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COMMERCE ~ 1910.

W,sHISGroS. Dec. n. - Assuming a fair
vol,iin. of business for the present month.
the foreign commerce II the tnited States
for 1910 will equal AMI may by u few thou
sands u dollars exceed. that ~ any earlier
year The imports thus far Indicate a
total for the year II nearly 81 550.OOo.O"n
an increase of sT5.U1"n over tn. pur-
chases IT 1919 and of 81 per cent over
those Of isoi. when imports for the first
time crusss-i the million dollar line. II II
probable that exports will -Nce.-i 81 .ND,-
Ooo.0O. falling short III the 1877 re"2:'!
mark 10y about slOO,sD.uS Three years
ago exports nf breadstIiifs. meat and
dairy products and food animals amounted
10 SiI3 mO.1D. Shipments in 1910 will he
ahout half that Tn" fallur. To make
IN export record this wear IL attributable
~ that fact COTTON prices have been
strong factor IN bringing ia. export total
I" So high "A point tins wear. In 1897 orr
bills against h. rest of III" world for raw
cotton show the sale of s.ici ga hales. val
ned at siGs. 51c .D2i The bills for the iirrt
eleven months Of 1910 show .. 20. 9i3 bala>
sold for si25 .i35.lji. The bills for the full
year will in all proha hility materially eA-
cee,i $50 .OOO.p0
Shipments of breadstufIs for the eleven
months ended November. this year, show
value Of $50 10000. The average of the
same months OF the four preceding years
was sl5s, 90. OOO. Meat and dairy products
show drop to s97 $50. 900 from an average
Of $50. 600 O6O. and cattle. sheep and hogs
drop TO s. .eO3. COO from an average OF
81. 900, 600. Mineral oil shipments. at
ssi .soo. go. are about ~. 5OO.1oO below the
average Shipments Of copper have been
normal. and sales of other metals and of
metal products show wholesome increase.
The gain in leather and leather goods
export 81 has been considerable. and there
have been satisfactory increases in the
sales Of agricultural implements. aut ONO
bll.s. coal. fruits and nuts. furs and fur
skins. rubber. elect rical appliances. naval
81 ores. wood and manufact ures Of wood.
and a long list Of minor commodities.
Manufactured cotto make their usual
shs bby exhibition
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In asking rho House Committee on
Military Afnirs for an appropriation tn
provli. m" Signal Corps with aero
planes, Ma ior General l.VONARp Noop.
IN. Chief Of staff Illustrated rh" need
of the equipment by .n;matng that II
General kTROrNrNlN COuld have used
arroplan,'s Tor reconnaissance" hfor"
M. blrtlr nr Nukdrn. that conflict de-.
r,slv- IN ~ effects might have had a
different result
Nhlh,iru wa~ Japanese victory be-
raus,. General NorI. coming w with his
r"'r~hu, from Port Arthur Win h hal
,apItulat,-l To hlm after scientific and
determined investment. made a forced
march on the Russian right flank AT
SinmInrun, brok. up the dispositions
made there by kuRoPATKIS. routed his
troops and compelled the whole Russian
line TO fall back in confusion For a
long time LlNEvITCH. in command Of the
centre at PntiloT Hill. held his ground,
rcpulsing every force of Japanese SOL
diers thrown against him He proba-
bly, saved the Russians from utter
disaster kURoPATKIN succeeded in
bringing off what remained of his army
and prolonging the war until the nego-
tiations AT Portsmouth ended it.
TheV could not be better ilhlstra-
ton Of the value of the aeroplane for
Reconnaissance. 4 French officer. Lieu-
tenant BELLFMFR, recently drove an
a.roplane IA hundred mile. a. the rat" of
eighty miles an hour Reconnaissance
that formerly took day and longer can
now be accomplished IN one ortwo hours.
Tn" aeroplane has become indispensa-
ble Ia "A modern army II Is not nec..-
sary Ia claim capacity for 1t aS de-
str,lCtlve agency. II il needed To- " atrh
the enemy and To carry dispatches
The appropriation required to equip
the Signal Corps would not be largo,
and i, is unbelievable that Congress will
withhold il.
