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TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN-SfE ! desire To
correct n mlsstatcmcnt made In a lettor addressed
to you by Arthur Goadby and published In 10 days
SUN. Mr.. Goadby Ia in error In stating that Sena
tor Goodsell Of Rookland county Is opposing the
Carpenter bill. Senator Goodscll Is
supporting this measure, The bill Ia now before
the Senate, with whom the responsibility OF passing
or killing II now lies.
The purpose OF the bill Is the extension Of the Pail
shdes Park northwAtd from the lower Palisades,
along the west shore Hudson River mountains to
stony Point Reservation, Stony Point ls the south
crn terminus OF the state road. to be constructed
by the state Engineer on the west side OF the river,
In connection with the good roads movement.
The Palisades PARK Board will link this state road
with the western terminal OF the pro posed Henry
Hudson Bridge. Such extension also involves the
acquisition for park purposes and the preservation
from further ruin Of the well known Hook Noun
tain. now being blasted Into a rubbish heap.
The fact that this year, tho eul was introduced
by Westchester county representatives In no wise
reflects on Senator Goodsell but only proves the
senator's contention that the reservation OF these
mountain river lands before II Is too late and tho
adaptation and development OF them for com =
hlned park and highway purposes are all matters
not merely of local but also OF state concern.
NEw YORK, April -, In ROT FROST.
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Western Golfers Driving Straight.

A good recovery atones for the worst
foozle on the links, A similar rule should
apply to golf legislation, 1t was Il foozle
for the Western Golf Association to
choose the week Of July 8. when the
United States Golf Association had
previously claimed the week of July 0,
for the national amateur championship
at the %Englewood Golf Club. Now the
Wcsterners have made Il fine recovery.
The Western amateur championship
and the Olympic trophy will be played
fcr at tho Glen Echo Country Club,
st. Louis, from September 3 to Sep
TENDER \,
The golfers from beyond the Ale
ghanics who may wish to play in both
championships including II. CHANDLER
EGAN, who holds both titles-will now
have abundant time to make their
plans. The Olympic trophy is open to
teams of four from any golf association
in the world, and, while the visitors may
not play for the Western championship
unless they are members of clubs in the
Western Golf Association, there are
many other competitions TO DO held dur
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pasees from ihs mind ~ tho plniEtin
and heea away forever, and one ~ tho
first trNins lrnving foT Now York cnrriea
the plaintiff 1nd y certified cppy ~ her
det rrs.
Theirs hnvr boon many divorces oh
tnlnel In other states bv veil knuwn
residents ~ prominent so,.al position In
fhis civ Tho peraons who obtained
thoar dcrrrrs ~ divorce iye M longer
IN 9puh Dtkott or In tho chosen forum
and II uno Ihptll Welt Siu,iy iIia m"
plncra ~ 'hu Temporary ,husDn nhHd"
pnco occupied by those fIr plrniiHs
may l." ind cnted bat n may hook In
ain Tor tho permanent Residence ~
more than one. II that M ran b. Tia.
covered with u aenrohlight.
We hclicvc in calling th.ngp hy thcir
real name, and when the divorce history
N Tho past shows that the neville found
residence Ia never u bona dde domioile.
but that II has benn selected simply fprthe
ease and dcspai Oh with which y divorce
q be- obtained IN that particular forum,
wa know Of uo word bcttor 10 describe
such domicilc than tho word Fictitious v
Although tho supreme Court ~ th"
United states haa held that the domicile
must DO a bond fde domicile, " II wefo
q plausible domicils for q few months
prior 10 the granting Of the divorce and
at tho time Of the entry Of tho decree
tho sudden change Of mind which comes
upon tho plaintiff after judgment will not
be sufficient TO upset the jurisdiction.
An excellent remedy for this evil would
be tho requirement by the foreign state
that after the entry Of the decree tho
person in whose favor it has been granted
shall be compelled, in order to sustain
the validity Of the judgment. to reside
actually and continuously for five years
thereafter in the town Of Sioux Falls or
in any other particularly favored haven
Of relief.
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Honor ~ rhls tabor rnloni

