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Drugs and Drink Running Southern Nesrees.
From TIE Atlanta Constaution.


We know nothing as to what the Forthcoming
Government report will say on the prevalence OF
the cocsn vice and kindred vices among the negroes
of the South and the relation Of these vices To the
serious labor problem confronting this section;
but we do know, every Southerncr who come,
In employment contact with the negro knows
that drugs and drink are fast working the undolne
OF many Of the race and making the called negro
problem not only a labor problem. but a criminal
problem.
ltrequires no socloogls to note the very apparent
effects OF "cocain SHINING" and mean whisky on 4
surprisingly large per cent of the negro population
The housewife even, In her problem of keeping A
fairly capable servant longer than the arrival OF
the nrst payday Is frequently confronted with
the dire work OF the drug vice on female members
OF the race. and the employer OF labor Of all kinds
Is constantly on the lookout for dope nends.
While this condition Is more prevalent among
town" negroes. 1t Is spreading TO the country
negroes. and 1t accounts somewhat for the CROWN
tendency Of the negro TO desert his rural cabin and
nock to the Sums Of Southern cities
The moral leaders Of the negro race In the South
the coored preachers. teachers and right thinking
coored people gcnerally-recognise tho danger
from this source and are especially exerting them
selves 70 combat the evil.
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CLASH.
Bitter Fight Over the Uintah Indian Lands
That Are to he Opened to settlement.


WARRINGTON, July 27.-By the Presidents
proclamation opening to settlement the
Uintah Indian Reservation, comprising
over million acres in the State of Utah,
the Gentle and Mormon question in that
State has been brought to an acute stage,
The Gentiles insist that the Mormons are
trying to discourage -homesteaders from
other States from registering for the draw"
ing that is to occur next month, with the
intention OF giving the Mormons residing in
Utah, Wyoming and Idaho the advantage,
So bitter has the fight become that Gen
tiles are pouring petitions in upon, the
President, demanding the removal of W. A;
Richards, Commissioner of the General Land
Once. Mr.. Richards, who left to-Gay for
Utah to give his personal attention to the
registration, which will begin on Aug l.
believed that the lands in the reservation
are not 30 valuable as might be represented,
and to prevent a rush and consequent dis
appointment he issued an official statement
pointing out the arid condition of the coun-
try. This was construed by certain Gen,
tiles as officially aiding the Mormons. and
Mr. Richards g official head is demanded.
The registration for the drawing vii he
gin Aug. / at Provo, vernal and Price,
three points in Utah. and at Grand Junction
in Colorado. 1t ia feared that there may I've
q Gentile-Mormon clash and there has been
talk Of asking for Federal troops.
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THE BENNINGTON DISASTER
the Opinion, and Cenciu,ions Of = MARI
time Critic.


E'yo,n the Anne iean Syrsn and Shipp,no;
The dcpiorable disaster on the enN"u
states wnrship Bennington could not haTs
occurred on any merchant steamer; u, wouiu
not have occurred had the navy syspm w
regard TO the care and operation OF sn'ps
machinery been half as good ~ that whSn
obtains IN any merchant service; " wou'u
not have been conceivable had s'th''a'
system in regard to engineers In chaIse y"
naval ships been In force as 10 maintained W
every merchant line. II may he further re'
marLsd that had the condition OF the Ben
nlpgton's boilers, as reported. been known
TO exist on any merchant steamer no crew
could have been got to stay on board OF her'
1t Ia certainly extraordinary that q GOV.
eminent which imposes all sorts OF stringent
inspection requirements upon merchant yes
sells does not In It's department OF the navy
exact similar eeiencI: one sfs.,n mo. putting
some SaGs Saw has been discovered IN the engines
or so n snd .sey but one
hears IN this generation Of boiler e6plossiSSn;
One often Hnds In ocean steamers ooueIS t .nd
st iii 1 IN active service but one never hsars
boilers in active ssa service With =, red ssssd
pressure because they were t UNI hen vT n
to be competent 70 DO the work for wh tSa
thy we9s 'f her Service when
necessary new boilers are installed
SO Uncomfortable was the occurrence On mn. .ns
a ssan oss 20 III. ,SsS
at frst refused to believe II, imagining tns a..
Of e sSat tSs safety
v vaRfye might have stuck seems .lmost In.
credible In these days. though possible ;
ago. Srans 70
comprehend the cause.
but this should not have been the case with
s ssaHs wasted u ' sss se Of ,hs %
to use a common phrase, between the line o.
the heat and the cooler line OF the a.. ash Pr;
Tsss Is sets ff1 siso possb. that
boilers may not have been as clean e. e. they
might be. and shortness q water misnt b IKE.
Been been the cause. however. Is practically I'm
Secretary teet Bonaparts will ind that in mer-
surveyors surveyor" to Iloyds and kindred ipst!tltiosRR:
in order to maintain thef class G1 t
eS VII 1fT .so ;. fennd that the merchant
services which are most efficiently managed
IN regard to machinery and men; the regular
limited staff OF the engine room consequently
know every smallest part CT their machinery nn6y
spollins the broth" as there is with a large
crew in a warshlp. indeed. so excellent has
the policy been found Of carving minimum
be we'll worthy Of consideration. whether 1t
might not be advisable 70 adopt In the the navy ,nc
having a permanent minimum force for each
ship, the men Of which shall be entrusted
absolutely with the care. maintenance and
fered with nv the members OF any auxiliary
force carried for fighting purposes. Intil
some such thorough reforms are effected we
reliable navy.
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NOT A CENT FOR THE CZiR.
Fortune OF . Russian Priest VIII stay in
This Country.

