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The woman Vote In California.

Where and how President WILSON
received his enormous vote in Cali
f"rnia Is II matter that will keep the
political analysts busy and puzzled
for many II day. Two years ngo. with
women voting. CURTIN. the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor. hnd n
total Of 116,l21 In the entire state.
On Tuesday In all hut twpnty-threc
Of the 1857 precincts Of California.
the President received 4G6. 9J4 votes.
or more than four times IL many ns
CURTIN. Mr.. WILSON'S total IN 1912
was S3,I36. but the women were not
voting then. The sum Of the votes
cast for WILSON. TArr and ROOSEVELT
was 510.g6N. In 1914 the vote for
Governor was: CURTIN tDem.). 49,
12l FRrpERICKs tRep.). 21I 800; and
JOHNSON u'rogressivr). fO. 40; the
total being SiS.6O6. Comparing the
total for the three Presidential AN.
didales In 1917 and the total for the
three candidates for Governor In 1914.
II may be- estimated that 2I5.ON'
women voted two years ago.
On Tuesday Mr.. %IlrGHEs received
In all but twenty-thrce precincts 463.-
03l votes, or ..OS6 more than were
east for JOHNSON. the Progressive.
for Governor two wears ago. Prcsi-
dent WILSON received uwcnty.three
precincts missingl 6.459 more votes
than JOHNSON and 350.S33 more than
nor. Where and how did President
WILSON get this tremendous gain: II
seems to us In the East abnormal
and unaccnuntable. The bcwildering
result will he explained in all kinds
OF ways. and there are bound To II"
charges of d~i>loyalty and trcach-
cry. HIRAM ~JoHN>oN. who VAS II sue
Cessful candidate for senator and who
is the clevercst politician in Cali.
forniu. will lie asked significantly how
it happened. He may call To the
stand Colonel t;EuGGr \. KNIGHT. Re
publican national committeeman In
California for twelve years. ON oc-
tober ~, 1919. Colonel KNIGHT said
u an interview In San Francisco.
1t wouli be useless to deny that
p~rcsideu, WILSON II. very strong on the
PaUiiir coast. and especially in talifor-
MIA. The women are bitterly opposed
To war, aud they believe Wu.soS has
done more than any other man 10 keep
us out OF The European struggle. For
that reason they are largely for the
President for reelection II he keeps on
as he has in the past
So perhaps the women helped in
swell The Wilson "rp on Tuesday Ia
such high figures. More than 3pD.WU
of them must have voted.
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Men Who Breathe Ammonia

DIR. HAIRY NJ. ARCHER. physician in
the Fire Department Rescue Squad,
was surprised yesterday when he
found employees of II cold storage
plant doing their work in an ntmOs-
phere 80 permeated with ammonia gas
that he and his strong bodied ASSOC
ciates had TO wear mir helmets to en-
dure H.. nr. ARCHER said:
This il such an unusual demonstra-
ton of what the human system can
adapt itself to thai l cannOt resist call
ng attention to IT,"
Interesting II is. unquestlOnubly ;
but not unusual. DR.. ARCHER's r
fcssionul obligations apparently have
kept him ont of some of the most
popular places of public nssemblage
In the town. The subway In mid
summer affords atmospheric condi-
ions endured twice a duy by u great
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number of citizens beside which the
ammonia laden air of an Ice making
plant Is as Il refreshing woodland
breeze. Cooks attain rotundity and
clear compilations under circumstances
that would prostitute the ordinary citi-
zen; the only effect on them. we are
informed. Is the diminution of the
desire TO eat, and In some cas- n
notable stimulation of thirst. Cooper
Union on a good night tests the ell
durance of all except It's professional
attendants to n point far beyond any.
thing known to the rescue squad /;
there are restaurants of amazing pop
ularity where the odors of cooking.
alcoholic beverages. tobacco and ciga-
rettes. perfumes and powders, nre not
only without apparent deleteriOus ef-
feet on their patrons, but actually
q to stimulate them to violent en-
e%rcise; probably Dr. ARCHER and his
smoke eaters would have to wear
their protective costumes To survive
In them.
The human body is amazingly adapt
able: there n no secret about this.
But why the owners of human bodies
compel them to adapt Themselves to
certain unnecessary conditions Is an
old and unsolved mystery.
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The Naturalization OF the Presi.
Dental Vote.

