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BEFORE AL" SPALDING.
Red Stocking Heroes who Conquered
the East in 'BS.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir:
There are several mistakes In the rosters
of the old Red Stocking baseball club
as given by your correspondents. That
peerless organization came out Of the
near West In 1865, | think, and played
sixty-eight games with tho Eastern
clubs. winning siNty-seven and tleing the
s~ixty-eighth. which was with the Hay
makers OF Troy.
The pitcher OF the original Red Stock
lngs was Asa Rrainard, he OF the how-
ing mutton chop whiskers. who. like Dick
Mcbride OF the Athletics and most Of the
old time pitchers. couldn't bat worth a
darn. A the close OF one season, how
ever, on the home grounds 81 lined out
two home run and thereafter was
known as Home Run Asa" Douglas
C"Dug") Allison was catcher Charley
Gould first base. Ross Barnes second.
George Wright shortstop. am not GER
tain. but ! think Andy Leonard or Fred
Waterman played third. In right field
were Harry Wright, brother Of. George
and captain of the nine, and Cal Mac
vey, but I nnot recall the third
fielder. or curse there were two or
three substitutes. but | give, so far as
II goes. the names OF the original Red
Stocking club, which split apart n few
years later when Spalding and other
players donned their uniform.
f. g, f..
NEw YoRK, September Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
Must We Drink Polluted Water?

The State Of New York has no more
moral right to pollute the water sup
ply Of this city than has any ind.
vidual resident within it's bounds; yet
Into Mohansic Lake the State intends
to drain the training school for boys
at Yorktown Heights and the insane
asylum at Yorktown. and from Mo-
hansic Lake this sewage will flow
into the Croton water system.
To-day the city renews It's appeal to
Governor WHITMAN in its endeavor to
keep pure the watershed whose flow
Is used for drinking purposes by 81
100000 men, women and children. Its
plea is based on equity, decency and
justice. Will IL be heard?
We are not encouraged to believe
that 1t will be by the outcome of pas
attempts to enlist the sympathetic CO.
operation OF the state. II it is not.
there may be legal lean TO protect
the town, and these the municipal au-
thorities must seek IL the State per-
dsts in its present purpose.
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to every purchasing agent, no matter
what principal he represents who
cares to compete in them. He knows
that II Germany, Austria and Turkey
want to replenish their stocks In our
markets they will be welcomed BY
every salesman In the land. He knows
or should know, that they can contract
without hindrance for the delivery
Of goods at our seaports, where the
goods to-day consigned to England.
France, Russia and Italy are deliv-
cred by the vendors; and unless his
imagination has suffered a complete
occultatIon he is capable Of conceiv.
ing the enthusiasm with which the
appearance Of new competition for our
raw and finished products would be
hailed.
II any serious theory Of economics
lies behind this strange outgivfng IL
Is that because the means OF trans
porting goods and merchandise from
this continent to others Is impaired
through causes beyond II control
our manufacturers and merchants
must put an emba rgo on all their trade
with warning nations, and this we do
not think Mr.. MCCAErER would seri-
ously advocate.
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Sound at the Core.

Is the real temper of the vast ma
5ority of naturalized American citi-
Gems accurately represented by the
capable literary persons who from eS.
pensive seaside resorts write anony-
mously 10 us reyiling the press, abus-
ing the President and v~ilifying the
country in which they are at present
domiciled?
Or is the actual sentiment Of those
who have sworn allegiance TO the
United States correctly reelected in
the enthusiasm Of the thousands of
many breeds but one country who
roar their cheers when the float bear
ing the mime made up In semblance
Of President WILSON passes through
the throng of merrymakers at Coney
Island?
DO the blatant street orators, well
dressed, well fed. well coached, who
assail the Administration in pleas 10
men Of foreign birth to desert the
land of their adoption enlist the sym.
pathies Of those To whom they appeal?
Or do the thousands Of citizens OF
alien birth who parade the East Side
streets in joyous celebration Of the
opening Of a new naturalization court,
wherein they may take the oath OF
remuneration and fealty, more nearly
index the emotions that I'LL the hearts
Of those who have enrolled with lie
through deliberate choice?
DO the few mean creatures who
batten on spy money TO injure their
fellows measure fairly the spirit of
American citizenship?
Or is the true standard found IN
the ranks of those longshoremen who
are ready at n moments notice Il
fight in hunger and want for new
privileges and against injustice, hut
are unpurchasable for traitors work
with a kings ransom?
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SUFFS AND ANTS.
Paid or Volunteer Logic. It's the Facts
That Count.

