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The sun., 1916-12-09
"woMEN OF ALE KINDS"
A Suffrage Leader Condemns the
silly Performance at washington.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-Sir. The
deepest and hardest prejudice In the
public mind which the woman movement
has had to overcome IL the common ac-
ceptance OF the idea that women are a
single class, each individual possessing
the same motives, the same intelligence
and the same characteristics as every
other. II has required three generations
OF agitation I'M Of demonstration In
college and school. factory. work shop.
home and club to prove to the world
that there are as many kinds OF women
as there are kinds Of men. Yet the
relic of that old belief arises continually
to cur amusement or discontinue,
SO 1t happens that some OF the New
York press have FASTENED to scold suffra-
gists In general for what happened in
the House OF Representatives. the other
day on the occasion OF the Presidents
address. The Woman Suffrage party Of
the state OF New York Is a great or
ganlzation having hundreds OF thou
sands OF members and numbers In that
membership very many OF the best
known men and women In every de-
partment Of Its varied life. That organi-
cation Is attempting to persuade the
voters OF New York to give the women
OF this State the vote. That organiza.
ton Is New York's auxiliary OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
ISOLATION. which has forty-seven other
similar branches. Altogether these wo-
men are doing constructive educational
work In the most dignified and reason
able way possible. They had nothing
whatever to do with the demonstration
they do not approve OF IL. nor OF similar
demonstrations which without doubt will
come In the future.
The world looks TO the press to pro-
vidc data for accurate history. II tine
press OF New York and Of our country
lives up to hat standard 1t must at the
outset OF this departure In suffrage
methods make a clear distinction bet ween
the great body of organized suffragists
who are making their appeal to the
reason OF the country and the very small
minority which. growing impatient with
the hardness OF favorable action by
Congress. resorts to cheap publicity.
CARRIE CHAPMAN Gait.
NEW York. December g.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: Mr..
stewart was averse to having his por-
trait made during his lifetime. There
were nevertheless several portraits made
before he died some were reproduced
before his death and some afterward.
Thomas lie Clear. the artist, made an oil
painting of one OF his portraits. Al the
time OF his heath Hdrpcr's Weekly re-
produced another portrait in wood en-
craving.
! have been collecting portraits Of
famous Americans for the past twenty
five years. and some time ago made a
study Of the known portraits of stewart.
The best likeness. taken at the height Of
his fame. is reproduced with his bios-
'aphy IN Volume VII. page 352. OF The
National cyclopedia OF american Biog-
raphy.
one o. your correspondents. Harry
Davis. speaks OF a daguerreotype of
Stewart which is to he reproduced in a
new edition OF Appleton's Cyclopcdia,
but that daguerreotypc was taken in
Mr.. stewards early years and does not
represent him to the best advantage.
Incidentally. Mr.. Davis could not have
been aware that what purports to be a
new edition OF .Appletou's ~Cyclopedia
was published last year. containing the
same stewart biography that was in
the old edition N its proper alphabetical
place. so that there can be no reason
for publishing his daguerreotype IN some
other volume not yet published.
JAMES T. WHITE a. co.
NEW YORK, December \.
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Thousands of men and women who
live within easy walking distance Of
the elevated railroads make themselves
and others unnecessarily uncOmforta-
bic every day by riding In the subway.
From laziness or force Of habit they
p%atronize II transportation system that
months ago passed the limit Of its
reasonable capacity. ignoring the ia
cilities offered by the overhead lines,
on which extensive improvements have
been made recently to provide the r..
lief demanded by the community.
They refuse to assist in that distrlbu-
ton Of traffic by which the well nigh
lntolerable situation now existing
might be rendered endurnblc.
The carriers and the Public Service
Commission plead with the public to
Use their heads In selecting roads for
their trips from n end Of Manhattan
to the other. The good speed Of the
elevated tHins, the better accommo-
dations offered In their cars, the con-
venience Of the stations: all are cited
to induce New Workers. to serve their
own best Interest. But a citizenship
accustomed to It's morning and eve
ming crush refuses to take the few ex.
tra steps that are involved. declines
to go In the open air when 1t might
avoid the cellar Of the town. and con-
tinues to jam itself to Ill temper. mp
parcntly with the sole purpose Of dem
onstrating To how much trouble II
will go to perpetuate II common ex-
cuse for complaint.
Perhaps the city may he forced to
post policemen To drive subwayites to
the elevated railroads. 1t cannot Ier.
nit the crowding In the underground
to pass the danger point 1t has
reached. And II the day when
such n control is asserted over per
sonal liberty. whit a howl will he
raised by those who. rather than sac
rifice n single xcu for kicking. ar'
| willing to undergo the unnecessary
torture Of an hour II day in the over
flowing subway!
The sun., 1916-12-09
Our Army and Our Navy.

