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THE CITY COLLEGE.
Plan to Convert II Into a Political and
Commercial school.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: Ger
tnin persons wish TO recstahlish tho Col
lege of the city Of New York. The plan
Is 10 make that institution political and
commercial school Hail 10 politicians and
merchants They are essential members
of the community. But what OF the young
men whose thoughts and ambitions lie IN
different fields? Well. wait!
None Of US questions our honored
Mayors sincerity. but we might reason
ably challenge the disinterestedness OF
some Of the educators who advise MN
Those favoring the plan above mentioned
would tell US most solemnly that the coll
Iege. being the citys college ought to
prepare our young men for civic service
IIas 10 not hitherto done so?) The duty
Of handing out a general. culturaT edu-
cation will then devolve on the zee
universities.
May | cali our respected Mayors at
tentiun to two circumstances?
l. Before this new plan was formed
there was talk OF college of commerce.
whittier IS the dream vanished?
2. Suppose tho citys college to give only
political training. what will the munich
pality do with the poor young men whose
souls hunger for another Kind OF ednca-
ton? Think OF all the citizens prominent
in civic life who would not for their lives
exchange their cultural" education re-
ceived at the college FOR one of another
nature or locality
Learned educators, / would ask you, 10
not an all political education Just as I'M
desirable a. n pan-Latin or pan-Greek
curriculum?
Fellow alumni, I summon you 10 recall
tho history OF the days OF the conception
OF our mother! There were some VINO
even then worked to prevent her birth.
May heaven show the fee" univcrsities
the light. EPHRAiM CROSS, lSlS'
NEW YORK, october I.
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DENIES 100000 ART PURCHASE.
Mortimer l.. SchiT Says lie HouEh'
Bardac Plates Inst Spring.

The report published in several Me-
York morning journals that Morume'
Schifr had recently paid 100000 for
group OF majolca plates from the famous
Bardac collection brought 20 this ciY
nv Emile Rey of the firm OF Arnold schs,
man, Ia now said both by tho Se.gnah'
and Mr. Schif to be n gross eNaggera'
ton.
The reported purchase NJ $500 O'0 'o,
twenty-four antique plates, ~ this TINS
OF slight activity in the art market &C.
casioncd joyful surprise to the dealers.
which. however. has been disstpatel W
Mr.. Schin
lie said yesterday to n SrN r"por5'
that In the first place the sale was mans
last spring In Parts and tho price he pan
was not extraordinary and by no m''' .,
a record one lie would moi comm
himself as 10 the exact figures any re'.e
than TO remark that even had fAc pr :
mentioned been francs instead Of do.'r
II would still have been a great Gas
geration."
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WORK FOR THE POLICE.
New Fields or Usefulness for the Men
ON Post.

