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PRISON KEEPERS. ~ I
4 Philosophical Osaasats ~ NJ Jan
q Thinks KINDLY u 1NeM.

- 49, c, IT..
~ THE EDITOR o. LII ouH-o"' ,.,,,..,
puollcstion IN IMs svN OF ~. 49, -.
Hswthofnes prison eApsrsSs ~.
as one who has also oeen oenihc inc oa,'
q ittIe. 10 an areument euts w oppo
t'on TO tnst oisunsvsneu ..," 1850
! wr'te encoursscu " ..,,s,'',,
pie editorial remarAs soou. .ne ''1v"
OF 9oins 10 prison amhtsuS'
For my argument inc oesree y. ,.ns
does not nor oose ths sAtsn, " .e a."
experience Import a. compareI 70 VI.
mere brutal fact that society rsy ~. "
wrongly, mas mAoe you N 49,. 80
Fellow mortal. VI. ratner, : sm Nv. a.,
cernsd Win the 'nnocent ou' VII w
hiinsslf more or less Suhy Sr"~
NOW my experience pecuna' s,,.,ns
! had Nttle tact or patence IN enu \.
the diecipiine, ana conseQuenuy
TOT the tn'ro uesIse oi ~ ve
acute. and ] think that my Wosnem "
the attitude OF the autnor,ues ."u nep
ers In the INSTITUTION OF ~n,cn ,,S,
innate - quite cfiucaI sN sc'en ,,,
There were some boys anu iooIs OF o,"e,
wise incompetent persons anons III.
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existence. Il would b . curious sequel
to the attempts to democratise 6nAncs
II forces have been set In motion which
will tend to a decrease In the number
Of hanks with the inevitable corollary
Of mergers and combinations. ending 10
larger number Of big banks. stlll. stu
dents Of Americas banking know that
altogether too many banks have been
started ,n the United Statsa and II the
Federal reserve act spells Q decrease In
the number VI banks, that kind Of con.
traction 10 not q thing to b feared.
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csivsd ~ their dupsa. Of whose suffer.
ings they would subsequently make
literary use In the promulg CATION Of their
doctrine Of bloodshed aud ruin.
This incident Of the campaign con.
ducted by the Industrial Workers Of
the World to overturn American inst.
tutions would present to a wenk and
vacillatins administrator Of the IA
dificult and embarrassing problems
lie would hesitate. faltcr and com.
promise. thus promoting the objects OF
the revolutionists and oetraying his
duty to bis office and the citizens who
put him In It.
Another type Of administrator. recos-
niiinS at once the origin and purposes
VI these demonstrations. would seek
out their authors. obtain the legal evi.
dence necessary TO convict them OF
trial. and for their conspiracy arrnirn
them before the bar OF justice. lie
would repress. for the protection Of the
peace. property and lives Of uwabidins
nisn, the theatrical exhibitions with
which II Ia attempted to stir up turbu.
isnce. judiciously distinguishing he.
tween the leaders and the dures but
sterniy suppressine disorder. no matter
whether II sprans from lnfamed igno.
rncs. Idle curiosity or the plotting Of
malicious men.
The town 10 witnessing the frst
manifestations Of plot emnnat tins
from men Of grent determine ton. ex.
perience and vigor iu lawless enter.
priss. Its possibilities. n it, develop.
nent 10 not checked promptly. are mo'
mentouA How do the authorities In.
teMl to deal with the situation In which
the town has been puti
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THE AMERICAN MAN.
Ne u the wsrIds Hest Example or Wei
NWmiied DEVELOPMENT.


