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DINNER ON THE LAFAYETTE
only Known Friends Of France
Allowed ON New shin

About 100 guests OF the Fl.aeN L.r-
sat at luncheon yesterday aboard ..
new French steamship lacIyc''. .rI
atterwarl inspected her. The cu'
was made up of newspaper men. I,t.
residents with official Jobs and 20,
sentatives OF the Commercial Cus..
sion. which arrived By the Latl,,..s
No one Vas allowed aboard u...s. %,
sonally known TO some rep~IcscutL;.,. ,
the line.
Paul Faguet. general aGca' -
French Line in America, presided
welcomed the diners. lie stlL 4 VuI
have been happy 10 show - he i..
the new ship. commemorative q name
dear to Americans and Frcuohu..n. ."'
unfortunately tho activities oC our o.
mics. even in neutral countries. has M
tho project impraCtiCable. 50 " .t
as guests only a few Of the sincerely
voted frieNds OF France and ~" l,p.'
OF some of the French cnmmis.,n!.
Tile arrival OF the Lafayette &. a COG
Ninctng reply TO tho allegat!p-- t-r, Oh.
industry and commerce Of f.aus' aFr
partly p~aralyzed. The CONSTR. f..u Cd"
the Lafayette was begun IA lrt..a-
1913, and she was expected ut; H
normal conditions last April, 50 'o-
she is only slightly behind schedule f'
u a palplble proof that there exists
France a great Industrial tDt,I'" Wa
will have "A still greater proof of tn's De-
putting into commission eooG oU- o'"''
new ship, the Paris"
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From the Point Of View Of Christian
Science.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: on
November : THE Sun published an item
entitled no Doctor Called for Dying
Child IN which the Chr!st!au Scientist
parents OF a boy in Palmyra, y, j., We're
taken to task because they chose to have
Christian Science instead OF medical
treatment for burns which the child re-
Ceived while playing at a bonfire. The
article n THE Sun intimated that If a
doctor had been called the child would
have been saved.
Against this View Ia the statement
OF DR., W. III. Bauer. the Palmyra ply
s!cian who was called IN when the
child died. The statement is AS follows
IT did not see the child In life but from
an examination of the buns after death
! am OF the opinion nat the chances
OF recuyery under medical treatment or
any other treatment were extremely
doubtful. The child WAS terribly burned,
and such injuries would ordinarily en-
tail intense suffering and fatal couse-
quences."
Please note that DR.. Bauer admits not
only that tho chances OF recovery under
medical treatment were extremely doubt
full, but that such burns Ordinarily en-
tail intense suffering" Even from a
medical viewpoint. therefore, the parents
were justified in having Christian Sci
ence treatment, and certainly Christian
Science did what medicine could not do,
namely relieved the child from suffer-
Ing, The parents testify hat except at
occasional intel walls the child did not
suffer,
The CAGE under consideration brings
up an interesting point. Why is IL that
AN occasional, isolated failure ON tns
part OF Christian Scientists raises such
a umpus and the mult!tudinous failures
daily OF medicine and surgery are per
United to go practically uuuoticed" In
New York State approximately $4,000
children die each year under some form
or other OF medical treatment, but we
hear nothing OF these cases In the news
papers, the parents are not threatened
with arrest, nor are the Coroners called
TO make inquiries. RoBERr s., Ross.
New YORK, November II.
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different or cowa rdly that they have

