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Mosquitoes, Malaria and Apologies.

Malaria and mosquitoes. inter-
changeable terms In the light Of latter
day scientific research. have become
so prevalent In Washington that the
situation is regarded with much con-
Germ and the Health Department Is
issuing special bulletins on the sub
ject. Never quite ideal In its sum
mer climatic conditions, residence In
the national capital in this current
month Of August has been particu-
larry trying; and very largely on ac-
count Of the pernicious activity Of
the mosquito.
That we have had the mosquito
with us right here In New York 1t
would not be difficult to establish by
the testimony, vigorous testimony II
need be, Of a cloud Of witnesses.
Whether we are threatened with an
attendant malarial affection like that
from which Washington Is suffering
has not been revealed on official au-
thority. But II mosquitoes mean ma
laria then malaria is our due.
II the introduction Of so delicate
a subject as mosquitoes In con
nection with u nelghborlng Stat.
OF New Jersey may he pardonable
under the circumstances. we would
wish to offer that State our apollo
giles absolute and unqualified. For
years the city Of New York has per-
~sistently s%landered the State Of New
Jersey by charging that Common
wealth with responsibility for II en-
tire and wholly undesirable mosquito
population. They are not and never
were Jersey mosquitoes. They are
our own. home bred every one of
them, and we are free to admit
meaner, more vicious, more strident Of
accent than any standard Jersey vari-
ETY. known-the very gunner gangs
Of the whole mosquito tribe. Our
OWL mosquito experts have estab-
lished the fact. We confess II, and
again we tender u apologies.
But Is there not a shade Of irony
in this situation in the metropolis and
In the capital of the country which
has earned fame as the great mos
quito and malaria exterminator In
Panama and the West Indies?
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TWO MEXICAN PICTURES.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Str:
look here, upon this picture, and on
this:
After the Mexican war, by the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Califor-
MIA. Utah, Colorado. New Mexico and
portions Of Arizona and Wyoming be-
came a part Of the United States.
Texas, once a territory of Mexico, had
in 1886 declared its independence.
Stable government has made these
States the home OF peace and plenty.
Across the Rio Grande, a human
ahattoir!
The two pictures are in the minds
Of thoughtful Americans.
JOHN A. WYETH.
LAKE PLACID, August 10.
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A Spirited Canvass.

