10

TIIt'IiSDAV, AI'IMIj IS, 1013.

Hntered At tit- - Post onicc nt New York ns SecondClass Mall Manor.

Siibst riptlnn l r Mull, Postpaid.mtl.V, I'rr Month Ulllltl.V. I'cr I nilMC.NllAV. I'rr Scar II III)ItAIt.V ANH.Nl NDAY. I'rr Year N IMI

DAILY At I) SI ilY, Per Month . ... SOtnstaje iii furi'lttrt countries added.All chi-ck- .

nio-i- orders, Ac , lu be made payMil" tullii'Sfx

PuhlKhnl dalle. Itieprdlnf Sunday, by the SunI'rlnlliu nn.i Publishing .orlntlrn nt IM Nassaustrre!, ti the lloro'iirh of .Manhattan, .New YtirkPresident Mill Ttvasllicr, William I', (trick, 170Nassau street Ucc President, IMw.trd I. Mitchell,I JO Nassau sited, Ncrrlnrj , Chi ster M. Lord, I'llrnsnt street.

London oUcc, Kninthnm Mount, I Arundelstreet.Strand

Parts once. . Hue ilc fcv Mlrhodlfre, off Hue duVptemhre.

U'Koiiiiiitioii onicc, Hihin tiuiMinr.tlrooklyn onier, I.lvlngslnti street.

our frlrnJt uhit .irnr u. irltl mnu'triptl forrubUtntbm irlsft lohavr rejetleil .trtieln returned IKeumull In nil title een.l ttimps far that purpose.

The I.lfrhoitt Moat for Kvcry rcriinon llouril.

Thn main lesson which the Titnnirrllsnstcr hns Utuvjht tho world is the needof nn intenmtinnnl nystein of inspectionnnrl equipment iintl uniform require-ments its to lifeboats mid life rnfts inHufllcient. number for all on board-ever- y

pnnMiutT, every officer, everymember of the sliip's force.

Concerning the power of t ti Govern-ment to compel tin; owner.) of all ves-kp- Is

under our own to provide anadeqtlato lift) tvitvttu equipment therefa no more doubt than that actunl en-

forcement is in quarters and innomo res, recta npiin becoming lax.That i an aspect of the question whichwo do not undertake to discuss here.The law itself, as amended under thestimulus of the awful experience in thecao of tho General Slocum, is in itselfcomprehensive and adequate. .As sec-tion 4.4SS of the Revised Statutes nowstands it provides that our ocean shipsmust carry "such number of lifeboats,uoats, rails, lire preservers, lino carry-ing projectiles and the means of pro-pelling them as will best insure thosafety of nil ;)rrons on board such vessels m cise 01 disaster, mere is nolimit to up to the standard of actual sulllciencv as determinedby. intelligent and unceasingly vigilantinspection and supervision.

As to the power of the United Statesauthorities to apply this requirementof full equipment to foreign vesselsmiming to and from our ports and carrying American pas.-enge- rs there has. beensome contusion 01 tuouglit. lu an ex-

cellent article on the deficiency of life-

boats permitted by British regulations.uul proved so wofully fatal in the cas.of the Titanic, our contemporary theKrrninn Pout falls into tho mistake ofsupposing that the Hritish ships enternig "tt leaving .cw iorK harbor aresubject lo the same exaction of lifeKiving proviMon lor everybody onboard. After quoting the language ofthe statute referred to above the vrc-iii-

l'ot remarks; Ist any one bemilled into believing that this appliesonly to ships under the American Hugwe hasten to add that under section1 too it is specifically stated that, 'allforeign private steam vessels, carryingpassengers from any port of the i rutedStates to any other place or country.shall be subject to the provisions ofsection t.ISS "

This would be conclusive were it notfor a proviso, overlooked by the Krcning;'ok( and pointed out yesterday by.ludge Ai.K.XANi)i:n, the chairman of theHouse Committee on Merchant Marine.The proviso, in substance, excepts fromth" application of the clause quotedby the Etcnino Pout foreign passengersteamers belonging to countries "havinginspection laws approximating those ofthe Cnitcd States" and having unex-pired certificates of inspection issued bysuch homo Government. Tn cases ofthat kind the duty and the power of ourinspectors do not go beyond thu mereverification of the validity of the certifi-cates issued by the ship's own Govern-ment and the ascertainment of the factthat the actual condition of the vesselcorresponds to the home requirements,not to our requirements.

This is an important distinction, anilit must be kept clearly in mind in anyremedial measures undertaken at Wash-ington, If, as seems to be the case ac-cording to Hritish regulations, the Ti-

tanic went lawfully to sea and to deathwith a formally correct certificate ofinspection covering life saving appli-ances stilllcient for not much more thanone-thir- d of its population, the tower ofthe I'nited States to intervene with itsown wiser and more humane standardof safety would be nullified by tho

that tho Hritish inspectionlaws "approximate" our own, and thofurther circumstance that we have ateeiprocal arrangement with Groat Hrit-- it

in by which each country recognizesi lie other's i crtilieate.

With regard to the incoming and out-going ships of nations not possessingin- -f lion laws approximate to our ownmid not parties to any reciprocal

as to navigation rights, theI'nited Stales is already in a position toenforce lis own standards of safety.Imly, Spain and Austria belong in thisdi.-s- . With most of tho principal mari-time IWeis, however, such conven-tions exist, and they may prove an le

o th prompt extension of theadditional protective measures now

oiitoiiiplatcil hi Congress, In the case'fat least two maritime Powers, namely

Vlltle lli'ie bound to be earneston anil fmilior lewis.

"" "Is" Mil We Iheiefnriii-nl- l

provisions of thoSeandt- -

nnvlnn laws an Mated by Mr. Dawson.Our present law requires that oceansteamers shall be equipped with suchlife saving appliances as will "best in-

sure the safety of nil persons on board.'The Norwegian and the Mwedisli regula-tions specifically require that there shallbe, first, boats under davits of sufficientcapacity to take nt least one-thir- d ofthe largest number of persons per-mitted to be carried; secondly, otherlifeboats, collapsible or otherwise, ofsuflicient capacity to taku anotherthird, and thirdly, life rafts and floatingdeck seats suflicient to take the rest ofthe ship's population. Three-third- s ofthe passengers and employees are thusprovided for.

