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The sun., 1916-09-19
Clearing III Walls.

The mandarins of decorative art
hive dccrced that pictures shall no
longer ornament the wills Of the liv.
,ng room. Within the memory of men
still living the family Bible and tho
album OF photographs have lost their
place Of honor on the drawing room
'nblc. The way flowers preceded the
.cthronemcnt of these beloved oh
iects. Even tho incidental drapori"S,
whether they happened to 10 "dra-
,,ers" OF "%nlngers," which enjoyed such
nigh popularity when III" aesthetic
.rnze of the early SOS brought them
into use along with the cattails and
the peacock feathers, have long been
lost to the eye. The standing lamp
has lost some Of It's oncc well cstnb.
llshed vogue in the community. Now
II Is the pictures on the wall, more or
less tabled In song ana story. that
have fallen under the disHpproval Of
the critics.
Various causes have combined III
bring about THE revolutionary result.
The popularity to-day Of eighteenth
century architecture has resulted In
the use OF panels In the walls, and
this makes the 8 of pictures II de-.
tail of decoration difficult to manage,
1t Is the architect who appears
throughout this reform as the selfish
tyrant OF the art of the home. Pic.
lures arc In his strabismic view an
interruption Of his designs. They de.
stroy the symmetry Of his plan. The
The sun., 1916-09-19
Sees Lack ~ Taste In the Dress Of
Young Women.

To Fiji EDITOR or TIE ~SrT-Si: Tive
great body of sensible Americans mast
salute Mr.. Rhodes. vicc-prcsidcnt of tn"
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company.
on his recommendations AS to dress for
young Women engaged in business.
Thousands OF young women have not yet
arrived at the point of knowing the Wis
dom Of good taste not only in dress hut
In manners. Who dictates their sensc-
less. meaningless styles anyway? APP
parently the girls have nothing but to
obey, whether they like it or not.
II only they knew what people of
other countries thought and how they
ridicule the ovcr-dress OF our business
women. they would never stand for this
silly delusion. Why. even the peasant
children have more sense and taste.
j. II. MILLER.
STANFORD, Conn, september ~.
The sun., 1916-09-19

International architect Il all for de-
sign. That must be preserved, and
II the ornamentatlon Of pictures inter.
feres with this important principle
Of the art Of the architect then the
pictures must 60.
Since II Is not within the power OF
every dwcller In n house to have his
private nrt gallery the fate Of the
pictures might seem settled were II
not that color and Ornamentation IRE
much admired by the average
citizen than the colder beauty Of cor.
rect design, by way of ~consoling the
lucklcss owners of pictures who arc
suddenly to be bcrcft of them II they
follow the last ukase Of the artistic
powers 1t Is admitted that except for
the paintings done In the past for
royalty and nobility 1t was unusual
for ancient homes to have them else
where than painted on the walls,
They hung In palaces and churches.
but this refers to the oil painting.
not to the various Of reproduc.
ton which supply the decoration for
the walls Of the average American
household to-day. Within recent
years there has been such advance
In the methods Of reproducing the
best in art at cheap prices that mus.
terpieces ARE easily provided.
As Il compromise with his client
the architect Is willing TO tolerate
mural painting IL exhibited with due
respect to structural design. 1t Is. In
deed. the latest manifestation of the
American millionuire's taste in art Ia
encourage the mural painter. 1t has
thus happened Tint many new homes
are decorated with the productions of
American and foreign artists whose
work Is eagerly welcomed by the nrchi.
tcct. II Is subject always To his de.
sign. II Is done, moreover, under his
direction.
To this sort Of a picture the archi.
tect has not yet objected. II is not
probable. however. that all he and his
interpreters may say will bring about
the Immediate removal of the pictures
from the household walls. They have
a deeper c%loquencc than such acct
dents Of decoration rs those which
pass out Of Use with the temporary
state of taste which brings them into
existence. =
The sun., 1916-09-19

