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Suffrage activities are Increasing -
spring advances. All Organizations ar.
at work. but mostly in a quiet way
The Suffrage Shop. In Fifth avenue .
busy every day. and men in the financial
district are learning more and more %
appreciate the suffrage lunch roam II
20 Wall street. Art sales, th.a'rIrA
performances and street meejinrs are
included In the propaganda, and 'uc.
dentally the suffra gists are duiu- iher
hest TO get votes for the amend1.eu.
With both the Mayor and the Governor
on their side they expect 10 win New
names are added daily to tie rs, .,
public officials who believe in votes for
women.
In the two weeks since tho corye7-
tion at Mrs q. II. +. Belmont ID.
Congressional Union has est hl.,'ai
headquarters in twelve States and r'il
hold convention in each II 'le..
States before the bin comes up iu Cor
gress mex: December. n suffrage WI,
in New York activities In this State nlt
be a. an end, hut in any event the 80.
fragists will continue their work IA ocser
states where the women have NOT III.
franchise. The union has loo'h AZ
the Panama Pacific fair, which WI y.
their real headquarters during tie sum
ne- months
Although they disagree as - measure.
the ColgreSsiond, Union and thu. Nt-
t.vnal Woman suffrage Association have
buried their differences r the suuluAr
and California has offered to send ost
two women speakers for the Nation .
who Will tell the unenfranchiSed women
throughout the country what the vct.
has accomplished in calf rita
Dr. Anna Howard shaw, tho nAt.ors
president has agreed 10 make l2o
speeches IN the campaign States before
the end % April This means an ave-.
age OF thirty speeches TO = State aro
will include no back end talks from - .
platforms" Dr. Shaw il now in 'r.
South and will be back in New Yor's D
April l.. After a tea has been given s.I
her az the Mc.>lpin on April ~ she "
start out on the New York campaign
Not 20 miss any chance of getting q.
rage before the voters next ftN o..
Woman. Political Union. headed
Mrs. Harriet stanton Blatch, is s'or
ing the constitutional convention 90 A
bany by putting letters on the le.t-
each or the delegates The letter .-
the delegates not 10 put a clause
woman suffrage in the new cul--.t.t.
because IN View OF the pledge of o..
Republican and pemocratiD pd.t.-- ..
feel full confidence that tine c.-.-. ...
ronal convention will not comil ...r..
woman suffrage referendum Do. ..t...
before the voters a second am..H..a'
nut Will allow the amendment $50 .. as
heen passed by the LogiSl itu." 900 - 1.
IS the sole recommendation h''n.. .H
electorate on tho question of ,Nr,..r
suffrage TO women"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
Winter Wheat.

II is little early TO celebrate crops
and their prospects. Nevertheless,
so much depends on the farm record
IF the next six months thar at every
stage of the season crop positions and
progress will receive the closest at
tention. Accordingly IL Is a cause
Of satisfaction that the agricultural
year has made so excellent a com
mencement as il indicated by the
Government report Of yesterday.
This dealt chiefly with winter
wheat. one OF the most important Of
all our crops. II will not be unit!
next month that an estimate will he
made of the area of wheat actually
under cultivation after the abandon
ment of acreage as a result OF winter
killing, hut the condition figures as
signed to the growing plant are in all
respects encouraging.
The ten year average Of April l
condition for winter wheat Is $40 per
cent. At the beginning of the month
tne present CTVp 'ohuIliou, ds 'V
ported yesterday, was SIS. More
than that, the wheat has come
through the winter with an improve
ment of one-half OF 1 per cent. over
December l condition as compared
with an average decline of 81.
by various methods Of computation
with due allowance for possibilities
and probabilities, yield OF $4,000,
600 bushels more or less Is indicated
Last years harvest OF almost $50,
100000 bushels may not be ap
preached, but il the present outlOol
IS sustained the winter wheat crop o
1918 will be second only to the tire
mcndous 0utturn year ago, and vii
be far and away above average pro
ductAon IN the past,
Condition figures Of the new GRO
are not so high as the condition
reported at this time laSt year, bu
the acreage planted last fall WA
vastly greater than that planted i
the autumn Of 1913. II il not usuu
for wheat To come through the winte
with improvement In condition, an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

