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villa Morally Guilty,

Far from generating General FsAN.
cisco VILLA, the report Of the Carranza
commission that WILLIAM =. BENTON
was shot on train between Juarez and
chihuahua by Major RoDoLro FlERao
puts General VILLA on the defensive
again. At the time Of the trngedy
ftERRO, a favOrite OF VILLA. was acting
as superintendent Of railways on the
strength. Of having formerly been q
brakeman on the Mexican National.
The two men were intimate and were
often seen together In public. There
should he an explanation Of how BEN
TON came to his death while In the per
sonal custody Of FIKRso with orders to
take the Englishman to the Chihua hua
pcnitent.ary on the charge of threaten
ing and abusing General VILLA at his
headquarters.
The ley lie fuga is usually associated
with the fiction Of prisoners attempt
to escape from his cnptors in the open
They deliberately murder him after
telling the victim to make run for his
life: sometimes he IL shot I'm the back
without warning, which is the more
merciful way Of despatching him. 1t is
FrERRo's defence that WILLIAM =. BEN
TON tried to escape from the train on
which they were proceeding to Chihua-
hua and was shot down. The story Is
made out of the whole cloth: as an ex-
ample OF the ley dc fuga It is a sorry
invention.
BENTON knew his Mexican guard too
well. a notorious rufiian, TO take any
chances with him. The Englishman
must have been killed like dog. and
F1ERRo was rendering a service to his
leader and friend by Kidding him Of an
enemy. dead men telling no tales. 1t
may not he the fact that General VILLA
gave his lieutenant a sign to kill BEN
TON. but why was the prisoner confided
10 a man killer like FIERRo when an
honest and trustworthy agent could
have been selected?
Francisco VILLA Is not exonerated
by the report; on the contrary. he is
shown to be morally responsible for the
murder Of WILLIAM s. BENTON. The
infamous deceit practiscd upon the
State Department by General VILLA,
first by publishing the forged court.
martial rescript and then by promising
to let commission examine the body.
proves the case against him. At this
late day exhumation would be futile.
General VILLA and Governor CARRANzA
have triumphed over the United States
Government. 1t ought to he lesson
in misplaced confidence to President
WILSON and Secretary BRYAN.
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GLYNN AND M'CABE.
various "NOnscnse" Attributed TO q
Champion Of the Latter.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN.-Sfr. rs.
j. r" In an article IN which he tries TO
defend Governor Glynn's appointments
says.
There IS good deal Of nonsense going
Yes. there is. and as proof the letter OF
IS. j. T." states in sentence In reference
to Mr. McCabe:
lie Is a politician. but have never
known him to lie. he Is financially clean
and he Isn't hypocrite
II Is "nonscnse' TO think that being a
politician even though truthful. homes,
and without hypocrisy qualities d man for
Conservation Commissioner at a salary OF
$4,000 d year. His next sentence IS:
He Is a friend TO friends and an enemy
10 enemies and yet have known him TO
overlook political injuries which many ordi-
nary men would not forgive
IL Is nonsense to think that loving
ones friends and hating ones enemies is "a
boom Ia any ones chsracter-do not
thieves do as much? 1t is also mon
sense 10 try to defend Governor Glynn's
appointment OF Mr. McCabe IS. J. T."
says:
hold no brief FOR McCabe. and he
needs no defence as to his ability from the
Governor or any other man.
Now Mr. McCabes ability is Just the
point IL friend like -. J. T" should
dwell on instead of taking 1t for granted.
as the people of New York want to know
his qualifications. not the color of his
eyes.
Yes. there II a good deal OF nonsense
going on but when one bewails the ex-
istence Of so much "non.en.e.' why does
he add to its volume?
New York. Anril &
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SPRING HAS CONE AGAIN.
>cncN Sees sure Signs Of II Down on the
Battery Sea wall.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: DO
you know what Is going on in this old
town aside from the highly unimportant
questions OF new Police Commissioner
ana new garbage carts? DO YOU know
that we are in the full tide OF spring?
To-day along the Battery sea wall dur.
ing the luncheon hour | saw a charming
Young couple. The springtlme belong ID
to but these two The lad spread the
girls Veil back from her hat $50 that she
might see life the betterr) and she looked
at him with the eyes Of Chloe. while the
ships went unregarded to and from the
sea and the world strolled by and smiled
consumedly.
But what would you. when the same
worlds a-quiver with tolerance and Young
April Is reaching out for the orange bios
SONS OF June? Sprlngtime cares not for
muted strings Rien nest beau Que lie
vrai; and Leonard Merrick made us old
'uns as well Conrad see that there
Is no road back To Rouen. So young
lovers Of the regnant hour. drink large
from your golden cup, lest the jealous
years thrust II from your lips. q. c.
NEW YORK, April 3,
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COUNTRY LIFE.
The Interest OF Politicians OF All Degrees
I'm Its Retirement.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Str: j
have read with interest Professor Liberty
IL. Bailey's remarks In THE SUN on the
problem Of country life. No one Is better
qualified to speak on this great SUBJECT
than Professor Bailey. as II has been his
life work. and yet It seems to me that
those who through ignorance or Inertia
or belief that In some way their own
interests may be adversely affected are
not In sympathy with he movement for
the betterment Of country life night seize
on some Of his remarks to throw obstacles
In the path of its forward movement
Professor Bailey Is quoted: "A land bank
for farmers Is probably coming, but we
need markets more than we do land
banks" II Is not difficult 70 see how trouble
makers might twist such . statement so
that II would almost seem as II Professor
Bailey we're opposed to better credit IA
cilities for farmers. which I know II not
the case.
The fact is that the problem Is SO vast
that II presents innumerable phases which
require consideration. one phase VIII APP
peal to one mind the more important.
and some other phase will especially In
terest "A different mind. They must all
be attended to- and Il does not seem to me
that the exact order in which they are
taken up Is the essential thing. but rather
that the public shall realize how great
stake Is involved In this whole question.
should by united effort secure first one
result and then another. SO that at the
end Of d few years a great forward move
ment In the betterment OF country lie
will have been achieved.
1t must be remembered that political
leaders such as Governors of states and
chairmen Of legislative committees are
beset with many opportunities. and It
should not he expected that they can give
undivided attention TO any one subject
That President Wilson and leading Sena-
tors and Congressman III Washington. as
well ~ Governor Giynn ana various mem
bers of the Legislature In Albany belong
ing to all political parties have taken up
this subject with such an evident desire
to carry through legislation that will be
sound and beneficial should be cause
for congratulation and recognition on the
part OF all those who hope TO see the
problem OF country life In America solved
10 the best advantage.
II. u. VAN CoRrLANDr.
NEW York April g.
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GENERAL VACCINATION URGED
Com missioner GoldwRtcr td'i.rs
Public to Protect Itself

