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The sun., 1918-12-05
LOUIS THE WHIRLWIND.
He Paints Forty.seven Masterpieces
in Seventeen Days.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: This
short communication will no doubt in
terest your readers, for the simple
reason that no other artist in history
can equal this my marvellous achieve
melt.
did not make point OF painting so
many pictures-It Just happened; or the
mood was imperative. and yours truly
simply was compelled to execute the
unusual number.
Now here is the miracle made plain {:
On October I, having no cardboard,
since the war had limited the supply
TO the dealers, always resourceful as
our soldiers have proved themselves to
be, ! found a number Of old music
magazines on my shelf. Instanter l re-
solved to use the enamelled covers as
material for pictures
They measured nine by twelve inches
each. I started with the first: monu-
mental sucCess-in fact. ! produced an
effect absolutely new. Another, equally
original on October II ! had forty
seven gems. most of them diamonds of
rich color, no two alike and each with
the detailed finish OF the style OF the
old masters.
Elated, and fortunate IN having over
hundred magazines idle, continued.
On November IS I mad forty-three
others.
Some days I executed four in two
hours. One day. three hours with short
rest periods between. allowed me to
create eight gems. This is super-not-
mal--aud I challenge the greatest
painter living TO even copy the eight
In one day!
Besides this feat, another, achieved
two weeks ago, is worthy o. history.
Then | again could buy cardboards.
! painted four absolute masterpieces.
size twenty-five by thirty inches, In one
day-my day means three hours-not
continuous. I challenge the best artist 10
copy the four In four days time. In fact,
1t would require expert specialists TO
execute them. OF course, aside from the
small paintings. ! painted about twenty
five large cardboards. each an excep-
uoual subject, in 4 detailed style. I
would not crow about this feat II the
works were mere impressionistic pic-
lures As they are gems in color. al
most perfect in detail, representing one
hundred individual subjects and fifty
different effects, who can show such an
achievement, ] would Ike 10 know!
LOUIS NJ, EMsHEM1us.
Supreme Spirit OF the Spheres.
NEW YORK December
The sun., 1918-12-05

light In CHARLES T.. HUGHEs's In
qulry into aircraft production, Is I'M
usual. It Is not unprecedented or open
to criticism. While there was no ques-
ton Of their violation of the law, II
was agreed that their acts had been
committed innocently' and in no way
injured the Government. Conse-
quently the President granted his
pardons before prosecution was un-
dertaken, giving his reasons thus:
'Ie 1.-THE Presidentl believes that the
two gentlemen concerned were entirely
innocent Of any improper or selfish In
tention. that their guilt was only techni-
cal. and that their service to the Gov
ornment which has been Of the highest
value and OF q most disinterested sort,
deserves the most cordial recognition"
or the Presidents pardon power
BoUvIER gives this succinct outline:
THE power Of pardon conferred by
the Constitution upon the President 10
unlimited. except in cases OF impeaoh-
ment. It extends to every offence known
20 the law, and may be exercised at any
lime after Its commission. either before
legal proceedings are taken, or during
their tendency, or after conviction and
judgment
The power Is not subject to legisla-
tive control.
"a pardon reaches the punishment
prescribed for an offence. and the guilt
Of the offender II granted before con-
viction las in the present casesl 1t pre-
vents any of the penalties and dLsabili-
ties consequent upon conviction from at
taohing; II granted after conviction, it
removes tho penalties and disabilities
and restores him to all his civil rights
1t gives him a new credit and capacity
There is only this Limitation to it's OPP
Grafton: 1t does not restore Offices for
feited. or property or interests vested In
others. IN consequence of the conviction
and judgment"
In the case of a special pardon, as
distinguished from an act Of amnesty,
ito avail the criminal it must judi
cially appear to have been accepted
and for this reason 1t must be spe-
cially pleaded Thus, II a person &C.
cused Of crime has obtained par
don before arraignment. and instead
Of pleading it in bar he pleads the
general issue, he shall be deemed to
have waived the benefit Of It, and
cannot afterward avail himself Of IT
in arrest Of judgment" AS no steps.
beyond the recommendations made by
Mr.. HUGHES, have been taken for the
prosecution If the Lieutenant. Colo
nels whom the President has par
doned, 1t is to be assumed that their
cases will now be dropped and We
shall hear no more of them.
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lay down a programme for his sue
cessor to follow.
It is only when the details of the
Treasury operations are brought to-
gether In the manner Secretary Nc
ADoo marshals them that we get a
clear Idea of their complexity and
magnitude. Even as he explains
them 1t Is difficult for any citizen un-
accustomed to the careful study Of
financial statements to grasp the full
significance of their astounding totals.
Where millions once caused us to
wonder at the resources OF the m
ton, billions have been handled with
familiarity that does not breed con
tempt, but inspires establishment; and
from the fact that without throwing
the whole structure Of business into
disarray these transactions Of the
Government have been carried on we
obtain an idea of the solidity of our
national structure.
The fact is that IN such documents
as that produced by Secretary Nc.
ADoo the dollar sign is symbol Of
credits opened, utilized, exhausted,
closed, and the figures aligned behind
them mean not currency merely, but
the drafts made on the resources of
all agricultural, mining, manufactur-
Ing and business enterprises Of the
nation. Studied in the light of this
understanding the figures take on
new meanings and their size becomes
more nearly comprehensive.
The sun., 1918-12-05
The BaImy Arctic.


