
survivors, Wednesday. second match play round.
al thirty six holes leaving eight survivors: Thurs
day. third match play round. at thirty SIX holes.
leaving four survivors: Friday semi nnal round
al thirty six holes. leaving two survivors; Satur'
day. nnAl match play round at thirty six holes.
1t is perfectly equitable TO all the combatans 10
have the fna elimination OF medal play made on
the aggregate OF both Monday and Tuesday rounds.
ANY possible champion ought TO get In the sixty
four left on Monday and he will have the full thirty
six hole test In which TO prove his fitness for the
class Of the thirty-two eigiblcs.
All the match play rounds, except the f1rst. are at
thirty six holes. VAN TAssEL SuTPHRN.
MoRRIBTowN, N. j., Septic
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Tho Physical Test.

Grand Chief WARREN s. STONE has not
let one thing be forgotten. Yesterday
he was quoted as saying:
There was some talk too, over the physical
examinations the men don't like We object 10
the present system, the standard railway test,
and want the practical test-that is, we want men
to be subjected a railroad to the test Of color.
Let man be taken out In the open and asked 10
test oolors and semaphores. Men can do that and
stand the tests who couldn't range skeln of SIX =.
teen bits of yarn from light TO dark. But that
will be fi1ed up In the aus OF TO morrow"
The STANDARD railway test" to find out
whether a nan is color blind was de-
signed by expert oculists as the safest
and surest method Of getting at the
truth about a mans eyesight. 1t is a
hard and rigid examination, but it is no
harder, no more rigid, than the i'm
portance of the subject demands. 1t is
practically impossible for a person
afflicted with color blindness to pass it.
And in this lies its virtue. The "prac-
teal test" which Mr.. STONE advocates
is one that might possibly be passed by
an INSCRIPTIONS person conscious of his
inability to distinguish colors and shades.
This is the weakness of the practical
test"
Upon the ability of the motormen to
distinguish promptly the signals set
for their guidance depend the safety
and the lives of the passengers in their
trains.
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A Colored school PROSPECTUS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Su: The
cause OF education among the colored people
OF the South-Kentucky. anyway-is not
langulshing. If We may judge by the following
extract from a letter OF President w. II.
Parker Of the N. d l. College at Beattyville,
one Of the mountain towns, published in the
Thousandshcks of Hyden. Leslie county:
The like OF means need not bar anyone from
coming TO Beattyvle October Q. This institution
Is established to benent the mountain colored
people. Hence We look to you to support 1t.
II you have hogs, chickens. potatoes, corn, peas.
beans, Get. send your children to us In October
Send along the articles mentioned and have your
Children educated We only charge six dollars and
nifty cents 00.5O per month for student you
cannot keep your children at home for that amount
seei
You will not find an attractive building, but
you end us doing business at the same old
stand. Doughnuts to turnips that said work
will stand the OF the most severe critics Come
on Many young may como and get places In
this town which will pay their board leaving only
sl.5O per month to be paid the college. Come!
Bring your own bed clothining cornell
This your only refuge come!i! Let the
watch be TO negro In the mountains on to Beatty
Vile. Start In time to be by October 3.
May God bless you Mr.. Editor shall OF course
expect you. Yours for the
H. PARKER, Pres.
may add that Thousdndstcks is a white
mans paper published by colored man,
and is the only newspaper in Leslie county.
On THE ROAD. Sept. 4. TRAVELLER,
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THE AGE OF THE HON. CASA.
WAY DAVIS.
Looked At Seriously From a Medical
Point OF View.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sir: There
is a well known condition that affects nearly
all persons as they grow older; hence the
saying Twice child and once man" This
condition Is known in medicine as "arterio-
sclerosis, "atheromatous arteries, DC.
In this condition the pathological change
occurs to the inner coat Of the arteries; the
inner coat OF the arteries becomes calcified.
Just as the inside of boiler or tea kettle Of
the kitchen becomes coated and covered by
q hard calcareous substance, filling up the
lumen of the kettle or boiler, so also docs the
inside Of the arteries become hardened by
this calcareous substance. which causes the
arteries to lose their normal elasticity and be-
come thick, hard and brittle, like an old worn
out rubber hose or brittle like the stem Of
logical, that is. caused by some previous
disease. or i may be, physiolosical. In
natural flow through the system, nrHduoing
in many instances whs' me average layman
calls "softening of the brain" In fact. how
the brain and extremities do not receive II
S aSS old tic T peTsons hI
control of their thoughts and acts so that
the old man OF eighty may become infatuated
over the girl of sixteen, DC.
such persons. too, cannot mot! stand any hard
mnts strain without Their Te6eEpg So
OF the terminal blood vessels of the brain,
which, having presumably become atheroma-
tous, has lost its elasticity, and gives way
under pressure of high arterial tension.
The Hon. Gassaway Davis. the nominee
is an honored and worthy citizen. His dis:
tinguished career is one we all might well
emulate. But Senator Davis is an old man.
His arteries are atheromatous. We shall be
up against the same thing il we live to his
honored age. IL matters not what any one
may say. Mr.. Davis is physically incapaci-
tated for any work which involves great or
constant mental strain. This is the teach
ing. not Of any party, but fact recognized
by the noble science OF medicine which knows
no creed, color or party; medicine is the UNI
pire in this case. and she rules our honored
fellow countryman Gassaway Davis out of
the race. j. Nj. b.
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Cities and Politics.

