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fight had gone neNrly two hours Cap
tain GRIDLEY told the Admiral that the
Olympia had remaining only fifteei
rounds per gun for the 5 inch battery
DEWEY is frank about his feelings:
1T was a most anxious moment 70,
mo-. 80 far - I could see, the Spanish
squadron was a. intact as ours. I had
reason to bslievs that their supply OF
ammunition was a. ample a. ours wal
limited"
A. 4 matter Of fact. victory was al.
ready ours, although we did not know
IT," Behind the smoke the Spanish
feet was a wreck. MoNroJo's flagship
a shambles. This DEWEY perceived a.
he was stesmins out Of range; and
then came the news that. instead OF
having left only fifteen rounds. the
Olympia's 5 inch guns had hred only
that number. Hence the signal for
the famous meal:
"Feelins confident Of the outcome, I
now signalied that the crews. who had
had only q cup Of coffee at 4 A. A..
should have their breakfast. The public
at home. on account Of his signal. 10
which was attributed a n%onchalancc that
mad never occurred to me. reasoned that
breakfast was the real reason for our
Withdrawing from Action
II takes Z brave man to 60 out OF his
way TO declare that he was not non.
chalant, but nervous: therefore DEWEY
does II. But nobody will regret that
the boys had their breakfast early.
whatever the cause. They had done IT
large mornings work.
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THE OFFER OF PEACE.
An Argument That II Must Come
From . Government Of the People.

To THE EorrcR or the sUN-Str: Peacs
completed stipulafions Of which are to
be signed and guaranteed by the very
men who described and treated the
treaty with Belgium as "a scrap OF
paper" by the very men who from the
outset Of this war to the present time
have trampied upon every neutral right
and d~isregarded every International and
humanitarian obligation
Is II not apparent to the German peo-
pie that they must choose other advo-
Gates and representatives before the
tribunal Of the world that no nation.
Power or man. %belligercnt or neutral.
can with any self-respect deal with or
aid In negotiations or mediation with
the Central Empires. the very men who
stand convicted by their " words and
deeds OF the most deliberate disregard
Of their most solemn obligations?
or what use another pact with the
Hohcnsollcrn despotic tribe n its Tx.
with Prussian Junkcrtum and militia
rism, signed Ivy a subscrvient Won Beth
mann-Hollweg who glories In sharing
his masters belief that the end justi-
fies the means''?
Have the German people lost all sense
Of huinor? II you want peace, the last
ing peace w all want. "wash your sins.
not only your face" establish FIRST a
government Of your people and by your
people which may become the real
y%uarAntor Of any arrangements you
%stipulate with your %neighbors. Or must
VIC assume in you case the truth Of
the saying that peoples rave only the
government which they deserve?
ALsAcE.
HoHoKCs, n. j.. December 10.
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What President WILSON suggest

What President WILSON suggests
p the statesmen of the belligerent
lowers Is II task Of definition. He
categorically denies that he proposes
peace. He does not Offer mediation.
lie asks for formal disclosures Of
national aspirations and racial nm
billions. Tho limitations nc imposes
on his present project he mikes clear
beyond the possibility Of misconstruc-
ton. 1t is not how peace may he
attained. hut why war Is maintained.
that engages his immediate interest.
The importance of the explanations
be seeks Is obvious. Their bearing
on the duration Of the war and on
the ultimate terms Of peace would he
Of major consequence. Yet this does
not measure the significance to the
United States OF the scheme OF world
politics which influences the note pub
lished this morning.
BY its terms and explicit declarations
the President makes plain his inten-
ton to labor for the creation Of post
bellum conditions that In interna.
tional transactions will obllgate this
country in Il 1t has hitherto
scrupulously avoided. This project
Is not new to Mr.. WILSON. lie has
frequently declared that In the pres.
ervation OF world peace we must
hereafter play II part unlike that
which has been ours In the past.
That declaration Is now embodied In
an official document conceived under
the gravest circumstances and given
to the world in the most Impressive
form.
Serious rs IL the Presidents aim
with respect of the conflict now dew.
astatlng the world. 1t Is to America
less momentous than the change in
our historical attitude toward foreign
affairs that may eventually flow from
its development.
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b Does Odell Say:

As disclosed to the public. the plan
for the employment Of a $4,000 n
year business manager to preside over
the affnirs Of the Republican state
Committee cOntemplates the retention
In the hands OF the Governor of SUI
perior power In the adjustment OF
that bOdy's policy and the direction
Of Its labOrs.'
Thus the Governor Is to be the
actual head Of the committee. the
business manager being to all intents
and purposes his agent.
The scheme Of Capitalization Is in
teresting: It will be discussed care.
fully; and we should like to know
what BENJAMIN Il. ODELL Of New
hurgh. who was once Governor and
State Chairman ut the same time,
would say about It..
Governor ODELL Is a very interest,
ing COnversatIonalist.
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TALKING BY B
An Account OF Experiments with .
Submarine Telephone.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: There
appeared in YOU editorial columns an
editorial article headed Making the Ca.
bIes Speak" which had reference to a
new discovery OF L!eu,cnan;-Colonc
George q. Squier OF a means for re-
ceivins cable messages audibly. In this
editorial article YOU comment upon the
fact that although rapid strides have
been made by science In all other fields.
for the last sixty years the ocean tele.
graph has remained dumb.
! desire to call your attention 10 the
fac: that early in 1915. over the same
Government cables In ALASKA upon
which the Squicr discovery was tested,
under the supervision OF officers Of the
unitel states signal Corps tests OF the
Musso system of submarine telephony
were conducted.
An extract from the report o.! Lieu
,enant Dougherty to the War Depart
mcnt Ia as followf:
lie tDr. Muss,1 was successful IN taking
over ihs Montague Island cabl. 10
both CordoNa and seward. a distance OF
10 and 40 knots respectively. Tne opera.
tor al Cordova claims iiat tho voice was
clear and distinct. Attention IL
called TO II" fact tina, ,a.s cable tSruardl
has an insulation resistance Of 300 mgs.
and there are known 20 be faults In Il.
Further quoting from The report
Tire. experiments were mad- In taking
over rhr land line L Fairbanks. Tia, Inc
would by no means hr considered n good
telephone line. II has about two mite. Of
buried deep sea cahl. across Thompson
Pass to contend with. Likewise sbou, six
Of the line being No. y O. l. wire. Al
time buried In snow. I. is conside cred re-
msrksbie that his voice could be 60,
through In good shAp" TO Fairbanks, a DIS
,snce Of 3Ij miles. The chief operator at
Fairbanks could Distinguish our word.
plainly, although h. stated, no; 50 y panty
a. In IN" ordinary lone distance telephones
on standard systems In the states.
1t will be readily seen. therefore. that
what has hitherto been considered M
possible has now been accomplished and
that 10y the Musso system telephone con-
vcrsation over submarine cable has been
accomplished over 375 miles.
In addition, by this system 1t has been
possible to speak ovcr an artificial sub
marine cable equivalent 20 5000 miles In
length Of submarine caolc. or 1000
miles in length Of ordinary telegraph
wire at Musso's laboratory IN this city.
GEORGE A. Ferris,
NEW YORK, December 10.
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UNCENSORED DRAMAS.
Should OhicialdOM Protect tho Feelings
OF Friendly POwersi

To TnE EDITOR OF THE srN-SU: 1
saw last night q theatrical sketch having
to do with Japan In an ostensibie EFFORT
to show a plot for the destruction OF all
United States warships and their crews.
AS n playlet II va a joke. but In the
conflict between United States secret SER
vice and the japanese too many unpleas-
ant expressions were used rciec;ins
upon the Japanese. il vas watched
with curiosity by the audience. not en-
thusiasm. and I gathered the impression
that many there felt as | do. The play
let Is a gratuitous insult to a friendly
Power. and It's continuation may cause
very unpleasant feelings. Why not have
the powers that rule pass upon a play
like this before It is permitted to do real
harm? G.. l.. C..
NEW York. December 20.
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~GYROSCOPES o
SHIFT VI the Wheels Position MIA
the Gimbal Of the Air>hip.