NV"'''y thOt 'hVs uuNV
to be forced to fight In defence OF
their homes and property. to say moth.
Ing or their wives and children. we
may as well confess that the Republic
Is not worthy Of preservation.
We are not willing to believe that
things have come to such n pass as
this. The mllksop spirit OF peace at
any price. which is manifested in lit
tie college societies whose members
take a solemn oath never to fight for
their country. is somewhat blatant,
but does not represent any widespread
sentiment in the community.
The idea Of military CONSUMPTION IL
allen to the spirit Of American insti-
tutions. and 1t is very unwise for any
advocate Of national defence to in.
woke 1t as n threat TO compel the
acceptance Of n particular plan or
scheme. The Administration should
make It clear that under no circum-
stances will 1t accept or favor a plan
which includes the element OF con.
scrption.
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WITNESSES.
DO city Policemen Cypress Cnac
cOmpanied Auto Drivers?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
unpleasant experience OF 20. :. b." in
Ashokan in the matter of village speed
graft Is by no means peculiar 10 up
State country towns, but exists in all
its baseness right here In New York
city. Records will show that most OF
those brought TO book for exceeding
speed limits are apprenended while driv-
ing alone. so that no witnesses can ne
forthcoming TO confront the charge be-
fore the Magistrate. Where the word Of
an officer Is p.tted against an accused
person without backing the Magistrates
are not disposed 10 listen to statements
by the accused, but hluntly require them
TO plead one way or the other.
Most autoists know II is much simpler
and cheaper TO plead guilty on the spot
than to DO held for trial, Thus tho
speed law operates AS IA legal holdup
that does not serve the ends OF Justice
nor does II invite respect for law or the
part Of law abiding citizens.
No doubt the present speed law Il very
faulty and lends itself to abuses which
IN time will nave to be remedied. In the
meantime nan will nav to suffer for
tho "A X OF the policeman's record at
h%eadpua rters. !. @.
BRooKLYN. November q
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No Fedicums wanted In This Happy
Land.

THE Sun presents It's compliments
to Mr.. MARVIN FAUzDIK Of Kalamazoo.
Mr.. FAUzDIK (can he he our old friend
NJ. FosDrcK. the spelling reformer?)
favors us with q sketch Of his plans
for the reformation and reconstruc.
ton OF the Federal Government. We
shall confine u remarks chiefly 10
one feature OF the Fauzdik revision
hut this single feature Is enough "a
damn a scheme drawn up by the
Seven Sages themselves with the as
sistance OF all the Archangels:
THE Constitution ought 20 be changed
so that a part OF the Senators would be
appointed. A good plan would be 70
require tho President, with the consen,
OF the Senate. TO appoint twenty-four
persons to be Senators. The appointed
Senators could be called Fedicuma The
Fedicums would hold their office for life.
When a Fedicum died another person
would be appointed. Every ex-President
would be "a Fed.cum. We would still
have the same number Of elected Sena-
tors thai. we lave now, The Fedicums
would attend the sessions of tho Senate,
except when kept away by other bust
ness"
The Fedicums would always be kept
away from the sessions OF the Senate
by other business. That other bust.
ness would invariably consist of flight
for personal safety before the on.
slaught Of an exasperatcd populace.
The life Of no person wearing or boast
ing such a title ms Fcdicum would be
secure in any nation where the sense
Of humor was active. No jury would
convict an American citizen for feloni.
u assault upon n Fedicum with any
weapon handy. from n silver fruit
knife to II forty-two ccntlmeter how
itzer. The Fedicums tenure Of office
would indeed be short and when "A
Fedicum died there would be in sight
no candidate for appointment 10 Ill
the vacancy,
We pass over, as comparatively in.
offensive. Mr.. MARVIN FArzDIK's sew.
eral proposals to rename this republic
and call II kebur: TO style Americans
kebins and the language we speak
kebish; and to designate members Of
the House Of Representatives as Rep.
turs. All that might or might not be
tolerated. including even the Reptur:
bur the Fedicum. in the language of
the late .ARTEMrs WARD, is - mulch.
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CAVE! ADSUM."
did the kaiser Mean what lie Wrote
In 1882

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sjr: In
THE a letter from Ernest i. Hem
dcrson was published in reply 10 "Ammi
Wri-ht" The sentence. lis slashirg
thrnIrn Europe with his dripping sword
Of kul:Ur" and the attempt ~ MIR. Hem
dersou t. make SIR Edward Grey the
roaring lion seeking whom he MAJ ie-
sour and the kultured Kaiser the coo'ng
dove. calls TO mlnd the fact that in
1855 when the Kaiser succeeded to the
throne. he gave to Prince Hohenlohe
Il photograph Of his imperial self, and
across Tn" face OF il in his we'll known
bold hand he wrote: Gave! Adsum"
which, translated into plain English.
means Look out for Yourself. | have
arrived and there Is going TO be some
thing doing"
The Kaiser has trie1 to recover this
photograph, with its cryptic inscription,
without success. and II il now IN the
possession of "A gentleman Ia Canada,
as | am 'rcdihly Informed.
Does Mr. Henderson imagine that the
Kaiser meant that he was going 70
organize a humanitarian cult?
ARiNGroN II. CARMAN.
PArcHoGuE. l. l., November II.
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offers the only promise Of escape from
It's diffusion. Much has been accom.
plished In this direction, but much
Is still demanded. especially In our
schools, where the good seed may be
planted with confidence. BY precept
and example the simple truths in
volved may be impressed; these les
sons will be carried home.
Public sanatoria in which the az
fIlcted may be cared for without irk.
some confinement but with proper iso-
lation are imperatively demanded.
Greater New York offers an example
for emulation in this regard. In the
Sea View Hospital on Staten Island
we have the latest. most attractive
and substantially built sanatorium In
this country, and when the contem.
plated addition for incipient cases
Is constructed 1900 cases Of tubercu-
losis will be harborcd, which will offer
opportunity for the study Of this dis
ease that may be as valuable a the
expected r%estorations to health.
1t Is 10 be hoped that the contem-
plated consolidation with the adjoin.
Ing Poor Farm Of this valuable insti-
tuition for research and trial Of vari-
ous methods Of treatment may not
be accomplished. because It would be
a deathblow to Justly INDUCED antici.
patlons.
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High Winds In Kansas.