The primaries to-day arc open to
every voter who enrolled when he reg
istcred last year. They arc more than
usually interesting, for there are con-
tests in both parties FOR the nomina-
lions for United States Senator. To-
day will decide between the Republi.
rams RoBERr BACON and WILLIAM Nj.
CALDER and the Democrats WILLIAM
y. McCOMBs and T. +. CONWAY.
For Governor. Of course. the naming
Of CHARLES S. WHITMAN by the Re
publlcans and Of SAMUEL SEABrRY by
the Democrats is n foregone conclu.
sion. Yet even In this nomination
there IL keen interest. for both men
arc struggling for the Progressive
nomination. About 1900 citizens are
eligible to vote ut the Progressive pri-
marles and 1t will he Interesting to
observe whether the Moose of New
York returns as readily tn the Re-
publican fold rs did his Maine brother
In last weeks election.
The Republicans who may be con
tent with the nomination of either
Mr.. BACON or Mr.. CALDER for Senator
still should so to the primaries and
vote. This Il the real beginning Of the
most consequential campaign In years.
Issues so grave have not been before
the country since 1860. The voter
should take his place In the machin.
cry of government and. beginning to-
day, do his appointed work until the
end In November.
Not the least important choice to he
made to-day Is the naming Of candi-
dates for Representative In Congress.
When the voter has to choose between
two or more men OF. his party, Let him
look for backbone first, brains see
Ondly. 1t would he II pity II the Re-
publicans should send to Washington
any more creatures like the seventy
who voted for the brotherhood grab.
The sun., 1916-09-19

$485 300. Have the janitors anything
TO beat that in the way Of provision
for the rainy day?
Assessments for the maintenance Of
the insurance fund may be burden
some, but when the term Of active
service ends there must Ike a good deal
OF comfort In contemplation Of the
continuing income Of nearly $500 "A
year. We hear the cat purr OH the
hearth rug before the crate. while the
kettle sings and the little yellow bird,
swinging in the sun by the window.
MARBLES all day about economic In.
dependence.
The sun., 1916-09-19

When the late General BASIL DUKE
was asked by President WILSON to ac-
ccpt an appointment as a United States
Circuit Judge the Confederate veteran
said: IL have had no judicial expe-
rience. I appreciate the offer but
must decline The General believed
with TIE SuN that Federal judgeships
should be filled by jurlsts who have
had some experience on the bench. 1t
need not be a hard and fast rulc. but
certainly lawyers who have not the
judicial cast of mind should never be
considered, no matter what their posi-
ton at the bar is.
The sun., 1916-09-19
First Aid to Cable Wsiters.

