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rowers for years to come. This intro
duces double factor Of expansion In
railroad fixed charges which must be
admitted to the reckoning of the rate
regulators.
Furthermore. 1t seems never to have
occurred to the Government controllers
of the railroad system that the rail-
roads cannot 60 on forever heaping up
their capitalization. Some principle Of
amortization Of capital debt must be
adopted in railroad finance. Some pro-
vision must be made for the extinction
OF future Indebtedness at least, when
that Indebtedness is Incurred. Earnings
which permit rea sonable return on
capital Invested must sooner or later
allow for reasonable return of in.
vested capital.
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The resent death of fourteen men
after drinking wood alcohol brings To
mind the warning published under the
above caption in THE Sun of September
2S. The aim OF that warning was to
arouse public sentiment TO the necessity
Of greater caution with regard To in
halation OF the vapors from this dan.
gerous article, which Is used In the
manufacture Of cheap perfumes that
are in daily and constant use by women
chiefly. also In the manufacture of var
nishes, from the use of which deaths
have been reported. II was pointed out
that the principal objection to the label
ling Of wood alcohol emanatcd from the
perfumers, who find il far cheaper than
ordinary alcohol. We urged the passa ge
Of n law forbidding under penalty of
jail sentence the use Of wood alcohol in
any preparation without It's being dis
tinctly labelled poison. And 1t was suy-
gestcd that the use of denatured alcohol
in the manufacture of varnishes should
be made compulsory.
In view OF the fact that II has been
demonstrated that human beings are
far more liable to be poisoned by
wood alcohol than animals, and that the
new kind Of wood alcohol known as
Columbian spirit Is an insldious danger
because It's presence Is not betrayed by
the peculiar odor OF wood alcohol itself,
no legal prescription Of the use Of this
dangerous article can be too eXacting
or severe
The death Of the unfortunate men re-
ported to have succumbed to this poison
will doubtless set in motion rigorous
action against the dealer and manufac-
turer Of this particular brand of adul-
terated alcohol. II Is to be hoped that
the law advised by THF Sun will he
enacted though 1t he docking the stable
after the horse Is stolen
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WADE ~ THIS COUNTRY.
What u the Proper Mark and Superscrip-
ton OF such Goods.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str. Now
that the subject Of marking goods manu-
featured In this country Ia receiving at
tention IL occurs TO an observer that there
may be some difficulty in securing a fit
ting mark 10 identify goods as having been
made here.
The marks generally used and dis
cussed now are: made in America" and
Made in L. :. a" Neither seems NJ to
be adopted for countrywide use because
both are ambiguous. Even II through
our inaccurate use the word america"
has come TO mean our own country to us,
still Made in America" does not actually
mean Made IN tho United States OF
America and would apply TO any nation
on this continent Made IN L. :. \" OF
course designates this country. but II the
Union OF South Africa at some unknown
future date starts to market products II
can correctly use the same mark.
This last seems rather far fetched and
OF course we cannot help II II tho Union
OF South Africa can use our beloved ~.
=. A." but the business industry here
has always invented very individual marks
for its products. and Its ingenuity should
be able to devise some mark that Is dis
tinctly our own. Humble suggestions are
Manufactured in United States con-
tracted into "Manunista," also "Unista-
made"
RANDOLPH WILLIAM SHASNoN
NEWARK, y. J., November T.
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lkilful labor, frocks that are wonders

