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any strenuous opposition In the House
Of Lords. No peer worthy Of his posi-
ton would have anything to dread from
such o change, for In the four classes OF
the peerage there are not over 200 per-
sons who deserve to be Intrusted with
the Legislative function. Sir HERBERT
does not stop here, however. He pro-
poses that the right OF the Grown TO Gre
ate any kind Of hereditary peerage
should henoeforth. be abolished, as 1t
has been abolished since l7o7 80 far as
the Scottish peerage is concerned, while
In Ireland II Is limited to the creation OF
n Irish peerage whenever three shall
have become extinct provided, however,
the Irish peerage Is always kept up to the
number Of 100. In order to bring tine
new upper house more in harmony with
the spirit Of the time, 1t Is further sug-
gested that the Crown, while renouncing
the right Of making hereditary legisla-
tors, should retain that Of appointing
life peers, like the present Lords Of APP
peal In Ordinary, who can claim a writ
Of summons to sit and vote 80 long as
they hold office, and who rank for life
as barons with such titles al the Crown
may designate.
It is manifest that by the conjoint
and automatic operation Of these two
principles the hereditary legislator
would be doomed to eventual extinction,
and that the proportion of the men,
bers Of the upper house who would be
appointed for life by the Crown, or in
practice by the Prime Minister of the
moment, would tend steadily to become
preponderant and ultimately all absorb
ent. What commends this suggestion
to practical people is that the leaders
of the Conservatives, who now form a
very large majority Of the upper house,
would have nothing to lose by it, and
therefore probably would accept it.
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Decline and Fall OF OF Cummins.

The Hon. ALBERT BAIRD CUMMINs,
Governor Of Iowa, has been regarded as
q halcyon and vociferous tariff reformer.
Less than q year ago he was bowling
like an unterrihed Democrat about the
robbery" committed by the tariff. Now
he sings small. The tariff plank, which
his friends want to have the Iowa Repub-
hcan convention adopt tomorrow, favors
reciprocity. but the United States Senate
does not. The Cumminsites 60 back to Mr..
RoosEvELr's maximum and minimum
tariff principle, but may not Mr.. RoosE-
WELT himself have been moving forward?
May he have not grown more radical Just
as Mr.. CuMM1Ns has grown more con
sentative?
At least reciprocity and the applica-
ton OF maximum and minimum tariffs
are intelligent and Ineligible. The
Cumminsite talk about wise and unself-
ish tariff laws, maintained in the interest
OF the general welfare, equally opposed
to foreign control and domestic monop-
oily" 10 mere cloudy patter. JOHN Dali
zELL and the other worshippers Of a
heaven born and heaven high tariff "a
join heartily in a demand for that sort
Of tariff law. "Unselfsh" tariff laws Yes,
and cold heat and dry wet.
We don't want to judge the Hon.
ALBERT BAIRD CUMMINs harshly. He
may be a lion and not a sheep.
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Chiyalry ~EyertwheEe.

To THB EDITOR OF THH SUN-str: Simply out
OF curiosity l would llke to know the name OF the
person who wrote the letter derogatory 70 the great
city Of New Orleans. where you will ind thou
sands Of true. noble Southern gentlemen who
would not under any circumstances allow . lady
70 stand up In q street car. no matter who abe WA
You will End also the same class Of Northern and
Eastern gentlemen right here In New York or any
other city. You will ind the word -ohivAlY"
depleted upon the faces Of gentlemen everywhere
In the United States, no matter whether Il 10 New
York or New Orleans
was born and raised In the South and have
been travelling In the North and the East for mors
than two years and l meet chivalry everywhere.
NBw YoRK. July 90. g. L. RKTBa.
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Training the Police.

First In the list Of fines imposed on
policemen by the Commissioner, printed
In vest. rday's City Record, is this en-
couraging and unusual entry: .
jams r. KELSEY. Criminal Court squad. failed
70 give up seat in subway train when ordered; nnsd
two days pay"
Patrolnan JOHN CANNON Of the
Eighteenth precinct, for reading a news
paper while on post, was fined one days
pay. Patrolman JOHN T. TRAYNoR Of
the Thirtieth, for sitting ON a stoop while
on patrol duty, lost three days pay.
The same amount was taken from the
salary Of Patrolman EDWARD r. DwYER
for coming from the front door Of q
liquor store In the Judgment OF Com
missioner BINGHAM the impolite or
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Union and Artist.

