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Improving the Reserve Bank Map.

1t has not taken the Federal Re
serve Board q very long time to be.
gin To undo the financial gerrynander
~ the country for which The Reserve
Bank Organization Committee pro-
vidcd. This committee. consisting Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury. the
Secretary of Agriculture aud the
Comptroller of the Currency. com
plctcd its lahors about a year ago and
The preliminary revision which its
work has undergone at the hands Of
the Federal Reserve Board will in
crease the public confidence felt in
the policy shaping for the direction
Of the new banking system.
The most substantial change or
lcred in the reserve bank map trans.
fers all the national banks in the
northern half of New Jersey from
the Philadelphia district to the New
York district Banks In southern Ok.
lahoma are assigned to Kansas city
instead OF to Dallas. and some banks
in West Virginia are transferred from
Richmond To Cleveland. For the time
being the board suSpeuds action on
several very important petitions for
redistribution of reserve bank con
nections, particularly the requests to
make Baltimore and Pittshurg re-
serve bank cities instead Of Richmond
and Cleveland. There seems. how.
ever. ground for believing that the
Federal Reserve Boards line OF ac.
ton Is bound in time to result in a
more intelligent Encouragement Of the
structure of the new system.
With the addition of the transferred
New Jersey banks to its membership,
the New York Reserve Bank. already
the largest and strongest in the new
organization, will become still larger
ana stronger. Gauged by ITS resources
ii will he almost twice the size OF the
Chicago Reserve Bank and about equal
to the Boston and Philadelphia Re.
serve Banks together, This Is ms it
should he: for. political mnrplots to
the contrary, New York is the coun.
try's financial centre. and it's reserve
bank should, in relation to the others,
he propor,onate to the financial SUI
premacy OF the city.
But details ana consequences OF the
! alteration ~ the Federal Reserve map
are not of so much significance as the
light which It throws on the purpos.
Of the Federal Reserve Board. Moth,
Ing develops this more clearly than
the map ms the Reserve Bank Organi-
cation Committee drew II in stubborn
adherence 10 programme which
could not he justified either by an.
thorlty Of law or by reference to bank
ing experience.
Al! the Indications were tNnt one
~ the principal endeavors OF me com.
mittee had been to restrict the size
and resources Of the New YORK Fed.
eral Reserve Bank. Events are now
showing the futility Of this, ana events
will demonstrate the imposslbil!<y oil
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Tuberculosis In Tenement Houses.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir: In
the crusade to prevent exposure OF chill
dren to tuberculosis caused by over
crowding IN tenement houses working
procedure has been agreed upon Ivy the
Tenement House Department, the Health
Department, and the Society Toy the
Prevention OF Cruelty 20 children
From time 10 time the Health Depart
men, hes been requested 10y physicians.
d strict nurses or social workers to ex-
erclse it's power and forcIblv remove
10 a hospital some patient who IS suf-
fcriug from tuberculosis and who is a
menace To- tho health OF his family,
cspecially his children. Tho forcihle
removal ~ patient to a hospital IL
occasionally practised under these cir
cumstauccs.
Instructions have been issued TO sanl-
tarv inspectors NJ the Health Depart
mont To- cooperate with the Tenement
House Department IN the enforcement
% section III or the tenement house
law. winch requires that mo room In
any house shall he so ovcrCrowded that
there shall Ne afforded less than 400
cubic feet or.aIr to each adult and
goo cubic feet Of air To each child
under twelve years W age occupying
such rooms" In enforcing this section
OF the law the inspectors report tn the
Tenement House Commissioner person
ally any violation found.
There are times however, where over
crowling violators are found and SUI
forinG from advanced tuberculosis In
which the Health Department heSitates
to remove patient against his will
Compulsory removal cannot humanely
he practscd where his lie would lie
jeopardized,
In recent instance two children OF
patient continued to he dangerously
sXposed for several months until the
time Of the patients death. The Health
Department could not remove the sick
parent under the circumstances or take
the children out Of the house. There is
no law that authorizes the department
to take such action, Eut with the co..
operation Of the three depa the
health OF children will without doubt
he better safoguarded from the dreaded
disease. NJ.
NEw YuRK, May 2.
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TWO CENTS IN THE TUBE
An Unannounced Regulation TO Fat
ten the Hudson and Manhattan.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. My
business made II convenient for me last
week to ride from the Thirty-third
street station OF tho Hudson tubes to
Christopher street. for which paid a
seven cent fare. and received a rebate
coupon. bearing this statement:
This coupon Is evidence that a 7c. fare
has been paid and that the holder IL en-
titled to rebate OF &c. ~ and when
leaving any southhound station between
Twenty-eighth and Christopher streets.
On aligh,ing from the train found
several individuals redeeming their cou-
pons. Knowing that I should have an
opportunity to cash mine subsequently.
and being in a hurry. left the station.
Later. when I was again In the station.
l presented my coupon for redemption.
The agent refused TO cash II, and on
my eNpostuating with him informed
me that under the rules OF the COM
rany rebate checks were cashed only
II presented Immediately after leaving
tho train. This was confirmed by tho
employee evidently acting as station
master. The ticket seller endeavored
to take IN tho rebate check. but on my
demand returned II to me.
Thus. by regulation imposed with
out the knowledge OF the public, the
operators OF the tubes collect a seven
cent fare within New York city, rely
ing on the laziness OF their victims and
the dislncllnatlop OF tho public TO make
row over two cents for protection In
their eNtortion. IL will he observed
that no time limit 10 expressed on the
rebate check.
do not doubt that the tubes derive
A not inconsiderable revenue from this
source. Is II not matter worthy Of
-
mission? " A. L.
NEW YonK. MAY s.
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NEWBURGH,S PAGEANT.
A Beautiful and Historic Hudson Town
70 Celebrate in July.

