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IN TREMOLO TOWN..
Fears Of u New Yorker Whom Many
Jars Have Not CallOused.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Can
It be possible that all this blasting that
goes on day and night, and with each
explosion shakes all the buildings round
about, is safe? II seems TO me that the
constant jo,tiug received must ultimately
make foundations very insecure.
1t has now reached "A point where OBJ
jects fall from shelves and nantes, OF
course we are apt 10 think OF such a
colossal catastrophe as sections Of New
York %collapslng as absurd and impossi-
BILE. But IL 1t so? Who would have
dreamed 1t possible that Broadway would
ever cave In? But II did.
Only the other day ] read In your
columns of n blast on Eighth avenue
at Twenty-third street blowing up the
wooden plank sidewalk and causing a
number OF people narrow escapes from
injury or death. RUTH HoYT.
Nxw YORK. October 6.
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The Battle for Bread,

To u EDITOR OF THE SuN-SE 'i'
mat ~witholdeth the wheat. the lcpp'
shat curse him" But 1t has gone Oh
and on. and the people have wea,
welded. Government. fbr tho ..1''
ton OF the people. must prohihI, ~ .
time the unprincipled and outrage
gambling in wheat.
We can live without mel'. .u' '''
lied human beings cannot I've Vt
bread. the stan Of life. Tho a",1
biscuit. buns and rolls have been reduce
To u size that is nothing less than %
insult to the people. and the srru'
biscuit companies sell us toy boxes .
crackers reduced TO the size - .I'''
or dominoes, ana hardly rs tn Is. wst
may yet he reduced to the slkc - :
buttons.
IT Hour goes up ten cents con- u On 20
the bakers see a chance to rake lu rN't
dollars by putting M the price, - ''
products. and squcezinS the s,Gr p 81.
bread. buns and rolls St.ll small"
when the price Of flour goes dnWu. 'U
do not Increase the size Of the bosses
nor reduce the price.
The craze for millions. AMI - 80
that has been made Of thcM. ha,, ' .
been making the United State DIS
grace to the world.
OUTRAGED I'sr'r'
CALDWELL, y. J.. October G
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HopEwELL JUNCTION. DC
Why the Farmer Trie. for Quantity
Rather Than Quality.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-ST: The
New York State dairy farmer Is not
trying to increase quantity OF milk at
expense of quality by feeding. but he Is
trying to increase quantity by breeding
at the expense of quality. and rightly.
Under The Borden schedules he is al
lowed 3 cents for one-tenth per cent.
rise in butter fats. This Is not "A large
enough temptation for the keeping OF
h!sh grade butter fat cows. There is
more money IN paying no attention 10
the 2 cents for one-tcnth butter Fat. five
cents would be a more reasonable price
for tho onc-tcnth butter fat Increase,
The farmers cf the DalrymeOs
League are not guilty Of any desire to
make u~nciean milk nor milk OF poor
quality. But they are guilty or desiring
a fair return for the increased expense
of milk, clean and of good quality. To
breed COWS OF fair quantity and hish
butter fat is a costly proposition. costlier
than 1t might look. II means the dis
card.ng OF u lot OF cattle. n in the at
,.mpt H. about a AFT, fifty chance. MIX
rising in butter fat from 80 to IS per
cent. Is worth IN actual expense nearer
20 cents a hundred pounds than 10
cents, the present temptation.
Clean milk is a ~costlier matter than
I, looks. The washing OF hands. change
of garments, curryins Of cows and
cleanliness Of pals are matters Of an
hour or two a day, NJ % cents an
hour for two persons. farmer and helper,
! YOU have 80 cents or 81 to he added 10
connie or four cans Of milk, soma
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RUBBISH.
A Storekecpcr Blames the City for tho
Condition Of the streets.

To r,r ENRON OF THE SttN-Sir. Re-
yardipp tho conp,aint of Constant
Reader. in "a letter TO THE sim prInted
Oc,oher q will inform him that the
CITY authorities are alone r~e.ponsible for
the dirty condition of the streets. We
were cooIly Informed several weeks ago
by circular that IL would he necessary
TO deliver our rubbish. and later on our
ashes. to the dump,n docks. where Il
would be received free OF expense.
This same obnoxious and unjust regu-
lation was nut forth last fall. but the
people would not stand for IL. and IL
was repealed or fe,, into disuse. The
whole scheme was cot I'm by certain
politicians and private contractors TO
extort money from the small store-
keepers and others So I have been in
FORMED. We nav high rents and high
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WHAT MILK COSTS.
Farmers Outside the League Are In.
terested. .

