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Governor Giynn's Vacation.

From the Tribune. an unbiased au-
thority on this phase of politics, the
suhjoiued Indictment Of the Republic
can State Committees action In elect
ing FREDERICK c. TANNER as chairman
Is taken:
mo mistake can be made about tho
proceedings OF the Republican state
committee yesterday.
MIR. MILLS was not elected State
chairman because he was an anti-Barnes
man and had based his candidacy on
the issue OF eliminating the Barnes I'M
fiuence.
when Mr. wHrrmAS and Mr. wAps-
WORTH demanded Mr.. MIrLs's withdrawal
they served the purpose OF Mr. BAnNEs
and his followers
Then the Republican party remains
boss ridden through the affirmative ac-
ton of its candidates for the principal
offices to be filed this year; any attack
It's campaigners may see TT to make on
bossdom in the Democracy is discrcdited
before It is uttered, and MARTIN II.
GLYNN is at liberty to 90 atishins IL he
wants to.
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has no illusions about the difficulty OF
the preliminary task of driving "thc
German allies into the heart of their
own territory" IL cannot be done by
bulletins and bravado. let us avoid"
he goes on to say. what KIP1ING dur
ing the Boer war described as killing
KRuEoER with your mouth Let us
rather devote all our energies to de-
foatlng our foemen by the superior
fighting OF adequate numbers of Brit
ish soldiers ih the open field" Finally
the old hero. referring to charges OF
atroclty by German troops, reminds
Englishmen that gross charges, abso-
lutely untrue. were brought against our
brave soldiers fighting in South Africa"
He eXhorts his countrymen so to con
duct. themselves in the campaign as "to
earn the liking Of the Germans MS well
as their respect"
England was in need Of this sane
counsel. this restraining admonition
aud the generous appeal of her great
est soldier. In rousing England to think
soberly of the grim business in hand
and waste no time in indictlng the Ger.
man people in arms for behaving with
the feroclty Of Apaches toward wounded
men and noncombatants Lord RonERrs
renders his countrymen timely ser.
vice. and he earns the gratitude Of
Germans who resent the imputation
that cruelty on the battlefield is the
rule and not the exception among sol.
diers who wear the Kaiser's uniform.
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Renewing the Struggle for the
Recall of judicial Decisions.

From gentlemen in the confidence Of
Progressive party will struggle from
now on with desperate vigor for the
adoption Of the recall of judicial de-
clsions. Recent events have demon.
strated to the Colonel the Imperative
necessity Of a Curbing of the power Of
Judges, their subsection to the restrain
ing influence Of the popular instinct for
virtue, right and justice.
In the new campaign for this project
Of social justice the Colonel looks for
enthusiastic support from the same old
RLL, with whom his relations have
been somewhat strained since the open
ing OF the primary campaign. The
same old BILL has for Il year shared
the Colonels opinion with respect to
judicial decisions and is ready to over.
look any slight unpeasantness that
may have been cngendcred since Au.
gust FOR the sake of the great reform
10 which he and the Colonel are equally
devoted.
Some Of the Colonel's advisers have
suggested that the renewal Of the as
sault on the judicial system might
prontably be postponed until later
date IN the hope OF accommodating n
larger supply Of ammunition, but the
Colonel has refused 10 listen to their
counse's The Colonel silcnced them by
dccariug That enough was enough.
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to speak now. Nor IL II incumbent on
us to recite the record Of his dealings
with the authorities after the success
ful close Of the war.
What Is Of importance IL the fact
that the Baron was not sent" by
FREDERICK the Great, but came to
America through the influence OF the
French Minister Of War. The tale that
his appearance at Valley Forge was the
fruit of a contribution 10 our cause by
the King Of Prussia apparently rests
ON foundation no mors substantial,
than the myth Of FREDERICK presen-
tGtlon Of a sword to WASHINGTON and
even when other nations are desper.
ately struggling II is we'll for Repre-
scntauves in Congress to keep straight
The history they use
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II H. not easy TO understand the psy-
chology Of the expression. 81 am sick
of war news" 1t seems hardly posi-
bic that any one should he so narrow
in his interests. so lacking in human
sympathy as to become surfelted with
tho details of one of the most porten-
tous crises of humanity
Not merely generations but centuries
70 come will dwell upon the present
clash Of nations. Libraries will be
written upon ii, lives spent in its study.
II will be the source Of inspiration to
countless millions, and thousands Of the
wise or near wise will deduce conclu-
sions from II for the guidance of man
kind. Imagination and emotion will
enrich themselves from its slightest cpl
Sodcs The effects are incalculable.
