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The Marching Worm .

The army worm, which has been
devastating extensive areas in rural
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jer-
sey, has secured Long Island and is
now reported from Connecticut farms
and Harlem grass plots, is the larva of
noctuld moth: the common variety in
the Northern States is Leucanla uni
puncta. Its popular name derived from
its unpleasantly effective habit of
marching in large. well ordered com
panles, sometimes twelve or fourteen
feet long and two or three inches wide.
The individual In this rank and file of
itincrant dcpredators Is nm inch and a
half long. He does not clrcumnavi-
gate, but surmounts obstacles with
straightforward, up and over progress
sion. lie climbs walls. hut had rather
climb cornstalks or potato stems; and
when his trail lies over vegetable sur
faces he devours as he goes. sparlng
! little but stalks and the veins of leaves
He leaves lawn looking like an over
grown dirt tennis court. You fight him
with sprays; you shunt him off from n
threatened area with meats of oil. He
is kin to the climbing cut worm; is
striped in black. yellow and green. The
moth is dull brown, with white spot
| in each fore wing. One branch of his
| family Is a cotton ravager. called the
cotton worm; the corn worm of the
| North.
The army worm has nm ichneumon
parasite, Opinion purgatum. AS the
"host" Increases in number, so does the
destructive parasite. Good hunting to
you, Opinion!
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REST FROM LOGOMACHI.
No More shall Gyascutian Controversy
spit Ncrmontane Wclkins.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir. The
Eydscutus is even Yet at large and sub
mitteth not himself unto wholesome re-
straint, lie rageth even as the heather
do rage His roaring is as the roaring
OF Bchcmoth, and his regurgitation like
that OF Lcviathan The thunder of his
bcliuWlngs Ctuseth trembling. and the
snortiugs Of his nostrls makeih afraid.
lie splitteth initiatives like AS when one
hcweth and splttcth wood he cricth
aloud "Ha! Ha!" Even 50 aforctime
did the fathers, and shall We their chill
dron and the fruit OF their loins do other
wise?
lie hreakcth the languages so that not
90 much as a shard rcmaineth wherewlth
one may take fire from the hearth yea,
there rcmlineth no piece large enough
| for a man 10 scratch himself withall lie
| tak-th his stand with the simple spoilers,
and his portion Is with them that know
not how one letter joincth unto another
to make word. His anger Is kindled
against Goold Brown; against Lindley
/ Murray and the grammaridns his ud!g-
nation waNoth abundantly. His eyes
swell with madness and are Redeemed as
when one dyeth wool. He speaketh
against tn" grammariIns he moutheth
/ great swelling words against them. "Ie
are d. sp!sed and ye shall be slain, all the
/ sort of you Yea, with a mighty Staying
| shall We die and fan upon the edge of
/ the sword. The mouth Of Sheol is en-
/ largcd, and We shall go down into Tophet.
! In Gehenna shall there be a sizzling and
/ frying even as the sizzling and frying OF
/ the fat OF unclcan beasts" Thus gnash-
eth he upon them until the going down
| of the sun.
/ But he that dwelleth In the Green
/ Mountains resteth secure h meath the
shadow of the Mount of Furke. lie jeer-
/ eth upon the man of violent verhiage, and
/ laugheth to scsfn him whose outpourinGs
| of words is rs Passumsic when he now-
eth IN his strength. Yea, Mansfield catch
| eth the sound OF his laughter and Hing
! eth II even unto jay, and the little hills
/ rejoice with the noise thereof, and the
| exclamation is AS the cldpplng of hands.
And the land had rest forty years
JoHN &. STEPHENSON
LYNpo NvlLLE, Vt. July 81.
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On the Black List.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: Per-
init me to call your attention to the gem
eral use In this country OF some improper
forms for some English words which II
would be well TO check before It goes any
further | shall mention only two of the
most conspicuous, "Argentin!an' and san
itarium."
There should he no such word as Ar
gentinian." The country to which II IS
supposed to refer Is Argentina or the Ar
gentine Republic. The people of the coun-
try are Argrntincs, and the adjective TO
apply to anything relating 10 the country
is argentine" one might as well say
"Germanian" instead OF German"
with regard to "sanItarium." 1t should
suffice to refer TO the Century Dictionary,
in which the only "dennition" OF II Is
IAN improper form OF sanator!um,"
New YORK, July 90, j. \. WARDEN.