skilful labor. frocks that are wonders
to the benlghted male and cause heart
burnings even among sister connois-
seurs. He forgets too, the sums spent
by men. and not by women, on their
little habits and diversions Besides,
unless the late PRICE COLLIER was
deeply mlsnformed. the Englishman as
rule gets the lions share in the MAJ
ter Of personal expenditure, wives and
daughters and sisters faring much more
meagrely. But hear the solemn voice
OF sociology:
The truth is that changes In fashion
are a habit and a hystera, an advertise
ment, an insult offered by wealth TO
poverty. a degradation of womens quail
ties which carries It's own penalty In the
form OF growing mental baseness."
Let smokers on the distaff side be
severely repressed. TO be in the fash.
ion Is degrading and mentally base.
"A group OF leaders OF fashion deter
mined to abolish IN shion" II therefore
called upon to invent woman's uni.
form. MIR. GEORGE modestly offers his
own suggestion; says blithely that he
could sketch a dozen uniforms" We
leave to the experts the ask OF picking
to pieces the one he does invent, merely
remarking that IL includes "a fixed type
Of hat" Mcnfolks have two fixed types
of hat. the derby and the stovepipe,
both devised. we are convinced, by the
Horned Devil himself. ugly. uncomfort-
able pain to the head and an invita-.
ton to the winds, tortures cruel jokes
to which the two legged sheep meekly
consents. Such Is the crown Of man
hood. Shall the ornament OF more gra-
clous polls be submitted 10 standa rdiza-
ton and uglncation?
Bah The regulators want to regi.
late everything. but before they exact
conformity I'm vesture feminine sup.
pose they try TO standardize the "vari-
Gus and ever mutable, woman whose
cycles Of fashion are but the visible re-
Election OF the genius OF surprise. Not
that uniforms sure to he most ununi-
form, wouldn't be we'll In their way.
Mr. GEORGE has written "a Bed OF
Roses lie will find an uncommon
collection Of thorns, not TO say needles
and hntpins, In II II he doesn't give up
reforming and unlformlng.
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The Hostility OF Carranza. .

General CARRANzA would not be where
he Is to-day but for the favor OF the
United States. This country picked
him for a winner against VIcToRIANo
HUFRrA the de facto President OF Mex
leo. 1t weakened HUERrA's power in
every moral and material way that 1t
could. 1t gave CARRANzA unstinted
tain all the arms ana ammunition he
could pay for. Throughout, HUERTA's
attitude toward the United States was
deprecatory IL not conciliatory. Cav
RANzA's was contumacious and provoc-
alive II not absolutely menaclng.
Success with American support and
comfort has not altered CARRANzA's AT.
tltude in any way. lie plainly regards
this Government as an offensive med
dler. His first idea after that of hold
ing on to the supreme government is to
rid Mexico Of its interference. It's iufu
ence, its participation In any degree In
the settlement of the countrys affairs
Above all. he Is eager to push American
troops of Mexican soil. Plainly his
wiser supporters restrain him with d!t-
ticulty from ordering an attack on the
temporary garrison at Vera Cruz.
1t is idle to reproach General CAR.
RAMA with lngratitude. True. he made
full use of all the opportunities we gave
him to organize victory. Why notI 1t
cannot be alleged that he ever showed
any cordlality toward Washington or
any regard for the advice or opinion
of this country. Still less did he ac-
cept any prospect Of moral hegemony
during his regime. If there is any
blame TO be awar tled II seems To attach
wholly to our own leaders, who when.
ever an opportunity presented Itself
made the wrong guess
1t is quite absurd to grid at CAR
RAMA. We have him on our hands in
spite Of determined efforts on his part
10 keep free of US. and It certainly is
not his fault that we are In Vera cruz.
II really looks as II the best thing we
have to hope for is rescue from our
prcdlcament by the doughty VILLA, once
regarded as impossible but apparently
far more ready than his quondam ally
to help us save our face.
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The white Plains Muse.

To the EDITOR OF TuE SuS--Sr, To thos.
Republican leaders who are now the loud
est take particular pleasure In dedicat
ing tho following doggerel, To tho Repub-
lican Party" assuming II, In principle, to
exemplify the mental attitude Of the aver
age independent citizen to the now vic
torious host:
l wouldn't get up and holler,
That IL. II were you.
And tell people that you did IT,
For you know that isn't true,
So don't strut round and buster
And make yourself look tall,
For the saving remnant called the Independent
Did the business after all.
You've got scaly record, you are . chap
OF no renown;
We've only used one fool to run smother
down,
You don't possess our full confidence. ".
hold you BY chain,
You betrayed us when We trusted you AMI
VIII not suffer It again.
II you behave no better than when In pow er
before,
Youll md your hide again tackled up on
the smoke house door,
n. copsoros
WHITE PLANS November 7.
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RELIEF FOR THE BELGIANs.
The Generous Contribution Made by the
Noya Scotinns

