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The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Second Story Hotels.

!, New York's second story hotels
Rave always been part of its social
history. They ranked for a while
with the best of the houses for the
entertainment of the stranger. When
Broadway's hotel zone stretched
gfrom Chambers street to Fourteenth
There were hotels of the best class
THAT had only an entrance on Broad
sway. Others were entered from a
1.side street and the guests viewed
broadway only from the windows.
Several OF these hotels on Fifth ave-
ipue ranked with the most expensive
lin the city. Two or more hotels
-of this kind still survive on that
-street.
: But with the city's increase OF
wealth the second story hotel no
Slonger kept its fashion. 1t became
second class. Its fame as well as
Its appearance grew shabby. The
-cld excellence of the second story
-hotel was thing OF the past. Its
\ Elories, save for one or two speci-
mems OF the kind that still survive,
: disappeared. A spacious Office,
!. -.troad corridors and vast drawing
:. rooms became a necessity in any
--botel that was to be accounted first
.sclass. These were days OF great
prosperity for the landlords. They
: could indulge in such luxuries.
!, Costly as New York real estate
Knight be, there was plenty of money
i'm those golden days to allow all
: the space that the big hotel needed.
: The second story affair seemed more
-than ever a thing Of the past.
Yet there was always in the minds
of prudent landlords the knowledge
7 that expenses might be greatly de-
!. creased IL so much space were not
! accounted necessary to the grandeur
{, OF their establishments. How often
have they realized that the utiliza
tion OF ground level space for bust
mess purposes would mean tighten
ling OF their burdens. but money was
.saHnndant, and the capacious apart
m6nts, even IL they were not always
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Four Jifies and Four Years.

It will take about four jifies for
any registered Republican to con-
slider a matter which is going to
affect his comfort and his fortunes
for four years.
The primaries are held the day At
ter tomorrow. There Is only one
man in the field for the Republican
nomination who can beat HYLAN at
the polls in November. That man Is
Major CURRAN. He must be nomi-
mated on Tuesday II New York Is to
avoid having four more years OF
Hylanism.
The man or woman who Is quail
fed to vote at the Republican pri-
maries and fails to do his or her
part to put UP the candidate who
can beat Tammany--that man or
woman cannot grumble at anything
which may happen to New York be-
tween January 1, 1922, and January
/, 1926.
Four years is long time!
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Dard Hunters Two Books.
Interesting Details Of q One Man
Publishing Feat.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: The
prominence given to your account Of
the two books produced entirely by ono
man leads me to hope that you will
grant space to correct slight mis-
statement and to add one or two items
Of interest
was Intimately acquainted with
Dard Hunter and possess copies of both
of the books, and from my nearby sum-
mer home went frequently to see him
design the letters. cut the type moulds
and make the paper. In addition he
cast the type. did the composition and
hand press, but he did not, as your ac-
count says. write the book or do the
binding-which, however, detracts but
little from his achievement.
The books were the annual souvenir
volumes Of the Chicago Society of Etch-
ers for tho years 1915 and 1916; the
first was written by William Aspenwall
Bradley and the second by Frank Vel
tenkampf, curator OF prints at the New
York Public Library. and both volumes
were bound.--in paper boards-by the
Oakwood Binders. Pittsheid, Mass.
Hunter made his paper. by a process
Of his own that cqualled the perfection
of the early italian hand made paper.
in small thatch rooted mill at MARI
borough, N. ", and did the rest of the
work across the road In his home, q 2oo-
year-old house occupied for many years
by wolvert Acker tEcker). an uncle of
washington Irving. Acker was the
leader Of the local patriots during the
Revolution and all their meetings were
held In the house.
GERTRUDE b. WEED.
MILTON ON HUDSON, September 10.
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Changed Art Standards.
Why This Hubbub? Asks Alfred
Stieglitz, Looking Backward.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Regard
Ing the excitement about the exhibition
OF moderns at the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art certain facts have been entirely
lost sight Of.
II isn't more than few years ago
that the Museum authorities. as well as
some of those who have loaned their
proud possessions. themselves labelled
Cezanne, Picasso. Matesso & Co. as
paranoiacs. degenerates. anarchlsts-the
term Bolshevist did not then exist--and
heaven knows what not, and even some
OF the artists now coming to the de-
fence OF the present attack laughed In
derision not 30 long ago at this same
work
So why this hubbub now when cow
ardly anonymity but reechoes sentiments
as old as social development itscf7 Give
the fools a chance.
ALFRED STIrGLIrz.
LAKE GEORGE, September 10.
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Radio Waves and Signals From Mars
Many Electrical Disturbances Detected by Wireless Appa
ratus Some Being of Unexplained Origin.

