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Habits Of Mind and Hand.

re THB EDITION or THR SuS--Sir, Many
letters which I nave handled since New
Years Day bear the date 1915. In other
cases tho writer's made that error but cor
rectei It.
Evidently with 1915 IN the mind the
hand may write 1913. After the newness
OF q new year has worn off the hand un-
consciously forms the numerals OF tina,
year. We are slaves OF habit In mind and
NEW YOnu. January u. 7. ".
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4 Willing Taxpayer.

To THE EDITOR q TUE S~US-Sir: En-
Sheriff Griferhagen believes that he
office OF Sheriff pays too much and that
the fees should be abolished. SO say We
all OF us.
II Mr.. Grfeir,aren has any c%onscien-
tious ~scruples against keeping the fees
he received during his two year term
there is a way out. He can draw his
check or send the cash 10 rhe Ct"
Chamberlain for the amount OF fees re
ceived. n the money a te used 10
pay d portion OF the funded Indebtedness
of the city OF New York.
This Is a simple proposition, and IL
Mr.. ~Grifenhagen is willing % am ].
TAXPAYER.
NEW York, January 4.
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Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's Son.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Str; In
reply 10 a despatch in THE SUN OF
December IS referring to the death AT
Lead. $. D., of George W. Glover son
OF Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, d~isroverer
and founder OF Christian Science. per
nit me to state that Mr.. Glover re-
ce!ved ~ award In his litigation
against Mrs. Eddy or her estate. n
neither Of the suits which he commences
WIS any point of fact decided In his
favor. nor any point OF law which at
frmed his alleged rights The large pro
vision which Mrs, Eddy made for Glover
and his family consisted Of several gifts
which ahe made voluntarily.
ROBERT s. Ross.
NEW YORK, January 3.
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To 1Hs Epiros OF THs sus-Sir! One Of
your correspondents points out how war
eliminate s the unnt through sickns ss as
well as through bullets. Rut why wait
for war. with all its needless EXPENSE
Should we not, as loyal Americans. all
come forward and get ourselves i~nocu,atei
with typhoid or smallpox or cholera or
something. 90 a. to eliminate tho unit
among us7
How else can Ameqtoa hope to compel
with the DuropeAn nations now at war
when they got through eliminating. II
they ever dof
Won Mobtke d credited with having saii
that war was q misfortune ever for tho
nation that conquered: hut rs must have
been n weakling. o X, II.
NIw Yonx. January g.
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POlitcness: Occasional. Habltual or
Natural.

TIC THE l.uIToR or THE S~uS-Sir: The
politeness of some people is overdone.
so that 1t snbchs Of irony. This is
especially the case with those who are
only polite on occasion. ON the other
hand there ARE people who aim to he
habittELlly polite, but whose politeness
a h1rd polish, which chil!s or
even rrpcls,
After AZ, true pollteuess consists in
goodness OF heart n a disposition 10
be agreeable. Foe much Importance is
attached t. mere form or manner.
\ eredt French writer once SAID that
the most polite people IN tho world were
to be found among peasants.
NEW YORK. January 3. SIMPLEX.
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Trenton, N. j.. January 1. 1777, and
signed &c. wAsHINoroN": Ills Ex-
cellency General WASHINGTON strictly
forbids all the officers and soldiers OF
the Continental Army Of the militia,
and all recruiting parties, plundering
any person whatsoever, whether
Tories or others. The effects of such
persons will be applied to public uses
in q regular manner. and 1t Is ex-
pected that humanity and tenderness
to m and children will distin-
guish brave Americans. c%ontending. for
liberty. from Infamous mercenary rav-
ages, whether British or Hessians."
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Dr1tain's Big Four.

