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One passage In Mr.. CLIFFORD PIN.
cuOT's letter giving formal notice to
the chairman of the Pennsylvania
Washington party Of his candidacy
for Senator In Congress is near the
business and bosom. the heart and
pockethOok OF millions, Of everybody In
these United States:
III nominated and elected I shall con-
tinue to give my best efforts to prevent
the further mOnopoiization Of natural re-
sources whereby the necessaries Of life
are controlled for the profit OF the few
and the cost OF living Is raised for all the
rest
IL monopollzatiOn Of natural re-
sources il the wretch that raises the
cost OF living. and II Mr.. PiNcuor can
convict and sentence that criminal and
make the cost Of living totter nnd tum-
bile. a Senatorship Is too small for him.
lie should he President; he will be
President so hearty will be the graft.
tude Of no longer pinched public that
even third term for him will be
hoped. not feared.
Other nagicians have failed. But
CLIFFORD PINCHoT II rs beautiful ms
good no doubt MS wise as beautiful.
Pennsylvania. his political site, can't
n,onopolize him. Up with GirFORD and
down with the bills!
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4 Purlt an On Dancing.

To THE EDITOR o. THE SuN--Sir: To
the student OF sociology there ls some
thing omlnous In the present dance craze
that as an International folly Is passing
over the planet. Rome and Greece In
their decadence saw the mischief OF the
dance. As a vehicle OF moral degeneracy
II served its purpose. VIII history repeat
itself?
Let me point out a reason why In
tellectual minds should shun the dance:
One OF the alien!sts at Austin Farm.
the Boston insane department. Invited me
not long ago to attend a dance OF the In
mates. With my curiosity aroused and
expecting to see many iud,crous sights
| gladly attended. There several hun.
dred insane patients danced, and With
them perhaps twoscore sane guests
What was my surprise when. 10 far as
the dance was concerned. I found II ut
terly impossible to distinguish the sane
from the insane ! mentioned the matter
70 the alisnlst, and he readily admitted
that In every dance he had attended the
insane performed as akilfully as and y no
way could be distinguished from thsls lne
Dancing" said he. 80 far as my ex-
per,ence teaches mo- affords no dis,in-
gushing line between the sane and the
insane"
lie; me ask THE SUN TO emblazon this
fact as reason why people Of refinement
and intellectually should properly dis
eliminate In their pleasures.
Boston, March :. BosroSlAH.
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THE Wall or JERSEY FARMERS.
\ buter winter Wf Discomfort for the
War;. y. .itnxllnx ..isalllX.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: This
- the season OF the year when Us neigh
oors OF Jim Marines have got to let out
WAL or busN Its terrible hard On US
'armers being showed up TINS way. Jam
ne used 10 say We asn't mite to blame
ior being ssa tisfied with our lot and
he's right about II. Jim he's down IT,
Washington now. 30 he amt hved up on
his farm the way he used to be, but he
anows Just how IL Is because he wasn't
ever able to get ahead none Till ne sold
them building lots of OF his place lie
says the faimer has 10 work too hard
and Amt none too well paid for 1t. And
some OF a farmers work Is downright
dggravating. Take plucking fowl. for
instance. it's a measly job OF work
First the farmer has got to stop his
automobile and maybe postpone soma
important recreation. Next he's got to
crawl down In the mud underneath the
machine and hunt all around for the
places where the drafted hen hit hardest
and stuck most. Then comes pueking
her out OF all them secure retreats, and
the farmer Is almighty lucky II he don't
have to hunt up o crowbar or O pry for
the toughest parts OF the Job.
And there's looking after the cattle !;
that's daily drudgery right over and
over again without no end. When the
farmer meets his neighbors boy driving
them cows home along the road there
AN no gsttlnH Dy, YOr no COW ever was
known TO take up any less than the whole
road under them crcumsta noes. The au-
tomoblle has got TO stop stock still and
wait wasting precious time. while that
boy chases every sepa rate crtter I'D and
down the road and then on by.
Then there's killing the pigs That's
always been one OF the mearest Jobs "
work a farmer has TO do. Why In tar
nation some men will go right on letting
'heir pigs run loose In the road never
could figure out. II Kills them fully half
the time when you hit them fair and
square. ana then Ike as not you've got to
20 and waste half a day cleaning up the
whole mess on from the automobile.
Rut the worst OF II all II these awful
hard Jersey winters when we're all coopad
up Just a. We be now. No company. no
arusemants no earthly object In living
lust dragging out A lonely existence wait.
ing for spring To come and the roads 70
drv out so We ran got ont the auto'nohi,e
arain Nothing TO DO MI the cussed win.
ter long hut Just think about the mort
care m tho plare rs terrible w.,
he's r'Pht about II. II Amt no wonder
NJ farmers are d'srou-aped and dissatis.
ned with the hardsh'ra ~ our 'ot
Joe TER Of Jersey.
PLArSrrrIp, ~. J, March
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Thrres and ScveOs

