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THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE
TOWN OF BERLIN.
Psychology and Facts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr' l
nee that President Wilson considers
tales Of unemployment exaggerated and
secs no signs OF business depression.
We could show him some signs OF de-
preston here. A paper manufacturing
town ought not, 1t seems, to be Idle
when events OF tremendous importance
are happening in Europe. but I have
known and heard this winter OF more
men out OF employment in this, town
Of about 10000 population. than I can
remember in twenty-three years resi-
dence. There is almost no numbering,
in comparison with what we usually
have; one OF the largest plants Is now
entirely shut down for a week or two
weeks. am not sure which and a short
time a~o the wife of the manager OF
three OF the largest plants told my wife
that she had $50 families on her lists, In
which the men could find no employ
ment Of any kind.
A slight sign Of depression. It seems
20 me, f. McCouRT MACY.
BERLIN, y. H., January 30.
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HObson Running Amuck.

Representative HoBsoN should not
mix national prohibition and national
defence, or the suspicion will arise that
he is a fanatic on both questions. II
there is one thing that goes to his head
more than another and distorts his
perspective it Is national prohibition
When he hitched It up with naval ex-
panslon In the House and rode both
his hobbies furlously he was a spec
tacle for gods and men.
What could have been more irrational
than the Captains charge that the VIII
son Administration had bargained for
peace with Japan by giving assurances
that the United STATES would soon retire
from the Philippines and by promising
Japan that she shall have free hand
i'm China Mt the cost Of the open door
Captain lIOEsoN did the cause If ma.
tionn defence no good, but an injury, by
his wild ranting, and we should think
that the nati0Aa! prohib!donIsts would
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Ta.inE the BasebaII Players.

To THH EDITOR or TUE SUN-Sir' There
has been some discussion IN the Legislature
regarding the framing OF law placing n
tax on professional baseball similar 20 the
State tax on boxing. According to authen-
tic accounts the tax on boxing has enabled
the state 20 benefit by an income Of many
thousands Of dollars annually Tho public
pays the freight OF course, but long.
lovers OF boxing are willing TO stand for
the tax II Is certain that no one else will
complain
In spite Of all the ordinations ana re-
ordinations that have passed and are pass
ing between the powers behind organized
baseball and the Federal League still re-
main a firm believer In the great national
game However. It is apparent that the
state should derive some income through
taxes from baseball as well as from boxing
II is obvious that 81 boxing promoters can
business baseball magnatcs. with larger in
comes. could easily stand the strain on their
purses.
Baseball maRnates will resist any attempt
OF the Legislature to pass a law making q
baseball tax possible. However. let the mag
mates fret and fume as much as they please.
~ the public insists on having a state tax
placed on the receipts tho magnates have no
redress The only thing they can do Il 10
bow 10 the wishes OF the people who foot
the bill II the reports OF tho high salaries
paid to the stars are true. let the magnates
reduce some OF the salaries to reasonable
amounts. Then II would be easy for them
to pay a State tax. or let them economics
on the spring training trips. which cost
every club owner large sums OF money an
nualiy. understand the players live like
lords on these trips FEp
NEw YORK. January so.
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NEW York. January 20.
DR. Dernburg Makes a Point Against
the Yellow Paper

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--str; Amor
team opinion has been very largely framed
regarding the causes OF the war by vari-
Gus Official documents published by differ
ent nations. have always maintained
that the official documents contained fab
rlcated evidence in order 10 make a GER
tain impression and to influence public
opinion.
am now able to give you the follow
ing proof:
No OF the French Yellow Paper. dated
July 80, reads In tho ifth paragraph:
The Emperor Is discussed and tho Chan
cellor Is unpopular, Mr.. Won Kiderlen was
during tho last winter the best hated man
In Germany, now he commences TO be less
unpopular because he let's himself be heard
that he Is going to take his revenge
You can md In any historical almanac
that Kderen- WaeChter died as early as
December, 1912, and II on July 30, 1913,
the French Ambassador makes him utter
plans OF revenge he certainly had an
apparition from the fourth dimension.
DR.. DERSBURo.
NEW YORK, January 80.
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winter in the Marsh,

