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How About PREDICATE waste?

Fortunately there Is time punch on
the session of the SiXty-third Congress
which begins to-day. Il II too much Ia
hope that the appropriation cutter will
also he in use?
Or is it already certain thnt the Re-
publican national platform Of 1916 will
say all too truthfully for Democratic
comfort:
I'VE denounce the proflgate waste OF
the money wrung from the people by OPP
pressive taxation through the lavish APP
preparations OF recent Democratic Con
crosses, which have kept taxation high
and reduced the purchasing power OF the
peoples toll
"Our pledges are made to be kept when
in ono as well rs relied upon durins
The campaign
Democratic scattergoods and spend
ulls at Washington. please notice.
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ARMY POST SOCIETY.
\ Protest Against WantOn MIsreprcscn-
iniInn OF lis Tome and influence.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: In
the interest of truth and Justice venture
to protest against the characterization OF
army post life In n Philadelphia court
room on Mcdn, sdny and published In THE
Sun. Doubtless few Of your readers are
familiar with the facts. and when they
read uncontradicted statements about the
intempcranCe and vulgar license that pre-
vail In army posts they are amazed. For
y long generation ! havo had the privi-
icge Of intercourse with officers and their
families at various posts my chilhrh
have e,~anged visits with theirs. and |
have had constant opportunity to note the
quality and methods OF the social life that
prevails.
confidently affirm that the standa ri
IL above the average OF the outside world Z.
that the Intercourse of men and women
there IL rs rule wholesome and suili-
GENTLY restrained that young people arc
safegUarded 20 "A degree one seldom finds
elsewhere, and that IN no other circles
have gentlewomen greater influence for
good. Army officers have reason to DO
proud Of their wives, for they are tine
conserving power OF all that Is best in
/ their lives. such men and women guard
the social life OF their posts with scrupu-
lOus care II is a singularly Isolated life I;
its health and happiness depend on mu-
tudl respect. confidence and Comradeshp
\ moral faint affecting an individual 4,
keenly felt by all as q raj peril TO the
Wen being OF every home at the post
Human nature is the same everywhere.
ana every now and then an army post
suffer from THO evil conduct OF one or
more OF Its members. n IL is possible to
cfftce the wrong without publicity and to
restore tho offender Il is a point OF honor
with his or her associates to do al In
their power toward this end ] doubt II
IN any other communities are Efforts made
WITH such Kindness. patience and self
sacrifice. Nevertheless they sometimes
fail. Then thore is only one course open I;
IN" law OF seif-rrcservation calls for tho
retirement OF the wrongdoer. otherwise
the members ~ tho post are recr,1nt to
their most sacred trust. the good name
aud fame Cf their homes As a rule 10
written law Is evoked there arc methods
OF procedure that call for no statement
ANA that are amply sufficient. Il iS good
FOR the army that such obtain. and Il
would be well II they could be enforced in
many othcr circles. In the nature %
things most OF the offences that have ban
shed men and women from army posts
lead O. greater Injury Z resort lie had to
open trials
At th. same time many Of the best men
and women in our army often suffer
"ruclly for thus doing their duty. The
Justly expelled become virulent in their
h1tofulucss. and their Infamous calum-
MES are widespread and long lived.
NFw YORK, December c. j. T. D.
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Who VIII Succeed senator burton?

Until March the taxpayers Of the
United States will he projected against
the coopers Of pork barrels by senator
THEODORE f.. BUTTON OF Ohio. Infa-
tlgued by his struggle OF last summer,
which resulted in the saving OF $33,-
100000 10 the Urea sury, Mr.. BURTON
has announced his determination 10 sub
ject any measure containing objection
able appropriations 10 the processes VI
scrutiny and discussion which he ~ in
tclllgently and successfully employed In
the last session.
But Senator BURToNs term will ey-
pire with the Sixty-third Congress.
who will succeed to his honorable II
arduous postf Will II he another mem
her of Congress? II can scarcely be n
Representative. The Rules Committee
makes short work of y campaign like
Senator BURToN's when il is under
taken in the House. There may he an
other senator ready to accept the chal-
lcnge of waste and extravaganza.
or shall we have the gratifying spec
tacle Of the President squarely in the
lead of those who believe in economy
in rhc Government?
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To uitr EplroR or THE SrN so I
have reduced my weight twenty pounds
hy the following schedule.
Breakfast: one glass Of orange Juice.
eight strwrd pruucs and three SOFT boiled
eggs NO cereal, water. coffee tea or
weak knees.
M H.. ono ten cent bar OF almond chpco-
late. Gt Nou begin 10 ctNo iu h'o IN
the afternoon, which doesn't 10y any means
always happen, eat another bar of ChucO-
late. AL other bars To- I've ttbooD
Go TO r. At dinner with special avoid
ancr OF water and bread and butter Don't
shy potatoes, deSserts, fatty meats or any
thing but the Wats1 ana d. aud h
note. Drink water between meals al.
day long, like a cus-. Tho above self
denial Is guaranteed 10 reduce tho roe
uulcst wide periphery II :. IT,
NEW NoEK. december e.
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VIZ. BRytN'S PATRON tGI.
NJ hi Of u >"w Comforts Uarr, v.
walker.

