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there he eating cookie. And
he smiled as Milly confronted him,
and made a courtly bow with the
words:
81 knew that some angel had come
to my succor in my distress! l need
ed strength, for l have been here nine
mortal hours, and whoever made
these famous edibIes-is a jewell
1T was poor me made Them said
Milly fiutteringly- land, please, are
you dreadfully hurt, sir?"
Only a sprain,' declared the
young man, but he carried his arm in
sling for a week, meantime guest
of the Gordons, for the village sur
geon forbade his removal Tor the
present.
Then the arm got better so he
could use it almost naturally. One
afternoon it felt so well, that, amid
the leafy greenwood, it stole about
Milly's waist, while his lips framed a
sweet welcome confession of indy
ing love.
Earl Ransom did not tell the loyal
girl who accepted him on faith how
rich he was until after the wedding.
Then he took her to his princely
home in the city-and Uncle Zeb and
Aunt Selma along with her
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With a new blouse and a gay COL
ored sport skirt in scarlet, emerald
green or bright plaid the canny fol-
lower of fashions is refurnishing her
wardrobe for the between-seasons.
So that there may be harmony be-
tween skirt and waist, the blouses
worn with the prim, button trimmed
skirt is invariably plain, and always
high necked-very high of neck, in
fact, for Dame Fashion positively
ferbids us to bare our threats these
days.
A trim little blouse to which the
Fashion Art League of America gives
its approval is this model in Geor-
gette crepe. Hemstitching outlines
the deep yoke and it is used on front
of the waist and the cuffs.
-O-O-
London's telephone and telegraph
wires extend to 1880 miles over
head and 921, 900 miles underground,
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been enough talk, that the last car
was just leaving town, and that l in
tended to start for a walk, and with
that l quite calmly sat down. My
friends of the banquet don't speak
to me now, but at least they have got
a new thought, and I'm going to kick
up a similar row whenever l think
that l ought Charles B. Driscoll.
BLOUSE TO RESCUE OF MID
SEASON WARDROBE
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by u railways" and that such 70
sumption IL INSTRUCTED b. defects In

