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The Clty's New Bonds.

New York city will Offer to inves-
tors on June - its first issue Of short
term serial stock. amounting to 500.
OOO.OOO, bearing interest at An per
cent. II portion of the stock Ia be re-
deemed annually from 1916 to 1890.
This will he the first sale Of this kind
made by the city under its new pay
as-you.go policy. On the same day
$%46,oOO,OOO of fifty year AZ per cent
stock will be put out.
Before the Comptroller's official an
nouncement of these issues was made
q taxpayers association had served
notice that it would seek 10 enjoin the
city from any further stock issue, on
the ground that the debt limit has
been exceeded by SliI. 100000. The
transaction is further complicated by
the fact that the partisan legislative
committee which was authorized at
the last session To investigate the
financial condition Of the city will
meet for organization next week. The
sN"' ''J''N WI NM uutFt IN SVIlCN NV
puzzling. That 1t is antagonistic l."
the present city administration Is Oh
vlous. Tnmmany first urged the ex.
cursion early in the session, and Sen.
ator WAGNER, the Democratic leader
of the Senate, Is an lnquisitor. Nei-
ther Mayor Mitchell nor President
MCASrNY endeared himself to the
Republicans last winter. Rut Mr..
PRENDfRGAsT earned the gratitude OF
the Governor and the majority in the
controversy over the necessity for II
direct tax, and while Tnmmany woulL
he glad to discredit him along with
MIR. Mitchell and Mr.. MCANFNY, he
deserves kindly treatment from Mr..
WHITMAN and his friends.
so far ms the debt limit Is ron,
cerned Mr.. Pm NDERGAsT's computa.
tiOns are worthy Of acceptance. I,
~ possible always to figure the city as
hopelessly bankrupt. or with n con,.
Portable margin. as the muthemati.
clan pleases. The city Is not eighteen
years old. ana once already it has
been necessary 10 get II judicial analy-
sis OF its debt to find out where Il
stood. But until a move more serious
than any which has vel been made
FOR another similar review of the sit.
uation Is made Mr.. PRr%NDERGAsT's cal
culations are not likely to be seriously
questioned.
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To TIFF EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: II
one looks at Mr.. Bryan on his personal
side n certainly does n something
Of tho aura Of Mr.. PecksnifY ahou, him,
but for the completed picture. Bryan as
= public servant. ] invite your artist
to turn to Much Ado About Nothing
the very title significant ~ the present
situation. and the lincaments OF D01-
berry.
You are thought here says Dog
berry to another Of his intelligent COM
pany, 80 be the most senseless and NJ
man for the constable Of the watch.
This II your charge; you shall com
prehend all vagrom men YOU are To bid
them halt in the Princes name.
Wd'ch-"How II a will not stand?'
bo0b'rrV- why, then. take no motto
Of him. hut lot him go and presently
call al the rest Of the watch together
and thank God you are rid Of n krave."
Descending 10 tho actual Bryan, |
should dearly Ike to know how he
would behave II some marauding band
should threaten his Nebraska farm.
Would he wait to appeal from these
philips drunk" 10 Philip sober. or would
he don his Colnnel's uniform and sum
mon the strong arm OF the law I'm
10 the present moment Mr.. Bryan has
never been careless Of his W personal
belongings. nor has he ever been such
an ardent disciple OF the Master as to
fail TO provide scrip for his purse.
My conception of tho teachings Of the
real Prince of Peace Is this, that one
should pray To he Indifferent To ones
own wrongs, but should lay down his
life, II necessary. to protect the weak
and helpless against r~uffians on land or
sea. GEORGE /.
DORSET, Vt, June II.
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Subway Ventilation.

