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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

To THE En,ToR OF TIM SrS-Sr:
I'm pleased to note the way
You answered that professor
From Oherl!n to-day.
But really ! confess, ctr.
And not without chsgr'n,
! thought 1t was in Prussia
They had this Oberlin,
where ignorance Is bliss" sir,
ITS folly to he wise:
Are Jorre and this Npros
The only famous "guys"7
Can this stuck UP professor.
who THIS his thin Old nose
At those Goods, Just answer
The questions %proposs7
Now, who ara Artis Fletcher,
Red Murray, Doyle and Cree,
Grant, Merkie, Burns and Matty,
Hans I.ohert and McGee?
And who are Cobb and Crawford.
Wit, Collins, Benz and Veach?
And who are Honus Wagner,
Clarke, Scot ana Tommy Leach
n who 10 this Iris Speaker
And who is Pe~ckinpaugh7
And who Is Connie Mack? En-
Ana who Is John McGraw7
And who are Boone and Hartzell.
Pipp, Maisel, Bush and High.
Byrne, Becker, Beck and Bancroft.
Cook, Baker. wheat and Pieh'
And who are Hughie Jennings.
FtTh. NcYlGna, Wh,'n-~, Smith,
Walsh, Rrickley, Glll, Merrillat,
Mackenzie, Meredith?
WEIGH, willard and Jim Coney.
white, Gibbons and Shugrue;
Now. who are these, professor.
And who the divil are your
MoRRIsTowS, n. j.. June 7. A. Z
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str; i
wish to thank you most cordially for
your article entitled Persecution ~ the
Jews Exceeding Kishineff in Horror" in
last Sundays sun. II vas refreshing
20 see that you alone broke the con-
sp!racy Of silence of the New York press
concerning the oppression of the ewish
people by the Russian Government, and
this at n time when 400, 600 of It's best
sons are so valiantly fighting for their
country on the battlefield, a country
which never gave them anything but
misery. pain and humiliation.
BY presenting the tragedy OF the Jews
In Russia before the American public
you Vindicate the honor OF the press
from the well deserved rcproach of in
difference 10 the suferings OF the most
oppressed people In the world,
NEW YORK, June s, S. MEADOW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09
Victims Of Custom.

Whatever be the conclusions reached
by the court OF inquiry now in ses-
sion ut Annapolis, II appears to be
established that not only certain mid
shipmen now under arrest but prac-
tically all the first and second classes
saw beforehand the examination pa
pers In modern languages. 1t ia the
custom. we believe. among candidates
in or for most colleges and schools to
study past examination papers in the
hope of getting n line on the tests
which they are to face. Many or
some private tutors have an almost
uncanny genius or luck In guessing
or foreseeing the questions. As an
examination draws near all sorts Of
"~sylldhuses.' reviews and short cuts
are apt to he in circulation. In
stances have been known where papers
have been stolen, hut this must be
generally impossible nowadays: at
least impossible without revealing
completely on the part of the printer
or the INSTRUCTOR III cIlhTgP.
1t is well for the lay public to re.
member that custom and esprit de-
corps are the most powerful laws of
conduct in a school with long tradi-
lions like those OF the Naval Acad,
envy. Even what might simply b.
called Cheating" at examinations be
comes or may become a mere follow
ing Of precedent and a morally ire
proachable means Of thwarting the
authorities. persons believed to pass
their waking hours in devising vexn-
tlous and fool" regulations and pro.
hibitlons for spirited young men. Thus
one midshipman. asked why he had
not reported his possession and use OF
IN official examination paper, said that
had he done so he would have been
doing something that the three classes
ahead of him had never done" What.
eve may be thought OF that reply as
Il defence, II is a perfectly good one
from the undergraduate point uf view
To report would have savored of
freshness of informing. of toadying
to the dons.
referring to a midshipman, third
in rank in his class, against whom
the charge Is not that he cheated but
that he failed to report, his classmate,
all declare that they:
Feel themselves guilty in equal de.
gree of the offence OF which he is
charged. namely, failing to report having
advance information of the annual ex,
animation in modern languages"
They are all guilty and willing t.
he guilty. Since the surreptitious til
was known to all, plainly nobody hat
an advantage over anybody else. Tn,
case Is entirely different from tina
of secret knowledge in the hands OF
II few.
Likely enough there will he brand
ing Of Il few goats, and much virtu
II indignation by the ruler Of tn,
nHveo. without eXtcnuatlng this flch
ing and distribution of examination
papers, 1t is proper to say that NJ
serious reproach should attach &c
these young gentlemen. They are
men of truth and honor. They hav'
hut yielded to one Of those conven
tons, those topsyturvy ideas. If you
please, which probably prevail In mos
colleges and schools to-day and whicl
once prevailed generally. Pray you
reform the custom. We'll and good
but Is II necessary to be too sterr
and r~ockhound against It's victims?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09
TEACHERS SHIRKERS
P~RENDERGAST SAYS
Raps Them for Not Tcachiny
in the Summer Schools
without Pay.
HITS EDUCATION BOARn

