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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
MAYOR YETOES BILL
FOR ROCKAWAY CITY
Also Kills Rcapportionmcnt
measure tO Reduce Num-
Der Of Aldermen.
BLOW TO REPU BLICANS

The Rockawav city bill and tho
Adermanic rcapporiionmont bill wcro
killed by Mayor Mitchers veto yeste-.
day. lie says the Rockaway plan IS
financially unavoidable. and the pro-
posed rcdlstricting whereby The number
OF Aldermen would he cut from - -
81 'corrects one evil by creating
another"
The Aldcrmanic plan was backed by
the leaders of all the Republican county
Republicans In the Board of Aldermen
Chairmen kocnig of New YORK and
Livingston of Brooklyn were especially
eager III trying to persuade the Mavor
to sign the hill because Of his supposed
political obligations tn them aud be.
cause Il would give their party a bette
chance than IL has at present Of eie't.
ing majority of the board this fall.
In his veto memorandum the Mayor
says: at Is with personal regret tina,
feel compelled to disapprove this oil.
The harmony with which have worked
with the present majority in tho Board
Of Aldermen makes mo feel this keeulv
The approval of this bill has been urgnl
upon me on the ground that 1t would
tend to secure the reelection Of 'he
present efficient and scrviccahle fus on
board. Greatly as that result Is d.
sired 10y me. and much as II would hr
In the interest OF tho continued etfer.
tivcucss Of the city administration. I
do not feel that am at liberty 20 sock
that result through the questionable
means Of this Bin
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Reasons for Veto.

Admitting the serious need of r't1-
port ipnmcnt the Mayor SAYS the oulv
just basis should he districts Of equal
population Any other principle, he
saws. is opposed TO the interests Of good
government. hut among the distiir's
formed 10y the hill there was vide
disparity in reputation aud voters.
At has often been tn" practice In
establishing Aldermanir districts" "a
continues. for the political party IN
power 10 seek to district the city iu 10
o"u interests. Apparently the present
hin follows precedent in this regard. hut
Il l. precedent 50 unsouud that even
the knowledge Of existing gross iuoaua'i-
ties, some Of which are corrected b, the
proposed measure. does not lead m" -
give tho bill my approval
"Whlc !n tho Borough of Manhlt'i n
tho apportioument has been made COM
ptrativ,ly equitable, one needs only -
look ut tho plan Of the districts iu Tho
Borough Of Brooklyn 20 realize thtf ln
many II The proposed .Nldermauir die
tricts political and not public interest
influence 81 the assignment Of voters
The hil! Is open to further objections
IN that CD tho proposed appurtouWogt
f. made q year H. advance Of tho state
census. which Will bee held 10 1915. ~
stead Of a year after. H- the .aW ro'n-
templates and 90 that representation
Is based upon registration of voters, and
not upou population, as Is a common and
accepted practice"
II Will zoe noted that tho Mayor ab-
solves MIR. l<oeuig of the charge ~
accommodating. hut not Mr.. Livingston
Mr.. knoujg did his best to line 40
the New York county members % t.'
Legislature for the various bills spn--
sorcd by the city administration. hu'
support from Brooklyn was wahh,y.
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To THE EDITOR OF Tue SUN-Sir: In
your paper of April 30 Mr.. Lawrence
Godkln suggests that there should he a
public subscription for the purpose Of
buying one Of the informed German
steamers on which to send .Messrs Dern-
burg, Kuno Meyer and company back
to Germany.
This Is an excellent idea. hu, Mr..
Godk!n is, ! think, in error when he
says that I'VE could get the consent of
the English Government for a clear
passage for this steamer"
Why should the British Government
wish to "call or the best apostles in
this country of the cause of the Allies?
c. c. STARKwEATHER.
FoRrsT HILLS. April 30.
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Two COntla grations.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS--Sir, The
Key "Dr' BILLY Sunday and his clerical
ana iay supporters see In the burning OF
a nan IN which was held an an'i-Sunday
meeting in Paterson the hand Of Al.
mighty God, Last week "A fire dos,royea
the South End Pavilion with all its
lighthouses AZ Ocean Grove, a placc
known by Methodists throughout the
United states as Jerusalem bv the
Sea"
! wonder whether his Satanic Mat
estNs hand was in the burning Of this
pavilion, which is owned 10y the Camp-
meeting Association, as a mark of re-
taliation, The Rev. pr" SUNDAY ought
tn tell us for he seems 10 know a great
deal about the operations of the devil.
LUTHER Il. DAVIS.
NEW YoRK, NAV
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Gerrymandering for a Gerrymander

