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| man who has entered the place simply
and solely (but of course, very wrong
ly) to get drink.
"Wandering around the corridor, he
finds his way into the lecture hall
again, unless he is very careful-and
probably becomes more thirsty than
ever as a result. He turns to the left
in order to find his way to the bar, only
to find his way barred. Taking a door
on the right, he finds himself either in
the teetotal lounge or in the reading
room.
IN the teetotal lounge he can (but
probably won't buy ginger ale or
something equally unsatisfactory, while
in the reading room he can read all
sorts of temperance tracts, editions in
BrailIe being specially provided for the
benefit of those who cannot BECOME
blind.
Escaping from either, or both, of
these rooms only TO rcEnter them
without meaning to DO 90 the per-
severing explorer can proceed to look
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

TT S ENGLAND, too, on the edge
of the desert? VIII she, like
Il her great ally on this side, also
decide to go dry? Perhaps the
bill recently introduced into the
House of Lords by Lord Lamington,
covering the Improvement of pub
lie houses" aims at not quite SO
sweeping a goal, although writer
in "The Saturday Journal Lon-
dom is of the opinion that such is
in reality the case The idea of the
Liquor Control Board, we are told,
is "to put down the drink also
Of the teetotaller. And, the writer
points out, even "the idea Of the
drinker is to put down the drink
SO that he can order another one
before it is all gone" And yet, pur-
sues one writer, though all these
people are imbued with the same
idea, they all work it out on diff
ferent plan" Well, he continues
"Ours is Il different plan, too Arch
tecturally speaking, it is ground floor
plan---so called because, while it may
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are: The United States, the First
Air Power in the World; a Sepa-
rate Department of Aeronautics,
an Aerial Coast Patrol.
These figures are neither
academic nor theoretical They
are as living as breath and blood.
On them in the future will hinge
the security Of our national
existence.
To those who have followed
with keenest interest the astonish-
ing progress of aeronautics and
aviation during the past few
years, certain things of the near
future, the enumeration of which
may startle the layman, are as
definite as if already materialized.
The next war with apologies
to the league Of nations) will be
fought and won in the air.
The military an. equipment of
a country will overshadoaO IN inn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

pendent department of aeronau-
tics has come;
First-From those departments
a0hich, having an aey0aautic d.
0ision, ore IoatA to gipe 1t up.
second-From those aoho hon.
estly haze not been able to grasp
the great importance and e7aor-
NOUS possibilities Of aeyonautics;
and,
TAird-F1'om obscure and poa0-
.e')uI Influences lu}tich have been
difficult to locate.
Possibly, however, the great
est obstacle to the establishment
Of such department has been
the inertia arising from the gen
eral pQblic's lack Of knowledge in
regard to this new and astound-
ingly rapid growing thing.
That obstacle is being re-
moved with gratifying speed
through the education of the pub
lie, and with its disappearance
the creation of centralized con-
trol-a department Of aeronautics
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portamce ats army and mauy CON-
bined
The air equipment Of q coa<m-
try, military and commercial,
acall be its greatest individual
asset.
In order to put the layman in
touch, or somewhat in touch, with
the immensely of this matter of
aeronautics, it seems desirable to
note some primary things.
The atmosphere Is the greatest
thing on earth. 1t is q great
ocean, sweeping u,a6roken around
the entire globe. Aeronautics
and auiation mean the conquest
and utilization of this great
ocean. for travcl and transport
tation of all kinds.
Certain pecullarities of the
utilization of this great unbroken
ocean are of the utmost import.
Some of these are as follows:
With ats utilization every city,
toaon, village, IN fact, every bit
of land or a0oter anyaohere on the
face of the globe, becomes q port
of possible departure into 1t,
point of possible arrival from 1t.
In this new ocean the route
between any two points is a
straight line between these two
points. In this new ocean are no
shore lines or mountain ranges,
and no roads have to be built,
adverse air currents being the
only obstacles. The number of
roads is infinite and they are al
ready laid.
Stop moment and grasp the
meaning of these statements,
which are neither dreams nor
fantastic imagination, but simple
recitals of fact.
Then it may not be difficult to
see, with those who are looking
into the future, watching the
startling progress of aeronautics
the air filled with thousands
of airplanes engaged in the
transportation of passengers and
material, and busy with nu-
merous other occupations such
as are now carried on by vehicles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
To Make America
Greatest Air Power

