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10Th sumatra and Mesoposamia. OH

both Sumatra and Mesopotamia. OIL
mined In Mesopotamia by the Turkish
Petroleum Company, controlled In
England, will be allotted, controlled
and sold just as If 1t were actually
taken out of the ground In the British
Isles. And the same will apply TO oil
produced In the Djambi field by the
Batavia Company, which In control is
no more a Dutch company than Is the
Royal Dutch Shell combine.
What the Dutch and English Gov
ernments have neglected to say, but
what is really at the bottom Of the
oil controversy. Is that England has,
in the words Of one of her own flpan-
cial authorities, got her claws on the
future oil supply Of the world and
she intends to keep them there" 1t is
not the present supply or distribution
of petroleum about which England Is
concerned, but monopoly Of the fu-
ture supply and distribution after the
oil resources Of the United States. so
heavily drawn upon to-day, shall have
been exhausted. Then American COM
panies will be out of the running and
American industries, automobiles, air
planes and merchant and naval ships
will obtain their supplies of oil at a
price and in a quantity to suit the
convenience Of foreign producers in a
virtual monopoly.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Annual parade of the Police Department.
up Broadway and Seventh avenue to Fortieth
street, thence down Fifth avenue to the re-
viewing stand near the Worth monument,
Fifth avenue and Twenty-fifth street.
Central Park Mall will be open for roller
skating, to 10 p. M. Wednesday and sat
urday evenings hereafter.
New York State Federation OF Business
and Professional Women. convention. Hotel
Pennsylvania. all day.
Traffic Squad Benevolent Association, four
teenth annual dinner. Waldorf-Astoria'
m.
Dinner in honor of Francesca Quattrone.
High Commissioner of the italian Govern
ment In the United States. Hotel Bitmore,
p. M.
Magnetic Club. dinner, Hotel Pennsylvania.
p. NJ.
New York Branch OF the Society OF the
Third Division, benefit entertainment and
dance. Seventh Regiment Armory, Park ave.
nu and sixty-sixth street, z. M.
DR.. w. A. Murrill Will give an illustrated
lecture on THE Role of Plants In Mans
Evolution New York Botanical Garden.
College Of the City Of New York, Charter
Gay" celebration this afternoon, conclud-
ing with a dinner at the college. Amsterdam
avenue and 13Sth street, In the evening.
Maine Women. meeting. Waldorf-Astoria,
p. M.
luncheon, Hotel Astor, this noon.
Plattsburg Alumni. luncheon. Hotel Nc
Hunter College. class Of 1878. luncheon.
Hotel Biltmore, p. NJ.
College OF the City OF New York, class OF
Fordham University. dinner. Hotel Me-
Alpin, $50 p. ~.
Employees Of Guaranty Trust Company.
dance. Hotel Aston. p. NJ.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York - Partly
cloudy and warmer to-day: tomorrow
probably fair; moderate. variable winds.
warmer to-day: tomorrow probably faiYi
gentle 10 moderate. variable winds
For Northern New Englend--Fair to-day
and probably tomorrow: somewhat warmer:
moderate, variable winds.
For Southern New England-Partly cloudy
to-day and tomorrow. somewhat warnaeYs
moderate. variable winde.
For Western New York-Fair to-day: to-
morrow cloudy and unsettled no change In
temperature; moderate, variable winds.
WASHINGTON. May 6.-The coast storm
has moved eaStward and tonight its centre
was some distance southeast of Cape Cod.
The gales OH the coast have subsidized, but
rains continue on the immediate coast at
Another disturbance was central over
Wyoming and moving east-northeastward.
1t has been attended by local showers and
thunder storms over the Rocky Mountain re-
gon and rains west of the Rock Mountains
except in Washington and Oregon. The tenn
perature changed little east of the Rocky
Mountains, but II has fallen decidedly over
the Rocky Mountain and west plateau re-
sions and California.
The outlook Is for generally fair weather
Tomorrow and Sunday in the States east Of
the Mississippi. except that rains are prob
able Sunday In the upper lake region and
the lower Ohio Valley. The temperature
viii rise somewhat Saturday and Sunday In
the Middle Atlantic and New England States
and the upper Ohio Valley.
Observations at United States Weather Blu
reau stations. taken at 8 p. NJ. yesterday,
Beventy-fifth meridian time:
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Spanish Aida in Opera for Hospital
Gala Performance at the Metropolitan for Masonic
Charities With Mime. Escobar in Title Role.

