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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Property Owners Rights During
subway Constructions.

A highly important issue of subway
construction is to be taken up at a
hearing before the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionmcnt on Tuesday. when
there will be a discussion Of the best
method Of CARRYING the gas mains and
other Sub-Surfacc cOnduirS along Will
Am and Nassau streets while the work
il going ON. These are two of the mar
rowe>t streets in the city; William
street : only forty feet wide from house
front tu house front. The number of
foot passengers j. very great more than
1000 persons an hour pass - given
point IN WilliAm street every hour in
the business day
In view of thc facts thc owners
and occupiers Of buildings along these
streets are seriously alarmed over the
results ~ putting NJ treSlleS along tho
edge Of the sidewalk To carry the con
dulDS The method has proved disas
rOu> wherever it has hrcn adopted. IS
N HruMdNoy from the CRY Hall
taual street. On his line II has de-
prrcal"l values, killed trade, ruinc'
some merchants aud made rents in par
uncollectabl". II thesc effects accrue
in n wide thoroughfar", naturally still
worse Is feared in streets where th'
fairway is already congcsted,
The Real Estate Board OF New Yorl
has taken the matter mp in the intrres
~ ground values and established bus
ness interests. Through committee
Il has secured brief poStponcmcnt -
tho william street contracts rntlflcario
FOR the purpose OF having clause en-
bodied in it requiring the disposal o
the conduits upon some other than tn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
OSBORNE WILL WORK
TO ABOLISH SING SING
Bill for Farm Colony Prison IN
Be Urged Upon Next
Legislature.
WON'T BE "SOFT." HE SAYS

