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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
BOOKS ON RELIGION.

4 new series of books on The
Grca; christian Doctrines edited 10y
James Hastings. H. -. charles SCiIn-
ner'S sons. opens with n Volume on
"Th" Doctrine of Prayer by Dr.
Hastings himself He gives a minute
analysis Of the theory and NJ the ma
,ure ~ prayer. terrifying each step
In his exposition with abundant quo
tatiuns from Theological writer's and
with many anecdotes. So that min
istcro will be- able to consult his book
as "A kind of encyclopedias summary
Of what has been written on the sub
je.t. while the clear form in which
every side Of the quest ion Is cN-
planned makes il easily c~ompr"hcnsI-
blc and interesting To the layuuau.
An attempt To- explain IN" chief
things in which Christians @ ho-
'ieve in the language common To- un-
believers. or tn" indifferent, is made
by the Rev. Henry S,oanc Coffin n
some Christian C~unvictions' CNal"
University Press. New HavcnI. HIS
lectures are frank. a. well a. pcrsua-
sive. II IL the war in Europe APP
~parently that has led John Walkoi
Powell in what Is "A 'hriStitn"'
,MaCmillansl To make - similar clear
analysis Of fundamental beliefs.
In The Making 81 christianity
&C. i. Clarke, Alton. Ill, the Rev
John G. q. Clarke. u. u. has gathered
together all the passages which %,
deems prophetic in both the cd and
the New ~Testamcnts. These are nltur-
ally accompanied lay the authors COM
ments and interpretation.
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OF

tural mishaps that appeal to every
one who has lived in the country. while
the revelations Of conjugal psychology
are delightful and as abundant as the
outdoor experiences. We envy the pair
their rowboat trip along the sound. 1t
is pleasing and refreshing reading.
Personal experiences enliven the in
formation that j. Horace Mcfarland
imparts in my Growing Garden"
tMacmillans). He tells what he did
with the two acre lot surrounding his
house. ~recourting his mistakes but
also expatiating on the beauties of the
seasons and on what each month
brings. u his book will he hclpful
and encouraging to the many amateur
agriculturists who are in much the
same position that he was at the
START
More distinctly practical is Emerson
HoiGh IN "oit of Doors" ,Applctons),
a guide To camping and to life in the
woods. The tone of exhortation Ia the
open prevails. an il the prevalent
fashion. but the reader is told what
to do ut Gael step in tho camping
process. with the reasons why this adj
vice should be preferred. The author
seems to have provided for all the cou-
tingcncies that may arise in camp.
From time to time since the world
began the theories IF the vi iversc
have changed according to the shift
ing values in mans knowledge. Even
to-day recent discoveries in sr cncc
threaten TO upset the established
matcrialistic conceptions. II IL onl,
natural therefore that Prof. l.. II.
Bailey. who has devoted many years
to h study Of agricultural pursuits.
should in The Holy Earth" Unarlcs
ScritOer's Sons interpret religion
philosophy and politics from the point
II view of the farmers dealings with
the land. His exposition viii he found
interesting even bA those who do not
cling as closely to nature as he does.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
GIRL ACCUSES BRIDEGROOM.
Has Him Arrested After lie War
rica Another.

Angus, Heinstcin, violinist and bride
groom Of little more than a week, was
held IN $1,000 bail for the Grand Jury
hv Magistrate Murphy In the Iorkv'lle
pol - court yesterday afternoon on a
charge OF abduction made by a former
sneetheart, VINO says he Tilted her.
ii.irstein was arrested on Thursday
nght in the White Horse Tavern. at
l'+5 Third avenue. where he plays In
ne caDaret show. The complaint was
made by Dora Sodin, II years old.
Miss Sodin's Ease came to the atten-
ton AZ Commissioner of Accounts Wall
relH and Mayor Mitchell when she went
n the marriage chapel in the city Han
IN December II and asked II Heinstein
had been married or the day before
She said that she had been the mans
fousekeeper for fourteen months ana
tina, he had promised TO marry her. The
records showed that Heinstein had been
married 10 Anna l.. Schimel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
SANTA EVEN AT SING SING.
warden ArrnnEes Greatest Festi-
val In History of Prison.

