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QUARTZ MINER DROWNED. Special Nugget Service.

VANCOUVER. Jan. 16.--J. D. sword 1n extensive British Columbia quarts miner. was drowned near here today
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New laid eggs at Prosssr's Harness Shop, $t.00 per dexsn. Phone Slack s.
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THE QUEEN CONTEST.

Weekly Nugget, only soc q month.
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Placer t.oestIens d Nvosss ofssee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
ASK SHOPPERS NOT TO HOARD.
Department stores Also Request
women Not to Return Goods.

An appeal to women shoppers to do
their part in making the business situa-
ton I'm New York easier has been sent
out by the Department Store Education
Association. There are two main things
which women can do. they say--to con-
tinue to spend their money wisely instead
of boarding II and to make sure that
they want thing before they buy II, so
that they will not return goods.
Don't hoard either money or supplies"
the statement suggests. Those who laid
i'm a liberal supply OF those things which
are likely to be scarce We're responsible
in some cases for putting up the prices
for every one else especially for the poor,
who cannot buy in large quantities.
Don't hoard your money--that would
hiring business TO "A standstlll ut once
but buy as usual within your means and
pay your debts promptly. During the
war it is particularly urgent that you
pay your debts promptly because some
peoples business will Ice SO hurt that they
cannot pay their bills and also because
credit has so broken down in Europe that
the merchant must have cash for the
purchase of imported goods and must have
It at the moment when ship has come
in or an Importers line is opened
This brings us to our second sugges-
ton If you knew the disbursement
and loss due To the goods which have
been sold but do not stay soldl II ism
"A square deal We are sure many women
would not be guilty of II II they knew
that every time they have an article
charged and sent and then have the
wagon call for It they are increasing the
cost of that article to the store"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

manifest that he Informed himself thor.
oughly about internal conditions In
Mexico before deciding to terminate
the American occupation.
The responsibility rests with Mr.
WILSON and the fact that he does not
hesitate TO exercise II Is reassurng to
those who were disposed to think that
evacuation had better he postponed un.
I'll government meriting recognition
had been set up in the city OF Mexico.
Mr.. WILSON believes that the with.
drawal of the army will facilitate the
task of General ChRR,NzA and his com
radcs in arms. and the American poo
pie. who Loyalty supported the Presl.
dent during the trying days Of the rev.
oution. have confidence in his judg
mcnt and will approve OF the step he
has now taken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
NAYS NATURAL STATE.
The struggle for Existence Not 10 he
Confused Win war.

To THE l;pIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: ~.
McF" asks whether war is not the natural
state of man. After some reflection on
this subject should answer No. not
after he has been licked.
The fact is. however, man has no nat
ural state. for the reason that he is an
artificial and cultivated product. Like
wise the things that he has wrostsd from
nature and brought 20 perfection hy cuI-
tivatlon have no natural state. IT man
ceases to cultivate them they Will relapse
to a natural state.
Your correspondent thinks that war
goes on In nature. among the insects. for
example, and other small deer" In the
sense that We war the animals do not
war They destroy lifc in order to sub
slst. and not otherwise. There IL ne
wanton slaughter among the lower orders
OF life.
Man did once have a natural state, but
that belongs TO the dim past. SO long as
man Is cultivated being and So long a.
he cultivatos certain things he and those
things cease to bs In natures domain
Man has improved some OF the thing
that were natures but which are no longer
hers. because he has made them his 10y
cultivation. T. H. ~
NEW YOEK. September IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
TAX ON BUSINESS PAPER.
BiIi 10 Cover Many Articles Rcins
Drafted,

WAsHiSGToS, Sept. l6.-Wor> was b..
gun to-day by Chairman Underwood ami
other members Of the House Committee On
Ways and Means on the proposed omcr-
ge9cy revenue bill.
AS there is a wide range of articles n
this schedule, the work of the committee
will consist in choosing the articles tult
viii produce the needed S35. 1000. 900 ol 50
of revenue.
Schedule \ of tho revenue act OF l>g,.
which will be adopted in part IN the pros
posed revenue law, was made up of The
following articles:
Bonds. debsntures or certificates OF n
debtedness certificates of stock and
shares of stocks. transfers OF ownership
of stock bills Of sale of stock; sales or
agreements to sell products AT cXchIug 5
or boards of trade; bank checks, c,rt.a-
Gates of deposit not drawing interest;
inland bills of exchange rromi-So.v
notes; domestic money orders foreign
bills Of eNchange bills OF lading for goods
for export telephone messages; C'r'il-
Gates of profits certificates Of damlE" ,
coRveyances kilograms paper covering
entry of goods at custom houses ,''
insurance. Including industrial or We v
payment plan; marine, inland and fire mo
surancc. contracts guaranteeing validity
OF bonds: titles TO real estate: leases ;
manifcsts for custom house entry mort
cages or pledges passage tickets tp f'r-
elgn ports; power OF attorney or proxy
20 vote warehouse receipts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

