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A Day for Fools to sober Up In.

The Aldermen Of New York are i'm
pOrtuned to exercise whatever infiu-
ence they have In the premises IN be-
half Of n scheme to erect Tuesday,
January ., 1917, into n holiday. The
appeal TO them Is based on the fact
that several restaurant keepers and
hotel prQprietors hope that a sufficient
number OF citizens will get drunk in
their establishments on the night Of
January 1 to make the clearing of
their heads u matter of civic and conf
mercial consequence.
They do not express their aspira-
ton In language as blunt as that we
have used. Indeed, they are as adrOlt
in ~phraseology on this subject as they
are In devising schemes for the eX-
traction OF money from the pockets
Of their patrons through the estab.
lishment OF such n%uisances as coat
oOm concessions. wash oom brush
wielders, cover charges and the like,
But II seems scarcely worth while to
drape in public the real reason insplr'
Ing their project when 1t Is g~leefully
admitted in private.
The plan now before the Board OF
Aldermen does not enlist our support,
We can conceive of no reason why the
municipal authority should be exerted
for the encouragement Of drunken
ness. But If 1t is to be SO employed
We hope that neither squeamishness
nor hypocrisy will be allowed to cloak
the real purpose Of Its application
and that the t%wenty-four hours fol
lowing January I, 1917, will bt
frankly designated a A Day Fol-
Fools TO Sober Up In.
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Our Chance 10 Have . Merchant
Marine.

The hope Of the American shipping
industry, n - expressed by STEVENSON
TAYLOR to the Society Of Naval Archi-
tects and Marine Engineers, Is that
the great shortage Of cea carriers
will continue after the close Of the
European war. II the war ends In
1917 Mr.. TAYLOR believes that the
present demand for ships at any cos;
will last until 1921 at the lenst. That
would give US i've years in which
to establish a merchant marine worthy
| Of our size and trade.
Perhaps we can do 1t. Ordinarily
the cost OF building and operating
American vessels Is so much higher
than the cost OF building ships abroad.
or Of operating them under foreign
flags. that competition Is impossible.
The high cos of operating American
ships was made much greater by the
scamen's law. Freight rates now pre-
vailing. however, make these obstacles
Of little account. There Is a profit in
anything navigable.
Another year Of war and four years
grace after that Is long enough to en-
able the ship owners and the Ship
ping Board To get ready for the fierce
struggles of peace. Some scheme
must be worked out whereby we can
keep what ships we have, and add to
them. Costs cannot he materially
lessened. High rates cannot be main
tanned In the face OF cutting abroad.
Shall we discriminate In favor of
American ships, shall We grant sub
sidies or shall we destroy I'LL private
enterprise by creating II Government
merchant marine? The answer TO
these questions will be worth hear
ing, for 1t will involve either proper
and adequate protection for a grow
Ing industry or State Socialism.
The sun., 1916-11-19
Campaign Relics.

The auction sale Of the furniture
and rugs that have made the Repub-
llcan national headquarters in this
city SO pleasing to the eyes Of callers
for the past few months VAS a great
success. High prices were obtained
for these historic relics Of n Presi-
Dental campaign that will be Of in
terest to posterity for its many unique
features. Mr.. WiLLcOx's blotting
pnd, Mr.. BARny's waste paper basket,
Mr.. MCCooK's fountain pen and other
mementoes Of n great political battle,
that seemed to he an Austerlitz on
election night and finally exhibited
itself as a Waterloo, were well worth
the money paid for them by enthusi-
ustic collectors.
But there al n article missing
ut this extremely enlightening sacri-
flee sale that. had 1t been on the list,
would have brought tn the au~ctioneer
Its weight in gold. Reference is here
made to the kettle in which n fatted
calf should have been cooked to the
end that repentant Progressive prOd.-
gal sons might have been properly re.
warded and RECALLED. The a%uctiOneer,
| who 1t Is rumored Is IA Wilson Demo
crat. made n thorough search Of Re
publican headquarters in hope OF find.
ing the utensll above mentioned. but
the only thing of the kind lie came
upon was II pretty kettle Of fish that
could not be exposed, even by Il relic
seller, to public gaze.
But in spite Of all this 1t is nppar
ent that Republican headquarters In
this city were more hospltnble to Pro
gresslve old home seekers than was
Chairman CROCKER's centre Of Repub
licun activities In California. MIR
WILCOX always had II handshake and
a warm word Of welcome for the re
turning Bull MOOser. Mr.. CROcKEI
apparently had for him nothing bu'
a stony stare and n clenched tst.
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MONEY AS A GIFT.
Sent In o Gracious Way II Solves
Some Christmas Puzzles.

