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A CHARGE DESTROYED.
Justice to Certain Accused Corpora
tions and nm individual.

To THE TpiroR or THE SvS--Sir When
an accusation is made I'm IN" courts
against a citizen or corporation the
new Spapcrs almost without exception
publish tho details Of the accusation.
but when the courts sift the matter
after the usual DELAYS 81 the law and
throw il out 81 court as hascless We
seldom md the eNoreration published
unless Il happens to be OF unusual
prominence,
have in mind the nreposterous
charge recently made by "a Few walking
delegates against me Jones Construction
Company, Terry & Tench and good
citizen named Tcip To the effect that
the last named In collision with the
others WIS eNactinE a fee from work
iuCmcn for Jobs on the Eighth avcNu"
elevated improvements near l55th street.
~ course il was thrown out OF court,
but In the meantime hundreds Of mon
were discharged and the regulations ot
honorable men. bosses and toremen
were smrchcd. T. j. u.
NEW NoRK. April 10.
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On the Lupercal.

The Hon. WILLIAM +. BoRAH OF
Idaho says he isn't a candidate for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent in 1916. and his affidavit is en-
titled 10 the full credit which the
character Of the atiiant imparts. New
ertheless. 1t is an accepted view that
in the lightning lottery you are most
likely 10 he hit II you run away.
Senator RoRAH has record Of
work well done in the C1ur d'Alene
dynamite cases and Steunenberg
murder trial He has defended with
signal ability the Independence OF
Judges, threatened by the recall. And
he has made singularly foolish
speech about Mexico. where our flag
was never 70 go down II once 1t went
up. AS in the case OF CHAMP CLARK,
hasty utterance may return TO plague
the uttcrcr.
As far AS intellectual equipment
goes, Mr.. BoRAH deserves high
mark: and as number Of other
progressive Republican Senator'S are
yearning for the prize in 1916, he hut
follows counsel of comfy in rest
ing on passive candidacy. He may
be conScripted, hut he won't volun'
tccr. Mr.. CTMMINs and Mr. Ia Fol
IrrTF. to name no others, ought to
hc grateful to, and probably will he
highly suspicious Of, him.
But they are hardly In his class
and their hopes are considerably
more >hupworn,
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Chief Of Naval Operations.

It Is now unofiicially announced
that Admiral FLETCHER will not be
disturbed In the command Of the At.
lantic fleet. and that Rear Admiral
CAMERON MCRAE wINsLow will be
the first Chief of Naval Operations.
In each post Admiral wINsLow
would distinguish himself. Perhaps
II Ia not too much to say that the
officer who cut the cables Off Glen
fuegos In the Spanish war and was
advanced five numbers for extraor-
binary heroism has no superior In
the navy as deep sea sailor and
commander; ne IL also. as THE Sun
has said in the past, ian expert tao
tician. a man OF deep study. wide
observation and extraordinary intel.
ligence." In addition he Is deservedly
one Of the most popular officers In
the navy. Therefore. II has seemed
hard to him and to his friends that
he should not have preceded Rear
Admiral FLETCHER as commander Of
the Atlantic fleet. an arrangement
that would not have interfered with
FLETcHER's subsequent promotion, for
WINsLow redres next year.
But the claims of Admiral FLETCHER
were naturally taken into consdera-
tion after Vera Cruz. Administra.
lions usually reward their own
agents. and II was not to he denied
that the officer President WILSON so.
lected for the command had acquitted
himself with great distinction. So
Rear Admiral WINsLow was passed
over; It was the fortune Of war. 1t
may be said without the slightest
reflection upon him as an officer
that he was in high favor with the
| Roosevelt Administration. Now II
Admiral WINsLow cannot fly his fiag
with the Atlantic feet the opportu.
, nifty comes to him for distinction In
the new post Of Chief Of Naval Oper.
atoms II is not a reflection upon
Admiral FLETCHER to say that no Off.
Ger in the navy would make better
Chief Of Naval Operations than CAM
ERoN MCRAE WINsLow. The service
Is to he congratulated. assuming that
the appointment will he made.
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Two Literary Gentlemen at Odds.

