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DE- Fosssrs rsport are these: Thers

On Fonrsrs report are these: There
was decrease Of 44,176 visitors in
1918 from the previous year; the city
cut down the appropriation from
$23s, 600 to $175, 900; there was q con-
siderable deficit, and the question was
not so much of expansion and devel-
opment as It was of making both ends
meet. President HENRY Fairfield o.
BORN OF the Museum OF Natural His.
tory says that the city appropriation
has been decreased and that although
the maintenance cost has also been
decreased mo economy that can be ex-
pected can make up for the lack of
support" The further retrenchments
will include closing Of half OF the ex-
hibition halls, keeping the museum
open only during daylight hours. dis
continuing It's circulation Of nature
study collections in the schools, and
the cancelling Of lectures in the
schools and at the museum halls.
An important point in the consid-
GRAFTON Of the purpose of these insti-
tutions Is that the collections In both
are not merely things to be SEEM"
not merely quantities Of stuffed
birds and animals" not nero picture
morgues." The educational value of
the Museum Of Natural History is
indicated in the retrenchments which
have become necessary. President DE
FOREST said that the decrease In Wis.
itors was entirely IN the class which
came to See" the Museum of Art and
that there has been a steady increase
In the number who "csme with
purpose, notably those who came to
work and study"
In this way this museums service
to the city has been Of practical
value. 1t has established closer con.
nections thaa- ever before with the
arts and industries Of the country
and the directors have made an espe.
clal effort to place the museums store
Of classic designs and Its art treas
ures at the service of manufacturers.
Both Of these institutions become thus
more than mere points OF interest;
they represent a distinct educational
and industrial value, and a. such
have q genuinely popular claim to
continued support.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
WHY HE FOUGHT.
Educational Ideals Which Inspired q
Young French Oficer.

StcAolos ksrruy BstIer IN Educational Rsviep
II is worth remembering that tho
educational ideals OF modern France are
drawn from the classical tradition and
arc shaped under classical influence, and
that the French are probably the best
educated people in the world.
Only recently the French Minister Of
Public instruction and OF Fine Arts
told in a public address an aneodote Of
a student in the University OF Mont
pellier. who overheard one evening in
the trenches the conversation OF his
men IT." said one. "am fighting for
my fields of grain" a." said another.
Am fighting for my wife and chill
dren": and IT." said the third. IAN
fighting for my mountains" Then tho
young officer said gravely. 81 am fight
ing for La Fontaine and Moiiere; La
Fontaine. tho immortal heir Of Esop
and OF Phedrus; Moiiere. the immortal
heir OF Plautus and Of Terence. and still
further of AristophaneS and OF Me-
handler"
This young lieutenant knew we'll both
how TO live and how to die, for the
beauty OF the world and of mans
achievement in It had seized hold of
his soul
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
TRADE BRIEFS.

Consul-Gsnerai Hurst cables from Bar
esiona, Spain. that the Spanish Govern
msnt has published detailed conditions for
bids on concessions to work the potash
beds Of Catalonia, which will be received
from spanish ana foreign companies OF
individuals until February IL at tho In
stituto Gsolosico Go Espana at MAdrli.
The municipality OF Copenhagen intends
20 use about thirty-ave acres OF the prop
srty Il owns pesr tho city for the grow
ing OF vegetables for municipal kitchens
and other institutions.
An expedition sent out by Norwegian
company has discovered In spitIbersea q
phosphorne layer about half a meter wide
and OF unknown depth. A sample ship
msnt Of $50 tons has been sent to the
superphosphate factories In Bergen.
4 large Japanese Arm OF dealers In
metals and metal products desires to COM
munieate with buyers and users OF the
following ores. metals and alloys: Anti
mony. crude and reHuius; copper. iridium,
:in and zinc. ferrochrome and brass. The
name OF the firm can be obtained from the
Bureau 81 Foreign and Domestic Commerce
or It's district or cooperative oriess by re-
fsrring to File No. toIta.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
Laughed to Death.