by u railways" and that such 70.
sumption Is obstructed b. defects in
the system Of governmental regula-
ton" The resolutions were based on
a request by more than fifty ship
pers, including some Of the largest
consumers Of railroad service in the
country. who pointed out, with a
great deal Of emphasis. the necessity
Of revising the policy and mechanism
Of Government regulation In order to
restore the energy and initiative Of
the transportation companies Of the
country"
Were II not for the rule Of public
action which has Just been authori.
tatively expounded at Washington, II
might be supposed that the petition
Of the National Association Of Manu-.
facturers would carry great weight
with the Congressional lawmakers.
In the light Of the key which has
been supplied to the curious determi.
nations Of governmental policy, II
must be assumed. however. that the
manufacturers will have no standing
In the halls Of Congress.
They are not d~isinterested persons.
On the contrary. they have a very
sordid interest in the promotion Of
profitable enterprise. to which the
railways may contribute. Even al.
though as shippers they make re-
quests for changes In the direction
Of Government regulation which may
compel them as shippers to pay
higher freight rates, their interested
motives are all too clear. They are
willing to be more heavily charged on
their shipments because the railroads
would thereby increase their earnings
and so he better able to make i'm.
provements facilitating and conduc-
Ing to a business expansion which
would tend to enhance the profits
Of manufacturers and merchants Of
trade and industry generally.
No, the National Association Of
Manufacturers cannot pretend disin.
te%restedness in the matter Of proper
regulation Of the railways. The only
d~isinterested individuals in this rela.
tion are politicians whose hold on
office consists In their prowess in the
invention Of new expressions and re-
strictions Of railroad arrangements
popularity but mistakenly supposed 10
confer advantages on the patrons Of
the carriers.
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GERMAN or ILLINOIS.
Sketch Of the Life and Character Of
q Favorite Son.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str: The
Hon. Lawrence Y. Sherman was born In
Brown Township. Miami county, ohio.
November s. 1858. His parents were
poor. the father being a backwoodsman
who passed all the earlier years Of his
life In the heavily timbered areas OF
Ohio. In 1859 the family Joined the
ever moving westward tide. settling
first in McDonough county. Illinois.
where they lived until 1866. when they
moved to Jasper county. In the same
state. where the parents lived until their
death. Their Jasper county home was
a primitive hab!tation built OF logs. the
farm consisting Of prairie land bordered
with timber.
In the fall Of 1871 young Sherman
went to work as q farm hand at $l3 a
month with board and lodging. The
following year he worked with n thresh-
Ing machine. At seventeen he began
teaching a country school,. Three years
later he entered college. continuing to
support himself by teaching and farm
work. He was admitted to the bar in
1882. but for a time did not mako a
living at practising law and put in extra
hours hauling freight and peddl!ng
apples around town. He was living now
at Macomb in McDonough county. In
1855 he was elected County Judge. was
elected to the Illinois Legislature In 1896.
serving continuously for twelve years
for foul years he wal Speaker OF the
House and for four years president OF
the state Senate ny virtue Of his office
as Observation-Disclosures Then he be-
came chairman OF the State Board OF
Administration. and in 1913 was elected
to the United States Senate and re-
elected In the following year for the full
term, his first election having been TO
fill a vacancy.
As a legislator Mr.. Sherman gave his
support to wise measures for lettering
living and working conditions. In poll
tics he has always been a Republican.
He supported Colonel Roosevelt for the
Republican nomination for President in
1912. but remained in the Republican
convention OF that year and supported
its nominee. He Is progressive in his
views. but not radical. Two or three
brief extracts from hts speeches will
show the bent OF his mind
I would rather h. the builder Of . hu,
than the destroyer OF a palace.
Thrift, Is tn. ant!do,e for waste and want.
The need OF the country now II not a
baptism OF blood but a reconsecration ~
Americans TO the elementary principles OF
patriotism that Will serve US In peace and
savs u. In defensive war.
Mr.. Sherman IL aggressive in behalf
OF any cause he believes TO be right, but
always courteous. Ills integrity is un-
assailable. His abilities are exceptional.
his Industry tireless. lie is American
through and through. In appearance he
has been compared with Lincoln. and
not without reason. HIS countenance IL
grave, almost nournful. but no one loves
a good story better.
Is Illinois again 10 furnish the man
who will unite factions. whose life re-
veals ability, integrity and patriotism?
Ex-ILLISoisAS.
Nrw Yong Nav On
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Prlsclan at the Civic Altar.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: !
find myself unable to keep silent on the
subject Of that marvel Of twentieth CEN
fury l~iturgical achievement published in
THE SrS under the heading Form OF
tie rity's New Marriage Ceremony" II
would appear that ST. Augustine and
Martin Luther have been rolled into one
and employed in the Corporation coun-
sells office.
on first hearing the words OF this
sacred ceremony We revercrtly think
that the city's legal department is en-
titled IN rise superior TO the rules OF
grammar, but quickly change our opinion
when We consider the expression law
fully welded wife We shudder TO
think that perhaps lawful welded
WIFE to which We have been accus-
toned. Will not parse" Then keep
you alone unto her"-how beautifully
antiquity shines forth in that solemn
phrase!
But in tn" concluding part We have
the most dazzling gem in this scintillat-
ing constellation. "For as both have
consented In wedlock and have acknowl-
edged sar.c before This COMPANY" 7
like that Same This is legal and
then some. There are perhaps a few
who might prefer the Older magistcrial
form. 81 pronounce you man and wife.
Two dollars but that word sane
gets me. In the words of the Old cir
Gus posters, Il alone is worth the price
of admission. W. NJ. w.
BROOKLYN, May 90.
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Representative Hays victory.

The House OF Representatives has
adopted the conference report on the
army reorganization bill, and thus
Representative HAY has won a VIC
tory but his most notable triumph Is
found In this section Of the measure
which now goes to the President:
provided, further. that Of the vacan-
des created In tho Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Department by this act, one such
vacancy. not below the grade OF Major,
shall be flied by the appointment Of a
person from civil life. not less than IS
nor moro than SO years OF age, who shall
have been for ten years a Judge Of the
Supreme Court Of tho Philippine Islands.
shall have served for two years az a
Captain In the regular or volunteer army
and shall be proficient in the Spanish
language and laws"
This strange paragraph was writ
ten into the bin by Representative
Hay 10 make II job for Judge CARSON
Of Virginia, the only mar in the coun.
try who eau qualify for appointment
under It's terms. Mr.. Hay in debate
on Saturday acknowledged his re-
sponsibili'y for the provision. and APP
pearcd rather proud than otherwise Of
this triumph Of statute making.
The army may be too small, its
organization defective. its personnel
hamrered by the imperfection OF the
system imposed by Congress, but
Judge CARSON Of Virginia will go on
the payroll, with a grade not lower
than that of Major. and the Repre-
sentative from the Seventh Virginia
district will be happy.
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THE FALLING ELEVATOR.
Let the Passengers Take Comfort In
Psychological Protection,

