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unions. The railroad managers are
helpless. The railroad superintendent,
as Anal and absolute judge Of qualifi-
cations, Is blotted out.
Model Tenements.

The model tenements which Mrs,
WILLIAM X. VANDERBILT, ST., is about
to erect in Seventy-seventh and Seventy
eighth streets between Avenues A and
B are notable as representing the first
entirely effective idea that private
philanthropy has applied to the solution
OF the housing problem in this town.
Designed to meet the special hygienic
requirements Of tuberculosis patients,
they are TO remain under the super
vision Of the Presbyterian Hospital and
will be in effect sanitaria for consump-
tives among the poor. The Vanderbilt
tenements will supply dwellings con-
structed in conformity with principles
which cannot properly be embodied in
any general building law and which do
not commend themselves to speculative
building enterprise. The provision Of
dwellings of this sort for a numerous
class OF the population set apart as it
we're by the white plague should be
a peculiarly fruitful and commendable
philanthropy.
Plenty OF model tenements have been
erected in the interest of housing re-
form, but the main purpose hereto
fore has been to influence speculative
building by demonstrating that sani-
tary housing. will command fair
return on the capital invested. The
demonstration has been superfuous, for
builders have known all along that ten
ants prefer light and airy to dark, un-
ventilated rooms. Nor has there ever
been any difficulty about designing
hygienic houses on large sites. The
problem confronting the speculative
builder has always been to produce a
house that will not only bring in fair
rent but that can be sold at a moderate
price. Whero lots cost say $4,000
each tenement on a roomy site with
reservation for light and ventilation
means a heavy investment OF capital.
The Vanderbilt tenepents, for example,
will cost s25O,OOO apiece. However,
property OF this cost is not likely TO be
turned over quickly in the real estate
market. The tendency in specul ative
building is therefore to produce as
much dwelling space as possible on as
small a site as the building law will per-
nit. This tendency can be regulated
by general statlIte-the excellent tene-
ment house act now in force is an exam
ple-but is hardly influenced by model
tenements Their true field Of usefulness
ia some such special service as that con-
templated by Mrs. VANDERBILT.
The sun., 1909-02-28
EIihu Roots Melancholy Failure.

We are willing to concede that the
Hon. ELIHU RooT is the most irresisti-
BILE compeller OF peace of our acquaint-
ance. Any doubt Mr.. Roof himself had
upon the subject must have been set at
rect at the dinner of the Peace Society,"
But why, we ask, should the Hon.
ELIHU Roof, peace angel accredited by
this nation to all the peoples OF the
earth. white, yellow and black, delib-
erately and without obvious provoca-
ton precipitate a domestic breach Of
peace of colossal proportions?
Before Mr.. RooT's recent visit to Al
bany there came forth from the several
sources Of veracity at the capital precise
information as to the character Of the
speech he was to deliver. From the
direction Of the statesmen who are en-
gagged in the laudable work Of preserv-
ing a form of representative govern
ment that permits them to do all the
representing We had the authoritative
announcement that Mr.. RoOT was COM
ing as their champion to kill the reform
dragon. From the ubiquitous "friend
of the Governor" came the inspired
intimation that Mr.. RooT was to bring
the decisive aid Of his Endorsement TO
the Governors latest plan for attaining
heaven by climbing rainbows,
Then Roof came, he spoke, he de-
parted. Now there arises at Albany a
din that is deafening, a vocal melse that
puts to shame all the sufrragette explo-
sions of the century. Amid the din of
voices and the roar of infinite iteration
the Hon. BILL BARNES, the Hon. JOHN
RAINEs, and even the shy, retiring SER
want of Chenango, the Hon. JorHAM p.
ALLDs, clamor together that, as they
expected, the speech of Mr. Roof has
by inference, Of course-demonstra
his complete contempt for the Cover
nor's plan and his entire oneness with
them in their great and unselfish public
endeavor. Yet sweetly through the
discord comes the insistent voice of the
ubiquitous and inevitable friend OF the
Governor, saying: Now that we have
Mr.. RooT's indorsement-by inference,
Of course--the end Of the battle for
reform is assured
We respectfully submit that this is
not proper work for a peace provoker.
If, as we suspect, the Albany affair was
only an involuntary lapse into diplo-
macy, We insist that diplomacy may do
in Santo Domingo or Caracas, but never
in Albany. In the name, the holy name
Of peace, dear to us as to Mr.. RooT, will
he not frankly and with peace pro-
ducing directness Of language tell the
Albany statesmen and the mysterious
and ubiquitous friend of the Gov
ernor" exactly what he was driving at
last Thursday night?
The sun., 1909-02-28
Mr. woopru ~ has snged his mind. TnbunS
We wonder What he gave ito boot

