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The New Elevated Railroads.

The new transportation facilities
provided in Manhattan and The Bronx
by the express tracks to be put into
service this morning on the elevated
railroads should reduce congestion not
only on the lines of which they form
n part but also in the subway. Both
the east and west sides of the town
will benefit by the improvements, and
while twenty-five minutes from Cort-
landt street to l25th street does not
fulfil the dream of Fifteen minutes
from the Battery to Harlem" II rep
resents running schedule sufficiently
speedy for most New Workers..
Because Of the magnitude Of the
subways under construction the diff
cult and extensive task performed In
rebuilding the elevated railroads has
received scant attention. 1t has been
expeditiously accomplished. with no
interruption of traffic and with n
minimum of inconvenience. Happily
its progress has not been marked by
disaster. The great benefit the city
has acquired has been bought at n
price astonishingly low. and the work
has been done in n manner creditable
TO the municipality, the company and
the men who had 1t in hand.
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MISERABLE MONISM,
A Disciple Of Haeckel Illuminatcs a
Direct Indictment.

t. -Hr EpIToR or THE SUSIE. Re-
fcr'-"g TO the poleinic OF VI Il Wld IN
rHF SUS OF January 10, directed against
Professor Ha-ckel and Professor
Murus,ciherg of Harvard. both o.
whom b" ,.a>ses as mater.dllst.. mon.
lists, Il might hc interesting 20 snow how
much OF th"s" TWO he mas read.
W" Who have suffered as yuur CORE
spoudeut .amen,s from the "n4atcrialist
education OF the schools and colleges
and are IN consequence card sharpers
afd t'iCkstcls' q confess 20 playing
auction bl1dEc1 are indebted 10 him fpr
revealing TO US. who have taken inter
es, In his theories and formed our own
Judgment, that ou- old friend Mueustc--
berg is 10 longer the foremost psycholo-
gst IN this country since William James.
and not merely s,rondarlly philoso-
pher. We are all philosophers few
psychologists. Even SHELLEY ~ read by
III. .Gisters who disagree with his atheism.
We card sharpers and trtcksters" have
read even these ami more. even "Huck e.
berry Finn" without corrup;!ng our
ide,,llsm. And 10 one can prove even
our id"dlsm faultlcss.
II Is written somewhere that "he who
swallows a dictionary will make a poor
philosopher" Muensterherg has not yet
done so. Hneckel has lived 20 good
old age, Nor are scholars ana col
legians" defined Il. the current editions
o! any dictionary available 10y any such
high sounding phrases as our fellow
philosopher from Baltimore chooses.
WORD JrGGLER
SUMMIT, y. J., January II.
The sun., 1916-01-17

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir. Hsar
a voice from the provinces. As u reader
Of THE SUN I have followed with a
degree of interest bordering on amaze
mcut tn" controversy cngcudcrcd hy
tho Lyons Republicans assault OF Colo
nel Roosevelt stripped of sorhistry
and partded an!mosity. this question
resolves itself simply into this
Are the Republicans IN l"l5 merely
TO aSsuIue the attitude OF band Of
hit"rs seeking vengeance. for real or
faucied wrongs committed in 1917. or
are they 10 seek the bilitaton Of
the party for the sake Of the principles
which have made II great and respected
In tho past Is the Republican ors-ln!-
zation TO be maintained merely rs a
punitive agency. or Is IL 20 he restored
In the form of a practical political en-
itN whose tcEct- are 10 have fu'l and
concrete expression n administrative
and legislative acts
II We accept tho first presumpt, on
then the Lyons RCpuJlcdu and It's par
tsans are on the right track. But II We
hold 20 the purpose OF a Republican
party alive to the practical needs OF the
times and made M nf men anxious to
see a return to Republican, adm.n!stra-
tion, certainly the Belts propiganda were
fatal to any such purpose.
In West Virginia there Is wide
Sr'elu l,''h- N"''h s,eNN reunion ol
an hrPu".tVah 'oIrts. LS'ulhg men o.
lAe hcpun''"u "ledIlz9'lon VINO lo'-
lowed Tar In 1912 are welcoming VITA
Open arms into the party couucils the
me" ""T VIZ @ru'i' h'"s'Ner '''-
'""crs A'H.'ns h"'n"NHnS' lh'.uu'nS
hummer OF so-"aA'ei eahapat GATORS,
are per r,e'"H N'r'Ik |" "Ne'r '"i"ne'
nooS"Nr'. "H We 'Ne'u"'I'l "''il''" '"r
'''"'"'"' " -" ''"'t' S"o" WINS
ness 10 "',oI'. '"o rust anu II shh "
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ment that the Commissioner are JUS
titled in regarding as endurable this
obstacle to complete happiness in the
polling places. Moreover. they may
even hope eventually to win applause
by their refusal to treat 1t as a matter
Of capital Importance. No smoking
at the ballot box may greatly restrict
the consumption Of campaign cigars
or even lead to their disappearance {:
and II this should be the result Of the
prohibition. how deeply the country
would be indebted to the authors Of
its deliverance!
The sun., 1916-01-17
The Abolition OF Tuberculosis.

