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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Opening Navigation on the Arkansas

The Arkansas River Development
Association of Little Rock has asked
the modest Appropriation of ten million
dollars for Improvement work on the
Arkansas River. Thus forehanded
and prlmed to the nth power of pre-
paredness Arkansas bravely faces the
pork barrel.
The money, 1t is explained, Is TO be
spent in building "a series Of bikes,
revetments, wing bikes and %jetties'
from the mouth Of the river 10 the
Tulsa district. Freight estimated at
bOO,OOO tons could thus he carried.
The bulk Of this tonnage. It Is further
explained, would come from the 'un.
developed coal fields" of northwestern
Arkansas and the nelghbOrlng oil
fields Of Oklahoma.
But why stop M the Tulsa dis.
trlct', Why not let Kansas In? The
Arkansas River has as much of Its
course in that State AS in Oklahoma
or Arkansas. Why not continue the
barge Ille uIl 10 tHe thTlVlnS
Of Wichita, Hutchinson and Great
Bend and V @ further, On to the
Colorado border:
Besides. the ARKANSAS River seems
to resemble Kansas; 1t is dry IN
parts. IL memory serves right the
KansaIis II few years Z raised q
great hullabaloo over this river and
hailed Colorado into court because
they claimed that II stole all OF thu
.Arkunsas's water before it reached the
State line. Since then things have
mot improved the river bed Is turned
INTO nm %aut"nnhll" rncpcourse muct
"r III" year, and farmers declare tina
IN" dust raised almost burles tlIeil
crops. At Hutchinson, II Is asserted
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1918.


COPYRIGHT 1916, BY G. r Woodbsyyr
Weep for II dead but more our homo,
weep!
Thrown on the Irish coast their bodies
drift
Homeless and stark, and, moving
weakly lift
An idle arm from their eternal sleen
Where ono our infant navy rocked IN,
deep
In our first years. Ay mo their ocear
shrifti
Up from the gray sea through laws
rosy rift
What dread alarums to the new world
leap!
SO shook the hills above, seas under.
meath,
When Roland wound the bias, q,
Roncesvalles
M reused Christ's ancient world with
dying breath.
Answer. q France, where the vas,
Russ!as fail
Flock, England. to the harvest homes O,
death
Hsarken! again, that L~usitanlan cali
q. E. WooDBERRY.
BEVERLY. Mass. November 20.
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bausiion pas~ the PORTALS ~ y has
icly whose proprietor has y grateful
hand md generous mind.
W. src told ~ shocking Iil~r,Ie,
disiDgcnuous poricrs have taken with
the geography ~ the town. rear.
rangcmcDis ~ tho street system ~
municipal authority ever sanctioned.
conduct that never ran bc condoncd.
A public porter must ir above ~us
picion. devoid Of avarice. free from
the vice Of substitution and all this IL
never attempted In more %prctcniious
callings.
But the porter II not without com
plants. We have hcnrd from him NJ
back breaking services srantily re.
warded Of directions cheerfully given
and unrecompensed: Of speedy IN.
lOad!ngs of taxicabs and hansoms for
which the compensation was n grunf
thank You; Of combinations Of public
service corporations that restrict the
entry to their own CONCESSIONS ries
and thus narrow the field for indie
pendent enterprise. Too. the times
have cut down fees: the half dollar is
rare and carce expected: the quar-.
ters have degenerated into dimes.
and many a voyager who two years
ago tossed his hand baggage to a
porter Tugs II himself to-day. Our
own experience with these always
waiting and good humored acceleri-
tors Of travel has not been unhappy /:
they have not misdirected us nor
sought to impose upon our traditional
guilelessness. But the stern records
Of the License Bureau prove that we
have been fortunate above others. The
porters must reform. but We hope they
will keep their sense Of humor.
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While there is u strain Of exaggera-
ton IN Mr.. HENRY REUTERpAHL's ur-
ticle Arm or Surrender" In the De-
ccmber Metropolitan, as. for instance,
where he says In disparagement Of
Secretary GhRRIsoN's Continental
army that "a soldier who has had
less than u years training is useless
In battle (the men Of KITCHENER's
army have proved the contrary,
there Is no doubt that Mr.. REUTER-.
dahl. tells some notifying truths
about the regular army and Its
equipment.
1t Is true that the United States
army has only a few big howitzers
and far from enough field and ma
chine guns; that the supply of shell
ammunition Is alarmingly inadequate
and there are not enough rife car
tridgcs in stock for u brief campaign
by regulars and volunteers; that the
automobile traction Is but a pitiful
nucleus; that the aviation auxiliary
Is negligible; that scattering troops
among thirty odd posts. most Of which
are useless, prevents training and
manGuvring by division and brigade
and makes rapid mobilizing impOs-
sible; that the bureau system Is ar
chaic; that most Of our little feet Of
army transports are very much Of a
Joke and MIR. REUTERDAHL says other
things irrefutable and disquieting-
In fact. the United States does not
possess II modern army in the Euro
pean sense of the term. Brave and
efficient as the rank and file Is. what
. sad showing an American division
would have made In the battle Of the
Marine!
Until the politicians are made ia
keep their distance the United States
army will be a defective machine and
its cost will continue to he a re-
pronch to the American people. 1t
should he understood that n Senator
or u Representative who secures ap-
preparations for n post that ought to
he dispensed with is unpatriOtic or ir-
responsible. Any member Of Congress
who plays politics with Il question Of
army reform to catch votes In his dis
trlct is fiagrantly dishonest. There
should be no craftsmanship in dealing
with the national defence. We do not
think that the American people will
be in Il mood to stand logrolling or
thimblerigging from their Represen-
tatives when preparedness IN be.
fore Congress in December.
No technical knowledge is required
to read the lesson for America in
the great European conflict. What
eve military organization Congress
authorizes must be modern in every
detail with the best Obtainable equip
ment, and Crovis,on must be made
far ahead subject to the limitations
the Constitution imposes upon appro-
priations. BY cutting red tape and
eliminating superfiuous posts a good
deal Of money can be saved and ap-
piled to urgent needs. The people
will expect Congress to rise to the
emergency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Record Of Red Stockings In 1859.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SuN-Sir, Re-
plying TO Mr.. Frank Thorp's letter in
THE SUN | state that the Red Stock
ings OF Cincinnati were not defeated
In 1859. The Atlantic Club OF Brook
lyn was the last 10 defeat them in
1858 and the first 10 do so in 1870,
They did not lose q game in 1869.
JoHN G. CHApMAN,
Atlantic Baseball club.
NEW YORK, November 10.
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In the retirement Of Major-Genera

