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Absence as Evidence OF Death.

The announcement m from Tren-
ton that Chancellor magic, as Judge of
the Orphans Court Of New Jersey, has
admitted to probate the will of EDWARD
STERNKoFF, formerly a resident of New
ark, who has been absent from that city
for eight years. The decision is stated
to have been based on a New Jersey
statute enacted in 1897, which provides
that seven years absence without being
heard from shall be evidence of death.
The case has attracted considerable at
tention, inasmuch as the property in
volved is valued at more than $50, 900.
The statute of New Jersey to which
the Chancellor has thus given effect
provides that any person who shall absent
seven years successfully shall be pre-
sumed to be dead, unless proof be made
that he or she was alive within that time.
A similar provision of law exists in New
York, being now contained in section
sal of the Code of Civil Procedure, which
provides AZ follows:
"A person upon whose life an estate In real prop
erty depends who remains without the United
States or absents himself In the State, or elsewhere,
for seven years together is presumed TO be dead
IN an action or special proceeding concerning the
property in which his death comes in question,
unless II Is sf1rnatiyel proved that he was alive
within that time"
The same rule, to the effect that a per-
son is presumed to be dead who has not
been heard Of for seven years, prevails
generally, even in the absence Of statu-
tory enactments on the subject, through
out the States Of the Union which have
derived their Jurisprudence from the
common law of England-that is to say,
the law based upon immemorial custom
in that country, as explained and laid
down by its courts Of justice. There is
n essential difference, however, in the
law OF this subject as declared in England
and the law which prevails in the United
States. In England. while an absentee
is presumed to be dead who has not been
heard Of for a period of seven years, the
law does not assume TO fix the particu-
lar time within that period when his
death actually occurred; whereas in this
country the established presumption is
that the absentee survived until the
expiration Of the seven years, and il il
becomes necessary TO determine the
precise time of death it is held, in the
absence Of proof on the subject, to have
occurred at the end of that period.
Although this latter rule is not ex-
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VARIUM EFT MUTABILE.
CaprIces Of the Promoted TypIst Who
Reads Manuscripts.

To rHF EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: May
make a contribution to the melancholy
experiences OF the great unpublished? About
a year ago a minor poet OF my acquaintance
sent some verses TO a leading magazine.
They were at once rejected. The deuntless
poet took a fresh envelope and redirected
his poem to the same magazine. The verses
were accepted, paid for and featured in the
Christmas issue with a full page illustration.
Another young writer OF a steadily rising
reputation submitted a collection Of short
stories to a prominent publishing house.
They were accepted and she received an
enthusiastic letter from the head Of the firm
asking for a personal interview. NV dear
young lady" she was asked. why did you
not send these stories TO our magazine?"
Mr.. Blank, was the answer Il sent every
one Of them to the editor of your magazine
and every one was rejected"
These things may seem humorous to those
whose living does not depend on pleasing the
per verified typists and Office boys who furnish
the majority OF FIRST readers" am now
engaged in concocting a story which no
typist will be able TO lay down. So soon as
| become a purveyor Of best sellers | shall
throw OF the mask and begin the relentless
determination Of the promoted typist. That
IL. IL | don't become an optimist. G.. F.. X.
NEW YORK. November IS.
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ABOLISH
A Plea for the Exclusion OF All Foreign
Races From America.

To THE EDITOR OF THB SUN-Sir: The
discussion as to whether the Japanese should
be excluded Is likely sooner or later to have
national significance. It may broaden into
the question whether not only the Japanese
and Chinese, but all races Of foreign people
should be kept out.
Our population Ia more than o 1000, 900.
What will it be fifteen or twenty years hence?
Forty or fifty years ago we needed foreign
immigration, no matter from what source,
to people and build up the country. That
day is past. Thousands OF immigrants are
pouring into New York every week from
Europe, and constantly displacine old es-
tablished native Americans. What is the
difference between excluding the Japanese
from our western shores and the foreign
European rabble from the eastern seaports9
Perhaps We In the East are too cosmopolitan
In our makeup. There will be an awakening
some day.
The naked truth is that the time 10 ripe
not only TO restrict or prohibit immigration
from any one country. but to abolish it alto
gether. Neither of our two great political
parties has ever touched on the matter because
both are afraid to.
Talk to intelligent citizens born in this coun-
try and those out OF oflce will express them
selves as I do. They will tell you the time has
come when immigration should be not only
restricted, but abolished. And j venture to
say. not IN a hot headed way, but looking
at this problem in a calm, dispassionate man.
ner. that II either one Of our two great parties
In the next Presidential campaign would put
a plank in its platform pledging itself once
and for all to abolish immigration. that party,
startling and ridiculous as IL might seem at
first reflection. would be successful by an
overwhelming majority. AMERICAN.
November %.
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rEsr roR cHRrsrrAN scrENcE.
A Segregation o. Disciples for the Study
OF It's Processes and Results.

