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COMPULSORY SOLDERING.
Not Farmer Murphy's solution Of the
Problem II Defence.

To THE f.pIToB OF The SCN-Sir con-
sCript.ol would he "A curse To- this coun-
try. II would tax. into the army both
friends and foes. II would give military
training to thousands of the couutry's
enemies. They would exert "A d.mOriliz-
ing influence on the army. and no one
could tell what they would do In case
Of war.
The country can get all the good.
loyal volunteers II wants without con-
scription and without pay, II the Cow
eminent viii only give them an oppor-
tunity t. tram. Let the Government
send into each community "A soldier Of
the regular ariny "a act az "A trainer.
The best class OF American citizens will
volunteer. and they will be glad Of AN
opportunity to receive six months or
"A years training without pay. There
need be no enlistment, hut the country
could depend on them in case OF war.
Conscrip,lou could come later.
The training could bc done out Of
doors in the long surnme evenings. after
working hours, aud in halls IN winter.
so that the volunteers would lose M
time from their work.
Municipalities and public spirited ci'l-
zens would donate the use of grounds
and halls for the purpose. \ small stick
would answer FOR "A rife, Each training
officer could have one rife with which
he could explain about lotl.ng and
firing. One or more members of each
company could he appointed to act as
secretary, &c.
TIL volunteers could live on the
try at home. r. |. MURPHY.
FALL RIVER. Mass, February %.
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You may employ all the budget ex-
pcrts. mathematicians and computcrs
there are In the United states, but IN.
less the spirit NJ sacrificing personal
interests. pr.judiccs and fads H. devel-
opcd. the multiplication OF expenditures
and the subjecting of the state and city
10 waste will not subsidc.-Sendtor EtoS
u. Brown.
Why so hot. Senator? The task Of
budget experts. mathernaticians and
computers" is not to enforce economy,
but to expose extravaganza. Unless
proposed expenditures are disclosed In
a manne that makes their examina-
ton possible. how are We to tell what
"~prejudices and fads' arc concealed IN
the appropriation measures? Is econ-
omy promoted by the passage Of money
bills no individual has ever read? Har-
mony at Albany seems to have at
tanned "A white heat.
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BUY OLD B0ILERSp
TribulatiOns Of HousehOlders Who
Try IN Get RID Of Them.

To THE EDITOR or THE SCN-Sir: For
the man who doesn't know how TO dis
pose Of used up razor blades and phonO-
graph needles the ~ a IL available.
The scientific mind has not thus far
addressed itself to the disposition OF
s%uperannuated galvanized kitchen boil
ers. Other metal junk a he broken
into fragments or bent for tr0duct
into the melting receptacles. but the
heavily riveted lap joints and closed
ends of the boiler make II next 10 ln-
d%estructibIe. When new ones are In
stalled plumbers neglect to take the old
ones away, and junkmen refuse to re.
move them.
Some four or Ave years 4 ] efn
ployed a plumber to . extensive ad-
ditions In his art In my house. ana ne
promised to carry away an old boiler
the next day. The nex week he retired
with a competency. The following
month I spent much time in the vain
effort to get rid Of II. n my back yard
had not been all cemented I should nave
buried the boiler, but when next door
neighbours vacated the house, on the hrst
dark night with some efort I hOisted
II over the fence. and weeks later the
new tenant conhdentiaiiy told me OF his
vain efforts to get rid Of II. and that the
sight Of Il was rapidly destroying the
happiness of his family. .
All the vacant lots in Brooklyn and
The Bronx are full Of them. and II IL an
awful mystery what disposition IL made
of them in Manhattan. Perhaps they
are thrown overheard. Now that we
rave fourteen inch guns on u battle
ships 1t has occurred to me that these
boilers filled with cement. hardened.
might be used as projectiles for target
practice. SPECULATIVE.
NEW YORK, February 20.
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HARD TINES THE CAUSE.
Decline In Liquor Consumption Not
Due to Prohibition.

