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To THE EDITOR ~ THE srN-Siv. Two
wounded Irish troopers rode into Paris the
other day on tram and said the 'n7'
thing thew knew they had been "HEhtin'
Ike tho divvle ~ Copenhagen" Perhaps
this was their Tipperary way Of saying
"Compiegne."
We wor nEh,in' for a week or more. an
fghtn' night an day,
Tho boys were all around us I'LL the Ger
mans ran away.
II was a glorious ructton. suro we TUX TO
Il like play.
TIL We found ourselves alone at Copen-
hageni
We wor mighty Glad, 7 toll ye. whom We got
tho word Advance"
We ken right on through Belgium 70
dhrive ON out O. France.
The Dutch wor sure cAntnnkorous, they led
us quite n dance
TIL we found ourselves morooned at Co.
penhnEen'
Twas long way to rirperary och. a
weary road from there,
Our nngs bein' shot from undher VS. we
travelled on shanks marc,
rhon We TUX the thram to Paris. never paid
n blessed fare.
For thcy knew that We wor just from
Copenhagen
They're feodin' US on rhrawberri.s, an
butther, an champasnei
We're feeln' just like hghtin' cocks or
ducks In heavy rain.
A week % this would KIN Ne. 30 good by
Paroe again,
Well a. back to nEht tho Dutch al CO.
penhNEenl
sLrsvn-sA- MON.
Nosru ronos-o Canada, September ..
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their operations: and which in the face
OF every material and ethical considera-
ton persisted In its extravagances.
apoogized for the modern ton OF Its
wastefulness, and bound Itself to com
plete. In half year, the Job OF looting
only haif accomplished when election
day dawns
IT is the declared belief Of many
Democrats that had there been no
European war their candidates for the
House would have Jared badly this fail.
but that the turmoil across the ocean
has diverted attention to degree which
renders their success certain. IL this
opinion founded on a correct analysis
Of public sentiment or will the Amer
lean electors refuse to be blinded to the
actual situation to which their Con-
gress has come to-day?
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In certain directions THE Sun Oh.
serves with regret that some Ideas are
being ventilated which betray good
deal of confusion In otherwise estima-
Bile minds. Whether the confusion re-
suits from the survival Of prejudices
and suspicious OF past that now
seems ages gone we do not pretend
to say. We should imagine, however,
that the exhibition which the banks
of this city are giving would dlspcl no.
lions that the leadership OF the coun-
try's banking community Is being ex-
ercised to restrain trade or damage
business through the maintenance OF Il
greedy grasp on banking resources in
order TO dispense them at exorbltant
prices.
When the facts nre ascertained Il
will doubtless appear that as usual
when great emergency has devcl
oped the multitude of small banks In
country towns and provincial citlcs
have been boarding gold to build VI
their reserves nj the expense of the
credit processes by which business Is
kept going or Its recovery Is promoted
after such shock rs the European
war has dealt to the economic orgnni
zation of civilization,
Tho support which bankers of Chi,
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II Is understood that the informal
INQUIRY to he made by the United States
Government Of the German Emperor
as to the attitude OF Germany In regard
20 peace negotiations will be followed,
after his answer is received. by SINH.
lar applications to other bclligerent
Powers. The spirit and purpose OF the
Hon. OSCAR StRAus and of other dis
tinguishcd private citizens who have
instituted or seconded the first tentative
steps are In the highest degree praise.
worthy: and they are sure to find In
President WILSON the utmost good Will.
coupled Of course with that wise and
BELTS his official post and the European
situation.
IT is well to point out, however, lest
any ardent wisher Of peace now i'm
possible should be duped by his hopes,
that this war. which has been hanging
over Europe for years and has been
regarded rs Inevitable. cannot end that
no durable peace can be negotiated or
without derision attempted. until that
ancient problem the Balance Of Power
has been settled dccislvely. The long
preparation has been made. enormous
expenditures for ornaments have been
endured. that when the struggle came
- event should be final for genera.
lion or two at least. Either one side
or the other must be- beaten to It's
knees. militarily and economically. No
such result Is IN sight. Until It Is, the
talk Of pence must be evidence Of hu-
name intention rather than OF present
practical value.
None the less. American diplomacy
ny continuing 10 preserve toward all
the beliigcren's a friendly and lmpec-
cably correct position, by carefully
watching events and not forcing its OPP
portunity, may yet have benenccnt
work of mediation and peacemaklng
% do. Meanwhile the unofficial dis
russion, suggestion and pourparler
nay go on harmlessly or prosperously ;
and Americans will do well 10 keep in
mind the discrimination Of both North
and South in the civil war and the oc-
caslonal abortive proposals of peace
which did not go to the root Of the
contention.
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SEVEN NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Big Increase I'm Attendance Tr'
pcctcd at Opening of Term To-day,

