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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

commentaries his birth at Blowing
Rock on one Of the dryest days in
May, 1852.
1t is the fact that Colonial and Revo.
lutionary American history has been
composed in the spirit Of credulous
piety, Of unconscious myth making.
American biography Of almost any age
10 uncritical eulogy. A few careful
writer's like DR.. SIDNEY @. FISHER and
CHARLES Francis ADAMS, Professor
VAN TYNE and Professor CHANNINo.
vainly strive TO clear and light the
ancient wood Of mythology. Their
efforts remain fruitless. Mr.. ADAMS.
for instance, has thrown a curious light
on some Of the American military oper.
ations. II anybody read, Mr.. ADAMS
would probably be burned in ehlgy.
Nobody reads. WASHINGTON remains
not only the most godlike Of men but
one Of the greatest Of Generals.
And speaking Of the godlike WASH
INGToN, Mr. HART doesn't spare good
old Parson WEEMs. "Think." he says.
what the world would be II wEEMs
were alive to write the life Of THEo-
DoRE ROOSEVELT" As long as the Colo
mel Is alive we needn't regret the Par.
son. The Colonel knows how to erect
his own monuments. He has much Of
the innocent and engaging faith. the
romantic expression, the gift Of anec-
dote. the fire tipped rhetoric which en-
dear the Parson to all lovers Of poetry.
The Colonel's legend Is built by him
self and by eager multitudes. Cen
eral WASHINGTON was built by
WEEMs and has been accepted by mill
ions. FISHERS Legendary and Myth
Making Process IN Histories Of the
American Revolution" shows us the
true and admirable wEEMs:
''He is a most delightful mixture OF the
Scriptures. HOMER, VIRGIL and the back
woods. Everything RACES and storms,
slashes and tears. At the passage Of the
stamp act tho passion OF the people few
up 500 degrees above blood heat In bat
tie Americans and English plunge their
fall forward together faint. shrieking in
death and mingling their smoking blood.
Hero is his descript.' n OF MORGAN at the
last battle Of Saratoga:
THE face of MORGAN was like the full
moon In a stormy night when she looks
down red and fiery on the raging deep
amidst laundering wrecks and cries OF
drowning seamen: while his voice like
thunder ON the hills was heard loud shout
Ing his cavalry to the charge
"'Far famed Britannica" says wEEMs,
was sitting alone and fearful on her
Western clify while. with downcast looks
her faithful lion lay roaring at her feet 81
The writer who. as DIR. FISHER tells
us. "out Of the social. genial, card play.
ing. fox hunting WASHINGTON manu-.
featured the sanctimonious wooden
image, the Sunday school lay figure,
which WASHINGTON still remains for
most Of u.s." was genius. He set W
that wooden image and generations
have fallen down and worshipped 1t.
Honestly, wasn't MASON WEEMs "a
bigger man than old" WASHINGTON?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
" oman In War and Peace.

TO rnr EDITOR or THr Su>--sr: Some or
the leading ladies' In tho land are offering
their service ehould We 70 to war with
Mexico VIII YOU allow me through Your
columns to ouer my services for peace ~
there Is anything In my power 7 can do to
prevent war I am at my country's call.
war with Mexico. whose people we pro-
fess to love. cannot be elevated to n high
moral plane " II is weighted down by too
many contradictions.
There has never been time IN the his
tory OF the world when there WAS 40 much
peace machinery ready to lie used.
Let us count tho human heart beats and
thu honor of the nation will take care Of
itself SAHA r. LHflERrs
ELizABEIB. y. J., May
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Life Given 10 science.