From The ChTsHun HeFdn.
Another cherished illusion is dispelled
and RELOCATED to the junk heap OF vivid
misconceptions that have suddenly faded
Explorer Vilhjalmur s,eransson, who has
Just returned from a Ave years cruise In
the regions around the north pole. tells
us that the weather up there is by no
means the frigid terror We have pictured
in our minds. 1t is much cooler in cen
trail Siberia than at Herschel Island. Even
near the geographical pole the climate
never gets really bad although the mer-
curry occasionally runs down to 90 below
zerol Indeed. It was SO mild and COM
patibls with physical comfort that he
usually disrobed on the porch OF his igloo
and passed the evening in his underwear,
resting at night In his sleeping bag. His
underwear. by the way was of RENDERS
skin with the fur side inside He has
explored some $50, 900 square miles amid
all kinds OF weather, and claims TO have
suffered no hardships until his return to
civilization.
The sun., 1918-12-05
Secretary McAdoo's Report.

Were Secretary McADoo not retir-
ing from the Treasury Department
the absence from his annual report.
published yesterday, of any attempt
to forecast necessary measures for
the financing of the Government In
the future would excite surprise and
cause adverse criticism. But Mr..
McADoo is quitting the job, and 1t
would be manifestly injudIcious, If
not improper, for him to attempt to
The sun., 1918-12-05

Those Governors who favorably and
courteOusly responded to a suggestion
made by a New York committee Of
competent authority that each State
decorate a block OF Fifth avenue as
a part OF the soldiers return recep-
ton plans were not Offering charity"
to this city, not limiting that this city
was asking for help in doing a gra-
cious and patriotic service. II the
plan as proposed can be carried out
1t will add vast interest TO the recep-
ton programme. 1t was an uncouth
instinct which prompted an angry let
ter of rebuke to the gentlemen who
saw the propriety and the value or
asking all the States to Join New York
in a graceful tribute to soldiers who
are returning to every State.
The sun., 1918-12-05
30 DECENTRALIZATION
CAMPS DESIGNATED
Men Will Be Discharged
Near Homes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--ThrE arms
were designated by the WAY D.0ar''
ment to-day as demobilizat.uu c.r'-'s
to which enlisted men are u T." trans
fcrred for discharge from :aa .rmy
They are;
Camps Beauregard, Louisiana Dew
ems. Massachusetts, Dodso l'"a
Grant, Illinois; Gordon, Georgia Han
cock, Georgia, Lee, Virginia; l7s'H
Texas; Custer, Michigan; '"rs'o'"
Kansas; Greenleaf Georgia k".n"
California; Meade, Maryland sever
South Carolina: Taylor, kt.'-'-'.
Macarthur, Texas; Pike. a H-a''
Shelby, Mississippi; Shcrnm O..
Greene. North Carolina; W57H ~"
South Carolina; Jackson SoG.F '"''
lima; Bowie, Texas; Din, n" Jersey
Travis, Texas; Humphreys \'-.'.'.
Lewis. Washington; McCl,''n A'
bama; Sheridan, Alabama an. pro-"
New York.
Commanding officer. are r''". ''e'
to discharge enlisted men D"'" ".'"
such men are within $50 w...-
point of their entrance into o..
tary service" otherwise 20 'r'r.'.
them to another camp nearer e.. ""."'
Of induction,
a proper proportion Of o''"'.
erably from the Same loco|s. Nt
sent with each dotaChm.E. '''
in command OF the thirtv ,.".'
authorized to disChargo nm
them under to-day's order,
examination are found olis'.'" I''
charge under previous ken
structions, They are insn Pcs
expedite discharges in eyrsN r--"'
way.
The sun., 1918-12-05
WHY SINK MILLIONS?
Here's a Complete Plan for Dlsposlng
of the German Fleet.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir! There
is proposition to sink the surrendered
German fleet because it may make dis
cord to attempt to partition 1t among
the allied conquerors.
Allow humble individual to sug-
gest that this 200 or 800 million dollar
waste would he ineXcusable. Instead
sell the fleet at auction. bidders limited
TO the victorious allied nations. Invest
the proceeds in Liberty bonds and give
the income to the Red Cross.
Two WALL STREET.
New YORK, December 4.
The sun., 1918-12-05
President Wilson's Railway Views
Clear and Sound.

