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GIRLS.
Artful From Their Cradles and Su-
premely Artful ut IS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str.
Through blood relationship or marriage
! have a horde OF nephews and nieces.
Familiarity has shown me that the boys
in merits or dement's are easily COM
pretended because natural in conduct
until contact with girls for whom they
feel an affection. and then the sexes
parry in hypocrisy.
The girls are artful almost from their
cradles and grow in exercise OF the
quality until perhaps 80. when the most
of them discover that their colors won't
wash well. and therefore don palmer
ones and become more llkable and
useful. In the main. those in the early
twenties assume a silky or velvety tex
ture OF department, with all the tenure
ness Of the kitten. which, by the way,
even in play, possesses n reserve argu-
ment OF needle sharp claws.
1t is Common to read IN fiction and
in certain lines Of periodical print OF
girls who are sweet "charming,'
'hewitching" and "fascinating." and
terms denoting sensuous admiration.
Few men over 40 employ such adjec-
tives in sincerity, and fewer still ever
so describe the woman over SO, around
which period her sex IL at its mental
best. II is at the time when hope also
begins for man. because both sexes
have sustained some buffetings that
prove Christening and ~salutlry, toward
the realization that the most OF us are
not indispensable 10 the worlds happi-
ness. II is most unfortunate then for
both when a young fellow addresses a
girl in words OF adulat!on which he sim
cerely utters when enamored by her
physical attractions. and she, forgetting
that she ID more han half made up"
and intoxicated by that which she
confidently considers a Just tribute 10
her charms. which must remain endur-
Ing. Sometimes there's "A frost in the
dreams OF lobsterdom and the cup OF
bitterness overfows into the saucer OF
despair, OBSERVER
New YORK, June 2S.
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A Really Important Political Question
for MayOr Mitchell.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Oh!
Wurra, Wurra, Wurra
Has II cone TO this a Clan-na-Ga
man, n Knight Of Columbus, a grand
son OF John Mitchell. receives and blesses
an orange flag and orders II hoisted over
New fo'N and not ore Irish German
protests
Is this what we sons and daughters OF
old Ireland are 10 stand, and from our
own John Purroy too?
Where are we?
Is the battle OF the Boyne forgot7
on, shade Of Patrick Sarsfe,d That
II should ever come to this Is too much
for lrishmen to stand
Are We 10 have the police band plav-
Ing "Cropp!es Lie Down" and "Boyne
Water" On July IL?
Answer that, John Purroy Mitchell,
CoNNAuGHT.
NEW YORK, June 80.
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Submarine Warfare More Effective
Than Ever.

Although that invinclble optlmlSt
the Right Hon. WINSTON CHURCHILL
said recently In a speech at Dundee
that 'the submarine menace has been
fixed within definite limits" the re-
turns do not bear him out. The av.
erase loss Of British trawlcrs per
week in April vas nine; in the first
two weeks ~ June 1t was twenty
cine total was really forty.one). To
the HerInhhs the fshing boats are
Objectionable and to be destroyed. not
only because they take food from the
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From the Ne'r FORK Ra,I,cavs Empiove,s
Nlpdpns
Kari Fret Bondy severed the telephone
An excited woman vas on the line
rs this the New York R~ailways'" she
asked.
Yes. mad nm"
'1s the genera manager here"
This Is his otice, madam
Well, YOU know how warm Il "a. this
morning and then how terribly cold It
turned shortly ~atterwardH"
Yes, madam"
Well, my daughter Nora went down
town early this morning and she wore only
a light waist and a skirt You know how
the people keep the car windows open in
the summer time, and I'm afraid She!
catch her death Of cold coming HON.
Can't you issue an order to have all the
car windows closed today"
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Postal Deac,t May he $4,000. 900,

