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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
A Phone Phantasm.

Mr.. BURLEsoN in his new telephone
rate schedule has supplied sufficient
occupation for the nation during all
the cold. wet evenings OF February
aud March. Diligent study for
couple of months should acquaint
student of steady habits and good
memorizing equipment with much of
what he must know before he calls
Central If he cares a rap about the
cost.
First, you must learn the air line
distance between all toll points with
which you may ever be concerned.
rs between Cohoes and Hoboken, for
example; frame the distance up into
sections OF six miles up TO twenty-four
miles and eight miles beyond that !;
learn the house or office address as
well as telephone number Of every
inhabitant OF the United States
you may ever want to call; the DIFF
ference Of time tsolar and rail-
roadD between all points; the differ
ence in rates as regards "person to
person. messenger" day" and
might calls (maximum and min
imum), plus messenger charges
and report charges" or without then
provided brain fever has not merci-
fully interviewed. Gravel By automobile
to the person you want TO Interview
and have n nice long talk.
This will be cheaper. probably
quicker, and will relieve Central
from the bore OF informing you that
the party wanted on three times six
miles plus twice c!gh; miles appoint
ment. Plus messenger, plus report
charge between 10 midnight and 4 80
y. NJ. minimum rate. does not
answer"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
Still Higher Freight Rates.

1t was only the other day TINT Di-
rector General MCADoo was talking Of
the probability, under Government op-
Grafton of the railroads, Of an early
reduction of rates. Now, when his
successor, Director-General HINES.
has scarcely settled himself In his
chair, the American people get very
strong suggestion that instead of rates
going down they must 60 up. 1t Is
small comfort to them that Mr. HINES,
while not affirming, does not deny the
fact. The prospect Is staring them In
the face. anyhow. Their freight bills
and passenger bills have increased, il
round numbers, a billion and half
OF dollars year; and yet. be-
cause of the steadily rising expenses
under Government operation, the net
earnings of the roads are on the to-
boggan slide. It looks as II the nets
for the year would be to the bad n
jack up the rates some more.
If. in spite of the most terrific rate
increases ever dreamed of before the
Government got or the Job, the roads
are running into bankruptcy. Of course
freight rates must be raised again,
and If necessary even passenger
rates must be raised again. Whether
under private management or under
Government control, the roads must
be operated to meet the requirements
of this nation of more than one hun
dred million population doing the
greatest business on earth. The roads
cannot be efficient unless they are self
supporting.
But what is going to happen to the
railroads and what is going to happen
10 the public, footing all the bills, II
the rates are raised every few days
but the expenses are raised every day
so that they devour all the increased
earnings and leave the roads, the
United States Treasury and the Amer
ican people worse off than ever?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
AIcOhOlantis.

