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are no finer fellows than these young
Grants and Farraguts, and their foot
ball battle Is In some ways the most
brilliant spectacle in the American al
manac OF sports. 1t Is possible that the
Army has at present an unfair advan-
tage. After the defeats of Mr.. BRYAN
the Hon. JosEpHUs DANIELS used TO be-
take himself, didn't he? to his lodge OF
sorrow in the Dismal Swamp. He may
have acquired the effect and habit of a
hoodoo, in spite of the Photographic
smiles with which he adorns his early
Mecklenburg old Roman lineaments.
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The Federal Advisory Council.

Now that the prelimnarles OF making
the Federal reserve banks n part Of
the country's commercial and financial
machinery have been completed the d.
rectors OF the banks are doing well 70
proceed with the election Of members
Of the Federal Advisory Council. In
the choice of Mr.. J. i. MORGAN the New
York reserve bank has made most
promising contribution to this body. II
IS a selection which will inspire wide
spread confidence and sets the standard
Of membership So high as to guarantee
that the council will not be fftn
wheel in the Federal reserve coach.
Provision for the advisory council
was one Of the most effective safe
included in the Federal reserve act.
Now that the whole broad field of new
banking policy is being broken for the
first time the assistance which the coun-
eli can render To the Federal Reserve
Board may be very great
According to the terms of the Federal
reserve act the sole power which the
council will have IS indicated 10y its
name. II can only give advice, but
practically every subject OF Federal
Reserve Board concern affecting the
public relations of the new bank Is
placed under this advisory jurisdiction.
The council IS to consist of one mem
her from each of the twelve reserve
districts, and while the office will be
purely honorary the council can become
an honorable body indeed II il is com.
posed OF capable men of sound Judg-
ment, large experience in banking AMI
general business, thoroughly acquainted
with American customs and conditions
and tocrablY well Informed in foreign
affalrs. Such Il council will he able 10
Instruct public opinion and enlist 1t Ia
support Of the policies which must gov
ern the management Of the Federal re-
serve machinery If the hopes of bank.
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Irredeemable responsibility Is the
prime trait OF Mr.. BRyAN's political
character. In his rare official hours he
IS still primarily unofficial. Years Of
tlreless output of words have not abated
the industry ot his tongue and pen.
4 Bedoun Of the tents Of Chautauqua
he is Independent OF the Democratic
chief or tribe.
So when Mr.. BRYAN, out Of the plcn-
itudc of his unwlsdom, seeks to make
prohibition and woman suffrage, both by
constitutional amendment. principles ~
the national Democracy, a polite smile
or Il shrug Is the natural comment.
The accompli shed actor must take the
stage" Tho ltlnerant lecturer must
advertise himself. Tho spoiled child
must break out into tantrums. is
only Mr.. BRYAN.
\ little trying to the patience If
the Administration, IL which he IS the
timlar Secretary of state. hut what
can't he cured must he endured
From long habit Mr.. BRYAN seems 20
imagine that he is the leader Of the
Democratic party. The leadership. we
might almost say the ownership, Of
that party Is in Infinitely ADLER hands.
Mr.. BRYAN's performances remind the
cynical of the clown who bangs his toes
with the dumbbclls trying to initiate
the featS done by the hasalric bic"ps
of the real athlete
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BRISK SESSION OF
CONGRESS EXPECTED
Not Much New Legislation. In,
Much Fighting Is Looked
For.
"PORk BARREL" AN ISSUE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e--Scna..rs ..1
Representatives are gathering In Wash.
ington FOR the closing short session of fla
Sixty-third Congress. which meets a Vice.
from tomorrow Many OF the S,r.,.-..
elect and Representatlyes.olcct oe ...
next Congress will he here to p,, ,
glimpse OF their future field OF srt.,.,y
There will be a continuous process.
of arrivals this week. \ majority Of r,
Senators and Representatives vino 10y;
Washington after the Adjournment ~
last session for the election RENAMED
away for THANKSGIVING. Many - il,u
had been IN Washington almost coffin,
ousIy since the Wilson Administration
began and tho "old home" looked good 10
them.
