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EKWANOK MAY REFUSE
TO STAGE TOURNAMENT
May BE Unable or Unwilling to
Take HOnOr-Embarrassing
Situation Exists.

Though the list OF three courses that
will he recommended for the national
amateur golf championship Mt the annual
meeting of the United States Golf Asso-
illness OF the secretary of the Ekwanok
Country Club, according TO the story of
the plans OF the executive committee that
leaked out a few days ago. II IL by no
means certain that the Manchester, Vt,
club will be able or willing to accept the
championship. The officials of the club
have not Yet acted upon the question of
holding the championship. and word was
sent to the Y. s. G.. A. yesterday that II
probably would be impossible to act on
the matter until the end of the national
associations meeting next Friday, at
which the places for holding the cham
pionshlp tournaments will be decided. The
citation includes the name OF the Ekwanok
club has been one cause for the delay In
taking up the matter. and the premature
announcement of the plans of the execu-
tive committee has made the situation an
embarrassing one.
II Ekwanok decides not TO take the
tournament the executive committee will
have to find "A last minute substitute to
compete for the honor with the other tive
clubs on it's list--ths Mayted Country
Club of Cleveland and the Country Clut
Of Detroit.
With Ekwanok's consent an uncertain
clubs to obtain the amateur event should
be improved. They will have much
harder time, however. II the Ekwanok
officials decide TO enter the field after
all. for the popularity OF the Vermont
course Is an asset that will win 1t many
votes among the delegates on Friday
evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
NEW NAVY MAN A WINNER.
Jack smith OutpOints Dave Hurts
In Rugged battle.

Jack Smith, formerly one Of the best
mddleweights In the navy, made his first
Bo"ery appearance at the Atlantic Gar
sen \. c. last night against Dave Kurtz
or Newark In the final bout of ten rounds
and won with something to spare.
smith, rugged. awkwardly clever
boxer, had the Ncwarker on the run most
of the way, although Kurtz is a mixer of
m" FIRST order himself, He was beaten
NJ long range and AT close quarters In the
majority OF rounds. In the semi-fnal Of
''u rounds Johnny Carroll and Young
l-pStig went ten rounds to "A draw. neither
having an advantage at the end.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-Champlon Alfredo de-
ORC OF New York gained further lead
OF II points tonight over Charles NORM
of Chicago in the second block of the $50
point match for the three cushion cham
pionship at Recital Hall In the auditorium.
The veteran Cuban scored his 80 points
In seventy seven innings He got one high
run OF G. NORM scored 80 In seventy-slx
innings Highest run was l. DE Orc
scored IA lead of points In his play in
the first block last night, The last block
OF the match will be played Tomorrow
night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
Jersey Yachtsmen Elect.

The New Jersey Yacht Club Of Bay
onne has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: August Mutscher
commodore; Charles Easton, yice-com-
modore Frank kilnck. rear commodore
Frederick j, Niewig, fleet surgeon; John
Erickson, measurer; Philip w, May, Sec
retaryI II. II. Campbell treasurer
George I.angbes, Charles Easton. William
Rooster, George Bowers and Harry Rus
selL trustee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-07
Leonard an Easy Victor.

Benny Leonard easily defeated Kid
slack AT Browns A. A. last night, win
N'ng every one Of the ten rounds. The
.tferee stopped the bout between Young
r,rrney and Frankie Young at the end
ot tho seventh round. when the latter was
700 Tar outclassed. .a
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The Paulist A. c. win resume this eve
Ming the weekly road runs OF about
three miles from its clubhouse. 1873 West
SAty-first street The start will be at
$50, and all athletes irrespective OF club
afiliatiou are invited to compete.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: I
ind this among the conclusions OF law
on which in TIE Sun OF March % Mar
ston Niles asked Justice Seabury to write
an opinion In relation to the Panama tolls
repeal bill now pending
End that the clause exempting coa.t
wise commerce from the payment of tolls
should be repealed as throwing upou for
eign vessels the burden of that toll which
= payable by coastwise commerc. In con
form'y with the treaty
The term 'in conformity with the
treaty" begs the whole question at the
outset. 1t cannot be assorted that the
negotiation Of that treaty cut or our
Government from continuing its historic
encouragement OF Coastw.se commerce In
American bottoms alone. or rather re-
versed the policy completely Repeal
would reverse the policy. so the condition
Of throwing upon foreign vessels tho
burden OF that toll which is payable by
coastwise commerce" would actually en-
sue. for we could have no coaStu sc
commerce through the canal after repeal.
That commerce would utterly disappear.
and our existing coastwse ships be OBJ
liged to fee to British register to keep
the ocean. II our toll exemption were
repealed and our historic policy reversed
British and Canadian ships would under
our navigation laws. load in New York.
touch at Havana or British Honduras
and thence clear for San Francisco. pass
Ing through the canal Not an American
ship complying with our navigation laws
could compete. Foreign ships would have
the entire canal trade and be obliged 10
bear the entire burden OF tolls And the
last OF our commerce. except that on the
lakes, would be gone
ROCHESTER, April g.
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CALLS EVE FIRST FEMINIST
Mrs, Burton Deals Blow 10 women,
Movement at York CIub.

