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Supreme Court Of Political sPuf~

Supreme Court Of Political Pun"
where all baby act pleas are tenderly
heard and adjudicated with a Just
and nice discrimination based on the
appellants personal and family infiu.
ence back n the Congressman's home
district. Secretary DANIELS in the
present instance has approved the ac-
ton Of the Annapolis Examining
Board. That Is good 50 far as It
goes, but the returns from the Con.
gressional districts are yet to come in.
The Supreme Court Of Political Pull
has not handed down its decision.
When II becomes the Inevitable
practice that appeal to this tribunal
over the heads Of commanding ON.
GERS means instant and automatic
expulsion for cadet or midshipman.
then and not until then will our
splendid military and naval acade-
mics be on a plane to turn out the
fine product they are 90 excellently
equipped to turn out from that su.
perb raw material with which the
country IL 30 lavishly supplied.
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In the winning Of a victory. Such an

In the winning Of a victory. Such an
attitude upon the part Of martial
c%onquerors goes back to prehistoric
times. NAPOLEON. who was endowed
with a vein Of cynical humor. asserted
TINT Con always fought upon the side
Of the strongest battallons. In put
ting the case In this way he avoided
the Implication, blasphemous In its
nature, which 80 many triumphant
commanders make: that Con, being
pleased with them and their cause.
worked a special miracle at some
military crisis In their favor.
There are at present fifteen or SIX
teen nations on earth. divided into
two camps, fighting each other to the
death In a gigantic. CHASTITY. murder
Gus conflict. 1t Is inconceivable that
the Creator. the Omniscient and On
nipotent. can take sides In this colos-
sal. ungodly combat. The very idea
is absurd to the verge Of the ridicu-
iVuS' ~ 10 piiHuttiNos IcuCtiOuuiy, q
kind Of mental vermiform appendix
that has persisted In the mind Of man
for countless ages. It Il unworthy
both Of COP and man. and belittles
the former. as II stultifies the latter.
A broader. grander conception Of
the Deity. sprung from the higher
realms Of twentieth century thought,
makes Of Him . being who fights
neither on the side Of the strongest
battalions nor Of the weakest, whose
purposes belong not to time. but to
eternity, and whose kingdom is spiri-
tunl. not material. The victorious
General who gives thanks TO Cop for
n bloody triumph over his fellow men
is either a blasphemer without humor
or II humorist without reverence.
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Information About the City Inspectors
Records Wanted.

To THE Epiros or mi SuS-Sv: In the
records OF one OF New York's prominent
churches from 1870 TO lsto II Is said that
'the .uccceding rcc;ors deplore tho fact
that their predecessors left no satisfactory
list OF communicates, &c that the names
Of those Inferred IN the vaults had no.
been AL recorded. bu. that tull Information
may he secured At the city Inspectors
ONCE"
Can any OF your readers tell me where
TO Ind the City inspectors records? Tha
ONCE Is not existing, ! understands. and
the Health Departments records of deaths
date from 1883 only, T. V.
PHILADELPHIA. March 4.
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Latin America at Harvard.

Political application Of the pro.
gramme of friendship promulgated by
the recent Pnn-Amcricnn congress ut
Washington may ndvantageously he
deferred, but the practical encourage
mcnt Of intellectual community ran
not begin too soon or he prosecuted
too diligently. The establishment at
Harvard of n chair in Latin American
history and economics Is n step In the
right direction, and emincntly salts
factory to advocates of rnpprOche-
ment Is the appointment to the new
professOrship Of pr. ERNEsTo ORE
SABA. Acknowledgement Of Argentina
and professor in the University of La
Plata and the University Of Buenos
Ayres.
In an address delivered In this city.
after the closing Of the congress of
the American republics. DIR. QUEsAnA
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contributed the influence Of his opin.
ion 10 the idea that It would be bet.
ter to establish Pan-Americanlsm and
make II fruitful through intellectual
Interchange than through political re-
lations. In his Harvard professor.
ship DR.. QUEsApA will have oppor-
tunity to appeal to motives last
Ing than the impulses Of sentiment,
encouraging without forcing those in
clinations to friendship which will
enter, In the natural course Of events.
into such practical relationships as
those Of commerce. In particular he
will be able to dispel. within a limited
field, that ignorance which fosters in
ternational hostility. and to help to
establish that understanding which
makes for peace and reciprocal pros
perity.
In January DR.. QuEsADA remarked
that efforts toward Pan-Americanism
have constituted a playful game Of
hide and seek. innocuous conferences
and ornamental o~ratory." Harvard
has done well to give him opportunity
TO demonstrate the excellence Of his
views upon the most %eficacious means
to correct this error.
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DENOUNCES
CITY PENSION PLAN
Disaster Will Result Unless
System Is Recognized,
He Declares.
POINTS OUT ITS ERRORS

