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It Was q Glorious Victory.

The Hon. ALBERT BAIRD CUMM1Ns has
been q salient and usually a sympathetic
figure In Iowa for years. He has fough mt
prohibition, tho barbed wire trust. tho
railroads, the Iowa delegation In Con-
gfess, the machine, State and local, and
the Hon. LESLIE MoRTrER SHAw-not
that that Is much. He has been elected
and reelected Governor. He has tri-
umphed nightly over a good, hearty
collection of enemies. He has just been
renominated for a third term, but what
becomes Of the Iowa Idea that he was
supposed to incarnate2 Is 1t nothing
more than Platonio reciprocity. plus
bunker ~standpattism? The Iowa tariff
plank might be chanted by the whole
congregation OF high tariff BONES With
DAIAE1L or Colonel ALBERT CLARKEasp pre-
centor. Wise and unselfsh tariff laws;
all inequalities In the tariff schedules ""'
should DO adjusted from time to time:
hollow and sapless platitudes, vague,
barren and dishonest promises.
Handsome ALBERT" the foes Of Mr..
CUMMINs used to call him. He doesn't
look very handsome as he stands on that
platform,
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THE sdj& FRIDAY. 'As1UGuRsaT' ' !. $685. De-

they are yet In tho early thirties. Mere
Man may continue on the court, but he
viii certainly be out Of the game, for 10
Is a merry dance for a lad Of 90.
But golf affords q haven Of refuge for
all. The British conclave decided that
the ancient and royal game could safely
be played throughout life, provided one
had not begun too young. Here, then,
We find O crossing Of issues, for to DO
a great player one must begin young.
Our own TRAVIS is one OF the few bright
exceptions to this rule. But In golf mar
plays against man, and q player can
always find an opponent In his own class.
Thus down the sunny slopes Of decltn-
ing years the ancient golfer a toddle
" the links, ever and anon tapping
with creaky swing the patient ball, tall
in the fulness Of time he arrives at the
final hole. sans drive, sans approach, sans
put, sans everything.
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LABOR N PROFIT.
The Socialist often Disregartis Important
items in the Cost OF Production.

To TIL EDITOR OF TIL SuN-Sir: The
argument used by y. @. e. who wants to
do away with the capitalistio system. 10 old
and Its fallacy 10 fragrant. He says that
according to statistics he produced last
year ~, 1922 "a Of wealth for his boss Out
OF that he received sSs6 in wages. "a difference
Of q. "a In favor Of the boss" He barely
managed to support his family. while the
boss" went to Europe on a pleasure trip.
This Is a blunder which Is quite common
among Socialists. They argue that the value
Of the product Of q factory being 800, 900
and the payroll showing a total Of els. 900.
the boss" gets SIS 900 and enjoys himself.
while the wage Garner tolls and ~starves. The
other items which enter into the cost Of pro-
tSs i %sn shGs shS iellI sSa.tI, sssfs' regarding
Number q wage rners....."..:.. ga ssa
Io!ei TSans,; eSSS 100
Value OF product. ............... .ia0so, 1TS,SS1
As cost Of materials as well a. wages enters
H Ante SHss OF ! fss DsHsdus oo i sHyla sDP mss, that
pp ssffsa q Tor sI sSa. e ses Per .S Sse'jt there sa capital sIs m. IN;
Interest. adminlstratlon dsprsciation, seii::
b; the same oensps. aspres there were si is.ssS
R Pa sIsSs rIngr G,ssesels D IL tes country:
there were hundreds who had to stiok By their
{9bs and keep the wheels going around.
Wage earners and Socialists VIII do we'll Ia
get these little overlooked facts clearly i1ed
In their minds.
There Is another fact to which the same
to themselves. Exact figures for the current
year are mot available, bnt the following are
al products Of the country for THU. year win
fa .oGnesa p I}f q farm nr9aHets and The
pations Is about 50. 900. ooo.'. The value OF the
these each woulG receive. about Siso. ~.
g. K" wh acknowledges the receipt OF
Of bis PROPER share as be thinks he u. s"'''
NEW foRR, Aug. q. BUsIHEse MAN.
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iron heel OF oapitalistio tyranny. But
the heart rejoices when II realizes that
there are Sin our midst q few great
souls who give their time and their eff
fort to the redemption and the uplifting
OF the "doWntrodden Masses the "toil-
ing millions" Of our land.
We are no more opposed to trade union
ism than we are to Presbyterlanisin, the
Christian Endeavor Society or tho Sal
walton Army. We are distinctly OPP
posed TO twsddle and cant In any OF
them. Labor unionism is M more the
representative OF the "toiling Millions
than Christian Science is the sole ex-
ponent Of the moral sense Of the COM
munity. The real "toillng millions" are
getting along very we'll indeed, and most
OF them are we'll aware Of the fact.
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"SALOON LEGALIzATYON."
Christians Declared 70 ne the Partners Of
Liquor Dealers.

