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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
"RJLE, BRITANNIA"
or a MisprInted Naval Hymn and OF Naval
Supremacy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: Please
allow mo TO protest against and criticise
&C j. SIS" splitter headed "Germanlh
Rules the Waves" in THE Sun OF Novem-
Der 4. The song he refers to Is not an
English" song; II II distinctly british
IN character theme, authorship and date
Of Inspiration.
The opening line of the refrain Is not
BRITANNIA rules the waves no such ag-
eressive. insulting phrase occurs In any
line of II. The lire should read; "Rule'
Britannia Britannia. rule the waves
an injunction or prayer which Is totally
different This error. the addition OF
final So To- the word rule" has creep
into many editions Of the hymn, and -
on par with the admitted English
mistranslaton uf "ueber allcs' IN the
noted German hymn.
Allowing for these errors or ignorance,
| must protest the statement that Ger
many rules the waves. II rule still
has its original meaning, ito regulate or
govern" ! contend that Brtain's policing
OF the Seven Seas is still being mos,
satisfactorily maintained and this IN
spite of maraudIng fleets such as recently
defeated the British hotlia Off Chile. II
this successful maritime rule OF Britain
is already ended. why are these German
vessels still tied UP In New York harbor :
and why do the few German boats on the
high seas hide their nag or ny ntuIl"l
flags when they are approached 10y British
vessels. as truant schnolboy hides MS
face on the approach OF the officer
Finally. Britain needs no excuse Tor
maintaining naval supremacy with
beneficent "ivp and let live" policy. she
does this with the consent OF all nations :
otherwise they surely would have COM
blned against her ere this. And Britain .
beneficent rule of the " ,rs Is all the
more assured now that Germany has
shown her hand and displayed TO the
world ~ every act and deed Of hers that
she would prostitute everything, arts,
science. commerce and home, to "A policy
of destruction and scl'-aggrandi2enent
II and when Germany gains the dominion
OF the seas (Which God forbid, unless she
first change her policy, and there's a
the very worst For we cannot fail TO see
that to the other nations German SUI
premacy would mean gradual Individual
suppression. destruction and eventual eN-
tlnction whereas Brtain's rule OF the
waves has thus far maintained individual
freedom, national construction, individual
growth and Improvement. stimulated by
amicable competition. aided by coopera-
ton.
Let me commend 10 &C. J. s." the con-
Guiding words Of Brtain's hymn
"Britons never. never. never shall mot
will" but "shall'l be slaves"
EDWARD ALLEN.
new ROCHELLE, November 3.
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PICTURES OF CANAL SHOWN,
Huge Mural Pieces for Zone Admin
istratiOn Building.

Mural decorations commemorative oil
the building Of the Panama Canal and m
tended for the adornment VI the rotunds
OF the administration building on tho
Panama Canal Zone, have been placed on
view In the I.otos Club by the artist
William Il Van Ingen.
one OF the largest OF the paintings, mo
Making OF the Culebra Cut" nearly
ninety feet in length. is already at no
lsthmus. but an immense cartoon IN blacN
and white shows the conception or t. \
carefully painted sketch OF the rotunda
is also on exhibition, 1t shows the place
ment of the decorations 30 that one -
enabled to gain an impression Of the eH-
scmble that is intended.
This. It Is evident tends more toward
the literary and the historical than "a.
ward the aesthetic The actual facts OF
the construction OF the great locks ana
the digging of the incredible bitches are
here set forth with painstaNrg accuracy
and with the literal colors. II one takes
a different sort OF interest In these can
vases from that aroused In the rt'oIs
made by Joseph Pencil and Jonas Lie
one takes an interest nevertheless MI
Van lugen ard his committee may h' as
sured they were worth tho doing We
have similar pictorial records ~ ne
building OF the Pyramids and ~ many ~
the great cathedrals, 1t In fttln- that We
have like records OF the great canal
Large az these paintings are, Mr. N'n
Ingen bemoans the inadequaCy Of tH.r
size 10 the subject.
ITO reduce gigantic operation IKE
the Culebra Cut to canvas no larger 'Han
that at my disposal necessarily reduces
the magnitude OF the impression made Pay
the cut itself ! recall very well lo'N"s
from the edge into the great cut IT
seemed large enough to contain me "rt'f'
lsthmus OF Panama the same iurrta'on
that have frequently received In OK.
ing into the hold Of a ship, which srrme'
quite largo enough to contain the vesSs
itself"
II was quite natural that the ART -.
knowing his decorations were to rest AZ
n permanent memorial n a building
the scene of these lahors. should nave
been affected by the engineers and work
men with whom he mingled while mas .
his studies and should have a'moi ''
please them In his alunst affcctorats ~
productions of the beams, Josts dr"dr's
and other constitutional devices sure ''
no soon forgotten by all except th"se No
assisted In the making of the canal IT,"
/ the artist succeeded In this Is attes'"i %,
letter from J. Il Bishop, secreta'N OF
| the Canal Commission, which is printed IN
the catalogue. testifytng 10 enthusiastic
! appreciation.
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A.NERICAN OPINION.
why Il Is Generally Opposed TO Germany
IN This War.

