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4 Soldier Of Fortune.

Ih the Princeton Alumni W,,kIv of
November II there appeared "Some
R~ccollcrti"nS Of JouN l.. Pur. .Ir..
%" by n rollrg" "laS-ma," of the
American soldier who WAS killed in a
charg" of that lannon's Scotch rr.i-
ment the Black Watch. .IoHNNY Por
was always a fighter. ~ n varsity
halfhark he ran the ends brilliantly,
hit the line hard, tackled surely. and
had an unsurpassed straight arm
I'm fundamentals he had few cunnls''
therefore. having tire besides, ne was
great. II is good for Il man tn hr
praised, and We may know him 10y
the choice of words his friends make
In praislng him. OF .IoHNNY I'ot
they say: Good sp"rtsman>hip, 10y
atty, Self-effacing modesty. transpar-
ent ar%nuineness. warm heart. impul-
sively generous nature, clean life. OPP
timistic spirit, love of humor. sheer
JOY of living. r-kirSS courage" \
long list of qualities" but a logical
assortment. And JoHNNy PoE was
always in training.
After graduation PoE went into
business in Baltimore, but quickly
tired Of its ways. In '9S. n corporal
I'm the Fifth Maryland. he % as far
on th" way 10 Cuba rs Tampa. In ~
la .r.ltStn.l In rI. .,.ftIIu "a nm, M.
Went ~ the Philippines. After the
Spanish war he went Ia ''cowpunch,
ing" on Il Western ranch ~ II militia,
man no helped suppress II fe,ld riot IN
Kentucky. Next he appears in PAN
anna. corporal in the marines: then
In n Nevada mining camp, In 1907
he was III Captain FoEy, handling /;
machine gun IN the Ilonduran army
against Nicaragua. He had int"ndr,
boat stopped at Honduras, AMI JouN
NY mad" sure of getting into thu
fight 10y dropping OF there. lie m
said Il n friend: NO matter where
or ON which side; they are usually
both wrong" But his splendid letter
home from northern Franc" r~eticctc,
II deep conviction ~ to the right
and wrongs of the big war. Before
that he had spent two years Just IN
der the Arctic Circle, working on tn,
Government survey of ih" Canada
.\iaska boundary.
An unconventional career. To hum
drum. rul" book, stay at lomr folk
T. must seem to prrdicui" deticienc!
IN the attributes that make for sue
cess in lltc, En-, iii takes all SORTS Il
make n world JOHNNY roE was tn,
best sort of an ahvcnturcr, soldier %
fortune. He had the hnmor whicl
seasons II homely philosophy of one
own making. lie startled the captain
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W u h'h''H' WIN HuI VTbIliS'N WIN
transportation by saying. in rrsjpn-.
:" "a reminder To- bring his baggage
along Thank Won. ! have only
ift!.irur pieces Il am not running
a fr"ight"r." protested III" captain.
His excitement was arrested by as.
Surnn"c that the iiity.four pieces were
one pair "f socks and n pack Of play.
ing cards. JouNNy Pot'. humor was
masculine. but in IN" toughest Of sur
%roundings he kept IL clean.
Through his letters there flash al
lu>ions and quotations that could
never come from somc of those who
Ia" readily criticisc the nOmad. Per
hal,s he had an inheritance from his
grundfnilpr'S first cousin. who could
write. His voyage To the Philippines
lo called seeing the world through
II port hole" From Nevada he wrote
~ am getting to believe the kingdom
Of heaven H. within you and So 7
ana Ia get more than my share
VI ''itl'llt tl'llt II tut~ ''Sttl ''ulltiN =
Work and dreams il the best comh,.
milton I know" In II cheerful letter
from France he said: "Thc Black
Watch made n fine charge on May =,
carrying n trench after several other
regiments had fnilcd. The riI1rs
played The Highland La1die.' ] was
/ mat Ia fl.n Iu.ttuIfnp fhntt "a, Uhni
AuAn. King "f Israel. said unto BIN
HApAD, King Of .AsSyria. applies in
my case His ciassmatc says: HE
had facility In expression. and h" had
an amazing and vivid memory. In
his letters. written from mining or
military camps, where There we're no
books for reference. he constantly
quoted prose ar verse. sometimes oh
>cIrc passages, that might well hafi!"
,hc practis.'l literary historian.