We reprint from the World Of yes.
terlay the main parts Of a remark.
able editorial article in favor Of elm
mating from our electoral system the
Indirect method Of choosing a Prc~i.
dent which was established by the
Constitution. This method IL con.
demned by our npighbor as archaic
crude. clumsy and dangerous. The
substitute vigorously advocated Is di.
rect election by popular vote In the
whole country. without regard to state
lines or 10 the recognition If the
States measure of autonomy con.
tnined IN the provision adding two
electoral votes Ia the number deter.
mined by population.
This change. of curse. could be Of.
f.cted only by the process If consli.
tutional amendment.
What makes particularly remark.
able this suggestion of n change which
many citizens devoted to the national
idea have long regarded rs desirable
is that 1t comes from the leading Jews
paper supporter Of u Democratic can.
dihnte after an election in which that
candidate appears to have been sue
,pSSful not only on the electoral vote
but also on the popular vote of the
nation rs II whole.
For the sake of II reform regarded
10y II as beneficial in its practical
operations this Democratic newspaper
makes no homes about rejecting ideas
of State rights which have consti.
tuted for more than a century the
principal canon 81 its mrty'S faith.
The proposition l. more nearly In line
with traditional Republican creed con
corning national supremacy.
THE SrN is prepared TO support II
constitutional amendment which will
render impossible a repetition Of the
experience of 1876. narrowly escaped.
perhaps. IN the present year Of our
Lord. without regard tn political
craftsmanship it is ready to help In Il
movement 10 make the vote Of every
qualified voter In the United States
count equally in the choice Of the
President Of the United states.
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ing lining. We'll marked eye strain,

ing lining. Well marked eye strain
excessive sensitiveness. accompanied
by nervous manifestations were OBJ
served where forty to sixty watt
] clear glass electric lamps were used
for desk lighting. Several instances
Of serious complaint against the In
tensity and class Of light furnished
were observed. One ~lUokkccper of
fifteen years experience complained Of
severe headache ns long as his books
were lighted by nm eighteen foot can.
die: the dimlnution to one-half. to-
gethcr with Il greater diffusion of
lighted surface. caused the headache
Ia disappear and improved his eff.
cheney ~ per cent, according To his
" statement.
Metallic refiectOrs. combined with
modern high powered flument lamps,
produce a light of such Intensity ns tn
he almost painful. Rcflectors of conf
cnl shape. which concentrate the rays
Of light on II small are and cut 1t
of sharply outside OF this limit. are
very harmful.
4 standard Of quantity and quality
of light Is Ia he recommended. espe.
chilly where tungsten and nitrogen
lamps are used. which give very sharp
rays. There must he diffusion over a
larger surface.
The Increase In the number Of
young people who are suffering from
eye strain and of those requiring
glasses who have tn 90 through life
with this handicap would Indicate
that II much more thorough knowl-
edge of the physiological effect of light
should he conveyed to those who have
~ use II for prolonged hours.
The eye accommodates itself tn the
most varied infractions upon it's func-
tional integrity. hut this effort M ac.
c"mmoiution is detrimental To the
individual. often permanently damag-
ing visual capacity and requiring nr.
tiRcial aid. which could have been
avoided by the proper adaptation Of
the Intensity Of light during working
hours, as above Indicated.
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How Dry We Are.

Half of the Union i to hc dry
aS the result Of Tuesdays election
Alaska has also voted prohibition.
The States which were already
dry before election day numbered
nineteen. a. follows:
Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas. Colo
RADIO. Georgia. Idaho, Iowa. Kansas
Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina,
North Dakota. Oklahoma. Oregon
South Carolina, Tennessee. Virginia
Washington. and West Virginia.
To rhe~c have now lren added Mich
igan, Montana, Nebraska aud South
Dakota. making twrpty three.
There r. a possibility that Utah and
Florida will soon adopt prohibition
The last Legislature in l'tah passed
n dry law which tho Governor vetoed
Now Utah has elected n Governor
who is expected To- urge II dry law
In Florida the Prohibits u candidate
for Governor defeated the Demorrati,
nominee. Illinois may have a Leg
islaturc with a dry ma iority.
| In California and Missouri prohi
bltion has been defeated. II had pre-
viouSll been rejected by the IRgisla
lures Of Florida. Michigan Minnesota
New Hampshire and Wyoming: and
by vote OF the people In Arkansa
u912), California Ci914), Missouri
(l91O). Ohio Cl9l4 and 1850, Penn,
sylvania Iss9l. Texas Uoll), ant
Vermont tl918).
Any one with a map in front of hin
can see that most Of The area Of ths
United States is prohibition territory
but thai the thichly popnlous state,
OF the northeast are Still only dry II
spots. 1t will I've time enough to tall
about national prohibition when II
couple of these States, with thpi,
heavy representations in Congress
have been conquered by the hosts u,
! abstinence.
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The Ban on '.HenO.''