TO THE EDIToR oS THF SuN-Su; At
last we have a Police Commissioner who
viii try to make the police not only earn
their salaries but save money for the city.
Lamp lighting Funny that no one thought
Of that before. A. long as they walk
their heats they might as well light the
lamps Grand for the taxpayers A say
ing Of $4,000 "A year. besides lot OF
poor devils thrown out Of worh
Now. while tae Commissioner Is trying
to make the force useful. I would suggest
he go a step flrther and mako them clean
the strcots on their beats, between 6
O'Clock and s o'clock A. NJ, which would
dispense with quite a few street sweepers,
another saving for the taxpayers
Then the policemen on post In public
parks could carry bags and pick up all
papers on the grass and walks, and some
more men, poor devils, could he dismissed
from the Park Department Another saw
ing for the taxpayers.
In winter they should he compelled to
keep the crossings oiran SOM moro
street sweepers could he dispensed with,
All this saving would make It possible To
increase the salaries OF the Commissioner
and his deputies, Tor which they have been
looking for years, j. MUELLER.
NEW NORk, October T.
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Washington Heights Complains or TN
necessary Water shortage.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir: The
shortage of water supply In tho Borough
of Brooklyn, which is due to natural
causes. IL matched by shortage Of water
due 10 the inactlun OF public officials in
certain parts Of Washington Heights In
spite>o the fact that we are confronted
with no dimnution In the supply OF Gro
ton water.
There are n number Of residences and
five story apartments on Amsterdam ave-
nue. In the region of l55th street in which
for days at "a time no water can be- OBJ
tanned on the upper stories and IN which
tanks placed on the roofs received no
water at all between September - and
october 4. This is not due to shortage
Of water but TO shortage OF pressure.
which could have been remedied last year
by the expenditure Of $4,000 upon addi-
tional pumping apparatus and repairs re-
quired at the high pressure pumping sta
ton at High Bridge.
This amount was denied by the Board
% Estimate In spite of the request OF the
Department OF Water supply, which is
still piEconh lled although special
board of engineers appointed by the
Board of Estimate has recommended that
these necessary requirements snail be
provided In their absence In case OF n
FIRE in the upper part OF WASHINGTON
Heights a supply of only twenty minutes
duration can be provided from the water
tower at High Bridge.
This dangerous and inconvenlont con-
dition Is one Of the methods OF saving
money in small matters. while wasting II
upon cxtravagant and unnecessary repaN-
ing such as that now proceeding IN Edge
combc avenue. Audubon avenue and other
streets In Washington Heights on which
hundreds OF thousands OF public moneys
are being thrown away to no purpose.
REGINALD PELHAM BOLTON,
Secretary Washington Heights Tax
payers Association.
WAsurHGToE UEiuniH October ..
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leader. Both men were cool and po-
lite, hut equally firm. MARcHAND was
informed that the presence of the
French at Fashoda would be regarded
by Great Britain and Egypt as viola
ton Of their rights. Was MARCHAND
prepared to resist the occupation Of the
district? MARCHAND. bearded, sallow
and wasted after several years of great
hardship in equatorial Africa, replied
that he would die at his post before
hauling down the flag without orders
from his Government. Sir HERBERT
KITCHENER then retired as quietly as
he had come and reported to Lord
SALISBURY.
Captain MARcHAND stayed Mt Fashoda
" nile the issue. which brought France
and England to the verge of war. was
being settled. Meanwhile KITCHENER
routed the dervishes at Omdurman. NJ.
DELcAssE, expecting that the Sirddr
would then turn his attention to MAR
CIAND mt Fnshoda. invited frank
discussion" II ran along until Novem-
her l. when Lord SALISBURY demanded
the unconditional withdrawal of Gap
tain MARcHANp. the "herald Of civillz1.
ton" as VI. DELcAssE called him. Eng
land had made extensive naval prepa-
rations, and war was expected. France,
while still denying the British claims,
evidently did not think Fashoda worth
fighting about. and directed Captain
MARcHAND to take his force through
Abyssininn territory to Jlboutll. France
was never served by drawer officer
than MAgcHAND. and his services do
hot seem to have been properly re-
warded when sixteen years later he has
reached no higher rank than that of
Colonel in the first stage of the great
European war.
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,yildi

who's that Manhattanite amuck
Pursued by policemen fat and grim?
Is he NOT an eccentric 1uck7
What IN the world Is uilinR him1
From what barred cell has he escaped2
Is he raviEg war zone lingo
Methinks hes not, Tor as ne lopes
lie yells some sort Of railroad lingo.
Aud az no ga!!ops down Broadway,
In either hand he's surely waving
A time table, while constantly
or trains" and trains" and trains" he's
raving.
What Is this dreadful mystery
what shot tho fellow on his domet
Was IL a raise I'm salary7
Was Il q mortgage on the home'
Nay, neither. friend hos tust a fan,
Cracked Nith tho strain. gons wholly
silly
Figuring riotous railroad fare,
Philly TO Hub and Hub TO Philly,
OIJS l., LYMAN.
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NONE TO LOSE JOB, SAYS GLYNN
Civn service Inquiry Here Matter
OF Routine, lie Declares.

