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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
NAPOLEON MEMOIRS ARE VIVID.
school Essnyists May Well He"d
His secretnry's Work.

The schooboys and schoolgirls or 49,
city who are contesting for the media =
offered by THE Sun for the best ess'! =
on the subject OF whether or not Hapoeo'
was the greatest man OF modern Zines
viii ind Bourrienne's memoirs or -
poleon Bonaparte" very stimulating Inc
English translation IL to be found usudlN
in "A four volume edition. The foIo"ins
is one of It's piquant bits:
AN, Bourrienne you also Wal ne l'i'
mortal" said Napoleon
How. General"
Are YOU not my secretarv'
Bourrienne, who went to a miHtsry
school at Brienne with Napoleon. became
his secretary in 1898. He incurred the
First Consul's displeasure in lsO2. ana u
1898 he went to Hamburg as French A.
WOW whence he returned In disgrace oUt
with a large fortune in 1910. Bourrienns
embraced the royal cause in lSIA ana
during the Hundred Days ac'ompai - .
Louis XVIII. to Client The rest o. ne
life until his death. IN 1884. WAS uNeN'N'-
ful.
His memoirs are his only claim 20
fame while admittedly uutrusiVor'nF
i'm some respects the work presents a
vivid picture of Napoleon AID ms ''nes
AND ia recognized by historians 80 l"Nl'-
considerable value.
Eut two weeks remain ~ ne me
allowed iu which 20 submit the csN'NT As
tho contest closes at noon ON May 4' So
boys aud girls, you must hurry
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SIr: In
to-days SUN an editorial article, THE
l. ". W. in Union square closes with
this remark; Yet not single arrest was
made" What is the good of arrestlng
any one for criminal act in this 10" n
unless the conviction Of the perpetrator
can have no possible effect AT the polls
| have resided in a good many OF the
large cities of the world Il am good
deal over 60 years Of age) and kn""
OF no city the police OF which exceed
those OF New York IN fcarlessness ana
readiness to arrest culprits when there -
the least use OF their doing so; and
every Intelligent citizen, official or other
wise, knows just what that means.
And what this condition of things has
led to IL finely illustrated in the fact
that a law abiding native citizen OF TINS
town has to protect his lf' with hired
guards against the repeated threats OF
murder by an Austrian born vixen be-
cause the administration OF the law Is
practically paralyzed when 1t conflicts
with political interests.
Granted also that there is not the least
use in protesting. at all events AT the
nr.sent time But every decent citizen
must become solemn when he thinks Of
what must be the consequence of the
present way and contemplates the pie
ture that the protest, when 1t does come
will present ~
NEW YORK. May ).
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ject. Nothing could be more ridiculous
than that. For our part, as an advo-
cate Of prompt and unqualified repeal
OF the coastwise exemption provision,
we should be perfectly willing to refer
the whole question to Senator O'GoR-
MANS own better judgment. II he would
undertake to forget that he Is politi-
clan and to remember only that he is
an experienced jurist and an honorable
gentleman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
The Rand school Of "SOcial science.