To THE fpiron OF THE SrN-Sir: The
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has
just issued his monthly report
the Withdrawals FOR consumption" dur
the month OF December. 1915. COM
pared with the month Of December. 1914.
it appears that in the December just
past there were withdrawn for con
sumption $685., gallons of fruit spirits
more than in december. 1914. 1855
gallons more Of grain and molasses
spirits. and l91.5o' more barrels Of
beer.
Theer figures seen 20 support the con-
tention that the Spectacular falling or
of liquor consumption in the fiscal year
1918 did not AVE its cause In prohibit
ton at all. hu; was 10 I've accounted for
entirely by the hard times" and that
with the return o! better industrial con-
ditlons the liquor consumption Is going
10 go up again. as it always has in tho
past. THOMAS h. HARDIN.
New Yonx. February 20.
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WHITMAN BUDGET
TO GO UNDER KNIFE
Hospital Directors viii Get
Chance TO Offer Substitute
Financial Plan.
CNWORkABLE. SAYS S\GC

ALBANY. Feb. GA broad 20,
greeted the remarks to-day 81 Senate.
Henry NJ. Sage Of Albany, chairman ~,
the Senate Finance Commi,'"c. af.- ...
stitution officials had voiced 'hrir orp,.
sition to Gov. Whitman's budeot. vl.,
Senator Sage inquired
Does any one care to be- heard "a
favor of the budget"
There was 40 reply. 'rh" o,ct.ou So.
the joint hearing before th, S,,.,,.
Finance and Assembly Way and M,.o.
committees accorded to Representative.
of the state insane hospitals and ,b 20.
table institutions on that section of I'll.
Governors budget affecting th,m.
The State hospital comm.-.tun,-.
superintendent of hospitals. r,pI...,,,
tives OF the fiscal siir-visu}'- u'.
and officials of C%haritahl, in~ftI'ur.
crowded the committed room. 30 U,,.
the first public discussion Of Cos VIII.
mans budget.
At the outset Senator Sier mad.
plain hat there was no de- rr uu IN,
part of either the uat or N...'rbi,
committee responsible for m, Slre.
finances e -inbarraSs IA, Governor ~
aitd'h W lIdift'lF VI ~ lNllE'I.
Il wish To say" Senator SO. o..
marked at the opening uf VI" U.ir
that we have com" Ia tl' 'un.u4. s
that this BUDGET T. me- wut Sable .. I.,
as its provisions apply 10 the DIJ.',u.
institution of tn" stat" tut tItt ft
son We have. called the head, uf Of.
charitable institutions To- a--- 90 o.. t. Pill.
formulation of a plan that W.'e'i,.
Later when repeated r'''r'H.. $685.
made to Interference ON ~" paw or ',
LEGISLATURE with the fiutu..a' t. .r.
ment Of the states instin' ou. -, ,'or
Sage got to his feet and told ~. ON l.
that the budget had com" '..m the
Executive. and while certain uf NJ 700.
lures may be ultimately aprrut,I d..
Financial Committee of The leg t..r.
would act as the final Judr, ut NHN
should be definitely incorporated 1 t
senator sage was impr'--,i 10. '-
arguments of thomas II l"'. l''YIf,
Fiscal Supervisor. and of Gr. tut.I.- e.
Wagner. superintendent of TIE G :
hamton State Hospital for th' i-.
i'r. Wagner said thtt th.r" W'r, u..
reasons why the budget plan az .',
priatinus could not work. II. i, ,..
tia If the superintendent tl,.r.,..
got to work on the prup"st 90. .
could devils. a more wuIhah'.
wherein IL" state w"uld 10, .
'mafS. many Thousand. D." nI'.
Senator sag" and Chairman Me-. '-
Assembly Ways ana Means ',Nr
agreed that tU.s was 4 prt.' .Ji
wise course.
As a result of the suggest nr-
by Ny. Leo and H.. Ntrn.r s. 'o-
Sage said that he would wrt. ., -
superintendent Of each Stu" .p ~
asking for his ideas on tie pi"p ...1
OF a financial bin.
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STRICT LICENSE LAW URGED.
AssembIyma ~ McCu~ Says 1000
Places In New York Dodge Fee.

