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Brandy for a Sick Man.
Anonymous Confession Of q Delib-
crate Violation of the Law.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: 1 am a
criminal as yet undetected. For that
reason 1 can give only an anonymous
voucher TO the genuineness OF the fol-
lowing extract from u letter I have
Just received. think 1t bears internal
evidence of its truth.
Its writer is n very dear friend OF
my youth and on his ability 10 work de-
pends the present and the future of his
growing family. His present condition
is due to overexertion when with our
army in France He Is an educated and
experienced physician with a thorough
knowledge OF the value and effects OF
strychnine. digltalis and other medical
heart stimulants. Here is what he says
1t This inessl knocked me out 80 sud
denly, Just when / was In highest hopes.
Am in a bad way but putting up fight
with IS wonderful care. My heart Is
not responding well. but hope to better II. -.
fear only that It may be longer fight
than / thought.
Am beastly weak. but strength viii come
II can get the old pump lap ahead
again. We have a comfortable little
bungalow here, mere expensive than
wish, but that is the penalty for the best
climate In the world. ! should peg out
quickly In cold, so I'll have to do the best
I can.
/ am cussing the curse OF prohibition,
which works real hardship In cases like
mine need tho liquor. but won't touch
bootleg and the drug store stuff Isn't
much safer. II is inconceivable that
bunch Of fanatics could have done It to US.
Not a remarkable case, but ono which
must be duplicated over and over again
10 the suffering of very many innocent
persons among the invalids and their
families
From scant store OF very good
brandy. legally laid away for emergen-
cies, have made a concealed shipmen;
to my friend In the hope that it will
reach him safely and help restore him
to usefulness and the support OF his
family. For that i am criminal.
hope I don't get caught and that may
remain
AN UNDETECTED CRIMINAL.
NEW York, December "a.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Rush It!

The Ashurst resolution submits 10
the States constitutional amend
ment shortening the period during
which the dead hand rules the Ameri-
can Republic.
While the general purpose OF this
measure is the same as that of the
resolution already introduced in the
House by Representative McARTHUR
Of Oregon, the chronology differs
slightly from that Of the other meas
ure. The Macarthur resolution would
advance from March 4 to the second
Monday in the preceding December
the Inauguration of the President
elected in November and also the
opening OF the first regular session Of
n Congress chosen in any November.
The Ashurst resolution would make
January / the date Of the beginning of
both the new Administration and the
new Congress.
The difference is non-essential and
may be reconciled readily during the
legislative progress of one or the other
of the resolutions. The main thing
is that the archaic conditions Of stage
coach and saddle horse travel over
bad roads shall no longer determine
the lapse Of time between the light
ming at the ballot box and the thun-
der at the seat of government.
We hope this reasonable and neces-
sary measure of electoral reform will
be urged with all possible speed. THE
New YORK HERALD is impressed with
the Importance Of the change. We
do not see how any fellow citizen of
common sense can regard with COM
placency the present ridiculous and
pernicious system of delay. Nowhere
else on the civilized earth where rep
1esentative government obtains, so far
as we are informed, certainly no.
where among the States of the Union
which elect Governors and Legisla-
lures in November and swear them
into office two months later, is the
mandate Of the people as rendered at
the polls suffered to chill into cold
ness and almost to fade into oblivion
before it has the chance to assert
itself in practical effect.
Senator AsHURsT is a Democrat.
Representative MACARTHUR is Repub-
lican. It is an ausplcious circum-
stance that reform so sensible, so
lmperatively required for the future
interests of the nation, should be rec
ognized at the beginning as entirely
apart from partisan politics.
There is no reason why there should
not be in Congress a prompt agree.
ment as to the details Of the consti-
tutional amendment needed to ellmi-
nate this glarlng absurdlty in our sys-
tenn or why the submitting resolution
should not 90 to the States marked
Rush" for ratification.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Hessians i'm the Battle of Long Island.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: william
Harris is unquestionably mistaken when
he says there were no Hessians in the
battle OF Long Island.
Edward ]. Lowell In his book on THE
Hessians In the Revolution" devotes an
entire chapter TO that battle and the
part played in II by the Hessians. and
quotes freely from journals and letters
written by the Hessian troops. and sub
sequently published in Europe.
Lowell says that Colonel Won Donop's
brigade. which was tho only Hessian
force in America at the time of the
battle. was engaged in 1t, losing two
killed and twenty-five wounded.
In the same work we are informed
on the authority of Colonel Won
Heeringen that "the CAmericanJ rifle
men were mostly spitted to trees with
bayonets. The English did not give much
quarter, and constantly urged our people
TO do the like" A. ]. Q.
NEW YoRK, December "a.
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line of the railway, while further to
the north the route passes over the
Gishu plateau or highlands.
The road will undoubtedly be a
part of the Cape to Cairo railway
project, which has been revived since
the war and which gives fair prom
ise Of being carried TO completion
Uganda is about midway between the
railroads which have been finished
northward from Cape Town and
southward from the Nile valley. The
new railway will thus furnish means
of supply for the builders of the miss
ing links and it will ultimately be-
come one Of the principal connecting
roads between the great north and
south lines and the coast.
Many plans have already been pro-
posed for celebrating this first rail-
road crossing of the equator One is
the reservation OF twenty-five acres
on each side of the line by the Gov
ernment for the establishment of q
sanatorium for the Kenya Colony SOL
dier settlers. If another plan, which
is apparently much favored, is car
ried out the ceremony OF crossing
the line by rail will materially DIFF
fer from crossing the line by ship.
This proposal is that every passen-
ger train shall halt on the equator
for two minutes in memory Of the
GLORIOUS Dead" of the world war.
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First Rails on the Equator.