III tn's war;
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. one
NJ mo carroo, fr,o,da has recortiv oskea
-. -, a. o..
"'o why N"'e' ''""S "re 'i'Po9'' w
many In the present war told MIN that
would answer him in "A letter to
THE sun. and perhaps n he oou.d not or
lid M, a,,,,,,or 1, so,,o o,har o,orua,
-,
"'u'"' anu '"us So''e to'" ii's'' "e ~
compiished ana some regrettanie mlsap>
prehtnsOn set right
When the great war broke out | num-
horo, ,r,o,,, "a, hos, ,r,o,ds , great
- -, -, II,
"'''"S .,ie" Vi W. "'a'' ''''' .'u
uoh. Inc lew Enghshmeh thal khe"
were universally so pig headed and opln-
donated that did not care for them as
,ri,,, uo,il., ,h., haa .tx,o,, .r-
-, 4,
ees'ors III the Revolutionary war; anu
was Drought UP 10 nate an Ehsishhlah.
As for the French | do not know any.
The few French walters ! have been
served by seemed mild and harmless All
| know about Russia | learned in school.
To me IL ia a country with nihilists
sleighs and Siberia. Every one who loved
liberty was sent to Siberia.
Then came the war. and from the frs,
,narv.tIod a, tho ynrd.rfu1 nr.nara-
N .4Tu o. la n Lac
hv nv ,;erman friands mai GERMANY ala
ma, ,,.r, 49, h,,, ,hs, L,ngl,rJ is,inu,
80 h.r ,,rc,,.l,,, ,,ra,,u.s. f,r,ad ~ an
- u,, - ,,ast ,aIt,, 90 ~ -,
ono ,,.ct,I na,.rs chit, orarge gr,y
- -, -. a., t,,i,,,a e., ,L.
80. , ,,,, ca,i,,e. ..,,'s,t, AZ
-, - -, '',,'t 81, ,,a,,,,,a.
- ~, -, -, .. ~ -. -,
,tJ' -.
,'.', 'Vt NAM 'ou'u p'v ' 80,
uI""e"' 'he@e tWp k,eat tia''ols W ''e',
Nl''9 ue''us' '''es nau Wv eNtia 81 y,
suSp'huet buttons on every so'u'' anu
'he SN't'h men ho"l,Lers ana ,ns
"tu'r i,a,'ohs ana hU' 'erhah! Nhe"
''l'S' hut N"eH f-"k 'hi'u N"'"' Ii''' '"c
k'u' anu japan WIN nc'' a"' ""e''
'''ly S."N'u out 10 see "niVu way '"e 'd'
N"u'd Jump th'h fhgIahu' the same fhs
Iahd that the Kaiser recently VISITED
where ne wept over nus GEAR grandhotnet
an" was leteu py MS uehr 'ousliS' Ne
Chi'' " Jeaous' we hduoh' 'h"' H'eh"Ceu
the peace OF the "orIu,
Inc newspapers ana magazines ar
gu"h' say 80 ana so inc answer was
that all the newspapers we're liars
mat Germany would eat lts CHRISTMAS
dinner IN London ana tne Kaiser "ouiu
sehd the "lshp"he OF turkey 10 'he tHar
ana 70 inc Ming OF fhe'anu as cousIhIS
! onerlhs on 81 heitiiA' My mia man
nered German friend became hre eater
In" Monroe lloctrlne became q debatdple
I subject and | was told that the zoo,V"o
| German Soidters now IN America an OF
whom hdd received the same military
framing thht the present Wohnerluly en-
Client German army mas mad wouId DC
ready to f"ll IN line ana MAKE our SOU
standing army look Ike the police force
OF Mount vernon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
what the Missouri Referendum
Proved.