Catholics will throw open TO-DAY fo'
the school year seven new buildings 'ha.
have cost 500. 900. or II the land h' IN
Guided considerably more than 81, 600 NON
These are parochial schools as f1' SO.
St Margarets. 26Oth street and R!v' rdala
avenue; 50. Plus 4l6 East li5'N s'.'''
81. Rita OF Cascia, li5th street and Co|'e-
avenue 81. John Chrysostoln. ls1th street
and Hoo avenue. ST. Thomas the Apo.'I'
llsth street and st. Nicholas avenue S.
Lucy. 3i2 East 1Oith street. and -
Marks colored parish in 1854 street
Harlem. Tho cornerstone OF st.ll aro'as-
paroChial school was laid yesterday. Il
les tHt co. the church OF Our saviour 80
fremont
Last year IN Manhattan thor" ver'
seventy parochial schools and 10 ne
Bronx twenty-slx. In Manhattan there
were $1,000 pupils. This year -her" VIII
by SO 900. Last year IN The Bronx th'-a
were $1,000 pupils this year there W.T.
be 10000. The figures of growth m.
Brooklyn arc 10000 last year and 'S'''
this year
st. Francis Xavier high and grammar
schools. opening to-day, will have ''p
pupils In the former and 100 In tho lt'ir-
new feature OF the high school u Poo
lectures 10 evening classes aftc~ the man
ncr OF public schools. This is Oh. mn"
time that Catholic high schools "l.@
0nCrHd evening ciASSPS- IN'F N.tt '' .
English. In modern language tr. ~
psychology. The Rev j. II Rockwell
J., has left st. Francis Xavier for l.O f'
lyn College. and his place has boon 'r' -
by the Rev. Thomas +. White $ ! "A ID
comes from Boston.
other catholic high schools = o''r a."
the new Regis which IL free, 40.
will receive $40 students; tho " + 80
Academy. the High School for civil.
AIMS Academy, LA Sale lusH'I'. D.
All Hallows Institute.
Trinity parochial schools arc 1..' ~
to-day In spite of the fact thu N
chapel in Twenty-hfth street. non" p. .'
way is to be sold. Trinity Schoo. n
continued The principal Is tho a.. T, b
l. Murray, The head Of Trinity
downtown IL Randolph Leigh, who ..
from Scwanee. Tenn. Trinity S'" .N
Nincty-frst street. the oldest 5000
school In America while started .'
Trinity parish is irdepcndcnt @. 70
MANAGEMENT So Ia st AEat as S".'
in West End avenue. also fos'cr,i n' 'N.'
parish These and the Friends S'r.' w.
in Rutherfurd place open one weee ? VI
to-day The Friends Seminary. a,' ~ D
strict In Quaker rules, has pupils OF '''a}
faiths. including the Roman Cstho''
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Subway HAS CAMPAIGN IDEA.
Candidate for Lieutcnnnt-Govern
Would Leave II Up 10 Erie County.

Frank S. Subway. who Is n candidate
for the Republican nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor. had things 10 say yester-
day about the advsabilty of the Repuh-
Leans giving TO Erie this year the choice
of a candidate for Northumberland
lie left the B,ltmore yesterday for his
home in Buffalo.
Greater New York Republicans want
to nominate the candidates for Governor,
United States Senator. Comptroller and
other Offices" said Mr.. Subway, who is a
lawyer Therefore, Erie county the
largest county in the state outside OF
your own, should have the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor, especially al Erie
hns had no place on the State ticket since
1910 and no candidate on the Republican
ticket for forty years"
Besldes this. Mr. Subway had several
other arguments why his county should
have the t-Governorship can
didacy provided the right man was pu,
up And, as has been said. Mr.. Subway
IL up--ns he pointed out several times
during his remarks.
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Postponiug the Distribution OF Loot