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: What
does the persistent refusal OF the milk
distributing companies to advance the
price Of milk mean: Who is the Niger
hidden behind the milk cans? II Is
conceded that milk Is sold by the dairy
farmer for less than it costs to make
II IL conceded that the low price OF milk
has impoverished the farmers OF this
State, has deprecated the value OF farms
and reduced the value Of cattle. with
every industry advancing the price OF
manufactured goods the farmer manu-
facturer of milk alone Is singled out by
the jobber or middle man and denied
a price which will enable him to meet
the advanced price of feed. Of labor and
maintenance of men and horses.
But II there has been no advance In
price to the farmer. the milk distribute
ing companies have steadily advanced
the price to the consumers from eight
TO twelve cents a quart. Now when
the farmer is asking for the value of his
milk they show a tender sympathy for
infants and invalids.
Great efforts are being made to centre
public attention on one Dillon and the
lea gu The membership OF the league
does not represent onc-half Of the milk
produced in this section of Duchess
county which is now being delivered To
creameries. These companies say they
will deal with farmers and not with the
league. They lie. II an announcement
were made at the crcamcries that the
price OF milk Is advanced to four and
a half cents In summer and five cents
in winter. dairy farmers would deliver
milk. They are not interested In Dillon
or in the building up ot a new distribut.
ing company.
Increase In the price of milk Is Vita
TO the dairy farmer. IT means life OF
death to the dairy interests OF the State
1t means the continuation or the termina-
tion OF milk production by small farm
ers it means the sale Of milk or the
sale OF cows. What the public Is now
to decide is: Shall milk be made by
small farmers content with a moderate
revenue from cows and eking out a live.
lihood with small side farming. or It's
abandonment to the milk companies. who
will handle the production " milk az AZ
industry? WIN 1t be the farmer pro.
ducer OF the trust producer? Milk Is q
staple and must he supplied. The mill
supply OF the city of New York Is a
matter OF hundreds OF millions af dol
lars a year, Whose hand is stretched
out to crush out the small Independent
farmer and control supply and distribu
tlon? And the price OF milk then viii
be easily established. even AT twent,
cents "A quart.
MAURICE NJ. MISroS.
HopEwELL JUNCTION. October 8.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: In
an Issue OF THE Sun a few days ago
you had ar article on the handling OF
milk a very good article and true. II
does take considerable more attention.
thanks to our Health Department and
others. to deliver milk in proper shape
to the consumer than II did twenty or
thirty years ago, but one little thing
was loft out Of that article that twenty
ar thirty years age milk was sold AT
four, five and six cents a quart. 1t is
just double now and | think 50 per cent.
will pay for AL the extra handling. so
no rise is necessary. \ CITIZEN.
New YORK, October 4.
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served for several years with the
Western Electric Company MS head
Of its educational department. Thus
Dartmouth. II college that Is younger
than its years, adhering to the best in
the old standards yet open also to the
best suggestions in the eve science
Of education. acquires n director OF
It's energies who is exceptionally well
fitted to adapt its works to present
practical needs.
Without being violently revolution
nry. President HOPKINS may be PIX.
pected to lead his alma mater in the
ways Of genuine progress. The an
cicnt culture will not starve at
Hanover while the modern appetite
for profitable Information Is fed.
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ROGER SISTER
Complains That His Literary Legacies
Are PlrAted.

.HH-. A..
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pr"ther' une 'u'e OFT i'oser '"seHhe"''
o! ms VIII lett me all ms fossesslohs'
including the sole rights OF every poem
article and BOON ever written ny MN
AZ am now through his death lert
absolutely and totally unprovided FOR.
me- literary WORK wouid De "A Naiuapie
asset toward my maintenance. In June
2 book OF poetry was published by q
Boston publisher, II Included two OF
inc hnest poems my br"'her had ever
written MY PERMISSION was not asked
10 inclhde thcse poems Inc others were
by Padraic fearse. Thomas McDohagh
ana Joseph Mary iIunket
l made n number OF inquiries as 10
we 'hdI'iduai VINO had taken my
ofo'E.ers WORK ana wh" was 10 oeheht
by the sale J was told the money
"ou'd go 10 'he iriSh iteiiel ruhu' inns
! did NOT "ehe'e. IN the ihiiadeiphia
Ec'"'"0 Led0'r ! protested against
what l considered 10 he u strong case
ot literary piracy Mr.. fadraic CoIu'n'
VINO. ny the way wrote an Introduction
10 'hs DOOM mas written me " iet'er
concerning II "h'ch ! strongly resent ne
writes 'he royai'ies nave peen di'ided
"tw'e Mrs iearsc' Mrs. Mcbonaeh
ana MR. rI"hk'tt' hut 'hs' inc ?up'''h'
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THE ANTI-TIP UNION.
An Organizer Appeals 10 Those VI
Hate the Hat Brigands.