ot, 10 TIE men h .n,S .h or n AZ s Uos mas. mn nav
" .s 'o 49, A"s ~ . nn,sen
stood by 20. !. g. Whose letter appears In
Mondays Sun. He seems TO think / was
writing about prohibltlng tbe rum I'm No hnt
IA 10. 49, 80 ~, h.na ~ -t,h, !. ~
J 90 not now see that nave any rient 70 say
a word upon hat subject. or course, II 10
erimInsI. but a. the case stands now The rum
$3.50 .,bus 4, is mnda"StsJ,v t,hnsonun
trsnho, WINE ~ 70 uhuouoteuv inneren.Iy
criminal. because productive ana promotive
Of crime. yet because OF license LEGISLATION,
both national and State. 10 made leaai and
io~,.,,ns,s a. .indsa Tort ~ Nav 49,
Iee.tinhats, = |, vuuso " Nem oersey
stated u Q decision rendered not long ago.
To talk Of prohibiting q legitimate business
seems 70 me- 70 % was', n,s wo, ros u,n.
.heso oeIta'uiy 80 ~ N.Y. oounu up
IN the temperance ana prohioition teachings
Of theeo days, Vowed from the standpoint OF
Christlan truth. The Rev. j. @. Kinsey once
toid me that because sne evi Oh siavery was
done away with Dye new poiit,oai party the
evil OF the liquor tfaflo must take the SAINT
oourso. both being the same In principle. I.
$500. "a. "a s...n,iai diyeranoa het u.an
nows'1I' ~ ~ ss.ns'a az =. Uesween
tnem. ~ snat tne nauor 'rah,u = ,eSai,1ea LOT
ments, while slavery never was. There are
other Vita. reasons Why the two Questions
din or, but this one will eufice FOR mypolnt.
-, Again. when ! began TO question the Chris.
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In 1t for All He IL Worth.

Mr.. BRYAN, asked in London for tbs
seventeen hundredth time whether he
was a candidate for the Presidency, was
mute, w%hereupon a satellite chnck1sd
and said: SHe can't very we'll get out
Of it, Get out of it! Why, Mr.. BRYAN
thinks of nothing else, waking~or dream
ing. Whether he is preaching in Jeru-
salem, or striking dramatic attitudes in
congresses, or having his picture took
in a group Of bearded and bespectacled
members of the Duma, or playing con-
sentative, or rejecting unofiered tainted
money, or doing anything else in the
advertising line in his inimitable way,
he is thinking Of how he a get in 1t
with both feet and stay IN 1t until the
polls open on election day.
Mr.. BRYAN may neve be President;
will never be-, unless the American people
have become too simple to see him as he
Is; but in employing circus and camp
meeting methods as q candidate for the
highest office in their gift he has never
had his equal. A man who has no claim
to constructive craftsmanship, whose
information on any economic subject
is superficial, and whose administrative
ability his partial friends seriously doubt:
Mr.. BRYAN's unending candidacy for
that office is not 1attering to the Demo-
cratic party. Mr.. BRYAN must have a
rather small opinion of the party him.
self, II he has a natural sense Of humor.
To be indispensable when one is amake-
believe statesman is Lille an indictment
OF the party Of THOMAS JEFFERSON for
lack Of wit and gumption.
The American people, however. have
taken Mr.. BRYAN's measure twice, and
their second verdict Of his insuflciency
was more emphatic than their first. The
fact that he courts q third verdict ID not
fattering to his intelligence.
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Mr.. Croker on Unearned Wealth.

