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Tho news that there Is a war of prices
In the rare book trade will hardly be
encouraging to amateurs. for 1t is not a
contest OF cutting bur OF boosting prices.
However. there liz no need for patient
collectors to despair. Books so long as
they remain in private libraries are
never immune from the hammer of the
auctioneer, and fashion and favor vary
with them as in the case OF pictures.
Some few supreme things will mount in
price until they disappear from the mar
ket into public institutions. but the &C.
casional favorite which is knocked down
to-day for nearly its weight in bank
bills may perhaps be picked up in time
for n mere dollar on the miscellaneous
shelves OF some dusty second hand shop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Cancellation.

The good sense on both sides which
promises to avert a disastrous railroad
strike in the West will meet with gem
eral friendly appreciation. The whole
country hopes that the negotiations In
progress through the Federal Board Of
Copciliatiop will result successfully.
This difficulty threatened to cripple
ninety eight roads west of Chicago and
to throw $4,000 men out of work. In
these troubled days, when business Is
trying TO get on its feet despite many
difficulties. 1t would have been pity
If such complex and far reaching
injury had been inflicted without an
honest effort at settlement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Something Doing.

The dear old. high old. frequently
jerky old voice rings and cracks once
more. lambert fires Of st. Elmo, the
Great Twin Brethren visible, luminous
manifestations Of Or. ABBOTT and Mr.
PERKINS, play harmlessly on the peaks
and porches Of Sycamore. The wires
hum. the leaves chant, the cocks crow.
the horses whlnny Coward, Christian
Soldiers" II the oysters of Oyster
Bay are speechless In this concert OF
decent citizens. tits from admiration,
not reticence. Little drops Of kindness.
keep on falling! Thou still art true,
familiar old falsetto:
Utterly tricky and !nsncere"
"a hopelessly timld weakl,ng."
The mollycoddles maxixe with the
malefactors of great wealth. Seven
hundred and ninety-five thousand three
hundred and thirty-three active mem.
beers of the largest club in the world
repeat the beautiful hymn beginning
Sons of ANANIAs. our word is on the bias.
Unblushngly We lie, as T. r. remarks"
| Yes, the innocent little peccary Is
irritated again and he Is biting tea.
cups.
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WASTE OF WOOD.
In Julian Heats a Lover Of His Fellows
FOresces Distresscs OF December.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: Some
body needs 10 consider the ant and the
gresshopper. These are hot days. but the
SHOWS IL come. Then will be apparent
the wickedness OF waste that travellers
now note In the burning beside the rail-
road tracks of piles OF discarded ties.
Only the other day In crossing Jersey
In q Pennsylvania train ! found the dis
comforts OF the day augmented by waves
of heat radiating from hundreds OF cords
of fine f,rewood cracking at the side or
the roadbed There was enough to keep
a hundred families warm all winter: and
n similar destruction OF useful material
is going on in other places beyond num-
bering.
OF course this good stun Is burned In
rather inaccessible spots. but there Is
irony In the sight OF its Improbable dis
position within a dozen or score OF feet
OF the means OF transportation to sites
OF usefulness. Perhaps 1t would be too
much TO ask OF the railroads that they
should indulge in charity to the extent
needed to send n train Of fats along the
line with a crew to pick up this valuable
material and carry II to the cities but
should not the attention OF charitable
organizations be drawn TO this possible
supply, not only untapped but actually
destroyed?
Why the waste? PEREGRfNE.
TRENTON, y. j.. July is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
More Mexican Anxictics.

