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The Fate Of the Fond Stacker.

Were any soldier struggling for
ward with his comrades to hear the
whisper 1.-THE end is near; victory
will soon be ours" and thereupOn to
throw his rifle to the ground and
say to his companions: ''There is no
need for us to fight more; we have
won," he would be traitor, and his
punishment would be swift and GER
tain. Thank GoD it is not fear Of
punishment, but unfaltering devotion
to the right, that keeps our men at
their duty.
Not less certain, though perhaps
less swiftly administered, will be the
punishment inflicted on every Ameri-
can who can but does not buy bonds
of the Fourth Liberty Loan because
somewhere he reads or by somebody
he Is told that Germany Is crum-
bling, that FocH and HAIG and PER-
SIZING and DIAz and ALLENBY and
D'EspEREY have defeated the world
incendiaries in the field and thrown
them back in disorder.
Should Americans in numbers suffi-
cient to cause failure to the loan quit
their patriotic fellows, their penalty
would be defeat for our armies, the
establishment of the German mill
tary machine in vigor and strength,
the loss of all that brave men have
gained for us on the field of battle.
This terrible blow would fall alike
on those who do their duty and those
who do not do their duty; on the
men whose skill and heroism in the
fight fills US with admiration and re-
spect, and on the civilians who must
supply for them the food they eat and
the munitions they consume.
Should the number Of bond slack
ers be smaller, and the loan n sue
cess despite their efforts to make 1t
a failure, the penalty will be per-
sonal. Each individual among them,
each man and woman Of their sorry
company, must carry to his grave and
beyond the grave for all eternity the
knowledge that SO far as lay within
his power, he or she did the utmost
to bring triumph to the cause of bar
barism and to betray the men, who
offer their lives for us.
1t is not thought Of punishment
that keeps the soldier fighting
thought Of punishment should not be
necessary to whip on bond buying.
But the punishment will come to
those who fail in their duty, as surely
ss patriotism and enlightened self
interest will make the Fourth Liberty
Loan a success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
PRAYERS FOR HEALTH.
A Day Of Supplication Urged to Check
the Influenza.

To THE EDITOR OF THE StN-Sir: I
have written to President Wilson, Gov
ernor Whitman and to Mayor Hylan
rrayerfully urging upon them the neces-
sity of proclaiming n definite time for
all Christians and believers to fast and
pray that God. Jesus Christ and the
Holy Spirit might intercede and stop
the ravages of this terrible disease.
MY belief in the availability OF prayer
Is not based alone on the Bible teach
ings but upon my personal experience
with It In trying God. At my prayerful
suggestions to the churches and Sunday
schools OF New York city we adopted
Sunday, August 10, 1916, TO begin
campaign of prayer for the then rag
ing infantile paralysis, and the health
bulletins OF New York city will show
that from that date there was a con-
siderable drop in the number of cases,
which continued to decrease until the
disease was practically wiped OUT
believe that when such direful
calamity befalls city. State or nation
all the people should humble them
selves to God in prayer.
r. r. HARVEY. Sr.
WrLLrAMsBRlDdE, October IL.
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her chance to register before she
goes to her Office.