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir. The
Rockefeller Foundation is taking up an
enormous Job and one well worthy OF 1t
In the present movement to aid the Bel
gians. AS you so clearly state. this mag
nihcent action should spur other Ameri-
cans to more liberal giving. rather tnan
cause them TO regard the needs OF the
Belgians as practically taken care Of
You may not be aware that the Pre-
mier Of this province issued on September
Is personal appeal tn the people OF
Nova Scotia for food and clothing to be
sent to the women and children OF Bel
gium, and as a result OF this appeal there
was gathered together within the next
month over $4,000 in cash and 5000 tons
OF useful gifts.
The steamer Tremorvah. carrying part
OF this material, sailed from Halifax on
October 20 for London. TO be delivered to
the Belgian Minister Its cargo consisted
OF the following goods. which will be dis
tributed as he directs, probably through
the American Minister In Brussels:
one thousand seven hundred tons OF po-
tatoee, ito tons OF nour. 1000 cases and
packages Of clothing 1000 drums OF cheese,
$50 barrels of nsh. 5000 cases Of canned
goods &c.
This magnificent 8 Il came from prov
lnce with populsI k'n OF only 100000.
II the 90, 000, 900 y ople In the United
states respond as we'll az have a scant
half million In Nova Scotia the hunger
of the Belgians will soon be satisfied
The departure Of this ship from Halifax
seems to have been unnoticed In the
United States papers. l hope that you
can find space TO call attention to 1t and
give due credit 90 the Premier and the
generous people OF this province. whose
gifts are, l believe, the first to have been
despatched. | hope also that the example
Of this small province may prove an in
spiration to the multitude OF generous
people at home.
AN AMERICAN IN Nova SCOTIA.
STELLARToH, y. =, November 8.
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The worst spirit OF French anti-cler-
icalism Is exhibited In the attacks Of
the socialist press upon the nuns who
are nursing the wounded along the bat
tie lines in northern France. These de-
voted women are enduring all the SUI
ferlngs and horrors OF war for the sake
OF their country and OF humanity. More
than one has given her life in the work
Their crime Is that they offer the con-
solutions OF religion to men dying and in
pain. The hostile newspapers call this
an unfair advantage taken by the
Church OF the opportunity tho war has
given II. OF course religion Is always
at the height OF its influence In times
of woe. II Is natural advantage
founded in human nature, and II Is the
very substance OF faith and plety to
press the advantage, thus awakening
hope in the sufferers breasts instead OF
agony and despalr-hope in the future
hope here and hope hereafter. Tho un-
imaginative type OF mind that fails to
see beauty and good In this when hardly
any other beauty or good survives Is
a baleful and destructive influence. Its
true description is not anti-clerical but
inhuman. The narrow bigotrv which
II propagates Is far more terrible than
that wtieA Y imputes 10 those who dis
agree with its teachings. Its ultimate
triumph in national life would mean
complete serv!tude Of the soul.
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Uniforms for Women.

There is something so naive in the
occasional struggles Of the Inferior to
regulate and command the Superior
Sex that these should be set down to
simplicity or mere masculine ignorance
rather than TO impudenCe. Mr.. W. L..
GEORGE, sociological surveyor who
builds novels. IL therefore pardonabl BILE
inevitably he is amusing after
viewing the petticoat landscape DER
he prescrihes in the November Atlantic
Monthly Uniforms for Women" 1t Is
the female fondness for fine clothes
that make Papas growl and Husbands
swear drags women to the street. BY
costly togs and frequent changes OF
fashion "women lead humanity nearer
10 poverty, envy. discomfort, frivolity,
starvation. prostitution--to general So
clal degradation" In short, drink and
the Crime Of 1879 and the absence Of
the single tax seem to he mere frofh
on the ocean Of woe, In 1.-THE ghastly
picture" are strokes such as this:
II have private Information Of an eI-
peHu'u'' VI s'""'o your on uTess :
one Of s70,o00 is reported to me from
America, have seen a bill for dress
and lingerie alone incurred at one shop
s35 600 In twelve months"
What OF 1t, II the buyers have the
price? What OF IL, too, II women
spend more on dress than men? Such
is by no means the lnvarable fact, Mr.
GEORGE forgets the innumerable women
who make their own clothes and crea te
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BORES.
The Nutmeg SOciOlOgist DiscOurses Of
Two Varieties.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: There
are two classes OF bores that | would like
to have added to the "little list" in THE
Mikado": First. the intellectual know
lt-alls who tell YOU what kind of verse
beautiful poem is instead of showing
at least a shred of literary decency in APP
preclating Its beauty: second, the musical
geniuses who AT the symphony when the
melllhuous harmony IL falling on your
barbarous ears, tell YOU In sonorous
stridulous and analytical voice all about
the movements OF the compositions, using
all their technical expressions. II such
people were condemned 'to "A life sentence
at teaching" AS Mr., w j Henderson sug-
gests, II would do much TO raise the peo-
pie from the nadir of despair to which
some OF our modern literary and musical
genuses have condemned them by their
worship OF an echo In tho crowd" and
chase tho lines from the brow of the true
artist whose eyes have been charged
with unshed tears"
JAMES u. DEwETI., Jr
New HAVEN, Conn, November 6.
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Thanks to an Enemy OF Socirt.

