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The sun., 1916-11-17
The Plight OF the Prinresses.

The marriage OF Prince GEORGE of
BATTENHERG and the Countess NADIA
Tony Of Russia Is spoken Of Ms a
brilliant wedding" 1t was. perhaps,
as near a marriage between the men,
bers of relxping houses rs Europe has
known since the war began.
The war has cruelty interfered with
a number Of promising royal ro-
n and played havoc with the
fortunes of European princesses. The
day was set for the marriage Of Crown
Prince GEORGE Of Greece and the I,u-
manian Princess ELIZABETH when the
Princes uncle WILLIAM and his
royal cousins" broke up the pretty
arrangement by rafting their sabres.
A prince "Of high rank" It was said
had already been chosen for the
Princess MARY Of England and the
keen British eye was on the lookout
for n fitting mate for the young
Prince Of WALES. King FERDINAND Of
Bulgaria IL said to have found II bride
for Prince Boris worthy II Saxe-Co.
burger and At to he the Queen Of
Greater Bulgaria. But the war ended
his matchmaking before he could ever
announce the name of the princess
upon whom his choice had fallen.
Members Of royal families usually
marry young; generous nations rp.
lieve them OF the worry of saving for
II home and building up n career by
voting them palaces and pensions. la
view Of this there are quite n number
of European princesses who are Of
marriageable age, and who. perhaps.
would have been wed If their fathers
had not been fighting. A princess,
unlike ordinary mOrtals, cannot con.
ceal her age. the AlmGwach de
0ofha heralds 1t to ths>world. The
The sun., 1916-11-17

Ing ambitious American youths how
not to be President, how not to be
Secretary Of Stnte, how not to be
United States Senator, how not to he
Of real value and inspiration to his
own and succeeding times. You will
need, MFR. Artist, soft colors. gentle
touches, and n psychological compre-
hension Of the aura that emanates
from the earthly tenement of the
most deserving Democrat that Bryan
ism has yet produced.
The sun., 1916-11-17
MANHATTAN'S ROCK ROAD.
A Strip OF Pavement Father Knick.
erb0cker Should Make smooth.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN--Sir. From
the subway and elevated stations at the
Municipal Building every morning come
about 100000 business men and women,
office workers and others, who walk
south to become part Of the beehive
that forms the lower end OF Manhattan.
Every evening these same thousands
head toward this point to board trains
that will take them to their homes in
Brooklyn. Queens or Long Island.
With the exception OF Two small strips
the roadway south Of the Municipal
Building is paved with cobblesiones
that cause many a twinge Of pain and
not n few strains to the ankles of the
hurrying pedestrians, Would It bank
rupt the city II this little strip were
paved smooth? ! am sure many "A sore
ankle would he saved by II.
BROOKLYN. November l6. u. NJ. ID.
The sun., 1916-11-17
From the Natives Too.

President pABNEY Of the University
OF Cincinnati, addressing the AssOcin-
ton Of Urban Universities on training
for citizenship and public service, this
week. Is quoted rs saying:
"Drilled for centuries under autocrati tic
systems, aud taught to think Pf govern.
ment as coming from the State down
ward. instead Of from the people up
ward, some of our newer citizens secm
neither to understand nor appreciate our
free Institutions
The m~lsconccption Of the State rs
an entity outside Of and distinct from
the citizens IL unquestionably held by
many immigrants. hut natives who
ave enjoyed the benefits Of American
education and been reared under
American institutions are not by any
means free from It. 1t IL not from
foreign influence that a large fraction
Of the population puts implicit faith
In the enactment Of a statute rs O
cure all for civic Ills; immigrants
drilled for centuries under autocratic
systems" cannot be held responsible
for the greenback cmze and the free
silver mania, both Of which had their
roots In the notion that the mere cay
80 Of the Government could transform
nothing into something: and ut every
session Of every Legislature and OF
the Congress the records are burdened
with projects for the ameliontion Of
conditions which would never he
proposed II the political machinery.
which in fact Ia no more than an In
were not misconstrucd in
the popular mind as an establishment
mysteriously created by some outside
agency and endowed with supreme
The movement for the education
md enlightenment Of citizens will ac.
only n part Of what II should
II 1t Is conducted on the theory that
those Of native birth and trimming are
free from the false ideas Of govern.
ment that President DARSEy attrib.
utes to those OF foreign origin. The
immigrant cannot Justly be held re.
sppnsible for the wild errors that so
frequently impose on the population
insane political Issues,
The sun., 1916-11-17