Comptroller Prendcrgast sca'hlre,v
reproached yesterday the puh'i. school
teachers who decline to scrvo In v,,,.
ton schools without pay. tho BOARD 81,
Education for not forcing them To- do
Il, and the groups VI organized teach.
ers, OF whom he said: "Thev have Al.
ready organized a campaign Tor ,hs
purpose OF terrorizing those public OH.
GERS who will pass upon The allowance,
for the public schools in tho budget fo-
next year"
He announced that he r,r one would
not be silencei by this campo III o.
lies and abuse" lie said Of the Hoard
of Education:
"As a whole. as now constituted. Il Is
the creaturs Of It's employees and
swayed by the political intriguing Of
the employees organizations THO
board has members IF Independence and
great ability, but they nro nowerlsss
against these acccle.ators ana maaipi.
lators."
He charged Edward Mandel r-irrl.
nal OF School ISIS and president
OF the Association Of Men Teachers AID
Principals, with being ono Of the che,
accelerators Of a more pay for ua
more work programme" He also srorei
DR.. I. e. Goldwasser. a district super
,ntendent. and the Interborough Asso.
citation OF Women Teachers.
Mr.. Prendergast issued his statement
because OF recent assertions by Messr'
MandeL Goldwasser and others that mo
summer schools would have TO hs
dropped for the reason that tho Board
Of Estimate cut from this years bulge;
a, item Of s7s,l52 for teachers saiari.s
in tho vacation schools.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09
The Hippodrome and the Eden
MuSpe.

Both the amusement enterprises
which have lust undergone a change
If fortune were rather the temples Of
New York's visiting population than
the resort Of New York's own PEG.
pie, Both the H'ppodrome and TIE
Eden Musee were thought to appeal
to the stranger within our gates more
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09
"Teachcr Highly Paid"

Mr.. Prendergast says he never head
OF any OF the teachers organization
irving to produce "A larger Jinu4N' o.
labor Nor the same amount OF city
money, but so far a. tho public records
goes they have been cUgrusscd 10 get
ting Increases for Themselves without
increase Of service. lie says New l"-t
teachers are as "A whole the highest i1'
IN the world. vet they are required -
work only forty weeks OF the year ana
only five days a week, five h lrs :
day.
lie points out that the Board - Est.
mate Increased the school allowance COR
this year by "A million and "a hd'f do
lars over last wear and granted -
teachers salaries $7.i3922 u1or' I'm
tho amount required by 'aW. HIS S'''-
mcnt continues
"Ircluded In the estimate 90 'Ho '"'
par'ment 81 Education or th'- r,'. 80
a request for s7G.l52 for ''''.'' s'-
ar!es IN the vacation schools e
nNou. $4,000 I'm excess ~ The tn .!'
spent for the same purpose .r-' '''
Compare this item with the a' $500 .
actually made for I've 'pl''"'.'
Education, $39,>io.ooo. AMI 'N."
ccivc of the mordtc.!y OF t'I'' .'. .
who. 10y misleading facts 81 '.s
cas-, d,scredit ur the Board a. l-'" 20
and Appointment.
Tho claim is made tina o., ''''
weeks of five days a week s'...' ST.
each city teacher gives 80 THOR ''-
haus;a them that they a~" ....' y
performing any other duty. N"s '' :
Of the Department n! Elur'' .'
however. despite This phvs..1' as "
ton to which these teachers
jccted. that GO per cent 81 Pc '' y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

While the hollow square formation
was sometimes a favorite with Ma
roLsoS, it Is understood that OREGON
got tho idea from his study Of the vic
tory of the American forces over SANTA
ANNA in the Mexican war at Saltillo.
where JEFFERSON DAVIS lnd ZACHARY
TAYLOR used the formation with success.
Washington despatch
Aside from the fact that ZACHARY
TAYLOR was an older and a better
soldier than JEFFERSON DAVIS. was II
not at Bnora Vista that the latter,
commanding tho First Mississippi
Volunteer Rifles. distinguished himself
by using the formation mentioned -
rout n superior body Of Mexican
lancers? As to General cBREGoNS
resort 70 II, the Mexican "patr!ots'
seldom or got into clos" enough
touch with each other 20 form hollow
squares,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09
Our Promise OF Wheat for the World.

