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reduce II to 8 per cent, and IL
weather conditions are at all favor
able ! should make a bale an acre on
fields which would have produced
hardly anything had not applied this
arsenate." What this indicates in in
creased production Is shown by the
same planters further statement that
fields such as described would not,
without the application of the a rsenate,
make a bale to twenty acres"
The SUN congratulates DIR. DAVID
FRANKLIN HousToN upon the success
Of his department in producing a
remedy for the destructive cotton
pest; and rejoices that the Hon.
CLAUDE KIToH1N and millions Of other
citizens who will not or cannot pay
more than $3.50 for a shirt will, II
seems probable, soon be able to buy
better shirt for their money or one
as good for less.
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The Railroads and the Significant
Personal PrOnOun.

One sentence from Mr.. WILSON'S
statement to the representatives OF
the shopmen may have attracted par
ticular attention by reason of the
use of the personal pronoun:
The employees may rest assured
that during my term of office,
whether am in actual possession OF
the railroads or not, shall not fail
to exert the full influence of the
Executive to see that justice Is
done them"
The phrases Government control
and Federal possession" have beer
used SO generally with regard to the
management of the railways that Mr.
WILSON'S reference to his own "actua
possession" of the lines may have sur
prlsed some readers from whose mem
DRY cells had escaped the exact word
ing of the act under which the Presi
dent, on December %, 1917, took ovel
the railways:
The President. in time OF war, is
empowered. through the Secretary of
War. to take possession and assume
control OF any system or systems of
transportation, or any part thereof.
and to utilize the same, to the ex-
clusion as far as may be necessary
OF all other traffic thereon, for the
transfer or trsnsp ortation OF troops,
war material and equipment. or for
such other purposes connected with
the emergency as may be needful
or desirable"
In his address to the Congress Of
January 4, 1913, President WILso,
remarked II took possession" of tn
railroads, but In his plea for furthe
power he used the phrases Govern
ment administration" Federal con
troll" and Federal management" Il
the Administration bill PRESENTS
later to the Senate and the House
was provided that 1.-THE Federal cor
troll of transportation systems, herei
and heretofore provided for, shall cor
tinue for and during the period of tn
war and until Congress shall there
after order otherwise" AS passed, tn
bill provided "for the operation o
transportation systems while unde
Federal control" Through the CON
mon and constant use of the phrase
Federal control" and Government
operation" the public quite forgot tn
earlier Presidential possession. Blu
1t is evident, from Mr.. WILSON'S ad
dress to the shopmen, that he has no
forgotten the phraseology Of the &C
Of August 20, 1916.
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Of transportation. for taking millions
or hundreds OF millions out Of the pock-
cts of those fellow citizens by taxa
ton and then transferring the Treas
ury money to their own pockets. The
first thing means n defiance of the
Federal Government such as that
which GROVER CLEVELAND had to deal
with a quarter of a century ago. The
second means a long stride to So
cialism far worse than that which
merely contemplates equality Of wage
conditions, since 1t selfshly demands
relief from the high cost of living by
making the cost of living higher for
the rest Of the community--a Bolshev-
Ism not Of numbers but of Illicit
opportunity.
The Presidents flrmer attitude to-
ward railroad labor advancing such
demands Is not the less to be ap-
plauded, in the common interest, be-
cause 1t is somewhat belated. His
illuetrious feet appear to be getting
on solder ground. His perception of
economic principle in regard to the
tremendous questions here involved
seems to be quite clear now, while
his method Of presentation is excel
lent In conception and tone. He Is
we'll supported in the position he has
taken by his Director-General Of Rail.
roads, Mr.. WALKER d. HINES, whose
letter comparing the permanent COM
pensatlon Of the railway shopmen
with the temporary pay of mechanics
who have been engaged in similar
lines Of work In the shipyards in the
stress of war emergency, and also
treating of the possibilities of wage
increase on the railroads just now
IL a model of fairness. Mr.. Illness
statement has doubtless been a deter.
mining factor. The shopmen will dc
well to study this report before they
take decisive action on the Presidents
reasonable appeal to their patriotism
and common sense.
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SUGAR LOAF STREET.
Early Organ Builders Located II
What Is Now Franklin Street,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: In
reference to George Walkers inquiry as
to the present location of the address
given in the City Directory for 1913 as
John Geib & Son, organ builders, SIS
Sugar Loaf:
That portion of present Franklin
street which is next to Bayard street
was at one time called Sugar Loaf
street." the Bayards having been the
ihtrodueers into this country OF what
they advertised in the announcements of
their business as "the mystery Of sugar
refining" Their windmill stood at Hes
ter street and the Bowery.
Franklin street was once Provost
street, in honor of the Rev. Samuel Pro-
vocst, the chaplain OF Congress when It
first met in Federal Hall in New York
in 1875. He It was who conducted the
service at st. Paul's Chapel on Washing
toms inauguration. AS one of the first
Regents of the University and as Bishop
OF New York from 1856 to 1901 he rem
dered conspicuous service to his city.
HOPPER STRIKER Mort
NEwBuRYPoRT, Mass. August 20.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-F.,.
SOUTH showers In north portion ta.a.
ana probably tomorrow. .iI.sV
warmer; gentle to moderate west 10y
For New Jersey--Generally fair ,o- uuA
and tomorrow; slightly warmer. U..aay
TO moderate west winds, gentle
For Northern New Engiand-p,
cloudy to-day; tomorrow probably .s.V
ersi moderate westerly winds SNOW
For southern New EnrInnd- d..
Ialr to-day and tomorrow; NOT rsl
west winds south.
For Western New York-show.,,
thunderstorms probably to-day ana I ,s
morrow not much change In temperS,nss..
moderate west winds
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Pres,r.. b..
low over the upper St Lawrence w. u
ana nigh in the Canadian Northws,, "lV
n nt,s Iauen generally in the Mississ.ppI s,s
missouri valleys. the lake regions * tnd
risen along the Atlantic coast Dpr' ru h leas
IsN twenty-four hours showers ana ~ une
uerstorms have occurred in FlorId. ua s
on the portions OF the lake reg,on ~. ~
north Atlantic States and the lowsr M W.
Soei Naiey; Temperatures are below nor,
ma generally east OF the Mississippi pIy.,
ana above normal in most district 10 w, NJ
westward. The outlook is for fair vss,k NV
except for showers and thunderstorrs." y
rlorida, the east lower lake region ana 70
the lower Ohio Valley and portIon. ~ ~
north Atlantic States and on ThursS a., q, 'as
me east Gulf States. the lake reRion a.. '
Ohio valley. Temperature chahrss s sl
De unimportant except that II will bson W..
slightly warmer in the middle Atls.,..
States. AUanus
Observations at United States wsa,h.. :,
reau stations taken at p. NJ ves,a.t ss
seventy NTH meridian time; "
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On s5S, 900. 900 ESss.
(The Mayors estimate OF the numb
cold storage in New York;