OssrNING, y. Y, Dec. 2A-Fffteen
hundred convicts In Sing Sing prison
began tonight to enjoy a special Christ
mas festival arranged by Warden Os-
borne II will eclipse any holiday cele-
bration the old institution has ever seen,
Besides a community Christmas tree TO
b, installed in the chapel tomorrow.
which is to be- illuminated with electric
lights and adorned with gifts. there
VIII be a special dinner and a vaude-
vile show.
Already cigarettes, each with the
words Tom Brown, Mr.. Osborne's
alias" printed on the wrapper, are be-
ing given 10 visitors and a few of the
corv,cts. Two huge cases OF Christ
mas candies are also reported secreted
In the PRISON ready for distribution with
the Tom Brown cigarettes tomorrow,
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WOMAN'S TAXI BILLS $500.
Mrs, Emma l.. Nc>an Of Grern-
witch, Conn. In Bankruptcy Court.

h'EES"lCu. Conn. bee. 2i-TaN!cab
AgrS a~g1rcgating $500 ngurcd in the
,1uGrIuirN proceedings brought y%ester-
Ca t-d.ust Mrs Emma |. McNall, n
f'"ruA. ch woman. Papers were filed in
'hc office Of Rcfcl ec John W Banks. the
t's'', being placed AT $40, G73.Gs and the
liabilities At sEi.ja0g 80. Real estate
'a.uoi At tS5,Oo0 is included in the
i--..-
1." Greenwich cab company pre-
t"'',t d.. hill for taXicah rides. explain
'E 'Hpt the trip, had been made AT
'''.Hl- ttWcs during the last two years.
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THREE FIGHTS IN SING SING.
Only Partial List of the Injured
Obtninabie.

y. V, Dec. 2i,-Three NOR"
srh,s have occurred recently in Sing
Sing prison. employees reported to-day
Only "A partial list OF the injured Is OBJ
,aiu,ble because OF the secrecy main
tanned by the prison officials.
The first fight, the guards say, oc-
Cured in the knitting department The
participants names are given as Michael
Koran and Michael Janis. They pun
meled one another, according tn reports
In a quarrel that started over prison
politics.
The next hght was in the foundry.
Here Tony Huber and Alexander Hen
nessey had lively mill II weapons
we're used. one had a slash across IN"
face II the others hand was cut TN"
worst fght Of all. guards say, was IN"
las, one which took place in the knitting
shop. The prison "wIrelcss' had not
picked up the names OF the injured when
the Prison closed tonight.
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ID" "f Pneumonia u Few Hours
Apart.

1,d ,r Crossman. II years old. for
'u'r-uJr years employed by III" Meth
'.t' Book concern. dice Of pneumonia
..,''rIay at his home. 20 Hayward
''r''' Williamsburg, a few hours after
I- W'duW.d sister, Mrs. caroline Turtles.
- Years old, had ~succunbed 10 the same
d ,".-" Both were taken with q chill
Monday night and Nj. 'rossman
"''' wIr 20 get a physician When he
l.'Ifn'l lc became seriously Ill, gradu-
3. p.fiius worse. Nj troHsman's wife
t'0 'Vo YEATS ago, He is survived by
'Ho s"lw and on" daughter. Brother
aud sister will have "A double funeral
tomorrow.
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GIRL SAVES HER ANNOYER.
Broker Punished Enough. She Says,
after sian In Train.

Louis T. Van Geldcren, ~ years old, a
diamond broker. of 1855 Eighty-second
street brooklyn, who was accused Of
having annoyed Miss henrietta Rogge OF
s3l Sevcuty-fourth street. on an IL"
train. Yesterday, pleaded guilty TO dis
taerly conduct before Magistrate Nau-
tNe' SO the Adams street court. rock
The 'oung woman, who slapped Van
Cr.Iereu on the face when he spoke to
he, told the court through her lawyer.
ta' she believed ne had already been
- shed enough through publicity.
Magistrate Manner suspended sem
t-'ra
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NATURE.

Very charming are the rambling aC-
counts OF outdoor adventures that
Elisabeth Woodbridge writes in More
Jonathan Papers" CHoughton Mif'in
Company, The descriptions of nature
are tempered with amusing agr.cul-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Another Trial for Thaw.