The alleged threat of General HU-
ERTA ito orgdnze general Latin Amer
can uprising against American policies"
need not cause us amy great alarm.
The International influence of II de-
thronei dictator is not apt TO be great
and the most powerful elements in
Latin America have sufficiently identl-
fled themselves with our policy IN Mex
leo to neutralize 80 far as they are
concerned any hostile sentiment OF the
kind that IIuERTA would like to brew.
More serious Is his talk of a counter
revolution In Mexico. though here again
he himself may be regarded as almost
a negligible factor. Probably it Is only
too true that the counter revolution
will be started perhaps at once. before
the Constitutionalsts are fairly en-
sconced in power. How formidable 1t
may be 1t would be hard to guess
There are wealthy and powerful Inter
ests within and without Mexico which
may be expected to give'it effective
support.
But there is little likelihood that the
fallen provisional President will be
called TO lead It, He has shot his bolt
and missed his mark. lie showed no
small capacity for rulership. His gov
eminent In the sphere he controlled
was admirable. all things considered.
But the hopeless military weakness Of
his regime was fatal not only to 1t but,
we should think. to his future chances
as the leader of Il fighting expedition,
even in spite Of some military sue
cesses during the Madero interlude.
For the moment however. all cares
as regards General IIuERTA's activities
or those of the faction he represents
| in Mexican politics are subordinate 10
anxiety over the attitude of our allies,
the Constitutionalists The appalling
prospect of vindictive bloodshed and
reckless spoliation which their triumph
offers causes great and we'll grounded
alarm in Washington. This peril has
indeed been evident enough from the
! beginning. Wholesale vengeance on
/ the enemies of the late Madero Govern
ment and Reputation Of all acts and
liabilities of the IIuertists have been
openly threatened. Innumerable acts
of General VILLA, the dominating figure
among the victors, have shown that
the threats were not empty words.
The impending difficulty has been
conveniently ignored or mnimized dur
ing the progress OF the struggle. Now
it suddenly looms up ahead in desper
ate reality and breathless urgency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
The Transatlantic Voyage OF Mrs. Thomas
Cram

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--SYr, Pray
excuse the tiresume process OF rewriting
history. but truth compels me TO correct
your news article entitled First Woman
to Cross Atlantic in Small Boat"
on May Is. 1877. Thomas Grape and
wife set sail from New Bedford in "A
nineteen foot double ended boat with leg
o mutton sails. stopping Mt Vineyard
Haven and Chatham, Cape Cod. arriving
at Newland. Penzance. on July 81. 1877.
after tempestuous voyage.
The captain and his wife and the boat
were atterward extensively exhibited in
England and America.
See Strange But Truel Life and Ad-
ventures OF Thomas Grape and Wife," New
Bedford. 1898.
WILLIAM g. WHITEHEAD.
NEW York, July is.
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TO THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Shr. From
the tenor OF his letter. il would seem that
| have dealt the Dominic OF Lyndonvllle a
heavy blow in tho spizzerinktum The
guyascutus has escaped. Well Lyndon
willie is Just one OF those burgs where Il
could break loose and 20 browsing on the
hillsides, After all, that guy stephen
son is not las cute" rs he thinks ne is,
hut the honorifcablltudin.ty OF his climb
down those Green Mountains does Justice
TO his sense OF humor. May I suggest
that IL the gyascutus. guyascutis. gyasta-
cutas. or. az 1t was better known in the
pre- Noachian period the gyanousa. Is still
AT large. a pinch OF Attic salt carefully
deposited on the cauda dracon!s may
sp,hicate tho brute and permit of ITS
capture.
As for the spelling. yes. ANY old COM
hlnation of letters Is 70 be allowed TO do
duty AS a word. The simple Spoilers say
spell as you please. even as to gaiaskiutus
The Dominic asks why disinter errors
OF the Bard OF Avony' Because that
which was not deemed error In his time
has become accepted as standard English
IN ours. Take for example. the split
infnitive. Not only did Shakespeare use
IT, but wycllf long before him, and such
others as Peacock. Dome. Massnger Sir
Thomas Browne De Foe. DR. Samuel
Johnson. Burns. Burke. Byron. Lamb,
Macaulay, Ruskin and Herbert Spencer.
/ not to mention Coleridgc. Matthew Arnold,
Browning, Motley, Lowell and Holmes. All
have used Il and some more. and this
should be sufficient for the day even to "A
4 Green Mountain boy.
They may know good English in Lyn-
donville when they see IL, as the Dominic
says, but judging from his remarks con-
corning the couplet he quotes. II Is quite
evident he has never heard OF poetic IL
cense. nor that Horace sang:
Nj. q
| Reddiderit Junctura novum!
Now Dominic, pass the cider and be
| good SYN-TACT-I-cUs( DOCTOR.
NEW YORK July is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Secretary Bryan's Indebtedness TO Mrs.
WhitchOusc.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
statement on votes for women given out
by william J. Bryan will be entirely
gratifying TO supporters OF woman suf-
frage. II Mr.. Bryan could be regarded
as "a recent convert TO the woman's side
II would seem that his position is the
result OF an earnest study OF the numerous
brilliant articles on the subject by Mrs.
Norman De r. whitehouse in THE SUN.
The objections TO votes for women predi-
Gated by tho atrabilious ants are swept
aside by the Secretary OF state with the
arguments used by Mrs. Whitehouse. and
when no replies TO the objection that
womnn's life being already full of care
the addition of suffrage would overburden
her. he uses almost the phraseology used
by Mrs. Whtehouse. THE exercise of the
franchise" says Mr.. Bryan, might result
In change of thought and occupation
that would relieve the monotony OF wom-
ans work and give restful variety
TO her activities" he Secretary also
points out, as Mrs. Whltehouse demon
strated tina. woman has risen. instead of
suffering degradation. by the opening TO
her Of the advantages OF highN education.
and he refers most eloquently 10 the value
of female influence on the rising genera
tion. Permit me to congratulate Mrs.
Whitehouse - having gained so distn-
guished a pupil and follower.
NEW YoRK. July II EDWARD NORRIS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Mississippi CONGRESSMAN. n

