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THE CLAM.
How wicked Dealers Deceive The
Trustful Housewife.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SUN-ST: II
just happens that the information that
"E. D." received from the Rockaway
Beach mossback and put into n letter to
THE SUN is like P%unchinello's secret.
The same fellow whispered in my car
that besides selling the muscle OF hard
CLANS for scallors. some interruptions
dealers also sell the flesh Of discarded
skate nsh as crab meat. All these tales
are Ash stories.
The clam editor. as "E. n" In his
rather fshy letter calls him. cannot shed
any light OH the sea clam and it's habits.
Rut he can tel! how the poor. innocent
clam is, sometimes. as soon as separated
from It's shell. dropped in a pail and AL
lowed to drown In a sea OF water. When
life Is extinct, that Is, In a few days and
in some instances a week or more. the
clans are sold by the quart to easy
people. who. thinking the CLANS fresh
opened. use all the culinary talent at
their command. only to succeed In turn
ing out a frowsy connection known as
clam chowder.
A fortune awaits "E. D. n he sue
ceeds In wrestling from the mossback
the secret OF how the Southern Ash
dealers preserve the kingflsh and sea
bass In winter, Thu powerful aroma Of
the embalming fluid used can only he
discerned when the fish is cooking. and
then the kitchen smells like a regular
pharmacy. DESIRE LEscARRouRA.
NEW YORK. September 10.
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Four Pen Philosophy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-S,r: To
the literature of the fou pens ! venture
to add the following quotation from the
writings OF Edward Berth. found on
page so OF the 1918 edition OF Andre
Tridon's New rnionism":
The intellectual considers nGh.,ng as alb,
surd when parleying 10 so very easy; on
the thought market. where he acts AS curb
broker. the sentiment OF honor II as little
appreciated as II Is on tho stock exchange
An intellectual IL a traderJ and you can.
not expect from him warlike heroism. w
know that traderI and intsllectuals take
tn" same attitude toward strikes as they
take toward war, ln,eilectuals are greal
social pac!fsts.
Perhaps you can tell me whether this
was written In anticipation OF the l.
W. W. headquarters on Pennsylvania
avenue and at Shadow Lawn. r. T.. A.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. September 10.
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and who seem to have made ultra re-
spectacle Philadelphia one Of their
chief bases Of operation. are sud by
representatives of the Federal DE-
partment of Justice to have amassed
something like n quarter Of a million
dollars by the short road to wealth
which Mr.. MAINS enactment has 10
~benevolently thrown open to this par.
tlcularly vile enterprise.
Mr.. MANN celebrates his sixtieth
birthday this year. and 1t might be
inferred that he Is old enough to have
known better. being as he is a very
nlePt, quick witted statesman, remark
nbly spry on his feet In partisan de.
butte and g~eneralship. Unfortunately
he Is haunted, by n habit Of being
overfrequently not ut his best. Oc-
casionally ne is even at his worst,
and that is just about where he ap-
pears to have been when he futhered
this Extortioners' Delight legislation
which bears his name.
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The Humorous vina.

Francisco VILLA may be an utavis.
tic survival. MexicO's vermifOrm ap-
pendix, eradication Of which requires
n bloody surgical operation. but. to
use another metaphor. he's the scar
let flower of romance. Il picturesque
parsonage as fascinating I the imag.
nation as the lamented KIDD or Nor
GAN. Of piratical memory. Like all
great bandits. famous on sea or land.
VILLA is n gallery player, possessing
Il grim sense Of humor. He vowed
publicly to be present at the ceremo.
MES in Chihuahua city on Mexican
Independence Day. and Mt the cost Of
many lives he kept his word.
If VILLA could read we could we'll
believe that he had devoted his boy
hood to the perusal Of penny dread
fuls, but he is as ignorant as he is
magnetic, as devoid Of letters as he is
full Of the genius that makes him a
leader Of men.
But this fiamboyant. Internal rascal
Is an anachronlsm. and has been Of
iicially declared such by the United
States Government. So antagonistic
Is he 10 the time spirit. to twentieth
century humanitarianism. that the
Administration has spent enormous
sums Of money, and sacrificed the
lives Of several Of our troopers. TO
the effort to put an end TO VILLAS
pyrotechnic career by his capture
or death. But his sombrero Is still
in the ring. he is still goading. almost
at his pleasure. the Mexican bull. and
our punitive expedition appears to he
taking no part In the spectacular af-
fair. VILLAS hooking laughter "a he
heard. in these gloomy days. In Wash
ington and the city Of Mexico: hut
New London. Conn. seems to he
beyond reach of Its contemptuouslv
hilarious echoes.
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The RflmAHlea.