WILLIAM jennings BRYAN Is In
New York for the altruistlc purpose OF
having his portrait painted, ut the
expense Of the United States Govern
ment, the picture to be hung. for the
benefit of p~osterity, In the State De-
partnent building at Washington. 1t
IL to be hoped that the artist engaged
for this historic work, Mr.. IRVING II.
WILEs, will give his Imagination free
rein In his endeavOr to immOrtalize
the outward seeming Of him who was
once the Boy Orator Of the Platte and
has of late years been various things,
from Secretary OF Peace to high sala.
rled vaudeville star.
Would 1t not be advisable to depict
Mr.. BRYAN In n robe Of silver, fading
away Into smoke, with n peace treaty
In his hand, n halo around his head,
and that smile upon his face that nj.
ways Illuminated his speaking coun.
tenance when American refugees from
Mexico Informed him that they had
escaped from below the border with
the loss of nothing more important
than their property and the lives of
their nearest relatives?
MI. WILEs has before him nn en-.
viable opportunity to paint n por-
trait that shall carry down to coming
generations an artistic presentment
Of the one man In our nations his.
tory who has spent q lifetime In show.
The sun., 1916-11-17
THE PLAGUE OF LAWS.
An Appeal to the President and Con
gress for Relief.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SuN-Str: In
n speech to the Traffic Club at the Wal
dorfSAstoria on September &c Senator
Weeks Of Massachusetts, said more than
$4,000 laws have been passed In the
last ten years" What good have thou
sands OF these laws dom except to fur
nish Jobs and salaries for friends OF
politicians and OF public officials?
Congress will soon begin another SEES
sion. at the n Of which probably an
other thousand or two laws will have
been put on the statute books. As a
consequence man. new Offices will have
been created. with corresponding salaries
to be paid and a corresponding increase
in our taxes. How long are we going
to stand for It:
Our taxes are now increasing by leaps
and bounds. We have inspectors for
everything and everybody. As Senator
Weeks said. I'VE are working out a con-
dillon OF ~paternalism. not to say so
cial!sm. by the many laws which are
changing the whole form Of our stat
utes. II We go on at this rate We shall
reach the point reached in France after
the Revolution. when. 1t is said, there
was one Government employee to four
OF the population" We are getting
pretty near to that state now.
Government inspectors and examiners
are springing up at every corner-last
summer II was literally so II you tried
to leave New York--and We are being
put through the third degree with in
crcas!ng frequency. How long will
Americans stand this gradual hut ever
The sun., 1916-11-17
WHERE ARE THE VOTERS?
DlsprOpOrtiOn Between Population and
Those Exercising the Franchise,

To EDITOR OF THE SuH--Sir. The
recent estimates Of the population OF
continental Unlt'd states give n total
OF l05.0u0 900, The Pre~itentitl vote
being lc.12b.CcO mi" means a ,o.iNg
ratio Of about l to G.
During the second Harrison level m
campaign there appeared In THE Sun
an article on the probable total vote.
This l found on investigation to be
sharply NJ variance with the ratio pre-
vailinE during the sos. which was "a
high as 5.3 to SO.
Is It not most extraordinary that In
spite Of the recent acknowledgements OF
30 many women the Presidential voting
ratio has fallen 80 low in the short pc.
Rod Of thirty years? A compact analy.
The sun., 1916-11-17
The Bored, Sad Diners.

