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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-31

or rules or working conditions until the
same are changed or adjusted by or
derly process. Our proceeding before
you today is further evidence of our de {.
sire to handle the reduction of present
abnormal operating expenses in an or =
dcrly and proper way.
But we cannot conceal from our
selves or from you, the imperative me-
cessity of promptly starting the process
of reducing railroad operating expenses.
| have therefore taken this opportunity
Of stating to you not only my own, but
the general sense of railway executives.
of the great importance of abrogating
the national agreements and Of restor-
ing to the individual railway manage
mcnts of the country the opportunity.
by direct negotiation and friendly co
operation with their own men, for de
vcloping their own rules and working
conditions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-31

commonwealth against the city. nj.
rector Cavcn aud City Treasure,
Shoyer.
Remmelein was discharged from IN,
Water Bureau last September and tb,
action is for his reinstatement with hs",
pay. The city files an answer TO tbn
suit February ~. After that inan;ris.
will be made in regard to trying ill.,
case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-31
Man Found Killed by OH Fumes

When John Kearberry, forty -onc
years old, of 346 Mechanic street, Cam
den. failed to respond to knocks at tho
door of his room yesterday morning he
was found dead. An investigation by
Coroner Bentley, showed the man had
been suffocatcd by the fumes Of an oil
stove.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-31

some basis on which railroad operation
eau proceed rejuined Judge Barton.
Suppose the board should wipe out the
present rules? Where would the rail
! roads brY'
just where they should be left"
rrtortcd General Attcrbury. 'rhc con
/ dittons of December 81. 1917. would
I apply
Mr.. jewell asked and received from
the board permission to present the
cmploycs side Of tho propositions sub
mittCd by General Attcrbury. IIc was
assured also that the board would not
act on the railroads proposals until tn"
employees had been hcurd.
Cuyler Supports Plea
Mr.. Atterbury was supported 10y Il
statement prepared by r. Dewitt Guy
Ter. of Philadelphia. chairman of the
Association Of Railway Executives,
which was read by L. T. Whittier. chair
man of the managers conferenCe com
mittee. In part. Mr.. cuylcr said.
THE railroad companies are now
receiving and shippers and travellers are
now paying the highest rates in the his
tory 0f the country. Vet the railroads
are not within striking distance Of an
adequate earning power. nor are these
high rates affording the basis for an cx-
lanSlon OF facilities and service for
the benefit of the users of transpurta
tion. In other words, even the present
nigh rates are not sufficient to assure
an adequate earning power to the rail
roads and at the same time tO carry
, the burden Of tho scale of operating
expenses inherited from the war aud
from the period Of federal control.
THE railway executives do not pro
pose to suggest another general in
! crease in rates. On the contrary. they
desire as rapidly a. possible to reduce
operating expenses to II point which
will not only insure an adequate earn
ing power to the railroads, but will
| make possible an ultimate reduction in
rates.
"rhc rntir" country, its consumers.
its farmers. its wOrkmcn and even tho
railway employees themselves, are di-
ro"tly Interested with the railroads in
cutting down railway operating icN
p"n>"S.
"Only Through an adequate earning
power "au the railroads again proceed
Z" develop and impro>" their facilities
t" nl"j tn" growing needs Of IL"
country.
"pnl! Through an ultimate reduction
in TRANSPORTATION costs can the flow of
. r"mmudItirs be Increased and tn.
~ourr"> cf prudu"ri"m and distribution
OF goods be enlarged.
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/ working conditions with their employees
| They recognize that the conduct OF
modern transportation is n great, com
plicatcd, cooperative enterprise. in
which the men who work have great
stake aud arc entitled to he consulted
with regard to common arrangements
which will produce maximum efficiency
and human satisfaction.
''Thc railway executives wish their
employees to enjoy the highest standard
| of living which they can economically
Justify. glance Mt the thirty years
of American railroadiug prior to the
war VIII convince any observer thar
the increased standard Of living at
tanned by railway employees was pri l.
marily the product Of improvements in
the art of transportation put into effect
by the railroads through the billions
of dollars of new capital prov dcd by
investors the world over. II was pri-
marily tho development of locomotives
of higher power. of larger capacity
cars, longer trains. running over
heavier tracks. bridges and ballast
handled in larger yards and ending IN
larger terminals. which increased the
productivcncsS Of each railroad EN-
ployc and furnished the economic basis
for higher pay and less oncrOus condi
tions of work. 1t also expanded the
business of the railroads and furnished
employment for additional men.
"The records Of these thirty years
show that the capital invested in the
railroads has secured very little Il
any added profit from these improve.
ments. The great bulk of the benefit
coming from this investment went &c
the employees in higher wages and bet
ter living conditions. and to the ship
pers and travellers upon the railroads
in either lower rates or superior service,
or both
Individual Productivity Exhausted
"Wc have now apparently exhausted
the increases in individual productivity
which come from this development. If
new increases are possible they can
come only as n result OF n later era of
railroad development. For the time be .
ing substantially the only increase in
the productive power of the railway
Cmploye can come from his own de-
Of the past few abnormal years and 20
put higher percentage of his energy
and willpOwcr at the loyal service of
he railroad which employs him.
Ear from desiring TO break faith
with the employees or to deal with this
situation in any but an orderly and
proper manner. | have called to the
attention of every railroad company af-
fcctcd by Decision No. = of your board
tho desirabilty from every point of view
OF not departing from thc rates OF 'pay
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SUES FOR WATER JOB
Ex.chlef Engineer at Lardners
l. Point Combats Dismissal