AIBASY. oct. 9.--Gov. Glynu issued a
statement tonight setting AT ease ire
New York city Municipal civil Service
Commission. whose acts have been under
investigation by the state Civil Service
Commission for several weeks. The Gov
e-nor said he regarded the Investigation
as matter of routine. Concerning ne
suggestion that removals might result
from the inquiry he added
81 want to say. very positively, maj
nothing OF this sort will occur. TN'
object Of the Investigation Is 20 secu,
conformity with the general stand ird'
OF the civil service law. II there hay'
been any such departures from such
standards under the New York city ru."
no doubt the State board vii. call n.
attention Of the local body 10 them hnd
suggest their correction The inquiry
can have no other purpose"
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March and at Fashoda.

: The wounding of Colonel MAHcHAND
AZ the front recalls his heroic reply to
Sir HTRBrRT KITCHENER at Fssuoda on
September 10, 1898, The French flag
was flying over the Government build
ing, where Captain MARCHAND had
placed II after establishing posts IN the
Bahr 81 Ghazal region and making a
treaty with the Mex of the Shilluks.
KITCHENER was a Major-General and
Sirdar Of Egypt nj the time, but Omdur.
man was yet to be- fought, Hearing
of MARCHAND's expedition he went up
the Nile In a gunboat 10 Fashoda, and
there confronted the French colonial
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A second opportunity to register Is
offered to-day for those who failed to
put their names on the poll list ycster
day. The election officers win be on
duty again from o'clock in tho morn
ing until 10 o'clock at night.
Under the direct primary system the
last fiimsy defence of the man who
doesn't care to vote this yenr" IL de-
Stroyed. Nobody who does not enroll
this fall can vote in the primaries next
year, and nobody who fails to register
can enroll. Thus the man who wants
TO have n part in the selection OF can.
didates in 1915 must take the first step
in October of 1914.
A double task now rests on the cleo
tOrate, and registration Is the opening
incident OF Its performance,
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Clyde of Cordova and Gifted Gray.

