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A NEEDED HOSPITAL.
The Health Record Of the District
south Of Fulton street.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir! The
| PROPOSAL to build a hospital on Broao
street a few blocks south of the STOCK
| Exchange to attend to the medical ex-
igencies of Wall Street directs attention
to the fact that the lower part or the
city has less medical protection than ans
| other section. The working day popu-
lation of the area south of Fulton street
has been estimated at fully OOO
The health of this great army OF down
town workers is in the hands or about
fifteen doctors, with offices in skyscrap'
ers, and the Hudson street hospital more
than "A mile and a half away from the
heart of the district.
DR.. Savage, a practitioner in the sky
scraper section and the originator OF the
scheme OF building a hospital in the
financial zone. said recently that thirty
calls a day IL not unusual for doctors
In that part of tho city. often doctors
are so busy that they cannot attend TO
all the calls.
The hospital which In supposed to
serve the district has large tenement
sections to attend to and therefore Is
not always able to answer a call
! promptly
There are many cities in this countr
! with a much smaller population than the
wall Street district which have several
nus BlNdlS W dNAfld W th' HSNbss 'S'N
in our own city ths residential. tene-
ment and factory sections arc well pro.
| vided with medical institutions operated
either by public or private contribu-
tons.
Aside from the floating population
| south of Fulton street, more attention
should be paid to the needs OF the thou
sands who live in the shadow OF the
downtown skyscrapers. often under con-
4 thAs a. 10 ItaaAaA md non
health.
According to a social survey OF the
| Washington street district by the Trim
.ty Churchmcn's committee In 1913 II
was found that the area west or Broad
way from Liberty street south to Bat
terry place in one of the worst tuber-
culosis fields in the city. In 1913 q
total Of 21O asses was reported. One
| hundred and fourteen cases were found
I'm thu two hooks between Battery place
! and Rector street. Greenwich and Wash
| ington streets. a section where many por-
ters, women office cleaners and restau-
rant workers live.
Many of these patients went without
roper attention. Those who wished
treatment had to 20 far from their
homes TO get Il. This often discouraged
them so hat they discontinued treat
ment and were not heard from again.
other contagious cases In the district
west Of Broadway whah had been taken
out Of the district for treatment during
1913 were Measles. 81 scarlet fever,
- typhoid fever. :, and diphtheria, "a.
Wal street has guarded itself IN
every direction but in health. Armo
makers, electrical wizards, two stations
Of police and a branch of the detective
bureau euard the street from thieves,
and only recently application was made
to the War Department to have tbs
garrison on Governors Island ready SO
that there would be a sufficient number
of regulars on hand to guard the dis
irict in case of a rot,
WALL STREET.
NEW YoRR. October 10.
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Elsewhere on this page IA readers

Elsewhere on this page readers
will find a letter TO a citizen of the
State OF Texas from the president OF
the New York Railways Company and
an extract from the minutes OF the
directors OF that corporation exposing
in part the merited rewards that NAL
AcHI MURPHY, a Broadway surface car
motorman who keeps cool and bears
always In mind his duty 10 the public.
has reapcd because of n conspicuous
exhibition of his skill and resourceful-
ness when Broadway disappeared
under him on the evening Of Septem-
Der %. or the Texas gentleman,s COM
m%unication to Mr.. MURPHY we need
only say that II was in terms that
must have gratifed it's recipient; cer-
tainly It gave THE Sun great pleasure
to act az Mr.. BENsoN's agent, and Mr..
SHoNTs's sentiment in the matter is
adequately set forth by himself. 1t in
no way belittles Mr.. MURpHy's courage
and capacity to bear in mind that
many other men engaged in the call
ing he has chosen are likewise vigilant.
calm and intelligent in the perform
ance OF their tasks. and hat the en-
cellent service he rendered on this oc-
caslon Is not by any means the only
admirable act to the credit Of the sur
face car motormen.
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ones side instead of being drawn to