The Department of Commerce has
received from the Russian war censor
five rules for those Americans who
send cnblegrams. All exporters to the
M%uscoviteS whether they send mu-
nitions or machines for counting
caviare, will do well to assimilate the
instructions:
Make ypur messages absolutely clear.
30 that aNpcrfect stranger can make
sense of them"
As perfect strangers abound every
where and. In fact. make up u large
part Of the carth's population, he
careful. u. HENRY had n hero who
foiletl Il South American rrnsor by
sending II telegram In slang, hut mani
testify this will never do for the Rus
sian cable. kick in. or nix on the
stun" will not reach the Russian from
whom you wish advance payment.
"Do not use too many figures In COM
parison with the amount of text. a
cipher story can be todd in figures
To cnble "Ship o.0s7.6i2 sables.
1~4.444.0s2 offers and 9S,1i5.932 Arctic
foxes" would he to court suspicion.
The censor. looking in his book on
the fur census. would know that there
are not so many Arctic foxes and he
St.nt,Isl css, NJ ono, that S..,ttr tn1n,vt.nO M
meant ''now Is the time to blow uI'
V~ladivostok." Cut down your orders
when the numbers are suspiclously
large or frequent.
DO not be laconic. Short messages
sound very mysterious to the censor.
| Spend n little more money II make
the story complete"
This rule will have the unre>ervc,l
| approval of stockholders in cable com.
ranics. BE chutty If necessary. An
''om again. IN again, gon" again. Fin.
nigan" cablcgram might produce
brainstorms in the Cars secret ser.
| vice bureau.
d not use highly. technical terms,
1. e.. words not generally known or wiici,
cannot be readily found in the diction-
ary."
II you are making up an order for
n Russian house and want to know
whether It wants tn" dimcthylnnilin
mixed with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
prefers II compound containing II dash
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., put 1t in
words of one syllable. Better still,
after making over the query into it.
simplest form. have your ste1ogrnpher
translate Ii into Russian.
The sun., 1916-09-19
THE MAN WITH THE Law.
ENDER SPATS.
The Case Of the Lost Blond Sister.
in.law Viewed AZ Another Anele.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SCN-Sir. !
have been repeatedly annoyed during
the past two or three months while
taking my daily constitutional walks for
the sake OF the air in the vicinity of
l%ongacre Square by a nervous gentle
man of ffty or thcrcabout, evidently an
alcoholic. who follows me. stares at me.
and has repeatedly attempted to speak
to me.
On Sunday I was compelled to hand
him over to "a policeman. lie stopped
me us / was about to board a street
car. going SO far az to lay a OBTAINING
hand on my arm. YOU" he cried. are
my blond. my long lost s~ister.in-law
sir" said.
"Do not attempt to deny it," he re-
Piled. you are. You are!'
a crowd collected.
"tnhand me :" said. you have
prosecuted me for months. Is there no
protection for a quiet and sclf-respect-
ing girl in this city, And with the
words I gave him a shove. A police
man appeared and I made a case against
the offender.
For the protection of other blondes
WHo may W hnHoycu Wy tHS Hho''o-
maniac I will describe him. that he may
be avoided. His nose is Of "A blush
cast and long and pitted. His eyes have
faded until they are white. His knees
tremble hab.tua!!y his hands fluttcr
nervously his mouth IL loose. and hangs
half open he wears lavender spats In
all weathcrs and carries a lacQuercd
walking stick he sports n toupec. and
has AN seal ring on each hand.
Rut the thing that ] particularly dis
like about him il his scarfpin. The
ornament Is too large. 1t is a cameo
representing n Greek dancing girl. per-
hapS a nynph. chased by n satyr.
IL the person has friends they should
soc that he Is confined In n private
~madhousc. JosErH1NE.
NEW YORK. September Is.
The sun., 1916-09-19
Energetic Hughes Women.

4 railroad train will leave this city
for the West on October . that j.
destined to make history. 1t will BE-
filled with women possessing oratori-
cal ability who will give voice In
twcnty-cight States To their conyic-
ton that Mr.. HuGHEs should be elect
cd President. Not only will they ron
tribute their services rs campaign
speakers to the Republican party but
they will finance their expedition out
Of their own pockets.
When Mr.. HUGuEs came out en-
phatically FOR II constitutional amend
mcnt giving the franchise to tho
women Of this country he brought to
his support a powerful element in the
community that had been alienatcd by
President WILSON'S cryptic uttexunces
upon the same subject.
The "WOmen's Hughes Campaign
Train" will not set out upon Its pic
turesque Journey under the banner of
woman suffrage. however. The undc.
STABILITY Of the reelection of Mr..
WILSON to the Presidency will be
presented by these peripatetic women
speakers to the voter of the country
from many points Of view wholly I'M
connected with franchise problems.
They are convinced. for good and SUI
ticient reasons that have nothing tn
do with suffrage. that the maintc.
nance of the present Administration
In power would he detrimental to all
the higher interests of American civ
ilization.
The sun., 1916-09-19
An immortal Thought.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SrN- So: The
gifted author OF the statement in the
World quoted in TUr SrN Of September
u that "thc' Democrats in Maine seem
to have been swampcd by the very Of
'%ectiveness Of their own campaign is
doubtless the same person who recom-
mcndcd "discntangling alliances to this
country as desirable. l..
BAR IIARBoR. Me. September II.
The sun., 1916-09-19

II there is any Mexican decoration
similar 10 our Medal OF Honor II
should he given TO the teacher OF
Juarez College who declared in her
Independence Day Grafton that the
Mexicans had gathered many times to
celebrate a day Of independence when
all around them they saw evidences OF
their negligence. III concealed passions
and apathy
The sun., 1916-09-19
IS ACTING A MANS WORK?
Correspondents Discuss the Question
Pro and Con.