A Mississippi Congressman. Mr..
WITHERspooN, has Jared Washington by
returning four days pay, ss2,20 because
he was not perspirng in the House in
performance OF his duties. II appears
he has heard Of dim statute some
where In the hooks which forbids Con-
gresham to draw pay for days OF alb
sence. The gentleman's earthly popu-
!arity will not be enhanced by his scru-
pulous conduct. whatever the recording
angel may do about II. Apparently
approaching this. he tried to conceal his
good deed. But the Washington atmos-
phere is unfavorable to secrecy and now
the honest Mssssippian goes among
his outraged colleagues with bowed head
and furtive glance. His bad example
, has caused many bitter gbes. but 1t Is
not feared that there will be a large
crop Of imitators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Seeing the White Mountains
From the Berlin Independent.


lns, Thursday evening DR.. and Mrs. g.
A St GERMAN and guests. DR.. j. p. st.
GERMAN, Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Macon
Der and daughter. Miss Alice. Of New Red
ford Mass. motored to tho Mr.. Madison
Hotel at Gorham where through the cour-
tesy Of Mr.. Drew. they had tho pleasure of
meeting Mr.. Harry X Thaw.
Mr.. Thaw, who was just about 10 enjoy
a game of bridge whist. postponed the same
and came 20 the parlors. where the party
we're introduced to him and had a pleasant
visit.
Mr.. st. Germain's guests loft Saturday
for their homes In New Bedford, during
their stay here they enjoyed many delight
fuI trips through the mountains, and all
were delighted with tho beautiful scenery
OF this section OF the country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

As result, the waters or the Bronx
Riv are purer than for many years
past and, with the acquisition Of all OF ne
lands in the reservation, tho river VII
he largely restored 10 It's original CoJii-
ton OF wholesomeness and beauty.
In addition to the owners who ahso-
lutely refuse 20 sell TO the city reasonably
and whose property, the report SAYS. WI
have IN be obtained by condemnation, tho
commission says Il has encountered t."se
three classes Of owners In 'he reservations
"Fys;--Thoso public spirited cl'2'7'
from whom valuable donations were re-
ccived or from whom large ac3i.s O. -
were obtained by option az exceptionally
favorable prices.
"Secoud-Thosc owners who, appfo'''t-
ing the intrinsic value ~ the iar6N'y
project. are NJ once willing 20 dispose ''
their holdings at fair an! r'asoi t'7
prices as "A rule, after assuring themh''f.s
that uniform treatment is accorded ' ~,
accept without question the stand"'o
values established.
"Third--TGose owners who asked an.
have cndeavored to sustain eNasGria''u
values, often excessive In The eAiI', H''
Many OF these have frankly stated -''u
the commissions prices We're 'a'r' '"'
that this being public project Ivy
shouli receive some OF the cream l-'y
werr encourage by those who, inteftS'oI
in condemnation fees either AS attorneys
appraisers or expert witnesses, assuFtu
them that by holding out they cou!d on
tain prices far in excess OF real value
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

Shattered In the primal
Warfare IN the heavens,
Lo, the holy spirit
In mankind incarnate.
Lives In myriad fragments
Prisoned. bound. and hapless
In discordant bodies,
Fvermore II seeketh
Union, as the rivers
Seek again the ocean.
SO In homes and cities
Drawn by strong attraction
Men foreEathe-, blindly
Seeking one another,
In pathetic discord.
For tho nesh discovers
And the body prisons.
Vet the spirit striveth,
Bound, though never yielding.
Drawing men together;
TIL the carual housings
Weaker grow and finer
with the strain NJ living
And the stress OF being;
And like long blown bubbles,
Gorgeous, many colored,
Flashing with IA radiance
Delicate. ethereal,
In mist of glory
Burst at last asunder.
SO the prisoned spirit
Quit OF life and living.
Mingles with the ether.
with all other spirit.
And IL one foreverl
~ vrr,-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

