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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
The Frenchman's Gold.

When NJ. RIBOT. the French Minis.
,er of Finance. asked for deposits of
gold to add to the nations reserve,
he had reason from what he knew
of the French people to expect q gen.
trous response. But even he must
1ayc been surprised at the statewide,
enthusiastic answer 10 his appeal. In
iiiN day Paris deposited 100000 and
Our other French cities have already
,om" forward with more than a mill
ION aud n half dollars.
The thrift Of the Frcnchman is
tnown the world over. Gold to him
Is real money. and he loves 10 hoard
the shining louis dor in his ~ hnt
banks and beneath his h%earthstone.
Still, he is not ayersc To ha wing n
good portion of his hard won earn.
ngs working for interest. His money
has thus often proved sufficient 10
hoat the States loans without any
aecess!ty Of underwriting. and the
government offerings frequently draw
IN excess Of subscribers from the peo.
pie alone, JEAN C~RAPAUD's money
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22

TIA Alabama, the New Jersey. the
Oklahoma, the Warrington and the
New York: this 10 the tale OF the
Omitted States men-of.war threatened
With destruction within the last two
weeks by fires Of mysterious origin.
and saved only by the efforts Of their
ancient crews.
In two of them crossed electric
wines are asserted to have caused
the flames. In three there is no Off
dial explanation Of the origin OF the
dangers. OF the Oklahoma 1t Is re-
ported that serious injury was done
10 her protective armOr. and ex-
tensive repairs must be undertaken.
10 what degree the other ships were
harmed Is not known; but the mere
fact that they were endangered Is
sufficient to create gravest alarm.
Secretary DANIELS has recently
been much engaged with his projected
mobilization Of inventors. Their con.
c~entration might perhaps be profit
ably deferred while the Administra-
lion turned its attention to the EN-
ploynent of able investigators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
Colonel Roosevelt Speaks the Truth.

In nll that Colonel ROOSEVELT has
said--and the bulk Of it Is enormous
i'm praise, admonition. rcproof and
instruction OF his fellow countrymen,
no word Is truer or more apostle
than this sentence In his Grafton at
San Francisco yesterday:
probably the worst feature OF our
national Ife il the habit of using words
with no relation 20 facts. OF making
promises which are not to be kept as !
have said above. OF treating elocut!on rs
an adequate substitute for action"
With all the details of his utterance
Il Is not necessary to agree, but that
there has been and is nov much ar
gumeut and denunciatiOn based on
conceptions Of the condition OF the
world and the state Of our W coun-
try that have no acquaintance with the
facts as they exist cannot he denied.
This practice has injured US abroad
and at home: and indulgence In 1t
must some day bring us to humilia-
tion and the verge OF disaster.
Colonel ROOSEVELT wants military
preparedness. So does every man of
sense; and one OF the fruits of pre-
paredness would unquestionably be Il
nearer approximation Of theories to
facts that would produce n wholesome
effect on American national life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
Mr.. Lloyd Georges Triumph.

What the settlement of the strike
II Welsh coal miners a to Great
Britain and her allies only a con-
sideration of the effects It's c%ontinu-
ance would have produced can indi-
cate. Without ample supplies OF coal
he fleet would have been ~powerless,
The munitions plants would have been
forced to Close; the transport service,
Of which so little Is heard, would have
come to n stop. and the whole mill
tary machine now in process Of for
nation would have di%sintegrated.
Ii Is possible that England might
have worked the mines with soldiers.
~ conceivable that the miners might
have been coerced into resuming their
,apor: nut In either a the output
would have been reduced far below
the minimum which England must at
an hazar ds maintain. If the miners
had been driven to the pits by con
stabulary or the %bayonets Of troops,
ltscord would have been introduced.
% serious that its results might have
bsen fatal to the empire.
Mr.. uoYp GEORGE arrested what
ne we'll on its way to becoming a
oEHuity. Hs success was attained
ma manner that leaves no enduring
H1eterneoA He wal received and
poeded on ME way with cheers. His
eouEysbut1on 10 England's cause was
remarkable sven in . season Of re-
variable contributions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
Modern Mothers.