To n EDITOR OF THE SUN-sE: 1t
Is time to turn u thoughts to the annual
Christmas gift puzzle. What does the
coming of Christmas mean to us? DO
we greet the approach Of what should
be tho occasion OF unclouded good cheer
with happy and joyous anticipation
No. let us be honest with ourselves. One
and all we herald Its advent with signs
and ~misgivings. aye. with resentment.
at the looming spectre of the trouble
some and perplexing problem " Sc
lecting gifts to he bestowed upon people
whose want W. do not know and whose
needs we cannot ascertain. II 40 many
OF US do not do our Christmas shop
ping early. but defer 1t until the last
moment. 1t Is mainly for the reason that
We dc not know what to buy and dread
to undertake the aimless search. wind
ing up finally in desperation with the
haphazard and III advised purchase OF
n miscellaneous assortment OF articles
which In the majority OF cases will
prove to be to the recipients nothing but
disappointing pieces of useless junk.
There is no pleasure either in the Civ
ing or receiving Of such gifts. To the
donor they are nothing hut a vexat!ous
bother to the recipient they are value
less and they fairly cry out to him of
the srudglng labor bestowed IN their
futile selection. They Kill the Christmas
spirit.
The SpuG movement has done some
good. but has not yet made enough
progress. 1t Is hard TO break down the
barriers OF tradition. Why. In the name
Of all that ~ sensible. should there be
any dclicacy about giving to those
whom we wish to remember a gift OF
money with which they may purchase
what they really want and would enjoy
some little luxury. some special thinl
which they very much desire, but tho
expenditure for which they have not fel,
justified in making out OF their ordinary
income or resources? Money thus re
ccived will nc regarded as a specia'
fund. given with the very objec; tha'
IL may be utilized In obtaining thos.
things which the person to whom II /,
given would be happy to have hut
which he otherwise would he un.bl, q
Obtain. Such a git has the double ad'
vantage OF keeping the giver's heart free
from the rancor which the necessity o.
performing an unw.lcome task with littl,
prospect of "A satisfactory result mus
invariably produce. and of giving tn,
recipient the true happiness OF ulti
matsly getting something that will gis'
him real pleasure. There are OF cours,
ways and ways Of giving. bu, there 1
no reason why money caunot Ice pre-
scented in $ % gracious and acceptable
way hat non OF the sentiment OF tn,
gift Is lost. +. EVERETT.
NEW YORK. NoVemher Il.
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fireplace, Or just a pine fioored stOop
with rough shingles On one side. The
point is that the other three sides nre
In glass. The glass may be bevelled
plate or may consist Of mere lattieed
panes set in a dollhouse frame and
screwed in place. Either floods your
outdoor room with sunlight. either
let's you look out on the snow decked
trees and the drifted lanes, while,
warm as toast. you lounge In a deep
wicker chair. gay with lowered ere.
tonne cushions. reading the morning
PAPER. On a card table at your elbow
rests the breakfast tray loaded with
crisp toast and steamins coffee.
People who have enclosed porches
cannot be got of them. They are
places for reading, eating. chatting,
for watching what Is going or along
the street, for taking siestas in ham.
mocks, for decorating with gay chintz
cloths, for growing flowers as luxuri-
antly as in a dollhouse. for keeping
thrilling %canaries and gorgeous par.
rots. for ornamental and decorous Per.
sian cats. They are the perfect dwell.
ings Of an imperfect ace In sum.
mer, screened and cooled by vagrant
breezes, these verandas were agree
able enough: in winter they are
matchless.
Are they. then, to exist only for
country dwellers? We fancy not cter-
nally; some day the people Of the
city will rise in revolt, all fire escapes
will be enlarged and enclosed, after
November IS, In glass, and New York
will become as famous MS the capitals
Of Latin America for its miradores.
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II Politics Were to Rule Industry.