The casualty lists. - far as tabu-
lated to date, Of the statewide Ken.
lucky primary in which the Hon. A.
GrsTUs OwsLEY STANLEY received the
Democratic nomination for Governor
Indicate n spirited, old fashioned po-
litical contest.
The prominent citizens Of Breathitt
county were. as usual. alert and &c.
tive. The Hon. MARTIN CLrMMoNs
of Breathitt was shot and killed by
the Hon. GROVER BLANToN,~ conspicu-
Gus In the political circles Of the same
county. while in a subsequent discus
sion with the Hon. ELIHU ALLEN Mr..
BLANToN n himself seriously
wounded. At Hickman the Hon. BERT
WALLACE was killed and the Hon.
WALTER ALLISON was dangerously
wounded in a brisk street interchange
of opinions in which revolvers at close
range served as the vehicles of
thought. Two men and one woman,
unfortunately present on the rostrum.
were likewise shot down. but are not
beyond hopes of recovery. At Rich
mond the Hon. WILLIAM MoNAuAN IN
the course OF a debate ut the polls
stabbed the Hon. GEORGE PHELPS. Jr..
who 1t is believed will die of his in
juries.
The returns are still incomplete
and the omissions include some OF the
remoter regions where party spirit IL
always wide awake and the promi-
nent citizens have long been noted
as pretty spry with their lethal cut
lery and explosive hardware. But
the preliminary casualty bulletins so
far as published are sufficient to in
dictate a strong, hearty V with
no trace OF mollycoddle languor I'm
rising to the American citizens grave
political responsibilities.
As the Kentucky campaign itself Is
10 pivot on the issue of Rum vs..
Statewide Prohibition, n topic on
which both sides are VIGOROUSLY
"sot' In their opinions. the Ken.
lucky political firing line this fall
will probably leave something to he
desired as a health resort.
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The NewsbOys' Outing.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: In
the confusion resulting from the Euro
pean war and its demands upon our
purses and our ~sympdthies some of our
most worthy home charities are per-
mitted to suffer.
My attention has been called Ia the
summer camp which for many years
has been maintained at Woodland
Beach by the Newshoys Home Club.
In that camp thousands OF newsbOys
have their only vacation and their only
opportunity to know that there is a
world outside of the streets of New
York city, The newshoy Is not a neg
ligible human quantity, He receives
n thorough education In the greatest of
all universities. experience. He is 60
ing to be a force for GOOD or for evil.
The gentlemen behind the Newsloys
Home Clu are endeavoring to start the
boys In the right direction. Their ef-
forts are hampcred by the lack of funds.
Money is badly needed for the u,nncr
camp. Appeal * made to those inter
ested In the welfare of boys. Checks
should be made payable to Frank Gull
den. treasurer, $50 World building.
JAMES BuRLINGAME.
New York, August 10.
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italian assistance in the Dardanelles
campaign. It may be taken for
granted that they have asked for It.
Italy should be willing to furnish an
expeditionary force, provided assur-
ance are given that her interests
would he promoted in the division of
territory and the extension OF spheres
of influence when the Turk has been
driven from Europe.
A contribution of 100000 men would
be Of inestina bic value to the British
and French at this j%uncture. There
Is reason to believe that the partici-
patton Of the Italians in the campaign
with men-of-war that could he spared,
as we'll as with troops, would he the
beginning Of the end for the Turks
In the Gallipoh Peninsula. In max
ing a comparison OF the Italian and
Austrian navies al expert has recently
said: "The %battleship strength Of
Italy. both present and prospective.
far exceeds that of her neighbor and
opponent. Altogether the Italian
fleet Is a large and efficient group Of
warships, manned by a young and ex-
cellently trained personnel. In fact.
the feet Of Italy Is a great acquisi-
ton to the allied side and in every
way worthy to take Its place beside
the navies Of Great Britain. France
and Russia" Plainly warships. in
Guiding subnm rines, could be diverted
from the Adriatic 10 the Egean.
In the land campaign Italian coop
Grafton should he decisive. Already
the Italians have distinguished them
selves on the Isonzo against Aus
trian veterans, and in Tripoli the 1tal.
inns took the of Ottoman
soldiers. The memory of the Crimean
campaign. In which Italians fought
side by side with the British and
French. would be inspiring. Italy
should win new laurels In Gallipoli
with the experience Of the Anglo
French troops to point the way. Bar.
%ticularly. would the powerful Italian
artillery he serviceahle in destroying
the enemy's elaborate intrenchments.
General IAN HAMILTON and his French
colleague have been slowly advanc-
ing from n line to another, sustain
ing heavy losses. They would ad-
vance with Increased hopes Of victory
/: reinforced by an Italian army.
The Allies need a sctofY to the Teu.
tonic successes in Poland. and one that
will insure an early advantage. The
taking Of Constantinople would he a
more pregnant achievement than the
occupation of Warsaw: It would be
regarded as the turning Of the tide In
favor Of the Triple Entente and its
allies. Can there he n reasonable
doubt that should Italy declare war
upon Turkey and despatch an army
TO the Galllpoli Peninsula the bar
gaining with Rumania and Bulgaria.
not to speak OF Greece. would soon
come to an end and they would he
found entering the war upon the side
Of the Powers advancing to the cap
ture Of ConstantiDbple and the ON.
fusion Of the Turk?
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One Of our commercial agents writ
ing from Shanghai says that there is
an increased demand for American
playing cards in China and that the
Chinese are showing a decided prefer
ence for these cards over their own
sparrow Cards. lie recommends the
substitution of Chinese numerals and
Chinese characters for king, queen and
jack" and adds that since the Chinese
are fond Of SNOWY cards the backs
should be made ornate and designed
in Chinese fashion" How the great
American game Of poker could be
played under these conditions might
puzzle the Westerner: but, IL we may
trust the late BRET HARTE, the Orient
will easily solve the problem.
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THE IRISH IN AMERICA.
Are They More A~mericanixed Than
the Germans In America?

