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The New Style Adopted by the Vote
Of the American Officers.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
letters Of III. c. May" and "Landlub-
ber'' anent the new navy uniforms are
interesting but misleading. The new
style, borrowed from the English, was
not wished on the navy by Secretary
Daniels 1t was adopted only after a
vote taken among the officers of the reg
ular navy. who voted for 1t by an over
whelming majority. A protest from Ad-
miral Sims prevented 1t being worn until
the withdrawal Of our European feet.
No one questions that the old style was
more military in appearance, but that
snap" was gained at the expense not
only Of comfort but health. For these
same reasons a large number of army
officers favor a change 40 the British
style, and f given 10 chance to express
themselves would certainly adopt II. IN
fact many have done so, without au-
thority. 1t is true that the new style
means a greater expense for laundry,
but 1t also should mean a lesser original
cost. inasmuch as there are no collar or
naments to be worn.
As iof the charge tnat the brass but
tons Of the new style cause the wearer to
be confused with conductors, 1t is un-
doubtedly true; but It was equally true
that the old style confused them with
elevator starters, bell boys and the like.
Any man with a sense Of humor instead
Of Prussian turn Of mind got many a
good laugh at the expense of the mis-
taken civilian when he realized the mis-
take. And know Of one Lieutenant who
was handed a coat check and a quarter
with instructions to Get my things 70
The civilian was SO embarrassed when
the officer explained that he was merely
member OF the navy and not a profit
eering hatchecker that he vanished with
cut getting back the tip.
ONE WHO WORE THE UNIFORM.
PoRr CHESTER, October 10.
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But Remembe Brown Seuuar .

Since men in ships on the sea bed,
many fathoms beneath the surface of
the water, talk with ease and in COM
fort with birdmen in the sky, thou
sands of feet above them; since sur
geons calmly work miracles in the re-
Mobilization and reconstruction of men !;
since Science daily makes the won
ders Of yesterday appear the child's
toys of to-day, no man In his senses
will say that this or that which phi
losophers promise is beyond the realm
Of possibility. And SERGE VoRoNoFF,
with his transfer of an interstitial
gland from beast to man, has been
applauded by the French Congress of
Surgery enthusiastically when its
members caught glimpse, from his
experiments, of aged, wornout, broken
human beings restored to the strength
and vigor of youth.
CHARLES EDWARD BRowN-SEoUARD,
born of French mother and an
American father at Port Louis, Maui
ritius, April 8, 1917, electing British
citizenship for himself, lived a long
and useful life. He was graduated in
medicine at Paris In 1916, returned
to Mauritius to practise there. came
to the United States in 1852, went
back to Paris, and in 1859 crossed
the Channel to London, where he be-
came physician to the National Hos
pital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic.
For five years he lectured there on
the pathology of the nervous system.
Then he sailed again to this country.
where he was appointed professor of
physiology and neuro-pathology at
Harvard. After three years he quit
this post and went to Paris and be-
came, in 1869, professor at the Ecole
de Medicine. Four years later he
came again to the United States, prac-
Using in New York. Finally, In 1873,
he succeeded CLAUDE BERNARD as pro-
fessor of experimental medicine In
the College de France, and there he
stayed until he died, in 1894.
1t is agreed among the authorities
that BRowN-SEoUARD made important
contributions to our knowledge of the
blood, of animal heat, and of the
nervous system. HE was" say8 the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, "the first
scientist to work out the physiology
Of the spinal cord. He also
did valuable work on the internal Sc
erection of organs" He helped to
found the Archives de .Physiologie.
BRowN-SEoUAsD was in fact scien-
tist, a traveller. man Of learning
and solid attachments. .-...
In 1889 this cosmopolitan scholar,
then II, possessing a great store of
exact knowledge, his fame firmly es-
tablished, his position unassailable,
advocated the injection of a serum
prepared from certain glands of the
sheep into the human body to prolong
life. The brown-Sequard elixir won
worldwide notoriety almost over
night; 1t fulfilled the dream of many
men of many ages. JUAN PONCE DE
LEON sought the island of Bimini,
where wonderful curative springs, ac-
cording to the Indians. gushed from
the earth. Rumor plus hope made
their waters fountain of perpetual
youth. BRowN-SEoUARD offered to
man. If not perpetual youth, longev-
ity unheard of since the spring time
Of the world. Bar accident, those who
willed to live could live as long as
they pleased.
Wherever the printed word REACHED
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Mr.. BuILrrT, indeed, is not. on the
face OF II, a witness whose assertions
can be accepted without confederation.
London Times.
The circumspection Of the style of
this comment recalls the story told of
the late Senator ALLISON, noted for his
great prudence in expression Of opin-
ion. Riding in buggy across Iowa,
his companion called his attention to
a flock of sheep in a pasture. "Those
sheep have been sheared, Senator" he
said. Yes" the Senator replied, but
added cautiously, Eat least it looks so
from this side"
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Early Thanksgivings.