To run Enfrop m TIM S,-v-S,r. Whsn
Mr.. corneII WiIaon tsILs about nroor. ~
medical scI.ros ana oS,h. oononar.tIva yaLS.
N medicaI and ChrIs,ian Soisnns nr.ctic.
the LANGUAGE would sosm ~ innlv a mind
omen 10 convictIon M, IN. conmnn I.v ~
evidence which L. the Last ;rnrutation tr.,I,,
70 be brought against the .c;ancs ~ .cisncss
No evidence aver couId or svar Ala modisv tbs
Christian science nrsctics IN tha Iesst d.
ree. establish the cloins a, medical soiencs
ar disssta hII.h lie go svnrono,cv. Tor the
conclnsivs rsason tbst n 4. nm sfarmation
and claim Of nm .bsolu,e knoUIedgs. which
overtbreU the hasIs ~ aI an,niricaI .ciencs
bv DENYING 10 the ssouencs of iInsorv ms
terial ohenomsna any hasis of narmsnencs
anv necsssity tb,s inoident.IIy, Lnocrino ths
whole .cisncs ~ ro.t.ris nadics into . cocpsd
hat and smsshin1 n int srithsrssns over
the ears Of Ita nrofas.oTs nro1sd asinin.
Nv virtue ar r.th.r Vie. ~ this shso,uts
formula sold az |. narnv ,hs no,nd "a al
corners. th.re v.r. sent oyt Srorn Mt. Fddv's
schools Thousands Of irresnonsibls punils
and past masters Of -The Science with
grant ~ .uthork,r .nd ,ron.,,ton =, ,,t..ion
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Faults or the Old Game SuppIsnted by
worse I'm the New.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUH-Sir: The
new game, with the ten yard rule making il
almost compulsory TO use the forward pass or
onside kick. which as they are played belong
to the fuke class. luck figuring too much and
science too little. shows a marked deteriora-
ton from the old scientific game. The ex-
the basketball type hysterical. In the old
game. where by endurance. pluck. science
and determination one team approached the
Others goal by steady, slow gains with the
other team fighting 1t every yard. the player
andl spectator were held in rapt atten-
ton. This type OF excitement, gradually de-
veloping TO a well worked up climax, either
in a touchdown for one team or a stand on
the one yard line by the other, is far more
satisfactory than the vaudeville interest of
the play under the new rules. This was
particularly noticeable in the Yale Princeton
game. where in the closing min utes OF play
Yale abandoned the new game and started
for Princeton's goal with an air that said
Enough Of this fooling. let's do something "
and might have scored, in spite OF the ten
halves. Here the crowds showed real inter-
est and excitement.
All in all. the old game has it all over the
new. In the old game points were scored
by steady. determined ground gaining. as a
rule, and not by fuk ish kicks and passes.
Player and spectator left the field with a
feeling that something had been done, a plan
worked out. an end accomplished.
CONSERVATIVE.
NEW YORK, November II.
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sections. n this be true. what Ia the lesscn to be
drawn from the great and unprecedented prosper
~ Of the Southern States1 Primarily due to the
energy. Industry and intelligence of the people. II
must be admitted that It has not been prevented,
and In view Of It's amazing proportions which arc
exciting the wonder Of the world. IL cannot Justly
be claimed that II has been retarded by inadequate
or inefficient transportation facilities"
The interests Of the railroad and of its patrons
are identical. One cannot prosper without the
other. The railroad must do justice to the people
The people should do Justice to the railroad Their
cordial cooperation In the great field OF human
industry is essential TO the public welfare
1T is universally recognized that in the Amer
lean Government the power OF the people is ire
sistlble. Upon moderation and wisdom In its exer-
else depend the safety OF life. liberty and property.
and the stability of our national Institutions. The
effort OF the patriot should be TO see that It's use is
tempered by an awakened national conscience and
that in every national action the virtues OF toler-
ance. moderation and justice are exhibited
We make no excuse for the extent of
these quotations, for they viii afford to
the discerning a picture Of the mind Of
the remarkable man whose life of public
usefulness ended yesterday in tragedy.
Those who can read character Alright
when it is written in autograph will need
no further assurance of the uniform sin
cerity of Mr.. SPENCER's mental attitude,
the honesty and great energy Of his
intellectual processes, the ~sturdiness of
his thought and morals. These charac-
teristics that are 80 apparent in his lit
erary style and ~philosophic methods of
statement and reasoning distinguished
likewise the individual in all his relations
to others, and won for him not only his
just due OF admiration and esteem, but
also a wealth Of personal affection.
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The suggestions contained In the Grand
Jury's presentment on the Police Depart
ment are sensible and practical. The po-
lice force is too ANAL for the work put on
it. Eighteen hundred men. the average
number on patrol duty. are too few to cover
properly S27 uar miles Of territory, con-
tanning a population Of AIS. 900 and more.
Recently a policeman on trial for not put
ting out a bonfire showed that it required
three hours for him to go from one end OF
his post to the other.
or the permanent tenure OF Office en-
joyed by inspectors. captains and sergeants
the disadvantages are apparent. II resulted
from a desire to protect the policemen
against arbitrary punishment for political
and personal reasons. It's effect has been
to make the service inelastic. A Commits
~sioner's efforts to improve conditions may
be thwarted by unsympathetic. stupid or
corrupt subdfdinates through whom he
must work. II the Commissioner had power
to reduce to lower rank an unsatisfactory
officer. he would possess q powerful weapon
to compel good behavior. Under present
conditions inspectors, captains and ser
geants are too powerful in shaping the
policy OF the administration, Of which they
should be the creatures. not the creators or
modihers.
A Police Commissioner empowered to
employ and dismiss men as seemed to him
wise would justly be held accountable for
the entire demeanor and conduct Of his
department. II this authority cannot be
given to him, he at least should be free to
select the commanding officers who are to
execute his orders.
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a little weary Of seeing another lie nailed
may take q certain satisfaction in hear
ing that n form Of the father Of lies ia
nailed. No statistics give the number
Of reformed tik-balans, but the project
OF retaining them has fruitful posi-
bilities. From their size and habits
they seem born entertainment" COM
mitteemen. The all seeing eyes Of the
Hon. SAMUEL GoMPERs will not be blind
to the chance Of benevolent unionization
present in these twelve footers.
The oko or maomaO il @manike in
shape but has IN immensely long upper
lip that may be made to cover the entire
face" Why have these gifts a curtain
before them2 The oko is a chum OF the
tik-balan and a member OF the Anthro-
pophagi club. Like an Ancient and
Honorable Artilleryman, he dies il he
touches water.
Next week the President and Congress
will resume the sport Of devilling the
Money Devil. No good man will deny
that no more devils are needed in the
United States, so singularly rich in
devils, energumens, exorcists and medi-
cine men. A Tagalog- visayan Devil
Exclusion League should be formed at
once.
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The land Of japan, says Mr.. Masuda, has not only
q rich surface. but 10 also contains n vast amounts:
OF hidden wealth. Going back TO 1908 uhe war;
years not being comparable So 10 found that thag
output of copper was worth 81. 100000; OF coal. :
90. 100000; of anthony. t2S0,O00: Of iron wares,
10000; OF sulphur. ta70.0O and Of other metals
and metallic wares. ssSo.oo since then the outputE
OF copper and coal has greatly increased. Ysez
Jspan's mining possibilities have only Just begun.
with Corea and China to hear from. :.
Out Of the total area of Japan, which Ia "A, lO7. ON !
acres Including Formosa and other petty islands. 4
81. sO9. 900 acres are covered with forests. Compar-'
Ing the typographical conditions OF Japan with
those OF European counties possessing about ths|
same area as japan. we have the following:
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A STRIKE.
Fiat Muftny Proposed Against the Powers
10 Make the Magazines.

