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A City Employee Not in Politics Anx.
ious About His Standing.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Your
editorial article entitled "Just What Does
This MeanT' ia not only pertinent and
proper but highly commendable.
The statement given out by Comptrol-
Ter Craig regarding increases Of nay to
the municipal employees contains the res
ervation that no employees who in the
judgment of the head of department
are mot deserving" shall get an In
crease in their wages or salaries.
AS an employee for twcnty-seven
years in the municipal service and in re-
oeipt of $1,000 year 1 am somewhat
apprehensive that shall be knocked
not. indeed. because of inefficiency or
lack of devotion to my duties but solely
because Of my inactivity in the past In
disposing of outing tickets and for COM
pletely keeping away from the clubroom
where future statesmen are incubated
and trained to carry their election dis
tricts on election day.
Under the dictum of Comptroller Craig
It is perfectly obvious that the "deserv-
ing ones to be advanced will be those
in favor with the leader. He is the man
who will indicate to the various heads OF
departments who the deserving" ones
are. DESERVING CLERK.
NEW York. September 81.
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DAYLIGHT SAVING.
Power Of the Aldermen to Legislate
on the Subject Questioned.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-sir: The
newspapers are discussing proposed
daylight saving ordinance now pending
before the Board of Aldermen of this
city. This is expected to obviate certain
recent Federal legislation. It would
seem that the proposed ordinance, II
enacted, would be hopelessly void. mas
much as its ject matter is already
covered by State statute.
As far as intei state and foreign COM
meroe are concerned the matter of stand
ara time and daylight saving will con-
tinue to be regulated by Federal statute,
which our Aldermen are powerless to af-
feet (see Act Of March 10. 1913, c.
"a, 40 Stat, u. s. Comp. Stats. Sec
tons S907R-S907U, as since amended.)
AS regards local time the introducers
Of the proposed ordinance have failed to
appreciate that that matter is also regu-
lated for the entire State of New York
by express statute. This statute is Sec
ton 81 of the general construction law,
as amended by laws OF 1918. chapter 112.
The amendment Of 1918 closely followed
the language of the daylight saving
provisions OF the Federal act OF 1918.
above cited. The manifest design of the
State Legislature was to bring the local
law of New York into exact harmony
with the Federal law of 1918.
Great confusion will no doubt result
II the State Legislature fails to amend
these daylight saving provisions 30 that
our local State law may for the future
be In harmony with the Federal law as
AI.n La dc IlsHk hA nj
that daylight saving will not be affec ed
in New York except as to matters oven
which the Federal Government exercises
control, unless our State Legislature
chooses to amend the general construc-
ton law, section So, above cited.
This being he case, and whether the
Legislature acts or not, the foolishness
of the proposed ordinance of the Bo'rd
of Aldermen Is manifest The present
State law either does cover or does not
cover the subject matter of the proposed
ordinance. If It does. the ordinance, II
enacted, would be imperative because
unnecessary. II It does not the State
law and the proposed ordinance would
be plainly inconsistent But the boards
grant Of power to pass ordinances Is
conditional upon their being mot incon-
sistent" with the Constitution or laws
of the United States or OF this State.
(Greater N. Y. Charter. section 44.)
A more vain or foolish project than
this proposed ordinance cannot be
imagined The Board Of Aldermen might
as we'll undertake to repeal the State
statute defining murder. r c. T.
NEW YORK, September 81.
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Adelina Patti, Something That
Was Only Once"

ADELINA PATTI, who died on Satur-
day, had Lived long enough to become
a tradition and to the youngest music
lovers a legend. Yet many older
operagoers must we'll remember her
in the glory Of her Academy of Music
days, at least as far back as the
seasons when the combination of her
art and that of SOFIA SoALcHI in
"Semlramide" enraptured the town.
1t was pity that she came back for
the last Of her too numerous farewell
tours. She was then an old woman
and all but half a dozen notes Of her
once Incompatible voice were gone. 1t
is the memory of that sorrowful wreck
which will remain with many who
never knew the real PATTI. That she
was one Of the great singers Of history
must be entrusted to literary record.
