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lights. Audiences are becoming less

lights. Audiences are becoming less
sympathetic as the days pass.
1t Is not going to be easy for
the managers Of worthy enter
prises to find a substitute for the
familiar drive, or to adapt the drive
to peace conditions. They know where
there is plenty of money. They are
anxious to get 1t. They know the
amazing records Of the past. They
cannot see why they, having sound
cases to put before the public, cannot
get results as good as others got. But
to get such results they must work
the public up to the same pitch Of en-
thusiam 1t reached when the fighting
was going on, and that is a Job re-
quiring study.
Some persons are worried over the
effect canvassing done In war time may
have on those who did it. They fear
that beggary may be increased be-
cause young people have been trained
to go about seeking money from stran-
gers. The SUN does not share this
foreboding. The experiences Of those
who. sustained by intense patriotic
sentiment, went about asking for gifts
to national agencies for war relief, or
selling Liberty bonds, were not such
as to turn normal youngsters to beg
ging. Even the statesmen and sales
women for the Treasury Department,
whose work was vital to victory, who
begged nothing, who offered the best
security in the world to their custom
ers, found their task mighty hard.
Those who solicited glfts even for the
Red Cross could tell tales Of uncom-
Portable interviews None Of them Is
likely because Of his or her war time
experience to seek to turn that ex-
| perience to selfish ends.
Our friends who want to raise
money from the public for good OBJ
jects will undoubtedly succeed In their
efforts but they must find new ways
of unbelting wallets; and they will be
wise II they give the public chance
to take a rest.
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Mr.. billiards Request to Music
and Musicians.

The will Of the late A. D. Jum-
LIZARD, providing that a great portion
Of his wealth-how much more than
$5,000,OOo 1t is not yet possible to
say-be used to form the Juilliard
Musical Foundation, is one of the
most generous and interesting In his
tory. 1t may prove that the gift is
not as large as the requests made in
recent years by certain other Ameri-
cans to inshtuhons-such as the
$15,000.000 left to Yale University
by JOHN w. STERLING, or the Sic, 00O,-
900 and $7,500,000 left respectively
by ISAAC d. FLETCHER and J. PIER
POINT MORGAN to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum; but it is certain that the inter
ests OF music-the whole broad field
Of the art-in America have received
no such great benefaction as this
which drops from the will Of Mr..
JUIILIARD. The $1.O00,000 bequest of
HENRY L. HIGGINsoN to the Boston
Symphony Orchestra and the $500, 600
left by JOSEPH PULITZER to the New
York Philharmonic Society were, In
deed, splendid helps to worthy bene-
ficlaries, but Mr.. JUILLIARD's generos.
ity goes much further not only in sum
but in scope.
With wisdom to be expected from
n keen man of business the giver has
left an elastic document for the trus.
tees of the Foundation that is to be,
He leaves the details of time, place
and division to the trustees, but his
purposes are plainly written: "To aid
all worthy students of music In secur-
ing complete and adequate musical
education either at appropriate insti
tutions now In existence or hereafter
TO he created, or from appropriate In
structors in this country or abroad
to arrange for and to give without
profit to 1t musical entertainments
concerts and recitals of n character
appropriate for the education aud en-
tertainment of the general public II
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the musical arts and to aid the Metro
politan Opera Company in the city Of
New York for the purpose Of assist
ing IL In the production Of operas"
Thus In the briefest form this lover
Of music set forth his intentions ur-
mistakably, yet avoided any embar-
rassment, through mlnutie, Of the
men who are to carry out the design.
The apportionment Of the income for
the various advantages Of the stu
dents, the general public and the
Metropolitan Opera Company will be
made according to the judgment of
the one or more who, because Of their
association with the testator, are
familiar with his wishes. The field
Of the Foundations generosity APP
pears to be local in only one partic-
ular--the provision Of assistance for
the opera company; nor can that be
viewed as a purely New York organ
ization when its road tours are taken
into consideration. Those who have
watched the Metropolitan companys
struggle to keep up the standards Of
grand opera in hard times will be glad
to know that help is coming and from
the will of a man who, as president
Of the board of directors Of the insti-
tuition, knew its needs as well as Its
virtues.
The provision for concerts and re-
citals for the general public will give
pleasure to the ever increasing thou
sands who make up the Sunday audi
ences at the Metropolitan, at Carnegie
Hall and in the dozen other audi
forums where people seek good or
chestras and fine voices. But 1t Is
the first clause of Mr.. JUnLIARD's
description Of the general scope OF the
Foundation that appeals most to the
Imagination. The aid Of "all worthy
students the will does not specify
that they shall be Americans, but we
fancy that ours will be the favored
nation-means the rescue from OBJ
security Of potentially fine voices, Of
great violinists. perhaps of a sue
cessor to that gentleman who has de-
serted the piano for the portfolio.
It is a remarkable will in that II
insures some pleasure for every per-
son in this town whose ear is not dead
to harmony.
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cancellations.