To the EDITOR OF riIr SrA->0
not clear to me- that "ouc Who ..
tie Syro and the smhal' quite - To-
away the points Ia,scd - 80 the :
scope actions aboard a.rsh.ps
lie assumes that Was only as-N'
His statement tlat II a." cyru 80
were mounted IN Gouaia s.l',,..
aeroplane could loop tho lo,r o. %.
ans Other movement and t1c rc'o,'
wheel would never m",c oHt @! Is col
NAL plane H. corrcc, as to lory,rs
loop. because { ~ involves Vie cuI"
lent OF not dcydtiu- from ct s'u-
line, but II ANY other m",cucu' $780,
shortly turn!n- sdcvd,t. Iu O." 'l
or left, the wheel would . 'tr,
chansc it, Vertical pns.t"u r., % .
zon,al position 50 fi e, .l- -u
would permit the r,auee
\ point would make. pul - =
point OF my suggestion. j. tut' ~" o.
ship affords To a rotn'or. Whether Be-
c disc. n balance vince, cor = prnEr
nm ideal Iimbal. a suspcuS o" '%'l"'
dent of stable supports. gtr- g..
rotator freedom 10 follow IT, So
tendencies.
Your correspondent sccNs -
that there is reason IA ug 't.n r
the engine haiaur" wlHrl, N.,r.
b" in part tho propeller. ~ o."
h Syroscopic force produce
propeller Is nothing 10 he s'"'le
have not sunppSrl III At All ID .'
rave been due to the yal," .s--U'
but there have been man. l,n.r'
from unknown causcs, and ! Hrr
licred they might Ice duo - '''" :
SCOPE effects. | am uol aee : '
thing beyond what | hroN 90 H."
syroscopic action
have a model that ",~ r'lN" %.
ago to demonstrate tho l.'uH
scribcd. that shortly iUrurS l'' o.
OF a rotator gives tho rotate. 81 BIZ,
alton 10 change from 4 ,cr'rb '-
horizontal plane. The dis - ,tc H
in diameter and has a l.funs ruN'
a speed OF less than one thou-l.i 'r
lutions a minute. that ovcroow'. OIL. =
force a nan can exert lay pre-. u' %
the hand and arm, have soon q :
teen inch disc. n a speed 90 SO
hundred revolutions. ~ IT, dc'''H1
ton to change rs plan" at lu'tH.
overcome the power Of I man to ''.t'
II and lift the man from tao Nn'
IIoMEr NNulr 49,.
P~EEkshILi, December -,
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An Inland

