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derful Remedy.

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are needlessly suffering from stomach
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every one.
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two users have written:
+. A. REEDER. Helena. Md.-"Your
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CT have suffered three yea years sos, every Z,
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Fine Healthy Child
Convincing Evidence
Simple, inexpensive Remedy
Checks Early Tendency
to Constipation.

About the first thing impressed on
the young Mother Is the necessity for
regularity In her baby. which brings
up the question OF the most desirable
laxative for children's use.
Mrs. Jesse Richardson. Phiipot. Ky.
says she has used DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin for the past year. and that there
Is no medicine in the world like Il, She
writes. MY little son, William, Jr,
Just loved it because 1t is so pleasant
to take. and everybody talks about his
being such n fine. healthy boy"
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is COM
pound of simple laxative herbs. free
from any opiate or narcotic drug. and
Is the standard remedy for constipat ton
In thousands OF homes throughout the
land. Drug Stores everywhere sell It
for fifty cents a bottle. Get a bottle Of
this excellent remedy. and have II In
the house. A trial bottle. free Of
The Washington times., 1915-10-12
'GOTTSTRAFE" CARDS
BARRED FROM MAILS

postmaster General .Burlcson has is
sued an order closing the mails to post
cards and letters on the envelopes Of
which are inscribed insulting words or
pictures inspired by the war. The or
der reads:
"Postinasters are directed to treat as
non-mailable envelopes and post cards
bearing stickers containing the words.
or having printed thereon the words
'Gott strafe England, or a picture of
the German escutcheon with a red blot
labeled 'Lusiiania,' inscribed The blot
that won't come off,' as. being not only
'nneutral. but calculated 10 reflect up-
on certain classes OF persons"
The Lusitania inscription was on doc
uments sent to the Department OF JUS
uce. and referred by that department
to the Postmaster General. The POST
master Generals order does not affect
the circulation Of sealed mail matter.
The Washington times., 1915-10-12
Young Peoples Session
Opened At Baltimore

A three days session Of the>Union
of Young Peoples Work Of the Mary
land Conference, OF the Methodist Pro-
testant Church opened today in Balti'
more. the afternoon session being held
In Allnut Memorial Church and the
evening meetings In Albaugh's Thea
ter. This evening in festival OF
song, the convention chorus, led by
the Rev. r. ID. Stone. will be assisted
by soloists Of this city and Baltimore.
The day sessions were taken up with
the reading Of reports and addresses
Tomorrow night the general theme Of
the meeting will be MY Country" the
feature being an address on Uncle
Sam. His Young People and Their
Church" by DR. W. r. Chalmers. Of
Philadelphia. Thursday night viii be
adult Bible class night. and the classes
will march to the theater IN IL body.
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A Contented Mother

A quiet, tranquil mother will
transmit q more healthful influence
than if she is extremely nervous
from undue pain. That is why ex-
perienced mothers are constantly
urging expectant mothers to use the
old-time remedy, Mothers Friend,
a dependable external treatment OBJ
tanned at any drug store. It relieves
undut tension on the cords and liga-
ments resulting from muscular ex-
pansion and gently soothes the net
work of fine nerve threads. It is
the one splendid assistant to ease,
comfort, and safety.-Advt.
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ton in the school for 40 pupils at first
nnd chance to enlarge the capacity to
600 pupils.
The dormitories will contain suites.
each two girls having n study and a
sitting room In common. with each
there will be a sleeping porch and pri-
vate bath. Each dormitory Will accom-
,modate eighteen pupils and two teach.
ers There will be teaching stan OF
forty.
The school, founded twelve years ago.
new occupies seven remodeled houses
in the vicinity Of Rhode Island and Con-
necticut avenues. It's membership has
increased to $50 pupils. for whom there
are sixteen instructors.
Mr.. Wood designer Of the new struc-
lures, built the West Point cadet bar
racke and the officers quarters at the
Naval Academy.
The site Is one of the most beautiful
that could be found 1t overlooks the
city from n point near the site Of the
proposed Episcopal Cathedral.
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on the ground that he was denied his
constitut onal rights.
Filler was to have been electrocuted
yesterday. but Governor Brumbaugh
granted n respite until November s to
permit the appeal. He was convicted.
on circumstantial evidence. OF killing
Jacob X. Blank, a chauffeur, His at
torneys claim the jury was taken to the
scene Of the crime without the knowl-
edge OF the defendent, thus teopardizing
his rights,
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ElectrOcution Prevented
By Appeal to u. S. Court