As a result OF the few isolated ,t~e- -
smallpox In the city and tho co"~'.. ..
danger OF infection In public places -
Department OF Health Is urging b.
etors OF stores, hotels and tlrtr,N -
have their employees NacClNatct
commissioner Goidwater does not '.
a smallpox epidemic is probable lt =
wishes to take all precaut. ous Zoo rr .'..'
the public lie points ont that wh.'' 90 .a"r"
proportion OF the adult population .#
been vaccinated it was done too Ions o-'
in most cases.
Recent happenings in the Gifts.
nr Goldwater yesterday. "hlNt s.'.
that the people OF New York ar ..'.
s'ant'N exposed to the danger u'
tracing smallpox from some pc'~rt
ing from one OF the humorous
where smallpox is now prcNalctt I'D.
last week woman from Jackson. d"
IN the first stages Of smllpuN N.rt NIB
number of stores and . theatre
The names OF establishments -
ployees are Naccinat"d " 3, 'c t..
"a white list" To he issued by thy
ment about May l.
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COLUMBIA WON'T GET
FINE ARTS BUILDING
Agreement With National Acaa.
envy Of Design Is Dropped
by Mutual Assent.
REORGANIZATION PLANNED
Administrative Board TO Re.
place Faculty Request
ing Dissolution.