We arc indebted 10 u New Yorker Just
returned from San Francisco for a copy
Of q locnl newspapers report ~ 'ho
preliminary action n tho union brick
layers Mt Oakland, indicating tho policy
Of tho union with rcgard 10 rebuilding
operations.
There has been no moro encouraging
news from the scene " calamity than this
prompt refusal TO take advantage Of the
common misfortune, this vote to main
tain the old scale Of wages, this decision
TO work overtime when necessary at the
regular pay for extra labor, and this
implied willingness TO hold tho field
open to all competent mechanics Of The
same trade. whether members OF tho
union or not.
Most Americans will Join THE Sun
in hearty admiration OF the spirit mani
tested by the union bricklayers at their
meeting at Oakland on Saturday, April
81, even before the fires had burned out
across the bay.
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meal questions In dispute, but becauss
m" mine owners ling rrf,iaed. and but for
Tho Interpcsition ~ President ROOsgvEiT
would doubtless haT' parsistsd In ~.
tlsing, ~ refsr Tho Fenapuabieneas ~ IN
advance ~ wages ~ competsnt arb
%irnfr-t Owing ~ Tho fact that public
opinion In Pennsylyanis aathua divided
With apparently q prspondefanrr ~ feol-
Ink Nv favor NJ lhs miners, tha local
and State authorities heaitaied Nv mHka
nm effective use NJ the forces NJ their dia-
nnsnl Tor Tho maintenance NJ the pubiir
pracs and for uphrlding tho right NJ
y union workers N labor In tho an
thfacite mines II wa ala0, ~ doubt,
Tho widespread Impr saaion that by their
persistent rejection ~ arbitration tho
minc ov nera evinced Indifference ~ tho
hardship and suffering inflicted upon
multitrdca NJ consumers by tho scarcity
" the combilstibls that ultimately i'm
pcllod President RoosEVEtr 20 inter.
yeno, although veil aware that his
constitutional authority 10 do 80 was
NlNt'lIN'if w wv Hf~fil'F w Nhl IVVh'He
from tho leg Stature or Executive u
Pcnn4ylVaniI.
Tho situation Il now ESSENTIALLY differ
ont, az tho union workers will discover
II they determine 10 strike and attempt
10 prevent non-union men from mining
coal. Backed by public opinion, Cover
nor PENNYPAcKER will use the whole
military force Of the State for the preser-
vation Of peace and order in the anthra-
cite region, and If that force should
prove inadequate he will call upon tho
President Of the United States for assist
anco. Such, Mt all events, is the an
nouncement made by the newspapers
published in his State which are believed
Ia reflect faithfully his intentions.
In view OF all the facts the mine work.
era will make n mistake fatal to the
stability and efficiency OF their organ
ization if, when they meet during the
coming week, they fail to accept one or
the other Of the proposals made by Mr..
BAER on behalf OF the operators. II
they honestly believe that the trade con
ditions justify an advance of wages
they will consent to leave the question
of advance or reduction TO arbitration.
If they really have no such belief they
will jump at the offer to comply with the
award of the Anthracite Strike Commits
sion for three years longer.
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Governor Hoch's "IIstcem."

Governor Il. w. HoCH of Kansas is n
candidate for denomination by the Re-
publican State convention, which meets
this week, and his political enemies have
caused the publication of n story to the
effect that he attempted to embrace and
kiss Mrs. w. +. STANLEY, the wife Of his
predecessor, while that estimable woman
was calling on him in his private office
to discuss the affairs of the Board Of
Control of State Charitable Institutions, of
which she was q member. Mrs. STANLEY
was indignant and scandalized when
Governor HoCH e]ndeavorcd to divert her
attention from State business to personal
matters, and after considering the Gov
ernor's most unstatesmanlike conduct she
resigned from her Office.
In answer to the main accusation
against him the Governor has failed to
make denial. He says "the story is
grossly unkind AMI unjust" to him. His
conscience is clear, nd he adds:
IL have committed no Intentional wrong SAd hold
the person In question In the highest esteem"
Had he restricted himself to holding
her in the highest esteem, Mrs. STANLEY
would have had no complaint TO make
against the Governor. II was his effort
to hold her in his arms that enraged her.
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ElectPocuCiOn.

