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FLOR1CULTURE FOR CRIMINALS.

Horticulture as q means Of refining the
nature OF the hardened criminal is the re-
markable experiment that Is being carried
on at the Territorial penitentiary OF New
Mexico in Santa Fe.
In a well equipped, thoroughly
conservatory, which has been constructed
in the prison, some Of the most desperate
criminals in America care for a profusion OF
flowers Of many kinds. General interest Is
taken in the conservatory among the 200
~oonviots in the penitentiary, and 1t Is no
thing. a the Santa Fe corre-
spondent Of the Loo Angeles Times, to see
a "lifer' caring for a lily or a rose. .
Since the oonvicts In the New Mexico
penitentiary took up this new work the
morale Of the institution has greatly I'M
proved. There is hardly a convict In the
institution who does not weloome a chance
to work among the flowers. Bouquets are
clipped and taken to lonely cells and dried
flowers are carefully pressed between the
leaves Of books from the p~enitentiary
library.
Superintendent q. o. Bursum has been
quickto recognize the goodt that the oonserva-
tory 10 doing, and every convict who desires
to work among the flowers has opportunity
to while away time In the greenhouse.
Assistant Superintendent Garrett 10 en-
thusiastic on the subject Of Horticulture in
penal institutions.
There are few natures, no matter how
bad they may appear to the world In general,
that do not respond to the refining influence
Of flowers said this official recently. sAn
hour In the greenhouse beats any number OF
hours in solitary confinement when IL
to making a convict tractable. He forgets
for a moment that he Is In prison. He
fuses around among the flowers and his
brain is soothed by the sound OF the foun-
tain. Time flies rapidly instead Of drag
ging and the poor chap actually enjoys
life. He takes the remembrance Of all
this to his cell with him-perhaps in the
form OF a bouquet. He sings or whistles
cheerily and his good spirits prove In
fectious.. Thus, unoonsciously, he assists
In raising the general morale of the prison.
If convicts were given more such work
to do in their idle hours-more gardening
and raising flowers instead Of moodily
pacing the prison yard in quest OF
exercise, or being kept pegging at contract
labor all day. there would be fewer TRACE
dies In penitentia ries-fewer attempts to
break out and fewer officials sacrificed in
doing their duty. Anything that can take
a convict's mind of himself is a great ad-
vanoe in prison methods. Our little green
house has lone more good than all the dark
cells and other means Of punishment ever
deyisad
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whence "Geezer"?

To THR EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: Has any
a%ntiquary ever declphered the origin Of our old
friend the "geezer"f Has any one ever endeav-
ored. as | once did myself, In a NJ OF far on conjec-
ture, to trace some connection between him and
"Gulsard." an adherent Of the Catholic Guises In
France, and therefore one anathema'
Some days ago, in discussing II with an acquaint.
ance, he suggested an origin much less remote. He
says that about the year 1870 an odd character.
one Phil Mcguire, used to frequent the old Bulls
Head at Twenty fourth street and Third avenue.
He was quite an adept at giving odd and curious
names to people or objects. names which attested
their character or fitness by sticking TO the man
or thing affected, The old man had a horse which
he used TO enter at the Hippodrome, now Madison
Square Garden. The animal would 60 in harness.
eight lap track. In 2:4O TO the mile, q rather re-
markable record for an unknown beast In those
days. Mcguire called his horse "GeeEer Finn. :"
and my informant, not being misled by a faint
smattenng OF French history, like your servant,
thinks that the "geezer" OF this day may be q
name-descendAnt. III. B,
BRooKLYN, April IL,
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Iieutenant-G General Bates.

After forty-five years Of service Lieu
tenant-G General JOHN c. BATES retires
from the active list of the United States
Army. He entered the Eleventh Regi-
ment Of regular infantry with the rank
Of First Lieutenant On May IA, 1861, a
few months before his nineteenth birth
day. He was promoted to a c~aptainoy
two years later and held that rank until
July, 1889. He was in some of the most
important battles Of the civil war
Antietam, second Bull Run, Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg, and
in the final campaign around Richmond.
With his promotion to the captainoy
he was appointed to a post on the staff
Of General MEADE and served in that
position until the termination of HOSTILE
ties. He was twice brevetted for valu-
able services and gallant conduct. For
the next thirty years his life was spent
on the plains.
On the outbreak OF the Spanish
American war he was commissioned as
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Phonetic Spelling in M~urray's Dictionary.

