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In Its Relation to American Business.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: The
purpose for which. what and @ this
loan. II 1t could be called a loan. IL
wanted ~ very familiar Ia the public
and in many instances prepusterously
perverted, However. this Is not under
consideration. Let 1t be wanted to buy
'wneelbarrOw seed. It's none OF our
business the form or way they want II
is our business, and | don't think II I
were forming a plan to LEM my own
money for my w advantage II my
own real most selfish pleasure that |
could devise n more acceptable plan for
self than the plan these distinguished
French and English gentlemen come and
offer our American bankers.
Can YOU conceive of a man coming
10 you and saying 81 want TO borrow
a thousand dollars I will give y,u the
best security in the world for il. will
pay you = per cent. interest on 1t. re-
turn II To you N five years. and will let
Won keep the thousand In your posses
son and spend II among YOU friends"9
This is exactly I'm substance what these
gentlemen say to the American bankers
w want a billion dollars. we want
you 20 keep the billion dollars. we will
give you the best security in the world
for its payment, we will pay you 3 pei
cent. interest per annum, and we will re.
turn il; 10 YOU in five years while YOU
are keeping 4. spend II among your
friends" II. r.. HAMILroN.
NEW NOEK, September 30.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir, There
fingers vet in the caverns Of memory
the concinnity OF a circuit rider in the
West Virginia mountains. who held
forth one uiGht in an old schoolhouse
on the High Peak Of Big Sewell.
The building was Of unhewn logs. with
press pole roof and puncheon floor the
men seated on n side, the women on
the other. The aged preacher arose and
addressed his congregation somewhat
as follows
the service of the evening. / will offer YOU
some advice on elegance Of manners. You
all wear store boots and the women wear
brogans Now In moving your feet on
this puncheon floor hit makes a loud
humping and ugly noise II you scrape
your boots along, which perturbs every
body. So don't DRAG your feet. lift them
up straight and set them down soft. and
do not drag them across the floor. Cough.
and II n man has to go out to see II his
horse Is tied. to blow his nose or TO go ia
the spring, or for any other reason. STEP
light on the floor In them cowhide boot
and brogans. We will now sing the
twenty-third hymn.
The good old preacher when he re.
fcrred to persons going out for SOM
undesignated purpose probably knew
that the backsliders present had a jug
| near the spring. G. s. LA T.
New YORK, September 30.
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Grand Opera without TOscanini.

In spite Of the definite announce
mcnt that ARTURO T~osCANINI is not
to return to the conductors desk at
the Metropolitan Opera House this
SeaSon, all hope need not he lost by
oprragoers. There will still he conso-
lation for them in the preparations
made 10y GIrIIo 'iATTI-CAsAzZA.
OF course Signor TOsCANINI Ia a
nnre aldcl distinction to the perform
Imces AT the Met ropolltan Opera
House. But there will still he sufii-
cienf 10 make the seasOn interesting.
There will bc the frequent perform.
ances of operas by II popular italian
composer called PCCCINI, anu the
MIR will have their place in the rep
ertoire. Then VERDI will appear on
the programmes Of the theatre and
there will be novelties from such re-
mote sources as Russia and Spain
So the works 10 he offered the public
during The season will he quite rs In.
tercsting as they could he II Signor
TosCANINI were present.
Then those who know GIrLIo GATH
CAsAZzA feel sufficient confidence that
the interpretations of these works will
be up 10 the standard OF the theatre
over which he has control. So after
all, there is III ground for despair
that the Mctropolitan's talented con
ductor is To he absorbed this winter
in the patriotic relief of his country.
The Metropolitan Opera House IL
indeed m institution which is depend
cnt on no single individual. II would
lie n reflection on the artistic intel
ligence Of the community II II were.
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him. He explains that QuAxrMrL

him. He explains that QuARrMLr
was led into the guerrilla warfare
through revenge. According to Nc
CORKLE's story his old leader and his
brother were members Of n party that
started acros the plains OF Kansas
and were attacked by a band Of thirty
"Redlegs," in charge Of General jim
LANE and Colonel JENNIsoN. anti
slavery men; the brother was muir
dered. the outfit stolen and QuAN.
rRILL himself left for dead on the
prairie. He began his revenge by
Joining the "Redlegs" and in every
raid that they made into Missouri
killing two or three marked men. But
this proved slow work for a man with
n great mission Of vengeance and he
fed to Missouri and formed the band
with which his name Is associated.
or the Lawrence raid MCCORKLE says
when they left the town 1t was in
ashes and "176 J~ayhawkers were dead.