A recent visitor to the Hon. RICHARD
CRoKER's beautiful home at Glencairn
reports that this distinguished statesman
Is enjoying good health and engaged in
the cultivation Of flowers, In which his
interest Is very keen. As Mr.. CROKER,
armed with a large watering pot, show
efed the thirsty plants on his lawn he
talked with his caller, and among other
sentiments gave expression to these
highly oreditable thoughts on unearned
wealth:
He believed Mr.. BRYAN ono Of the purest pa.
triots tho country had had since the civtl war,
absolutely sincere and honest, and deeply s~olicItoua
for tho welfare Of the poor. who. according TO his
Judgment had been grossly Disseminated against
by the laws facilitating the accumulation Of great
fortunes By men who had not earned them.'
Mr.. CROKER could not do otherwise
than sympathize with Mr.. BRYAN 8 solicit
tude for the welfare Of the poor, who
have been grossly robbed by men who
possess great fortunes they have not
earned. MI. CROKER is himself fortu-
nate enough in having a substantial
bank account to comfort his old age.
AZ he accepts his dividends and interest
payments he looks back over a life spent
In honest toll and the steady acoumula-
ton Of a competence, penny by penny
and dollar by dollar. He recalls long
years Of faithful devotion to business,
Of close attention to the details of
trade, Of venturesome risks, Of legitimate
excursions into commerce, Of midnight
toll, anxiety and worry, He r~ejoices that
each share Of stock, each bond, each
mortgage in his safe deposit vault rep
resents the reward Of honest labor, the
recompense Of one who never profted
by the exertions Of Others.
Mr.. CROKER promises to enlist under
Mr.. BRYAN in the battle against I'm
earned wealth in 1908. A splendid, an
irresistible, team. But Mr.. CROKER must
be cautious. He should recall the shock
he suffered when, on his latest visit to
New York, he learned that there were no
more small shops. A repetition OF the
agony caused by that discovery might
20 hard with him.
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Athletics and the Age Limit.

Great Britain has just relieved itself
Of another consensus OF opinion, and
general debate 10 now in order. On this
occasion q few choice and master spirits
of British athletics have decided at what
ages men and women ought to abandon
various outdoor games. Football, for
example, should not be played by men
who have passed the age Of 80, while
cricket may DO continued up to that Of 40.
This seems a wise and just conclusion,
and 1t inspires confidence In other parts
Of the proclamation.
A man cannot play football after 80
unless he becomes a professional, for by
that time the necessity Of pausing long
enough to earn his daily bread, with an
occasional piece Of cake added there
unto, must force itself upon him. All
this, OF course, depends upon his physi-
cal condition. Most football players are
too MANNED and battered to remain in
the game till they are 80. Cricket, on
the other hand, must OF necessity be
played by gentlemen Of leisure, and they
must keep at it till they are 40, or they
cannot get through enough games to
grasp the finesse Of scoring centuries.
On the other hand, II is astonishing to
learn that women may safely play lawn
tennis till they are As and men till they
are 90. 1t seems almost certain that
women will not take advantage Of this
method of confessing that they have
passed the age Of ~gallantry and entered
that Of diplomacy. They will undoubt-
edly retire from the tennis court while
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Alleged r.,or,t,,m in tho Post ome.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sfr: Isit not about
time the attention OF ent Roosevelt was
called TO the methods OF promotion Of postal clerks
as they obtain In the New York Post onhoef The
list Of promotions for the present year has Just
been announced. and It appears that scarcely. q
clerk has been promoted according TO his merits,
but all at she behest OF some district leader or poll.
tician.
This Is a great injustice. a. II strikes ~ the mort
deserving. who arc the married men. who, on o
salary Of s7Oo or $500 . year. are unable 70 contribute
10 political clubs, while the single men, who have
nobody but themselves 70 look out for, are able TO
Join clubs and pay dues.
The politicians do not appeal directly TO Post
master WILCOX. but to subord mates on whom he
must depend 70 carry out his plans and for the
details OF admin stTation. PosT OFvfoE CLIMAX.
New YORK., Aug.
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water Power in Japan.

From az An0loJ Japanese Gazette.
The almost unlimited water power OF Japan
has been little used except for the operating Of rice
mills. Now. however, 4 notable development Is
taking place In the utilization OF water for power
purposes and the generation OF electricity In tho
neighborhood OF Kobe. Ever since the war the
increased, cost OF coal has caused many concerns
70 look around for come more economical motive
power than steam. and with this object In view .
number of undertakings are now In course Of for
nation. OF the new companies, TIT most important
10 the U1i River Electric Power Company, which
has o capital OF $1,000 900 yen and a plant capable
Of developing some to.oo horse power. This
concern will supply. current to Kioto and the
surrounding district for lighting and power pur.
poses. Another company will shortly start work
Cor supplying Naeoya nrms with current In bulk.
including the NaGoya Electric Light Company,
Nagoya Electric Tramway Company, the Arsenal
and the Miye Spinning Company. The HanShin
Electric Railway Company is also considering a
scheme for the construction Of a generating station,
the plant 10 be driven by water power.
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sayinss and Proverbs From Massacnu.stt