As warden OF Sing Sing Prison T,r,.
Mott osborne will continue TO vu-. .,-
its abolition. His new job, with IT, ..l.
salary, which he doesn't need and Us or
portunity of ending some Of the disgrace.
full conditions at which the State hls ,Vp,
protested has not altered his eteu,e,'....
that Sing Sing should he torn down ln,
replaced by farm colony "wherc H." .ue.
will support themselves and by r,rat
wages for the full value af tl--t- 49,, ~
able to contribute TO the suppo-t o. t1e
families" a bill to this effect VIII he In,
,roduced in the next Legislature.
Mr. Osborne went yesterday Afternoon
to the prison. where he will begn hi,
work on December 1. He wanted to have
a talk with his wards TO be, and sad y
was a pity that he would have TO audros,
them in groups. as under the present RUE,
no provision is made for general as.
sembly
Don't let anybody suppose" he said b.
fore he left the city. that think prison
should be "A pleasant place. ! am no: tn.
sort OF reformcr who will lock man Up
and then put flowers In his cell.
ANY one who thinks | am soft and
want to make "A prison a nice place 90 b.
In Is mistaken. The contrary is true,
want TO make prison a place OF stn
discipline and training, with justice for
the prisoner / don't want 20 lake
hospital out of Sing Sing; as far as the
antiquatcd plant Will allow ] want 10
make i. a school. one OF my first Oh.
iccts must be to change the attitude o.
the men toward the society that keep.
them there | want them to feel that
they are imprisoned not for revenge but
for correction. Self-government accom-
plishes this In "A measure. a man In Au-
burn, where self-goyernment Is working
we'll said TO me the other day, I've been
thinking a good deal over this and | don't
see how society could have done auyth ag
but lock me up. But ! ought TO have had
a square deal after they got me here
"In founding this system AZ Sing Sing
| do not intend to deprive myself ot
firm control. But the Sing Sing mon WIZ
have an opportunity 10 work out tha
system just as far as they are capable
of responding 20 it's privileges. T. ISM
what | can do, but what they're equal %
There must be methods for enforcing
discipline. am against punt hncnt tN7'
smacks OF revenge. II there are am
darn cells left they shall be wiped ou;
bad as sing Sing is from an ins''-
:utioull point uf view, ! believe uH-t
can bc done
Although he does not believe la capita.
punishment. the law demands that War
den Osborne shall be present when a
murderer is put to death. lie SAWS --
will try to have tho law changed. hu
II that is impossible he will not r'
sign
But" he added. 1--WE must do AVA
with capital punishment. Society hs'
reached stage where this sort 80 70
( vsuge cannot be tolerated. Imprisl' N, ~
for Ne should be- suhst itutod."
II. said no would Try To- r!y" eva
prisoner some sort Of employment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
THE COTTON PROBLEM.
Mr.. George ". Perkins's Pertinent Ques-
lions About Restraint Of Trade.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: 1
| noticed in THE Sun Of Thursday morn
ing a despatch from Mobile, Ala. which
reads In part az follows:
Resolutions pedging themselves not to
give financial aid or announcement to any
one directly or Indirectly interested In the
| raising OF cotton for tho year 1915. unless
such person enters into an agreement 70
curtail the production and reduce acreage
in cotton at least half OF what II was
for the year 1914. and further pledglnE
their hearty support to all efforts made
toward crop liberalization. were adopted
with one dissenting vote AZ tho convention
| OF Alabama bankers at Montgomery to-day.
May ask If this meeting in Mobile
was not a conspiracy In restraint oil
| trade: If IL was not "A conspiracy To cur
tail production, to keep up the price OF
given commodity, thereby compelling
every man and woman who buys 1t to
pay a little more for II than they other
| wise would have to do? In your judg-
ment will the Attorney General OF the
| United States bring any action In this
matter to prosecute the men who took
! part In this conspiracy and adopted the
resolutions In question? IL not, why
| not? For wherein lies the difference be-
tween this action In Mobile and acts
alleged by the Federal Government in
its prosecution of various corporations
and other business enterprises? our
| Federal Government has spent hum
! dreds of thousands Of dollars, has prose-
| cuted many corporations and groups of
| men, to the great disturbance of bust
| ness and employment Of labor, and up
to date has had great difficulty in find
| ing a case where there was positive
! proof of conspiracy in restraint OF trade
and collision between men 20 curtail
/ production and maintain prices. Yet
| here is case that Is openly admitted
| and even boosted about
| ] also notice an official statement by
Secretary McAdoo in which he specih-
/ cally urges "a materia, reduction Of
cotton acreage in 1915" and stating
! that tho large decrease TN the cotton
crop next year will Immediately en-
| nance the value of the present crop"
| He also urges the bankers to aid in this
restriction. saying: THE bankers also
have an exceptional opportunity TO aid
| in this commendable work. They can
! In large measure influence the charac-
ter of crops by imposing proper condi-
tons on the advances they may make
I To- the farmers. Where the bankers are
not dealing directly with the farmers
tho merchant who supplies the neces-
sary credits can exert the necessary in
/ thence He adds: 81 earnestly hope
the farmers, the bankers and the mer-
chants in the South will cooperate with
each other for the purpose Of mate
rally reducing the cotton crop in 1915"
In view of this statement of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, why is he not a
marty - the rppsrt,nr, rngty, -,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
President Wilson's Trade Com
ruis.ipu.

Conjecture is already at work as TO
rrrtic body created by recent legisla-
lion NJ Washington 10 extend The eN-
listing Government control over Amer,.
can business. The matter Is rendered
Of painful interest because Of the Illus
tration afforded by the railroads AS t.
what the establishment Of more com.
mission government means.
Among the men mentioned ms In the
running for chairman OF the new
Interstate Trade Commission are Louis
rations DAVIES and Secretary REDFIELD
Of the Depa rtment OF Commerce. IL
President WILSON has to make a choice
among these three. or II the names
mentioned are significant Of the cate
gories of choice open to him, let 1t by
all means be Mr.. RrDFIELD or n man
Of his sort. The Secretary Of Com
merce was at least business man be-
fore he entered politics, and has dis
played a good deal Of intelligent CON-
prehension Of business facts since then
whenever he has not been talking like
a .Eabinet officer.
OS.rtainly NO worse beginning could
1oaade by the new departure OF
.Ir mission government into the bust
ies1 field than under the leadership OF
a corporation batter or crusader against
capital. 1t is difficult for prosecuting
attorney to become fair Judge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

