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As TO A TARIFF BOARD.
Opinions Of q Man Equipped by Ex'
p~erlence 10 Judge II.

To " EDITOR or THE SUN.-Sir: a
friend OF mine with A long washington
experience believes the tarin cornmis-
sion idea n political expediency for MI.
Wilson. adopted for the votes there
may he In IL, another Hop like pre-
paredness and the other questions. IN
answering recent queries put to him
by an organization. knowing his vaiua-
bic experience IN Washington. my friend
said
THE established policy Of protection
contributes greatly to Germany's indus
trial success. The fariff board. az part
NJ the machinery for making that policy
effective. Is helpful but II is incidental.
not fundamental. II Is altogether diner
ent in composition and character from
the so-calIed r~on-partisan tar'n COM
mission which some advocate here.
The tariff cannot be taken out or
party politics until all parties agree
upon a permanent policy OF protection.
SO long az one party favors IA tarin for
revenue only the tariff will continue TO
be n political Issue.
"Tf more men familiar with business
and Industrial AFFAIRS from practical
experience were to enter public life ~
would contribute greatly 10 the effective
ness Of legislation, both State and ma
tional. The trouble is that whenever "A
UEtu vi SDIlcDfSuVuS
takes an interest In political affairs his
motives are attacked and he becomes
a victim OF public abuse.
IL do not believe IN a tariff coinmis-
sion appointed by the Executive. u
can have no decisive influence In ram
ing tariff legislation 80 long as the
House Of Representatives retains It's con-
stitutional right tn initiate revenue leg
lslation. That right will never be eur
rendered and ought not 10 be surren-
dered. II liz fundamental to the exist
ence Of parliamentary government, IN
volving as II does the right OF taxation,
which ought never to be placed In the
hands 81 the Executive or any board
under Executive control. We a had
tariff %cunnnis SONS and tarin boards IN
the past. hut their recommendations
have been ignored by Congress when II
car TO the framing OF tartn legislation,
\ body Of experts qualified TO investi-
gate and recommend "A better scientific
adjustment of the tarin would doubtless
rnnt-ibut. TO business stability II work
ing IN conjunction with auc under the
supervision Of the WAYS and Means
Committee 81 the Iious. and the Finance
Committee cf the Senate. but these OK
ports should h, attached 10 the legislh-
tive branch of tho Government. not "a
the executive.
Tariff tinkerlng can never stop 81
long a, any considerable political party
persists IN carrying on the agitation
against the policy If protection"
T.. " I.
LvNS. Mass. February ~.
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Inkwells and paper weights hurt.
ling through the air during "a session
% the Oklahoma House OF Represen-
tativee indicate after all nothing more
serious than casual reversion 10 type.
A few years. ago when Oklahoma was
the frontier gentlemen ~s~<crt!ng la
dies TO dances were obliged to check
their guns. All debates were then
settled with six shooters. II can
hardly be expected that Oklahomans OF
the present day should consider the
previous question and use only par
liamentary language in moments Of
legislative excitement. lnkwells and
paper weights are an improvement on
Colts as weapons OF debate. Excelsior
is evidently the motto Of Oklahonans.
The scene in the House Of Represen-
tativee connotes progress. There is
no occasion for the 1udic.ous TO grievc
about II.
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nor estate viii receive protection
from this committee" Whereupon
the proclamation was In due ana
proper form published over the sigma.
lures Of LEWIS OGDEN, chairman. and
ISAAC HEDDEN. secretary pro tempore.
Being patriots Of severest mould, no
doubt the loyal Legislators Of Newark
celebrated their act Of domestic lav.
giving with generous draughts Of
country" rum at four shillings,
sweetened with lump sugar at ons
and four a pound by the loaf. and 80
to bed, to dream Of a people happy
under their painstaking governanca
But n month later a supplement
tary order In council issues:
'Tse committee 6eins informed t4at
wost-lndia rum had been SOLD In thas
township for = higher prsce than - a.
csrtAined By shs regulation Of Shis COM
mdttss, a fhsir hase meeting. RESOLVED
thers6oN. for p~rsvention Of the nike
evasions ana impositiuns In future, that
no greater prices than are nxed by the
aid regulations Of this oorumlttse. shall
b demanded o. received for any Of the
above articles Of west-India produce,
when cold IN larger quantities than is
therein mentioned"
OF the further history Of this at.
tempt at regulation we arc not In.
formed. Perhaps in the strains and
stresses Of the following months in
the war racked Jerseys political econ.
omy had to take a back seat. But
the Township Committee Of the me.
tropolis on the bank OF the Passaic
had e its duty and tried to do It.
1t had resolved. and resolved again.
When It's first resolutions were met
by evasions the committee, 10 rebut
tal. met the imposition" with the
other barrel. Rut the weight Of thu
argument was on the other side. The
fiat In n scale pan could not elevate
the other, loaded with human app.
tite, the sellers determination to get
the highest price. the readiness Of buy
ers. who had It. to give II rather thar
do without their accustomed sOiace.
Of Jamaica spirits. Muscovado sugar
coffee and chocolate, as individual
tastes might decide for cups Of simple
cheer or Of inebrtate exhiiaration.
Political economy II not fllin', ant
the passion for governmental regula
ton which seizes men when they ar,
set IN the high places of government
is q strange and mischievous emu
citation Of those desires and determi
nations which actuated them bctor,
they began trying to govern othe1
folks swayed by the some desires
Even when its ideals are highest an,
its apparent need greatest. attemptet
control BY lawmakers Of the elemen
tary forces Of human nature Ia sur,
to have Q "kick" for those who hol,
the gua, and to cause a "kick" b,
those 10 whose behalf II is supposed,
loaded. aimed and discharged.
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WashinEton's Birthday Celebration on the
Is. X. y.