10 THE EpIToR OF THE SCS-Str:
The silly excuse Mrs. Gertrude Foster
Grown. president OF the New York State
Woman Suffrage Association, gave In
THE Sun recently as a reason for the
suTragists not wanting to meet the
ants in public to debatc the question q:
woman suffrage is really enough 10 MAKE
n Cheshire cat laugh. Mrs. Brown says:
Las, winter after found that the
anti" speakers we're always the same
group Of Professionals replied 10 re-
quests TO debate that I would be glad 10
speak against any an,i-suHrage woman,
provided that she would assure me tina;
she was not pail. but was speaking solely
from conviction as I was. The challenge
was met only once, and then not by the
speaker herself. but by another person,
and I found out atterward that this
speaker too was paid.
How palmetto. Now Mrs. Brown
knows she Is not frank. Time and
again Mss C~hittenden. the president OF
the New York state Association Op.
posed 70 Woman Suffrage. has met hel
In debate. and the result has always
been extremely detrimental TO the SUI
frage side OF the argument. Miss Chit.
tenden also speaks from conviction. She
Is financially Independent. and there.
fore can afford 10 and does give all hei
time and attention to the patriotic work
OF opposing the perniclous votes for
women propaganda. Few. however, are
as fortunate as she, and all those who
are regularly employed by the a~ssocfa-
tiOn as speakers or in any other ca.
pacity are wage earners. Their brain I,
their only capital. and no matter how
earnestly they might desire TO do so
under the circumstances they are no,
able to offer their services gratis.
Blu Mrs. Brown might tell us what
have the principles or the motives OF
the dehater To do with her ability &c
marshal into shape a host OF infIexiblt
facts and the hurting Of them aRa!ns,
her opponents feeble line OF argument
and f~alsehOod' Her ability 10 force.
iully and accurately presen. her sid
Of the question is the only thing tra,
cunts. Ethel Raw,
Secretary Wage Farmers Anti-Suffrags
League.
NEW YORK. September 10.
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MR.. BURROWS NEW LIGHT.
Opinion Of n Director Of the Peace
and Arbitration League.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: |
notice in your dispatches from Washing
ton that senate Burton has ecanted his
peace at any price idea and announced
himself for an adequate national de-
fence.
T5is Is one OF the most significant indi-
cations of the drift of thought in the
United States. for Senator Burton dur
Ing his long term OF twenty years. more
or less. In Congress, has been IN active
opponent OF the new naval programme {;
IN fact, one OF the annual efforts OF his
life in Congress was directed against the
tittleship programme advocated by the
Naval Board experts and recommended
by the President of the United states.
This Is not said with n view Of dis
paraging Senator Buttons changed a,ti-
tude. for he Is one of the big men of the
country and one o. the ablest men OF
recent years In Congress. 1t certainly
requires a mar OF large calibre to re-
verse the record OF a lifetime and ac-
knowledge error In the straightforward
and dignihed manner which the Senator
now shows in his announcement.
senator Burton has been president Of
the American Peace Society for a num-
her Of years. This society Is universally
known as a peace at any price" So
clety, How he can consistently remain
president OF that society and advocate
the views which he has to-
day remains for him TO demonstrate.
For one hundred years the American
peace at any price" society has been n
consistent and persistent advocate OF a
diminished army and navy for the
United States. The Senator saved mill
ions of dollars for the country In his
Tight against the pork barrel grab OF
last year. n he has the respect and
esteem Of a large constituency for per-
sonal integrity and public service. and
Il has been a source of regret that he
has opposed a n adequate national de-
fence. II Is to be hoped thai he will
define more exactly what he means by
an adequate army and navy, for he IL a
candidate for the Presidency OF the
United states IN 1915 and the people
wish to know without qualification
where every candidate stands on the
question Of national security.
4. n. HUMPHREY.
New YoRK. September ls.
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Laurence cOrrSspo1dS1cr Topeka CAPITA.
Luke +. Parsons Of Salina learned n
Lawrence to-day that he is the sole sur
vivor OF John Brow MS band at the battle
OF osawatomie. Mr., Parsons. who Is 50
years Ola, was returning 20 his home after
a vIsIt to Osawatomie. where he was 20
meet Edward 7. Bridgeman Of Madison.
Wis. another survivor Of the battle. Mr.
Bridgeman did not get 10 Osawatomie
Monday, the date planned for the reunion.
He was I'll at his home in Madison. and
Yesterday he died, Mr.. Parsons learned
by the news dispatches this morning tina,
he Is now the lone survivor Of the nsh,
Parsons was wounded IN the rxht. n.
came to Lawrence Immediately s,terwsrd
and was nursed back to health by Mrs
Mary {, Kiilam. who still lives In Law
renee.
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In the British Prize Court.