TO incarcerate man for liz to- .,
purpose OF scientific investigation wont.
probably be As great a punishment 90 -
individual himself and as great "A d.
terrent 10 others AZ the death penalty
Mr.. Durand explained that such In
vestsations would have To- he i'm a..
hands of men OF the highest standing
applications and certificates would lave
to De issued for the tests. and the ,Nper..
ments made IN places from which ths
morbidly curious would be barred
II only remains. Mr.. Durand pointed
out. 10 consider the cons;itutionality -
such experimentation. He believed sue.
law would he held TO be constitutional
Judge Harry V. Osborne OF the Cou~'
of Common Pleas OF New jersey. In the
discussion OF Mr.. Durand's paper. said We
didn't believe a prisoner could BE- sub
jected to scientific observation which in.
cluded mutilation and come within m
constitutional provision. Public sent
ment is against it," he said I'VE are hav.
Ing a terrible time over the use Of An,
mails"
MIR. Durand replied that ne thought ths'
criticism was directed more against vivt
section. Dr. philip c. Knapp OF Boston
predicted the protest which would arl-.
over Imagined tortures," and Secretary
Charles 4. Blaney said: "Public opinion
would question whether some doctors were
not committing all sorts OF crimes sra!ns
persons" MIR. Durand asked II publ,
sentiment wouldn't he Influenced in favor
of his plan because the man was a GRIM
inal.
81 have heard II said that hans1nF
drawing and quartering WAS too good for
some men"
That's Immediately after the crms"
said Dr. Knapp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
The announcement that few pictures

The announcement that few pictures
in the Royal Academy exhibition in
London are above the average has an
old familiar ring. II has been said an
nually from time beyond which the
memory OF man Goeth not. What is
more, II Is said annually Of the Paris
Salon displays and Of the New York
National Academy displays and every
other annual show. And 1t is true;
true but not unaccountable. How could
more than "A few of the worlds i'm
mense output of pictures be above the
average in any one year? 1t may he
doubted il one picture a year is painted
that any one will care to look at three
hundred years from now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
(srtugO and Greaser,

To THE EpIroH OF The SrN-Str: !
note again in Your columns the perennial
discussion AZ TO the meaning OF tile
purely MEXICAN word Gringo. said to
~ derived from the alleged Circumstance
Of American soldiers OF the Mexican war
singing the song Green Grow the
Rushes o."
Precisely how this came 20 be an
American war song would be interesting
10 have explained. Tho similar story
circulating in South America accounting
for the appiicat ion there of the same word
10 tn" English, through its popularity
with musical Scotch sailors. appears In
THE Sun this morning.
The nr.rtnent fact Is that Gringo il
Castilian spanish and In no sense Amer
lean In origin, being a form of the word
Gricgo or Greek. IN which sense Il has
long been used in Spain, The following
Is from Antonio Flores, who died about
1850:
Pues, muter. hahlo yo latin o gringof
,wel, woman. am talking Latin or
Greekr)
Breton dc los Herreros. director OF the
National Library M Madrid at the middle
of the last century, after an Italian
speech In one of his plays, makes "A char
acter say:
Que es ESQ? Cants,s en- Er,ngoT twha,
is this' Are YOU chanting IN creek,
In the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish
Academy We find.
GHiNGo. noun masculine. Grieeo Tor
Greek), in popular and familiar phrase
hablar en- grineo to talk Greek, to epeak
In an uniutelliglble Language.
Nelazquez defines the word as follows
GnlSGo. adjective tcolloquiaD. unintelIi.
giblc. glbbcrish applied TO language. Noun.
masculine Wuigarp, nickname given to
one who speaks foreign language In =.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

While tho devil wagons" bear the
brunt of the blame. the fact IL worth
more than passing notice that they arc
not really more dangerous than other
vehicles using the city streets. OF forty
six persons killed in New York during
April, only seventeen were victims of
automobiles. not mucn more than one
third. Horse drawn vehicles killed
fifteen. and trolley cars fourteen. All
the noise is made over the motor acct
dents. so the public draws wrong con-
illusions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Good Old DR.. Cook

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN--SW: I
am pleased to see the recorded evidence
OF Senator Poindsxter's mental activity.
This eminent Progressive has proposed
the thanks of Congress and gold medal
To DIR. Cook.
Belief in the veraci,y OF that dlstin-
guished gentleman has long been test
question. an easy one by when 10 assay
the simpler outlines of common sense.
II was quite to bc expected that Poin-
deNterous mind would seek that sort OF
back track in it's wandering 1t was
natural that PoindeNter should take to
DIR, Cook as a duck takes To water.
GEORGE NJ. BRADLEY.
RosroN. May 2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

Every Mexican understands that anti
foreign agitation or denomination means
death TO the MISUNDERSTANDING des-
patch.
The Constttuttonalists have proved
themselves valiant fighters and they are
now emulatng HuERTA in diplomacy.
The growing consideration for nationals,
particularly Americans, in the fighting
zone In Mexico is as gratifying as II is
novel. Perhaps the presence Of $4,000
sailors and soldiers AT Vera Cruz sc-
counts for II In some measure,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
MIR. Wilson and the Mexican PeOn.

