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The New York herald., 1920-12-03
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New YORK; Fair to-day;
tomorrow partly cloudy and somewhat
warmer; fresh northwest winds to-day.
becoming northerly by tomorrow.
For New Jersey-Hair to-day and prob
ably tomorrow; somewhat warmer to-mor-
row; moderate westerly winds to-day. be-
coming southerly by tomorrow.
For Northern New England-Fair to-day
to o-morrow; diminishing northwest winds.
For Southern New England-Fair to-day
and probably Tomorrow: somewhat warmer
tomorrow; diminishing northwest winds.
For Western New York-F'air to-day; to-
morrow unsettled and somewhat warmer: :
probably rain: moderate variable winds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The storm which
was central over Massachusetts last night
moved northeastward to the Canadian mari
time provinces with greatly Increased In
tensity. 1t was attended by westerly gales
along the middle and north Atlantic coast
and by rain in the lower lake regian. the
upper Ohio valley and the north Atlantic
States. Another disturbance of wide extent
covers the western half of the country. and
II has been attended by rains within the last
twenty-four hours In the plateau region and
In the Pacific States from central Californfa
northward.
The temperature has risen In the Missis-
sippi and lower Missouri valleys and the
southern plains States. and readings, were
above normal tonight almost generally ex-
eept In the east gulf and south Atantio
The outlook is for generally fair weather
In the States east of the Mississippi River
unth Saturday night, except that rain or
snow is probable In Michigan tomorrow ana
Saturday and rain in the Ohio valley ana
the lower lake region Saturday; A..
The temperature will rise in Michigan. the
Ohio valley, Tennessee and the east gulf
and south Atlantic States Friday and In the
Atlantic States Saturday, while somewhat
colder weather win overspread Michigan ana
Indiana Saturday.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations taken at p. M. yesterday
seVenty-fifth meridian time.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
Fire Traps.

If the police were correctly reported
in yesterdays evening newspapers,
the house at 20 West Fifty-seventh
street in which five persons We're
burned to death was fire trap.
Should this be proved to be the fact
some department or bureau Of the city
government has been grossly negll-
gent, and there lies upon some official
or officials moral if not legal RESPONSE
bility for this tragic occurrence.
The State Legislature and the
Board of Aldermen have written into
the statutes and the ordinances en-
actments sufficiently explicit to pre-
vent the occupancy in this city of a
single structure not properly planned
built and equipped for human habita'
tion and use. If there Is fire tral
in this town 1t exists In defiance OF
law and because somebody has failed
to perform his duty under the law.
Exact compliance with the most en-
lightened building code man Is capable
of drawing up will not prevent fatal
fires in dwelling houses, panics in
places Of public resort and other trag-
edies. This is beyond human power
But it lies within human power tc
eliminate fire traps, and If this has
not been done in New York some
agency Of the city and some agent
of the city bear the responsibility.
There should he exhaustive inquiry
into conditions which permit occu'
par Of structures which the police
designate as fire traps.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
HOOVER'S AIDS START
ON BIG RELIEF PLAN
viii Seek Funds in U. S. to
Saue European Children.

The first detachment of organization
workers of the European Relief Council.
formed recently under the chairmanship
of Herbert Hoover to carry on work
among the undernourished children in
Eastern and Central Europe this winter,
started from New York yesterday to
perfect organizations in their own States.
The council was formed from the merger
Of eight OF the largest charitable or
ganzations In the country. II Is asking
s33, 900 900 OF American charity for Its
work this winter.
A halt may be called In the European
relief work of the Jewish Joint Dlstribu-
tiou Committee unless s3.000,000 can he
raised to meet appropriations which
have been made. IL was announced yes-
terday that the funds In hand and in tue
treasures OF the American. Central and
Peoples Relief committees. which to-
gether constitute the Joint Distribution
Committee. total $7.s77.o0O. The APP
propriatlons reach $l0.675,000.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
battle into which the Twenty-seventt
plunged Sir ARTHUR says:


plunged Sir ARTHUR says:
"A British divisional General as
sured the present chronicler imme-
diately after the action that he had
never seen the dead lie so thick at
any spot during the war as the
Americans lay around Guillemont
Farm"
The Twenty bit off more
than it could chew-and then chewed
it. The Americans and the Austria
lians, says the British historian, "held
on to every inch of ground they had
gained and also to every prisoner
whom they had taken. On the night
of September 80 the Americans, shat
tered in numbers but with unabated
spirit, were withdrawn from the line.
Altogether forty officers and LOO men
had been taken from the enemy"
Thus from the pen of Journalist
who appears impartial in his admira-
ton of both American divisions we
have a larger picture Of what hap
pened when, in the words Of the la
comic PERsHING, 'the Twenty-seventh
progressed"
There was glory enough at the Hin
denburg line for both OEYAN's divi-
sion and LEwIs's.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
CITIZENS BUILD BOOTH
TO GET A POLICEMAN
Prospect Park South Section
of Brooklyn Raises $500.

To have policeman within call at all
times, residents of the Prospect Park
South section of Brooklyn have con-
tr buted $500 for the construction OF a
police booth in Albemarle road. between
Argyle and Rugby roads. Work on II
began yesterday 1t will be built of
stucco with a red tiled roof and will be
fitted with telephone and heating APP
paratus. Police Commiss oner Enrlght
has promised to furnish the policemen
Arthur Howe. president of the Pros
pect Park Association, said there had
been a large number of burglaries In
that district, and efforts to get po-
lceman in a hurry often had failed The
association asked Commissioner EnriGht
for additional police protection.
Mr.. Enright's reply was that he could
detail men from the Parkville station.
but there were no funds in the Police
Department to put up booth. The as
ISOLATION then took the matter UP and
the funds were raised. They believe
the booth de luxe will prove attractive
to the officers assigned there.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1920.
The Difference Between Squander
and Paying OF Debts.

Evidently our friend the World
misapprehends the facts and prospects
of the Governments financial situa-
tion when it finds fault with the lead
ers of Congress for saying something
must be done to increase the Govern
ment's income" And it misconceives
the purpose and programme of those
leaders when ii declares the 'beauti-
ful campaign bubbles Of economy al
ready have burst"
The Congress leaders are planning
new Government income because the
old Government income can no longer
be counted upon to meet even the
heavily reduced expenditures which
the new business management of the
Government is going to enforce. Ex-
cess profits taxes, for example, are
already drying up because excess
profits are becoming rarer and rarer.
Even ordinary earnings and incomes
are tending to diminish, 50 that In
come taxes tend to dry up. The lead
ers Of Congress are planning to ges
new revenues in place of the disap-
pearing revenues, because If they
don't get them the Treasury will be
strapped.
But the leaders of Congress are not
going to raise this money for the Gov
ernment TO burn up for stupendous
payroll squander, ship board squander
army squander. navy squander and
general squander. On the contrary
they are going to cut hundreds of
millions off the payrolls. They arc
going to get the Shipping Board ad'
mlnistration down TO hard pan
They are going TO hold the military
expenditures In check. They are go.
ing TO squeeze all Government operat'
ing costs down to the limit. Their
they are going TO use what revenues
are left over beyond the absolutely
necessary expenditures under a rigidly
economical Administration to cut down
the Governments debts.
There is no greater difference be
tween daylight and darkness thar
there is between using public revenues
for riotous Government living anc
using them to pay off debts.
Paying Government debts, like pay
ing private debts, is spending which
is the strlctest sort Of economy. Re
ducing interest which has to be met
out of income Is the most effective
sort of saving. During the eight
years of It's existence the present Ad
ministration hasn't been In the bust
ness of paying off debts. 1t has been
pillng them mountain high But the
incoming management OF the United
States Government. backed by the
Congress appropriating power. Is go
ing to be on the job not only OF stop
ping squander but of paying up on tho
billions of debt caused by the previous
squander.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

when war time prohibition went into
effect, the quantity of liquor consumed
m proportion to patients treated wa
steadily falling.
Unquestionably many physicians who
took out permits to prescribe liquor
for this year merely to insure them
selves against being caught unpre-
pared in some emergency have dis
covered that they can get along with
out using liquors at all. There are
eminent physicians not political ad-
vocates of prohibition who assert con-
fidently that not drop of alcohol is
needed to-day to treat all the sick and
injured persons in the country.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
silent or ForretfuI Friends.