her chance to register before she
goes to her Office.
Women who are at all interested
In the Internal workings of their par
ties will do we'll to note that when
they register they have the opportu-
nifty to enroll. Unless the woman
voter has registered and enrolled by
1920 o'clock tonight she will not be
permitted to vote ut the primaries
OF her party next year.
The most important thing to re-
member Is that this Is the last day
of registration. and that those who
have not registered cannot vote. If
the woman voter cannot discover,
from the election advertisements,
where her registry place is, let her
ask the nearest policeman, or news
dealer, or grocer, or tailor. One or
another will direct her. Or the
woman next door, who has already
registered, will tell her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
THE CITY HALL SHAFT.
A Protest Against the Structure Ris.
ing in the Park.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr:
earnestly protest against the erection
OF the unsightly shaft in City Hall Park
Signs Just erected read as follows The
Shaft: Monument Perpetuating the
Work OF the Women OF New York for
the Fourth Liberty Loan" &c. Leav-
ing out Of question the taste Of women
or men erecting a monument to perpetu-
ate their work before it Is done, this
shaft has gained a place in City Hall
Park under a form OF camoufiage which
was manifestly designed to mislead the
public and to evade the city charter.
The permit granted by the Park De-
partment. September ~. provides that
the life Of the permit shall be for the
duration Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign" and 'the holders OF this
permit further agree that when the life
Of this permit has expired the tower
will be removed and all park territory
disturbed under this permit restored to
its original condition by the holders of
permit at their own cost and expense"
The signs above quoted confirm the
impression which the solid concrete
foundation and brick superstructure give,
that the big tower IL intended to be
permanent.
As 1t was pretended to be a tempo
rary structure, the Municipal Art Com
mission. which Is given power by the
charter to pass on the designs of per-
manent monuments. had nothing to say
about It
It is a hideous chimney like shaft.
all out OF proportion to the City Hall.
and should not be tolerated there. II
we are TO have a Bunker Hill Monu-
ment, let us have It In an appropriate
place. But not less Objectionable than
the design itself Is the deceit practised
in getting a temporary permit for
monument now publicly announced by
Its sponsors to be perpetual.
II our parks are to be protected
against Disbursements and encroach-
ments. trickery of this sort should be
severely reprehended. F. II. Fl.
NEW YORK. October IL
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Why cannot New York adopt a sue
cessful method Of converting garbage
into useful and much needed material 7
We are told that again the city is
dumping 600 tons of garbage into the
sea daily an expensive, offensive,
crude and wasteful performance. The
stun. chiefly kitchen waste. is con-
verted by many cities into fertilizers,
commercial fats and other useful
products. But what most puzzles and
enrages New York is probably not the
great waste of all this valuable ma
terial. but that, try as they may. our
officials seem unable to adopt a sue
cessful plan to prevent the fouling
Of our ocean beaches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
FORCE WITHOUT STINT"
The Presidents Programme as In
terpreted by a Fellow Citizen.

From az oddress at Eeedrk on October BY
Carmon F. RandolpA.
1t is due to America, It is due to the
world that the victors shall secure the
just reward OF their courage and sacri-
nee in that decisive peace which des-
perate. treacherous Germany is striv-
ing by every artifce to avoid in the
hope Of gaining breathing space for
"the next war"
No parley with the Imperial German
Government until 1t accepts from the
military arm a dictated truce and per-
forms the conditions thereof No truce
until by assault or evacuation we pos
sess Belgium and Lorraine and
occupy Westphalia and the Rhine
provinces as pledge for the perform
ance of the peace terms We shall
thereafter demand. No peace until
these demands have been accepted.
No fellowship until Germany atones
for her sins and is disposed to become
a decent neighbor.
These propositions make a large
draft on the spirit and resources OF
America
cupation OF German territory may call
for an enlargement OF the present plan
of the great alliance in respect of
men and money, and the United States
must enlarge its already vast prepare
ton in order to respond to the new
call.
Let not our present success delude
us TO relaxation OF effort. Only mighty
force in action and in leash will as
sure Just peace. and the United
States, from its abundant and endur-
ing reserves. must supply whatever
extra force our allies cannot, after
four years of strain, be expected to
furnish. We Americans must bring
up whatever power is needed to smash
the infamous Prussian state" and so
give our friends, aye and our foes, a
chance TO live in a better world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

No new trade will be opened II Cali
fornia supplies wine to France to take
up the shortage caused by war de-
struction OF French vineyards. Those
varieties Of California red wine car
rying the largest percentage Of al
cohol have long been used In France
to fortify French wines. being useful
both for their deep color as well as
for their alcohol strength for mixing
with wines for shipments to certain
markets. This will afford an outlet
only for California stocks now in cell
lara "ntil after rehabilitation, but in
term crops Of wine grapes need not
oe wasted: hogs like them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
The Woman Voters Last Chance.