All or the women whose passion o
experiment has made trouble for ....
Kind were labelled as feminists hy N,-.
Henry ;. Burton NJ the York club -
East FIFTY fourth street, yesterday I.,..
noon In tax on fem 'nism Mrs BE-.
VINO is NlCe-president of tho Aut.-Sun. =
League of Rochester and n nome. r O
the press committee OF thu sat. i.t.
Grafton ~ Clubs, skipped mpartial'v o.
the Rhle 70 mythology in making .
her list II began, ~ course. wI'h .'
and included Pandora, Helen AMI =
lilah
"Fominism is everything that i~ r.
FEMININE Mrs, Burton continued "',
nists want to level the sexes and '..
down, not up Their ideas don't 49,.
EXCEPT in being horrifyirg,
Norman Happood saws rnarr .-'
should he made more difficult aud 4 S.. -
moro easy; Ellen Key SAYS 1''rr
should he granted on request >gi}
the constant danger Of being srf.
would cause the husband always - ,.
the attitude Of lover toward his va
ut is the III balanced rerso.s
make the most noise IN the world hu'
balanced ones DO the steering The
safe way is 70 have an open N nj $50 d.
most OF what we hear will spill on
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PARCEL POST.
BaIlastin the Mails to Crafty . Benev.
Olent Government.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir; II 10
evident that your correspondent Clement
Itueff did not read my letter published by
you few days ago In reference to the
Parcel Post Mystery in which I called
attention to the need of ballast for the
mails. or he would have taken tip
fault finding with a Government trying
to do so much for the poor people,
I am connected with a publishing con-
Germ which Is frequently called upon to
NAH a book that weighs approximately
two pounds To mail "A single book IL
costs US II cents, but We can mail two
books for 2 cents Since We made this
discovery we have pur,'h as.a small
quantity OF two pound bricks and now
when we get an order fnr one book we
wrap one OF the TWO pound bricks up
with II. and sure, Uncle Sam takes a
brick and the book FOR cents and We
save cents minus tho cost OF the
brick. which is mere trlne
This seems TO me an easy solution OF the
Parcel Post Mystery; and why should
ship that proposes 10 put the rapacious
express companies, the railroads and tele-
graphs out Of business They have done
it in old Spain. where there are neither
trusts nor capitalists, and why shouldn't
we do 4 here AZ long as the poor
people think they are getting something
FOR nothing even II II be brick. they
are satisfied
THOMAS RopiNsoN DAwIEY. Jr.
New YORK, April 3.
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The four rufiians who murdered HER
MAN RosENTHAL are supposed to he
awaiting In Sing Sing prison the death
10 which they have been sentenced. The
court Of last appeal in this state holds
that they had fair trial. No shadow
of injustice rests upon their conviction.
Nothing in their violent and lawless
brutal lives stirs the sympathy They
and their congeners. the clansmen Of
crime In this town, are race that
ought To perish. must be rooted out
Is 1t only by their private vengeances
that bandits such as these may fall?
Are their quarrels the only means
which the community has OF pro-
tecting itself from these desperadoes?
Is the electric chair for murderers
played out" as hanging was once no.
toriously thought to he in New York?
Already onion tears are dripping
from lawyers eyes. The sobbing and
the soldering are on tap. Can't these
poor fellows" be reprieved?
Those dear. delightful cutthroats.
H. world wherein pain and sorrow
are fortunately so rare, the gifted and
hyperpsthetic sentimentalist Is lucky
to find assassins to SLAYER over.
Most OF the citizens Of New York
are. we believe, IF a sterner and a
juster mind. They demand that legal
punishment fall ineXorably on these
dangerous enemies of law. New York
virtuously deplores lynching. There
Is disrespect of law. an impotence Of
law. more subtle and not less pprilous
than lynching; and lynching is but a
logical result of violence unpublished,
of laws severe only In the letter. Of a
public sentiment lowering between SEN
timcntalism and savugery,
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The Simpson Crawford Reorgani-
cation,

