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The New York herald., 1921-08-01
FRENCH PROFESSOR
TO LECTURE TO-DAY
Russian to Talk Tomorrow a,
Williams College.

WILLIAMsTowN, Mass, July 31.-Prof.
Achille viallate, representing France
among the lecturers before the Institute
Of Politics at Williams College. arrived
here to-day. He will make his first
public address tomorrow evening. The
general subject of his discourse is Tho
Economic Factor in International Rela,
tions."
Prof Viallate is an authority ON
history and constitutional law and has
made q particular study of American
economic affairs. He Is a member OF
the faculty Of the Free School OF Pollt-
ical Sciences at Paris,
Baron Sergius A. Korff of Russia to-
morrow will begin his course on RUS
sia's Foreign Relations During the Last
Half Century
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
lesson of the Swan.

Behold tho swan upon the stream,
And then think of him In the mir.
Below, all stately graco---a dream
But should he fly we could but stare,
Yea. sooth to say he'd be a scream.
Some tell us that the swan Ia vain
1t may be. but he does not try
To emulate tho eeroplane.
No Charlie Chaplin Of the sky.
The swan sticks to this sphere mundane
Man and tho swan should you compare,
We suffer somewhat from our bent.
Lots Of us go UP in the air
And make source OF merriment,
Not seeing we'ro a joke up therei
MAURICE kofrrs.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
A Fallen Temple.

Even those New Workers planning
visit to Paris need not be discour-
aged by the cabled news Of the con-
templated change in the policy of the
National Academy OF Music, com.
monty known as the Grand Opera.
So great has it's financial deficit been
during the past few years and so de-
termined is the Government not to in
crease the annual subsidy that 1t
seems out Of the question to make
Carriers temple Of music self-sup-
porting with any diversion so aristo-
cratic as opera. There is the promise
Of revues, operettas and musical
plays as the future repertoire of the
institution.
1t is known to the observers Of op-
cratic affairs the world over that this
change will in all probability marx
no decline In the artistic repute OF
the theatre. The Paris Opera long
ago ceased to rank with the first lyric
theatres Of the world. The foremost
operatic theatre of France Is now
the Opera Comique.
The directors of the National Acad-
emy of Music are compelled by their
contract with the French Government
to produce every year two new op-
cratic works by native composers. In
addition they control the rights to
the works OF MEYERBEEn and SAINT
SAESs and some OF the operas of
GouNop, VERDI and MAssENEr. The old
distinction between opera and opera
comiuue used to be the use OF dia-
logue in the latter form. This line
of separation is less decisive than 1t
was but still defines generally the
difference between the repertoires OF
the two institutions.
The works of French composers re.
Gently sung at the Opera have met
with little enduring success. Brill
liant as spectacles, they have usually
disappeared after limited number of
performances. Nothing has done so
much to restore the former prestige
of the Opera during the past score OF
years as the inclusion of the Wagner
works in it's repertoire. The musical
Importance of the institution, how
ever, passed long ago.
On the other hand, the Opera Co
mique ranks with the foremost lyric
stages of Europe. Here have taken
root in French soil the works OF the
young Italian composers and here
have the talented French composers
found recognition. The Opera Co
mique is conducted more as theatre
and less as an adjunct of the Govern
ment than tho Opera.
1t ranks still with the opera houses
in Vienna, Dresden and Milan. which
are the most noted abroad. The ar.
tistic standing OF Covent Garden is
not high. None equals the reputation
Of our own Metropolitan Opera House
among musicians. If the Paris Opera
therefore gives itself to revues and
opera bouffe there will still be the
Opera Comique to represent French
operatic art in its best contempora-
neous estate.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

press OF smudgy rubber stamp. even
II duty charges must be paid in
such cases.
There is confusion in the postal
regulations in force in Pan-American
countries regarding money orders. In
some cases the amount must be ex-
pressed in terms of domestic money,
in others the exchange rates figure
in the transaction and foreign money
terms are used. requirements which
in practice mean a changing basis of
computation.
These subjects the Buenos Aires
congress is to consider. Another
troublesome matter is the treatment
of first class mail bearing insufficient
postage. The general requirement
now is that the addressee is COM
PEELED to pay double rate OF postage
before receiving his postage due
mail. 1t would help not a little If the
postage due pieces Of mail were
treated as to despatch and all other
handling as If full paid, the ad.
dressee being required only to pay
the amount Of the deficit.
There are manifest reasons why 1t
Is desirable to effect an amicable and
businesslike postal agreement be-
tween this country and its American
neighhors. The character of the men
appointed by the President as dele
gates to Buenos Aires promises intel
ligent consideration OF the questions
brought before the congress.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

