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THE VOTE OF A WOMAN
A Lawyers Opinion That the COnsti.
tuition Does Not Warrant II.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Your
answer in to-day's editorial article to
correspondents on the right o. women
to vote in United States elections IS cor
rect. except that. in my opinion. you
overlooked what Charles Sumner called
the sleeping giant of the Constitutions"
United States Constitution. guaranteeing
to all States a republican form OF gov
eminent.
A case arose in Missouri where a
woman claimed the right To vote under
this provision OF the United States Con-
stitution. Her claim was rejected and
thereby the contrary proposition was
established. that a republican form OF
government, wh.ch all States must main
tain. excludes woman suffrage.
The Fourteenth Amendment. which
you quote. sustains this position other
wise a State could give white women
the right to vote and then exclude
negroes from the franchise without suf-
fering any decrease in the number of
their representatives in Congress, as
Stunning that the number of white women
equalled the number OF negro men. OF
course such an absurdity was never
Intended.
or, again. white women could receive
the right to vote and negro women be
excluded. although negro men could not
he excluded. In short. the Fourteenth
Amendment. on the principle of ex-
pressio unius est exclusio alterlus. es-
tablishes the principle that male suffrage
and not female suffrage is the rule
under the United States Constitution.
No electoral vote should he counted
from States where women voted the
question should he settled now. when
no burning question Is at issue.
J. BLEEcRER MILLER.
r YORK, November 16.
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\ S0ne Of Pspparednees,

Dur Yankee sons are Yankees yet.
Their good right Arms are strong:
They're patient but they don't forget
The way to right \ wrong.
As In their prido their fathers died
II nee DO no shall We;
Laugh "a We will, We cherish still
The love Of liberty!
Brave boyn link hsnds'
Lee head and heart he steady:
ANA to defend this best u lands
lie ready. ready!
Some men repeat the foreign sneer
That says blood Is cold,
They say We fear to draw the spear.
But like old women scold;
II they deem best to stir tho nest
They'll hear the eagles cry.
For as Of old he scars as bold,
And dominates the sky'
Brave boys link hands!
Let head and heart he steady;
And to defend this best Of lands
Be ready. ready!
WILLIS srssLL.
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Let the victors Take the Expense a.
Well a the Responsibility.

To THE EDITOR ny THE SvE-Sir: II
We have IL repetition OF closed factories
such AS sc had just previous IN tho
war. It will therefore he directly charge
able to the Democratic tarlN policy and
the competition Of cheap fore..n labor,
Would it not he fair 90 suggest taat
when the bread lines form again til.
Wilson supporters and other sree
traders, namely, the Democratic party.
pledge themselves to support the jobbers
without any charity or aid from the
Republicans? w. II. READ.
LANCASTER, Pa. November 10.
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JACKS A SCARF.
Our Sailors Neckwear Has Nothing
70 Do With the Loss Of the Maine.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: As
a disseminator Of naval transformation
'R. A. NJ" who undertakes to set
Curious right, certainly ranks high.
Ills statement regarding the black silk
neck scarf of the sailors Of u navy.
that It came into use at the time Of the
Spanish war and means Remember
the Name Ia surprising Information In
view Of the fact that this scarf has
since the inception OF tho American
navy constituted an Indispensable part
Of it's uniform. And It's use Is general
in all navics. I wore 1t many years be-
fore. during and after the civil war.
as did every sailor Of those days.
II Is said by others as misinformed
as "R. A. NJ" to lave been originally
adopted by the British an a badge OF
mourning for the death Of Nelson. but
It was In general use long before thai
event.
Aside from the boatawain and his
mates. any sailor with q whistle on
board any man-of-war would fud HIM
self minus the whistle or In the brig
within a very few minutes.
S~TAPLEroN. November 10.
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ON Staying THE SPARROW.
Safety First Methods for the Hunter
Of This FerOciOus Bird.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN-Sir: Mr..
w. L. Corbett's suggestion that trapping
sparrows Is the safest and most sue
cassful way" TO pursue the manly sport
Of slaughtering the %pugnacious little
beasts unfortunately is not sufficiently
specific. The gentleman neglec,s to de-
scribe the sort OF trap best suited To the
purpose. and fails also to warn us con-
corning the precautions TO he adopted
when venturine into the haunts Of the
creature to set the trap.
Let me hasten to remedy his over
sight. AS to precautions for safety, re.
main locked in YOU own home until
nlghtfall. Then after the sparrow has
gone to roost steal forth warily into the
jungle of your yard. set the trap quickly
and return with all speed to the tosom
Of your family. II you are still a little
timid obtain a pet owl OF unquestioned
courage and wear II upon your shoulder
at each venture. DO not fear. "A really
brave owl will protect YOU,
As 10 traps. ! presume Mr., Curbrtt
would recommend the old fashioned box
variety. BY all means line il with boiler
iron and add n good strong spring lock.
TO lessen the peril OF having TO MAKE
many trips arrange some ingenious de-
vice by which only the last sparrow 10
enter can spring the trap n so catch
them all. Don't venture near the sprung
trap until after sunset, and then wrap
II hastily in your o%vercoa,. To kill the
beasts take the whole thing over to the
foundry and place ID beneath the drop
hammer OF the largest forge.
Or, II you prefer. use a spring gun.
Get n good big bore duck gun n load
1t with buckshot. Set 1t up in the BACK
yard, pointed vertically upward. and sus-
pend the bait about "A foot above IL. Ar
range the string so as to give him both
barrels. make sure of him. for while you
OF course will be safe behind locked
doors some unsuspccting neighb0r might
he passing by. and an enraged sparrow
is n frightful ANTAGONIST to meet unex-
~pectedly.
But Mr., Corbett says the meat OF the
sparrow is edible, and either the drop
hammer or the duck gun Is likely To In
jure the flesh somewhat. SO here is an
other method, II you can stand the strain
Of 1t: Construct an enclosed runway
from the ground up to a window on the
hrst Moor OF your house, with a cuge for
your cat one stage below the window.
Sparrows. like flies. tend upward when
startled. you know. 80 you may display
acumen by taking advantage OF that law
OF nature AT the mouth Of the rum
way place n grain OF wheat. Up al the
FIRST bend place n grain OF oats and a
convenient perch, Further m, opposite
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DR.. Eaton's Personal Service.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: In
connection with the TRADE OF the Rev.
Charles A. Eaton 1t Is well to bear In
mind that in a former statement he re-
marked that IL he had not been re-
strained by g he would have enlisted
for the trenches in Flanders. A perth
query was asked of him in THE SUN
why he did not shoulder a gun. as his
age was a few months beyond the limit
of As.
What's keeping him from doing his
bit with the Canadian contingent?
+. J. BUTLER.
NEWARK. November II,
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What Is the Pulpit Fort

