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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13
Washington Notes

The Wilson Independent League,
which is largely made up of demo-
Gratis, carries in its list of officers the
name of William Kent of California,
whose biography in the congressional
directory says that he was elected to
the Sixty-second Congress as an in
surgent republican,; reelected to the
Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Con-
crosses as independent" We have no
means of knowing how Mr. Kent will
seek reelection to Congress this fall;
but we have no hesitation in advising
republicans to vote against him.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

Josephus Daniels advertised for
bids for the construction of the new
warships on the same day that the
President signed. the naval bill. The
incident is being made use of by
democratic campaigners. Maybe some
Of them can also tell why it is that
Josephus has done nothing toward the
construction Of the ships which were
authorized in March, 1915.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

Indiana republicans exhibit very
slight grief over the detection of ex-
Governor Hanly and his nomination
at the head of the prohibition ticket
The normal prohibition vote in Indi-
ana is about $4,000 ard this year Han
ly's personal following may carry it
up to $4,000, but not all of the in
crease will come from the republicans
because Hanly has many dry demo-
Gratis who admire him. The margin
between united republicanism and the
democracy in Indiana is about 10000
so the mathematics of the situation
seems to justify the lack of gloom
over Hanly's departure.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

Nervous7-Need Padding.
1t is considered beneficial to be
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

II King Ferdinand of Roumania had
only kept his country "out of war"
the farmers of the northwest might
have continued TO be deceived as to
the real reason for high prices for
wheat
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

Vance Mccormick declares that
there is no truth in the reports of dis
sension among democratic campaign
managers and he adds that the Will
son administration is for McCombs
for United States senator. This will
be good news for Mr.. Conway, who
is also a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination to the senate.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

A will disposing of an estate Of
some thirteen millions is under con-
tests in the courts of New York and
an attempt is being made to show that
the testator was of unsound mind. The
contesting heirs who are trying to
break the will are showing remark
able shrewdness is some of the testi-
mony they are offering, as, for in
stance, when they put on a servant
Of the testator to give evidence that
the old man showed great admiration
for Woodrow Wilson. AS proof Of
unsoundness of mind this testimony
will appeal to a great many people
but we never expected to see it made
e part of a sworn court record.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13

The European war broke out in
August, 1914-and the reason we had
no financial panic in this country was
because Of the Federal Reserve Bank
ing system, which went into operation
the following November. This is the
kind of argument with which demo-
cratic congressman are filling up the
Congressional Record these sultry
summer days.
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More Trouble In the mmIgPaliOn
Bill.

China has followed Japan's ex.
ample in protesting against the terms
of the immigration bill. which with
it's un-American and i'll advised liter
acy ties has already passed the House
and Is now before the Senate. The
japanese objections tn the measure are
10 he met by ar amendment. Whether
the clauses to which the Chinese take
exception will he modified still re-
mains to he seen.
1t should he borne in mind that the
arrangements in operation between
the United States and Japan and the
United States and China have proved
satisfactory to all three Powers and
we're the cause of no friction between
them. Only when the Congress I'M
dertook revision Of the laws. and with
inexpert hand sought II alter the OK.
listing satisfactory conditions, did diff
culties arise.
Meantime the literacy test, because
Of which three Presidents have We.
tOed immigration bills, remains In the
pending measure, unnecessary ut any
time, and ut present a grave danger
to industrial, commercial and agri-
cultural prosperity. \ shortage of
labor the country Congress
deliberately plans to reduce the sup
ply from abroad mt n moment when
every inducrmcnt should he offered
to competent immigrants, and In the
process Offcnds at least two nations
with which we desire peace and ami
cable relations. Could any project be
more reckless or ~incXpedicnt?
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prompts a warning to the Republicans,