1t Is n striking coincidence that the
success Of British operations In the
field now depends upon the efficiency
and staying power Of an Englishman.
Sir WILLIAM RODENT ROBERTSON, who
was appointed Chief Of the Imperial
General StaT on December 81; n
Scotsman, Sir DOUGLAS HAIo, who
succeeded Sir JOHN French In COM
mand Of the army In France an Irish
man, Lord KITCHENER. who Is Secre-
tary of State for War; and II Welsh
man, DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, who is
Minister Of Munitions.
Although the new Chief of staff
bears Il Scotch name he was born In
Lincolnshire. and he may therefore
he rated rs an Englishmnu, just as
Lord KITCHENER, Il son of Colonel II.
II. KITCHENER Of Ieicestershirc, In
called an Irlshman because he was
born In County Kerry. Sir DOUGLAS
HAIG IL Of Scotch blood and Scotch
nativity, n son of Fife. The claim
might he put In that the Right Hon.
DAVID LLOYD GEoSGE is an English.
man because ne was born in M~anches-
ter; but it would not he allowed by
the Welsh. who are as tenacious of
blood ties as the Irish, perhaps more
SO. As Mr.. LLOYD GEORGE was edu-
Gated ut Ilanystymdwy, and lives AT
Brynawelon, Criccieth. C%arnarvon, it
might mo- be wise to- press the point
that he Is an Englishman by birth.
Doubtless all these four men on
whom the empire is now leaning
have English, Irish and Scotch blood
In them, and perhaps more interest.
Ing than rae or nativity Is the fact
that mot one of them owes his emf
IA to aristocratic connections or
to social influence. The Minister OF
Munitions Is the son of a schoolmus-
ter: Lord KirCHENER's father was n
regimental officer of limited means
Sir porGIAs HAIG is the youngest
son of JoHS IlAiG, gentleman and
Justice OF the Peace Of Cameron
bridge and Sir WILLIAM ROBERTSON
>prang from the common people
one more obscure than he.
Every M of these four men has
risen by sheer ability and II robust
personality to high position. Three
Of them, the Minister of Munitions,
the Secretary for War and the Chief
Of the General Staff, have never been
noted for the graces Of life and have
made many enemies. The fourth. Sir
DouGL.As HAIG. has enjoyed n good
deal of popularity among his a>so-
ciates. but the fact that Mt the front
he Is nlcknamed NoN HAIG is not
without significance.
These leaders may be called tho
Big Four, and possibly the most use
full Of them will turn ont to be Sir
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, pantry boy, foot
man, common soldier. su~baltern, in
telligence officer and L.ieutenant-Gen
ernl, of whom it IN said "He has
apparently an iron constitution, AMI
certainly n remarkably strong will.
He has no nerves and nothing dis
turbs him" The ariStocracy will ex-
pect no favors from this rugged dra-
COON with g%uardroom manners. His
rise in the army has been magical,
and vet he i one of the most unro-
mantle of persons. There has never
been anything like it In England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
German Order In Council.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrA.-Sir: Why
does not the German Government issue
an Order IN Council declaring that TN
der present circumstances II will sink
with or without warning all enemy mer-
chant ships? Tho Allies interpret al
legged International law by such orders,
such action would save my pro-a,ly
friends a great deal Of unnecessary
worry. LUIS JACKSON.
uPPE. MoNrcLAtR, y. j., January 4.
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Our army and navy strategists. in
formulating their national defence
plans, are taking into consideration
the possibility Of an attack upon the
United States In the future by two
or more allied foreign Powers. BY
70 doing they call renewed attention
to the fact that predatory nations to-
day hunt In packs. FNxDERrCK the
Great and NAPOLEON, throughout most
Of their careers rs super-bandits,
fought without the assistance Of al
lies. But times have changed. and
any nation In the twentieth century
that seriously contemplates a war Of
conquest must persuade other nations
b 3oin In the adventure.
In connection with this II Is worth
while to call attention to the imper-
manence Of so-cnlled historic friend
ships among nations. Our orators,
diplomatists and editors are on
stantly referring to the ancient ties
that bind this country to France or
Russia or Japan. or to our blood re-
lationship to the English. 1t Is as
sumed by many too optimistic Amer
leans that If Me United States were
In real perS from a foreign foe
France woJa BE- well disposed toward
us through MNmories of WASHINGTON,
.Iapan through memories Of PERRY,
Russin through memories Of SEWARD,
and England through memories of
our Anglo Saxon origin.
The iucontroyertible fact Is. how
over, ,hnt under present world condi.
'ions the most sacred historic ties
between two given nations succumb
quickly +" tho disiutegrating influence
If rev strains caused by contempt
rury events. \ few years ago Russia
was iiuhiug Japan. To-day they are
allies In Iim great conflict now being
wug.d.s Sent mput counts for moth
ing. consistency is non-pXistent, when
The course Of events impels Il nation
to nuke II friend of n Power recently
its TOE. or u foe of u Power histori-
cally it, friend.
1t behoo>cS the people of the United
Suites To realize that there Is no nj
ton in the world actually well dis
posed toward us at present. Belgium
and Serbia may he grateful 10 Us for
our charitable assistance, but the
dominant Powers Of Europe and the
Orient look upon us with Jealousy,
distrust and half concealed antago-
nism. The soft. gentle phrases of di-
plOmacy are words used by nations to
conceal their thoughts. If dark times
are ahead Of us. If fate ordains that
the United States must defend her
self, AZ the board Of strategy seems
to intimate, from Powers combined in
the future to III undoing. II seems at
this moment as II we should be
obliged to fight u fight alone and
unaided. How the most extreme paci-
fist can fail to perceive the neces-
sity for immediate and complete pre-
paredness upon the part Of the United
States passes comprehension. Let
him consider the fact that this is to-
day the richest country In the world
and, from n military standpoint, one
Of the weakest, and that we cannot
rely for assistance at n crisis upon
any one Of our sO-called historic
friends among the nations. Then he
: will perceive, perhaps, through Il sud
den flash Of common sense, that in
preaching national disarmament he
is a pernicious visionary, imperilling
the existence of the II country on
earth that claims his allegiance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
Corn,a,-el smoLe and Cornta.se I, None,