(The Mayors estimate of the number In
cold storage in New York;
whenever In the future 1 attempt. essay
or try
A gallInaceous specimen-in douEhboy
French the oof-
No matter II it's boiled or shirred or q
plebeian fry.
I shall always put its pedigree to proof.
For my fond and fecund fancy is a most
perfervid thing,
And know that otherwise wheneer l
ate
Ny mind would do a marathon. my
thoughts go wandering
As to where the ovoid came from-and
Its date.
Yea, with such uncensused millions sure
the garnerlng alone
Must have taken of itself uncounted
years,
And there are no doub, among them
globules which were not unknown
At the nrst strains Of the music of the
spheres.
There cannot be any question that the
bipeds who saved Rome
Were caeklins loud in triumph at their
lay:
n
safe II frigid home
In some New York storage palace OF
to-day.
The egg that bold Columbus stood exalted
on it's end
I have often wondered how Il met its
doom;
But since Hylan's had his sleuths abroad
l quite can comprehend
haf 4 EtIlI--ap1
to bloom.
So I'm OF the egg forever-yes with me
II is in Dutch.
And hereafter l shall leave It to its fate
will compromise on egg plant and OF
eg-lantne and such.
And albumen. when l need It, I'll take
straight.
MAURICE NORRIS.
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Boston did it's best to honor the off,
GERS and crew Of the Italian warship
the Conte di Cavour. but despite
everything the ghost arose at the
luncheon to the officers when Admiral
CONE told Acting Mayor FORD that his
only cause for concern in his VISIT to
the United States was that he faced
the prospects Of exhausting the ships
wines stores. and what was he to do ?
THE acting Mayor suggested that al
medicinal supplies the wine might be
obtained, but they agreed that was out
OF the question when Admiral CONF said
he would need about 10000 litres (about
1000 gallons) of wine"
This is one of those matters where
somebody ought to do something. But
we arise to ask, how is he going
to do It?
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TRADE BRIEFS.