Frank j. Remmclcin, formerly chief
engineer employed by the Bureau of
Water ut Lardners Point, has started
mandamus suits in the name of the
The New York herald., 1921-10-18

authorities but little will be gained
through this source, for uniform methods
of protection will not be carried out and
regulations restricting the use of certain
articles will not be properly enforced.
If 1t Is deemed sufficiently important
to maintain protective measures against
anthrax injection through the medium Of
shaving brushes and the like the situa-
tion must be dealt with by Federal
regulations. which will insure uniform
methods to be enforced by Federal
officers both here and abroad. 1t is
quite true that there are Federal re-
strictions concerning the Importation OF
certain articles or material which may
harbor anthrax organism, and we are
informed that United States consular
officers are directed not to allow the
shipment Of certain material Unless
certificates Of disinfection are presented
by the exporter however. those who
have personally observed the methods of
disinfeetion performed abroad. particu-
lariy when not done under the personal
observation Of United states officials,
have but little faith in the value of the
disinfectior c. the regularity with which
1t Is carried out MEplco.
NEW York, October II.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
Ruth DeHrs Lands.

| Babe RUTH has openly defied the
supposed boss of baseball, KENEsAw
M. LANDIs. Against the Judges par
ticular instructions the Bambino is
out on a transforming trip. Like
another RUTH, he is cleaning while
the cleaning is good.
The home run king seems to be not
only defiant but rather contemptuous
Of the High Commissioner Of Base
ball. He speaks Of LANDS without
using a handle. He says the High
Commissioner is picking on him by
trying to enforce a rule thc' las been
Ia dead letter. He is going to let the
people Of the small towns see him
pound the pill. He says it increases
the national interest In the game.
The baseball magnates who be-
lieved that their troubles would end
with the hiring of Federal Judge
to act as dictator of baseball must be
a bit annoyed to see that their rather
|costly scheme is not working as per-
fectly as they expected. Will they
put RUTH out Of organized baseball?
Dignity may call for that, but the
treasurers Of the American League
will shudder. The Babe has brought
more money into the baseball parks
than any other player ever did.
Thousands of persons who had been
absent from the grand stand for years
went to see the big fence breaker.
The public is getting sample Of
what was predicted when Judge Ian.
DIS went into the baseball business:
that he could not hold the two jobs
with dignity.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
Song in AutulnntIde.

The apple seeds are black at core;
The linden leaves. Ike fairy ore.
Shed the effulgence Of their gold,
Paving the pathways green before.
More piaintive grows the thrushs pipe
The ounces cheek Is yellow ripe:
And the smooth pallor Of the pear
Reveals, like dawn. crimson stripe.
The minstrel wind behind the hill
Above It's strings Is never still;
Autumn through all tho brooding land
Works the rich wonder OF her will.
AS In a necrofnancer's glass
We watch the radiant pageant pass
Wood waving banner back 10 wood
Across the severing seas of grass.
Forgetful what the hours presage.
We feel that we have plucked a page
From the untroubIed Book Of Dream
A leaf from out the Golden Asel
CLINTON ScoLLARD.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
No Election by Money.

