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The sun., 1909-02-21
Sorrows OF q Delicate Ear.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir: Why all
this hair splitting about inhnitive splitting. pro
nouncing unusual words &c.l ] would forgive
NY best friend split inlnltlye. he might pro
nounce "paresls" as he chose. I would Sigh In
audlbly at address" or even "EyetaIsn"' but ah
let there be a distinction between was" AND
"were'i ] will close my ears as 10 the relative
functions Of don't" and "doesn't- " only In re,
turn "sint" be not hurled into my qulvering en-
trails don't mean by the illlterate classes
love vernaculsr and It's con nventlona forms In
the rough, hardy. honest speakers. but the double
negstive from sweet lips, In ladylks voice, doth
outroar thunder In my ears
In this age OF Klpllnglsm and Presidential
slang absolution seems extended TO sins OF gram
mar In return for vigor OF phrase. Run, come.
seen" escaped from their grammatical furrow
overrun the neld OF conversation. and other rank
growth sullies It's fair surface, All this from
people who should know better. who dress well,
aye, and drive automobiles, and whose parents
talk Is OF the hard oak Of grammatical English.
Let TIE SUN turn It's light on this evil. Let
u sere and blister and hold In shame every
cuplrt who ctTeiessly pollutes the stream OF
communication OF soul with soul.
NEW YORK, February 20. CIV. l.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Why Not Pass the sulzer Bill?

We observe that the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill as reported TO the House
on Friday contains a provision author
izing the President to invite proposals
for removing the wreck Of the Maine
from the harbor Of Havana and to fur
nish Congress with the estimates.
As about eight working days Of the
session remain and tho call for bids and
the responses would apparently con-
sumo more time, the good faith Of the
House in this matter is not strongly in
evidence, especially as legislation would
be required II the wreck OF the Maine
is TO be removed, and the House has not
had an opportunity to vote on Repre-
sentative SULzER's bill, which directed
the Secretary Of the Navy to invite bids,
accept the lowest and have the wreck
removed and the bodies of the dead
buried at Arlington. The necessary
arrangements with the Government of
Cuba were provided for in Mr.. SUFFERS
bill, as well as the cost of the undertak-
ing IL in excess OF fund already avail
able.
1t is gratifying to see the House, SO
long inert under majority leadership,
take any step that promises, however
vaguely, the contamination 30 earnestly
desired by the American people; but the
easiest way, the most practical and fair
est, il the Hon. WILLIAM SULzER is to
have the credit that belongs to him for
faithful and patriotic endeayor, is TO
pass his bill and send II to the President
before March I.
II is not too late to do this.
The sun., 1909-02-21

TO TIE EDITION OF TEE suS-sir: To have Q
robust row7about the merits Of modern philoso-
pher, sssayist and editor In TIE SUN is GOOD
sugury for times sitter March T. Long banishsd
from reading. now hope TO retackle Mon taisne
and his American successor, a. yet unknown 70
me- maybe. But 70 chanss the subject and IN j.
iect q grievance. ! am . aflttle core with one OF
TIE SUNS editorial tips on books not the best
sellers. Speaking Of Araby. you rightly called
Psigrave fascinating. With but mere men ton
Of Doughty. II the htter's adventures and way
Of telling than. and his human. tue philosop phio,
scienunc and srtstio persouality 90 not mako
Psisrave a comparative uipper. shlpwreck and
ell, may Icatcb . literary cold. Doughty's book.
Q rather modern book. is . masterpiece worthy
OF Cervantes. Its only fault Is the price.
FoHrr SECOND SysIkT
NEW YORK, February 10.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Dynamite and Is,nm,a,1nushau,L,,. ,,.