Again that darling Of the Agriculture
Department had nice warm berth.
but was dragged out into the cold. Mr..
LEVER, chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Agriculture told his colleag CUES
how to make cottage cheese and gave
the snap away. As the Department of
Agriculture spent last year $85,141
teaching the art, we hasten to give
the Lever recipe free: Take a cheese
cloth bag and pour clabber milk into
1t and hang 1t, and let it drip until
morning: then you have a very good
article Of cottage cheese"
A member objected to this years
item of 100000 for enlightening rural
regions in such mysteries, and any.
way, said he, "those who want II make
1t, and those who dent want Il
won't buy IT,"
Uncle JOE CANNON had a remedy
for such obduracy, saying. "Why not
get judicial writ, a mandamus, and
make everybody eat IT."
Then the House WAS in an uproa r.
All wanted to talk. The request Of
Chairman LEVER for consent to with
draw the item was denied; the mem.
Der who reserved a point against the
item refused to make 1t; he wanted
more debate. At last another mem.
Der made the point. and the chairman
promptly sustained Il.
Epitaph: Laughed to death"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
ESSAY ON FROZEN CIDER
Solemn Warning Against This Most
Pernicious Drink.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
have Just read . poem in your paper by
Mr.. Cumber OF Vermont relative TO
the imposs!b!iity of a certain constitu-
tional amendment restraining the honest
working" OF cider. BY reading between
the lines gain tho impression that tho
writer suggests an evasion OF sanc.in-
cation by law. I therefore request space
to warn the rural classes OF both the
political and economic evil OF using cider
except In It's extreme youth. Moreover.
Ia It not little short OF treason to con-
t!nue the course Of some farmers who
in their simple. homely life have evolved
most interesting method Of obtaining
q noted drink, frozen cider?
am told that sugar Is added to the
nascent cider and that the liquid is then
allowed to ferment during the autumn.
It Is really deploraols the way the cider
violates the spirit Of tho times II works
twenty-four hours a day. Along about
the middle of January tho son of nature
thinks he will try = little OF that cider.
A. 1t is almost frozen solid. he bores
a hole in this little sample Of he'll frozen
over. and extracts the liquor in the CEN
tire OF the ice. This Ia q delicious bev-
erage with an alcoholic content OF
some 80 or 90 per cent. He calls Il
frozen cider but really that is incorrect,
because II Is the only part that has not
concealed.
Tho effect OF this modest country
drink 10 reported to be more exhilaratfns
than the famous third rail- used by the
natives Of Jamaica Bay, Long Island,
and I am therefore inclined to give
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a modern and scientific basis. New
methods Of extracting the dye from
the plant have been perfected. with
the result that the Industry Is reap
Ing very unusual proflta Crops have
also been increased by the use Of spe-
cial fertilizers and improved systems
Of agriculture.
In the general memorandum Of the
Indian Government on this subject It
Is stated that production, which had
fallen to Alta hundredweight in 1913,
passed 05,50O hundredwelght in 1917.
Moreover, imports Of synthetic in
digo. which had been $3.50 hundred
weight in 1913, fell to zero in 1917.
The soil under cultivation in 1917
amounted to 7be,400 acres; in 1915
1t was $4,000 acres. an increase Ger
tainly Of very striking extent. In
the same way the yield to the acre in
creased from an average Of seven or
eight pounds in former years to four
teen pounds at the present time. Tho
result Is partly due to culture, but
chiefly to the interesting discovery
that the transformation Of the crude
material Of the plant into the dye
stuff known as indigo is due to fer
mentation produced by a peculiar
species Of bacteria. These Industrial
and agricultural processes seem
likely to eliminate the German syn
thetic dye from the market.
There Is little doubt that German
indigo would be shut out of the mar
kets II the supply Of the natural prod
uct was sufficient to meet trade re-
quirements. As It is realized that the
shortage is so great that there will be
demand for both the natural and
the synthetic indigo, some French
chemists suggest that Germany be COM
PEELED to supply synthetic indigo at
cost price in payment of war debts. 1t
Is conceded that the industrial condl-
tons Of the artificial dyestuff are IN
settled. This Is an entirely new in
dustry. 1t Is largely in the expert
mental stage. 1t has had a short and
disturbed period in which to develop.
In the situation thus created there Is.
Of course. the danger OF German COM
petition, but there is obviously anoth-
er danger Of competition from produc-
ers Of natural indigo. The United
States industry, including synthetic
indigo. has been carefully fostered.
and 1t must be prepared to meet this
competition.
This aspect OF the casa IL some
times ignored IN the general scheme
Of competition with Germany.
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Ger msnJ's Indigo Trade.