ALBANY. Feb. 23,-Assemblyman Mar
tin Il. Mct'ue OF New Nork told the AS
sembly ENcise Committee to-day that
there are more than 900 places In New
York city where liquor is now being sold
without a license. lie insisted it was
about time that they were put out of
business.
McCue made his statement at the
hearing on his bin prohibiting the sell
ing AS well az drinking of in~toxicants Of
any kind where food is for sale. where
goods of any kind may b. purchased or
IN bowling alleys and billiard rooms
without a regular liquor tax certificate
r. 4 Roy,an. representing the Hotel
Mems Association OF New York. opposed
the hill. a. he said there were man,
apartment hotels serving food to guests
and liuuor with the food which have no
saloon licenses,
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Imitation. Also allowance must be
made for the inhationary effects
which have been produced here by
the financial imitation In European
countries whose purchases have given
us an abnormal export trade and slim.
ulated n great rise in our commodity
prices.
1~ntiationary forces, factors and in
ffuences are undoubtedly operative in
this country. Infationary tendencies
have been set UP. and much is TO be
gained BY recognizing them and deal.
Ing with them accordingly. Safety
for u finance and commerce lies
that way. but 1t is r%eassuring to
know that we have so fur been spared
direct inflationary processes in their
coarser and more obvious forms.
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I'M En- II EN- OWIWV
Planetary Forces ~ Rrpul,IOn I,
Regulate Terrestrial Growth.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCS--Str' The
dry period in localities, or the drought
of tho spring Of 1915. begins February
IL with Saturn. Neptune u Mars re-
polling the earth toward the sun. or
against the suns repulsion, and ends
Apri, 20, when Venus begins repalling
the earth out from IN" sun. Saturn takes
part in causing warm and dry weather
until uuadratur'. March ~, after which
Neptune and Mars continue forcing tho
earth against the suns r.pulsion, thus
continuing the warmer and drier weather
than IL usual for spring weather from
February l5 to April 20. when Neptune
Is at quadraturc,
The dry period in localities. or the
drought Of 1917, begins January - with
Saturn and Neptune forcing the earth
against the suns repulsion. causing
warmer aud drior weather than usual
from January - to April II 1t ends
April -. when Mercury begins forcing
the earth out from the sun.
After these droughts OF 1915 and 1917
the agricultural growth will be enor-
nous. because there Will he sufficient
rains throughout the sumner to make
enormous crops.
During these dry periods Of spring
weather what showers or rains occur
are due near the dates Of conjunctions,
when the moon or a planet passes In
directly between the earth and "A planet
or "A visible star rcar ia" eCliptir.
As a rule these conjunCtiOns alone
unusually warm or dry period does not
end until an inferior planet moves to-
ward the earth, forcing II out from the
sun with n greater force than IN caused
by these conjunctions. or else when the
earth moves toward an outer planet, en-
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Shakespeare and the Moon.

To TuL EDiTon " THE SuS-Sir; A let
ter An THr SUN by a Boston citizen tells
OF the finding of "a supposed discordant
clement In the last line OF the worthy
little ~poetical eulogy m Shakespeare which
appeared In TIVE SIN OF February ~. and
yet fails to detect the real i~nconsruity As
applied therein, 1t occurs in the second
line OF the poem: lie * wave and flame
and crescent moon" This when the great
author told him:
"oh swear not by the moon, the incon.
slant moon,
That monthly changes IN her circlcd orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise vari-
able"
J. HENRY.
HIGHLAND FALLS. February ~.
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1~ajustice, Not to Democrats Only
but 70 All New Workers.

II Is the present purpose Of the Re-
publican legislative leaders to reduce
The number of Assemhlymeu from this
city by six. Their plan would add
a member from Queens. another
from Richmond. leave Kings us II
now Is, and take eight from New
York and The Bronx. Similarly, Vt
A proposed 10 reduce the number of
Heustors from New York by two. and
thus weaken the municipality In both
chambers Of the Legislature.
The system used To obtain these re-
suits Is familiar. The rntios Of pcpu.
lation are adjusted I" suit the purti-
asan PURPOSES Of the faction In power,
'setaining or increasing its strength.
aud whenever possible reducing that
pf the minority. Yet the inenuitahle-
ness Of the procedure by which n vote
In the rural Republican districts out
weighs two or three votes In this city
has never been seriously denied. The
hardship inflicted on city Republicans
Il as great as that imposed on city
Democrats.
The grave inju>tic" Is not primarily
20 the Democratic voters. (" Prohihi-
tionists ar IN mugwumps, II any mug
Wumps survive: II Is to the citizens
Of the State who are deprived al
equal representation because "f their
residence in particular political
subdivision. And with all of them.
Dot a mere fraction. the party guilty
Of this indefcnsihle discrimination
must eventually deal.
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Coaxing the sluggish Fount.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: When
| sent the fountain pen blot,er'' sug-
gt~tion ! believed | was OFFERING some
help TO suffering humanity. l ind tina
the idea has been hooted at ny some OF
your readers and by others found to he
very useful,
should have aid that for best re-
suits "A slight downward snap and then
a touch ~ the b!otter was the way to
d. 1t. This is with heavy Ink. Thin
ink. when the cap is kept over the point.
gives less trouble. when the point is
left uncovered II gets dry and needs
assistance.
Probably everybody knows that a drop
OF water On the point. or dipping IL In
an inkwcll. is infalliblr. hut blotters are
TO he found when no water is around.
BRooKLyN. February %. G. j. NJ.
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If there is any detail of the Admin
STATIONS legislative programme to
which Representative CLAUDE kIrCHfS
Of North Carolina. the Democratic
leader in the House, Is not opposed.
the omission must not be charged TO
lack Of industry on his part. Presi-
dent WILSON wants many things. and
II viii require considerable line FOR
the most devoted Of congressman to
align himself against all of them
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war credits voted by the House Of Com
mons are now said to amount to IO,4lO.-
OOo. O00, How very few OF US have the
slightest conception OF the si%gnihcance Of
these figures. II $40 In gold or Its equ!va-
lent had been deposited to the credit of
Britain every minute since the crucihxion
OF Chris, the total amour, would be In
SUFFICIENT to pay the war debt OF that na-
tion. II. c. /.
RtyFRHEAp, February ~
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Undated War tInanre.