To u EDITOR OF THE SuN-Si
THE Sun of to-day yuu convc, o.
news that a man is suing a r@csttp.i,
for $4,000 because ne did not ge' 'b,
hat and coat checking privilege az tie
concerns restaurant.
This is not The first time that q no..
ter Of this kind has been airci IN '-
courts. without wasting Your good
pic" in a discussion Of the ethics o. o.,
relationship that should EMS; h,,N,'
hiSh class restaurant propri.'ors an.
nsIi customer. ! move thit all .u
fHs"ous men in tins metropolis ODD
iacit understanding my Resist t.,
Banditti Union,
! do not know whether we sha''
II necessary TO go on a str.sc. lu.
parades. &c. in our %cndeayor 20 pso.,
To hotel and restaurant owners that 81,
are tired OF this petty ~brigand,tN. b.,
! suggest that those who join this ~
buy your hat back fraternity 10 ,'
pared to feed a while on uu.hn''.
cakes and delicatcSscn until ~, U-
muckymuCks in tho restauraui ."l-f",-.
dare TO let diners get away W';f
pleasant taste m their mouths
WlilIAM + ~cu~7
NEW YORK. October 6.
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Indian Conquerors Of Germany

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: The
Indian poet Tagore. you say. %deplores
his country's impoverishment which en-
riches the british Golfers. and YOU suy-
sest a possible motive for the Munich
success 90 his "Chitra," In n letter pub
l!shed In THE Sun on December is, 1915,
called attention to the German fond
ness for Indian plays. which are almost
Shakespearian In their psychological
exhaustion OF every human trait.
Kalidasa's Fatal Ring" and Shu-
draka's Toy Cart have been per-
formed over and over again before de-
lighted audiences in Berlin. Leipzig and
Munich. and the successful production OF
'Chi,ra' Is only in harmony with the
dramatic traditions OF Germany,
ERNEST i. IioRRwiTz.
NEW YoRK, October q.
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The struggle In the Balkans.

The passage OF the Danube and the
attempted invasion OF northern Bull
garia by the Rumanians have given
n new interest to the war in the Bal
kans. The expeditiOnary force was
evidently inadequate to the undertake
ing and was compelled to recross the
Danube. The struggle In the Do
hrudja thus narrows to the contest
between the Russo-Rumanian army
and that of General MACKEN for
The control Of the route into northern
Bulgaria.
The Rumanians' first military move
ment. the advance into Pennsylvania,
which Is largely peopled by their own
race, had no doubt a political signif-
rance In their own State; but by
their invasion of Bulgaria they pitted
themselves against the German and
Bulgarian forces and participated In
The general scheme Of the Allies for
the conquest Of Bulgaria and the
advance to COnstantinOple. General
MACKENsEN's army was engaged by
II Russian and Rumaninn force ut the
time that the passage of the Danube
was effected. and the evident strategy
~ the Rumanians IN to make n reaI
or dank attack and to cut OFF the
our Of supplies from the south by
capturing the town Of Rustchuk and
gaining control Of the railway from
This point to Varna. and OF the road
which leads from that seaport to Tir
h"vo and Sofia,
The sending Of the expedition seemi
~ advised; II was without heavy
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DARTMOUTH New President.