To THE EDITOR OF THB SrN-Sir. Your
editorial article in THE Sun OF this morning
relative TO the horrors Of the death house"
Ia a step in the right dir ection. Why not go
ahead and urge the adoption OF some form
OF execution which Is more sure and hu mAne9
Not only is the causation Of death by cleo
tricity a matter OF the greatest uncertainty
"a all capable Investigators agree. but IL ls
a merciless killing disapproved even by those
who enforce 1t. and the idea was the creation
of a sensational inspiration.
have within Q year watched an execution
at Sing Sing, and although ! have seen vari-
Gus forms of violent death, ! cannot yet get
rid Of tho horrid mental picture. There was
none of the dignity belonging to most public
executions, aud all concerned went TO work
as II they were killing a steer or roping a
bronco. The first shock was not believed
to be sufficient, and a second was given until
the ~rcfieIes were abolished" | am abso-
lutely convinced that one Of the condemned
men WAS alive after the first application
was made. After this the bodies were almost
Immediately taken into another room and
an autopsy performed. Tho whole thing was
revolving.
The long detention In the death house Of
which you complain ultimately sends the
victims to their death In an absolute state
OF blunted sensibility. and the Van Wormer
boy. executed in the upper part Of the State.
IL tho only person who showed abJect terror
or realized what 1t all meant, Tho long
months OF waiting and the exit through the
little green door" are a terrible punish
mcnt which cannot be contemplated by the
law.
For the sake Of humanity let US abolish
capital punishment. or, II We must kill crin-
inals, find a more effective and simple method
OF 80 doing. n. D.
NEW YORK. Anril 20.
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TIA bah.

The dispute between Great Britain and
Turkey that arose over the occupation
by Turkish troops Of a place called
Tabah, probably of Importance only in
relation to the boundary between Egypt
and Turkey, seems now to be broad
ening into a more serious question.
The position of Tabah does not appear
on any ordinary English map, but there
is a place called Dabah on German maps
q short distance north and slightly east
OF Akaba at the head of the gulf Of the
same name. Whether Dabah is the
same as Tabah cannot be said for certain
on present information, but it seems
likely. To be reached by British or EGyp-
tan troops by sea a landing would have
to be made at Akaba, and this would be
an act of war. 1t is therefore probable
that any troops sent in that direction
from Egypt would go by land so as to
gain time and await the results of diplo-
matte action, avoiding immediate mill
tary offence.
As will be seen by our map, the ancient
boundary between Africa and Asia ran
from the head OF the Gulf OF SueH 10
FL Arish on the Mediterranean. This
place is said to have been occupied re-
Gently by Turkish troops. The con-
tested frontier starts from Raphia to
the eastward Of FL Arish, and zigzags
down TO Akaba, cutting Off the whole
Sinaitic peninsula from Turkey and
placing it under Anglo-Egyptian admin
istration.
Under these circumstances, Maan, to
the northeast of Akaba about sixty miles
and the head Of the first section of the
Damascus -Hedja2 railway, becomes a
point Of military Importance. Already
a considerable force of Turkish troops
is said to be concentrated there, with
r~eenforcements up the line toward Da-
mascus ready to be moved south.
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The Federal Government and San
Francisco.


II Is not likely that the plan preached
on Sunday at a meeting of the finance
committee in San Francisco for an in
dorsement by Congress OF n bond issue
by the city of 5000, OOO, 600, to be used in
rebuilding operations, will receive tho
serious consideration of Congress. Mr.,
JAMES d. PHELAN, chairman OF the com
mittee, is reported to have said that
such legislation would not be new. since
the Union and Central Pacific railroads
were built on the strength of an indorse-
| mcnt by the Government. But there are
men still in Congress who remember
the Governments claims for unpaid
interest against the companies and the
various refunding bills. The illustration
was unfortunate.
In principle there is no difference
between this Endorsement scheme and
the proposal of the Union Labor party
in its national platform in 1883 that the
circulating medium be loaned to the
people upon land security at a low rate
of interest. San Francisco would offer
DOnVS lOI Sult WIN lhp 'ON'Ii iiiiOiiV
Endorsement, the bonds bearing a low
rate of interest; and the Endorsement
would sell them quickly, The purchaser
would look first to the city for his inter-
est and principal and afterward to the
national Government, The indorser
might never be called upon for a cent;
but why should tho United States finance
the city OF San Francisco?
The list of owners of destroyed and
damaged buildings who intend to restore
and rebuild with their OWL capital is
growing longer every day; it is a cheer
ing sign Of the undlsmayed courage 30
requisite in the crisis if San Francisco is
TO rise from her ashes II remodclled city
with faith in her star, We do not be-
lieve these brave spirits would approve
Of the ~paternalistic plan of the finance
committee, and it may be doubted
whether on mature consideration the
committee will press it on the attention
Of Congress.
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SCHOOL VALUES.
Does New York Get One Hundred Cents
OF Value for Each Dollar spent