Columbia University and IN. National
Academy Of Design have terminated Their
| agreement made In SOC whereby m.
academy was to erect nne arts building
on the Morn.ngside Heights campus ana
supervise the university's work In An.
arts This Ia the Announcement the uni.
versity trustees made yesterday. Beyond
| the statement that the dissolution Is by
mutual assent the trustees made no com.
ment.
| The breaking Of the agreement Is the
cause, apparently. OF the c'scontiruanc.
| OF the Columbia faculty Of fne arts. which
BY its own vote has asked TO be dissolved
Coluulbia's plans for the continuance IT
ITS fine arts work were outlined by IN.
trustees The School Of Architecture
which Is the most important division, !.
to be continued under an Administrative
board, with Prof A. W. Lord. the pre- ent
director. to be retained in hat capacity.
This plan Of organization Is similar 70
the one Columbia has adopted with refer
ence to journalism. The work of the Do
partment OF music Is to be divided and
given separately under the faculties Of
Columbia College and Barnard Colless
for undergraduates. and under the faculty
of philosophy for graduate students.
The university trustees also decided
yesterday to appoint council TO manage
the university library during the vacancy
in the guardianship caused by the resig.
nation Of DIR. william ID. Johnston.
Announcement was made that the man
ayers OF the Presbyterian Hospital had
recognized the administration Of the
scientific and therapeutic work az the
hospital so as TO provide for single respon-
slbility for both the medical and the sur
gical services. Dr. Theodore c. Janeway
Bard professor OF the practice OF medicine.
Was designated medical director OF tho
hospital. and DR.. George L. Brewer, pro-
fessor of surgery was designated surgical
director. Dr. William G. MacCalium. pro
fessor Of pathology. was appointed pAthcl-
ogist at the hospital.
on the nomination OF the trustees o'
Barnard College. Emily James Putnam
,Mrs. George Haven Putnam. formerly
dean OF Barnard College. was appointed
associate professor in history. Mrs Put
nam has consented to give an important
course OF instruction on social and intel
lectua conditions IN Greece and ROM
The gifts announced included 5000
from an anonymous donor for the sur
g!cal research fund $4,000 from Ar arony.
nous donor. one-half to be applied 20
the furnishing of the Malson Frauc1iso
and one-half to salaries In the department
OF philosophy 1892 81 from AleNand'-
Smith Cochran. to meet the cost % pub
fishing the catalogue of Persian ma.u-
scripts In the lndo-Iraniln series $50
from the Association Of National Adyer
Using Managers toward the support OF the
advertising research fellowship $3.50, rs-
ceived through Prof Cohn FOR the F'enrr
lecture fund; material for experimea.II
use in the department OF chemistry. valued
at $1,000. from Jacob Rupert,
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contemporary skilled opinion, ,s shaken

contemporary skilled opinion. IL shaken
and deteriorated by even small doses of
alcohol Moreover, these ships are paid
for by the people Of the United States.
and a great many Of the people Of the
United States are getting more and
more opposed to the sale and use of
alcohol. The fight between prohibition
and license or local option has not been
won or lost decisively or nationally. In
deed. it may be said not to have reached
that height Of intensity which many
thoughtful foes Of prohibition see COM
ing and coming mighty near. But the
Dry map shows an area and a popula.
tion that entitle 1t to respect. including
especially that Of politicians.
Our friends In the messroom, then,
have to remember that both a widely
prevalent standard Of efficiency and q
widely prevalent American public opin-
ion support the order which they have
to obey. however straitlaced, sunp-
tuary and puritanicai 1t may look to
officers and gentlemen with a just sense
Of their personal dignity, self-control
and responsibility.
Surgeon General BREASTED, the medl-
cal prop Of Secretary DANIELS In the
matter, suggests that the order be
modified SO as to allow the Amer
lean naval officers entertaining for
eign guests to offer these guests wines
and 80 on. 1t would be absurd to
force prohibition upon men rs much
accustomed to wine or beer at their
meals as Americans are to Ice water
The prohibltionists, however. have no
talent for compromise, and will prob
ably regard the Surgeon Generals SOP
to benighted thirsty foreigners as
worthy of the synagogue Of SATAN.
Irrespective Of It's salient political
and disciplinary sides. the Hon. JOSH
Plus DANIELs's counterblast against
messroom rum is new proof of that
Tarheel Nelson's passion and genius
for advertisement.
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Why don't those English miitants,
The brickbat champions OF advance
Let England rest u while and go
To stir things up In MeAico2
There everybody's out to night
Whatever Is or Isn't right
And II those battling militants
Went down there now they'd have som
chance.
Tho Huerta and the villa mobs
Are so intent upon their Jobs
The militants could spring their snap
And wipe the man bunch of the map
Then with those sun kissed, silver iands
Fixed firmly In their soft. white hands
The women could establish what
They say that man made rule Is not
There fixed without tho aid OF man,
The erstwhie naughty Mexican,
He who had been the dominant
Would knuckle to the militant
At last ana have to come across
Submissive TO tho only Ross
He'd ever known--the petticoat
That got" the revoiutions goat"
" J, LAMrroN.
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First Fruits Of the Tariff.

