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LIVING EXPENSES.
An Cntechnlcal Economist Finds a
HOmeIy Examination.

To THE EpiToR OF THE SUN-Sir. An
editorial article in THE SCS names the
large increase in the cash assets Of
the country as the primary cause OF The
Increase in living expenses during the
past year. ! am enough OF an igrotamus
to cling to an old fashioned belief in the
Ian OF supply and demand.
Regarding food prices iipur sold as
h Oh at retail thirty years aso ~ 1t
does to-day. sugar about the same
wheat : cheaper than "A wear ago. eggs
are quoted at wholesale in New York
AT practically the same figures as then.
All manufactured articles are more or
less higher. wages having advanced
along with shorter hours. To say nothing
Of foreign buying at any price that Will
get a quick delivery Of the goods.
Assume that AT the close Of the pres
ert war the buying of war material
will cease. that under the present tariY
the country Will be flooded with manu-
featured goods at a much lower price
than can he named by producers in this
country. labor Will soon be In a worse
condition than before the present boom
started and its purchasing power re-
ducel 10 tn. minimum, the cost OF Nv
ing viii then he reduced to those who
20 spend These conditions are what
we have seen several times during the
past Nifty years.
While prices are advancing In this
country along with the increase Of cash
per capita. they are increasing much
faster in Great Britain dong with a
decreasing supply OF cash assets.
The times are abnormal, but isn't II
less the cheaper circulating medium than
the constantly increasing demands OF
labor for higher wages and shorter
hours Of work. together with the re-
Gu!rements of the people Tor more oc
the Injuries ~ lie and M To- date &C.
Commodatious in their homes, as we'll
as the spending Of more and more money
for recreation as the holidays increase
and their hours of labor decrease. that
cause the rapid Increase IN the cost Of
living? II the abundance Of ready
money : t6e real cause. why does IL not
apply 20 al classes " goods and to all
countries - Ike"
porRrtSG THOMAS
HoLyoKE Mass. April 90.
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PICTURES.
On the Moving Film Of Memory They
March Up From the Joyous Past.

To EDiron or THE SrN-fir; The
Bowery comes back to old East Side
Gothamites like a movie film. The old
Stadt Theater, near Bayard. a long,
narrow building with three galleries.
later a variety house. when the Windsor
was built and the German company
moved out. A drug store still in bust
ness nearly opposite filed our prescrip-
tons and sOld us a famous mixture Tor
pains all over us. On the corner OF
Bayard street the Benedicts kept a Jew
elry store. and many an old G~reenwich
family still has their silver. FOR they
always patronixed a fellow townsman.
The Old and then the New Bowery
held us until midnight with a bill tina
began at 1880 +. N. We will never
again see farces given with the pep
and go these companies got over to us.
The Atlantic Garden music and frank
furters are a pleasant memory. Howe
& Ferry sold us books, Balch's Daguer-
rean Gallery mugged us, Conklin put us
In double breasted coats II peg top
pants. and We smoked havanas from
Old Slip at Hits. corner Grand. to
mugs Of ale drawn from the wood.
Just above Arson fitted out the fire
ladies. and on the corner OF Brooine
johnson exchanged duplicate wedding
presents. May. In an old style saloon
near lbelaTCeN street, SeTNtu uSH' Wy
and clans ft for a king. Professor
Brady taught us to become the adj
miration and envy of the balls and as
semblies, Jus, as he said he would on
his card OF dancing. Hooley q Camp
bell opened a minstrel hall in Linder-
muller's, later Pastors. and here some
stars began to shine. Fritz Emmett and
the Irwin sisters among the galaxy.
Cooper Union ended the evenings
walk, where after the classes were on,
we adjourned either to Dr. lrishs Tor
a long drink of his root beer or across
the way to the billiard hall. kept by
Peter BREASTED. color sergeant Of the
seventh Regiment. whose armory was
opposite over Tomrkins market. who
remember. the promenade concerts here
TO Grafala's Band music?
All man needed or wished FOR TINS
Rowery had. banks for savings, hand
me down shops to take your three dollar
bills. uncles to hold our watch, and a
fight If you were spelling for one and
when you had passed away a suitable
monument could be had at Young mar
bile yard. corner Fourth street. Like
Artemus Wards show. it has seldom
h. en- e~xcelled and never equalied. The
name sounds good to-day; let i stay
put. for the love OF Frank Dufy.
THIRTEENTH WARD.
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MYSTERIES OF SPORT.
shall the Trainer Re Deprived Of His
Glory?