1t was Inevitable that the triumph
of the Prohibition Amendment should
bring out the prediction of happy
wet land beyond the power of Ameri-
can laws, yet close enough to be
reached by thirsty week enders. Can
ada Is dry, unless you have fore
handed friend with big cellar, and
Mexico is not alluring at the present
time. But there Is the three mile
/, limit at sea, and the dream of build
Ing beyond that line II happy hunting
ground for the rumhound. The first
suggestion of this Alcoholantis, If we
may so distort Il word that has
stirred the Imagination for five or ten
thousand years, comes from Atlantic
City, where hiGhballs are us frequent
as wheelChairS. Down there some
wicked men plan to build an Alco-
holantls three miles and Il yard or so
from shore and ferry the famished
out to bliss.
Neptune was the divinity of the
first Atlantis, but Bacchus would be
the boss of this one. Every Atlantis
OF old was swallowed up, but Alco-
holantis would be place for swal-
! lowing. PLATos Atlantisiaus were
desperately wicked; under the present
idea the citizen pro tempore has only
to be desperately thirsty. How would
the desired liquor be brought to him?
Argosles from France and Spain
would carry the golden casks to the
anchored paradise and then come on.
perfectly dry, TO the United States to
land their lawful cargoes. If there
were room for such. How many pas
sengers from Europe would ask to be
! marooncd WHEN they learned the pur-
pose of the strange port Of call? How
many soiOurners Mt Alcoholantis
would call out to the steamers doc
! tor for n headache powder If the ship
came along in Il cold gray dawn?
Alas, these islands of the indignant
| wicked never come 10 pass. We have
heard OF them before, designed to
| iiout other laws. Gamblers were to
have them, prlzefight promoters were
10 build them, but they never came
/ to bloom, like black lilies. on the
: oceans bosom beyond the three mile
| line. II one were to be built now,
surely there would be something in
! the peace terms to provide for its sub
| juCation. Would it he little nation
| %. Rum. President) fit for self
determination? No, very likely an
! impeachment to the freedom of the
seas, or an economic barrier.
The week end pursuer of exhllara-
ton is very likely to he disappointed.
! He will have To wait for his vacation
and then fly TO the solid islands Of
| spirit joy. Bermuda Is the nearest.
I but Cuba is the sureSt, for there
motor cars are at hand to carry the
/ traveller from one wet place TO an
other and there is no speed limit. a
| Presidente cocktail at the racetrack
and then an hour later, a Daquiri on
| top Of an old restaurant overlooking
/ the Carib Sea. Havana never gets
! drunk and never ratlfics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
TRADE BRIEFS.

The two branches % the Peruvian con-
Fress have rasst: n bin authorizing ,he
President IN continuation with the muni-l-
patty ~ Lima 20 tontra,; loan @. So
SGT 800 WITH national ard foreign capital
lists. for the purpose Of Improving the
water supply, sewerage AMI payemen's OF
the city Of Lima.
The exact nature and extcnt O. Ger
many's foreign trade before :he war are
shown in statistical report Just an
rouncrd by the Bureau OF Foreign and
Domestic Commerce The tables in this
report are designed for easy reference.
As far as IS known. the only manganese
deposit in Uruguay being worked on any
scale Mt present Is s.Nteca 100: vein COM
posed OF small str!ngcr5 located in the i'm
mediate vicinity ot MontcNiaeo. The own
e-s who are Argentine. calm to have
invested about 100000.
The United states IS now supplying about
so per cent OF the shoes imported into
Chile, whereas before the war started toe
share VAS less than 20 per cent.
The New Zealand Government has out 70
lined scheme fnr tho settling Of returned
soldiers on the land In that dominion.
with view ~ developing he very large
tracts o. wild land stlll touud In different
parts 81 the country. Il is proposed 90
appropriate 81 $4,000 during the coming
year for this purpose.
There Ia largo demand in Hankox.
China, for machinery desigcat!nE egg yo.ls
50 that Il is easily soluble IN cod water.
II American manufacturers Of this typo
% machinery care to organize Sino-Amerl-
can companies and furnish the mae hinery
on credit. there are many Chinese capital
ISIS who would he Interested
The importation Of shoes into Cuba IL
constantly increasing. Tho Importance OF
this trade should be thoroughly realized
and market conditions carefully studied by
American manufacturers DESTROYS Of ex-
tending their foreign sales
The motor car. motor bicycle and tri-
cycle trade In New Zealand has fallen on
materially during the last two years. and
VIII doubtless continue as long as the
price ~ benziue, Easolene and other neces-
sary ingredients continue to be high.
On March 81. 1917. real estate mort
cages In New Zealand amounted to S1aI
l5Slld, ana during the year ended March
a. 1918, new mortgages wer. placed 10
the value OF s72,4il,TGs, while MORTGAGES
we're released TO tho value OF s4G0.7 1888.
leaving the balance A. the end o. the ns,ai
year 1918 at 500 $50. 7Ol,
II Is reported by Trade Conlmisslouc-
Paul r, whitman Mt PekiH, China. th1.
Russian business men in Mongolia have re
Gently organized AZ rrga, Mongolia. a Rus
sian commerce aud industry association,
which desires to get in tough VITA Ameri.
can firms
An unusually good crop OF potatoes IN
Denmark suggested the extension Of dry,
ing plants, MANY small and well managed
factories for making potato -four are nnur,
ishlng In the western peninsula, but man,
other factories are badly managed and
, have poor machinery, ~ that the potatoes
in such neighborhoods are often rottng.
\ soap factory and steam Laundry com
pany - hsing organised .: Emdrup, Den
| mark. under tho name OF AIS smdrup ss
bsfabrik og pampvaskeri, with = capita
OF s04 $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
A VILLAGE OF DREAMS.
We Forget That Work Was Asso.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: An
exile through Illness to a place where
the direct rays of THE SUN never pene-
trate, have been cheered by reflected
SuN beams which filtered in through the
mail in the shape Of clippings sent by a
friend--your Village OF Dreams letters.
What long. pleasant thoughts they
give rise to- How naturally the spirit
wearied with the cares. perplexities and
burdens OF the dour present looks for
ward 10 the future all rosy in prospect,
Heaven lies about US In our infancy" :;
and Of memories Of this golden past we
would construct our haven OF rest. VII
lage born. most oc rs. TO village we
would return.
It's we'll we keep such sentimental
prese rves in our mental Jam closets
How well 1t finishes of a late supper
ending n long city day, Village OF
Dreams sentimental preserves finish the
supper 50 pleasantly. Forgotten are the
Facts: that business in the Village of
Actually was intimately connected with
work that mental relaxations Corre-
spending to tho theatre or the opera,
that SO bored YOU this evening, were
church oyster suppers or mayhap the
Swiss BELL Ringers or a prohibition lee
ture at the town hall. and that these
We're sparsely scattered through an
eternaIly long winter. All. yes, winter
ard winter sports. Skating. coasting
and sleighing. How good 1t felt 10 get
back TO fire and feel the frozen blood
thaw out and take un It's wouted course
in our veins once moro
Sentiment, sir sentiment; but very
crcdtabls. NJ r. WELLER
New ROCHELLE, January 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
The Two Great Peace Leagues.