There are cotton mills in Brazil which
use large amounts OF dyes. Prior to the
war Germany supplied nearly all the dyes
used.
According to figures published in EspanA
Economica Financiera the production OF
benEol in Spain before the war averaged
1850 tons annually; during the war the
annual production was about 1000 tons.
The max Industry in Australia is becom-
ing nrmly established and recent report
received by the Commonwealth Flax Com
mittee stated that 1900 tons of max had
already been thrashed at Drouin.
The lumber market In the Canary ISL
ands is especially short OF pitch pine,
white pine and spruce. which at this time
have not only reached extremely high
prices but are decidedly scarce. The usual
method OF supplying lumber to this mar
ket has been to forward in sailing vessels
cargoes generally containing about SOC, 900
feet OF assorted lumber
There is at present a good market for
American yarns IN the Netherlands In
cotton yarns the best sizes are from No.
rs two ply to No. 100 two ply Sea Island,
There Is a demand for a special yarn to
which the English manufacturers have
always catered. namely. a half silk and
half cotton yarn, colored gray or black
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On q City Map Of 1908.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: "Su-
gar Loaf" was the name OF q short
street extending from Broadway east to
Baxter street It is covered to-day by
Franklin street In a copy Of a map of
1908 which I have Sugar Loaf street.
Is down on It with Franklin street."
just across Broadway from It. on the
west.
In looking at other old directories at
about the period given by your correspon-
dent-1s13-I notice there appears in
the one for lSl1-12. John Geib & Son.
organ builders. 95 Leonard and 36 Sugar
Loaf" the same being repeated in the
one for 1812-13, and in one for lsl3-l4,
"55 Sugar Loaf only.
HoRATIo G. CozZENs.
NEW YORK, August 26.
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French Dissatisfaction with the Re-
suits Of Intervening.

Our special correspondent in Paris,
describing in an article printed In THE
SUN recently the sentiment of amaze
ment aroused among the French by
President WILSON'S personal defni-
lions Of the obligations imposed by
the covenant of his League of Ma
lions as they were expressed to the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, says that:
zone feature of the comment in
French circles is the regret expressed
that the treaty proper should have
been so inextricably interviewer with
a covenant so controversial in its
nature"
This combination of two documents
the treaty of peace and the cove
nant of the League Of Nations-was
the work of President WILSON. Its
accomplishment was the fulfilment of
what may be interpreted as threat
or a warning uttered by him in his
address In the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York city on the eve
ming of March Of this year, as he
was returning to France after hur-
rled trip to Washington. Mr.. WILSON
said then:
When that treaty comes back
gentlemen on this side will find the
covenant not only in II but so many
threads of the treaty tied to the cove
nant that you cannot dissect the
covenant from the treaty without de-
stroying the whole vital structure.
The structure of peace will not be
vital without the League of Nations.
and no man is going to bring back
cadaver with him."
The French regret that the cove
nant was unnecessarily interviewer In
the peace treaty. Many Americans
may regret it. But 1t was interviewer
in the treaty by President WILSON
in the hope and expectation that posi-
BILE Inconvenience arising from amend
ment of the treaty itself would deter
the Senate from exercising its au-
thority and performing it's duty in the
premises, and that thus the way of
the covenant would be made easier
in the United States.
The Presidents scheme did not
work. The Senate has not been de-
tered from the performance Of Its
duty. The constitutional function of
that body in the exercise of the
treaty making power has not been i'm
paired, though Mr.. WILSON stroVe to
render it imperative. Dissatisfied
Frenchmen have Mr.. WILSON to thank
that the covenant was interviewer in
the treaty, and Americans have the
Senate to thank that the processes of
our Government have not been I'M
paired thereby. Yesterday the For.
eign Relations Committee of the SEN
ate continued the process Of inter.
weaving.
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RUSSIAN GIRLS PAY
$500 FOR HUSBANDS
Murmansk MaidenS Take That
Means to Escape Reds,
Says Officer.