In the judicial proceedings before
the British prize court affecting the
cargoes Of four ships, the American
owners Of the goods detained have
lost their case, and their property
has been declared forfeited TO the
Crown. From this decision they may
appeal on fling a bond, and obtain
whatever benefit can be got from a
review OF the case.
As the testimony and even the CON.
plete decision OF the court are not
available. It Is impossible TO speak in
diligently on the merits OF the de
cision, but OF one factor involved in
the case there cannot he two opinions.
Perishable goods we're detained I'M
necessarily. TO the inevitable loss Of
their owners, when prompt action
would have saved them. On account
Of this the shippers have a legitimate
complaint, which cannot be over
looked when our Government presents
its long expected communication, recit-
ing our grievances TO the British Gov
eminent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
GENERAL BOTHA.
Personality Of the Successful South
African Soldier.

Prom the Ninetesath Century and hffer.
General Botha possesses In overhowins
measure those precious gifts or the goos
personal magnetism, charm OF manner
and Imagination.
Botha's smile is celebrated. I've seer
Il turn the temper OF a moi ana as
arm an avowed political enemy. Inc
spontaneous expression OF his innate
kindness, IL challenges, f~ascinates ana
conduers.
Moved to satisfaction or ANNOYANCE, 70
pleasure or anger. General Botha De-
trays his feelings without any pretence
nj concealment. He is possessed Of an
almost feminine s~ensitiveness. combined
with the most robus virility. and his
tact Is proverbial. He has been de
scrlbed as. and he essentially Is, "a mar
with a heart" a man OF deep emotions
and strong ~sympathies. Therein re-
poses. in part. tie secret OF his power.
lie sways his people. maintains his
ascendency oSer them. through his SIN
sular faculty for appealing to theii
hearts as well as to their minds. They
know, and the English now know. tha'
he IL no cold calculating schemer, sell
hshly and cunningly ambitious. Amoi'
ton. in its vulgar form. finds no place
In his fascinating personality. Tn.
consciously he conforms TO the advice Of
Marcus Aurelius. TO receive the gifts
Of fortune without and resign
them without n pang."
General Botha o retire TO MS
! estates tomorrow II by 20 doing he
could advance that which or all things
IL nearest to his heart, the unity and
well being Of his Dutch fellow country
men. and OF South Africa as a whole
English and Dutch. More than once In
the last ten years his inclination ha'
been to retire.
Ills health IL not always good. His
trials have been. and are. many. Hap
PLY he has been dissuaded from do!nf
so. on the other hand. he receives
without arrogance" the riffs OF fortune
which have been showered upon him.
lie Is still the same unaffected. re-
served, quiet. diEnifed mar to-day, with
power and honors that he was twenty
years AGO when he stood M, n plair
country gentleman. in the Volksraad. q
plead for purity In public life and toll
Grafton for the English stranger within
tho republican gates. He Is stouter ir
lild. graver In vlsaEe. Invested with ths
dignity which comes with years. th'
! "a res OF state and sorrow. But other
wise he IL unaltered. IN his natural sim
pllcitv. In his unaffected and synpa'
thetic bearing toward his fellow men
English and Dutch alike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
POLK TAKES NEW POST TO-DAY.
Resignation Accepted nv NpN"r
with Utmost Regret"