The wise have never wearied OF
impressing upon the minds of students
Of polemics the bad technique and
weakness Of generalizing. 1t Is not
possible for those Of US unaccuston1ed
to speak In daily debate in legislative
halls to keep our technique In the art
always In a state to deserve praise
in the exercise of a no more exacting
art WILLARD must train. But who
would look for such lapse In the ever
debating and distinguished chairman
Of the Senate Judiciary Committee?
Senator OvERMAN submitted to the
Senate for that committee a report
in which, dealing with tbs subject Of
German propaganda, 1t is stated that
the committee'shea substantially
sustained" and clearly established"
these facts relating to the activities
Of the "liquor and brewing interests" !:
"(a) That they furnished large
sums of money for the purpose OF
secretly controlling newspapers and
periodicals.
"(b) That they have undertaken
to and have frequently succeeded in
controlling primaries. elections and
political organizations
"(o) That they have contributed
enormous sums Of money to political
campaigns in violation OF the Federal
statutes and the statutes OF several
Of the States.
"(d) That they have exacted
pledges from candidates for public
once prior to the election.
"(e) That for the purpose OF in
nuencing public opinion they have
attempted and partly succeeded In
subsidising the public press"
A court might be inclined to sug'
gest a difference were a prosecutor
to claim that testimony which sub
stantially sustained" therefore clearly
established" facts alleged in an In.
dictment. But ignoring that and even
overlooking the sxuberant generalizing
In the above findings, 1t is not possible
to restrain eagerness to learn how
Attorney General PALMER is progress
ing in the steps he is Of course taking
to bring these malefactors into court
upon the evidence Senator OvERMAN
must of course In wrathful haste
have submitted to the Attorney-Gen
eral. CLEARLY established violations
Of the Federal statutes" can be over
looked by only those Federal officialt
with dlsrespectful opinion Of the law.
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A despatch from Allentown, Pa,
tells that many employees Of the
Lehlgh Valley Railroad are engaged
in hunting turtles. some of the rep
tiles captured weighing twenty-five
pounds. They are not the painted
turtles whose small voice Is heard in
the land, but swapping turtles, which
have pursued their June custom Of
going ashore to lay their eggs by the
light Of the moon.
We detect in the Allentown news q
bit of graciousness planned by Mr..
HINES, the Director-G General of Rail-
roads. He has assigned some of the
Lehigh Valley employees to round up
a great bevy, flock, herd. drove, shoal
OF covey of turtles and he Is going to
present them to the Master Of the
Mails, Mr.. BURLEsoN, SO that the lat
ter may realize his ideals IN the deliv-
cry Of letters. Swapping turtles arc
chosen so that the new postmen may
attend to critics Of the service.
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Getting Money From the Public.

1t Is becoming evident that New
Workers. are getting tired Of drives. ("
The Salvation Army. popular though
1t is, found this out. The Boy Scouts,
who deserve and have everybody's In
terest. brought confirmation of the
tendency to ignore appeals for money.
1t is not that New Yorkers are get
ting stingy. They are as generous
as they ever were. Some Of them
have submitted their pochetbooks to
tapping SO often they have to think
twice before they take more out of
them. Others can afford to give, but
they are irritated by the never end
ing requests for aid. which sometimes
are made in impudent fashion.
Men and women who contemplate
starting drives for money in the fu-
ture must take these facts into con-
sideration. One trouble is that novel
forms Of appeal have been exhausted.
The between the acts urge in the the
aires has been worked TO death. Play
goers are In mood In which they
resent 1t. While hostilities were in
progress they may not have enjoyed
the oratory to which they were sub.
jected. but they endured 1t good ma
turedly: II they did not like 1t, they
displayed no feeling of antagonism
To-day the atmosphere is different
Every speaker who took part in the
Victory Loan campaign felt the chill.
ing lack Of sympathy beyond the foot
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OPPOSES ANTI-sEDITIoN BILL

