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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-10

The Amazon River is 1914 miles in
length, rising within seventy miles of the
Pacific Ocean and flowing clear across the
continent. The Amoor, the great stream
of China and Siberia, is 1850 miles in
length, but for nearly nine months in the
year is ice bound. The Hoangho, or Vel
low River, of China, 1880 miles in length,
and drains territory equal to one third oil
the United States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-10

reconciled. Once we pass safely through
the danger and are able to look back upon
it we find ourselves strengthened by the
experience and able to take to heart its
most vital truths. The greatest hour of a
mans life is the hour that witnesses his
triumph over self, for it marks also the
release from many influences which have
kent him down.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-10

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
The Rebel Yell on the Photograph

Posterity, If it has any regard for
art, will not thank the Texas Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy for making n
Photographic record of the Rebel
Yell" The veterans who volunteer
to shout the old battle cry into the
receiver are long past the age OF
vocal ''frightfulness.' The average
years of the soldiers In Gray who
practised the ear splitter known as
the "Rebel Yell" on the ranks In Blue
were considerably under thirty. A
lot of old fellows verging on seventy
ran produce only a pathetic travesty
on the Southern warwhOOp.
If p~osterity Is TO be impressed, by
all means assemble some young bloods
from the Great Smoky Mountains AMI
the Louisiana canebrake and have
them raise the roof with the shrill,
tympanum piercing, blood curdling, ut
terly d%iscordant long drawn out wall
howl and shrek of exultation that
passes Tor the "keDel eli Wnen the
inspiritlng strains OF Dixie" are
played to any assemblage Of latter
day Southerners south or north, east
or west.
The real old battle cry Of the Boys
In Butternut Gray n be given nc
more, even by the survivors. The
war between the States had Its pho
tographer In BRADY, but there was nc
EDISON to record the sounds of the
battlefield. At least let us have
something like the genuine thing II
the Rebel Yell" Is to be Canned
Truth to say, we cannot HOG the need
Of 1t; also. we like harmonles from
the monograph and find discords OK
circulating.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
FEWER TRAGEDIES IN STREETS.
Police Reduce Number Of Children
Killed by Vehicles.

tina Police Commissioner Woods's
Efforts to minimize the number OF street
accidents through the activity OF the
Police Department have not been In
vain was shown when the repor, on
street accidents for November was made
public Yesterday The number of per-
sons killed or injured in November
showed a decrease Of sic, or 90 per cent.
OF the number In October,
This reduction" said Commissioner
Woods. undoubtedly indicates n sea.
n change due to tho shortening OF
the day and colder weather. II is also
due In part at least to the publicity
given to attempts made by the police
to prevent street accidents. This is well
indicated by the reduction In the number
or children injured. which decrease is
3Of (3s per cent?, as against EOS Ii
per cent? FOR adults. The hour OF tho
day In which children were Injured dur
ing November shows a reduction for
the same hour during the days of o..
tober.
The preventive measures usel ara
again reflected In the November figures.
which show the number of children In.
lured IN the following accidents chill.
dren la1ured by street ears, <3 Per ccn,. .
ny passenger automobiles. 81 per cent, :
ny auto trucks, 81 per cent. by motor.
cycles. II per cent, by horse drawn
vehicles, 90 per cent, by other vehicles.
- per cent. The figures also show thar
the percentage Of children injured while
stealing rides is - per cent.
The total number of accidents re-
ported for November war i.6iS. IN which
70 persons were killed and Las ia
jured, or those who were killed Is
were children, OF those who We're it,
Jured Az were children. Ia ortol,r
~ adults were killed aI,d." 20G iuiur"l.
aud 30 children were killed and ,75
were injured,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
There is not a superiuous word 10

There Is not a superfiuOus word iu
Secretary LANsiNG's note to Vienna,
nor Is there discussion or even men.
tion Of any consideration apart from
the righteous demand Of this Gov.
eminent. That demand Is firmly
based on the laws and the equities
and the common humanlties Of civil.
cation. The principles. which the
ally Of Austria. Hungary has already
squarely recognized, require now no
restatement. Nor Is there a word
indicating the least doubt on the part
" the United States Of prompt ac-
luiescence also by the friendly ma
don which has been made responsible
for the AncOna outrage through the
wanton act Of an individual In Its
naval service. The next step IL
Austria Hungary's. The next move
is for Vienna. So clearly Is the
alternative presented by Secretary
LANSING that any speculative dis.
cussion Of Interior aspects is un-
necessary. More than that, such un.
Official discussion, in the future
tense and subjunctive mood. would
he at this time as fruitless of results
as perniclous In Its reflex effect upon
the situation In the quarter where
the answer Is to be made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
sound AmePlcanIsm From an Alien
Born Citizen.