from the mildest to the strongest min
eral content, from the Mlnnobeebe. a
delicious table water. to Hathorn No. 2
strong laxative water. and dozen in
termcdiate grades. all being supersatn-
rated with carbonic acid water and
flowing at n temperature Of about 30
degrees Fahrenheit. The parks and
environment of Saratoga have been
transformed. We are Informed, into
truly European surroundings for the
health seeker. The hotels at this re-
sort are well known for their size and
comfort. Physicians familiar with them
object only TO their table d'h6tc. which
is not conducive to proper dictetic man
agement. \ supply of the finest drink
Ing water is now about to be- introduced.
and that there appears to be active
preparation for the anticipated influx
of health seekers who cannot visit Flu
rope is evident in recent reports.
Tur Sun would Impress upon Its
medical readers the Importance OF more
| asSiduouS attention to the study OF our
own mineral springs the nature and
uses of which should be- taught ut once
In our medical schools If. this country
is to offer to suffering humanity II
refuge next summer and further the
subsequent development Of vast hut
neglected national resource.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Literary Warriors.

Mr. ROBERT BoNrINE CCNNISGH\ME
GRAHAM. a Scotch arisiocrat. the best
dressed Socialist" in Great Britain. an
accomplished traveller. a charming and
sometimes bitter writer, is far less well
known in this country than his talents
deserve. \ writer who is So indscreet
as to call three Of his books Faith,
Hope" and Charity" is counting un
popularity.
BY his letter TO London journal d.
plorinc the pickering of literary per-
sons over the war he will recommend
himself to the i'll graces of that irrila-
bic race which. however. does dearly
love to be noticed. Probably the ma
jority Of cool headed readers agree with
him that the "thunder and small beer
Of these bellicose leaders of pen charges
and captains Of paper dreadnoughts Is
a WEAKNESS and a vcNatiou. Even
SHAW should know better than to jump
through a hoop 1T Il funeral.
II ii hc said that these authors must
live. we admit il merely for the sake
Of argument, but with no excess OF
sympathy: and the war may have In
tcrfercd with the profits Of their books
or plays. If they want to do some
thing for their country. why don't they
throw away the typewriter and take
up the knitting needle?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
NiscOnsin's Reversal.

Wisconsin has had an overdose OF
progress and Battle Bon. Its people
would not turn out To listen to its re-
generator in the campaign: the voters
in primary and election suppressed his
candidates: and the belatcd returns
show that on November the electors
defeated by large majoritlcS the con-
stltutlonal amendments which were de-
signed to establish the Wisconsin idea"
in the basic law Of the State.
Initiative. referendum. the recall ot
public officers except Judges. and short
cuts tn constitutional amendment went
by the board in the general revolt
against further reconstruction OF the
governmental system. Even the attrac-
tive proposal To reduce the legislators
mileage allowances was lost. An cleo
torate that for years has seemed ready
TO indorse any proposal that promised
II change completely reversed lis re-
cent course and condemned as fine a
programme Of progress aS has lately
been offered in any state.
\ psychologist might easily find nm
abStrusc explanation for this phenome-
non hut the really impelling motiN" is
probably 10 he seen in tax rate that
has assumed proportions diSheartcning
10 even the most revolutionary apostles
Of social justice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

trestle plan. The board has secured an
opinion from MAURICE DruTsCH, con-
shifting engineer. that there are other
practical methods OF solving the prob
lem. There Is IN this movement not the
slightest idea Of obstructing or retarl-
ing subway progress. II Is good public
policy and simple justice to see that Il
great public work of this kind Is car.
rcd on with minimum Of injury to
private interests
Ii may safely he assumed that the
Board Of Estimate will take n fair and
liberal view Of the representations
made to il and will do all In its power
to protect property and business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Pure .Johu-Bullhead e dness!

Il 10 high time that the responsible
suthorities in England should begin to
understand the effect that the present
Uutsm Of British censorship is having
On American sentiment.
We sse referring to the censorship
only a. Il relates to international COM
munication in matters not even remotely
concerning tho military situation; that
10 to ordinary commercial and per.
ssnal intercourse.
Here Is the British Government us
ing every other method that ingenuity
and strong national interest can de-
vise to invite and strengthen Americas
friendship. and at the same time per-
sistips in fatuous blockade and delay
Of innocent communication with Eng
land by cable: and likewise in an
equally fatuous and wholly unnecessa ry
obstruction Of innocent communication
with the Continent of Europe.
We are hound 10 say plainly that tn :
policy Is unspeakably stupid. II Is n
groteSauc example of how not to Ell
dear. II would he positively laughab'e
for its inrptitudc If the consequences
To the worlds legitimate business were
not 81 serious: II in its moral and sen
tlmcntnl aspects it were not - wonder
fully we'll calculated 10 irritatc, To eX.
asppralo. 10 ALLEVIATE. 10 estraugc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Thc Emil Crew B,ll In Missouri