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: If
wrong may not be condemned from the
pulpit. what then Is the pulpit for?
What is religion for?
DIR. Eaton in telling his congregation
what this country should have done in
the face OF such hellish work as the
Lusitania massacre was both right and
consistent.
But experience has taught me 1t is
useless to expect that human beings,
swayed by this interest and by that.
can ever be counted on in any consid-
cradle number to shine as honest and
impartial critics. r. +. w.
GLEN RinGE, November II.
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While wage arner have been for
titled In a measure against high prices
through the notable increases In pug
they have been nblc to obtain, the
burden of increased costs has not heeli
lightencd for salnr!cd employees In u
similar manner. Clerks Of all grades
have been obliged to pay more with
ont Increase IN income, and the in
fiated butchers and grOcer's bills have
been staggering burden to them. This
makes particularly interesting the ex.
tension to Office employees Of the
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vantage he describes the suet abov him
and flies up to It. No sooner does he
alight on h second convenient perch
than the cat springs toward him. That
convenient law OF nature operates and
the sparrow flies up into your room. In
stantly. taking advantage OF his momen
tary trepidation, You seize a convenient
copy Of the Presidents "Strict Account
ability note, and by reading it to him
sea 70 him 10 death. L, l.. NJ,
FlAlNrIELn, N. j.. November Is,
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UNITY, IT'S HERE!
The People Welded In n tomm""
Cause ut the Ash Heaps.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suns"
people, ! believe. are already h"' N'
unified. have been watching s"Inr
them In my ncishboihood VINO uofci "
common aims before Mr., Wilson btA''
his uplift speeches. They are p'"i'" '.
moderate salaries who prey ously ''l
selfish lives, Now. as | walk cat IN 'h'
early morning ! see them together ~ ''
ash dumps OF the Long Island iia''c'''
They are picking and s.ftins r"aI ava
taking IL home something thc} uc'''
did before this fail,
Is their unity spiritual J 't.I''
say, There is something IL Their ''"s
that forbtds me u ask. and ! 700
remain friendly with them .'' t. i',
ain So.ng to buy II %siitc-. . {
B2oos;lr:. .|C'rta,-' e..
The sun., 1916-11-18

Cloth topped shoes. introduced as a
fashion, must remain as an economy.
because Of the scarcity Of leather. 1t
IL n comforting thought that they
may entirely displacc spats.
The sun., 1916-11-18