Excellent news Is that OF the
reorga nlzation Of the Simpson Craw-
ford store which was brought yester.
day afternoon to the business world.
Coupled with the mornings news that
an additional sum OF 100000 would
be- forthcoming for the benefit Of the
depositors In the Siegel bank. II was a
welcome alienation Of a very dark and
painful episode In the history Of New
lork's retail trade.
The plan has the approval Of Judge
ilouGn of the United States District
Court. 1t offers three alternative set
Elements TO creditors. and under the
court order they must make their
election before April 10. Already
creditors representing 1851 .;66 and
creditors Of the Merchants Express
Company, which stands or falls with
| the store. to the amount OF $l55,255,
have chosen options providing for no
or small cash payments, settlement be-
ing made mainly In the new stock of
the concern. The whole plan seems to
be In direct line toward realization.
There Is undoubtedly a field for this
store in New York. With energetic
and judicious management there IL no
reason why IT should not be finan.
cial success. 80 that the creditors may
entirely recOup their losses In the long
run. Not the least pleasant feature
of the reorganization is the early EN-
ployment Of large force. probably in
the neighborhood Of 1000 people. with
steady jobs Mt living wages. This will
be no small contribution to the pros
pprity of the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04
The College Man In Politics.

Mr. WILLIAM +. MCCoMBs reduces to
formula what has hitherto been only
working rule in politics THE col.
lege man." says he, must forgotten
never lot II creep into his head--that
he's a highbrOw. II II does creep in,
he's out Of politics" This Is sound.
practical doctrine. the real canon Of
success
Forget you have any intellect as soon
as you're elected. Drop all the ideas
you have nurtured. What matter II
you have expatlated on them In talk
and insisted on them In print? This Is
the era Of reform. and If you can't re.
form your own opinions and ideals how
the dickens are you to reform other
peoples?
Election to Office completely changes
the status OF the college man. Before
taking. he was the slave of truth after
ward, he Is the servant of the "peepul."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04
CANAL TOLLS.
Comment ON the Views OF Justice Seabury
and MIR. Niles on Discrimination.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: One
part Of Judge Seabury's argument on the
canal taxation in his letter In THE Sun
of March 81 makes his attitude on this
subject seem quite In opposition TO his
general record on questions OF govern
mental special privileges.
This is his statement that to exempt
American vessels from tolls does not in
volve discrimination against foreign YES
sells that would make treaty violation
because the tolls would not be distributed
in such a way that the vessels which do
pay them will necessarily be bearing the
cost Of maintaining the canal. including Its
fixed charges
In that event there certainly can be
only one alternative. which is that any re-
mission Of tolls will come out OF the
pockets of the rest Of the people OF the
country who do not either own ships that
are using the canal or even have goods
carried on these ships. so that they must
either pay tax to met the deficiency or
receive less income than they otherwise
would receive T.. J. $
NEW York, April ;.
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THE FOUNTAIN or Youth.
DevOtee Of Auction Bridge Deserts
Hands for Feet and Is Reborn.