To rnE EDITOR ~ THE SuN-Sir. Corn
'as,el' What q wealth Of delightful fancy
1t brings to the minds Of the boys OF YES.
teryear. when imug nation made this silky
tassel the most fragrant OF tobaccos and
Ia" smokers great as kings.
But those were days before II was wrong
to have imagination; before all play had
to be supervised and before psychologists, =
snli that boys who played marbles 'ror
fair showed gambling instincts.
However th!s may be, the tobacco Of
childish fancy Is saerei to tho MEMORY Of
all real boys, and to have It s.andcreJ by
the KIND OF currency some legislators want
Is an insult to youthful Imagination
. JAMES ID DEwELI. Jr.
NEW HAvES. Conn. January
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

The fact that me place up in tho
column from the report of a Boston
physicians lecture on feminization
Of boys in the public schools a brave
girl was saving two small boys from
does not discredit the doc
tors remarks, The young lady is not
school teacher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

As to whether or not there Ia truth
in tho report that Japan will send
warships to the suez Canal the mani
fest emotions Of the Japanese En-
bassy At Washington are poor testi-
mony. Japanese diplomats do not
waste that impaSsivity of countenance
which nature has usetully bestowed
upon their race.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
Mfr. advice. before tho

Mr.. BRvAN's advice. before tho Pan
American congress-. to teach English
and Spanish IN the schools of the two
continents of the Western Hemisphere
il 30 good that It deserves TO travel
in better company than some OF the
other things In the ex-Secretary's ad-
dress, like McADoo's merchant marine
policy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

The peace pilgrimage Is about to
turn homeward. Shall It be said of
Peace: Home they brought her war
rior. dead-She nor swVoned nor ut
tered cry? Perhaps "all her mai
dens, watching" arc right when they
say "She must weep. or she will die"
Poor old Peacei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

Terrestrial tcnpersments can be
gagged more or less satisfactorily-lry
the influence upon endurance of our
changeable winter weather which Is
exertcd by tho announcement that
1t is springtime In Mars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

Young gentlemen who have caught
military fever and expect some
day to. command troops In tho field
may enter upon the hyleaves Of their
note books this proclamation. dated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
Senate TO net eoon,-Hedfline.

Senate to act soon.-Heddline.
Then We shall see how much old
fashioned Amertcanism there ~ in
the Foreign Relations Committee.
But that cminently desirable quality
does not include excessive heat in the
region Of the head!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

To the EDITION or The US-Sir Henry
Gr'diron has THIS day been engaged as
my cook. ! nominate him for toast master
at tho neNe banquet OF the tnmortala.
T. II. n.
SuhNsavILLS. q. c. JaauAry .,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

" on, friends uho Japor rs rith MANI
scvTpfs and Illustrations for 1SbhcsffoN ptsh
10 hare rejected articles returned they must
~ all casss send stamps for tAos purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

Are tho marriage license bureaus
keeping up with the divorce courts?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

Civilized Warfare and International
Law seem to be on the list of killed,
wounded or missing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

London once. EfinGham House. 1 Arm
del street. strand.
Paris office. : Rue d. Ia Miohodiere. of
Rue du Quatre Sept eInore.
Washington once. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn ONCE. lo5 Livingston street.
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All checks, money orders. 40. b be
made payable to TINE Sun.

