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ENFORCE THE LAWS!
Then Perhaps . Few Thousand statutes
VIII lBe Repealed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS--Sir: In
the newspapers of this week ! read that
a man pleaded guilty to the breaking OF
law passed few years ago making the
acceptance of money from corporations
for political campaign expenses crime
II seems to be conceded that this man
did not know that he was committing
crime in 30 accepting money
We hear considerable nowadays OF ON
clals who loudly call attention to their de-
termination TO enforce the law as they md
IT, regardless OF who is hit. AS a matter
Of count | suppose there have been tens
" thousands OF laws put on the statute
books OF the various states during the last
twenty years making crimes OF actions
not considered so al any other time since
the creation.
II only a small part OF these laws were
would he very much congested. to say the
least and the enforced retirement OF 30
many able business men and others would
make the labor market very much less
overcrowded than it Is at present, and as
a result many not now employed, who be-
cause of the fact that they have never
attempted to do anything have not as
vet made themselves amenahle to the law
would find their services very much in
demand.
This IL one side Of the question The
other IL that perhaps the theory So often
advanced mat inc Dtst WAY 10 ket rl1 VI
Door bad or fool laws IL to enforce
them would get them into operation SUN
GENTLY 10 get some OF the three classes
now on our books repealed,
II Is one great plan. that Of making II
n crime for a corporation to contribute to
n campaign fund and then to let all others
begin 10 work hard for laws to DESTROY
their business and harass them in all
ways.
or course II Is having its natural result,
and men with sufficient money 10 live
upon themselves are declining to go into
any business whatever, and ms n conse-
Gucncc al! new promotion. that are not
based on n certainty are at standstil
As n starter toward educating the public
to think Just little when some four
nusher starts toward office by advocating
some more fool and unnecessary laws Il
would be we'll to enforce To the limit all
Of those now on the books,
The high standing Of the men who
would have to undergo the jail sentences
as a consequence would also very quickly
he means Of bringing about this much
talked of prison reform. ID. l.. j.
PLAINFIELD. n, j., January Is.
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RELICS SOLD chr tP.
GIFT NJ Gold Plate That Cost SI.50o
DrinRs Only S32S.

san FR>NcIsCo Jan. lG--The La. 90
the President Mckinley relics were so'i
at auction to-day here and brought pu,,
small prices.
II was hoped that their sentiuc Vi
value would inspire bidding ana tN'
they would sell for a substantial sum hI.
the total was only $3.50. which was ,on-
siderably less than the value Of p
gold plate given by the men ~ the Union
Iron Works to President Mckinley ou ''
occasion OF the launching OF the bat
ship Ohio. This plate cost 81 500 and vs.
sold for $325, about the value OF '''
gold
Other articles We're gold plate : $50
by Native Sons. books and n paInuas P
the big trees. These relics were g'N
by Mrs. Mckinley to Mrs. Ida MckiH''
Morse Cooper the favorte niece al
late President. They belonged to hey =
tate and have recently been the su.1'
OF litigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-17
SEEK NIAGARA FALLS POWER,
New York Representatives Appear
Before nOuse Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16,-At a hcarI'E
before the House Committee on Fur,isn
Affairs representatives OF the New No.N
State Legislature appeared to-day to urge
that the Federal Government permit IL"
State to control all the power developed
at Niagara Falls
Senator Henry y. Velte of New Yo'.
city suggested that Congress limit IT,,
amount Of water diverted for power rur.
poses to a maximum OF 10000 cubic fec
per second, the total permitted under 't5
treaty with Great Britain. lie said th,'
State control would give to New Nor.
consumers of the power generated
Niagara materially cheaper rate.
Senator Nelte further told the comm .t''
that much additional water might br q
verted without injury to the falls
The hearing was upon the Cline h..
which proposes a new system OF io.H'
Federal and State control The conn.',o'
received a telegram from Coy, Glyuu o.
New York in which he said that the FgG-
eral Government should limit its author.i.
TO the amount OF water to he div,r''t
and the State should be permitted 10 saw
what companies should enjoy power fran
chises and for what purposes the power
there generated should be used Gov
Glynn wrote:
MY fondest hope as Governor IS ,Ne
inauguration OF Statewide policy &
the utilization of all available wat.
powers In the State for the benefit ~ ~"
whole people, and tho present tempe ~
the Senate and the Assembly will permit
me to make this policy the perpctal'
policy of the Empire State
THE treaty allows the diversion 30
400 more cubic feet per second capable
OF producing of 1000 horse-powor
Final action on the Cline bill was post
poned until January so. when Coy. Gly'n
and a legislative committee will apron
to submit amendments to the penI.Us
measure
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For u Central Pur chasing Agency