To THc EDITOR or THE SvN--Sir; NV
years are as many as the cards in pack.
minus the Joker. though friends are kind
enough to say that don't look so old
For years have been playing and en-
joyng auction bridge. but for several
months past I have noticed a startling
dimnution In the general interest In that
noble game Speaking to my wife on the
subject she said that everybody was
dancing and that ought to join the pro-
cession. The first time sh. said II |
laughed. the second time | smiled and the
third time ! became thoughtful My wife
has always been an accomplished dancer.
though, as she Acknowledges herself not
specially apt in teaching others but I
have never cared much for the pastime
Hut the germ was safely lodged in my
system. and one day about month ago
went not without many an internal
qualm, TO an approved terpsichorean
school. the name Of which | found In the
advertising columns of THE Sun. In this
school I was affably received by a Juno
es1ue Young woman. who separated me
from SO of my earthly store and turned
me over 10 another young woman with
golden tresses and angelic feet.
Six half hour lessons and--Eureka !
| am a modern and successful Ponce de
Leon | am viewing life from a new
angle. ! can onesiep with the best OF
them and my hesitation will pass muster
in crowd with an able and good natured
partner. And ] am speaking in all truth
and soberness when l say that. dancing
whenever and wherever can, my health
is better. sleep better. my appetite is
better and my walk springer than at any
time during the last fifteen years Hon
estly. I think am developing into a kind
OF belated Peter Pan.
And to all NV two legged fellow huma n
creatures in the forties aid hft.es TO
whom life IL beginning Ia take on a gray
tlnge let me say: II you want that gray
10 give place to the glorious scarlet and
gold OF Indian summer. get out Of tn.
rut. shake "A leg and dance. dance, dance
NEW YORK. April ,. REnIvivrs
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BRICK BUILT ROADS.
Experiments OF Other states Cited 70
Encourage New York.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-St: No
doubt IL was In common with tnousanos
Of other readers of The Sun that was
interested in THE SUNS editorial article
on Governor Glynns state road PROPOSE.
ton. II 10 quite possible that the state OF
New York has suffered more than any
other State through imperfect and waste
full road construction. II 10 generally
conceded that the roads built In the day
of John Macadam were good enough our.
ing that period. and indeed until recent
years and the Introduction OF the auto
mobile. II Is wrong, however. to suppose
that the automobile Is q road destroyer
par excellence.
Two summers ago ] heard q Connecti-
cut state engineer who had served the
state for eighteen years declare that II
was not the automobile that destroyed
the roads, but rather imperfect construc.
ton. Macadafn roads have been proved
most wasteful and millions Of dollars
worth OF them are blown away by the
wind each year. finding Judgment under
farmers produce and In gardens. II Ia
not the frst cost Of such roads that counts
but the upkeep. 1t 10 now generally con-
coded that the road Of the future will be
built Of some hard material. such a.
vitrined brick or concrete.
Wayne county. Michigan. mas con-
atructed many miles of concrete road.
I have examined many OF these which
had been laid four years, and ind that
they are most safe and durable. Concrete.
like brick road. provides a slipping,
mudless and dustless surface, the ideal
condition Cuyahoga county, In which
Cleveland In situated, Ia \ good example
OF brick roads. and these are now being
extended to suburban towns connecting
Akron and Canton on the south and
Painesyille on the east These have
proved very satisfactory. have seen
brick roads in Terre Haute and Anderson,
Indiana. that have been laid for over
twenty years, and believe that hard
brick making has improved since that
time.
II would seem then that II the cost OF
brick or concrete was three or four times
higher than macadam construction the
two former payements would be much
cheaner The eternal digging up OF the
road is a nuisance. and watering or plas-
terine with oil ~ a nuisance. Stone roads
are brutal hut some cities such AZ Cleye.
land and Newark n T. still tolerate the
belgian block ON the main streets. Such
pavements are dangerous. noisy and de.
structlve to vehicles and horses Those
thu, b,,a ,hargn 80 rn,d h,iIdj,U had
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04

