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that the married graduates Of Bryn

tiut tht MAI U 6ihbNhtNo VI b'yh
Mawr have Just as many children AS
the women who do not 60 to college"
With all respect to the dean. this last
statement, so material to the subject.
Is lnexact and non-statistical. Does
she refer to all the Bryn Mawr grad
yates, including those of the last If
teen years? And why does she make
such a dragnet affirmation about "the
omc who do not go to college,?
Dean MADISON should certainly
know more about the graduate mar.
ringes for any given period than Pro
fessor SPRAGuE. who. by the way,
Gems to be unfair TO the basketball.
rowing and tennis girls of the later
physical culture period when he does
not include their marriage percentages
With greater health and stamina and
the Joy In living that comes from out.
door exercise. are they not finding
more mates than their predecessors?
There Is a hint that they are In Dean
MADDisoN's report that 6G.1 per cent.
of the graduates Of 1900 have married
and 55.5 per cent. of the class Of 1902.
Perhaps there are even better figures
for the last ten years. 1t Is very
much to be regretted that the dean
does no give particulars about the
children of the Bryn Mawr marriages.
As the PENNSYLVANIA college was not
open to students until 1885. n COM
parison ought certainly to be made
between the matrimonial percentages
of the almost equal periods before and
after 1900.
Somebody must speak up for Vas
sar. Wellesley and Mount TIolyoke.
because Professor SPRAGuE has also
fired his statistical blunderbuss at
those colleges. More than half Of the
Vassar graduates are unmarried. he
says. with less than two children tc
n family. He has y wors report for
Wellesley only onc-third Of It's grad
yates Ia a quarter of a century have
married. and their contribution t.
America Is an average of but on,
child per family. In the old days s;
per cent. Of the Mount Holyoke grad
yates married nowadays only 10 pei
cent. with less than two children {,
each household. Now there can be n,
question about a reduced birth rate II
the older parts Of the United States
What friends Of the women's college,
in the East would like to know 4
whether the graduates marry les
than other women and have fewe
children. II college women are NOR
intelligent and useful and OF bette
physique than their sisters. the wei
fare of the country requires that the.
marry, II they can. and bear children
Who can produce the comparativ,
statistics? VIII Vassar. Wellesley an,
Mount IIolyoke answer Professo
SPRAGUE?
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GOOD COFFEE.
An Old Hand Tells How To Make That
Palladium OF the Breakfast Table.

