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Medical Examination Day.

The success Of tuberculosis Sunday.
which was observed in 100000
churches in the United States last
year. according to the late bulletin Of
the Department " Health Of this
city, has encouraged the idea Of an
annual medical examination day. DIR.
GolDwATER suggests that Wednesday.
December y. he observed as n national
medical examination day, OF which
efforts shall he made to induce all
persons "to see a doctor and learn II
they are in good physical condition"
This truly American conception Is
full Of promise for all classes. The
well to do may discover that they are
sound IN body or perhaps that by
reason OF too strenuous pursuit of
gold or pleasure they are impercep
tibly on a downward curse to irrepa-
rablc physical degeneration the toll
ers may discover II they are menaced
by r%emediable dnngers that have es-
capped their attention. The joy Of
life would he enhanced for both
classes. while the increased efficiency
Of the workers would bring happiness
and contentment to probably handi.
capped households.
In recent years certain diseases OF
degeneration have been noted to occur
earlier than formerly in those whose
systems have undergone the stress
and strain Of modern life. Physicians
who have made and are still under
taking thorough studies Of the causes
and pathology Of these premature Sc.
nile conditions tell us that their ap-
proach is insidious and may he
thwarted by proper attention. Through
their medical societies and through
health boa rds warnings have been sem
ont. which THE sun has ~endenvored
from time to time to interpret FOR it's
lay readers. We have advocated these
protective examinations.
If medical examination grows in
popularity as tuberculosis day has
grown the enormous benefit that would
ensue cannot be computed. The lat
est bulletin Of u city Health Depart
ment states that last year 100000
churches in the United States gave
attention to tuberculosis by sermons,
talks and announcements. and clubs.
lodges and other societies have been
enlisted in the Mercantile and
industrial corporations. scientific and
philanthropic bodies would do wisely
To instruct the people In the signifl-
canoe Of disease prevention which
regular medical examinations would
bring about.
There exists a natural prejudice
against being Informed Of possible
physical defects. but the slightest re-.
Election upon the probable value OF
such discovery in forestalling i'll health
and conserving working capacity and
possibly death should counterfeit this
fear. The remarkable dimlnution OF
tuberculosis deaths since the impor-
lance OF early diagnosis has become
recognized is convincing proof Of the
value OF regular physical examine
lions.
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DEAD IN MEXICO.
An American Citizen Recalls Certain
Incidents Of Recent History.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SrN-Sir: As
! write THIS there les before me a
small. thin book bound in gray duck
and mSkcd soldiers Handbook. l.. $.
A. It Vas given to me last summer
IN Vera cruz by Private W. Il. Con-
nell. Company Il. signal Corps. whose
dcuth at the hands OF Mexican bandltk
has just been reported. Thus In seven
months there hav" been murdered by the
McNicans three men whom | knew per-
-onally John II. McManus. Wells OF
Mexico ely and young Connell.
This in itself is bad enough. but what
makes It infinitely worse is the fact
that all three We're killed with arms
and ammunition which could only have
been procured from the United States
which were shipped into Mexico at the
express desire OF the Administration,
ana which have been used by adheren's
OF the factions which President Wilson
put into power.
who does not remember the lifting
q the arms embargo, early in 1914.
by which Cdir,nzi and villa were en-
ablsl to supply themselves for their
campaign against liuertaH Who has
forgotten that just after the capture OF
Vera Cruz Wuou war with Mexico
seemed imminent, q huge shipment OF
ammunition Went through FL Paso. con-
signed 10 the Coustitutionalists, and
that General scott received repeated
and positive orders from Washington 10
ALLOW this shipment To- reach Mexico
or who Is There that Ices not recall
the incident which took place during
the Niagara Falls conferences. when
John Lind, the Presidents envoy ad-
Nlsed the Constituencies that they
could eNade the embargo on the intro
duotion OF arms. which had been again
put in force 10y as, by billing such car
goes to Havana and reshlpping from
there to Tampiro"
The men ! have mentioned are but
three Of the americans. soldiers ur
civilians. who have been Killed or
wounded 10y McNictns since January.
l@l+ Truly. il makes ones blood boil
TO think hat tho President of the United
states Is directly responsible for plac-
ing IN tho hands of the murdcrers the
instruments with which 20 commit their
crimes And T. t. the same President
wao AT N" funeral of the seamen and
tho marines killed in the taking OF Vera
cruz modestly informed his hearers tina
his own courage in facing the sueers OF
his ,uuutrym"n far exceeded that OF the
men whp bad Laid down their lives in
carrying out his orders
- w. KSonLAvcH.
~IFrpsyIILr. october %.
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IT, THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SU" The
announcement IN THE Sun that MIR, \.
MAYNARD Lyon has produced II new ma
t'"nal anthem for which Mr., Warren
Neddon II composing te air rouses me
to ask whether the UUitra states at
present has a national anthem with an
air of ia own authorized by authority.
For mtuv years there has been in
the minds ~ some OF orr fellow citizens
an impression that the words and air
Of 'The star ~Spluglod Manner" were
authorized by CONGRESS as the national
anthem, 50 tina II seems strange Tat
so many should regard as the national
anthem the composition known as
"AmcriCa'' sung Ia the air which r. well
known both ~ IN" imperial anthem of
Germany and also Of Euglaud.
lHlIApElPHIA October "a. & ". u.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
German Officers Act Only Under
Orders.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: When
you say there Is now reason to believe
William would have reprieved' Miss
Cavell, are you not romancing" Was it
not rather the terrible echo that prompt
ly reached his ears from civilized nations
hat made the Kaiser reprieye the other
women" The trying OF one more kind
of frightfulness on the world at large
failed promptly. hence the reprieve.
German officers never act except
under orders. They have no discretion.
Germany doesn't care nov she wages
a II she wins nobody can call her
to account II she loses it will max no
difference to her. A VERY III READER.
NEW YORK, October 80.
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Wagner Of Bulgaria.

