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AUTOMOBILE REGULATION.
Plan for Two Glasses Of Machines, Racers
and Road Cars.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; What a
lot Of nonsense has been put forth regarding
speed regulation for automobiles All 1 have
seen begins at the wrong end. To proceed
against the individual Is about equivalent TO
an enactment that wild ducks must not fly
over the State Of New York at a speed greater
than six miles an hour.
Assume a law providing for two classes OF
automobiles. One for the road and one for
the racetrack. the former limited to a possible
speed of twenty miles al hour and subject
to present local speed laws. the latter without
limit as to speed, but requiring a special
license carrying with 1t an indemnifylng bond
to. protect any one injured by operation of
said car. Place no limit on the power: let
it be high enough to climb the side of a house
or the side OF q Vermont farm. but keep the
miles an hour for the roadster. The racer Is
.abundantly able to take care of Itself. The
class who use it are of the wealthy and pleas
urt seeking. and this restriction would work
no hardship TO them.
Ali the serious accidents ] have noted are
the result Of high speed, and this being elm
mated the use of the automobile would afford
the pleasure and profit We desire without
menaoing life or limb.
Enforcement OF such a measure would be
comparatively easy owing to the limited num-
Der OF makers as against a vast number OF
users. Begin at the fountainhead.
NEW YORK. April Q. JERSEY JUSTICE.
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The Greatest "Hamlet."

II THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sfr: I have been
much interested in the articles published lately
critlcislng the Hdmiets OF Forrest. Booth and Others.
From my recollections OF years ago, after having
seen Forrest. Booth, Davenport. Feohter and two
or three others whose names / cannot at this mo
ment recall, / preferred Y. L. Davenport to any OF
them as q careful. finished actor, for one reason
because he was willing to become for the time being
Hamlet. while 30 my mind Booth was not thor.
oughly Hamlet, but was always Edwin Booth. and
never for one moment allowed the audience to
forget that fact. This was particularly noticeable
In the soliloquy scene.
saw Forrest in many OF his great characters In
the old Broadway Theatre and was always anxious
TO sec him again. but | saw Booth only once. and
that was enough, stu his Hamlet was the fad at
one time. and every one to be In the fashion was
expected to have seen 1t. RDgMPT.
NEW YORK, April 5.
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Improved Aspect Of the City Hall

City Hall as seen from a distance no
longer has the cold and skinned ap-
pearance that distressed lovers Of the
beautiful for several months after the
building was subjected to the sand blast
a couple of years ago. The elements
have toned down it's wilderness, and it no
longer shines like a new staff monument
or a recently whitewashed henooop.
Rain, dust, sun, snow, have been at
work upon its surface, and it is once
more soft and restful to look upon.
It will be remembered that the excuse
offered for skinning City Hall was that
it was dirty" The fine old ivory tint,
the creamyto tone that nature had impaired
to it, was offensive to some of the build
ing's temporary occupants. 1t bore no
resemblance to a new porcelain bathtub,
or a huge lump Of sugar. Therefore
it was subjected to the process which
detracted so mich from it's appear
ance and excited the wrath Of all citizens
who appreciate the beautiful in art and
architecture,
Nature has undone the work OF art
on the surface of the City Hall. That
edifce no longer looks like a German
wedding cake.
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der how these people continue to live. Thou
sands and thousands Of them g have any
fresh air, day or night. Millions Of them
die from causes brought upon themselves
by'their ignorance Of the laws Of health"
Medical missionaries are doing a noble
work in China, and there are many hospi-
tails founded and established by W~esterners;
but DR.. MoCRAoKEN believes that more
good would be done by training native
teachers in the elements Of medical science
and the laws Of hygiene and sanitation, to
disseminate such knowledge among the
masses Of their countrymen inaccessible to
foreigners.
hin Is waking; but she has been asleep
80 long that 1t will take a hard sprint to
bring her up out Of the ruck in the race Of
civilization. There's a good head Of steam
in the Government locomotive, but the
rusty wheels Of the long train will squeal
on the up grade.
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Patriotio sery,ce, Of MIR, pepew.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: The "declina.
ton Of Senator Depew TO stand for continued con
nection with" the Yale corporation. which has Just
been announced. recalls the fierce comment which
has recently been made upon the career OF this
long time conspicuous American.
With all that is certainly resrettable In this,
there are many OF the older survivors OF the civil
war who greatly appreciate Senator Depew's prac.
tical patriotism, as II appears, in asking Congress
to make a generous appropriation for tho erection
in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. OF an appro.
pirate monument TO Capt. Samuel Chester Reid,
the designer OF the present American flag, and
senate bill No. 5000" for the relief Of Theodore r.
Timby. the author and originator OF "the revolv.
Ing tower" or turret, the practical effectiveness Of
which was completely demonstrated In the action
between the Monitor and the Merrimac, the nrst
ever fought between iron ships,
EI PRISONER OF WAR.
ARLINGTON. N. j.. April 8,
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Connecticut and the Philippine Tariff Bill,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-.Sir: see lntlma
lions that through the Efforts Of Senator Lodge
the Philippine tarif bill may be brought for action
before the Senate-where II should have been re.
ported by the m TO whom IL was referred.
My observation In this community, one Of the
largest tobacco growing towns in the Connectlcu,
valley, Is that many Of the largest growers and
most intelligent citizens have no fear OF suffering
any detrimental effect from the passage OF said
tann bill. They think that 1t will prove a benen,
by making q market for Connecticut grown wrap.
pers. This. no doubt, is a true conclusion.
One thing is a fixed fact: The Philippines are ours,
probably for all time, at least for many genera.
tions. l sincerely believe they will prove the
richest acquisition this country ever obtained, as
time will prove. Being ours, they should be- fairly
and Justly treated. L. b. MERRIAM.
SuFPIEID Conn. ADril a
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Free Alcohol.

