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TIE COMMITTEES EXPENSES.
Expcr fence shows That They Are Higher
Than the Fiat llwellcr's.

To TIE EDITOR on THE SUN-Sr. From
time TO time inquiries are made about
the comparative cost of suburban living
and apartment existing. so termed. Re
Gently We decided to give up the latter In
favor of the former. and having gone
into the subject pretty thoroughly the
comparisons are here faithfully given.
For the same rent paid for an apartment
houses are shown YOU that you scorn.
either because OF condition, appearance
or neighborhood. That means "A higher
priced district where n house costs $40 a
month more than the apartment. Hot
;ater and heat supplied with an apartment
are created at your own expense In the
suburban house where. To begin with,
YOU pay for what water is used, whether
heated or not For heating purposes the
coal required during a winter viii cost
SIS to 500 or more, and at that IN severe
cold spells the house is not warm
Communication is AN added expense. and
1t costs exactly the same for c-,rfare as
formerly after YOU reach the city. The
trips made to town by members of the
family cost something too. In suburban
homes the telephone Is considered a
necessity besides II Is so cheap whereas
in the apartment the hail phone. con
ven!ent and calls were paid for as made.
Wages paid servants in the suburb.
are several dollars a month higher than
rates in the city. To remove your
household effects to the suburban house
sets YOU back nearly $50. When you
come To place your things in the new
home you Ind you need this, that and
the other thing AN ice box CIT is fur
nished IN an apartmenD. a bed or tive
guests must stay overnight At times), &c
However the step is taken, even II on tor
Of all the added expenses enumerated. the
living expenses. bills Of the butcher, baker
and grocer. promise to be higher We q,
Ia the suburban home with wide oper
eyes and hope the children Will avoid ths
poison ivy places when playing out IL
Gods pure air. ANY one contemplating
such change because OF It's econom.
should ponder deeply. CoMMuTER
Nuu yopy Anil
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The Captains Lament

