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JUDGE LucE,s cANDIDAcy.
The Rule keep Good Judge on the
Bench" Applied 10 His Case.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir: /
have been greatly interested In the in
tervlews, communications and editorial
articles published from time to time in
the newspapers advocating the reelection
II Judge Newburser. The principal ar
sument advanced IN his behalf is that
he has made good record on the bench
and that IL ls desirable to keep good
Judge there. This argument is applica-
BILE with equal force to the candidacy
Of the Hon. Robert L. Luce.
Judge Luce is man who iswell quail
ified by education, training. character
and experience to fill the position Of
Justice of the Supreme Court to the
satisfaction Of the % ,ple Of this COM
munity. He 10 one of the most kindly
ana humane men we ever had on the
bench. and every litigant, lawyer and
Juror before him knows that he has
given their case the fairest and utmost
consideration. Judge Luce Is New York
man and was born in this State. He
was graduated from Yale In 1899 and has
practised law here since 1892. He was
counsel to the Foley telephone investiga-
ton committee. which secured $4,000
600 reduction in New York city tele-
phone rates. He was chairman Of the
State Board Of Claims and is now by
appointment of Governor Smith serving
as Justice of the Supreme Court
II the slogan used in behalf of Judge
Newburger, Keep a Good Judge on the
Bench" means anything to this COM
munity It will Keep Judge Luce on the
| BENCH FRANKLIN SIMON.
New York, October 80.
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WHY NOT THE PEOPLE?
A Protest Against Further Attempts
at Class Rule.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
FIRST attempt by the President of the
United States TO set UP soviet to legfs-
late for the people of this country has
proved a failure and the soviet has been
disbanded
Created by the President, dispersed
by the President, pretending to repre-
sent the people, yet the people had no
voice in its creation. no choice of it's
members and no power to influence its
action; contrary to the spirit of the
fundamental law of this free and en-
lightened country 1t was deliberately de-
signed to represent classes and to legis-
late for classes.
That It was a failure is one of the
most hopeful signs OF the moment.
And now second attempt Is to he
made--no class representation this time.
only the public represented" No cleo
ton Is to be held of course; the Presi-
dent Of the United States acting in his
self-appointed task as Grand Eector will
do the choosing and his appointee, Sec
rotary Wilson. will do the directing.
Even now, before the conference has been
called or its members chosen. the latter
10 ANNOUNCING what II Will 10 anu now
1t will do It.
II this second conference proves to
be tractable and does it's masters bid
ding we may expect to see all the infiu-
ence and power of the Administration.
reinforced as 1t is by war time legis-
lation still in effect. used to give its
findings the force of law.
Why these soviets? Have we not a
Congress elected by the people? The
President Of the United States sought
to influence its choice by direct appeal to
the people denied his wish in that re-
spect, does he now seek to set up his
own will In place of the peoples man.
dateT
Let us express our confidence in the
houses OF the Congress. the true repre-
sentatives Of the people. and still believe,
as have Americans always, that a rep
resentative government is best secured
by a legislature elected by the people
and answerable to them. and not by high
contracting parties, bodies OF delegates
general conferences. secretariats coun-
ellis, governing bodies and international
officers appointed by Government officials
| and far removed from the people.
KIRK BROWN.
MoNrcLAR. N. j.. October 80.
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The Pygmy's Appetite.

I, Those who have observed with
amazement politely disguised the
large amount of food a small man
will tuck away with enjoyment and
no obvious deleterious effects upon
temper or physical fitness will be re-
lieved In mind to learn the explana.
don thereof. Professor CARL L. AIS.
BERG, the bright particular star IN DR.
HoUsToNs Bureau Of Chemistry's con.
stellation Of food experts, Is fire.
quently hailed before some committee
Of Congress to enlighten It on what
you must eat to be At to earn the
price Of 1t.
At q recent examination Professor
ALsBERG testified: "Of course a small
man needs relatively more food thar
q large man because a small mar
loses more heat from his body. fol
the reason that more heat radlatei
from his body and he loses more
Senator KEYEs, first examiner to re
cover after the shock Of this seeming
paradox. gasped: 'You mean the
other way, don't you" But the Wit
ness responded with inescapable clar
ity, saying:
Per unit OF weight, the small man
needs more than the large man; per
pound of body weight. the small man
needs more than the large one. be-
cause the amount Of his body surface
il greater, and a thin man needs
more than the fat man. because the
fat man has the better Insulation"
The insulators should get busy. 1
may be that II comparatively wei
insulated man needs little food a per
fectly insulated mortal could get aloni
without any. There seems to be some
thing in this, as the man said VIII,
was putting on a shoe In which I
mouse was hiding.
