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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17
Going 10 Begin

10 THE EpiToR OF THE SUN--SW. In
"A famous scene in the "piCkwick Papers
Mr. Tipman in order to brighten the
specials" takes off his coat and an
nounces in a belicose tone that he Is
going to begin" "A matter of fact,
Mr.. Tupman has no notion Of begin
ming" and nothing In the world could In
ducc him to begin
Sir Edward Carson Is the Tupman OF
real life. within the last year or two
no has on various occasions given public
notice Of his intention - begin nut
he has never begun nor will he ever
begin" II beginning means nghting.
not with the mouth. hut with ri1es Sir
Edward and the Tory landlords who sup
mort him seem to have played "A successful
game OF bluff. without exposing their
paper army to the contempt and ridicule
of tho world without bringing into the
fold of actual warfare regiment "A
battalion or even n company of nghtng
men, without firing single shot or dis
aiding "A single enemy, the 'arsonitrs
have succeeded in intimidating the British
Government and this in itself Is great
achievement.
But the home rule cause Is neither
lost nor jropardzod by Sir Edward Car
son and his aristOCratiC associates. II
ia ouitc safe to predict that before fivs
wears elapse an Irish Parliament Will
legislAte in Dublin and among its most
influential members will he the represen-
tstives Of the northern orangcmcn,
WILLIAM Il, CLARKE
NEW YORK, July ~,
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\ brilliant and accomplished journal
list. sound and various scholar. the most
competent and discriminating American
lay writer on architecture, the art "
his predllection. a literary critic who
joined to wide knowledge and Sympa-
thy dlsting,i she'd style. MONTGOMERY
SCHUYLER was also man Of the world.
one of rlc clcverest, wittieSt and most
engaging Of takers. n cordial compan-
ion and faithful friend. Brought mp
i'm the old World Of the classical and
Iurlbertlan days. he served for nearly
twenty-five years as an editorial writer
on the Times. and for the last two years
he was one of the editorial writer's and
book reviewers Of THE Sun.
His mind was packed with strange
knowledge curious "reminiscences and
char ming anecdotes. \ full" man in
the Baconian sense, more than equal
tn the demands Of his profession and
| to the studies In which he delighted.
And he was MS industrious as able.
His death. the sequel OF n recent
: rrrparabIe loss will Sadden many
friends. and Is profoundly regretted by
his associates Of THE Sun.
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Wall Flowers.

why do YOU cling TO the ballroom wall,
When music sohs and sighs7
I'm searching for YOU In the dance
with my nearslghted eyes
You're gaunt and old and thin and lame.
But after all I'm quite the same,
do not know why the garden rose
Leans idly on the wall
Perhaps the sun forgot to claim
promised dance Al all
Perchsnce the breeIcs sighed lot
But sought her not In the turkey trot.
l say you're old and thin and lame,
YOU say I'm elghty-thrcc,
But nowadays old Age and Youth
Rank Just the same you see.
7 hesitate" with all the JOY
Id feel II were stil boy
wall flowers once Some young some old
hut change has struck the land
And now the opposite ends Of life
Are dancing hand IN hand
And an, wall flower dance with me-
I've only Just turned elshty.thrc
H. S. HAskIss.
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REGULATION or THE FEDERAL
ENFCfrTTJE.
How to Check Its Rapidly Increasing
Power,