TO THE EDITOR or TIM SuN--Siv' one OF
the branches 81 the elevated railroad In
Brooklyn runs within a short distance OF
a spot In that borough where an impor-
tant battle was fought during the Revo-
lutionary war. tho American forces on
that notable occasion being commanded
by the mar who later became known ~,
the Father OF His Country.
am reliably informed that on the APP
proaching February 90 every train pass
Ing this historic point liz to come to a full
stop. the guard on each platform Will open
the car doors. call out Washington and
then after u decent interval tho train will
again move on.
Corporations are sometimes called soul.
less. but II seems to me that a patriotic
act on the part OF even d corporation de-
serves mention.
! Suggest also that during this Simple
ceremonial every male passenger shall
rise and remove his hat, Til, women. on
the contrary, may keep their seats, n they
have any. " NJ. W.
BRookiTS. February ~
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The "Bookmsn" at Tveuty.one.

Snlpper ana cheerful a. II was
when a lusty infant, the Bookmau
celebrates its coming Of age with the
current issue; an incident worth the
attention Of those who buy and read
books, as we'll as Of those who borrow
or merely write them.
Ever since 1t first appeared in Feb
rlary, 1895. this magazine has pro.
vided each month an interesting and
well balanced portion of Information,
comment, review and criticism about
the plays and the pictures as we'll as
the printed volumes which interest
the world Of Intelligent thought.
Years have not added dignity, for
the ROokm0n was without this
Characteristic: nor has time affected
its lightness Of spirit. Blithe and
gay from the beginning. this welcome
friend comes to Its readers with un.
diminished verve and sparkle. Yet
the discriminating recognize the basis
Of fair Judgment, sound analysis and
keen insight on which the authority
Of the Bookman rests securely.
When DOdd, Mead & Company
launched their literary adventure
Professor HARRY THURsroN PECK was
the nominal editor: but we do not
hesitate TO avow suspicion that the
man who did the wheel horse work
and put the magazine on its feet was
JAMES MACARTHUR, beloved OF all
who knew him and by them mOurned
for an untimely denth. He It was
who discovered In old copies Of the
British Weekly. unless memory errs,
IL series Of short stories by an I'M
known author calling himself Ian
MAcLAREN. Carried away by the com
polling sympathy Of these tales. he
brought them together, suggested edi-
torial changes here and there, and
the result was the volume entitled
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
When MACARTHUR transferred his
activities to Franklin Square he
was succeeded by ARTHUR BARTLETT
MAURICE, the present editor. who has
retained all that was good of former
times, and has added much. During
his active editorship Mr.. MAURICE has
written not a little for the magazine,
and never more charmingly than In
the delightful series on 1.-THE New
York of the Novelists."
What works of fiction were most
popular ut the time Of the hook
mans begtnning-the year when were
born the young men who will cast
their first Presidential vote this com,
ing November? The list Of "Bes,
Sellers" compiled in February, 1908
includes MARION CRAwroRD's The
Ralstons," BESIDE tho Bonnie Brief
Bush" Sherlock Holmes" "Trilby.'
1.-THE Manxman" and THE jungle
Book" At that time ANTHONY Hop
apparently was nj the zenith Of hi
popularity as a writer, for not les.
than four Of his books appear In thu
list of Best Sellers: "The Prisoner o,
Zenda." 1.-THE God In the Car" 9TH,
Dolly Dialogues" and 1.-THE Indiscre
tions Of the Duchess" OF the tel
titles picked ut random from thos,
most widely called for throughout tn
country at least one il still being gen
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I~nvestlgste Aviation IN the Army.

