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POETS IMMORTALITY.
Preserved In Applejack No More, bu
in the Ocean of Thought.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: II
is a great pleasure to see again poets
blossoming in THE SUN and to know
the inspiration Of that pale amber
liquid
Ripper than autumn, clearer than the light.
Sweet as young love, 1t warns but does not
bite.
Without any Of that sensuous pas
sion that comes from applejack. the
"Ode to a Green Pea" is rhythmic Sup
for all. and as its melody sslires down
your throat read Linden, Lovely Lin
den." that good digestion wait on
appetite.
These Jersey bards. however beautl-
full their verse. are not likely to achieve
immortal fame unless they emulate
Louis. THE World Poet" and publish
vast volumes OF their awakening souls.
Louis Is on to II he knows 1t was the
number Of volumes published by Shake
speare, Milton and Hugo that gave them
fame and makes their poetry SO popular
and 30 universally read to-day.
To find that Louis Is right one has but
net, Java. Agawam and Blowing Rock. n.
c., whose modest output has long since
made them forgotten not one is heard
Of now except perhaps the Java bard,
whose soulful lines in THE Picked
Watch" still find favor with a few ex.
elusive cults who worship the genre in
poetry. JAMES d. DEwELL, Jr.
New HAVEN, Conn, September 90.
The sun., 1917-09-21
MIR. Bfyan's Way Out.

The war. which has sent silver to
$1.05h an ounce, has also brought out
all the gold In Mr.. BRYAN-and has
demonstrated that he possesses II In q
much more favorable ratio than one
to sixteen.
In speech In Chicago the other
night he defined the limitations which
war puts upon the freedom Of speech
with that simplicity and lucidity Of
language which Is characteristic Of his
public speaking. No one questions. he
says, the right Of free speech. But 1t
is right qualified in time of war by
duty. 1t is parallel to the citizens
right to Use the streets, which In time
Of riot may be suspended because Of
his higher duty to the community.
Mr.. BRYAN continues:
Criticism Of the Government 10 not
now in place. 1t is not the best way
to express thought. which should be
transmitted direct to the President. to
your Senator or members of Congress.
1t creates wrong impression among
our enemies abroad. and finally. after
this Government has acted discussion
has closed and Is no longer patriotic
or American.
After Congress has acted in declar-
ing war 1t Is a matter of law. and the
man who criticises this is not law abid-
ing. He IL resorting to anarchy.
II don't know how long the war will
last. but no matter how long 1t may
last know that the quickest way out 10
straight through"
These words were we'll spoken. 1t
is a pity they could not have been ad-
dressed to the farmers gathering at
Minneapolis, which was stirred to
passion by the grossly sectional ap-
peals to class feeling Of Senator
GRoNNA and others.
Mr.. BRYAN has a great opportunity
at the present moment. His old time
followers, even many Of his present
followers, form a large part Of the
conscientious pacifist element In the
country. His voice to them has 20
long carried conviction that he. II any
man. can sway them to the patriotic
side to-day. We may readily admit
that he has neglected no opportunity
to exert this influence or to speak the
words of right guidance. But more
opportunities might be made for him,
his influence might be employed more
Systematically to direct wisely those
of his friends who are as yet unable
to see that the quickest way out Of
this war is straight through.
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Would English Drseon6Ies Destroy
the Pests That Plaque Us?

