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eminent could have made q better
choice Of leader.
Let 1t not be forgotten that the Sc
cret Of Japan's military and naval
effectiveness lies largely in democ-
racy and popular education. In gov
eminent at the top and In the dis
ciplined army and navy there Is no
such thing as political democracy,
unless 1t be In the same level Of ODE
dience exacted Of oil. Yet in educa-
cation and In most things social
Japan's pulse beats with the Ameri.
cans. 1t is simple fact, apart from
any theory, that the crack division
Of the japanese army. the famous
Ninth, led BY General Noor, was
raised chiefly In the region Of Fukui,
birthplace Of General OrANI, wherein
the first public schools in modern
japan were organized.
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RESTRICTED CREDITS.
A Complaint OF the Attitude Of the
Banks.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuNtStr: Your
editorial article Remember the Tax
payer Is excellent But here Is another
very important matter that you should
take up. Yesterday the Federal Re
serve Bank announced that credits
should be reduced by banks in non-pro-
ductives, such as the financial and
securities markets.
II they are not careful there may he
financial troubles as a result. Nothing
Is more sensitive than money and
credits. A moderately active market
is required for securities 10 cause en-
couragement and TO float loans.
The banks are making all kinds OF
money at present and their attitude Is
not right, any more than one year ago
Congress couldn't see Gas you correctly
say) that TO get large receipts OF taxes
large profits are necessary.
b. G. MATTHEWS.
New York, August 10.
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A FAITH IN REWARDS.
Would an Offer Of . Quarter Of q
Million Help the Submarine Hunt

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: l
was one OF those who believed that a
reward of 100000 for the capture
Of Villa would have been good business
for our Government and a cheap and
successful method Of getting him. AS
II was our Government spent 5000, 00o.-
900 and did not accomplish anything,
I wou'd favor now a similar plan with
the U-boats now operating on the coast
of the United States.
A reward OF s2S0.o00 for information
that would lead to our navy either sink
ing or capturing a U-boat would slim
ulate private enterprise In hunting them
and might tempt some of the alleged
cooperators on our own shores who may
be aiding this business 20 give informa-
ton that would lead to their capture
or destruction. II successful 1t is cheap
II nothing comes Of II we have lost
Eothing. THREE STARS.
NEW YORK, August 10.
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Six Cent Fares.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir; The
hopeful Mr.. Shonts cries out to us In
plaintive tones for higher fare and
says he would run more cars II he had
It. Still. the Broadway and Forty
second street line runs three cars to
Shonts's one and makes no such practi-
cal appeal as the running OF cars fifteen
and thirty minutes apart to impress on
New Yorks street car riders the need
OF higher fares. When Shonts cuts his
surface car revenue he merely shifts
nickels to the elevated or the hot sub
way. But he emphasizes at the cost OF
public comfort his argument for an
Increase. NICKEL
NEW YORK, August 10.
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General Otani.

