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Downtown Cats.

Among the worthiest creatures in
the animal kingdom Ia the cat, and
particularly the kind of cat that lives
and works In lower Manhattan. OBJ
servers whose way takes them through
the streets Of the warehouses, whole
sale groceries, markets and factories
zee the cat occasionally by day as 1t
passes from door to stairway or from
cellar to street, nimbly avoiding the
shifting boxes and bales and the boots
Of the drivers and passersby. Nlmbly
and gracefully the cat does 1t, avoid
ing all appearance Of haste or fear.
OF the latter 1t probably has none
cats are fatalists, and It was one Of
the sights of besiegcd towns in Eu-
rope during the war to watch the cat
disregard the roar Of the shells and
the flying stones and earth. while the
dog, q sensitive creature with an I'M
agination, sought refuge even as his
master man did.
In lower Manhattan dogs rarely are
seen. They would not like 1t, for
things are busy and noisy and there
is nobody to play with. The down
town cat is not for play. Possibly,
after generations Of life In the mer-
camille world. a kitten would not
know how to play with ball of yarn.
These cats are serious animals, like
Cassius, but net quite 10 lean and
hungry. Yet they are not fat. You
never see a Willard among them
they are all Dempseys. seemingly
trained to the hour and with death
in either mitt for the cornered rat
They have an undesirable business
look. a do It now. let efficiency be our
motto. expression.
They have breathing spells, these
cats. Sometimes at night, after the
last truck has gone and the watch
man Is making his rounds, cats may
be seen In the quiet cross streets ives,
of City Hall Park, basking In the
light of the electric lamps. Now and
then a cat mother will bring her lit
ter to the sidewalk as II to teach
them something about the surface life
Of the city. On Sundays and holidays
the cats, which may belong to Feline
Union No. 10. positively loaf In from
of their shops, sprawled on the walk
and confident that nobody will ster
on them.
What do they live on when the
stores are closed for three days at g
stretchi Ask the ghost of any down
town rodent. He knowsi
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lavish Of any German Emperor. At
the time Of the marriage Of his daugh-
ter his gifts to her and the entertain
ment Of his royal guests cost more
than $1,0O0,0O0. He had n score
more of important officials In his
household than had either Of his pred
ecessors. He was lavish In the al
lowances made to his family and
members Of the Hohenzollern house.
He built and ornamented at his own
expense the Sleges Alice In Berlin,
with it's thirty.two statues Of Kings
and Electors OF Brandeuburg and Prus-
STA, and he had a habit Of paying
high prices for works Of art. Of SUBJ
sidising theatres. opera houses, and
Of making rich gifts in the form Of
jewels and decorations.
In a recently discussed plan for dis
posing Of the Hohenzollern estates in
Germany 1t was proposed that they
should be sold and the proceeds turned
over to the former Emperor's account.
But 1t was at the same time pointed
out that there was small chance Of
realizing much on the castles. and
that the only thing that could be done
with them was to turn them over to
the State for museum. picture gal
lerles, or for tho purpose of local gov
eminent. This disposition Of the prop
erty is apparently the wish Of many
Of the old conservatives, who are
making an effort to arouse sympathy
for sthe fallen house, and, 1t is said,
Ia not unlikely to be the plan that
will be adopted.
Even II WILLIAM was to lose his
entire holdings In Germany there Is
no reason to suppose that, despite his
lavish expenditure In the past, he will
be In want. There are many reasons
for the frequently expressed belief
that he has not trusted all Of his
funds to the care of his own country,
but has shown the Hohenzollern
thrift by laying by large sums in
other countries against storms that
might sweep over his throne. At
least, 1t may be stated with q degree
Of assurance that he will not be
forced to plead poverty before any
tribunal that may hear his case.
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years. urgently needs these salts. The
bill would license persons, firms and
corporations to import potash under
the provision that for every ton of for
eign product brought In they would
buy here at home a proportion Of do
nestle potash.
The fixing Of this proportion sp-
pears to be simple. The Secretary of
the Interior, who would issue the
licenses, is made responsible for de-
termining the total potash require
ments Of the United States and the
total potash production of the United
States. The difference Is the amount
which could be imported by individ-
uals or firms taking q pro rata share
Of the American product. For exam
pie, II It is found by the Department
OF the Interior that the American pro.
duction of potash for a given interval
the bill names six months periods
for FIVE years-is or will be only one
fifth Of the requirements Of the coun-
try, then potash importer may bring
In four tons OF foreign product for
every one ton that he buys Of domes.
tic product.
The Fordney bill also provides
against an excessive domestic price
for the consumer who must take some
Of the home article in order to get the
foreign article. For the first two
years after the passage Of the act mo
price for domestic potassium salts In
excess Of $3.50 per unit Of potassium
oxide shall be considered fair and
reasonable within the meaning Of this
act, and for the succeeding twelve
months such fair and reasonable price
shall not exceed 81 per unit, and for
the remainder Of the time shall not
exceed $3.50 per unit"
This fair and reasonable price," II
may be stated. is far below the prices
which have obtained here during the
potash famine period of the war. At
the end Of the Eve years-when pre-
sumably, II the potash industry Is to
live, 1t will be on Its feet-importers
will no longer be compelled to take
any Of the American product II they
don't want 1t. The only restriction
which will remain on importers or
help home producers will be rate OF
duty equivalent to 40 cents per unit
Of potassium oxide that can be pro.
duced from such potassium salts"
Chairman FoRDNEY, therefore, seems
In q fair way, II we have the basis
for 1t, to give us a permanent potash
industry.
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The Goat Invaluable.

