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pounds. A pint Of milk weighs LOTS
pounds, 10 that there are $500 pints
in the hundredweight. The farmer,
therefore, asks $4.01 for little less
than forty-seven quarts of milk. Fur
ther division shows that this is eight
and two.thirds cents quart. The
milk companies offer seven and three
quarters cents a quart. Between
either of these amounts and what the
city dweller pays for a quart Of milk
delivered on his dumbwaiter there Is
such a considerable difference that
when he Is not confused by Hundred
weights" and IS per cent" no often
gives vent to rude language.
Some day some farmer with an
acute knowledge of the ignorance Of
the wretched jewellers In cities will sit
down at his mahogany rolltop and
write or dictate a little book called
THE Cows Own Story" That I'M
portant animal will tell how much she
cost and what Ia the overhead" for
keeping her. how much the hired man
gets for milking her and what the
dairyman has to pay for herd renewal,
tests, transportation and the like. The
expenses will be for day and the
COW will relate how much milk she
produces on that day. This amount
she will state in quarts, and the city
simpletons will understand.
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WHY MILK COSTS so.
Six Items That Affect Production and
Distribution.

To THE Eprroa OF THE suN--str: The
milk question has more sides than most
people are aware of. The publics side
IL Viewed only from the point of price.
The present high price of milk Is due
to a combination Of causes, chief among
which are:
1, Sanitary reforms.
.. Labor and It's never ceasing de-
mands for moro WAGES.
3. Excessive Transported ton charges.
4. Tho omnipresent IL. ddleman who
neither works. nor spins
s. Tho general law Of assets and
liabilities which affects producers Of
milk a. in every walk Of life. In brief.
II high prices confront city folk, those
In the country are not exempt. As a
consequence the producer 10 forced to
ask moro for his goods.
8. Exorbitant prices asked for cattle
feed.
AS a dairyman. I should say that the
present high price Of cattle feed might
be given as a primary cause of the ad-
vance In the price Of milk. Cattle feeds
have never been 30 high as they are to-
day, and I am told prices will 60 soar
ing next month. II this be so. dairymen
will be compelled to ask higher prices
for milk and cream. Where shall the
blame lie? Who shall say? Tho feed
men blame II on the railroads and the
grain farmers. Tho railroads and the
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WIND UP FOREIGN
WAR CLAIMS, URGED
Delay Costs Thousands
Daily TO u. S.

WAsHISoroN. Jan. 16--Eractment OF
legislation authorizing the Secretary OF
War to settle Immediately claims growing
out OF cancellation OF contracts placed in
foreign countries for supplies for the
American Exped!tionary Force was
urged before the Senate Military Com
mittee to-day by Assistant Secretary OF
War Stettin!us. Delay in adjusting
these claims is costing the Government
thousands Of dollars daily" Mr.. Stet-
tinius said
The Assistant Secretary, who is
charged with handling war contracts
abroad. was before the committee in
connection with consideration OF legisla-
ton to validate Informal war contracts
made in the United States. Senator's
agreed that some action should be taken
for settlement OF the foreign claims. but
they said the necessary legislation could
be expedited by attaching It as an
amendment to the pending war contract
bill.
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Precious Stones,