The wind that swept owe western
Kansas demolishing several villages
and doing considerable damage to the
Arkansas valley town Of Great Bend
Is an unfortunate reminder TO the
Kansan that the time Is not yet come
for him TO blot out tho word tornado
from his State lexicon.
In choosing Kansas as the place fol
the display Of its power the tornado,
according to the belief Of many peo-
pie, is at work In its favOrite territory.
But Kansas Is touchy on the subject
and hates the word as much a. the
nearby town OF Kansas City hates a
mention of Missouri River floods, or
San Francisco the word earthquake.
Any Kansan will prove that the
wind wrought more havoc In 81. Louis
or In certain Ohio towns than 1t ever
did In his State. and that the ICY
clone cellar" In his back yard has as
little to do with preparedness as n
Bryan Chnutauqua speech. The Kan.
sas brand of wind, he says, Is a mere
trife that adds zest to life on the
prairies. If at times 1t becomes rough
and carries his house into another
township, Lifts his piano out among
the suniiowers or tangles his automo-
bile in the barbed wire fences, he Is
patient. Tho wind Is merely show.
ing its %playfulness.
In fact such a thing as a tornado
does not exist In Kansas; II 1t does
1t Is merely a Joke. BE assured that
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COnscriptlOn for National Defence,

A surprising suggestion has come
from Assistant Secretary BRECKIN-
IDG Of the War Department In a
speech at San Francisco in support of
the Presidents plan for national de-
fence. Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE asserts In
substance that II the military policy
proposed by the Administration will
not work the country will have TO re-
sort to CONSUMPTION.
This sort Of talk Is very much TO
be regretted. II does not help the
OF national defence. 1t Is i'm
possible to determine prior to n full
discussion and consideration of the
question by Congress and by the coun-
try ut large through the press what
particular scheme Of national defence
will DO most likely to suffice for the
needs OF the country. This much,
however. is certain If one plan will
not work, then resort should he had
to another, ana another and another,
until one is devised which proves sat.
isfa%ctory-and all his without any
thought or suggestion Of enforcing the
performance of military service by
means of CONSUMPTION.
II the people Of this country do not
care enough about It's institutions 10
defend them without being forced tn
do So hN commission uf laN. ihrn thry
ere not worthy If the freedom w9+ich
h'S been guaranteed 10 them 10y those
institutions ever since the nation was
csta' lea II Americans are 50 in
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PIPES FOR THE WOUNDED
5000 Have Been Received aud Dis.
tributed Already.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sb: Last
spring THE Sun was kind enough to
publish my request for donations OF
pipes. not to cost more than rs cents
each. for the wounded soldiers of all ma
tionalities convalescing In British and
French hospitals. and I am thankful to
say that I was able to send forward
over 5000 pipes. together with many
books. picture puzzles. &C.
AT tho urgent request OF Mrs. NJ. r.
Haddock. the wife Of Captain Haddock
Of the s. s. Olympic. commodore Of the
White Star Line fleet. who distributed
the pipes, ! am now starting another
campaign with the end In view of send
Ing over monthly from nov until the
end OF the war a goodly supply. Mrs.
Haddock's letter to me tells much bet
ter than l can how great "a charity the
donation Of one small inexpensive pipe
is. She writes me as follows:
Unfortunately the number Of our
wounded srows daily. and one Is sad 70
think Of all the good ana brave fellows
who are yet TO como back SO terribly
hurt and damaged. Many are mere boys
yet. but We would MOI wish them 70 stay
at home.
As months 20 Oh one feels a reluctance
TO keep troubling ones friends with the
constant cry Of help yet euch must be