An unusual event took place at the
Metropolitan Opera House last night
when, with the regular season closed
two weeks ago. the company again
opened its doors for the FIRST of two
special festival performances being
given under the auspices OF the Masonic
Club for It's fund for the Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial Hospital at Utica and
the charity fund of the Masonic Club.
The opera was aida" which was
sung with Nine. Maria Escobar in the
title role. Gaetano Tomasini as Rdddmes.
Miss Jeanne Gordon as AmnerTs, Gui-
seppe Danise as Anpordsro, Leon Rothier
as Ramfs and Messrs. D'Angelo and
Bada and Miss Egener in the other
parts. The entire orchestra and chorus
took part; Miss Florence Rudolph led
the ballet. Gennaro Papi conducted.
Before the performances began William
J. Guard announced that Nine. Frances
Peralta and Morgan Kingston. who were
to have sang respectively the Aldo and
Radanses, had fallen victims to colds
and their places would be taken by Nine.
Escobar, a Spanish soprano. who sang
with Caruso in Cuba and Mexico. and
Mr.. TommasinL. The latter has been
heard here this spring with two other
opera companies. Both the new artists
deserved much credit for stepping into
the breach as they did and enabling
the opera to be given.
The performance was heard by an
enthusiastic audience headed by the
Grand Master of the State, Robert II.
Robinson. who with his party occu-
pied the centre parterre box. The audi
torium was deliberately decorated. EN-
blazoned in large gold letters over the
proscenium arch were the words. Ma
sonic Club or New York City," The
emblem banners of the, Masonic order
and the national colors decorated further
the drop curtains and general gala
effect was given by the national flags
which draped the box tiers.
The star Spangled Banner" was
played by the orchestra before the per-
Torrance began.
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and moving crops distributing goods
for fall trade, whooping things up for
November elections, preparing for
Thanksgiving good times, making
ready for holiday festivities.
Early in the year Uncle SAM, II ever,
is subject to spells of loneliness; live
stock has TO be winter housed and fed.
roads broken, snow shovelled from
paths, the furnace taken care OF, cold
weather garments renewed; lake,
canal and much river navigation Is
closed, storms affiict his ocean ships,
the old swimming hole Is frozen over
and neither work nor play moves In
the lively manner he relishes. Comes
April, his accumulated miseries
shorten his temper; he is conscious OF
a chip on his shoulder. Folks looking
for trouble would, In the springtime,
better look in some other direction
than toward Uncle SAM. Another
reason why 1t is agreeable once again
to be rid of that pesky April.
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What we referred to as "a few
facts of American history" were sub
mitted for consideration during dis
cussion Of the army appropriation bill
In the House. These disclosed that
this nation has been engaged in war
one year out of six, or. to be exact,
1875 per cent. of the total period Of our
independence. But In this calculation
there are excluded the overlapping
time in which we were busy with both
the war of 1872 and that with the
Barbary pirates, all our Indian wars.
our struggle with Great Britain before
the adoption Of the Declaration Of
Independence, and our participation
In the conflict brought on by the
Boxer rebellion In China.
Calculated from July 4, 1776. to
May /, 1921, the Government being
IA years and 300 days old on the
latter date, the United States has
been engaged in war twenty-three
years and $40 days with the excep-
tons noted, which are to be added
II the total period in which our peo-
pie have been at war since the foun-
dalton Of our Government Is to be
accurately arrived at. But, taking
the table Of our wars as the War
Department makes II up, II Is found
that eight times we have decided to
90 to war. and the decisions In four
cases have been reached In the month
Of April. The shot heard round the
world was an April opening of the
Revolutionary war:
"By the rude bridge that arched the
flood.
Their flag TO Aprlrs breeze un-
furled,
Here once the embattrd farmers
stood.
And fred tho shot heard round
the world"
These historical dates run: Revo-
lutionary war. July 4, 1776; war of
1912, June IS, 1872; war with Bar
barry pirates conclusion OF war of
1922, January 5, 1915; Mexican war,
April "a, 1916; civil war, April IL,
1851; Spanish war. April 81. 1893
Philippine instruction, February /,
1899; world war, April 9, 1917.
It might be concluded from a study
Of these dates that any people wanting
to play roughhouse with Uncle SAM
would be wise to select the last half of
the year In which thus 70 mlsbehave.
lie Is enjoyably busy then gathering
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Foolish Rail Wage Talk.