The present Secretary Of Wars first
annual report Is n disappointment.
Much Of what he has To say about its
affairs Is mere surplusage, a resume
Of army legislation by Congress at its
last session. an account of the Per.
shing penetration Of Mexico, with an
addendum about the mobilization of
the National Guard for service on the
border.
Secretary BAKER distributes compli-
ments freely. Features of the mobili-
cation TINT dismayed friends of the
National Guard seem tn have made no
impression upon Mr.. BAKER. He ac-
cepts complacently the theory that the
guard Is 1.-The line Of defence immedi.
ately back Of the regular army"
What did make II profound impression
upon him was the Intervention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association to
provide "recreational opportunities"
for the guardsmen on the border. Mr..
BAKER submits that the Government
should take over this work.
Recruiting for the authorized army
is a matter that finds Mr.. BAKER opti-
mistic in spite Of his admission that
the Department has been unable to Sc
cure the recruits needed. TO him it 10
encouraging that during June, July
and August. 1916. the number of ell
listments increased practically 10 per
cent. over the number for the CORE
spending months In 1915" but he does
not disclose what the recruiting fig
ures were and are now.
AS we have indicated. Mr.. BAKERS
report Ii largely retrospective and sta
tistical. 1t Is I'M aid to learn what
Congress did for the army at the last
session, but 1t Is barren Of cOnstruc.
tive speculation and helpful recon-
mendations are the exception. How
ever, Mr.. BAKER does realize that II
the United States should ever he in
vOlved in n conflict with Il first class
ltWVt III uueIuH'N huhii"i VI WNii
trained officers drawn mainly from
West Point and Annapolis would be
needed. Accordingly he proposes n
system of preparatory schools through
ont the nation In which should he
taught the rudimpnts of u sound elli-
cation. the elements ~ mechanical
skill, the principles Of business coordl.
nation, and the beginnings Of mill.
tary science" with a view to develop
ing the right kind Of young men for
the military aud naval academies and
other young men for auxiliary indus.
trial service In the event of war.
The inspiration must have come
from an efficiency expert, but beauti,
ful ms the theory looks on paper VIC
doubt II 1t would he workable. The
young men thus educated in a country
full Of admirable schools, colleges nnd
universities could hardly he tount
over to go TO either West Point or t,
Annapolis, and In the event OF war In
dustrial service could not be rxactct
NJ them, The expense Of such Govern
ment preparatory schools has probabl,
not been calculated by Mr.. BAKER
As there are a great many institutions
The sun., 1916-12-09

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: In
regard to the portrait Of Alexander T.
Stewart ! fully c%orroborate the remarks
OF ~. T." The original was a pencil
sketch drawn by Edward Cloves. an
employee. and subsequently photo
graphed. He gave me two copies. and
I now have one in my possession con-
siderably faded.
was In the cashiers office OF A. 7.
Stewart & Co. and successors 1865 to
1895. consequently came frequently In
contact with Mr.. Stewart. This sketch
is an excellent likeness.
About April 1. 1876. Mr.. Stewart
came In the office. asked me for $50.
signed his initials on the cash book.
gave the money To his ONCE young man
for a wedding present n told him not
to be extravaganza. This was the last
stroke OF the pen. and the last act he
did In the wholesale dry goods establish
ment at Broadway and Chambers street.
a portrait of A. 7. Stewart was painted
after his death by the late artist
Thomas IeClear. with whom ] was we'll
acquainted and who asked me to give
my opinion of IL. f. II. n.
RID0Ewoop, n. j.. December 8.
The sun., 1916-12-09
The Citizen With the shovel

To EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir; The
snowstorms and Billiards will soon be
upon us. and 1t will not be possible for
the street Cleaning Department to meet
them, for lack Of immieration has made
labor scarce. There was a time honored
ordinance providing tAat the police
should notify owners of residences to
clean the sidewalk IN front OF their
premises, This ordinance ought to be
restored, and the department will Ina We
enough To do FOR tie rest,
There is no need to wall Let us not
be a nation of mollycoddles. Let us don
our mittens and cheerfully take up the
shovel, with an occasional jibe and a
well aimed SNOWFALL. Let us he good
natured about ii. The exercise. executed
early in the morning. will give flesh to
the lean and reduce the weight OF the
fat. SNOW shovelling is a refreshing and
aladdcning exercise, and FOR the res, it
is all how We look upon IT, New York
has its reputation for being good hui
mored let us retain that and not turn
crank in the coming snow tests,
New YORK. December :. y. BEHAp.
The sun., 1916-12-09
PROFIT ON SHOES.
Retailers Must Make From 81 TO
$3.50 . Pair. According to Locality.