To II EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir. An
other OF the sottises OF sport ~psychol-
X and its argot H. the aScription 10 a
coach of his pupils prestige. The
phrase Blank developed" Blink is not
alone physically oVerworked the idea
~ "A s~uremphasis and a distortion pro-
life of a crop of false values. tnques-
t.onably in "A few instances. though but
"A few. coach or trainer has been a pri-
mary influence and II this abused verb
develop We're restricted To. It's exact
sense or qualified adequately there
could be no quarrel over its application.
But this is not the case We do not hear
that Blank developed the natural speed
or strength or intelligence OF Blink. but
that Blank developed Blink-the impli-
cation being clearly one OF rca.ion
Thus some coaches occupy inches II
fortultous reuown and others of iryId-
i"us IT ever there was an unearncd In
oremout this appears TO be- it WHY
should the speed Of a Meredith or an
overtun be translated in terms Of the
proves OF the coach at that college
which he happens 10 attend Would
any on" maintain that Bernie WcferS
was not AT least as GOOD a coach as
Notkley because Cornell has regularly
"ntscofed Columbia TWO or three TO one
IN me intcrColl, gates Could not
Ncfers have had four transcendert
milers Instead 81 none on this years
roster II heaven had sent the same ma
ter!al Ia Columbia II sent to Cornello
Connie Maok with his grovelIing Ath-
l.tirs Is a case In point. He "dtvcl-
'i"d, forsooth. his 500. 600 infeld all
born PLAYERS ~ course. Eut now the
;ans. and Mack himself secretly II is
"riucd. apprehend that tho only devsl.
"per II another such - $1,000 q 0.
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The Rough and Tumble Men.

a., $50. t.,z., 49, 1,,r C,..-- Cir Tbava
~ " ahor, ,nor
10. -. -. =, Co., ,ha
wv. sapPs ~, ,no
f'pu'"l"' "m. 80 ,nn,hIa,, s-,,ors
nv 'nn. Us" ~" ~ ~" ,.r -
...1e's".v $500, ,ho hos, ~
~ -, .apnh 90 ,n,bi. mon
80 w. .ro,,ing World
I'm ~, $50 LnnY, as Reddy
w. ~ m,L. pv,iv Xc,son nod I.e,ry
w -. u.a. - "a, hoe. Lpour
anu H'"s ~ $780,, uo
athone '"e',
!lhtu 10 reau anu ".a'
\dr'e. hePt y".H' un",'
IN '"a'"a'n SUM a 49,
frances anu was ,e! n""uS -
gang "hen chased d! .he pv'' Nv,
"ouiu Us" ~,
GUY on W. ei' $500
t'Hhe 49, ,,
SAME i"e! -
~ .sht.h 80. n.mo ~
- .. -, 800. ~.
'a."s
o"' WIN" eau
ana no sass from hshtes hS'rE'h'hs
goes WILLIAM |N'h'
As he was the great rough and tum-
Die" nghter OF his day. I, is needless %
say that he was not much ANNOYED by
the boxers. \ tighter named Gallagher
came on from Philadelphia TO lick the
Blacksmith. and though he nearly killed
49,. - -~ntl so, aba hfyy, tttA 80
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American Reaction to the Latest
Irish Revolt.