To THE EpiroR or THE SuN-sir: Mos
quito determination commissions In
counties and municipalities Of New Jer-
sey and New York have gone to con-
siderable expense and effort each year.
Noticeable decreases in mosquitoes have
been attained. but a surplus flock in
neighboring county where no prevention
is exercised is apt to send q delegation
to the county where they have adopted
all sorts Of methods to keep them out
In my rambles through fields and
marshes. and especially while sniping on
the marshes Of the Great South Bay
Long Island. I have noticed certain areas
practically void of mosquitoes. hut un-
usual for the number Of dragonfiies In
the immediate vicinity. recollect hav-
Ing read at one time that the late Dr..
f. a. Mearns, Y. 3. A.. observed mos
quitoes at Fort Smelling. Mimi. appear
ing In vast swarms which we're soon fol
lowed by large numbers Of dragonfiies,
that preyed on the mosquitoes and elimi-
mated them from the vicinity. At the
time prize was offered for tho best
essay on the artificial multiplication Of
the dragonfiies. and Dr. Beutenmuller,
,s' e
n WV. VI "'' i's'o'. we" ''.H
M 49, "N o"e Vi '"e ""'"erS oi 'he
",.e 'on.es''
"o'au''oes Oh 'he SCUM shore OF
'~o's 's'""o are increasins' put 40 not
''''''e any '"ore orasohh'es' our "meri-
Ca" sp.',es VI ''e ooona'a' win an IN
.a'e' ioou suPp's, 10 NOT aPPest 10
'HHe advantage OF the SITUATION. why
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triotism is most untlmely. coming as
It does at the very moment when
women are insistently demanding
that the right Of suffrage shall be
bestowed upon them because their
capacity to exercise the powers Of
government Is equal to that pos
sessed by men.
II they are not equally patriotic,
they are not equally fit to vote.
Believing, as we do. that only n
very small minority of American
women want to cOddle the men Of
their families in safety while others
do the fighting. we would urge the
majority of wives and mothers and
sisters to speak out, whenever Occa.
sion offers. in favor of a cordial re-
sponse to the call of their country
on the part Of all young men quail.
fed for military service. Few incen.
tives to patriotic action are more
effective than the appeal or the ap-
proval of women.
The case of Mrs. CLARK of Jamaica
was welcome evidence that women Of
the good old kind still exist. When
her husband comes home she Is go.
ing to have a reunion, not Of lot of
war fearing women. but "a real fight.
Ing mems reunion of all the rela.
tives who are in the service.
This is the type of woman that
makes our country worth fighting for.
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tlons. They also held Serbia respon-
sible for much Of the trouble they
had had with the South Slavs Of
Croatia and Slavonia. War against
Serbia was to them merely a puni-
tive expedition. But they were from
the first lukewarm on the question Of
general European war. although to
all appearances they accepted their
responsibility as one of the partners
In the so-called dual Monarchy"
On account Of the mistrust Of Austria
for the southern Slavs, the Magyars
were forced to bear the brunt Of the
defence against the Russians and Of
the war on the Serbs.
KARoLY1's position regarding Aus.
tria and the Germanic designs nre
well known In this country. He made
himself very clear upon these points
In his visit to America just before
the war In the interest of n propa-
ganda for an independent Hungary.
He has had strong defender of his
peace policy in Count julius AN.
DRAssY. These two men, together
with Count APPoNYI and NJ. VAS
soNYL head the new peace party
which has been formed under the
leadership Of ALEXANDER WEKERLE,
the Hungarian Premier.
Everything indicates that Hungary
really desires pence. Whether or not
she would 60 SO fur as to discuss the
separate peace which KARoLYI in his
earlier advocacy offered as one Of the
alternatives is now merely a matter
for speculation. The entrance of the
United States. with which she has
always sought to maintain friendly
relations, into the war with a new
and vigorous force and the menace
Of the italian victories on the Isonzo
and Trieste fronts are strong factors
in the situation. But aside from this
she Is finding the overlordship which
Prussia set up over her military and
civil affairs CALLING, and she is thor.
oughly tired Of war In which even
success would mean only continued
Prussian dominance. She Is evidently
determined to make her voice heard
In Vienna and Berlin.
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Paul's Mandsmus Set Aside,

A woman lawyer. Miss MARY NJ.
LILLY, arose In the Supreme Court to
address the court in the matter Of the
complaint Of her client that the music
OF certain song with the refrain
I'm on my way to Yakima. the place
where the apples grow" was adapted.
or adopted by some other person or
persons. later to become known to the
world as the tune which accompanies
the declaration that it is a consider
able distance to Tipperary. The fol.
lowing conversation then took place
between the Justice and Miss LILLY:
"Mr. Justice Gorr-Are you a member
OF the bar?
Lawyer LiLLY-Yes. your Honor.
"Mr. Justice GorF-Then you should
remove your hat. like all other lawyers. "
Ia not this a new order Of things
and one which tho champions Of equal
rights will hall as step further?
The custom Of men to bare their
heads In court was copied. manifestly.
from the department Of the church.
goer. the expression Of respect. In the
Christian church It is a custom not of
gradual or local adaptation. but uni
versal compliance with the command
Of PAUL to the Corinthians
Every man praying or prophesying
having his head covered. dishonoreth
his head.
But every woman that prayeth or
prophesieth with her head uncovered
dishonoreth her head; for that is even
all one as II she were shaven."
PAUL's words made the rule fot
women. and the common belief that
women wear their hats in church lest
the men he distracted by the glory of
their hair is the product of fancy.
1t Is not reported that Miss LILLY
took an exception; rather. she re
moved her hat In all good humor
Perhaps she was glad that equality
strides on. PAUL or no PAUL.
There Is plenty Of time between
now and the next meeting OF the
American Bar Association for tn,
preparation Of scholarly paper or
this important subject.
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Germany's seventh Loan.