To THE EpIToE or TIE SrN-Sir: The
actor whose story YOU printed Sunday.
the fellow who says that acting Is not
a mans work. gives himself away. lie
Is not an actor II proves Il. Acting
Is an art and only an artis, can act. and
an artist would not he thinking Of beer
and rye bread under the conditions he
relates. \. true actor would In the pres
'ncc Of an aprlaudinS audience. himself
in part tho subject OF the applause. he
thrilled to the soul. There was only one
artist IN that family. the Wife. Stage
folks have "A name for the sort of an
actor" that fellow Is or Was: ne is a
ham ARr.
NEW YORK., September Is.
The sun., 1916-09-19

To EDITOR OF TIE SvN-SU. 7
agree with tho man who says that males
should not he employed as actors. OF
course you can recall tho names OF a
dozen or 50 men /, Is a pleasure 70 sec
act, but they arc rot. never were. judy
Ing from their manners on and of the
stage. "footlight dazz,ci' or stage il,u-
stoned" Like the maj Whose story Tur
SrN printed. they were born to the stage
and arc different N many ways from
the thousands who will not work cNccpt
on the stage. The latter would be bet
ter of themselves and do more good for
their fellow men II they were engaged
in productive callings and left the work
VI acting t" women. EcoSoMIsr.
NEW YORK. September -.
The sun., 1916-09-19
NNIN.

And rs TIE crowuiuE a,.
does Il intcll'rcn. h"'ns a'i -, o.
moment thai for a Io.-'u'" .''
means probable ou. nuo ,u',- "
have been u participant 4
the instlgator Of. the Jpl. ..
swe"tly played by Wilson 20 b.
cowardly betrayal 90 ta. l'.''' "a,
uH-Amcrlcan surrender 600 "a, aE"
the railroad hrothrrh""l- arui 'r.n
paraded his shameful and dI--r'''' .
before the world lay p~ro~er'' 81 : =
pens a. s%ouvenirs - tie Ill. lrao. go
ne who held him IN:
What would iiug.r.s hay" Yo.,.
the answer in the VOTES sos, ":
Gror,r = \ ,,a
NEWARK, y. J.. Srp'"n "r &c.,
The sun., 1916-09-19

General Sir DOUGLAS HAIG Is n man
Of so few words that unless he speaks
for himself tho time may come when
his participation in the battle OF the
Somme will be denied Ivy expositors Of
the war on the western front.
The sun., 1916-09-19
Fire hay In PENNSYLVANIA tisnr He'll.

FT"W WF THTdHFTPH'H F''OTN,
Rcd Lion. one Of tho wonder towns OF
the York county cigar holt. VII, have Two
greatest time IN It's history when twenty
one fire companies. with twenty-five bands,
Will hold the county convention there.
The sun., 1916-09-19