Nothing ought to surprise him who
has the happiness Of living In Tbs
age. so full Of valuable
advice and directions, yet We must
confess to feeling more than a mild
wonder at the solemn saying of Mrs.
CATHERINE BooTH-CIIBBoRN at the
International Purity Congress in san
Francisco that "motherhood Is n lost
art" We had deemed 1t an art Just
found and had p!tied the rude.
healthy. u~nsc.ent!ic mothers Of the
past. the wives aud mothers Of our
Western empire. of pioneer aud back
woodsman, hunter and trapper and
farmer. Strong men and true women
were their sons and daughters.
Judged by It's results their mother.
hood was amply wise, but Of course
1t wasn't Art.
Now Mrs. CLiBBoRN robs US
Of another Illusion. We had thought
that every chit just ont OF college
could instruct the mothers OF the
elder race. and that those Of this must
he peculiarly adequate t. their great
duty. But no motherhood Is Il lost
art" she tells us.
Who rears the multitude of chubby.
healthy children one sees as beautl.
full as the young eyed cherubim, with
Just enough tinge Of deviltry 10 make
them not On good for human natures
daily food?
DO they Just grow?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
Penal CdOrs.

"Mcmhers. NJ the canary squad ~ tho
,Mutual MsIfars i.easne OF sing SinE viii
yellow stripes For more than iire days
suspension from the league a yellow circle
~ cloth Will h" sewed on the breast. Ten
yellow stripe down the back OF the shirt.
anil twenty dnNs punishment will carry
iS tys: AND ', ,ns back 3" Of i ttna ,FH i.f, H i.r the right
In Tommy Oshorne's jail
Excltements never fail.
But this radiant dream Of a color scheme,
A penal color scheme.
Makes all tho others pals.
Here stands a burglar bod.
HIS weeping IL uncontrolled;
For his sin Is expressed on his sinister
breast,
His snbhinE, sinister hrea9t,
BY a disk az yellow a. gold.
"l'ye KILLED a man IN my Tins.
'TN amt nothin' 10 this crime;
NJ ", l.. will collar me well,
Wal paint me vallsr and wei.
Say, amt them leg stripes nne""
KIM ms with white OF egg"
Cried a sanguinary yegg,
Drown me in milk. choke me with silk.
In the silkiest sort Of silk.
But don't put no stripes on m. leg."
II cried as never I cried
Wept a ~penitent homicide;
ON the back OF ms shirt tina yellow
stripe hurt,
Horribly, horribly hurt,
And 7 wished that I had died
This is the penal law
That Nils the soul WITH ave;
NJ, ", I. wiz yellow well
Shirt, legs aud breast viii yellow we'll
II q conyictt conducts raw. o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
'FoRTY.NINERS OF THE AIR.
An Ancient Project for the Carriage
Of Passengers Aloft.

To THE EDITOR Of THE SUN-Sir: In
is4y a flying machine was exhibited in
the tabernacle In New York city. The
inventor. one Rufus Porter, had the
widest dream OF air navigation and ex-
pected soon to cross the ocean and d.
other unheard OF things.
! never learned what became or the
machine. There was Juror over 1t In
New York at the time. because several
rich men. led into investigating the
merits of the monster, were expecting to
back Il to go to California, when that
country. very primitive then. was In the
,hroes OF the great gold craze before
Mackay and Flood and O'Brien had
their total eclipse.
THE 81 printed this description OF the
machine, written by Rufus Porter. the
man who made the model and was pass
Ing then for the owner
The plan Is simple and easily under
stood. consisting mainly In the comb.
nation OF these general and we'll estab-
i.shed principles:
tina the figure known in geometry as
the revolving spindle may be propelled
through the air al a rapid rate, without
eneountcring any considerable atmospheric
resistance: ard that a spiral Fan wheel,
or screw propeller. being driven rapidly.
Will effect a strong propulslve power BY
iS dNllOn pU aNHloSpntlaC ah
The engraving represents a machine %
this construction. and denomisa;ed an
aerial locomotive or transport. The float
or buoyant part Is made Of strong cloth.
coated with vulcanized India rubber; sup
ported internally by a series OF Longitude
nal rods and inflated with hydrogen gas.
From this float l. suspended at some dis
lance below a saloon for passengers. The
foat Il. equipped With u four leaf rudder'
by which the machine IL guided, either
vertically or horizontally. In the ceni:3
o' the saloon Is an engine room. furnished
with a steam engine. the power OF which
Is applied to separate "A pair OF ian
Wheels or spiral propcllers mounted be
tween the noat and the saloon. The larg-
est size contemplated to he constructed
Is 500 feet In length by so feet In its
diameter.
The ro1t OF this sze will contain 5000
cubic feet OF hydrogen. the buoyant
power. which VIZ be 5000 pounds. The
estimated weight Of ,ae ioat, saloon. en-
gire, wheels aud digging Is only 1900
pounds, leaving a 6uoyancy OF $4,000
pounds. sufficient 10 accommodate zoo peo-
pie with their baggage.
Rufus Porter, inventor. having care
fully estimated the atmospheric resist
lUvc. was confident OF ~prOpe.ling these
i~eriils al the rate uf 100 miles AN hour.
he said. should he succeed he Will
have something sure TO produce a greater
revolution In mercantile facilities than
the orig luai Introduction OF steam pow
er." Is what the old New York M"rcnrU
said Of Il editorlal'y. | always believed
that keeley 20, lis original cue from
This exhibition TO float his motor on an
uususpectiug public. | have no data as
to the fate or outcome Of this mans
dream. CHRis J.. DowNEY.
NATuEnUnY, Conn, July 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
WILDCAT PICKED TO WIN.
Cryptic Remarks on the Wall Street
Sweep Stakes.