Precious stones kept their hold on
the imagination and pocketbooks Of
mankind during the war. The lap
diaries of Europe may have had
sther work to do, but that only made
the opportunity Of jade carvers In
China and Japan. In paper cover.
ing the production of precious stones
in the last two years, which has iust
been published in pamphlet form, DR..
GEORGE #. KuNz records that there
have come into the United States
large numbers of jade necklaces, cost
Ing from $50 to $4,000 and more
each, besides many other Jade orna-
ments beautifully carved.
Jewel fashions, like the fancy for
jade, may come and 60, but the dia-
mond remains preemlnent. It's price
has risen, but less, fortunately, than
prices of other necessaries. The In
terests it excites are as varied as ever.
In Germany war proflteers bought
diamonds In their prosperity and tax
dodgers bought diamonds to hide their
wealth from the tax collector. In
England and France crippled SOL
diers are learning the diamond cut
ting trade, with the prospect that che
misfortunes Of war may raise new
rivals to Antwerp and Amsterdam.
BY the way, there may be as many ns
25,0OO diamond cutters in the world
a number that suggests diamonds by
the bushel.
The output of diamonds, which fell
on at the outbreak of the war, In
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THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, cloudy, followed
by rain to-day; Tomorrow rain and
colder fresh south to east winds.
For New Jersey. rain to day; tomorrow
rain followed by clearing somewhat
For northern New England, cloudy 10.
day; tomorrow probably rain or snow;
lower temperature; fresh south winds.
lowed by rain. to-day; tomorrow rain and
colder fresh south to east winds.
For western New York, rain to-day: to.
morrow clearing and colder
WASHINGTON. Jan. i6.-The atmo,.
as indicated by the number OF storm
centres and their rapid movements on the
weather chart Of Thursday. Al 8 p NJ.
within the field Of observation, one over
the Canadian Maritime Provinces, another
over Lake Superior. another over Alberta.
Mississippi Valley; High pressure pre-,
over the far Southwest. During the last
rains in the Pacific States, except southern
California, and in the Gulf states. Ten
Ss Soath a AatsT na light ss S" G n
Minnesota. Gales have been reported
from the north Pacific coast. and there
southern Mississippi Tsmperstures re-
main above the seasonal average in all
paris Of the country except the west
Mountain region. The storm that is now
over the lower Mississippi Valley will ad-
vance northeastward and be attended by
within the next thlrty-six hours, Tenn
peratYres will be somewhat lower Friday
and Friday night in the region Of the
east Gulf and south Atlantic states. and
saturday In the middle Atlantic and New
England States
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Mayor HyLAN speaks to the trade
unionists with peculiar force because
he Is a trade unionist himself. His
card was issued to him as a worker,
not as a compliment to an official. He
has not allowed the public to forget
that he once earned his living as a
motorman. Consequently, his lecture
to the unionists who quit the city's
civil service at the order Of the Ma
rine Afflliation Is not the outgivlng Of
an academic student Of affairs.
The conclusion the Mayor Is COM
PEELED to reach Is the same that all
informed citizens have arrived at
The city employees who quit work
violated all principles Of loyalty and
cast their contracts with the munich
pality in the faces Of the whole popu-
lation. They acted up to the utter
ances Of Captain MAHER, their repre-
sentative. who is quoted by Mayor
HYIAN as saying:
II have no regard for the civil service
law: the laws are OF no use to working
men anyhow the only laws that are any
good are those passed by the unions;
they can be enforced by the unions II
the unions are strong enough. and can
be repealed by the unions when neces-
sary without being subject to any in
depreciation by the courts"
If this Is the real attitude of the
men who have been sheltered in city
employment under the civil service
laws, the people who pay the tnXes
are entitled to know 1t. Obviously, a
civil service law which protects only
the worker and leaves the city help
less Is too one sided to endure.
There Is one paragraph In Mayor
HYLAS's letter that should be read
and needed not only by city employ
ees but by all employees; not only
by union men, but by all workers. In
it the Mayor says:
"All signs point TO a slowing down Of
commercial and industrial activity In
this country during what Is commonly
known a the readjustment' period.
THAT means we are going to have
hard times for a while.
"One OF the things that your orsani-
cation ought TO do for its members is TO
advise them OF the likelihood OF hard
times that may come. so that they may
now try TO lay aside enough out Of their
earnings to carry them over the lean
period"
Herein Is a warning for everybody
War wages, despite the high cost Of
living, have given labor an opportu-
nifty to lay by something against re-
construction difficulties. How many
laborers have sought to make provi-
sion for the future?
The Mayors letter contains a sound
lesson for city employees and sound
lesson for everybody else.
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No, There Is No Cabal Among the
Consumers