1t was not surprising to find that
In the first four days of registration
the women of Brooklyn who prepared
themselves for voting outnumbered
the women registrants of Manhattan.
Manhattan's population Is still con-
siderably larger than Brooklyn's, but
on election day there is little to
choose between the respective voting
strengths of New York and Kings
counties. At the last Presidential
election New York county cast only
5000 votes more than Kings county.
What is more to the purpose In study
ing women's registration, last year,
when the question Of equal suffrage
was presented to the men voters,
Kings cast nearly 5000 votes more
than New York.
In the bulk Of population Brooklyn
Is more American In It's character
than Manhattan. For that reason it
amazes no political student to observe
that, taking the registration of the
first four days In the various Dor
oughs in blocks of 100 voters, Brook
Ign registered 81 women to every 63
men, while Manhattan voters regis.
tered at the rate of 35 women to O.
men. In Queens the proportion was
80 to 81 and in The Bronx "a to 60.
Withal, the number of women reg,
fstered in this city is not as large as
II should be. We cannot accept the
view Of one correspondent, printed
elsewhere ON this page, that women
do not want the vote; their showing
on the special enrolment day was
good enough to destroy that theory
Another opinion, suggesting that
women are so weary at the days end
that registration appears negligible
should not apply to to-day, for or
this the last day the registration
places will be open from Z o'clock In
the moraing until 1890 o'clock al
night. Tie woman worker will have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
The Eject Of Corscts on tho Regis
tration.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--sir: with
regard to your editorial comment on
some women's failure to register, II has
occurred to me that this may be because
o. the large number of women who have
gone to Europe to engage In nursing,
canteen or clerical work, and who are
naturally the public spirited and pro-
gressive women. 1t Is very apparent
In downtown Manhattan that the class
OF business women has changed and
Its ranks have been filled by very
young and incompetent girls.
1t has often been commented on that
there are very many stout women in
New York. due probably to our good
restaurants. These women. whether
supposedly housewives or business
women. are also mentally fat, with en-
thusiasm only aroused by the pleasures
Of the theatre and good eating. After
her amusements. this type Of woman has
no energy left for civic duties. Rather
she returns to her residence, removes
her tight corsets and high heeled pumps,
and draws a long breath of relief. They
are the ones who. before suffrage was
granted in this State. when asked II
they wanted to vote, answered: well,
I don't know whether 1 do or I don't
really don't care!" And when they
received It said either: "well, I guess
I'll VOTE" or II shan't go into the poll
ing place unless I see some other women
in there too"
Heredtty is very strong. and the CEN
turtles behind us when We were taught
that we had no brains. 1t will be neces-
sary TO have n good deal Of education
before the mass OF women will appre-
ciate the privileges they now have.
BROOKLYN, October II. A. c. B.
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Inflated Department Estimates.

Mr.. FITZGERALD, the former chair
man Of the House Appropriations
Committee, has been succeeded by q
chairman, SHERLEY OF Kentucky, who
seems equally unafraid of department
estimators.
Answering members who urged
speed In preparing the new and big
deficiency bill carrying over $1,000
100000, Mr.. SHERLEY refused to be
hurried. "In order to examine the es-
Inmates with any degree of care" he
said, ut Is necessary to review in
large measure the matters which were
considered by the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs and the Appropriations
Committee in connection with the
regular appropriations bills, because,
manifestly, you cannot consider in
telligently the needs Of n deficiency
without making an in
quiry into moneys that were ap-
propriated previously for such pur-
poses. I believe that the investiga-
ton that is being conducted will re-
suit in the committee being able to
report a bill with reduction of con-
siderably over $1,OOO,OOO,OOO and per-
haps $2,OOO,OOO,OOO from the esti-
mates submitted"
Even the smaller Of the two sums
presents an enormously powerful
argument for budget committee,
urged by Mr.. SHERLEY as 1t was by
his predecessor, Mr.. FITZGERALD.
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LIBERTY DAY.
October Twelfth: Il02-ls1s.


