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more or lesA from the massive Saint
Bernard to the little cocker spaniel
ana even smaller ty1'es. that nre "a
noble. devoted and faithful by nature
In varying degrees according to the 10.
te'llgence given them. Ms the admired
and decorated Jim. With every year the
Interesting show grows In the number
and quality Of Its entries. In spite OF
periodical rabies scares and the din.
tribes Of the dog haters. whose preju-
dice and malice are In inverse pro.
portion to their knowledge Of the
animal they fear and condemn.
This world was made for dogs az
well rs men. or neither would have
been created: so II will be to the end
OF recorded time. Man gets rs much
good from contact with the dog Gin
some respects often more worthy OF
emulation) as the dog gets from him.
The most human men. and men. too
OF the greatest intellect. have loved
dogs and praised them: and dogs have
loved the men who were their mo sters
In all vicissltudes Of fortune and with
never a thought Of whether they lie.
served the affection and loyalty Inv.
lshe'i upon them. II Is true that men
and women are sometimes silly about
dogs, but they nre no less silly about
one another. The reflection. however.
cannot be made upon the dog In his
relation to man. unless II Is censurable
In the dog to be always fond. kind and
rue to his muster.
Go to the dogs at the Westminster
Kennel Show, re who need to know
them. Their friends, whose name to
the credit Of human nature Is legion
will be there to Introduce you and
make you welcome.
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The TlIlP'l Far.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Since
Congress abolished the Court OF Com.
merce the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion seems anxious TO be considered as q
third arm" OF Congress rather than q
body exercising judicial functions
In an era Of talk II any addition al
all In needed to the body polite Il should
take the form. not Of supernumerary
arm hut OF an extra car.
All these outpourings suggest the In.
nuence exercised over his hearers by q
lawyer who opposed Lincoln In a back.
woods case and of whom he said that
when he began TO talk cerebratior
ended"
In this respect he compared him IN a
primitive Mississippi steamboat that was
equipped with q low power boiler and a
high pressure whistle, with the result that
when the whistle was blown the stea mboal
had to stop. J.P. d.
New YoRK. February ~.
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The Becker Case.

While the District Attorney does not
escape criticism for certain Of his
utterances In the trial Of CHARLES
RECKER for murder. the Court Of APP
penls buses Its decision granting a new
trial to the former policeman princi-
pally on errors Of Justice Corr, who
presided ut the trial. How grave these
errors appeared to the Judges Of the
highest court their division. six to one.
on the case bears amply testimony.
Judge MILLER, In his concurrins opin-
ion. puts the matter concisely:
The conduct Of the trial was grossly
unfair to the defendant. Indeed. II Is
impossible to portray In an opinion the
spirit OF unfairness which pervades the
record from cover to cover. A careful
reading OF II has created. and subse-
auent study has strengthened. the con-
viction In my mind that the verdict
was produced by the compelling infiu-
ence Of a forceful Judge. whose pre-
Judgment OF the cause had unconsciously
created a predeterm!natlon to convict the
defendant"
When BEcKEs was pronounced guilty
NJ murder by jury THE Sun con-
graduated the community on the sue
cess Of the prosecution. referring at
that time to the great diff,culties that
presented themselves in the prepara-
ton Of the case. One Of these din
,,,,to. -o. 80 >vc,vda Sro,,, tha cour<
room the strong popular prejudice
against the accused. which had been
aroused by disclosure Of his betrayal
Of his trust. That this prejudice was
not barred ut the entrance Of the room.
Int penetrated TO the very Judge on
the bench. Is the only conclusion to ne
drawn from the opinion Of the Court Of
Appeals.
To those whose hrst impulse. result
ing from firm belief that BECKER Ia
morally guilty Of killing HERMAN
RosENrHAL. mny he to denounce the
"tecbnicnlitles Of the law" to which
he owes his chance for retrinl. n care
ful study Of Judge HIsCocK's opinion
Is commended. That review Of the
trial will. we nre sure. correct their
misunderstan ding Of legal TECHNICAL
ties" and cnuse them TO rejoice that
convicted mnn has the right to n
reconsideration Of his crse by tri-
bnnal inaccessible TO infiamed emotion
and devoted to the protection Of the
rights Of every citizen, no matter what
his character may be.
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HISTORIAN JOHN FISkE 70 MIS-
TORIAN WOODROW WILSON.