The striking miners in the State OF
Colorado have announced their willing
ness 10 conform 70 the terms Of the
truce recently suggested by the Presi-
dent. Should the operators see their
way clear to accept the proposed tenn
porary arrangement the scheme will be
rut into operation. What is the prime
and fundamental fact of this plan?
II is that Il gentleman. agreement
shall be substituted for the protection
of the state to which both men and
owners are entitled. and that II shall
he enforced by the personal skill and
power Of the President of the United
States, operating through an extra
legal device. and ignoring that govern
ment NJ laws and not of men that was
So dear to our ancestors. The state
Of Colorado having failed Of It's duty
there is erected a temporary expedient.
gratifying indeed TO the philanthroplc
sentiment Of all just men, hut in es-
scnce and methods opposed to every
instinct VI scf-govcrnmcnt.
We share the Presidents official am.
bltion To get the troops Of the United
States ont Of Colorado and his per
sonal wish to insure order in the Colo.
RADIO mining camps. But the desperate
situation in Colorado flows not from
the clashing aims Of men. but from the
collapse OF government. AMI no perma-
nent betterinent of that situation can
come until government is restored to
It's proper supremacy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

To THE EpiroR or THE SvN--Sir:
feel very great desire to thank YOU for
the article in last sundays Sun by DIT
Deruburg Ii IL very valuable from =
historic standpoint and throws clear
and Intelligent light upon the breaking
out Of this war.
knowing Russian characteristics Ne well
rs 7 do. | have felt all along that Il was
Russian intrigue which put the match to
the powder.
also wish to thank YOU FOR the fair
and unbiased way In which you nav,
conducted your paper.
At a time when personal prejudice IS
so intense II is not easy to keep public
opinion In the state OF balanced neutrality
recommended so strongly by our President
and which is 50 necessary # the tniteI
states Government Is going to he OF
avail In helping to restore peace.
NV interest in Germany is the Interest
Of far play as ! am an American Of
british ancestry. VI. 8. FAERANp.
OsslNINO, September 1s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
SHAKESPEARE EDITIONS SAFE
Report Of Destruction Of collection
Mt Icipsic Upfoundcd.

The report that English ard Fro b
photographic exhibits At Leipzic had ne''
destroyed has been twice published among
the uncertain rumors of the war, In "''
account OF the circumstance IL was
said with considerable detail that In iHs
loss had been secluded n complete SGT -
all the early editions OF Shakespeare corr
tanned in the British pavilion.
The Public Library has received word
from Miss Adelaide Hasso, who is q
charge of It's exhibit M tho Tutcuaton'.
Exhibit OF the Bookmak'ng Trades '
has assured the library authorltics ''''
no such damage has been done. tn O..
hibitlon is opeg I'm all It's departments
and IL attended by a cons.dcrahl" mum
her Of visitors despite the commo'.u. ~
the period In her last letter which SO e
received yesterday, it rs quite clear IT
the news OF this destruction has roor.'
Germany, for she assures the library I.''
that this story Is wholly without foam.
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
GOLDWATER FIRM
ON MUZZLE LAW
Says % Per Cent. Of People Are
i'm Favor Of New Protection
Against Dogs.
KENNEL CLUB TO FIGHT
Secretary Declares Rule as to
Leashcd Pets Absurd and
Death to Bench Shows.