The Ways and Means Committee has
submitted to the House a favorable
report on the Free Alcohol bill. The
passage of this bill undoubtedly means
much to our industrial interests and
carries ne necessary menace to our
moral welfare. 1t does not mean a
cheap intoxicant. 1t does mean cheap
light and cheap heat. For those pur-
poses it is far safer than kerosene or
gasolene, both of which are now used
in normous quantities. 1t also means
an almost unlimited extension of many
lines of industry in which we are hope
lessly beaten by u competitors for the
reason that they have cheap alcohol.
The present price of commercial alco-
hoi, as distinguished from the so-called
wood alcohol, is about $500 a gallon.
Its cost of production is ~variously esti-
mated at from 10 to Is cents a gallon.
Careful experiments have shown that
one gallon Of alcohol is very nearly the
equivalent in candle power of two gal
Ions of kerosene, besides being far safer
and cleaner. This is of particular i'm
portance in country districts where gas
and electricity are not available. For
heating and cooking purposes it is
equally superior to its i'll smelling and
sometimes dangerous rival. For small
motors and engines up to 100 or 125
horsepower alcohol again stands far
ahead Of the products of coal oil in safety,
convenience and efficiency.
The uses of alcohol in productive in
dustries are almost endless in their
variety. For some of these purposes it.
is possible to use wood alcohol, which
costs about 70 cents per gallon, but
the substitute is inferior in many cases
and impossible in most. We imported
last year nearly "a, 1000, 900 worth Of colors
and dyes. With cheap alcohol most of
these should be produced here. We
import about 15, OOO, 900 cakes of a GER
tain well known brand of transparent
soap every year. With cheap alcohol
we can make it at home. The cost Of
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The Crime of Being a Railroad
President.