Be sure tonight the ghostiy saueons ride,
From watery caverns where they long
had lain.
The Nina and Maria take tho tide,
Again the Pinta dies the nag OF Spain.
Here where their prows at last had
scented land.
Their sails are spread; they lift their
spectral spars.
Old tales are told. and hand Is struck to
hand.
And mutned laughter rises to the stars.
Soniewhat bewlldered at the things they
soc:
So many ships. so man" riding lights
Yet do they guess, think. how II may be
That dreams SAY steer US through dis
astrous nisnts,
And tell US that We 60. as they were told.
To found a new world, fairer than the old
DAVID MORTON.
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NEW INCOME TAX RULINGS,
Sources of Information on Foreign
Interest Items Are Given.

WAsHINoToN. Oct. ll-Ar"-lei
regulations governing collection II AT
ina)mes by Americans f.om fore IN
sources were issued by the Treasury
Department to-day, In effect they pro-
vide that the first collecting bank -
agent shall be the source OF rtnrhA-
ton in all cases Of foreign items rN.r0i
interest items, and that on the tIir''
est items where n foreign COUNTS ~
corporation issuing the Interest trtr-
ing obligations has paying ugr"' "1
this country such paying agent sot"
be the source OF information. snd t0H'
II no such agent has been appof''i
then the last bank or collecting arrI
In this country which handles the M
terest item shall be the source = IN
formation.
Banks or agents collecting f'rulsN
Items are required to register with Ald
obtain license from the COmM!ss one.
OF Internal Revenue.
The new regulations dChne In Gc'ln
and give the forms for reporting a.. '''-
eign income and Interest items
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
The Power OF Prayer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
great victories OF the Allies began al
most Immediately after the nation gave
itself TO united prayer at the noon hour.
wish a time could be set and a call
for prayer be given that this influenza
epidemic may cease. I believe such a
united prayer would be answered.
The effectual, fervent prayer OF the
righteous availeth much, James ", 10.
More things are wrought by prayer
than this world dreams of."-Tennys son.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, October II. w.
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Six Hornetts to Sting In. HIM

Mrs. Mary Hornet OF Plattsburg. a
widow. has given to the service these
six sons:
John f, Hornet. 3O7th Field Artillery.
Battery r. in France
owen +. Hornet. Fifteenth Aero Con-
struction Company, In France.
William r. Hornet. Nineteenth Com.
psny. 1b4th Depot Brigade. Camp Mead,
Maryland.
Arthur ". Hornett. Twenty.n rst Com
pany' Limited Service Company. Camp j.
&c. johnson, Jacksonville. Fla.
Stephen W. Hornett. ONCE Servic. Com.
pany ], Camp ]. Il. johnson, Jackson
Vile, Fla
James u. Hornett. San Francisco. Cal
enlisted in the Regular Army April Is,
1913.
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WHY SOME WOMEN LAG.
Comments, Acrimonious and Other
wise, on the Registration.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: THE
Sun expresses surprise that women are
registering 80 slowly or that so many
refrain from registering. THE SUNS
lack Of perspicacity from the FIRST is the
only thing to wonder at.
No women but professional suffra-
gettes. few men but those who see polit-
ical advantage to themselves. and others
who talk reform and think 1t chivalrous.
are demanding woman suffrage.
TRoY, october IL. L. L. WELcH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

A certain JOHN MURRAY has been
sentenced to Leavenworth prison for
the tenth time on the identical charge
OF counterfeiting nickels and dimes.
Aside from the fact that MURRAY dis
plays a steadfastness of purpose, the
inability of the administered punish
ment to reform him deserves consld-
Grafton. There must be a touch of
abnormality about the man, or else
there is something wrong with the
prison system as a curative agent,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

London has curtsiled n "homely
American saying" when she declares
that the Wilson questions will compel
Germany to fish or cut bait" To the
lazy man in the boat Is given a third
choice OF essential occupations; in
pure Americanese he Is advised to
"hsh. cut bait or row." Perhaps Lon
don implies that Germany Is already
rowing away from the approaching
tidal wave of the Allies as fast as
she can.
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He Knew.

He knew, forsooth,
The world Is round;
How came the truth
Columbus founa7
BY mast and spar
Beyond the shore.
From sun and star
He drew his lore.
BY spar and mast
That freely sail.
BY heroes past
Our earthly hail.
BY gold stars grooved
In heavens bound.
We too have proved
Our world Ia round.
McIANDBuR0H WILSON.
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Concessions 10 steel workers.

READING. Pa. Oct. ll,--Th" ''cD'
hour day, time AMI half tim rate i'
excess time and new system ~ CONFER
ences on working conditions "t..
granted to-day to the bethlehem S'"''
Company's 1000 employees here, ,"''-
tive October !, through John = Fro" is.
general manager OF the ReaduE a0i
Lebanon plant. 1t agrees with 'hr F'I-
eral War boards ruling At bethlehem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
A Lower Case Future for Barbarians
Advocated.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-sir: Those
OF US at home cannot decapitate a hun
but can't We decapitalize them all?
We don't put capital letters on snakes
or traitors or vermin; why then to ger
mans. prussians or huns?
Mrs. A. r. W.
NEWARK, N. j., October II.
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First Moth--There Is camphor IN this
coat.
Second Moth-That is probably to keen
us from catching influenza
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
He Did 1t First.

Be a new Columbus
And help across the pond;
Go out and discover
A place to buy q bond.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
Embarrassing,

Knicker-can you make peace with
your wife
Bocker-No, she Just makes some more
pointed inquiries
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

And yet some Of his crew believed
that COLUMBUS was engaged in a nom
essential industry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

London ONCE. l0-43 Fleet street.
Paris once, 9 Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington office, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn once, Room 202 Eagle Build
Ing. 303 Washington street.
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a copy OF letter sent by the
mother of a soldier In France to Mr..
PURCELL the general yardmaster Of
the Lackawanna Railroad at Scranton
Pa, has been posted in some OF the
railroad stations and has attracted
much attention. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Mr.. PURCELL: Please subscribe n $50
bond for JOHN ]. BARRETT, Jr., for
merly employed by the Lackawanna as
a switchman, and send the papers to me,
his mother, to sign. I must show him
we have done something to send him
over the top. I will make the payments
myself finished paying his other two
bonds. Mrs. JOHN J. BARRETT,
1912 Southman avenue. Scranton. Pa.
There are two million John Juniors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

Conserve ink, buy bond and
register at the same time!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

seripfs and iHustrdftons for publication Tish
20 hare rejected articles returned they must
IN all cases send stamps for that purpose
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
DECAPITALIZE THE HUN;

Register. or regret.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

Save coal by walking downstairs
II your Office is not above the fifth
floor" advises Dr. GARFIELD. Why stop
at coal? Save stairs by shining down
a rope, save rope by jumping out of
the window Let these hints be given
out by people with some imagination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

In France or on the way. All America
must show them that We have done
something to send them over the top.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

Published daily, Including Sunday, by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association,
$50 Nassau ST., Borough Of Manhattan, N Y.
President. Frank A. Munsey. $50 Nassau ST
Vice President Erwin wardman; Secretary.
r. H. Titherington; Treas, VIM. I. Dewart
all OF 100 Nassau street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

THE EVENING SUN. Per Month. ... $3.50
THE EVENING SUN, Per Year,. 900
THE EvhsNING SUN (Fore!gn) Per Mo. l.oo
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The tax on electric automobiles fixed
by the House Committee at s. per horse.
power plus SO cents per hundred pounds
OF weight also was carved by the
Finance Committee. The rate adopted
to-day will be 81 per horsepower plus
25 cents per hundredweight.
These are the excise taxes collectbe
annually from owners of automobiles
and upon new cars at the time OF pur.
chase.
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All checks, money orders, &C.. to be
made payable to THE Sun.