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TIGGING AT THE CHAM.
4 SuiIcn slave or the Ruling sex GROWS
Nuttcrs and SpluttcrS.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Sir; In n
letter TO THE SUN from Linden. y. J.. a
female school teacher states that after
"close observation" OF eighteen years she
docs mot hesitate TO affirm" that the mas
culine mind Is many, many times inferior
to the feminine mind.
She Is right. II the male were not in
ferlor there would he no immune female
murderers. no miltants. fcm.nists. upl!ft-
ers new thoughtists no privileged. ruling.
enthrOncd. arrogant SEX and especially
no female school teachers, for whose edu-
cation and upkeep he pays. But hc fol-
lows the chain. hat and purse In hand,
happy 10 be allowed his Inferior life.
a lady told me the other day that she
considered Mrs, -, who founded a new
religion" greater than julius Caesar.
And when ! humbly remarked that julius
was the man of destiny that If he had
not recovered in time from his cpileptic
attack TO repulse the barbarians in the
last decisive battle we would be to-day
eating with our fingers, and civilization
would have been thrown back one or two
thousand years. and she remarked with
dignity 81 don't care, | don't believe in
wars" then | was convinced.
Walking down the street 7 heard an
honest workingman say. women are born
bug and grow worse and worse" | had
him arrested Immediately. s. o, S.
NEW YORK, July 23.
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4 Vain incubation.

Dr ELSIE T.. TRAP of the University
Of Michigan has or Is said 10 have dis
covered an anti'nicotine serum. Inocu-
lated Herewith, the worshipper Of the
holy weed closes all desire to smoke"
With respect, the genuine Virginians,
the children of smoke, the brethren Of
RALEIGH, defy all chemistry or alchemy,
science or medicine or art magic, to
wean them from that breast of con
temptation and that milk Of felicity:
plant divine of rarest virtue.
Blisters on the tongue would hurt you q
Get a nicotine serum, II you will
lab it into little RoBERT REED. See II
Dr. PEAsE could resist 1t. The blcst
Tobacco boys the fraternity OF cap
nophilistS. will not fJrswcar their rites
Is Dr, TRAP a fumiste?
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,ble Democratic LAWYERS mon the For.

able Democratic lawyers upon the For
eign Relations Committee, including
Mr.. STONE himself, BENJAMIN +.
SnuvELY, JAMES =. CLARK, JAMES A.
O'GoRMAN, JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS and
CLAUDE a. SWANSON. Colonel RoosE-
WELT Is private citizen and the learned
senators on that account ought not to
he afraid of him. Are they afraid Of
his information? 1t has been objected
that Colonel RoosEvELT's purpose is to
make political capital out of an en-
counter with the committee. Is it not
reasonable to believe that he Is more
interested in protecting his reputation
as President Of the United States than
in putting the Wilson Administration
in hole? lie might not be loath to
do that, as the Colombian treaty in its
present form Is reflection upon his
Administration, but he may be allowed
to have pride in his own policy and a
desire to vindicate 1t by an appeal to
facts within his knowledge.
The committee would make tactical
mistake If It refused to hear Colonel
ROOSEVELT. Public opinion would con
denim Senator STONE and his associates
and Colonel ROOSEVELT would score n
victory over the Administration by de-
fault. AS ex-Presidcnt OF the United
States claiming intimate and exclusive
knowledge affecting the treaty 1he has
a moral right TO make his personal
statement. and II the Senate wants all
the facts on the record Colonel RoosE-
WELT should be welcomed TO the COM
mittee room. not obstructed in a
Legitimate purpose. by all means let
him be heard. Let 1t not he said that
Democratic Administration rejects
his offer OF public usefulness and
cvades the issue he has raised.
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"a SLIGHT PRETExT."
Tho Government and the New Haven
Hallway Company.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Our
psychologlcally gifted President has
"decreed" that the refusal of the New
Haven directors to sacrifice still fur
ther the property OF their stockholders,
In obedience to the behest of the State
OF Massachusetts, is only slight pre-
text"
What are the facts in the case? In
June, 1907. control of the Boston and
Maine was announced, through an ex-
change OF stock, share for share.
In July of the same year Massachu-
sets forbade merger of the two roads
prior to July /, 1908.