To THE EprroG OF TUr SrN Sut !
think it very urkind II THE SrS 10 rails,
tho hopes of iuy creditors, Whom there IS
no hope, hy printing my nam" lu m, li-t
Of those VINO arc so fortunate rs 10 hay,
secured Federal jous through tho influence
of Secretary Of STATE Bryan.
Truu. Nj Bryan sent mo 10 London
but Ambassador Page Immediately upon
my arrival i'm tine British capital told m,
there Was nothing for me to d., ard AS
| ala not desire 20 lay myself open to III,
charge W being CRATER I came home
Tho compensation ! received WAS si75.
! was obliged to spend most Of this In
a way that ! could not honestly charge
In my expense account. although II was
for one ~ the nohic.t religious orders n
the world.
Colonel Bryan has only cost me money
ana friends HAIRY " WALkER
NEW NoEk, December 6.
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short Test for the short Ballot
League.

1t il not surprising that OF the 500
electors who took the trouble Ia answer
the Short Ballot Leagues questions On
the subject 20 per cent. had forgotten
the name Of the individual for whom
they voted for Lleutenant.t'cvernor, ~
per cent. could not recar tnC-- candi-
date for Comptroller, and 80 IN through
the whole State ticket. Had The league
asked It's correspondents Ia give the
names of the men they wanted To alt
in the constitutional convention Il Is
doubtful II ! per cent, could have met
The test, in spite of the fact that the
composition Of this convention Was tn,
most important matter decided at thu
polls this year.
Nor would this showing reveal the
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voters as bad citizens or careless In the
performance of their duties. A very

'Viti ~" ph' Nss't'' W 80 49,
performance Of their duties. A very
great number Of electors vote cOnscien-
tlously for party, not for an indiviI-
ual, and consequently do not bother
their heads about the names Of the men
for whom their ballots are marked
These are not 10 be accused of ignorant
or thoughtless voting simply because
they consider personalities of little ,r
no account and desire to entrust the
government to their political organlza-
ton. Other men do not charge their
memories with the names Of those for
whom they conceive themselves to have
done all that was necessary. And there
are thoroughly respectable persons who
find II difficult to keep names in mind
under any circumstances.
How large the Short Ballot League
Is we do not know. hut We assume that
II possesses an executive committee or
something Of the kind. How many
members Of the league can recite the
names of the persons to whom they
have entrusted the administration Of
their reformatory activities?
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create new Jobs, In which more public
officials may neglect their duties; pro-
vide another weapon for blackmailers:
and put on the Government which has
not utilized intelligently or faithfully
the means Of correction II now pos
sesses new duties that require for their
successful discharge genius It has
given no sign of possessing.
1t is lamcntable fact that no state
knows what would be the result OF
dligent enforcement Of its laws. To
fight evil conditions with existing in
strrments is nc-cr seriously attempted.
Instead, the cry Is always for more
statutes, as II some great virtue derived
from the mere passage of n bill.
What is the cause Of this widespread
reluctance to enforce and zeal TO enact?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07

There is nothing new IN the find NJ
Of a Wisconsin committee that liquor
- the greatest cause OF vice. The only
question In the past has been whether
liquor caused vice or vice caused liquor.
Perhaps those exempt from EVIL have
regarded their action as rotary or re-
ciprOcatiug: they caused each other.
The really surprising thing vs. that the
BADGER legislators have found other
causes of waywardness and wrOngdoing.
Prominent among these is the automo-
bile. and presumably IL Is 20 Ice put on
tho prob h!tion list along with alcohol.
Dance halls and dark nights and ire
spcns!ble parents are also discovered or
rcdiscovered. There is 10 he a flood of
legislation 10 abolish all these things.
1t never occurs 10 any one that il is
rather n large sized task to make the
world over in n single sesS on Of tho
legislature.
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Prose pnd Not Poetry.

