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New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Santa Claus Letters

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There is in New York City a
Santa Claus association, whose sole aim
Is to bring bit Of the Christmas pav-
ETY. into the lives Of poor kiddies. This
association was first formed by a
group of people who learned that the
postofiice received hundreds Of letters
that were dropped into the mail boxes
during the Christmas season addressed
to Santa Claus. These letters con-
tanned mostly simple requests. but
their fulfllmcnt meant happiness to
the little writers. Such letters were
BEING sent to the Dead Letter Office.
and Christmas dawned for manv of
these youngsters into n pretty dismal
day.
This group Of people, now the Santa
Claus Association, asked the Postal De-
partment to forward to them all letters
mailed IN the greater city addres 5ed to
santa Claus. The association iryesti-
gates every letter which comes into
It's hands. One Santa Claus letter
Is sent to each name en- the associa-
tltn's lists, with sincere appeal that
the recipient will play Santa Claus to
the child who has written the letter.
4hc association does not solicit money
and does not want you to send money
to cover specific case, preferring that
each individual furnish toys, books or
games or whatever he feels he can
afford and which will come nea1cst +,
meeting the expressed childish Gcsire.
| have set forth the function of the
association, believing that many of
your readers know nothing about it. 1t
IS very eas matter to obtain a Santa
"'aus letter, as She association usually
has many more than they can care for.
1t was my good fortune last year TO
receive orc OF these letters for the
first time. will confess my first i'm
pulse was to disregard the circular
With its enclosure, but there is a feel
ing about tn. Christmas spirit that
makes US all wish we might do some
th'rG for the other fellow, who perhaps
hasn't as much of worldly goods as
we have. What finer outlet is there
for this sentiment than to make a little
child happy? At cost of a few dollars
bought games and delivered them
personally the day before Christmas.
What I saw in that home made me
realize how easy it is to bring hap
plaess tc thus class Of children, and |
Felt doubly repaid for the little tleuble
| had taken.
Isn't it worth while to preserve the
| belief and childish JOY in st. Nicholas
from which we had so much plea
in our own youthful days? This asso-
ciation is doing q lo.ing work in a
quiet, cheerful manner; yet there are
people receiving these Santa Claus let
ters and throwing them away! It does
seem that the newspal ers might give
the associations work a little helpful
publicity, since apparently it has no
funds for this purpose and seeks no
financial aid. Why no. give your read
ers chance to enjoy the same happy
experience | had year ago and hope
10 have again this year? E. T.. C.
New York, Nov. %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
The Wise Men

In the selection Of the wise men
summoned to Marion to confer with
president-elect Harding an honest
attempt seems to have been made to
select men genuinely representative
Of the three shades Of Republican
opinion touching Americas future
international relations.
First, headed by former President
Taft, are those who are committed to
The idea that the primary require
faent is that the league shall be Gre
ated to enforce peace. In their opin-
ion the covenant met this condition,
and hence originally they were for
its complete acceptance. They did
rot break with the President until,
recognizing at last that there was no
chance for unconditional ratifca-
tion, they beheld him rejecting the
compromise offered to him and re-
fusing to bring forward compro-
mise of his own. They supported
Mr.. Harding in the belief that the
success Of his candidacy held out the
best hope Of securing practical re-
suits.
Second, including such men as Sen
ator Lenroot and Mr.. Hughes, are
those who are heartily in favor of
closer international relations Of q
sensible kind, and who think that the
present league, entered with proper
safeguarding reservations or amend
ments, furnishes u basis for future
development. Close to this group is
Mr.. Root, whose preference is for an
association which emphasizes right
rather than power, but who deems it
more feasible to attach his plan for
an international court to the present
league than to create an entirely new
organization.
Finally, there is the Borah-John-
son group, which is out for aloof-
ness and would not enter the pres
ent league or any other
Which Of the three clements thus
roughly sketched represents the
country's and the Republican party's
predominant opinion? Little doubt
exists as to the answer. All the evi-
dence is that the second group is
largest, and 1t is clear its policy is at
least acceptable to the first group.
No one will seriously contend that
the Borah-J ohnson ideas Of aloofness
are in accord with the great Re-
publican tradition or the spirit or
even the letter of the Republican
platform. To adopt them would be
to give the new Administration a
tad start
In the free Marion consultations
the merits Of the various proposals
will have great weight. And if it shall
appear that the reservationists have
The better case, both from the stand
point of ideals and practicalities, this
clone will doubtless be decisive.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
No Time for Partisanship