The Congregational Record Of October
G is fattened with Extension OF re-
marks" OF the Hon. CLYDE II. TAvENNER
of Illinois on THE Legislative Achieve
ments OF the Democratic Party" This
means the legislative achievements OF
TAvENNER: II have devoted consider
able time and energy" 81 have dl-
rected attention." II have called the at
tention Of Congress" II am In favor Of
n straight dollar n day pension" II
have made 1t one of my principal du-
ties since becoming member of Con.
gress TO make frequent trips to the
Pension Bureau" IL had the pleasure
Of supporting this amendment" II am
carrying on campaign to have the
Government locate the proposed 81
100000 Government armor plate fac
tory AZ Rock Island''-in his Congress
district: he is issuing his personal cam
palgn literature at the expense Of n
benevolent Government. II the Gov
crnment printed handbills "vote for
TAvENNEB" II could not serve as his
campaign agent more directly.
Nothing new: any more than Mr..
TAvrNNrR's proud assertion that though
one of "the youngest members of Con
gresS"-he IS 32-he yields not to the
oldest or any member In his respect
for the man who labors" and of course
eXemrtive legislation for the same.
More original and touching Is his boom
for the Representative Of the Sixth
Indiana district, statesman too littlc
known in the greedy East:
"FrStY GRAY IL one II the ciearest
thinkers H. the American Congress. Phys
ically he is tan and gaunt and old fash
loned. and as he sits among the modern,
present day type OF statesmen on tho
floor of the House he is a character study
who will attract the visitors attention.
One can hardly help imagining that he
has Just stepped out 81 an American Con
gress OF 100 years ago
"FrNLr GRAY liz In. many respects n
strange and unusual man. genius In
every sense OF the word He usually keeps
/ his own counsel. and he has his pecu-
/ liarities, one OF which IL that the burden mr.
of the masses Of the people lay heavy
( upon his heart When he speaks he
speaks as one inspired. and his remarks
in the Record the following morning are
I literature
II know FTNLY GRAY. and ] consider
him one Of the MIST sincere and gifted
friends the plain people have In public
! life to-day
Thus the extended remarks of TAvES
MIR of Corioya can also be used to
collect votes for FINIY GRAY. the IN.
spired genius, the Edmund Burke Of
Connersville. That gifted giant has
only to extend" his own remarks and
butter CLYDE as copiously ms CLYDE
buffers FINLY. Thus Illinois and Indl
ana kiss one another and a sort OF
interIocklng interstate Taffy Director
ate is established
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\ sob Of sorrow chokes thy South
and suffocates with grief us. they've put
the muzzle on thy mouth. JosEPHUs. O.
JosEpHUs, From Raleigh town to
Blowing Rock the ways are wet with
woe the Drys lament and topers mock
JosEPHUs. O. our JoE! Afar upon the
wine-dark sea, site Of thy university
the messrooms jeer in cynic glee. The
whale he whistles Little Brown Jug
the porpoise writhes his ugly mug, try
ing 10 say "lIa, ma, no, no! The good
are glum at the might of Rum,
JosEPHUs, O, our JOE Tar Heel
Songster."
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We nre Disguised with the whole kit
and kaboodle OF them. Tho Republican
party may not he perfect. hut II never
was bosscd and hartcred and sold Ike
the Washington party mas been We are
going back to the faith Of our fathers,
and from now on we are a Republican
paper The last chance for the success
of the Washington party was given IN
when BILL Finn made II iudOrsc McCoR-
MICK, "A Democrat, for Governor.-Grors
Ctty. Pa. outlook,
The editor of the ORtiOOk seems 10
overlook the fact that the Colonel has
como out for VANCE MCCORMICK, Demo
crat as he is. And Il Is nothing less
than lesc majesty to talk OF the Wash o.
ington Urogressive) party as being
bnssed and hartered. Bosses the Cob
mel abhors, barters he abjures. Tho
Grove City editor must be troubled with
cold feet and be "A traitor besides,
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Estimates of the British soldiers at
the front vary with the side Of the
Rhine where they are held. Thus NJ
BERrHoULAr, editor OF Libcrtt. writes:
Their faces are always shaved, their
uniforms brushed their horses groomed
and the harness polished as II at Alder
shot. The English troops fight like ours,
but dress and wash better"
Berlin has very different opinion
If Sir .IoHN FRENcu's men. II is thus
expressed by one critic:
English soldiers take so long TO cat
their marmalade and brush their teeth
that they have no time for fighting"
TOMMY ATKINS will he surprised To
learn that marmalade Is on his menu
regularly. The man must he confused
with the officer. But both friendly and
hostile critics seem to agree that the
British soldier is fairly clean, and rs
cleanliness is next to Godliness, the de
vout Kaiser ought to have better
opinion Of Atkins.
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Minority Leader MANN Is quite old
fashioned In his views on business and
national prosperity. He lives under the
old delusion that II was the open field
and freedom 81 individual enterprise
that peopled the wilds, built the cities
bound the country together with rail-
roads and filed the banks and the saw
ings banks with the money OF millionaires
and day laborers. He has not caught
the new evangel OF progress which
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Not even the Commander in chief
OF the New York Fire Department is
safe in the battles which his men fight
day after day. Chief KESLON came
within an ace OF losing hts life in the
Greenwich Village fire of Monday night
and his fellow citizens have only what
may be called a happy accident 70
thank for his preserva ion when he
risked his life like any other member OF
the force in the performance Of his
duty
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SuLzER raires fraud cry.--Hcdditne.
Same Old Bill.