Governor LEN SMALL says he is IAN
noyed" by the existence of a warrant
for his arrest. Somehow the Gov
ernor's view OF his situation resembles
that of a Colonel. so the story goes,
who was called to account by Major
General for having abandoned strong
position when attacked by an inferior
force. "Were YOU surprised?" asked
the just General, suggesting a valid
military excuse. Surprised, Cen
eral?" responded the Colonel. Il was
astonishedl"
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

MONDAY, AUGUST /, 1921.
Smash the Cost of Government

The cost OF pretty nearly every
thing in this country is coming down
faster and farther than the cost OF
government, but the cost of govern
: ment should come down faster and
farther than pretty nearly anything
else. This is true Of local and State
governments which had no direct war
burdens of magnitude as well as OF
} the national government with its pro-
digious war debt charges.
The cost of government should
z come down with rush, because OF
the numbers of employees which went
on all public payrolls but are no
!, longer needed there and should not
be kept there beyond the next pay
+ day; because the wages of day labor
ers have come down sharply every
where and, even after superfiuous en-
ployees are cut off entirely, day labor
ers are employed In armies by the
( municipal, county, State and national
governments; because Of the heavy
tiiOp VI plittS ia iLiulIA ldlo SiAa 2uP
plies, including food, clothing, and all
commodities consumed in stupendous
quantities by government agencies
all over this country.
In this community the largest sim
gle buyer, many times over, OF pro-
visions and general commodities for
Z its prisons, asylums, hospitals and
other public institutions is the gov
eminent OF New York city. The larg-
est single buyer in the State Is the
government OF the State OF New York.
The fuel and light they burn, the
+. steel and lumber they use, the thou
sand and one things they consume
every day in the year go to make a
< colossal sum total.
the army and navy out OF the ma
q tional purse Is like feeding and cloth
ing the population of many OF our
cities, indeed OF many of our States,
put together. The coal and oil which
go into the nations warships are OF
vast proportions.
The cost of all these supplies is
far down from where ii was n year
ago. For the quantities bought by
: the government spenders and con-
sumed by the government managers
II is down in the aggregate not
merely tens but hundreds Of millions
OF dollars.
Yet government tax machines any
Z where and everywhere go on grind
ing moneys out OF the bleeding tax
payers as IL government living ex-
penses were at the war peak of in
flation, profiteering and extortion.
II when the costs of all the equip
ment, materials and supplies he
needed to carry on business we're drop
ping steadily and heavily the general
/ manager of private corporation did
not get his operating costs down cor
respondingly without being told to
do so by the directors that manager
would be called before the board. not
TO be instructed to do 1t but to be fired
through the skylight.
Any government manager, national,
State or local. anywhere in the
country and under whatever circum.
stances, that cannot and does not
get down his government operating
expenses. and get them down heavily,
without being driven to 1t by budget
:. commissions, investigating commit
tees and legislative appropriating bod
les needs the skylight treatment with
out explanation or mercy.
Smash the cost OF government!
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