The Republican gislature passed
the gcrrymander rcconstructing the
Aldermanic districts in this city In
order that the Republican party might
have better chance to control the
next Board of Aldermen, which will
he elected this fail, and thus manage
the redlstricting Of the five counties
for the election Of members Of As
scmbly under the census of 1918.
The fact that the Aldermen to he
chosen in November will have a con
siderable amount Of patronage to dis
pense was not overlooked by the Re.
publican organization. 1t wants this
patronage: true and devoted parti-
sans can be found to sit in every chair
to occupy every desk. to stand pa
tently In line at the cashiers window
on every pay day But the division Of
the city into Assembly districts Is
the great task TO be performed by the
Aldermen next year and the Repub-
Leans want to boss the job,
Thus we have gcrryma ndcr at Al
bany to facilitate gerrymandcr in
rhis city for the strengthening of
the Republican organization. Mayor
Mitchell must decide whether the pro-
gramme shall he carried out, and as
he pondcrs the question the Difficult
ties that besct an office holder who Is
pledged 10 run political job with
he increasingly impressed upon him.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir Hav-
ing In mind your excellent editorial
artlCl" on The Administration and
Comptroller Williams" |. as an old time
Contributing editor" am moved TO arise
once again to "A question OF privilege
In preparing TO defend the case OF
the Riggs Bank: in equity. inasmuch
as the officers Of the Government have
procured the services OF the Hon. Louis
Brandeis and also 81 the Hon Samuel
Untermyer would IL not he charmingly
appropriate to complete the triumvirate
by engaging the Hon. Dave Lamar?
Really, does IL not seem too bad to
overlook the Honorable Dave? V s.
NEW YORK. May l.
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any of her allies are liable to destruc-
ton In those British waters, and
travellers sailing In the war zone on
ships OF Great Britain or her allies do
40 Mt their own risk. German Embassy
at Washington.
The above warning Is appearing in
advertisements throughout the coun-
try. and is addressed to Americans
contemplating a visit to Europe. If
any other belligerent nation were to
publish such notice 1t would he taken
to mean that the danger that travellers
might encounter was the blowing UP
Of their ship by a mine adrift, or, pos
sibly, casual destruction by shells
fired in a battle between vessels of the
Anglo-French allies and the Ger
mans. But the ugly meaning Of the
Embassy's warning Is that American
passengers on Atlantic liners under
the British flag may be sent to the
bottom with the ship by German
submarine, although the crew OF an
enemy merchant ship and her passen-
gers are non -combatants and inter-
national law holds the belligerent
captor responsible for their safety.
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The Courage Of VIM. Alden Smith.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr: So
Senator William Alden Smith has an
nounCed. "by the eternal gods" that he
will not run away from any popular
demand on the part Of his constituents
to make him a candidate for the Presi-
dency Of the United States Perhaps
not. but the people outside Of Michigan
might take to flight
a BURTON REPuBLIcAN
NEw YORK, May /.
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The DeRners Of Time

To rHr EDITOR or TT: Sus--Si-' l.-..
this definition Of time. which I once came
upon In one Of Rhoda Broughton's books,
as good as any: "A parcnthesis In cter-
nity"7
NEW YORK May ].
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MIR. BRYAN isn't getting single
cent for coming over here" said one
Of the gentlemen in charge of the
total abstinence meeting at Carnegie
Hall. and he added with exultation
in his tones: IT'S the big feature Of
this meeting" Getting Mr.. BRYAN to
talk for nothing was certainly a
triumph
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

n It Is true. as reported from
Copenhagen. that DAVID Bey, the
Turkish Minister Of Finance. has OBJ
tanned at Berlin loan Of s250.0O0. 900
for his country, he must have a posi-
tive genius for borrowing without
collateral. There seems to he no
doubt. however. that Germany could
furnish the money. The remarkable
success Of her series Of domestic war
loans proves II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