With Mr.. Hylan's contention that
politics ought not to enter into any
investigation Of his administration
The Tribune is in complete agree
ment. Partisanship is never free
from prejudice. Prejudice cannot
be fair.
The graft situation will never be
satisfactorily cleared up by deliver
ing the Mayor into the hands of his
political enemies for what amounts
to a public trial. What the people
want is the truth, not such frag-
ments Of the truth as may happen
to reflect adversely on Mr.. Hyan.
Yet the interests of impartial JUS
tlce will not be better served by Mr..
Hylan's investigation than by a par
tlsan investigation. Self-investiga-
tion is difficult business even for
philosopher, and Mr.. Hylan is far
from philosopher. His symbol is
not SO much tub as a whitewash
brush. Furthermore, his conduct and
utterances since he has undertaken
his own defense prove him, to speak
mildly, to be decidedly prejudiced in
his own favor.
Before the Lockwood committee,
instead of answering questions fully
and frankly, he insisted on reading
long and rambling statements, all de-
signed to acquit himself before the
evidence was in. To this day he
pretends he can see no impropriety
in signing his name as Mayor of
New York. to letter written bv the
agent of coterie of contractors.
and, IN effect, recommending that
their product be used in the con-
struction of school buildings. Neither
does he seem able to understand that
holding repeated conferences with
one who was engaged in blackmail-
ing builders is exactly the thing q
Mayor of New York ought not to do.
And Mr.. Hyian, the responsible
head Of the city government in which
graft has waXed and hourished, has
10 excuse save that his guileless in
nocence was imposed on by schem-
ing lawyer, and so far no defense ex
cept the cry that he is being perse-
cuted by Republican Legislature:
and proposes no step except to get
his appointees to certify that he is
an honest man.
A thoroughly fair investigation is
plainly demanded - 50 palpably fair
that neither the Mayors stupidity
nor impudence will be sufficient to
raise against it the cry that he is a
martyr Such an investigation cannot
be conducted by himself. 1t can onlv
proceed out of legislative authoriza-
ton. And his best defense is to
meet its facts squarely, and to aban
con course which is strongly sug-
restlve of rat in a trap.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Goldfish Ball Luck
Hon Marty Welsh Brought
Esperdnto IN Ahead


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There has been such widespn,
interest in the cup race between i
Gloucester and Halifax fishing schos
ers that I feel justified IN telling
little personal incident in connect
with the race that may interest q
amuse some OF those who took part,
we'll as The fans
I wonder if Captain Marty Wei
didn't feel in his bones that he u
having q bit OF fsherman's luck ID
he couldn't account for when he pals
off tho famous victory. Well II
couldn't account for it l can, and &
is how:
| happened TO be passenger ON
eamship Rosalind, Of the Red Cr'
line, bound from ST. Johns, Ne
foundland, TO New York, and Wills d
vessel lay at her berth in the hsrs
Of Halifax had an opportunity
visit the Esperanto, her snehon
being just the width OF the deckhcg
from ours. 1t was evening when o
little party of Americans went
board the racing boat, and in the
certain light we gazed with wonder
the two tall masts, the mysterious nj
Of rigging, the shallow sides Of
brave little vessel and, most OF slL
the tall form and pleasant face
Captain Welsh.
Hardly realizing the importance
the occasion some Of US hurried sH
to take in movie before our 81
sailed, at 9 o'clock; but one Of
gentlemen of the party remainsd
board the Gloucester boat and VI
taken by Captain Welsh 70 the sac'
precincts below, where the good taH
10 eat were kept The captain gsn'
ously offered the gentleman a gorge
fat pumpkin pie to take back "
him to the steamer from the wono'
fully stocked larder Of the Espers'
but this offer WAS refused. HOVER
the gentleman said if the captain v01
give him one Of the good looking u
balls from their store he would Ike
take it to one Of the ladies Oh
Rosalind. The FISH bali was duly 'fS-
ported from the Esperanto TO
RosaIind and placed in the icep0i ;
safekeeping. TIE fortunate lazy = =
was to have the fish ball was myss'
The next morning ! slept over O'''
fast, but when came TO the ts''s
luncheon time the boy who waited
me came to my side with SMILE
his face and placed before ne ~
plate, on which was the precious =
ball It looked mighty good, to0' =
was nightly pleased 10 see IL =.
I had heard all about it and is''
the boys might have thrown II s''
l Immediately proposed toast Of g
luck to the Esperanto and ate 'n' :. /.
ball In token of my good wishes :,
the GToucester hoat might wiz
race. Shs did win, and | feel IS p'''
of having eaten good luck 70 h''
the little fish ball as though
steered her to victory myself - :.
san have their old prohibition. "
isn't Goldfish ball Just as gooa :,
highball. II not a little better
Captain Welsh, hope l helped ~
little. MISS CONNEClie'
New York. Nov. %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