tions sending messages at the same
time. These waves may be likened to
ground swels at sea coming from differ
ent directions. As opposing waves meet
a number of small waves sometimes roll
ing a knocking power not possessed by
storm waves.
1t is possible that the interference of
such waves may produce repetition of
signals similar In character; but there
Is no positive evidence that they have
done so. In advancing the theory that
these waves were signals from Mars
Mr.. Marconrs friends were drawing
upon their imagination. and in asserting
that they were interference waves his
critics were doing exactly the same
thing. Both are possibilities and neither
Is an established fact.
The late Professor Lowell--and all
too soon he left us--was a master Of
the scientific use of the imagination. TO
the world he gave great information Of
the possibilities concerning life on Mars
In many respects Mars resembles the
earth. The inclination Of its axis is the
same as that Of the earth. Its zonoa
and its seasons are the same as those
of the earth.
Snow and ice accumulate at the Mar
tjan polar regions during winter and
melt In summer. Water vapor forms
a part OF the Martlan atmosphere
clouds drop summer showers and win
ter SHOWS. and fierce dust storms at
times scourge its desert areas. Thess
are facts set forth by observation. Be-
yond the facts are flights Of imaglna-
tioir-and occasionally flight Of the
imagination gets mixed with facts. Fan
cies concerning Mars are plentiful
enough to fill volumes.
Mr.. Marconi is gifted with trained
Imagination. and the world should be
thankful for his good fortune. His pub
licity agents are likewise possessed OF
imagination, and in view Of Mr.. Mar
coni's prompt denial that he has any
thing on Mars, one may surmise that the
publicity agents imagination will not
stand without hitching.
JACQUES W. REDwAr.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
The Straw Suspends.

The 18th g most here. and I'm shaking
my cady
That matched me so well from the
summers hot sun.
It's fibers are sere and it's color is shady
But enter this epitaph for It: well
done.
You withstood the drops Of the unlocked
for shower, ,,
You took to the dust wherewith Au-
gust was rife,
Till now all the cops as you bob past
them glover.
II I must believe the remarks Of my
wife,
Good-by, then, good-by; and say It
with sorrow.
But noug.lt OF abandonment have you
to fear,
For though with a sigh I shall shake
you tomorrow.
It's the top Of the wardrobe for you
Till next year.
MAURICE MonRrs.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

may possibly be the class room of
the secondary schools, it may be the
lecture room OF the university or
the forum OF the politician or the
propagandist. In educational mat
ters the film will not, as has some
times been said, minimize the value
of books, of the instructor, Of Ian
guage or oral recitation. If the
films are worthy of their subject
they should arouse new interests and
form the basis of more intelligent
studies. 1t is folly to say that in
themselves educational films are an
education. At their best they are
merely help.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

Disregarding the question OF the prob
ability OF receiving a radio message or
signal OF any sort from nearby
planet. such thing is not beyond the
range of possibility. but up to the pres
ent time It has not happened.
The waves which the radio operator
employs are created by a powerful dis
charge. or spark. which does not differ
essentially from lightning flash. Both
set in motion electrical waves that may
be likened to the water waves which
flow out in ever increasing circles when
a stone is thrown into still water.
The electrical waves are spherical In
shape and are projected In every direc-
ton. When they come in contact with
an aerial they are conducted to trans
forming apparatus within tho receiver
which makes them audible through SEN
sitiv6 telephones. The most powerful
sending apparatus creates waves less
than 10000 meters In amplitude. The
receiving apparatus used by Mr.. Mar
conf Is capable of catching waves ak
or eight times as great in amplitude.
Every operator catches electrical
waves--and many Of them--which are
not transmitted from other stations.
Some of these waves are of amplitudes
far greater than can be created by the
sending apparatus OF the most powerful
radio station. Some OF them are coinci-
dent with violent motion within sun
spots, and there is no stretch or imag-
iration in attributing them to solar dis
turbances.
Some are undoubtedly created during
thunder storms. These waves possess
characteristics which enable the oper-
ator to distinguish them. Indeed. a re-
ceiver has been constructed especially
for the purpose Of catching the waves
set up by thunder storms. and the oper-
ator judges roughly the distance OF the
storm from the character Of the signals.
The sounds produced in the receiving
apparatus are altogether unlike the tune
full hum Of tho telegrapher's waves.
Still other waves of great amplitude
are sometimes created by the interfer-
ence Of waves from two OF more sta
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

