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ton. The Humanity first" rule is not IN
consistent with efficiency and discipline.
Trusting men is good business. II has IN
creased the output of the industrial plants
at Sing Sing 20 per cent.
The person who says that Sing Sing is
pink-tea prison where sentimentalty and cod
dlirgs are practised doesn't know what he Is
talking about. Listen to Warden Osborne:
Either through mistaken kindness or
through inability to understand what we are
trying to do much has been written TO indl-
cate a reign of sentmentality at Sing Sing.
As a matter of fact | consider sentimentality
only degree better than brutality. There S
no sentimentality about the Mutual Welfare
League Sit through a session of the prison
ers' own court and you'll find that out"
Indeed. sitting through. such a session does
rrove this to be the case. The five convict
judges are stern careful, painstaking inveS-
tigators of the facts, who hand out common
Justice and severe penalties, when warranted,
They talk about lack of discipline at sing
Sing. But what are the facts? In the words
of the warden, "The prisoners themselves
keep twice as close watch on the conduct
of one another as the strictest guard could
possibly keep. And in our first four months
only about half as many cases were reported
for discipline as in the first four months Of
the year before"
The watchword at Sing Sing is not senti-
mentality. 1t is plain common sense.
The men at Sing Sing have a certain
amount of liberty. Granted But it is only
by liberty within the prison walls that the
men will be trained for liberty outside the
prison walls. In the words of Gladstone, at
is liberty alone which fits men for liberty
For centuries we have tried the methods
Of oppression, revenge and cruelty. Have
they been successful? Mo- They have mere
/ " begotten horrible conditions that made our
civilization a mockery. They have bred
more and more criminals Why not give the
new methods of common sense fair trial?
Let Osborne's critics bear in mind that
Sing Sing as an institution is the worst blot
Oh the records of New York State, that year
after wear il has been condemned by legs
lative committees and by expert commits
sions, that its administration in the past has
been practically continuous record of graft
corruption, brutality, inhumanity, idiocy and
frightfulness. Then let them pass Judgment
on Warden Osborne.
There is an organized movement on foot
&, discredit Warden Osborne, because he is
running Sing Sing as it ought to be run;
because he is eliminating petty graft and
wholesale graft because he is making Sing
Sing place to make men, not to make dirty
profit for a prison ring-cOntractors and
,therwise NJ. LINCOLN SCHUSTER.
New York, Aug 7, 1915.
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worth. nearly succeeded in destroying a
Zeppelin in the same way. In fact, he
actually did contrive to land an incendl-
ary bomb on her from height OF two
hundred feet and it was miracle that
she escaped. 1t is easy, then, TO under
stand why dark nights are generally
chosen for air raids, and another circum'
stance to be considered is that an All
patrol would interfere considerably under
such conditions with the operations of the
anti-aircraft guns on land.
Favorable as the conditions were, moth
ing of Importance was accomplished, SC
far as is known. At present, indeed, We
have only the British report to judge by
and it is well known that there is strict
censorship over all news concerning an
raids. But when the German report
comes it is improbable that it will be more
enlightening, since the conditions under
which these raids are conducted make II
impossible for the raiders to judge exact
ly of the results The conclusion is that
so far the Zeppelin has been a miserable
failure land that unless Germany has a
huge air feet she can do but little damage
in this way.
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Useless Air Raids.

