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West Pointers. q to 30 years Of age,
and II Is no humiliation for an en-
listed man to take orders from them.
The comparison with the fourteen
year-old girl In a sweated industry"
is unworthy Of the gentleman from
the Essex district. He knows what
the conditions are in its mills and
factories, and he is we'll aware that
SIS a month Is not all the soldier re-
ceivcs from the Government. As a
matter OF fact, the enlisted man, If
he cares to do SO. can save most Of
his pay.
or course II Is no use doubling the
strength Of the army II the ranks can
not be filled. Only about 5000 re-
crults have been obtained since Con-
gress authorized an increase of 10000
men under existing law two months
ago. At the present time working In
the munition factories Is more attrac-
tive than drill and guard duty ut SIS
n month. Five dollars more would
In our judgment be a good investment
for the Government, but wen with the
extra inducement recruiting would he
slow except in the event of war. BY
the way, It must always be remem-
bcrcd that n large percentage Of ap-
plicants are physically unfit for en-.
listment.
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ieoted che title detail q water. when
he failed to hnd the water Mr.. BRYAN
became visbly nervous. and seemed to
wander, from his subject. Finally he
stopped 70 ask some one on the platform
to get water. and IN % doing drew the
attention Of the audience to the fact that
he wal in distress. The idea Of a water
less temperance meeting became more
amusinsly ensrossins I the audience
than what Mr.. BRYAN was saying. and
II became evident that tho speakers
words were not getting over a. thea
tire folk say"
We wait In stern silence to hear
that Mayor BACHARACH has sentenced
that joker TO face n firing squad. To
stop MFR. BRYAN's words from getting
over" Is n capital offence.
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The "Clvitas'' Letters.

The series OF letters written by "ti-
vitas' In favor Of Federal incorpora-
tion of the railroads of the United
States and public control by means
of a Federal Railroad Board comes
to an end this morning.
The letters have been 80 widely
rend and commented upon and hav"
excited so much interest ~ Ia the
identity of the writer that we see
no impr"pricty in saying here HAT
"Civitas" is Mr.. WILLIAM W. Cook,
the 9 neral counsel Of the Postal
Tclegrrph-Cablc and the Commercial
Gable companies, ana the author of
"took on Corporations
The "CiNitas' letters are 10 ho re
printed in pamphlet form for free
distribution, and when ready may h"
ohtninod on application To the bust
ness office of this newspaper.
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"OLD HOUSE AT HOME"
STRENGTHENING Ont the Affairs Of Mr..
G%eOghegan and Mr.. McSOrley.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Is
vet" right when he says In his inter-
esting letter hat Owney Geoghegans
place at 1903 Bowery was known as "The
Old House at Home? emit he confus-
Ing the name OF that place with the
tavern OF very different type, still known
as The Old House at Home, established
in 1850 in Seventh street just east OF
Third avenue by that grand old irish.
man McSorley. who would have passed
for Chauncey NJ. Depew anywhere. the
resemblance was SO striking?
II there IL anybody In New York who
IL not familiar will this ~delightfully
quaint place he doesn't know his New
YORK and he ought to make tracks In
that direction without any delay. Since
Hancock's In Washington gave up the
ghost ! don't nov of "A more interesting
town tavern thar McSorlcy's Old House
at Home.
Ten or twelve years ago ] thought I'd
test the repu,ed fame OF the place. so |
mailed "A postal card from New Orleans,
addressing 1t simply "McSorley's. New
York." and It went direct to the Seventh
street place without any OF those pencil
notations which the post office people
put on mail matter that comes TO their
hands with insufficient address.
wish | could introduce all THE
SUNS readers to "A little group OF serious
thinkers II Is my privilege TO commune
with now and then at McSorley's, one
of them Is a veteran newspaper reporter,
one is a copy reader or a great metro
politan daily. one is a physician and
another Is a civil service examiner. IL
there are four other men In the world
that know as much as this group I'd ike
also to see and meet them.
1t is still an easy matter for old New
Workers TO find the atmosphere that they
yearn for. one OF my " favori,e out
door sports. and II involves more or less
OF indoor performances. Is taking walks
about the town with those who want to
know where these places are. And !
know where some OF them are.
But what concerns me most Just now
is "A feeling OF regret at seeing Owney
G~corhcgan's place on the Bowery called
by a name that since 1850 has marked
a tavern tina, was never open on Sunday.
always closed at l2 o'clock midnight
sharp. never entertained a m and
where any one who INDUCES in loud pro-
family is gently reminded that there are
gentlemen present to whom such Ian
ruagc IL distasteful. j :. 4.
NEW YORK, May 20.
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The One Ballot Record Of the Re.
publican Conventions.

