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Chairman OscAl s. SrRAUs Of the
Public Service Commission will re.
ceive greater confidence as an agent
to pass upon the qualification Of
nominees for membership in that body
than will be accorded to Senator
GEORGE r. THOMPSON. It Is true that
the Niagara county statesman is freer
with accusations than Mr.. STRArs Is,
but he labors under m Infrmity which
prevents many Of them from endur.
ing the test Of examination.
SO strongly does Mr.. SrRArs feel
with regard to the Thompsonian as
sault or TRAVIS WHITNEY, he has an
nounced his intention to quit the com.
mission II Mfr. WHITNEY he not con.
frmed. The people Of this city want
Mr.. STRAus to remain in Office. They
are willing to abide by his Judgment
In the approval Of his associates, a
subject that obviously is Of the grav-
est consequence to Mr.. SrRArs. And
they would cheerfully accept the
issue II Senator THOMPSON should
threaten TO resign IL MI. WHITNEY Is
confirmed. and the Senate. In the face
Of that impending catastrophe. should
promptly confirm him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
The Slain Clown.

Sii,crs should not have died meauly
10y his w hand. He deserved n
quiet. "A happy old age, with children
gathered about him. and tales of the
big top falling from his lips. lie
should have continued indefinitely his
antics when the pungent smell of pea
nuts fills the atmosphere. and heauti-
full ladies' do incredible things on the
slack wire and the flying trapeze.
Was II not Sliyers. he of the aston
ishing feet. who played an amazing
game of baseball 20 the accumpani-
of roars of laughter from the
throats OF thousands Of juveniles Of
all ages? Did he not appear in un-
familiar surroundings in the "Duel in
the Snow" with credit? He possessed
the pantomimic art In unusual dcvel.
opmcnt Il man of originality and
imagination.
II Is not Well Ia lift the mines
mask "f comedy. Too often 1t hides
II c~ountenancc deep lined by Woe. The
laughter the clown inspires calls no
echo from his heart. The tribute III
mrrriment from the onlookcrS may
mean nothing but bread and butter
10 the monn'ebank bread and butter
hard earned. 10 support a life not
worth living. The outward seeming
alone is the public's, the inner bur,
den IL neither wants. nor. praise he
must reckon with. Let l'autaloon ma.
terinliIe n the curtain draws aside
and let that curtain hid" from lis tn
man behind the %crotesque paint.
We resent the intrusion OF the mat
of cares. of trials. "f errors. "f dis
appointments. in u picture Of ia,
mrrryaudrrw. W. would know only
his trapping-. TN" artful c%aricatur.
liz presents for orr INSPECTION. TN.
human being should be- docently rrti,
crut. comfortably obscure. Slivers
should have been immortal. IL was
not within the proper rights of FRANZ
bNkifY e." >lay him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
Columbia VIII Not Cry "Down.'

Muscle and wit, the qualities once
decisive in athletic competition, have
in the fashion In sport given
way TO arbitration on iechnicalities
The debating team Of Columbia is
going to protest The award of inter
collegiate victory TO its rivals from
Cornell because of n verbal inaccu
racy Of the presiding officer In his
charge to the judges.
President S~CHURMAN Of the vel
known institution 'far above Cayu'
gas waters" conducted the debate
In directing the judges as to theil
duty he should have used the for
muln "Your decision shall he made
not on the merits Of the question hu,
on the merits Of the argument as pre-
sented." His tongue slipped and HI
said: "On the merits Of the argu
nent and on their presentation"
Which Is the means. which the end
the stance or the drive? Shall {
clumsy but successful batsmun send
ipg a daisy cutter pnst the fielder nn'
beating the ball to the base be GALES
out because he II with more speet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
Railroad Wage Regulation.

President WILLARD of The Baltimore
and ohio Railroad is not the first citi-
zen Ia make the suggestion, but the
statement he has just issued gives
timely emphasis to the proposal that
regulation of the railroads should not
omit railroad wages, Demands which
highly trained bodies of railway labor
are pressing for II standard eight hour
day, involving II material increase Of
railroad rNpcnsCS. raise II question
that cannot always remain unan-
swcrcd. Can there he regulated rates
and unrcgulntcd wages without Ger.
tain eventual disnstcrp
Payroll expenses account for the
bulk nf tho cost nr doing business
which tho railroads have to meet out
Of IN inc"in" nnw wholly determined
10y charges for srrNir" fixed hN stat.
ulcs or by regulating commissions.
Wages OF labor are the principal fac.
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LABOR'S HOURS.
Another Division Of the Business
Mans Crowded Years.