The Germans have had little luck in
their air raids. Even if we accept the
most enthusiastic accounts in their own
papers, it is clear that as an offensive in
strument the Zeppelin has so far proved
of insignificant value in proportion to its
great cost. There have been vague con-
lectures as to damage done on two or
three occasions, but nothing definite is
known of the actual achievements, while
the disasters that have befallen several
airships are undeniable. The latest at
tempt resulted apparently in the killing
or wounding of Twenty-Five persons-at
the cost of one of the vessels engaged in
the raid,
Considering what the populace expected
Of the airships in the early days of the
war, there must be bitter disappointment
in Germany to-day. 1t is impossible to
set aside the failures on the ground that
the raids hitherto have been only expert
mental. So they probably were, but such
experiments are expensive and profound
~ discouraging. If it is true that another
Zeppelin has been destroyed, all the raids
hitherto carried out over England will
not make amends for the loss. 1t is i'm
possible to say exactly how large Ger
manys fleet is to-day, but several Zeppe-
Inns have been reported wrecked, and we
know that when the war began there were
only about eight in commission. But then
it must be remembered that there is a ten
dency to refer to all German airshipS as
Zeppelns, and it is not unlikely that some
of those known to have been destroyed
were of other types.
The note given out by the British Ad-
miralty on the occasion Of the latest raid
shows that 1.-The night was extremely dark
and was accompanied by thick fogs in
places" The conditions therefore were
favorable for the Germans, rendering
pursuit by aeroplanes extremely difficult.
II is on just such nights as these that air
raiders have most hope Of success. War
neford showed what could be done in day
light, and shortly before his successful
feat another airman, Lieutenant Bigs-
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At Plattsburg.
struggle