In May. 1908. Roosevelt through his
Attorney-General "butted into" the sit
uation tpolitlcs). In June, 1909, Taft
through his Attorney General. Wicker
sham, "butted out"
In 1913 Wilson, through his Attor-
ney-General. McReynolds, butts in'
again tmore politics..
The New Haven road, TO save itself
from suit, agrees with McReynolds 70
disrupt itself
Then the State Of Massachusetts tacks
on new proviso TO the agreement
which alters the conditions under which
that agreement can be successfully car
ricd out.
The New Haven directors refuse "a
bc sandbaggcd, and !. for one, speak
ins both as lawyer and a stockholder,
applaud and uphold their action.
Is McRcynolds any better constitu-
tional lawyer than Wickersham? one
decides the merger Is contrary to this
precious sherman act. The other de-
Cided II was not
Is President Wilson any "brainier"
than President Hadley? ono decides
that the prcteXt is a slight one. The
other by his act has decided that IL is
a valid one.
Has 1t come to this, that our prop
erty rights are to depend on the mere
SAY So OF IA Government official?
Let the courts decide ;he matter.
That Is what they are here for.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON.
LiTCHrlELp, Conn. July %.
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The SN as Navy.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN-Sir; Now
that our invitation to the Swiss navy
appears TO be chargeable to Secretary
Daniels, It's origin II perhaps clearer Mr.
Daniels may have read Ybarra's
"Davy Jones's Yarns" published in 1908,
and understood them to he historical, hav-
ing failed to note certain nippancy in
their character. In Yarn one (of the
Icecrcamberg) Davy and Dog Watch are
rescued by the timely arrival of the Swiss
navy:
II was the Swiss Atlantic Fleet, sure as
I'm alive
A boat put off from the Mont Blanc. the
flagship grim and grand,
And the Swiss Admiral arrived and shook
me by the band.
lie was n kind faced little chap In Alpine
forgery,
With Just a touch--not very much--sus
gestive Of the sen,
II this he the correct Interpretation Of
the case we may expect the early intro
duction into our navy of the great Swiss
battle Buns" H. w.
NEW YORK, July 20.
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Mr.. Roosevelt should BE Heard

What Is the objection To Colonel
RoosEvEITs appearance bhfor" the For
eign Relations Committee OF the Senate
to oppose ratification of the proposed
treaty with Colombia? lie is certainly
the greatest living authority in this
country upon the events that led TO the
secession of Panama and the Panama
Canal convention. In his letter to
Chairman SroNr Colonel RoosEyELT
offers to answer any questions that
your body or the members of your body
choose Ia put to me- In other words,
he is willing To submit to cross cXami-
nation upon his acts as President he
fore, during and after the revolution
in the State of Panama.
If President RoosEvELT's policy was
vulnerable in any particular, surely
there would be an opportunity to con.
found him In tho part Of asslilant ot
, the Administration There are some
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An Admircr or Huerta.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir' The
American public in general does not seem
to be aware Of the following facts:
I. on November 90. 1918, the Mexican
Congress declared the Congressional cleo
tons OF October 20 to be valid. ON the
other hand they nulliied tho election OF
President Huerta and Nice-prosidout
banquet as being unconstitutional al
though the Congress said they obviously
were the "choce OF an overenthusiastic
people"
2 on November 90. 1919, the Mexican
Congress declared that the next PresI-
dental election would take place In July,
1914
g. About the same time Huerta publicly
announced that he would under no condi-
tion continue In office as provisional Presi-
dent after July. 1874,
Don't YOU think that Mr. Huerta put
one over" on Washington even unto his
last move? GRINGo.
NEW YORK, July 90.
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We give a heartfelt sympathy TO
the intention, II not thoroughgo going
approval TO the literary workmanship
OF these lnes
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: How
about Il
Has the weather reforned7 I doubt II.
old Humidity. formerly Mugginess.
Fills my heart and tho world with buggi-
ness
Twelve million curses OF utmost rabidity
ity
With which regard the return OF Hu-
mildly
''USTvERstrY OF VIRGINIA.
NEW York, July 80"
Why not have an interstate weather
commission?
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Public opinion must be suspended in
che case of Secretary GCNTHER OF the
American Legation at Christlania. He
says in his own defence that he did not
assault the harbormaster either con-
struotively or verbally. but protected
an invalid woman from his brusque
of'iciousness. Inquiry may show that
while Mr.. GrNTHER was wanting in the
punctilious respect given by Christian
fans to their harbormaster. the story
OF a diplomatic indlscrction was highly
and artfully colored.
