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Van Am.

Memoriallsts of JouN Howard VAN
AMRINGE may rehcarsp the honors,
academic and civic, heapcd upon him
in a lifetime Of eighty yenrs, and still
fan far short OF the effect, on the
minds Of thousands OF graduates OF
Columbia University, produced by the
crisp announcement IVAN AN Is
gone" Learned societies have lost a
member unfailing in zeal and rich In
intellectual and service.
But these others have lost a wise
counsellor and faithful friend.
The obituary notices say that DR..
VAN AMMNGE's "active connection
with Columbia ended with his rcslg.
nation as dean In 1909. Verbally ac-
curate, the statement errs in fact,
because this mans influence of char,
acter was such as has no end, bu,
grows eternally greater. His boys
pass the tradition on to their sons
and their sons sons; for the doan
was an institution and leaves behind
him a tradition.
A graduate Of 1860, through chang
ing collegiate administrations and
fashions this nne Columbian neveI
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SPELLING.
A COrrectOr for the Press Dreams ~
Dictionary Really Helpful.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: 7
suppose. In a free country. the makers
Of dictionaries are privileged to givo
as their preference any spelling OF a
v%ariously spelled word they tank NJ (;
yet those OF us whose business II IL to
see that any given piece Of printed mat.
ter is consistently spelled in accord.
ance with the dictates OF some one
dictionary know only too well what a
nuisance IL is TO have to discriminate
among the different ways Of spcllins
many words in our language.
/ admit OF course that a dictionary
Is only a record Of what Is the usage
Of those well known writer's who can
reasonably be considered as moro q,
less authoritative in their use Of tho
English language, ana II IL prope
enough that all the dictionaries shOulc
Indicate the various ways Of spellins
those words over which these aut luri.
ties differ. Still II would be q com
mendable change in the plans OF the
spelling reformers II they would agitate
in favor OF having all the dictionaries
agree as to the preferred spelling OF
these disputed words, Then, by indicat-
ing that the non-preferred spelling,
while permissible, was widely ron"
demned. the obsoleteness OF such spell.
Ing would be greatly FASTENED.
Tho simplIfed spoilers are being
widely copied nowadays in the spelling
OF "catalog," but those who find it so
Easy TO spell the oun that way fns
tho verb in the past tense something
of n problem, Consistency says "cata-
logd," but the average "c~atalogcr'
throws consistency 10 tde winds ana
spells II 'catalogned" In the good, OLD
fashioned way. JAMES pAvEy.
NEW YORK. September II.
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Albany Bears the Blame.

For Sl4.OOO.OOO Of the S2l2, 900
city budget for 1916 the direct State
tax imposed without regard TO the
needs OF the State. the condition Of
the treasury or the interests Of the
taxpayers will he responsible.
Had this levy not been needed by
the Republican machine the amount
to he raised in the five borcughs next
year would have been approximately
the same as that for 1915.
In any criticism Of the city ad'
ministration based on the gross
amount to be raised to meet the
towns expenses next year this fact
must he borne constantly In mind
The tremendous increase in the budget
total Is the fruit of Ahany's rolltl'
cal endeavors, not the result Of mn
nlcipal acts
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Fun for the WOrkfngman.

Again there is the promise of a the
atre supported more or less by pri-
vate subscription which shall have
a special care for the entertainment
Of wage earners. The repertoire Of
this playhouse will be arranged with
an eye To affordlng pleasure to the
men and women who are presumably
neglected by the other en~trepreneIrs
In entertainment such studies in the
question of labor rs GrRHARDT HAUPT,
MANN's THE Viewers" which pre-
sents wildly the miserits of the
working classes in North Germany.
There may he wage n who
take their pleasures ~ seriously that
this new theatre may make n strong
appeal to them, hut there seems no
good reason why Il t~heatregoer just
because he happens TO he n wage
earner-a small wage arner since
most American theatregoers are wage
earners-should he compelled 10 take
his melancholy pleasure from contem-
plating the sufferings Of his kind.
Yet that happens to he always the
viewpoint OF the artistl,llly benevo.
lent. Those who receive pleasure al
the hands OF their b~enefactors must
take what Is prescribed for them
What Is selected for them, moreover
Is snvariably what their bcnefactors
consider they ought 10 like whether
they do like il or not.
Lord PALMfRsToN said that life
might he endurable but '"r its pleas
ures. If that is true Of zee agents
how exactly must 1t des. be the lot
Of those who must have their pleas,
ures provided for them by others
wiser and richer. What working man
would not prefer TO pay his way and
see what he wants to sec, rather thar
be compelled 10 sit through the sort Of
plays that others think are or at least
should be suited to his taste?
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Ode-TO GuttenberE.

