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IN OLD NEW YORK.
Grown Up GothsmItes Appreciate the
Blessings OF MOdernity.

To EDITOR or TIL SvS-Str' The
Illustrations In Sundays SuN OF the
buildings Of yore on Broadway between
Warren and Chambers streets. AS also
the old mansions on the present site OF
the Custom House, which were all con-
verted to the uses OF steamship Offices,
invite "reminiscences.
The present genial warmth OF offices
Is In agreeable contrast with attempts
10 heat such apartments about nsty
years ~ The employment OF steam
heat was In fact. steam
aud water pipes had not been made in
the United states before 1857, and the
importation of such from England under
IA war tariff And the cost OF the in
s:a!latior of a pressure plant was next
TO prohib!tory. A very few buildings
had hot air furnaces in the cellars, hut
the main dependence was on CRATE fires
or stoves.
on the north side OF Wall street. ex-
tending from tho United States Assay
ONCE down to Pearl street. were many
old residences OF three stories with dor
mer Widowed attlcs, with also base
ment dining rooms. and the conven-
tionai high stoops. The parlors were
mainly occupied by tho i~ntantile insur-
ance and banking Offices OF the diy.
In the dining rooms and parlors grato
NIeS OF nlchOrN OF Cdflti coal We're
burned. In the large bedrooms were
sheet iron or cast iron '~scorchers.' Will,
In the hall rooms. being without chin
ney fiues. tenants kept circulation active
by curses, prayer or sh!vering.
The buildings erected for office pur-
poses In the section We're scarcely bet
ter provided. None were above i've
stories In height, and each office main
ta!ned its own stove The halls were
dark. because at each end was n small
office. and for the convenience of tenants
coal bins stood against the wall. Space
being contracted. these bins were O! but
one-half ton capacity, with the result
that a ceascless procession OF Irishmen
carrying bushel baskets of coal into
buildings was a common sight. So that
spillage Of coal dust should be obviated.
these bins had no hinged or sliding
doors at tho bottom, and II vas neces-
sary 70 n the GOAL over the edge,
about four feet above the floor. This
required not a little engineering for A
boy Of say six inches greater height.
When the supply OF fuel was low IN
the bin. II became necessary To suspend
himself OF his abdomen and reach low
with his shovel. a posture leading to a
calloused condition In the locality ot his
indigestion storage.
Many an oldster to-day during relaNa-
ton from coupon cutting. rent or mort.
gage interest collection. can return with
serio-comIc "reminiscences to his early at
tempts to get the highest value out OF
fuel combustion. Nome Of us knew any
more about draughts. hampers and their
control than did our bosses who al
stewed or CONCEALED and used
language uncontained In dictionaries,
while No with Youthful circulation OF
blood were totally Indifferent, AT least,
to a low temperature, OLD CoDGER.
NEW York. February 30.
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Defining Professionalism In sports,

To play, compete or exhibit In an
athletic contest. game or sport for
profit is professionalism. To state
the rule otherwise: an amateur in
sports or athletic games or contests
must have NJ other purpose therein
than his " entertainment. the strif.
To- win for the sake of winning. not
for profit.
There. We believe. is a fair state
men covering the much discussed
question. We cannot agree that more
Is Involved than eau be- determined
by applying To any case in dispute
"Nidcn"" based upon such fundamcn.
tails. II II player or contestant or ey-
hihitur plays or completes or exhibits
for profit derived theretrom he is on
gagged in II business which has come
I" be called II profession.
Applying this rule It j. not easy Ia
agree with the decision of the United
states Golf Association in adding To
the list Of those to he considered pro-
f"SSional golfers those players who
accept or hold rs nCcnt or employee
any position:
That in ludes H. part Of it's duties
the handling of golf supplies or 60 en-
gage IN any business wherein ones use
fulness or profits arise because OF skill
or prominence In the game OF golf
Here, II seems to Us, the underlying
principle j. ignored. VII! do anna
tours draw the line on one sid" of
which the professional is placed us
Ineligible To compete on amateur con
ditions with nmatrursf The truth j..
and ii should not be lodged, that the
ostracism Is because men competing
In games or sports for profit do not
always compete fairly. For more
profit in losing, professionals In nearly
nll kinds of athletic games and con.
tests have been known 10 lose when
they could have won.
Amateurs ana acknowledged pro
fcsslonalS compete frequently even in
golf, but the amateur still plays un.
der amateur rules and restrictions.
Mr., TRAyERs last year won the ma
tional open championship In Il tour
nnment where the players were pro-
fessionals IN II large majority. They
were competing for money, purses he
for the honor Of winning.
If Mr.. TRAyERs had been. let us say.
employed by II merchant dealing in
golf supplies he would have been no
less governed by every rule. written
or unwrittcn, controlling competitive
play by amateurs. 1t is the profit
directly derived by the player from
his play which creates the conditions
threatening fair play, and it is fair
play the rules should protect.
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Humanity and Spades