To THr EDITOR OF TIVE SuS--SU! II
John Doe has quoted the "Ruhsiyat
Incorrectly ne Is not alone IN his error
\ mere casual reader Of Omar without
access to the earlier editions Of Fitz-
Gerald's translation, l find in my own
small library tho following readings OF
the line In question
AS the Sewn Seas should heed n
pebble -cast"--iIoughton, Mf''in & Com
pany's edition Of 1854 and Stedman's
victorian Anthology"
AS the Seas self should heed a pebble
cast Home Book OF
Verse"
AS much as Ocean Of a pebble-cast -
An edition by Holder 4 Stoughton
Fort sui, okla, Apri, 3 y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
CHARITY SOCIETY REPLIES.
Denies Charges Of Red Tape and
EHpiatns Its Work.

The Charity Organization Society in
It's weekly bulletin issued yesterday re-
plies To some of it's critics by pointing
out that II IL primarily not an agency
Tor the transmission of food. coal and
'lothing to the poor, as many seem TO
regard H. Its purpose, II saws. is to
delNe more deeply into the causes OF
family misfortunes and by the advice
OF trained workers to remove those
causes and restore families to their
normal physical and economic status
In this work II does not become too
inqulsitoral, says the bulletin, indeed,
does not have to ask In many cases
Persons look upon ii as u friend and
tell their troubles as to the country
parson and the family physician.
During this welfare work and social
service however, .ho society SAYS
/, gives direct relief whenever il IL
necessary and says sa0,ii0 was spent by
1t In that way last year, OF which not
cent went for salaries or expenses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
Tar Heel Editor Rise. To Emergency

from me ROchthDhdlH ron.
The Post last week was printed by power
from an automobile, ON press day our
motor gave out complctely II couldn't
be nxod under a week day was lost
without success trying to borrow one from
the mills or nearby towns, ana finally T."
desperation We were about to crank up
and carry our forms to some shop In u
neighboring town and print the paper
when tho thought struck us thar some
whore In some paper We had read ~ an
automobile being used to furnish power
for pumps, wood saws, and OF course we
believe almost everything We see In our
exchanges, and although u little scrptichl
about this, We decided to try ana get
mower from tho car and print the paper,
our shariug runs cross ways the building
with a double hack door handy The car
was driven around placed and tn" belt
extended to the wheel, sun doubtful we
hopcfu!!y cranked up u worked and
though q little faster than our motor. va
succeeded In printing the paper with It,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
SAVE THE OLD NAMES.
Constant Vigilance Needed 10 Protec,
Familiar Place Designations.