To III EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir, You
say J. W Loveland IL a lawyer. II so.
how can he b. so uncouth as 10 Tdget
about responei bility when psychology de-
hands that We worry not our troubled
minds where the work Of fate is con-
CerNed'
He spoke OF tho chance Of saving
~Sassensers.' Ye gods, what do pas
senecrs amount To anyway when their
glorious ennis paves the way for a
more modern elevator IN which W" may
find even a sign which reads "Protec-
tive Society of Elevator owners" or
something similar.
Anyhow the elevator has 10 fal, apme
time, psychologiCa.ly speakinS. Don't
worry o responsibility. It's fate.
Psychology would have US not even
think about tho fall as a catastrophe,
just n natural occurrence.
The people who were bumped Pshaw
they made room for others, Rut C.his
on the side) II any nut IL fool enough
- make a howl, why, blame 4, on the
elevator boy, He'll die. anyhow, psy-
ohologically speaking.
However. ! would that Mr.. Love
land might b" permitted 20 bring the
case 10 trial IN your shining columns.
that We might come to some definite
Judgment as to when elevators are 60
Ing to discontinue dropping
HowA RoUrIr.
ATLANTIC CITY. y J., May 90.
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PROBLEMS OF PROSPERITY
VIII the Exporters Of To-day Own
Castles In Europe Tomorrow

To THr ErrrNp or Tur c,-S-c;-. Tho
successful business man quoted by Mr..
Mayer hits II night, that I'VE shall have
y" inclination to deprive these suffering
peoples OF the recessaries they so Hr-
gently need after the war. And per-
hars We should be jus; as charitable
now. But let us Justify our shipments
abroad on that ground. and not profess
that u export tends TO the nations
Prosperity.
II would be far better for 3erhaps
nin"-ien'hs Of our people II our present
shipments were national contributions
II they are ever paid for It is then We
sia!l u" put IN a position analogous TO
mat OF Europe for IL We can now pro-
du'e more than We are permitted 10 use,
ana sim have some unemployment,
when goods pour in on us in payment
Tor our enormous exports, well. there
VIII be an opportunity 90 secure an army
" a million or more without Increasing
N" gay OF the soldiers and such a fore.
Will tc supported not 10y the owners OF
our present credit balance abroad. bu.
out Of the product Of those fortunate
crotGh In obtain employment
Give US a very high tarr ana our
present exports might as vel he con-
trihutions instead OF eales-thc Goods
can't get in. our iinanClers can't hc paid
'h"y VIII have 10 content themselves
with tho ownership ~ so much Of Eu-
rope Rnt then American ~produc,lor
VIII no for American consumption, and
american labor will have proper share
IN the ownership Of tho product.
NJ. +. CoSSEey,
PROVIDENCE. r N4v On
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Former Governor Alexander n. Dock.ry
has been accorded n niche In the hail OF
'ams by one Congressman Henslsy OF the
Thirteenth district Of Missouri! because Of
his boots.
There IL one matter which has many
times caused me great concern. and Il
again Is especially brought 20 my sttcn.
ton nj this time by the presence OF that
venerable popular Missourlan. Governor
bakery said Congressman Hens!ey
From the Eat TO the West. from the
North 10 the South, whenever the name
Of Governor Dockery ~ mentioned, Il IL
invariably associated with his boots, Il
Is known throughout the country that he
wears them In winter and hummer alike;
In fact. many persons hav. wondered
whether or not he ever takes them on.
| myself wonder whether or not II Cover
nor Dockery had been SO unfortunate as
to have been separated from and bereft
OF his boots he would ever have attained
TO the prominence In the hearts and minds
OF Missour!ans everywhere as he has
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AS far as Riverside Park f. .t-.
cerned. which NOW seems to De- -
chief point OF difference. may I r,w
YOU that citizens and organization. =
IA" West Side o-'l"-iur tho I!a's . ,ff
aiI.-ed that the covering Of the RAJ. d
a. ;Hon PROPOSED w. oil, = s:.l. ,.N.ri
the c"nmcroiali2a''"n OF H." luy,i. O.
section"
al! honest and Intelligent critic, -
was met AT :he conferences a,.I ~
time and labor was devoted in cndcat
ing TO show the directors tina d. a ;
not possible 10 do the things 'y
feared.
Other citizens and o~rgauizatior-
those referred to asserted that tlr o.,
solution Of the Riverside lrol',H N.
Ia put the railroad IN tunnel unf.r g.. Pc.
sid" Park. II to that end N.'t ..r.t.
n detailed surVeys We're mtf. g. r.
petent engineers. with the result tN.t
10 nave carried a tunnel under '., q, tre
Riverside section. assuming '.a' o. could
be properly operated. would ltya r.
suited In the real destruction Of t.r 0trt
and the drive.
W have the opinion % owe a., "s
best qualified eNrerts I'm Ito T.. 'sf
states that the pans Will PR, a
a perfectly satisfactory park.
Nov We are confronted WITT TIE ,
directors who ag.tated agui'.. tie
covering in 1919"
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senator Ttlmsn FormuIstes
Platform.

