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PRESS AND PROMOTERS.
Remarks on Honest journalism suggested
by a Recent Incident.

From ne Harrisburg StorIndep pendent
Persons who have no idea Of the safe
guards that are provided in the office OF
the modern newspaper to prevent misrep.
resentatohs in the really important mat.
teis that might result in injury to the
public often are inclined unjustly to critl
tise the newspaper for printing what |.
made Ivy others to appear to be the news
| PAPERS Endorsement of proposition
| which the newspaper actually has not in
! dorsrd
| To Illustrate the point. THE SrN this
! morning after printing the news Of the
| story of tn" financial embarrassment Of
the ss".oOV,OVO New York Real Estate
| security Company. prints on the fiist page
the fact that the real estate company. as
a part OF It's bond selling campaign in the
1 last Few years issued a pamphlet bearing
the title What Others Say Of the Six
Per Cent. Mortgage Bonds" offered by the
company. THE SrN goes on to say that
one OF the extracts is taken from THE
81" or January Il. 1911 This extract
among othcr things. says that the plan
OF investment outlined affords the utmost
protection To the purchaser Of bonds and
every safeguard which is legally possible
mas hecn prov ided
rms unqualified indor einent Of BONDS
TOT Wnich there is said now to be no
n,.,', ~ ~ ~ 'l' heNt interest pay
'' "''.e ny 'he pamphlet to ap-
at cunning from THE Sun. whereas
III ts news columns to-dHv as
sef's thit while Ii did print the statement
II was distinctly stated IN the afticl.
iiof' "hlch the extract WAS taken that
"''S statement was part Of the pros-
p'''"S VI 'he 'ompan! and not any state.
men, or tl'i OF opinion by THE Sun"
w "thcl words. II. IS We believe. THE
-" mas honestly stated the facts, wno-
fo' oa' the prospectus made II appear.
'"'"uEh a clever bit of juggling Of words
a. thoush THE SrN recommended the
The sun., 1913-12-03
iH( (HI7ECyS ~ cow E\TION.
American institute DcRins It's Sos
siOns AT New Orleans,

"Ew ORLEANS. Dec. "--The d,lcsatc.
to The forty seventh annual ,on.cific,
~ the American Institute Of Architects
which began its session here to-day, No.
welcomed 10y Coz. Luther T.. Han when
ihcA assembled i"r the first session
the Grunewald The Governor wae fol
lowed 10y M2?or F.hrn,au. who 100. o.
for the city President Walter COOK ~
t"t institute Ttt"r rcpl! ing forna'
opeued n" convention
TIA" days session was given 20 r,ro,s
o. - 'lal committees At is clos
heltgdtoS Mere entertained at tea ~ N..p-
come college. The convention VIII h. :
session tomorrow and Thursda,
Among th. important mattCls to On. ..
np to-nlorro" ~ the pr sentation of a. o.,
posed law I" control the t;overunl,u ~ II
arts ON this subject Henry T. d.,
ana John NJ rlrker VIII spcaL IN tla
'''nhlS at rcren,ion given To- the d,l
ett's by the Louisiana chapter
Delegates from the NeU York thipf,r
Who are here are Robert H. hohn Ecctfor
SWaiiWou'. Charles Butler. I.RusIug
lt"'den. William A. Boring, j " Erc,d
l'ndr' William Emerson, r. Iiuv
b'dso. chester iiolnes Aldrich kc....ih
NJ Murchison. I.ou's A,res. g y
Sn!7'r Evarts Tracy. i.lCctus Il Ift,b.
II H. James Otis Post 4. n I. IIau'. =.
lionel Moses, Charles |. Berg and Ir' y
g levi
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The Restoration Of Sm. rna.