Nothing could better illustrate the
Inherent and all important difference
ce- between the present Chief Executive
of the United States Government and
,s1 his immediate predecessor than Mr..
v'.HARDING's appointment of the Amer
lean delegates to the international
ss. conference on the limitation OF arna-
yments. Their names are in dazzling
s's contrast with President WILSON'S se-
( Il. lection of his associates at the Paris
Ies conference to draw a treaty OF peace
among the Allies and Germany on
1.-THE suspension of hostilities and TO
r~s set in motion the readjustment OF
/, ,pn the disordered affairs Of the Old
ss.:World.
A',i Jealous of his own supremacy, in
tolerant of the opinions of others,
.sa-secretive with his closest colleagues,
see' Mr.. WILSON named for the most mo-
Z, n..Inentous council Of history collec-
tion OF men whom, with possibly .
sn single exception, no term could bot
.s4s s.s ter describe, whatever their personal
nrs virtues. than official mediocrity and
international obscurity. Perhaps few
q of the millions of readers Of Ameri-
, I can newspapers could recall to-day
= more than two out of Mr.. WILSON'S
list Of Secretary LANSING, Colonel
BIN HOUSE, General TAsKER H. BLISS and
seMr. HENRY WHITE.
But where among all civilized ma.
tions is CHARLES EVANS HUGHES not
known for his brilliant intellect, his
vast judicial learning and his splen-
did force of character?
who is there in this country to
match, and who is there in any coun.
try to surpass, the legal experience,
the mastery of all manner of inter
national questions and the genius for
negotiation of ELInu RooT?
What two men could more strik-
ingly represent the nature Of the
politics, thelegislative principles and
practices, the governmental issues Of
the whole country, than Senator
HENRY CABOT LODGE Of Massachu-
setts Republican leader in the United
States Senate, and OSCAR UNDERwoon
Of Alabama, Democratic leader in the
same body?
To these emphatically different. pic
lures of two and half years ago and
OF to-day not a single thing need be
added to perfect the contrast between
the old order and the new order in
American affairs as conducted for
our own people and revealed to the
peoples of the world.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
A Single Woman Protests.
She Thinks She md Others Like Her
Are Disseminated Against.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Why does
Congress show discrimination against
unmarried women in the tax revision
There was a difference Of $1,000 in
income tax exemption in favor OF mar
ried men all during the war and up
to the present--we said nothing about
IL, although in many cases 1t was most
unfair-but now It Is proposed to in
crease the exemption OF married men
still more. but single women are not to
receive any reduction in their income
taxes. although their wages and sal
aries have gone down faster and lower
than mems have during the last year.
We unmarried women worked just as
hard for the winning Of the war as mar
ried men did. We worked just as hard
to elect the Congressman who are now
Ignoring us and our rights as the mar
ried men did. We are continually Civ
ing clothes, presents. money and every
thing possible to help our married rela-
tives. who in most cases really enjoy
far more comforts than we do. They
have better food, higher salaries. home
comforts which we single women do
not have.
In many cases too we have to spend
more on our clothes to keep our jobs,
and besides wonens clothes cost more
than mems The bargains in the stores
are offered during the hours single
women are at work and they cannot
take advantage of them. In fact, every
thing is harder and more expensive for
the single woman, and when 1t comes
to taxes, there too she is made to pay
higher rates because she Is single.
We have been pretty slow to wake up
and see how we have been exploited.
especially for the last three years, but
that new tax revision has driven away
our inertia. ana although we are not
organized and may make no great stir
publicly, yet those Congressman who
discriminate so unfairly against us. and
whom we will not lombard as do mar
ried women for their rights, will know
we are on the map when election days
come around. and that there are enough
OF us now to count--we are legion since
the late war. ONE OF THE EXPLOITED.
BROOKLYN, September 10.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Sleeping Prlncesses.