In a letter printed In another col
ump one of Our readers says that he
does not see why there should be OPP
position to organized labor securing
Its objects, higher pay. shorter hours
and 80 on, through appeals to Gov
eminent agencies.
In the instance OF the Adamson law
he admits that the question OF the
railways ability to stand the wage
raise should have been settled before
the law was passed. Aside from that
he can see nothing perilous In the
measure.
This reader argues for Government
agencies as arbitcrs In cases where
employer and employee cannot agree.
Better than "the %parleying Of capital
and labor" he thinks, Is the making
kinetic more of the power in our po-
litical institutions"
In our opinion the less industry
has to do with politics the better for
the country. Does anyone suppose
that the country would not have been
better off If the dispute between the
railways and the trainncn had been
submitted to a%rbitrationI The peril
OF the Adamson law was that 1t re-
jected arbitration, v g by the Gov.
eminent, and conceded to n small body
of workers what they demanded un.
der q threat OF force. What becomes
Of u readers pretty picture Of a
kindly Government medlating between
employers and workers in the face OF
this fact?
The truth IL, IN industries affected
largely with a public interest Govern
mental regulation Is Inevitable. Ye
II II is right for the Government Il
Az railway rates and limit railway
earnings II Is also right for the Gov
eminent to regulate trainmen's hour,
Of work and wages. But these thing,
must be determined by the same bod!
after investigation, 1t will not do TO
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to prescribe freight rates after 81,
months study, while Congress raise
u trainmen's wages without an,
study at all.
n labor 10 to turn TO the Govern
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mack Men Are Coming North "a
Labor.