Her fame will have to rest on the tes-
timony Of contemporaries, as did that
Of AGUJABI, of MALIBBAN, of PASTA, Of
JENNY LIND and of GRIsI.
Nine. PATTI has been often described
as natural singer" or one who sang
as a bird does without knowledge of
art. MAURICE STRAKosCH would, If
living, be able to controvert this state
ment- PATTI had unusual gifts and
acquired many OF the graces of song
with uncanny facility; but no singer
ever attained such full throated
ease" such exquisite treatment of
melodic phrase and such skill in the
musical expression Of exuberant spirits
and gleeful humor without a finely
perfected art.
In comedy PATTI was at her best,
greatest as Rosino in al Barbiere,"
but her Violetta In la Traviata" was
unsteady the best that living opera
goers have known. Among surviving
singers only two can fairly be re-
garded as entitled to mention beside
her, namely MELBA and SEMBRIoH.
Her voice resembled that of the latter
in It's rich fiutelike quality, but it had
larger power and brilliancy, so that
she dared to sing even Aida. In
absolute flawlessness Of technic no
other singer Of our time has been her
equal, and possibly the justest tribute
ever paid her was that uttered by
Nine. SEMBRIcH: when you speak of
PATTI you speak of something that
was only once"
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THE NURSES STORY.
Officers and Enlisted Men. Thank
Heaven, Treated Them Fairly.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SH: I
often wonder how much the public
really knows about the treatment Of
the nurses both overseas and at home.
We nurses who went over with the
first hospital units QUILTED ourselves
at an average cost Of from $3.50 to $500.
The Red Cross says they can do moth
ing about It, as II is past and done
with We were paid the munificent
sum Of $50 month until July. 1913.
when It was raised to $40. The Gov
eminent paid nothing to our dependents.
as in the case of enlisted men: We
simply made what allotments we could I;
nor did We get any allowance for
rooms, light. &c, as In the case Of
officers who had dependents
The @. NJ C. carried nothing for
women, so that when our clothes, shoes.
&C, wore out we went to the regular
French stores, and paid the full rates
When we travelled. either on duty or
on leave, no provision was ever made
for the army nurse. so We paid the full
hotel rates everywhere.
You see, we were neither officers nor
enlisted men; the Red Cross said the
army had taken us over; the army said
the Red Cross should look after us;
with the result that the only fairness.
to say nothing of kindness. shown us
was by the line officers and the en-
listed men, than whom no finer lot
ever lived. They made our lives not
only bearable but happy.
The same principle, or lack Of It,
on the part of both the army and the
Red Cross accompanied US all through
our A. z. r. service until we wondered
why worms like US were allowed to live.
Returning to what Is generally known
as Gods country, We are urged by the
Red Cross to forget ourselves and &C
cept a Job for the public health" pub
lie service" public welfare" at salary
OF $50 to 500 a month, and pay all our
own expenses.
Bird 8. Coler, Commissioner of Chari-
ties in New York city, says no nurse
need be out of work; he will place any
number of them IN public institutions
at $50 a month and expenses. Compare
these prices with those of ordinary
houseworkers and unskilled laborers,
and then think of the work that is ex-
pected Of the trained nurse, the hours OF
duty, the three years intensive training
without pay she has had to have to At
her to earn $50 a month. And thou
sands Of them have had from one to four
years war work besides.
Then wonder why the hospitals are
finding It difficult to get enough of the
right sort Of women to enter training.
And now the Red Cross, to show It's
intense appreciation OF our work over
seas, is being kind enough to offer us
the opportunity Of buying ourselves a
foreign service badge.
ANOTHER NURSE WHO HAS BEEN
THROUGH 1T.
MONROE. September 81.
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Have Mercy on the Police.

In It's description of the opening
day of bus service on the routes o
the surface car lines recently aban
doned by the bankrupt street railwa,
company the World said:
ITO ascertain how the service was
meeting the demands and what the
actual traffic conditions were a police
man along each route made a count
OF the passengers as each bus passed
him, He had a specially prepared
report sheet on which to entsr the
time. the number OF the bus. the num-
Der of passengers and the state OF tho
weather.