Publiyhed daily. including Sunday, by the
sun Printing and Publishing Association 81
hSttan, New York. President and Trcas.
urer. William e Reick,. $50 Nassau street,
Vice President, Edward r. Mitchell, 100
Nassau street. Secretary. c. Il. Luxton. $50
Nassau stree.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
County Gold Mine
Property Sold for Sl75.0OO

Grants Pass The announcement has
Just been made public that the Black
Eagle group Of mining claims on Fid-
dlors creek, In the Kerby district In
josephine county. has been sold TO q
group Of mining men from the state Of
Washington who viii Immediately de-
vclop and operate the property on an
extensive scale.
Tho purchase prIco Of SITS, 900.
upon which an initial cash payment Of
$50. 900 has been made. easily ranks
the sale OF the Black Eagle N ono Of
the largest mining deals made In this
county.
A eoncentrator Of so tons capacity
will be erected ut once. an electric
plant for supplying light and power
will also be installed, water power
being used to generate the current.
Tho new owners are confident the
property will become ono Of the great
est producers In tho Pacific Northwest.
Tho mine IL 70 be known as tho Neil
Succasa
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
Canaala Denies Giving U. S.
Permission to Use Railways

Queretaro, Mex.-The Mexican gov
ernment has not given the American
government permission to use Mexican
railways for any purpose whatever,
said General Candido Aguilar, Mexican
minister Of foreign relations, after q
meeting Of the Carranza cabinet SAT-
urday.
At the cabinet meeting General Car
ranza and his advisers discussed the
notifications suggested by the United
States in the recent proposals for an
agreement for crossing the frontier
between the United States and Mexico
BY armed forces Of the respective gov
ernments.
General Aguilar denied vigorously
stories published in the American press
to the effect that the Carranza governs.
ment had given permission to the
United States army forces to use Mex
lean railways for transportation Of
foodstuffs and supplies.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
NEWS ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Gain Shown In Office Of
Commissioner Of Corporations

Salem With n decrease In expenses
Of the department amounting 70
t37s7. 30. and an increase In receipts
totaling s7S64.ss for tho nine months
Of the current fscal year ending March
81. AZ compared with the correspond.
Ing period Of the preceding year, an
exceptional showing from the stand
point Of economy 10 made by Corpora
tion Commissioner Schuldorman. Mr..
sehulderman filed comparative report
Of the work Of his Office with Governor
Withycombe.
The report shows that the gross re-
celpts Of the corporation department
for July, 1915. To March. 1915. inclu.
aiyc, wers tii6, 500. 20. while for the
corresponding period Of the year be-
fore tho receipts totalcd si0S, eSs.s2.
"Thls increase" Commissioner
Schuldarman advises the governor. "is
In spite Of the fact that tho collection
Of annual fees from banks was trans
ferred In the interim from the corpora
tion department TO the banking de-
partmcnt. These bank fees amounted
70 nearly $4,000 a year"
Tho departments disbursements for
expenses for tbs July. 1915. 70 March,
1915. period were ti2. 2S7.4l. AZ COM
pared with SIC, 024.s3 for the corre-
spending period Of tho year before.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
Water Scale Announced.

Klamath Falls--Notice has been Is
sued BY the reclamation service con-
cerning the due dates etc. Of opera-
tion and maintenance charges on the
Klamath project covering lands In
Oregon and California.
Il provides that until further notice
all lands on the project will be subject
to the operation and maintenance
charge as becoming due March Of
the following calendar year. and that
each acre Of irrigable land. whether
irrigated or not, shall be charged with
a minimum operation and maintenance
charge Of 81, which will entitlo the
owner TO not more than two acre feet
Of water for each acre. For the first
acre foot additional. 20 cents will be
charged, and additional acre feet will
be furnished at 40 cents each.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
SENATE VOTE ON PREPAREDNESS
Bill IS PROMISED APRIL IS