There are TWO parties TO the rate con-
troversy: The railroad and the shipper.
Both have interests to be considered,
and both are entitled to be heard, and
may be consulted, by the President and
members of Congress. In the name Of
common sense, why is it more repre-
hensible for a Senator or Representative
to discuss rate regulation with the presi-
dent Of a railroad than with a big or little
shipper? The railroad president repre-
sents the stockholders, who derive a part
or all of their income from the dividends,
if business is good enough to earn divi-
, dends; he also represents an army of
breadwinners in the employ of the COM
pany. 1t is surely his duty, by all the
legitimate means in his power, to prevent
the enactment of a law which might
have the effect of depreciating the prop
erty and depicting the resources Of his
company.
In the discharge of that duty he may
visit the White House, or answer a sum-
mons to it, without improperly; he may
also give a Senator or Representative
thO DCIlcllJ vi lib llldllOh 90 bpO-
%cialist, or urge his point of view. The
railroad president is not a public enemy,
a disreputable person or an outcast.
1t ought not to reflect upon a legis-
lator's character to be seen in speech
with him. The legislator does not
have the same relation to the present
issue as a Judge has to a case in which
he is sitting. 1t would be just as fair
to close the mouth of the shipper and
prescribe him as to deny the railroad
president his right to be heard and put
him beyond the pale. Railroad presi-
dents have visited the White House to
talk with the President about amending
the Hepburn bill, and they have gone to
the White House on invitation. Where
was the improperly? And why a Sena-
tor or Representative should consider
himself on the defensive when taxed
with holding communication with a rail-
road president while the rate bill is
before Congress, no one, we think, could
explain without humbug.
There is a good deal of such hypocrisy
in Washington, owing to the tom-tom
beating of the yellow exposers. But
when called to account no Senator or
Representative with the taunt on his
lips is able to justify himself, Mr..
DoLL1vER Of Iowa made a sorry figure
when he tried to explain away his ugly
i%nsinuation that Senators were plotting
with railroad presidents behind the
scenes to prevent rate regulation. Il
have never dreamed he was con-
strained to say, that there was any
improperly in consulting with presi-
dents of railroads. 1 presume hardly
a man here but has sought the counsel
and suggestion Of those who were prac-
tically familiar with the railway bust
ness" We ought to hear no more of
the foolish patter.
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Putting the House on ITS Honor

The Post Office Appropriation bill as
reported to the House contains this
provision, temporarily at least to be
regarded as a mere recommendation Of
the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads:
" Hereafter II shall be unlawful for any person
entitled Under the law to tho use OF a frank to lend
said frank or permit Its use by any committee.
organization or association. or permit lis use by
any person for the benent or use OF any committee.
organization or association"
According to Mr.. O%vERsTREET, the
chairman Of the committee, this pro-
vision would practically prevent" a
member from lending his frank to a
political committee, A member may
o lawfully give the use of his frank to
any person, committee or association,
but that use under the law extends only
to public documents, to what is called
Record matter extracts from the
Congressional Record. Individuals and
associations, philanthropic, moral, re-
form and what not, abuse this privilege.
1t would be inconsistent to cut off civil
associations from the blessings Of the
lent frank and yet allow them to
political committees. Fortunately, the
Congressional campaign committees,
composed of members, will have franks
to burn and can send out documents
by the million.
MIR. WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH OF Michi-
gan thinks it 4far better for the American
people to get this public information
that is the result Of the deliberations Of
Congress free under the frank Of mem
bers than in any other way" OF course,
the illumination of voters is the sole
object Of Government transportation Of
pub. docs. If a member can thus illumi-
nate by means OF his individual frank,
would it be a cruelty to him and a ham,
pering Of the work Of spreading the light
to forbid him to lend his frank for asso-
citation uses? Members seemed to think
SO in the discussion Of the proposition
Wednesday. They value the Thanking
privilege, individual, collective and I'M
limited. 1t Is a distinction. 1t is a part,
perhaps, of the prestige" Of the House.
The proposed addition to the law pro-
vides no penalty for its violation. Mr..
0vERsTREET replies that there is no
penalty now for the misuse of q frank"
Possibly such misuse would stop if there
were a penalty for it. Mr.. OvERsTRERT's
amiable remarks remind us of a college
president putting the boys on their
honor:
Il doubt very much whether, n this provision
shall be enacted into law. and a member OF Congress
violates II, he can be stopped from so doing. or that
he can be punished for IL, or that he can be pre-
vented from doing it, and I think that tho better
course Is 70 place this kind OF a provision into the
keeping Of those now enjoying the courtesy of the
frank upon their honor. and not upon the claim that
they are violating q law which should be followed
by a penalty
The House may have to take stern
discipline from the Speaker, but 1t will
not put up with even the mildest school,
mastering from Mr., ovERsTREET.
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"To March 81, 1905"