To n EDITOR or TIE sUN-Sir: In the
recent discussion between authors and editors
In your columns We have seen how some IN
considerats editors rudely write the word
rotten" on the margin Of manuscripts: how
they "muss them up and instead Of buying
send them back. occasionally hrowing in a
Few well chosen words Of regret and advice.
More recently we learn that certain sassy
editors stick pins into EN-.
Then we have seen the editors come for
ward with powerful briefs to prove that they
cannot really buy all the manuscripts Of
fered. even those desirable from every point
OF view. They protest that they are kindly
by nature and love the author. They have
declared that they know good tun- when
they see IL. and cannot be deceived: and II
any one tries TO palm on q classic on them
by signing another name 10 it. they are onto"
the game at once, but never let on that
they are on" Thus they compound crime. 90
In all the wars between the various kinds
OF people who supply tho market with read
ables. 10 there ever q kim word said for the
reader7 Is he ever considered? No. That's
why l think the time is ripe for Q readers
rebellion or q subscribers strike. Therefore.
let us who absorb the circulation form a
union. l submit a few planks for the begin
ming OF Q platform or declaration OF princi-
pies, which i understand every union must
have before IL begins business.
For one thing. We want q different proper
t,on hat vesn .dvsrt,s,ns .rd rs.dins nsttsr
We ara ~g.ttjng thr.s ro,nd. ~, .Ss 70
ons Mound N ,..dirs r,s,tsr Tno r,uch
de.d walsh, who rant. In Mia m a Ave
mound muck rake All IN. .vening after a h, I'd
dsv,. vorL2
rrhsr WHARF In tba avs,,,a ,b,cb ,,,rrishss
Al. gran. len ,ts nostrv9 ~. one J.t
thos. ybo ,rasr.,snd m.n.,,,s nos,rv
.tand nm An iu., "a T thought not ono,
The .rti.is have cot 20 40 hsttsr MsLs n
n rnle frat the srtist mai rs.d ~ th,ng he
4. to NI,,strats ana ,h.n Srsv .onstb,ng
that rsaIv nI,,stratss the ts,t In /. recent
rurhar ~ . ronui.r ma..vin. ~. hsroine
h. ds.cr,hsa a. wnndrov.,v h..utJ,,i Ths
artist h.. hsr nictur.d VIM on ! couch NTH
h.r err .ban.d TO- rs.tinx an a Ilv whita
hand vbils hsr .,iIsttoliLa chin noint. dan
gerou.lv ~ tba heInla.a raader Gee ~ This
iadv ever ,smmed that chin in the hero's
chea, tbat gantIsmsn would anna have a ner-
foratsd thorar We readers dont care for
a bIg name In art anv more thar the editors
care FOR ! hIg mama IN Iiterstnra We vant
IN. -gaoda
Yssr. sgo Ia ,ors oh. m.u.zirs. cot
opancad "a u.sd 20 gat -.arniss ~ waaLIv
paners wb,ch contained onenipg cbsntsr. .,
ssversI tbr;nins stories each ~ which sndsd
nm somstbing iiLs tbi.. lord HswLhnrst
hnrst In mon Them ana .tahbins non .Juan
n the heart Isted LADY Ma khurst ont ~
the window wbers he bsId her suspended
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From tho Hands OF Mars.

