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New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
Exit the "Pork Barrel"

Mr.. Mondell, the leader Of the
House, has served notice that he will
oppose the passage of any "pork bar
rel" bills at this session. The two
chief "'pork barrel" measures are
those authorizing river and harbor
improvements and the construction
of public buildings. Since there are
rivers and harbors In many Con-
gress districts and there are sites In
nearly every district hungering for
postoffices and other public build
ings, these two bills offer the av-
erage Congressman a tempting occa-
sion to prove to his constituency that
he Is keeping an eye out for "the Old
Flag and an appropriation"
The unfortunate habit has grown
up in Congress of considering an ap-
preparation extracted from the
Treasury as triumph to be boasted
Of back home, where sizable pack
age Of Federal currency is to be put
into circulation. 1t is hard to make
one favored locality realize that it
must eventually pay its quota for
similar favors done to all other local.
ities The narrower vision is fol-
lowed instead Of the broader vision.
While the Treasury is full to over
flowing it is hard to combat this
spirit Of locality log-rolling. Even
now that the Treasury il empty, the
River and Harbor committees and
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
The Book Borrowers
Who has our score
OF "Ruddigore"?

Some day the Department of Justice
may decide to guide the literary taste
OF the nation. When that time comes
we shall lose, in the raid on our
library, the shelves we most cherish
those devoted to volumes of poetry
which the D. of J. may consider sub
yersive of the noblest standards Of
.prosody Until that feared day comes,
however, we shall be proud of our
collection, the largest we ever have
seen. 1t includes, besides the works
OF ). Gordon Cooger, Julia A. Moore,
and James Byron Elmore, the poems Of
Mary Ann O'Byrne; "Sprigs of Poetry"
by Norris c. Sprigg; the poems of
Dell Hair; and "School Room Echoes"
by Mary c. Burke.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10


is that it is nobody's fault or short
coming. California is very new state,
with very few old buildings Of any
kind. New York is a quite old city,
and is exactly in the same class as
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore.
Charleston, Richmond, New Orleans
when it comes to the wiring Of ancient
houses built before the modern elec-
trical era. 1t is relatively difficult
and expensive thing to wire an old
home. even If Of wood. On the other
hand the new electrical domestic con-
struction in all these older cities is
remarkably large, and overwhelmingly
general in such uew-old cities as
Chicago, Brooklyn and Bridgeport. No
new house of any tretcnsions in New
York City is erected without electrica,
wiring; quite often the gas pipes are
not put in or fully connected. This is
even more true of new office buildings
and factories.
One paragraph in your editorial
would imply that Now Yorkers suffer
IN comparison because Californians
have better rate. Now as matter of
fact the average rate paid In California
FOR all the energy sold in 1917 was Just
about u cent per unit. In New York
State 1t was very close to two cents.
which is remarkably low relatively
when 1T is noted that in California the
water power generating plant was
nearly twice as large as that of steam; !;
whereas in New York State the steam
power plant, in spite of the utilization
Of mighty Niagara, was not far short
OF twice as large as the water power.
VI course, IN neither state Is the aver
age rate thus exhibited the domestic
or retail rate. Evidently, the central
stations In California can generate
much more cheaply than those between
Dunkirk and Montauk. All the central
station plants of greater New York
nave to use expensive coal, and the
managers get sharp knock on the
knuckles from every side for usinc in
terror coal in~such emergencies al a
coal strike and shortage. Transmission
and distribution in California are nm
der notably favorable conditions: thos.
IN greater New York exceed for cost,.-
ness and difficulty those of any other
part OF the Union. Some day we NAV
rival Californian conditions by gener-
ating at the mines, but by that time tho
miner will insist on absorbing all tho
gain from using the wire instead of the
rail-. He is headed that way now. On,
chief hope in lowering rates is to in
crease consumption as YOU urge hut
all the New York City central station
managers have their wits and energies
bent In that direction, under the viei-
lance of Public Service Commission. !. q
stern taskmasters.
Your laudable editorial Endorsement
OF the value of electrical service we all
appreciate keenly. 1t helps along the
cause and the coming of the city
neaut'ful, for the promotion of which
yJust as much capital, energy. brains
ana enterprise are expended in good old
New York as anywhere else. All said
and done, and despite such unfortunate
animadversions. New York City remains
oy TAR the most intensely electrified
area of its size in the world.
THOMAS CoMMERFoRD MARTIN.
Nav York, Jan. & 1880.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
The Coming Tower
Inserted at the Request of tho Contribs'
Dinner Committee

