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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
Another Aspect Of the Mann White
slave Act.

An actress married to a man who be-
lieves that he has valid divorce from
previous wife travels openly with her
husband from coast to coast TO All her
professional engagements
In the adjustment Of her business AZ
fairs she becomes involved In quarrel
with persons outside her family over
the details OF her affairs
The persons with whom the quarrel
arose go to the Federal prosecuting on.
Ger for the district in which they hap
pen to be- allege that the actresses
husband was not legally divorced. and
charge him with having transported the
actress in interstate commerce for i'm.
moral purposes. They demand that he be
arrested, indicted and tried for viola.
ton Of law nominally enacted to pun.
ish men whose business 1t Ia to take
prostitutes from one place to another
for commercial purposes.
And II the husband of this actress
has been deceived as to the validity of
his divorce he might be prosecuted az
the actresses enemies demand. IL the
Interpretation put on that act by many
able lawyers Is sound.
In this particular case the actress 10
described as being I'm preca rious con-
dition" following her interview with the
District Attorney to whom the alleged
irregularity of her marriage was re-
ported, although that ofiicer says "there
Is not a line Of evidence to show that
the husband is guilty Of a violation Of
the act"
But II the divorce was not valid, and
the subsequent marriage was illegal, by
what stretch Of Imagination. by what
juggling with words, can the union be
tortured into white slavery" the ex-
ploitation Of prostitution for money? =
Herein IL concrete and notorious
instance Of the operation Of the Mann
white slave act for purposes of re-
venge. The Supreme Court will eventu-
ally decide exactly to what extent II
may DO perverted to such uses. But
should the Congress tolerate the con-
tinued presence on the statute books of
an act 80 wOrded that under its terms
such an indecent thing as has been re-
corded In San Francisco can be within
even the dreams Of malignity?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
The UniOnists and Home Rule.

The cloud Of confusion which has
Obscured the home rule issue since Mr..
AsQUITH's announcement Of his pro-
pOsals for compromise shows no sign
Of immediate lifting. The general tone
Of the London press IL hopeful but by
no means confident that a pacific solu-
ton Of the difficulty will be reached.
The latest suggestion, hit upon simulta-
neously by the Unionist Daily Granite
and the Liberal Daily Chronicle, that
the Irish should settle the question
themselves by means Of a conference
between the leaders Of the opposing fac
lions, does credit to the faith Of those
organs In the essential reasonab leness
Of human nature, but is not likely to
arouse much enthusiasm on the part
either Of Sir EDWARD CARSON or Of
Mr.. REDMOND.
The fact that the latter has con-
sented to the Governments plan of al
lowing the nine counties OF Ulster by
a plebiscite to have the option Of being
excluded from the provisions OF the
home rule net for n period of six years
indicates that the seriousness OF the
situation is fully realized by the Ma
tionalist leaders. and that they are pre-
pared to so to any length, short Of sac
riticing the home rule bill. to conciliate
Ulster. Unfortunately the tone adopted
by the Unionist leader, BONAR Law. in
the debate did not indicate a CORE.
spending spirit Of Cancellation. What
Mr.. LAW and his followers want Is
frankly to wreck the bill. Their de-
mand is for general election, which,
whatever the result. would have the
effect of undoing the entire work Of the
past three sessions, since even were
the Liberals again returned they would
have to 90 through the whole weary
process Of passing the bill once more
In accordance with the terms Of the
Parliament act.
To do justice to Sir EDWARD CARSON,
he appears to appreciate more clearly
than his unionist colleagues the grav-
ity Of the issue. and his speech on Mr..
AsQuiTH's proposal was on the whole
conciliatory In tone. Sir EDWARD CAR
son is thinking quito honestly and SIN
: @rcly of Ulster aud II what he con-
ceives to he for tho interest OF tho prov
ince; MIR, BoNAR Law and the die hard
UniOnists, 1t is to be feared, arc more
concerned to gain political advantage
which may place their party in power
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
Is CUPID, too. in tho White House
watchfully waitinYY

Undoubtedly II would serve the pur-
lists Of the Vanderveer Park Taxpayers
Association exactly right II they were
taken at their word and the Brooklyn
Institute Museum were bowdlerized in
accordance with their standards. This
would be making the punishment At the
crime. But unfortunately there are In
&c borough shameless few whose
capacity for being shocked liz far in
ferior to that Of Mr.. kuELLIN1 and some
Of his associates. 1t IL feared that in
weak compliance with the wishes Of a
mere majority and with somewhat gem
orally entertained canons Of art, the
museum trustees will oontt9us to allow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