To THE EDlToR or THE SuN--Sir: The
only way in which the rapidly increasing
power of the Federal Executive can De
checked Is by electing Representa- tives
and Senators with sumption enough TO
assert themselves on important matters of
legislative policy. What can he expected
OF men whose legislative horizon is
bounded by the pork barrel and free seeds
for constituents but Bringing subservience
to an Executive Of more than ordinary
mental powers. who Is thoroughly verscd
In the art OF dealing with refractory and
immature persons?
The designations for candidates for the
lower house will soon be due Nothing
can be expected from the Democrats. en-
tirely under the domination of Wilson
and Bryan, but IL the Republicans and
Progressives wish 20 do both themselves
and the country good turn they will
designate some level headed clean cut,
successful business men to run on a bust
ness platform. II is to he hoped that
they will. X. NJ. ELIsH.
New HARTFORD, Conn. July Is.
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Macon county Is a known glory of
Missouri. Muscle River and Salt
River, or at least the Middle Fork
of that historic ststam. are the Abb
ana and Pharpar H Macon county.
Now College Mound. ten miles from
Macon, has its bright hour. Whether
there Is mound or college
there we don't know; but there is to
he no newspaper there. and here the
talent or genius of the town IL made
manifest. There was plan to start n
weekly and the promoters conferred
with the Mound Collcgians about it.
The citizens decided tha; there was M
room for such a publication
Because II could not possibly print any
news that would not be known all around
the village long before the paper came out.
when anything happens In the region
somebody telephones Z to town and within
iiVs minutes II is no longer news. Some
thirty or forty years ago a weekly news
paper in town like College Mound might
have done fairly well, but to- day It would
be "A good deal like the fifth wheel on a
wagon. there would be no use for it, be-
cause the telephone. the sewing societies
and the men who foregather about the vii
lage stores would beat the paper out with
the news all the way from one to six
days"
Happy College Mounders between the
old and new. They have those i'm
memorial news exchanges the sewing
circles and tne grocery boxes and bar
! rCls. the store: and they have tbs
/ winged words Of the far speaker. Ar
! cadia with an the modern improve
mcnts It needs. and getting all--anC
doubtless y good deal more than-th,
/ local news ~ car and not by type,
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Let no one doubt that |, both 20 4
citizen and as an official. am for River.
side Drive beautiful. | am not. however
frightened by the buGaboo OF the further
commercializing OF the Riverside section
because | had to do with the setting back
of the line to which II was proposed 70
extend the piers at Seventy ninth and
Ninety-sixth streets for nothing else than
gross commercializing. The extension OF
these piers was recommended ny my
predecessor. Whatever danger might have
existed In the threatening encroachment
OF the grosser form of commerclalizinr'
made possible by those extensions, has
been eliminated for all time, much n me
| satisfaction of the city's executives as wen
as the army engineers forming the New
| York harbor line board
"The REIMBURSEMENT of the New YORK
Central as permanent thing for the beau
| flying of the Riverside territory and me
benefit OF the entire community is m
extricably involved with tho West Sde
waterfront development The railroah
| company, however, believes that a sincere
| ard common sense effort is being made 70
get the work done romptly and has M
dicatcd civic spirit IN a Willingness 10
participate in a plan that does no' m
| dictate confiscation."
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The members Of the London City
Council "racking their brains 10 find a
suitable motto to put on London's new
coat OF arms" GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
has suggested SHBlLEY's saying that
Hell Is "A city much like London.
Nevertheless, nothing could induce Mr..
SHAW to dwell in Ireland. or all the
devils in London he is the most joyou.
and frivolous. and he makes It pay.
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or late some Republican tongues in
Congress have spoken bitterly or bill
iouslv of Mr.. WILSON'S Administration.
Such language is but too familiar in
year OF Congress elections. t'ortu-
nately. the President hoes not lack
friends with the gift OF gracious and dis
eliminating eulogy The Hon. EZEKIEL
s. GAMBLER. Jr,, Representative In
Congress from Mississippi illustrious
for his eloquence, his love or the
farmer, the cotton crop and the river
and barber hiIl read in the House
Tuesday an editorial article from our
esteemed Mississippi contemporary the
Aberdeen Erdmtncr. on "Our Peerless
President" OF its cautious, guarded
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To rHE EDITOR or Tue SuN--Sjr' MAY
call the attention OF Colonel Roosevelt "a
another River Of Doubt being thai "third
river described 50 graphically. II not geo
graphically, hy Socrates in plato's phedo
ms pouring into vast region Of fire and
forming lake larger than the Meditcr-
ranean Sea; boiling with water and mud,
and proceeding, muddy and urbid and
winding about the earth, comes among
other places, to the extremitles Of the
Acherusian Lake. but' mingles not with the
wators Of the lake, and after making many
coils about the earth plunges into Tartaru,
at deeper level; which stream is called
PyriphleEethon" SuBscRIprn
DENvER Cot, July -
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The Hon. A. MITCHELL PALMER. ". G..
Democratic candidate for Senator from
Pennsylvania, has lovely sense Of
humor. He writes Senator BASKHE,D
that Senator PENRosE is continually
absent from Washington, engaged in
The prosecution Of his campaign for re-
election to the Senate" Whereas Mr..
PALMER IL not continually absent from
Washington, He was there when he
complained to Mr.. BANKHEAD Mr.
PALMER's absences In Pennsylvania are
for the service OF the Democratic party
and humanity. Whereas Mr.. PENRosE
holds up" Mr.. PALMERs postmastcrs.
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yet cordial spirit these too brief lines
will serve as specimen:

yet cordial spirit these too brief lines
will serve as a specimen:
WOODROW WILSON lie without doubt the
greatest OF American Presidents. and his
tory will so style him. II he has made a
single executive or administrative mistake.
1t has not been disclosed"
According to MIR. GAMBLER this Aber-
DOMAIN opinion "is entertained by the
masses of the American people" and
they are standing in solid phalanx be-
hind him" 1.-THE President.
IL Mr.. GAMBLERS constituents don't
stand in solid phalanx behind him at
his Congress district primaries on Au-
gust Is they vii be bssely unmindful
Of as warm u heart as ever beat for
pork and pie. AS for the Aberdeen edi-
tor, we hope he Is already postmaster
or something equally good.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-SU' Did
II ever occur to MS So superior animals,
from which category II would be unfair
To exclude Dr lIornaday, that II we
were chained mp for ten years we would
probably be even madden than the fero-
cious ,iunda'
Surely the human" is the most deadly
speciss and we're the unbiased To give
the edge ~ consideration II would fan
TO iunda.
we are civilized in lots Of ways. but
fairness Is not one Of them. IL, 5, s,
NEW YORK, July 10.
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CELEBRATE STONY POINT BATTLE
Patriotic Exercises Are hr'" W.
I35th AuniNcrsnr,'

HAvrRsTRAw. y. V, july rs I',, ~,
nivcrsary of the capture Of Si"r'
hy Anthony Wayne, on july 10. I',,' w.,
celebrated on tho old hatnoGroHn. 49,.
stony Point state Park, TODAY un'.'
,uspicos OF IN, stony Point NdhG' ''
movement Association -
The programme included pHn,r
Edward Pye Post, q. y, H. OF
children of the public schools, r".'''
ana automobiles. suprem" Court lH' ~,
Arthur s. Tomkns Of Nyack' CO. "a,
r. Gardiner. Mrs Hoyle Tomkins ,r,'.
nor. la Gordon II, Peck Of mo "a,
sndes PARK Commission and o'n''s '''
addresses a,.a a
The West Point firing squad n'ea
salute.
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Prohibition and the Loss Of $500 600 >.
OOD I'm Taxes

To THE EDlToR or THE SUN-Sir. In
his letter printed in THE SUN this morn
ing entitled "Who Pays the Cost OF Gov
eminent" wv" Asses many words and
figures to bolster up his plea for n con-
tinuance OF the intoxicating liquor traffic ;
hut suppose the Government should by
the destruction OF that traffic, lose $780,
400. 600 Of revenue, man would he little
better than fool that did not know that
many times that sum would he saved
through reduced cost of maintaining the
Governments and the saving to the people
Of that which now goes to enrich the
brewers. the distillcrs and the saloon
koepers. all Of 1t worse than wasted
+. NJ pALMATIER,
New YoRK. july l6,
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General HUERrA. after footing the Mexi-
can treasury Of $4,000, 600. IL fleeing to
Paris under protection Of the British flag
according to secret agents Of the Consti-
tutionaHsts. who to-day wired General
CApRhNnA from Mexico city.-Los angeles
despatch.
It may he doubted whether the Mexi-
can treasury has contained such a hand
some sum since the thriving times OF
l'oRrIRrO DiAz.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir.
heard a man say this morning, Thank
heaven, 7 am still a young man. | am
only 10"
| don't envy any man anything. but IL
did should envy this man
FEEBLE At FIFTY.
TRENToN. y. j., July ~
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one reason given for a report that
Mr.. BRYAN will live In North Carolina
after he leaves the State Department
is that North Carolina has always
voted strongly for him. But not as
strongly as Texas, where Mr. BRYAN
has already driven stake down. He
is a rancher in the Lone Star State.
Why not go where the votes fall thick
est and he can take the stump in pa
counties?
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finder What Head:

To THE EprroR or The SrN--Sir; VIII
the librarians catalogue the diatrihe 81
Ex-Governor Folk and his associates as
Folk Lore" or as Folk Law"
Tue BRONX. July l6 G. ~ w
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~ our friends rho tsror us 9'fA Manuscripts
and Illustrations for publication tcish TO hare
rejected articles returned hev must IN an cases
send stamps for thar purpose.
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Subscriptions BY Mall. Postpaid.