There is u larger duty than that whichcan bo performed by any legislation bythe Congress of the I'nited States. Theterrible lesson of the Titanic was for allnations which send ships to sea. It willdoubtless Ih heeded, in varying measure,by Great Hritain, by Germany, by Franceand otherforcign Powers. If it isnot thusheeded, the imagination cannot conceivean international calamity distressingenough to shake the apathy of Govern-ments. Whom the warning is so direfuland tho remedy so obvious and easy itseems to us that tho time is ripe for theI'nited States to take the initiative in amovement for cooperation of nil themaritime Powers in the formulation andadoption of a uniform system of requirement and insection. What betteragency could there bo than that whichis afforded by the muchinerv of theinternational court at The Hague?Technically, it might bo easv enough toput that machinery in motion for thebenefit of all humankind by makingup a case of conflict under some one ofthe existing reciprocal conventions as tonavigation rights and rules.

Kven that may bo unnecessary. Inrecognizing the solidarity which unitesthe members of the society of civilizednations, the second general conventionat The Hague points the way to a conference, a lifeboat code and a treaty ofuniform observance binding upon everycontracting Power.

The Titanic IteHef Fund.Mayor Gaynok, acting in

with the Ixinl Mnvnr of Tvmlnti Imuopened a relief fund for mitTerers fromthe Titanic disaster. There was never aworthier cause. It will make a powerfulappeal to a icople shocked by the great-est of fiea tragedies as they have neverIweiibeforebysuehadisaster. The fam-ilies of hundreds of the men who wentdown on the Titanic that their w ives andchildren might live will be destitute.Tlie survivors of the steerage passengerswill probably reach this port in soreneed. For the families of the officersand sailors who died at their posts reliefwill be necessary.

Uereaved of their fathers and hus-bands under conditions so distressful,the case of the living women and chil-dren i. Kid beyond the power of wordsto Syniathy with them 'is notnational or local. On Itoth sides of thewater there can be no person who doesnot feel for them and who isnot readyto contribute something for the reliefof those who will need aid. The Amer-ican people are a generous people andprompt to respond to such an apjteal.

There will be other Titanic funds-h- elp

from any source will Ite welcome;but the fund for which the Mayor ofNew York asks subscriptions is official,corresponding to the movement for re-lief started in Ixitidou. The responsecaunot begin too soon or be too liberal.

The Poor Mun'i Primary.Onedetailof the statement filed by the

Roosevelt lioaguers at Albany to showthe expenses incident to their unsuccess-ful contest in the recent primary cam-paign in this city and county deserves apassing notice. According to this state-ment the total cost of the primary battlefor them was $."!i,l'.!0.7.1.

Since 1(1,023 votes were cast in New Yorkcounty for Roosevelt, delegates and thecost of the Roosevelt campaign was

the simplest of mat hemat ical oper-ations discloses the useful fact that thocost of this independent campaign, thelegitimate cost, since not tho slightestsuspicion of impropriety attaches to thocampaign, was $.1.J0 a vote.

No single virtue of tho direct primaryhas been more frequently advertisedthan that power which it is supposedthis process toss esses to bestow upon thepoor man deserved influence in publicaffairs and restore to his hands the control of his party previously lodged withthe wealthy who are known best as the'special interests."

It is a valuable fact, then, for any poorman detennitusl to regain control of hisown proper political affairs to knowthat at the slight cost of about $:i,S0 avote he can rally at least a respectableminority of his fellow Renublicansto his cause. To men of modest meansbut fearless citizens, such as Mr. GkohCiKW. I'ntKi.ss, Mr. I'iiank A. Mv.vhktand r A H.Cociiim.v, who from theirlittle contributed Si.yooo apiece, theother poor but equally worthy Republi-cans owe this discovery.

Since there are upward of tto.OOO registered Republicans in this county, anypoor mun eager to rescue his party fromtho control of the privileged class canfind in tho figures supplied by the Roose-velt commit teo basis for reasonable con-fidence and in tlie exist ine: militarylaw admirable opportunity for legitimate exiteiiditure. Henceforth no poorman wnnsay ir)0,iHKior iiisown tospend,or a dozen mentis like Mr, Pimiki.ns andMr. Mi'nskv, need hesitate or falter.

I'n Certain Controversially InclinedPublic Olllccr.

To exactly what point of excellencethe Police Commissioner of Now VnrL- -

""'i i"i"imi mr no judiciarvtlm ordinary eilien is not able to ill's.corn, lo the man unacquainted withthe difficulties ami perplexities of publiu

m son poin d mil yesterday, the i controversy over the manner in whichi,,.,,c,e,s lor K.fe.y .re superior each performs his duties expeot tothrough their acrimonious out- -

y 111 v .1... .,

It, i

I

itcimotitotle

cooperation

i

I I

I

I

I

i

THE SUN, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1912.

office It seems thnt If tho Pollco Commissioncr has knowledgo of such dclinquencies In Judges as would warrantpublic exploitation he should go to theconstituted authorities and make hiscomplaints in orderly form. Judgeswho are conscious of their integrity needresort to no protestation of high motivesto convince the public of their upright-ness und efficiency.

While the latest extra -- official exchangeof derogatory opinions has been in prog-ress the police and the courts, cooperat-ing in the proscribed manner, havetaken another step toward the oomplo-- tion of their share of the task imposed on

them by one sensational crime. Anotherof the robbers concerned in flit; theft of$'.'.1,000 from two bank messengers onFebruary in was sent to prison this week.He was the enterprising independentoperator who took from the original banda part of their plunder w liilc the pleasantceremony oi division was in progress.Certain persons concerned in this trans-action are still at large, but as they areknown they are likely soon to be oaf-tur- ed

or else permanently banished fromthelriif.custometl abiding places.