To THE EDITOR 60 The sUN-sg: ]
presume your correspondent In THE SUN
Of October was Joking when he assert.
cd that Thanksgiving Day was orig,
mated by the christianized Indians in the
vicinity Of Boston in 1889" Mr.. Love
in The Fast and Thanksgiving Days
OF New England" gives the dates OF al
least $50 Thanksgivings celebrated by
"the Pilgrims" before 1859. c. E S.
BOSTON, Mass, October 10.
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SIX EQUALS ONE.
Another Demonstration Made In
League of Nations Mathematics.

League Of Nations Mathematics.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN--Sr: I
fear that the involved higher CD mathe-
matics OF your correspondent F. H.
Thompson, will be found too high for
those of your readers who have hitherto
failed to follow the fine reasoning of our
beloved President in his very logical
proof of the problem ell What In
] needed Is a simple proof of the problem,
one that starts with the given and not
with borrowed elements. There appears
! to be no relation between the figures with
which Mr. Thompson starts and those
with which he finishes. This leads In
evitably to the conclusion that Mr..
Thompson would try to ridicule the rea-
soning of the President by assuming that
Re also starts upon hypothesis the
elements of which bear no relation ap-
parently to the, final results obtained.
Having for. long time been resi-
dent of Mr.. Wilson's home State and
having basked more or less in the sun
shine of his wisdom, and having thereby
learned something OF his mental proc
esses, may be permitted to say in his
behalf that the President arrived at the
| solution OF that abstruse problem by
promises more easily comprehended and
| by processes far simpler than those pro-
posed by Mr.. Thompson.
The situation can best be understood
by picturing in the minds eye the Cabinet
class room, with the President, crayon in
hand, standing before the blackboard.
The subject Of League mathematics IL
Haa
pressed a doubt as to 7he truth Of the
proposition that 6-1. Proof has been
called for and none of the Cabinet stu
| dents has been able to furnish solu-
ton. With his quick manner and rea-
! soning It Is easy to imagine the President
attacking the problem in this manner.
Now, let's see. We are to prove that
6-1. Why, that's easy. Isl and
e'-ae. doesn't TT Yes. So far 80 good
Now, you can't deny that S6-42-1-7,
can you? No. Well. then suppose we
add - to each member of that equation
and we get ss-4s+3-1-7+4e Now,
gentlemen. II you don't believe that equa-
ton Is still true Just perform the opera
| tons indicated and see for yourselves.
- -. ~, h..L
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to criticise so far. have you? Now. wen
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Three Vice Admirals; 4 Problem
InteIllgentiy Solved.

Congress appears to have found a
sensible and satisfactory way to honor
Rear Admirals SIMS, BENSON and
MAYO without raising any of them to
the rank of Admiral. 1t will provide
for three Vice-Admirals and each OF
he' distinguished gentlemen named
VIII be nominated for this rank.
Thus these naval strategists will be
rewarded for their services In the
war; and yet the rank of Admiral
VIII be kept free to be conferred on
some other sailor not Drawer or more
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10000 TO $4,000 JEWS KILLED.
ZiOnists Here Vouch for Pogrom'
in the Ukraine.

