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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
CHANGES IN SHIPPING BILL.
President May Convert Naval
Auxiliaries "a Use Of Trade,

WASHINGTON. Sept AT a meeting
to-day of the House Committee on Mer-
chant Marine the finishing touches were
put on the Administration shipping bill
The report on the measure will be filed to-
morrow and debate on il will he begun in
the House next week.
Two amendments were adopted author
ling the President to use naval auXiiaries
for trade purposes and to take merchant
men owned by the proposed Government
corporation and convert them into naval
vessels. The text of the amendment
follows:
section s--That the President Of the
United states Is hereby authorized to
charter lease or transfer such naval
auxlinrics now belonging to the naval
establishment OF the United States as are
suitahl-. for commercial use and which
are not required for use In the navy In
time of peace, and vessels now owned
and operated by the Panama Railroad
Company. to any corporation now or
hereafter organized as in this act provided.
upon such terms ana conditions as the
President of the United States shall pre-
scribe.
THE vessels purchased or constructed
by tn. United States through the shipping
board with the approval Of the President
of the United States, shalt hc OF IA type,
as far as the commercial requirements OF
the foreign trade of tho United states
may permit. suitable for use as naval
/ auxiliaries In the naval establishment OF
the United States.
section 9--That the President OF the
| United States shall at any time have the
right, upon giving written notice OF his
! intention to the corporation using the YES
sells under tho provisions Of this act, 10
take possession for USE ~ naval auNn-
iaries in the United states navy or for
other purposes, OF any vessels used by
such corporation at "A reasonable price or
rental"
President Wilson signed "A proclamation
to-day giving effect 10 the law recently
passed by Congress removing restrictions
on the admission of foreign built ships
In American registry. The way Is thus
open for vessels owned by American M
diylduals or corporations now living Tor,
.ign Hags 10 take American registry anc
begin the transportation OF Amorica'
products over sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05

British war vessels In these waters fo
the last twenty-five years. denied ycster.
DAY that he had sent or taken ans pr,
visions or other supplies to the Essex .r
the Suffolk or any other British cruis,-
since the war began. Information whi.l
leaked out from wireless station near
New York was TO the effect that % mo.
sage to MIR HUNT from the Suffolk on
September by way Of the Maroon.
wireless station at Siascnnset Mas. N.
dictated that he had arranged TO send
supplies to the SUFFOLK.
In the Suffolk message Mr. Hunt pas
asked to bring provisions. iuclud' ,
fresh beef, and newspapers 20 a pu'i'
two miles south Of the Ambrose lEhtsh.
at II o'clock the following morning \.
cording to the Information Of the staff.
which intercepted this message, raj.
was sent from the olympic io tho Suno'
on S,srember . as the Cunarder pass
out Tho message was signed "liun'
and said that he would meet the Sufol
Mt 3 o'clock In the afternoon. having bee
there in the morning
81 received message and sent one
aaid Mr. Hunt Yesterday" hut 7 give W.
my word OF hcSor that no provisions hay
been put on board any British war vsss
through me since the war began. ! nigt
have been down near the lightship .
September 2 hut n was 7 did not -
the Suffolk or any other warship. m
have not seen any since the war r.
last vessel supplied was the kc'a
which brought Mr.. Reid's body here.
am now awaiting orders have sur
piled the British naval vessels In the
waters for twenty-five years. and that
why a vessel near this port would en-
upon me for supplies"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
Wilson'S War Tax Message
Is Appeal for $500, 900, 900
Presidents Address Is Received With Great Applause but
Opposition Develops in Congress to
the Plans of Leaders.
SHARP FIGHT AGAINST RAILROAD TICKET TAN