We submit that in this ease the policedid their work admirably antl found thecourts to be in perfect sympathy withthem. The thieves were discovered,the evidence necessary to convict waspresented, and punishments generallyregarded us udequatc and reusonabfe.. i t .... .,

imposed. ve suggest to tne rollceCommissioner that indulgence in suchvictories will gain for his department areputation more substantially foundedthan any which might Ite built on asubstructure of complaints against thocourts, and we recommend to all .bulgesa serious consideration of the adageembodying the Immortal truth thatactions speuk louder than wortls,

Au exhibition Fighter.It Is surprising that any public man

should challenge Colonel Hooskvi:lt tja joint debate, as Representative A. P.G.utDXKit of Massachusetts hits done.The Colonel in joint debate is incon-ceivable. He doesn't bandy argumentswith any man. The controversialistswhom he knocks over the ropes artnever present. The only count takenwhen he is slugging his opponents is thecount of the pronoun I, antl an addingmachine is indispensable. ColonelRoosKvr.t.T is essentially and alwaysa soloist. His swings, jolts and blowsfrom the shoulder ore for uustvu antlremote victims who cannot guard theirsolar plexus and are invariably done forin "jig time." There are no breathingspells between rounds, no bottle holders,no handlers, and no need of a referee.Towels, sponges, stimulants are not inevidence, ami the Colonel fights withthe raw 'mis under Roosevelt rules only.There is no tally of points, because theColonel's battles ure knockouts for theub.-e-nt adversary.

The Hon. A. P. Gami.S'kr in aching toget into the ring with the Colonel mayno! be us presumptuous ami foolhardyas he seems; in tuct any student of therViinr.ii'i i.i.i., no.. i.:. t.. ..w.. t

ho leavesIndusirlul lluildlng. bhusbeen

undguards ,,y. "J.W

antl

althoueh un'cnovvii basketry

the Colonel's is us, game tie.any man and in cither hand always hasii argument. He is o,uiie as

as the imdii U'tter judge ofdistance. His style is mote scientificand a grout deal more at thesame time he hits as the debates inthe show. He really knows moreultout the game, antl never has to be cau-tioned for holding or fighting foul.

Mr. Cakdnkr's friends would back himfreely with referee in the ring,but will be no joint debate. TheColonel is an fighter, pure andsimple. a bag puncher; besides, he knowshis man.

In the .Name of Common Heceno.Y.Some time within tho next twentv- -

lexplninisltheflvefoldctiaraclerofwill was

from thee to suggest the

this town one service ofrestraint nnd kind whichmay make this homecoming perhaps alittle less these women andchildren and men.

For this occasion let the camera heout of commission.

On the silver strand of Lake Maxiu-cucko- e,

not too from the hallowedstreams of Tippecanoe und Yellow, thatbranch calledChicago Indiana Society is to hold thoHoosler Olympic games. All the friends

culture and its capital will beuplifted by to off" nndthe prizes to be given ut this noble festi-vn- l.

Therefore mention a few'Lady authors' to give heedful note to

the dress of each man lu"Lady's travelling bag to 'Indv author' of

best two Hlnnii poem describing nttlround pulchritude of winner, who will

by ti 'summer outing suit '"Pair glasses to bestowed

the Hon Ciioi'tii; Am: 'to the lady ontrain Irom Chicago wearing the freshestund most attractive corsage hoiniuet ofspring flowers '

"I'rle given by ladles to 'member walkingmost gracelully (hinugh Hie train whileIt Is running tiny miles an hour carryingn glass of witter '

"Word contests"Muslcul numbers "

.Ksthetics and literature throunliuiit.A characteristic) Chicago-lnditin- a tnerry- -maKing,

k'ana town's Hit s r Front.from (Vie t'ntrrrtfj Ami

Klrinitirrs who ll Abilene to away wiltthe Impression that It Is the place InIhe Vcl, Tim Commercial Club own an oldswlieh engine and three hot cars. When IIliecrsMiry to Impress n visitor the strrrlng

lakes him to Ihe I'nlnn lintel andthen tlie swllih enitlnc n ml cars ,c starlet),They tin hack nnil furlli lu trotu of ihe hold tillIhe .tranter Mlsiipnnil takes notice of ihe irntrrrush,

Nhellbarka.Krnei piiUnilHpMa nrllt American,M Mpaiir a immty dealer, Im rnni.pleled shipment of slitlibark ketilels fur the

season, He handled l.rssi bushels shellhsiLs1and Ihe kernels rilled llnhntrels, emploveda number nf families trsi klne picking, and ,

Piu out several inuusanj la w.fci.

I'f.'.v.v school.Fiftieth Annhrrnary of the OltleM ftchool

NrKrnrK In the Nonllt.lo tiik i:inoti Tiik HvnSir; On

Anril 1.1 Hint I Vim Seliuol of (MeanMniid, S (' , Die iililcut h liool for tieoroesIn Hie South, celrliriil'Ml lis llftlolli nnnl-prsiir- y

in April, iwj, .Miss l,nnrn .M

Tnutie of airlvetl on HI llclrnnIsliinil She n niiioriK Hie 11 ret or Minilittle IuiiiiI or !iiillicfllil!ol men nnil womenwho lentititiih'il lo I lie call ror missionariesmill li'iiehcrs Ihe newly frreil Hlnrs of(he sen Islands

Willi Ihe ciiiitiire of tlie tort on M 'onMend mid H.iy Point, S (' , November 7, l HI,by lliiiionl, Iheso sen llnndshud lalleii into thn hands of the I'lilonIon its, The iifcd or help In siiiierinlendltit!Hie tfaHieriiii; of Hie valuable tot Ion clopnlld III IchcIiIiik Ih eoie how to live findMori; miller the new londllltuis or lleeiloinwas ilnieratie To this woili .Ml- -s 'Ion noilm'oted lipr life

In 111110 or Ihti same tear filend .MissI'.llen .Murray Joined her, and tnttelherthese noble women lived nnil worked rorIhe iiPKron or St Melen.i until the death or.Miss Tonne In twil .Mis .Muriuv ioii- -tinned hr woil on the until linrdentlt In ittoN

'Ihe llrnt day or the celebration nlienpfe's Uuy, when Hie or the Inlandcreeled the miesis who tame rrom n distance. l hey ih ,ipd Hie early day of thechuul ami t liefr (.Matcfnl memories or .Misslowne and Miss .Murray, who had irlventheir lives to Hie -- . lioxl antl the island

lliuidreils or the lormer students of I'ennSchool inarched into Itarrah Hall iih a body.The procession wus headed (y the veteran,or that historic reitlnifiil I ho First Southt. ii ntliriH Volunteers, ullerward latowii asthe 'I hlrty-thlr- d I lilted .Slates t'olured Infantry, the llrsl leiilment r neuro soldiersenlisted lulo tlie er l e or tlie t'nl edstutes.I'lielr loyally, cour.iKo mid devollou firstnroved the siietHS of tlinl ureut OMieilmentor enlistlmt tlie iiettro soldiers

