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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
A south Carolina Joint Snake.

Piedmont CORE Spondencr Anderson Mail
There was brought into town on last
Wednesday a section OF \ Joint snake
from John Richardson's place over near
The Rehobuth road. We believe IT.. n de-
batable question as to whether there IL
such a thing as Joint snake. BE that as
II may. this object that We speak OF re-
semhlcs a snake. In the past twenty
years We have seen about here perhaps
half a dozen Of them. They are about
two feet long. from one-half to three-
quarters of an inch in diameter. n you
strike one a hard blow with a stick IT
will NY into a dozen different sections or
separate joints. This much We know from
personal observation, and that is about as
far as We can go, We have had people
who evidently believed what they were
! saying tell MS that IL left undisturbod
these joints VIII reassemble and recon
struct themselves TO the head OF the
reptile. We have never seen that done,
and must confess that It sounds "rshy.'
Nevertheless, some very good people say
they know It to be a fact, But Just
Imagine the head Of a snak" hunting
around for IL Joints, IKE a locomotive
rushing round hhaCkling up loos" freight
cars until a train is made up, and then
go shooting on through the grass and
weeds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
Superintendent Dempsey's Arrest.

The criminal action brought by Pub
lie Service Commissioner HAYWARD
against Superintendent DEMPSEY Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
for failure to obey an order Of the
Commission issued in 1912. requiring
Manhattan bound elevated railroad
express trains to take on passengers at
Adams street, is the first effort that
has been made since the commissions
were created TO enforce the theory
that guilt is personal" Writs Of
mandamus and suits for penalties
have been resorted to. but no attempt
TO Jail an officer of a transportation
company has been recorded. This
process is contemplated in the law,
which in paragraph > OF section 90
reads as follows:
Every officer and agent OF m such
common carrier or corporation who shall
violate. or who procures. aids or abets
any violation by any such common car
rier or corporation Of any provision of
chis chapter, or who shall fail to obey.
observe and comply with any order OF
tho commission or any provision OF an
order of the commission, or who pro-
cures, add or abets any such Common
carrier or corporation in Its failure to
obey, observe and comply with any such
order or provision, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor."
In the legislative inquiry into the
conduct of the Public Service Com
mission for this district Mr.. HAYWARD,
as counsel to the committee, frequently
laid stress on the fact that criminal
prosecutions had not been begun
against the officers OF delinquent OF
stubborn transportation companies
From the emphasis he put on. this
method Of enforcing compliance with
orders 1t was plain that he regarded
It's neglect as OF serious consequence
and with his appearance here as q
Commissioner II was taken for granted
that the officers of recalcltrant cor
poratlonS might expect to be bronghr
before magistrates for prosecution. II
Cne previous cast Commissioner HAY
wA1D had in mind such a move ant
MAS restrained only by the fact tina
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

Because most Of the seniors and
juniors in Oberlin College did not
know what "Joffre" and "Ipres"
meant, one of their professors has
branded them as victims OF pathetic
ignorance" Ignorant they may be,
cut that their lack of knowledge is
pathetic is not established. Those
who have been able to avoid the har-
rowing progress of the events with
which these names are associated have
at least slight cause for rejoicing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

