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FOREIGN SMUGGLING
INQUIRIES CHECKED
Court Says Government Cannot
Force Papers From Abroad
to Be Produced.
FIRMS WELCOME DECISION
Ruling Follows Effort to Com.
pei Company to Show Checks
Held in France.

A decision that seriously AFT, m.
freedom OF United States customs agent,
In investigating smuggling cases abroad
and affords protection that win h.
welcomed by firms doing an interna,ioo,,
banking business was handed down YES.
terday in the Dolan case by the Boston
Circuit Court of Appeals. A decision
OF the United States District Court in
Boston sentencing Henry Munroe o. ,h,
city to ten days In Jail and n fine q,
$3.50 for refusing to produce checks Fled
with his firm In Paris by Miss Doan
OF Brookline, Mass, was reversed and
the principle was established that no firm
In this country which IL subpmnaed 10
produce documents in possession Of ia
partners In a foreign country Is obliged
to produce them.
Miss Dolan. a dressmaker. was accused
by the customs authorities OF having
made fraudulent entries last year. and
Henry Munroe OF Munroe & Co. bankers
of New York and Paris. was summoned
to produce checks paid by her 20 the
French firms from which she had bought
the goods. He refused on a plea OF pro-
code under which his partners operated
and was sentenced for contempt OF court
The Judge in his opinion stated that the
defendant In an effort to shelter his
client had not made every reasonable
effort 10 induce his partners In Parts to
comply with the request Upon motion
OF Henry S. Stern of Rushmore, Bisbes
& Stern of this city. Mr.. Munores
counsel, an appeal was made on writ Of
error to tho Circuit Court OF Appeals
Thereupon Mr.. Munroe, In order to pro.
duce evidence of his efforts to get tbs
papers for the United States customs OH
cials made a tender to United States Dis
trict Attorney Asa L. French to pay the
costs for any counsel the District Attor.
ney might select to proceed against Miss
Dolan in the French courts to compel her
to allow the account TO be produced. Thu
tender was refused.
The bankers then asked for ruling oil
tho French courts as to whether or no
they were bound to secrecy In accordano,
with the French code or would be com
PEELED TO disclose the account NJ. Reg
nault, for the Public Prosecutor In Paris
asked the tribunal last Wednesday Ia 80
ject the demand of Munroe IL Co. \ iiua
decision will be made next "Wednesday
The case IL being watched with great n
| terest by firms In Paris who, II Is sad
have been greatly inCensed by what They
term the "inquisitorial methods rm
ployed by United States customs ollic ali
| In Paris.
This decision OF the Circuit Court d
| Appeals" said Mr.. Stern, who was In
| formed by telephone yesterday of the De-
| cison, decides once and for all that NJ
| United States court can by means or
subpoena duces tecum compel a rute'
| States firm to produce documents 300 I'M
possession OF its partners In '"",s'
country. The Judge in his opinion to-day
| said that the partners abroad had IN
privilege of objectng To tn" papers n'lH.
sent out of the country; that this is pia.f
| law"
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FAT GAINS or THE GARAGE MEN.
An AutomobiIIsts Observations on the
Price OF GasOIcne.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir! May
zaieens" letter on the necessary evil OF
owning a devil wagon"7
Last week Sunday. coming down Bos-
ton post road with a Pennsylvania car
therefore license tag-we thought we
needed gas, and knowing not whittier to
go inquired Of an obiiging officer. We
had two blocks 70 go and found a good
and very large garage My man ordered
five gallons I went out to buy some
thing. on my return was charged l.25,
or % cents gallon.
Ten minutes ratsr. having TO stop at
an address for a package, I incidentally
happened to pass the same garage. The
man" was just putting out sign, Case
lene 20 cents per gallon" My party of
four later casually asked me what l was
charged for. as only four gallons were
loaded. as per count of every ono In the
car five passengers In all. The gas bus-
ness Is good. The price charged garage
men at present is not over IL cents. -Four
gallons at that Is ~ cents. Five gallons
charged for at rs cents Is sl.2b. leaving
the mlddleman a profit of 81 cents. IL !
had not kept the bill I could perhaps not
prove 1t. Had we not seen the Sign 20
cents a gallon outside the same place,
and all six of US saw Il. perhaps / could
not prove IT,
It costs - carfare to and from Phila-
delphia- shall probably not return and
sue the garage man. only do wish had
some shares In that company.
NEW York, July 8. UNION LEAGUE.
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kindel the Insurgent