For several years the writer
has urged in every possible way,
IN season and out of season, the
three great things noted at the
beginning of this article.
1t has seemed that not only the
necessity for keeping pace with
other nations, but also our ma
tional pride as well, should in
spire us with the determination
to be the first air poaver IN the
a0orId. Our resources, our means,
our we'll known mechanical and
engineering skill and ability rem
der it perhaps easier for us than
any other nation to attain and
hold this appropriate position.
The extent of our national do
main and the fact that we have
an imperial coastline on two great
oceans demand a large military
air equipment, and the wide ex-
panses of our great country per-
NIT the utilization to the fullest
degree Of all the commercial
possibilities of aerial navigation.
To achieve this position I'M
divided and concentrated author
ity and responsibility are abso-
lutely essential. To those who are
informed in this field this state
ment seems to be so automatic as
to be impossible of argument.
1t means q separate, indepon-
dent department Of oeroma1ttcs,
soith one of the ablest organizers
and executives IN the country at
its head, to haze complete ond
umdivided control of ALL the no.
tion's aeroaaautic activities.
The desired great results have
not been, will not be and cannot
be obtained under the present di-
vided control, in which several
departments have separate and
varying organizations, methods
and programmes.
This statement would also
seem automatic, but as is we'll
known, truth never lacks for OPP
ponents. Opposition to an indie
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Heavy Going
NOT very optimistic is the outlook

NOT very optimistic is the outlook
for the traveller to Europe
at least for some time to come
according to the following para
graphs from a recent letter written
py Commercial Attache Philip B.
hennedy, of London, and published
IN Commerce Reports" Mr.. Ken
neay's assumptions are based on
numerous experiences related to
MN by representatives of American
business firms:
most of the principal London hotels
are booked up two months in advance.
prominent American business man
"ho arrived in London without any
reservation last week Visited twenty
1''e's before he was finally able TO
ssS room in third class caravan
sef2' You can imagine what the situa-
"'a Is IN France, especially In Paris.
Passport regulations have also been
'e5 much frightened up, 20 that it
s~hss long time 10 secure viges 10
''~S's one 70 cross from one country
" another. Hotel accommodations are
- mort and railways so congested
I7@' Faoat Of tbs European countries
N's ffyinz 10 restrict travel all they
'~n' though az effort il being made to
-ssl@t nisn On legitimate business trips.
"'s large party, however, such AS
ga aaYs in mind, your difficulties
~'ths be treaty increased.
! ~ not know how long il Is going
:, 'aSe Ter snls condition 10 improve.
s>s spSinG wsil probably be- the worst
E'ssip'e time 10 eofae TO London, az
s.NaSa u expecting a great many vis-
~ IA ths spring. There may be Ger
- bsaee celebrations here at that
As waieh will bring thousands of
ysssls INTO the city. All in all, / would
~ Wat yoe would better look ahead
~ A~s undereatimste the diff eulties
asFa yss may have travelling With o.
~.xs party You cannot sfYord the
KS y Permitting them 10 endure
.s''Sntps or 10 become i'll with condi-
sas v uoset.v
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is inevitable. Bills for this pur-
pose will be introduced in the
next Congress, as they have been
IN previous ones, and while their
passage may be delayed by hos
tile influences, their eventual
passage is inevitable.
just a few words in regard to
the aerial coast patrol propo-
sltion:
To those at all familiar with
the aerial patrol aUork; of foreign
countries during the recent auar, 1t
IS nell recognized that this country
mast guard from the air not only
ats oloae immediate coostlines, but
must patrol aerially every sea
approach to the continent of
North America.
We must have a great aerial
coast patrol system, extending on
the Atlantic from Cape Farewell
to the Panama Canal and from
the canal to the Aleutian Archi-
pelago on the Pacific.
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suit teetotallcrs (and perhaps Lord
Lamington and the Liquor Control
Board) down to the ground, it will
completely floor the tippler. The
tippler, consequently, will not think
much of our plan; but in this respect
he will not be at all singular, as we
don't think much Of it ourselves. This,
try to explain its merits.
"The (more or less) Improved Pub,
then, is built on the circular system, SO
that all who visit it can go round, even
when the drinks won't. AS matter of
fact, they can go not only round, but
round and round and round till even
the soberest of them feel giddy.
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Another
Peter
Pan
WAS surprised" says James
q True in Life" "to find
Stanton on a downtown