To rHE EpiroR or THE SUM: In
THE SrH OF November IS was published
letter, certainly of nominal authority.
written from Athens 'ieorgia. no;
Greece). by Nv B. H." who rightly Oh
served that "Rhodos cannot occupy the
second place" in the near hexamc;sr
jingle that I sought to revive in TIE
Sun of November %
But. IN dropping that colossal cilN into
the attn place. my Attic critic fc!l at once
into error and CacOphon,. As properly
Indicated by him Smyrna should he
substituted as hrst word III place OF
Samos. which. despite my mnemonic. I
weakly accepted from r prior correspond
Ont. with this substitution Rhodus cor
rcctly occupies the second place as the
verse ~ given in Smiths classical pir-
tionary" uitle "Homerus"D with mellfiu
ous cadence:
smyrna Rhodus Coiophon saismis Chios.
Argos, Ahen@
My thanks to w +. H." for restoring
not onl the hexametcr but also smyrna
city possibly as notable as any in the
world. That apocalyptic metropolis ssso.
ciated with Homer. Paul and ro'Icarp
still abides after more than twenty-five
centuries and dominates Asia Minor and
its trade. FRANCIS LyNpE STETsoN.
NEW YORK. December ..
The sun., 1913-12-03

tary or the Navy MEYER, Secretary oil
War SriMsoN and ex-Secretary Of Wal
DICKINSON that Guayaquil will certainl,
become a terrible menace to our people
when the Panama Canal is opened. As
sistant Secretary Of State WILSON says
= The present sanitary condition OF Quay
aQuil is such as to render the cleansing
Of the port before the opening OF the
canal absolutely imperative IL Ecuador /.
to enjoy the benefits Of this great water.
way"
To this warning reply was made by
II representative Of General PLAZA VIII,
contentcd himself with palavprs OF
praise for what this patriot had ac.
Uoml'lished and promised to accomplish
in The regeneration of the financial and
sanitary condition of Ecuador. lie af.
tirmed that In THE SuN "the case was
prejudiced by the application Of the
word ma iiana. The present epidemic
proves the inrorre,tness of that state
menl. for II has proved again to amount
to INA iiana.'
This country * deeply concerned In
protecting itself against the invasion Of
the infectious Diseases that threaten us
when the Panama Canal shall be an
ocean highway. We repeat the warn
ing of April 10. 1872.
The time for diplomacy has passed.
strict quarantine is the only course for
the United States Government Mild
protests will he met as hitherto by
INA mana"
President WILSON will act wisely to
adopt q strong policy "f sanitary police.
cutting Ecuador OF from communicu.
tion with our people and thus forcing
IL into those energetic measures Of
housecleaning which we have taught
the Cubans by force of example ns well
as by precept
The sun., 1913-12-03

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Il
looks to me as though the Wilson Admin
isration were moving along on the theory
that everything that has been done Ia the
past is wrong and will have To be done
over again. The country is being worked
into mess OF confusion. and people
don't know whether they are standing
on their heads or on their feet is it any
wonder We are going into doldrums?
Look at the Administration from Will
son down: II Is theory. theory. theory all
the way through, Who ever built "A struc-
ture on theory? Theory without n plan is
like a cipher with the rim removed
Here is Bryan. the central sun Of the
Administration. only seventeen years ago
he was trying to lead the country by
theories that would have busted the best
Government that ever existed. and to-
DAY We find him the "power behind the
throne" Is he any wiser except IN his
own conceit than he was al that time"
He Is just as fantastic, just as fanatica.
just as grotesQuc.
The American people are certainly n
peculiar lot. CONRAD ScHwEIrzER.
SOUTH ORANdE, \, J., December @
The sun., 1913-12-03

Specifications Of . SLOW and safe Re-
formed Devil wagon.