The Plattsburg camp for business anc
professional men, like the Panama-Pacin(
Exposition before it, will have to take
! hack seat in the news columns as the days
wear on and the novelty wears off. But
for a day or so, while the uniforms anc
the Mayors blisters are fresh, the Platts-
burg bugles will sound reveile and taps
for the whole land. From the Atlantic
to the Pacific men will devour detailed de-
scriptions of the glad manual labor of the
distinguished recruits, of their tent life In
the rain, their early risings and aching
limbs. with an envy akin to that which
Tom Sawyer inspired in his playmates
when he began embarrassing his aunt's
fence.
And how many of our old and half for
gotten friends are turning up in their
khaki for their day in the limelight!
There are Rhinelander Waldo and Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler, TO name only two
who have answered the call of country
from their political graves, and, it must
be confessed, looking none the worse fol-
their burial. Several of the sons of great
men, forever fitting into the shadows
stand out for the moment in bold relief
against their army tents. And former
heroes Of the gridiron, of the diamond
and of the court, whose names stir
strange recolections of the century's In
fancy, have found at Plattsburg another
instant of national attention. Not that
national attention is what these gentle
men are seeking in their self-sacriticine
desire to make competent soldiers OF
themselves. We do them the honor to be
lieve that their indifference to it ap
proaches that of Edward c. Kindred, the
young man charged with stealing $4,000
from his contractor employers, who il
thought now to make one of their mum
/ Der.
But the brief publicity will do them NJ
harm, while helping nightly to recon
mend to the imagination of their country
men the necessity and duty of militar!
preparedness. 1t is indeed a fortunate
thing for the cause of national defence
that among the Plattsburg rockies are ST
many whose names will help consecrat'
the camD mud in print.
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A Question of Facts.
New York, Aug. 7, 1915.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Without going into the merits of the
argument made by Mr.. Whtmore in this
mornings issue. it must be said that his
facts are somewhat astray. The idea of
Washington having had well trained and
prepared army" is positively amusing, and
While Wellington doubtless did have good
many trained men under him, there were
undoubtedly a number also who were practi-
oally raw recruits, and certainly none who
compared with the veterans of Napoleon. As
to the more ancient examples, can't pretend
nrch knowledge, and | don't believe Mr.
Whitmore has it, either, but my impression
is that Gustavus of Sweden never had really
organized army at all Z. J. SHRIVER.
New York, Aug. 7, 1915.
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To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The celebration of Lucy Stones birth
day calls attention afresh to the rapid growth
of the cause to which she gave her life. Il
is often said that equal suffrage is coming
Few except those who have made a specia
study of the subject realize how far it has
come already.
It's beginning was slow. During the first
sixty years of the movement only four state:
were carried for equal suffrage Wyoming
Colorado, Utah and Idaho. Then a landslide
toward suffrage began, and in FIVE years eight
more states were added. Washington gave
women the ballot in 1910, California in 1911
Kansas, Oregon and Arizona il. 1912, Illinoi,
and Alaska in 1913 and Montana and Nevada
in 1914.
In 1915 constitutional amendments fol-
equal suffrage have passed the legislatures
and are now pending before the voters il
seven more states Massachusetts, New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Iowa, South Da
kota and West Virginia.
Lucy Stone was described by her hus
band as "the gentlest and most heroic o.
women" In her time IT took real heroism tC
advocate equal rights. How happy she would
be, if she were living, to see how greatly thc
world has changed!
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
Chilmark Mass, Aug. Z, 1915.
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MIR. TALcoTT AND THE COLONEL
A Distinction To Be Drawn Be
tween Militarism and Readiness.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: was quite amused to read the
lengthy article Of your Connecticut CORE
spondent, Norman Talcott. Norman is GER
tpinly bright boy, and writes very nice
letter; the only objection is that he doesn't
Use any logic.
I also have read Colonel Roosevelts article
in this months metropolitan Magazine" be-
ginning with a passage Of Scripture. and end
ing with denunciation OF sissies and molly
coddles (among whom Mr.. Talcott is I'M
doubtedly included), and wish to say that
consider it the best and most timely article
on the subject of peace that could possibly
be written.
Mr.. Roosevelt nowhere advocates mliitar-
ism, merely preparedness, and he does not
advocate the German system, but that OF
Switzerland which is quite different. Ana
the Swiss preparedness against war Is the
only thing that has saved their country from
fate similar to that OF Belgium, and mas
certainly been worth whatever sacrihce was
necessary to maintain such an organization
Theodore Roosevelt was President for seven
wears, and during that time we enjoyed great
peace ana Ouf "cic NV
murdered, either in Mexico or on the high
seas, or any other place. Compare this with
three years Of President Wilson's term. We
have not had prosperity Except that caused
by supplying munitions of war to belliger-
ents), our citizens have not been protected,
we have had war with Mexico and may yet
have another, our relations with both Japan
and Germany have been perilously near the
breaking point, and we may yet be drawn
into war with Germany. Also, at Eng
lands command, President Wilson had his
Congress repeal the ''free tolls clause" of the
Panama Canal bill.
Before closing this letter should like to
esk Mr.. Talcott why it was necessary to in
suit the name Of Jesus Christ by calling Him
SISSY" and "mollycoddle." Mr.. Tslcott
says that he is not Christian; but a gentle
man should have known better than TO have
offered insult to Him whom millions in this
country worship. GEORGE II. HORNE.
Brooklyn, Aug. 6, 1915.
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Let Us Prepare.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is quite relief to read Mr. E.
Wheeler Whitmore's letter, Rally Around
Your COLONEL" after reading the audacious
Mr.. Talcotts article. | am, indeed, in favor
Of preparedness" and as a true American
one who admires our great and noble citi-
Zen. Theodore Roosevelt-urge all other true
Americans to be prepared, or in other words
20 take the dope" as handed out by Bern
hardi, Treitschke and Our Colonel"-God
bless hm-Theodore Roosevelt
JOHN J. GRAPER, Jr.
The Bronx, Aug. 8, 1915.
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Sing Sings Improvement.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Many of US are very grateful to The
Tribune for publishing the interviews with
Judge Lindsey, Mr.. Lewiston and other
prominent men and for other statements
which give so clearly Mr.. Osborne's side of
the prison problem. During the last twenty
years have visited Sing Sing prison from
time to time and sometimes have spoken
there, and | have no words TO describe the
different tone and atmosphere which now
rule that once desolate and apparently God
forsaken place. Generally speaking, sociely
kas looked upon the men at Sing Sing as
dangerous class, that the longer and
more securely they were locked up the bet
ter for the world, and under the old system
society was in large measure right. Under
the old system il these men were not dan
gerous" when they went in they were almost
to man dangerous when they came out
their hand against every man and almost
every mans hand against them.
They are coming out now to do what Jean
aljean did at last they are coming out
with the teaching and the belief that they
must "go straight" however hard the road
They are coming out with the desire to BIO
numbered amoag the best n.en the world has.
and many of these men are already making
good. All this and untold more that IS in.
sriring are because strong and noble man
really believes these men are his brothers
and is treating them with as much humanity
as circumstances permit, In the name Of all
sacred things let such work go on and bring
to its aid the support OF all who really care
for the uplift and happiness of their fellow
men. F. N. CLENDENIN.
New York, Aug. g. 1915.
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A Needed Reminder.