To THE EuIrop or TuE SvN sir. !
hope You will pardon the suggestion that
YOU might exercise more discrimination IN
he use ~ CAPTIONS
Scanning tive editorial page ~ Yesterday
issue | cam" across u letter from a Corrc-
spondenl headed "Womrn's Figures" !
naturally inferred thnt 1t would not he de-
void OF interest, when to my surprise,
viii not say disappointment, | found " 20
he a comment upon suffrtgottc statistics,
NEW NOUK. ptccnihsr g. = H. $
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Two announcements from Washing
ton do not seem to agree very well.
One is that Congress Will enjoy lazy
time during She short session and the
other that Senator BURTON will lead a
hot fight against the Rivers and Har-
bors bill IL It shows any unnecessary
fat. Surely lazlness Will be impossible
II the great principle OF pork has to be
defended. All the patriots will GRID up
Their loins in ;hs cause OF East Fork,
Trinity River and the scores Of other
noble channels In which water may he
substituted for mud at the cost or n
few millions
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mystery 9S big as a September fog hy
declining 20 talk about his own bust
ness. Naturally il seems strange now
adlys when any one thinks he has
right TO u certain amount Of privacy.
Above all the business man. whose af-
fairs ara the concern Of any chance In
vcstirating committee. must seem &C.
centric. even suspicious. when he tries
t. keep them tn himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07

The police appear 10 have scored in
their hunt for the bomb throwers. The
arrests seem to he the result of a GEM
Inc piece of detective work, by keeping
an eyo on the visitors to n wounded
Italian. and questioning one who was Of
the suspicious type, the clue was found
II the place where the bombs were
made. the makers ana the layers. II
the same degree of simple intelligence
were constantly exercised. few criminals
would remain undetected
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07

The Virginia blue sky" law to make
all securities sold worth 100 cents on
the dollar In fact as we'll as belief has
been declared unconstitutional by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
at Parkersburg. So one more rides
cent dream Ia shattered and the old
maxim, "Cavcat emptor," once again
holds sway
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meantime the less expensive entertain
ments are accomplishing their purpose
so well that one IL led to wonder IL the
merit Of simplicity In such cases will
be recognized after the need OF II has
nasend.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07

Thirty thousand men on car FOR snow
remOval,--HcddIinc.
So Il Is certain that yesterdays feeble
attempt at winter was n sad blow "a
30. 900 men. II was the kind OF storm
that pleascs nobody,
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1t IL characteristic OF the social di.
versions of this winter that those ac.
Ccssihc at moderate expense have
proved the most popular. II Ia no
longer a question of hang the price"
when an evenings enjoyment il in ques-
ton. II has been tacitly agreed that
except for debutantcs there shah he no
public balls except for charity. In tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07

Accordn g to the eminent prophet and
paciticist DAVID STARR JoRDAN. military
efficiency IL the on.y cause of war"
Such examples as the Revolutionary
war and the civil war will occur TO every
mind. Dr. JORDAN should write His
tory Of the Causes of Wars" from HELEN
and Troy Town to the present day.
Roll, JoRpAN. roll,
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~ tn. ItOStOntR!

t. THIS EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Nr. Is 10
fair 60 Your readers to head an article
"Womcns Figures ana then give 10.
of stotiStics7 s.
BpsroN DeCemh, r.
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College comics are serious --Ho1dim-
Very. Perhaps even more so. therein
demonstrating their accurate classified
tion. Nothing SO serious as Joke OK
Cgrt the man who can't laugh n. I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07

Captain Kiih buried his Treasure.
III ! were Mrs. Kidd I would hide IL fl
the top bureau drawer" he asserted
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" our friends rho foror Bs nth manuscripts
and Illustrations for publication 'cish 10 have
rejected articles returned hep must IN al cnsrs
end stamps for ndt purpose.
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Adam Chunkled.
1T IL 50 simple when there IA only one
other person to blame he cricd
Plainly he reJoiccd that no did not have
the complications Of u European war.
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STAGGERING HORROR
HICHENS CALLS WAR
Author Dares Not Write an
He Says. In Letter to Com.
mittee Of Mercy.
TELLS OF THINGS SrEy