WAsHTNGroN. June 29.-The postal
deficit VII amount to between $1,000
coo ahd sl+,o"0,o0o for the twelve
months which ends tomorrow. The
annual report Of the Post Of'ce be-
partment promises TO he Interesting "a
the public for the first time will rrd
out Just what happened in tho postal
service due to the European war.
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To THE EDITOR on TUE SuS-Sir, NY
wife Informs me that a piece Of ice when
wrapped In a copy OF the Sun will las,
longer than when wrapped In any Other
newspaper. After the paper has finished
It's purpose by furnishing rs With all the
current news, city and sporting. Il l.. used
Tor 1rapplng the Ice in. We consider that
we have received the value OF the tive
cent? we paid for It tenfold.
Nsw YoaK, June 20. 0sINB on,
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OF the Hon. A. mitchell PALMER OF
Pennsylvania, who Is mentioned
for the post of Counsellor to tho
State Department, It Ia said hat he
is "in thorough sympathy with the
foreign policy OF the Administration
developed as a result o: the war"
W course-Mr. PALMER has always
been an uncompromising supporter
Of Mr.. WILSON from the Baltimore
convention down to this moment. But
that is not the question here. The
important thing is that Mr.. PALMER
should know enough international law
To be the kind Of Counsellor thet Mr..
Robert LANSING was before his pro-
motion to Secretary OF State.
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Repesl the La Toilette Act!

Ex-senator BURTON confirms what
has come from 30 many other authori.
tative sources as to the golden oppor'
tunity for trade now open to US In
South America. He is again confirm
atory of all other testimony when he
adds that what Is indispensabl Bile to the
development Of this opportunity Is
the esta blis Of q line OF fast
steamships between New York and
east South American ports.
simultaneously with the publication
Of ehese remarks Of the former Ohio
Senator came two news dispatches
from the Pacific coast. One was from
Vancouver. British Columbia. an
nounc!ns with some trace Of perhaps
Unsuitable satisfaction that q nest OF
big freight steamships now hailing
from an American port and flying the
American Dag are about to run UP
the British flag and make Vancouver
their port Of entry. This strips our
flag from four American steamships
in the foreign trade and one In the
coastwise trade. with incidentally the
removal Of the steamship company's
Offices from IN Francisco to the
British port Of Vancouver.
The other news despatch is from
San Francisco. 1t says that rumors
are persistent in shipping circles rhat
other American lines engaged in for.
eign trade from San Francisco will
follow the example of the Pacific Mail
and Dollar lines and get out from I'M.
der the American flag and American
registry in time to avoid the hopeless
handicap Of the La Toilette seaman's
act which goes into effect at the be-
ginning Of November.
without a single exception every
one OF the witnesses who testified be-
. fore the Federal Trade Commission
in this city recently expressed the
opinion that trade on a large scale
with South and Central American
onrnertaS cAplI nat hA sofnlv rnInr
taken until there was such IN inter
probation of the Sherman laws over
sea application as would make it in
dubitably clear that American mer
chants were not to be tied hand and
foot with restrictions from which
their competitors are free.
Thus it happens that ex-senator
BUTTONS message Of good cheer from
South America. like all the others or
the same topic whi,h have been :,
abundant OF late, q rries with it NOR,
Of rehabilitation than of h~opefulness
With the commercial opportunity o.
the country's life lying fair and oper
and urging us 10 seize it. American
ships under the American flag canno
move until their decks are cleared o
a tangled mess of demagOgue legisla
tive litter. and American merchant
cannot mo ' g until they know whethe
they are or are lot by other legisla
tion to he hamstrung and shackle,
IN their struggle with free limbed an,
vigorous competitors.
Reconsider, rectify, repeal.
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An English correspondent at Rus

All EusllsH correspondent at HOS-
sian army headquarters says that
the Russian point OF view IL that
they a retreat and advance again
indefinitely. caring little for the moral
effect Of the loss OF towns as long
as they are constantly weakening
their a~dversaries and preventing "A
trench deadlock such as exists on the
western and Warsaw fronts" While
this attitude nay he Hobson's choice
at the present time. It Is not TO be
disputed that the vast numbers OF
the Russian soldiers and their stolid
bravery, not To speak OF the meal
culable potential of the EN-
pire, make the conquest OF even west
ern Russia an undertaking not to Ia
considered seriously. That being so,
the Teutonic allies will always have
a difficult Russian problem to solve
in the great war.
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TT has been magnificent, this re-
Spouse OF the Irish people," says Mr..
JOHN REDMOND, speaking N the
trooping OF Irishmen to the colors 10
aid England in her necessity. May 1t
not be also said without exageeration
that Mr.. REpMoSp's leadership OF the
Irish Nationalist has been magnifi-
cent and full OF inspiration?
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Fol some time before the Pough-
keepsie boat races the physical and
mental inCapaCity Of Old Man COURT
NEY. whose days OF usefulness were
obviously all past, provoked the live
Hest sympathy among those inter-
ested in the regatta. Yesterday, how
ever, the opinion was general that
Mr., COURTNEY still retained some of
his faculties.
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REALTY MEN URGE
TRADE ZONE HERE
Would Keep Business Sky
scrapers Out Of Residence Dis
tricts to Protect Values.
SEEK TO LIMIT HEIGHT

