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MONEYS CASE.
The Appeal to President Wilson VIII
Soon Be Made Public.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. THE
Sun says editorially this morning:
We do not understand the despatch''
from Washington which report tho arriye'
there OF delegation OF labor leaders ami
others, headed by w. Bourke Cochran. go
ask the President to transfer from the
California state courts to the Federal
courts the case OF Thomas T. Moon.v IN
der sentence OF death In connection With
the Preparedness Day bomb explosion o.
San Francisco"
You are entirely right in assun n;
that tho mission OF this delegation 90
wholly misstated In the language whit 3
YOU quote
The grounds on which the Preslder' 4
asked To take action with respect 80 : a
conv!ttion of Thomas j. Mooney vii "a
defined in memorial now in process ,
preparation, whicA the President rs
been good enough to say that he We. ii
receive and consider. II will rrohaNv
be completed tomorrow.
Meanwhile | acknowledge very gga's-
fully the fairness which has moved ST..
TO question the accuracy of this rop0, ,
because IL attributes to me a purpose e.
prcpostcrous W. BoCRKE CoCKRAr
NEW loRN, August /.
The sun., 1918-08-02

Allies are not likely to make con-
cessions to them because any possible
concession would conflict with the
interests Of one Of their number, of
Serbia, Italy, Greece or Great Brit
ain. The only remedy for the situa-
ton is that suggested in an inspired
article in the Berlin Lokdl Ansei0er,
In which DIR. EMIL ZIMMERMAN
counsels the Central Powers to put
aside their bitter fights during the
war, for II they do not what they
have so far managed to gain will
probably be lost" Germany I'M
doubtedly sees that these constant
fights over territory to which the
Central Powers have not even estab-
llshed n right are causing dlsloyalty
Of her allies to her and creating a
danger that will hasten disaster.
The sun., 1918-08-02
Congress District Combinations
Against Socialists.

The establishment of an entente
cordiale between the Republicans and
the Democrats In Congress districts
where the Socialist vote is heavy
may result in the defeat Of the So
cialists' only Representative from the
city and also head off the advance
of another Socialist whose vote two
years ago was threatening.
In the Twelfth district. where
MEYER LONDON was elected to the
House In 1914 over HENRY NJ. GOLD
FoGIE and in 1916 over LEON SAN
pERs, the agreement Is that the Dem
ocratlc nominee-no designation has
been mado-will have the support of
the Republicans. The vote In the
Twelfth in 1916 was as follows:
MEYER LONDON, Soc. .............6.lO2
LEON SANDERS, Dem, I. L.......5,759
l.. NJ. BLOCK, Rep. 96s,
If the Republicans vote could have
been added to the Democrats, the Su-
clallst would have been beaten by Go
votes. Mr.. LoNDoN's strength this
year is matter of speculation. lie
voted against the war, yet he refused
to stand on the platform of the spe-
cial convention of the Socialist party
OF America, adopted just after Amer
ica's entrance into the war, which
was violently disloyal. He has been
in conflict with the most radical ele-
ments of the party which sent him to
Washington. Whether his constitu-
ents are In sympathy with the anti
Americans who control the Socialist
party nationally, whether they ap-
prove LoNDoN's change of heart, or
whether they are getting sick of
everything and everybody who was
or is Soclallstic, will be determined
The sun., 1918-08-02
THE WEIGHT, COST AND VARIETY OF
A YANKEE RA7 7ON.
Half Pounds Chosen From Twenye Articles
Expense Of About Forty Cents
From the Army and Nary Register.

