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The New York herald., 1921-11-20

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD
Ccplrioht. 1921 By THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Nov. 10.
The fox hunting season as distinct
from the cub hunting season has started
with the sound of "tally-ho.' Men,
women. dogs and horses all over Eng
land and Ireland know 1t is the week,
and there is mounting in hot haste" ."
While the steeds had their preliminary
canter over the green fields the sons
chased. but freed once they had been
caught, but now it has got TO be a hunt
to the death in all seriousness. for hunt
ing, like fishing. is serious business in
this country.
The British huntsman seldom breeds
the fine horses on which he risks his
neck over stone walls, fences and riv-
ers. The best hunters in England gem
orally start life on some small Irish or
English farm, where their mothers often
pull ploughs or harrows while their sires,
in all their pride and dignity. stand in
some rich mans stud near by. When
this future hunter has spent Two or
three years eating grass on a farmers
meadow a dealer comes around and buys
him and takes him home with many 9TH
ers
In January and February of his fourth
year the dealer hunts the colt with his
local pack of hounds. where his care
fully polished manners impress some
L. ,t,iv ;ptD txyIn I, anAc l,n
passes for a consideration. According
TO the merits Of the horse and the sport
ing bent of the new owner the horse
either hunts for the next ten years or is
trained for steeplechasing. winning and
losing all sorts of races even up to the
famous Grand National
Cub hunting, which starts early in the
fall, serves as a sort of pipe opener for
the later fox hunting The country over
which the hunter jumps. gallops and
scrambies varies tremendously. One of
the most famous packs is al Pytchley. at
which the Prince of Wales frequently
hunts. 1t is one Of the fastest in Eng
land. where the fields are large and the
jumps all fliers which means that they
all have TO be jumped clean and not
scrambled over as can be done i'm other
parts of the British Isles. such as with
packs hunting in South England
Perhaps the stiffest country nego-
tiated by horses is in West Ireland
where stiff stone walls are built up
from the rocks taken from the soil by
the farmers in their attempt to enhance
the fertility of the land Here a thor
oughbred would be useless. The horses
used are COLBY thickset Irish half
breeds, which jump like cats and are
fast enough TO keep fox going all day.
The jumping of these horses is extraor-
dinary and the tale is told of veteran
huntsman. still riding to-day, who for
bet jumped a five foot stone wall at
midnight by the light OF two lanterns
placed on top OF the wall.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
ALL FRANCE MAY TOTE
GUNS AS TAX RELIEF
100, 900, 900 Francs a Year Is
Seen in Licenses.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1891, Jy THE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Nov. 10.
Frances budget problem may yet re-
suit in every Frenchman being allowed
to carry a revolver in his hip pocket,
two of the most responsible French
journals this week pointing out that II
this were properly arranged it would
bring in at least 00.000,000 francs a
year. At present permits to carry re-
volvers are issued only to persons of
good character, a slight charge being
made for stamping the documents only.
With the increase Of attacks from
footpads, taxicab chauffeurs and other
highwaymen IL is believed that 1000, 900
Frenchmen would be willing to purchase
and carry firearms and pay the Govern
ment 80 francs for the authority TO do
so. A double tax would be imposed un-
der the new proposal by taxing those
who sell the weapons and compelling
them TO register carefully every weapon
sold under police supervision.
The police, however are protesting
that the new proposal would require an
increase in their staff to carry out
proper supervision besides complicating
the handling Of the semi-annual labor
parades. when free temperament plus a
few glasses OF cognac would be likely to
produce disastrous results.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
GERMAN BOY SCOUTS
WANT TO FRATERNIZE
Must Proue They Are Not
Disguised Militarists.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921 by THE NEW YORK Herald.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nov. 10.
German boys have formed a boy scout
organization under the name of Der
Pfadfinderbund, and will apply for
affiliation with the international body
at the next conference. which will be
held in Paris next July. according to
Lord Hampton. assistant chief commits
sioner of the organization in this coun-
try. He said the conference must decide
whether the German organization is
along genuine scout lines. although il
claims to follow the British ideal faith
fully.
Before the war the German bund boys
wore similar costumes and otherwise
looked like Boy Scouts, but proved
really to be only camouflage for mill
tary cadets, and observers in Berlin now
insist that certain scout organizations
still are of a militarist and political
nature. Lord Hampton says that II Ger
many can produce genuine, sterling
scout there probably won't be any seri-
Gus objection to his joining his brothers
in the international jamboree.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

Npff tuf tuOF 10 HE NEW YORK HERALD.
CopTioht 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nov. 10.
Admiral Sir Percy Scott has received
telegram from Col Toby" Rawlin-
son, brother of Lord Rawlinson, stating
that he IL going to leave Constantinople
Nov. 10 for home, after more than two
years OF intense hardship as a prisoner
of the Turks. Col RawlinsOn was sent
on a diplomatic mission 10 Erzerum in
1919. but was taken prisoner and con-
fined In filthy Turkish jail. Last year
at a conference here the Turks signed
an agreement that he should be released.
which was done. He was sent to Trebi-
zond under guard TO await transport.
But during the delay he was again ar
rested. this time at the order OF Musta-
pha Kemal, the Nationalist leader. and
sent back TO Erzerum, where he was
kept in solitary confinement. was
starved and all letters and parcels sent
TO him by relatives were confscated.
Sir Percy Scott in a public statement
says: "No steps were taken TO secure
his release until he had been in prison
more than a year. This statement of
mine Is a terrible Indictment of the Brit
ish Government, which allowed this gal
liant officer to be treated in such a cruel
and barbarous manner. In my opinion
hanging would be too good for the War
ONCE OF Foreign Office officials who are
responsible"
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1871. bD THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Nov. 10.
In all the excitement of the last three
years the French Government apparent
ly has forgotten to pass a law providing
for the transfer of the ashes of the
author of the "Marseilaise" to the Pan
theon.
E,xhumed in 1915 from the little Gem
etery Choisy-le-Roi and placed in a
silver casket. the remains OF Rouget
Delisle were placed temporarily in the
crypt of the old Church St Louis des
lnvalides after two hours OF elocution
by Poincaire. formerly President Of the
Republic. end other notables.
A visitor to the crypt last week dis
covered the coffin in a dark corner and
started an investigation which probably
will result in another ceremony at the
Pantheon during the winter. Under the
French law Delisles ashes cannot re-
main at the Invalides. which is reserved
for marshals and military and civilian
Governors. while the poet from whose
words the French army obtained in
spiration for victory only held a COM
mission as a sub-lieutenant
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
LORD MAYOR AHEAD
OF KING SOMETIMES
LOndOn's Ruler More Powerful
Than Monarch Within His
Own Bailiwick.
ENJOYS RARE PRIVILEGES
British Sovereigns Forced to
Bow to Incumbent of
Ancient Office.

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Nov. 10.
The office of Lord Mayor of Londor
into which Sir John J. Baddeley entered
with almost prewar pomp and splendoi
OF pageantry is embedded in hundreds
OF traditions, customs. laws and privi.
leges, which survive since the Middle
Ages. In his little kingdom of the city
Londons Lord Mayor is more powerful
than the King.
Even King George cannot enter thu
Lord Mayors domain without first ask.
ing permission, and his Majestys soldier.
may not march in any large number
through the City streets without the
Lord Mayors sanction. He has the
right to d private audience with the
crown whenever he wishes it. He ha:
entire of the royal court and enjoys the
rare privilege of being able to drive di,
rect into the Ambassadors court at St
James's without going around the ole
Constitution Hill route, which all others
must follow.
During his year in office the LORD
Mayor ranks as an Earl. He is a privy
councillor and is entitled to be sum.
moned on the death OF the Sovereign
Also he may claim admission to tn,
Tower of London at any hour, is he is
equipped with the pass word sent to hin
regularly over the Kings signature
There are four swords attached to his
Office, the pearl sword presented by
Queen Elizabeth in 1871; the sword OF
state borne before the Lord Mayor as the
emblem of his authority the black swort
Ised on feast days and at the death oi
any member of the royal family, and
the sword of justice which is placed be.
Tore his chair in the Central Crimina
Court.
Much water has flowed under Londor
Fridge since the present Guild Hall was
'Duilded new in 1411 under the auspices
of Lord Mayor Knoles, and under thi.
hospitable roof London's Lord Mayors
have inaugurated their year of office will
great feast ever since John Shaw enter
tanned his guests SO regally in 1901. Ex-
Cellent as the banquet no doubt was ir
those days it seems to have been richer
in good fare than in manners for on the
evidence of one chronicler of that timf
each guest tucked his napkin under his
chin after he had pinned up his sleeves
TO the elbows"
Since 1860 every British sovereign ha.
been the guest of the Lord Mayor witt
three exceptions. James H., owing to his
holding the city charter upon writ o
quo warranto at his accession to the
throne; George w, who was so un.
popular in the city that he was never
invited, and William ", who was
afraid to face the mob whose wrath was
afame over the reform bill.
The official coach in which the LORD
Mayor drives through the city for his
inaugural ceremony is a work of art
centuries old. The body of 1t is slung
similarly to tho latest automobiles ex-
cept that instead of steel springs it has
huge leather straps. The entire vehicle
is made OF oak, ornamented and gilded
The coach is used only once a year. al
the inaugural, and it is liable to carry
many more Lord Mayors before it sue
cumbs to old age.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20


Copyright, 1921. bD The NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Nov. 10.
Prefect Leullier's latest move to gain
the friendship of Paris householders
struck terror this week to the hearts OF
coal dealers here. Many of these coal
dealers have been selling short weight
with anthracite at the equivalent to
nearly Sl5 a ton.
Following suggestion, which it is
now admitted came from an American
resident of Paris. the Prefect mounted
set of scales in an automobile and set
forth in the boulevards to apprehend
coal crooks.
Stopping the first coal delivery wagon.
the Prefect personally supervised the
weighing of the ooal sacks and chuckled
gleefully when he discovered that. in
stead of there being half a ton of coal
for delivery the coal men intended to
give his customer only 500 pounds
More than a score of such swindles
were exposed here this week. and the
perpetrators of them are now facing
heavy fines
ler's activity in this direction was pro-
vided. when the prefectorial balance
halted just outside the Projects own
residence to weigh a suspiciously large
load of coal but it was discovered that
the dealer was so careful when official
deliveries We're concerned that the con-
signment was a trifle less than ten
pounds overweight
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
LEGAL AID FOR POOR ASKED.
Gen. Booth Seeks Protection for
Needy Accused.

Speciat cable to THE New YORK HERALD
Copyright. 1921. bD THE New YoRR HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nov. 10.
Gen. Bramwell Booth, Salvation Army
head here. has appealed to the Lord
Chancellor, Lord Birkenhead, to appoint
n. public defender to look after poor
persons who are accused of petty Of
fences.
lie asserted that many men and
women. especially when they are ar
rested the first time. are overwhelmed
and bewildered and jeopardize their
chances in court. while the whole force
OF police ability and public prosecutor is
arrayed against them.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Nov. 10.
thrilling air race with thunder
storm, with approaching darkness and
dwndling petrol supply. was the ex-
perience OF Robert Barton. assistant
general manager of the American Ex-
press Company in Paris and Mrs. Bar
ton, while flying in Spain. They arrived
in Madrid safely in almost total dark
ness as their airplane engine give it's
last gasps because of an empty petrol
tank. but the storm broke on them so
suddenly they were soaked through to
the skin before they could reach the
Haviland airplane piloted by Alan J..
Gotham, who, it win be remembered,
late last year made the long distance
commercial air flight record by flying
over all the European countries in six
weeks, travelling $500 miles in all.
Gotham, who was delivering the air.
plane to Spanish firm which Is in
commercial aviation between Seville and
I'll AralSU, on lne moroccan coast, TOOK
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton as passengers. She
had never flown before. After four
flying hours they passed the night in
Bordeaux. The next day they passed
down the French coast and flew to San
Sebastian and then over the Pyrenees
to Victoria. Beyond Amanda. over the
Guadarrama Mountains, his petrol sup
ply was exhausted and Gotham landed
in a small ploughed field. He managed.
however. to buy little gasolene from
passing automobile. Then he took off
safely for q thirty-five minute dash to
Madrid, when he saw a storm headed
toward him. He flew over a country
where landing would have been dan
gerous when ii was nearly dark and
finally won out. The Bartons We're
thrilled and greatly pleased over what
was to them an adventure.
Gotham had delivered three De Havi-
land airplanes from London to Madrid
without accident and inauguratcd the
first Spanish air service, which is now
called the only punctual means of flying
in Spain. These airplanes are operated
with English pilots and mechanics, MAX
ing in two hours trip which previ-
ously required between seven and four
teen days.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
BANK OF ENGLAND
SOON TO BE REBUILT
Several Stories to Be Added to
Historic Building.

Special Cobie TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1871. by THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau
London, Nov. ~.
The famous Bank of England Building.
called the Old Lady of Threadneedle
Street. will soon be entirely rebuilt.
made several stories higher and reno
waited so radically is to cause a change
inside and out. in the many years of its
activities the bank as it grew necessi
tated taking premises for branch work
outside the old Threadneedle area. No y
it is planned to bring all the work to-
gether under one roof Efforts will be
made TO preserve as much as POSSIBLE
the original features OF the huildir e.
but scme OF the gardens on the four
acre plot probably will disappear.
Despite its cold financial pursuit, the
old building is full of romance. During
the Gordon riots in 1880 the clerks were
armed, inl<stands were melted into bull
let's and the rioters were beaten off.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
LADY AST0R EXTOLS
LOCAL OPTION LAWS
Believes in Prohibition, but
Doesn't Think People
Reedy for II
DRINK TAKES AWAY JOY
Won't Say 1t Is a Sin. but Is
Short Cut to Inef-
ficiency.
DRINK TAKES AWAY JOY

Special Gable to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nos. IL.
Lady Astor literally struck Liverpool
University dumb Wednesday evening by
telling meeting of students that she
was not a killjoy though she believed
in prohibition. Drink takes away joy
instead of bringing it," she declared.
and although the students dissented
loudly throughout her speech there
wasn't a murmur when she finished
speaking and asked for questions.
"You are a lot of duds up there" she
called to the heckling galleries. and
finally with the help of the Bishop OF
Liverpool she drew out few ques-
tions, which she quickly answered.
She declared for local option. because
the people are not vet ready for pro-
hbition. She said that since the hours
for drinking had been extended in Lon
don drunkenness had increased so per
cent.
THE extension OF the hours came at
the request of the trade and not at
the request Of the nation" she insisted.
"You can't reconcile the interests OF
the trade with the interests OF
Christian community. l do not say that
drinking is a sin. but it is a short cut
toward sin and inefficiency. We cannot
recapture the foreign markets unless we
cut out drink"
Viscount Astor followed his wife with
a description Of Carlisle. where one OF
three breweries and forty pubs were
closed during Government management
and which yet showed a profit on eco
nomical distribution and making rather
than on increased consumption. 81 do
not say that State management eradi-
Gated drunkenness" he said. but it de-
creased alcoholic casualties"
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

accepted the situation with grin-until
they reached Bordeaux. There he sue
ceeded in losing his wife for few min
utes while he visited the police station.
giving her address and laying the COM
plant that she had stolen valuable
portfolio while travelling from Paris as
his unknown but beautiful companion.
With the police trailing the beautiful
stranger Henri proceeded to amuse him
self for twenty-four hours. at the end OF
which time the police telephoned that
they had captured the criminal. What
happened then any husband can imagine.
IT is sufficient to say that the court
though indignant at Mathies's method of
getting rid of the companion who would
mar his JOY, decided not to prosecute
him. knowing that the wifely anger
would disturb his peace for a longer
period than he had disturbed the tran
Quillity of the Bordeaux police.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
BERLIN WATERS RESUME
TIME HONORED TIP TAKING
Strike of Five Weeks Ends With Agreement to Abolish
Voluntary Gratuity With Minimum Wage,
but Human Nature Triumphs

the bill, which should go TO the waiter.
But the fact that many walters while
protesting still demanded tips caused
complications which finally resulted
in the strike by which leading restau-
rants and hotel dining rooms in Ber-
lin We're forced to close.
By arbitration it was arranged that
the walters should receive 10 per
cent. charge on all checks and mini
mum wage. which really amounted to
abolition of the voluntary tip. But
within a week after the strike ended
a census taken in the leading Berlin
eating places showed that the walters
were offered and accepted tips in ali
excepting one.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891 by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Berlin, Nov. 10.
Human nature again has triumphed
over reform and Berlin walters have
resumed the time honore-l practice
of accepting tips after having con-
Quoted a strike against tipping which
inconvenienced diners for five weeks.
The principle for which the walters
stopped serving and kept Berliners
and visitors thirsty. hungry and irri-
tated was that they should be placed
on a wage -,asis and should not be
made to depend on tips.
For the past two years the Berlin
walters had been protesting against
the tip system and insisted on having
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
REFUSE TO PAY TAXES ON TIPS
British Railway Men Contend They
Are Gifts and Exempt.

LONDON. Nov. 19.--Railway porters
and conductors are protesting against q
claim made by the revenue authorities
that they are liable TO income tax on
the amount of tips they receive. The
men contend that tips are gifts and as
such exempt from taxation
The revenue authorities base their
claim on a Court OF Appeal decision in
1917, when railway man. with the sup
port Of his union. proved he was legally
entitled to regard tips as part OF his
earnings. Since then railway companies
have taken tips into account In com
pensating injured employees.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
PetrOgrad HarbOr Fills In.

PETRoGRAD. Nov. 19.--Only 20 ships
can find docking facilities for unloading
now in this port at one time Previ.
ously 1t was possible for SO ships tc
unload simultaneously, but the sitting
up of the river and the decay OF uocb.
make 1t necessary for many ships &c
wait their turn since the resumption o.
shipping activity
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
PAYS 80 YEAR OLD DEBT.
British Bankrupt's Estate Pro-
vides for Creditors

Special Cable TO THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, bV THE New YORK HEraLn.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Nov. 10.
After thirty-two years. the creditors
of j. +. Plummer. a Leeds manufacturer,
will be paid in full He went bankrupt
in 1889. owing $4,000.
Plummer started over again in British
Honduras. made q fortune and died in
Rome In March. Now the creditors will
be paid with interest
The New York herald., 1921-11-20


Copyright, 1921, By THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Nov. 10.
The hero in the latest how-to-be-
happy-though- married episode revealed
by the French courts is Henri Mathies,
prominent engineer of Paris. who did
rot consider his months duty finished
unless he had visited youthful blonde
friend in Toulouse. Unfortunately
Henri married wife was of suspicious
temp lament, but as a successful engi-
?neer he had not let such details worry
him.
Last week. however, his cleverness
was taxed to the utmost when Nine.
Mathies entered his train compartment
Just as her husband was leaving Paris
for q two days trip. All arguments for
her returning home TO perform various
household duties being of no avail. Henri
The New York herald., 1921-11-20


Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Nov. 10.
Reports from the United States that
after getting a divorce George Bidder
married his former wife's mother have
stirred the French statisticians to un-
wonted activity.
Nearly every department in France
during the last month has discovered an
equally strange marital record. but they
are all outclassed by the peculiar tangle
existing in the Corsican family. where
Miss Catherine Malfatti, member of a
wealthy family. married her own great
uncle. Catherine is her grandmothers
sister 1t is now calculated that the
bride becomes the sister-in-law of her
own grandmother. who is still alive. In
asmuch as she is only "a now, further
complications are foreseen in coming
generations
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
CORSICAN BRIDE NOW
GRANDMOTHER'S SISTER
New York Herald Bureau.
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Special cable TO THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW YORK HEsArp.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
PARIS POLICE CHECK
COAL SHORT WEIGHT
Prefect Himself Supervises
Weighing of Sacks From
Wagons.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Nov. 10

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copvioht, 1921. bD THE New YORK HERALD
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
25,OOO,OOOGTARVING
AS WINTER PRESSES
STRICKEN RUSSIANS
Sir Philip Gibbs Pleads for
Relief After Visit to
Famine District.
pESTILENCE RAMPANT
Present Measures Only
Touch Frontiers of
Needy Land.
SUPPLIES UNMOLESTED
Declares Soviet Is Bending
Every Effort to Speed
Food Cargoes.
SUPPLIES UNMOLESTED


Special Correspondence to THE New YORK
HERALD.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
FRENCH ENGINEER FINDS 1T
HARD TO GET RID OF WIFE
Adopts Expedient of Complaining to Bordeaux Police
Who Arrest Woman, but Allow Couple to Go Free,
Leaving Punishment for Better Half
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Nov. TO-

Special Gable to THE New YoBK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By THE NEW YORK HERALD.