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IN A BITTER MOOD.
Farmer Murphy speaks His Mind Of
Politicians and Trades Unions.

To THE Enron or tn SvS-Sir: Now
that the unemployment problem - he
fure the public the conduct Of some
classes is deserving or particular notice
Like q lot OF fat hoCs putting grease
ON each other. the politicians ~everywher"
are raising each others salaries and
granting pensions, and the education
grtfters ara not FAR behind them IN
fatteuiug each other up and spending
tho puhlir money.
VINO ever heard politicians when
~el,'liouc"rirr for office say q word for
-he unemployed? T'hcy open their
mouths as viic as they can and shout
fvr "orFarizrd labor" f"r the purpose %
cettirr tho votes 81 the unions.
Tho unions and un-American agita-
tors have don a lot OF dirty work in
fins country. They keep Americans
away from public works and other jobs
hy irving "s-.b' and saying. "Amcri-
cans WI not work for less wages than
81 a day"
That leaves the Jobs 10 the foreigners.
who send 5000. oou 00p a year OF Amer
can money TO their friends In foreign
countries.
Tho unions and uu-Amcricau ag!ta-
tors have had their day, and the ri'ue
IS pretty near up. tn" ~anti-immigrl-
lion movement viii soon sweep the poll
t.Hiaus, We unions md the un-AWer.cau
aEitdtors like chaT before the wind.
r. T.. MURPHY.
FALL RIVER. Mass, February 20.
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The Safety Oyster.

Announcement that oysters are
hereafter 10 be regulated by the pure
food law In order to prevent the dan
ger of typhoid fever Is only another
Improvement in the estate of the
hiNalve. For the past decade there
has been n constant tendency 10 re-
store the condition of the American
oyster 10 what 1t was when its great
reputation was made.
For the oyster ms a dellcacy has
passed through evil days. Ten years
ago II was entirely negligible as an
article of food. The tasteless and
pulpy article advertised under various
attractive and native names possessed
none of It's fahl@t flavor. Sometimes
the cooked oyster possessed n mini
mum of It's old time character, hut our
native hors d'Tuvre was passing al.
together out Of favor when the I'm
Iroyemrnt SET IN.
The Importation Of them from
deeper waters, the Willingness Of the
dealers 10 put on the market n savory
and wei Favored oyster rather than
n that had been fattened in fresh
water, these were important steps In
the gradual restoration Of the oyster
to It's former importance among Amer
lean dishes Nowadays, thanks to
the recognition of its taste as dts most
important characteristic rather than
It's size or appearance, 1t Is almost
restored to its original high place in
the opinion of cpicurcs,
Now that the beds are to be- rcgu-
larry inspected there IL the sttisfac.
tion of frcciOm from all danger, al
though in the opinion of some nuthori-
ties this was always exaggerated.
Tho American Independent Union In
It's latest declaration of purpose Dro-
claims It's opinion that 'our country
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FRANK JAMES'S OBJECTION.
He Could Not Endure n Man Of Pro-
fame Habit.

r. THE Enron or TIE SvN- SIR: Frank
lanes ana his more notorious brother
Old not cuniiie their activities in the
eva war 20 the Qutntreu band. but I'M
Ia~ the leadership Of Bill Anderson did
som" strenuous lighting for the South.
Anderson and his men were the origi-
nal Rough Riders. With 100 men Al.
d'rsou attacked 600 Federal troops at
'"rtrd.la, Nj. and killed an hut hair
4 dozen. There wer" no prisoners. The
affair IS known N local history as M"
'a'r against odds ~ four 20 one.
Bob and Charley Ford were not mem
bers of either Quautreils or Auderson's
band. They grew up after the war
tli J'Ir"i tho James gam While m"r.
boys IN. same. j. my memory serves.
- true 81 Dick Lizzie. Bob Ford was
not more thtu 20 when he shot Jesse
james in TN, back Of the head in 1852.
while IN, bandit was In the act OF hang
ING a picture cor he wal IN n!s home
~ 81 Joseph. NJ. where he had lived
10Y wa''hs under Tho nerne Of Howard.
3D. quiet. reserved man, vel regarded hy
H.~ 80 -uHurs
tn, .V,rillous - HE James bows mad
q" htrassri the railroads operating in
Missouri that they made up a fund
which they placed 10 the order OF the
Hon. TH'wts 7 Crit'enden, Governor
tho St1ic. who offered a reward pt
$50 COO f't the capture OF Jesse james,
dead or alive Il was never charged
chat Governor trIttcudeu was a party
60 Oh" pot which led 10 the assass'ua-
ton OF the bandit hy the two Ford
brothers, "at 10 them was paid me re-
ward. Within d few years Charley
Ford died OF disease and Bob Ford was
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Fewer and Better Inspections.