prompts a warning to the Republicans,
who meet i'm convention on the same
day. to beware lest they fail to come
to "a common understanding" with
the P~rogressiyes. The path of duty
Is pointed out:
IF the Republican convention is re-
sponsive to the patriotic spirit that
brought the Republican party into being
and made 1t dominant for half a century.
II will meet this crisis in a spirit OF
broad patriotism that rises above par
tisanship."
And the admonition ends in nm ul-
timatum: "We IRE for peace, but not
for peace at any price" From NIL Of
which It may be supposed that the
Progressive party expects the assem-
bled Republicans mt Chicago to be-
have themselves and to he In a heroic
mood. Othcrwise-but II would he
premature to hint Mt what may he
done by the Progressive party. In
fact, 1t doesn't know itself.
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WHERE ARE THE POLICE?
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Are Residents OF Washington Heights
Not Ia BE Protected?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. VIII
YOU kindly assist the residents of WASH
ington Heights to secure police protec-
ton against the numerous robberies that
are occurring IN the broadway section
between 18TH street and l45th street?
My apartment in West l3sth street was
entered saturday afternoon and Jewels,
clothing. furs, Sc, of considerable value
were taken.
The detective bureau was informed
and detailed a detective on the case. but
he did not seem to get any clue to the
burglar. J inquired of some OF the
other families IN my apartment house
and learned that this is the third rob
berry In the same apartment in the last
eight weeks.
In the latter part OF March another
apartment was entered and the tenant
caught "A man in his apartment. He
was struck on the head with an iron
bar and severely injured and the burglar
got away. Another apartment WAS en-
tered on April IS and clothing ana jew
elry We're taken. In another apartment
the door was forced but the burglars
were apparently frightened away and
did not enter.
In each case the robbery occurred
between . and : o'clock In the afternoon.
and at the time a tenant was assaulted
!, was impusS. bic Ia find a police officer
for nearly twenty minutes. giving ample
time for the burglar to get away. The
officer detailed at the nearest post in
forms me that owing to his present po-
lice system obliging him to watch con-
stantly his fixed post signal he does not
have time to notice whether any suspi-
cious looking characters pass.
ON the day following my robbery n
lelicatesSen store near the corner OF
l3sth street and broadway was entered
and considerable money taken.
These occurrences seem 10 ind cate
that there is n particular gang OF thieves
working this section. as II does not seem
possible, the same house would h. en-
tered three times unless the invaders
were Qu!t" sure Of what they were doing.
Al of the housewives are now living IN
constant terror OF rohhrries ana are in
fear 81 their lives should they return
and md burglars in Their apartments.
our Alderman has asked The Police
Department To- detail plain clothes men
In This src'iuu. hut does not seem T. be
able to have his request granted.
CLAYTON j. MORSE.
NEW NoRK. May Ia.
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to public regulation. Time and again