To emphasize It's admirable senti-
ment, THE Sun reprints from the
newspapers of yesterday the subjoined
IA ssage from an address delivered on
Saturday evening at a dinner held In
this town
ITO me neither British nor German
Americans nor Irish. Scotch. Frendh,
Italian or Russian Americans, as politl-
cal entities. appeal.
The notion Of a small but clamorous
section Of Americana. who blazon forth
their fancied claim to superiority over
the rest Of their o%ountryunen by calling
themselves the An~glo-Saxon race. Is a.
absurd as It Is unsound.
IAN overwhelming majority OF our
white population is a mixture o. all the
white races Of Europe-Teutonlc. Latin
and Slav.
and where would you place rhe
10000, 900 colored people who live
among us?
&c us aboAiS9l al '
tlon that may lead TO III feeling and let
US call ourselves. before the whole
world. Americans first. last and all the
time"
The author of these sentences Is a
naturalized citizen OF the United
States. He was born seyenty-two
years ago. and his .Americanlsm Is the
growth Of half a century spent in this
country. in the curse Of which he
has diligently improved his abundant
opportunities to weigh the crditable
AMI ~discreditable qualities of Its COM
pick population.
This sound and philosophic appeal
for unity In citizenship was uttered
by RUDoLPu RLANKENBuRG. Mayor OF
Philadelphia, who was born in Lippe-
Detmold, Germany, educated In Ger
man schools, and who came TO the
United States In his twenty second
year, not to cherish a hyphen. but to
contribute his hest TO the works of
real Amerlcanism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
CHRISTMAS TREE SELLING.
Present Inefficient Method Of Conduct.
Ing This Business.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sjr: The
trade in Christmas trees is very irregu-
lar from year to year. Farmers and
Others who assume that there is "A con-
siderable profit in the sale of Christ
mas trees as a farm side line are
warned by the State College Of For
estry at Cornell University that this
is only true under special conditions. as
the demand both for city consumption
and resaipment 20 southern points
varies a great deal.
Dealers in New York city who handle
trees on commission or buy trees out
right conduct the business as a side
line. and their effort to secure a good
market is usually secondary TO some
other business. and SO the trade suffers
through lack OF system. Wholesale
commission men handling fruit and
farm produce buy and sell the trees,
while many trees are sold at the termi-
nal freight docks by iobbers
Only the hest specimens OF Christmas
trees bring remunerative prices In the
city. Spruce and balsam are the most
desired. hut cedar is practically worth
less, The trees are usually shipped In
carload lots on open freight cars. braced
with side poles. 50 that the everereens
can be piled to the level Of an ordinary
box car. An ideal tree IL evenly
branched m every side, Is green, well
filled out to the tips and has at least
one foot Of clear stem at the base,
The trees should he carefully graded.
which consists in assembling the trees
Into bundles. \ good specimen over
fifteen feet long makes one bundle, while
those ten to twelve feet long are put
up in bundles of two trees each. Trees
from seven to ten feet long are bound
In bundles OF three or four trees, The
a x.rapn fpaiCbt .sar h,l1a from ASn IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