That the battle against the white
plague has not brought the reward an
ticipated by those who have so long
and persistently wagod II is the sad
deduction from an excellent report of
Dr. :. ADoLpHus kNoPF, published In
n recent number of the Medical Rec.
ord. "In spite of all our efforts"
says the doctor eve stlll lose about
100000 people annually from tubercu-
losis.' Three-quarters of this NOR
tality is among adults. the cost Of
whose Illness, averaging two years,
would bring loss To the community
OF $500, 0,OOO,OOO, uselessly spent for a
disease that is preventable. If not al
ways durable. Adding the cost 10
the community Of the widows and
orphans made dependent by the
deaths Of married people suffering
from tuberculosis, which has been cal
culated to amount TO 500, 900, 600, and
the money sacrificed by reason of the
deaths of tubercular wage earners,
another $500, 900 900, there appears to
he no doubt that we spend about n
billion dollars annually in trying to
maintain individuals suffering from
n preventable and curable disease.
Tuberculosis experts are reaching
the conviction that this enormous an
nual loss could be prevented to n
great extent by paying more atten-
tion 70 the early discovery OF tuber-
culosis among children, by placing
them in favorable environment before
the disease becomes thoroughly devel-
oped, establishing open mir schools,
nbolishing child labor under fourteen
years, making periodical cxamina-
tons Of school children and OF all en-
ployees obligatory by law. establish
ing agricultural ami industrial colo
nies for the invallds, State or private
sickness insurance and other meas.
ures Of the sort
Fifty thousand children die annu-
ally, causing financial loss to the
community Of S75, 200, 600, before they
have been able to make any return
to their parents or to the community.
This useless sacrifice Of life, money,
ignoring sorrow and distress, may be
diminished by adopting the measures
outlined In this article, For instance,
It Is estimated that In the United
States there nre at least 8OO.OO
school children more or less infected
with tuberculosis who would be cured
or at least immensely benefited, by
The sun., 1916-01-17
Americans In the War.