At 2 o'clock this morning 1t was
not evident whether ROBERT BACON
or WILLIAM NJ. CALDER would be the
Republican nominee for United States
Senator TO succeed JAMES A. O'GoR
MAN. The primary returns early In
the evening seemed to indicate vic.
tory for Mr.. CALDER, his strength In
this city, particularly In Brooklyn
having weighed down the scale but
when figures came from up the State
It was seen that MIR. BACON was Over
taking him, and Mt the time Of going
TO press the color Of the returns
seemed to show a probable majority
though n small one, for the former
Secretary Of State.
This struggle was the llveliest OF
the day, the contest between Mr.
MCCoMBs and Mr.. CONWAY for the
Democratic nomination for Senator
having been comparatively tame.
From the Republican point Of view
the most potable victory was that OF
Governor WHITMAN over Judge SEA,
BURY for tie Progressive nomination
II fight far more spirited than the
Republican primary on the naming OF
II candidate for Governor, for there
Mr.. WHITMAN easily disposed Of Mr.
BENNETT. The defeat Of Judge SEA
Bun for the Moose nomination 1.
ndded evidence that the Progressive
have faith In their old party and that
they have returned. a valued ally. t.
Its banners. The judgment Of thu
Maine election is confirmed.
To elect HrGHEs and WHITMAN
b send another Republican to joir
WADswoRTH In the Senate. to destroy
the cOwardly majority Of the Demo
cratic COngress--thesc are the biz
things OF the next seven weeks.
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IL Mr.. stoFk Exempt Under thu
CLAYTON Act?

Mr.. SToRK us a common carrier Is
outside the jurisdiction of the Inter
state Commerce or other meddlesomc
commissions.
He carries his passengers as freight,
and at his proper terminal unloads
with n graceful sweep Of his wings
to the awaiting nurse and doctor his
precious cargo.
a kindly old chap. Mr.. SroRK. wei.
come alike in his visits to the mOun
tain cabin, the seaside cottage. in the
tOrrid heat Of summer or In Janunry's
frigid gales!
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SIX WEEKS OF WINTER.
short Term Predicted by q Master Of
CnlNersal Mechanics.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. Peo-
pie dread the winter weather. but this
season they will have only about six
weeks Of real winter weather, which
will he between the middle Of December
and January "a. 1917. From September
"a to October 6 and the last ten days
Of October there will be more rain and
cool weather than usual. November will
be an ideal October month. From
January "a to April ~ will be very
much like the same period last season.
\ friend Of mine from Mississippi
came North to live. At first he said he
thought he should freeze to death. But
he went into the o business. and by
and by he said he never enjoyed cold
weather SO much In his life. This sea-
son he will he disappointed because there
will not be enough winter weather.
u. 4. -. GROVER.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. September 10
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THE COST OF MILK
Danger In tho Possibility q" W'rd'
Reing Killed for Rect.

To TIE EpIroR or THY SvN->"
believe Commissioner Dillon IS f'' > :
duty to tho consumer ~ milk .0 = !rs
10 sell the farmers milk for riN 20
the milk industry is not prot'e',1 N'
citieA viii suffer from 4 much d'-"'.e-
supply Of milk.
II the herds o surplrins o''' =
New York arc allowed N rur -
and many Of them sold tor "'t'
price " milk will go IA be u' a.
the people can afford, and t''- 20 %
he re,ncdicd for hvc or sis No'-
II will take time to form NrW lc'|s
Much milk Is being produced - -
ent on farms inherited hv the '1''
or farms rented from the oNrer T.'.
farms allow the owner a living ~
is seldom the prof, is equal r. =
interest on the value of tho lsr1 Nt'
Of the owners DO not Eocr an'oHr's ~
have been selling milk n a foe.
years.
It IL to the interest ~ tic roor', no
selves that tarir is paid tho 'ir'""'
the dairy business to protect h"H fn.
disposing OF his herd. TIT 'r''..'.
price must he paid 10y o., ,u''
secured by the distributor I'm h- u,'N
of delivering and handling
MIX In tins can be- produced ,.''l"
The dairymar often raises TOO l''u" : e
and feeds many cows uupr'li' tH'". a'
too little, some too much, tor b" GOO NJ
make a record of zach individual ."
production Of milk or butter fpt re''>
sary TO cheap production. IN" tr'
bureaus through the State ar" rrtHH'
reforming the careless farmer All .
Improbable COWS are being replaced
better animals.
This takes time. and to keep o.
dairyman In business ana induce o'.'
to follow his calling. to allow m" 't'"
TO retain their fertility moro n .'r'
must be paid the farmer rnt h M.
LLOYD TA'rn'
NBw MILFORD. September 10
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Hike" In 90.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-sir: Your
correspondent "S." inquiries about the
word "hike." It was used In the Army
OF the Potomac during the civil war.
but not quite In the same sense as It is
now used. Then when either side made
its enemy run In retreat tn. get u of
the way OF trouble, they were said TO
hike"
In looking over my diary. written At
the front In 1864. I md that ! used the
word twice, once when the "Johnnies'
made us hike and another time when
we made them hike"
Now he word Is used in speaking of
my ordinary march.
GEORGE T.. ALICE,
CAPTAIN United States Army. retired
Private Berdan's First United States
S~harpshooters First Lieutenant
N~inety-sixth Wisconsin Volunteers.
Laurel. Md. September IS.
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Swamped by the Very EfisctiVeness Of
Their Own Campaign.