0rea BrtfuinS new war loan 81
e2, 100. 900 ,(sO ushers in the spring
campaign Of war finance. The total
Of wal loans accumulated I" date Is
10 huge as "a bc meaningless. ever
to trained minds. except as IL vague
economic measure of the strain of the
war.
A despatch from Copenhagen re-
ports that Germany has now S1.6o3,-
100000 of paper money in circulation
and that the amount l. increasing
daily. This Is several times the pa
Der currency Of Germany before the
war. In coping with tn" problems
Of financing the war tho belligercnts
have resorted To the historic cxpedi-
ont Of forcing on their citizens Gov
eminent issues of promises 10 pay al
some indefinite future date.
This fact Is the subject of an arti.
Gle by A. n. MOVES In ~Scribncr's
under the title of THE War and
Currency Imitation" Mr.. MOVES says:
There Is not the slightest doubt that
hkhis war has brought about world
wide currency initiation" lie finds
TINT German issues Of paper money
have increased about 80 per cent.
. fOthPr calculable increases are put at
Sl13 per cent. for France, 2l7 per cent.
Hale. Russia and ;6I per ccnt. for Great
evHaSSain. Even in neutral countries
ID little has been had to
paper currency expansion for the al
deviation Of immediate stress result
ing from the absorption of Europe In
The destructive work of war.
Undoubtedly one reason why all
q the customary effects Of imitation
have not been produced In Europe. at
least to n familiar extent, Is afforded
BY the ability of the b%elligerent coun-
tries to attract gold to central bank
reserves. Not the least striking OF
the financial phenomena Of this war
has been the movement of gold from
public hands into central vaults.
On the score Of currency imitation
Nj. MOVES returns a verdict Of nc-
quittal for the United States. At the
beginning If the year the total of our
bank currency outstanding was $780,
000,O0O less than on November |, 1914.
Our paper money In circulation has
decreased 'sincc the wartime revival
In American finance began" 1t Is
true that we had SOL ,0O.OO more
hank note currency outstanding than
at the start Of the war in August,
1914, yet all hut S53,GOO,OOO Of this
increase was "the circulating equivn.
lent Of actual gold consisting Of Fed.
eral Reserve notes issued against the
deposit Of gold to face value of the
paper. The net expansion OF less
than x54,0On,OM In note currency may
Justifiably be considered as REQUIRED
by the rapIdity aud volume of oul
business expansion.
A complete study of the question
Of imitation would take into accom-,
the increased circulation of hanl
checks. 1t Is hardly likely that W,
have added hundreds of millions o
dollars Of gold to our bank supple,
Of the metal ny an unprecedented nc
quisition In the last year and II hal
without some consequence in a credI
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POINTS OF SPEECH.
Discarded PhonoGraph Needles Arouse
Inventive Minds.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Nv"
Gems to be pathetically worried as 10
how he should usefully dispose OF his
used photograph needles. lie and others
profit from these discarded phono-
graph needles II they would form a
syndicate undertaking to collect all used
throughout the country and have
the same shipped to Africa and mar
ketcd there among the savage tribes
for tattooing purposes.
Another idea R~eincarnate the huge
accumulation of these needles into n
colossal superintendent" to be offered
to the nation. This battleShip. being all
built of the fine steel OF which the nee
dies were built or cast, should he su.
premely impenesrable even TO tho most
modern shell. NJ Il. II.
NEW YORK, February 30.
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to the failures Of an engine whose
continued efficiency cannot be relied
upon with security.
II is not cOntended that an ideal
sanitary condition has been obtained
In the Croton watershed. nor a the
dangers that still persist DC climi.
mated for many years. 1t is possible,
however. TO prevent the increase Of
the hazard. and that the State Is
bound I'm good faith to do.
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Where Two Famous Names Arc Admit
rebly Associated.