The United States Consul at Nal
robi, British East Africa, reported
some time ago that the British Gov
eminent had authorized the building
OF extensions of the Uganda Railway.
The report was wholly commercial and
set forth a probable demand for Amer
lean rails and iron and steel for the
great number of bridges which would
be required. Recent developments,
however, add new interest to the
project in that work has begun on the
road and that the route decided upon
VIII make 1t the first railway to be
built across the equator.
This distinction will be very mar
rowly won If one or two other rail-
ways in equatorial regions are taken
into consideration. Ecuador's one
long railway runs from Guayaquil on
the Pacific coast to Quito, the capital.
As this city is about fifteen miles
south of the equator the railway
falls short by that distance of reaching
the line. Another small railroad from
the north Ecuadorian coast has its
southern terminus at Ibarra, which
Is about the same distance north OF
the equator that Quito is south of it.
These are the only South American
railways which might be considered
iu any way rivals of the new Uganda
road. In Sumatra railway runs
from Padang, seventy-five miles south
Of the equator, in northeasterly
direction TO the coal field of the
Omblin region and Lake Singkara,
but II does not reach the equntor by
at least ten miles. The shorter rail
lines in other parts Of Sumatra are
mostly in the northern part of the
island.
The Uganda Railway will form an
extension OF the railroad built
through British East Africa. or. as II
is to be called In the future. the Col
ony Of Kenya, from Mombassa, on
the coast Of the Indian Ocean. TO Ma
kuru, on the northern frontier. The
original design Of the British East
African railway was to tap the rich
resources of the Uganda region, but
from political reasons the road halted
AZ Nakuru and spur was built west
ward on line parallel to the equa-
tor, terminating at a port on the
Victoria Nyanza.
The extension will be from Nakuru
In a northwesterly direction and the
equator will be crossed at a point
about ten miles north Of this town.
The work will be done under much
more favorable conditions than might
be expected In an equatorial land.
The country is vast upland region
with n pleasant and agreeable tenn
perature. Mount Kenya, the highest
of East Afrlca's peaks, is not far dis
tant and its foothills extend to the
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
When the Sport Came First.