can appeal to the commanding officerot
the camp, whose duty II is to see that
the various companies buy this article
This is taken as a means OF protecting
the Government from loss which
might result from the abuse OF tho
optional buying allowed the mess ser
geant.
Years of experience have shown TIM.
this method Of provisioning the armv
has been successful and has resulted
in satisfaction among the men OF the
army. 1t means that the men Of the
army are allowed to express a prefer.
ence concerning their food. II the
mess sergeant is popular It is because
he is giving his men the maximum
variety within the limits allowed.
IF through mismanagement or poor
Judgment the credit OF the COMPANY
for period OF thirty days Is exceeded
before that time. the company can
continue to buy at the Quartermasters
store, but at the end Of the month
bill is presented which must be paid.
and the only funds available for the
payment of this charge are the per.
sonal funds of the company command.
err. The company commander cannot
collect for this loss from any subse-
quent saving on the part Of his men,
but must stand it himself This ar
rangement means that he takes a keen
personal interest in the mess Of his
men and sees that they are not only
properly fed, but that good judgment
is used in the distribution of the al.
lowance made for that purpose
About ninety days supply Of food Is
the amount kept on hand, except a.
points where an expected movement
will be made before that time, and then
the stores are kept accordingly. Al
the camps and environments and at the
supply base in the field the best meth
DDS known to commercial practice ar'
used in keeping the stores. Store
houses are erected with a view to at.
fording ventilation, cleanliness and the
space necessary for the proper care Of
the food. permitting especially the
segregation Of food so that one kind
will not tend to be injured by the pres
ence of another kind.
In addition. there are cold storage
plants for beef. butter and other per
ishable provisions, and special care is
taken of other articles which are ar
fected by seasonable or atmospheric
conditions. For instance. dried fruit
is kept in refrigerator plants during
the heated period Of the year, and beef
is always kept in refrigerator plants
awaiting distribution. In the case Of
beef transported overseas It is frozen
before leaving this country. and II
necessary refrozen for the period OF
storage at base supply depots.
In all events. food must not only be-
right up to the standard when bought
by the Quartermaster,s Corps, but It
must meet the same conditions when
issued to the men. When any food is
found unfit for use action is taken by
the ommarding officer on recon
mendation Of the camp Quartermaster
and it is condemned to be destroyed II
it has no value, or sold at public auc
ton if it has any value. In no case,
however, can the men partake OF any
food unless it is approved when issued
The sun., 1918-08-02
MILEAGE BOOKS.
Complaint OF the Governments Breach
Of Contract.

n rur En,ron or Tuv srv-si,. IT.
sanc,ttv ~ contracts has .vor ,o.n
rdad ,.i,b , ,oo,o,s az. ~. ,u -
rsb snc,r,rp court-iss uh.,h,r ,So
ohIi,ot,on -, ,ho oor,r,o, NO., ~.
rrosory.,,to, y, troo,,os r,,, ,,.oia,
Powers nv tho erforc,r, =, oo,,n,n-o,a,
r,ch,s
In ,b,s coumerdab,a co,r.. enc
1-ri,ed st,,os 10. s,ooJ ,,nh l., 49,
esteem Of the world for I, vas known
that shs carrIe5 ou, be- co,,roc,. ~, a
hIrs uindad ethical manner I'M, ,ooLsd
N ,ust,ce and ,n,op. and r,o,,,d M, .,oon
IN legal ouihh,,,ys o,,r ,roro ,ecb,I..,i-
tics
7. bas tbers,ora oaussd co,s,aor.h,.
surrriso N ,ha bo,sors -, r,-r,. ,,.a
,,,t,o,,a hoo,,. or ,I,o ,,oo.,,, ,.,,.s.
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detail of his uniform and may mourn
the passing Of valued insignia, but he
will see the necessity for the action
taken by the General STAFF.
1t is an interesting fact that our
army has never been rs democratic as
Ii Is to-day. The civil war was won
by volunteers; we had n draft, but
the man with n few dollars could buy
a substitute. In the contest in which
we are now engaged we have no
bounties and the bounty jumper Is
therefore unknown among us, and the
quotas of the several States are filed
without excitement or disorder.
There will he in the future as there
have been in the past, State military
organizations, such as the New York
Guard and the New Jersey State
militia, authorized and organized
since the National Guard became a
Federal force. But these are likely
to play entirely different parts in our
life than their predecessors did. For
one thing, some form of universal
service seems inevitable in the frl-
ture; for another, State police forces
will do practically all of the work of
maintaining order that has heretofore
fallen on the National Guard. But
there will be only one United States
military service, and what its char
acter and capacity will be the men
In khaki now in France are proving
every day.
The sun., 1918-08-02