Hello" Is obsolete. say the djctntors
of telephone etiquette. We are coun-
sclled Ia answer calls by giving our
names. How about the author known
generally under the pen namct Which
name should u present day George
Eliot give?
There Is also the ease Of the fellow
named JONI PrRRiNGroN MONTGOM-
ERy. who is always being confused
with JoHN BURLINGTON MONTGOMERY.
Must both chant their full names he
fore the receiver three score times
every twenty-four hours?
Have the telephone - mpany's Off
cinls II" compassion for those unfor-
tunaie beings whose parents named
them after the famous dead: Must
some of us confess dnily:
This is ';toRCr W>>uI>UIoN
JoNts."
OLIVER cRoMwLLL SM,rn. VIII" is
his
BLANK and DASH. pEMo>rHENEs
Brow speaking"
There was once ~ ler>un nume''
ERNEST HELLO. However. the present
city directory gives only one name
likely to he mistaken for a direct ds-
fiunce of the new rule. Central must
no, he too hasry when ia" reply comes
over the wire:
"HtLIovI,u."
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The Lighting Of once Buildings.

The sanitary condition Of factories
and other industrial buildings and Of
those who spend eight hours ar more
daily In this environment has been the
theme of much discussion 10y welfare
workers and has produced II great
deal of legislation: hut the sanitary
condition Of those who labor In u
grent and small office buildings has
As II basis Of future action the Health
Department has undertaken II SAM
tary survey of II trial block" I'm or
der to ascertain definite facts regard.
ing the condition under which office
employees are obliged 10 work in GER
tain sections of the city of New York.
way. Nassau and Cedar streets. j.
typical of thuse found in the financial
districts: II contain u building Of
the Oldest type, one Of the slightly
more modern type. "ne Of the still
more modern type and m containing
the most sanitary M TO daie l~nstalla-
lions. The number Of rooms investl-
gated was 92s. number If employees
1850, average numhrr Of persons Wis.
iting these DON daily 1907. per-
centage of employees working eight
hours or more a day 02.7l per cent,
Of employees working less than eight
hours 7,2s per cent.
In the matter If lighting some i'm
portant points nrr emphasized that
should he needed by both employers
and employees. Artificial lights used
very generally, not alone where IL is
necessary hut also on some of the
uppcrmost floors, the proportion Of ar
tiicial to natural light being S5,3a
per cent. to 1467 per cent. and the
latter was often found mixed with
artificial light.
Much more attention was puid IL
the aesthetic effect in lighting both the
building and offices than to the effect
upon those who were subjected Ia
this light, bookkeepers, stenographers
typewriters and clerks. Enormous
variations In the quantity Of ligh,
thrown upon working surfaces wPr,
noted in. almost every building in the
block, all the way from a half a foo,
candle to over n forty foot candle OF
light. Ceiling lights were never OF
sufficient quantity and for this reason
desk lights Of low wattago should bt
used in conjunction with them. Fol
,ypewrlrerS and bookkeepers bctwerI
eight and nine foot candles upon tn,
working Surfac" are recommended
Desk lights should hr placed nineteen
inches from the work and 81 ARRANGED
that the eyes are protected agains
direct rays by means Of II green vitre
aus shade with a light cOlored reflect
The sun., 1916-11-11

The only tenant of ruined Fort
Vaux when the French troops marched
in was n dog, He was not willing to
surrender his bark rang out like IA
challenge. There was no guardian Of
the cnses of cartridges and boxes of
rations the Germans had abandoned
bur this mongrel with neither food
o water. To him. bristling In the
breach, may he adapted the lines:
Such a meagre troop, such thin chapped
starvelings.
Their barking stomachs hardly could re.
frain
From swallowing up the foe ere they
had slain him
But the defender Of Fort VauX was
not dangerous. Surrounded by meat
rations. he was hollow as n drum.
With 5000 bottles of mineral water
piled about him like cOrdwsod, there
was not Il drop 10 drink. His tongue
vas pnrched and furred. II was no
"deep mouthed welcome that he
sounded. but II hoarse falScttO Of
mingled defiance and distress. The
one mongrel vas neither of form nor
color to attract notice. He had the
pedigree Of the gutter, which Is none
No doubt he was half deaf from the
din Of bOmbnrdmcnts. Lacklustre OF
eye, unkempt and solled of coat, the
dog of Fort Vaux was II true soldier
of the trenches.
: To the 'poilus' all dogs look alike
none IL q low in degree tn he tnkcr
TO their hearts. Common perils and
privatiOns make all dogs comrades
Resides, this one was the only Ger.
man holding the fort. lie deserved
ecoration. And he hnd been left ia
perish too. So the dog Of Fort NnuN
vas greeted with n clamOr of delight,
and then and there, as the .ricolor
went up. he WAS enlisted to serve for
france until the end Of the war. Iii,
'aptors waited upon him us II he
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A SOUTH SEA SPECULATION