Somehow JonNSr Por had found
time for Al great deal OF reading, and
h. had taken IN" best of IL into his
life. And how hc must have known
til" ways al mon.
The story of JOHNNY Ior is not
sensational in any of its parts, per
haps not extraordinary ever in its
combination of the roughar and the
more refined qualities. other men
have followed the CLEAN in strange
lands and through varying fortunes.
Other mel have had high courage, ap-
petite for adventure, and experiences
that the hest imaginings al
short story writer's. And in TN" waste
places. the far corners "f earth ana
the scenes Of war. men abound VINO
have minds full as well ms restless.
men who leave, the beaten path not
because of unlitne>> Ia live with the
crowd but because they must ID" doing
things II II kind thar " ar" not do
ing ia the. cities ar on the farms.
Ii is Il good thing Ia SNOW that
America has NJ >hortag" of young
men with the qualities "f body. mimi
ami heart that are ~ clearly "vealt
in til. story nf this soldier of fortune,
dead 81 the field of honor In II e north
of France.
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The V"nczrlnn incident 81 I!O2 was
IN Application 81 ~ similar m"nS
ur" with when the United Siut"-
was cuntSrrSI. u ! ~, ~ n"i al
accept a. ~ such and thus tiuI an
Scus' for n, gniug ,;r,r'c with tn.
Teuirnir allies.
But the same reason thai has here.
,oforc deferred him from making such
a radical move ~ likely ~ halt him
in this instance. lie fears the peri.
to his crown. Rei-,rt> from Athens
Indicate that the Greek people ha e.
as little hum"r t. accept his pro.Gcr.
a sympathics ~ to endure the
present unsati sfactory situation which
he has forced upon them. Tho Niles
in declaring a Commercial embargo
have played n strong card. No NOR.
effective means could b. employed
against such Il ~S'afarlng nation n
the Hellenic Kingdom. ard IL Is q
serious question how long the people
will remain lmsslv" under this r..
striction Of their CHIEF sure If live.
lihood.
The time Whcn Grcrce's military
power might have been used to the
best advantage by the Allies has mp.
rarently PASSED: Greek troops ut the
beginning of the campaign could nave
furnished valuable aid NJ the bania.
nelles: they might, too. have saved
tn" Serbian army FROM annihilation
That they took M part in either oi
these movements was, no doubt
largely. iii" to King Constantine
This Grecian game can scarcely cor
time much longer. II is interesting
though, while II LASTS; AMI the intc.
est IL not dccrNaSst for the outsider
by the fact that a woman Of III,
Hohenzollerns IS playing II Of th'
strong hands.
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WHAT BEER PAYS.
Brewers Declare Their Trad" Can
Hear No New Taxes.

TO " EDITOR or THE SUNNI: \
Washington despatch published IN The
SCN ~ November 20 says tina: beer
produced 3d.oUo,000 revenue In the
last fiscal year. 1t is estimated that
an incrcas. 10 81 "A barrel would aug
meut a Yield TO nearly sjO.oOO.o00.
Tie report ~ the Commissioners %
Internal I.v"Iluc shows that the inter
nal revenue receipts from tie tax on
beer Tor the fiscal year ended June 80.
1919. was 1s.4Gu,3 sJ. as compartSl
with $50 lo5.4ii during N" previous
fiscal year. The Increase IN tho revenue
was, however. entirely duo to the
special war tax OF 80 cents a barrel.
The actual output Of beer for III" fiscal
year ended unr 30, 1915. was So
7ii.1ol barrels, us compared with Co.,
l05.i+j barrels during tho previous
fiscal year. This decrc,s" of 6.35s.74t
barrels was the largest In the history of
the beer industry. II was du" 10 indus
trial depression ana adverse weather
conditions as well a. tho spread OF
prohibition territory. The beer trade
is already ovcrttXed and simply cannot
stand any further Increase In the in
ternil revenue rate. II. j.. Fox,
! secretary United states Brewers As
ISOLATION.
NEW YORK. November 30.
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Mr.. l~icnnessy discussed the proposal
WIKI regard "a is effect on small hone
owue-s lilo said ,hat the making al
the propose! chang. would greatly pro-
mote the building Of dwellings Wy people
~ small means. His rcevriS SHOW. ~
said Tina 10 value o: a." u~tildloS.
erected under the savings ard iuau pan
IN the metropolitan district Is two ana a
ua,f times 20" value az tic llId they
",sNip!. livery ,l,"00 rcmit',-l on tho
aSscsSme"'s on tA.e" buildings. hc cor
'.LUc,i. will DO equal 20 a remittiu; e.