with the utmost reg~., ~
Mitchell yesterday accepted a." o.
ton OF Corporation Counsel r y
Polk, who goes TO Wash ug'o0 f. " -
Robert Lansing's successes a- -
lor TO tho State Department J.. t''
ter OF resignation Mr.. Polk sad -s
Mayor:
NO one ever had a more c,. ~
and loyal chief II IS = plelSir me
to recall hat there have been o. ''
encas 10 mar IA Intimate r,. .
any WAY. l am very sorry. too. "1'r
my friends and colleagues :.
government, who under your lar.' -'f
are 80 successfully meeting H. ny
difficult problems OF municipA.
ment'
Replying Mayor Mitchell wro'r VOW
resignation entails a severe loss '. ',,
city administration "a loss o. " . b
could not and would not have vi.
consent a | not recognized ? 90 10
the eN sting conditions your en-, ''
service ot the national Govvr"' 's
upon YOU n duty hishF" tina" %
you owed 10 the city. and u' IT'S
duty ~ acOuiesCenve
The Mayor said ~ had ..' q
new Corporation Counsel, a.'-. "
lawyers had been re'OwW"n..
Among the possible appo r'.
mar Hardy. Tax Comm Sci. !
V, Mullan and Ass stan 10
Counsel Louis II. Hdhlo
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Speaker Sweets Opinion OF Women
In Cities.

Several months have elapsed since
the Hon. THADnEUs G. SWEET Of Os-
wego county obtruded himself upon
public attention. but the State Fair
found him In good voice. exercising
his function as a critic Of the urban
population with his usual tact and
Judgment, On the subject Of votes
for women he thus d~elicately pays his
compliments 10 the feminine residents
Of this city:
"A good many women IN our small
towns feel that giving women the ballot
would tend 20 a general moral improve
ment.
Undoubtedly their votes would tend
in that direction, but they seem 10 over
look the fact that their votes would be
moro than Offset by the votes OF women
in our big cities, which would be cas-,
on tho opposite side OF every moral
issue"
1t will he observed that 1t is moi
the women of our small towns" con
srious that their own votes would
tend to a general moral improve
ment,' who believe that "the votes OF
women In our big cities would he cast
on the opposite side Of every mora
issue This Is the opinion of the
Speaker Of she Assembly OF New York
state, the fruit Of his ripe observation
and careful inquiry in such centre,
Of population as Buffalo, Rochester
Syracuse, Schenectady, Yonkers, Ring
hamton and New York.
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The COuntry's Stake In the For
eign Credit Negotiations.

As is his habit in discussing the
larger questions OF public policy, Mr..
JAMES j. HILL takes the broadcast
view of this country's concern in the
provision OF large American credits
against which Great Britain and her
allies may draw for the purchase OF
our goods. lie says:
THE maintenance Of a stable rate Of
foreign exchange is Of far more i'm
portance to the United States than to
England. II is not too much to say
hat on this the prosperity of the Amer
lean farmer depends. II Is most essen
tial to the prosperity ~ our people that
our wheat should get TO market and
find q purchaser. II the sale OF our
wheat does not go forward steadily to
the purchaser he will certainly turn
elsewhere. The same principles apply
to all our foreign trade. our cotton
is absolutely necessary to Europe, for
the field OF supply is limited. The same
Is true OF such manufactures as the
wa nNA'AA 81 lANe'AAN NAH W biN .
but It is the farmer who stands TO lose
most II we refuse to make reasonable
credit arrangements for the movement
Of our crops or II hat arrangement
should be long delayed"
Too much stress cannot be laid on
the fact that the conferences are con.
cerned primarily not with traffic In
war munitions but with the tremen-
dous stake which the nation has In
the maintenance of foreign markets
for our exportable margin OF food
products and other staples,
In the belligerent countries which
have come 10 us as borrowers cncr.
. getic campaigns are under way for
the voluntary and compulsory prac.
tice Of popular economy which win
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WEEpsPoRr. September rs.