To THE EDITOR Of THE SUS--Sir. We
should suppress this recurring craze for
changing names and designations OF old
streets and places 'n and about New
York and In Westchester, 80 closely al
lied in interests with the city as Ia make
them substantially the same.
Now comes AN assault on tho good old
name OF BronSville and the demand to
change Il at the beheSt of some enter
prising land spectators, OF whom there
are more than enough in this picturesque
neigh borhood, and to exploit a country
hotel
II IL proposed to call Il Gramgtan
sounds like a new kind Of cheese
BronNNillr Is preferable by f'r. Let
Il remain Bronyville WEsrCHEsTTU
WrsrCHEsTrR, ApIl :.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
LIBERTIES WITH NOAH.
The Pathological Excursions Of Dor
rowers Of OLD Dictionaries.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. In
THE Sun OF March 81 was query from
a Florida correspondent az to the spell
ing of the word 'frustum." He had
found IL spelled "frustrum' In small
dictionary bearing the sonorous title OF
"Wcbster's Standard Dictionary" and
wanted THE SUN to sanction that spell
ing.
THE Sun. In addition TO stigmatixins
the "frustrum' spelling. might we'll have
used the incident as a text upon which
to preach the general unreliabi'ity OF
dictionaries that seek by their titles to
trade upon the reputation Of other books
The dictionary In question by Its mod
est title OF "Webstcr's Standard Dc
tionary" holds out the hope to the un-
wary that II embodies the merits Of the
long line OF Merriam Websters. II be-
longs actually to the large class Of die
tionaries going under the name or Web
ster" whose only moral claim to the
title, II indeed they have any. In their
relation to some dictionary Of the Mer-
Ram series upon which the copyright
has expired. The statutory period OF
copyright Is fifty-six years, a period am
ply sufficient to establish the illusory
character OF their kinship to the current
Merriam series. The genealogy OF these
books when actually traced out usually
carries them back to some obscure book
that made no websterian claims. often
to n book published in England. They
contain many errors that go back to the
parent book. more errors due to failure
to modernize statements true In the To-
cality and time OF the parent book. out
not true hero and now, and stili moro
errors due to faulty editing OF the re-
cent terms added to give their book An
aspect OF modernity.
The apelling "fr,istrum'' In an error OF
the first sort; the often found statement
that n billiard table Is twelve feet by
six, true for an English billiard table.
/ IL an error belonging in the second cate
I cory. OF recent errors In rather wide
! investigation OF dictionaries OF this sort
We have met with and cherished such
/ gems as the following:
bail bearing--Loose metal balls inserted
! In machinery to lessen friction.
/ basic. chem.---Having the base euton,aN-
, caily greater than that OF the acid or that
. Of the related neutral salt.
eueenics--Research into progressive and
gen.rative development In the human race
~. iesding to the arnelioration OF the rela'
ton. Of the opposite sexes toward each
other.
gas engine-Ensine in which motion IL
communicated 10 the piston ny the alter
nate admission and condemnation OF Gas In
a closed cylinder.
senre neutrality-suspicious. with hgure'
that Is not specifically landscape or h'stor'
teal painting.
These books contain, In addition e
blunders and stupidities Ike the above
accommodation by an editor who IL MOI
a phonetLian etymology. IL any, by al
editor who IL not philologist, science oS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
mo PEACE"-MRS. PANKHURSl
WOm~n's IlRgue Conference VI,
take. SRys English snnragi-t

LoNpoS. April THE suffrage orc
i2ations Of England and Fame b .
decided not TO participate fl 't' 49,.
coming women's peace conference 90 7 .
Hague. Mrs. Emmcline PaukH..-- rr-.
the announcement to-day In hr. r. .
the Woman's Social and Polite, 1...
and other suffrage bodies OF The ~
countries,
This movement is We'll u,7r.-
said she hut mistaken Tups. r.r.
this conference have no political tr.
ence. Pro-Germaus are Working hard &
this direction here and ~ urAuH' .H.
tries. and much German uoH,r asf bee
circulated In America but tbs l- uol O..
time 10 talk OF peace
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
WOMEN OFF FOR PEACE FIGHT
Nine. schwtmmer Leave. for Con
ference 1T The Wagoe

Nine Rosika Schwimmer. Hnr-a-.a.
advocate OF international pet'". n.p .f.
lectured IN twenty states, ea.l,i t'.'".
day for Europe 10y the Sr0ra.'...
American liner Frederic VII 10 ''....
the international Peace Cu'',..r
The Hague on April IS. 80 ur' SIG
IL accompanied BY Mr and Mr. rs
RrOss Lloyd, Miss Florene" li'..r'rH
Demarest Lloyd, Mrs Ely lNr
Mrs. Julius Loeb and Ms ,r
Hughes.
Nine Schwimmcr's parting woods no."
we women can and must s.n, .
war. and We are going 10 1o r. p
costs us our lives"
Miss Jane Addams of 'h' ss' Az
other delegates 20 the lTaru" ro '..'''
viii sail for Rotterdam vI ll"- go
the Holland. America stean-.o
dam.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
plan the creation Of one central in.

plan the creation Of ono central In
spection agency. Immediately respon-
sible TO the executive head of the city,
and possessing equal authority in all
the boroughs. Such consolidation
Of powers IL essential to the orderly
transaction of business, and no statute
that does not contemplate 1t can be
satisfactory. Moreover. such di-
vision Of authority as the Lockwood
Ellenbogan bill would bring about Will
unduestlonaby result in the erection
of new agencies to cure its defects,
and thus bring about again the OPP
presslve situation that exists to-day,
which 1t purports to remedy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