To THE EDITOR OF THE UN-St After read
Ing your account Of sewall Collins's trouble with
the union over his art Autograph work tho COM
ment inevitably suggests itself that things have
come to a hell OF a pass when even Individual art
must knuokle 70 trade unions.
Imagine Amati. Stradlvarius or Guauerius be-
ing told that mono could give bis individual nnish
70 the immortal violins because Of the cabin max
ers' union rules against the head JouneymAn 10
cur the angles and the varnishors' union 70 do
the vanishing.
stunt!
Won't somebody give Mr.. Collins . plant Of his
ovnf Ism Carnegie . friend to book makers only.
or 10 all artf Ex-PRINTIh.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, July ~
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4 Dream Of Socialism.
From ne Denver Republican

FTOW nc UenreT RtbuDTfdn,
The community man took his weekly pay.
anu nv sUuyn. rns Sommen,Sy s'S,e,
He sent 10 the family door.
And when he got home he sat down 70 eat.
But the dining room echoed and rang
Por he had TO take his community seal
With the talking community gang.
Then he went upstairs for 9 quiet snooss,
But the noise did his eardrums nag,
For o community crowd with community booze,
Had worked UP a community jag:
SO adown the stalrs he ran straightway,
AS II he were on creased skids,
But he stumbled and fell, ere he got away,
Der a bunch Of community lsids.
So he sought the community telephone,
And be summoned his wife thereto,
One word he said, one word alone
and that was the word "Sklddooi"
So his wife twenty -threed and they sought them ou
a place where In peace they'd be,
And hs said: Let commuu!ty boosters shout
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Fishing Vessel Lights and Signals.

The Bureau Of Navigation Of the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor will
ask Congress at its next session to adopt
the section of the revised International
rlles for preventing collisions at sea
governing lights and signals on fish
ing vessels. Great Britain put these
regulations into force on May 1, and
they have also been adopted by Germany,
Norway, France, Italy, Japan, Sweden,
The Netherlands, Denmark, Austria
Hungary, Greece, Belgium, Argentina,
Portugal. China, Peru, Egypt, Venezuela,
Siam, Guatemala and Costa Rca. Four
ffths Of the worlds deep sea fishing ton
mage is therefore operated under them
now. and practically every foreign vessel
visiting the United States will be ac-
quainted with the code.
At present American fishing vessels
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LAFCADIO HEARN.


70 THE EDITOR or TIE BuN-Sf: Az q
close friend Of Lafcadio Hoarn for twenty
years I must enter O protest against the edi-
torial headed "A Strange Career " must
certainly have been written by ono who
never knew him or never saw him. a. the de-
scriptlon Of his person Ia entirely n Accurate
and the Judgment Of his character and the
assertions o. 10 his career bristle with what
would seem to DO wilful errors. He was
9 feet 4 inches In height. strongly and grace
fully built. and with the exception Of slight
accidental dis6aurement Of one eye had o
head and faoo Of extraordinary refinement
and beauty. He was always Q poor man
and his dress was extremely plain, but never
anything but clean, and his person and linen
were even remarkably dainty. In manners
he was as refined and gentle 40 Q woman.
and even his excessive shyness never degen-
Grated into .awkwardness. He was always
dignlhed.
In New Orleans he was the friend and
companion Of gentlemen and gentlewomen.
which 10 q sum Client reply to tho assertion
that he was o dweller with negroes. That
he made o study Of them 10 true, bat even
the most violent negrophobe would not
consider q study OF the folklore Of negroes
q degradation.
In Japan he married tthe only marriage
be ever contracted) or educated, we'll born
Japanese lady. To do this he abandoned
his British allegiance and accepted lower
pay from the Government In order that there
could never be any question as to the legal
ty Of the marriage or 40 to tho legitimacy
OF his sons All these facts are well known
by many persons, and any one who ever knew
Lafoadlo Hearn really intimately admiredthe
mar as greatly as he respected his genius.
There is' perhaps hardly q man alive who
has not some youthful folly to regret. but
Lafcadio Hearn. whatever he may have
lone In his wild oats period. would have been
incapable at any time Of exposing the name
OF any one he had ever called friend to OBJ
loouy after death. K.
NEW YORK, July 30.
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RANTING STREET ORATORS.
A Nuisance When other Folk Want to
Sleep.