Last evening there was quite little
grumbling among the police over
this new duty Some complained
that they were neither starters for a
car line nor weather bureaus. and
ventured the opinion that II the street
cleaners went out on strike they
would be called on TO sweep the
streets. They did not seem TO relish
the new sob ut ALL"
We don't blame the policemen 10
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that occupied by game and fur bear

that occupied by game and fur bear
ing animals.
The game protectors Of New York
have for some time been armed
with carbines, and have been in
structed to carry these weapons with
them at all times when in the field
and to use them for the killing Of
vermin. As the game protectors have
grown more proficient in their hunt
ing each months figures Of the de-
struction of vermin have increased
over those of the previous month. The
latest figures available, those for
July, show that during that month
vermin was destroyed as follows: 81
cats, SO crows, 6 hawks, 48 red SPUR
rels, 65 woodchucks, IA snakes, 20
rats, IS porcupines, 81 sparrows, 4
dogs, 26 kingfisbers and a weasel.
New York is not alone in this cam
paign, but It was one of the first
States, If not the first. to begin an
educational effort of this kind. The
Federal Government through the
United States Biological Survey
wages an unceasing warfare against
predatory animals detrimental to
stock in the Southwest.
The principal birds and animals
which work against conservation are
the common crow, hunting house cat,
whose numbers DR.. FRANK NJ. CHAP
MAN of the American Museum OF
Natural History estimates at 25,000,-
900 in the United States; red squirrel,
red fox, weasel, great horned owl,
goshawk, Coopers hawk and sharp
Skinned hawk. These might be
termed the blacklist. Other enemies
of useful wild life include the lynx,
bobcat, gray fox, house rat, porcu-
pine, woodchuck, English sparrow,
startling, great gray owl and snowy
owl. On the white list might be
placed hawks that aid conservation,
the red tailed, red shouldered, broad
winged, sparrow and marsh hawks
Such a campaign as this carried
out by game protectors and sportsmen
against the foes of useful wild life
stops agitation for the undesirable
bounty system with all its opportuni-
ties for fraud, and increases the
States wild life assets
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NOT TO BE BORNE.
Massachusetts's Refusal to Submit to
n Leagues Yoke In 1888.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
first league of nations in this country
was the so-called New England Con-
federation, formed in 1913 and made VI
of Massachusetts, Connecticut. New
Haven and Plymouth. 1t had council
Of eight instead Of nine as in the Wilson
plan.
Human nature does not seem to have
changed much from that time to this
In 1853, squabbles having arisen be
tween Connecticut and the Dutch Of
Manhattan, Connecticut desired the
league to act against the Dutch. Massa'
chusetts refused. The reasons for the
refusal were stated as follows;
The Commissioners of the vnited
Colonies are not soc fare as wee can
deserne Inuested with power to Con-
clude an ofenciue war;, to engage the
Colonies to which they belonge TO put
the same in execution further than
they are enabled by Confusion or In
structions vnder the scale OF their
Collonie; much Jesse can 1t stand with
the Jurisdiction and Rights Of Gouer-
ment reaerued to query Collonie for six
Commissioners OF the other COLONIES to
put forth any Acte of power in vindict-
i've war; whereby they shall comaund
the Collonie decenting to assist them
in tho same: neither can 1t bee the
meaning of the seuerall Colonies whoe
are soc tender OF THERE power In Gou-
erning THERE owne that they should
put THERE power out OF theire owne
hands In the most waighty points;
bondage hardly to bee borne by the
most Subjective people; And cannot
bee conceiued soc free a people as the
vnited Colonies should submit vnto;
II can bee noe Jesse then a contradio-
tion to afeirme the Supreame power,
which wee take to bee the General
Courts OF query Jurisdiction. Can bee
commanded by others, an absurditie In
pollicye, That an Intire Gouerment
and Jurisdiction should prostitute 1t
selfe to the Comaund of Strangers; A
Scandal in Religion that general
court OF Christians should bee Obliged
to acte and engage vpon the faith OF
six Delegates against THERE Conscience,
all which must bee admitted In case
wee acknowlidg OURSELVES bound TO
undertake an offenciue war; vpon the
bare determination of the ComissIon-
ers whoe can not nor euer did challenge
Authoritie ouer vs. or expecte SubJec-
ton from vs..