Sayings and Proverbs From Massachusetts.
From, ne Journal OF American Fotk Lore.
Don't stay till the last dogs hung.
Joy 60 with you and q food breeys after you.
To drown the miller. tSAd In bread making
when too much water b put into the nour.)
The still pig eats the will.
No mar dos without an heir.
Three removes are Is bad 20 q are.
what comes ovgr the devils back Il sure to 70
under his belly.
There's a. much odds In folks a. there is IN
anybody.
A short horse Is soon curricd.
Dunghtls rise and castles fall.
Ho's got q gait like . pair Of bars.
Her tongue rune wtggle waggle like q dead
smb' toll.
III do 1t In two shakes OF a lambs tai.
Her tongue runs as II II was hung In the middle
ana wagged a. both ends.
Don't try TO como your dumb Isaacs over me
T.. o., mislead me, pull the wool over my eyes,.
sitting on tho little edge OF nothing.
That beats my wife's relations. Also. That beats
the Jews; or. That beats all creation.
Don't need II any more than b COW needs two
tails.
Don't know enough 10 be an assistan, janitor to
a cnrAorlb.
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The Ksiser's silence during his umner
holiday In Norway has left the German
newspapers high and dry during the silly
season. They must rack their own imagi-
nations as to what he may be thinking.
taking care that In their oonjectures they
do not commit Hse majeste, and probably
think they are safe In expressing his dis
satisfaction with the way in which his gifts
to America are treated.
As regards Harvard there IL clear evt-
dence to the contrary. for Kaiser and uni
versity have had q complimentary corre-
spondence not 90 long G on the subject
Of the gift and Of tho now Hohensollefn
fund. Kaiser WnHELM's gift was large In
the number and the bulk Of the pieces,
the Germanio Museums space Is limited
and 1t will require q reasonable time to
place all the specimens in proper place.
The gift consisted Of reproductions Of Ger
man art OF all periods, and no criticism Of inn
perial taste can be drawn from the delay.
1t is different with the Brooklyn Institute
Of Arts. There the unfavorable hanging
of Kaiser WnHELM's portrait, II the alle-
cation be true. IL due probably to the fact
that the Institute building Is not complete.
It is natural, however, for German critics
who have had long experience Of the
Kaiser's taste in painting and sculpture
to fear what may happen when 1t 10 SUBJ
mitted to foreign judgment and to expect
the worst.
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10 The Eprroa or TIE suN-sr: Your corre.
spondeus sE. W gives o general statement Of the
correct principle OF solution. but does not indicate
the process, and his answer. 1o.oa feet. Is mot quite
correct,
Let o equal the distance along side % from the
corner Of the room 70 the cofner OF the carpet. and
lot D equal tho distance along side 10 from the
corner Of the room 70 the corner OF Che carpet.
Then . snd y are the two short sides OF Q right.
anglsd triangle, Of which tho hypothenuse is the
end Of the carpet, or . feet. Hence za+yn=l,
which 10 equation ~. A second riRht angled trt.
angie Is formed By the side Of the carpet as tho
hypothenuse and so-r and lov 40 the two short
sides. These two right an slod triansles are SINH
lar, and hence We get the following proportion,
e:v: 10y /. to-5: nom which We get 49,
iey-3of, which isequation q. Substituting the value
OF y In equation ~ for In equation ~ and 70.
ducing the resulting equation We get, s+-1o1s+
i3iEs r t0s=s0, In which she value Of @ Is o.7sf.
Having g We can get the hypothenuse Of the second
right sngied trisn Ele, which Is the side or length
OF tho carpet, and this 10 to.s7 feet.
WARRINGTON. Pa, July 81. JAMES H. NowphN.
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The Shoe Fitted.
From ms Chicago Inter Ocean

From hs Chicago Inter Ocean.
AT q banquet tho late Senator German" said
. newspaper correspondent. was once besAted
passion ateiy by 0 Western dpver, who thought
himself accused Of corruption when a. . matter
OF fact he had not been accused st all.
Senator German rot UP and explained that he
had made no accusation against the other.
s"why,' he went on with . loud laugh, you re-
mind me, friend. of Harry Dorsay of Sassafras.'
"Thcn he explained that Harry Dorssy, al the
age Of 70. married q young wife. A Sunday or two
af,er the wedding Q widowcr asked the minister
TO pray for him. as his own wife had Just died, The
minister In his prayer. therefore, did not fail 70
remember our aged and ~grievlng brother, upon
whom the heavy hand Of sore ~afiiesion has 20 lately
fallen
al these words, old Harry Dorssy, red and
snortlng WITH rage. rose from beside his girl wife.
~ may DO o core %anniction, he growied audibiy,
a. no iefs The church. but III be hsng ed n any
mans going 70 pray for me In public that way
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Tho Toiling Millions.

