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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-24
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Annual Midday American Thanksgiving
Eve and English Harvest Home Service, St
Paul's Chapel. noon.
Lecture by Charles O'Farrel on Early
Irish Women" knights OF Columbus In
stitute. 81 Hanson place, Brooklyn, i. II.
L. H. La Guarda, President of the Board
OUGHT 10 DO for the Bronx Bronx Board
OF Trade. r. NJ
Harendrarath Maitra will reply TO Thomas
4. Edison and speak on Life After Death
the Larger Life. ODD West Seventy-second
Hearing on the coal situation by tho
mittee. Engineers Club, . p. NJ.
Baron DeGeer. Swedish geologist will
lecture I'm 800 Havemcyer Hall, Columbia
University, i;15 p. NJ
The Rumanian Ladies' Aid Society VIII
meet IN Hotel Aston, p. NJ.
Daniel Webster Benevolent Society. dinner
and dance, Hotel McAlpin, T. NJ.
okiwanas Club. luncheon. Hotel McAlpln.
Tellowcraft Club. dance. Hotel McAlpin,
T. NJ.
?. N. ''''i'e0"' ii'''i M'Aipin' %'0o
Eclectic Club, luncheon, waldorf-Astoria.
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. dance and
supper, Wadorf-Astoria, 8 r. NJ.
Meeting OF the Section of Rhynology and
Laryngoogy. The New York Academy ~
Ne irine' IL West Fortythird street. s 80
Printing Ink Manufacturers Association.
luncheon. Hotel Commodore, noon
The Grand Central Terminal Employees
n nemSv9ie9t :, Association. ball. Hotel Com
Andre Tridon will lecture on Suppressed
Desires and Their Dream Gratlfication - tho
a,apor Ienpe' East Fourteenth street and
Review. of the Thirteenth Coast Defence
command Armoiy, brooklyn, sep NJ
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nramatics and the Soldier.

The ingenuity of our Regular
Army officers in turning materials at
hand to the educational and voca.
tional training Of our soldiers has
few better illustrations than their
utilization of the taste for amateur
theatricals In the enlisted man. How
this Is done is described by Major
General PEYroN G. MARCH In his an
nual report ms Chief Of staff of the
Army for 1920. Under the head of
"Dramatics" he writes:
The war Department determined.
In creating theatre programme.
that amateur dramatlcs should not be
neglected A soidlor-player company
had already been formed at Camp
Taylor. Kentucky. with It's director
ate for nucleus. the department pro-
ceeded 10 engage professional direc-
tors from civilian life. and companies
were installed In Camps Taylor,
Grant, jackson, Pike, Meade. Dix,
Gordon and Travis. a small admls-
sion charge II made FOR tho entcr-
tainments In order to procure funds
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HelIgolanGers Say Germans Plan to
RefoZtlfy Their Island.