~ ruT EpiTNR OF TuE SrS-s,f. ~
ma D" that the following explanation
will help to correct the mistaken oplu-
ior OF the gentleman Who wrote Ia the
Sr% of Mtr,n that the average GUS
ness man woihS but three fun DAYS ir
tn" entire Nodr
Tie average BUSINESS man wogN, from
. to = during he day, ana - ,hs tW"
one hour - spent in eating lunch thus
he actually works seven hours a da. for
nN- DAYS of the week. ON the sixth daN.
SATURDAY. from 10 /. ne works four
hours. thus making 4 total ~ Thirty
nine working hours a week.
II. sleeps eight hours a day for sever
DAYS "A week, OF "a total ~ hftN-siN huIis
Of sleep a werk. The remainder he
spends in r"crrat.on l.llr hours a daS
for iNe days. or forty-fve hours. rlu,
Twelve hours OH saturday and sixteen On
Ieatiuu hours "A week.
In one ear ,hei. are Hfty weeks
and one day. thu 2? - 2.09S, plus
seven working hours Of the extra day
equals 2.035 hours % work 4 year:
81 X % 2,rl2. plus eight sleeping hours
OF the extra day equals 2.92n hours
OF sleep a year; 20 - 1895, plus nine
recreation hours of the extra day equals
$500 hours OF recreation a year: maxi
ing a total Of $50 hours a year.
Blu from the total number ~ working
hours a year should be deducted the
working hours OF ten holidays, New
Years. Lincoln's Birthday. Washing
tons Birthday, Decoration Day. Fourth
Of July. Labor Day. Columbus Day.
election day. THANKSGIVING and Christ
mas or seventy hours. and also the
working hours Of " weeks vacation In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hours -or a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
AGREE ON TEACHERS PENSIONS
Representatives Of City and In
structors Decide on plan.

cry Chamberlain Henry Br'iere. "
chairman OF the Mayors Pension Com
mission. said last night that an arr"~
msnt on all points OF principle 'HVo''N
had been reached by the pension ,''
mittce OF the Teachers Fcdcrat'c1 .r
the subcommittee OF tho Mayor "
sion Commission on a pension plan -
teachers. Details OF the plan we'" rlH-
sldered for several hours YESTERDAY -"
a iina' conference with regard - 't
amount oc benefit will pc held on "
day next. when = tentative bill " DO
discussed.
~ the Subcommittee o. the Pen.
Commission agree with the teachers
said Mr.. Eiuerc. the plan VIII 20 ~
submitted 10 the city authorities an
the teachers to the teaching BODY ~
principle underlying the plan & tN3' '
new entrants to the service the tta
and the city viii contribute" ~ % H
half the cost Of pensions e\ccnt t. 'H''
where this one-half to he pad -
teachers exceeds ) per cent ~ =
salaries. The ci,y VIII contr!h4'" or.
half in AZ cases. Plus the Ruo.N. o.
make w the difference between
cent and IN" actual different" 90
COS, Of pensions for teachers now "
scrN Tee w'N are approaching ''' .
- retirement
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MAYOR APPOINTS THREE.
Fiiis one $4,000 Place mud Two
$1,000 n Year jobs.

BEFORE leaving for Albany y'.',.
NaNor mitchell announced ;hra" trju
m.ntS. The first was thar OF Z, 30.
Edwards Of Elwhurst 20 the
Special Sessions H. successor To- .l.-
John Fleming. Judge Edwards Na- o.
t'scd law almost exclusively in cue,
county. lie - an iudependcr: bcuu,
His salary will be $4,000 a year.
Alderman John kochcndorfor ~ e
Tond I'M was appointed to SI...
Judge John Leach 40 a tity Mage. '
in Queens. Mr.. ~ko,heudorfsr s.rNrf .1
terms IN the Board ~ Aldermen aru
Republican. Ills salary wi, be :
a year.
The Mayor also named John = * "
wi,2, Republican coun charm an
The Bronx ami a lsmh- 81 she -
committee which nominated Mr. N','.
to succeed George V. Muilar as n u-.r
bcr of The Tax Board from BrouN ,rUu a.
MIR Mullan, who was former,
Mayors law partner. WAS recently .u
painted n Justice Of the supreme t"H.
Mr.. knewitz VAS chief examiner w. q
Mayor Kline in the office Of tho Ir'-
dent Of The Board of Aldermen ard t.
also served o years a. pepu'v Pc
ceiver of Taxes under romptrollcr Fr"n.
dersast. His salary Will he 5000 7
yea
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
Does Cassidy Adequately Represent
Queens County:

Among the minor in,loccncie> Of
practical politics none that has come
To- light recently exceeds in offensive
ness the obvious attempt To restore
10 power i'll III" affairs Of Queens
county III" corrupt boss, CASSIDY. who
j. now enjoy iug freedom from State
prison under III" operation of our
human" penal laws.
The crime t>sSiM committed WAS
the sale of II nomination for Justice
ship of The Supreme Court. His Of
fence was an attempt Ia corrupt the
bench. There could bc no more dan
g"r"us assault on the integrity Of pub
lic institutions. Vet CASSIDY. its All
Nor and promoter, no, only u>plreS
10 r'>un" III" place his conviction
ana imprisonment imp"rillrd. but
finds among the former yiclims of his
corruption u sufficient following 10
make n numerically respectable show.
ing N a reception in his honor.
II CASSIDY is the ideal political
leader Of II considerable fraction of
III" electorate of Queens county, the
public spirit of than community has
reached II point of degradation that
Will max" tlI" cmincnco of TWEEN
seem crcdilabIe to The old city of New
York. What do the reputable citi.
zenS of the borough think of the glori.
i@i"ation Of this corruptionist:
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Hope In Infantile PARALYSIS.

Any positive information on n dis.
ease the cause and cure of which have
bafied physicians since II first was
recognized as n patholOgic entity Is
welcome TO the medical profession
and the public. 4 report Of the State
Board of Health of Vermont on Ger
tain aspects Of infan,ile paralysis.
written by Professors LOvErT and
MARrIN Of Harvard University, and
published in n recent number of the
journal OF the American Medical AS
sOciation, which contains an account
of Investigations made by the State
Board of Health and rendered posi-.
bic by the generosity OF an nnony
nous donor, is quite unprecedented
In It's scope and thOroughness. The
inquiry was started by Dr. SIMON
FLEXNER Of the Rockefeller Institute
In the autumn OF 1914 and continued
In q laboratory in Burlington. VI.
The physiology department Of Hnr.
ward University and the Childrcn's
Hospital Of Boston were mnde avail.
able for practical tests.
Observations on about 200 cascS in
Vermont. where m epidemic or this
disease WAS prevalent. hnv" shown
that In all cases, old md recent. there
existed rather n weakening of mus
Giles than n complete loss of power.
This Is n hopeful discovery, since n
weakened muscle can. MS II rule, h.
made stronger by judiciouS exercise,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

than styief Shan the halfback who
hops to ana over the goal line be
penalixed for his method3 It should
be the argument that scores; not the
manner Of tn presentation.
The word putters, argument hur.
dlers and high takers Of Columbia are
within their rights. It seems. Rather
than criticise their craftsmanship In
insisting On technicalities-for juries
r VIGOROUSLY deaf to judicial dircc-
tion-we choose to admire this EVIL
dence Of serious concern in a sport
which we had supposed doomed to
be always a minor" in the esteem
Of c~oilegfans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
TAXPAYERS. BE CALM!
From y State Comes n Gentle Re.
hukr for the MctropuIi,.

To riiE i.pirog or riiE SIS 10
'n' h' l"N' mans s.t'"Is u...urd pcop.r
Who are !,mil.ag with ds~c~>y,nts be
i,SNc tn" dss' >siuvui- boo New Work. are
higher man IN other ptltS ut the state.
Thosc Not t,,nllag N!,h the actual CON
ditlon of affairs mtk" al f.ri. "t Wild
statements aboI; small asS,>suruIs mp
the state which are r"' boom" olt hy
facts.
The upstate pruli" d. loot maze the
,itNs assessments. That is dome boy Your
local assessors. rs 1t - done in al paris
Of the state. The local ruhl!, Service
Commission was organ 2cd AZ New York
city's rcIues, There * un reason why
one board could mot do for ia, ,ntir.
State. II MAS "uIN done to give New
Noyk home ru'r' ana to make pol ticll
jobs.
II mas been d~srouraelu4 TO follow the
'uuis" of ailhlls toward this unjust and
unWdrrau'"d campaign on State finance
aud taxes. Is some ore iutcuiiouaI,y
misleading the people Facts ire easily
asc%crtaIucd, and amy lawyer should have
littl" trouble IN securing the truth
SYRACUSE. March :. FAIR PLAY,
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while q p~aralyzed muscle a be I'm
proved to but a minor extent. For
merly the effect Of treatment by cleo.
trical and other apparatus lacked
scientific measurement. Unsupported
assertions Of marvellous cures have
been advanced and accepted on the
! slenderest of grounds.
A test was devised by which the
effect of muscle training could be
] studied week by week and month by
month on spring balances. on which
| the children we're easily induced to
pull against resistance. The resist
ance registered on the balance in
a standard position represented the
muscular strength. The results have
been found to he surprisingly accurate
| when checked up.
Thirteen thousand observations In
| 400 series were made. 1t was ascer.
tanned that Overexercise of these
muscles was detrimental. causing dim.
mutton Of power. Muscle training
was found to be superior to simple
massage. Chance of improvement In
defective but not totally p~aralyzed
muscles, under expert treatment by
muscle training. was about six to one
under supervision home exercise. 80
70 1; under home exercise without
supervision. % 10 J.. These facts
may we'll give us courage. even in the
case Of muscles totally paralyzed at
the end Of one year.
These positive scientifically ascer-
tanned findings go to show that par
ents Of afflicted children need TO he
warned against submitting them to
the rough and unsystematic methods
adopted by masseurs and ignorant
ostcopaths. who regard intensity of
effort as promising the most favor.
| nhle results.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
Mr.. ChurehIl's CsIl for Lord Fisher.