OF the population of the United States
of about eighty millions in 1908, as esti-
mated by the Census Bureau, the inhabi-
tants of cities Of over 10000 population
comprised nearly twenty-six millions.
That is, toward one-third of the Ameri-
can people are urban.
As we have pointed out, however, be-
cause of the great practical extension
of suburban areas by the multiplication
of the means of rapid transit the virtu-
ally urban population is in a much larger
ratio to the whole. All the region within
radius of fifty miles of metropolitan
centre and even Of cities of much in
ferior class as to population has become
or is rapidly becoming suburban, with
important social and political conse-
quences.
OF the States of the Union, Massachu-
sets has the largest urban population
relatively to its whole population. 1t
has become almost altogether urban,
2,197 706 of its total population living in
cities. These cities are connected by
steam railroads and numerous trolley
lines, and these make suburban SUBJ
stantially the whole area between them,
so that of the 776,3l5 people Of the State
estimated to be living outside OF their
limits, nearly all are practically urban,
Rhode Island is another State almost
wholly urban. About four-fifths of its
inhabitants are residents in the eight
cities of the little State.
New York is another State in which
the urban population is relatively great
about two-thirds of the whole. Con-
nectcut and New Jersey, lying next it,
are also chiefly urban, Connecticut by
more than one-half and New jersey by
about three-ffths. Moreover, of the
urban population Of these two States
lying within an hours communication
of the city Of New York, q large part are
practically within the metropolitan area
Social, political and trade influences
proceeding from New York are there
fore powerful in Connecticut and New
Jersey, so that politicians are disposed
to group together the three States as
likely to be of common political COM
plexion at a given time, and probably
there is now more than ever justification
for their assumption.
In the State of New York in 1900 there
were forty cities of 10000 inhabitants
and over and their aggregate popula-
ton in 1908 is estimated by the Census
Bureau at 5,292 ,157, of which 3,71e,1 1870
were in the city of New York alone.
A great Democratic preponderance
in this city can always be assumed, but
in the majority of the other cities Of the
State the Republicans are in the lead.
So also in the extending suburban areas
of New York Republicanism seems to be
gaining
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RUSSIAN MINERS REJOICE.
Get News From Home nf Tremendous
Victories Over the Japs.

Wn.KEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. Russian
miners in this neighborhood are having
celebrations tonight over the news OF
glorious Russian victories in the war with
Japan. For some time they have believed
that the American newspapers have been
publishing false news of the war, and, be-
cause they favor the Japanese, are credit
ing them with all the victories.
Now they are enlightened, for during
the last few days they have received news
papers from their native country which
tell how the Japanese are being slaughtered
by the thousands and driven into the
sea, while everywhere the Russians are
victorious.
MAHANoY CITY. Pa, Sept. 7.-Russians
residing in this region have received letters
from their relatives in the mother country
saying that letters containing money sent
to them from this country are being con-
fscated by the Government. They are
told that the Government will hold the
money in trust for them. The complaints
will be laid before the United States postal
aut hOrities
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Mr.. Belmont saves the Day,