Hail, Gutenberg, of printing fame
You lived four hundred years ago,
Plus MY.
That's going some, AMI yet your name
Is hailed to day with loud acclaim
Wherc'cr tho art OF readings spread.
Which proves. Old tor, that you, long dead,
Were nifty.
For which Of rs. when once the dust
Has covered us, as sure Il, must,
VIII leave a niche so large and hig
That men VIII never let us die
In spirit?
Nay, nay Why, cen
our Laura Jean
VIII fade with time, and Chambers, too,
VIII pale before some comet new,
8 me comet OF the female sex,
Perhaps, that comes to daze. pcrplex-
fear II,
Hail. hail, Johann.
Du deutschcr Mann!
Thy flames secure against the tooth
OF envy, yes and even truth,
which leaves no man his petty gaud,
But proves shakespeare himself a fraud
Al hail
Yes, though you've brought upon our head
A lot OF trash best left unread
(No names are mcrtioned, notice; hence,
As Sarah Camp said, no offence
Ia took). despite OF all our woes:
Tho poems and the slushy prose,
The magazines 90 Lord, how lonsO,
Tho novels Of the dsy called strong"
The papers, with their journaicse.
The panacess FOR disease,
The subway ads"
The toilet iads-
TIES. YES. In spite of all OF thea
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A Canadian Instance.

The results of n highly Instructive
experiment in railway construction
and management by tho Dominion
Government are set forth IN another
column Of The SUN to-day. The facts
merit close study by the American
advocates Of Government ownership
and similarly by mn Interstate Com
merce Commissioners; for. as Presi.
dent WILSON has 50 clearly shown,
the inevitable effect Of OverregulatiOn
nv commission Ii ultimate ownership
by Government.
The plain story 10 tuQd Of the enor
nous waste and folly in the building
Of the National Transcontinental by
The canadian Government, with the
result that the Government Is now
forced to undertake on its own &C
count and at the expense Of the tax.
payers the operation OF q thousand
mile line, simply because the expectei
lessee, the Grand Trunk Pacific, could
no more than any other private con
Germ undertake the improbable Job.
This Is the elimination Of Canadian
experience in railway building ant
ownership: Easy borrowing becaus,
of the credit behind the enterprise
shameful waste and extravaganza II
construction, because of the viciou'
workings OF the commission system
Onerous responsibility and certail
financial disaster in the operation
Of the very railroad which privst'
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II Is impossible to tell from the
registration figures how many pupils
in the New York public schools must
be put on part time this year. and the
term part time" must he understood
exactly. 1t does not mean that the
children are deprived of an essential
part of their education. Necessity has
compelled the authorities 10 devise
schedules meeting the situation, and
in some cases the shorter school day
is defended as actually beneficial to
the child.
Nevertheless, the popular ideal Is a
full day for each enrolled pupil. and
toward providing accommodations for
all the energies Of the school admin
istrators are bent. The problem in
wolves more, however, than n mere
counting Of noses and opening OF the
taxpayers pOcketboOk. Shifts OF pop
ulatiOn cause insufficient seatlng CA
pacity in some districts, while vacant
rooms are left in others. The de,
creasing population Of Manhattan
may remedy the congestion here in
time, hut only Mt the expense Of over,
crowding in other boroughs.
A survey Of the difficulties made
with the attendance figures MS It,
basis would be useful in the solution
Of this ever present and serious pubic
school perplexity.
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Buying n remnant.