The jury trial granted to Harry Thaw
will presumably involve repetition OF the
edifying spectacle we are already so
familiar with-an array Of expert wit
.asses discou~siag iearned)y, contradicting
one another, and splitting hairs on the
definitions of psranoa, dementia precoX
and ali other varieties of mental unsound-
ness down to constitutional inferiority.
As to the business of the twelve good
men and true, it may comfort them to be
assured that in pronouncing judgment on
the relative merits of the technical argu-
ments on either side they are in no way
hound to shoulder "the burden and respon-
sibility of ultimately deciding the issue.
That task, according to the decision of the
Court of Appeals, must rest with the judge,
who simply intends to take the verdict OF
such jury by way of advice and aid In
short. though it is admitted that Ihaw
himself is not entitled to a jury trial, yet
it seems that the Judge has a perfect right
to call jury to make his task easier.
This is probably very good law, but on
any other score it is impossible to defend.
If there is a question which jury Is less
fitted to pass upon than another it is
question of this kind. The opinions Of eE-
pert psychiatrists have been secured in
abundance in the Thaw case, and what
can possibly be gained by dragging them
up again and placing them once more be-
fore a jury it is difficult to see, the more
difficult seeing the jury has not the power,
if it had the capacity, TO decide upon their
merits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20

The new tube represents the last word
in underground construction and equip
ment. With its separate tunnels, higher
and wider than those Of the Interborough
subway. better ventilation is assured, The
cars are all steel. 10 feet wide and 81 feet
lone. with three side doors BY this route
Coney Island will be, on the express trans
only half an hour from Manhattan.
The great South Brooklyn district ana
Flatbush will have in this system means
Of rapid transit which is bound to stlmu-
late growth-not speculative operations IN
real estate, but solid development Brook
lvn has waited a long time for this sub
way, but is heartily TO be congratulated
now that it is here, in operation. 1t is
good enough and means enough in Brook
Iyn's future to have waited for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Getting Rid Of Ants.
EDITOR Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t gives me great pleasure to be able
to answer fully and accurately the question
of Mayer Som as to the proper method TO
employ TO rid ones garden of the hideous
pest-ants. There are two well known and
very effective methods:
% The Philanthropic Method.-Hire sew
eral tramps at 20 cents an hour to sit on
the ant hills for limited periods. These
W. k pests are VIGOROUSLY fond of pant
legs and will in n short time make their
abode there in preference to the garden. II
the tramp is then immersed periodically in
the horse trough the little ants will soon all
be drowned. The operation should be re-
peated each time the ants appear in the gar
den. 1t is economy as we'll as philanthropy
20 keep at least one tramp on hand for this
purpose.
(2) The Scientific Method.-It is well
known that it is only the female ants that
do any work or work any damage. Now, X
one male ant is furnished for each female
she will devote all her time to the vain at
tempt to coerce the male to work, and will
gradually starve to death. After her death
the male will die of broken heart. This
method is slower than No l, but more effec-
tive, Cor no other ants will infest a garden
when so many dead ones are lying about.
New York, June IA, 1915. o. F. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Our Latest Super-Dreadnought.