The Long Island Railroad. operating
numerous daily, holiday and Sunday
trains through a thickly settled terri
tory in which a heavy vehicular traffic
uses the highways constantly, main
tains numerous crossings ut grade at
each of which the possibility OF acct
dent is constantly present. II will be
years before these crossings can be
eliminated. even In the most populous
communities, and until they are the
protection Of life will depend on the
vigilance of the railroad and of those
who must traverse its tracks. II is
notorious that persons who stand In
greatest danger frequently do not
practise caution. and the railroad has
now begun a campaign OF warning
and education in which il deserves
the hearty support of the public IT is
striving to safeguard.
Never has a better rule been de-
,ised for those about to enter on a
railroad right OF way than that which
finds expression in the three words
stop. Look. Listen -; and no in
junction Of good sense is more com
monty violated. Leaving out Of reck-
oning rs hopeless fools those who
knowingly try to cross the tracks In
front Of oncoming locomotives, there
are countless thousands Of persons
who propel themselves into danger
through sheer heedlessness. They are
not more anxious than others TO be
mangleI or killed: they are possessed
by a demon OF carelessness. and in
response to its urgings they treat a
ten car steel express train attending
strictly to its own business with the
same disdain they might exhibit to-
ward "A pith ball. From the ranks Of
these a great majority Of the victims
Of grade crossing accidents as they
are miscalled, are recruited. and TO
them the present appeals OF the rail-
road company are made.
We do not share the optimism OF
General Manager MCREA, who has
thought it worth while to appeal for
the exercise OF caution to those con,
genital imbeciles who offer themselves
as sacrifices under circumstances thus
described:
"A train approaches a grade crossing
The gates drop. the automatic bell,
sound, or the flagman appears with hi
warning lantern. But the chauffeur o.
the automobile which Is coming dowi
the road deliberately speeds up his car
smashes through the gates, and whirli
across the tracks a hairs breadth aheat
OF the engine"
This adventure occurs at least once
a week on Long Island; the news
papers record only those not infre
quent instances in which the motor
does not 'whirl across the tracks {
hairs breadth ahead Of the engine.
To such persons no plea for safety
first will appeal. But the huge sign,
and the intelligent advertising Of tn,
railroad ought to awaken the sens,
Of responsibility in men whose prin
cipal failing is lack Of seriousness
and lead them TO go at least half wa.
toward the adoption Of a reasonabl,
plan to save their own lives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

To THE EDITOR OF THk SuN-Str: In
looking over my classical authors tho
other day I came across the following
sentence "Nulla est enim tanta Wis.
auiP non ferro ct virtbus debtlitari
~frangique possit' There is no strength
so great that II cannot BIO weakened and
broken by the force of arms 1t Is
from Cicero's "Oratio Pro Marcello,'
which was addressed to Caius Cesar,
Caesar believed In the statement. Would
that Cpsar's modern namesake, the
Kaiser, could be impressed with the
truth Of it otherwise than forcibly
But probably, In the jealous pursuit OF
Kultur. Wilhelm has regarded Cicero as
a mere scrap OF paper. VERIrAs.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., June s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
Farmers.

To TIL EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; After
getting Just the right amount OF exer-
else in the garden it Is fine to lay back
in an easy chair and read about what
the farmers are doing east, west, north
and south. A good agricultural paper
il az interesting as a novel.
If | am ever rich enough | shall be a
farmer.
DANBuRy, Conn, June 3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
Great City Appropriated

The receipts uf al '"e '..
from 1905 to 1914 wsr
To this total the cmU.u. .-
in assessments from s'I..'
ton for absences & H'f' ~.
per cent, and the city
the city's contribution tto .H
1927 WAS paid 10y wa OF '.
pr!ation and Sii.oT> ,'H'' 49,
from tho miscellaneous s
enumerated, a rum W..
would have found its "
treasury
The report cites . 80 '-' '.
sion Comn!sslor appointed
attempting % obtain 'n' 60
the preser. chaotic -i'HI'
concerns some 5000 pens.
wolves an expenditure Of ut'
900 annually
III given a free hand a''.
cial support, and an"'. .
time FOR thorough work, "l.' '' '
the commission has an "
| producing a report wh.'I ..
yiceable 10 New YORK .
with It's immediate Dr"..'
thoritat.ve for other pu'..
similar problems
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

Autos increase in Jersey.-Heddiine.
But the East is far behind the West
in the use OF these shoes Of swiftness.
Iowa heads the devil wagon parade
and there liz a troop Of Western States
following. About every twentieth or
twenty-first person In Senator CUM
MrNs's State has a car. 1t takes the
do~wntrodden farmer to appreciate all
the modern necessaries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

Germany's refusal to allow the per-
Torrance Of any Italian works in her
opera houses will prove a genuine loss,
for PuccIN1 Is the most popular COM
poser of the day in Germany, just as
he Is in the operate world every
where else.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
No Principles Embodied.