Postmaster. General BURLEsoN may
not have resigned. He may never re-
sign. He may never think of resign
ing. But II his resignation ever does
come to the white House 1t Is hardly
credible that the President will ac-
cept It. He might we'll be unwilling
to part with him. He might we'll in
sist that his Postmaster General stick
1t out to the bitter end of BURLEsoN,
Of the postal service, of the general
welfare.
Mr.. WILSON need not love BURLE-
SON for the blunders he has made to
prize him for the uses to which he
still may be put. BURLEsoN, indeed,
must now be Indispensable to the
friend of humanity as the goat In
valuable. A year ago KITcHIN would
do. No longer. The goat career of
KrrcHIN closed with the great politi-
cal cleanup In November, 1918. Since
KIrcHIN, BuRLEsoN has been the re-
siduary legatee, and, truth to tell, 4
most worthy one.
Never an innocent hot-aerial navi-
gator, the President could scarcely
fail to comprehend that not one Burlsr
son nor a dozen Burlesons dropped
from the Wilson blimp could now keep
the oozing balloon from coming down
to pile upon the rocks between this
day and fateful November. 1920. But
sly skipper that he is, his faculties
sharpened In Paris to a keener edge
than ever. he can fully appreciate the
pure goat value Of BURLEsoN in all
the stormy weather to come.
The skin of BURLEsoN, In truth,
shot full Of holes though 1t be. could
better be patched up than any other
for a parachute to bear the serene
skipper gently to earth while the
blimp itself tumbled headlong.
In this crisis Of the world no FIRST
class goat can be spared. The ideal
of humanity must be served. And
BuRIEsoN is the goat Incompatible.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