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-SW. our
President. Mr., Wilson, states that he
wants to avoid wal and sacrifice ever -
thing except humanity and justice. For
a professor this statement IL devoid Of
logic.
From tho standpoint of humanity " i,
inpmaterial whether a L boat kills "A
citizen OF the United states or of Swit2-
erland. while the Presidents humanity
Is excited only II a United StatoS citizen
IL injured.
From the standpoint OF humanity tho
United States should not help any OF
the helligcrents 10 continu, the Wal by
sending them ammunition.
From the standpoint of dollars and
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AMERICAS HONOR.
II Must and shall BE Maintained
Through An Perlls.

To THE EDITOR Of THE SUNNI. For
many months | have been watching Mr..
WILSON'S course with deep anxiety. for 1t
has been clear that he has no idea
whittier he is going. nor any notion of
The rudimcnts of international law.
Also, az " England and Germany.
his position approaches IN difficulty tina
held by General Washington In 1893.
The advent of the submarine has
changed all tho maritime relations of
nations. and the submarine has come to
stay. We least of all can afford to ig-
more the new status which has super
vened. since not impoSsibly. within no
very long time. we may be forced to
trust to II for such safety az We may he
lucky enough to ind.
a perfectly cold and dispassionate
statement OF what the old law was in
reference to neutrals on belligerent ships
on the n hand, and on tho relation
winch the neutral must always bear to
both belligerents In case OF "a relaxation
OF the rules of law CONSEQUENT on new
inventions, on the other. might have "a
calming effect by making our people
think a moment instead of cultiyatlng
excitement. For neutrality il not "A uni
lateral condition of mind. of admins.
tration or of einot!Onalism. 1t is "A very
nara trilateral condition OF fact, which
" not recognized II respected must
lead the mistaken into positions which
may well cost them dear.
Therefore we have two courses open to
us, and only two. We may resolve to gu
TO war. In which case all that remains
10 he lone is 70 choose an issue winch
snail not embarrass us hereafter. or
we may resolve to keep the peace. which
AT present IL pretty easily done, II we
occupy a really neutral position. as did
General Washington.
In any event the worst thing We can
40 Is what we are doing row. Mr.. VII
son ~ not "A lawyer. lie seems luI.e IN
capable OF apprehending a legal propo-
sltion, He is weak, and like most weak
men ne rs obstinate. He Is timid. and
IKE many timid persons he f. rash. II
ne does go to war he. will fan on the
wrong issue II he manages TO keen the
peace he will probably do so on terms
which will compromise W..
BROOKS ADAMS.
BOSTON. February %.
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BY I FlRESIDES.
An Effort to Crafty the Wish Of an
Important Parsonage.