According to the Society of Indus
trial Chemists Of Rouen the Germans
are threatened with the loss of one Of
their most important specialties In the
chemical line. Artificial indigo Is, or
has been, the material Of much Of the
wealth and industrial progress Of Ger
many, and the prospects Of this trade
constitute an extremely complex and
many sided problem. Though Il
would appear that the loss Of such
IN industry would impair Germany's
ability to pay her debt, the proba-
bility Is that the cultivation Of the
natural color will be a compensation
for the Allies
Thirty years ago the Germans. hav.
Ing isolated artificial indigo scientifi-
cally and produced II alphabetically for
industrial purposes, believed them
selves secure. and felt that they had
at last succeeded in putting the pro-
ducers Of the natural dyestuff "out
of business" For twenty years they
apparently had their way. and natural
indigo, like madden, disappeared from
the markets. The war, the surprises
Of which from the scientific point of
view have multiplied. has brought
about veritable dearth OF dyestufrs
in the world at large, and necessity
drives manufacturers TO resort to
natural dyes, since factories for max
ing the artificial have proved INSULT
Client. Among many other natural
dyes, this has been the case with in
digo, the cultivation OF which had
been wholly abandoned in British
India, but has now been resumed on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
USw York,s Two Great Museums.

The annual report Of the American
Museum Of Natural History as to the
present condition and immediate pros
poets Of that institution Is not more
measuring than the recently published
report of President ROBERT w. DE
FoREsT Of the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art. War has had it's effect upon
both of these city institutions; not
IN the destruction Of their valuable
exhibits or in the forced removal and
protection Of theit treasures, as in
italy and France, but In a decrease In
attendance, the suspension Of work,
the retarding Of the natural growth Of
the different departments and the
lack of much needed financial assist
ance and support.
The value Of both OF these mu-
seums to the city is recognized: they
hold a high rank among similar in
situations OF the world. An evidence
Of the remarkable growth Of the
Metropolitan Museum tx the fact that
IN the year Immediately preceding
the war three notable additions to
the institution were installed: the
varied and extensive collection made
by the late ]. PIERPoNr MORGAN
the paintings and art objects collected
by the late BENJAMIN ALTMAN, and
the rare collection OF medieval armor
made by WILLIAM II. RrGGs. The re-
cent growth Of the Museum Of Nat.
ural History is shown by the state
ment OF the president that there Is
enough material In storage to Ill
enother building OF the size Of the
present museum.
The rather melancholy condition,
presented BY the reading Of presiden,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN.

Paris" by Prof Henry %. Northrop.
p. s. i0l, iiIth street west Of Lexington
avenue. Motion pictures,
Tho Marvels OF India" by Prince Sa-
rath Ghosh. q native Indian Prince edu-
Gated by the Brahmins, P S. li6. nth
street, near Audubon avenue. Stsrsopticon
views.
MY Cruise on tho Pacific" BY Mis- An
nette Ewart. Central jewish Institute. 1875
East Eighty Nth street stereopticon
views.
"The Great Ice Age tone of a course on
The Making OF Our world"l. by DR.. Will
lam T. Elsins. Cooper Institute. Eighth
street and Fourth avenue. Stereopticon
views
This Hudson River" by Henry j. Hess
who was born and raised on the banks of
the great river. Hawthorne School, Hsw-
thorne. n. Y. Stereopticon views.
Much Ado About Nothing" by Mrs
Frances Carter, Hunter College, sixty
eighth street and Le.ins ton avenue.
"Chlna's Recent Developments" by Sid
ney Neville Usher. Hamilton Orange sos
West l&5th street, Stersopticon views
"Ceylon and Dravidian india" by Harry
e. Ostrander. SeAmen's Christian Institute,
IS South street. Motion pictures
"Oliver Cromwell. who Broke the Hold
OF Royal Despotism on England" tone OF
a course on Fight Representative Menu
by Garrett p. serviss, Y. NJ. c. A., Harlem,
West i:5th street.
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IN THE GEM SALOON.
Another Old New Yorker Identified In
. Rarp Engraving.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE sus-sk: The
article in THE Bun on the passing OF
Brosnan's old saloon was correct In re-
lerring to the engraving OF the Gem
saloon as the Jewel OF the collection.
Tho citizen whose salutation Fernando
Wood is depicted as accepting I have
been told was James Lawrence, the
Ward McAllister Of that day.
havo copy Of tho Gem saloon en-
craving which prize highly. I have
been told there are only three copies
known to exist. have tried for ten
years to ind another copy.
Tho passing Of these old places brings
a shade Of sadness to me. have lived
in Now York city nfty-six years and I
love broadway. the street OF romance.
The only place left like Brosnan's ia
Mcsorley's in East Seventh street. and
perhaps that 10 gone, as haven't been
there in several years. H. Il. X
PHARR, Tex. February 1.
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HOW ABOUT SERvANTS7
Immigrant Exclusion would Compli'
cate the Domestic Problem.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: After
reading your very able editorial article
on immigration restriction It occurred to
me that should this bill be passed by
Congress a. framed 1t will add to the
domestic problem in a way not realised
perhaps by employers
The demand for servants now Is fully
500 per cent In excess OF the supply.
The demand in normal times has always
been very much larger than the supply.
Over nifty men whom I had placed
during the past ten years enlisted and
arc now In France and England. They
will soon be discharged. and under the
proposed immigration law would be de-
barred from coming back and doing the
work they had been doing prior to the
war. Why not let all who were en-
ployed here before the war return and
take up their old work. know many
employers would only be too pleased to
have their old employees back.
! agree with you that a food OF men
coming to this country u very doubtful.
Tho demand for men, particularly in
Great Britain. where wages are higher
by 20 per cent. than they were in 1914,
win be a magnet TO hold them there.
The employers of Europe have been in
many INSTANCES doing their own house,
hold work while the domestics have been
doing war work. Many OF tho former
servants will b undecided as to what
work they will take UP when released.
I do not think they will ever again 20
into home domestic service. particularly
in Great Britain. but would be willing
to como to America. where conditions
are moro congenial.
Employers and employees do not gen.
orally recognize that there Is a very
great need for return to the more
simple mode of living. and for a reali-
.ation by all people. In all ranks. of
the fact that all the countries havo been
impoverished, not enriched. BY the war.
r. T. HUTCHINSON.
NEW York February L.
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Senator Hale on Vocal Autocracy.