Eight funds have been establ!s ei In
New York city ~ follows I'.H.e
School Teachers Retirement Iurd
Police Pension Fund, Fire pcpar'net
Relief Fund, Department os H,t,a
Fund, College OF the Cijy 81 Sew
York Fund, Supreme Court ArYella,.
Division Fund. street Cieau!r- iera-.
ment Fund and the City ~ Nov YORK
Employees Retirement Fund.
mo one of these funds ~" 'Ar--
says. ''bears any mark OF ros,u1,aH,
to any other they are separately ar
ministered each has It's own sour,
of income and regulations Tor ai-.lr.
ment of benefits no primo pies are c1.
bodied and chaos reigns supreme. ~
majority are now compelled 90 Do N,
themselves bankrupt"
The report says that In r'Ue years
the total receipts OF the lu''.g <..ao
Teachers Retirement Fund we've g..
2i6,2Sl.7i. which included the '.a'No's
contribution to the amour 90 Si.5iS-
4S7,lS. or about - per cent ot i'a -.'a,
During the nine year period 'h6 -.'s
yearly receipts have increased 80 l'
cent, while the disbursements !Hr Peg.
sions increased 10 per cent. ~ u,as.
words, the outgo exceeded the income =
per cent.
THE total receipts OF tho Polite. Per.
sion Fund from 1905 to 1914 'ae re.
port says, were s15, 13i,3l5o1, Of w1!c.
s4.l03,i76.32, or about - per cent. we'
contributed by the members - -
total yearly receipts increased na' pc
cent, the disbursements IN Oh sane
period showed an increase ~ = peg
cent. Without the aid Of dir'-' 0'to
priations by the city To- cover d"' '''..- "a
which increased from $l93,oiG - r '.ij
to sl.320,53s.34 in 1914. the FUND "'1'-
have been bankrupt from tie start
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
Room for All Kinds OF Him.

To THE EpIroB oY THE SUN-Sir' Is there
room at the festive board In your Valhalla
for Mr. Pys, who keeps a lunch room on
Massachusetts, avenue In this cityf
BOSTON, June s, J. II. q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

~ eSs friends ,ohe favor US Nth mann.
scripfs and illustrations for publication IRISH
TO haze rejected articles returned Mev must
IL sii cases send stamps for nat purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
Site Of Tom Collins.

To me EDITOR OF THE SrN-SU; u II,
k" wants to know ~ our old friend Tom
Coilins has ever been found. Yes. on
every bar In the metropolis.
CoRTLAsDr n, LEROY.
New YORK. June 9.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
FACING INSOLVENCY
OF PENSION FUNDS
Carnegie Foundation Rcpo,t
Says Right Actuarial
Basis Is Lacking.
IN NEW YORK

The ninth annual report ~ the "a,
negie Foundation for the sdya,ren.,.
OF Teaching for the year ended Se,,e,
Der 80, 1914. %iccitcs that a c,,o,.
study of recent pension doy,.opne,.
leads inevitably to the conclusion m.
the establishment ur pension .ystcms
not yet receiving the necessary care a.
study that are absolutely essential
secure solyency. and sets forth tna, 81,
ficient evideslce j. accommodating to
dictate that Insolvency Is iu al, e,..
due to the absence OF preliminary -.
tuarial calculation.
'The recent history VI tho rers...
system established for the Nu,r,,.
employees In the public service ~ g..
city OF New York" the report saw,
affords Al interesting and pertinent a..
ject lesson. II illustrates by "a cimls.
ton of instances what may be EXPECTED
OF n pension system that Is adYo,.5
without scientific basis n actuarial "A.
vice and supervision. Uncertain source,
OF income. contributions inahopua'ty
proportional TO benefits promised an
haphazard methods of administrator
devoid of any conception OF the sin.
pie mathematical considerations ~.
volved, bear In themselves the sc.ls o.
bankruptcy.
at should perhaps he mentioned 'Ap
actual maladministration Or mt. .1pl.
cation OF funds has played hut . aq.
ligible part In bringing about this 70.
suit. The case IS therefore o., Nh,
more clear and urgent for irs' sig e.
the need of sound professional aiy!,.
not only at the inauguration hut a.
stated periods In she existence O. z
pension system
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

LsaAon snce. Emnshsm House. 1 Arun-
Del street. Strand.
Paris once. 6 Rvs de 10 Michodiere, on
Rue Au Quatre Septembre.
washington office. Hobs Building.
Brooklyn ONCE. 10S Livingston street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07