To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-sfr: Against
the logic OF Admiral Chadwicks protest
nothing can be said. yet here, as SO often
facts refuse to square with logic. From
the earliest days OF our land the educa-
ton and training Of youth Of both sexes
have been put into the hands OF women
to an extent never before practised. In.
stead OF coming deseneracy the effects by
this time should already be terrible
warning.
As q matter OF fact. American bred men
In athletic and manly exercises hold front
rank. As soldiers our career In China
excited the admiration OF the world. cour.
age and maananimity were displayed in
manner quite peculiar TO ourselves
Foreign observers OF competence have
said that. though small. our little army t.
OF quality that our people unfortunately
are not Intelligent enough to apr. ciite
As for the American man At his best.
the world has never before seen such an
example Of we'll rounded. decent develop.
mtnt. II In conceded. I believe. trat IN
most glarlns faults OF Englishmen are
due to the fact that from the age OF 7
or thereab bout TN the end Of their educn.
ton they are practically cut on from ferni.
nine influence. Even our boys In their
sports have a daring and recklessness that
make the hair OF tNe foreign boy stan
on end. After all. men are only one-half
the world. and nature IL surcr than IN
man calculation. The instinct Of woman
IL . test Of manilness that IL little likely
to err.
Personally. I wouldn't change the Amer.
lean man for any foreign production w
seen. and I've travelled a great deal In
a European crowd woman has TO take her
chances. and when things are stormy. u
Admiral Chadwick could know the com.
fort an American woman feels II she
.A.-a -
IL At hand to protect her. he need not yet
fear greatly for the race.
An AMERICAN WOMAN.
New BRUNSWICK. N. j.. February -.
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There II food Tor thought In the an.
nouncen,ent that the Fourth National
Bank Of this city Is preparing to re.
duce Its capital stock from s. OO).tOO to
e2OOO.WO. The proposal cannot be
divorced from the approaching instsiis.
ton Of the Federal reserve bank sys.
tom. No suggestion IL conveyed by II
that the new Federal reserve act ap-
peaU on further study to qualify the
hopeful forecnsts which have accompa-
aisd It, acceptance by the mn tional banks
81 the country; but II 10 a striking no
tice that financial and business utter.
ests will shortly have changed condi
tions to deal with and that readjust.
ments are involved In the change.
Under the Federal reserve law the
Comptroller Of the Currency must ap-
prove any reduction In national bank
capital. and II will be interesting at
this time to note his ruling on the
Fourth Nationals proposal. Assuming
his assent, Is there likely to be forth
with any widespread movement among
the national banks to lower their cap
italsf II there Is, calculations may
have to he revised respecting the sub.
ecrtption to the stock VI the regional
ssserve hanks.
In any event very practical ques.
tions are raised by the view which
The Fourth National Of this city takes
Of banking under the new system. al.
though II has yet to be shown that its
view will prevail or is already Gener'
ally held. Indeed. statements have
been nude lately which would on their
face contradict the Fourth Nationals
construction of the Federal reserve
act In Its relation to the general bank.
ing business Sull. these contradic
lions may be only on the surface. an
Inference which In probable II the pur
pose of the Fourth National Bank Ia
reduce Its capital signifies that there
70 going to be In the near future les.
roon than In the past for the employ
ment Of private capital In the banking
Geld.
NO CTitICIbll OI Tue GcucTuI TcocTNv
act can possibly be imputed to The
Fourth National, whose president helt
Q most optimistic attitude toward cur
rency legislation all through Its prog
ress last year. The bank Is one OF
the largest institutions doing n strictly
commercial business, and such a banl
would seem to be espe' tally adapted
to Ht into the Federal reserve scheme
II was one Of the earliest to anuOunc,
It's acceptance Of the act, ana now I
seeks to cut it's capital almost In half
Does this mean, II the bank In ques
ton has accurately estimated the con
ditions which are to obtain. that pri
vate capital IL likely to be less profit
apiy employed In the banking bushes
than 1t has been?
If large, strong banks regard Il n
desirable TO reduce their capital unde
the new system, II should logically 10,
low that good many smaller an
weaker banks will have no excuse 70
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To THE EDITOR o. TINE SuN--Str: Th,r
ship leaves for the United States to- NOR.
row. While II has been stationed az this
mort Tor the last three months our oulle.
tin board "a . general thing has con.
tained the press news sent out from the
wireless station Al Sayvtlls, l. I.
II 10 very gratifying TO know that al.
though We are over two thousand miles
rom New York and II takss Q month Tor
the newspapers to reach here ws can rely
on TVS Nsw YoRx Sun news service for
our daily news from the United States.
We trust that In case the United States
steamship BufYalo In the future has 70
make this station for any length Of time
we may still hear THE Sun on the Job.
EDWARD W. Paics.
Electrician In oharre radio STATEN
y. o, 0. Buffalo
ceasNse. Nicaragua, Tsbsvasy ~
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Summary Political Economist II tn
"MOvies."