Mr.. BRYAN to the Maryland Legisla-
ture:
when you get Misrepresentation your
oficeholder can iaugh At you while he ID
drawing a salary from the Treasury and
doing as he pleases."
II Mr.. BRYAN as Secretary Of State
representing anything or anybody but
himself and ChautauQua? Isn't he
drawing . fat salary from the Treasury
and doing As he pleases7
Many observers think that Mr.. BRYAN
In an innocent: many more that he Is
one Of the shrcwdest and closest men
Of business now on view; occasionally a
remark like the one quoted above raises
the suspicion that for all his JUNCTION he
is essentially Q cynic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
Voice Hurting.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-S,r: Loud
talk In public places and elsew here Is
execrable. The person with the raucous
voice usually pitches the highest note
without considering the distance the sound
10 to carry or the person or persons ad-
dressed This class has no idea of modu-
lation OF expression. and the 'vociferous
blare" penetrates the nerve centres almost
to the shattering point
This question OF cl8morous louuacitv
should be made a matter OF discipline in
our public schools. According tn the
English people the Americans are the
greatest offenders among foreigners who
visit Great Britain. PERRY LuKENs
New YORK, March H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
TEXAS TURNED OVER 10 y
Fret American Warship I" 'srH
Inch Guns.

NORFOLK. Va, March l-.-N'N '..
crate ceremonies the droadnouEl' .''a'
was formally tirned over Ia tur ..'.'
states Government ut the Nuri9.. N.'.
Yard to-day. With her sailor ... o.
ficers, $50 men, lined NJ on IT,
deck, Capt. A. w Grant. '.r ,'h
mander. delivered this addr,ss
Il desire to say that every 1.. .r''
pected to give to the Texas tf'
OF devotion to duty which Is nor
make this ship success"
The Stars and stripes Was = ~.
the naval post band played
Spangled Banner" capt Gr.'
nounced that the T,N.a N.s
the United States Navy,
The Texas. Immediately a.fD. gov.
monies We're over, began 80 t.' go.
visions and furn'urc. Shn
to sail for New York tu-mu."
urday.
In swinging herself toward
the navy yard the ToXas ".n.
Dauntless to turn over The
the propellers OF the big sl'U
pauntless against the sic"
teiving ship Richmond ano
swamped, Capt, Martin T.
three members OF her crew SCI"
BY launch from the KivlfU
The Texas IL the larErs' ....'
the world. She will carry z
men. over hundred moro t|,'
ship In the navy She hs~ ''r
all below the protective dorH "-
GERS say these hulls were de- .s ..
tect tho ship from torpedo -''~
they believe she is absolute PROOF -F'
sinking from that source.
The Texas will carry ne
armor OF any ship III the N".s Gel"
be the first American ship - 'f
teen inch guns Ten f"urtrN'
will be mounted in five turr.'
by electricity. Two of inr
located forward and thrc" H'' ...-
twenty five inch rapid tlriHH .
arnnor in the huh IL twol''
anlidsnip and ten lnchc-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
Nh. BRYAN'S FRIENDS WORRY.
Fear Hh splendid veice Mas suffered
From tn strain Put ON r.,