Ihe speaker or the day was (.enenil Holi-er! Smalls, the slave pilot or the planterwho carried off the steamer which waschartered Contedernte (,overnmentfrom the ( haileston harbor and deliveredIt to the Vederal Meet Admiral Onponlconsidered this deed one or the oolesl andmost valiant naval acts if Uie war "

After the in'ctlm: In Unrrali Unit therewas Klven in tliu mIiu.iI kiovb ii simple re-

hearsal or that luiplesslve si rue which tookPlace on January 1, Inc.'), when the limine

ion rroclaittatlon was lead tor the tlrttime In the beautiful live onlt urove nearold tort on I'ort lioyal A dramatii m countor this event i Riven In Colonel I W

book "Army l.lle With a ItlackHettlnienl ' A lncle man's voice near theI'lutrorm beij.iu Miidiu ".My t oiiitiry, 'Itsor Thee, mid the people, who lor tho firsttime hail a und u tint,', joined In undHang national lit tun rrom

Colonel IlitiKinson writesI iifvrr haw fliivililiit: o electric; It lnaile all

other wunls i heap; It fremiti Ihe lioV.nl voice ofa race at l.tsl unloosed Nothing could lie morewonderfully ,rt could not havedp'Miicit of a tribute to the day of Jubilee thatshouM be mi atTi rtltitr; lil'torv will tint beltrvr Ii;and when I came tu rpenk of It .ifttr It wnnendrdtetrs were everywheic.

The two fliitft. presented lo lecl-mei- tt

and the n hool by Mr. .1. It.lor mtiuy years : true Irlend lo peopleund IcadiiiL' merchant ol the I n Inswords to Ihe veterans he quoted from Lieu-tenant Colonel Trow brid tfe's stirring peeeltto the irtomciit when It was mti'lered outat the end ol' the war.

Soldiers. on ki e tlone j our duty aud acquittedyourselves Hie men who. ac limlnt by Mich

motives, tuuld Lut fall, und as the remitof uur t'dellty and obedience )ou have wonJour freedom. And uh. how trie.it the reward!

'1 lie drummer on I Ids nicusioii w as (ten-er-

Hubert Smalls, who hud itlso beenHie drummer on that firstDay fifty years before at I'ort Itoyal.

At the meetliik' on Sunilav. April H,Ur S. ( .Mitt hell, president of the I'niver

outgrow n the present little shop, and Is toprovide in addition lor the blackuilth.wheelwright and paint shops. Dr. II. It.I'rissell, ihuiriuan id the board or trustees,presented the building lo the m hool andIsland on behalf ol the trustees. One ofthe tanners responded for the island, undMr .1. K. Illaiiton, the superintendent ofindustries, lor school.

(Shack Hoist-Nt.-

una. April 17.

The .Men ami ItellRlun Forward Move- -

tuetit.'I'll Till. KllllOH Of 'J HK SfX .Sir; I

appreciate, as many also do, TillSon's thorough covering of the .Men andItellsion meetings 'Im, Sl.s's accountor the Sunday meeting was th,. nearestaccurate ol nny 1 saw.

The editorial article y Is a bit unfair,however, as it implies that the sole emphasisor the Men and Heliglon .Movement is laidon "fcoclnl uplift " .Mr. Hoblns had already

specialty as he had been in Ited to do.The writer of the cdltoriul, I fenr, was not

present. lltxnv VNkw Yotta, pnl

A riert;) man's Opinion.lo HIK I. limn: of Till St'N- - .Sir Ihe

editorial article "Christianity us SocialI plifl deserves the greatest publicity.Its statements are backed by Word ol(otl.nnd Hint Is suflicient Jesus himselfsaid He enme to seek unit tn save thatwhich wnslost"nnd In noneof teachingsIs there it social service note.

Society has never been and never will besaved eitept through the tedeemed btitunnunits, and this salvation rests on work inand for thn soul

A man who has been "born again"well enough how to deal with hi socialobligations, but abut knows the vnluo ofputting llrst things first "

1 congratulate you.Cnvrtr.f. I". sum.

N'hwau, N. J., April Id.

Tire Greatest Poem.To Tin: llniinr, of Tiik Son Sir An

edilorliil parngrnplt in Tin. Sex asks.If a great poem must he short, can the annuls

nf literature yield a tinner or a greater thanthat Immortal work o( an unknown cenlus printedlu tiik Son lu Mmcn, is.

'TliU lillcKiukI.s hi!""

In your own llles you can llml n grenlerpoem nnd Iheicio a picture of lieosevell;

'this plilzKnocks hi "

Nrw una, April 17. Y

'Ihe Drunken Parliament.'roi ie l.ondoiiU'hruiilcle.

'there w a Scotrh Parliament once whlihwould nol have cast a secuml glnnce nt the

IScotlanill bill whhh hns Just made Itsllillil npiicnrancc lu the House of Commons.'Ihe til si Parliament which met In Sciillnml afterIhe restoration of Charles the Second hail not theleast hnnkerlnits after irniperance tcform. Itncipilred Ihe name of 'The llriiukri, Parliament,"In fact, ami lived up lo llv repnlalluu. ScotlIn his 'Tales of a (intiiilfather' gives cviiletice"When the .Scottish I'nrllanient met the memberswere In many Instances iimlci the Influence ofwine, anil thry weie more limn mice obllved loadjourn because Ihe tonl cumnilsslnner iMMille-lii-

was Intu.lcAled lo behave piopirlythe chair

rrnei lie tirren Hav r

Peter smnntki- - for At.,..,.,, - ...fingers of (,,s light hand while sen bt s, si,tir,Pi thehpanlsh Mnerlranwir. v.ojld ia!cfllilctil Alderman If elected.