The rorkiest bill ever put before
Congress Is now PENDING. A good
many OF the rural Congressman are
not only bent upon bringing home the
bacon but are resolved to rejoice their
constituents with the finest strips Of
fat. A streak O. fnt for the hill town.
a streak o lean for the city. seems to
he the prescription most favored. A
fine sample Of the fat Is to 70 to the
town Of Hazard. Kentucky. II Repre-.
sentative JONI WESLEY LANGLEY can
compass 1t. Pork knows no party. Mr..
LANGLEY il IA Republican.
The population Of Hazard IL 53i.
Yearly post ONCE receipts are under
5000. Rental Of the present post
ONCE quarters is 1870 n year. The
public building bill would appropriate
$4,000 for a Government building
which would require $500 n year for
maintenance.
We have never been able to compre.
hend the passion for respondent post
offices. II the money were for schools
or for the support Of teachers a cer-
tain lavishness with 1t would be I'm.
derstandable. But the school district
pays for the schoolhouse and pays the
tencher-We wonder how much she
gets In Hazard. Whereas the two cent
stamps Of the city dwtllers pay for
the marble corridors OF Government
buildings in Hazards from Maine TO
California.
Now 1t is possible that the people OF
Hazard do not quite realize that this
country needs guns and battleshipe.
They are not on the seacoast. With
good reason they feel tolerably secure
But n number Of settlements whose
wealth would make possible their Gov.
crnment building have not the came
comfortable sense Of safety. Isn't
amy reasonable compromise possible ?
Perhaps for soO.OOO Hazard could have
II thoroughly adequate Government
building. seryiceable. substantial and
licnifiei II not snowy. The other
S2nM n might 20 TO buy a piece Of ar.
tillery or some smokeless powder. In
the same public building bill which
favors Hazard there are plump sums
to erect buildings or buy sites In six.
teen North Carolina AMI twenty-one
Missouri villages. If all these and
Hazard were TO halvc the money tie
signed for them they could pay for a
submarine. which might he christened
the C(nsclfish) 3s.
The sun., 1916-12-21

our correspondent clips an editorial
paragraph in which he underlines the
words when On his way to the siege OF
Troy" following mention of the snake
bite suffered by Philoctetes on the island
Of Iemnos; and IA letter to THE SuN
with the headline shall We Danish
Loki's Arrow the mistletoe.
Mr.. Guiterman's readiness to break
\ spear In behalf OF accuracy in clta-
ton of the classics and mythology /.
more commendable thar his manner in
the lists. We shall not TIT with him.
but shall quote for his ediication from
Harper's Dictionary Of Classical Liter
ature and Antiquities: 'Philoctetes
was leader Of seven ships in the expedi-
ton against Troy but on the way out
he was bitten by a snake at Lemnos. or
the small island Of Chryse near Lemnos.
and was abandoned at LEM
nos on the advice of Odysssus.'' In
Bulhnch. Lokl threw the mistletoc twig
at Baldur, and the verb FITS "A spear
rather than an arrow, In other feelings,
however. he "made an arrow OF mistle-
toe" with which Baldur was shot BY
blind Hodur.
Verbally exact quotations from ancient
original texts may be interesting. As
to tho mistletoe. THE SrN favors the
modern adaptation OF Druidic observ-
ances rather than the old Morse usage.
The sun., 1916-12-21