To THF EpiTuR oF TIVE SUN-Sir: Your
correspondent Mr.. Edward GreiG pro-
pounds a question which. considered 1T
orally. - impossible OF coherent solu-
ton. For the best WAY 20 prenar"
coffee so as 20 get the best results and
least harmful. II any. physical conse-
q%uence" IL manifestly p~aradoXical, the
simple reason being that Cofee 10 be
good must be strong or OF full body.
Hence. II one cannot stand strong cof-
fee one cannot stand good coffee Mr..
Greig must therefore decide for himself
which he can get away with and sur
viye. There Is only one kind OF bad
coffee. the weak and WOODY kind Prac-
tically any sort OF coffee can be made
good II Mr. Greig can stand good cof-
fee let him follow this plain formula
RIy your coffee IN mo whole bean az
freshly roasted as YOU can procure T..
Grind Il nne enough TO be called pulver-
iacd For The brew use only pure water
Immediately boiled Place the pulverized
coffee IN n %s'rainer % closely woven wire
or chNose 10th. tho latter preferred. Place
'he s@'~a'ner over a receptacle. china OF
porcelain. tined for hest results, and pour
49," hoi ing water On tho pulyerizcd coffee
- hat -. liquor VII drain into the "a
c~ep'ac'e Thcn serve the decoc,ion hot
~ th' hat"
WhatNver KIND Of coffee Mr. Greir
may he able 10 stand. he will IND that
.a' this way he can get good coffee.
NEW YoRK, March %. J. w f..
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WOMAN OFFICIALS.
Are They "Formidable. Hard, Cold,
Matter Of Fact" Females?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir. No.
the following is not a page out OF the
history of the lnqu.sit.on, IL is an eN-
tract from a report made by Commis-
siouer John II. Delaney OF the Depart
ment OF Efficiency and Economy. week
before last. To- the Leg siature on the
appalling conditions existing In the
Hudson Training School for Girls. which
has women attendants and "A woman.
Dr. Hortense V. Bruce. for - super.
intendent. Behold the s~uffraCists' pam
acea for all evil. the "mothering' lnhu-
ence
When she has been ~impudent, has
refused TO obey an officer or is unduly
unruly. she is punished by what might
he popularity termed the water cure
The girl is taken to her room nv the
assistant superintendent. accompanied
ny the trained nurse of the hospital and
one OF the matrous Of the cottage. The
bedding is removed from her bed and "A
blanket rolled in its place on the wire
springs. The girls clothing is looseued
and her hands handcu1ci behind her
back and leg irons are put on hcr feet.
In this condition she * aid across the
roll OF b.anke;s on the bed TIE as
sistant superintendent sis on the knees
OF the girl while the hospital nurse ps
a towe. in water and holds ii sopping
wet over he mouth Of the girl for ten
minutes Inc Ell DONG IEiE0'eNt1
struggles, and IN the endeavor to breathe
through the towel draws IN the water,
This treatment either strangles or suffo-
Gates her. and IL KEEP UP until she gives
in" A delightful example OF mother
ing is Il not?
What a r%epuEnant spectacle ~ cruelty
and iiintlik" womanhood these former
female super.n;endeuts and matrons pre-.
sent as they stand one by one revealed
o., ,bo 1lrh, - F,,-a hrn,rh. ,A,, h, cha
recent Investigations into the various
Institutions and reformatories, How re-
assuring II all il TO fee hat the poor.
the afflicted childhood and Youth, the
dependents OF the city and state. are
surrounded by those whose very per
sonalit!es d!fuse the spirit % love and
Kindness
Nothing ls more heartless than r char
lty institution, and one reason for his rs
tNat a very large majority % people.
a side from caring for no one bat Thorn
s.,ves. are u~ttefly Incapable Of sSnpi
thizing with any but physical sun'r.ig
Then another reason II the array -
formidable. hard. cold, matter OF fac
females to he found IN every institution,
every reformafory and every hospital.
The .ntelligence of the~- women can be
measured 10y their capacity ~ fee, and
they are just about a. capable OF deep
and tender emotions as a br.'k Is. ana
they are far more adapted 20 hoc'nC pc
tatoes or polishing tiles than they are
TO ministeriug 70 the sick or guiding the
hayward and the weak.
Tire women vino would be supremc'y
fitted for such positions are thos" who
embody tender mercy. justice. wt'crua.
so. citudc. sympathy and affection hnt
u~nfortunatelY these characters are h",
only exceedingly rare, but 81 'r,
II ever, aspire 10 shine N any sphere
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The White Wonder Of the Jerseys,

In the matter Of social service who
can outrank Findernc I1oligan Fayne
of The Jersey Someryllle hut no Jersey?
Who has done more to promote social
welfare. has labored more in an I'M.
assuming mode for the general good?
Finderne Holigan Fayne is not an
upliftcr, a tax eater or Il professional
servant OF mankind. Like trans
formed 10, Ike the frolic critter that
jumped over the noon, like Mrs.
O'LtAsY's four footed incendiary, she
Is hut a COW a COW. however, of the
high l~iolstein fashion. Only a three
year-old, In 25S days she has "bcaten''
the 800 days worlds record" for
butter fat. One thousand pounds or
thereabout of butter fat, some 5000
of milk she is the bovine champion.
the COW of the world. She has con
tributed far beyond her share to In.
crense the public store and decrease
the cost Of living. OF what use Is the
Jersey Legislature In compa rison with
this white wonder; How wo"begone
and draggled the notorious Seven Sis
ters by the side Of Sister Cow, As
a Princeton poet sings:
"Firderne Holigan Fayne,
Your milk and your butter
Your glory shall utter,
4 glory that never shall vane,
while the hay Is In the NOV and ths
moo is N tho COW,
Soft goddess of lacteal rain,
Findcrne lioligan Fayue! go
Youthful rapturcS; yet some of II
may he inclined TO wonder II Finlorn'
Uoligan Fayne Is not the First Citl
zen of New Jersey,
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islation in the last Congressional ses-
sion. He he'd the view that the fea-
lures Of the Federal Reserve act
relative to farm mortgage loans and
the grant Of credit on farmers notes
mpritpd Il trial before experimenting
with supplementary legislation spe
cially designed for financing the farm
ing industry. According TO his idea
there was. therefore. no pressing
emergency for rural credits l%egisla-
ton. and in this he was supported
by President WILSON. Their opinion
prevailed with Congress and killed
the vicious project which was put
forth on the eve Of adjournment.
II would not be surprising If the
Glass investigating committee should
in consequence Of It's inquiry And
that the question Of rural credits wa
not so much a Federal as a state
problem. Reasons may appear for
making the provisions Of the Federal
Reserve act broader and more liberal
in this regard, but reform in farm
financing might very we'll begin with
the States, each acting according Ia
its own opportunities and require
ments. The sensible suggestions just
offered along this line by W. r.
G. HARDING Of the Federal Reserve
Board are likely to ~foreshadow the
findings which the joint Congress.
sional committee will report.
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Rural Credits Legislation.