Representative GEORGE JOHN KINDEL
Of the First Colorado district, who has
Jumped the Democratic reservation and
declared war upon the Admlnlstra-
ton and all Its works must not be
taken too seriously or too lightly. lie
IL an individualst and an original.
Dearly he loves shindy. Courage
Mr.. KINDEL has and to spare: he does
not reck. for instance, who knows his
opinion that the President Should not
have consented TO the exemption of
labor unions from the antitrust law.
and he has a wholesome and outspoken
contempt for the labor agltatOrs who
have brought woe upon Colorado, The
Denver mattress maker does nothing
by halves; he is one of the most rabld
Of railroad baitcrS. yet while splitting
the wclkin with cries Of dlscrlmina-
tion against the Denver shippers Mr..
KINpfI is moi above loading the mails
with 2npWO flnnkcd copies Of n speech
which Mr., DoCKfRY. the Third Assist
AIT PostmaSt"r-,;encral says was never
printed IN the Rcrord,
That parl of vulor called discretion
Mr.. kINptl is not richly endowed with,
\ freshman in the House. he has ad.
mittcd the greater stature Of no man
among the veterans. Fierce was his
quarrel about committee assignments
the newcomer thinking that he was
not highly honored by the disposition
made Of him. Mr.. WILSON sought In
min 10 bring about n reconciliation
for Mr. KlNDEL makes n great uproal
when he fights, as il he were n grea
many men In buckram. With his gen
ius for aggression the Denver Repre-
sentative has naturally found the ma
jority in the House wanting In splr
and sclf.assertlon. The end OF 1t al
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Gagged ANIMALS.
should Be Stuned. Says Friend OF Gunda,
or Set Free.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Your
editorial article about Gunda, the bad
elephant will have been enjoyed and
appreciated by every lover OF animals.
domestic as we'll as wild / have always
maintained. and / am convinced that l
am right, that to keep animals and espe-
cially wild animals in captivity Is
cruelty and against civilization. To say
that a geological garden with a lot OF
animals confined in small cages IL for
the education of the people Is the silliest
and most absurd argument which could
be advanced, for Gagged animals do not
behave as they do in nature. when free
and in their customary surroundings.
\ much better way Is TO stuff animals
and mount them in some of their char
acterlstic attitudes. as IL 10 admirably
done by the Museum of Natural History.
From such showings people can learn
much more than from seeing the poor
Gagged live animals, who are so confined
in their movements that II almost breaks
ones heart to watch them and observe
their longing for freedom and their
sufferings.
No wonder Gunda, the elephant. has
floor with two OF his feet. so that he
can hardly take one step even is the
climax of cruelty; it is inhuman. 1t is
atrocious And that is done in so-called
civilized community.
Why does not the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty TO Animals wake up
and do something? 1t is hardly possible
of belief that such things can be done In
city like New York and that no one
demonstrates. ALFRED MULLER.
| New YORK, July 2.
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with that intent, are hereby declared un-

with that intent, are hereby declared un-
lawful and are prohibited"
Why waste 50 many words? Far
better bring the prohibition down to It's
simplest terms. which should DO as
follows:
"Ali trading of any description what
ever is forbidden between the States"
There is no such thing as private
trade. commerce or industry IN which
the tendency toward monopoly does not
exist. Monopoly Is an absolute impossi-
bility except for the State. II never
has existed and never can. But the
drift toward II Is inherent In and In
eradicable from all enterprises con-
Quoted for private advantage.
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On May "a at Sycamore Hill the
Colonel declared that he would not ac'
cent the Progressive nomination for
Governor of New York.
On June Is at Southampton. on the
tender bearing lmperator to the I'm
perat0r the former said:
81 will not run for Governor OF New
York
BY July 3 the Colonels iron resolve
had softened into 81 do not want to
run II can help It,"
In regard to office the Colonels Il
will not" invariably means Il will
His faithful followers know how to
interpret his refusals. They will make
him" drink the coffee.
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The Pcrils OF the Musical Career.