The board points out that cond mHaton
commissioners. frequently prolongng their
sittngs for years, seldom appraise more
than 100 parcels OF land. whereas tIers
are 1900 parcels In the Parkway and al
ready 500 have been purchased. The re-
port says:
The commission has eudeavored to bs
fair Ia the owners and avoid takins adj
vantage OF the utter stagnation Of values
along the route. on the other hand they
IA We been jealous OF obtaining fun value
for the city and county. Many complains
have been received from owners who
stated they We're unable 70 accept the
commissions valuation, hut Il Is gen
orally conceded that considering the char
acter OF the lands involved and the TACT
that II purchased they are paid for N all
cash the prices offered are equitable
AS fast as the lands have been ac-
quircd and title vested. the commission
hos proc., dcd to pat each parcel On IN
entirely clean and sanitary condition
The river has been cleaned up. AMI -S-
pert foresters have trimmed 603T 'r'os,
treated 1859 and removed 1874 dead
| trees, leaving The native growth IN
healthy condition. A nursery has been es-
tUbllshcd on a small scale to ascer.din
the ndaptaLi,!ty OF the land before m
barking on too large an expenditure. vs.
fast as acquired, the banks Of the river
have been cleaned and all nuIssnces and
/ Objectionable features removed.
'"rhe commission has compelled Tho
! roinOva! of signs as soon as title 10 me
/ various parcels Is vested In the COM
mission; al advertising and other fimsy
/ structures of light character arc removed; .
| houses and more substantial buildings
/ are advertised for sale by public hiding
| ana dispos d OF AS soon As poss HE !;
| sources Of pollution and open sewers have
/ been ferret,d out and eliminated and
owners of sewers formerly discharG!ng
! INTO the Bronx River have been COM
PEELED 10 arrange connections with the
/ Bronx Valley sewer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

1t would be a sad miscarriage OF JUS
tice II a convicted white SLAYER were per-
m!tted to marry his victim as a means
OF reducing his punishment. What
would be the later life OF the unhappy
woman? These cases OF the absolute
commercial type leave room for neither
sentiment nor mercy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Restaurant Inspection.

To Tnn EpiroR OF THE suN--Sr, When
you eat In an ordinary restaurant you are
liable at any time to get poisoned,
Why does not the city appoint inspectors
TO visit these places every day. or occa-
sionally. to see that their stun is all right?
NEW York. July 49, T., IL, JONES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

The officers and members Of the
United Irish League are concerned lest
the expression attributed to lady who
is Lacquer though not of the National
Committee, bullets for Queen MARY"
should be taken seriously by some of
their critics. 1t is naturally distasteful
to our Hibernian friends that any one
should think they were making war on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
To Incrcnse kings County pr""'
crntIc Committee.

The Democratic county committee N
BROOKLYN viii hold special meeting on
Tuesday evening to pass on the nc"
rules drafted by the rules committee
Tho most important feature OF the new
rl,les will be TO increase the members SUI
of the county committee TO nearly 80.
thus necesstating the taking OF F'''~
by Assembly districts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Alchemy,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: by
what process does Or. Carbajal become
more truly the constitutional" President
of Mexico than was General Huerta?
BRooKLYN, July II. Il. NJ. l..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

Again that dope sheet" of Brooklyn
captains. But what can be secret
about It? Surely the party OF the people
can't be hiding anything from itself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

CHARLES II. DUErr, Jr., has now dis
covered that blessed are tho peace
makers" Is not one OF the beatitudes OF
contemporary politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

~ gu, friends uho favor us ,oith mdnuscripts
and Illustrations for publication trish 10 hare
rejected articles returned they must IN oil cases
send stamps for that purpose
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
CuckOoi

The womana hour has struck.
We hear the merry chime,
And see the proud hen pop
Prem out the clock Of Tina
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

The American Sugar Refining Com
pany has filed answers in 1SS lawsuits
under tho Sherman law and is preparing
to defend them, thus reducing the cost
NJ living
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
ACCUSED HIT BACK IN
BRONX PARKWAYROW
Commissioners Say Greedy Land
Owners Are Behind
Charges.
DENY DELAY TO GLYNy
Report Rapid Progress--Tcll Of
Persons Seeking Unjust
Prices for Land.

