davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
BRITISH USE OF OUR FLAG.
In the Clyll War American ship. often
Hoi>ted the ColorS Of England.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir. Why
should people In the United states make
such 4 fuss over the fac, that a British
merchant vessel raised the American
ras when +; was such q genera, custom
during the civil war fo- United S'atc-
merchantmen. when closely pressed by
Confederate priNatocrs. 20 hoist the
British flag. that the suhre~fuge lost all
IT. force auj failed to defend such YES
sc,s against being o~verlaul-d and forced
TO show their Tarers'
Captain Clement =. jayne. who 70
sided on Centre street, Lynn wlS mas
ter " one ~ the finest clipper e''i 4
~ that time and once. f. .omp'i .ure
with 'r t~uct,ors by the owners. when
hard pressed by the Confederate pri,a-
tosr Florida, ne raised the English nag.
and also uuts7i'ed the Florida. Ri. iu
relating the Incident after his return
he ais that -e would never ho sub
jcc'ed 10 such !nd'gri,y again and would
sooner tllow the vessel t. Ac sunk.
Although at that time both England
ana France were NOR tHur critical
dip'OwatiC1l.v, Il is not re allied tina,
there Vt- ans record of protest made
against such use of their flags by mer-
chtrtrer but II is appl-eu. tA4t the
present Department Of State Al Wash
ingtou does not care for suca details as
prccederts.
The use % the American flag by the
Lusi'an!a vas an absurd attempt at
con "alucu'. bee. Use the Lustgnia is
AZ the present time the o0.y passenger
steamer OF the high seas having four
tunnels EDWIN " INGALLS,.
LISN. Mass. February l6.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

ally to the var sufferers have begun
to grow somewhat FESTIVE under the
constant appeals.
Already the projectors Of entertain
ments AZ which the prices are usually
twice what they would be were they
given under commercial conditions
have hard work to find purchasers
for tickets. Razaars are no longer
~natronizcd with the enthusiasm Of
several months ago. Subscriptions to
dances are less eagerly taken. There
Is a disposition to keep out of the
way of those soliciting funds.
So the necessity Of increased effort
Is everywhere visible. The limit Of
what New Workers. are willing or able
To do seems to have been reached.
There Is 40 reason TO be ashamed Of
this result, moreover, as the record
30 far has been n great credit to the
warmhenrtedness and liberality Of
the citizens of this town.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
CHATFIELD BOOKBINDINGS
They Move an English Art Collector
to Rareheaded Praise.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUS-Sir. \
loar collection OF Harvey ChatfelI's
dnoko!udiuES In the Anderson Auction
building gives the public the privilege
~ freely handling what Is usually pro.
tec.ea under glass. These books. Of
rare beauty and y.r..ity OF des gn, are
bound for use.
Here are books that IL fat when
open. Mat =, main slu. when closed (.
al the squares true joints that never
break nor drag on -" covers leather
50 treated as 20 show the natural
beauty OF 'tS grh.U urWctkeued ny
heavy crushing or tain uar!ng blind
to"'.Eg that Is neither linked nor burned
into the akin god line work 20 solid
II ,anno break nor tarrish. Usage
WI never harm these bindings, and age
~, or'y prove their stroasth and mel
low their beauty
Il - these qualities that moved an
English 7rt collector 10 SAY 30 me afte"
close inspection Of NJ ChatHeld's bind
inrs Il take on my hat L. the sincerity
ava dignity OF their structural p%e~foc-
ton" JoHS N~PEELANp.
New YORK, February ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
INEFFICIENT WORKERS.
Their Training Bad. and incentive to
Betterment Not Given.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir' For
the past three weeks ! have had under
my own observation a number OF
women out OF employment They are
s,c0orraThers and typists My duty has
been TO teach them q better and sp-edier
way Of doing their work. Very few
irired ~ the forty girls and women who
have come and gone IN my classroom
Wee efficient
Undoubtedly the most inexperienced
and most inefficient employees are the
FRS; to be out OF work.
Yet in most cases the girl herself is
rot wholly 70 blame Neither AT home
nor n the puh!ic school has she been
trained with t~hOrougN0,ss and evacr!-
'aie, r when It comes 20 many OF the
private business schools. words fail 70
describe the low standard OF their
preparation OF these young wage earners
for the tasks before them.
Nor can the ordinary business ofnre
escape it, share of the blame. No
stream rises higher than its source. I
, tina; many Of these girls have never
heard Of the ladder OF success or been
taught TO put their feet on the frs,
round In the few cases where they
were we'll equipped Al the start - little
was their superiority % equipment I'M
G"rstnod In the offices where they went
as beginners that they soon lapsed into
careless ways, Typ,st after typlst has
't the touch system go. begun t.
s'ouch as she took a sho~th4rd dic.a-
tlo1 and lost speed and efficiency simply
because she worked for some one who
had no conception of good service
Il would be Of great value 70 us nil
- hear many men OF mann minds ~ the
subj" { Of efficiency
\ vigorous agitation % g might lead
% o. school reform which would prepare
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