Ysem Professor Ftske's Critical Period o.
American History"
II the day should ever arrive (which
God .forbidD when the people Of the
different parts Of our country shall al
low their local affairs to be admins
tered by projects sent from Washington
and when the self-government Of the
States shall have been 30 far lost a.
that Of the Departments Of France
or even 30 far az that Of the counties OF
England. on that day the progressive
political career OF the American people
will have come to an end. and the
hopes that have been built upon for
the future happiness and prosperity OF
mankind will be>wrecked forever.
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Will Professor MANIA L. SASprcRp
formerly Of the University Of Mime
sofa. permit us to applaud her when
she "believes In fairy stories? Some
desiccated modern educators" abhor
that enchanted world, that universal
Illumination Of the Imagination. that
golden chain binding the dryn siustest
present to the immemorial infancy Of
mankind. mot too exclusive diet" Of
fairy tales. though. the Gopher profess
sor warns. No: that would he q one
sided and excessive development"
Children live In a fairyiand. and their
perpetual fancy creates and persona
fies 10 that the shabbiest broken doll
can ride In silver cha riot. n pebble II
diamonds. pearls, and line traced In
the dirt with stick the boundary Of
Kingdoms. Not too much fairy lore.
hut IL II true that "the oil fashioned
mother" who found time to tell her
children stories and teach them poetry"
has been superseded by new fash.
Toned mother. n victim to this modern
craze for trimming and tntting"? And
so the children are overdressed. and
40 far as home lie concerned. under.
educnted.
May we remind Professor SANDroRp
Of the impenetrability Of matter? How
can these contemporary mothers who
only few weeks ago IN ssed their days
and nights at auction bridge and now
have eyes. ears. minds. hearts and feet
only for tangoing. marking and those
other Tied Pipers saltant Of the day
how can they tat and trim and dance
at the same time?
May II not he suspected that new
fashioned mothers are much like the
old fashioned; that even 1.-The wiser
youngsters Of to-day" are not greatly
changed from what their fathers and
mothers were: and that through the
net Of pompous pedantries, child nsy.
cholOgy and what not spun by profes.
sional cobwebbers. the child may he
seen. sprnwling. kicking. bowling. arch
nischievous. apt. the same little devil
and angel. the delight and wonder OF
/ and not lnfreQuently nuisance to his
parents. not wholly ineligible to any
body and to pedagogues n natural foe:
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Mr., SUi.zER put In bill amending the
corrupt practices act SO as to limit the
permissible campaign expenses OF candi-
dates for State ON -es to 5000. Instead OF
10000: OF candidates for Congress and
city offices to $4,000. Instead OF 5000,
and OF cand dates for all other offices to
$1,000. Violation Is made a misde me amor.
and conviction would vacate the office
Despatch from Albany.
No mention Ia made here OF the neces-
sity Of fling sworn statements. Has
the experience OF our hero" led him
to believe that such a Formally II obso-
lete? Anyway. Il Is a wise farmer who
coes out Of the dairy business at the
season when most Of the cows have
gone dry,
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Homer Little scratched.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: The
letter OF Mr.. william Trumbull breathes
the unprogressiven-ss OF the old freedom
and legal "reminiscences OF Litchfield
Conn, where UNIFORMED citizens stu
read Washngton's farewell address ana
are imbued with the notion that under
the Const tuition they should have some
thing to say about the Government.
Hut when they learn to appreciate the
new freedom they will see that there In no
despotism In II. II 10 for their advance
ment, enlightenment and uplift The
principle was really laid down by q great
authority on government years ngo: THE
rule OF the many IL not good thing
Let us have but one ruler. one king. him
to whom the Secretary OF State. bearing
the Baltimore platform. has given the
sr",tre and the authority for four years
emily" JANIS ID DEwELL. Jr.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. February 20.
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NOrth~astern part of island >"n"r'
Ing Greatly From Famine.