Inserted at the Request of tho Contribs'
Dinner Committee
Dear Boss:
In case there still may be couple
Or three or fourl Contribs who haven't
heard
About the Contribunion's plans to sup II
You kindly slip waiting world the word
To them who might perchance allow domestic
Or business ties to pilot them away
Next Wednesday nights from the Hotel
Majestic,
We've only got this trifin9 bit to say:
When this here Bunch of Brains is brought
together
(Have you been in The Coming Tower
yet?)
1t doesn't matter what the Days or Weather
1t doesn't matter if it's Dry. or Wet.
The quips that sprightly fit across the table
The smiles that spread from auricle to
Tho laughter and the ladies We're
unable
To give full description Of It here.
Have you been near when Benchley gave his
lecture,
Or listened to the famous Weary roar7
IL motor otherwise-we may expect your
Staid dignity to roll upon the floor.
Can you imagine Freckles, scrubbed with
babbitts'
Pretending he's divorced from movie dope
How grand to watch the gustatory habits
Ut Freddie! Oh what joy to see the
Swopel
And how about the Daughters of The
Tower
Kalona. Heloise. and all their hock7
They'll all' be present at the Walthan
Shower,
To watch the extra watch that Smeed
will hook
And what Is more. you'll gaze upon as witty
gang as ever made party gay.
10 wit and viz. and namely: this Committee
That leads the Contrband Of F. P A.
THE COMMITTEE,
Not more than that, at any rate.
mo checks received after Monday.
so long as 1t is January IA.
.This Is called to the attention Of Mr.
Bliss Perry. who thinks there is no satire
left in America
sNeither can We
yes. Ruth will be there.
AND, believe US, it's some lob.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
The RIGHTS of the Five

40 JUSTLY us dCtlOIl ~ 10 hSSo'
sary for the Assembly to establish
not merely that the excluded men,
bers are Socialists, but Socialists of
the kind who advocate the use of
violence. The theory that guilt can
be imputed is not defensible. Messrs.
Sweet and Adler must furnish evil
dence of personal guilt, something
they have not yet done.
The friends Of the excluded AS
semblymen present the action as i'm
plying fiat denial of the free right
Of citizens to organize political
parties to promote, by parliamentary
and constitutional measures, what
they deem to the public advantage.
AS to this they may quiet their ap-
prehensions. There has not been
and is not to be such denial.
Technically the Assembly has the
privilege Of expelling whom it
pleases, but if it exercises this pre-
rorative in way to defeat funda-
mental American principles the cleo
torate has the power to elect an AS
sembly of different ideas. The Con-
stitution guarantees "the right of
the people to assemble and to petit
tion the government for redress of
grievances" and a political party is
an accepted device for the assem-
blage and capitalization Of ideas.
Our friends the Socialists are
adopts in propaganda. They are
naturally making the most of the op-
portunity the Albany episode affords.
Already the welkin rings with the
charge that un-American reaction
lists have set up a censorship of
parties. And it is painfully evident
that Messrs. Sweet and Adler have
given plausibility to the accusations.
Any one who proposes to over
throw democratic institutions by
force and violence has, of course, no
right to be member Of lawmak-
ing body-commits perjury when he
takes an oath to uphold the Con-
stitution. But if he has such ideas
he is criminal anarchist, subject to
indictment, and his conviction should
precede q denial Of other rights.
To Judge in advance of trial is not
good Americanism. The Assembly
shows that it recognizes this, and
that perhaps it was hasty, by prom
ising a speedy hearing.
The hearing should obviously be
conducted with due sense of humor
and proportion. The platform of
tho Socialist party does not read
we'll, but it isno new thing to have a
platform somewhat hectic. Who OF
US would have imputed to him as a
personal fault all the verbal assaults
he has countenanced in q platform
A Socialist plank writer may be con
coded the privilege of sloshins
around bit.
Are the Albany five guilty in fac
Of urging the employment of revolu
tionary violence? If they are, if b!
fair proof it is established they ar
for revolution through force, thel
their seats are properly vacant
Otherwise not only should they b
admitted to the Assembly, but it ma.
be confidently predicted that the,
Will be. The people, Subject to tn
limitation that traitors ana tn
champions of barbaric might are no
eligible, may elect whom they please
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
The Only Candidate