EMIL WA%LpTEUFEi. who has just
died in Paris, was the composer OF
numerous popular waltzes written so
long ago that few must have known
that he was still alive. He was the
rival Of JOHANN STRAUSS. who was ac-
tive in Vienna while WALDTEUFEL was
adding life 10 the Partisan balls OF
the Second Empire. For the !rresist-
lble Tout Paris" of the Alsatian COM
poser or Roses from the South Of
the Niennese, there would be little
use to-day. The so-callcd modern
dances do include some wGlt2es. but
they are not of the tempt of thu mas
terpieces composed before devastating
syncopation had claimed all dance
music as its own.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
BRONXTAN HOPES.
Dwellers Under the Boreal Arc Want
thorough Baseball.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SuN-Sir. Some
residents of the borough of The Bronx
think that Harry n. Hampstead presi-
dent of the New York National Baseball
club. is pursuing a very short sighted
n llcy by refusing his permission to
presldent Harrow of the international
League "a Mace n minor league team
in The irony There ls room for a minor
league foam in that borough. and
nr1n xites canno, conceive. how the OBJ
i,c,ior - ono man can long nrevent
ibelr wishes from beine ca rried out
U,sob,u f,,s knov. tha, AFR uemn.
s,ead "a .hc owner Of the Giants who
NAV ,t tbc polo Grounds According
IN hasebaII ,aw The consent Of the own.
ore az tho sixte.u ma for league teams ia
,ocass,ry hofnra +, Yoan in ,rv,nIzaa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
After the Tax Eaters.

should the new Senatorial inquis,-
ton into the payrolls OF the State
departments result In action similar TO
that which has relieved us Of the Fire
Marshal's office. Senator SAGE will be
gratefully regarded by every citizen
on tax day. II. on the other hand.
the outcome of this inquiry is of the
kind which conferred on the State
five Judges Of a court Of claims where
three commissioners had sutiiced be.
fore, the sentiments Of the people will
he of an entirely different kind.
That the public service Is grossly
o~vermanned, loaded with non-pro-
ducerS and favorltes whose sole con
~trihution to the common good is un-
falling attendance at the cashiers
window. Is notorious. SO il was when
ODflL WAS in power; 50 II was when
HUGHrs sat in the Executive cham.
Der; and so II is to-day. Rut the
pressure on the men in authority 70
find berths for party workers. de
serving Democrats" never ceases, and
the temptation to yield is constantly
and consistently operative.
Therefore We shall refrain from
concentrating the i~nStigatorS Of this
quest until they have shown results.
and on the character of those results
opinion Of their usefulness must
rest. We are frank 10 say thar we
can see no great public gain in the
kicking OUT of a Democratic loafer 10
make room for a Republican loafer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
THE HOLY HERB.
A Search for Tobacco Suited to the
Sedentary Temperament.

