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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21

The statement was made by Senator
GAY, positively. without qualification,
and was not controverted, that the re-
port at\Japan had bought up all the
1919 crop OF Hawaiian sugar was UNI
true, and that the fact was that the
whole crop, 100000 tons, the largest in
the history of the islands. would be
shipped to Pacific coast ports and re-
fined there for consumption in this
country. Here again is seen how I'M
fortunate 1t is to give a dog a bad
name. The statement brefed above
was printed in full in the Congressional
Record OF October II, but we suspect
ourselves OF being the sole reader of
that issue of a really valuable publica-
ton to which scoffers have given a
bad name. How unfortunate it Is that
retail dealers who will sell only a
pound of sugar to each customer still
believe that Japan has those GOO coo
tons, and how fortunate it would he
II these retailers learned that the sugar
will be in the market here!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
Return the Soldiers and Sailors
Discharge Papers.

IHE Sun received on thursday a
letter from former soldier of the
American Expeditionary Forces, now
resident in Chicago, who, in applying
for a Job with a reputable mining
company having headquarters in New
York. had forwarded to its office
his original discharge from the army
to establish beyond doubt his good
character The discharge had not
been returned to him, although two
months had elapsed, and his letters
Of inquiry addressed to the mining
company remained unacknowledged.
His case was submitted by The
Sun TO the American Legion, and the
officers Of that organization took itup
with commendable promptness ana en-
thusiasm. They were informed that
the discharge in question was among
the papers relating to several hun
dred applications for employment, and
its return to its owner would be &C.
complished at once.
We do not know whether the re-
turn of this discharge was neglected
through clerical inefficiency in the
office of the mining company or be-
cause of failure to understand the
value of his discharge papers to a
man who has served in the army or
the navy. We are satisfied there was
no malice about 1t. But the case is
one of number which have been
brought to our attention in which dis
charges have been lightly or care
lessly treated by persons and corpora
tons coming into possession of them
from applicants for work. These doc
umcnts should not be so treated.
A soldiers or sailors discharge is
Il precious document TO him, and
grows more precious with the passage
of time. 1t is his official certificate
that he did his duty for his country.
The original cannot be replaced and
has more than n sentimental value.
\ man accustomed to business proc
esses would probably keep 1t in a
safe place and when the facts it
sets forth concerning him must be
laid before another he would have a
certified copy of it made, retaining
the original. There were thousands of
men in the army and navy who are
not familiar with business processes,
however, and many of them believe
only the original discharge will do
for this purpose.
Under these circumstances a great
number of discharges are bound to
get into the hands of those who en-
ploy men. 1t is matter of good Office
routine. to say nothing of good neigh
borlineSS. that in all cases discharges
which come into the hands of stran-
gers should be treated with respect,
carefully preserved, and returned
promptly to their owners, under con-
ditions designed to safeguard them
from loss in transit, or because those
who forwarded them have made an
error in their addresses, or have
moved TO new addresses. This can
be done without particular trouble to
the temporary custodlans OF the dis
charges and at an expense 80 small
as to be negligible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
WIRELESS IN GERMANY.
Developments Said TO Have Been
Made During War.
From the E'cktr@echniscas zeftmg