To nm EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
have seen % many moving pictures OF the
way some people are enjoying life from
the money taken from the poor poop
that ] have begun to think that II 10 nc
more nor less than robbery and that the
poole who are doing this mean thing d.,
in and day out ought to be punished
Theas are the people who own IN,
houses and keep stan OF servants and
own automobiles. but the question 10:
''FaeW do they get itT' Do they get II
honestly or do they get II otherwise?
OF course. ] being only an Individual
u 10 not In my power to try and he IN
those people who have 10 work 80 hard
for what little they have: and then TO
have II taken away from them. why, Il
seems q shame Now ! sm not u socialist
but these are my views on the matter.
KENNETH DUycNHA
Ilsw Yoax. February a.
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TRoY, February rs.


To rHE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Str: The
affairs OF q private family are not natter
OF public concern. Since, however. tn.
provisions Of my fathers will have been
referred to In this mornings Sun, Il IL
only due to his memory to state that
these provisions are entirely equitable
and are 30 recognized by those familiar
with the circumstances.
FREDERICK p. KsrppL.
NEW YoRx, March /.
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"1ncreasine cloudiness to-day. fol-
lowed by snow or rain: that was the
genial guess OF the Government wiz
ards for ferocious and bl.zzardesQus
yesterday. Still, their science advances
Ancient dodderers. recalling and boast
Ing OF the 1888 affair. asserted with
fond pride yesterday: And the Gov
eminent forecasters never smelled 1T.
tie thing like the blizzard"
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The prayers Of the city administration
Tor rain have been productive only OF
snow. but We must remember that while
the OlPectuAi fervent prayer Of a right.
eous man availeth much. 1t availeth no,
evOeythiug.
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With JACK LONDON and JOHN Law.
RENEE SULLIVAN running for Office as
Prohibitionists II could not truthfully
be said that the dry ticket was lacking
In 'ths punch"
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To rsI Edition o. TaA sus--Sv. Can any
OF your correspondents tell me what IAN
angel on horseback" is7 II Il mentioned
IN . list Of satablss At u dinner the other
evening. cuaiepA
SuiLApslsuIA Mach L
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N ~ fvssNds gso fasoy ~ rtA manu- sey,pis and
eUussrsea0s fo' publication Elsa 70 haze ,ssesed
erasss NV rnsd hss musI IN all cases send stamps
for GAA Durposs.
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Colonel COCKTAILS Is wise to get his
medal before he enters the Police De-
partment Of this town.
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Mr.. Mitchell has been Mayor for only
two months. but he has already learned
that there are lot Of bad people In the
Tombs.
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Lsa1sa once. Hfhn gham HOUSE, 4 Arunde,
street. Strand.
Parss once. Rue Dc v A,chcdisrs. on Rus dS
euatrs Scptembre.
y aAhAn Uton once. Ribba Building.
Rookhn once. 100 Li<ingston street.
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pubesaed daily. Including Sunday. by the Sun
bSthtine and Publishing Asso, iauou ., 10 Nassau
eUseS. u The Borough OF Manhattan. New York
pteaadsei and Treasurer. william c. Relck. i7O
kaoes ustreei: Vice rrsiient. EJwaru r. Mitchell
10 kaseau street. Secretary, Z. n. LuAtsn, 40
kAssAo street.
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An 0srn. money ord,rs. &C. 70 be made pay.
aAis - TEE SUE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
MKAIN CLEARS HIMSELF
IN THE MILLER MYSTERY

Aurora, Ill. Dec. David McKain
came all the way from Battle Creek to
clear himself of all suspicion in con-
nection with the murder of Jennie
Miller.
Chief of Police Michels told Nc
Kain over the long-distance telephone
that he was not suspected, but the
young man was so worried he hurried
here to explain circumstances theor-
lists had seized upon to show that his
actions about the time of the murder
were suspicious.
When he went to hotel where he
was said to have registered as ]. c.
Schobel of Plainfield, Ill, the woman
owner said he did not at all resemble
the man who gave his name as Scho-
bel, who disappeared the day of the
murder. McKain proved he was play
ing cards with Battle Greek relatives
the night of the crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
NEWS TRAITOR IS
PUT UNDER BONDS
Grand Jury to Consider Case of
II. L. Linder, Who Sold
Press Messages.

