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The sun., 1915-05-30

Just about the time when the Presi-
dent of China was bitterly lamenting
the military weakness Of that republic.
forced by her unpreparedness for war
10 yield much 10 wiser and stronger
little neighbor. Mr.. BRYAN was talk.
Ing 10 the Honorary Commercial Com
mission Of China sweet, pretty, futile.
foolish stuff like this:
IL believe the United S,a,es can Sc
cure her safety better BY making friends
who love her than by making nations
fear her. Half the money we spend
in battleships could better be spent in
educating the young men OF other ma
tions in our schools
Democratic governments "by dis
carding implements OF terror dare
build citadels in the hearts Of men"
and 80 OH. This to Representatives
Of a nation that knows how much
'1ove" Is shown to country not
adequately implemented with terror.
The sun., 1915-05-30
LOCUSTS COMING,
MILLIONS OF THEM
Mr.. and Mrs. Seventeen Year
Cicada and Family to Be
New YOrk's Guests.
so GUARD YOUR TREES

wAsHiNdroN. May 2a--some o,s
friends who have not visited New Yor,
city In seventeen years are abou, +,
make their appearance again. The nros
pective visitors are known to science
as the Cicada. They are known colo
quially as the severteea y.sr locust.
There are two races of this insec,
One Ia the seventeen year variety. which
occurs In seventeen different broods owe,
the northern and central regions Of IN.
United States. The other is a thir,,en
year race. which makes it's appearance
throughout the Southern States from Tho
eastward.
This is the year for the appearance
In the East of Brood VI They have ar.
rived on scheduled time this month and
will be active throughout the month O,
June.
Brood VI. are characterized by grea,
swarms and they cause fears for tho
safety OF trees. Scientists say the ac.
tual damage done by them Is slight and
that their ravages can be checked by
simple remedies While the locust tha,
Is about to do business is not an i'm.
portant one II Will be active in much
wider territory than any OF the seven.
teen other broods.
1t Is destined to appear In large mum.
bers in scattered localities covering
much Of the Northern and central state,
lying between the Hudson and Mssls.
sippi rivers. extending along the An.
palachian into northern Georgia and
South Carolina. This particular brooJ
or their ancestors last appeared In 1898
The scientists OF the bureau of .n,o
mology are keeping close watch OF thc
territory where the locusts IRE due Ia
appear with a View to minimizing the
menace. They say the best way 10
deal with the pest is to catch them
while they are young.
one of the experts made this state.
ment:
THE most reliable means OF protect.
ing nurseries in young orchards from
the ravages OF Brood VI Is by collecting
the Insects in bags or umbrellas from
the trees In early morning or late eve.
ming. when they are somewhat torpid"
The scientists say that the seventeen
year locust cuts the bark OF tree and
causes injury to branches Vigorous
young trees often recover from these
acts in three or four years, although 4,
Is difficult TO overcome the unsynlmetrl.
cal appearance which will commonly re.
suit from the pruning often necessary
incident 70 the insects work Srlentis,s
suggest that in combating the locus,
trees should he thoroughly sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture or "a lime wash How.
ever. they say the most effective pr,.
ventive Is to catch the insects. deposit
them In bag or other receptacle and
then destroy them by burning
Besides New York county the counties
of Belmont, Greene. Schenectady and
Westchester in New York State will d.
favored by this seventeen year visitor
Several counties in Jersey also ar, due
to welcome VI.
The sun., 1915-05-30
Milk Borne Tonsillitis.