To THE EDiroR or THE SuN--Sir: WIS
not have our esteemed Governor. and also
the doughty Warwick of the New York
Republican organization. write to the
whitman and Barnes manufacturing Com.
pany a. Akron. Ohio. and nnd out how
that concern preserves harmony In its
inner councils7 ON LlYE REruRlIcAS.
NEW YoWK. February 90.
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The pacifst Of 1914 was the proto.
type of the pacifists ~ to-day. lie
was short sighted. selfish. patriotic in
only a very narrow way. and wilfully
blind. lie lacked imagination. pos
sessed no clairvoyant power. paid no
heed to warnings. For his shortcom-
ings he was punished. the nation was
impcrillcd. and his commercial inter-
ests. dearer to his heart than his coun-
plctcly ruined.
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In Pennsylvania.

To rlrE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. | am
a travelling salesman travel extern
sively in Pennsylvania, making" nearly
all the cities and towns there. l nave
observed bitter pro-German spirit every
where,
| have heard Lutheran ministers re-
joice over the LMsitania horror, S.
SYRACUSE, February 23.
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TO PROTEST FERRYBoAT law
Hearing Here I"-dn' ir. '."''
Over h. Dock 4" m~i>s,"n'' >''.''

r. \ e, Smith, De,
Viii preside this moru'"s
hearing Ia the Ald'rnf,.
consider IA" proposed low
ferryboats to limit tv' 900
s.ngrr~ II Is TOW Nc' ''
Committee on Mtrl'" Al
cries. llu.s VII b" Nr
upon Congress tNu tI" ..N
htrdShlp 10 a r''ti' 5000
New York and Ntw l'y~n'
least 81 o00.Uoo 10 Tive ''> u'.
city in providing t,3 '"N
Their, VII ho = Nrtr.N- cog
i,r, IA Wash. gt0u ,o-'..
COMMISSIONS Sr''a
had been NO accidents 'i|u 70"
ing of fciyNhot,S ~ r
fcrrNbrats are ABOUT iN'
of water ,ra',. h' pn.u''
year two mUn'''ph '"''
0o0.0on Parsons tIni Toe
abuu, 100 00U o00 more
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Ex-senator TuEopoRE l.. BrRroN Of
ohio, who mas formally entered the
contest for the Republican nom ma
tion for President. talked the river ana
harbor hill To death in the last Com
grcSs. Mauy q man who has done
less worthy service has received high
reward from his country,
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Better Than Brads.

To THE EDiroR OF THE SrS-Sur: Let
wv" give his used talking machine
needles To a glazier. They are excellent
as window tacks to secure panes Of
glass as good or better han the tri-
angular zinc points generally used.
NEW York, February 20. A. e.
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When Berlin reports a muuny of
Indian troops in Egypt London coun-
tiers with "A story of ussension be-
tween the Germans n Bulgar.ans ! "A
the Balkans In hO:h assertions there
may he the sediment of truth.
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Tho Foreign Relations COMMITTEE"
If the Senatr having voted 10 recon-
mend tn. confirmation Of Henry FRA
riiLR %ttETCttEp ~ Ambassador to the
Mexican junta VII CHI has obtained
President WILSON recognition. Mr..
FLETCHER should begin a once to in
form himself as to the probable site
of the capital IN which he VII! present
his credentials.
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The anne Of - many candidates
have appeared upon the Presidents
slate for Secretary of Wal only tn h."
erased hat the Hon. DAVID X FE,NCis
must have m~iscivings about his APP
pointment ~ Ambassador tn Russia.
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II Was Harold Who Oversight.

In last weeks items Il should have read
Herbert Swan, instead Of Harold swan,
who went to church at Haverhill sunday.
some OF our young men go TO church so
that they want their light name
when they DO go.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24

Enickcr-what docs German want W
to do?
Bocker-suliivaatss the seas
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Berlin says MERcrEn is playing politics.
--Ncwspdpcr headline.
Something Berlin Of course V
doee.
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Knicker--Truth Is stranger than fiction.
Bo"kcr-And a half truth /, stranger
than either.
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n on, Irierds rho favor Us ,rifh mann
nc3pss and 1iyssrufions for publication tc'sh
= haze rejected articles returned hep must
u ~ c1ses send stamps for fhdt PURPOSE.