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striking variation from our present
standards. In "Thc Lights of London"
revival serious scenes were frankly
taken as the inspiration to uproarious
laughter. whereas they had in the
past sent chills of suspense down the
spineS of the audiences. SO II vas
settled by the mandarins that the old
plays were not for today.
AS a matter of fact It Is the verbal
form In which the emotions of the
characters are expressed that makes
these dramas less interesting to the
present generation. The artifciality
and conventionality Of the speeches
are the result of the style Of their
period. If II were possible to pre-
pare new versions of them for pro
duction at the present time or to de-
lete that which Is most remote from
human nature It would probably he
found that much Of the old time thrill
would remain. But the turgid YER
bosity, the melodramatic stencil In
which most of the speeches are writ.
ten will not do for this day.
What arouses or interests the public.
the manner In which this should he
presented to the world. the emotions
that appeal to the theatre audience:
these do not change with the march of
time. But the language in which they
are expressed does alter swiftly. VII
lains no longer speak their thoughts
out loud. because stages are SO well
lighted nowadays that the facial ey-
preston of the actor may indicate
his Intention. So his melodramatic
mouthingS are unnecessary.
II there were different texts for
the old plays. more genuine actors ~
real eminence to appear in them, and
acting as good as they used to have,
there would be still greater demand
for the all star revival every spring.
These performances would then he
eagerly awaited by the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08
THE LOCKWOOD BILL.
A Defence Of Its Purpose That Over
looks Its Effects.

To the EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. The
article headed shall the city Treasury
BE Opened to a Rody OF Private Citi-
zens"' is in its conclusions inaccurate
and unwarrantod
May | ask you to compare again the
provision of the proposed law concern
ing the Board of Examiners with the
provision of section All of the New
York Charter concerning the present
Board of Examiners? You will hnd. I
think. that the proposed Board OF Exam
liners remalns almost the same as tho
present Board of Examiners. except
that to II Is given greater power. IN
that II may approve or ~disapprove of
rulings made by tho Board ~ standards.
which is arranged to he composed Of the
five superintendent % the city and
meditatus some additional help.
True. It does design optionally--you
will observe the bill reads II may ap.
point and remove a secretary and an
assistant secretary and such other sub
ordlnatcs as may be needed and nN their
salary and compensation-more help
than is permitted the present board. but
In this connection should be taken into
consideration the saving tn salaries Of
Inspectors and other employees which
would follow the enactment of the law
and which would far o1set the expense
Of the little additional help that the pro-
posed BOARD Of Examiners might decide
II would require.
You will observe that there is no pro-
vision in the bill for additional expense
Of inspectors and others salaries In
transferring to tho building Bureaus
the work now performed ny the other
branches Of government which the Build
ing Bureaus are Intended to take up. All
~ this work was for many wears carried
On by tho Building bureaus. and for e.
they as they are constituted are quail
fed without additional expense. saving.
perhaps. a comparatively small appro-
p%riation for routine clerical help made
necessary by the growth OF tho city
since the work was axe from the
building Bureaus. and which Is not un-
reasonable,
The proposed bill. | maintain. inter
feres In no way with the proper func-
lions of the Fire Department, the Teuc-
mcut House Department. the State
Labor Bureau, nor any other depart
mcut or bureau OF municipal or STATE
jurisdiction. In a nutshell. II proposes
10 take from the city and state only
duties which should never have been
given TO them. and 10 return 10 the
bureaus OF buildings the duties which
properly belong 20 them and which
SHOULD never have been transferred from
them. 1t is designed to save time. trou-
BILE and expense to architects. builders
and real estate owners ! am speaking
from the point OF a practical builder
and real estate owner when ! say h a
this bill is ono % the best ard most
deserving measures that | ave ever
come In contact with.
Superintendent of Buildings.
March &
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Railroads Not Always Wrong.