WASHINGTON, Feb "a --rnn sta" TN"
1artmant received from tho HlW.'r III.
society at Hach nohe Japan t'...t .
request that publicity b, given Pr. '..
Feed for famine relief funds 40
eastern Japan,
Unreasonable weather caused a I'
= the rice crop IN thcS" distr etc a'" 81,
= result great many people q ir .'.' ~
food. money or means Of mah!I- 3
ing. IT 10 reported that many '''
are being broken up because ~ IN
ability Of the parents to give their 'u. ''
food.
The arrcal of the relief society .~ 9.l.
by a number of Jnpanese assoc ate" . '.
Christian churches and the Noun-
Christian Association. Cl"thihs
as money IL solicited.
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Lieutenant General Sir ARTHUR HENRY
FIrzRoY PAoEr. commander OF the forces
In Ireland. said in . speech At a dinner
In Dublin on Monday night:
1T may be my lot tGoD forbid that
II should y to be ordered 70 move Forth.
Many OF our officers would hate the very
idea. but all know that II the order comes
II must be obeyed."
General PAGEr Ii Scotchman. but
doubtless he speaks for the great major
ity Of officers Of the British army
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Tv,~ sl~~l~- v"~.

Where the heRving Ice noe hOvers
over the face OF the lake,
And In swayed and rayed and riftsd
by the winds thrt Wild s-o.'= make.
There comes. when the Ice In lifted,
Low music from every break.
There comes a soft, sweet singing,
As Of birds In the winter wind,
OF happy birds low singing
In the bitter and biting wind:
AZ the scint,llsnt. crystalline edges
Swing slowly together and grind.
And there. In the wide stiii distance
With never a soul 10 see.
With u sweet and low insistenca
The ice sings esrily
Tho son~s n the hrds IN the springtims
That nestle In nsid and tree.
y. y. BUALR.
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Orders are orders. to be obeyed whether
q soldier likes them or not. Some ma
lives Of the north Of ireland who hold
commissions In the army have de-
clared that they would draw the sword
IN defence Of Ulster II the Asqulth Gov.
eminent attempted to coerce her; they
should be asked to resign. since there u
not the same color Of justification for
their position that could he claimed By
officers Of the United States army oil
Southern birth who followed their States
out Of the Union In 1851.
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\ Prohibited Translation Of "gmustIe
lhElSllN

To THE EDITOR ov THE SuN-Sir. There
10 an edition OF the Limitation OF Christ"
upon the Index, and 1t Ii probably the
one referred to In THE SuNs letter from
London. In this astonishing translation
nearly everything relating to the Church.
the sacraments and the religious life
was distorted from the plain meaning Of
the original Latin. while the fourth book.
which treats Of the blessed sacrament.
was completely omitted. There was every
reason for 7 to 20 on the Index a. being
mutilated and dishonest Offering OF the
original work. ANDREW J. SHIPMAN.
NEW York, February e.
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To ruv ErIroR or TIVE su~--Sr: No trou-
BILE like that ~ MT Blink ever happens In
our family We don't need y chm for the
ice when the dumhwaiter arrives al this
Kitchen ana Mrs Ginx finally discovers the
Ice. she corrais II quickly, cuddl-s It In m
overcast Of newspapers and gently conveys
Il to the Ice box where II sometimes lasts
for from thirty to forty. hve minutes Forty
pounds auothaT Not on WASN'T vton
Heights GiNx.
NEW YoRK February 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25

The recent vogue Of motion pictures
depicting alleged scenes Of the under.
world vice and so-called white slave
traffic appears to be on the wane. Four
theatres produced new features yesterday.
and In no case we're they what are popu-
larly known As "thrillers. "-Nescs item.
The reason Is that the public has
teen thrilled" out, thrilled until II could
thrill no more. Red lights became a.
commonplace as sunshine on the house,
tops. The Gch fends became really
too dull,
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What a whopper!

China eggs at twenty cents q dozen
will strike poultrymen as high. but these
eggs have yolks and are reasonably
fresh after transportation all the way
from Asia. One hundred cases were
imported and the quoted price rules at
St Louis The real yellow Peril IL
economic
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Lent.

New fashion thinks tho time
For psnitence II NJ,
And SO for forty days
Wears saekcloth with q slit.
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To THE EDITOR ~ Tus srN-Sir! r. Cole
man. coal dealer here, can he come in,
PH,LASTuRoPisr
NORFOLK, Va. February 2i
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n ou, friends pho feror W. rfih ms~Vsevtpts and
01asstyaiions for publication rtsh 10 hass vJeeisd
s,ttess rssuyr<d hev musi N all cases send sidmps
fov that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25

