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The sun., 1918-10-27
IN DEFENCE OF POE.
His Remarkable susceptibility 70 a
single Glass Of Wine.

TorHE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Su: In
your admirable editorial article on the
Seeger manuscripts In this mornings
SUN you allude to the dissolute Poe"
as a familiar figure in the tavern of the
mind" VIII old ISLANDERS never die?
! have made a considerable study OF
the life OF Poe and have never yet
found justification In fact for the use
Of the term absolute" Naturally the
author of "Longfellow and Other Pla-
giarists" made many enemies eager TO
seize upon the nfinutest hillock into
which he may have stumbled by the
wayside, and TO magnify it into a noun
tain. Poe was no long faced Puritan.
and a single glass OF wine would pro-
duce in him a condition verging upon
inebriation. That this condition &C.
CURED more than half a dozen times in
his whole career there is no authority
to prove. Stretching over lifetime
has the average man a better record?
The biblical Injunction holds good.
though perhaps not in the case OF the
Rev. Rufus Griswold. who could throw
stones with a clear conscience even at
dead man to avenge some slight in
juries TO his ever tender vanity.
The memory of Poe has been traduced
so long that the adjectives "dissolute'
and Immoral rise trippingly TO the
pen and meet the eye on every hand.
The accepters OF blind tradition would
do well to pause and turn the rays OF
the broad searchlight of truth upon this
unhappy man. Under the glare of truth
the character OF Poe will need no vim
dication. He stands revealed as a hui
man but not an erring man. with
wholesome and almost conventional
moral code and a sensitive honor. His
m,s,ortunes were engendered by pride,
which IL II DO a sin was at least a sin
loved OF the angels. A. l.. s.
RYE October %
The sun., 1918-10-27
The Art OF Letter Writing.

Upon occasion THE Sun has col
lated letters of the late Mayor GAY
NOR and of the present incumbent Of
the Mayors Office, always with the
purpose of Illuminating the literary
characteristics of two men whose
epistolary styles have been popularity
considered to he similar. The sub
ject of Mayor HyIAN's letter writing
has come up again. this time in the
Seurchlight, the organ Of the Clti-
zens Union, and the author of the
article, after dwelling upon Mayor
HYLAN's desire to appeal to the peo-
pie, says of his correspondence:
ale is a prolific letter writer. intend
ing doubtless, to initiate the late Mayor
GAYNoR, but rather emphasizing the
prevailing public opinion of the unfor-
tuuate contrast between the character
and capacity OF WILLIAM j. GArNoR
and JOHN F. HYLAN."
II happens that on the very day
that this somewhat brusIue opinion
comes to light there is also made
public n new and interesting letter
from the pen Of Mayor HYLAN, writ
ten on the subject Of the entertaining
Mr.. VINCENT GAFFNEY. Mr.. HYLAN
addresses his communication to the
Hon. EDWARD SWAMI, District AttOr-
ney of the county of New York, and
says in part:
IT cannot understand why the muir
derer. VINCENT GAFFNEr, a dangerous
and vicious criminal who was serving
a sentence OF from twenty years to life
in Sing Sing. who was brought back to
court for some purpose. and during his
detention here made his escape from the
Tombs. and after being recaptured by
the police Is now being detained here
again when he should have been re-
turned to Sing Sing Immediately.
ANY new indictment or conviction
life. and under the sentence he Is now
serving he can be detained from twenty
years TO life. How much longer than
life any court or District Attorney ex-
pect to have him detained cannot
understand.
"Not being able to clearly compre-
bend why this dangerous criminal and
murderer is detained. have directed
Police Commissioner ENRroHr 10 station
two police officers at his cell In the
Tombs prison. TO be relieved every eight
thorities and the Sheriff that have GAIT
NEr In charge. until he Is safely behind
the bars in Sing Sing
II an equal Of wFLIAM ]. GAYHon
The sun., 1918-10-27
An Old Orchard.