Henry Bruere. City Chamberlain, pre-
SCENTS to-day to the Mayors Comn,ss,o,
on Pensions part I of the report ~ no
Investigation Of the existing nine ct,
pension funds. affecting 10000 municipal
employees. Eight OF these arc depar.
mental funds applying to policemen. Arp.
men, teachers. street cleaners. college
professors, Health Department en-.
ployees. the Supreme Court of tho lirs,
and Second departments, n the n!n.h
Is a general fund. known a. The GRADY
law fund. covering all municipal EN-.
ployees not eligible to retirement from
departmental funds. The report maker
an analysis Of the finances and their
effect upon the city since pension tlnfu
were established In 1857.
1.-The report calls attention says NJ.
Bruere, introducing the work, TO Il col.
dition Of inequality In pension poNes
and extr~avs gaace Of pension policies IN.
evitably resulting from such harhaza~1
and III considered legislation az has 10,
into operation the present pension sys.
tens In order that a sound conclusion
may be reached regarding pension p.
organization 80 urgently needed. Trr
remaining three reports, which are nov
IA course of preparation. will contain 4
detailed presentation OF the COMMIT.
sion's plan for the reorganization % 30
city's pension systens.
"CNless the present system Is speed f.
placed Oh Il sound foundation" ire
cha nl~riain holds. "ore of two th!irp
IS bound to happen. Either the CITY Will
face a pension outlay SO great that 0thc-
urgent expenses Of city government NJ
be ourtailed or. what Is moro likely, ~
city will seek 10 escape from The pa
me't Of pensions 70 the cit. onplo; %,
and their dependents.
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The New Nation rs >~-n by an Ironicai
Patriot.

7" lhr EriI"R - TIr SrN-Ar, Among
The Informed of III. army ami many ,and
III" population ~ these poor old United
StatesI 1t II pretty We'll expected that at
the close ~ tns European conflict Germany
II coming over here to give US the ticking
- our lives. Japan will he primcd foY
the sumo business
50. In view Of the fact that our defcn
siNc army VIII not be organized Tor -,
crtl years, there Is no doubt in tho mind.
~ thinking people that " the Europeau
"t- ends 10y treaty Inside NJ two leurs
Ms country WI eventually belong 10 tho
laps and Germans-
Well. knowing this to hr our ultims'e
destiny. had We not better begin to boo,
Hex the Germans and Jnrs vho arc a.
ready here. and thus have some trisnds
IN the new nathon' Gitl NAvVkk.
WILKEsBARas, Pa. March I.
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subpoena over the Governor. VINO IL the
head OF another branch Of Government.

subpoena over the Governor. VINO IL the
head Of another branch Of Government,
should have full power to surnmon be-
fore II all heads Of departments. under
the Governor. n to require them to ex-
plain n items.
In order { o increase publicity. the
British Commons has recently consti-
tuted a new committee, OF which not the
majority leader but the minority leader
Is chairman. sc that that committee
will be a committee of audit n criti-
cism, and there will be a public debate
between those who defend the Admins
tration's plan and those whose duty II Is.
as a responsible minority. TO point out
its defects.
Our present system Is also defective In
other respects. There are ffty-one mem
bers Of the Senate and one hundred and
nifty members Of the Assembly, and every
ono Of these two hundred and one menu
hers Of the Legislature has the right TO
introduce special" appropriation bills Of
his own. II happens every year that long
before the Finance Committees grind out
the general appropriation and supply
bills a large number OF "special' bills
ha We been introduced by members. passed
by tho Legislature n sent to the Gov
ernor and the Governor has given them
Executive approval. In 1915 the Gov
ernor. prompted to Jealous righteous.
moss by the criticisms OF his financial
message. CAV a series OF public hearings
upon the appropriation and supply bills
but at the very moment when he gavc
those hearings he was in the embarrass-
Ing position OF having already signed
Ss.491. 363. 2S OF special bills. In other
words, he had originally submitted no
general plan to the Legislature. n he
even prevented himself from working
out a later day plan when the general
appropriation and supply bills am TO
him by having already signed appro-
priations OF nearly ss.500.00o.
II IL TO be hoped that public opinion
may 70 crystalline during the next six
months that both tandidates for Gov
ernor this year vii he compelled to
pledge themselves to a programme Of
financial reform, including the executive
budget. JoHS GODFREY SANE.
y YORK. March 4.
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The Refugees.