With appropriate academic eyer
cises In the afternoon and n torch
light parade in the evening to express
the less formal greeting Of the UNI
dergraduates of Dartmouth, the old
college ut Hanover, y. H., on Wednes-
day indicted ERNEST MARTIN Hop
KINs into the presidential Office left
vacant by the retirement of ERNEST
Fox NICHOLS. Nh. HOPKINS was grad
uated from the college whose chief
executive he now becomes with the
class Of 1901.
There Is disagreement among the
administrators of universities whether
the faculty Is best recruited from
their own graduates or those Of other
institutions. II IL supposed on the
one hand that graduates intending t.
become professors fare better In Il
now environment. and on the other
that men brought in from outside will
refresh the faculty with new points
Of view. But Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton and other colleges, in selecting
presidents. prefer their OWL gradu'
ates. Dartmouth's new president, i'm
bued with her "tradition," Is qualified
to direct her further progress along
lines Of unbroken continuity and sus
tnlned advance.
His preparation for the task ht
undertakes IL Of an unusual sort. Mr.
Hopkins. after serving AZ secretary I,
President NICHOLS and then rs
rotary of the college, thus acquiring
valuable acquaintance with the de
tails Of Dartmouth administ ration
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Is It worth while to maintain our
Government? That depends. II the
views Of the present Administration
are correct there Is only one answer.
namely. no. And for this reason: the
sole end of government, certainly or "a
republican form of government, is to
uphold and defend the rights of its
citizens.
This proposition is bound up In the
proverb that government Is derived
from the consent OF the governed
In other words, government Is a mu-
tual agreement for the mutual advan-
tage of the contracting parties. ours
is "a government Of the people by
the people and for the people" The
people who constitute 1t agree to con-
tribute of their natural privileges and
| possessions for the upkeep OF the Gov
eminent: and in return they expect
the Government to maintain and de-
fend them in the possession OF their
natural and social rights. This. and
nothing else, Is their quid pro quo.
For this and for this only they pay
their taxes and otherwise, even to the
patriotic plcdging of life itself in S
of necessity. contribute TO the support
of the powers that be-"
In the case of a monarchy 1t may be
affirmed that 1.-THE divine right of
| kings Is to he maintained along with
the rights Of the people; hut no 80
\ with US. Here the people are the
State: their rulers are merely their
representatives and servants; the peo-
pies rights are all in all.
On this point the preamble OF our
Declaration of Independence speaks
with an emphasis clear as a bell. I'VE
hold these truths to be self evident
that all men are created equal: hat
they are endowed with certain inalien-
able rights: that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness:
that to secure these rights govern
ments are instituted among men," And
further on. w therefore. in the
name and by the authority OF the peo-
Pile. do declare that these Colonies are
free and independent States, and fol-
the support Of this declaration. with a
firm reliance on the support of Divine
Providence, We mutually pledge our
lives. our fortune and our sacred
honor
The preamble of the Constitution is
equally clear: we the people of the
United States. in order to form a more
perfect union. to establish justice. In
sure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defence. promote the gen.
eral welfare and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our pos.
terity, do ordain and establish" &c.
II thus appears that the compensa-
ton which the people OF our country
have reason to expect OF their Govern.
mcnt, In return for their contributions
to h compact. is the vindication OF
their inalienable rights in the posses.
sion of life. liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness.
Now turn to the policy of the pres
ent Administration as set forth b,
President Eliot. who assumes to be II.
special advocate: America" he says
has now turned its back on the IA,
miliar policy of Rome and Great Brit,
ain OF protecting or avcnging theil
wandering citizens by force of arms
and has set up a quite different polio!
OF her own" This exposition OF tn,
settled policy OF the Administration
which goes unchallenged and abun
dainty verified by current facts. is 81
portentous and revolutionary in 1t
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From io Dsiroit Free Prsn
My boy, seek not the easy path
To get to wealth or fame.
But earn your way in work or play.
BE worthy OF your name.
lie annot keep hts honors ions
Who wins them by deceit.
And soon ar late the demon fate
Deihroncs the cunning cheat.
Success Is not a sudden thing,
II come. not over night.
Though you may see what seems 10 he
The victor In the hght,
And know that little has he toiled
His downfall II begun,
His gold Is brass, his fame viii pass
II they're not fairly won.
The road " Ions ana hard and rough
That leads to lasting Joy,
Time quickly stains what cunning gains
Remember that, my bay.
And You must earn by honest toll
Whatever you'd possess,
tbs from the heart that you must start
To br = real success,
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"ARDEA PETET ARDUA."
The Latin Class storms Hard Heights
with ValOr and Might.

To THE EDITOR OF III SuS-Sir; In
answer to MIR. John Nick. Camps query
please let me annotate as follow. :
"Arduum." plural 'ardua.' a height
"ardea." a heron 'PlinyD "peto,' to
proceed onward. to strive. to arrive at.
In view Of these meanings the rams
la,ion might properly he BY valor, not
by strength. the heron strives to the
heights"
ALTERATION may explain The Inc
'\rdea petet ariua." or the fact that
the heron IT, not a very high fyiug bird
compared 20 the eagle. The idea To he
expressed IL evidently hat the heron
attains the heights OF accoun, OF
bravery and not inherent force,
CHARLES + LEHLBACH.
NEWARK, y. j., October Il
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70 rHE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Si,. MIR.
John Mex, Camp will find in line 364
OF Nergils first Georgic "ardca.' which
means the heron and "ardua' which
means the heights,
THE heron seeks the heights | sup
pose. will serve AS IN Englishing OF the
epitaph. RALPH BoNp.
PHILADELPHIA. October &.
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when the Corpuscles shouted and
when They Were Mute.