lhe Only CandIuate
The jackson Day letter comes
close to making President Wilson a
candidate for a third term nomina-
ton. 1t does more than that. If
it's advice is taken to heart by the
Democrats of the Senate and the
Democratic National Convention, it
makes President Wilson the only
logical Democratic candidate.
The President stands for uncon-
ditional ratifcation-is unwilling to
accept any reservations. He con-
cedes Interpretations" but mere
interpretative declarations would,
of course, represent only an express
sion of opinion. They would have
no more legal weight than the
Supreme Court attached to the
McEnery resolution, passed as an
"interpretative" addendum to the
treaty with Spain in 1899.
Mr.. Wilson is practically alone
among the leading advocates of
ratification in demanding that ratifi-
cation be unconditional. He is at
odds with a large majority in the
Senate, with the League to Enforce
Peace, with nearly all the COM
mercial and religious bodies which
have taken an active part in the
agitation for speedy ratification.
He is opposed by practically
united Republican party and by
very powerful elements in the
Democratic party. If the Demo-
cratic party is to make uncondi-
tional ratification the paramount
issue" in the Presidential campaign
Of 1920, who except Mr.. Wilson is
eligible for leadership?
Senator Underwood, Senator
Pomerene, Senator Owen and SEN
ator Hitchcock are now all COM
mitted to compromise reservations.
Mr.. Bryan favors reservations. Mr.
Lansing's attitude toward the treaty
and covenant is dubious. So is
Colonel Houses. AS for Mr..
McAdoo, Mr.. Palmer and Mr..
Daniels, all Administration legatees,
they have had no association with
the treaty. They couldn't we'll
stand for election on the "para-
mount ISSUE" having issues of a
domestic character on which they
would greatly prefer to run.
The Jackson Day letter therefore
comes very close to committing the
President to third successive can
didacy. 1t doesn't renounce the
mantle of leadership. 1t tends, on
the contrary, to bring about situa-
tion in which the mantle cannot be
passed along.
There is pathetic echo of an
old illusion in the Presidents refer
ence to his speaking tour last fall.
He says: 81 have asserted from the
first that the overwhelming majority
of the people Of the country desire
the ratification of the treaty, and
my impression to that effect has
recently been confirmed by the un.
mistakable evidence of public opin.
ION given during my visit to seven
teen OF the states" On his tour
the President spoke rarely in favor
of the sort of ratification which ht
now demands. The people whom HI
addressed undoubtedly favored rati
fication, but few Of them have eve1
been able to comprehend why ratifi
cation with reservations is mo-
preferable to unconditional ratif
cation.
When the President read what i
{. now the Senate reservation o,
Article x his auditors at Salt LAX,
; City applauded vigorously. The,
couldn't imagine that he was goins
to denounce this modification O.
the covenants terms as an at
tempt to "cut the heart out of it
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

is to decree the disintegration Of the
American aeroplane industry. It is
much to be hoped that the money
will be Forthcoming to keep alive
this dying industry, born Of Amer
ican genius.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
The Diary ofour Own samue, penv

"~'~"'S - y my jewelers., and pur-
chas'd two watches, and so to nv
office, and Mistress Janet come to
luncheon, and went away early. and
then Mistress Marian come. and T
walked up town with her, and then l
upon an omnibuss, wearing my new
glovesp which kept my fingers warm;
but 1t was not cold day, so it was
no test Home, and found H. Ross
and Mistress Jane for dinner. q fa;r;sb
dinner, too; and Jane sang some songs
with sweet lucidity.
8-Late at the office, reading how nv
Lord Woodrow standeth out for the
treaty, and Mr.. Bryan opposeth him.
Mr.. Sweet, at Albany, hath caused five
Socialist members Of the Legislature
to be excluded, foolish, intolerant
apiece of business, it seemeth to mo.
Nor do | think the deportations worth
the coal in the ships. Some one should
write merry comedy about these
things, but the burlesquers do but
write the same old jests about prohi-
bition, and all they write of anarchy
or socialism is whiskers.
9-Slaving at my scrivening all day,
and to Mistress Adelaide Hughes's for
dinner, and thence with my wife to
hear Miss Lorraine Wyman sing.
The Major Pond who has "broken"
with M. Macterlinck is not the same
Major Pond who managed the lecture
tour of Mark Twain, and who, as is
told in Ellsworths "A Golden Age of
Authors" "broke" with Mark Twain
because heEthe Major-wanted to do
most of the lecturing. This Major
Pond, we believers his SOM
when man stops drinking he be-
gins to think" says the Rev. G. Camp
bell Morgan. He does begin to think,
but study Of what man who has
stopped drinking thinks about shows
that he has the alcohol libdo. 1t is
only we who never have tasted the
Nasty Stuff that can think of higher
things.
"At no time in the past" writes Ed
Howe, "have We Americans been as
wise in public affairs as we are silly
now" The paragraph could be i'm
proved upon by adding "tf" to it.
The per capita wealth is now $55 80.
and If any one wants to match double
or nothing, we're ready.
And, Of Course, There's Tower, Mich.
Sir: The ladies of The Tower are we'll
represented the map Of the United
States. what with Kalona Iowa; Ruth.
Ark: Alice. Col. Adelaide. Penn. Frances.
N. D.: Elizabeth. N. j.. and Annyille. Kv'
tThe last named town Is probably the theme
OF the we'll known chorus of the same
name)
or the merer peaple, as Daisy Ashford
might say. there are Jack. La. Irwin. Calf.
and Archie. Mo. l find Chicot, Ark. and
Nat. Ala, but there's not sign of j. O. L..
BAp.
"rhe American Press Humorists. .
writes Bah, our Typographical expert,
might convene at Clever, Mo-. or
Motley, Minn." And the Gilbert fans
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