In the retirement Of Major-General
WILLIAM II. CARTER the army loses
an officer with an admirable record
both in the field and at headquarters.
He was well versed in the theory Of
war. ne knew regimental history well
and was a specialist in army organi-
zation. His books are standards in the
service. In the field he never failed
to win distinction and proved him
self a practical soldier. The statute
requires General CARTER's retirement
for age" but he is still in the prime
II vigor. He will not be content to
stand aloof from the activities of the
War Department II his advice is
needed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

Frank. honest fellows. those Cali
fornia Legislators; nothing but their
elbows up their sleeves. no deception,
In their act. promptly made a law by
the signature of Governor HI. creating
a State commission market. II is pro-
vided that all agricultural. fishing,
dairy and farm products consigned to
the commissioners shall he sold ito the
best possible advantage of the pro-
ducer."
The worst possible disadvantage OF
the consumer?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Ralph Waldo EmprsOn's Snob.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: An
old number OF the Nso En0iand Nuoo
zinc contains a story TO the effect that
Mrs. Emerson once spoke of some other
woman as Il snob. Mr.. Emerson pro.
tested n said lie did not like those
ugly words beginning with 'sn'." Mrs
Emerson then asked. what would Won
call her." Mr.. Emerson replied, 81
should say hat she was a persou hay
ing a great sympathy with success"
Boston. November 20. 4
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The Farmers Union OF North Caro-
lima has resolved that I'VE. being a
peaceably inclined people, hereby enter
protest against any and all material
increases In appropriations for this
purpose" tpreparednees). So might
the tea growers OF Yun-nan and
Kwang-si. a folk equally peaceable
and simple. take issue with YUAN
SHIH-K'AI and his advisers about the
wisdom Of being forearmed and fore
warned,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