To THE EpiToR OF THE SUN--Sir: Dur
ing the past few days various forms of
agitation have arisen IN order to compel
public attention 10 the terrible situation
in Colorado arising from the industrial
war In the coal fields. ON Friday eve
ming a group of individuals proceeded to
the church Nv Rockefeller Is accustomed
TO attend In order to disclose the attitude
of the pastor OF that church toward the
conflict Several OF the papers of New
York city gave the Impression, tacltly. If
not In so many words. that this demon
stration was connected with or authorized
by the Rand School OF Social Science. l40
East Nineteenth street
AS an official of the Rand school, per.
NIT me To- say that any such Implication
or statement * absolutely incorrect. The
Rand School. which WAS established for
the purpose Of teaching the principles of
socialism. neither authorizes nor approves
any persons or groups conducting any
agitation under its name outside OF the
regular Socialist party channels. Such "A
movement could not he made without tho
express sanction OF the board of directors
of the school. BEETHA H. MAnIY.
Executive secretary.
New York. May 4,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
THE WORLD A-GREENING
Now II the Time to Sod and Seed for
AnnntlfO1 Lawns.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: Nature
at this season Is noticeably lavish or its
welcome greenery. Already the trees and
shrubs are full Of tender leaves and In
cIpient blossoms.
one of the observable but always a
fascinating operation Of nature IL the
transition period OF the grasses. in the
myriad processes OF her matchless chem
istry, reviving In field and lawn and even
over the smallest patches OF turf those
beautiful greens which harmonize with
every surrounding. For decorative pur-
poses in park or garden. setting for the
house. the resourcefulness of the erased
area Is unequalled.
The making of grassed area large or
small. however, Is quite an important
undertaking There should always be a
substantial foundation of soil to furnish
sustenance to the grass, and this means
proper drainage. grading and subsequent
maintenance.
Sodding at this season is a most avail
able medium for restoring the worn and
damaged turf. AS in our small parks and
gardens, where borders have been de-
stroyed or uncharted paths formed. In the
former there IL much need for this ready
and effective means for a very satisfying
repair. But the work should not be de-
layed nor the sod brought to some needed
site or distributing point and left to dry
and bake In the sun until unf't for use.
l saw thousands of feet OF sod so misused
last season. Where large areas are TO be
grassed or the grass restored very salts
factory effect with economy may be Sc
cured by neatly bordering the area with
substantial strip of carefully selected
sod and then seeding with the best seed
the interior area
As to seed. by the way, much mys-
terry is made OF it by the shopmen. ln'the
first place the bulk OF the useful seed
| In stock is always that which In the In
| digenous supply nature has been most
generous. Good seed. free from weeds, Is
the main thing, and a certain proportion
of white clover being "A part of the mix
| ture.
! For wooded situations. shady places
arid or wet grounds there are grasses
which are in "A measure suitable for such
use and the well informed seed man ear
| help you out. But now is the time TO SOD
| and SOW grass seed. Tree planting may
be continued little longer II the plants
are procured from localities where tht
season IL not so forward as here.
NEW YORK. May 4. JoHN Y. CULVER. =
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Letter Writing.

To THE EpiroR OF THE Su>--Sr The pro-
lessor has iust been giving me my hrst
lesson In letter writing.
lie tells me that II make our letters
too short they make no impression and that
IL We make them too long their impression
ia blurred Letters. he tells me. should he
long enough to engage the readers aten-
tion hut not long enough to weary him;
and then he tells me, within these limits
we should say what We want To say with
such absolute clearness that the force Of
our argument viii not be lost in the let
ter's foggy construction.
tell the professor that think should
know that much about letter writing my
self. but he tells mo that even these rudi'
m.ntsry principles are ignored by mos,
people FOUNTAIN
NEW YoHK May 2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
KNITTING THE AFGHAN.
One That Has Now Been a Long. i-onE
Time In the Works.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: The
lady was knitting on something light ana
fuzzy OF bright colored soft yarns.
what is that l asked.
This IL an afghan" she said.
what Is 1t for ?" l said to her.
Its for babys carriage" she am
swered, cor to spread over "A baby's crib
"What baby Is It for - asked her then.
and to that she said
II had intended II for one and for an
other but they have all come and grown
up
you see? She has been knitting on this
afghan for long. long time. She Keeps
il and the ribbons that so with 1t. and the
knitting needles and the yarn. All wrapped
UP In tissue paper, slowed away some
where In "A bureau drawer and once IN
long while she gets IL out. unrolls II from
it's tissue wrapplngs and knits on 1t
little. as she is doing tonight
Since she began 1t great things nave
happened but the afghan is not yet done
TRENTON. y. j., May 1. JoHN SrfN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

The proposal Of nationwide"
strike mOoted among the United Mine
Workers membership is wantonly fu-
tile and mischievous. Such strike
could be excused only by an attitude
If intransigeant hostility on the part
Of the public at large toward the cause
of the miners. The very contrary con
dition actually prevails.
Something quite like a wave of sym
patty for the Colorado mines seems
to he rolling over the country. 1t Is
not entirely unreasonable. for evidence
wrong they themselves have In some
particulars been wronged by State au-
thority. No attention seems to he
paid to the destruction wrought by the
men or to the part they have played
in creating conditions Of anarchy. the
tragedy which reacted upon them leaves
no room In the minds Of the tender
hearted for any other phase OF the
case.
Under these circumstances how can
the stirring up of additional trouble
be justified or even palliated? Because
there Il chaos In Colorado are all the
other States to be paralyzed In their
industries, crippled In their resources
and threatened with riot and blood
shed? Let us hope the leaders Of the
mining industry will grasp the wicked
ness Of such a proposition and exercise
proper restraint upon the hot headed
men who are said to he clamoring for
the demonstration.
Nothing absolutely is to be- gained by
It. Assuming that the mine owners
and Industries depending on large sup
plies of coal should suffer a punitive
loss, how much greater will be the loss
to labor In the stoppage Of pay. And
this loss Is not likely to he limited t.
the duration of the strike. None
know better than the workers the pres
ent precarious condition Of business.
Let them beware how they add any
thing to its present difficulties. A rash
move on their part in the existing
crisis might easily produce a stagna-
ton which would mean prolonged and
profound suffering to them and their
families.
The country is in no condition for
the indulgence Of wanton displays Of
passion. Reason and calm are thG
great requisites. II the miners keer
their heads they are pretty sure to gel
full Justice,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
Interest difference Ia favor OF
serial bonds s.
s6sioO.oOo