to public regulation. Time and again
employers in this field of endeavor
have been put under coercive public
pressure, politically applied. to sub
nit to c%xactions from organized labor
which have expanded ar tended to
expand the costs of doing business.
This has happened in the anthra-
cite industry more than once In the
last fifteen years. 1t has happened
frequently In the case Of the rail-
roads. and the carriers are now
coping with n more formidable prob
lem than has v been presented to
them before when they have been
asked to respond to labor's demands
for o pay. II Congress would
only do Its duty and launch the In
quiry which has toen mooted into the
conditions Of the railroads under Gov
eminent regulation. wen more vplu-
able results would follow than are
likely to issue from the Federal Trade
Commissions anthracite inquiry as n
demonstration of the connection be-
tween consumers prices and produc-
ers' wages.
In the campaigns Of the coal min
ers, as Of the railway labor unions,
for shorter hours and increased pay
the basic assumption of the demand
has been that the employers could
recoup themselves from the market.
The anthracite operators. like the
railway arrangements, have encoun-
tered obstacles In adjusting revenues
TO expenses largely because the pub.
lie has not understood that In the end
the wages of labor come nj Of the
public pocket.
1t is hardly likely that the leaders
Of organized labor have desired an
education Of public opinion In this
respect. nor have they perceived the
ultimate consequences of their prOpa-
ganda in the probability Of public in
sistence on regulated wages II there
was to he continued regulation Of
prices. whether Of prices for coal,
for railroad service or for anything
else which the public buys on II large
scale. Organized labor Itself has not
seen or believed that every advance
In wages contributes to the increased
cost of everything for which the gem
eral public. including labor. pays It's
good money. Anything which con-
duces To enlightenment in this regard
Is n welcome development.
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FIFTY DOLLAR SOLD PIECES.
Description OF Old United States Coin
No Longer Mlntcd.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: |
have not for "A long time seen one OF
those $50 gold pieces concerning which
THE SrN inquiries with ~inrredulity at
least implied A. To the existence OF
such u coin. hut remember it's an
pearance very well. and can vouch FOR
the fact that It was minted regularly
and circulated by the United States.
though IL was not frequently seen in
the eastern part OF the country. II was
legal tender. hut OF "A size and weight
that made Il inconvenicut 10 carry, and
It's coinage was Don discontinued
II was larger than "a trade dollar. and
aside from its intrinsic value was very
beautiful. IL differed from any other
coin ] have ever seen IN that II WAS
either ~heNagonal or |octagonal IN hare.
| forget which, The cdses were not
milled as the edges OF all other United
states gold coins. y device ON each
side similar to that seen on "A $50 gold
piece filed az large a circular space Hs
lay within the sides OF the coin. and
the prutrui.us corners were perfectly
PLAIN. Polished or FURNISHED. a. they
were wien fresh from the mint. they
were highly ornamental
II may not hc remembered Nv many
that N. United States Government has
also put in circulation gold coins ~ the
value of 80 and some OF 80 cents. II |
am NOT mistaken there was also one az
- cents, though | may he IN error as
to this last.
All II these have been withdrawn
from circulation. but there must he a
good many specimens In existence.
though it is hard TO imagine whore tho
Nevadt citizen found enough Of them
70 make much If a display - an .ou,n,
OF buttons. u q
NEW YORK. May 10.
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Mr.. Rrandei>'s Possible Future.

To THE EulToR OF THE SuN-Sr: Not
50 many years ago David Leyentritt
VAS nominated hN Tammany Hail as
Justice ot the New York supreme Court,
and the New York liar Association
adopted resolutions severely c%ondemn!ng
the nominee and d~euouurirg his char
.,ctrr, reputation and ability in scathirg
language.
\ few Years after Judge leyrutri't's
election - III" bench the same bar ASSOC
citation cxpung"d from it's minutes tho
d,nuuCiatury resolutions heretofore
adopted, and in their place introduced
and passed at n special meeting held
for that purpose laudatory resolutions
concerning his character and ability,
and, II my memory serves mo Alright tho
resolutions stated that he was one Of
the ahlrst justices Of the supreme Court
sitting in New York county.
Thc SIN former presidents OF the Bar
Association who signcd the documen,
which WAS presented Ia the United
states Sonat" concerning the character
and ability of Mr.. Louis II. Rrandcis
may have To- take "a similar position
concerning Mr. Brandels. II. @.
NEWARK, y. J., May 10.
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links Has . Nightmare.

II had a kind o. .kcery dream says links.
9TH" other night.
That hlled me with forebodin' and woke
me up In fright.
1t seemed to me that all the time ! heard
"A Captain cuss.
For every day he seemed to say. is
muster day for U.S.
1T seemed TO me I had a gun, wus tryin'
to keep step
With younger men who laned at me and
had a lot q pep.
You voted AKIN reg'lars. old links they
seemed to say.
And 50 you'll have TO drill with Us on
every muster day.
:" And every day Is muster day they gig
gled as they strobe
Beside me rs ! tottered on with that In
formal load.
There's none too old to go to war when
reE'lars Is 81 few.
IL you don't like this mustcrin'. old links.
IT, due to you.
"''Twas pork and politics you backed
when yotjn' fer the bill
That tried to raise an army that knew
how to night ana Kill;
But what our captain says Is right, and
what he does and thinks.
Now every day II muster day for every
little J!nks.'"
Il. JoNys
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The Right OF Assembly.

