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The New York herald., 1921-11-22
Higher Stage Standards.
Mr.. Sothern Suggests Establishing
Theatres for Children.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Your edi-
torfal article Lowering Theatre Stand
ards" must meet with approval from
all lovers of the theatre. 1t Is true
that some salacious plays have made
money but it is comforting to remem-
ber that the greater successes have ever
been plays which mirrored simple gentle
life. such as 1.-The Old Homestead" and
Way Down East; such innocent
fables as RIP Van winkle" and "Our
American Cousin" "Charley's Aunt"
''The Private Secretary" and recently
'Lightnin'.' There Is q vaster public
for what Is clean than for what Is un-
clean. The appeal to the sex emotion
prevails in most plays in its nobler and
more beautiful sense. as In Romeo and
Juliet" Twelfth Night" and Others of
what we call the standard plays, and it
Is an error of judgment to believe that
the baser view of sex will be greeted
with more general favor.
Your article declares that "the theatre
season has so far been abnormally
bad :. The public Is inexplicably
lukewarm," but the plays Of Shake
speare are playing to as great audiences
as ever.
There are four parties to the indecent
actors and the public. Should the ac-
tors refuse to exhibit themselves in such
plays the other three parties would be
shackled indeed. But may not the pub
lie taste be educated to regard nastiness
as bad manners? People hesitate to ut
ter to their intimates phrases which they
listen to with equanimity while seated
next to strangers. Might not the chill
dren's theatre in time solve this prob
lem Of taste and good manners?
If young people were brought up to
know only what is beautiful and noble
in the playhouse they would recoil from
what is vulgar and degrading, as they
now shun what they have learned is dis
gusting in personal behavior. May
suggest some propaganda for a chill
dren's theatre and may plead that the
city of Washington is the place to start
such healthful movement?
Failing the establishment of the chill
dren's theatre, might not matinee per-
formances Of admirable plays be put on
for the benefit Of the children? There
is no dearth of plays for a children's
theatre nor need one fear to present
the best to them. Three thousand chill
dren sat enthralled at Hamlet" the
other day. a play rated as obscure by
many who call themselves grown up.
The theatre owes much to the commu-
nifty. If merely in self-defence does not
the community owe something to the
theatre? e. H. SoTHERN.
NEW YORK, November 81.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
Alaska's Christmas Present.

Railroad penetration Of Alaska
from the coast to a distant northern
interior Is about completed. The
ceremonies incident to driving the
last spike will take place this COM
ing Christmas Day. From Seward
on the Kenai Peninsula, about mid
way between the British boundary
and the Alaska west coast, to Fair
banks on the Tanana River, a dis
tance Of All miles, there will then be
continuous rail connection, with spur
feeders at various points reaching
into some of Alaska's best coal fields
and richest mineral regions.
This is rather more than a step,
1t is a long stride along the road
toward Alaskan development. It was
nine years ago that the Government
of the United States made the initial
move in this direction. On August
"a, 1912, the act of Congress creating
the Railroad Commission of the Ter
ritory of Alaska was approved. 1t
provided that this commission should
consist of an officer of the Engineer
Corps Of the United States Army, an
officer of the Civil Engineer Corps Of
the United States Navy, a geologist in
charge Of Alaska surveys and civil
engineer experienced in railroad con-
struction who had not been con-
cerned in any railroad enterprise in
Alaska Territory.
The commissions duties were to
study waterways and study and sur
vey rail routes from the seaboard to
coal fields and to interior navigable
waters. Three years later, on April
10, 1915, President WILSON approved
the route on which the commission
had reported favorably--now known
as the Sutsitna route. 1t is on the
line Of this survey that the road now
nearing completion has been built.
Across the Kenai Peninsula from
Seward to Turnagajs Arm of Cook
Inlet, a distance of seventy-one miles.
O railroad known as the Alasl1a North
ern was already in operation. The
Government bought 1t for S1,150, 900.
With this as base of operations the
new line was pushed northwesterly.
1t followed the Sutsitna valley,
crossed Broad Pass, and, so onward,
plunged through some of the wild
est mountain country on the conti-
nent. 1t reached the Tanana River,
463 miles from the coast. This
brought IL in touch with the Tanana
Valley Railway, n narrow gauge line
thirty-nine miles long ending at Fair.
banks. This road the Government
bought outright, paying 100000 for
it. It's adjustment to standard gauge
completes the rail connection from
tide water to this centre OF important
mineral deposits.
The coal fields near Fairbanks are
tapped by spurs. Some of the mines
produce coal. others produce Ignite
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
ARCHITECTURE EXHIBIT.
Three Associations Combine fol
show in Montclair.