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FORGETFfL FRA LORtDO.
His Neglect Of the Achievements or q
Dist inEuist,cn sculptor.

To THE EDITOR oY THE SIN Sir Tho
recent parliament az the American academy
and III" National Institute Of Arts and IA,.
ters was pronounced by Tue SIN 30 h.
convocation Of "immortals pn. NJ rhs-s
immortaL- who's. laurel crown - -till green
even dewy. i Mr. dorado Tan. sculptor
and art critic Of Chicago He had prom.
inen' plac" upon IN. programme, and ht4
theme was Mode RI American Sculp'orS'
THIS address reviewed tho ACHIEVE
ment- 81 present day American -,'ulptor~
and described the new school. which f.
nothing II not psychological. THAI ht-
sprung up within recent wears and a par
of which he Wa ScuIptor- great and
httl". known and unknoNn, were mentioned
IA" paid charming compliments right AMI
l.it to arti-'-. many ~ whom V-rr present
to enjoy ~ Oth"r~. lately passed aVal.
rsc,.I'rd du" survey. Augustus saint Car.
d"n-, Paul Bartlett. t."urr. Grey BARNARD.
DANIEL French and many others wsr"
touched up"u WIN NOR" or less N'vidn"-e
N"r IA all WIS dis itiI-ition h" made oniy
m. slightest reference. and rhat IN conns'-
tIon with The nsIn" OF another. 20 one VII"
for -iN'y year, has stood among foremo-t
American -cuip'or-. VINO until last NAV
when b" Land down for tho last time the
implements Of his Iahors had produced
works which adnrn our chief cities, whose
sculptures may h" seen on every I'D. IN b."
parks ami thorOugNiaTcS ot New York and
hold honorable" places IN our nationa,
capital who's" last and perhaps Rrrst">'
statue was nut IN" ct her day set up in FaIf-
mount Park, Philadelphia whose works ~
short reflect ~ thO-" OF no other -Cuiptng
the history and life Of America
Vet John y Ward. although an m.
mortal. and on" Qf whose gifts and achieve
ants there can y" no question. received fn
recognition Whatever from this disciple ~
n. newer cult What made the omission
more married. and singular was that upon
the follow wing morning memorial -er'lc--
wer. held for Mir Ward. and distinguished
men Old and tried friends. wsr. there 'o
represent the famous societies which 10.
had helped To found
What has come over our -cintillan' az
critic 81 Chicago, Did his memory -IH"r
= lap-e' Nu-I the honorrd dead servo only
a. Il mount ing stone to lac aspiring living
KATHARINE ELISE CHNFNhT.
NEw loHR December II
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Post ~ pit'.h',rg "" quote paragraph
from IN. statement "a ir'ssed last ws"k
- a." .I"r.y l"grsla'1r' by the Rirarti-
san Direct Primary League.
In the hl,,nry ~ rrrru .al'ns the prncipir
~ individual representation tt' nr"n that EPnn
which enduring Co., rrurn,nt, have been 'o.tn.i-j
nni this principle n, .ud 10, most complete I'm
cicucS. must Il necessity demand that The Srna
tnr> ot the United Srs'r, hail be chosen hy u,
direct vote 81 tho people
Not only popular election, A. our
contemporary viii observe. b'it md
vidual representation That Is. each
Individual casting u direct vote for a
senator OF rEr u,r'd States - to vote
q" hun not merely a. ,h, representa-
:, - of an alS'ras' idea q! State entity.
hur a. u Gu"ct. personal. individual
representative, 90 h,ms,'li IA the max ing
Of laws 80 lar ~ m" Senate Is con.