Mayor mitchell requested the
American Rights Committee to aban-
don the memorial meeting II had ar
ranged for the anniversary Of the
sinking of the Lusitania because In
his judgment 1t was undesirable at
this time tn indulge In any demon
stration that might cause m outburst
Of racial luminosity. Unfortunately.
experience has shown that a certain
element In the population. while de-
manding the utmost liberty for the
expression OF It's prejudices and
ideas. a not willing to cOncede II
similar freedom to others. These
malcontents. ignoring the example Of
non-interference set by those whose
convictions they oppose. have not hes
itated to send agents to break up
gatherings at which sentiments con-
trary to their own were likely "a he
advocated. and their violence and dis
orderly methods have constituted n
serious menac to the peace OF the
town.
In the Mayors opinion nm ounce Of
prevention was better than II general
clubbing by the police. and we are in.
clined To agree with him. although
without enthusiasm. Certainly we
should forego u%tterances and assem-
blies liable to provoke rioting, unless
the end sought was Of paramount i'm
portnnce: but II will obviously be i'm
possible to suppress indefinitely the
lawful PRONUNCIATION of beliefs held
by any considerable number Of men
and m The American Rights
Committee Is o planning another
meeting, and in so doing it Is entirely
within the limits Of its liberties.
The fact Is that an overwhelming
majority of citizens of New York. de-
cent, law abiding men and women,
have tolerated for months the terror.
ism OF m lncOnscquential minority.
and have good%naturedly rellnQulshed
their unquestioned rights rather than
indulge in what seems like n profit.
less row. They cannot be expected
To adhere 10 such an unnatural policy
forever. The patience of even an
American Is not ineXhaustible, and
the checks that have been endured
recently have about marked its limit.
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Wages and Selling Prices.

II anthracite prices should not be
advanced slightly or materially be-
cause Of increased costs Of doing bust
ness, including higher wages to min
ers, the plans for II Federal inquiry
into the anthracite market are
timely. II higher prices are justified
by greater expenses, the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department of
Justice can hardly save the consumer
of coal from paying more unless the
laws protecting property from con-
fiscatiOn are annulled.
Meanwhile m useful end will he
served by the investigation which the
Federal Trade Commission has been
asked hy Attorney Genera! GREGORY
to undertake. Consideration of the
price Of anthracite and Its various
changes In recent years In relation to
upward changes In the wage scale
ut the anthracite mines cannot fail
to be educational. Such proceedings
MS are projected will attract wide at-
t%entiOn, and the public will learn from
them who II Is that finally pays the
wnges of labor.
A lesson Of the sort Ia particularly
well worth having In It's bearing on
all enterprises, directly or indirectly.
Of the nature Of n public utility, and
therefore subject actually or possibly
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NAVY YARD MANAGEMENT.
Attention Drawn 10 vlcious Legisla.
tlon Proposed In Congress.