To THE EprToR or THE SUN--Sw!
Somewhat as the poets have sung, how
often in reaching for IA peach we get a
lemon And consequences do not vary
materially for the discriminating soul
who seeks to pick the finest fruit grown
I'm the Garden of Politics n peach" OF
a President or a Governor, for instance
Some OF us don't realize the posses
sion OF II good thing when we have g.
Consciousness of having voted for tho
retention OF William II, TAFT and Martin
II. Glym in the public offices last held
by them is consolatory to me.
joins WORTHY.
New YORK, April Z.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
Samp POrridgc.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--SW, Samp
purrdge in the old Dutch families OF
Long Island was made from samp and
the carcass of the Sunday or holiday
turkey. Some added sausage and corn.
hut that was only painting the lily. II
was delectable but not inexpensive
dish. \ plcked pork samp porridge,
faugh That might have done FOR the
economical Yanks, but not for the old
Dutch hurghers. H. II, lIEyrMAN
NEW YORK, April !.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

The women Of Colony. Kansas, at
tribute the failure Of their candidate
for Mayor at the election on Tuesday
to "anti-suffrage sentiment among the
older male voters" from which 1t may
be concluded that the lady leading the
ticket was not unattractive to the
young male voters Of Colony. 1t will
always be good politics for the gentler
sex to consider good looks in making
their nominations. The younger men
are so susceptible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
NOVEL ANTIQUES ON SALE.
Oriental and Western Art includes
Unusual Examples.

The sale will begin to-day IN the
anderson Galleries OF an interesting
collection Of art objects and furniture
belonging To T.. T. PostlethwBite OF
Philadelphia and others The collection
IL diversified, Including silver. porcs-
lans, cut glass, Oriental rugs and fur
n'ture IN carved wood
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

II Mr. GEORGE NJ. BoorH. the busi-
ness man who has been selected by
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE and Lord KITCH-
ENER to manage the war material fac
tories. comes mp 10 expectations he
should be gazetted Major General at
least and decorated with the ID. $. O.
and other fitting tokens of valor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
MUSEUM GETS ASSAY FACADE.
stones WIN Re Preserved NJ the
Metropolitan.

The contract for the removal OF the
old Assay Office in Wall Street has been
awarded by the United states Govern
ment 10 the Albert II, Nolk Company, bs
Beaver street. for ss9S The contrao,
provides that the stones of the facade,
which Ia 10 be preserved by Robert w.
de Forest. president OF the METROPOLITAN
Museum Of Art shall he taken down and
turned over to him by the company.
MIR de Forest has not formulated n
definite plan in regard 10 q reconstruc-
tion Of the facade
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Sir. Billy
Sundays success" is due almost en-
trely to the newspapers II is they who
mistakenly. procure for the greedy. vul-
gar little rattlepate an income almost
equal to that Of n winning prizehghter
VICToR KILspiNpIe.
NEWARK. y. j., April Z.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
signs Of Spring In North Carolina

Locust correspondence Concord ChronicIe
This writer has Killed hts first snake
this spring. lie ploughed up toad and
has seen several lizards, But he has not
heard the whippoorwill yet, So the farm
crs would better keep the seed corn IN the
crib vet while,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

The Cologne Gazette. which sug-
gests that the German people might
be willing to buy America of by pay
ing in cash the "billion or two" that is
being made out of the "unholy traffic
in German and Austrian lives" may
be reminded that the German gun and
ammunition makers had no compunc-
ton about supplying Russia with an
immense amount of material during
the war with Japan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

II is like Mrs. EMMELINE PANK
HURST to say that this Is not the
time to talk peace" The quality of
her militancy Is never strained. Had
the lady been born man she would
be in the trenches In Flanders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

On learning that the principal and
assistant principal OF a large public
school found It necessary to call the
police and invoke the processes of the
criminal law TO protect them from the
annoyances devised and practised by
their fourteen-year-old pupils a large
number Of hitherto unconvinced New
Workers. made up their minds that
there is urgent need % reform in
the education system.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

In the form in which it goes to
the Senate to-day the Lockwood-E FL
lenbogen bill to regulate the inspec-
ton of buildings is purged of many
Of the crudIties and improper pro-
visions which were included in itH
original draft. 1t does not, however,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

