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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
Division and Multiplication q
Wealth.

Many a cherished theory was sent
to the boneyard by the war, but the
ancient rule that two and two make
four came through the crisis as sound
and whole as if gun had never been
numbered. Yet, dIsdalnful of this
simple bit of arithmetic, popular fancy,
especially among wage workers, con-
tinues to cherish the economic fallacy
that the great floods of paper money
pouring from printing presses all over
the world represent wealth. These
makebelieve riches in deprecated
paper are falsely pictured as sub
stance which privileged persons had
secreted but are now compelled to dis
gorge and distribute among their fell
low men.
Despite the looming truth that there
is no legerdemain by which worthless
paper can be turned into wealth the
British coal miner is an ardent wor-
shipper Of the fetch, and each strike,
each demand for higher wages with
out increased production, which only
makes the vicious circle still more
vicious, is evidence of new converts
to the false god.
The workman who once received
SIS or $50 week now receives $35
or $50 and Tugs away a bigger wad
Of currency from the pay window
feeling there has been an increase In
the national wealth and that the
worker Is getting a more generous
proportion of the aggregate national
Income
Yet he knows, he cannot help know
ing, that he can buy less with the
dollar of to-day than he could buy
with the dollar Of 1914. He says so
when he clamors for more wages. He
says so both before and after he goes
on strike. But all the while he refuses
to recognize that each increase as II
makes It's way around the circle null
lifies itself
IT is easy enough to see the folly
Of keeping the mad dog of imitation
chasing his own tall when the fact Is
clearly fixed I'm the mind that ex-
changeable and divislble wealth con-
sists OF production, the only fund out
OF which the worker can be paid. re
is not so easy to convince everybody
that he cannot get more than his
share by printing money by the bale.
If we take the total production or
national income Of the two richest ma
lions on earth 1t becomes evident i'm
medlately that, due not to an INSULT
cheney Of circulating money but to
inadequate production, large proper
ton Of the populations stand in the
shadow of poverty.
The two wealthlest nations, the
United States and the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland,
have respectively mn estimated annual
national production or national income
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
Why Didn't the City's Experts De-
teet the Building Ga alters?

The Lockwood committee will ex-
pose the building swindlers and graft
ers. The Grand Jury will indict any
body who has been guilty of a crimi-
nal offence. The State will see that
the accused persons are prosecuted by
capable, dislnterested public officers.
Some citizens will be satisfied with
this, but others will not be.
1t has already been shown that New
York city was to pay hundreds Of
thousands of dollars more than fair
price for the new court house. SAM
UNTERAiYER, counsel for the Lockwood
committee, declares the city is paying
more than fair prices for school
houses and other structures now being
built. The citizens of this town ought
to demand from their Board of Esti-
mate an explanation of why extortion-
ate contracts were entered into.
The taxpayers of New York pay
annually vast sums in salaries to ex-
pert engineers and builders, masons,
carpenters, auditors and Investigators.
The Mayor has Commissioner of
Accounts to inquire into anything
which interests him. There is prac-
tically no limit to the inquisitorial
powers possessed by the city govern
ment. There should be no ignorance
of proper building costs in the city
government.
Yet this elaborate and expensive
machinery for acquiring exact infor-
nation concerning fair prices of build
ing material and fair wages for arti-
sans, and fair profits for architects
and contractors apparently has not
prevented the city from signing build
ing contracts that are wasteful and
extortionate. The Mayor himself has
cancelled the court house contracts
because of the revelations which have
been made. Mr.. UNTERMYER wants
him to cancel a good many more
contracts.
If the court house contracts were
fair contracts they should not have
been cancelled. If they were unfair
contracts the city should never have
signed them. SO with the contracts
Mr.. UNTERMYER wants to have can
celled. And If any of these contracts
was unfair, improvident, extravagant,
the taxpayers will want to know why
the city government did not have the
facts its experts might have supplied
to its executives to keep them from
making such contract
The Lockwood committee has lot
Of investigating to do, the State has
good deal of prosecuting to do, and
the city government of this town has
lot of explaining to do with regard
to the building graft which has been
uncovered. e
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
THE SUPREME COURT ON
PROHIBITION.
MIR. Justice Clarke's Opinion Regarded
as of Great Importance.

