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fear inspired people, II every child
II directed to bring II certificate of
health stating that the child has not
been exposed to the c%ontagion. This
Is the rule applied to all other in
fictitious diseases by the school au-
thOrities. Why abolish It or change It
when, As the health officer of Wash.
ington, D.. C., sanely holds. there II
no proof extant that poliomyelitis has
ever been spread from the schools?
Indeed, there Is actual proof that
closing the schools has had not the
slightest influence In the spread OF
the disease. In Newark. n. j.. where
the health commissioner closed the
summer schools. attended by 2,'TN
children, on July II, up to which time
only eighty cases had been reported
the number increased to 247 during
the remainder of TINT month, and dur
Ing August 10 $50 nee
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Contrasts In Hospitality.

1t will he a great relief to the
minds Of sensitive Americans to real.
lie that the Mexican commission will
not he justified in accusing the Ad.
ministrntlOn Of q lack Of sympathy.
hospitality and cosmopOlitanlsm. The
report that the nations guests on the
yacht Maylower. distinguished Mexi-
cans accustomed to the temperate
consumption Of light wines. were to
be deprived Of their favorite bever-
nges because Secretary DANIELS has
placed N navy upon the water
wagon has proved to be unfOunded.
The rule prohibiting the drinking Of
wine aboard Government vessels Is to
be relaxed temporarily. 1t Is pleasing
to note. In behalf Of Senior CABRERA
and his confreres.
1t Is not only good taste but good
policy to offer to Mexicans visiting
our interesting country the food and
drink to which they are %habituated
Such a curse not only establishes our
position IA n broad minded and
worldly wise nation. but IN this
special cas- may cause u official
guests to reflect upon n sharp con
trast suggested by the difference that
our Government II paying to their de-
sires and customs.
What American sOjOurners In Mex
leo have been forced TO swallow dur
ing the past three years has not beer
to their liking. In fact they have
been forced at times TO look upon al
available edibles and turntables with
suspicion. They have been compelled
to eat the bitter fruit Of ignomin!
and insult. and even to drain the poi
soned cup tina. meant death. Ameri
can women have been forced to On
the fatal food Of shame. being vOuch
safed No other choice. American chill
dren. crying for milk. hate beer
butchered In their hunger. The men,
presented If iute 10 Americans II
Mexico has been blood red in color
with a black border. 1t does no credi
to Mexican hospitality.
1t IL n pleasure to know that tn
entertainment offered to It's Mexican
guests by this nation Is fundamental.
different in kind from that which In
been extended to Americans In Mex
leo during the life Of the present Ad
m%inistration Mt Washington.
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to do Its duty in n good or In a bud
cause: for the first thing 1t learns.
and never forEets, is to obey orders.
A rational man might as well suspect
a policeman Of fomenting riots or n
night Waterman Of encouraging bur.
glary and felonious assault as the SOL
der In q country Of free institutions
Of melting Its people to war. The
army has given indubitable proof that
It does not desire war by saying a
word. when It ran legitimately do 80,
for national preparedness {; that is ia
say, for a system that would make
war highly improbable. Yet even this
patriotic manifestation has been per
verted and thrown In its teeth.
1t Is therefore with qualification
that THE SUN. which claims some
knowledge OF army men and their
point Of view. welcomes the confes.
sion Of Secretary BAxER. It Is q
handsome vlndicntlon Of the service
and bravely 1t was uttered. May Il
be read and assimilated wherever
war and the United States army are
subjects Of discussion.
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THE RIOTS.
Dem onstratlons by the Dupes Of Well
Paid Criminals.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: 1t
Is indeed a pitiable spectacle Of help
lessness or imbecility. or both. that II
presented by our city at this time. when
the comfort, the business n even the
safety Of Its millions Of Inhabitants
have been threatened during many days
by q lot OF worthless and irresponsible
trouble makers who. apparently. pur-
pose to continue their destructive and
consciencelcss activities indefinitely and
increasingly.
That these men are engaged In a
criminal attempt to hold up this COM
munity Is evident. Their openly ex-
pressed Intentions simply amount to a
declaration that. unless they get what
they want. they intend to make life In.
tolerable for the rest Of US. And IL
there any reason to suppos that they
will abandon their efforts to augment
their fat profits 30 long as they can In
fuence their dupes to strike and riot.
while they themselves take no risk and
are left free by the authorities?
Surely there Is some provision Of law
whereby these men can be restrained
and punished. Otherwise II must be
confessed that our city government has
practically broken down. W. c. c.
NEW YORK, September 20.
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10! THE POOR FARMER.
He Too Pays Higher for Stun-MOral.
Swat the Mlddlcman:

To rur r-n,rop az r,,r c,..-S,.. v,,nn
nentiopin~ m. ,i,h ,r,,.. NJ ,oo,.,,,,
maid nv tho cor.ursr "e.,or,oa MAJ.
has ,i,cd IN ,,ke into ons,doro,,,n IN.
fact ,ba, Tho far,ar a,so ,as o. "a.
higher r.ayos ,or ,a,n o.. Cow. nIas
,,,c.. eor ,,, u.,,... a.. ,iu.
r-;c.. %. c.r,.i, ",.,.. 800. 80.
,.n. La, .s... .,rs 1t. - H..
n,,c.. sor ,oaa.r ,.a.. 49,, .a,,,.
rroduc. ,h., hiah r.,,a1 Lii 40, n,,,~
Ia ava .I,, 49, d.. 49,. -.
tho hoo. ,rnr, "a 49, - 80
hiuh pr,c.a nor,.. IA 90 al 4.
said ava d,n. ,h. a,...n. -. go.
,,,, ,,,,,. 49,. ~. "a. A.. 4. 49,,
a ,,r,h.u -, r.ar.
7, .sa,a,,.. -, 49,.
ror.a,, ,ho .,,,,.,,on "a. st.. ~ 49,. ~
"a. ,,s,.,..,e. 49,. -. 49,
r,or On -, ~. -. -, .o
,ons,yr hi. nroa,o. . hun,rod ,.i,,s
.r,,v ar, a., ,,,rn ,.h.s., a.. Lii
NO. s.r ,a .ha,,,I 49, ~. an...
-, ,,,,a ,i,, -. n.. - 49,.
s,ri,e 10, ,,v,ar, ~ ,,a,.nn, a,..,.
~ 90 ,rrr.,,s ,,u.I, -, a.. n..h.a
rather thar ,aLo IN. ,,,.. mr. ,,roo .,a
=. h.,, cor,. ca, 1T, ,,. .,t,1,a-
,n.n ,,,.,anr.a a.. ,..u.-. IT, =.
IN. "a, ,or,. ,,.r, Co., u..,s. IT,.
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THE IMMORTAL EXPLANA-
TON OF THE RESULT IN
MAINE.
"Swamped BY the Very Effectiveness
Of Their Own Campaign"

I'd THE EDITOR or THE S~uN-sir: Why
will people continue to Jest about the
statement which appeared in the World
to the effect that 1.-THE Democrats In
Maine seem to have been swamped by
the very effectiveness Of their own cam.
paign"?
There is nothing to Joke sbout in that
sentence. Ask any good Republican
whether or not the Democrats campaign
was effective. He will say that II was
very effective (for the Republicans).
The campaign was most effective (for
the RApublicans) in that the Democrats
made the very effective (for the Repub-
%licans) mistake Of sending the foremost
graduate of Jellyhsh University. the
Hon. Josephus. to Maine for observa-
ton by critical Yankees who havc been
taught that a backbone Is something OF
n necessity. but the difference between
n Roosevelt personality and n Daniels
personality. u Roosevelt speech and q
Daniels attempt. was too great for them
TO be fooled and the vote showed the
result OF the observation.
II would have been a mental and
physical impossibillty for the Democrats
to have waged a more effective cam
paIgn.
Who can doubt that the sifted author
wrote the truth when he composed that
sentence ROBERT r.. TiLLEY.
SOUTH ORANGE. y. j.. September 81.
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Too t:..ruious Vice nuaters.