The Physical aspects of civilization
now Scared and blackened and pres
entity tn he heautifed and adorned on
account of II only typify the abase-
mcnts and Qualifications which the soul
Of the world will undergo.
Yct there are people to whom des.
tiny has granted the supreme privilege
II being contemporary observers of the
struggle. holders If front seats AT the
spectacle of the ages, Sharers of its
great emotions. who still turn away
from ii not from agony or horror, but
apparently from sheer hlasf indiffer
cuce. They are sick of II. II wish, g
they say. They'd give us something
else" Truly. We have here n curions
fryo'ity. intolerance Of the higher call.
of world realities. of stuff of the spirit
which i rs strange and inexplicable ms
war itself.
or course the ncwspa pers are blamed.
They ar" the natural scapegoats for
the alterations Of their readers. "Cut
ont the army Of words" says dis.
t'uguishcd national legislator. Just
give Us the Information" He does not
realize that there are not words enough
to give the information. that langua &c
Ia hankuptel by the facts. that ii Is
only by hcapng Ossa upon PeIion that
some dim picture 81 the reality can be
thrown before the eyes of such as will
read with Imagination and feeling.
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CLINE or THE RJ'LLET.
Height u Reaches shot vertically From a
Hlgh NeiocitN Nillr.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Str! I'm
quirer" asks In THE Sun the height to
which bullet would 20 II shot vertically
from high velocity rifle.
The muzz.e velocity OF ,he German
army rifle is given ut 2.sS2 feet "a second
Neglectlng the air resistance, bullet
same velocity that Il had at starting. The
problem. therefore. IL tn find how far a
bullet would have to fall from a position
OF rest to acquire a velocity OF 2,sS2 feet
a second The two formulas which solV,
problems IN failing bodies are. equals
81. and h equals 1, & where Is tho
velocity Is time. h Is height, < H. gray
ity OF roughly. 80 feet per second per
second"
In this case 2.sS2 equals &c times {:
2SS2 divided by 20 equals {, Equals 20
seconds. which Is the tim" that N" bullet
would fan In acquiring a vel city Of . $50
feet o second.
I'u' from the second formu'o cuu,'s
is times t9ob' h equals lG times 500.
equals l29,soo feet dividing l2a. 500 by
ESQ, the number Of feet w mile. gives
24j miles. the height - which the bull.,
would go Incidentally Il would hc roing
up for 90 seconds and coming down for
the same length Of time SO would remain
in the air Cor three minutes
The air resistance. however reduces the
speed ~ a hul,ot with surprising rapid 49,
\ certain powerful rifle with an unusually
good form Of bullet for maintaining We
locity gave the following figures when
shot over Il measured range
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Lord RoBrRIs at clChty-two-he al
tanned that age last Wednesdays too
old for w.r, but not too old to give his
coun'rympu sound and steadying ad-
vice. lie realizes the magnitude Of the
struggle iu which England and her al.
Hes are engaged. quite likely his coun.
trymou have forgotten what Lord ROB
TRIs, when urging Conscrlption, wrote
about raw volunteer levies-food for
powder. he called them. England IL
now drilling half a million recruits,
drawn from shop and farm and count
ing house. 10 take the field against the
scientifically trained German army. 1t
was time for the beloved veteran TO
sound warning. In signed article
he says:
IT cannot help thinking that tho great
task OF subduing Germany will begin
when Ne, with our French, Russian and
Belgian allies, have driven the German
allies into the heart Of their own terri
tory"
We may be sure that Lord ROBERTS
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VINO RUNS THE PRIMARIESP
Opinion OF citizen OF Inquiring Turn
OF Mind.

To THE EpfroR OF the SuS-gir: May
I suggest that THE Sun would repder a
great service to all who are Interested in
public affairs II II would publish a state
meut Of the vote OF the State In 1912.
the registration IN 1918. the enrolment
IN 1919 and the vote at the primaries
In 1912 IL Is only when we have such
data before us that we can Judge intel'-
gently OF the working OF the new direct
primary law.