from me EtcEtrTcchHtscks ZcttuHq.
Great improvements have been made
in wireless communication during the
war. 1t was found possible to keep up
communication in both directions be-
tween Germany and the colonies for at
least six hours in the day, the best
tunes being 6 TO IL A NJ, and the best
wave length $500 meters.
With 100 kilowatts it was at times
possible to reach windhuk. The Gold
trouble and failed for long periods
nevertheless toward the end of the war,
as the result of certain improvements,
1t became much moro reliable. It's
capacity was increased TO 500 kilowatts.
The Nauen station, also with 500 kilo-
watts capacity. was most satisfactory In
its operation.
Methods of double sendings by two
senders acting on one antenna tuned
simultaneously to two wave lengths have
he advantage Of attaining n greater
degree of selectivity by the combination
Of the wave lengths. New types of
cathode tube amplifiers rendered com
munlcation possible between firing
trenches with very light apparatus.
blocking stations were used TO interrupt
the wireless communications of enemy
aircraft.
Directive stations were very success
full in aiding Zeppelins over Paris
through thick fog. Warrior improve
ments are referred 70 .. arc trans
mitters, tube trarrr, -l.rs. high fire.
quency coils, receivers, relays and
antennR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
A STONY POINT PROTEST.
It's Citizens Wanted to Do Honor to
the Memory of Roosevelt.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
Roosevelt memorial flag was due to
arrive at Stony Point from Peekskill on
Friday, October II, and all due prepara-
tons were made by its patriotic citizens
to receive il. One of its most progressive
sons who had made all arrangements
waited all the afternoon to receive the
Scouts who were TO carry the flag in
Stony Point Park. place made mem
orable in United States history by Mad
Anthony Wayne. and becoming tired of
his long wait telephoned Peekskill to
find out the cause of the delay, only to
receive the reply that the Boy Scouts
who were to carry the flag thought It
too much out of the way to cross the
river and would proceed down on the
other side.
Now outside of the discourtesy of not
even informing Stony Point citizens that
the original plan would not be carried
out imagine the disappointment of the
school children, who were ready with
appropriate exercises. the girls who were
TO sew on the star and the Boy Scouts
who were TO carry on the flag.
There is no more patriotic town along
the Hudson than our beautiful little
town of Stony Point. 1t did its full duty
during the late war in giving first of all
its sons and far exceeding its quota in
all the Liberty loans, Red Cross drives
and in all the activities necessary toward
the winning of the war. TO be passed by
when q was in readiness to honor the
memory of one of our nations most
.llustrious sons rather hurts. hence the
protest H. S.R.
STONY POINT, October 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
First Duty Of the Government in
Labor Disputes.

The first duty. the fundamental
duty, of a government in time of wide
spread labor disputes, no matter what
their origin, is in danger of being lost
to sight.
That duty is to maintain the peace
and protect every man in his legal
rights.
This duty comes before any other
obligation. 1t takes precedence of
humane ambitions TO improve the lot
Of labor. 1t takes precedence of every
philanthropic plan to rebuild the So
cial structure. If it is not per-
formed, If every man-unionist or
non-unionist. the man who works with
his hands, the man who works with
his head, the man who works with his
capitals not protected in his legal
rights the government which fails TO
perform it ceases to function. and
for all practical purposes ceases to
exist, so far as society is concerned.
No amelioration of the condition of
labor, no improvement in the relations
existing between citizens following one
calling and citizens following another
calling, can have substantial basis IN
less the government under which all
the citizens live performs firmly and
equitably its duty of protecting every
man in his legal rights.
This is an elementary fact which is
neglected by many honest men and
women, and yet neglect of it will bring
terrible consequences If it becomes
general.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
THE MAGIC OF METRES.
In Aristophanes and Jane Taylor
Swinburne and Bret Harte.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--SU: II
may we'll be. as suggested in your edi-
torial article of October 5, that Swim
burne caught the beat of Greek poetry by
hearing his nursery governess read Jane
Taylor's The Chatter Box" for GER
tainly the metre and the rhythm of that
old fashioned poem of childhood are
exactly reproduced in his English YER
sion of Aristophanes's Grand Chorus
of Birds" Nor is there any essential
incongruity in this identity Of form In
great classic drama and n nursery
Jingle. The form is perfectly adapted
to both.
A similar case of borrowing a metre is
well authenticated in which Swinburne
also figures, but as the source borrowed
from and not as the borrower. When
Bret Harte first read Swinburne's Alta
lanta in Calydon' the metre and rhythm
Of one of its marvellous choruses OBJ
sessed and captivated him. He could
not get rid of 1t. For days he went
about repeating audibly or inaudibly:
Who shall seek then and bring
And restore thee the day.
When the dove dipped her wing
And the oars won their way
Where the narrowing Symplegades
whitened the cliffs of Propontls
with spray?
until finally he got relief by weaving
the magic metre into a lyric of his own :
Then looked up at Nye.
And he gazed upon me;
And he rose with a sigh
And said. "Can this be-
We are ruined by Chinese cheap labor!~
and he went for that heather
Chinee.
The contrast between The Chatter
Box" and the Grand Chorus Of Birds"
finds companion piece in that between
"Atalanta" and The Heather Chinee."
WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON.
New YORK, October 20.
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EVENTS TODAY.