OF the approximate 10000 Japanese IN
the Philippines aoeo are said TO Be nsr-
chantA
Merchants Of Kobe. Japan, have formed
q Philippine society to promote trade with
the islands and establish closer relations
generally.
In India y its application as q mango cure
for dogs. for which purpose 1t 10 said to
be very effective.
Consul Emil Bauer reports from Mara
eaibo, vsnesusiA. that according to ssti-
mates the stock Of coffee on hand at
Maraoaieo amounts to 10000 bags
The declared exports from Chosen. corsa.
to ths United States In 1918 were valued
at Sso1.e2 a. compared with s1o4.lo1 In
the preceding year. Leaf tobacco. Of
which 1ooeo+ pounds valued at t,a.7ti.
were shipped. made up practically the
whole smeunt
The bee industry IN switzerland IL vsry
large. honey being . part Of the daily diet
Of almost the entire population. An Amer
lean agent could probably establish . aAt-
isfaotory and profitable business here for
bee keepers supplies " he made . careful
study Of the Swiss methods In agriculture.
As the italian Government intends TO
reopen the sea salt mines OF Istrio, the
vsnstians have requested the Government
not 10 forget those situated near Venice.
which are covering about 100 hectares
(i,18o aerss) OF ground aud we're prsduo-
ing zs~srAl years ago about 100000 auin-
tails Of salt . year.
4 sample OF the type Of bicycle saddies
offered for sale In Denmark By osfmAn
manufacturers has been received by the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce
from Commercial Attaehs Erwin W.
Thompson Of Copenhagen. THIS saddle
may be examined at the New York dis
trict once Of the bureau upon referring to
File No. 2o68s.
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The Interpreter Is Now to BE
Interpreted.

President WILSON has been received
In New York, after his seven months
absence, with the honors due to his
exalted Office and the exceptional &C.
casion. The official, political, naval
and aerial demonstration arranged for
his reception was almost imperial in
its magnlf1cence of elaboration. The
returned Executives brief remarks In
Carnegie Hall, In response to the ad-
dresses by the Governor of the State
and the Mayor of the city. were dis
tinguished by good taste and a studi-
Gus avoidance Of that which he in
tends to say to the Congress and the
country later
The SALIENT fact about the Presi-
dents proposed campaign to persuade
tho people Of the Omitted States to
agree to a radical change In our rela-
tiops 10 the politics Of the Eastern
Hemisphere cannot be blinked even
In the ceremonial stress of his well
coming. That campaign Is either un-
necessary or 1t Is a confession that
he has been exceeding the fact whan
he has proclaimed on numerous occa-
sions In Europe that BE was there as
the representative Of an American de-
mapd for a covenant and a League
of Nations.
Il Is impossible 70 see how the d.
lemma can be escaped. II Mr.. VIII
SON did In truth represent American
opinion In his subterranean bargain.
ings and open deals while alb Dad to
accomplish the covenant Of the League
of Nations he has no need now to
travel all over the republic to con.
vince his fellow countrymen that the
covenant and the League are good
things for this country. He need only
report not plead and argue. But If,
on the other hand, the advice and
consent of the American people are
yet to be won by his forensic efforts,
II Is obvious that the credentials he
proffered to the European statesmen
and populations on so many we'll re-
membered occasions during the seven
months of his stay must now be sub.
jected to a very extensive and even
humiliatinR revision.
That n the main fact of the pres
ent situation The President Of the
United States. the selt.avowed inter.
prefer o. American opinion, now
changes plsces from interpreter to In.
terpreted. Anc on the American In,
depreciation o. his doings and designs
depends, in degree immsasurable
the future veal or woe Of the nation
which now calmly takes its turn u;
interpreter.
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be set aside specially a. q memorial
to victory. While this Information Is
gratifying, It perhaps does not make
quite clear the exact status Of the
project so far as It's enduring nomen-
clature is concerned.
What Is entirely clear, however, 10
that the name Of Mount Marcy must
be treated as sacred thing, thing
to be perpetuated and not subordi-
mated, and not as a thing Of no worth
or value. Some revision aud clarifi-
cation of the literature already In cir
culation on the subject Of the "vlc-
tory Mountain Park" would seem to
be desirable.
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Protection for Homo Industry by
Import Licenses.