Some innocent men may have been
killed. but It was unintentiOnal." lie
pictures QuANTRlIL turning I'm his
saddle and exclaiming as he rode into
the town:
Boys, this IL the home OF jim LANE
and JENNisoN. Remember that in hunt
ing us they gave no quarter. Shoot
every soldier you zee. but in no way
harm a woman or a child"
WILLIAM ELsEY CoNNELLY. II Kan
san. has recently published an ex'
haustive work upon the career OF
QUANrRILL. He says that the result
Of his Investigations shows that
QuANTRILL never undertook the expe'
dition across Kansas. the men he
named as accompanying him never ex-
listed. he had no brother. and he was
run out Of Kansas on account OF his
petty thefts and crimes. There were
no soldiers In Lawrence. and the town
was absolutely d~efenceless. GUAM
TRILL. he maintains. vas a commor
desperate, a renegade from his native
North. and his raid on Lawrence and
nll his other deeds were not inspired
in the slightest degree by either pa
triotism or vengeance. He assumed
these merely TO cover his natural fe
rocity and lawlessness.
Yet McCoRKIE. his scout. writin:
Of Q%UANTaILL's death says:
THE spirit Of one Of the trues,. brav
est men that ever lived passed from
earth"
Hero or devil; The world may TAXI
its choice. Missouri and Kansas he
lieve to-day as they believed fift!
years ago.
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JItney Economics.

Some Of Mr.. HENRY FoRD's recent
u%tterances in the Inauguration of his
personally conducted propaganda OF
pacifism are full of instruction for
the discerning. He was quoted in
dispatches the other day as saying
at Detroit:
III were to live with the future
generations OF Europe I would urge
the people 10 repudiate the debts that
are being piled up by their Govern
ments in this war. I believe II Is the
duty Of the people to %repudiate them
The modern world Of industry and
commerce became possible in the slow
growth. through the centuries, Of con-
tidence that the ma - Of mankind was
worthy Of credit because the individ,
uals composing it would recognize the
obligations laid upon them by the
past. to which civilization owes such
progress as IL makes. and would
acknowledge responsibility for the
Indebtedness which they themselves
incurred. The chaos of misery into
which n generation Of wholesale re-
pudiators would he plunged Is more
awful to contemplate than the pros
pect Of Europe's future struggles to
settle the bill for the war.
Here in New York Mr.. FORD vas
quoted as saying regarding the ne
gotlations for n grant Of American
credit to enable some Of the belliger'
ents to maintain their trade with US:
~ find any OF the banks in which
ny company or my self have deposits
taking part In the loan I will I'm
mediately close our accounts"
1t Is 10 he doubted II any man In the
United states Is rich enough to die
tate banking policy by a threat TO re
move his funds from the banks where
his accounts are kept. But what pub
lie execration would reward n OF
the so.called multimillionaires Of Wal
Street who should announce that un
less the banks where he deposited de
ferred to his politicO-econOmic whim'
he would try to wreck them!
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$2,700,OOO A YEAR
TO VALUE RAILWAYS
Hearing Before Commerce
Board Shows Work Won't
Be Done Until 1921.
ROADS ASK COOPERATION

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.-Hcarins
Mere esumed to-day before the Inter.
state Commerce Commission In the mat.
ter OF the valuation OF railway property
authorized by an act OF Congress. II
was brought out In the course Of The
proceedings that the valuation work is
costing So. 10000 n year and that 4,
will not be completed by the commission
until 1921.
Broadly speaking the railways ara
urging the commission TO take into con.
alteration every item of cost In rdllwiy
building, giving weight To equipment,
that has been discarded in to gown
and development OF the agencies o.
transportation. The railways were rep
resented before the commission to-day
By u committee consisting Of George
stuart Patterson OF the PENNSYLVANIA.
appearing for the Eastern carriers
Pierce Butler OF the Chicago. Milwdn.
kee and 81. PAU W q. Brantlcy for me
southern carriers and Sanford Robin.
son. representative of the carriers gen.
orally.
The time has come when the com.
mission shall lay down certain funda.
mental principles for the guidanc. of IN.
carriers I'm collecting data incident 10 the
making of the inventory said Mr.
Patterson, who made the opening state-
ment.
"For examnle I'm Determining IA. co,,
of reproduction arc Won going into COW
dtions nj the time of construr,io, 80
are YOU TO take conditions Az they .,,,
TODAY? In the inventory are Won 90.
ing TO take prices of to-day or a, Ina
time OF purchase?"