Show in Montclair.
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
MoNrcLAIR, N. j., Nov. 22.-An ex-
hibition Of architecture and the allied
arts opened in the Montclair Art
Museum tonight, with private view
for members of the Montclair Art
Museum and their friends. George
Clarke Cox gave a talk on architecture
as applied to home building. The ex-
hibition will be open to the public to-
morrow and thereafter until the first
week in January.
Cooperating with the Montclair Art
Association in conducting the exhibition
are the New Jersey Architects Asso-
citation and the New Jersey Chapter of
the American Association of Architects.
under the general chairmanship Of Will
lam Edgar Moran, New York archi-
tect, who lives in Glen Ridge. This Is
the first exhibition of the kind ever
held in Montclair, where there is much
interest in home building and land
scape treatment.
Prominent among the exhibits are
those of Carrere & Hastings. who show
sketches Of the new 100000 Central
Presbyterian Church of Montclair, and
the proposed new Montclair Golf Club
house. and McKim. Mead s. White, who
show designs for the Newark memorial.
Dom Barber features the Hartford
Courdnt building, constructed from ma
terial removed from DR.. Parkhurst's
church in New York. Francis Nelson,
Roger & Bullard. Henry Bacon, Lewis
Colt Albro. c. 1. Berg. Charles A. Pratt,
Harrie Lindenberg. Parker II. Hooper,
John F. Capen. Herts & Robertson, b..
A. Goodhue, Robert w. Chanler, Charles
0. Lay and Marian Coffin are among
the others who are represented In the
exhibition.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Partly cloudy
to-day Tomorrow cloudy and colder.
fresh west and northwest winds
For New Jersey-Coudy to-day and to-mor.
row; colder tomorrow. fresh southwss1
shifting to northwest winds.
For Northern New Ensland-Cloudy to-ds1
ana Tomorrow; colder tomorrow. fresh we8
and northwest winds.
For Southern New England-Cloudy to-day
and Tomorrow; colder Tomorrow. fresh
westerly winds.
For Western New york--CIoudy aud colder
to-day and tomorrow, fresh northwest
winds.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-The disturbances
or the Bahamas was central near the island
OF New Province tonight and apparently
moving slowly north Storm
warnings are displayed on the cast Florida
ocast and vessels have been advised by radio
OF the presence OF a disturls if,e near the
Bahamas. Abnormally cold weather con.
tihues over the Northwest States. with tenn
perature below zero In Minnesota the
Dakotas, Montana and the west Canadian
"Tovinces. The temperature has risen gem
orally throughout the Ohio and lower Mis-
sisslppi valleys and the west Gulf States
and It remains high over the central Rocky
Mountain region. There have been local
rains within the last twenty-four hours along
the Atlantic coast and SHOWS In the upper
laKe region, the north plains States and the
ncrth Rocky Mountain region and rains in
the Pacific states. except southern California.
Atlantic coast and local SHOWS in the region
OF the great lakes and generally fair
weather but with continued cloudiness else-
morrow and Wednesday. The tempera t,,ra
VIII De lower tomorrow and Wednesday in
the region OF the great lakes and the Ohio
valley and Wednesday in the Atlantic and
observations at United States wcathev
bureau stations, taken at p. NJ. yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

carry on the struggle against British
rule in India His record in South
Africa. where he first tried his sys-
tenn of resistance without violence,
and the record he has made In India,
despite some remarks recently at
tributed to him, support the theory
that he does not seek open hostilities.
If he is the fanatic some persons be-
lieve him to be the fast he has set
for himself will be an honest fast.
not a mere gesture.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
New York Keeps Growing.
More Marriages and Births, Fewer
Deaths and Less Illness.