The census OF 1000 shows 100000
people in this country engaged In gain
full occupation Of one kind and another.
The number to-day undoubtedly ex-
ceeds q 100000. This is Americas army
Of labor. These are the "toiling mill
IONS" Whether carpenters or clerks,
bricklayers or actors, farmers or me-
chanics, cigarmakers or clergymen, bar
tenders, hostlers. railway employees,
dentists or school teachers, all are work.
es and breadwinners, and most Of them
are wage earners.
About s per cent. Of these people ia
organized in an association known as
the American Federation of Labor.
Between 1 and 2 per cent. Of the remain
der 10 organised in various groups
having no utilization with each other or
with the main organization. OF the
possibly 100000 members Of that or
~ganization some are minors, some are
women and many are aliens. The
number Of those who are qualifedt to vote
cannot be given. OF those who are 80
qualified many are In the union because
they must be rather than because they
wish to be. The number who will obey
the orders or follow the advice OF the
leaders Of the association In the matter
Of voting cannot be estimated from the
total membership.
The officers of the main organization
and Its branches pose as the champions
Of labor, as the only qualified and duly
authorized representatives Of the toll
ing Millions They talk much and loudly
about oppression, injustice "the toll
OF the many only to support the few
in luxury" Their language Is rich in
words and phrases which catch the ears
OF many who do not stop to analyze their
meaning. They chatter glibly about the
great movement Of the workers." and
assert that "the labor movement rep
resents In concrete form the discomfort
OF the masses Of labor with the unjust
burdens which they are compelled to
bear" They declare that the aim Of
unionism IL Ito build up character and
manhood and to instil a higher concep-
ton Of the duty Of man to man.
How beautiful all this is. The reader
Of the published u~tterances of organized
labor is driven almost to tears when
there is brought before his mind the
picture of more than 3d. 200, 900 Of our
people, plus those dependent upon them,
ground mercilessly into the dust by the
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The "Tuaus. Tuqus" Bird.

To TIE EDITOR OF THR sus-Sr: For twen,y.
Ave years a pair OF birds have frequented a city lot
opposite my house, coming about the middle OF
June, departing late In summer. They are about
the size OF robins. have about the same color, ex.
cept the breast, where they are ashen gray, and
display white feathers In the tall when In nirht.
They live chiefly In the tops OF trees, and are not
visible through the daytime except In the early
morning; ! never saw one on the ground or close
By except at brief Intervals. The note Is "tuoue,
tuque," uttered rapidly. sometimes preceded BY
q "chus, chur, chur." uttered rapidly for two or
three minutes, then ceasing abruptly. Can ANY
OF your readers tell me what bird this sf
EoBsHr p. WATSON.
EIilApHrH. N, J.. AuR,
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In the North Amtncdn Rcrfrio for August MI.
Jacob II. Schin gives an estimate OF Japan after
the war. Mr.. Henry James discusses baltimore,
the Rev. DR.. Moxom. Christianity; the Hon, {. o.
Dawes. the nti.trust law. and DR.. j. u. QuacA'E.
bos, the transliminal. There IL a very enthusiastic
article on Foaa1Earo. and others on the Saiton sea.
on heredity and on scandinavian Americans,
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Canadian opinion Of shiralrx.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sfr: II the men OF
the South formerly possessed or exhibited peculiar
or exclusive characteristics OF courage. courtesy
and consideration for woman that showed them
to be superior In these respects 10 their Northern
brothers, II would be difncult II not practically i'm
possible 10 demonstrate that such superiority OF.
lists at the present time, or that the term southern
chwairy" stands for anything TO day that Ia not
better and more honestly Included tn the term
American chivalry." CASuot-
JERsHY CITY, Aug. 2,
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We respectfully suggest to the conductor
edited by a committee OF the Universal
Peace Union. that peace Is not especially
promoted by the publication Of forged quo
tations' from ABRAHAM LINCOLN. That
old stager LrNCoLN's prophecy about
'enthroned corporations" and the money
power" appears on page 81. Truth Is fully
"a necessary as peace.
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Ais fish that comes to the Hon. JOHN
BUr1N MoBAN's net. His boomers are now
trying to show that he is q grand old
prophet, militant and eager to be a martyr.
They insist that his name is JOHN BROWN
MORAN, By whatever name called he Ia
fa~natical and ferooious e~nough-for pur-
poses OF publication-but "BUTIN' he was
obristened and @BUTINs hi remains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-03

The police still believe an agent Of q rival
organisation may have thrown the bomb
that injured several members Of a plumbers
union In Third ven last week. It is .
most unworthy thought. Has it not already
been declared that the explosion was caused
by "a society inimical to labor'3