To THH EDITOR OF THE Ms O. Harold
McChesney. In a letter TO THE SUN, after stating
that he does not foresee that much damage (or
indeed any damage at ALL will accrue 70 our price
less English speech from the antics OF the spelling
reformers Cthe reformers show o similar lack OF
foresight. by the way goes on 10 say: Fortunately
the great dictionaries like DR.. Murray's (now after
twenty years completed as far as NJ will be the
rock against our poor spelling reformists.-
Mr.. McChesney will perhaps feel mortified to
learn that he has builded his fort upon the sand.
The English dictionary commonly known as DR.,
Murray's places the ofncial phonetic spelling recon.
mended by tho spelling reformors. after each word
10 show its pronunciation, 40 that in that die.
tionAry the accepted and reformed spellings will
be found side by side. N.
Npw YORK. Apul Is,
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v and Greene.

At one time 1t seemed probable that
JOHN F. GAYNoR and BENJAMIN D.
GREENE might escape punishment for
their crimes against the Government.
OBERL1N M. CARTER, who was their &C
complete or dupe, had served his SEN
tence before they could be caught and
brought to trial. He is at liberty now, and
they have just heard their sentences.
The steady pursuit Of this pair Of
rogues by the Government and the final
success of the prosecution have shown
how idle is the charge that men Of wealth
and influence may commit crimes with
out danger Of punishment. Justice
sometimes fails to reach a guilty man,
door or rich, but there is nothing In the
history Of the administration Of the Fed
eral laws to support the opinion that
place or power or riches can save a man
from the consequences Of his illegal
acts, and the same is true Of the justice
of the States. GAYNoR and GREENE
were guilty Of crimes Of a nature pecu-
liarly easy to settle by compromise and
the payment Of money; they possessed
political power and commanded great
wealth, and yet they found the Gov
eminent relentless in its prosecution.
Had they been poor in pocket and in
friends their treatment would have been
no more severe and no less fair.
The Ease of GAYNoR and GREENE fur
nishes no evidence to support the raw
ings of those who yelp and yowl that the
United States is a rich mans country
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President BRIGGS of Radcliffe College