The bonded debt of the city OF New
York is already over one billion dollars,
and for every SloU,O00,o 0o OF such bonds
issued as sinking fund bonds ca Afry
year time at a per cent. rate the d.f-
ference in Interest in favor Of sep Il bonds
would be about s9N.000. 600. while tine
difference In actual cost ia favor ui serial
bonds would be about $3i,d9u, 500. with
the sinking fund earning s. pur cent, or
about s30.30J,100 with the sinking fund
earning per cent
The bait of a premium that has 50
often misled as II 1t We're exclusively d
sinking fund profit is thus seen 90 be de-
lu>Ne, especially rs premiums are now
paid for serial loans quite as well as for
sinking fund loans. a present premium
is almost a trIVldlltN as compared with
thu enormous and prolonged interest item.
When one reads Of a large, luug time
sinking fund public loan as being sue
Cessfully" placed. he may, As "a .u'r. as
sumo that adN,!b as used in AN rNtF1N,l-
gantly ambiguous sense. one must also
beware of broad conclusions from compu-
| tations of this kind that arr based on
/ small sums for short terms. Large sums
! for long terms when worked out ia detail
reveal the startling truth.
1t follows that the sooner both the state
/ OF New York and the city of New York
abandon this sinking fund auaChruulsm
| for all new long time loans and also AZ
range for tn" redemption OF their louG
| time outstanding sinking fund loans. 81,
| less expensive and tine safer VIII their
| respective borrowing operations become
safer, because the risk and complications
attached 10 the conservation and operation
| OF sinking funds are notorious.
| reference may here b" made Ia 'hc re-
| port OF the Bureau of stat .Stlcs Of VI t~St-
chusetts on the sinking fund aul S'r.d
loans OF the municipalities 81 that state
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

To rue EDITOR or THE SUS-Shr' OF a Wig
orous energetic and highly prosperous man
I heard II said thtt he owed his success 10
brains. a sense Of humor and complete self
confidence.
These three characteristics would no doubt
bring success To- any man, the only question
in my mind Is a. to how they really rank
in importance In producing results, Note
again that they are given above rs brains,
humor. sclf-cnundcuco. 7 should say that a
man would get furthost with these three
traits ranking IN this way:
complete self-conndence, a sense % humor.
hrains. r. ions.
MADISON, WIS., MAY I
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SERVICE COMMISSION KESuNFs
New >orh Edison '"mpA"'
uoN,r,h To Increase stock

The lublo S,rN Cc 'unnDs-
permission 90 IA, Sew Nurh
pany Yesterday Ia i'su, >l",'
du.oual capital stock AMI 20 ii"
Limit. Heat and Power CuurA
$4,000. oOo n bonds aud $500 .
dluonal stock Noh Npl''
held w for two months hy
in th, comm ~.,on Vapscd vs. i a..
81 john T. ruers and ihg 9."
nt surrogate schulz 90 lN'''
accent hj, appointment as '
MI ltustls voted yc~'rr'1N ..
M,Call and Commission" .,..
the security issues 'om'n'e-
bic and Cram voted in tho N'e'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

In childhood's days | used To wish
ia be II pretty golden fish,
But eating shad ind | am
AZ unpoctic ~ "A clam.
Time was whom N fancy heard
An angel song from every hird
NoN | admire, lik" common men,
The cacklc II the laying hen
| used to ask the gentle cow
To teach me sweet content but now
I'm kicking mad to nnd rcliot
From the outrageous price of beef
Al, lchabod Also alas
Vanished tho glory of the grass
Those days OF simple JOY are o'or,
II Sives me cricks to push the mower,
VsKrsR,cs Moxos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
The Cleavcr and Two Artists.