ones side Instead OF being drawn 10
COOS side Is to try to change tne Ia"
or the universe; 1t cannon DE accom-
plished. NO state exists unto i'seii' pu,
Tor the good or berhha'o,
quite misunderstands the meaning oi
lie when ne claims that Inc chici oo-
Ject OF a nation Is its own preserve.
tion. The glory OF a natioh IL ho'
us proves IN war or its ARMIES pu.
its heip 10 Inc worId; the nation 'ha'
IL oent on c~ohtriputing 10 'he sum
total OF human good VIII rave no UNI
Guilty IN preserving itseir' Ior such d
nation Will have the sympathy ana
good VIII OF both God ana man
When me nrst shogun, leyasu. was
ABOUT 10 die ne summoned ms daimio
ABOUT MIN and said: "Ihough 1 ap,
proach death my son liidetada VIII
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is the main contention Of their sisters
and adversaries.
And so the question goes to the men.
Art.

The dramatic critics Of the town
are unanimously agreed that a theat-
rical production for the first time re-
vealed to the community last week
provides for the delectation and amuse.
ment Of its patrons more young women
more nearly nude than any dramatic
Offering previously made. The accom-
panying music Is reported to he gen
timely unoriginal where not conspicu.
Ously reminiscent. and the dialogue
Ia vulgar, ekilfully avoiding double
entendre by resort to outright coarse
ness and rigidly following the practice
which excludes from musical shows
wit and literary grace as unsuitable
for the modern stage.
In the playhouse which has achieved
this triumph Of art 1t Is the custom
to display the feminine members OF
the company not only on the stage
but on al extension thereof con-
structed over the heads Of the spec.
tators to the e Of the hall, and to
distribute young women In intimate
proximity to the exacting patrons OF
the house through the medium Of the
aisles. This assures for each visitor
opportunity to convince himself that
the nudity promised to him Is not a
mere sham or false prctence and that
no mean subterfuge such as fleshlngS
Is employed to delude and deceive
him. Unfortunately this system IL
not without unedifying but unavoid.
able incidental consequences. yet It Is
the most satisfactory method 40 FAR
devised Of proving the good faith Of
the management and its high determi.
nation to live up to its reputation.
1t is gratifying to record that the
efforts Of those who confer this great
boon on the public have been ade-
quately rewarded. The patronage OF
their establishment Is credibly re
ported to he consistently large. The
purchase Of tickets IL a matter OF
great difficulty. The peculiar atmos.
phere which has been maintained with
in It's walls inevitably attracts and
holds those who like that sort Of thing,
and the Golfers Of the devoted mana.
gerlal syndicate which dedicates Its
talents to the propagation Of nm appre.
citation Of art and morals In this form
are full to overlooking. Indeed, seats
particularly we'll situated for a com
prchension Of the full significance of
the spectacle bring a price large In
fact and impressive even In compare
son with the dignifed schedules OF
grand opera.
All generous men will rejoice that
in its most important requirement.
the public Is so ingeniously and hon
estly served. and they will not fail to
make record Of the fact that Vice and
Folly still maintain that encouraging
partnership which has been theirs
from the immemorlal past.
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During the war market Wall Street
has seen a good deal Of easy money"
made. The term originated in that
locality. but its real habitat seems TO
be Boston. where on Thursday twen-
ty-two young men belonging to the
Red Sox team received checks for
1885, so apiece as the players dividend
for the humbling Of the Hon. PAT
MoRAN's boys In the world series.
All Of the benefciaries hugely enjoyed
the exercises they went through, and
some OF them neither lifted "A bat.
fielded a ball nor ran a base. Easy
money indeed!
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SAFETY FIRST" CONVENTION.
city to Re We'll Represented ~
First Meeting In Detroit.

New York city will he represented
by a large delegation at the hrs' c0n-
VentIon of the Safety First Federation
of America, to he held IN Detroit Tues
day ard Wednesday OF this week
Among THOSE appointed by MAyor
Mitchell TO attend are Police Comuis
sioner Arthur Woods, Fire Comm.sso0e
Robert Adamson. President homas W.
Churchill Of the Board OF Education.
Health Commissioner Goldwater MIgtr-
trate William McAdoo. commissip.er Of
Public Works Ralph Folks, Darwin 7
Kingsley, Charles L.. Bernhcimer, JOB
ii. L~ippincott. william B'rdr, ! u
Goodrich, Jefferson De Mont Thompso',
g. Louis Allen. Francis y. Butler, Wtl'
lam Guerin and Frederick II Et,io''
Darwin =. Kingsley is presidc't "f no
federation. 1t is expected the cow ut'o'
VII! adopt a standard code Of ,TdT G
regulations ana recommend i's uSs
throughout the country.
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INSPIRED STATISTICS.
Of Two Confident Assertions
Concerning WOman's Wants.