To the humorous and imaginative
Ma ssachusetts enemy Of society who
OH Saturday solemnly insisted on the
enforcement against Harvards crimson
banners of the prohibition OF red flags
We offer our sincere thanks and con
grntulations lie showed up the alb
surdity OF this particular enactment
neatly and completely: may he have
further opportunity to expose the med
dlesome and oppressive statutes that
too busy legislatures all over the coun-
try delight in putting In the books.
Apparently the authors OF this monu-
ment to wisdom and intelligence .e
gard the revolutionary symbol as the
cause and fountain head OF the revolu-
ton, view ii is not surprising TO find
they were able 10 impress upon the
lawmakers. suppress the red flag
we can hear them tell the solons. "and
there can be- no more riots; and 80 the
thing was done. Thus in dozens OF
cases futility has found It's expression
In penal enactments, until the law libra
ries are fat with ridiculous statutes
aimed at utterly inconseQuential and
trivial practices.
Only occasionally is 1t possible tn
display these cnactments in their ludl.
crous phase 50 that public attention
may be centred on them. Whenever
such an opportunity presents Itself. may
our Old Bay State revolutionist be on
hand TO manage the exhibition.
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rural into what may be called metro
politan conditions has been so rapid
that II has taxed her energies and
financial resources to keep up with her
own growth. Less than generation
ago she had relatively small and
homogeneous population, most peace
ably disposed. Her cities, relatively
small. were almost free from vicious or
criminal elements. To-day population
Is dense and cosmopolitan, especially IN
the cities, and all the resulting prob
lens have developed suddenly and ex.
actingly.
In this matter OF the criminal insane
as in other large questions. such as san
itation, social control, road making and
park extension, the State Is dealing
with the situation In the modern spirit.
The only pity Is that, owing to restric-
ton OF funds, It Is not making sufficient
allowance for future needs. The new
asylum will accommodate 200 patients
at the most, and II appears there are
already that number in the state hos
pitfalls awaiting transfer. Extension of
the new buildings IL called for before
they are finished and waste OF money
and postponement OF efficiency result.
Regardless OF the broad reform near
at hand. does not the case Of Won KRERs
call for a roundup Of the known crimi-
nal lunntics now running free and their
confinement somewhere to keep them
out OF harms way?
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british Buttons on Martial Jersey Chests

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: I
wish to enlighten you that | am the man
who detected that the buttons made in
England appear on the U. $. militia uni
forms.
noticed tho statement in your paper
by that patriotic citizen. as no doubt the
incident reached his ears as ! remarked
the case to good many of my friends.
appreciate his feelings towards such
conditions that prevail in our country,
which | consider is not scandal but a
disgrace for IA American soldier to wear
"A uniform with English make buttons.
| lodged "A protest with our Governor
as he is chief commander OF the N. j.
militia and I also enclosed one OF the
buttons with a card board stamped
made in England" and button engraved
In the back "A. j. Gaunt AZ Sons Limited.
England" NOAH GEIGER, y. o. s.
i. S. Member of the militia n. ]. N. G..
First Regiment
NEWARK, n, j., November 7.
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New York street cars are operated
in strict conformity to the near side
stop ordinance except in cases in which
II plea seS the motorman, the company's
inspector or the traffic policeman 70
introduce n rule Of reason for It's modi-
fcation. The result Is that AT impor-
tant and congested corners nobody can
know in advance where the car he
wants To ride In will take him aboard.
This Introduces into what might be-
n most prosalc incident Of daily life
an element of chance and excitement
hitherto unknown. Saturday the car
stopped on the uptown side Of the cross
street; Yesterday II stopped on the
downtown side; a da ring gambler would
undoubtedly give odds that to-day II
will come to halt in the middle OF the
street. Regular patrons OF the lines
derive great pleasure from trying to
outguess the powers that determine the
cars course, usually losing and stran-
gers in the city find themselves moved
to wonder at the ingenuity that has
been expended in devising and main
tanning this remarkable puzzle.
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To THE EDITOR ov TUE suN-Sir: My friend
Dr, David r. Atwater, the sole surviving
member Of the Yale class Of 1899, passed
his ninety seventh birthday at Springfield.
Mass. lie II also the oldest alumnus OF tho
Yale Medical school OF the class OF ls42.
He II hale and hearty, has all his faculties.
can read without glasses, and according to
the Springfield Union II very much inter
ested In the coming Yale Harvard football
match lie also holds all the popular opln.
Ions concerning the European war and other
matters. both religious and social.
SlsuoS II, CHirTEypnF.
NV YOnR, November
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Why, Soldiers, WHY,