From the Buffalo EreninG Ne,cs.
CHOSE were the days. they say, and line
Their song to the days Of the lost sun
They spread their flmiest verse upon
The dancing dew Of the silver dawn
OF the sweet old days OF the Passed and
Gone.
"Those were the days" they write, and
drop
A bitter tear on the line. and stop
Their measured rhyme OF old friends
forgot
A fancy sweet or passing thought
or summer romps In the orchard lot
"Those were the DAYS" they say. and 10!
Rememb red DAYS OF the Long Ago
Shine golder.like through the mist OF
years
Forgotten pleasures pile tiers on tiers,
Fading away as tho Present nears
"Those were the days" and the poets
pen
Trails on and on OF tho Days Of Then.
As though, like the dow OF the olden
dawn
And the webs and weaves that It flashed
upon,
The best OF living we're passed and gone.
"rhoso we're the DAYS" they sigh and yet
They overlook or they quite forget
Tn-mo'ro~ -\oW---is as sweet and fair
with as much OF love and OF kindly care
And friendships around them everywhere /
John d. WELLS.
The sun., 1918-08-02
Charles r. Hughes on AiPplanes.

If half the tales that are told Of
American made airplanes are true, it
is evident that IL number Of American
airplane makers and Government In
spectors ought to be taken out and
hanged. We hope the tales are not
true and we are convinced that many
Of them are so grossly exaggerated
that when the truth Is revealed 1t will
seem tame by comparison.
s., At present the ordinary citizen
knows nothing about the facts, and Is
gravely disturbed by the rumors that
are in circulation. For his benefit 1t
is proper and timely to recall the fact
that CHARLES E. HUGHES, acting at
the personal request Of the President
and with the authority Of the Attor-
ney-General at his disposal, is making
an investigation Of airplane produc-
tion. What an Investigation by Mr..
HUGHES means it is not necessary to
say. He is competent, he Is honest.
he Is fearless; his courage is not to
b. shaken by mob Of men. or mob
OF job holders. He will get ut the
truth, and he will expose the truth to
the public in due course, without CIV
ing thought to anything except the
welfare Of the United States.
When we get Mr.. HCoHEs's report
we shall know what to do; and IL any
man is guilty Of such atroclous acts
ns are now commonly discussed, he
will be punished to the, last extremity
Of the law.
The sun., 1918-08-02
The Letter to Postmaster Patten.

DEAR SIR: May ask whether any
Limit has been set to the ineficiency
In postal service to which n long suf-
fcrins public, the most long suffering
in the world except the German. is ex-
pectcd to submit under the mistaken
idea that It is made necessary by war
conditions
The situation az regards ordinary
mail has long been notorious. but il
now extends apparently to special de-
livery letters. | mailed n special deliv-
cry letter from this address. posting II
in the letter box before p NJ, out
side the Hotel Irving on Friday, July
10, and il was not delivered In New
;orville, Mass, until Sunday evening,
July 81. In fact. although did not
leave until 10 A. NJ. on Sunday. the 2lst,
beat Il to Newtonville and was there
when il arrived.
7 have Just received a telegram say
ing that a letter was mailed special
delivery from Newtonville on Friday
night last, the Goth inst. addressed to
MY office, 30 Broad street, this city, and
although was in my Office up to L.
NJ. yesterday, Saturday, 1t had not been
delivered
parca post package which was
mailed to NJ from Boston on tho 18th
inst, was delivered at my Office yes
terday. the eth inst, These are sim
ply three instances out OF many in my
own personal experience.
Is there any use in putting special
delivery stamps on letters in the pres
ent condition OF affairs?
In view Of what the public has en-
perienced as regards the steadily de-
ter!oratirg quality of the mail service,
what may 1t expect when the Post Once
Department gets its paralyzing hand on
tho telesraphs and telephones?
Awaiting your comments with interest
l remain yours faithfully,
NEW York, July 2s.
The sun., 1918-08-02
The New Army.