The announcement that the United
States Public Health Service has or.
dercd It's large corps of physicians to
discontinue the prescribing IF heroin
and To return tn its headquarters all
the supplies of this drug on hand Is
gratifying confirmation Of the atti-
tude OF THE SUN on the matter of the
heroln habit. Three weeks ago we
expressed cordial approval OF the
resolutions adopted by the Committee
on Drug Addiction Of the National
Committee on Prisons, recommending
Federal legislation to abolish the I'M
p%OrtatiOn. sale and manufacture OF
herOin in this country. 1t was shown
that this drug Is not 50 indispensable
In the practice of medicine that Its
place may not be readily taken by
other drugs less menacing to health
and life. and not at all likely to lead
to unwarranted and excessive use. As
Il habit heroin addiction has been
proved an avenue to vice and crime.
Credit is due to the Committee on
Drug Addiction for having adopted the
well grounded view Of one of It's
members, ey-SurgeOn.Gencral STOKES
of the navy, who had been enabled
through the generosity of Mrs. HELEN
HARTLEY JENKINS to pursue studies on
this subject, In the city inebrlatc farm.
which the scnnt appropriation Of the
city authorities had made impossible
hitherto. DR.. STOKES has ascertalneo
that most Of the herOin addicts were
between the ages Of Is and % ana
that usually the habit was acquired
through the mallgn influence OF the
gang" that these boys were mostly
potential criminals because, their earn
ing capacity being poor. they are under.
nOurlshcd and crave the drug In in
creasing quantities until their capacity
for obtaining 1t Is out Of proportion to
the memorable demand OF their sys-
tens. The most important finding.
however. was that 90 per cent. OF the
addicts committed to the Warwick
Inebriate Farm are hcroln takers. and
that a method Of managing these cases
without violent medication under
strict discipline. mental and hygIenlc
measures, &c, had brought about the
cure Of about "a per cent. rs recorded
In the courts, According to DR..
STOKEs's own record. made after trac-
Ing the addicts by volunteer and OH.
rinl social helpers, the successful cases
numbered 90 per cent. Three hundred
In the city OF all kinds Of addicts were
treated at the City Farm In four
months. The method Of DR.. STOKES
does not involve keepers, former nd.
diets do most Of the nursing and
watching, o the agonizlng distress
50 commonly depicted. After three
weeks deprivation OF the drug, with
proper exercise, diet and environment,
these unf0rtunates are said to have
regaincd their lost weight, but they
nre not allowed to leave until they
have established their claim to free.
dom In the "Toilers Club" which has
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from INC birmi"phdm Lfdgr,
II have heard OF 'whittlers' and have
seen q few In my day. but the most con-
sistent whittier within the range Of my
memory was Judge Samuel Henry sprott
Of Tuscaloosa. whose whiting procliyi-
ties while OF the bench made him known
throughout Alabama said John W. Ait
man, He also was known widely for his
great knowledge Of law and the admins
tering OF It. well remember that when
ever and wherever Judge sprott was hold
Ing court. always there would be two or
three long. clear strips Of white pine rest
ing on the desk beside him. and when he
started on q case he also would start whit
ting. The mors Interested he became In
tho arguments OF tho lawyers the faster
he would whittis. II was very interest.
ms 20 watch him WELD the knife. and
Waiting appeared to be almost second
nature 10 him"
The sun., 1916-12-21
A Mestless Thursday In Ireland,

The suggestion that Thursday bc
designated as a meatless day In the
British Isles nrOrHes In Ireland a pro.
test which might have been expected.
Three-quarters Of the population of
Ireland abstains from meat every Fri.
day for religious reasons. To make
Thursday meatless would h. to ask
the Roman Catholics Of Ireland to an
stain two days In succession. Indeed,
the rule would mean more sacrifice
than that, for In Lent all Wednesdays
aud Fridays are nov meatless and "
The sun., 1916-12-21

And now the Federation of Labor
says that II didn't ask for the Adam.
son law" II didn't. II demanded II,
at the point Of a gun. The brother
hoods defied the Constitution In be-
half Of the bill and now they are In
voking that same Constitution to take
the punch out Of II. The Adamson
measure. fraudulent on its face. is now
denounced both by its former oppo.
nents and by its former advocates. The
votes that 1t won for MI. WILSON at
the recent election will be always an
unhappy memory TO their recipient.
The sun., 1916-12-21

The London Ttmes uses a new word
"prohtecring." II is employed to de.
scribe that which LLorD GEORGE desig.
mated in his speech as unfair prom,
taking out Of the war" NoRrHcLEFl
sets the Prime Minister a lesson In
economy. The new term Is an i'm.
rrovement upon PLrNKirr's "honcs,
graft
The sun., 1916-12-21
s,s.. Of . Cold Winter In Missouri.