Import Licenses.
When the German potash supply
was cut on from the United States,
and when nobody could foretell how
long 1t would be before importa tons
Of this essential product could be re-
sumed, American enterprise and capt.
tai set out to nnd and produce In our
own country enough potash to take
care Of the needs Of our farmers and
others. Millions of dollars had gone
into this new industry and millions
more were going into It when hostili-
ties ended. Came thereupon the dou.
BILE question: Should the United
States Government give this new In
dustry a chance to work out It's sal
walton and should the United States
Government thereby take out some
insurance that thie, the greatest agri.
cultural nation on earth. might never
again be caught In the predica ment
where It's farms could be deprived Of
an article essential to bountiful har-
vests for ourselves and othersf
In behalf Of the new potash indus
try and Of similar industries set up
during the war Chairman FoRpSEr OF
the Committee on Ways and Means
has introduced legislation which gives
promise Of solution OF this problem.
The bill In behalf Of potash. for ex.
ample, would not keep out the foreign
product. 1t would not even compel
the foreign product to pay high impor,
duties at time when our agricultural
soil, more or less starved for Ave
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Como FIN the cup--A Medley.

What would little Omar say
In his nest at break Of day
II he CHANGED to peep this wayf
Omar d say; Delay no longer.
Make your own brew. make II stronger
Than you had before.
II you brew q little longer.
You can make Il that much stronger"
So vs brew . little longer;
Then he dies away.
Double. double toll and trouble.
Raisins boil. molassss bubble;
Slumbsr not until you've got
Hell broth 4 the charmed pot
For men must stir and women must steep
The sooner RS finished the sooner to sleep
While the empty bar u moaning.
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The various arrivals by air at vari-
Gus places of naval Officers who in
various kinds Of aircraft have crossed
the ocean and the various festivities
consequent thereon have left one inter
national contest a draw. This Is ow-
ing to the equal and quite astonish-
ing proficiency in after dinner speak
ing shown by British and American
old sea dogs. and. we use the phrase
affectionately. young sea dogs. Your
modern hero is as graceful in speech
making us in his other dangerous
occupations.
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There could be nc mort effective
presentation Of thu righs Of Mount
Marcy to retain tho namr that belongs
to It than IL contained n Professor
JOHN BAssErT MooAy'e spirited sketch
of the New yort. statesman's career
and greatness Tho SUE Is glad Of
the opportunity thur to- to-tity public
sentiment against any plar, no matter
by whom propo-e6 OF supported, to
transform or merge tie recognized
name Of the Empiro States highest
peak IN the Adirondack into a new
appellation 90 commonplace as Vic
tory Mountain or Mount Victory.
The reasons against such q change
have been set forth by this newspa.
per. The eminent student Of Ameri-
can political history and diplomacy
whose letter We print today wrItes
with fine intercrt IN the man for whom
the mountain Ia named, and his argu-
ment and protest will do much TO
strengthen a public resolve already
manifesting itself In no uncertain
fashien.
We have been glad to receive from
Mr.. EDwARD HAoAMAN HALL, the sec
rotary Of the "victory Mountain Park
Committee" the assurance that It Is
not the intention Of the promoters OF
The new park to deprive Mount Marcy
Of Its name altogether. but merely to
associate 1t with other peaks In a
part Of the State Forest Preserve to
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SHORN SHEEP BLEAT
IN KILROE'S OFFICE
Waiting in Ante Room, They
Lament Their Trust in
Stock Brokers.