To Till EDITOR OF THE SUS-Str: A
whisper has reached me that when tho
great event Of the American turf, the
Wall street Sweepstakes, is run a
surprise is in store for the hackers of the
favorite In the shape OF Wildcat, the
promising son Of Dope out Of War
Bride.
Little IL known 70 outsiders about
this fiery colt beyond the fact that he
is Of Cupidity stock, through NUM-
tons and Submarine.
His Jockey, that fearless rider limo
cent. is confident that he can show his
heels to the rest Of the feld and get
away with the rich stakes, r., WHITE.
NEW NoRK. July II.
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MODELLING INVENTORS.
Fruits Of Observation Covering Nor,
Than y Generation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Your
editorial articles on the modified In
are a genuine public service.
Keep them Up, II more power to your
elbow.
Forty years Of experience with tho
real inventor. not the blatant crank and
ftkcr, teach me that he is about a.
likely to submit his creations to the
criticism of n commission Of other In
ventOre as a mother is to refer to a jury
OF other mothers the question whether
or not her child is good looking.
ln fact the mother would at least no
certain that her offspring would not To
taken from her by a Judge" on an
eX post facto claim Of paternity. and
that is moro han any inventor can
wisely assume until after no has his
patent safely in hand.
FARK BENJAMIN.
EAST HAMPTON, July 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
COWAN WANTS TO BE JUSTICE,
II Hc Fails Now He VIII ne can
AidRte at Primaries.

John r. Cowan. Commisslore of Fec
ords. is a candidate for appointment Nv
Mayor Mitchell az Municipal court 'le'
ticc 10 MI the vacancy caused ny no
death OF Justice Joseph =. Fallon COM
missioner towan and Justice Fs''A
were near ~uelghbors in the THIRTEEN A.
senbly district.
County Clerk william r S'hne'ner.
leader OF tho cleveland Democracy "
which Commissioner Cowan IS an lNnu'
entail member. who is IN charge of com
missioner Cowan's candidacy, sad yes
tcrday.
whether Mr.. Cowan IA chosen ," ne
Mayor or not, he will be a candidate ''
the place at the primaries. Tie . e'
titled to the place because Of Ms s'ah''
ing as a lawyer and citizen and he'a4s'
Of his efforts that resulted In me pres
cnt city administration
Commissioner now r"eF"
s7.5Oo salary and as Judge would sra"
only $500 more.
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evidence that BACON was SHAKESPEARE,
now f~ascinates the world OF science
by declaring that he has invented an
airship (which. by absolutely neutral
izing gravitatlon through ionic vibra-
ton. will revolutionize warfare. COM
merce and all arts and sciences"
Without pretending to know what
Ionic" vibration is or in what respects
1t differs from doric or corinthian. we
heartily approve the ~ovcrturning Of
gravitation sven II we fail to UNDER
stand Just how the universe is 10 be
run without It. Doubtless %topsytur-
vydom will prevail. no uncommon
condition now: and II BACON was
SHAKESPEARE, why shouldn't anything
happen and men walk on their heads
II any they have?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
Ula,Bsyorfte OF IN Old FAvorite.

In San Francisco Mr.. BRYAN has
been pouring from his great mind
h0ughtsd1ke this:
sDaoie Of the Dig navy II tho ship
builder. and back Of the shipbuildsr IL
Ihs subsidized Newspaper which spreads
hxtred."
Ships r best built by shipbuild.
krA. are they not? Even Mr.. BRYAN
would scarce expect them to be built
BY plumbers. As for the Subsidized
newspaper" that has been one Of his
axed ideas, his Authorizations, since
ue tried to remove the Curse Of Gold
IN 1896.
Did Mr.. BRYAN eve know, save by
his own suspicion, OF a subsidized
newspaper? Does he know OF one
now? Then he should name the cal
tiff at once and not let the country
ourst in ignorance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22