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stealing babies, killing cattle and rails
Ing the autumn tempests. And so It
became necessary to invoke the good
spirits to combat them and render
their magic harmless.
"And witches on their broomsticks
spry
Speed here and yonder in the sky.
And lift their strident voices high
Unto the Hunters Moon"
To-day Halloween has become a
festival Of Joy. 1t is a time Of prank
and royster, OF apple bobbing. Of for.
tune telling. The elfs and goblins still
persist, but their pranks are harmless
the ringing Of doorbells, the throw
Ing of grain against windows, the
forming Of ghostly parades. II has
become time when sorrow and
wrong must be forgotten, when all
must join the merry throng which
renders honor to Halloween.
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a person who carries germs should
20 into telephone booth land re-
main there from FIVE to ten minutes
waiting to get his number, It does not
require any stretch of the imagination
to believe that the contamination Of
this public booth will be such as to
render IL a menace to the next per-
son who makes use of that particular
telephone"
Alarming as this may be TO some,
Il win bring comfort to millions who
had supposed that every germ was q
wideawake athlete, creature which
slept no more than EDISON and which
could hop like an Ahearne or start
running like wefers. To know that
trice is not long time to a germ
and that It IL possible to say Jack
Robinson" before It. goes a yard Is
good news to the layman. And yet
something should be done about the
appalling situation which DR.. CoPr-
LAND presents. Cooperation between
the telephone company and the public
Is the obvious need.
"Canarsie 41144, poison ivy on left
wrist" is a way Of putting In call
which might result In quick action ON
the part OF Central. bryant 1, little
touch of smallpox" ought to bring
back momentarily some of the old
vim which Burlesonism knocked out
Of the telephone system. We doubt
that "Montclair 9e999. chronic bald
ness" would create much interesfAt
the other end Of the line, but pelham
600, hay fever, malaria and mumps,"
should make the operators fingers fly.
The good work could continue on the
rebound. PARTY ahead OF you re-
ported German measles" might recall
to the mind OF the prospective Gus
toner that his object In wanting to
get Rochester or Kankakee was ut
terly unimportant.
The other danger pointed to by
Commissioner CopELANp--that a man
who is suffering from high blood pres
sure or weakened arteries, and who
is obliged to wait from five to twenty
minutes to get Central is likely to
burst a blood vessels not confined
to telephoning. The victim Of arterio-
sclerosis Is almost as likely to sue
cumb while waiting for letter or
a trolley car or pound Of sugar or
a Numbered shirt or drink.
But we are glad to know about the
dellberative habits Of germs; to think
that the bad bacillus, peering from Its
lair and spying new place whence
to pounce on Its prey, sometimes takes
five or ten minutes before proceeding
Is 1t all this time going through proc.
esses Of cold reason, or is 1t mere
weak will, unable to decide whether
or not to move into new field and
seek other fortunes? While II thinks
or waivers you have time to say
"Never mind, thank you, Central" and
hang up the receiver.
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Kelly and the Liberty Party Vote.

The doughty Major MICHAEL A.
KELLY and his Liberty party will not
be on the regular ballot next Tues
day, and while there Is no question
of the proprlety of the actions Of JUS
tice GrEoERIcH and the Appellate Di-
vision--for the technicalities Of the
intricate election law had not been
complied with-many will regret that
KELLY is out of the running for Pres
ident of the Board Of Aldermen. The
Kellyites scorned local issues and
stood for national things: opposition
to the League Of Nations and opposi-
ton to national prohibition. On the
first question they were thoroughly
feared by Tammany Hall, which has
kept as mum as possible about the
national policy of Its party and which
knew that thousands of Its general
followers would welcome the opportu'
nifty to vote for KELLY in protest
against the unchanged covenant.
Now that KELLY himself is deleted
Tammnny will be more nervous than
before about the votes of the Kelly
ties, whose numbers have been esti'
mated as high as 10000. On the
point of prohibition Kelly man
might blame both Of the larger par
ties, but In the matter Of the League
of Nations his target Is obvious. He
can record his protest only by voting
against the Democratic ticket; and
voting the Republican ticket, he will
be twice as harmful to Fourteenth
street as he would be IL he could vote
for KELLY, who had no chance of cleo
ton against the Republican LA GUAR
Ola and the Democrat MORAN.