Continuing Mr.. Patterson said th,.
the carriers had appointed engineering
and and accounting committees, whN
since the passage of the act on March /.
1913. have been in constant conference
with Director Charles A. prouty of the
Division OF valuation. and cooperation IL
essential TO the efficient performance Of
the work.
Mr.. Butler. speaking for the Western
carriers, said that railroads cannot he
valued like stocks Of merchandise. hut
that the historical construction Of N.
property must be taken into considers.
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ENGLISH FOR FIREMEN.
Revised Notices for the Th~entrego-rs
Urged on the City.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Sir, Now
that We are soon to celebrate fire pre-
vention day. why ant We fire the
English" OF the fire prevention notices
that head our theatre programmes?
FIRE NOTICE.
Look around SOW and choose tho near.
est ENit to your seat. In case OF fire wax
mot rum to THAT Exit. DO not try -
beat your neighhor to the street.
RoRrnr ApANsoN. Fire Commissioner
one need not he a meticulous purist
to correct It's inaccuracies OF grammar
and diction
Look around NOW.
Choose tho EMIT neares, 20 your scat.
IN case Of fre, WALK TO that exit, u,
not run.
Do not crowd your nelshbor while pas
ing 10 the street.
Should We not put safety frSt into
official Engllsh? BRIGGsEy.
NEW YORK, September 30.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. The
wonder OF the literary world for some
years past has h"cn not go much the
literature produced in Indiana as IN
what meat Il doth feed that II has grown
So great and numerous, Nobody SER.
ously questions its quality, It's quantity
IL apparent even 20 the most casual OH
server, but nobody thus far has ex-
planned the cause of II. Maybe nobody
ever Will. but in a recent speech at In
dianapolis Meredith Nicholson. one o.
the best specimens OF it's bumper crop.
threw out Il hint which may vet develop
INTO a complete explanation of the liter
airy mystery, on hat revolutionary &C.
caslon Mr.. Nicholson said
one other Item " the Hoosler nora I
must not forget, All summer long In DARK
corners OF the Ho"sier woodland the proc
esSrs of nature are directed toward the
rerfeciing ~ a wondrous fruit. The tree
that bears (; cannot. like the perslmmon,
he transplanted, and no Burbank dare Law
lnpious hands upon ~. II Is long lcavet,
ami the iit'le trees are shy and hide from
the sun, The dark purple flower comes
and quick" vlnishes, \ curious harl
green fruit develops with the elaboration
, thar - dear Ia Mother Nature. And
Hoosier lads steal in as 10 . sanctuary
and gaze upon the oval rind In reverence;
but taste not, touch mo-. The eager and
nipplng frosts Of September give the anal
touch to natures handiwork. Into that
fruit all the sweetness OF tho world has
been gathered. The gardens Of the Hes
perides contained nothing so marvellous u
the palate II Is a food for gods, and we
linosiers, feeding upon It. become not rs
other men our Hoosier women derive
their beauty and wit and charm from II
II kindles our imaginations, 1t strengthen
our patriotism, Il makes us valiant con-
tenders for the commerce of the world
And | give you the name OF II with pride,
AS something racy OF our own soil an
the explanation OF al our achievements
ladies and gentlemen. the Hoosier Papaw
After this what carping critic viii
rise to say that the modest and unas.
Stunning papaw. a fruit unknown person.
ally to New Workers, Is the meat or
which Hoosier writer's feed? Who car
deny the papaw's potency after Mr.
NichOlson's Endorsement" At this sea
son. when the frost is on the punk m
it is also on the papaw. bringing II 10 il,
glory. and Mr., Nicholson must hav,
eaten "A dozen big black ones before h,
made that speech, Nothing on earth eX
cept papaws could nave inspired it,
w. J, HAMPTON.
New YORK, September 80.
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IN H SCHOOLS.
Brazen Demand That They Teach
Only What Is Needed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-S,r: Each
wear we read of oyercrowded schools and
pupils on half time in u public schooIs.
Why do our boards OF education leei
1t necessary to keep children In school
when they nave passed the three us ana
we know they are not at study!
Why should a child OF say ~ be
kept at school when he might be OF more
service not only to his parents put 10
the country by being ut work?
The public school should simply start
the child. believe that Is all that ~
required Of government. Simply prevent
illiteracy. and this IL something our
public schools have not accomplished.
start the child right and the student
will learn without the help OF the state.
He will know an education costs mn:
something and therefore will Va ie 1t.