To THE EDIroB OF TEE SuH-Sir: AZ It would
be useless for . common workngman 70 ask the
authorities to abato a public nuisance ] appeal
To The SUN 10 let q ray Of It's light anime into . very
dark spot for the relief Of q whole neirhborhood.
Nearly every night when the Socialist party holds
o meeting on the corner Of Tenth street and Second
avenue they keep all the people who live around
there awake TIL after midnight. Tho rantna.
shouting and blasphemy that some OF the speakers
indulge In is something dreadful 10 listen to. The
vile racket should BIO stopped before II ends IN rios
or something worse.
When the lunss OF one man give out another
mounts the stand. Most of them seem 70 DO free
thinkers. Last Friday night one OF them made .
vile assertion most offensive 10 every Christian.
Speaking on the text. The poor ye have always
with you.- he repeated the words two or three
times and then he said with ell the force that his
foul mouth could give 70 To- The author Of that
teaching was q liar and . fool Now every reader
OF the Bible knows that the author Of that sayine
was none other than our Lord Jesus Christ II one
of these sntiohrbt ranters gets knocked out for
good who will be 70 blamef When they are on the
stump no person around here can get 70 rest before
midnight. WoRKINaNAN.
NEW YORK, July 20.
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American Mineral water,

From American Atasrai Watsr Netes,
In 1890 about Il. 0o0, oNa gallons Of mineral vators
from springs In the United States were sold: insisoo,
to.ooo, 900 gallons, and In 1905 about 10000, ooo. Tho
value At the point Of shipment now reaches 3li, 900.
900 . year. and taking into account the expense Of
transit botting and the profits OF retailerA $50.
0oo.o oo must be expended each year for American
mineral waters. The productiveness Of uhe mineral
water springs Of the United States 10 practically
and Al the rate at which the produot ID
increasing II cannot be long beforS no amount
sold apch year will reach 100. o00, 900 ralionA abou,
. gallon and O quarter per capita Der year.
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Why He Went to Japan.

To THE EDITOR OF TEE sUN-Sir: Last
year In Japan / was told By one %oocupyins
q high place In oficialism the ~e1plepation
why Hearn finally adopted the capital Of the
sesstng but one eye-and that protruding
unnaturally from its so~oket-Hearn was
acutely sensitive to peoples attitude toward
him, In America street boys laughed and
jeered at him, and in England and France
men and women stared wonderfully at his
physical SHORTCOMINGS; but the uniform po-
~liteness Of tho people Of Jepsn allowed Of his
going and coming In public without sign OF
curiosity or dlsapproval. When Hearn per-
ceived this quality he decided to settle with
the Japanese and a. far a. possible become
ono Of them. FREpKnIc C. PENYIELn.
NEW YohK, July 90.
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Our Southern NeighbOrs.