These twisted boughs I love,
These gnarled and knotted boles.
All the long aisles thereof
deem THAI they have souls:
Souls wherein yet abide
The old Arcadian mirth
That mocks at time and tide
In daughters OF the earth.
view here in duress
Dawns OF ethereal blue,
Moons OF rich fruitfulness
That AtalAnta knew.
Plucked from the ancient trees,
Each apple that hold
Yields the rare fragrances
OF Hesperidian sold.
And so dream and browse.
Finding a rapt repose
Beneath the amhered ooughs
OF this old orchard close,
CLINTON SCoLLARp.
The sun., 1918-10-27
The First Business In Order.

Inasmuch as politics is again in
session, recalled by the President
himself, the subjoined political ques-
lions are not only permissible but are
regularly in order:
Is it true, as alleged not long ago
by the well informed and politically
disinterested editor Of the North
American Repieio, that the report
of the findings Of Judge HUGHES in
the matter Of the airplane scandal,
involving the waste or misuse of n
considerable part of $640,OOO.OOO that
had come from the pockets OF Re
publican and Democratic taxpayers
and Republican and Democratic bond
buyers, has been in the White House
for weeks, withheld by the President
for some reason from the knowledge
Of his fellow countrymen?
II that Is true, what is the reason
Of the suppression Of Judge HUGHEs's
report indicating the exact where
abouts Of responsibility for the air
plane scandal?
Has the suppression been deter
mined until recently by the perhaps
legitimate fear that publicity dur
ing the period Of the fourth Liberty
bond drive might endanger the full
success Of that undertaking?
II that is so, why is it withheld
now that the six billion subscription
has been successfully completed?
Are the fellow countrymen of Pres
ident WILSON to know the contents
of the Hughes report before election?
If not, why not?
The sun., 1918-10-27
Memnon.

stark in the old world desert. majestic.
unmoved and lone.
Mutely facing the Sunrise that full In his
dark eyes shone.
Throned rose the Theban Memnon. .
mighty image OF stone;
Nor needed the shining footsteps OF the
jubilant Sun OF God.
Whose feet on the morning mountains
through the years and the years
have trod-
The beautiful feet on the mountains OF
Him who cometh as COD
Smitten and crushed In the desert, ma
jestic and ruined and ione,
On the sand that was heart OF Memnon,
the broken image OF stone.
Soft. with an answering music. the morn.
ing Sunlight shone!
n. f. BUHLER.
The sun., 1918-10-27

The vote-274 to 25-by which the
House of Commons registered It's mp
proval of HERBERT SAMUELs's motion
that In the opinion of this House
1t Is desirable that n bill should be
passed making women eligible as
members Of Parliament" undoubtedly
reflects English public thought ac-
curately. There are still some male
electors who will oppose women In
public life under oil circumstances
and conditions. They may be de-
feated, but they will not surrender
their convictions. But the over
whelming majority of the voters is
either in favor of the extension to
women of all the rights and prlvll-
eyes now enjoyed by men, or else is
resigned to 1t.
AS Mr.. SAMUELS said in advocat-
ing his motion, England had given
up the old doctrine that woman's
sphere was the home, and had ac-
cepted the view that woman was
something better than amere ad-
junct to man. Will anybody, after
the demonstration Of woman's capa-
city In many and diverse occupations
here and in every other country since
the war began, have the audacity to
advance seriously the argument that
women should be kept In the drawing
room, the nursery and the kitchen ?
Certainly no person acquainted with
the achievements Of women In every
conceivable calling will dare to up
peal for the suppression of the sex
with this venerable plea.
Moreover, the House Of Commons
was unquestionably aware of the
truth that the demand of women for
the ballot is not demand for a quar-
ter or half, or two-thirds of the
rights hitherto enjoyed by men.
Equality and not relief from certain
restrictions has been the purpose Of
all the agitation that has taken place
in England and in this country. If
some of the agitators believed that
success might be won by asking at
first for little, and then for a little
more, they have kept absolute equal
ity of rights and Power always before
them as their ultimate goal. All or
nothing. and we shall not be content
with nothing, has been the motto of
the majority of the women who led
the struggle for the vote.
Whether the House of Lords will
follow the example of the House Of
Commons, and admit to its dellbera-
lions peeresses in their own right Is
a question which interests the Lon
don press. The practical politicians
among the women may desire this
right for their own purposes, but
it must be remembered that since the
reform of the Lords the constitution
of that chamber is subject Of far
less Importance, so far as the gov
eminent of the British Empire Is con.
cerned, than 1t was in the past.
The sun., 1918-10-27
".