To THE EDITOR oP THE SuN-Sip: r.
NJ. D. ." and Orville N. Kimbsll advance two
theories to prove that the lock system OF
ca nal construction Is unsafe in the case Of
the isthmisn Canal
The former suggests the ease with which
a "self-sacrihcing Japanese" could destroy
the canal by means of bombs. Why
japanese any more than a German, ] don't
know; but IL because he believes there is to
be war with Japan any advocate Of the
japanese war scare could show his fears
to be groundless by explaining that the
"war'vith Japan" will occur long before the
completion OF the canal.
Mr. kimball voices the moro reason able
fear that earth movements may destroy the
dam at Gatun, When the canal was hrst
undertaken IL was known that 10 the region
to he crossed earthquakes are OF common
occurrence. The cost OF sea level construc-
ton would tax the country with several
million more dollars. but II wouldn't protect
the canal from the possible dana &c by
earthquake. for a subterranean earth slip
that could eat away the foundations OF a dam
built under the supervision OF the worlds
greatest engineers" would laugh at the
ease with which 1t could tumble tons Of rock
intoA sea level ditch.
As for the self-sacrihcing Jap tpoor fell
low, suppose his good bombs were
the sole remaining support OF his widowed
mother). could he not as we'll block the
canal by tho old method OF souttlins ships.
or indeed by blasting rock away from the
overhanging mountains?
Fortunately the men who are ftted 10
be engaged in this great work, which will
be one OF the greatest In the worlds his
tory whichever way 1t 10 done and In spite
OF the petty auarrels about II. need not
lose any sleep In fear that Japan will undo
their work. and they must accept - part OF
the game whatever damage may be done
by the earth's upheavals.
CHARLES I. BATTELL. I
LEoNIA, n. j., February 20. ,
The sun., 1909-02-21
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
A Correction and further Remarks.

To TEE EDITOR or TEE SuN-Sir' In
my paper on Lincoln / accepted tho state
ment that be had only onoe tasted liquor,
I am assured on unauestionably good
authority that he occasionally drank wine
st dinner.
1would take the opportunity Of adding
30 what / said before that having been
for some time In the United States during
the war l should say that found a re-
marksble absence. not only In Lincoln
but 10 your people generally. OF the pas
ellen and ferooity which civil war COM
monty evokes. Social relations. though
Of course not unaffected. seemed to me
10 be comparatively little disturbed. The
predominant sentiment appeared TO me
10 be dissemination TO reassert the law.
Linooln's second election passed OF
quietly. Only In one State. believe,
was order disturbed. In the northern
and strongly loyalist State in which ! was
at the time. the opposition was allowed
freely to hang its banners across the
street and form its PROFESSIONS. At
Baltimore feeling was strong' but the
friends whose guest was and who were
fervent Unionists did their utmost TO
obtain the pardon Of young and epthu-
siastio 'seoesh' lady who had been ar
rested for reasonable cooperation with
. Southern raider. l was permitted to
visit a prison camp. The Gagged eagle
must always pine. and 30 some Of those
prisoners did. But in their treatment. 1t
seemed to me. perfect humanity was
shown. was permitted to visit prison
hospital. went over the whole building
and all seemed TO me to be right. 1t
happened to be Thanksgiving Day. and
] found the eoonvalescents seated around a
festal board.
! carried back with me to England
strong assurance Of clement and peace
full settlement as we'll a. OF an honorable
discharge Of national obligations.
GoLDwIN SMITH.
The sun., 1909-02-21
STATE AND ALIEN.
Gan . Treaty Control for the LAtter'l
Benent an Institutisa Of the Fermesf

