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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
The Lady, the Gentleman and the MOSQUITO

To THE EDITOR OF TIKI SuN-,Str: I went to
church yesterday. and during the prayer ouid not
help being deeply Interested In . New jersey mos
quito. rather than the prayer. I know Is was
wrong and showed weakness. but did Il.
Two pews ahead Sat q lady with her husband.
The pew directly behind them was unoocupIed.
The lady had on n handsome dress With open laco
work around the neck and ahoulders- Il was on
this openwork that the mosquito got tn his nne
work He'd buzz behind her ear and then light on
an opening In the lace work. The lady. feeling the
sting. would wrtggie tribe and gently brush her
hand over the spot. Mr.. Mosquito would hop out
OF her way and begin operations again. Then m
other wrigglc and another hop.
debated whether should sit there quietly and
see tho lady assaulted or should rs, and hit the
mosquito q swat and Incidentally the lady. run
ming the risk thereby Of disturbing the congrega-
ton by my action and having tho husband Icy for
me after service. demanding an explanation as 70
my conduct.
All the time my debate was going on the hopping
OF the mosquito. the con;ortlons and wrtgg,ing of
the lady continued. Just when got to point Of
couldn't stand II any longer" the mosquito--havlng
gorged hlnsclf--sct,led my debate BY heavily
flying away.
Please advise me what cours. l should have
taken. Sit still-and thereby aid and Abet the
crne--and else lose the prayer. or swa. the evil
doer and run the risk Of disturbing the congrega-
ton. besides getting In trouble With the lady and
her husband z. &. II.
NEW YORK. June s.
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The potato bug. the premier destroyer
of farm products in prairie days, holds the
insignificant place of fifteenth on the De-
partment Of Agriculture list Of destruction
Only S. OOo, 900 Of loss is charged up to the
potato bug against SIS 900 900 to the army
worm. ignored by photographers and neg
lo cted by crop reporters. The boil weevi
is admitted to cost the country 500 900 900
year and the Hessan fly $40, 0O0, 900.
These are portentous figures OF destruc-
ton, but they lack the customary hall mark
of the official agricultural list-they are not
exact. Forty million dollars Of loss to crops
from the Hessian fly every year is less con-
yincing than this would be: 1856, 1873 ,543.2l
is the total loss reported by the Department
Of Agriculture from the ravages Of the
Hessian fly"
The San Jose scale is marked down, so to
speak, in damage doing to SIC, 900 900, and
the cooling moth overtops this figure with
a total loss of $40, 900 600.
As was to be expected, the mild appear
ing grasshopper does not escape the notice
year is charged to this foe Of farmers. The
Sixty million dollars year is the loss caused
by the chinch bug.
The figures of the Washington expert
mental farmers foot up nearly $500 900 900
year loss from bugs and insects, not in.
Guiding beetles, criokets, flies and New
jersey mosquitoes.
Notwithstanding this chronological dew
astation, as reported from Washington,
the crop reports from all other parte OF the
country indicate great agricultural pros
perity.
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and since then the number has been in
creased TO nearly eight millions; and this
year the immigration will be the greatest
in our history.
Tho same old cry OF fear Of the foreign
stream is raised, and Congress will be
called on for drastic legislation to check
it. The Chinese are already excluded,
and now rises demand for the exolu-
sion OF the Japanese. The Italians
whose immigration is now greatest in
volume are distrusted; yet as soon az
they land their labor is sought for The
Jews are coming over too fast, In the
opinion of many patriots. The races
now arriving are said to be less deslr-
able than those which came over in past
periods of large immigration but the
outcry Is not SO loud as was that against
the Irish who landed here between 1910
aud 1850.
Meantime, New York is growing in
every way with more rapid strides than
ever before. The State census now
being taken will probably enumerate
a population of four millions and more,
or gain since 1900 of about six hundred
thousand
Where would New York be now ex-
cept for the foreigners who have come
to it during the last sixty years? Ex-
cept for them would land at the corner
of Wall street and Broadway be selling
at six hundred dollars square foot and
be the most valuable piece Of real estate
in the world? Except for them, how
could we have built the great railway
systems 50 essential to our growth? If
there was use for the millions who came
over in the past, is there not even more
reason to expect that the great coming
development will require the assistance
of the millions yet to come?
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SHOCKED BY TIE "SATURNALIA.p
Museum Trustees Defend the Rejection
Of Biondi's Bronze Group.

