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The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Prehistoric Florida.
Ancient Sacrificial Altar and Fires
at Punta Blanca.

From the Journal Of Neto York Botdntcdl
Garden.
Punta Blanca, at the mouth OF the
Caloosahatchee. proved very interesting
historically as well as botanically. Un-
fortunately, most OF the hammock had
long been destroyed by the digging away
Of the shells OF the once evidently inn
portant kitchen hidden. The shells and
numerous human remains had been and
are stlll being carried away for making
roads In the vicinity of Fort Myers.
This locality, like the shores of other
estuaries. was probably one or the places
OK rendezvous for the fierce Calusas. the
aborigines OF southern peninsular Flor
ida and OF the keys IT was In this
vicinity, II Is said. that the Calusas cap
tured and held as prisoners for a CEN
tury at least an expedition OF Caribs
from the West Indies In searcn Of a
fountain of youth. They were main
tained as a separate settlement. II may
be that the Big Cypress seminolss
(Creeks) have the blood of the old
Calusas and Caribs in their veins.
The most interesting object at Punta
Blanca was the old fireplace and per-
hnps also sacriacial altar of the Calusas.
for human sacrifice is said to have been
practised. The constant fires burned the
accumulated shells into solid mass OK
lime, which increased IN height as the
kitchen hidden was gradually built
higher. When the shells in recent times
were removed for road making material
this concreted fireplace was spared. But
to pass from more ancient history TO
more modern: One of our fisherman
navigators related to us the local inter-
probation and belief regarding the oc-
currence OF tho human skeletons In the
she'll heaps at Punta Blanca.
The story runs as follows: In tho
early part OF ti,c last century a vessel
bringing a large number OF negro slaves
from Africa was discovered and chased
by a feet United States revenue cutter.
The slave vessel took refuge In the
waters about what is now Gated Punts
Blanca. when the revenue cutter opened
Are and killed all the negroes. Their
bodies were then buried on the adjacent
shore
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
No Eden in Tahiti.

The last hope of the lazy dreamer
Is hull down on the horizon. The
Associated Press correspondent at
Tahiti writes TO dlsillusionize those
who have been looking forward TO a
life Of sloth in the sunny Pacific.
He finds that many recent arrivals In
the Society Islands came In the be-
lief that they could buy cocoanut
lands for q song. Disappointment
met them on the beach. The natives
will not sell; they consider the land
a trust to be handed on to their de-
scendants. Even In those rare cases
where land may he bought-and at a
high price-it takes twelve years OF
hard work to bring a cocoanut plan
tation into full bearing. Meanwhile
the owner must hire labor and sup
port himself.
The venturers who went 10 Pa
peete only TO encounter. as The c~rre-
spondent says, dlsappointments and
hnrdshlps had been lured from Office
nnd shop BY the literature Of tho
South Seas that Is so fashionable
now. Between GAUG1N's "Noa Noa"
and FREDERICK O'BmEN's various en-.
chanting narratives the vision OF a
workless Eden wns painted In the
minds OF the wlshful. Eternal sun
shine, a sapphire sen, bread from the
bread fruit tree. music from a thou.
sand ukelelcs, highballs with bearded
traders in white duck on the club
verandn, moonlight strolls with en-.
chanting prlncesses. fortunes from
the palm, the banana grove and tho
pearl beaches--such was the mirage
Of the printed page.
Wherever man goes he finds thnt
the old sentence. imposed 10 the Gar
den, has run before him and Is sus-
pended in few cases. Tn the sweat Of
his face he shall eat bread, whether
Il comes from the tropic tree or the
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Derby Sweepstakes.

When the Prince of Wales invested
sovereign In the Derby sweepstakes
at the American Club In London last
week he followed n custom which Is
general among those who are inter
ested In this classic for three-year-
old thoroughbreds.
In every one Of Great Britain's
colonies sweeps or pools on the Derby
are a feature of club life. 1t Is the
same on the sea, for racing has Its
followers among sailormen as 1t has
among landlubbers Numbers corre-
spending to the names OF the horses
entered for the prize are put In a hat
and drawn some time before the last
Wednesday In May, which is known
rs Derby Day" and on which the
race Is generally run. A sovereign
is usually the individual unit. The
holder Of the winning number reaps n
generous return for his investment.
The Derby was instituted by the
twelfth Earl Of Derby In 1880, In
which year II was won by Dlomed,
n horse which when imported to this
country at the age OF twenty-five
founded an illustrious family, many
OF our best thoroughbreds and several
OF the feetest American trotters hav-
Ing some OF his blood. The race Is
one OF the most cherished sporting
institutions Of Great Britain; 80 i'm
portant Is Il, in fact, that Parliament
has frequently adjourned so that the
gravest OF England's lawmakers
might find relaxation with the throng
which assemblies at EPSON Downs on
the day OF the race. II was In 1860
that Lord PALMERsToN In moving the
adjournment spoke OF It "as part OF
the unwritten law of Parliament"
Much OF the popularity Of the race
Il due TO the facts that II Is open 10
the world and that there are no pen
altles or allowances In connection
with Il. 1t is for colts and fillles
exclusively. Is run over trying
course Of a mile and q half, and Is
OF great interest az n test In horse
breeding, the winners invariably be
ing held In high regard.
In all the years Of Its existence the
race was run without lntermlsslon
until 1914, when the course was uti-
lized as military camp. Suhstl-
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.