Prom the Unifed States Geological Surrey.
Perhaps the most curious mineral foun,,
IN the United States Is staurolite, other
wise known az the fairy stone" Thi,
Is an Iron aluminium siiicate found only
In Virginia and North Carolina. the red
dish brown ana brownish black crystals
occurring In well defined single and double
crosses. There is some commercial de-
mand for the crosses as ourios which are
worn as watch charms or on chains IN
the manner Of a locke, or iavalliere, a de-
msni perhaps stimulated by the quaint
legend which Is told OF their origin: the
fairies living In the caves OF the noun.
tains, on hearing the sad tidinss Of the
death Of Christ, fashioned tssss crosses n
mementos OF Him
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THE RETIRED ADMIRAL.
He Was Obliged to Abandon Impor
tant Work for the Navy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
editorial article in THE SUN OF Septem-
Der is about the reserve naval officers
brings 10 mind a conversation I had with
an officer recently. I was calling on an
Admiral at one OF our remote stations
when he received notice OF his retire
ment for age, to take effect within the
month. He had in hand a very i'm
portant work on which he had put a
great deal OF original labor. and he was
Of course much interested in seeing IL
completed.
Commenting upon the situation the
Admiral said II would gladly ask for
detail on special service that / might see
the thing through. but II l do shall
have to serve under another and ac-
cept the pay OF a Lieutenant, while II |
retire and do nothing l shall receive
my regular pay as an officer of my
rank. l cannot AFFORD to make the sac
rihce."
Low many more strange anomalies
and injustices there must be In the much
discussed Navy Department?
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1t is the impression" of DIT. WILL
IAN FoRoo. who heads the movement
TO have Mr.. BRYAN go abroad and try
to stop the war, that Mr.. BRYAN, "for
the love of the cause, will not only
sacrifice his time but will also pay his
own expenses DR.. FoRGo's impress
sion Is likely to undergo a sharp re-
vision. Mr.. BRYAN's love OF a cause
is in direct proportion TO the oppor-
tunity II affords for "ausmenting ones
income" Just at present the Euro
pean Chautsuqua Is in a bad way,
while the narrow minded custodians
OF the Nobel Peace Prize are opposed
to guaranteeing II In advance.
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Nu'THH VU'TtSpUNutHVt IOpthd JuDTTdI,
The Rev ii. r. Gouldin. who died IN
this city after spending nearly my years
as n minister In central KansA, recently
made out a report Of his life's work as a
minister which shows an unusual activity.
He was IS years old and had been a
preacher for nearly sixty years. His re-
port showed these Items: Taken into the
church. 2,sS3 persons. funeral services
conducted. 2sss; couples married, 2,4is;
baptized. l.ss3; miles travelled. an, 500;
pastoral visits, s2s,55s. The nrst ten
years Of his ministerial travels were .peat
on horseback.
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Hail to Directum I! Devotion 20
the devil wagon has gone far. but not
so far that the lowering Of his "
worlds record from 1888 to 1851 can
fail to earn attention and command
respect. The champion PAGER bettercd
the state Fair track record OF 1897
in a day that brought TO realization
the enduring quality Of n fine horse
even when the air reeks OF gasolene.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17

Only one out OF $4,000 persons can
think. and from tests I have made |
know that most persons not only can
not think but hat they lack judgment.
imagination and in a great many cases
personality.-Dr. SILAs r. NEyF Of Phil
d%delphid.
And yet the average mortal sue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
Senator jim HAM Lewis in protest

Senator JIM HAM LEWIS IN protest.
ing against the proposed billion dollar
war loan 10 the Allies says:
Now. II Il be said hat our people DO
not need the money at home and that II
should be lent abroad. then I suggest
that we lend Il to South America"
Lend a billion dollars TO South Amer
lea. South America would be will
ing, but II wants unconscionaoly long
credits and is slow pay. The Senator
from Chicago could not have made a
more artlcss suggestion.
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The Colonel. according to CHAMP
CLARK, knows n little about more
things than almost any man In the
country" The Speaker must do bet
ter than that II he aspires to be ad-
dressed az MY dear CHAMP"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17

Two Staten Island politicians have
punched each other in a patriotic dis
cussion over the state Of the nation.
Have they not yet heard OF the direct
primary statute. which automatically
rendered such encounters impossible?
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number Of teachers and an extension
Of their hours of labor. This Is bold
conduct, but its effect on the Comp
troller's fortunes will he Importantly
affected by the fact that he wants
the schools run. not for the teaching
force. as they are pretty generally
now, but for the pupils and the tax
payers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17

Mrs. Hopeful n, Fulton. one OF the old.
est residents Of Mount Washington. held
a family reunion during the pas, week.
Mrs, fulton is nearly II years OF age, and
Is the eldest OF eight brothers and sis.
tiers, the youngest being more than 81.
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London once. Efingham House, / Arun-
del street. strand.
Paris ONCE. 6 Rue de Ia Mlchodisre. on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
washington ofhSs. Hubs Building.
Brooklyn office. los Livingston street
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Brief Essay on Coward..

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SuN-Sir, There
arc few towards In the United states "a.
ceptins politicians. r n.
NEw YoRK. September is.
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" our friends irho fdror US ,cith manu-.
scVpfs and HiusfrdnOHs for publication ,rish
10 have rejected articles returned fhev must
IN 81 cases send stamps for that purpose.