Robert W. De Forest, one Of the directors
Of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, test
fed yesterday at the continuance, before
Supreme Court Justice Leventritt. Of the
suit brought by Ernesto Blond. the sculptor.
against the Museum for damages sus.
tanned through the action Of the board OF
trustees in refusing to exhibit Biondis
sSaturnalia.'
Mr.. De Forest gave It as his opinion
that the action Of the trustees was entirely
Unsuitable and that he did not consider
the group a proper subject for exhibition
In museum largely frequented by women
and children.
Mr.. De Forest said that he thou ght the
'Saturnalia,' which Is an allegorical rep
resentation Of the awakening Of Christianity
from the drunken orgies Of paganism, an
artistic work but too realistic. He OBJ
jected, he said. to the figures Of drunken
pa gan priests and to the pose of the one
woman. Her bosom Is uncovered.
Under croes-e1amination. by Gilbert
Forest admitted that there was number
OF entirely nude figures on exhibition in
the museum and come others which while
not altogether nude depict revolving and
horrible scenes. He. maintained, how
ever, that -Saturnalia' exceeds in gross
Progress by Hogarth.
Edward b. Adams. another trustee.
gave similar testimony. He said that
3Saturnalia' had shocked him. but de-
clared that Michael Angeles Last Judg-
n,ent' or the group two Natures Of Man
Biondis group lewdly suggestive in its
depletion Of pagan debau cherry.
Constantine Blond, the sculptor's brother,
was called and identified a number OF
letters which he wrote to some Of the trus-
tees and others which he received from
Gen. Cesnola. He testified that the museu m
p p Biondi $500, and on this Being re re-,
fused he was met with the proposition that
the only way by which the sculptor could
bond that the m scum gave to the Govern
ment to secure the payment Of customs
duties.
Elihu Root, counsel for the museum,
croes-examined Biondi briefly. The trial
will 60 ON to-day.
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PICKED FOR $4,000 JOBS.
Mayor Wonders II These Distinguished Vie.
VIII Take Them.

It Was announced yesterday at the Cham
Der OF Commerce that that body had sent
to Mayor Mcclellan the names Of Gen.
Horace Porter, j. Edward Simmons and
Gustav 81. Schwab, from among whom
the Mayor is TO select member Of the city's
water supply commission.
The Mayor, as matter Of fact, received
the names several days ago. but be did not
make the circumstance known, because
he found that none OF the three had been
consulted, and because he thinks the cham
her has miscuastrued the scope of the
commission work. the Members OF the
commission will receive $1,000 a year,
and must devote their whole time to their
duties. Gan. Portsr will not return to
this country Until the end Of the year. and
the Mayor does not think it likely that
either Mr.. Simmons OF Mr.. Schwab would
give up his present occupation to take a
S12, q year JOB. The Mayor has asked
President Morris X. Jcsup Of the Chamber
Of Commerce to call and see him.
The New York Board of Fire Underwriters
has also named three candidates. Henry
Evans, president of the Continental Fire
Insurance Company; Marshall S. briggs,
president of the Villa msburg City Fire
Insurance Company, and Charles A. Shaw,
president of the Hauo Insurance Com
pany. Possibly the same difficulty will
arise here.
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Mr.. Dalrymple's Doubts .

Chicago is shocked to learn that JAMES
DALRYMPLE, superintendent Of the Glas-
gov municipal tramways, is not all
enthusiasm over public operation OF
street car systems in this country. He
sees in politics a menace to successful
and economical management, and he
seems to doubt the possibility Of divor-
cling the car lines from politics at least
in the lakeside city.
Since his arrival in Chicago Mr.. Dali
RYMPLE has had opportunity to observe
the manner in which the city's business
is conducted. He has seen the streets
which the community laid out and spent
its funds to improve seized from the
city administration and taken over for
the private purposes of small organi-
cation Of enterprising citizens. He has
seen the Mayor Of the city anxious to
bring about compromise or settlement
between these usurpers of the public
domain and group Of citizens against
whom they have bitter luminosity.
These sights must have caused him to
wonder what the result would be il
the street railway employees took Of
Tense at another group of citizens, after
municipal ownership went into effect,
and banded themselves together to hold
the car lines and the thoroughfares in
which they lie
Mr.. DALRYMPLE was brought to this
country to instruct Mayor DUNE in the
intricate details Of municipal operation
of public utilities. The task is not one
that would be called easy. Moreover,
it looks at present as though Mr., Dali
RYMpLE must learn a good deal about
Chicago conditions before he can even
begin his instructions. The problem
of managing car line as an annex to
the Cook County Democracy is one that
even a canny Scotohman must consider
seriously before he can present its So
luton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
Isaac Van Warts GRAY. Not Neglected