There has been a slight advance In
the prices Of cigars. After January 1
look for further advances. The
bands and labels. formerly made In Ger
many. cost more.-A dealer IN cigars.
Why not dispense with the bands?
They are a nuisance; they tear the
wrappers. and they inspire profanity.
In a more enlightened day a good
cigar will be known by the gaudy belt
1t does not wear.
The sun., 1916-11-18

HENRyx SiKNKIEwIcz, who wrote the
story OF Poland devastated by the Co.'S
sacks In his with Fire and Sword"
lived 10 see the history DO had chroni-
cled reenacted. Like his cOuntryman
PApsREwsxI. he was q great artist: but
a patriot first and an artist afterward.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Skirts. the National Suit. Cloak and
Skirt Manufacturers say. will be
longer next spring. The prediction
will astonish nobody; 1t is necessary
for the welfare Of the trade that skirts
should continue to be worm. and that
their dimensions should change with
the seasons: and ever the most unob-
servant male will realize that they
could not become shorter without de-
generating into mere girdles.
The sun., 1916-11-18

In the Wilson parade at Washington
a group OF women suffragists carried
a banner bearing the legend: I'VE did
It," The President will continue to
show his gratitude in this matter by
doing them.
The sun., 1916-11-18

From ihs CAir" Es'crmu,,t.
There isn't any difference NJ time ''"'
eating a howl of soup 10 start al tt' '
tom OF the bowl and eat up or s''r' Al
the top and eat down,
The sun., 1916-11-18

not mastered the gentle art Of being
neutral in thought.
The sun., 1916-11-18

II the eight hour day is a principle"
isn't the seven hour day. or the six
hour day. or the five hour day also a
principle?
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won."u puue'".s. u. ni'ght nave
"N"' uA.oue" .s oaihs can
e.e-' SUD" Vi ."e ehcaPet facilities
a"u VIZ ",',>"' VI goods
Ss.yeu. Du. " was oN.s III very OK.
eop.'o.", nnS.an.eS 'ha' any one ex-
~ Is. .,H,o.. u. o"" peisoh ,he small.
.'.Su VI ~ n'lI''a' 'raric.
o. ~ a. nv n'oIe remark
~. '' ~ go" .'ooP trains
49,. 10y etuus,"".y no". AT an hours
- Nw W .,o' lu'eSt capacity,
~" a." ~. nv" were ieav.
nc y COMPANIES TO
IVY '"I army o'""e oo'Voo EN-.
pssS - ~ .e"" VI ,ne total
20 .".s ~. "eptem.
u.''sN "een ai,c' ."e ou'oreak OF
~" q. ~ Ia""a man was allowed
W 'o1' ny n''"s 49,, WY" .he writ
VII VI nv neau vi ms de.
p.. gu. ", sun con-
.1eu' onu =. mites are that
nc ana os',e"' VI ,"e country Is
~" "u. ~ per cent
vi, e. "a my nav" hter.
"'y, go Nv "drues'
~o'N'Ns NY. ~ ~ ",o'c hinsuom Tor
~ '"'' W. VI ""i ''"'''
Inc eApeui.iohary iorce was got over
10 france wi'hou, a single hi'ch or a
Single accioeh'. !. ios' hei'her Il min
u'e Oh t'i'e mor u pou"" oi equipment
ana 'ne ra'."ays nave Kept up me
same hish s'ahoaru ever SINCE. The
oIhpahies 'ha' t'ce i"usnt ana CONF
riyalries and jcalousles the moment,
war was declared and have worked
~loyallv together as branches of a sin.
gle firm under a single direction. An
receipts are pooled. payment of demu,.
rage In suspended, traffic is diverted
from one line To another as circum.
stances require. everything that each
company possesses in tho way of roll.
inc stock and engines is impor,i.,v
devoted IN the common purpose. som.
Duplicating trains have been discon.
tin,ed. a few stations have been closed
restaurant cars are no longer run
naval, and military fra file has nriori,v
over everythinp else. with goods and
rau material for Government contract.
ors second. ordinary commercial goods
newt ana nassenrers last. No com.
many 7 s,,nnose can tell exactly where
IL stands nnanClaIlS, None Is able 10
give tho old detailed statements of OK.
nend,tures and REGENTS Rut each
from ton 70 bottom IL animated bv the
SGT resolve 70 do its utmost for ,he
national causc and zach has gran.
p,ed ,epaciouslv and successfully with
Tho d%i8,culties ~ handling "a larger
r afic and r~espondinr To sudden calls
with "a dwindlinp STAFF and a still
greater shortage of labor for unload
ing and repairs.
Rut the British railway have done
mucb else besides nsportinr tronps
Thev had spent bof,ro ,hc war some
soaO OOO OOO nm dock, and hnrbors and
,bese tbev nj opce Turned over IN tho
Government They had spent another
s3O OOo 900 mr. so IN steamers and tugs
and half NJ these were promptly roaui.
Toned nv tbs Admiralty In the rail.
wav sbons they have built road trans.
mort wagons. teIephone eauipmcnt. and
a number ~ snccial vehicles for arma.
ment traffic They have converted
some ~ their steamers into hospitl
sh,ns Thor conyaIescent homes ale
nov homes of rcs, for wounded sol.
diers some of thcir works have m.
aer,aken renairs and construction for
the navy. They have furnished the
army with the most perfectIy cuuippel
ambulance trains IN ,xis,enco They
hnNsa anGtDnnh and llIf .Nnftn1N.NTllf
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The Maasions Of the Rich.