=" H'u aNa'h WV" ~"
To THE ENRON oy Tn, srs-sr. In Tine
SIN Of April 20 you printed my letter sum
the s'' annual I"g pe Seyt'o Of 81 sup e1 M"swe GI0 IN |" :"
letter which opn.ared in TEy SIN Of AprII %
"MorninssIde" criticised the facts and
figures" Of the report. while his letter mp
peared to place us in opposition, l an sure
.hs. we ! an'.la.eu n' u AM
tion-a desire 70 KNOW the truth about Ne"
York city's school administration.
me nSt @nsan nSa 'ne a. nioup I ~ ~,
a genuine desire to take advantage of the
opportunities offered, an enthusiasm that
end : in view OF the fact that the percenta ge
OF their attendance is lower than the avera ge
ATTENDANCE percentage Of all night school
pupils inc TACT Is 10 De mere noted lhat ms
group Of pupils presents perhaps the single.
s sttsnd"nc ."s av ve o. 'h is ,ps most ="
,est Of eHiciency in result prodlSing admin
istTstion; i i enough merely to hit Ss
ITivveso Of these he's "6-EHs speskine pupiIs
them q a high Average Of attendance: More
ance should be countcrbalanced by the zeal
with which hoy naturally enter upon a work
h1I q more e' perfnnctor S'T m SI StiIl again
The standofd by which progress ia measured
in the case of the one rr6up does not itIy
anniv 10 tho other nat ia nroperly ex-
nected Of n native child accustomrd 10 The
iiseEhowayer faulty-of Tho English lam
0Iage the necessary medium of Instruction
IN orr schoois' could not be dema nded OF the
forei1n horn child or eyen the child Of foreign
horn rapents, What Is the birtbriRht of The
one ia an acnu,sition Of the other The for
eiDn h|rn child has 70 ira vol some distance
70 roo oh The ]stortinS point Of the native pupii.
Intelligent ten cheers ha We told me that the
little Inskis and Owskis do excellent work:
but they are working under a handicap.
In His citation OF comparative statistics
Norninrsides made use OF reports which /,
not beinr n school man. had not at hand:
and I am glad that my letter was the means
OF bringing them to the public notice. If
statistirs have been wrenched to fit the re-
ouircmcnts OF special pleading In support of
our schools, We should know of that perver-
sion. The night school percentage of at
tendance in New York Ia 81 plus: OF the five
cites cited BY "Mornin gside," 60 plus. In
The New York report The abatement Is made
that statistics show percentages for various
cities running from 20 10 40 per cent, Can
this great discrepancy be due to accidental
misinterDrctation? Are the figures given In
the report inCorrectP II go. is IL the result Of
accident or design? Did "Morningside" 40
lect his "at random" as he says, or with
purposcfui choice? II each reporter went
10 the extreme Indicated by his special inter-
EST, what is the fair balance OF fact between
themP Pcrhans the perC entages are Calcu-
lated on variant bases, Al any rate, the
New York figures are printed over n respon-
sible signature, which ought to be q guarantee
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The Responsibility for mn Anthracite
Strike,

No fair minded person can read the
published correspondence between the
owners and workers of anthracite mines
without recognizing that the privation
and suffering to which consumers may
be subjected by a protracted strike will
be due to the unreasonable position taken
by Mr.. JOHN MITCHELL, the spokesman
Of the miners.
Public opinion might not have been 40
favorable to the owners Of the hard coal
mines had the latter persisted in their
original refusal to grant nnv OF Mr..
MITcHELL's demands and confined them
selves to Offering IA renewal for II second
%triennial period Of tho agreement to
abide by the award of the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission, with which they
have complied for the three years ended
March 81, 1906. That offer is still open,
but Mr.. GEORGE +, BAER, the official
representative of the mine owners and
operators, has made to the workers m
alternative proposal, namely, that the
reasonableness OF II wage advance or n
wage reduction under existing indus
TTldl anu tIiNt 'oIlulllblS, uS wei HS VI
changes in the methods of cancellation,
shall be submitted TO the former Authra-
cite Coal Strike Commission, with the
understanding that if any vacancies in
the board exist these shall be filled by
President ROOSEVELT. That is to say,
the mine owners invoke the very prin-
ciple which Mr.. MITCHELL has repeatedly
advocated, and appeal to the very same
mediative instrumentallty for creating
which Mr.. ROOSEVELT has been so much
eKtolled by the miners Of hard coal. Mr..
MITCHELL, indeed, has indicated Il will
ingness to accept the proposed reference
OF the questions named to arbitrators,
and to be bound by their decision. pro-
vided they announce that the present
wages are too low. He viii not agree,
however, 10 submit to their decision if
they arrive at the conclusion that the
existing wages are too high. This, on
the face of il, is an inequitable distinc-
ton, and suggests "A doubt aS to whether
MIR. MITCHELL's original appeal to arbi-
tration was made in good faith.
The anthracite miners will learn what
Mr.. MITCHELL, on his part, well under
stands, that any strike which meets with
general disapproval on the part of the
community at large is doomed to failure.
In the strike of 100? a large part of the
consumers, IL will be remembered, SYM
pathized with tho miners, not because
they were qualified TO discuss the tech
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ln,rnnllonAl Ann!rs rr.domInnlc In lhe Nor