In the French Foreign Legion par
tIcularly, and In other regiments on
both sides less conspicuously, n not
inconsldernble number of American
citizens have been engaged IN lighting
the battles of Europe. Some of these
men are soldiers of fortune, seekers
OF adventure, eager to fight In any
cause. Many have higher motives,
but oil are voluntarily in surround
ings that most men would prefer to
avoid. To some persons their partlcl-
patton In the science of slaughter
seems altogether unjustinablc
But leaving aside those who for
one reason or another are digging
trenches, aiming rifles or machine
guns and participating In the deadly
work OF war, there can be no two
opinions about the brave Americans
who are risking life and limb in the
The sun., 1916-01-17
WHAT CAUSES PANICS!,
No Financial System Has Succeeded
In Preventing Them.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN--Sir. I
am inspired by Mr.. Walter j. Ballard.
pro;ectionlst, OF Los Angeles, Cal. 10
ask a few questions.
why - Ii that, despite the various
tariff and fiscal systems OF the many
nations. good times and bad times
sweep over the whole earth as regularly
as the swing of the pendulum about
every twenty years" Count them. 1913.
1893. 1873, 1889, 1898: further than
that I know not, but l believe that the
law holds good
These depress!ors we're worldwide
They struck Va and other nations re-
gardless OF what CONNIE rcial or fiscdl
systems were In for'c. Now. what was
IN our policy 10 produce such tremcn-
dous results Would the e.ect.on -,
Taft or Roosevelt in 1912. or Of 1Iarrt-
son in 1892, or Of Greeley IN 1872, or
t.e following of aIy other governmental
policy 10y us in these or any other years.
have altered the course of the general
tendency
see IN the United States, "a territory
nearly as large as Europe. forty-eiE'it
States whose boundaries have no stgn!f =
carce for commerce. What is there FOR
them 20 quarrci about" But II they had
Interstate tariffs and were trying 10 get
tho better OF each other, would they not
he 80 many Kilkenny cats? II the
boundaries Of Europe MAD 10 more sig
nlicaice than our state lines, would
they not al. have more trade than they
could well handle? And what would
they have 70 light about
Well does Mr.. Ballard liken the pro
tertive tariff 20 a four bladed knife, a
weapon OF offence as we'll as defancs,
the habitual use OF which mates .or
bad blood between nations.
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ambulance service. They are doing
all that can be done to alleviate the
suffering In the field.
Their task is not light. They enlist
for at least three months of field duty,
and their courage and zeal are sternly
tested. In the American Ambulance
OF Paris every state in this Union Is
represented. or more than 400 vol.
unteers this city has supplied more
than seventy. This winter they are
doing their duty Of mercy on the Ar.
ing line and have borne their share OF
the casualties. Some have given their
lives In the work of humanity.
Who shall say that these young men
take away with them all the courage
and skill Of our American young man.
hood? They are heroes, and there "a
an army of heroes going quietly about
their work Mt home.
The sun., 1916-01-17
PARTY RULE.
DO the Trials Of America Flow From
the Enlarged Ego?

To THE Editor OF THE SUN--Sir. Has
II occurred To you that parties. In poll
ties. count for more than the indi-
N.duaL and Is II not true that govern
mcut by individuals, rather than party,
!s the cause Of much of our troubles?
These individuals essay To lac "the
whole thing and act as II they knew
Il All, uSurpiug reg g,slltlve hud judicial
power, telling the law department whom
20 prosecute and pursue. framing reve-
nue. laws and ignoring the Senate
diplomatic powers
Have We not to be through with all
this, and have party govern, and not
individuals, before sanity returns?
our cpuutrys government is founded
on party, that was the Hamilton idea,
If ! remember history, and the iudi-
VldUll must subside In favor of House
and Senate, collective wisdom, II you
please. before the affairs of the coun-
try get to a normal basis
Look Al our revenue laws. Mexico nur-
derng, and absurd bounding OF cor
porations, with no results. and see "
the scales balance In favor Of the indi-
vidual rather than control by party.
BEACoN HILL.
BOSTON, January lb
The sun., 1916-01-17
Shall We Escape the Campaign
TWOfer?