The Democrats In the Senate now
purpose to take about S1s,0O00OO of
approprla tons out OF the river and
harbor bill, pass It, and promise the
constituencies whose pork has been
withheld from them that in March Of
next year their dOles from the national
Treasury will be forthcoming
Having accomplished this postpone.
ment OF wretChed extravaganza these
same Democrats will turn their hands
10 the enactment of new tax law 10
replenish a depleted Treasury. They will
direct attention TO President Wilson's
sklful advocacy Of new imposts TO
protect themselves in the fall elections
and from their lips we may expect the
most fervid appeals to our patriotism
and devotion 10 sustain the Administrn.
ton IN the difficult days through which
the nation Is passing,
Citizens throughout the United States
will he asked 10 return 70 the House
of Representatives the pnrtlsNns OF an
organization which In 1919 denounced
It's opponents for extravaganza and
pledged Itself 10 economy: which IN
1oli threw to the winds its pretcnct
hat II desired to relieve the taxpayer,
Of their burden; which found the m
ton UNEXPECTEDLY involved in fnan
cial cntnnglement neccssltnting the levy
of new tASes Ht time when commcrc,
and industry were severely shaken II
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WORKMENS COMPENSATION.
state Fund and Private Insurance Com.
panics Arc on the same Premium BASIS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SrN--Str. In
IhE Sun OF August 90 there appeared an
article entitled Married and Defective"
containing certain comments as TO the
erect which the workm MS compensation
a" lay have upon married and physlcaljy
g.. -c'.ve emp.o yees.
The impression conveyed IL that under
state insurance the employers premium
WI" not be affected II no should employ
Single men In preference TO married men.
or physicaliy perfect In preference to phvs.
really defective men, but that under in.
surance with private companies tho si..
uation may be different As no discount
IN premium rates on account OF physical
or marital condition OF cmployees ia nj
Iow,d under either form Of Insurance. II
Seems to be necessary to correct this i'm.
preston.
The premium rates FOR both State in
surancc and private Insurance have been
established on the Eame basis. and an
variations IN employers rates. by reason
or phNsicd. and moral conditions prevail
ing N their establishments are appllcd
By the state insurance fund IN tho sonc
manner as by stock and mutual com.
panics
uniform system OF schedule rating is
used by all insurance carriers in this state
and is applied through n central organIza-
uOn known as the Compensation lnspec-
ton Rating Board.
Tho system Of schedule rating which
has been adopted does not permit any ro-
duction IN rat on account OF the en-
Payment OF physically perfect men. for
tho reason that the adoption ~ any ru,o
~ this character 81 aGa.ns, public polirv
and viii not meet with tho approval OF
TIA Insurance Department nor o. tho
Workmen's Compensation Commission.
JAMES J. Uory,
StCOn6 DRnflFsH ~ IL,
Department
NFw YDuK gon,e,nb.r 20
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To THE EDITOR oF THE SUH-Str: n
the gay spenders didn't pay several dollars
a bottle for some inferior foreign red
wine. and didn't, with the mellowncss OF
early dawn. lay down tho long green for
bottles Of amber, sparkling liquid with
beautiful foreign labels on them. their
many friends would cal tho gay sperders
rude names and they would lose caste.
These are the people who know all about
wines and assert that only cheap sports
drink American wine.
Perhaps Some day the American family
OF culture and dietetic sense will hav,
It's bottle Of native wine with dinner and
lose indigestion with the tee water az our
rosy wine tells US ~ n youth divine"
JAMES n. DEwEtL, Jr.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. September IL.
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CONTESTS IN MARYLAND.
Ex-Attorncy-Genera strauss Op
poses smith for U. 8. senate.

baltimore, sept l3---In the Demo
cratic primaries 20 be held In MARYLAND on
Tuesday there Is only one statewide con-
test. United States Senator John Walter
Smith Is candidate to succeed himself
and has his organization behind him. He
Is opposed by former Attorney-General
Strauss.
There are also contests for Congress in
the First. the Eastern Shore district, and
the Fifth, the southern Maryland district
Jesse u. Price, President Of the state
Senate is the organization candidate In
tho First. 20 succeed Harry Covington.
recently appointed to the District bench.
while Congressman Smith and Frank q.
Johnson are the contcnders IN the Fifth
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BULL MOOSE EXPECT
Big VOTE IN MAINE
Progressives' Strength May
Cause Defeat Of Gov. IIaines
To-day.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT
Wilson Policies Chief Issue in
Campaign Waged by
Noted Orators.