CONGRESSMAN +. H. La Guardia. p.,...
"a'et commissioner Cornelius ii. snetnaa
anu Miss hemb augn, first woman cand..
rally of the Men League OF Inc Madison
Avenue Baptist Church in c0nJunrtIg@
win the Young Women society OF he
SnuICn' parish mouse OF the Madison Ave
hue bIp'ist Church, 80 East T .Hrty ans
r, Hany IN the interests Of Justice Jossps
=, NeWDurger ana Justice Richard II
IIn'tA LnugI the auspices OF the Inuepea-
gent Non-f az sIsan J4G,yIar! 1U....',,y.
1 s'i w. Con will preside and sysg-us,
WtH De made b! Charles L. Hughes t,eofg,
W w. Mlekersham. Martin " INuet5r
baln bridge Colby and Clarence J. saesrB
Carnegie hall, p. NJ
Kent inquiry before Justice Keraochan IN
the Court OF Special Sessions C.InIaa
courts Building z: NJ
f. Dinner PIN rim in honor Of the foreign dc ess,ss
70 the International Conference OF Women
fhyslclans- " aldorf-Astoria, +. NJ
Dinner OF Advertising Women o! Ne7
Ut, tHFh 9hder the auspices OF the Advertising
=, Luncheon meeting of the Chamber a.,
commerce OF the Borough o. queens
lhhG aTy 81 Garrison and Job E heis-,
modore, l p NJ.
canadian Club. dinner, Hote. Commodo.
SIKH annual meeting Of tn. Ar.rr.
Soeia! Hygiene Association; addresses 1
8r' William + SNOW, Or. .swu5A. -osri.
VI Al. l.. hlsinscumldt. DR.. .u.u a
Fordyce and DR.. Haven Emerson Ne
fork Academy of Medicine, sac p NJ
william L. Kelly VIII address tnu con
AVENUE sHS B40oS 8I HIi? r. SO loo N1'0-'
National Prison Association Conference.
hotel Pennsy wanna, all day
National Council Of Industrial Defsnes
meeting, Hotel Pennsylvania, o A. NJ
Meeting OF the Federation cf MIsca'
clubs, Hotel Pennsylvania. = p. N.
United Cloak and suit Designers ASs.
cation meeting, Hotel Penusy.'uni4
celluloid and Tortoise shell Ass,.aao.
meeting. Hotel Pennsylvania. 100 p A.
Convention OF The Clinical l1ugl IS o.
the American College OF Surgeons, meeting
ana exhibits Waldorf-As oria, diy, ,,..,
dor Ha XSinL, ea!'tSFHia CLUB meeting VS.
Associated Dry Goods Asso citation -r,a.
con, Hotel McAlpin, l T., NJ
NJ DeisIsne5s Association mc't.1S, Hove
F,ashIight Manufacturers Ass. ans-
m1ps Ttn ao'e M, MsCAipin, +, ~ -...-,
10 a. NJ, luncheon. 1850 p, M Hoe
New York Theatr5 Club. s,,n '''
Opening Of national ls2 ba.k.a. BIZ
lard tournament, Hotel Aston. fa-.a '''
sions morning. afternoon ana even
Exhibition Of lace contributed b. ".0a
facturers. the metropolitan Nus-.u. rH-
Bush Terminal Building. We, rorE.'es
Exhibition OF books from the nnr d
the late Theodore Roosevelt N''a 7''''N'.
ton volumes from The former p
Germany and Aus ria HunCIr rt. .''''
authors the New York d .stor."o. sI.is'
40 Central Park Wes,, D. da'
Exhibition 10y the Motor 1rtnr
Of captured German war Watrrt.. A'.h....
Ninth c. A. e.. y. y. -. Tn.-. ..... -''-'
near SlNtn avenue, al day 1.! #'...
Illustrated books of the LAST '..
rics, stuart ia cries the maxi a. H. l.h.
New York Library. Forty-s'-raa '..r.. o.
Filth avenue. ,,...,s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
Mr.. Tinany's GIFT to National Art.