BY slightly increasing the number
of voters to an election district and
by few simple changes in the stat
ute the Commissioners of Elections
believe they can save $4,000 year
10 the taxpayers, and this sum will he
largely increased when all available
public buildings are used as polling
places. For the spring primaries on
April nearly all the public schools
will be- used, experience having shown
that they may be utilized in this way
without inconvenience, except In one
respect:
'The only Questionable feature that
must perforcc remain always lies in the
act that smoking viii he strictly pro-
.ibted.
This will affect election officials and
watchers mostly. although It is not
altogether n negligible consideration to
the voter who goes to the polls with u
freshly lighted perfecto.
"On tho other hand. the officials and
watchers In these polling places will
have attractive. sanitary, roomy accom-
modations; while the atmosphere and
surroundings of the school house oan-
not fail TO have a very wholesome effect
Upon those who 20 there to register and
cast their votes"
While the important part that burn.
ing tobacco plays In the politics of the
United States will he recognized i'm.
msdiately, there will be general agree.
The sun., 1916-01-17
"NEDDY OF THE TEARS"
An Irl>hman'S Opinion of Sir Edward
Carson's Political Weight.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir; You
say thH; Carson talks out man fash
lon" II would he far more to tho
purpose II he would "act out man
fashion" and see that his Orange
regiments do their bit.
Since the war began they are going
10 the front Now Is the time for
them tn git" Consumption is not
necessary for men who are already en-
listed, no matter ou what terms they
consented to enlist Cunscr.pt.on
should not y" necessary where Orange
men are concerned II their loyalty IL
what they boast.
Smiling Neddy" scems TO have the
power of throwing sand In the eyes
~ THE SvN, hut the British have his
measure and leave him unquoted. As
| am an lr!shman, | have no axe TO
grind with "Ncddy Of the Tears" for
no man ever gave the lions tail so
strong a twist a. he when he assisted
At that famous pink tea Of the
kaisers that set the bah rolling,
Take notice, when the prusslan press
refers at all to SIR Edward. how gently
they let him down, Kultur recognizes
Kultur. PATpiCK.
NEW YORK. January 1b.
The sun., 1916-01-17
FINANCING THE HOME.
How TO Live on One Thousand Dol
lars Year.

To THE EDITOR OF TIVE SIP: For
the home budget Of the woman earning
$1,000 | suggest that the best way "a
make w budget is to get lessons from
ones own experience, Keep accounts I'm
which every expenditure is recorded Al
the end OF a year classify expenditures
by adding all items for clothes. carfare
&c, Going over the sums carefully and
noting which Items have been the most
beneiicla! and which seem IN retrospect
the least satisfactory. one can formu-
late a practical budget.
AZ one time ! had the salary mem
TONED aud the following distribution
vs. suggested by my experience. ! take
It for granted that the woman desire
to save something each week. and un-
less prevented by illness she ought 10
do so
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REPRESENTATIVE SLAYDEN.
His Impressive Speech Of Warning
Which Started the Political Gossips.