The short sesslon. which viii end bv
operation OF law at noon March T. l. mot
likely to he productive OF much new liz
islation. The President and his adviser,
are not anxious that II should b..
There are a few legislative odds and
ends to be disposed OF. These relate TO
the special currency measures recon.
mended by the Federal Reserv. Board
last session which have passed the sen.
ate and are pending In the House There
Is likely TO be some serious attention
given to the subject uf rural credits
The La Toilette seamanshlp ha.. vhioA
passed the Senate and was considered bv
the House Committee on Merchant Ma.
rine and Fisheries. vii he pressed W.'a
great earnestness by its senatorial. author
and by the representatives OF Ia. l....-.
national Seamen's Union.
The PHILIPPINE bill. th' s3,p rur. 49,.
bill, conservation legisiltluu.-ii ore
scheduled for attention IN this session vi
are supposed - have the approval ~
Administration. and TIER. ar. SI.u'g
hints from the Official circle m M.-.-.
!ngton that the President does not de.
sire an extra session next summer Ts
regular supply bills VIII take muvl time
A new river and har5or bill WIS prom
lsed by the Congress leaders to the soma
tors and Representative, specially ~
terested ~ such legislation. II va freely
charged and generally conceded af 80
time that the hill OF tho last Congress v,,
cut down 70 meet objections that a t.l
carrying nearly 10000 600 would hr 20.
ported carly enough 20 be passed $40 o..
short session.
This IL certain 10 provoke much dsua-.
and opposition. il Is hintod thar % I.
designed To take car" OF thos" rro.r"'s
that We're sacrificed in tho last h..
the holiday recess is likely 70 Ne hr,.'
The Congress leaders realiz" ,Nat they
will need every hour between the Assem-.
bling OF Congress. n week from to-'nor~u ",
and the enforced adjournment, March 4
70 pass necessary legislation, and thew
viii work to prevent the necessity W IN
extra session.
Democrats expect ~ have soms trou' =
IN their own party ranks that may mae
the legislative programme more or la';
difficult The advocates OF certain $50. 81
cotton legislation, who were overcome ''
dihoulty iu the closing hours OF the ~
session. will renew their fight In the conn.
ing short session. The session WI ID.
brisk.
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what viii President wilson DO?

The amount appropriated by the sec
ond session of the Sixty-third Congress
for the support of the Government from
June 80. 1911, To July. l, 1913, was
s1.11611S. 13s. This sum exceeds by
2T.OO0,OO0 the total appropriations for
1013-l4 as given by the statlsticlans of
the Appropriations Committees OF the
House and Senate And yet this enor-
nous draft ON the taxpayers does not
measure the ambition and appetite OF
the Democrats, who exerted all their
strength to increase 1t by $33OOO,OOO
In the Infamous river and harbor bill.
Since the adjournment OF Congress
there have come from Washington nu-
merous limitations that the President
is content with the reformatory leglsla-
ton he has obtained and that from now
on his energy will be spent In directing
the opera ton of the new laws. Even
were Mr.. WILSON anxious for new
measures of general legisla ton, the
short session of the Sixty-third Con
gress would offer little opportunity for
their enactment. Thus the reputed dis
position of the President and the lin
itations OF time unite to promise that
until March the deliberations Of the
members will be devoted almost en-.
tirely to the appropriation bills.
Congress will reassembie AT the mo
ment when the incidence Of the new
taxes imposed this fall Is first being
81. H.. G,,I tla I.,,
deeply stirred over the question OF ma
tional defence, 10 which We are warned
by qualified authorities that great sums
Of money must be dedicated in the i'm
mediate future II we are TO make II
pretencc Of protecting ourselves ade-
quately. And yet 1t is freely and con
fidently predicted that before March 4
Is reached two pork bills will be passed
one layishly endowing the rivers and
harbors Of the country, the other scat
tering public buildings with gener
oslty hitherto unequalled.