The court decision in the Kelly case
apparently adds to the anti-Tammany
vote thousands who have usually voted
the Tammany ticket. And as the
number of former followers Of Tam
many who are sore on the Murphy
oligarchy was already large, the pres
ent total must greatly alarm KIM
CHARLES. Not all the soreness hal
sprung from grievances as compre
hensive as KELLY's. Much of it ha.
come from the obvious self1shness o.
the Boss in naming for the Supreme
Court bench Young lawyer of hi
own choosing and lacking judicial ex
lperfuce. anu-n-gisfng The shsmina
lions for Surrogate and borough Pres
ident to personal friends.in hts owl
Assembly district.
Tammany itself is not particu
larry sensitive organization, but thu
rank and file. the men who bring &C
casional victory to the Hall. are quit
as sensitive as other mortals. The!
don't like to see all the bacon in on,
parcel and tucked under one man.
selfish arm.
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CANDIDATE O'MALLEY.
A Jurors Description Of the Repubii.
can Candidate for Surrogate.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--sr: The
voters of New York county have this
year very unusual privilege IN being
able to elect as the next Surrogate a
man so well fitted for that most impor-
tant office as is James O'Malley.
I am not a social Intimate of Mr..
O'Malley. but when acting as a Juror
have had the opportunity closely TO
observe his conduct and to study his
character. On one occasion I spent
eighteen days in the court to which he
was assigned as the representative of
the people. and I think I never saw the
county represented by one who was a
greater credit TO It and himself.
He has ability of the highest quality. is
patient. painstaking. fair. courteous, hu-
name. dignified. He has self-control and
judicial poise. To prisoners. male or f.
male. to witnesses. prospective Jurors,
to his associates in the law he was
at all times considerate. patient. fair
never forgetting the weakness Of the
unfortunate or erring. His place is
among the judiciary.
WALTER GRAFTON.
NEW York, October 80.
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OUR READY ARMY.
Ways to Use 1t Against the Disorders
of Peace.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; The
regular army and navy have been the
bulwark of our country In every crisis
since our Government was founded. So
must they be now. when labor. organized
and defiant. threatens TO paralyze our
industries and TO starve and freeze our
women and children.
Most Of the plans 30 far formulated
for dealing with the pending insurrec-
ton appear to contemplate the employ
ment of the national military arm for
the protection Of life and property only
This arm can and should be called upon
TO do more. Our forts, camps, naval
vessels and yards should be placed In
the hands Of guards and caretakers. and
the force thus released should--in addi-
ton to maintaining public order-bt
utilized for operating mines, steel plants
railroads ships. docks and all other util-
tiles vital to the public welfare. The
army and navy performed such duties
in France and performed them as efi'
GENTLY as the men who stayed at home
anc held up the Government and private
employers alike for fve times the wages
the soldiers at the front were paid.
The emergency has not yet passed. Il
however, there should be any question
as to the power of the executive branch
OF the Government to organise and en-
ploy tho military-industriai army ant
navy required Congress should enact the
necessary laws tomorrow.
NEW York, October 80. A. A. A.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York and New Eng
iand-Rain and warmer to-day go-mor-
winds
For New Jersey--cioudy and warmer.
showers; moderate southeriy winda
=. For western New york--Showers to-day
to-morrow cloudy and colder; freeh and
strong south and southwest Winds.
WASHINGTON, Oct, so.-Pressur. IN
nigh over the Atlantic States, high and
rising over the far Northwest and low
eyer wide belt extending from the upper
mississippi Valley southwark TO Texas, in
over Minnesota and the other over south.
east Colorado. Clouds covered much OF
the country and during the last twenty
four hours rain fell generally east Of the
ROCKY Mountains and there were shows
In North Dakota. Wyoming and Montana.
The weather has become much warmer
over the southern Plains States, the great
central valleys and the lake region, and
the weather remains warm In the South
west and Gulf States. Cold weather COM
tinues In far Western districts. The OUT
look s for cloudy. showsry weather over
much of the country east OF the Mis-
sissippi River during the next thirty six
10 torty-eight hours. The temperature
Will rise Friday In the middle Atlantic
and New England States, and II will fall
OF the great lakes. and Saturday in the
Ohio and lower Mississippi Valleys. Storm
warnings are displayed on Lakes Michi-
gan, Huron and Superior.