ALBANY. June 2s.-Constitutional pro-
visions empowering the Legislature to
limit the use and character and occu-
pancy Of buildings and to establish resi-
dence. business and commercial zones
In cities. either directly or through city
authorities with a view Of rehabilltitIns
real estate values IN New York city.
were advocated to-day before the con-
yeution committees on cities and bill OF
rights, Of which Seth low and Louis
Marshall are ohairmen.
Lawson Purdy, president Of the New
Fork City Tax Commission. headed a big
delegation in favor OF these principles
which are involved in amendments In
troduced by william p. Bannister and
william r. Bayes Of Brooklyn. which
we're drawn by the Tenement House De-
partment. The Bayes amendment GOES
further than the Bannister amendment,
and would permit the establishment OF
trades and industries In specific districts
in the interest OF tho protection OF prop
erty values.
Mr.. Purdy explained the provisions
Of the New York city charter limiting
he hei9 hi OF buildings and their use,
passed by the Legislature "A year ago.
Edward J. McGoldr!ck, representing the
Mitchell administration, said that he APP
peared In favor of ~embodying In the
Constitution the principles involved In
these charter amendments.
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To THE Editor oF Tn SUN-Sir. And
"hi!e the lamp holds out to burn please
admit these Bostonians; Frieze 4 Son,
woollens. bean.
Boston, June %.
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1 Arun

London ONCE. Bingham House ! Arun
Asl street. strand.
Paris once. 6 Rue de Ia Mionodiere' o"
Rue du ouAtre septembre.
washington once Hioes Buildins'
BROOKLYN ONCE. i06 Livingston street.
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Unfortunately. the American press has
not succeeded in remaining neutral. with
some laudable exceptions, including the
German American newspapers.-F-om a
stntApent by DR.. MEYER-GERHARp.
Neutrality Made In Germany?
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~ our friends uho favor Ss irfh Mona
>rr,,t. and Illustrations for publication ptsh
10 As,e rejected articles rsfsr"ed mev mss'
A all cases send stamps for fhof purpose
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summer months can have the daily ana
sunday and evening editions delivered 70
them in any par, of this country or Eu-
rome on the terms stated above. Addresses
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The summer Leak.

Li'tie drops OF water
Leaking all the day.
Make your Nat an ocean
While you are away.
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Published daily. including sunday o' 'h'
Sun Printing and Publishing Association .
40 Nassau street, In the Borough Oh Man
haitian. New York. President ana Treas
urer. william c. Reick, 40 Nassau sree'
lc.-President. Edward p. Mitchell ~
Nassau street. Secretary. C, 3. Laxton' IN
Nassau street.
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Supt. Richards also believes thai ~
provision OF the Constitution cove -
the liability of bank stockholders 81
be continued.
This question OF double liahG.; :
bank stockholders" says Mr.. RiohA"'s
should not be the subject OF wh.ms 4.
or selfish changes by the Legislature 'H-
or against the interests OF any ore"
Regarding this double liabii!:v pr
vision Frank E~asbrouci. State SI0A--
tendent OF Insurance, did not see
necessity OF continuing Il IN TIE -.
stitution, saying:
The requirement fo- double inahl,'y
is undoubtedly good publ polio a, re
present time and should he provided 'c-
by legislative enactwe-'. nut - ina
bs that before the lapse ~ twenty "ea-'
the situation may he changed by ,ASis
lative enactments governing the forma.
ton and conduct OF banking institution
and modern SUPERVISOR methods -7
become so effective thai this prov.s. o.
OF law may become unnecessary art
there should be the ability In thA Leg
lature TO repeal t..
The fewer absolute requirements r.
direct prohibitions there are couta'r~d
q constitution the nearer TIE goverrrs
will como 10 what seeTs - he tho r-es
ert day ideal OF popular governra-
h expressed will OF the people as 80
times and the case require
The first proposed Amendment - =.
considered In the general orders ale
dar OF the convention to-day '7"ss
such a warm fight that the corye1"
did not find time to complete consider
ton OF II and on motion - Wa
Barnes the matter was pu, over - '-t
disposition until later, Tie ag;s-iTar'
Was that Of ". LEROY Aus''a -er"s'r-
the clause put in tho Constitution .
1916 prohibiting the leas1 Z ~ ac-''G-
tural lands for more than twelve ''---
1t went In as a result u ire a~'--s~'
war; which stirred This state a. ~
time.
Louis Marshall and r y ST',h 90
WATERFOWL opposed tho reTeai O.. Ne r
strict'on, declaring the twrlv" yea
clause is a protection ~ the sra
farmer ard !nsures a continuance - tfe
use OF considerable land for as~ra'G-t.
purposes.
Mr.. Barnes promised - fprr.sN ~.
convention with the reason, w ",
committee made a favorable report y
the amendment.
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would BAR Margins.