If there Is anything in early prom
ise, followed by a record of fulfil
ment, then we read an omen of sue
cess in the appointment OF General
kLKIzo OTANI to be leader of the
japanese section and the ranking
officer Of the allied army entering
Siberia. Born in 1865 at Fukui, n
city on the west coast Of Japan, in a
centre of pioneer Occidental science
and trained, in part at least, by an
American teacher, young OrANI
started life with a double inheri-
tance, from the East and West. His
military opportunity came as soon
Us he was of age, for the new ma
tiOnal peasant or universal army
needed educated officers, and he had
the education. War, when necessary,
was no longer for the samurai or the
clan, but for the nation, and OrASI
had world views of history. At "a
he was Sub-Lieutenant, and thence
through the grades of service he rose
to be Lieutenant-Generali In 1909. He
has served also as Chief of STAFF, as
inspector-general of military educa-
ton and as director at headquarters
of the army transported 10 China In
1904 and 1905.
In the Russian war OTANI COM
manded the Eighth Infantry Brigade
of the Fourth Army and led his
troops In several great battles. Hence
he knows the ground, the people and
the work to be done. The medals
and decorations on his breast are
tokens Of his long training and ex-
perience. He has been Governor Of
Tsing-tao, formerly the German COL
ony In China, since its capture in
1914. At 83 slender. alert, quick to
decide, with wonderful mastery Of
details and familiar with Americans
and Europeans--withal knowing we'll
the Germans and their wles-it is
difdcult to see how the Mikado's Gov.
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Of the Sights In the Rural Young
Americana Mecca
We imagine that the miner passed
over Ridley's Offering OF Fancy Ital-
Ian Lace Fcrnets with Persian Com
bination at 80 cents and turned to
the theatre advertising: ABA GRAY
In East Lynne" HoYT's Tin Sol
der" LILLIAN RUSSELL In the cast Of
"Pepita" at the Union Square. ROB-
son and CRANE In The Two Dro-
MOS" THE Mikado" at the Metro
politan. DAN sULLY in The Corner
Grocery" at Tony Pastors, ELLA
WASHER at Roster 4 Balls, ScASLAN
In Shane ma Lawn at Nlblo's Gar
den, MINNIE MApDERN ut the Windsor
Theatre on the Bowery In STEELE
MAcKAYE's I'm Spite Of ALL" Maybe
the miner wondered II this hunting
for precious metals was worth while.
1t is likely that in the Mogolon
mountains he found more copper than
gold; and copper was only ten cents
a pound then. If be came from New
York, THE Sun in the cabin must
have brought memories Of theatres
and bright gaslights, Of Broadway
and the white tables in restaurant
windows, Of the Avenue and hanson
cabs. Outside the cabin, the stars
and maybe n cougar.
Whoever the miner with the Sun
habit was, we cannot avoid n curl
osity as TO what became of him. Most
readers Of THE Sun live long, being
nercely interested in life. The Indian
raids In the Southwest ended In 1855
and the New Mexico Legislature
passed law against gun toting in
1887. II Is pleas SAINT to fancy that
the former tenant of the cabin In the
Mogollons lives and Is happy. He
may be In Tonawanda or In Tibet !;
or Mt this writing his limousine, At
vehicle Of copper baron, may be
whirllng up from Wall street.
We thank Forest Ranger HUGHEs
for his thoughtful kindness, but the
two old Suns look lonesome. A SUNS
place Is not In THE Sun Office, but out
In the world. doing good. 1t may
have been the hope Of these two
copies to have remained in the aban-
doned shack, soothing wayfarers.
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The Adjournment Of Politics. Con-
tinues.

Politics, It appears, is still ad-
journed. Representative GEORGE HuD-
DIGESTION, Democrat. OF Alabama, can
testify to the persistence of the state
Of adjournment. He has received
from the White House the subjoined
certificate of unfltness for reelection !:
Il do not feel at liberty to make any
discrimination between candidates
equally loyal Ito the Administration7l,
but I think l am justified in saying
that Mr.. HUDpLEsroNs record proves
Administration"
Substantially the same formula
was employed in the case of Repre-
sentative SLAYDEN Of Texas, who has
sat in Congress as Il Democrat for
nearly a quarter Of century. He
got 1t In the neck In the same mas
terly fashion: mo right or wish TO
Interfere with the districts free choice
of It's representative where the candi
date is personally acceptable to the
Executive, but this mlScreant isn't.
Keep him at home"-or words to
that effect.
How long is 1t since distinguished
political philosopher and student Of
our institutions, writing Of "Constitu
tional Government In the United
States" laid down the principle of
non-interference by the President In
the choice Of legislators1 We quote
from page II Of that treatise:
There are illegltimste means by
which the President may influence the
action Of Congress. He may bargain
with members. not Only with regard to
appointments. but also with regard to
legislative measures. He may use his
local patronage to assist members to
get or retain their seats, He may in
terpose his powerful influence, in one
covert way or another. in contests for
places In the Senate. Sucn
things are not only deeply immoral. they
are destructive OF the fundamental un-
derstandings of constitutional govern
ment and. therefore. OF constitutional
government itself They are sure more
over. In country Of free public opin-
ton. to bring their own punishment, to
destroy both the fame and the power of
the man who dares to practise them"
1t must he remembered. however,
that President WILSON Of Princeton
University was then thinking and
writing Of times when politics. in
stead OF being adjourned as at pres
ent, was In high session and as ac-
tive as the divyle in a gale OF wind.
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There comes a chorus from Ger
many that the offensive Marshal
FocH started east OF Amiens has
been expected for opme time" Proof
OF Hun military c6ciency: unless 1t
be that that expectation was diluted
by expectations OF offensives at every
point along the whole line, FocH hav-
Ing kept the enemy distractedly
guessing which OF his nervous ex-
pectations would first materialize.
One may imagine HINDENBURo glover
Ing at Crown Prince RuPPREcHr and
demanding, Was your Royal High
ness surprised" and the plagued
Prince haughtily responding. Sur
prised? No. l was astonished!"
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THE NEW SUBWAYS.