"oust" is the only headlinese word
for 1t. Huge Blunder by Sweet, Say
Ousted Ones" "Hylan Deplores Gust
ing Of the Socialists" and "Ousters
Wrong, Says La Guardia" were on
page of yesterdays American.
20 Clusters, come and walk with usv
the Walrus did beseech,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the
use for republication Of all dispatches credited
- Il not otherwise credited In this paper and
herein.
herein also are reserved
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
A Bumper Month

fFrom The Baltimore Ne.os)
The railroads lost only $8A, 500, 900 in
November; which, compared with past
performances. isn't at all bad.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
Two Votes for Mr.. Hoover
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l rise to suggest the name of
Herbert Hoover 3or our next President
"a man of action, a man who has ac-
complished great deeds; above all, a
business man.
Such q man we need at the helm Of
our government to guide US through
the uncertainty Of these troublesome
times.
Let US have men Of ability in all
important positions and make the sal
aries high enough to attract them.
Start with Mr.. Hoover at the top. and
let usS see if men of similar caliber
can be found for him to work with.
They can be found. Will you help to
find them and start things moving by
supporting Mr.. Hoover?
A. T. DWIGHT.
Red Bank, N. j., Jan. 7, 1920.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l feel confident that you will
agree with me that Mr.. Hoover dis
played marvellous wisdom as we'll as
marvellous business ability as the Food
Administrator of the United States dur
ing the late World War. AS you doubt
less remember, he almost Immediately
won the full confidence of the Ameri-
can people-East and West, North and
Southland never lost it. He never
failed in single instance to elicit
prompt, yea, loving, response to what
ever he called for-be it food, Clothing
or money. We had so much confidence
in his ability, his wisdom and his
transparent honesty that we seemed
to regard it as an honor to be "Hoover-
lied" by him-as we called his irresist-
ible calls for more help and self-de-
nialsl
Is he not just the man for our next
President? The country needs Just
now for that exalted Office not great
lawyer, not great orator, but an ex-
ceptionally great administrator. To
my mind Mr.. Hoover is just the man
we need. He is far too modest IN
Ibid" for it himself, and with his
marvellous record it ought not to be
necessary for him to make a single
move to get the nomination by accla-
nation at the next convention Of the
Republicans. And Massachusetts's
brave Governor should be made his run-
ming mate-a good team. DET.
Canterbury, Conn.,, Jan. 7, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

xeg saa pu.cha.s merehand!ss advertised ln IAE
tIsn results In any cass THE TRIBUNE guarantees
. ~ yeur msnsy back upsn request. No red tape.
Ne svbbliNs. WS make eeod promptly " ths
advsPtiser does not
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

The American Press Humorists.c >
writes Bah, our Typographical expert,
might convene at Clever, Mo-. or
Motley, Minn." And the Gilbert fans
shouldn't overlook Mikado, Mich.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

Speaking Of towns, there are Minus,
Ca. and Plus, w. Va r. PA.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21
Guide to PhotopIays
for the Week to Come
PlhOtOnIaYa