A tragedy in the Baltimore prima-
ries In the defeat of that sturdy rep
resentative of the people Councilman
AUGUSTUS CESAR BINGswANGER by n
negro lawyer, GEORGE w. +. McMEcHEN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

From ne carlisle county NeWS.
City Marshal Carey has been making
up fund this week for the purpose OF
purchasing two bloodhounds. our business
men have contributed literally to the fund
ard 1t iS assured that the dogs viii be
purchased,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

II IuSAcE PApEREwsKr wants to aid
his suffering compatriots he can he
more valuable to them seated on
piano stool in Carnegie Hall than IN
any other place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
Diversified Industry

lno frog hai Just fIlcn in the pail
of milk
M | cant kick hard enough for butter
l may get oleomargarine," he cried hope
fully,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

~ cpv friends rho favor ns NTH mdnu'
scripss and Illustrations for publication tcish
10 hare rejected articles returned fhev m.sf
N oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
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BRAYTON ives BOOK
SELLS FOR $4,95O
Jarry's '!Offices'' Fetches High
Price-Written for Anne
Of Austria.
s56, 302 120 SPEECHES BY DR.SHAw
SALES REACH $500

Tho second days sale OF the great
collection Of rare books formed by the
late Gen. Brayton Ives brought forward
one Of the gems of the collection,
manuscript by larry in famous bind
ing. and the audience OF book enthu-
siasts. many of whom came from out
Of town. displayed considerable excite
ment In their bidding.
The sale is under the auspices Of the
American Art Association and Mr.. XIII
bys announcement OF the book. No. $50
In the catalogue. was cut snort by .
bid Of $1,000. This was Increased In
stantly by bids from an over the room.
It was known that the book when last
at auction in the Henry w. Poor sale
had sold for sa,s50. and when this price
was passed one anxious book collector
who had perched too near the edge Of
his chair fell to the floor. Tho little
accident passed almost unremarked. but
by the time the unfortunate one had
regained his seat the Offices" by larry.
had passed into the possession OF 0eorwe
s. Hellman for $3.50
This book was one OF the masterpieces
OF Nicholas larry. the calisrapher OF
Louis Kill and Louis XIV. and was
executed for Anne of Austria the Queen
OF Louis XIII. Besides that II IL in one
OF the celebrated mosaic bindings by
Trautz- Bauzonnet and was considered
by him 10 DO ono Of the finest of the
twenty-five mosaic bindings that he Gro
ated.
Books Brine Good Prices.
James F. Drake gave Sl.l75 for No
$50, book of hours on vellum. with
fifteen miniatures by artists OF northern
France of the late fifteenth century, and
No eco, another book of hours, also
written on vellum. went to George d.
smith for $3.50. For No. 6sl. a fifteenth
century calendar with sixteen minia-
lures. Mr.. Smith paid $685..
No. 4s9. printed Hora. OF French
! origin. sold To Mr.. Drake for 5000. and
for No. 4sl. printed on veilum. he gave
$3.50 and for No. 4al. a calendar. dated
Paris, 15i9, s+40.
! GEORGE u. Smith paid $3.50 for No.
asa. French Hore. 1903, from The
! Hoe collection; $3.50 for No ASS. Har-
douyn's Grandes Heures on vellum. $500
| for No. ass. Heures printed on vellun.
Paris, 1905, $40 for No. AZ. book
/ OF hours, dated 1900. and 1915 for No
| $40. the French translation of Daphnls
! and Chloe for Philippe dOrleans. with
Cuzin binding.
/ L. c. Harper paid $3.50 for No. 534
the first edition of keats's poems. and
S340 for No 500. 'he first issue q;
Keatss "Lamia" The extra illustrated
Johnsonia, No, 52S. went TO \. Swami
agent. for $50. Or. Martini gave $3.50
for No. +g0. an almanac Tor l5iS-6S
and Judd stewart paid A3o for No
$50. lowclrs "Commenoration Ode
The highest price AT III. afternoon
session was $3.50, paid by W. 7. Wal
lace OF South Orange for No. ien .
line specimen OF hindIng executed t"'
the great CrOli.r. 1911. and hearing hI'
name and motto upon the covers II
was in the Rober; Hoe library.
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