Clubs admonition to the Republican ma
iority in the Constitutional Convention is
neither unnecessary nor untimely. There
is abroad a widespread feeling that the
convention has manifested determine
ton to do little toward thorough modern
ization of the constitution, and that what
may be done is more likely to be bad than
good. For this the introduction OF hu-
merous reactionary proposals, compare
lively few of which have received serious
consideration in committee, and the
speeches of Mr.. Barnes are largely re-
sponsible. So far this reactionary spirit
has been manifested more in talk than in
actual progress of vicious proposals on
the conventions calendars. Yet it has
been strong enough and expressed vigor-
ously enough by men Of no small influence
in the party to warrant a reminder that
the Republican party will suffer seriously
if this convention puts forth draft con-
stitution which cannot win popular ap-
proval.
Popular approval, moreover, is not to
be obtained for any milk-and-water,
wishy-washy document in this year Of
grace. Experience with the workings of
government under the present constitu-
ton has indicated clearly enough the need
for certain specific improvements-mor
power and responsibility for the Govern
or, better fnancia' system legislative
system shorn of certain eXcrescences end
superfuities which now waste time and
money, a speeding up of the courts, JUS
tice for municipalities, freedom for leg
islative handling Of social and political
problems along lines Of present day
thought. Some of these questions the
convention has discussed seriously. None
of them has it settled.
1t must take definite action on them
all. and must take it soon. Too much
time has been given to discussion of re-
apportonments and other highly unim-
portant subjects which do not concern
this body. Too much attention has been
gwen 10 OeldllS, 700 llbJlc W VllC VIZ huo'-
tons on which the value Of the conven-
TONS work will be determined. The cen
vention, under the driving of Mr.. Root,
at last seems to have settled to its real
work. 1t can give the state good service
by hammering out uncOmpromislng FRO
visions for the short ballot, Governor
made budget system, Legislature with
out the ability to dawdle over private
bills. special bills, local bills and pork
bills, thoroughgoing home rule for mu-
inequalities, court system which will rot
breed litigation, foster delays and afford
advantages to rich criminals over poor lit
igants. The convention has in its mem
bership the brains, the ability, to do this
work and do it well, quite in accord with
the demands of the public and the needs
of the state. 1t will be a sad thing fer
the Republican party, which must bear
responsibility for the work of the con-
vention, if short-sightedness or the ma
nipulation of discarded machine politi-
clans prevents the production Of sensible,
modern scheme Of government.
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Helpers Needed.

To the Editor of The Tribune. -.
Sir: 1t would greatly aid in the W.,
which the National Security League : w.. 49,.
toward obtaining legislation for prep",sos,.,,
against attack il we can have the vo'ON "A
services of number OF men OF SOi''''i a
as we have splendid work for them 70 . W
very interesting character "oS's nIS b
cate it if knowledge OF this neeu .v
made public through your valued e0'S S4.n,
S. STANWOOD MENKEN, FTss'''
New York, Aug. 6, 1915.
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The Albany white House" has been closed
many times before, but it is unprecedented
for the police to remove the wheels, chips
and other paraphernalia which have delight
ed generations of legislators and politicians.
The Western rate increases were exag-
gerated in the preliminary reports. STU,
congratulations need only be modified, not
recalled.
How the value of that British gold has
shrunk in transit
Carranhai
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,n.-es q, the roso1scc At New York as Second class
Mail Matter.
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Suffrage Grows.