The establishment OF central pur-
chasing agency to buy all the supplies
used by the city has for years been ad-
vocatel by Intelligent students of mu-
nicipal affairs. The waste and corrup-
ton directly attributable TO the present
lack Of such a bureau constitute an
enormous and wholly unnecessary bur-
den on the taxpayers.
Obviously, the details of the plan
now suggested by Comptroller PREM
pERGAsr to correct the existing evils
must have careful study before it can
he Endorsed. Yet even faulty GEN.
tralized system would he better than
the DISCRIMINATION that now beeds the
treasury; and the fact that Mr.. PREM.
DERGAsT fathers the scheme DOW before
the Board OF Estimate will naturally
incline the public to approve IT.
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The Call Of Europe for Intervention
in Mexico.

NuNNsNOs
It has been "authoritatively made
known" In Washington that the Pow
ers OF Europe, moved thereto by Mexi-
cos default Of interest on her bonds.
have again urged positive action by
the United States. As recognition OF
the Huerta Government Is no longer
practicable. II must be- intervention
that the Powers have in mind to end
the warfare In Mexico. pacify the coun-
try, preserve property interests and re-
store industry. There need be no illu-
sion about the matter.
Is IL unreasonable to ask why these
same Powers are not estoppcd by their
failure to deal vigorously with Turkey
and the Balkan allies during the wars
az 1912 and 1913 from. requiring the
United States to intervene In Mexico
now? The policy of the Concert was
also one OF "watchful waiting" None
of the parties to 1t wanted to he drawn
into the struggle. A great deal of
moral pressure was brought to bear,
first upon Turkey. and after the treaty
Of London upon both Turkey and the
allies. What the Concert would not
tolerate was proclaimed with threats
of armed force by one or more Of the
Powers. hut except the opera boutfe
naval blockade of Antivari In the Adri-
attic there was no pretcnce OF inter-
vention.
Two great wars, the most desolating
Europe has known In modern times,
were fought in spite Of the Powers,
which from beginning to end occupied
themselves with negotiations often fi-
tile and sometimes farcical. Even af-
ter the treaty OF London. signed May
30. 1913. was torn up and the Balkan
League disrupted the Powers took no
active measures tn prevent n collision
between Bulgaria and her late allies.
Greece and Servia, while Turkey was
permitted to rccnpture Adrianople and
push her stipulated boundary line fur
Their north and west. Even now war
between Greece and Turkey is immi-
nent over islands In the Aegean. Scores
or thousands or comhatants and nom
combatants, ana no doubt many ma
tionals," were killed In the Balkan
wars. and an incalculablc amount of
property was destroyed. What was
the effect upon the value Of bonds Is
sued by Turkey, also by the allies, be-
fore the great devastation? Can 1t lie
denied that Americans held Turkish
bonds and also had property interests
In Adrianople and elsewhere In the
arena OF conflict?
The request or demand that the
United States intervene In a civil war
In Mexico insignificant by comparison
comes with bad grace from European
Powers that allowed the slaughter in
the Balkans to go on for fear they
might he involved themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-17
TIE PRIvILEGED CRIME.
A statement From the Counsel for Man
Convicted Of Manslaughtcr.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ST: I'm
der the title "The Privileged Crime" you
write In your editorial columns to-day;
"A young woman Of respectable ante
cedents was returning to her home In an
elevated railroad train on September
evening. She was annoyed and insultcd
by two young men. 1t happened that two
policemen, not In uniform. were In the
car when this happened. They. obeying
the instincts of decent men and the OBJ
legations Of their calling. went to the
young womans assistance. A fight fol-
lowed, and one Of the policemen, McNier-
ney by name. was stabbed. The weapon
used was a stiletto, unlawful to carry IN
this State
The question whether the weapon was
a "stiletto" or not il probably Irrelevant
The blade was three and thrce-quarters
tinchcs?l in length
On the question whether the defendant
annoyed and insulted" a young woman.
the defendant denied II, and each one OF
three witnesses called for the people, the
guard. a man who WAS talking with him
and a woman who was a passenger. tes-
titled on cross-examination to seeing no
such occurrence. and the young woman
was not called as witness The police
man Dencen. who was with McNierncy,
testified In support Of the charge.
II the defendant did annoy a young
woman neither McNierney nor Deneen
made any attempt to arrest the defendant
pending tho alleged annoyance or to take
her name. At Nineteenth street the de-
PENDANT left the train In c. pany with one
81 the two friends with whom he had
boarded the train In Harlem. His other
friend left the train at another car plat
form.
Deneen admitted striking the defend
ants friend. who left the car with the
defendant, and there was no proof that
this man had been guilty OF any unbe-
coming conduct on the train.
The defendant testified that ne did not
know that the two men were policemen.
and that as soon as he had reached the
station platform he was followed by Nc
Nierney, who began to beat him. Deneen
admitted that the defendant left the train
first and that McNierney followed the
defendant to the station platform. De-
neen testified that his own weight was
1856 pounds and his height was just short
Of feet. He testified that McNierney
was over six feet tall and heavier than
himself
The defendant stands 6 feet 4 inches In
height and testified not only to great mall
treatment but that he was In fear of his
life MIR. Frank J. Ryan and ] were as
signed to the defence by the court.
AUSTEN G. Fox.
NEW YORK. January Is.
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LIBEL AND MORAL TURPIrUDE. |
For mer Attorney.('enera1 Wickersham
on the Opinion Of the Circuit Court.