To TBs EDITOR or THE SUN-IStr: You say in
to days SUN that. according TO Henry James. the
phrase Hand me a lemon" conveys no meaning.
since Henry thus condemns II, let US AZ the re-
sponslblity for the phrase.
II seems to me that Shakespeare. who has en-
rlched our language with so many slang phrases.
il responsible for He gave him a lemon" Here
is the way II appears In Act ", Scene H., OF Loves
LabOur's Lost:
"Arrado-Ths armipotent Mars, OF ancea ths
almighty, gave Hector a gift
"Dumdin-A Gilt nutmeg.
"BfToR--A lemon"
So there yOu'ase. II. n.
November 20.
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To the Painter on the sEy,cra per FIag.tan.

My reason counSels me thou art a man.
And I must needs believe II n l can.
Though on thy airy perch against the sky
Thou hast such weird resemblance 10 q ny:
To such a dizzy height hast thou attained,
And such a place preeuinent hast gained.
A million OF thy fellows far below
Pursue their lowly tasks. and come and 20
Unrecked OF thee: their lot thou hast outgrown-
In thy proud eminence supreme. alone.
May heaven prosper thee, such Is my prayer.
Who may not share with thee the upper air:
Go on and win thy niche among the great:
! do not envy thee thy high estate.
Man at the top. ". z. D.
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To TIE EprroR or THE SUN--Sr: Referring 70
the statement made by Street Commissioner Craven
at the dinner given to him last night by graduates
OF the Naval Academy. that he Intends 10 control
the dust nuisance. n possible" may I have space
20 suggest that II he will have his sweepers. or at
least the majority Of them, do their work at night,
instead OF In daytime. when all shops and stores
are open and the streets are thTonged. he will come
pretty near 10 solving the problem
This IL entirely practicable. Why stir up the
dust when II can do the most harm. and let 1t lie
undlsturbed when there Is nobody abroad In the
streets TO Inhals II and breathe in the microbesI
JOHN WILLIAM rALsbT.
NEW YORK. November II.
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Hsrr OIum ke,s FIKure,.

