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The Meanest Golfer.

We have received from an Old Sub
scriber in Short Hills. n. j., a player
on the deep pitted Baltusrol golf links
probably. a letter asking this impor-
tant question rs there n meanci'
golfer than one who throws burned
matches on a putting green!"
Frankly, we do not feel qualified
to answer We had supposed that the
consensus most condemned the slasher
OF divots from fairways who fails To
replace Them. leaving cuppy lies for
the ~unoffending follower whose bail
comes to rest in one Of those horrld
quarries. Yet some kind of a shot
can be brought of even u of a bad
lie, but a putt missed because OF
deviation caused by a used match IS
worse than no stroke at all. the play
er's feelings being considered. Opin.
ions differ. A noted golfer IL reported
as saying that a player who takes
three-quarters Of a minute in adjust.
Ing his stance when other players
wait would put his thumb in your
Scotch highball." Harsh judgment,
surely, upon overmuch deliberation in
the stance and address.
This, ii seems 10 us, is a matter Of
temperament concerning which II Is
Ill to be hotly carping. 1t has been
told that the Hon. JOHN JOSEPH FITz-
GERALD once said 10 the Hon. JAMES
A. O'GoRMAN, playing upon links con.
veniently located for those who labor
In the Federal Capitol. Senator, you
address your ball as IL you were adj
dressing the Senate"
We fancy the words were playfully
spoken. Judgment lacking in calm
ness has been passed upon those play
ers who tarry on putting greens to
mark their score cards while those
waiting to approach the green front
apopleyy or stark madness.
The comparative of golf
ing offences is a point too profoundly
affecting the integrity Of our social
structure to be determined offhand.
Perhaps some Of our golfing friends
will assist.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

head1 How can THE SUN state def
nitely and explicitly the sources OF
Colonel RoosEvELT's persistent misap-
preheDsion without undertaking an
exploitation which only he is capable
Of supplying?
We repeat that THE Sun is with
the inIuirers, not with the expound'
ers. 1t wouid seem much more nat
ural for Mr.. BRADSHAW to address
Colonel ROOSEVELT directly on the
subject Of the justification OF the
Colonel's extraordfn nary accusations
against the nations good faith and
honor.
Indeed, II Colonel ROOSEVELT de-
sires to retain the confidence Of his
numberless MISUNDERSTANDING whom
THE SUN begs leave to be included
we do not see how he can postpone
much longer the specifications which
are eagerly awaited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
SINKING OF THE ARABIC
S~peculations Of Guileless Mind
About Her Cupabillty.

To n EDITOR OF THE SuN--str
some six weeks = the owners OF the
Arabic were congratulating themselves
upon the escape of the ship from a sub
marine after "A chase OF ble
distance. The very fact That she wa
chased is enough to prove that she was
ordered to stop.
When she encountered "A submarine
last week, possibly the identical sub
marine which she evaded six weeks
previously. why was the Arabic not I'm
the same relative position that any
fugitive from justice would be? Though
she had touched land a couple of times
she was sim the Arabic, still the shin
that six weeks before had ESCAPED.
To my guileless mind II would seem
mat the whole question OF warning
hinged on the manner OF action OF the
submarine which went after her sly
weeks ago. 7. F.. JORDAN.
BEVERLY, Mass. August -.
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THE WOMAN'S CAMPAIGN.
whacking Madam Lackey.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: The
editorial page Of THE SUN Is a daily
intellectual treat, but once In n while II
is married by a sad exhibition OF ig'
norance and fanaticism. Such an IN
stance is the long column OF drool ema-
mating from a Mrs. Isabella ID. Lackey
in your issue of Friday. August 20.
Who cares for her silly repetition oil
81 despise it,? Most of the things she
says are obviously incorrect and ridicu-
lous. For instance:
I despise It q g.. woman sufrasel for
Its utter defiance OF the rights OF those
women who do not want the
privilege of participating in the muck OF
politics.
What a dog in the manager the aver
age anti-suffragist Is! She does not
want the vote herself and she does no
want n other woman to w It. Mrs.
Lackey. for instance. seems to think
that woma suffrage would compel
women to vote In spite Of their not want
ing to. She also seems TO regard the
vote as the so-called privilege of par
ticipating in the muck OF politics" De-
luded lady! 1t is painful to contemplate
her. l.. ii. BRADSHAW.
New YORK, August "a.
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The Thirty-one DespIses.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. Not
only did Mrs. Lackey omit patriotism
hut religion In fer ~despicable ~denuncia-
lions of woman suffrage.
/ believe IL there ever was a cause
connected with God Almighty II Is this
one She so ~despises. but not ever her
thirty-one 'despises' with the addition
OF A American woman's'' four will
make a surragist "despise" her for say
ing 30 many unjust things about equal
rights, for II il Just such women as
Mrs. Lackey that we are saving from
themselves.
l have read much on both side. OF
this question and l firmly believe that
the Almighty is the substantial hacker
OF equal franchise. Who, | ask, is your
moral hacker? Let me answer. YOU
never will the liquor associations. You
will find when II comes to a show
Town. madam. that more women will
line up with God than Booze.
NO, Mrs. Lackey. woman suffrage will
never be throttled by such despicabls
denunciations as yours. Try again. but.
uhAke the spider. You will never sue.
coed. Mira E,ntr,1 NJ An,a,n
Conn, August 20.
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Paid Debaters in the Anti. Suffrage
Campaign?