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Is "England's Difficulty lreland's Op-
pOrtunity''?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: The
cabled reports tina 10000 Irishmen had
enlisted since the commencement Of the
wal are evidently got based on facts,
While the War Office is making strer-
uous efforts to get Irish recruits. so far
these efforts have not resulted In any
substantial gains. With the exception
OF the men who were already serving
with the colors when the war broke out
and the Irish reservists who numbered
$1,000, the contribution of Ireland TO
ki,chener's army has been very insig-
nificant. The figures quoted both by
Redmond and Carson are grossly a
gersted. and exaggerated for n political
purpose.
That ireland is not interested in the
war is made plain by newspaper arti-
cles and by the u~tterances OF Irish
Judges. members of Parliament and re-
cruiting officers.
Judge BOYD, addressing the Grand
Jury on July ~ at the County Roscom-
mon AssiZes, said that the population
Of males in the County Roscommon
WAS 4s.j22, and that in that time OF
extreme stress in the county generally
ne should nave been able TO compliment
them upon the number OF people that
had come forward to volunteer for the
defence Of their common country against
II ''IlililoH eIlcily lS'tdu He was sorry,
indeed. "to say OF these 4s,522 men
only AIS people had volunteered from
he county for the defence of the
country"
Lieutenant Stephen Gwynne. NJ. r.,
speaking at "A recruiting meeting held
on July 8 In the Square. Galway city.
said THE Third and Fourth battalions
OF the Connaueht Rangers were short
of the number they required. II they
did not get men to GO voluntarily. well.
they would LAY to get them by con-
scription"
Commenting editorially on the failur.
OF recruiting In Ireland the Dublin
Irish Times OF July 10 remarks I'VE
are beginning TO be sickened by the PEE
tension that our country has already
done more than enough. and W. can see
no sort OF logic In the argument that
because the gallant Ol.eary had dis
posed OF ten Germans nine farmers sons
are therefore entitled TO continue TO sit
on gates in Ireland. That
Ireland has done her best We shall have
the hardihood to deny so long as large
classes OF our fellow countrymen re-
fuse 10 recognize the existence of the
war, except as "A source Of peCuuiary
profit to themselves"
Mr.. s. W. Maddox, j T., Speaking
on July IL at n meeting held at Rath-
farnham. under the auspices OF the city
and County OF Dublin Recruiting Com
mittee. said THE time had come for
plain speaking. The hardy men of the
rural parts of Ireland We're not coming
forward to bear their share of the
burden"
From the foregoing reports It will be
understood that Irishmen are not enlist
ing in any large numbers. Perhaps his
~ due to love for ireland n to their
belief In O~'Connell's motto "EnGland's
difficulty l. lrelaud's Opportunity.'
NEW YORK, August 10. II. :. Foley.
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NEW JUVENILE COURT READY.
VIII He Opened Monday Morning
spectators Barred.

The new Children's % iuildiug Or
East Twenty-second street between
Third and Lexington avenues WIlI ~
opened on Monday morning II = AID
that the old building AT Third avenue
and Eleventh street will he taken over
by the Street Cleaning Department
juvenile d%elinquentS will now face
their Judges over a table in q snail
room with all spectators barred ne
Judges will talk with, rather thar To, the
small offenders, and the children vii no,
be embarrassed by a crowd of - "gtatnrs
Children will wait for trial ~ n large
room designed for that purpose, bat
their hearings will he private There
will be two court rooms, one with an
auditorium that will accommodate about
200 and one much smaller. IN which
boys on parole may report
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Italian Cooperation In the Darda-
nelles Campaign.

Italy has an opportunity to render
her allies n service that would prob
ably have the effect Of deciding Ru-
mania and Bulgaria 10 take the field
against the Trntonlc nations and Tur.
key. The report from n Geneva source
that Italian consnls are leaving Turk
ish territory has an air OF FEASIBILITY.
for the relations between Italy AMI
the Porte have reached an acute stage.
There can he no doubt that France
and Great Britain are counting upon
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STOP ON CITY PHONE GRAFT
Inquiry IN Re Made Into nn''rnl>
Toll Calls,