MIR. wilson and the Mexican PeOn.
Pursuing its thesis that what We
have been fighting for at Vera Cruz
Il neon ow nership of Mexican land and
that mot since the United States Gov
eminent under the leadership of ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN destroyed human slav-
cry has it undertaken nobler mission
than the emancipation OF the Mexican
masses from tyranny that Is little
better than slavery our esteemed
nclghbor the World asks this question:
Does THE SUI; know any good reason
Why the President of the United states
cannot honorably and constitutionally use
his good offices to help the distracted peo-
pIe of Mexico establish such govern
ment IA really representative govern
uent that will do Justice to the peon'l
upon its feet:''
II the World understands by good
Offices" the employment Of the armed
forces of the United States. the eX-
,penditurc Of American revenues and
American lives and the killing of for
eigners with American gunpowder 10
promote reform Of the land tenure
system of another nation, THE Sun I'M
hesltatingly replies that IL does know n
mighty good reason why the thing can
not be done constitutionally.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
POLK NAMES TWO NEW AIDS
wounded Corporation "n"'''
pickle Il iudIeberxcr amt >""h'rh

Corporation Counsel trauk l'.,
at his home recovering from 'p
Of the bullet wound Inflicted JOS "
i. Mahoney. sent word To ,H'y ll'.
terday that he had appomtcd 'N'
assistants. l., Crosby Kind "f-'.
$1,000 "A year and Louis HashroI'' Wv
kirk AT $4,000, ,,.
Mr. Kindleb.rger was RepuNl.. ar 'N
didate for In, House of Reprts,t'A' Vt,
from the Fourteenth district 'wo ~,
ago. He succeeds Richard II Me-.
who has been appointed Assistant iH'"''
ATTORNEY Of Bronx county -.
Mr.. Newl,irk. who succeed, teon Wv
ley. now Third Deputy Pol"N
sioner, is a Progressive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

Two OF the other papers presented a.
the associations meeting In the Aca4t ny
OF Medicine had 10 do with ST. alton
and the ethics Of telling IA patient Oh"
truth Charles \. Boston, a lawyer Who
was yesterday elected president ~ -
association opposed sterilization ~ -
fectives. He spoke OF the "tauc,j e1i
immediate regeneration W society p,
surgery pr. Knapp advised q 'p''
of watchful waiting for such ~ .i""''
projects
Theodore Sutro. in his address, sgd
that physician disclosing To- n's pt.
an uniavorable prognosis might Ol0 ..
the chances of the desired result. o' .-.-
the death OF the patient. othcis '
lowed him favored telling the '".''
patient If II were done prop,rlt
the hope of getting the patient 20 Sd ..
OF mind 10 h,lp TN" doctor W N'H w.
Re, mold Webb Wilcox. who 1e
doctor ; and "a lawyers dos'.' '
name, presided Yesterday. l.'
officers were reelected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
The German Theatre Awake.

1t Is easy To understand the satisfac-
ton of certain citizens Of New York In
the revival of general interest in the
German theatre. 1t Is I'm exotic OF fine
traditions. Some of the most distin-
guishcd actors Of Germany have in the
past attracted many Americans TO wit
ness its high artistic achievements. The
list Of actors who have appeared In one
or another of the temples that sheltered
the muse of the German drama In
cludcs the most famous in the history
of the TeutOnic stage. No theatre in
the Fathrrand has II more creditablc
record than the German stage as II has
existed here since the first theatre WAS
founded in New York.
There have been, of course, periods
Of eclipse. and none endured 80 long as
that which followed the end Of the
dynasty of CoNRIED. With his seces-
sion to the Metropolitan Opera House
there were dark days for the German
theatre. These continued indeed until
the present time. 1t Is only with the
results Of the past season that the new
life Of the German playhouse has been
recognizable by those interested In Its
welfare. And that number includes
all those who know that German cul.
ture Is Importantly aided by the sue
cess Of the playhouse In this city.
1t Is true that German dramatic liter.
AZURE Just Mt this minute offers no espe-
cially rich or varied repertoire for this
theatre. 1t has been long since GER,
HART KAUFMAN has known success
and II Is not possible to md any more
popular dramas in the recent output Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

Massachusetts lower courts are a dis
grace TO the Commonwealth. In this Com
monwealth the lower courts are presided
over by men who give but part Of the time
to the court and the rema inder TO their
practlce.-Professor WANBAUGH Of the
Hdrrdrd Lar school
A very bad state Of affairs: but what
are the salaries Of Judges Of the lower
courts? Massachusetts has been rather
notorious for underpaying its Judges in
the past,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
The. Real Conquest of Vera Cruz.