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ABOUT ! per oen', Vi '"e s"oe p'o'"o"'
.he extreme ms" kiaue '"'u. y y
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SHOPS no" 'os' a'ou"u go p""'
wa" '"ue''o''"s '" sP."" VI '"o e'@"'
mass Oh pouu'''on no' ," !" 'e IN
'remeiy hs" pr,eeu e'aS
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ness sate'! ana co'reeos' III .he me
n'uin CLASS OF cues mere s"ou'" oe u
re'"'i net Pro"' vi ''o' d pair anu !"
'he ero"ueo Guy re'a'n"s s'ores '"e'e
S"ould NC " "et p,'"' VI " P"' u
retailers are u uo BUSINESS v" d '',''''
OASIS Inc aoo'e hs"'es 'e'e' W @"'es
Tor men anu "o"'e" anu "o' "'sses Al"
chllureh'
The shoe re'aiier on the "ho'e mas
been coming out AT 'he small ehu Oh 'he
norm up 10 wnn'h u rev ihoh'ns past
W 'e"'o" VI 80 '"""' '''N'".' "o
concerning "hieh hcti''ous Claims are
MADE by 'he consumer pu' '"e ret'S,er
IL fOrceu 10 meet TIE utInanQS OF inc
The sun., 1916-12-09
Bribery Below stairs.

The revelations made by a janitress
to the Wicks legislative committee are
interesting il not important because
they confirm certain suspicious long
entertained by n timid %citizenry con
corning the graft nearest home. Al
most every apartment dweller has
drawn the conclusion. from the burn
ing anxiety of the basement lord as
to. the newcomers supplies of milk.
icp and rolls. that there was some
thing In 1t for him who once was
called janitor but who 10Y has the
title of superintendent.
The figures given by the witness light
up the subject. To her, captain of the
gate of II new apartment house. the
puryeyOrs of food and lee came
across splendidly. From SO t. SD
from the Purling Spring MILK Farm 4;
Sl5 or $40 and free ice from ToNY.
the icpman free bread and rolls from
IM MERS,HLAF. the baker: add to this
free rent. II salary and walls from the
tenants and you have an idea Of jani-
torial prosperity. In m older apart
ment house the scale Is arranged per
customer: IL used To lc 81 for every
family taking II quart Of milk, but now
II Is only half rs much. A reformed
iceman told the committee that his
bonus To janitors VAS 81 for every
customer. Another witness. n milk.
man, paid toll to n real estate rom.
pnny for n list of tenants. In that
case the janitor presumably was ig-
nored and the man higher up got the
long green.
Now the FIAT holder knows Just
what was the price paid for telling
him that the Purling Spring was the
only reliable milk, ToNy the only mer-
chant with really cold ice and IM.
MERsCHLAF the only sanitary baker
for miles. And now that he knows
II he will say What Of 1t? and pro-
coed rs usual.
The sun., 1916-12-09
Forest Fires In the East.

New Jersey is the first sufferer in
the present forest fire season In the
Fast. The damage, estimated ut $500
NM, has been inflicted mostly upon
the northern part Of the State. Flames
famed by Il high wind imperilled
property around Greenwood Lake. and
II blaze near the Somerset unterlon
county line swept II mountninside and
before it was controlled threatened
the State Village for Epileptics.
According to the Federal Forest Ser
vice this Is the danger season In the
East. In the North and West the
great forests Of c%onifprs. situated NJ
comparatively high attitudes or lati-
tudes, are covered with snow and sufe
from fire danger. But tine ground OF
the Eastern forests Is usually at this
season dry and covered with infiam-
mable fallen leaves. This menace re.
mains until the winter fall Of rain or
snow and constitutes II period Of anx-
iety for the fire fighters.
In Massachusetts, Maine and the
Adirondack region Of this State,
which were IN the past the greatest
sufferers, much has hem done to re-
sluce the losses, but while within this
area there have been no disastrous
The sun., 1916-12-09
4 Christmas Idy,.