Under these circumstances the tax
payers await with more than ordinary
concern the delivery of the address
which Mr.. WILSON IL now preparing
They wonder whether he intends t.
ignore rhe extravaganza and waste that
Expresses them. They have looked II
vain to rhe law makers for REASONABLE,
caution in the expenditure Of the.i
money. They have found the Congress
attentive to only one voice. There has
been forced on their recognition III
fact that the President and the I'resl
dent alone can save them from Tho
exploitcrS ~ his own party who hold
their pledges in contempt and greet tn,
protests of the country with conJemp'
and derision.
VIII Mr.. WILSON stand for the taN
payers or for the tax eaters?
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THE COVERED ASH CART.
Help for the street Cleaning Depart
ment I'm Making a selection.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr! Has
the millennium been or Ii 1t about TO be
reached in respect to that relic or par
barism under which New York city has
suffered ever since II was city, me asi-
nine system of dumping ashes into un-
covered carts In our streets and stimuli
taneously dumping q fair proportion over
luckless pedestrians? In Boards or Trade.
Brooklyn League and other civic bodies
for fifteen years past have protested 10
all city administrations with Ike re
Suits" talk. talk promises. always broken :;
until now. accepting the public Invitation,
| visited the exhibit OF the Street Cleaning
Department and received programme
upon entering. on which Is printed VIII
YOU help the department? referring
among other things to THE open collection
cart"
VIII l help? viii a duck swim? Why,
OF course I'll "help," and SO will thou
sands of other citizens. but how? The
only help" that | can conceive the de-
partment wants" or Is willing to accept
win be help OF suggestive nature !
care not what system" or plan" is
adopted by the department SO long "a an
abatement of the nuisance Is had. give
a few OF my conclusions from an inspec-
ton Of six or more cart cover exhibits"
shown In the aforesaid exhibition.
Most OF those shown are too bulky, TOO
cumbersome. too heavy or too costly. one,
used in some parts of Germany. was
Informed by tho demonstration, requires
househOlders to buy entirely new and
special cans 10 "ht the cart" instead of
the cart being adapted to tho household
ers' cans. which In New York city would
mean from one to two million cans. l
think this out OF the question. Two covers
seemed TO me TO approach nearer to the
requirements. one consisting OF three can
vas "wlngs" or covers, appearing some
what like an aeroplane when opened.
Owing to the length Of time the cover
would havs to remain open and exposed
to the winds vagares, SEQ no advantage
IN It.
Another seems to me 20 he ideal II
works automatically. tho canvas cover
opening upon pressure OF the lifted can
and closing when pressure Is removed.
wonder II 1t will be adopted, or tried at
least, If not why not? A H. WESTON.
New YORK, November IS
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Tho cabled announcement that Mo-

Tho cabled announcement that Mo-
kuaweoweo, the great crater Of Mauna
Loa, Is In violent eruption veri1es APP
proximately the effort at forecasting
volcanic activity made by Professor JAo-
OAR in the Report of the Hawaiian Vol
cano Observatory" given to the public
last spring. After the painstaking study
which he and Mr. PERRET made touch
Ing Hawaiian volcanic conditions Pro-
lessor JAcoAR concluded that Mokuaweo-
weo was due for a spell OF activity In
February, 1915. The eruption antici-
pates the prophecy by three months or
so, but really this indicates very close
guessing when It Is considered that the
period since the last outbreak was in
the nelghborhood of twelve years. on
the whole. this is the best calculation
so far made as to volcanic activity. and
1t seems to indicate progress and utility
In the near future in this branch of sci
entific work.
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
4 Veterinary surgeon on the Difference
Twist epidemic" and "Epi/OOtic."