We should he remiss in the per.
formance Of our duty II We failed
publicly TO thank the Hon. WILLIAM
NJ. WINS Of this town for correcting
a misunderstanding which unhappily
has obtained wide credence:
IT notice In to-days newspapers that
considerable space Is given to the ques-
ton OF the political significance OF the
action brought by Mr.. BARNES against
Mr. ROOSEVELT.
II have heretofore declined to talk
about the suit. believing that the place
10 state and try the issues involved was
in the court room and not in the press.
But believe I, my duty TO my client
TO say that this suit is not a political
one, and Is quite without political sig
niicance. so far as he or I can see.
The case Is very simple one be-
tween man and man, just like any other
where plaintiff claims that he has been
robbed OF his property and his right"
In extenuation and defence OF the
uilS- uluti 'l'fNNAtN WV hdNC "a
roneously believed that the suit OF
BARNES against ROOSEVELT had some
slight political significance 1t can
only be urged that 1t was brought by
the chairman of the Republican state
Committee ana New York member OF
the Republican National Committee
against an Ex-Governor OF New York
eX-presldcut of the United States
creator of the Progressive party. II
was brought on account of alleged H.
bcllous matter in statement designed
to injure the political fortunes of the
man against whom It was directed
and To benefit the political fortunes
of the man 10y whom it was uttered.
This misconception Mr.. WINS now
destroys. Mr.. BARNES is engaged II
the publication Of newspaper, and
Mr.. ROOSEVELT has attained certain
fame as biographer and historian
These circumstances sustain Mr.
IvINs's disclaimer. The quarrel is be
tween two literary gentlemen.
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NEW york JUDGES.
Suggestion That they Re Appointed
BY the Court Of Appeals.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-ST: In
theory our government Is divided into
three great independent departments.
the Legislative TO make the laws, the
judicial to construe the laws and the
executive to enforce the laws Experience
shows that we cannot have really sat
sfactory government 50 long as one de-
partment invades another or exerts any
degree of control over II.
At present the executive department
f'lls vacancies In the judicial depart
mcnt till the people can elect. Usually
the appolntee OF the executive secures
n nomination and an election. More
over, the Executive designates the MEM
bers OF all the Appellate Divisions.
Whenever an upstate Judge secures a
designation TO an Appellate Division
here 10000 year for nve years Is
added to his compensation. Naturally
strong pressure II exerted on tho ex-
ecutive Judges and their friends solicit
the favor OF the executive branch $780,
600 is n large amount OF money and con-
stitutes very great temptation. II is
a we'll known fact that Judges or great
ability have been passed by while men
OF inferior ability have secured the de-
sirable designations; personal influence
and political pull have been exerted
over and over again. This is all wrong
The temptation should be removed, and
tho executive department should be de-
prived of all influence. direct or indi-
rect, over the courts
My suggestion is that the members OF
the Court OF Appeals should be elected
by the people for terms OF fourteen
years. as at present, and should receive
through an amendment OF the Consti-
tuition the power to appoint all the
Judges in the state az vacancies occur
and make all the designations to the
Appellate Divisions. Others have sug-
gested that the Chief Judge of the Court
OF Appeals should be elected every four
years and that he should appoint al,
the Judges. But this would put too
much power into the hands OF one man
and the brevity Of tho term would make
the office a political one. whereas tho
Judiciary should he as far removed from
politics as possible The Judges OF the
Court Of Appeals come from all parts OF
the state; they are constantly review
ing the work Of other Judges, and they
know better than anybody else can pos
sibly know who are the able and whn
are tho inefficient Judges, who merit
promotion and who do not. OF course
the Court OF Appeal under this sug-
gested enlargement of It's powers should
also have the right OF removal
MY suggestion is that OF n layman, but
7 hope the members OF the bar who are
advocating radical changes in our Judi
cial system will give Il careful consid-
GRAFTON. 1t seems to me that II Il a
logical reform and the only practical
way to strengthen the judiciary and
make II Independent. w. II. g.
New York. April IS.
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present commitments Of the state
are maintained the annual expendi-
lures will rise to $4,000, 900 or $50,
100000. lie adds that:
by nndins the simplest plan Of nd
ministration and adhering to II. by put
ting men who know about the states
there, by economy. by the reduction Of
padded payrolis, and by setting a firm
face against now State functions. this
increase may be checked and the an
nual appropriations possibly held to
$40 ,000.0 or s75.00o,000 for this dec
AIDE, but that is the best that can he
hoped for.
Every alleged piece Of constructive
legislation during the last four years
has added heavy burden to tho State
treasury.
I'VE are not now IN a position 70 en-
act such legislation.
Tho great need Of this hour Ia re-
trcnchment and economy.
appropriations III utUtIlNe
of this necessity are not constructive.
but destructive"
1t will be observed that in Senator
Browns opinion only the alleged
constructive legislation" Of Demo-
cratic origin has added a heavy bur-
den to the State treasury" lie Is
not able to rid himself Of his violent
partisanship. even when his instinct
beckons him in the right direction.
But the abuse he assails Is 40 great,
its Implications are 40 apparent, It's
incidence In 30 widespread and -
crushing that even the Watertown
politicians infirmity cannot hide its
true significance. and even his efforts
TO obscure the real meaning of n
message which man Of larger vision
mi ght have delivered with tremen.
dous effect do not deprive It Of all
Its weight.
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Osborne on Evidence.