To THE EDITOR oF TIVE SrN-Sir' Re-
fcrring to your editorial article on the
fate OF the so-called full crew bll'' In
Missouri. defeated by popular majority
estimated then NJ $4,000. please note hat
as tho returns from The country districts
came in II was seen the farmers IN all
sections voted almost solllly against II,
the final majority being l64,492, which is
stated TO he one OF the largest IN the his
tory Of the state and greater than any
ever given any candidate for public Of
nee. Even the city Of ST Louis gave n
majority OF lSil7 against the hill.
READER.
CorruBus Ohio. November 90
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Thanksgiving lint.

To TINE EDITOR or Tnr suN--Sir, We ara
gathering worn table cloths towels, nan.
kns, sheets, SC, together. and when the
family assemblies Tor the THANKSGIVING feast
We are going to pick lint to send to the
wounded soldiers.
oar busy tongues will not he in tho least
hampered hy this work Of uinhle hur.r,.
even the children viii be Interested for 4,
while by the novelty
And the results Far reaching and ,
cause for Thanksgiving Tor many a poor
fellow whose 'Iife blood Gibbs away" Let
every body help, littlc NJ much.
Please publish the address Of a Rod CroS.
depot to which such supplies can he for.
warded SYupAru,Y,
NEW YORK, November 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Some patriots will refuse 20 believe
that Washington is 3 hours II minutes
36O5S seconds behind Paris. They will
insist that the American capital is really
IS hours ~ minutes 23.9+2 seconds
ahead and call for recount since the
beginning Of time to prove it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

II is four days 10 THANKSGIVING.
Washington Market reports sales Of the
festival bird to he about the same as
usual. despite the war and prOmpiings
Of economy. Why not' " there is any
day in the year when Americans should
resolve to eat aud h, merry, though the
morrow may have lis haldships, it is
Thanksgiving. The neighborly gift Of
turkeys to those whose means are
straitened should he as spontaneous as
ever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
tn. Rural TINT, OF the College Professor

To THE EDITOR oF TIE SUN--Sr: Why
il THE SUN 80 down on professors? see
you gave them another bang in ~ Soldier
and a Gentleman" We haven't many
amusrmt nts left. and about the only ful
| have. after selling my farm products to
the smart little shOpNo"pers in New
Haven. is looking NJ the professors. They
are wonderful, How they must inspire
the boys OF Yale to wonderful thoughts
They even do me. FARMER.
NlIEnnn. Comm. NONcmher 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

The Spugs have at last justified their
existence and deserve the heartiest COM
mendation. They have recognized as
the Society for the Promotion Of Useful
Giving and voted to employ their funds
In alleviating war conditions In Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

As things go now II seems as IL II
might be safer for a man to encounter
n man-cating tiger in the trackless for
ests Of New Jersey than a jack rabbit in
his own back yard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

II he had given HE occasional touch Of
gauloiserie a strictly dissecting room
flavor he might still to-day pack fash
ionable theatres with matinee girls in
stead Of being the bane Of 1.-THE tired
business man and the terror of mana
gers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

To THE EplToR or THE SuS-Sr: The
London Morning Posi- states that VI, Uhpta
Mischief the new Bulgarian Minister to the
Court Of st, Jamess, has arrived in London
and thai Nine Mischief Is expected in about
two months 40 mention Is made Of the
movements Of the Mischief children
NUw YoRK, November II NJ WHITE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Lobster bit him; gets s2io.--Heddiine.
Looks more or less natural as the
price OF bite of lobster. 1t is well that
at least one man has got square with
the monster that comes ou. Of its shell
by night to levy tribute under the pale
lamps Of Broadway
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