TO THE EDITOR OF The suN-sr' !
feel sure that many others must have
felt as profound regret as ! did 10 rean
tnat the United states circuit court Oh
Appeals OK this circuit mas DECIDED tnat
one VINO mas oeem CohVc.eu o. puo-
iisnine criminal hoeI 10 no. sun'y vi
crime or m'sdemeenor 'hvo'vins mora'
turpitude within the meaning o! the
statutee OF the Un'teu States "",un eA
ciuoe from aomissioh ,h.o t"e oh''eu
states persons VINO naNe peen con
victeo OF or ADMIT haVihs cominl'.eo =
ieiony or otheT crime OF i'Sue'"ea"o'
involving moIa' turpuue
Inc court III ITO opi"'o" saye 'hA'
the anen whose case was u"ue. con'
sioeTatoh pup.e"eu
IRENE prutanty On .ne N"s o. hns'
land' MS wie ana cniurem, ana on .
Iaoy' inc oauSnter Vi q Dr's" Au."a 81.
But the iearheo 1u"se' soy INC. .lhS
oHehce uio no. nsoe "i up
tuoe' Inc oic'ioha.s mes"he VI .urp-
tude Is oase' 10" anu "'o'a' 'urp-
tude means SIMPLY uase' wv 'v"-
teIhP'ioie conuuc'' r'",.na' ''ot'' 'iie
onehCe oi WHICH '"'o anen "a' con
victeo, ID oeh"eo ny .ne e"a' ,aw VI
new Aork as inaiic'ouS Pu"hca'o"
py writ'ns' pruning. w".n
exposes any hVihs person "
nstreo' contempt, rlu'cu'e or oo,ouuy' o'
when causes OF tcnus 10 cause any peI
son 10 DE summed or aVoioeu' OF which
mas tenoency 10 in!ure any pelson
!" HE VI TIC" o"Si"o'S VI
occupa.ioh.
Inc i'pei'ous statemeht puo"sheu oy
thiS aiien' az uescripeu IN 'ne coui.e
OPINION In erect charged the hins VIII
pigamy. crime IN England as wei
as III TINS STATE ana was .hereiore d.
common Jaw as wen as ui'oe' 'ne ave
or this state. lipeI per se' Sucn
crime IL puhishapie ny in'pr,son''en.
In penitentlarv or county JAZZ ior no.
more than one year or ny "he vi "o'
more thah POW OF po,"'
The supreme court Oh the ohiteu
states mas neiu ."a. o'n,'e pu n,s
able by imprisonment III state prison
or pehi'eh'iary' wiz" vi wi."o". naiu
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"ENCOCRAGING LAWLESSNESS."
singular Charge Brought by . liasty
Header Against ''rhe SUM-