In the Chicago convention Of 1883
BENJAMIN HARRISON wns nominated
for President on the eighth ballot.
LEVI p. MoRToN was nominated for
Vice.President on the first ballot.
In 1902 the Republicans net In
Minneapolis and HARRISON was re-
nominated on the first ballot. and
WHiTELAw REID named for Vice.Pres-
ident on the first ballot.
In 1896, at st. Louis. the Republi-
can delegates nominated WILLIAM
MCKINLEY for President on the first
ballot. and GARRET A. HOBART for
Vice-Prcsident on the first ballot.
Tn 1900. at Philadelphia, the Repub-
lean convention renominated WILL
IAN Mckinney m the first ballot,
and for vice.Presidcnt THEODORE
ROOSEVELT on the first ballot.
Four years later, at Chicago. THEo-
poRE ROOSEVELT received on the first
ballot the Presidential nomination Of
what was then his party; and like
wise on the first ballot CHARLES W.
FAIRBANKS Of Indiana was nominated
for vice-Presldent.
In 1908. at Chicago, the Preslden-
tial nomination went to WILLIAM
II. TAFT ON ~ frst ballot and the
Vice-Presided domination to JAMES
$. SHERMAN q h first ballot.
In 1912, Mt Chicago. Mr.. TAFT re-
ceiyed on the first ballot more than
the number of votes needed to re.
nominate him and the same thing
was true OF the denomination of
SHERMAN for Vice-Presidcnt. Mr..
SHERMAN died just before election
day, and the electoral votes that would
otherwise have gone to him were re-
corded for NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
of New York.
For twenty-cight years, therefore.
for more than II quarter of a century.
Il single ballot In convention has de-
termined the choice Of the Itepubli-
can party both for President and for
Vice.President. The record is un.
broken during that long period. II Is
unbroken UP TO the present time. The
! last contest In convention enduring
even TO Il second vote was that which
was thrown wide open To the field
by the illness and withdrawal OF
JAMES G.. BLAINE. There are citizens
who are preparing to east next No
, vcmber their second Presidential vote
who were o born when the las,
second ballot was taken. either for
President or Vice-Presldent. in any
Republican convention.
1t may be worth while just now Ia
recall this uninterrupted and uniform
habit Of Republican conventions.
For almost exactly twenty-eight
years a single ballot has determined
the nomination.
For twenty-elght years there has
been no nomination by stampede.
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England No Longer Sure Of Her
Food supply.

That blockading Britain may yet
feel the pinch Of famine seems like n
paradox, but there are reasons for
the warning sounded by FRANCIS
DYKE AcLAND, Financial Secretary Of
the Treasury. Consider the rise In
prices Of foodstuffs from late in July,
1914. to April I. 1915. Sugar ven
up 1913 per cent, fish 81 per cent,
flour so per cent, beef from 40 to "a
per cent. according to cuts; mutton
from 81 to So per cent, milk 81 per
cent, cheese ~ per cent, eggs 80 per
cent. bread 80 per cent, bacon "a
per cent. The purchasing power OF n
sovereign Is now only lis. I'd.
In spite Of printed appeals by the
Board Of Trade the economy move
ment has failed. The National War
Savings Committee has made little
impression with It's posters Of this
character Eat less meat. A falling
of in the imported supply must be
expected to continue. and this may
lead to the killing of u cows, and
thus threaten the milk supply" Ac-
cording to the London Tunes:
Commodities Of all kinds are Excess
sively dear. but 80 far almost anything
can be got II there is a willingness to
pay the high price asked for II. The
money 10 not lacking. An artificial pros
perity prevails. built upon the huge war
expenditure. but, such as II Is. II nils
the butchers and srocers' shops with
customers who do not stint themselves
Great Britain and Ireland can, of
course. supply only n minor part of
the products needed for IN" table,
and that is threatened, 50 MIR. Ac-
LAND says, by the prejudice Of farm
ers against employing female labor.
Production has already gravcly de.
creased. and the people must place
their reliance more and more upon
imports. But here there is II dill
| Guilty. In submarine warfare by IN"
tlltIus many Fh'l'N Ni"' Wv ~ ~
| spared have been sunk with their
cargoes. The demand for vessels I"
transport munitions Of war is still
| urgent. Unless close economy is prac-
tised-and the people do not take To
it kindly-some of the munition ships
may be needed to carry meat, -four
and other food products. How sorely
Great Britain and her allies still re
quire war material from abroad l.
| seer in Mr.. AcLANp's admission I'VE
are unable To say whether there will
he ships 10 divert that way
This warning, this appeal from II
British Treasury official, will surely
have the effect of increasing the sub.
marine activities OF the German
navy. The contest In cutting on food
supplies is not SO unequal MS II ap-
ppnred Mt first.
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Mr.. RiRRELL II the victim of a per-
verse political system which distributes
rewards-and runishments-for other
reasons than that OF fitness for a vacant
post.-London Times.
The Right Hon. AUGUSTINE BiRRELL
was Chief Secretary for Ireland for
nine years, and in that time he drew
about s193,000 from the public treas
ury. 1t was altogether too much for
a man who had no special qualifca-
tons for the duties OF the office and
spent so much time in London. I'M
doubleday the political system that
gave Mr.. BIRRELL his opportunity to
draw a salary Of f4.425 a year was
wrong and indefensible. but he was "A
b beneficiary OF Il. not its victim.
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welcome to the Women's Clubs.