The old woman who lived In . shoe
bos stcd.
1T Is tho most expensive sort Of dwell
she said.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Don't ask your soldier boy when he
gets back from the border whether
VILLA Is dead or alive.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Now Is the time to begin your day.
light savings without having to get
up early to do II.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Thanksgiving is for giving thanks
and Christmas for giving everything
else.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Women are people. but no girl
sheriff could ever be the equal Of q
kfNKEAD.
The sun., 1916-11-18

" orr frieads wAo fdror - Wth mdew.
serbia and Wustrdttons for publication wtsA
o. haze rejected ~drficies returned fAev ~sss
- Oil cases send sfamps for fAof pvrpose.
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900
The sun., 1916-11-18

London once. 40-A3 Fleet street. -
Fans ONCE, q Rue de la Michodiere. on
0ue du Quatre Septembre. -
Warrington ONCE. Munsey Building. "a,
Brooklyn once. Room TO-. Eagle buio'
NJ, 3OS Washlngton street.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Has the time come when u tug.
boats ought to arm themselves?
The sun., 1916-11-18

day. In the gamut Of wlckedness the
Society Islander has u from canni-
balism to the cannikin.
The sun., 1916-11-18
II IL an Arm Of the Sea. Popularity Callet
the East River.

To THE EpIToR ov TIRE SuN-Sir. What
would you call the water running under tn.
Manhattan bridges j. O'BaIEN.
BAOoKLrN. November 10.
The sun., 1916-11-18

In going to Fill Colonel ROOSEVELT
must respect the literary rights OF
JACK LONDON.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
THE TOP NOTCH" FARMER.

The "top-notch" farmer is always
reaching for the top. He wants bet
ter seed corn every year than he had
the year before, and to grow more per
acre. And this is right and proper.
Try experiments. Write for the bull
letins, ask the advice of those who
have succeeded. BE "top-notcher."
The same in everything else The
lawyer, doctor, preacher, student, mer-
chant, teacher or what not-should be
Il "top-notcher." Too many of us are
to occupy low, mediocre po-
sition. To "let well enough alone"
may be good maxim sometimes, but
to make "well enough" better is the
thing. You cannot betrue to your
self or to society unless you are either
a top-notcher, or trying to be.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
THE BLOODIEST BATTLE.

The bloodiest battle Of history has
been raging Mt this writing, the goth,
for more than six days, in northern
and western France, ccntering around
Verdun. The battle Of Verdun sur
passes in slaughter and destruction
of human life, the battle Of the Marine
and perhaps will be more decisive. Be-
You'd description or the most vivid
imagination, is the slaughter of men
i'll this great battle. AS rapidly as
one regiment is wiped out another
takes its place, to be alike wiped out.
Tranlcad after trainload of wound
cd on the way to hospitals are passed
by trainload after trainload of fresh
troops, on their way to the slaughter
pen.
1t does seem rs though the nations
would tire of the whole miserable bus
mess and quit. But, according to
dispatches each warning nation is de-
termined to Eight to finish"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
RAY STANNARD BAKER AND
DAVID GRAYSON.

Did you know that David Grayson
and Ray Stannard Baker, the well
known magazine writer and author
are one and the same individual?
Well, such is the fact. The style and
matter of Adventures in Content
ment," and Hempfield are so entirely
unlike and different from Mr.. Bakers
other products that one can scarcely
believe them emanations from the
same pen. The discovery has just
recently been made and published in
the book review column of a leading
newspaper. David will be given over
with regret. Many admirers of his
Adventures in Contenment," as we'll
as Hempfield, were not fiction alto
gether, but the actual experience Of
a big hearted lover of the country.
The books will lose something of
their attractiveness now. We care
little of being fooled if we know il
at the time, but at the same time we
don't enjoy being made fools of quite
so well.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
CARDINAL GIBBONS AND PROHI.
BITION.