Probably the perils which threat.
ened in the closing days Of the sixty
third Congress when II dangerous eff
fort was made to jam through a
purely ponulistic rural credits bill
were ayerted for good by the failure
Of the undertaking. The subject of
rural credits will come up before the
new Congress. but the outlook is that
legislation. if any is enacted. will be
guided in safe and desirable chan
nels.
Before a%djOurning Congress pro-
vided for an investigation of rural
credits by a joint committee Of
both houses. Representative CARTER
GLASS was made chairman of the
committee, and he has just APP
pointed two subcommittee TO make
detailed inquiries and recommends
tions. One of these will take up the
question of mortgage loans on farm
lands. The other will consider the
question of personal loans to farmers
on notes.
The whole relation Of finance 10
agricultural industry will thus be Gov
cred, and there is some prospect that
conclusions as to the necessity of leg
islation and the nature of 1t will be
reached on A basis of fact and in
formed by intelligence. They are very
little likely 10 resemble the recently
frustrated scheme to put funds raised
by public taxation at the disposal OF
agricultural borrowers, something
which has been demanded by bucollc
vote x for many a decade.
encouragement TO hopefulness about
the labors OF the Congressional com
mlttee of inquiry Is furnished by MI
GLASS; craftsmanship, To the extent
that the Federal Reserve act deserves
to be identified by the name of any
member OF the national legislature II
might very well be called the Glass
act. Actually II was the outcome OF
years OF public agitation and cam
paigning for banking and currency
reform which had ended In general
agreement as to the essential princl
pies of such reform.
Nevertheless Representative GLASS
as chairman Of tho House Rankin.
and Currency Committee, had n lead
ing share in keeping ccccntriciticS on
OF the measure and making il As goo(
a statute as it is. Ills earnestness
sincerity and hard work won th'
favorable opinion of bankers, and !
IN own economic education mad
great progress in the course of cur
rency legislation the country henc
flied by 1t. Further benefits shoul'
accrue from the part which he vii
have In disrosing OF the subject q
rural credits.
Representative GLASS was YER
material obstacle TO rural credits Les
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
College Women and Marriage.

II Is no tempest in a teapot that
Professor ROBERT ]. SPRAGUE Of the
Massachusetts Agricultural College
has raised In the journal Of HeredifY
hy trying to show statistically that
the graduates Of the leading women's
colleges are a%ccomplices in race sun
eide because most Of them do not
MARI and because. again. those who
enter into the marriage state con
tribute meagrely TO the Increase OF
population.
Statistics have an explosive qua ity
when aimed at humanity, especially II
assembled to prove anything unfat-
terIng to a class. Now the alumni Of
women's colleges constitute a class
that thinks well OF itself. a superior
class by reason OF intelligence. edu-
cation and ideals. So Professor
S~rRAGrE's figures will he vehemently
nssailed. No class likes to shoulder
for race suicide. According to the
professor, only one.third of the Rryn
Mawr graduates have married. not
| counting graduates Of the last fifteen
Years, and these married graduates
| can he credited, speaking statistl
| cally," with only one-third of n child
each. Dean ISABEL MADISON at once
takes up the cudgels for Bryn Mawr
More than ~ per cent. Of the young
women who graduated prior to fifteer
years ago contracted marriages, and, t.
quote DR.. MADISON, "the figures show
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The Hymn Of Labor.

To II EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir; Your
very courteous treatment OF my letter
Of March 20 tempts me 10 add a few
words bearing upon your editorial arti-
Gle to-day under tho title "ls He a
Philosopher"
agree the man who has made a
million should stop money getting. I
haven't a million and can speak posi-.
lively. He whose ambition IL IL 20 make
more money when he has enough has
missed one of the most important les
sons "A life OF work has 10 teach.
During his years of self-denial and
discipline the successful man has devel
oped in his brain and hand a splendid
capacity for work his highly coordi-
mated powers md normal, in fact nec"s.
sary, exercise In accomplishment OF some
kind. II Is an instinct for usefulness,
There IL no greater delight than putting
forth ones strength disuse means de-
generation every time, Why should not
such a man enter public life' We need
such men, not out for the dollars, but
Chons ng to contribute to the pnhllc
welfare. Or he might follow seriously
some study or research in the endless
fields OF science or art, Any such man
can find more congcnial work than the
length OF his life will admit OF his DIN
You allude to Adam I cannot answet
for him he was probably an %unQuali-
hcd loafer, Judging from the sequel IN
his personal history. But ] will venture
the guess that since his rime the bulk
Of humanity has appreciated the blessed.
ness ~, not labor Of the proscriptive
man with the hoe type. to which you
refer, but normal inspiring work, the
greatest corrective OF human Ills. which
swe"tens iife az sunlight does the air
w r. DuNNING,
NEW York, March %.
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WAR SECRETARY TO BE GUEST
Nr. Garrison tn spcnL NJ west
chester D-moCrat,' Diun"r.