WARREN S. STONE, head of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
has too rIh horse sense to believe a
single word of what he says when he
declares before the United States
Railroad Labor Board that proper
wage reductions will not solve the
problem Of the carriers. He knows,
as we'll as he knows the qualifications
for driving q locomotive, that the
American railway system is now pay
ing more in wages than 1t ought to be
collecting as the total transportation
bills against the American public. He
knows that when the payrolls eat up
the total gross receipts Of some roads
they cannot keep up their roadbeds,
they cannot earn their supplies, they
cannot pay interest on their debts,
whether they have watered stock or
do not have watered stock.
WARREN S. STONE also has horse
sense enough to know, as he knows
what makes a good fireman and what
makes a poor fireman, that the only
true measure OF living wage about
which he talks is what 1t will buy for
the man who gets 1t. When a five
dollar a day wage under war imitation
prices and conditions will buy less
food, fewer clothes and poorer shelter
than a four dollar a day wage would
buy under normal prices and condi-
tions, it Is not better wage, it is
worse wage than the four dollar day
wage
If the cost Of living can be driven
down 25 per cent. every man that
earns his bread and butter Is better
Off who can swap 20 per cent. re-
duction of pay for that % per cent.
reduction of living cost. AS wages
make up 90 per cent. of the cost Of
commodities and service by and
through, either the war imitation wages
that cause the war imitation prices
must come down or the war imitation
costs that deadlock industry, throttle
business and hold up the unbearable
cost Of living cannot come down.
WARREN s. STONE isn't the level
headed leader, he isn't the common
sense adviser, he isn't the honest de-
batter this country has known him to
be when he wastes everybody's time
talking such stuff to the United States
Railroad Labor Board, which knows
better and knows that he knows
better.
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Special Despatch to THE NEW YosK HnArB.
ATLANTIC CrTY, May 6.-Francis b.
Griswold. II was said to-day, will be un-
able II he so desired to attack the will
OF his wife. Mrs. Alice Gerry Grfswoid.
who died recently. because OF a con-
tract which he made with her before
they were married. Mrs. Griswold left
most of her estate. valued at $4,000.
TO Mrs. Mary Drischman OF this city.
1t II understood that Mrs. Griswold
engaged Mrs. Drischman 10 manage her
property on the advice of her husband.
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ton Of types and allowances Of equip

ton Of types and allowances Of equip
ment to be used by the army"
Questions concerning tonnage and pri-
GRITTY in ocean transportation were In
charge OF Gil and they are also where
they would appear to belong properly in
Operations Division. Yet the Supply
Division Is also charged with the trans
portation Of troops and the "transporta-
ton Of troops and supplies overseas, in
GLIDING primary ports OF embarkation
and concentration camps connected
herewith" G-1 also was in charge of
military benevolent associations" This
appears to fall under War Plans Divi-
sion. wh'dh = charged with supervision
over the army's morale and recrea-
tional activities"
The duties of ca are covered for the
most part by the War Plans Division.
This division is specifically charged with
defence and for the use of the military
forces for that purpose, separately and
In conjunction with the naval forces, in
GLIDING plans and regulations affecting
the organization, distribution and train
ing Of the National Guard" 1t has ad-
ditional duties, but these Just mentioned
cover fully that part OF Gas work. In
Guiding military operations, strategical
study, plans" Another one Of the War
Plans Division duties. as we have Just
shown, came under the charge Of G-1 at
Chaumont. Naturally, 'orders. reconnais-
sances. location Of troops, concentrations
and liaison with the armies in active
operation" which were included In the
responsibilities Of Ga at Chaumont, are
concerned with hostilities. This is one
OF the striking illustrations of the basic
reason for having a G.. II. @. ready for
work in the field.
Except for disqualification and evac-
uation" the work Of the Supply Division
corresponds to that of Ga. The only
reference to capitalization under the
duties of the War Department General
Staff 10 to be found In those of the
Operations Division. which Is charged
with the determination Of policies rela-
tive to disqualification projects" Other
wise nothing concerning tho work OF
the Medical Department OF the army ap-
pears to come specifically within the
province OF the War Department Gem
eral Staff. The duties OF the last gec-
ton Of the @. II. @. at Chaumont. G-B.
fall within the province OF the War
Plans Division. which Ii charged with
supervision over the training OF the
army. including the system OF military
education. and including all publications
relating thereto"
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Squirrels and Black Walnut.