Gan q Treaty Control for the LAtter's
Benent an Institution OF the Fermesf
To TIE EDITOR or THE spN-Sn: In q
very interesting letter Mr., Doughty cites
tho attitude OF President Jackson toward
the threatened nullihcation by South
Carolina OF an act Of Congress unques-
tionably valid as furnishing q sound prec-
edent for the attitude OF President Roose-
welt toward the proposed legislative action
Of California In respect 10 the admission Of
Japanese children In the public schools Of
that State.
The difficulty in the case Of Mr.. Roosevelt
is that the treaty with Japan does not men
ton the schools Of the State and cannot be
fairly construed 10 relate 10 them, There
N ust be some limit to the extsnt Of the
treaty making power. Can II 90 90 far st
to destroy the State? That would seam to
DO possible II . treaty can be 90 construed
ss 70 control an institution Of the State.
II a treaty goes so far As 10 interfere with
the rights belonging TO the States or reserved
to tho people. IL not the treaty void to that
sxtsntl II not. then II seems that our
Federal Government 10 not OF limited pow
ers but possesses the power 10 regulate
The question must be-. Does the treaty
tatIons s q sYGs the State, TIE ,lsstS s 10 aa.s-
subject Of education In the States schools.
1t is sought. however. 10 spell out OF the
words OF the treaty. by construction merely.
q right or privilege. The question seems to
be debatable as To what the treaty means.
Having determined It's meaning, then, Is
that meaning within the scope OF the treaty
making powerf The foreign party 10 the
treaty is ohargeahle with notice Of the ex-
tent OF the authority vested In the treaty
Root RSpns and S9"S tSe Prssdsns forsciossd thc
RI ghts Of the State by conceding that the
treaty meant lust wbst Japan cisIlnsd. thus
placing the matter beyond all dispute. al
though as already said the question was .
debatable onel
Supposing that the State enacted the leg
islation what dilemma would be presented
with tha door CLOSED by the Presidents
concession against all consideration as to
whether or not the treaty dos mean what
the other party asserts and spppose on a
contest In the courts II should be held that
the State was In the rifht. whsre would the
country be placed in reepect 70 the foreign
country relying upon tho Presidents cog
noyit that II was entitled to all that u
claimedS
There 10 more IN the .auestions involved
In the Japanese claims than appears on the
surface. There was perhaps . fear that
q pretext was being looked for for action
that might precipitats matters on the Pa
cifc which. until the canal 10 completed.
would be preme ute Tor Us, u, X. ID.
New York, February 90
The sun., 1909-02-21

200 semi-monthlies, 1893 monthlies, 7S9
quarterlies and 729 ANIMALS. The daily
average in this department was ass
periodicals, consulted by l43 readers.
Muitifarious arc the activities Of the
library management as exhibited in the
report Of Director BILLINGS. In addi-
ton to the vast work Of the reference
and circulation departments are the
art exhibitions at the Astor and Lenox
branches, paintings, engravings, book
plates; the print department. with its
6s, ,2ss pieces; the training school, where
bookbinding, book mending, catalog-
ing &C., are taught; the work with chill
dren and with the blind; the public
lectures in cooperation with the Board
OF Education.
For the blind there are nearly four
thousand books and three thousand
volumes Of music. in New York point
and Moon type, European and Ameri-
can Braille and line letter. The cir
culation was 1850. among AS readers
In and out OF the city. The library has
blind patrons In thirty-three States
and Territories and the District of
Columbia.
The work Of the reference depart
ment is easiest In August, OF the circu-
lation department in September; and
high tide for both is in December. The
order Of the subjects is: Adult fiction,
81 per cent. juvenile fiction, 90 per
cent. science, 10; literature, Z; history, 8;
periodicals. 5; arts, 4; travel, 5; biog-
raphy, 5; philosophy and religion, 2.
We notice that the Rivington branch
transposes in this ranking literature and
the sciences; that II esteems books OF
travel above those on the arts; that it
drops the periodicals from sixth place
TO tenth and exalts biographical litera-
ture from ninth place to sixth. In the
same line of neighborhood contrasts is
the report of evening and Sunday at
tendance at the branch reading rooms,
Rivington street showing 5000, to $4,000
for Tompkins Square.
Satisfactory progress on the new CEN
tral reference building, at Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street, is reported.
Completion Of the new and ampler quar-
ters will release s3,e5l volumes and
pamphlets now packed away in boxes
in the Astor cellar.
What is the matter with the publish
ers? OF the i75.ooo volumes purchased
during the year 1t was deemed expedi-
ent to bind strongly directly from the
sheets before putting them on the
shelves and into circulation 10000 that
would otherwise have required early
Yebinding,
The sun., 1909-02-21
MAsona at eilht.