The island of Heligoland. which as
the German Gibraltar had a power in
the war out of all proportion to its
size, has managed again to attract
to itself, despite all of Europe's other
troubles, an unusual degree of inter-
est, if not of sympathy. Some fifty
Of the native inhabitants crossed to
the German mainland In one of their
own fishing boats and appeared at
Berlin before the Prussian Govern
rhent, to which they owe allegiance,
and demanded their ancient rights.
They were too poor to employ legal
advice, so they presented their own
claim, which was that, according to
the agreement entered into between
Germany and England In 1890, when
the island became German, native
customs and laws now existing will,
as far as possible, remain undis-
turbed." This clause, they declared,
was being violated by Prussia with
the evident intention of driving the
native Heligolanders away from their
island home.
The Prussian and German Govern
ments held that they were no longer
bound by this provision TO respect the
Heligolanders' rights. They had only
to fulfil the conditions of the treaty
nf nd Nv do
stroying all the Notifications on the
Island and removing the mines in the
harbor. At the beginning Of the war
every man, woman and child on the
island was taken to Germany. All
the houses that we're built of in
flammable material or that might OBJ
struct the naval observers view over
the sea were torn down and the island
became a great fort protected from
allied navies for at least twenty five
miles In all directions.
After peace was declared all the
Heligolanders who remained alive
struggled back to their island and
undertook to rebuild their homes and
take up their old life. But the work
men whom Germany sent over to raze
the Notifications and TO destroy the
| submarine defences Of the harbor
have taken up their residences on the
island and have been voting, the
islanders declare, without right but
with the connivance Of the Prussian
Government. The German Govern
ment finally agreed to grant the right
of franchise only to persons who had
been for three years residents Of
the island.
The Heligolanders, however, fear
that this measure will not become O
law until the Prussian workmen have
gained n legal residence and secured
such complete charge of the island
affairs that the natives will be forced
No abandon their homes and leave the
island. The reason for these tactics.
the Heligolanders assert. Is that wl~il
the time comes for the refortificatlon
of the island, which they say will UNI
doubtedly be done, "the German Gov
eminent will prefer to be without a
troublesome population to manifest an
undue interest In the work"
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You know there is none. You know
in advance that the proposed COM
mission IL doomed TO failure"
simultaneously with the appear
ance of the statements calling atten-
tlon to the surprisingly low cost of
membership in the League and Its
consequent advantages TO us as mex
pensive insurance" against war,
comes the estimate that 10000 men
and $100,000,O0O would be the initial
investment Of the Power which UNI
dertakes alone to fight Turkey and
save Armenia. What he final account
Ing would show in the totals of ex-
penditure of life and treasure not
even the mathematicians Of Mr..
TAFT's League and of our nelghbor
the Times are capable of COMPRISING
into Arabic numerals.
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Wanted: An American Naval Policy.

Admiral SIMS set forth with unusual
clarity what he called the -four ele-
ments essential to assure an efficient
navy" when he addressed the gradual
ing class of the Naval War College
on Saturday, defining these elements
In this manner:
IL. A fleet of adequate strength In
each type of vessel that is necessary to
the fighting efficiency of the whole.
"2. Personnel thoroughly trained in
handling such great force with the
maximum possible efficiency.
"S. Thoroughly digested plans to
meet the strategical and technical
plans of our possible enemies.
"a. A logical organization for the
administration of the navy as a
whole, It's maintenance In readiness
during peace and its successful OPP
GRAFTON in war"
1t Is to the everlasting discredit of
the United States that it has never
consistently and persistently endeav-
ored to attain the maximum possible
development of these elements. Ad-
miral SIMS declared TO his fellow
naval officers that none of these es-
sential elements ever had been sufIi-
ciently developed to insure success in
resisting serious aggression of a great
power"
A constant source Of embarrassment
and apprehension to naval officers is
found in the fact that our fleet has
never been built up as a balanced
whole, possessed of all the vessels Of
all the types needed to make it self
srstaining. It has always been lack
ii..> In certain classes of fighting,
scouting or service ships.
The condition existing to-day with
regard to personnel is well known.
The navy is short of officers now. as
it has been for years. and it is short
Of enlisted men. Because of this,
were the fleet called into action ii
would have to fight with green or half
trained men to handle the intricate
and delicate machinery on which its
units depend.
The other deficiencies pointed out
by Admiral SIMS were made humili-
atingly evident when we went to war.
They have been exposed in official re-
ports and in testimony given by many
officers.
The American people are not get
ting what they pay for in their navy.
1t is time they did.
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BRITISH CONTROL OF OIL.
Doubt Cast on Admiral Chester's
Hopes Of the Near East Fields.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: 1t is
surprise to see Rear-Admiral Chester
Of the United States Navy defending, as
he did in your paper of Tuesday, the
pernicious system of establishing spheres
of influence which. as he says. has been
the practice of governments from time
immemorial. sphere of influence Is
the next thing to the annexation of ter
ritory, with the important exception that
territory actually annexed carries with
1t the risk of becoming white elephant
If It proves unified for exploitation.
sphere OF influence can be abandoned
to its own fate as witness Armenia, if
it yields no profits.
Mr.. Teagle knows what he is talking
about when he says obstacles are being
put in the way to prevent Americans
from obtaining a fooohold in Mesopo-
tamia and in other foreign fields where
there are large reserves Of oil that might
be obtained to relieve the drain on our
own wells Not long ago two Standard
Oil prospectors were invited to leave
Mesopotamia when they were discovered
by the British.
Admiral Chester says the British are
only taking n natural ADVANTAGE in grab
bling Turkish territory and splitting 1t up
in spheres of influence because they were
on the ground first But Turkey would
not be available for division If it had
not been for American soldiers. Euro
pean statesmen took advantage of an
dealstic American President Though
,r-f11 oil for oil y11a 70
mature, the real impetus to their pro-
gramme of grab, which is now unfold
ing, was supplied at Versailles when
America blindly traded off all rights in
this division Of spoils and got nothing
in return but Endorsement of an anti
American League OF Nations.
Even Richard Airey of the Roxana
Petroleum Corporation. a British con-
Germ operating oil lands on this side
of spheres of influence where there are
oil fields Britain is pursuing a policy
Of Britons first. He said in an address
at the same meeting where Mr.. Teagle
spoke:
Now with regard to newly discovered
potential oil lands within the domain
OF European countries and their possess
sion, I am OF the opinion that there is
a great deal to be said in support Of a
policy which gives their citizens the first
opportunity to acquire concessions"
If England or France or any foreign
country has oil let Aer get it out of
the ground and use it. If she doesn't
want to develop it, then let somebody
have chance who will do so.
PETRoL1Us.
New YORK, November 23.
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ENGLISH BARITONE HEARD.

