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The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
RELIC HUNTERS ARE FOOLED
tiquities Which They Purchase in the Turkish Empire.

There is a law in the Turkish en- pire prohibiting the eXportation of relics and antiques more than one hundred years old, and the fact that 1t Is on the statute books gives rise to the common practice of offering spurious articles 10 the tourist. Real objects of art or of sufficient age to he of value are rarely to be pur- chased, and the general desire of the visitor, therefore, seems to be to ob- tain stones or pieces of clay from the sites of ancient ruins, or bricks with inscriptions. The former can prob- ably be obtained, but they are prac- tically valuelcss, as one piece of clay from Babylon is quite like another from Mosul. Bricks from either of these places that are known to be genuine are unobtainable. Even the German cXcavators, who until re- gently were al work. were only al- lowed to photograph the antiques which they found, sending the origi- nalS to the National museum at Con- Stantinople or to some other place designated by the Turkish govern mcnt.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
DAVIS AND THE TReAS0R
 CHARGE

Baltimore, Jan 23. Josiah.
 Willard, 86 years old a personal
 friend of Abraham Lincon and
 foreman of the jury that conv-
 icted Jeffersons Davis flor trea-
 son. was married here9 today to Miss Martha E. Streeks, 63
 years old.
 And that from Baltimore2 Bal
 timore of Maryland, My Mary land!
 Far from having been convic- ted of treason, Jefferson Davis W IS never tired for treason, fal- though he was indicted for that crime :by d Grand Jury. He was admitted to bail in May, 18- CT. Horace Greeley, Gerrit Smith and others at the North, W had been his political oppo- neents. became his sureties.
 Charles U Conor, leader of the New York sbar, volunteaed to act as his counsel and with O'Conor, was associated Robert Ould of.SRichmond. They mo- vedi tol quash the indictment. Chief Justice Chase voted to sus- tain the motion and Judge John C. Underwood, who, with the caief justiue, constituted the United States Circuit Court sltt- l il for Virginia, before which the ease was brought in Decem- Der, 1868, voted to oVerrule It..
 Tle ttrer was certified to the Supreme Court of thc l Nted States, but as the gen Fl ann esty of the 25th of December,
 I,Et MT. Davls, an or Ter Of nolle prosequi was enter in February, 1869, and the fo id ,nt of Ha COnfed- eracy al d his bondsmen were thereupon released.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05

cover crop, such as rye, wheat oats, crimson or bur clove.. to b, turned under in the spring, ou
 land would not wash so much and it would grow better all the time. l have my land terraced
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
TAKE NO CHANGES.

"rhis safety-frst idea is pretty good stuff" said Pennsylvania Hun gry as he sat down in a soft corner of his private boxcar.
 That's right" agreed Hobo Hank. Every now and then you read about some guy getting drowned m a bathtub."
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
EXPLAINING IT.

"She has an enormous appetite, yet she declares she eats like bird. :"
 But bird takes a peek at every meal"
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
THOSE QUEER GIRLS.

He-When you accepted Mir. Muchgold did you mention our en- gagemcnt?
 She-Of course not. We promised each other to keep it secret, didn't we?
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05

md l am sowing bur clover on i' as far as my supply of seed go. and 1 hope by another fall to be able to SOW every foot of land 1
 have in bur clover. W. E. Avery in the Progressive Farmer.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
AT TT EARLY.

q believe that boy of mine is dcs- tined for a public career"
 What makes you think so?
 No matter what devilmcnt catch him in, he courts the fullest in- vestigatiOn.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05

While fully recognizing that some cotton relief schemes be- fore Congress were impossible, we still insist that it was an in. excusable and irreparable blund- CT for that body to adjourn with out doing anything at all. Con- gress is committedCD to the idea of an'elastic currency, (2) to try tD'give the farmer some relief Tn the'mat of rural credits. It should, at the very least, have recognize the fact that here were probably 5000, 900 bales of cotton that must he carried over. and should have provided so that far mers rnuId borrow at least live cents pound-half the normal price -on this excess. Even this would have prevented the crop fram being sacrificed. We pro- pose now to go right into the fight for rural ere its system, and farmers every should line up
 n this cause, The Propressive Farmer.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
MAKING GOOD.

q never bluff about my goods, sir. l either put up or shut up" What goods do you deal in?" "Umbrellas.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
THE HYPoCHoNDRIAC,

''Blmks is getting to be an awful grouch these days.'
 Yes; he'd growl at the weather if 1t was raining money.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
ALL FROM HIM.