Senator FREpERlCK HALE Of Maine
Is entitled to the gratitude Of every
American who wants to save this be-
loved republic of ours from the rain
bow chasers. His courageous speech
In the Senate on Monday put the
vital question squarely and fairly.
There has been no clearer definition
Of tho great issue between the indi-
vidual and unsupported pretensions
and as yet unrevealed plans Of the
absentee President Of the United
States and the wishes and intentions
Of the people Of the United States
whom the President assumes to rep
resent at Paris and other European
capitals as II he had gone abroad
with distinct mandate and was now
speaking abroad with regularly dele
gated authority.
''That the American people are
bound by any Of these statements Of
ideals or policy" said Senator HALE,
'is to me inconceivable." Again: II
believe that his ideals are not the
ideals Of the vast majority Of the
people Of the United States. The
American people never understood the
meaning and consequence Of the ideals
and policies Of President WILSON.
They were given out at time when
as Commander In Chief of the armies
Of the country It. was held universally
to be an objectionable sin to criticise
the President" And again: 1.-THE
wonderful catchwords and phrases Of
the President caught the ear Of the
people but did not catch their under
standing. That they were binding
themselves to an irrevocable policy
as a nation I venture to say never
occurred TO my but the Presidents
closest advisers"
II may be worth while to note an
Illuminating coincidence which illus.
trates the accuracy Of Senator HALE's
perception and the truth Of his re-
marks about the President.
On the very day when this speech
was delivered in the Senate at Wash
ington, the absent President Of the
United States was telling the French
Chamber Of Deputies that "the ma
tons of the world are about to con-
summate brotherhood which will
make 1t unnecessary In the future to
maintain those crushing ornaments
which make the peoples suffer almost
a. much In peace as they have suf-
tered in war"
And on that same day the absent
President Of the United States was
reported as notifying the House Naval
Committee. by cable or wireless, tina,
q failure on its part to report and
press for enactment the Wilson-Dan.
lels scheme Of increased naval arma.
mont Involving the expenditure OF
seven hundred millions Of dollars a
year in time of peace would be fatal
% his disa rmament and brotherhood
negotiations at Paris!
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A despatch from Washington say,