The announcement that the General
Staff will hereafter unity the
branches of the military service into
one coordinate force records fact
rather than makes known new
policy. Ever since the selective draft
act was passed and the creation Of
our new military organization began,
the lines separating Regulars, Ma
tional Guardsmen and selected men
have been growing fainter. Trans
fers from one force to another have
been frequent. and, so far MS has been
disclosed, without friction; the aboli-
ton of the letters ~. G." and IN. A."
and the adoption Of the simple and
all sufficient ~. S." for all uniform
insignia may cause disadvantages in
many bosoms, but it will remove a
cause of irritation that has no COM
pensatinG good effects.
BY doing away with the dstnc-
tons hitherto recognized the internal
administration of the army will be
simplified. The field for promotion
will he broadened and certain preju-
dices, some of them foolish and others
based on serious considerations, will
cease to be operative.
1t will be hard on some proud regll-
lars, in the ranks rs well ms with
shoulder straps, to sacrifice the dig
nifty that has hitherto been conferred
by the two letters u. S. II will like
wise cause regret to many members
of the National Guard of States
which have maintained efficient or
ganIzatons to lose the letters which
marked them as men who In civil life
recognized their duty in war and did
n. But these sentimental objections
are Of small consequence in the pres
pnce Of the fact that all the men
under arms, no mater how they en-
tered the service, are engaged in n
common work, and for the further
ance Of that work have offered all
they have. 4 man who Is willing to
die for his country may growl at n
The sun., 1918-08-02
LIBERTY BOND INTEREST
A Suggestion That 1t BE Paid in
Thrift Stamps.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: On
Thursday OF last week ! discovered
much TO my delight. that years in
terest was due since June Is on my
first Liberty bond. J fast grabbed my
bonnet and dashed down to the bank
to collect the SO so In cold cash was
happy for moment but now I'm feeling
blue. because Immediately after pocket
ing the $3.50 I discovered needed a
new shirtwaist and ducked into little
novelty shop on Broadway and spent
my interest with n little more added
Now what ! have in mind and am
trying so hard 10 lead up to is that 7
believe IL the banks paid the interest
on Liberty bonds in thrift stamps
may be we wouldn't be tempted so
quickly to spend 1t. Then again, may be
I'm weak. but very patriotic and a
really true American too, so don't be
pee ed with me because l feel II was
the banks fault, Don't your
\ BROOKLYN PATRIOT
BROOKLYN, August l.
The sun., 1918-08-02