! TO THE EDITOR or THE SuE-SI: II
\ the scre and yellow leaf, OF moderate
means and some leisure. we have Otter
thought 1t would be a pleasure In ou'
old days to take little trips in our owr
! automobile.
Several times on the point of pur
! chasing, the whcrcwithul scraped UP. th'
joyful quest to buy to our modest limit
was biighted by THE SUNS news columns
Child killed by speeding auto" Two
| persons meet death In auto going Al
| nifty mile clip "One killed and tive
, seriously injured by auto in The Bronx
| High speeding auto overturns. injurine
! four persons, three seriously Little
girl meets death under rapidly moving
auto" automobile owner and wife
4: fatally injured in collision &C.. and
| so forth. ad libitum always. daily and
continuously.
We do not speak for those oveimas-
tered bv the intoxication of speed who
wiifully risk life we are not OF that
class. In using the plural pronoun we
believe we speak for thousands of con-
servati,e elderly people who not having
many Years to live do not care TO
abridge the limit by wilful violence
Now, We want an auto So constructed
that it will he impossible 10 propel 1t
over iiiteen miles an hour at highest
speed with our old horse we were con-
US, as We do not expect to load up at
road houses and with chorus girls and
get ourselves feeling that. az We own
things if pedestrians are unfortunate
enough to he IN our way. SO much the
worse for them.
We want an auto with three speeos. !.
First. three miles an hour: second. ten !;
third and greatest. ffteen-an auto that
cannot under any circumstances exceed
,his mileage. so that looking AZ the name
plate city policeman and country constable
will know at once that we could not be
guilty OF overspeeding.
Thcie is q gold mine IN this idea for
wise auto men Thousands and thou
sands Of conservative people are looking
Tor this machine. II this hint Is taken
by manufacturers these autos should be
made with a standard shift gear, the
same on all makes forward in first
notch. first speed. three miles : forward
In second notch. second speed. ten miles
forward In third position. fifteen miles
central notch. neutral. and reverse.
natural backward lever pull. Th's to be
the gear or all makes. with no posi-
biluy OF exceeding fifteen miles.
II We cannot obtain machine or thls
make We will keep the old horse or walk
iather than gamble with Our own lives
or the lives OF others.
OLD tAsHioHtp
BFooR,yN December 2.
The sun., 1913-12-03

At noon, the day before baking. take onc-half
cnpful Of cnrnineal and pour over II enough sweet
milk, boiling hot, 10 make II the thickness of
batter ,akes. keen warm. The neN morning
pour into pitcher one pint OF boiling water. add
one tcaspoonful OF soda and one OF salt When
cold enough 80 that II viii moi scald the four add
enough To make SUR batter. then add the cup OF
meal ,e' the dav before fun OF bubbles
Place the pitcher IN kettle of warm water
cover and keep warm, When the batter rises TO
the topof the pitcher pour II into bread pan and
add one and one.half pints o. warm water and
four enough 10 kncad II into loavcs. Kncad bu,
liitc harder than FOR biscuit dough and bake as
soonIrs dough rises 10 the iopof paas This win
make nve large loa,cs
The sun., 1913-12-03
THEATRE FIRE INSTRUCTION
>h"u'd " TIE Given by the Fireman He.
fore the Performance:

!" THE EniroR OF THE SrN-Sir, 7,
the Palace Music Hall IN London heforo
IN. performance begins and during Nh,
h'efh'isslon the spotlight man throw.
upon th' ASBESTOS curtain separating stag.
l'o!u proSceiiiuln an illuminated Legend
'dutionlng III. audience ayaiusi upiuo
has'e when leaving the theatr. in cas-. o,
an emergency. and calling attention to
IN" location of the exits In som. of rho
large suburban theatres that hav. spriIn,
UP IN late years around London the man.
asor steps forward upon the Stage and
makes an announcement to the same ,f.
feet
now. IN the rear OF our theatres during
u' PERFORMANCE there is stationed a uni
IoTin"d hreinan. clean cut athletic vol,ny
man VINO sup.rviscs the enforcement OF
the hre regulations pertaining to uuoh-
s'ruct'd a1sl.s and doorwaNs Would Il
not add greatly to the value OF the SER.
vices rendered by this official II before
III" hosting OF the large fire curtain
pfior 10 the beginning of the performance
he were required TO mount the stage and
r"'ite the tiro instructions now SO care
fully tucked away somewhere within The
pl.ihorl' theatre programme"
one need not be 4 keen student of 1 a
Bons Psychology of the Crowd" to real.
IL" what an impression such announcement
h, man in uniform would make on his
hearers. The average theatre audience is
composed OF large number of indivId-
ua!s promiscuously foregathercd for tn.
first tiue. who in an emergency and for
satetys sake would have to act III CON
certod action and in the shortest possible
time.
Public instruction as outlined above
either by lantern slide or viva voce would
help forcstali panic should opportunity for
such arise during the performance.
JuLius HYMAN.
New YORK December ..
The sun., 1913-12-03
.NENJCANS.
\ Little Essay on the Advantage "f Wind.
Ing Our own Bus iness.