"Doris tells me she received nine proposals last summer at Scavicw." "
 "Umphl l thought young 'romp- kins would follow her there"
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-05
PAINLESS DENTISTRY

Save money and save your teeth by seeing pr. J.. F. Hereford advt-f aoue. a k
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01

The early Christmas shopper Is the
early Christmas shipper. a thought
full. farsighted citizen. planning as
much for her own comfort and ease
rs for that Of the thousands Of men,
women and children whose services
enterprising merchants, transporta.
tion companies, and her not particu.
larry energetic Uncle SAMUEL. put AT
her disposal. She enjoys the best and
promptest attention from sales per
sons, delivery men, express messen
gers, and postmen: the shopkeepers
with whom she trades regard her
complaints, which are few and far
between, with respect, and In the IN
tricate matter Of adjustments" she
commands instant consideration.
To The Suns enlightened family OF
shoppers 1t would be superfluous tc
repeat the injunction to shop and shlT
early. Their superior intelligence and
alert good will long ago separated
them from the belated. procrastinat'
ing minority who still do injustice &c
themselves and to those who minister
to their wants by postponing pur
chases until stocks nre low. the sale.
force tired out. and the eXpressman',
steeds worn thin. Therefore, we re
fuse to comply with the requests Il
urge again on them what we have ~
often urged before: and We conten'
ourselves on congratulat!ng them oi
the marked advantages they hav,
earned by their conspicuous goo,
sense and amiable temper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
THE IRISH AT THE 'FRONT.'.
Their Deeds an Answer 10 the Charge
That Irlshmen Shun Service.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: with
regard to the report that freshmen are
leaving ireland to avoid going to the
war, 1t Is a matter OF common knowl-
edge that among the most distinguished
regiments now serving with tho British
army are those composed OF freshmen
who have brought new lustre to the
Irish name. There has recently heeit
published and imported into this country
"a Little Book of Irish Verse;, edlteo
by Albert G. White. the profits OF the
sale OF which are tn GO TO tho fund Tor
providing additional comforts for the
Irish troops wounded and in the neId.
The little volume costs hut 40 cents and
contains poetry by the foremost writer's
Of the day. Katherine lyman, James
stephens and W. u. Yeats being or the
number. MAY I hope that all those
who are In any way affiliated with Ire
land will buy a copy of this little vol
ume and so help one OF the most worthy
war charities"
NoRRrYs JEpu son O'CoSoR.
New YoRK. November 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
Autonomy for Armenia.

The suggestion from British sources
Of autonomy of government for the
Armenians presupposes the success Of
the Allies, the partition Of Asia Minor,
and also that enough of the people
remain after the frightful persecution
through which they are passing TO
form a nation.
The Armenians have been so long
| subjects of Ottoman rulers that 1t Is
almost forgotten that they once had
a separate national existence. For
nearly fourteen centuries the Arme-
mans had n government of their own.
n kingdom that In the time Of their
mighticst ruler, TIGRANEs, extended
from the Mediterranean to the Cas-
plan Sea.
At the dissolution NJ the kingdom
Armenian eXilcs became rulers and
chiefs in the lands to which they emf
grated. In modern times they have
to n large extent been divided
among Russia, Turkey and Persia.
Despite the handicap of being an
alien race they have made extraOrdi-
nary triumphs. 1t is a common
place that some Of the most honest
and trusted officials of the Turkish
Sultans have been Armenians who
through their aptitude for public af-
fairs have risen to the highest posts.
In Persia the part that they have
taken in The reform movements has
been of the greatest importance. In
Russia many Armenlans, among them
General LoRTs-NIELIKov, Governor
General OF the Lower Volga province
and the author of the scheme for the
internal government of Russia, have
attained high offices. In fact the
Armenians have displayed an un
usually political aptitude.
The Armenians have q strong at
tachment to the soil Of their native
land. Already those who sought ref
uge behind the Russian lines have
moved westward with the advancing
forces and have again taken posses
sion Of their ruined homes. w. LLEW
WILLIAMS snys In tho Fortnighflv:
Were order restored and Turks ant
Kurds rendered powerless for evil AM
autonomy possessed by the people. ref
ugocs from the ends of the world woul,
'nco as doves to their window bacl
. again TO Armenia"
TAIAAT hey Is credited with sayinl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
Naturalization Of Medical Sects.