To u EptToR OF THE SrN-Sir. |
have been under the imp e. sion for some
time hat | should like to smoke a p!pe
but thus far | have read the advertise.
ments of the various toblccos on the
market without being able to discover
any brand for the ordinary man of
sedentary habits.
Not having been born to the purple |
pass by witt envy the Ave and ten cent
brands OF cut plug used exclusively 10y
royalty. And in passing | have felt
acutely the disadvantages OF plcheian
birth.
SO too are denied me the rare blends
OF hurley wrapped IN distinctive nicN,l
and ten tert bags and sTokc un.yer-
sally by millionaires. The spectacle Of
a modern Crrsus hl,irv his plpc with
his ~favoii'e cut leaf as be- p'efaro- 90
leave the opera always nettled me. for
| know the brand he smokes was SCI
lected by the manufacturer with tho
sole aim and purpose OF catering TO the
discriminating tobacco taste Of men OF
great wealth
| am afraid 20 smoke tobacco made
for hrawny, red blooded, two listed
men. for | do hut little manual labor
myself. and therefore lack the robust
constitution of the longshoreman. the
pugilist and the lumberjnck What they
might consider a pleasing aroma might
emhitter my soul.
] have read the many testimonials Of
men who rank hig IN the popular arts
But ! fear the ecccnrr.cities % genius
There are musicians who eat rue
kraut, writer's who absorb sua!ls. and
hase'all msgnatcS Who drink l5siut.e
igappt before breakfast. ! have no
confidence In such tastes.
- ] am prompted To inquire II there
IS anywhere on the ma ket a smoking
tobacco that g., not made ,-ic i.lly for
crowned heads, plutocrtts. Artists ard
the red hloo1ed' gentry e so. why
isn't n advertised SIMON CEEEL.
AlMANY E%nhrnarN Il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
CROSSED SWORDS.
Two Trophies Of the Revolution Re-
ferred TO by T%hackeray.


To THE EDITOR OF n SuN-Str: Per
init a correction OF the statement mad
in u SUN last autumn n repeated
last Sunday concerninR the relationship
Of william Brown Prescott tabout tc
marry Miss Margery Flcken) TO th'
historian William h. Prescott. you
state that ne Is a grand nephew. lie II
the great great grandson OF the authoi
and the great great great grandson OF
Colonel william Prescott OF Bunker III
fame
n ancestral homestead Is iocate.
at North Pepperell, Mass. IL Is one OF
the anous old nearthstones oil Ne"
England ana is s~urrouhned by u larH
whose broad acres zap over INTO tht
town OF iio.IIs' vi ,..
IN IS"" Mrs' roger Wopcot'' fuItn
,I'HNV. "tuO"m ~ 10 go
Sn.., W ~ .n ~, -, n.y.
IL tyuI NM p.eu.a p,os
a." 49,, Geo. ~ ,anutar i,
80, S"arou a,i tIoi,is 80.
49, hatan go oniv
49, - sa.aaadan, ~ ~ ,a,ro ~
,lV' ."N "
~. psos.o., ,,a father u, VIII.
aa pso.,r prosco,, diad in tho foil nj
,oo- rnn.a 60 90 ,,,orost,g Incident
a.t.h ~ namo ~, Tfp,oe
When Colonel Prescott was in command
Of American forces. Captain John
LInzee IF the ROYAL Navy WIS in com
mlud OF the sloop of war Falcon, then
in Ros,on harhor'
After peace vas declared Colonel
Prescott married the daughter Of Cap
satin Linzne. and the Swords OF Prescott
and Linzee have since been valued me
mentocs OF the family. The historian
crossed the swords over one Of his book
cases In BEDFORD street, Roston, and
later ON Tho cornice Of hts library in
Bo,c.n street.
When Thackerav visited America In
Isl. and called upon Mr.. Prescott the
efossed swords attracted his attention.
and six years later he thus aliudes 10
them in the opening words OF his "Vir-
ginians'
on the library wall Of one ~ the mo-
famous writer's OF America there hang
TWO crossed swords which his relatives
vore I'm the vrea, war for inIependence
The one sword was gallantIy won in the
service Of the King. the other was a
weapon Of a brave and honored repubii-
can soldier. The posses.or Of the harmless
,ronhy has earned for himself a name
alike honorea in hi. ancestors country
and his own, whore genius such as his
has always a peaceful welcome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