To THE NEW York HERALD: That the
United States Supreme Court was not
unanimous in It's decision on the consti-
tutionaiity OF the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the Volstead act, despite pop
ular belief to the contrary, is borne out
by the dissenting opinion of Justice
Clarke, which was only made public on
October 20 last. nearly Ave months after
the court disposed OF the cases.
Justice Clarke vigorously protests the
decision of the court in approving as
valid a definition Of liquor as intoxi-
eating which is expressly admitted not
IN which It is considered" He says:
This is deemed warranted, suppose.
as legislation appropriate to the en-
forcement OF the first section. and prece-
dent Is found for II In prohibition legis-
lation by States. But / cannot agree that
the prohibition of the manufacture. sale.
&C., of intoxicating liquors In the first
section OF the Eighteenth Amendment
gives that pienary power over the sub
5ect which the Legislatures Of the States
derive from the people or which may be
derived from the war powers of the
Constitution Believing. as l do, that the
scope Of the first section cannot consti-
tutionally be enlarged by the language
contained In the second section, l dis
sent from this conclusion OF the court.
Furthermore Justice Clarke says:
It does not require the eye OF a seer
to sec contention at the bar of the court
against liberal. paramount. congressional
definition of intoxicating liquors as siren
uous and determined as that which
have witnessed over the strict definition
of the Volstead act.
The Justice also declared that the
court in It's decision had read out the
word Concurrent" from the prohibition
amendment. and had deprived the States
OF their power to pass concurrent legis-
lation or 70 disapprove.
He pointed out that this would have
had little effect on the operation of
that law. but that it would have made
1t possible for State officials to join in
enforcing the law and removed the
"odium" from the Federal Government
Of enforcing a law (which must cut the
daily life of the people very intimately
and often very irritatingly."
LOUIS J. TURNER.
NEW YORK, November g.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
New Disclosures About the Former
German Emper0r's Flight.

How the former German Emperor
found safe asylum in Holland after
the retreat of the German armies, and
whether he came by permission or
against the express wishes of the
Dutch Government are questions
which have been much discussed since
the armistice. The impression which
the Government at The Hague unques-
tionably attempted to create was that
it was completely surprised by the
former Emperor's appearance at the
Netherlands border and that it was
unable to prevent his taking up his
residence on Dutch territory.
Directly ut variance with this are
the statements in pamphlet written
by Lieutenant Count Won MoLTKE, who
was one of WILLIAM HoHENzoLLERN's
chief advisers at Spa and who accom-
panied him in his flight. The pam
phlet, which has just been published
by the reactionary German League of
Patriotic Soldiers, purports to give, as
its title indicates, full and accurate
details of 1.-THE Last Days of His
Majesty, the Emperor and King, at the
General Headquarters"
Count Won MoLTKE says: "The Dutch
Government had been informed on the
night Of November o-10 by its Consul
in Brussels of the resolution of our
Emperor. The Emperor had also sent
telegram to the Queen asking for
permission to enter her country as a
private person." In giving the de-
tails of the flight from Spa, the Count
says that when the train reached the
little station Of La Reid In the dark
ness the former Emperor left the train
and entered a motor car Of which the
lights were extnguished and that "he
was accompanied only by some gentle
men ON the short road toward the
Dutch frontier; the rest OF us contin-
ued by the railway"
The train was delayed at the from.
tier, but "the engine from Holland
which was destined for us arrived In
few minutes and we reached the
town Of Eysden and we saw our poor
Emperor pacing up and down the
platform" He says that Major VAN
DYL received the former Emperor at
the frontier and expedited his prog
ress and that of his party, and that
the German Minister and his secretary
arrived In a motor car to greet the
former Emperor, accompanied by "the
Governor Of the Dutch province of
Llmburg, as well ms two gentlemen of
the Dutch Government" He writes
that the party there learned that "the
Queen had put Mt the disposal Of the
Emperor the Chateau OF Amerongen
belonging TO Count BENTrNcK." All
this would certainly Indicate that
WILLIAMS arrival was not surprise
to the Dutch Government and that It
made no great effort TO oppose his en-
trance into the Netherlands.
The disclosures Of Count vow
MoLTKE are reported 20 have caused
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
MODEST HEROES.
Men who Volunteered In the War
Although Not Of Draft Age.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: There
seems to be general impression that
the only real heroes Of the war are those
who we're unfortunate enough 10 have
been wounded. One hears rarely about
tho fellow who volunteered his services.
left his wife. children. mother and friends
when he was not OF draft age and did
not enlist in coffee cooling unit. such
as the Quartermaster Department. or
some other unit in which he knew he was
as safe, so far as being killed by the
enemy was concerned. as he would be
at home.
How many of those who went overseas
volunteered their services in a lighting
unit although they were not OF draft
age7
Probably some fellow who volunteered
his services though not Of draft age
will read this letter and will at least see
that some one thinks of him.
J. w. JONES.
NEW York, November G.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
considerable indignation against the