A despatch from Washington says
that the director OF military aeronau-
tics has forbidden the shooting Of wild
fowls with machine guns from air
planes. The order should be enforced
The migratory birds have suffered So
vcrc!y enough from sunners on land
without forcing them to meet a new
enemy In their own element. The
despatch adds that this is the latest
device employed by sportsmen along
the Atlantic coast" To this statement
the true sportsmen will object. The
fowls thus shot can seldom II ever be
recovered after they are killed. The
device" Is not OF his creation. says
the sportsman: 1t ia merely a form of
bird slaughter and not fair sport at ell.
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Moon sets ..........L 20 Pm
For eastern New York. clear,n, ~.
colder to-day; tomorrow fair mod.r,,s
westerly winds. becoming variable TO-
morrow.
For New Jersey, clearing and colder "a.
day: fair Tomorrow moderate west al
northwest winds. becoming vsriabl. TO.
For northern New England, rain O. snow
to-day: colder tonight. fair and coIa.,
Tomorrow; moderate southwest winda
For southern New England, rain to.a,,
followed by clearing and colder In va,
portion: fair and colder In ear portion to-
morrow: moderate. possibly fresh winds On
For western New York. cloudy and oo,a.,
To-day; probably local SHOWS In north and
west portions fair tomorrow.
WASHINGToN. Feb. 9Th. west,,,
disturbance 10 central to- night near Jana.
BAY and pressure is low In tho lake ~.
with second disturbance on the middi.
Atlantic coast. over the central portion e,
WS. eG 10 n. w ssssnI 4 ss sty.y h.
In the far South west. There were ssnssi
rains In che Gulf and Atlantic States sr.
lower lake region. and rains and snow, r.
.ricts west of tho Rocky Mountain. III E a.s
erably colder In the upper lake and w.st.
ern lower lake regions. tho Ohio and Mis-
slssppi valleys and generaiy warmer e,a,
where except in the extreme South ~.
However,, Temperatures are not unusuA IN
any locality. There will be rain wsdn...
Gay In New England and tho south nor.
lions or tho east Gulf States and .nov
THURSDAY or Thursday night in the upp.r
axe region. Otherwise generally Iii
TTsathsr VIII prevail wednesday and
Lhursday east OF tho Aississippi River IL
viii be colder Wednesday In the upne, c,his
ss.oy the lower lake regions and the Al.
iantie States and colder Thursday In sss,.
srn New England. II will bs vsrm,o
THURSDAY 10 the upper lake and wee, love,
axe region, the Ohio Valley, Tennes,.s
ana the east Gulf States
Observations at United State. weather Hu-..,
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carefully wrought principles to the
category Of a politicians artifce for
the mere procurement Of breath
Ing spell for the new nation would
belittle the high philosophy which in
spired 1t and do a grave injustice to
the splendid patriot who uttered 1t in
that address which WASHINGTON him
self dcnominated to his countrymen as
tho "counsels OF an old and af-
fectionate friend"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
NOVELLI IN DANTE"
An American Play Produced by the
italian Actor at Verona.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---St-: Tho
death of Novelli recalls a special
American interest IN the career of this
famous artist. In November. 1908,
Novelli produced successfully at
Verona. Italy. Mrs, Heloise Durant
Roses drama DANTE" tho original
being in blank verse. The Italian
translation was made In prose by Pro-
fessor Arbib- Costa OF the City College
OF New York.
This American tribute to Italy's
greatest poet was. wo understand, the
nrst American play acted In Italy. and
Mascasni composed Incidental music
for its production. The author, Mrs.
Rose. also founded the Dante League OF
America. which 10 now doing active Itai-
ian work. WILLIAM SARrAIN.
New York, February I.
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Negro soldiers under permanent as
signment to duty at Camp Mills have
been ordered to attend school in which
elementary and vocational subjects are
being taught. The Jewish Welfare Board
offered the use OF one Of its buildings.
The instructors are camp officers and
representa- lives OF welfare organizations
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
The Robrusry Ladies',

The fo0rusky Ladies.
This month recall
And ofYer thanks
To Mary Ball
And Nancy Hanks.
They made the Tanks
The frst OF all.
Did Nancy Hanks
And Mary Ball.
So hut and hall
Through all the ranks
Cheer Mary Ball
And Nancy Hanks.
NcLASDBuRoH WILSON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05
Rnx.riinr Thi. Hemisrhsrs.

Rnicksr--The Monroe Doctrine said
keep on the grass"
Bocker-And tho Wilson Doctrine says
Visitors are requested not to pick the
flowers"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-05

Mayor OF Chicago. Mrs. LppNoA T.
MEpgR asks: Can you name one OF
the candidates who has thrown his hat
into the ring who Is better qualified
than II" Before answering. Chicago
should inquire II there Is another
WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON among those
present.