The people OF Archangel and north
ern Russia fear slaughter and devasta'
ton at the hands OF the Bolshevikl will
come in October. said Lieut.. John r
Hart, who returned yesterday after
eight months with the United Stats
naval forces stationed in northern Rus
STA. All the American troops are out
of that district, he said. and there is but
one Yankee ship. the u. S. S. Des MoinA
now protecting the American Consulate
there.
According to a recent utterance Of
Lloyd George, British forces will also
be taken out OF Archangel by October,
Then the Bolsheviki will return
said Lieut.. Hart. 1T is a pity to leave
the better class of the Russians to ne
mercy of these reds. They all know
what is coming. and are using ever!
means to get out. Business men can
get to America by declaring their inteh.
ton of doing business here. students
also can get out.
THE girls OF the wealthy class pay ne
soldiers almost any amount OF money
to- marry them under contract, in oTos'
that they may leave the country =
contract is drawn up whereby the So
dier will be released from responSo"iU
upon the brides escape 10 this coinu'
The only way the girl can get out IS 70 70
get married. Sometimes s5on is pau
the soldier. Then they are divorced when
they reach England or America, NAN
have done this. and all want 10, Inv
ceremony Is by the Greek 'a,hO..
Church. The girls are not always 'r"1'
tiful, but they generally are smart
at is a fearful situation That con-
fronts the 100000 people of that aS
trict this fall In the time tHe AIN.
leans were in Russia a wonderful 'ee.n
OF friendship sNrang up between W
Russians and Americans They ''n.,
understand why they are O. he ''''' 70.
THE peasant class which rom'r,s''
the greater portion Ot f0' .'..-
vii. hardly be affected for ,a.f s
pathies go with any io'rr'"r.' IN.
feeds them. They won't w1 me V
ing Bolshevik regime, but f. So. 't ''
: upper class. ,.,,,
"Archangel is a rich town ", '...
, population and is the orl' ''.l s'''.
OF Russia the year round I,''' ~.
abundance OF cumberland a1' L .
America has the grea'es'
ever to do business with On" H.'' r..
the country. based upon 'h' 'I''.',, ..
created by the soldiers The. VIII
anything made in Amc~.r' ,a
named Hil from Illinois 'HI .a'
I n trip through Murmarsk 'GH' ' '''
call tbpu1 ANYTHING
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Rally OF New York State women's Liant
Army, Amsterdam Opera House, P, "
Open air concert by New York Symptom
Society Orchestra. Prospect Park. Brook
Ign, Z. II.
Convention OF Equitable Life Assuranc.
Society Agency Clubs Waldorf-Astoria. al
day.
Convention National Assoc citation Board
of Pharmacy, Hotel Pennsylvania, all day
Convention National Association OF Mas
tiers OF Dancing, Hotel Aston. all day,
Meeting New York Chapter American
Association OF Engineers. Engineering So
cieties Building. S +. NJ.
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Brazilian steamship Merger.

RIO JANElRo. Aug. 26-It is an
nounced that the Navegacao Costeiga.
the Commerce. Navegacao and the LLOYD
National, three important Brazilian
steamship companies, have formed A
combination to handle the coastwise
trade of Brazil. The agreement does
not affect steamship companies engaged
In foreign trade.
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AS the Government sales Of surplus
household commodities are to be con-
Quoted through Mr.. BURLEsoN's Post
Office Department, order at once what
you will need In 1921.
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The custodian Of alien property, Mr.
CARAVAN, has asked the President for
permission to buy a six months supply
Of German vat dyes, II being alleged
that the American supply. Is exhausted
About a year ago it was announced
that American dye makers could du-
plicate, II not excel, any dye that ever
came from Germany. What happened
to this promising home industry?
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It's just one border river after an
other for General HOWE, who comes
home from the Rhine with his Third
Division just in time to be ordered
to the Rio Grande.
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Detected.