A nasty impulse for self.advertise-
ment stirs many officials. city and
Federal, who have worked Ia recent
vice Investigations. The white slavers
Of New York. the Mann law black.
niuilers Of Chicago and elsewhere arc
vastly more apparent. we venture to
believe aud hope. than reul. 1t is Ger.
tain that their numbers have been
multiplied by official publicity fever.
1t would induce to restraint In the
%utternnces of the officials n higher
authority commanded them to spccu'
late less on the scope and Importance
Of their plans: they would be less
%garrulous II they spoke Of accomplish
ments only, not purposes. Some re-
lief would also result. we think. u
but one person in the Office ~ the
District Attorney or the Department
Of Justice were authorized to speak
Of these cyses for publication. We
should then. 1t seems probable. hear
less ~ ''whi,cA slave kings" ant
queens: of TIM "blnckmui,prs' syn
dicatc." 'monUpolics." Such terms ar,
imaginative. they are offensive and
they are dangerous.
That there are bawds who shOult
he strictly polIced Il nOt news: 1t Il
a world old story which should no
he rewritten to give publicity to Off
cials more gurrulOus ihnn efficient.
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wher. are they gone. the old familiar
faces?
had a riend-McCombs-but he LET, me.
Left me slowly but surely, when ] did not
heed him.
All, all are sone. the old familiar faces.
Once I had Bryan; he was my friend
In my hours Of struggling In that great
convention.
But now he's gone. Left me with "God
bless you"
Upon his lips. Gone. are the old familiar
faces,
| had u friend. u truer friend had no man.
Lake an migrate. l wounded my friend
scutely.
And he. good Colonel Harvey. left me
Left me
To muse on the old familiar faces!
At my right hand sat my friend
who was the strong arm Of my Admins
trat!on-
Garrison. upright and honest-but he toe
has left me;
L.tft me. when ] deceived him-Eone are
the old familiar faces!
A. Shadow Lawn, where new friendi
swarm around me-.
verse,
Seeking to md the friends who've left me
But al. all are gOne-the old familia
faces!
csAnLss LAns d.
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SsptsmbSp AAveebs.

Mr. WILSON'S congratulations to
Judge SEAnUAY are framed In that
adverbIal, adjectival. superiative style
which marks the first stage Of his
approach to persons whom he regards
rs potentially useful to him.
Judge SEABrnY's nomination ut the
primaries no only gratiAes Mr.. VII.
son. but it gratines him deeply" It
not only gratifes him deeply, but 1t
g~ratihes him Every deeply" He not
only congratulates Judge SEABrRr.
but he warmly" congratulates.
II will be noted here. as always.
that whatever calorlc there Is 10 the
Presidents eplstolary efforts is sup
piled rather BY the dictionary than
by the heart within the bosom.
There was another Democratic can.
didate running at the primaries for
the nomination for United States Sen.
ntor whose notable success on Tues
day also elected from the President
the usual adverb Of warmth. this time
In the s%uperlative. W. are referring,
Of course. to the Hon. WILLIAM +.
McCOMBs, to whom Mr.. WILSON hap.
pens to be more deeply" indebted for
his political and personal fortunes
than to any other nun living. with
the possible exception Of former Sen
atOr JAMES Smith. Jr., Of New Jer
sey, and. OF course, also excepting
Colonel GEoRGE HANEY.
MFR. McCoMBs hus experienced every
phase Of the progressive ingratitudt
with which 1t Is the Presidents Gus
tom to reward personal and politica,
services to himself. Having entered
the He,d FOR the nomination for aena,
tor. not with the Presidents assistance
ar approval. but nOtOrlOusly to his In
tense dissatisfaction and chagrin. MIR
MCCoNRs II In II position tn appreciate
the warmth" Of his illustriOus bene
fciury's Fluctuations on the present
occasion. For Mr.. WILSON does no
merely congratulate McCoMBs warm
~. rs he cougratu,ates Judge SEA
BusY: In MCCoMgs's case the Their
mometer goes up to most warmly
Who of all men that have served Mr.
WILSON AMI benefited him knows bet
ter the frigid vacuum from which til,
most warmly proceeds?
II is this habitnal prOfusiOn In tn
dlspensniion Of inexpensive adverb
which. in the scnthing language of TIT
New York Times. makes II ~ "har,
Ia maintain belief In his mfr. VIII
soN'sl sincerity~
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CERMANY,S FOOD SUPPLY UNDER
WARTIME CONDITIONS.
Its Most Serious Phase Seen IN the Need Of Fats and Oils for Food and
for Munitions, with Importsssens Blocked. .