The public, when seeking Keller
from the ills flesh IS heir to. cncoun-
ters an embarrassment of riches in
The field Of medical practice. Tin" was
when n selection was quite simple.
When the Stare Medical Examining
Board was first discussed there were
practically only three medical sects'
nllopaths, homTopaths and eclectics.
The lines between these schools were
sharply drawn. Gradually the eclec-
tics became obsolete and the advance
OF medical education Appropriated
allopathy and homeopathy to such a
degree that consultations OF the for
mer with the latter, which had been
forbidden by the code of ethics, he
came quite frequent among the best
representatives Of the profession.
Many conservative practitioners OF
the so-callcd "old school" strove with
might and main to stem this alleged
menace to their calling, but mel like
ALPREp LOOMS. ABRAHAM jacob ant
others approved Of this movement
being justified by the wording Of tho
code Of ethics. which excluded from
consultation only physicians who's
practice was not based upon anatomy
physiology, pathology and chemistry
Since the better class Of homeopathic
colleges include these subjects In thcl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
A LAWMAKERS PROTEST.
He Declares the Middle Of the Block
the Safest Place to Cross.

TIC THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: !
beg to take issue with Police Commits
sioner Woods in regard to "jaywalking
across the streets. I defy the Police
Commissioner. the Health Department
or any one else to cite me one instance
OF a person being injured at any other
place than at the crossings.
The safest place to cross the street Is
at the middle OF the block. where by
simply glancing up and down the street
before crossing you can see all vehicles
coming from both directions and guide
yourself accordingly. At the centre OF
the block traffic comes only In " di-
r~ect!ons, whereas at the crossings We
hicles come from four.
l think II IL time for pedestrians 10
assert themselves and TO prevent the
issuing OF ukases from certain czars
who are appointed to represent and pro-
tect and not to tyrannize over those
who by their votes were foolish enough
to aid In appointing them to office. !
will ''jaywalk" the same as before. and
l defy the Police Commissioner or any
other civil officer to prevent me.
CLARENCE JONI DAVIS.
NEw York, November 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
No Party Question.

II Is not to be supposed, and no
body does suppose, that either ex-
President TAFT or Secretary GAR
RrsoN really regards the Philippine
question as exclusively party prop
erty. 1t is therefore deplorable of
these two gentlemen, n Of whom
may be thought to entertain a Pc
culiarly personal solicitude for the
success of our remarkable experiment
in colonial administration, while the
other Is officially concerned In the
present phase Of Its development. to
forget their dignity so far as 10 in
ject into their interesting debate
these charges and counter-charges OF
partisan bias.
Mr.. TAFT commands n much more
respectful audience when speaking for
himself than when accepting. as 1t
low appears somewhat injudiciously,
the responsibility Of indorsing the ut
terances Of so readily reversible a
publicist ms Mr.. O. GARFIELD JONES
And the Secretary OF War does no
strengthen his case by accusing the
ex.President of playing politics. Thu
truth can be neither hidden by Dem
ocrats nor avoided by Republicans
hut It can be clouded by personalities
which overlook the distinction he
tween the propriety of party respon
sibility to the nation and the impro
priety of party interest ms n mouldcl
and standard Of motive.
We hope, at least, that this Will bt
nositiyely the last appearance OF o
GARFIELD JONES in the argument.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
THE ARMY-NAVY GAME.
The Polo Grounds the Place for II.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr, New
York seems to b. tho logical place for
the staging OF the annuai game between
the Army and Navy. In view OF the capable
and efficient way In which the manage
men. OF the Polo Grounds handled the
game last saturday. The arrangement
made for handling the horde that charged
on the grounds at the last minute because
Of the inclement weather were put 10 the
acid test. yet IN spite OF all one heard
little complaining and everybody seemed
TO he satisfied with everything bu. IN"
weather. There was a sufficient number
Of ushers on hand 20 direct ticket holders
20 their seats, and the pole" for. was
ample TO handle conditions inside the
grounds. although there was some criti-
cis,n OF tho way IN which auto traffic was
handled on the outside, but the chances
are that Inspector Meyer. IN charge OF
the ,rafic squad. did not expect such a
large number OF autos and vas taken on
his guard.
l. ~ said that there is some disposition
at Annapolis to have the service game
piayed at tina Poo Grounds every year. as
Il Is realized that New York provides the
best facilities for thu big game, and also
because g. j. Thought best 20 play the
game In the same place annually. Here
tofore some objection has been voiced
against New York because a trip from
Annapolis imposed undue hardship upon
the m4dIics. Who were forced to make
the long trip back and forth IN the
same day. This year. however. this hard
snip was ohviated by tho fact that the
authorities at Annapolis granted 10 tho
midIlcs the privilege Of staying in Nav
York overnight. thus giving to the cadets
the opportunity OF spending The night after
the game here in order that they could
visit friends and enjoy u nights sleep
before starting hOmeward,
II It Is finally decided 30 play tho game
I'm New York annually Instead OF every
other year. West Point and Annapolis Will
be assured OF the best possible f~aciities
10 be found on any grounds In the coun-
try, where there VIII be plenty OF room
for the friends OF both institutions. u
NV YORK, November 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
what Ia the Truth About the Canal
Slldesc