To ~lrE EprroR OF THE SUN-Sir: This
morning your editorial columns bring
into deserved prominence the Worlds
entertaining suggestion that
The Democrats Of Maine seem to hav.
been lwamped by the very effectiveness
o: their own campaign,
This suggests another instance OF dcs-
rerate optimism which ought to oc
dragged up from oblivion and put ~
me service ~ the World.
About twenty-five years ago the town
Of Middlesborough in the mountains o:
southeastern Kentucky had enjoyed n
tremendous boom and had reached thu
resulting stage Of collapse which comes
when exaggerated promises and claims
are tested by the facts. Near he be-
ginning OF the period Of prolonged de-
preston which distressed the worthy in
habitants the local newspaper sought /,
inject new life into the community nv
the happy statement:
Middleshorough 10 shivrring In the
shadow ~ Impending prosperity.
NEW YORK. September 10. W. D. II.
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In the prevailing cant there In no
more popular word at the minute than
Community" II e IA among other
things out Of door performances Of one
kind or another, Judging by the case
Of 'Caliban' II may also mean a
deficit, 1t In quite certain from past
experience OF the community enter
tainments that the present works OF
operate or dramatic literature are not
suited to any purpose Of the kind.
There must he a new form of enter
tainment devised for out OF door rep
resentation. Just as the community
form OF representation II new so must
the dramatic or musical material Of
fered there be especially arranged for
Ii. Few existing dramas and fewer
operas can be adapted with any artistic
success to performance In the open.
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Vengeance Emerges From the Demo-
cratic Discard.

II 1t fulfls the ambitions Of Mr..
WILLIAM +. MCCoMBs to have demon.
strated the unpopularlty Of President
WILSON among the Democrats Of this
State. then we offer our humble fe-
licitations to the kingmnker and bid
him n political hail and farewell. Mr..
MCCoMBs's victory over Mr.. CONWAY.
gaining The nomination for Senator
In the Democratic primaries. Is as
distinct n stroke Of vengeance us any
one mar might hope to gain In any
n State before November.
Mr.. MCCOMBs Is n Of the many
who. at various times and in various
places, started the Wilson motor, only
to he overcome by the noxious vnpors
gratuitously expelled from the ex-
haust and left unconscious in the
road. while others who bad stood idly
by Tor at most contributed $50: vide
PENRosE on Contributions) rode on
In the Cabinet seats Of the limousine.
Whether II was Mr.. McCoMBs who
drafted the wicked Mr.. MURPHY as
an aid In this September vengeance.
or whether 1t vas Mr.. MURPHY who
took up Mr.. McCoMBs. u memory
fails. Perhaps each advanced toward
the other with equal rnpidity. falling
spontaneously into O~utstrctched arms.
At any rate. the same Mr.. MCCoMBs
who stood CALAMITY against the forces
Of evil ut Baltimore now welcomed
the company and comfort Of the De-
mons Of Fourteenth STREET. And the
partnership being formed. MIR. Nc.
COMBS has borrowed a monkey wrench
from Mr.. MuRPHY's well equipped
machine shop. has slyly opened the
head Of the motor he once loved. and
has dropped the wrench into the
crank a The grinding and bang
ing Is terrific.
To abandon the fascinating met
aphor Of the gange: The President
must now yearn. telegraph. write and
speak for the election OF Mr.. Nc
COMBS to the Senate. while privately
he bemoans the day when Mr.. Nc.
COMBS did not sail away to France.
Mr.. MCCoMBs, We believe. Is firmly
for the election Of Mr.. WILSON. What
Joy would there be In going to the
Senate mot that we think ne is go
ing) II he could not shake IA spear at
his former beneficiary? DAVID Il.
Hills days In the Senate @ all the
more pleasant because he could war
upon the fellow Democrat who sat
in the White House.
Happy Mr.. McCOMBs. II September
suffices. His Is the early triumph. and
how he must hug It tn his soul !.
Faithful are the wounds of a cam
paiga manager. Possibly smiles fit
across the faces OF the Hon. JAMES
SMITH Of New Jersey, the Hon.
GEORGE HARVEY and Il few others who
know exactly how Mr.. MCCoMBs feels.
Almost everybody In this part of the
world will smile except the Hon.
THOMAS F. CONWAY. and. as 1t Is not
on record that he ever smiled. he will
not know what he IL missing.
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LET THE COPS FINE EN-.
4 Proposal for the Quick Punlshment
Of Human SWINE"