Laurence Leonard. English barytone,
with Francis Moore at the piano, gave
his postponed, recital yesterday at Car
negie Hall. 1t was his debut here
though he had substituted for one Of
several artists in a concert at the Cen
tury Theatre last month.
He gave a programme OF limited va
riety. 1t contained Russian, English.
French and American songs by modern
writer's, including several manuscript Sc
lections, and the "Pagliaccf' prologue
lie proved to be singer likely to make
a certain popular appeal. His voice is
a good barytone of wide range and
power, except in the upper register. His
attack was insecure, however, and he
often tried to get effects by sliding up
md down his scale. He was a his bes.
in the operate number. and the Russian
songs, sung in English, where his de-
livery had dramatic feeling, clear die
ton and commendabe style.
He sang with taste and much senti-
ment a new song by 1vor Novelo. called
"a Pages Road Song" This was re-
peated.
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necessary TO take care OF such incl
dental expenses as care and furnish
ing OF the wardrobe. building of
scenery. royalty on plays, &c. These
companies are self-supporting in each
camp"
How this activity is turned to the
uses of vocational training is thus
shown by General MARCH, who says:
LAS recreation the soldier players
effect much; as vocational training
the plan operates to good advantage.
Quite apart from the profession of
acting-instruction In carriage, de-
pertinent, diction. make-up--the me-
chanics of play production involves a
number OF other trades in which sol
diers receive instruction. These in
clude stage carpentry, stage elee-
tricity. house management. publicity,
the box office. scene design and other
pursuits tending to make of un-
trained men busy and interested citi-
zens In civilian communities"
Since some Of our best managers
have risen from just such beginnings
In the practical world of the theatre
1t may not be too much to expect from
this teaching of dramatics in the
army that some future Hopkins or
Dillingham; may set down in his au-
that he first went on the
stage ut Camp Grant or learned house
in the Camp Dix theatre
when he was buck private.
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HOSPITALS GET $4,000.
Two Large Gifts for Non-Munici-
pal Fund Yesterday.

Two gifts OF t37,50O each. one from
John u. Rockefeller, Jr., and the other
from the Laura Spelman Memorial, TO
be applied toward paying the bill for
free treatment at flfty-seven of New
York's non-muncipal hospitals. were am
nounced yesterday by Henry j. Fisher,
chairman of the finance committee OF
the United Hospital Fund. Other large
gifts for the day were two checks for
$1,000 from Halle & stlegltz, and from
]. & w. Selgman & Co The teachers
OF Public School iO5 gave sci.
The total number OF contributors for
the s15000O0 fund to date Is SOi or this
i06 contributions came from
donors who have never before sub
scribed TO the free work OF the private
Nine thousand gave TO the
IN 1919.
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why We shonId Be Thankful.