TO TEE EDITOR oy THI suS-s,r; In the new
article In THr SUN Of February 10 entitled TAFT
. Mason al sight" appears this statement:
The Taft Initiation marks the second time IN
the history OF Masonry In the United states thai
The three degrees OF the Blue Lodge were con
fe.red upon h.. =, nu.hneM gssr he vas Cover
nor OF Ohio In this way.
Mr.. NJ Taylor Pyns was made Mason a,
sight In Princeton Lodge No, ~ n y. and 4. NJ.
Princeton, NJ. Mr.. Holt Apgsr.t0rand Master
Of the State at that time, was IN charge OF the
ceremony, and was present
MAsrsa MASON.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. February TO-
The sun., 1909-02-21
The Passion for Anoe.,or,.

To THE EDIToR OF THK Sus-sn: One Of my
brothers-a portrait painter long resident In
New York, has . habit Of taking = stroll In the
late afternoon OF early evening, and In his wan
derings frequently enters hsSaars shops or any
thing OF the Kind. In one OF his mesudeIlngs he
got Into a shop where pictures were for sale
Penetrating i,s more secluded interior he came
upon mass Of portraits. hundreds OF them, and
all ordinary. His curiosity was al once excited
and he inquired Of clerk: why Is II that you
have such . huge eollec ton OF portraits here!"
The answer was; >"Thems ancestors, We sell
lots OF en-" CHARLEs NOEL PLAoo
HARTFORD, February 10
The sun., 1909-02-21
Londea's Erudite Cabmen.
From ne London Ns,p,.

From Ns London Nsri.
The two oabmen authors who have just been
brought TO light deserve place beside the cru g..
dite driver discovered by Sir Frederick Bridge
This cabmAn often drove sir Frederick home
from the Albert Hall after the performances OF
the Royal Choral Society. and one evening a. he
received his fare he astonished the eminent con
duotor by chticislng the tempo at which he took
soma OF the Messiah" choruses on q previous
occasion. This started . friendship between
the musician and the cabman. and the former dis /.
covered In the latter very solid foundation of
musical knowledge and got 70 think highly OF
bis opinions. On one occasion. Indeed. the cab :
man asked him 70 perform . new oratorio by
Perosi (which Sir Frederick had not then seem
and offered 70 lend him a copy OF tho score
The sun., 1909-02-21
EnsIand's wemea Voter.

From the Wsafmtnsfsr GaIens.
A return OF the number OF women voters in
EngiAnd and Wales who are qualified to vote for
county councils and for councillors In municipal
boroughs issued to-dsy shows that the womens
franchise for county councils extends to 6sa eol
for England ana u,s<s for Wales, making a total
Of eoasosL For county borough councils In Eng
Iaud and s;ss :ss number 10 ,es scs and for non.
county borough councils there are IL, ,tf voters
for England. toos for Wales, making q total OF
|
The sun., 1909-02-21
The Writing of History.

From NE NqVhIneV Nfps.
Classlcs-those sketches In TEE Sun OF ths
Republic disaster. No sea yarn ioEotypeS. q"
highban pathos from the rowrite man. notbng
gruesome from iowbrow. Just plain. straight
away narrative. truth simply told that sh.mtd
nction and thrilled moro than one marrow ot
mature years. Truly dashing stAn-the Az
miraton OF all Old Timers.
The sun., 1909-02-21
SINEx.
The Lincoln Cent.
Not on the eagle golden

Not on the eagle golden
viii we behold his face,
Nor yet on cleaning silver
The honorcd features trace
But 10 the common copper.
The lowly coin. instead
Has fallen the distinction
OF bearing Lincolns head.
The millionaire may seldom
o Those noble outlines grasp.
But chlldhood's chubby nngers
The image oft will clasp
The poor man will esteem IT,
And mothers hold II dear
The plain and common people
lie loved when he was here.
McLkNpBuRaH WuAou,
The sun., 1909-02-21
Dreadful Picture Of the stage.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE sus-Sir' Does every
Judge spare a convicted criminals life II the
criminals sweetheart ofers 10 become the Judges
mlstressi
All the playwrights say 10.
NEw YORK, February 80 SRNRX
The sun., 1909-02-21