President WILSON has refused all in
vitations to deliver addresses on his
visit to New York to review the fleet
this month. Many persons would now
he gratifed II his Secretary Of State
would follow this excellent example.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

" our friends rho tdror us nth manu-.
scripts and musfrations for publication IRISH
10 hare rejected articles returned they mssf
N au cases send stamps for that purpose.
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In Style.

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London once. BINGHAM HOUSE, I Arun.
Gel street. strand
Paris ONCE s Rue de la Michodierc. of
Rue du ouatre scptembre.
Washington ofice. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. los Livingston street
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In accordance with formal notice
given by tho Imperial Government, ycs-
sells flying tho flag of Great Britain or
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All checks. money orders. &C, TO De
made payable to TBE srs.
Published daily. including Sunday. by the
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Under the Willows.

Because the European supply OF
willow rods has been largely cut of
several American manufacturers OF
willow furniture and baskets have
asked the department Of agriculture
for the addresses of persons In this
country who have taken up willow
growing. For some years the depart.
ment has distributed willow cuttings
of imported varieties with view to
developing the production Of high
grade willow rods In the United States,
The usual imports of willows come
chiefly from England, Belgium, Hol-
land, France and Germany, but these
sources have been practically closed
for several months.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
1IeIliI5efa9IIlllll!sl d .
"a lS5RNl
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union)
WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS.


Life is getting to be too compli-
Gated for the use OF narcotics" said
DR.. S. p. Kramer, the noted surgeon.
in O recent address at the Ricketts,
Research Laboratory, Cincinnati THE
time was when the farmer could drive
to town and get tanked up and his
friends would put him in the buggy
and the sober horse would carry him
home But you can not do that now
with automobiles. We know that
most of the automobile accidents are
after dinners where alcohol has been
served, and that not always ir ex-
cess"
After describing the effects OF alco-
hol as similar to those OF chloroform
or ether, except for the fact that 1t
works more slowly, he considered its
effect upon efficiency in various fields
Of endeavor, and showed charts prov
ing the lowered working power OF
compositors, bookkeepers and soldiers
after they have taken liquor.
But a friend said to me-" remarked
DR.. Kramer, continuing the same line
Of argument, Doctor, you must know
that Mr. Blank, the jury lawyer, is
more eloquent in his cups, and that
the celebrated actor was more I'M
pressive when drinking asked this
man if he would want his chauffeur,
his locomotive engineer, his surgeon,
to drink. He said he would not. Now
the orator and the actor are in vocal
pursuits. Alcohol makes them more
passionate. But the Judge on the
bench knows that the lawyer Is less
capable OF keen analysis when in his
cups. and the trained dramatic critic
will tell you that the drinking actor
is not coming up to what he should.
These men are like the court testers.
The fact is that the higher centers
are off the job. The governor is not
acting and the engine runs wild.
That is all.
mo one nowadays thinks drunken
ness is well. What the public needs
is instruction about the destructive
effect of moderate indulgence"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Deaths Touch Gentle.

In the light OF modern surgery, there
is much to reassure our faith in the
far-reaching provisions of nature to
protect all life from undergoing tor
ture as great as we may at times i'm
agine possible. We may now believe
that death comes only with the same
quieting hand that is laid upon us as
we sleep; that the summons. ito join
the innumerable caravan" is never a
clarion call OF tremendous conscious
agony, but is rather a quiet drifting
q gentle touch without sound or hurt,
like door that is softly closed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
EN- PITY JAlLS.