Pomp and display are essential TO the liio and
maiutensnvc OF a uonsTch They weaken and
corrupt republic. NJ. STANLEY o. hsniuCkg ~
me Conortssonol Record
oh. no. or this republic would be cor
rupt and weak, Where in the world is
there more pomp and display than in
these United States: Where, in the West
ern world at least, are there more gor-
geous uniforms, more parades and anna
tsur military organizations TO the square
inches, more societies Of high flown names
and resonant titles? Why, there must be
more Colonels in any Kentucky county
than the combined armies Of the world
could furnish. Tut let us distinguish
-Pomp and display" over the other side,
in the French republic, for example. are
monarchical, eHete. disgusting and dan
gerous. Over here they are democratic
simplicity ana innocent merriment.
The sun., 1909-02-28
An Experienes With a. E.pre., Company.

To THt EDITOR or TBSSuS-,Sir. Referrine
TO the editorial article 10 TIRE Sun OF Februar ~ ?!
dealing with the Foster bill for cheap parcel.
post on rural delivery routes. may ASK why there
should be such service for farmers only:
In this country OF supposed couslity there 1,
more class legislation than probably anywher,
else. Every one wants special privilege. whether
he is a farmer labor Union agItator or projected
manufacturer.
That 4 cheap parcels posi- for every body /,
needed might Illustrate Uy the following case
On December - | shipped small parcel Christ
mas giftI by express from Newark TO Phil.del
phls. and I paid 20 cents on It, The comps did
not deliver the package before December al and
collected 81 90 besides. have not been able ia
get this evident piece Of graft corrected or the
money refunded. ss the matter Is too small 10
hand to q lawyer for collection. Complaints 10
the president Of the compsny have been futile
There seems 10 be no oticlal or board In New
Jersey With authority 10 Investigate such a case
and compel a refund With the post once au.
thorities would have more luck.
c. W. HENcxEs
EAST oRASoF. Y. j.. February %
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To rss EDITOR o. THE sUS-Sr; While v,E'
ing along brook In the mountains bar oi so'-
risiown TO day ! came to dam below which v"
q small pool. At one side OF this pool found ,n
outlet. On the other side was compsratNtN
slill water IN the midst OF which was about
quart Of big chestnuts. They were In a nn' s'aI'
OF preservation and very eatablo. Not one con
tsined a worm. and every one looked like selec''n
fruit. ! sm wondering " the recent heavy mn
has not robbed some animal OF his winter 'Io!'
OF food by flooding bls home. T. z. Bsrl%
EIIzABErH, n. j., February g.
The sun., 1909-02-28
The Old HObsOn.

In the eloquent little speech that
Representative RICHMOND PEARSON
HoBsoN made in the House yesterday
in favor OF the bill for the relief Of the
discharged battalion of the Twenty
fifth Infantry the natural valor OF the
man famed up. We venture to say that
it was an exhibition of courage greater
than the impetuous daring that carried
him under theSpanish guns through the
deathtrap of the Santiago channel.
There were plenty OF volunteers for
that forlorn hope There have been
precious few volunteers among South
ern men in Congress TO demand justice
for the victims of the Presidents abuse
OF authority as Commander in Chief
of the Army. The great body Of them
have stood together to aid the champion
OF the square deal TO deny it to United
States soldiers cast in dishonor from the
service without trial. II was never a
racial question. They made it one. 1t
was military question and Mr.. HOB
bun ldlu tiIc SCI Nitt utiuSl n NCtp OOil-
CATION when he said
wore the uniform OF the yniled states Tor
eighteen years, and haN. never known a case
where an ofncer or an enlisted man Was punishtG
at all severely withouts court OF lna-lry. know
that he is not allowed TO be punished TO the eI
tent OF thiry days Imprisonment without court
martial When these crimes were committed at
Brownsville the Preslden, OF the uited States
should have ordered sil oncers and men to re
main within me barracks and should have or.
dered a court OF inquiry followed by court mar
tlsl. and should have established the guilt ana
punished the guilty here
Spoken man fashion by the Democrat
from the Sixth Alabama district
The sun., 1909-02-28
A Return to a Painful Subject.