A statistlc;an whose ttoroughncss Is
German, although he happens to be
French, has just made public the result
Of his Investigations concerning the
longevity Of musicians The ripe age
attained by German prima donnas Is as
traditional as the tenacity with which
they cling to their place on the stage.
But the Investigations of ERNEST CHAL-
LIER are scientific and cover a period
Of rorty-threc years; It was in 1870
that ne began to observe the manner
in which musicians pa ~ from the scenes
Of their earthly activity,
In this period Of forty-thrce years
after 1870 Alb we'll known musicians
died. or these the age of 3,737 was
ascertaincd This number lived in the
a aggregate 22s, $50 years. Since that
gives to every one an average age of
| n little more than III years, the pro.
| fession Of the musician must he added
to the list of those not specially dan.
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WOMEN MAY RUN NEW BUREAU.
VIII He Admitted TO Examination
for state Employment Omcc.

ALBANY. July Upon the application
of state Labor Commissioner James "
Lynch the State Civil Service Commission
has arranged for an examination for
women candidates for the important posts
in the new bureau of employment OF the
State Labor Department.
An examination, open to women only
has been set for July 25 for the positions
OF director and superintendents. The state
Department OF Labor has announced that
in the matter of appointments ability AM
not sex will determine the selection OF the
persons who are TO administer the aifaiH
of the employment bureau
Just as soon as the state civil Service
Commission submits to him the list OF
eligible women candidates after the N'
animation on July 25 Commissioner Lynch
will pick director and nine superintend.
ents, the latter to be placed In charge OF
the branch offices OF the employment ou-
reau. which will be located in tho Iarse'
cities OF New York.
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FUTILE PROHIBITION.
How Can You Enforce In state what
You Cant Enforce I'm a state Prison?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir! You
have recently published many statements
concerning the traffic OF whiskey and
drugs in Sing Sing and the local prisons
and penitentiaries.
And In yesterdays issue OF THE Sun
you gave prominence to an account OF a
petition for prohibition made by the con-
Wots of a Pennsylvania prison to the
members of the Legislature. The article
states that at Is certainly a wonderful
argument against the liquor traffic"
How can any member OF a State Degfs-
lature or of Congress who advocates
either State or national prohibition serl-
ously expect that II can be enforced
among the free people In any state. or In
the United States, IL II cannot be en-
forced among prisoners absolutely under
restraint behind supposedly imprognable
prison wallis
For under a national prohibitory law.
according 10 Congressman Hobson, home
distillation will be permitted, and conse-
quenty the secret sale of whisky will
follow. Moonshine stills now operated ut
great risk In competition with legiti-
mate distlleres, just for the sake of saw
ing the revenue tax, will have the entire
field TO themselves under prohibition.
Their output. however. will be- Inferior
to that OF the legitimate distiileries. for
the modern ddstlleries eliminate the fusel
oil and alcohol other than ethyl alcohol.
Hut this requires n large plant not easily
hidden, as moonshine stills must be.
on the other hand prohibition will com
plctely stop the brewing OF beer. Beer
such as our public has been accustomed
TO cannot be brewed on small scale.
To make a good wholesome and palatable
article requires the best technical appll-
ances OF the modern brewery.
In other words all the evils of intern
perance, far from being banishcd. will
be multiplied when people can no longer
obtain the mildest formented drinks con-
taining but to per cent. Of alcohol.
whskey with 40 per cent of alcohol and
more will he obtainable everywhere. but
of very deeterious quality.
BROOKLYN, July \, Il. JONES, Jr.
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To Vote or Not TO Vote.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: Many
thanks for the editorial article on suf-
frage and anti-suffrage. The ants GER
tainly have the hardest end to argue, for
they are not 'showy" at all.
At lunch party recently several
women were asked their views. one
woman remarked: We'll, 7 don't know
what | am. Mrs. Blank Is a suffragette
and she is very smart socially. you know.
so maybe will be a suffragette too
OF course a woman like that would be
great help to any party. but there are
hundreds just as silly and the suffra-
gettes seem to appeal TO them strongly.
The great inarttclilate mass OF women
do not want It. but neither do they want
To be bothered and II the vote is forced
upon them, which I do not believe IL will
be. they will be Just as Indifferent then as
they are now T.
STRING LAKE, N. j., July ..
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HE LOVES NOISE.
4 Hopeless Urbanite VINO DOtes on the
City's Bang and Roar.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Some
people hate all noises. AS for myself,
there are few noises that do not like.
Next door TO me they are putting up
fiathouse. Just around the corner they
are building another. All day long We
hear the defiant exhausts of the hosting
engines. the clamor of their gongs men
throwing bricks into steel wheelbarrows I;
the ringing of the trOwels of masons at
work on the walls. and the hammerlng
OF the carpenters putting down the floors.
\ grand continuous turmoil that drives
some people | know all but to distrac-
ton, but | like IT, | shall be sorry when
these houses are done and we relapse
into our customary dulness
Near where we live runs a trolley car
line on which the cars are rampaging and
slambanging all day and all night. This
in some raises a deeply abhorrent feeling,
but these cars never disturb me by day
nor do they wake me at night II by
chance I should wake when a car Is pass
ing | like to see that meteor on wheels
fash by and | like to hear its thunder
Gus roar.
Ike all brass bands. good, bad and In
different, and all the sounds they pro-
duce not alone collectively but individ-
ually. from the fierce trumpetings OF tho
cornet to the large and abundant and
solemnly satisfied umphahs of the big
bass horn.
should hate like all git out to have
you think from this that l am but q
coarse grained, untutored person, that
prefer discord to harmony. for sweet
sounds are balm to me, but | prefer
noise to silence. life and action to peac,
and quiet.
And that is why | could never live II
the country. Whenever | go away | an
always glad to get back, to hear again
the city's roar, at once stimulating an,
profoundly comforting. This IL not wha
1t once was, what with our modern stree
pavements of asphalt and OF wood bu
what there Is left of It Is music to tn
ear. SYLvANUs w. SMYTH.
NEW YORK. July 0.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: -
Benched Republican" says. with Roose'
welt leading n united Republican army
the betting would be 80 to on him. and
"Why lose with Barnes when you can VIII
with Roosevet?'
Roosevelt will never lead united" Re
publican army. for there are still In ex
istence Republicans who are not polti
clans and are Republicans from principle
and not lust to win. such men Will never
vote for 1.-The man who would he king,
no matter what ticket no heads.
a REPUBLIcAN, tho son Of
Republican and the father OF
4 Republican,
ALBANY. July s,
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The Spirit of Re form in the Senate