" ' in ..,,. llf sui.tb Curolmn. cave the orblind rushes often himself ojt.-n;th-

, lay AHerthe service lu Durrab Hallhe swings wildly; ut infighting he is ' Ihe new tvhlclumsy; he holds his head too low-- I ,lUt '"' y"jr us " ""'"u memorial forhe his own solar plexus j

ru.Moreover, he is never cool, alwnvs workshop, built of oyster hhell, sand andout of condition, Mr (SaHDNTI!, on the ' ement. Is lo hout-- the cat pentry. cobblingcontrary, an loinniiv "ml ""t'e work, which have,,uiteof audiences,

good aggres-sive Colonel

ellectivo;haid,

House

an honestthere

exhibition

Commodore

.Ussre.

addte.ss

four hours the rescued passengers of tlie move-file Titanic be landed in New York 'hen emphasizing his own

Carpathiaventure to reputable

newspapers ofnlstention

agonizing to

far

of the

of presentthe "events" "come

we"

party

be

of lie bythe

win,In

busiest

Is

I'aclllc

Prnnnjhanlathr

nrlhis

oflie

anduollars

foror

14 St.

I'lilliulfliilila

hir

her

the

by the

the

ountrythe throuxh

vtfie theMacdonold.Ihe

rjnaucipatlou

I

Hiellmri.ow

others

ic.

the

III

knows

he

tem-perance

loo In"

lie

THE TITASIC DISASTER

An old Traveller's llecollectton nf Ice-Ite- rr

Peril.To tiif. KniTon of Tlip, HVSSir! In

view of the terrible disaster to the Titanicwouldlt not bcHcllforiiltstrnmslilpenplaliiAto atccr further nwny from the Ice rone ntlitis senson or the vear'

i can remember some twenty odd yearsnttti, when outward bound, on the Nevadaol the (iulou I.lne.Cuptnln Douglass, we snwone mnrnliiK n tnairnlflient Icebern, Thesame afternoon we slidtled the City of Hertin KttlliK toward New York. One of thefirst Items I nntv In a newspaper on liindlnitwas that thn Merlin hail struck the Icebertfnnd that she came near slnklntf. 'the onlythltit; Hint saved her was the Ic; Jammedin Ihe hole nt the bow whit h prevented thewater from pourluK In.

lletiirnlnKonllie llritannlc. Captain Terry,we encouiiteied foif Tor three days and anynumber or Itebeics. When the fo liftedwe i minted nil told fifteen. The llritannlcpluiiirlii'il si Ion u nt full speed precisely as shewould have done In tlenr weather, on theassumption, ns I understood It, thai thefaster we went the worse It would be for theUntil.' we hit S. W,

Nkvv Vdiik, April IC.

A Plan In Facilitate I.Ue Savin at Nra.To i hk I'.niTon of Tiik HvsSlr: In

view or the terrible disaster that Itaa come tothe Titanic permit mo to offer the followingKinftrestlons' That on receiving n ticket forpassnire on any of the transatlantic shipseach passenger receive a card on which Isa number corresponding with a numberpainted on the seat of a lifeboat or lite raft',that bung over the wash basin In everystateroom, and printed In large type, be acard bearing the numbers to which thoseoccup.vlng the stateroom ure entitled.

If the above suggestions ure acted uponthen lu ease of accident each passengerwill know Just where to go and the work ofboth officers and rew will be aided. As anold traveller I have olten wondered whyrules such as are suggested ubove have notbeen lu lorie, run I'Mt.

Nl w tiitK. April 1.

Oeeun l're)liuiini In Pairs.To I II K Koiion of Tut SfN--.S'i- r- Whv

could not the great transatlantic steamshiplines ite almost absolutely Insured ttgii listsuch loss of life ns that Involved in theTllaule disaster by sending their passengervessels across the ocean In pairs? Themovements of each steamer i otlld be soprearranged and so controlled through Hieageni y ol wireless telegraphy as lo enableIt lo uflord sip, or lo Us sister ship withinun hour or two or any accident.

ir the (urpuHila had reached Ihe scenetwo hours or even one hour before HieTitanic went down probably not h single lirevvouiti lutv e lieen lost.

It may be objected that under ihe ar-rangement willed 1 propose n disaster

one or tlie pulr would lie apt to befallthe other Not so; small distance at seaolten give rise to very different conditions,One steamer might be lu a field of ice whilethe other, w, thin nn bout's steaming e.

wits wholly outside the rone ofdanger.

Tlie plun would doubtless Involve someilifllciiltles or detail, but none that could notbe overcome; and the advantages that,would at t rue Irom It adoption In promot-ing the surety of ocean travel can hardly beexaggerated. The sdgsestlon inuy be t d

as I'ulxotle; but It is not hair as Qult-otl- c

us It would have seemed to propose tobuild the Tltittile nt the time when theruinous lireat Hasten, wus abandoned amithrown usltle us old Junk beenuse so large nship was too big to be i otumeielnllv profit-able

I believe I hat some of your readers willlive to see Hie day when ocean greyhoundwill hunt ror profit lit pairs.

Ntw .i:k, April 17. I luvu.i.t n.

Ttxi: Of the ruiwi:.A llrooklMi SitiperpoeC Mellow, Must

Meltinuou Suililen (Song.To thk i:niTo or Tiik Sf. -- .sir rar be li

from tne to speak unkindly of any honest eltorrreward Ihe "uillft" of art. bur In Justice lo Ihetrue poets, anil particularly to the AssoclatidPromoters of Pure Poetry, of which organizationI happen to he the presiding member. I lannotrestrain an Impulse to protest aealnst Iheuuerlack of sympathy Anil of sincerity In the w tilingsof your iH'c.tsluual contributor one Mr HaroldKobhler, Kspeclallv do I deplore that gentleman's

I cannot roust lcntlous!ay that puel s- - sadwantof Ihe essential 'quality known In the plebeiancircles of literature as "class." To Illustrate, bycontrast, I lake the liberty of appending a

thai 1 dashed otf the other evening uponhaving sei before tne, the culmination of adelightful rep.w, a illsh containing a large prune.tne tast or tne season, The fresh smell of earlysprint: was coming genlly In Ihrnugh the openwindow, iindas I gated t the shimmering oh ledand Into the limpid depths of the amber tintedJulres In which It sviAnt. there came to me theInspiration which I almost Immediately Immortalized In this "Ode lo a Prune"

O Prune!Thou black and shining glory of a distant tropic

mien,Thou must away;t or cometh ilay

So soon, O Prune!So soon!