My own opinion. previous to the pas
sage OF the law was that the people
could "rule" under the old statutes II they
cared TO exercise their rights and powers.
and that the remedy FOR abuses lay, not
In new and doubtful legislation, but In
arousng the voters to sense OF indl-
vIdual duty and responsibility. Assuredly
voters who did not 20 to the old primaries
and attack the bosses had no right to
complain OF the domination OF the bosses :
and l did not believe that mere act ~
the Legislature would transform indolcnt
and Indifferent citizens Into vigilant guar
dams OF private and public interests.
| thought those who would not 90 to
the old primaries would not go to the new ;
and I felt that the cry against bosses
be bosses themselves. | thought too that
no act Of the Legislature could prevent
successful political activity by professional
politicians: and ! believed that the new
law, giving the self-seekcrs and the der1a-
goguos greater opportunities to humbug
the people. would add to the difficulties OF
those citizens who wanted honest, efficient
and economical government
cannot see that the professional poll
ticians and the self-seekers have been
discouraged. much less suppressed think
see a greater lack Of Interest on the
part Of the quiet. non-ofiice seeking citi-
zeus who pay the freight. and am In
cl'ned 20 think that the new law has been
a failure
But official figures are needed. What
proportion OF the voters enrolled. FOR In
stance. and what proportion OF the en-
rolled voters went 10 the primaries?
NEW YOrK, October . w r. S.
Bcause the returns for the whole
state on the primary election are not
at present available THE Sun gives the
figures asked for by "W. II. s." for
New York city; and the total and city
votes at the primary as exhibited here
under may be slightly changed by the
official canvass:
CITY VOTE FOR GOVERNOR, 1912
Democrat. Republican. ProOrcSSive.
3o4, 600 l11.63O l9i479
C!tv registration. 1913. s6Is0e.
ENROLMENT, 1918.
Democrat Rcpublcdn. Progressive.
$4,000 1901 i5,6is
PRIMARY VOTE roR GoyErNoR, 1914
Democrat Republican. Progressive.
131,437 6a743 1852
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The public does not yet seem 70 realize
that air scouting along battle front
vastly more extended than ever before has
been the principal feature In executing
and In checkmatinR the strategy of the
contend!ng parties and In Increasing the
accuracy Of artillery hre.-Cdptdin WASH
INoToN L CHAMBERS, a. s. "
Perhaps Captain CHAMBERS was mis-
quoted. At any rate the public must
understand by this time how invalu-
able 10 a commander the aviation corps
Is for reconnaissance and the part II
plays in directing artillery Are by sig
nal. The newspapers have printed
scores Of articles about tho achieve
ments Of the aviators In France, and
Generals JoFFRE and French have
thanked them in official dispatches
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The vote Of the Cuban House OF Rep
resentatives for amnesty for eX-Gover-
nor ERNEsTo AsBERT OF Havana province
Is utterly disgraceful to that body.
AsBERT Is undergoing a sentence OF
twelve years imprisonment for a muir
der of unredeemed atrocity. On July IL.
1913, in broad daylight on the Prado In
Havana, he, together with Senator VIDAL
MORALES and Representative EUGENIo
ARIAs, went up to Chief OF Police
ARMAHpE RIvA. taking him completely by
surprise, and shot him to death RIvA
was in an automobile with two children,
whom he tried to protect from the rain
Of bullets. He had no chance to defend
his life. The attack was OF the last
degree Of Cowardice. It's motive was as
ahOm pable as the crime itself AsBERT
as Governor Of Havana was in alliance
with the organized crime and vice OF
the capital. RIvA. who was a man Of
high character and efficiency, was max
ing war on the criminal element and on
Commerciali2ed vice. lie was driving
the evil element out OF Havana AS
GERr, RELYING on his political pull, I'M
dertook to stop the crusade by murder,
hoping for complete impunity. In fact,
threats Of revolution were uttered by his
part!sans in case he was punished. Only
IN, firm rcctitude OF President MENocAL
compelled an impartial trial with its In
cvitable consequence of the conviction
OF the three mscreants engaged In the
murder. His attitude cost President
! MRNoCAL the cooperation of the Con
Gress In his administration, and the
| present move To free AseERr Is intended
| largely as a defiance to the President.
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OCTOBER BATTLES.
Report or the Pnrtridges After the First
Day OF the Hunting Season.

To THE EDITOR or The SuN--Sir. We
have the honor 10 report on our first
days action as follows: The enemy be-
gan the offensive yesterday ut sunrise
and continued til sunset All day long
we sustained "A whitening fire. on both
TANKS and on our centre Results:
on our right wing, one feather is
missing.
on our left wing. one feather Is
slightly grazed.
on our centre one feather is some
what rufiied.
on our rear, one quill Is moderately
twisted. but not sufficiently to affect our
steering. I'm lodging the enemy's fire.
on TIE whole, our movements have
been successful, and We are still holding
our own,
These casualties are more than Offset
by the severe losses of the enemy in
powder, shot. sweat and cash.