The theory advanced by a CORE
spondent TINT cold storage food Is
responsible for the bored or sad ex.
pressi0ns Of those q In restauL
rants will not hold water. or even
soup. In the public eating places OF
New York where storage food Is not
used, and there nre many Of these,
the diners differ not from their kind.
The food Is good and as well cooked
rs any professional IL able to cook
IL. The fault. therefore, Is with the
eater. Perhaps II would he fairer and
broader to say that the fault is with
democracy.
The gloom present Mt the hour Of
g%ustation certainly is not natural to
man. II the Nve dwellers ever cack.
led 1t probably was at the moment
Of gnawing n bone. In communities
less conservative than this, man ap-
proaches the table in delight. some
times In shirt sleeves. He eats, tests
and assimilates. But In New York,
hedged In by customs both imported
and domestic, the restaurant diner
ceases to he himself. Self.conscious.
ness gnaws Mt his hungry heart. He
would like u dozen oysters, but he
orders Il grapefruit cocktail. He Is
thinking Of what his wife thinks the
people Mt the next table will think.
He orders n salad which he will leave
u%neaten. because he believes that the
waiter expects him to order 1t. He
would like to talk with the waiter,
ask him In what Assembly district
he lives and whether the cost of liv-
Ing affects him. But the cold fire Of
social barrage M between them
ami spiritual unity flies out of the
revolving door.
The restaurant eater Is depressed
by what is to come. If his seat is
near the arena of the cabaret per-
formers he wonders whether the
blonde lady will sing anything ex-
ccpt IL hear you calling me-" and
whether the dancers will bump into
him. He thinks of the processes of
getting AMI paying the bill. Of ran.
soming his hat from the young ban.
dit at the door. of finding u cur or Il
cab To take him to u theatre and n
theatre In which he will be amused.
For the restaurant leads to the play.
house and m five dollar bill follows
another into the irrevocable past.
Preyed on by such thoughts. eating
for dessert Il melon when he prefers
pie, the wretch looks bored only when
he Is too proud to look sad. And IL
Interior JOY should so possess
him that sadness were impossible. he
must still look bored lest he he mis-
taken for n yokel. interested In the
tawdry materials Of life.
The cold storage that is responsible
for the sad. bored faces In the inns Is
the cold storage, under pressure and
at zero, Of the human heart.
The sun., 1916-11-17

The Crimson, the weekly paper pub
lishcd by Howard College. Birming-
ham. Alabama, answers the inquiry Of
many Of the old students" who are
wondering what has become Of that
Undesirable something known as COL
lege spirit. by saying:
The Crimson has been making q dill.
study OF the situation and has
reached the conclusion that the good
old 'rah-rah' days are dead. dead not
only at Howard. but dead everywhere
except In the matasines. The pranks
OF yesterday are no longer In good
standing. not even among the students.
The fire eating. 'whooper-up' ~whoop-de-
deele no longer presents himself In re-
spectacle company. It's simply. good.
by, 'rah-rah' days"
What a state higher education must
be In down In Alabama.
Up here we are r%ah-rahing lust as
as ever. II you doubt It. attend
any OF the scholastic gatherings In
the northern football zone.
The sun., 1916-11-17
Wonder 1B0Oks.

OF wonde hooks I've such q lot.
Witch nurse and mother read 10 me;
OF Jason who the gold fleece got.
And pirates sailing DER the sea.
And then there's Cinderella. who
Ny dad Gays wore an A.A shoe.
Aladdin's lamp Of all tho rest
OF stories they read, I'll allow
I'm very sure I liko the best.
Except the one which tells YOU how
Brave Jack the giant overcame.
Perhaps you know hat Jacks my name.
Put father has wonder hook.
Mole wonderful than mine by far.
And yes ,oA" day l took a look)
Tn, stories unc NlplNted are.
But fatht, just pick. ~ hi, pen
And writes the missing wLrC1 in ia
Aladdin's lamp was really slow
To the short stories dad completes,
Three stories to a page YOU know.
Tie carefully tears out the sheets.
Then hands one tale to each around.
They do his bidding, that Nv. found.
Now everybody bows and smiles
when fathers stories they have read.
But once alone dad reads u while
The book. then sadly shakes his head.
I've wondered what that book could be.
ITS Just check book" nurse said to me
].
The sun., 1916-11-17
The Standardization OF the Prr>id,H.
tlal Vote.