When a delegation OF prominent
business men appears before the Pub.
lie Service Commission in opposition
To the Use of sidewalk gratings for
escape Of the foul subway air the
subject Is removed from academic in.
terest In comparison with the mere
statement of an engineer that the
Sidewalk ~gratings supply the only
practical and inexpensive means" and
that he does not think much Of the
klosks."
In view Of the fact that the propo.
nents of the latter actually guarantee
{, remove 10000 cubic feet OF foul air
an hour with fans. and that they will
he inexpensive, II u In order for the
commissions engineer to prove his
statement. II his objections To the air
shafts proposed by the borough en-
gineer are BASED on no more rational
grounds than his opinion Of the XII
osks, the public Is entitled IN q prac-
teal demonstration before this i'm
portant subject Is finally disposed OF
Ivy the commission.
We venture 10 suggest the applica-
ton Of the results OF certain physio-
logical experiments made by Professor
FLrGGE Of the Berlin University sew
eral years z and confirmed by Pro-
fessor HILL Of London and Professor
HENDERSON Of Yale. These prove that
the ~dclcterious effects of ~rebreathed
air are not due 10 the carbon dioxide.
Impure portions Of expired air. but to
the heat AMI moisture emanating from
The human bodies. These lnvestiga-
tors confined themselves with others
In hermetically sealed compartments
provided with thermometers and an
electric stove and fan. They found
that they remained unaffected ny re.
breathed air until the wei bulb Their.
mometer registered above 50 degrees
Fahrenheit. Then they began To droop
more or less. ana tome Of them were
severely deprecated until the fan was
turned on, when they revived at once
and remained comfortable. Professor
HENDERSON even had carbon dioXide
Introduced into the compartment with.
out experiencing any III effects. The
Psychologists explain this remarkable
result by stimulation Of the nerves of
the exposed parts of the exhausted
body by the air current. The difference
between the s%'ngnant air of the sta
lions and the fan stirred air Of the
cars Is noticeable; the air In both is
foul" II would perhaps he n fruit
ful experiment to provide all stations
with fans and kiosks and a~irshafts
for removal Of gases pending the abo-
litlon of the Objectionable sidewalk
cratlngs.
Let MS have fewer opinions and
more experimentation.
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why should the good American make II
his business to convince our enemies that
we are unable to protect ourselves? AT
the right time. In the right place, and
with proper persons the condition OF our
offences Is n proper subject for discus
sion. but II Is not n topic upon which
reckless and boisterous comment should
be made by the uniformed"
II we are unable to protect our
selves the war and n v departments
Of our enemies" know every detail of
our appropriateness. II In only by agi-
tation. agitation. and more agitation,
that Congress can be made to pro-
appropriations for a stronger
navy, increase Of the army, aero
planes, field guns and sufficient am
munition for "a campaign. II good
Americans" should remain silent lest
our enemies overhear them. the
country would never he prepared to
the end of time to defend i,sclf. BY
the way. are not ex-Secretaries MEYER
and NEwBERRy proper persons to dis
cuss the condition of the navy? Can
their comment he dismissed as "reck-
less and b~oistcrous'?
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Approval In Mpret WIllams's Capltal.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir, As
another non-fo.lower OF Mr.. Bryan. n
tact a voter Of the opposite party. I
indorsc every word written by "W. NJ
W. In Your columns and desire to add
"A few words.
There is no doubt in my mind that
Mr.. Bryan has performed a very great
patriotic service. He is the one man
who's ability and prominence and rec
ogn!z'd sincerity Of purpose make Il
easy for him to open the eyes Of the
country to a perception Of the danger
involved in any mistaken course toward
Germany In saying this I am not judg.
ing the merits of that course. hut IL Mr.
Bryan believes II mistaken. that belief
Is sufficient To justify him.
II Mr.. Bryan could not as Secretary
or state perform his duty as a citizen
he property resigned the office and as "A
private citizen is entitled IN opposc n
policy which he and the great majority
OF this country believe is opposed to the
country's best interests. The accusation
of treachery to his chief is arrant non
sense. The citizen in or out of Office
who neglects TO oppose with might and
main any policy in which he sees dan
ger to his country Is the real traitor. re-
gardlcss of whom IL hits,
ALEXANDER DOYLE.
bEpHAM. Mass, June II.
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The New Traffic Rules.