The remedial legislation proposed by
the Mayors committee 10 relieve prop
erty owners in this city Of the I'M
necessary examinations made of their
premises by inspectors from various
departments of the city and State
governments is simple and economi.
cal. Under its terms the existing
departments and bureaus would be
united under one executive. inspec-
lions would he systematlzed. %responsi-
bility centralized, and money would
be saved to the taxpayers.
No person can now tell on whom
the blame rests for acknowledgements
Of the laws. NJ owner or lessee can
he sure that compliance with one or
der will not bring him into conflict
with another. and n large sum is
wasted annually in useless and con
fusing duplication of duties. Even
though the objection entered by Pr
I !. BRADY. the trades union mem
her Of the commission, against includ-
lnE inc StHte i@hpoI itpdItHieul III tHc
proposed agency should he sustained.
the consolidation of the city bureaus
would he productive of much good.
The public interest is amply pro-
tecied in the proposed reorganization
Of Il service that now leaves much 10
he desired. II is contended, and with
n show Of truth. that the frequent
clashes of authority have done much
70 nullify some beneficcnt regulations,
aud if these were avoided the safe
guarding Of lives and property would
b. substantially improved while the
taxpayers were gaining a little on
the high cost Of government.
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Shall Charles r. Murphy Investigate
John PurrOy Mitchell?