A statement vouching for the truth o..
reports of pogroms in the Ukraine ~
which 80, 900 to $4,000 Jews have nee"
massacred since November 1915, was
issued yesterday by the Zonis, organ.
ization OF America, 65 Fifth avenue. Ia0
report Is said TO be complete 10 May %,
1919. and names 1877 towns where u.
outrages took place, Commur ties %e'
wiped out by the soldiers OF ten Fe'
llura in the anti-Bolshevist hghtns an'
4. rhe instigation OF Gen. Gregor,H anu
his officers OF the BLACK Hundred Az
cording to the statement,
The report is based on information Iv
ceived by the Jewish National Hecle
tariat In the Ukraine after being
ported to the Jewish National Assemp"
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FREE ZONES IN U. s.
PORTS ADVOCATED
Advantages Over Warehouse
and Drawback System
Are Discussed.
LEGISLATION IS URGED
Senate and House Committees
Hear Pleas From All
/ Over Country.
Special DespafoA 10 Tan sus.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1o.-The proposal
to establish free zones in American
ports, which Is presented in several bills
pending in Congress- was the subject of
a hearing before the Senate Commerce
and the House Ways and Means COM
mittees to-day.
Representatives of commercial and in
dustrial interests in all parts Of the
country were present to advocate the
measure, among them Emil p. Albrecht,
president of tho Philadelphia Bourse
Dewitte Van Buskirk, president of the
Merchants Transport Company of New
Jersey and of the New York and New
Jersey Port and Harbor Development
Commission; Murray Hubert, former
Representative and member OF the same
commission; w. F. Collins, secretary of
the committee on commerce and marine
of the American Bankers Association ;
R s. clifford of the International Mer-
camille Marine Corporation: Samuel L.
Ullmann of the Merchants Association of
New York; Arthur MoQuirk. counsel of
the Board of Commissioners Of the cort
Of New Orleans, and J. J. Dwyer of
San Francisco. manager Of the Port
Development Department of the San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce.
The proposal originated with the tariff
commission which prepared the original
bill and initiated the original movement
for free zones. In the last Congress
Senator Sheppard (Texas) and Senator
Jones (Wash.) introduced bills. These
provided for the creation OF free" zones
in ports under certain circumstances. 1t
presently developed that some prejudice
was caused by the use of the word
Free" which will be suspected with in
volving possible interference with the
protective tariff system. Accordingly
tho new bills. which have been intro
duced in the last few days by Senator
Jones and Representative Nolan (Cal.)
provide instead for foreign trade"
zones.
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As They Toll EN- In Maryland.
From fAs Leonardtetrn BEACON.

John Branson OF washington and Cap
tain Matthew and James II, Bailey OF the
hurry went fishing last Wednesday and
caught 191 small fsh and sixty trout. One
OF these trout war 80 large that It took
the united efforts OF the entire party 10
inch rock was found stlll alive in its
stomach.
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TWIN Hfo W tsE z futH5 VuWI.
George Dexter went wild grape hunting
last Sunday near the Dexter Springs and
brought back a lot of grapes. the punches
Of which were much larger than usual
An investig alton showed that the Erapes
were set on the punches two and three
layers deep. The grapes In each layer
were set together so closely that the
punches were perfectly solid. but were
ripe all through.
The sun., 1919-10-11

1t may be thought by some thai
there can be nothing new in strike
procedure. but these observers over
look the possibility Of a strike being
organized, called. approved and con-
Quoted by men recognized as respon-
slhle leaders OF responsible labor CT.
CARNATIONS.
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washington Cops Desert A. r. orr

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10,-Members Of
the Washington policemen's union have
decided by an almost unanimous vote
to sever their affiliation with the Ameri.
can Federation OF Labor. Ten DAYS
after they had voted to retain their fed
Grafton charter a decided reversal OF
opinion was manifested.
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No Limit,

Prom the Sedaha Capital
The only thing agitators haven't asked
for Ia the shortening OF the speaking day.
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just Good Enough for the Editors.

From the Sloan Springs Herald
A good old scout living north of town
came In Saturday and handed US a dollar
for his subscription. Take IT," he said,
81 can't buy anything with 1t any more"
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Insratiatins Ways of an Arisansaw Colonel.

From the Mena Star
Colonel Hutson has filled long fett
want at his sales. lunch wagon will
follow him to all his sales, dispensing sand
witches. pies and soft drinks thus enabling
the people to bid up stronger after re-
treshinE the inner man.
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.

THE Birth and Growth OF sure
Prof. Samuel c. SchmuCker, Sc" l'IS.
Public Library. sos West l4jth street
Illustrated.
enhancing the War" BY Dr. Jane,
Walter Crook, Y. NJ. c. a, We. ~"
street
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The bill proposes that the free zone
licenses shall be granted only to public
corporations, that is corporations. rem
resenting the public authorities, either
municipal or State. Only one free zone
would be permitted at any port of entry
except In case where a port is conttRu-
GUS to the territory of two or more
States, as In the case of New York har-
Dor. where it would be permitted to es-
| tablish free zone in each of the States
All docks, warehouses and other i'm
provements would be provided by the
licensed corporation.
The free zone would not only include
waterfronts and warehousing facilities.
but could be extended to take In manu-
featuring areas in which imported goods
could be subjected to manufacturing
processes and then reshipped abroad
without paying duty. Domestic and for
eign materials could thus be combined
In producing manufactured articles
without the necessity of paying tariff
duty. Products of these Industries
would of course pay regular duties IL
ultimately they entered into commerce in
this country.
One speaker at to-day's hearing said
by way OF illustration that he received
telegram from Canadian dealer ask
'ib ASA hhAo Aio hciu tH6 desired line
Of goods in bond. but they were In the
original packages which also contained
two other varieties of furs. Under the
drawback and bonded warehouse laws
goods thus held cannot be reexported
except in the original package. II ne
opened the bundles OF furs and sorted
out the one that his Canadian Gus
toner wanted. he would be compelled to
pay the duty. So, instead of making the
delivery from his American establish
ment, he forwarded the order to his
London house and It was filled from
there.
Some opposition to the creation of
free ports" developed in the House COM
mittee. Representative Fordney, Michi-
gan. asserting that he understood the
cane sugar rehneries wee the principal
supporters OF the plan. He also in
quired II industries in interior points
would not be Disseminated against by
the free port"
Witnesses replied that they were with
out knowledge OF the sugar interests
activity for the measure, and asserted
that 1t would not affect the protective
erir principle.
Murray Hubert, New York Commits
stone, OF Docks, said the docks at that
port were operating under the same
methods as forty years ago and that
IA free zone would give US the greatest
relief"
The committe will hold further hear-
ings on the subject, hoping to get the
legislation reported in time for action
next session.
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Provisions Are Outlined.