FEIIN j. ONrrLL.
STAFFORD SPRINds. Conn, October .
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To rHE EDITOR or TIVE SUN--Str!
wish 20 thank YOU FOR the appeal made by
THE Sun for the American ambulance IN
Paris stories told by some OF the refu-
gees from Charloroi were p'ttu They
confirm what we had already heard
through the press. on" OF them told me
that the German soldiers had In his pres
ence cut oft the ends OF his little child's
fngcrs. ! rescued "A boy fourteen years
old whose mother and father were shot
and he Is now being looked after. An old
woman Of seventy was made 10 walk IN
front OF the firing line while attacking
md the morale Of tho French excellent
SUZANNE II CARROLL,
RoME, September s. OF Carrollton.
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War IIJIfnOriStS.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN-S,r:
note with satisfaction that Mr. Irwin
Cobb. humorist. and Mr. John r. Nc
Cutchcon c1rtoonist are still lingering IN
Aix-h-Chapelle, enforced guests ~ the
German Governments" and hope that they
may 50 continue % the end OF the war.
The sense Of humor of AN editor who
can send two funny men" TO depict the
European conflict * certainly highly in
famed. Clowns and comic artists have
no place At a funeral or an execution
American humor has had many lapses
from good taste. but none more egregious
than this attempt to treat the world s
greatest tragedy a. a subject for
hufrouuary. G. l.. w.
WILMlNGro~, Del. September SO
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4 statcsmanliltc Policy.

IL was Mr.. MANN, the minority
leader In the House. who when the
resolution to admit the Red Cross ship
TO American registry was under dis
Cusslon said that 1t was extremely
important that every one in official
life, us well rs those in private life.
ought TO resolve firmly that he will
not be carried away with any hys-
terical emotion or any partisan feel
ing for or against either side In this
conflict abroad" There may be a dis
position 20 think that as Japan has
entered the conflict Mr.. MANN offended
against the spirit OF his own injunction
when he predicted war between the
United States and Asatic countries In
the debate on the Philippine bill.
We do not take that view Of Mr.
MANNs speculation. II was a very
long range speculation and entirely
academic. He hoped that the conflict
would he only commercial. but he had
his doubts and they ran far into the
future. the sleeping monster" China
being coupled with Japan as a possible
adversary. No diplomat would take
such theoriz!ng seriously. The State
Department will not be asked TO ex-
plain. AS to Mr.. MAINS opinions
about the political future of the Fill
pnos he reflected Republican policy as
declared in national platforms. The
last time anything definite was said
on the subject was in 1908, as follows:
Education and practical experience
there lin the Philippines are advancing
the capacity Of the people for government.
and the policies OF MCKINLEY and RoosE-
WELT are leading the Inhabitants step by
step to an ever increasing measure NJ
home rule"
There has never been an lntlmatlon
In any Republican platform from 1900
to 1912 inclusive that the United States
would grant the Fillplnos the indepen-
dencc tho Democrats profess to he
willing to give them. Mr.. MANN goes
further than cX President TAFT, who
has SIld-nud no American Is better
Informed on the subiect-that IA policy
of separation AT this time IL a suicidal
policy for the benefit of none but the
politicians Of the islands" Mr.. TAFT
WAS rronnuncng judgment upon the
Jones bill. Mr.. MANN would retain
the Philippines for the welfare of their
people and also for commercial and
~trategical reasons. maintaining that
the United States should not handicap
Itself in the inevitable struggle for
paramount influence in the Pacific by
parting with the islands. He would
give the Flliplnos self-government I'M
der the American flag, and make them
friends Of the United States"
II Is n statesmanlike policy. II Il
be objected that the second part of
Mr.. MANN's programme is not fea sIble
the spectacle Of native Indian princes
ana their subjects taking the field to
preserve the British Empire may be
f. pointed ont 10 his critics. The world has
never seen a better colonial govern
mpnt than the United States has eStab-
lShed In the Philippines, and where
the greatest good Of the greatest num-
her is secured by nm enlightened policy
th" consequence will eventually he the
/ loyalty Of the people governed.
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The Honorary Colonies.

From me Cleveland Plain Dealer
The honorary Colonies have experienced a
slump,
The Kaisors British medals are reposing on
tho dump,
The Emperor Of Russia has pulled out his
German plume.
And Georges AustrO trnppings are i'm
mersod IN heavy gloom.
The palace floors are Uttered with dis
varied golden stars.
The palace yards are cluttered with ac-
cou'~emonts Of Mars.