Mary had a little lamb.
But here the story stops,
For Mary prohteercd in wool
And profiteered IN chops
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So long as the actors stay out the
tired business man will have an eight
hour nights rest.
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UNCLE JOE CANNON
FIGHTS LAND BILL
Veteran Leader Joins Scott and
White in Opposing Farms
for Soldiers.
MONDELL DEFENDS PLAN
Measure Attacked Vigorously
in House as in Interest Of
Realty Concerns.
spectal Despatch to TIE SUN.

Special Despatch to THE Sun.
unexpected opposition to the Mondell
soldiers land bill developed In the House
to-day Immediately after Republican
Leader Mondell explained the measure
and made his prepared appeal for Its
adoption.
Uncle Joe" Cannon (Ills). Scott
(Mich.), and White (Kans.). Republi-
cans, led the attack on the plan. all
chsrgssg that the project would not
prove beneficial to the vast majority of
the soldiers, but instead would be n
big grab" for land development COM
panics. The majority OF the soldiers
did not favor the plan, or are at least
Indifferent toward 1t. the opponents also
asserted.
Mr.. Cannon surprised the House by
stating that he hoped the bill never
would be brought up for consideration
at all.
THE talk that there IL an over
whelming demand among the soldiers
for this land plan Is foolishness,". he
said. II would like to. ask every men,
Der OF the House how many letters he
has received from soldiers favoring the
project 1 am sure the number would
be very small"
More charges that land companies are
active In backing the bill were made to
the House by Representative Scott.
Besides the Southern Settlement and
Development Organization. which has
maintained a press agent here to boost
the bill by propaganda pointing out what
1t calls advantages to the soldiers and
not mentioning the large profits 1t hopes
to obtain from land to be sold to the
Government, the Big Horn Land Com
pany Of Montana has been striving to
induce soldiers to favor the project" Mr..
Scott said
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Would the person in the green Tyrol-
ese hat note that though IT may be a
custom on his own course to pocket golf
balls on the fairway. 1t is not done
elsewhere.-From the London Times
With golf balls at the present price
this is a real agony" note How the
person in green Tyrolese hat" escaped
so easily is beyond comprehension.
There is nothing in the etiquette of
golf" that could save him.
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A Vision on the Horizon.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Slr:
We will be Yappy yet.
You beti
GLEN RIDGE, n. j.. August 28. l.
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Information Submitted before the
House Public Lands Committee shows
that an agent OF the company named
Harris recently entertained several SOL
diers at the Y. NJ. c. A. here and then
asked them to appear before the COM
mittee in favor of the bill. The whole
plan is nothing more than an effort
to camoufage land improvement projects
under the false guise OF helping the
soldiers"
Mr.. white, who Is from western Kan
sas and whose district might receive
some benefits along reclamation lines.
declared there Is nothing In the bill
that will do the soldiers any good"
IN order to obtain the land most of
the service men will have to go hun
dreds OF miles from their homes, away
from counsel and advice OF their friends
and parents, and my opinion Is that very
few of the them will do it." he said.
only a hard working man can possibly
make good under the plan and eventual
ly get his farm paid for. ] am sure
that men of this type can get plenty
OF credit in their own communities. In
addition the Federal farm loans are at
their disposal.
THE claim OF supporters OF the plan
now being put forth in order to get
more votes. that Eastern States will
receive large benefits under the pro-
gramme. has no foundation in the eX-
tensive hearings of the committee"
Mr.. Scott and other speakers denied
that the American Legion had Endorsed
the BILL. as asserted BY Mr.. Mondeu in
his address.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS

The tempera ture In this city YESTERDAY
as recorded by the official thermometer 4
shown in the annexed table:
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Isn't SAM GoMPERs tempted to strike
for shorter hours?