The fact most imprcssiycly brought
out by the great gathering of the Cen
eral Federation OF Women's Clubs in
their biennial convention is the seri-
Gus purpose of these organizations
and the effective manner In which 1t
Is brought to bear in the accomplish
ment of u multitude Of objects. This
practical efficiency, moreover. is at
tanned without any sacrifice Of ideals,
and has involved no neglect of the
social, literary and artistic ambitions
which account for the formation of
many Of the clubs.
To what extent the country Is gov
erned In many of its most important
activities by the women's clubs II
would obviously he impossible To say,
hut their influence is constantly in
evidence, and Is generally guided by
Intelligent desire TO improve condi-
lions. 1t Is not the fact that oc.
c~asionally n woman's club Is on the
wrong or cranky side Of a question
that should attract attention: they
are usually aligned with common
sense and moderation. Certainly
their record in this respect Is
not worse than that Of mems clubs,
and this is particularly interesting
because the club movement among
women Is a growth Of only a few
years. The success with which the
directing geniuscs Of the clubs keel
them in the path OF reason t%estitie,
to the sound Judgment which prc>idc>
ove their councils.
There IS, we believe, a woman'>
club devoted to every respectubl,
cause that engages human interest
and some Of the clubs take the Who'll,
field Of human cndcayor for their
province, expanding their cXcrtions OF
those subjects that lie nearest ano
offer the best opportunities for tn,
accomplishment Of definite ends. II
all they constitute an instrument III
unmeasured potentinlities for good
and their contribution To the common
welfare cannot be overlooked ol
ignored by the student of the so
cial order.
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The incredible Thing.

Colonel RoosEvELT's entire interest
IN the present campaign Is to make
sure that in the White House We
shall have Americanism instead of
Humanity" Preparedness instead Of
Pacifsm, vigor and resolution instead
Of watchful waiting.
Everything that should o be in
the White House Is there now. In
Colonel RoosEvELT's patriotic opinion.
In the person Of WOODROW WILSON.
Colonel ROOSEVELT put President
WILSON In the White House four
years ngo by breaking the solid Re-
publican vote.
He knows now what he did then.
Nobody else has described with such
absolute candor the de%plorable conse-
Quences Of his own stupcndous mis-.
take In 1912.
Is It not ~nconceivable that knowing
what he now knows Of Or. WILSON,
and saying what he now say of Or.
WILSON. Colonel ROOSEVELT should
deliberately repeat his performance
Of 1912?
Is 1t not i~nconceivable that under
any circumstances he should so act NJ
Chicago rs to insure the reelection of
Dr.. WILSON for four years more OF
executive power?
Colonel ROOSEVELT could only do
that IL his motive were personal in
stead of patriotic, II he thought OF
himself first and his country after
ward. The supposition insults him.
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THE JUSTICE OR THE COLO
MEL?
sample PrecOnyentiOn Letters From
the Many at Hand.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: l
avn for Hughes
Tried character counts more than
Nhtt a man shouts. There can be no
doubt that a man OF character VIII
properly fortlfy the country.
Oh, what "A relief his election would
bring Hughes and \ good Cabinet no
balancing the destiu.cs of the country
ON q single brain. No playing golf. chop
ping down trees, or listening to the
voice Of what he supposcs TO he the
people before great decisions
No initiative, referendum ard recall,
no shooting up OF Vera cruz by one too
proud to fight,
No raid on the nature takers, no ques-
ton Of race suicide, no calling at Least
me liar a week. no dear Maria. no dis
dain of the Constitution and court de-
,lsiouS, no initiation OF OF the Coordi-
nate branches OF the Government. but n
great effort to better the legislative
branches.
Hughes will give the railroads fair
treatment did he not protect the stock
Exchange when there was an attempt
20 log slate 1t out OF business by the
d~cmdgogGes"
hughes has been p successful man. he
knows the laws and was a practical
lawyer. He ~ the safest, sanest and
best liked candidate of al,
Think Of oregon n Vermont giving
MIN their preference What more do
We New Workers want in the way OF
a candidate that can be elected
He has a mind trained to decide dues-
lions or merit alone. and he has proved
20 us that personal ambition has never
entered !nto his conduct of affairs.
lie Is the logical candidate, he has
40 enemies. Nominate him. Republicans.
hy acclamation: II you decker over II
you may lose him, for he doesn't want
'hc office and will take II only from an
irresistible call, which would make I
I.s moral duty.
LIFEloSG REPUBLICAN.
IN. NnnL Az. ~
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not be injured and Government own
ership would be avoided under my pro-
posal.
The old order Of railroad autocrats
Is going out. A new regime Is coming
in. Meantime regulation has been
tried out and cannot bridge the chasm
between public sentiment and the cap
ital necessary for railroad purposes.
Federal incorporation Is coming fast,
but that too will only prolong present
abuses unless public control OF the
railroad directors Is secured. what
the surgeons call a capital operation
is necessary.
I now close this series OF letters. mr.
teen in number. My proposal Is to
avert Government ownership by sub
shutting public control Of these great
national highways with a continuation
OF present private ownership.
NEW York, May 90. C1v1TAs.
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Cruel and Unusual Joking.