The readers of THE sun have been
kept informed so thoroughly Of the
dangers of unpa steurlZed milk that II
would appear unwarranted to bring
the subject again to their attention
were not conditions like those related
in n recent number of the journal Of
the American Medical Association re-
curing from time to time.
A physician of II large State tuber-
culosis hospital harborng 400 pa
TENTS publishes in this journal an
account Of an epidemic OF milk borne
tonsillitis which reflects not only upon
the author but also upon the State
officials whose duty II Is to supervise
his work, The author recites the his
tory of other milk borne epidemics Of
throat diseases Of severe and fatal
character which were "in all instances
traccable to Inflammation Of the cows
udder or illness Of one of the dairy
attendants" Then he goes on TO re
late how entirely Indifferent he HAS
been to these well known facts which
had appeared from time to time In the
medical press, until he was painfully
made aware OF his reprehensible neg
llgence by the FIRST recorded instance
Of nm epidemic OF tonSilltis in popu-
laIion almost exclusively tuberculous
and presumably due to milk contami-
nation"
II there ne anything IN scientific
doctor delights In, II IS the discovery
The sun., 1915-05-30
NOT AN ATHEIST.
Colonel X. G. IngersOlrs Conception Of
the Unknown.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: Colo
mel r. q. Ingersoll seems to be an ap-
proach to perenniality as n subject of
religious discussions. despite the some
what notorious fact that he never had.
never can have a standing among seri-
Gus thinkers his position among them
was somewhat suggestive OF that which
would be allotted 10 a butchers boy
swinging a meat axe among a gathering
OF skilled surgeons called in to deli
cate operation. Yet oddly enough among
all his friends and antagonists l have
never yet heard but one who seems WILL
ing to say a word or quote n sentence
OF the Colonel's indicating any sugges-
tlon as 10 the beliefs actually held by
him, except as ! am about TO narrate.
That he did have beliefs is obvious.
necessary such a soul could not be neg
arive II II tried. Now what | wish to
preserve OF him was this
Jonah Rees. well known member
Of the Society OF Friends and one "ap-
pearlng in the ministry" occasionally,
was an employee OF another Quaker.
the we'll known attorney of New York.
Wilson NJ Powell. who as also has
Jonah, has gone over 10 the great ma
jority In very recent time. In the line
OF business he had occasion often to
meet Colonel Ingersoll and became quite
friendly with him. II was Inevitable
that the deeply concerned" Quaker
and the great agnostic should touch
often on the great subject, and once the
Colonel said to Jonah:
Rees ~ could tell you what my con-
ception Of the unknown is 1t would be
the greatest, grandest, mightlest thing
the human soul could fancy.
| have heard the story from Jonah
himself; he was a most conscientious
truthful man.
To my mind the story dsposes com.
pletely of the thought that Colonel In
gersoll was an atheist but why say 50 "
There is no such thing as an atheist
except II be among the very young, very
vain or very ignorant. 81. Augustine
once said there was as much OF the will
as or anything else in belief. SO ! sup
pose II must alsJ be the same OF un-
belief; the most ignorant man can force
himself into frame of mega ton which
shall pass. for al! !ntents and purposes
as atheism. D. q.
BROOKLYN, May 90.
The sun., 1915-05-30

with the disappearance Of the above
mentioned Persian revolutionists, the
publication OF the Persian paper in
Constantinople, the Shems, was dis
continued for lack of funds
The relations between the new
leaders Of Turkish politics and the
Persians became gradually strained
The Young Turks made no secret of
their utter contempt of Me Young
Persians.
The German Embassy, which had
seriously followed this comedy be-
tween the Turko-Persian leaders,
was not at all pleased at the new turn
of afsairs, for this coldness between
the two Mohammedan countries was
not in the interests Of German d.
plomacy, which had it's own views
upon the matter.
AT the instance OF Baron Won Wan
genheim, the Turks began to change
their attitude toward the Persians
Persian students were admitted into
the military college at Constantinople
free Of charge, and the Sublime Porte
began interesting itself in Persian
affairs. The Sublime Porte even in
structed its representative in Russia
to inquire into the movements of Rus
sian troops in Persia.
The Persians believed that this new
attitude was sincere, and they there
fore did not refuse to help the many
Persian propagandists who were sent
over to their country at the expense
of the German Government i'm order
to provoke the people against the
aggressive policy Of Russia and Brit
ain in Persia" II was officially de-
clared that the Ottoman Government
could not remain passive in regard to
political events in Persia"
At the instance and expense OF the
German Government, abodt three
months before the commencement Of
the European war well known Per-
sian revolutionist, Amir-i- i-Hishmet, and
thirty Turkish officers were sent over
to Persia in order to GUST Russian
troops from Azerbe!djan by the help
Of the nomad Kurdish tribes as well
as of Persian revolutionists.
The Persian paper, which had
stopped its publication, began to ap-
pear under the editorship of Seyyid
Hassan Tabrizi, and under the name
~ Rharer. at the expense OF the Ger
man Embassy
Turkish officers, thanks to the CO
operation of the Persian Consul in
CSpstantinople. were enabled to cross
over to Persia. via Russia, for an
nti-Anglo-Russian propaganda.
1t will thus be seen that Turko-
Persian intrigues supported by Ger
many and directed against Great Brit
ain and Russia were not fundamen-
tally sound and could not possibly
have had any serious political infiu-
ence detrimental to the Anglo Russian
policy in Persia.
In fact these intrigues may he
looked upon in the light OF ballons
d'essai prepared by Germany in order
10 find out how sound were the possi-
bilities for her political adventures in
these Mohammedan States. adventures
which might serve the interests OF
"the protector of Islam" to the detri-
ment OF the political interests Of the
Triple Entente. DIPLoMATIcrs.
The sun., 1915-05-30
Mr.. Lows Plan.