stanton on DOWNTOWN
corner the other evening
talking jovially to boy who was
struggling to stife sobs." He
paused and heart Staunton say:
"Well, that's too bad. But cheer up,
sonny He found his wallet and wrote
on several cards.
"Here, lad" he continued. Ego to the
police station and give this card to
Captain Jackson. He will instruct his
men to be on the lookout. Then take
these to the newspapers. Tell them to
insert your advertisement and charge
it to me-"
The boys face frightened. He took
the card eagerly and started away.
"Hold on" said Staunton, taking out
bill, you'd better offer this rs re-
ward, with no questions asked"
The lad stammered his thanks, then
scampered up the street. Staunton
looked after him, smiling. He seemed
embarrassed when l spoke to him, but
quickly assumed his air of dignifed as
surance.
AS we strolled along reminded him
that he had promised me an exclusive
| iv,%o L
was putting through. -
"Come to my Office at tomorrow"
he replied. "I'll try to give you the In
formation then" )
The scoop meant a great deal to me.
For weeks the newspapers had been dis
cussing the merger. They had limited
scandal, and public interest was
aroused. The truth promised big
story. And I felt trife battered at
Stauntons confidence, although his in
terest in my career was a sort of fam
lily heritage. His grandmother and
mine were schoolmates in Virginia.
When | met him in his Office Staun-
ton explained that the directors of the
road were in conference. He had Just
left the meeting.
"The deal seems to be going through
without hitch" he said. "They will
let me know when l can talk. Pm ex-
pecting message at any moment. IL.
the mean time be seated"
While he was busy at his desk 1 sat
fdgeting and planning the form into
which l would cast the story when I
got the facts. At least half an hour
passed before a clerk entered with an
envelope. While Staunton read the
message his expression relaxed into a
genial smile.
"Thank heavenl" he exclaimed.
"That's bully!"
'It's all right, them" I asked
tensely. you can give me the story 2"
"Story no." he replied, staring at
me in a startled way. "Its NOT about
the merger"
When he spoke again he reminded
me of schoolboy suffering the burden
of strange emotion.
"That red-headed kid found his
dog" he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Catechisiing
About
Jazz
By PEARKEs wITHERs

WHAT is Jazz?
M
wv
,onr GO ,t,s
ANY sor' u "'''
,oud enough.
sbould it be as loud as loud check
sun .. ~
Louder because 'heio 10 '''
the loudness of Jazz.
s,,t surely thing that is very loud
.hor ,,,1car2
IS fa'i'' .u,4 rot,er
vulgar isn't Jazz.
Where did Jazz come from?
An,or;ca
why
Presumably oeea"se
wanted to get rid Of it.
Hoe n come to stay?
No+ e +bere,s any truth in the old
saying
What Is the ola Saying
1.-THE louder the blast, the sooiief ~
.4v
h1os+ then?
80 'e1D .hon hast It's tenn
tnhoor q cyclone, hurricane,
p'''' hormattan 81
Iau,t thers anv music in Jazz, then?
WILL there NAV be music in it, but
- .horo ;s If never GETS out. And it is
certainly not music of note.
wiz
pecause all the notes are knocked
ort
Pvt Jazz is n]aved bv q band, isn't it?
No Jazz isn't played at all-and
won,t he. till it's played out.
What, then, is a Jazz Band?
band of men who Jazz.
Aren't these men musicians?
Good gracious, no. If they were
they couldn't bring themselves to do it.
To do what?
Jazz.
How do they Jazz?
Bv banging things about.
What tdings?
The sort of things mother gives the
baby to keep it quiet-such as a rattle,
a saucepan, tin kettle, hip-bath,
and copper-stick.
Where was Jazz invented?
In a lunatic asylum.
Why?
Because the inmates didn't know any
better.
Then wby has it CAUGHT on?
Because everybody is more or less
mad, and it gives them chance to in
dulge their madness without being put
away.
Does Jazz make people mad?
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Roundabout or the Escape of Good
Hope.
We have gone into this subject very
diligently because we feel it our duty
to help Lord Lamington and the Liquor
Control Board; but for our own part
what we really prefer is the good old,
fashioned pub"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Re Careful i!