The decision of those in charge OF
the coalition canvass not to try to
collect a huge campaign fund this
year is decision OF sound common
sense as well as of good political
morals.
New York has never been bought
for good government and, I'm the judg.
ment of THE New YoRK HERALD, it
is long time since it was bought
for bad government.
II the ticket headed by CuRRAN,
LOCKWOOD and GILRoY cannot be
elected without money it cannot be
elected at all. Major CURKAN and
his associates on the ticket must
look for their success to the votes
of electors whom nobody and no or.
ganization can buy, under whatever
stress OF circumstances, and election
by them is the only triumph at the
polls which is worth having.
If, on the other hand, there are
more voters who prefer Hylanism
and all that goes with Hylanism than
there are voters who want the ticket
to be elected which has been put in
the field to make an end of Hylanism
in the municipal government, big
enough campaign fund to turn them
from their misguided but honest pur-
pose could not be raised. And If it
could be raised it would not be the
kind Of work for the fusion managers
to engage in. as they have wisely and
decently resolved.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
Is Your House Numbered? ?

Tomorrow the Postmaster-G G. eneral,
Mr.. HAYS, will throw out dragnet
inquiry covering the entire United
States. When it is hauled in he will
know just how many residences and
business houses there are in every
city and village that are not mum.
bered and that have no receptacles,
either in the form of door slots or
boxes, accessible to mail delivery. He
will know, furthermore, so far as that
knowledge is obtainable, the names
of those occupying such premises.
All the letter carriers in every
State in the Union will be on the Job.
When their reports are in and di.
gested the Post Office Department
viii communicate with the persons
indicated. calling their attention to
the handicap to safe and speedy mail
delivery which the omission of the
receptacle and street number may
entail.
In the aggregate the impediment
to efficient mail service from this
cause alone is undoubtedly formida.
BILE. The absence of receptacles is a
boon to mail thieves. The absence
of street numbers starts a consider.
able mass of mail matter on wander
ings which frequently result in dis.
appearance. The Postmaster General
has already attached to cancellation
stamps the legend Address Your
Mail to Street and Number" But II
there is no street number how can
nail be so addressed?
The problem of good mail service
is not to be solved by the Post Office
Department alone. In no business
is the cooperation Of the public so
essential to success. In no business
is the percentage TO be allowed for
human error so large and SO far be.
yond the reach Of the management.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
The Woman Who Stood Out.
A FIFTY r-Old Impression of Hm.
ref Rpechar StAWe.

To TUE NEW YORK HERALD: At q
concert tit is now more than half a
century ago and I have forgotten the
singers--I Ibticed woman sitting a
row ahead q us and on the opposite
aisle. asked my escort If he knew
her.
No. he replied "Wlay do you want
to know who that old woman tsp
"Old!" exclaimed, "Yes. she is pos
sibiy SO. though age has not touched
her. She is beautiful and, what is more,
she Is unique. have never seen any
one like her.
The woman sat quietly, speaking to
none except the, two commonplace per
sons who made up her party. She wore
a little EtruscaA straw bonnet OF
exquisite design, relieved by crimson
satin. A Paisley shawl slipped against
the chair. Her dark hair. twisted UP
at the back, lay id long, heavy curis
on either side of her facs Her strange
sonbre eyes broodsd.
When the audience brcSe up asked
another friend for infSrhation. THAT.
he said, ''is Harriet Bsedher Stowe.
And the famous epigrafn uttered by q
forgotten waS came to my mind: when
God made man and the BeeShers'
Alas, we have no Beechefs to-day.
All our modern writer's together in their
efforts to help the human, raoe could not
outweigh that one woman.
FLoRHNcn McLAkppvnGH.
AKRON, Ohio, October 10.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
Deer Parks Again Farms.
England Illustrates q Theory of Hlet
Prices and Unrest.