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-sir: NJ
Henri de Lai,ole presents an Interesting
array OF examples demonstrating the i'm.
portance OF the two mystic numbers three
and seven. but when he says we have
seven planets he forgcts that Neptune Is
number eight In our planetary family. II
will be remembered that the wonderful
astronomical calculations Of Leverrier
and Adams led to the actual discovery
Of this distant wanderer by Gale. a most
brilliant mathematical triumph but Kep-
Ter nearly two centuries before had sus.
pected the presence Of some great body
rolling beyond He was met with opposl-
ton on the theory that seven Was the
logical number because there were but
seven openings In the head. the eyes. tho
ears, the nostrils and the mouth that
there were but seven metals. and only
seven days In the week. Therefore there
could be only seven planets.
Among the many remarkable example.
NJ de Lahtole might have mentioned the
three great phases OF humanity which are
represented In the three epochs. f,rst, the
triumph Of man over the lower animals
and the forces OF nature. indicating power
second. the spiritual awakening. .ndlcat
ing love: third, the revelation Of science
which must henceforth guido humanity
on the path OF eternal progress.
GLEN RIDGE, N j.. March 4. I.C.
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From what authority. national. State
a. city. could the agitatOrs and anarch.
lists of the Industrial Workers Of the
World obtain permission to parade
through the streets of New York. rs
milling drivers, Obstructlng pedestrians
and generally confusing tlre traffic?
II respectable citizen wants to
move procession up Broadway. Fifth
avenue. the Bowery or any other high
way, he must get the consent Of the
police. Why should avowed revolu-
tionists possess rights superior to those
Of responsible, law abiding persons?
Wac It not high time that the police
should intervene. as they did last night.
to restore order and indicate the peace
Of the community?
Even the fact that the men who fall
In Behind the Industrial Workers OF
the World agitators were houest work
hgmen seeking labor would not excuse
such disorderly proceedings; and IL has
been copclusively demonstrated this
week that few Of those who follow the
stead. the majority Of them avoid work
with a determination that clearly es-
tablishes their place In society. Among
these the few whose ambition Is to
earn their bread stand forth marked
and misplaced men.
by lies about the city and Its ordi-
nary agencies OF relief, by faisehoods
Uncerilu ing the attitude of the fortuna e
toward the unfortunate, by uncon-
cealed promises Of opportunities to loot
the shops, the public and semi-public
buildings; by appeals to every base In
stinct aud passion In abandoned and
unprincipled men, the Industrial Work.
ers Of the World have attracted 10
their standard Of revolution the worst
elements IN the population. These
they nre cunnlngly welding Into an
army of disorder, with the open boast
that they will assail ana overthrow
the Institutions of the country. They
preach violence and theft while they
ridicule honest toll, and they urge their
dupes to courses that can lead only to
Hiot and severe punishment,
That their preachments have not AZ
bected the minds Of the intelligent men
to wtholn they have been addressed is
the good fortune OF the city. But why
should such n potentially dangerous
organlza tlon enjoy the freedom II has
had from the restraints and curbs that
experience and wisdom have ordained
for the government Of others? Was
not far too much patience shown prior
to last night with teachings OF ana rchy
and fermentation OF hostility to social
erganlzationl
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Mrs. Belmont IN the WisGism u Professor
johnson Of PfttsbuPg.