The launching Of the Arizona was
fitting occasion for manifestations Of glad
ness. 1t is natural that it should be fol-
lowed by a liberal effusion Of rhetoric and
a great deal about "Uncle Sans latest and
greatest" together with many fervid and
more or less reasoned attempts to establish
her supremacy among the fighting ships OF
the world. The Arizona deserves all the
praise bestowed upon her, and if any eu-
logist has been overzealous in matching
her points against those OF her foreign
rivals his enthusiasm may be condoned on
the score of an amiable patriotism.
1t is a. negative and aimless sort of
patriotism' however, that is satisfied with
details Of this kind when the general state
Of the navy is so VIGOROUSLY unsatsfac-
tory. 1t is alleged that no other navy
possesses so powerful a battleship as the
Arizona or the Pennsylvania, but while
that is a debatable question the deficiencies
of our navy are not in any way debatabe
We may argue about the relative merits
of the Arizona's twelve 14-inch guns and
the eight 15-inch guns of the Queen Eliza
BETH we may make light Of the superior
speed of the latter and pick out points
in favor of our own latest battleship but
what we cannot do is to accept with equa-
nimity the demonstrable inferiority Of our
navy as a whole among the navies of the
world We have not even one battle
cruiser; we are short of fast cruisers and
scouts; we have nothing like a sufficient
number of destroyers; our submarines are
largely out of date and inefficient, and as
to the flying service, it can hardly be
said to exist.
In the face Of such fragrant deficiencies
is it not ridiculous to waste time in con-
dreadnought? And these are but few of
the many disadvantages we labor under
We are in q deplorable state of unreadi-
ness. False notions of economy have led to
prodigious waste Of expenditure, and the
mischief is that the public, soothed by the
rhetoric that attends such occasions as the
launching Of the Arizona, will not take the
pains 10 consider the enormous handicap
that would be ours if ever it were neces-
Sary 10 turn the navy to account We have
sunk in a few years from the second TO
the fourth place among the navies of the
world, and cannot for long time to come
be put in readiness to stand up before
first class power with any hope of success.
Nothing can be done 70 secure an adequate
navy until the public wakes up and realizes
that it takes more than few great battle
ships to make navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
An Extra Session Needed.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The United States of America was
founded with the primary idea, as an illus
trious American well said, of government
OF the people, by the people and for the
people"
Therefore, I want to be enrolled as an
other American who agrees with The Trib-
une in its editorial of June 2. This is not
Germany. In Germany the Kaiser is boss.
If he hadn't been, does any sane person be-
lieve that Germany would have precipitated
the war Of the worlds? When the war be-
gan on every hand heard Americans of
German descent Il won't call them German
Americans. because l don't believe it possible
70 be both German and American say in
pretty plain language what they thought Of
the Kaiser. These people knew the facts
about Germany's preparedness and the Kai-
ser's personal wish 10 spill some blood. They
knew also how little the common people Of
Germany were allowed to say whether there
should be war or not.
We have a republican form Of government.
Il is true that the President is great man,
out | say no man is so great that he is
greater than the people, and, therefore, il
is imperative that an extra session Of Con-
gress be assembled II President Wilson
really wants the sentiment Of all sections of
the country on the German question, relief
from the defective military and naval organ
ization, etc. what better way could he get
il than from the representatives, Of the peo-
plein Congress assembled?
AS it is to-day, our diplomacy is nothing
more than an academic discussion" and
while perhaps no man has bigger store of
rhetoric in storage than the President, it is
time we had something else. It's time that
"watchful waiting" was sent along with Mr..
Bryan, unless perchance 1t Is being held for
the grand exit Of Uncle Josephus," our
"moving-picture admiral" T. P.
Metuchen, n. j., June 10, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
No Reform in Republicanism.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring TO your editorial IN the
issue of the 14th inst, in which you give the
letter Of "In-a-quandaSy," raising the ques-
ton as TO what the Progressves will do now
that a supposedly large number of the third
marty have returned to the Republican fold, |
want 10 challenge the accuracy of such sup
position. Il Is admitted that some men who
professed for a time Progressive sympathies
have gone back, disappointed, as we believe,
because Of their inability 20 control for sell
fish PURPOSES but that any very considerable
norton have returned TO the Republican
party is not believable, since, like the writer,
thew left the party for reasons involving
principles It Is well, perhaps, to suggest
working for betterment within the party,
bpt when one has honestly and .ersistently
tried to do this from the birth OF the party
till 1911. and been forced to realize all SUCH
efforts were of no avail, what then? And as
matters present themselves TO the thought
full person to-day, what is TO be his conclu-
sion?
Syracuse and Albany have given US in a
most striking manner picture OF the boss"
and of the leader" Organization We must
have. Leaders we must have, and follow.
But driven as cattle, by a corrupt boss, whose
purpose is selfish, never!
II would be we'll if those prominent in the
counseis of the Republican party could real
;ze this as the viewpoint of mass Of vot-
ers. who, as you suggest, can and will remain
noIitically eclectic. NO QUANDARY.
Goshen, n. Y, June IA, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Anti Anti Enlistment.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | am another of those not In favor
Of the Anti-Enlistment League. Being In the
service Of the United States as a member Of
the national guard Coast Artillery, / would
be one of the first to enlist, and so would all
members of my regiment. This spirit was
shown when trouble with Mexico was immi-
nent and every company volunteered to go
in fact, every man who was able physically
they all volunteered.
| consider that as long as human passions
exist in this country there will be war. The
only way to prevent war, In my mind, is to
be prepared. suppose the Anti-Enlistment
League thinks that 1t is very nice to have
no army, no expense TO the government, and
suppose If nobody was in the army and we
knew some other country was preparing for
war we would calmly wait until they de-
clared war and then let them come over and
wipe out the United States. You will find
that most people do not want war, but if
war occurs 1t is a mans first duty OF he
Is not supporting a family to 60 out and
defend his country's flag, regardless Of any
thing else. Any man who joins the Anti
Enlistment League is a coward, and deserves
towards or traitors punishment-to be
shot at sunrise.
WILLIAM C. WILSON,
Sth Coast Defence Company, Coast Artillery
Corps.
New York, June 0, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Arbitration for German Trouble,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: At this time, when the relations be-
tween our government and that of Germany
are to a certain extent inharmonious, we
should not forget that In the past the coun-
tries have been in accord
That these transactions of which we COM
plain and which are causing dissension have
taken place in the heat Of battle involving
the greater part Of Europe.
That II any wrongs have been perpetrated
against our government and our citizens by
Germany we can never be adequately COM
pensated.
Owing to our position in the world, pro-
tected by the solemn agreement o. all civ
ilized governments, entered into a hundred
years ago and known as the Monroe Doc
trine, our relations in times of war between
European nations are in a sense restricted
and especially so where matters in contro-
versy with a warning government might lead
10 a disregard Of this doctrine.
The wrongs done US, II any, are past trans
actions, and should be adjusted by a board
Of arbitration formed and agreed to By both
countries, composed of the leading citizens
Of neutral powers, which board might, be en-
powered to regulate or at least suggest our
rights, duties and powers as neutral nation
not only TO Germany but to the other coun-
tries involved, in the future and to the end
Of the war SAMUEL WESTON.
Stilwell, Okla, June 8, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20