We welcome the return Of Senator
BENJAMIN r. TnLNAN to his old
form In Q good cause. On Saturday
he spoke his opinion Of the river and
harbor bill with a vigor and direct
5 refreshing and effective. He ex-
posed II without mercy:
Fl DO o want my snare Of the seal
ing in this river and harbor bill.
Tt 10 criminal to discuss II AZ ali.
Think Of III Forty million dollars
to b wanted and tazss Z - increased.
THAT forty millions would build two
battle cruisers. No n knows how
many submarines 4 would build"
And the South Carolina Senator Is
in favor Of appropriating every cent
that Is needed TO provide the battle
cruisers and the submarines:
tho one essential and all important
expenditure confronting US, the one to
which W should bend all the nations
energies. Is IN adequate navy. by that
I mean = navy second TO mono except
Ensland's. both in number OF ships and
in armament. want us TO have the
very best types Of ships and armament
possible TO obtain.
Not a. many ships nor a. powerful
q avy A that Of Great Britain. but
edualling It in individual units. and ~
possible surprising II IN every essen
tai Of modern warfare. This will cost
hundreds Of millions of dollars; but. no
matter what II costs. We ought to rave
tive must have tt-and w ought TO
set abou, obtaining II IN a hurry. for
II takes time to build battlesh,ps and
battle cru!serA"
Senator TnLMAS will vote against
the steal. and for an army and n
navy strong enough to defend the
United States and protect its inter
ests. A good platform. well stated
may his fellow %partisans have the
sense to follow his lead!
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To Sergeant Chicken.

Sergeant. greatly I'm distressed
To have read soma observations
stated to have been expressed
ny you while discussing rations.
or your hght the day before.
Him damn fne." YOU said. no more.
Sergeant. I'm disposed to look
with some verbal federation
At the liberties you took
when you made your observation:
Only. sergeant. him" is wrong.
And-well, damn" Is rather strong.
But I really cant forgive
That. referring to a battle.
You should use an adjective
That the pacihsts should rattle.
"Fine,' dear sergeant Me. nh. my.
That you thus should qualify!
And the BROWNING fault Of all
IL that YOU hould fail tn land things
To arise and NEE. tho call
when the chance 10 expand things
Four words. sergeant. merely four,
instead Of several column more!
hArRics Mcnais.
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Those Backward Looking Men,"

President WILSON addressed the
citizens of Salisbury, y. C., on Satur-
day. and after telling them in two
sentences that there are very serious
things TO he done" that america will
have to play a very great part and
that the country must be every sure
not to encourage or give countennnce
to the men who are trying to hold
us back" he said:
There are some men-I do not be-
1ieve they represent the great rank n
nle OF tho Republican party. bu, the
men who now control the Republican
party are looking backward, not for
ward.
"They do not know the problem Of the
new day and whenever I. for example,
try to show my ~sympathies for the
forward looking men OF their own party
by nominating men OF thai, sort, they
at once try to block the progress.
"They have no sympathy with the for
ward looking men OF their own party.
Now. ! am for tho forward looking
men. not for backward looking men"
The backward looking men who
now control the Republican party"
derive their power from the great
rank and Ale" and their leadership
could not last a week If they did not
represent their followers with rea-
sonable exactness. President WILSON
should know this; probably he does,
hut election Is near. and he believes
he may get a vote here and there by
lauding the multitude OF Republicans
while de%nouncing their leaders. More
over, Mr.. WILSON'S definition Of a
backward looking man" would be
interesting.
1t Is evident that a political op-
ponent who would exclude from his
attack all reference to the errors and
blunders of Mr.. WILSON and his party,
who would erase from his mind the
record of ineptness, loose administra-
tiOn and i'll judged legislation that
has been written In Washington since
March I, 1913, and whose whole
energy would be thrown into Il con-
test of forward looking promises,
would facilitate Mr.. WILSON'S cam
pnign for reelection and smooth a
path now rough and toilsome. But
such forward looking men are infre-
Guently met. and If Mr.. WILSON looks
for them in the Canvass he will he
disappointed.
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Insult GENTLY DlsinteFested.