From the Bulletin Of Health Department.
During September 4422 deaths were
reported in the city Of New York. equiva-
lent TO death rate Of 9.36 per 1000.
which is tho lowest September death rate
recorded in the greater city. Had the
average death rate OF tho past flve
years prevailed during the past month
5,9s2 deaths would have been reported.
Therefore there has been saving of
1850 lives. This saving OF life was
rather evenly distributed throughout all
the principal causes of mortality. Only
five causes of death showed increases
and these increases totalled but 16. The
largest saving Of life was effected
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
In Barclay Street.

There Is a secerdotal air
In Barclay street.
A calmness seems to linger there
In Barclay street.
You turn the corner from Broadway,
As Dongan In an earlier day,
And momently escape the fray
In Barclay street.
Serenity appears to brood
In Barclay street,
And restfulness pervades your mood
In Barclay street.
You pace past buildings gray and quaint,
The roar and rumble growing faint,
And pause before some pictured saint
In Barclay street.
I love TO linger on at noon
In Barclay street,
And fancy that some old PATRON
In Barclay street,
When II was but n rustic lane,
Fuffed at his pipe. or lass and swain
Clasped hands, or mower scythed his
grain
In Barclay street.
MAURICE MoRR1s.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

Senator REED SMoor has the sound
est economic sense In Congress. He
is as frank of speech as he is clear Of
brain. He denounces unsparingly
the miserable tax measure which Con-
gress threatens to inflict upon the
country. Yet Senator SMooT says he
will vote for the tax bill, although "it
is not much better than the existing
tax law"
But the American people did not
elect this Congress to give the coun-
try tax measure not much better
than the existing law. They elected
it to pass tax bill very much better,
immeasurably better, than the law
they now have. Nothing less than
this could fulfil the campaign pledges
of the Republican candidates and the
Republican platform. Nothing less
could satisfy the voters of the United
States who believed and supported
those candidates.
The thing for Senators and Repre-
sentatives of the capacity and charac-
ter Of REED SMooT to do is not to vote
for tax bill so thoroughly bad as this
measure Is. The thing for them to do
is to defeat 1t if they can, and If they
cannot to deliver their votes against
it just the same In righteous protest
against the default on election pledges
and the betrayal of the public which
trusted them.
If an honest and a sound tax act
cannot be put through this Congress
after all that the American people
were led to expect from it when they
were casting their national ballots
1t were better by far to let CLAUDE
KITcHIN's war makeshift stand, bad
as it Is and great as the harm it has
done, until the Republican members
of Congress, who were elected TO re-
place it with something incomparably
better, shall be willing or shall be
compelled to make good on their
! solemn obligations to the people Of
the United States.
To put through the tax monstrosity
which is now so near enactment
would be worse thing for the coun-
try than the existing law, because in
the very nature Of things it would
stay longer on the statutes than any
Republican Congress could have the
face to let the Kitchin law remain
there. The chances would be for a
greatly improved tax bill on later
trial of the Republicans to live up to
their promises of the campaign Of
1920. Anyhow it could not be worse
bill than the one Congress is now try
| ing to rush into law-the bill, in
Senator SMooT's own words, which is
mot the bill the people want; not
the bill the people are entitled to, and
not the bill they are finally going to
get"
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1921.
Brands Great Speech.