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr: We
have plenty OF milk to sell at the cost
OF production, which Is slightly less than
last months price. The dealers refuse
20 buy at this price, so We are making
butter and you are going without milk ;
that 10. without fresh milk.
have not heard Of any band OF con-
sumers who refused to buy milk at any
price. Therefore l see no reason why
the milk shortage Is not due to the
distributerA
We would like to keep milk out of
politics II possible. but even so the
Dairymen's Lesgue has 100000 votes
among It's members. Tho women vote
now. We also have some friends outside
the city. ERNEST r. PRossER
GOSHEN, January l6.
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THE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL.
A Suggestion From Ancient Rome for
Using the Court House Site.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-s.r: I
have read very carefully and with
pleasure your editorial article Of jan
uary 10 on the memorial to our great
patriot Roosevelt. and am In full &C
cord with THE SUMS idea that such an
undertaking should not be left to a
| single newspaper printed either in Amer
lean or foreign language.
While / do not pretend to amount to
much, take the llberty--as a good
naturalized American living in this
great country for over thirty-elght
years. n citizen for the last twenty
seven. and q stanch admlrer of the be-
loved deceased--to suggest the erection
of suitable monument 40 n memorial
TO him who deserves the utmost respect
the utmost admiration of every one OF
the 100000 Of people in the country
30 much loved by him. in tho following
manner:
The city Of New York. by will OF its
officials. has been forced TO spend the
stupendous sum of oveA t12,ooo.ooo for
the acquisition OF the property In the
Five Points district for Tho erection Of
large court building. end now such
property Is lying idle with the excep-
ton Of a few temporary military bar
racks built on II.
Why not acquire this large land for
the erection of an immense building to
be used In the basement for public
baths. as the thsrm@ or Caracalla baths
used anolently by the Romans: with the
ground floor and second floor for public
purposes and the spacious roof as an
arena to be used by the people as a
public forum. open in summer and ade-
quately covered or enclosed by glass in
the cold days of winter?
No stairs, no elevators. but a spacious
kind Of inclining road should be built
around the building for the fve, seven
or ten thousand people to walk UP to
the roof. where public meetings. recep-
lions, ceremonies and other public func-
lions could be held Just as the Romans
have done centuries ago and the Eng
lish do to-day at Hyde Park.
Colonnades could be built around the
walls or parapet on the roof ornamented
with statues of the great men of the
country. past present and future.
This location is easy of access from
New Jersey. Brooklyn, uptown and the
large emotional population Of the East
Side. This useful. imposing and attrac-
tive building would surely be the most
fitting memorial to Roosevelt and other
patriotic Americans.
FRANK L. FRUooNE,
Editor of the Bollettino della Serd.
NEW York, January 16.
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A Problem in Butter.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: II
has never been explained yet why the
Government Communicated so per cent.
OF the butter of the country for army
use when the army has never constl-
tuted as much az per cent of the
population: IN fact, not much more
than per cent
1t would seem to indicate bad judg-
ment somewhere TO take 60 per cent. Of
butter for a little over three million
people and leave ninety-seven millions
or thereabout to rub along as best they
can on 40 per cent, for which they are
compelled to pay exorbitant prices.
Who is the official responsible for
what would appear to be an almost CO.
iossal blunder7 NJ T. r.
NEW YORK, January 10.
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The Hon. JIMMIE GALLrvAN. pride OF
south Boston. though an A. B. of
Harvard, is a fighter OF renown and
as shrewd in politics as any man from
his State in the House of Representa-
tives. 1t is that which gives signifi-
canoe to his quarrel with the army
powers. who. as he charges. got"
General EDWARDS. because the General
would not get" National Qua rdsmen In
his command. EDWARDS Is from Ohio,
not Massachusetts. and GALLIvAN must
think he sees some political advan-
tage In seeking this quarrel. He is a
fighter. rs has been said. but It has
never been observed that he looks for
a fight unless there is more than fun
to be had out OF It.
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Another Reason for a Bridge Across
the Hudson.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
view Of the harbor strike. would not
this be a good time TO push the Hudson
River bridge project? The war Is over
and We have plenty OF engineers to
tackle the proposition. and doubtless
money enough to spend on such a
project, but OF course 1t needs the prod
ding Of just such papers as THE SUN to
wake the people UP TO the actual ne
cessity Of Hudson River bridge.
HARRY BEHRMAN.
PATTERSON, N. j.. January 10.
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The Manual Of World Peace.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. In
the event OF a declaration OF civil war
by ono OF the humanity changeable
members OF tho Big League OF Notions
now forming over there" what umpire
is to pass Judgment should there be
division OF opinion or sentiment among
the others? Ia the Manual to have a
ruling on the subJect7 J, II. BOYLE.
New YORK, January 10.
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ENTERTAINMENTS FOR MEN
IN UNIFORM.

Dancos-w. c, c. 3. Unit No 8. si.,v-
fourth street and Central Park West 9
7. NJ. Columbia boathouse, foot Of West
lleth street, 5 i. NJ" dancing, pool. Hniv
Trinity Church. l2?d street ari Tanox 49,,
nue., $3.50 p. NJ. Noun; Morris Rapt,st
Church. Firth avenue and l-tth s;rrrt -
7, NJ midnight.
Professional Entertainment -- Riverside
Community House tw @. c. S. Unit Nn
So, Riverside Park and Ninety seventh
street. p. NJ.
Service and Social Hour-w. G. C s.
Unit No. 40 (Y NJ II A.. Lexington ave.
nue. and Ninety-second street p NJ
British Day 80 Lafayette Club for Sol
diers and Sailors CW. c. c. &. Unit No. sei
~ East Elghty-seventh street. s to ii
p. NJ.
trict Soldiers Sailors and Marines Club
wv. c. c. s. Unit No. 52). 222s Broadway
(Eightieth street,. s p. NJ.
The sun., 1919-01-17