IRWIN w
Past the marching men. where the great
road runs.
Out Of burning Ypres three pale women
came:
One was a widow l!sten 70 the rinso
She wheeled n heaped up barrow. One
walked lame
And dragged two little children At her
side.
Tired and coughing with tho dust, The
third
Nestled a dead child on her breast. and
To suckle him. They never spoke q
word.
20 they came down along the great Ypres
road.
4 soldier stayed his mirth 10 watch tn am
pass.
Turned. aud In silence helped them with
their load,
And led them TO q field and rave mem
bread.
! saw them hide their faces In the grass
And cry. as women cried when Christ
was dead.
q
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The wits Of the House OF Commons
hail with delight the announcement
OF Secretary Of Agriculture AclANp
that Colonel HALL WALKER has given
the nation n racing stud valued az
$4,000. II Is no doubt "A theme for
infinite Jest. this participation OF the
British Government In breeding and
racing: but shocking AS the institu-
ton OF the turf may be TO "A certain
type OF noral!st. We should like 10
see the United States Government
come into possession OF a stable like
Colonel WALKERS. Then the War De-
partnent could look forward 10 an
early improvement in the army's
mounts. and In curse Of time TO an
ample supply Of thoroughbreds for the
artillery and cavalry.
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Either the United States or Japan. or
an entente between the two nations,
must control the development; OF the Pa
c.rc. and II IL futile 10 suppo tha'
Japan Is going to he content 20 do any.
thing other than captain tho development,
OF the or,ent-Ft-S~nntor CHARLES \
TowNE.
While Japan with her military re.
sources and strategic position Is the
greatest Pacific Power a, the present
time. Great Britain and France. and
even Russia, As well as the United
States. have interests in the Pacific
so that tho problem is somewhat COM
plicated.
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A Georgia mar who sends a letter
TO President WILSON enclosing a money
order for so cents. with the request
that II be used to procure a divorce
for the writer. gives this account Of
his matrimonial d!aiculty: we did
not fall out. She just walked out
A strike and apparently a lockout.
The decree ought not Ia issue. Here
IL a case. not for the wisdom OF SOLO
MON. but for the tact and infinite
patience OF Secretary TuMrLrY. who
will no doubt effect a reconciliation.
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Cpbunding staten Island.

In Its present condition the treas
ury Of New York city gives little en-
enlargement to the residents Of Rich
mond who ask for a four track pas.
sencer and freight subway to solve
their transportation difficulties. When
Father KSicKERBocKER IL restored to
opulence. this Improvement, or an
other designed &c serve It's object. will
be In order. But in the meantime
staten Island should not be treated
like n stepchild.
The city has furnished for the
island n ferry service as satisfactory
as can he expected. II can do more
by protecting the mir Of the detached
borough from the odors that are
waited across from New Jersey. and
by directing attention to It's advnn.
tages us n place OF permanent abode
and encouraging It's selection for the
homes Of the thousands Of families
that annually quit the congested Dor.
oughs for the country. II should lie
within the power Of some existing
bureau to advertise Staten Island as
New Jersey. Long Island and West
chester are advertised. and thus re-
duce the loss Of desirable citizens that
Is constantly In progress.
Richmond Is attractive and will
be more populous. Its possibilities
should he made a matter Of city con-
Germ and their development under
taken with vigor IN a comprehensive
plan.
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Tho Danger Of stone.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN--Sir. TIE
SrN asks. 'Of what public use Is Gore
OF what pubic use is his mate IN self
qualification, W J. stone ~ Missouri
That this man Is head Of the important
Foreign Relations Conmitte. Of the
United states Scuate is a travesty. HIS
miserable. shiftv record at home. ~
IN the early days Of Folks cam
paign. ought to hiv barred hin from
office. But old Mizzourah IS not very
particular. sometimes.
BosroN, March I. VICTOR MARTIN.
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Society In New Hampshire.
rVom fhs Nlnrbssfsr Njyroy

