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take out note circulation. While. the
national banks can continue TO keep
their notes outstanding. the Federal
Reserve banks can enlarge the bond
secured circulation by their " ac-
ton. Moreover. every Federal Re
serve bank has this power. acting in.
dependently OF the other Federal Re.
serve banks and without any regula.
ton by the Reserve Board.
Roth the sound and the unsound
money wings Of the Democratic party
are represented in features OF the
Federal Reserve act. The present
Treasury regime has demonstrated
Itself to be more than sympathetic
with the follles Of the Bryan delusion
about the blessings Of cheap money
and plenty Of It. Even before the out.
break Of the European war Secretary
McADoO exhibited his confidence in
the wonder working magic Of a copi-
u supply Of paper currency injected
or ready for injection into the coun.
try's circulating medium. The rro.
visions relative to the issue Of bond
secured notes by the Federal Reserve
banks, which were put into the Fed
eral Reserve act at almost the last
minute. have never been explained,
hut they remain a menace until they
are changed.
If we have TO come to Government
debt expansion In the. nea future,
Congress should accompany the au.
thorization by amending the Federal
Reserve act in relation to bond SO.
cured note issues. The least change
II can make in the line Of safety
would he to place Federal Reserve
bank issues of such notes, as well ms
national bank issues, under the nm
qualified control of the Federal Re
serve Board. with the further provisc
that note circulation OF the sort should
not he increased beyond assigned
limits except in a grave national
emergency.
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NEWSSTAND CARRANZA.
A Friend OF the First Chief Exalts His
Character and Abilities.

To TrE EDIToR OF THE SuN-Sir. You
say correctly in the editorial article OF
October rs, The Rehabilitation OF Mex
ico." that no leader In Mexico has ever
had to face the many dificult problems
which now confront Venustlano Car
rama. the First Chief and head OF the
revolution. There has never been a eader
who has faced 30 many and trough
forth victory where all opposition was
centred against him. The facts speak
for themselves.
You say that "Patience, foresight.
firmness and philosophy will be required
OF him II success Is to be attained and
then close with the statement that AZ
a matter OF fact General Carranza lacks
the very qualities that are indispensable
In a ruler II Mexico Ia to be raised from
the depths and rehabilitated as a ma
ton"
Now. in fact. Venustiano Carranxa
has patience, firmness, foresight and
philosophy. all to a large degree. Pa
thence he has shown from the beginning.
firmness. even obstinacy, has made him
called the great tyrant of Mexico by
Mexicans. while Americans have called
him weak n incompetent. Foresight.
for he has made no mistakes so FAR
the end proves this. lie is a student. a
deliberate man N a philosopher. other
wise ne would nave never ONercome tno
difficulties which have confronted him.
Now he looks to the future with the
same patience. quiet irmness and UNI
bending will. with absolute confidence
In the ultimate result. the establishing
again OF constitutional government In
Mexico.
! believe the press OF this country
wants to be fair. II has been most un-
fair to Carranza, due. In my opinion, TO
"A misconception OF his character. He
possesses all those purely human char
actcristics OF which you have spoken,
and. in addition. "a most lovable personal
character. | have known Carranza many
years. So my ideas are not based on
acts during the revolution. but from a
personal knowledge of the man himself,
whom | esteem as a friend.
WILLARD l.. SIMPSON.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. November 8.
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Reports from Washington indicate

Reports from Washington indicate
that the debate on defensive prepared
ness in the coming session Of Con-
gress will rise above the depressed
level Of automatic party alignment.
II is to be hoped that individual leg
islators Will he non-partisan and
broadly patriotic in sounding the sem
timent OF their constituencies. So hat
action may suit the real preference
OF the country. for being made safe
In advance Of warlike emergency or
for 'muddling through" Fortu-
nately there is abundant evidence
that the ~"citlzenry" wants an insur-
ance policy on its life and is quite
aware Of the fact that a premium
must be paid.
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GOODNESS FIRST.
II Is the Goal, and Wealth. Poverty,
Happiness Are Incidental.

To " EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: II
seems legitimate to desire happiness in
this world, but the trouble Is with the
definition. Does happiness consist merely
In having n good time. enjoying ones
self In this world. or In doing what one
can for others?
Lex" has 1t right to my way OF think
ing. that the one who does not think or
himself. but honestly tries to help others.
is more likely to find real happiness
than any other.
remember hearing a sermon preached
by DR.. Patton. then president of Prince
ton University, on the subject, In which
he said that men seek happiness but
use goodness as a horse to reach their
goal. whereas goodness should be the
end and happiness merely incidental.
lie quoted Carlyle as saying: There is
In man, something higher than love Of
happiness. He may do without happi-
ness and instead thereof find blessed
ness" LEWIS &. GROVER.
BRooKLYS. November ~.
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L.eOk Out for the Treasury lima.
tiOnists!

When the problems OF Government
Washington in the next few months.
Congress and the country must be on
guard against the danger that u re-
sort may he had TO Government bond
Issues which will conduce to a de-
based currency system. Secretary
McADoO has given many indications
that he Ia Il great believer in the
efficacy OF plenty Of paper money
10 cure hard times or promote pros
perity. anu no financial programme
which he puts forth should be enacted
unless every risk that il may con.
tribute to paper money imitation has
been eliminated. We have enough in
stationary contingencies on our hands
now without augmenting them.
1t is o certain that the Govern
ment will be under any necessity to
increase its funded debt. Neverthe-
less, assuming that recourse Is had to
an issue Of bonds, Congress should
see to it that they do not become
available, except perhaps under the
most extreme circumstances, for the
abnormal enlargement of the coun.
try's supply Of paper money. On all
accounts the most important thing 10
do in this direction is to amend the
Federal Reserve act.
As the Federal Reserve act stands
increased issues Of Government bonds
may at any time mean disastrous In
fiation of the Currency, for ms n cur
rency reform measure the act is de-
fective. Instead Of aiming at the re.
tirement Of bond secured circulation
taken out by the national banks, Il
cOntemplates its retention and SUP
PIGMENTS 1t by the Federal Reserve
note issues. At this moment there is
more paper money outstanding than
the country ever had before, except
during the brief period Of last years
emergency note issues, and yet there
IL less need than ever OF an increased
paper currency. The stock OF hard
money was never so large and It Is
growing all the time, but the soft
money plethora is growing too.
A paragraph Of the Federal Re-
oUrve act, which was inserted In Its
Inst stages before passage by Con.
gress and when the Treas ry was par
ticularly active in procuring altera.
ton OF the measure, gives TO the Fed,
eral Reserve banks the right to issue
circulating notes on the deposit "oi
any bonds Of the United States" tt
the par value Of the bonds In precisely
lhe same manner that national bank,
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Constantine Plays HIS Best Trump.