Mr.. OBrien has gathered together
from every available source all 81 Mr..
Dana's most noteworthy sayings con.
corning journalism generally and tie
making of a modern American news.
paper in particular. The careful
reader will observe that a spirit O.
patriotic American!sm pervades them
all. "A young man who thinks ar
other country is better than this"
ne said. should not go into Journal
ism. You must be for the Stars and
stripes every time. or the people ~
this country won't he for you AMI
you won't sell enough papers 90 paw
your expenses" He insisted on truth
and accuracy in news report,rG ard
had no tolerance for the EHsk.nau
notion that there was no sue. tlr=
as truthful newspaper Mr.. Arnold
Bennett, who had been Journalist
himself and owes as much o news
papers as any man living ia an ART
Gle on Success in Journalism WI
ten in 1911 and repuhlishe. 10 3
volume OF essays last year indulge
in a savage slur on editors generally
as being the abject slaves of aiver-
Using agents. My exper.euco As
lawyer and a Judge has given me op-
portunities for wide and intimate
acquaintance with Journalists ana
journalistic managemen; 10 tbs c'l'-
try: and while Of cours" there are
black sheep in every large NoDN, oo.-
torial Independence is the rule IN 'N
limited States anil ma, ff.. y\rnN-
The sun., 1918-10-27
Loneliness.



I Amt done nothin' Today but walk
Around the orchard an down the road.
Stoppln' now an again 10 talk
To blooms and Mowers she Allus knoved-
Know ed each nod OF each purity head
knowed their SMILES an the things they
said:
Now / know 'em an love en-, too.
Not for their beauty ner purity glow.
style ner fragrance, like most folks DO
But only because she loved EN- so!
1 don't do nothin' at night but set
Around the stoop In the even!n' glow.
watchln tho world all dewey wet
An seein' the stars as they come an
This on. here that she wished upon
That one there that she called ner own;
watchin' en- all through the siivery
Low. EN-. too. for 7 fell know
somewheres of In the quiet night
She's Watchin' 'em. for she loved EN- sell
I don't do nothin at all no more
But bide my time in my humble way
Doin my best an a-settin' store
BY promises for the Happy Day:
Don't do nothin' a'tall but jes
Saybor here with my lonslinsss-
Jes' us TWO, an the dog!-an' laws!
Ready an within an glad TO go
Lovin' life though. to the last, because
Because I know that she loved II sol
JouH ID. WELLS.
The sun., 1918-10-27
Hoover Can't Do Everything.