whether for long periods or for short.
there IL the same objection. These are
not the circumstances, this Is. at this
particular moment and In this par
ticular exigency, not the market
to borrow large sums of money.
What we are seeking Is TO ease and
assist every financial transaction, not
to add a single additional embarrass-
ment to the situation. The people OF
this country are both Intelligent and
profoundly patriotic. They are ready
to meet the present conditions in the
right way and TO support the Govern
ment with generous self-denial. They
know and understand. and will be in
tolerant only OF those who dodge re-
sponsibility or are not frank with them
Mus, "Pay the BiIi."
The occasion is not OF our own max
ing. We had no part In making II.
But II is here. IL affects us as directly
and palpaby almost as If we were par
Elephants in the circumstances which
gave rise TO It. We must accept the
inevitable with calm judgment and un-
ruffled spirits, like men accustomed "a
deal with the unexpected, habtuated "a
! take care OF themselves, masters ot
their own affairs and their own fortunes
I We shall pay the bill. though we did
not deliberately incur it.
In order to meet every demand upon
the Treasury without delay or perad-
venture and in order to keep the Treas.
ury strong. unquestionably strong. and
strong throughout the J.. sent ankle.
ties, respectfully urge that an add.
tional revenue of s100.000.000 be raised
/ through internal taxes devised in your
/ wisdom 20 meet the emergency. TIL,
only suggestion I take the liberty 81
making is that such sources Of revenu,
I be chosen as will begin to yield at once
and yield with certain and constan
flow.
II cannot close without expressing
the confidence with which ! approach
n Congress with regard to this or an!
] other matter. which has shown so un
firing a devotion to public duty. which
has responded to the needs OF the ma
ton throughout long season despit
inevitable fatigue and personal saCr!
flee. and so large proportion OF who's
members have devoted their whole tim
and energy to the business of the coun
try"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05

TO FREE PRIZE CARGOES.
britain Plans Important step to Aid
Trade with Neutrals.

AsHrNoTos, Sept. 4.--The British Gov
eminent through It's embassy here in
formed the State Department OF an i'm
portant step to encourage the continuance
of trade between Great Britain and neu-
trail Powers. especially the United States
The announcement as made public at the
State Department was as follows:
in order to prevent loss To subjects
OF neutral Powers and 20 encourage con-
tinuance OF trade. the British Govern
ment has taken steps to set free expedi.
ttously and without reference TO prize
courts as many cargoes as possible. even
though In some eases cargoes may be
liable In law to condemnation as "a prize
An executive committee with full powers
to deal such cases has been appointed -
There are now more than $50 German
vessels TO which this order will apply
The newly created committee will act as
speedily as possible on these cargoes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
AGAINST CLERGYMEN IN ARMY
Archbishop OF Cnnterbary Says
Positions Are IncompatibIe.

LONDON. Sept 4.--The Archbishop -
Canterbury has written letter to tn
diocesan Bishops expressing the opinion
that clergymen of the ChtAch OF England
should not enlist as combatants in n,
war The Archbishop's letter was written
after he had received queries from n
large number OF the younger clorgyner
He says:
II have given careful consideration I.
the question. which some people feel j.
a very difficult one. BY every line %
thought have pursued am led to tho
conclusion that am right in maintaining
that the position of an actual combatan'
In our army Is Incompatible 10 the pos
ton OF one who sought and received ho
orders"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
BERLIN SEES CAPTURED GUNS.
Prize. Of War Exhibited at sedan
Day Festival.
BIZ THE SUNS aud London Daily Mats"
War Sorrice.

II =
War Service.
COPENHAGEN. Sept. Further ac-
counts have reached here Of the obscrv-
ance OF Sedan day IN Berlin last Tuesday.
From carly morning people fiocked to the
city to see captured French. English
Belgian and Russian guns exhibited IN
Inter den Linden, which was lined with
troops.
There was great procession. at the
head OF which marched the Osterode ba-
tailion OF the Iandsturm, all elderly men
who carried the first captured Russian
flag. II was merely stan decorated win
flowers and IA few fragments or yellow
stuff. the Russians having torn the coIors
To pieccs at the time OF their capture.
Russian guns drawn by Russian horses
followed. The Grenadier's band played
"Licb Vaterland' and there was much
| enthusiasm.
Among those killed In recent fighting
was Dr. Won Ewald. only son OF the
Hessian premier
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
HERRICK'S DECISION TO
STAY PLEASES FRENCH
Government Believes 1t Will
ReaSsure Those Who Are
Left Behind.