strobe through the depths OF the niarsh
in the stark wintertids OF the year;
The pools were as Elass. and the ErAss was
lumber and shrivelled and ssrsI
And the trees waved their skeleton arms In
tho whirl and the swirl OF the nav.
While around there was never . sound save
the crow with Its ominous cav;
The land seemed the land OF the lost. Of
despair, desolation and dole,
And Its gloom. like an evil at night. erspt
into ths room OF my soul.
Then a word, like a bird in the dusk. whom
the shadows have mRntled the hill
Made a sonE-Just a word-but I felt the
dead heart In me trembls and thrill.
Thrill TO life, and my nbres and thsws
were as those OF one ready to leap,
For knew, on a sudden, the dolor was but
as tho blessing Of sleep,
Tho slumbcr Of sod and OF rush ana OF fern
and OF leaf on tho tree,
And they waited but only the word to burst
from their bonds and be tree
And the word, II shall como on a day when
the wind shan blow up from the
south
with the winnow OF shimmerins wings and
slim pipe Of gold at It's mouth;
II may be at drOnp Of the dusk or II may
he at INT OF the sun,
Hut all of earth's tendrIls shall quicken,
and all Of earth's waters shall run.
God moulded the word, and He spaks Il
to be a Thanksgiving thing
A Joy in mans ears, and a symbol sternsi,
the magical Spring.
Gl.ss.s s.slLA.-
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SU: II
was at the stockholders annual meeting
OF the Starved, Busted and Bankrupt
Railroad Company
A very quiet stiffness settled over the
mourners as the president thin faced,
haggard looking individual, took his seat
nj the head Of the table and said:
Ladies and gentlemen, stockholders OF
the s., B. and u. Railroad Company, !
am pleased to inform you that the Govern
ment expert who has gone over our books
notifies me ghat we shall only have TO as
sess our stockholders $40 a share this
year"
"But you assessed US only 50 share
last year." interrupted one OF the stock
holders.
True enough" answered the president,
hut we have raised wages twice since
that time, and are now facing another
arbitration award"
This seemed to satisfy all present and
the meeting broke up with great hilarity.
Boston, January 30. &. j. JOEL.
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THAT AMAZING RULING.
Gains Are Income, but Losses Must Not
BE Deducted.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN-Sir: 1t
Is respectfully suggested that you pub
fish the following excerpt from T. ID.
2,l35 as the latest ruling of the Treas
ury Department on losses deductible by
persons subject to the income tax:
Loss-U A person may have more
than one business in the sense OF being
engaged In more than one trade, and may
deduct losses incurred in all Of Them pro-
vidad that In each trade II can IA clearly
SHOWN that he is actually dealer. or
trader, or manufacturer. or whatever the
occupation may be
Neither the investment by an lndi-
vidual of money IN the stock Of com
pany nor the employment by the company
OF his services In any official capacity can
serve to make the business In which the
company was engaged a matter OF his
Individual trade.
CD A loss IL none the less actual be-
cause an individual cannot divest himself
Of the possession " worthless stock by
sale, but that condition alone does not
give the loss in question such a character
as appears TO the Department to have
been contemplated by the income tax law.
Losses M Trddc-'A person not a rec
ognlzed or licensed dealer In stocks and
bonds makes $1,000 profit during the year
on a stock purchase and sale, and makes
a loss during the same year on stock
purchase and sale Of $4,000 Is It correct
to return this difference OF $1,000 In
gains, or should the entire $4,000 be re-
turned az gain?'
This office holds that the profit OF $1,000
Is income to be included In a return or
income, and that the $4,000 IL not such a
loss as may be deducted in n return or
income, for the reason that II Is not In
CURED "in trade within the accepted
definition OF that term,
Letters have appeared In your coll
umns recently which were written by
the Treasury Department In August last
and, | believe, are considered by many
70 be expressions OF the present attl-
tude Of the Department. AS a matter
OF fact, many letters such as the one
published IN THE SuS Of January 28
were written prior to September 80, but
on or about that date the Department
reversed all such rulings and held that
deductions on account Of losses would
only be allowed when ascertained in
accordance with the rule laid down In
Treasury Decision zoos
GEORGE IL. HOLMES.
New YoRK, January 80.
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Was Albert Justified? A Be;gian's
ODlniOn