,rYr,,l /. inst ~ his mriuh"r of the Hons,
ot Representatives represents hlm ia
r"rrlv. personally and individually in
IN" oth-. branch q; tn" FEDERAL Legs
'atiIrr
This - most de-, iiadlv AN alteration
uf function and Of ia. s"op. of the ser
vice.. Tn" bipartisan lsagur not only
recognizes IN" change which the Post
Of Pit,sburg il intellectually unable to
perceive. but also defends II on the
ground thar IN Nh" history ii nation
building this -prinCipl" of individual
representation has been that upon
which enduring Government have been
founded.
Without discussing IN" merits'of the
proposed change. We point out again
that when IN" principle is applied tn The
I uIt"i States senate there becomes
at ono" conspicuous an appalling IN
equality ut Individual representation in
that body The individual representa-
tIuu If rh" citizen of Nevada. for rx-
ample. and his individual potency in
legislation done by the senate. i one
hundred and eleven times greater than
hr individual representation and in
dividral potency IF the citizen Of New
Work
This. however. j. IN. maximum If dis
parity. In IN" great commonwealth
blessed with the Pos, Of Pittsburg the
individual representation will b" about
a one To thirtv-seven in Delaware.
across III" s.mi-obliterated border
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The budget appropriation made IN the depart
msnt IN the VARIOUS horoushs for the year 1917
aggregated q. iS7 ~, a. Of which there
pended during the third quarter nc sum ~
81 .asa2ils7 This added to the expenditures ~
the rst three quarters 81. 7Os l.n makes total
outlay FOR the current year 10 September "a. 1910.
% s. SSI li- 81. leaving = balance available Il
s. ss isg ~ for the remainder ~ the current
TN september N 1910. the uniformed force IN
the hUTuughS Of Manhattan. The Bronx ant
Richmond consisted ~ : SSs officers and men snt
In the borough. Of brooklyn and Queens % lssl
an aggregate Of i.aiO. Including four CEApsin'.
" the end n the quarter there were iiS sppaEs'
companies IN the hornuyhs Of Manhattan. Th-
BronS and Richmond. anal ~. In the bo:ougHs y
nrDokyn and Queens. -j7 in all.
The number Of cases OF illness during the quar-
ter in the boroIghs ~ Manhattan. The BrorI ar
Richmond ~As Ia. and the time lost As the rec :
thereof 1850 days of injury seventy nvr. and ~"
time lost thereby 100 days. In the boruuEns ~
Brooklyn AMI Queens these ASurr- were eight
fuWr and az respectively IN the case ~ Illness
and Nifty two md -s5 rcsprctlvrlN IN the cas~ "
injury. The total number ~ Gases ~ ilIn"-' anf
Jury In all Dnruughs was 49, and IN" time ~
thereby al days
In the rrruughs ~ Manhattan. The IRON, MT
Richmond : - alarms for nr- WERE received ani
In me nnrnuxhs NJ BROOKLYN and queens ."l
total 90. ~
The ri,nsn force on September N 1917 % =
h-rcd IA, In the bnruughs ~ Manhattan. IN"
BrunI ami Richmond. and ia1 IN the t0To 80 =
BROOKLYN and Qurrn>. y total W 81
The total n.mhrr ~ nrrS during ~" m .-' -
ter In the boroUEh> ~ Manhattan The h.Hr' sd.
richmond wlS . 80 with toiai c-tIuta''f n-- y
81 ~ 40. ami an ~ rage l1~- -" - Sc ''
In the bnroughs ~ BrOoki' n amt y '-'r
number ~ Hrr- fhr tho ~ guari"r "t'
with n totai estimated los ~ S7S -. a.|
average Io.- . rrr ~ SinS ~
The AZ Zrr-Afs. uurf bCr 81 aFr- IN \
,ya.5. .,I vim total ".tirIatHi In-s = g .| 80
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secretary Dick in~on should Have the
Thanks Of the Country,

To THF Epirur nF THE SuN srr Either
Secretary Dickinson told the truth about
IN" comparatively d-fenc.les- CONDITION Of
lhls country or h" dldu'r II h. told the
truth h.. l. entitled 10 the thanks of the
people II he did not tell IN. truth h.. ought
to be- invited bv President Taft 10 resign
II i Unrhink able that the Secretary OF
War and General Wood would enter into
conspiracy 10 deceive the country for tn.
purpose Of increasing IN. army appropria-
lion, M - animated by Representative
InvnsV Of Minnesota
The truth - that wa have never been
prepared for anv war We hay. engaged in
and NJ" result has been he needless slaughter
AMI death bv disease ~ thousands Of thn..