1Nif SFh1Ss
The following testimony to the ad-
vantages of prohibition appeared in
one of the newspapers Of Sussex coun-
ty, Delaware:
"The county Jail at Georgetown Is
without a prisoner, and Sheriff Jacob
West is idle. The turnkey is on his
vacation. chickens are roosting in the
cells and the Jail yard will probably be
planted In early corn unless another
applicant appears The lone prisoner.
Elwood Armstrong. who was afraid to
stay by himself, was paroled for two
years after having confessed to steal.
ing five dozen eggs"
Further testimony as to the work
ings of prohibition comes from Kala-
mazoo, Mich. The Gazette Of that
city on April 5 contains a paragraph
headed, kalamazoo Without Crime
for as Hours-Crimeles Period OF
City's History Follows Knockout OF
John Barleycorn," and the item reads:
"'Rooms for rent. Apply within
This is the text of sign which will
likely be tackled on the front door OF
central police station in another week
II the period of quiet continues. Not
a cell door in the station house has
been opened during the last As hours.
The bull pen is as barren and quiet
as an abandoned country church.
There has not been a single drunk ar
rested since Sunday afternoon. Crime
in general appears to be at stand
still"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
BOYS AND RREWERlEs.

A man was trying to convince an
other that because of the vested inter-
ests involved the people had no right
to close the breweries. His friend
answered thus: 81 have three boys.
By the time l graduate them from col
lege they will have cost me about ten
thousand dollars apiece. Every In
terest Of the brewery and everything
that the brewery stands for is diamet-
rically opposed to and threatens the
investment that have made in my
boys No doubt the brewer has more
than thirty thousand invested in his
plant, but am going to safeguard my
own interests first. / shall vote dry
within ten minutes after the polls
open If | can get my ballot by that
time"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
ImmenaItx Of yellow EmpIre.

The total area OF China is estimated
at 4,278,352 square miles. A census OF
the hind taken in western nations has
never been attempted in China, and
the nearest approach to reliable es.
innate is probably the census of house.
holds (not individually taken by the
Chinese ministry Of interior In 1910.
Assuming 55 persons to a household,
which, by test census In various
parts Of the country was found to be
a fair average. the population totaled
ss1, 100000. including 100000 as the
probable population Of Tibet
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
JOHN sARLEYcoRN SENTENCED.

In pronouncing sentence on over
one hundred men, including the mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind, for conspiracy
in election frauds, Judge Anderson of
the United States district court passed
sentence as well on John Barleycorn.
He said; MY no. ion is that the
saloon will have to 10. believe that
the time will come when the people
will rise up and smash the saloon, at
least as we have 1t now. The evil
dence in this case showed that the
saloons were the center of nearly all
the corruption in the election at Terre
Haute."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
An AqarIeved Relative.

'1 lost couple of chickens last
night" said the man who lives in the
suburbs.
well. boss" replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley. 81 specks knows who found
'em. done tol' my brother Sam bout
dem chickens an requested him spe-
cial to let 'em alone tell l gifts my
night OF next Wednesday"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
PRINTERS AND WHISKY.

More printers are harmed by whis-
ky than by all the insanitary shops
in the world" President Wright OF
the Typographical union No. 16 OF
Chicago. is reported to have recently
said. Every week dozens of jobless
printers come to our relief committee
for aid, medical and financial. Whisky
Is their trouble"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
THE WORLD MOVES.

It used to be Drunk as a lord"
Now it is Sober as q king" Thus
the Philadelphia Record selno up
hundred years of social evolution.
from the five-bottle roarers of the
times of Pitt and Fox to the butter
milk and grape-juice conservatives OF
the present
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
INCREASED TAXES.

When the saloonkeeper gets return
on his investment, the taxpayer gets
an increase in his assessment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
wAR AND RUM.

War is almost as cruel and excuse
less as rum. am In favor OF world
wide prohibition against both these
scourges. -" Buffalo BILL"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-23
B0WLERS WILL STAGE
TOURNAMENT AT Y. NJ.
Men Are Paired and Contest Will
Continue Until Champion
Is Selected.

