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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
GLORYvS HALF DOZEN,
Sheaf Of Memorable Citizens Con-
tanning, Alas! but One Colonel.

To III EDITOR OF THE sus-sr: A
small coterie OF well informed persons
asked me 20 decide a contest for a nom.
inal prize. Each had written on a slip
OF paper the names Of the six greatest
Americans OF the present day In the
order OF their greatness. Tho Presi-
dent and his Cabinet, past or present,
were barred because of tho natural ele-
walton OF their positions, The list that
won tho little purse il as follows:
Charley Chaplin. Teddy Roosevelt, ry
Cobb. Billy Sunday. Harry Thaw, Jess
willard.
The correctness Of tho decision was
at length conceded by all the contest
ants. although their lists included the
names of twenty-three other great
Americans, The names OF Colonel
Roosevelt. Colonel House and Colonel
Watterson appeared most frequently.
In trying to discover why my friends
had taken six as the psychological num-
Der for the contest I learned that Ave
was not enough and seven was too
many. OLpoc CooKn,
BROOKLYN. June %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
STEFANSSON SAVED,
TRAPPER'S OPINION
Explorers Companion Thinks
He Has Escaped on
Floating Ice.

VilhJalmar S%tefansson, the explorer
and scientist, whose fate in the Arctic
regions 10 unknown. may have been raT'
ried on floating ice from the Arctc
coast TO Siberia or islands north ~ S.
IBERIA, according 20 W!lloughby Masot
an Arctic trapper and prospec'of
Mason has so much confidence in Ste
f~ansson's ability TO take care % himset
that he believes the discoverer OF the
blond Eskimo may return. T't'rgs
Of Mason's last meeting with StefanssoA
and the explorers subsequent move
ments were contained in IL letter from
the Rev. Hudson Stuck, Archdeacon Of
the Yukon. at Fort Yukon. Alaska, re-
ceived here yesterday. TIE letter was
dated May 2s. 1915.
Mason had just reached Fort fuNa'
from Herschel Island with fun, Arch
deacon Stuck wrote. The trlppef sa"
that Stefansson stopped az Ms CABIN or
the Mackenzie delta, opposite the upq'
end Of Halkett Island, nifty mI.r, from
the Arctic Ocean. from January 8. ls!'
until February 20. 1914, during a period
Of stormy weather. Wheu Stt'a' ssoa
left II was to make a journey oNr' i'e
ice In search OF land north Of hvhi2t'
Sea.
"Mr. Mason states that ahou' Ma'li
Is Stefansson started from 60, So
Point. near Camden Bay, with NNr ~
derson and Storksr StutkersoH. dH"tr!'
on the Arctic coast. and TWO Dog 'yA"i
striking across the ice,' the Ar.ai'at'.
wrote. "Storkerson was a Wtnirf q.
the Mikkelson-Leffingwell eNlrIli % "
1907. which reached a point some sA'
miles from the shore. on tie same glt',.
"A supporting party, consisting "
volunteers from the Mary Sachs AID "'
Alaska. auxiliary power boats, WI"
S~tefansson bought 81 Nome a'''H'
panied the main party FOR ,!su'> nile
travelling in a general uorttels.7'"
direction. After the first fifteen niles
for the shore ice was a nlrrowtr -
h usual-smooth going was ''lh.
on the return trip the support ia'.
suffered a good deal from exp sue Ga
one OF the number. Peter Hi'' --h =
ceived a bad scalp wound IRON d "a" 8"
tho Jagged ice.
"S%tefansson's announced plan vas "
travel across the ice for thirty days f'
then, II no land were found : 'ei-H
expecting to be back To the coast o..
lhttT tHhn June, l'l7 = I'. az,
April. 1915. Mason had word tom ~
partner, Wilmot Annett nj Kaye i'.
on tho Arctic coast, that nothing no.
been heard OF StefaussOn'
Mason was of the opinion W.
S~tefansson may have reached Lana
the north and that ice Con,l''as Nl
have prevented hin from r"'Hii"4
The party may have drii'ri ".,"
Ice 10 Banks LRnd or Prime i";'.a
Land TO the east or II may Ave o""
carried to the Siberian Cut-'
The ArchdeaCon wrote fUH.'T va.
Mason's partner reported 'hI. iS'.rf
had discovered a blaze stun. "''
writing or IL. which Is hrl,' ''
message from Hubert Dare. .' -
fish explorer, who d!sapp','' .~"r.
Bailey Island and hts ,N".
Anderson River several vc1rs eco
inscription on the Woo 49, .' '' .
during the summer AMI - h. '''S.
lHsrschsl Island,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
The First Of Domestic Questions.