VIII" volunteer 10 FIGHT the BATTLES OF the
country
Economy IN IN" administration of the
Affairs Of IN. Government - we'll enough
hu' parsimonv IN connection with our army
and navy. ammunition and guns is almost
criminal NFrFPsN
NEw lpnK December ~
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. place, a glory an sssh~ttc and . moral
slnCt ION thai rs~i riots u or should ~
strict ., to one illn~t rior- and fanboyant
bo-onl. Justly be~tow.d and p.erle-sly
worn upon tn. heroic hr-ast ~ IN. Hon.
JoHS BARRETT. there Il touches nothing
less lovely. lssS r--plend'nt than itself
Painters AMI -culptors and poets hav"
tnil.li, and sn far toilsd in vain. TO exprrss
and rmboly that immortal hour when
the Bust ~ Blrr.tt met and decorated
and glorified the Bust Of Bolivar. In
North America the Order II the Bust IL
Bolivar il r,ghtly known a. the Order Of
the Burst II Barrett. President GOMEZ
j. too d"iiclis II apprehension not TO see
thar this hnllnw.d belief of our peopf.
must not l." touched. from however gen
rrnIs "A motive
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squirrel Point

FROM ~ T.ttf''pH JJ4-rl.
opposite Phtpraburg 'rn'r~ j. S,;u.-r-r Point
on wn'ch th- Cos rnT"nt maintain, % Ughfhur..
Oul Few prop- know how that pNsn rnr.I,-t -.
NAME q seems inst 10 l7i7 G'"y~rnpr ~hris ~
Massachusetts, felt - Ms duty Ia cUm- ~ mn,
region. then kn""n - G~prgctoVn 70 fsxhrcn
the lnuian> = no were ,pmpia ming ~ m, en-
croarhmrnt ~ me White settlers upon their I,pd.
lie tried Ia i"rrpriA- th"m. but II l. Said id no,
,ucrr-I greatly In his miS,ion he CAME In tb,
Government -Er squirrel. which ran ashore ON
the rursy point which -iii bears the name an,
there va obliged 10 remain until hood lIdr Vn-n
IN" craft nnatc' 90 II II ssd MAJ rhi- inrtd.u
furnished nu"h Amusement - the indian. and
did no' 'u"rsIs-' their respect or fear ~ the 90,
rTuOr
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ron THE LEADERS ~ KINGS
An Opportunity 90 SHOW D-mo~r at,e
Courage ami lnteilixrnee,

Tu TuE EpIroH oF THE SIN Sv 10Th.
Democrats of Kings county thor" r-....nr.
itself at thI~ tim. an oppOr'uni'y v4..a ~.
not Trcur for many day.
Democratic LegiSlatur. IL 30 nan.
nited states senator. and Ming, ...r.
has a candidate" whom no other ro.-,.. .,
the state can afford TO ignnrr q fg..,,
NJ. shepard fails of election hecau... ..I .,.,
faintn-ss Of tn" support by tse a" l.-.
Kings II Sill check AZ once thlt ,....-.-,
OF party support from independent ...-. ...r.
which has Just begun
In Mr.. Nee oo..y We have "A par.t ..F.. .
without stain or stigma. hu' now f.t. .....,
the hour when IA" courage ami ~,,s,...... ,
his leadership - to meet IT. first gr.... ..,,
II there - another a~plrnnt IN oar .. ~
for seat In IN. Seuar. the nNrr-i.,..... .r.,
personality Of Mr. shepard hr~ lId.i.-. "a,
from view.
shall II be- said that the leader from T-...
lyn failed to support 80 NJ and rrurura,
Democrat, and therefor" III" \"N YORK
leader could aflord tn pass hun b., shall
II be- demonst rated IN this way that u.r
headquarters are not IN Jefferson Iil. l.t
in Fourteenth street. Manhattan.
senator Met arren'- great hold upor o.,
rank and file H. to b" found in the darrtIass
courage with which he resented a. arun'ad
domination from across the river, amt only
similar courag. for that same end will
assure our present leader ike LOYALTY
and devotion. True. the situation IA no,
quite tho same In Mr. McCarren's tim.