The Hon. THOMAS MORT OSBORNE
has many admirable qualities and an
enthusiastic and unselfish passion for
the moral and physical improvement
Of his collegians at Sing Sing. We
cannot say, however. that he shines
as lay critic OF the rules of Grim
inal evidence. character In which
he appeared before the Society for
Ethical Culture Sunday. admirably
calculated to distort the truth" Is his
reported description of those rules. 1t
is common observation or belief that
they often work for the protection
Of the criminal rather than for that
Of society. Mr. OSBORNE seems to
take the contrary view.
II the warden of Sing Sing prison
has any specific proof in specific cases
that anybody in his institution is i'm
prisoncd unjustly he should present
ii to the authorities. To disseminate
among the prisoners the vague theory
that they or some Of them are victims
and not breakers of the law Is likely
10 breed sullcn temper, the exact
opposite of what the warden must he
seeking 10 instil
One fair criticism, and in no IN.
kindly spirit, can he made of Mr.,
OsBoRNF's well lntcntioned, and we
hope fruitful, activities, His theories,
his system, his methods, his aims,
must stand or fall by their own re-
suits Why Is It necessary for him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
The Lake Champlain Serpent.

Lake Champlain Is big enough 10
have It's own serpent" Therefore
the description OF monster reported
r. Bulwagga Bay. near Crown Point.
as a sea serpent" Is hardly fair TO n
region rich in tradition and Jealous
Of a romantic past. Naturalists may
coff ut reptile forty feet in length
summing itself on the Bulwagga reef.
and when disturbed swimming with
'semicircular sweeps" leaving a foam
ing wake. as II headed for the Yer
mont shore, probably In the direction
Of Otter Creek. which any well regu-
lated lake serpent would select for
spring quarters. The naturalists must
reckon with the American Canoe As
ISOLATION, which Is said TO have first
seen the phenomenon at the annual
meeting in 1902.
It was a happy stroke for Port
Henry to lug in the American Canoe
Association: the reference puts the
guild Of canoeists on their honor to
certify to the existence Of the ser
pent. The Port Henry observers saw
|. through field glass: what was
the medium used by the navigators Of
the association we may presently
know. Neither Adirondack" MURRAY
nor ROWLAND RoBrNsoN ever reported
a great serpent In Lake Cham
plain, and they knew every cove OF
its waters Nor have we heard that
the storm beaten commander Of the
steamer Vermont ever confidei 10 any
one In voyaging UP and down the in
land sea twice day in the summer
season that the creature had crossed
his bows or disported itself alongside.
The lighthouse keeper at Split Rock
has been looking out on the expansc
Of waters. as from an eyrie. for n
generation. but never has he been
quoted about the serpent although in
the fathoms' deep channel ut Thomp-
sons Point II Is now said to have It's
40" ga "h'N hAN .hukuNA. ~
advanced that some giant sturgeon
may have been mistaken for the "sea
serpent should he dismissed with the
contempt II deserves The habitat Of
surgeons IS the north end Of the lake.
and not many OF them are left. The
sturgeon industry Is practically dead.
II the Port Henry story did no,
bark back to the annual meeting Of
the American Canoe Association in
1899 II would not he worth printing
Therefore veterans Of the paddle who
were scattered In panic by the
prodigy should come forward md
testify. II there Is no response Lake
Champlain cannot he convicted OF
harhorlng n "sea serpent" upon the
unsolicited Testimony Of Port Henry
which has no professions to being n
popular summer resort. The gazetteer
says that Port Henry "shlps iron ore
and has blast furnaces. bloomerlcs
a shirt factory. &C."
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4 Japanese Soldiers Letter.

The war relief fund in England Is
richer hy the gift Of S.. ID, about
81. from n Japanese private soldier,
TEIZArr RIO MAZDA, who, In sending the
amount to the British Ambassador at
Toxic, wrote an artless letter that
would have charmed the late lArCADIO
lIfARN. "R"Spectfully unfold myself
rs follows" begins this friend Of the
British soldier, MAZDA goes on Ia say
that before he enlisted - certain
English lady did a lot for me In
various ways Evidently this good
angel was an inspiration 10 the Jap,
aneSc youth, for he began to read
English books
\ campaign AGAINST the Taroma
tribe In fnrmusE fpNawod. IN which
MAZDA Surcumhod 10 fever. Lying In
the military hospita, NJ Taihoku. the
FormoSan capital this japanese sol
der deeply pondrrcd" the kindness
OF the English lady, and his thoughts
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The Life Of the Republic.