t. THE EDITOR uF THE SUN SIR Tine
waning season mas disclosed "A new feature
In ha-cha'', known as buying a pennnnt"
Oddly enough, the practice has been re-
s~trlctei 20 the American League. which
pridcs Itself on setting the pace In base
hall. under the capahl" guiding hnnl ~
its president. Ran johnson. The scramb,a
To acquire an the best Players In the
league has been restricted to the three
con,eu lers for the p%ennRnt. Boston, De
troit and chicago. These three are 50
evenly matched mat the acquisition 81
one good batter may he the means 4
Bringing the pennan' 20 the team rich
enough to purchase his release from the
team holding his contract.
Connie Mack Of the Athletics launchel
tNis innovation by wrecking his team ~
high class bal players in order - sell the
| releases ~ his star PLAYERS to other teams
in the league. lie sold his star Secon
, hascnan, Eldie Collins, to Chicago. II,
sold his star shortstop, Barry, to the Bos-
tons, ana later he soft his right fielder,
Eide Murphy, to Chicago. The acauisi
tion OF collins and Murphy made chicago
a contender, while Barry holstrred the
, Rel Sox at their wcnk point.
When the Detroit management sought
another experienced pitcher the manage.
ment ~ the ST Louis team weakrnel
their team by selling the release Of b.
James 20 Detroit for a large sum. Nv
this act the management showed its lls
regard FOR the wishes ~ the Mound City
fans who naturally preferred to have
a strong representative In the league.
To make matters worse. the Cleveland
| management has recently sold the release
of IT, best player, Joe Jackson. one ~ tn,
best batsmcn In the League, to the Chicago
team, which greatly strengthened IN,
white SoS hu' weakened the cleveland
t"an This sale, 1t is presumed, wa,
against IA" Wishes Of the fans" Of IN,
Forest CI;y, but apparently their wishf,
were not cousilored by the management,
The buying Of pennants IL detestahle
Thu game rests on the developing OF hal
PLAYERS by the various managements 7,
see a disappointing prospect" develop int,
n hrst class player is one of the delight,
Of baseball, Any team owner can buy
a pennant II he has the money. In 8,
doing, however, much Of the sport Of tn,
game Is lost, II IL doubtful whether tn,
fans In the city for which a pennan
Is bought will appreciate II half "a mncl
ms II 4, had been NOR by sporting meth
obs. FAN.
NEW YORK, September II.
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SUBSIDIZED PEACE.
Are the Promoters of Defencelessness
Patriotic Citizens?

To u EprroR OF THE SUH-Sir: Are
the men engaged in this untimely and
m considered propaganda OF peace At
any price to be looked upon any longer
as loyal American citizens?
The vaporous mouthlngs OF the Bryan
type OF patriot are OF little consequence /,
but what must he the effect Of the use
OF the vast sum of money which II -
more or less seriously proposed by car
negie. Ford. &c, through skilled and
cunning emisSaries. with the dcliher-
ate purpose for il can he no other, 10
embnrrlss and offset the processes of
organized government which are now
b.ing directed by the President
who. pray. are painting pictures OF
tho glamour and glory OF war. and what
thoughtful man IN touch with the prog
ress of current events and a fair knowl-
edge ~ history will voice the fallacv
that preparedness for war will create
war?
We do not want war, hut No will not.
II We are wise, he abtectly shorn OF a
Just means OF defence.
JOHN Y. CULVER.
New YoRK. September 10.
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Where Is the BiddefOrd Strong Arm
Squad?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
a letter printed in TIE SUN Mr.. Robert
7. Everitt compares dry" Biddeford,
Me, TO wet" Newark, y j., asserting
that there Is much more drunkenness in
the city IN which prohibition prevails,
He asks why this Is so,
The answer II not what MIR. Everitt
implies In his comparison. The principle
OF a law must not be blamed because
that law is not enforced, II the author!-
ties who are paid TO enforce the avs
against the sale Of liquor would attend
10 their work there wouldn't he thirty
six drunken men on the streets OF Ridde-
ford or any other dry" town,
ANNA IT,. SCHUMACHER.
BRooKLYN, September II.
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For an American Indian Day,

y The Society Of American Indians
ut its meeting this month at law
rence. Kansas, will make an effort to
have Congress designate an "Amerf-
can Indian Day" The Indians ex-
pect to have the support Of two mem
beers of their own race in the smaller
chamber, Senators CHARLES CURTIS
of Kansas and ROBERT l.. OWEN OF
Oklahoma, and n number Of interested
Western Representatives.
The last Indian census, recently
published. indicates a decreasing vi
tality OF the fun blood Indian, an In,
creased admixture of white blood and
on improvement in social conditions
better srhool attendance, less Hitter
acy and a desire to be self-support
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deserted the stern standards Of the
elder scholarship, but he had the
power OF constant renewal Of mind
and spirit that keeps men youthful rs
the years pass, fit to live with the
young in years and lead them with an
authority not derived from faculty
laws. That was the secret of JOHN
HOWARD VAN AMRINGE's success and
wide usefulness.
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Ronnst TO . Sparrow.