Twice in the last two years the
voters of this city and State have
accurately recorded the popular scnti-
ment with respect of CHARLES F.
MURPHY and the organization to
which he devotes his ripe and well
stored intellect. In 1913 and again
in 1914 the enthusiasm with which
he was rejected by the electorate was
pra :tically unanimous. Yet Mr.. MUB-
Pity and his faithful followers In the
LEGISLATURE, undeterred by these Incl
delts of recen history. are to-day
seeking from the Republican majority
"A commission 10 project themselves
into the administration Of this town,
which elected them from Its councils
with loud rejoicing only a year and
a half ago.
While the Republicans at Albany
have little interest or in the
fortunes Of Mayor Mitchell, they have
no serious reason to subject Comptrol-
Ter P~RENDERGAsr to Tammany persecu-
ton. Mr.. P~RENDERGAsT is now mum
bered among the faithful. he having
been one Of the first TO detect the signs
Of the imminent dissolution in the late
Bull Moose. If the Mitchell admins
tration is asSailcd. however, Mr.. PREM
ERGAs must be an object of attack.
The rancor aroused by his temporary
desertlon OF the Republican party does
not survive 10 a degree calling FOR
such treatment after his complete po-
litical ~reconversion.
That those who clamor for this
hunt are inconsistent merely stamps
them as conventional politicians. How
often have Tammany statesmen pro
tested against incurslons into this
! town such ms they are now eloquently
demanding? "Hayseed dictation";
rural Interference upstate domi-
nation: the old familiar phrases are
laid aside for the present, bur they
will be heard again. We do not be-
lieve the LEGISLATURE will send CHARLES
I. MURPHY 10 quiz Mr.. MITCHfI and
Mr.. P~RENDTRGAST for Tammany's
sake. and when investigation IL again
suggested the Tammany orators will
bee found in their habitual and use
less opposition 10 ii.
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TRUE EFFICIENCY.
The Much Lauded systems Now Prac-
tised May Not Produce IL.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sr. II
seems to be the opinion of Richard ID.
Morris that much of the Unemployment
now being experienced is due to In
efficiency. Perhaps he is right, but who
Is able or has the right To Judge OF an
others efficiency?
one employer says n certain man in
his employ is an expert at his line of
work, willing TO give him an unreserved
recommendation. Depression In business
Compels this employer to dispense with
the services of this particular employee.
After much advertising and answering
advertisements for similar work. spend
ing considerable money for carfare. &c.
and undergoing many inquisitions the
employee finally gets "a Job at pay far
below what he feels he IL capable of
earning. After a short time he is dis
missed with the Information that he
does not do good work the man hired
in his place is usually a cheaper man.
Again the still hunt begins for work.
This time II Is attended with more luck.
This employer does not care who you
are or whence you came, wouldn't lose
time reading your reference, starts you
into work. YOU prove satisfactory to his
standard OF efficiency, and n little later
on he raises your wages.
In the above instance who woul be
the Just judge OF the employees efn-
cheney? II Christ travelled the streets
of this country to-day man business
men would say He was not an eth-
Client worker, for the sole reason that
after hiring Him to do n mans work
they would expect three or four mems
work. which from the human side would
be next TO impossible.
Il has been asserted recently by per-
sons In authority who have studied the
problem Of the unemployed that much
Of the distress now felt In this country
Tor lack OF work ran he aid directly
10 the efficiency" systems established
IN most Of the big industrial plants,
whereby every machine and person
was speeded up 10 the very limit and
gar beyond the breaking point, which
II they hal taken n normal course would
have spread out the work for another
year or ~ and nus have tided this
country over IN the world crisis we are
now experiencing.
| do not belong 10 any union. as my
work Is I'm the clerical line, but | have
often wished that | did belong 10 "A
union that would give workers of my
trade more protection thar we now lack
me so much need.
Jus; now IL IT, evident to the world
that competition, rivalry and "ett-
cheney" are the main causes for the pres
eut European war. which has brought
sorrow and despair 70 millions of men
and women on both continents. There
fore ! am Of the opinion that II .ur
Morris would try TO Ice Just 10 his EN-
ployee. he would los able TO get
amount ~ competent help at even less
amount than fair sal ri.s. Il.
PAssAtC, y. j., February 20.
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pedoing passenger ships of the British.
Provided no Americans are on board,
nor even then II all the Americans are
surely rescued, Americans must not in
terfere-not while they are neutrals.
There is one other matter. The Ger
man objective in threatening to torpedo
passenger or other vessels which may
by chance he neutral unless neutrals
force the British 10 let food go through.
md unless they force the British to pre-
vent their n-combatants from per-
sonating a neutral In the effort to escape
destruction-the Germans objective Ia
clearly twofold. Partly II Is to embroil
neutral nations. If they can, in disputa-
tons with Great Britain. The other
part OF 1t is to frighten off neutraIs
from trading with the British.
In the ordinary the utterlng or a
threat Is of small ONE A threat like
this, however. is an exception. the
mere u~ttering Is in great measure an
execution OF the threat. hecaus- In great
measure ii executes the purpose. Capt
tai and agents for capital are proven
bially timid. TO protect American trade,
saying nothing OF American %sclf-re-
spect, requires us to cause the threat
to be Internationally and expressly
withdrawn. The most roundabout and
diplomatic method Of doing this Is adj
visable. But the law OF nations In re-
spect OF neutrality requires that we snail
not exact nor seek to exact any en-
gagement by the British to waive their
right OF substitution or to consent to our
feeding non-combatant Germans In order
that these in turn may feed German
~combatants. The right to espouse the
German cause I'm open warfare is ours
always, but not the right TO espouse II
in an underhand manner or under plea
OF humanity.
The time perhaps has come, hut prob
ably has not come, for suggesting
mutual a~meliorations which neutrals
have not any right to insist upon II
IS possible. though hardly probable.
that the British would consent to forego
their right OF substitution as con-
signees II the Germans will
their claim OF right to drop bombs on
non-comh1tants or on non-fortitied
places and 20 torpedo British merchant
mon without sure rescue OF the people
always, as also the right to prevent
famished BclRians from escaping. As
for the right claimed by the Germans
70 torpedo vessels which may in fact be
neutral. without prior visitation and
search. or to torpedo merchant vessels
known to be British without seeing 30 IL
that no Americans on board remain un-
rcscued-this is a claim which must not
get IN xed up with other claims, how
ever greatly any one may desire n mix
ing. We must not buy up an Infamous
claim by procuring some British con-
ceSsion for the Germans. For and
renowned, there should be warfare in
cessant until one nation or the other
becomes submissive. OUTS.
TopsU Me. February IN.
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five story pavilion. h%arboring one hun
dred patients. In tuberculosis hospi-
tails especially II Is unwise parsimony
not to facilitate the early discharge Of
patients. which is %furthered by proper
care, and thus make room for appli-
cants for admission.
An institution that should be the
pride Of u city must soon fail into
reason Of insufficient funds. Commits
sioner KINGsBrRY IL entitled to the
support of the Finance Committee.
which may find other and more ht
subjects for retrenchment than the
one now under consideration.
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Let There BE No Unwise Saving.