II THE Sun is any judge of handwrt-
ing, charitable judgment and slowness
to wrath are indicated Enthusiastically in
the dignified chirography Of the Boston
woman who writes us this letter:
To IHE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sr: Am 40
aggravated by the way the T. renting Trdnscrp,
its your criticisms bodily. without giving you
any credit that have recent tly addressed 10 tha,
newspaper the following remembrance:
would YOU please explain, Mr.. Editor OF th,
Trdrserpi 10 an amused reader why YOU m
often insert whole columns OF THE SUNS cri,i.
cl.ms without any word OF explanation As 10
their source; Tor instance. In a recent I,.u,
YOU give q criticism or notice OF NiHLgRs re
vivsl OF Figaro" every word being copied from
THI Sun Of that morning, and not one word n,
credit do you give to TIE Sun for the matter
stolen,
"'Nou do this constantly. Pray. do not think
thst all Boston is 80 provincial as never to see a
New York newspaper
-oi course the Transcript hasnt I printed In,
foregoing communication, but ! know II was
received.
~ CONSTANT RKAprk or IRE TRANSCRIPT
Asp THE SuS.
'~c1.uN, fepruaTy ~"
We appreciate the honorable senti-
ments Of our friend in Boston, but are
prompted to ask her question: Why
should shc be less patient with this
POOR old kleptomaniac than we our
selves have been: Last July the Erc-
ning Transcript was seventy-nne years
old Next July it will be eighty. Il
attends divine worship on Sundays and
leads an oltwardly respectable life dur
ing the other six days Of the week. II
il received in many virtuous homes. II
obeys several Of the Ten Command
ments and observes not a few of the
important proprieties of Christian ex-
stence. And yet day after day, week
after week, month after month and
year after year it persists in felonious
practices which sooner or later must
land it either in the police station or in
Somerville.
Perhaps We may be permitted to ad-
NIT, without the appearance of ostcnta-
,ion, that THE sun has long had the dis
tinguished honor to be the chief object
of the Boston newspapers predatory
attentions. Why this should bc So We
hesitate to surmise. Our goods. bought
and paid for and printed under the rcgu-
The sun., 1909-02-28
WHERE THE PRESIDENT LIVES
shall u BE the White House or the Es.
rcutIye Mansion:

To raE EDITOR oF THE SUN-Sr: We
are the biggest people on earth and there.
fore have a right to the biggest names
Executive Mansion is just three times s
good name as White House. II YOU doubt
it. count the syllables. But il Is not big
enough nor descriptive enough. The Pres
ident does no executive business there nov.
The offices are outside lie merely lives
there.
The name TO give II j. Presidential Resi-
dental Mansion 1 his is descriptive. aCcn-
rate aud commensurate with our national
greatness PATRIOT.
SkANEATELEs. y. Y, February -
The sun., 1909-02-28
Wisdom Of the Elders.

Belshszzsr had Just Invented the r-'!''
gardens.
MY solution OF rural upllfr" he cried .'
Samson's wife had Just cut his hair
"Alas," he moaned. 81 should have h4a ' ''''
by q Government accountant
George III. was wondering how the 'p. :"
In the dumping.
That's pothinr." rejolned a sunrsgeuf ''
do the peaches get In JAZZ
Goldsmith had Just written The pc'i''a
isse," ,
-Got my ides from the town Of an 'i'''e"'
dent" he explained,
The sun., 1909-02-28

q lion, soon foredoomed TO death.
Our gratitude we give.
For you will Yield your jungle life
That greater stlll may live.
Your dying roar will shake the air
And noat across the sea,
And be In eighty million ears
Msweetest melody
/ pom the spot where Sou snail fail
4 shaft We shall uprear,
Md on the marble carve your fame
In letters bold and clear.
Though naturailsts may grow confused
Twin be OF little note.
For this shsll he your epltaph
Here lies the Eagles goat"
McLAspBuSoH WILSON
The sun., 1909-02-28
vii, Not Let Wei, Enough None:

TvlsL EDiTos OF Tnr SU& Sir' White
House is dignifed and sure Of itself Exec
utive Mansion smauks of the raw, GROWN:
stage OF a country town When the young'r
generation, who have been to 'acaden.e'
change every name in sight. and make over
Beach road" in'o Marine avenue, Sc
CliG Inn" into Hotel Neptunaria, and
STONY BrooS into "Mahoslulganselt
River"
Stick TO White House Z. ].
HARTFORD. Conn. February -
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These newfsngled wsysw ar. seen nowadays
They ~ full Of copceit aud with mischief eplet,
4 delusive and vile speculation.
silly whlins Of John Bun md OF folly 40 nun
That they merit our tlll condemnation:
So pocket Your gold aud 10 longer be foold
With this game people csh speculation,
NJ for steam boats and United States note.
They' re a tissue Of vile botherstion;
We can sail full - fast with brig and q mast
So let's have no more speculation
what's the use Of dray 10 take baggage AWAY.
Locomotives from station to station
When barrel or sack yoy can take on your back.
And thus stop every Wild speculation.
Then these hne beaver hats and your iopplsb
crsvAts,
Irss shame they are used In this nation.
While the Ladies they choose to wear bonnets
And ias is done iSe' 10 Induls. speculation.
Then they talk about marriage. and driving I.
carriage,
With buggles and sulks 10 rotation:
When wheelbarrow sure 70 much more seoufa
And IL don't want 50 much speculation.
And some OF these looms will use knives and spoon,
But their insolence merits starvation;
Let them trouble their Jaws with their fingers
And denouncs and sbhor speculation.
This experiment sure Il will bring us q cure
And make US the pride OF ell nations;
With sackcloth and ashes," and dirty old trashes
Wen dish up ana damn speculations.
BALIIsokE, May is 1881. sewn,
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To rHE EnIroR or TIE SuS->Sir; Nee
Ia twenty .eisht-snd Heaven help the man "r'
tries TO make sense out Of IT, Jump >ls''
| irovIy quack. Nend boSi' {. y L.
| PaILApELPHIA. February 20.
The sun., 1909-02-28

Paris once. 20 Rue Louis ie Grand. The daily
end sunday editions are on sale at KIosque ~. near
the Grand Hotel Rlosaue H. boulevard des Cap
ucinss corner Place de rop<rs, and KIosaue 10
foulty ard des ItslIens corner Rue Louis le Grand
The sun., 1909-02-28

!; our Jr'cnds rho rdror sotth rdnuSt1 1pi, fo'
Jyhicdton pfSh TO hare rsJee,ed articles returned
Mey must IN Oh cases send stamps for bdi purpose.
The sun., 1909-02-28

london once. Efhnghsm House, Arundel
,tre,t. strand The daily and sunday sun are
en- sale In London at the American and Colonla
f1chanse. Carton street, Regent street. snd
DAVIS steamship Agency. II Green street Lelces'
ter square
The sun., 1909-02-28

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association st TO Nassau street, in the Borough
of Manhattan, New York. President anu Treas.
urer Of the Association. william M. Ianan. ITO
Nassau street. Secretary OF the Association,
Franklin Psrtlett, Nassau street
The sun., 1909-02-28
EAST oRASoF. y. j.. February "a.
'sp.euiation",a Poem b, a Morali,, ot,sa;.

"speeuiation . Poem by horaltt Of 81 !.
To TBH EDITOR OF TEE SUN-Sr: I enclos,
= clipping which i've Just picked up that ma,
interest sou. How spropos to our proposed
legislation. Isn't II a lesson to our specuiati>,
tendency OF TO day. A. A. FLIrE
NEW loRK. February IS
The sun., 1909-02-28

II The Sun is any judge of handwrt-
ing, a charitable judgment and slowness
to wrath are indicated unmistakably in
the dignified chirography Of the Boston
Woman who writes us this letter.
The sun., 1909-02-28

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Deficit in State Treasury.

Columbia, Dec. 9.-South Carolina
will have to meet obligations to the
extent of over 100000 by the first
of the year, with only 100000 in
the treasury at the present time, &C
cording to a statement given out to-
day from the State Treasurer's office.
The sum of $145,000 interest on the
bonded debt will have to be provided
for by December 81. The different
notes by the State will commence to
fall due on December 20, and in ad-
dition the current expenses for the
month of December will be about
S15O,000.
In the statement it is shown that
the county treasurers of the. State
are sending in the taxes very slowly:
Three counties of the State have not
as yet made any remittances. The
collection of taxes commenced on Oc-
tober IS, and from all of the forty
two counties of the State, the Treas
urer has received only 95,731.5O.
The amount received by the same
date last year was s63,664.35. Un-
der the law the county treasurers
are required to make remittances on
the 1st and 18th of each month OF
all money collected for the State. The
total amount Of taxes received by
the State for 1908 was S1,492,00O.
This was an assessment of five and a
half mills. The levy for the pres
ent year is five and fourth mills.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Objected to Babies.