That part Of President WILSON'S
message which asked the Congress
members to give particular considera-
ton to our policy with the railways
determined nothing and pretended to
determine nothing about them. II did
emphasize forcefully the gravity Of
this national problem. 1t did portray
with lucidity the impossibility Of ever
going back to the old days and the old
ways. 1t did declare fatty that tho
Government could never again forbid
the roads to do what they have been
compelled to do under Director Gen-
eral MCADoo: never again deny thc:
rates sufficient to support them, re
striCting them on the one hand, starv-
Ing them on the other, and expect
them to survive either as sound finan-
cial institutions or as efficient, safe
public servants.
Whether the roads go back to thei.'
owners or remain in the hands If
| the Government, the operation of the
national system by the Director Gen.
eral has taught the Government and
has taught the public enough a thouA
sand times over to justify the Gov.
| ernment's experiment as a war emer-
! gency. Nobody can think now
the widest political ranter could no
| longer malntain-that without ade-
quate revenue railroads can pay
| adequate wages, can maintain their
! trackage, terminals and rolling stock
In proper condition, cain build for the
future, can do anything but head for
the scrap heap. Nobody Is going to
listen to the old cant that the car
riers must not be allowed to pool
their business or combine their eff
forts or divide their burdens when
that is the way not only TO help the
railroads to better conditions but to
assure the public OF better or cheaper
service. Nobody is going to try TO
make votes out of proposition to
bleed the railroads white when these
railroads are the very arteries Of the
| nation.
President WILSON sees all this
clearly. Unquestlonably Congress
also sees it now as no other Congress
has seen 1t in n generation. 1t was
I therefore IL wise thing and a fair
thing for Mr.. WILSON to put this
question before the Congress members
In exactly the manner he put it. This
present Congress can do little or moth.
ing with the problem. Probably il
will not try. 1t will leave 1t to the
next Congress-Republican In the
House, Republican in the Senate,
This will give time for real study and
real work on the knotty question. 1t
will give both the Democratic party
and the Republican party the oppor'
tunity to decide what shall be done
with 1t as n national issue at the next
general election. 1t will give the
American people the material they
need before making their final deci'
sion as to whether the railroads shall
he operated indeed owned and oper.
ated, by private individuals or by the
Government.
When President WILSON took over
the roads THE Sun said that 1t had
no doubt his action was both sound
and necessary because of the condi
ton in which the railroads had been
left by the starvation policy of tho
Interstate Commerce Commission and
because Of the unbearable strain OF
the war emergency. We also said
that II the Government proved by IT.
l 4
The sun., 1918-12-05

BY "discrediting" the report that
the United States collier Cyclops was
laid up in the Kiel Canal the British
Admiralty has spoiled an interesting
tale of this mysterious ships fate.
II she was sunk or captured by the
enemy. the fact must soon become
known; II the Germans have no
knowledge OF her, the conclusion that
she sank without leaving trace.
difficult to believe though 1t is, must
be accepted.
The sun., 1918-12-05
A Big Cut in steel Prices Inevitable.