To THE EpiToR OF THs SuN--Str: The
new subway system has been In opera
ton for a week and the excitement in
cldental to its opening has abated. The
result 10 that users Of II are enabled to
calculate In a COOL calm manner the
benefits they are deriving from II, the
saving Of time and the convenience Of
the new stations. Generally speaking,
the change has worked no hardships
on any one except, perhaps, on those
who have been affected by the tempo
rary shutting down Of the Forty-second
street shuttle service Even this in
convenience will he obviated when the
necessary improvements have been COM
pleted and the service Is resumed.
The saving Of time. OF course. 10 Of
great Importance. In this respect the
new system 10 a success. Although there
have been some complaints from those
who declared they made better time on
the old system. the general opinion is
that the new system Is a great saver
Of time. The writer by actual timing
has found that he gains many precious
minutes by the change from the old to
the new.
Before the opening Of the new system
1t took on the average nfty-nve min
utes to make the trip from the Dyckman
street station to the Brooklyn Bridge.
This was not during the peak Of the
rush hour, but a little later. 1t took
even longer to get home, the progress
northward being very slow, caused 1p-
parently by the glut OF express and
local trains.
Now, however, the situation Ia differ
ent. On the NTH morning after the open
Ing OF the new system It took just thirty
eight minutes TO make the run from
Dyckman street to the Park place sta
ton. Obviously this was not unusual, for
two days later when the writer timed
himself It took only thirty-seven min
utes TO make the run. SO even IL the
average time Is thirty-eight minutes it
IL a saving OF seventeen minutes over
the time consumed In making the run
over the old system. Add to this the
noticeable decrease in the crowding OF
trains and confusion at every stop and
the story Is complete. APPREcIArTvr.
New York, August TO-
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Kushequa, Pa. to New York by Way
OF Genoa.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sr.
note in your paper the record OF our
Post Office Department and wish to
call your attention to the enclosed en-
velope which came in this morning.
You will observe this was mailed June
"a from Kushequa, Pa, directed to us
at ITO East Twenty-third street, New
York, which Is our office address. Kindly
note the post mark on the back. II
Is no wonder that We received IT nifty
four days after It was mailed. ! feel
sure this will be OF Interest to you.
AS this letter contained original bills
OF lading which II was necessary for
us to have in order TO secure payment
you can realize the inconvenience It
was to us. c. 7. WILLARD.
NEW YORK, August I.
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A German General in all his pam
oply was seen by one of our low flying
a'rmen running for his life from a pur-
suing tank.
The airman thinks the German Gen.
eral was taken prisoner. as the British
tank was upon his heels when he last
- him,-Neps from the battle front.
We confess that the failure OF the
low flying airnan " watch this race
to its conclusion irritates us, Is the
German General still fleeing from the
tank? Has he escaped his pursuer?
Did the tank get him? The low flying
airman Is undoubtedly a gallant SOL
der, but he Is a most unsatisfactory
reporter.
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1t is pleasant to feel that friends
watch out for our interests, even in
the wilderneSses Of the Southwest:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AoaI-
cuLTuRE. FOREST SERVICE.
MAINLAND NATIONAL FOREST.
ITO THE EDITOR OF TIE SUH-SE: On
one Of my recent pack trips as a United
States forest ranger out in the Mogol-
to look through an old vacated cabin
which had been built by a miner. OF
tho different things in the old cabin
that attracted my attention was pile
OF old newspapers. looked through
them and found one copy of THE SUN
dated May 2, 1856. and part Of another
copy dated October is. 1855. This old
cabin is about a hundred miles from
the nearest railroad point.
Thinking perhaps these old news
papers would DE OF some value to you
or at least Of some interest. | am send
ing them to you under separate cover
Trusting this letter is not burden