Feeding the army is one OF the
tasks of the Quartermaster's Corps.
and the ration is the basis on which
this work Is conducted. A ration is
the food allowance for one man for
one day. 1t is prescribed by the COM
handing officer of the troops at a
camp, cantonment or garrison on a
basis set down In the army resula-
lions and orders. and modified accord
ing to conditions existing in a par
ticular place or locality
The present ration, known as the
garrison ration, used in camps and
cantonments in this country, consists
OF twenty-seven articles. a certain
proportion of which goes to consti-
tute the ration OF each individual man.
1t contains such staple articles as beef,
bacon. hash. salmon, soup. bread,
beans, rice, potatoes, jam, tomatoes,
prunes, dried fruits, butter and the
! accessories with which this is pre-
pared. and also soap, candles, matches.
towels and few other items consd-
cred necessary in the daily life Of a
soldier. The value OF a ration at
present approximates sO.4O93 and fuc-
to month. Its gross weight is 451
pounds.
The articles used in the ration have
been scientifically proportioned and
substitutes so arranged that the nutri-
tive value Of the meals are, on an
average, the same. The substitutes
are used at the discretion of the mess
sergeants under the Jurisdiction of the
camp commander. whose responsibility
II Is to see that the men are properly
fed and that the advantages Of the
army plan of feeding are used The
| Feeding of the men overseas is along
the same principle. except those in
service at the front, who use the
trench ration, which Is definite in its
makeup and is used only in case Of
emergency.
The company Is the unit on which
the feeding Of the men is based Each
month the company is given credit
at the Quartermasters store at the
camp equal to the number Of men in
the company multiplied by thirty
times the ration allowance. On the
basis Of this credit the mess sergeant
OF the company purchases what he
wants to feed his men.
He may he as economical as he de-
sires, provided he is feeding his men
sufficiently and his action is not de-
feating the purpose Of the leeway az.
lowed him. He does not have to buy
all his supplies at the Quartermaster's
stores; for II by judicious use of the
FOOD. expert cooking and other means
he can feed his company for less than
the credit given him, he is permitted
| to so into the open market and buy
! such extras and deliCacies as the COM
pany fund will permit.
There is limit. however, to which
this may be carried. He must buy a
| reasonable amount of his provisions
from the Quartermaster's stores. which
are provided for that purpose. II
through the buying and unusual ac-
ton Of the mess sergeant Of the COM
pany the camp Quartermaster is left
with considerable quantity Of goods
that would spoil II not purchase he
The sun., 1918-08-02
FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE.
Should We Resort TO the Barbarlsm
That Kultur Uses?

To THF EplToR or THE SCN--Sir. In
view OF the fact that German airmen
continue to bomb our hospitals without
the slightest regard for the wounded
or women nurses in them. would sug-
sest the following as a remedy for this
vicious practice
That the Allies place a number Of
German prisoners, preferably officers. In
each hospital The Huns then to be
notified Of this arrangement through
the official channels Of commune alton.
or even better plan suggests itself,
and that is to locate the German guests
upon the roof OF each hospital on a
wooden platform. At night they could
sleep up there in tents,
J. V, S. BLoopooop.
New YoRK, August l..
The sun., 1918-08-02
AL SMITHS VOTE.
A Prediction That Uniformed Men
WIN Make II Smaller.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sv&-SU =
reference to your article plain Ali,-
ton" Tammany Hall will have ~ Gig.
urc some subtraction from mo l.'.
vote OF Mr., Alfred l. Smith 10 arr.N
at his l9lS vote; said sub'ra to'
caused by the vote that he Wort -r
eeive from the firemen and uo're0'-
and their numerous friends, hocaus" "a
had closed mouth At tNc yaro.'
meetings for salary increase l,'.e
the Board OF Estimate
Thank goodness, We freme0 and 70
licemen who have been treated a''
justly still retain our right Of frar-N'sA
and will use it against the man VETO
was referred to as the next Governor
by NiceNChairman Moran
AN UNnERPAIp CITY EMrrovr'
NEW YORK, August /
The sun., 1918-08-02
MORAL EFFECT OF GOOD
CLOTHES ON WOMEN.
The Like and Other Sayings Of
Thomas G. Appleton.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: "A
sense Of being we'll dressed brings a
comfort to an American girl that relig-
ion cannot give"
1t was one Of Thomas Gold Apple
toms things.
Tom Appleton was a son of Nathan
Appleton Of Boston and a brother-in-
law Of the poet Longfellow.
Tom was n great favorite with the
cause he only said good things and
did not write them down and did not
try to recapture them when somebody
else repeated them as original. He was
the one who said:
Good Americans when they die go
to Paris"
THE Atlantic Ocean Ia the only power
that can make an American g'rl forget
her toilette"
We always held our breath In his
company for something. good, and were
seldom disappointed.
Lowell Is rated as a great humorist,
but nobody would have suspected It
from his conversation. At the dinner
table he was as guiltless OF humor as
Longfellow, who never saw the point of
. Joke in his life himself. Once Lowell
was discussing the gyroscope or some
mechanical contraption at dinner, and
in Illustration took up couple OF plates.
Lowell on the gyroscope, illustrated
with plates said Tom. Everybody
laughed. and Lowell said: II don't see
what you are all laughing at"
Toms brother. Nathan Appleton. Jr.,
furnished all the capital for the two
brothers, Robert and James Bowles. who
founded the Ill fated London banking
Arm Of Bowles Bros. When Tom heard
of It he said: Nov, you fool brother Of
mine. don't you see that your precious
firm Is only two bowls and a spoon
And SO It proved to be. with Nathan as
tho spoon. He had actually to pay the
FIRMS debts twice. losing his capital and
making good to every creditor that the
firm had received deposits from But
once Tom had had his joke he Loyalty
saw his brother through. leaving him
self barely enough to live upon COM
fortably. Peace to his ashes
]. F. CABOT.
new YORK, August 1.
The sun., 1918-08-02
LET HIM STAY HERE,
Little sympathy VIII Go Out to For
eign Dwelling NaturaIixed Citizens.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Now
that the income tax IS assuming such
enormous proportions here and IN Eu-
rope ] should like 10 draw your atten-
ton TO one phase OF It which works
great hardship
Take the case Of 4 naturalized citizen
of the United states who returns TO
his native country to spend his declin-
ing years. AS | understand II he would
be liable for income tax both here and
over there. IL this right? 1t certainly
Is not ! hold that man should be
liable for income tax only to the coun-
Try from which he derives his income.
NEW York, August /, GLENoCHIL.
The sun., 1918-08-02
when the lower East Side goes to the
polls this fall.