Following the visitations OF several
committees from various New York ken
mel clubs in protest OF the recent ruling
OF the Health Department that all dogs
In the metropolitan district be muzzled
Commissioner Of Health s. s. Goldwater
yesterday issued final statement in the
matter in which he says he will stand
strictly by the former ruling because by
it he purposes completely to wipe out
rabies from New York
II am myself fond OF dogs" he says,
but ] would willingly see every dog In
America swept into the sea rather than
cruelty sacrifice one precious human life.
- understand that a committee of dog
owners has been formed TO carry TO the
Mayor protest against the dog muz-
zliug ordinance. A few persistent and
wrong headed individuals can make a
very loud noise. but " there IL show
OF hands it viii he found that 90 per cent
of the people Of this town are with the
department From January !, 1900, to
May 81, 1914, l2l persons IN this city
died a horrible death from rabies True
a few astigmatc dog owners think this
~ a negligible per cent. for large city.
but do not propose to disregard the value
O. human life.
Measures heretofore used have been
In 1913 on the complaint OF persons bitten
coo gave rise to the suspicion OF rabies
and 26S cases OF rabid brains were found
In the same year $50 persons received
Pastcur treatment.
New York is simply following q
policy carried out In berlin, Vienna
Munich and other large cities This pol
icy is enacted Ia the interest OF dogs as
we'll as of people. The s. l.. c. \. will
help catch and panlessly destroy stray
dogs. Lcashed dogs will not he eXHep; ad
from the rule requiring muzZlc. Our
records show that n considerable per
ccutage of dog bites are inflicted 10y
leashed dogs In the case of nervous
old ladies' carrying toothcss toy dogs the
rul" may not he rigidly enforced. Tho
police will use discretion
\. =. Nrcdeuburgh. secretary Of 'hn
American Kennel club, at Liberty street
which organization Is n congress Of ! VI
OF the leading dog clubs In the United
States, told a SUN reporter yesterday
that in his opinion the ruling requiring
a lcashcd as well as an unleakhcd dog to
be muzzlod was absurd and unneces-
sary."
such a regulation" said Mir Vreden.
burgh. means an end OF the great dos
shows held by the Westminster and other
great kennel clubs, and thereby the lose
OF thousands of dollars to people i'm the
dog business. BESIDES ON some dogs. such
as the pe>ingesc. Il Is impossible and
even cruel TO attempt to fasten a muZzle.'
one of the committees who had visited
Commss .oner Goldwater reported at the
American Kennel Club meeting that a
law was in the making to Danish all dog'
from New York. Three thousand dollars
was accordingly funded to secure counse
to contest the Consttutionality OF this
Law as soon as II Is passed
Dogs are personal property said MI
Vredenburgh and YOU might as well come
into my house and take my piano as TAX,
my dog"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

President WILSON'S announcement
that the American troops occupying
Vera Cruz were to be Withdrawn was
received with such manifestations of
delight and gratitude by the people OF
the city of Mexico who were cclebrnt-
ing Independence Day that Mr.. PAUL
FULLER was evidently right when he
reported that the recall Of General
Fl NsT0NS command would smooth the
way to the organization of II stable
government by the COnsttutlOnalists.
Fyom their point Of view there il no
reason why the occupation should con
tinuc. the revolutionary cause having
triumphod under conditions that as
sure public security. If Mr.. WILSON
had any doubts Of this himself they
seem Ia have been cleared away by the
account Mr.. FULLER gave of his actlvl-
ties in Mexico.
Mr.. FULLER made Il study of the po-
llticnl situation ana had conferences
with the First Chief" with Generals
VILLA and onRFGoN and with other
.,ilitary leaders. lie must have found
sarm working together for the wei
fare of the country. or the report upon
which Mr.. WILSON has acted would
not have been made. As the success OF
the Presidents Mexican policy is re-
lHrd"i, IN The shadow of ,lrpuruhl,
conflict in Europe, ms one " his chiei
!. claims to public confidence, II must b,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
The Regeneration Of England.