tho demand. Thus tho dcnriv,.to,
Germany of the palm Kernels r,,,,
own colonies and from Dr,,ish
French possessions will cxpl,ln in rn,
the scarcity Of fats from ,vht,h =, -,
Germans have suffered "
The deprivation of Cermn,r
producing nuts Ia in some ,,hrr
spects acu,elv fclt. L,or L..ll..
,sc If p,im kerne, nil for tho -"
man " ba. boen e~,ri,y.I g.
making of fodder. tho suon,, or .,"
ia ono of the great nrohIcn,s NJ Wv.
man agriculture. II is ,ruo ,h,.
Gcrmon farmer has th.oc ,hin..
counter,c, tho scarcity -, o., IL
ar,i1cja, fodder ar,iarin, r,.,,.. "
according to rcuor,s hy v,, ,f ~
HAGEN hc is parn,,iru , fin, l,.'.
Rut wbe,hcr IN, v,uLv a, .,n,,.
chnrn,c., sn.biop of a~r,inc,,l r,,,..".
do ali that ,rjcn, nIn,rcrs a. II,
Eether,and bcliev, may In, ,,o.
do,,bt. Tho fact rcmoi,s ,h,, &c.,.
ms, bc a heavy hanl.J v,r, i, "a.
MANY rho c,uses ,f ,,o ...rc,.S
botb ovternal and in,,.,,I
Ix,or,ai ..uso. acc ,nmno,,i.,
l,lncLuJ md tbp stutc ,f ,,.,,...
Nau,ral p.tion. ara ,i.o ox,,r,o,.,.
81. ,hor,,gn 80 f,., mad t,a,, ~.
c,ro cur,aj,od N, ,ve, r,ohiti,.l NM
oxn,,, az m,,p .r,, nu.s =, rn,,,
>-a,rr,,i,. ,bc r,i,i.n a,1 L,,.,lt
.,r,,.,,c 4, loon my r,odrc,, ~ -,
Li,, from nndiry ,ncir VA ,r,n -.
omniro A. for in,orr,i c,u... 49,,
mos, ohyious arc tbu, >cr.,,hto ,u.
| ,,hicb oncc voro regarded ~. m,
ro,hiny he,,cr ,b,, ,bc u,k,,r -.
s,or L,yo ho,o,o i,,ro,.irrr. T..
por,an, palm nil 10 !, .,orrho,.
oi.,s for man Win ,bc ujI,,ior ~,
c.r,.in fcrmcr.. ., IN, mill ,,.o,i
wi,h tho o,h,r i~,,rc1io,s,s In ps 80,
,os,,i,, NJ, IDOL m,,.nrnre ,,,
,.rcd f.o,, At, or n,,p, korro,, ,v..a
Gov 70. f,oJ ,.al,,o admired ,or ~. ,a.,.
de- .,, ,d,r T,,o MI O.. ,..t .a
~o,,or yv,ys-,, ,,eIic,ro +, ~. 49,,
o.,,ci,r,. Tho or,ir.rv .nd ,. m,
,n,,o,,,,. ,d,n,oa 70 .,,,,,,, "a.
,,ods y,y.,or,r. ,.ul .,, l., ,ho,.
,a,,. ,,o ,ri,nnh -, ,hai- ,,t..,o,
tn pri,ish nro L.orl,. ,r,o o, .n.
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A Manufacturers Friendly Wish for
President Wilson.

To rHx EDITOR o. THE SrN--SU; The
people of New York should realize that
their present rapid transit woes are sim
ply the aftermath Of President Wilson'S
very recent conduct OF labor Affairs in
Washington. May he profit by the en-
ample OF backbone now being demon
strated.
I suggest that some time after March
I. 1917. he try. say. a manufacturing
enterprise. or some other business re-
curing a force OF labor, and bring his
single track mind TO weigh the incidental
problems. He will require little watchful
waiting to discover the failaSy Of his
eight hour a day theories when applied
TO things practical. Certainly a hixhly
diverting experience would await him.
and perhaps, he could
LIVE ANp LEARN.
rirrsBuro. Pa. September 20.
The sun., 1916-09-22
j.. Do DthTAnn.s'

The Hon. JAMES II. NuGENT. upon
whom Governor WILSON refused to
bestOw the light Of his cOuntenance
when they met In Sea Girt In the
campaign Of 1912, Is In the campaign
Of 1916 welcomed eagerly at Shadow
Lawn. his comlngs hernlded, his rO-
litlcal strategy admired. his support
Of the second term acclaimed.
Why this touching appreciation Of
once spurned friendship. this situa-
ton 20 unlike that existing between
Mr.. WILSON and Mr.. MCCOMBs!
Is It psychOlogicali Is the mystery
solved II 1t Is recalled that Mr.. Nc.
COMBS never asked, In Il scene Of Pc
culiar nOlitico.dramatlc interest. as
did Mr.. NuGENT, "Do l drink alOneY"
The sun., 1916-09-22
Montclsir's Experience With the Star.
llnRs.

