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The most important discovery connected WITH
the meteorological survey OF Ceylon in 1904, say,
tho latest Official report, was that Of the o]ccurrenc.
of thorium bearing minerals In Ceylon. OF this h.
most important is thorianite. a mineral new 10
science, and containing 10 to so per cent. Of The
rare earth thoria. which Is used for the manutacturt
of incandescent gas mantles.
The Government was informed that $50 per cwt
was being offered In England for thorIanl'e coz
tanning from 10 to ~ per cent. OF thorla, With .
view TO encouraging further search for this VAIN
able mineral a notice was published giving n.
above particulars and also stating the places where
thortAnite and thorite had been found. Intending
prnspectors were informed that the Government
would for three years undertake 10 levy no royalty
on this mineral. except in the case OF extraction
from Crown lands, where the permission TO wash
will be by agreement on liberal terms.
There Is o large area, including all the province
OF Sabaragamuwa and part OF the central western
and southern provinces. where the mineral may
be looked for. The Neurological Survey were NY
Their engaged in examining the gemming districts
in Sabaragamuwa and the southern province, IN
investig ating discoveries OF corlndvn and o.
heavy minerals containing rare elements rs 'o'
example. atlantic and several minerals belonging
TO the Sam arskite group.
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Follow Roosevelt, Not Long.

The entire philosophy of rate regula-
ton subject to judicial review is con-
tanned in the passage printed above,
from the speech delivered by Mr.. RoosE-
WELT at Raleigh last October.
In that admirably clear presentation
of the Presidents views and desires it
Is not merely the %inalienable constitu-
tional rights Of the carrier which are
to have the protection Of the courts. 1t
.is not merely the jurisdictional authority
Of the administrative body, OF the
question Of c~onfscatory process con-
trary to the Constitution, which the
courts are to review. The administra-
tive body is to prescribe a maximum
rate, which ii regards as just and reason
able, and then the justice or injustice,
reasonableness or unreasonableness of
the maximum rate regarded By the Com
mission as just and reasonable is to be
determined by judicial authority, the
maximum rate standing as fixed unless
reversed By the courts.
The Long amendment, so called, con-
fines the court review in equity to the
two subjects Of jurisdictional authority
of the commission and constitutional
rights which need to be safeguarded by
no further enactment.
The question Of the authorship Of this
latest proposal respecting judicial re-
view is Of no great consequence. The
amendment is plainly not R~ooseveltian.
That is enough. Men can talktill Mount
Rainier and Mount Katahdin come to-
gether, without bringing the principle Of
the Long amendment any nearer to the
principle declared by the President at
Raleigh less than half a year ago.
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Tho Automobile Tragedy at New
Rochelle.

In Westchester people are extremely
bitter against automobilists since the
accident in New Rochelle which resulted
in the deaths Of two venerable women
The affair has made q particularly bad
impression because the owner Of the
motor and his party fed from the scene
of the tragedy without rendering aid
to their victims. Detection was, how
ever, inevitable; it was not an unfre-
quented locality, and the number Of the
machine was reported to the police.
The chauffeur who drove it, a mere
youth, has since been surrendered by
his employer. Public opinion upon the
question of responsibility should be sus-
pended until an inquest has been held.
1t Is admitted that the spot where the
fatality occurred was dangerous for
pedestrians, since the road at that point
curved down hill under a railroad bridge,
there were two trolley tracks in the mid
die Of it, and 1t was without side paths.
These conditions should impose more
than usual care upon the drivers of car
riages and automobiles; on the other
hand, q sharp lookout will not always
prevent accidents. When all this has
been said, there remains the question
Of exceeding the speed limit.
The father of the young man involved
as the owner in the fatal accident at New
Rochelle betrayed his fear of the oonse-
quences when he exclaimed: these
accidents are due to the insane desire
for speed. Automobiles should not be
allowed to travel more than ten miles
an hour" If that were the law, and the
law were to be enforced, the automobile
would soon 60 out Of fashion. We
speak of the open road, being well aware
that in city limits the law is wantonly
violated by chauffeurs and owners who
take their chances of being detected or
overhauled by the police. Legislators
and those having the welfare Of a legiti-
mate amusement at heart may as well
understand that whatever the speed
limit is made by law 1t will not be needed
by jacks In automobiles, in which term
we include all those who do not know
what true sport is and are incapable Of
learning. They may be restrained, but
they cannot be cured. Restraint should
take the form Of imprisonment in fragrant
cases in addition to fines; and there
should be provision for licensing only
those competent to drive, and for revok-
ing licenses for cause.
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o AND POLITICS
Observations on Current Events by a St.
Paul Man..