To THE EDIrnE OF THE S,'%~..
tionaliza;ion of the prcs.,!cn;!.i sa.
Not so long rs the rdvc qurslire 90 3D..
South cnmprls the whites e. dis, H i'ss
the negro No:c. You say thar Pms -'$
rs ready Ia help IN n move'Ur"; rr "'H~.
the vote OF every IuIl iie,, y.,t,. ;. .H.
United States count equally III tic ,hn'
OF the President Of the I'mitgl :; ,'es
That Is not what q NJ coutcmpa.1. III
World wants, That would n, Dr. ''''
eral election law, Il "forc. j. 81"
south calls 1t. "rhc B,pois t'"
would he rocrulcsrcn,.
According 10 the !niigl. raIU ..u-
hi n present the rppuia" vote. ',r Wv
SON was S,i9o.39o for IIaphca 8 ,r, '-'.
majority for Wilson i0".nT0. .'| b
WILSON'S vote ten States rou,"t"-'r'
l,olb.aOI votes, to Hughes 2ll h3@ Tha p
states wer" Alaha'na. .NrharSHH, l' rd ,
Georgia. Louisiana. M'"atsarii. :" o..
u South Carolina, TrAus ani SO SO !,
pedu'tins their vote fr"ru tin ..H"'
total for tho country world jrA'r " =
son. 7,5s3,1s3 Hughes. 1.>\T.fr-, ..f.
,orisy for Hughes a"l.c"5.
Is II not true that IN the S;.,,ct r,-G''
above n majority could - tn,u -. %.
4 Democratic cIndidat" g." rye Z
r'""'snry. M - rrattl".''
mas poglitlI'u. t.,, '.
by r%"I"'l:. VT i.r -, 500. .r .
surely in via 'ho net les .lr,.."
sight ~ any bird" iln' vega,
WALTERS pAHE. "a, NpNrnh.r
The sun., 1916-11-17

that, he asserts. IL able to record ac-
curately and instantly the result Of .
national election. Ii to be investigated
as to his sanity. Whether his vote
counting device Is practicable may be
open to question. but his desire to
save the country from a recurrence Of
Its recent forty-eight hours Of fever
ish uncertainty regarding its choice
for President indicates the possession
upon his part Of a well balanced mind.
There are thousands Of Americans who
would welcome a machine that would
reduce the high cost Of post election
betting
The sun., 1916-11-17

To THE EpIToH of THE SrN-Sir; l
have read Mr.. Reads letter expressing
his willingness TO conduct a Dantean
tour for the benefit of his fellow citizens,
To my mind tho people have chosen their
leader and the four years trip is on.
My great hope Is that In describing the
various attractions en- route the con-
ductnr will not convince hts gaping,
well fed crowd that he is really showing
them a paradise regalned through his
own sublime efforts. FBEp A. KING.
BOSTON, Mass. November Is.
The sun., 1916-11-17
THE PROFITS IN MILK.
With Pencil and Pad One May Make
the Millions Pile I'm.

To II EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: The
letter Of ID. A. &" liz one Of the few
good ones which call attention to a form
OF petty larceny not generally compre-
hendcd by the public. TIL letter. how
ever. lacks certain data which should
be supplied in order TO %acquaint CONSUME
ers of milk with Just the form OF soph.
istry they are being gulled with.
From the statements OF the milk deal
ers themselves. published from time TO
time recently. 4, will be noted that be-
fore the recent advance in price this
community used something over 6,o0O.-
600 quarts ~ milk zach day. which
these philanihropists provided at so low
n profit as s.oo26 a quart. this profit
being given IN milk only. the profit on
cream no; being stated.
This $.0026 looks very small when It
stands alone or when surrounded by the
right Kind OF literature. hut when you
multiply this little $.0O26 by 5000, 900
you have $l5.600 u day net profit, and
this means the profit after all expensive
salaries, fine office rents and all other
charges have been paid. Now II you
will take this sIj.sOO daily profit and
- ~ "''s ava hhNit u Ho Upll
days In tho milk business, you have
sa.69i.oo0 us the net yearly profit on
ordinary milk at nina cents q quart.
The average person would hardly ex-
pect that the poor looking. p!nched up
s.o026 would grow so in n year.
Now they have added the small sun
OF one cent n quart 10 the old price.
Not much. perhaps. to you and me. but
1t might be that this cent means bread
TO go with the milk In a great many
cases. for a single cent can do a lot in
this city. II has not been shown what
these philanthropic gentlemen are doing
with that cent. but. so far as can be
learned through the papers. about one
third OF X goes to the farmer. Let us
say. however. that the dealers pay one
half cent a quart more for milk than
they did before the advance. This leaves
the other one-half cent of the advance
~unaccounted for. or. as they probably
would prefer TO see II, 300j. This one
half cent on 5000, 900 quarts daily
means $4,000 a day or l0.950,O 900 a
year. Figure 1t FOR yourself. then add II
to the original profit Of $685. 900, maxi
ing a total profit OF 3l6.s4t.Oo0 yearly.
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The sun., 1916-11-17
N PORT. NOT rwo.