We TALKED about the d-sae,s heel,
Rut didn't set a show;
The world wac mad with tsnsoiAs
And only knew the toe. a.
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The Marquis OF CREwE formally denied
that the present Government had been
Influenced by money considerations In
recommending to the King those upon
whom titles were TO be conferred.-LowdoN
.,spdtch.
What q whopper!
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Three prominent Japanese CONTRACTOR
who have been furnishing supplies we're
from TOXIC.
What! Does Albany influence Toxic
And we thought America had q mo
nopoly on graft as a nne art
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II will be seen that October was the
only month In which the recelp equaled
or even Appropriated those of the core
spending period OF the preceding year
under the old law. and when 1t Is cousId-
cred that the m rchlnd!se Withdrawn
from bonded warehouses In October tand
the du y paid In that month"; amounted a.
335. 600. 900. while the dutiubi- merchand.se
imported Ia that month VAS but $1,000.
900. 1t would appear that Approximately
40 per cent. OF the DC ODER customs Ic-
celpts must have been from mel ct tGiiss
imported prior TO that month This seem.
To Justify the omission of October figures
In an attempt TO estimate the real eaiains
power Of the new tariff.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25

All checks, money orders. &C.. 70 be made pay
able 10 THE SUN.
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Published daily. including Sunday. By the sun
Printing and Publishing Association 81 ITO Nassau
strect. In the Borough OF Manhattan. New York
Preeiden, and Treasurer. William C. Reick. no
Nassau street: vice-Pvcsident. Edward p. Mitchell
10 Nassau street; Secretary. {. q. Luton. 10
Nassau street
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London once. FINN Cham House. I Arundel
street, Strand.
paris once Q Rue De u Michodiere. on Rue du
ouatre Sep,cmbre.
waahington once. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. i0e Iungston street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
NEWS SU N MARY

General
Austria Is expected to sue for peace
within ten days. Losses i'm recent
have been enormous and the
AUSTRIAN troops have been unable to
halt the advance of the Russians.
Germans are reported today TO be
retrcating all alnog the line of battle
In France. Reinforccments have been
cut off by British. situation OF Ger
mans Is said to be critical.
British In Africa will attack Ger
man provinces.
Steamer strikes In Columbia river
and sinks. Crew Is saved.
G. w. Ftlrlong, noted author, will
be here to write up Roundup again
and TO start fund for cowboy mouu-
mcnt.
school board asks council To build
new walk To high school.
Composer of Roundup song ia
sing nc weekly concert
Heppncr woolgrowcrs offered 20
cents FOR next year wool clips.
Triple announcing system 20 be TN
stalled for annual Roundup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10

LONDON, Sept. "a Post cor
respondent. writing from a point not
given in the dispatch. has seen let
ter from a high German officer inval'
ided home in which he says:
The war is not going quite as We
expected and the resistance of the al
lied forces is extraordinary. We are
beginning to feel nervous as to re-
suits.
The German losses are terrible.
so terrible that the Emperor has for
hidden their disclosure. our gen
erals have been wantonly wastefui
with our men, who have been moved
down in thousands.
while it is impossible 90 say what
our losses are. estimate them at be-
tween 350,0 and 100000 II they
continue at this rate we shall be quito
unable TO meet Russia with any hope
OF success
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
German Acroplanc Talscn.

LONDON. Sept. TO- Adispatch
TO the Reuters Telegram company
from Antwerp says a German aero
plane. flying in the neighborhood OF
Iotteghem, to the west OF Malines'
was fired upon by the Belgians. The
wings OF the machine were damaged
and /, was brought to o'earth. The two
occupants were made risoners.
The same correspondent says 80
German troops on bicycles have been
killed at Londerzeel, also west OF
Malines. by Belgian patrol, and thai
at zammel, Germans were surprised
and killed by Belgian troops.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
.RE|NFOR CEMENTSFOR GERMANS
CUT OFF BY BRITISH TROOPS

PARIS, Sept. 10.-"The allies are
repelling the enemy everywhere" was
the announcement of General CALI
eni this afternoon.
The German right. II was stated, is
being hard pressed. Reinforcements
under General Won Buelow have failed
to arrive as they were driven across
the river Marne and toward Belgium.
1t is believed the recently landed
British troops are raiding their COM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
1000 i'm switzerIand Wait

WASHINGTON, Sept 10--A thou
sand Americans still remain in Switz-
erland, according to reports from Min
lister Stovall. Relief work is still ex-
tensive.
Consular dispatches from the Con-
go Free States announce that all
missionaries are safe for the present.
and that word will be sent immedi-
ately If they are threatened.
Reports from Bulgaria say no Am
ericans there desire assistance or
wish to leave.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
Powerful station plan.

