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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
BOOMS AND THE BOOMERS
The Season Now Open for the Hunt
ing Of the FsyOrIta Son.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. In
these days when so much talk Is made
regarding a stronger navy. and the i'm
p%ortance OF legislation more helpful 10
business men and wage earners we
people up here in the neck Of the woods
believe Senator Weeks is a logical man
to direct the settlement of these impor-
tant questions.
Massachusetts, Ia not alone In believ-
ing that the Republican party will come
20 New England for a Presidential can
didate. The day a been when a small
town in this State would furnish two
Presidents. II is time for one more
especially In this international crisis.
Senator Weeks. of all the candidates
mentioned. IL the most capable. by
reason OF his experience, in passing upon
naval questions, He Ia a graduate of
the Naval Academy. lie wa for years
commander OF the Massachusetts, Naval
Brigade. He was a volunteer naval ON
Ger in the war with Spain. When Will
son landed troops at Vera Cruz and it
looked for a time Al though We were
to have a big war with Mexico instead
OF a little war" Weeks was one Of
the frst men to volunteer for service
At the front. His friends believe these
are among the striking reasons for his
nomination which induce support for
'Ai'' 'b'r'iV VI z EIEidiu.
Signs multiply that the nominee OF
the convention will he a real Republican.
In fact as well las IN name: that he IL
likely TO be under 60 wears of age that
he will be a thorough believer in the
Republican tarin principles. in the up
building OF an American merchant ma
rine that he will he capable OF leading
and directing his party also that he has
not been an exponent Of peace or a little
navy-most unpopular doctrines. ! be-
lieve, with American people having red
blood In their veins.
Solator Weeks completely fills the bill
az IA Republican candidate for President.
His record in Congress shows his calibre
and strength, The principles which no
has put forward in public life have been
those upon which the character, strength
and material success of the United State.
have been developed. He stands FOR
deeds. not words.
Broad and tolerant, he would be the
typical candidate.
EDWIN w. INGALLS,.
BosToN, December 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

Secretary GARRISON n return
an affirmative answer TO the request
Of the American Defence Society that
he set aside the order forbidding army
officers to discuss preparedness for
publication. 1t is a time honored rule
and has worked well. The rublica-
ton of the views Of army officers
could not be regulated; a Lieutenant
would AVE as good a right 10 speak
and write as a Major-General. The
country would be inundated with pro-
fessional opinions. Discipline would
suffer. Army officers are carried on
the rolls for the purpose Of attending
strictly TO the performance OF their
duties as military men. They are con-
cerned solely with preparing troops
for the Of war. At he
same time they may be called upon In
an official way for advice about the
Improvement of the army.
The General STAFF often makes re-
ports which are spread on the records
of Congress or published by the au-
thority If the Secretary OF War. Only
a few DAYS ago the War College di-
visions study Of the military needs Of
the country appeared In the news
papers. Nothing could be more au-
th%oritative. But that liz a very diff
ferent thing from throwing down the
hars and permitting several thousand
officers on the active and retired lists
10 talk as much as they please and
us often as they please about the en-
p~ansior. reorganization and manage
mcnt OF the army In peace and war.
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TO A
A Property Owner Gale for Their
Substitute for Preparedness.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr. vii
some sincere exponent Of h doctrine
OF unpreparedness tell us exactly what
his programme of peace includes2 What
protection does he propose 10 give our
homes and families and places OF usl
ness? After thirty years Of work I have
acquired a modest property. where un-
molested / may manage to avoid becom.
Ing an inmate of the county farm. But
should an army Of invasion land upon
u beach. three miles away. / would
have to take TO the tail timber. and II
] and my family escaped with our lives
we would become refugees. deprived OF
the of making q living In our
old age.
What do the disciples OF u~nprepared-
ness OFFER In place of big guns. ub-
marines, plenty of ammunition and men
trained to the hour in their most po-
tent uses? Something more IN idle
curiosity prompts uhis inquiry. In the
county OF Suffolk alone $4,000 men.
women and children and
I wANrA kNo.
BELLpoRr, December IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