Nature seems to be turning her
kindly face 10 the United States for
another agricultural year, rs though
to make such amends rs are in hcr
power for the rayngcs II mans handi.
work In Europe. In tho last few
weeks those indefatigable pessimists
known ms Crop killers have done
Ae!r best to lay the wheat prospect
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

To rHr EDITOR or THr US-Sfr II Is
evident that In Shakespeare's time a high
brow was known as a sober brow:
What damned error, hut some sober brow
WIZ bless u. and approve It with n text
Merchant OF Venice ~, ?,
BOSTON, June =. \.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

The effects Of war are visible in n
particular which will make this spring
different from all others in the world
OF art. II ia usually at this time
that the great auction sales Of art are
in course both in Paris and London.
For several years past NJ this season
the nrt interest c. the world has been
centred IN these cities. But the hest
that Paris can do now ls its so-called
,IANnr SALON."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

The number Of births in London is
SAID to have decreased by 500 n day.
The British Empire will have another
kind OF war baby scare to employ its
spare time II these Alarming figures
are We'll founded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

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~ our friends ,cho rdror us ruth manu-
scripts and Illustrations for publication uish
10 hare rejected articles returned they must
IN oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

An Englishman, writing. TO the
Times. asks whether ~Stonehengc. which
Is to be sold. cannot loo freed forever
from pay box and unslEhtly fencing
by its acquisition for the nation"
England has fallen upon evil, days
when It's finest memorial Of antiquity"
Is to he knocked down to the highest
bidder. Perhaps our eminent library
founder may be induced 10 buy and
rename Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

Victory Is not near AT hand. I he
llevc Il will he two or three years be-
fore the conflict is Embellishments Of
Peoria TINnEfL,
May Peoria PTSpELL's fame MS n
wal prophet never obscure his justly
earned repute rs n diplomat,
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All checks. money orders. &C. to be
made payable to TINS Sun.
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ballot Ia theirs. the glad gift Of its
unworthy possessors. Could thirty
men do likewise?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09

WIFE Sun Per Month q
rHE EVENING suN. Per YEAR,. : d
THE EVENING SUM Foreign ,PerMo. "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-09
Persecution Of the Russian Jews.

NEW YoRK. Juno I.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06

lightweight champion. had a close caK at Revere, Mass, in 1887, when Jem Carney, the Englishman, fought him seventy-four rounds to a draw. Jack also went siXty-four rounds to a draw with Billy Myer. "the Streator Cy- clone" at North Judson, Ill.,. in 1889.
 George Lavigne, ex-champion of the lightweights, began his ring career with seventy-seven round draw with George Siddons at Saginaw in 1889, and later fought Siddons fifty-five rounds in Grand Rapids. Sidons was known as the 'Iron Man" and took part in many long contests. He was much the same sort of a fighter as Joe Grim, who later won fame by his durability.
 In the early days of the American ring, when men fought with bare knuckles, there were many long con- tests. Tom Hyer required 1O1 rounds to whip Country McCloskey. Joe Goss and Paddy Ryan fought eighty seven rounds in West Virginia in 1880. In 1891 Peter Jackson held Jim Corbett to a draw in sixty-one rounds in San Francisco.
 And these are only a few among scores of long bouts fought in the good old times.'
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06
JOHNSON'S MOTHER
 SURPRISED AT NEWS
Would Not Believe Former Champion Was Knocked Out by Willard
 Joke Played on Family.