However, there is satisfaction :, g.,
ing that for all the comment on. h..,
to-day on the bad manners Of the vor,
We have at least increased in r,,,.l
for our elders since the Pslaolif.|
days. From a chapter deseribsn, ;,
home life Of the period around d
camp fire wc find:
"The Old Man is the only fully auI
male in the little group. Them 4,
women, boys and girls, but 80 ga,
as the boys are big enough 70 ron,
the Old Mans jealousy. he will 4.
foul Of them ard either drive than =,
or kill them. Some girls may "a,
haps, go off with these eriles. or n
or three Of these youths may keen I,
gether for a time, wandering uus
they come upon some other group, IN,
which they may try to steal a m.I
Then they would probably fall a
among themselves. Some day, when
Is forty years old perhaps, or sv1
older, and his teeth are worn dov|
and his energy abating, some yosnrd
male will stand up to the Old Nd
and kill him and reign In his s,,.i
There Is probably short shrift 70, N
old at the squatting place. So socn I
they grow weak and bad-tempsra
trouble and death come upon then
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Books

Upton Sinclair in The Brass Check
professed to find q host Of things con-
cerning which no newspaper msn could
write with impunity. A list founded
on our personal experience Is much
shorter. 1t includes religion. Ireland,
love at first sight and the Yale foot
ball team.
There is no getting away from the
,, fact that Knut Hamsun won the Nobel
Prize for 1919 with his novel, Hunger.
and yet we are by no means certain
that his publishers are justified in
their assertion, "Hamsun is as Ham
sun does"
William Allen White, Of Emporia, has
written to Ed Howe to tell him that
his new book, The Anthology OF An
other Town, is great book"
"Of course" continues Mr.. White.
sit will never be go popular as The
Story Of Country Town because it
hasn't the sustaining love interest.
-. The fact that there is no lovo in
terest will some way fail to hold lot
of readers who ought to read it. 1t is
funny about this love interest busi-
ness; 1t will hold lot OF people to
poor story, and the lack of it will
keep them away from a really good
thing. There ought to be law against
love. Why don't you run for the Legis-
lature on the platform: Down with
love- It's worse than whisky There's
nothing except the weather which
causes such large economic loss in the
United States. If love and the weather
were adjusted, or st least, regulated
by commission, what Heaven this
earth would be. Why don't You do
something about it? AS ] understand
it, Heaven is.a place where there is
neither love nor weather. Otherwise
it's like Emporia!"
There Is apparently all over the
world" writes H. G. Wells In his The
Outline Of History, "a traceable as
sociation in ancient ceremonial and in
the minds of bsrbaric people between
the death and burial Of q person and
the ploughing and sowing Of grain
From this it is assumed that there was
once a worldwide persuasion that it
was necessary that some one should
be buried before a, crop could be
sown"---
If there is any accuracy in the re-
cent fctional studies Of life in our
own great agricultural communities In
the Middle West, the barbaric belief
still persists.
AS we suggested the other day, there
is much exciting information for the
unlearned in The Outline of History
It was news to us, FOR instance, that
the Mediterranean was once q great
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Did Any One Else See It2

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir The writer is interested to
know II any of your readers noticed
very unusual shooting star this eve
ming, November 10, at 545 o'clock.
Looking north, the stars course W.
from the east to the west in that tract
Of sky about half way between the
constellation Of Cassiopeia's Chair and
the northern horizon.
In brilliancy it was equal to Jupiter
at its brightest, with red golden
tail, in length about two diameters.
1t must have been in sight from about
five to seven seconds.
GEORGE J. JERyIS.
New York, Nov. 10. 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