Since the Missouri referendum last
autumn. which killed a bill for a fun
crew law. the railroads have h-'en on
couraged everywhere to believe that
public sentiment does not support ih"
extreme to which political harassment
and gripping of transportation Sys-
TENS has been carried. \ test of this
belief is now being made here, in New
Jersey and in Pennsylvania. and II re-
mains 10 be seen what degree OF public
enlightenment obtains in tho" COM
monwealths. The first reaction Is
somewhat astonishing.
For years tn" raj roads have been
accused of procuring legislation ad-
vantaEcous to themselves and pre-
venting legislation of advantage to the
public by Lobbying in legislative halls,
According to the muckrlkers every
state capital maintained its railroad
lobby and there vas neither virtue
nor justice IN l~awmaking whore ~"
railroads were concerned.
Yet to-day the railroads Of New ,Jcr-
Fey and of Pennsylvania are being
roundly denounced by railroad labor
unions for taking their case to tn"
court Of public opinion instead Of adj
dressing themselves to the legislators
1t Trenton and Harrisburg. or be.
half Of the order of railway trHiumou
which WAS primarily responsible for
having IN" fun crew laws Pun on ,ho
statue books. ia" railway manage.
ments are told that they have no husl
ness appealing TO the people. The law,
It In said, is a matter for Legislative
consideration and action and the State
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The Lockwood Ellenbogen Bill.

Superintendent CABIN of the Brook
lyn Bureau of Buildings. whose de-
fence of the lockwood Ellenbogen bill
we print in another column this morn
ing, ignores the fundamental objec-
ton to the section of that measure In
which ii is proposed TO confer eXtraor-
binary. If not unprecedented. powers
ON the Board of Examiners. Were
this bill to become law. Il body con-
sisting of the chief Of the Fire De-
partment and seven men representing
private societies would he authorized
to erect within the city government an
organization the cost of which no per-
son can ~foretell. and the Board OF
Estimate, under n mandatory statute,
would be compelled to include an ap-
preparation for its maintenance in the
city budget.
Assuming that the Board of Exam
liners would not he e|xtravagant. this
method of conducting the public bust
ness is opposed to every principle OF
sound administration. Moreover. there
l. nothing in the record Of city gov
eminent To justify the hope that such
a board, Irresponsible and all power
full. would practise economy or pro-
tect the taxpayers pocket.
II is in this provision that the Lock
wood Ellenbogen bill differs radically
from section AL of the Charter. under
which the present Board of Examiners
exists. with authority carefully defined
and no warrant to tap the city strong
box. We repeat that were the re-
vision now under consideration per
feet in every other detail. this indie
feasible project would utterly ron
denim 1t. and so long as ii is Included
In the measure the other defects of
the bill are not worth discussing.
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edge and connivance Of the persons
whose names were used and of the
salesman. 1t constitutes an obvious
swlndle, not the less reprchensiblc he
cause it is frequently tolerated.
But the American Art Association
and Mr.. KIRBY will give no support to
this deception, and that their attitude
was sincere was made plain by their
offer to refund the payments made on
all objects improperly included under
the title Of the collection they were
distributing. BY this means the pur-
chasers are enabled to turn back with
out loss the goods they bought under
misrepresentation. or to retain them If
they so desire.
II will he said that this conduct
only squares with honest dealing.
This Is true. But II Is unusual enough
In the auction room to attract atten-
ton and to deserve commentator.
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All Star Dialogue.

The all star cast, which used to
be as inevitable in April and May
as the unreasonable cold and other
incidents of the spring nights. has
been less affected by the theatre IN
t%repreneurs of late. Only one of the
old plays will be- acted this year and
there will he more of the celebrities
in 1t than the usual allowance makes
place for. II is rather to he regretted
that tho REVEALS of the old plays are
icSs numerous than they we're,
II Is of curse true that the num-
Der available is limited, In looking
up an Old play for reproduction with
the famous artists of the day only the
greatest ucccSSe Of Il former genera
ton are sought. II has never yet been
announced that an enterprising man
ngcr is going 10 give once more what
was regarded as the finest play of its
Kind a score or more of years before
Though II did not attract the public.
What he seeks is the drama that ran
for 50 many months that its fame
spread through the land.
Thus we have Of course had Jim
lhe rcuman." The Lights of Lon
dom" "Ihc Two Orphans" and Rose
dale" and this year 1t il TO be "a
Celebrated Case" one Of the jewels
Of the old Union Square Theatre
rr%pertOry. which will delight the
hearts Of thcatregocrs. Not only did
the play draw large audiences for 4
long time NJ the Union square The.
afro but II was acted from one end
of the country to the other. Yet il
Will b" new 10 the present generation.
Just what the theatrogocrs of to-day
Will think Of n play that thrilled their
granifithcrS remains to he t.
These specimens of n dramalurgy
of u score or more years ago are diff.
fcrrnl in form from the plays that
succeed nowadays, They are, more
over, different In their method Of OK
preston, which is perhaps their most
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08
THE MARRIAGE BOND.
4 NeocRsarian Conservative Critic Of
the Reverend Percy.