IN the dispatches from Europe yes
terday this sentence found i~nconspic-
nous place:
General SERIAL. commanding the
French troops in Serbia, characterlzes
the reports of bulgarian victories as
fantastic, and says that nowhere have
they penetrated more than "A short dis
lance beyond the frontier"
Bulgarian victories won their great.
est fame in the war against Turkey.
when Lieutenant WAGNER, austrian
journalist and correspondent of The
R~CichSpOsf," specially favored Of the
Bulgar commanders, achieved the
short lived celebrity that oblcurcd the
humble efforts of men and agencies
handicapped by the self.impDsed ne
cesslty OF seeking to record only the
truth, or So much of IL as fallible hui
man nature and the limitations a not
friendly censorship allowed. WAGNFR
was beyond ana above such restric-
tive considerations. He invented the
mighty struggle Of Kirk KillsS.h. with
desperate defence and magnificent at
tack he damned the river at Tchor-
III with the corpSes OF valiant men
never slain, aud crimsOned its tide
with blood never shed he delivered
the assault against the Tchataldjn
lines days before the military was en-.
gagged. War magnificent victory nm
checked such was the Rulrnrion
progress und''r his inspired symvu,
thetic treatment.
The money markets reacted salts.
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Destructive as is the effect on pr...
discipline IN This stat. of havir. "lr
official Paul Hrys' in Tn. employ OF this
reform societies dog the steps ~ 're
members of the State Prison Comm,
sion and those of It's official INSPECTOR.
n publish unauthentic reports rhic,
hatly contradict the findings and r,'r-
mehddtions OF this commission. l"l
repreheusible as are the efforts OF tnr.-
reform societies 10 fo.st upon ii, publ
their fads ard fancles in the matter .
PRISON construction and man tgcmsU
yet 10y fac the most disastrous rrsI; o.
their i'll directed efforts is the tasc 90
ions they eneender in regard 20 ~
liberation of crime aAd the maud . s..
tment they stir up in behalf If 'I,
criminal. .
No prisoners should ever be rolc,.e
until they have made it evident by IN.
behavior in prison
l. That they are sincerely sorry IN,
the offence they have committed aul 'H,
wrongs they have done. for wat r..
stupid thing can be imagin ned tlA' On
release u~nrepentant criminals and .-t'r
them free tn re1eat their crimes oI
To put the State To the expense ~ p
;'rreSt!ng. retrying and bringing then
back to prison again?
2 That they have done evervthlr. r.
their nower 10 repair the injury 80,
have done.
j. That they are firmly reso,,cI rc.,
agar to break the law, and to- s1.
criterion by which they are Judged
IN this regard should Ne their al ,.i,
as shown by their conduct W.. .~
prison.
Second offenders and those Who > Z.
shown a great degree OF mallc" "a t.r-
crimes should Ice carefully s.rar..,i
from. and should not he allowed O.. ..
municate with, the other pr.sur.rs. .i
should be required to doub,y prov. p
sincerity Of their sorrow and r'a 'r..
ness of their purpose OF amrnFu,,r
fore they are released from Custot.. 3D.. Fl
Tor many years after they ar. '.-
conditional liberty they should 20.
on parole and compelled 20 r,pur' '-e
quently.
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Although 1t has been obvious that
the conjectural profits on war con-
tracts must excite the cupidity Of the
tax eaters. why should Senator BoRAIl
stampede himself in that direction:
The Senator displays otherwise so
much sense in his discussion of the
measures which are necessary to Sc
cure the prosperity Of the country's
future that a certain amount Of as
constituent is bound to be evoked by
the juxtapositlon OF some Of his ideas.
For example. he says
ut is but fair that a fair proportion
Of these tremendous profits derived from
war orders should go 20 the meeting OF
expenses OF the programme of prepared
ness. The big incomes and profits Of
these days are derived from war orders
and val conditions. and whatever plan
Of revenue Is provided for should incor-
porate some scheme for utilizing some
Of these profits to take care OF these
proposed expenses"
But the Senator also observes a lit
Gle further on in the statement which
he has furnished to THE Sun:
W must bear in mind that at the
breaking out OF this war there were
5000. 900 working men out OF work in
this country and they did not go to
work until the war orders came In . . .
While our good crops. our war orders
have given us activity in certain lines.
outside Of those lines men are hesitate
ing . There is no initiative. no
development, no new enterprises outside
Of the lines affected by wal orders
Therefore it Is Of course highly de
sirable that the legislative preparers
Of expenditure should proceed to take
away from him that hath even that
which he hath. All the enterprise
there Is must he discouraged and
checked at the coming session of Con
gress by the development Of a pros
pect of taxation designed to take adj
vantage OF ii.
According to Senator BoRAH the
country owes to wartime industries
fits present recovery from last years
terrific depression. which. also accord
ing TO the Senator. Is n reason for
mulcting those industries heavily in
taxes beyond the toll which the exist
ing tax on individual and corporate
incomes will take of their profits.
In the language of the day IL may
not be amiss 10 suggest 10 Senator
BoRAH to think il over"
1t Is proper to add that in our WASH
ington despatch yesterday reporting
Senator BORAH's sentiments he was
represented. by n blunder OF the types,
as NOW an avowed candidate for the
Republican Presidential nomination"
This should have read nat an avowcd
candidate
We do not understand that this mar
NJ vigorous mind and independent
thoughts has departed in n respect
from the position which he defined in
April last. when he announced that
he would undertake no campaign for
the Republican nomination and pro
posed to continue to speak his con.
victions as n liberal Republican with
the freedom Of n wholly untram-
melled by political aspirations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
German Merchant ships In Ameri.
can HarbOrs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir In
view OF the recent illustration OF United
states naval ireficlency AT Norfolk one
IL constrained to ask If the same laNitv
III surveillance is observed by the Gov
"rnnrnt officials In charge of the In
termed German passenger ships In our
harbOrS.
At a recent reception given by tho
officers OF the informed liners the first
officer of a North German Lloyd shin
coniided tn "A young country woman Of
his that the entire fleet OF passenger
ships were fully manned and proVisioned
even 20 the lifeboats. and were ready To
sail at n moments notice from the Ger
man Government.
VIII our guilcless and easD going Off
Gals require az an obi ct lesson the
sudden departure OF the entire German
informed Meet TO convince them OF the
superior system of German preparedness
and efficiency z.
NEW YORK, October ob.
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Brutal RpnIism.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
flm company which sanctioned such bru-
tally AS to force "A poor animal over a
elm Of the An Sable Chasm and AL
others WIN participated should he
promptly indicted by the District At
torney and brought to trial, and II con-
victed receive the extreme penalty that
the law car impose, Such films should
he destroyed, II is astounding that such
IA thing could happen In u Christian
country. Let us put m end to this sem
saiionallsm, w, =, J..
BROOKLYN, October Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