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-.str: Your CORE
spondcni OF June Is certainly mlsinformed as to
the condition OF Isaac Van Warts grave at Elms-
ford. In company with Ave friends. I visited II on
May 80. and found the following to be the facts:
The patriots grave Is In the yard attached to
the Reformed Church OF that place. and Is marked
by an altar monument tina. recounts the achieve
mcnts OF the hero and the high esteem In which
he was regarded by his contemporaries, The
stone Is in gooa preservation. and Is enclosed by
neat Iron railing. Some loving hand had already
been there and decorated the grave with our beau
u!ui nag so you that this patriot Was not for
gotten among the crowd OF later heroes.
The graveyard, though small. was neat and
trinity kept Some OF the gravestoncs are Of great
age and broken. but these have been braced by
artificial supports. so that the general effect Is
good. Doubtless many more would visit this beau
tful spot II Elmsiord were more accessible and
this shrine better known.
PLEASE assure your correspondent that will not
be necessary to contribute anything for the proper
care OF Van Warts grave, The church authorities
doing their duty. and have q proper pride In
this respect. as the patriot was an elder OF their
society In his time. ". S. NJ SILBKR.
NEW YORK. June Z.
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AHEARN AND HOPPER ARE OUT.
Because Borough President Did rot Pub
lish Superintendcnt's Defense.

Isaac A. Hopper. Superintendent of
Buildings. resents Borough President
Ahearn's failure to make public the reply
Of Mr.. Hopper to charges made against
him by Herbert S. Renton, q Brooklyn
manufacturer OF sanitary hanses. Mr.
Renton asserted that Supt. Hopper tried
to force builders to use special patented
aange.
Mr.. Hopper's answer was sent II NJ,
Ahearn several weeks ago, ard q -
Borough President did not give it cut 'lr
publication. Mr.. Hopper hi-rsel!
tributed it yesterday. 1t is in o-ec. 4
denial OF oil the charges tAat no fro !
any particular make Of fanse End .aft /,
Disseminated against the Renton fame.
When Mr.. Ahearn learned Of the steo
Mr.. Hopper had taken he eaid Peppers
insinuation that | suppressed his et r
is all rot. l didn't give it cut becor;c. I
didn't think it was worth pu5lishinG. To
whole fange trouble was settled by re
long ago. After Mr.. Renton nade his
charges looked into the matter and cfter-
ward ordered that good mase5 of hanecl
should be accepted by the Building De-
partment. That ended the matter. and
when Mr.. Hopper's letter reached me after
ward laid it aside because l saw that it
was really only an exhibition Of spite against
Renton. and was not going to foster any
spite fight
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jected with impunity, and that European
Russia would always be invulnerable to
Japans military and naval forces That
is an assumption that it may not be safe
to make.
On the part Of Japan, also, there is
serious impeachment to the success OF
well meant effort at mediation. When
mediator is practically accepted, even
though his interposition may have been
offered in the guise of tender of Kind
offices, it is not easy fcS either belligerent
to prevent the exercise of good deal OF
influence by the mutual friend. Thus,
there is no doubt that NJ. JULES CAMBoN,
the French Ambassador at Washington
in 1893, who acted as medium Of COM
munication between the United States
and Spain, had good deal to do with the
formulation of the protocol which pro-
visionally brought the war to an end.
It is also probable that the terms OF the
Treaty of Frankfort would have been
much less favorable to Germany than
they were had not BISMARCK thwarted
the earnest endeavors made by THEIRS
to secure the mediation of third Power
Still fresh in remembrance is the mutila-
ton which the Treaty Of San Stefano,
concluded directly between Russia and
Turkey, suffered subsequently at the
hands of the Berlin Congress.
No country, however, has had such
grievous cause as has Japan to dread
the interference Of third parties with
the terms Of peace agreed upon by the
actual combatants. AS we have formerly
pointed out, by far the most important
feature OF the Shimonoseki treaty was
the second article, by which China coded
to Japan in perpetuity and full sover-
eighty, not merely the Liaotung penin-
sula, but the whole southern coast OF
Manchuria, from the mouth of the River
Yalu on the east to the Lao River at
Yinkau on the west Not only was the
Toxic Government compelled by the
joint Intervention of Russia, Germany
and France to retrocede every square
inch of the territory described, but Rus
STA presently proceeded to appropriate
a part of it for herself, by means Of the
twenty-five year lease Of Port Arthur
and the adjoining section Of the Iiaotung
peninsula. 1t is not surprising that the
plundered Japanese have since felt
disgust and detestation for the cynical
diplomacy which passes for statecraft
at st. Petersburg.
In view OF what occurred ten years
ago, it might seem the height of folly
for the Mikado's counsellors to allow
either France or Germany to have any
thing whatever to do with framing the
terms upon which they will consent to
grant peace to their beaten enemy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
ROOF GARDEN, READING ROOM.
Novelty In the Carnegie Branch Library
To BE Opened on Saturday.