At the outset Of the European war
| Great Britain requested Japan to help
gather up the German possessions in
the Pacific and this Japan did. occp-
pying, among others, the Caroline
and I.adronc Islands. This step was
viewed by our state Department with
some concern, Great Britain was
asked informally If she would not Join
with us in endeavorinS to secure
from Japan a pledge to withdraw
from these islands after the close of
hostilities. To this withdrawal Japan
has now agreed.
This country owns the most inpor-
,ant of the ~I.adrones, the island OF
Guam, which was cedcd to MS 10y
Spain in 1898. The next year Spain
sold the rest of the Ladroncs, the
Pelews and the Carolincs to GERMANY.
These archipelagoes all lie to the north
o! German New Guinea and have been
administered from there. They are IF
more interest to a~rchRologists and
ethnOlogists than to traders.
The question of what is to become
Of them after the war Is important To
this ountr because of their proxim-
ity to the Philippines and the fact that
| Guam Is the American terminus Of
the Pacific cable. We could not with
complacency view their retention by
Japan, for as Japanese possessions
they would, HI to speak. have cut u
line of communication with Manila.
it may he that the Ladrones and Caro-
lines will be restored to Germany in
the settlement; To such a restoration
We should have no objections. IL
Germany cared to sell them they would
be worth decidedly more to us than
to any n else. Great Britain has no
need Of them, nor has France.
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N

THE SrN still believes that the Rt-
publican party is the right party to
administer the affairs of the nation.
1t still believes that Of the W
candidates In this closely con'esteu
election Mr.. IiuGIiL> Is the better man
for President Of the United States.
II ~rejoices that its campaign efforts
and arguments contributed I" the sig
nal success Of the Republican ticket
both In New York state and In those
neighboring States where its "udi-
ences are largest.
%ltregrcts the misapprehensi"n,i III the
early hours of Wednesday, Of the nc
tual result rs nsccrtainel f"rty-eight
hours or more later: the mistakiDR
of the state of facts upon which
were based its remarks on the morn
ing after election. II withdrnws such
conclusions us were based on h MIS-
taken circumstances. II withuraws
them without feeling the need ot
apology. for under the conditions ut
that time the mistake was ~ nearly
inevitable that it was shared by THE
Suns contemporaries. Democratic aud
Republican alike.
All this. however. j. not pertinent 10
the main conclusion from the facts rs
now disclosed. The verdict rendered
by the country l. II verdict valid for
The SIN. II makes ~ difference
to THE SrN or 10 any good citizen
whether the election IL determined
by an honest plurality of On" cleo
tornl vote. or Of forty by an honest
plurality of one thousand In The popu-
lar vote. or II plurality Of ten hundred
thousand. whether the decision nm.
der the present electoral system Is
brought about 10y II few hundred bal
lots in II >ingl" State, or 10y an over
whelming majority in every state.
The President elected l. the Presi-
dent not only for those who sup
ported him but for every patriotic
and devoted American: end good luck
TO him and wisdom commensurate
with the mighty task before him In the
next four years.
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BAD weather and n locust plague nave
destroyed much 81 Argentine. wheat crop.
Borneo's rubber production has Increased
sine. the outbreak Of the European war
Planters made a profit OF from 20 to 30
per cent. in the pas, year.
American breakfast foods are popular In
Borneo.
The Increasing demand for sugar has
brought prosperity to cuba. During the
past year ls. 100. loS bags OF thi. commod
ity we're produced Prices were generally
high
Deposits. NJ Ignite hav. been discovered
In The province Of Messina. Sicily. Mining
operations have commenced. tho daily out
put being about thirty-hve tons,
American motion picture nlms depicting
Western scenes are well received In Hon
duras.
There Ia 3 possible market for low priced
adding machines In Seville. Spain.
The completion Of a proposed railway
in the Department Of La Librrtad, Peru.
Will improv. transportation facilities to the
mineral fields of sayapullo
Two American arms are consldering the
erection of fish cRnneries at Honolulu.
Hawaii. Tho fishing industry is at present
monopolized by Japanese,
Cream separators are needed in South
Africa.
Exports from British Guiana to this
| country In 1919 amounted so s327, asa. an
increase over 1918 Of SG6. a2I.
libya. northern Africa. ofYers an attrac.
tive market for American cutlery. electric
fittings, hardware ga hosiery. The lack
OF freigh, service Ss.ween I.ibya and the
| United states IL a serious obstacle to In
creased trade relations.
Due to the heavy spring rains. Switzer.
lands entire potato crop ID a failure.
Nanchurian farmers sre iuvsstI~.,tn.
| better methods OF threshing grain. Thi,
opens a possible market for American ax-
| ricultural machinery.
Japanese merchants are competing with
| those from the United States for the hard.
ware trade OF Australia. The American
trade has not been seriously affected up
to tho present time.
Canned fruits and vegetables are needed
In Spain.
Canadian potatoes are being shipped In
large quantities TO Cuba. They sell at
about ~ 20 = barrel
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THE POETRY OF PINS.
Thoughts Inspired b! the Opening III
the Laundry BoA.