The Missouri Legislature pa s>ed and
the Governor If Missouri signed the
mi~calol run crew. INV because It
was "pnpulrr' measure They were
told, and with thai guiiIhllity which -
characteristics of politicians who mistake
cowarlice for discretion believed TINT
10 oppose ii would "cust them votes" If
they are capable of understanding any
thing they muSt have known that the
statute was unnecessary. oppreS~iv" and
flagrwntly wrons in principle; but thor
only purpuS" was 10 conserve their
standing with constituencies which they
conceived to be- furlouSly bent on per,
scouting the railroads.
The railroad homogeneous had n hct-
ter opinion Qi the lntrl, igcncr ana dis
position of the voters than the law
makers hchl, Ihry took advantage II
th} privilege cNjSt,uG under .Gs>ou:i
law Ia submit the statute to the prople
IN Il referendum. The cdInppigu ag,iuSr
the Jaw WAS namp"r"d by he fact tina
no corporation is permitted in Missouri,
to do anything to influence voters IN
spite of this obvious hnndlcap The
electors of the State Rejected the statute
By majority established Al not less
than $4,000, ana estimated AZ hulf rs
much again. So the "fu,l crew" law.
put on the books IN response to "ropll-
lar demand, was vetoed by the public
itself, In a manner that leaves no doubt
az to its attitude coward such unjust
and incquitable euuctments.
From the result of the referendum It
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
An Epitaph.
FRAN he LOndOn Spectator

FrObl he LOnd0n Spectator
Loved by the gods he persisted in his prime
Meeting the death he most OF all desired
From tendtrest boyhood he had ever
piroi
To draw his sword for England A. her
time
lime
She called him, and. by putest valour nred
Foremost In onset, he the palm acquired
And passed eEultant into Eory's cline
OF such are England's warriors Proudly
she,
Enrolling thcm with her heroic dead,
Shall stir her sons through all the years
to be
For freedom and for right their blood to
shed,
Even ms, mindful Of Thermopyie
sparta invoked the brave who there had
bledl
WILLIAM TorNpsu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

TO THE EDITOR OF THE St'N--Sir: !
was much amused by the letter in this
mornings SUS Germany Rules the
Waves II this was written In spirit
~ Jest. can join heartily IN laughter
with the author. II serious. II Is sad TO
think that there are any readers of THE
SrN who know so little of the actual
shIpp.ng conditions Of their own city.
In the first part of September my
cousin was obliged to return To Switzer-
land and sailed from your city. Among
the companies Offering him accommoda-
tions were the Cunard White star. French
and Italian lines. Surely there is nothing
very German about any OF these.
II our friend. the writer OF the letter
referred to. IS sceptical let him inquire
of the German steamship offices and re-
port what accommodations they can offer
him HESRY T. RoBERTs.
Ro-T,S November 4
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There IS food for thought for every
one In the picture which Colonel SWIM
Ton. the British official chronlcler of
the Battle OF the Belgian Frontier. pre-
sents Of the new German levies. the un-
trained men Of the remoter reserves.
going into action The spectacle OF
these devoted men marching to certain
death while they Chanted their national
hymn was to him at once inspiring and
pitiable. He adds that III any proof be
needed that untra ined valor alone can
not gain the day IN modern war the adj
vance Of the Twenty German corps
on October % most assuredly furnished
IL. As the science and art OF war be-
come more and more mechanical and
exact. II becomes more and more fatu-
Gus 10 place reliance entirely or mainly
on the rally Of citizen soldicry to the
defence III their country. kITCHENER is
patiently and doggedly holding back tn
hundreds of thousands Il men he has
enlisted unit. next spring when he be-
lieves they will have been drilled into
real soldiers.
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deeds OF the warriors though commem.

deeds OF the warriors, though cOmmem-
GRATED in bronze and marble by their
own people, will he execrated by their
present opponents The bencticence OF
the lnbors OF BEHRING. RoENTGES. LIS
TER and PAsTErR will be perpetuated
In the homes and hearts Of all nations.
Happily there Is n comic side to the
pucrilties called forth by this war, the
acme of which IL reached in the pro.
posal Of prominent medical Journal
If one Of the warning nations to re
move from their vocabulary the term
appendicitis" The puerility Of this idea
becomes more glaring when 1t is re-
mcmbcrcd that the pathology Of this
disease was discovered by the lamented
KEGINALD FITZ of Bnston. and it's cor
rect treatment pointed out by him and
other Americans. Shall this infringe
mcnt of our already too painful neu.
trniity become casus beli? No won
der that among those who are not ac-
counted intellectual the restaurateurs
Of one belligerent people have struck
from their menus the Savory dishes of
another In retaliation for the removal
from their musical programmes NJ the
inspiring works Of another country.
such IS the perversity of impa ssionel
human nature. When the actual debit
and credit Of the practical results Of
this war are balanced on the account Of
humanity may this terrible war bear
as bcneticeut fruit the coming OF an
era of common sense and Of n higher
ethical standard and purer religious
suirtt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
'Twcre to Consider Too Iur,ous,,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Sir; When
read the New York election returns
Wednesday morning my mind went back
to what ! heard In n subway car over n
month ago, Two men, both high proved
and intellectual were talking politics
when one said in reply TO remark by
his friend, THAT Whitman IL II mighty
bright man ana powerfully shrrwd law
yer and | know his object Ia TO incur
Roosevelts III will" J. H. H.
RRooKLYS, November &
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
Play n rounds for the Children.