To THE EDITOR Of THE SUE--Sir, "Epi-
deinlc, disease prevalent among peo-
pie. "Epizoouc," a disease prevalent
among animals. THE SUNS English Is
usually so correct that THE Sun should
be the FIRST one 10 correct the error that
the press has got into By confusing and
contounding In the public mind the use Of
the words epidemic and "eplzootic."
some years ago We had among the
horses of his country what the press
called "epzootlc," as Il epzootic was u
disease. Ii was really Influenza that was
cplzoOtic among the horses.
The foot and mouth disease Is not new
with us. for 1t occurred here Ia 1908 and
in 1909 Tie 1908 infection started In
Detroit. Mich. and the one In 1902 started
IN Chelsea. Mass. and the outbreak pre-
vallng among us al present started IN
Michigan and Indiana.
In an authoritative article on tho dis
case Ia the Scientific imertcdu OF Novem-
her IS Lewis " Fetzer. Pm D. VI. D..
II the Georgetown University Medical
various names, such as "aphtAH cpl
zoot!cP, eczema, eplzootca, infectious
dphtha, aphthous fever. Maui und klau.n
Seuche CGerman). fievre aphtheuse
tFrench). sc, and has been known from
time lmmemor!al IN many parts OF the
globe. The worst outbreaks have been n
Europe. some Of them In rcceu; years" In
his final paragraph the learned doctor
says:
!; me fghtins o, tbs on. break. o: 1909
and 1905 IL measure %: the Governme r.:
and state ofleias' capacities FOR suppress
Ing foot and mouth disease We need have
80 fear As regards tao favorable outcome
Of the present ,pI2oo,ic.
Newspaper mon NAV cali the foot and
mouth disease an epidemic but they are
wrong. Veterinarians call IL an ep.zsotlc.
and so long as the disease is confined 20
animals they are right, hut when the dis
ease attacks mankind then q may be
called an epidemic also.
ALEXANDER SCHwALBAcH, l. V &
NEW YORK. November -.
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CONFER ON EVICTION PROBLEM
Ci~rgym-n aud city justices to tp-
peal for Funds.

conference on the eviction plc-' .
which the city Is facing this winter. ...
together by Justice Gustayc N1r'ut. .
the Second District Municipal Cour'. ..
In the apartment OF Mrs.. l. W Moe. q
large real estate owner on N. '1sf > "a
~ The Hotel Agso0il yestcrdIH a.n.r.
noon. Il was attended 10y The Lrr 70
Bernard DRchman, Bi>uop David \
Greer, The Rev. Dr. Rudolph Gru.-1. .
Father -. !. Mcmahon oil Tie =. ..,
de Tiul SOCIETY. former Ass.s,.,a. f,~s %
Attorney F:ou< Moose tnr E,y rlA d,
:. parhhur-, Rabbi Joseph SlHrrra't
cyrus Sul2berEcr, u trustee 70. tive lu;-I
Hebrew Charities and Judge William -
Wadhans az the Court Of General Sos
s!ous
Il wac decided that evidence hid A.
ready been given Of conditions OF poyc-'v
and unemployment so serious as 20 90.
mand some action beyond that of Ito a..
gaII2cd charities. The tentative U.t0 Z.
finally evolved was the formation .' =
committee 81 nromin-r, ritjleoS and -
men with intimate Knowledge u" t'r -.
side 10 appeal fnr funds n'I -
with III" org.u.Zcd charities n tsr
trihut "n ot chem. The r'nu t'",. '' '
fr'l s'oHIi .r' ''H .-''~ or, ..'f.-
alone. 1ut enoud =,.o..''r .r',r.-, IT, o.
iN relieving suffering H.,l,- ..n corlt q
VIII. b ;h- vU,,r 'r.'. .-.- 20 bring u.
bishop G..r t'l .'N,.s spoke co. O."
unusual d".uatd+ fur a.d THAT had a'~r
hc,u made u1 them hy poverty S'r..
ucoplr. judge Nadh.uS stated tl,' f
a matter ot Insurance against ,r.n.r s
tNiItnrl'nary provisions should BOT. o..