A marked increase in the output of
grumbling has been noticeable in the
restaurants in the last week. The
customer, bringing the raw mental
material with him, has raised the
production of expressed annoyance to
the topmost peak of efficiency. The
new service rules are Indirectly the
cause. They limit the customers
supply of butter as well as of bread.
They eliminate garnitures, including
the automatically sliced pieces OF
bacon that once served as n base for
the broiled chicken and the sweet
bread. They reduce the allowance of
sugar to two pieces for pot Of coffee
and to one piece for small cup.
Grumbling on the part of the pa
tron-and no fixed charge is made
for the walters listening time-is
met with polite smile and the stere-
otyped reply that the new reforms
are not suggestions but rules. Quite
true, says the customer, who vows
his eagerness to starve If it will help
win the war, but what about the
prices? They have not been revised
downward. Upon this the walters
attention is attracted to another table
and the grumble is heard only by its
author, who winds up by demanding
10 know, addressing his question to
that part of the cloth where the
sugar bowl used to stand, why Mr.
HOOVER, cutting portions, has not cut
prices also.
To this question, which is savagely
put by thousands Of men at luncheon
every day, reply should be made.
The answer Is that the Food Admin
istrator has no power to reduce
broiled tripe from 6J cents to so, no
power to lower the ultimate cost Of
pumpkin pie from 30 cents to 20;
cheese FIVE cents extra. Mr.. HOOVER
can regulate the amount of food that
IS to be served in restaurants, but he
and his Food Administration have no
legal power to regulate restaurant
prices. If Mr.. HoovER's rules result
in a saving to the proprietor Of the
restaurant and the proprietor does
not reduce his charges accordingly,
then the shame lies at the door OF
the restaurateur. It is the law.
1t is rather human for the public
to assume, without skimming through
the food conservation act, that Mr..
HoovER's powers, so great in one di-
rection, must be equally great In all
matters that pertain to the public
sale of food. The Food Administra-
tons powers not only do not touch
restaurant prices, but they cannot
control retail prices, even the prices
charged by farmers, except where the
volume Of supplies bought by the Gov
eminent has an effect on such prices.
Mr.. HOOVER does control the middle
men to the extent Of seeing that their
nrofts are not extortionate. The fig
ures for the first year OF the Hoover
administration indicate that the
farmer has been getting about II per
cent tmore for his stun, wholesale
The sun., 1918-10-27

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-sir: It
was my privilege to have known the
late Lieutenant James Richard Grove
Pat Grove as his intimates called him.
Ills talent was fine as his modesty. He
had the heart OF a woman but the soul
OF a hero. No finer literature has come
from France during these war days than
his letters home. in which he simply but
beautifully expressed himself. Let any
one who didn't know the man personally
read those letters. and like those who
did know him he must love him. A man
like Pat Grove. even cut on in his
prime, does not live in vain.
WILLIAM J. GUARD.
NEW YORK, October rs. E
The sun., 1918-10-27

The fact that "The story ~ Tt
Sun" has been written and IS PGri'sut'
with the sanction and approval 90. ''
new owner is deserving OF most a'''
orable mention. Such sentiments 80
are thus evidenced toward Tie y" .
who made THE SIN in tho past I'd"
be entertained only 10y on" WAv ms
have thoroughly appreciated al" ''.
mired the growth and greatness ~ '.'
paper under Mr.. Dana, and rn" u''
ing acquired the OWNERSHIP ger "
himself is broad minded cu".SA
avow his esteem and admiration :"
the achievements of his predecessor
Such generosity Of spirit prom''s we.
for The Sun in the days To- cone, ''.'
Mr. Munscy may vel "Ntr'-S
hopes In the words az MD ii"h'
AS sure as God lives. the tHt 'r"
be greater and better than the .''''
or the past"
The sun., 1918-10-27

1t piques the interest, that picture
Of all San Francisco wearing gas
masks which may be removed only
in homes or during meals" 1t is said
to be impossible TO talk while wearing
one OF those masks, but II San Fran
ciscans do not accomplish the impos-
sible. II they do not somehow manage
to carry on lively conversations even
while masked. then the great fire will
be forgot in the horrid blight OF a
greater calamity.
The sun., 1918-10-27
when You Get IN Early Start

There's a magic In the mornin'
when the mist hangs Ger the lot
Like a fairy cloak OF silver
That the queen OF night forgot.
There's a taste OF midnight shadows,
There's a lurkin' hint of rain,
There's a heady smell Of sweetness
That intoxicates your brain.
There's a blithesome, thrifty something
That Just crinkles up your heart
On a gray and misty mornin'
when you get an early start.
MARrHN b. THOMAS.
The sun., 1918-10-27
Rosamond.