Ny lady wears a sable coat

Ny lady wears a sable coat
With costly satin lined.
She pins It with diamond brooch
Two swans with necks entwined.
1t slints and siitters at her throat
With all a rainbow's sheen.
As she descends so lightly from
Her dark green limousine.
Her washerwoman draws a shawl
Around her shoulders thin
An old brown shawl. and pins II with
A simple service pin.
But lol It holds a Jewel that
Cannot be bought or sold.
The symbol 90 herc's soul,
A little star OF gold.
NINA IRvINs.
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ROOSEVELT ON A STAMP.
Would His Portrait Put New Life
into Q M0ribund Service?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir. In
view OF the exasperating delays attend
ing the transmission OF mail matter,
may I suggest that when the rates for
first class postage are reduced We use
a two cent stamp bearing upon Its face
portrait OF Theodore Roosevelt?
When Roosevelt did n thing he did
It thoroughly and we'll. and It is prob
able that his spirit. even in portraiture,
might inftlse new life into disgrace
fully conducted department OF our
Government. DOUGLAS MAccALLuM.
NEW YORK, January 16,
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Mr.. FRAZER, Counsellor Of the Amerl-
can Embassy. who is now .ttached to
the person OF Colonel HousE"-PdrIs
despatch
Attached to the person or-how?
BY a string. gratitude. fear, or hope
OF benefit? Or does this phrase, at
tached TO the person Of" denote the
fact that the pleasing forms of court
language have wooed successfully the
American commissioners attached to
the person of the President?
The sun., 1919-01-17
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT


Education, an Antidoe for Bolshev,sn. -
by charles A Eaton (head OF National
Service Section. United States Shipping
Hoard. Emergency Fleet CorporationD nj
OF seventh avenpe
South America To-day and To-mor.
row, by Clayton s, Cooper editor the
National Marine" at PuNlic School lss.
1874 street and Wadswor,n avenue. Stcrc'
opticOn views.
Colorado and tho Ola Southwest" nv
Robert q. Weyh necture based on nor
sonal eHneriences OF Mr.. weyhl. a. Y NJ
c, A" East Side. l53 East Eighty arm
street Stereoptioon views and motion No
lures. 90
BRONX.
The Grand Canyon Of Arizona" bv d.
Thomas Edward Pottorton. at Pubic
school II, Fordham street near CIV Isl
and avenue, city Island. ster.opticon
views.
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From the chapter on the Preroh Revolution N
"Htsforp Of Modern Europe" BY Carlton
j. Fl. Hayes Of Columbia Untpersitv
As q matter OF fact, however. the Reign
OF Terror was but an incident. though
obviously an inevitable incident, In a
great revolution Nor may the French
people be Justly accused Of a peculiarly
bloodthirsiy disposition. Given the same
circumstances. II is doubtful whether sim
liar scenes would not have been enacted
at Vienna Berlin, Madrid or even St
Petersburg
The sun., 1919-01-17

One theory OF the Boston catas-
trophe is that the two million gallons
of molasses. knowing that they could
not be made into rum for the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery. exploded
with rage.
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Jamaica Seeks $4,000. 900 .o,,

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. l6.-Col. Sir
William Henry Manning, Governor Of
Jamaica. is preparing with the approyl,
OF the council to proceed TO London 20
confer with the Secretary for the Colo
MES with the view tn arranging a loan
OF s2'oOo.oOO for reconstruction work on
roads. bridges and public bulldngs
The sun., 1919-01-17

The Senate to-day dismissed charges
OF disloyaity against Senator LA Fol-
LErrE OF Wisconsin.-Despatch from
Washin oton.
1t took a long time TO clear him;
most Americans have forgotten en-
tirely the incident that led to the
charges. la TOILETTE Is either much
abused or extraordinarily lucky.
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New President for Salvador

WAsHINoToN, Jan. 16.-The Minister
o. salvador was advised to-day by his
government that Jorge Melendez was
elected PRESIDENT OF Salvador yesterday
snd will succeed his brother. Corloe
Me!endez DR.. Don Alfonso Quinones
Molina was elected Vice President
The sun., 1919-01-17