From ne Detroit Free Pres
The captain STROBE the quarter deck
As glum as he could be.
They'd taken all his Pommery Sec
And thrown II in the sea
They'd I.ghtered all his stock Of wine
They'd JettiSoned his rum
Aud as he viewed the foaming brine
His fellows heard him hum;
NO more IN see the yellow bear
or camels green and pink,
It's water, water everywhere
But not drop to drink
The captain was n sturdy chan
who'd sailed on many ship
And ere he went to take nap
lie used 10 take sip.
And oft In woathering a storm
Or steering through "A fog
lie took, to keep his body warm,
a steaming glass Of erog
but now he sings In deep despair;
NO more shall glasses clink
It's water, water everywhere,
Hut not drop to drink
To him then came his orderly
Enlisted thus to sail,
lie SAID: what viii your order be,
Grape Juice or ginger aleP
or would n heady glass Of pop
90 better with your lunch ;"
The captain said; III you don't stop.
At you I'll take punch"
Il do no, fear" said he. my Jaw.
you'd suffer II you did.
A punch is something that by law
You captains are forbid
Now blow my old topgallant STAYS"
II. answered with "a sigh.
jms' IKE the navy nowadays
Your Wit Is far too dry
Ana yet ! fear youll have to walk
The plank along with ne.
There's too much spirit In your talk
Ny little orderly,
We sailor men must now beware
OF what we say or think
It's water, water everywhere.
but not drop to drink
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prayer, at least we hope and pray 50.
that dares to show its face between
earth and heaven. Old JONES rang the
recitation hell too. Yet everybody was
fond of Old JONES. lie was but the
amiable agent Of higher and accursed
powers, foes Of slumber, dons and prigsi
admirers Of the ant.
Old JONES! When he was in his
thirties he was still old to the pitiless
youth which. now gray or white with
morose old age or middle age, sees how
relative and foolish Is time and talk of
1t. Old JONEs was a handsome man
early gray. as who wouldn't he, exposed
to the innocent savagery and vOcifer'
Gus deviltry Of boysY We seem to see
him. Of many avocatlons, lending n
helping hand to science. His nielodious
hand turns some FRACTIONAL electricity
thlngumajig in Harvard Hall for an ir-
reverent audience, rising In tiers and
jeers. Professor "Old JOE" LOWERING Il
favoring Us with some science. "Old
JOE" gets spark Of electricity on hi'
knuckles. Much applause arises "Old
JoE'' Is also known ironically as "Tht
Gay Lothario"; the spark must be self
generated. still wood up" for Ole
JONES; his Is the honor of the expert
ment; he Is man Of science. Ole
JONES bushes. Tempus edax rerum!
Good Old JONES, kind, patient, intelli
gent. ingenious. II beloved tradition
rightly hailed in the class day ritual
Old JONrs did get old at last, 1t seems
and now the bell IL knolled for him
and Old JONES Is young forever In thu
Resurrection and the Life.
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HENRY CABOT LoDGE's speech in the
Senate yesterday was thorough in its
Information and powerful in it's argu-
ment. Its calm, patriotic tone con.
trasts sharply with the epileptic con-
niptiOns Of the demagogues who gibber
and shrek about trucking to Eng
land" "surrendering to England" and
SO on. II happens that Mr.. LODGE S
vigorous and even Chauvinistic Ameri-
canism is beyond dispute. OF Grea,
Britain In particular he has long been
keen and suspicious observer we
might almost say antagonist.
One point ont Of many in all thi,
admirable and convincing reasoning
which everybody should study for him
self this morning. Mr.. LODGE Is speak.
ing of the honest difference Of opinion
in the United States In regard to tn,
meaning OF the phrase "all nations
and the American right o. want o,
right TO exempt coastwise vessels:
with such a division OF opinion amons
ourselves ] am not willing to expose tn,
United States TO the imputation OF bat
faith among all other nations by insistin,
on deciding a doubtful point upon which
we ourselves are not agreed, in our owl
favor simply because We have the power 4
do so. In the larger consideration OF gu
position among the nations Of the earth
think 1t would be a great mistake with
divided public opinion at home, to insls
upon our own Interpretation of the treaty
an Interpretation which the rest OF tn
world does not accept"
A divided American opinion agains
a unanimous foreign opinion; all III
world against a part Of the Unite
States. That Is how the case stands.
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The American Minister at Bogota.
Mr.. THOMPSON. has signed treaty
with Colombia by which she Is to
receive $25.OCO.OOO in gold In settle
ment Of her claims against the Uni
ted States In connection with the
canal territory and the secession of
Panama. Mr.. BRYAN has been very
generous on paper with the public
money. BY the Hay -Herran treaty.
which the American Senate ratified but
Bogota rejected. Colombia was to re-
celve $1O.OOO.OOO in gold and rental
Of 100000 year ave per cent. inter.
est on $2,OOO.OOO) nine years after rati-
fcation for granting the use and adj
ministrative control Of strip Of land
thirty miles wide from ocean to ocean
to the United States. Twelve million
dollars subtracted from $25,OOO,OOO Is
$13.OOO.OOO.
1t seems to he Mr.. BRYAN's view that
Colombia. which deliberately held up
the United States, should have received
a good deal more than s1O.OOO,OOO plu.
100000 a year In rent. or that her
alleged grievance against the United
States growing out Of the secession OF
Panama and recognition Of its indie
pendence should increase the claim bill
to $oj 100000. We do not think thai
the Senate will agree with Mr.. BRYAN
who az usual has misunderstood tn,
feeling. the strong feeling and convic
ton, of the country.
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ron THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER
Tho TariR the sole and supreme lssu
fer Work lngmen.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
new freedom" and The constitution Of
business" have indeed received rude
shock. and the echo of this smash will be
heard throughout the land. Let me add
to your analysis Of the defeat the fact
that It was accomplished In what Ia con-
sidered one of the most prosperous sec
tons Of New Jersey. The manufacture
Of silk goods Is the principal industry,
and owing to the tremendous consump-
ton OF such goods. due largely to the
danellD craze, the mills are working day
and night
Suppose such an election had taken
place In steel or railroad district.
what then would have been tn" result
The labor situation in most sections OF
Pennsylvania 10 ptiful End many work.
ingmen who rarely use their thinking
apparatus until their stomachs are empty
are thinking. and thinking hard. have
had occasion to make frequent visits to
Harrisburg. Altoona, Reading and several
other important and usually prosperous
cities in Pennsylvania and never in the
many years that have made these trips
have seen SO many idle wOrkingmen
aimlessly walking or standing in the main
streets OF these towns.
Therefore I ask again what will be the
result when the next elections are held In
the really hard times sections Of this
and other States? To say that the result
Of the New Jersey election is in resent
ment OF President Wilson'S toll and Mexi-
can policies Is mere fiapdoodle the aver
age man in an industrial section like the
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"(Dld JONES'