New York, Dec. 2-H. L. Linder, a
telegraph operator employed by the
Postal Telegraph company and station
ed in the Office of the New York
Globe, was held in $4,000 bail for the
action of the grand jury, when arraign-
ed in the Tombs police court today,
charged with violating section 552 of
the penal law, in that he revealed the
contents of certain news messages
sent out by The Associated Press.
Albert Venino, counsel for Linder,
requested that the case be adjourned
so that his client might confer with
counsel for The Associated Press and
rectify the wrong he had committed,
If any" This motion was overruled
by the presiding magistrate, however.
Several employees of The Associated
Press testified regarding a decoy mes
sage containing what purported to be
news concerning the sinking of ''the
Russian dreadnaught, Fliba, formerly
the Ismail." Linder, it was testified,
said he received money from the New
York Bureau, an organization oper-
ating a ticker service, for sending it
taken from the wires oper-
ated by The Associated Press. No
appeared in Linder's behalf
Linder was released in the custody
of his counsel until a surety company
could renew his bond of $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
CALMLY ACCEPTS JOB OF
ELECTROCUTING TEN MEN

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 2.-G. H.
Dempsey, appointed electrician at the
Arkansas penitentiary to succeed
Luther CASTING, who resigned yester-
day, is not a sentimentalist, neither is
he afflicted with nerves" The fact
that ten men, four whites and six ne
groes, are in the death chamber of the
penitentiary and that he may have to
pull the lever that will send all ten
to death, does not worry him.
1t was this prospect that caused
CASTING to resign, although he ad-
mitted the place was a comfortable
berth, that he had no other position in
prospect and that times were hard.
"Of course, no one would like to kill
a fellow man." Dempsey said. I'D
be glad to hear that all ten men had
been saved from the chair. But if they
aren't and l have to pull the lever that
sends them to death it won't worry
me. l feel sure that the night after
the first execution I'll go home and
sleep just as well as I always do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
FAVORS A NEW UNIFORM
Daniels Would Discard White Suits
Worn by Seamen.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2.-Another
plea for uniforms of khaki and fores-
try green to replace the bullet-draw-
ing white worn by American seamen
was made by Surgeon General Braist-
ed of the navy in his annual report
submitted to Secretary Daniels. 1t
was pointed out that the disadvan-
tages of the white uniform were strik-
ingly illustrated at Vera Cruz, where
the sailors offered perfect targets for
sharpshooters and snipers.
The surgeon general reported that
the health of the navy personnel dur
ing the year was good, showing .~zt-
isfactory improvement over last year.
An increase in the number of malaria
cases was accounted for by the deten-
ton of so many warships in Mexican
waters. The value of mosquito screens
was demonstrated again there, ships
with screens entirely escaping ma
laria.
The surgeon general said treatment
of tuberculosis by inhalation of creo-
sote had progressed encouragingly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
OFFERS HIS LIFE
AS CANCER LIGHT
Auburn Convict Will Submit to
Innoculation in Hope of
Benefiting Others.

New York. Dec. 2.-Offering his life
to ascertain whether cancer is con-
tagious a life prisoner (name with
heidi at Auburn prison has written
to Warden Osborne saying he is will
ing to be innoculated with germs.
He is a man of better than average
education" said the warden, but he
erred and was sent to prison for life.
Since coming to Auburn he has read
much on medical matters. particularly
on cancer. His hope in making an Of
fer to allow innoculation is that he
may benefit many sufferers through
that would be obtained by
observation of his case"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
TRAIL CATTLE PLAGUE
Girls Infection With Foot and Mouth
Disease Mystifies.

Joliet, ILL.,, Dec. 2.-How Violet Max
well, the five-year-old daughter of John
Maxwell, patrolman on the local po-
lice force, contracted the foot and
mouth disease still remained a mys-
terry today. Federal Inspector Dye and
Assistant State Veterinarian McClaren
inspected three Joliet dairy farms in
an effort to trace the source of the
contagion.
DR.. A. ]. Lennon the attending ply
sician, and the veterinarians agree
that the child has a genuine case of
the disease and that the infection did
not come from the milk of a diseased
COW, but that milk pail had become
infected from isolated animals which
had not yet been slaughtered.
An incomplete investigation of sew
eral dairy farms has thus far failed to
reveal the presence of infected ami
mails. The child's condition was
greatly improved today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
CUT
STATES PROMISE
Finances Have Been Greatly
Improved Since Governor --
Dunno Went Into Office.