Newburgh In to have a great pageant
to celebrate the f1ftieth anniversary of
the granting OF the city charter on tho
evenings OF June 4 and 8, and the after
Moons OF June s and 7.
The pageant will portray events In the
history of tho locality from the time of
the coming OF the German Palatine set
tiers in 1908 to the present day. II will
be held In the open air on the grounds
OF Washington's headquarters.
This site Is peculiarly appropriate.
~ II was here that Washington and tho
American army we're encamped Just be-
fore the close OF the Revolution. II
will be pageant OF peace and true
patriotism as It was at Newburgh that
Washington refused a crown here that
he upheld and established the principles
OF the republic here that peace was de-
clared between Great Britain and the
United States.
Two thousand or more Of the people
OF the city will participate in the pa
geant which has been arranged and will
be directed by Margaret MacLaren
Eager, formerly of Newburgh. whose
grandfather. Samuel w. Eager. was the
first historian OF orange county. Miss
Eager had charge OF pageants at Sara
toga In 1912 and 1918. and in Utica and
Plattsburg In the summer OF 1914.
A pageant has been described as a
drama in which the city Is the hero. II
Is not a street parade. as 50 many mag
Inc. The pageant OF NcwburEh will have
A splendid setting, az the green where
1t will be given slopes gently down to
the Hudson with background OF noun
tains and a glimpse Of West Point In the
distance. A large grand stand will he
erected at the top of the slope with ac-
commodation for thirty-fve hundred or
more people. The pageant will be ac-
companied by military band and a
chorus Of mixed voices.
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ploymcnt, II may he submitted that he
would gain just ms much from the
training imposed upon him in the in
tercst of the service and by contact
with well behaved travellers II his
palm did not know the invisible tip.
After many long years Of ad.
justment. willy nilly. to the system,
which has nothing Of altruism in IL.
the travelling public would view with
philosophy n practical attempt to in.
stltute tiplesJ service. although an
advance in porters' wages might be-
come necessary.
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Viewed from a national standpoint
that IL entirely selfish European in
Hation or default would he immensely
advantageous to this country. for Il
would give us command or all the in
Ncstmont capital that souch, safety
rather than high rates Of interest and
the cost OF financing business would he
lower in the United States than any
whore else IN the world
"of course the dislocation in tho mar,
ket for foreign exchange that would
follow any genera, fear that the ohli-
cations OF the European Governments
were no longer n safe basis Of cred III
would he more or loss az a shock hut
4, would he temporary ard misht hasten
Tho end of the war
For their ability to continue fighting
the hcllgercnts are now largely de-
pendent upon the things thcy can buy
IN the Western Hemisphere. For those
things they can pay only by tho ne
gotiation of loans In this country. n
they further deplctc their supply Of gold
their whole credit fabric Will ,opple
if. on the other hand, American bankers
and investors conclude that European
promises to pay are no longer to bA
relied upon European ability 70 buy
here will he AT an end and the war
viii stop
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EXPORTING WAR MATERIAL.
4 Crime NJ Great as the War, Accord
ing to n German Sympathizcr.