PARIS. September 4.
The Spanish Ambassador has received
Instructions to remain in Paris instead
Of going to Bordeaux. This IL due to
great extent to Ambassador Herricks
decision not to leave Paris. Many
Americans with whom THE Sun corre-
spondent has talked have determined
to remain on the assurance that the
Ambassador will be here. 1t also has
had great influence on American BUSH
ness houses In deciding to maintain
their Paris establishments.
In fact. without committing any in
discretion, II may be said that the fact
that the American Embassy is 90 re-
main In Paris has been extremely ac-
ceptable TO the Government from its
chief downward as a good factor in
tranquiliz.ng the fears naturally exist
ing among those left behind.
William q. Sharp. the new American
Ambas sador to France, arrived in Paris
at . o'clock this morning after an auto
mobile run from Havre. The trip from
Havre. arranged for Mr.. Sharp by friends
and 10y the American committee, lasted
twelve hours and was often interrupted
| by the challenge Of sentrIes.
Mr.. Sharp tells THE Sun corresponds
ent that he intends to delay the presen-
| tation OF his credentials to President
PoinCare for an indefinite time. until
I the present crisis has passed. Mean
while he will study the situation and
will search for "A house and make other
arrangements for his stay.
/ Max Nordau. tine writer. who is al
Austrian subject. has secured a permit
/ through Ambassador Herrick to go t.
Spain. lie previously had obtained per.
/ mission to remain in Paris.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS UP.
BETTER showing Made Yesterday
Than on Thursday.

Receipts AT the Custom House for
duties Yesterday were a little under the
receipts OF "A normal day before the war.
but the showing WAS better than on In"
day previous The toal yesterday was
s5iO,52l70, The Withdrawals OF goods
from the bonded warehouses amounted
Ito S2i6,0Slll, and the duties paid on
recent importations aggregated s294-
ii0.6S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
MPRET PAID NO SALARIES.
Protest From OmcisIs Led to De-
pnrturc Of Prince.
Special cabIe Despatch to TnE ST.

LoNpoN, Sept, f,--pespatches from Du-
razzo. Albania. say that before the Mpret,
Prince William Of WED, left that place he
conhded his powers TO the international
commission.
The event which led 10 the departure or
the Mprct from Duraxzo was demand by
numerous officials for the payment Of
their salaries Italian sailors were landed
to protect the Mprot and his consort. who
left the palace ~ & o'clock, as the i'ri1ce
had failed to produce the money for the
salaries demanded,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
5000 WOUNDED IN LYONS.
Death of Gen. PI-.si-r In That city
Is Announced.

PARIS Sept. Announcement was
made this evening that there are 5000
wounded men at Lyons at the present
time. Included in the number are three
Generals. The death Of Gen, Plessier
occurred to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
TO CLOSE EARLY IN LONDON.
Public Houses Cannot Remain 0peu
After ~ y. NJ.
specio, CobIt Despatch 10 Tur srN

LONDON, Sept, a.--From and after Mon
day all public houses viii close at II
T.. NJ An order in council was issued to
this effect to-day. The clubs will be
dealt with later.
Under the regulations in force before
the outbreak of the war public houses
remained open until / ~ NJ, clubs we're
open practically all night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
BRITISH GUARDS SURPRISED.
Learn of Enrmy's Position Only
when The, Hear challenge.
Spec,nI CahIe Desp0fch 10 Tnf s.

Npec,1I TdhTe UfsU0I0N 10 INV ~ y
LONDON, Sept A.-Thc DdHD T''o'
ornpn's correspondent explains that IN"
heavy losses suffered by the 'oldstream
Guards were due 20 thelr being sur
,n,nded at night by the Germans,
German officers challenge revealed
tho situation and the Guards ~ once
brought their Maxim guns into play,
The, killed large numbers Of the enemy,
the correspondent says, hut themselves
suffered heavily In officers ana men
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
FLOOD BELGIUM NEAR MALINES.
Brlgians Take Extreme Methods to
Hold Back Gcrmnns.

LoNpoN, Sept. 1.-THE correspondent Il
the Ddiiv Chronicle At Client saws that
the Belgians have flooded the countr,
about Malines tn hinder the advance II
the German artillery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
FIRST PRIZE COURT OPENED.
Twelve vessels Captured ny British
to he Disposed or.

to he Disposed or.
Special cable Despatch 10 THE srN.
LONDON, Sept 4.--The first prize court
held in England since the Crimean War
was opened to-day with list OF four
steamships and eight sailing vessels for
disposal. Sir Samuel Evans, president OF
the admiralty division, presided over the
court.
Tho Hrst case called was that OF the
1000 ton bark Chile Most OF the cases
were not defended
The North German Lloyd Company
gave out the following announcement yes
terday:
Phillip Heineken, director general Of
the North German Lloyd has been APP
pointed by the Kaiser as member of
the chief prize court of Germany. which
will dispose OF all the ships that fall into
German hands"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
ADMITS WORD TO SUFFOLK
nut ". n. Hunt Denies sending
FoodstufYs to Cruiser.