TO THE NEW York HHRALp: One Of
your correspondents in arguing that
prices must come down says that mar
lives from what he gets out Of the eartl,
in one form or another" That Is quite
true. and no well instructed person WI
controvert il. But how Is 1t that 80
few persons are familiar with what
Adam Smith. the father Of our modern
economic doctrine. said In refutation oi
hts critics who assailed this doctrine and
pointed to England as an example of a
country which lived and prospeied by
manufacturing?
Adam Smith lived just about the time
when America achieved It's independence
and England was entering on her man
ufacturlng career and was abandoning
farming and laying out deer parks.
Adam smith replied to his critics to this
effect: "a country may live by manu-
featuring alone. but is It possible to con-
ceive the world when every nation had
taken to manufacturing"
Is not the present unrest IN the world
in a great measure owing to this very
tendency Of every nation to turn manu-
facturer and to want to mark up It's
own produce and. of course. pocket the
profit?
England has already had to take up
IT'S deer parks and turn its lands back
to farming. II Adam Smith came back
now would not he be Justified in saying
IT told you So? And Is It not lucky that
we Americans have a large continent
that we can call our own?
+. J. JENNER.
New YoHY. October ~.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18

this season in sections of New York.
Connecticut. New Jersey. Pennsylva
MIA. Maryland and Virginia, and they
indicate love of the horse and of
nature. Sentiment of this kind be-
gets high quality of sportsmanship.
The broad fields radiant with color
are merry with the music of the
hounds periodically until Jack Frost
binds the earth in an iron grasp. Be-
tween times the races on the fiut and
cross-country, particularly those Of
the point to point variety, and the
horse shows play their part in weld
ing the bond between human and
horse more firmly. and thus they ex-
ercise healthy influence upon those
communities which take their recre.
alton in the open.
Thousands of Americans had lik-
ing for the horse prior to the war.
Military service gave others an inti-
mate knowledge of the horse which
would have been denied them under
ordinary conditions. The fostering
Of the spirit of true sport has opened
for all such a broader vista and given
them q new outlook on life.
That the devotees Of the show ring
and the hunting field include the
youth of the land is an encouraging
sign. That girls and boys in their
early teens and even younger in
dulge in safety In these pastimes
speaks volumes for the gentle quail
ties of the horses employed. Breed
ting tells in horse or man.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
FITTINGS or FAMOUS
HOME HERE ON SALE
Arction of Rare Fsyniturs
and Art Begins.

The al. u.tion season at the American
Art Galleries opened yesterday with the
Initial session In the sale OF antique
and modern furnishings and Interior
decorations from New York mansion
which was designed by. erected and
furnished under the direct supervision
OF the distinguished American archi-
tcct. the late Richard Morris Hunt.
An interesting grc''o Of cut glass. a
few pieces OF snarbae statuary, and a
collection OF andigOns ana fire tools
formed the material Of yesterday
sale and attracted a representative
gathering OF early season buyers. The
total for the day was $7,055.
This afternoon many important pieces
or furniture and several complete and
remarkable rooms. among them a
giided ivory panelied ballroom Of the
Regence period and Jacobean room.
will be sold together with some fine
stained glass windows by Oudinot of
Paris.
Yesterdays highest bid. s42o. was
offered by Sam fucker for two bronze
candesabra, in the style OF Gouthiere.
Two sculptured statuary marble tor-
cheres in Italian Renaissance style were
bought by j. Bentley for $3.50. and the
same bidder gave 1910 for sculotured
green marble group and pedestal after
Jean de Boiogne. representing "The
Rape OF the Sabines." D. u. Noorian pur-
chased mounted cut glass lamp for
$500. and Henry Symens & Co. gave
$2l0 for Dresden porcelain clock
mounted In gfiied copper, an example
Of Louis Philippe craftsmanship.
Two bronze andirons, italian Renais-
saree style. sold to David Haan for
S2oe, and an important forged iron
flre guard in Gothic style went to
Charles Matthews for $3.50. For the
same sum the Henry Syncns Company
acquired a Chinese mounted cloisonne
jardiniere, and Di Salvo & Co. paid
$l65 for an Italian Renaissance style
marble centre table. A Chinese mounted
cloisonne jardiniere went to Edward
T. Farmer for $160. and decorated
dinner service by Bloor Of Derby sold
to Mr.. Meurice for $lSo.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
Lack Of Shakespeare Actors.