To u EpiroR or THE SUN-Sir. DR..
Hornaday's estimate Of the proportion
Of human swine in New York 90 per
cent? is a trihe low. hut the paper litter
evil may be abolished In two weeks by
giving the policemen n right TO ine
any one throwing paper on the street
twenty-five cents. this to be paid then
and there against n numbered receipt.
a percentage Of the fines to 20 TO the
police widows and orphans fund.
The subway cars can be kept neat II
Mr. Hediey will instruct the guards to
notify passengers who throw papers on
the noor or leave them on the seats to
remove them. At present the guards are
made to act as chambermaids to human
swine" r. GR.
NEW YORK, September ~.
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Whether w are suffragist or anti,
Whether We laud w0mankind or no.
Let's be fair, Mobile TO Ypsilanti.
Let's be Just. Vermont to Mexico.
Let's admit that though Wyoming voted
Twcnty-seven years ago to-day.
Granting woman suffrage. none now quoted
Try to point the error Of Its way.
Comes no new Of hearths and homes neg
lected.
Comes no word that men are not so free
while some wrongs. II seems. have beer
corrected
Since Wyoming granted womsn's plea.
o.
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MR.. WILSON'S ARBITRATION
LAW.
What About lt?-when IL II Coming?
Who WIN Dradght 1t?-How Ur.
gently VIII the President Press IL?

wv e &c ~ ~ .
Who win Dradght 1t?-How Ur.
gently VIII the President Press IL?
To THE EDITOR or THE suN--sir: In
his address to Congress on August 20
President Wilson urged "the best and
most practicable means Of securing
calm and fair arbitration Of industrial
disputes In the days to come"
on this line he Advocated the ex-
pansion of existing law by "a provision
h a In case the methods Of accommo-
dation now provided for should fail. a
full public investigation Of the merits
of every such dispute should he insti-
tuted and completed before a strike or
lockout may lawfully be attempted"
This he urged as n Of the perma-
nent and necessary additions to the law
OF the land. suggested indeed by cir
cumstances We had hoped never to see.
but imperative az well az Just IL such
emergencies are to be prevented in
future.
While the time IL none too long for
h preparation OF such a provision for
h opening Of the next session of
Congress. IL is most prOpitlous. The
brotherhoods have drawn first blood
In thei fight with the Government
plenty OF It. They still hold the
club they whacked Congress with. The
people want Congress quickly TO take
II away from them. and restore to the
republic It's proper dignity.
Wise statesmanship, clever drauehts-
manship are needed in the framing
Of an arbitration act that will justly
defne the rights and relations OF the
public, the men and the companies.
Without now going into details. but
predicting the need Of novel methods
10 down the ugly thing I'VE had hoped
never to see" I look for an arbitration
law that will not foment litigation and
VIII assure a proper respect for
awards. safeguard the public interest
in the unbroken service OF our rail-
ways. and above all. make the Gov
eminent master in its own house.
have only newspaper Information
OF the progress OF the railway COM
panies toward a judicial test of the
"@ght hour act. Whether they
straightway decide to fight 1t in the
courts with. as II seems to me, the
argument in their favor. or deem Il
wise to let the matter stand. for the
moment at least. they owe 20 the
people. whom they serve. in even
greater degree than to themselves the
duty powerfully To back the President
In that demand for an effective arbi-
tration law which we take for granted
he will press at the coming session.
CARAVAN F. RANDOLPH.
NEW York, September 10,
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Brooklyn. the Complete.

reading your article who Knows
Brooklyn" ] nave come to the con-
clusion that there is at least one editorial
writer who comes pretty close to stand
ing at the head Of the class when it
comes to n knowledge OF our big bor-
oueh. However, he slips = cog when he
says we have TO go to Manhattan to
have a good time. for the time has long
since passed when we had to do that.
n this embraces every kind Of a time
too. There are a few Brookiynites,
though, who, like your writer. are some
what belonged in the same respect,
which accounts for their trips to Man
haitian. SUN READER.
BROOKLYN, September 10.
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ana something may turn up to ad.

ana something may turn up to adj
journ the conference sine die. This
Is n risk i%nseparable from negotia.
tions that were designed to take the
place Of action by the President alone,
or with the cooperation Of Congress.
The joint commission is Wilsonian In
the vasueness Of Its objects and the
danger Of Its complete failure. 1t was
II mere time killing device Mt the best.
The sun., 1916-09-20

DR.. ". S. MONROE Of the Montclair
Normal School Is going to get himself
into trouble with Congress il he
doesn't watch out. Here's a fellow
who enlists a lot Of other professor
folks described as enthusiastic woods
men, and without a cent of Federal
appropriation they go to work during
their vacations and clear a historic
trail through the mountains Of Yer
mont and give II to that State. Give
II! We'd have DR.. MONROE know that
that sort OF dido won't do. All trails
and roads In rural parts should he
cleared and built from Congressional
appropriations.
The sun., 1916-09-20

Is New York to see the real Ballet
Russo at last? There was a false
start at the Century Theatre last
autumn. Some attempt to retrieve
this failure was made later at the
Metropolitan Opera House. Now the
dancers are to he seer at the Man
haitian Opera House and there is a
promise that the tabled beauties of
the Russian ballet are finally to he d.
vulged. There Ii at least the artistic
direction Of WAsLAw NIJINsKy to lead
to the hope that this may be the
event Of the approaching engagement.
Hitherto there has been a pronounced
lack Of artistic direction about the
performances.
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The Shadow Falling Over the New
London Conference.

The Villistas. who celebrated HI
dalgo, or Independence, Day by ut.
lacking chihuahua and releasing the
rOgues In the ~penitentiary, evidently
agree with the First Chief that only
the withdrawal of the American
troops from Mexico and the protec-
ton of the border should he consld-
cred at New London.
1t seems to be the purpose Of the
Villistas to contribute to the discus
sion Of the joint commission by raid.
ing Chihuahua from time to time and
demonstrating that General T~REvINO's
garrison Of 1900 men cannot afford
protection to the Inhabitants. II the
logic Is sound, how could the Car
ranzistas maintain n bandit-prOOf pa.
troll of the border? And why should
the troops of General PERsHING be
withdrawn? The Villistas are poll.
ticians as well as fighting men, and
they easily keep informed about the
course of events In Mexico city,
Nusiiiiktpb INV .NtM IsDItDH. NO-
lumbus was raided to precipitate
armed intervention. and the design Of
descents on Chihuahua Is to break up
the conference at New London.
1t Is still the purpose Of the VII.
listas to force Intervention by hook or
BY crook. II Francisco VILLA Ia not
alive and directing the p%olitico-mili-
tary campaign, the arch plotter aud
field commander Is as subtle az he IL
daring, and, moreover. he has the
knack Of rallying the Idle and adven-
turous to his flag. As no one fights
without pay In Mexico now, the VII.
lista leader Is supplied with the sinews
OF war-it would he interesting to
know by whom? The HidalgO Day
attack on chihuahua was we'll
planned. and 1t was made by a well
equipped force much larger than the
CarranZistas were willing to admit
was In the open. 1t had spies In the
city, and when It retired with spoils
OF ammunition recruits Joined in the
retreat.
CARRANzA Is In n difficult position,
as usual. His demand that the in
ternnl conditions Of Mexico be not dis.
cussed at New London Is dictated by
public opinion at home. Yet II would
be helpful to his cause II the cOnstruc-
tive programme Of the CONSTITUTIONAL
ist government, the progress made In
pa cifying the country. and CARRANzA's
attitude toward industry and foreign
capital, obtained publicity at New
London In m official form. That
seems to be the view of the Mexican
commissioners, but the First Chief,
the victim not only Of faction politics
but of his Own limitations, Is not
sympathetic. He sets his foot down,
or makes II show of doing so.
/NOw II the Mexican commissioners
ar" 20 y" restricted to talking about
withdru wal Of the American troops
and protection Of the border, and the
vlllistas continue to hnrass TRgvINo
NJ chihuahua, the proceedings OF the
New London conference will he hut
another chapter OF watchful waiting