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The New York herald., 1921-01-31
PROVERB TWISTING
DR.. GRANTS THEME
Rector Discusses the Original
ify of Jesus.

III you want TO be original. be your
SELF" was the prescription given by Dr.
Percy stickney Grant IN his sermon at
the Church OF the Ascension yesterday
Preaching on "Ihe Originality OF Jesus.
he paid his respects to chestertonisn
originality az inadequate and not truly
original.
Don't get book Of proverbs" NJ
said. ''and think that by turning them
hindside before you can 20 out and say
what a great man YOU are. You may
take the provcrb "A wise son knows his
father and fashion It's opposite a wise
father knows his son. but originality IL
more than this mere tranaposition of
words.
'If anybody has any energy TO devage
to the church. I'm in favor OF giving sim
the chance to let II out There are 4 o.
of copy cats In the world. a lot OF people
who are half asleep and who don't dare
TO speak out except to say Me too i
when some one else says something with
which they may agree"
Originality. he added. provides variety
which I'm turn yields a wider range OF
selection. This ultimately results IN
greater progress. and he said that tbs
church ought always 10 sanction the ex-
preston OF original thoughts because OF
the progress which would follow. He
described the aim OF his pulpit as mot
but illumination"
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
MERGER SUGGESTED IN
CHURCH BUILDING SALE
First Reformed Pays $IO4, 500
for Methodist Home.

Sale or the church property occupied
by the Beekman Hill Methodist Epis-
copal Church, 319 East Fiftieth street,
TO the First Reformed Episcopal
Church, 329 East F'ifty-first street was
announced yesterday by the Rev. Percy
T. Edrop, pastor OF the First Reformed
Church. An invitation has been ex-
tended to the Rev. DR.. George Adams
pastor of the Beekman Hill church. to
join him in the pastorate, DR.. Edrop
snid. but this will be subject to the ap-
proval Of the resident Methodist Epis-
copal Bishop of New York. The congre-
cation Of the Beekman Hill church will
be transferred to the Peoples Methodist
Episcopal Church in East Sixty-first
street.
$104, 800. After this is paid, which will
IS, Dr. Edrop said that the First Re
formed Church will have an endowment
of 100000 to guarantee the continue
tion Of church work. The building
formerly occupied by the First Re-
formed Church at Madison avenue and
Fifty-fifth street was torn down year
ago. and the present quarters have been
considered only temporary.
Dr. Edrop said in its new home the
church will become neighborhood
centre. open every evening. and with
services at almost every hour on sun
day. The. property includes gymna-
sum chapel concetr room, club rooms
and offices. as well as the church ana
a parsonage and the sections quarters.
The first services of the First Re-
formed Church in the new building VIII
be on February 20.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
U. S. VETERANS COMBINE.

The formation OF the United sta tes
Veterans Assoois ton. which IL TO COM
bine the activities OF twenty-five pa
triotic. historical and military organ
izations. was announced yesterday. The
election OF officers was held Saturday
night AZ the Old Guard headquarters.
3o1 West Ninety-1rst street Major J..
w. VI. Myrick OF the Fusilier Veteran
Corps. Boston. was elected president ;
Major Edward Havemeyer Snyder o.
the Old Grsrd and Major Edward =.
PAUL OF he Minute Men. Washington.
vice-presidents Capt. Herbert T.. Adams
o; the Worcester CMass.) Continentals.
sccretary. and Capt Clarence j. Nc
kenzie OF the Ancient and Honora bies.
Boston treasurer.
One OF the functions OF the assocla-
ton VIII be 20 carry on propaganda In
favor OF new plans sponsored by tho
War collegc and the War Department.
and TO distribute educational informa
tion regarding the nations army ana
navy 70 school children
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
I3 ARE BURNED IN
RIVINGTON ST. HOUSE
Firemen Rescue Many, Who
Are Taken to Hospital.