Washington, ID. C.--With the final
vote on the army organization bill as
surcd In the senate on April Is. there
still Is much speculation A. 10 the prob
able final form In which the first Of the
great national preparedness measures
will 10 10 the joint conferences com
mittee Of the senate and the house.
The senate agreed Monday TO devote
TO the army bin all its sessions be-
tween now and April IS, with the ex-
ception Of next Monday and Tuesday,
which were reserved for discussion Of
the free sugar repeal bill. The agree
ment contempIates final disposition Of
the army bill before adjournment,
April IS.
Some senators believe that eonsid-
cradle increase viii be made BY the
senate over the committees proposal
10 fix the peace strength Of the stand
ing army at 1S0. 900 enlisted men.
Both Republican and Democratic
members have declared on the floor
they would support amendments for a
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
Reidlstag Leader Says Exporters
Bow TO British Trade.
PEACE PROPOSALS STILL ACCEPTABLE
No Hope Entertained. However, Of
Reply From Allies Must Fight
On for Their Faiherland.

Berlin, via London Following the
speech Of historical Importance made
in the reiehstag Friday by Chancellor
Won Bethmann- HoIIweg. DR.. Peter
SPAIN, leader Of the Center party, and
FREDERICK Ebert, leader Of the Social
lists, endeayored to expand upon the
ehancellor's declarations concerning
Begun and the relations between
Germany and the United States.
DR.. SPAIN said America had shown
that her sympathies favored England.
Or. Ebert said neutral rights must be
respected c0nscientiously and that un-
restrictef use Of the torpedo must be
opposed with the utmost sharpness. -
Taking up the American question,
Or. SPAIN said.
"The press, people and the govern
ment Of America have shown by their
conduct that their sympathies and bus
iness interests favor England and not
Germany. America has become a reg
ular arsenal and base Of supplies on a
large scale for cur enemies.
"The American government has
bound itself where we are concerned
to the formal letter Of the law and has
employed regularly more generous
Of the regulations Of
only in favor of the states
hostile to us. Much has been permit
ted there which, If done by Us, would
have been used In America to provoke
an outbreak Of hatred against US.
DR.. SPAIN referred to the prolonged
with he United States in
regard to the submarine question, say
ing IN that connections:
Americans Of German descent have
indeed endeavored to create q sentl-
ment for our view, unfortunately with
put success. 1t il incomprehensible in
view of the sound business instinct Of
Americans, that the interests con-
cerned in legitimate export trade con-
tinually bow to British encroachments
on maritime rights. The hopes placed
IN the American congress in this re-
gard have been disappointed. /"
Herr Ebert said he welcomed the
by the chancellor Of
more definite peace program, but de-
:lared he had no expectation Of any
response from the governments at
London, Paris and Petrograd, although
i was evident the inclination for
peace was increasing among the peo-
1les.
Therefore, he continued. Ger
many must continue the war for de-
'ense Of the fatherland, and the Social
SITS, who, as representatives of the
Eorking classes, would be chief suffer
RS from the project in the throttling
# German trade and industry, must
continue to support the government
.esolutely. =
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14
Sugar On free List May |,
lJales Houses Read Agreement

Washington, d. The senate late
Wednesday adopted It's substitute for
the house free sugar repeal resolution.
extending the present duty Of ! cent a
pound on sugar until May /. 1920. The
vote was 40 TO 32.
Four Democrats Joined the Republic
cans In voting against the substitute.
They favor the fiat repeal adopted by
the house. A sharp controversy in
conference between the two houses is
predicted. Anticipating that the house
would insist upon its resolution, Sem
ators Lodge, Simmons and Stone We're
named as the senate conferees.
Unless conference agreement is
reached and approved before May !
sugar will 90 on the free list until
such time as the repeal or extension Of
the duty can be made effective.
Most Of the tariff discussion did not
touch on tho sugar issue, which had
been discussed previously, but was de-
voted to an amendment by Senator
Works of California, to increase the
tariff on lemons and other citrus fruits
to | cent pound. This was defeated
by a vote Of a to 20, Senator Phelan,
Of California, being the only Demo-
crat to support It.
Senator Phelan declared seven coun-
ties in California comprised the whole
lemon producing region in the United
States and that the reduction Of the
duty on Lemons had caused loss Of
$500, 900 in revenue.
Senator Vardeman opposed the
Works amendment and said, while he
would vote for the senate substitute
sugar resolution, he would not give his
assent to the house measure.
81 would not vote to tax any Of the
necessities Of life for battleships that