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: VIII
YOU give me the courtesy OF a little
space to reply to Mrs. Rooney's letter
in THE SUN. where she states that the
suffragists refuse to meet the ants IN
debate because the debates have alway
been lost to the suffrage side?
II has been my fortune to be invited
to debate many times the past two
years, and / have met nearly the entire
group of anti speakers on the platform
in this way.
last winter, after I found that the
anti speakers were always the same
proup OF professionals. I replied to re-
quests to debate that I would be glad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
GERMAN RAIDS ON ENGLAND.
The Enemy Has Actually Profted by
Them I'm Increased Enlistments.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
Hated Britain, and not Germany, has
derived military advantages from the
raids OF German warships on the Eng
lish coast and the attacks Of Zeppellns
on English cities and towns resulting in
the killing OF many innocent non-com.
hatants, mostly women and children.
The military gain to England has been
enormous in the stimulation of enlist>
ments and in the determination Of the
people TO prosecute the war against Ger
many 10 the bitter end.
The Lusitania outrage supplied a war
cry, Remember the Iusitania :" similar
to the war cry Of this country after the
destruction OF the Maine in Havana har.
Dor. These numerous outrages have
fired the hearts of the English and
French soldiers alike. Rum has not been
their inspiration in bayonet charges, rs
Miss adams thinks, hut the spirit Of
revenge aroused by Germany's harba-
rous conduct OF the war on sea and land
NEW YORK, August 23, VI. T. r..
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Where Is the Newspaper That De-
sires War with Germany?

Under the letter head Of CHARLES
NooSAN, Fourth venue and Twenty
seventh street, there comes to us an
unsigned typewriter communication
Of the bipatriot sort to which we
are now becoming well accustomed.
Il Is marked For publication" but
we publish only a single passage:
sour Angiicised press. which has sue
reeded in forcing President WILSON into
an untenable position In his controversy
with Germany concerning her submarine
warfare, Is now striving to create a
situation in which wat with Germany
will be Inevitable"
"Anglicised press" in the yocabu
larry of bipatriotism. Is n term which
includes all American newspapers
printed in the English language whose
conception OF the American attitude
Is unsatisfactory to biIatricts.
Among the newspapers described
by our anonymous correspondent as
".Angliclsed'' we do not believe there
Is one which. far from striving 10
create a situation that makes war
with Germany inevitable, is not doing
Its level best to avoid the express
slons and discountenance the utter
ances which intiamc war passions.
To say thar the American press. or
any part Of IT.. wants wal with Ger
many and is pushing the Administra-
ton toward war Is a falsehvCd gro
tesque in its enormity.
Mr.. CHARLES NooNAN should in
vestigate the probably unauthorized
use Of his business stationery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
The Persistent DeIusiOn In the
Great COlonel's Mind.