The boys actually were out of the
trenches by Christmas on one Occa-
sion out in time to make a Christ
mas call on some neighbors who were
not in the least expecting them. They
had a hard march Of 1t. too. before
they got there. But there was no
difficulty in following their trail.
General WILKINSON, who had a com
munication for their commander, has
told in his memoirs how easily he
Tracked them by the blood stains they
left behind them in the snow. for 1t
was bitter weather. Snow and Ire
were on the hard frozen ground and
a good many OF the boys had such
mere wrecks Of shoes that they really
might just about as well have been
barefoot and done with It. As 1t was
the ice and the sharp frozen ruts did
their work and the boys wrote the
story of their walk with their blood
at about every step.
But 1t was good blood, American
blood and with Il lot OF other good
American blood it was shed that hum
BILE people might come here and
wax wealthy In the freedom the boys
of the torn shoes and the orr and
bleeding feet won q them-waX
wealthy and breed descendants to 60
. abroad and scatter the wealth and ex
plain about America not being n fit
place for n gentleman TO live In.
And this is rather queer, too, in n
way, for the man who led the boys
on this blood trail march over the
snow has been generally regarded
as about the highest type of gentle.
man the world has eve known. And
he always thought America was good
enough to live into live In and 10
die for, 10 far Us that Is concerned.
SO did the boys who were out Of the
trenches by Christmas at his com.
mand and who left their trail OF
blood up the west bank Of the Della
ware and down the east bank on that
awful showing, sleeting, hailing, icy
night that they might make their
early Christmas morning call on the
folks who were not expecting them.
hut that was a good while ago
1870 years ngo this coming Christmas,
to he exact. II was II of the memoir.
able Christmas visits of history, that
one Of December %, 1778. Neither
poor old RAIL, nor KNyPHAusEN nor
any other Of the German commanders
nor any Of the German soldiers under
them knew that company was coming
until the boys from the trenches were
right among them--"in their midst
In a way of speaking.
Stirring days, those, when q. WASH,
InGroN led his ragged Continental.
across the Delaware pnd down (.
Trenton 10 make that trough house
Christmas call. A successful call II
was, too, netting q bag Of over q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
LAMENT OF THE FISHERMEN,
An Open Letter TO Certain Needless
Administrators.

To Mayor John PurrOg Mitchell aud X.
A. {. smith, comm tsSiOncr Of Docks
and Ferries.
GENTLEMEN The recreation pier al
Fiftieth street has been closed to anglers.
Fishing is prohibited to u West Side
Izaak Waltons.
Tommies are bitln' and the pier is
closed to our sterling gentle professors
OF the angling art.
VIII Dr. Briggs of the Anglers Asso-
citation tolerate this
Did We not to-day get AT Dreimland
an appropriation for a pier?
Does Mayor Mitchell give with one
hand and Withdraw with the other?
Fish II fishing furnish the sole in
expensive recreation of our West Side
German and Irish.
We catch our food for brain aud
hrawn In the teeming waters of the
Hudson.
Are our devotees of this most inno-
cent contemplative art 10 he robbed ny
this administration, neutral In name. 10
that munitions OF war may he shipped
to murder our brothers In the trenches?
Our Irish bartender drew up for a
German Brockhagen's Bierhalle, head
quarters OF the Eleventh Avenue Track
Removal Association. the Forty seventh
Street Villagers, the following notice:
w are neutral. Any one who can't
say a good word for the Kaiser can
get out
We are beginning to feel that this
administration Is aNerse to giving us
our rights.
our light to our waterfront for food
fishing Is inallenable, not to he New
York Centralized.
\ word to the wise il sufficient. sa y-s
the Eleventh Avenue Barber and Fish.
erman' T.. ~. LUDWIG.
NEW YORK. Decemher 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
WILSON NOMINEE HELD UP.
senate Blocks Plan Ia Name
RubIee for Trade Bonrd.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. - There
question whether George Rub. , ST. Pr,
confirmed rs a member Of ;n0 l'I,
Trade CoInmiss o I.' ca~r f'
before the Senate G.. nml,tes q t.'
merce. 20 which h. was r''ulp ttra q g.,
days ago. The domination Cdm" uN
from the last Congress.
In their haste so'ue " the Adm
tration Senators poiled the comm r.
and brought the nomination be- Pa, + .
Senate OF a favorable report vi SOFA.
formally of a committee me'ln-
senator ,iallinger of New ii1rN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
New YORK, December 10.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir, Per-
NIT me to Express my very hearty COM
mendition Of your editorial article
"Philip Nolan" in THE SUN OF Decem-
her 10. sincerely hope your sugges-
ton OF a general r~ereading of that
classic of American patriotism will lead
many people to hunt II out and ponder
well in these days of bifurcated ale
glance, sneaking traitors and spies the
stirring lesson II teaches. Indeed. ] am
quite sure many people have been moved
by recent developments to a reperusal
of the document, just as ! have been.
AS significant of what folk are think
ing about nowadays. ] may mention the
fact that a few weeks ago a certain
business concern here in New Jersey re-
produced The Man Without a Couu-
try" in its entirety and sent il broad
cast without m as an addendum
10 its regular advertising circulars, That
concern gets my business, ". G. w.
AsBrRY PARK, y. j, December 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
Passing Events In Oklahoma.