thirteen persons We're taken 10 &C
verneur and Volunteer hospitals suffe
ing from burns received during a fire
yesterday in five story brick tenement
at Rivington street. Fireman Jeremiah
Hopkins OF Engine 55 was overcome by
gas while helping tenants from the third
floor to the roof
Smoky Joe" Martin answered the sec
ond alarm, and finding the first floor
staircase burning. had an aerial ladder
run up. Firemen entered the upper
floors from the ladder and carried ten
ants to the roof or to fire escapes.
Most OF the injured were on the second
floor Joseph Carmada, II. was burned
severely about the eyes. and was put IN
en- ambulance with his father and
mother. and Mamie. Z. his sister. \. BY
wrapping their two small children in
blankets, Mr.. and Mrs. Dominick Scala
managed TO get them out without being
harmed. although the fire singed tll,,-
own hands and faces. A third Child,
Anna, was carried to the roof by fire.
man.
Anthony Battinato and his wife, Erne-
LA. p years old escaped from their
rooms on the third floor The husband
went to the roof. but Mrs. Battinatc,
dazed by the smoke and her injuries
jumped, landing on the roof OF the house
adjoining, which was thirty feet lower.
She received internal injuries.
There were sixteen families in the
house. On the first floor were a Chinese
laundry and bakery. The fire was be-
lieved to have started in the rear of the
bakery. IL was under control in half an
hour
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
$50 PLATE BANQUET WILL
OPEN NEW CHINESE CLUB
Merchants Hustle Work on 100000 Home So Dedica-
ton New Years Will Be the Event of
Years in Mott Street.

wrath of itself. 1t is mo longer any
thing but a market place, where Chinese
or other Oriental goods may be pur-
chased. and where the Chinese them
selves obtain the necessaries or luxurtes
they require or are especially fond OF.
With the disappearance of the pigtail
went many of the old time, curious Gus
toms imported from China went many
of the old beliefs and superstitions. and
went much of the color and picturesque
ness of the New Year observance.
The great majority of the inhabitants
of the Chinatown of this day are new
fashioned Chinese, with their hair cut
short, their dress modelled on that oil
Americans and their customs built as
nearly as possible upon the American
model. They have lost touch with old
China and have lost respect for old
customs. They do not go out into the
street any more to fire big f1recrackers
so that dragons will not swallow the sun.
The police don't approve of this fire.
cracker business for one thing.
Too much police! That, perhaps. Is
really the trouble with Chinatown. and
the reason that the Chinese New Year is
not what IL once was. The police have
broken up the gambling that once made
the quarter the resort for thousands of
Chinese. With the passing of gambling
and gambling graft went the gunmen
and the power, OF the tongs. The Chinese
gunmen drifted elsewhere, Few are left
save the ultra respectable. These be-
lieve in the Chinese republic, but many
are pretty thoroughly Americanized and
follow American ways in preference to
Chinese ways.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
ARTISTS WIFE SUICIDE
IN GREENWICH VILLAGE
Mrs. Helen McClung, De-
signer, Ends Life by Gas.

Winsburo McClung. an artist of 1891
Broadway. said yesterday that despond-
ency over her continued Ill health had
caused his wife. Mrs, Helen McClung. a
designer, TO commit suicide yesterday In
her apartment at 81 Sixth avenue. in the
Greenwich village district. Mrs. Nc
Clung was found lying on a bed. with
the end Of a tube in her mouth. the tube
being connected with a gas Jet.
Mr.. McClung said that no and his wife
separated about six months ago on the
advice OF a physician. who said that
complete rest and change we're necessary
10 her recovery. She wrote to him after
she left. but would not give him her ad-
dress. having him write to her In care OF
General Delivery. Mr.. McClung met his
wife when both were studying at the Art
Students League In West F'ifty-seventh
street, and they were married nine years
ago. Mrs McClunas body will be sent
10 Philadelphia for burial.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
RED CROSS WORKS
OUT RELIEF PLANS
Prepares First Aid Scheme in
Case Of Any Disaster in
Metropolitan Area.
MANY EMERGENCY KITS
Police and Fire Departments
Will Cooperate and Give
Prompt Notice.

In cooperation with the New York
Police and Fire departments the Aneri-
can Red Cross Disaster Relief Commit
tee for the metropolitan area has worked
out plans which will make it possible to
get large quantity of first aid supplies
quickly to the point where a disaster
may occur. First aid boxes have been
placed at the headquarters of the eight
cen inspection districts of the city, and
It has been arranged for the Police and
Fire departments to notify Immediately
the committee Of any occurrence that
will demand their attention.
The emergency kits will be in wooden
boxes that will have handles and will DO
easy to carry. A box will contain among
other things adhesive tape. bandages,
splints, forceps, first aid drugs and
dressings. The committee decided to
leave the kits at station houses because
the police always are among the first at
the scene of disaster.
There will be thirty of these boxes in
the inspection districts, some of which
Will have from three to five each, es-
pecially the congested districts In the
lower East Side and Harlem Boxes also
will be kept at los Remsen street, Brook
lyn 119 West Fortieth street and 81
Seventh avenue in Manhattan, 4 Rich
mond terrace, Staten Island. and at ad-
vantageous points in Hoboken, Bayonne
and Perth Amboy. N. j.
A complete survey has been made by
the committee OF the resources that
would be available for relief in the vari-
Gus communities that compose the met
ropolitan district. The committee now
Is ia position to place its hands on
5rge stores Of food, drugs, clothing and
other supplies and also has arranged
for shelter. cots, blankets, transporta-
tion, nurses, doctors and interpreters.
This list will be checked up every six
months.
In the event of a disaster the Mayors
of cities, Presidents of villages and po-
lice and fire officials will notify the COM
mittee Immediately. Should the disaster
be a naval one the Navy Department
wilYnotify the committee. The Fire De-
partment Of this city has established a
special fire alarm telegraph call for the
Red Cross unit.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
TRIBUTE TO TRINITY
PAID BY MANNING
Bishop-Elect Voices Appreciar
citation of Loyalty Of His
Parishioners.
3IEs TO he UyBRoKEN
They will Prove Inspiration
in Larger Duties, Rector
Declares.