The esteemed proofroom, Casabianca
commanding, followed copy on US when
we said tho six-day race was being run
at the Garden. 1t was utter ignorance
on our part, and the one bright bit is
that we gave the proofroom ono hearty
and noisy laugh
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Tho Dempsey and the Carpensie-


The Dempsey and tho Carpenter
Were riding In n hack;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of jack
II this only cleared away"
They said, I'VE would not lack
~ seven pugs with seven cops
Should scrap for half year,
Do you suppose" the Dempsey said,
That they could make that, cleart''
II doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.
20 nght-fans, come and walk with us!"
The Dempsey did beseech.
"A pleasant sight, a pleasant hEht,
Wen stage along the beach:
We cannot promise more than four
To give q scat to each"
The eldest Fight-fan looked 81 him.
But never a word he said
The eldest Fight fan winked his eye
ArfA shook his heavy head
Meaning to say he did not choose
To eat dry toast in bed.
10 Be continued, befora J,!v 81
SAX MCCOY.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
A Plentiful Producer

From Tbs Charleston Netcs- Courier
Home brewers are now under the
ban. 1t seems that the only thing
that can be brewed in the United States
now is trouhls.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

Ysu can purckass merchandise Advertised In TIE
TRIBUNE with absolute safey--fer II dtssatisfac.
tsoF results In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees
- cay your msney back upsn request. Ne red tape.
Nc euihblins. We make soad promptly " tho
advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
A Conclusive Proof

(Frorl The washsnofoa Evening -
Anybody who doubts whetae'
league has been funesionsng oss
TO look at its expense secesss
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

Although no scientist, We ,.., :.
there is ono point Of discussion .L'
primitive man TO which We n,,s.
tribute. In gravel pit q. pilsa.~'
in Sussex, there has been discoy.,.,
skull most puzzling to the .y,..,
1t is thicker than that Of snv H..
race Of men and yet the brain co,..
Is decidedly larger than that OF ~. =.
Thus, the question has arisen r,....
the owner Of the skull was truly II, ~
human ancestor or a precocious a.,
key. Seemingly. nobody has susem.
that perhaps he was just a south,,,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER "a. 1929

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address. Tribune Building. ia Nassau strses. New
Ysrk rslsphons. Beekman 3oee.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


The Associated Press is exclusively entitled the
for republication OF all dispatches
credited to Il or 10. otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local Let's o. spontaneous origin pub
Eshed herein.
All rights q republication Of al ether matter
hsrein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Some Mute 1nglorious Funk & Waxnslls

Sir: While Roget has fallen for mod
ernism in verse, thu Standard Dictionary
sticks to the classical. I Gull ut random,
from the edition of 1909, the latest one
I have. "Saturation" Is followed by this
rollicking pair Of lines
The act Of saturation or tho
state Of being scturuted
Full impregnation; saturntion tvith a
cloth.
The definition OF common" I call
majestic:
Frequent or usual, often occurring.
And when it comes to "deduction," the
Standard grows positively sprightly. as
follows
The por0er, act or process Of deducing
or inferring. BILL.
There were TOO guests present."
says Tavern Topics, natingly
"including the Mayor Of New York and
many distinguished guests"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Prahib Ma Gonse

Whskies and gins, whiskies and gins,
With prohibition the boozinx begins.
I,ESTEp LAM
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

Navy or Army Navy or Army?
If I don't get ticket the gateman1
bar ms.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
susscnIrTIoN ssTEs RATEs-gs S "a msu. ineiuainE