II should be perfectly satisfied X the
words or trading on mArZins' should be
inserted in the paragraph OF the Con.
stitution which prohibits pool seli.rS
and bookmaking." said Mr.. Deyo. "Wfsn
those who are trying TO brins tn eI.
change under soue supervision 70 %
Washington to accomplish that end they
are told II Is a matter for State reauli.
ton, and when they come to Albany,
they are told to go 10 W~ashington.
II have a companion amendment o'.
fore the committee on bill Of r!gais
TO prohibit dealings on margin, and I
am told that this IL not n question tor
tn. bill OF rights committee. but one
to reach through State supervision Of
the exchange"
william F. Taylor. representing ne
Stock Exchange. explained that the Deyo
amendment was merely 4 declaration Of
the law as II stand by the Court Of
Appeals decision upon this question, and
that Incorporating 1t in the Constitution
would not strengthen IL. Neither DID Il
see how any evils had been passed BY
the Legislature and that Mr.. Deyo could
best accomplish what he was attempt q
through legislative action. which vai
not prohibited by the present Const''4'
ton.
Eugene Lamb Richards, State SlIe-
.ntendent OF Banks, in response 20 e
inquiry from Chairman Brenner re0tet
that he is Of the opinion that wha'er,'
is done on the question OF the !~ncOrf0.
ration of the Stock Exchange should e
done by the Leg stature and not by IN,
constitutional convention
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Realty Men In Favor.

Chairman Low read a letter from
Walter Lindner, repr. senting the 3D.
vlsory council Of real estaoe interests in
New York city. stating that in his opin-
on the charter provisions governing the
height OF buildings and the zone princl-
pie were constitutional. but that In view
OF 4 probabba test In the State and Fed
eral courts Il might Ia we'll TO !ncor-
porate the principles IN the Constitu-
ton.
I'm framing this constitutional pro-
vision" said Mr.. L.ndner. the wording
should remain within the limits of the
promotion of the general physical and
moral welfare OF the people and not
overstep thsse bounds by seeking to
preserve mere property alues."
zone OF the things we want 10 avoid
in the future" said Mr.. Purdy, is TO
prevent the practical destruction OF one
block after anottpar upon which low
buildings stand BY the erection OF a
skyscraper upon a small lot which pays
for itself at the outset because there Is
light and air on all sides.
But soon another skyscraper II
erected on one side. and then one on
the other, and another In the rear, until
none of the modern buildings have either
light or air they house more employees
thar the street will accommodate going
TO and from work, transportation facili-
ties in the vicinity are choked. surround
ing property values are deprecated and
hen the owners OF the modern loft
buildings sell out and move to another
unimproved block. where similar opera
tons are repeated.
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r q. Hobbs OF the real estate firm
OF S!awson Il Hobbs pointed out that in
districts devoted exclusively TO apart
ments and homes on the West Side pri-
va,e sanitariums and hospitals have
been established in houses not designed
for that purpose, from which arose
noxious smells, screams OF patients and
the presence of undertaking wagons
which were a detriment TO real estate
values.
W should establish this zone prin-
ciple now" said Mr.. Hobbs. las I dread
to think Of what o happen to values
in high class districts on tho West Side
should the factory and loft buildi' g
movement once start in this direction"
Bruce NJ. toss. counsel for the Fifth
Avenue Association. said that property
values between Fourteenth and Twenty
sixth streets and Fifth and Sixth ave-
nues had decreased $40, 00O, 900 because
Of the presence of the factories and the
factory workers. and he shovel a pic
ture Of lower Fifth avenue sidewalks
as impassabiN during the lunch hour.
Birch Helmes secretary ~ the ad.
visorl council OF the real estate in.
forests, urged that restricting the heigh
OF bu!ld nes and establishing the zone
principle would not only stabilize prom,
crty values, but Increase the number of
!u1lvidual property owners and tina,
steps IN this direction already had beer
taken in Boston. Washington, Los An.
gebes and INDIANAPOLIS.
others who advocated the p~roposit!o r
were Lawrence Weller of the Chart,
Organization Soy,ety. Robert II. Whit,
ten OF the CITY Planning Commission
Charles Coleman Miller Of the Tenemen,
House COMMISSION and John {. Gep,
hart OF the Charities Commission in
Brooklyn.
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LEADS LONE FIGHT
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Delegate DcyO Would Force In.
corporation or Ban Margin
Trading.
HIS PLAN Is ATTACKED