Dr. William 7. Manning. bishop-elsct
Of the diocese of New York. paid afycc-
tionats tribute 20 the members of Trim
ity parish In the service In Trinity
Church yesterday morning. Although
Rev Cyril Rlckersteth Of the commun-
Ity Of the Resurrection. MirhcId. Eng
land preached. Or. Manning participated
IN the service. in the course Of which
he said
81 ann not going 20 try 20 say what
] feel to-day. You know what is In my
heart far better than can hope 10 en-
press H. No rector. think. ever hs-
people more patient with his faults
and more generous and loyal m thek
support than II has been my lot 10 have
in this great historic parish. The
thought will be Of untold strength 10 me-
In days TO come.
'"rhe tie between s IL not going 20
bo broken. II will be as strong. and. r
hope. an close IN the future as IN tho
past In the new relation 70 you IN
which by Gods ordering ! am 20 he
placed In the life OF the Church know
how confidently ! may rely on your help.
and I know your prayers win be truly
offered for the church ana for me that
I may have guidance and strength in
the work I am 20 do"
At the conclusion of the service Dr.
Manning was the centre % an informal
reception In which many members of the
congregation joired.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31

Merchants of Chinatown are hustling
the completion of the fine clubhouse they
are putting up at As Mott street They
are spending 100000 on the building
and furnishings, and they are eager to
get il ready by the Chinese New Year.
which occurs o week from to-day. Ac-
cording to a rumor afloat In Mott street
Yesterday. tickets to the celebration din
ner will cost $50 apiece and the souvenirs
are expected to outsh!ne the elaborate
affairs that sheriff's jurymen. give to
one another on their banquet occasions.
Preps "a lions for the Chinese New
Year are going forward swiftly, though
with something less than the zest of
former years. 1t is holiday that al
ways will be honored as long as there
are Chinese in the old, dingy quarter.
For one thing. ii is day when honest
men pay their debts and show square
froi.t to the world.
The Chinese who let himself slide into
the new year owing money to anybody
would feel disgraced. Among the mer-
chants this spirit of rigid honesty is
marked On the New Year. too. 1t is the
custom to leave calling cards in the form
of slips Of red paper which are inscribed
with Chinese characters wishing good
fortune to the family and the house of
the recipient. Often. too, gifts of tea.
sweetneats and other desirables go with
the red strips of paper
But the Chinese New Year here is
not what 1t was twenty years ago or
even a dozen years ago. for the simple
reason that Chinatown Is merely
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
HARBOR REPORT FAVORS
NEW JERSEY, IS CHARGE
New York City Especially
Gets Scant Attention.

The New York Harbor Protective and
Development Association, of which Au-
gustus Van Wyck, former Supreme Court
Justice. is president, issued statement
yesterday condemning the. report Of the
New York and New Jersey Port and
Harbor Commission covering harbor i'm
provements and the coordination OF
maritime and rail transportation, on the
ground that the joint commissions rec
concentrations give all the advantage TO
New Jersey.
New York city, and particularly the
boroughs OF Brooklyn and Queens, suf-
fer from lack of attention being given
to the development of Jamaica Bay. espe-
cially the establishment there of the ex-
port terminal for the State barge canal
as voted in 1911, the statement contends.
On the other hand the commission is
strong for a barge canal terminal at
Piermont. N. Y. and a belt line railroad
from there to steamship piers on Newark
Bay. the Raritan River and at Bayonne.
This, Mr.. Van Wyck's organization puts
forth. virtually would steal from New
York the benefits Of the barge canal in
which IL has invested millions.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
HOSTS OF DICKS AT
DIAMOND WEDDING
East Side Joins i'm Celebration
and Helps Eat 500 Pounds
Of Roast Chicken.
PLAIN LIFE WINS AT 88
Grandpa Zada Opposes Short
Skirts and Believes Wine
Is Good for Health.