To THs EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. In
his letter To THE T. OF september lG
defending the starting Mr.. Archibald
Weeks says This spring In Montclair
n starting hatcr almost induced the con-
servativc commission TO destroy a fock
~ these birds merely on account Of
thor singing" Having lived for nvc
years in that section where these star
lings have been a nuisance I feel ] must
correct Mr.. weeks's impression as to
rhy We fail to love and appreciate these
feathered friends. Before the starlinGs
arrive In June our street has been the
home OF many Of the lovely spring birds.
Orioles. woodpeckers. nuthatches. scar
let tanagers. thrushes. robins and blue
lays have carollcd their songs from our
trees. When the starlings come these
birds are forced to nee. and II they do
rot vacate Immediately they pay for
their 'ndiscretion.
Many q night have we been distressed
by the pitiful crying and iuttering Of
some young robin or other songster that
has been forced out. Why do we blame
the starting? Because the distress
from a tree where at sunset hundreds
OF tIuSe lHIluSN nave fWunB on tho
branches and talked themselves 10 sleep.
M II seems. Perhaps might ma kes right.
but even reconciling ourselves to tho
loss Of our song birds we have more ac-
cusations against the starlings.
In these years We have so accustomed
ourselves to the singing" that We bear
with heroic fortitude the morning and
evening disturbance which ensues when
thousands Of these birds discVss their
family and other affairs, though stran-
gers passing at the crucial moment ex-
claim 'Gracious. II sounds like a saw
mill. Do you hear this every nlght?'
but the special cause Of resentment
AGAINST the star,ings is tho dirt and NTH
they are responsible for, II Is indescrib-
able and uncomfortable.
We would sanction any method, ever
shooting. to he rid OF this pest, not be-
cause our ears prefer other harmonies.
but in the name OF health.
ONE WHO LIVES THERE.
MoNrCLAIR, September 81.
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The wal has reversed in Its evolu-
ton the commercial experience OF
Germany. The trade In oil producing
seeds and nuts IL an instance. In the
making Of munitions fat is invaluable.
This primary facts Of which the rest Of
the world was ~sinsularly oblivious.
was not forgotten by the German
masters Of war. They sought, ana are
now seeking. ways OF producing fats.
Animals and animal products like milk
are. or rather were, the chief source
of supply. but as the war has pro.
ceeded animal fats have become scarce
and dear. Though this scarcity af-
fects all the b%eiligerent nations, Ger
many In particular 10 In peril OF fall
ing Into difficulties which cannot be
disposed OF by chemists or food die
tators. She requires fats for making
cartridges and for making margarine.
the principal substitute for butter.
In the last resort the Government
has commandecred the stock OF oil
producing fruits and seeds. (Zeit.
schrift fir die Unfersuchun0 der
NohrNn1s- und Genassmiftei.) Here
indeed IL q rich treasure of fats. but
II is guarded by natural laws. The
fats must De extracted by difficult and
costly chemical processes II they are
10 be freely used for technical pur-
poses. How far such expedients Will
make good the loss OF German trade
in vegetable oils MAJ perhaps be gath
cred from an examination OF the m
pire's imports before the war.
At the beginning Of 1914 the export
trade from West Africa Of vegetable
oils and oil producing substances was
kernels accounting for over eight mil
lions. These figures. which are taken
from the report Of a royal commission
have been published In British re-
views. These exports were products
of British colonies. French colonies
and German colonies: British. 1913 900
pounds sterling: French. 1882, 900. and
German. 535. 900 pounds sterling. Most
of this supply went TO Germany. and
rntil the beginning of the war the
position Of the trade In nuts and seeds
| vas that Germany provided the CHIEF
| market for them and controlled to =
| very great extent tho II
! these products. In 1918. for instance
the trade in palm kernels from Wrs'
| Africa was over 1000. 900 pounds stcr'
ling. and 100000 pounds sterling ri
II was imported 10y Germany To h'
milled. Her example II now being fol
lowed by other nations. especially
! France and England. and the manu-
facturc Of vegetable fats ard oils from
nuts bids fair. under the guidance 81
chemistry. to become n of the mos
important industries of Europe an'
Great Britain.
The discovery mat palm kernel oi
Is so excellent a suustitut" for aniIna
fat was a revelation to German chem
ists. They found that the oil from
palm kernels makes tho highest Dual
ity of MARGARINE. IA sort that approx!
mates closely in flavor to butter. Nn
other circumstance which shows :i'
German need Of this oil IL that in thu
future the supply OF animal fat vi.
he less rather than moro abundant
Tho consumption OF fats is increasln;
and the worlds supply of live stool
is likely to fall below and not c%cecC
The sun., 1916-09-22
Two Years Of Freedom.