Mr.. TFFANY's rich gift to Ameri,
cans, taking form in the Louis Com
fort Tiffany Foundation, to which
he has conveyed his beautiful Lon.
Island home with its collections and
an endowment estimated at more than
million, fhas AN interest aside from
its magnitude and the intelligent de-
votlon to the public good which In
spired 1t. Mr.. ThFFANY's life work has
not been merely to produce beautiful
objects for those who were prepared to
understand and to value them. He has
consistently and with gratifying sue
cess taught the gospel that beauty
should not he the adOrnment of the ex.
ceptional thing, that art should not he
only for those who have leisure, but
that in utensils of every day use. In
the most commonplace articles of
comfort and utility they have a use
full place.
The utterly false notion once
widely held that when artists spoke
artisans and the commonalty would
naturally fail to grasp the meaning OF
their words has been measurably
overcome. 1t is no longer felt that
because thing Is beautiful it must
be impracticabc. The idea that all
who affect eccentric garb aud uncon.
Nentlonal behavior and feats of art are
artists Is now known to be unbiased
IN TACT That there is democracy
OF beauty in which all may share i.
recognized to-day perhaps as never
before.
10 this change Mr., TIFFANY has
mace splendid contributions. The san
aty and simplicity, the perfect fitness,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER

For eastern New York ,lord,.
warmer to-day. followed by showers on" Wv
morrow showers fresh east 10 40 70
winds. u south
For New Engiand-Cloudv ,rs
to-day, followed by showers to'ni SsrmsI
tomorrow; mod rate east and sonfb "a. ana
For New Jersey-Cloudy ana sarn "Ihas.
Shn,rs 'o-day, probably followed IA,
cloudy; fresh east to south winds Winds partly
FOR western New York-Sb,r.s.
warmer to-day; tomorrow clearl,' ana
cooler fresh south winds. and
WASHINGTON, oct 2i---p,,,....
high throughout the Eastern sure is
north Pacific States and the We the
ana central Rocky Mountain r'a'eAO
Is low over the upper Misslsslppf ~
anu along the Mexican border Duri,. X
last twenty-four hours there Waro rs "s 'he
the Missouri and upper Mls4issirft ""Mis 10
Mlcnigan and along the Gulf Ca4st "iggsA
weather was general ELSEWHERE ia
azure mas fallen In the middle AtI,rr,,.
and New England states and oyrr ~ '.'nuc
states, and 1t has risen someybst p'a'as
upper lake region, the Ohio Vsliey .as
south Atlantic and Gulf states sna
middle Atlantic and New England ,At
me weather VIII be cloudy TUESDAY w. w.
pe Followed by showers Tuesday ,ist e
and Wednesday with somewhat h IisM
temperatures. In the south AtIanti' e H
east Gulf States the weather will he anu
eralis fair without material change en- n
Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and ths rs., 10
OF the great lakes there will be rains TO- ~"
DAY and partly cloudy weather WedH..
Jay with lower temperature Tussd.'
night and Wednesday. 'u@y
Observations at United States wo,,A,.
reau stations taken at p. NJ yests-5.9
se'eny-nith meridian time: u"'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
Value Of the Railroads.

All of a sudden there is a rather
general awakening to the fact that
the appraisement of the American
railways taken all together will show
valuation not at less but at more
than their combined capitalizations.
This is what THE Sun has long said
and what it particularly emphasized
when the cheerful idiocy of the Plumb
plan was thrust upon the attention of
Congress.
The roads that have been grossly
overcapitalized, whether by unscru-
pulous railway wreckers or rs re-
suit of bad investment or incompetent
management, are not considerable
part of the transportation equipment
and power of the country. They do
not haul a great share of the nations
traffic. They represent only a frac-
ton of all the money which has gone
into the American railway system.
The great railroads-great in their
trackage and rolling stock. great in
their capital employed, great in their
business and great in their earnings
have lodged in their physical proper
ties prodigious treasure which does
not appear in their bonds' and stock.
This IS true not merely of smaller
system like the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, which has tens Of
millions of surplus above its capitaliz-
alton, and of a greater system Like the
Pennsylvania, which has hundreds Of
millions above It's capitalization. 1t
is true of a Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, an Atchison, Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, a Great Northern.
It Is true of numerous other roads
which are at once the very founda-
ton and as we'll the bulk of the
American railroad system.
In the Pennsylvania alone there is
round billion of 100 cent dollars.
Pretty nearly the same thing is true
of the New York Central system.
There are not merely half dozen
roads, nor yet a dozen, there are a
score Of roads with an actual money
investment amounting to several hun
bred million dollars each. There are
numbers of others with we'll above
mere hundred million.
Nobody who knows much of any
thing about the railway properties Of
the United States doubts that when
the Government gets through with its
valuation OF the roads its own fig
ures of appraisement as whole will
show more value than is shown now
by the books of the roads. Further
more, when ii Is remembered that our
railroads, the big and the little, the
good and the bad, were built with
sound dollars, one can imagine what 1t
would cost to build them to-day with
deprecated dollars.
A house, an Office building. II fac
tory to-day Is looked upon by the
owner, is looked upon by the would
be buyer or builder, Is looked upon
by the tax assessor, from the point Of
view of what II Is worth TO put II up
to-day. If the railroads OF the United
States were measured By the same
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21