Judging by the LETTERS on the sub
feet, IA large number Of our fellow
citizens share THE Suns anxiety 20
discover the whereabouts and exact
text Of the ~contractual engagements
on which Colonel ROOSEVELT ba SEES his
repeated declaration that the United
States was a guarantor Uf the neu-
trality of Belgium and his charge that
II Government is guilty Of criminal
neglect Of duty and shameful viola
tlon Of Il treaty pledge.
The nearest the Colonel has ever
come to supplying this much desired
Information is IN refer vaguely to
"the Hague conventions" What the
untry wants to learn from the
Colonel is which convention, what
article. what section. As our neigh
bor the World remarks:
Thousands OF persons believe that
We were under some sort OF contract to
maintain the neutrality OF Belgium by
force If necessary, and they believe II
because Mr.. ROOSEVELT has told them
20. AS he was President when the
Hague conventions were signed they
think he must know. and yet. strangely
enough, he never produces the docu-
mentary evidence.
"Tnis is a very important matter,
and we trust that Colonel ROOSEVELT
will yield to the repeated but courteous
requests of THE SUN"
Not the least singular part of the
business Is that men of intelligence
who want 10 Scrutinlze the text on
which Colonel ROOSEVELT bases his
astounding charge should he applying
10 THE SUN for the particulars in
stead of going t. the Colonel.
Day before Yesterday we were
obliged to remind Mr.. DANIEL Holr.
A of Philadelphia that Oyster Bay
and not the cOrner of Nassau and
Spruce streets was the quarter where
the desired information Shoul! be-
sought. Yesterday we received A sim
flarly confusing request from Mr..
BRADSHAW Of Morningsldc Drive,
you rebukc the Colonel in your ex-
pert way FOR saying that this country
has failed to live up to promises and
other engagements with regard 10 Rel
GUM undertaken in the Hague con-
ventions. You do not explicitly and
definitely say that there were no such
promises. You Imply that there were
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
The Passing Of Nancy Hanks.
CDied in Fayctte county. Kentucky
Angus, Is, 1915, aged 20 years,)

,Di.d in Fayctte county. kentuck
August Is, 1915, aged 20 years)
Dead ls the famous Nancy,
one time Queen OF the Trot.
That went against all corners
And got away with the lot.
Lot OF the swiftest specders
That ever hit the track,
But Nancy showed them her PAGES
And set the whole bunch back.
Back to the common figures
which marked the fastest stunt
or their very best performance,
While Nancy went to the front,
Front OF the t~rottlng record
That turned all others down,
And placed on the time Of Nancy
The Queen OF the 1rotters' crown.
Crown that she wore with honor
Through many II brilliant race,
And passed It on 10 the next one
Fitted TO MI her place,
Place In tho glory record,
Up there at the head,
Lit by the blazing turnight,
Undinmed now she Is dead.
Dead out there In Kentucky,
At rest In a blue grass spot
Where the lovers Of all good horses
May lay q forget -ms-not,
W. J. LANProN.
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To II EDITOR OF TIVE SUN-Sir: In
reading tire baseball accounts in THE
sun it gives satisfaction TO note the alb
sence Of fast double plays" When a
double play is mentioned it is Just re-
ferred TO as n double play" II IA
perfectly obvious that a double play
must be fast to he made successfully,
hut many baseball scribes refer to such
a performance as a fast double play."
and II makes readers sick and tired
reading sue nonsense. Pryor
RoNKoNKoMA. August "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
CHICAGO TEACHERS TO FIGHT.
VIII Have Unions Backing ,GaIn.t
Anti-Organi.ation RuI,

CHICAGO Aug 24-War TO tho lint
mas been declared between tn, H..r,
OF Education AND the Chicago Toa,.. 3
Federation, BY adopting a new ,t...-
uonal rule prohibiting any Teacher =
me public school system from hrluvg.
ing 10 a b union or any orgAi ~
'loh animated with 4 trade union. TO
Iules of the board hts pla Il
the federation on trial for It's Ee, r.s
suspension or dismissal from tho ser.
vice is the penalty provided.
othcers of the federation ara rlan-
nnx their campaign. They vii hay. no
support or labor unions. Eleven wrHr-
oers or the Board OF Education favor
the new rule n nine are opposed 20 .
according To a poll made to-day, They
Will pass on il on September =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
The South Orange Chant OF Hate.

10 II EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: Mrs.
Isabella d. Lackey of South Orange,
who wrote the Chant of Hate" against
woman suffrage. deserves TO be com
mended by all women. especially that
class that takes no interest in the 1ght
OF the suns and the ''antis." women
VINO eschew any and all kinds of noto-
riety' VINO care more for identifying
thelr MONIES with the spirit of content
ment, who bask in the sunshine of I,
happy husbands smiles and caresses in
a word. a real true woman.
l trust that the an~t!-surraglsts will
give wide publicity to Mrs. Lackey's let
ter especially in the States mat are
to vote on suffrage his fall.
Mrs. ADELAIDE II. HArFNEe.
NurLEY, y. j.. August "a.
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New Orleans, Queen city OF the South,
The smile that lights the M,ss,ss,pnr,
mouth
W" rise from Maine 10 San Francisco BAY.
And bow to her on this her natal day,
How "" %rcjoiccd that she was kent fro,,
harm
When jackson nrmly placed his FOOD r,r,.
arm
Protectingly around her slender waist
And drove all her tormentors on IN hast.,
c.. r. Z.
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In the Race for Sheriff.