II n Hunt of l2S West Seventieth
street. who has looked after the needs or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
Opposed 10 borrowing.

And we ought not 10 borrow. We
ought to resort to taxation, however
we may regret Tn" necessity of putting
additional temporary burdens on our
people To sell bonds would be- to make
IA most untimely and unjustifiable de-
mand on the money market; untimely'
because this IL manifestly not the time
to Withdraw working capital from other
uses t. pay the Governments bills; I'M
unsuitable because unnecessary The
country is able To pay any just ana
reasonable taxes without distress. And
10 every other form OF borrowing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
A LITTLE BETTER

In our estimating depart
ment, in our purchasing de-
partment, in our chasing de-.
partment, In our contrast dc.
partmsnt, in our cost depart.
ment, in our engineering de.
partment, and on through all
Of the various departments
subsidiary or auxiliary to
those mentioned, we are for.
ever doing a little better, and
forever shifting our amti.
tions and our ideals another
notch ahead.
THOMPSON-STARRETT
COMPANY
Building Construction
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05

1t is generally accepted that long
investment of Paris IN unlikely as de-
manding too many troops. Jhat the
Germans will push the attack needless
of the cost in lives is held to be more
likely. \ third course would he TO
leave enough troops To hold the Garri-
son and try 10 terrorlze the population
nv bomhardmcnt from Xeppclins and
aeropancs while the main German
army tries To destroy the French armies
which Is the real object Of war,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
"WHY CAN'T | DO lTW THE AN.
SWER.

Spartan mothers, in order to stimu.
late their ambition, used to take
their boys to the Pantheon in Athens,
where their young imaginations
would be fired by the sight Of the
statues of the nations gods and
heroes. Standing before one of those
heroic marble figures, the mother
would tell the story Of the original,
while boyish hearts would sparkle
with awakened ambition under the in.
SEPARATION of her words. Many a oun
mind was thus fired to emulate the
hero that particularly appealed to
him.
No other one thing is of such pre-
cious help to a youth as to be con-
stantly stimulated along the line Of
his career, and nothing else will give
him such inspiration, nothing else is
SO ambition-rousing as the life-stories
of those who have accomplished
things under great difficulties.
Emerson says: 81 cannot even hear
Of personal vigor of any kind, great
power of performances, without fresh
resolution. . This is the moral
of biography"
Great inspiring life-stories of those
who have won and pushed their way
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

Booker T. Washington, in a letter
to the Negro people, makes these
timely suggestions:
There are 100000 colored fanil-
les who live on farms or in villages,
or small towns. OF this number. al
the present time, 100000 have no
pigs. / want to ask that each family
raise at least one pig this fall. Where
n or more pigs are already owned
l want to ask that each family raise
n additional pig this fall.
AS soon as possible, l want to ask
thai this plan be followed by the or
ganization of a pig club in every com
munity where one does not already
exist. / want to ask that the matter
be taken up at once through famil-
les, schools, churches. and societies,
farmers institutes, business leagues,
etc.
The average pig is valued at about
five dollars. If each family adds only
one pig, in a few months at the pres
ent prices for hogs, $40 would be add
ed to the wealth of the owner, and
S14,OO0,000 to the wealth of the col
ored people. If each family adds two
pigs, 1t would have in a few months
$40 more wealth, and $2S, 900, 900
would be added with which to pro-
mote the welfare of the race during
the money stringency created by the
European war"
The pig club" idea is one that the
Negroes of the South should embrace.
At this time all farmers of the South
are discussing the problem which an
enforced reduction of the cotton area
has precipitated, and it is generally
agreed that hogs and the feed crops
necessary to maintain them will be
the most profitable substitute for cot
ton. There is no doubt that the
white farmers will as far as possible
pay more attention to hogs hereafter
than they ever have before, and the
Negro farmers are just as much inter-
ested in the hog question as others.
The Negro farmers have made
much progress during the past quar-
ter OF a century, but they have usual
ly suffered from the same causes
which have impoverished the white
farmers, the chief of which is the fail
ure to raise on the farm what is con-
sumed at the farm table. Out of the
present dilemma the South ought to
emerge the greatest me%at-producing
region of the world, and this OBJ
jective will certainly be reached if the
100000 Negro families take Wash
ington's advice and organize pig clubs
in every village and farm community.
The South will have all her agricul.
tural problems pretty well settled
when the southern farmers live at
home 1t will be the most prosper.
GUS region of the United States, and
we shall soon see the end of the ten
ant system, the credit system and all
the old systems which have kept so
many thousands approximations
ton Post.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14