To THE New York HERALD. In the
Thanksgiving proclamation by the Pres
ident / fall to discover among the nu-
merous items specified any alluslon to
the most important event Of the year for
which we should be thankful, though II
could hardly be expected to be included
under the circumstances. Il refer 20 an
occurrence which came to pass on the
socond day Of the present month.
C. p. II.
NEW ROCHELLE, November 90.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Cloudy to-day
and tomorrow: no change In tempera~
ture; fresh northwest winds
For New Jersey-Cloudy to-day and prob
ably tomorrow: M change In temperatures
fresh west and northwest winds.
For Northern New England-Snow to-day
tomorrow cloudy: diminishing northeast
winds
For Southern New Engiand-Cloudy to-day
and tomorrow. not much change In tenn
perature; fresh and strong west and north
west winds.
For Western New York-Cloudy to-day and
tomorrow; no change in temperature; nod
crate north and northwest winds.
WASHINGTON. Nov 23.-The storm re-
ported central over Virginia last night adj
vanced northeastward. gained marked In.
tensity and tonight Its centre was east OF
Cape Cod 1t has been attended by strong
gales the New England coast rains In
south New England. the Middle Atlantic
and rain In the region of the great lakes,
northern New York and northern New Eng
land. Storm warnings remain displayed on
the New England coast and north OF new
able fall in temper AZURE In the middle At-
lantic and south Atlantic States. while In
other parts of the country temperatures
changed little and remain near the norman.
There will be snow to-maSTow In north New
England and north New York, followed by
cloudy weather in these sections on Thurs
day. In the middle Atlantic, south Atlantic
and east Gulf States II VIII be fair to-rnor-
row and Thursday s,while In the Ohio Valley
and the region of the great lakes 1t VIII be
portant temperature changes are indicates
for the cast half OF the country within the
next forty-eight hours.
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CALIFORNIA PIANIST HEARD.

Miss Olga Steeb. a pianist of Los
Angeles, who had been heard here on
two previous occasions, gave a recital
yesterday In Aeoian Hall. Her long
number was Beethoven's "Waldstein"
sonata. Other pieces were Memberships
E minor prelude and fugue. n group Of
Chopin examples of Fannie Dillon and
Mana yucca and two compositions of
List.
Miss Steeb deepened the favorable i'm
preston she made at her local debut
She has fluent technlc, good rhythm
and musical appreciation She played
with intelligence and taste, but not al
ways with success In the department Of
tone. But a pianist who displays as
much acquaintance with the true in
wardness OF her art and comprehension
of the music before her is a welcome.
visitor.
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Belgian Trade with Germany.

Foreign trade figures for the first
eight months of 1920 reveal that Bel
GUM, like France. is not allowing
sentiment to restrain her from resum-
ing commerce on a large scale with
Germany. The report follows Gin
millions of francs)
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prices of last spring and summer. AS
with cotton, however, the demand for
sugar was not great enough to keep
up inflated prices. Sugar producers
deem the inevitable hardships they
are going through an Ill reward for
their efforts to increase production
and relieve a world shortage. Con-
sumers do not feel so unhappy.
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without critical reference to the re-
cent books by MARCoT AsoUfTH and
Colonel REPfNGToN, II Is instructive to
observe that these two gossips have at
tracted more attention in London than
have all the achievements Of all other
British writer's since Armistice Day.
Sometimes superior people ask TO
know why PEPYs and Boswell remain
good sellers
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Causes for Thanksgiving

IT'S not OF extra pleasures
That we would make our list,
But of accustomed treasures
That we have never missed.
The heather we take for granted.
The coin that pays our way.
The freedom Pilgrims planted,
The love OF every day,
go lead the bird 90 slaughter,
siir praises 20 the sky
and alive our thanks for water
Before tile well runs dry
McLArpBURGH WILSON.
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A Thirty Vote Kentucky Family.

Tho family Of Mrs. Francis Gaskins. rs,
Newport. claims the distinction OF having
cast thirty votes for Senator Harding. she
wns the first woman to register at her pre-
cinct and with sons. their wives. grandsons
and wives the family polled thirty votes.
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The Comptroller Of the Currency re-
ports that bank deposits dropped $780,
000, 900 in four months. The Shipping
Board dropped FIVE times as much and
mover missed It.
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LEvITsKI RECITAL POSTPONED.

on account of fostered thumb Mischa
Levitzkis plano recital announced for
THANKSGIVING night In Carnegie Hall.
has been postponed. Notice OF new date
will be announced later.
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A robbery on the twenty-eighth floor
of q downtown skyscraper may have
been below the dead line" but well
Informed burglars long ago adopted
Tho s1xv as the limit
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From the Dallas Neios.
Personally we don't claim TO be much Of
a fnancIer, but we have got some blue slSy
stocks to exchange for greenbacks.
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THOMAS A. EDISON IMPROVES.

Thomas A. Edison. who has been
suffering from q severe cold, was re-
ported as greatly improved yesterday
at his home I'm Llewellyn Park. Orange.
N. j. The inventor has abandoned
work at his laboratory since the indis-
position began.
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Consular advices from south Russia
report rs cent cotton socks selling at
$4,000 rubles. At that figure 1t would
be no compliment TO offer a Russian
a kopek for his thoughts.
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Queens county Republicans have de-
cded to celebrate the biggest victory in
the history of their organization In
twenty years by giving a dinner on De-
cember 81 to Joseph II. De Brasga, tho
veteran leader of the organization.
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n All Depends.

Knicker-some ask for bread and get n
stone.
Bocker-And others ask for dough and get
limestone.
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Briefly stated.

FROM me LousuiH Journal
ANY one found IN or ebou, my chicken
houses will be found there the next morning.
HAIRY care. N. u. "a.
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America has never collected a bill
ion dollars in tariff revenues. and when
Senator Curtis proposes TO do so he
ignores past customs.
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The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication OF all news des-
patches credited 10 Il or not otherwise
credited Nv this paper and also the local
news published herein.
All rights OF republication of special dss-
patches herein are also reserved.
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To he Envied.

Tho Turkey-r don't see what those wall
Street lambs are Kicking about.
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Treasury tax returns show that 1870
men who had incomes of more than n
million in 1916 had TO scrape along on
less than million in 1918 This may
explain the recent warnings from high
places that we are in grave danger OF
soup kitchens.
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Airinn Mnlirnan.

The Circle-hs soon as they find I make
my ends meet they cali me vicious.
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Week end Theft In Whitehall Build
ing. Newspaper headline.
Evidently some OF the less fashion
able burglars do not go to their coun-
try homes on Friday night.
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This IL the day when most forward
looking turkeys dispose of their es-
tates.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Highest temperature, At, at 1 A. NJ. Low
est temperature. II. at 30 A. M Average
temperature, A
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Imported by Exported by
From Belgium. Belgium.
Germany ....,...... 4S6 7IS
United States .......1.2s9 205
France ........1,754 1850
England 1880 927
italy ...... 40 81
The Belgian franc is at a huge
discount in London and New York,
but is at high premium in Germany.
The 4S6,000,000 francs in goods i'm
ported from Germany and the u.s.
100000 francs exported to Germany
probably represent in quantity twice
the volume of trade with this country,
even after making allowance for in
flated prices in Germany in terms of
German money.
Another interesting fact is that,
aside from the small balance in favor
Of Belgium in her trade with Italy,
Germany is the only one of the other
countries where Belgium has no trade
deficit.
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THE NEw York HERALD was founded py
James Gordon Bennett in 1885. 1t renamed
the sole property OF Its founder untll ms
death. in lsT2, when his son, also James
Gordon Bennett, succeeded to the owheIsIllp
OF the paper which continued In his hanos
until his death, in 1918. THE HERALD ne
came the property OF Frank A. Munsey' hs
present owner. in 1920.