Unless the authorities o 70 produce
proof to the contrary. GUSTAV STABLE
will be enrolled as the Teutonic incar-
nation OF OLIVER OSBORNE.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-15
TARIFF RESPONSIBLE,
BONNER DECLARES
President of Cambria Steel Com
pany Gives Reasons For Steel
Trade Depression

The tariff is held responsible by
Cambria Steel Company, for the exist
ing depression in the iron and steel
business of the United State. The for
eign manufacturer. he declared, in his
annual report to stockholders. was
able to undersell in this country be-
cause of higher-pri labor on this
side of the water, and. in addition, he
said. foreign laws permitted a closer
cooperation among the manufactur-
ers in both domestic and export trade.
Sweeping condemnation was made
by Mr.. Donner of freight discrimina-
ton in favor of imported steel. He
said that as American workmen were
protected against importation of for
eign labor it was inconsistent not tC
protect them against the product Of
foreign labor. Another handicap that
was held responsible for poor Dusi-
ness in the steel trade was competi-
ton on rails from Canada. Mr.. Dom
ner held that under the existing tariff
law, rails from foreign manufacturers
were admitted free in the United
States. whereas the Canadian tariff
tax on United States rails was ST.S4
a gross ton. How the tariff domi-
mated the steel trade by means of low
prices was succinctly set forth by Mr..
Donnor in these words:
With most of the large steel plants
of Europe tied up on account of the
war. foreign competition is now Vir-
tually suspended: but in the steel
trade contracts are made so far ahead
that il is almost impossible to secure
an advance in prices after they are
once lowered until there is evidence
of sufficient business to fill up the
mills. No one in the steel business
can tell just how seriously the pres
ent tariff will affect the manufactur-
ers or their employees until ii has been
tested under various conditions
Those connected with the industry
nuts bear the burden of this tariff
experimentation, while those without
employees to consider, or investments
to protect, have nothing to lose"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-15

inches of snow on the ground and
from three to. ten inches along the
main ridge of the Allegheny noun
tains. The western and northern ex-
tremities of the Susquehanna water
shed are under a snow cover from
three to ten inches, decreasing to a
trace at the southern boundary of the
State, while over the southeastern
part of the State the quantity of snow
on the ground is very slight The
maximum amount of snow in the State
lies along the top of the Allegheny
mountains and the water equivalent
of the snow on the ground is unusual
ly high owing to recent rainfall which
occurred since the accumulation of
the snow.
The low temperature which pre-
vailed during the past few nights has
caused ice to form on nearly all OF
the streams, must of which are now
flowing with their surface covered
with drift ice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-15
BY DOROTHY DIX.

Il lost my husband. said the
tenth woman, because l didn't keep
up with the procession.
When 1 look back upon my life
with the clear perspective that the
years give, 1 can see that one of the
chief attractions that marriage held
FOR me was the prospect of letting
myself go, or slumping down mentally
and physically.
In my ignorance l thought of mar
riage as the end of a woman's strug-
gle to interest and fascinate a man.
/ know il is. / thought that a
woman, having won a mans heart
and married him, could settle down
in peace and comfort TO enjoy her vic
tory. l have found out that mans
fancy is a revolving garrison that has
TO be recaptured every day, and that
ii is ten thousand times more difficult
TO regain il. once lost, than II was
TO capture il at the beginning.
Frankly. 1 am of lazy, easy 60
ing, Comfort-loving disposition. l like
good things TO eat and drink. ! adore
neCligees. l am fond of reading the
six best sellers, and my idea of per-
fectly happy state OF existence would
he a life which YOU spent among a
few old friends who took YOU as YOU
were and for whom you didn't have to
make the slightest effort, where you
could wear your old clothes and be
comfortable without regard 70 style,
and eat all you liked without even a
qualm as TO how fat it would make
you.
These were the dolce far niente
views of life that | began TO put into
operation as soon as we were mar
ried. and by the time I found out that
matrimony is the most strenuous
profession that a woman can possibly
follow and the one that requires her
TO be most on the Job, l had wrecked
my happiness. My dearly bought
knowledge came too late.
Her First Mistake.
The first mistake that I made was
in thinking that matrimony gives a
woman the right TO wear wrappers,
and be as ugly as nature made her.
1t was so comfortable not TO have TO
torture my straight hair into curls,
nor TO touch up my complexion. nor
10 be girded up into stiff straight
fronts any more that before l real
ICED il | had gotten to be not exactly
a sloven. but one of the women who
seem 10 be always overflowing their
clothes.
Il got fat and frowsy and lost my
Cood looks. as any woman does who
neglects her personal appearance.
But il didn't seem to me that il mat
tered was married and l idiotically
supposed that no matter how ugly l
let myself become l would always be
tearing beauty in my husbands
eyes.
Il should have been warned. for
one day. not very long after we were
married. he tossed a roll of bills into
my lap and said: For heaven sakes
Sallie. go and get YOU some ribbons
or laces, or whatever il is that women
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-15
N1oMen tsss!sl tssss!ss lnreReS &
How | Lost My Husband