Plans have been completed for the
elimination bowling tournament for
individual championship to be held at
the Y. NJ. c. 4. alleys during the fol-
lowing two weeks. Those who are to
take part are asked TO make arrange
ments with their opponents and report
to j. E. Miller. physical director of the
association, who will set time con-
venient TO the players. All are asked
to arrange before next Monday even
ing.
Prizes and trophies to be awarded
TO the winners will be gold, silver and
bronze medals. Those who will take
part are: householder, Jackson, Parks,
Wood Kingsley, Sylvanius, Thomas
Gates, Koszewski, Bremen, A. Jones,
Nitsche, Burnham, Eckman, Parker,
c. Yost, Andrus and McGrath, byes.
The following will compete with each
other: Trowbridge and Helmen; KEEP
hart and McCarty; O'Donnel and
Metzler; Snyder and Vermande; Wit
wer and Pettengill; Britton and
OLeary; Lemontree and Hobbs; Hull
and Award; Garfield and Ames; Swift
ger and II. Frank; Shanafield and
Wutricht; Hershenow and Wills; Mil
Ter and Touhey; Beyrer and AlvOrd.
Switzer and Hobbs are the members
of the committee in charge of the
tournament.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-23

MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS
ON ROCKS, SAYS BAN
Magnate Urges Adjustment of
Spring Training Camps in
Lesser Circuits.

CHICAGO, March 23-In a state-
ment made public today by Ban r
Johnson. president Of the American
league advised the closing OF about
90 minor league baseball parks for
the coming year. He also urged thar
the major league clubs abolish their
spring training trips and compel the
players 10 report in condition two
weeks before the regular playing sea-
son begins
We nave come TO the parting OF the
ways, said Pres't Johnson. and
either have TO furl our sails and run
before the wind or take the chance OF
being wrecked on the financial shoals.
/ am not referring TO the American or
National leagues when / say this eX-
cept that retrenchments along certain
lines may be necessary there. What I
refer TO Is connected with the minors.
Most OF the leagues throughout the
country are in a bad way.
There Will be hundreds of ball
players On the market in a short time.
and who can afford to pay any money
for them? The minors? They are
strapped The majors? They have
about $50 TO 800 more than they need.
The National league will have to let
out something like $50 men: the
American league about the same num-
Der.
The alb lishment Of spring training
trips, l III nix. will be in order next
year. These trips are getting pretty
much of a joke"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-23
DATES ARE SET FOR
HIGH TRACK MEET

Several changes in the track sched-
ule of the high school were announced
by Coach Metzler Monday. The most
important being the cancellation Of
the Notre Dame prep indoor track
meet. to have 5ene held on April i,
by the props, who were not permitted
TO stage the event during Holy week
1t is probable that another date for
an indoor set-to will be arranged or
else two outdoor events will be nego-
tiated for by MetZler.
The dates of the two triangular
meets one between Mishawaka, La
porte and South Bend, and the other
between Goshen, Elkhart and South
Bend, were also given out by Metzler
yesterday. May 1 will see the MiSha-
waka-LapOrte event, which will be
staged at LapOrte. while the Goshen
Elkhart affair will not be pulled off
until the Saturday after the north
ern Indiana track meet, or May %.
Usually the northern Indiana classic
is the last event on the high school
program, but the schedule is over
crowded this year and that date was
the only time that could De fixed to
suit all the schools The meet will be
held at Goshen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-23
HALT CALLED BY WEATHER
Baseball Candidates At Notre Dame
Get Days Rest.

Poor weather forced a letup in the
program which Coach Harper has laid
out for his NOtre Dame baseball can
didates. The drop in temperature and
the rather blustery weather in the
morning caused the coach to call off
out OF door work for yesterday.
The pitchers and catchers were Civ
en- workout in the gymnasium, but
the remainder OF the candidates were
given a day OF rest
The track men who will compete in
the Central 4. A. L. games a week
from Saturday night in Chicago are
working out regularly. conditioning
themselves for the big meet They
put in some hard licks yesterday.