secretary RooT's visit to our southern
neighbors gives large promise OF impor-
tant results. 1t has already stimulated
American interest in nations whose affairs
have been little known or considered in
this country. This interest has been
growing steadily in recent years, but 1t Ia
still far less active than 1t should be.
Outside OF a small number Of special
students, few Americans realize the
advance made in the last generation in
the countries to the southward, An
impression prevails that they are
still s~emi-civilized, turbulent and I'M
progressive. It Is time to discard that
notion, Notwithstanding the occasional
recurrence Of political disturbance
and even OF revolution. Such ebullitions
are now the exception rather than the
rule. There is no comparison whatever
between the conditions OF to-day and
those Of thirty or forty years ago. In the
earlier days progress In Latin America
was perhaps observable from genera
ton to generation. 1t Is now clearly
marked from decade to decade, and 70
visible from year to year.
The story of political progress is less
easily told than is the story Of economic
advancement. The latter, however, is
In large degree the sequel Of the former.
The greater political stability is reflected
ia the expansion of m and in
dustry. In 1870 the total commerce OF
all the countries Of the western hemi-
sphere south of the United States. only
q little exceeded 500, OOO, 900. Imports
were about $40 900, 900 and exports about
1872 900, 900. In 1905 the total commerce
was 81, 1888, 900, 900, Imports were $73o,8Oo,-
600 and exports were 81, 002, 100000.
In this time American business with
these countries has increased from $170,-
600, 900 to $40, 900, 900. The United States
sold them last year $3.50, 900 900 worth Of
merchandise and bought from them
$3.50, OOO,O 900 worth Of products. notmerely
wanted, but actually needed in daily
life and industrial processes. To the
countries nearest to us we sold O fairly
satisfactory percentage Of their total
purchases. Mexico came to US for IS
per cent. Of her import requirements.
Cuba, Colombia and the CentIal AmeFi-
can States came for about As per cent. OF
their purchases. We sold to Hayti rs.
per cent. Of her imports and 70 Santo'
Domingo 90 per cent, The percentage
falls of in the more distant lands. We
held only II per cent. Of this trade OF
Brazil. IA per cent. in Argentina, IS per
cent. in Peru and 10 per cent. in Chile.
Our sales in this area could and should
be doubled.
The precise amount Of American capt.
tai invested In these countries, cannot be.
given, but it probably exceeds $76o,o0o,-
900, Opportunities for profitable In
vestment are almost endless, and II the
money be intelligentiy placed and the
laws of the land duly observed, it Is
quite o. safe % 1t Ia anywhere.
The western hemisphere is the logical
and legitimate sphere OF commercial In
fluenoe for the United States. The doors
Of twenty republics are open. 1t is our
wi fault that we make no larger use Of
them.
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Eject of the Motor BUS on Real Estate,

Whas the public think OF the noise which tho
motor omnibusss make Is shown by the effect u
has had upon the value OF house property along
their routes. The decline has been general, and In
many cases II has been extraordinarily great. 1t
n not merely that houses fetch less money when
they come into market. They have become prac'
tically unstable. The process has been impartial
In its operation. II equally Affects small houses
In South Kensington and large ones in Portnian
Square or Grosvcnor place. Wherever the motor
omnibus comes tho resident disappears, II lie can
AFFORD TO leave his house unoocupied, or else lives
on In II In the hope that the tyranny may some day
be oyerpast,
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Horse and DOG Meat in Germany.

Efc-: ~ Ee-vTas rf0SsIt0seT.
German Government statistics ahow that s.ts1
horses and 2,iN dogs were Slaughtered for food
under Government Inspection during the nrst three
months of 1909. This was an increase of 7k,,
horses and 800 dors over the number slaughtered
during the same time IN 1905. And this only 40.
counts for the dogs and horses killed under Gov.
eminent supervision. Il Is estimated that among
the poorer classes, forced 70 resort 70 dog and
horse meat by the exclusion Of American and other
foreign meats from the country. the oonsumpt,on
Of this sort Of meat was much larger than the on.
clal records show.
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Oriain Of Negro Melodies.

TO TIL EDITION OF The sUN-Sir: The rev.
citation to-day Of Lafcsdio Hesrn to alons time
student Of and admirer Of the French Ian
gusse calls for som proof from you Ia aztsH 30
that all the American negro melodies, such
az the rastlme Marching Through Geor sia =
and Lou. Lou. I Love You arc barbario
adaptations Of Spanish and French melodies.
NEW Yo21, July ~. TRAHsATLANTIo.
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Pensions for Women.

To THE EDITOR OF Thu SuN-str: Women work
In business because they are poor. II Is unnatural
They should oil be pensioned.
Also, women marry nine times out OF ten BE-.
cause they are poor. Give them Q pension and 60
per cent. OF them will remain single.
Morally, woman b Infinitely superior Ia man
A man loves every woman. He marries tho woman
herespech, a. a rule. OF course II no Is Door and
she 10 rich he mArries her II she will have him
Poverty compels men and women TO do lots Of
htnss they would not do II Il were abolish cd,
= YoAA. July %. y
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English Fsshienabis Opinion Of the U.ttsa
States IN .

FROM the oorvespondsncs Of John WAishop.
You must have read some time since IN tho
papers OF a few young fashionablos, Mr.. Stanley
lord Derhy's grandson. hsssrs. wortley and
Denison' Ministerial Members. Ard Labouchere, a
nephew Of Mr.. Barring. having sailed for New York
with the Intention OF making q tour OF the United
States. The scheme was thought very wild, and
much disapproved OF by the west End Of the town,
and disappotntnsRt end dhgus, we're universally
predicted"
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From 81. Nicholas.