ASTORIA, Ore, Sept. 10.--Astoria
Is to have one of the largest wireless
telegraph stations on the Pacific
coast, and the largest and most pow
erful one north of Bolinas Bay, Cal.
1t Is to be erected by the Marconi
Wireless Telegraph company on the
SO-acre tract recently purchased on
the south side of Young's Bay.
Much of the material, including 100
tons OF structural steel. has arrived
END work on the construction Is to
be commenced Immediately, with the
idea of having the plant ready for OPP
grafton early In the coming year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
$4,000 parisians Moved.

LONDON. Sept. 1o.-A Dieppe dis.
match 10 the Evening Star says that
the transportation of $4,000 people
from the suburbs of Paris to the
south and southeast commenced Sum
day. These people were ordered 10
lcove their homes so that the houses
could be destroyed, leaving clear
rarge for the guns of the forts.
The residents of Neuiily and bou.
rI,gne sur Seine, as we'll as the vast
populations on the other sides OF the
CITY were taken away on trains pro-
vitcd by the government. THESE peo'
pie Rad hardly left their houses De.
fore refugees from the north arrived
and occupied them. THESE, too VIII
be taken south.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
GERMANS ARE BEING DRIVEN
STEADILY BACK BY BRITISH
AND FRENCH; WESTERN ARMY
MAY Be CUT OFF BY ALLIES

so violent that for a time hostilities
had to be suspended.
Taking advantage Of the lull many
British soldiers we're said TO have dis
robed and enjoyed a plunge In the
Marne.
1t was admitted that the Germans
fought magnificently but the French
and British cavalry finally charged
unitedly, overwhelming them.
Bayonets were declared to have
figured extensively in the engage
ment.
Premier Asquith has asked parlia-
ment to increase the British regular
army by 500, 900 men. 1t Is believed
that this step will be taken immedi-
ately The premier said he intended
to ask further increases later IL half
a million soldiers proved too few
With the initial increase Of half
million men in the British army. AS
quith stated later, the total estab-
lishment of regulars and territorials
/ or volunteers will bring the army up
to 1.5O1,s3s men
Assurances have been received
here from the emperor OF Japan that
I
| Austria will be made except on terms
satisfactory to his ally. Great Brit
/ ain.
! PARIS, Sept 1O.-In a stupendous
attempt to recover the ground lost
! in the last few days, the Germans, re-
inforced, we're reported this morning
to be advancing from the center line
east of Paris.
Despite the severity OF the attack.
General Gallieni, military governor OF
Paris. announced that the French
center is holding back the assault.
The left wing of the allied troops
has been strengthened by reinforce
ments from the garrison at Paris
and was reported to be pressing the
battle, gaining many successes.
1t was rumored here today that
strong Anglo-Gelgian force from
ostend is threatening the German
lines of communication.
The usual $3.50 o'clock statement
from the Bordeaux war office was not
received here today IL was the
first time since the fighting began
that it failed to make it's appearance.
At the headquarters OF General CAL
lieni it was said this afternoon that
the battle north and east of the city
continued without any material
change in the situation
BORDEAUX. Sept 10.-The war
office stated that the French are oc-
cupying all of upper Alsace today.
. The French force in Alsace was said
to intend to cooperate in Lorraine.
The Germans were reported to be re-
firing byond Mulhausen fighting only
defensively.
President Poincare and War Min
, lister Millerand held a conference this
morning relative TO the desirability OF
: transferring the seat of government
back to Paris.
1t was said to be the opinion OF
the war office that the Germans will
be driven far to the northward IL
they are beaten northeast of Paris,
and that there then will be no reason
for delaying the return to the per-
manent capital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
SAFE OPENED AND $4,000 IN
CASH AND CHECKS STOLEN

HILLSBoRo. Ore, Sept. 10.-The
general store of Gregorson & Kilburg
at Buxton, near here was robbed of a
thousand dollars in cash and an equal
amount in checks early today. Partic-
ulars are lacking but IT is understood
the safe was opened without the use
of explosives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-10
Turkey Now in Control.

LONDON, Sept. 1o.-An Exchange
company's dispatch from
Valona, Albania, says that a COM
plete Turkish government was in
stalled there. General ASn Bey, for
mer Turkish official. will replace the
provisional government which took
charge of affairs when Prince William
OF Weld withdrew from his king dom.