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: l
read I'm your to-day's paper an article
signed by H. Dsppe. and relating to
whether King Albert was fully justified
In involving his country in war.
As a Belgian / am OF course painfully
stricken hy the ruin 90 ny country ard
the loss OF so many OF my dear brethren,
but / am proud TO say that even from
the most I'll treated and suffering people
l heard that they highly appreciate our
grand Kings act.
Mr. Deppe II not German himself Is
from German origin, and | therefore un-
derstand his opinion that ii would have
greatly preserved Belgium II King Albert
had accepted Germany's infame offer.
on many occasions when ] was in my
country ! had the opportunity of con-
vincing myself Of the devotion OF all the
Belgian subjects 10 their King, and the
admiration for our darling queen OF
queens. They both had had but one idea !:
The happiness OF their people Happi-
ness does not exist without honor all
our men are glad 10 give their lives. their
properties, everything, to help the father
land.
worship their Royal Highnesses more
than anything In the world and pray tho
Lord God for Justice
r. VAN REETH.
NFw YOeE January 90
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One Variety,
stella-was Il a soul mattel
Bella--No, a soul checlmats.

In the North American Repie,o for Febru-
airy tho Republican prospects are discussed
by the editor. The war articles include
speculations on the outcome by Yves Guyot,
statements about naval expenditure by for
mer Secretary OF the Navy G. Won l. Meyer
and about coast defence by Lieutenant NJ II.
Thompson, a paper on neutral obligations
by G, T. Revere and British view OF what
the United states should do by s. Brooks:
John Burroughs, too, Is thinking OF tho war
In discussing the survival OF the Mt, ana
Ruth NJ, stuart in her poem. President A.
T. Hadley writes on tho formation OF public
opinion II schenauer on Walt whitman A.
Rail- on walter Pater w. L. Phelps on
"Thanatopsis" and A. G, Benson has a medi-
tative essay. The centennial year Is marked
by complimentary verses on the North Amer
teas by Thomas Hardy and by the reprint
ing OF particularly interesting articles from
sash sumssxA
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The President 10 Business.

In his speech to the American Elec-
trlc Railway Association at Washing
ton President WILSON said:
ut seems to me that I can say with a
good deal OF confidence that We are upon
the eve OF a new era OF enterprise and OF
prosperity"
The President has been saying this
for more than year. Indeed, he has
gone much further; he said that the
era of prosperity had arrived and that
the blindness to it was purely psyche.
logical. Apparently he was mistaken in
his former utterances. The amendment
is accepted with hopes that the new
guess may come out true. But the
President adds:
Enterprise has been checked in this
country for almost twenty years because
men were moving among a maze OF
Interrogation points. They did not know
what was going to happen to them"
Perhaps this is true, hut historical
verify demands the comment that men
were wholly unaware Of the check
down TO March, 1913 In Mt least elgh-
teen out OF the twenty years they felt
pretty confident OF what was going to
happen to them. They were cocksure
that they were going to make money,
and they did.
The President holds that the present
regime at Washington has resolved the
doubts and removed the checks II has
discovered and formulated the rules
OF the business game which appear tu
be excellent examples OF Delphlc wis
dom. 1t has given 10 business n liberty
which Consists in n sort OF parole
If business can understand the rules
and apply them with exactly the same
minds as the Government monitors, Il
Is as free as n babe in leading strings
1t is its duty and It's privilege to grow
under the new tutelage, which Is the
new freedom. The paternal Admins
tration is determined to regulate It into
the prophesied prosperity.
Mr.. WILSON ends by imposing in
homely phrase motto upon business
Put up or shut up Perhaps business
may be inspired to make IT. reciprocal.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL WANT.
Lodging House Statistics Contradict
President Wilson's Theory.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE Su&-Sir: As
| read the assertion Of President Wilson
that unemployment Is not more prevalent
than usual at this time | happened to
have before me statement or the num-
her OF persons sheltered In the Municipal
Lodging House I'm recent weeks as COM
pared with corresponding periods in pre-
vious years.
During the mild January OF the present
year that number has been steadily over
1000 a night and mas risen az high as
1850. This represents am Increase OF APP
proxmately 80 per cent, over January OF
last year, when the weather was very
severe during "A great part Of the month,
while the Increase over 1912 IL very much
greater For the month OF December,
1914, the average number cared FOR at
the lodging house was l,2SN, as compared
with 479 In December. 1872.
While It is admittedly difficult to de-
termiue the number Of skilled workers
out Of employment in a city as large az
New York. il is a simpler matter In one
Of smaller size. In a city Of about $4,000
near New York "A census Of this sort was
taken during the present month. out OF
AZ carpenters I'm the city II was found
that l13, or nearly four-nfths, were out
OF work Approximately the same con-
dlton prevailed among the Other trades
canvassed This was not a city having
arv large Individual establishments where
the closing down OF single mill might
throw "A large number OF men out OF work,
and II may therefore be taken as typical
Of existing conditions.
The President seems disposed to at
tribute every statement which does not
acclaim the existence OF Astounding pros
perity to political motives and 10 desire
to embnrrass his Administration This Is
not true I'm the present instance, but no
good can come from denying the facts
OF the existing situation. The only hope
of Improvement IL to face the facts as a
preliminary 20 hnding ways 20 improve
conditions FEW FACTS.
NEW YORK January %.
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COMPENSATION OFFICES SHUT.
Lack OF Funds Forces Economy IN
Upstate Branches.