Since the European war, by cutting
OF immigration to tile United States
and calling to their homes thousands
Of alien workers, created a shortage
In the labor supply In industrial cen-
tres in this country. a constantly In
creaslng movement Of negroes from
Southern States has been In progress
which promises to have important
economic results. Already the o
dus Of workers has aroused fears In
the South. Various communities Sc
lected by employment agencies for re-
cruiting purposes have endeavored by
municipal enactments to hamper the
work Of these bureaus. and campaigns
intended to convince the negroes that
they are better of In the land and at
the tasks with which they are his
torically associated than they can be
elsewhere have been undertaken.
The arguments of those seeking to
transplant the negroes to the North
are summed M in higher wages and
better political and social conditions
and these are reinforced by reports
from blacks who have. made the ex'
pertinent In which they inform their
friends of their satisfaction with their
new environment. In some cases nos
tolgia has affected individuals. but
inconsistencies has been less common
than was predicted. The negroes have
been found easily adaptable, suffi-
GENTLY competent and generally well
fitted for the works on which they
Z engaged.
This migration Of negroes has as
sumed proportions that have led the
American Federation Of Labor Il
adopt n resolution looking toward the
formation Of trades unions anon,
them in the South, to protect the
uniOnists in the North. As THE Sur
has already suggested, 1t supplies TIN
explanation of AttOrney-G General GREG
ORY's tralnloads Of fraudulent blacl
voters, Of which 80 much was heart
before election. 1t IL bound to hav'
an interesting effect on industrial
and social conditions wherever tho
new element is introduced; and IL
results In the South are likely to b
Of great weight in that section.
1t Is plain that competition for TIT
labor Of the negro, Improving his eco
nomic situation, would he refecte,
in every aspect Of his life. From /
would flow political and social change
Of far reaching effect; and the futur,
Of the race In this country will b'
altered seriously II the European
wal continues for many months NOR
its embargo on the labor reservoir
from which the North has consistent,
drawn In the past.
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SHALL MIDDLEMEN GO?
Agricultural Associations Might Wipe
Out the Commission Merchants.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: Why
do we not have agricultural associations
In this country the same as they awe
IN Europe
The effect OF these Is to squeeze out
the m.ddleman, with his inyeterate pro-
pens.ty FOR boosting prices by one means
or another. and bring the producer N
direct contact with the consumer.
II is safe to say that II We had m
organization such as Hollands. for eN-
ample. the cost OF food would fall from
- to so per cent. n still the IA rmers
be better OFF.
Why don't these gentlemen wake up?
They are all the time making the poor
mouth, hut they have not enterprise
enough to free themselves from svste-
matte exploitation. Heaven help. those
who help themselves. +. VI.
NEW YORK. November IS.
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The sus.
style te. e.. Gibbon) :, ornate. didac,ica,;
Or. q. in Darwin. quito simple and prac-
teal.
Massive. Macaulayish. quasi. historical;
Sir Thomas Mallorylike. metaphoricel;
Kindly. mid. playful In Steele impecuni-
Gus:
AcrId. ~ironical. fierce tvids Junin,,;
Casual. easy. discursive In Thackeray;
lmpish In shaw and no stranger to quack
cry:
johnson. said wo'cot. was tursid. oracular.
Meredith (George) 10 disJointed, spectacu.
lar:
Bunyan is biblical. plain and devotional;
Ruskin rhapsodicai, highly emotlonnl:
Witt somewhat Jsundiced and-well. de-
inoniacal:
Cowper teatableish. hypochondriacai:
Charles Lamb Informed with . charm al
most magical;
Poo and De Quincy amazing and tragical;
Stevenson studied. s~slf-conscious, meticu.
lous;
Charles Rsads explosive but never ridicu.
ious;
Pster was precious and polished aud mi,
cal;
Bacon laborious. weighty. latinicai.
Sterne was c%olloQuial. artfully clerical.
Richardson formal and epistolarical;
Hawthorne elusively lucid and mystical;
James. meaning Henry. involvedly twisti
cal:
Milton. says Huneksr. was archangelicsl:
Carlyle was self-centred. tortuous. hslica!
Fielding wal bold. broad and prone to II
centiousness;
Jane Austen prudish but free frem prstsn,
ttousness;
Dickens expansive ana given to Summary
Pepys superficial. shrswd. pointed and sum
mary;
| Kipl,ng 10 vivid and modern and muscular
Addison classical. cool and crepuscular.
guile
when (sss '~Saimsgundi') he said. "styl
ts--styie."
AAuasos Aoams.
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EIGHT o FOR ALL.
Let the Beneficent short Day Be Elk.
tended to the School Children.

To n EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: A
perusal OF tho daily press. particularly
within the past few days. would seem
to impress on every son OF Adam the
momentous and vital Importance OF u
strict adherence to the requirements or
the eight hour measure Of Adamson.
Now. in order to attune the oncoming
generation with the Importance OF a
strict compliance thereto, It is suggested
tina steps be forthwith taken to em-
brace within Its scope our public schools
and other like institutions.
The children Of this town. and l sup
pose their brothers Of all other COM
munities, daily spend three or four
hours at home work in addition to the
six hours actually passed in regular
school institutions. a greater tear and
strain to their tender brains than Is the
cerebral pain. wear and tear OF their
sires in some highly r~emunerative rail-
road or other similar position.
Let's be consistent. J. N
HIGHLAND FALLS, November II.
The sun., 1916-11-19
The Black Scarf and the sailors
Lanyard.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Sir; RI.
\. VI. - statements as to the black scarf
worn in our navy and as 10 the lanyard
are without foundation. The black scarf
was worn by our scamen as early A.
1889. and | believe much earlier. and
the lanyard was worn with the black
scarf, Tho lanyard never had u whistle
attached to It except In the case Of
loatswain's mates, a knife Was at
tachcd to the end OF the lanyard, and "a
in those days OF sailing vessels "A knife
was an absolute essential to a sailor. the
lanyard was always worn so that the
knife would he always available. TO
say that the black scarf signifies Re
member the Maine" IL tho most absurd
statement I have ever heard OF,
JAMES BOYD POTTER.
Late Lieutenant United States Navy.
NEW York. November Is.
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LABOR AND GOVERNMENT.
A Reader who Sees No Harm in the
Appeal Of Ono 10 the Other.