Chicago, April 6.-When newspaper reporters telephoned Jack Johnson's home here yesterday, giving the TO- suit of the heavyweight championship fight in Havana, Mrs. Tiny Johnson, the former champions aged mother; refused to believe the news.
 "It can't be true,'' she kept re- beating. My son licked, knocked out? No siree."
 So to confirm the reports she had a member of her household cable her son at Havana, as follows:
 What about the fight? Was it q knockout? Who won? send news at once.''
 Before d reply was received. some one. evidently desiring to play a joke on the family, teleplfoned the news of a Johnson victory. which was met with cheers.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06
Sp0rt0grathy
 DIV
BOWEN BURKE BOUT RECALLS OTHER FAMOUS LONG
 BATTLES
BY "GRAVY."

This is the twenty-second anniver- sary of that immortal battle between Jack Burke, the Irish lightweight, and Andy Bowen, the mulatto. famed as the longest in pugilistic history. The fight was pulled off in New Orleans and lasted seven hours and nineteen minutes, going 11O rounds to a draw.
 While the Bowen-Burke battle set up a record which will probably stand for all time, the old time fans can recall many other fistic contests which were remarkable for their length and the iron dura bility displayed by the combatants.
 Alec Greggains, the Pacific coast heavyweight, and Buffalo" Costello, who died last year, figured in two re- markable contests in 1892. The first, staged in San Francisco, went fifty rounds to a draw, and the second meeting, pulled off at Coney Island, lasted eighty rounds, the men fighting from 10 o'clock in the evening to 4 a. m., when both fighters and specta- tors were glad to quit.
 Danny Needham, the Minneapolis welterweight too part in two famous long contests. In 1890 he fought Patsy kerrigan an even hundred rounds in San Francisco, ending in d draw, and the following year he stood up against Tommy Ryan for seventy six rounds in Minneapolis before Tommy knocked him out. Ryan figured in several other long bouts, one with Jimmy Murphy going fifty seven rounds to draw.
 Prof. Mike Donovan, the former middleweight champion, was the hero of many long and grilling battle. In his first appearance in the ring, at St. Louis nearly half century ago, he scrapped ninety-six rounds with Bill Crowley and lost on a foul, and in 1879 Mike fought ninety-three with Bill Mcclellan in San Francisco.
 "Prussian' Sheriff and J. Welsh fought seventy-seven rounds near Philadelphia in 1884. Nameski. Ill.. was the scene of seventy-seven round mill between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby in 1892.
 Ike Weir, "the Belfast Spider" for several years the feath erweight cham pion, figured in two eighty-round bat ties. In 1887 he met Jack Havhn in the famous "all night battle in the woods of Rhode Island, which ended with a draw when both men were utterly exhausted. In 1889 Ike met Frank Murphy in a little town in In diana and they scrapped eighty rounds to a draw.
 Another memorable battle was that between Arthur Chambers and Johnny Clark, which was pulled off in Can ada in 1879. Chambers successfully defended his lightweight title after 136 rounds with the "raw 'uns."
 Jack McAuliffe, the undefeated
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06

Eddie Ketchel of Grand Rapids. Mich, and Frankie Nelson of New Jersey. two of the best lightweighti in the east. are in the pink of con. 6ition for their fifteen round mill at Turner hall tonight. As can be judged from the above statement by Jack James manager of Ketchel, the boyt who put Rapids" in Grand Rapids expects to encounter no hard worR against his Swedish opponent. The boys were expected to weigh in this afternoon at o'clock at Keever's cafe.
 Ketchel must win now or never He has shown in his training in this city that he is the peer of many so- called champions at his weight He expects to bore into Nelson and make the bout short and sweet.
 There is no getting around the fact that Nelson is no slouch. His rcputa- ton assures the fans or some quick action on his part and many are going to the hall expecting to see him get away with the Grand Rapids cyclone
 In the semi-hnal "Joe" Ryan O this city will lock horns with Dick Ryan of Hartford for ten rounds. The local boys friends are hoping that the Capitol city Ryan is in good con. dition as they want to see Joe show his real merit. They will box at 130 pounds.
 The curtain raiser will produce Stanley Kolowski of Scranton Pa. and Johnny Sullivan of this city in a six round duel.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06

Pawnees Ten Pin League Schedule. Tuesday, April 6-Crabs vs. Shells. Friday, April 9-oysters vs Lob- sters.
 Tuesday. April 13.-Crabs vs oys- ters.
 Friday, April 16-sheIIs vs. Lob sters.
 Tuesday, April 2O-Crabs vs Lob- sters. Friday, April 23-Oysters vs. Shells. Tuesday, April 27-Crabs vs. Shells. Friday, April 3o-Oysters vs Lob sters.
 Tuesday, May 4-shells vs Lob sters.
 Friday. May 7-Crabs vs Oysters. Tuesday, May 11-Crabs vs Lob sters.
 Friday, May 14-Oysters vs Shells. Tuesday, May 1s-oysters vs Lob sters.
 Friday, May 21.-Crabs vs Shells. Tuesday, May 25-Crabs vs Oysters. Friday, May 2S-Shells vs Lobsters. Tuesday, June 1-Oysters vs Shells. Friday. June 4-Crabs vs Lobsters.
 Captains. Crabs-Tyler.
 Shells-Scharff. Oysters-Schroedel. Lobsters-Petchont.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06
BASEBALL RESULTS.

At Lafayette. Ind.-Purdue, 6; Be. lott, 8.
 At Atlanta-Atlanta. 3; Pittsburg Nationals, 1.
 At Louisville-Detroit, 5: Louis- vile. o.
 At Lexington, ,Va.-Washingtona and Lee, 6; Cornell, O.
 At Washington, D. C.-Penn State, 3; Catholic University, 1.
 At Washington, D. C.-Washington, 4; Philadelphia Nationals, 0.
 At altimore-Baltimore FederaIs, 19; Johns Hopkins, 1.
 At Dayton, Ohio-Cincinnati, 1O: Dayton, o.
 At South Bend, Ind.-Notre Dame, 3; Wisconsin, 2. (Ten innings.)
 At New Orleans-University of H. linois. 16; Tulane. 1.
 At Norfolk, Va.-Mount St. Jos eph's College. 5: Norfolk, 2.
 At Chattanooga, Tenn.-Chatta- nooga, 3; Chicago Nationals, 2. E At Memphis, Tenn.-Boston Amer jeans, 10; Memphis, 5.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06
341 TEAMS IN RELAYS.

Philadelphia, April 6.-The largest list of entries in the history of the games has been received by the Uni versity of Pennsylvania for the relay races to be held here April 23 and "A. In championships and class races they embrace 96 college teams, 56 prepara- tory school teams, 109 high school quartets, 71 grammar school teams and i o parochial school teams, a to- tai of 341 teams. This does not include the special events in which Yale, Harvard, Missouri, Colorado, Oregon, Maine, Bates, South Varolina, and other colleges will have entries.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06
BIG OFFEpS FOR WILLARD.
Gibscn Will Give $15,OCO and Broat-
 way $20,OOO for Bouts.

New York, April GA guarantee of 1000 awaits Jess Willard, the new heavyweight champion, for q ten-round bout with Jim Coffey, the Irish giant, to be held at Madison Square Garden some time in May. AS soon as it became known here yes- terday that Willard had defeated Johnson, Billy Gibson, manager Of Coffey, got into communication with Jimmy Johnston, matchmaker of Mad ison Square Garden Athletic club. Gibson agreed to accept 55 per cent of the gross receipts, guaranteeing Willard $1 ,000 for his services.
 willard can hardly refuse that Of fer" said Gibson last night. "and to make it stronger I will post the money with a responsible stake holder before he enters the ring
 Matchmaker Johnston will get into communication at once with Willard and inform him of Gibsons offer Coffey has been making rapid strides in the heavyweight division lately and Gibson has great confidence in his ability. He plans to keep after Will lard until he gets him in a match with the Irish heavyweight
 John Weismantle, manager of tn Q Broadway Sporting club of Brooklyn yesterday cabled Tom Jones, manager of the new heavyweight champion Jess Willard, at Havana, the unpre- cedented offer of $20,000 for a ten round bout with Young Charley Weinert of Newark at Ebbets field.
 Twill give Willard $2O,000 for tell round bout with Young Weinert, La Dor day, at Ebbets field. Can seat more than 30,000 Weinert matched with Gunboat smith," read Weis- mantle's message. After sending this cable the Brooklyn boxing promoter asserted he would repeat his cable offer when Jones and Willard arrive here within a few days,
New Britain herald., 1915-04-06
lcRoNlW PPiNCE fREDER}CK WXkhaht 1 GER27T .E7T7ERr ~ SNoW

the war it was held that in the win ter campaign the Russians would oVerWhelm the German troops. Late accounts. however, show that the German troops have withstood finely the rigors of the winter campaign.