To rnE EpiToH OF THE SrN-Sr:
rash man runs into danger when, !ie!d-
ing to the instinct Of fair play. he enters
unbddcn the house of n next door neigh
bor who so far from preserving the peace
in his own household. keeps " In per-
petual turmoil. beating his wife and III
treating Ills children 4 gentleman en-
gagged in the manufacture OF rubber IN
Mexico for the past seven years. return
ing with wife and children to his North
ern home. told me they had sustained the
rebel fire for three whole days. were
compelled TO close down the manufactory
and actually fee tor their lives.
An American long resident in the Mex
lean republic, and by the nature of his
calling brought into contact with the
natives OF every grade and various local
tiles assured me that the provincial MeA-
lean is utterly incapable ~ even under
standing constitutional government that
this fact is well known and always ex-
plotted by men like Huerta. and that in
practice every ruler of the Mexican pco-
pie is Porfirio Diaz
The late Madero was wild theorist
and withal an interruptions vampire that
sucked the rich blood of his country dur
ing his term of office. and at other times
too. \ Mexican election Is mere farce
and is practically huge fraud
The Mexican public school. particularly
outside Of Mexico city. IS of tho mcancst
calihre the rank and file being b! con-
sequence lamentably uneducated. The
average native, they say. is gentle.
honest. amiable child III very truth lie
likes war because lie rs fond OF some
what to wear and nearly enough To cat
Being Mexican he will unite vita his
felows-with IIuerta sven-the moment
our Uncle Sam enters his country for in
reference or invasion
An international case can be conjectured
which doubtless would justify interference
on humanitarian grounds hut we must
give President Wilson and his advisers
ample time to maka out their case NhiCh
should he peremptory and apodiotical
CHESTER. December ]. !. A. VI.
The sun., 1913-12-03

, tive audience. "The prompt enactment
OF legislation" providing for direct pri.
maries for Presidential candidates with
out the intervention of nominating con.
ventions: and the creation nv Federal
law of platform making party conven.
IONS consisting not of representative
delegates but Of candidates for the Sen.
ate and the House Of Representatives.
anu nlso candidates for President. This
~ very definite until we begin to search
the Constitution for It's warrant for
any such legislation. whether prompt or
dilaiOry: but il must be remembered
that the trainers Of the Constitution are
responsible for the absence of that war.
rant. not President WILSON.
We could dwell long and lovingly
upon the felicites of this remarkable
document as = work of arr. Our geil-
"raI admirat on is enhanced by one
conspicuous omission which might seem
I" some less partial eyes Il grave de-
feet. Even President RoostvtIr in his
worst efforts at destructive prospectus
used TO throw in n few counterba.
ahcing phrases designed 10 encourage
despairing industry. TO stimulate de.
pressed public confidence. to comfort
paralyzed business with the verbal
senblance Of good cheer. There is
nothing or the sort in President Will.
SONS address. May we not assume.
therefore. that he is convinced that
under his administration the business
OF the country is already enjoying an
prosperity. and that busi-
ness men everywhere. in big business
and little. are gratefully and hopefully
looking forward to his further expert.
ments for their benefit.
The sun., 1913-12-03
TO am MILITARl A(iUEWIY>
serrctarH Harrison Will submit q
Course Of study.

WAshlNGroN, Dec. a,--SccretarS Of var
Garrison this afternoon told the pI!nclp,is
of about twenty-five military acadenic.
holding convention in Washington that
they had great opportunity to nculca'r
IN the minds of American youth correct
ideas regarding the military history of IN.
United States. The popular delusion thai
any American citizen who responds to d,
call 10 arms becomes overnight a sold ~
should be done away with, the Secrcta,y
declared.
the academy oftcials asked the S,rla
iarN tn suggest Il course Of military study
wh'"h they mgnt adopt, The S.clrtai
a"c'ded and officers ~ tho war ucp..>
nfnl VIII dralt at once such a coUksA -
be submitted to the academies
The sun., 1913-12-03
as MEN CHOOSE OIII(rE>
National \ssOciatiOn opens Business
Sessions In Philadclubtn.