Small investors in the seventh Ger.
man war loan must pay 10 per cent.
down and the rest In easy instalments
over n period of-six months or per.
haps as long as year!
No. ten to twenty years.
A German lending 100 marks-in
ordinary times about $25-will pay
$3.50 in cash and may take a decade
or two to pay the remaining $3.50.
Germany, which mobilized armies
with such rapidity. is finding 1t i'm.
possible any longer to mobilize money
in reasonably long time. From a
banking point of view German circu'
lation Is manifesting severe symp.
toms of arteriosclerosls.
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The Right Sort Of Won n .

To every American mother who
didn't raise her boy to he II soldier
we commend consideration of the
patriotic attitude and CHEEKY words
Of ADA CLARK Of Jamaica, l.. l., sew
eral weeks ago. Mrs. CLARK Is the
wife Of the naval turret captain in
command Of the gun crew on the
steamship Silvershell. whose accura te
firing sent an attacking submarine to
the bottom.
1T wasn't any more than I ex-
pected of him." said Mrs. CLARK.
my husband has been in the navy
since he was II and he Is now 20.
His enlistment expires next Novem-
Der. but he won't retire. wouldn't
let him II he wanted to. only wish
I could go and fight with him."
This Is the true and traditional I
spirit of the women of America, as
shown In the Revolution and in the
civil war on both sides. We believe
1t exists to-day throughout the length
and breadth OF the land; but it has
not been adequately expressed.
On the other hand. some Of the
women who do talk about the ser.
vices Of their husbands. brothers,
sons and other male relatives ex.
press a most discreditnble reluctance
10 have them endnnger their lives by
entering the army or navy. Women
who are attracted by the excitement
associated with much Of the Red
Cross work will attend the meeting,
regularly and labor unremittingly In
the good cause; while at the same
time many OF them almost wall al
the possibility that some OF theil
men folks may he called to the colors
They want the country defends,
against German aggression and dOmi
nation; but they want somebody els,
to defend It.
This manifestation Of lack Of pa
The sun., 1917-09-21
NEW YORK COAL COST.
Greater Than Elsewhere. Chiefly Ow.
Ing to the Over River Journey.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: I
note the letter Of a Philadelphia corre-
spondent appearing under the heading
Coal Costs
Philadelphia receives coal dumped into
dealers yards or pockets.
Because of its insular situation New
York city must needs receive coal on
the New Jersey shore on board boats.
paying freight. towage and discharging
at destination. to which must he added
demurrage while the boat is awaiting
cargo at the loading point.
Philadelphia by law sells 2.24o
pounds to the ton. to cover which dealers
there base their price higher than for
1000 pounds, say by e per cent,
The Coal Trade Journal of New York
city in Its number for September ~
quotes the prices named by retail dealers
in Philadelphia for domestic sizes at
1915 to 50 for 2,24O pounds pea coal.
S7.75 to s.. which affords them a
greater profit than New York dealers
obtain.
New York consumes about 10000, 900
tons a year and it costs more to do
business in the metropolitan district than
elsewhere. l nave Deen III tnlS business
fifty years, one-half the time In New
York city. Coal In Essex county New
Jersey. Is $775 for domestic sizes and
e6.75 for pea think II costs dealers
In New York at least eighty cents per
1000 pounds more than here for the rea
sons given.
Where the smoke nuisance prevails all
municipal, State and Federal buildings
must use only anthracite coal. Should
the United States Government burn
hituminous coal II would lessen the de-
mand for cars and increase the amount
OF anthracite for families and manu-
facturers.
The West and Northwest have an
| abundance of emi-hituminous. but we
who only use anthracite. our nearest
source Of supply for the East. must
| stand aside and see II diverted to the
most remote regions. y. ". Ross.
NEWARK. n. j., September 20.
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Hungary's Desire for Peace.