Attorneys for II. Il. Filler. convicted
OF first degree murder at Greensburg,
Pa. petit!oned the United States SUI
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stop Immediately and acquaint the

stop Immediately and acquaint the
American officer in command with his
purpose 10 convey passengers from
Mnnzanillo. Santiago and Guanta-
namo 10 Jamaica.
The Adula was seized and condemned
"a n blockade runner. and this sentence
was affirmed by an appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States
on the ground. as stated in Dr. JONI
BAssrTr MooRE's Digest Of Inter
national Law" that those In charge Of
the vessel had actual knowledge Of
the existence of the blockade and
that the sailing for the port was
therefore u~njustidable and properly
subjected the vessel 70 condemna.
ton"
We refer ~ the Adula case because
this country Is not unlikely TO hear
more of II before long as establishing.
on the authority of our own Supreme
Court. the principle that the very act
of sailing In defiance OF u declared or
known prohibition properly subjects
the neutral vessel 10 seizure and con
demnatlon.
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Some Of Our Health Resorts.

Recent investigation by Professor
JOHN c. HEMMETER and Professor
ERNEST ZrEBLIN OF Baltimore, for
which We are indebted TO the
Archives Of Internal Medicine" Feb
ruary, 1915, establishes the SUI.
p~eriorlty OF some OF the American
springs over those OF Europe, and
likewise the equality Of the Euro
pean springs in the matter OF radio.
activity. This radioactivity Is now
accepted ms the chief reason for the
difference IN curative value between
waters used NJ the source and those
applied AT home,
The highest radioactive springs in
the world are those Of JOachimSthal
and Iacco Ameno, the Hot Springs
Of Arkansas and tn" Virginia Hot
Springs. The first three of these lose
much Of their original radioactivity
before reaching the bathtuh because
their temperature must he reduced to
II hearahle degree, while the Virginia
Hot Springs may he used Just as they
flow, a short distance from their
sources. Wicsbaden. the most re.
nowncd and i|requcntcd resort in Eu-
rope, furnishes mineral and radio
active water at $40 Fahrenheit, and
must, like the hot springs OF Ar.
kansas, no reduced about fifty degrees
before reaching the bather. The hot
springs Of Virginia and Arkansas may
be reached by passing through n row.
cred corridor, while the Cove rnment
bath institutions OF Wiesbaden arc
distant from the hotels.
According to Professor zUEBLIN's
report the waters Of Virginia Hot
Springs exceed IN radioactivity those
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Prom -. N-e FORK American

Prom fe N~r FORK American
In earlier days when "A President spoke
H.. language was highly oraou!er.
He never iebasei hi- remarks VITA n ,oke
or ,a!k-d IN the vulgar vernacular.
But now. when 'nqu,sittvs newspaper boys
with qui,,!nG ana 1u-s:,oning fret him.
The slang 81 the dAv h- discre.tIy employs
And no ve-!--t lovbrov can &c. him.
To so't innuenio re well may reply.
with - smile % reproof Out your
bidding"
or 80 a too pressing Young .erih. With
a sigh:
GO pat On tbs. chains. you 49, .hid-
d'ns,"
o. when som. one speak. IN a 'ceu,sr
~av
. D.: a veish;y political mstt-r,
The H.sd OF ,hs Nation may properly ssy:
Hand Sweeney that bum .irs o'
chatter"
And 40, when m. WORT from N. white
House We read
A. me news o, ,he day u. are cleaning
There's no ore 20 d.r.. ,h,t he cennot
succeed
IN getting n the oa - meaning
n learned quotations snd .rudlte speech
The scholar ana h'ghhrov may reyAl
But q r-A. uite eyed s's'e.man VT pitch
every rcrrech
Nicely down 70 the popular isve',
JANIS J. MosTAarn.
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mits such vicious Misrepresentation