The Hon SETH Lows scheme for
reducing municipal elections to a
happy state Of non-partisanship in
cludes the direction by the Legisla-
ture Of the manner in which nomina-
tions should be made. under restric-
tions which would prevent national
political parties from putting up can
didates but would retain that privi-
lege for professional bodies.
There is no reason why Mr.. Lows
plan should not have the enthusiastic
approval of Tammany Hall. That an
cient factor in New York city affairs
retains an official designation in
which the titles of the two major
political organizations are united in
manner known nowhere else IN the
United States.
Aside from this interesting hut
purely incidental aspect Of the work
ines of the plan In local affairs. Mr..
Lows optimistic notion that non.
partisan method of selecting candi-
dates will he decreci by the New
York Legislature merits attention.
When. since Mr.. Low first took an In
terest in public affairs. has the State
had lawmaking department that
subordinated party welfare TO altru.
istlc designs for public benefit?
The sun., 1915-05-30
One Is Born Every Minute.

Every time the clock registers the
passing Of minute one Of them is
BORN. Their vast number and un-
conquerable spirit have led To the
establishment of great industries for
their especial entertainment and de-
lectation. A multitude of thoroughly
capable persons Of both sexes caters
to their wants and encourages their
propensities. charging for its service
that unquestlonably respectable rate
known universally as "all the traffic
will hear" While an individual Of
opposed disposition may experience
come difficulty in enllsting assistance
TO accomplish his desires, member
Of this privileged class has 1t thrust
. upon him. His difficulty Is to escape
the enthusiastic cooperation of ac-
complished volunteers rather than to
engage help.
Let II not he hastily assumed that
all who devote their energies to the
qualification of the ambitions of those
tiOn are without guile. Far from it.
There Is high profit to he wrung from
the indiscretlOns OF even fool when
the fool is gold lined. Nor need the
object OF solicltous regard be vicious
or extraordinarily reckless TO lay him
self open to the ministrations Of the
blackmaiier. 4 trivial disregard of
convention has been known to supply
the excuse for n rich sequence Of ex.
tortion, very highly nOurishing to its
thrifty practitioners.
Courage of the highest is needed
To oppose, restrain and curb one
whose natural disposition invites the
attention of those who for lahor's sake
tespise labor, The process of ref
ormalion and rehabilitation. OF en-
posure ANA repentance. does violence
10 the most highly priced instincts of
humanity. greatly intensified and up
. blown IN those whose ranks are re
cl1iiteh at the rare of sixty flu.
fledgcd Initiates each hour. The con.
vcntions of unconventionality are most
rigid ana unyiclding: their require
ments are stricter ana more onerous
than any the conyenionally conven-
tional recognize. And this must he
30 II the trade Is TO be kept up; the
potency OF the cry Good sport !"
must never be allowed to become
habby. Should such catastrophe
occur mighty structure OF fraud
and deceit would go to smash. doing
violence to clandesrine incomes thar
no true parasite can think on with
ont horror.
The stork IL indiscriminating In
Nedistributions. He has so many OF
The sun., 1915-05-30