To THE EDiToR OF THE SuN-SiT. You
criticise Governor Fielder of New Jersey
for saying that the women of New Jcr-
sey are opposed to woman suffrage and
ask chow he arrives at his conclusion"
! would say that he arrives al Il In
exactly the same way that Mayo,
Mitchell arrived at his when he said
the women OF New Fork were In favor
of H." That Is, from the hest use OF
his observation JERsEYMAN.
New YORK. October IL.
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WITHIN THE CITY GATES
The Wall street lD-reiict.

lie haunts the haunts where once he
re!gned supreme,
\ shadow OF the past, a substance frail,
H. cast the dice II once too OFT
who's not pressed forum. to a waning
point
Thus as nc fingers Der the tape Of Fate.
He reasons With The poets, rrirmu"s he:
"Oh, call back yesterday; bid Nm retarn;
The a. that might have been Is lost TO
me"
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General VILLA has been reported
killed 30 often that each new story CT
a violent end is ~discredited at once.
The man has more lives than the
%proverbial cat. but 1t has only been
by constant vigilance that he has es-
capped assassination. A famous bor-
der gunman. wild" BILL HIcKoK.
habitually sat with his face to the
door. but n night he carelessly
faced the other way In q restaurant
and q shot through the open door
finished him. A like relaxation Of
watchfuiness may be the death Of
Francisco VILLA.
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From me minutes OF a meefino 81 ne BOARD
Of Directors Of the Ne,r York Rdiirdps