~ Cuth NlNiVuS IulSTeDT tStltH llouS
as may be suspected.
Nor IL the case different in Wash
ington. No watchdog of the nations
Treasury, no matter how completely
equipped with growl. and bark. and
tooth, can avail in substantial meas
ure against a practice that involves.
in Mr.. F1TzGrRALD's words. consider
alton by eight committees OF appro-
prlatlon measures involving S1.12T.-
n1.IIG b ased on strictly tech
meal estimates" and estimates prop
erly considered" The difference be-
tween these classes Of estimates IL
s%trlkingly illustrated by the Post OF
flee appropriation bill for next year.
As sent to the House by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury in the hook Of
estimates. this called for 1901, 0OO.OO0.
But these figures were based on the
assumption that Congress would
adopt n revolutionary scheme Of re-
organization which no MAJ in the
United States expected or hoped II
would sanction. While this pleasant
fiction was being printed. the Post
Office Committee was preparing its
bill on the old principle. and appor-
tioning S27 ,OOO.O OO more for the ser.
vice than the Postma ster-G Generals
estimate called for. This is child's
play: hut II IL absolutely typical of
the name IN which hundreds Of
millions OF dollars are voted by the
Congress every year.
President WILSON is properly hlam.
able for n degree Of the extravaganza
Of the Congress no completely don't.
mated through the greater part Of It's
history. Governor WHITMAN cannot
the plumbers 70 which he has been
committed. willingly or unwittingly.
But on neither Of them can the whole
burden Justly he put. They and the
men associated with them IN admin.
istratiye and legislative offices inher-
tied from their predecessors financial
systems lrdicrously Inadequate. In
~tentionally delusive. incomprehensible.
unfit. None Of the men to whom criti-
cism must attach Is completely blame.
worthy. All Of them labor under the
hand'caps that disregard for sound
principles Of administration, the no
cessities Of huggermugger. the ext
gencies Of petty politics have imposed
on nation and State. Incompetence.
careleSsness. hrazen effrontery have
prescribed the rules they follow. In
~ n day when honesty of our
pose. courage and understanding unite
10 sweep away the whole rotten struc-
turc OF deceit and ignorance that now
surround public finance no suhstan.
tIal and permanent Improvement Is 70
be- looked for. and that day will not
dawn until tho people themselves.
sick of tho frauds and cheats FOR
which they must pay awake 10 I
realization Of the real cause Of the
gross and Increasing injustices under
which they labor.
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The MenaceC City.

Apparently the accident which tied
up the subway early yesterday morn.
ing was the result Of q misadventure
Of the kind which occasioned the fatal
blockade of January 6--the improper
placing of q drill in the network Of
electric cables that underlie Broad
way and Seventh venue where the
new tunnel is In process Of construc-
ton. This section Of the work on
tho dual system vas the occasion Of
n sharp wranglc between the Public
Service Commission and the Inter.
borough company when the contract
was let. The company wanted to do
The task Itself. and explained AT thar
time the extreme dcllcacy and dan
ger TO the original line and rs passen-
gers involved in n carelessness at
this point. The price quoted by the
marlborough for the work was higher
than that OF another bidder. and un-
der the law tho commission was
obliged 70 accept the lowest bid.
In Yesterdays accident the subway.
surface lines and telephone system
were involved. and the buildings In
the vicinity were filed with fumes of
fused insulating material. The great
difficulty of subduing a IRE at this
point Is shown by the fact that the fire
men were unable 10 put water on the
flames until not only the subway
electrical currents were III off hut
all the circuits had been rendered
harmless. The marlborough company
had obviously proilt~i by the January
accident. for its trains were immedi-
ately stopped and their passengers,
fortunately few in number. We're
taken Ia the surface.
II il Ia be assumed that the Public
Service commission, the marlborough
company. the contractors aud the
various other interests affected by
these accidents are taking all the
precautions human foresight can de
wise to prevent them. ar. failing that.
L. minimize their consequences. Re
yond this, We confess we do not see
what can he done.
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\ Model State Paper.