FHitApELrHrA. Dec. with tho e',,.
tlon or officers, reading of reports , l.
h''ss o' welcome, response and othcr bus.
ness. the hrst business session of tho rt,,. ,
annual convention Of the Nationa! conn.
mci al Gas Association to-day We /,
unusually busy one.
report Of President Hare. siyia- ,
resume OF the years work. was acccui,i A
ana referred to committee. The rcpu [
ot ine nomination. committee was a,copt,I
and was "a follows:
y $. Young, Comptrollor Pubic r.
wee Corporation Of New Jersey Sieve.
\. j. president Alonao i. Ewing, pa.
tro!t, Mich, first vice president " II
Pett's. Newark second vce-prrsidcrt
e, EuSh'n. Havana, third V,cc-pr, ,lds.I
H. u. Mclean. New York, treasure. a.,l
Louis Sto'z. New York. secreta-, nd
assistant treasurer.
The sun., 1913-12-03

Al the convention Of the National
WoInan's Suffrage Association In Wash.
ington Mrs. PATTY RurrNrR JAcoRs of
Alabama made a speech Of no small in.
terest and surprise. For obvious rea-
sons. apart from real or fancied con-
servatism. II has been u general opinion
that woman suffrage is weak in the
South; that Southern women don't won,
To vote. Wrong. says Mrs. JACOBS;
" regard that as an indic,mep, n, the
southern woman's intelligence which I dis
tinctiy resent. There are thousand. Of
US The women of Virginia. OF louisiana
OF tennessee and Kentucky. OF the Caro-
linas' in fact OF all the Southern States
are stirring. realizing that the vote il the
onl! disnifed and sure means OF obta lining
recognition OF their aspirations and OF
their needs"
Since equal rights" is the axiom.
the platform and the hope OF the woman
suffraGists. IL must he assumed that the
aspirations and the needs Of all South
ern women without regard To color or
previous condition of servitude are To
he "re"oeuized' under equal suffrage.
The sun., 1913-12-03

Ex-President ZELAYA Of Nicaragua was
ordered released from the Tombs in New
York to-day. to he allowed TO GO TO
Barcelona. Spain WdshiH oton dcSDatch.
SO ends another farce in dealing with
spanish American en- presidents as I'M
desirables and criminals. II they keep
away from the United States in future
II will be. not because they canno; in
woke the protection OF the law. hut
because. II their political enemies have
any influence with the State Depart
ment, they must face detention or ar
rest and suffer embarrassme and
discomfort
The sun., 1913-12-03

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIN SIR have foui
childen. two boys and two girls but guess the re-
arc few people m ignorant OF the ways OF children
as ! am. had always supposed that II children
liked 10 make racket; II was only yesterday
that discovered. and then by hs Wing II told me-
maj this is true OF boys onl! that girl children
are never noisy,
They tell me that only infant boys like TO mound
on dishpahk. and when they have conc to he a II,
tie older To Kick tin cans IN the street ,hatcAccu,
perhaps In the rasc Of some tomboS Girls ,r>c,
do these things, that girl children are s,wsy,
quiet A SURPRISED i'.ruIs
Ngw Yoax, Dccembe :.
The sun., 1913-12-03
The Home Of "Salt Rising" Rresd.

TO THE EDITOR OF The SrN ,Sr lf,our
\nsonis correspondent wants to know where he
can get some good, old fashioned salt rising
bread n he win write TO Judge Jim Evans or Colo
mel fom stuart Winchester, Ky. he will be aI-
rcctcd into the proper channels To secure about the
best brand known Of that delcc table dish don
know that salt rising" bread is a distinruyely
southern product, but have never tasted any
made In the North some Northcrntrs make 1T
that had the smell and the feeling OF that mace
In the South. and there used To be an old aunty
IN winchester who could turn batch OF It ou,
that was 4, for the gods.
KENTUCKY COLoNFL
NEW hoRk, December q
The sun., 1913-12-03

would have acted without orders or
instructions.
1t Is not Mr.. BRYANs backbone that
figures prominently In the affair. but
the promptness Of Governor CARRANzA
IN making amends for an indignity
Drought To his attention and in showing
his solicitude to vie with the llucrta
Government in protecting Americans
to the best of his ability.
The sun., 1913-12-03

representative OF the Huerta Gov
ernment in the United States makes
this comment upon a report that oS.
President DIAz is to he recalled to ser.
vice in the Federal army:
He IL more than so years old and
can scarcely get about. What more
could he do than General HvERTA is
doing 10 suppress the rebels"
Probably no one could do more. and
1t is doubtful whether there Is any
potency left in the name Of poRrlgro
DIAz to conjure with
The sun., 1913-12-03

