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The New York herald., 1921-05-09

Americana OF unusual excellence from
the Arbury Library and from the stock
OF the late George d. smith (part OF
his library will be exhibited this morn
ing at the Anderson Galleries and be
shown until the date OF sale. May 10.
There are 2iS items on view. nearly all
important rarities.
Perhaps the most noteworthy item is
a fine copy OF Richard Halluyt's Divers
Voyages touching the discouerie Of
America" printed at London for Thomas
woodcocke. 1882. and containing the
rare Thorne map. This is the only copy
OF Hakiuyt's divers Voyages" contain
ing a map that has ever appeared in
the auction room. The volume. which
Is in excellent condition, Is small
quarto in black letter. The work is OF
especial interest to collectors OF New
York books because It contains the
voyage OF verrazano. the first white
man to enter New York harbor. 1t Is
said to be the first book in English re-
fallnS 10 WHAT 10 HOW tiC CiAsSA o'~sSos
other important first editions OF books
Of discovery include Sir Martin Fro
bisher's Voyages" London, 1873 /;
Samuel de Champlain's LES Voyages" +"
Paris, 1913; Sir Walter Raleigh's THE
Discoverie OF the large, rich and bewti-
full Empire OF Guiana" London. 1896.
the first issue Of the most famous of all
Raleigh's books a rare account by Marc
Lescarbot, Paris, 1919. OF Poutrincourt's IS
Voyage In 1910 In what was then
called New France; Sir Humphrey Gill
bert's "A Discourse OF Discouerie for
a new Passage to Cataia." London, 1875,
which is said to have given new Inn
pulse to English explorations various
works by Sir Francis Drake and several
by Captain John Smith.
Another work relating to the early
settlement of America and OF the great
est interest Is Sir Robert Lochinvar's
announcements: for such as shall
have intention to bee Undertakers in the
New Plantation Of Cape Britor."
america Painted to the Life" by
Sir Fernando Gorges, London. i65S-165s.
is another work of great rarity to be
found IN this collection. There is a
fine copy of the important Ordinance of
1881" which has been called the magma
Charta of the Northwest :" a copy OF
the earliest and rarest Indian treaty
and several Virginia items of great m
terest, as we'll as one OF the rarest OF
New York books, Charles Wolley's "A
Two Years Journal in New York." Lon
don. 1901.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
1t Is Up to Good Citizens.

The Legislature and the Governor
have relieved New York State of the
expensive, cumbersome and unsatis-
factory direct nomination system so
far as the selection of candidates for
State office, the judiciary and the
United States Senate are concerned.
Nominating conventions, with men,
bership safeguarded by law, replace
it Thus an experiment undertaken
in good faith, but rendered unsuccess-
'ul by adverse circumstances which
could not be overcome, has been in
part corrected.
This does not mean that the politi-
cal parties in the State will automati-
cally have the men and women best
fitted for Office conferred on them as
candidates. 1t does not mean that
members of political parties can sit
back and expect the machinery pro-
vided by the State to achieve 100 per
cent. good results in the selection and
designation of nominees for Office. 1t
does not mean, any more than the
direct primary system meant, that
the man or woman who thinks the
voters full duty is done when that
voter does not forget to vote will have
as much influence in party manage
ment as does the man or woman who
works energetically and intelligently
at politics 365 days in the year.
What the law enacted at Albany
this year by the Legislature does ac-
complish is to restore method of
party nominating procedure which de-
veloped naturally from American con-
ditions, and which offers reasonable
opportunity for the display of Amer
ican political aptitude. Politics will
remain what politics always has been :
an opportunity for the alert and In
dustrious II good citizens are alert
and Industrious In politics. dema-
gogues and rascals will strive In vain
to control parties, and through par
ties the State. If good citizens are
lazy and neglectful of their public
duties demagogues and rascals will
get to the top.
1t is up to good citizens to give
themselves clean politics, intelligent
legislation, efficient enforcement of
the law. If they are not sufficiently
Interested to fight for these things
they viii get incompetence, favorit-
ism and corruption, whatever system
OF nomination Is decreed by statute.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair to-day
and tomorrow mild temperature; gem
tie west winds.
For New Jersey-Fair to-day: warmer "a
the coast; tomorrow fair; gentle westerly
winds
For Northern New England-Fair to-day;
warmer on the coast; fair tomorrow; gen
tie 70 moderate westerly winds.
For Southern New Ensiand-Fair to-day
warmer on the coast fair tomorrow; gen
tie 10 moderate westerly winds.
FOR Western New Yorl-Fai- To-Day and
Tomorrow: change in temperature; gen
te variable winds.
WASHINGTON, May s.-Pres@ura is iela-
lively high es II of the Mississippi River
except IN New England. II is low over the
plains States and Rocky Mountains, with
the centre OF minimum pressure over Colo
rado. and u II relatively high on the Paeitio
coast. This pressure distribution has been
attended by rains IN the plains States and
Rocky Mountains region and by fair wealth
er IN ether parts OF the country. Heavy
rains fe.. IA northwest Missouri and north
east Kausas 8, and there were heavy rains and
SHOWS IN Wyoming.
The temperature has changed little except
over the far southwest, where ii has risen
decidedly.
The outlook is for generally fair weather
In the States east OF tho Mississippi River.
The temperature viii rise somewhat to-inor-
row on the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land coast. and ii win change little in other
regions east OF the Mississippi River
through Tuesday.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken al r. M. yesterday.
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Casarean Twins.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: / note
considerable excitement IN THE NEw
York HERALD about twin babies deliv-
cred by C@sarean section as though II
were something new in surgery. 1 am
sure such is not the case, though these
cases would naturally be somewhat in
frequent.
on November 8. 1920. I delivered a
patient by Csesarean at the Carson c.
Peck Memorial Hospital. Brooklyn, of
twin babies weighing together eleven
pounds. both OF the same sex. who were
nursed UP to five months and are both
thriving.
I have intended TO search the medical
literature on the subject ever since but
have had no time. I can 60 no further
into this special case for obvious pro-
fessionaI reasons, but simply wish TO
show that II Is not as unknown as your
correspondents would seem TO think.
ROBERT LOWELL WOOD
BROOKLYN. May Z.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Soldiers Bonuses.
Responsibility Of the State Comptrol-
Ter for Public Funds.