And then,what fair anil rlckle lady cook will trut kle tu ou

whenCoarse hucksters wheere:"Straw-hree- s, '"

WhAt then (Again)j

What then'O Prune!

'I hou succulent reminder nf a rhyme for nine andJune!

Thy time drans near;Methlnks 1 hear

'Ihy knellt farewell,tl Prune'

liaooKi.TN, April 17. cri. cn.s-tr.-.

lieorce Ilurhanan' TransUHon nf thePsaluts.

To tiik Knnort or The Si-.n- ; I amthat one bearing the riven name of the

mother of llyron anil resident In one of the spokesof Ihe hub of scholarship In Ihe fulled Suitesshould tay lu his kiler on "llcnrs of Poeiij" nTHK Si s- of April K.: ' David sang sa,n, thathave battled every pnrnphrnst ,VPry Uicroughsliuliur knows they did not phase ".Scot la nil'sgreatest scholar," or at least "tj plcaP one, (trorgclliiclinnan, IhM-iu- "Hauled" surely cannot beapplied to him, ns It Is to llacoit, fur "his translations of the Psalms and of the tlreek plays aremore than mere versions: they have a iiecullsrgrace nnu iriiciij irnt yrlnpvtlla nrltannlc.i 'xtnerlcau tin. I'Oo, vnlunie l

My Individual Intlorscmenl of the above uuntetl1 caniiol give, because, alas, 1 have no ljvtlnAbout all 1 tan Iritiishtc of litis language is 1:Plurlhus t'num,"

And, by Ihe way. the ereat scholar inentlnnedwas a direct or collateral of this iihrnumo). anM(I)ai:i..innrTovv.v, April 17.

llurkeye.From lite Toledo Ulatt

Ihe name hurkrye. though of earlier ..,,became Indelibly arrived tn Chin In the i.re n.,.!campaign of s,o, when (Ieneral William HenHarrison started out ns the Uhlg candidate forthe I'lesldency nnd shnrilv became th. "t ...Cabin and Hard Cider" candidate, lie ...Pictured sitting In a tough cabin, a barrel ofelder handy to his elhnw and strings of buckeyesupon the wall at hi back. Cabins of huckesopoles were erected upon wagons and carried InWhig parades. Due of theaongiof thecamualirnrnn:"Weil wheel It 10 the raplial and place Ii there. lie?Pnr a token and sign of the llnnnle lluckeye

Slate.Ihe predecessor, of the modern buttonwere a ciedli m the trade. ,he Harrison can"

palgn Ihey sold Ohio hi.ckfve Ihroughoul thecountry, canes from the buck'oe iree and wove,,emblems hi Ihe shape of ihe buekev e leaf Thenceforth Ohio w ihe lluckeve StateIhe unassertive tree, with Its

ami fetid bark Is no,. I, , ,. , S m lakd

'i "'i" no escaping then, ,,,s, rs,uiisncu puss dy lor aslung a Dido U a 5 lata.j

A CITIZES'S ttVTVi

Not Kven the Presidential office ExerjieiIta Nonperformance.

To the Kditor or Thk SvsSir: Yourremarks lo the friends of good governmentIn thl morning s Hon are Impressive andshould Insplreacllon.

(lenernllv speaking tlie President shouldrely upon hi record fortheetipporthethlnkabe should receive and should carefullyrefrain from Interference in party politics.Hut them are exceptions, nnd the presentis one of them,

President Tuft Is enlled upon by everyconsideration to prove the purity amioiKistency of hi course antl to fight with

every means ut his command lo sustain hiposition. I'lsht the devil with ?r" U'.'.

",ie n crooked slltk lo drive off a mad dog"are proverbs eminently applicable lo litepresent case.

President Tuft ha been vilely abusednnd venomously assailed. Me should re-

sent the assaults with every mean at hicommand, III generosity and magnanim-ity should now be cast aside ami he shouldfight, and fight hard, for the principle ofpure government.

To fight has become Ills duty, and he owesIt to the people tn fight with all his strength.Me will be derelict In his duty If he doesnot do nil in his power to throttle the viperswho are assailing him and through him ourrepublican Institutions. K. T. W.

Nkw iikk, April ir.

REconns oe cnimixai.s.Case Hlalorles Nhonld He SalMtltnted far

Present Inadequate Data.To thk r.ntioii or The Bun .Sir: The

publiu lie been treated recently to a veryIlluminating discussion between a .ludgeof the Court of (ieneral Sessions antl representative of the Polke Department Thespecific points at Issue have been apparentlythe ituestfon of the suspended sentence unitthe question of the reliability of polite andcourt record of persons t barged or con- -vb ted or crime, 'there have been on eachside doubts expressed us to the reliabilityof such data, and In the ense of the suspension of sentence the Commissioner of Police has expressed strong dissent front thealleged tiistom of suspending sentenceupon persons believed by the polite to bemore or less habitual criminal,

I would suggest thut there Isu ninth largerquestion nt the base of much nf thin discussion. Indeed, most problemsure tlfe symptoms of lurger fundamentalproblems, In this t use Ihe discussion emphasizes the generally lnudeuuute tortdi-tln- u

ol our itlmlnal statistics.If court und police dispute with each otheras to thecredlbllity of dutu.revv can disputethut we ttre depl lubly luckluy In adeiiuateor far reioiiliig data as to our criminalst otiecitveiy or irtatvniuuiry.

In short, what we must tentl toward andwhat we ure in n disjointed way tendingtoward Is a cae history, so to speak, ofeach delinquent front the time of his curlydelinquency to the present movement. ThisIs not an Impossibility or a stupei humantusk. It requires on tne one hand the co-operation of many institution. and

-, and on the other linnit a reason-able, sympathetic and Intelligent desire tous and to perpetuate such record.

In comparison with this general need stu Ita discussion as we have recently read Is butsymptomatic Specitkully, what the Courtof lieiterul Sessions needs is ndeqiuite rec-ords, an adequate probation service, unadeiiuate iiumlier of probation ofttiers,oitstant wisdom In the chol.-- ut persons

to Is-- put on probation, und a persistentfollowing up or probationers. This In myopinion i an lest lie seemed in part throughthe appointment of an adequate probationstaff salaried by tlie city ami t hosen IromHie civil servhe list. O. I'. I.t.wis.