Those who have found nut bearing
trees growing in unexpected places
Will understand fully the theory ad-
vanced by the Forest Service Of the
Department of Agriculture that these
trees have grown from nuts planted
by squirrels.
The squirrels practice Of boarding
supply Of provender In the autumn
is well known. While beech nuts are
favorite food OF squirrels, there are
indications that both butternuts and
walnuts, especially the latter, find
favor with the busy little fellows be-
cause of their larger kernels. 1t
sometimes happens that nuts so stored
away are not consumed and that they
terminate and grow into trees. Thus
the squirrel may be said to be aiding
the Federal authorities In the pres
ent campaign for the production of
black walnut trees.
Attention Is directed to the fact
that walnut trees furnish excellent
shade. are subject to few insect pests
and yield large quantities OF edible
nuts which have commercial value.
Particular stress Is laid on the de-
propellers and for gun stocks Be
fore the war II was estimated that the
annual cut of black walnut in the
United States was between forty and
fifty million board feet. 1t is the
opinion of experts that there are not
more than S20,OO0,O00 feet of black
walnut in the United States. Fully
one-half of this Is In sections where
IL Is not available for numbering or II
Is not for sale.
Some of the finest black walnut
trees In the country are In the Gene
see Valley on the Wadsworth estates.
The original wadsworths more than
one hundred years ago planned that
the timber In certain pasture lands
In their tract of between 10000 and
75 900 acres OF land should never be
cut. They desired that there should
always be nm abundance OF shade for
the herds and flocks which would fat
ten upon the lush pastures enriched
by the overflow in the spring and fall
Of the Genesee River. In this area
there are black walnut and oak trees
OF rare size and beauty their great
arms sheltering thousands of sheep
and cattle from the heat of the sun
In the summer.
AS the black walnut is tree Of
fairly rapid growth II should be prof
table to grow 1t under proper con-
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Chicago Singers in Concert
Raisa and Rimini Heard by Audi
ence ut HippOdrome.

Miss Rosa Raisa, dramatic soprano Of
the Chicago Opera Company, and Cha
como Riniini, her husband and barry
tone Of the Chicago organization, were
heard last evening in a concert in the
Hippodrome. The programme was one
Of great variety. embracing operate
airs and duets, as we'll as songs by
Brahms. Rachmaninov and Mana yucca.
"Ernani involami," sung by Miss Raisa.
began the list, and ELI. Eili'' ended 1t.
verdrs "Ernani' is to be revived next
season by the distinguished operate
az tiouarian Mr.. Gatti-Casazza and q
fcretaste of its dried sweets was timely
Mr. Rimini paid tribute to the sagacity
of the metropolitan impresario by sing
ing an air from "Zaza."
There was, perhaps, no impressive dis
play OF finished vocal art in the pro-
caedings of the evening, but at least
there was the pleasure always to be
gained from listening to the beautiful
voice Of Miss Raisa. She has sung
through a long and arduous opera sea-
son, but her voice sounded as fresh and
rich as II autumn were actually Gas 1t
seemed to beg lingering in the lap Of
spring.
There was a very large audience and
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SATURDAY. MAY Z. 1921.
The New Indemnity Plan.