In so far as the rebellious Irish
have been led to believe that their
revolt, by furnishing opportunity to
appeal with greater force to Amer
lean sympathy, would strengthen the
anti-English cause In the United
States. 1t seems unlikely that their
expectations will be fulfilled. Al
ready those elements In our popula-
ton likely to be affected by the spec
tacle of the Irish rebels fighting for
freedom have taken their position ;
before the Dublin outbreak they had
aligned themselves and made known
their stand. 1t is improbable that
the troubles now engros>ing attention
will result In bringing many new re-
cruits tn their ranks.
How serious the disturbance is the
public here has no mcun of know
ing. That it has been long in prepara-
tion and carefully planned is rccog.
nlzed. The British censorship has
not succeeded in s%uppressing all the
disquieting news II ~endeavored Ia
keep from the world. and the conduct
Of the Ministry in the treatment of
Ireland since the beginning Of the war
has been sufficient evidence of the
danger that existed. The Government
n now Indignantly assailed because
of its lenient policy: yet II must not
be overlooked that the application of
stern measures before the commission
of an overt act would have had Scri.
Gus and far reaching consequences
that England's rulers were in duty
bound tn avoid il uyoidnnr" was pos
sible. Repression of the ngitntors by
force would have had political effects
Mt home, IN the colonies and In for
eign countries that must have multi.
piled the difficulties of "A nation en-
gagged in the prosecution of n complex
and perplcXing task.
The opinion has been widely, though
not unanimously, held here that Mr..
REDMoND's policy carried promise of
great good for Ireland and would
accomplish results not To he attained
by violence. Plainly. the programme
for which he has lahored is 10Y i'm
perilled, and on this account the Sim
Fein uprising may cost its authors
support and approval on which they
have cOntu, ntlv cOIutpd outSiI. ,f
Ireland.
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E~rzinjan, headquarters Of the Fourth

Turkish Army Corps.
Successful operations In western
and central Asia Minor would alone
cause the evacuation of Bagdad by
the Turks and relieve the bcleagucred
British Mt Kut.el-Amara. At the
same time 1t would he Russian policy
10 have n column ready to make Il
race for Bngdnd against the van Of
General LAKES army. Nothing less
than n joint occupation would suit
Petrogrnd.
The heavy work Of the Russian
forces is the expulsion of the Turks
from Anatolin. The major campaign
will he In the west and the ultimate
objective Constantinople. Every Turk
ish headquarters must he taken: ST.
vas after Erzinjan. and then Angora.
the terminus Of the railroad that
makes a junction at Eskishchr with
the line running Ia Scutari. 1t will
I've necessary tn drive the Turks out
of k%harput. southwest of Erzerum.
Whether there Is nm advance In force
further south to Djarhckr will depend
upon concentrations Of Turkish troops.
The Bngdad railroad has been com
pleted from the junction mt A.leppo
TO III Abiad, 100 miles south Of Diar-
bekr. and Turkish reenforcements
could be brought down from Constan-
tinople to III .Abiad.
The Russians are now operating In
II country without railroads. and the
further they advance west the more
they will he AT II disadvantage, as
the Turks will he %rctrpating toward
II railroad base of supplies Mt Angora.
Even after Erzerum was taken Treb-
izond was n hard nut tn crack with
the fleet cooperating. Progress west
ward will necessarily be slow. the
Turks contrasting every foot of the
advance and using every available
battalion. The fight for Anatolia is
not to he won in II day. To try to
set any limit to II would be to disre-
gard the Typographical difficulties of
the country and tn speculate vainly
upon the resources Of the Turks.
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what Saratoga Needs.