England presents ut the present mo-
ment Il striking spectacle of national
regeneration. Until two months ago
she seemed to be plunged into a torpor
from which it appeared impossible to
awaken her. Her wars in the Sudan
and In South Africa. the imminent
menace of armed rebellion in ireland
and the exasperatlng outrages of the
militant suffragettes were powerless
to arouse her from her sleeping sick.
ness. The remainder of the world
either gloated or mourned over her
decadence.
But since the beginning Of August
there has been a marvellous change.
Englshmen have shown since they
threw down the gauntlet to Germany,
barely seven weeks ago. that all the
talk concerning the moral and physical
deterioration OF their race il without
foundation. and that they remain true
10 the original stock from which 50
many of us on this side of the Atlantic
are proud to trace our descent.
1t needed thc call to arms to work
the miracle. n call not for the purpose
of protecting or acquiring far distant
possessions, AS in the case of the
Egyptian and South African campaigns.
but To maintain the solemnly pllghted
word OF the nation. Instantly the men
who but yesterday were dubbed "fan-
nelled fools" by their favorite poet, and
were thought To have no interest in life
beyond cricket and football. sprang to
their feet, filled with enthusiasm, as
ready to give every drop of their blood
for the safety and honor of their native
land as their Sires when hundred
years ago they played the leading role
in freeing Europe from the military
dcspotlSm of NAPOLEON. Peer and
commoner, capitalist and laborer,
squire and peasant. have all fiocked to
the colors in response to their coun-
try's summons taking their place in
the ranks. not as officers hut rs pri-
Yates. regardless of birth, position,
place, private interests and family ties,
They have done his with an eagerness
that has proved n perfect revelation
70 the Germans. who had scoffcd at the
idea Of any serious military resistance
on the part of Great Britain. From
south. east and west men are thronglng
10 join the English army In the field,
Canada. India, Australasia and South
Africa all are hurrying their sons lry
the thousands 10 France 10 help deliver
the world once more. aS they hold,
from the crushing burden of military
/ terrorism
The EngilShman is much misundcr-
stood individual, and his character Is
n good deal of Il riddle to the foreigner.
/ He is so anxious 10 keep an open mind,
TO weigh things impHrtially ana to post,
pone the necessity of reaching II con
ylctlon that he has often been looked
upon as impossible 10 rouse In action,
The zeal which he shows not to DO "A
thing until il is absolutely necessary
has been upt to deceive people into the
belief that he could not do the thing
If he tried. II has been rashly con
clulpd that because he tolerated ana
accepted matters that were dlstasicfnl
and injurious to him rather than deal
with them cnergetcally and promptly
he was dccadcnr and ready Ia submit
to anything rather than 10 Involve him
self in aVoidahlc trouble and expense
lie has contributed to this impression
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
THREE MAIL SHIPS SATURDAY.
TIL Then There VIII he No Forcig.
Post From This Port.

40 steamships carrying mail for Eu-
rope viii sail ta-day. ON Saturday the
Red star liner Finland is scheduled 10
depart for Liverpool with mail closing
at the General Post Office at $50 A. NJ,
for England, Holland, Belgium. Africa
(cXccpt SOUTH, West Asia and East
Indies. Also on Saturday will sail the
Italian liner Ancoua, with mail, closing
at the General Post Office Mt $40 A. NJ.
for Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary,
bulgaria, Serva, Rumania, Turkey,
Switzerland and Greece and the French
liner La TOuraine, carrying mail, closing
at the General Post Onice at noon, for
Frpucc, Rumauia. bulgaria. Scrvis,
switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, 1'ur-
kew Egypt Greece. British India British
East Africa, siam, Malta, Gibraltar, Ccy-
lon. Straits Settlements Dutch East Indies
West Australia and Persia, by way OF
HaVTe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

We advise the Hon. Jon HEpGrs 10
keep out of the primaries. lie Is q
prradamitc and n bunker What Use
has this enlightened age for n fellow
who says shamclcssly: 81 believe III
better laws and fewer ones!
The more laws the merrler is the
modern doctrine; and the worse they
are the better. So is the way open
TO perpetual amendment and addition.
And don't enforce the ones you've got
Otherwise you might check the glut-
tonous passion for more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
COMPENSATION HEAD
DROPS % WORKERS
Reduction i'm Force VIII Save
100000 Annually for
Commission.
DENIES HENNESSI CHARGE
II. T.. Bowling. Chairman. say,
Those Appointed Are Not
"Murphy's Men,"