The united public sentiment Of the
republic stands behind President Will
sor's request to the German Gov
ernment for satisfactory definition
Of it's attitude and intentions with
regard to the neutral rights Of Ameri-
cans on the high seas This sentiment
is unmodified in any respect by the
time elapsed or elapsing. Such is the
main fact. THE Sun regards 1t as
manifestly useless and even foolish
to discuss speculatively the character
Of Germany's forthcoming reply be-
fore the terms Of that reply are actu-
ally known. Furthermore. we con-
slider that to assume in advance on
the part Of the German Government
a dilatory purpose and a pettifogging
attitude would be not only foolish but
also extremely pernicious.
The sun., 1915-05-30
WEST AND EAST.
A Manhattan Poet Hurls Back "a Wild
Western W0Olly Calumny.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sfr: Ar
thur Chapman of Denver. one OF the
best known poets of the West. as THE
sun can doubtless testify. recently con-
tributed 10 the TcopCc Book, a publlca-
,ion for which friend OF his in Shcri-
dan. Wyo.. is responsible. the following
verse, entitled The Tenderfeet":
From old New York We Journeyed west
ward.
Twas something like two weeks ago
We both were armed with six foot tickets
Which read for sheridan. wyo
When We arrived We bought sombreros.
And donnei cowboy boots well creased.
Yet people say, whener they meet us;
I'VE see you folks are from the East"
We though; few more things were
To make us ft the Western scene,
So chaps and spurs | quickly purchased,
Likewise a shirt OF vivid green.
My wife Is dressed like Annie Oakley,
She looks movie queen at least.
Yet people say. whene'er they greet us:
I'VE see you're Just here from the East a"
We've loaded up with deadly weapons
We've raised our boot heels one inch
more;
We're wearing hat bands made OF snake
skin.
We've read up on wild Western lore;
We talk o; trappers, scouts and cowboys,
Each rides a livery stable beast:
But still we hear that hated greeting:
1--WE see you're not long from tho East"
Resentful In my inherency OF faith
fulness 10 the East. / hurl this back at
that wild and woolly outfit, emitting my
production THE Uneffete"
From Telluride we've Journeyed eastward.
Twas something Ike two weeks ago,
We both were armed with scalpers tickets
Which read for old moo Yawk." y
know.
when we arrived we bought the rarest
Cloaks and suits that could be guessed.
Ye, people say, when'er they meet us;
I'VE see you guys are from the West"
We thought few more things we're
needed
To make us NJ the Eastern scene.
So pumps and spats quickly purchased
Likewise a shirt OF laundry sheen:
My wife Is "draped" like NAM" Godiva,
or, as they put It here. she's dressed" :"
Yet people say, when'er they meet up:
I'VE see you're just on from the West"
We've loaded UP with rank connection
We've cramped our feet TIL they are sore;
We're wearing motor coats OF goatskin.
We're trailing close tho Eastern lore.
We prate OF frappes, Bent" and highballs.
Each takes IL pride in baking rest;
But stili we hear that hated greeting;
we see you're not long from the West"
The sun., 1915-05-30
The POpe In Spain.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: II
Pope Benedict XIV goes to Spain his
tory will be repeating itself.
Another Benedict, the thirteenth. Pc
dro de Luna, established the Holy See
in the castle OF pcniscola, a rock in the
Mediterranean, west OF Spain, In the
year l4l5,
lie was Spaniard OF the sturdy
Aragonese stock; and he held fast to
the Papacy, though he had against him
all the Christian nations. except Aragon,
CASTLE, Navarro and Scotland,
Valencia would be fine residence
for the Holy Father. The climate is as
mild as that of rome. There are splen-
did buildings for installing the Vatican
offices. The surrounding landscape Ia
very beautiful, the sky always blue and
the people courteous, intelligent, clean.
hard working and OF artistic tastes.
New York, Ma 20. Ell GRAo.
The sun., 1915-05-30
The Post Ohlce Door.
Fran me W1DpS Infeps Ddspf

Anent post office doors, We observe by
the Hamburg (Pa.) item that sidney
Hooks became intoxicated recently and
attempted TO drive his yoke Of steers into
the Hamburg post office, but failed on ac-
count Of the door being too narrow.
Hockss efrort was doubtless due to tho
fact that many complaints had already
been made about the doors Of the Ham
purg post office being too narrow. the fact
having been generally discussed locally
and the attention Of Postmaster General
Bureson called to the necessity for A
greater broadness to suit the capacities
and desires OF the complainants
The sun., 1915-05-30

FTOW Wr SurfOrInI Nrf JOurnnT
Theodore Roosevelts picture was taken
just AS he was arriving a. the court
house at Syracuse. Here we have
another and somewhat different example
OF the cutaway sui, 1t is extremely con
serrative In type, having three buttons. a
low notch sort lapels and ticket pocket
with hap, all features more suggestive
OF English style than Of the native va
rety. The SIX buttoued no collar waist
coat with the fronts closing almost to
the bottom and the "roomy" expression
Of tho trousers also suggest transatlan.
tic origin. though the high close fitting
collar, IKE the carefully pressed crease
down the front OF the trousers. Ia dis
tinctly American.
The sun., 1915-05-30
Color scheme In Kansas.

Prom me Ports indeptndem,
Frank Lemon, the restaurant keeper,
has improved the appearance Of his place
great deal by giving the walls a coat
OF pink colored calcimine,
The sun., 1915-05-30
FROM THE NOTEBOOK OF
THE MIGHTY LOCAL"
Palmetto state Youth Prepared for Wash
inGtou.

From the Edgsfeid Adcertissr
In response to telegram from his un-
Gle. Eugene T!mmons has gone to Wash
ington. ID. c., to accept position Being
lad OF exemplary habits, one who has
not desplsed the instruction OF God fearing
parents, Eugene Is well grounded IN
Christian principles, and therefore It is
not at all likely that he will he lured into
forbidden paths in the national capital.
The sun., 1915-05-30

what In May?
million golden dandelons dotting a
garment OF green.
cloak OF purple lrlacs, sandals Of vio.
let's sweet,
A veil OF apple blossoms that falls from
her head to her feet:
This Is May.
The sun., 1915-05-30
Modern Edition.