HErsER made in the Manila restau-
rants and hotels, which showed
many food handlers to be cholera
carriers.
A late weekly bulletin OF the De-
partment of Health brings the infor-
nation that private physicians are
authorized to examine food handlers
and report their observations upon
cards furnished by the Department Of
Health. Although the department re-
serves the right to decline to issue
certificates because of unsatisfactory
reports or for other good reasons, 1t
would appear an unfortunate relaxa-
ton OF the strict discipline demanded
OF all health inspectors to permit pr.
vate physicians to be substituted for
the sworn official representatives Of
the Depart ment Of Health. While
many family physicians may be safely
trusted with these inspections, It must
be borne In mind that the average
physicians Of professional OBJ
legation to the public will often be
strained by desire to he complacent
to his clients; moreover, few family
physicians have the facilities for the
scientific Investigations demanded by
the Department Of Health.
True, the Depa rtment Of Health has
sought TO surround this relaxation Of
It's prerogatives with all possible re-
strlctions. but in 80 vital a matter We
regard 1t as dangerous for the depart
ment to delegate hts functions to the
average physician, who possesses
neither the facilities. capacity nor
thoroughness to fulfil the demands in.
dictated In the excellent report cards
furnished by the department.
That the courts will sustain the
Department Of Health in the event Of
Its insisting upon the examination Of
food handlers by its own inspectors
has been established by precedent.
We would hesitate { criticise the de-
partment for yielding one Of its most
important functions to private ply
sicians were it not that the issues In
volved are Of vital Importance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
Examination OF Food Handlers.

When Section 146 Of the Sanitary
Code Of the Department Of Health Of
New York aSty was promulgated, pro-
vlding that no person employed In
the preparation or serving Of food
should be permitted to engage In
such employment who has failed to
submit to examination to establish
his or her freedom from infectious
disease In communicable form, THE
SUN offered Its cordial approval. We
we're led to appreciate this form Of
protection Of the public by the we'll
established findings Of DR.. VIcToR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
O~islnterested Advice to Senator
Brown.

Senator EION Il. BRowN, supported
BY a committee Of Legislators and en-.
coursged by a liberal subsidy from the
taxpayers pockets by way Of the State
Treasury. will begin IN inquiry into
the complexities Of New York city
finance to-day. We are not at present
Informed nj to the exact nature Of the
partisan end Senator Brown seeks to
accomplish. and We are ignorant Of the
methods he purposes 10 follow. In
spite Of these frankly confessed handi.
caps The Sun confidently offers ia
him a modicum Of d%islnterested ad.
vice concerning the governance OF his
conduct.
W. suggest that he contemplate with
open mind the unhappy plight Of the
committee over which his colleague
GEORGE L. THOMPSON presides, and
search nut the causes OF the popular
Interpretation and contempt 1t has
earned. lie will learn that the com
HiIttce mo DIoukut NupiI' ''iiuciuuh'
ton upon itself by abuse of it's power
disregard Of the ordinary cOurtesies
Of official and social intercourse, and
the display Of a bullying and black
guardly spirit. We urge Senator
Blown to take the lesson Of the
Thompson committee to heart. snd
order his behavior in a manner dc
signed to avoid It's merited fate.
We indulge in the hope that Senator
BRowN may give heed TO u counsel
for the compelling reason that. ever
though he should attempt to earn fol
his committee such odium as attaches
TO the Thompson committee, it is be
yond all human probability that ever
80 gifted a statesman could achieve
success in the project.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

dollars were being lent abroad by this
country Just now while SO much was
needed at home for the development
Of domestic resources. What he said
was an obvious appeal to capital to
turn its attention to the opportunities
offered In Texas for a profitable ex-
%ploitation Of its sources Of new wealth,
particularly agriculture. Point was
given to his remarks by the following
statement:
I'VE have been almost s~tartnngly
alarmed 1t that school Of polttAcal econ
onry IN this nation which stands for the
public ownership Of all property and
the withholding Of private ownership Of
any. Let me emphasise my allegiance
to the doctrine Of private property"
Since when did Texas experience
the change Of heart denoted by this
Not 10 long ago all the craftsmanship
Of Texas seemed to be directed to
making the ownership Of private prop
erty as undesirable to capital as It
could be made to look. The railroads
were subjected to regulation to death,
Industrial corporations engaged In In.
terstate commerce were put under
c%ompulsions to withdraw from trafic
in the State, and corporations were
especially made TO feel that T"xas
was no domicile for them.
However. II It may he assumed that
Governor FERGUSON speaks for the
present Texas and expresses its new
political thought, the circumstance Is
n Of the most hopeful auguries Of
a return TO political common sense
that has been vouchsafed after the
past decade of countrywide exhibi.
lions of political mania.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
IngersOll on NOn.resistance.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: We
almost daily something or other In
criticism OF President Wilson's astound-
ing remark. "a nation may be too proud
to fight" Kindly permit me to quote
what that brilliant orator Col. Robert
@. Ingersoll once said about tho doo-
trine Of non-resistance
II virtue has not self-defence, vics be
comes master OF the world. Resist evil
wherever you can. Upon the resisting OF
evil depends the civilization Of the
human race. Defend your wife and your
children; defend our country: stand for
what you believe TO be tho truth. and II
necessary meet force with force. That
IL my doctrine. and that IL what we work
by and live by. Whoever says resist not
evil" turns his face toward the dens and
caves Of savasery,
That will commend itself as a fine
definition of ones duty. 1t 10 especially
applicable to the present times. and
ought to be acted upon In "A manner that
will admit of no doubt or misapprehen-
sion. T. Il. w.
LEN RIDGE. December II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

Senator OWEN OF Oklahoma has re-
introduced his bill to regulate stock
exchanges in general and the New
York Stock Exchange in particular.
The prospect for its enactment Is
poorer than it vas when the measure
failed In the last Congress, for II there
Is any legislative project which has
been rendered obsolete by events 1t Is
Senator OWENS.
Stock Exchange history since the
outbreak of the European war Is suft-
cient proof that the Owen bill Is un-
necessary.
A year ago this week the New York
exchange was working its way to-
ward the full restoration OF a free,
open market for listed bonds AMI
stocks. II had unlocked its doors to
trading with unusual restrictions, but
it was o long before the market
broke away from the articles with
which II had been surrounded for
'ie pTOlf'llDl w NulucS uiiu W ohh
Ing conditions and proceeded with the
year long recovery which has been
so valid a reflection Of the return OF
national prosperity.
Part of the price Of a free market
for securities has been paid In the
eXrrayagnnt speculation In war NUM-
iion shares, but Curblng the Stock
Exchange would not end speculative
excess. In every period Of excitement
the gambling frenzy has manifested
ilsclf even more violently in the un-
organized market than beyond ii,
Meanwhile III" Stock Exchange has
continued I" register the steady
growth Of real values and has iusti.
fed its existence ms the principal
place for rendering capital nuid and
mobile and available.
For a little while after the CLOSING
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
BEGIN INQUIRY TO-DAY
INTO CITY'S FINANCES
Browns Committee Will Try
to Show Distress Is Due
to Extravaganza.

Senator Elon r Brown majority
leader In the state senate, will lrs 70 81
inquiry to-day into the financial a07'
of New York city. lie and a." l.''''
bcra o' his investigation coimnittr" ave
been busy getting material t"g"iAe'
some time and limitations AYE Not '''7
lacking that n most sincere effort Vt
made To show that tho citys '.r
distress Is due to the eXtItNAEt o. 81
present and past administrations aV'
At all to he imposltions laid u'.
a benevolent Republican lHgisittI''
Mayor Mitchell, Comptroller lI'
CAST and President McAnc'y
Board Of Aldermen have h,eH n@'.
prepare for the committee ~rrfr'.' '
such laws now on the huok@ as '.'
administration considers Oppressive
attitude of the committee IL ".H
he that oppressive mandatory ''ES
involving heavy expenditures 0.as zee
sought or approved without protest p '"
the heads OF government her
Much stress Will Zoe la.I ou tao Ni,'
ability to veto legislation an""|ot r''
York city. Tho committee 'foI'' 10
snow that the dorndndn mud' upon 80
Legislature ny various departments
the city government have been gra
only when sentiment here appear, 10
favor them and that tie Mayer N'.'
ways had an oppurtuuutN 80 ,I' ''
wis" measures,
senator Brown ana nus 'o'Iel1.'s N
get along without -pr'la' '"l'~'
though som" ass,S'auoc may %" =
the Alton urA -,;"u"raNs utlIr, I''
tr Has lct, IL tn tine Mayor, Nh
dcrs tll Mr.. M,A.rns tu
which uf jhcw s'all duurdr NJ
'>p",is to flush hS Tia" hrsl ut o."
FE,- l..,..A.a tII L.. lLll .f- rN. -'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

Of the Stock Exchange there were
fanatics who thought that the sus.
pension afforded a splendid opportu.
nifty to demonstrate the superiority Of
the institution. Time proved that the
exchange was nm Indispensable part
Of the business machinery. In view
Of the satisfactory account It has
given Of itself in the past twelve
month Congress Is likely to conclude,
despite Senator OWEN, that 1t can
hardly do better than to let the Stock
Exchange alone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Does the Hope Of . strong Defence
Establishment Lie in II?

