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INDUSTRIAL SLAUGHTER.
Thirty.rvc Thousand Lives Lost Every
Nesr by Accidents

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. As
every one in America IL standing agha 81
at the sacrifice Of human lives about to
commence through the war in Europe 1t
should bring home To each one of us that
there il a frightful sacrifice OF lives here
In America that passes practically UNI
noticed by both press and public
Each year more than $4,000 human
beings lose their lives through Industrial
accidents. and in the same space of time
over 100000 other persons are more or
less injured.
War and industry each contribute It's
figures to what makes an appalling total
which cries out TO high heaven in clarion
tones for International peace and for In
dustrial safety.
Every American should associate him
self at this time with the National Coun-
ell for Industrial Safety. whose sole OBJ
1ect is human conservation. and so learn
how accidents may be prevented how lives
and limbs may be saved. how homes are
made happier by the prevention of acct
dents to the breadwinner.
FRANCIS -. PATTERSON
PHILADELPHIA, August l. Director.
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CHILE MAKES MONEY EXCHANGE
VIII Issue Paper Currency Against
Gold Deposit in New York.

Leopold Friedrich, financial manager Of
the American smelling and Refining Com
panv and other Guggenhelm corporations,
states that arrangements have been made
whereby the Government Of Chile will is
sue to the Chile Copper Company and
Braden Copper Company paper currency
against the deposit OF the equivalent In
United states gold In New York
The first instalment OF $3.50. 600 gold, in
accordance with this plan. was placed with
n financial institution In this city yes
terday. Further deposits will be made
next week.
This transaction was made in order to
overcome the situation raised nv the
breakdown Of credit in London. II has no
other significance The copper companies
formerly financed their requirements In
the London market. The arrangements
made with the Chilean Government not
only brought relief to the Valparaiso
money market but ohviated the necessi I v
OF the Guggenheim companies having to
export gold to South America.
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THAT "RORBERY. :
The Republican Convention OF 1917 and
the Majority or tho Party.

To THE EDiToR or THE SUN--Sir. The
cooners followers seldom seem To use
loric when discussing tho Republican
convention OF 1912. Mr.. X. l.. jefferson
in letter in THE SUN says that Colonel
Roosevelt was the choice OF n majority
OF the Republicans in 1879 and that the
nomination Of Taft was robbery The
same old fallscy we have heard for two
years Men like Mr.. jefferson appear
to he unable to understand that con-
ventlon made up of elected delegates does
not necessarily reflect the wishes Of a
majority OF the party voters. In other
words. II was not question In 1912 Of
whether Mr.. Roosevelt had or did not
have n majority OF the popular vote. but
Il was "A question OF whether or not he
had n majority OF the delegates in the
convention. by the result II was shown
that he did not have the majority. There
was no robbery" Colonel Roosevelt
there were disputes were infinitely con-
sidered he won some, he lost others.
But he did not have enough to win
IL may. be recalled that some OF his
claims for delegates were so absurd that
even his own supporters were willing to
waive them. Getting back to the falacy
OF the popular majority Champ Clark
had a larger popular vote than Mr. Will
son in the Democratic preferential pri-
maries In 1912. but he did not bolt and
nominate himself In second convention
when Mr.. Wilson beat him at Baltimore
Grover Cleveland did not vituperate the
Electoral College of 1899 when II elected
Harrison President although his own
popular vote had exceeded Hsrrison's by
over 100 900
Mr.. Jefferson says that Colonel Roose-
welt Is more popular to-day than hc was
In 1905 Hut no matter how popular he
may be. many true Republicans who
voted for him then will never vote for
him again on account Of his BETRAYAL in
1912 Of his party. which had honored
him with the highest Office in the gift OF
tho people. And there are others old
fashioned enough to believe that the
solemn warning of the Father of His
country, who bulded upon rock and not
upon the sand, is still good for US to oh
IN see the election % 1880 hut how many
for the election OF 1900. hut how many
believe that n he had he would have said.
u am candidate again. | did not mean
10 say IN 1925 that a President should not
serve more than two terms. ! meant TO
have said that he should not serve more
than two consecutive terms at one time"
II. +. HARRISON.
ESSEX FELLs. n. j.. August I.
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CASTORTA HEIRESS
LEFT $5,OS6,SSS
Appraisal Of Miss Barncs's F..
tate Does Not Include
Shares in Company.
STOCK HOLDINGS HEAVY
Bulk of Wealth Goes to IIolt
Sister, Mrs. Mildred
Barnes Bliss.