Denunciation Of the Administration
and the Democratic party for enact
ing the La Toilette law will do no
particular good at present.
The harshest things that can be said
about the insane folly and murderous
recklessness Of that legislation are
more than merited, but that is no
reason for plling It on.
The law takes effect on November
1. Merchant ships and merchant lines
now flying the red. white and blue
are racing to get under shelter Of
other colors before that date.
Talk Of reconsideration has begun.
the energy now expended IN damning
the stupidity at Washington which
planned this submarine warfare
upon our own mercantile marine had
better be devoted to stimulating that
excellent idea in the minds Of the
responsible statesmen, executive and
legislative.
For the managers Of the maritime
policy Of the Administration, recon.
sideration; for the Legislators who
are to lead the Democratic majorities
in the Senate and House Of the
Sixty.fourth Congress, r%ectincation
or repeal outright.
1t 10 too big and pressing a ques-
ton to keep open merely fo' cam
paign purposes next year.
What we want first and most Is not
a Inundated and ashamed Admins
tration and Democratic majority but a
chance for the American dag on Ameri-
can ships; an American merchant
marine actually existent on the oceans
Of the globe.
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rest Of our property. That country q n
not by . decia ration Of war DO " more
harm than It 10 doing At present. what
are a few thousand millions Of marks in
comparison to all we have ut stalker We
desire to hold out against all enemies.
whether they be on this side or the other
side of tho Atlantic"
Man." said some German with a
proper regard for the decencies and
distinctions Of a well ordered arts.
tocratic state, man begins with the
baron" Humble, therefore, as Is the
position Of Baron v. WANGENHEiM in
the hierarchy Of the we'll born, his re-
marks are amusing as a specimen Of
squlrearchical intelligence. They IL
lustrate the deep division between
finance and business-we don't refer
to the princes Trust" and that sort
of thing-and the sQuirearchy. The
latter has long and usually won. But
voice enough to remind the land.
owning junkers that In the most I'm
probable, In our opinion the practi-
cally impossible, event Of a state OF
war between the United States and
Germany. the financial battalioiis. the
silver bullets Of this country, would
be an Invaluable help to the Allies.
Even the grouty Baron can't be 50
baronical as not to know that. But
he must speak b%aronically and agra
rianly, and his opinions are worthy Of
bis post at the beginnings Of Man.
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Percentage
civ