New York viii have an Adolf ion to its
roof gardens when the new Rivington street
branch OF the New York Public Library
Is thrown open to the public on Sat urday.
The roof garoen, which has been built on
top of the library building. will be an open
air reading room. The new building is to
take the place Of the branch in the Uni
versity Settlement House at Rivington
and Edridge streets.
The building is four story and base
ment structure Of brick. with stone trim
mings. McKim, Mead White were the
architects. The first floor is used for the
circulating room for adults. The chill
drens room is on the second floor. The
general reading room takes up the third
floor. From this room there Is broad
stairway leading to the roof. which is about
forty feet square. 1t is prot ected by light
iron railing, and in the day time will be
covered with an awning. This will be taken
down at night and the roof lighted by cleo
tricity. Chairs and tables will be provided
for readers, and there will be a special
custodian for the roof.
At the formal opening on saturday the
Mayor will be represent ed by some officer
Of the city government. Stephen 81. Olin
will represent the library trustees. Two
more Carnegie libraries will be opened in
July, and still another in August.
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CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Power OF Banshment OF American 9th
zcns Possessed by linn rat on Ofncers.
Er-Secretary Of State John W. Foster in hs

Power OF Banlshment OF American Cti'
zcns Possessed by Immig ration Omcers.
E1-Secresary Of State John W. Foster IN M
Independent.
Inc highest court OF our country has de-
cided that due process Of law Is granted oy
the hearing before the immigration Official;
that trial by jury may be in the same way
superseded; that citizen may suffer the IN
famous punishment OF perpetual Danish
ment from the land Of his birth by the sams
procedure, and that the writ Of habeas cor
pus, 90 dearly priced as @the remedy whloh
the law gives for the enforcement OF the
civl right VI personal liberty Is Ineffective
against the decision Of an obscure inlnl-
grafton officer.
Under the authority Of the laws passed by
Congress for the exclusion Of Chinese labor
ers series OF rules have been adopted by
the Immigration Bureau. These rules pro-
vide that when a Chinese person arrives
at port or on the frontier of the United
STATES the immigration officer shall pre-
vent the Chinese person from having COM
munlcahon with any one but the ohicer;
that the officer shall examine him In private
touching his right to admission, without
any opportunity to secure the assistance OK
an attorney or friend, and that only such
witnesses shall be heard as the examining
officer shall designate, and they examined
in private. In this way the right Of the
Chinese applicant to admission Is deter
mined II admission is denied, the appli-
cant Is advised OF his right OF appeal to the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor. when he
can employ counsel, who Is permitted. upon
fling notice Of appeal, to examine, but not
to copy, the e1 pdrts evidence taken by the
immigration officer.
Notice Of appeal must be filed within two
days, and within three days q record Of the
case, including new afldavits Qor there is
no open or public hearing), must be for
warded to Washington. The burden Of
proof Is placed on the Chinese person, and
in every doubtful case the benefit OF the
doubt is given to the Government No
provision Is made for summoning Witnesses
from a distance Qor instance, from the
State in which the applicant was born) or
taking dispositions Well might Mr.. JUS
dce Brewer ask:
II this be not star chamber proceeding Of the
most stringent sort. what more Is Necessary to
make II one! ! do not SEQ how any one can read
these rules and hold that they constitute due ess
OF law for the arrcst and deportation VI a itlzsn
Ut the United States.
And this in a case where the applicant
had been judicially determined to be an
American citizen. Under such circum-
stances the Justice quoted and the two
colleagues who unite with him In dissent
(Justices Peckham and Day are justified
in the declaration: Such a decision Is
appalling
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
Why the Arrangement OF Peace In
the Far East Is Difficult.