Readers " rae srS leaving town for the
simmer months can have the daily and sun
day and evening editions delivered to them
100 any part ~ this country or Europe on
the terms stated above. Addresses changed
rs often a. desired. order through news
dealer ~ directly ~ Publication once tele-
pnone ssoO Beskman,
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Agitators Unaware Of Obstacles,

AS an official having to do with ihs
work that must increase I'm the effort 10
bring about an Intelligent conclusion o,
the vexatious question ] can say with
sincerity that very few OF the agitators
OF this question appreciate the material
and legal obstacles which require muca
time consuming preliminary work
at is one thing to talk about ollmina.
ton of Objectionable features and 20 tear
up tracks. but 1t is quite another to d,
IT, The equity interests in the ralros
have had rights proved In the courts and
the network of legal detail can very
much better be untangl,d by a unity u
purpose that will eliminate preclude, d..
chimcric plans founded on anything but
material facts.
"A document containing the plan for tn
common sense solution of the West Side
problem is being continuously considered
by the port and terminal committee o,
the Board Of Estimate; only those Who
have to deal with the time cousum ng
details can appreciate the progress that
has been made.
mo plan that does not cons, rye TIE in.
terests of the land owner and The cd. zon,
with local interest In the territory az
possibly be made practical.
mo one who has given the matter any
serious consideration will argue for any
plan that does not take in the very riou.
matter Of the readjustment of the water
front. The international steamship t.rn',
nal improvements IN tn" West Forty
ond street territory. acknowledged to b.
Of incalculable benefit to the city's future
are only one of many essentials that have
! 10 be considered in the rCadjustment Of ne
| railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17

Published daily, including sunday oy the
sun Printing and Publishing Association At
40 Nassau street. In the Borough Of Man
haitian. New York President AID Treasurer
william G. Reick. 10 Nassau street; VICE
President. Edward r. Mitchell. 10 Nassau
street; Secretary. G =. LuSton Ito Nassau
street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17

London Once Bingham House. ! Arunde
street. strand.
Paris once Rue te Ia Michodlere' o'
Rue du ouatre Septembre
Washington once. Hibbs Building
BROOKLYN ONCE. 100 Livingston street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17

Tn. COW hal Just jumped over the moon.
owing 70 the rise On meat the moon VII
SO go higher" they predicted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17

All checks. money orders. &C. 20 he made
payable to THE SJN.
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RAPS PLAN TO SOLVE
TERMINAL PROBLEM
Dock Commissioner Says Civ,.
Bodies Underestimate West
Side Dilemma.
WANTS DRIVE Beautiful
Asserts, However, That What Ia
Needed Is Common Sense
REIMBURSEMENT.

In answer to the plan Of twelve c.vc
organizations to solve tho freight ,e,.,,,.
nal problem on the West Side. mo-,
Commissioner Il. \. G. Smith c-i,ic,se,
members OF the organizations Tor a.s,.r.
ing that the Identification OF River, ia
Drive and the elimination OF the Nov
York Centrals tracks at grade VIA IN,
streets can be accomplished with lttl. q,
no cNertlon.
The account in TUE MoRStNG Sun 4,
to-day, July l6." Dock Commissioner
Smith said yesterday. Concerning thu
various features Of association activity IN
the New York Central situation ON IN.
west side OF Manhattan indicates that wa
have again to deal with the things tia,
have obstructcd a common sense and ell
Client cffort To dispose of this problem.
The varied groups under the titles OF
associations which are agltatiug tn.
West Side situation again nigh. y,,v
! well take a leaf from the book Of tina
| Brooklyn Citizens Committee on Cit,
| Planning. over there they do not ALLOW
| personal prejudice to minimize unity ID,
purpose when they want to get something
done. Many of the citizens Of the west
| Side who are lending their voices 20 IN.
| new campaign by certain associations
| make the same error that ! myself rads
as citizen by crticising public wor.
without informing myself as to all The
material facts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08
AUXILIARY OF
OUTRIGGER HAS
MANY WAITING

The management OF the woman $
auxiliary OF the OUtrigger Canoe CLUB
will take advantage Of the off season
at the beach to move the bath houses
to the Bishop property adjoining, it
having been reported at a recent meet
ing of the directors that plans for this
Improvement were progressing slowly
but satisfactorily.
The date of the annual meeting has
been advanced to the second Tuesday
in February, in oTCer that a complete
membership list can be submitted.
Dues are delinquent January 81, and
members who have not paid up will
be Immediately dropped from the rolls
AS there is a waiting list of more than
200 it .behoovese members to be on
time with theft dues.
Two designations have been recefy-
ed recently and these vacancies will
be filled by Mrs. r. W. Atkinson of
Fort Shafter and Mrs. Laurence Judd.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08