Interest in the attitude of official
righteousness adopted by certain MEN,
bers Of the United States Senate to-
ward Mr. PAUL NJ. wARnuRa should he
increased by the approaching vote on
the rivers and harbOrs bill.
All the offences of which Wall Street
finance has been guilty do not consti-
tute such a continuing scandal az the
recurrent passage by Congress Of
pork" mca sures similar to this bill,
which carries appropriations aggregat-
ing about twice the amount Of the col
lectlons from the new income tax levied
on individuals.
The rivers and hnrbOrs bin aims to
distribute ms widely ms possible among
| the Congressional constituencies a lar
gesse Of public funds wrung from the
hard working citizens OF the nation.
Yet we doubt If the recent Senatorial
which Mr. WARBURG does business in
dlcate that the sniffers will be found
voting in any large number against
the enactment OF mea sure which has
no other purpose than to try to buy
reflections to Congress by omnibus
bribery of the electorate.
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A Connecticut youth of 70 inherited

A Connecticut youth OF 70 inherited
s50,00o-news OF good fortune loves fat
round flgures-from a Brooklyn relative.
At last the Nutmegian could begin to
live. No sooner had he heard OF the
windfall than he ordered the chief thing
in life. a devilwagon. "All my life" he
Is reported as saying with fine pleas
ing romantic exaggeration. I've wanted
an automobile" So he got II. Got
nearly at the same time Information
that his golden numbers we've reduced
to poor 81 900. What does he expect
and why is he cast down? on less than
81. 900 he ought 20 be able to keep a
$40 900 machine. He IL now TO know
the careless joy of millions. Let him
thrust Black Care from the steering
wheel and speed away. Automobiles
are the most priced possession OF the
poor
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VENEZUELAN LIBERAL HERE
Bnptista VIII Go to Paris for '""'
Gomez Meeting.