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Sir.
Please may l say TO M NJ" about her
protest against the use of "ripperary" on
festive occasions, that "Tipperary" is no
dirge2 Its cheerful inconsequence In what
makes II popular with Tommy Atkins,
who Is not man to snifie over his emo
tions. | think he would like to know
that his tuneful ditty was chanted In
Broadway as we'll as In tho trenches
New York, November s. NJ WHITE.
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new demand on American gencr-
osity Is presented by Ambassador
GERARD who reveals the wretched plight
OF the Belgian prisoners OF war in Ger
many. There are $4,000 OF them. and
their homeless Government has been
unable apparently to supply any OF
their needs, whereas France. England
and Russia have taken care OF their
men through the Spanish Ambassador
With the rigors OF a German winter
close at hand these victims OF the war
must incur the severest suffering I'M
less outside benevolence help them.
But the acquisitions on benevolence
grow 80 fast that It is question how
long there will be resources 10 meet
them. however keen the spirit OF Civ
ing. Every day reveals new area OF
want and suffering. and every day in
creases tho drain upon the fountains
OF relief
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The Criminal Insane in New Jersey


The search for the insane murderer
RICHARD Won KREBs draws attention
to weakness in the penal system Of
New Jersey which, happily, Is In the
way OF being remedied to some extent.
The State has had heretofore no asy-
lum for the criminal insane, and the
dangerous characters OF that class have
been confined In the state hospitals AZ
Trenton and Morris Plains. AS result
several criminal patients have escaped.
There seems to be considerable laxity
in institutions whore escapes are com
mon, but naturally the precautions are
less where no idea OF Imprisonment Is
involved in the detention.
In addition to the escaped criminal
lunatics others have been released In
custody OF their friends from time to
time. Won KREBs was one OF these All
the New Jersey hospitals are so over
crowded that the officials are always
ready TO find an excuse for getting rid
of IN Inmate. The net result Is that the
authorities know Of sundry persons at
large-siX Is n minimum number-who
are insane with criminal tendencies
and are therefore standing menace to
the people Of the State,
1t Is rather too late to point out the
culpable negligence Of this condition.
II is on the point Of being remedied.
The State is building an asylum for the
criminal insane at Trenton which will
soon be finished. II may appear strange
that such provision is being made 10
tardily, but the fact 10 the evolution OF
New Jersey in recent years from semi
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Tired or Tcacher.M o Tiers.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: am
50 tired Of the tcacher-mother question
Let women who wish to bear children re-
sign and give many young STRUGGLING
teacher chance. Naturally womans
husband should support her. even a
tcaCher-mothcrs.
AN OLD FASHIONED WOMAN
NEW YORK, November \.
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II must AFFORD considerable anus

II must afford considerable amuse-
ment to the cynical to find the enlight-
ened ESvER taking the place OF old
ABDUL HAND in the plllory as the cham
pion bad man OF Turkey Whatever
the faults OF the Red Sultan" may have
been It IL not easy TO imagine him EN-
broiling the remnant of the Ottoman
Empire in a war by which IL stands
TO gain nothing and 10 lose its Existence.
HAND was cruel. but nc was the
shrewdest diplomat OF his day.
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Suffering Humanity.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir; In
estimating the reasons for the rise" taken
out OF the Democrats by the voters last
Tuesday don't overlook tho potentialities
OF Haman and his gibbet J. L. ID.
NEW YORK. November &.