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The TarrIng OF Human.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: II II
is true that Mr.. Human sought Colonel
Rooscvelt's approval before determining
10 be u candidate OF the Republican party
for Governor some of us lifelong Republi-
cans will not be able to vote for him. Mr..
llinman has done some good things. but
we cannot accept any candidate that is
tarred with the Roosevelt stick.
by the way, II tho Colonel wishes for
the Presidential nomination in 1915 ne
should seek il at the hands of the Demo
cratic party. lie has performed vastly
more service for that party than for the
Republican party. II, ].
New YORK, July %
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Baseball players are neither miners,
hod carriers. nor ditch diggers. BASEBALL
players are professional men. and pro-
ftssional men do not strkc.-JOHN X.
TENER, Governor OF Pennsylvania, prcSi-
dent OF the National League Of baseball
clubs.
As much respect is due 70 miners,
hod carriers and ditch diggcrs ms TO
baseball players IL may be observed
that II baseball players should acquire
the habit of striking they would soon
dig their own graves.
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Surrogate Fowler reversed YESTERDAY
decision he made on Tuesday cNeup'.'t
the estate OF the late supreme co.
Justice Henry Bischoff from a ,rdrE'
tax on tho statement Of the eN""ur
James s Mcug that Justice BischoN liI
debts Of s99,7S0 and assets of only Sl-
7S9 Tho Surrogate said he would ar
point an appraiser to value tho cste @
before he decided tho application
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. You
have been in the habit Of referring to
"Ross Tweed" BOSS Murphy" Boss
Barnes" Boss Pcnrosc," sc, why do
YOU not drop the title colonel" and refer
to Boss Rnosevclt"? The former title
was conferred many years ago, but the
newer title would seem 10 conform more
to his present activities, 7, G. w.
NEW YORK, July 49,
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Onlcial Wrath and soft Answer.
By this time the complicated affairs
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad should have reached
a stage where calm counsel and dellb-
crate action are possible. Whatever
efforts TO redress the past are made
should be undertaken with sensitive
respect for the interests of investors
who have already suffered enough; for
New England, which cannot benefit
from a further impairment of the po-
sition of its greatest corporate prop
erty. and for the financial community
In general. which has been sufficiently
harassed by various breakdowns OF
corporate enterprise and needs re-
cuperatiye period free from political
incendiarism in order to institute proc
esses designed for the rehabilitation of
values.
We understand that such consider
ate regard for the future influences both
Acknowledgement MCREYNoLDs and
President WILSON in dealing with the
anmates the present board OF New
Haven directors After all the storms
of political denunciation which have
kept New Haven conditions in n tur-
moi it would seem that the managers
of that unfortunate corporation are en-
titled to the indulgence Of such CON
slderate regard while they seek to do
that with the New Haven and its pos
sessions which public opinion seems to
exact of them. We cannot accordingly
understand the violent charges of BAD
faith which the President and the At.
torney General have directed at the
New Haven board.
Full faith and credit must be given
10 the utterances of both sides as an
indication of honest opinion. The men
who are representing the owners of the
New Haven property and are trying 10
rcadjust 1t to the terms of new con
ception of corporate relations, eSpe-
cially those who have been in charge OF
the recent negotiations with the Gov
eminent, are Of as honorable repute as
w y
eral McREYNoLDs themselves. In the
light of the two explanatory statements
which JAMES II. llUsTIs the president
of the New Haven system, issued on
Wednesday night, one addressed TO the
public and one To the New Haven stock
holders. It is difficult to the point of
impossbility to see why the attitude
Of the New Haven board should. have
been Assailed with such official heat as
characterized the governmental CORE
spondence that was published twenty
four hours earlier.