Beloved vagabond, ally begsar birdl
OF all the tribes THAI lightly tread on
air
You are the friendiiest beyond compare;
Familiar sparrow. whom the vulgar herd
OF men call pest and impudencs living.
Your eye's tail up. your tiny legs sslant.
A most persisting. roguish mendicant.
You skip about our crumbs soliciting.
Rich colored wsrblers. nov. IRE retr to see.
And lulling sounds thar singing 10 the
ear,
But your low cheepinG Is moro dear to ma
As on my window ledge you stand sans
fear.
Your CHEEKY chatterinr, your air car free
Dark thoughts dspsa and make my
souls sight clear.
]. J. n.
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I, Is said that THEODORE f. BURTON
of Ohio could he returned to the Senate
practically without opposition If he de-
sired to be a candidate Wdshin gton
despatch.
Then 1t Is Mr.. BURToN's duty to let
his name be presented. for in knowl-
edge of the affairs of government, in
familiarity with the country's har-
bors and waterways. in his grasp of
financial and economic problems. and
in experience as a legislator, he has
no superior in Congress.
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rotals. .A.76s.ssa 5.o66.2 22 5.SO6.53e

1t will be seen that the Health
Depa rtment credits The town with n
growth Of 100000 in FIVE years.
while the state enumcrators find that
the increase has been only 100000, q
difference Of 100000. When the first
announcement of'this discrepancy was
made it was proposed to impeach the
accuracy Of the latest count, hut this
has not been successfully supported.
and II Is now generally accepted that
It's errors may be dlsregarded.
Therefore we have the Health De-
p%artlnent figuring the death rate on a
population Of 5.S06, 600, where only
6.OG8,OOO persons live. The result il
OF course that the rate given. 11.56
MS It worked III in the week ended
with September I. Is too low. The
error due to overestimatmg the mum.
her Of residents in the city runs
through all the computations OF the
Health Department based thereon.
and obviously renders their results OF
no value for the purposes for which
| they are usei.
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Safety and Rarity First.

s The no longer acceptable but ever
genial Or. DUMBA in his communica-
tton to his Vienna superlors refers
to the obllging ARcHwAID's willing
ness 10 act as 20 between In a dis
ocreditable transaction as q rare, safe
opportunity
As to the safety of the opportunity
there hardly need lie discussion. II
Dr. DUMBA were NJ this writing to
give full expression to his real sentl-
nients regarding A~rchiIaldian yehicu-
lar security there can be no doubt
that those sentiments. when reduced
TO the restrained proprieties M diplo-
matte utterance. would reveal a radi-
cal revision of the cheerfully Opti-
mistlc views with which he so light.
hearted1y emha rked In nm undertaking
wherein the homely but valuable rule
Of safety first" was clearly entitled
to very serious consideration.
Indeed. we all now know just how
"safe" the opportunity was. But just
how rare are such conveniences with
the foreign emba ssics in Washington
Was the ingenious DIR. DuMBA as far
abroad in this particular Of rarity
as he was In that OF safety?
How many Archibalds, thus far
mute inglorlous messengers. have been
and are now engaged in this reason.
ally dirty work Of sneaking through
enemy lines under cover Of American
passports in furtherGnce. 10 far as
their errand boy limitations admit
of foreign cor Spirnries to their coun
try's dctrimen,:
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Protesting against the gospel OF
hate, Austrian women Of all classes"
say in u manifesto:
we women have stood at the sick
beds OF our heroes. but never have we
heard from them h%umiiiatins abuse OF
their enemies"
A proper rebuke Of the dlssemlna-
tors Of race hatred. The mean ami
mostly. the bitter d~etraction and the
virulent abuse are heard among non
combatants at the rear.
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LYNCH LAW.
The Real Message That Mob Violence
Conveys.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
ugliest significance attaching TO any rN.
hihitlon Of mob violence Ia borrowed
from the criminal attitude OF the sem.
civilized community which antecedentlv
encourages or subsequently approves an
Illegal method OF dispensing justice
whore law and order have been rcgu.
larlJ established. J. A, NJ.
CHESTER, y, Y, September II.
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MORE. CRIED THE ScEPTIC.
This When Green Tomato Pie First
Blessed Him.