The American way OF treating an
encmy "white" after you have fought
with him has already made an agree
able impression ut Vera Cruz; IN Iact'
Il Is beginning to dawn upon the Mex'-
cans that the invaders are disposed 10
be friendly and helpful and that
square deal Is the order OF the day.
No one Is to be allowed to go hungry
M long as rations hold out. and any
man. woman or child can have medical
care for the asking-if not asked for
II will be given anyway. Further
more. the city is to be cleaned anu
purified, while business and pleasure 60
ON as usual. with guaranty OF protec-
ton and even handed justice Tor all.
Fair prices are to be paid for every
thing needed by the army ana navy
which the Vera Cruzanos can suppl! :
and every Mexican. even the poorest
and most wretched. is to have his place
I'm the sun or the shade. as he elects
and receive a degree of consideration
such as he has never known before.
Call it martial law. or martial law
tempered by civil rule. the condition
A. one that makes life easier and less
anxious for the common run or the
people, for those. by the way. who do
most of the fighting when II has to be
done and bear the heaviest economic
burden at other times. IT the treat
ment the people of Vera Cruz are re-
cejyiny from the 'gringos" is SAM
nile of American administration AMI
American manhood. then there has
been great misconception about both
and the sting is taken ont OF hatred.
The story will be- told all the way up 10
the city of Mexico: 1t will make for
better understanding and perhaps II
may have bearing upon the issue OF
peace or war.
The good work laid down by mat
Dlendid naval officer Admiral FRANK
+. FLETCHER is now taken up by Cen
eral FREpEnICK Funston. fine admin
istrator himself and Il man full of
human nature. With Two months III
Vera Cruz the Americans would make
n q city lit 10 live in and the occlllu-
ton of The zopilotes would bc gone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
The Mexicans.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--SH: |
have lived in Mexico for years and speak
the Spanish language. l know the pco-
pie: know that they want peace. and II
they were insured n fair vote at the polls
would no the happiest people In the world,
as they have the most productive and
beautiful country In the world. May God
grant them peace. Il. X. WARREN,
Aged 81 years
NEW brunswick. N. j., May I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Speedy Justice.

To THE EDITOR or T,iE SCN--Sir: Judge
Swami. aud every other Judge, should
have posted In large letters in every
court room Of the land thcsc words from
the Book of Ecclesiastcs viii. II
Because sentence against an evil work
IL not executed speedily, therefore the
heart OF the sons of men IL fully set in
them to do evil" lIENRy WA. RANkIN.
IRookLYN, May |.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

There is a wide difference between
deprecating war and fiouting the nag
and there is nothing unreasonable or
inconsistent In the action of the City
Federation Of Women's Clubs In doing
both. Their advocacy of peace is ad-
mirable. but II the country were forced
into war they would no doubt be ready
to make all the sacrifices that loyalty
might demand,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

As II would not b necessary for
President HUERrA. who Is every inch q
dictator. to pay anybody In the city OF
Mexico to render him a service, the
story that he Is accompanied when he
goes abroad by 800 admircr. who re-
ceive liberal wages to cheer for him
must be an invention Of his enemies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

The sudden appearance of the shorter
and ugler word In 4 Chicago dispute
over Suffrage Day prompts the expec-
tation that the brand OF refinement
which women Will bring into politics
will be strictly masculine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Wants 100000 for az, F"'e'

The Federated civic AsSo'' ~, ~
which Robert Grier Cooke, Pre- o,s..,
the with Avonuc Asso'aN'' -. 4,
dent, has asked tho Board @. ., N a.
appropriate al least S'"'"'' ~ ,.rsn
ADEQUATE celebration Of tn r't! "
tenary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Admiration,

within the caverns of tho be
There waits y honeycd treasury.
Free IL the lore Of Grsecs and Rome
To him whose hand viii touch the tome.
Tho gold Of the GolcondaB still
bowers keen desire that's we'd "a win.
Ave, every haven, every goal.
Lies open 10 the aspiring soul!
cLiSroN ScoLLABp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

That Will be a long voyage down the
Amazon which begins to-day. and how
the Colonel will ache for news from the
front.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

HoEsn-phats the matter wild PAIR
Grogsn- He thought he could no 4 G
In tho casey night. but he turned out 10 b.
II, l. r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
The Conquer,nx Alphabet.