WAS is los nit CoooAN? ?" An origi-
nal. entertaining figure in city politics;
a shrewd business man. He was Pres
ident OF Manhattan borough in VAN
WYcx's administration. a fact that
seems to have been generally forgot
ten: IL should not be. If his success
In politics was inc%onsiderable. JAMES
j. CooGAN's enjoyment of II was hearty
and unfcigned. and he contributed to
the pleasure Of many merely because
he liked to see others happy.
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ANTITOXIN.
Oficial Statistics That Confirm the
Usefulness Of the Treatment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. You
published on September 81 a letter in
which IL Is attempted to show that the
general use "f diphtheria antitoxin and
the increased distribution of an%titoxin
by boards Of health have had no efYec.
on diphtheria, that Massachusetts has
not had any diminution In the number
of cases of diphtheria. Notwithstanding
the marked Increase IN the number of
packages of antitoxin distributed.
The number Of packages OF diphthcria
antitoxin distributed and the number Of
cases of diphtheria given in the letter
are apparently taken from the annual
reports of the State Board OF Health Of
Massachusetts one can claim n good
deal VI only part OF the truth Is given.
There were s,5l5 cases Of diphtheria
reported in Massachusetts In 1896, with
LAS deaths. and in the yea 1913
a population almost doubled
there were 6.1i1 cases with 62S deaths.
The HEATH rate from diphtheria IN Mas
Sachusetts to 10000 living in the year
1896 was 6.6 the death rate from diph-
iberia for Massachusetts to 10000 liv.
ing in the year 1913 was Ia
The same facts can be shown In al
most any city or state where there Is n
general use Of diphtheria antitoxin.
There may have been a steady increase
in the amount of diphtheria antitoxin
used, which increase Is accounted for
not only by its more general use. but
by the larger dosage Of antitoxin in a
given case. and also by the fact that.
as in New York state, 1.l20 health OFF,
GERS are required to keep "A constant
and fresh supply on hand. and when this
supply has not been used and In time
deteriorates a fresh supply Is sent from
the central laboratory. which again in
creases the apparent amount OF anti
toxin used.
It IL also generally known to health
authorities that infectious diseases have
not been generally well reported until
the last ten years. and that even now "A
certain number OF the minor communi-
cable diseases are not reported.
The increased U.s. OF cultures for maxi
ing the diagnosis Of ~diphtheria has made
diagnosis more accurate, and numbers OF
cases Of diphtheria are diagnosed which
formerly would have been called ton
sillitis n not reported. So ii Is evident
that the reporting OF 6.7il cases of diph-
iberia in Massachusetts in 1913 repre-
SCENTS more nearly an accurate number
Of cases Of diphtheria than the reporting
of S.5lj eases in the year 1896.
LINsLT X. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Commissioned OF Health.
ALBANY. October %.
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To II EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir; Per
init me TO raise my voice IN protest
against the threatened loss to the city
Of the free public lectures, the appro-
priatlon for which is to he decided upon
on Tuesday.
The discontinuancc OF these lectures at
such centres a. the American Museum
Of Natural History especially, whcra
their quality has been of so high an
order, will bs in the nature OF a ca
lamitv to those who have attended them
for So many years past,
NJ, +. BUTLER.
NEw YoRK. October %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