To THE EDITOR or THs suN-str. II
was with great interest that I read this
porning your article upon the suggested
d%iferential in the freight rate to points
on the New Jersey and New York sides
Of the Port Of New York. and whereas
II would seem very unlikely that 30 wise
a body as the Interstate Commerce Com
mission would seriously entertain the
proposition. this healthy rivalry between
the several municipalities can be made
very useful to all by what seems to me
a most simple solution Of the entire
problem.
There could not be a more shortsighted
policy than that suggested by these New
Jersey a%gitators. and, like the infant
crying for the glowing coal. no one would
be 70 badly injured As themselves II
their wish were granted. DO they not
know that the Now York Central rail.
road carries as much freight TO the New
jersey shore as do all her own railroads
combined? do they not know. as pointed
out In your article. that the reason for
cheap freight rates for both New Jersey
and New York ID the vast volume Of
freight that New York receives and the
competition OF New FORKS canals7 Are
they not aware that thousands Of resi-
dents Of New Jersey. who spend their
money In New Jersey. are supported by
employment In New York city that n
simple method OF taxing these non.resl-
dents would o move thousands 10 this
state and would be an attractive source
Of revenue; that q special license re.
CURED Of the farmers who truck Into
the New York market would be q very
discrimination?
II our good neighbors in New Jersey
will use their influence to advance the
project here suggested. and We all work
and cooperate to the same end. l see no
reason why this problem may not be
solved speedily and probably for all.
h reason for the rate diYerential is
Iighterage. Let US rid ourselves OF the
reason. There Is at present a belt lire
railroad across the New Jersey meadows
practically every railroad that
enters the port. The New York Central
railroad Is on the verge OF u $50. 900. 900
improvement of It's freight terminal In
Manhattan. which would nj itself natu-
rally into a broader scheme. Provision
has already been made for a municipality
owned terminal railroad through lower
Manhattan. A marginal railroad has
been initiated In Brooklyn n the plans
been approved by the municipal
authorities. The improvement OF Jamaica
Bay Is under way. The great freight
OF the New York Connecting
Railroad is almost completed. There is
The sun., 1916-11-17

| We take q boy VINO mas completed
grammar school or better and examine
his as to his mental makeup. A series
Of simple arithmeticai problems, coupled
with the manner Of fillins out his for
NAL application blank. and a personal
interview. give us some idea Of the
boys accuracy. industry. alertness. lie
then goes out in the shop to run the
gantlet Of our shop instructors. They
find out why he wants to be a machinist
Instead Of a lawyer. or a boilermaker
instead Of an editor or preacher. II
some friend or parent simply sent him
to US on account OF the good wage paid
mechanics. or II he Is making applica'
ton simply because his father was a
machinist. We want to md out as
much as possible about the boy from
tho boy himself. We do not ask or de-
mand ~ letters Of reference. We do.
however. strongly endeavor to Get boys
Of good. honest ~parentage.
II he passes the shop instructors he
next goes to our surgeons and passes
an examination similar to what one
must pass In applying for life insurance.
We are taking these young fellows In our
service for life. and with u hospital
system. our pension system. our insur-
$50 a.. -, .s],.. a
$3.50 Nv.
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out the regular indenture papers. minors
release. and Is given a letter TO the shop
foreman. who gives him a shop number.
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