Everybody has hoped and hopes that
the new tariff will work well. helu
American industry and business. yield
Tat revenues; nor should its beginnings
be Judged harshly.
A loss Of $2j.OOO.0OO In custom re.
ceipts as compared with those Of the
same period of the preceding year
when the Aldrichlayne sum of all vii.
lainies was on the statute books. may
not Sudden the Democrats. They had
to throw away custom revenues Ia
order to make room for that. master
piece OF equity and sagacity the Hon.
COnDELL Hubs income tax. should n
drop In five months OF more than 500.
100000 In exported finished manufac-
lures, Of Sl3,0OO.OOO In manufactures
for further use. exported. be attributed
to the continuous "lnefficiency" Of mau-
ufacturers? Haven't they been suffi.
ciently stimulated, prodded and cerc-
brally enlightened by Secretary RED
FIELD? In these same five months. for
the commercial operations Of March
are not accounted for in detail, though
the custom receipts are known. i'm
ports Of raw materials and Of manu-.
featuring material for further use in
manufacturing have gone down to the
extent Of $27,OO0.OOO each.
Doubtless the returns of the next five
months. the next six months. will he
more glowing. Meanwhile let us re-
member that even II the tariff doesn't
bring prosperity a constitutional tar
1h' should be blessing in itself.
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A searchlight and disinfecting squad
seem TO be needed in Sing Sing.
Wait Tnl You Come 10 Seventy Year.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Your
correspondent in to-day's Sun Ready and
Steady" thinks man Is at his best, men,
tally. when between 40 and SO
! thought | knew II air when in my
teens and when l was 30 or lowell
no one could teach me anything: but
after 80 you begin 10 feel YOU have
merely just left the primary school. and
at 90 or 20 you feel about ready TO
graduate.
Personally. my ideas OF life and on
social and economic questions have be-
come completely rovolutionized during the
last twenty or thirty years I know or
believe that my present ideas are the
correct ones. Ready and Steady" is gov
erned by theory: am governed by fact.
When he has twenty or thirty years moro
experience he will, hope. find himself a
fun nedged graduate l., II. J.
NEW York. April 5.
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was formed IN ls74. and Its influence
shows no sign Of diminishing.

SHV"S uo sign VI msn1ng.
While the union Is more closely iden-
tilted in the public-mind with the cause
OF temperance than any other, SO that
Its white ribbOn badge Is accepted as
symbolixing the practices and hopes OF
the total abstainer, all its energies are
not expended in the effort to prevent
the drinking Of alcoholic beverages. It
supports more than forty different de-
partments dealing with as many sub.
jects and has been conspicuous in advo.
cacy Of legislation for the protection
Of children and women from abuses In
industry and business. as we'll a. to
bring about better social conditions
generally.
Too many merely cranky and NEEDLE
some projects have had the support of
the union. but its aims have been for
better things, even though Its accom-.
plishments have not always borne the
expected fruit. The death Of one who
helped to form 1t more than a genera
ton ago. and later occupied It's highest
office. directs attention to the fact often
overlooked. that the widely advertised
"feminists" Of to-day are not the first
to put into effective operation In public
affairs the power Of woman.
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which the now generation does not ap-
prove. 1t Is true that he has shown of
necessity some velleities Of reform.
for his intelligence recognizes that an
adaptability to the modern improve
ments Of politics Is imperative, but 1t
Is too late. He cannot escape his rec
ord. IL the Republican party Is ever
Its Progressive wing are to get to-
gether." men like PENRosE and BARNES.
able as they are. will have to be re-
duced to the ranks.
To THE Sun strong opposition
party. a united Republican party, seems
most necessary and desirable: and no
public man who stands in the way Of
that reunion and strength should bo
kept In power.
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Backward. oh. backward!

To THE Editor or THE SUN-Sir: VIII
you please have one of Your cartoonists
make us picture of "Feminlsm'?
The "ants" are working it, overtime
at present and II may be they viii ind it,.
AS they did militancS. only In their own
ranks and viii drop 1t. In the meantime
II YOU could throw some light ON this
newly discovered species You would be
doing real service. think II must be
OF Greek descent from the amount OF
astrological research that seems TO have
been done.
The "antls' have hccn going back
pretty far for some Of their themes. hut
this "fcmlnisnl" ia the hlckwardcst stcp
thrN nave taken. SARA II, LEFFERTs
ELIzARETn, y j., Aplil 6
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General "Pancho'' viLLA's order ex-
polling 500 Spanish residents Of Torreon
was issued without the knowledge Of Cen
eral CARIsAN MIA or other Constitutionalist
Government officials here--EI Paso des-
patch.
General CARaANzA. then. has another
opportunity to instruct his fighting gen.
eral in the principles Of international
law and enJoin him TO respect them.
II Spain. with the support Of the United
States. should vigorously call upon the
Constitutionaiists for redress General
CARRASzA would md himself In an
awkward dilemma. Do aliens cease TO be
nationals because they are Spaniards7
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JOscphus Danicls's COuntcrbla 1t
Against Naval Alcohol.