r. H. SoTHERN recently admitted
that were it not for a small band OF
veterans which he annually assem-
bles in his company 1t would be i'm.
possible to continue his Shakespear
ian performances. The number of
actors capable OF playing Shake
speare grows every year smaller
It is indeed not easy to acquire ex-
perience in this special school since
representations of the poet have be.
come so rare. The formation Of a
company to present such repertoire
seems fated to become more and
more difficult.
Yet there are aspirants to the pop
ularity of Mr.. SorHERN and Miss
MARLowE. It is not without it's sig
nificance that these two actors, who
have for many years devoted their
time very largely to the works of
SHAKESPEARE, are to play their forth
coming engagement here at the Cen
tury Theatre since only such large
playhouse can accommodate the
crowds that flock to see them. Nat
urally there are eager candidates for
the places they will sooner or later
leave vacant. WALTER HAMpDES con.
tinues his long tours across the con.
tinent playing the famous heroes oI
the Elizabethan dramatist. FRrTz
LEIBER is another youthful pretender
to the throne OF his great predeces-
sors in this field. JOHN BARRyMoRr
has given no indication that he in
tends to abandon the way so brill.
iantly begun in Richard III" ROB.
ERT MANTELI. who for years has de-
voted himself to the so-called legit
innate repertoire, is said to have
found it highly profitable.
In spite of these illustrations OF
the reward the public is willing to
ray its competent actors Of Shake
speare Mr.. SoTHERN complains that
without his little cohort Of followers
IL would not be possible for him to
continue his appearances. There are
constant reports that the profession
Of acting is overcrowded. There are
said to be seven applicants, on the
average, for every available post
Yet thore is so little interest in one
kind Of acting that Mr.. SorHERN and
other distinguished actors Of Shake
speare are apie only with great din
Guilty to find recruits for their com
panies. One branch of the profes
sion certainly does not appear to be
overcrowded.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
1,205, 600 New York Votes.

Because OF the new element intro
duced in the electorate by the en-
franchisement Of women speculation
as to the significance of the regis
tration this year based on the total
figures becomes mere guesswork, but
IN spite of this certain comparisons
are Of interest.
The number of persons registered
is of about s per cent. from the rec
crd of 1920. In 1913. men only being
eligible to vote, the falling of OF
the registration from that of 1912
amounted to about per cent; in
1917, men only again having the bal.
lot, the decrease from the total for
the year 1916 was about 4 per
cent. 1t may be said that, roughly,
the percentage OF decline in the num-
ber Of registered voters in this year
Of city campaign from the record
in the preceding year of Presiden-
tial election Is double that which
would be expected from the figures
of the two previous corresponding
periods.
If the old rule that s per cent. Of
the persons registered will not vote
holds good this year 1905, 900 bal
lots will be cast, or practically one
for every ATS inhabitants. The ratio
Of stay at homes may be affected by
the new element in the electorate.
But when it is considered that 909,-
65S children under 21 are enrolled
in the public schools, that there are
in the city scores OF thousands Of
aliens ineligible to vote, and many
sick and incompetent persons unable
to get to the polls, it will be plain
that the election will call out a
fairly representative and numer;-
cally strong body of New Workers..
The New York herald., 1921-10-18
Lies Destined way.

From the Kansas CITY Tinses.
Once more the summer spends her dying
~ flame
In rich production OF belated flowers.
FILLING the peaceful languor Of the
with subtle balmy seothlngs without
name;
The seasons period Is now the same
As after youths hot passion shall be
ours,
when. through life's wane. adream In
N soberer bowers,
We ebb into the source from which we
y = came,
,Spriht. summer fan and winter typify
The spirits progress on It's destined
course
or huhan Journey to It's hidden goal
Autunhai sunsets prove II rich to die,
In bea[ty's grandeur. calm. without re.
horse,
Sure ofthe resurrection OF the soul.
EDw. o. jackson.
The New York herald., 1921-10-18

an anesthetic with which this fault
could not be found. The state
ment regarding the new synthetic
compounds produced by DIR. MAoIIr
is that tests have shown that they
are as effective as opium derivatives,
that they do not create a craving for
drugs and that they will save thou
sands from possible narcotic drug ad-
diction. In view OF these statements
and of the value Of DR.. MAcHTs flu
ture researches 1t would appear that
the award Of the Pharmaceutical As
sociation was wisely made.