Some time within \ week O. So. J- es.
~ j. poss bile, "a larger meeting 81" o
summoned by these men when G.'. a
action may be expected; and e ,otu...
composed Of Justice Hartman E-
Greer and prs, SHERMAN and p4-E..
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Whether or not there Is a large body
OF land in the Arctic somewhere north
of Cape Thomas Hubbard. Crocker
Land. SO named by Admiral PEABY,
seems to he myth. Gazing north
from an altitude OF ] 800 feet, PEARY
saw, at a distance he calculated to be
1870 miles, what looked like high ridge
of land. To show so far off. even In
the clear light OF that latitude, the
object seen would have an altitude Of
more than 1000 feet. Our impression
Is that icebergs never reach such a
height. If that Is the fact Admiral
PEARY was either deceived by mirage
or land was actually seen by him. At
any rate, on the strength of his report
the Macmillan expedition 10 verify ii
was fitted out.
Word now comes that Donald n.
MACMILLAN and Ensign FITzuUGH
GREEN. the engineer and physicist If
the expedition, in dash" over the ice
Of 125 miles from Cape Thomas Hub
bard failed TO find Croker Land. II
is sgni tlcant. as bearing upon Admiral
PEARY's report. that MACMILLAN and
his companion were sure az one stage
Of eheir Journey that land was in front
Of them, but they were the victims of a
mirage When they finally stopped
there was nothing that looked Ike
Croker Land as far MS they could see
70 the north. Thus ends an enterpri ~
deliberately arranged and intelllgently
carried out by one Of Admiral PEARY' 5
ablest lieutenants.
The luckless StefansSon expedition
had similar objective, what was
called an Arctic continent; but in thiN
case various oceanographic phenomena
were the basis of hope. SrFrASssoN
had visions Of encounterlng Eskimos
who had never seen men OF their OWL
race or white men. We do not believe
that MACMIILkN's failure, or the loss
Of the Karuk. with all II meant to
STETANssoN and BARTLETT. will discour
age other explorers who have faith that
more land exists in the great Arctic
basin. Other expeditions will he fittNl
out, for there are good scientific rea
sons for believing that the map of thu
Arctic regions has not been completed.
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To THE EplToR or THE SrH--Sif: l
was very much interested In the editorial
on the "Reserve Bank Discount Rates "
The primary purpose OF the discount ia
cnitcs OF the reserve bank IL undoubtedly
to give a solvent bank the ability to pay
out its depositors in case of a pressure
on that particular institution or on bank
ing Institutions generally, and also in a
minor degree to put a member bank In a
position TO discount for It's customers at
the time OF their seasonabe demands.
This latter teature will probably be
overworkcd through tho banks overhead
ing IN times OF quiet on account OF the
new facility which has been given them,
but the idea OF redlscounting for the sake
of going into tho market and buying
paper should absolutely be discouraged nv
the reserve banks ana by tho financial
writer's II. l.. tiltlGuS.
NEW YoRK. November 2N
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ing and currency reform are to be

ing and currency reform are to be
realized.
1t is going to take all the courage
and strength Of the Federal Reserve
Board to resist opportunities for IN
wise action, either in a time Of great
economic strain like the present or at
any time when surrender to political III
tlucnces is urged upon it. Already the
board is receiving protests from Dor
rowing sections of the country against
discount rates which do not promote
credit expansion and against rulings
which do not stipulate recourse to the
rcdiscount facilities of the reserve IN
stitutions. The advisory council can
always sustain the board against pres
sure of this kind, which on account of
the political atmosphere of Washington
will always be difficult to resist
More than that, the council can sup
port the board against any effort to
make the Federal reserve system n
mere annex to the Treasury. OF such
an effort there are already signs.