sun Maker and his wife. Apache Wop.r
and his s,epiaushtsr, Parted, near Gear,
come over to sign the deed OF Seven Road
allotment that Apache Woman and Parted
sold October IL.
Mary Wsshee Is going down 20 Dsr.
hngton Agency on business. She ha,
eighty acres near Calumet OF Clyde Be-.
Rote allotment her deceased husband.
White Buffalo, Old Arapaho Indian
decided so acres OF Had Woman silotmen.
to hts grandson, Philip Judson Gun, ,or
OF Gun and Singing otter.
Number of cheyennes are canning with
Bad Teeth on Doggy Creek near BESSIE
Bad Teeth bought beet from son,s Pale
Face and this am is having lots OF bee,
to eat. Two crows is Chief Priest Of tn,s
camp. he tells war stories OF night 20 tho
younG Indians,
Crooked Woman wife Of Little Man
spring and clara Sioux wife Of Red Isg.
gins. from Clinton went to Tongue River
Agency Montana TO visit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

1t may be supposed that the decision
OF the British Government to with.
draw all the troops from the Suvla
and Anzac districts Of the Gallipoli
peninsula-the Decentralization has
been effected with small loss-was
taken upon the advice Of Lord KrruH.
ENER. who looked over the ground in
the end Of November and spent two
hours in conference with General w.
X. BrRDwooD, the local commander.
The incident marks the end Of the
Dardanelles campaign. for the bri-
gades intrenched Mt Sedd-ul- Bahr In
the toe Of the peninsula have not
gained n foot of ground for months.
Nothing Is said about withdrawing
them. but they could be better en-
ployed elsewhere. It would seem to
be simply II question Of getting them
away with n minimum Of casualties
under cover Of the guns of the fleet.
Whether the troops withdrawn are
to be ferried across to Salonica or be
diverted to Egypt Is a matter OF spec
u%lation, as the Government refuses
to make a statement. But since the
defence Of the allied positions about
Salonica Is the urgent emergency and
the assembling Of n large army In
Macedonia would impress Rumania as
well as Greece, II is a fair presump-
ton that Salonica Is the destination
Of General BIRDwooD's force.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
The Psychology Of Dove Fights.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Gov
ernments are largely theoretical and are
too often the victims OF theorists. In
dividusls are merely human being.
Thus, pacinsts at strife over the s,on-
ping Of strife are stu pacifsts. States
at strife over questions tina NAV in
volNe their national existence are un-
holy blood letters who mus, be coaxed
from tho enche by a mixed chorus
OF foreign unpsrspect!vists twittering an
!ronical Merry Christmas. peace he on
earth - so here is a distinction "a he
duly considered before giving WAY IA
mirth over the news of the WAYS and
means chickering's on boa rd the ocean
going doyecote, SorIR.
New YORK, December 90.
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the side that can organize the largest
armies and maintain them in the
field, Is generally held. But exhaus-
ton will hardly be a question of
men II 30 per cent. or more Of the
wounded r regularly restored to the
colors. They will go back rs veterans,
to stiffen new drafts In the lire. The
war might 70 on indefinitely II only
combatants were needed. Apparently
the exhaustion that will end the wal
is n Of funds to carry 1t on, to
equip troops and feed them, to pay
for shells and cartridges.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
PHILIP NOLAN.
Evidences That the Lesson Of HI,
Life Is Compelling Attention.