To u EDITOR oil THE SuN-Sir, For
the benefit OF "E. $" let me tell how
| make green tomato pie.
Peel the tomatoes. and with a sharp
knife slice very thin. proceed az fo~
apple pie one cup OF sugar into which
a t~easpoontul. more or less. according
to juiciness OF Tomatoes, OF -four has been
mixed. dot sparingly with lemon, cover
with top crust, brush with beaten egg
or milk. bind edges with muslin and
bake forty or forty-hve minutes.
Unlike ordinary pie We make, green
tomato pie Is better the day after II Is
baked. | have served moro than one
smiling sccptic who has had o. acknowl-
edge that the first piece tasted like
"mnrC." NJ. l..
SCRANTON. Pa, September II.
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enterprise would have put through
successfully.
Again we compliment and congrntu.
late President WILSON on the acute
d~iscernment which he showed as long
ago as 1908. when he pointed out the
danger now 50 s%triklngly illustrated
in the Canadian instance.
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1t is announced from Detroit that
the Hon. HERMAN RrDDER and the Hon.
JEREMIAH O'LEARY are to advise Mr..
HENRY Ford as to the best method Of
spending $40. 900 900 to attain universal
peace. a combination Of disinterested
councillors which insures the complete
neutrality OF this upllft movement.
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GOVERNMENT LINE
COSTLY IN CANADA
Bills for Building Three Times
Amount Of Estimate at
start.
LEASE Is NOT WANTED

Advocates Of Government ownership OF
railways have found some perp'exirs
facts in the recent experience OF Canaua
in railway building.
The Dominion entered upon a scheme
Of railway building, expecting the Grahu
Trunk Pacific to lease the road, when
completed, at a rental OF 3 per cent on
It's cost. When the road neared COM
pletlon the cost was three times tns
estimated figure, and az a result the
Grand Trunk Pacific refused to operate
the railroad. Now tho Canadian Gov
eminent finding the road a white eie-
plant on It's hands, has undertaken to
operate the road.
The road is the Transcontinental RAIL-
way, extending from Moncton N. b. 10
Winnipeg, Man, and Is 1904 miles long.
Advocates OF Government ownership
in this country have made much OF the
argument that the Government couIu
borrow money at lower rates thar pri-
yate companies are obliged TO pay, ana
therefore could operate a railroad
cheaper.
1, Is true, by Canada's experience
that the Government can borrow mono,
at low interest rates, but This gain was
more than offset by the Governments
expensive methods of construction.
The Liberal Government decided up
OH the Transcontinental railroad In
1903. The Grand Trunk Pacific was TO
build the line from Winnipeg west 10
Prince Rupert, which has been done,
and was recently put into operation
and the Government was to build from
Moncton TO Winnipeg. BY an agreement
Of July ~. 1908. the Grand Trunk
Pacific was to operate the ent're ihe
after the Government had competed us
construction work. 1t was to pay tHe
Government 3 per cent. a year ON me
cost OF construction after the first seven
years of a term OF ffsy years ana iur-
uish It's own equipment.
Four commissioners we're appointed
by the Government to direct the con-
struction work. While the bill for the
road was being discussed the Minister
OF Finance presented what he called a
liberal estimate of the cost. He SAID
the 1914 miles from Quebec to Winni-
neg would cost s35 900 n mile, or sf',-
Gao. 600, and that the 400 miles from
Moncton to Quebec would cost s3l,25O q
mile, or Si4,3I5.0Oo. n tota! OF $ol.Alo.-
900. or s3i,0s3 a mile.
Contracts were let. On September ~,
1911. sos, 200. 900 had been expended on
the work and the chief engineer esti-
mated that the road when completed
would cost Sl6l 800. 900. exclusive OF
interest on the money. II the road had
been finished at this cost the Graid
: Trunk Pacific would have had 10 begin
: paying rent In 1922 on his amount
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II We had a trained army of 5000, 900
men and a la 10 match we would
be able to deal as promptly with the
acute conditions arising in II relations
to the warning nations In Europe AMI
toward Mexico as we are now doing
with poor little Hayti DR.. HARVEY W.
WILEY.
We should prefer 10 listen to DR..
WILEY when his theme Ia the adultera-
ton Of foods. and wen then we should
not regard him as omniscient.
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Our Meaningless City Death Rate
Figures.

In the subjolned table we present
the population figures for the five
boroughs OF New York. as ascertained
by the Federal census OF 1910 and
the State count Of 1915, and beside
them the estimates used by the Health
Depa rtment Of the city in its numer-
ons computations:
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About the worst thing the SUITS
could have done to help their cause
"a to issue "A cook book. Every
woman, whether she can prepare ar
appetlzing dish or not. thinks that she
can write a cook book. The result Is
the suffering land is flooded with
worthless recipes.
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The Department OF Commerce has
prosecuted an aviator who neglected
to equip his nying boat with life pre-
servers, thus enforcing on the public
the fact that the lesson OF the Eastland
has not been disregarded.