Premier BRANDS speech yesterday
before the conference amply main
tained his reputation as a clear
thinker and forceful speaker.
In this speech, following the def
niteness that so conspicuously char
acterizes the conference, he said in
substance that France will cut the
period of her military service in half.
This means that the enforced mill
tary training of all Frenchmen Of
military age will be reduced from
three years to a year and a half,
which will result in big monetary
saving to France. It does not mean,
however, that Frances standing army
is to be reduced, If we get the correct
meaning from the press reports
Neither does it mean that she will
have any fewer available soldiers in
the event of war by reason of this
shortening Of the training period. 1t
does mean that the men receiving
military training will get only year
and a half instead Of three years.
But a year and a half Of French
military grilling whips a man into a
pretty good soldier.
M. BRAND sketched in good nature
a picture of Germany with her large
aggregation of trained military men,
xrr1N n
war, and of the various police organi-
cations under different names, the
ostensible purpose Of which is the
maintenance of domestic peace but in
which organizations Premier BRIAND
sees possible danger to France under
a militaristic Government.
The Premier also pointed to Rus
ssia as a source of danger to France,
and said it was the Russian menace as
we'll as possibilities of German danger
that compelled France to keep up
her large army, now the largest in
the world. Premier BRIAND made
clear the French point of view.
At the end of the Premier's speech
perhaps the most significant incidents
Of the day occurred, when Mr.. BAL
FOUR said:
THAT the liberties of the world in
general and France in particular
should be guarded from the domina-
tion of her neighbor is the policy for
which the British Empire fought and
in which it still believes.
"If some one should again threaten
the peace and independence of our
neighbors and allies, how could it be
possible that sympathies once so
warm could be refrigerated"
With this must be read the words
addressed by Secretary HUGHES to
Premier BRAND after Mr.. BALFoUR
had spoken. He said, to the accom-
paniment of loud applause: mo
s;a.z ever spoken by France have
asIien upon deaf ears in the United
States. The heart of America was
thrilled by Frances valor and sacri-
fice May l say to M. BRIAND there
is no moral isolation for the de-
tenders Of liberty and justice?"
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Now that
the Government is trying to collect in
come taxes from bootleggers, why not
be consistent and collect from embez-
zlers. thieves. burglars. pickpockets mur-
derers and all classes of criminals. and
thus add a new dignity to crime by
legalizing It?
Let US be logical and tolerate no half
way measures. but share the loot of all /,
Those whom the gods would DESTROY
they first make mad" C.B.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, November 21
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

From thc Le0dt Aid Revicic.
Most of the witnesses were Let's or Polish.
and many of them spoke no English. Sew
oral iet.srs written In the Lettish language
were ofSassd In evidence. No court inter
prefer co,Sa.-Rc found who understood the
Lettish lansr~se. II was necessary TO re-
sort to the offfes of the consul representing
tho Republic of Latvia and obtain hs per-
mission to allow his secretary to come to
the court room for the purpose OF making
necessary translations. After she had been
properly qualified Justice Erangcr retained
hor for the period OF the trial. with per-
misaion Of her employer. and made arrange
nents to compensate her through the office
of the Comptroller OF the city Of New York.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

ARNOLD w. Drummer of New York
city, the architect Of the Capitol Park
in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania, has re-
fused to accept a salary on the ground
that his professional fees cover the
full price Of his services. This is an
example Of devotion to a high stand
ard Of professional ethics which should
not pass uncommended. 1t Is refresh
ing to find In public place one of the
good citizens who do not think a State
Is created to be mulcted.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
1.0, ,OOO,O 900 Lives Saved.

Fror, the Fisheries Service Bulletin.
Superintendent g. Il. Cutler reports that
approximately 76.0000 900 fish were rescued
from landlocked waters along the Missis-
November
This work establishes record In tho
history of the tvrenu's operations and serves
TO Illustrate fs1 tremendous mortality to
which the river fishes are liable because OF
physical conditions resulting from freshets.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
URGE GIRLS WITHOUT
WORK TO STAY AWAY
Conference on Housing and
Unemployment Begins.

A two day conference on unemployment
and housing as they affect girls was
begun yesterday at the Pennsylvania
Hotel, with delegates in attendance
from New York. Philadelphia. Pitts
burgh, Chicago, Buffalo and Newark.
According to their statements the stua-
ton is bad in every one of these cities,
particularly where women over thirty
are concerned. One employment agent
said that she knows of one roomng
house in New York where there are 1872
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
TO HEAR STUTTGART SINGERS.

Opera singers from Stuttgart who re-
Gently arrived in this country and were
heard in the Lexington Opera House and
elsewhere, will give another concert in
the Brooklyn Academy of Music to-mor-
row evening. The concert has been ar
ranged by the Association of Choral Di-
rectors in honor of Karl Kroner. COM
poser Of folk songs. who is at the head
of the Stuttgart singers
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
Organizing Mothers Against War.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Now Ia
the time to augment what is being done
I'm Washington against future wars by
getting the mothers of the world to
come together and to agree to bring up
their sons to decline to go to war un-
less IL Is to protect their country from
invasion.
This would kill the militarist spirit
for war. s. ELwoop MAY.
ATLANTIC CrrY, N. j., November 21.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM.