tn ~,,r rn,ro, mr. Ttr SuN-Sir. In
,o,. .A,,o-,.i .S,,cls concern,ny AFR.
s,orrn.r. = Az MI .eo ubv vou are on
no,eS ,o ,ahor interests securing any Of
raj. ..r,. ,n,o,,.h 0ov.rnm.nt aeen-
ola. As,da from tbs question Of tae
r.,Ir,,a.. o,,,,,y "a s,,na tho hurdcn.
,.hi,h .,o,,ia nov. bscn so,,,od ars,.
,vha. 4. ,.r,,o,. q, ,be rocon, e,uht hour
go. h,.,. .oc,,r.a from Co,prcssp II
81. a-,.,r,hu,,on ~ tho extra coats ia
.rran,oa and ,ho corst,,,,,iona,i,v NJ the
40, n,oy.d ,boro nil, ,roha b,v bc less
go. n, ~. wo,,or .har a. tho ovroe.
w.,t haa b.., hrouvb, about bctween
.mn,ovo,. ana .pn,oyes.
Trc Co,.rnman, v,h,ch u. .,r,,s, IN
-" $500 -. o,,r ,,,o. ara h,s,.
80. .ho,,,s .i.n ~. co,,sa int ,,so IN
...,,. ,ra,,.,r,.I .r,,,h,e, sometimes
80 .na ,.r,,., havo no,h,,y 10 a,b,.
go. T,a,. ,,,,d. .rs u,So lin or
"a u,o,,a no, .o,,. arm ~ tbo
0-ov.rru.r, oommi,.,or n, some k,,d
-. ,n,,.,n.hi. Il, .,,ch a csc, I, ,,ou,d
.,,. az. s,ht.c, ,,rder d,.nu,e . n.,,,na,
.,r,ns Coro...,on. wo,,,d no made
$500" ..,,s Co., W., Iii ar or.h, IN
-" $500 49, ~. a.. =, an ,rvey,,c,-
49,, .s..,.u.,. .h.r q. roro ureiv
A. "...~ III -, To- 81 ~. ,nar.-
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Living In Glass Houses.

The carpenter has finished his task
and the long porch, veranda, piazza
or stoOp has been enclosed for the
winter. The radiators, exposed TO
the weather five months In the year,
have been rcgilded. Father has
started n fire In the furnace. A COM
Portable warmth peryades the house.
The French windows stand open. No
one will consent to stay In the apart
ment known thirty years ago as the
sitting room, twenty years ago us the
parIor, ten years ago Al the drawing
room. and commonly designated Ms
the living to-day. Everybody
has moved into the enclosed porch
the whole family wants to live in the
glass house.
The popularity Of enclosed veran,
das Ia recent but striking. There are
certain difficulties In the way of Their
universal installation. They call fol
large-Or long-radiatOrs. The plum
her, with Il serious air, tells you tina
n square foot Of glass requires ter
times as much radiating surface as ,
square foot Of plastered wall. II,
shakes his head as he says you vii
have to have n boiler two sizes larger
He specifies that the lattice work be
meath the porch shall be bricked up
w., Anunn - oil bta co~t1-. A..
cause you have tasted the pleasure
Of dwelling outdoors the year round.
There is no pleasanter style Of cOun
try life. 1t really matters littl
whether. the enclosed porch IL an In
tegral part Of the house, Q room witt
q hardwood floor. ivory TRIM and
The sun., 1916-11-19