To THE Ep,ron or THE SuS--Sir:
There has already been a good deal
~ discussion IN the parers about this
country selling ammunition and other
war material to the ALLIES While ! am
naturally a strong German sympa-
thizer. being German born. | agree with
those who contend for the legal right
Of Americans, though enjoined by their
President 10 observe the s'rictcst neu-
tralty. to soil ammunition and other
supplies to tho Allies But every one
knows thar what is sometimes legally
right may loo morally absolutely and
practically ind, feasible.
la the case under discussion, II II
hc true. and 20 tho ordinary observer
Il cannot appear 10 he otherwise. that
~. war would soon no ended. provided
that the Allies could gee neither am
nluuitlon nor other supplies from this
country. tHcu for Americans to enrich
themselves by furnishing these supplies,
no matter whether to tho Allies or TO
their enemies, is crime no less In
magnitude than the war itself a crime
which every honest and right minded
American. man or woman, must con-
d,,uu and abhor as crime against
humanity and humanitarian ideals.
New YORK. May 4. y. NJ.
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A LAZY NEW YORK.
In Its Citizens Apathy Lies the Key
to Its Troubles.

To THE EpIroR or THE srS-Str: New
York deserves 10 be overtaken. for II Is
the "eas. est city In the country.
II is true the individual citizen here
Ia fond enough OF Kicking" but he is
generally too busy TO take concerted
action or 70 to any trouble for the
common welfare.
Let the other fellow do IT, seems 20
be his motto. Now. in view OF the gross
injustice which IL about TO he pcrpe-
trdted from Albany one would expect
to hear tho welkin ring with protests.
but the welkln doesn't ring worth 4
cent. and soon the tax gatherer will
have us by the throat. SAD CITIZEN
NEW YORK, May 4.
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The Attack Upon the Gulillght

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I
think that the real truth about tho at
tack uron the Gulnight has not been
brought out Germany never had any
intention Of respecting the American
,ag in tho war zone. | believe that all
German submarine commanders have
orders to sink on sight any vessel that
they have reason to believe is carving
cargo TO the encmy's ports.
Germany knows she can test the
temper OF all the neutral countries ex-
cept Italy to a very high degree and
not provoke war.
No italian ships have yet been mo-
Tested by the Germans. w, RAIL.
NEW YORK, May S.
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Bother the men' Bother the men
Quite out Of patience get with them,
when
Bother the men Bother the mem
think OF their selnshncsS bother the
men
Lords Of creation th.yr. pompou,y
dubbed.
We so doWntrodden. neglected and snubbd.
Must not complain though an angel 'twould
yeN.
BEING Of course the inferior sex
Bother the menl Bother the men-
quite out OF patience | get with them.
when
Bother the men Bother the m.nl
| think Of them. bother them, bother the
men.
Full OF conceit, women they treat
More Ike the ground that Is under their
feet:
Such thelr patience. 'ts an offence
Merely IN hint We have got common .ense
In our anatomy brains form no part!
while az for poetry, science or art.
Physics. theology, politics. what
We comprehend ~ on. certainly not
Bother the mem Bother the men'
We'll may we dread having to we'd.
strange that so many are into Il led
SAD is their fate But to alter their state
Were out OF the frying pan into tho CRATE
See what old maids are compelled to 60
through,
10 clever, they're either "strong minded"
or ''hlue",
II they start as NJ D.s they're derided
and Knocked.
And the lords Of creation are dreadfully
shocked
Bother the menl Bother the menl
All, but | know what makes them %,
Jealousy, which they are too proud to
showl
Give us chance, they with a glance
See we'd ahead OF them quickly advance,
Only let senators bring In a bill
To give us the franchise; and have Il We
win
Women Wen eend to Congress then
oh. you shall see how they'll bother the
men!
Bother the mem Bother the men.
won't We pay on their impertinsncs then +?
Bother the men! Bother the men,
1t makes me quite Wild when ! think OF
the men,
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Does Billy Sundays Work Last?