The golden lace is show ring round, the
buttons far kerplunk
And all the swell commissions are reduced
20 common funk.
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81 do not believe Mr.. Purdy continues.
that any building regulations can nl"
put the city back where Il ought % 10,
The time for that has gone by and ItNh
values are predicated on the ab4i'f
build on the land. To make rtdlD'
changes now, which would have the 'a.''
OF deprlving people of their property
would work good for nobody y ere r.
however, a chance still TO save our FN''
avenue retail district, whore land values
are mounting so splondldly.
Fifth avenue values will 20 gs l.-A
as the retail trade can pay, and We H.N'
not yet seen "A price too high IH.i'
fourth to Flfty-ninth streets on Firth uN.-
nue.. Flfty-seventh street and. 90 s"'''
degree. the side streets, are hccom.nE '.'
centre OF the future New York. just u.s.
Paris and London have centres 1911
were this year just as 7 first sa" '''n
thirty wears ago New Works cCOtra WIFI
remain there for all time II W" oo 30
drive retail trade away by ALLOWING
tories in the middle Of retail blocks NI"'
ing centres are OF no value except % ..'
men who own land IN the centres N
moved to- II Is far better for DN
body thai certain districts be sci
for certain purposes
Mr. Purdy pointed out that wHI'. ~ or
part OF the city showed some l.-...
real estate values, due 20 ronu
assessments or building doproc fn'
losses by tax districts running 'rH
600 to Sl5.S00. 900, this loss 1872. H
than e0ualizCd by land ya'ur rtr
many parts of Manhattan. and p.t.
all districts In other boronr1s
offset the losses by leaving #
total advance of So GOO Don
alone. The rest OF tho S1a4.oo" n..
I'm asses mcut IL furnished by s.2H'
ings erected for "A total Assessed
OF S129,3G9, 900.
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TAX CHIEF DEPLORES
SHIFTING OF STORES
Purdy Sees Big Losses and Moth.
ing Gained in Migratory
Retail Centre.
WANTS END OF CHANGES

Lawson Purdy. president u the Va.
partment OF Taxes and Assessment. . q
yesterday that Just because the I......
ment rolls for 1915 show do..rl.-s
throughout the city OF SloS.oO0. oo0 due
to equalization OF land values a9E joe.
terioration and razing OF old bull 18Th.
nobody should imagine for az u....t
that New York city IL golag backward
so far as It's real estate is concerned ..
that the coming years will show 1000.
tinued loss In values. Given 81 jc...l
of general business activity. reasonable
regulation OF building heights an. tue
permanent location OF trade centres Nr
Purdy said, and there will be "a DO ..I
advance In real estate values 10 ,....
parts Of the city. which. he said. the Tx
Department would note by follow!0g 3.
with increased assessments.
While pointing GU; that tho nsse....ar,
books opened on TEu:sdty show "a .a;.
tative net gain of Sl5+.740,oOO ovcs LIST
year In The value OF land ard b4Id..es
throughout the city. the TaN Comm.s oyer
said that the decreased asscSsr.a's q,
some sections wero so great as Co. 0.l' s.r
immediate action to proven, further
losses While he expressed the u..r.,n
that such districts as that along Broad.
way from Fourteenth 90 Twenty.
street. West Twcnty-;hird street -Four
teenth street and lower t't'1 avenue
never again would reach the high value.
they held before retail trade WIS g-.,s,
out b. Wholesalers and mauufc.l.o--.
he saw hope. if reasonable r.rI.t..a
were exercised, TO hold these uc.ruo,--
hoods at reasonable high values al1 psc.
vent them from depreciatlng as had 10
old wholesale district along Broadway
north OF Chambers street.
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II the label Made in America" can
be made to mean invariable superiority
II should prove more potent than open
sesame against all the closed doors Of
the worlds commerce. Certainly no fad
or prejudice can stand up against 1t
among the hundred million consumers
of the United States. But even patriot
ism won't tolerate inferiorty For sell
Ing purposes a label is Just az good as
the wares 1t Is placed upon, and no
better
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ANA Now IiaggIS.

To THE EDITOR or TUE SUS--ST; HaY-
ing followed with intense astronomical
Interest the delicious wisdom Of tho read
ers OF THE SUN from jagged hare 10
cherry bounce, even thr0u"1 'ic uuproht-
ably indIgestible discussion OF the proper
way TO spell welsh rabbit, / now want 10
ask some Scotchman to tell me how to
make haggls | know the proper time
to eat II is midnight, but what are the
Ingredients " r. H.
NEW YORK, October 2,