From me minutes of a meeting - ne BOARD
Of Directors Of ne Ner York RdilrdpS
Company held Ocfobcr 10. 1873
The president Informed the board that
on the evening %: september -. 1915,
as a southbound Broadway car operated
by Motormap Malachi Murphy was APP
preaching Thirty-e!ghth street the mo-
tormnn saw the west roadway OF Broad
way collapse and fall into the cNcayl-
ton a few feet In front Of his car that.
realizing the imminent danger, M
promptly reversed his controller am,
backed off the section Of the track which
had already begun to way beneath the
car. The president stated that the mo-
torman's presence OF mind prevented
what might have been a very serious
accident, Whereupon,
ON motion, duly seconded, II was
Rcsolrcd, That the president he AMI
he hereby Is authorized TO present to
NUturmau Malachi Murphy the sum Of
two hundred and nifty dollars t250.00l,
and 10 cypress to Mo'ormau Murphy the
thanks Of his board for his prompt and
efficient services on the occasion above
mentioned.
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Borne on some peStifer0us breeze
there comes to us, as many Of Its kind
have come before and many another
will come, a booksellers catalogue Of
second hand" volumes. These publ
cations are a plague, a tax bill that
cannot be sworn OF. Who gets them
reads them; and who reads them Is
lost and must buy, though the children
go hungry. The code. m. p. n. d."
eel, Ill.," ''pp. $50" "svo, pa 'aut.
on title" "a little foxed," and so on.
hypnotizes the unwary. Here are the
lives and letters of great men, ser
mons Of the illustrious and the obscure,
the papers Of statesmen. catalogues Of
colleges and libraries, laws and his
tories OF towns and States, standard
literature and the little books writ.
ten In hearts blood and tears but un-
marketable In ink. Any n OF them
may carry. in stains (%perhaps Of the
breakfast coffee) and marginal letter
ings. n more vivid record Of n life than
Its writer could compose, An omnium
gatherum Of the humanities.
Skim the pages:
:. AMERICAN Cranberry Growers Asso-
citation. Proceedings OF 18th annual
meeting Of. Svo. pa. Trenton. lSsS. 10
As. BRADLEY Hon. Joseph p In
memoriam. La. svo, cl., port, Phila..
1892. rs
Water stained. One o, the Judge, Of
the Supreme Court OF the U. S
42. BOSTON. Rules and Regulations
Of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co
OF. l2mo. pa. Bost, 1863, Contains
list 10 1863. rs
81. BRoApsIDE. Chronic symbols and
key Of Robt. and VIM q. Picks system
of Mnemonlcs, l6Xls In. n. D..
1874. 100
81 CoBRErT tWm,) Peter Porcup!ne.
The scarecrow being an Infamous let
ter to Mr.. John Olden. svo. PIP 90. pa.
Phila.. 1896. 100
Threatening the destruction of his house
Foxed.
1870. EIMwoop CD A Yankee Among
the Nulliiers. l6mo.. bds N. Y,
1898. 100
Water stained.
III. HAppAM and East Haddam.
Comm History Of the towns of. BY
David NJ Field, svo,, Pr, ~. pa. Mid
dletown, 1914. 2.50
Reprint 1892
1914. HoBoKEN. n. J, Annual Financial
Statement Of the City OF. so, pa. Ho.
boken. 1873. .75
27s. MCKINLEY (Wm.) Official Pro-
gramme. Pan-American Exposition, the
day the President was shot. Buffalo.
1901. so
Aud so it goes: Pamphlet, 1874, on
identity Of inventor Of I eambOat; an
other, 1920, on Sunday mails, "an &C.
count of memorials presented to Con.
gress by numerous friends OF their
country and Its institutions, praying
that the mails may not be transported,
nor post offices kept open, ON the
SABBATH; protest Of the Hand In
Hand fire company to the Philadelphia
fire department. OF 1858; oarsman's
manual OF 1871; messages and ad.
dresses Of the thirty.nrst Governor Of
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To ~ EDITOR of THE SUN-Sir. The
Hnymakcrs wcr" not ~ Troy IA his
tory Is being written we must not lie,
Troy shine by stolen light.
In the days when tho HAyma kcr-
moved "A swath through all coitcnilnr
clubs is hlhi'at was Lausinghurg. an
inrnrror tted village now "A rart OF Trey.
Who remembers \ celebrated one
handed pitcher NJ those days whose
name. | think, VS. Pahor' AipANY
ALBANY, October lG.
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At the beginning Of the war Ffesi-
dent WILSON thissesl held such loans
"unneutral. Now by some process Of
reason which II takes the Almighty to
understand Laughter and more
hissesl.-From the report OF a meeting
Of hyphcndtes.
Lest misunderstanding arise it is
we'll to point out that laughter and
hisses'' were for the President Of the
United States and not for the Kaiser's
partner.
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'I.O0k Before You Shoot"

To INA EDITOR on TUE suS-Si,, The
hunting season has hardly opened and ye,
we hear Of three hunters who have been
kl'led, either through being mistaken for
deer or as the result OF carelcssncss
Last years toll Of hunters Killed. as J
remember II, was nearly forty.
lct ercry hunter paste the following
motto In his hat and live up to II and the
slaughter Will cease: Look before YOU
shoot! NJ. T. II.
Nsw YolI, October ls.
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New Hampshire; eulogy on ZACHARY
TAYLOR, by JOSIAH QUINCY, 1850; dis
course ION Lewdness and Murder"
1S45; treaties Of the United States
since July 4, 1778; Argument on the
Constitutional Power Of Chassis to Dis
solve the Pastoral Relation"
Why buy a college education7
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President WILSON has closed u at
a loss his three bale plunge In the cot
ton market. begun last year in the
period Of buy a bale" enthusiasm. He
gave away two bales for sale for char
ity, and cashed in at ten cents a pound
on the other. He shares the fate OF
all amateur spectators. but he es-
capes the odium Of pronting at the
expense Of the growers.
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A friend, yet Of eVact.nR kind.
lie st-ads IN times ~ stern necessity.
Y'u seek him with nm outward n1ut,
or hy 81. door you hide your personality
Hts aii 10 nnd
Yet comes he cross. II you've the goods
70 maRnanimity persusdes his h-nt.
lie reckons always on the present need.
80 prompt Of h.Rrt His p-uci, works ar
easy flow
~ cent per cent
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HI street Walker