Mr.. Murphy had not become the power IN
the Empire State that he now is bp, all tia
more - 10 the duty Of every kings county
Democrat. of every Assembly district
leader and OF our county leader to announc.
that We stand. and shall confirm" to stand
until tho vote ia taken. by Edward VI Shen-
ard II then We lose. yet do Wa win lfws
lose because We made no effort We lose no,
only n great potential power for good bl,
We also lose respect. We shall stand re-
vealed M towards
No man IN the state - moro fit No man
in tn" stat. would bring to rh" ONCE
greater prestige. No Democrat in the state
Ia likely tn reflect by his coiirSs, in thar hodv
greater credit To the Democracy of tho State
and Of the nation. Every progr.ssl Va move,
ment IL sure to receive from him rNsc-
tive support. and every reactionRrv or 70.
trogrrssiv" movement will encounter from
him effective and uniinchinR opposition
In tho State. in the Senate. IN tho nation,
his voice would ha," "A weight such a. N.
voices of only few have.
~ this juncturs no Democrat can serve
his party. his state or his country better
than nv assisting IN IN. election of Edward
VI shepard TO the Senate Of tho I nitAd
States FRED 4. GROss
BROOkLYS December II
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T" INV EDITOR "F THE SUN Sr Is not
this proper tim. for some man or body OF
men sufficiently we'll known To form the
nucleus III what might b. termed the Ma
Vonal Defence League. tounderta ke propa-
zanda the purpose OF which - suggested by
IN" leagues name
MANY II ~ are awar" Of the reason exist
ing for such tender solicitud" On IN. part
Of members of CunRrr for tn. han.f1cia ri.s
Of the pension list There Is and can h.
only on. reason. and that IL political. For
IN" SAX" of retaining their seats in the SEN
at. or House these men ar. willing that our
country should remain IN a stat. OF pit bile
unpreparedness to meet IN. exizenci.s OF a
war with n first class Power. which might
a. any tim. b.. forced upon ia Tn. best
weapon with which such ..mi = reasonable
conduct can h. attacked i tn. weight of
organized public opinion
Francis GRIFFIN
NV NORE December -
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II was or December o that the polio.
arrested in the borough of Manhattan
"A number of persons on the charge Of
kidnapping The crime OF which the
prisoners were accused was committed
IN Kings county, and in that jurisdic
ton the prosecutions were undert AIKEN.
The preliminary steps were disposed Of
with praiseworthy CELEBRITY. and true
bills were returned bv the Grand Jury
on December IL. The trial OF one OF
the accused was begun and finished on
December - ending with a verdict Of
guilty. December - was fixed as the
date for sentence
There has been so far in this proceed
ing nothing TO indicat" that III. courts
are incapable Of administering iIlstiC.
with speed. II is true that there. il still
opportunity for delay in the matter OF
appeals. hut there certainly has been no
incident in IN. trial TO arouse in GRIM
inals the hoSDe that even though they
NAV he captured they will be- able 10
derive benefit from a clumsy and easily
perverted system of judicial procedure
This is particularly striking for the
reason that IN IN. case under Consid-
GRAFTON the accused had whatever Of
assistance and support NAV bc got
from membership in a -o-Called secret
society 10 which are attributed broad
powers. considerable influence and IN.
possession Of suffiCi.n, money to pro-
t.rr ia mernbsrs That she WAS asSo-
ciated with "A number Of others in the
crime for which she has been convicted
il known. and this gang" Is probably
as powerful as any other ot tho same
kind
Tn" management 81 this dchcato and
difficult case lnD 20 the present time
has refected credit on tho professional
capaCitv vi the police tn" prosecuting
attorneys and the courts
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THE war Sc ARE"
None, In an Effective Arm, for Defence
We'll In, Pstad.