The foiiotctno letter u tr,1'',p n, D.,
Com mtttse Of Nercv bU Robcr' U,,t,r,
author Of "Thc Garden Of AUpt.' Rsy'
donnd.' &c.
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nv ROBERT IIItIiE>S

have just seen the lit'le BOOK .s.,.
by your committee In New York ~,
venture to write a few words Co toll ".
how very great tho misery over Lo-. .
Europe s when | was In Sicily imu.l..
stely after the earthquake AZ Nes.'n, I
looked into tho depths ard though,
realized the worst evils that can h.fl
humanity. know now that y H. M.
terrible ~ suffer AZ the hands ~ m
than TO re overwhelmed by convu,.o.
of nature.
The horrors OF this great wa canro,
well be overstated Many OF them rar1o.
he stated AT all | do not draw nv A.
formation from tho newspapers but f-o-
conversations I have had w..h Brittle
and Belgian soldiers. wounded or r..
yalided, with friends who have been 3.
Belgium and France in connection WITH
tho hospital work. and with Belgian
refugees In England. OF whom nav,
met a great many They all tel M.
same story. Women and children have
suffered and are suffering through tn,
war more than they have suffered befcr,
IN our time Too much cannot b. don.
f'r them. II will be difficult nr FIN
possible 20 do enough.
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Tragic PiIgri mage.


Immediately after the fall OF AntN. d.
/ I was at Folkestone. II was like forelr,
! town Tho streets were thronged WI,
wandering fugltves, whole families. old
women with thin shnwls wrapped arouoa
them. little girls with white 'aces o.
wide eyes that had seen things no eli
dren should see, tiny things jus. A..
to ioddle babies oc a few months o..
and some just born MANY Of thesa ~.
pie had lived Mt Llege From Llege n,
had fed to Brussels, from Brussels 10
Antwerp. and finally from Antwerp to
! England
One woman with whom ! talked Rad
! baby with her four mor~hs old VI
| mad made this tragic pilgrimage pursu.
: by the roar Of German guns The fatra.
I The woman did not know whore the f7t,.
/ vas The house that had been Lomef
thought IL WAS burned down NoN MO-.
and baby were in England. ana the mot
/ was Just wondering what woud ham.
! 70 them She made no complaint ~.
/ telling me- her story. she simply
Il have come here. one homes 10
safer here There are thousands o. ~.
women - this, homeless destitute
ignorance o. the fate OF those den -o-.
| them
met Young Belg,ln IN C5n,sr.u
She was married 20 arr officer In cn,1,rf.
~ n district IN the Congo. They cam.
Belgium On s'N months holiday .a~e,
nad they arrived when N7r broke ID
When ! met this lady h,r husband W
0Ehtine ~ N1irtl'. soon lft.rw I'd %,
I vas N1dly wounded TuDt conveyed y
90 hospital % NutN,rp ana Inns ST..
hurried tHer" 20 So" h.gl She arrived .
ana b .n dying 1'i Antwerp b,.rr hI..
, rHri"i ur the ie~w.r aruy iI4 a.,
/ JAZZ as me c.iy fell The Young Nldo
He'd, sIcocedai 81 reaching England and
! now lodging iu Favershqw. a small cou
try town near Canterbury. waitlnr--r
what What can these people hone ..
| IN tho future Belgium has hseu turn.
( into vast fortress by the Germans. ..
I j. likely during tho winter 20 ne the er.
( OF more h"'dy ishune than il has Sc
{ vet
An old peasant woman whom 7 ~
/ !n camp Of seventy refugees among .
! hop gardens Of Kent said 10 me. .p
| my dear monsieur, Belgium no Ions
I cN,StS' She was from Namur. we.
! she bad r1ssed her whole life Hsr we
| nome had been razed to the g-our.
} When ! lcft It for tar ll-' 'fr, r.
/ 'ieur, walked among dead bod.cs." -
said. staring M me- with ,or Tri' ".
/ eyes. which seemed always Slr. -..
question
In a money Changers sr,p o., "
stone where | had gone 90 chang
/ francs into English muue, for four sus.
Relglans, ! encountered "a vriv rld 'aH
| dressed In black, with snow white 'l.
! ~ sh" spoke scarcely any trrHsn
! helped hey To- DO her business. tho .-r~-
ing OF tiny sum ar money v't.r
AL en- had boon lhl. To- hr..- -'
J her Nhcu So" ilei before ;ir t4ttu. H.
/ hosts 81" htd one pns~r--.u" v'r 20
/ iu folh.~t"ua Size t,.i ~, tU.f s'o -
; been spending tHo oNru.ur or ..r 1f
BE-.
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London once. Bingham House, Arundel
street. strand.
Paris office Rue d. Ia Michodiere. on
hue du Quatre Sep,embre.
Washington office. Hlbb- Building
Brooklyn once, los Livingston street
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Published daily. including Sunday. by the
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ITO Nassau street. In the Borough OF Man
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-15
HISTORY AND A PICTURE.
CORVALLIS and His Sword After tn
Fall of Yorktown.