The troops from India were told that
they were being sent to Europe for
military tournamcnt.--BerlH despatch.
About az stupid an invention as the
story of tho Berlin Lokdl AnSeigcr that
these same Indian troops were trans
ported to France because they could not
be trusted ain the Indian unrest"
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London ofi-,. Efnnsham HOUSE. Ar,Inde
strest. strand
Paris once. q Rue dc Ia Mich odiere. on
Rue du Quatre Soptemhre.
Washington office. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn ONCE. log Livingston street.
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II the railroad experts who insist that
the strident whistle and the changing
bell are Indispensable 10 running trains
would make a study Of European syS-
TENS they might learn something. At
least they could observe capitals fun OF
terminals and cities crlsscrossed with
rails in which whistle and bell are
never heard but wherein trains run with
speed ana exactltude and accidents are
at a minimum.
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proclaims that prosperity can only be
achieved by those who have their hands
and feet tied that Individual enterprise
is q national peril and that wealth can
he created by the suppression of profits.
Mr.. MANN Is out Of fashion. Perhaps
II he could go to sleep for twenty-five
years he might find people, educated
by experience. more ready to hearken
to him.
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The passage OF the Coenties Reef reso-
luton by the Senate shows n commend
able appreciation OF great public
though a local need II Is to he hoped
the House will act with equal clear
sigh edness.
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Mr. EpMUNp q. GARDNER. NJ 4 Lit. d,
will give course OF twelve public lectures
on THE Paradise" on Wednesdays. at
=. NJ, beginning on November T. 19l4-
Advertisement In the London Athcndcum.
We move to amend by substituting
1.-THE Inferno"
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Commissioner ApAMsoN's fire preven-
ton plaCards are all very well in Their
way, but a short notice in the news
papers that several more persons had
been Jailed for using matches carelossly
would he more efiicacious.
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~ on, triend. rho fdror us uftt mdrnscfpts
and Illustrations for publication irish 10 Nave
rejected articles returned they must in all cases
send sfImps for that purpose.
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II Mr.. STALhNGs did not make good
his promise to punch Mr.. MACK's head.
at least he had noble revenge for the
Philadelphia managers discourtesy
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street
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THE UPTOWN DROUGHT.

NEW YoRK, October ..
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17
RULES IN
FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF

In the matter of Thomas Lane VS..
William Holtz the case before Justice
of the Peace Mayfeld last Tuesday,
in which Lane caused Holtz' arrest
for ejecting him from tent house
southwest of town, Justice Maytield
handed down judgment for the plain
Tiff yesterday and awarded Lane $45
damages.
The house in question is on a 40
acre ranch, the property of Holtz.
Two years ago Holtz went to Sc
attic to live, leaving the place unoc-
cupied. He came back few days
ago and finding the Lane family es-
tablished there and asked them to va
cate. Wee" they r. used Holtz Grove
them off Lanes story 70 the court
is to the effect THAT he ;r' his wife,
while driving through the country
came upon the place and finding it de
serted entered and took possession.
They were undisturhed and believing
that the ranch had been deserted re-
mained and greatly improved the
place,
In rendering his decision Judge
Mayfeld stated that the plaintiff had
his rights in remaining until elected
by due process Of law, which method
aoltz should have used instead o.
driving the family Of; that are had
ri;ht 10 protect his home. Attorneys
.,oel & Screnson ~ reared for the
plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17
The Press Guarantees Circulation Greater
than the Combined Circulation OF any
Other Three Imperial Valley Papers

has four boys of her own. my &C
boys have learned quickly, and they
will remember what they have learned
Some of my boys were little slack
in table manners and cleanliness. Some
of them perferreo to sit down at the
table without cleaning up. This is
all changed now. There is as much
rivalry in table manners and cleanli-
ness now as there is over the abili-
ties of each as a cook. They all call
me Mother and l try to live up tc
the name. Now that we have growr
dear to each other, they come to me
on Saturdays and after school is out.
They give me their condolences and J
advise them frequently. Many times
when difficulties arise, they make me
their Judge. Sometimes it is hard to
decide a case and settle it absolutely
on its merits, but there has never been
an appeal"
Of course there are times when the
boys are not angels. On such occa,
sions Mrs Crary goes on the theory
that putting your arms around boy
and loving him does more good than
= whipping" Next summer Mrs. Crary
will teach the boys gardening. She
is chairman of the Minneapolis I'M
League. The board of edu-
cation is so pleased with Mother
Crary's work with her ninety boys that
they are considering supplying new
range and new kitchen utensils fol
her kitchen.