AUSTIN JONES, who rang the Ilar-
ward College bell for nifty years. Is dead
nj 81. There was once II time. though
the purple pamprred youngsters of TO.
day may not know II, when the "get-
ting up bell. tangled, out Of tune ana
harsh, snoic the ear Of undergraduate
youth NJ u \. NJ. At u 80 in summer, al
7 in winter, wasn't ~ that far too
early piety WAS huddled into Apple.
ton Chapel, quite the ugliest house Of
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Tampico, now the scene OF second
and furious battle between the Fed
erals and Consttutionalists, has n
great many foreigners in its population
Of $4,000. and the town, laid out IN
parallel streets on II perfectly level
surface, affords no shelter to non-com-
batants. Nationals who ask for pro-
lection will have 10 he taken off by
the American, British and German
warslips, Kea: ADMIRAL MAYO of the
United States nav commands the bat.
tlcships Connecticut and Minnesota, the
cruisers Chester and Dcs Moines and
the gnnboat Dolphin at Tampico, the
larger ships lying of the mouth OF the
PanucO, several miles from the heart
Of the city, and the others in the river
itself, Rear Admiral CRADOcK of the
British navy with the second class
cruisers Essex and IIermione IL also n,
Tampico, and Germany is represented
oy the cruiser Dresden.
Fortunately there can be no conflict
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J"het UHtor TompkmS N LUe
The kettles song, In curly days.
glow of welcome spread.
II warmed tn" heart tn humely WAYS
That nov, thoN SAY are dead
ANA set the kettle ut to-daS
'ours out rs bright 4 stream,
And friend.hlps cup rs stlll as CAV
with lemun or with creln.
WIN lemon or vain cream, my dear,
or just drop Of rum
lou'il lind u welcome In it, steam
A song beneath it's hum
Tho folk x" rushing round the town.
Intent on divers ,uds,
The kettle bids chem all ST down
And turns thom into friends
or Will" the c"sev tea Is dredgcd
II sings them to dream
Ana lovers vows are SNcrtlN pledged
with lemon or WITH cream
Win l"mnn or with cream. my dear.
Or lust drop az rum
You'll Ind a welcome In It's steam
song beneath It's hum
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1t is anticipated that the Maroon, ''rn
pany will pursue its inquiries furtay ;.
causing subpoena to be- issued fur 'un.
mandant Gleaves. Failing 10 uhtt.u pose
session OF the report 10y thtt uu,..>
subpoena for Secretary Daniels u. ,H.f.
one In his Department who uI, u.
possession OF the report will h. '.-u
II expected. Such a course would H' r
the issue squarely between tho Ntt. I'e-
partmo nj and thu court and Nigh. '.,H''
in "A final determination Of TIM py. .t
TO tho power OF the court 20 CON ..' p
production OF naval records
In the event of n charge - ''.
contempt being made against 81.
tary. should he finally r'tus" Pro n...
the report. the case may ultln.tr'.f
its way 10 the United states
Court.
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Congra,ula, ion and Conuo,cucc.

To rHt EDITOR or THE SvN--S,r. was
horn in Georgia, and | want to congratu.
late my neighhors in Alabama Long life
to Underwood
And ! want 10 Offer sincere sympathy to
the officers Of the United States navy
some ~ whom ] know, as Undergraduates
under the charge OF fine old lady from
North Carolina, JAMES II, FREEMAN.
NEW bORP, Staten Island April O.
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STIRDl AMERICANS.
Briief In . Deere asing Native Birth Rate
Declared lnfOunded.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: A
study OF age statistics as given In the
Thirteenth Census reveals facts which will
surprise some people Who are under the
impression that the older American stock
Is stationary or dNing out.
This idea IL applied to New England
and many of our great Industrial centres
may be true. However. a broad survey
OF the country as a whole shows far
different condition.
In estimating the birth rate the COM
mon method employed is TO take the num-
Der OF children under one year OF age at
the time the census ls taken. adding
thereto all others who were born and
died during the census year.
give the birth rate thus obtained for
the native whites of native parentage In
the rural population In the nine divisions
NJ States which are as follows,
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Is To subsidies ,