To THE EDITOR OF TWr SuN-Sir' Tho
prepondera,ing sentiment among The
Christian people of this region ful
year after tho departure Of Rilly sun,
day Is that the good he does is en-
during.
Billy sundays influence ia great
power In the Lackawanna and WyO.
ming valleys, two years having elapsed
since he mad" his entry at the nearby
city. WI,kesharre
Let Paterson take notice
FRANK Il. SARGENT
SCRANTON, Pa, May 4.
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The Gulnisht may have received

The Gulfight may have received
her injury from . mine-it r. q ques-
ton for experts in explosives. A to
the doubt raised about the nationality
OF the submarine II the oil steamer
was torpedoed. It seems foolish, to say
the least. British and French sub
marines are not abroad to torpedo
merchant steamships, while that Ia
the German purpose. II direct and
conclusive evidence Ia to be required
whenever an American ship il tor
pedoed-that Ia to say, II circumstan-
tial evidence Ia to have little or no
weight-'submarine warfare" may
have to be accepted as q necessary
evil for which neutrals have no pos
sible remedy.
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The Pullman POrter's Tips.

Mr.. ROBERT 4. LINCOLN is said TO
have been Ill at ease when quizzei
about Pullman car tips by Chairman
FRANK L. WALSH OF the Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations
at IL hearing in Washington. The
Pullman ear porter who trcmbles for
his perquisites will share Mr.. LIN
coins discomfort, ana the unfeeling
travelling public will enjoy 1t. Yet
there is something To be said in favor
OF the tip taking porter rs an insti-
tuition. He Is as unobtrusive MS any
despoiler could he. to Il nicely calcu-
lating the time of descent upon his
victim the porter's good nature is
unfailing. and his manners are better
than those OF the coarser captains
Of industry. No one more sympa-
thetic and helpful than the uniformed
tip palmer: he gives you sense Of
being his employer as well rs patron
and friend. lie smooths away the
roughness Of travel and lights up the
darkest day with the CLEAN of his
worries. What would forlorn ladies'
do without his deferential and un.
demonstrative ministrations: His
patience Is Joblike; he exists only
for service and to please.
1t may be objected that the colornd
factotum does not always earn his
tip. OF that he seems conscious. The
extra polish he puts upon your shoes,
stealthily distracted from under your
berth in the yawnlng abyss OF night
and spirited back before the break
Of day, is his confession. And then
the zeal with which he throws back
the collar Of your coat as he plies
his whlskbroom. Furnishes the nap Of
your hat, applies the cloth to your
shoes for full measure of service, and
assemblies your personal belongings,
dsarms any lurking criticism. You
can condemn the system. but the
porter makes himself endurable. II
you don't use him It's your fault. and
the size Of the tip Is your affair--,lo
the best you can.
There should, perhaps. he gradu-
ated charges according to the length
Of the haul. II the system is to he
kept up without consulting the tray.
eller. His quarrel. by the way, is not
with the porter who takes tips 10
i've, but with the company that fails
to pay the porter an adequate wage
and expects the public to make NJ
re deficiency. II Is significant that
nation that the consequence Is n innn'
clal benefit to the company and the
swelling Of dividends The total OF
tips Is considerable sum In the
round OF year, might put II
this way" suggested Mr.. LINCOLN.
when asked whether the porters were
not expected to add to their pay Of
$3.50 month by accepting tips, 1--WE
know they get tips" Really, Mr. Ian
colin may not put 1t that way. because
travellers would easily and gratefully
adapt themselves to Il rule that no
Tips should he taken. and II the com
pany paid full wage tho rule could
be enforced, Tipping brakcmcn and
conductors Is not the custom.
Concerning the "uplift" claimed by
Mr.. LINCOLN for the colored brother
a. the result OF his respectable EN-.
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THE WAR Law OF THE SEAS.
The Right Of Merchantmen n O6er
Armed Resistance to Capture.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sr: In
your paper OF April 80 | noticed and
read with interest NJ. X. de Tankerville's
letter on the rights OF merchantmen to
offer armed resistance. cannot sub
scribe to his reasoning and ] should
greatly appreciate the courtesy OF being
permitted to reply to him through your
columns
do not know whether NJ. de Tanker
VILE Is a professional or amateur law
yer. but he has fallen into the error
which Is by no means peculiar to the
latter class only. that of citing cases
by brief quotations. Many an astute
lawyer has found that his opponents
had an equal number OF quotations
which proved" the other side OF the
| case. and that often the Judge took his
| own quotations and by different
method OF reasoning arrived at diago-
nally opposite conclusions. If. on the
other hand. NJ. de Tankerville's quota
lions state the cases cited correctly,
this may only prove that the realm
OF maritime law Is no freer OF absurd
decisions than tho law that is admins
tered on shore
NJ. de Tankerville asserts that any
merchant vessel without being commits
| stoned by her Government may offcr
armed resistance to capture. nay, may
even attack and capture, II she can. an
enemy warship. In other words. any
merchantmen may at pleasure assume
! the character Of a man-of-war.
II we clothe this premise In the SIM
plest garb OF logical argument we must
| conclude:
Any merchantmen may turn herself
| into a man-of-war at her own pleasure
and at a moments notice.
Any man-of-war Is exposed TO In
slant attack on being sighted by an
enemy war vessel.
Any merchsntman Ia therefore sub
| Ject to attack and may be sunk on
sight.
To this doctrine of NJ. de Tankerville
| | cannot subscribe.
He may object. however, that a mer-
chairman may not he sunk unless she
intends to offer armed resistance. Very
well! A powerful ocean liner OF ap-
parently peaceful disposition Ia cornered
by a small. antiquated enemy cruiser.
She must not bc attacked until IT Is
definitely established that the merchant
man has hostile Intentions. The mer-
! chairman decides to ram the cruiser
and succeeds in doing 80. According 10
| NJ. de Tankerville the cruiser now has
| the right to sink the merchantmen. but
since she liz on her way to her final
! resting place Ia unable to do so. Alas,
| poor cruiser. you were drawn Into a
'hea ds I win. tails you lose game.
NJ de Tankorville also evinces aston
ishment at the German doctrine that
there IL no legal foundation for the
assumption that a merchant vessel may
| convert herself into man-of-war
without a commission from her Gov
eminent and escape the penalties meted
| ont to a pirate. u is astonishing. not
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Chairman Roor Of the Constitutional