considerable indignation against the
Government on the part Of the friend !
~ Belgium and France and demand
by the opposition for the particulars
Of the good relations between Holland
and the allied countries, which are
considered to be at stake" The Gov
eminent has, however, attempted no
explanation. The allied nations are
not likely to ask for one so long as the
plots and intrigues around Doom and
the island of Wieringen remain ashn-
nocuous as In the past.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

When the Mayor and the Police
Commissioner insisted that the stories
of burglaries in Forest Hills were
exaggerated, that district could do no
better than show that It had thirty
four burglaries in the last year. And
no single house has been robbed more
than four times! Mr.. HYLAN and Mr..
ENRroHT are Of the sterner sort They
know that any citizen who complains
before he has been robbed six times
is q mollycoddie. a tool OF the big
corporations and an enemy of the
Peepul.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
Speaking of Christmas Presents.


That greatest of American experts
on gems, DR.. GEORGE f. KUNz, has re-
Gently published in pamphlet form a
paper on 1.-The Production of Precious
Stones in 1915" which is TO be printed
in the publication Mineral Industry.
DR.. KUNz's figures on American i'm
portation of diamonds and other val
liable stones last year confirm the
general impression that it was pc
Rod of liberal buying, If not of ex-
travagance. The imports In 1919 of
diamonds that were cut but not set
were valued at $64,OOO000, or more
than Americans had spent in the pre-
ceding three years on the same class
of sparklers. The total bill which the
United States had to pay Europe for
precious stones last year was $685.
100000. This sounds huge, but DR..
KUNz asks the reader to remember
that it is only dollar for every head
Of the population; and when we add
the duty, the cost Of workmanship, the
sales tax and the cost of selling the
national bill comes to less than So a
head. Compare that, If you will, says
DR.. KUNz, with the per capita ex-
penditure for silks, automobiles and
toilet articles.
America was not alone in the rush
for adornment after the war. In
Paris, during the first ten months of
1919, 100000 pieces Of gold and plat
mum jewelry and 23,3000OO pieces of
silver objects were soda great adj
vance over the sales Of the first year
before the war. 1T is certainly
strange anomaly" remarks DR.. KUNz,
that, as the purchasing power of
French money falls, the quantity of
jewels and ornaments sold should in
crease enormously" DIR. KUNz does
not attribute the spending phenomena
in America and France to the fever Of
war victory. Vienna, he says, offers
an even more singular spectacle, "for
there, although the circulating medium
has fallen so low that an Austrian
crown Is worth but one-fortieth of its
value before the war, the rage for
luxury Of all kinds knows no limits,
although this aspect of life is confined
oil ~ he hnx
ruthlessly availed themselves of the
opportunities for sudden enrichment
afforded by the chance to take advan-
tage Of the necessities of their fellow
countrymen."
While the value of the diamonds
imported last year was great, the
pearl seems to have been even more
in favor. In 1918 our pearl imports
were worth less than quarter of a
million. In 1910 they were valued at
more than eleven millions. 1t is likely
that the drain on the diamond market
had driven the people who were be-
sieging the Fifth avenue shops and
taking whatever was offered at what
ever the price toward pearl orna-
ments. We imported no less than
5,3S0,000 pearls last year. The av-
erage value would be $2.14 pearl,
but in this case the average is not
significant.
Until American diamond mining has
better luck the newly rich will have to
depend on foreign mines for their
gems. True, there is diamond field
in Arkansas, but last year 1t produced
only 40 stones OF an average weight
Of about half a carat apiece. This
would not satisfy plumbers appren-
tice on his Christmas shopping tour.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
Election Reflections.