1t is difficult to realize that any
person familiar with present condi.
tons of the traffic on Fifth avenue
could not indorse unqualiiielly the
missioner WOODS Tor the amelioration
OF the present disagreeable situation
there. Just at this minute there Is
less congestion than usual. Not until
next October will there no the same
need of police regulation. since many
houses are closed and many persons
already out Of the city. That condi.
ton will not prevent the trial Of the
excellent plan urged by the Commits
Sioner.
The amendment providing that COM
mercial vehicles shall use Fifth ave.
nue. during the daytime only to dis
charge merchandise and must then Ell.
ter and depart by the nearest street
will relieve the avenue Of n kind of
traffic which Is just now one of tn
greatest drawbacks to comfort. Whci
the amendment Is accepted drivers of
furniture vans from Yonkers. butcher
boys from Union Hill and drivers for
soap factories in Astoria making their
rounds from II hotel kitchen 10 an.
other may he deprived Of their lei
surely and interested inspection of the
sights of Fifth avenue: but traffic will
no materially easier To regulate.
The cruising hanson derelict Of an
earlier day searching for the second
cut of the fare, the Ethiopian hack.
man seeking Ia ensnare passengers
into his rickety victoria and the pred.
atory taxi driver may ply their trade
as actively as they want during the
early evening, hut they are forbidden
10 solicit fares between y \. NJ. and
Il 80 =. NJ. and there could he only
praise for such n promise of improve
ment. The cruising hanson sticking
close Ia the sidewalk Is n real danger
in the struggle 10 avoid the swiftly
moving automobiles.
Equally advantageous is the on.
clusion Of all bicycles and motor
cycles during these hours. They can
he deadly enough under the cover Of
darkness. when a delegation Of Latin
born citizens of youthful years forms
n party to advance on bicycles. guilt
less of light or he'll. to Central Park
from their homes south Of Washing.
ton Square, But they must keep OF
Fifth avenue In the daytime.
These amendments as well as thu
reduction Of maximum speed To ten
miles an hour for vehicles of n certain
weight ought 10 do much to improve
the traffic conditions on Fifth avenue.
They POSSESS the advantage of hav.
ing been suggested by one familiar
with the conditions. which Is not true
of much OF the discussion.
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to let the employers he had robbed
share his good fortune to the extent
Of giving them back what he had
stolen and let bygones he bygones.
That the employers accepted this
restitution and restored the young
man to their confidence and his old
job. plus the $4,000 won in his venture.
IL not necessarily to he made the sub
ject Of rigorous comment. Very likely
In the particular case In question
their Judgment was as sound as their
conduct was generous. They brough;
the Grant one close enough to the prec-
ipice edge to give him n good view
Of the ruin that lay beneath and then
pulled him hack to safe footing once
more. a sharp enough lesson In mauy
instances. M doubt. to be an effective
future restraint.
Now, II at this interesting opening
stage Of the young mans business
life he will devote some spare hours
to the careful perusal OF the biog-
raphies OF some Of u eminent New
York N%apoleons OF finance who have
begun their dashlng areer In much
the same way he has 30 auspiciously
begun his own. he may find 1t not
Improbable reading. The early foot
steps Of Napoleonic finance along the
howery paths Of the brilliant unde-
tected days are 80 altogether differ
ent from the locksteps to which by
way OF the criminal ourts those
paths so often lead.
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A WOMAN'S REASONS.
Why She Would Not Deprive the Al
lies of War Material.

To THE EDITOR OF u SUN-Sr.
Several weeks ago n ape was received
by me requesting my signature to ar
appeal that the United States he pro
hibited from sending munitions Of wal
to the Allies. I am Just n ms toe
busy in my home duties, too content to
care for suffrage. and too heartsick a
the fury In Europe to do more than hope
and pray. ] deplore the conflict, which
has neither cause nor dignity.
My irst impulse was to sign that
paper. Then came the thought that
should the United States prohibit the
sending OF arms and ammunition to our
friends the Allies. the conflict would re-
solve itself into a war of humiliation
for Germany has her krupp. who manu-
features the greatest, most inhuman,
man killing devices ever invented, and
boasts OF her achievements. Germany
rejoices in the fact hat she has syste-
matically perfected her institutions In
preparation for just such an emergency
as has arisen. Germany alone of all the
countries In this unhappy world has
made ready her people against war. The
hand her people have extended In APP
parent friendship has hidden the mailed
fist. and the faces hat have smiled upon
us have yelled their contempt.
In my veins runs Teuton blood.
Therefore I dare be broad. I thank
God Almighty that for generations my
people had been American citizens, that
! am an American. that the father Of
my children IL an American. But first
Of all | aim to be- \ humanitarian a 4
a Christian gentlcwoman.
Germany's crime against humanity
when the Lusitania was torpedoed will
never he forgotten nor forgiven. 7
wonder how many mothers. as they tuck
their children safely to rest. pray to the
Almighty Father hat in His mercy IL
rendered less hideous those last moments
when the mothers realized what that
hour meant TO those innocent little ones
who because of them had their being
| wonde II the German mothers. those
with hearts not bereft Of humanity and
still capable Of judgment. did not real.
lie that OWL a come to tho Father
land. Surely all motherhood in Ger
many II not dead surely some German
women must see the truth.
Did ] sec an unarmed human being. he
he friend or foe, about TO he attacked
by a powerful. well trained. perfectly
armed and fully prepared aggressor.
surely ! should not he my brother's
keeper did ! not render him all the as
sistance within my power. Therefore.
that petition will not he signed by me.
not while Germany boasts her Krupp and
her endless supply Of ammunition.
The peoples Of the earth had come
almost TO believe that tho work Of the
Great Christian after centuries If His
teachings had At last brought Peace on
Earth. Good VIII to Man. Germany he
trared that trust: her future none ran
~foretell. The way Of the transgressor is
hard. We can but watch n wait and
and pray hat the Evil D8vs may
soon he ~ an end forever. g. VI. n.
B~RooKLYN. juno is.
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Submarine TOrpedoes Submarine,