Carranza? Carramba!
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First Lieut., c. A.
New York. Aug. Z, 1915.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-19
RECOGNIZED BY
TOSS OF HEAD

PHILADELPHIA, NoW 19.-Seat
eo in the' Jan whore the Army and
Navy union was holding It's annual
encampment. Jack Eyeretts, OF
Rochester. n. Y. Spanish war vet
eran and Boxer veteran and medal
of honor man, caught the toss OF a
head In front of him that looked ia
hiliar
Hey. turn around here, comrade
Let me look you In the face. Mat
ole boss, how are you" said he.
"Well--say, Is that you, Jackie.
old boy? No use asking. IL is
Boy. I'm glad TO shake your fist,
answered the man ahead. He was
Matthew Cummings. one Of the bat
TALON chiefs of the New York fire
department Everetts couldn't rec
ognize has face because OF scars sus-
tained In fire battles.
But ! sure did know the trick
you have OF tossing your head to
one side when you're interested In
something" explained Cummings.
n was the first time they had seen
one another since they were pals
aboard a navy training ship 20 years
ago.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-19
WOODEN LEG
SAVES MANS LIFE

SUNBURY, Pa. Nov 19.--JohH
Dayison, a Catawissa mountain
farmer, who lives near the town Of
that name, says he is glad he has
"a wooden leg. for it saved him
serious hurts In a battle with a
bear
Dawson was riding horseback
along the SusQuehanna, which skirts
dense mountain growths at that
point. when he saw black bear
fshing in the river II would dive
down and come uD with a fish in
it's mouth. AngereI by his ap.
proach Bruin dropped FISH and
gave chase, but Dawson drew his
revolver and fred He missed and
the animal came on after him and
Bit and clawed At his wooden leg.
Ile fred again and then a freight
train approached on q railroad near
by This, together with the footing
OF the locomotives whistle. fright
ened the beast and It dropped TO
its feet and ambled OF into the
woods.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-19
TURKS FOR MEN
IN PHILIPPINES

SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. 1S.-The
army transport Dix will carry to the
American force An the PhsHnpines,
for the approaching festival seasons,
thousands of freaen tHfkcy~& bayfels
of apple cider and eranberries and
crates Of celery. casbage canned
goods and fruits to maAe up both
the Thanksgiving and Christmas din
ners for the soldiers and assistants
in the far away islands Of the seas.
The big steamship is already groan-
ing with the great load of cargo that
has come from nearly every state
In the union, directly or indirf
and in addition will carry deck
load OF about 500 Missouri mules
raised in Oregon. The kicking, rear
ing animals are now In a stout cor
raj at Fort Lawton, and will not be
loaded on board until the forenoon
before. casting off the moorings.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-19
WHITE MAN is
CHIEF OF MAORIS

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19-From
ragtime player TO white chief Of
Maori tribe at Hawks Bay. and
the husband of Princess kararria,
the daughter of famous Maori
chieftain. is the fortune OF Peter
La Morte, who arrived here on the
Matson steamer Matsonia en- route
10 the Royal Naval academy in Lon
don.
Several years ago Ia Morte went
TO London from New York to in
troduce ragtime In the London mu-
sic halls The Princess Kararria
was at the time studying in Lon
don school. She visited the music
hall where In Morte was playing,
and the acquaintance thus formed
was followed by their marriage.
Later he was made chief.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-19
IF YOU have CATARRH
READ THIS
Breathe Hyomei Four Times a Day
and Watch Results. Gives
Prompt Relief

The pleasantest, most convenient
and most scientific method for the
Treatment OF catarrh is Hyomei
Simply put few drops of Hyomei
in the inhaler that comes with every
complete package and then breathe
its air for few minutes, four times
q day.
II seems remarkable that so sim
pie way of treating catarrh will ef-
feet such quick relief. but the most
important discoveries OF science
have always been the simplest. by
breathing Hyomei in this way every
particle OF air that enters the air
passages OF the throat and head and
goes into the lungs is charged with
a healing balsam that kills the
germs and bacilli OF catarrh and
soothes and allays all irritation.
The first days use OF Hyomei will
show an Improvement and in short
time there should be no further
trouble from catarrh. It's action Is
rapid and lasting.
You take no risk in buying Hyo.
mel A complete outfit is inexpen-
sive but II after using you can say
that II has not helped you, Cunning
ham Drug Store and Central Drug
Co, will return your money, What
other treatment for catarrh is sold
under guarantee like this?-Adv.