Georgia has been getting a good deal
o: unpleasant notorlety OF late. Per-
haps the most unhappy fact charged
against her is that within her borders
took place nearly ~one-fourth. eight out
OF "a. of the %lynchings in the United
states reported by Professor WORK OF
the Tuskegee Institute. We used to
think well of Georgia and shall on
t!nue to do so; but she Is not honor
ing herself of late. Neither. for that
matter, is the United States, wherein
the deaths by mob violence were thir-
teen more in the first six months OF
1915 than in the corresponding period
OF 1914.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22

Anything about those only "old
Americans" the Indians. is sure to
prove interesting. According to a re-
port of the Chief Statistician for Popu-
lation of the Census Bureau. there are
now In the United States. outside Of
Alaska and the insular possessions.
.6S.6s3 Indians. ii gain of 1890 since
1880. SO the race Is waxing, not wan
ing. II appears. however. that it is
mainly by an sdmixture OF white
blood that the growth comes. Mixed
marriages are more fecund and the
offspring born Of them Of more endur-
Ing vitality than full blood marriages
and children. Many excellent and
n eminent citizens are sprung "
these mixed marriages. If the Indian
Is 'disappearing." II Is but as a full
blood. Races of a higher civilization
have Disappeared in the same way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
has financed many Balkan and Otto.
man loans In recent years.

man iOanb IN recent years.
Now he Is digging up his gold and
turning his earnings, IN sums from
ten francs to twenty thousand, into
notes inscribed with the words "For
the national defence" He IL a hero
at home as we'll as in the trenches.
After the war which in 1871 left the
Prusslans in occupation Of his coun.
try until he had paid up n billion dol.
lar indemnity. he set himself to work
TO lift the burden. BISMARCK thought
1t would take ten years. In Septem-
Der, 1878. the last Prussian guard
went back over the border. the IN.
demnity was paid to the last centime.
To-day JEAN Is terrifying himself In
advance against the humiliation OF
II. The Government knew him and
he has not betrayed It's trust in him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22

There Is n provision that IN. l-='s'.-
ture may authorize thu state TdN tor.
mission 20 execute all taN law. 'u'N '.
standing any home rue provision u. .H,
Constitution. but there i a.o'log .ro.
vision that local ass sSo!s s.a| -e'-
real property. lcaN4ug olIH p' -' r..
property subject To- assessment fguuI 81
5dny. l; Is provided that .ur Ftt
Tax Commission ma be- authorized .'
the Legislature. TO assoc '.' N.'H.
of railroads ard telegraph .Nl .''' p
companies extending throu.u """ .
one county the same rs they .'" ts
special franchises.
tcderick e. Tame. tlcUrN . ~."'
son and William y. yNlrtN bu,' U.'
appointed a suh-Comm.it'e Of ''" bic
mittee on Governor and ~ or state y
Gers to frame "A skeleton Of Joe l!tl a-
thori2ed by the committee e. reogsa' To-
the los State departments, boards .''
commissions into a dozen d.Hcre''
groupS
The judiciary Committee has been
considering the suggestion t1ai 49, -
Municipal Court Judges OF \e" Nm"
city are elected there is ma reason w
the Police Magistrates should not =
elected instead OF being appointed by me
Mayor. The question has been discussed
at length, but no Anal decision "as
reached upon II by tho committee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
LEVY SEEKS PERKINS, JOB
WonId ne Tammany Candidate Tor
District Attorney.

Abraham Levy. who has h'"' =
lawyer for the defence In ud't ny ~.
biggest criminal trials In tl" ''I". '''
10 take tho other sid" Of ''" H.' =,
He announced Yesterday mat '' We. .
he n candidate Tor the lh"uu' 'H.
nation for District NtluI.'h
Mr., Levy lives in tn" Two.
sembly district and has l',' .'
Tammany affairs for m,'". '''
has taken part in every ''.I.r
nearly "A quarter of a 'ru''''
Political gossip YESTERDAY '''
clarence !. Shcarn, who 'nN :
an u~ucNpircd term ON '|'
court bench. would &C. '.'
Democratic nomination fo' I'd ''.
MIR. Shearu's name has h"'
as "A candidate for pi-tI.'
hut now Mr.. Levy Is sand - ''
vori,e in the TamwanE lr'
oh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22

The predicted strike among the
workmen In the machine shops which
fabricate weapons for the United
states might result in new and I'M
usual complications. Tho relations be-
tween employers and employees and
their relation to the Government must
be taken into account. the Federal
statutes are worth reading. and tho
effect or the public of retarding what
's now being done in behalf OF pre-
%raredness for war Is worthy at least
OF consideration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
r, R, T. WORK CALLED ILLLuAL'
alderman SUuirrs Makes ""'''''
4, Thtrd TrncktnE,