Bill Briggs fell over a wh'elhsrrow and
broke his nose and seven commandments
Arthur Davis was unfortunate" IN leaving
The village Friday nisht. after attending
the grange meeting, When driving from
the yard whor. his horse had been put I'M
u runner ~ the sleigh hit a stone post and
tipped out both he and a young lady who
accompanied him.
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Y II 1. doubtful thnt Il nan possess
mr. n keen ..'us" Of humor could com
NIT blu~phC,nv, IluInor, in its effect
upon its fortunat" p'>.csS'r, h"ect~
d mental uuisc and hnlnur" that gives
TO all things ,h"ir prpportionnt" val
ucs. il Is evident that the Grand
Duke NICHOLAS of Russia lacks that
saving grace of humor thai miaht
have saved him from committing n
heinous sin against the Deity. liz
recently photographed to the car H.
fOllowS: "i;oD has granted the brave
troops "r thc army Of IN" Caucasus
such great help that Erzcrum has
been taken"
There Is, Of course, nothing novel
In the Grand Dukes public assertion
hat the Almighty had been his ally
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I contend that the divorce rate does
not indicate the falling on Of morals
among women-Professor LicHrESBER-
GER Of the University Of Pennsylvania.
Why confine the speculation to the
women? There are men with whom
the best OF women could not live In
bonds Of matrimony. Generallzations
about the rate of divorce are always
dangerous. because the rate varies
with the number Of causes OF divorce
recognized by different states.
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Whose OK was GoredS


To rHE EprroR ov THE eus-Sy: As
spoonerisms have been discussed lately In
THn SUs. ] would say there Is q very good
specimen mentioned by Dean Hole In ono
OF his books.
A clergyman 10 preaching to . lot Of
farm laborera and begins. II see before me
many tons Of soil" w. r.
NEW YoRK, March 4
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The Turks. realizing that their hold
on Constantinople will be lost II the
Q%uadruple Entente wins. and will be
prccar!ous II the Teutons prevail, are
naturally nervous about the Russian
successes In Armenia II would not
he astonishing II the Turks soon
ceased to be n factor In the Balkan
campaign and devoted all their ener-
giles TO snving the pieces in Asia
Minor.
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President WILSON II reported 70
have said: when am regarded IN
England as pro-German and in Ger
many as pro-EnGl!sh. | know J am
pursuing the right course Of American
neutrality" In the great emergenc
Mr.. WILSON should ponder prayerful,y
upon the celebrated saying Of DAvY
CROCKETT.
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Score Two for Boston.

To rtit f.rtroR or TN So, 49,. .
her" from New YORK 10Y A It,. p
t"o 'hinss \ sign -. .Ntl.,iu. ..,
'~rn"uil''>. No 'r"~ptSsir- r,r''
hus'u's' wonder hrN ..
u'sA tr"spasSing' is allowed %, "
\ pane Fign AT each end 90. i
elevated aud subway cars tells soc.
s"iS the names and Order g.. s'.,'
Perhaps TINS convenience = 'ur,,
IN u New York cars, as i've s.
hangers would shut of the view
BOSTON, March I. c "
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Can the fact that the Hon. GIorc.
l.. RECORD IL out campaigning for the
G~overnorsh!p nomination IN New Jer-
sey have reht!on 70 the fact that the
price Of a is lower IN that state than
in thlsc
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Professor hrsESBERdEr. inventor Of
the ~ cent!meter howitzer. promises
to provide Germany with a gun that
will hit England from across the Chan
mel. The future looks dark for nom
combatants II the eminent and gifted
professor achieves his new project.
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We must stand by the President. This
Is an international question. and we
must stand behind the President In all
matters OF this kind.-wILLiAM II. TAFT.
What says the other ex-President?
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Culture In Arkansas.