The annexation Of the navy mess
room to the growing empire of the Drys
is naturally resented by many naval
officers: and the somewhat patroniZing
and protecting high moral" tone of the
lion. JostpuUs DANIELs's comments on
his order are calculated to stir their
bile. Ar" they not capable of keeping
sober without cOmpulsio Are they
children 10 lac led by the hand and
sheltered from "t"mptation't
THIS however. Is merely the personal
side ot question that has other and
more urgent aSpcctS, IL is 10 be ~.
menb"red that the costly and Intricate
machines which modern ships of war
are demand that perfect and permanent
eoo'ness ana st"iuinrsS OF the brain
|hieh. ac"o'din. to the prcpondcran,
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The financial expert Of the Paris
Journal says that the future OF Wall
street Is most promising. This view
Will cause CONSERVATION in certain
circles in Washington. but apparently
It Ia taken as rather a hopeful sign by
the French expert: he thinks IL will
react favorahly on the Paris bourse.
Surely Mr.. McApoo can ind some way
to avert this disaster.
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SANDY HOOK BOAT SERVICE, II
Jersey Central Won't Run Ih'n ~
Seamcn'a mn Passes

Il was learned yesterday that t.,
trail Railroad OF Sew JerscA i~
preparations to resume its Sdrl.
steamer service on May - prov
the La Toilette seamen's h.U Cp'...
remain IN the Senate committee. '
the bill becomes a law tho road "
once discontinue It's SANDY lipvN >.
and serve the north jersey shore
the all rail route.
The d.Scont.nuinS ~ tho st'rw''
vice would prove to he o. great
venicnce to the many who use a." .
Centrars steamers exclusively t!'..
the summer. Those Interested b"
shore real estate say IT would .
values and many Of the lcai.0- 81,
resorts would lose their pu'rortr.
railroad has made II plain hu",'''
II won't run its steamers n iu'.rf .
plor the LARGE crews n"ScNsary M
scamcn's bill
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tfSIipp NOl,IDD IN D,

tdSHHe HOLsfOH N ynd1e.
In the present style OF bonnet
WIN ItS stuck up stick -up on II,
We have something to admire and vet I,
fear,
For each brlstling 1ahbinE feather
Has "A way that's altogether
iuconvcnient when II brlstles In your ear
In the crowded elevators
Men arc turned To woman hatcrs
when cach nose IL scratched and uckl.t
with "A spear
Ihsung heroes, tortured martNrs-
knights, indeed tWithout tho gartrrsN-
Men VINO sneo1e and mcckly murnur
'Not ueRrW
Lovely women, No'e Hsplrants
she'd your stick ups goutle tNrants'
Tickle not the said prohoscls IA your rear
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\ Veteran E>cmpiar Of Woman's
Power.

Mrs. LILLIAN NJ. n. STEyENs, who
died at her home In Portland, Me-, yes
terday. was the executive head of an
organization national in It's scope, hay
Ing 12OOO local societies. and boasting
membership of half u million. incud.
ing us chlldr"n's associations The
Womhn's Christian Temperance Union
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In indulging in q collapse as the re-
suit of fight over the location OF the
next national suffrage convention.
SARAH BARNwELL ELLIOTT. president Of
the Tennessee Equal Suffrage League,
Is recreant to the cause. BY such weak
yielding to feminine weakness she 10
playing into the hands Of tyrant maa.
who tries to impose the sheltered life
on her sex. Surely a suffrage president
saould live up to her responsibilities.
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A street car that locks itself and i'm
prisons It's passengers whenever uhe
electric current Is turned off by any
accident Is q menace 10 the public and
should be remodelled at once. No doubt
the new style cars are excellent in
many ways and are designed to please
the public. But in this respect they are
faulty and the necessary changes for
safety cannot be made too rapidly.
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The Hon. JOHN LIND has sailed from
Vera Cruz for the United States. 1t
would be interesting to know what the
special agent" now thinks OF his mis-
sion and OF Mexico as a place OF resi-
dence for an American engaged in
futile parleys with a Government that
doesn't want to negotiate with him.