A Big Cut In Steel Prices Inevitable
The theory that present steel prices,
or prices approaching those now pre-.
vailing, will be maintained because Of
tile call upon America for steel with
which to rebuild Europe is grossly
absurd.
There was no fighting on English
soil no destruction Of property in
England save the little damage done
by air raids. Germany, Austria and
Italy suffered very little damage. The
destruction of property was confined
almost wholly to France and Belgium.
1t would not be unwarranted ex-
aggeration to say that during the en-
tire war there has not been as much
steel destroyed in wrecked buildings
as Is contained In the Woolworth
Building alone. The reason for this
Is that the buildings Of devastated
France were practically all con.
. structed of brick and stone. There
, were no steel buildings as we know
6, them In America. and in the work Of
restoration the old methods Of con-
struction will be followed. There will
be little call for steel--certainly no
more than France herself can furnish.
And what is true of France in this
respect Is true of Belgium, where the
property destruction was relatively
small as compared with France. Bel
GUM will not need our steel for re-
construction.
Moreover, both France and Bel
GUM will not break their necks to
rebuild destroyed towns in q minute.
They will take their time about 1t.
1t is their way of doing things. All
Europe, In fact, takes it's time, and
plenty Of 1t. in public Improvements,
and private capital works In the
same way.
We may as well, therefore, dismiss
at once the matter of rebuilding Eu-
rope as a price sustainer for Ameri-
can steel and iron. Confined largely
to domestic demand when the Gov
ernmcnt ceases to be large Gus
toner, and this Wi soon happen stee,
mills will find Il restricted call for
their products at war prices or any
thing approaching them.
: The building trade cannot, In the
exercise of common sense, come into
the market now as large buyer OF
steel and other building materials
Buildings erected at the present cost
Of materials and labor could not pos
sibly compete with the buildings put
up before the era of war prices.
The railroads, to be sure, need steel
for upkeep-new engines. new car.
and rail renewals-but under Govern.
mcnt control will there be large pur
chases for this purpose? There obvi
ously will be no new roads in the
near future, and the old ones will OF
necessity be operated on an economy
basis.
SO without the job of rebuilding
Europe for our steel mills, without
big Government orders, without biz
rnilrc2d orders and without big build
ing trade orders, there can be no de
mand for steel that will hold up on,
corner of present steel prices. Wher
the Government has finished with tn,
steel mills, steel will 90 begging IL
the market until prices come down t.
point that will Justify intelligen
men in placing orders for steel.
II is a question of reasonable prices
for steel, and that quickly, or idl
steel mills. There Is no other solu
ton of the problem, aud Idle stee
mills mean low prices for steel--no
infrequenrly starvation prices.
The sun., 1918-12-05
The Pardons of Mixter and Vincent.

While the Presidents course In par
d0nlng Lieutenant.Colonel GEORGE w.
MIXTEE and Lieutenant-Co Colonel ]. G.
VINCENT, whose violation of the law
In transacting business for the Gov
eminent with corporations In which
they were owners was brought to
The sun., 1918-12-05
The Action Begun by the CONNER
clal Cable Company.

The action begun by the CONNER
cial Cable Company in the United
States District Court to restrain the
Postmaster General from continuing
the enforcement of his order for the
seizure and operation of the ocean
cables brings this act Of the Govern
ment before the courts for judicial
review and the application of appro-
pirate remedies, and because of this
1t Is worthy Of commentator.
In the court room the rights Of in
dividuals and corporations will re-
ceive that consideration which is fire.
quently denied to them in the Offices
of executive functionaries. The ex-
tent of the authority conferred on
the Government under war legislation
and the projection Of Its war powers
beyond the period of actual bostili-
ties are Of vital Importance, not only
to the proprletors of wire systems,
but to the owners of every business
enterprise in the country.
The political and economic disputes
that have arisen over Government op-
Grafton of public utilities cannot be
settled until the legal status Of the
affected enterprises Is established
and the powers of the Government
are clearly defined. This establish
ment and definition must be by judi
cial decisions, rendered in actions
such as that brought by the Com
mercial Cable Company, and on its
outcome the institution of other sim
liar suits unquestionably depends.
The sun., 1918-12-05

AS we understand the former Crown
Prince, he was heartily in favor OF
the Entente all the while; and IL you
don't believe It there's Verdun as
Dronf
The sun., 1918-12-05