II would a great deal rather know
what they are talking about around
quiet firesides all over the country
than what they arc talking about In
tho cloak rooms Of Congress- ex-
claimed Mr.. Wilson, and he shall have
his wish gratfied.
The water Is up to 200 and the radia-
tor ~sizzles, but Mother says she feels
draughts about her feet and with a
d~espairing glance at the diminished
bin Father consigns another %shovelful
To the flames, gingerly. Easter comes
20 late that a tenth ton is certain to
be offered UP to tho devil Of warmth.
n has not been provided for and
Will have to come out OF an item In
the household budget ambig uously
known a. the sinking fund.
There was q bushel Of work at the
office to-day and Father finds Il dim
cult to put his mind on the i~ntricacies
OF auction. which Mother " eager
to practise In preparation for An n
tertainment to which she has received
an invitation. They are playing three
handed. with a ~neighbor. but after
Father has lost two games and his
wife all her interest the neighbor goes
home. Things are locked up and both
husband and wife take to reading the
evening paper. Once they lower the
pages and look at each other Ques-
tioningly.
ITS only Arthur coughing" she tells
him. III his cold Va not better I shall
keep him home from school to-mor-
row morning."
They go back to the newspaper. In
Fathers head are many thoughts not
derived from the print he looks at. He
wonders what ne had better get for
Mothers coming birthday. He will have
to write that New Jersey customer
that his order can't be filled inside OF
two weeks. II the weather is good
next Saturday he will need a new
mashie to play. Better get the mashie
anyway; II It freezes as It did last
week something will be needed 70 hack
the ice of the front steps. There's a
new record he brought home to try on
the monograph. but 1t will have to wait
now-children are asleep. Asleep
sleeS"wish / was in bed"-sleepy-
he Ia on.
Behind her half of the paper his
f. all attention. The new styles
seem swfully uncertain. There, that
straw hal at $3.50 looks just like the
one Mrs. Blank had on to-day. Recipe
for lemon pie: ( isn't as good az her
In the morning she must make
that cake for the church supper. II
Father only gets home from the Office
in time they can get IN early start.
The doctor had better see Arthur If
he doesn't 60 to school. But she sud
denly comes to a realization that she
Is o keeping in touch with world
news. Attentively she peruses the
front page. At length she asks:
William. ~'hat Us this attack on the
President? Do you think he Is right
in his foreign policy"
Father starts up guiItily. Even
when the question Is repeated he hest
tates before answering.
'Oh. I guess he's doing as we'll as
could BE- expected" he says finally.
Hard Job 10 tell what to do"
HIS wife looks at him reproachfully
4 S he rises. He returns a glance of
innocent inquiry. Suddenly both smile.
and then he bends down and kisses
Theirs In a quiet fireside. But
they don't do much talking about IL.
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NEW BUILDING BILL READY.
Measure Revising Inspections Coca
t. Legislature Tomorrow.

A new building Inspections bill. unlrh
4 committee named by Mayor Mitchell
has had "a course OF preparation s.nc.
December, Will he introduced in the
Legislature tomorrow. \ iu,l meeting
OF the committee Was held YESTERDAY.
The committee Is composed of I'm,
commissioner Atkinson, Walter Lind
ner, Alfred T. kirkus. George ". o..
rany aud representatives ot the ion.
committee OF city departments. CON. =.
Ing Of architects ANA engineers. some
OF the ORGANIZATIONS represented la,o
not yet approved all of Tie details ot
H." bill, such as the membership of the
Board OF standards and ,Arprtls. These
differences as to detail are To- be thr.~hol
pu' at Albany.
The hIl has been approved hy trs
board or Estimate and Apportiurmcut
and those VINO hay" ttkeu part ru the
conferences On 70 fee, that il VIII rrl
vide a 'e'ledy tor the i~uairuus.los ur
the present system of Inspection.
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Frivolous View NJ an Interesting Rail.
road Incident.

To n EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: When
two political vaudevilli.ns such as
Thompson and colby seek the spotlight
at the Same second. the operation Il,
something like an impene'rahlc force
trying 10 pierce an immoNHblr body.
brother Shouts T. still on tho rails
his two track mind working with the
pre- iSercss OF a Corl!ss cnginc
lmpresariu colby has sought the
refuge and absolute p~rrrogative uf the
Naudcyill" profession 10y resipnIng.
Thompson Grabbed his act" a. they
say behind the fuotlights.
W>TCu NoUR STEP.
NEW NoRk. February 20
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The Same Sam Untcrmycr,

In the report Of the activities pre-
cedlng the assembly Of the Democrats
OF this State at Syracuse the sub,
Joined sentences have place:
"Party leaders have been bombarded
with suggestions that SAMUEL INTER.
MYER be honored by selection as u dele
gste st large.
''1,he campaign In Mr.. UNrERMYER's
annoying 10 Chairman Osborn and other
leaders. who do not quite understand
what Mr.. UNTERMYrR has done or In
kelly 70 do for the party to Justify his
lclstion as a delegate at large.
therefore. when the Untermyer boom
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'Government by the People Has
PPrished."