city officials who nave h'rr .-
city's telephones fur po"-.'..
toll points outside NtrnI'fr. ..
to bee affected los an mt'.' -f
Mayor Mitchell and t"Wl'.. ...
cast have ordered
IN city pays about s'''
New York Telephone t.rJ
ycar. The investigators W. Oh
this outlay can Ao reduced So
mcut TO public huS'uc'f
Bates, electrical engineer I'
the Are alarm Telegraph s,s','
Il Rrcunan, superintendent "-
telegraph system kuh"r' p ~
supervising statlstic'iU ara '"
and Chester NJ Gould, as-'sttn' t.l
NJ the Finance Department "a \"
charge of the work.
In many city departments ~ ''
~ telephone calls is kept
Users of city automobiles NOW 49,
report every use they make 81 '
: likely that just rs close " "
he kept on users Of t~clephoH"N -
result OF the invest cation, ard '"f So
calls which hav no hearing ~" "
affairs will have to be paid FOR p''N' ~
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The Teachers Pension Fund.

The letters appearing In THE Sun
and those being received by Comp
troller WILLIAM A. P%RENDFRGAsr are
Il manifestation Of the interest that
the present condition Of the Public
School Teachers Retirement Fund Il
attracting. The question TOY Is not
81 much whether the work Of the
teacher Is hard or easy, whether the
city or the teacher is responsible for
what has been done. as the finding
OF a remedy for the present unfor-
tumate situation.
There are, according 10 Mr.. Prem
DrRGAsT's report, 1,549 teachers on
the retired list. and the mount paid
out In 1914 was S1.19S ,5i6.S5. The
deficit In the fund at present Ia
$215.OOO: "in other words, the re-
tired teachers cannot collect more than
55 per cent. Of their pensions for
the last five months Of 1915" Many
teachers are living upon the pension
payments, and the failure to receive
them will entail considerable hard
ship. One woman writes:
~ am depending upon the pension for
my living expenses, and II the fund Ia
bankrupt I must return Immediately 10
the city to do know not what"
And another:
IT have been i'll all spring. ana am
here to try 10 regain my strength. II
the check for August Is TO he delayed I
must 60 home and try to ind employ
ment."
The difficulty Of finding new en-
ployment by a person who has al
ready reached the e of retirement
might we'll he n source M much
anxiety to these pensioners.
A regrettab BILE feature Of this crisis
in the affairs of the funds is that It
Is not a new or sudden development,
but has long been forescen by the
Comptroller land other city officials.
including the officers Of the Board Of
Education" One correspondent men
lions the fact that a report was made
two years ago by an nct1iary Of me Of
the largest insurance companies and
he pointed out the inevitable result If
the continuance OF the existing condi-
lions. Both the report and the rec
concentrations for putting the fund on
a sound actuarial basis were ignored.
From 1912 to the present year various
plans were discussed for the relief Of
this fund in conferences between the
Comptroller and the Board Of Esti-
mate. One that was finally agreed
upon, but which was admittedly tenn
Torary In nature, would give the fund
needed relief and provide sufficient
income To maintain 1t until 1917. The
principal provisions Of this were the
contribution by the city OF $55S,O 900
and an increase in the contributions
If the teachers from the present 1
per cent. Of their salaries TO 3 per
cent. Mr.. PRESDERGAsr says:
The teachers, In and through their or.
ganizations, vigorously opposed tho plan
approved by the Board OF Estimate and
the officially designated special com.
mittee OF the Board Of Education and
used svery means to defeat Il The
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Prayer for Tammany's Downfall