The transfer of the Saratoga Springs
Reservation to the Conservation Com.
mission. Of which GEORGE II. PRATT Of
Brooklyn Is the efficient head, ia a
wise step In advance. The non com.
posing the Conservation Commission.
under the leadership Of SPENCER
TR>sK and GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY.
have done yeoman work In the most
difficult period Of its existence. stop.
f, ping the destructive robbery of the
springs of their most precious car.
homie acid gas, the purchase of valu-
able properties costing S1.OOO.OOO. and
the last Reservation Commission un.
der the craftsmanship Of FREDERICK
w. CAMERON has ably conducted the
first season at Saratoga under trying
conditions.
To all the men who have given
their time and labor to develop this
spa the State owes grateful recogni-
ton. for to their efforts must he
credited the establishment Of the
Saratoga Springs as a health resort
equal in therapeutic resources to Man.
helm, K%issingen, Marienbad and Oyen-
hansen. The State Of New York has
acquired a valuable property. which
may he made financially profitable
only under strict business manage
ment. The same Is true In regard to
the health seekers Of this State and
country. 1t was a wise step on the
part OF the Legislature to entrust the
management of this valuable property
to one responsible head.
The unhappy condition Of central
Europe. which contains nearly all the
important springs furnishing natural
carbonic acid water. prevents our peo-
pie resorting to them. as has been
their wont for over half n century.
Many invalids. too. who have been
stopped by financial and other reasons
from j%ourneying to the European spas
will now he able to obtain In Saratoga
n treatment prescribed by their ply.
sicians hitherto beyond their reach.
And many s%rmi-invnlid men and
women. tired and weary, will seek
M the reservation rest and vigor.
II the British resort. Harrowgate.
an unattractive place. with inconsid.
cradle therapeutic facilities, could he
converted into a deservedly success
full spa by the administration of n
man of business ability, surely Sara.
toga Springs. with its superior envi-
ronm"nt. climatic advantage and uni.
ycrsally recognized curative waters.
must l"coluc not only n national hui
worldwide health resort. if Mr.. PRATT
appoints a man of recognized business
capacity rs his deputy. The Conscr-
walton Commission. which will be har-
ried by chronic Office seekers for the
appointment Of Deputy Commissioner
at Saratoga Springs. will doubtless
act wisely and he wary Of political
influences In a matter 80 vital tn our
people and to the State finances as
the development Of Saratoga Springs
at this critical period.
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AS CONGRESS WORKS.
The Cloak Room Is q Smoke Room.
tho Mace an Obsesslon.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-The House
was sitting 'as in committee of the
whole" A messenger from the Senate
entered by the north door. advanced
one-third OF the way down the main
aisle. The chairman said The com
mittee will Informally RISE" and left the
Speakers place. which was taken by a
member designated. The doorkeeper
marched up to the messenger, turned
and faced the acting Speaker and pro-
claimed: MIR. Speaker. a message from
the Senate" The acting Speaker rose
and said. "Mr. Clerk'; the messenger
bowed and said. mir. Speaker" and was
about to drone his message when from
all parts OF the House members cried
Utmost In tones Of alarm. THE Mace
The Mace! :"
AT the moment the designated Speaker
placed a foot on the FIRST step OF the ap.
proach TO the Speakers seat an assist.
ant sergeant-at-arms should have
shifted the Mace. He had not done so.
Now. these receptions Of messages from
the Senate are a part OF the almost
daily routine Of the House no one APP
pears ever to pay n attention to them
certainly no one seems to pay any atten-
ton to the fortunes Of the Mace, vet
the failure to shift 1t at the precise
moment required by the ceremony threw
the House into CONSERVATION.
When the buzz Of conversation on the
foor becomes annoying the Speaker
cries: Gentlemen desiring to converse
Will retire to the cloak ROOM" Were
he to say, ito the smoking room or "to
the lounging room members would not
understand him.
On the Democratic side the cloak
room Is more p%atronized by Southern
- chan -.
tho South are more gregarious. like bet
ter to expound informally their political
views. to tell stories. relate campaign
experiences Northerners generally when
they want TO smoke retire to the south
lobby. or. In pleasant weather, to the
noble columned porch beyond the lobby.
with It's fine view OF Virginia hills.
Speaker Clark has a set of offices
near the louise chamber where. when
the House is in committee of the whole.
he receives members who have business
with him. but occasionally he strolls
into the democratic cloak" room, where
he Is always the centre Of a group of
listeners. He is a govd story teller. hu,
confines himself these days generally to
interesting facts he digs up in his in
cessant study OF the lives of American
public men.
Dorsey Shackleford OF Missouri liz a
cloak room habitue. and he knows is
value. hat Is where he passed his
good roads bill. Personally shack,
Ms he IL called. is a likable. interest
ing fellow. with a pcrsuasiveness potent
N cloak room campaigns.
During Oscar rnderwood's four years
majority leadership he seldom entered
the cloak room. The majority leader
also has "A private Office near the cham.
her. and when Underwood wanted 10
soothe the ruffied feelings of a member
or. with his Mona Lisa smile. convince
him Of the error of his way. HI at
tended TO him in his private office.
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FIRST AID FOR THE FAT.
Rhythmic Breathing l. What the
Obese Middle Aged Need.