There Is no way of "stopping" those
Atlantic City amusement purvcyors 4:
they will be cutups under oven the
most depressing conditions. On sun.
day last Mr.. BRYAN was delivering
his prohibition lecture in the Board
walk metropolis when suddenly the
distressing discovery vas mad" that
he was the victim Of n practical joker,
who, alas! proved to be the enterpris-
ing person who was in charge of the
entertainment.
The details cause shivPrs. Mr..
BRYAN was preaching the joys Of
inward application of water, and
'he reached automatically, from long
habit, It seemed, for the glass of
water" What glass Of water? The
glass Of water that wasn't there!
Attend:
Blu tho glass OF water was missing.
Tho enthusiast who had done the big
thing Of bringing Mr.. BRYAN had neg
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Filling the Ranks Of the New Army.

Representative GARDNER may he
right when he says that an army of
l1J,WW regulars cannot be- enlisted
unless the private soldiers pay is in
creased, but Captain GARDNER il anus
Ing when he speaks of 'ihc ptcrodac-
tylic notion that Uncle SAM can get
something for nothing" No soldier
in the world Is better paid than tn"
American. lie receives $50 II year
in his first term of enlistment. and
there is II scale of increase for nldl-
li"nal cnlistm"nts up to The seventh.
After thirty years SerNic" III" pri-
Yates and nun-commissioned officers
may retire with ~ per rent, of pay
and allowances. Great Britain lmNS
its private soldiers $50 n year; Italy,
$50; Spain, SH3; Germany. S3S 4;
France, $50; Austria, SIS: japan, SIS,
and Russia. 81. The soldiers lot in
the United States, pay, treatment,
housing, ratlOns, liberty, makes Him
the envy Of soldiers of other coun-
tries who know what the facts are.
We think that Representative GARD
NrR was talking nonsense when he
said on the floor Of the House:
Men are not going to enlist for the
pleasure OF fighting cactus bushes and
taking orders from boy officers unless
they get At least the pay OF a fourteen
ycar-old girl In a sweated industry"
The hoy officers" as a rule, are
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The Flag on the Bridge Tower.

70 TIE EplToE OF THE SrS-Str,
Wednesday. May -, il the anniversary OF
the opening OF the Brooklyn Bridge in
1888. | nope 20 see Ola Glory floating
from the Flagstaff on the trwe~, as Is
customary. some of Va Who SAN the
parade tht' i,} passing the ctiy Hal
wnl,A e'' offended Il they were called
old timers. but that u what We are.
That was the cvcnt'ul day that Prcs,.
don't chester \ Arthur leaned out Of
his carriage and said to senator Nor
ton - "a" Fit" Hello. Mike" and
'r, Senator responded with a Hello.
Ny President
Al that time this gag was brought
70 fe \ Brooklyrite was hoasting
in the Astor House.
"Why.' sad he. "we'vn something
in BROOKLYN that YOU New Workers
haven't got
WHAT'S that" asked a First warder
The other end Of the Bridge
BRoOkLYN. Nav %, J. MCI.
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To THE EpiTOR OF TIE SuS-Str: !
should like to see Mr.. Roosevelt uomi-
mated by the Republican party, Let US
have the Good Old Party with the colo
uol at the head. lie has been tried n
has made "A successful President. lie
l,ts shown his ability to understand
human affairs. lie gathered together
tho ahlest men this country had for his
cabinet officers, and he stands to-day
tn" only man that the undermIn,rs or
his country are afraid OF.
During the last two wears this Coun-
Try has had too many contracts for
which the goods have not been delivered,
too many notes for which the cash has
not been paid.
There Is no such thing as a moral cN-
ample without action. lnaction means
decay and rot,
am therefore heartily In favor OF
tic Colonel or n man equally strong
l'rir>, MAY -. II. 5. POWELL"
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IBAgdad.