To TIVE Enron OF THF SrN-Sir. II
NJ Luther b Davis VIII take time 'u
read the news correctly he will perceive
his mistake m referring To Rilly sun.
day Ass demanding a house. garage ard
limousine IN Paterson during his so
jouru Of preaching" read the item To
which Mr. Davis credits his information.
and NJ" sunday did not demand a
house. hut instead the town OF Pater-
s'n offered II 10 him, n very different
matter.
Mr. Davis also remarked that the
Master Christian could not be inn giucd
a. choosing a limousine or a house In
order ~ ave souls, hut / am sure i
that greatest Of great cvaugc'ists came
to earth now and perceived that lie
could come In contact wen ND do more
good 70 "A greater number Of people
simply by accepting a house. or even an
automobile, He would NOS, asslr.lly
do Il. NJ :
NEW York, February -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
LEST WE FORGET"
Government According to the Consti-
tuition and the Present Kind.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: on
July 4, 1916, thirteen of the British
Colonies In North America declared
That these United Colonies are and
Of right ought to be free and inde-
pendent states" In the treaty of 1888
Great Britain recognized the independ-
enc and sovereignty ~ those thirteen
States. naming each of them. All re-
manned absolutely sovereign until 1887.
legislatlng the one aga.ns the other.
after the manner of indcpaudent but
friendly nations In times of peace.
Meanwhile the Coufeieracy. Of its in
hcrent weakness. fell day by day into
greater d|isfaVor. Dire necessity COM
PEELED the people to, "ordain and estab-
lish' that which the instrument itself
denominates a Constitution for land
not Of the United States Of America"
So doubtful were the trainers of this
compact oe obtaining the consent, Of the
thirteen states thereto that they pro-
Vldcd At the end thereof that ''the rati-
hC4tiOn OF the conventions OF ntne
states shall be sufficient for the estab-
lishment Of his Constitution between
the states so |ratlfying thu same" Grad
ually and one by one each of the sew
eral states" ratified the Constitution,
most Of them. and especially New York.
1f'cr long and heated debates over the
y NN''ll VI AlIF pNfi Nv F'Fl uFi'E tAt'l
for the common good Of all
T. one thing was more In the minds
Of those who framed, adopted and rati-
fed tho Constitution than any other. f.
WIS the necessity Of absolutely separat-
ing the powers Of Government undcr
'hroe heads. Legislative. executive ami
judicial, and Of vesting them forever in
three separate and coordinate bodies.
The language used was. however. radi-
cally different In respect to vcstlng iegis-
iatlv' powers:
All legislative powers herein granted
shall. he vested IN a Congress Of the United
States. which shall cOusls, - q Senate
and House VI Representatives..
Az TO the executive power. tho lam
guage s.:
4 President Of the United states Of
America.
And as to judicial power:
The judicial power OF the United States
shall be vested In one supreme court. and
In such Inferior courts as the Congress
may from time to time ordain and es,ab-
lish.
That is to say. all the legislative
powers granted by the several states
we're and are vested In Congress. While
Congress NAV ,e1slate as to the duties
and compensation OF the executive and
OF the judicial brlurhes and has repeat
cdly done So. neither the President nor
the courts can c'nstitu',onaliy NEEDLE
in any way with the exercise NV Con
gross ~ any Of the Legislative powers
thus entirely and exclusively vested in
thtt body
himself subscribed 20 a platform which
gofF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
CODDLING
Sharp Dissent From a Lovely Soclo.
logical Theory.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Siv: That
to live comfortably a person needs as
much as IL necessary TO procure the COM
forts 4 life IS. OF course, self-ev!dent [;
that one ought not 70 have everything
10 make lie comfortable Irrespective OF
the value OF ones services to society
might be supposed to be equally self
evident Yet a school of $ Geological
economists il springing up in this coun-
try whose theory OF ono remu-
neration is a practical denial OF the
latter proposition. Arguments on self
evident prOpusit! rs are either futile or
unnecessary. Il may he said. however.
that II the new political economy Is
sound II IS u~nquestionable that those
WHO 10 TO work At all are as much en-
ti.led 10 a fraction or say, from s1.40O
$1,000 a yer" as that those who
earn hut % fraction OF it are entitled TO
the whole
II the chief end Of scholastic educa-
ton be- the davelo0mer, % tho a vine
faculty OF the reason, then a very serious
Indictment must be drawn against
educational methods IN the United States.
where tire slll.est economic heresies are
pr pounded and eagerly embraced by
tho so-called educated through sheer
inability TO perceive the distinction be-
tween errors and fundamental truths.
Indeed one IS almost forced to the con-
clusion that academic training In the
higher Institutions Of learning here.
particularly those for women. tends to
destroy the natural capacity ~ correct
reasoning, because tho apostles q. the
absurd are almost wholly recrulted from
the rluk- Of college graduates"
- community where such a "~beau,t-
~ assertion as that quoted eii'nritllv
In THE SIN can he seriously made
and respectfully received has no reason
70 hast OF It's !ntell.gence and is likely
to discover sooner or later that a high
price must he pail for such suhve-s'ons
OF rights and obligations F.J.D.
NV YoRK. Fehruarv II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
HOW NEW TAX LAW
AFFECTS ANNUITIES
Question Answered Concern.
ing the Interest Paid ON
Unsecured Loans.
LIGHT on EXEMPTIONS