A careful reading OF q. q. VS.
dispatches from the scene Of the atroc-
tiles under East Forty-second street
discloses the fac that the Strong arm
guards" Of the Interhorough company
lure OF coerce an innocent and nm
willing public into the subway station
and brutally crush It into the subway
cars, The aversion of would-be pas
sengers to crowd into already over
filled vehicles In this town Is OF course
n matter Of historical record.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

Teddy eoins to fight the KAISER!
william told SO, questions. "Why. sir a'
Teddy. answering, says, II, cir.
Am 30 moro than all men wiser
1t IL right that ] should try. sir.
Try? No. prove that war Is pie. Or.
For a rider rough, whose eye, sir.
Sees through diplomatic lies. slr.
Through cemented troncn ru SPY. sir.
I IN courage am not shy. sir.
] can scratch and bite oh. my. cir,
.
won't fight mo? oh, well, good. nv. .l
Let me. then, be your adviser"
WIRELESS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

An alumnus OF Trinity deposes, TO
prove the Spartan amateurism OF his
college. that he well remembers the
baseball trips when the manager used
To call Us together about I u. NJ. and
speak as follows: Here's fifty cents
apiece. boys. Hunt a hotel or sleep in
the park. but sleep late-there's moth
ing for breakfast" The weakness OF
Trinity at the bat is perhaps thus ac-
counted for.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
EARLY Chriatmas.

ID your Christmas shopping early"
Ask tho shops In bright array;
Save tho clerks and rave tho drivers
From the toll that mocks the day.
DO your Christmas mailing early
Uncle sam now make request.
Save the postmcn from the burden
In the season tina Is best.
An these things We well may hasten
For the Joy tho day wfli bring,
But defer until tho latest
Christmas distllusioninG.
McLAkpsuRou WILSON,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
On the Advantages OF Foreign Travel.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: l..
Rutherfurd states In THE Sun that
we should not be greatly surprised to
find them tthe Germans) endowed with
the identical mental processes OF
avake
Perhaps II his critic would visit
Germany his mental processes would
undergo such al upheaval ns to cause
his gray matter to expand or shrink as
the case might be when he beholds the
work OF the savagcs. r. J. BUTLER.
NEWARK. n. J., November 20.
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The state Census stands.

To It's tabulation ~ vital statistics
the Department OF Health now ap.
ponds the explanation printed below,
to make clear the slgni1carre Of the
population estimate on which all IT,
percentages are based:
This estimate has been arrivsh a,
by the standard method Of calculating
tho population during post-cenaai ycars.
Tho European war. however. has SC
disturbed immigration and emigration
that this estimate 10 too high.
"A revision made last April placed
the population at b.5s7,s s2 on July 1,
1915. which would give . rate Of 1871
per 1000.
Tho data pom which to make a
scientific estimate. how YER. were not
available, and for that reason It wa
thought best to await the result OF the
state census before correcting the above
figures.
'The State enumeration Ia not yet
available"
The death rate for the week ended
November q. computed on the popula.
ton estimate In use, was 1895, or Al
Of a point lower than that arrived at
by using the figures compiled in the
revision made In April. 1t Is inter.
esting to compare census figures and
official estimates OF the population
yer a term Of years:
Federal census. 1900 .3.43I.20c
State census, 1906 .4.0l3,TSl
Federal estimate. .5.333.537
Health estimate. lsl+....... .5,5s3.s7i
State census, .5.245,Sl2
Health estimate. 1s15.........5.So6,5 3s
Health revised. ......... 5,5s7 ,ss2
1t appears from the latest publica.
ton OF the Department of Health
that the effort to disprove the accu.
racy Of the State censu Of this year
has been abandoned. This seems to
be the wiser course. There is nc
evidence Of frauds or serious error In
the count. and an unofficial number
Ing Of the people could not he salts.
factory. Meanwhile, why have the
details Of the State ensus not teen
made available for statistical and com
parative purposes?
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II is estimated hat the expense Of
unpaclting. stamping and repacklnS
cold storage eggs would not raise
their price more than six cents a
dozen. a mere nothing compared To
the rise in the earnings Of forellanded
food inspectors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