To THE New York HERALD: A friend
OF the writer close to the administrative
Official life OF Albany. apropos Of my dis
,usslon Of the soldier bonus law In THE
NEW YoRK HERALD Of November last.
says: There is little difficulty In arriv-
Ing at the same conclusion you did as TO
the uncons litutionality OF the act. but
will anybody have the nerve to raise tho
question:"
desire to ask my friend II the Comp
troller OF the State OF New York Will
have the nerve not to raise the question.
The statute OF limitations In case of
felony does not run short OF Ave years
and the statutes OF this State make II
a felony 10 take part In the collecting
and distributing OF public funds upon
false or fraudulent claims. The Consti-
tuition conccdedly forbids the giving OF
pratuities to any individual. association
or corporation. IN Keller VI. Erie Rail-
read Company (1s3 y. Y. 81. I'D the
Court or Appeals says that AN act ex-
prcssly prohibited by the public etatute
IL In its inception and always must con-
tlnue to be unlawful" That which Is
unlawful Is void. and the statute under
which the bonus is promised can give no
protection. II Is the same as though 1t
had never passed through the forms OF
legislative enactment. (Fort Edward VS..
Fish, 100 n. Y. s6s, 37i.) Starting from
this premise section 1853 OF the Penal
Law prov jes:
publi. officer, or a peraon holding
ar discbarglnz Tho duties OF m office or
ulaco OF trust under the state.
part OF whose duty is TO audit, allow or
nav. or take part IN auditing, allowing or
paying, claims OF demands upon the
The New York herald., 1921-05-09

Coy. Nathan L; sfilicr. Senator William
worth. Jr.. Will speak at q testimonial din
nor In honor of Samuel 8. Koenig, HoteI
Or. Tiauus Packer win present paper
on Mental p!seasss-Their Medical and
Legal Aspects at the Present Time" before
the Society OF Medical Jurisprudence, a.
the New York Academy Of Medicine. II
West v0Ttythisd a,st r. Eoss, strss. sSp @ ss,
honor at luncheon given by the New
York Anti-yivisection League. Hotel Plaza.
Grace u. Fisher will lecture to children
on "New Countries Of Southeastern Eu-
rope Mt the American Museum Of Natural
trai s'pss, Park Ssss Vest. s:ac ssSsa p. M. ~ anu
Alice T. Coseo win talk to high school
classes on art Under Louis XIV" at tho
Metropolitan Museum OF Art, p. M.
Marcel Knecht, H. Gloster Armstrong and
Or. william T. Manning will speak at the
annual luncheon of the Junior Emergency
"choosinr = Y2nr Life work. q Merton
Insttu,e. 90 Fifth avenue. P. N.
rooms Of the Downtown Association. CO
Pine street. p. M.
Glass OF 1915. Columbia University. ain.
Fortv-third street. p. NJ.
Ohio Society. meeting. waldorf-Astoria.
IN. American Academy Of Periodontoiogy.
r.. NJ.
National Association Of Printing Ink
MaktrF convention. Hotel McAIpin, begin
ming at a. NJ. dinner. 8 p. M.
Harlem Eye and Far Hospital. luncheon.
Hotel Commodore, 1890 p. NJ.
Alumni of tho University OF Tennessee.
meeting Hotei McAipin. 8 r. NJ.
Certified PUBLIC Accountants. meeting.
Railway Signal Association. meetings.
Hotel McAlpin. forenoon and afternoon.
National Garment Retailers Association.
luncheon, waldorf Astoria, 1890 p. M.
National Association Of Stove Msnufac-
turers. convention. Hotel Astor. beginning
~ "a A III
The New York herald., 1921-05-09