Was the spelling by means Of cleaver
Of the Sargent portrait Of HENRY
JAMES in the Royal Academy symbolic
or merely critical? The latter hypoth-
esis could only rest on the perhaps
too wild suppOsition that the Wild
Woman with the cleaver shared the
opinion which GEORGE NOORE ascribes
to DEGAs. that JOHN SARGENT Is ''le
chef de rayon de In peinture." On the
other hand. those Of us who regard Mr.
SARGENT as Il brilliant and great artist.
who had in Mr.. JAMES a sitter that
may be said to regard life and all that
therein Is as art. can't help seeing in
this mayhem Of his counterfeit efiigy
an even stronger evidence of the Pank
hursian fanatic savagery than the as-
sault on the Rnkehy Venus"
VENUS was n lady who must be esle-
cially objectionable to "strong minded"
and strong handed females. To say the
hest of her. she was frivolous and more
interested in masculinlsni than femi-
uism. To take whack at VENUS might
seem just reprisal to alleged females
rather formed for war than amener
recreations But HENRY JAMES. who
strives to see the whole Of everything
and weave II into his labyrinthine SEN
fences; the friend Of balance. proper
ton. calmness: the detached and cOsmO-
politan artist. Ia Il militant he must he
even more Objectionable by his Gallo
like nonchalance than the lady from
the Italian rose pleasance by her
"carryings on" with the military and
others.
With due appreciation Of the ferocious
zeal of the Militants to destroy beauty
and pleasure, still il is queer 10 see
the mother of CUPID succeeded In their
i'll graces by DAISY MILLER's daddy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
Brandcis Comedies the Railroad
Case.

Case.
With the ending OF the argument in
the Eastern railroad rate case THE Sun
wishes to repeat its declaration that the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
now to decide question Of policy and
not a question Of fact. Three years
ago in denying the petition then pre-
scented to it 10y the same railroads the
commission was able tn say that no
insufficiency Of revenues had been
proved. In the present case 1t has
been demonstrated both that earnings
have been actually Inadequate since
the commissions former ruling and
tinctly downward IN all those relations
which gauge the attractiyencss of rail
road investment for private capital.
Until the country Is ready for Gov
ernmcnt ownership. and we believe it
Is far from that, the provision Of proper
transportation facilities must depend
on the provision Of private capital.
Unless investors are persuaded tnat
money put into the railroads Is sure of
a reasonably safe and satisfactory re-
turn. money will not be forthcoming
to meet railroad needs on capital ac-
count. This persuasion can he pro-
duced only by railroad net revenues
which afford margin Of safety over
interest charges and reasonable divi-
dend payments. 1t is now for the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
decide whether or not this assurance
shall be vouchsafed.
Our own assertion that the commits
sion is called on To decide rot n Q,ies-
ton of fact but question of policy
Is justified by the concession which
LOUIS d. BRANDEIs made in his closing
argument against the general increase
Of freight rates for which the railroads
have applied. When Mr.. BRANDEIs al
mits that "thc carriers need additional
revenue In order properly to perform
their own duties and promote the pros
perity of the country" we do not i'm
agine that anybody else will seriously
contend that the railroads are earning
enough money now.
Moreover we believe that this con-
ccsSion by Mr.. BRANDEIs practically
comedies the whole case of the railroads
and that the commission will see Its
way clear to sanction at least a per-
ccntagc of the advance In rates for
which the carriers have pctitioncd.
The commission has shown a dispO
sition to favor the enlargement oi
railroad revenues through the aholi
tlun of certain free services that IN,
railroads hay" been accustomed tn per
form. through making higher charges
for services mt industrial plant lines
and the like. and through the practice
of certain economies which, accordlna
10 the official mind. are theoretically
possible. Mr.. BnANplIs In making hi
all important concession used II aS /;
ground for arguing further that rrliri
for the railroads was ohninahl" IL
WAYS that the commission has ncline,
To favor, but In practical regard al
, these forms of relief fall In the cate
CORY Of conjecture.
The railroads are undergrad for ear
rylng the mails, and passenger charge
are too low. lint we do not believe ,hn
the Interstate Commerce Commission
viii undertake TO hit the Government
or the travelling public. As for tn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