OF all the peace talk emanating
from the Central Powers the agita-
ton Of Count MICHAEL KARoLyI has
the appearance Of most sincerity.
More than year ago he announced
himself as an advocate of peace with
or without the consent OF Germany
or Austria" and his present efforts
seem to have much the same design.
He could see no reason for Hungary
continuing In the war. a view with
which other Magyar statesmen were
in accord, and he was opposed to
Hungary sacrificing herself to make
Prussia a dominant power In Cen
I Ftral Europe.
1t was generally believed at the
time that his advocacy of peace
ceased on account of the entrance of
Rumania into the war. Had the Al.
lies been in position to make the con-
cessions demanded. It was stated that
Hungary might have withdrawn from
the war. Fortunately for Austria,
| however, the advance of the Ru-
manian army into Transylvania called
for Hungarian military activity and
caused the people to unite In an ef.
fort to repel invasion.
! The Hungarlans willingly entere,l
the war against Serbia. They had
often been in conflict with their neigh.
| bors south Of the Danube and had q
long standing grievance against them
, growing out Of the numerous "pip
wars" and strifes over tariff regula
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THE SULPHUR PRIMER.
The COmmandant at Frankford Pre-.
sents Ms side Of the Case.

To THE EDITOR OF TNe SuN-Sir: An
| article IN yesterdays Sun headed Bad
Primers Up to Chiefs Of Ordinances" has
been brought to my attention. In my
! hearing before a committee Of Congress
I stated that when It came to my
! knowledge that a large quantity Of
drastic action to procure a new primer
because Of the opposition Of "our peo-
pie" TO such a change. When referred
, to "our people, referred to the heads
Of the departments engaged in the
manufacture Of small arms ammunition
at this arsenal did not take drastic
action until the supply of accepted
, primers had become exhausted. which
occurred about q week or ten days later.
when obviously no other course was
open.
Even after purchasing 25.o00, 900 Of
! primers I was Obliged to let our people
| conduct experiments In manufacturing
! limited lots Of the sulphur primer In
! order that they might demonstrate to my
satisfaction that they could make It in
quantity to meet all inspection require
ments. They failed to do so. When II
! was decided to use the new formula
the foreman Of the mixing shop resigned
and the young women employed In the
primer shop also declined to use the new
mixture because 1t was not as safe to
! andle as the former mixture. I also
noticed that after purchasing the first
advanced lot Of the new mixture one
or moro misnres with It we're promptly
| brought to my attention.
1t must not be overlooked that the
sulphur primer has. with the exception
OF sporadic cases Of souring. given gen.
eral satisfaction. 1t was developed and
| manufactured at this arsenal and nat
urally our people believed In II. While
I have not believed in a sulphur primer
for some time am nevertheless not
| an expert in the manufacture Of small
| arms ammunition. The executive head
OF an establishment employing 5000
hands and having on its books at the
close OF the fiscal year over thirty mill
ions Of business cannot be an expert on
any line Of manufacture conducted At
such an establishment.
That the sulphur primer is far from
being discredited. and that II has many
friends to-day. 10 borne out by the fact
4
Of small arms ammunition manufactured
for one OF the allied Governments $780,
100000 rounds Of rife ammunition. us
ing the sulphur primer. and reports that
It has given general satisfa ction.
Those who are engaged in the manu-
featuring business realize that a violent
change cannot be made in manufacture
without securing the cooperation Of the
employees engaged in that line Of work.
When the change was made from the
manufacture Of wrought iron to steel in
England II was really necessary to lay
of the old and experienced hands and
to train new ones before steel could be
manufactured successfully.
would like you, therefore. to give
this letter the same prominence as you
gave the communication from your
Washington correspondent. which was
evidently misleading in its interpreta-
tion Of my hearing before the committee.
GEORGE NJ. MONTGOMERY.
Colonel. Ordnance Department. U. s. A..
Commandin
| FRANKroRp ARSENAL, September 10,
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the Jaranese. None certainly oc.
Cured to their American hosts. What
II the spot did mark the beginning OF
the American effort to force by arms
upon Great Britain those principles Of
human liberty which both peoples
cherished and only the British Gov
ernment denied? Are not all three,
British. Americans and Japanese.
now linked In an alliance with a ma
jority Of the civilized States OF the
world. In the effort to impose respect
for human liberty and national rights
upon the German nutocracy?
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A DOG DYING.
Perhaps His Master Was Not a Worse
Man for Being BY Then.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr:
pity the man who has never experienced
and responded to the love of a faithful
dog!
not ashamed of his tears over the death
Of loyal dog whose fast glazing eyes
were fixed to the end upon his master s
face and whose last spark of failing
vitality expended itself in his effort to
lick that masters hand.
EDWARD s. FIELD.
NEW YORK, September 90.
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The Khaki Vote In the Municipal
Election.