There are now in existence Two
leagues OF nations to insure peace.
although neither is So styled: and
they represent two entirely different
types AMI two widely different de-
grees of efficiency.
The difference is somewhat similar
to that between President WILSON'S
words and Marshal FoCH's swords.
Which really cuts deeper Is matter
yet open to discussion.
The first of these two existing
leagues to enforce peace includes the
following Powers, here listed in the
order of the French nomenclature be-
cause that is the order in which the
various nations composing this league,
at the second and greater Interna-
tional Peace Conference held ut The
Hague N 1907 signed the celebrated
Convention for the Pacific Settle
ment OF International Disputes:
Germany, United States Of America.
Argentine, AnstriaHungary, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chill. China.
Colombia, Cuba, Denmark. Dominica.
Ecuador, Spain, France. Great Britain.
Greece, Guatemala. Hayti, Italy. Japan.
Luxembourg. Mexico. Montenegro, Mic
aragua, Norway, Panama. Paraguay.
Holland, Peru, Persia. Portugal. Ru-
mania. Russia, Salvador. Serbia. Siam.
Sweden. Switzerland. Turkey. Uruguay.
Venezuela.
An impressive catalogue Of forty
four peacemakers and peace preserv-
ers, including most of the moral force
and nearly all the military force OF
the civilized world. A roll call OF
civilization, Of the new hope OF n
permanent peace of right. \ picture
OF Justice holding the scales even be-
tween the nations in her magnificent
new Temple at The Hague, erected
Mt the expense OF Il philanthropiC
American citizen, Mr.. ANDREW CAR
NEGIE. An impressive membership
LIST, we say; and, owing to the acct,
dent Of the French nomenclature, the
name of Germany, like that of ABou
Ben ADHEM, leads all the rest
This is one of the two great leagues
Of nations yet existing for the lnsur,
ance Of international peace. 1t Is the
type OF those peace insurance organi
cations which assume that human ma
ture has changed, or Is about tt
change; that ethical qualities car
stand the strain OF war madness
when the test comes; that words cut
deeper than swords.
We cal! attention again 10 the fac;
that nominally and technically tn,
league organized at The Hague Is yet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
When Would 1t Be "Just"?