If JOHN L. SULLIVAN were alive
to-day his comments on the pugillstic
situation would be picturesque and
enlightening. With SULLIVAN the
amount of the money at stake was
secondary consideration. He never
put up his hands In d contest where
there was money for the loser. The
fact that any man thought himself
his equal, with or without gloves. was
all that counted in SULLrvAN's mind.
When SULLIVAN fought KIIRAIN at
Richburg, Mississippi, for the heavy
weight championship of the world In
the late sos the stakes were $4,000
a side, winner TO take all. The heavy
weight Of to-day, who wants for q
single contest guaranty amounting to
perhaps as much money as JOHN L..
SULLIVAN earned In all his ring bat
Ties, would weaken at the thought of
n fight to finish with bare knuclles
under London Prize Ring rules, the
conditions whlcl governed that memo
rable meeting III Mississippi.
The ring was pitched in a grove OF
pines from which, the largest trees
had been cut. There was little or no
shade for principals or spectators.
An August sun beat upon them with
tropic fury. The thermometer regis.
tered 107 at IL o'clock. The men.
naked save for trunks, spiked shoes
and short socks, fought from Q o'clock
till shortly after noon. Their bodies
we're bruised by blows and blistered
by the sun until the skin piled In
burrows before the glanclng impact OF
lnuckles which had been hardened
by pickling In an oak tan solution
for months.
That day SULLIVAN showed his IN
ylncibllity as a puglllst, when prop
crly trained, and by the clean tactics
he pursued during the battle earned
rne admiration OF every onlooker.
WILLIAM MULDooN, one of his Sec
onds, had delivered his man in state
of physical perfection which en-
abled him, after KrLRAIN had been
vsnquished, to issue challenge 20
CHAKLIE MITCHELL, whom he offered
to night In the same ring. II is not
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
New York's Pilgrim Exhibition.

The New York Public Library has
performed useful service in arrang-
Ing an exhibition of books relating
to the Mayflower Pilgrims as its con-
tribution to the tercentenary celebra-
ton. The collection is grouped SO
that the main facts of Pilgrim history
are presented in logical fashion and
the founders of the Plymouth Colony
in New England are seen in proper
perspective.
The exhibit of earliest date Is a
manuscript OF WYcLFFE's New Testa-
ment, written about 1880, which is
included In the collection as related
TO the Puritan reformation out of
which the Pilgrims sprang, and along
with it are shown publications con-
nected with the Martin Marprelate
controversy and other background fac
tors of Pilgrim history.
The stay Of the Pilgrims in Eng
land and Holland is covered by books,
manuscripts, official records, a piece
Of the wooden railing of the town hall
at Boston, Lincolnshire, where Elder
WILLIAM BREWSTER and Governor
WILLIAM BRADFORD were tried In 1909,
and original copies of books printed
by BREWSTER in his shop at Leyden--
interesting and significant evidences
Of the Importance of the printing press
among the Pilgrims as we'll as among
the Puritans. Other books, maps, pic
lures and similar objects cover the
history Of the voyage of the Pilgrims
and their settlement in America.
The account of the collection pre-
pared by VICTOR HUGO PALTsrTs, chief
Of the American history division Of
the Public Library, reminds us that
the only undisputed portrait of May
flower Pilgrim Is the painting made in
1851 In England of Governor EDWARD
WINsLow. The portrait Of MILES
STANDIsH appearing in books is not
authentic. No original picture or
model Of the Mayfiower is known.
But no creation on canvas or I'm mar
BILE Is needed TO visualize the little
band of obscure persons whose exist
ence as a separate body polite lasted
only seventy years, but who neverthe-
less were able to make profound and
lasting impression on the thought of
mankind and 30 exert powerful in
fiuence on the history Of this nation.
More human, more llfelike than por-
traits made with brush or chIsel are
the portraits Of these strong wise men
and women which are drawn by their
own works, by monuments and relics
like those exhibited at the Public
Library, by the orations, tho books,
the works OF art they inspired.
For Americans and those intending
to become Americans good place to
visit Is the main exhibition room Of
the Public Library. The collection
remains on view until March.
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strange that no fighter of his day, nor
any Of those who have come after
him, has been such a public idol.
The sporting spirit OF the days
when SULLIVAN was the mightiest
exponent of the art Of fisticuffs seems
to have departed. 1t has left In its
place a commercialism which is as
baneful and destructive as 1t is un-
warranted. There should be a limit
TO the demands of the boxers of the
present day or of those who fatten
on their efforts.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
A Christmas Carol.

Awake the Prince of Peace is born. y
Ring out the bells on Christmas morn.
So on Judea's hills of old
The shepherd boy the tidings told.
The trees all stand in bright array
Extending gifts on Christmas Day.
So stood the startled kings Of yore
With gifts at Bethlehem's stable door.
MINNA IRVING.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
FATHER DUFFY NAMED
RECTOR OF HOLY CROSS
Warrior Priest Gets Impor-
tant City Parish.