Miss AGNES IRwIs, dean OF Radcliffe College,
announced TO day that she would lay down the
dulles OF her once at the close OF her hfteenth
year on the irst of next September ndoe
despdtch.
1t does seem tender age for retire
ment.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Ellijay's Big Day.

From Ne EHtdt Ootrsfv.
Monday vas hight important day in town.
The court OF ordinary had LOT ef business ana
the Justice trial court was the centre OF sttrsc.
don for big crowd.
The sun., 1909-02-21
Come In.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SuN-7sir; Is there
any reason why Mr., Hldegarde Jellyneck OF Ne"
York should be omitted from the list OF the I'M
pcrtsisl f.w.P'
NEW YORK. February %.
The sun., 1909-02-21

n our fritnds rho rdror Us vtiH nrdsuserfp's fo'
publiednon tsh 10 hare rsJsetsd articles TsturNsd
nm must IN all edsss send stamps for hat puyposs
The sun., 1909-02-21

Published by the sun Printing and Publishing
Association 81 ITO Nassau street. In the Borough
Of Manhattan. New York. President and Treas.
ursr Of tho Association. william n. I+anan. ITO
Nassau street, Secretary Of the Association,
Franklin Bartlett 5 Nassau street
The sun., 1909-02-21

London once. Efhngham House, I Arundel
street Strand. The daily and sunday Sun arc
on sale 10 London st the American and Colonial
Exchange. Carlton street. Regent street and
DAVIS Steamship Agency, II Green street. Lsiees'
Ger Square
The sun., 1909-02-21

Paris once, 80 Rue Louis lie Grand. The daily
and sunday editions are on sale at Kosdue IL, near
the Grand Hotel; Kiosque II, Boulevard des Gap
ucines. corner Place de ropera, and Kiosous 10
soulev ard dcs Itallens corner Rue Louis 10 Grand
Evening journal., 1909-01-30
SENATOR CONNER WANTS
NEW STATE BUILDING


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Jan. S0--Senator Con
ner yesterday gave notice that he will
introduce a bill TO appropriate S125,Oo0
with which TO erect an Administration
Building alongside the present State
House in Dover. and to remodel the
present State House and restore ii to
its old Colonial appearance.
This has been a pet scheme Of SEN
ator Conner for years Compulsory
education was one Of his hobbies and
Senator Conner has been compliment
ed by many Delawareans on gettine
that law on the statute books. The
Rev. DR.. Kellogg, OF Grace Church,
Wilmington. told Senator Conner the
other day that the compulsory educa-
tion law will stand as a monument 10
his services in the Senate. But Sen.
ator Conner now wants another monu'i
ment-the new Administration Build
ing.
Recognizing the sentiment that has
developed for a restoration Of the old
State House - its Colonial perspec-
tive, Senator Conner has decided that
the better plan would be to have erect
ed an Administration Building on the
Jump property. whiNh is owned by the
state. adjoining the present State
Evening journal., 1909-01-30
FRIED FISH WAS
SMITHS WEAPON
Platter and All Jared Till
man Who Gets Revenge
in Court