Comes the following suggestion
which could not be cure, could no
even alleviate, but would kill th
sometime desperately sick industria
patient of America:
"A bonus to soldiers could be paid
in n manner TO benefit immensely and
Immediately the entire country. How?
BY issuing directly to each man Gov
ernment gold scrip payable to bearer.
at option OF Government. thirty-five
to fifty years after date OF issue.
Scrip to be issued only in denomina-
tions of $40. $50 and 800.
''Such scrip. though not legal ten
der. would pass into circulation al
most Immediately, by consent.
"a fund could be provided for the
redemption Of this scrip by extending
the payment of an equal amount OF
our foreign debt These foreign
bonds to mature several years before
the United States war scrip.
"Of course the wonderful, omris-
Client Federal Reserve Board, who
have in such highly scientific man
ner Debated, prostrated and busted
the country, would ridicule such
proposition. They have busted the
country and they want It to stay
busted until they evolve some won
derful highbrow method OF resusci-
tating its industries from the pres
ent comatose conditions.
"The above plan would cut out
Wall Street and the banks and tho
politicians and all commissions and
rakeoffs, and would put directly into
the hands OF millions OF men scrip.
in the form of notes, which they
could use almost az readily as dollar
bills for payment of debts or the
purchase OF goods.
"rThe scrip should pay no interest
or at most very small interest. There
would be no quotation for II and II
could not be marked down like Lib
erty bonds.
thousands or foreigners would
hold these notes rather than put their
money In postal savings banks. These
scrip notes should be OF convenient
size-not more than three times the
size of ordinary banknotes and should
be payable in gold.
-. w. Gusrrv."
The country having narrowly el
capped with its economic life. do yo
want IL TO commit suicide Just whe
1t is coming back to health an
strength?
Once more farm products are goln
TO market I'm great abundance. On
OF the great steel companies, ste'
being a basic industry, reports NOR
business and more profits made b
slashing costs and prices to level
which stimulate consumption. Other
are at last on the trail OF orders
Mills and factories are resuming pr
duction. The great merchandisin
houses did more business In Jun
this year than they did in June
year ago; more business, not in do
lars worth only 30 cents apiece bu
in things-clothing, shoes, hats, gel
eral articles of consumption. The
did this increased business by ge
ting prices down an average OF
per cent.
As prices we're up from the indie
number Of 100 to, say. 200. this 3
per cent. price cut means a drop q
perhaps 60 points. or back TO 1it
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
soJouRNERs AT WHITE PLAINS.

WHITE PLAINS, NJ ", July 3i.--Mrs.
i. X. Martin Of New York and her
daughter and Mrs. Howard Prumbo ot
Havana, Cuba, are at the Gcdney Farm
Hotel for the summer. Other additions
to the summer colony include Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxwell Morris. Brooklyn; Mr.
and Mrs. p. NJ Miller. Miss g. II. Cor
man. Mr.. and Mrs. a. S. Barnes, New
York
Automobiles stopping for the day to
break their Journey included Mr. and
Mrs y. ~ HALEY, San Francisco: Mr..
and Mrs. L. J. Merkel. Cincinnati: Mr..
and Mrs. ]. NJ Jackson. Albany: Mr..
Alexander Mccormick and II. NJ. How
ard, Washington, D. G.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
Bring Your Own Milk.

FROM the Mound VALLEY (kar) Times
Journal
Talk about living IN the land OF Snllk and
honey. It sure happens In this county. Ike
Ifines. who has n big farm north OF town.
found honey was dripping through the cell
Ing or his farmhouse The bees got in
through tho weather boards and under the
floor of the second story.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
STUDY CHILD WELFARE LAWS
state Committee on Revision Be-
gins work To-day.

Tho New York State Commission 10
Examine and Revise Child Welfare
Laws, of which Senator Charles w Wal
ton OF Kingston In chairman and SEN
ator Salvatore Cotillo vice. chairman. will
begin work to-day In the ChIldrens
Court BUILDING on East Twenty-second
street. The commission has all the pow
crs OF legislative committee and Will
report annually to the Legislature.
George A. Hall, secretary OF the New
York Child Labor Committee is exccu-
tive secretary OF the commission and will
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
Amra-sador IIEnnrcK says that Il

Ambassador HERRrcK says that the
rent asked for the cheapest suitable
premises he has found so far in Paris
for an embassy exceeds his annual sal
airy. For a score of years the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs has
tried but failed to start an embassy
building programme. Too many mem
bers OF Congress seeking millions for
expenditure In their districts look on
embassy building as governmental
jazz; fluff, without a vote III 1t back
horne.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

If Mr Donegan's figures are right he
is entitled to credit for having reduced
the cost TO the city OF running the Office
more than s35o,000, but l fall to see
bow he can claim that for the first time
in its history the Office has been rem
dered self-sustaining.
believe I am right in saying that
when it and the Sherif's and County
Clerks offices were fee offices, the In
cumbents receiving all the fees and pay
ing all expenses, they were regarded as
valuable prizes, and it was generally
understood they netted the holders from
$4,000 to 100000 year. 1t does seen,
singular that on being made salaried
Offices all this revenue has vanished into
thin air and they have now become a
drain upon the city. There must be a
reason for it. Could there be stronger
evidence OF lack OF economy in inunici-
pal ownership or operation?
Another question on which It might
be well to obtain figures: When Bronx
county was created Il must have ma
terially reduced the work in those vari-
Gus offices; did II reduce the force or
cost of running them? w. G. M.
New YORK, July 80.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
PORTRAITS OF DANTE.