Springfield, Ill, Dec. State Audi
tor James J. Brady made the following
statement regarding the states
finances. following announcement by
the state tax commission of the tax
rate for 1914:
The rate of As cents on the 500,
levied for the year 1914. is a reduction
of % cents from the rate levied in
1913, and is in keeping with the pres
ent democratic administration prom
ise to reduce taxes just as rapidly as
conditions would permit.
Last year il was necessary to levy
a tax of 20 cents to take care or the
deficit occasioned by Governor De
mems administration, to replace the
working balance in the state treasury
and 10 take care of the increased ap-
propriations for the states education
al. charitable and penal institutions.
This has been done, and Auditor or
Public Accounts Brady reports that on
Nov ! there was available in the state
treasury s1O.5OO.OOO which, with the
fees that will be taken into the treas
ury, is sufficient TO Offset the unex-
pended appropriations made by the
forty-eighth general assembly of S1S,-
100000.
The levy made today will produce
approximately s11, 100000. so that the
incoming general assembly will find a
working balance in the treasury and
sufficient funds to take care of their
appropriations until another tax levy
is made. The tax commission is of
the opinion that If collections from in
direct taxation are maintained at the
present rate that a further reduction
will be possible next year"
The state tax commission, consist
ing of the governor, auditor and state
treasurer, Monday fixed the state tax
rate for 1914 al As cents on the 500
assessed valuation. This is a rate 22
cents lower than that for 1913, which
was IS cents. this latter high rate be-
ing. necessary to rehabilitate the state
treasury and meet deficiencies in num-
erous state departments due to the
Ieyvtug of an inadequate rate in 1912,
the last year of the Deneen admins
ration. With the announcement of
he rate comes a statement from state |
Auditor James J. Brady. showing that
he states finances are III the DeSt VI
,hape and that next year still lower
ate OF taxation will probably be put
n effect.
The Ascent rate. levied yesterday. is
iiyided as follows:
For general state purposes, two and
ifty-three hundredths mills on each
Iollar, or twenty-five and three-tenths
Is 81 cents on each 800.
For state school purposes, one and
weuty-seyen one-hundredths mills on
ach dollar, or twelve and seventenths
120 cents on each 800.
For University of Illinois fund. one
liu on each dollar, 10 ten cents on
ach 500. levied as commanded In
An act % provide by state tax for
fund for the support and mainten-
nee Of the University OF Illinois, ap-
royed June 10. 1911.
All Of said state taxes aggregatins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
AUTO ASSAULT IS
CRICACO'SLATEST
Wealthy Society Woman Ar
rested for Running Down
and Injuring Man.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 2.-"Assault with
an automobile" was the charge on
which the wealthy society leader and
suffrage worker, Mrs. Hugo DeBrock,
was arrested today after her car had
run down and probably fatally hurt
Richard Staple. She was driving the
machine herself when the accident
happened. The police say she tried
to drive her car through crowd which
had gathered to stop her. She was
taken to police station and released
on $500 bonds after an hours wait
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
EXONERATES SHIP CHIEF
Jury Finds Captain of HanaIei Guilt
less in Wreck.

San Francisco, Dec. Captain ]. }.
Carey, master of the steamship Hama
lei, which went ashore Nov. % on
Dexbury Reef, near the Golden Gate,
with a loss of % lives, was exoner-
ated of responsibility for the accident
by a coroner's jury yesterday.
Testifying before the jury Captain
Carey expressed the belief that if the
revenue cutter McCulloch which
picked up a number of survivors. had
liquor or other stimulants on board,
four or five persons would have been
saved from death from exhaustion and
exposure.
Captain Carey also spoke bitterly in
of the equipment of the
Pacific coast life-saving stations, de-
claring that every person on the Hama
lei could have been saved If the life
savers had been supplied with proper
RATS and light draft boats.
Second officer William Reese, who
lost his life, was blamed for the
wreck in the verdict of the jury.