"Thc prime object of the ideal public
house being to provide refreshment for
man and beast Immediately opposite
the front door is lecture hall, wherein
a man may be refreshed at frequent
intervals during the day by extremely
dry speeches on the evils of intemper-
ancc. Several ways are naturally pro
vided into the lecture hall-and these
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may readily be mistaken for ways out
by man who has wandered in by mis-
take or wants to get out on purpose.
"Such man finds himself in a circu-
lar corridor, together with the other
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Smiles

Little Jack Smiths Sunday-schooi
teacher, after a lesson on Ananias and
Sapphire. asked: "Why is not every
body who tells lie struck dead?" Lit
tie Jack answered gravely, "'Cause
there wouldn't be anybody left "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Politics, sir, is adjourned" "Of
course it is" declared Senator Sor-,
ghum; "but you know Just as we'll as
do that some of the liveliest work is
done outside the regular meetings.''-
Washington Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

II wonder" said the disconnected
bachelor what one is going to do when
one buys woollen wear guaranteed not
to shrink, and patronizes a laundry
that guarantees not to shrink the un-
shrinkables, and then finds that the
unshrinkable laundry shrinas the un-
shrinkabie garments! London Sketch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

An Englishman GENES into a draws
ing-room as If he owned it. An Amer
lean comes into a drawing room as if
he didn't care damn who sned it,
London Sketch.
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for the bar. As result of his wan
behring's he probably VIII find himself in
the dining room.
"In the dining room he may find
food, or at all events, pretty waitress
to keep him waiting. In a violent
temper he may go off once more. and
after turning around at random be-
lieve he is in the bar, only to find that
he is in the billiard room.
From the billiard room it is just as
easy to get into the teetotal lounge
again as to get cut Of patience, or into
the little curly space (marked s. that
seems to lead nowhere but really leads
everywhere-ex except to the bar.
The Giddy Round
Urged onward by his thirst, and be-
coming giddier and giddier at every
twist and turn, the weary traveller
finally does stumble upon the diminu-
tive bar. But by this time his spirits
arc very low indeed and those in the
bottles are lower still, except as to
price.
There is room only for three persons
in the bar at one time, so that even the
man who doesn't get lost on the way Is
almost bound to wish he hadn't found
the place. And the bar itself is built
like a tube lift, and goes up and down,
so that when it is out of sight the
man with thirst can go out of his
mind.
Life at its best isn't all beer and
skittles, but in the Improved Pub it
Will be more slSittles than beer Be
yond the bar is big skitte alley,
where disappointed patrons are ex-
pected to recover their tempers by
knocking things about After which
they can so back and try to find the
bar again.
Naturally such place Of refresh
ment could not possibly DO known by
commonplace name, such as the Red
Lion or the Blue Roar. 1t will have TO
bear more suitable title, such as the
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OF transportation upon The land
and sea.
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figures, such as have never before
presented themselves, writes Rear
Admiral Robert E. Peary, U. S.
N. (retired), in "The Review of
Reviews"
These three figures are broth
ers. Their family name is Aero
nautics. Their individual names
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Brothers
I11 Aero
natltlcs

MONG the titanic pro-
posals now before the
United States, there is a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
LEE SHUBERT DIMES TROOPS.
Entertains 500 Syracuse Men nj
Three Theatre shows.

Three hundred soldiers from Syracuse
were discharged from the army at Camp
Upton yesterday afternoon TO find that
elaborate plans had been made for their
entertainment upon arriving here. When
their train arrived at the Pennsylvania
Station at 3 80 o'clock they were met
by Lee Shubert native Of Syracuse,
and entertained by him at dinner at the
Little Club IN the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre Building, Later the entire 400
were his guests at three theatre parties.
Detachments attended the performances
of Little Simplicity" at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, THE Melting OF Molly"
OF the Broadhurst Theatre and "Sinbad"
at tho Winter Garden,
After the performances they were
taken In charge by a welcoming COM
mittee from Syracuse and escorted 10 the
Grand Central Terminak where they
took a special train for home at II
o'clock. ON the committee were fifteen
young women OF Syracuse, who served
the soldiers with hot coffee and sand
witches before the train left.
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SYMPHONY SOCIETY
PLAYS BOYS SUITE
Sabata's Work. Written at 20,
Is Eclectic, but Skilfully
Written.
SEIDEL MATINEE SOLOIST
Plays Mendelssohn Concerto
With Dashing Grace and
Great Brilliancy.