If the Health Officers Association
of New Jersey has its way. brides
will hereafter be given away by the
family physician and bridegrooms at
tended at the altar by hospital in
terms clad in the conventional white.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir. This
addition to Ii list is humbly suggested
Mss Jane Adams was born without
a sense OF huntor q $. l..
NEW YORK.. November 20.
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knicker-what is the new German sym.
BOZ?
Bocker-Tho crescent.
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replied the Governor

i' Wv
Ills remarks. which were somewhat
extended, would II printed burn a hole
in this page.
Fortunately. the Governor later re-
quested that what he had said should
not be quoted
A good Deacon, a model for all men
young and old. should never use Ian
guage that would burn q hole in print
paper: Deacon WHITMAN ought to
know that, As a Deacon. he must
know the church discipline: failing
that. he cannot be unfamiliar with
the Decalogue. But when he falls
from grace. u Deacon should not seek
to hide his shortcomings; rather he
should rejoice In their exposure,
that in contriteness Of heart and un-
feigned humiliation he may repent
and reform.
There are moments when Deacon
WHITMAN disappOints us.
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~ our frsads uho favor w. ,oitA Ssdns.
scy1pts aud illustrations for pubhc0 toN tcish
70 haze rejected articles returned fAev msst
IN gu cases send stamps for that psrpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

Kansas Whiskers Now md In the Past.
From the Latimer Leader.
When "a Kansas farmer drove a one
howe cart he never wasted moasy on
razors, but a flowing beard Is a pssky
thing to get caught In y steering wheel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Deacon Whltmsn's Unruly Member.

From the generally accurate Ere
ming Post We extract the subioined
report of nm interview with Deacon
CHARLES s. WHITMAN of this town
and Albany:
Are YOU under any obliga lions to the
Democrats TO name a Democrat to site
coed Judge SWAMI" the reporter asked
in~genuously.
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made payable 10 The SuN.
Published daily. including sunday. by the
sun Printing and Publishing Association 81
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haitian. New York, President and Treas
.urcr. william g. Reick, $50 Nassau street:
Vice President, Edward =. Mttcheii. ls1
Nassau street. Secretary. z. n. Luxton. ~
y issAu street.
London office. ~Efnnshan House. I Arun.
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Paris Office. { Hue de 10 Mohodiere. on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington ONCE. Hibb> Building.
Brooklyn once, l0s Livingston street.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-24
MARRIAGE AS A BUSINESS

Marriage has been regarded vari-
ously as a celestial product, a gate
way to connubial bliss, an alternative,
an accident, calamity according to
the cynical or hopeful light in which
it is viewed; but it remained for an
ingenious young man and woman Of
New York City to convert marriage to
a means of obtaining ready cash with
out undergoing any of the pains OF
disillusionment. OF course, unscrupu-
lous persons have, from time to time
out of mind, replenished failing eX.
cheQuer by means of comfortable
dover, but in such cases there is
always trouble when one of the con-
tracing parties awakes to the greedy
motive. This young man and woman
have perfect understanding. The
| only surprised persons are the oficia-
ting clergymen.
The scheme is simple, but wonder
| fully efficient. All the world loves a
| lover, and part of the world will cash
| a lovers check; and that person most
| likely to cash a lovers check is nat
urally the minister who performs the
|
| young man and woman have been do
ing thriving business by permitting
a large number of clergymen to unite
: them in bonds of matrimony,, each
time rendering a check for $50 and
receiving $40 in tangible currency III
change. The checks being drawn upor
the Bank of Joy. it follows that they
canc back to the parsonage cruelty
rebufred, and marked no funds"
1t is said by the police that oul
young friends have clasped hands ne
fore more than half hundred minis
ters. More than fifty times has tht
young woman family promised TO love
honor, and obey. A perplexing though
occurs: What If. at some wild hazard
they should suddenly decide to ge
really married? Could they stand thu
shock?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-24

to miss doing all the things | planned
to get DONE" she thought, letting
herself into the house as quietly as
burglars and mothers of wakeful
babes alone know how. She opened
the bedroom door. There sat the
maid at her desk, calmly reading
Olives last letter. The packet OF
letters had been united and was
strewn about the desk. So absorbed
was the girl in her occupation, and so
silent had been Nell's entry that she
did not look up. Nell stood speech
less with indignation on the thresh-
old.
She stepped up behind the girl and
took the letter out Of her hand
Mary sprang to her feet and faced
her mistress, who stood with blazing
eyes, pointing to the open door.
When the bedroom door was safely
closed and they had reached the hv'
ing room, she found her voice.
"Sit down there" she commanded
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-24