wear that swishes about them, and
makes a man like to look at them.
You look like a cook and YOU are
getting scandalously fat. Why don't
you play golf or do something TO
keep your figure?'
II laughed and thought ii a good
joke for a man to be so fussy about
women's clothes, but there came
time after he had left a fat and
frowsy wife for a pretty little French
doll of 8 woman. when 1 wondered IL
might not have prevented the trag-
edy if had had Intelligence enough
to have taken his tip and made my
self attractive looking to him. After
all, you can't blame a man for not
kissing q wife who has ceased to be
kiSsable-
My husband was an ambitious
man. He made many acquaintance
among people who were important so
cially. financially and politically. and
he was keenly intent on making the
most of these friendships.
All His Efforts Fail
He wanted TO accept their invita-
tions, to go to their dinners, and coun-
try houses. and what not, and to en-
tertain them suitably in return, and
objected, because IL required an
effort on n1y part to get the proper
clothes, and to give smart entertain
ments. My husband and 1 had a hun
last It resolved itself into his going
alone and my, staying at home. He
became a leader in a gay and brill
liant set, while I sank deeper and
deeper into the obscurity of a domes-
ticity for which there was no excuse.
And just as 1 let my body get fat
for want of exercise and through in
dulgence in too much eating, so l let
my mind get fat and heavy for want
of using ii. My husband tried to get
me to join clubs and take an interest
in the great feminist movement, but
il required more energy than / pos
sessed to attend meetings and be on
committees, and worry myself about
the injustices and sorrows of human
ity.
1T was so much easier to shut my
eyes TO IL all that l simply closed
mine and refused to see. My husband
also tried TO get me TO read books that
hut l preferred the kind of novels
that pleasantly tickle ones fancy
without making any call upon the un-
derstanding, and 1 followed the line
OF least resistance and confined my
reading to the chocolate cream school
of literature.
"Ot course. the inevitable happened
At forty l was an ugly. fat, sloppy,
dull old woman without a single
charm of mind or body. and my hus-
! band a young, alert, intelligent man.
lie grew tired of me, and he deserted
ME for q younger and fairer, and
more interesting woman.
Il have never blamed him. The
| fault was mine. / was too lazy to
keep up with the procession, and by
my own volition I dropped out of it
and tine procession swept on and left
re. as il leaves every woman who
! progress"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-15
DOES RHEUMATISM
BOTHER YOU?
The Doctors Say use Musterole"

So many sufferers have found relief
in MUSTEROLE that you ought to
buy small jar and try it.
Just spread it on with the fingers
Rub it in. First you feel gentle glow
then a delicious. cooling comfort
MUSTEROLE routs the twinges, loos-
ems up stiffened joints and muscles.
MUSTEROLE is a clean, white oint-
ment, made with oil of mustard It
penetrates to the seat of pain and
drives it away. but does not blister the
tenderest skin.
1t takes the place of the mussy, old
fashioned mustard plaster.
MUSTEROLE is recommended for
Bronchitis, Group, Asthma, Pleurisy.
Lumbago. Neuralgia, Sprains, Bruises.
Stiff Neck. Headache and Colds of the
Chest (it often prevents Pneumonia).
At your druggists. in 25c and soc
jars, and a special large hospital size
for $3.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-get what
you ask for. The Musterole Company,
Cleveland. Ohio.