Mr.. WILSON exhibited his martial
side to the favored residents OF Ne
braska on Thursday evening. lie was
not then too proud to fight. Indeed.
he fairly longe,t to fight. He coun-
selled his auditors to answer Yes"
when they were asked if they were
willing to fight. and he went on:
you are waiting for something worth
lighting for.
you are not looking about for petty
quarrels. but you are looking about for
that sort OF quarrel within whose intri-
cacies are written all the texts OF the
rights Of man you are looking for some
cause which will elevate your spirit. not
depress II.
Some cause in which il seems a glory
to shed human blood II 1t be necessary.
SO that all the common compacts of lib
erty may be sealed with the blood Of
! free men,
Fortunately. Mr.. WILSON'S official
record affords unimpenchablr evil
| ,ience Of what he regards rs worth
fighting for and Of what he cOnsid.
ers petty quarrrls." The refusal Of
| the old Indian HuEIrA to salute the
fing constituted In Mr.. WILSON'S Off
cial Judgment an incident "within
whose intricacies are written all the
texts Of the rights Of man." 1t called
for the invasion of Mexico by our
sailors. marines and soldiers; 1t
seemed Il glory to shed" American
blood and Mexican blood because OF
1t; the overthrow Of II Government
that had been recognized by many Of
the Powers of the world was justified
by 1t: the sensitive corpuscles Of Mr..
WILSON'S blood were got into ''shout-
Ing shape by II. and consequently the
inarticulate cOrpuscles Of IA score of
Americans and Of several scores Of
Mexicans ceased 10 circulate.
Herein. then. service To humanity
was exempliied. and the social SAM
ton made apparent.
Mr.. WILSON'S ~corpuscles were 81
lent. however. when the L"usitanin was
sunk and III American citizens, men
women and babies, legally sailing the
high seas, were murdered, along will
100 other innocent nOn-cOmbatants
many of them neutrnls. This Incl
dent. when subjected by Mr.. WILSON
to the tests employed to d~lfferentiatf
petty causes of quarrel from those of
major significance, failed to reacf
the exalted standard attained by the
dispute in which HrERTA was In
vOlved. The cOrpuscles Of Mr.. VII
soNts blood remained mute; and to
day their proprietor claims high credit
for their failure to respond to the
suggestion the occurrence conveyed Il
others. Mr.. WILSON has nOt.disclOset
whether their silence flowed from q
property faint which he may have
detected in the sinking of the Lusl
tania, and 1t Ia now useless to exam
inc the psychology that dictated thell
conduct.
As Mr.. WILSON again advocated {
compact between the United State,
and other Powers, under which on
military and naval forces would b,
pledged to fight in struggles not ot
our seeking and possibly Of no In
terPst to us, the reaction Of his cor
puscles to various stimuli is Of M
tional interest.
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Down Come the P~Iattsburg Tents

flattsburg was not a picnic. From
start TO finish IL was business. And
II was good business. From II and
the other training camps have gone
forth thousands Of men TO preach the
doctrine Of reasonable preparedness
and to practise an intelligent and
stimulating patriotism. They have
gained two things: knowledge OF the
cOuntry's deficiencies and needs. and
Tint proficiency in military manpuvres
which Is at one the best safeguard
against attack and the indispensable
tool of defence when defence becomes
necessary.
Major-General WooD, the man who
has done most both to arouse and to
direct the determination to correct
our errors Of military policy. knows
better than any n else what the
Plattsburgs have done, and Is better
qualified than any n else to predict
their future and lay down rules Tor its
guidance. When General WOop praises
without reserve the work done this
year In camp organization and SAM.
tation, drill, march and battle tactics
the seriousness OF the men and their
soldierly acceptance Of discipline. II
means simply that the camps are q
great success and a growing n
The thousands Of graduates Of these
ummer schools are learning, that they
may become teachers. So far from
carrying any menace OF 'milltarism'
the training camps are the most active
agency Of health and manliness In
American life to-day.