Sow Polly has come home to spend
Her Christmas holidays,
And FOR 4 season there's An end
OF my un~hurdened ways
For Polly must hc entertained
And taken in and out,
And all the shekels | have gained
Must speed the merry rou,'
with matiness and th@s dansnnts
My afternoons ny by;
And that's no, all my lady Wants.
Though costs Of living cry,
The dinners that enchant her heart,
The plays that end too soon,
VIII drive me to the water car,
For man a dreary moon.
But though my pock"ts will br hare
Ere she goes back to school,
And | could well anori to spare
The sometimes golden rule,
one thing she cannot take from ma.
THIS time right here score!
Ny heart Is safe from leopard,
For 1t ~As hers before
JAMS OWN Ts'os.
The sun., 1916-12-09
LET US HAVE SPEECH,
But l. English "a cleaning E,calibu
or n Butchers Ilra,rr?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SIS 81
English language is a Sword 'rr
battle %. life. Shaped from SlN
forged on Anglican auN.ls. wrong
Norman skin. tempered with lat % ert III.
fashioned with irecian hcui''. l".s -.
by Gallo emery. edged with '''' Is.
and used win American dcf' os- g
blade is helmed with golden ''.'-' To-.
with gemmcd poetry and headed ~
the k~oh-i-noor OF Shakcspc,lr N' ~.
cal.hur beyond all price,
Ten OF earnes' al 0.'s o"' =
premiership Will enable a' ,l'
WELD This splendid arm wit 60, T "
and strength through life l,.. '
proper use makes him more ioN''
and able.
Yet this wonderful Wrapr -
clcaNe from crowu throueU ''
relve, so stauch IL it, s'r.l.ro '.'
can Sleam Ike 4 shaft of s'..s. .
exquisite is IL dainty grace ,t
that thought. effort. .usp..,
genius can make n, b. ruVs 80 Oh
and in It's stead is choS'u. d..
tive free gents. 4 splli'Cf. .f
hemlock. smeared with liu4Ua' g'orl .
and men'atiNe pauperism
Let us have speech.
FAlHr,\ -
New York. December :.
The sun., 1916-12-09

We are willing to believe that a
bear carried of a hog at Hibbing,
Mimi: that seven Ash. frozen for
months. swan when thawed; that a
Pennsylvania caught a wildcat with
bare hands; that the wolves in our zoo
are bowling for snow; that %porcupines
have invaded Salt Lake: that a Maine
cat dives to catch frogs; hat a wolf
chased a woman at Williamsport. Pa.
and that Mr.. DrTMARs's snails VIII eat
nothing but hearts OF lettuce al ~
cents a head. Authentic tales about
animals delight us. But the red headed
alligator seen in Kansas. no. There
are no scales on SruBBs.
The sun., 1916-12-09
i There an A%rlstocracy Among
Street Car Hogs:

To rHf EDITOR or THE SrN sir The
indisrriminate attacks upon street car
loss are to some extent dispensing to
persons Of refined sensibility because they
make no exception in favor ~ men with
pretty feet, small feet. neat hitting shoes.
the unusual shine. the arched instep in
herited from aristocratic ancestors used
to the stirrup and the spur such people
are not accustomed To restraint. II is
only those with ugly. misslapen or en-
ceeding large feet or WORKOUT shoes who
care to conceal them. =, L. NJ,
pITTsBURG, Pa. December :.
The sun., 1916-12-09
TRADE BRIEFS

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The sun., 1916-12-09
NlagaPa's Recession.

The Secretary Of War, NEWTON
DIEHL BAKER. has told the House For
eign Affairs Committee that the Amer
lean side OF Niagari Falls Is likely to
disappear II the present volume Of
water is allowed to continue over the
Canadian or Horseshoe Falls.
The American Falls carry less than
five per cent. of the entire flow. The
Horseshoe Falls, measured along tbs
curving edge, are nearly three times
as wide. The likeness to a horseshoe
has been spoiled by erosion. which
seems, for the last two hundred years,
to have been proceeding mt about the
ate of five feet Il year ana has taken
place most noticMbly In the centre OF
the are. The edge of the American
Falls Is receding at a much slower
pace, from two and q half to seven
and II half inches Il year, it Is estl-
mated. As the Canadian Falls drop
more rapidly back toward Lake Erie
they tend to receive A larger and
larger share Of the rivers volume.
1t is Il perpleying problem to know
what To do. Nature is playing into
canada's hands, That country al
ready controls most of the show. We
ran hardly expect her materially to
impair the beauty of her Falls merely
to prevent II own from dwindllng to
insigniticnnce.
The sun., 1916-12-09
ASIATIC LABOR.
Representative Slegel Finds No Senti'
meut In Favor Of Its Admission.