To rUE EpIroR OF the SuN-Sh: If
some of our politicians are Itching TO
Suhsidiyo something, why not subsidize
IN" railroads. Don't they pay out more
money for American goods and American
labor than the steamship companies doo
NEW YORK, April 2 q. X H.
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Mr.. MANN the minority leader in the
House OF Representatives, Is having the
time Of his life In twitting the Demo-
Gratis about the rout In the Seventh
New Jersey district. Complete silence
would become the discounted. They
haven't a leg to stand on when 1t comes
to finding excuses for the disaster,
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the Duvida River in Matte Crosse on
February q. where Mr.. MrLLER left
him in good health. The ex-President
is not due at Manaos until after the
middle Of April at the earliest. and II
will probably be near the end Of the
month before he sends the good tidlngs
Of his safe arrival from the metropolis
Of the upper Amazon.
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According to HARRY VARpoN the gen.
eral quality Of golf is higher in Eng
land than In the United States Posi-
bly, So but the Judgment does not come
with a very good grace from the pro-
fessional who succumbed to boyish
amateur In America.
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lr"p me Boston GiObe
Now that th" National I.snccrs have an.
nounced that their anuivcrsarN banauc, mex,
June viii he observed without wines or lio
uors. Will the Ancient and Honorable Ar.
tillery Company follow their example
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An checks money ordcrs. &C.. 70 be made pay
sbie to THE SUN.
Published daily. including Sunday. BY the sun
PYintng and Publishing Association ~ 40 Nassau
street IN the Borough Of Manhattan. New York
President and Treasurer. william c. Reick. i7o
Nassau street; ricc-Prcsidcni Edward Mitchell.
ITO Nassau street. Secretary, G. e. Luaton. i7o
NasAau street.
London once Emngha House. I Arundc
sueet. Strand.
psri. once, Rue dc Ia Michodere OF Rue du
ouatre Septcmbre.
WAshing tou once. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once 100 Livingston street
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Or sur friends rho foror Us Vtth mdnuserfpfs and
NiasNaffoas for publication uish to hare Rejected
arieiss returned mev must IN all edses send stamps
10, aAsspurpos:.
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IN 1iOl,r,ncut,

Tho Dish ran away WITH the spoon
"GoinR the two dish dinucy one better,
II explained
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He said that Capt Bird was real, !.
testify. but pointed out that he was (,
naval officer subject to the orders OF n
superiors and that he had orders IL t,s
tfy as to whether lac had the report +.
his possession. but had been instruct
that he was to testify along these line.
only.
Mr. Sheffield objected TO the rema Re
OF Mr. Humphrey upon the ground tina
he was instructing Capt Bird how 20
testify. The court sustained these obi
tons, remarkine that the Government p
counsel might offer objections to any pt"-
tcular questions put to the witness, when
their relevancy would he passed upon.
After Capt. Bird had asserted his M
familiarity with the report desired N
Sheffield sought to draw him out lu re-
gard to other documents alleged 80 h- IN
the Governments poss, ssion, though w.
covered by the suhppna to which h. I
responded. Judge Ralstab sus'Hiu'd '."
objection of MIR Humphrey to this lo.' .
questioning.
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The census also shows an average ur-
ban birth rate Of 20. and an average
rural birth rate of 20 for the entire
country.
From a study OF the foregoing figures
IL becomes apparent that the American
stock is not only making healthy growth
In the country as a whole, but in the
South which is almost entirely American
the natural increase il far greater than
in any other section OF the country.
CHARLES II. ToGGETT
SCRANTON, Pa, April =.
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MAY CALL DANIELS
IN MARCONI SUITS
Captain Bird Tcstifics He Knows
Nothing Of Report
Sought.
COURT RULES IN HIS FANOE
SupcriOrs' Right to Block Tc,,i.
mOny Of Naval Officers IN.
pected to Be Issue.

TRENTON, y. T.. ADrl "a rain. nv
Judge Relstab in the United States p.,.
trict Court here to-day In the pa,eu, ..
fringement suit of the National E!c.,-.,
Signalling Company against the A,n,,I.
can Marconi Company Is expected IN ....
suit in the calling OF Secretary of tns
Navy Josephus Daniels Ms witn,s.
1t is believed also that the suit w''
bring about a decision as to the authority
OF Federal court to compel an officer
Of tho navy To give testimony in viola.
ton OF the orders OF superior.
Capt. George Il. Bird, l.. :. n n
charge OF the machinery division Of tina
New York Navy Yard. had been sub.
prnaed to testify In regard TO n ropor,
made eight years ago by George 5. pa,..
chief electrician OF the navy yard
wouldn't Produce Report.
Judge Relstab ruled that the term, q,
the subpoena. under which Capt, p,,d
was directed to produce this report. had
been sufficiently complied With when h.,
testimony disclosed that he did not kp,.
anything of the whereabouts or contents
OF the report Capt Bird said he mad
asked Commandant Albert Gleaves, M.
immediate superior. about the report. and
had been told that 1t would not be- pro
duced. He did not know whether the
report was at the navy yard, in Wash
ington. or elsewhere.
Before Capt Bird was actually called
by Capt. James r. sheffield counsel ro
the Marconi Company. Assistant United
States Attorney Waiter H. Pumphfe,
who appeared for the Navy Departmcu,
asked leave to be heard lie told IN.
court that there was nothing official "a
the record of the case showing the cha.
| acter of the evidence which the Maroon
| Company alleged was in possession of
the Navy Department In It's quest 10.
| the report of Davis, he said the Maroon!
! Company was relying on speculation and
hearsay, there being no evidenc, that D.
produced IL would be relevant to the pend
ing litigation.
Mr. Humphrey adverted to a statemeu.
that Lieutenant Commander Hepburn hasa
| been credited with having said that In,
| report was in possession OF the Gov
eminent and that IL had been offered 10
the Marconi Company upon condition thar
| the company release the Navy Depart
| ment from all claims. present or future
| for infringement of the Msrconi patents
Mr. Humphrey insisted that Commando
Hepburn was not an expert. and thai 1.
| he had made the remarks alleged they
were unofficial in character and not bind
| Ing upon the Government
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S,b,~y,ptlons ny Nail PsstpasA.