lHdI utLiTOIfStl dilNt Va 10
BILL EDWARDS who. at the dinner
given to promote the candidacy OF
the ex-Street Commissioner for Sher-
IN Of New York County, saw Mr..
EDWARDS "astride a black charger and
wearing the plumed hat Of HENRY Of
Navarro" as he led fifty thousand
men to assist in the defence Of this
city, must have made the Carnegie
Hero blush to his finger tips. 1t Is no
reflection upon Mr.. EDWARDS to say
that he hasn't the figure Of HENRY
of Navarro and would not look 70
mantle in a plumed hat. He Is a
pedestrian rather than an equestrian,
and moi an imaginative man. He must
have been uncomfortable.
More TO the point and politically
helpful was ex-senator HERRIcK's de
scription Of the pride Of Princeton as
ian honest man and an able official,
and one who in a tragic emergency
has shown himself to he a modest but
a great hero" Very true, and in the
primaries hero worship might do
more for Big BILL than the fact that
he was n hustling Street Commits
sioner much in the public eye.
In the past when there were no
primaries the Sheriffs of this county
were usually elected in Fourteenth
Street long before the polls opened.
After the election little or nothing
was heard of them. they Were 10 un-
obtrusive. Their duties were social
and political as well as statutory. II
was supposed to be an office of GER
tain fiscal advantages, but some Of the
lncumbents have said that they left
it as poor as Jobs turkey. A Tam
many Sheriff in those days was
generally "A fgurehead.
Times have changed. however. Any
man with friends. and Mr.. EDWARDS
has many friends. can enter the field
as Il candidate and get his name on
the ticket. If he has personality, and
Mr.. EDWARDS Is generously endowed
with personality. he becomes formi-
dable to any organization that was
wont TO flourish and order things
under the old pre-primary system.
With his right hand Big BILL has
thrown his hat into the ring and with
his left-well. possibly the right
knows what the left is doing. Ger
tainly the gauntlet is not thrown
down to Tammany Hall. Ex-senator
HERRICK declares that Mr.. Ed
WARDS Is a real Democrat: he him
self aspires to the office openly and
independently" SO his candidacy is
nov in the lap of the gods: Tamnany
may take him or leave him. but
whether or no he is out for the
shrievalty. He seeks 1t "for the
honor and for the opportunity for
service it affords" making no secret
Of his ambition. hut glorytng in It,.
His campaign for the nomination will
be picturesque and resonant. There
will be no lethargy in it. and If Des-
tiny taps Big BILL on the shoulder,
indicating him as the winner, Sheriff
EDWARDS will look the part and do
his whole duty, perhaps more II the
day Is long enough. \ Sheriff with
the muscles Of a football guard and
the conscience of the author of AN
Essay on the Freedom of the VIII"
ought 10 be quite Il sheriff.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
Candidate Murphy on the Walsh In.
dustrlal Report.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. II
ever a gold brick was handed out to
the American masses that report OF the
industrial Relations Commission" is
une.
The johless throughout the country
can put that report In their pipes and
smoke II.
| do not see that the report saws A
word about stopping immigration and
giving the idle people work.
While such individuals as those on
that commission are drawing large sums
of money from the Government for
salaries and expenses for such perform
ances they need not talk about para
sites T. l.. MURPHY.
FALL klNER, Mass, August "a.
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MEASLES EPIDEMIC OVER.
Board OF Health Reports Incr"HHr
In Typhoid Cases.

A decrease in the number ~ TO- r'
attributed 10 measles, accord NJ o., d
statement issued by the neyar'u,. nj
Health yesterday, marks the end ~ q
epidelnjo OF Tia disease that 49, 80
vailed throughout the city sl' o 80
winter. Last week was the f'- s,t,
March ~ that the weekly deaf" ~
from measles was lower tnau f.,' 20
corded last year.
The only disease showing ru
during the week was typhoid ',t,.
moro deaths rru'n THIS cause "a.
ported than during the stur
last year. The death rate 10"
d August 20 was ~ -. pr.
than the corresponding week ul
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