To TuE EplroR ar TuE SUN-Sir' why do
tho authorities not open the parks for chill
dren to skate in? Few Of the streets ln
Brooklyn o. New York have good pave
ments. As most mothers viii not let their
sons or daughters - far from home, they
are compelled "a skate In the road or not
skate AZ all
The parks should be free for children to
skate In, or else tina city should mako some
other arrangement for children to skate.
BROOKLYN, November D. 4 GELD suArra
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

The news that all the factions are
uniting In China to support the present
Government and avert war Is something
II hc thankful for. even though It be a
trifie hurtful to Occidental pride that
the Far East should show more prac-
teal love OF twentieth century ideals
than nine-tenths OF Europe.
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with PENRosE. CANNoN, GAtGINGrR ard
the like back u power II is wors. than
In lsl@.-Th' Hon HERREPr KNox SMITH
Messrs. PENRosE and GLLINGEG viii
be surprised to hear that they have
been among the outs" PERHAPS the
ColoneFs friend is suffering from hvs-
terra after his painful experience as 2
Progressive candidate for United states
Senator n Connecticut
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

vigorously for superiority In submarine
effectiveness. If the United states Gov
eminent Is going to measure construc
tive skill with the Germans and British
the sooner contracts are let for the new
bouts the better The navy should
have all the modern submarines II can
put into the water. The need OF them
10 great.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

II the Spanish Governor Of Guam IN
May lsHS, Is living. he should send a
message Of sympathy To Captain INGFt-
MANN OF the German nitrate ship Mol
pomene, who did not know tina, his
country was az war with England when
the Mclpomcnc was captured by Brit
lsh cruiser recently.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

Is It sign OF the times that the
Princeton students vote $50 TO 1879
against compulsory weekday chapel. or
is It n proof that boy nature never
changes?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

In consdern lIILAlRE BErLor's os,i-
mate of l.7a0GOO German Killed.
wounded, sick and missing. two things
must be taken into account: his train
ing In the French army. although he 4
naturall2ed Englishman. and lively
imagination, which makes Mr.. RrtLoc
attractive as writer.
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Mr.. srLzrR announces that he is go

Mt. NTLHtR HnhOunCts that N0 Is 20
ing to spend the rest nf his life being
good citizen This is n .audablc and per
haps not impossible ambition. Adopted
earlier, 1t might have had some effect
on history. At the present time it raises
a prospect of no tangible result except
great joy among the angels
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

Street cleaning show here--Heddit,s
Better wait until the snow falls and
then give real one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. In
the blind and fanatic anti-German atti-
tudr Of your paper you are beginning to
lose caste as a reliable. up TO date Amcrt-
can newspaper, l., H. s.
BERLIN, n. IL, October so
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on, THESE "GFRWAN iMERI.
CANS!
From the same DAYS Mai

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Your
paper Is among the best and fnlrest Ia
Germany In the United States l..
NEW York October ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
WATER COLOR CLUB
OPENS ANNUAL SHOW
Twenty-fifth Exhibition Begins
in the Fine Arts
Building.
VETERAN ARTISTS THERE

The New York Water Color Club or. n.1
its twenty-nfth annual exhibition y.s
terday afternoon and the galleries Ia .ts
Fine Arts Building. on West Fiftv.scvD,.b
street, where the exhibition Is held. We.
crowded In consequence with an animated
throng These annual assemb'ag.. arc
lnnocuous and uncrltical. being made up
for the most part OF relatives and clos.
fri. nds OF the artists. They emit It's ,
rule shril and unthlnking chorus u,
praise, and the well dressed crowd ~
yesterday had the usual optimism
Unfortunately the works OF art upon
display deserved very little of th, r.,u.
m, ndation they received They number
almost five hundred. vast output Sc,
only two artists in the long list dcs"ry,
serious consideration. and both OF these
show drawings that have been seen h.rs
before. These two are j. Alden Weir t.I
Childe Hassam. Mr.. Hassam's sparkling
little giimpses OF foreign places ar, ,uur-
oughly delightful from every point ~ View
They are small, which Is always "A help In
water colors, the subjects are DIS
tingulshed. and II he does use the per
ncous gouaChe occasionally he doesn't
allow II 10 take the life out Of his color
which sparkles like old glass
MIR. Wclrs Ave paintings are much more
sober In color. but even more authorize.
tive. He shows four or Ave river and
meadow views in soft greens and grays
that have "A Japanese simplicity and rich
ness Both his and Mr.. Hassarns water
ColOrs We're seen Mt the Montross Gal
lery las, year II Ia an immense boon
to the Water Color Club that they were
induced to lend these groups of delicious
drawings for they serve to illustrate the
possibilities of tho medium and afford
a standard by which the younger genera
ton may be judged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