An investigation Of the Aviation
Corps Of the army. as proposed by
Senator RoBrNsoN Of Arkansas, has
become necessary: In fact, It would
be a public scandal II the Senate
were not to authorize the inquiry
asked for. That aviation in the
United States army is far below the
military standard in Europe has long
been known. and Congress must bear
much Of the blame for this condition.
But It comes with something Of a
shock that the Signal Corps has failed
to make good use OF It's material and
apparently does not take aviation Sc
riously. What other conclusion can
there be from the letters Of L%ieuten.
anti Colonel RERER and Captain CowAN
which Senator ROBrNsoN has brought
to the attention Of the Senate?
The correspondence Of these two
army officers. who never expected
that their letters would see the light,
proves what Mr.. RoBrNsoN charges,
that aviation In the United States
army Is contemptibly inefficient and
that conditions in the Aviation Corps
have been concealed from the Wal
Department. FRANKLY" writes Cap
tain CowAN to his superior. ~ don't
want to put down In black and white
over my signature my opinion about
the way the sigma, Corps has handled
this work."
The record reflects n failure 10 i'm.
prove the service that had become
habitual. Even granting that the Sig
nal Corps WAS handicapped by limi-
taticns IN organization imposed by
Congress, It II not the way of the
army TO do poor work with Its tools.
We believe that n thorough inquiry
will lead TO the equipment Of the SER
vice with an aviation department OF
which It a he proud.
The fact that yesterday the acting
Secretary Of War, stirred TO action
by Senator RoBINsoN's structures upon
army aviation. appointed a board OF
officers to Investigate the aviation
school at San Diego should not af-
feet the purpose Of the Senate. II
will be for the good Of the army
and will promote the national defence
to go to the bottom Of conditions In
the Aviation Corps and obtain infor.
nation for corrective legislation by
Congress.
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To TIM EpiIoR ny TUX trN-Sr: | tha.-
ruEhly approve of Mr.. Ralaam Short,
iIci for the creation Of tire white Feather
Company. and ! ais" applaud the sc,oc.
tion of tho officers, Mr., bryan ana Mr..
Kitohin. up to date.
May / venture 10 suggest An addition
t. the compsny's kit? Why not supply
with the petticost ana white feather u
pair Of running shoes and "a wis, s.apper7
New YoRR, February 10 u H. 4.
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EN- ROUTE.