The Hon. WALTER LArFERTY, a glow
ing oregonian statesman whose biog-
raphy In the Congressional Record fills
six more lines than President WILSON'S.
bleats passionately for the 20 cents n
mile to home and back to Washington
again granted to Representatives and
Senators by n kindly Government, a
grant which the scrimping Committee
on Appropriations would shave down
to actual travelling expenses for mem-
bers of Congress and their families.
Mr.. LArrERTY says that members
ought to have $4,000 n year. "A
Congressman cannot 1--we decently on a
salary of $500 n year without practis
ing the most rigid economy"
Plenty of congressman never saw
anything like $500 II year till an ap-
preciativc district or state sent them
Ia Washington. No doubt plenty Of
them now lay mp money, inst as JERRY
simpson, the Sockl"ss Socrates of Medi.
cine Lodge, Kan, did in his day.
And why shouldn't n Congressman
practise and have to practise 1.-The most
rigid economy" Just rs multitrdinous
millions of the rest of us do? But we
can't believe that they really have their
noses To the grindstonc. II they had
had To learn to he saving In their own
households they wouldn't be throwing
away the peoples money with both
hands laundering against business and
doing their best to make II harder To
get living.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04
South Side Roads.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-S,r: II
viii take more than repalnied and re
iurbished taVerns and muskrats and
blaekbirds, the attractions pictured by
- T.. of t.uugue to attract motor ats
I" tho south side OF Long Island What
Is most needed Sc good roads, and no
other section requires them SO much as
mat extending from Quoguc TO Eas.
Hampton.
There is prospect OF state road
from Quogue to SOUTHAMPTON at least
within the next two years. The road now,
particularly over the Shinnecock Hills. il
SO d!lapdated as to b. not only uncom-
portable but also in parts dangerous
for motor travel
These have been the conditions for
two or three years, with the result that
hundreds OF automobl!sts have been pre-
vented from touring this "east end" the
most beautiful countryside of Long ISL
and. Moroprsr
NEW YORK, April 3.
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sources which can be turned into cash
or used as collateral. It IL the metrop-
oils Of the rich Laguna district. and
with It's cotton. -four and iron mills Tor
reon II one Of the most hourishlng cit.
! les Of Mexico. VILLA. who seems to he
an adept in raising money by duress
when the arts Of persuasion fail, Will
undoubtedly levy upon Torreon to OBJ
tain funds for his campaign and food
for his soldiers and camp followers.
Torreon will probably mark the
southern limit Of occupation by the Con
stitutionalist forces for some time to
come. Aside from the necessity Of re-
orga nization and rest after ten days OF
fierce fighting. in which heavy losses
were sustained. the strategy OF the sit.
uation requires that both Saltillo and
Monterey. also important railroad CEN
tres and at present Federal strongbolds,
be reduced Otherwise General VILLA
would soon have the enemy in his rear
with the prospect Of having to defend
Torreon against such assaults as he
delivered himself.
with Saltillo and Monterey. which
are slightly north Of east Of TorreOn. In
VILLAS possession. the road to the port
Of Tampico would he open and the cam
paign against the city Of Mexico could
he safely renewed. Capture OF Mont.
Grey and Saltillo would give the Con-
stitutionalists control for many miles
southwark Of the branches Of the Ma.
tional Railway running to Zacatecas
and san Luis Potosi. the latter another
important railroad centre. OF the two
cities San Luis Potosi il the more val
uable strategically. Once occupied, the
capital would he within striking dis
lance.
1t is never safe to predict what will
happen In Mexico when the country Is
torn by revolution. but the vlgor Of the
Federal defence Of TorreOn indicates
that the Constitutionalists will have to
take every fortified town on the road
TO the city Of Mexico ut the lannon's
mouth to drive General HUERTA from
power and establish their government.
They are not fighting HrERrA the man
so much as the resources and influence
Of the Clentiticos who stood behind
PoRrIRro DIAz us they stand behind
HuERrA. 1t is conflict that may he
fought to bloody finish this time.
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Puril-s Public baths.

Mr. lolllngsw orth said that the ray,
nay he used also to purify pU5U aa'h.
The system is now IN use In a. lr4s' ~
large clubs, one here and one IN Chira..
and Is being installed az the West q,
y. NJ {. n The use Of the RAYS. ne as
serted, provides for a constant supi'y a.
absolutely pure water without the use .
chemicals. Those who have investigates
their employment N purifying the VA, 9
OF swimming pools have suggested "
Holllncsworth said. that in the RAYS r,,.
be found the solution OF the problem -
rendering public baths sanitary.
The apparatus" said Mr.. Hull'nrs
worth, is particularly adapted for use .'
construction camps. II II had been r.. .
Wh'u the Panama Canal WAS being ll..
II would doubtless have hr'rcd - save
n'es there. And 1t costs very little
apparatus used by the Austrian avn,
cost $500 and II sterliz a 10 gallons y
water an hour. or enough for coo men
The cost OF operation also &c slig-f
ntt+' or nothing where then" t. ,lr...~.
power ~ hand. as in construction c.'-.
or on trains or steamships, and II DOS, .
take an ,Nr,rt - run the machine
lie added that the pUrifyjng ra,. ,.
he used IN assuring tho purity Of .'.
near ice, In nJttling works and 'r..,
"th"r industries In time the compar. ,>-
poets TO perfect an apparatus d, ve. r.
the rays MAY b. used IN sterilizing M