To THr EnrToR oF THE SUS-Str. The
ideas ~ love and marriage lately eN-
pressed by Percy ~St.ohuey Grant are
st'i%ingly similar TO those OF Bouck
Waite. They seem 10 assume tina love
IS an event over which ne Their the lover
nor society has any control. that IL is
either on o. Off Ike an electric light.
and that when II is of there Is nothing
more q" be dom but TO get another one.
such ideas as these cannot be success
fully com5ated by appeal 10 authority.
for both mon have a right to EXPRESS
their op MONS and 20 try to convert their
associates. Bishop Greer says so. and
j. g. %. glory OF the Episcopal church
that It's Clergy are So free from the
power of money that they lare e. G.
contrary 10 those who pay them.
The question IL social and ~psyohologi-
cal ra'."r than personal. Love l. not
beyond me control OF tho will either II
tye individual or Of SOC. ETY.. ana the
IcrWtI'r', of both love and the mar
riuc" bond Is vastly increased by a
strong public opinion IN favor OF norma
hence. Low" - q mixture Of feelings.
pa t'y intellectual comprehensive and
friendship. which, though personal. may
ar Intensified by cultivation. and parity
rt..1I and !mpcr~oraI dcsir :. depend
ing on ucafucs rather than special AZ
unity. II t. the" neglect Of the great
part thar conscience and 1uhli opinion
play In keeping love going through its
ups and downs OF transient emotion
that Is the real danger IN this while
love lasts view Of marriage.
ARCiI'RALp O. CRAIG.
JERSEY City. March 6
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THE INTERNAL DOORS.
When InterbOrough Hinges Crate No
Harsh Thunder.

To THE FpiToR or THE SUS-Sir: Use
the end doors, the side doors are out Of
order sometimes the automatic 5 gus
In the centre Of the subway cars are
arranged 70 show the doors are on, Of
commission and sometimes they are not
non al doors are working the signs
read Use AL doors and when they are
not working the signs read Use end
doors"
The guards announcement is sufi-
clent warning for passengers n the
cars, hut there is no warning provided
for people on tho platforms waiting FOR
the sid" doors 20 open. tn, INTERIOR
ough would 40 well 10 afford some an
"ourocrlcnt - people on tire platform
when NO SIDE doors are out of order.
Could rOt Some automaiin signs he
placed on IN" outside OF the siIe doors
op'rlftl by TIE guards Whom tho
doors GO out ~ commission all tho
guard would ave 10 do would be- 20
operate n lever VIII Oh would cause tho
sign 10 read boo not working II
neccs any tn same announcement could
hc s0own on tAc inside Of the door 1t
the same time People who propo ed TO
get out through the side door when thcy
read ''c ir1nUn0Cm M would have sun
cient warning to go to the end doors.
Another very simple plan would 10
for tho Wotormcn 10 Iun their trains
n little below the edge Of the pIatfrrm
50 tie sd. door would he unavailable
provid ug the disabled door WA on tire
first car The guard on that car could
signal tho motormar that the door was
out OF order UNDERGROUND.
New YORK, March g.
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THE PRAYER OF OLLIE.