%factorily to the treatment prescribed
by Bulgaria and administered BY
Lieutenant WAGNER. He did not serve
in vain and now, while Bulgaria dis
tributes news similarly helpful to her
cause, the triumphs Of WAGNER are
not forgotten.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
TeutOn and SIny.

To THE EuIToR Of TIN SuN-Sir. Has
II not occurred to many readers of Tur
SUN that Germany. forced into the pres
ent war, as she claimed, by the danger
of Slav aggression. is now allied with
Slavic bulgaria, for whose aaslstanc
she was tho highest bidder? 8. II. X.
NEW YORK, October 25.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

Quoth the Secretary Of the volun-
teer Watchers League. himself a
Princeton graduate: The spirit dis
played on the football field is the spirit
We need in our polling places" At
any rate. plenty Of open play 10 as
desirable at the polls as 1t Is on the
gridiron.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

Bill of Fights is the term used to
describe those provisions Of a Consti-
tuition in which the fundamental prin-
ciples of government and rights Of citi-
zens are formally set forth. They deal
with those things which are vital. as
distinguished from those things which
are merely important. The phrase is
derived from the title of IAN Act de-
claring the Rights and Liberties OF the
subject. n settling the Succession
to the Crown" enacted by Parliament
in December. 1859. following the de-
livery on February 10 Of the same yea
o. the Declaration of Right. e~mbodying
the basic principles of the English Con-
stitution. to the Prince and Princess
Of Orange, afterward William III and
Mary.
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MISS CAVELL.
Nom Partisan Exhibit Of Views on a
German Execution.