awakening of Japan was New York's
initial triumph with iron and glass,
os shown In the Crystal Palace. built
on the five acres of what Is now
Bryant Park, between Sixth avenue
and the old aqueduct and Fortieth
and Forty-second streets. In dear
old infiammable New York." as Town
SEND HARRIS called his beloved city,
this structure, unique In America,
went up In flames.
Now once more the Americans are
invited abroad and the opportunity
to minister not only to the nations of
northern Europe but TO the Dutch
East indies, the island world, and the
nations bordering the Pacific. Is pat
ent to everybody.
At Utrecht will be held the fifth
industrial fair Of Holland, from Sep
tember to 81, 1921, as an interna-
tional exhibition. With the exception
of the Lyons fair In France and the
Industrial fairs In England these
Dutch Industrial fairs win greater
attendance than any others held on
the continent of Europe.
The volume of American exports,
especially In metal products, to the
Dutch Indies, which have popula-
tion of 50,0OO,0OO, is increasing yearly.
In 1915 our exports to Insulinde, as
the Dutch call their island possess
sions, amounted to S7,000,000; in 1919
to $45,5O0,000, and in the eleven
months of 1920 to $51,5O0,00O. Dutch
East India merchandise bound for
Europe and the United States
amounted In 1920 to S144, 100000. The
door of opportunity is open.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Geography in School.
Like History, Its Study Is Neglected,
Critic Thinks.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: A cor
respondent, Traveller" expresses sur
prise that mercantile firm has sent
out a circular letter to prospective South
American customers. listing Terra de-
Fuego ard Patagonia among South
American republics and Salvador. O
highly democratic State OF Central
America, as a kingdom. Panama was
omitted from the list altogether. ''Trav-
eller" asks an explanation or the meth
DDS Of teaching geography in the United
States.
The question is easily answered Geog.
raphy is not taught In American schools
The schoolboy finishes bis course in the
subject at an average age Of about
eleven years. Any instruction he re-
ceives after that time is fragmentary.
Systematic study OF geography in
most schools ceases with the sixth year
Except for a smattering of ancient his
tory-in all, about 200 hours OF the
high school course-a pupil studies his
tory three days in each forty weeks, for
two years. In other words. geography
and history, the two studies which. II
intelligently followed. have tho effect OF
broadening human character. go to the
scrap heap before the child Is old enough
to comprehend even tho most clemen-
tary problems in these studies.
Not long ago a visiting teacher asked
"who is Mayor OF Mount Vernon The
replies were about evenly divided be-
tween 'Jawdge Washington" and
"Gawd."
A ONE TIME SCHOOL TRUSTEE.
MOUNT VERNON, May Z.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09

To THE NEW YORK HERALD The
statement that "in northern New York
and Wisconsin cheese prices we're quoted
at is cents a pound yesterday. while
retailers OF this city are receiving from
"a to 80 cents" needs explanation.
The cheese referred to Is fresh made
and has not yet reached the counters
OF the retailers. They are handling only
held cheese, which is quotable. for the
best, at 81 cents from first hands. There
Is no doubt. however. that the retailers
profit Is out of reason. The chain stores
are retailing the held cheese. which costs
about 10 cents at 25 cents
II. L. PRESTON, Editor Produce Nei1s
NEW YoRK, May z.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Children's Fashion Show.

The Junior Fashion Pageant, the first
exposition OF children's styles to be pre-.
sented as theatrical entertainment. will
be given at the Princess Theatre next
Saturday morning at II o'clock. under
the direction OF Katherine Lee Cradle
Children of stage and screen celebrity
including members OF the Children's Re-
hearsal Club, will appear In a programme
of unique features. There will be g
dolls ballet" of children, and "Dotty
DImple in Dreamland," q nursery film
taken especially for this occasion, will be
shown.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
RADIUM NEARLY READY.
$4,000 worth VIII he shipped to
Brazil within Few Days.