When |iIsrouu. called tn. ,ust.
Pursued hts lnckv star.
And Mcsrour, the robust.
Was his familiar,
In that enchanted happy ti'ur
Ragiai was IN It's golden primo
ThronGcd was tho Tigri. w,dc
The shin, Of cvcry CLINE
Rode on It's swelling tide
In Bsgiad's golden prime.
Ana thruugiug the long caravan
From Ataby or lspahan,
Tho sllken stuns 81 sa rkara,
The precious pearls ~ Ind,
Tho ivory Hni gold that spnnned
The racks whore goods were hinn.h.
F'lcd 20 o~'crfowinE each bazaar
With bale and bundle. crate and Jar,
unuumhcrcd Mus.ulmaus
BoNcd meath the raiiph's woke.
Ten Thousand Natarhsn.
FLASHED lightning when h. spoke,
And at the loud muczzin call
Tho mosques were ramm. from wall 20
From sea to sea IN sea,
From sun to sun. twas said,
Tho faithful bent the knee
Nul hi- l"uinion, spread.
Confined Hftr the iuidel,
And Allah knew that all was well.
Bu, Hiroun. called tho lust.
Lake other earthly things,
Long since has turned to dust
IT'S even so with kings;
within tho Prophets bosom h.
Rests now in sweet prnpinpuity
And rumnrs now arpa'
mat christian dogs are near
Al lilsrhid 5 ancient capital,
And an Is wlldes, fear
what II they take tho town. war mad.
And ehristen Il B~agdadosrad'
NAplIcE Moasis.
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MAMMALIAN HARDEN says that his

MAMMALIAN HARDEN says that his
object In translating EDMOND be Con-
COURTS description OF the privations of
Paris during the siege in 1870 Is to
remind his countrymen what a bur-
den OF suffering and sorrow can be
borne by a people determined to fight
for freedom. for the right to govern
themselves and for honor" In some
quarters the Illustration presented by
this brilliant journalist will not be
welcome. II will be regarded as an
unfortunate justification OF tho Brit
ish blockade. Moreover. Paris had
TO surrender.
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Nobody Will begrudge the women of
Troy and It's environment the 10 per
cent. higher pay they are to get for
home work they do for h manufaC-
,urcrs OF collars. II they do not make
the collars men have TO wear 10 per
higher to match.
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On their first day In the trenches the
Germans showed a notice welcoming the
Australians. but soon after. It is stated,
the enemy displayed another notice call
ing them sons OF convicts and black
guards. which naturally aroused the
bitterest fcelings-London Times.
Human ingenuity could devise no
surer way Of making the men from
the Antipodes fight like unclaimed
devils when they got tho chance.
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Waterloo.

70 tUr EDITOR ~ THE SrS-Sir' Here
h. n question | should IKE 70 have an
swercd by some impartial student NJ his
tory: Wa. not Waterloo a fortuitous VIC
tory for England? That is to say. was II
not won through the opportune arrival Of
tho prussians under Rluecher? NnRiTAs.
NEW NuRK, May ~.
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Tho man who walked backward
from Seattle to New York ON a wager
that he could do it in go days. and
got in three weeks ahead of time.
should he drafted into the diplomatic
service.
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Proponents Of the ship purchase bill
most dote on the argument that II the
Government owned "A merchant fleet
the shippers of this country would pay
to Uncle SAM, not to foreigners, their
500, 900 900 IA ycar freight bill. True:
but no truer than that II the Govern
ment raised all tho tea and coffee we
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Knicker-Are the Smiths considorste'
Bocker-Nery: they want to give their
baby u name that other babies VIII Ike to
he called for when he runs for President.
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The Weather Bureau predicts for
Chicago in early June drives, whirl-
winds and possible StampCdcs.