To THE EDITOR or The SuN-Sir. &C.
j VI s. account ~ how he rid himself
Of oN"ffttucs> through dietary regula-
lions is Interesting though based upon
scmi-phNSiologic al facts.
As In all systems OF reducing whore
regulation Of diet and food is the priu-
cirlc, there Is overlooked the real
ph>~ astrological principle OF combustion
and repair Of all tissues.
The stan of life is oxygen. This is
tn" stun which burns up fat and builds
new tissues TIT blood must have
plenty of oxygen to carry To the internal
organs. from the brain to the toes. Tn,
blood stream rich in oxygen will burn
up fat as quickly In the hody AS will
Goals in n range when you give them
air %draught, a supply Of oxygen.
The great value OF physical exercise
Is not the development 81 muscles but
the increased power Of inspiration and
expiration. This enables the blood IA
receive an extra amount OF oxygen and
IN this way act hroug the blood stream
as a tissue builder and TAT consumer.
Taking or fat through n system OF
dieting simply means tearing down "A
stripping Of body tissues with no COM
pCnSa'ory repairing. Such a method il
frequently injurious and generally weak
euiug, The Overfat middle aged person
Is not usually In a NJ condition for such
vigorous exercise as Will cause "A burn
Ing mp of fat, Either there Is a dan
g"rous amount of fat around the heart
and lungs ar the arteries are pressed
upon or inclined to he inclastic. So what
can he done?
Fat can be burned up, muscles strength
cned, a steady. rich supply Of red blood
cCrruscics sent - informal! organ. ana
brain by learning how to breathe deeply.
rhythmically.
No other system accompanying a com
Portable regulation of eating and drink
ing habits Will 50 quickly and physio-
logically keep the body and brain III as
learning how to supply the blood stream
with oxygen, II Is something OF an art.
but AN art readily acquired.
If YOU want to he we'll. be vigorous
In mind and body. learn how to
breathe.
Second Citizen-Wcll. sir. what
answer made the belly"
"Mencnsius-Sir, ! shall tell yop. With
n kind of smile. which nc'cr came from
the lungs
WILLIAM LEE HOWARD, n. n.
WssEDoRo. Mass. April 20.
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NEW York. April IS.
Songs Of the Fire Ladies'.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. zone
Hundred Years AGO was a Black Ball
Line chantey Of the SOS and was adopted
by the Are ladies Of the time. II was
sung by the capstan ganG on shin and
by fircmen at the pumpe OF the hand fire
engines Of those happy days. There was
no particular motif. the soloist using
his own judgment as to subject matter
in his improvisation Events Of the
day. worldwide or local. were freely
commented or with good naturcd bad
mage and much foolery. remcmher
such classic lines ~ these
\ hundred years are gone and pas,
- yes q.
\ hundred wears are coming fast.
a hundred years ago.
Says ! to tn. Waterman. Don't take me.
q yes q,
Take that Niger behind the tree.
4 huudrrd years ago.
| stole gold but he stole brass.
o yes O.
u Waterman. Waterman. 20 n grass,
A hundred years ago,
As ! was going 20 Baltimore.
q yes q.
| met n lady on the shor.
\ hundred gears ago.
Aud SO on TN the boys were tircd or
demanded a change.
The Hogseye Man was an especial
favorite in thoss days. while Mt "A fire
on n Sunday revival hymns were some
times sung,
Correspondents letters Of old New
York are very interesting. hut as | did
not come to tow III "a can add
little to what has been already said
| think, however, that mention should
he made OF ~Jibhouunicy Proctor. who
WAS the most satisfactory SLAYER of
lnjuns on the old Bowery stage. And
wasn't her name spelled Heron" What
about Rachel Noah in The French
Spy" and who was II that PLAYED
"Fanchon the cridHct'"
NJ. A. CrMtNG.
NEW YORK. April 20.
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After TrcbizOnd.