The appraisal 81 the estnt" ~ VI,
Cora +. Barnes. who was killed ON 10,
TENDER 20, 1911, by falling from W.,
dow Of her home ~ East siXty.a,b
street and who was believed 70 have com.
mitted suicide. was filed YESTERDAY ana
shows that she left taxable pron,r,y
worth t5036. sS6. Miss Barnes was ,bs
daughter OF Demas Barnes. founder AMI
owner of the stock OF the Centau- com.
pany. manufacturer Of Castoria. and m.
der his will she inherited all his stock
Because OF n court order by Surrogate
Fowler the appraised valuation NJ s..
036,ss6 for the estate does not Include
Miss Rarness interest In the Castore
stock, because she made an agreement
during her lifetime under which N.
stock passed ut her death 20 her stem
mother. now Mrs. william Henry Bliss
wife Of retired lawyer. and her hs's
sister. Mildred Barnes Bliss, who e ,bs
wife OF Robert Woods Bliss, secretary OF
the American Embassy In Paris Mr.
Bliss is-the son Of William ". Bliss and
liz accordingly the stepbrothcr OF his Own
wife. They were married on the ami.
versary of the wedding of their parents
The appraisal shows that Inclusive o,
the Centaur Company stock Miss RI rneSs
estate amounted 10 nearly slV.NNN,NNn
Her estate consisted chiefly Of stock ard
bonds She had bonds worth s31A2,s2t
She had stocks worth s624.l9o. the most
valuable being 100 shares of STANDARD
oil. worth S62.50O. The estate included
bank deposits OF s7s6.432. Miss Barnes
had jewelry and other personal effects
worth s8G.616.
In addition to the valuable Centau-
Company stock, which will soma dav n.
owned entirely by her half-sister, Ms
Mildred Barnes Bliss Miss Barnes gaye
her half-sister two articles 81 Jewelry
worth $500 and the reslduary estate
amounting to s4.60s.371. Her stepmother.
Mrs. Anna y. Bliss, got s265.s23. and
william H. Bliss and Robert Woods Rlls.
each gots painting The New YORK
School OF Applied Design for Women TO,
$40. 900, and $4,000 went 30 the New YORK
kindergarten Association.
Miss Barnes was engaged to he ma
ried in 1904, but her hance died before
the date set for the ceremony.
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transfer to American registry Of for.

transfer TO American registry Of for
egn built vessels of any age when pur.
chased by American citizens. not by
the American Government itself Under
the present law this can be done II
the ship brought under the nag Is not
more than five years old.
The main objection TO this bill, and
TO all other proposals to put our flag
on foreign built vessels In order 10 EN-
brace an obvious maritime opportunity,
is that most of the nations from which
We might buy ships are already at
war: and that International custom re-
CARDS such transfers Of registry aud
flag after the actual declara ton of war
in the light of evasion designed to pro-
tect an enemy's property from seizure
by belligereut. In the actual event
1t might make no difference that these
transfers OF flag and registry were
effected in good faith. II ship under
the American flag but recently NJ Brit
ish registry was seized by German
cruiser. for example. and Germany re-
fused to recognize the new registry,
we should encounter n situation sur.
charged with dangerous possibilities.
That is probably why the Senate has
hesitated to pass Mt once the otherwise
excellent and Innocent measure which
passed the House last Thursday.
Hut Mr.. WiLLIAMss bill. as will
he seen by inspecting the section which
We have printed above. would delibe-
rntely leglslatc in advance declaration
Of war by the United States against
any foreign Power which maintained
the traditional international view Of
the transfer Of merchant ships to an.
other country after war has actually
begun. Tho threat to "vlew as nm I'M
friendly act" that which the nameless
threatened Government would almost
certainly do under the conditions con
tcmplated must he regarded either as
an unworthy attempt at bluffing or as
the declaration Of determined pur-
pose TO fight for nm asserted principle
which in no impartial international
tribunal would for an instant meet
with respectful consideration.
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The Dificult Problem Of Rcestab-
fishing Our Merchant Flag
on the Ocean.