ALBANY. Jan. 3o.-The Albany orfcs
OF the Workmens Compensation Com
mission was closed tonight under an
order sent out by +. A. Spencer, seerc-
tary TO tho commission Al tho sans
time four upstate offices, located in SyTs-
cuse. Rochester. Buffalo and Pough-
neepsie. were directed to close.
Gov Whitman was recently advised
by Chairman bowling and Commissioners
Wainwright that the funds OF the COM
mission were about exhausted The GOV
ernor tntlmated he would urge a tenn
porary appropriation until the regular
funds become available on October /.
The order OF Secretary Spencer 40
vised tho officials in charge OF the hranch
offices to keep tho otices closed until
notified to reopen them by tho com
mission.
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collection and distribution. The spring.

collection and distribution. The spring
ing UP Of multitude Of temporary
agencies Is a serious handicap to the
cause in general. The multiplicity of
demands upon the charitable is liable
to take on in their eyes the semblance
Of nagging and their llberallty is likely
TO become tired and exhausted. On
the other hand, the work Of distribu.
tion in inexperienced hands is subject
TO imposture and abuse.
II II not necessary for every one who
feels inspired to aid to start new
movement. There is room for all work
ers in the lines already created to tide
the submerged over until the wave Of
trouble subsidies.
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RARE ORCHID NAMED FOR FORD.
Plant VIII Ne Exhibited at Interss-
tionaI Flower show.

Henry Ford of Detroit and his vito
have Just been honored by having a pair
of tho rarest orchids named after them
There Is but one plant OF its kind In exist
ence, and its two blossoms are ca''e'
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Ford"
II Is variety of the species Cattlcya
mendeli alba, having white petals, vel
low centre remarkably delicately velned,
the various tnts blending with peculiar
glow which Is difficult TO describe The
futings at the edge OF tho petals aro IN,
usually dainty. having deep. gracefll
folds curvins IN q pretty scalloped rim,
The plant will be exhibited al the Hor-
ticultural Society's Int national To~er
eehow In rho Grand Central Palspe "
March. II has been cultivated By Edwsrd
Roehra a hs<tieutruradIw OF Rutns'
ford, N. i
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II the Country Prepared for This?