BY taking Trcbi2ond the Grand
Duke NICHOLAS has made his right
flank secure from attack and OBJ
tanned n port for tho landing of re-
endorsements and supplies. prcyi-
cnsly the Russians were %donondent
upon the Batum-Tinis.Ka railroad
with n terminus near the Armenian
border. The line Of advance now
stretches from the Black Sen to Bit
lis, south of Lake Van, /; distance of
300 miles. The strength of the Rus.
sian forces has not been disclosed.
but II is evident that the operations
In Asia Minor are being conducted
on II lnrg" scale. \ month ago
M%nmakhntnn, sixty miles west of
Erzerum, WAS occupied after fierce
hghhng. In this direction the Grand
Dukes objective for the present IL
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TELL WHAT BOYS SHOULD EAT
Experts speak NJ Opening Of hiId
Welfare Exhibit.

Tommy had 2 tummy which 10 "ei
"tth lo,lipops.
Tommy has dyspe psii nov, Big. -.
ease ami govt
And he ronhs.gn.M 81 >oI - 'a
Serious scientific epcc.ros .-s
showing th" ravaCcs 80 ram .r .t
paintings of all the kinds Of sW.,'r,..
dear 20 CNildhood's hear - -a' g
Shoulish clee about the t. sur" o. '.''a
boy Who has supposedly been -,.r
,rouch To cat them. and tho 'o~s-r'
taught by all the speakers ~ ~" 4"
opening yesterday af tho Nation ~. t'f. .
Welfare Exhibit at 20 Fifth avc'..o sra
all admirably summsh M n the =.
warning in rhyme to the youth Z 10.
land.
Health Commissioner Dr. Haven ru.cr.
son told the audience that ,InI-t'Hs -
workers In the downtown huS.uos~ s"-
ton were being worn out hv N.t. g
under too powerful artificial gilt fe
also said that more people diod If '1..r-
culosts In England last yea than we're
killed IN the trenches II All NE - -.r.
ent armies in the same tine.
Among the interesting point. hr. : p
u in IA speech 10y nr e. Ward &C., r..
ton. head Of the physical '.t. =
department ot the Sew Y. 'y
schools, was the declaration 'r.' .
country which has 0oou -, r'
IN the European war owed '...
largely to its perfected sy-trr. ~
cal training in It's schools 20 o. "
ton expressed tho hrl,.f t.tf ..
children are more essential OBJ rr..
meath and national ~plcpar'i'.- Is
large army and navy "1I, ..,..
deN " tho social sanity e "a '.....'. r
the speaker sad. "ls Tive ,..o a. M p
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The Closed shop In the Anthracite
Mines.

From the statement of the anlhra-
cite coal operators explaining the in
ability of their committee to agree
with the union leaders on the terms
of - contract To replace that which
has expired ny limitation, It appears
that the companies were willing tn
grant an eight hour work day and I'm
increase Of ) per cent. in pay, this
being equivalent to II l2la per cent.
raise in wages, This compromise was
acceptable to the miners representa-.
tiycs, hut they demanded that the
companies should run the mines as
closed shops and collect from their
employees union dues and nssess,
ments. This the employers refused
to concede.
II there is a strike. therefore. II