PorrsvILLE. Pa, July 27,-The Car oil
Russia has met with defeat in h- efforts
to get possession Of the estate of tn" Rev.
Joseph Alexis Lenarkiewicz, Russian
priest, who died in this county leaving prop
erty worth 5000, Register Herb today
approved Of the action of James tir2l a'r'N
Of Philadelphia, administrator OF the c-late
who ignores the Gar.
After paving all the debts and adj listing
the estate, Adminis,rator fitIiaI''' a ' Ee
equally divided between the hrothT 81
the deceased priest and Archbishop !. i"
Ryan Of Philadelphia. At the time 81 we
death OF the Rev. Mr.. Lenarki, We ttr
brother OF the deceased attempted Z" re-
cover the entire estate, but there were ''l
tain debts held by the Church winch '.'."
have been proven. 30 an alnicahIe ADJUST
ment was effected.
Administrator Fitzpatrick is a t''..4-
delphia attorney and was the s"""it. re-.
sentative OF Archbishop Ryan IN the e'''''-
ment.
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A Journeyman Plumbers Discovery Of the
Root OF All Evil.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: journeyman
plumber. IS years old would like 10 be able 70 write
like ~ Plumbers Helper" whose letter appears
In to days Sun. and upon which you wisely
comment edtoraly. Were thus able. the sub
ject upon which | would write Is one that both
common sense and logic seem TO prove lies at the
root Of most II not all Of the evils complained OF
so bitterly nowadays. mean the subject OF
saloon egalizatlon for revenue. Please note. not
the saloon for that Is another subject of very much
less importance.
The public conscience which permits. year after
year. the licensing Of the hundreds Of thousands
Of saloons that exist and do their dreadful work
In every quarter OF the land for license fees. thus
making debauchery and crime q chief source from
which to derive State and national revenues. must
indeed be scared with hot iron"
1t Is a good time now for the pot 10 stop calling
the kettle black While New York State takes
900 year from her peoples degradation and eternal
ruin. and most other States large amount, II Is
no wonder that boil breaks out now and then
upon the body polite"
NEWARK. July 20. AJoURNEYMAN PLUABKR
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Disquiet in Porto Rico.