Chairman Roor Of the Constitutions
Convention found that body without
a chaplain yesterday. He promptly
performed the professional duties o.
that official. and uttered a prayer ad-
mirable in It's brevity. content and ex-
preston. Mr.. Roof is versatile: he
does many things exceedingly well
and his petition TO the Almighty proves
that had ne not been a great lawyer
and a great statesman ne might have
attained fame a. q preacher and min.
lister OF the Gospel.
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Submarines D-1, D-2, D-3, Ell
and E-2 have arrived In the North
River as pioneers Of the Atlantic fleet.
which Ia to make a holiday here. 1t
cannot he said that the dreadnoughts
have had their day in public interest,
but the submarines. for historic rea-
sons. will be "the observed Of all OBJ
servers" during the stay Of the fleet.
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To THE EpiroR OF THE SrN-Sir: I
enclose copy OF sufrrage,te hymn
written and composed by one Henry
Walker In A. u. 1868 II the present
day sufrragettcs would like Il for "A cam
paign hymn ] can furnish them with the
music The tune is militant. catchy
air. written In dancing sIx-e,ght meas
ure ALBERT r. GALLATIS
NEW YORK, May 5.
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At mass meeting in Boston the d.
rect charge was made that the authors
real motive lin motion picture playl was
to arouse the white people against the
negro 30 as to effect the repeal OF the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
and the deportation from America of
Its colored citizens.--The Evening Post.
We venture to prophesy that these
objects will not be accomplished.
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Or. FRspyRrcK A. Cook announced
to-day that he would attempt TO climb
from Chicago.
A a mountain climber Doc Cook
II one Of the most accomplished An
nouncers the world has ever known.
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Colonel l.. MERvrN MArs, a total All
Saturday. Is thus reported in an in
tervlew: 81 believe that any man has
as much right to take a hypodermic
injection Of morphine or cocaine As
a drink Of whiskey." A Colonel
MAus belongs 20 the medical corps he
must have been misquotedl
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When the thief who. while acting
in a responsible and confidential ca
pacity. planned the robbery OF his
employer was sentenced to a good
stiff term In PRISON by Judge AsprN-
ALL yesterday. he seemed utterly
stunned" His employer may have
been somewhat shaken when he
learned how his trust had been be-
trayed.
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London ONCE. bingham House. 1 Arun'
del street. strand.
Paris once. Rue de la MlchodIere. on
Rue du Quatre septembre
Washington once, Hlbhs Building
Brooklyn once. l0s Livingston street.