Socialist leaders invariably point 10
Boston and New York. which have the
smallest percentage of home owner
ship, due to the fact hat Boston is
surrounded by many small cities and
towns in which large numbers of the
middle class and the better paid work.
ing class prefer to live. As to New
York city the same condition largely
prevails, besides which Its area 10 limited
and the price OF land 10 too high for
single or double houses. except for
the richest and far less numerous
class. So that favorits socialist ar
gument falls right theve.
In addition. more than . million
families GOO 900 in New York city
alone) who r financially able to own
a $4,000 home prefer 10 live In a
hotel or rent an apartment. Adding
these puts more than IS per cent. Of
the families Of the United States in
the home owning class. As II Is, in
stead OF. as the socialists say. a few
people" owning their homes, we find
almost 46 per cent. Of the people own
homes and fully 10 per cent. OF those
who rent homes are able to own them.
a vastly different condition from that
so frequently pictured by the calam-
ity bowling socialists.
walter ]. BALLARD.
Los AfsuELss. Cal, June "a.
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THIS YEARS COTTON CROP.
The south VIII Suffer II the British
Order in Council Stands.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SrN-Sir: The
cotton crop OF 1915 will soon be har-
vested. and unless the notorious British
order in council is Immediately revoked
or modified so as to permit shipments of
this commodity to neutral countries the
South will be hard hit financially.
our Government has been more than
patient in connection with this matter,
and unless Great Britain Immediately
recedes from her unreasonn BILE position
the United States should threaten to re-
taliate. Congress should be convened
and the entire question laid before the
representatives OF the people for suit
able action, The South has suffered
long enough and her business interests
are most assuredly entitled to the same
consideration as those OF the North and
East. In the name Of humanity we
could very easily Justify an embargo
on shipments of arms and ammunition,
but as a means for retaliation much
more so.
Great Britain must cease her unwar-
ranted interference with our commerce
with neutral nations or we will cease
doing business with Great Britain.
c. +. PosBERGH.
ATLANTA, Ga, June %.
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Hearty mmendatlon Of the
Quality OF the Paper.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: I
have read the letter to THE y from
"Ex-Trans-App." OF Hartford, Conn. the
letter from A. NJ. Dockery. Third As
sistant Postmaster-General. and the edi-
torial article In THE U of June 81.
and my personal experience may be of
interest.
have the right to help myself
freely to stationery In three clubs. two
business houses and many hotels. but
the stamped envelopes sold In post Of
fees are 30 convenient and of such ex-
cellent quality that l have purchased
over 1000 Of them during the last six
months in post offices ali the way from
Paterson. N. J., &c Claremont. N. II.
OF these ] have purchased over 100 In
Hartford. Conn.
These envelopes I have addressed with
pen n ink In post ofsces and hotels.
using every kind OF pens and ink.
The mi has never spread or run.
Enclosed are two sample envelopes to
test GEORGE w. YATES.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. June a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
Huerta ut FL Paso.

Whether General VICToRIANO HUER.
IA. who only the other day was
cu!tivating flowers and cutting his
lawn ut Forest Hills in philosophical
exile, has cOnspired to violate the
neutrality law is a question OF evil
dence which must be decided IN tn,
Federal District Court at FL Pnso. 1t
may be a suspicious circumstance that
the General on alighting from u trail.
at Newman, near FL Paso, found there
the adventurer and revOlutiOnist
OROzCO in an automobile, apparently
advised Of the eX.President's coming:
but the incident standing alone was
not proof Of conspiracy.
Collector Of Customs Y. l.. Com,
acting under instructions from Wash
ingtOn, did his duty admirably well
In being on the spot to detain General
IIUERTA and the waiting ORozco. The
scene mt the station with United
States soldiers ready for anything
that might turn up had that color Of
the dramatic which eminently suits
the character OF the ex-dictator, who
seemed strangely out Of place as a
suburban Long Island cottager. But
the General may have been on his
way to the San Francisco exposition,
ms he asserts-whO knows? His ap-
rearance Mt the desert tank station
when PAscUAL OR0zcO happened to he
there was curious, no doubt--onIy a
few miles away was the frontier; but
In order to convict the dictator and bic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
New York Club Life.

The removal Of the Knickerbocker
Club to the new building which Is
such an architectural ornament to
Fifth avenue marks more than one
change In the club life Of New York.
Perhaps 1t Is characteristic Of its ex-
istence as a metropolis that clubs
now build their own homes. With the
exception of the Manhattan Club. the
Brook and the Calumet Club, which
are at present Quartered in former
private residences, the opening of
the new Knickerbocker Clubs house
marks the end Of this way Of &C.
quirins a home. which had long been
traditional. The Manhattan is in the
old Jerome mansion.
The Union Club, for instance,
which 10 the oldest in the city, was
irst Quartered In a house once the
home Of the Leroy family. In turn
az its membership increased and the
movement Of the population COM
PEELED a change Of quarters, the club
went into former residences Of the
Astor and the Kernochan families.
Only two Of its houses, that which 1t
occupies at present and its predeces-
sor at Fifth avenue and Twenty
first street. were built for It.
The Manhattan Club was previously
at home In the old A. 7. Stewart resi-
dence, the Lotos occupied for a long
time the Bradish johnson home at
Twenty.1rst street opposite the old
Union Club. and the New York at va.
rious periods was quartered In the
Wolfe and the Haight houses. Now
these clubs with the exceptions noted
are in homes which they built for
themselves. Such Is moreover the
inevitable tendency Of all clubs when
they reach a sufficient degree Of af-
fiuence and Importance.
Another influence which may al
most be taken as %inseparable from
club life In this city to-day Is the end
Of the club disagreements which re-
suit In the formation Of other similar
organizations. The Knickerbocker
was always regarded as an offshoot
Of the Union because there was some
thing lacking In M which the other
supplied. In. the same way, the Cal
umet has been said to have had It's
origin in the Knlckerbocker, although
that seems less probable. At all events,
there is no disposition just now to
form social clubs Of any character.
The present supply seems adequate
for the time being to the demand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
DE I.aney Was That Neighbony.