Mr.. JOHN MITCHELL's latest proposal
mines is that the questions in dispute
between the miners and their employ
ers 'be referred to q board of arbi-
%tration, composed Of the members OF
the present Board Of Cancellation, pro-
vided for in the award Of the Anthracite
Strike Commission, with Judge GEORGE
GRAY or any person he may appoint to
act as chairman and umpire" and that
"a decision Of this tribunal or a majority
Of the members, in 30 far as it inlu-
ences wages, shall be effective from April
/, 1905, and continue in force to March
81, 1908; such decision to be final and
binding on all parties and interests"
Mr.. MITCHELL does not forget that the
possible effect Of a continuance Of the
strike of 1902 on the elections of that au-
tumn was a potent weapon in the hands
Of the strikers. In 1908 a national cleo
ton is to be held. He plans to enter into
an agreement that shall terminate three
months before the nominating conven-
tions meet and seven months before
the day of election. His object in urging
such a contract is not difficult to discern.
Mr.. MITCHELL knows as well as any n
else the value of an approaching election
to a striking labor organization.
The evident effort of Mr.. MITCHELL Ia
to make the alleged h~ardships and ill
treatment Of the anthracite miners, in
the matter Of compensation for their
labor, issues in the Presidential campaign
of 1908. Is he to be allowed so to do2
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alcohol is an important item in the manu-
facture Of varnishes and laoquers, in
the manufacture Of films for the camera
and in the preparation of medicines and
extracts. As a fuel and for lighting
purposes it is almost "fool proof" and
its substitution for gasolene in automo-
biles would free our n~ostrils from many
an offensive stencil.
Free alcohol has no connection with
free whiskey, but it has a very intimate
connection with our industrial welfare,
The bill should be passed.
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Consular Notes.

Cnnctii Mansheld writes from Val mi aieo ths
pev rouroad nroiects ore he,pr considered hv m,
CHILEAN government and also nv ,nd,v,dr,I.
includIng another road across the Andes ,,r,h.,
IN the south, The present trans line hs,
| becn onened to JuncaI, leaving onlv a thirty mil.
Gan traversed nv coaches in the summer 10 thr
ARGENTINE side. Work on the tunnel is hclnv
rushed
Automobiles. says the British Consul at Naples
are coming rapIdly into Use in NAMES and will
soon he sdontcd as nuhIlc carriages. The use n,
motor boats has snread very much AT Mamie. II
will soon be all up" with the merry boatman and
his boat" on the Bay of Naples. as well as with the
Rondolier on the canals of Venice.
Speclal Agent Hutch,nson's report on trade con
dltions in Chile. DaQv Consular and Trade Rspor,
No. 25la. is an Interesting document for American
exporters TO Peru.
American" shoes made in Italy srs freely sold
In Mannheim. Germany. saws vice ca ,suI Srhl,m.
mer of that city, as also are american" shoes mad.
In Germany. The dealers saw that American shoes
made in America arc too high priced for the aver.
age citizen. Another trouble is that sold out sizes
cannot be replenlshed Quickly enough. II takes
from two 10 three months TO get deliveries from
Massachusetts.
Expenses are high AT Carlsbad. Austria. SAYS
Commercial Agent Twells. Americans 10 the
number of so75 took the cure there In 1905, an
Increase of 1924 over 1909.
American pianos and organs can be sold In South
Africa. reports Consul Snodprass of Pretoria. The
demand for such instruments is expanding. see
Consular Report No. as.s.
Dcnm,rk,s imnorts in ,anl amount,d IN sI.ia4..
no Our e,norts To Denmark in ,eos amounted 10
sIs a5 ooo.
automobiles moderate nrIccd ones vii, sell In
South Africa renorts Consul-GenernI Washington
y, Co,c Town
,rr,c,itnrsI ,mp,encr,s .ro IN much larger us,
In p,,aoro whites Aror,oan ,urts,cr 1,c,,sor n,
h,b.ns Crcecc F,ftv Arms o,e scrl,rc ,bcn He
saws American makes would sell.
puhhor oyeroboes coll fr,oI, IL corr,, office
,u, American makes We yer, sosr,iir re,,cs,p,ed
s.vs consul Hurst NJ pl.uen Ccrnnrv Two
60 =. a, u,mhrrr ava ,ho a,,or a : c, p,,srs.
80 noy dor,n,to ~. n,.r,,.t pon,i,r brci,r
,orrs , ,bir,y days . n.r oor, ~ German
, mih re,,i st q snd prs.,,n ~ Al ~ a.
uItri,r moohiree w.rtad a, n,oiho,r,e Austria.
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Conscientious American.