HAzELroN, Pa, June 26.--Members OF
the tri-distrtct board. United Mine Work
ers of America, made public here :"
night resolutions adopted in the session
at Wllkesbarre condemninE the anti.
sedition bill as a "reactionary, liberty.
crushing piece OF legislation" and call
ing on Gov. Sproul TO veto It. II ia also
styled as an obnoxious and un-Amer-
lean bill"
ut is set forth that the bill II enacted
would put on the statute books an ACT
that would suppress free speech, pre-
vent free and open criticism of the ac-
ton OF the Government and would
strike down liberty.
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HAT SNATcHfNG.
A Form Of Larceny which Leaves the
Victim Bnrsged but Helpless.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir: The
straw hat snatchers are again reported
at work on the elevated railroads and
their activity.
Tho method pursued by the hat
snatchers 10 simplicity itself and the
chances Of capture are exceedingly small
unless a detective happens to be in close
proximity to the thief and apprehends
him before he has a chance to make his
getaway.
The practice Of hat snatching 10 as
old as the hills. but obviously the game
is being worked better this year than
ever before. II thrives in the summer
for the reason that the majority Of folks
riding on the elevated and subway lines
prefer to sit at open windows to get the
air. This is playing right into the
hands of the hat snatchers, for when
snatcher has selected the hat he wants
to appropriate he reaches through the
open window when the train gets In
motion, lifts the hat from the owners
head. leaving the latter to nurse his
chagrin all the way to the next station.
Then Il IL too late to do anything about
the matter.
Recently a woman riding on north
bound Second avenue elevated train had
the rather unpleasant experience Of hav-
ing a diamond studded lavalliere torn
from her neck by a man who reached
his hand through the car window Just
as the train started. She had noticed
him in the car casting giances at the
lavailiere just before he alighted and
committed the robbery. but not being
acquainted with such UP to date methods
as the thief employed she did not
anticipate what occurred later.
NEW YORK, June 2s. BEWARE.
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ROOSEVELT PROJECT GROWS,
"omen's Memorial Associ.tiou
Reports Progress,

The Women's Roosevelt Memorial As
ISOLATION. Of which Mrs. Leonard WOOD
Is honorary president and which has for
us OBJECT the acquiring Of the house In
New York city where Theodore Rooas-
Welt was born as permanent memorial
reported progress yesterday In the work
OF organization throughout the different
States
The New York members OF the asso-
citation have been attracted TO the nIa n
worked out by Mrs. g. Thurston Bal
lard. chairman for the State of Ken
lucky. and it will probably be nut in
operation in New York State. The idea
is to have a committee OF 100 women for
each county. each OF whom will ruaran.
tee to collect at least $50, preferably in
small donations The names OF the do
nors will be inscribed In the book of
donors which will be placed eventually
among the other Roosevelt trophies and
relies in the old Roosevelt home al "a
East Twentieth street.
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From q Southerner and . Former
Democrat

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Per-
init me to add the voice OF Southerner
and former Democrat to the many ap-
precautions you have been receiving on
your splendid editorial articles dealing
with the activities OF the President of
Humanity at the Peace Conference.
Why mince words in the face OF the
greatest menace this country has been
confronted with since its birth as a free
nation? For wisconsin Is Just that and
no less.
There Is little real danger OF Boil
shevism in this country as that curse Is
manifested in Russia; but wisconsin,
the pale and sickly theoretical half
brother to Bolshevism, has. as III" truly
states. 'rhypnotized" many people in this
country with the insidious poison Of
smooth and glittering phrases that mean
nothing but sound wonderful to certain
type OF mental makeup. wisconsin
the very negation OF everything that
Is STRAIGHTFORWARD. manly and patriotic
in our national life: that sneers at ma
tional aspirations and pirates interna-
tionalism: the very negation OF the
principles on which this Government
was founded; wisconsin is the issue.
not the success or failure OF the Demo-
cratic party. for there 10 no longer a
Democratic party In any true sense of
the word. There is but the Wilson party
for the furtherance of Wilson's per-
sonally conceived missions to humanity
and the world.
THE SUN Is exactly the paper that
III" describes, and thank God for the
work you are doing in defence OF real
Americanism.
The pro-league. pro-Wilson fanatics
are vilifying all who dare to oppose their
Leader of the World their entire argu-
ment takes the form of personal denun-
citation OF all those who have the temertty
to deny the infallibility of the Great
Leader and who still believe in preserv-
ing something of the form of govern
ment handed down to US by Washington.
This merely proves the paucity OF their
case and in due course II will stand
forth in history for exactly what II Is.
In the meantime keep up the good work
and the more power to you.
THOMAS G. CoRRxLL.
NEW YORK. juno rs.
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FowLEs ESTATE $1,257, $40.
WILL of Lusitania Victim Filed
with Surrogate.