Stranger we are told. comes from the Greek
"ex" or "out Of" al" means out. from. or away.
the same word as the Latin "ex." whence comes
extra" Then comes the Latin "cItraucls'
which means outside. Tho old French word from
this, "estrange.- means an outsider. but "estrange--
gave us the word Granger" BY dropping the y
aud stranger" by dropping the "a.
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Bishop McFAuL's opinion Of MAxrM
GoRKY would be plain enough II translated
into any language, but the verbal bomb
thrower who Is freeing Russia at a oom-
Portable range Of 5000 miles can beat him
noun for noun and adjective for adjective
every day in the week.
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The Maine Democratic who want Mr..
BRYAN to come to their aid must have
t%reaoherous memories. His o~rations in
New England have always been followed
by landslides for the other fellows.
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Married Life,

Ma Knicker-So she has settled down 10 pro sale
realities,
Mira Bocke~Yes, she has found II Is harder 10
get q Jewel Of q cook than Q solitaire,
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d our friends pho favor We 10Th n'anusedpt' for
publication rtsh 10 haze rejected a,tels' rsfurntd hsv
s,va IN all cases asnd clamps FOR hot purpose.
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'Buttermilk Charley Was His Name 10,
We believe, the first campaign song Of 1908.
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Published by The Sun Printing and Publishing
Association at ITO Nassau street. In the Borough OF
Manhattan, New York.
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Uncle JOE as a singer Of favorlte hymns
at a praise service got up in his honor ID
rather sudden after Coney Island.
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De hned

Knicker-what Is the political situat,onf
boeker-You need . rubber wagon TO Gee which
b TIL band Wagon.
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subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.

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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
George Langstaff May Sue
coed President Rinkleff.
Large Number OF Street Improve
ment Contracts 10 BE Let To-
morrow Afternoon.
NEWS FROM THE CITY HALL

Il is reported at the city hall ;hai
John w. Rinkleff. president or tn
board Of public works. will resign
from the board some time this week
Mr.. Rinkleff Is in Cairo today and
the report could not be verified.
Mr., Rinklef is the second presi-
dent Of the board. succeeding the
late r. p. Noble, when the latter re-
signed. During Mr.. Rlnkleff's short
term the city has been doing a large
amount OF public work. and he has
been diligent in urging the contrac-
tors to hurry the improvements
Mayor Yeiser said this morning.
when seen about the report. that
the resignation of President Rink
len has not been placed in hs
hands
II is said that Mr.. George Lang
stan. of the LangstaH-Orme Manu-
featuring company, may be chosen
TO succeed President Rinklen.
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mLwAuKEEaN is FOUND DEAD
Body of Panl Meissner, Who DiSap-
peared Friday. Taken From River.

Milwaukee. August as the
body OF Paul e Meissner. treasures
OF The Melssner-Berwall company
was found in the river above the dan
today Mr.. Meissner disappeared Fri
day night and his relatives had been
searching for him since. While at
Blatz park with the other member;
Of the Bielfeld Kegel club he became
greatly excited at what he fancied
was an insult. Soon after he left the
party and was not seen again. His
intimates say that he had been ar
fected by the severe heat of last week
and It is believed that he accidental
ly walked off the dock into the river
Mr.. Meissner was bachelor and AZ
years old. L..
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Street Contracts.

The board OF public works viii
have its hands full tomorrow letting
street contracts. There are eight all
told to be let tomorrow, counung
the street and sidewalk CONTRACTS,
separately. and four more TO como
a week later. Those TO be let tonioT-
row are for First street with side
walks. Broadway 20 Washington
srteet; Washington street. sidewalks.
from First street to Third street
Second street. with sidewalks from
Washington street to Kentucky ave
nue.. A sidewalk contract on Jones
street between Ninth apI Tenth
street. viii be let tomorrow. TOO.
The board will hear complaints, have
a talk with contractor relative TO
pushing work now in progress ana
look after improvements generally.
The board desires to have all public
work on streets finished before the
lnclement weather sets in.