British politics and British patriot.
ism. II the two are interchangeable
during the war. are sometimes beyond
q plain mans comprehension. In his
retirement from the Cabinet the Right
Hon. WINSTON CHURCHILL. First Lord
Of the Admiralty. forced II Lord
FISHER, with whom he had been at
odds over the Dardanelles naval cam
paign. Lord FISHER contendcd that
operations unsupported by the army
from the outset were unwise: more-
over. he Mas opposed Il weakening
the Home Fleet when its task was
TO beat Germany on the North Sea.
Mr.. CHrRCHIII. backed by MIR. Ar.
Thur BALfOrR, had his way-the great
politicO-military adventure was or.
dered. and in the end 1t failed dis.
mally. The row in the Cabinet was
almost a public scandal. Lord FISHER
rendered his resignation. and when
asked to recall II made the plimina-
ton of the civilian lord Il condition.
A. the Government was not prepared
to part sulnmarily with the irrepreS>i-
bic CHrRcHuL the veteran organizer
Of the British navy. tho greatest re-.
former 1t had eve known. went into
retirement.
Now Mr.. t~HuRCHtII. back from the
trenches with the rank OF Colonel.
attacks in the House Of Commons the
administration OF his old friend and
cOwOrker BAI.fOrR and demands that
Lord FISHER he put back M the helm.
Lord FISHER" he insists. must he
brought back to the Admiralty. where
there exists lack Of driving power and
energy which cannot he allowed to
continue" All this Is singular, mex.
plicable. Lord FIsIIEE's contempt for
the naval Information of his young
batter CHURCHILL Is well known. The
veteran always thought IT was an out.
rage that no should he In any way
subordinate to an ambitious politician
~ Wu~ ~IHiS w INV UttlN anu in'l
never had any connection with the
navy. II was the English system.
just as 1t is the English system tn let
Colonel CHURCHILL leave his duty in
the trenches and run into the House
Of Commons To NEEDLE with the Gov.
ernment's conduct of the war.
Nevertheless Mr.. %C'HrRCHILI Is
right. Lord FISHER. who rrvolu-
tiOnized naval warfare by buillln.
the first dreadnought. who discovered
Sir JoHN .JELLiCoE. who concentrated
the fleet in home waters. who fore.
saw the war with Germany long ago
and prepared for II. who we"leI out
incompetents and promoted the ableSt
officers in the service. should he back
In his old place ~ Strn,ogi>t and
tnctician Of the British navy until
the last gun Is fred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
WARD PAYS TRIBUTE
TO FRENCH BRAVERY
Explorer and Artist Lecture,
at Sherry's for Benefit Of
Relief Fund.
SKETCHES TRENCH LIFE