Entered az the Pos, once a, Sew York as
So. md Glass Mall Matter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

All .N..h.. %. .nos orIa... Nr.. to be made
payable to The Gus
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Mad Over Simplicity.

This younger generation IL IL really
IL to he judged by It's water colors 10
unwilling to work. II Ia mad over sim
plclty and naively hopes that two or
with the brush will be accepted az
art The difference between their sim
plcity and Mr.. Welrs must strike any
one capable OF an opinion. Mr. Weir re-
duces his idea to the elements. but in
the first place II Is an idea and In he
second all of 1t Is there.
These newcomers may he divided into
two groups--those with realistic tenden-
cos. minority, and those who have been
affected by what In called modern" art
and are more or less fantastic in their
points Of view.
In the first class, q, Lawrence Nelson 10
prominent. He shows some Brittany
landscapes that are nicely drawn and ar.
colored as gayly as the windows Of char
tres. and his architecture is more studied
than most too. Robert r. I.RwsDn's
studio Interior Is full Of c'everness and
freedom. and Susan II. b iley does an
unusually agreeable New y view. which
includes back yard fem tree, the
elevated and some quaint houses. In IN
unusually agreeable manner
other realists of modest pretensions. but
who nevertheless contribute some honest
observa tons, are Ethel Louise Paddock
Cecil Jay. Howard T.. Smith, Albert Folk
Shmitt. Thomas Hunt and Raymond l..
Thayer
Since the fantastic artists stake tLcir
N upon originalties IL is only far 10
give first place to Ada Gilmore and Ethel
Mar who place gay transcripts from he
life that was French before US in all the
coors that Ballet Russo made fashion,
able. VI ~ Mars's Garden" at La Tou-
ouet IL Oh rmingly witty and attract We.
All the tea things and other furniture
including hats and sunShades used in her
picture were supplied by the house OF
IL rua feel aiira
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Children ACT as detectives --Hcddiine
Its often the other way round.
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Among the MOdernists.

Irene Weir is another gay spirit, but
she limits her ardor 10 the Interpretation
OF flowers. Elmer l.. MacRae Is pos
sibly Interpreting flowers or possibly max
ing wall paper patterns David Milne
forces people to look at his pictures mads
up of black and red splashes. but finds
few TO understand his message. Alex
ander Robnson's 'Incredulous Mulat'o,
Damascus Tale" Bror Nordfeldt's -Four
teenth OF July, Paris" Z, Varian Cock.
roft's Dining Room Scenes at 81. Malo.'
and Charles J Martins "Pont Neuf' are
sufficiently wild to make conservative art
lovers gasp. but not sufficiently clever 70
convert any one 10 the new movement
A number of bronzes and marbles gem
erously loaned by some OF our best known
sculptors decorate the rooms. and tae
hanging committee has also made GOOD
decorative use OF a number OF tapestries
from the Herter looms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07

London thinks T. r. II done -Hedd-
hne
What can have given II that impress
slnno
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-13
RUBBER GOODS On THE RISE

One of our local dealers in auto
tires has received a notice from the
firm which supplies him with his
goods that the prices have taken a
rise and indicates that they will still
further advance in very short
time unless hostilities in Europe
cease. In speaking of this condi-
ton of affairs this concern writes:
in explanation of this revision,
which is in the form of an advance,
will say that within the past few
weeks the price of crude rubber has
been advanced and since the declara-
ton OF war in practically all of Eu-
rope, which has demoralized ship
ping, this advance has been over 100
per cent with no apparent relief in
sight
Crude rubber is all imported and
the only stock available, not in the
various plants, is that on ships that
left their ports bound for this eoun-
try before war was declared.
Decreased production means de-
creased volume and corresponding1y
increased costs, which has made this
advance a necessity.
1--WE have confidence that the gov
eminent will find means to open
commerce but it is not at all likely
that we can look for the price of
crude rubber for some time to come
that made former low prices posi-
BILE