From me LOndon DGRy Man
An American was recently stopped while drly.
Ing a motnr car al the rate OF twcni9 four miles
an hour In Hertfordshire.
He left England directly A%ttcrward. and could
not be summoned Supt Wood Of the county
police wrote to him 10 the address he gave In Amer.
lea, and has just received a reply.
The American states that he did notlcavc England
to escape Justice, and he enclosed eS, which he
hoped the magistrates would accept as a fine and
as an appreciation OF the pleasure his motor car
tour In England had given him.
The chairman OF the magistrates nut The money
In the poor box, rcmarklng that he hoped II would
be a lesson to English motorists, who did not be
have 50 courtcously when detected In breaking the
lar
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In a letter home DR.. McCRAcKEN, the
former University Of Pennsylvania foot
ball player, who is now doing medical mis-
sionary work in China, describes a recent
trip into the interior of that ancient empire
Of the East. Physically, the people seemed
to this observer surprisingly well endowed;
but the life OF the masses in the inland cities
is awful "To one who has had a training
in hygiene, sanitation and bacteriology, the
conditions are such as TO almost shatter his
belief in the necessity for clean, hygienio and
sanitary conditions. You cannot but won.
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Advices received by the Chinese mercha nts
Of San Francisco indicate that the boycott
of American products and manufactures
in China is dying out. Chinese writer's say
that the building Of the Canton-Hankow
Railway is winning back sympathy in favor
Of importing American goods. They add
that there never has been objection, but
the contrary, to American goods. These
advices are from Canton, Hankow, Hong
kong and Shanghai. 1t is also declared
that the anti American feeling did not
originate with Chinese merchants, but was
pressed by the advanced GLASSES of Chinese
and by some Of the viceroys. This news
is encouraging, il true. Similar reports
come from the big cities up country in China,
including about all the sphere Of American
trade,
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Health In the Canal Zone.

A recent communication from the
Chief Sanitary Officer Of the Canal Zone
certifes that there has been no yellow
fever since December II, and the health
OF the working force is excellent.
Without doubt the sanitary corps has
demonstrated that yellow fever, pneu-
monia or malarial infection will not be
factors against the construction Of this
great American enterprise.
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Did ex-Commissioner MoADoo write that
book, now in press, merely because he had
a sprained ankle and wanted to kill time
while confined TO his easy chair. or did he
have a real literary inspiration, or has he
simply Exposed something?
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All the country, but especially the out
of-town regions Of it, will approve the
warning Of the United States Board Of
Geographic Names against damning places
by naming them for obscure persons or
because Of kinship, friendship or personal
interests. The board remarks judiciously
that possessive forms and long, clumsily
constructed compounds should also be
ayoidad
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Hereafter
wheu Commissioner Bensel writes TO me his com.
munications shall begin My dear SIR" and shall
close as follows: II remain. the obedlent servant
OF the public" No attention will be paid to any
communications sent In violation of these lnstruo.
lions. cay Record please copy. GorHANIrE.
NEW YORK. Anil G.
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Ice. Coal. Socialism and Anarchl,m.

To THE EDITOR OF TIL uS-Sfr The American
Ice Company has raised the price of Ice, beginning
April. The coal dealers have raised the price OF
coal 81 a ton, with no more reason than the icemen
have.
Is II any wonder that there are socialists and
anarchists abroad Z. NJ. MACDONALD.
NEW YORK, April s.
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Putting Herself Right.

From The Emporf1 Gd:eHt.
The society editor wishes 10 announce thsi the
lists published in Saturday evenings sociAL
column contained the names OF those Invited,
and not OF those present" and that In no case do
an observer Of Lent break over.
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The newest of the monthly magazines is Whist,
published IN Boston in the interest OF that ilk and
Of bridge. The competent editors are II. II. Ward
and n. y. Foster,
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Subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.

Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
Association at i7O Nassau street. in, the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York.
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Improved Dialect,

Knicker-So he expects his novel TO make a
big hitl
Bocker-Yes; every character shutters In slmplI
ned spelling,
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n our friends pho fdror US nth manuscripts for
publication irtsh 10 hdPs rsJeefed articles returned. thev
mus In al cases send stamps for that purpose.
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The Rug and the Son Of Rest,

Weary Willie What would you do II a woman
showed YOU = rugi
Dusty RhodeS-BsAi u