With the announcement by the
Italian Admiralty that the submarine
Melusa has been tOrpedoed by an
Austrian submarine no details are
given. \ submarine ON the surface
" the sea presents Il target that would
tempt the commander ~ an enemy
boat who was looking through his peri
scope for n victim. The suhma rlne on
the surface u he seen from a dis.
lance OF several miles, although she
l. not Ms high out of the water as n
destroyer. II may he supposed that
The Mc1usa was caught mapping. in
which case she could not submerge in
time to escape II torpedo travelling
through the water from any range at
which n can he used effectively.
The attack may have been made
when the MeduS was proceeding
slowly or was almost stationary, A
torpedo launched Mt II range OF 1000
Yards moves towari It's target at the
rate OF ~ knots an hour, so that II
Is not necessary to he very close to
n submarine lying on the surface TO
hit ana sink II. In n calm spa, snch
rs may often he 4 und IN the Adri-
ntlc, n successful attack upon one
submarine by another should be prac-
ticahle, I'ut we fancy that there will
not he many Medusas put out OF ac-
tion by other undersen boats in the
war In Europe, There Is plenty Of
room even in the Adriatic for the
hide and seek tactics OF submarine
warfare.
No doubt the loss ~ the italian
boat will provoke discussion about
methods OF fighting the submn rinc
Hitherto no valuable suggestions have
been offered. The destroyer. whose
function II is to guard the battloship
from torpedo attack. has proved In
Hdcqunt" to foil the submarine. II
II only n careless commander Of the
nndcrsca boat who gems to he IN
any danger from the d%estroyer's M.
scnH. OF course there may be cases
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Footsteps Toward LOcksteps.

A young man MP In The Bronx
stole $1,000 from his employers, gol
caught and was hailed into court.
There apparently was no question n@
to his guilt and there seemingly wa
not a cloud over his prospects OF
matriculatlon in Head Master Os,
DoRNE's Sing Sing Academy.
But II was not to he. II seems
There were unusual circumstances con.
nected with the theft. II was moi
merely that it was shown he had no,
sguandered the loot in riotous living:
ne had speculated with It. Nothing
remarkable in that. The penal I'm.
sntu%ons Of the country are pUpu.
ious win young men nnd old men who
nave d~ashlngly risked money which
did o belong 10 them In sIacu,at,nr
adventures. But this case had the
"'t"ge'her exceptional feature that the
rp"'hialor was successful. lie did NOT
Iose' lie won. lie turned the 81 OOO
~ stole Into $4,000. lie stood ready
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The latest villa -Zapata provisional

The latest Vllla-Zapata provisional
President, Francisco LAGOS CHAzARo,
energies from ~obscurity when he says
In a communication to the State De-
partment that he cannot reconcile
President WILSON'S intimation that the
United States will act II the Mexican
leaders cannot agree among them
selves with the Presidents declaration
In his indianapolis speech that he had
no disposition to interfere in Mexican
affairs. For n man who may have to
throw away ambition and flee from
Mexico city AZ the Carranzistas thun-
der at its gates. Senior CuAzARo Is de-
lightfully argumcntative and phleg-
matte. lie may almost he suspected
nj having n sense of humor.
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THE LONE FIsHBALL."
Professor Lanes Immortal Ballad
Antedates 1858.

To THE friroR NJ THE SUN-Sir. An
Other dab NJ The Lone ~Efshball" |
graduated in the Rowdoin class OF 1888.
ifty-seven years z ] heard, hefor.
that date, cxuherant young fellows
hawl, The walter shouted through the
hall, We don't give bread with one
fishhall.' ! did not sing and | was not
pursuing that kind Of literature. hut
those two lines and the soul absorbing
air in which they were emitted i'm
pressed my memory They were sung
exclusively by tho fellows who could
aNord tive fishhalls, and had n humili-
ating effect on the fellows who could
AFFORD but one ! believe the price was
I'VE cents, and plain fish hash was
cheaper in those days. RowporN.
W~AsHiNGrOS, n. G, June is.
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To II Enron OF the SUN-Sir. What
ever the color of l;sop's face, hut most
certainly II was not black, or whatever
the character Of his features. hut most
certainly again they could not have been
ugly, ne had one of the most radiant
minds or antiquity. II stiil continues tn
Illuminate for us the dark or devious
ways of human nature.
1t Is said that .Esop was n slave. |
apprehend that thus his condition. com
n'heu WIN ms obserNant eyes and caus.
tic wit. had more to do with tho nvar-
SION OF his masters wife for him THAI
his appearance.
Ivy the way. II is strange, the lack OF
knowledge OF this fascinating old phllos-
opher which recent correspondence in
your columns betrays. His Fables"
ought to be in the hands OF every ho,,
They are worth tons OF the ordinary
wisdom that is dishcd up.
New YORK, June Is. STRlNrs
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In the College CarmIna.