FROM ma Cass Comfy Lssdrr.
A tramp was making the rounds In Hs =,
Nton one day last week begging for cas-,
on clothing, while wearing two psir, A,
trousers, Two coats and two overoosts. Al,
10 svidenlly expecting . severe wiutsr.
The sun., 1916-12-21

The sudden rush to discover L.iLIrH
must astonish the Talmudists and also
the poets who have sung OF her these
many years. The popular mind. how
ever. does not picture BEELzEsrB as the
lady's second husband. lie IN remem.
bered rather as the voN Kissing OF
LucIrER.
The sun., 1916-12-21

From the Eansas Ciiv Tin,

FROM vac hdnsds Cfv Ttsss
Resolved. that gossip has caused more
sorrow than all the other sins OF the
world was the question permanently set
tied At the BueShoFn Literary . few nights
aSo.
The sun., 1916-12-21

To TUr EpiroR or THE SrS--Sir. You
better buy a reference hook OF Greek and
Morse mythology for use OF your para.
graph writer. X. GuIIIRMAN.
NEW YoRK, December 20.
The sun., 1916-12-21

Boston has contributed to national
preparedness her decision. recorded
at the polls on Tuesday, not to abolish
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery.
The sun., 1916-12-21

The members Of the House OF Rep.
resentatives are not the only persons
who will experience the effects Of toe
much pork.
The sun., 1916-12-21

Who will serve the egg injunction
on the hen?
The sun., 1916-12-21

The curse is the curse Of Heaven
but the voice Is the voice OF Count
zr RevENrLow.
The sun., 1916-12-21
when Ysu 1ssk Her skstinx.

Grit.
FIT.
Fit.
Hit.
Sit,
Quit,
Chit.
Wit,
Nit.
Dn.
Split.
OFT.
AoLASDsusos wnsoE.
The sun., 1916-12-21

London once. lO-43 Fleet street.
Paris ONCE. q Hue de la Michodiere. on
Rue du Quatrc Septembre.
Washington ONCE. Munsey Building. 49,.
Brooklyn Once. Room 20". Eagle Build
ing, 900 Warrington street.
The sun., 1916-12-21

Catered al the Post once al New York ~
Second Class Mall Matter.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-12-27
FAMILY AVOIDS
 SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied WhA
 ThedfOrd's Black -Draught.

McDuff, Va.-T suffered for severa ycars," says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, oI This place, with sick headache, and stomach trouble.
 Ten years ago friend told me to try Thedford's Black-Draught, which l did and found it to be the best family medi- cine for young and old.
 l keep Black-Draught on hand all the time now, and when my children feel 8 little bad, they ask me for a dose, and il does them more good than any medicine they ever tried.
 We never have a long spell of sick ness in our family, since we commenced using Black-DraughE'
 Thedford's Black-Draught is purely vegetable, and has been found to regr- late weak StonlachS, aid digestion, re. lieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea, headache, sick stomach, and similar symptoms.
 It has been in constant use for more han 70 years, and has benefited more than million people.
 Your druggist sells and recommends Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a o1ckage to-day. NCiu
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-12-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of F. E. Harris, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the under signed, Administrator of the estate of E. E. Harris deceased, to the credit ors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator at Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Prescott, Arizona, the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate, in said County of Yavapai.
 COMMERCIAL TRUST &
 SAVINGS BANK, Administrator of Estate of E. E.
 Harris Deceased. First publication Dec. 6, St (W).
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-12-27
NOTICE OF SALE BY ADMINISTRATOR.

In the Superior Court of Yavapai County, State of Arizona.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Stephen w. Walker, Deceased.
 In Probate No. l25o;
 Notice is hereby given, that in pur- suance of an order of the Superior Court of Yavapai County. State of Arizona, on the 22d day of December, 1916, in the matter of the estate of Stephen w. Walker, deceased, the of said estate will sell at private sale, in one parcel, to the highest bidder, upon the terms and hereinafter mentioned, and and subject to confirmation by said Superior Court. on or after Friday. the l2th day of January. 1917, all the right. title, interest and estate of the said Stephen w. Walker, at the time Of his death, which was a one-third in and to the property here matter described. and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has, by operation of law, or other wise, acquired. other than or in ad- dition to that of said deceased, at the time of his death, of, in and to.
 Those certain lode mining claims situated in the Verde Mining Dis trict, Yavapai County. Arizona, known