To TIE EDITOR ~ THE SCS SIR Repre-
sentative Tawnsy may rush on 10 the White
House and protest against Increased appro-
priatonS for 80 trlning q thing a. the defence
of the country a. wicked. but sensible men
will feel that a. the MEXICAN. civil and span
ish wars were all begun with the nation un-
prcpa rad for war. a period OF peace is the
tim" TO put ourselves in a position for de-
fence
IN effective army Is - good an assurance
OF peace a. Wa can hav" We may pay
millions for II and NAV never have any
occasion to us. II. but there IL always the
comforting knowledge that 1t - aVailabI.
II wa should need II
Ten million dollars more applied to our
MILITARY depart m.n' would do more for the
worlds p~ac" than Mr. Carnegi. = ten mill
ions will accomplish
Al FREp r. LOOMS
CARBON CRY December Ia
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In all coIrr"-v and with she fullest re-
CARL for int"rnhf l"nal comfy. and for
senior GOMEZ. I'll" dist ing,ii-h.i a nd az
complI-h't President of Venezuela. may
We b" permitted 10 hop" that h. has not
conferred upon Tn" Captain Of the Amer.
can warShip Dolphin the Order u the bust
81 Bolivar Not thai The officer - nn'
worthy ~ any foreign fe""rarIpn al
though sufficiently Decorated with hi.
own merits. hu' IN" order ~ m" Bust Of
Bolivar has IN American eyes and hearts
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II ia evident that the amount of work
done nv Smith - much III excess OF thar done
bv any Of the others whose word produ"-
ton ~ set forth here. The distressing
showing made nv Blnks and Sduih needs
no comment II IL plain that they are not
giving fun value for their money a. j.
Smith II * iru" that Kinks Is an old man
and has achieved something ~ n reputation
among astronomers and thar his lectu r.-
are largely attended. and thar S.,uib has
written several books which hav. no, had
time 10 read. hut these are matters Of minor
importance The case of Brown l. % Pc
cIliar interest. because | have ha.,1 in
formed that his usual word production does
not exceed i'n minute I caught him
he was addressing his class on the sub
iact ~ the abstraction Of his -pect ncls, from
their accustomed place In his excitement
hts word production increased ana thus HIS
capacity for more rapid speech WINS proved
b.voni question | recommend that a sat
t-fa"torv standard Of word production he
adopted and that all professors. lecturers
and instructors attain this average or suffer
appropriate reduction in their paw
This brings U- naturally "a tho Consid.ra-
ton of tho tam" card IN relat ION to education
II - already in Use a. affecting the students.
hur their Instructors do not submi' them
-."ly.. 30 u They should he obi gs.d 20 do
-vstssn oI time checks and cards
would bring th"s" men Z" their SENSES and
teach them 20 b" puncrual
Finally. ds~ir" 20 direct attention ~
the fact that not ono Of my suggestions for
the Improvement al IN. adminisr ration of
institutions Of learning - merely theoretical
or even experimental. All have been tried
ont in practice with excellent results / can
go 10 any one III hundreds OF retail cloth
shops. steel ioundrl-s. fish markets. wooIlen
mills great excavation firms and the, lik.
and got AZ a mou-nt : notice scores Of alert.
capable men. properly trained and disci-
plinsd. who would b" willing 10 undertake.
for suitable compensation. the entire rear
rangem.nr and standardization Of any coll
leg" or university. and would guarantee 70
bring about results that would anna. onv
professor Of Greek or San-krit that ever
rnI
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Bang a setter dog. ny waggIng his tail
gonina'ureily won a verdict for his
master in u damage srrIt IN n local court
recently and dog wit h no tail now proves
AN abb in "A damage suit occasoned
hy the misconduct Of dog which. wit
nesses testified, was fitted with CON
spicuousIy long tail. Every log has his
day IN court