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: I
never expected to see THE Sun encourage
lawlessness. II the present laws are in
sufficient to suppress the "gunman" and
the thug then let us change them. II
thug and "gunman can be eliminated
only by the polceman's club. then let us
make the policeman Judge. Jury and ex-
ecutioner by law. Cannot you see the
danger of this In the present age with its
tendency to socialism and worse?
What is the difference between illegal
acts by the police and illegal acts by
others?
You are furnishing precedent that
you will regret; a precedent for might
instead Of right. II will be cited as justi-
fica.ion for ignoring the law and re-
sorting to force to right wrongs. real or
imagined.
As the law seems powerless to punish
murder In New York city wide Thaw and
SchmidD would you return to the blood
feud"? RAH.
NEW YORK, January 16.
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The Self-D~nyins Three.

lowing resolution was passed by the Board
of Water supply:
"Resoired, That the Board OF Water Sup
ply appreciates the Joint request of Con-
sulting Engineers John r. Freeman. Will
lam IL. Burr and Alfred Noble. dated De
cember 80, 1918 t35,293), that their salaries
lie reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 a year each.
and hereby approves the recommendation
fixing their salaries at $4,000 year each
commencing January /. 1914"
The people of New York will also appre.
ciate the rare and curious request There
is not much danger that II will be Initiated
extensively l.. NJ.
New YoRK, January 10.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
severe criticisms made by THE SUN and
other influential newspapers on recent
failures Of juries to convict atrocious
criminals are apt to cause reflections
such as this: We are always hearing OF
the virtues and capacity of "the common
people" The jury box is the most potent
agency In the administration OF Justice
In this country: 1t is absolutely con-
trolled by tho common people, and
from them its members are exclusively
derived. Why then Is the Jury system so
universally admitted to be VIGOROUSLY
inefficient? PUZZLED.
New York, January 10.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir,
There is a county In Texas called Deaf
Smith county. The vote there In 1912
was: Wilson, 22l; Taft. 2l; Roosevelt
%. Evidently II Is a good old orthodox
Democratic stronghold. but why she Deaf
Smth--and who was Deaf SMITH The
only two towns In It seem to be Hereford
and Dawn. Can you tell me anythins
more about this county with the inter
esting name? w, II. CARTER.
NEW YORK, January l6.
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II any one country In a heroic mood
reduced its ornaments. he tLord HAL
pANE1 said. 1t would probably have to
spend more money in regaining Its lost
ground than II II kept up to its original
standard.--From London despatch.
This Is a plain sum in rising prices
but was 1t in heroic or q selfish mood
that the peace advocates in Congress
voted two years running for one new
battleship?
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The resignation, with $685. on hand.
of the British special committee that
was to raise 100000 to prepare candi-
dates for the Olympic games will prob
ably be regarded as vindication Of the
position Of MIR. FREDERIC HARRISON, who
opposed the plan because 1t was tainted
with professionalism More likely 1t 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-17

NJ. BLERior, the ex-aviator and present
aeroplane manufacturer. has become a
candidate for the Chamber Of Deputies.
Was II not NJ. VspRiNEs who had the
same ambition and was beaten by a
clod Of a fellow who had never scared
into the ether?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-17

The result Of the international cutter
race between crews Of warships In the
harbor of Vera Cruz Is incomprehensible
to a good American. The finish was:
France. Spain, Germany. England. the
United States. Right under the eyes Of
the eXulting MeXicans too. For the
sake OF American prestige the race
must be rowed over again and the last
must be first.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-17

Senator BoRAH explained that with
100000 idle men on the Pacific coast II
was an opportunity for the Government
to develop public works and give men
ployment.-DcspdtchJ from Washtn0 ton.
In plain words, there Is more than
one way Of manufacturing prosperity.
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"Friend" sends 81 for Mrs. Murph'