II some person. who had beon talking
most pleasantly to you and had seemed
altogether tho most oangeniai individ-
uai In the world. should suddenly hit
you IN the neck with a pan OF fried nsh.
wouldn't Il surprise your
II surprised and Jared HERMAN TIL
man Herman is colored. but HIS Eth
opian good nature couldn't be recon-
ciled 20 such ill-treatment, and this
morning he had Thomas Smith, also coll
ored before city Court Judge Cochran.
on a charge Of assault and battery
Thomas Smith. you see, is the man who
did n.
The anair made Judge Cochran curl.
ous.
Had he said anything 20 YOU before,
or had you been fghting7' he asked
mo sah," answered. Herman display.
Ing SCARED nocld "Ite was actin
natural when he ups an ddumps the
fried fish on nah neck. lie didn't give
no kind Of notice
Smith was fined s2o and costs.
Evening journal., 1909-01-30
JUDGE SCORES THE
AUTO SCORCHERS
Tells Police if They Don't
Catch the Fellows
he Will

city Court Judge Cochran gave auto
mobile scorchers fair warning this morn
ing He declared that If the police could
not get them. he'd get them himself. And
then he fined a speeder SO and costs.
The autoist was Frank Boyle. The
charge or speeding was against James T,
Hoey. but Boyle. who is his driver, ap-
peared in his stead.
There's too much Of this speeding" "
declared the judge There's not a day
that I don't see scorching autoists. On
one Sunday in December / saw three, and
on another Sunday. two. For some rea-
son or other the officers don't bring them
in I don't mean TO censure the officers.
Perhaps they can't catch them. There is
no excuse for speeding In a busy part OF
the city at busy time of the day On
Thursday evening I saw Mr.. Hoey's car
going 80 miles an hour. In consideration
Of the fact that you have pleaded guilty,
1 will be lenient But I want this to go out
TO all automobilists in general, that this
speeding has got to be stopped. There S
entirely too much Of IT. II the officers
won't bring them In 1 will
Evening journal., 1909-01-30
NOW READY FOR
THE LAUNCHING
Delaware 0flicia! Party Will
Leave for Newport News
on Friday

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Jan. s0.-speaker Cooper
OF the House yesterday afternoon an
nounoed the House COMMITTEES 10 attend
the launching OF the battleship Delaware.
II comprises Representatives WEIGH. OF
Wilmington and Hazel. OF Dover. Repub-
LEANS and Grubb. OF Brandywtne hum
dred Williams. OF Kent. and Donoho. OF
Sussex, Democrats. Naturally there was
some disappointment among those not
named for the honor
Speaker Cooper said he regretted that
all could not go. and he wished to be re-
lieved OF the responsibility OF naming the
committee. but the Democratic members
IN a caucus put It up" to the Speaker
Lieutenant Governor Mendnhall in the
Senate, had the members to draw slips
from a book. those drawing the papers
with the word go" ON II winning tho
honor. The Senate Committee comprises
Senators Film. Hart. life and Ander-
son. Lieutenant-G Governor Mendinhau and
Speaker Cooper also win attend
The Delaware launching party limited
20 sixty-eight members will leave on tho
Norfolk express on Friday morning next
and will arrive at Newport News that
evening. The party VIII be quartered al
the Hotel Warwick. where after the
launching the Delaware party win be
entertained at the launching breakfast
Those IN the Delaware party VIII pay
their own fare to and from Newport New,
and the State appropriation OF $500 viii
be used 10 defray tho expense OF board
ana II any money Is left Il will be applled
toward the fares of the members
Evening journal., 1909-01-30

House. His idea is to have an impos.
ing two-story building OF Colonial ef-
feet, with massive stone cornices. ano
columns and entrance piazza. with the
rear Of the building in semi-circula1
shape and dome roof for a state
library. In the present State House.
Senator Conner purposes to have re.
served entirely for the Legislature ana
as historical museum for the state.
He suggests that the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, Speaker Of the House and Presi,
dent pro tenn Of the Senate have. per-
manent offices in the old state Hous,
and that the remaining rooms and the
law library on the first floor be con.
verted into legislative COMMITTEES
rooms.
In the new building it is his idea
to have all the administrative Offices
of the state that are now in the pres.
ent State House. with parlors for tho
Judiciary as we'll as a fine suite fol
the Governor. In the rear II is pro.
posed to have a flre-proof library wins.
Senator Conner suggests that the new
building and the old State House be
connected by an enclosed passageway
toward the rear that would not mar
the architectural harmony.