All the commuters, unwrapping
their necks. unfolding their papers
and settling themselves for the we
ning's transit. looked up in surprise
when a new voice Of doubtful pitch
mary announcement: "All assorted
chocolates! Chocolates and b%onbons!"
The youth advancing down the aisle
had gray eyes with a serious express
sion and was so well hammered Che
did not fell q single person In his
PATH that the only commuter not
playing cards bought some Of his
wares.
This solitary soul, an old gentle
nan Of uncommunicative temper. as
tonished himself by asking: whats
your name?"
"Dtck Van Donk."
"Richard Van Donk," corrected the
old gentleman. testify.
mo. sir. Dirk Van Donk. My par
ents were Dutch. But nobody gets
It right. 80 I call myself Dick"
The old gentleman frowned angrily,
For several evenings he bought no
more. Then he thawed slightly and
purchased a copy Of tho North At.
Iantc Revieto.
what do you read?" he demanded
"I read nearly all of EN-" replied
Dirk Van Donk.
What else have your"
Cosmopolitan out to-day. sir"
81 am not ca%rnivorous In my liter
AIRY taste" retorted the customer. un.
intelligibly.
The vender Of all assorted choco.
lates having absen.ed himself u day
was asked. on his temperance. to
explain. There had beer an encamp.
ment Of 10y Scouts and Dirk Van
Donk gave some particulars Of that
organization.
THE OATH he explained. Requires
us to pledge oursel> es t. do our best
to keep physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight"
And which OF those things in.
CURED the lone commuter. would YOU
believe to be most %dificult?"
The third"
~rhe second. VIVA, do you DO &c
keep mentally awakc?"
algebra, history, first year Spanish
geography. I'm in night school home
I want 10 get some science but the,
don't have it-only physics and n lit
tie physiology"
"Humph!'
That was n month aco. As ths
days pass man and boy are becomlna
better acquainted. \ demand fol
bonbons having hccn created snt
satisfied, the two frequently spend the
rest Of the run over "A quadratic cpua'
ton. Sometimes DIRK shows the i'm,
patience Of youth with a fortune e
carve and a world TO conquer.
DO you know Of a joh?" he asks.
"Nou stick TO this job. Now, d.
vide through by A."
In the opinion Of p!rks olde'
brother. a tradesnan with a CROWNS
business and a new house nearly Iai,
for. such advice IL not worth a whoop
Every one knows that the old fellow
who gives n ,s not the head OF {
corporation With Jobs at his disposal
He isn't wen particularly well of
Why. no one ran tell much about. hin
except that lie has written a lot n
scientific books and Is famous fol
them-but Dirk needn't think he cal
do that, and anyway there's not mucl
money in ~,
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orally read now that twenty-one years
have passed-"The Jungle Book"
Perhaps "Trilby" would come within
this category; at any rate we hope
%. Il IL even possible that some Of
the others mentioned are ~favorites
Of to-day.
TEE Sun salutes and congratulates
the Booknsow, its accomplished editor
and its far sighted publishers, with
the hoartiest Of good wishes for the
next twenty-one years.
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Government Regulation Of Human
Nature.