To THE EDITOR o. THE suN-str: An
Item In this mornings Sun bears the
startling headline, Says Girls Colleges
Aid Race Degeneracy." Then follows
statement showing the balefui effects OF
women's colleges as worked out to a
nicely by Professor johnson Of the Uni
versity OF Pittsburg. who regales US with
the Information that the time 10 coming
when all women's colleges must be con-
verted into coeducatonal institutions"
ana suggests that the evil influence nigh,
be counteracted In measure by the
substitution OF men for women teachers
The professor furnishes an interesting
table of statistics to prove that the mar.
riage and birth rates decrease in proper
ton to the high scholarship attained BY
girls In colleges.
AS there are 5000. 900 unmarried men
In the United states will the professor
satisfy the public curiosity by furnishing
an explanation of these fgures7 VIII he
tell us Just how many OF these 100000
are college men? Does he account for
them as a result OF high scholarship
Does he think II will remedy mates to
place women teachers In mems colleges?
WIN he advocate coeducatonal inst!tu-
lions for these men?
The assurance with which men take
upon themselves to critcse women makes
one wonder If what was once known as
the masculine sense OF humor' must be
counted among the lost arts. From the
style In which q woman wears her hair
to the very shoes on her feet, everything
comes In for the most serious discuss on
on the part OF men each Of them assumes
that he Is fully equipped to render de-
csion as 10 the mode Of action which all
women should and shouldn't follow, ap.
parently oblivious OF the ridiculous figure
he cuts
II Professor johnson will now turn his
attention to the fact that SIS per cent.
Of our men are declared physically unfit
TO marry. perhaps he will become more
enlightened as TO the real reason for so
many women preferring to remain single
II, as he says II 10 higher educat on
nit that as they acquire wisdom and
desire a higher type OF mate. And II
they refuse TO give children a father who
Is unfit to become a parent. these women
are doing the world a service which
should be applauded and encouraged, not
condemned. That they insist upon pro-
duclng better race is certainly not
indicative Of race degeneracy," notwith.
standing Professor Johnson to the Gun
trary, Better one perfect child IN com
munity than a score of the imperfect.
As matters stand we need fear no dan.
ger from our educated women. However,
should they develop a tendency to become
in any way like the average college pro-
fessors. with his reactionary theories
then indeed may We trembe for the hu.
man race. ALvA T.. BELAioNr
NEw York, March 4.
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This question OF national policy 10
q universal Interest:

This question OF national policy 10
q universal Interest:
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--str: Apro-
pos OF the present deplorable 'watchful
waiting and the rapidly disappearing
reputation of this country. why not a
joint intervention Of the Powers In Mex
ico a. In China? AS advocated by Mot
CAN sHusrER m the February Century
this looks like the sanest course for the
United States to follow What is your
opinion? II. 7.
"NEw YORK, March T."
Our opinion has already been ex-
pressed. For the preservation Of the
Monroe Doctrine, priceless inherit.
ance which Mr.. W. MoROAN SHUsTER
seems willing to throw to the dogs.
we have suggested as preferable
measure the Joint Intervention by the
American Powers, This alternative
plan was first distinctly outlined. us far
as we are aware, a little more than q
year ago by Mr.. CHARLES II. SHER-
RILL, formerly United States Minister
10 the Argentine Republic.
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THE CASE or vERGARA.
American Ctiyensi,ip and soil . Refuse
for Mexican Ilel,cls.

To tbs EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sr. An
attempt Is being made to create sensa-
ton out OF the alleged hanging by tho
Federals OF an American citizen. Clements
Vergara Note well the typical American
name. Ckmente Norgara.
1t was established In the investigation
made by Consul Garrett that Vergara
had crossed the river and was on Mex'-
can soil and was not kidnapped from an
island In the middle OF the river. as first
reported. am pretty thoroughly IA
miliar with the conditions along the bor-
der from FL Paso to Brownsville, and
It is my opinion that II vergara was
hanged. which has not been proved. he
got what was due him.
All our border towns are made up or
about 90 per cent. Mexicans. The
greater portion OF these Mexicans are
either partisans Of Carransa or strong
sympathisers In many ways these
Mex Texans are more potential as adver-
saries than those In the nondsscript
armies operating In the neld. They rem
der to the Constitutionallsts every possi-
bic assistance. even to hghting on the
aide. and when hard pressed they slip
back to American soil and take refuge
IN what Ia very frequently fictitious
American ciNaorship.
Any one at all familiar with the con-
ditions along the border knows that a
army claim American citizenship and are
normally residents OF American soil !.
that they visit frequently and freely on
this side Of the river. II 10 also well
known that the Constitutionaiists have
hea dauarters or "juntas' In most OF our
border towns and that American citi-
xenship and soil are being used as
convenience.
No one will attempt to deny that Yer
CARA was a rebel In sympathy that he
and others Of his kind were doing all
that they could for the rebel cause and
against the Federals. These are facts
capable Of easy proof. and being such.
why should this country interest Itself In
these traitors, too cowardly to 20 In the
field openly. men that remain on Ameri-
can SOIL take refuge In q citizenship
which means nothing to them but haven
when In trouble brought about by their
own pernicious meddllng7
II has been my observation that the
Federais have. In the face Of . thousand
abuses and indignities. been most tolerant
and honorable. Long life to thsmi They
are food soldiers and patriots.
q. r. wfLsoN.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. February 30.
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Our seaside Resorts.