(ienerul Secretary PiNoti Asin billonof New York.

Nkw Vouk, April IB.

I'ltlCE OE nVTTEIl.Ail Increase In Cost of IMI Per Tent. Over

Last tear l.altl to the llrennan I .aw.To nn. Kuiiint or Trir Sr.N .S'fr: At

this time last yenr the lines! creamery butterwus selling wholesale for I'll cents a pound.Now the same grude of butter is sellingwholesale for 83 cents a pound. This i tinIncrease of 12 cents a pound, or 00 per tent.Increase over last year's price.

Ilutler und egg lommisslon merchantsblame the llrennan (old storage law, whichbecame cfTei live last ve:,r. for this (net ..us.They not lite ,,s

would be sui-ter

small hi- -ra 111 puce wouui tie low.he llrelllllltl law wus li:,-s,- with tin. Iiimi

of motive, to prevent t ie hoardm nt r,uproducts told storage tor 1111 indefiniteperiod lor eiieciilativc puiposcs, hi theorytrisright. Ill lirncl lee It ,s liml. 'I'll., .n.ee.ut ion or litis law has increased not tle-- 1reused lood firiies. lr the llienuuit law

had not been enat toil ami the usual tiuauii-rle- sor hail beet, told storageInst spring the supply could be drawn on

when Ihe season is backward andreceipts are low-- , with resuliant abnnrrnnUv-blg- h

prices. Kggs are also high this vetif,to ihe llrennan law I'lrst grade 'eggs

were selling .vear at HI', tent 11 tloeuwholesale. Now they are 1111, lo ju'. centsa doen wholesale.

commission .MmciuNT.Nt.w una, April 1;

POETS.Tlie Mut Ue Preserved or I he Nation

Can't Exist.To thk 1:01101: op Trrr Son .sir- - in

Thi; Son or April It says thepoet will entirely 1 doagree with him believe the time willcome antl it Isnot distant, w hen the iioe!and Ihe partaker of Ihe t.oeCs lft r,the will. onsoioioniion ,iett.wished," for they are the "only truth tellers

to l, oil," only litdlvidiiilsnever "trip upon 11 word '

lly poets I mean. at. Drowning savs.one roal race

Th.nr ever was. or will he. In this world!They give no gift that hounds Itself and endsI' the giving and the Inking: theirs so breedsP the heart and soul o' Ihe laker, so transmutesThe man who only was a man lief ore,That he grows godlike In his turn, ran give -Me also share the poets' privilege.llrlnr forth new- good, beauty, from the old.

A nation could not long exist without thepoet soul to interpiet tiotl's simple truth Inman:Vain was the chiefs', the pride!They had no poet, and they tiled.In they schemed. In vain they bled!They had no poet, and are dead,

i:i.l7i!frn, N .1 , April 17 S T I,

nobby Hums.To thk llnnna or sun-- .sir; The tound-lie- s

of the "Manhattan Philosopher's" logic as,n ""''"'Is I do not presume to qnes-l',- .llien. Ills point of view Is alwns original andisnjs I'lirrcsilllB,Ills tribute the warrrrni

the cockles o' ma haltt, lim in the name of thoo' Lilt. Celts and thistles, why Hobby H'lriln'

To his family he was "Hobble"; 10 bnnnle Jeanand to his cronies "Hob-- ' or. In ctttd

braid Scots, "Hah." In none of Ihe contemporaryrecords s lie referred to otherwise.

hy then the modern rippant "Hobby"? ShallIt pass longer without protest Hy die beardof the pinpbel, uu! jj ' v 'Nr.v7 Vnaa, April 17,

The f.odllke Daniel a of Spring.'ron Vie notion Itetortt,

In one of Ihe prettiest old fashioned gardens InIllngham I a landmark that Is always watchedfor of the sure! signs of spring. It Is alife figure of Daniel Webster, carved out ofnoou, aiany years ago 11 was used by nme oldsea captain as the figurehead of a ship, and everywlpter at Ihe first sign of frost Daniel Isup In many coata of rubber and wrapping! ofcloth 10 protect blm against the weather. As

aa the rlrat robin I heard In Ihe springtimehis overcoats are taken off and he bravely raceame viuriii skbui.

The lAOdon Sjmphoay Orcheitra.TOTHKKniTniinrTliKSUN sSir; The remarks

tnatie hy Mr. (ieorge (jerry Oabnrn In his letterto Thk St'N rcapectlni Ihe above orehesirn ami th.ipiesllon aa to whether any American ortanlra-thi-

In Ihe form of an orchestra woukl receive a10) nl welcome In Hngland seem tn me to he flvenwllh a tinge or Jealousy. Hut with vtr n.i,....'.

I wonkl aik himchanlca" as applied in this particular nrrhealraUaron, Pa.. Aptll n. Iloeaax StraKa.

TELLS IP'S RESULTS

Conticmns Americans WhoGain Block Kcfonn in

Latin America.

PAYS RESPECTS TO SENATE,

Secretary Urges Ratiflcnfinn of- -

Xicaraguan Loan Con-ventio- n.

W..HH.MJ... A II . - ..nunmutun, April i nf"mo uvp imuiucu 10 rt aiung.lnn Ulafternoon after a two month, round offriendly calls on tlie republics 0f I'entMiAmerica and the Caribbean. Th Knotparty arrived at the Waahlngton N'atTYard a few minutes after 3 o'clock onhoard the Preeident's yacht Sylph, ThSecretary and members of his famii.accompanying; him on his journey ofmore than 10,000 miles went at on ,

the Knox residence.The Seoretary made his return th.

occasion of an interview, Riving some ofhis conclusions, regardlnc conditions foundIn the ten Latin republic hsvisited and the policy of the United Stattoward them.

In this statement he singled out fnrspecial condemnation those who ml.represent the purpose of the United Hutsin neighboring republics and those Americans who endeavor to block reform iaiatin America nnd to maintain existingevil conditions for purpose of theirprollt.

Secretary Knox declined to commentupon the results his mission might have,except to make the single prediction thatIf the Senate would ratify tho Mcaraguanloan convention that iwrtlcular countfywould be instantly benefited antl takoon new nnd political life.