AUGUSTA, Me. Sept is-For the FIRST
time since the organization OF the Pro-
eressive party in Maine believers In II
will have an opportunity tomorrow to
display their strength In a state election.
Two years ago the Progressves ANAL
gamated with the Republicans and
brought about the election of Gov. Halnes.
To-day the Progressive party stands indie
pendent OF the Republicans with hne
organization. and there urc many who
think that az a result OF their vote Gov.
Haines will bc defeated and Mayor oak
leigh Curtis Of Portland elected.
There Is no question but what Iialbert
p. Gardner, the Progressive candidate.
will be defeated. However. should the
Progresslves roll up 10000 votes they will
come close to achieving their aim--the
defeat OF tho Republicans. They also feel
that there IL possibility OF electlng their
Congressional candidate In the First dis
trict.
Al the Republican state headqua rters
the reelection of Gov, Haincs Is claimed
through the medium OF the big silent
vote The Democrats predict the election
Of MAYOR Curtis and claim victory In the
Second, Third and Fourth Congress dis
tricts.
In the last national election Wilson
carried tho state. with Roosevelt running
second GOV Ha!nes, with Progressive
support. defeated GOV. Plaisted by only
3.22o votes.
The tariff question and President VII
sons policies are the only questions which
have been argued at length during the
nght Prohibition Is also an issue. mas
much as tho Democrats have come out
In favor OF resubin sslon. in opposition "a
the other two parties.
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Educational Influence OF "Carmcn.

JOHN GArswoRTHY IN 1.-THE Dark
Flower" shows what havoc n hearing
Of RIzrT's Carmen" worked on the
nature Of young and impressionah'e
girl who listened TO It ut Covent Gar
den. where the development of MERl-
MES story might have been expected
10 be more decorous than in some other
places. But even there it had de-
cisve effect on two lovers, one expert
cnced and the other at the threshold
Of youths first adventure.
In the play Of Hungarian drama
list the potency OF Carmen" to mlSlcad
youth ia once more revealed. The sim
rle heroine has made her first visit ia
the opera TO hear "Frust." This was
Of course entirely orthodox. The opera
was changed to Carmen which has
also been known to happen. This young
woman fades from the view OF the audi
ence on the terrace of hotel at Monte
Carlo in garments TINT represent the
last word In wealth and elegance, al
though the audience made her acquaint'
ance in n modest home which suggested
the possibility Of no such luxurles.
SO there must he, ns the reformer'
assert an educational vnlue IN opera
But TO what, then. does Carmen edu
cate It's youthful hcarersf
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T. Il. TO STUMP ILLINOIS.
He VIII start Next Week 70 Help
Raymond Robins.

CHICAGO. Sept l3.--Col Roosevelt will
sweep across Illinois next week IN opening
the campaign in behalf of Raymond
Robins. the Progressive candidate for
United states Senator.
He will open at Galeshure. Thursday.
September 81 From GaleSburg he will
20 direct to Springfield for night meet
ing. speaking briefly at intermediate
points Thursday will no Progressive day
AT the State fair at Springfield. and tho
party chiefs plan to make the Roosevelt
meeting record breaker. II viii he held
in the state Arsenal. into which can be
crowded between $1,000 and 10000 per-
sons.
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TAR SMOKE SMUDGEs SKY.
Mitchell a. Rand Plant Destroyed
With Loss OF sI5,OOo,

Tho great clouds OF smoEe '-'f
smudgcd the sky over Brooklyn and .'V
Manhattan yesterday afternoon .'''
from the burning tar and pitch vat
the Mitchell " Rand Insulated
Works p, Cherry and Anthony s'-'''.
Williamsburg,
The entire plant. good sized
building. was destroyed, with 'osS We
$4,000.
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Tint ancient Massachusetts prophet
oss the taown OF Hun, "as goes Hull, 40
gors the State" sis no moro upon the
tr,pod. She got tired OF the business.
Nor IL tho austcrer reputation OF Maine
ns n "Septcmbcr State" forc'c.llng No
ycmhor fortunes, by any means flaw
lrss. Stll, her election to-day has lts
interest. Arc the Maine farmers. so ir-
rltatcd by reciprocity in 1912, now more
!rr.,etad nv the Underwood tariff? And
how many Dirigo proErosslves viii
stand up and he counted? This year
they are running their own candidates
for Congress In tho Second district,
now represented by an ablo Democrat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-14
Only zoo Teachers Detained

City Superintendent Maxwell does M,
think he viii have trouble In flllns ~.
places OF the teachers who are detained
In Europe because OF tho war Irfor-oa.
ton received by him last week lna,.
Gated that many OF the teachers suc.
ceeded In Eotting back TO this cour,-,
during tho past two weeks Not nor.
than 200 are eth detained abroad Mos,
Of these are IN Germany. The gerrr.n
born teachers from this city did not hay.
citizenship papers or passports ard eeo
prevented for n time from leaving tina,
country.
All or the members Of the superyiso-,
stan who were abroad succeeded In r,t.
ting back TO the city
The school authorities md cause FOR
worry in tho discouragins OUTLOOK N,
the building OF new schools In view 81
tho disturbed financial situation and ,hs
need OF municipal retrenchment. T. =
reared that the educational department
VIII DO affected by tire programme
mapped out by the citys ananel1l au.
The Board of Education had planned
an extensive building scheme IN order
to give every child seat FOR a flll
days instruction
committee appointed by Prsslden.
churchill TO investigate the needs u ~.
department reported that 100 ono ,sr
seats were required "a give cVsrv rv-g
ful! i've hour DAYS schooling and 200
DO away with unsa uitl-y and ursu'iah.
rooms now used as classroom. Tssrs
are schools IN which the lighting and
ventilation are defective
1t was to provide these now accorr,o
dations that tho committee on building,
had mapped out tho extensive blilI.ns
scheme
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-14