$500 on the permanent mortgage.
The uutaNing a. buildings" NJ. Hen
messy said, will not dcpcrc!,S LAID
values. Il will stiUulat. building and
As q result viii ;,.s' ~" va'I' Of yea.
estate"
wilma H. '~Icseor,ugl. president 81
II" Alliance Readily Company David \.
Clarkson ard Joseph B~utteuw."sor ap-
I'carei In opposition t. tn. measure.
JrsS" =. orton -" E%lrlhu-st and Charles
n. IaEersoll OF the lug"rroll Watch Com
piyY debated strongly IN favor ur YIN
taxing buildings. Mr., ingerSull Atturkcd
Land SPECTATORS V~iKrlOsi,ly In an ~.
tempt to show that ~" workers pf this
city a-o taxed out of all proportion I,
,hcir earnings ~ order thai land owners
may mako h!c profits In tlcir slccula.
lions
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The Blockade Of Greece.

With the Entente Powers demanding
protection for the troops driven to
the Greek frontier and the Central
Powers threatening invasion if Greece
Yields, King CONSTANTINE IL being
forced 10 declare himself. The nell
trality which he offered a. II snbstl-
,ute for the performance OF Grf*ce's
treaty obligation and which-prov@i
80 hplpful 10 the Teutonic forces anh
disastrous 10 the Allies plans Is now
satisfactory 10 neither side.
by dissolvlng the Parliament h.
cause is refused 10 indorse the Cahl'
net thar he had formed CoNsTANnNE
came practically into the control Of
he Government. While he has not
DISPOSED Of the Constitution or of
Vi NlzEIOS and the strong majority
behind him. he may with the army
muh,liZnl defy the rights of the p"o-
NE and Parliament and thus carry Olit
his evident pro-ti"rman plans.
The Allies apparently do not IL"
maud ia" active participation ~
,;rurr IN the war, but they insist
upon the benevolent neutrality prom
SOD ly N|rNIzlIOs. Lord KITCHENER
IN his conferences Saturday with thu
kin. ard III" Prime Minister, SKOU'
ImII>. asserted that the Allies had
a Right Ia insist upon Greece abidin.
iy this obligation. The Allies have
.Ak"n sharp measures 10 cnforc" Ih"Il
;,p..iion. They have declared a com
mcrfial hl~'kldc.'' or rs more Slccif
irnlly stated IN the British note. ih'
a.'j"i Powers have taken certain
u"a~urr> "hirh vii, nave the cff,-'
# ~S,I>I"n,iing III" economic and con
bH"ir'Hl farilIiirs when GrtScc ha,
rcorivrd from them heretofore"
ms Is n mean ~ IeIrlsal some
Lines employed against smaller States
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AZ til" banquet last Saturday IL
tile Empire stat" Society, Sons Of The
American Revolution. - speaker lik.
cneI the most notorious cSponcnts of
i'acc at any price to the Tories whom
u Revolutionary ancestors drove out
ut the country. The same comparison
was drawn. nu Sunday. 10y an cxrcu.
tive officer ut Il preparedness organiza
ton a2a.nst certain fanatics Of I'm.
Preparedness l. this opitlr.t justly
and reasonably arp,i.,l:
The country now IS debating the
iio-'is of a united nation. and no para,-
"! with - can la drawn.
As Glory" is evidently meant to h.
Il very bad name, It only helps these
people To- iay" II 'hurletl" ut them
II We could ship them To- Canada or
Kanchatka or TIlnluktu we should
all '" NOR" comfortable. hut they wi
stick. and If they ARE To lc called
names. IL will l~ better To- cl"os,. .I,i,
thcis with a little more discrimination
lie fair. wen To- IN" Tories Of great
GEORGES time.
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Colonel ARTHUR LEE. NJ. T., who with
a considerable experience at the front
defends the British General STAFF from
the attacks of Baron ST. DAvIps in the
House of Lords. is an honest gentle
man aS well ~ m accomplished OIL
Ger il the evidence Of those who knew
him in the Cuban campaign az the
british military attache il admissible.
1t is inconceivable that Colonel Lee
would perture himself even Ia save
the reputation OF II fellow stan officer.