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SUN-Sir: In
one of your editorial articles mention IN
made OF Mr.. Glllette's play "Secrct
Service" If my memory serves me
correctly. Mr.. Gillette did not cause his
brother to shoot him" on the contrary
It was his brother who demanded to be
shot and who. on MIR. Gillettc's refusal.
shot himself In order that the spy. who
was then under suspicion, might be free
to go on with his important work.
LILLIAN BENNEr-THoMPsoN.
EAST ORANGE, N, j.. November II.
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MR.. STEWARDS PORTRAIT.
Questions - 10 y Picture Of the Great
Merchant.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: In
one Of the recent interesting advertise
ments OF John Wanainaker's store is
included a picture Of A. 7. stewart pre-
scented to Mr.. Wanamakcr by that great
merchants secretary"
] went to work for Mr.. Stewart in
April. 1871. ! left there in 1875. NJ.
Stewart died on April 10. 1876. The
newspaper tried at that time to set a
picture Of him blu, found that Mr.. stew
art never had a picture taken. \ hoy
in the silk department made n pencil
sketch from memory which looked very
much likS Mr.. Stewart.
\. r. Stewart never had a sccre-
tary. and the dry goods merchants II
his time did not need them. He did his
business directly with the buyers OF the
Inherent departments every day.
Mr.. Stewart used 20 come to the stove
every morning In his private coach with
Judge Hilton. He came in the door on
Broadway nearest to Ninth street and
through the rotunda to the superinten-
dents desk. After t~ransacting his bust
ness with the superintendent he went 10
consult the buyers OF the dlfferen; de-
partments separately.
After he finished with them he and
Judge Hilton went TO the wholesale store
In Chambers street.
saw Mr.. Stewart every day for years,
and the picture now presented purport-
ing 10 be OF him looks rs much Ike him
as does the picture OF Napoleon Bona
parte. EMPLOYER OF A. T. STEWART.
New YORK, November Is.
The sun., 1916-11-19
A Subtle Suggestion,

II never laugh said Dignity. because
never see.
No matter where I go. 4 thing that's laugh
able to me-"
And then responded Hunor. ;nso,ent and
impish ell
20 solemn sir. pray. tell me. have you ever
seen yourselff"
The sun., 1916-11-19
The Collector Of Customs. Port Of New
York.

To THE EDITon or The sUS-Sf,: To whom
may ono refer cases Of disguised ship,
nicnts' Despite this nations protestations
there are many such. A. c. C..
New YORK, November ~.
The sun., 1916-11-19

From fe PfIs0N ObscrreT,
Our good ship Bronx. although . small
thing. Is ono Of the indispensable acce.-
SORES to ~Blsckwelrs Island. A q ferry
1t carries on an average Of 5000 persons
to and from the island each month.
The sun., 1916-11-19

1t is the little things that count,
Jay the philosopher and the efficiency
expert. A writer In the Christian
Hcr0ld. reporting an interview with
the Japanese editor Mr.. MorosADA
ZUMoro. calls attention to an obstacle
to a better acquaintance between the
people Of Japan and this country. Mr.
ZUMoro explains that foreigners are
not entertained In Japanese homes be
cause the ordinary houses are not
fitted for 1t and also:
''Visitors are compelled TO take of
their shoes. and II they have holes II
their socks that Is embarrassing FOL
them"
Is there not here On opportunity fol
some patriotic manufacturer to ait
In IN international understanding anG
at the same time develop . market FOL
! darning needles7
The sun., 1916-11-19

Among Mr.. Stewards thousands Of
employees there must have been one
Or more who performed the duties
which fall to a secretary; this point
Is u~nimportant. II has been said posi-
lively, however, that when MIR. Stew
art died no satisfactory portrait Of
him was found. The article on his
career in the Annual ~Cyclopaedla for
1876 has no portrait. Ap~ploton's
Cyclopnd.a Of American Biography
contains a vignette taken from "A por-
trait painted after the great mer'
chants death by Thomas lie Clear.
Mr.. Wanamaker's portrait may be
from the same source; It's newspaper
reproduction presents a countenance
somewhat less strong OF feature than
that revealed In the Cyclopadia.
The sun., 1916-11-19

One Thing That. Coming Down.
We see the shooting meteorn
Go falling through the skies.
The only raw material
That isn't o. the rioA.
The sun., 1916-11-19

Coroner FEINBERo has discovered an
artichoke trust. VIII spectators spare
none OF the necessaries Of life?