Entered At tas Pcstscscs at New YcrA secend
Glass Mall Mater.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
By
HeyWood Broun

| valley and that some tens o,u
OF years ago the ocean r,sh.s 'a'aa'
filled the basin. On tb. ~. u q
there is disappointment in .s. h's'
well. For years we hav. h.,,.s sOos
cemic pictures drawn in E,.,a Eea .
Z. I. Reed and here by os. .na
Sullivan in which pr.hissoriss srss u
shown in conflict with tbs Al, I.a
and the other engaging .oi., a'e'
the day Unfortunately, Mr. s ..s !
takes the trouble to point -. veg
millions Of years elapsed bet "a q
vanishing Of the last gress n. g
reptile and the frat appearance. ..'''' :.
upon the earth. Seemingly, man :, ~ "a
met anything bigger than D. -''s
moth. He's pretty big, bu. /, !, mag
thing Of comedown. Befo,. s'c'
through with the book W. b,v. -
that Wells will tell US ths. ..... " '''
any Santa Claus. ~
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

Our athaletic young women are read.
ing Miss Lulu Belts" and The Moon
Calf"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

"Most superb" Is handing q poster
good deal Of praise. How much more
superb does Mr.. Hungerford want
poster to be before he gives the artist
credit?
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

In her petition for divorce Mrs. Hal
Chase states that Hal gavc her, since
last March, 81. He did it. one hazards,
for the wife and the kiddes.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

Now that the kickless mince Pic is
all that you have to sit through a
Thanksgiving feast for, it isn't worth
while. OF all overpraised edibles-with
the exception Of cooked oysters
turkey is first, with cranberry sauce
runner-up.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Say 1t with Flowers

(From The Aiken IS. c. Journal and Review
Get your cabbage plants, all varieties
from Hite Floral Co., 25c per hundred, s
per thousand
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

"No cast for q play by Miss Zona
Gale," confides the W. k. former poet,
Lieutenant Henry Sydnor Harrison,
"can be considered without tho inciu-
sion of Edmund Breese." And how
about Olive Wyndham,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

AS we suggested the other day, there
is much exciting information for the
unlearned in The Outline of History
It was news to us, FOR instance, that
the Mediterranean was once q great
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
The Coming 7 ower
Songs Of the Stock Exch.us.

Songs Of the Stock Exchange
1t dwelt right near A. Fl. & L.,
Not far from Case ]. l.,
A stock that there were few to sell
And almost mono to buy.
I bought at IS. It's low
To-day Is 33.
And am penniless, and, oh,
The difference to mel
"Such," says Mr.. Edward Hunger
ford in with the Doughboy in
France" "is thespirit Of the Red Cross.
Tho American artist who created that
most superb Of all posters, Tho Great
est Mother in the World s-nsed
that spirit" We don't know whether
it Is the spirit Of the Red Cross or
that of Mr.. Hungerford which forbids
mentioning that the poster was drawn
by A. E. Faringer. Whosesoever spirit
it is, it's darned mean.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

"No cast for q play by Miss Zona
Gale,' confides the W. k. former poet,
Lieutenant Henry sydnor Harrison,
"can be considered without tho inclu-
sion of Edmund Breese" And how
about Olive Wyndham.
Another advantage OF 1.-THE Book Of
Humorous Verse" is its inclusion of
three poems by one OF the best and
most neglected-as he was one Of
the sweetest--of American merry-an-
drews. Our favorite Of Charles Battell
Looms's is:
PROPINQUITY NEEDED
Celestine Silvousplait Justine do Mouton
Rosalie,
A coryphce who lived and danced in naughty.
gay Paree,
Was every bit ss pretty an a French girl
eer can be
(Which isn't saying much.
would adorn a king,
But Mosris Baker was the name they called
the man sing.
He lived in New York CITY in the Street
that's labeled Spring
Chosen because it rhymed).
Now Baker lonesome youth and
wanted to be wed
And for wife all over town he hunted.
it is said,
And up and down Fifth Avenus he Oft
times wandered
'lHe was peripatetic Baker, he was).
And had he met Celestine, not . doubt but
Cupid's darts
Would in trice have wounded both Of
their fond. loving hearts;
But he has never left New York to stray
IN foreign parts
because he hasn't the price,.
And she has never left Paree. and so, Of
There's not the slightest chance she'll ever
marry Morris B.
For love, to get well started, really needs
propinquity
Hence my title
In her petition for divorce Mrs. Hal
Chase states that Hal gave her, since
last March, 81. He did it, one hazards,
for the wife and the kiddies.
Our athaletic young women are read
ing Miss Lulu Belts" and "The Moon
Calf"
Navy or Army! Navy or Army!
If | don't get a ticket the yateman1l
bar me-.
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