Prom NE Conway Log Cabin Dsmocrdt
Mr., liankins traded a mule 70 Henry
Woodward for an organ for his folks. Sow
listen for some good music.
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Importations OF diamonds and other
precious stones rose s.. 900 900 IN value
last month over the January figures.
Happy omen for the June brides.
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The gum OF 1000 900 900 lire has
been subscribed in Italy 10 carry on
the war. Is Italy getting her money.
worth out Of her participation in It?
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CentenAianiAm


Conditions being what they are.
In this our vale of tears.
What busy man can spare the time
To i've Q hundred yearsf
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Would lie Disastrous.

This would be- a situation dis,strou, -
employees. undesired by the city and a.
structiye Of the efficiency Of tho .nu-
pal service.
I'm 1924 the city paid s7s5.i7c ~
pensions IN 1904 tho pension cha-.e
grew 10 s2.226.3o5; III 1914 ~sa.0i<1
was required to- pay TIE claims of o.
$500 pensioners. This. however. IS HIT
II past pension methods are allowed -
continue there is nothing 20 prevent ~"
annual payments reaching SO. 000. 900 n
ten year. $4,000, 900 In twenty yslrs
and sin,o0n.oo IN thirty years"
The report states that of s6O.0es 81"
received by the und from 1857 10 1870
inclusive the city contributed the hr''
amounting To Sa0.lol.iii. In lei4 The
city contributed si.i67.6iu out OF a to.a
of t5,3+2.507 received. Taxpayers. 'hr
report says, support the funds without
realizing how much they pay. In ltlt
the city's Indirect or disguised supper
trough eAcis" moneys. sale Of 60,
deinn.d property. masked bail p,r,n,'s.
&c.. was S2~.s03,U5s.
-Four OF he pension funds. police, '-
and supreme court funds. are roV
backed by the city's arpropriatinv pow,-
The demands of The police and iiro ,,e'
sion funds. city Chamberlain Rrucr, {,
ports, which are the largest of the fo.-
unlimited" funds. will Inevitably 90,
crease from Ii and IL per cent TO 7-,r
80 II - per cent. Of the respec'
annual salary expenditures. TIE hull >
these Will fa.I unon direct taxation.
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Heavy Charge on budget.

The report shows that the carrying ~
superannuated employees on the payrD
is a heavy charge on the budget and .-
efficiency that Is. about - per cer'
o: the entire service work under pers N
provisions which will not le. them re,.r,
when their retirement would be Jus, a.,
advantageous 10 the city that 81 80
othcr hand about 81 per cent. 60 -.
municipal p~ersonuel, o. cS.e79 ro'..-
can obtain pensions long before tho-r =
II obligation Whatever for the taNpa,s-
TO provide for their upport p.uSf,r VS.
lowances not being adjusted 10 length :
service nor made 70 conform 20 one r~.'
cip!e applicable 10 all in Ike c',vg'r
stances.
The report condemns the reemploym. {
az pensioners in other city departing
pointing u that So pers!oned POI
men and iiremen are drawing. BIS sa.
their pensions OF Sii."77, salaries ?
sdS,3'5 The report says that TIL pres.
disability provision is too liberia .
the pensions 10 deceased employee,
pend"nts cost tn. city $7i"I4S aarl.
that the employees contribution. 80.
adequate and irouuitahle. hav'-c ra
logical relation TO their prosperity I.-
s.ois that contributions % certt. -,'
~ employees are used in piy~yr' :
other sets, and when the COLLAPSE ron
Tue "ft |pnlrloutliE ser are 'H' jog =
such AS j. the situation In he teach r
pension fund.
Mr.. Rrurre presents \ Constr .r
plan suggesting PRINCIPLES f~urInr.rr'
10 placing the rity's psns'o, plans .. .
sound foundation, with ~" INT, res -
the city II - employees ,GV'H.',
guarded. IL this regard the rer,r' r.-,'
mat tie ''N's responsibility fo' aJ- Soc
III the performance O: duty be cons g."r .
apart from the general pension rr ,-,
aud that there he equality In thu ayr
cation Of retirement principles . ~.
rntirn ScrNIrn.
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n orr friends tcho ydtov us ,cfth mann.
eoSpfs aad illustrations for publication Utsh
~ have rejected articles returned hep must
- al cases sead stamps for fAai purpose.
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Battered Mt the rost once at Sew York a.
Second Clg4s MaAl Matter.