1t is to I've expected that Treasury
views Of finance and business will con.
tain n large political adulterauon. 1t
Is not too much TO expect that the Fed
eral Reserve Board will seek to keep
itself free from entanglements with the
administration Of the Treasury, in
which the political factor is 40 impor-
tant. A strong Federal Advisory Coun-
ell should be OF great help to the board
in withstanding Treasury resslOns
on its iu1eppbdencp
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"iiurlcd" Armies.

To THc EuToR oT THE StN-Sir' II w1e
Formerly matter OF discussion what ra.ur.
the pending conflict IN Europe should he
called b.. A. the question may not us
finally settled | venture sugge,t.on based
on a conscientious study Of headlines in tho
evening papers, generally other peoples pa
pers, and often papers in the possession NJ
the Original news0oy, | have observed H.
this way that IN the present war armies ara
usually hurled" Tho various celebrities
conspicuous In the conflict all In turn "hur."
vast armies against their opponents. equally
addicted TO "huri!nr." therefore nodes,
suEsevt that thc monster rou,,-, nov rtgiuzt
80 down I'm history by the apt designation
OF ",he hurting war" wish no !udlvldua.
credit for the Idea, or at least am willing
TO dedicate Il TO tho versatile headl!n.
artists 81 the metropolitan press
BRooHtrs, November IS wMw
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The Americans who were stranded IN
London at the beginning OF the war are
reported in a letter from London as hav-
Ing repaid all but $3.50 Of .265,O00 lent to
them in the crisis at the beginning of
the war. This is a fine showing. 1t Is
not so much a matter OF solvency as OF
honor, but both are indicated. Indeed,
looking back at tho embarrassment to
which American tourists with first class
credits were subjected in the light of
present conditions, one cannot but be
amazed and disguised at the foolish
panic which cut of their supplies Of
money.
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Fiippant Remark About the Gubcrnn.
INrlnI sIaiHS.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Sir. Those
who have had fears that our army was
insufficient TO protect our coasts from hos
tile attack may again spend their nights
In careless slumber." FOR the newly elected
Governors OF the different States will
each soon have a STAFF OF magnificent mill
tary men endowed with sparkling wit and
subtle cunning and of such portentous
nghting abilities that It will make all
would be invaders OF our country bid
farewell to folly" OF war.
JAMES u. DEwRLL, Jr.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, November IS.
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His Ec~t Meal.

TO TnE EolTor or THE SUS--Sir. Oc-
clsionally somebody says - ne, Break
fast Is my best meal" meaning thereby
that breakfast is the meal he enjoys most
can understand how a man would ent v
his breakfast, | enjoy mine very much
but enjoy all my meals ard my appetite
improves as | e. along. so tina. the meal
enjoy mos, Is dinner The days work,
Done all care laid aside and with appetite
cumulative, dinner is the meal for NE.
NEW YORK, November ~. j ]. O.
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Tomorrow the cat show. Dogs have
a multitude OF friends, but the more or
less reformed tigers, with elastic and
rebelious hair rs BAUpEfAIRE sang,
are perhaps the fayorites of the poets.
Graceful. cpIcurcan, bohemian, mystic
rious and splendid of eve, dainty OF per
son, u passionate serenadcr, a child OF
night. a watcher OF the fire. flattering
and fckle, quick of anger. the cat IL
the familiar Of bards. 1t has the poetic
temperament and Is subject to fits.
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without ordering an ascension robe"
or dreaming OF too speedy n millennium,
may It not be- hoped that the wars Of
the future viii be fought solely by pro-
fessors, perhaps the most ferocious war
riors OF the present?
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Mexico IL surely tho land OF wonders;
anything may happen there. ZAPArA
maintaining order and guarding prop
erty makes the case OF the made over
VILLA seem simple and natural