SIX months ago the PoDto Rican House
Of Delegates gave serious consideration
to . measure known as the Medina bill.
It proposed, in effect, the establishment
OF the island as an independent Territory
under a United States protectorate, the
United States to have no voice in Porto
Rican affairs beyond the appointment
by the President Of civil governor.
Briefly, the measure proposed that the
government of the island, instead of
resembling that of the British colony
Of Bermuda, as it now does, should have
a system not unlike that of Canada.
A more conservative element sub
mitted substitute memorial proposing
the application Of "the regimen of
territorial government" by the CONVEX
sion Of the Executive Council, now ap-
pointed by the President, into an elect
i've body. As the House of Delegates
had no power to act in the matter the
issue subsidized for the time,
On July rs, however there was held
in San Juan non-partizan convention
representing all except one Of the sixty
six municipal districts of the island. A
memorial was adopted for submission
to Congress 1t proposed the substitu-
ton Of an elected Senate, consisting of
fourteen members, for the present
Executive Council appointed by the
President. The present heads of de-
partments, the Secretary, Attorney
General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commits
sionsr of Education and Commissioner
OF the Interior, were to continue their
present offices under their present titles,
but to form no part of the Executive
Council" 1t was further proposed that
these officials be appointed by the Gov
ernor with the consent of the insular
Senate, and not, as now, by ths President
OF the United States without Porto Rican
confirmation.
This is very natural protest against
government by men who are in every
way, excepting political form, aliens
and strangers, 1t may or may not be
wise to heed the protest and grant the
request; but certainly those who are now
30 far under the American flag that they
are included in the operations Of our tar
in laws and are expected to observe our
national holidays, are not properly to be
houted and criticized because they want
larger measure Of self-&overnment.
These demonstrations, taken in con-
nection with the persistent tales Of in
dstrisl distress and poverty in the
Island, indicate that all is not well with
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The Subway Heat.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sfr: OF what Is
probably the primal fact In the matter OF the sub
way heat have not yet seen mention In the public
prints
That Is, the great amount OF exposed iron. giving
20 the subway. when well heated. all the ef1cscy
OF furnace. In this fact, no doubt. lies the ex-
PLANTATION OF the disappointment OF the popular
explanation OF the GOODNESS Of grotto-merely
the difference of action toward heat OF iron and
OF earth and rock. cave needs no ventilation or
air current to be. as II Is always much cooler than
the outer air.
II seems difncult to ind the cure. but the hrst
step Is TO have clear understanding Of the cause
I believe paint, concrete or other covering OF the
iron which would be especially resistant to heat
radiation would make much difference In the temper
allure OF the tunnel. Experiments and tests along
the line suggested csn easily be made. T.
NEW YORK, July 81.
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our new possession. The late Senator
PLATT once said In reference to Cuba
that mo man is obliged TO adopt child,
but having adopted one he Is in all ways
bound to provide for it, Our pro-
vision for Porto Rico appears To extend
little IL anything beyond supplying II
with nurse who may be disturbed by
it's wall. but does little to relieve the
cause of its complaints, Tho present
Governor, Mr.. BEEKMAN WINTHROP, Ia
gentleman against whom nothing can
be said except that his qualities are
negative rather than positive
The condition OF the island Ia a ques-
ton of fact and not Of assumptions and
assert ions. The public Ia nislcd by
statements which show the enormous
increase in trade between the island
and the United States proper shown by
these statistics:
Our Imports from Porto Rico S23sol70 S2,9sS,83
Our exports TO Porto Rico i.tot'oot li,oHHs
The truth is, however, that the island
is in a worse state, commercially and
industrially, than it was before we went
there. During the calendar year 1904
her imports amounted to Slabs ,06l,
and her exports to $l7, 043,9 32, a total OF
sci, IT'S, 1903 A Porto Rican statistician
gives the annual average OF the total
commerce for the years lS9l-l895 as $32,-
SIS, GOT, and the amount for 1896 as $751;
952, 456,
In comparison 1t must be remem-
bered, too, that six-sevenths Of Porto
Rico's imports now come from the United
States, and that invoice prices are higher
than were those of the countries from
which she formerly purchased. 1t is
doubtful II the duties imposed on her
earlier imports offset the increase in the
price on commodities on which she now
pays no duties. In the matter OF her
exports, she has been saved by sugar
alone. The prevailing high price OF
sugar has enabled her planters to cult
vate areas which under normal prices
could only be cultivated at a serious
loss. The free entrance OF that sugar
to our ports has given her a double
advantage Out Of our imports OF last
year, amounting to $ls,0oo,ooo. sugar
amounted to $9,600.000.
The most serious feature In the in
dustral situation is that many, probably
most, OF her planters, because of hard
times and doubtless some bad manage
ment, are ruinously mortgaged to Span
ish usurers. Their condition is similar
to that of the Cuban sugar planters a
few years ago. High prices, reciprocity
and hard work have done much for
the relief OF the Cubans, and their con-
dition is improving every year; but
Porto Rican coffee has not the place in
the American market that Cuban sugar
has, and unless better attention is given
to our adopted child" her future pre-
SCENTS little that is encouraging.
The political im patience of the islanders
would be soothed by fair dose of indus
trial prosperity.
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Our Export OF Manufactured Goods.