A boy 10 years old. one OF a ganl
Of burglars. was shot by policeman
for Offering armed resistance to ar
rest When the boy was dying In the
hospital the police tried 10 learn the
names Of the other burglars.
I'm no rat" said the boy. II told
you guys before that I wouldn't squeal
on pal" Then he died.
A few hours later the city saw an
other incident In which an important
legal matter hinged on the willingness.
or ability Of a witness to give the
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

name Of an associate. In this case
the witness was presumably inno-
cent agent. She had destroyed docu-
ments important in a great lnvestiga-
ton. but she insisted that she could
not remember by whose direction this
was done.
The chances are that the man who
directed this young woman to destroy
the papers was In the chamber where
she testified. If he was he remained
silent during her trying examination.
although man of chivalry would
have stepped forward, admitted Civ
ing the order for the destruction of
the documents and ended the girls
ordeal.
There was no chivalry except that
shown by the inquisitor in making
the examination as gentle as duty
would permit. But there was graft
tude on the other side. When the
young woman left the stand one of
the men whose case her forgetfulness
apparently benefited said "You did
great work. miss"
Probably the gang protected by the
sixteen-year-old burglar felt equally
grateful to him for his silence. In
their case going forward would not
have helped their friend.
The burglar was bad boy and a
menace to society, but there seems to
have been spark of manhood in him.
We are not at all sure that he would
have sat silent and let a woman take
his medicine for him.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
MOscOw's "Reiect on of Our So
cal.sts Just fies Suspicion.

The document printed in the Social
ist newspaper the New York can, in
which is alleged to appear the deci-
sion Of the Third International to re-
.iect American Socialists, is one which
calls for careful study before it is
accepted at It's face value.
At the present moment Socialists in
the United States might derive con-
siderable advantage from apparent
dissertation from Moscow and the
Third international.
In the cases against the Socialists
to whom admission to the Assembly
Of New York State was refused this
year the fact of their party's relations
with the International was of the
greatest Importance.
Socialists will be applying for ad-
mission to number of Legislatures
when the approaching sessions begin.
IF these applicants can show that
reither they nor the party to which
tnsy belong have relations with the
Third International factor which
has operated to their injury in the
past will be removed. Consequently
as a tactical move it might be highly
opportune for American Socialism and
Moscow revolution publicly to part
company. Socialists are not less
quick than other politicians to recog-
nize the possibilities of political tac-
tics that hoodwink opponents.
The origin of the document Of ex
clusion and denunciation exhibited.
without any sign of regret, by the
American Socialists to ordinary Amer.
leans is thus described
THE Communists refusal to admit
the American Socialists to their men,
bership is contained in remarkable
document appearing In the Russian
Press Repieto for October. 1920, a
Communist organ printed in English
In Russia or on the border and in
tended for circulation in English
speaking countries"
The Third International is not OBJ
liged to communicate its decisions to
periodicals whose places of publication
are described as vaguely as this. If
The international wants to denounce
anybody or any society it has means
by which to get its official outgivings
to that person or that society. 1t Is
not necessary for the Moscow revolu.
tionists to resort to anonymous broad
sides for the PRONUNCIATION of their
doctrines or decrees.
1t may be of course that nobody
in America has gone sufficiently DAT.
concerning politics to meet the rigid
standards set by the social bedam.
ties in Moscow. If this is the case.
however. the Third international will
let the world know about It officially
and not by fugitive publications such
as the present writ of denial is de-
scribed as being.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In the
Fenian raid In 1866 on Canada the OBJ
Ject was to establish an Irish republic
and drive out the hated Britisher
Scotchman and others. Now we find
the offspring of the Fenian trying for
an Irish republic in Ireland. Failing
that, the next move may be to make
the United States an Irish republic.
Should some of us hesitate to welcome
such blessing. I fear the Stars and
Stripes may be. like the Union Jack, only
"a dirty rag" instead OF the emblem of
liberty. law and order in the eyes of the
Fenian breed JAMES v. CHALMERS.
NEW YORK, December 2.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
Gnstronomlc Geography.