or not Mr.. BRYAN, when he left the State
Department. took his theories on the use
lessness Of military preparedness with
him. An extra session of Congress would
have the great utility Of showing US ex-
actlv where we stand. II the President
wants to retain the incapable Josephus
in office, 70 90 on discouraging a capable
Secretary Of War by Withholding active
support from all the latter's plans for
army reorganization, to trust TO luck and
watchful waiting TO pull US through with
out a clash which would expose our pitt
full military weakness, the people ought
10 understand clearly what the situation
is and who is responsible for it.
Circumstances have never before in our
time so plainly demonstrated the need Of
an adequate national defence. If in the
present crisis Congress cannot be trusted
TO do its duty soberly and periodically,
without trying to infringe on the pre-
ropatives of the Executive, it would be
better to recall Mr.. Bryan and to resign
ourselves to his theory that national
rights can be maintained in any and all
emergencies without either al army or a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
BrooklYn's Subway.

With the official opening of the Fourth
Avenue subway Brooklyn, at last, after
ten years planning and work, has an I'M
derground transit line of her own. To be
sure, it will be connected at one end with
Manhattan, but even the most loyal sons
Of the borough across the river want to
come here frequently. The Fourth Avenue
tube, with its subsidiary lines, will be a
huge transit system of Importance and
benefit, as the present extension of the
Interborough subway to Brooklyn, depend
ing for its Brooklyn traffic on feeder lines
with an extra fare to be counted in the
passengers budgets, never could be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Shame Upon Us!

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Shame upon you all! The vile abuse
you have heaped upon man who sacrifices
everything for the sake of Christian ideal
is one Of the darkest blots in the history of
newspaperdom in America. But rant and
rave as you may, you have not yet stirred
the common peoples blood lust. Your vile
lies and catchpenny appeals TO patriotism,
that last refuge Of scoundrels, are Of no avail.
war with Mexico with Germany, with
Bryan either in or out of the Cabinet, will
not be popular. That frightful spectacle OF
war drunk Europe is enough 10 sober even
the most blatant of hypocritical Hsg-wsvers.
Rant on, ye scribes, pharisees and hypocritesl
But bear one thing in mind: the war will
not be over when the next Democratic Ma
lional Convention convenes, and to prevent
Bryan's nomination then will give you all the
real hard work that you want
The people want peace, and plenty OF it.
Bryan sacrifices everything for peace. Do
you hear a noise? No, I'm not a Democrat;
neither have / mugwumped for Bryan. There
is an anti-khah campaign In the offng.
That's the noise A. C. woRLEY.
New Milford, Conn. June Q, 1915.