The annual dinner Of the Democrat q"
Club Of Wcst'hcsior county NNll he held
at the Hotel Aston on Saul ia, ANr 'h.
Secretary Of the Treasury NJ \doO
had accepted an invitation 20 speak. hut
owing to the operation for appendicitis
which he has re.crtly undergone hls
physician absolutely forb.dS Inn from
attending IN his place Secretary Of
war Garrison VIII hc the guest Of the
club and viii speak.
The Other speakers scheduled are
Martin W Iittleton, Frank l.. Polk.
Corporation Counsel ~ New York city.
and Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Franklin II. Roosevelt.
EN-,ioN ,iliun aud former lieut-,iov.
Wagurr have been invited and expect
To- attend
Tie treasurer Of the dinner commit
tee = Daniel J.. Hays Of ll5 broadway,
New York city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
STONE ON STAND IN
W. R. HEARST'S SUIT
Denies He Approved Title %
Oakland Edition Of "Ey.
aminer" in 1907.
s. 8. CARVALHO TESTTrTrs

Melville r Stone, renerrr manare- n.
the Associated Press. and 6. G "a.
valho. general business manager o, ,,s
Hearst newspa pers, were witnosse, voc.
terday before Supreme Cour, .Iu,.,o.
Benton in Mr.. Hearst's suit for nm T.,
junction restraining tho Assocr,,o,
Press from dlsciplining him because h.
refused TO obey an orl " to chanro ~,
title Of the Oakland edition NJ TIE s,r
Francisco Examiner. Mr.. stone deferasi
the Associated Press bylaws. and NJ
Carvalho told OF the custom OF yar,p,
newspapers in publishing editions fo,
near by cities and explained the los.
that would result II the alta
Press franchise were taken from .hs
Examiner.
Mr.. Stone, under eXamIrat.o by
Samuel rntermycr. for Mr Hoar,t. s,li
membership in his organization carrie,
u right OF protest In certain tpt. i'ury
against granting a franchise TO any ora
else. He said that such q protest .oy.I.
be overruled 10y % four-Ilt.- Vote o..
the board OF directors, but ae tIw .'.I
that no protest had ever n,eu o,,..I'e4
He said that although tH.rr N.re
about thirty newspapers iu tho country
publishing varlous editions. re dG,t
believe any of them except iHo J yIu ,ncr
labelled It's edition 300 the w'lser 90.
jocted to.
Mr.. stone denied that hc approved fiA
| title Of tie Oakland edition Hl,. 'tIs.
ing in 1907 TO CaicuCo j Sa,i'. ir,n
| counsel for MIR. Hctr-' 3'd 'Ht s Sl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
CHICAGO. March %.
A Chicago despatch In THE SUN Of
March IA quoted Mrs. Trout thus:

March IA quoted Mrs. Trout thus:
The whole suffrage movement has
been uplifted in the United States as a
result of our progress In Illinois. our
vote in Chicago has destroyed several
potent stock arguments that have met
us at every legislative lobby. These
we're:
Women will destroy the parties by
voting for visionary and radical par
ties
They will not appreciate the vote,
but after having procured 1t viii drop
II like a stale toy
"'Thev cannot differentiate properly
in making political selections
The results show. and viii continue
to show. that there Is nothing to the
cry that the women will follow their
husbands In party division The voting
so far shows that the womcn are as hu-
man as the men. They vote for the
same reasons and accept the same politi-
cal institutions. They do not follow
their husbands. After the April cleo
ton the suffrage movement will go for
ward in every direction
An editorial article in THE SrN Of
March Is included a part of these at
tributed remarks. II they misrepre-
sent Mrs. Trout. we are very sorry.
Does she hold that women will follow
their husbands. that the suffrage
movement will not go forward. and
SO on?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
WOMEN VOTERS.
A Letter From the President Of the
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association.