THE Sun will answer any in.
duiries regarding the Federal inr1r.
tax. While the information yir.
nished will be correct to the best o.
THE SUNS belief. no RESPONSE.
for the interpretations can D., As.
stunned by this paper. The column
Of answers. which will appear d.,.y
Is meant merely for the c|1n,er,e,.s
Of THE suns readers. It Is m
charge of Babson's Stltist.ca. D-.
ganizatlon.
Inquiries should lie addressed 70
THE SUN Federal Income Tax do.
partment. They must be brie,
clearly written and bear tho in.
quirer's full name ami address,
Initials only Will be used IN tn,
answers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
February is and After.

There seems to he a general
expectation that beginning to-day.
February i. German submarines will
wage persistent and ruthless war
upon Great Britain's merchant ships
(and incidentally French). sinking
them on sight with their crews and
passengers. and that neutral ships
under their w flags will he in dan
ger of destruction too. Twelve days
have now passed since the German
Admiralty issued its war zone no.
tice. In that extraordinary docu.
ment it sought to justify an inten.
ton 10 discard the Declaration OF
London because Great Britain had
not observed it. The proof Of this
charge offered by Germany Is too gen
eral in It's character to receive serious
consideration. Her real complaint is
that Great Britain now treats food
stuffs as conditional c%ontraband to be
stopped absolutely in view Of the de
cree OF the German Federal Council
Communicating existing food stocks.
Until that decree issued Great Britain
was bound by Sir EDWARD GREY's
admission that "foodstuffs should not
he debarred and put into a prize court
without presumption that they are In
tended for the armed forces of the
enemy or the enemy Government"
With such a declaration in he:
favor Germany's order of conii>ca-
ton tending to confuse the distinction
between food TO he used by civilians
and ratiOuS for the army and navy
was incomprehensible. by the Dec
laration OF London foodstuffS can be
conditional contraband, and some
time ago they were so made by Kiuc
GEORGES proclamation. Germany
herself is responsible for the right
Great Britain now asserts to make no
distinction between food intended for
the Government and military forces
and food intended for consumption
by civilians. The Declaration of Lon
don, it should he understood. was
never ratified by Great Britain, hut
in this war she considers herSr,f
bound by its articles, subject to mod
fcations when unavoidable, hecauS"
the articles reflect sound interna.
tional law.
Great Britain has certainly COM
mittci no violation Of the principles
of international law that would jus
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
BRYAN
ION THE New FRA