According to n news despatch from
Athens King CONSTANTINE has dis
solved the Greek Parliament and has
also ordered the mobilization Of the
army to its greatest strength. From
the limited electorate he evidently
hopes a reversal OF the former express
sion for war and the defeat OF NENr.
zELos and the war party.
This latest move Of the King 10 win
the nation either to neutrality or to
a direct alliance with the Teutonic bel
ligerehts is an open defiance OF the var
party. VENIzELos held that the ma
ton had already expressed its choice
and that If the King attempted 10
dissolve the Parliament he would he
violating the constitutional rights Of
the people.
This extreme measure on the part
Of CONSTANTINE grew out Of the re-
fusal Of the war party To give a vote
Of confidence 10 the recently formed
Cabinet Of NJ. SKoULoUDIs. The ew
| Premier announced that he would not
, 60 before the Chamber unless he was
assured of its Endorsement. NENIzE-
o demanded that General YANAKIr-
sAs should apologize for his remarks,
the incident that brought about the
overthrow Of the Zaimis Cabinet, and
also should resign his post Of Minis,
| ter of War. The result Of the nego-
tiations between the two parties was
a deadlock.
The new order Of mobilization
brings to the colors almost 100000
men, the bulk Of the electors of the
nation. Reports indicate that German
influences have been hard at work
In Greece and that the propaganda
has been largely under the direction
Of the Queen herself. 1t is appar.
| emily the expectation that the few
electors remaining can he easily won
and n victory achieved that would be-
impossible II the question were sub.
mitted to the entire electorate.
Unless the attitude OF the people is
wholly misunderstood it would APP.
pear that CONSTANTINE Is taking des-
perate chances In thus forcing his
own desires upon the nation. The
election Is decreed for December 10.
lie may thus delay any decision to
: join the Allies, perhaps v defeat
it entirely. But may this victory not
he at the peril Of revolution and the
loss of his crown?
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THE HYPHENATED THREAT.
German. A mprican Activities should
BE stopped.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir. The
attack on President Wilson by the New
York State National German-American
Alliance means that unless the Presiden;
alters his policy so as TO favor the Ger
man-Austrian combination the New
York state National German-Americans
will actively work for the election OF
men who will consent to or connive at
such an Interpretation OF neutrality as
will be favorable to Germany.
IL Is not claimed that the present
treatment OF this question Is improper or
Illegal, only hat II does not suit the
views or leads 10 results which are not
satisfactory 20 Germany.
II this were the only evidence Of Ger
MATHEMATICIAN activity IL would not
call for much comment. hut taken in
connection with acts resulting in the
destruction Of lives and property. con-
stitutes a serious menace TO the integrity
Of our country. In fact these activities
are not unlike the Zeppelin raids on
ENGLAND, and are acts Of war by a seem
Ingly friendly nation.
That no connection between these
raiders and the German Government
has been legally established is not inn
portart. 1t is enough that the partici-
pants are not all citizens. have no other
business, have money to use In such
ldfge sums as 10 pfecIuut the luet VHat
they are spending their own money. but
convluces one that this money comes
from a higher source and from people
VINO are the directors II !~nst!gatOrs OF
these raids. The situation is not unlike
that which existed in this country a
hundred years ago when the alien-sedi-
tor laws were enforced to meet similar
activities,
II these acts go on unpublished or
unchecked these German-American So
Cieties will not complain but other ma
tiUns or their citizens have good cause
If complaint against our Government
II II permits such violent INC Illegal
interference with the performance OF
contracts made by our citizens with the
citizens OF such other countries.
II is a satisfaction TO know that So
~cieties are being formed 10 combat this
propaganda of our hyphenated citizens
and support our President In his efforts
TO keep us out of the awful conflict now
ra ging. ANDERSON PRICE.
NEW YORK. November l2.
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Is the American Tailor . Despot?

Whether one Is In favor Of or an
tagonistic to votes for women there
have been times Of late when the ron
viction could not he overcome that
various enthusiastic suffragists have
made unwarranted attacks upon what
Is known rs the stronger, sex.
In the heat of political combat
many indiscreet and unjust accusa-
lions. sweeping In their scope, are
sur to be put forward by both the sup
porters and opponents Of a aus that
is ut the moment facing the ordeal
Of the ballot. But now that the smoke
Of the recent battle at the polls has
cleared away 1t is expedient for the
male sex, divided though 1t is on the
suffrage question, to rise as a unit to
protest against certain congratulations
that have emanated from high sources
calling in question the freedom of ac-
ton Of the average man.
ut Is dIsgraceful the way the ma
jority Of voters vote" declared Miss
MARGARET WILSON, daughter OF the
President, to the Teachers Convention
OF wisconsin last week. 81 am told
that when n man orders a suit Of
clothes he gets what the tailor tells
him to wear. He sheds both his per-
sonality and his Independence ut his
%tailor's and Mt the polls"
II Miss WILSON'S charge against
the tailOrs Of our disturbed and dis
tractd country Is founded upon fact
and not upon mere hearsay. as her
own admission might indicate, 1t IL
a matter that should he investigated
ut once. Even the most ardent suffra.
glst, Of either sex. must admit that
men are not fitted to go shoulder ia
shoulder with women to the polls II
they are In fact abject slaves to an
oligarchy Of tyrannical tailors.
The TAI who habitually sacrifices
to a stronger will his right Of initia.
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In Praise Of the Postmaster.

To EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. II
there is any truth in the rumo that
Postmaster +. NJ. Morgan. when his COM
mission expires in December. is to be
superseded by n deserving Democrat"
has had no experience with post
office business. the people and news
papers OF his town should get busy and
voice a protest which will be heard and
needed in Washington.
1t II perhaps not too much to assert
that Mr., Morgan Is the most efficient
postmaster New York has ever had
efficient because trained in the business
from the ground up. No matter what
his politics may he he should he retained,
because the service will suffer greatly II
he Is displaced by an unframed man.
Previous to his elevation to the post
mastership he had been the guide Of
more than one political postmaster. No
one having business with the post Of
fce, ever In Var Colts time. could fail
to observe that Morgan was the power
behind the throne, the pilot TO whom
every one looked for instructions.
No matter what the politicians want.
New York business men need Mr.. Nor
gan, and "A movement for his retention
should be started at once.
NJ. r. RICHARDSON COMPANY.
NEW YORK, November ~,
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Prof. Richards Has Received
American and English Medals.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. 12-prot
Theodore William Richards IL director
OF the Gibbs memorial laboratory a.
Harvard and a scientist OF i~nterna'on1l
repute. He was born In Germantown.
Pa. January 81, 1865. received -
bachelor of science degree from HIyrt.
ford In 1885 and the bachelor Of a-'s
from Harvard the following year. lie
got he Ph. u, two years later.
Prof. Richards studied abroad scye.d'
years, was appointed assistant professor
of chemistry at Harvard in 1894 and fax
professor in 1901. In 1907 he served 80
Harvard exchange professor az Der. "
He is a member OF many sc!egt'f s'
cieties both here and abroad and
received honorary degrees from N..o
Haverford. Clark, Cambridge Itrc ar)
and C~hristiania.
His chief contribution TO science 'rs
been the revision of the atomic W.. gre
OF the elements. oxygen, n.trorr
chlorin, lithium. barium, calcium, s''Hi
tium, potassium. caesium. iron. IN
nickel. copper, silver, magnesium and
uranium.
Prof. Richards ia a member of ~
International Commission ON Atom
Weights. IN 1910 he was awarded 't'
Davy medal by the Royal Society ~
England and in 1912 the Willard G'hu-
medal of the American Chemical Soele'
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RELIGIOUS
Rhode Island Made II q "Basls OF the
state Before MARYLAND.

To THE EDITOR OF TIL SUN-Sir. Ban
croft. the historian. erred when he spoke
OF Maryland as "among the first Colo
MES which adopted religious freedom
as a basis OF the State" In pursuing
my reading OF history ! was surprised
to hrd that instead of Maryland II is
Rhode Island TO which in fact the honor
belongs. For such a noble sentiment rs
81 desire not the liberty 10 myself which
! would not fully and impartially weigh
ont to all the consciences OF the world
besides" accredited to Roger Williams,
as cmanat!ng from George Calvert, Lord
Baltimore, | have searched in vain.
While 1t is true that Lord Bal,imore's
edict OF liberation preceded that OF
Roger Williams, the former. 1t is like
wise true. was only in effect partially
SO. II accorded freedom TO those I'M
who believed In Christ. To non-Chris-
tians Lord Baltimore's edlct showed the
fierce teeth OF intolerance. According TO
the late Rev. DIR. Madison {. Peters. the
Maryland charter contained a detailed
proviso that all those denying the Trim
ity who were found living in Maryland
were to be condemned to death. THIS,
OF course. was aimed at those settlers
who were deists. Hebrews. agnostics or
freethInkers. 1t was even as late AZ
1925 that Maryland did away with the
total disabilities affecting non-Christ!ans
as "A part Of her legislative system.
Entirely different is the story OF little
Rhode Island. What she lacked In area
she made up in magnanlmity OF heart
and in the spirit OF true rel g!ous free
dom. Baptists lave a right TO be prouc
OF their record. as being the first torch
bearers of complete religious liberty In
America. The generous sentiment of
Roger Williams perTneated the life and
statutes of Little Rhody' when she
proclaimed to the world that AL men
OF whatever nation soever they may
be, that shall be received inhabitants
Of any of the towns. shall have the
same privileges as Englishnen, any law
to the contrary Notwithstanding" II
is needless TO dwell upon the fact that
glorious little Rhode Island soon became
the mecca of all who believed In liberty
fraternity and equality.
| wonder II any future writer OF
American history will take pains 10 cal
to time the Bancroft legend Undoubt-
cdly the wreath which undeeervedly
rests on the brow of Maryland should
he handed over 10 her more generous
and enlightened sister, Rhode Island.
II. BLUMBERG.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. November II.
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HAS NEW ELIXIR OF LIFE.
Scientist Says Substance Can con.
trOI Growth Of AnimnIs.