Knicker--So Jones has a bright idear
Bocker--Ycs, he wants an A y = for the
railroads and tho Governments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
GIVE CRIMINALS TO
DOCTORS, HIS PLEA
John s. Durand Proposes a Sun.
stitute for Chair and
GallOws.
ALSO ONE FOR GUINEA PIGS
New Plan Is Submitted to Amer.
lean Association Of Medi.
cal Jurisprudence.

Jonn >. Durand, an attorney ~ II
Fulton street. member Of the council q.
the American Association OF M.dirl
told that body Of doctor
and lawyers yesterday at their .mni,
meeting Of his plan to turn a crm'n,
sentenced to death over to science To IA.
experimental upon Instead OF killing hin,
"A Scientific Substitute for the Death
Penalty" Mr.. Durand entitled his PAPER
and explained why he favored Sentencing
n convicted murderer to u laboratory for
life much like a guinea pig. V,visection
however. or anything that might inf,c,
pain upon the prisoner. Mr.. Durand or.
posed.
Under present conditions whom socdcev
forfeits the life Of criminal" sald
MI Durand. no Is put to death. usually
by hanging or by electricity. and muo,
Of great value has been learned a. to tho
effect Of electric currents OF high voltas.
upon the human system. But there IA Al
most limitleSs field Of research A IN
tho effect OF various medicines upon III.
human body and as to the possibility Of
SO controlling its functions that opera
lions now considered impossible may b.
como q matter Of every day oocirranuA
How much moro scientific, therefoeA
instead Of blotting out Q life thas IL
forfeit to the StatA 70 utilize that Ms
In the interest OF sciencel"
Chance t. watch Poiss~a.
Mr.. Durand in his review Of recent
progress In surgery spoke Of tie posal-
bility Of introducing certain poisons di.
rectly into tho blood and noting their
effects with properly devised machine
lie remarked upon the feasibility Of
moving picture camera TO record thu
various changes In the composition OF thu
blood and the changes wrought by drug.
administered internally.
startling. you will say perhaps cruel
he went on. Yes. but Is IL not cruel %
put man on the gAlows or In IN.
electric chair and take his life TO NJ
other purpose than to deter others fron
the commission OF the crime OF which
he has been convicted? And in Stat.
where there is not capital pun.shmei.
IL 1t not cruel to deprive a man of D.
liberty so long as he shall live:
Under the plan suggested notA.nx
should be allowed calculated TO tnilit
real suffering. Drugs and serums wh ch
have been perfected as far as possible
in experiments on animals so that thev
are believed to be harmless can he 'r.ed
on a human being without serious pam OF
inconvenience. Sufficient human blood
can be taken completely 10 replace, ~.
blood OF rat or a rabbit without tiis.r
TO the man. although the consequence. To-
the rat or tn. abbit might he disas'. "
but il the human blood which comId,t
replaced the blood of the small 81 800.
retained its characteristics much Na'V4J..
information could be- gained through ~.
perinents on the animal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-04-02

There are no doubt skeptical per
sons who Will doubt the statement
that good roads can be built and
maintained at a cost Of from two to
three dollars per mile per year. Yet
u we are to believe the reports com
Ing from other states where d. Ward
King has preached his gospel OF good
roads and where hds plans have been
followed out, it is possible to do that
very thing. Mr.. Kings visit to Pay
cite has been arranged for by tee
Payette Commercial Club. He will
be here April goth to give the peo-
pie his ideas on road building and to
give practical demonstration OF
what the King road drag will do to-
ward making good roads cheaply. NOT
g ranchman or business man but
what is deeply interested in better
roads. ALI should avail themselves
Of the opportunity to hear this man
on April goth.