All damsels clad In vestments Of ro-
nance
Vision themselves as mysteries. asleep
Like fair princesses in some forest
deep,
Waiting tho waking kiss and magic
glance
or some true fairy prince who masks
as chance.
And who. unto their reverence. shall
clear
The inner meaning Of each Joy or
fear.
And all their days with ioveliness en-
hance.
They are the heroInes Of knightiy quest,
That to inspire immortal deeds are
fain,
Rewards. since worlds began. of val'rous
test.
For, what these beauty dreamers seek
TO gain,
But, wreathed In garlands Of immortal
rnyme,
A sleeping princess in the wood OF time.
CHARIorrE BECKER.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Ideals.

We built a shrine with bleeding hands.
We laid 1t carefully stone on stone,
And thanked the God to whom we built
We worked together. not alone.
We had no time for idle word.
For tree nor flower, for sky nor sun;
No rest from graying day to day.
We wrought until our task was done
We spent our lives in building thus;
But when at last the shrine was there
The God to whom we built looked down,
Looked down and found the altar bare.
Ashes we had. but never fuel
To kindle fresh living flame
What could wo give when this, our God.
Expectant through the morning came
We linked our weary, roughened hands,
With lifted heads as If to sing
We proudly brought our ageless love
Unto Our God as offering.
ABIGAIL w. CREssoN.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

contributions were $4e.1e2.5o. which
was greater by $4,000 than in any
previous year. But statistical studies
OF conscience based on its visible re-
suits are of as little value as are
statistics OF most human acts on
the same basis.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Summer Btfds Of Missouri.

From the Centrdliu Courier.
Very few people realize the number OF
different kinds OF birds that make their
home here during tho sumner. Some time
age the Columbia Missoxrid~ published q
list of about dozen species. but one Of
their subscribers took exception to the
small list and sent IN the following. which
he had personally seems Blackbird, red
winged biackbifd, bluebird. bluejay. In
digo bunting, buzzard. cardinal. catbirds
chckadec. cowbird. crow. cuckoo. doves
field lark. flicker. goidflnch. rose breasted
grosbeak. hawk, humming bird. martin.
mocIsingbird. nuthatch. owl, Baltlmors ORR
ole. orchard orioie. pewee. phosbc. plgeons
quail, robin. sparrow. snipe. swallow. scar
let tnnager. summer tanager. brown threshers
whippoorwiil. downy woodpccker, wren.
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to the tise for Republication OF all news des-
patches credited to II or not otherwise
credited IN this paper. and also the local
news published herein.
All rixhts OF republication OF special des-
patches herein are also reserved
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Austin Dobson's Prose.

WHICH udNo DScA pAlhtcu oAASO AAo
death Il is almost invariably as a
poet that he Is considered. That
Is natural, for within his limita-
tons he was true poet, and prob
ably his verse will longest preserve
his name-a name which is likely to
endure as long as those Of SucKLrNG,
HERRIcK, LANG ana LOCKER, all poets
Of the lighter vein, though LANG at
least essayed a higher role. And when
one reads the numerous ballades,
rondeaus, rondels, triolets, pan
toums, villanelles, virelays and other
forms Of verse Of which he was a
master it Is matter Of wonder
that this muse Of Mayfair should
have ever found time or inclination
to write in prose.
But there were times probably
when, as 1t seemed to him, no other
means of expression than prose was
open to him. AS he says in his lines
to BRANDER MATTHEWS, with vol
ume or verses.
HE will not canter, walk or trot,
My Pegasus. / spur, beat,
In vain to-day"
At such times when his Pegasus
would not aid him he turned to prose,
and in doing SO frequently found
themes and inspiration for verse.
Despite the fact that his verse al
ways has charm and distinction,
probably most Of his readers are glad
that occasionally his Pegasus re-
fused to be saddled and bridled.
Otherwise we should not have had
such charming and lifelike por-
trayals as DoBsoN the prose writer
has given us in Thomas Bewick
and His Pupils" his lives Of FIELD
ING, STEELE, GOLDSMITH, FANNY BUR-
NEY, his -Four Frenchwomen" and
his Eighteenth Century vignettes." J"
portraitures such as only a lover Of
literature and of the past like DOB
SON could write.
All OF these, when read by the well
informed student OF those times,
seem to have been the product OF
vast reading and leisure. Yet for
forty-five years DoBsoN did his daily
clerical task in the Board Of Trade,
where he finally became a principal
clerk. OF. these studies, portraitures
and monographs, as well as of other
papers found in his volumes Of mis-
cellanies, the title might well be
that which the Saturday Revieao
once felicitously placed over a re-
view of some Of his writings, Gay
Erudition." As JOHNSON said Of
GOLDSMITH, he touched nothing he
did not adorn, and under his skill
full touches, as under the brush of
a master artist, the reader sees issue
a portrait, character or a scene
which contains the distinguishing
features Of times, persons and places
Of the long ago.
| Perhaps there is no better illustra-
tion OF DoBsoN's exquisite style in
prose and his skill in portrayal than
his Peg Wellington" and THE Grub
Street OF the Arts" in the second se-
ries OF his miscellanies. After read.
ing these and others of DoBsoN's es-
says in which the past Is revivifled
and glorified one may well be glad
that DoBsoN's Pegasus was at times
turned out to browse upon the flow.
cry slopes OF Helicon while his mas
ter was employed upon prose.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