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sr: Mr..
Bryan's speciOus explanation Of the strict
neutrality observed by the Administration
Ia In reality an amazing exposition OF Its
departure therefrom. Wherever action
has been taken II has been to transfer
in effect, so far as we are concerned,
the command OF the sea from the Allies
TO Germany and Austria, In consequence
our relations with the former are strained
already,
Enactment OF the infamous ship pur-
chase bill will permit the sinister infiu-
encs responsible TO force this country into
war or national humiliation.
In tho country prepared for this7
w. SCOTT CAMERON
AIKEN, g. c., January 20.
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George washinEton's birthday this year
Had better In silence be passed.
He walloped our cousins
And licked them by dozens
The day might offend them at last
The Fourth Of July should be skipped,
The great Declaration ignored;
The date Is so recent
II wouldn't be decent
To hint how America scored.
The star Spangled Banner should hush,
'Tls really a dangerous screseh;
For those words were written
While nghtinE Great Britain.
And might make a terrible breach.
MOLASpHURoH WILSON.
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islands one may see anchors OF strange
shapes and the whitening bones OF YES
sells of peculiar design, which have been
slowly fretted by the sun and the wind
and the storms Of countless years. As in
the case of La PERousE. the galleon may
have been wrecked ar few survivors
may have fingered on among the natives,
and left descendants OF mixed blood be-
hind them"
MENDASA had trouble with the
natives of one of the Solomon Islands,
contended with a mutiny, beheadlng
the ringleaders, and at last, with many
of the officers, sailors and women of the
expedition, he died OF fever. A galleon,
in command OF Dona ISABEL, MEN
DASA's widow, was the only ship that
made port. In the end the galleon
reached Mlndanao with few survivors
of her fever stricken crew.
To the Spanlards as intrepid ex-
plorers in the Pacific succeeded the
Dutch. One of the ships of VAN
NooRT's squadron, which set out on a
voyage OF exploration, was lost after
passing the Strait OF Magellan. More
than $50 years later the remains OF an
old wreck were found by Pitcairn ISL
anders on the shore of Elizabeth Island,
and in an old cave near by eight crum-
bling human skeletons. Were they the
bones OF marooned men of VAN
NooRT's squadron? On one OF the Pau
motu Islands Il Quartermas ter and four
seamen Of RoGuEwEIN's expedition In
1922 mutinied and were abandoned to
their fate. Forty-three years later
Captain BYRON, visiting Takaroa, one
OF the st. George Islands. discovered
the carved ruddcr head OF n Dutch
longboat piece OF brass and some
iron tools that may have been used by
the Paumotu mutineers after making
/ their way to Takaroa.
The most famous Of all the lost en-
plorers OF the Pacific was the COmte
De Ia PERoUsE, who left Brest on a
scientific voyage IN 1855 with the As.
tTolabe and Boussole. After sailing
from Botany Bay to return to France
these two vessels were never heard OF
again. Reports that natives dressed In
French uniforms had been seen on the
beaches Of Pacific islands kept alive
for forty years the hope that men OF
the La Perouse eNeditlon would still
! be found. Captain PETER DILLON OF
the Research. vessel fitted ont by
the Indian Government. indeed found
! traces Of them on the shores of Nnni
koro, recovering from the natives Q
ships bell and pieces Of metal stamped
with the heur-de-lys, while from the
! natives he learned that two ships re-
sembling the Astrolabe aud Roussole
were wrecked on Payau and Wanau
reefs. several men of the crews sur
vivlng but OF their ultimate fate moth
| Ing positive could he ascertained
There Is tradition that IA PfRoUsE
was one OF the survivors and that al
OF them lived for some time on Vani
koro. while time was whitening
their hair" concludes Mr.. THOMSON
who sees the romantic in all the mis-
chances and trials Of his beloved ca st
Always, "the Revolution. the Pirectory
and The First Empire had come ant
gone and not the faintest echo haC
reached Them In their far RETREAT"
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want to clap an extingulsher upon him.
He must also have done the Admins
tration he was attacking a good turn.
A long season OF silence In his seat
would become Mr.. HoBsoN and relieve
his friends in the Democratic party, IL
he has any.
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"soc,ety Children" and Such.

To THE EDITION OF THE SuN-Str: Hats
on and a bow for your Society Children"
editorial article in Fridays SUN. II you
blue pencn tho abuse OF prominent,
''wealthy," highly educated" Society"
&c, you may blaze a trail over which
will disappear tho bride who cleaned
gracefully on tho arm OF her father" who
" often a puny rurt, whle tho leaner is
an animated tower who could feed live
Goals to a hyena- Felix FILKINs
FoRT PLAIN, January 80.