Charles Frederick Fowles OF Scott 4
Fowles, art dealers. who with his wife,
Frances May Fowles, was a Lusitania
victim May 7. 1915, left a total estate OF
$1,257.649. according TO the report OF
Charles Sweeney. transfer tax appraiser,
filed yesterday in the office OF the Surro-
gates Court. The value OF the net es'
tate Is placed at $l.l7s.s54.
Mr.. Fowles also had considerable
property in England. including his estate
at Fairmile Court. in Gotham. Surrey.
This is valued at nearly $4,000 but the
English realty holdings of the deceden,
are not included In the appraisal.
Two days before sailing for England
on the Lusitania, Mr.. and Mrs Fowles
went to the ONCE of their attorney and
executed their Wills. Apparently having
a presentment OF the fate that awaited
them. Mr.. Fowles caused the following
clause to be inserted in his will:
In the event that my wife and ryseN
die simultaneously and under such CIR
cumstances as to render 1t impossible 10
determine who predeceased the other
hereby declare II TO be my will hat i
shall be deemed that l predeceased M
wife"
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rect the League Of Nations will be-
about as powerless to validate Its de-
cisions at Geneva as L. now the League
to Enforce Peace, the respectable and
well meaning organization over which
he himself so amiably presldes. The
Geneva League becomes almost de-
rlsory in It's mild Intellectually, and
the vision OF supersovereignty fades
away like a decadent rainbow.
But, on the other hand, we get
very different outlook for American
independence II Mr.. TAFT happens to
be too optimistic and Lord RoBEsr
CECIL and the British delegates are
right in their view that the power Of
construction of purely American
policy like the Monroe Doctrine will
rest at Geneva, with the League Of
Nations there ito settle any dispute
over the meaning Of It." That would
be indeed supergovernment super
sovereignty to the limit. -
For the power to construe Is the
power Of determination. II the League
at Geneva should construe the Mon
roe Doctrine as non-applicable to the
question, let us say, Of the exclusive
right of the United States to deter
mine for itself its course Of action
In Mexico, without European par
ticlpation In the settlement of border
troubles along the Rio Grande, and
the rest of the League membership
should have a direct interest In fore
ing upon US their shackling coopera-
ton, it needs no prophets gift to fore
tell the consequences. The require
ment of unanimous consent to a
course Of specific action In Mexico
would become of no practical I'M
portance to us; for the construction
of the Monroe Doctrine, the determi-
nation Of what did or did not come
under that Doctrine, would be with
the Geneva Assembly, for which the
covenant provides no requirement OF
unanimous vote and wherein the
United States would be or might be
in a minority of one. Article XIV. OF
the covenant declares:
''The Council may in any case un-
der this article refer the dispute to
the Assembly. The dispute shall be no
referred at the request Of either party
to the dispute Mexico. perhaps]. pro-
vlded that such request be made with
In fourteen days after the submission
Of the dispute to the Council"
And in such case, as DAVID JAYNE
HILL has pointed out, "if the United
States were a disputant 1t would
have no voice In the decision, which
would be made by others, without
reference to international law, In &C
cordance with their prevailing poll
cies, whatever they might be-"
The men in the Senate, and tn,
men out Of the Senate, who are re
sisting to the last this artful con
trivance Of supersoverelgnty. imagined
by a President of the United State.
who has hesltated at little In or
der to force his individual judgment
upon his fellow countrymen, deserv,
the unfaltering support Of every pa
triotic American-every American
who is American in the beloved sens.
Of that word.
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SMITHS MOVE HALTED.
white Plains Appointment
Blocked by Court.