When President WILSON returns from
Europe the work OF rehab!litating the
Democratic party organization will be-
in.-Wdshtr0 ton correspondent Of the
Euertr0 Post.
Making Democracy safer
The sun., 1919-01-17

To PTNzoN, CARRAL and their contem-
poraries may go the honor Of discov-
ering Brazil; but Mr.. WILSON must
be credited with putting II on the
world peace map.
The sun., 1919-01-17

What an eccentricity OF nomencla-
ture II is that he whose pay is proba-
bly, long overdue should be called a
"doughboy"!
The sun., 1919-01-17

Enough State Legislatures have re-
sponded to the poetic appeal OF the
Prohioition!sts: Drink to me only with
thine Ayes
The sun., 1919-01-17
Long Haul for the NomencIator.

T'o"" '"o Du''os NeHs
Colonel Flavius Josephus Randoiphus
Davenport OF Ellis county was in Dallas
yesterday en- route to Grsenviiis whsr. h.
will lecture upon the Importance OF good
public thoroughfsrsA
The sun., 1919-01-17

DR.. HYsLoP should arrange at once
for an interview with the shade OF
NEAL Dow.
The sun., 1919-01-17

And the rising generation will not
know the solemn meaning of the bal
lad Work Is the Curse Of the Drink
ing Class"
The sun., 1919-01-17
The Melancholy Day.,

Ozark correspondencs Rogers Democrat
This cold weather Is very unfortunate
for tho hogs. as many are being butchered.
The sun., 1919-01-17

The wicked will try to accumulate
fourteen pints.
The sun., 1919-01-17

Song OF the Proh!bitionists as the
march OF the States continues: Hail,
hail. the gangs all here"
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HOUSE ACCEPTS CUT
IN BEVERAGE TAKES
Levy of 1910 on Distilled
Liquor for Drinking Is
Approved.
SOFT DRINKS PAY LESS
Senate Amendments to Trans
portation Schedule Also
to Stand.
SOFT DRINKS PAY LESS
specidl Despatch TO TIE sus.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--The conferees
on the revenue bill made good headway
to-day. practically dsposing Of the en-
tire schedules of beverage taxes ant
taxes on transportation.
| On the acceptance by the House
managers OF the Senate provisos OF
these schedules 1t was recognizable that
| the position taken by the Senate un'
doubtedly had been M. more accep'
able to the House by the reduction In
the stupendous gross levy-ss, 200, 000.'
000--to approximately $4,000, 100000 In
the Senate bill.
beverage Taxes Reduced.
On the beverage taxes the Senate amend
ments were all in the nature OF reduc-
tons and all were accepted by the
House managers to-day. The schedule
of such taxes under the bill during the
short period of commerce In alcoholic
drinks remaining in the United States
will remain as follows:
On distilled spirits withdrawn from
bond or that may hereafter be produced
tax Of 1920 a gallon where not with
drawn for beverage purposes and of s6.40
a gallon where such liquors are with
drawn for beverage purposes "or for use
in the manufacture or production of
any article used or intended for use as
a beverage"
The door taxes on liquors now in
bond on which taxes have been levied
under existing law shall be levied at
the rate OF the difference between the
older and lesser tax and the new taxes
established by this law.
The tax on beers, ales, porters and
other matted beverages was fixed by both
houses OF Congress at Sc barrel, and,
of course, was not subject to any action
by the conference.
Soft Drink Levy Is Halved.
The tax on wines was not disturbed
by the Senate except that the floor tax
on the brandy content of sweet wines
now in warehouses was increased from
20 cents to 80 cents per wine gallon.
The conference adopted the Senate
amendment to the tax on soft drinks
whereby the levy was made 10 per cent.
OF the price for which such beverages
arc sold instead of 80 per cent, as in
the House measure
The Senate tax on natural or artif-
cial mineral waters OF 5 per cent. of
the price for which sold was adopted
in lieu of the House levy OF cents per
gallon on all such waters sold at more
than 10 cents per gallon,
The Senate amendments TO the trans
portat!on tax schedule also were ac-
cepted by the House conferees. on the
major items OF this schedule there had
been no change made by the Senate.
The tax of per cent. OF the amount
paid for transportation OF oil and other
liquid products by pipe line. changed
by the Senate from So per cent. was
accepted by the House managers
With the beverage taxes and tho
TRANSFORMATION
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS

me temperature IN thls city YESTERDAY.
as recorded by the offcia. the rn ONT ter, 10