THE SuN begs to salute Mr.. MICHAEL.
MOUNTAIN OF Bound Brook. in com
memoration Of whose fifty year service
Tor the Central Railroad OF New Jersey
certain officials OF that company gave
dinner Saturday. He is the senior
engineer on the fried egg" line He
mas never been reproved for a violation
OF the company's rules In his half
century OF trying labor he has never
had an accident. To man Of such
carcfulness and skin II is a pleasure TO
wish many hale and prosperous years.
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Tho public school authorize aro e.
lIeved Of a considerable burden by the
parochial schools. which take ear u
about 10000 pupils There are ucl-.v
200 OF these schools
President Churchill said Yesterday 'N1'
the Board Of Education had retained \
an advisory capacity for tl" rl"..-
school year Dean Herman Schneider >
the COLLEGE OF Engineering ot TN, lr.
versty OF Cincinnati and Suporin'o'ae-,
OF Schools William Writ OF Car, lal. 20
show the school authorities her BOW TO
develop a system OF Industrial eluCa' ION.
Messrs. Schneider aud Writ came here
during the summer 10 make a study =
the field. They proposed that the rg'i
hour a day plan in operation In GARY
he tried here with some notifications
Their suggestions are 10 he acted upon
The experiment will be made 10 Sr
schools.
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Formidable Array Of Speakers.

All over the state. however. both parties
have mars hailed a formidable array 81
speakers. and the verbal battle has been
wagcd with great vigor. Among the Re
publican orators who have invaded the
state are Representatives Mondell OF
wyoming. Kelley of Michigan. Mccall OF
Massachusetts, Rogers OF Massachusetts.
Kahn Of California, Stevens OF Mime
sofa. Moore Of Pennsylvania, Humphrey
o. Washington, Campbell Of Karsas
Toss ~ Ohio. Treadway ~ Massachu-
getts. Green OF Iowa. Miller Of Mime
sofa. Senators Borah OF Idaho and Weeks
Of MaSsa chusetts, ogden Mills and Philip
McCook of New York city and Curtis
Guild of Massachusetts.
The Democrats have sent Representative
Cu,,op Of Indiana, Murray OF Massachu-
sets. Mcclellan OF Tennessee. Klnkead OF
New Jersey. BaltZ Of Illinois, Mitchell Of
Massachusetts,, Phclan Of Massachusetts,.
Reilly Of Connecticut. A VI. Dockery,
rrstwhile Governor OF Missouri. and Will
lam g. Rcdneld. Secretary Of Commerce.
Col Roosevelt made two speeches for
the Progresslves during tho campaign.
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A Worthy Candidate.

To THE EnTroR OF THE suN--Sir. In thes.
burning times can NJ, d, slnge. hair.
dresser In Jersey City enter the Temple OF
tho Immortals? JrRsEr
SUMMIT. ~. J., September II.
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Mr. HENRY SrrNxrrwrcz who 10 said

Mr. HENRY SrENKrEwIcz. who IL said
to have been taken prisoner by the Aus
trims. has described "the horrors OF
war" in the bad old times. The present
style OF warfare compared with the
Fire and Sword" variety is as water
unto wine. or az ginger pop to dynamite.
We hope that the creator OF that second
FdistdD. ZAGLoBA, will find humorous
and appreciative friends among his
captorg.
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Mr.. McGLLIcUpDY, the results will be
especially worth watching. To what ex-
tent has the natural reaction" against
the Administration to be expected in the
Congress election following a Presiden-
tial year been checked. II It has been
checked, by events In Europe and a
sort OF truce or lull OF partisanship in
the United States?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-14

Tho Honorable Artillery Company Of
London Is going to fight in France.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company will continue its spirited and
immemorial war against Alcohol.
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Views Of Sidney G.. Tam.

To THE EDITOR or TUr SrN-Sir, This
war Is tho result ot the mind OF the Ser
pent SIDNEY G, TAPP.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. September IL.
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Knicker--Jones thinks he's a great mill
tary stratesist,
Bocker-Yes, but he can't get home q
night without his wife hearing him