To M EDITOR ot THE SUN-Sir. The
letter of the President to senator stone
- a beautiful exhibit OF Anglo-SaNou
ant. When | read the passages ibuu,
UNFOLDING our honor | rubbed my eyes
in establishment, but on second thought
| felt that my conceptions of honor must
he erroneous, but after a dilig.ut search
through all availahlr dictionaries, eucy-
~cloptdla> and treatises ON ethics | failed
Ia lind amy deiiuitions of honor which
could be so construed ~ to- Justify Us
tn pratiuG about honor after or craven
policy toward England. through which
We allowed those hullics to kick ,s
around with impun.ty, and by which We
became i, pitiable spectacle IN I'll" eyes
of the whole neutral world.
] have no love for Germany Whatever.
but | feel strongly that II We should he
drawn into the War We shall hay" proved
that We are united for sclf-goyernmrnt,
for | Am convinced that nine-tenths Of
u people arc opposed to gong to war
on account of the submarine dispute. not
because of coWardice but because they
know that We Mould dishonor our nation
ny so doing. Since our Administration.
through It's lateSnote To tho Powers ~
war, has admitted the justice of the
German contentious concerning submu-
rine warfare. and as We would use the
submarine just a. the Germans are now
using II 4 We were engaged IN wal with
INSCRIPTIONS foes, We cannot Justly go
to war to force the t'rInaUs to abandon
a practice we would follow
So IL We should hc drawn into the war
by the President. let us drop this hell
spawned cant about honor, humanity
n civilization. II we should enter the
war We shall do So. not because OF an
adequate ~provocatiOu GtNcn us by the
4 : A v,,l ,E hint l.a,sllE.A va "A IAa nm. -.
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A CARIB ISLE WAS CRUSOE'S.
There the Lone tastaway DwcIt. and
Not In the Pacific.

To TIM EpIroE ~ rHE lN-SIyt The
letter of tho Rev. Gilbert Earle COM
nenting oil the letter Of 81" OF Mont
clair cou,erulng the location OF Robinson
truso"s island should aid in ending the
bon Juan Fernandez myth.
Nj Earle d'sIrrces with ~" as to
whether trusuc's island Is south or north
IF Trinidad. with some ,.>t and west
variations which are not important nut
''r" ia mir letter pointed out that he
vi, merely record NJ what l,oiua said.
That matter Is not essential Both your
correspondents supply evidence which
should finally correct the common error
which places trusoes island In the pa
cinc Ocean. II is "A carib island within
the sweep of the waters OF the "nIighty
Oroouooko" River. FRIDAY.
NEw YORK. February 20.
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Catching Up with the British Navy.

There was no reason why any mem
l,cr of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs should have been surprised
when Rear Admiral AUSTIN NJ.
KNOTT at n hearing on Monday gave
1t ns his opinion that the United
States should have II navy ms large
and powerful ms any other navy I'm
the world. Why should tho Admi.
rails testimony aus any aslonish-
mcnt in n out Of Congress- He Is
a member Of the General Board, and
that body OF experts headed by Ad.
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"Call the Bluff

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-S,r' Ger
many has successfully blufed us out Of
our legal rights and will continue to take
fun advantage OF our timidity until we
call the blur"
With the chance gone OF ever reallins
her treasury from the Golfers Of the
Allies. Germany will not force the only
country rich enough to save her from
bankruptcy. which might mean "A change
OF dynasty. into the safe Told of the
Allies. where. prepared or unprepared,
she would he safe from attack from
either side for d generation after the
end OF this war.
The Kaiser knows that the signing OF
a peace protocol will leave his army and
navy FREQ 10 invade America. and the
Allies Will have to remain strictly reu
trail or consider the protocol "A scrap Of
paper. SCHUYLER SCHfEFFELIS.
NEW York, hi 90
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DEATH LIST HOLDS STATIONARY
same number Ucp"rtrd for J,.,
Week ~ for Preceding.