Twenty-thrcc employees Of a.,
mems Compcnsatioa Commission
dropped yesterday on recommends
william &. Archer. the new gcncrtl
ager. who took charge last wo,. .
making the change. which Will sa.. ...
commission $4,000 annually Nj -. %.
said the positions would not be filled
Nearly all the employees dIsp.t "a
were in the claims bureau, or wo~. ,.I.
gagged IN filing and indc,dig M iJN'a'i
insurance policies turned over to th" ,..I.
mission two months ago. This tts,
now complete and when others lu..,.t
to organizing the commission arr nu.-..i
there will bc further reductions
Robert Il. Bowling. chairman of ..e
commission. deaicd last night that u'..s
by John n. Henncssy were In amy upy
concerned in the eat,
81 wish Mr.. IIennessy would make some
definite statement about IN" ALLEGED 'u.-
ties and Incompetence in the comuus-Il..'
he said
1T is very annoying TO have this l.us
man come along with his scurriluu. Il.
lacks The little loaf,r simply cannot
understand a commission SO uttorl; oy' Il
his class. / wish hc would go ahead t..I
be specific and as he can't think Dec VII
lind his speeches DIG boomerang
He says Nc are an Murphy, m,u.
can assure you that all our appointing 't
/ have been made regardless OF politics so
our bureau heads hro mon Of oSpci,,r.,.
| who came to Us well recommended. Soy.
| eral of them are Republicans, and o
| more Murphys men than the editor of
| THE SUN.
why. for fully a month when ns
| were organizing We worked TIL C.r Y
/ morning. and sometimes now we don 20
/ home TN midnight. We made the cha LOS
/ on recommendation OF Mr. Archie. 81 %
| is Just from Ohio and certainly not 'AlHr-
phys man. because We want tu saye
money and finish the year within our
| 100000 appropriation. J hear som u;
them are dissatisfied at being dis .htr-.1
/ but we are not running - ph.lauthrHiIc
| institution and we are running "a, ,fn-
/ mission along business lines
Mr.. Bowling quoted tho commits .ol :
records, which show that $50 claims rr.
day are filed and about 1000 per week
disposed OF. From forty to $50 claimants
are present AZ the daily sessions oft n
! pleading their own cases
! l.. w. Hatch OF the Department ~
Labor and MIR. Archer agreed yesterday
| on single form which will serve o..
/ double purposes Of the law in requiring
] employers to report accidents both to the
/ department and the commission This VIII
relieve employers of the necessity Of
/ duplicating work In other ways the
| commission is cudeavoriug to coop, rate
with the Labor Department.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

To THE EprToR OF THE SrN-Str' why
IL the game Of chess not more popular
In nearly every community that boasts
a fashionable country club golf, bridge
whist and tennis appear 10 be the chief
forms OF recreation of It's membership,
while chess, the game Of games, is rarely
ulayed II at all one would naturally
think that a mental combat like the royal
game Of chess would be popular among
hiphbrows but You do not find expert
chess PLAYERS IN this class.
Take the city of New York for example
venture the assertion that more first
class chess * played around one coffee
house than in all the ultrafash!onable
clubs combined WHY Is IL?
j. X VAN BiBRrR.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, September H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

Burglars ransackcd the home Of .IoHN
j. EvERs. captain of the Boston National
League baseball club. last night, and no
trace can be found OF chest OF silver
presented to EvERs by the people OF Chi
cago or of several solid silver cups re-
celved by him during his career ON the
diamond. Troy dcSpdtch
Sympathy with JoHNNy EyERs will he
unfeigned among his admirers, whose
name IL legion. He owes his misfortune
TO the popular impression that base
ball celebrity is rich beyond the dreams
Of avarice and would not miss the gifts
showered upon him by worshipping
communities There Is no sentiment in
a burglar. May the redoubtablc JoHNNY
run down the fellow who has despoiled
him of his trophies which are more
precious to his soul than the "princely'
salary he receives from the Boston Ma
tional League baseball club.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

Sir LIONEL GARDENS reported stric-
lures upon the order To withdraw the
American army from Vera Cruz and
turn that city over to the CONSTITUTIONAL
lists may fittingly he read in the light Of
his loyalty to President lirERTA, Sir
I.IoNEL must be eNaggerating the case
when he says that "a state of absolute
anarchy exists in Mexico" President
WILSON'S information is to the contrary.
No one doubts that conditions at the
cnpital and in other parts of the coun-
try leave much to he desired, for tho
only law Is martial law; but anarchy
is too strong a word to use of Mexico
I'm this period of reconstruction.
Sir LIONEL. CARpEN is not content to
give the Constitutionalists chance to
govern the country. IIc advocates mill
tarv intervention by the United States,
which he would regard with compla-
ccncy since British interests would
profit by II and the United States would
bear the heavy cost of It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

by his readiness to grumble ut and to
criticlse everything pertaining to the
empire.
But let there come time when the
honor and the safety of the nation are
at stake and he is quick to action. as
quick and as patriotic to-day rs those
Of his forebcars Of old to whom Eng
land is indebted for the grandest pages
of her two thousand years Of history.
That is one of the lessons. one Of the
most inspiring lessons, OF the war now
raging in the Old World.