President BRIGGS Of Radcliffe College
reports a slight increase In the number OF
students, the enrolment this year being
lse. Under the present endowment the
college could maintain without financial
strain a membership Of 500 to 900; beyond
that mark the problem OF Harvard in
struction" would be more perpleHng than
1t Is now.
While addition to the endowment, pro-
vtding for increased membership OF the
college with the proportionally increased
expense of instruction from the university
faculty, is "the supremely useful gift to
Radcliffe, other aids are no less welcome
and are being generously made. New
grounds nave recently been acquired; new
scholarships have been established in the
past year, notably one by the ~Cantabrigia
Club, expressing the confidence Of Cam
bridge women in the work Of the college;
SIS, 900 has been subscribed for a half and
half Carnegie library.
College life at Radcliffe has been made
pleasanter by the acquisition Of the Eliza
beth Carey Agassiz House. The serious
side of college work lpds its strongest ex-
preston in the graduate department, which
offers unsurpassed facilities to women
seeking the highest branches Of education.
The growing interest OF the alumna is
attested by their Jealous efforts In behalf Of
the library and their maintenance Of init
mate relations with the work Of the college.
More than is the case in any other Amer
lean college for women, the work Of Rad
cliffe ia like that Of NEWMAN and Girton
in the English Cambridge.
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We quote subdivision 4 OF Section %,
because the offence it is aimed at has
not been uncommon: Every driver OF
a motor vehicle, after knowingly causing
an accident by collision, or otherwise
knowingly injuring any person, horse or
vehicle, shall forthwith bring his motor
vehicle to a full stop, return to the scene
Of accident and give to any person de-
handing the same his name, the num-
Der Of his drivers license and the regis
tration number of the motor vehicle,
and the names and residences OF each
and every male occupant of said motor
vehicle" For failing to do 80, the driver
may be fined $3.50 or imprisoned for
thirty days. For driving a motor We
hicle 1ctitiously numbered, or operating
n without q license, or while intoxl-
Gated, or without the consent OF an
owner, the offender may be fined $500
or imprisoned sixty days. For not reg
istering an automobile with the Com
missioner OF Motor Vehicles the fine may
be 500. Exceeding the speed limit is
punishable by fine Of not moro than 500,
or, in default Of payment, by imprison-
ment for not more than ten days for the
first offence, and double the fine and I'M
prisonment for q second offence. There
are lesser fines for not carrying a trum-
pet or lights, refusing to exhibit license,
and wearing chains on tires on macada-
mixed roads. Drivers must prove their
competence to the satisfaction Of the
Commissioner before receiving ahoenNe.
He may revoke the permit, or refuse 70
register a motor for cause. An appeal
lies In all cases to a Court Of Common
Pleas on filing bond for costs. Moneys
received for fines are to go into a fund
to improve the State roads.
The Fr~elinghuysen law, II enforced,
will put an end to @scorching" in New
Jersey, and it will therefore promote
speedways for automobile racing, a
contamination whichisspecif1cally recog-
nized by the act. The new law will be
considered drastic and punitive by some
Of the a~utomobilists; but for the first
time the rights Of pedestrians and horse
men have received careful consideration.
Twenty miles an hour, of course, will be
exceeded In lonely places, but a certain
risk will always attend the performance.
The alternative for the sports" is racing
on speedways from which other vehicles
can be excluded.
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Old World to teach us about ourselves or
induce us to study ourselves and u
opportunities2 That eminent body Of
scientific students the International
Congress of Americanists, which was
formed solely for the study Of the Ameri-
cas-, had its origin in Europe, and most
of its members, at least for some time
after its beginning, were foreign men Of
science. Eventually American students
Joined it, and since then they have done
some of the best work of the time.
Perhaps again, in the field Of decora-
tive art, it is European interest in an
American subject which will induce
some Americans themselves to study
their home opportunities.
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States, are O ca d by might, not by right
To might all States owe the title Of their pos.
sessions. and only by might can their posses.
sIons be retained. Might being the founda.
ton OF every State. and practically It's sole
title to its possessions. no powerful nation
ia willing to stake it's title to It's Possessions
which were won by force upon the hazard Of
q judicial decision. especially as the law 10
proverbially uncertain and unsatisfactory.
Only trlhing questions have 30 far been SUBJ
mltted by nations to the decision OF foreign
arbltrators." In this Lord Avebury's op-
ponent does not forget. OF course, President
Roosevelt's part in bringing to q conclusion
the treaty at Portsmouth,; but great as was
that splendid service 1t might not have been
possible excepting for the fact that both
Russia and Japan were practically eIhausted,
A continuance Of the struggle would have
meant not civilized warfare. but indiscrIm.
mate slaughter; and 1t must be remembered
that even the Cars own tribunal at The
Hague did not prevent hostilities.
Those who calmly consider Mr.. Barkere
paper will be forced TO admit that a great
deal Of It is true. And while 1t will convince
no one that England or India or Australia
Ia in imminent danger OF attack by a powerful,
aggressive enemy, yet 1t does strongly i'm.
press two ideas: that England's arrested
progress is a direct result OF the Golden
theory Of throwing down the barriers OF in
dustrial self protection and that no prosperous
nation Is ready to follow England's ~untortu-
nate experiment In abandoning national
safeguards Of her peoples prosperity. Fur
thermore, as no great Power is willing to
intrust the question OF It's national existence
to the judicial findings Of other Powers, the
possibility of war Is ever present and ade-
quate means Of defence must never be lost
sight Of. The declaration that might. not
right, rules international affairs is essentially
q confession OF the paramount importance Of
brute force, but 80 is the maintenance Of
every police department, the lock on every
door. When, however. might Is coupled
with right, when a great nation is actually
founded for the purpose OF i%nsuring liberty
and happiness to Its people: when it deliber-
ately fosters in every way their prosperity,
guards their safety and refrains from injur.
ing others-then indeed is it pursuing an ideal
as lofty as Lord Avebury's noble dream. Ia
It any wonder that the poor and oppressed OF
the world are still seeking a haven Of security
and opportunity IN our own land-that our
people have steadfastly refused to put aside
their means OF protection and defence?
Might Joined to right-that i what has
made our country's moral influence ire
sistlble in times of international crisis; that
Is what the Stars and Stripes stand for; that,
please God, will ever and imperishably be the
%watchword of our ohildren's children.
NEW YORK, April IA. r,
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Bishop MoCape n the Labor Unions.