President THOMAS l.. DELAHuNTY
Of the Marine Workers Alliance, tes-
tlfylng yesterday before committee
of the War Labor Board, said;
"As We are now united we have the
power to tie up the port OF New York
any time the word is given.
This power will never be used un-
Justly"
That Mr.. DELAHUNTY overestimates
the power Of the organization he rep
resents will undoubtedly be the op!n-
Ion OF many persons. Leaving this
out of consideration. however, 1t
would be interesting to have President
DELAHuNry inform the War Labor
Boards Industrious searchers after
facts exactly what circumstances
would render tieup OF the port OF
Ne@ York such as he suggests any
thing except unjust.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
WHEN THE OWL HOOTS.
Little Silver Reveals Secret Of Sue.
cessiul Weather Prophecy.

To THE EDITOR oF TIVE SIN Sir; Your
weather prophet editorial article OF
January s cntircd me away from the
concert OF nations, the Wilson millen-
mum and the proposed extension Of
our sovereignty beyond geographical
Jurisdiction and beyond the grave.
While these questions are being agl-
tated II IL a relief TO see in THE Sun
free discussion of meteorology. the
treasures OF learning hidden In the
goosebone. the bounteous stores of the
squire! anl the shadow Of tho ground
hog
May submit the following almost
forgotten. honest TO goodness index TO
sure enough rain?
Many years ago. before the Indians
fell into the wiles OF mule trader CAS-
tradition says and snapped an inn
silver, or. az some prohibitionists say, u
barrel Of rum. the rain prophet was hon
ored in his own country This fact
comes to me through friend who has
since been in close intimacy with all
the changing weather conditions and
Indian traditions, such as may I've found
in the clouds sunsets. frosts and winds.
My friends skill as a rain prophet
has 50 developed that the writer stands
ready 10 match h!s rain predictions
with those OF any mariner, metcorolog ST
or mugwump.
As n fair warning. however, 20 any
sea dog or piratical privateer who
thinks he knows all about rain fore
oI,Yb ,
to wager a sum equal TO the daily wage
OF n war time metal worker, submit
plain disclosure OF but ono OF the
secrets that govern really truly prog
nosticatOn. II better composed Il would
he vers de society. but az II - !. was
suitably illustrated and presented to my
good friend after formal ceremony
on Now Years Day.
It fully reveals, I think. the failure
OF many weather prophets who. on
seeing three frosts and witnessing "A
southly wind. go off half cooked and
give out a forecast OF rain before the
owl boots:
Let anxious sailors read the sky,
And weather bureaus lie. al mute;
l sound alarm OF rainy days
And clever people hear my boot
Three snow white fross upon the Vine
A southly wind OF good repute;
These toll of rain that's far away:
II cones not near without my boot.
Tho rcd man and the white agree
That this old bird deserves one tree,
And from It's branches look down
And see Fred BORDEN leaving town.
Fred knows my oracle OF old:
BY red man to his dad twas told.
And now Fred carries an umberell'--
When he don't / hoot. and IL rains
like
A. C. BAKER.
LITTLE SILVER y, J., January 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21
A New Way to Stop Hazing at West
Point.