TIC THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sh: |
have been waiting In keen expectation
the reply that was surely forthcoming
in the zone collar button" controversy.
I was pretty sure the mo would come
from Vermont. Maine or New Hamp-
shire. whore II is the style TO wear a
collar 80 large that n fur muller can
be worn inside OF II.
1t Is more than five years since three
of our office force nave not worn the
second collar button. Two Of VA wear
collars o%ne-auarter size larger than the
shirt bands and the third wears COLA
and shirt band the same size.
TO those suffering from neuritis. az
suffered. and to all who like a relief
from n~on-skidding scarfs. the 'ons
button In a help indeed.
A NEW YORKER
NEW YORK, September u.
The sun., 1916-09-22
TALES FROM THE BORDER
Guardsmcn Believe Ma Wilson PLAYED
Politics In Sending Them Down.

To EprroH or TIVE SrT-S'r
en- a former member ~ the frr'' =
terry. | recently met ono Of the VIZ
%. Wilson's "watchlGl waiting no.
and learned from him ,lat thing o.
rot so lovely AT the border as the "
department would have The voter
the country believe. The rea-u1 >
reporters were hnnlshod was Due - A.
fact that they insisted on putting /,
truth before the public. Officers
draw pay from tho state as wei, as ~
the Government. hut - ,cuts = day
good enough for the private" If'
families may have to starvc,
can a healthy man feed r''rse'
: ee5 or less while making the tri0 T."
McAllcn. Tex. to this city? Harlly
think. That IL the amount ~ mo-
allotted to a member OF one o. tte r.:
mcnts when hc returned I" u.s. g."
II Is o hcarsay. ! saw 'He "
department order author gIug the ~
'1astcr to furnish the private o.
o"rtain regiment with It I'm less M
s2.25. 80 he issued to said private :
purchasing food ard uthor u'",n'
subsistence during thu tr.p from v
Allen. Tex, to New York' That }"n
man old me that he Went " Ip' '"'
for two days, They arc ur"d - H77:'
IN the border. Evcry wou't'c 90
start u hike abou. : o'cl"ok md q '
get any ratlons until they return. r"
1 in the afternoon.
While this private vas AZ ''f ''.1'
his family was supported. not by "
glorious Country that ne was v'.'-e
die for. but by tie womeu's AuNNar'
stationed Mt the Sev~nty-srst Regime
Arnlory. They paid his rent and "a
his wife zach week money es'Hs1
feed herself and her three chillron y
the husband was at the border. . - '
~ two and A half months. good hcaf''
Uncle Sam paid him the LARGE ,Io' ~ :
Yes. this IA a great country:
The Guard Is done Tor as 'tr '' .
cruiting goes. The present nIs'
killed it. The former burdrrtt" i"ul
that many of the men wlll get ont ~
militia as soon as their time {. ~
there had been something aolrr '''
on the Rio Grande they would r"'
minded. but they resent being uH,'
tools by our spinclcss President
SPANISH WAN VEfYN''
NEW YoRV. September 81,
The sun., 1916-09-22

TO TIN EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: I
have read with interest the editorial
article in to-day's Sun In which you
claim immunity for the stork. as a ear
rier of freight. from Congressional
regulation. This claim must he disal-
lowed. In the first place. It has been
generally held that the stork is "A car
rier Of passengers. not Of freight. as
you intimate. In the next. the operations
in question are dcmonstrably interstate.
II not international. And do you not
know. lastly. that Congress assumes
jurisdiction over migratory birds?
For your enlightenment see section
1897. United States Compiled Statutes.
1913. That the stork. In addition to
being altricial and srallatorial. Is also
migratory does not admit Of doubt.
INTERsTATE.
New York. September 20.