ALEXANDRIA. Va, March l2.--Among
Secretary Bryan's closest friends and
warmest admirers considerable anxiety
has been felt Of late over the condition
of his voice.
Formerly Mr.. Bryan was always in
good voice. and In even the most trivial
OF his public utteranccs his wonderful
tonal qualities were inevitably In evil
dence. Nobody who has ever heard him
speak needs to be reminded Of the splen-
did resonance and beautiful timbre of
his word production. These qualities
he seemed to possess in unreasonable
quantities, and his sound production
was b easy that It seemed to be with
out effort.
Within the last few months, however,
It has been plain In Mr.. BryAn's occa-
sional addresses that his vocal organs
were not functioning as faultlessly a.
had been their habit. In place OF the
brillianoe Of voice production there has
been a note Of WEAKNESS, a. II the
cords had lost some OF their resiliency
and failed to respond rs they once did.
This IL not noticeable in Mr.. Bryan's
formal speeches. at least ~ yet, but the
marked letting down in quality that has
been observed in less prctcntious efforts
has filled his friends with anxiety ~ to
his condition, and caused them grave
apprehension as to the future.
Mr.. Bryan In GA young man, but
for twenty years he has spoken almost
constantly. in politics or from the lee
ture platform. frequently under the most
adverse conditions, and many times to
throngs SO great that even his splendid
physique was taxed to mako his words
audible to all who had gathered to hear
him, q thing about which Mr.. Bryan IL
painfully consctent ious. Some speak,
ers conserve their strength at the ex-
pense OF those who attend on their ad.
Of these.
The fear Of Mr.. Bryan's friends is that
the heavy labor Of the State Depart
ment, undertaken without any relaxa-
ton Of his lecture obligations the efforts
he has made to perform worthily the
social duties Of tho Secretaryship, and
the humiliation and annoyance he has
suffered from adverse criticism aimed
At hts personal habits, such a. his de-
votion to total abstinence, which he con-
siders nobody's business. and his excur-
sions into the lecture field since assum-
I18 OtiCAoA pteSe, uaNc COIiUlIlcu " UIluB
upon him an exhaustion that manifests
itself first In his voice. 1t Is q fact that
he now seems to require q squirting on
to effort to produce the effects that once
came SO easily.
A good rest would probably restore
Mr.. Bryan to his old form. but he will
not take q rest. He 10 an indefatigable
worker Were he not Of Herculean
strength. and were his personal habits
not Of the best he would have broken
down long ago. His great physical
strength and his avoidance Of all ex-
ceases have enabled him to live through
what would have killed . dozen men
of irregular life, but his admirers and
intimates are worried now over the
question whether even he can continue
TO make the drains on his vitality which
he has in the past without suffering
the most serious consequences.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

The Hon. JOSEPH CHssrERyIELp MAckIN
Of Chicago and elsewhere, whom some
students Of ancient history may recall
As Democratic politician OF Illinois a
generation ago, died last Wednesday.
He had done the State some service
for election frauds. but his chief title
to renown u that he was or is said to
be the father Of the free lunch"
Great must be his place among In
ventors II the title can be maintained.
But Is the free lunch. now fallen much
or somewhat from It's high estate. .
Mackin monument? Is 1t so recent?
Was II not, like so many other momen-
tous discoveries, found by more than
one brain?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
I Children Of the Might /.

At the first airing before the Mayors
"lid committee" Or. SAMUEL J. Tracy
who appeared In behalf Of the Sabbath
Alliance. the Committee Of Fourteen,
the West Side Association and some
other organixati lions, made this DECLARE
ton OF the faith that IL in him:
These tango places should not be kept
open after IL o'clock. The majority Of
respectable people don't 20 to them after
that hour"
Doubtless many worthy persons hold
with DR.. TsACY. Themselves free from
any desire to keep late hours, friends
Of the eraly 80 to bed movement. they
seem to attribute vice to the early morn
ing and wish to impose their own hab
it, upon other folks.
A city like New York. however. com.
posed Of all sorts Of people. can afford
to be tolerant; and because A likes to
seek his pillow at 9 P. NJ. shall b be
forbidden to gaze upon the forehead OF
the morningf A passion for the dance
mania II you like. now bites the
civilized world. In this town any guam
tity Of persons frequent the public
dancing places. How. in fact, il q
nat housed and hall bedroomed popu.
lation to dance within its own domestic
or boarding house precincts? So LONE
as II behaves itself why shouldn't 1t BE-
permitted to dance and why does pri
vate virtue or public decorum and mo
rality need a time limit?
Presumably this now virulent taran.
dsm will cease to sting before long
While 1t RACES these tango places
give relief to its victims. There IL nc
danger that these places will be open
longer than the proprietors nnd II pays
1t may be that a morning LIMIT should
he set In the interest Of walters. must.
clans and what not: bat It isn't fair
to make the clock the judge Of morals
just as Brother Tracy makes 1t the
Judge Of respectability.
So long as the children Of the night,
Of whom. including strangers. there Il
q goodly number. are orderly and
seemly, we workaday folks needn't
break our heads about them. For
some must dance and some must sleep
so runs the world away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
PILE UP rRE FAKES .
Let Ne Pubiic ExtPsvaeasos o@rcr FRS
N1ggsrdly OupVortl