The proud consciousness Of having
done our duty is the sole reward We
crave for the unsought and unpaid
repetition of this notice, and we sin.
cerely trust that the presence of Mr..
ANDERSON in the Department OF state
will render 1t unnecessary for the
Secretary of State to cancel his Ice
ture engagement. no matter what the
international situation may be on
February ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

One hears Of the comparative de-
cline 81 public interest In the
movies" Corroborative evidence Of
This might be found in the present
popularity of the undraped feminine
figures in these shows that appeal to
the eye. Inspired by the success of
tho films showing the athletic efforts
Of a famous diver, the female form
divine * just now supposed to supply
the punch" that every set of films
requires, Such IA tendency in the
theatre would he regarded as the
inevitable sign Of decadenCe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
SubiunCthc and Indicative.

To EpIron OF Tur SuN-Sir. |
disagree In toto with the conclusion
drawn hy The correspondcnts ir Tur
SrN ~ February II with regard To the
use of the s~uhluuctlve mood
Where a fact Is stated, whether ex-
pressed OF Implied the rule is 10 en-
pIoy tho indicative mood, even wuen
the sentences IS conditional in form.
RRooKLYN, February II. SYNrAx.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

When Mr.. THOMAS GtBsoN RowLFs
says that Great Britain has lost 1855
merchant ships during the war, and
not siNty-three. as the Right Hon.
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL asserts.
Mr.. BowLEs must be nearer right. The
present ruler of the Kings navy must
not be taken literally in these hyster-
ical times. He talks too mucl, too
loosely, and toe wantonly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

LII y Nh owned g.. Tho t4p,.,
stock OF Ms cOmpIt' -i.' -uts All
s"urht a partner The C'wp4uy- fet az.
sets on = cash basis were estimated a,
$50. 600. Y agreed 20 contribute s'u 10.
cash 70 the working capita OF tn. ora
pauy, In consideration .t Hf..n ..St
to transfer 10 y 100 ~ ms share. ID. a..
capital stock. The transaction Wts
pleted and y was possessed = tVo.fh!.t.
Of the stock " the compans. Who's. no.
assets now amount to $50. 600 and = 1v.a.
one-third. Neither Y nor y gained . Dol.
ar by the Transaction Mas, their com
income?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

The PETERBOROUGH Company an
unc that II does not know what
caused the signals to get out Of order"
III the subway yesterday morning,
and IAN explanation of what was the
matter with the signals would be too
long and too technical to attempt go
the pubic must be content with the
knowledge that no disaster resulted
from the accident. a fact more reas-
suring than any statement could he.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
FLYING at the front in FLANDERS is

FLYING at the front in Flanders is
regarded by n youngster as the
luxury of war, Mr. Il. y GLA2ERROoK
N leCturing before the Royal lnstltu-
tion in London said that a friend Of
his when asked why he wanted to
leave the air for his regiment in the
tleld replied: Il can't bear to sec my
Old comrades undergoing an The dltl-
cull,es and dangers of the trenches
white ! have a safe job flying above
them" Doubtless he was sincere.
The percentage Of air scouts brought
down by the enemy has been small,
and there have been worry few cases
Of engines COINS dead in the cncmy's
territory. Evidently there Will be Il
great hoom in aviation after the war.