Rose OF uhe world. too high love
Brought her the dagger or the cup
You seized from life the Joy thereof,
And lightly drank It UP.
with fevered lips you seek In vain
The cordial grief YOU once denied,
Nor shall you taste OF love again
Whose soul OF love has died.
EDWARD FULLER.
The sun., 1918-10-27

On the anniversary yesterday Of the
first American shot in the war the
progress made by our military forces
in one year is indicated by the an
nouncement that our army used the
largest gun ever employed on the
western front. =
The sun., 1918-10-27
POEMS WORTH READING.
O God Of Battles, Speed the Day,

o God OF battles, haste the day
When Freedoms high citation
Shall thrill the soul OF all who pray
Its solace and salvation.
May justice, truth and right
Shine forth in golden light,
Till tyranny and pain
No more affront Thy reign
But love and goodness have full sway
In every land and nation.
Thy trumpet sound! Brave men divine
It's call to high endeavor:
Upon the far flung battle line
Pledge Thee their faith forever.
o loose Thy boundless power.
Avenge this outraged hour,
Till Cesar's bloody rod
Be overcome OF God
Then liberty shall reign benign,
And on the earth cease never.
may the hearts OF Thine oppressed
With confidence beat faster.
AS gallant hosts. with freedom blest,
Forge on TO stem disaster.
While ruthless passions burn,
Show Thou Thy loves concern:
May Justice be dispensed
And faith be recompensed:
So speed Thy legions East and west,
Great God, our Judge and Master.
Whatever be the battles toll
OF treasure. life. emotion,
o teach us, Lord. with chastened soul
Give freedom new devotion.
Then will the bells OF peace
Ring brotherhood increase;
The sun., 1918-10-27
A Bygone Ballad.

From the WdshiNSto~ STAY.
The chorus used to sing the praise
or brown october ale.
II is a song of other days
And rudy cheeks grow pale
Among the bold convivlai chaps
Who played the t6per's game.
And ruddy noses will. perhaps,
Begin TO do the same.
OF the Autumnal bard.
And cider, too. may claim his rhymes
But II must not be hard.
Old Robin Hood, the forest king,
Might moonshine and prevail.
But he is gone. There's none to Eink
OF brown October ale.
PHILASppR JOHNSON.
The sun., 1918-10-27

The questlonnaires are being re-
ceived by members of the older set
With one OF these and Secretary
Huo0s description Of the nineteen
proposed amendments TO the State
Constitution a fairly busy evening
may be spent.
The sun., 1918-10-27
An October Rose.

Where only brave chrysanthemums
And hardy dahlisS dare
To spread their petals bright and gay
To autumns nipping air
A lone belated rose of red
Displays it's velvet leaves.
Disdainins frosty prophecies
or chill October ewes.
For Summer ere she took her night
To gardens in the South
Pressed TO the bush in fond farewell
The crimson OF her mouth
And left upon a spray that still
Unfolded tender tips
or dewy green the vivid hue
And fragrance OF her lips.
a MIsHA IlvTSs.
The sun., 1918-10-27

All the embellishments and decora
tons, pictures and flags that made
Fifth avenue the centre OF loan &C.
tivity in New York have been trans
ferred to Montreal, where st. Cath
crime street will become in its turn
the avenue Of the Allies May the
avenue be as great an inspiration in
the s500.O00.OO0 Victory Loan cam
paign which the Dominion launches
tomorrow as It was in this city.
The sun., 1918-10-27

the arrival at Charleston, 8. c.. Of .
steering balloon which had brought
eight persons from Europe across the
Atlantic in three days. Such an an
nouncement would not excite any
such incredibly In the twentieth CEN
fury as It did then.
The sun., 1918-10-27

This is the first American day with
twenty-five hours in it. and. by the
grace of Heaven. the political speak
ers cannot take advantage of the OPP
portunity.
The sun., 1918-10-27

Other Presidents have had Kitchen
Cabinets. but it has remained for Mr.
WILSON to have had as we'll one
Kitchin Congress and yet cry for still
another.
The sun., 1918-10-27
The Missing Ones.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
We recognize many
OF the old bar fixtures
All camoufiaged up
As soda fountains,
But the old barilies
Seem to have passed on,
The sun., 1918-10-27

line.
Then in common charity they should
come to the succor OF the rich, who
are by no means assured OF coal.
The sun., 1918-10-27
| /