Ntg0ardly DupV0rti
To THE EDITOR or THE suN-6tr: The
state Deputy Comptroller says New York
State needs more money. therefore Jack
up the taxes on inheritances He says
that II II had not been for the death Of
a few very wealthy men last year New
York state would have been compelled
to levy a direct tax. There Is nothing
that q politician hates more than direct
tax the people see And feel It. Indirect
taxes are all bad, but the inheritance tar
IL the worst. for II means the wasting of
accumulated capital and the reduction in
value and amount Of taxable property.
The money derived from taxes on in.
heri.ancss should not b used for current
expenses but should b invested in self
supporting public enterprises or applied
to the retirement Of the public debt. The
phrase THE state needs the money" sounds
we'll. but what II really means 10 that the
upstate politicians need the money.
few more useless bureaus and COM
missions are In process Of formation and
an increased number Of inenicient and
uneconomical public officials, commits
sioners. secretaries and inspectors will
shortly have to be supported at the public
expense. Overtaxstion IL really tho most
serious problem that confronts tho Ameri-
can people.
The railways are asking for a slight
increase In rates; II they get II taxes
will be lacked up DO that their second
state will be worse than their first. The
Federal revenues are falling short OF ex-
pectations; this can DO remedied by
increasing the tax on incomes. But why
prolons tho agony?
For the benent OF the Delansys ct ali
I propose = tax BY the state Of 100 per
cent. on inhsritances. ana a Federal In
come tax Of like amount. No one would
be 3oblsss and the movement for upiift
In tho guise OF taxation would have
complete and final expression.
ALSERf II. 0AlLATIN.
NEW YORK March r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

To TnE EDITOR % TIM sus-Sir, In to-
days Sun "Historicar asks how and when
Sabbath Day PNnt on Lake George got its
name. 1t was during Major General Aber.
crombie's campaign against Fort Ticonde.
rogs, held by the French In 1853. Proceed
Ing down Lake George with about sixteen
thousand troops no landed at the point in
question on sunday. July 8, held services
there and called It Sabbath Day Point
WILLIAM w. KLINE.
SINKING SPaIs0. Pa. March II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
Pure Muciiass l@gisIatien Needed,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str. I,
this Administration to 60 down to fame
AZ the one which could not even make a
postage stamp?
1t 10 unnecessary to add that economy
AZ applied to Government mucilaRe is
turning out postage stamp that viii moi
SUCK, Tor everybody has found that out
for himself.
Is there any authority to ,nyestirs :.
this Government trust and compel IL Ia
stop the use Of adulterated mucilarc7
Would II fall under interstate commerce
or pure food rsgulationf J. IT. r.
PHILADELPHIA, March II. !.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

Venus and her reut. not b speak Of
Jason and the Disk Thrower. to haunt
themselves unpyjamaed ana unmother.
hubbarded in tho chaste atmosphere OF
the Eastern Parkway. Too bad! Thus
arc the interests OF abstract and poetic
Justice ever sacrificed for such trifies as
the instructive human worship Of grace
and beauty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
A Telescope View .

10 THf EDITOR OF THE SUNNI, Re.
sides MI: Evarts's own Witty reference
to his long sentences II has been said OF
them that II you mounted their initial
capital letter You might with a telesoope
De able to make out the period al the
end no
New YORK, March H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

There can be little question that the
inner man has been changing for the
better In many ways since the days of
PLATO and sciPio.-Po-tiand Orcoonlan
Undoubtedly. Neither PLATO nor
ScrpIo nor even old man Caro-. the
toughest Of Roman hawbucks. could
have digested a Welsh rabbit, let alone
q Yorkshire buck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

A Manila despatch to THE Sun quotes
DR.. LUTHER ANDERSON a. saying Of the
Fflipinos. "our little brown brothers
across tho blue sea-:
1.-THE masses will require at least an
other generation before they are able to
resist the demagogues"
Arc the big white brothers in THU
country always able to resist the dema-
gogues7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

Why. the distribution Of seed. gentle
men, 10 an evidence Of statesmanship.-
rae Hoe. EZEKIEL 8. GAMBLER, NJ. c., Of
Mtsstsstppt
1t 10 the only evidence Of statesman
ship that many statesmen at Washing
ton are able to give.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
Tho Sole Great Orssn

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN-s;, w.
Ii all this idle nonsense about .C:rss,
orsans In your correspondence column ,
Let II be known there is only one ares,
organ In this or any other country. namely
the Comnsomer, and II has no stops A. All F,
0o pm,, J. H. MxRRicK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

DEWEY LAFoLIRrrD. 10 years old, a
pupil In the Timber Grove School. Is the
best speller In seven school districts in
Clackamas county.-Oye0on CITY despatch.
II names arc emens DEWEY LAFoL-
Lkrrs ought to be ono Of the best fighters
and the longest distance takers OF
mankind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
SINKING sPaIsd. Pa. Maroi
Sinister.