the case. ana the generous friends prove
themselves to b. willing victims time with
out end.
I come TO you again 80 continue your
kind and good help. In much the same
way a. before. ! I'm getting from time
to time gifts OF clothes. socks. bandng.s.
90. but for the poor fellows Themselves
! ask for something to employ the long
hours and cheer them. Hospital life Il al
ways monotonous. and these wounded SOL
diers are weeks and weeks In the sans
place. Now I want to ask YOU to please
continue your good work with pipes We
have more men coming IN than we ever
had. ana We are fearing terrible things
later on for all our dear ones. My store Of
900 has already been reduced to 100.
Each pips has gone to q really deserving
and worthy case. and the tobacco as we'll
May I suggest that when putting
forth the plea Il might be for small pipes
ana not too expensive7 Tommy loves a
emsllish pipe. also he never has tobacco
20 spare for larger ones.
I particularly request that In order TO
means so much TO ne recipient donors
enclose their visiting ard in the bowls
of the pipes. ] have received any NUM-
her OF letters from men who found my
card In the bow OF their pipe.
All donations SHOULD he sent to me
NJ s26 West 136th street. New York.
Telephone 4se2 Morningside). For OBJ
vious reasons, mo used pipes can be
accepted. REGINALD HroH MrRRAY.
NEW YORK. November II.
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How Many Are Left OF the Reds and
Blues?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str.
have Just found among some old papers
at home copies OF the Aiken Journd,
and ReuieU Of April 8 and IL, 1ss2.
wonder how many OF the young men are
SIN alive who played in the polo games
written up In these issues nearly thirty.
four years ago"
| can answer tho roll call for two q.
the players hailing from Brooklyn. How
about the others? The first game was
played on Friday. April |, 1859. The
Blues were the Highland Park lIotel
guests. Captain Wallace, Messrs, Bar
Der. Lincoln. Nandervoort. Peterkin and
myself made up the team. The Reds
we're the citizens and consisted OF Cap
tain Davis. DR.. Wyman. Mcssrs. Court
ney. Williams, Benton and Whatley,
Captain w W. Williams ump!red.
well remember the second inning II
lasted thirty-seven minutes and took
seven pounds Off my spare anatomy
from trying TO dodge the flying squad
rons and wardlng of blows from hostile
bludgeons, The citizens walloped us all
five innings. Those Southerners could
certainly ride
The sevond game was on Thursday,
April 6. 1852. one citizen and two visl.
tors were on each team. For the Reds
were Captain G. S. Wallace. Messrs.
Thomas \. Williams and myself, while
the Blues had Captain II. r. Barber, Jr.,
Messrs. Robert Chafee and @. C. Peter
kin. The umpire was again Captain w,
W, Williams. Tho Reds won four In
ninCs out OF five.
Our mallets were made by tho local
blacksmith, each one weighing abou,
four niblicks, with huge square hickory
heads and stiff hickory shafts. They
were murderous weapons. and a well
placed crack on the knee would bring
down a Blue roam or q player with equal
facility. BowLEGs.
BROOKLYN, November II.
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slitheU PavW.

To THE EDITOR oT THE suN-Sir: Now
that the summer n past and water poured
or sprinhled on the city streets remains
on them a long while before Trying IN.
would II not DO a good idea 10 abolish
this dangerous practics7 There Is nothing
more dangerous than a wet street TO auto.
inobaists, and due to their skiddlng many
pedestrians are seriously injured.
A motorcycle does not have a chance
In the world on a wet pavement. and many
aluabis horses fall and break dheir legs
duo 90 the same cause.
S~prinkled streets are part Of the reason
for the congestion on Fifth avenue, az AL
cars and motorcycles can depend on find
Ing It dry and cafe to travel on.
u. J. FARRiSGToN.
Nsw YolE. November ia
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Guarding Against Tuberculosis.