Dr. Leopoldo Baptista, head o. ''' .nI
eral marty in Venezuela. who wa ordc't'
into exile by the Government '' ,s,
Gomez recently arrived ycstori'I ''"
la Guayra by the Red u h''f '''' AZ.
lie said that he is going to Par,
atelv to confer with other \'.'a'
exllos affiliated with the Ldh'"
including Cen Francisco Ncln''." ic.
Ortega. Ramon Ayala ana
Tellara, ,,,
DIR. Baptista is opposed To- tine I''' ..
Of Gen. Gomez, and II IL said . '.
OF the meeting Of Liberals 'n I'.
discuss means to defeat him ..,
According 10 recent despa' """ ,.'
Venezuela there have been H'N'. No,
feats by the Constituencies "' ,r
forces of the Federals, the Severe ,n,
in the State of Bolivar, where '''
were reportes kined
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Lord ROberts and Military Disabling

Roberts's philosophy OF military dIsci-
pline IL certainly false and | believe he
would be the first to take exception to II
II the boot were on tho other leg.
A military force which refuses 10 take
orders from its civil superiors no matter
what these orders may be so long as they
do not contravene the laws of civilization
or humanity. ceases to be a military force
and becomes a body Of politicians.
What would Lord Roberts say II the
British army refused to move against IN,
Nationalist on the ground that II had
many relatives among them and that
they were only fighting for their obvious
rights?
Ii is at once curious and sad how preju.
dice and convention warp mems judg-
ment. ALCDE.
NEW YORK, July =.
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AWARDS SUBWAY CONTRACTS
Public Service Board Gives Ou'
Work ON broadway Line.

The Board OF Estimate awarded yes
terday several subway contracts lns
United States Realty and Improvement
Company got the contract 10 puiln Wv
section of the new subway under Broa1'
way from Twenty-sixth to Thrty-elgh',
street at cost OF s2,657.o0i. The Boarl
also approved the contract to tho CrA !,
ford Company for the construction y,
part of the Broadway avenue ara !,
the Eastern Parkway Rapid Transit rat''
road at an estimated cost of S2,lso'-se
A contract also was given TO me ~,
terborough Rapid Transit Cons'ruIuot
Company to make a connection pet"ee.S
the present subway and the ptopose'
Seventh avenue subway near the ha'''',,
The cost Is to be SETTLE '',i.u' =,
honds 10 cover the cost OF constitution ~
ali these sections were authorized.
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UP AND DOWN FOR MILE "
Aid for Baby Came Fro" ""'"
and Also From Washingt""'

The sales in "Millie preferred seem
have come to II stop with Two n"''
from far points, one end "' 'no ga
business was down at WdshuEt'" a,
pr. \. $. Mitchell Of the ''p'. and
Agriculture bought doll!r ,"' AXE.
mo other end was up At kirkldni I.anyyi
On, from which point g '''
sent his dollar for another snare .,,.
Eut between these two p".''7.
there was nothing doing.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. While
Il is To be regretted that President WI
son did not seize tho opportunity to make
the position of this country clearly under
stood in regard to the Trades of Mr.
George Fred Williams Minister to Greece
by instant dismissal and disavowal. which
was the proper course. yet his resigna-
tion was requested. and 1t was supposed
that the episode was terminated.
But this mornings SUN reports tina
Secretary Bryan. in cabling Minister
Williams said the resignation could tax,
effect at Mr., Wilhamss convenience.
This decisive action. ~ reported
seems 20 have had a string attached.
NEW YORK, July 3. II. II, w
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The Hon. WILLIAM CHURCH OSBORN
says of one of the most distinguished
of his committee to make the Demo-
cratic State platform:
Judge HERRIcK IL extremely familiar
with the history of Democracy"
Judge HERRIcK is. but platform build
ing calls for Imagination. rhetoric and
poetry rather than for history.
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Good Words.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir' You
seem TO cast ridcule on the feminist phi
losophy of Professor George Burnan Eos
ter of the University of Chicago collec-
ton of curious cults. but he uses most
unusual and beautiful language. II would
almost seem to mean something definite
To those who could understand It,
LOUISVILLE, KY. July 9, KENTUCKY.
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senator SHIELDS, Democrat, has at

senator SHIELDS. Democrat, has at
tempted II definition OF unfair trade in
an amendment to the Clayton bill:
THAT all contracts agreements. ar
arrangements. acts and practices which
tend. separately or with one or more other
transactions for like purposes, to lessen
competition IN commerce or restrain or
mOnOpoize commerce or which may form
a material part OF "A conspiracy or combi-
nation to restrain or mOnOpoliZe com
morce contrary To the provisions OF the
antitrust acts and made or carried on
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What is the matter with aviation In
France? But little while ago II stood
against the world. Now the Germans
are carrying of all the honors. They
have stayed up in the air twenty and
twenty-five hours. and now Herr
LlNNEKouE has forced his aeroplane up
to 81, 900 feet, breaking his own record
for altitude. Unless the French look
alive a German will fly the Atlantic.