An increase of s57,OOoOOO over the
preceding year is a gratifying exhibit
In our export trade statistics. Taken
by itself, the sum calls for an imposing
row Of ciphers, even in these days when
millions are counted as thousands were
few years ago, 1t is part icularly
gratifying to note that the increase
is represented, practically in its entirety,
by the export OF wares classed as manu-
features.
Exports OF iron and steel exceeded
those Of 1904 by $2S,OOO,O 900; sales Of cop
per increased $25, 100000; those OF cot
ton cloth, chiefly in the China market,
increased $22, 900, 900. Other items show
increase, but there are still others which
show decrease. In fact, outside of a
very limited number Of items, Our cs-
port sales show no very striking in
crease for number of years.
Our export sales Of agricultural and
food products TAX, very good care of
themselves. We produce an abundant
supply for our home needs, and find a
ready market for our residue. Vie
could sell more if we increased our sur
plus As it is our own fault that the
surplus is no greater than it is. there
lie no ground for reasonable complaint
on the score Of our export sales in the
departmen of agriculture.
In the export of manufactures there
would be better basis for satisfaction
if the list of general items were larger
and of larger values. Gu: export OF such
wares touched the sl0O,OOO,OOO point
for the first time in 1873. Twenty
years later it passed the 5000, 600 900
mark. Last year it overlapped $780,
100000. The actual increase of the
last decade has been notable; yet, when
such items as copper, lard and mineral
oil are taken from the list, and the
remainder is measured in its relation
to our total output, the increase becomes
almost insignificant. From that point
of view it is doubtful if our exports
are holding their own.
Our information as to our annual
output OF manufactured goods comes
only through the decennial census. 1t
is probable that the value of our output
for this year will be So, 600 OOO, 600 greater
than it was in 1900. Compared with
that, our increase of less than $lOO, 900, 900
during the same term in export sales
seems rather petty.
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asscnted to II by pleblscite. The last
named demand, which practically denies
the right Of secession, will undoubtedly
be rejected by the Norwegians, but 1t
would scarcely be pressed by a Liberal
Ministry. who could hold Office only
through the tacit concurrence OF the
Swedish people in their willingness to let
Norway 20. 1t Is likely also. that Il
Liberal Ministry would accept, by way OF
compromise, an agreement on Norways
part to refer the question OF secession to
new Storthing. Tnasmuch, however, as
such plebiscite is really superfiuous, in
view of the close approach to unanmity
on the part of the Norwegians, the Chris
tiana provisional Government would
doubtless decline to go through the for
mality more than once.
Whether the form Of government to
be established ultimately in Norway
will be n constitutional monarchy or
republic is still uncertain. King OSCAR
ii. Ia reported to have said in an inter-
view on July IS that Norway wanted
q king of the house OF Bernadotte in
order to make it appear to the world
that Sweden condoned an act of treach-
cry He would never he added, allow
q member of his family to occupy the
Norwegian throne, unless Sweden should
ask it, and he hoped and believed that
she would not demand of him such
sacrifice. OF the Danish Prince, who
Is married to a member of the English
royal family. we hear much less now than
we did when Norway's secession was
proclaimed. According to the Stock
holm correspondent OF the London
Daily Mail, the Kaisers recent visit to
the Gear was prompted partly by the
formers wish to obtain the Russian
sovereigns consent to the accession OF
Hohenzollern prince to the throne
Of Norway. 1t is natural enough that
WILLIAM II. should desire to gain con-
troll, indirectly if not directly, of Nor
ways harbors on the North Sea, as we'll
as those which command the entrance
to the Baltic but it seems incredible
that NICHOLAS II. would help his German
klnsman to acquire such coigns OF van
tage, unless, indeed, some equivalent
concession should be promised him. We
know Of no concession that really would
be equivalent, except one of the Nor
wegian harbors near Tromso.
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How About the Maine?