Professor BENJAMIN lie Roy MIL
Ter OF Lchigh University. who has
Just returned from Central America
with a conviction that the Panama
Canal will not be permanently open
to traffic for several years. is n geolo-
gist Of considerable experience. lie
now estimates that as much work
must yet he done in the removal Of
material threatening the channel OF
the canal at the Culebra Cut as has
been already done there by the Gov
eminent engineers. He says that dur
ing tho rainy eason "great blocks
from the higher sections adjacent to
the canal settle down almost vertt-
cally and force the underlying ma
terial into the cut by a lateral pres
sure" The amount Of matcria, now
moving toward and down on the Gu
Zebra channel Professor MILLER de-
clares 'is immense"
Judging from the fact that many
employees in the operating division
are receiving furloughs-in some cases
employees In that division are being
dlsmissed-lhe Govcrnor-General OF
the Canal Zone would probably not
like to say how long he thinks the
| canal will remain closed. 1t Is said
that he intends to force n temporary
I,n,, q, ArlA. - 1Av .-afps .It,na
| through; then traffic is 10 be shut off
until a thorough job has been done,
which will take about six months,
according to an unofficial report. Is
this pemeditated optimism. or does II
represent the deliberate judgment of
General COCKTAILS? Professor MILLER
talks Of years, the unofficial report Of
six months.
In the Canal Record there nrc sta
tlstlcs that give one an uncomfortable
feeling that Professor MILLER may be
right in his conclusions. In tho Sec
ond month OF operation, September,
1914, the tolls exceeded the cost OF
operation n maintenance by SG3.GOl ;
but in the same month this year there
were about fourteen days when the
canal was closed on account Of slides
and ran behind S63,1 80. Dredging
In the Culebra Cut cos SCI ,545.9i in
September last year, but this year the
bill for the month rose to 500, 6O4,O7,
This Is n depressing exhibit. 1t In,
dicates that forcing n temporary pas
sage may come to n pretty penny, and
1t raises n doubt whether II thorough
Job can he done In six months after
the sign CLOSED" Is put mp again.
Perhaps Professor MILLER is IN
alarmist; but, N the other hand
General GoTTHALs may he II stubborn
optimlst. The people would like IL
know the truth about their canal II
the experts can furnish It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01