The men who succeeded in enforcing
their demands for higher wages in the
underground railroad service are TO be
unaffectedly congratulated. They have
achieved signal victory and they de-
serve to enjoy the fruit Of it. Labor,
organized or unorganized, has a right
to the highest wages it can command.
There can be no honest or profitable
discussion of the labor question which
ignores the right of labor to the highest
attainabe wages or which refuses to
admit labor's right to strike or to do any
other thing that is lawful to enforce its
demands.
The 'unionized labor of the elevated
railroad system demanded that a like
wage scale should prevail on the under
ground roads, which are presently to be
put in operation, although the company
had already secured a force at ma
terially lower rate. They thought they
could enforce this demand, and they
were right in their belief. Mr.. AUGUST
BELMONT, the controlling individuality
: of the elevated railway and the under
ground system, being also acting chair
man Of the national Democratic cam
+, paign committee, felt that of the two
obligations imposed upon him the po-
. litieal one was the more pressing Mr..
BELMONT acted with great wisdom and,
Undoubtedly, far reaching sagacty At
the same time it must, OF course, be
recognized that it is not every one who,
II placed as Mr.. BELMONT was, would
have been able to reach the same de-
cision. It's only fair to admit that Mr..
BELMONT enjoys exceptional advan-
tages. His wealth is enormous even in
these times Of prodigious fortunes, and
it will be a relatively trivial matter for
him to assume the deficit to his stock
holders entaled by his political vicissi-
tudes.
i But it must be confessed that the men
managing the intended strike proceeded
with great judgment and skill. When
every one thought their case absolutely
hopeless, and when, indeed, it was APP
parent that strike would be defeated
Mt it's very inception, they held their
tongues resolutely and preserved an
tnruf1ed front. They had considered
everything, calculated the weight of
every factor and the precise moment
for final action. They were not the men
to wait until yesterday, when the result
OF the Vermont election should become
known. Not they. They knew no bet
ter than any one else how Vermont was
going, but they were taking no chances.
All the same, as acting chairman OF
the Democratic campaign committee
Mr.. AUGUST BELMONT is immense.
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The Diamond Island Monument.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str; In your issue
Of Sept observe a query as to the dates
appearing In the inscription upon the monument
recently erected upon Diamond Island at Lake
George. Peace here the Conaueror OF many Wars.
1900 I'M" The writer states that mo one has yet
been able to discover that the date Is Significant
Of anything pertaining TO Lake George" But he
is In error AS he will nnd by referring TO no moro
reconcile a source OF Information than Parkman' =
"old Regime In Canada" In Chapter XIV of that
charming book he will hnd an account OF the pas
sage of the nrst European army through Lake
George under the command OF Courcellc on the way
from Canada 10 the attack upon tho Five Nations
In the Mohawk Valley.
This was the first chapter OF European war on
Lake George and the last was the attack made
upon Diamond Island itself by the Americans In
September I'LL. when II was occupied by two com.
panles OF Hi tsh Infantry part OF Burgoynes army
there guarding portion OF Burgoyncs ammunI.
ton and stores. LAKE GEORGE
LAKR GEORGE Sept, g.
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PELHAM BAY PARK ON VIEW
Commissioner Schmitts New Athletic Field
Is Ready for Use.

William p. Schmitt, Park Commissioner
of the Borough of The Bronx, gave sight
seeing party at his new Pelham Park athletic
field yesterday. Mr.. Schmitt said that be
got the idea from the subway He drove
crowd of city officials and newspaper
reporters all over the park and pointed OUT
the fine points of the new athletic field.
1t was this way: The Germans wanted
an athletic field for turnfests and such. So
they appealed to Schmitt. The idea took
root and sprouted into a field OF 100 acres
with running tracks and athletic fields for
hundred and one games and parade
grounds, all free TO such people of The
Bronx as can get out there. The German
societies have already shown their gratitude
The Free Smiths of North America have
presented linden, an acorn and a cutting
OF the Vehmic linden at Dortmund West
phalia. The Westphalian Freeholders used
to hold their meetings under the parent
tree and hanged from its branches men
who displeased them.
just now the cutting is indistinguishable
from the surrounding weeds and MIR
Schmitt gives 1t out officially that anr
lynchings on his new athletic field mIss
be performed elsewhere for the present
The running track is all in shape There
is fine lacrosse field, turf paved and boxed
in with trees. The cricket field has room
for many games, and an outdoor asphalt
bowling alley is being laid. Provision has
been made for other sports Of the masses
For the millions who are expert in archery
an ample field has been provided, with tar
gets and butts. pushbal field has been
rolled and arranged to accommodate The
tremendous crowds who play that sport
OF the people of Saturday afternoon.
Nor has the popular sport of quoits BEEN
forgotten. The eight tennis courts are
being put into final shape, and thew are
fitting hurdles to the one mile steeplechase
course. This course has three natural
bitches, and IL the pride and joy Of Mt
Schmitt and his force.
The grateful populace, the German
societies and Mayor Mcclellan are ex
pected next Saturday afternoon for the
formal opening. The German societies are
going TO dedicate their tree and there VIII be
speeches and music by nine bands, salute
by the Second Battery and athletic games.
After the inspection Mr.. Schmitt took the
party to the Pelham Park Inn, on the
grounds, where luncheon was served
After that NJ. j. Sullivan, who holds the
worlds record for the discus, gave a little
athletic exhibition on the oval. Mr.. Sulli-
van will be head groundkeeper
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PHI BETA KAPPA COUNCIL.
Col. Higgtnson Elected a Life Senator
--Onicers Chosen for Three Years.