CoLUMBus. Nov. 12-Ell.s NJ B,al>
working in the Laboratories OF tn or D
State University here. ANNOUNCED 'u-..'
that he has discovered a hitherto u','.'
substance. found in practically all a'
NAL and human foods, VITA NNlN '"'
growth and development of animals .'.
aeolutely he controlled,
Fed to young animals. Black ''-
FERROUS element may cause 't".
grow twice or three times as i'st r
normally fed animal Deprived 90
an animal dies. reformed and -tA 20
animals furnished with II - q
in varying doses reach their fuIl r'rN
although their period Of youth'r. r'"N
may have elapsed long before.
For sever months Black. u0'''
rection Of Dr. Ernest Scott ard l'
Lyman, professors of I'v,'0I't.'
chemistry at tho university hor' -
experimental with the new dis"oNorf OF
human suhjects-moetly babies
Black says these experiments 'f''
produced some fsvorshl" results ""
can't be announced yet"
Black says: "Our discovery 's
sixth componcnt-the unknown
posite OF animal and human foo
Is the one necessary suhstaE." i"f
10 animals in their foods
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HARVARD SCIENTIST
WINS NOBEL PRIZE
Prof. 7. w. Richards Gets The
Medal fer His Discoveries
in Chemistry.
EDISON AND TESLA WIN

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Nobel r-,.
for chemistry for 1914 has been awarded
Il Prof. Theodore William Richard. o,
Harvard University for fixing the atom
weights of chemical elements. says a
Stockholm despatch.
The prize for physics for the sam.
year has gone to Prof. Max Won Lane
of Frankfurt-on-the-M Main for his dis.
covery Of the attraction Of rays in crys.
tails.
The awards of the 1915 prizes We.
also made to-day. AS was forcshad.
owed In dispatches they are;
Physics-Thomas a. Edison. Nikola
Tesla.
Chemistry-Prof. Theodor SvcdaeIg
observation-disclosures ROLAND French,
Hendrix ~Pontippidan tDane). Troels
Lund tDane), Werner Won Heideu tam
(Swede).
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position Of head coach ut New Haven
Is a pretty difficult position to All. and
1t does not seem as though MFR. Hin
KEYS system has had a convincing
test. Captain WILSON may be an ex.
cellent captain and he may have an
unusual store Of football knowledge,
bnt 1t seems Illogical to confer upon
any undergraduate authority superior
to that Of the coaching STAFF.
Satisfactory results can be obtained
only by having one responsible head
with a definite system. which he should
have n fair opportunity to demon.
stratc. II is hoped that the Yale au.
thorities will do away with the policy
OF giving the captain the power TO
direct the coach.
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Oregonian Asks Divorce by Mail.

Salem correspondence. Portland Orcoonian.
County Judge Bushey of Merton county
has been obliged to %dissppoint a Gates
man who sought n divorce by mail. The
man wrote:
Gates tOre MIR. jug Bushey of Sa-
lem, or.-Dear Sir: My wife a. I hav.
agreed TO Disagree & she Has Left Me a.
agreed 20 Give me a Divorce at Eeney
Time As II Is a Long ways 20 Salem a.
We Cant stand such A Ride very well.
Cant YOU Send me the papers to all ou,
at the Justis Of the Peace at Stayton and
Save us that long drive & tell me wha.
the Cost will BE 4 I vii, send II 20 you.
Please Give me fun particulars on Return
mail & oblige your truly"
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Con bless Paterson! Out Of her
many troubles great good may come.
She has been settled upon by the
apostles OF social heresy and fallacy
as "A hothed for the propagation Of
their mischievous. perverted ideas Of
freedom Of speech and she may yet
be the author Of a definition hat will
put the preaching OF anarchy and
outlawry in its proper relation to the
true American Interpretation OF lib
erty. If such good comes out Of her
sutferings they will not have been
endured in vain.
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II was inevitable, and Congressman
Henry r. RAISEY of Illinois has made
the computation thus:
'If II were possible to load the corn
crop of Illinois this year. 800. 600 900
bushels. into wagons, each wagon hold
ing forty bushels, allowing fifty feet
of space for each wagon. the procession
thus formed would extend around the
world three times and into Illinois again
before the last load left our cornield."
And II tool the procession two and
a half terms of Congress TO pass a
given point.
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Pennsylvania's First Schooimsster.

Tho monument to Christopher Dock vii,
ho unveiled on october 20 at Skinhack
Montgomery county, Governor Brunbauvh
will make the principal address and viii
bc followed by former Governor Penny.
packer VINO wrote the Inscription for the
stone and who frs, planned the monun.n,
Dock was the first schoolmaster in ,ha
State. opening his school at skipba ck IN
l7ii. He was the first American 10 ur,,o
on pedagogy, He died In i77l.