A shipping bill introduced by Mr..
WILLIAMS of Illinois, one OF the Repre-
sentatiyes at large from that State. has
at least the merit OF audacity.
The bill proposes, In the first place,
that the Government shall be empow-
cred TO purchase with Treasury funds
any foreign owned Ships now or here
after In American ports, and to man
such vessels with naval or merchant
marine Americans TO the extent nunler-
ically OF two-thirds OF the officers and
crew.
Secondly, these ships Shall be at the
earliest available moment" admitted to
American registry.
Thirdly, the ships newly under the
American flag shall be loaded with any
goods now ready for export, excepting
OF course, contraband Of war, and sent
abroad to any port not blockaded.
Fourthly, and this is the most impor-
tant part Of the bill from the point OF
view from which we are considering
the question. the United States "shall
view as an unfrlendly act any attempt
on the part of any Government, Domin.
ion or Power in the world to interfere
with. hinder or delay their commerce
on the high seas In anything save alb
sOlute contrabaud of war MS declared
at the Hague Conference. or in obedl
ence 10 blockade regulations and es
peclally any attempt to interfere with
delay or hinder their commerce as car
ried on in the ships which are hereby
provided for"
Filthy, before peace or within -four
months after peace Is recstablshed In
Europe the Government shall sell the
ships of this emergency merchant
marine Mt private or public sale and
cover the proceeds into the Urea sury
Nothing is at this time more desir
able for the future commercial inter
ests OF the United States than tina
some means shall be found for tn,
prompt and erfectua restoration Of tn,
! flag Of the American merchant marin,
| Ia It's old place on the oceans.
The much less aggressive mea sur,
which has passed the House and hal
been reported by Senator OGoRMAN Il
the Senate provides merely for thu
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The Future Of the Ci-y College

The College OF the City of New York
has always aimed at practical quality
In the education which n bestows on
the youth OF this city. or as many of
them as can afford 10 take its courses.
II has never at any time In its history
conhnei Itself To what Mayor Mitchell
calls the higher academic training
their way to make in the world has
always been that II has combined so
much purely academic work as is neces-
sary to enlightenment. to an educated
in science and the practical arts.
I's practical side has been enerreti-
cally developed in recent years. Prcsi-
dent JoHN II. FINLEY. without losing
many reforms In the curriculum. max
ing It more practical. tending to bring
il into closer relations with daily life.
since Mr. FiSLrY's retirement to he
there has been no change of policy
Very recently announcement was made
of new courses having municipal and
other public service in view. courses
intended TO At young men for what
may he called semi-political careers.
In fact the college has never been
in competition with the great private
universities The most casual glance
rro,r,,,n,aa 90 ~, chnxx
that they have totally different aim
and purpose. II is by no means i'm.
possible for student to get by spe
cializntion an excellent education along
doing so he will be compelled TO pick VI
collnterally n very fair equipment oi
the practical sort from which he would
he largely or wholly exempt at a pr
waite seat Of learning.
There Is another point worth con
sldering about the college. The edu
| ca tion which II gives IL free In the
widest sense Of the word Not only
are there no fees, but the books ant
apparatus and the greater part of tbs
necessary material is furnished free &c
the students In this way It occupies
II field even as regards academies which
the private colleges do not I'll.
The college now has several thou
sand graduates and tens Of thousands
Of ex.students who have profited by
ono or more years OF Its instruction
They occupy prominent positions in nj
lines Of activity not only In New York
hut all over the country. These. a
least will not admit that any radica
change Is necessary "to thoroughly Jus
| t'fy 10 the city the cost Of maintaining
st." as the Mayor suggests. No doubt
the development Of its practical work
ought TO GO on and will go on as II
the past; hut A may he doubted whether
the highest usefulness Of so elaborate
an educational establishment would h
secured by converting II into mere
upper class civil service and CONNER
cial school.
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RECEIVER FOR BIG TINS FIRM
Application Of Executors Against
sullivan & KrauS Granted.