John ]. Goodwin, an attorney brother
OF Joseph f, Goodwin. Supreme court
Librarian at the White Plains Cou'
House, prevented yesterday the appoint
ment of former Assemblymsn Mortimer
c. O'Brien. said TO be urged by Gov
Smith, as the new Supreme Court L.
brarian. Mr.. Goodwin got an order yes
terday morning from Justice Seeger re-
quiring the trustees OF the law library
to show cause July before supreme
Court Justice J. Addison Young, at NeR
Rochelle, why an order should not issue
restraining them from appointing any
person as librarian OF the supreme
Court Law Library at Whita Plains IN
less the appointment is made from a
Civil Service eligible list.
Tho friends OF Mr.. Goodwin ssseN
that the hand OF the Governor is seer IN
the attempt TO appoint Mr.. O'Br.e1 who
10 a friend OF the Governor @: long
standing politically.
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The Putting Over.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
all the efforts to put over the League
Of Nations nothing has been SO clear as
Mr.. Wilson's disregard OF his constitu-
t!onal oath and the best interests OF the
American people.
1t seems useless to waste tirae in fur
Their discussion of the matter. He has
hurled defiance into the very teeth Of the
American people by defying their Senate
In this matter and contemptuously ignor-
ing tho Senate In the matter OF a decent,
honorable peace.
All honor to you. sir. and the loyal
Senators who have had the courage to
stand by America against her betrayera
ONE OF MANY.
NEW York. June %.
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A Brief Thought on Turning an Air.
plane In q Field.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-str. Not
unduly to prolong the discussion I ask
to be allowed to add a brief thought on
turning a nine ton airplane on a rough
field. The day before he hoped of, al
though to lsndsmen the weather condI-
lions seemed favorable. Captain Alcock
refused to attempt to start because. un-
advised by your correspondent Twin
Motor" that he could do so by the easy
method of turning his machine while yet
upon the ground. he asserted that physi-
cal conditions compelled him to wait for
a wind which would be head on as his
machine lay.
Ny thought Is: What a pity that
Twin Motor" was not on hand at st.
Johns to instruct Captain Alcock in the
mechanics of his Job. @.
NEW York. June 20.
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The Sun Calenda,
THE WEATHER.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Tina.

STANDARD Time.
sun rises. ..s:2s A N Sun sets..st, D.
Moon rises....b:u A
FOR eastern New York. partly clout,
to-day; probably showers in east nor'
ton tomorrow fair moderate SCUM.
west TO northwest winds. "'
For New Jersey. partly cloudy to.,,.
northwest winds. 10
For northern New England, ,bos.r
sisd. shifting to vest .n %0G nST;S..,0 G,A
For southern New England. ,how.,
gay; to.morrow fair: moderate southv.r
For western New York, fair to.d,S
tomorrow; little change In temp.rsts,,'
..wAsHINoroN. June 2s.-rhe ,ou,A,..
has reached the upper ST LaSrens. n Ws.n1i
10y. and pressure is now high from, ~ ~.
upper lake region northwestwsrd to y"' p va'
ion quite nsy low In . sas or s. Y SsD
showers continued in the lake region ~
Ohio Valley. the Gulf and south Ati,r, "a,
states, and extended into the middle At.
was no other precipitation except SON.
local showers in the lower Missouri vsIisy
eastern South Dakota and along the nortS
vailed In the Atlantic and Gulf state,
the lake region and the Paclnc st,i.,
while elsewhere high Temperature cor
tinued. There will be showers Friday and
Saturday in the east Gulf and south Az.
lantic States. and on Friday in New EnF.
land, followed by fair weather saturday
In the middle Atlantic States, the laL.
region. the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, IN.
weather will be generally fair Friday and
Saturday. II viii be somewhat warmer
Friday In the south portion of the midi.
Atlantic district and the upper Ohio Val.
ley. and on Saturday In the north upp,,
lake region.
Observations at United States weather RI
reau stations taken at P. N. yesterday. ss,.
A. -
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Not a little can be said about Repre-
sentative SMELLS bill to make another
national holiday to celebrate fathers.
This will be followed by one devoted
to singing the charms OF daughters,
then son will come in for one on which
his sins will be forgot. and aunts who
make good cookies and uncles who buy
tickets to the circus will not be over
looked in the list OF annual rejoicings.
The most Of US work for a living. and
the less we work the less We earn. and
the less we earn the less we have for
celebrating holidays. A mere detail.
however.
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A CITY OBSERVATORY?
Let the People Peer at the Stars
Sometimes for Nothing.

Is needed in New York is place where
the stars and moon can be observed
through the best instruments the world
affords; certain nights free. others pos
sibly pay. The ideal spot Is our old
Arsenal In Central Park. I have no
doubt that many OF our public spirited
citizens would equip it-among my
friends l have no doubt I could raise
many thousands OF dollars. For any
other purpose the old Arsenal (my home
oficially for many years) should not be
used. Necessary alterations, and they
would be few. for this purpose could
readily be obtained.
CLARENCE D. LEvEY.
New YORK, June IS.