The Rev. Francis =. Duffy. chaplain
of the 165th Infantry yduying the war,
winner Of the ID. S. c. and the Croix
de Guerre and founder of the Roman
Catholic parish of Our Saviour The
Bronx. has been appointed rector OF the
Church OF the Holy Cross, west rorty-
second street, by Archbishop Hayes.
He succeeds the late Rev. Joseph II.
TIanneliy, who died on October II.
Father Duffy. who has been at 81.
Saviour's for eight years, thus becomes
irremovablo rector of one of the best
known parishes on the central West
side. The parish has been long estab-
s,,ndov school. Besides the church
there are n parochial school. rectory and
academy. the church property being
valued at $4,000.
'rhe new rector is one OF the best
known priests In the archdiocese.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25

mails constant source of profit it Is
necessary TO adopt and to enforce
stringent protective laws for their
conservation. Such laws should be
uniform in States having similar eli
matte conditions. The open season
should be short and limited within
the period when skins are prime. The
use Of poison. smoke, gas or fumes ln
taking fur bearing animals should be
prohibited. Trappers should be
licensed at a nominal fee and required
10 report the number and value of
their catch at the end of every trap
ping season, this information TO be
published annually for the enlighteu.
ment Of the public.
For upward OF 800 years America
furnished raw furs which were
dressed and manufactured in Europe,
many OF them to be returned to this
country for final use. Since August
1, 1914, the centre of the worlds fur
trade has been transferred from Eu-
rope to the United States. This year
saw the crest Of high prices reached
IN auction sales held in America.
A concrete example Of the rise in
fur prices is afforded by the actual
record of one mans fur lined over
coat. This coat, lined with mink,
cost $500 in 1918. After wearing the
coat two years the owner sold the
mink lining for 81 900 and replaced 1t
with nutria at cost OF $3.50. Two
years later, in 1917, he had the nu-
tria lining removed and sold it for
$3.50. A muskrat lining was then put
in at n cost of 500 which in 1919 was
in turn removed and sold for $780,
The original purchaser still has the
shell of the coat.
individuals who have made a study
of the subject believe that unless fur
bearing animals are rigidly conserved
the time is not far away when many
of the more valuable species will be
cxterminated and furs will be worn
only by the very rich.
1t Is suggested that the State game
commissions and State agricultural
experiment stations promote the rails
Ing of fur bearers, especially foxes,
skunks and muskrats, which are being
propagated with success. To show
the value Of one of these species 1t
may be said that years catch of
skunks in New York Is worth
S1,O0O,000.
Mr.. DEARBORN points out that
skunks are the best wild animal
friends the farmer has, and almost
any farmer might have two or three
dozen skunks at work for him destroy
ing mice, grasshoppers, crickets and
white grubs, and yielding from $50 to
S100 worth of fur year, IL he would
but respect their dens, keep his poul-
try in skunk proof yards and be
tactful when he meets them In the
evening.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
FORD IS DENOUNCED
BY JUDGE ROSALSKY
Attack on JeUs Is Called an
Outrage.

Denunciation OF Henry Ford for his at
tack on the Jewish race was voiced by
Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, of the Court OF
General Sessions, In his chambers al
the Criminal Courts Building yesterday
when new judicial robe was presented
to him by the Daughters of Jacob, with
which organization he is affiliated. The
Judge said he was framing q law which
would make il a crime for any person
to libel racial group or particular sect
or denomination.
THE antl-semitlsm which now per-
vades the world is an attack by the un
thinking. but America has been awak-
ened to it's duty, and the great men OF
this country now realize that 1t Is theIi
duty to stem the tide" said Judge Ro-
salshy. "A man like Henry Ford is the
greatest menace to American institu
tions because he is an ignorant man,
uses his wealth improperly. and because
no Is not inspired with the teachings
and lessons of Americanism.
During the war his son absolutely es-
capped from performing his duty toward
our country, whereas the records show
that the Jews contributed more than
their allotment. History shows that
when you give the Jew an opportunity
to dwell in freedom he Is not q de
stroyer, but builder.
"The Jews of America and England
and OF every land where they enjoy
freedom or are even subjected to perse-
cutlon, have been faithful to their re-
spective countries. I have no fear OF
the future of the Jews OF America and
England. have great fears as to their
future in some OF the benighted lands of
Europe. We Jews who have been sub
jected to tyranny and massacre and
who have tasted from the bitter cup OF
cruelty and intolerance, know what IT
means to appreciate our institutions. and
we cherish them with the same fervor
as do our Christian brethren.
"Inasmuch as the people Of America
have awakened from their lethargy and
are now taking the initiative In respond
ing to the outrageous attacks made by
Ford and others OF that type. we should
drive him and his followers into OBJ
scurity."
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Generally
fair to-day and tomorrow; moderate to
fresh northwest winds.
For New Jersey-Fair to-day and to-mof~
row not much change in temperature; mod
erate 10 fresh northwest winds.
For Northern New England-Fair to-day
ana Tomorrow; somewhat colder to-day; :;
moderate 10 fresh west and northwest winds.
For Southern New England--Fair to-day
ana tomorrow; not much change in tenpera-
ture; moderate to fresh west and northwest
winds.
For Western New York-cioudy to-day
tomorrow fair: not much change In tenn
peraturei moderate westerly winds, becom-
ing east and southeast tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-The weather be-
came colder to-day over the eastern half OF
the country. while there was reaction to
higher temperature over the plains States
and the Rocky Mountain and plateau region.
The outlook Is for generally fair weather "a
The states east OF the Mississippi River Sat
urday and In the Atlantic States Sunday
but the weather will become unsettled from
the upper lake region southwark 10 the east
Gulf coast Sunday. The Temperature will
continue considerably below normal over
most sections east OF the Mississippi Satur-
day and in the Atlantic States Sunday
while the temperature Will rise Sunday IN the
region of the great lakes, the Ohio Valley
Tennessee and the east Gulf States.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations, taken at A. NJ. yesterday,
seVenty-fifth meridian time:
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The Christmas Tree.