In passing ho paid his respects to theSenate in connection with tho alteration of

the arbitration treaties by that body sineshis departure. The Secretary declare!in view of tire 'extreme care" tho Senate-too- k

to prevent nny phase of tho Monro?Doctrino from over being submitted toarbitration he felt more than ever

of the loglo and wisdom of theUnited States helping tho weaker republicto help themselves to avoid specific co-nditions which might prove embarrassingto the United States. Secretary Knsuit):

The purpose of my mission, ns wn I-ndicated In my letter of from rl.

President and by him publicly stated. i.through a friendly visit nnd personal

with the otllcers or the govern-ments and people or the Caribbean republli ito put our relations to them upon a b.iitor letter understanding.

It Is well known by thoe who Imvhgiven attention to conditions in some nf

the lountries I have visited Hint inirci.etitlug the attitude nnd purposes tr lieI rilted Suite towurd them hus tor mainyear been 11 I eat 11 re or their democrat!'politics, and It Is equally well known ihnthere bus existed In the I lilted States tsmall coterie of directly Interested persnntwho nave I wen endeuvoring to block Iftortus essential to the progress of toiaof the weaker lepublics which would litejdown political abuse through which ilirwere profiting and 11 wretched despotluuwas lieing upheld.

The operation of these two tones neonpolitical progress In the countries nffcrteJnt- - litem tins neeu ueattiy antl tne misleprespiitutiotis or ns to them and nt then.

Ivnted by the seem ng Inability tbroutli, eoaiiiieis 01 getting important aau' substantial truth either into or of somepurrs, especially of Central America,

What t my may have In pe-rmanently improving our relations with urnconditions In tlie countries I have visited itlargely it matter or conjecture. I prcurat this time to make no predictions bconlthis, that in the concrete case of Nicaragua,i! our Senate will tonsent to the rutlflcntini,ol the treaty with that ountry now beforeit the effi'tt will be irisluntnnrously benetlclul.nud new life and hope will Inspire it

people for years have been the victimof a crushing despotism,

Tlie means through which the Presidentfelt thut good results might be accomplish"!wore dilieenilv- - cmnlnvisl. l'.vrrv fncilitr.

I nnu..... f.............iiritlli.l III... eueti...... ....tiintrsu.... S'lit.st........ fur

meeting under the most delightful ailsputthe ofltfirils ol the llovcriiiucnl and ml

i hisses ol thi- - people, full nnd Irauk tot.versatlous 1 have bad Willi the rcspoiisibl'people of different countries, both llio-ci- n

official anil private life, and the except lent!

i facilities 1 have enjoyed through the incut- -

I "rH ot ". American press act ompnnvui;I tne in getting popular expression, tndlr

'""r' "lUM'SIUOM to uie KOll.l- -

.nuipij. I11H rnHl,., , BI,i,. beller uuilerstunding of these gov crmiici.tiand peoples und cnnidod mi- - clearly 10

jbelote t t the altitude nl in'i'l. Miitei- - toward 11.

It was most grutlfying to ob-er- thsgenulno ft lentlliness toward nnd interestIn the people of the I'nited States in allthe countries I visited and the u n rit.tliof its iiiitnilestatlon when the real pnr""sof my mission wus appreciated In 11"

It ountry wus our reception one of merelonnul courtesy. e tell ettii itiuturiwith the firm belief that we were bellerunderstood when we lell thitn when fcame, antl that the njntost indci

hospitality nnd kindiscs shottcreJupon lis reflected a sentinietii us cordl.d Jit generous towurd the couiittv r.il

the whom we representedI In view of the repented and emphntieI announcements of the Monroe Hoctrine itI all 1 eriods in our ami by nil shnccs.of doniestle tiolitlcnl opinions, nnil 'eemphasis which to have lieen givnto thnt tint trine by the extreme cure eSenate recently took to prevent the pobllity of any phase of Its assertion beinfsubmitted to itrbltrntinn, I in more tlunever convinced of the logic nnil wisdom ofour helping the weaker republics to helpthemselves tn avoid specific conditionswhere we might beernbnrrassetlbyltsssscrtion. ,

Thenlmost Incalculable native wetlththe Caribbean countries, the grent v.',r,etanil lieuuty ot scenery nnd the salubrlli or

clininte are the physical conditions tintmost impressed ti.With polltlcttl antl financial stihllm in

hitch count ilea where these conditions ni"now wanting, anil under the bcnevoici"sway of iace, there is bound to be a eteniftlevelopinent of their resources nnd t gro.ing appreciation of their natural churn, 'i'1'1

attractions,Secretary Knox came to Washiniiton

on the Sylph from Piney Point.where he transshipped from the cnn-- rU'lishtr.rrm. . U In ,1... ,,,Mrnlll.i i.n.iiuvvM, r. w i.in-- 11, ,,i".t -He wiih met nt tho navv van! hy Assistant

y or State Wilson, hi eon ""Private Secretary Hugh Khon nml 'offlcialK of the Stnto Department .'t"'oftleerH of the nnvy. He was receiv!with a salute of nineteen guns ami honor''were paid to him hy a detachment '"fmurintss

In tho Knox party were Mrs. P (' Kb"'.Mr. nnd Mrs. TP. C. Knox, Jr.. W I

Doyle, chief or the ltof the Stale Department. 'Clnyton, military aid; I .rein

Commander J. Ii. Sticht of the I sW'ltsliincton, who remnined oir thatIslio Coombs and , II. Modtn-.- t nf t'""Stnto Dertinent nnd five new-iil-

antl mirgn'ine eorrrsponiients Hep"'tentative Martin Littleton Htitl .lii'lfMorgn J. (I'llrlen tr New York werguest of Secretary Knox on the i t urx

from Havana..

declare that Iflt were Hren- - " ,iaH rapidly Jeopardized friendly aw!

nan law there large stocks of but- -' ""rmal International relations by cr.in told storage warehouses now to iiiuke Nzbtg misunderstanding Into prejuil, e

up for the abnormally production this ' 'I situation has Is-r- greatly aggra-

in

and

butler put in

now, the

duelat

'iludlbras"disappear nol

win

now lefi the wbn

The

new

sages'

vain

Tug

anil poets

bard

laud

"Hoberi,"

Harbinger

oneUe

wr.rme.i

soon

American

od

economic

instruction

out

cffei visit

who

thebe,

was

htp

ror

far