To THE EDITOR OF TIL SUN-Sir: Please
set me straight about the remarks I made
in my sermon last Sabbath about labor unions.
/ have been %misauoted in some OF the papers.
/ never said anything about 'wlping out the
union
Ionly proclaimed that the Methodist Episoo-
pal Church Is the friend of all working people;
not Of 10 per cent. but Of 100 per cent. of them.
Who can find fault with that position?
Yours is the fairest and squarest newspaper
in the United States. We all think that OF
THE SUN. CHARLES c. MCCABR,
Bishop OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
PHILADELPHIA, April IS.
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A Prospectus in a Presidents Sermon.

The so-called Muck Rako speech,
delivered yesterday by Mr.. ROOSEVELT
as the principal feature Of a festive and
architectural occasion, deserves a prom
inent place among the Occasional Ser
mons Of a President. There is a time for
preaching. and this is the time for preach
ing on the subject Of muck rakers, and
this preaching is Observation-Disclosures
In It's directness, vigor and orthodoxy.
But that is not all. Having said what
he had to say in restraint OF the pro-
miscuous and illegitimate activities OF
the muck rakers, the President suddenly
and without circumlocution presented
his programme of further enterprise in
the way of Federal control Of great for
tunes and of the business Of corporations
other than common carriers. There
is mighty little good" he said, 'in a
mere spasm Of reform. The reform that
counts is that which comes through
steady, continuous growth; violent emo
tionalism tends to exhaustion" Then
the President went on as follows:
AS q matter OF pcTSOHul CpuNlodoh' ~ VIVA
out pretending TO dlcuss the details or formulate
the system, 1 feel that VIC shall ultimately have
70 consider the adoption OF some such scheme as
that OF a progressive tax on all fortunes. beyond a
certain amount, either given In life or devised or
bequeathcd upon death to any indlvidual-a tax SO
framed as to put It out OF the power OF the owner
OF ono OF these enormous fortunes to hand over
moro than & certain amount TO any ono individuals;
a. - -,r~aAA hr h M
and not the state Government. Such taxation
should, OF course, be aimed merely at the inhen-
tance or ~ansmisslo in their entirety of those
fortunes swollen beyond all healthy limits
Again. the National Government must IN some
form exercise supervision over corporations en-
gaged in Interstate business-and all large corpora.
lions are engaged in interstate b~usiness-whether
by license or otherwise. so as TO permit US 10 deal
with the far reaching evils OF overcapitanzation.
This year we are making a beginning In the dlreo-
ton OF serious effort TO settle some ofthese economic
problems by the railway rate legislation"
This is possibly the most momentous
unofficial utteranoe that has proceeded
from the Presidents lips since his speech
in Minneapolis nearly five years ago,
when he declared that new conditions
necessitated "a change from, the old
attitude Of the State and the nation
toward property
The present programme is quite con-
sistent with that earlier declaration.
Making the beginning In the direction
of railway rate legislation is indeed re-
quiring serious effort. We assume that
in outlining the larger programme the
absolute need of preliminary amend
ments Of the Constitution is clearly
recognized by the President. IF any
thing could o~vershadow the interest OF
the discussion of muck raking, it is these
tremendous projects of reform stimuli
taneously proposed.
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A Non.union Printers Protest.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str' Permit me,
as a reader OF your esteemed paper, TO make a few
remarks regarding an expression used by MT.
George II. Belts in his reply 10 DR.. Funk. MT.
Belts says: what are these %'freemen,' anyway
Either old time union soreheads or immature coun-
try boys, &C." To this ! can only say: Prove II
Mr.. Belts. 1t is not enough TO say So.
l have worked in the printing trade moro than
twenty-six years. and I have found just as good
practical men among the non, union printers as
among the union members, and / claim TO have the
tight, as an American citizen. TO work under such
conditions and for such compensation as suits me-
regardless OF Big Six" and The Typothete." :
NEW YORK, April 10, II. @. GILBERT.
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The New Automobile Law in New
Jersey.