Will TALK At
TTHURSDAY

"Baseball Night at the Y. NJ. {. A.
will not be changed because Of the
trip and so will be on hand on Thurs
Managers Frank c. Bancroft and Ira
Thomas will not make the Big Island
trip and so will be on hond on Thurs
cay evening to tell the fans about the
game Mr. Bancroft will talk on base
ball from a managers point OF view
and will tell of some of the trials and
troubles of a manager and promoter.
lie will also tell of some of the lead
ing players now in the game. Thomas,
V no is the manager of the touring
league team. will speak
from his long experience as a player
and as Connie Macks right-hand man.
Others Of the players will be asked
to be present and perhaps speak brief
ly. MIR. c. A. Cottrill, L. S. collector
Cf internal revenue, will preside and
introduce the speakers.
The talks are to be given in Cooke
hall and admission is by ticket only.
These may be secured at the Y. NJ. {.
A. office by members and their men
friends.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08
STAR-BULLETIN SPORTS S.: s.: :: e: ; ::::.
NAT C. STRONG, WELL
KNOWN BASEBALL MAN.
VISITING HONOLULU

Nat e. Strong. I'll" New Gurh hI:"
haH booking agent, arrived ii lir"o
lulu this morning ia t." N"t~,".a. a.
c"mpanIed 10y Mrs. Strong. They " ~
SPEND about three weeks III Hawaii.
Str0ngS name is We'll known - To-
cal baseball fans in connection with
the travelling Alt h!nrse ball team.
which he booked on two SUrrtSStuI
tours Of the mainland. The first Year
that the Sam Hop OUTFIT W'nt over
the * hpdule Was badly hailed up , ~
ing to ineNperienCe. The follow inG
season all arrangements We're LEFT
With StrCng and the trip VAS So sue
CeSS;ul that the same plan Was fol-
low ed in 1914 There is talk OF an
other trip next year for the Travellers.
and Strong has with linn a tentative
schedule CT games. He will get in
touch with the management and play
erS while here and if the plan goes
through will he in 4 position to make
even better BOOKINGS for the team on
his return.
Strong will be largely entertained
by local Chinese during his visit He
Is on old timer in baseball promotion
and several of tie big Ieaguers now
in Honolulu have been connected with
his ventures.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08

got is a pretty good one, and con t
know that want to change it,
In fact, continued Thomas with Il
smile. Il sometimes think that it is
because have COngenial job and
dent have to break into print with
my troubles all the time, that some
people are so ankle US to wish some
ether Job onto me"
Ira Thomas is one Of the hrainiest
men in baseball today and he is the
right hand man Of Connie Mack. With
Mack and Harry Davis he forms the
sC-called beard Of strategy of the Ath-
letics At present he is looking after
the interests CT the travelling ALL
Americans. in place of Mack. who Ori-
g.nally intended to come On the tour.
Thomas broke into professional
baseball in 1902 with Hartford.
Conn. Afterwards he was with New
ark, Providence. New York and De
troit. In 1909 Mack needed a catcher
badly and paid Detroit fancy price
for Thomas. In 1918 he was laid up
most of the season with a bad hand.
hut proved invaluable as a coach for
the young pitchers and as a general
adviser. Thomas is now nearly "a
years CT age. He weighs 200 pounds
and stands 6 feet 2 inches.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08

Ira Thomas as manager OF the High
landers. That's the dope that the
eastern papers are handing out just
new, among the many rumors that are
going the rounds of the Hot Stove
league The story, as printed in the
New York Telegram of recent date, is
that deal has been made with Con-
ME Mack whereby the veteran Phila-
delphia catcher will take over the
managerial duties of the New York
Americans.
For once Honolulu has the best of
New York in the matter of baseball
news, and it is possible to get the
very best information of the story
that given first-hand by Thomas him
self. The big Philadelphia read the
new York clipping over carefully when
it was handed to him by the sporting
editor of the Star-Bulletin and then
handed it back with a shake of his
head
It's news to me-" said Thomas,
but at that it may be more than mere
rumOr. The business of baseball
moves fast, and sometimes new COM
binations are worked out before those
most concerned have the details They
have been trying to get me to take
club for some time, but the job I've