Now his education" IL thrown a.. him
and he feels he In getting not only what
is his right but also without cost.
Therefore 1t H. neither dlgested nor APP
preciated.
Public school pupils in rural commune
ties rec i've practically the same IN
structiou' as those In the city. ana tne
result is as soon as they are apie 10
start out in life for themselves they
desert the farm for the city and the
parents are Obliged to depend upon hired
help who have no more interest In the
farm thar their weekly stipend. soon
the farmer finds himself a failure, Just
because the public school has educated
his children out OF the farm.
When a child lea YES school he usually
feels that he knows more than ms
parents. More often he has absorbed a
smattering of many things and a real
knowledge Of none
Some day we may wake up and hnd
it a fact that "a little learning is a
dangerous thing
We know that we can lead a morse
! to water but we cannot make him drink.
so also can we keep a child in school. so
that a large army of teachers may be
! supported. but we cannot make him q
student.
Let us teach him the rudiments and
the scholar will get an education. row
can't keep him back. h he learns ne
appreciates because 1t has cost him
something.
IL We coniine our teaching to the three
RS we will hsar no more or over
crowded schools and half time students.
Why not start the revolution now
J. A. p.
ELtzABITu, y. j.. September 80.
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Hell Gate Under the Yoke.

While engineers rejoice as the span
" the Hell Gate bridge Is closed. and
the public felicitates them upon sue
cess in Il task whose requirement joins
with the delicacy Of finest art the ma
nipulation Of the hugest weights and
forces II mechanics. there may Ike
some sentimental %journeyers who will
indulge In romantic reflection. Not
less warm than others in praise and
appreciation. they will review the his
tory of the personal devil that turks
where the tides Of the Sound and the
u meet.
The reefs that became islands at low
tide. the whirlpools and races and law
less eddying currents Of He'll Gate were
bravei by the Dutch navigatOrs Of
Nieuw Amsterdam with superstItious
fear overcome by n stolid fatalism.
In all that WASHINGTON IRVING wrote.
and nearly all Of II IL precious. there
is nothing more to he priced by New
Workers than the little papers In which
he set down the history and mystery
If the waters and the shores about his
beloved Manhattan. He'll Gate and
Gibhet Island. the wild forces Of ma
iurc and the wilder ways Of pirates:
dark spirits Of the deep. human and
lnanimmte. he made NJ them a myth
us enchanting. though not 30 much
appreciated. as that which he caused
to le ~inseparably associated In the
folk mind with the Hudson highlands
and valleys.
In the war of 1872 He'll Gate was
valued rs n natural defence OF the
city: the bleaching bones Of Its vic
tim vessels enforced the suggestion.
Hut as grew access to the
Sound had to he facilitated. DAVID
PORTER was one Of the Lleutenants OF
the United States navy who in 1S4S
surveyed the passage and advised the
blasting W Pot Rock. the Frying Pan
and reefs in the channel south OF
Wards Island. NJ. M%AILLEFORT. Major
fRASER diu btieTtI JohN NEW IVN
Of the Engineers drilled into Coenties
Reef and Diamond Reef and spent
three years boring into the Hell Gate
barriers. with the result that ''mear
low water became less mean. The
coast rocked when. in 1876 and again
in 1885,. tons of well laid explosives
were detonatel in the bed OF the chan
mel. But He'll Gate will bs
wholly denatured.
The bridge is a visible symbol ~ the
powers that tanned Hell Gate. Read
ing Of the hydraulic jacks used in 1t.
construction. powerful enough each to
lift 2j0.o0 tons, yet controlled by a
lever that II child's hand might oper
ate. is the reflection to he scorned as
a puerllity that man Is a very active
partner in the work Of creation?
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THE GREAT LOAN.
A Boycott That Can Work Both Ways

To u EDITOR OF THE SUN-S'r; DO
our Jealous but misguided hy~pnenated
friends realize that the Withdrawal OF
deposits by them from banks who par
t~iclpate In the projected loan to the Al
lies will undoubtedly result in retalla-
ton on banks with German proclivities
by both Americans and persons win
anti-German ~sympathies? -,
Even the most ~scrupulously neutral
American Indignantly objects to having
his country made an arena for Old World
Guarrels in which this country has no
vital Interest.
The result of all this will he that the
banks with German p~roclivities Will lose
a great deal of their non-German pat.
ronage. which is the utmost impor-
lance TO them. and in the end they viii
be the worst sufferers. whereas the Ger
man patronage OF non-German banks ID
well known to be comparatively unin-
portant.