to you. am.
Very truly yours. J. l.. HUGHES.
GRANTS. n. NJ. July A.
The letter is not burden, but a
kindness. The copies of the Sunday
Sun, back home after thirty.two years
In q region OF salubrious silence, look
almost as clean as II they had been
carefully filed. The news print paper
Of that day was superior stuff. made
from rags. The Issue of May 2, 1886,
Is scarcely broken, although it bears
signs that 1t was repeatedly folded
and unfolded.
What's the news? said the miner to
his SUN out there in Socorro county,
just across the Great Divide. Well.
there was the latest attempt to set
tie the Irish question, described in Il
cabled article from WILLIAM HENRY
HURLBERT. JEFF DAVIS was the guest
at great celebration in Atlanta
Forty thousand men were Oh strike in
Chicago; the Haymarket riot came
two days later. The great Ion MYERS
defeated w. q. GEORGE, the English
champion, In thousand yard race in
| Madison Square Garden. The New
Iorks, later the Giants, beat the Bos-
tons ut the Polo Grounds. MICKEY
WEIGH pitched, EWING caught, JOHN
NJ. WARD was at short and ROGER Con-
NOR at first. The magnificent RAD
BOURNE pitched for Boston.
The pedestal OF the Bartholdi statue
was almost finished. Announcement
was made Of the Presidents engage
ment to Miss FOLSOM. The marriage
Of fashionable couple was described /;
their son was killed in France a
month ago. A despatch from Berlin
announced the robust health Of WILL
IAN ]. and the abolition of Polish
regiments IN the German army :
Polish recruits will hereafter be
drafted into the different Prussian
regiments" Up in Goshen a trout
Jumped into can Of milk.
There was come local news for the
miner too. An article under date of
Pennington, New Mexico, told of the
doings OF the disciples Of Tampa sa
JAKE, the cowboy revivallst. These
regenerates were at Socorro, in the
county where the miner had his cabin.
yet on the other and eastern side OF
the Continental Divide. Perhaps the
miner went to Socorro on Sundays.
1t was much nearer than Silver City.
Was the miner Big BILL BURGESS or
DooLEY the Devil? Both are men.
toned. The chances are that the
miner was New Yorker and that
he took more interest in an article on
THE World Famed Bowery; Some
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Let HOG Island Alone.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-ST:
would suggest that THE SUN advocate
changing the name Hog Island. the
site OF the large shipbuildlng plant OF
the Government, TO that OF Benjamin
Franklin" Island or Franklin Island"
In honor OF that great American citizen
OF Philadelphia and ono OF the founders
of our Government. G.. +. COTTON
GARDEN CITY, August 10.
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The New Military Salute.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: l
have been struck by the new military
salute. The hand is raised to the fore
head, then lowered n little below the
chin and brought up with a jerk. 1t
does not seem very natural or graceful.
NEW YORK, August 10. CIvIs.
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The envelope sent by Mr.. Willard
was mailed by Elisha X, Kane OF
Kushequa, Mexican county, Pennsyl-
vania, on June IA, at p. M. legibly
addressed in typewriting to the
Willard Company here. 1t bears the
Genoa post office stamp Of "22-7-9-
IS" The Willard Company received
1t on August :. The superintendent of
mails here says he cannot account for
the error; and there appears to be
nothing else to say.
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To The EDITOR OF The SuS-ST! Ger
many should not worry about the terms
Of peace. She 10 sure TO get at least as
reasonable terms as she would have de-
manded had the Central Powers been sue.
cessful In their world war.
WILLIAM II. FoRsEs.
FRANKLIN. Pa. August 10.
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A good Yankee farmer will plough
one neighbor's field in the morning
and help raise another neighbours
barn in the afternoon. The same
Yankee spirit Is seen on two fronts
in the war.
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Youll not catch us changing ia
miliar, meaningful place names. We
hold Franklin in great respect. but
can see no reason for abolishing the
name Hog Island.
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A Small Texas Heroine.
From the MarshaI Messenger.