To THE EDiToR OF THE SuN-Str: |
have just received a clipping from THE
Sun of March Is and would like to say
hat the statements quoted as coming
from me | never made, ! do not know
where YOU got them.
Women voters. as well as men voters,
are beginning more and more to choose
carefully between candidates. and 1t ~
most encouraging to find that "A civic
conscience is being developed among our
people that will result eventually in bet
Ter candidates and better politics.
| never believed that the millennium
would Come as soon as women voted.
Some women do not know very much,
and some men do not know very much.
and we do not any of us know any too
much. II Is necessary, however, for men
and cooperating and helping
one another, to solve the problems that
confront us to-day.
GRACE WILBUR TRoUT.
State President.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE Sr%-Str: I
have read with interest tho letter Of
your correspondent In THE L Of sun
day. but cannot agree with the sug-
gestion made az to the ole the Uni
ted States should play at the peace
congress when il Is called. Why should
ths country take part In II at aU'
win the Allies he anxious to have
the United states attend it, what
particular interest has The United states
In = settlement that cannot affect II,
directly or indirectly Surely the NJ
lies. when they bring the ctmrifg" to =
successful termination, are the ones who
should decide the terms. q. NJ.
NEW YORK, March %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26

II German warships have bonn
barded defencelcss Russian coast VII
IA g in Courland II is clear that in
spite Of rumors. surmises and reports
to the contrary, the Germans have
plenty Of shells. Otherwise their
warships would not enter into the
benevolent kriegspiel OF Smelling vii
lagos. Even II this diversion be called
'reprisals." 1t is mere ineffective
waste Of war material. Probably there
was a cathedral or church dome in
range. the irresistible magnet OF
Kruppian Kultur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26

Mr.. ROBERT l.. OWEN OF oklahoma,
who thinks that the Constitution OF
the United States can be amended by
a statutory enactment of Congress,
Is the same person who cannot walk
on Broadway without having brought
TO his attention In the mos: painful
way" the notion hat New York rs
hrlstling with vice He seem to b.
equally gifted as a constitutional law
yer and an observer OF social condi-
tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26

The residents Of Toms River. y. j.,
are celebrating this week the defence
by Captain JOSHUA HrDDr of a block
house which on March "a. l7s2. was
attacked by a force OF British under
command Of Lieutenant BLANCHARD.
In order that the Federal authorities
mas be relieved OF all fear As to the
effect Of the commemorative exercises
on neutrality, we hasten 10 d that
CAPTAIN JOSHUA was beaten and the
Britons took the blockhouse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
Resting His Eyes.

A Washington despatch to the
World begins with this significant
confession:
president WILSON'S attention hal
last few hours"
Naturally he directs his gaze as
far away as possible from the red
triumphs of his policy in Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26
B~lotting Out the Blue.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-S,r. You
arc to he congratulated on our ed
torial FACTORS of Confidence" in this
mornings SuN. This utteraHce, based
on facts, Is bound To put new spirit into
men and leaders Of men. Tho press Of
New York viii do We'll TO emulate your
lead and what little Of blue IS left in
the business atmosphere will soon he dis
PEELED. J W. Posi-.
Sales Manager
NEW YoRK, March "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26

AS the casa against an eminent
practitioner Of the law in this town
develops il becomes increasingly evil
dent thai OLIVER OSBORNE is not an in
dividual but a syndicate. We suggest
to the authorities that they proceed
against OLIVER under the state and
national antitrust laws.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26

In estimating the moral or political
significance of this comparison 1t
must he borne in mind that the Con
gross has been almost continuously
in session during the first two years
of President WILSON'S term. Condi-
lions were more favorable during the
corresponding period for President
TArT's absence from the capital.
1t is even more important TO re-
member that while Mr.. TAFT did the
travelling for his own Administration,
and did IL with a zest and endur-
ance for which political history
affords no parallel. the principal run
about In Mr.. WILSON'S term has not
been the President himself but his
Secretary Of state,
In any fair comparison or the
achievement Of the two Administra-
tons Mr.. TAFT's mileage should be set
against Mr.. BRYAN's, not against Mr..
WILSON'S. Reduced 10 a continuous
line, Mr.. TAFT's journeyings for the
two years would reach almost twice
| q round the globe. Mr.. BRYAN's, we
are confident, would reach 70 Aide
baran or Alpha LyrP.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-26

The Same Old BILL wants the power
OF Impeachment taken from the As
sembly. apparently oblivious to the
fact that under any system WILLIAM
SrLzER would have been kicked out
of office.