CORVALLIS and His Sword After the
Fall of Yorktown.
Art ~ not e1wayS trne to history.
Schoolboys of several generations are
familiar with the picture of CORVALLIS
surrendering his sword to Washington
after the fall of Yorktown. Lord Corn
wallis is revealed in the act of passing
over his beautiful sword to the hand
Of his conqueror The inference is that
Washington took the sword and kept
1t as trophy of victory. The facts are
quite otherwise
CORVALLIS, proud even in defeat de
clined to put In personal appearance
on the occasion Of his surrender. The
allied forces, American and French,
who had besieged him for thirteen
days, were drawn up in two columns
along the road leading to Hampton.
Rochambeau, on fine bay horse, was
at the head of the French column. On
his white charger sat Washington at
the head of the American troops. The
surrendered British and Hessians
marched out of their intrenchments
and passed down between the two col,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-15
TREES FULL OF FAT.
Some of Them Yield Pretty Fair Sub
stitute For Butter.

Some of Them Yield Pretty Fair Sub
stitute For Butter.
There are several trees that yield an
oily substance much resembling butter
and making a good substitute for it.
Some Of these grow in Europe, but the
best known species are natives of At
rica and South America.
The Bassia butyracea or the "shea
butter" as it is commonly called
grows wild on the west coast Of Africa.
The butter obtained from this tree is
derived by pounding and pressing the
seeds, which are three inches long
When extracted the oil assumes the
consistency of butter and smells like
chocolate. Not only is 1t an excellent
article of food. but it Is used extensive
ly for the making OF soap and candles.
The seeds of the crab tree of Brazil
and Guiana are 20 per cent fat, and
the "crab wood tallow" derived from
them is excellent for the manufacture
of candles and soap When boiled the
tallow turns out yellow butter which
contains small quantity of strych.
nine. The latter however, Is easily re-
moved by prolonged boiling
From the nutmeg a useful fat is OBJ
tanned. The nutmegs which have been
broken or damaged by insects are
roasted, ground and pressed for the
fat, which is used for cosmetic and
medicinal purposes.
A tree ahnnnding in the forests of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-15
Labouchere's Complaint.

If people banished from their tables
all the commodities which, like salt
have been condemned in print their
diet would be decidedly monotonous
Food faddists are most aggressive
persons" Henry Labouchere once com
planned. "In my time / have known
them to preach that we should give up
meat, tobacco, soup, starch dncluding
bread and potatoes), salt, tomatoes, ba.
nanas, strawberries and bath buns. ]
have also witnessed movements for
giving up boots, waistcoats, hats, over.
coats, carpets, feather beds, spring
mattresses, cold baths, linen clothes,
woolen clothes, sleeping more than six
hours, sleeping less than nine hours
and lighting fires at the bottom"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-15

In the gusty night when the rain
patters on the leaves you will hear my
whisper In your bed, and my laughter
will fash with the lightning through
the open window into your room
If you lie awake, thinking of your
baby until late In the night. / shall
sing to you from the stars. "Sleep,
mother. sleep"
On the straying moonbeams | shall
steal over your bed and lie upon your
bosom while you sleep
/ shall become dream. and through
the little opening of your eyelids |
shall slip into the depths of your sleep.
and when you wake up and look round
startled like twinkling freely shall
fit out into the darkness
When on the great festival of puja
the neighbors' children come and play
about the house | shall melt into the
music of the finite and throb in your