II anything could shut up the loose
mouthcl critic Of the staff In the
House of Lords it might lie Colonel
LEES remark that Lord ST, DAviDs
has only recently been cnn"blcd. but
he should have had time To learn the
meaning OF 'noblesse ohliKe,'"
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The world - ycSel with problems sr"at
TO which the SphinS IN always Dumb.
But this small pu.Sl" shc might state:
Pray when do holes IN stockings come !
The holes IN poc textbooks We kavH.
However gaping Is III rent
We still have something We IAN shup
For which the missing stun wa, spent
h1,es In ~doughnuts vo can grasp,
We sse them formed with consciyu Ms art
Nor do they lesson what W. Gasp
Whcre their circumference may start.
But holes In socks-'tulSt morn and nigh,
They grov and keep their presrn"n mum.
Then shanolessiy appear In sight;
just when do holes In stockings come,
McLASpDuRln WILSON.
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THE University ~ Pennsylvania c"u-
sorship is keen. \ popular campus ditty
of the nightiall hishbal! has been Of
ilc!ally excluded from IL" col!cx" song
hook. Rat q stein srn. e. irt~Sct o.. Is.
"becHus"," says IA" report. 1T u,"s not
mention III. contents "i ~" stein" II
u universities were ~ littl" NOR" con-
Cerned With III" Fundamentals of edu.-
cation, somc hrigh; undergraduate. on
nani.nt OF the grin room might quote
10 the dons from ~QrAcKESRos,S "Rhct-
oric" on mst"nYmy' 20. Container a-d
thing contained"
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This statement vas issued if'.- y.
meetings to-day:
"A committee appointed BY &c =. lo.,l
Reserve Board 20 consider upf.uls nm
III" decisions Of the reserve bdla ~.
cation committee regarding tho .,.,-
miuation uf Federal reserve nai. iul
cities to-day reported 10 tie I.....'
Reserve BOII that tho folloUiat Pc
lrIiS are % pending
"Itrst, tho appeal Of Baltimo~c 49, -
be t, le"ted IN prcfercnC. 20 E.,h'roi =
IN" Federal reserve city OF t. l1f'. .'.
tr!,t.
Second. tho appeal OF pI''shur- .N5'
II be selected IN preference 10 C'.v, art
As IA" Federal reserve l'st-,.' 90 oil"
Fourth district
."Third. the appea! % % group os y -
IN certain counties ur Wis"oHSr d =
they be taken GU, OF tho M!u.e.o.4 80
trict and added 10 The Chicago ,',t-.-'
Fourth. the appeal % certain 'srs
in h western half Of Connection ''r'
they be taken out OF IN" Bot'o. as .
and added 30 the New York ds'r,,'
"lNfth. .he appe5l Of c"rtAlu ntr. .
Louis!ara that they he irc.ul.. ''
Atlanta district and operate turu.-
New Orleans branch in iru''~.,.' O.
being included IN the Dallas ,l.'-
The Con,nitt'" asked for .ls'"
as t. whether tie Nv, 'J~os s.pt
dealt with ia a CouUpr'h"H sit" Vt"
considering III" hroad," qle i'r "
adjustment ~: districts "r vl.''f
should handle each question - 90
There was also pTcscr'-d 10 Va, lo
an opinion Of IN" A~itp"IcN-'i' .-.' - 90
United states dealing Wl't rom : -
of the ,rgil right OF ~" board 80 =
20 action Oh such appeal.
after a general di~cG sion -f -
Who'll situation 1t wac U..' "''f
agreed that further Investigation % .
powers % I'll" board with r'or'' " -
the whole question N1S require ''
any action could lac taken tyd q. roo"
OF the ConMltte" was ia.i O.. '"' 'ANe
pending the making ~ S.'N'- .U.. 10.
iiou %: III" subject"
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The Public Revenues In the Presi.
dents Message.

While Representative FITZGERALD.
chairman of the House Appropria.
lions Committee, Is urging the Presi.
dent. to include In his message to
Congress proposals to increase the
public evenue in order TO make pro-
vision for the national defence, other
ndviscrs-we quote from Il Washing
ron despntch-'havc told the Prcsi-
dent that since @ measures
must originate in the House nc ought
not To appear to try to usurp that
power" This II a most peculiar
view. It might as we'll he said that
becauS. Congress under section =
Of the Constitution has power $50
raise and support armies the Presi-
dent would lay himself open to the
charge Of usurping the authority Of
Congress if he submitted a plan of
national defence.