Almost everybody on the East Side
who knows anything at all has known
for long time that Mr.. and Mrs. jacob
Dick of 129 Pitt street were about to
celebrate their diamond wedding ami
versary, but nobody was prepared for
the elegant invitation that the postman
left ~ the tenement doors during the
last few days. 1t reads like this:
Mr. Jacob and Mrs Sarah Dick re-
quest the honor of your presence at their
seventy-year diamond marriage cere-
money on Sunday evening. January 80.
at volk's Lyceum Hall, 2IS Second
street, A grand reception also. Band
music will be given.
And at o'clock at least 1000 guests
crowded into the little hall. There were
Grandpa and Grandma Dick seated on a
dais to shake hands with their ffty-six
grandchildren and twenty-six great
grandchildren. There was Grandma
Dick with beautiful diamond crown
mugendavid--on her gray head and 3h
year old Sylvia Dick on her lap.
There also were Dicks and Dicks and
Dcks-a regiment of them, it seemed
They came from everywhere, and
COUSINS VINO ndu not seen one anOtner
for twenty years or more, from Chicago
and Montreal and Chicopee Falls. kissed
and had a reuHion over the fine grape
wine Zada-that is Grandpa Dicks fam
lily name of affection--that Zada him
self had made.
And there was Alderman Louis Zelt-
ner shaking hands with every one and
seeing that every one had his share of
the wedding feast that was served In
the dining room down stairs Five hun
dred pounds of roast chicken-and'
Grandpa Dick watched the buying and
cooking OF every pound.
The Dicks were married seventy years
ago in Fristich Galicia; they are each
SS years old Thirty-five years ago
they came to the United States with
their family of five sons and two
daughters They live in little flat at
12s Pitt street.
Grandpa Dick. pressed by hordes of
offspring. consented TO make little
speech He said in Yiddish he is against
prohibition and blue laws generally. but
doesn't think much of the current style
in women's dress.
Live plain life. Enjoy yourself.
Drink little, but not too much. and
smoke all you like" was his advice to
the younger Dicks. Grandpa wore a
Prince Albert coat in honor OF the oc-
casion. but refused point blank to don a
high silk hat. And Grandpa Is the boss,
so he wore his old fedora
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
TO AMERIcANIzE MOTHERS.
Child welfare BOARD VIII Ais
widows Of Aliens.

The Board OF Child Welfare. which
administers the widows pension Law and
OF which Sophie Irene Loeb II prcst
dent. will begin tonight In tho City
Hall a movement 10 Americaniz<
widowed mothers. The board has found
that many mothers are entirely ignorant
of the requirements OF citizenship and
that many dependent destitute chlidrcr
born In this country must be excluded
from allowances because their fathers
neglected 10 become citizens.
A Federal agent will be present In the
meeting tonight In the City Hall The
board Is caring for 2i.2Ss children and
6.59f mothers.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
cnAvArH OPERATED on.

Paul D. Cravath. member OF the law
Arm of Crava;h a. Henderson. was op.
Grated on Yesterday IN Roosevelt Hospi-
tai. Il was announced last night by his
brother. y. NJ. Cravath The operation
wns performed by Drs. George p. Brewei
and y. Bentley Sduires and was success
fui Mr. cravath will not recover full,
for se}cral weeks
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
Hoffman Valves mean a warm
home and big coal saving

Little tots coughing, sneezng shverng in chilly rooms;
Mother distracted by floors and ceilings ruined by leaking
RADIATORS by noisy banging radiators Father puzzled and
worried by the figures his coal bsthcse arc the symp-
toms Of steam heating afflicted with inefficient vent
ing valves
Hoffman Valves should be prescribed
New-York tribune., 1921-10-11
Tidewater Oil Co.
Has 6 Months Deficit

The Tidcwater Oil Company, for the
ix months ended June 80 last, had an
operating deficit Of S1,443, ,492, com
pared with an operating income for the
sponding period Of the preceding
year amounting TO $10.487,936 Gross
earnings totaled 2O,638 ,533, decrease
Of 1857 ,335
In statement to stockholde r. D.
Benson, president, said that the opera
tions of the second quarter showed a
loss considerably less than for the first
three months, and that the third quarter
VIII show st.ll more Improvement, as
there 'is now distinct upward ten
dency in the petroleum industry.'
There was q net income for the June
quarter Of S3,G47 ,313, but this was more
than wiped out by an inventory adjust
meht amounting to S3,s43 sos. Interest
charges and depreciation and depletion
caused a total deficit before dividends
Of SO 33o3.6l1, while the deficit after
dividends was $5,687,1 ,181.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-11
Lehigh Valley Important Line
ln Regroupingg Under System 1
Advantages Gained by Road Are Offset to Some
Extent by Yielding Strategic Position
at Lake Erie Port