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vi '""''s 'o'i,po'iio" VI i'ioSe
OF the contemporary Mexicans or So
cial or financial importance.
Mr.. Slayden Is now serving In his
seventeenth wear In the House. hut
has spoken so seldom aa 70 ba re
,nor,, oa for ,h,, ro,.on p,. =. -
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with n ros,yr,dua,s co,r.. ,r Toxas
noli,ics Il soes w,tbo,,, aavine I'm, ho
knows how 10 talk parbans that is
why II is deemed all tho moro ro-
markable that he so seldom asks rec
ognition for tho purpose of address
ing the House.
WI on he rose Tbursdav Lao. &, .bo
Uousa ba ,a,ccd ,,.,,n, attention
partly for the reason inst Indicated
par,lv because he ia 6yure ~ n
man to command attention, erect az
n drill sergeant. soma inches over s,y
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=, - 80 ] ''o.',i M u
~ wv ''""@'' i"ue' siaE
rhHtary cut mustache, rashionable
dress--in itself enough to mark n
member. Floor and gallery gave silent
heed az he said in impressive tones.
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the people OF me border and my const!tu.
ents. II Is duty owe the whole coun.
Try. Tor | snail venture warning which
heeicu may avert trouble for the peo.
- ~ va nn'ne a" We. " ,ne peop'e o'
II was evident az ne proceeded mat
M'' H'aNuen INTENDED MS remarks TOT
W u'iorn'ation Oh inc fres'deh' ana
.hr "'e'e'ArE "i Hldte as wei as MS
ieIIow fnembers' that his warning was
IN erect beWafe or border resent
rncn' II you ihlI' IN tact' 10 hold car
rama 10 the strlctest accountability
Ihls especially seemed TO be the in
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There are, unhappily, consider
able number OF citizens OF the United
States who through mental lethargy
or illogical reasoning conceive the lib
critics to the enjoyment Of which they
were born to be so securely fixed that
their withdrawal or suppression Is
impossible. There are other citizens
to whom II does not occur that the
political and social freedom they have
inherited from the founders of the
republic is the perishablc achieve
ment OF men. and not the fruit of the
operation Of natural laws. These cit
liens accept their blessings as the in
alienable gift Of heaven. and give no
thought to the responsibilities they
entail. Yet those responsibilities con-
stitute the most serious obligation of
citizenship, and the preservation of
the principle from which they issue
is the supreme duty Of patriotism.
To these misguided persons the ad-
dress of ELIHu Roor before the State
Bar Association should serve us a
primer In political instruction. With
the spirit of detachment and breadth
of view that characterize Mr.. RooT's
treatment OF public questions he
counselled his auditors. and through
them all who will read, to devote
themselves not merely to the i'm
provement of the opportunities that
are theirs but with equal seriousness
to the defence of the principle from
which those opportunities flow. There
Is no hint Of overstatement or ora
torical exaggeration In Mr.. Roor's
impressive words:
Here In this country we have enjoyed
liberty and order so long that we have
forgotten how they came. Our people
assume that they came as the air comes.
They have assumed that they will Of
their nature and by their own force con-
tlnue forever without effort.
"Ah. no. Liberty has always been
born OF struggle. II has not come save
through sacrifice and the blood OF mar
,yrs and the devotion OF mankind. And
II is not to he preserved except by jeal-
Gus watchfulness and stern determina-
tior always to he free.
THAT eternal vigilance is the price OF
liberty Is go much a truism that 1, has
lost Its meaning. but II is an eternal
truth. and the principles OF American
liberty to-day stand In need OF re-
newed devotion on the part OF the Amer
lean people.
I'VE have forgotten that in our vast
material prosperity We have grown so
rich. we have lived IN peace and comfort
and ease so long that We have forgotten
to what we owe those agreeable Incidents
Of life"
That defence Of liberty and order 70
which we must seriously apply our
resources, In which the first efforts Of
the national genius must he expended.
is not alone against alien invaders.
Ii should arm us 10 resist the en-
croachments and innovations OF de-
ceived or scheming factions within,
for the tyranny of conQueror is not
more hateful than the despotism of n
majority unrcstralned by law.
The sun., 1916-01-17
LYONS ICONOCLASM.
Upstate Editor Pounds Again HIS
IDOL Of Brass and Gall"