After appearing yesterday before tho
finance and budget committee OF the
Board of Estimate asking an appropria-
tion to construct "a system of traffic sig
nal lights for the Times Square district
a delegation of the Broadway Aesocia-
tlon was instructed to submit the matter
10 DR.. John A. Harriss. Special cor-.ty
Police Commissioner in charge of traffic.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

General PERsHrNo has been adopted
by the Sioux Indians Of the Rosebud
Agency and will bear the name Brave
Eagle. This is high honor; 1t also
recalls General PERsHING's wealth In
names. If ever he commits the in
discretion Of a book he might entitle
It From Black Jack to Brave Eagle"
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
Counter Irritnnts.

From the Cidri:sviHc tArk.) Herald aud
Democrat.
G.. w. Warren. Sr., Is now getting up from
his spell OF sickness.
Peariie jackson is very sick. caused from
q rising.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
The Nymph to the Faun.

You set a snare
Beneath my feet.
But I am Off
Too light and fleet.
1t tries for me
| am not there.
1t snatches only
At the air.
/ ny-you send
Your arrows out;
/ slip among them,
In and out
Or in the air,
Or on the ground.
What way is there
That you have found
To catch my foot,
My rimble wing,
Oh. heavy footed.
Clumsy thing?
Yet. II you'd turn
And not pursue.
Who knows but
Might follow yon!
ABIGAIL w. CREssoN.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
A Texas Suggestion.

From the GuIrcsfom NcDs.
Speaking Of welcomes to our city. why not
let's give . banquet 70 the IS sheer
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication OF all news des-
patches credited to Il or not otherwise
news published herein.
All rights Of republication Of special ~
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

Observations at United States Wcathsv
bureau stations, taken at p. NJ. yesterday.
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-11-22

MAURICE MoRRIs.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
EVENTS TO-DAY.

highest temperature, Al, at ~ 80
Lowest temperature, SO, at 6 A. ]
Average temperature, 43.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature In this city yesterday
recorded by the official thermometer.
The New York herald., 1921-11-22
Let Criminals Pay Income Tax,

ASTORIA, November 81.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-04

If a man remained home all day
every day his wife would raise Cain
becahse he wanted to go out at night
one night.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-04

The Disciples Of Christ, or Chris
tian church, now have $4,000 mem
bers in the Kentucky mountains, ac-
cording to the Oneida Mountaineer,
which bases the figures .on the basis
of the last report Of the government
religious census of 1910. This
church is second to the Baptist de-
nomination, which leads with 3O,-
700.
The 17S mountain counties in the
Southern mountain region, with a
total population of 1880, 900, have
total religious membership Of
973,s00, the report says, of which
48 per cent are Baptists. The Meth
odists, with 81 per cent, the Pres
byterians, with Q, and the Disciples
with 8 per cent, have the majority
of the others.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-04
Enrico Caruso Answers
the Final Summons

Enrico Caruso, world famous
tenor, died at Naples, Italy Monday.
Caruso, until a week ago, was or
his way to recovery after a long
ii ess which hegdr in New York last
winter.
He was then, at Sorrento, where
he unexpectedly suffered a relapse.
Physicians ordered his removal to
Naples. He arrived there Sunday
night and specialists were called in
who decided to operate Immediately.
Peritonitis developed and another
operation was performed. He grew
worse steadily during the night and
his career came to an end Monday
morning. The. first operation was
for abscess between the liver and
diaphragm. Then peritonitis devel-
oped and the second operation was
for that.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-04

The reason why mother exnecfs
her son to be great man is brcpuse
his father is about as great ms an
angle worm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-04

Fred Kelly writes in the Nations
Business: "For some time I have
been asking big business men what
they read. And the astonishing thing
is that, aside from their daily pa
pers, stock reprts and trade jour
nails comparatively few of them
read anything. When it comes to
psychology, philosophy, sociology or
any kind of literature which stirs
the imagination, the average bust
ness man isn't in the picture. And
yet a half an hour a night, after
crawling into bed would in a few
weeks make a person appear to be
an authority ON almost any sub
ject. say one would appear to
be an authority-by comparison
with others. If you know anything
at all about subject aside from
the most current events, you know
so much more about it than the
average man does, that one might
think you had devoted your life to
it."