To II EpiToR OF THE SUN-Sir: 7
have been interested in the editorial
article on The Lone Ffshhall." You
are correct. II the late COS il was a
popular song throughout New England,
and the words, practically the same as
published in THE SUN Of June IL, and
music can he found in the collection Of
Songs OF American Colleges pub-
lished by oliver Di;son n Co. Of Bns-
ton about 1870, entitled "Carmina Col
lepensia,' and in that work 1t is cred
tied to Harvard. EDWIN +. MoRsE.
PHILADELPHIA, June IS,
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FavOrs Long Term Rouds.

While Mr., Schim advocated ne 10 b
term hond as the best form Il ''.
e said that circumstances must @.."'
each Individual case and that r y ,
Impossible to lay down any sc' rgl. A.
q general proposition, however. '' ID"
lioved that short term securities s' J
lee avoided, Il practicable. Nj =
added:
"Onc % the greatest diMt".'',- -
dealing with governments AVID '.'
holds true OF every government. N..' '
IN South or Central America H" NY
where else Is the difficulty -
'apid NEGOTIATIONS and hrirg.rs on
To- a prompt conclusion y cor"." .'''
is usually I'm n position to "
prompt decision and thus tax, ADDS 80
Of the right moment 10 finance ''- .H .'
while, on the other hand. goN'
are usually slow to reach q H,. '
and negotiations drag ou
"rhc result is thar 1t o'''" i'
that by the time % r"un' .
completed financial conditions '.. 70
tally changed, and n business %
at its inception seemed fot> .a.
no longer. II would facilitate .'.'".
very much II, when 4 nrco''t. ~
an important financial trtrst.'
about 10 be undertaken, "a U.'' IN
tiaIy could Ice CmpoWrro o. l'I. ''
the bankers on the spot, r'''"'
have the negotiations ron-H ''' D
cable.
"~Eutcrprlsrs in cour>" % r''s'-"''.
are always d.licg,' TO finance. "
VIXEN they are located u our 49,"
try, and this would ~ cnIr~" .' '
NOR, true ~ thos. located On '.''
countries. F,r These GHy"'"W,'.
hy way Of guarantee ur n'hrr" -. "
80 H. L il. L..t.F H.
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A CONTRAST OF EXCHANGES.
England's Free Use Of Gold To Sus-
tain SterIInR-Germany Hoards.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. Do
the discounts on the none of Great
Britain of about 2 per cent. and of
Germany of Ia per cent. REPRESENT one
and the same thing, currency depre-
citation?
There is a decided difference be-
tween the courses taken by the two
nations with regard to the state of
the exchanges. England Is seeking
to sustain her moneys exchange
W by every means at her com
mand. IL Ia costing her az dearly
financially as the war is costing her
in money and lives. Germany appar-
entity has let her exchange take care
OF itself. Which policy will leave the
best hall mark on credit n little later
on or at the conclusion of the war;
A few months age when sterling
exchange began to exhibit weakness.
II was urged by some American nnan-
cicrs and financial critics that Rrat.
ain seek to establish n big credit in
New York on which she could draw
without any influence on the exchange
market. AT that time. last February.
I said in n letter TO THE Sun: "The
strongest reinforcement To British
credit would be to let gold currents
flow as nom conditions dictated.
even though American mports Of the
metal at present would merely d to
our embarrassment OF riches" Eng
land has chosen hat course. II has
NOT prevented a decline in the value
of the pound sterling i'm the New York
market, hut the Discount has not been
or e-seventh as great as that which
has taken place in the value Of the
reichsmark.
England ia striving 10 practise as
she breaches. In the last few weeks
tbs great New York banking firm
which Is financing the purchases here
of war munitions for nd and ber
allies has imported some s35 ooO 400
gold from tho Rank ~ Enplapd,s s,ock