We hope there are some MeXicaus
who Will he touched and Influenced by
Mr.. WILSON'S note Of sympathy and
guidance addressed 10 Don NENUsIi.
ASo C~ARRASzA ~ Vera Cruz. The
President must share that hope ar he
would not have tempered the wind 10
the shearing Constitutlonallsts with
such exquisite grace and delicate
feeling.
or Is kind tho Presidents rom.
~munlcation Is Il model. Pitched IN a
tender key Of service TO humanity, Il
reveals no irritation with Mexican
error of omission and commission.
The writer spares the First Chief even
the pains Of retrospecton and Soothes
his ruffied spIri; with tho gentle as
surance that II our messages oc-
c~asionally are couched IN terms Of
strong emphasis Il is only because
they contain SOM matters which
touch the very safety ~ Mexico ,tse.f
and the whole possible course ~ -
lullIt nlsl'lN .N'luliE iNUNl ~
more c~onsideratn. II IN a previous
message NJ. BRYAS was rude. which
is not his nature. u was for the good
OF Don V~rSrsrrANo and he necple.
And then Mr.. WILSON. having pro.
pared Don NrNUsrrNNo's mind for the
truth that must he told. points out the
grave danger 10 the Struggle for III.
erty' Of amy (even temporary dis
regard for the lives. the safety or the
rights Of the citizens Of Other coun-
tries resident within !ts (Me1ico's>
territory" Mr.. WILSON has in mind
the future, for the past has been con.
doned. "To speak less plainly. or with
less enrnestness. concludes tho Press.
ldent. would he TO conceal from YOU
a terrible risk which M lover 81
Mexico should carc 20 run
Whether this IS n revelation - Cen
era, CAHaASzA. a. the language would
imply. we may doubt. but h. "a no
gentleman II ne does not feel the
delicacy Of the appeal. May II have
the desired hypnotic effect. not only
upon him hut upon all Mexican lead
crs exposed to the terrible risk" that
impcrlls reconstruction and peace.
Francisco VILLA az well as NrNvsTi-
M CARaANzA. RUDoIro FrrBRo ~
well as ALvABo OBREGoN.
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Financing the New Freedom.

a. InJo, - H. a,,n1 ,hror,., =,
,ro WV, ,a,,irts.ro.,oa 60 90.
,.o,,,, r,, so,,o.h,nc M. .h,s.
l'easurF not p"'Ahce' si'o'ooo'ooo
''S revenues '" ordinary
e~Npenu''ure
noe.,ouor - ,.ro,v,.
: 49,, an,ro,-,a.,o,. ~ c,,x.,.
ru.-ga,cv u,- ,ax ,sv,.a
G Nor. record h-.as,,r ammonia.
tons
.. Revenue deficiency grows.
10. Treasures impending bankruptcy
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Gastein and others less renowned.
When Il IL considered that $4,000
persons visited Wiesbadcn in 1911
the opportunity Of the Arkansas and
Virginia Hot Springs and others less
known in this country is exceedingly
promising.
THE SUS has adverted TO the need
OF more scientific knowledge Of our
waters and OF the instruction of ply
siclans In their curative uses. hitherto
prescribed In 80 haphazard a manner
that patients have become sccptical
as to their real value.
A writer on the subject has we'll
said that at is more important to
the doctor who sends his patients to a
mineral spring to know the mental
composition OF the doctor to whom
composition ~ the waters he pre-
scribes.' So long as this important
branch OF therapeutics il not taught
In the medical colleges No long will
the prescription of our mineral and
thermal springs languish.
Commendahle activity is now in evil
dence at many resorts. Where ply
sicians have long resided and applied
their respective waters. such az Vir-
ginia Hot Springs. Arkansas Hot
Springs. White sulphur and Saratoga
Springs. there Is tho prospect of n
large influx ~ health seekers who
formerly visited Europe. These may
discover that, taking our best ey-
amples. there are no cold springs In
Europe possessing more valuable
curative properties than those Of
Saratoga, where persons who have
been IN the habit Of spending the
summer at K'ssingcn. vichy. Hon
burg. Mar'enbad or Nauheim may
find the %carbonlc acid waters Of these
resorts. which aggregated 10000 pa
TENTS IN 1911. Nor IS there any re-
sort In Europe IN which those who
make annual pilgrimagcs to Aix-les-
Bains, A'X.la.C happcl,c. Wlesbaden
and other warm springs. IN which
they may not find. for reasons given
above. eIu1l advantages IN Arkansas
and California. and over superior ad.
~vantacos a. the Hot Springs Of vlr.
ginla.
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''RATS!''
riend u Mine Ferguson.