The diffusion Of knowledge on tn.
h%erculosis propagation among the laity
has been Instrumental. ~ we are In.
formed. in bringing about Il diminu-
ton OF the number attacked and con.
sequently of the number who succumb
TO a disease which has not inaptly
been designated as the great white
plague"
Notwithstanding the enormous
amount Of labor and patient research
devoted to the subject, $4,000 vic
Tins succumbed in the United States
in 1918. If for every death ten cases
are calculated as the accepted pro-
portion, the number afflicted in this
country would be 100000. which rep.
resents an annual loss Of over $500.
100000. Aside from the distress and
suffering 10 the patient and his family
this economic tragedy may well arouse
the energetic action OF every indlvid-
ual, for there exists no one who Is not
ut LEASE indirectly involved In It.
That isolation and prevention are
the main hope for removing or Mt
least limiting this scourge has become
automatic, having been practically
demonstrated by the fact that during
the past thirty years the mortality has
been reduced one-half. II cannot be
too often reiterated that tuberculosis
Is a p%revcntable disease which may be
eradicated like others by recognizing
that 1t Is communicable from man to
man, from animal to man, and the re-
verse, and that 1t Is almost invariably
transmitted through a specific germ
chiefly contained In dust or air in
which this germ lives in a desiccated
form, or in droplets sprayed into It
through the PATIENTS carclessness.
Both Of these of diffusion
may be removed by simple decencS on
the part Of the afflicted, who should
never cough or sneeze without pro-
lection of the parts with n handker-
CHIEF. Another mode or transmits
sion being the floors, on which germs
are apt to gather, children must be
kept from them. The dangers Of pub,
lie drinking cups and osculation have
come to he recognized and avoided by
intelligent people. The stomach often
being nm ayenuc OF entrance, this may
be cut off by never consuming unbollcd
food. While the disease il not rs a
rule hereditary, there is no doubt that
lnsanitary living and deprivation Of
food and other comforts produce a
good soil for the termination Of the
bacllli, Hence social bcttcrmcnt prom
lscs direct aid in the abolition OF
tuberculosis.
Education In the modes Of transmits
sion and prevention Of tuberculosis
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Cong rcssman Kitchin and pe.,.

Good saude,
Does aud
Imagine THAI
lie can stand pat
FOR peace
And see tho army and nav, 4u,ie4se'
is he ~ the Kind
OF mind
That is tho same
Before and behind
Is no going and coming
Al. the same
In IL loyal leadership party game?
Docs he thIuk he can pun both WAYS
In these ~cT.tiCa. days
Does he believe
lie can react and retrieve"
Does he thinls he can rtnk and fo,;
And nobody get his goatr
Does he suppose
A Tdrheel blows
Hot and cold with the same mouth
As representative Of the South
Is he hsh. flesh or fowl.
or merely n howl
For tho White Dove
And the grape Juice shove
Me gRude,
whats the matter with claude
W. J, I.AMProS
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A HOOSIER REFRAIN.
Pawpaws. 'Possums, Prunes and
Prisms for % Colonel.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SUN-Sir: I
wonder IL Colonel hampton ever go;
tbs one:
did you ever see a postum In a
pawpaw patch picking UP paNpaws and
putin 'em in n.s pvEket,"
With a trombone emphasis. such as
irrepress!ble young IIoosiers away down
in Clatk's Grant In southern Ind. lana
used to s.ve It, there was no lodging
the ALTERATION at least. even though
the refrain as rendered was not con-
s~picuously oVerDurdcncd with propriety
Of the prunes and prlsms sort.
i. w. LoN1.
SAVANNAH. Ga. November 10.
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To THr EDITOR ~ THr SuN->,r must
protest against the apotheo.is NJ tho sur
Key ! can hardy take up "a paper at
this season without seeing some re.erenc,
to HIM. He seams 20 have become thu
~ moui for Thanksgiving
All those rne sentiments which ". resl
IN ~rrociima,lons every fall might, for the
majority OF people at least. he compressed
Int" one word, turkey. II makes me sal
NJ" Nohh' november 10. ORA
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The women after their defeat in the
State elections may get what consola-
ton they can from their victory at the
convention OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Diocese Of New York. If the men
consent. they are TO be permitted to
vote In the parishes. IA women form
the bulk OF the attendants at the SER
vices. buy the church organ and car
pet and do most Of the work. there
seems much Justice In the observation
OF the Rev. DIR. MYrroN MAuRr, IL do
not know what the canons have to say
about II. but they should be permitted
TO vote"