Sullivan law. had no pistol. CHRrsroPHER
DuNNs, drug fiend and tough, being ac-
customed to disregard laws. was well
armed when he went with some COM
panions to rob BAsrBosIs. The result Is
that BAsIBosIs Is dead and SO Is PATROL
man MICHAEL ]. K1LEy, who attempted
to arrest dunno. This sort OF thing
happens every week In New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

Facts viii impress themselves sooner
or later ON the public consciousness.
Thus, when the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
serves notice that II Is obliged to aban-
don its Sl0.ooo,ooo terminal improve
moni plans in baltimore for lack Of
funds the people of tnat city have
something real to think about sub
staniial basis for such opinions as they
may form in the near future regarding
punitive treatment Of the railroads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

Men are so personal They can't see
in fair and equal light another mans
views on the same question.--Mrs. BLArcH.
Surely nothing more delightful than
this has come or ever will come from
the impartial and purely objective sex.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

The stopping over type or reform
produces some queer freaks OF logic
Lecturlng on the East Side amusement
problem before the Guild Civic Union
of this city on Sunday evening. Mr..
GEORGE l.. COHEN said:
'rhe apparently respectable dance hall
is far more dangerous to the morals of
the community than the disreputable hail.
for It Is to the outwardly decent hall that
working girls go for amusement in the
evenings and from this source that many
girls are drawn"
This seems to leave only two possi-
be alternatives. Either the reputable
dance hall must be abolished and the
disreputable one restored instanter or
else young girls must be confined in
cloisters except during factory hours.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

To ruE EplroR ~ TuE SIN-Nr Have the
Hall of Fame wired for electric lights by
Watt the electrician, whose wagon just
passed behind Ben Franklin
Nrw YORK, May 9 NASSAU STREET.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
Atnyisn,.

WAYS that people laugh hetray
MaNtstic strains, | wis,
Some wHl whinuy some VIII bray,
Some VIII cacklc, some will hiss,
Just according to the way
OF their various ancestries!
n No. BvHLys
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

When all the reformers have finished
making over the prisons, the difficulty
will he to keep people out of them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

The project OF standardlzlng dance
steps upon which two hundred tango
tcach6rs are said to have embarked
would seem to be about as feasible AS
refining and regulating the Flatiron
brcezes. The dance step Is n product
~ temperament Of psychic intoXication.
II can no more be standardized than
can the feet in which the poets thought
trips over the printed page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

To rHr EDITOR az TUE Sr\ ->T' is II
cheaper to keep house or to hoardH
NEW YoRk, May T. COLLINS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

N our friends u9o fdror us rtin manuscripts and
Illustrations tor publication utsh TO hare rejected
svtlcIss returned they must in all cases send stamps
fop thaf purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

ANAsrAsIus RAslBosIs. n peaceable res
taurant keeper, being In dread Of tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05

Al CHECKS. money ordcrs. &C.. 70 be madc pay
able TO The Sun.
Published daily. including Sunday. by the Sun
Printing and Publishing Association at 40 Nassau
street, In the Borough Of Manhattan, New York.
President and Treasurer. William {. Rcick 100
Nassau street Vice President. Edward p Mitchell.
100 Nassau street. Secretary. &. l.. Luxton. 100
Nassau street.
London once. Bingham House. Arundel
street, Strand.
Paris ONCE Q Rue de Ia Michoderc. OF Rue du
ouatrc Septembrc.
washing ton once. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn oflcc. 100 livingston street.
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sub,cr,p,,ov. sy Mail POSTPAID.

An checks. money orders. &C.. TO be made pay
able TO The Sun.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-04

with the baby who feeds on natures
pTovender the utmost care must be
taken with his milk diet. The mother
should give her personal attention to
the preparation of the milk.
The question of whether child
shall be strong and robust or weak
ling is often decided by its food dur
ing the first three months.
The problem is not simply to save
the child's life during the perilous
first year, but to adopt those means
which will tend to a healthy and nor
NAL growth of the child.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-04

There should, if possible, be bot
tie for every feeding, and, after thor
.oughly rinsing in cold water every
bottle and nipple should be boiled for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-04
BY Caroline Coe.

BY Caroline Coe.
The baby who is fed from bottle
is handicapped from the very. begin
ming, and if he is to hold his own