in regard to the numerous accidents" In the navy
since the Spanish war" leads me TO inquire why
you do not Include the destruction of the Maine.
The Investigation into that AFFAIR was certainly
of piece with the other investig ations to which
YOU refer and think II Is time that we manfuly
faced the truth, that the blame OF this has been
placed on utterly inadequate evidence. and that
the real facts should be brought TO light.
Why is not the Maine raised and the question
settled STUDENT.
NEW YORK. July27.
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The Hon. JEFF DAVIS, Governor OF Ar
kansas, is eager to be Senator in Con-
gress and is making a Enthusiastically
spirited campaign. This extract from one
of his speeches illustrates the chastened
sobriety Of his style:
The Idea OF -. the sleek. shrewd scoundre
and -, the great, big. lubberly, beefy boast. con-
trolling tho kansas Legislature and selling II out
The best thing you can do with that State House
is to put can OF dynamite under II and blow II up"
Mr.. DAVIS Is already an orator and a
statesman OF national fame. and his only
political danger is found in his excessive
conservatism and caution.
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Mr.. THOMAS WArsoN's advice TO the public Is TO
burn Its money rather than put It Into one OF the
old line life Insurance companes.-Ea etmed con-
temporary.
good old man. sir; he will be talking.
1t is not his fault il his language is too red
headed. How can he keep cool. sitting,
as he must. in the fierce light that beats
from his bright bronze poll? Besides, he
is surcharged with literary emotion.
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Paul Joness Standard for the Navy Omcer.
From the Mary League journal

From the Mary League journal.
In letter which he wrote 70 Joseph Hewe,,
chairman OF the Marine Committee OF the Cont.
mental Congress- on Sept IA. IT'S, Paul Jones briefly
set forth what an ofncer commanding a United
States naval vessel should be In character, mental
attachments and department. Upon his tomb
should be inscribed the paragraph from this letter
that epltomizes the requirements of the service
which ne adorned and that should stimulate every
mdshpman to adopt his standards. He sald
1t Is by no means enough that an oficcr OF I'M
navy should be capable mariner. He must be
that. OF course. but also q great deal mora. n,
should be as well gentleman Of liberal educs zion
rehned manners punctous courtesy and the
ncess sense OF personal HONOR
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A Montreal paper assumes, with what

A Montreal paper assumes, with what
seems to be fair justification. that the
next Canadian census, In 1911, will show a
population Of 1000 900, or practically that
of the United States In 1911. This recalls
the prediction Of Sir WILFRIp LAURIER that
Canada will be to the twentieth century
what the United States was to the nine
teenth. Beginning with about 1000 900
people in 1910, our own population increased
1900 600 during the next fifty years. Even
II Canada grows in the next half century
with only half Of that rapidity, its popu-
lation in 1890 vii. be 20 900 900.
In the last two years Canada has received
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Stv: Upon reading
the report Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
OF the railway accidents occurring during the last
year, something more than $1,000. this thought
struck me: Why have aon gside Of the well
box In railway coaches bearing the legend AK.
Bar and Saw. Break the Seal" u glass covered
box containing "nrst aid" supplies, with which tbs
injured could be tom porary treated when accidents
happen! MI. SHIELDS N. d.
SCRANTON, Pa, July %.
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That joyous, II at times oversubtle. hu-
morist, the Hon. WILLIAM EATON GRAND
LER, is enjoying himself to the top Of his
bent He writes Approved upon tho
Townsend sch bill. not, apparently, be-
cause he cares a rap about freight rates.
but because If national control Of rail-
roads Ia allowed there will be no
Jim Crow cars This sudden dislocation
Of the expected continuity of thought, this
utter incongruity and surprise, are Of the
essence Of humor. Indeed. Mr.. CHANDLER,
while he is wit too. is entitled to be called
the chief Of living Yankee humorists.
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little voice cheeps plaintively out Of
the dusty chambers Of oblivion. 1t seems
that the Hon. BILLY MASON still breathes
the vital air Of Chicago; and he names the
Hon. JOSEPH BENSON FORAKER as the Re-
publican candidate for President in 1908.
A little thing, but 1t will vex Mr.. FORAKER.
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The Chicken Puzzle.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.str: Poor old
"Hempstead"i Tears came unbidden to my eyes
when read his letter about the boarding house
chickens. Those chickens OF the oentiped
strain, and l have eaten my share. He should
rise up, get married and forsake the ways Of
boarding house life.
A good wife will never buy a chicken with moro
than two egs. uncss, OF course. she stands In with
the butcher. SAD EYE.
GRERNPoINr July 20.