r. rWr Enron OF Trr S"~-Str on
February p, 1915, ." 81" Senate dohl'"
on the Ship purchase hN. about : -
T. NJ. the HON pl''" James Of Eor.
lucky (soo Congressional Errorf. N1,.
gWo ~. pax" ..aHN) exclaimed ds FOL
'HN
Ru' Nj President aN,,, cver.thinF 70
tN!s h4' must & ioN1 if 'h!s grol' con-
stIutiive measure must iaL Il 'hi- must
Pa the frs defeat Tor the s|.eil,si Pres.
lout who has occupied tA,t chair IN Aup
yoars. u he mus, fall ami above hts Bod,
tho Wi1 shouts Of a Triumphant Gopah
team party shall rise, ! a. pray God thar
! ma, he spared the humiliation 81 reach
* down t. pull from hts body a dagge-
h",r.rg the Impress 81 the hand of a
K'nturk} senator.
| feel safe in surm.-tnG Tat Up To
'to ur,Scut moment the Hon. Ol!c
James has been spared the humiliation,
as prayed for.
Ii YOU happen 20 know Of some RISING
young artist who possesses the genius
of a historical painter, wouldn't II be-
a happy thought for him to get 10
work and represent or cauVaS tins big
hearted Kentucky six footer Of a states
man in the solemn act OF "rcaCh.us
Gown" Sc 1t seems to W" that such
n w.cldcr OF tho brush would h,.o have
his opportunity Of presenting - the
world something in American history Us
illustrating what might have happened at
WASHINGTON In the winter o! iHld ihdt
would prove even more CHASTITY than
Gcr6me's caesar pcal,' which for years
has 50 successfully appalled, visitors
from every part OF the Un.o~ At oar
otherwise cheerful Corcordn Art cal
cry polYCARP
W%AsuiNGToN, n. G, March 6
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Copper In the War.

The British prize court Is inclined
to view shipments of copper 10 the
Scandinavian countries with sus-
picion. This is perhaps natural when
comparisons of imports since the wal
began with imports of a year ago show
that those countries are using an I'M
~precedented amount Of copper II the
cargoes are for home consumption.
There are now two neutral and three
British ships before the prize court.
They were all bound for Swedish
ports when their voyages were sus-
pended. In spite of the assurances
of counsel to the contrary. the Attor.
ney-General. who appears for the
British Government. will endeavor to
show that much Of the copper in
these cargoes was to find its ultimate
destination in Germany.
How pressing must be the German
need OF copper for war purposes is
shown by zone of the first Of living au-
thorities on the statistics and use Of
copper" who, however. Is unnamed.
He makes some astonishing calcula-
tons. For instance, assuming that
100000 men are under arms in Ger
many and 2,JOO,Ooo in Austria. and
that lighting in which 100000 men
are engaged on the Austro-German
side is going OF daily in the east and
west, IL is estimated that twenty
rifle shots per man are fired every
twenty-four hours. or a total of 20
100000. AS each cartridge shell con
tains G.17 drains or 1s+ia grains Of
brass, NJ less than 6S1,51S pounds, or
roundly 3Oj tons. are used. Calculat-
ing Maxim gunfire AT ten per cent. OF
the rifle fire. thirty ton more would
have 10 he added for the total.
Artillery fire presents a harder
problem. During the battle of the
Marine there were days when the AL
lies fired 10000 shells, and the Ger.
mans probably fired as many. Battles
of the Marine are not fought every
day. Nevertheless. this statistician
estimates that the Germans and Aus
trians use on an average each day
on the battle lines 100 tons Of brass
Of which 70 per cent. is copper in
their artillery fire. Allowing for Il
certain percentage Of brass recovered
on the iield-"Some small portion Of
the expended cartridges as he puts
it-he concludes that the A~ustro-Ger-
mans are using copper for ammunition
alone AZ the rate of 1I2.vo0 tons "A
year. As Germany's annual product
Is 10000 tons and Austria's 1000.
they must already he feeling the
pinch, ia spite of the fact that large
stores of copper We're laid IN for the
war. To meet the deficiency copper
Is being Struggled across the from
tiers in cotton bales, and in Belgium
kitchen utensils and even the brass
doors of the railway station at Ant
werp have been seized. That cop
per, available in large quantities TO
the Allies and denied the Austro-
Germans. will win the war IL the
Judgment Of this authority.
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MANHATTAN
Graduates OF City schools Of Agrlcul-
ture Could Easily Raise the wind.

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my mag pe very usfIuI III VIM
IN ''tneI IN teaVh'hs 'neir elaI. y,
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.nNe no prac'lCti hnoWIeuse y u as-
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Ir"Neu =" me tha' II ls inpussloie "
'"d'" .U' S'lthNc vi as'i'u,tuIo !" "
'''E "ith'ut 'he extensive auJuhct Oh a
nVlgl arm
V't'''e ~asTI.uItura scuools ee,an-
HN.ea IN tHe cities Wou'u ~ nIIe" w
oNe'Hp"lns by people thlrsuhs foi
hHoN 'euEe OF a~srlcuIture. wv that
il ~ the only sure n sate way oil
mah'hs money
me nhaJorl.y OF the pubic are agree
''i SATISFIED tnat wealth. 10 oe oo,aiheu
NUS We tdhtu out OF the st1unu, any,
'hd' d IaI"her nc Is on. VI lnuepehu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08