Americans rarely stop to realize, says
the JOarndl Of the American Medical
Association, the extent to which the
possibilities Of our coast line towns aud
localities may he developed. In Eu-
rope the Governments ARE using every
effort to utilize this valuable asset by
developing the hygienic and CONNER
ciul advantages Ut the seaside villages.
In the small State Of Prussia alone the
number Of these sources Of health aud
profit have been Increased hvefOld IN
twenty years, according to accurate sta
tlstics gathered by the Government bu-
reaus. Along the comparatively small
coast line Of the German Empire 1874
.otulities have been brought to public
attention and have come into active
operation last summer. with q patron
age exceeding half q million.
In our own country the exploitation
II these valuable promoters Of health
happiness and vitality Ii left entirely
to private commercial enterprise. which
does not scruple at the ways and means
Of development or maintenance. The
result u combination Of huriy gurdy
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The long hnuls that must be made
to cart snow from the streets to the
waterslde contribute greatly to the
delay In Kidding the town Of snowfails.
Could those hauls be shortened the
work Of removal would be materially
FASTENED.
This fact sugeests the possibility Of
utilizing fiat cars on the crosstown
railways. to I've loaded from the longi.
tudinal streets and propelled. over
emergency tracks from the permanent
terminals Of the lines II necessary, to
the rivers edges, there to he cleared
Of their ionds. Were such scheme
adopted ordinary ,rti,ce on these lines
might be aha ndoned for while, O
course that mny seem arbitrary hut
which would actually Impose no hard.
ship. for the cars are not utilized. and
frequently not running, IN such storms
rs would call for use OF the trucks by
the city.
Here Ia an apparently practicable
plan for helping to clean the streets
and IL Is satisfactory to know that Its
novelty has not damned II In the opin-
ion Of the authorities. who have called
n conference to study It tomorrow.
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The Juries Of the Architectural
League.