The Finance Committee of the Board
Of Aldermen stands between the urgent
appeals of the managers of public in
stltutions and activities and the treas
ury which these earnest but not al
ways practical men assault with the
pies a difficult position and is entitled
'o fair Judgment by the public and
he civ managers. In the matter of
special revenue bonds 10 he asked for
~ Charities Commissioner kINGsBURY
II the meeting Of the committee to-day
It's difficulties are made apparent by
one important item. The allowance
wanted for the Sea View Hospital IL
really uot for additional helpers alone
lut it is for u sum due 10 the hospital
upon the original appropriation.
Thi, latest and finest public insti-
tuition for the treatment Of tubcrcu-
.oNiS has au equipment unsurpassed
I'm the world. and, sad to say. II Is
also unsurpassed In pHu"ity OF attend
ans aur nrlprrs. ihr result is not
only "lul"yfool care of the buildings
and equipment hut unavoidable de-
l|crIurat!on of the excellent plant. This
may lac illustrated hy one detail. The
huiidings ar" supplied with 1900
windows: the luIp, owing to made
qnate financial support, IN 50 mragrc
that these W.rIuN, ran he clcuncd
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REPLIES TO QUERIES
ABOUT INCOME TAX
Pulling Questions Answered
for Those to Whom the
Law Is Not Clear.


THE SIN will answer any In.
quiries bearing on tho Federal In.
come tax. While tho Information nro.
vided will be correct to tho hes,
OF THE SUNS belief. no re.pors.
bility for the Interpretations cur o.
assumed by this newspaper. The
column OF answers, which Will an.
pear daily. Is meant merely FOR N.
convenience Of THE SuN's readers
II Is in charge 81 Babson's Statistical
Organization.
Inquiries should he addressed to
THE SrN Federal Income Tax Da.
partment. They must be brief.
clearly written and bear the IN.
auirer's full name and address
Initials only will be used in the
answers.
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'rhs longer months oppressed tholr sooru
That Fehruary's days wcrc shplu.
poor little tobtailei month" they criod,
How much yoI miss ami are denied"
"You lack two days, or three. Of fun.
Just think Of all that could be done
l'ut February answered then,
Though short on days I'm long on mca
I'm fact YOU really must confess
! could have done with six DAYS 'ess
I'm quite complete with twenty-five:
Could that be said Of one Of you p"
MCIASpBuRGu wIISos.
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when the Kings Rule.

To TIVE EDITOR ~ TIE SrN-Sr. The
philosophy Of the poot who
wrote
THE world l. 50 fun ~ 4 number 81 king
No wonder that W are such miserable
things
must appeal with fore" 20 the non com
batants in EJrope Just now. y
NEW YORK, February 20.
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Judge PARKER and SAMUEL GoMpERs

Judge PARKER and SAMUEL GoMpERs
support their plea to have the United
States pay the fine imposed on the
Danbury hatters with the argument.
that when Congress passed the Sher-
mar antitrust bill the lawmakers did
not intend to have 1t apply to trade
u%nionists. Regardless Of the merits OF
this appeal, 1t is a fact that Legisla-
lures frequently fail to make clear
their purposes In the statutes they pass,
and in the trust legislation nobody
to-day knows what the enactments
mean. II all the ambiguous laws were
taken from the books the law libraries
would be reduced to small size, and II
would be considerably easier to live
In peace and comfort.
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While the Department OF state has
insisted to Great Britain that Ameri-
can commerce has suffered considerably,
the Department of Commerce has been
industriously al work putting forth
statements backed by facts and figures
to show that American has
been growing by leaps and bounds.-Des-
patch from Washington.
Captain WILSON had better give his
attention to this obviously crude work
in the team.
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Italian subjects among the hostages
taken 10y Austria after her capture"
of Belgrade * for the two Foreign OF
fees concerned to determine; hut the
incident has a broader hearing, Even
IT conventions are scraps Of paper,
does 1t accord with the self respect Of
civilized nations to seize and hold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22

Football IL n rude, rough game, and
IL Is astonishing TO find that a sub
%stantial fraction ~ Or. NICHOLAS MINI
RAY BuTLER's young pacihcists want it
restored TO good standing In Columbia.
Can 1t be that the university harhors
some unchastened spirits?
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When It is said that tho CORN
THAN columns of the Court II the
CniverSc are taller than the columns
OF st. Peters 81 Rome" orc gets A.
idea Of The liberal scale on which san
Francisco buiided to entertain the ma
lions OF the world.
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Congress disclosed a heart ~ ada
mant when II declined to appropriate
$4,000 for the salary OF one OF the most
deserving of all deserving Democrats.
WyvELL. who has got n job but can't
draw pay. How c~ontlnuingly ungrate-
full Republicans are,
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Comptroller PRESrERGAsT has figured
out that the city's debt mourning cp-
pacity now amounts 20 $4,000 .0o0. and
a large number Of energetic citizens
are already at work devising excuses
for spending the money.
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According To Or. HApLEY OF