ftTl ~ hbTfFpFN tF'fT
Titr SIS has surely pa, ono over on
President Wilson. The President vas
charged recently with having sent out
a commissioner or emlssary 70 sound
the business community. smooth things
out for him. and ia general spread
peace and good will about. When This
was pu: up 20 the CHIEF Executive that
gentleman emphat!cally denied T. and
said the best description for such a
story wac the ono word Rats
That ought in reason TO have silenced
the impudent and m's.nformed SvS. hut,
instead OF that. the paper has tho ef-
frontery 20 publish the following COM
mission con white House stationery
which was given 20 a man named Fer
guson:
The bearer o. M. 'e,te-. NJ Charles
Ferguson. 4. a friend ~. mine IN whose
character and gifts I have r~ccul'a- con.
Hdenre. He - acting as q representative
% the Department ~ Commerce o. IN.
United States. Hts duties invo,ye .hs I'm
portan. function OF bringing The business
%, tho coun'ry into close and
intelligent; touch Ni.h tho pan Of the De.
and the operation % commerce
throughout the woy,i. I hespeak FOR him
the most cordial cooperation.
woopaow WILSON.
The question now IL how 10 reconcile
this unique document with The Rats 80
and the general denial which have been
passed upon Il.
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CAPITALIST AND FARMER.
A Panegyric Of the Late Norman II.
Rcam Of Chicago.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SuN-Sir. OF
tho very rich mon OF tho United states
Norman Roam. who died hero on Mon
day. was. | think. least known TO the
general public. This was partly because
OF his intense modestv. which made
him refrain from putting himself for
ward in any way. and partly because
he was at heart throughout his life just
~ he was in It's beginning Il farmer,
with all "a farmers love Of quiet and do
mestic comfort and with all q farmers
dislike Of the ceremonies and diversions
Of VIVA: is called Society" With q
giants body and a giants heart and
brain, he was the plainest. the most
democratic, the most arproachable and
best naturcd Of men. lie loved To- plan
and carry on great enterprises, but he
did so with such simplicity of manner
hat even those who were closely ASSOC
ciated with him did not realize some-
times how big n man he was.
! do not know OF another rich ma
Of the first rank 40 typlcally an Ameri-
Fan as was Norman Ream. Farmers
boy. school teacher, photographed when
PINOT lgrlphY was a rev art, private
soldier through most 81 tho civil war.
country storekecpcr. buyer and seller OF
grain. and finally and for the last half
of his life an organizer Of great cor
puriticus. no vas at all times a plain.
shrewd. kindly man, never ohtrusive,
hu. 'iNays choosing his ground and
standing upon il against any odds.
iiomely IN warne and speech. he talked.
acted and lived In the vernacular Of the
United States.
Nj Hcam's most striking chnracterls-
tic was his abundant possession OF what
is, commonly called horse sense. which
hv tu mean implies tnef he was Dug
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AN IRISH v. c.
The Noble Courage and Long, Honor
able Career Of Luke O'Connor.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Tho
recent death OF sir Luke O'Connor, V.
C.. IN his e~ighty-thlrd year, closes the
picturesque career OF another OF the
amous 1rlshmen who have made his
tory. 4 well educated orphan from
~Connaught. he enlisted az n private tn
the Seventeenth Lancors and was trans
ferred later to the infantry. when the
Cr!mcan war broke out. An outbreak
of cholera gave him rapid promotion
In his regiment when serving In Turkey,
and "a sergeant he served through the
war. leading his mpa in the terrific
assault on the Great Redoubt at the
Alma when most OF the officers had been
swept away. Though shot In the breast.
he seized the colors from n len sub
altern, planted them on tho parapet and
held them there. though too weak to
stand.
For his bravery he received the VIC
torla Cross and a commission, and as
soon as he was convalescent he re-
turned to the front and volunteered 20
lead a storming party on tho Redau,
which he and "A handful OF survivors
finally captured, though he collapsed In
the intrenchment with three serious
wounds. He served right through the
Indian mutiny. leading dashing charges
on several occasions and repeatedly be-
ing mentioned in dispatches, and took
part IN the Ashanti expedition. where he
again won promotion.
put daredevil O'Connor when he be-
came General found the scope sor me
deeper side OF hts character. He lt-
bored increasingly to promote the wei
fare OF his mon. He became identified
In many reforms ard was one Of tho
prime movers In founding and develop
ing the Catholic Boys brigade. Tic
had travelled extensively Ia the United
states. where ne had many friends and
relatives.
Despite his advanced age The present
war brought him from his retirement 20
TAX an active part IN man useful
spheres ~ activity In promoting the In
teres, and we'll being OF the now re-
cruits for kitchener army, and 10 H.
orally di"d in harness
MonroS DfNNoSr.
~RronKtNS. Mach II
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