am IL years old and want to sell my
golden hair. 20 inches long, In the braid,
just as cut from my head on the Sd. I
want a war saving stamp and IS for the
Red Cross, FRANCES JENKINS.
The sun., 1918-08-11

The extent 10 which the work or
fight law has succeeded is indicated
by the announcement that JEFF DAVIS,
King OF the Hoboes. is working. not
manually, but urging others to work.
The sun., 1918-08-11

The F1dnkfurter Zeitun9 sees Pres
ident WILSON STEPPED in Colonial
coarseness surprising any European
war spirit ever experienced" Yes,
yes! The r-~ae coarseness which
made Colonials dare with squirrel
rifles shoot up and drive away the
only German troops who ever did or
ever will land on these coarse shores.
The sun., 1918-08-11

The trafic policeman In the resi-
Dental district will, in the passing Of
time, take his place with the other
peace Injuries.
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A Colorado Pence Onerlns.

From rae G'esisy Tnbs".
J, Mason motorsd TO Denver Monday
and upon his return brought his wife a
beautiful bouquet OF roses and (. parrot
The sun., 1918-08-11

The irresistible force meets the I'm.
movable body-and the body starts
toward Germany.
The sun., 1918-08-11

That second heat wave is lost in
the West and whoever finds II may
keep It.
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" orr frtewds who favor ~ wih mans
scrtpfs and Nustydfto~s for publtod fto~ vtsA
10 Adpe rejsofed articles returned tAey wsst
IN ll cdses seSs stamps for fhaf psrpos.
TELEPHONE BEEKMAN 1900
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London Office, <a-<3 Fleet street
Paris once, 9 Rue de la Miohodiera, OF
Rue du ouatrs septembre.
Washington once. Munsey Building.
Brooklyn once. Room 202, Eagle Build
ing, a03 Washington street.
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Two Old Copies of 1.-The Sum-"

1t is pleasant to feel that friends
watch out for our interests, even in
the wildernesses Of the Southwest:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AolI-
CULTURE. FOREST SERVICE.
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Published daily, including Sunday, BY the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association.
uB0 Nassau St, Borough of Manhattan, n. Y.
President, Frank A. Munsey, $50 Nassau ST.;
Vice President, Erwin wardman; Secretary.
r. II. Titherington; Treas, VIM. T. Dswart,
all Of $50 Nassau Street.
The sun., 1918-08-11

THE EVENING SUN. Per Month. $3.50
THE EVENING BUN. Per year, 600
THE,EvEN1N0 sUN(Forsisn).P Per Mo. LEO
New Britain herald., 1918-10-16

taken with her fatal illness IT years rom the day on which the late Rev. W. A. Harty of St. Marys church New Britain, called her marriage bans Tor the last time. Furthermore. Mr and Mrs. Bergeron were married at ot. MaryS church on Tuesday, Oc- tober II, 1901, and her funeral was held on the 17th anniversary of her maria ge
 stolen Auto Claimed.
 The automobile which had been left at the kilby House shed since last Friday night was claimed by it's owner from Rockland, Mass. The auton1o- bile in all probability had been stolen and left here. The state police are trying to find out who the party was. Any information will be appreciated. preciated.
 No Mail Delivered.
 The people of north Berlin street and Christian Lane have sent in Fl complaint to the post office that no mail has been delivered to them for about two weeks. The New Britain post office has been notified.
 Mildrum Taking School Census.
 E. w. Mi1drunl is taking the yearly census of the Berlin town schools which include the Warrington Gram mar, Kensington Grammar, East Berlin, Beckley and Blue Hills schools MT. Mildrum reports that there is an increase of about ten per cent. of scholars in all the schools and an exact umerical report will be issued next week .,. ... Brief Items, Joseph Sconick is seriously i'll at his home in Kensington with inf1u- enza.
 Jack Hart is recovering from 8 severe attack of influenza Mrs. w. L. Lyons, who was operated on in the Meriden hospital, will re- turn home Monday. James Shaw, the Acorn star foot l ball player, is dangerously i'll with pneum
 John Mccormack of the Naval Re- serve is spending a short furlough with his parents on the Beach Swamp Road.
 George Corr of the Naval Reserve is spending a few days at his home on Christian Lane. The annual town meeting will be { held in the Berlin Town hall tonight { at o'clock.
 John J. O'Connell has gone to Bing- ! hanlton, New York, to attend his 1 brothers funeral. Miss Evelyn Strong, who has been visiting Miss ChurchelI, will return | to her home in South Tucket, R. L. c. Bernardo is critically ill at his 1 home on Berlin street with infiuenza
New Britain herald., 1918-10-16

well and feel fine in the morning and able to do my work I gladly recon mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to make weak nerves strong. ."- Mrs. ALBERT SULTzE, 603 Olmstead St, Winona, Minn.
 How often do we hear the expression among women, 'I am so nervous, can- not sleep" or Git seems as though I should fly" Such women should profit by Mrs. Sultze's experience and give this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound, trial.
 For forty years it has been overcom- ing such serious conditions as displace- ments, inflammation, alteration, irreg- ularities, periodic pains, backache, dig ziness, and nervous prostration of women, and is now considered the stan- dard remedy for such ailments.