To II EDITOR on THE SuN-Siv: I
want TO congratulate you upon your
wise choice In placing as our first edl-
torial article philip Nolan"
Let us take the hint from you and
make some effort TO influence. IL only in
a small way. our boys ~ girls to be
true to the country under whose protec-
ton their homes are made for them.
Some weeks ago thinking these days
especially appropriate for the lesson
taught by the life of Philip Nolan, ]
read The Man Without "A Country" Ia
my young nephew. Your article has
decided me to send a number of copies
of this book to n neighborhoOd house.
of which ] am president, with the re-
quest that every club leader shall read
II To his or her club of boys and girls
before the New Year has come.
T.. q. BENJAMIN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

II the pa pers for the next 1--WE years
restricted mention OF intercollegiate ath-
letics TO the limits allowed for intercol-
legiate debating. at tho end OF that time
there would be no athletic problem worth
public discusslon.-Dr. ALBIoS w. SMALL
Of The Taircrsitv Of Chicago.
Al the risk OF u~ncovering a hideous
scandal. may we ask for an investi-
cation of the report that intercollegi-
ate debaters frequently receive free
board for spouting in vacation time
at summer hotels?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

According to an official statement is
sued in Berlin IA part" Of the German
fleet cruised in the North Sea recently
without seeing any British warships.
II is no doubt true, but has no par
ticular Significance. What the Brit
ish navy Is waiting for is the whole
and not "a part of the German fleet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

Now that VILLA has announced his
acceptance Of a lecture OFFER the
Chautauqua world eagerly awaits the
news that he has doubled up" with
another eminent artist. Is there no
impresario enterprising enough to
bring together on n stage the head
liners Bill and WILL?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
'uy a connecting line there has to be q

ouy N SonihectlnG line tneTo uAS 70 NO u
hearing before the Railroad Commits
sion, and while this Is going on sone
body else buys the connecting line. The
same benefcent statute provides that
where new stock IL issued for improve
ments the commission shall AZ the price
at which the shareholders of record may
purchase. Usually people can get all
they want In the market at a lower
figure. hence recent issues have not been
s~creeching Successes.
IL 10 thus clear why grief anote the
conscience Of Massachusetts at the pros
poet OF q Connecticut corporation COM
Ing in foot free. buying up Boston and
Maine control. and making what should
properly be outlawed improvements,
even perhaps I include a four track
modern road to Montreal.
1T wa seen at once that this sort Of
thing was In danger Of building up the
port of Boston. Had II been known
then. a. It 10 now. that the New Haven
vas able to mako traffic arraneeanents
with the New York Central. giving Bos-
ton practically q trunk line 70 the
Lakes. there would probably havc been
p~rostrations. II not fatalities. in State
street. A. It was. President CRocKER
Of tho Chamber Of Commerce sasped
Tn asaanst ltr and straishtway lost
his voice.
Louis d. BRANpEIs, president. score
tary. treasurer. director and member
ship Of the Public Franchise League.
resolved unanimously that rather than
permit Boston's sacred wharves TO be
Uttered up with packages and her proud
ways to quake with the thud Of heavy
laden trucks he would drop the battle
for savings bank insurance and draw
oills, both special and general. compell-
Ing the New Haven to give back the
Boston and Maine stock and prohibiting
forever the retirement of President TUT
TIE Of the last named company.
zone thing remains to be done II
Boston Is to be saved from becoming
the scene OF vulgar commercial activity
and q 1oetling populace Of the unlei-
surely. It must be enacted by the Great
and General Court that no person pos
sessing shares Of stock In one railroad
company shall acquire shares in any
other railroad"
This Is what was too good for the
wicked MELLEN to miss. In the opin.
ion Of our distinguished Secretary Of
the Treasury, as expressed while the
latter was congratulating MELLEN on
the progress he was making In the
capital iniquities Of expansion and
consolidation.
If, however. we now depart from
our usual practice and reprint the
foregoing remarks. it is not because
Of any undue e%xultation on IL part
over the circumstance that we had
once the felicity Of agreeing closely
with the Hon. WILLIAM GIRBs MC.ADOO
about the folly and futility Of Excess
sive regulation of the railroads by the
Government. 1t is merely in order that
the countless friends and admirers
Of Secretary McApoo may know his
underlying and esOteric views on the
subject; views which he so success
fully land, We believe, unnecessarily
manages to dissemble In the august
presence OF his father-in.law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

Britishers generally regard G%ermany's
much advertised Egyptian campaign as
mostly. though not entirely. a bluff
Despatch from London,
Tncensored ETHEREAL messages from
Berlin record a curious coincidence.
Teutons generally regard Britain's
much advertised drives" as mostly,
though not entirely. bluffs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