To tbs EDIroR OF tbs SuN-S,,, Th,..
times yesterday within twelve hours people
stepped on my left foot. making an average
Of once every four hours Does that signify
anything? Psps.rs,.y
NEW YoRK. March IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

Do you realize that no money can re-
place Mrs. PANxHURsr?--Meat Chopper
MARy.
Thank the Lord. money can't do
everything.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

s,x months for picture hscker.-Reod
line.
How many days to the month";
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

Ussv fvssnls eho fssor ~ ptfh manu- scripts and
o1ssersoo0ws for publication wtsh 10 hors rsjscfed
avDesss sssurnsS thsv must IN all cases send stamps
~ - Ssvposs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

AFmS oN0 the WonAoa.
The Venus Of Milo explained.
"A suffragette did It,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13

Al CHECKS, money orders. &C.. TO be made pay
able 10 The SUN.
published daily, including Sunday. By the Sun
Printing and Publishing Association st TO Nassau
street. In tho Borough Of Manhattan. New York.
President and Treasurer. william c. Reick. 10
Nasssu street; Vice. president. Edwsrdp Mitchell.
10 Nassau street Secretary. c. r. Luxton. 10
Nassau street
Leadon once. Efnn gham House. 1 Arundel
strssN Strand.
raris once. Rue De IA Michodiers. on Rue du
0ussrs Sepsembre
Woahin gton o6hce. Hibbs Building.
BFoohiyn once. 100 Livingpt street
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-03

I'm so worried about the Christ
mas present I sent to Aunt Sarah,
said she. 'It only cost two shillings,
and I'm afraid left the price mark
on the thing when 1 sent it." '1'm
worried, too" answered her friend.
= got one that cost ten dollars for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-03
my uncle, and I'm afraid I didn't leave
the price mark on it,

a novel traction engine literally
walks instead of rolls along, being
provided with four legs shod with
broad shoes:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
How To Get Them

bic to think back to those times. How
sumever. If you are so anxious to
know. III tell you. I was in New
York once an got caught in one of
| those stampedes you have on the
Brooklyn Bridge. That's what turned
my h'ar gray. These scars come from
safety razor I was durn fool enough
to buy while I was thar
But you must have had hard
| ships" insisted the girl.
Just one. Missy. and that is how
I got these lop-shoulders and cross
eyes. Fourteen years ago I married
widow with seven children. Thir-
teen years ago I ran away from her
and thirteen times she has brung me
! back, and IL only a mile behind us
now and comm like a bar arter meat.
Missy, but my life has been calm
! very calm!''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13

~ HE ticking of the clock had for
some time made the only sound
~ in the simply furnished sunshiny
"settin' room" that Sunday afternoon.
Every now and then the young girl
who sat in the rocking chair In the
bay window shifted her eyes from the
landscape to look wistfully at the big.
rosy checked youth who sat with his
great hands clasped around one knee
and stared at the clock.
"Whut air ye thinkin' on. El1hu!'
said she.
''Thinkin' on the clock" he an
swered with a blush. Il wuz wishln
T could keep up a-talkin' an a-talkin
same ez tibet clock keeps up a-tickln'
an a-tickin."
"Hev We anythin' pertickler that ye
wanter say?" she inquired. blushing
this time herself.
Eyes. Got lot ter say"
"Why don't yer say it, them"
"Cos-cos I somehow don't seem
able ter git it out"
I'm sure that whit We hev In mind
ter say wouldn't ne nothln' ez l
wouldn't be pleased ter listen ter
she replied. looking out Of the win
dow.
"Well, We see, Sairy-ye see, I'm
bashful, an thet's all thur is ter It,
an we've got ter make allowances fur
it. I don't see no way Of gettin' the
best Of my bashfulness. There amt
but one chance fur it." he went on
nervously. OFF any gal wus ter stan
ND in thet there bay winder an name
the day fur my weddin'. ia be etern-
ally 'bliged ter her an make her an
almighty good husban'."
And Sairy smiled and sighed at the
same time and said she didn't reckon
ez tibet orter pass ez a real poppin'