To TIE EpIToR OF THE SUS-Sir: The
letter OF Schuyler V. V. Hoffman has
been read with keen interest here. I am
the member Of the Committee on I'm
migration and naturalization who de-
iivered the lecture on immigration to
which he makes reference.
Mr.. HOFFMAN said that his investiga-
tons showed that citizens In very large
numbers had expressed views IN favor
Of the a%brogation Of the present Chinese
exclusion laws and also the gentlemen's
agreement existing between Japan and
the United States.
was exceedingly interested in what
he had to say, as | did not claim To
have knowledge as to what vas tie
real sent0nent on the Pacific coast at
the present time. Since returning TO
Washington. howclcr | have made in
Quiries among my collea cues from cali
fornia, Washington and oregon and
cannot learn from them that there has
been any recent change in sentiment
among their ~neiGhbors. friends. ac-
auaintances or business men which
would in any way tend tn confirm the
views expressed by Mr., Hoffman.
| have not AS yet found II news
paper of the three states mentioned
cditorialiy advocating Mr.. llonman's
views, and | must therefore take it for
granted that no such changes have
occurred
Again. it must he borne in mind that
the chinese exclusion laws have been
enacted 10y and with the consent Of the
Chinese Government and that our eNclu-
sion ~ certain Japanese and coolies is
with the consent of Japan, and that NJ To
his time II has not hecn asserted that a
Government has not the right to de-
terminc for itself as to which kind Of
Immigration 1t desires.
ISAAC SlEGHI.
liuusr % REPRESENTATIVES,, Dcccm-
The sun., 1916-12-09
WHAT JAPAN WANTS.
Her Purpose Is Defined. Her Spirit
Earnest, but She Is Not q Menace.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: AL
low me to congratulate you on the edl-
tor!al article or Mr.. Sato. the new
japanese Ambassador. both for its spirit
and for its statement Of facts that all
the people Of the country ought to know.
and that II known would be helpful in
dispelling the silly scare. applicable only
on the ground OF ignorance. OF an at
tack on us by Japan. II Is fortunate
for us and for the world that the Japa-
nese understand US much better than We
understand them.
More even than you stated was done
for Russian war prisoners in Japan. Not
only were illiterates among them taught
to read and write their own language
and letters home written for them by
Japan priests OF the Eastern Church
but foreign missionaries were permitted
to do similar work.
The most interesting service ever
took part in was the administration Of
the Communion to some hundreds Of
these prisoners. II was the first use
made OF a new hospital building. which
the Japanese officials put at my dis
posal. Everything possible was done
u" WAT w u 'iie"'
y" 'o 'es'''''io" was put on me as 10
Ia ""' - s"! UT ~.
NY i."p'I'"n. i'c's .'at our
'eo's ~ s''' ea'"' MoSt I'M
portant OF all is that although there are
only about 200, 900 japanese church
"'"''''' '"'"" =" ""'r y !" ""re
.r.a '"'"'.""' H."'' '"''s,a"' not
~ .e"''''''" 'eo Tue more
49, "'" VI 'aP'" were
,,o' r"n'u''ah 'oh'eP-
W." w pou was u h'sh ana pure one
nu' ,oniuc''h.sm mas disappeared ana
:" ,m''s''"" 'ue' U "ou mas superseded
:" 'er'e'"'"'Nes u '"e three
''ms'""s VINO u lie" years ago were
.Se'"e' "s Il "'sh government
"' W Vo"s''' Oh ques''ohs OF popu-
i" "'o,""'S "re o"'n'ois's' buudhs's
~ ,'.'"' Hnu inc 'nris''ans
WV ~ ''ue'S !" '"e conference AS
" '"p'"es' 'le's!'''" once put IL u"
vi 'n"' !. '"s'nese Peopie Know"
''o'' N'"'u.'ah'S'h IL WHAT the CHRISTIAN
r,''.".'s yea '"em' Cohiuc'ahism was
- ~" ie''""e". Vi '"e '"Pahese' ana
$50. wv" 'uPe'seueu y! 'hc new
." :" t"e '"o o'"cr re'siohs' Inc
"oNe'""."' announced iohS
'"' '"'"'' ""u no reiisiouS
'p.'n"ps oe''e' TRANSLATED" "o'trihai
'e"'""ee. anu 'ar""esc buhdhism ~
"o' AZ an '"e SPECULATIVE system known
W se"o'a.s' II ~ mostly the worship OF
''n'o" 'A".'apha'' VINO ~ all powerful.
""" saws All VINO can upoh MIN some
."."'s wars aso " buodnls' priest VII"
."' ''u",e" """s''' !" r."s'""" uhuer
MAN ''u''e'' "heh "sheh by a m!ssloh-
aiE' VINO u Amida answered
anu" - 'ou'
w ''''e' SNORT statement couid pe
'h"u' "t the ia''h OF 'he ordinary de-