A Hindu professor IL authority for
the statement that plants become
tired If in uncongenial company and
droop with WEAKNESS. As an exam
pie, the shrinking violet, instead OF
being modest and shy. is really bored
to death,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

burg confusing himself with the Colo
mel when he says The rule of the
sea applies to me. I must be the last
mar 10 leave the Progressive ship?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

gdrJfsbnr0 correspondence PhiiodeiDIua Pres,
\ marriage license Was issued to Rus.
sell Christmas Candy, an engineer ~ nv.
rome ana clara Ethel Elder Of Tyrou.
Candy wss horn on Christmas, hence hI.
name, and viii BE- married on that dav
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

In Scrihner's MonthiV for January y "
So'hrrn begins his "reminiscences John Gal.
worthy on the war, Il W Nees.r
describes submarines and Mary S,non tell.
Of Canada's wal splrt, There are four short
stories with u serial by Jesse J. Williams.
FIVE poems and two colored pictures by II
G Christy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

To THE cD'ToR ~ THE SrN-Sr. | would
suggest that hotel proprietors have their
room doors tipped or shod with rubber.
From a long experience OF sleeping In
hotels | have come to tho conclusion that
the average mortal thinks a door was
made to he banged. especially late at
night, SuRsArr.
New YoRk. December ii.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

Congressman BAILEY Of Pennsyl-
vania is d%enouncing what ne calls
"the poison Of preparedness" The
Belgians and Chinese couldn't com-
prehend his point of view.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
Inconsistent Old KnlckerbocL-r.

Hniyker How docs Sew York spend ms
money
Bockcr-ln putting rink- on roofs and
cleaning them of the streets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

The man who attempts to shelter
himself beneath two flags Is certain
to lose the protection of both.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

At least the Colonel might have
waited until the festivities coincident
with tho Christmas holidays Of 1915
were over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

" on, friends trho favor W ,rith masS.
scripts and illustrations for publication trSsh
TO hare rejected articles returned they mVst
IN al cases seH6 stamps J0v eASt ptrp0se.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

Entered At the Post once at New York a.
second Glass Mail Matter.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-07
Mrs. Amanda Sharon
Dies Sunday

Mrs. Amanda Sharon, mother
OF Mrs. o. e. HALEY, died from q
cancer Sunday evening at the
residence Of her daughter in this
city. She had been in poor health
since last March and her death
was not unexpected
A short funeral service was
held at the house at 4:3O this
afternoon, conducted by Rev. R.
Tweed of FernwoCd Mrs. Sharon's
former pastor. At her request
the remains we're taken to Nez
Perce, her former home, for bur
ial beside her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. HALEY accompanying them
to their last resting place.
Mrs. Sharon was born in North
Carolina in 1912 and was in her
seventy-fourth year when she
died. Her parents moved to
Illinois when she was small
child and she was married at
Plymouth in that state to William
Sharon. In 1871 they moved to
Kansas and in 1888 they came
west and settled in Washington
and she has lived in Washington
and Idaho since that time. Her
husband died about ten years ago
at Nez perce, since which time
she has made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. o. +. HALEY.
She had five children, only two
Of which, a son and daughter,
survive her. Only her daughter
Mrs. HALEY was with her when
she died. Her son, Ernest, re-
sides in eastern Montana and
could not be reached in time.
Besides her children she leaves
two brothers, Andrew Michael, re-
siding in Illinois, and Geo. Mich
ael, residing in Oklahoma, and a
sister, Mrs. F. w. Tompkins. of
Colorado Springs. The latter
visited her a short time ago. Mrs.
Sharon was a member of the
Presbyterian church of this city,
and also a member of the Sastern
Star. She had belonged to that
order for the past twenty-five
years.
Mrs. E. l.. Scott and Mrs. A. J
Blake, of Spokane, old friends OF
Mrs. Sharon were here to attend
the funeral.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-07
EquaIize Personal
Property Tax

The board of county commits
siOners was in session yesterday
as a board of review to go over
and equalize the assessment of
personal property. Only a very
few presons appeared before the
board with grievances and these
were satisfactorily adjusted.
Assessor Reynolds has collect
ed about seven thousand dollars
in personal property tax during
the past month. This was in
addition to what was collected at
the time the real estate was as
sessed and in addition to those
cases where the personal prop
erty was assessed and will be paid
in connection with real property.