Trend OF the Times" by Prof. william b.
Guthrie. at wadeigh ii. s., 18th street
west OF Seventh avenue.
Art in Relation 70 Life" by Mr.. vincenzo
street east cf First avenue.
The Glories OF Venice" by Mr. Garrett
p. SeTviss. at p. 8. 1872. 1S2d street and wads-
worth avenue. Illustrated.
works at American Museum OF Natural His
tory. Seventy-sevcnth street and Central Park
West
"Rible Story OF Joseph" by Miss Ada t.
zimmerman, at Metropolitan Temple. Seventh
avenue and Fourteenth street.
The Period Of the Spanish-American
War" by Father Daniel @. Cunnion, Mt Z. 8.
80. iesth street and Findlay avenue, The
American Illustrators" by Mr.. Ernest
Rnaufft. ut l.. S. 90, 207th street and Hui
avenue, The Bronx. Illustrated.
Webster. the Founder of American Ma
Ansslm's Hall linton avenue. near 15Jth
street. The Bronx.
BROOKLYN. QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
The book OF the Hour" Captain Mace
doine's Daughter" by Prof. j. a. Carter
Troop, az Brooklyn Public Library Pacific
Branch, Pacific street and Fourth avenue.
Secular and Sacred Songs OF American
Composers" by Mr.. Edward Brombcrg, at
Girls II. e.. Nostrand avenue and Halsey
street.
"Aiaska To-day" by Miss Victoria Hewitt.
at r. s. 30. Conover and Wocott streets.
"Reethovcn's Sonata Pathetique," BY Mics
Eleonore Payer. at z. >. 174. Dumont and
.sHsaith~succcss, by Miss Doris Doscher.
at p. $. p4. Old House. ~ f,ng road. Little
Neck, l.. j.
''The Industries OF & sen Island" by Mr..
Morris a. Lunn. ri II !. 20, Richmond turn
pike. Linoleumvllie, Staten Island. Illus
trated.
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Consider the Cabbage.

The humble cabbage, we are told
by the RdiItcGg Age, was worth to
Its producers In Texas on April 16 ST
ton. The cost Of transporting IT to
Chicago, including freight tariff, cost
Of icing and the Federal tax on the
freight charges, was So6.30 a ton
bing On the same date cabbage was
sold at retail in Chicago for S140
ton-bing, bing
There is quarrel on between the
Rail,cdy Age and the commission
merchant over what it is that makes
cabbage that Is worth ST ton on the
farm In Texas cost $14O ton In the
kitchen at Chicago. The commission
merchant says 1t is the voracious
railroad; the railway publication says
1t is the commission merchants who
have been among the most remorse-
less profiteers in the country"
In large measure they are both
wrong. The transportation costs at
present are almost entirely labor
charges. This Is as true as to the
charges for icing as to the freight
rates proper, because almost the whole
value of ice Is in the labor costs Of
cutting, storing, shipping and other
wise handling. Back OF the commits
sion men. on the other hand, are the
johbers with their labor costs, the
wholesalers with their labor costs
and the retailers with their labor
costs, including delivery costs and
rents largely determined by labor
charges for building.
SAM GoMPERs says that to readjust
wages downward from war inflated
levels would reduce the living stand
ards Of American wage earners. But
IL the war inflated labor charges
make food and clothes and rents stay
abnormally high for the consumer, no
matter what happens to the producer
Of the basic materials, obviously get
ting the war inflated labor costs down
in all commodities would permit the
dealers to get the prices to consumers
lower. And buying more and better
commodities on reasonable wage
scale which makes Jobs and pay en-
velopes for wage earners does not
lower but raises living standards.
What do lower living standards are
war inflated wage scales which do
hold up living costs unbearably but
do not make jobs and pay envelopes
for millions Of our unemployed wage
earners.
So consider the cabbage. which is
worth 81 n ton on the Texas farm,
but costs $40 a ton when ready to
go into the housewives boiler. And
consider the cabbage eater, waiting
for living costs to come down, per-
haps waiting for a job-waiting in
vain so long as the war imitation pro-
duction costs do not come down.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Woman Psychologist Here.

Now comes woman to tell the New
York public that It Is entirely unneces-
sary for men and women to be sick or
unhappy or to fall In whatever lawful
way they attempt to reach their goal.
that It is possible to be on the Job. for
worls or play. every day In the year, and
that one can be sppremely happy at tho
Same time. She Is Mrs. Gertrude Steele
Chambers, a young American lecturer
on the subject Of applied psychology.
who makes her New, York debut at the
Town Hall tonight. Although she has
lectured and formed classes and clubs
In most of the large cities, this will be
her first lecture here. She will be heard
again Friday night. The Story Your
Face Tells" ''Worry-A Durable Dis
ease and How to Make Money-Suc-
cess" are some OF her subjects.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26

tutes for the test were run at New
market In the following four years.
In 1919, when the classic was restored
to EPSON, 1t was won by Grand
Parade, son of RICHARD CRocKER 3
Orby, which the ex-chieftain Of Tam
many Hall had bred at his Glencairn
stud In Ireland and sold to Lord
GLANELy. Orby, which won the race
for Mr.. CROKER in 1907, had for his
dam the American mare Rhoda b..
by Hanover. Durbar H., which scored
In the colors Of the late HERMAN b.
DURYEA, residing temporarily in
France, had some Of the same stout
strain of American blood through his
granddam Urania.
These were fine achievements, but
American turfmen like best to recall
that IroQuois, son Of bennington,
bred at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,
went TO England as yearling and
in 1881 won the great race from a
fine field in the colors Of PIERRE
LoRILLARD. That was at time when
the United States was developing
some fine race horses through the
blending of English and American
racing families, and 1t was the be-
ginning Of period Of progress In
breeding that warranted wholesome
respect for any race horse this coun-
try sent abroad.
Every year a number Of American
sportsmen make nominations for the
Derby. Probably the only American
bred three-year-old that will sport
silk in this years test Is A. X. Ma
ooMBER's The Bohemian. q son of
Jim Gaffney, which was ant last
autumn to France and trained there
by the American expert THOMAS
MURPHY. Should he go to the post
he will be ridden by FRANK O'NEILL,
the American Jockey who piloted
Spion Kop to victory in 1920. A
cable despatch from the Paris Bureau
Of THE New YORK HERALD on Mon
day told how The Bohemian had been
backed from 60 to to 25 to for the
Derby following recent good per-
formance in France. Last June Mr..
MAcoMBER declined an offer Of $780,
600 for his colt during the Aqueduct
meeting.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
In Defence OF the PersImmon.

From the Crowley Ridge (Ark.) Chronicle
We notice where largo manufacturing
concern Is establishing mills in the State 70
cut Up all the persimmon trees. We don't
know how you feel about II. but the Chronicle
Is Of the opinion that some steps should be
taken 10 protect and perpetuate the per-
simmons, because the fattest 'possums arc
often caught where groves sof these trees
abound and 'possum. 'taters and simmons
constitute combination about which the
traditions OF our Southland have thrown
too much racredness for US 10 think of
allowing, at this late date. soulless cor
poretion which has no appreciation OF tho
eternal fitness OF things. prompted only by
Its lust and greed for gold. 20 come into
the State and destroy and Danish these
things we love so well. by chopping down
all our persmmon trees and working them
UP into shuttles.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26

was extended to cover the various
private plants which were taken into
the naval service In one way or an
other. Thus as industrial manager
he had an important part in the re-
pair OF the Leviathan, a job which
was done In Jig time to the amaze
ment and chagrin OF the vessels for
mer custodians.
The fertility OF invention, dogged
persistence and unbeatable stick-to-it-
iveness which were displayed in get
ting ships and weapons ready for our
fighting forces get too little consid-
Grafton. There Is great deal OF
talk about the relatively few slackers
who succeeded in getting safe berths
because they wanted TO save their
skins; precious little thought is given
TO the gallant men whose usefulness
here was so great their superiors re-
fused to let them crafty their am
bition to go to the fighting front.
But these men were essential to sue
cess In the war. Without them not
a warship would have moved on the
ocean, not a transport would have
sailed, not soldier would have
crossed TO France.
OF these devoted and efficient men
Rear Admiral BURD Is typical, and
while he has earned rest he ought
to spend part of 1t telling his coun-
trymen how his work was done.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Golf Rules.
British Opposition Shown to the New
Standard Ball.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In reply
TO Charles B. Macdonalds letter about
golf rules let me say that for a quarter
of century 95 per cent. of the Ameri-
can golfers have wanted the stymie
abolished and the rules revised Why
have their wishes been disregarded all
these years? Simply because those in
control OF golf in this country believed
the dominating seat OF government
should be in Scotland and not in the
United States.
1t was only recently that the United
States Golf Association apparently
changed It's mind about this and con-
cluded that the wishes OF the great army
of American golfers should be consid-
cred, and acted accordingly with respect
to the abolition of the stymie and revi-
sion Of rules-and this body now has
the approval and admiration OF every
genuine American golfer. East, West
North and South.
Mr.. Macdonald int.mates that Mr..
Lincoln and Mr.. Bowles are mistaken
II they think Englishmen and Scotch
men will never be happy without the
ihA 81 iVatAH6 Dullt ilt LiicH sOcS
on to recite the minutes OF the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club adopted last
September showing that the new stand
ard ball had been tentatively accepted
by both countries. I think Mr.. Mac
Donald will admit that the Royal and
Ancient committee favored large. ligh,
ball and that the United States Golf
Association favored a smaller and heavier
ball. and that a compromise was effected
based on an intermediate size and
weight
Now. II the Scotchmen or tho Eng
lishmen, and / admire both, were ever
In favor OF the large, light ball. l still
maintain no other ball on earth will
ever make them perfectly happy. j.
II. Taylor, several times British cham
pion, closes a recent letter TO the Lon
don Times as follows: II reiterate this
plea Lfor the floating BALL and appeal
TO the rules committee 10 face this
problem unflinchingly ard come out
boldly for a fioater. I am certain such
action will receive the appreciation OF
all true golfers, and the verdict or pos
terity will be that the game was saved
for them" Does this sound as though
Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Bowles were mis-
taken? ARTHUR 8. MArrrNaLY.
WAsHINcroN. April 20.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
The River.

Across the purple vastltude Of night
list the river murmur TO its shores
INCREASINGLY. a puising tide that pours
From some far fount upon the mountain
height
And now the sound seems one OF rapt
delight,
A chorded ecstasy that sings and
scars,
And now a voice that faiters and de-
plores
And sinks at last In dolor and alright.
And as I hearken 20 the rhythm and
rhyme
1 mind me how all Joy is blent with
tears:
How evermorc the monarch ord the
mime
Are close akin through human hopes
and fears,
And fancy on the Doundless shore OF
Time
/ hear the ebb and flood tide OF the
CLINTON scoLLARp.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26

Former Ambassador John W. Davis win
speak st luncheon OF the Associated Press.
Waldorf-Astoria, +. NJ.
Major-cien. Charles p. summcraii win
spoak at a dinner and entertainment OF the
New York branch Of the Society OF the First
DivisiSn, A. f. F.. Keen,s Chop House. ~
West Thirty-sixth street, r. NJ
Allan McCurdy viii speak on Democracy
and Dictatorship" Cooper Union. p. M.
The American Society OF Reconstruction
VIII give q luncheon In honor of It's founder
end president, Mrs. Robert w. Lyle. Hotel
'Feod Products" VIII be discussed at tho
meeting and dinner Of the Municipal Club OF
Brooklyn. beslnning at p. NJ.
Mi's virginia Nj. Murray will speak on
Meeting the Arriving Immigrant" Broad
way Tabernacle Forum, Broadway and Fifty
sixth street, s:15 T.. NJ.
Members OF the Cantors Association will
give public concert In the Temple Rodeph
sholom, Lexington avenue and Sixty-third
street. this evening.
Varsity &C" Club Of Columbia University
dinner. Columbia University Club. West
Forty-third street, 0 80 =. NJ.
meeting of tho New York Society OF Ac-
countants, Rumford Hall, 30 East Forty
first street. s:15 l.. NJ.
Women War Workers OF Y. NJ. c. A. din
ner. Hotel McAlpin, L. NJ
Brooklyn Insurance Brokers association
luncheon, $50 Montague street. Brooklyn,
Frederick J. Kinsman win speak before the
New York branch OF the National Catholic
Linnaean Society Of New yars tls evening; sa,Sg
American Museum Of Natural History, Sow
enty-seventh street and Central Park West,
S:f5 p. NJ.
Section Of Obstetrics and Gynecology, meet
ing, Academy OF Medicine, IL West Forty
third street, 8 80 p. NJ.
Charles d. Isaacson will conduct q concert
at the Bowery Mission, p. NJ.
Law Department of the City OF New York,
dinner. Waldorf-Astoria, p. NJ.
American Newspaper Publishers Associa.
tion, convention. Waldorf-Astoria, all day.
National Association for the Blind, high
Wlyinan's ball. Hotel Commodore, 10 r. NJ.
Nav York State Ice Manufacturers Associa-
ton, meeting, Trommcr's, Bushwick avenue
and Conway street, Hrcoklyn. IL 80 p. M.
Trust Company Forum, American Institute
Of Banking. dinner, Hotel Astor, 4 p M
Junior Emergency Relief Society, meeting,
Hotel Biltmore, 10 A. NJ
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
New Opera Company Sings 'Gioconda'
Some Artists Recently Heard the Lexington Appear
in Poor Performance at the Manhattan.

La Favorita Grand Opers Company.
apparently founded partly ar the re-
mains OF the late italian LYRIC Fedora
tion organization. began a brist season
at the Manhattan Opera House last eve
ming. Just how long the seaaos will
continue doubtless rests with the Ital-
ian public. which seems to have an in
satiabie appetite for Italian opera. no
matter how performed. The opera pf-
fered for the general delight Of the
audience was La Giaconda." which had
not been heard previously IN rne course
of the present musical season.
The principal singers were evidently
accustomed to the ways OF companies
summoned from the vasty deeps OF ex-
pertinent and acquainted with the music
of the score though not imbued with
Its spirit. The whole representation
had the dramatic vitality of a Shake
spearian reading by a boarding school
class. It was specifically dull. must
caliy frigid and artistically crude. There
was much singing out of tune and much
eager searching after high tones. The
orchestra was rough and blatant and
the chorus raucous in tone and uncer-
tain in rhythm.
The title role was entrusted to Mime.
Agnes Robinson. who disclosed great
experience and a worn voice. Nine. NJ.
Frascani sang Laura darkly and Nine.
Ellinova Chiecd depressingly. G. Tom
masini made the electric lights look pale
with the tones he emitted as Enso and
Argusto Ordonez. who had made some
impression at the Lexington Theatre,
succumbed TO the general gloom at the
Manhattan. Mr.. Picchi, another of the
Lexington remnants, sang Alrfso cred-
itably. The conductor was A. Deli Ore
flee. who was TO have assisted Mr..
Mugnone in the earlier unfortunate
season
The New York herald., 1921-04-26

(1) The Slxty-flfth Congress was
composed OF fffty-four Democrats,
forty-one Republicans and one Repub-
lican and Progressive In the Senate:
OF 212 Democrats. 213 Republicans. one
Progressive. two Independents. one
Socialist. one Prohibitionlst, one Pro-
gressive- -Protectionist and one Pro-
gressive- Democrat in the House. there
being three vacancies In that body.
The House was organized by the DEM
ocrats with the aid OF members who
did not acknowledge allegiance to
either major party. The Congress is
classed as Democratic. CD Yes. (a)
The first session Of the Sixty-sixth
Congress began May 10. 1919.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
American Girl Violinist Heard.

Miss Ruth Kemper. an American vio-
Iinist who is not unknown here and
has played with the Cincinnati SYM
phony Orchestra, gave a recital in which
she was assisted by Edwin Grasse. COM
poser-vlolinist, last night in Aeolian
Hail. The programme opened with Mr..
Grasses sonato opus IA for piano and
violin in which the composer played
the piano part This work. which ID
written in melodic form and Is not with
out Individuality and artistic interest
received commendable reading. Tho
applause after the close was enthusi-
astic. Miss Kemper played Bachs r
major concerto and other numbers, with
Francis Moore at the piano, and In some
respects showed interpretative powers
above the average.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
To Aid Mime. Foch's Work.

lie Cercle Rochambeau viii hold a
bazaar next Saturday from to and
Monday from 2 to IL o'clock at the Ho-
tel buckingham In aid Of Nine. Foch's
charities In France. Several hundred
garments that are to be sent to the Mar
shars wife will be exhibited. There will
be tables for fancy work, cake, flowers,
imported goods and toilet articles; o tea
room. q Punch and Judy show and vocal
and instrumental music. A signed pho
tograph OF Marshal Foch and letters
from Nine. Foch received by Mrs. John
r. Macarthur, the president also will be
shown.