The sixth Thursday matinee OF the
Symphony Society took place yesterday
afternoon in Carnegie Hall. The pro-
gramme comprised vittore de Sabata'H
symphonic suite. the Mendelssohn violin
concerto and three Wagner excerpts
namely. the apprentices dance from" Die
Melstersinger." Good Friday SPELL"
from "Parsisal." and bacchanalo from
'Tannhaeuser." The soloist was Toscha
Seldel
Vittore de Sabata is m italian. whose
suite heard yesterday was compose
when he was 20 years old. 1t Is nat
urally. therefore. eclectic In character.
II reaches out Its right hand toward
Wagner and Its left toward Debussy.
The four movements are entitled
Morning Awakening mid Leafy
Branches" "Idyl' and Midday" They
essay at combinations OF realism. az ir.
the limitations OF birds in the leafy
branches, and ideaiism as in the fairly
successful romancing of the idyl. The
work Is skilfully made and shows real
talent. hut In an embryonic state.
Mr.. Seidel had detachable season
with Memberships concerto. lie
nklmmed its polished surfaces with the
ease and certainty of a swallow, and
invaded just as much OF it's depths as
that delicate and beautiful bird would.
II was n graceful. dash!ng. spirited per-
Torrance. in which aresse OF execution
a,ternated with swift and breathless
brilliancy.
The orchestra WAS heard ut It's best
iI the lovely Good Friday music.
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Y. M. 6. A. WOMEN
AIDS STILL NEEDED
Work Ouerseas Demands NelD
Workers.

Although the spectacular feature OF
overseas war work IL gone. there will be
for some time to come urgent need for
women Y. NJ. c. A. workers In the war
zone, Mrs. Harold Irving Pratt, chair
man Of the womens Y. NJ. c A. work In
the metropolitan district said yesterday
Mt n meeting in the home of Mrs Vim
cent Astor, $40 Fifth avenue.
Other speakers. including Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt Jr. Mrs. Aston and Mrs.
r. Louis Slade urged no slackening in
the overseas work.
Among the more than 500 women from,
Y NJ. G. A. huts In the city and at Pei
ham RAY Fort ScEuyier, New Rochelle
Fort Jay and Governors Island present
were Miss Christine Biddle, Mrs James
NJ Beck, Mrs Jay Gould. Mrs. Amos
Plncho,. Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mes Joan
Whitney, Mrs. Frank Webb. Mrs. Ernes,
Iselin. Mrs Courtlandt Field bishop
Mrs, John Sherman lfoyt. Mrs, Marshall
Field Sd. Mrs. Hugh ID. Auchin, loss, Mrs
+. Meredith Hayden Mrs. Hiram
Bloomingdale, Mrs. Lewis Frissell, Mrs
Howard whitney
Miss Marion Hollins. Miss Muricl Col,
gate. Mrs. Grafton Pyne. Mrs Geo-g,
Orv!s. Mrs Richard l.. Morris, Mis-:
Louise Scott Miss Gertrude Pardee. Mis,
Louise Dickson. Mrs. samuel Reber
Mrs. Ellwood Uendrick Mrs Samue
Auchincloss, Mrs. John Sloane. Miss lie
liza Burden. Miss Symphorosa Brtsted
Mrs Courtlandt Nicoll, Mrs. Irving BRO
kaw, Mrs Joseph Burden and Mrs
Pierre Jay.
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NORMA WANNA" AT LEXINGTON
Mary Garden and John O'sullivan
In tho Principal Roles.

Henri Fev!er's Norma Wanna" was
given by the Chicago Opera Company at
the Lexington Theatre last evening.
With Mary Garden in the title role and
John O'Sullivan replacing. Lucien Mura-
tore as Pr,nrtralIe the cast was other
wise the same as when the company
presented the opera here last season.
Mr.. Baklanon impersonated the Guido
and Mr.. Charter was the conductor.
The audience was large and brilliant.
First heard in New York when Mr..
Campaninis visiting forces offered II on
February II. 1910. at the Metropolitan
Opera House. Norma Wanna" Is now
well known here as n work whose chief
strength is drawn from Maeterlinck's
stirring text, white the score. though
showing skill In workmanship. Is ,unim-
portant through lack Of musical inspi-
ration.
In spite OF Mr. Baklanoff's admirable
imperonatiou OF the husband, Guido
tire first act was unr1.stakab!y heavy n
interest last night. while the ss,or'l
act, with the great scene between Monnd
Wanna and Prtntirdile In the latter's
tent at night, served TO again display
Miss Gardens matchless art as a sing
ing actress and to bring at it's close tire.
mendous applause for herself and Mr.
O'Sulivan.