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New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
The League Madness

The league madness has now in
fected even the headlines of our
Democratic contemporaries. One
does not expect an altrurian impair
tiality in campaign time. One does
expect headlines to bear some fair
resemblance to the news beneath.
Yet the careful Times recently
placed this heading, "Swing in
Indiana Toward They
Would Probably Elect Taggart, at
Least if Election Were Held Now"
above dispatch from Indianapolis
whereof the following was the up
shot and the italicized phrase the
most favorable, from a Democratic
point of view:
"1f the election were to be held to-
morrow or next day, instead of on
November 2, there is little doubt that
the Republicans would roll up d sub
stantial plurality for the national
ticket, while the Democrats might
haze q fighting chance to elect Thom-
as Taggart to succeed James E. Wat
son in the United States Senate"
Transforming Fighting chance"
into probable success is typical Of
the sort of self deception amid which
our Democratic friends are making
their present wild campaign Even
the staid Post-that courageously
prints Mr.. Mark Sullivan's accurate
forecasts Of Republican victory
was so eager to find some ray of
light in the gloom that the other
day it placed an amusingly mislead-
ing headline above Mr.. Sullivan's
report upon the border states. Gre
action in Border States Favors Cox
and the League" the heading began,
followed by sundry other lines none
of which remotely limited at the real
essence of Mr.. Sullivan's report,
which was that the Republicans had
lost ground in these states, owing to
their too vigorous efforts TO register
colored women! Mr.. Sullivan ex-
pressly stated that the reaction was
wholly due to this local issue. Yet
so frantic was The Post in behalf of
Humanity" and the One League
that it shouted with triumph over
this revival of the hateful color issue
and ingeniously pretended to itself
and its readers that this revival
somehow favored the league"
There is madness in the Wilson
league issue and its supporters are
exhibiting all the symptoms of a
morbid obsession. Let US hope that
reason will return once Mr.. Cox has
been as overwhelmingly defeated as
all the experts predict and that with
reason will return realization at
once of the value of accuracy and of
the fact that one can be a critic of
the Wilson league and still be both
rational and well-meaning.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Aiding Literary Workers
William Heinemann, who died ]

William Heinemann, who died not
long ago in London, was an author
of plays as we'll as publisher of
books. He had personal knowledge Of
the pecuniary difficulties of writer's
and the troubles under which many
an excellent writer tolls, so he be-
queathed one-half of his estate to
the Royal Society of Literature to
assist literary workers Of real merit.
Announcement of this bequest is
causing widespread interest in Eng
land and, to some extent, in this
country. While we do not recall at
the moment similar action by any
American publisher, it may be re-
membered that many years ago An
drew Carnegie performed even
more notable service for those who
tread the alluring, and ofttimes pre-
carious, path Of literature.
Long before he died Mr.. Carnegie
set aside $4,000 in bonds, to be
administered as a trust by the
Authors Club of New York, the in
come thereof to be used as a relief
fund for writers and their depend
ents. Year by year a small sub
committee appointed has sought out
worthy benefciaries, making grants
nf 500 or 5000, as deemed justi-
fed. The disbursements have been
regarded as so highly confidential
that members of the club do not
know of them or even those who
constitute the committee in charge.
And the public in general does not
know even of the existence of the
fund. This reticent handling of the
trust is as Mr.. Carnegie wished. Its
proceeds are not given as a matter
OF charity, nor are they consid-
cred such. On the contrary, the
moneys disbursed are treated as be-
longing to those engaged in a cali
ing, frequently far from remunera-
tive, who through accident, illness
or other misfortune find themselves
in temporary straits.
Of the grants from the Carnegie
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Calvin Coolidge Says
(From his address at Wesleyan
University, June 21, 1920)


University, June 21, 192O.)
The economic conditions of the eight
eenth century have changed. They were
moro or less accidental They will
change and change again. They are not
the essential elements of our Republic.
That independence and equality that
marked men then is gone, and we have
turned, in order that we might facilitate
the processes of production and thereby
increase its rewards and it's benefits, to
division of labor. We have taken men
and put them, not into the fields where
their occupation changed from day to
day and had a varied opportunity for
elf-direction, and we have harnessed
them to the machines and made them,
IN part, section or cog in machine.
This is our industrial question at the
present time. Whenever you try to
make machine of man, it is in his
nature to revolt-and they will always
do that We have attempted to solve
this question by many and varied ex-
pedients. One has been to increase the
compensation. l am not now discussing
the question of adequate remuneration
that ought to go to those who are en-
gagged in our industries. But I think |
can lay down this principle, that no man,
for any price, will ever be content to
live the life Of a machine. And it won't
make any difference what his scale of
compensation will be or may be. He
won't find In that satisfaction. In
fact, it is not what we receive that
gives US satisfaction, but what we give.
And it is not in acquisition but in living
the life of men and in achievement that
men find their true and real satisfaction
as human beings.
Of course, we can look to invention
and the arts for ultimate relief. In the
early days those who propelled ships of
war were fastened as slaves to the oars
of the galleys But in our day those
who have charge of the mechanical
power of propulsion have become officers
in the Engineers Corps, and they are
working now not with their hands but
with their heads. And, after all, you
will find that it is the desire on the
part of mankind to be a head and not
hand. And that is why l say we can
look ultimately to the results of inven-
tion for the solution of some of our
economic questions.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
By
Heywood Broun

the life Of Babe Ruth, who came out
OF a school for incorrigible youngsters
and became in few years almost the
most widely known of all Americans
Of his day. Probably Ruth could not
write it. We remember that the au
thor of The Autobiography Of Jess
Willard we think it was George Creel.
complained that he received scant ma
terial from his subject. When he got
down to the chapter on Wizards boy-
hood all the big fighter could provide
was: ut kind Of seems that l used to
have a dog" This was a promising
lead. What sort of dog?" asked the
author of the autobiography. Willard
didn't know. well, what did he do %
said the literary man. "He didn't do
anything" the fighter replied. Ac
cordingly the author abandoned fact
for fiction and went home and made
him yellQw mongrel which conquered
all the other dogs in town.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25

fund more than one-half have been
given to others than members Of
the Authors Club, and of the bene-
ficiaries more than so per cent have
been women--wives of literary men
or widows in need Of assistance
That the course taken by the
Authors Club met Mr.. Carnegie's
approval is indicated by bequest
he made largely increasing the re-
lief fund beyond it's original size.
Those familiar with the general
scope Of this UNIQUE undertaking
deem it one Of the most successful
of the Carnegie benefactions.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25

The latest novel which comes to hand
is The Home-Run King "a. L. Burt),
by Babe Ruth. My, nay, but how that
man murders a fast ball on the out
side corner
Although credulous to the point of
believing that the Six Brown Brothers
are related and that all the Hanne-
fords who jump on and off the horses
are blood Kin, we have grave doubts as
to whether Mr.. Ruth provided so much
word we find it set down that when
Ruth first joined the Baltimore club
Jack Dunn tried to make shortstop
OF him, which seems hardly likely
story, since Mr.. Ruth is d confirmed
left-hander.
Moreover, one OF the plays described
in the book is of such an unusual
nature that it seems hard to believe
that it could have been written by any
body at all familiar with baseball
With no one out and a man on first
and third, the author records that Pep,
the hero of the book, who seems to
be identified with Babe Ruth, received
a signal to let the first ball go by, as
double steal was planned.
pep" the author continues, ere
ceived the signal, but as he had taken
note of the Lakewood pitchers style Of
delivery, it flashed into his mind that
the next bali was going to be of Pops
fayorlte variety. So, thinking it would
be much better play for him to knock
one of his big home runs instead of
taking the chance Of the double-steal
trick working out, Pep put all his force
behind the swing and connected with the
ball for long fly to right. Unfortu-
rately, however, the fly was not home
run. The Lakewood player just man
aged to get under it and caught it
safely. Meantime, both the runner on
first and Pink on third were speeding
toward home, both of them thinking
that they had not understood the sig
nails and believing that the plan was
for Pep to attempt one of his famous
home runs. Both had gone too far to
return safely after the fly was caught
and the fielder promptly shot it to first
and the first baseman relayed it to
third, thus making a triple play and
retiring the side"
That is play which requires da-
gram. The author should tell US Just
what the runner from third was doing all
the time after the catch, while the ball
was first being thrown from deep
right to first and then to third Any.
player who could be tripled up on a
play like that should hardly be allowed
to attempt to colaborate in a steal.
But there is other evidence Of the
touch of a writer more professional in
literature than baseball in The Home
Run King. One chapter describes a
game at the Polo Grounds in which
iris Meaker appears and also Joe
Good and John McGilraw We doubt
whether Babe Ruth could have thought
up anything as ingenious as that
Even the unidentified author fails to
keep up the pace and the umpires are
plain Dineen and OLoughlin. AS the
players came on the diamond the book
tells us that "Hundreds of more or
less humorous remarks were yelled by
various spectators at the players"
From these hundreds the author has
selected, Hello, Chris, old top, hows
the old bean working to-day?' and
Hello, jim, you old bean-eater. Sup
pose you have come down here to get
trimmed again" Seemingly the author
paid slighter attention to the more
than the less.
There should be an excellent novel In
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
The Two and Three Roomers

FROM the number Of vacant apart
ments reported throughout the CITY
it would seem that the attempt of
the realty people to drive an over
stiff bargain with tenants has turned
out to be boomerang. The expla-
nation that tenants refuse to adapt
themselves to the changing value of
the dollar as far as rents are con-
cerned is hardly sound. People have
adapted themselves to the new
values placed on apartments, but not
In the way anticipated. Just as they
are buying fewer new clothes and
doing without the foods that can be
dispensed with without danger to
health, so are they doing without in
dividual homes in many cases. They
pool their resources and crowd to-
gether. Consequently there are a
great many apartments left over.
especially the two and three room
apartments.
Five hundred such apartments are
reported vacant by one firm alone.
The rents asked are from $500 to
$1,000 a room. That means any
where from $S5 to $3.50 month rent
for an apartment large enough for
two people at the most. The real
estate firms have evidently lost sight
of the fact that people whose means
are so moderate that they must make
a home in two or three rooms can
not afford to pay such prices for liv-
ng quarters. So the bachelor man
'r woman or the childless couple,
'ankering after the quiet and
of home, no matter how
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Normal Prodigies
4 Plea for AN-Around Physical.
Mental and Character DEVELOPMENT

N4 4Sit0l ana NHd' QCtcT Development
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t was with much satisfaction
that read the very wholesome ed-
toral in The Tribune this morning con-
corning Normal Prodigies.' When a
representative newspaper like The Trib-
une is willing to accord editorial space
to an educational matter in the midst Of
Presidential campaign, we, who are
concerned with the practical side Of
education, may feel much encourage
ment.
In the school of which am principal
we have been devoting considerable tins
and attention 20 the education Of gifted
children. May I, therefore, venture to
state that the subject of your editorial
IS probably only one of a number of
similar children who might with the
same opportunities be entering college
this fall? I would like % rise the ques-
ton as TO whether the education Of our
most gifted children is receiving the
attention which its Importance deserves
We feel that the all-around physical,
mental and character development Of
such children is the real criterion Of
our success. Parents and teachers are
still too much concerned with the intel
lect alone. They are still TOO apt to
judge the success of such prodgies by
the early age at which these phenomenal
children reach any given point in their
progress through school. Experience
has abundantly shown that many Of
these wonder children" have failed 10
become the leaders in creative achieve
ment which their early record seemed to
promise
In our school we have one child At
least who we believe could match the
record of Master Hardy and enter col
lege at the age of twelve If we consid-
cred this as the one goal of his educa-
ton. We agree with you that this IS
defensibe only if we find the result TO
be fine all-around personality We
must guard against the grave danger,
however, of allowing such children to
become monstrosities by fixing attention
only on their intellectual school prog
ress.
At Public School Ga, Manhattan, we
are bending all our efforts with these
prodigies TO enable them to become we'll
balanced human beings. The school IS
trying to have them travel by stages
just slow enough to enable them TO ap-
preciate life's values rather than by
rapid transit rush them prematurely 10
the end of their educational journey.
The improved point Of view Of the COL
leges which you foresee is important
only as it affects the purposes and aims
of the elementary schools. If the JOB
is not we'll done there il is too late for
the college to rectify it. There. rather
than in the college, is the place where
such gifted children should receive the
consideration which their education
rightfully deserves.
LOUIS MARKS,
Principal Public School 64, Manhattan.
New York, Oct. q, 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Usurpation

One Of the first duties of Congress
at the next session will be to take
action on President Wilson's nullif-
cation of the merchant marine act.
That act directed him to give notice
within ninety days after the act be-
came law to all foreign governments
concerned of the purpose of the
United States to terminate the pro-
visions of commercial treaties re-
stricting our right to impose dis
eliminating customs duties on i'm
ports in foreign vessels or our right
to levy discriminating tonnage dues.
The President approved the mer-
chant marine act. Now he refuses
to execute it.
The excuse he gives is that Con-
gress has no constitutional power to
direct him to terminate treaties or
parts of treaties. 1t is a poor ex-
cuse, since he cheerfully abrogated
parts of treaties, and also termi-
mated entire treaties when he was
directed to do so by a paragraph
in the La Toilette seamen's act.
What he did then destroys his argu-
ment for not doing the same thing
now.
1t is we'll established that law
passed subsequently to the ratifica-
tion of treaty modfies the treaty.
Justice Swayne, in the Cherokee
Tobacco case, in 1870, delivered this
opinion for the Supreme Court: "a
treaty may supersede a prior act
Of Congress and an act of Con-
gress may supersede prior treaty"
In the Chinese exclusion case, in
1888, Justice Field, speaking for the
court, held that a treaty is "the
equivalent Of legislative act, to be
repealed or modified at the pleasure
of Congress"
President Wilson puts his inter
nationalistic obsessions above the
Constitution and the Supreme
Courts Interpretation of it. He has
tried persistently to take over the
absolute control of our foreign re-
lations. Existing treaties, he now
says, must hold at his pleasure ex-
clusively. He thus reverses his own
action in pursuance Of the La Fol-
lette law and the many other prece-
dents by which American policy has
been established.
Congress cannot afford to ignore
so defiant a challenge. We're the
Presidents term not to end in a few
months an impeachment process
might be started. Such a process
could hardly be completed, however,
before March next. It would
bring no practical relief. Yet re-
spect for constitutional traditions
will oblige the two houses to make
some protest against the Presidents
usurpation. A President cannot be
allowed to hold himself above the
law. To permit him to do so with
out rebuke would encourage a fur
ther undermining of the theory of
balances and limitations and of GOOD
faith in their observance on (which
the federal scheme of government
rests
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
An lnexpert Shipping Board

AiA AAiSApSie AJiii ping DOdIQ
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l desire to call attention to
President Wilson's selections to posi-
tions on the Shipping Board Not one
individual Of experience in transporta-
tion matters-not one master mariner.
superintendent or marine manager.
He selects lawyers and publishers.
Would ne appoint steamship captain
to supervise the national bureau of
printing! Would he appoint Judge or
attorney gsssasral from marine ranks :?
However eniiffent and worthy these GEN
tlemen may be in their own sphere, I
ask again: What do they know of
navigation AMI of shipping in any of
Its branches or requirements What do
they know of costs and repair needs :?
Have they even the faintest idea Of how
to meet competition, of where trade hines
exist or should be developed? We're
they appointed simply because they do
not know and can be in consequence
more easily handled by the interests
seeking to destroy our merchant marine ?
F. W. GARDINER.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. 20, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Perfect Prohibition
(From The Los Angeles Times

'From TIC Los Angeles Timcs)
Even cereal beverages are prohibited
in Alabama. State regulation forbids
the sale of anything that "looks, tastes
or smells like beer" Grasshoppers are
not allowed in the state because of
their hops, and even Maltese cats are
under the ban because of the sugges-
tion of malt. Down in Mobile they are
straining the Gulf Of Mexico to get
rid Of the foam. Alabama is being
made safe for democracy.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
The Spiral Seam

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | hail from Syracuse, and wniis
spending week in New York recently
noticed that New York girls have the
most beautiful legs and wear the most
wonderful hosiery. but they do not keep
the seams of their stockings straight.
Nine girls out of ten wear them zis--ag-
ing around their legs like barber pole
Is this due to the general hurry ana
hustle of New York life.
Syracuse girls wear 'em straight.
Why spoil beautiful effect with zig-
gag seam? SYRACUSE GIRL
Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
a, Generous Speech

(From The Philadelphia Esenino Public
LsdScr)
All that Chauncsy NJ. Depew talked
about to newspaper reporters the other
evening was Russia, Sovietism, social
ism, the housing problem, women's
clothes, political pipe dreams, Cox,
Harding, woman suffrage, capital and
labor, wages and the high cost of living.
prohibition. the Civil War and the base
ball scandal. The old gentleman is
growing reticent with the years.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Gotham Gleanings
q lE422H9Nxa&azaX2 2I az XEMgx
This is the last week of daylight

This is the last week of dayligh,
saving.
Quite warm day Thursday here
and hcrcabouts.
EVERY NJ. Davis of Englcwood
Frldayed in town.
-Heywood Broun had his hair
bobbed yesterday
-Rcinald Werrcnrath has moved
to Andrews Avenue.
Election Day is a wk. from TO-
morrow. Looks like Harding.
The telephone service is getting
better, making one fewer thing to
complain about
Our landlord has had our kitchen
ceiling repaired, which proves that
nothing is impossible.
Mrs. May Wilson Preston of
here was to Philadelphia Tuesday on
art and pleasure combined.
Will Hopper Of Douglaston
comes back and forth and vice-versa
every day. Will is rehearsing.
Old Art Chapman of here and
Denver has joined the N. Y. Tribune
staff. Welcome Art say we.
Art Samuels the w. k. piccolo
player was on the ailing list Wednes-
day but is o. k. at this writing.
John T. McGovern has COM
plcted his opus of chef d'ruvrcs the
annual report of the Beach Haven
Farm Association.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
A Poor Guess

(Frona The Dcs Aoincs Reosstcr)
A New York firm of coffee importers
landed in bankruptcy court the other
day. Probably plunged on the hope
that shortage of booze would drive
folks to drink more coffee and learned
that there is no shortage of booze
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
In Reduced Circumstances

tFron, The Cleveland Plain Dsaler)
The former Kaiser has lost a large
part of his wealth, and has now an in
come amounting to bare 100000 a
year. Still, he can do pretty we'll with
that in Holland, which is an inexpensive
place to live in.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Going Around 1t
(From The Marion Star

NFT0W TIC M0r4or Stdr)
According to the Department Of
Labor the high price peak has been
passed. Wonder if this is the same
peak the Department of Justice passed
year ago and again four months ago :?
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Sudden Affection

(From The Seattle Post-IrtclNoNcer)
Governor Cox has decided that he
likes the West. A lot of citizens have
remained blind to the sterling qualities
Of the West until they became candi-
dates for office.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Draft Emf forcement Iniustices

The following table illustrates
draft applied
other Northern Striking
first and striking innaions in the
1910 totals the twogo