To THE EDITOR OF II SrN-Sir! have
had better luck with my stock of idols than
most men. Maybe it's because | haven't
any that are on the active list any more. Tor
/ am free to say that for perhaps the last
fifteen years / have been absolutely unable
to find room on my idol shelf for a single new
specimen. Thomas f, Bayard was, ! think.
about the last one ! put there, and he earned
his space not so much by reason Of his great
ness as a statesman az because he en-
bodied my idea of an American gentleman.
and that is a type we'll worthy of worship in
this sordid age. when a man who has not.
either by graft. leg pulling" or downright
stealing, accumulated riches is looked upon
with doubt and misgiving. or as a fit subject
for the chlorofoTm treatment. "Sordid age
is a very much abused and haokneyed phrase.
but it's tho only one I know Of that really
Ats this particular epoch In American life.
wherein our merchants evade paying their
taxes by the aid of the politicians. and then
ory aloud In horror when these selfsame
politicians do q little grating on their own
account. Like master. like man., holds
good in political life as well as In business
pursuits.
1 am not worrying q bit about what's going
on, for I know that 1t will come out all right
in the end; but when q follow actually knows
how widespread this grating" spirit 10. and
w" ~ Lub pSNotiO y ~ ~ NAO ObNA@
meroial curriculum all over the country, In
little things 40 well as In big thin 60. I must
say that 1t appears disgusting. Until grating
ceases to be a recognized commercial pur-
suit and becomes a crime, there will be no
appreciable improvement In our political
code, and the courts will mover recognize 1t
as a crime until public sentiment makes II a
crime. For the courts, like the Government,
exist only for the purpose of interpreting
and enforcing tho peoples will. Until now
1t has never been considered a crime for a
corporation to pay Its stockholders' money
over to political campaign treasures, but [
think that within a year or two 1t will be made
a crime TO do so. and that public sentiment
will write it into the fundamental law Of the
land by means Of court rulings, without re-
gard to any special legislation at Albany or
elsewhere. Il Is against public policy. and
that fact Is a law unto itself, and when a law
SO originates you can usually make up your
mind that 1t Is a 'good law, and that it has COM
to stay.
l haven't quite got hold Of the strings OF
the Jerome eruption, but II he Is standing out
on the theory hat the law books fail to state
specifically that II Is larceny for an en-
ployee to take money out of his boss's cash
drawer and give it to the deacons of his church
for religious purposes, unbeknownst TO said
boss, then / fail to see how he can ask q jury
to convict another employee OF larceny who
takes his boss's money and bets it on an cleo
ton or a boss race. Assuming that both chaps
are Of good character and reputation. what
warrant is there to suppose that one. and not
the other, is filled with "felonious intent?
ST. PAUL, March 81. D.. A. NJ.
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Chicago's Election.