We wonder what effect a proper
provision for taking the votes of SOL
diers in the camps would have had
upon the result on Wednesday.
The active and admirable part
Mayor mitchell has sustained in stim-
ulating patriotic sentiment, his unim-
peachable position on the war issues
and the stirring addresses he has
made to the visiting commissions of
our Allies ought to have won for him
the support Of the men in khaki al.
most to a man.
We believe it will prove so on elec-
ton day, when the soldier boys Of the
Greater New York will be protected
In their right to vote.
The sun., 1917-09-21
Strikers and Workers,

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: As
skirts because custom demands II. I am
edited by two contiguous items of
America nism In the New York Times
which I read lest THE SUN make me too
liberal.
One is that $4,000 men are going to
strike in Government shipbuildng
plant The next says $3S 400. 900 worth
Of useful articles have been furnished
made and the materials given--hy
women for our soldiers
No wonder men retain the suffrage.
L. L. kNAPP.
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Is There an Authors Fund?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: May
! inquire through your columns II there
is an organization in this city which
takes an interest In INDECENT literary
people. such as the Actors Fund does
for needy actors?
am interested in the case of one
who has given pleasure and information
to the public for over thirty years but
Is now dependent OIL help from his
friends to such an extent that those ex-
tending It must have assistance.
New YORK. September 20. READER.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SI> Has
any of your readers am H. ....'.''
orchard or one in little Coulw,...' 49,
the fruit ~ which he will dunN." .'
National Plant, Flower and fr.f '''
20 Fifth avenue, New York "' 80
buy the crop outright II p1F" "
desired, but hope that Low N
be made. We will send pr. .b'r-
gather IT, II the crop can y" @".'''
We will give the orchard tNo az"
snrayinss next spring and snn'"'' ''
otherwise attend to its l9lN .I' '.'
We are taking up crop 'ous"rNH''' '''
are experimenting upon app'o' W.
taken orders for nearly I6oo l'r-f ''-
OF apples at 81 IA hag TO he %. ''.'
In October, about hushsl an! ''
and ara much in need Of adi'i'.r '''''
to supply the demand There f. go rN
cuse for any crop to hc t"'r ."-' '"
the Guild will rush help "i' ~ cry
farmer who sells /, TO VI outr' '~H'
q, l.. REEs, Food l'h''''''
NEW YORK. September 20.
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The Republican Nomination
Mayor Mitchell.

The total Republican vote for a
candidate for Mayor at the primaries
on. Wednesday was only little more
than 72.OOo.
Last November the total vote of
Greater New York Republicans as cast
for CHARLEs e. HUsHEs for Presl-
dsnt, for CHAaLEs s. WHITMAN for
Governor and for WILLIAM NJ CAL
nEI for United States Senator was in
each case more than 100000.
Somewhat more than one-tenth OF
tAe normal Republican vote was re-
corded on Wednesday as opposing the
acceptance of fusion by the Republi-
can party.
The contrast with election day fig-
ures thus afforded by the first appli.
cation Of the primary law to May
orally contest is perhaps discourag'
ing commentary on the general value
Of the new system as method OF as
certaining the prevailing sentiment OF
4 party.
Nevertheless, Republican sentiment
has had the test that the law pre-
scribes. A majority Of the Rcpubli'
cans voting at the primaries in New
York city have declared their prefer.
ence for Mayor Mitchell as the candi.
date of the regular Republican organ
ization. There have been close pre-
election contests before this in the
Republican party. as in all other par.
ties at all times in political history
but the very essence of party loyalty
IL prompt and hearty acquiescence in
the ascertained will Of the majority
when 1t has been ascertained by the
established method. whether the result
Is close or the margin wide. There is
NO other safeguard Of Regularity"
In the present instance such acqui
escence will be the easier and the
heartier because the demands OF
party regularity coincide exactly with
the requirements of civic welfare
The obvious duty of this hour is non
partisan. 1t is to keep the municipa
government out of the clutches o
that same old Tammany which fol
years discredited the name of New
York In the eyes of honest observer,
the world over. 1t is to prevent {
restoration Of the machinery of greco
and graft and vulgar, brutal oppres
sion and foul msgovernment fol
which the universally accepted syn
onym Is Tammany rule. 1t is to pre-
serve the ideals and standards ant
practical achievements of the bes
administration the city has ever had
and to do this by retaining in the ser
vice of Father KNICKERBocKER an,
bis honest children the best Mayo
New York ever had.
This means hard work, but 1t cal
be done and 1t Is worth doing.