To THE EUiToRt OF THE SrS-Sir: The
editorial article Rational Naval Expan'
sion in THE SUN of May 6 o'nits one
very important consideration upon which
the return to the Government for a
given outlay depends more than any
thing else. namely. the efficiency or the
labor employed. Germany says that she
has spent less on her navy h "A the
United States, and yet the German navy
liz generally admitted 10 be superior. IT
1. be true that we already spend more
for inferior results. what are We TO eN-
pect from our Government shops when
they go on from bad to worse through
the operation of such vicious Legislation
az is now proposed In Congress by Rep
resentatives Tavenner and Van Dyke?
Scientific management. against which
these bills are directed. mean the In.
telligent application Of labor toward
higher efficiency. In which labor shares
along with capital and the ultimate con-
sumer. II doe not mean speeding up
or overcrowding to the injury OF the
toiier. but. on the contrary. 1t often
means the Introduction of rest periods,
leading In the END TO better results
through the elimination Of fatigue. IL
IL a perfectly rational method OF hxing
the result to be expected from human
labor In n given time, and when unob'
structed by ignora mt or self-seeking ag'-
tators IL makes for industrial efficiency
and peace.
Marcus Aurelius was clearly aware
of the wastefulness Of misdirected EFFORT
nearly eighteen hundred years ago. hut
II remained for the late +. w. Taylor,
an American of whom we should be
proud. to formulate a working plan. and
the value OF his system Of scientific
management IL now recognized through
out all parts of the civilized world. ex-
cept In the halls OF Congress. Germany
was fully alive to its Importance when
I visited that country Just before the
war. and france was not far behind.
But here In our own beloved country.
while unprepared in the midst of the
greatest crisis In the history of the
world. we find members OF Congress de-
liberately proposing to cripple their OWL
Government and betray the taxpayers
they are supposed to represent by VI
cious and uncalled for interference with
the best movement in this country.
wiLFREp LEWIS.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10.
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The Advance Line Of Preparedness.

All honor and good fortune to the
imposing and impressive procession
Of infantry which passed the official
reviewing stand in Madison Square
yesterday.
These Americans are to he the de-
tenders of the flag in the late thirties
and early forties of the twentieth cen-
fury; and the mothers of the de-
tenders Of the flag in the sixties or
thereabOut and thereafter.
1t was a fine demonstration of Pre-
paredness: aS interesting in its way
ind as significant in its quality.
though not in its magnitude, rs the
mlghtier march of adult citizens which
will occupy Fifth Venue for twelve
or fourteen hours tomorrow.
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There will be n new factor In the
next Presidential election that has be-
gun to engage the serious attention Of
practical politicians. who as a class
always hesitate to make serious use
Of the imaginative faculty Of their
minds. 1t Is hard for men Of this
type to realize the full significance Of
the fact that several million women
In the so.called en~franchised States
will vote for Presidential electors in
November, complicated as this fact
Is by the avowed purpose of the
women In these States to place their
loyalty to suffrage above all personal
party predictions. The intimatiOn
has been spread abroad through In
fiuential sources that the enfranchised
women In the West will use the bal
lot next fall In the way that seems
best to them for the furtherance of
the "votes for women" cause In the
so-called unenfranchised States.
This means that each Presidential
candidate in the coming campaign will
be judged by several million voters
from one angle only. and his qualifi-
cations for President estimated solely
by his avowed attitude toward the
question of woman suffrage. The en-
f%ranchised women of the country are
divided among themselves upon such
Issues ms preparedness, the tariff.
Mexican Intervention. the rights Of
neutrals. &C., hut they are united In
their belief that woman suffrage is
ut this moment the most important
question before the nation. embracing
and overshadowing all others. and
that their highest duty ms voters Is
to their sex rather than to any party
or political platform.
II Is conceivable that In a close
election the solidarity of the enfran-
chised women's vote might be the de-
cisive factor.
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Ever since General WooD was jumped
over the heads OF man who outranked
him In the army and made Chief OF
stan by ROOSEVELT. &c.-WdshtngtO
correspondence Of the Evening Post.
President ROOSEVELT never had any
thing to do with jumping LEONARD
WooD 'over the heads Of many who
outrankcd him In the army" and II
Was President TAFT who. OF July IS.
1910. appointed General WooD Chief
OF Stan of the army when he was its
ranking Major-General 1t "A Presi-
dent MCKINLEY. and no n else, who
ever Jumped LEONARD WOOD over
many who ~outranked him" Presi-
dent MCKINLEY during WOODS service
as Military Governor Of Cuba made
him a Acknowledgement, l.. $. A.. on
February 4. 1901. President RoosE.
WELT promoted General WooD to Major
General on August 8. 1903. but for a
considerable time he had been the Sc
nior Acknowledgement Secretary of
War Roor said that the appointment
was on merit AS well as by seniority.
The list OF Brigadiers at the time
would bear Mr.. Roof out.