Cardinal Gibbons, one of Amcri-
cas- most distinguished citizens, head
of the Catholic church in America,
has put himself on record as OPP
posed to the prohibition of the liquor
traffic. The many admirers of this
distinguished man will regret that
he has taken this stand along
side the liquor interests. In recent
interview given committee of citi-
zens at his home in Baltimore, he
stated emphatically, in reply to a re-
quest for his opinion that he was OPP
posed to state wide prohibition, and
gave his reasons is we recall the i'll
teryiew, that prohibition could not be
enforced; that it was an interference
with personal liberty" of the citizens
and that the loss of revenue would be
disastrous. 1t will be recalled at
once that these are the same identi-
cal fallacious arguments used against
prohibition by the brewers, liquor
leagues and saloons from the very
start and Cardinal Gibbons stand on
that side is regrcttable.
1t should be said, however, that
Cardinal Gibbons is, personally,
man, and believes that
local option is the proper method to
control the liquor traffic
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
NOVICES.

A "novice" is on who is new to his
business, beginner. There are no.
vices in the newspaper business, who
are so arrogant and confident of their
opinion, beginners though they be,
as old, well seasoned and well exper-
fenced men. These youngsters" in
the business do not hesitate to plunge
right in and advise President Wilson
how to solve the great problems
which are puzzling him and his cabi-
net, and even venture to criticise the
President. Their modesty CD is only
equaled by their assininity and ignor-
ance. If some of these wonderfully
bright embryo statesmen and editors
do not become great and eminent some
day they will Observation-Disclosures
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
MERCHANTS LICENSE TAX.
Governor Stuart's Recommendations
Have Been Misunderstood.

The recommendation of Governor
Stuart as to merchants liccnes tax,
contained in message delivered. in
person before the General Assembly
on February 18th, seems to have been
widely misunderstood.
In this message Governor Stuart
recommended IL uniform rate of TWEEN
ty cents on the hundred dollars appli-
thousand dollars, without regard to
amount.
If this suggestion is adopted, the
rate on all merchants whose purchas-
cs are more than two thousand dol
airs and less than one hundred thous-
and dollars, will remain Mt twenty
cents OH the hundred dollars, exactly
as it is now. Merchants whose pur-
chases are more than one hundred
thousand dollars will be raised from
the present favored rate of ten cents
on the hundred dollars to twenty
cents, so that the big merchant will
be taxed for the first time at the same
rate as small merchants. In his mes
sage Governor Stuart used the follow
in language: 81 here repeat the
opinion, which urged when the mer-
chants license tax was fixed in the
segregation law, that there is no
good reason why purchases in lrage
amounts should enjoy Il lowered IL
cense tax"
The Governor also recommended
that the local tax on all merchants
capital be reduced to a rate not ex-
ceeding ninety-ive cents on the hun
dred dollars of such capital which
would give great relief to merchants
who are now taxed on the face value
of their capital at the full amount
of the State and local rate applicable
to other property, much of which is
under assessed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
JOHN e. JACKSON.
FIGHTING AT VERDON FRIGHT.
Full MASSACRE"

Paris, Feb. 27.-"A frightful mas
sacre" is how German soldiers taken
prisoners in the battle of Vcrdon de-
scribe the effect of the French artil-
lcry fire. But the impetus of the as
saulting forces was not diminished
thereby during the first four days,
because fresh troops were thrown
into the battle increasingly.
advance, no matter what the losa-
es may be-" was the order given to
the German troops before the attack.
This is verified by documents found
on one of the captured officers.
"The most critical moment in the
six days action was when the Ger
mans gained footing in the entrench-
ed camped by the capture of Fort
Dounamount. The least hesitation on
the part of the defenders would have
been disastrous"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-03-03
ST. PETER AND THE DERELICT
SUBSCRIBER.

Editors get notices from the post
masters onw and then, which read
"Your paper addressed to Mr. OF Mrs.
is not taken from the office.
Reason, Refused" or "Moved and
Left No Address," etc. The card is
looked up and it is found that said
subscriber owes for one or more years
subscription. AS rule, it is "good
night" to that subscription.
The fellow who "never subscribed"
the other fellow who subscribed for
"only one year." and says, "You ought
to have stopped the paper when the
year was out" Although it doesn't
seem to have occurred to him that
he should have stopped" taking the
paper from the Office "when the year
was out" And So it goes. Not infre-
quently death steps in and the sub
scribers widow is unable to pay, and
says, "stop the paper"