To THr EulToR ~ TliE SrS-Sr: The
ldundrt boz. lot 'pallN sufferer" know.
/, /, work of art. an inspiration aud =
delight. and consequently - the last
Trims that should give way 10 nelp ont
tho paper STORAGE and the metal
market
What - more beautiful t.au tu take
4 shirt from an development "f roloro l
drapery, so gauLy and rsthot e.. Aud
thou To- hun for pins - drftly hidd, II
that you fancy som" ST. vas dreaming
she WAS putting together one OF those
cute little hats that look like a round
roast IT beef.
This use Of paper, anyway. Il much
more entertaining and has more imagi-
nation In II thar most modern novels.
JAMES n, DEwEiL. Jr.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, November 10.
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FOR DIRECT VOTE FOR PRES.
IDENT.
Strong Reasons for Abolition Of the
Present Electoral system.
Prom the World Of yesterday.

prpsout Eloctorsl Svstam
from me "ord o. vesferddv'
again the American people nave re-
ceiVed an Impressive warming NAT the
Eiectorai Coilege Is q menace 10 the
pollticai STABILITY OF the United states.
Even more important AZ TINS time
tnan the meaning n the lesson Oh
PRESIDENT WILSON'S reelection Is the
danger to American peace n SAFETY
wnich Is involved in the conflict that
IL again created by the existence Oh
an Electoral college.
Iwlce mas this crude ana clumsy
piece OF mechanism thrown the cleo
o OF a PRESIDENT into the House OF
Representatives. once 1t brought the
country 10 the verge or another civil
war. This year II las produced a
situation in which the election of q
PRESIDENT could be turned By a hand
OF votes In a handful or states.
Inc returns from forty-eight states
snow that PRESIDENT wilson ~ re-
erected. a majority or the qualifed
voters or the ountr at the polls nave
so But a trifing error OF
tabulation might change the legal re-
SUIT Inc disqualircaton OF "a Presi-
DENTAL tiiect0r here or there might
change the result. a trifiing technical
lily OF the election law In one state
or another might change the result.
what Is worse. q contest OF this Kind.
narrowing down TO a question OF a Few
votes In three or four states that are
almost evenly balanced. Is "A tempta-
ton To fraud and corruption which
should never he tolerated.
The Electoral College Is an undemo-
cratic institution. II was created in
distrust OF the ability OF the American
people to elect a President. The men
responsible Tor 1t conceived q theory
that the selection of a President should
De delegated to a few superlatively
wise n superlatively v!rtuous trus-
lees VINO would retire into ~sanctuaries
III the various states and give the
country the kind OF a Chief Magis-
trate That they thought the country
ought TO have.
That theory did mo- long survive.
American democracy rejected II con-
temptuously and with much ingenuity
proceeded To evolve an effective method
Tor nullfSing the Electoral College
provision OF the Constitution. For
NOR" than ~ century the Presidential
Electors have been only clerks for the
majority in each Of the several states:
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were II distinguished n,ly. Food was

were II distinguished ally. Food was
yet before him. and he Tapped his fill
of water. He Joined the mess with
q tall wagging joyously.
Henceforth this deserted dog will
bury his bones In soil we to pass
u the Germans again he will fetch
anu carry for Nerdun's heroes: the
wounded whom he succors will he
'poilus"; all his company tricks will
he French. and he will be called by
French ~diminutivc: and he will
wear n collar with II brass plate in
srribcd THE Dog Of Fort vaux.' Of
course he will always march at the
head of the battalion ms It's mascot.