Eve Y swner and driver OF an auto
mobile 30 expects to use it on the New
Jersey roads should obtain a copy of
the Frelinghuysen bill, which has been
signed by Governor STOKES, to go into
effect on July /. There is trouble in
store for automobilists who do not &C
quaint themselves with the provisions
and penalties of the new act. For vio-
lations they will be liable to arrest with
out warrant; and IN the highways be-
tween cities the State inspectors, who
are to be appointed by a Commissioner
Of Motor Vehicles "a new officer) may be
expected to keep a sharp lookout for
the l~awbreakers. 1t should be under
stood that not only the State inspectors,
OF whom there will be seven, but amy
constable or police officer" may arrest
without warrant for a violation COM
mitted in his presence. Furthermore,
arrests shall be made at the instance OF
n person upon whose written COM
plant q Magistrate has issued a war
rant; provided the complainant files a
bond to pay costs. The term Magistrate
includes justices of the peace and all
officers having power to commit.
How fast may I go? is the first ques-
ton which the automobilist will ask
when he hears that he is "up against
a law in Jersey which was not framed
to tolerate speeding, but severely to
inhibit it. Under the present law, 30
loosely was it drawn, the chauffeur may
let out as many links Of speed as he
pleases without fear of consequences,
unless he runs over somebody. But
twenty miles is to be the limit of flight
in any part of the State, highway or
back road, under the new law. Upon
sharp curves or turning a corner any
where the rate of only one mile in seven
minutes is permitted, and n mile in
four minutes at the intersection Of roads
in the open country. In built-up parts
of a city, township or borough the speed
must not be more than twelve miles an
hour, nor more than fifteen miles an
hour anywhere when the automobile
is within 200 feet Of any horse "or other
beast of draught or burden Physi-
clans responding to an emergency call,
or soldiers using motors on service may
disregard the speed limit. Upon the
request Of n person approaching in
another vehicle of any kind a driver
is required to come to a full stop.
No intoxicated person and 10 person
under sixteen is allowed to operate an
automobile, and the use Of one without
the consent Of an owner is forbidden.
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A Song of Love,

Iuo bv one OF Queen Eltdbeth's Maids OF Honor.
from "Drdks: an English Epic" published In
Blaekpoods Magazine; bv Alfred Noves.
Now the purple night Is past,
Now the moon more talntly CLOVIS;
Dawn has through thy easement cast
Roses on thy breast, a rose.
Now the kisses are all done,
Now the world awakes anew
Now the charmed hour is conc
Let not love 60. too.
When old winter, creeping nigh,
Sprinlles raven hair with white,
Dims the brightly CHANGING eye,
Laughs away the dancing light
Roses may forget their sun,
LILIES may forget their dew.
beauties perish. one by one
Let not love go. too.
Palaces and overs OF pride
Crumble year by year away;
Crceds, like robes, are laid aside.
Even our very tombs decay,
When the all conquenng moth and rust
Gnaw the goodly garment through,
When the dust returns to dust,
Let not love 60, too.
Kingdoms melt away like snow,
Gods are spent like wasting flames,
Hardly the new peoples know
Their divine thrice worshipped names
Az tSe last great hour OF all,
When Thou mAkest all thlnge new,
Father, hear Thy children CALI ~
Let not lows Sc, eqesN~ ~
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To THE EDITOR OF The rs The rttl,
verse Impartial" In your issue OF April IL remind.
me OF another reading something like this:
"The rain on Just and unjust falls,
But mostly falls on the Just felleH
And this Is true because. you see.
The unjust swipes the just's umbrella
HAROLD W, HoLMEs
DETROIT, Mich, April 10.
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Published by Tho Sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 40 Nassau street, In the Borough OF
Manhattan, New York.
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The Commuter on the styx Line.

Charon was navigating the Styx.
Seems TO me-" he remarked to a passenger,
"seems 10 me ] have seen you before"
"Yes." was the reply. Il come here every time
the Giants play"
Herewith the grandparents Of q grandson dole
Gully ph6sed o..
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{ Emlrt.

From the Washington star.
Il think that my speech on this question VII AAN'
some effect"
1T has already had an effect" answered senator
Sorghum. you have caused two or moe a0e'
tons 10 grow where there was but one before
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II our friends ,Dho favor US nth manuscript for
publication irish 10 hare rejected articles returned mep
mus IN oil eases send STAN s for that purpose.
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The procession Of amendments to the
rate bill continues to pass through the
White House, each being welcomed with
delight.