Within a few days the Radio Chen.-
cal Corporation OF New York and Or
ange. N. j., will ship to Brazil a5T
miligrams Of radium ordered recently
" Or. oswaldo Portugal OF Sac Paulc.
acting for Brazilian authorities, II was
announced yesterday by the corpora
ticu. The order wns for 557 mill grams
slightly more than onc-haif gram---at n
cost OF se5.0O0. The balance win be
shipped shortly.
More than $50 tons or carnotite ore
were brought from mines IN Colorado.
and more than 500 tons 81 coal. cheini-
Gals and water win be required to pro-
duce the amount purchased. when vii
not be much Iarger than d small pea.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09

State, who knowingly ardits. al
lows or pays, or directly or Indirectly
consents TO or In my way connives al
the auditing. allowance or payment of
any claim or demand against the State
which Is false or fraudulent,
Is guilty OF a felony. punishable
by imprisonment for term not exceed
Ing five years, or by n fine not exceeding
five thousand dollars. or by both.
The above section should cause tho
Comptroller to pause and consider his
duty TO himself IL not to the State. Their
section 1864 seems designed to empha
size the Importance OF delay in the prem
isss. for 1t provides:
person who. being or acting as
public officer or otherwise, by wllfully
auditing or paying. consenting 70, or
conniving at the auditing or payment OF
false or fraudulent claim or demand.
or by any other means, wrongfully OBJ
tains, receives, converts. disposce of or
pays out or aids or abets another In OBJ
tanning. receiving. converting. dsposing
OF or paying out any money or property,
held, owned or In the possession OF the
state. or any board, department.
agency. trustee. agent or officer thereof,
Is gliilty OF felony, punishable by im-
prisonment for not less than three nor
more than five years. or by fine OF
not exceeding five tfnnos the amount or
value OF the money or property con-
verted. paid out, lost or disposed of by
means OF the act done or abettea by such
person. or by both such Imprisonment
and fine. The amount of any such fine
when paid or collected shall be paid TO
the treasurer OF the corporation or body
injured. conviction under this section
forfets any office held by the offender,
and renders him incapable thereafter OF
holding any office or place Of trust.
Section 1865 extends the enactment q
include clerks and deputies, and gener.
ally the Penal Law has attempted &c
place the responsibility for the illega
use OF public moneys where Il cannot
be shirlked
The Legislature may enact unconstitu.
tional statutes. but when It comes to dis.
tributing the funds the law steps in and
makes tho auditing and disbursing Off.
GERS personally liable for wrongfully oh.
tsining. receiving. converting, disposine
OF or paying out or abetting another ir
obtaining. receiving. converting or dis
posing OF or paying out any money o,
property held. owned or In the posses.
sion OF the State"
Does any one believe that the Comp.
trolier OF this State will have the nerve
not to regard this provision cf law?
Does any one believe he will subjec;
himself to the danger Of an indictment
any time In the next five years just &c
show his contempt for his constitutions
cath OF office?
think the Comptroller Of the State oi
New York will have the nerve to rain,
the question OF the constltutionality OF
the bonus law because 1t takes more
nerve not TO raise the question becaus,
IL Is his duty to himself and TO the state
to raise the question now.
BENJAMIN S. DEAN.
JAMESTOWN, May T.
r. S.--As TO false, and fraudulen,
claims sec People VS.. Journal Company
2i3 N. Y. !. 5, and authorities ther,
cited. II was declared in the case cited
that the public funds may not be gra.
tuitously distributed at the viii Of any
officer II. s. p.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Romnnce Of White Lllacs.

White lilacs by my garden gate
Are tossing In the breeze
And beckonng to singing birds
And golden banded bees.
While every zephyr passing by
Takes toll or rare perfume
with which to scatter on the air
The story Of their bloom.
When dewy morning lightly waves
The branches 70 and fro
The featherv blossoms seem to mo
Like clustered flakes Of snow.
BIT glimmering beneath the sheen
or Maytime moon Or star
/ see IN them the milk white plumes
or Henry Of Navarro.
NINA Irvine.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
A MlssOurian Squares Up with Uncle sam

From the Clinton County Democrat.
Harry See. manager OF a produce compan,
In Kirksvile has just received check for
one cent from the United Statas Govern.
ment Accompanying II was quarters
worth OF reading matter and other paper,
10 Indicate that a score Of clerks at wash.
ineton spent several days making ont the
check, auditing 4 and entering II in score
OF books reserved for tho purpose. The
mon who nlgnod the check spent several
dollars worth OF time doing Il. Sec esti.
mates. lie thinks he will keep II always
a. touching memenio. The one cent wss
q rebate on fleece Of wool See sold soms
time age.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
DENOUNCES ATTACKS
ON THE JEWISH RACE
Head of Order Birth Abro-
ham Calls IL Bigotry.