Women angry over munition shut of :
parade in Downing street In London
Newspaper headline.
AS swords are beaten into plough
shares, so. women war workers must
learn, munitionettes should become
farmerettes.
The sun., 1918-12-05

Both to Marshal FoCH ALL Congress
the ownership and transfcrence Of
locomotives presents a perpleXlng
problem.
The sun., 1918-12-05

All quiet on the Potomac and the
Rhine, but there was marked commo-
ton on the lower Hudson yesterday.
The sun., 1918-12-05

Rough weather on the Atlantic will
make DIR. GRAYsoN the most important
Of all the Rear Admirals.
The sun., 1918-12-05

Rershing Square Is not beautiful in
its present condition. II the General
should see it now he might be tempted
to clean it up.
The sun., 1918-12-05

CANIsTro, December 4.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
June 28th-Nationa1

Every child going ion be heard
rom one end Germany the oen strong
that may have aI greater effect than imagine Cemanys
future policy
Let this be anwere this great land pledge himself
buy Wal Savings Stamps possibly
huodaey that sinking our ships and killing only sts action
LET'S make June 18th memorable in the history country National
W. > Day. LET'S and land and Child
e that before go to bed that night will have many Savings
Stamps pasted Wal Savings Certificates buy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
War Savings Day

ee man woman and child viii rise this occasion bly, stapa YOU
can bet will Of the hmded
million Americans buys only War Savings Stamp that day. the GoVe
will have AIS million dollars 80
enough We must pledge five times that OT Qoh s M
billion dollars raised through the sale OF VA Savings Sh
this year,
LET'S moi wait until transport blown up LET'S not WOH ud To-
page casualty lists start coming from france Let's make Up ON minds 3
busy and when each Of GOES thai night LET'S be able say oHS
well perhaps mueh but have at least shown the mOoB
ow boys have to the Kak aG VI
make him stop and Think .@..>.- A'>>> D. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
2tional War Savings Committee

7ai. space contributed to the Winning Of tie W~ 5,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-31
VESSEL STRIKES ROCK
Canadian Pacific Steamer Found
ers in the Lynn Canal.
Accident Results in 343 Persons, Men,
Women and Children, Losing
Their Lives.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. %. = The
Canadian Pacific steamer Princess So
phia, bound southwark from Skagway,
foundered in the Lynn canal after
striking a rock. Three hundred and
forty-three persons, men women and
children, lost their lives.
Of the number lost 268 were passen-
gers, and the rest members of the
crew.
According to wireless message re-
ceived here from Juneau the vessel
was caught in a sudden gale, which
picked up the ship and threw it with
terrific force on the rocks of Wander.
bilt reef, and then sent it to the bot
tom on the other side.
Lynn canal, which is an arm of
Chatham strait, extending northward
from the Pacific in the vicinity of
Juneau, Alaska, is a natural body of
water, 100 miles long and five to ten
miles wide.
Captain F. L. Locke was in charge
OF the vessel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-31
Cost of Conflict for the Fiscal
Year 1918 Is Placed at
$36,298,4O5, 223.
EXPENSE is INCREASING
Money Now Is Being Spent at the Rate
of Twenty-Four Billion Dollars
Annually, Nearly Double
Since January.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Should Amer
lean industries be able to handle all
war orders authorized for the fiscal
year 1918 by Congress the nations
war bill for that period will be $780,
298,405, 223.07, a sum within $1,000,000,-
600 Of the amount spent by Great Brit
ain in the first four years of war;
Appropriations for the year total
$26,877, 453, 1880, which means that
the next session of this Congress or
the Sixty-sixth Congress must appro-
pirate $9,421 $780, 22.00 to take care
of authorized contracts, provided those
in power can spend that much money.
For the fiscal year 1917 our appro-
priations and authorizations totaled
$21, 390,730,840.46. Of this amount ST.
000,000,000 was for loans to our Allies.
Contract authorizations totaled ST.
511,553,925.5O.
At the present time money is being
spent at the rate of approximately
twenty-four billions annually. It has
nearly doubled since last January,
when the expenditures, exclusive Of
loans to the Allies, were about one
billion dollars monthly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-31

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation Of Danderine you can not find q
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty Of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
time. The effect is amazing-your hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance Of abundance; an in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine for a few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless observation-disclosures all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of it If you will just try a little Dan
derine.-Adv.