The attempt of President ROOSEVELT
to facilitate negotiations between the
belligerents would be more likely to
succeed but for the obvious fact that
the interests of the Romanoff dynasty
are by no means indistinguishable from
those Of the Russian people, and for the
other fact, less often recognized, that
Japan has been taught by bitter expe-
rience not to permit a neutral Power to
participate in conferences held for the
purpose of defining the conditions of
accommodation between combatants.
The advisers of NICHOLAS IL. would
not listen to the peacemakers while they
chung to the delusion that RoJEsTvEN-
sKYs fleet would annihilate its Japanese
opponent and dominate Far Eastern
waters. They will doubtless show them
selves no less deaf to pacificatory sug-
gestions so long as the huge army under
Gen. LINIEvITcH remains unbeaten. As
Stunning, however, for the sake OF argu-
ment, that Marshal OYAMA is destined 20
be as victorious on land as was Admiral
TOGO at sea, we must admit that the
Grand Ducal coterie, o. which the Gar is
but a puppet, may still deem it for their
interest to cont inue the war. They and
their parasites are well aware that their
opportunities for fraud and embeszle-
msnt are incomparably greater to-day
than they would be if the national ex-
penditure were readjusted to the normal
conditions Of peace, especially as rigorous
economy would have to be practised for
q time.
1t is not greed alone, however, but also
terror, that makes the Cars relatives
reluctant to bring the war to an end. It
might be better for the Grand Dukes
that LINIEvITcHs soldiers should all die
in their tracks than that any large body
of survivors should return from Man
churia and infect their. comrades who
have stayed at home with the contempt
and hatred that would be seething in
their hearts for the Government which
has neglected and despoiled them. Then,
again, NAPoLEoN's inability to carry his
army through a winter in Moscow at a
time when no railways existed encour-
ages foolish people in st. Petersburg to
assume that peace proposals may be re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
Mysterious Compliment OF Pod.nker.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuT-Ss: have read
and enjoyed THE Sun for nigh forty years. Gen
orally speaking. what It says 'is So.
Sometimes don't understa and, but II IL sttnu
lnting.
bought Decoration Day cheap ticket and pu,
up at tho Home Made Hotel ON Fifteenth avenue
! met . young fellow who worked nights and
had money. and We went to that booxs place you
named on John street; he had Hannah Elias.
take my whisky straight: bus don't like am
bergr.s. and took Juniper gin.
Then the free lunch: sausaScs or hash. said
hash. and paid my check.
Then heard: -police! Stop hlni Stop HINT
Ny friend says. he means you" What do you
want,- -Five cents for the hasdl" So paid him.
But I was 10 much disturbed inwardly that
took the next train back and Maria has been dosing
me ever since
am used to Juniper gin: told her II was the
hash
fully intend paying my respects to you and
suing the Cat, S1LAs GUN.
PoDUSK. June s.
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Joyephus Redux.

Sound the tmbrel. beat the drum!
Home again doth Joe Choate come,
Back 70 scenes OF former sp,endor.
Back from his right royal bender
To the Court OF old 81. Jim
Let US Join and welcome him.
Let us dine him TIL he hollers.
Let us wine him with our dollars
Till he knows not II he be
On the land or on tho sea.
Now as up broadway he marches
Let us raise up Dewey arches,
That our Joe may skip hereunder
While We cheer and yell like thunder
Just to show In manner fitttn'
We are glad he's back from Britain.
Let US tell him how we've missed him
Slnce Fame Dlplomatique kissed him:
How the Bench and how the Bar
Have lamented him a-far:
How the practise OF the Law
Now Is solemn As daw;
How our aftcy dinner speaking
Since he lief, US hath been reekiug
With humor dire and deadly
Sort OF mixed. chaotic medley
OF the jokes Of B. Doru.
Miller, j., and c. Depew,
TIL Instead Of gally laughing
~ our after dinner chafiing
Those OF US who have been able
To remain above the table
Have Of diners got a. weary
As Of an obitucery.
Let the beauteous bunting fly
TIL II hides the blooming skyi
Deck the city. deck each borough
DO the Job up spick and thorough.
We don't often get crack
AZ a hero coming back
Specially, we'd have you note.
Hero like our dear old Choate-
OF fast oolors he Is made
Certain not 70 crock or fade.
AZ. alas. twixt me and you
Yankee heroes often do.
JOHN KHNpRIcK BANJO