To THE EDITOR " THE SuN-Sir: Ger
many has defied. not international law
this time, but civilization. Kultur has
again demonstrated Its teaching, in di-
rect defiance of all human and civilized
principles. by the execution Of Miss
Edith Cavell. the British nurse.
presume Kultur will again OFFER to
the civilized world that ever ready but
certainly poor excuse, military neces-
sity." A. B.
BRooKLyN. October %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
hitr Plains Celebrates Ihursda't

WHITE PLAINS. y. V pH
anniversary of the 'p'r'r
Plains Will he celebrated u. co.,,
with IA military parade. after 90
W Mio Plains chapter OF iu, |.
or tho American Isr\ulg'." .
a monument ON Battle ll''
Gov. Whitman. Mrs. Mhfmt
Governors military stan VIII ,.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

Tuskegee wants help, Its persua-
sive spokesman, DIR, WASHINGTON
presents IA new fact in his appeal to
the ever responsive North. Because
of conditions In the cotton market the
institute has gone to extraordinary
expense In trying To teach its people
to raise food crops. II they will do
that they will find their guarantee
fund" deposited in the safest OF banks.
The soil OF Dixie will not default in
tcrcst or pass dividends.
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
Where the Phrase Originated and
what II Describes.

To mi EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. May
| ask for a brief definition OF the phrase
"Bill OF Rights" so often seen in dis
cussions of the new Constitution?
| have not access TO the proceedings
of the late convention. but I do not
find In the printed Constitution any ar
ticle or subdivision entitled bill OF
Rights"
| wish to ask. therefore. II any par
ticular article Of the Constitution il
properly described as the BIN Of
Rights" or whether the report OF the
committee on that subject was broken
up and its recommendations distributed
among the various articles, and. II go.
just what sections or paragraphs of the
various articles contain the provisions
OF the Bill of Rights" INQUIRER.
ALBANY, October %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

The German merchant ships in
American harbors are not informed
and are at liberty to sail at any time
on compliance with the regulations
governing merchant vessels of other
nat!onalities. The United States IL not
OBTAINING them or their men. and its
only responsibility with regard to
them is to see that they shall not use
a United States port as a base for
military and naval operations.
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Deputy Commissioner OF Hea
Nl.BASY. October %.

our correspondent confirms what
THE Sis has repeatedly pointed out.
that the opposition of certain well
meaning but misguided individuals
to modern methods Of prevention and
treatment may mislead the public.
The reduction Of mortality from 60
10 Ia in 10000 population establishes
the value of a~ntitoxin IN d~iphtheria.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

II will be possible for any ono to
phone from n wireless telephony sending
tower and he put into communication
with any one anywhere-J. J. Carly.
Not eve ROBINSON CRusoE could
have privacy in the world nowadays.
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kultur's Perfect Work.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: TIE
killing OF Miss Cavell, the English nurse,
by the Germans Is but another instance
of Kultur. Butchering n woman as one
would shoot a mad dog.
G. II. QuiNBY.
pLEASASTyIIIE. n Y. Oct. o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

II Ill JOHNSON OF California ruc-
ceeds n getting IA nomination for
President, and Colonel GEORGE A.
KNIGHT takes the stump for him, the
inventors OF the wireless telephone will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
W 1T III
NEw YoRK. October %.
This Mercury " Promptly Engaged by the
lmmortaIs

70 rus Eplroa or THE SuN-Sir; Can
YOU admit AS a messenger Rush Quick, q
resident of Moshannon. Centre county.
Pennsylvania, A n.
BELIEvosTE. Pa. October %,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26

Although the very heavens crash
As day aud night the shells are hurled,
amid tho thunder Of the Euns
One shot is heard FOUND the world,