a Dante exhibition in connection with
the e0oth anniversary of the post will
open in Avery Hall. Columbia Univer-
sity to-day. Portraits Of the poet by
famous masters, paintings inspired by
his divine comedy and photographs and
paintings OF the places where he lived
will be shown.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

The efforts OF the managers to reg
ulate theatre prices Will probably never
be able to prevent the existence of
those shows which the public will give
almost anything to see or put an end
TO those which theatregoers could not
be induced to witness at any price.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
working the Censor.
From London Opinion

From london Opinion,
schoolgirl was required to write two
hundred words about a motor car. SHE
submitted tho following; MY uncle bought
a motor car. lie was out riding In the
country when II busted going UP a hill. Tho
other $50 words are what my uncle said
when he was walking back 10 town. but ]
know you wouldn't want mo 10 repeat them. "
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
capr,cIousness Preserved, Anyway.

From ths CLAY Center CKdn.) Times
Last summer. with sugar thlrty cents
pound, you could hardly keep the women
folks from putting up every Kind OF fruit
and vegetable the commission men unloeded
ON tho srocers. This summer, with sugar
at eight cents pound. its too hot 70 think
OF canning anything.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

Tammany Hall general committee, meet
ing, evening.
Universal Negro Improvement Association
and African Communities League. second
13sth street, beginning 80 A. M; parade
through Harlem streets, 1 p. NJ: public
meeting, Twelfth Regiment Amory,- Sixty
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication OF all news des-
patchea credited 10 II or not otherwise
credited In this paper. and also the local
news published herein.
All riehts Of republication OF special des-
catches herein nrc also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
ueIn From tho Ncighborr.

From the Hdrersuiirc CKan.) Rcrieu.
Thoro are few things more tantalIzing TO
a man than 10 70 home with something on
his mind he wants 70 scod about and find
company visiting therc and bc oaliged to-
act agreeable.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
Win Fame for Their Town

UOou dOVV toFTcNpOnucHce IN the Hu0OtOH
tKdr.) Hermos
Again we are proud Of Good Hope. John
Harkey won first prize In the sack race
and Julian Allen took first prize in the
three legged race at tho Fourth OF July
celebration.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
Americans Feted at the Cowes Regatta
Duke of Leeds, Commodore of the Royal Yacht Club,
Gives Dinner for Visiting Yachtsmen.

lister TO the Netherlands. has left Lon
don for The Hague.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. o. McElroy of New
York have started for Paris.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01

45c.o00 Bank OF England notes, plus
Hfss.50eooo gold. together f47.95o,ooo ;
plus f3.ooo,0O0 silver. recently added,
plus f2S7.750,ooo Government securities
Now one Of these days these two ac-
counts will be merged Let US attempt
it now and see how 1t works out:
JOINT ISSUE DEPARTMENT..
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iie4.s4i.ioo
f1oa.sl1.1ea

IL will be observed that the notes In
the issue department OF fi45.oo1.35O are
covered by f128,551.350 OF gold. But
there are fis,45o,Ooo OF these very notes
In the Bradbury-currency note issue
department. so that. deducting these
from the f1a5.oo1.3 $50 outstanding, the
Bank OF England's own actual note issue
is covered practically cent. per cent by
gold.
Hero is the currency note issue state
ment OF same date:
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EVENTS TODAY.

Highest temperature, SO, at p. NJ.
Lowest temperature, 70. at 8 A. M.
Average temperature, so.
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New York. July 30.