In 1916 the Township Committee
Of Newark. y. j.. essayed a venture
In price fixing. In the Ner York Ga
.cttc and weekly Mercury Of April
90 Of that year is m item dated from
the COMMITTEE Chamber. Newark.
March 18th. 1776":
The committee. taking into c~ons!dera-
ton a petition from a respectable num-
her " Inhabitants OF this township. and
persuaded of the expediency OF prevent
ing undue advantages being taken. by
reason az the scarcity of sundry articles,
In consequence Of tho present contes:
with Great-Britain, have resolved 70
regulate the prices of West-India prod
uce. to he sold in this township a. fol-
lows, TO wit:
West-India rum. es. %. New Cur.
per gallon. by ditto or smaller quantity.
Jamaica spirdts. 7s. cd. per do. by do.
Molasses rs "a. per do by do.
Country rum. Is per do, by do.
Coffee. Is, Sd. per 10, by do
or smaller quantity.
Chocolate. Is, per DO.
Loaf sugar. ls, Cd. per DO. by the
loaf.
Lump do. Il. 4d. psr do by do.
Muscovado do, e. Sd. per ! Ii.
Salt, 90. per bushel.
Pepper, Cs, per H.
'In adjusting which the commttes
being OF opinion that the pricas here
must OF necessity be governed by those
at New York.. have considered the late
restrictions by the committee there NJ a
proper basis: and have allowed such
additions thereto for the retailers here,
IA are reasonable for their loss In gaus-
Ing, waste. small drafts, &c. freight,
carriage. and "A compensation for buying
and selling. And It Is hereby recon-
mended TO all vendors and retailers M
?, the above articles. mat they neither
demand nor receive therefor any greater
prices than are ascertained by tho abovs
regulations during the continuance OF
the aforementioned restrictions In New.
York"
Having delivered themselves Of this
stately and sufficiently declarative
preamble, the City Fathers Of New,
ark proceeded to resolve, declare anC
decree that proved vlolatOrs OF thu
protective ordinance should be pun
ished for their cOntrnventiOn of the
municipal will by being Exposed b!
name TO public view" and, MS enemies
to their country, deprived of the priv
ilege Of intercourse with citizens Il
good standing. Upon the head q
such M offender this club also wa,
to he welded: Neither his person
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The CitS contcnded that bait afes
ar. not subject 10 state tax. t1at IN
state tax can only hc fixed upor tf~ e
gr,gatc assessed value OF real ar. -
sundl property exclusive of bA'N s.r'
The Attorrey-Geucral based uI- o-i- ~
largely upon a Court OF Appeal der'ion
growing out of an action hruut = %
compel me Board 81 Supervisors - o.
tar.o county to omit from their e%0uH,'ii-
ton the ASSESSED Values Of the 80 es o.
two Geneva banks. The action yaa ~
successful.
,"Tant case" said justice i;ulI 'Tas
a consideration of the acts ~ tie o. W.!
board Of equalization. The question more
relates 10 the acts Of TIA" STAT" RH1rd ~
EQUALIZATION. The facts ar, slightly d:-
fercnt. The Princisic is N. SANE
That cas-. controlled the state BNal1
q, EQUALIZATION. II Eu'dcd f." ~ ~ney-
General In the opinion wh ch lie r'a-he'
,pon tn. uu' ~tIon here ~irNo.N'd hr1 70
s.ems clearly - b. c"n'rni'jc uro'
tnls court"
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To rHE Enron o. The SUS--Sur. Any
body ahod with rubbers. boots or rubber
heels exposes himself 70 a fall and possi-
bic injury by walking on cellar lights or
THE glass and concrete lights that arc
situated above the subway stations. Tho
combination OF rubber and glass Is calcu-
lated 10 make walking risky for those
wearing rubber.
On wet or snowy days AN observer mas
notice persons come 10 grief through
trusting too implicitly In their rubbers
while walking on cellar or subway lights.
New yonk. February 10 P~REyrSTIoT.
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In a war like this we cannot sep,ra,"
cOmbatants from n-combatants. The
strengthening OF the blockade against
Germany Involves the making Of war
on woine and rh!idren--The Bishop OF
Bangor.
This prelate enjoys the distinction
OF teing the only great churchman IN
England who advocates air raid g.
prisals against the Germans. He In
not a credit to his cloth.
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FToW Ne W~dShIhOfOn NiQ'-
When grandpa finds the almanac
An gets MS y asses ont
We know that he L. on the track
OF iarts. beyond "A doubt.
Hc reads how buck heat should be raised
An how 10 take gu, grouse,
An not a word t n Lord be praised
pf either war OF peace.
lie tolls W. when the moon will rise,
And when u comets due,
Ana when a chickens jus, the s'.c
To hroi, or roast or stew.
When We are tired Of words an deeds
That les w our minds IN grief
That almanac which ira ndpa veads
Affords " greHf relief
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Hereafter when Senator Underwood
receives a dinner invitation from n
New York friend he will demand a
list Of those invited. scan Il to see II
any is there who probably would at
tend the dinner only because he didn't
have the price Of one himself, and II
such q creature Is found the Senator
will sternly decline his invitation.
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0i%lI.HrASp FAlns, February 10,
Brutal Suggestion To Certain Iighthrartcd
Scientists.

To TIE Lrt1oR " TUE suN-Sr n those
Philosophers ant scientists who a.,esc that
war rs q biological necessity wou,d agree
to 'ihmIt the.r theory - practical demon
~stra'ion with themselves az subjects. theIr
reasoning would become to others more
cohNiu'ing II RrvMHEKG
KNoN,iLLE. Tenn. February Is.
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From the G,ntyy. No

From the Gentry. No. sentinel
Among th" numbers on th' Programme
OF the Debating Clubs meeting We're
l.cture--Hades. Location. Climate and
Populations" Grover Hash.
Solo-'Tell Mother rE 10 Th"re."
George Berry.
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President DowLINa, q Tammany man.
In acting AS Mayor in the absence from
the city NJ Mayor MIrcHrL,--Yester-
day's netCspdpsr.
Practising?
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4 kanss~ Color scheme.

From The Wakefield Record
Al ihe VI l., parsonage Tuesday the
Rev, Edwin white united In marriage
Miss Vera Green and John Winston Black.
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Qualthrd.

the FaS,e-you couldn't make Il na.
tional bird
The PRrrot-WcIl. ! cAn tax and Am
al colorA
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Michael Morales may not kaow II,
but he's training hard to be a poet.
Between price and meal divine anhatus
Fun often ieavex . large hiatus
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Bridget pity the street sweepera
pelia--Nes' no pla'" "a sweep the dirt
Vhes II won't sheV.
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Tho primary Of March 7 il likely to
he an honest One.-indtdndpoIs NeUs.
Hope. springs eternal IN even the
Indianian breast.