.ae PhOt0plays
4 6TANLFY-"Yes or Nor" Is the Norma
Talmadge feature II Is n story Of
two women who live their respective
lives after one mas said the negative
|4 to man and the other a positive.
Natalie Talmadge Is also in the cast.
PALACE--"Sex" is the Louise Glaum
production, which was written by g.
Gardner Sullivan and directed by
Fred Niblo. II deals with a girl from
the theatrical profession who !narries
n man who il later "vamped' oy a
girl she has taught to be gold
digger"
ARCADIA-"Awsy Goes Prudence" is
by Josephine Lovett. John Robert
son directed II with Billie Burke es
the star. II is about a society girl
who is smitten with tho aviation
craze.
YTCToRTA-"The Cheater' 's based on
Henry Arthur Joness Judah" and
tells of q girl. played by May Alli-
son, whose faith cures child OF "
ness, after Il is ministsrsd tered Nr,o,n TO- SS
Man" II is OF that manner OF ma
terial Henry Otto directed.
REGENT-"Jes' Call Me Jim brings
Will Rogers in a play about a man
who goes into the woods and there
offers a prayer for the recovery OF
the sick and his prayer Is answered
Irene Rich is the leading lady and
little Jimmie son of the star, has an
important role.
Dollars ana sense rs I'm rot
story when appear9fee s,s IN s'e ,,itb n
urday Evening Post ~ uedis % . WIZ ,,.,
girl IN bake shoP anu 'ne uo3 We io
the girl and Kenneth Harlan the boy
in this Goldwyn play.
MARKET SIREhI- BELOW ,e .ne a.s.
face, with HoDSrI posw t,rs s,,s,ori,,, III
half OF Week ,,,,,to'I wnS pHssoII U Ia,ter ip
creek WIFI "li''"''
nan ., ,,u,. ,,o,.,,.,ro o.,
LMPERI4SL a.. SL.A.aimi I!,aii ''tirrbS 'tJrbSs woman n
Win bs.t hStteVL' r,o,',i,a EraJnrici,
~ isy,er VUr baIf
,+o,rurpN "r,o rdo,
GREAT. NOh hbhN r-.tI,,,oH.
Dancer WIN hi'na'u p"'
-aCOLONTAL-"The Idol Dancer win
- Richard Barthlemess and Agnes Dren-
q ,a-y,sT ,yn crpANn--"Tba pr,rce
81 Chan" with Thomas Meighan.
X pryoI, .tIo,,or comes Home" with
"rs..ios taJ
Nhales h"E' , ,,,.
h BELMONT - the WHISPER Market;
y with Corinne GRIMM. ,S,akihR MS
~ Life with w. ,. Hart Iatter hall'
4, yUMBO-"Dr. Jckyll and Mr. HYDE"
with John Barrymore, Mon. EThe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21
Theatrical Billboard
for the Coming Week
Vaudeville

REITH'S Corinne Tilton and COM
pany, in "A Cameleon Revue" Bert
Fitzgibbonv nut comedian; McDevitt.
Kelly and Quinn, skit; Miller and
Lyles. comedians; Ida Regal and
William MACK. sketch: the Misses
DePage and Yorkov Sisters. music
and song Joe Mcfarland and Johnny
Palace, comedians; Marguerite and
Alvarez, aCrialists; CarradinIs ami
mails.
GLOBE Battling Nelson and COM
h pany, sketch Ernest Evans and COM
!, pany, dancers Edna Aug comedi.
enne: Hanlon and Clifton skit; Mu-
koss and Vanity dancers Davis and
Rich, singers Fired from Yale"
comedy sketch; Jack GOldie. come
dian: the Three Kletons. jazz spe-
cialty: Frank Bush, comedian
BROADWAY - Fixing II Up" mu-
sical comedy; In Search Of a SIN
ner." movie; Alexander and Mack
slSt, and Lo Toilette and company,
formerly known as George Rushling
in impersonatIons and illusions. The
Garden of Love" musical comedy
heads the bill latter half of week
CROSS KEYS-"The Garden of Love"
> musical comedy; Cristen and Davis
bits of fun; Howard and Craddock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21
Allegheny Opening on August 80

The Allegheny will reopen for the
season on Monday afternoon August 80,
when high-class vaudeville and a fea-
ture photoplay will be presented, fol-
lowing its successful policy of the past.
Photoplay features will he provided
through the Stanley Co. The picture for
showing of The Courage of Marge
O'Doone."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21
Fannie Hurst Film at Academy

"Humoresque." the Fannie Hurst
story. will find its way into the movies
and to their patrons Of this city at the
Academy of Music on Saturday evening
next. This will mark the opening of
the historic house under its new man
agement. In the movie will be Alma
Rubens and an all-star cast, including
Vera Gordon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21
Battling Nelson at Globe

Battling Nelson, the former light
weight champion. who will be seen at
the Globe next week with his own COM
pany in one-aCt sketch, had probably
a larger following than any lightweight
in recent wears
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21

CHESTNUT-"The Garden of Allah"
shows Helen Ware in the leading
role of the lady who falls in love with
the desert and the Monk, which role
is played by Thomas SantSChu The
film is by Robert Hichens and was
made by Selig. Colin Campbell d.
rected 1t and II is given an elaborate
production.