At the municipal election on Tuesday
the voters of Chicago approved the ordi-
nance for the purchase Of the street
car lines by the city and the Mueller
certificate plan, under which it is pro-
posed to raise the necessary money.
AS to the constitutionality of the GER
tifcate plan there are grave doubts.
1t is a scheme to increase the citys per-
manent debt without adding to it's bonded
obligations, and the courts will have to
pass on it before it can be put into effect.
Admittedly it is an evasion of the Con-
stitution. While approving this plan
the voters defeated the municipal oper-
alton proposition, and unless future cleo
tions change the policy the city will buy
the street car lines al their franchises
terminate and lease them to operating
corporations.
The Mueller law of 1903 gives the
holders of a majority Of the certificates
in the event that municipal owner
ship results in a default of interest
payment-power to foreclose. 1t also
gives the purchaser under the fore
closure sale a twenty years street railway
franchise, a comfortable blanket fran
chise that might have been drawn
in a den of plutocracy. 1t carries no
restraints worth mentioning. There is
no reserved right to the city to control
fares, to require transfers or to enforce
Joint use of tracks, through routes, trunk
lines or any of the requirements which
plain, ordinary franchises to private own
ers generally involve nowadays. PHI
tocratic purchasers under foreclosure
would have IN open field to go in and
run things to suit themselves. That is
one possible, not to say probable, result
of Chicago voting approval day before
yesterday Of the Dunno municipal own
ership project.
When the Mayor was asked what he
proposed to do if the referendum resulted
in q mandate thus to proceed without
delay to cur municipal ownership and
operation of all street railways in Chi
eago under the Mueller law" all he was
certain of was that he was not going to
do it. He was going into court. 1t seems
there is a growing suspicion that you
could drive a coach and six through the
Mueller act and that the city ordinance
based on it is about as loose jointed,
crazy a document as ever came from a
Board of Aldermen, sweeping as is that
statement. Alderman FOREMAN char
acterizes it as the most reckless grant
ever made by the City Council Of Chicago,
sweeping again as is that statement.
So Mayor DUNE, after getting the
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Life Insurance in Great Britain.

According TO the British Board Il Of Trades annut
Blue Book on Life Insurance Companies, the tNN'
ness is far more cheaply run in Great Bri'eln man
as the recent revelations have told us, It IS IN 'H'
country.
For instance, the percentage OF all expenses N
Guiding agents commissions, TO premiums Is no"
only 1880 per cent, In 1900 II vas ll0l pei CENT
and IL has fuctuated between that and the pTeSh'
ratio In the intervening years,
British life insurance as a whole did not increase
much last year. In 1900. excluding iud4''raIN
the policies numbered e5s, s2I. ~insuring SIS 'p""
In the six years since the number has lncTesse1
only about 8 per cent. 10 zoos, SoI, white me 'o'h
amount insured only increased TO g., 49, COO" OF
less than 4 per cent.
Industrial" Insurance is very popular IN r't'
Britain. The number OF policies outstanding y
Immense, namely. 24,eos $50. insuring e. .eIoo''""'
at an annual premium expense OF $4,000" II
penscs fell from as 10 ass per cent, OF PteaiiAn'
All, or practically all, these policies ore h''''sn
After allowing for overlapping. more than Ia"
the working classes in Great Britain, men. women
and children, are insured with the indns't'a' "'
ot1ces.
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Buud Tin American sbipnin,.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUE-Sir: The Marine
Rertew says that Great Britain has about l6. 900. 900
tons OF shipping engaged in the worlds carrying
trade. The United States has but 1904 900 tons so
engaged. In the American carrying trade there
are about 5000, 900 tons Of British ships employed
The impetus given 10 tie movement TO upbuild
the American merchant marine is viewed with con
Germ In Britain-conccrn for fear that her 5000. 900
tons OF shipping now employed in our foreign carry.
Ing trade will be displaced. Great Brtain's ship
ping has kept her a creditor nation. though she
annually imports $4,000 600 more than she ex.
ports. On the other hand, the United States is a
debtor nation. though II exports about $500, 900. 900
a year more than 1t imports. Aid to American
shipping would lead us 10 tell a different and far
more pleasant and profitable financial story.
The Merchant Marine bill should pass at the
present session OF Congress-. j. W.
NRW YORK, April 3.
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American things are being done In the
Philippines. On February 10 Governor
General IpE and Vioe-Governor SMITH
drove the last spikes into the Manila Rail-
road Company's branch to Cabanatuan and
opened the road. The new extension taps
the rich rice belt Of Nueva Eoija and makes
it possible for the planters in that locality
TO ship their rice direct and quickly by rail
10 Manila at a cheaper rate than by the
slow, roundabout and expensive route which
until now has been the only route available
Tor centuries past.
Progress OF this kind in the Philippines
was an unknown quantity in Spanish days.
A good many American things have been
lone in the islands since the flag was first
raised over Manila on August ~, 1898.
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FTOW WF INTCVpO TNTfT Ureln,
Red hair. regarded In some quarters as an af,Ic.
ton, has become a downright handicap. Chief
Collins has placed his stamp of disapproVal upon
II and has suggested to two of his lates, additions
10 the police force that they get their crops dye ed
TO some less boiSterouS hue.
Two OF the i2a men who faced him yesterday,
after being sworn In, were found TO be red headed.
James ". Rcgan was one OF them. and the advice
given him was intended to apply to both. II was
brief and to the point:
"A burglar or a holdup man could see You a
block" the chief declared, and with that bunch
OF hair your chances OF making a capture are pretty
slim. Better get 1t dyed black"
The advice was listened to, but so far 1t has not
been followed by either OF the offending recruits.
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Abused Conductors.