TO THE EpiToR Of TUE suN---Sir: Your
correspondents Dr. ]. Lawrham and A.
@. Crandall desire TO continue the dis
cussion relative to Colonel Roosevelt.
and nothing will afford me greater pleas
ure. / have the facts. 1 have the argu-
ments. and the people want to know the
truth.
The learned doctor says: "a new po-
litical day is here, fact some l?l2
warrior with their ancient formulas do
not realize"
This is true and the new day has
dawned upon a Progressive party gone
10 pieces all over the country and on a
Republican party growing stronger
every day. II has also dawmed upon
the commander OF the battle OF the
Lord at Armageddon' without an army.
who is now reduced to the extremity OF
fiounder!ng around and trying to find
"A small enough hole to crawl back into
the Republican party.
In this State the Progressive party
has dwindlcd to the vanishing point. and
even tho Progressive candidate for Gov
ernor IN 1914. the Hon Frederick De-
mosthencs Davenport. has announced
his return to the Republican party. Tho
nominee of that party for Lieutenant
Governor. the Hon. Chauncey IIamln.
has also announced his return to the
Republican, party. The Hon. Theodore
Douglas Robinson, who was chairman
OF the Progressive State Committee and
who Is "A nephew of the Colonel, has
also announced his return to the Re-
publican party. The Progressive party
has gone 10 pieces IN every State.
Mr. Crindali refers to the Chicago
contests. lie quotes an Iowa paper on
that subject, together with Governor
lIadley. Governor Hadley was a paiti-
san OF Roosevelt and his manager in
the Chicago convention, and is hardly
capable Of expressing an impartial opin-
ion. ! do not believe that IIadlcy is
correctly quoted. Even IL the Texas
delegates had been seated. that would
have made no difference with the result
senator Root was elected chairman OF
the convention by n vote OF j5S to sol
for his opponent Mc1;overn. This dem
JNstrated that Taft's friends were in
absolute control Of the convention. Not
only this. but the present Repuhf,can
platform was adopted by the Republican
convention by a vote OF 666 and 80
against and S43 not voting, which again
demonstrates that Taft's friends were
IN absolute control Of the convention.
On the vote TO nominate the candI-
date Tart received 561, Roosevelt re-
ce!ved lO1, Roosevelt's delegates not
N'l''N 'f'' H'S Np'HI '"'' w nav '''
delegates more than Roosevelt, while La
Toilette and CumInins had some scat
tering votes.
Roosevelt mas now deserted the army
or mo Lord AZ Armagedd"n. lie mas
deserted the cause ~ spc.al lnsuce /.
ne lras deserted tho reca4. or Judges ana
Judicial decisions he Is now as he mas
ever oecl' looking Tor another popular
issue on whlch 20 rlde 10 the 'front.' anu
eTdtty ms poHtct ambition.
your correspondents appear 10 he as.
toiAshed behuse 40 not approve OF
hooseNeIts parry treason. They have
slch "a poor conception or political ethl's
The sun., 1916-01-17
Total n year, s92s

Among necessary incdentals ! in
c,ude medicines dentistry. postage and
newspapers, If the business woman
shares Hat with ono or two friends
and has the strength to prepare her food
she can brins the item OF ro.an and
board down to about IS week and
have the difference to put In the bank
or spend for pretty clothes. but she is
apt to neglect getting the regular,
hearty meals she should have. Board
ing is better for the business woman IL
she can AFFORD the expense of good
place. for II she reserves her stren.tb
She will Improve her efficiency and is
more likely 10 advance her position.
BUSINESS WoMAN.
NEw York. January IS.
The sun., 1916-01-17
The First Uncle Tom.

FT0m tEe NrU BedtOrd Mercurv
THE SrS .s certainly In error IN stating
In tho course Of an obituary Of. SarnueI
Lucas that he was the hrs' man to play
Nnrie Tom IN "tnnls Toms Cabin" Dan.
lei Worces'er - the man who IL generally
accrcdi'"i with hclug tho rr., TncIe ro,'
Upon Worc"s'"r'- lot'h IA the Na-rlnrr
Soldiers Home short while ngo IN.
ohituarice stated he was tho ,rst survivor
Of the rrst "Vnc'e Toms Cabin" company,
even as he was the hrst to appear In the
uts role
The sun., 1916-01-17
Was Eph Small Cruel 10 Poet, ,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Tn
surprised, simon Greet, that such a
clear, su 'clnct, logical philosopher as
Eph Small should be so unkInd TO
poets Many ~ them deserve some fit
ting punishment, Il is true hlr 10 sub
tect them TO such cruel humiliation as
I" compare them and class them with
professors as Euh does, "yc tax Ike
"A poet or college professor is 4
punishment out of all proportion to any
offence tho most soulful poet with lutte
unstrung could possibly commit
JAMES u. pEwtLL, Jr.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, January Is.