CORPORATION Counsel Frt.h Il.
Informed tho Board ~ E~in.l'"
DAY that an action ~ RhN''ue.'
nuisance might lie against IN" > 'n,
in its third tracking Of the f7I'.N Snr
elevated line The opinion "'7 -
artcr alderman Anon l.. Squ.r"s 60
rcrrnscrts rronar,y owners opposed %
tho third tracking, had sad IN" yes
heIl z douo there IL illegal. .,
Mr.. Squ,rcs said sfeA) pIa'N 60"
are being used instead ~ !8' w.
The Corporation Counsel "arNe0
board that II hts were so he cons's'S'
tkon constituted . nuisance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
OLD MEN FOR ACTION.
Their Counsel Rejected by One Who
Sees No Excuse for War.

To TIVE EDITOR OF THE SUNNI, |
wish old people who have passed m,li-
tary age would shut up about honor and
dignity and all the rest of the claptrap
which they ave picked up from Euro
pean oligarchies and monarch!es, THIS
is no time for war, Your editorial
articles ara fne,
II old men would stop their cacklc
then young men Will not have to die,
~BosToNtAS.
NAHANr. Mass, July 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
TO CLEAN THE WATER.
How May n Summer Pool Be Kept
lnvitIngly Clear?

To THE EDITOR OF The SrS-Sir: l
have read with great interest your ar
ticle on he publication OF swimming
pools by treatment with copper sulphate.
While Il discussion OF this subject is OF
little interest to the average public 4;
Is of the most vita. interest 10 me, and
l regret 10 say that repeated use of
blue ritriol or sulphate Of copper has
not been OF the slightest value in pre-
venting the growth OF algR.
The ordinary quantity OF ! TO l.00o.-
600. which is effective in treating lakes
and water supplies where the kind OF
alge popularity known az frog spawn
occurs. the kind that forms greeuish
yellow masses on the surface-this
quantity has no cffec. with the other kim
uf algae. an organism known as one
of the small Desmids, which gradually
thickens the water with a greenish
hue and finally makes 1t like pea soup.
Repeated use of vitriol even in the
proportion of ! to $1,000 has had no
noticeable effect,
This %purging. as II Is popularity called.
has no reference to the purity of The
water. The purest water ever occurring
In nature IL enclosed and away from
vegetable growth will turn green when
exposed To the sunlight, That is why
mineral waters and still spring waters
are usually marketed in green glass
bottles.
But my purpose in writing you is to
ask II any of your readers do know a
remedy for the trouble. II the owner
of "A country estate builds "A swimming
pool. lines IL with enamelled tile and
supplies it with pure spring water. he
will soon view with dismay a pool that
is slowly turning green, with the bottom
invisible unless the supply of water is
(At. N m ~ Y.a of nIa. EANtll Ian a.a.N
able. The obvious remedy is to shut
out the light. but a dark swimming pool
Is hardy IA desirable thing.
II any of your readers can suggest
any remedy either chemical or %cleCtri-
cal to correct this nuisance they will
place a great many OF us in their debt.
DOVER, y, j., July II. G. %. NORRIS.
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LEGISLATURE KEEPS
RATE FIXING POWER
Constitution Trainers AlN, ?.
Fix Service Board Term,
at Five Years.
TURNS About

ALBANY. July e1.-lndicatioas us-.
tonight that the committee on pyS,c
utilities OF the Constitutional Conyen.o,
at It's meeting tomorrow would lso-,
recognizing the Public Service comw...
ions as constitutional bodies and Hyos
their terms at five years. /. &, 10,
expected that there will be n prov son
prohibiting tho Legislature from f\Ig,
rates for public service corporations.
There may be a provision. however
providing that the Legislature may fix
such rates only after an Investigation
and a report by the Public Service ,on.
mission. There will he no provision "a
garding a our review OF decisions o.
the commission. thus leaving Il 70 tho
Legislature to determine whether theN
shall be a court review OF the facts and
the law or Of only the law.
The committee recently voted 10 10 /?
in favor of a broad court review and
lodging exclusive jurisdiction with thu
Public Service Commissions to Ak rate,
This sUmersault was oocasioned by ;bs
sudden decision OF the attorneys repre-.
senting the corporations both IN and oy,
Of the Constitutional Convention tina,
neither delegates to the convention nor
the people Mt the polls would agree 10
such drastic Provisions