Every French soldier has She -...t
conviction that sooner or later Loo v r
be killed in battle, said Herbcrt Va.l
the explorer and artist. yes,erda, ,
lecture al sherry's for the bor,r. ,.
the War Relief Clearing House -.
France and her Allies.
Mr.. Ward. who accompanied Hon-y
NJ Stanley on some OF MS expeditions
mas just returned from France. ehera
he Was wounded while serving WITH -.
British Ambulance Corps in the vo.s..
Mountains. He was decorated with the
war cross Of the Legion Of Honor.
He told OF many Interesting ,yc.,
ences. which were illustrated hy she.~Na.
he drew OF NE IN the trenches. r..
sketches. thrown on a screen. rave .
graphic idea OF conditions at the iron,
Mr.. ward paid a compliment =, ~.
fortitude OF the French Th.y
have given their husbands and .or. =,
their country ung%rudgtngly and then
have taken up the work OF the rner
in city and country with the enic,enc,
for which the women OF France a-s
noted.
He related pathetic stories o. tNA
wounded in emergency hospltalS-hoy
mere boys OF 16 and IL died iir~on-
p~lainingly or waited patiently for hours
while the doctors and nurses were
busy elsewhere. In his division 5000
wounded were cared for. or these. he
said, only three had gone mad one from.
a head wound. one after bdyonct!ng Ave
Germans IN hand 10 hand fighting and
one who had stabbed n man who was
begging mercy.
Nj. Ward told ~ a soldier sho, .r
the head who walked to tho hos1ita
because the ambulanccs were crowded
lie said he would wait his turn UNI
others more seriously hurt were treated
bread. When he was placed on ~.
operating table he died almost instar''p
OF hemorshage. They found a bnll.,
lodged in the centre of his brain.
The speaker told also OF the resent
ment OF French peasants compiled 'H
live under German rule In conuuor,d
territory and related an amusing irr
dent o. a woman who started 20 cross
the exposed area W the lines. r -
folders shouted 30 her u return .'l
finally had TO rush out and drag so
back. She formerly lived ~ n vi'',ra
tnd' had been taken hy the G"r'rl-s
she told the soldiers. and when The Go
mans came she had gone 20 I've W.. Ha-
husbands people. But she quarr,,l"l ,
often with her mother-in-law '.af a
had decided to go home again. ct,n %
the Germans did occupy the place
Mr.. ward Will give q series ~ l.. 'I-As
he'e and ~ other cities fog tGe n-
RELIEF fund.
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4 Clean Sweep Called For.

no THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir,
Scorch these cowards and traitors In
Congress with your most fervent rays
Don't stint our wrath. There never
was "A better time to thrust treason and
cowardice through the heart.
Drive some OF these dolts from public
life, these insists who have added COW,
ardice 10 ignorance and incompetence
Bin I'ryan has hcen hams,rung. de
prived Of most of his evil power: a LOT
more should be sent after him.
Tho worst danger this country has
encountered in II generation is the array
Of folly, incompetence. ignorance and
cowardice In high places In Washing.
ton. AMERICAN.
RosToN, March 4
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tor In determining what surplus the
carriers shall have each year to pay
the wages Of the capital necessary
to maintain plant and to provide ex.
tensions aud improvements necessary
to meet the country's growth Of traffic
and population.
As regulation Of the railroad has
been developed It does not allow the
carriers to consider an adequate re-
turn on capital in establishing rates.
Regulation treats the railroads as a
business which must be carried on at
nil costs. whether or not capital is
driven away from railway invest
ment. Meanwhile the wages Of labor
are not only an imperative burden on
railroad incomes but a burden that
Is increasing.
The wages Of capital may he cut
of or reduced. as witness the record
| Of railway recelverships and Of In.
~solvency avoided only by sacrificing
dividends. but the wages Of railway
labor not only must be paid without
reduction In any emergency but must
70 up. Facts which hnve pointed TO
the menace Of an ultimate strike of
capital against railroad Investment
have entered but little into the scheme
Of regulation. The mere threat Of a
strike Of railroad labor has suficed
, every year or 10 in the last decade
! to expand the wage scale by forced
arbitration awards.
BY this time II should he manifest
to the public that there has been lit
tie or no relation between railroad
capitalization and railroad rates.
| When most Of the dollar which tho
railroad earns on a tariff fixed by
public regulation goes IN pay n rising
charge for labor II must be equally
manifest that a close relation exists
between rates and wages. Railroads
cannot forever stand and the public
cannot afford to have them subjected
to rigid rates and rising wages. This
Is why Congress Is being asked II
regulation OF a should moi 60
with regulation Of rates.
II the Interstate Commerce Com
mission had 10 consider and decide
questions Of wages for railroad labor,
Tho rapnlainrS IF tho IN rriorS UOnld
undoubtedly come to regard the ques.
ton of compensation for railroad ser.
vice from n new angle ~ resp"nsi.
bility to the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
Save the Steak:

TO THE EDITOR or THE SrS-SW. To
%extinguish a burning beefsteak in a gas
oven need not be a dangerous under
taking" AZ 80" calls II.
Twice I've been called into the kitchen
to confront this situation. Tn first
time I watched the steak burn and con-
fined my Efforts to calming the family
and the cook, The next lime ! used
craft, threw a handful or salt on the
burning steak. and II was later washed
off and It's cooking was resumed, ending
succeSsfuik.
I don't remember whether this MAS
an inspiration or a remembrance of the
old lime cure for chimney fires.
New ROCHELLE, March g.. n. II. W.