The number of Negroes in the Unit
ed States proper in 1910 was 9,S27,763
compared with 1888, 994 in 1900, or an
increase of 1913 ,769, a preliminary re.
port of the census bureau
In 1910 Negroes formed 20.7 per cent
of the total population, as against ILL.,
per cent in 1900. The increase for the
decade was 11.2, compared with 20 &
per cent among the native whites and
of SO.1 per cen among the foreign.
born whites.
OF a total of 1858 counties in the
United States there were only 10 in
which there were no Negroes. and
there were SO counties in 1910, as
against 90 counties in 1900, in which
rs per cent of the population was Ne.
gro.
OF the total number of Negroes fen
years of age and over, 2,227,73t. or
3O.4 per cent, were reported as illit.
crate. The percentage of i~lliteracy de.
creased from ST. in 1890 to 3O,4 in
1910.
The total value of farm property on
Grated by Negroes was $1,144.181.O 900.
as against $499.9 41 900 in 1910. The
death rate among them in the regis.
tration area was 25.5 for 1000. as
against 29.4 in 1900.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
The Bauer of Austria,

The most interesting of Austrian
types and the backbone of the dual
monarchy, is the Bauer" In social
rank he occupies somewhat the same
position as the old English yeoman,
farming his own land, and in many
cases enjoying a far more substantial
fortune than the nobility. The bauer"
has a strict social code of his own,
mixing neither with the laborers on
one hand o the ~arlstocracy on the
other, is apparently quite content with
his lot, and takes pride in his ability
to provide almost all the n-ecessaries
OF life from the productions of his own
land, even, in many cases, growing the
fax from which his womenfolk weave
all the household clothing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14

Its gables. It was on this very bal.
cony that Lady Mary Stuart sat with
her bridegroom, Argyll, when gallant
Montrose was brought by in a gallows.
cart with his hands tied. The cart
was stopped so that Argyll might gaze
upon his enemy; but when Montrose
turned and stared at him Argyll shift
ed his eyes. not daring ever then to
look him In the face. That was in
1850. Ten years later Argyll passed
this same house himself on his way
to the gallows.
Cromwell put up in this old house.
Q~ueensberry house, nearby, has tragic
memories of its own, but is haunted
by one dear ghost-that third duchess
who was Prior's Kitty aur fair" and
who was gracious to a company which
included the poet Gay.
High Street Now a Stun.
There are famous characters to meet
in memory to the left and right of one
all the way along the Canongate and
the old High street, in every close
with its narrow entry leading to the
lands" behind-those tall white
houses built like fortresses and dense
ly crowded, which held within a small
area all that is famous and noble and
memorable in the story of old Edin-
burgh. 1t is a slum now, where tat
tered garments hang out to dry, where
poverty is naked in crowded tene.
ments, from which on days of royal
progress, whenever a carriage passes.
there swarms out a legion of "barft
BARNS" with shrill cheers and futter-
ing rags, but where, in days gone by,
the wit and fashion and rank of Edin-
burgh were closely housed.
In Lady Stairs close the countess
who gave her name to the place kept
up great state in a little fiat, after
the unhappy days of her married life,
when her first husband threatened to
cut her throat with his rapier, and her
second husband struck her with his
fist. She was the leader of fashion
in Edinburgh when Lady Mary Wort
ley Montagu came to record her i'm
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
Volcanoes Good Fertilizer PLANTS.

A Swiss scientist has discovered
that the ashes which still largely cover
the buried cities of Herculaneum and
Pompeii contain large quantities of
potash and clay, from which an excel.
lent agricultural fertilizer can be OBJ
tanned. The whole region is very rich
in potash, and it is said the Italian
government is seriously intending to
organize the exploitation of "Vesu-
Wan Mines"