Inasmucii as the question What would
Hughes have done seems to be the only
thing the Democrats have left to hang
their hats on. let's see IL u can't be an
swcrcd in the usual Yankee fashion by
asking other questions. Docs any sane
man or woman believe:
That he would have appointed a
Bryan. n Daniels. a Redfield, a Wilson
or q Baker to his Cabinet:
That he would have given the premier
place in his official family as a reward
for political treachery to a rival Prcsi-
dental candidate TO a man who a few
years previous he wanted knocked into
n cooked hat?
III.
That even II in a III Of mental abcrra-
ton he should have done such an incon.
ccivable thing, he would have stood for
J said a%ppointee touring the country In the
company Of vaudeville performers and
ycdlers for tho purpose Of increasing
his private income because he couldn't
live on the salary Of a Cabinet officer and
lay by anything for old age?
W.
That lie would have un~warrantedly
attempted to interfere with the internal
affairs of California when she passed an
alien land law. prcjudsins it as uncon-
st!t utional:
That he would have approved and
signed such vicious and r~eactionary lcgis-
la,ion as the sundry civil bill as IA sop
TO labor unions and farmers organiza-
tons?
That he would have refused TO recog-
nize as provisional President Of Mexico
tho only man who. It IL conceded by all
unbiased authorities, was capable OF
establishing and maintaining any form
o: lawful government in that country:
That instead Of accepting the word of
Henry Lane Wilson. this country's ac-
credited Ambassador In Mexico. regard
ing conditions there. he would have pub
lic!y disgraced him by recalling and
ropiimanding him for having done his
duty. and sent his personal agent to Mex
leo to confer with Huerta. whom he re-
fused to recognize?
Tha; lie would have attempted to
I .tg,,nta 81. - $780, A.
Mexican election. as well as assuming
to say who should or should no, be a
candidate for President?
That lie would rave sent the United
states fleet to Vera cruz ostensibly to
obtain "A salute for the nag, but really
o. depose 1lucrta. for whom he had
conceived a personal dislike. and sub
sequcntly in Il fulsonc culogy over the
rinctcen marines who were killed while
this country was being kept out of
war" should tell us they died In the
service OF humanity?
"a he would have fatuousiy and In
arcly juggled with the embargo on arms
and munitions to Mexico. alternately
lifting and clamping IL down. as the
favor of ono or the other Mexican high
binders swayed him, thus making II pos
s!olc for our countryInen to be muir.
dercd by Mexican bandits supplied with
arms through his own shortsigh,edncss:
NJ.
That instead Of protecting the lives
and property of American citizens In
Mexico he would suddenly have con-
tractcd cold feet and issued a frantic
warning tn Americans to leave that coun-
try because Of his u~nw.llIngncss to p,o-
test them"
That he would later haze son. a pun!-
Tive $50 ca!lcd) expedition into Mexico
to get Villa. and after winning nu-
NITROUS "oloodlcss Victories" by not cap
turing TIRE bandit have withdrawn the
troops
Tina, after sending an ulumatun to a
-
The sun., 1916-09-19

II ran be asserted with the utmost
confidence that cx-Sccrctary GARRISON
will make no campaign speeches for
his former chief.
The sun., 1916-09-19

The Trohibitionists needn't be
alarmed. Those victorious English
tanks on the Sommc are not alco-
holic.
The sun., 1916-09-19

Greece has managed to place her
self in II position In which only three
courses Of action are possible. any one
Of which promises to be disastrous.
The sun., 1916-09-19

Practically every Weapon used by
the European bclligerents Is an Amer
lean invention excepting the Zeppelin.
and that's a failure.
The sun., 1916-09-19

Congress has adjourned. but the
Administration still has those Bryan
treaties on it's hands. and possibly
about It's neck.
The sun., 1916-09-19

Is there no sympathy anywhere for
the general public, which gets II COM
ing and going?
The sun., 1916-09-19
\ ".

That he would have nisraH' ,y'.
the principle Of civil ."ryj,, T., ,t,u
Ing thousands of places held , ,.mr
tent employees regardless 81 i.,l" 'a.'
cal affiliations tn MAKE ro.m or o..
serving Republicans
The sun., 1916-09-19

The better the country at large
knows CHARLES T.. HUGHES, the man,
the better IL likes him.
The sun., 1916-09-19

What kind Of prosperity Is ii that
puts a prohibi'ivc price on bread and
other necessaries?
The sun., 1916-09-19
NH.

That had he been elected on a n
form plcdging It's candidate g. tI' o.
term he wouldn't have had urr hood o.
decency enough 10 fulh, l- ,...
with the American people r'.-
reorganization:
The sun., 1916-09-19

There Is every indication that Gen.
eral VANCE McCoRMIcK is shortening
his lines.
The sun., 1916-09-19
WIFI

That when he SAID I'm n r.,'N Sat-
willie speech. IN reply t. ~. I...,
would he have d"ro 80 N,s.r., o
have protected American ..r,. lie I'D.
mean it:
The sun., 1916-09-19
Problem, In Cosmetics.