II history is philosophy teaching by
examples, these req sons are not without
interest, although OF course the new
day had not then dawned.
C. G. HoRNoR.
GUTHRIE. Okla, September rs.
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PRICES IN THE CANAL ZONE.
Beef as Low as 10 Cents-CoaI Scale
for Ships.
From the Pan1ma Canal Record

From the PdnGmG Canal Record
Coal is being supplied to steamships,
including warships of all nations. In
transit through the Canal, delivered and
trimmed in bunkers. at $3.50 a ton OF
a24o pounds at either Cristobal or
Balboa For ships not in transit
through the Canal. $11.bo ton at
Cristobal and $3.50 a ton at Balboa
For ships taking less than carload lots
from plants or less than twenty-five tons
from lighters. the price is S13 ton at
Crtstobal. SIS at Balboa.
Crude fuel oil Is delivered to vessels
at either Cristobal or Balboa for 81
a barrel OF forty-two gallons
The following arc current prices on
fresh beef sold from the cold storage
plant of the Canal The prices will
be increased by rs per cent in cases OF
sales TO United States and foreign naval
vessels and commercial ships. including
yachts. Prices quoted are United States
currency. per pound:
Beef binds. 10 cents beef fores, 10
cents; beef ribs, entire set, II cents
short loins, IS cents This beef is from
Colombian cattle slaughtered on the
Isthmus
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The floor OF the Windsor Castle BAN
duet hall measures moro than forty
five by twenty feet, which were the d.
mansions of EDWARD the Confess
sor's banquet hall recently unearthed
by excavators in Windsor Park But
If those pleasure seeking" Americans
now in England bent on making that
country bone dry succeed in their in
tention the present Windsor dining
room can be reduced TO the modest
limits Of the Confessor's and have
room to spare, in the opinion Of some
observant owners of we'll known New
York banquet halls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-29
u. S. OFFICIALS GIVE
CONTRARY ADVICE
Use of Cider Presses for
Grape Juice Is Problem.
Special Despatch 10 THE SUI.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Department
of Justice are not in agreement on the
availability of the cider presses of the
country In pressing out grape juice fur
home use
Judge Frierson. Assistant Attorney
General. In recent informal opinion
held that county or community cidg
presses under the prohibition law could
not press out grape Juice for persons
who wanted to take II home and maka
home wines
The Department OF Agriculture has
just issued a circular to the public and
a bulletin urging the use OF such cider
presses for pressing grape Juice by all
grape growers who do not produce Il in
commercial quantities. II is suggested
that the juice should be bottled unfe>
mented and detailed instructions on the
method OF preparation are given.
1t seems therefore that the availability
of cider or other public presses for press
ing grapes depends on the Intent OF the
grape owner as to the use OF his PROD
uct. How is the cider press operator
to tell what any man means TO do with
his juice after he gets 1t from the press'
The question may prove as knotty a.
the famous query, What Is whiskey"-
raised by DIR. Harvey w. Wiley some
years ago In the good old times when
every man was at least entitled TO USE
his judgment on the subject.
In a public statement the Department
Of Agriculture points out that each year
many grapes which might be conserved
in the home as unfermented grape Juice
are wasted The family not owning a
grape vine Is urged to buy bushel or
two of grapes "ln order to make home
supply of this delicious, nutritious ana
thirst quenching beverage"
The department then gives explicit m,
structions as to how 1t IL to be done, but
in the face of Judge Fiiersons opinion
It may be best to be car full al least
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MERCER TO GET DEGREE,
Columbia VIII Make Him Doctor
of Sacred Theology.

The degree OF doctor of sacred theol-
ogy will be conferred upon Cardinal
MERCER at a special ceremony 81 CO.
lumbia University at o'clock in tho
afternoon OF October 7.
