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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-13
Beethoven Festival Onens.

The Philharmonic Society opened its
Beethoven festival of three concerts in
commemorution Of the 150th anniversary
OF the composers birth yesterday after
noon at Carnegie Hall The house was
sold out The orchestra, under Josef
Stranslky, played the "Coriolanus" over
ture and the fifth symphony. Between
these two numbers stood the violin con-
certo, in which the Italian violinist, Ar
rigo Serato. was the solo performer. He
played the music with a rather continent
tone, but fine musicianship and dignity
of style.
At the Lexington Theatre a large au-
dience attended the Symphony Society's
second popular concert, at which Willem
Willeke ably led the orchestra In
Beethoven's "Lenore" overture No. g.,
"Pathetique" symphony, and Wagner's
ride of the Valkyries." There were
two sololsts, Nine. Christiane Eymael, a
soprano not entirely new here, and Duel
de Kerektarto. violinist The singer was
suffering from a severe cold. but she
nevertheless attempted her number In
the list the air, Ocean, Thou Mighty
Monster" Mr. KerekJarto played Men
delssohn's concerto. He has tempera-
ment in abundance
Frederic Warren resumed his ballad
concerts OF last season with an interest
ing programme of miscellaneous selec-
lions yesterday at the Longacre Theatre.
The singers who took part were Nine.
Ruano Bogislay, Miss Mlfred Graham
and George Warren Reardon Miss Amy
Neiil, violinist, was also heard.
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with a Japan made Monroe Doctrine
of frightful mien and sinister potency.
What nation in this age of the race,
and after the costly world war, has
any right or claim TO the oldest Of
continents, or the permission, such as
we virtually gave, TO blot out an an
cient and indigenous civilization?
Let both the Washington and Toxic
Governments relinquish all claim or
right TO control Asia, or the ocean
highways, submarine cables or aerial
passages hlther or yon. Then peace
and mutual prosperity win follow.
For either nation to initiate and fol-
low Prussian methods Is TO produce
the same results that have, since the
fateful day Of August, 1914, desolated
the earth.
Meanwhile, the Japan Society over
here does well TO act diligently as the
mutual interpreter of the Orient and
the Occidental civilizations in his
tory, art, literature, music, moulds of
thought, languages and human M
turc; for sympathy is the key to inter
probation. Well may it honor two
such honest, dilIgent and deserving
diplomatists as Ambassadors SHIDE-
HARA and MORRIS. May lasting and
beneficial results. not only TO the two
nations most concerned but 10 the
whole race, follow their deliberations.
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Look at the Pieiades.
Now Is the Time to Study and Ad'
mire Seven Sparkling Sisters.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Now IL
the time to study and admire again the
small though beautiful cluster OF the
famous Pleiades, which at p. NJ. are
shining about two-thirds OF the firma-
mental distance from the southeastern
horizon to the zenith. These pleiades are
situated in the constellation OF Taurus,
and below them in the same constella-
tion we behold the rudy eye Of the
first magnitude sun, Aldebaran.
They have been called the Seven Sis
two of these sparkling sisters. and II
we possess keen eyesight all of them
Their names are Alcyone, Maia, Merope.
Electra. Celano. Taygeta and Asterope.
However, even il we can see them all,
we have seen only a very small part Of
the Pleiades, inasmuch as the group
contains. photographically, as many as
1000 stars.
or course every sun in these Pleiades
is many trillions Of miles distant, and
II takes years for their light rays to
reach us. These Seven Sisters have at
tracted admiring observation for thou
sands of years. In the days of Job
1t was written "Canst thou bind the
cluster of the PleiadesY and in the nine
teenth century Lord Tennyson wrote:
Many night saw the Pleads. rising
through the mellow shade,
Glitter like a swarm Of fre-flios tangled in
a silver braid.
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
NEWTON, Mass, December II.
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New York Stock Exchange authori-
ties are investigating a plan to estab-
lsh a special floor trading post where
members may execute orders in for
eign exchange This departure from
the present method Of individual
trading In foreign exchange carried
on over the telephone by the foreign
departments Of banks and personal
canvass by specialist brokers without
Stock Exchange association is new 70
New York but familiar to the flnan-
cial centres Of the Old World.
A centralized foreign exchange mar
ket on the New York Stock Exchange
would serve two purposes, both of
them laudable. It would operate as
an adjunct TO the call money market
In sound way by providing for tenn
porarily idle funds a channel for in
vestment in foreign bills. Absence of
such q channel IS one of the deficien-
cies Of our financial makeup.
Call money transactions here con.
sist almost exclusively Of loans placed
on the nocr Of the Stock Exchange
against railroad and Industrial SO.
curlties There is no central market
where funds can be invested in com
mercial bills, and to obtain ndvan-
tageous bids for funds available for
that purpose It "a necessary to shop
around among the bill houses. A
quicker consensus Of the money mar
ket Is afforded by the centralized
bids and offers for call loans against
securities on the exchange under the
present system, and that IS where the
greater part of the day TO day funds
is placed.
I'm Europe the lending OF money
against stocks and bonds has no part
in the coll money operations, which
consist Of thousands Of day to day
loans against commercial Bills both
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Everything Green.
A judicial Ruling On an Order for a
Drink on st. Patrick's Day.

To THE NEW YORK; HERALD; A judge
of one of the New York courts has been
quoted as saying that the British have
about as much right in Ireland as the
Germans had in Belgium. This reminds
me that a number of years ago 1 Rap
pened 20 be In the barroon OF an inn
up in this locality when this same Judge
dropped in on the way to his summer
home he announced that he had come
up in his bit OF a green car for a ride
through the green hills OF Westchester
for a visit TO Ills bit OF green bunga-
low on st. PAtrick's Day. When he
stood treat for those assembled some one
ordered an orange Collins just 20 see
how he would regard such an order.
Nor he Numbered. mo man can
drink anything with orange In It with
me on ST. PatrciS's Day" He glanced
at the joker and realized at once that
no offence was Intended. ''Now," he
said. something in reason. creme de
menthe or mint julep-the color scheme
is more appropriate for tho day OF our
patron saint"
His voice had subsidized from roar
10 All luslHudllhB pun Which az blOc
caused the offender to change his order
to creme de menthe. During his half
hour stay 1 studied him and pictured
him on the bench and wandered II a man
with his erratic though dominating per-
sonality, who one moment can talk in
a strong Celtic brogW and the next in
purest English and ihtersperse his talk
with quotations from Shakespeare or a
delightful little verse from Tennyson.
could have been placed in so high On
Office from any other political centre
than Greater New York. From what
have read of court proceedings where
he has figured he has made good Judge
and j hope that the statement he is
credited with having made regarding
the Germans and Irish. az stated above,
was Just one of his cratic carnations.
or again he may have been misquoted.
CHARLES @. BLAEDFoRD.
OssIN1No, December IL.
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Daylight Wasting.
Unnecessary Use of Electric Power in
the Streets.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: have
sent this letter TO Mayor Hylan:
New YORK, December 6.
DEAR SIR Walking from the south
west corner OF Seventh avenue and
111th street north to 125th street,
across 125th street east to Lenox ave-
nue. and down Lenox avenue to 111th
street ! noticed that all the electric
lamps on the lamp posts on both does
OF Seventh avenue. on the west SIDE OF
Lenox avenue and on all the streets
running crosstown from Lenox avenue
west as far as the eye could see. were lit
between 10 and IL A NJ. yesterday
morning At II 80 A NJ. these lamps
were still burning.
In these days OF unemployment per-
haps some electrical expert. for lack
OF better occupation. could figure how
much current was used and the amount
In dollars wasted.
Since we hear so nuch about the
scarcity of coal and there is SO much
discomfort concerning high 'taxes-which
the present administrator promised TO
reduce-it would be interesting TO
learn the reason for such apparent neg
ligence and waste.
The writer is not so eking publicity
or notoriety. and for that reason will
not sign this letter, but as an evidence
Of good faith will submit name and ad-
dress to the editors of two newspapers.
A TAXPAYER
NEW York, December il.
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Cure for Burlesonism.
William X. Wilcox Nominated to Re-
store Postal Efficiency.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD Fhe
country's postal administration has been
in more or less chaotic condition dur
ing the last several years and tkA people
viii certainly expect Mr.. Hardng to re-
store efficiency in this branh of the
Governments service by naming a first
class man for the office. AFTER the ex-
perience the country has gone through
II would seem that a mere amateur
should not be appointed 10 the place
Having in mind the Competent service
given the individual ind the business
interests Of New York by William r..
Wilcox during his TEXTURE as Postmaster
here in the years 1851 1t would seem
that Mr.. Wilcox is Unusually well fitted
to hold the Post Office portfolio in Presi-
dent Harding's Cabinet Mr.. Wilcox has
an intimate Wedge of the require
ments of the New York Post Office.
which Office is III no sense a local one.
AS matter OF fact. IT is both domestic
and international postal clearing house.
w. G. ABBOT
NEW York, december II.
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No Rush for Political Pie.

Senator CALDER, who VIII naturally
have much to say in the selection of
Federal job holders named in New
York State by the incoming Admins
tration, tells us only twelve persons
have applied to him for appointments
since election.
Perhaps few men and women in
New York hunger for what in the bad
old days was called political pie.
Perhaps Senator CALDER has built up
q reputation as a stern and unsym-
pathetic ambassador to the dispensers
of party rewards.
Whatever the fact may be, Senator
CALDER Is lucky man. There was
a time when q Federal job seemed to
be the ambition Of most Of the popula-
ton Of voting age. In that crude
period United States Senator of the
party successful in a national cleo
ton which decreed change in poll
tics in the White House spent most OF
his waking hours for weeks after the
canvass of the vote ended in inter
viewing candidates for appointment.
examining their Endorsements and at
tempting to reconcile the conflicting
claims of the ambitious.
Two explanations Of the new con-
dition suggest themselves. One Is that
Federal jobs are now so numerous
everybody of all political faiths who
can be induced to accept one is al
ready on the payroll, The other is
that HARDING and COOLIDGE were
elected by such an overwhelming ma
jority that even the most indurated
party worker lacks the impudence to
demand a reward for the part he took
In the victory.
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More international Racing.

Recent announcements from Nova
Scotia and from England confirm the
expectations of lovers OF boat sailing
that the season of 1921 will offer a
double series Of international races.
one between Canadian and Gloucester
fshlng schooners, the other between
boats approximately twenty feet long
representing the United States and
England
The victory Of the Esperanto over
The Canadian fisherman Delawanna
in November brought out several pro-
posals for matches with the victorious
vessel, one being an announcement 10y
FRANCIS II. MAYER Of the Atlantic
Yacht Club that he had challenged
Esperanto for n race next April with
lis schooner Undaunted. formerly
1Sarina.
That the people or Nova Scotia are
IN earnest as to challenging and sail.
ing race with Esperanto for the
cup won by that schooner Is shown
by the fact that construction Of a 10
foot schooner has been begun at Lu-
nenburg, Nova Scotia. for this purpose.
THE expenses Of the craft Will be paid
by shares subscribed for by citizens Of
Halifax and Lunenburg It Is hoped
hat this schooner viii be launched
enriy enough In 1921 to make a trip to
the fishing banks to qualify as a work
ing fisherman AS the whaling mas
ters OF New Bedford Massachusetts,,
have let II be known that they propose
70 challenge Esperanto with a former
Gloucester fishing schooner now owned
in New Bedford, and a retired Nova
Scotian sen captain. JOSEPH CONRAD.
intends to build a boat to meet Es-
peranto. the outlook for deep sen rae
ng r. bright
The other races will be sailed or
COwes, Isle oe Wight, England, next
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Harvard Glee Club Turns to Classics
Abandons Such Songs as "Bullfrog on the Bank in
Concert in Aeolian Hall.

The Harvard Glee Club gave a con-
cert yesterday afternoon in Aeolian
Hall In the common order of events
such an entertainment would not call
for comment but change has come
over the spirit Of the Harvard under
graduates musical dreams. The glee
club has ceased 10 devote its energies
to the delivery of 'Littoria," Bull Freq
on the Bank" and other campus classics.
and has raised its brows to the level of
classic and modern art Palestrina.
Allegri. Bach and Brahms, to say moth
ing or Rubinstein and Thomas Morley,
now occupy the thoughts OF the Cam
Drldge singers. Their programme yes
terday afternoon might have been prof
cred to an expectant public by the late
Musical Art Society.
Harvard has no intention of abolish
Ing the good old student songs. filled
with the jolly nonsense Of irresponsible
youth. but means to take them out of
the hands of the trained choir and give
them over to the uses of the university
community. The scheme Is good and
must be encouraged. 1t Is not necessary
TO sit aside the pick of college voices to
sing "Upidee" or even Fair Harvard"
the Cinderella OF the arts in university
life
The Harvard Glee Club Is really
chorus and it's application TO the study
and performance OF music by the great
masters of n capella composition will
opTn up TO the student mind another
field OF beauty and inspiration. 1t is
IN undertaking entirely in accord with
the dignity and scholarly character of
a university. An dwhat serves for con-
graduation Is the fact that the Harvard
students have taken to the new interest
with avidity Applications for admis-
sion to the chorus outnumber the places.
Like the gallant Venetians of the cinque
cento. every one vii sing part songs in
the elevated style.
Experienced lovers OF music do not
need to be told that the surest way 10
learn to understand and love the crea-
tons OF great composers Is to perform
them yourself. To sing In choir the
works OF Palestrina, Lott. Vittoria and
their kind is to love them. The under
graduates who practise the singing of
such music will enjoy richer lives and
leave their alma mater with one spiritual
glory the curriculum cannot give. The
general student body which learns 10
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Representative John J. Esch Of Wisconsin
and Myron Il. Herrick viii speak at testi
monial dinner given TO S. Davies Warfiet
on behalf OF the National Association o.
Owners OF Railroad Securities, Waldort
Astoria. 80 p NJ.
The Public Service Commission hearing OF
telephone mites, tolls and rentals VIII be
held in the Hall OF Records. p. NJ.
George McAneny VIII speak on some OF
the Problems of the Present Day City Gov
ernment," at meeting of the Ohio Society
Waldorf Astoria, p NJ.
Dhan Gopal Mukerji win lecture on IT if
Ideal OF Life After DEATH under tn
auspices OF the League for Political Educa
ton. Park Theatre, II A. M.
The Society of Industrial Engineers viii
held a meeting at the Engineering Societie
Building. % West rhirty-ninth street.
Dr. william d. Howe win speak at a
meeting OF the Indiana Club, Hotel McAlph.
barbara Frietchie Post OF the America
Legion VIII hold meeting. Hotel Pennsy
Portland Cement Association. Bntmore
There win be n dinner Of the Norwich
Society, University Club, Fifth avenue and
F'ifty-fourth street. this evening.
New York City Federation of Women
CHI bs. board meeting. Hotel Astor' 1890
National Coal Association. meeting. wal
dorf Astoria, ii A. M.
Harold Dudley Greeley win speak on
business Libra ries," before the Filing As
ISOLATION, at Washington irving High School
Irving placs ard Sixteenth street, Z 80 p. NJ
Certified Public Accountnn ts. meeting
Waldorf Astoria, \ i. NJ
Insecticide and Disinfectant Manufacturer
Associe ton, convention, Murray Hin Hotel.
all day.
Fifth Avenue Mems Tailors. dinner. Cafe
Boulevard, +. NJ.
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Courts Are Blamed.
A POliceman's Idea of the Causes of
the Immunity Of Criminals.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: II the
parole system were abolished it would
do away with lots of crime I'm this city
and lots Of political interference with
the courts.
] have sat in court and heard sem
fences of two and half and five years
imposed for such crimes as grand lar
ceny, first degree. and even highway
robbery. on nigh habitual criminals who
wouldn't hesitate TO commit murder.
Such things make a rhockery OF our
laws and laughing stock OF conscien-
tious policemen.
Then n city like New York should have
Is. 900 or 10000 policemen. AS things
are, in one precinct. the Thirty-seventh,
men have 70 cover at least six posts on
their tours as for example from 10th
street to 130th street on Seventh ave-
nue. and 10th street to 1920 street on st.
Nicholas avenue. How can one man do
himself justice in such case?
Up town there are two blocks which
are n hangout place for pickpockets
thieves, murderers. When these blocks
are rnided the criminals arrested are
discharged In court instead Of being held
for dsorderly conduct. These men
should be made to behave or be driven
out OF the city. Then we could put an
end to crime waves. Some politicians
seem to exist on criminals.
FORMER DETECTIVE SERGEANT.
New York, December u.
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OF all the members Of the dramatic
and musical profession there is none
whose hold on the public is stronger
than that of ENRIco CARUso. The
magic Of his voice has won for him
a supreme place In the most preten-
iOus and exacting calling 10 which q
socialist can devote his art. His un-
affected disposition 10 give always his
best to his hearers, his unceasing eff
fort to excel the high expectations of
his auditors whenever he sings, have
established respect and affection for
him extraordinary in its warmth and
sincerity.
Mr.. CARUso has vast following
among those who have never seen
him; the talking machine has made
his golden notes treasured possessions
OF music lovers in the remotest parts
Of the globe. His unstrained gift for
comradeship, his readiness TO contrib
ute to worthy causes, his keen joy in
living, his infectious good fellowship,
have written his name high on the
tablet of popularity.
The premier tenor of his generation
Is more than a marvellous voice; he
attains the dimensions OF 4 popular
institution.
Because Of the peculiar cordiality
with which Mr.. CARUso Is regarded
by all the accident which compelled
him to end his performance in Brook
Ign on Saturday evening possesses I'M
usual interest. We know he struggled
valiantly to complete his task; this
is Characteristic OF a conscientious ar
list. We know that to abandon his
part mortified him more than 1t dis
appointed the most expectant patron
In the auditorium. We may fairly as
sumo that the anxiety aroused in the
minds of his admirers by the injury
which compelled his withdrawal from
the opera matches his own natural
distress.
Happily, from the apparently au-
thentic declarations concerning Mr..
CAKUsos condition made public by
authority of his physician, he and his
friends need fear no permanent I'M
pairment Of his voice from the hem
orrhage Of the throat which affected
him, nor does it indicate any unfa-
vorable physical development.
The giving way Of the wall of a
blood vessel is not an everyday expe-
rience with singers, but neither is it
so uncommon as properly to be called
rare. Accidents Of this kind have
occurred to many great vocallsts with
out producing serious after effects.
Such misadyentures are minor misfor-
tunes. not calamities.
If good wishes springing from sincere
public good will and unfeigned popu-
lar admiration can heal the trouble
some wound Mr.. CARUso's hurt will
be repaired before his myriad follow
ers have had opportunity to make
known the dlsmay his momentary dis
ablement has caused them.
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enjoy hearing such music will acquire a
taste which will last through life and
Deepen its experience.
Yesterdays concert was most en-
couraginS. The quality of tone CT the
choir was not ideal. of course, though
the BASES were exceptionally good but
the seriousness OF the attempt was adj
mirable and some of the results most
praiseworthy. For the excellent phras-
ing diction and style DR.. Archibald r..
Dawson. professor of music at Harvard
and conductor of the club, is to be
thanked. In precision I'm such compost
tons at the Allegri ''Miserere" the stu
dents set a god example to some more
pretentIous bodies. The visit of the Har-
ward Glee Club was one OF the most
pleasant incidents OF this busy musical
season.
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From the Potsddm Courier Freeman.
number OF Adirondack lumberjacks went
10 Long Island some weeks ago TO cut n
right Of way through Queens county. Most
Of the men we're from Lewis and Hamilton
counties and they are beginning TO return
full OF the impressions OF the metropolitan
district.
THE people must have thought we we're
some sort Of fncais down there" declared
one, "for they topk our pictures and watched
as though we we're going 20 steal something
When the men were working. cutting tim
hers. there was hardly n day passed but
what some cars were out to watch ne. The
folks down there was lot more Interested
IN us than we was In them
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Get an Axe,

Congress Congress How about the
taxi
Congress Congress Go and get your
axel
Lop Off Daniels. iop on Baker,
Lop off Burleson, and smite each faker !
Cut down the estimates, cut OF tho
waste
Underneath the glitter IS welter Of
paste.
Cut down the salaries, cut out tho graft,
sink your weapon in the mess to the
haftl
No little Ratchet, no little knife.
Can ever cut deep enough 70 save our
lifel
Can't start too early to ease our backs
Congress Congress- Swing and swing
your axe
hAuR1cr MonRIs.