To THE EDITOR oil THE SuN-Sir. In
describing the breaking up Of Indian
rule, after the death OF A%nrungzebe. the
last great mogul. Lord Macaulay uses
this language violent shocks from
without co~operated with an incurable de-
cay which was fast proceeding within :
and In n few years the empire had un-
dergone utter decomposition"
Substitute Tammany Hall for "empiro"
and you have an accurate picture of that
ancient and once honorable political in
siitutlon az It exists to-day under Nabob
Murphy, The election this fall ought 10
end the reign of Charles Fat Purse"
II the Republicans. Progressives and
independent Democrats come together,
Matchmaking candidates for the Judi
ciary and naming stool pigeons for Other
city ofnces will become a lost art.
Nsw YORK, August ~. A. WAKE.
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The Resolute Is going out Of COM
mission. Her score Of eighteen wins
in twenty races with Vanitie this year
seems TO settle the question OF which
yacht shall he the u defender, but
sailed? No n has any light on this
question. II doesn't seem to interest
Sir THOMAS LIPToN. for he Is enlisted
for the war, and has won new fame
with the Red Cross in Serbia. How
ever, he cant have forgotten sham
rock ". and when peace is concluded
we shall see him over here making
preparations TO lift the Americas Cup.
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To TuE EDITOR ~ Tue SuN-Sv en-.
tered a siore on Nassau street and bougn,
a new straw nat for a du,iar.
We used TO sell them for 81" the brirh n
young salesman replied. In answer to my
query, "and they cost us sixteen nfty a
dozen"
was reminded Of the uptown depart.
ment store that had acquired great wealth
through selling goods Aelow cost.
Then the young man said that he had
been In the Cstskills last week, and from
a small brook In one hours fishing had
taken twenty-five trout, the smalles, Of
which weighed two pounds"
| grasped the fact instantly that had
apprehended the seasons best, paid the
dollar, took my new hat and went out,
Nsw YoRE, August 10. KIT cLAsxl.
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We didn't elect our Mayor to be a
soldier.-From nm opcn letter to JOHN
PURRoY mitchell.
II Is extraordinary how hard 1t is
to satisfy some people. Usually when
the Mayor IS away his critics expert
ence a sense Of relief, but now that
ne has donned khaki and Is being
hustled about by a drill sergeant they
need his Honor every hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14

At Madison, N. j.. a tree to which
WASHINGTON tied his horse IL
to be u down because II i%nterferes
with street traffic. But there should
be other trees, plenty of them. that
the Father Of His Country used as
hitching posts. As the list Of weather
houses where he passed the
night must now he exhausted, the idea
associating him and his charger with
convenient trees should spread like
wildhre from Trenton to Fort Lee.
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Representatives MADDEN Of Illinois
and HILLIARD OF Colorado will ask the
War Department to establish train
ing camps for business men at Chi
cago and Denver. Hurrah for Platts-
burg! 1t was an inspiration to get the
business men together for a month Of
drill and instruction. and the War
Department may now expect applica-
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tons for tentase and equipment from
every large city In the country.

We have nothing at all against
General SUDRE D'ARrIGuENAvE, the new
President Of Hayti. but we cannot
stifie "A wish that once in a while.
just for the spice Of variety. a Latin
American republic would elect a plain.
ordinary private to the Presidency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14

II was just n drill after another
Pirate NELSON O'SHAuGH MESSY.
MuLDooN has nothing on this place
when 1t comes to work.-Mdyor mitchell.
But the best Is yet t come: the
n to he inoculated against
fever. The regular army
never does anything by halves.
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Into the city swept a patrol OF lane
ers. their lances entwined with flowers
and all OF them singing Ole Nacht am
Rhein."-Gerndn progress IN Poland.
For the time being Die Wacht am
Rhein" has given place to Die Wacht
am Bug"
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The peak of Vesuvius has filed the
entire country about Naples with heavy
vapor.-Italian cable,
In the use Of poisonous gases ma
ture has long been an exponent of
kultur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14
Music In North Carolina Br-e,es.

Talk about your symphonies in + minor,
and all these scientific concords of delight
full sounds, hut the sweetest music that
ever Eel, on tho ear Of IA practical farmer
IL the rustic OF the south wind In the fields
Of waving corn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14

London once. Bingham nouss. I Arun-
del street. strand.
Paris once. s Rue de Ia Nichodiere. on
Rue du Quatre Septenhre.
Warrington Office. Hthbs Building
Brooklyn oficc. i0s Livingston street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14

Readers Of THE srs leaving town for the
hummer months can have the daily ana
Sunday and evening editions delivered to
them In any part Of this country or Eu-
rope on the terms stated above. Addresses
changed as often as desired. order through
newsdealer or directly Of Publication Or
nee. telephone 1900 Hickman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14

No one as yet has advanced the
theory that either German intrigue
or British gold is back OF the New
York mosquito.
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Published daily. including Sunday, by the
Fun Printing and Publishing Association at
$50 Nassau street, In the Borough OF Man
haitian, New York. President and Treas
urer, William c. Reick, 1850 Nassau street;
Nice-President Edward p Mitchell, 10y
Nassau street. Secretary, G. r. Luxton' lou
NAasAn street.