To THE EDITOR OF THR SUS-Sfr' Riding In a
car q few days ago. my belated request for a transfer
was refused. ! submitted with the best grace
possible and paid two fares. Yesterday ] forgot
again, but this time the conductor surreptilously
gave NV one. saying, however, that discovery
would cause dismissal.
II occurs to me that condemnation OF the con.
ductor under the circumstances is unwarranted,
Why should the public visit the sins OF the manage.
meri on the helpless conductor Should he lose
his Vlace through thi: violation OF the company's
regulations, the very men and women who now
wrangle with and abuse him would be sorry and
conscious of having done, unwtttingly, a great
Injustice. J. N, r.
NEW YORK. April 8.
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when Forrest Quit.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuE-Sir, Surely "a.
r. " is mistaken with respect 10 the date OF Edwin
Forests retirement from the stage when he says
that Forests last appearance was forty five years
ago. l came TO New York in the fall OF 1895 and
saw Forrest more than once at the old Winter Gar.
den Theatre 81. I. Il
NEW YORK, April :.
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from the SomerriHe .Jouyn

From the Somerpile journal.
In the spring fair Gladys fancy,
Spurnlng every thought of weeds,
Culworms. hens or other troubles,
Lightly turns 10 garden seeds.
And she buys some bargain pAclJetS-
Thirty kinds for nfteen cents,
And impatient waits I'LL winter
OF his icy reign TelcntS.
Then she HES her TO the garden
On some warm, bright. sunny day,
And within It's mellowed richness
Safely tucks her seeds away.
Hopeful Gladys Now she's happy,
Thinking Sature'll do the rest.
some weeks hence she may discover
bargain SEEDS are not the best,
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my amendment said Senator LoEd,
swas prepared by several gentlemen not
at the White House." The identity Of the
man who struck Billy PATTERSON is no
more of a mystery than the authorship of
the amendment to the rate bill which Mr.,
LONG disolaims.
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A Million Tres, for Western Kansas.

From The Tobykd Capital.
ApproI lmately one million young trees VII X
distributed TO the people living on the pra''.s o.
western Kansas free OF charge this year. II
Beaublcn, State forestry commissioner, Who wa
in Topeka from Dodge City yesterday, say lie y
afraid that even this number will not be sn'Ir'r'
10 supply the demand. The forestry stations ~
Dodge City and ORhllah have the young tree, A..
most ready for shipment and will begin sendln'
them out TO those who have made application w'aI
q few days.
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New York is a city OF graft and greed, When l
came to New York | tried 10 observe the TenncS.
seean ethics of the profession. but j soon found
that II did I would lose my job. never dreamed
that the seeds Of corruption were sown SO deeply
as they are here, and would advise every person
coming from another State TO come with nothing
and take away all he C~Duld.-After dinner thoughts
or an immigrant from Tennessee
What shocking bad company the gentle
man has chosen in New York;
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Little Yankee HIIl,s Ballad.