Ny wife's blue eyed little thing
A perfect vision
About her brows small rlngleis ,linE.
such M the poet loves 10 sing,
or brightest Titian
Her friend has also .yss ~ hiuc
And round her forehead
\ lot Of rlnel~ts cluster. too
Rut No one could admire their hue
For rcd looks horrd
GEORGE Il. NORWOOD,
The sun., 1913-12-03

70 THE EpiToR OF THE SUN--Sir. Re
Gently THE Sun said Forty is infancy
Have any OF THE Sun people leaving at
40 found jobs plentiful In New York
commercial or trade circles to-day a man
At 10 Is better dead II dependent on work
for n livelihood. Probably none know this
better than THE Sun.
l.. NJ ApDiCks
NEW YORK. December
The sun., 1913-12-03
The "Nine Nile" Stone.

TO nv EpiioR or THE suns: New
Yorker docs not Eiyc exact location OF % mile
N'onc In West la.d street. II is at ia ON The
beautiful lawn OF the old homestead OF Captajn
''cn'S Van War' Steers. one Of Washington
'icights' handsomcst places. And the hosr,,xb,,
oNncr takes pleasure IN showing II In All rc,c
hunters who care. 4 Al II
Nfw YORK. December 4
The sun., 1913-12-03

Aiter pleading guilty in the Muni,,ipaj
court to the charge Of having opium in
ms possession IN violation of tn. drug
act no FAT. Chinese grocer. was
taken INTO cus'od, .--Despuich from Eos
ton.
Did Mr.. ING FAT achieve his name
before or after he became n crocerp
The sun., 1913-12-03

Those who conferred with ,,o', ',il "
to-day On tbs question included J.. :
Schrann, representing In civic Feu-'.'-
ton; James {. car. Ueprcscnting iho -. e.
eral Elect Ir Company Lewis r.. "a
L. {. Dug... .ltto.u"rs for the peiawars
and Hudson t:a',rcad Company St,'a
Labor tOwpliss %. =. l.! nrh and former
comuissiorier Of Labor sherman.
II am certdiJ " -hall agree upon A
workmens compensation bill" said Coz.
ilNnn to-u.gh'. we knor whore the al
tacks upon the bill given out in Ner
York Sunday night cane from. and thosA
Who represent The casualty conpanics
whether they a." prominent N the Poo
gressiv" part! or no.. must understar
that tn. people hrs, to be considered .
the framing Of this bill are the ,aho~
interests nnd Nhcn VIC have satisfied the,
as far as We ,l1 N justice to the eir
ployers aud - the casualty compauits
We shall have framed n hill which " car
defend before the people of tho State 'Ths
Democrat" Legislature HIll pass su.h q
O,!l and J shall approve it,"
The sun., 1913-12-03
Bangor "hishey explodes H.adI,ne.
internally or externally

For the frs, time in thirteen ycars
the commonwealth Of New Neyico ia
unap!e To pay IN fun the salaries Of
s.aIe onclais and clerks of the various
oepa''rnehts-Dcsp rom Santa Pc.
for cheir solace We suEges, the ad-
vice OF the Department Of Agriculture
III washington to the effect that corn
meal mush is the most wholesome and
economical luxury during the high
cost season.
The sun., 1913-12-03

Mr.. HALE will he received hy p-esl
dent WILSON at an early data--WcSb-
noton despatch.
Is so redoubtabe an envoy as Or.
HALE to be made the victim of policy
OF mafiana?
The sun., 1913-12-03
4 Place Of Rest.

To THE EDITOR or THE sun .S,r; "M =. y g."
will md an old mans home al the corner OF Park
place and Classon avenue. Brooklyn This
home Is surrounded by splendid piece OF ground
and is Just the place for an old gentleman To ge,
a good rest r - o.
nROOKIYN, December