The lights upon the tree grow dim.
The tinsel dulls rnd fades,
And fainter falls the Christmas hymn
AS pass the evening shades.
On some white hill. forlorn and bare,
Far distant from the town.
A stump looms in the silent air
And mourns it's severed crown.
And yet the tree has played it's part
1t was not cut In vain.
It brought home Christmas to a heart
And made IL warm again.
MAURICE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
The Fur Supply Diminishing.

The supply Of furs is waning. ne
cording to an address made by NED
DEARBORN Of the Bureau Of Blologi-
cal Survey before the American So
clety Of MammalOglsts and printed in
n pamphlet issued by the United
States Department Of Agriculture
As n result Of his inquiries Mr.. DEAR
RoRN has come to the following
conclusions:
In order TO make fur bearing ami
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Christmas Morning.

Pray let US so back 20 Toyland,
Where all our dreams came true
Jovial, generous boyland.
where all our joys were new.
Christmas trees and crunching snow
Let the winds blow, high or low;
There was warmth in every heart
sad those dear days must depart.
Hook and ladder, train OF cars
Eyes that shone like dancing stars
Down the stairs we crept at dawn
We heard the sleigh bells cross the lawn
Oh. could we go back to Toyland
Where fairy tales were true
Thrilling. triumphant boyland.
Where life and love we're new
sEAsunY LAWRENCE.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Charles Il. Morey will speak on Roman
esque Architecture: the Problem of Space
Composition" at the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art. at 1 +. NJ.
The Public National Bank VIII give din
Her and dance at the Hotel Bltmore, 80
r. NJ.
The Brace Memorial Newsboys House of
the Children's Aid Society Will have It's an
nual Christmas dinner and festivities at the
House, 24i william street, beginning at
r. NJ.
Bowery Mission will serve Christmas din
ners and hold the customary Christmas serv
ices at the mission, 227 Bowery. this evening.
Shepherds Club. dance. Hotel McAlpln. 8
r. NJ.
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, convention, Ho-
tel Astor, all day and evening.
Jupiter Lodge, ZIG. T. and a. NJ, will hold
a dance at the Hotel Commodore at 7. NJ.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Wanted-A New District Attorney.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD In order
to stop graft and prevent the criminals
from looting New York we must have
a new man in the District Attorneys
Office. Your newspaper can bring this
about. We want a lawyer. not a polit-
ical tool in that great office.
CHARLES SwArNE.
NEW YORK, December "a
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Women Painters to Show Art.

The National Association OF Women
Painters and Sculptors. of which Mrs. II.
Van Buren, Magonigle is president, will
hold an exhibition of small pictures and
sketches in TIE rooms of the Architec-
tural League. 215 West Fifty-seventh
street, from January 90 to February l.
inclusive. The pictures are TO be lin
tied in size TO 12 by IA. inclusive or
frame. and may be in any medium. In
cluding etchings. The annual exhibition
OF the National Association OF Women
Painters and Sculptors Is to take place
later in the season.