The DAY l"ta'rs her stern necass'tv
Rut with the colntns night sh. walks
Ellie fat Ia rue." Is faith mor- sur. thai
thls2
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WILL TELL OF MASSACRES
Missionaries From Armenia >rrsL
nj lrnturN ThenIre TO-dn,

The following speakers are ammo .n %
for the meeting to be held uuG, Z
auspices of the American Comm 'r =
Armenian Atrocities at tho I'''"''
Theatre. Central nHrE West uri N'
second street, AT 2 80 this after.
W Bourke Cochran, RABBIT St,r
Wise, br. James T., Bartram II
the Rev Ernest NARROW Of Van ~
Mr. Anna Garlln spencer, ~ -
X Greene and the Rev " A ''.
uf Ir Tumia, Persia.
Some of TN" speakers are r''"~.''
missionaries who will dcscrlh" " "'
'r"s ~ witch ArmcuiaUS have t.'
TINS IN" committee I'm oharG' '
posed of representatives. of l'''
Catholic and jewish orgaul2ai."'-
admission Zee VIII he charged
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17

When a citizen Of New York has
nothing Of serious consequence to en-
gage his mind he walks down to the
Tax Commissions Office and swears a
few million dollars OF his personal
assessment.
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New Jersey has thirteen fewer Jobs
in the Federal classified civil service
than the statute allows. and 1t isn't
the fault Of the Woodrow Wilson
League either.
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Judge BEN B. LfNpssY has been
elected from q Colorado court room.
thus obtaining i~rrefragable evidence
that he does not spend all his time on
the lecture platform.
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The All Night License,

tt op, all Night,
~ Gus "h''e was
- "eSo' 'u''e" s"""'e" "''
w r''S!"s "He.'
'uH "h'' q slEh'
VI h""''h S"u"
FROM proper purpose 'en' apart
sNN'"'"S "'
l"N" ""N'e"' '"''
w h"I'''" t''"P'
IneS "',N' "uN"'t WV" '"e "'"'
vi "h'ue"'ns u1lnh'
JOS VI ",''"' 80"
h'"N'h 'htF S'"N
r,.,, ,atn,r1 Ito
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" Our friends trho fdror ~ trffh rndnu-
scripts and Illustrations for publication irtsh
n hore rejected articles returned they masf
IN all cdsss send stamps for that purpose.
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COCKTAILS MAKES DIRT FLY
Enough Removed Every naj "a
I'm Nine Mile rrs%v.

FASAMA. oct. l6,-Everv drr -
the canal is working r!rh' t''
IN the 1000 foot section of q G..
cut, where the mast recent slice"
CURED. With each twenty i.uT '..
enough dirt n rock Is helus rom
to MI a continuous line ut ears
miles long.
Gen Goethals is persona sure'v's'
ing the work.
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WEST PoINT, oct. l4-At the interesting
meeting. of the New York state Historical
Constitution Island. the old home Of Anna
Bartlett Warner, Chaplain silver read
what were probably the last verses Of the
author OF The Wide, Wide World" The
The watering pot with which Miss Warner
nLnistered TO the flowers she dearly loved
hung on u nail by the kitchen door, ono
morning when Miss Warner was about to
had taken possession of Il for u nest Tho
Watering pot was not disturbed and even
now hangs just hs IT. then was This
spring Nyl5) the little wrens again claimed
II a. u home and shelter for their young,
II seems 10 strange 10 think of days
When ! shah not be here:
Whom the winds will blow. and the waters
And l not even near.
when my rosee bloom for other eyes;
And my birds sing not to me.
And the shadows fall from the cedars tail
And I not here to see,
o Wreniken, Dear nttle friendi
Make hay while II shines. my sweet!
Come down on tho back OF tho old seutee
On your dainty little feet
Come turn your pretty head about
And sing and sing and sing
Therenl be many q change, dear Wreniken,
when ] have taken wing
They'll tear away the corner sourd.
And the old boz over the door:
And the little Old green wsterns pot
wal b your asst b more.
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They Were From Ianslngburg, Not
Troy.

posroT. October ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-09-24

Wage Earning Women No Longer Sub.
nit MsskIy to Exploitation and Look
to Economic Organization For Pro-
tsetion-Ths Trade Union Movement
Offers the Opportunity.