From the Atchison County tlfo.) M.iu.
Some unthinking individual. with no
thought OF tho anguish and pain II would
cause young America, rang the school bell
Tuesday morning.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

New claimants for the optimism
prize crop up. There Is the graduate
from Trenton and Camden jaIls who
came to New York and hopefully
asked policeman to lend hand
when he failed to break into prom
ising residence.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

Postal receipts are increasing here.
A like increase must also have oc-
CURED In the British Isles since LLOYD
GEORGE and DE VALERA started corrc-
spending.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
The Firrt Case.

Adam and Eve were evicted.
1--WE didn't think whole apple reasona-
bic rent" they explained.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Look on These Two Pictures.

SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER ii. 1921.
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A Reprchcnsiblc Act.

LAKE GEORGE, September 10.
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Ohio Official For
Wholesale Vaccination
Of All Entering Camp

Columbus. Onto. Juiy 10 Or. Harry
II Snivc.y. director % puhl!c health
under the reorganization. wants I" So"
every person entering camp this year
,a.r mated against smallpox. ard !nocd-
lated against typhoid fewer. every
EEardSaau. BOY Scout. student IN tho
r":".rNc officers training camps. and
every oth"r camper. Such Viii be the
case. lr. SR!vcly asserted. If III" gen
era. public Co-upcralcS IN program
mapped out by tho department..
As far as tho gIarHsmrN are con-
ccrncd. ;he prevention measures will DO
compulsory. Tho work Will DO IN the
hands ot Tho departments locul health
commissioners. national guard officers.
a,,G Her physicians. who offer their
ser, :c"s rratutiously. The health do
l.,:'uu"I.t = prepared 10 furnish Tho
''.:'. '>pho:d vaccine The smallpox
vaccine Is in tho hands OF tho local
l.v...,i. commissioners.
Insofar ~ possible. he h"a!th dc
pa rtn-nt plans to Aavo the work done
without charge.
La, summer Il s,ar" was thrown IN
to the nationa! guard en"I mpncnt AT
Camr Ferry by the outbreak OF few
cases of smallpox. The preventative
measures, which the department pro-
poses to take VIII guard against my
such an ocCuranCe this year. DR.. Sn!re!y
declared.
Dr Frank C. Boudrou. director OF the
division Of communicable Diseases, has
announced thai me department or
heath * prepared - given the follow
:ur aSSlS'au'" 80 Summer campers gen
,rI.',
Provision OF triple typhoid vaccine;
laboratory service. including tho Exam
... ..r e drinking Water swimming
pools, etc; inspection % sites ana ad-
SO, rr.A:d M sanitary arrangements;
investigation Of outbreaks OF typhoid
fever. food poisoning. and commune
On hl" diseases generally; furnish data
concerning water supplies and sanitary
@rluusr'Nsu;S IN various parts OF the
state. furnish advice regarding plumb
!nr ami the disposal Of wastes. or give
any assistance along health lines.
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