No mention has been made in the
news from Plattsburg Of the manly art
Of self-defence as a recreation when
the "rookies'' are neither marching
o target shooting; but with the ac-
cession OF Mr.. A. j. DRExEL BIDDLR Of
Philadelphia the gloves will be put
on no doubt. Perhaps HAMILTON FISH,
Jr.. not to speak Of other famous COL
lege athletes, will add to the gayety OF
the camp by taken on the great
amateur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

tons in the Gulf of Riga the Ger
mans lost in minor engagements the
armored cruiser Friedrich Karl, tho
cruiser Magdeburg and the mine layer
Albatross, while German submarines
torpedoed the armored cruiser Pal
lada and the mine layer Yenesei.
Thus, strange as 1t may appear. the
honors OF naval warfare are at the
present writing with the despised
Russians.
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GalyestOn's Sea Wall and Preparcd.
nnsg

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Gal
veston's sea wall IL an example OF pre-
paredncss which the people OF this coun-
try may well take TO heart in consider
ing the helplessness of the United States
from IA military standpoint, Galveston
built her sea wall not to fGht the sea
but 10 keep the sea from fighting her.
We want "A substantial army and "A
big navy, not 10 night our ncighbors near
or remote, but 10 keen them from fight
Ing MS NJ. T. n.
NEW YORK, August "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

The SUITS" OF Portland. oregon,
who lined up at a hotel elevator with
their backs toward 1t, TO let Mr.. TAFT
understand how they resented his re-
fisal to give them an audience
their signals we're wrong, for MI.
TAFT did not come up in the elevator
after all-have set the whole nation
laughing, and the sides of the jolly ex-
President must be shaking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

Germany has officially expressed deep
regret" to the Danish Government over
the torpedoing in Danish waters last
Friday OF the British submarine E-l3
by a German warship.-Copenh01en
despatch.
As the Arabic VA torpedoed off the
south coast Of Ireland at about 0
O'Clock on the morning of the day
before the violation OF Denmark's
neutrality, for which the German
Government has expressed deep re-
gret," is 1t not reasonable to EXPECT
that that Government win soon he
able To take official notice of the
sinking of the Arabic?
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A Timely Citation of the Reproach OF
Dcmosthenes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir; Let
us hope that In the present crisis our
Government will not resemble the
coalition Ministry in whose teeth Dis
racli lung the reproach of Demosthenes
80 Athenians. the men who administer
your affairs are men who know not
how to make peace or to make war"
]. NJ. D.
ELIzABETH, y. j.. August "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

According TO the Rev. A. c. HENp-
LEY Of Atlanta. the mob that lynched
FRANK was composed Of the first
citizens Of Georgia This has a ia
miliar sound. Are there any white
offenders against Justice in the South
who do not belong to the first fami-
lies in the estimation OF their friends
and admirers?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

the subject Of an American lecture
tour" But will the work Of SVEN
HEDlN on the Continent be done until
he has finished writing about the
triumphs Of German arms to the
satisfaction Of the Emperor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

To THs EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: SO.
the windbag from Nebraska has started
In again, Please tell him 1t Is no time
10 play politics and that the people have
heard all they want to from him on the
question OF peace at any price. L. e.
NEW IoRK, August %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

We build a vast naval machine to-day.
A few months hence II Is surpassed by
another country and Is practically use
less-HENRY Ford.
In other words, a last years bat
tleship is about as obsolesCcnt as n
last years car.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

Fitting n barn with window shades
in order to protect the eyes OF the
COWS is the latest wrinkle in dairy
luxury. 1t is a question of a short
time only when Bossy will wear n
boudoir cap at morning milking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

To TnE EDITOR or Tue SuN-Sir, Ca,
c. ID, Piper, cornetist, ~ Shreve, Ohi,.
play his way into THE suns arena o,
famer G. y. q n
snREvE. Ohio, August 20,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

Grape Juice at diplomatic dinners
given by the Premier of the Wilson
Administration is a thing of the past
The nctCS from Washington.
Has Secretary LANSING no wish to
augment his income" with the differ
ence in cost Of fermented and infer
mented grape juice?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

Public office Ia not only q trust but
privilege and opportunity.-Bto BILL
EDWARDS.
Fee offices, in particular. have been
so regarded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

According To EVEN IIEpIN. the Swed-
ish explorer. the Kaiser at a meet
ing In Novo Georgievsk. 'broached
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25

~ our friends rho ydror US ioith manu-
scyipis ana Illustrations for publication rtsh
10 hare rejected articles returned hey 'HUst
Ia all cases send stamps for that purpose.