ATLANTIC CRY, May S.--Deferce OF
American Jews against anti-Semitic at
tacks was made by Samuel Dorf. grand
master OF the United States Grand
Lodge. Order B'rith Abraham, In a mes
sage delivered TO members OF the order
at their annual convention here to-day.
The message declared II was 'nmaz-
ing that In this country, where our
national boast Is civil and religious
liberty. there should be persons engaged
In the work OF spree ding the poison OF
anti-Semitism.' Attacks upon the jew
ish race made within the United states.
the grand master said. were '1ost
baretaced ard shameful falsehoods. born
mostly OF bigotry and racial hatred. and
are tho outgrowth of Ignorance.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09

Eastern bankers must polish up
their golf clubs. A Colorado contest
ant won the bankers golf tournament
at Pinehurst and his opponent hnahst
Is a Californian. A banker may
achieve renown In his home town BY
nonchalantly dlsposlng Of bond issue
OF a few hundred millions. but bankers
going out for nationwide reputation
cannot regard with nonchaianco their
drives, approaches and puts
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
Shipping balance for 1920. .s1ss. s.soo,oot

Shipping balance for 1920. 1888, 600, 600
These net freights of S1S3,600, 900
represent only the gross earnings of
the 9,924,000 tons gross registered In
our foreign trade, minus the freights
we pay on goods imported in foreign
bottoms. The method followed was
TO find the percentage on the S11 ,900,-
100000 of water borne commerce In
1920, which would be added to the
price of exported goods sold in for
eign markets and to the price Of I'm.
ported goods sold here, representing
the ocean freight charge. This per-
centage having been found, the re-
sultant estimate of the freight revenue
was divided between American ship
ping and foreign shipping according
to the proportion Of our trade carried
by each.
Owing to the fact that our exports,
on which the freights are paid by for
eign buyers, were so much in excess
OF our imports in 1920, the freights
paid to this country we're In excess
Of the freights paid by US, although
about 15 per cent more of our water
borne trade was carried in foreign
vessels than in vessels under the
American flag.
There Is no way of proving exactly
what the earnings OF our merchant
fleet amount to, but the foregoing
figures certainly are not an overes
innate. If they are correct, then the
merchant fleet failed by more thar
one hundred millions Of dollars to
earn Its keep last year.
According to the figures given in
the analysis the time charter rates
averaged from 40 shillings, or about
50. deadweight ton In January to
II shilllngs, or about $3.50. In De
cember, the average for the year
being probably around S4 dead
weight ton month. AT this average
figure the charter value OF the 1924
600 gross tons In the foreign trade
would have been at least $3.50, 100000.
Even allowing a % per cent. profit
on this charter value, the operating
expenses would total $3.50, 100000,
which Is more than the total freights
given IN the Federal Reserve Bulle-
tins analysis.
These earnings of $261 400. 900 also
are extremely small In comparison
with what the British Board Of Trade
estimated as the gross income from
the British merchant marine In 1920.
In balance sheet compiled last Sep
tember the total earnings Of British
ships were figured at f440,OO0,O00. or
about ,60o000.000. The British
merchant marine Is twice the size Of
ours. Earnings of American tonnage
IN the foreign trade. computed on the
same basis. would be SS00.000.000. RI
one-fourth OF this went TO offset our
freight payments TO foreign ships, as
allowed In the Reserve Bulletin
analysis, the balance would still re
main ct S600,000O00. SO 1t Is a shock
to see Mr. VAN PELT's low estimate
Of our shipping income.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09

In Chicago presumptuous bakers in
national convention assembled have
voted to standardize pie. 1t win moi be
done. PIE is individualistic: good pie
maker adds new charm TO each prod
uct OF professional skill and artistry.
To standardize pie would be TO kill the
art OF pie making, and this free born
Americans will never allow.
The New York herald., 1921-05-09
To Show Costume Drawings.

The Museum of French Art, through
its committee on exhibitions. has invited
Miss Helen Dryden to show her water
color drawings made for the costumes In
"Clair de Lune." The exhibition opens
with private view In the museums gall
lery, 500 Fifth avenue. next Friday, and
viii be open from IL noon until O'Clock
daily. The models for the stage settings
will also be exhibited.