England has not officially suspended
specie payments, as we have said al
ready. But no matter how much gold
reserve there may be behind her two
classes of paper money she does not
allow the exchange OF paper money for
gold for export, and all sorts OF checks
and hindrances are put in the way
even OF exchanging paper money for
gold when ID is not intended to ex-
port the metal. Tho reason is that
the gold sovereigns can be melted
down and sold In tho domestic bullion
market at a large profit.
1t Is not to England's discredit that
she should have actually. if not ON
cially. suspended specie payments
when the United States is the only one
Of the leading nations which has no
restrictions on gold exports or i'm
ports. Neither does II add to her
credit to try TO prove that she actu-
ally Is on a specie paying basis when
she Is not.
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
Registers Office Accounts.
What Has Become Of the Profits Re.
turned Under the Fee System2

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: From the
letter Of Register Donegan about the
administration of his Office take the
following figures:
Under Hopper total expense OF
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
LOCAL WEATHER REcoRps.

The temperature In this city Yesterday. as
recorded by the official thermometer, II
shown in the annexed table.
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El5o.seo.727

Tho proportion. therefore. OF hard
money to soft money Is no less than the
very satisfactory figure of 35.73 per
cent
Please observe that I have made a
most conservative statement, because 1
have taken no account of the 1885,
$50 Bank of England notes in the tin
OF the Bank OF England's banking de-
partment. These should of course be
either deducted from bank notes out
standing or else added to the reserve.
IL we deduct these from f125.551,s50,
making net outstanding f1o9,556. 900.
ond after adding Bradbury's net liabil-
ity, f4a1,416,24s. the reserve proportion
rises to over 81 per cent. for Issue and
banking department together
II. G. HosKiER.
Yt,Ix
The New York herald., 1921-08-01
The Initiation Plague.

Comes the following suggestion
which could not be cure, could not
even alleviate, but would kill the
sometime desperately sick industrial
patient of America:
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s and officers: Frank A. Munsey.
Erwin Wardman, vice-President ;
Dewart. Treasurer; II. IL. Ttther-
cretary.
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Special Gable TO THE NEW YoRx HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, bv THE NEW YoRK HnRALp
New York Herald Bureau,
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Rainfall
~

Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at s p. M. yesterday,
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
NOTICE of ANIMALS IMPOUNLED

To Whom 1t May Concern: This is
to certify that have this day placed
in the city pound the following de-
scribed animals, which have been
found running at large within the
corporate limits of the city of Ocala,
contrary to the ordinances of said
city: One black hog. one spotted hog,
crop each ear; one Jersey heifer, crop
one ear, split in other.
The owners thereof, or their
agents, and all whom it may concern,
are herby notified that if the animals
are not claimed and all expenses of
taking and impounding thereof are
not paid within three days from date
hereof. to-wit: On the 10Th day of
April, 1921, 1 will sell the same to
the highest and best bidder, said sale
to take place between the hours of II
a. m. and p. m. on said day at the
city pound in Ocala, Florida
Henry Gordon,
Marshal City of Ocala.
C. A. Holloway, Impounder. 1t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
MIAMI JUDGE MADE
GOOD HIS PROMISE

Miami, April 15.-Judge Tom Nor
fleet, of the Dade county criminal
court, made a prediction promise
that Jail sentence with no alterna-
tive of fine, would be given any man
convicted the second time for selling
whisky He made good that promise
this week when three men were
found guilty and sentenced to the
lookup. One man pleaded that his
family would suffer if he went to
Jail, but the judge replied: 81 will
contribute to the support of your
family, but if you plead guilty you
must go to jail"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
ALABAMA HAS LONG HAD
A DESIRE TO ANNEX NINE
WEST FLORIDA COUNTIES
ASSOCIATED Press)


Tallahassee, April 15-Persons here
interested In the proposal that the
nine West Florida counties be sold
TO Alabama. recall that Alabama has
had annexation of the territory in
mind more than twenty years.
The Alabama legislature IN 1901
passed a law providing for annexa-
ton with the assent of the state of
Florida and the Congress Of the
United States and, it is said, propos-
ed to pay Florida the sum of 81 ,OOO,-
900 in settlement. The Florida legis-
lature. however, is said to have dis
agreed on what TO do with the money
and no definite action was taken.
Since Alabama is said to have Of
fered 100000 for the territory in
1901, many hold that nothing less
than 100000 should be offered now.
Those persons who consider that the
sale would without question mean
the removal of the capital to a more
central location, possibly 0cala or
Orlando, declare that the sum paid
the state by Alabama would be
ample for construction of probably
the most modern capitol and state of
fee buildings in the country.