Supreme Court Justice sea bury granted
yesterday the application OF the executors
OF the estate OF Timothy y. sullivan and
named John n. Lowe, Jr.. receiver for the
theatrical firm OF sullivan n Kraus, com
posed OF Big Tim and the late George j.
Kraus.
The Sullivan executors alleged that tho
assets OF tho frm were being wasted
and that the Kraus executors had refused
to make an accounting although the
books showed that Big Tins interest
amounted to 100000 and that I<raus $
share was overdrawn $4,000
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NEW SUBWAY STATION MONDAY
Municipal Building Depot ~ '""'
meet with Centre street Loop

The new subway station unde'
Municipal Building for the q, II. .'HH
connecting with tho Centre stree "
over tho Williamsburg Bridge. ".' T
opened Monday, according 10 a'
nouncemont yesterday by Bridge ''
missioner =, J. H. Kracke tn" ''.
missioner added that he hoped IN nav
the connection between tho Rrookl'N
Bridge and tho Municipal Building com
pleted by November
The large wooden partitions, "ino''
have hidden the construction work ITO"
the gaze OF tho curious have been tN'N
down at the north end Of the Muni'.pa,..
Building, and to-day the south end VIII
be ready for public inspection
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SEVENTEEN CABLES WORKING
Line From Azores 10 Lisbon N"'
Severed.

Despite the uncertainty Of transa'lar'
tic cable communication with foreign
countries due to the European outbreak
seventeen out Of a possible twenty cahe
wires are still working between me
United states and Europe This vas
announced yesterday by officials ~ mo
Commercial Gable. the Postal Telegraph
and the Western Union companies
These wires are made w as follows
French company. four Anglo American
company. FIVE Western Union. eight
rumor that the cable from Lisbon IN the
Azores hsd been cut was denied. Tho TO-
port that the double cable between ne
Azores and Emden, in Germany, Is sew
cred was. however, confirmed hy me
Commercial Cable Company. II ia also
thought that short cable in the M'dHe''
ranean Sea has been put out Of business
by tho Austrians.
The following statement was mace "
the Commercial Cable Company regarding
the present condition of the Spanish anu
German cables.
The German Cable Company mas
two wires from New York via n"
Azores to Emden in Germany
the Azores Emden sections ~ '''''
two cables that are cut ncor iIT
Emden end The cable from ne
Azores to Lisbon IL the Europe'n'
Azores cable. British corporation
II has not been cut and Is sill .N
working order Gable message 20
Lisbon are following normal routes
via the Azores or London.
Cable communication between Eng ''r
and Holland appears To be iu "'r-
order, but nothing Is known Of '.' ''''
nection between Holland and G'''''!
All French and English cable rHn'' ''
Is wording isfactorily,
The Adams. Wells Fargo and AH" 1871
express companies have Joined i'f.'s "
the crisis to help stranded Amer
in need Of money. Travellers ch'.N- ''
all companies are being honor6d "".
Many Americans with express u''.
checks were paid in full with the
of the English banks yesterday,
ing to word received by the age '"
last night.
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The high gods made a man
Their eardrums TO sfflict
For cuss and groan
And whine and moan
Resulted when he kicked
The high code made mue,
Another noise they picked,
For bin and crash
And hang and smash
Made bsdlam when II kicked
Tn. gods a cricket waf-
With JOY their ears they prick.d.
The little thing
Began to sins,
Made music when II kicked
MoLASpsusos wlLsos.
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Our Uncxamplcd Opportunity to Win
and Hold South American Trade.

and Hold South American Trade.
n IL estimated that the trade Of
South America with European countries
amounted to 81 coo, 900, 900 in 1913. In
the fiscal year 1928 the trade Of
South America with this country was
represented by these figures Imports,
S217,747 o3s: exports, Sl46,147 ,9e3 :;
total, 1858, S95O31. Europe's aggregate
was considerably greater than four
times ours
There are inspiring evidences that
rhe present opportunity will not be lost
10 redress this unnatural state OF
things Not only are our own business
men. bankers, shipping men. exporters,
manufacturers awake, but South Amer
lea Is alarmed and IL appealing to us to
come to her aid. Her civilization Is
seriously menaced by the paralysis
Of European commerce. A thousand
things for which she relies on importa-
ton are suddenly withheld from her
80 far ms her usual sources OF supply
are concerned, and she turns 10 us in
her need.
Practically every country that pur-
veyS manufactured articles to the
South American peoples Is now at
war, Great Britain, Germany and
France, in the order named, were the
principal providers, Italian and Span
ish commerce, what there Is of 1t. does
not mean the things most needed ma
cAinery, textiles, products OF highly
developed manufacturing skill. Even
assuming that England speedily opens
the way for her shipping, her share OF
the South American trade OF Europe
was a scaut ouc.third. viz f87,114.OOO
imports and fi43s7 600 exports. or
translated into our money, a total OF
about 1907 ,5oh,ooo,
Here then is shortage. present and
prospective, Of, broadly speaking. q
thousand million dollars in tho foreign
trade OF The South American continent
Who Is to have Il? Who Is 10 send I,
these active and advancing republic,
the means and appliances they need t,
work out their dcs;inies and to tax,
from them the articles Of food and tn,
raw material Of industry which the,
producer Who but ourselyes1 AuC
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In proportion to the child population
Of New York. ninety.one possible play
grounds do not promise unlimited room
for rompng but they are good begin
ming. Anything that will keep the chill
dren of the streets for their own sakes
and for the sake of legitimate traffic
is to be hailed with Joy. The streets
are not places to play in. Children
running loose in them are in hourly
danger. and they are. besides. a nuisance
and even a danger to the grownups.
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CONNOLLY FACES HARD FIGHT.
Movement Begun to Dust Him a..
State Committeeman.