The sum demanded as the princi-
pal, or total amount, of the indemnity
Germany Is asked to pay, less certain
deductions, and stated in American
money, is thirty-three billion dollars
1888, 600, O0O,OoO}.
The protocol calls for an issue of
$4,000. 100000 of this amount in bonds
bearing date of May 1, when interest
begins at 8 per cent, and another Of
$9.5OO. 100000 bearing date of Novem-
Der 1, at the same rate Of interest.
The remainder of the indemnity, or
SEC, 5OO,0OO,0O0 Is to be covered by
bonds to be issued at later date.
To meet the interest on the first
two series of bonds, aggregating $12,-
5OO,00O,0OO. Germany must pay to
the Preparations Commission $780,
100000 year, which. together with
tax of 20 per cent. on her exports,
IL is assumed will be sufficient to
pay 5 per cent. interest on the first
two series and 1 per cent. extra as
a sinking fund for their ultimate
redemption.
l. thn& HI
600 and the export tax furnish an
amount more than sufficient to pro-
vide this interest and sinking fund,
then the Preparations Commission
will issue more bonds as Germany
is able to pay.
In a general way, this new scheme
OF collecting the indemnity from Ger
many meets the contentious of THE
New YORK HERALD both as to fiexi-
tility and as to the amount that
Germany can pay. To arrive at what
Germany can pay, THE New York
HERALD has argued for mediation.
While 1t would have preferred to see
mediation. 1t regards the present atti-
tude Of the Allies as immeasurably
sounder than their previous infiexible
stand. Though the outcome of this
programme of collection is beyond hui
man penetration, nevertheless 1t is
the most hopeful approach to a solu-
ton Of the worlds great problem SO
far put forth.
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Lightning Zones.
An Old Belief About Electricity
From the Clouds Questioned.

From report Of the United States Depart
mens Of Agriculture.
The timeworn theory that lightning
never strikes twice In the Same place
has been modified by forest experts of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture to this extent: Lightning very
often strikes in nearly the same places.
II has its zones. in other words, where
It's appearance may usually be counted
on with each electrical storm.
With the accumulation OF data on
causes and locations OF fires In the ma
tional forests. these lightning zones could
be mapped out and protective measures
introduced-such as IRE lines. regulated
grazing and cleaning out OF dead trees
which would more or less automatically
control lightning fires at the start, the
foresters believe. II these lightning zones
were so mapped they would doubtless
show a markedly close relation to GER
tain types of topography. and some
times moro or less localized sections of
many forests.
Next to campers and sparks from loco
motives. lightning ranks third as the
source OF fires In the national forests.
The records of the Forest Service OF the
department show that for tho years 1914
to 1918, Inclusive, lightning caused on
the average 80 per cent. of ali fires re-
unusual season. over so per cent. of the
e,07s fres that occurred In the national
forests were set by lightning.
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An Old Stone Wall.

vandals, who care for landmark nor for
charm,
Have come to pull down each noss
covered stone,
And wrench away the thick ieaved
Ivy grown
Across IL like green protecting arm
To shield cocoons and hidden nests from
harm
The ferns. that cuddled close beneath
Its shade,
In trampled helplcssness curl I'D and
fade,
And frightened crickets scuttle In alarm.
Tho old wall was like Some stanch.
kindly friend.
That offered gentle hospitality
And rest TO weary beast or bird or
bee:
And naught set In Its stead can ease or
mend
The loss OF Its time worn and mellow
grace.
Nor take its memoried and fragrant
place
CHARLOTTE BECKER
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Skeletons even can be used to ad-
vantage Ii they emerge from the dip
iomatic closet dressed up as ancient
petroleum concessions In the East
Indies, Mesopotamia or elsewhere
Equipped with wires SO they can be
made to execute emphatic gestures,
they are proving valuable aid In be-
nalf OF the monopoly over the future
oil resources of the world which Brit
ish interests, naturally enough, are
endeavoring to obtain. One of these
skeletons comes In the form of an
other explanation which does not ex-
plain, given out by the Foreign Office
OF the Dutch Government, outlining
Hollands stand In regard to the pro-
test OF our State Department against
the action of the Dutch Parliament in
ruling out American bids for de-
velopment work In the Djambi pc
troleum area of Sumatra.
The bill passed by the lower house
of the Dutch Parliament grants ex-
elusive development rights to the Ba-
tavia Company, controlled by the
Royal Dutch Shell combine, which is
controlled by English capital. To ex-
cuse this discrimination against
America the Dutch Foreign Office ex-
plains that when competition for the
oil fields In the East Indies was free
to all companies several years ago
America displayed no interest what
ever, but the Royal Dutch and the
Batavia concerns were actively inter-
ested as long ngo as 1915.
This argument by the Dutch Gov
eminent parallels that OF the British
Government in explaining why Amer
lean capital wns excluded from the
oil fields Of MesopotamIa. British
concessions, which we're obtained
from Turkey prior to the war, 1t was
maintained by Lord CURzoN, British
Foreign Secretary. gave England the
right TO exploration In Mesopotamla.
II Is not strange the same policy Of
discrimination should be followed in