"A Friend" sent SIS to THE SvN
Mrs. Murphy, SEQ East Forty-t'Nr.
street. whose recent letter 10 the S4'
ton Army was published In THr
The money was given To Mrs Mu'r
yesterday. She has four small chiIl'ri
and baby few days old llor '.''
band died six months ago, They l,'' N
one room.
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Pennsylvania Prosressivss closed their
conference. at which the 1914 campaign
was outlined.--HorrSsbur0 dsspafch.
Is not the country to be allowed to
see that outline? A silhouette Of the
Hon. WILLIAM FINN ID always WORTH
Of study II Il 10 q fair likeness.
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street. Strand.
Paris ONCE. 8 Rue de Ia Michodierc. OF Rue du
Cuatre Septcmbre.
Washing once, Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. iO8 Lving ston street.
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AS appears from the letter. the writer
and her two younger sisters were alone on
the farm at the time In a previous letter
by a member OF the family II WAS stated
that one of the real annoyances OF life
on the farm In question was the bowling
OF the wolves at night and the horrible
cries OF the deer when caught by them.
Az to the letter. the copy precisely
follows the original as to spelling. pune
tuation Except the addition OF periods
and commas in one or two instances),
paragraphing and all. Not word has
been changed.
1t may be interesting to readers Of THE
SUN, and particularly to the gentleman
engaged In impressing the elements of
literary table manners on the youthful
mind" at the Sheffield Scientific School.
New York, January l5 f. W. c.
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Parliament has not the right to sell
the people of Ulster into slavery.-The
Right Hon. ANDREW BoNAR Law.
For a Canadian Scot Mr.. Law Is I'M
warrantably emotional.
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II oU, friends uho fnsor US nth manuscripts and
GiUstr0iions for publication irish TO hare reJecied
ARTICLES reItncd hcy niusi IN all eases send stamps
for that purpose.
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The East River was frozen over and
many persons crossed It on the ice In the
blizzard Of 1883.
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walking Across the East River.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS--Sr. ! claim
to have walked across the East River dur
ing the blizzard OF lsss, II Is In dispute
whether the East River was frozen over
since 1876. HAIRY LEONARD.
NEW YORK, January 49,
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to be explained by lack Of interest in
sports which are more than two years
remote and in which Englishmen cam
not expect to win first place.
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The Position af n SCHOLAR.

Father-po you stand at the head OF the
class
Tommy--No, pa; l head at the foot OF
the class
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ThOse Girls.

Stella--Men bore me In the long run.
Bella--Of course. dear. II they make &
away from you.
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Published daily. Including Sunday. by the Sun
Printing and Publishing Association at 10 Nassau
street. In the Borough OF Manhattan. New York.
President and Treasurer. william c. Reick. 40
Eassau street: Nice-Prcsidcnt. Edward =. Mitchell.
40 Nassau street: Secretary. {. L. Luxton. 10
Nassau street.
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All checks. money orders. &c. to be made pay
able TO THE Sun.
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..rhe Common People" In the Jury Box.

New YORK, January IS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29
MONEY TALKS AGAIN.

"The Democratic voters" says the
Loveland Herald, showed good judg-
ment in picking from the four candi-
dates running in the primary election
Ed Brake, for secretary of state, an
experienced man of strong convictions
and whose honesty and integrity have
never been questioned. We can safely
depend upon his sound judgment in
other matters affecting the taxpay-
ers of the state. We want no expert
ments in this office and the Demo-
Gratis made no mistake in picking Ed
Brake as their candidate"
We quite agree with the Herald in
one statement Mr.. Brake will not
be an experiment. We all know in
advance just wot sort Of a secretary
he will make; we know who his ad-
visers will be and TO what purpose
he will use all the patronage at his
command by virtue of the office.
The support of Ed Brake by the
Loveland Herald is the eronwing dis
grace of the campaign. 1t means
that the Herald has been bought
body, soul and breeches-by Brake
and Jim Pearce for the sake of thf
thirty pieces of silver they have tc
offer.
1t is not Mr.. Brakes money which
has bought the Herald's support fol
an anarchist: it is the money of th'
people of the state Of Colorado, dis
tributed by Jim Pearce, secretary o.
state. and Ed Brake, his deputy Ia
bor commissioner, so that, by Brake'i
election they may trade Offices ant
both remain in responsible state of
tfces.
A dirty deal, conceived and execut
ed by dirty politicians and brought t.
pass by the greed of newspaper own
ers.-Fort Collins Review.