To THE EnIToR or THE SUN-Sir
Whenever ! see any one writing 20 TIM
Sun to prophcsy tho failure Of the re-
public say, The wish Is father 20 the
thought
what those false prophets object 70
is democracy Vet democracy own
they please make note OF it'l is tho
very vital principle OF political prog
rcSs. and until Il has been adopted by
the nations which now reject i thoro
will he no reform Of the shocking In,
justices and inequalities that have
grown up under monarchy. and cs-
peC!ally there will he no peace
HROnKLYN. April 10. REPrnllCAN.
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SUNDAY PICKINGS.
The Difference Between Borrowing
Ideas and Conveying" Net.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir. Re
Gently I exposed in n letter TO THE 50 =
the fact tina, the Rev. William A. sun
day plagiar.zcd tho famous Memoir a.
Day Grafton written and delivered by
Colonel Bob Ingersoll Mr.. sunday
took this speech verbum al vorhum.
periods, commas. colons and senlcolons
and delivered it as his own Grafton be
fore the Grand Army of the Republic
AT Beaver Falls. Pa. In my attack on
Mr.. Sunday for pllfering from non
believer l asked for an explanation az
to the moral difference between filchins
the intellectual treasures OF other men
and stealing sheep.
To the defence OF the evangelist has
come Nj T. Kent who endeavors 20
condone the theft hv showing that
Shakespeare. Wordsworth and stern"
and host Of others have done the same
thing | omphaticaly deny the allesl-
lions % Mr.. Kent. II has been shoHr
and proved that Shakespeare dld Dor
row many ideas for his tragedies ana
comedies from the earlier Italian and
Danish writer's. that Wordsworth ah.
sorhed Ideas from spencer Ren Jousou.
Ma-!owe. Dryden and Waller. that
Stcrue absorbed ideas from Lord Roch.s-
ter. Mrs Behn's novels and from tho
plays OF WyCherlcy and Congrcve But
any one else show and prove THAI
Shakespeare stole an entire play or son
net. that Wordsworth stole an cutir
poem that S'erne stole his humorous
writings from his predecessors or III
erary monitors and passed them on as
his own work borrowing and alb
sorblng ideas IL one thing, stealing an
entire Grafton without changing 1t ono
GOT or little is another
Mr.. Sunday did not alter or trans.
pose one word, nor so much as add or
diminish one comma from the famous
address Of the man against whom ne
hurls erithcts for his aCnOstic teach.
ings. How MIR Kent or any one elsa
, could come to Tho defence OF such an
act Is beyond my comprehension For
Mr. sunday to explain that InEorSoli :
famous Grafton was handed TO him by
one OF his secretaries along with many
other newspaper clippings and that he
was unaware Of It's source and author
ship fits these lines:
While he's explaining himself 10 tho nation
! wish h" would explain his explanation.
II We accept tho statement Of Mr.
Sunday that this Grafton was handed Ia
him along with other clippings contain
| ing data from which he could draw
| subject matter for speeches and ser
mons, should not his own common sense
! have told him that the matter having
once been published In n newspaper or
periodical ala not belong 10 his CatcTnr,'
Of thought and was the brain child a
/ another" Luther u DAVIS.
NEW York. April IS
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. Per
NIT me 10 offer to Mr.. Dut'ield Osborne
the following explanation OF Psychology
Of kultur.
Tho tremendous export OF animation
from America to the Allies Then the
erie Of murder $50 called OF the Passen,
ger of tho Fallaha which IL not one
hundreds part of the killed and
wounded German soldier through Amer
can Animation. The Difference Is this
tho German Submarine takes Erca,
Risks while the American exporter takes
tho Profits.
Tho Prince Eitcl took one American
shin III. English took a Dozen
No Wonder the German Ambassador
STOPPED D!plOmatng for once and told
the plain truth he must have hit the nal
squarely on the head Judging by thu
erie that went from the New York
Papers. Gu f. r.
NEW YoRK. April ~.
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To TIE EpiroR or THE SUN-Sir, The
correspondent who signs himself "Puz-
zlcd" declares that within him Dives
the unaltcrahle conviction that death
ends all" and then adds, Yet there re-
mains the horror Of humiliation. had
rather go to hell Why Is this? Can
any one explain IT,
The truth of the matter Is that "Puz-
zled" has by no means arrived ut a