To THE EDITOR oP THE SuH-!StY, The other
day you published a song the chorus OF which
was: "Corncobs twist your hair, cart wheels sur.
round you" DC. This reminded me OF a book in
my possession, "A Thousand and One Songs" pub
lished in 1872 or isl3, which contained a song with
o similar chorus: "Corncobs or Yankee Notions.
sung by Little Yankee Hill" Can you tell me who
Little Yankee Hill" was. l send the first two
stanzas OF his song, CLIFFORD BoEsR.
NEW YORK, April 2.
There was a man In our town,
I'll tell you his conditions:
He sold his oxen and his plough
To buy him a commission.
when this man a commission had got
He proved TO be a coward:
He was afraid TO go to Canata,
For fear he'd get devoured."
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will vote for the bill In the hope that its imper-
fections may be corrected and that II may be
"whipped into shape" by the Senate. -Representd-
are DRIscoIL IN he House.
Thus do the Representatives, under the
energetic command Of Uncle JOE CANNON,
protect themselves against the ~'usurpation'
and "encroachments" Of the Senate.
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Missing Date Lines.

To THR EDITOR OF THR SuN-,sir, Letters re.
jceived during the last few days fail to have as
formerly the date and time OF receipt al the pos,
ONCE stamped on the back OF them.
By this means IL was possible 10 tell II the car.
rlerS promptly delivered mail, and II this means OF
Identification has been abolished II Is a stem hack
ward. CoRHFspoSnvNr
NYW YORK, Anrll 2.
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Former Representative JOHN R. THAYER
enlivened the jefferson banquet of the W. L..
Douglas Club at Worcester with this choice
selection: "A United States Senator said to
me, THAYER, it is 80 rotten in Washington
that when the roll is called in Congress |
don't know whether to say present" or
mot guilty. Mr.. THAYER must have
mistaken a yellow exposer for a Senator.
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Ransns Political Nnte.

From me Topeka Capitol.
Up to date Berthe p. Walker Is the only cand,.
date for Lieutenant Governor who plays poker
well enough 70 make his campsign expenses.
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tions, and we can therefore see no
reason why the Cars invitation should
not be accepted by all the signatory
Powers.
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If one Of the requirements Of the Presi-
dents secretary is to ride SETH B~ULLocK's
buoking broncos, an application for a post
mastership might be justified.
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II our friends pho rGcoV US nth manuscripts for
pUbiieafton ptsh 10 hare rejected articles returned. mev
uaaA n aH cases send stamps for hot purpose.
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Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
Oscillation at 40 Nassau street. in the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York.
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Champ Clark's Opinion.

From he Congregational Record.
Rock and rye Is one OF the most seductive tIppIes
en- EARTH
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1t is all very we'll for Passaio to brag about
its gain in population, but won't somebody
nlaa sa wash its riYer2
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
ipaches Sun.Worshipcrs.

The Apaches. Ike many other North
American tribes, are sun worshipers.
Their myths tell them that the sun Is
the all-powerful deity and 20 u all sup
pllcations are addressed On going into
battle, planting corn, or on starting on
a cattle stealing expedition, the sun Is
asked 10 look with favor. That they be-
Ileve in a future world is proved by
their custom Of killing horses and bury
ing them. as well as their clothing and
implements Of the chase FOR life In
the future world. Not only the med
iclne men. but the people claim TO hold
communion with the Chindl ar spirits
OF their ancestors. They are also great
believers IN omens, tslismans and anu
let's. but are very conservative. and II
Is with difficulty that one gets them 10
discuss things supernatural. They viii
not talk about God among their own
people with familiarity, and scarcely At
all with the white MANI. 5. Curtis,
In ScribnerS