In his report on the Military .Acad-
envy at West Point the Superintcnd-
cnt, Colonel SAMUEL EsCUE TILLMAS,
devotesI more than the usual amount
of attention to hazing. He, more
over, recognizes its existence and be-
lieves that 1t has purpose to this eX-
tent, that complete non-control and
nOuinterference with the new cadets
by the upper classmen would result in
far less rapid development of them In
their military accomplishments" This
view has led 10 the Introduction OF q
new method In the treatment of the
''p,ebe," or the fourth classman, by
which "A specific and recognized au-
thority is given over him to certain
designated upper classmen. The OBJ
ject Is to secure the early disciplinary
training, one OF the benefits of the old
method, and at the same time to elm
mate its Objectionable features.
Hazing in some form has always
existed at West Point. The reasons
for this are peculiar to the institu-
ton; each class knows that Its pre-
decessor INDUCED in the custom, that
II Is tradition that correction OF and
control over the new cadet by the up
per classmen are beneficial to the ser
vice and the Military Academy, and
that the new cadet himself comes TO
believe that this control has been n
benefit to him in his training and
that 1t should not be suppressed. New
ertheless every few years squad OF
| upper classmen are brought before a
court-martial charged with heaping
lndignlties upon some 'plebe." On
account Of the national character Of
the institution these trials assume
some Importance and bring out de-
mands for reforms.
The most noted OF these trials was
| that of the colored cadet WHITrAKTR
In the early sos; another to which
was given considerable publicity was
| that OF WILLIAM t. RossELL and sew
eral OF his classmates in 1905 The
Whitaker trial led to the enforce
ment of such stringent rules as TO
forbid the least Interference by an
upper classman with new cadet. The
second trial broug forth clear
statement of the i ng that would
result in expulsion. This was defined
! TO be "a treatment Of n harasslnC. tv.
rannical. abusive, shameful, insulting
or humiliating nature or that may
endanger the physical well being Of
any candidate or cadet" These trials
and all that have followed have had
the same difficulty in securing evil
dence. The new cadet feared the
stigma Of being n "tattIcr'; he knew
that the cadet officer with the most
| gold braid on his chevron, that prac-
tlcally every officer in the army, had
had an experience similar to his own.
Besides, he was contentcd to wait his
chance when the next class entered.
The new method 10 which Colonel
TILLMAN refers has so far had scarce
| ~ fair trial. West Point has been
too busy In the last two years 10 ia.
dulge In much hazing and the classes
have come and gone at the rate OF
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.


"psychoaralysis and Dreams one Of
Course IN Modern Psycho!o!gy.' 10y W!l.-
lam !. Du-ant. IN. d, at WHi!eigh High
Srhrn'. 1l5th street. west Of seventh
"The CITY OF Washington" by Edward
Justus Parker At y. : %. Fourth street,
,a-t ~ First avenue. Stere1pticon v.ews.
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by sydney Neville FISHER, who spent three
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eighth street, east Of First avenue. SteTe-
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irish Music" part :, BY Mrs. Helen
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Racial and Linguistic Structures" one
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Agriculture! Cooperation" one Of
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-21

As the naval building programme
continues to produce vessels for chris
tening. the questions OF nomenclature
again evoke official and popular in
terest. Five new battle cruisers will
he named after the famous pioneer
craft Of our early navy: Constitution.
Constellation. Saratoga, Lexington and
Ranger, Each of these names is as
ISOLATED with q John Paul Jones or
4 cambridge or a Hull. And for the
names OF other ships there has been
in use a oenn,te system; dreadnoughts
after States of the Union; cruisers
after cities; destrOyers after naval
heroes. and so forth. Continuing this
policy there should be no dearth of
names, names that are both appropr-
ate and significant,
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two year. The thing that was most
desired In the past was to eliminate
all interference with the "plebe"
which might be considered us "bru-
tai" To secure this the authorities
practically removed all control from
the older cadets over the new. The
present method seeks the same result
by countenancing control by the
upper classmen, but at the same time
putting them upon their honor that
this control shall be exercised only
for the benefit of the new cadets
themselves. the institution and the
military service.