think Of Philadelphia,
Then Instantly Of scrapple.
AID any town In old Vermont
Suggests big red apple;
Boston. baked beans, and New Orleans.
Shrimp salad celebrated.
While jacksonville brings pleasant thought
OF oranges all Grated.
with Sacramento purple prunes
In cream appear before me,
Chicago stands for rare roast beef
And sirloin In its glory.
And with the breath Of vlolets
And traffic's hurly-burly.
New York presents the oyster served
Upon tho half sh II pesry.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
war Versus Pence.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: When
the world war was impending Secretary
of War Baker favored unpreparedness.
Didn't he thank God for unpreparedness ?
Now. when we are supposed to be at
peace, the Secretary "sees need of a
strong army" Where are we at any
way? CHARLES r. SKINNER.
ALBANY, December 2.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

WINSTON CHURCHILL, British Secre-
tary of state for War. refuted some Of
the assertions made in Mrs. AsoUTTH's
book. In her next MARGoT probably
will say: my dear friend WINSTON
objected to some of my previous state
ments. He said the truth was no
longer in me. instantly replied, with
out even pausing in my conversation
with the King. whom I was criticising
for wearing his crown at the wrong
angie: Yes. dear WINSTON. you are
right. The truth is no longer in me; l
put Il all in the book Tho great war
rior registered disarmament"
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
WALL STREET WOMEN TO DINE.

Members OF the Wall Street Women's
Club. composed of business women of
the financial district. will have Their first
annual dinner next Wednesday In the
Pennsylvania Hotel. The chief guests
and speakers will be Judge Thomas G T.
Grain and Mr.. John Worden Elwood Of
the General Electric Company. Judge
Grain. who has frequently expressed his
belief in the business outlook for women.
will speak on THE Vision of the Busi-
ness Woman" Mr.. Elwoods topic will
be- Radio"
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
COUNTESS ROBILANT HERE.
VIII Assist Manager of the Italy
America Society.

The Countess Ines Robilant. who ar
rived yesterday by the Transatlantic
Itaiiana liner Dante Alighieri, Is here
to act as assistant manager OF the italy
America Society. of which former SUI
preme Court Justice Charles Il. Hughes
Is the president
She is the daughter of Gen. Robilant,
commander of the Fourth italian Army
In the war; and speaks English du-
emily. She pictured the condition OF
Italy as good and said she had no fear
of the ultimate outcome of the unrest
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
DINNER TO HERBERT HOOVER.

PROVIDENCE. Dec e,-Mr. and Mrs
Herbert Hoover arrived here from WASH
ington to-day and are the guests OF Gov
ernor and Mrs. II. Livingston Beeckman,
who gave n dinner for them at their
house in Brown street tonight
Mrs. Dudley Davis OF New York will
arrive here tomorrow to visit her
mother, Mrs William Grosvenor.
Mrs. r.. Grenvile Brown and her sis
ter. Miss Rosita Rhodes. will sail for
France on the Providence from New
York on December 8. They win pass
the winter in the south of France.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
The Good Old Times.

From the gillette Reporter.
The frost is on the persmmon. and there
Is beautiful crop Of this fruit this year.
This is good news TO the coons and the opos-
sums. And. by the way. back In the years
gone by persimmons made good beer.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
The First Immigrant.

The Pilgrim when ne came to dock
Showed forth his morals grand;
He wished TO land upon n rock
And not to rock the land.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
EVENTS TODAY:

Highest temperature, 81, at 2:3O +. M.
Lowest temperature, 3S, at 10 I. M.
Average temperature, ~.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

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10 the use for republication OF all news des-
matches credited to II or not otherwise
credited N this paper and also the local
news published herein.
All rights Of republication Of special des-
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

Knlcker-PrIces arc dropping.
Bocker-So are hints.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03

THE NEW YORK HERALD was founded by
James Gordon Bennett in 1885. 1t remained
the sole property Of it's founder until his
death. In 1872. when his son, also James
Gordon Bennett. succeeded to the ownership
OF the paper. which continued In his hands
untr his death. in 1918. THE HERALD be-
camt the property OF Frank A. Munsey, It's
present owner. In 1920.
The New York herald., 1920-12-03
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city yesterday, as
recorded by the official thermometer. Is
shown in the annexed table:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
WEST.