All bills for raising revenue must
~ curse originate in the House of
Representatives, but "the President
shall from time to time give Ia the
Congress information of the state OF
thc Union and recommend for their
consideration such measures as he
shall judge necessary and expedient.'
There is a very wide difference be-
tween discussing a deficit in the mes.
sage to Congress and endcavoring t.
impose upon it the form of Il bill for
a novice in constitutional ~interpreta-
tion. and it may therefore bc expected
of him that he will not venture IA
overstcp the line.
That the question of llsurpafior
raised 10y unidentified advisers Of Mr.
WILSON is finical the amendment 10
he >undry civil hin If 1909. quoted
by Mr.. FITZGERALD. would seem tC
show. That amendment provided that
when tn" estimated appropriations
exceed the estimated revenues in any
wear TN" President may advise the
Congress how in his Judgment th'
estimated appropriations could viii
least Injury to the public service b.
reduced 80 as 10 bring the apprOpria
tiOns within the estimated revenues
Or. If such reduction he NOT in hi.
Judgment practicable without undu.
injury to the public service. that h
may recommend tn Congress surl
loans or new H. may be neccS
Sary 10 cover the deficiency" Tha'
was considered good constitutional
doctrine by Il Republican Congress
and Mr.. WILSON will hardly he Gale,
to account if he follows Mr.. FITz
GER ,Lp's advice. There has seldom
bpcn n time when the President
IDEAS upon the state Of the Union wer'
more welcome to n Congress concerned
about the welfare Of the country ant
its international standing than vii
no the case to-day.
II may be added that II a Congress
almost equally divided between tn
two great parties permits Mr.. VII
o ia ,Isurp any OF its powers we ar
come to q pretty pass.
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Tho least impressive argument 80
far advanced in favor Of retaining
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN in the postmaster
ship here is based on the increase in
tho business of the office since he was
appointed, II would have increased
just as much if WILLIAM Il, WILCOX.
Mr.. MoRGAN's predecessor. had stayed
on the job, and nobody would have cS-
Iected Mr.. WILSON tn let Mr.. WILCOX
retain this valuable bit of patronage.
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'sr7,ose VINO favor this measure point
TO Vancouver 10 shov what the single
FAX Will do. lie: n" tell YOU that have
| JUS: returned from Vancouver, wf"r" |
found that office bu!id.Igs tina, had mort
Cages on them WEI" unable 10 pay even
- par, Of the interest,""
Robert L.. bowling, president - THO
City Investing coWrL' e. gave testiuJo1:
showing that IN" so-rall.d land ap' cu-
.ato:.' who IL being mentioned frequently
IN uuk!ndlY way at -" committee hear
| :nps. Is NOS tho none" g.ahrcr that he
ie supposed To- lie. NJ. Bowling saiG
that rents had not increased In any pro
portion 70 the wage Increase or earning
power OF the CON 1Ir!ty during the last
few years. Since 1900. he said. rentals
have no; been Us high as they were
before. and incomes from business enter
pr.ses have been greater.
Though u" ~ Interested IN two oc th"
large skyscraf,erS downtown and though
the tax on ono Of them. the CITY Invest
ing building. would be reduced by APP
p~rtNimately 10000 q year. Mr.. bowling
opposed tie measure. Asked n he would
: not pass the saving on TO his tenants.
| Nj. bowling said: NC We are getting
tie sam" rent now tina We received ia
1905. Hut The Price Of coal has gone
up. por.ers cost Il lot more and every
thing connected with building operation
- much more costly"
M. lowing predicted a general col
lay.., a." real estate :. q" tax wore ,,i;cu
ui ~bli.d!ngs, with no real avirg IN tht
amount ii taN small Properties would
paw.
Directly Cppos!a. the views of Mr.. stab.
Icy and Mr., Bowling were tlos. ~ Chnrl.s
b'Conor Hcnuessy. president Of III.
Franklin SAVINGS aud Loan Associations
and a member of IT," Nov Jersey LcGis.
lature, ChruI=h vHl'ra lie IS attempting
10 havo passed Il Oh go uutlN 5l,hl!ags
In New JefScv,
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Am AInml

To rms EDITOR or TN sUS--S,r: "AmIni
Wright is "A man of parts, ia like 20
know his other name. The one he uses
reminds me OF an aged man who died In
tho northwestern part OF Connecticut
thirty Ave or thirty-ssN yea.s ago named
AnlEl Il.