Observations at United States weather BIS
reau stations taken at p. NJ. yesterday, sew
enty-tfth meridian time:
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Entertainment and reception of Xavier
Council No. b2s. knights Of Columbus.
Greenwich Village Halloween party.
Tammany Hall. P. NJ.
Entertainment complimentary to the Ma
tional Council of Travelling Salesmen's
Asso ciations, the Friars Club. p. M.
The Cercls des ArtIstes will celebrate
Hailowe'en with costume ball at the
street. 0 p. NJ
Reading by Jane Manner of Cousin
Gate" stuyvesant Neishb0rhOod House.
Annual Artists Halloween ball Hotel
Astor. p. NJ.
womans Democratic Political League
dance. Hotel Commodore. p. VI.
Lecture Forum OF the New Era Club.
PA East Broadway: Edward F. Boyle viii
lecture on How the Government of New
York City Is Conducted" 8 p. NJ.
Bronx Post No. s5 Veterans of Foreign
S TsTs of the Pc United States ball. Eblins''
Horse Publicity Association OF America.
meeting. 10 A. NJ. and P. NJ. Hotel Penn
sylvania.
National Foreign Trade Council. sessions.
10 a. ". and p. NJ, Hotel Biltmore.
Meeting New York State Hay and Grain
Dealers Association. Hotel Pennsylvania.
Fiavoring Extract Manufacturers Assoc
citation. meeting. Hotel Pennsylvania. all
Convention OF the New York City Fed
eration of women's Clubs. Hotel Astor.
Print Works Managers Association, meet
ms $3.50 p. NJ. dinner. 1880 P. NJ, Hotel
Astor.
New York Euphony Society, rehearsal,
Waldorf Astoria. 4 o'clock.
Sons OF American Revolution. meeting
Waldorf Astoria, p. N.
Meeting at the women's University club
to discuss the Issues OF the election. the
speakers being Miss Bertha Rembauah,
candidate for Municipal Court Judge;
cambridge Colby, chairman Independ emit
Soo judiciary 6coSmmi'tee; Senator wIltam
p. NJ.
Exhibition of plants ana flowers OF the
HORTICULTURAL Society Of New York. Ameri-
can Museum OF Natural History. to 10
with John Burroushs'' is the title of an
illustrated lecture for children at the Mu-
scum of Natural History at $3.50 P. NJ.
Exhibition OF books from the library OF
the late Theodore Roosevelt. with presenka
ton volumes from the former Emperors OF
Germany and Austria Hungary and various
authors; the New York Historical Society,
40 Central Park West, all day.
Illustrated books OF the last four CEN
turtles. Stuart Galleries. the making )ot
prints, New York Library, Forty second
street and Fifth avenue
Exhibition of medei life sise) African
oymy camp in the Belgian Congo. Amefi-
can Museum OF Natural History. all day
Exhibition of tapestries and laces loaned
from private collections. Metropolitan Mt-
scum OF Art.
British commercial posters. exhibition,
Advertising Club. ~ East Twenty hft n
street. until p. N.
| Lieut. Henri Fare OF The Sky Fighters
| Of France" for the bensft OF the fund for
| the fstherless children OF France, Ander-
son Galleries. until November 10.
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rarswsn to a Distinguished Gusss:

Farewell to Distinguished Guest.
Cardinal MERCER has departed from
the United States. leaving behind him
q nation which greeted him with the
admiration due to a hero and says
good-by to him with the affection
given to a friend. He came to this
country with his reputation for wis
dom. courage and steadfastness firmly
established. He goes away from 1t
inter having displayed the qualities
Of dignified geniality, modesty and
broad mindedness in manner which
has aroused the keenest personal sym
pathy for his individuality among all
Americans.
Not all great figures In history re-
moved from the setting of their great
exploits successfully sustain the scru-
tiny Of strangers though that scru-
tiny be founded on good will. Bel
GUMS great tescher-priest underwent
such an examination and emerged
from the ordeal with heightened stat
VIC. Lie oimpuSity anu StuuiucueSS
pf his attitude in all manner of as
semblages revealed the strength Of
his character. He was righteousness
itself whether he was being acclaimed
spontaneously by enthusiastic crowds
in the highways or being honored in
the most formal gatherings. In the
presence of men Of high place and
men of no place he manifested al
ways an unvarying interest. an alb
scnce of self-consciousness, which
seemed to spring from natural sub
hergence of self In the cause to which
be gave all his strength-the salvation
Of his people.