Borough President Connolly OF Queens
Will have a lively fight on his hands II
ne intends 10 remain member Of the
Democratic State Committee representing
the Queens district
Al meeting held yesterday at Schuet
zen Park In Long Island clty which was
attended by about one hundred Of the dis
trict leaders in the county, James l.. Hicks
we'll known political leader OF Long
Island city. was named FOR the position OF
state Committeeman. Petitions will he
prepared to insure his name appearing on
the Democratic primary ballot.
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CITY TO PAY SEMI.MONTHLY.
Employees Welcome Change. which
VIII Begin This Month.

Comptroller william A. Prendergast an
nounced yesterday that beginning with
on n semi-monthly basis
The adoption Of the new plan was re-
ceived gladly by 'hc employees Of all tho
city departments VINO have been agitating
for the change. ON tine 18th of this month
the city payroll viii amount to over
S2,50o, 900.
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charge OF the business interests. Many
such services as the underground rail-
road are kept going with their aid
Society women are serving as clerks
where the male employees have gone
to the front President PoINCARE has
made appeal to the women of France to
save the harvest. and no doubt the
sturdy wives and daughters OF the
peasantry will garner II efficiently whcr-
ever the destructive tide of war does
not roll over II. In this aspect--not to
ignore many others-France shows an
admirable spirit Of patriotic devotion.
1t Is quite plain that the French
womanhood of which JOAN Of Arc is the
type Is not extinct.
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A Measure Of Distance.

To TUE EDITION OF THE SuN--Sir: A friend
who invited me to spend the week end In
she country writes In answer to my inquiry
es TO how far II is between his place and
the station that II II half an hours drive
with n pair OF horses'; which seems TO me
q little blind
Is this two hours drive with one horse ,
Half an hours drive with pair OF horses. -
That Is almost as good as Two looks and
a hoer," w. W. O.
Nrw YORK August 6
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Evidently JOHN REDMOND knew his
people when he pledged Irish loyalty
to the British Government in its war
against the common enemy. The
cheerful response OF the Irish dock
workers to the demands of the naval
authorities and the enthusiasm which
the National Volunteers showed for the
reservists going to the front indicate
that II old sores could DO healed there
might be a much closer union created
between Celt and Saxon than any mere
Parliamentary link.
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"MoratOrium."

To TRr EprroR OF THB sus-sIr: withou,
wishing TO gain free advertisement for
another dictionary, should like to add an.
other and more recent Instance Of a mora.
torium," taken from tho historical supple.
ment 10 a well known work:
'l9l3. December 20. Provisional Presi.
dent Huerts DEGREES that every day until
the end Of thu year December 22-siJ shall
be a legal holiday This drastic measure
equivalent 70 moratorium, ls taken 70
prevent run on the banks"
c. O. = MAwsos.
spRINGFInLp. Mass., August 7.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Su; viii
answer Mr. Hayes's question in to-day's
SuN by saying that tho pedestrian II wise
will first consider the more important prob
lem Of how he can best get out OF the way
by the time he hss reached a place OF
comparative safety tho automobile will be
out OF hailing distance r. PowrRs
WEsrpoRT Conn. August
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Subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.

Readers Of rHs Sun leaving town for the
summer months can have the daily and sun
day and evening editions delivered to them
.u any part of this country or Europe on
the terms stated above Addresses changed
s, often as desired order through news
dealer or directly Of Publication once. tele.
phone .?0O Beekman.
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we must cut down our overhead expense q"
NJ husband cried with manner most I'm
prcssve,
said:
"M> dear 7 md your hat hills most az.
cesslNe'