To THE NEW YoRK BERALn: The
adage TN union there Is strength" has
been we'll illustrated in our recent
election.
From the earliest times IL has been
possible for man to fool woman
more than once. but not even Presl-
dent of the United States could fool all
the women a second time.
JOHN McwrLLrAMs.
NopwrcH, Conn. November q.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
FOR JEWISH CHARITIES.

a pageant to demonstrate the work
of the ninety-one social service lnstitu-
tions that are affiliated with the Fed
GRAFTON for Support of Jewish Philan-
thropic Societies will be held at the
Hotel Pennsylvania Roof December H..
10 and "a. More than 500 men. women
ana children will take part in the
pageant and The work Of every institu-
ton that Is AFFILIATED with the fedora
ton will be demonstrated. Mrs. Benedict
E.rstein heads the committee in charge
OF arrangements for the pageant. Work.
ing with her are Mines. Edgar HeIlman.
julius Bernhein. Myron Borg and Ar
thur linn and Miss cyd Bethlehem.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
A Boast Not to BE Taken Seriously.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Is Amer
lea free? think not Wayne d.
Wheeler, attorney for the Anti-saloon
League. announced that $50 newly elected
congressman will vote as he dictates
when Congress oonvenes.
Are we not about sick of Wilson, anti
saloon propaganda and w. b, wheeler7
Let us have peace and glass of beer
J. y. THOMPSON.
ALTOONA, Pa. November 9.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

IT'S not surrender that we find
When trees are bare and stripped,
And down the halyards OF the wind
The colors all have slipped.
we furl the Red and White and Blue
When booms the sunset gun,
And Summer furis her coiors too
When her brief day ls done.
And as Old Glory siaddens men
When morning once more laughs.
80 Summers flaes viii Fly again
From all her forest stats.
McLANDsuRaB wilson.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

Patrons OF the opera as produced ON
Lexington avenue have enjoyed many
rare treats and some exciting incl
dents. A row over the German lam
guage or strike by the company adds
to,fhe evenings entertainment a thrill
OF kind music can never supply.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

At the present time it Will be noted
that the largest investment is In first
class mortgages on real estate, large
proportion of which represents home
building. The home building proportion
is especially large outside of the great
cities of the State.
ALLEN w. JOHNSTON.
Treasurer. the Schenectady Savings
Bank
SCHENECTADY. November $50
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

Commodore FERDINAND w. PECK. the
oldest native white resident Of Chicago.
was born IN 1sS.--The Eventno Post.
Who were the Mound Builders, any
way, Commodore7
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

Colonel BRYAN may not have been
liberal in helping his party got votes
this year, but he is willing to make
up for that by generosity in giving
advice.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
A Shorn Arkansan.

johnson correspondence sprinodaIs Neos.
bennett Maxey has disposed of that ample
crop Of WHISPERS which were such awful dust
cntchers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

/ would not retracc a step.--Formey
Candidate Cox.
Not even to retract that rubbish
about the Republicans buying the
Presidency?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