The plan authorizes the Secretary of
Commerce to grant permits to public
corporations to establish free zones in
ports, to which ships in international
trade may resort without the necessity
OK paying duties on products which are
not intended to enter into commerce in
this country. but to be transshipped to
other countries, either before or after
they are subjected to manufacturing
processes. A fixed area contiguous to
the harbor would be set aside as the for
eign trade zone. Merchandise would be
permitted to be unloaded and reloaded
for export, without the payment of
duties.
The plan amounts to a more direct
and efficient method of accomplishing
what Is now possible under the bonded
warehouse and drawback system" ex-
planned Senator Jones. There has been
criticism of 1t on the part of the Ameri-
can Protective Tariff League, which has
seemed to entertain the fear that 1t
might prove an entering wedge toward
breaking down that system.
The system is substantially the same
one that made the port Of Hamburg one
OF the greatest commercial entry ports
or the world and that without in any,
wise interfering with the operation of
the German protective tariff system.
which has been just as jealously
guarded as has that of the United
States"
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highest temperature. rs. at sos P N
Average temperature, 70.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS

as recorded by the official thermous,,
Is shown In the annexed tahle.
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Who Put the L. S. into Union Suiis.o

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We offer several very low priced lots of vests and
mion suits These bought very cheap last
stored IN stock and carried until We offer
them extra inducements this week The woman who
fails 10 profit by this sale j. losing money.
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DIED.

COTTON-At Orland, Jan s. Miss Charlotte
Cotton, aged Is years, months, IA days.
FRIEND-At Bluehill, Jan IL, Andrew j
Friend, aged 81 years months, days.
GILLEY-At Bar Harbor, Jan 6, Abbie, wife
of George H Gilley, of Southwest Harbor.
GOTT - At Arlington, Mass, Jan 10, Lucy
Reed, wife of Benjamin Gott, formerly of
fremont, aged 26 years.
GRINDLE-At Blueuill, Jan 10, Mrs. Annie
Grindle, aged So years, months, 10 days.
HARDISON-At Eastbrook, Jan 4, Sidney V
Harrison, aged "a years. month, % days.
HODGDON-At Center. Jan 10, Mrs Isabelle
Hodgdon, aged SO years.
HAYNES-At Trenton, Jan ID. Ethel M, wife
of George Haynes, aged 81 years, months.
HIGGINS-At North Ellsworth, Jan 9, Mrs
Arrie D Higgins, aged 5S years. 10 months,
3days.
MERRILL-At Bluehill, Jan 10, Frank
Merrill, aged So years, 10 months
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Mexicans a. Travellers.

The Mexicans of the poorer classes
are great travellers. In American
states, like New Mexico and Arizona
they are to be found in the day coaches
in numbers out of all proportion to
their part of total population, and they
are similarly inclined to railway jour
neys in their own land. They are a
restless people with little thought for
the morrow, writes a correspondent,
and when they get a little money
through some stroke of fortune, they
are as likely to spend it on railway
fares to some neighboring city as any
thing else. A Mexican family boards
the train with it's belongings tied up in
varicelored bundles. The old days of
overland travel, not so very far away,
still show their influence in the way
the bundles are tied and roped, with
bitches fit for the pack saddle. Food
is always carried along, and the cars
are soon full of the ode of 1t, mingled
with cigarette smoke. There is not
much talk; the lower class Mexican
has too much Indian blood In his veins
to be Ioquacious. Men, women and
children sit In stolid silence, except
for an occasional outburst of shrill
scolding descending on the head of
some child, or bit OF violent bargain
Ing with a vender of sticky sweets at
a way station.