The ceremony will take place in tine
South Govt fronting the library ara
the Cardinal will later be rendered f'-
ception in the home OF President Nir1o-
las Murray Butler, so Nurn,usi''s
Drive.
The programme OF ceremonies Is 70
be announced within a few days, Among
those who will participate will be sew
eral well known French and Belgian
scholars. Prof. Anatole lie Braz. oc'n
pant OF the chair of French literature IN
Rennes. Brittany. is expected 10 os a
member of the party that will conduct
the Cardinal through the various build
ings OF tho university.
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Mr.. Schwab's Slogan.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUE-Str: In
these words Charles NJ. Schwab has
started the slogan OF the times, "A fair
days work for a fair wage"
Post II in public conveyances, paint
Il on biIlboards. Let manufacturers
brand Il on their wares and ministers
preach II from their pulpits.
PERCY r. OWENS.
NEW York. September 81.
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A WORD FOR HOLLAND.
The Apprehension Of Writer Who
Fears for an Innocent Bystander."

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: 1t
was to be expected that the visits
present and prospective-of both Cardi-
nal Mercier and the King Of the Belgians
would accentuate the existing feelings Of
sympathy not only for the persons Of
both dlgnitaries but also for the cause
they SO worthily symbolic, This SYM
pathy for Belgium is not confined to our
country alone think of what Holland
has done in the fateful hours of stress
and every bit OF It is we'll merited. How
ever, II would be extremely unfortunate
II this sympathy were allowed to Identify
itself with some or tho designs harbored
by a part Of the population of Belgium
on the territorial or political integrity Of
Holland Because a person has been
hit over the head by an insolent bully
this does not Justify the victim to
snatch away the purse Of an innocent
bystander, who, moreover. has aided in
binding his wounds.
RUDOLPH DIAMANT.
NEW YORK, September %.
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Let Us Help Belgium Again.

Belgium has issued another call for
help, and although 1t seems to be
addressed particularly to England and
France, America would do well to
heed 1t and respond literally. During
the war most Of the cats and rodents
Of Belgium died Of hunger. Now the
rats and mice have reappeared in
thousands; but the cats are lacking.
A dollar, says a Brussels newspaper,
is being paid for a mere atom Of a
kitten. 80 that our fairy godmothers,
England and France. would send us
some cats" signs the writer.
Evidently the Belgian press does
not know that next to corn and mo-
ton picture stars the cat is the Amer
lean product Of which we have most
to export. Here in New York there
are enough unemployed cats to reach,
If marched in single file, from Shan
tung westward to the Hotel Gfillon.
Scarcely court behind an apartment
house has a troupe of fewer than eight.
They pass the day snoozing and gain
ing strength for the nights diversion.
They must draw nourishment from
the air. like certain plants, for milk
and fish are costly beyond wasting.
They are like DR.. TANNER, who could
go forty days without eating.
Everybody who tries to sleep in
Manhattan will vote that we can
easily spare to Belgium from our city
stock 1882 1923 eats, mostly gray. But
one of the conditions Of the gift should
be that it must never be repaid in
kind.
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Faith in Adversely.

From the Daily AiHiH0 GGsstts.
Joe Fountain Of BootJaek. Mich, waa
willing to plead guilty in court to the
charge % making liquor. having a privats
still in ms home. Prosecuting Attorney
Lucas told the court that he tried to get .
promise OF reformation from Joe, a prom
Use at least that he would refrain from
drinking for the remainder OF his life.
mot me-" was Jos'S answer. ''It might
go wet again"
As Jos's intraotion included only making
u little spirits for his own use he was re-
leased on payment OF the costa
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Not Q TO Americans. but 400 Per
Cent Americans.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Siri Mr..
Wilson. en- route. makes statements to
the effect that those not in favor OF his
league are hyphenated Americans. The
undersigned reasons that only those who
remain aloof from its entangling meshes
are free from that six to one ratio in
their 100 per cent Americanism.
f, HENRY.
HoBoKEN. September II.