The Associated Pleas IL exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication Of all news des-
patches credited 10 II or not otherwise
credited IN this paper and also the local
news published herein.
All rights OF republication of special des-
patches herein also reserved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

Impecunious writer's OF short fic-
ton read with envy that the building
grafters got 81 900 a story.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
+ $4,000, 100000 and 10000, 600, 900

Of $4,000, 100000 and $4,000, 100000
Distributed equally among the people
these incomes would give approx
mately the following result:
us u. K
National income $40 bill. $40 bill.
Population .1O5 mil. AZ mil.
Per capita share. se6s s425
All of it divided equally, with each
American from ROCKEFELLER to the
beggar In the street receiving only an
annual stipend of $666 on which to
live, and each Englishman from the
King to the poorest beggar on the
Strand receiving only 1925. would
leave nobody with a fat purse.
Equal distribution of inadequate
production and consequently made
quate national income cannot solve the
problem. AS the printing of more and
more paper money to pay higher and
higher wages and sustain higher and
higher prices does nothing to mitl-
gate the shortage Of necessaries,
neither does dividing wealth cause it
to multiply. Increased production is
the only palliative for scarcity and
hard living conditions. But nova
days millions Of workers want to pro-
duce less and less.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
Lone star Bravndo.

From the Dallas Ncios.
Furthermore we are becoming 30 indie
pendent since last summer we don't care IL
the Ice man does quit.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

The Turkey-r wish they would try an
economic boycott on me.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Highest temperature 81. at II AS A. N
Lowest temperature A. at 2 A. M.
Average temperature. 48.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-02
WAR PRISONER l7 YEARS

TOXIC, Aug, . A letter has been received from man reported killed in the RuSSo-JapancSc war in North ManchuTa by his supposed widow, who has been married to second huS- band for nearly ten years.
 A sergeant named Jinqichi OniShi has been missing since the battle of Iiaoyang. The authorities aS we'll as the family of the soldier concluded that he had been killed in the field, aud funeral ceremonies were observed, His widow" subsequently, married again, two children were born by the second husband. Now, nearly l7
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-02
KISSING LION IN DEN,
 DEAD BARRIERS STUNT

NEW YORK, Aug, 2 Charles George Stephens, of Bristol, Eng land. who was killed recently in going over Niagara Falls in barrel, was a barbor extraordinary.
 His hobby was performing spec tacular stunts, for which he received three ribbons, five gold medals and six silver medals. His Specialties included kissing lion in it's den, shaving customers in a lions den, boxing in a lions den and a parachute descent from balloon.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-02
SI BW NI PASSENG TO
 RE WARNED BY PHONE

NEW YORK. Aug. 9" Loud speak ing" telephones are soon to give New York subway riders relief from the in articulate sounds emanating from guards in announcing subway stations.
 The telephone instrument. which iS to he installed on the Brooklyn lines, will not only be employed to announce stations but will be used for such warnings as Watch your step!" Step lively please" etc,
 The phone k operated by the con ductor or guard at the center of the car who speaks in an ordinary voice through a tranSmittcr, his words com ing forth in increased volume at each end, The phone iS also audible on the car platforms.
 Loud speaking receivers are n- stalled in the ceilings of the cars near the doors ana are hardly visible. The openings are about eight inches in diameter, but screened and painted the same color as the ceiling.
 The phone operator k provided with high efficiency transmittcr which is small and can be carried around in the pocket or held in the hand. It has cord similar to that on a regular telephone system by plugging in,"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-02
PRINCE ALBERT \ STUDENT

LONDON, Aug. 9 Prince Albert who has become Duke of York, Baron Killarney, and Earl of Inverness, as second son of the king, who possessed the titles as King Edwards second son, is known as "The Industrial Prince" because of his keen interest in economic questions, his belief that he k no member of "the idle rich but a genuine worker" and the popularity he has won with wage-eamers with whom he frequently and comfortably cOnvcrses.