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: No
real effort has ever been made by the
Federal Government to make the Ma
tive and dependable military force.
The proof Of this Is indicated by the
fact that the Government spends more
than u 1000 a year In the development
and training Of every regular soldier
while 1t expends approximately but
$40 a year for the development and
training Of the militia soldier. That
tells the story.
The defects of the National Guard
are legal defects which can be readily
eliminated by proper legislation and
military defects which can be el1mi-
mated by the investment Of sufficient
capital to provide the necessary in
structors and field training.
From the practical point Of view II
Ia sometimes said that the fatal de-
feet Of attempting to include the Ma
tional Guard In the plan Of the ma
tional defence Is that there would not
thus he sufficient promotion for regu-
lar officers. That difficulty could be
avoided by legislation providing such
places IL that is deemed desirable.
Always 1t is to be remembered that
the plan for a continental army and
similar forces Is but a plan. while the
National Guard Is not a plan but q
force in being, 1870 strong, clothed.
uniformed. armed and equipped in the
same manner in all arms Of the SER
vice as IL the regular army. and at
least partially trained.
Regular officers constantly say that
II the National Guard of the country
measured up to the standard of New
York there would be no criticism to
be made OF the National Guard as a
lighting force. What can he done In
one part Of the country can be done
in every part of the country under a
proper system and with sufficient
funds.
Even in New York the troops do not
get sufficient field training. They are
ready and willing to engage in more
field training. but the funds are not
available. Due to lack of funds
infantry engage in field exercises on a
big scale but every other year.
Hence the auxiliary arms which
have field service every year are more
efficient than is the infantry. The
New York cavalry, field artillery and
signal troops compare most favorably
with similar organizations OF the
regulars.
1t Is believed that the prediction
made in your editorial article OF this
morning is sound, namely. that the
continental army plan is impractical,
the War College plan is out of the
question and hat n middle course will
have TO be adopted.
This middle course would seem TO he
the taking over. expansion and de-
velopment as a Federal force of the
National Guard Of the country.
SOLDIER.
NEW YORK. December II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
No Circumstantial Evidence Accented
Against Connecticut Deer.

To ThE EpiroR OF The suS-Sv: We put
out six acres OF peach and apple tress,
and spared no expense In starting the
orchard right. Each year we have found
the apple trees browsed In the sprins
As the peach trees alternate with the
apples, tho deer have made a mistake oc-
sionally and nibbled at tho bitter peach
twigs. Apparently. disiiktng the taste,
they have vented their rage upon the
peach trees. Many Of the trees have been
badly twisted and torn. az ~ thrashed
about by an antlered stag.
When ! reported the damage to the
game warden | found that It was neces.
sary to have an eyewitness of the act of
prowslhal A. NJ c.
WEsrroRr, Conn. December II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
SONG GRAMMAR.
Raised In Iowa, the Critic Can't Get
TO Go With the Warbler.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir.
Would il not nave been much better Eng
lish had the old lady in the song
warbled Il did not rear or 81 did not
bring up my boy TO be a soldier?
When | first came East from my wild
Western home the widest and woolliest
thing | used to say was II was always
raised to do so and So or 81 was
raised in Iowa" sc. | was told by my
Eastern friend hat such an express
sion was quite as dreadful as IL couldn't
get to GO" which marked one as quite
beyond the pale.
Now in New York raised seems to
be used 'ln our best circles" quite as
freely as 1t VAS In Iowa in 1872.
NEW YORK. December II. \. r. II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13
The Borrowed Flag.

To Tua EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir' Isn't
the n~ewfangled nag on our CITY Hall
and other public buildings rather hyphen-
ated2 Does It show the true simon pure
American spirit 10 copy the old nag of
Holland and use It as our city and State
rag
The wonder and tho pity OF II 10 that
our city fathers should stand for such an
anach ronism. while we honor the mem
DRY OF the %burghers who founded our cit.
soms centuries ago. Il must he said that
there are very few traces Of them or thei-
customs In evidence to-day. They are
but a msmory New York should be
American enough md patriotic Enough 10
have an original nag Of its own.
WILLIAM l. DooLsy.
BaooELyN. December ~