Then the subject, with the instructor
near him, should walk out of h.s depth
and try to take POSITION all by himself.
And this should be repeated until he
Is convinced thnt 1t is as easy to stand
in water as on tie land.
A tendency to tip over, forward and
backward, may be counteracted by get
ling the subject to extend his legs, Que
forward, the other backward, keeping
the lea and body steady.
A thin, hollow-chested person may
ave to put his hands out behind him.
If this tends to throw him backward
teach him that slight forward inclina-
tion of the head vii prevent this.
Now, tell the man who is standing
upright In the water, with his hands
stretched out, to move them slowly
'lown to his sides. With little praS-
tee he will be aD to do it.
The next lesson is to draw up the
legs into a sitting posture. The head
must be kept far enough back to pre-
vent the nose and mouth from getting
under water.
To get into a standing position from
the floating position 1t is necessary
only to raise the head and bring the
chin down upon the chest.
Standing erect in the water, 1t is
easy to begin swimming. Bring the
arms forward. straight out, the backs
of the hands toward each other, ana
with slow, steady sweep, make them
describe a quarter circle backward,
pushing the water behind you with the
palms. Draw the hands and arm in
to the sides and repeat.
There it is. Very simple, isn't 1t? /,
seems that we are all human corks
| and that drowning is crime, as much
as any form of ignorance.
Father Odenbach believes the prin
ciples will some day be in general use
If they save one human life annuany
they are worth while.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-24
OLD AGE PENSION IN WALES.
Has Markedly Increased the State
Debt.

Among the claims made for the New
South Wales old-age pension act, prior
to its passage, were that (hrst) 1t
would lessen the number of INDECENT
persons in the various state insttu-
tions; (second) it would remove much
worry on the part of people growing
old as to provision for the future;
(third) IL would have a tendency to
encourage relatives to assist in the sup
port of the aged, thereby avoiding the
reflections usually cast upon them wien
aged relatives became objects OF char
ity, and Qourth) it would ultimately
diminish the taxation required under
the old system. The act was passed
and has been in operation five years.
The labor members OF the federal par
lament, desiring to pass similar laws.
appointed a commission to inquire into
the results obtained from the New
South Wales act. Among those who
testified before this commission was
the director of government asylums for
the intirm in New South Wales. who
stated. in substance, that about six
months after the act came INTO lorce
600 old people secured their pensions
and left the benevolent asylums; that
the majority returned to the lnstitu-
tions and surrendered their pensions,
there now being almost as many in
mates as there had been prior to the
passage of the act; that the reasons
given for returning were that they
were better cared for in the institu-
tions and could live more comfortably
there, and that the annual cost OF
maintenance per inmate at the asylums
was $50. From statement made by
the state treasurer it appears that the
amount expended for the old-age pen
sions last year exceeded $2,50O,0 600
while the amount necessary to support
the infirm was greater than ever be-
fore, yet the population had not mate
riaiiv inorsass4.-Rrocklyn Eagle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-24
In a London Court.

The militant suffraget was led into
the dock by four boobies and bailin.
HAS the prisoner been searchedF"
inquired the judge.
"Yes, m lud. She conceals no weap-
ons, M lud."
HAS she been fed?"
mo, M lud. She absolutely refuses
to eat, m lud."
The Judge frowned darkly and as
sumed his crimnal-scaring air.
"Your name?"
The militant starec at him.
Your name and age%
The militant opened her mouth and
gave a screech hat might have been
heard from Lands End to John
O'Groats.
How do you plpad?"
The militant uttered yell like the
combined efforts of twenty-seven
steam sirens.
"Do you deny the charger"
The militant howled like pack OF
lone wolves on Alaska's shore.
I The Judge dropped back, his hands
covered his ears.
"Take her away" he roared. Gag
her, smother her, put her out in the
street. Don't you ever bring her into
this courtroom again l won't have II
She's discharged"
And the militant lady departed, smil-
ing blandly.