This is the fourth Of aeriss Of dolly
articles qnaly9tng the proposals Of the
Interftnte Commerce Commission for
the consolidation Of the railroads Of the
country into nineteen major systems.
The series is based on duta obtained IN
interviews with railroad men. and bank
era. The fifth orttcls iOil appear IN
the financial section tomorrow .--Ffncn~
cial Editor)
The Lehigh Valley and the New York
Chicago & St Louis form the main
trunk limo of the Interstate Commerce
Western. which gives the system the
To this is added the Toledo, St Louis e.
Western which gives the system the
entrance into st. Louis; the Wheeling
& Lake Erie and Pittsburgh & Vir-
ginia, which give the system an en-
trance over its own lines into Pitts
burgh, and the Detroit & Toledo Shore
Line, which gets the system into De-
troit Both the Lehigh Valley and the
Nickel Plate are well maintained rail-
roads and have fairly sound financial
structure. The Lehigh Valley espe-
strong roads. The Toledo, st. Louis
& Western is we'll maintained physi-
cally, but the financial structure is bad
The Wheeling & Lake Erie is loaded
with debt
The combination Of roads in System
No . shows more clearly the working
out OF practical operating and traf-
tic problem than in the four systems
heretofore discussed.
In the time of the fast freight lines
the Lehigh Valley or affiliated inter
ests had the Traders Dispatch, which
ran from St. Louis to New York via the
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Nickel
Plate and Lehigh Valley. In this com.
bination there is Joined together a
logical route which competes with each
of the four systems heretofore dis
cussed
Some OF EnecGe
The question which naturally arises
IN q railroad mans mind If he Is fa-
n1iliar with conditions at Buffalo and
the Niagara frontier is as TO whether
or not there are advantages to be
gained by tho Lehigh Valley in becom-
ing part Of through route west Of
Buffalo. The Lehigh Valley carries q
large part Of its west-bound coal to
Buffalo to be delivered to the Grand
New-York tribune., 1921-10-11
4. S. Steel Untitled
Orders Increase for
First Time i'm Year
Tonnage Booked in Septem-
Der Brings the Total Up
to 4,56O,67O, a Gain of
2o, 7l4 Tons Over August

The United States Steel Corporation
reported yesterday that unified or
ders on its books amounted to 4,5e0,s70
tons, an increase Of 28,74a tons over
the preceding month and the first
gain in bookings since July. 1920,
when the depression In tho industry
first began to get under way. On that
date untitled orders totale6 l1,118,4ss
and In the succeeding months they
declined steadily until The low mark
OF 4,o3l,926 tons was reached on
August 81.
The improvement that took place
in September confirms the belief Of
trade authorities that the worst Of the
depression was felt in July and
august. Recent reports fr> n mill CEN
ters nave told Of increased buying and
resultant price advances In most classes
OF steel products except rails.
Operations Of the Steel Corporation's
subsidiaries in September ranged from
about 80 per cent at the Beginning
Of the month to 98 per cent at the
close, with an average output Of ap-
proximately SO per cent. On this
basis it is estimated that the com
pany produced about 100000 tons Of
finished product last month, with IN
coming orders at 100000 tons
The major portion of the new bust
ness booked by the Steel Corporation
last month is understood to have con-
sisted Of the lighter products, such as
steel and wire goods. Demand for
heavy steel is still light and producers
do not look for much OF revival in
these lines until after the close Of
the year, when the railroads are ex-
0ected to enter the market for their
requirements Of steel rails.
The production of steel ingots in
September by thirty leading companiee.
representing 84.2 per cent of the coun-
rvs total, was 1,174,740 tons, accord
ing to figures complied by the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute. This was
n increase Of 36,669 tons over the
august production and was a marked
.Gvance over the low point reached
July, when output was only S03 1916
tons.
Output in September was at the
nnual rate of 1854, 900 tons for the
entire country, or about 80 per cent
f the theoretical capacity. While
his rate is lower than any actual
production since 1908, when total out
1ut was 1867 ,027 tons, the September
ate compares favorably with the an
aaal rate based on July production.