The Bronx Parkway Commissioner.
whose removal was demanded in a com.
plaint to Gov Glynn two weeks ago on
the ground that they had dawded oyer
their task OF turning the Bronx Rive,
valley into a public park and stopping
the rivers pollution. have flied with IN,
Governor their annual report, wherein the,
say they have worked steadily have &C.
complished a great deal and by buying
land direct from the owners have saved
lot OF money and OF time which other
wise would be wasted in condemnation
delays.
The commissioners are Madison Grant
lawyer; James G.. Cannon. banker. and
william W Niles, lawyer. Their report
fills book Of l19 pages, containing
many pictures contrasting the former un-
ienptncss OF the river banks with tbs
present appearance "a parts OF the valley
already improved
They say that their chief difficulty ha.
been with land owners who demand ex-
travagant prices which the commission
will not pay.
Blame Land Owners for Charges.
II is these owners who. in the opinion
Of the commissioners, are behind the
charges which were sent to GOV. Glynn
by Frank Tucker, Isaac w Turner and
George l.. Miles from White Plains.
They assume" says the report, that
the Parkway Is public improvement and
their holdings absolutely essential FOR Is
development. While those In this class
are few in number. and often hold their
property under fictitious names, their atti-
tude is generally antagonlstc and various
unsuccessful efforts have been made 70
embarrass the commission In the hOps
that they could force an abandonment
OF the present policy with regard to tls
acquisition Of land.
These efforts will not prevail An
enormous sum has already been saved 10
the taxpayers by adherence to the com-
missions present policy, and Ii is believed
that a new standard of efficiency and
economy has been set in the acquisition q
lands for public use"
The commission points out that until
June o, 1913. II was unable 10 begin
definite negotiations for lands because
the consent OF the Legislature to a reduce
ton OF the area, demanded by thy Board
OF Estimate, was not obtained unit. that
date. Therefore although the board was
| appointed by Gov. Hughes In 1907, II was
! legally authorized to do its work only
| thirteen months ago. Since then II has
acquired 1922 parcels of real estate at a
cost OF so 525 000.
BY buying at private sale at standard
values fixed by disinterested real estate
experts the commission says. II has mol,
only got the land cheapIy, but has avoided
| the waste in counsel fees ana other ex'
penses which attend condemnation pro-
| ceedings This method of direct pIr-
chase, says the report, has been greatly
appreciated 10y owners who were willing
| 20 accept fair prices.
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snbscripiions by Mail. Postpaid.

Readers Of THE suS leaving town for the
summer months can have the daily and sun
day and evening editions delivered to them
In any part Of this country or Europe on
the terms stated above. Addresses changed
as often as desired. order through news.
dealer or directly Of Publication once. tele-
phone 22OO Bcekman.
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Published daily, including Sunday. by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association at
10 Nassau street, In the Borough Of Man
haitian. New York. President and Treasurer.
william c. Relck, 100 Nassau street; Vice.
President. Edward f. Mitchell. 40 Nassau
street, Secretary, c. L. Luxton. 40 Nassau
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

London once, bingham House, Arundel
street. strand.
Paris once. Rue de la Mchodlere. on
Rue du ouatre Septembre
Washington ONCE. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn ONCE. 100 Livingston street.
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All checks, money orders. &C. to be mad.
payable TO THE SrN.
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Now SULzER won't step aside. Well
II he prefers to be walked over
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-04-02
BuCkWhGat VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. V. G. Funnell attend
ed the wedding of the Istters brother
Theodore Colvin to Miss Leone Fowler
at Elroy last week Wednesday.
Lyle Miller had the misfortune to
get his thumb, on the left hand, nearly
sawed off Tuesday, while at work on
the wood saw az James L3ngdon's.
Mrs. John Miller is visiting Mrs.
Anna Miller few days this week.
Miss Doris Miller came home Wed
nesday from Baraboo, where she has
been employed at the home OF her aunt
Mrs. Junk.
Mrs. o. Lacy was shopping in
Fsedsburg Friday.
The Social Club will meet with Mrs
FL. Miller April 9th
Will Head and family ate Sunday
dinner with Mel Grover and family.
Miss Patience Wilkinson and grand
ma Grover are visiting at o. Lacy IS
his week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jepson and
son Hugh are here from Adams for q
few days,