when the lower East Side goes to the
polls this fall.
The next highest At Is found In
the Twentieth, an upper East Side
district with a population much like
that of LoNDoN's, yet not so radical.
The vote in this district In 1915 was
well split up:
ISAAC SIEoEL, Rep, I. L., Prog. E. 1884
MORRIS HILLourT, Soc. 4,129
b. A. RosrNBLArT, Dem..--..-...s.ss1
Mr.. HuLouIr, who was the Social
list candidate for Mayor last year and
who polled on Manhattan Island four
times as many votes as were cast for
WILLIAM M. BENNETT, is once more
the nominee of his party for Con-
gress. Tammany Hall, which real
lies its own hopelessness in the dis
trict, has Endorsed Representative
AEaEL, who has been designated by
the Republican party. II he can take
over the vote cast for Mr.. RosEN-
BLArT in 1916 and, Of course, his
share OF the votes Of Republican and
Democratic women, he should beat
HIILQU1T easily.
Another Republican Representative
who is to have Democratic support Is
T. II. LA GUARDIA, who left the
House to chatter without him and
was off to the wars. The vote Of
1916 indicates that the Socialist peril
in his district, the Fourteenth, will
not be great. even though 1t includes
Greenwich Village. The figures are
not such as would cause him to leave
the American aviation service in Italy
and hurry home to mend fences:
r. II. LA GUARDIA, Rep. Prog. 7.24s
NJ. +. FARLEY, Dem, I. L. 1919
w. L. SocKHEIM, Soc. .....:.... .2.536
The last of the SULLrvANs, CHRIS
TY, will breathe easier when the Re
publicans indorse him. The vote Of
the lady Socialist who ran against
him in 1916 was not alarmingly large,
yet SULLIvAN's plurality over the Re
publican was not as great a margin
as a Sullivan likes:
c. D. SULLIVAN, Dem, I. BIB
FRANK DosrAL, Rep, Am. Prog. $3.50
HnpA CLArssENs, Soc. .........1 1874
Mr.. SULLIvAN's district, the Thir-
tenth. is just below Mr.. LONDON 8,
and contains many Of the same po-
litical elements. 1t is n region where
Tammany Halls influence grows
gradually less. In the present. trade
the entente cordiale is OF great ad-
vantage to the spirits, IL not to the
fortunes. of one Of the old guard Of
Fourteenth Street.