A scene which through repetition has
become familiar to frequent visitors at
the District Attorneys once was re-
psated there yesterday. On a row Of
chairs along two sides OF big ante
room sat men and women swapping ex-
periences In low tones while keeping an
eye on . door leading to an inner room.
Occasionally tho door swung open to lot
some one out and n sitter was becleoned
IN to take the departing pilgrims place.
Then the door closed again.
Yes. It looked like q good chance
to make . lifetime stake and I gambied
all had on It." one OF tho sitters was
confding to his neighbor. rubbing empty
palms together.
II never gambie"-this from a woman
who spoke briskly and looked as u she
might take caro- Of herself though Wall
street itself oavsd in. IT had the best.
Of information, which am not at liberty
to mention. and bought the shares out
right was told II might b a long pull
maybe three months. but Il was surely
going to 80. Probably II will, but shall
I be there to collect, ! wonder7 This
has taught me q lesson; II certainly
has"
A youth who by every RICH. Of appear
Anos might have been q brokers clerk,
u
but not unsympathetio manner.
TIL say 20, madam" he agreed. It'll
tell the world co."
It was one Of those stock broksraEs
cases This time the frm was r. 70
Reid & Co. OF 20 Broad street. Creditors
put II into bankruptcy on Monday In
order 20 protect whatever assets might
remain OF q onoe fiourishing business
Other creditors, learning OF the bank
ruptcy or going 20 the Reid Offices and
finding them closed by order OF the
United States District Court, trundled
their loads OF anxiety to the District Al.
torney to see what he could do and per-
hAps have themselves recorded formally
as compisinAnts,
Assistant District Attorney Kiiroe
listened to their stories most of the day.
and Assistant District Attorney DooiinE
picked UP the narrative where he left II.
Mr.. Kiiroe said that F., p. Raid a Co,
whose chief partner. Esbert e. Reid,
lives at Hollis, l. l.. appeared to have
about 800 customers accounts, liabili-
ties Of $4,000, assets undetermined
Mr.. Kilros also said he might calf ex.
Gov. Sulssr as a witness before the
Grand Jury In relation to the AFFAIR. OF
J. Frank Lilly a Co. of 90 Broadway.
who were forced into bankruptcy last
week. following the disappearance OF
Mr.. Lilly. and whose debts are believed
to be about 100000.
BENJAMIN r. SpellmRn. attorney for
Martin Conboy. receiver fer II. c. Ioun
Co, another firm that blew I'd re-
Gently. reported yesterday that $4,000
worth OF assets. including cash in bank
had been found. against liabilities OF ~
least 100000.
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To THE EprroR OF TEE suN--sS: In
view OF tho agitation for making New
York and other cities free ports. how
TO the Constitution
/ believe there Is an article In tho
Constitution which Gays preference shall
not be given In duties to the ports OF
ono State over those OF another.
GEORGE b. BATES.
NEW YoRK, July 8.
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Keeping in mind that tho President
pro tempore Of the Senate Is from Iowa
and Senator PHE1.AN Is from California,
and then reading In the Congressional
Record;
Mr.. PHEIAN--Mr. President. what ID
the parliamentary situationf
The President pro tempore-There ID
no parliamentary situation"
II Is seen that the two distinguished
statesmen from the two great States
can conduct a colloquy as terse as that
famous one the laws once permitted
between the Governors Of North and Of
South Carolina.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

The new summer reading and writing
room Of the National LeaEue for womsn's
Service At a6T Madison avenue viii be
opened with a tea and musical at 8 p NJ
Conference week at the Bible Teachers
Training School at Sal Lexington avenue
win begin to-day. II will include lectures
on The Progress of Religious Thought
Glover Of Cam bridge
The Surety Association Of America, meet.
Ing. Hotel Pennsylvania, 10 A. NJ
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HISTORY AND PROPHECY.

From the Declaration Of Independence. signed
at Philadelphia. July l. IFS.
He has combined, with others, to
subject US to a Jurisdiction foreign to
our Constitution. and unacknowledged
by our laws: giving his assent to their
acts of pretended legislation.
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WARRINGTON. July s.-without discus
sion the Senate to-day adopted a rssolu.
ton by Senator NewberTy (Mich,san)
calling on the Railroad Administration
transportation and parlor, sleepinr ana
dining car privileges
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In refusing tho many applications
made by the German nobility and roy
atty to take the former Emperor's
place It will be remembered that the
Allies had for a guide the Kaiser's
own emphatic and oft reiterated as
sertions that he was the one and only.
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Farewell, o Pioneer!

Farewell. o pionser
OF skylAnd's infnits realm!
You fought through fon and gale.
with heroes at your helm:
with luck invoked, you sail.
The path you brRvsly laid
viii broaden with the coming day.
The trip you dared and made
Unitss our lands another way.
Farewell. o pioneer!