International affairs pr~dominhtc In the North
American Rsricp for May. Mrun Sptck Won
s,crnhurg discusses GERMANY In South America,
Signor LukEait the projected az hCul'urnl lnst.
tute, former Senator II. g. Davis the pan American
railroad. Mr. HAnnis Taylor the Spanish treaty
claims and another writer the issues between the
United States and Turkey Mr., Henry James
describes Washington and there IA a review OF
poetry. and a long poem. There are also articles
on municipal ownership. on the negro question, on
urigAuon and on Aristoeratie American Ancestry,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01

To rnK EpIroR or THK Sun -S,r Nearly forty
years ago Bret Ttnrte In one Of his contributions
To the OrsHind MONTH";, entitled The Ruins OF
San Francisco commenced In this wise:
Toward the close Of the nineteenth century the
city Of San Francisco was totally destroyed by an
earthquake. Although the whole coast line musthSNc
been much shaken. the accident seems TO have been
purely local, and even the city OF Oakland escaped"
He bullded better than he knew when he com.
posed the clever article. and n he had nxed the
date OF the catastrophe a iow years later his state.
ment would have been fulnlled literally.
NEW YORK. April ~ 7. ". ].
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Tho olympic S@ mesrs championship
feil not to HARRV tiiLLsAS, tho holder oi
ths fer1rI Tor tho event, but ~ HE cinh.
mate. PAN ~ FIL1RIa u ths New York
Athlrtio club. who vas taken along ~
Athens at tho last moment ~ n man likely
10 psck up q stray point. Pii1Hm 10 known
10 metropolitan sthletes ~ the handicap
king for hla frequent victories from small
allowances. The handicap king 10 No
longer. The worlds champion feiEna In
his stend.
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II the dictionary were revised to conform
TO the police court rulings Of MagiStrate
Pool 10 would read thus:
Complainant-A person 70 be nned or inpria.
oned and sometimes insuIted.
Defendant-A distinguished person 10 bo treated
With the utmost consideration aud never subject
to punishment.
Some day the police court dictionary will
be compiled and published.
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Why did tho director ~ tho usually we'll
managed Peoples Institute invite BIHD 3.
CoLFR, DR.. PARKHURsr and JoHN DBwfrr
wARNKA TO I've the three principal speakers
at tho same meeting, and on the last night
Of the season. The East Side audiences
that crowd Cooper Union are discriminating
and have taste and Judgment. Fortunately
wARsRR was the only one Of tho three who
attandad
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Admirable Action OF q San Francisco
Labor Union,

To THR EDITOR OF THE ~SuN-Sir: / read
with interest your editorial in yesterday
mornings paper concerning tho status Of the
labor question in San Francisco and the
opportunity OF cred by the disaster which has
befallen that city 20 the labor organizations
! submit 10 You herewith q copy Of portions
Of a news article from an Oakland newspaper
since the disaster. | do not include the
entire article. as tho balance ID alien to the
question at Issue. Possibly You may like to
publish this extract, c. r. CORNING.
NEw YoRK, April "a,
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Ground Is full OF danger.
Amt n mite OF doubt:
ia thQuaHe comes an gifts YOU
III you don't watch out.
Sea Is mighty risky,
Though your boat Is stout,
Big wave comes 10 GIT you
III you don't watch out,
Air Is full OF trouble.
Look what you're about;
Cloud Is bound to git you
~ YOU don'twatch out.
Thank the Lord for hshin'l
Anglin' after trout.
Sothiu' aver happens
II you don't watch out,
AoLASpBuAoH WusoS
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Mig Ring for His Bride.

Allentown correspondence Philadelphia Record.
In the show window OF a local jcwclcris displayed
the largest solid gold wedding ring ever brought
10 thls dity, u weighs 2S!< penn weighs The
average weight OF wedding r1pgs is onp nvr penny
weights The hing was ordered by . proininen.
cltizcn for a young lady who Is soon 10 become
ITO IfIlp