SARATOGA, Sept THE United Chapters
of Phi Beta Kappa, at its eighth triennial
council here to-day, honored Col. Higgin-
son of Cambridge, Mass. (HarvardD, by
electing him senator for life. The follow
ing officers were chosen for the three year
term:
President, John A. Deremer Of Schenec-
tady; vice-president, E. B. Parsons of Will
Jamestown, Mass. secretary and treasurer,
Oscar NJ. Voorhees, of High Bridge, N. j.
Senators elected for the six year term
include John A. Deremer of Schenectady;
Theodore +. Hancock of Syracuse; Samuel
+. Hart of Middletown, Conn; Hamilton
W. Mabie of New York, Edward A. Burge
Of Madison, Wis, Arthur T.. Hadley Of
New Haven; John j. McCook of New York
James NJ Taylor OF Poughkeepsie and
Talcott Williams of Philadelphia.
Eighteen applications for chapters were
considered, and charters were granted to
yoke College, Wellesley College, Smith
College, University of Texas, University
OF North CAROLINA, University Of Colorado.
and Women's College of Baltimore.
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MOUNTED TRAFFIC POLICE.
First Day Of New Experiment Mt Broad
way and the Bridge.

Seven of the ten mounted policemen
who are to see what they can do toward
regulating traffic in lower Broadway and
at the Bridge entrance started in yesterday
morning on their new duties. The other
three will be selected in a day or two. The
stable in Madison street wasn't ready yes
terday for all the horses.
In the daytime four men are to cover
Broadway from the Battery to Fourteenth
street and one is to be on Park row. The
men are to work in two relays of five and
a half hours each from o'clock in the
morning until 1880 in the afternoon, and
from that time until o'clock. From 5
o'clock until $50 o'clock, the rush hour
at the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge
all the mounted men on duty will he at
work there.
The men at the Bridge last evening did
not seem to be very busy. Their plan,
so far as any could be detected. seemed to
be to keep all the vehicles in one line, whether
the drivers proposed to cross the Bridge or
keep on along Park row.
Roundsman McCullagh, at Canal street,
said: This mounted police idea is good
one. II is what we wanted long time
ago down in this region. The mounted
man is not going to help the foot man right
at the crossings, but he is going to be in
valuable to the foot man along the block.
There will be no tarrying of truckmen
holding little talks. When a truckman
gets into an alteration with policeman
on the crossing he knows he has the adj
vantage of the policeman, and is likely to
act very nasty all the way up the block,
knowing full we'll that the policeman can
not leave his crossing and go after him.
Now he will have to reckon with the mounted
police.
Then. too, the mounted man can be seen
far up the street, and the truckman is GO
ing to be careful not to infringe the traffic
rules along the street, because he knows
he can be seen by the policeman on horse
back and cannot get away from him. With
good clean street and no paving obstruc-
lions the mounted policeman will keep
everybody and everything on time
"We find one peculiar thing" said one
Of the mounted men. 1T is that the people
who ride in the open cars like to touch
our horses. This tends to start a horse
sideways. and he ia likely to rub his shins
against the wheels of a truck and he doesn't
like that a bit. The novelty Of the mounted
police along the streets Is probably the
cause of the inclination to pat or touch
the horse as he passes close to the open car,
and / presume few days will wear the
novelty Off, or perhaps the horses will get
used to these little friendly attentions.
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The Correct Principle.

We do not credit the published report
that the Hon. HENRY GAssAwAY DAVIS,
in his eighty-first year, is haggling over
the size of his campaign contribution
or endeavoring to establish any $4,000
limit to the same.
% In the case of candidate nominated
for assessment only, the amount of the
contribution should be inversely proper
tionate to the life expectancy as ascer-
tanned by the actuaries' tables.
. The mathematical formula is simple,
and the political and ethical principle
Is sound; and we believe that Mr.. DAVIS
understands the former and recognizes
the latter.
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ANDREW III. GREEN MEMORIAL.
Committee Incilncs to ION St. site-Pians
and Cost

The executive committee Of the Andrew
H. Green Memorial Association met yes
terday afternoon at the Office OF its chair
man, Jacob A. Cantor, to discuss plans
and sketches for the proposed memorial
to the father OF Greater New York Fred
erick s. Lamb, the architect, exhibited
sketches of monuments, gateways and
arches from cities in this country and in
Europe. He told the committee that the
cost OF the memorial to Mr.. Green would
depend entirely upon its character; it might
run all the way from $4,000 to sl50,OOo.
The members discussed several sites
The entrance to Central Park at Seventh
avenue and 10th street seemed 10 be the
one most in favor. The feeling of the
committee was that the situation is favor
able for immediate execution OF the project
Another meeting will be held on Oct, II. al
which reports from the subcommittee
will be received.