state OF "unalterahlo conviction" and
while Il would he . hopeless task IN
undertake to- explain" through the
columns OF THE SIN tho state Of mind
which "puzzlcd" Is suffering from. yet
II he will address a communication to
me personally | shall he most happy to
undertake tho task of an explanation
with tho hope OF altering that ''unal-
torahle conviction"
(Rev) T. W DECKER.
WEsTwoop. n j.. April 10.
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The new directors Will y. eloc'ed -
afternoon, together with the var'o.s ="
,!oral governing committees
The American Newspaper psN'sN'-'
Association, or the \. y +. g., a.
is usually called, is expected 20 ave
lively and interesting convention ! Id.
the twentN-n.r'h anuUa. meeting
Many Of the $40 members aye a'r"a'
in town. Among those r''.-ri ."s''
day we're Charles II Tay'o- r. % 'h'
Boston Globe, Hopewcn E'r'rs ~ 80"
Chicago Nolrs, Frank J.. GLASS ''..
mlngham N'gS ana Nor'..",r"
fiscr, J. + Mckay of the Toronto 's'
BENJAMIN II Anthony NJ Tie N"w p" -
ford Stdudurd. Hilton L RroR0 80 80
Indianapolis NcWs. John S'"wa~' N-'a'
Richmond NctrS- Lcddcr, Ht~-. 'Na'I
Ter. Los Angeles 7tmcS, a0l l.en'-
Newhoid OF the WASHINGTON N'rr
The a y y. \ prHgrt.." ".
follows; Wednesday 10 \ "
ton opens IN TIC Aston callers
Waldorf, 1880 =. Nj A.N"r.r
rcau Members luncheon 49, Nt-
4 80 i, NJ. Advertising HI~,..
mittce meeting Room '-. N''
Thursday. "a \ NJ. a.. Har
includ nr stockholders u""r''r ...
ton ~ officers IN the after
banquet IN the grand ht r""I
Waldorf; Friday, tina, SESSIONS
convention
The address % rrcs 1or' y "' .
Bridgman OF 'Ee Hronr.'
uuion viii he made We. rs't. 7.'r..
noon,
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To THE liplToR OF THE SUN--Sir: An
acrton Clinord Hawos, the Muse of New
Bedford and tho pride of Acushnct was
"a on April II. lie has realized the am
bition 30 beautifully uttered by him
years ago
mean TO he an ornament In the great
Poctical arena. ana obtain to highest
Honors and applause. which shall ne'er
Hhn'e
While heaven smiles on my pen and IL
highest.
know that THE SUN congratulates
him. w. =. l.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. April 10.
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To THE EDITOR or TIVE SUN SIR. Al
honor 10 THE SUN for its editorial arti-
Gle "No Politics From the Embassy"
on Tuesday, April IL, as we'll as tho
ono "Counscllor Lansing" on Friday,
April IL They meet with the high ap-
prevail Of the sound minded and sound
hearted men here who are loyal 20 our
beloved country OFT SCIItLTzE
CHICAGO, April IT
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Chattering on the baseball field Is
bad manners. and especially offensive in
college students. II has nothing TO do
with the winning of the game, and can
have no other purpose in the world
than to worry and harass the opposition.
IL Is a full blooded relation OF organized
cheering. which Is vulgar and cheap
New Haven Journal Courier.
Sound opinions. to DO commended,
but probably in vain, to the under
graduate world.
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continually to talk about them TO the
public?

The curse Of a common tongue with
England is the greatest curse that has
weighed upon the American people
HERMAN RippER.
Can't German be substituted? Then
Mr.. RfDDER can fight the other great
est curse, prohibition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20

II has been said that but for the cider
exemption clause the prohibitory law
could never have been enacted in Maine,
and therefore that the exemption is the
cornerstone OF Maine prohibition.
Eastern Argus.
demoniac Of drinks It's position as
the foundation OF Dir.Co dryness Is
worthy Of its pugnacious reputation
and dynamic accomplishments.
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Either we defeat OREGON or we die
in the acknowledgements VILLA.
The General will not die in the at
tempt IL he can reach n railroad loco
motive In advance Of the enemy's
cavalry. VILLA as n prisoner could OK
pect no mercy. He would have short
shrift. VILLA dead would be worth a
great deal 10 the Carranza cause.
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The campaign on the petition 70 re-
cali Mayor WILLIAM RIDDLE Of Atlantic
City will make interesting reading II
his opponents print all that ne has
said about the destiny Of that famous
resort