According to Or. IIApLEY Of Yale.
the man who makes politics q profess
sion and has a wife and child 81 will
have the choice OF doing that which is
not quite right and staying IN office
or doing hat whic1 IS right and got
ting out of office. permitting his wife
and children 10 starve."
The statement Is somewhat large
and PROFESSIONAL. but II taken as SOL
emn truth. the mora! seems To zoe that
politicians should be bacnel0rs.
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II has been shown that the shipping
lobby which a week ago cut such
an important figure in Washington
once saved itself from extinction by
borrowing 81. on such trivialities do
great events depend.
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must, in It's international relations.
and In It's public spirit and public
opinion, be American only a senti-
ment with which nobody will quarrel:
but there has seemed to be doubt in
the minds of a few citizens as TO the
meaning OF the word American.
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~ our friends toho favor Us cith manu-.
scrspts and Illustrations for publication ,ofsh
10 hsre rejected articles rsiurned they must
IN al cases send ps for thai purpose.
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London once. Bingham House. 1 Arun-
dsi street. strand.
Paris once. g Rue do la Michodiere. OF
Rue du Quatrs septembre.
Washington once. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. 100 Livingston street.
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Dividends Nod Not Re Reported when II.
come Il. Iess Than 500 nnn

ST G. HIN IN" ease ~ a married
person having an income oi b~tws.u 81
on0 ana 100000. a. dividend. FROM sa,
pora'iOus except ahnu; $4,000 itsr.s' IN
notes. would the person he require 90 pae
= tax or would th- p-rsYr - rsrIi-.d g.,
make M return at all2 As unIa-star
II, 10 tax and no return T. --quIrel
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Answer-You are correct. No return
would be necessary In his case.
Return Of Husband and wife.
ash H. M-wII sou kindly a4v,-
M what Treasury ruling require. 'ha' q
return must he made whsn N. ,,rt'aA
income Of q man and ll- wife exceed,
50 900, hut neither has sep1rl'sy an no
cone Of $4,000?
Arswer-Th.s il contained In n,
pamphlet entitled Regulation No 30. q.
sued January q, 1914 hv the Internal
revenue department see Article ~.
which reads in part on page 90. as fo'.
lows ~ the aggregate net income :
both thushtud and wlfcl exceeds 5000
an annual return Of their combined In.
comes must he made IT, the manner
stated. although neither ono ee1a~a'slv
may have an income Of $4,000 per an
nun. They are Jointly and s.ut-t'A'y
liable fo- such return and f1r The nav.
ment Of the tax"
Fronts on Real Estate.
So NJ ''rp'r"t'n 10 -hiNs
es'a'. several v''fs ar0 20 I'M .rv'-'n.r
dollars more 'Nsu Wac paid o.. b. De.
this have tu Doc ropHr'"t a. lr. ono" p
50 should d. vii prom. 10 ..pa.l
o- can 70 ha rr'.tI'I"
Auswcr-The ruling which ao?.4- N
this case reads as follows "TNo er-rs
Profits realized 10y 'u1.t.ll,'s or cor.
porations from the sair nf real es's'.
will be taxable except whore d." r-o7-
erty IN connection v''b which, prr', vas
obtained was acquired prior 20 Nt-'l g
1913. IA the case - iNd. gIjull- ,- 0~or
20 January l.. l9oH, iu the case - COZ
%pcratiors. % then Iu such event ~.
profit will he proratci owe ir' u-o.
time the property was held and '17' r'-
80 eh.. .,la,1. Vw4s4 .rft.H-f..H-# q. 81
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THE EVENING sun. Fer Month";. 2
THE EVENING sun. Per Year...... Q 8
THE EVENING srNt Foreirn).p Per Mo. I o
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subscript,ons by Mail, Postpaid.

DAILY. Per Month. 30 80
DAILY, Per Q 90
SUNDAY. Per Month ............. rs
SUNDAY 10 CANADA, Per MONTH. 40
SUNDAY. Per Yenr.............. 2 so
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Year.. 4 so
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Month. .. rs
FOREIGN RATES.
DAILY Per Month ............... I rs
SUNDAY, Per Month ,............. 65
DAILY y SUNDAY. Per Month. .. I 90