The fighting fever always caught
De Laney by the hair.
He was a man who always fourht.
II didn't matter where.
He was Il man who'd never shirk
To take the hardest brunt;
All were alike. Arab or Turk,
Before him In the front.
He'd cock his little ddnky cap
Until II hit his ear:
'Twould wake the devil from q nsp,
His Irish battle cheer.
Then with a mighty burst Of spesd.
Twas like IA %panther's leap,
De Laney he would take the lead
And In the forefront keep.
I've seen DE Laney help a foe
VINO fell before his blade;
I've heard him whisper soft and low:
"'Ids sorry I'm. indads."
I've seen him hold upon his knee
A foeman's battered head;
De Laney was that neighborly
To living or the dead.
All. whom the fshtinG's over, why,
De Laney IL as mild
As n gentle summer sky
That ever kissed Q child.
In peace he's shy az any maid,
In war a tiger he,
To cross with any foe a blade,
lie IL that neighborly.
HoaAos ssynous xslLsl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
THE BURLESoN ENVELOPE.
Mr.. Dockery's Defence Brings an
Answer From n Sufferer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: When
writing YOU last week as to MIR. Burle-
sons stamped envelopes there was not
absent from my mind the probability Of
some one In the Post Once Department
subordinate to Mr.. Burleson rushing to
set forth Mr.. Burlesou's non-responsi-
biIitv for the paper used and In FIJI
SuN of to-day behold Mr.. Dockery's truly
PROMPT communication.
Hut. like Yourself. cannot see
wherein IL relieves his department chief
to recount the recent history OF the
stamped envelope production coptracts,
when the maintenance Of ever "a rea-
sonably efficient inspection system by
the present Post ONCE administr ation
would. or should. have discovered the
characteristics OF the paper used before
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
The Synthesis Of Onions.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. A
Bishop out Nebraska way has for tho
motto on his coat Of arms his legend (:
"Justitia et Pax" Now as ex-Secretary
Bryan and ! are connected by the
common BON of onion raising I take
the liberty of recommending to him tho
synthetic phrase OF that episcopal de-
vice. Peace IL impossible between ma
tions when Justice Is violated. Az char
ity Is but an individual and not a ma
tional virtue his peace policy labors
under an ~irrelevancy quRritur de jus-
titia ct %respondetur dc caritate.
CHESTER, June 2s. j, A. M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
Chronology OF q Masterpiece.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Why
all this controversy over the period
when the lay Of 1.-THE Lone Fishball"
was written? The song itself supplies
intrinsic testimony In this regard. The
line Twelve and a half cents for one
fishbalF' carries us back to the time
when the Old shilling or half shilling, IL
not in actual use. was at least in the
mine OF the composer. Who in recent
times would think or write in terms that
are obsolete for a period OF at least
forty years. used 10 sing the song I'm
the '70s. EDWARD s. FIpIn
NEW YORK, June 2S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
The New Military Training Camp At
Plattsburg.