WEST.
AZ Urbana. ni.-OhiO. :; Illinois. o.
At ChicagO-Nisconsin, 3; Chicago, D.
At Minneap Olis-Michigan, 3; Minnesota, o..
At Evanston, Ill.--Notre Dame, 50; North
western, :.
At CIeyeland-Ba ldwin-Wallacc 20; Case, 0.
At Indiana pOIis-Depauw, 3; Wabash, o.
At Lafayette, Ind.-lndiann. 10; Purdue. ..
At Granville Ohio-DcnisOn, II: Kenyon, o..
At Ames. I0wa-Iowa. IA: Ames, 10.
At Lincoln, Neb.-NebraslSa, 30; Michigan
Aggies, =
At Tiffin, Ohio-iieidelburg, g. Western
Reserve, 0.
At Observation-Disclosures. :; Idaho. 20.
At DeS NoincS-(,rinnell, II; Cornell, u.
At Berkeley alifOrnia, 81; Stanford, 0.
At Salt Lake City-t tah q; Wyoming. o.
At Milwaukee Marquette 10; North
Dakota, y.
AZ Kansas City, Mo.-Haskell Indians, 81;
Oklahoma Aggies, :.
At Athens, Ohio-Ohlo University, 39;
Akron, o.
At sioux City-Mornlngside. IA: Drake, 0.
At Los Angeles-POmono College, 81 DC
cidental College. 0.
At Athens. Ohio--Ohio University. 39;
Akron University, 0.
At Ada, OhiO-Ohio Northern University,
"a; Hiram. 10.
At Louisville, Ky.-Centre College. %; Nir-
ginia Poly, o.
At Washingt n--washington and Lee. IS;
Georgetown, :.
Al Atlnnta-J University of Georgia. 81; Uni
Versity Of Alabama, II.
At NorgnntOwn, W. Nn.-Nest virginia
20; Bethany, o.
At Lexington. ny. - Pennsylvania. %;
Georgetown, u.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Results OF Yesterdays
College Football Games
EAST.

EAST.
At New Haven--Harvard. .; Yale, 0.
At Polo Grounds-Penn, %; Columbia, :.
At Hoboken-Stevens, 81; y. Y. L.. IL.
At Fordham Field-Eordham, I3; Mullen
burg, o.
At Cornwall on HudsOn-N. y. Military
Academy "a; Eastman, q.
At Observation-Disclosures, Ia Brown. 6.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., II; Colgate, u.
At Decentralization College, I3: Marietta, 3.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Freshmen, -;
Cornell Freshmen, :.
At Easton, Pa.-Iafayette, 81; Lehigh, :.
At Amherst-Amherst, IA; Williams, I.
At Worcester-Holy Cross, 3g; New Hamp-
shire State, o.
At Pittsburgh Tech, g. w. and
j., o.
At STANDARDIZATION. :; Hamilton. 3.
At Observation-Disclosures, %; HaNer-
ford @.
At Medford, Mass.-Massachusetts Aggies,
81; Tufts, o.
At Baltimore--Johns Hopkins, 40; Western
Maryland, o.
Juniata College, o.
At pringfield-Springfield y. N. {. A.
College, I; University Of Detroit. 3.
At Rochester-Uniyersityo OF Rochester, 70 4;
GARRISON, Z.
At Emmitsburg, Md. = Gettysburg. IL;
Mount st. Mary's. o.
At Chester, Pa.-Pcnnsylvania Military Col
iege. 2S: Washington College. :.
Al Lewisburg, Pa.--Bucknell, 2S; Susque-
hanna. T.
At Newark, DeI.-Dickinson, 80; Della
At 'yiilanova. Pa.-yillanova. 10; Catholic
University, 6.