Topeka, Kan, Dec 10.-When a
woman lets it be known that she OBJ
jects to babies it is sufficient ground
for the man to refuse to make an
engagement and the woman cannot
recover for breach of promise. This
is the decision of the Kansas Supreme
court in the suit of Mary. V. Reyn-
olds against J. Wilson Curry, ap-
pealed from Jefferson county.
According to the records, Curry
paid court to Mary Reynolds. He ad-
mitted in the lower court that he
called often and stayed late and that
he really cared for her. He talked
marriage to her many times, but
when he found that she had said she
never wanted to be a mother he re-
fused to make an engagement for
marriage. He quit calling at the
home and later Miss Reynolds
brought suit for breach of promise.
The court held that no particular
form of words was necessary for an
engagement and that simply discuss
ing the marriage relation was not to
be considered an express contract Of
marriage and when Curry had found
that Mary Reynolds objected to chill
dren there was nothing to prevent
his stopping his attentions there and
then.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
d. A. r. Loses Thousands.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Defalca-
tions amounting to several thous-
and dollars from the Daughters of
the American Revolution by a clerk
employed in the national headquar-
ters of the society here, were made
known to-day. The officers OF the
society have decided not to prosecute
the woman who confessed ITO the
populations, which cover a period
of at least three years. She, how
ever, was dismissed.
Postoffice inspectors, by keeping
watch on the society headquarters
office from a building across the
street, detected the woman throwing
away an envelope, accused her of
taking money therefrom, and brought
her to confess her fault. The sus-
picions of officers of the society was
aroused by complaints received, al
though they said it was evident that
many complaints had been intercept
ed and destroyed by the woman.
What has become of the money Is
matter which is puzzling the So
ciety's officers. The woman who
confessed the embezzlement was pos
sessed of an income sufficient to
make her Independent it is said, aside
from an ample salary she drew from
the Office. She lived quietly and
without any outward display of even
such luxury as she could afford with
her salary and income.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
EXCITEMENT AT SUNN1ERVILLE
Finding of Negro in Woman's Room
Aroused People.

Charleston, Dec. 13.-Summer-
Vile nearly witnessed lynching last
night, according to the reports which
were received here this morning, as
a result of the secretion Of a negro
in the room of a white woman in one
of the prominent residences or the
town, his timely discovery causing
him to make his escape, followed by
a hastily organized posse Of men OF
the town.
1t appears that the lady was in
her room dressing about O'CLOCK
when she heard a peculiar sound and
saw the shadow of man. Scream
ing she ran from the room to the first
floor, and as she did so, another lady
entering the room from which the
first had just taken her hurried de-
parture, was met face to face by a
negro who had been the cause of the
agitation in the home. She screamed
and then a third lady on the first
floor raised her voice and the entire
neighborhood was soon thoroughly
alarmed. While the women were
screaming, the negro came down the
steps and took his departure through
the back Of the house.
Chief Of Police Waring was soon
on the scene and he hastily organ
lied the party which was to assist him
in securing the woods. Men as
sembled with shotguns, pistols and
rifles and Chief Waring hastily got
his dogs. Chief Waring put the Off
cial posse on their oath that they
would assist him in bringing the ne
gro safely to jail before the chase
was started, and the dogs we're then
taken to the room in which the ne
gro had been seen. The hiding place
was under the bed, the floor showing
the imprints Of the negro's hands and
body. Then the chase was taken up:
The negro was followed to lumber
yard. Here the dogs lost the trail
and the hunt had to be abandoned
for the time.
Chief Waring is still at work on
the case and he is hopeful of effect
ing the arrest of the man. The chief
thinks that he knows the negro and
every effort will be made to catch
him.
Only the timely discovery Of the
negro saved what might have been a
terrible tragedy in the pineland re-
sort. 1t is the first time that any
thing Of the kind has happened in
Summerville in a long time and the
people are anxious that such an ex-
ample of the negro should be made
that similar events may be prevented.
The people were so stirred up last
night that if the negro had been
caught he probably would have been
lynched in short order.