The charges made by Mr.. ToSkTrI
against the several juries Of the Archi.
tectural League are ~ grave that an
Investigation Of them by that society
Is imperative His accusations are
cOuched In language that blames not
only the juries Of this year but those
Of past selsonA
The hnblt Of attacking the juries for
the public art exhibitions seems TO
be growing. and within recent years
scarcely one has escaped. This year
each OF the big shows has had Its
"sca ndal" The Winter Academy had
Its JANE PoUPoULET Incident, with n
consequent secession from lts ranks Of
a number Of exhibitors to form new
society. The Philadelphia Academy,
Just opened. has been attacked savagoIy
because Of It's system Of Inviting" GER
tain artists to exhibit and subjecting
others to the jury ordeal. Now II Is
the turn Of the Architectural League.
Mr.. TONE1rI uses the significant word
Integrity" as among the desirable at
tributes Of the IDEAL Juror, Has It
come to this, that the ideas Of Integrity
and Of the artistic temperament have
become dlsa ssOciuted In the public
mind1 Cir HuOn LANE. the founder Of
the Municipal Art Gallery Of Dublin.
In q recent interview upon PROPOSED
municipal gallery for New York said:
The director Of such an Institution
should not be an artist. but a man OF
broad art culture and taste, and he should
not be hampered by a board Of trustees
for such boards never agree on any ar
tistic subject"
His alarming innuendo has passed
uncha llenged and unnOtlced.
Mr.. ToNETrI says, frat, that the best
places In the annual exhibitions are
not assigned to the best work hut To the
work Of the members Of the jury. with.
out regard to quality; and second, that
the gold medal and other prizes are
awarded almost invariably to those
whose important positions promise val.
liable consideration for the members
OF the Jury In the placing Of commits
slOna
These are accusations that are not
to be lightly made nor lightly taken.
There are signs that the letter has been
hastily written and there Ia Occa-
sionally a petulant tone that suggests
private grievance. but the specific
charges are clear enough and cannot
be Ignored. For the rea ssurance Of the
public 1t 10 to be hoped that the Arch.
tectural League will Investigate them
thoroughly.
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We congratulate Secretary BRYAN on
the perhaps long expected and anx
iously awaited relief that has come to
him at last by the resignation Of Mr..
JoHS BAssETT MooRE. officially known
as Counsellor for the Department Of
Suite. Mr.. MooRE wns stationed at
Mr.. BRYAS's elbow advisedly In order
to correct certnin temrernmental de-
fects and to supplement certain educa.
tional deficiencies In the personal
equipment Of the great Democratic
statesman. Mr.. JOHN BAssErr MoOsE
responded periodically to the Presi-
dents summons to this Important duty
and undertook a function In relation
to the Secretary OF State previously
unknown In the history Of the Depart
ment lie has done his best, and that
means much. lie IL too loyal ever to
tell the whole truth about his recent
experience. An unsurpassed knowl.
edge of the precedeuts aud prophecies.
II sane and civilized Judgment In dipiO
matte affairs and u conscientious mod.
esty capable Of the extreme Of self.
effacement In the public interests are
the priceless qualities that have been
ut the service Of Secretary Bryan for
Just one year.
Why. then, are we now congratulate.
Ing the Secretary Of State upon the
loss OF such II counsellor?
Because we assume that the pres.
ence Of a man like JoHN BAssErT
MOORE In the Depart ment Of State must
have been inexpressibly calling to Mr..
BRYAN. The imperceptible lift Of Mr..
MooRE's eyebrows whenever the Score.
tary announced to him the removal Of
another trained diplomat to make a
place for II subscriber to the Commoncr,
or conHde,i his intention to resume
Chauta uluan activities NJ some critical
moment In our interna tional compiler
tons must have cut TO the very quick
the sensitive vanity of the eminent
Secretary OF State.
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wers mortified and they decided not

were mortified and they decided not
to be caugh, that way again. SO five
years ago they began the construction
Of an underground conduit from Bos-
ton to Washington. running through
New York, wilmington and Baltimore.
II was not until Sunday that this mech
anism was needed. but when the storm
OF that day put the overhead wires out
Of business the underground cable was
ready to bear the burden of maintain
ing communication. The Government
the railroads. the newspapers and pri-
waite individuals found every provision
made to keep the service going In the
emergency; and while the wires we're
working under the surface. meeting all
the more important needs Of vast
population. the telephone managers
were appropriatins 100000 to begin
the restoration Of the complete system.
Good business: yes; and In the widest
flights Of imagination can the most
optimistic citizen conceive Of q Govern.
ment controlled monopoly using such
foresight. spending money 40 sener.
ously. terrifying itself 20 completely,
against q snowy dayf Has the Post
once ever been ahead Of the demands
IN III Has II planned to meet every
contingency a. the men In charge Of
the telephones did,
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TRE coal RANCE PERIL.
Docs Not the law Protect the Lives 81
Those Who Man T1scm?

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Siv: Dur
ing one Of the recent severe storms sew
eral coal barges broke from their tow
and drifted about the eastern end OF
Long Island Sound and finally eleven per-
sons. including one woman and two chill
dren. miraculously escaped drowning by
drifting ashore In a small dory.
1t seems strange that the law concern
Ing lifeboats does not apparently apply
to coal barges. No board 10 more CON
scientious In It's work than the supervising
inspectors headed by General Uhler. YET
by some strange oversight the lives OF
coal barge men are not protected as are
the lives OF other seafaring men. Ger
tainly the mere fact that these barges
carry only one or two men should not
exempt them from what is evidently the
intent Of the law concerning lfeboatA
Coal bsrges are VIGOROUSLY overloaded.
and the.r loss together with the lives Of
those N charge Is not in:reQuent.
W ID. FoRBEs, NJ Z.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,. March I.