I, is notorious that jealous German
d,positors. who are making inquiries as
TO the attitude of their banks where they
happen to lie do!ng business with non
Ge.man institutions. are as = rule being
requested to withdraw their account
irrespective of what attitude the bank
may decide TO take. AS a matter OF
fact comparatively few bank dire"torates
have given any consideration Whatever
To pa rtIcipation in the proposed loan Il
the Allies. nor has their participation
been invited.
II is quite obvious hat most of the
noise that is being made about matters
OF this sort is traceable to a very few
and those mostly bought. some cheal
Tor cash and tome with promises who's.
market value Is considerably below par.
: 1t is certain that the majority OF ou'
countrymeu OF Teutonic origin are ou'
OF sympathy with Old No,ld l~uarrel'
and are as good Americans as any.
As has so often been pointed out. the
purpose Of tn" proposed loan Is to fur
rish the means to pay for supplies Of al
sorts sent to Europe. MI OF our u
trymen. ~ Whatever origin. desire thi:
and will participate in its far reaching
benefits. Az AMERICAN MERCHANT.
MoNTCLAlR. y. J.. Sentemher 80.
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District Attorney PERKINS. nomina-
ted by the Republicans for the Office to
which Governor WHITMAN appointed
him, must conduct an active campaign
for election. While II is In progress
he must supervise the routine work of
the public prosecutor. who at this
season has 10 deaf with alleged Of
fences against the franchise.
Mr.. PERKINS defeated FRANK Moss
IN the Republican primaries, MIR.
Moss ut the same time being nonl-
mated by the Progressive and the
American parties. from whose tickets
he now cannot withdraw. Mr.. Moss
charges that he was beaten In the
Republican primaries through the Law
ish NE of money. n It limited
that the Democrats had spent vast
sums in their primary campaign /
Republican District Attorney would
not let twenty four hours elapss with
ont an investigation. viii Mr.. FER
KINs start such n proceeding on the
strength Of MIR. MOSES statement:
But the Honest Ballot League. Il
professeily non-partiSin association
Interested only in clean politics. as
serts that the designating petitions Of
the Progressive party for the office OF
District Attorney are marked by NH
merous and daring frauds" Forgeries
are common in these petitions. de
clares the league. and Mr.. Moss was
the beneficiary Of the irregularities
The league has demanded that Mr.
PERKINS as District Attorney act on
its specifications and prosecute thoss
who defed the law.
SO Mr.. PERKINS, il he heels Mr.
Moss. must W. against his owl
supporters. and il he heels tho
Honest Ballot League nus procee,
against Mr.. Moss's adhertntS: and
while he is struggling with these
tasks. which can scarcely be consigned
to the care of Il subordinate, Judge
SWAMI, with II Democratic nomina
ton OF unasSailcd purity. will he on,
making more votes for himself. legiti
mately citing as unnnSwerable argu
ments in his own behalf the serious
accusations made against the political
methods and practices of both of hi
Republican opponents.
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bring many a onc fourfshing busl-
ness toppling down in disaster after
Europe resumed its peaceful Occupa-
iions. There is nothing for the Amer.
lean Congress to do but to face the
situation without illusions and deal
with II judiciously.
To Mr.. WILSON and the Democratic
party 1t should be plain that the
emergency is not political in any
sense. We must have more revenue
American industries must not be nj.
lowed to go to rack and ruin. Ac.
cordingly the Underwood tariff law
should he amended.
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None will fail to hope that MIR. Sec
rotary REpriELp is preparing prepared
ness. An interstate combination in
restraint Of mosquitoes! What? Let
the Secretary go to 1t. Let him sound
alarums and mobilize the Interstate
Commerce Commission. the Trades Re-
lations Commission. the Bureau OF
Entomology, his very own Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce. the
Industrial Relations Commission with
gentle General WALSH in command.
Now is the time for Mr.. Secretary
REDFIELD o dig himself in and spare
no ammunition. New York. New Jer-
sey and Connecticut combining to re-
strain the trade in citronella. Fire!
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The city has ov~erburdened itself and
Is confronted by the necessity of rigorous
economy. A defective system of reve-
nue. which takes from only one source
of wealth limits the income of the city
to what II can obtain by imposts.-
CITY cham beriain BRuERE to the school
Of Philanthropy.
In the City Chamberlain's office "the
city Is confronted by the necessity OF
rigorous supervision Of it's clerks. to
put an end to theft from the treasury.
A defective system that permits Junior
employees to rob their employer de-
pletes the strong box OF the town.