Mary has n coat OF tan
She now desires to don:
II costs n lot 10 put T.. on
And more to Get II of.
The sun., 1916-09-19
WI.

That ~" w"uii nave i-lu',., Or.
diplomatic and consular -,r'r.r .r T.
placing trained and trusted rrr T., u
vide 'bcrths' for contr .u'Ir. 20 hi
campaign fund?
The sun., 1916-09-19

The trouble with Mexico Is that it Is
so short on neutralistas.
The sun., 1916-09-19

With BRYAS's hat In the ring the
Democracy's exhibit Of white feathers
grows increasingly picturesque. .
The sun., 1916-09-19
Mn.

That after having been 81, t,I ,r .
platform plcdging au economical all.
efficient administrator he womb E,y.
approved and signed 4 "pork" iGll ,,...
appropriatins millions OF III, rul. .
money for all sorts Of iHuti.'.,al
,himciica! schemes without ~, ....-
sag himself OF the h%ou'sty ... .",
such appropriations?
The sun., 1916-09-19

What is left of the Bull Moose. hav-
ing no visible means OF support. seems
tempted to 60 into trade.
The sun., 1916-09-19

London once, 40.43 Fleet street.
Paris once, o Hue dc la Michodiere' OF
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Warrington once, Hubs Building. 49,,
Urooklyn once. Room ?02. Eagle buiid-
Ing, 800 Washington street.
The sun., 1916-09-19
I 4.

That lie would later haze son: a pun!-
Tive $50 ca!lcd) expedition into Mexico
To get villa. and after winning nu-
merous "oloodlcss victories" 10y not cap
turing TIRE bandit have withdrawn the
troops:
The sun., 1916-09-19

kr''k 49, Wont -. ...'.
booker No. and tlu w..
on n s,mpathctIc stink upd .
stay. toe.
The sun., 1916-09-19
Kill.

That after sending an ultimatun TO a
The sun., 1916-09-19
All checks, money orders. &c. to b
made payable to THE SuN.

Published daily. including sunday. by the
$50 Nassau street. In the Borough. OF Man
haitian. New York. President. frank =.
MMSGssy; iSS MassA 10 s'T Ns..au street; Sec:
rs.ary, r. n. Titherinston. $50 Nassau
street: Treasurer. Vim. I. ewart, 100 MAS
sau street.
The sun., 1916-09-19

That instead Of protecting the lives
and property OF American citizens In
Mexico he would suddenly have con-
tractcd cold feet and issued a frantic
warning tn Americans to cave that coun-
try because of his unw.llIngnoss to pro-
tcGt them"
The sun., 1916-09-19

Subscriptions BY Mail. Postpaid.
DAILY. Per Month ............. !eo So
DA1Df. Fer Year. ...........s''' ~
SUNDAY. FER. Month ............ q
SUNDAY 10 tsnada). Per Month. 90
HIiLLf HSp' SUNDAY. Per Year 80. 3 50
Daily AND SUNDAY. Per Month. -
FonEiaS RATES.
DAiLY. Per Month. ............. 4 :s
SUNDAY. Per Month. ,s....'. 90
DAILY AND SUNDAY, Per Month";. i "
THE EVENING suN. FER Month";. :J
THE EVENING sCN. Per Year. -. 1S
III EVENING SUN Forelgn),Per Mo. i VI
The sun., 1916-09-19
VIII.

Tina; lie would have attempted 10
dictate the manner and form OF the
Mexican election, as well as assuming
TO say who should or should no, be a
candidate for President?
The sun., 1916-09-19

That lie would have fatuousiy And In
ancly juggled with the embargo on arms
and munitions to Mexico. alternately
lifting and clamping it down. as the
favor of II or the other Mexican high
binders swayed him. thus making 4, pos
s!blc for our countrymen to be muir.
dercd by Mexican bandits supplied with
arms through his own shortsigh,edncss: