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The New York herald., 1921-12-23
LOCAL WEATHER RECORD.
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Christmas entertainments: New York In
stitute for the Education of the Blind, Ninth
avenue at Thirty-fourth street. $3.50 p. ~. !:
School Of Builders entertainment for poor
children, 1856 West Seventy-secoud street, 4
i. NJ. festival dinner for disabled soldiers.
auspices OF Lincoln Institute for Vocational
Education. Hotel Biltmore. afternoon; Jud-
son Memorial Church. Christmas tree, 1880
+. NJ: the Downtown Hospital Association,
Christmas party Broad Street Hospital, 123
Broad street. 3 r. NJ.
Workers Party OF America, organization
convention. Labor Temple. 243 East Eighty
Judge Edward j. McC;oldrick will lecture
OH How Our Laws Are Made Women's
City Club, - Park avenue. S:15 r. NJ.
Eleanor Markell lecture american Prob
lens In Relation TO the Washington Confer
ence," Hotel Plaza. II 80 A. NJ.
Harry g. Ostrander lecture Tho Holy
Land" Commonwealth Center. Town Hall.
1t3 West Forty-third street. afternoon.
Harry A. Franck lecture 'Vagabonding
Down the Andes" Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences. Academy of Music. S:15
Everett Dean Martin will speak on what
Becomes of an Abolished Evil?" Peoples
Institute. Cooper Union. 8 y. NJ.
Annual meeting OF the Stuyvesant High
School Alumni Association, school, 3 +. NJ.
Russia OF To-day" motion picture. Rus
sian music. Russian Famine Fund. Town
Alderman Peter Donovan will speak ON
'The Press and Public Opinion" Arthur II.
Murphy Association, S62 East fremont ave-
nue., The Bronx, go =. NJ.
Overseas Club, dance, Hotel McAlpin'
= T. NJ.
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The New Swiss President.

Switzerland will have new Presi
dent January /. DR.. ROBERT HAAB
vice-President during the present
year, was chosen few days ago to
the highest Office in the gift of the
Swiss Republic. His election follows
the usual national procedure of NOV
ing the Vice-President up one peg
There Is thus seldom or never q
chance for the President to say that
the new honor comes upon him
unexpectedly.
The election of Swiss President
seems to cause very little commo-
ton except among the Swiss poll.
ticians. The man selected for the
office moves into the handsome ex-
ecu.ive mansion at Bern as quietly
as the ordinary citizen changes his
home; remains there year, then
moves out in favor OF the Vice-Pres-
ident. Both the President and the
vice-President are chosen by the Fed
eral Assembly. This body also Sc
lects the seven members of the Fed
eral Council, who act as Ministers Of
the administrative departments Of
tho republic. In this way the Presi-
dent does not even have the trouble
Of choosing his own Cabinet.
At present IL appears that DR..
HAAB will have an easier tenure Of
ONCE than his Immediate predeces-
sors, who were struggling either to
maintain the republics neutrality
during the war or to adjust the
States affairs to after war condi-
tions. The country, II is true, piled
up a heavy war debt because of the
necessity OF keeping the army mobi-
lized, and "in addition the difficulty
OF acquiring material from or by
way of neighboring belligerents bore
heavily upon some branches OF Swiss
industry" Switzerland, however, is
not lying awake nights worrying
about this debt. Her money is worth
its face value. One small trouble is
that the people carry silver francs
ever into Germany or Austria, ex.
change them for marks or kronen
and come back loaded with foreign
made wares. Another is that too
The New York herald., 1921-12-23

many little neighboring provinces
would like to nestle down for their
own protection under the Swiss flag
and be free from debt and war ever
afterward.
DR.. HAAB has had a long public
service. He has held several govern.
mental Offices at Bern. he repre-
sented Switzerland at Berlip for a
time during the war and he has been a
member of the Federal Council since
1918. He knows the politics OF his
country and he is recognized au.
thority on international law His
experience gives promise of his abil.
ity to handle well and skillfully the
executive problems which may con.
front the Swiss Republic during his
year of the Presidency.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
The Broken Sword.
An Emblem Which Misrepresents
This C0untry's Attitude.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: A thou
send thanks for the uncompromising
Americanism Of THE NEW York HER
AID! Certainly ''the broken sword" is
not what Washington meant should
symbolic the attitude Of the country
which gladly calls him Father. when he
unbuckled the weapon that knew no
diskonor. In his last will he left death
less words 70 accompany the gift of
his sword. One may read these words.
which are appropriately and in facsim-
lie reproduced with what Washington
made bare In war. but sheathed, never
to break in peace time. We can read
them in the hall at Mount Vernon.
Your editorial article will hearten
those in the Academy and tho Ma
tional Institute OF Arts and Letters, led
by DR.. Walter Damrosch. who have urged
the creation OF an art commission to
pass opinions upon what may be called
national art. including coins. 1t Is not
right. 1t seems to me. that the final
form Of such educating, or misleading.
products or influences as the national
coins or notes should be left to depart
ment heads or Government employees.
and go forth with the sanction Of the
supreme organization Of the nation.
No! A broken sword does not SYM
bolize the attitude Of Washington, Lin
cein. the willing patriot tho suffering
and bereaved one. or the thoughtful
philanthropist. or even. permit mo to
say. the devout worshiper who prays
for "the final splendors'' OF world peace.
MEMBER or THE INSTITUTE.
NEW YORK, December 20.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
A Lively Moon, Though Dry.
Earthly Instances Of Life without
Air or Water.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Profes-
sor Pickering's assertion OF life on the
moon cannot be controverted by the
French skeptic's proofs that there ID
neither air nor water on the moon. AS
you remark. "there may be something
more to say"
We find life so permeating In every
condition Of dryness or moisture, heat
or cold, and so insistent on making
forms to fit air globules and rock sur
faces and other impossible places that
the probability is that some forms OF
life could adapt themselves 70 exist
without either air or water.
For example. even here many MI
crcbes cannot be killed by drying then,
up without air. They get on nicely
thank you. without either.
Even a talker, when he gets out of
breath and dries UP, does not die-un-
fortunately BOLTON HALL.
New York, December 90.
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Peru's Case Against Chile.
The Latter Accused of Violating the
Treaty Of AncOn.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Peru has
rejected the proposals made by Chile
at this time for the fixing of date on
which to hold the plebiscite which. ac-
cordlng to Article III. of the Treaty OF
Ancon. should have taken place at the
expiration of a period of ten years from
the date of its ratification, that is, on
March 2s, 1894, to decide whether the
territory OF Tacna and africa is to re-
main definitely under the dominion and
sovereignty OF Chile or Is to continue
to constitute a part OF Peru" / wish
to recall the principal reasons for which
Peru Is to-day physically and morally
unable 70 entertain any such proposals
by Chile.
1. Since 1894 to this date Chile al
ways prevented the pebiscite. The
grounds on which her policy was
founded are clear enough; being In
control of the territory Of Tacna and
africa she had no interest In jeoparl-
ing her position. on the other hand.
Peru, having confidence In the ultimate
result of the plebiscte, as she had until
very recent date an overwhelming
majority OF the population OF the dis
puted area, endcavored at all times to
agree with Chile upon the form and
terms according TO which the plebiscite
should be carried out.
Q. Chile steadily opposed all efforts
made by Peru to submit to arbitration
the whole difference. When the Peru
Wan Government realized that any di'
rect accord between Chile and Poru was
ysvStA tvy,pa asttlA An a cco,sut NJ tba sfy,t,-
born resistance on the part OF Chile to
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Help for Homeless Men.
Call Beekman 4s18 to Find the Righ
Agency 20 Aid Them.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Forty Of
the principal organizations in the city,
Catholic. Jewish. Protestant and nom
scctarian, which are trying to help
needy homeless men have united In the
support of q cooperative bureau which
is equipped to furnish information on
this subject to citizens OF New York.
Anybody ~fhquiring Of the bureau will
be advised as to where a man may se-
cure food, shelter. clothing. medical at
tention. help in finding Job or such
other assistance as his condition re-
auires. He may thus be directed imme
diately to the agency which is best
equipped TO help him.
The telephone numbers OF tho COOP
erative bureau are Beekman 4s13-4s1a
and the public is invited to use the
facilities IL offers.
ROY r GATES, Chairman.
New YORK, December c2
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Farrar Shows New Art in Carmen Role
Martinelli Don Jose and De Luca a. Escamilo Her
Associates in the Cast

Carmen" was repeated at the Metro
Ipolitan Opera House last evening. II
was q repetition in almost every sense
OF the word. The members of the cast
were those who had been concerned in
previous performances Of the work in
the course Of the present season. and in
their various impersonations they
effected no radical changes. Nor was
there evidence that any of them. save
Miss Geraldine Farrar, made any heroic
effort to do so. The soprano Is still am
bilious. She still seeks for new
methods Of expression and even culti-
Yates vocal technic with tireless as
siduity.
1t is said that she has been studying
tone very earnestly for months past.
The report Is undoubtedly true. for she
ie singing better this season than last.
She is not trying to produce volume, but
r. edium register in particular shows a
decided gain in rich OF timbre and
in smoothness. This was at once no
ticeable In the familiar numbers Of the
first act. and subsequently In the dance
song Of the second.
Miss Farrar looked unusually well
last evening, and her acting Of the way
ward gypsy had convincing directness
and simplicity. There Is reason to
wish that her sincerity might be be-
slowed upon more engaging object
than the Don Jose OF Mr.. Martineln.
This impersonation Is one Of honest in
tion, but the gods did not make the
tenor poetical. It Is difficult to be
lieve that such a Don Jose would have
exclaimed in his heart, "All for love
and the world we'll lost"
No one could have blamed Carmen
for transferring her volatile affection
to the Escdmiuo Of the evening, for
Mr.. de Luca acted and sang the part
with romantic gallantry and q fine show
Of enthusiasm. Nine. Marie Sundelins.
permanent Micaela OF the cast, added
to the musical pleasures of the evening,
to which much smaller contribution was
made by Misses Mellish and Fornia as
the Joyous gypsies at the popular re-
sort OF Lillias Pastia. Mr.. Wolff con-
Quoted and the audience was Of good
size.
With Mrs. Hamilton NICK. Twombly
in Box II were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
S. Webb, Mrs. II. Casimir de Rham and
Mr.. John w. Riddle.
The party with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
r. Wilson in Box included Miss Muriel
Vanderbilt, Miss Louisa Steedman Will
son. Mr.. c. Alan Arthur, Commander
Cecil, u. s. N. and Mr.. c. A. Arthur, Jr.
Mrs. N. Thayer Robb and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Hampden Robb were in Box %.
Miss Daisy Hollins was with Mr.. and
Mrs. Newbold Morris In Box 29.
The party In Box 13 included Mr.. and
Mrs. William Greenough and Miss Paul
inc Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Schelling. Miss
Bell Gurnce and Miss Fanny Cottenet
were in Box 23.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival Farquhar. Mr..
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
E. A. GILMORE SELECTED
FOR PHILIPPINE POST
LoU Professor to Be Vice
Governor-Ceneral.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Formal an
nouncement Of the selection Of Eugene
Allen Gilmore TO be Vice-Governor Gem
eral of the Philippine Islands. was made
to-day by Secretary Weeks. Mr.. Gil
more is a professor in law at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. The nomination
was sent to the Senate by President
Harding to-day.
Mr. Gilmore, whose home is In Madi-
son, Wis. has been prominent in the
legal profession, both as practicing
attorney and as lecturer on allied
subjects. He served In the latter ca
pacity for some years at the University
of the Philippines. In recent years he
has published numerous volumes. as
wei, as monographs. on special phases
of jurisprudence.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Elbows of Light.

A confirmation Of DR.. ALBERT Elm
STEMS views on the bending of ray
Of starlight as it shoots by the edge
OF the sun comes from an unex.
pected but an authoritative source
Professor w. w. Campbell has ex
amined a large number of photo.
graphs Of the sun taken at various
times and places at the moment OF
total eclipse. BY means Of these he
has been able to determine very
closely the curvature Of the ray of
light as it is DETECTED from straight
path. This can be done only when
the disk Of the sun, or very great
part Of it, is covered by the moon at
the time Of an eclipse. Photography
has aided materially in the solution
Of the problem. not only because the
photograph is permanent record In.
stead of transitory view but chiefly
because the photograph makes visible
certain wave lengths of light which
ordinarily are not perceptible to the
eye. The work of Professor CAMP
BELL, being in the form Of permanent
Photographic records which may be
examined at any time, possesses the
highest scientific value.
The curvature Of light rays in pass
ing close to the suns edge is shown
also by the spectroscope. Rays of
light passing through the prisms of a
spectroscope are uneQually bent and
separated and are thrown upon a
screen or pass to the observers eye
in the form Of broad rainbow. But
the rays of light enter the spectre
scope through very narrow slit;
and when the spectrum or rainbow
reaches the observers eye it is crossed
by many sharp lines, each OF which
has fixed and definite position. Now
if ray Of starlight is bent from its
normal, straight direction the lines
in the spectrum should also be thrown
out of their normal position. and this
shifting Of their position is exactly
what takes place when the ray passes
close to the suns disk.
A vague opinion prevails that in
some way or other DR.. EINsTErN's
discoveries upset NEwToN's laws.
That is not the case; they not only
confirm NEwToN's laws. they carry
them step in advance. The belief
that light rays are bent out of their
normal direction by the gravitational
force Of a heavenly body near to
which they pass is not wholly new
to science. NEWTON himself ad-
vanced the opinion that such might
be the case in a query which is set
forth in his "Opticks." DR.. Elm.
STEIN has confirmed It.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
ARRIVALS AT HOT SPRINGS.

Specia! Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Hot SPRINGS. Va. Dec. 22.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabbri arrived at the
Homestead to-day from New York, ac-
companied by Nine. Fabbri and Mr..
Eginsto Fabbri Of Florence. Italy: Mr..
Alessandro Fabbri Of New York and Mr..
Charles e. Gushing OF Bar Harbor. Me.
They are to be here three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll w. Laird, who
are here from New York on their honey
moon, drove this afternoon through the
Failing Springs Valley.
Mr.. Edgar Park has come from New
York to pass the holidays with Mrs.
Park at Boxwood Farm, and this morn
Ing played over the long golf course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carson. Jr., who
are here from Greenwich, Conn, played
an early morning twosome.
Also on the long course were Messrs.
c. NJ. Bankewell and Himan Bingham
OF New Haven and J. d. Aenold Of
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Labouchere Of Rys-
wick. Holland. were among those on the
walking trails this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis G. Barnett left
this afternoon for their home in Albany.
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skating, with the possible exception
Of swimming, which brings every
muscle of the body into play. Like
swimming, skating once mastered is
never forgotten. One can skate as
long as life and powers of locomo-
tion endure. In countries like Hol-
land. with its many waterways. every
body skates. The canals are utilized
as winter thoroughfares. Old and
young on business or pleasure bent
skim over the glistening Ice with an
ease and grace which long ago made
apparent the aptness of the term
poetry Of motion as applied to this
form of travelling.
The shallow ponds in Westchester
county and in Connecticut near
Greenwich were frozen over before
the thaw which preceded the present
cold snap. There was fine sport at
Ten Acres on the Boston Post road
between Greenwich and Cos Cob and
skaters came from all the country
side to enjoy It. This latest cod snap
by renewing the ice on this shallow
pond promises continuation Of good
skating.
From the present outlook Christ
mas of 1921 will be all the merrier
for the pleasure it win bring to the
myriads Of lovers of skating who
will find an appetite for the good
things of the day in dash over the
CLASSY surface Of river, lake or pond
in the nipping wintry air.
Ten years ago many Americans
went abroad for winter sports. Davos-
Platz and st. Moritz were popular
resorts then, as now. for the winter
tourist. The Adirondack region has
been found to possess all the allure
ments which made the resorts of
Switzerland popular. Within q
nights ride Of New York city, the
ease of getting there has been made
to match the comforts and the oppor-
tunities of sport to be found at the
end Of the journey. II is not now
necessary for Americans to 30
abroad to find the thrill Of winter
sports.
Many man Of business returns to
his desk with keener vision and stim-
ulated power Of dealing with indus
trial and other problems after re-
newing his youth on skates, skis or
toboggan in the lake and mountain
region of his native country.
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Scotland For Ever.
Fyom the Manchestcr G,lardidn.

From the Manchester Guardian.
A MOST PRoPE3 NEW BALLAD OF ST. Andrews
NIGHT.
and the sale of haggises this
year In London has been. ! am told. eleven
less than last year."-Our London correspon-
McTavish dwelt mid sinful folk
In Modern Babylon,
And. Josh, his heart 1t a but broke
To see their goings on.
sair hard the times that year they were.
Sair few the bawbees came!
They flung their siller here and there:
1t brought them muckle shame.
"a lead, a lead" McTavish cried,
"To set these loonies right!
Now come what may. St Andrews Day
Shall bring them better light"
Ten exiled Scots McTavish knew,
Ten bonny men and frugal.
From Alexander James McGlue
To Angus Bruce Macdougall.
He mas gathered round his faithful ten
To beg of them his boom
"If lay doom no haggls. then,
VIII ye no lay one DOOM"
Hoots, then the weaker ones are found !!
Two tainted clean away;
McTavish sends the bottle round
And bends him to the fray.
Gey long they talk the project DER;
The doubters urge again
A ratio Of two to four
Or three among the ten.
"It will ma do" says bold Met,
And makes his meaning clear
mae haggis on tine stocks to be
Completed for year.
mae haggis to be launched or brought
Beneath the carver's knife
Until yon sinful city's taught
A better way OF life."
Gey long they talk the project round,
McTavish and his ten,
Till ali the opposition's drowned
In v. o. Highland Glen.
And that is why Gas noted down,
I trust. by scribes in heaven)
Tho haggises of London Town
Were fewer by eleven.
ENVOY.
When the gudeman says "Anithcr?"
(And the gudewife goes to bed)
When midnight shadows slither
Round each devoted head.
Then pious Scots shall pledge him
And keep his memory gay.
And tell how grand McTavish planned
A haggis holiday!
LUCIo,
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Skating at Holiday Time.

December's weather has brought
Joy to the youth Of the East because
II has promised ideal conditions for
skating and hockey. Many OF the
older generation who have retained
their love for the outdoors are as
keenly interested in the prospects
for good ice during the holidays as
the rosiest checked urchin who, lack
ing skates. dons his red mitts and
muller and slides to his hearts con-
tent over the CLASSY surface of the
nearest pond.
There IL no better exercise, than
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
LEAGUE COUNCIL TO MEET.
VIII Hold Sixteenth Session In
Geneva January 10.

GENEVA. Dec. 22.-Thc sixteenth ses-
sion of the Council OF the League Of
Nations will meet In Geneva January 10
under the presidency OF Paul Hymans OF
Belgium. The order OF the day calls for
the nomination of an allied high COM
missioner for Danzig and also four
members of the Sarre Valley Govern
ment commission.
The Council also will consider the pro-
tost of the Lithuanian Government con-
cerning the elections organized In the
wilma Territory by Poland. the situation
in Upper Silcsia and mandate questions.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
"The Herald Complaint Book,

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Is It pos-
sible that mono OF your readers recalls
among the inimitabie Tony PASTORS vo-
cal offerings his Herald Complaint
Book? 1t was a skit on that space
given by THE New YORK HERALD In
those days to the public in which 10
criticize conditions then existent and
suggest reforms. WEST BRONX.
New York, December 30.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Snow, proba~
oiy changing to rain. to-day. with rising
temperature; tomorrow cloudy asd
colder. possibly snow or rain; increasing
southeast and south winds, probably be-
coming strong and shifting to west by
Tomorrow
% for New Jersey-Snow or rain and warm
possibly rain or snow. Increasing southwest
nnr nmu south winds. shifting to west by to-
For Northern New Ensland-snow and
Ir wdIner to-day: tomorrow cloudy and
;S' 1;uSsn' POSSIBLY snow Increasing southerly
"iaus' For ssn,iitting to west by Tomorrow.
or southern New England-Snow, prob
,,,r siansins TO rain. with rising tenpera-
.usc To-Day; tomorrow cloudy and colder,
and south m,,d on snow; incressing southeast
py tomorrow.
For Western New York-snow or rain and
colder. probably snow fiurr,esi shSes Inersasn1 @
morrow. ~
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-rhe storm that
was central over Nova Scotia Wednesday
night mgr, moved northeastward to Newfoundland
By rapas las Ii and ans =
much colder weather in the Atlantic states
middle Jd. o. GIeorgis. and by gales along the
Ine barometric depression over the Tnr
NEST M, has deepened; and It was central over
Ctan last n,Bnts while there was q decided
iall IN pressure over the lake region and
the great central valley. and another dis
tureance was central over Lake Superior last
night, M ht: These disturbances have been attend
northern Rocky Mountain region. and By rain
IN the Ohio. middle Mississippi and lower
as %as RslssS rss :sIn IN
temperature yesterday In the upper lake
region, the Mississippi Valley and the In
terror or the west Gulf States. while consid-
erapiy colder weather again overspread the
Canadian northwest In connection with an
other area of high pressure which was CEN
,rai irs. over saskatchewan last night and NOV
Ihe indications are for snow In the north
ern border States. rain or snow In southern
New England. the middle Atlantic States
and and the Ohio Valley. and rain in southern
sections east OF the Mississippi River, except
southern Florida, to-day and probably to-
morrow. The temperature win be higher in
the Atlantic States. tho upper Ohio Valley
, and , the lower % lake region to-day. and colder
ley and the lake region tonight and to-
morrow and the middle Atlantic and north
Atlantic States and Tennessee tomorrow.
Observations at United States Weather Bu.
reau stations tak0n at 3 p