To Tnr Enron oF THE SrN-SW, The
Kurds Give Way" | see by the headlines.
Query: Where was Little Miss Mufet'
NEW YORK, November II. NJ. w.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Wha, a pity that the frivolous Bard
Of Avon did not realize the possibilities
Of he stag as "moraliZinC social fac
tor" IL. might hay. made "DthciiO"
and Romeo and Juliet" into powerful
tracts against uneuG.ni" marriages,
"Iamlct" and Macbeth into exposures
Of spiritualism and "The Tanning OF the
Shrew" into plea for votes for women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Such material for solace NAV II. SON,
direct to the Ned Cross receiving st,i,,n
Thirty-ninth street aud Second avenue
BUSH Terminal, Brooklyn or If mnr,
specific information as 10 manner ~ shin
ment is desired II may be had nv in.
curing OF tho Red Cross supply station,
66l Firth avenue, New York city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

London once. Erlnsham House, 1 Arunde
street. strand
Paris once. Rue de la Mchodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septemhre.
Washington once. Hibos Building
Brooklyn ONCE, 10s Livingston street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Tbapk.vi,ing Week Nominations.

To rnr EDITOR ~ Tnr SrN-Sir' can l.
Custard. a baker Of Dover, y. j., enter the
pie foundry ~ glory" PIX FACE
SUMMIT y. j, November 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

~ euv friends pho favor US NTH monpscript'
ssS 0nssfrstions for publication irish TO hdr,
rejected articles returned they must IN oil cdsei
sesd stamps for that suppose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Belgium has again been proved 10 be

Belgium has again been proved to be
in the wrong. The Vossische Zeitun0
Of Berlin maintains that the Belgians
had no right to resist the German cross
Ing Of their country. because II was not
intended to be an attack: hence they
were guilty Of breach OF the law of
nations and are undeserving OF SYM
pathy. This is adding wanton insult to
incalculable injury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Pnoashed daily. Including sunday b. the
sun Printing and Publishing Association al
40 Nassau street. In the Borough of Man
hs;tan. Sew York. President and Treasurer.
william G.. Rcick. 40 Nassau street; Vice
President. Edward p. Mitchell l7o Nassau
street; Secretary. G Il. LuNton, i7o Nassau
street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

~ ,a,,k.. money orders &C., to be made
ia.a.f ip ruE SrN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Cheap money In Boston.--Heddibic.
Only cheap to those who have money
to buy Il. however.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

THE EVENING st'N. Per Month ......
rHT EiENfNG Si'N. Pc Year....,... y
ruE EVENING SCS Foreign Per Mo. ! u
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-12

the Mexican situation is vaciliatins
and weak. whereas il should be
straightforward and vigorous,
II is too early for the American
public TO say that the presidents s
Mexican policy Is a failure. In fact.
there is still reason for the hope that
his policy win work out successfully.
Armed Intervention by the United
States would serve speedily to unite
Mexico-against the invader. Once
in control or In quest OF control.
withdrawal by the United States
would be impossible for years. 4
powerful nation has some responsi.
bility for its neignbors We inter-
vened in Cuba, but there the issue
was much simpler Our Job was to
drive out a foreign oppressor and lib
crate the Cubans The people OF Mex.
leo must work out their own destiny
with the friendly assistance OF the
United States government so far as
that assistance can be wisely given
We cannot lightly undertake to con-
Quer the Mexicans for their own good
and TO our lasting injury.
II is easy TO enter upon a policy Of
Intervention, just as II was easy to
start the present war in Europe, but
to cease intervening would not be
easy. Meanwhile the American peo-
pie should realize that few calamities
TO our free government would be
greater than the conquest and annex
alton OF Mexico. We have trouble
enough in assimilating all the people
who voluntarily come TO dwell with
in our borders without extending
those borders to take in a great alien
population which has for US and our
institutions an instructive as well as
a hereditary hatred.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-12
%$O%~NS


The United States is being worked
to a frazzle along the line Of Belgian
relief and 1t is a question how much
good will result. Many Belgians have
gotten out Of their country and won't
be there to receive the supplies. The
Germans may have to take them.
Somewhat cool but in the middle
Of the winter we cannot expect to go
around without coats on.
SS~O~-s-o-~
Our wheat crop is always ruined
several times before it is finally har-
vested.
Won Spec was a brave admiral but
it is not cheering to be spoken Of
only in the past tense
~S~SO~-~~-~
Our jingoes are terribly worried
for fear the trouble in Mexico may
peter out
Did you have to get into commune
cation with the plumber?
S~-S$O~sSS
There is still time to shop early
~S~~O~~~~