ALnANy, June 29-IsT,.' T D.a
delegate TO the constt.'.,i' e..
ton from B,nshamtou, VT t.,r. .4av
in Advocating before the ..n,.n' ..
mittee on corporations his a-a.rIr... q,
compel the New York Stock tx l.s
to incorporate and come under S',,4
regulation. He told the committee ~
stock gambling ruined hi. Lass .4..re-.
w. II. E, rver. and caused him .. 81.
bezzle $4,000, after WAC. as SO.
peared and never has been heard s0n
Mr.. Deyo explained tto' ne SO no;
Introduce his proposal simply "a mis-
recount, br,; because he believed stock
gambling was the ~ru.nat.ou u many
nen and the cause Of many business
failures.
Delegate Mexican of Troy expressed
the opinion that II there was to Do any
regulation of the Stock Exchange Il
should be by Congress-. Chairman B-.a.
ner thought that II State regulation
alone was Attempted the Stock En-.
change could continue in business across
the river in Jersey,
Mr.. Bremen said there should h. a
court review possible OF the action o.
the stock EXCHANGE at times In rcls.
ing to list certain securities Judge
Bremen asked MI. Deyo & the evils
he complained OF in stock speculation
could not be met by specifically irc,Id.
ing them In the ~anti-gdmh,lug provision
OF the Constitution rather than through
compelling the exchange 70 Incorporate.
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Bostonians Of Credit and Rcnowr.

NEW YORK, June 80.
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Iuvaaion Of Fifth Avenue.

SixtIeth street, Such an invasion Of
residential districts should be subject to
Regulations. Where these high loft
buildings are erected IN small lots in
localities new to this class OF building
they damage an area much larger than
the space they occupy. You all know
that the lower part OF Fifth avenue has
been ruined
Walter Stabler. the comptroller OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
through his experience In handling the
real estate loans for that corporation do
clared that the zone principle must ne
recognized in order TO preserve real es-
tate values in New York city and TO con-
serve the health and safety OF the work.
ers and residents. He referred to the
lessened real estate values along
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue,
and while admitting that the establish
ment OF zones might lessen some props
erty values the good which would
result TO realty values at large would
far outweigh any loss to individual prop
erty owners.
THE zone principle might hurr values
on some blocks or Fifth avenue" said
Mr.. Stabler, but the ma jorlty of the
Fifth avenue owners are anxious TO
keep the heigh of buildings down and
one OF h most prominent real estate
operators think hat the heig OF
structures along Fifth avenue should be
limited TO six stories. II We blish
this zone principle 1t would take but a
little while for things to settle down and
no one would be hurt much in the end. '
Mr., Stabler thought that business had
assembled along Fifth venue largely
because the people who had lived there
desired to leave because their suburban
homes we're made so accessible through
the use OF the automobile.