In that correspondence the New
Haven directors stood accused of repu-
dating the company's compact with the
Federal Department of Justice to con
duct as speedily ms possible Il whole
sale disintegration of the New Haven
consolidation OF railroad, steamship
and trolley lines held officially to be in
violation of the antitrust law. Presl-
dent WILSON, in authorizing and re-
guessing Mr.. MCIiEYNoLDs to proceed
against the New Haven In civil and
pact had been abandoned, asserted that
the failure" of the directors "tO carry
out an agreement deliberately and sol
EMMY entered into was 10 him "incX-
plcablc and entirely without justtica.
ton II has been seen. as In the case
Of the Jones appointment to the Fed
eral Reserve Board, how Mr.. WILSON
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To MnIlc nuNcrs IlnN.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: Buy
crs Of woollen cloth want 10 get busy 50
as to keep the woollen mills busy. The
woollen min in this city is having It's
business slackenlng up. The operatives
want work Therefore the woollen trad,
wants 20 get busy and buy woollon CLOTH
30 as to keep the mills going. When trad,
slackcns then Is the time to stir it up and
make buyers buy and sell the CLOTH
MILL OPERATIVE.
PUTNAM. Conn. July 90.
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The story that the ex-Mlnlster to
Greece has been rebuffed by the author
tiles of Santa Quaranta, who want him
to keep out of Albanian affairs, is re-
specially referred TO the horse ma
rines. During n long public career the
Hon. GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS has never
been conscious of n rebuff.
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To THE EpITOR or THE SuN--Str: !
am not much Of a betting man, but !
am ready to bet dollar 10 "A cook 10
that Samuel Walker Mccall, the candidate
of the Republicans and Independents for
Governor Of Massachusetts, will wipe Gov
ernor David l. Walsh on the map next
November. Incidentally, the Wilson tail
will go with the Walsh hide,
BOSTON, July 20. IL. w 4,
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II was hard lines for an elderly man
in blue and braid to no arrested on a
Paris boulevard for saying that he was
"a Swiss Admiral on his way to Amer
lea" Such an intelligent person. evil
IDENTIFY n reader of the newspapers,
might have been half seas over, but he
could not have been insane. as the po-
lice declared him 20 be. Has Secretary
DANIELS or our state Department no
responsibility in the premises?
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e5S. were all Caldwellers by birth, and
all but one live in the town now. Among
them the twelve have piled up 1896
years. and may many more be added
unto them. But alas for the moderns;
1t takes a company OF seniors to beat
Father MErHusELAH.
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What would the papers have had TO
talk about this summer had they not had
MELLEN and the New Haven to make
front page sensations ?--CIARLEs S.
MELLEN
Mr.. MELLEN Is self-conscious. There
has been an embarrassment OF riches.
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To ruE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir, Some
men arc horn that way, some achieve n,
some have n thrust upon thcm Hut how
can N. n cure, NJ. u, Of Weston, W. Va
escape II, after having been horn, christened
and deRreed for it7 EDGAR HAMMOND.
NEW YORK, July 81.
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NEW HAYES. July 23,--About $50 m
Of the Naval Mllt,l of Connecticut
started in the hattlrshp Rhode Island 10
day for fifteen days cruise to IlalttA'
The Rhode Island and Maine Naval MILK
tia will be taken aboard,
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II the army worm Is devastating. the
blue crabs are taking hold in the
creeks. channels and bays of the north
ern coast. 1t is great sport; also 1t re-
duces the cost Of living. Nature is al
ways ready with compensations.
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London once Enngham House Arundel
nrsst. Strand.
Paris once Rue de la Michodiere OH
Rue du ouatre septemore.
Washington once. IIibbs Buildins
np,oklyn ofios, ZOE Livingston street.
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fScuv Sriends scho favor ~ ioifh manuscripts
and trusfynsions for Publication 0ish 10 have
rejected articles returned they must IN al cases
send stamps for that purpose.
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For men rebels there is no persecution,
but n conference with the King; for
women rebels no conference with the
King, but heavy, wind ctive sentences and
ruthless rearrests.--MtSs BEATRICE HAIR
RApEN.
HysterlG, not logic.
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That was party ~ hale Youngsters
which II man in GROVER CLEvELAND's
town OF Caldwell gave on the eighty
third anniversary of his birthday. His
eleven guests, with a cotaDined age OF
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Late this afternoon the Federal troops
were stlll holding Nochimllco, n suburb
city Of MCrico despatch.
No mean feat obviously.
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The cup challenger Is sailing grandly
Wireless from the Erin
Let her sail Grandly while she may
No good American will begrudge sham
rock ". speed under her jury rig
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Readers Of THE suN leaving town for the
summer months can have the daily and sun
day and evening editions delivered to them
In any part ot this country or Europe on
the terms stated above. Addresses changed
~ often as desired. order through news
dealer or directly Of Publication once, tele-
phone 200 Beekman.