The Christmas Hdrper's Magazine ia u feast
OF good things Exploration, travel aud al.
venture combine with fiction and verse 10
make II % very attractive number. The place
of honor should be given TO Miss Dora Keen's
visit TO the Harvard Glacier In Alaska, This
intrepid woman. whose name stands high
among the pioneers Of that territorial wilder
ness, tells q graphic story OF her expert
eikes, The article IL well illustrated, A
pleasing contrast ia Richard La Gallicnne's
impression of Nassau of tho Bahamas. all
the nuaimtness and charm OF which he hrines
out. The penetration OF the feud country
in Kentucky, made famous by tho wars Of
the Frolches and Eversoles and other clans,
Is described with plenty OF local color by
william, Aspenwall Bradley. In n ~sojouru
IN Georgia last winter John Burroughs wis
ited WITH his old fenthered friends and ne
contrib Ites an entertaining article about
them Mary r wilkins Freeman leads tho
list Of short story writers, which includes
Ka1harln e Fullerton Gerould, Edith Barnard
Dclano, Marie Van Worst, Norman duncan,
Marie Maunlns and Howard Bruhaker There
Is an instalmcnt of Basil King >crlaI
Tho sldc of the Angels Robert Tuipr
wood johnson, MARY Louisa Anderson ard
Arthur Gultcrman ars the poets OF IN,
Christmas numbss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
A SIX MONTHS ENLISTMENT.
Proposal Of One Who Wants the
Army Increased 10 200, 900 Men.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: l
trust It will not be amlss II a practical
business man who saw some experience
with the United States army in his
younger days should express his views
on the much mooted question OF pre-
paredness. From observation and ex-
p%erience, I have always believed that a
first class private could be produced
within six months. This fact has been
proved by the French Government.
which has Just called the 1917 reserves
to the colors, to be trained for the
spring campaign Of 1916. 1t will also
be noted that Secretary 0arrisOn's plan
for the so-called Continental Army pro-
vides for three periods OF training, 1--we
months in three consecutive years.. thus
making a total Of six months training.
This plan. I believe. has two serious
defects. 1t will take three years to com
plete the six months training and 1t will
be practicable for comparatively Few
young men to spare two months each
year for three consecutive years.
1 propose that the regular army be
reorganixed on q six months enlistment
basis and enlarged to at least 100000.
Whether a young man were preparing
to engage in a professional or business
career or TO al up a trade. I am sure
| that this six months training would not
only make a strong appeal to his sense
OF duty and patriotism but would also
| benefit him materially. He would not
only nave the ono Of serving his coun-
try. but he would gain physically and
mentally. thus increasing his efficiency
in whatever work he 70 Ut later.
This new volunteer army. for which
there would undoubtedly he a large
waiting list. would be r~eorganized every
six months. only a limited number of
Nn1lntpprgI' O.. thOgp VINO mad shown
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01

Only I'VE Wisconsin hunters were
killed IN the northern woods this year
hunting deer.-MiIuoukce despatch
According to n compilation this was
the lowest number OF deaths ~ fifteen
years and zine less than in 1914.
Credit for the few fatalities is given
to the new "ouc buck law" a. the
hunter is required to exercise more
care while hunting owing to the
heavy penalty for killing a doe. But
even 40 Ave deaths are o many. As
the exercise OF care Ia the important
consideration, a that will en-
force this stlll more vigorously on
careless hunters seems TO be the mos,
urgent need in the prevention OF such
accidents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
Good Wishes for the Argosy OF Peace,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: I
have been simply thrilled by the an
nouncement that Mr.. Ford VIII stop the
war. He il going to spend millions in
doing Il! l am writing TO find out how.
| have read everything very carefully.
but the papers never tell how he Is going
To use the millions to stop the war. Is
ne going 10 bride England or the Kaiser
10 cease Wouldn't II be magnificent to
do that? And yet Il seems TO me a pity
that they should get any OF this good
Americans money | think il would be
so much better to keep it all al home.
II he would Just buy all the newspapers
In the United States and then suppress
all news of the war, the fighting bust
ness would die, like any other business.
for want Of advert!sine. Don't YOU
think so? Miss II. j. W.
i. 81 do SO hope that the peace
ship Will not be wrecked on the Scilly
Islands. Wouldn't that be awful
NEW YORK, November 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
Miss Chittcnden an Anti.Suffrag
Worker without Pay.

1o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; May
I correct an impression that I find pre-
walls In suffrage ranks, and also to some
extent among the ANTS In regard to
Miss Alice Hill Chi:tenden. president OF
the New York State Association OPP
posed 10 Woman Suffrage? A reporter
was heard to say at a recent meeting
In Brooklyn: cot course Mss Chitten-
den does not want suffrage. She would
lose n $1,000 job
This assertion has ONE 20 ME from
other sources, but the truth Is that MisA
Ch!ttenden has given her splendid and
untiring services absolutely without SAL
airy. According to a despatch from
Albany of November 20, quoting the
figures filed with the Secretary OF State.
the ANTS spent s3l.lS9 in their cam
paign since February !. which modest
sum OF itself must show that there were
no $1,000 salaries for any a~nu-sunrage
workers.
PRESIDENT OF BROOKLYN AUXILIARY
OPPOSED To WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
RRooKLYS, November so.