In relating the life of THE Sun.
Mr.. O'Brien has produced most in
teresting book. Ills style is clear,
lively and vigorous, and illuminated
throughout by flashes of Wit and
humor, The narrative requires the
mention OF innumerable persons who
have been related to the paper at
one time or another-some for a few
weeks, perhaps, some for many
years; yet Mr.. OBrien is never over
come by the multiplicity OF the de-
tails he Is called upon to consider. lie
treats them without confusion and has
something definite TO say about each
person mentioned. which relieves the
reader from the sense of tedium pro-
duced by a mere list OF names. The
story OF THE Sun for the last fifty
years is indissolubly interviewer with
the history of this city and this
country; and Mr.. O'Brien has fur
nished the necessary historical back
grounds to make clear and Compre-
hensible the newspaper events and in
cidents which he narrates. As TO
many matters OF local history he
speaks from personal knowledge, and
as to others he must have taken ex-
ceptional pains to ascertain the
exact facts.
The Moon Hoax, invented and
written by Richard Adams Locke and
published in 1885. did more than any
thing else to make THE sun we'll and
widely known during the first pc
Rod OF its existence, while Benjamin
II. Day was the editor and proprietor
The credulous wero assured and
many persons appear TO have be-
lieved that man-bats had been seen,
by the aid of powerful telescopes.
walking about on the face of the
moon. In the second period. under
the Beaches, the publication OF the
Balloon Hoax, by Edgar Allan Poe
was another notable achievement OF
like character. This was the story OF
The sun., 1918-10-27

In making the world safe for democ-
racy 1t Is not necessary to make the
United States safe for the Democrats.
The sun., 1918-10-27

The telephone operator is merely
preaching to you the doctrine Of St.
AUGUSTINE, that an unnecessary word
is a sin.
The sun., 1918-10-27

One great man set his clock back
on Friday.
The sun., 1918-10-27

Every small boy knows that the
extra hour should be inserted in the
middle of the Sunday dinner.
The sun., 1918-10-27

London once. 40-43 Fleet street.
Paris once. 9 Rue de la Aichodiere' on
Rue du Quatre Septembre--
washing ton onice. Munsey Building.
Brooklyn ONCE, Room 2O2, Eagle Build
Ing 3O3 Washington street.
The sun., 1918-10-27

THE EVENING SUN, Per Month. $3.50
THE EVENING; SUN, Per Year. 600
THE EVENING SUM Foreign) Per Mo. l.oe
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-17
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Oct. IL. Mrs. Hannah
(Gunarsonl Hector, 30, wife of Anton j..
Hector
In Boston (Copley Square hoten, Oct.
-. James Mellen Gleason, So, a native of
Wardsboro
In Worcester, Mass, Oct. 10, Mrs.
Marion Osgood Fisher, widow of George
Fisher. both formerly of Newfane.
In Chesterfield, n. H., Oct y. Mrs.
Mabel c. Spaulding, 50, wife of Charles
II. Spaulding.
In Pittsfeld, Mass. Oct. II, Mrs
Florence A. (Lazelle) Waite, %, wife
of Herbert Waite.
In Mortified, Mass, Oct. IL, Mrs. Hope
r. Mead, "a.
In Springfield, Mass. (Wesson Mem
orial hospitaD, Oct. Is, Earle W. Bar
nard. 81, of Brattleboro.
In Aver, Mass. Camp Devens), Oct
II, Private Harvey d. Wheeler, "a, OF
Stratton.
In New York, y. Y. Nurses Home
| connected with Bellevue hospitaD, Oct
l6, Miss Rosabel Miller, "a, of Brat
tleboro.
In New York, Oct. 10, Mrs. Lottit
(Morris) knight, 40, wife of Ira Ii
knight, formerly of Brattleboro. ;