Unless /; new dispensation of politi-
cal theory comes to obtain at WASH
ington, the National Association of
Manufacturers can hardly expect Con-
gress To lend an attentive n to the
associations proposals for relief of the
railroads. Yet the association argues
very justly for remedial measures
which are within the power Of Con-
gress to enact for the benefit of the
carriers.
The resolutions adopted at the re-
cent convention OF this representative
organization of shippers SGT forth
that national business. national de-
velopmcnt and national defence re-
Quire the vigorous resumption of i'm.
provemcnt, additions and extensions
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HOW WOMAN VOTES.
DO Other Matters Besides Suffrage
Sway Her Judgment?

To II EDITOR OF THE SCS-Sfr: THE
Z says In an editorial article that
each Presidential candidate in the com
ing campaign Will be Judged by several
million women voters from one angle
only. and hts qualifications for President
estimated solely by his vowed attitude
toward the preston OF suffrage
This, | think. IL an unwarranted as
sumption and really a greater slight on
the patriotism and common sense OF the
women voters 81 tie West than any
antI-sutfracist has uttered.
IN the first pla' o. the Congressional
tuion for Woman Suffrage. in its
strenuous endeavors 20 form a "woinan's
party has encountered the opposition
not only OF anti-suHragists but OF the
most powerful and rrominen, women in
the suifra'e ranks. including Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait and pr. Anna
Howard shaw.
Mrs, Gait has publicly stated that
there ARE no 4,06u.000 women voters
ard has threatened to resign = her Ma
tional Association should adopt the Con
eressionai Unions policy OF fighting the
party in power.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw has stated
that she is not in sympathy with any
raovenent trying To stir up a~rtagouiSm
between man and woman.
The Los Angeles ~cluhwomen refused
10 receive the unions ENJOYS FIR this
reason.
California. the largest suffrage state.
held it, primaries Immediately after
Theodore Roosevelt declared FOR a suf-
fragc amendment, Yet Il Vas the "old
guard that Won tho voters OF Cali
!orni1, ard not Mr.. Roosevelt.
In 1872 Mr.. Roosevelt WAS the only
candidate who had come out for woman
suffrage, Yet he lost four Of the six
states where ome could vote for
President at that time. Wilson. who
thrice declined to state hts stand on the
subject before the election. won three
90 the suffrage states and lost cali
forn.a by less than zoo votes. while
Taft, who was Kissed by suNraGists
before the election because he would
not iudOrse votes FOR women. won I'tah.
the state that gave tho largest major
'ty for woman suffrage It has ever
obtained
Not even tho ants would accuse the
women voters ~ the West Of being SO
easily led that they could he voted en-
bloc according TO the dictates OF tho
Congressional Union.
j. :, EIcHrlBERGER.
NEW YORK. NAV 20.
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CALLS MARKS TIMID
IN WEST SIDE PLAN
Dock Commissioner Smith
Says Borough President
Fears Disfavor.
TELLS OF HrSHED PRAISE

Dock Commissioner r. A. G Smith
has sent a letter to Mayor Nj. hcl ,-
which he say hat the reason Rorolp.
President Marks declined to srn FL.
recent supplemental repor, IL The .,,,.
mittee on port and termiua! f,.....
was that he feared losing his Iulio...
with certain citizens whom the Horyr,
President had called into a s9.c,r D
Advisory West Side Committee. IT,,
supplemental report referred to was sar,
to the Board of Estimate as tho com
mittee's answer to objections raised
against the proposed agreement Win
the New York Central Railroad ,o- ga
improvement OF the West side.
1T Ia doubly unfortunate" savs ~.
Commissioner. after reviewing soma n.
the necessities for promp. action IN M.
matter, that q member OF the hoard
who has been present at all O. tho
lengthy and arduous negotiations wiz
the New York Central Railroad Com.
pany should NJ this stage IN tho ,-,.
ceedlngs. raise points which wer. tho.
oughly discussed In conference and MOO,
which he heartily ~concurrel. as co.
denced by his signature TO the fort.
four sheets Of the full size plans WI!
have been on public view az reulf-cI d..
Chapter ~ OF the laws Of 1911, AID 10
the report to the Board OF Est mate and
Apportionment.