Subscriptions ny Nail Pestpas1.
DAILY. Per Month ........., ......,....e % 10
DAILY. YER Year. . %
SUNDAY, Per Month. .....,.....'....'''' 80
SUNDAY ito Canada). Per Month"..... -
SUNDAY Per Year Observation-Disclosures. -
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Year ....... 20
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Month";. -
FoRRioN RATES.
DAILY. Per Month. .................... -
SUNDAY. Per Month. Observation-Disclosures. ~
DAILY AND SUNDAY, Per Month. .... -
THE EVENING SUN. Per Month. ~
THE EVENING SUN. Per Ycsr......... %
THE EVENING SUN (Foreign). Per Month. o.
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give also the figures which show the
number OF children under - to each
1000 of the whole population. both native
and foreign, in the same divisions;
New England 272 | South Atlantic. .3T5
Middle Atlantic. $50 East South Cen. $50
East North Cen. 2ss West south Cen. .3ss
West North Cen 3aO Mountain, ..,,.. 81
Pacific ...........2t2
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THINGS FOR
SENSIBLE:
PICNIC
MAY BE PURCHASED WEEK
IN ADVANCE; HEL PFUL
AT ALL TIMES

Here is list of things needed for
the sensible picnic, which can Re
bought a week in advance and which
are helpIu at all times Wax paper,
plain white paper napkins paper
tablecloth df one goes where there
is table,, paper drinking cups. paper
of splint plates. If a large party, 2
splint basket, if an auto party a
hamper; if a small party a pas board
box or boxes; bottle opener for the
grape juice or ginger ale
The sandwiches are made the even
ng before and each wrapped sepa
rately, it is very much better 10 mince
ham, tongue, lamb or cheese than 10
put slices of meat between The bread
The minced meat can be seasoned
and favored correctly it is much
nicer to eat and no danger of having
I'll the meat with the first bite Egg
sandwiches with the deyiled eggs arc
much more tasty than rd-boiled
eggs with bread and butter
All pastes can be made tWo or three
days beforehand 1t is best to cut
sandwiches small and wrap two Or
three together A good way is 10
have as many boxes as YOU haze
kinds Of sandwiches. marking each
box The cake is cut in suitably
tzed pieces and wrapped separately;
cookies are wrapped three III one,
unless bought in cartons Then they
reed not be wrapped
The bottle Of olives is opened,
i,ained and the cork Put hack Cocoa
syrup All one needs TO do is ado
torehand Lemons are trimmed Or
squeezed and added 70 Gta sugar
syrup All one nees to do is add
either cocoa or lemon to the water
box of fruit of choice or what one
can afford. stuffed dates. figs and
prunes to make a good sweet, and
some plain candies.
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Picnic Supper in Sun Room

swimming party in the pool and
picnic supper in the sun parlor at
the bath house. from six until seven
thirty was given last evening for Miss
Ruth Niles who spent the week cu~
with Miss Margaret 4rmantrout MISS
Niles Miss Armantrout and Kiss To-
rena Phelps. who are attending school
at Edmond were then accompanied 70
the station by Misses Fern Miles
Mable Phelps. Beatrice Lewis Cecil
Allen Frances Crook Gladys Faskin.
Ruth Nichols Mcssrs. Tom Morn-,
Emery Aling, Fred Miles, Phil VIII
bur. David Winner and Walter Ritter
busch Of Tulsa. who enjoyed a line
party at the Lyric on their return from
the station.