II was related OF him that In his school
days hr was n!rknimel Ammi. AMI that
the other boys pestered him by shouting
In unison, Am | Ammi. or Am | not
Ammi' II ] Am no; AmIni. who In thunder
Am II" FnAhK L. DAVIS.
CUt,Aio SovAmber "a.
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replacing n on tlp table for the us'
"f IN" next patron.
The public. lur,ri Into - ~ria ~
fniS' security by exterior emh"lli-l.
m"tts. would do WEI io follow tie
practice of a lady who recent, r.
Iort,si 10 the head waiter a man who
c~ndca vorcd 10 enhance the polishing
of a plate by blowing his hrcatls upon
IL. In matters of sanitation dc,ai *
Of the utmost Importance.
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Ncke Ilnr Wins IN Ieuncsscr.

NNsUyiidL, Toni, Nuv. -, Tao ma
couu- in the T"uu">s"e Democratic pr',
mary rscc tor the iuit"d States Senator,
ship shows that it~rpr"srn'f'Iy" k'.Acji
l.. Mckrlrtr led IN" i'.Fc' Wi. t2.s".
votes. EN-,iov, MA.yo.u l. l'uttcrsui
was second with i",i0- votes, aHi S,.t,
tor Luke Lea third with "@,6sl No,.i
Mckellnr's victory over Patterson c'us",
surprise.
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Tennessee seems To prefer enter
prisine youngsters 70 represent it IN
IN. Senate. Tho Hon. Luxe LEA. who
has Just beer beaten in IN. primaries.
is young enough 10 he grandson 70
Uncle IKE STEPHENSON, and It-prescn-
tative KENNETH II. M,kELL W. who
won in the primaries over LEA the
other day. is 50 youthful that he omits
his age. like the canny SEQ he is. from
tho Congressional Directory.
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No nation can pres rye tio gi-7n az
freedom without being ready :, tEt.
and, Z i,r-s>ysy. - Ill" toy THE
hon. .;roIGE ". WIcKLE-IIAM.
Mr.. W~lcKFRsIt,M is c~t"rual'y right.
The only way L" saw" a free" perpl"
il Ia .noculats them with preparedness,
and the fact that Serbia il threatened
with destruction only emphasizes the
point.
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WARNS OFpERIL IN
UNTAXING BUILDINGS
Comptroller Stablcr Of Metro
pOlitan Life Sees Menace
to City's Credit.
BANKER rs FOR CHANGE

Waiter St,b,er n. tho metropolitan
Life Insurance Company told tho Mayors
committee OIL taxation yesterda? thai w
l. unaiteraoiy opposed 70 the ideH OF
taking tho Tax from buildings. MI
! Stabl.r let the committee know NJ the
start ~ lis examination That re i!p-
! ~r-.lrcl as an individual and nos q" u
repr1ar,a.iye OF thc Metropolitan lAfe'
As he .s comptroller OF that company
however, the members of the Commute"
took villa. h had To say a. The views o,
| the ~co-npany. which has already Invested
more than $500, 900. 900 in the develop
| nc;,; of rhc real estate OF New 1o'K
| city.
Mr.. S:ablcr said tina: no. could not see
| how i. would be possible TO maintain
| the ci,y's credit under ,thc proposed s!s-
TEN O. taxation
.Th,s." hc said, 'is -ho feature 10 ne
con slti.r.l mos. serious! by your com
| mittcc. This attempt 20 ui.;ix bu!Iul'ts
.npre%e. me ~ Il Gcaucrtt" attLcN on
the large invested interests IN tho CITY
You c.nuo. bring ayo,!t the chu''s'"
contemplated without bringing disaster
to tho ritv. THIS matter should 10
killed noy and ro. all time. II "lort"d
II Is certain 20 ,c,se: established values
ard lenders Nil il" forced to demand
is,pA:gneats ON mortgages. II VIII lie
difficult 20 borrow or mortgage, "niri
means t?at s,,c'l a law as = proposed
! will prevent ;hs production ot buildings
anl tho people employed IN the pI.silS-
ton OF buildings Wl,l suffer.