The June bug has tho golden wings,
The hrcny has the flame;
The submarine has no wings at all
But It gets there Just the sa0.
The sun., 1915-05-30

To the city parks the approach Of
summer is supposed TO bring some
thing of those blessings OF nature
which the country possesses in
abundance, almost extravaganza. But
two of the towns breathing spots
are this year sadly bereft of any sug-
gestion of natures beauty.
Poor Union Square is disorderly
pie of dirt and junk. a blend of fences,
iron, carts and every other ugly in
gredient necessary in the building OF
the aqueduct. Through the labyrinth
of the misleading hoardings one wan
ders sadly as in a maze, wondering
II any Of its beauties Will ever he
restored to this spot deserted now
by all beauty OF man or nature.
In Madison Square there Is little
more to lift the spirits Of the seeker
for the beauty of tree and shrub in
springtime Nainly he will walk
with difficulty over the Clipped and
broken stones that make up the
paths. The spring has been cold. but
the backwardness of nature is not
to blame for the general detection
which will force him to ask II New
York is really so poor.
The sun., 1915-05-30

Miss Mary Bean served ice cream at
her party last night. made from ice which
formed In her own door yard.
The sun., 1915-05-30

London once. Eninsham Hous-. l Arun-
def street Strand.
Paris once. 8 Rue de la Michodiere. OF
Rue du ouatre septenibre.
Washington ONCE, Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. los Livingston street.
The sun., 1915-05-30

one OF the greatest absurdties OF
the whole attack upon college training
is the constant assumption that its An
ished product has been immured some
where all his school life long, whereby
he has been absolutely cut off from
contact with everything but books
MAhY LEAL HARKNEss in the Ati2ntic
Monthly.
Is that attack made anywhere now?
Does anybody accuse the healthy
youngsters of to-day OF being deep
in TITUS LrIUs and in PLATO all the
day? 1t might be- nearer the truth
10 say that tAe contemporary coll
legian is cut off from all contact with
books except text books. works on
athletics and best sellers"
The sun., 1915-05-30

Published daily, including sunday. by the
sun Printing and Publishing Association al
10 Nassau street. In the Borough Of Man
haitian. New York President and Treas
urer. William c. Reick. ITO Nassau street /;
Vice President. Edward p. Mitchell, 40
Nassau street: Secretary, C. e. LuSton. i7o
Nassau street,
The sun., 1915-05-30

Al checks. money orders. SC, to be
made payable to TIVE suS.
The sun., 1915-05-30


Persian statesmen; they effected the
change of several Cabinets In Persia
Of Persian Ambassadors in Turkey
and apart from all this. they succeeded
through their Persian agents in
Teheran in obtaining important docu-
ments relative to Persian relations
with England and Russia while they
were responsible for the creation In
Persia of many parliamentary parties.
composed of hot headed Persian Depu-
ties thoroughly ignorant OF parllamen-
tary tactics.
Notwithstanding all these under
handed intrigues, meetings and dis
cussions, no practical results We're
forthcoming. Persian revolutionists
soon found out the insincerity and
hypocritical policy Of the Young Turks.
who neither kept their promises nor
honored their word. The Persian
leaders began distrustinE the
Young Turks. until the affair OF
Nadji and Sheriff Bey gave the Per-
slams sufficiently justiflable cause to
give formal and official notice to the
Committee of Union and Progress"
that they considered the secret agree
ment signed In 1909 as non-existent.
Repeated revolutions and counter
revolutions in Persia gradually caused
the disappearance OF the Persian revo-
lutionary organizations. together with
their promoters. who had generally
appropriated all the funds.
Level headed Persians were con-
WINGED that this continual anarchic
state OF affairs was leading Persia
to certain ruin, and they were only
too pleased to see that at last Russia
took the initiative Of taking more
serious steps In supporting her policy
In Persia, as defined by tho Anglo
RuWjan understanding. Together
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-09
CAPTURED A STILL.

Last Friday afternoon revenue ofhcers
captured still near Ducktown and ar,
rested man named Lindsford who lived
within ESQ yards of the still.
He was taken before United States Com
missioner G. G. Hyatt who bound him
over TO the Federal court at Chattanooga
in the sum of $3.50.
Several other stills we're found around
about and put out of commission.
IN the revenue party were: Deputy
Collector T. Burkett WINS, Deputy Marshals
w. T. Grove aud ]. M Mckenzie.