To TIE EDITOR or TRH SUN-Sr: Herr Olumke,
a noted statisticlan." is trying TO show that nifty
years hence Berlin will be the largest city In the
world, and that Its only serious rival VIII be New
York
he had better revise his hgurcs. They are sadly
10 need Of Il In az least one important respect. mas
much rs he calculates that London In 1868 will
have 1000. 900 Inhabitants II so happens that the
present population OF Greater LOndon-a solid
whole-eEceeds the ngure he calculates II VIII reach
half a century from now. 4 LoNDoNER.
NEW YORK, November
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From me De7rcr RSDBbltrdr.
When winters hands on window pane
Have left their MARKS In purest white.
! seek that head alas, In Vainl-
Outlined against the coming night.
A curly head II was ah. me'-
The light played IN a golden mass,
While tiny fingers dAlntily
Retraced the pictures on tho glass.
Each winter. when the frost kings brush
Has painted those swift fading forms.
| hear that small voice I'm the hush
That sometimes falls In nercest storms.
But N IL only memory's trick
That childish treble, clear and plain.
That summons m~e-alone, h~eartslcki-
To sec the pictures on the pane.
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"The Restoration in 1868 formed a new epoch In
the history OF Japan. which had continued un-
broken for two thousand years" says Mr.. X. Masuda,
a director OF Mitsui & Co. OF Toxic and New York.
in the sun Trade Journal OF Toxic for November.
The Restoration was an epoch making event fronS'
the commercial as well as from the social and po-
litical points of view. Taking the total amounts.
OF both exports and imports in tho year of tbs
present Mikados accession as the standard. and
figuring out on tho be sis OF 100. Japan's foreign
shows the following growth:
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Gum Chewing CnnnoII.
Frcm the Portland Orsoontan

From the POrhdnd OYs1ontdn.
PortlAnd'sC ouncilmen will soon be able TO qualify
as members Of the Gum ChewerS' Association.
Since they denied themselves. several weeks ago.
the privilege OF smoking while in session because
some OF them thought Il undignined, they have
taken 70 tho pepsln and tuti truth. Yesterday
afternoon when the body was In session seven OF
twelve present we're chewing with all their might
and main,
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Knlcker - Does your wifi e laugh a, the RICH, place
In a funny story
Boek.r-only at the bright thing the baby says.
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Mrs. Knlcker-Hsvs you any family plate.
MrsJNewrich-Yes, IT'S all triple.
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Subscriptions ~ Mail. Postpaid.

Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
Association Of 10 Nassau street, In the Borough OF
New York.
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II is said that railroads have the power to make
y mar the fortunes and destinies Of localities and
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capitalization can have nd practical effect upon
the rates charged in this country. Almost all
rates are the result of active and current CONNER,
'cial conditions arising long after the capitalization
Of the carrier has been nzed. and which are subject
70 wide nuctustions. while capitalization often re.
mains unalteIed."
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With an Increase In the price OF everything the
carrier must buy-with an increase in the cost OF
labor. OF materials, in the verdlcts OF juries In dam
age suits, 10 taGes-and with decreasing rates. a
point must ultimately be reached where the car
ri.rs capacity 10 meet the public demand for in
creased facilities must be substantially impaired.
II not Destroyed. It must be apparent that II there
is q continual increase in the units OF ex penses. with
q continual decrease in the units OF revenue. the
financial strength Of the enterprise cannot survive
Indefinitely
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There is no legal obligation on any one to in
vest his money In railw avs or in any other proper
ties. The action of the investor must be volun-
tAry. and inducements OF = safe and bustnessiike
nature must be presented In order 10 render the
investment attractive. The railroad manager must
provide the transportation facilities which the
business OF the public demands. To accomplish
this he must have the necessary money. and 10
obtain It must show successful results in the oper-
alton of the property-results which will convince
the investor that his investment will be safe and
yeriunerattve.'