From tho Toronto ndiI and Empire.
Picture hat with feathers fine.
Long curled locks and eyes that shins
Even though a century's passed
Since my lady sat
With her curls and fsathered hat
And have all your cavaliers
Gone with the forgotten years7
With the courtly toasts and rhymes
OF the happy olden times?
They have left you. lovely dame,
All to tread the long road yonder
And I gaze on you and ponder
On Life's changing endless game
Sllkeu curls, your meshes hne
Hold this modern heart Of mine
Tho that sweet smile was not meant
To be on dullard spent.
Here before a ghostIy host
l Will rise and drink a toast
To maid beyond compare
To a lady still so fair
It's a shame 20 mention Venus with he
name.
KATE coLauHouN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21

From the London Daily Erpross.
How may one tell the demobbed soldier &,
Not by the hron7ed features. The bronco
wears on all too soon In London. Not by
an alert military carriage, for. alasl the
soldier soon loses that to some degree.
But by his socks! Notice your demo bbed
soldier in tho tube. As Of old, he lifts his
trousers TO avoid bagging a. the knees In
so doing he displays In hundreds Of cases
the sock OF army gray. Ready as he was
to discard the other trappings OF war he
stil cings to his army socks. Possibly
the present price OF those articles may be
responsible in no small measure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
NEW TUTORS OF JOURNALISM.
Daily Newspaper Men Ndd'd "
Columbia Schools fgcuiiy

Charles ?, Cooper and Cr. h'l
the New York Times hsyo &c., Hf'' ...
to the faculty OF the S..
nalism OF Columbia J.Ns."
Cooper will direct to 80
newspaper making Dr Iso1 w. ,.,
Fuller and DR. Gerard n anT.T .'
been made associates .. .a
Arthur NJ Howe, editor o
Daily EAGLE has been app .1"'
advisory board ,-...
DR.. John W. CunNho ASST
tor, has been made acting ir ,,,
Talcott Williams has been .a1' rss
fessor emeritus OF journalism ,ts
schools enrolment was tho 'Fa' .sn,
year since II was made o.
Of the university in 1912.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
More Donations for Trophies.

The American Flying Club yesterday
announced among others the following
donations for trophies for the winners
Of the three contests, in elapsed time,
flying time and handicap, according to
type: Col. Il. A. Deeds, 81 900; Charles
A. Comiskey, owner of the Red Sox
$500 Henry Ford, $500; Cleveland Avi-
alton Club, $500; Wright-Martin Air
craft Corporation, $3.50; Splitdort Mag
neto Company, $500 motorcycle
The transcontinental race has already
lad one important result. according to
an, announcement made last night by
otto PraeGer. Second Assistant Post
master General through the American
Flying Club. AS the result of the in
formation acquired during the race the
Post Office Department has decided to
extend the aerial mail from New York
to San Francisco by next spring. II IL
can obtain the necessary funds and au-
thority
Mr.. PraeEer said that the Kahn bill,
now pending in the House, which was in
troduced before the start Of the race.
provided for the extension of the service,
while the information on landing fields.
meteorological data and the interest OF
the public, which has been brought out
by the race, make II entirely feasible
I'm It's transcontinental race, the army
placed its controls 200 miles apart or
less" he said. Even with such made
quate equipment as the Post Office De-
partment possesses, we expect to carry
the mail from New York TO San Fran
cisco in hops OF about 450 miles each.
When we get new equipment, we will be
in position to make nonstop runs OF 700
or 500 miles. When the New York San
Francisco route is in operation, We will
he
New York. Cleveland. Chicago.
Omaha, Salt Lake City, Carson City,
New. and San Francisco. Emergency
landing fields will be established at Belle
font Pa, Bryan. Ohio, Des Moines, Chcy-
enne and Battle Mountain"
Mr., Praeger said even the present air
mail schedule TO Chicago advances deliv-
cry on the Pacific coast by from sixteen
20 twenty-four hours