Ry an odI coincidence tho purnlcr 80,
persons who died ~ New Yn,, .,,
during IN" last week Wa ,>,.tlv iD,
Same rs IN the preceding week. accord
lnG To a report made puhl.c Yesterday II,
the Department OF Health. u each %
ia" last TWO weeks thc c.ty's irad
to'4ll"d l62>
As compared With tus correspond q
week OF last Yea" Wen tho lrttls ,,in,
'"red "lN the figures show ~ ~ 'rea.s
N mortall', ~ IS per lOO0 az r,,I
ia'iou Al'housl, fewer fatal r,.,, 49,.
reported a. Nuc 10 rouiag r,, dsrt,,i
here Was 4 slight Increase o., IT,. rru..
Dor Of deaths from Ncl't disease. n
nlcnza and III" respiratory ailments. aud
recording 10 R':lsuur Iru'fuy. 20, mo
ta'l'H FROM pulmonary 'ltu rN -us ken.
ra'" eSa"'N with III" ,urt'I.o u i",ul.
tiuli,
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Clear Statement OF the Issue.

To II EpiroR or THE S~uN--Sir. II
We should go to war with Germany be-
cause of the submarine issue. history
Will record that the principle for which
No fought was the legal right OF Amer
lean citizens to make lam fools Of
themselves.
only Common sense and unauthorized
Americanism are needed to avert tho
calamity of =, war waGed tor such a
cause. +. I. Henry.
NEW YORK, February 20.
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arrives at Syracuse IL will find many a
knife point waiting for IT,"

arrives at Syracuse II will ind many a
knife point waiting for IT,"
This intrusive seeker for honors at
the hands of the Democrats of the
state Of New York is the same
CNTERMlER who on April -. 1910,
announced thut he had begun suit
for SoO.OW on the ground of libel
against President CHARLES 4. PA.
ImDN Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company In consequence Of Mr.. PA
BopN's characterization of the Inter
mycrinn processes as displayed in the
affairs of that corporation. The notu-
bic diligence and enthusiasm with
which that cause has been prosecuted
cannot have failed TO impress upon
the public Mr.. SAM UNrERMYLR's jcal.
Gus concern for his reputation. nor
a that same public have forgotten
MIR. P~EARoDy's remark when he was
Informed of the attack on him:
81 have not much money. but I have
enough TO pay any possible damage
which Mr.. CNrEnM YER's reputation could
suffer"
The same CSTERMyER, unchanged
and unchanging, CNTrRMYER of the
Columbia Strawboard Paper Com.
pnny /; and he seeks to be n delegate
ut large from New York to the Demo-
cratic national convention!
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How La Provence was sunk in the
Mediterranean has not been officially
disclosed, but as she was a converted
cruiser and had been used as a troop
ship Id Provence was u fair target
10 the enemy's submarines. New
Workers are naturally Interested in
her fate, for they have often seer the
majestic fabric steaming past the
s~kyscrapcr district, and then there are
memories of pleasant days passed on
board of the French ship as she
breasted Atlantic surges
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The Volunteer Government.

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SrN-Sir: ON
Saturday, February 20. 7 wired his
ENcellenCy Woodrow Wilson and both
Of Congress Az follows: Blessed
are the p~cacenakers, for they shall be
called the children of God"
VIII you kindly call their attention to
the following texts. Sufficient unto
the day IL the evil thereof" Matthew
VIZ. ~; He that passeth BY. and
ineddleth with strife belonging not 10
him. is like one that taketh a dog BY
the ears" Proverbs XVI. ~.
J. Il. COREY.
~BRAppocK. Pa. February 90.
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To THE EplToa oy The suN-Sir: A shy
young curats dining out among his elders,
quite overawed. had opened his mouth
only TO est until he espied at the table end
some Of tho dried fruit Of which be vas
extravsEantiy fond.
Pointing to II he called loudly for '.Piss,
neas!' and near was heard Of mors.
l. X. HrpsoN.
NEW YoaI. February "a.