OF Las CAsAs 1t was written by
yoHN FIsKE that his was the finest
tpiritual figure between the Apostolic
times and our own. There will be
found in America to-day a strong body
bf opinion to support the assertion
that since LAS CAsAs no spiritual fig
hre finer or more engaging than that
Of MERcIER has been seen In this
hemisphere or In the world.
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1t was ELLA WHEELER WLcox's mis-
fortune that she selected the title
Poems of Passion" for the collection
of verses which was destined TO win
for her early public attention. This
title rather than the matter within the
covers on which 1t was imprinted at
tached itself to her name and was
associated with her work in the period
of her maturity. She wrote many ex-
ceilent poems and much thoughtful
prose inspired by intelligent curiosity
regarding the topics most interesting
to serious men and women. and her
death, which came yesterday. will de-
prive a large number OF readers Of a
leader whom. with good cause. they
highly esteemed.
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After the conference Of the coal
union heads on Wednesday night had
decreed that the strike order must
stand, Mr.. WILLIAM GREEN, secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Work
ers of America, expressed himself
briefly to the newspaper men.
ut can't be long strike. How can
It be?" he said with q grin.
Although Mr.. GREEN'S remark was
boastful sneer, no man ever spoke a
truer word.
The strike cannot last long because
st will be an unpopular strike. 1t
cannot last long because 1t will be an
Illegal strike. II cannot last long be-
cause it will be an inhuman strike. 1t
cannot last long by very reason Of
what Mr.. GREEN intended to convey
by his sardonic jest-that the officers
of the unions mean to try to starve
and freeze the public into quick sub
mission.
The coal strike cannot last long be-
cause those who put 1t into effect are
going to run headfirst into the stone
wall of the United States Govern
ment. 1t cannot last long because
back Of the Government will be the
power Of the nation which creates
government, upholds government,
makes government invincible.
Mr.. GREEN'S strike win not resist
the majesty of the law and the might
of the nation any more than an egg
shell under a ten ton triphammer
could resist Its crushing power.
Il can't be long strike. How can
at beg
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"A SHOWDOWN"
Industry and Self Reliance Indorse the
Doctrine of Straight Americanlsm.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SUN-sir. /
have just read the editorial article "a
Showdown" and it strikes my sentiments
exactly.
am an old farmer, voted for Abra-
ham Lincoln. saw him at the old Aston
House and dead at the City Hall, New
York city.
! worked several years in my youth
for board and clothes on a farm of 100
acres. then became proprietor. worked
very hard and saved up a few dollars
for a rainy day. ! sold milk for u
cents quart. butter at Is cents a
pound and dressed hogs at s and cents
a pound. and have been happy all my
life.
/ know there are thousands who read
this article in THE SUN who appreciate
1t as much as I do. IL they would only
speak.
Bully for THE SUN!
JOHN HEWLETT VAN NosrRAND.
FREEPoRT, L. l.. October 80.
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Halloween.

Bring forth tho raisins and the nuts.
Tonight Ap-Hallows' Spectre struts
Along the mooniit way"
Halloween Is the most romantic
knd frolicsome Of all the years cele-
brations. Originating in the pagan
pites OF the Druids on their autumn
festival, It was appropriated by the
kariy Christians and has become AL
Saints vigil.
10 the pagans Halloween. coming
a. It did at tho end of the summer,
was time Of grief for the decline of
the SUMS glory as well as of thanks
giving for the ripened grain and fruit.
in ages the belief grew that on this
evening all the evil powers Of the
world came out to create mischief.
Witches and COLLINS lowered about.
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.

THE Nightingale" by Mrs Ethel G.
Lynde, Wadleigh High School. llbth street
near Seventh avenue.
''Thackeray." by ]. c. carter-Troop, Pub
lie School No. 6s. Eighty-eighth street near
First avenue.
IAN Appeal for simplicity In Music" by
Giuseppe A. RandeRger. Public School No.
132, 1929 street and Wadsworth avenue
Switzerland and Its Citizen Soldisry,"
by John @. Neumarker. Public School No
rs. Anthony and fremont avenues. the
Bronx, illustrated.