Business and professional men no
longer Of student age but physically
youthful and active have envied their
juniors the opportunity given them in
the summer instruction camps to learn
the soldiers duties, including not only
company and battalion drill but tar
get shooting, trench digging, putting
up and striking tents, signalling, map
making and the requirements Of mill
tary hygiene. That opportunity is
now offered to the older men capable
Of emulating the student volunteers
and equally good material for com.
mlssioned officers.
From August 10 to September 9 a
training camp for business and pro-
fessional men will be held e che
United States army POST at Platts-
burg. New York. on the shore Of Lake
Champlain, an ideal spot for the pur.
pose, as healthy as It Is beautiful.
Here volunteers will receive exactly
the same instruction from army off,
cers and under the same conditions
rs the students. who are to be IN
camp at P%lattsburg the previous
month from July 5 to August 8; and,
like the students. the business and
professional men will engage In
msn0uvres with regular troops ana
will also enjoy the advantage Of lis
tening to lectures on military subjects
by experta
The students camps have lcsn =
success that moro than realized tho
hopes Of efmy oticers like Major.
General LEoNARD woop. ex.Cbisf Of
STAFF, although they were prepared to
expect rapid progress from young met
Of intelligence and adaptability In
spired by the ambition b qualify
themselves for commissions After
a month at the camp most Of the
youngsters showed such proficiency
and zeal that the Government wi,
be glad to accept them as officers Of
volunteer regiments in an enc gency.
The experience in a great many cases
has been repeated, so attractive 10 the
life Of the instruction camp.
Men somewhat older who like out.
door sports and spend their leisure
In the open should have no difficulty
in holding their with the students,
and we can imagine no better way 20
pass a vacation than in the stlmulat-
ing atmosphere and bracing exercises
Of the Plattsburg training camp.
There need be NO hesitation about
making application for full details.
either to the oficer in charge Of Mill
tary Training Camps, Governors Isl.
and, or the Office Of Enrolment Com.
mittee, Room %, Eighth Floor. IL
Broad street Telephone No. Han.
over 1882. Every one will receive
courteous treatment and may count
upon finding himself In a select com.
pany II he decides to spend q month
under canvas and in the open air In
the fine Lake Champlain country. Al
ready there Is promise, on tie au-
thority Of General WooD. Of an en-.
rolment Of several hundred business
and professional men, including n
number who n well known III the
community and are actuated by \
spirit of patriotism.
We believe that the success Of this
new camp Of instruction Is assured.
All the more reason, then, that tn
right kind Of men should not miss
the opportunity. The experience will
be Of great benefit to them, worth re-
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Music Publishers on IN Immortal Inv,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: II
b." of Bangall, whose letter is
printed In THE SUN Of June 10, will call
at our store We shall be glad to show
him what we believe TO be authentic
information IN regard to the song The
Lone Fishball.'
CHARLES II. DITsoN & Co.
New York, June 28.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
Where Man Begins.

Solely as a student OF the psychol-
ogy OF one OF the most curious Of sur.
vivals and yet n powerful German
party, THE SIN takes an academic In
terest In the speech OF Baron v. WAN.
GENHEIM, president " the Agrarian
League. Ills voice tremhics with the
good old indamed spirit of Junker.
herrschaft:
@ss Ansrlca seize our ships and the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

We sincerely trust that DR.. GOLD
WATERS naval brigade will not come
into violent contact with the forces Of
the United States commanded by the
Supervisor Of the Harbor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

~ our friends uho favor W. Nth mans
scripts and Illustrations for publication Uish
10 hare rejected articles returned fhev musi
in oil cases send afamps for thai purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

The Sphinx propounded a riddle.
How many girls would swim out beyond
the danger line II the life guard va q
vs0aAe" she HI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
Watchful Waiting.

Knicker-was 1t the witchins hour OF
three when YOU got In?
outiate-Worse; Il was tho watching
hour OF three.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

Stella-can you fish?
Belia-Well. II some one else baits II and
catches II and takes II on the hook ! can
tell the Ne.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

l suppose II will be said I appointed
Mr.. KoENIG because he is the brother Of
the Republican county chairman.-Mdyor
Mitchell.
Occasionally they do get things
right, Mr.. Mayor. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

The Lafayette Boulevard could never
in Its present estate be called a beau
tiful thoroughfhre, although in any
European city some use would un-
doubtedly be made OF It's natural
advantages. The view OF the Hudson
is beautiful and the Palisades tower
majestically beyond the water.
II may be well enough for New
York's authorities to ignore the pos
sibilities Of beauty here. but they
might at least cut down the blocks Of
dead trees which are the most I'M
slightly detail of the landscape.
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