The somewhat unimpressive name OF
Houston Il. TEEHEE will q appear on
the national currency OF the United
States-Thc Ciercldud Plain Dealer.
Why 'unimpressive"? Teehee is an
original, individual, characteristic, me-
lodious name; IA name once heard
never TO be forgotten. a name OF pith
and substance, worth wearing and
worth remembering. 1t establishes its
proprietor ~ n of a small and eX-
elusive family, and distinguishes him
from the common herd. The Smiths
and Joneses. the Bakers and Rogerses
are numbered by the thousands. the
Teehees are few, select and Of the ma
tons aristocracy. Mr.. TEEHEE is "A real,
genuine American. he numbers no i'm
migrants among his ancestors, and
finds use for no hyphen. TEEHEE, the
Cherokee of Tahlequah. Oklahoma. We
welcome him to the Registry Of the
Treasury. and congratulate him on
his excellent. honorable and interest
ing cognomen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08
Fraud In the Auction Room.

Mr.. KIRBY of the American Art AS
S~oCiatiOn did violence to one of the
commonest frauds Of the auction room
when on Saturday he exposed the fact
that n number of articles offered rs
part of the Hoe collection OF Oriental
art objects we're not entitled Ia that
classification. From the day of the first
auctioneer this simple method of false
attrlbution has been practised. in a
great many cases with the full knowl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08

the election laws which VII be intro
duccd at Albany this week IS a pro-
vision that the Superintendent OF
Elections shall have no jurisdiction
n cities OF fewer than $4,000 inhabi-
nts. At all costs the State must
conserve the ancient privileges of the
rural electorate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08

The Hon. WILLIAM CHURCH OSBORN.
sitter visiting the White House. be-
lieves that the tariff vii. be the issue
in the Presidential campaign OF 1915.
an opinion confirmed wherever the
business OF making and selling goods
receives serious attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08
Senator James HAMILTON LEWIS Of

NtTHVO JAMIE HAMILTON TstWIE Ut
Illinois is one Of the most confidential
friends OF President WILSON and is re-
garded Icy many as the real voice of
the administration IN the Scuate.-DeS-
patch from Washington
That JiM HAM so regards himself
he docs not allow the nation to forget.
hut who else cherishes this strange
d~rlugon?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08

Adiutant-Gcneral CHARLES :. COLE
Of Massachusetts says in his report on
the State militia that compulsory ser
vice should be preceded by a course
IN high school Of camp sanitation, per
sonal hygiene. first aid to the injured
and rifle shooting" The old BAY State
Is to he congratulated II It's high
schools do their ordinary tasks so Of
hc!ently and 20 easily that the pupils
have time to tackle a programme so
al. inclusive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-08

One Of the overlooked acts Of Con-
gross was to pass n law establishing
the capacity OF the standard barrel.
/: will not be as generous In size az
the river and harbor pork barrel.
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PRAISE Be-
4 Fer,cnt Thanksgiving by II Re
IlCNrd American

To THE EprToR or THE SUN-Sr; War
tax and no war, income tax and no
income Washington and no Congress,
for which latter fact, thank God
CHICAGO, March 8. BEACON HILL.
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London once. bingham House, / Arun.
del street. strand.
Paris ONCE. G Rue dc Ia Michodiere. on
Rue du Quatrc Septembre.
Washington office. Hibhs Building
Brooklyn once. 100 Livingston street.
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~ our friends vho idror Us 10Th manu-
scripts and Illustrations for publication ,rish
10 hare rejected articles returned thev must
IN all cases send stamps for that purpose.
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While the average annual Cousump-
ton OF wheat In the United States is
SO bushels for each individual. tho
citizens OF Maine get a.onc on only
A. bushels each, no doubt on account
Of the pr%ohihitory laws.
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Published daily, including SUNDAY. by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association at
10 Nassau street. in the Borough Of Man
haitian. New York. President and Treas
urer. William G. Reick. 10 Nassau street
President. Edward p. Mitchell. iIO
Nassau street. Secretary. c. Y. Luxton, l7o
Nassau street.