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The New York herald., 1921-08-02

Motion picture censorship by the State.
the bugaboo of the film producers. actu-
ally got under way yesterday and before
the day was over the Motion Picture
Commission recently appointed by Gov.
Miller had numerous movie emissaries
calling at their offices, on the twenty
third floor OF the Gambler Building, 220
West Forty-second street. The COM
mission is composed of George H. Cobb
Of Watertown. chairman: Joseph Leven-
son of this city. secretary, and Mrs. Ell
I. Hosmer OF Buffalo.
The three Commissioners were sworn
In at 10 A. M. by John j. Lyons, Secre-
tary OF State, who made the trip from
his home at Lake Luzerne specially 70
administer the oath Of office and wish
them success in their work. Prominent
in the crowd filling the new offices was
Thaddeus c. Sweet, former Speaker Of
the Assembly and one of the sponsors
of censorship and delegates from the
James G.. Blaine Republican Club, who
crowded about their fellow member. Mr..
Levenson, presenting to him floral trib-
utes and congratulations.
Motion pictures for the movie news
weeklies were taken of the ceremony.
The commission will have an office in
Albany, but most of the actual work will
be done here
Later In the day the commission began
work In the projection room on the fifth
floor by reviewing a five reel picture,
Jungle Adventures" depicting scenes
In Borneo and the South Seas and written
and produced by Martin johnson. ex-
plorer. This first film to be submitted
to the commission had the distinction OF
being passed without Examinations.
The official Endorsement of the COM
mission consists of an eight foot strip Of
film, inserted Immediately after the title
and bearing the words. Passed by the
New York State Motion Picture Com
mission" All films to be released, be-
ginning with yesterday, must be licensed
at a fee of SO for each 1000 feet CT
original film and 81 for each duplicate,
so the commission poured SIS into the
State Golfers as a result of It's first days
work. Films that were issued prior 20
yesterday require a permit at So per
900 feet, but no inspection unless some
observer makes a complaint. Current
events, scientific and educational films
receive permits without inspection.
The Commissioners will review pic
lures from 8 to 4 80 daily. During the
first two weeks the three will review
pictures together in order to grasp ca IN
others standards, after which each men,
Der will do this work separately. In a
few days they will name their deputies.
probably three, one OF them a woman.
BY this arrangement. devoting one hour
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Increasing
cloudiness followed by showers tnis
afternoon or tonight and tomorrow;
not much change in temperature. Gem
tie. variable winds, becoming moderato
to fresh easterly.
For New Jersey--Increasing cloudiness. foi-
lowed by showers this afternoon or tonight
and tomorrow; not much change IN lem-
perature; gentle variable winds. becoming
moderate TO fresh easterly winds,
For Northern New England-Fair to-day;
tomorrow unsettled. probably showers; Ut
sr,v slg cnange SYins N hp temperaaurs moaefAte
For Southern New Enthusiastically
cloudy to-day; tomorrow showers; moderate
ing to east.
For Western New York-Unsettled to-day,
probably showers; tomorrow showers; MOO moo
crate temperature; variable winds, becoming
moderate east and northeast.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The disturbance
that was central over the low-r st. Law
renee Valley last night continued TO move
eastward over the Canadian maritime prov
inces. and another disturbance that was
over southern Colorado moved directly east
ward to southeast Kansas Pressure con-
tinued high to-day off the south Atlantic
coast. and 1t was relatively high over the
rorth plains States ana the north Pacific
States. This pressure distribution has been
attended by showers within the last twenty
four hours in Maine and from the south lake
region westward over the upper Msslsii4pi
and Missouri valleys. the central and north
plains States and the Rocky Mountain region.
The rainfall was heavy In Iowa and por-
tions of Nebraska Over the remainder of
the country generally fair weather prevailed.
The temperature was lower In the middle
Atlantic States. and considerably cooler
weather overspread the upper Mississippi
and middle Missouri valleys and the central
plains States. while there was a reaction TO
higher temperature in the far Northwest.
Abnormally warm weather continued in the
interior of east Gulf and south Atlantic
States. Several stations reported maximum
temperatures of 9s to 100 degrees. The Kan
disturbance will move eastward at
tenced by showers within the next thirty
six to forty-eight hours over practically all
sections east of the Misslrsippi River. How
ever. the weather will remain fair to-day in
New England and the greater portion OF the
south States. Following the passage OF this
disturbance cooler weather will overspread
the middle and lower Ohio Valley and Ten
nessee, otherwise temperature changes east
of the Mississippi River will not be impor-
tant.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations taken at T.. NJ. yesterday,
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
The "Black Spurgeon" Dead.

What the intelligent people OF the
South thought OF CHARLES T. WALKER,
the BLACK Spurgeon," who died last
Friday at his home in Augusta. may
be gathered from the Augusta Chron-
icle's editorial article on the famous
negro preacher. IL describes him as
"a leader OF the most devout and
noble character" and says that I'VE
accord him a major portion Of the
credit for the amicable relations be-
tween the whites and blacks OF this
community"
DR.. WALKER, who was 63 years
old, was born q slave. He became a
Baptist preacher when only Is, and
during the forty.hve years OF his
service as a churchman 1t Is said
that there we're only five or six Sun
days when he was not in a pulpit.
Generally considered the ablest me-
gro preacher in this country. he was
in wide demand. New York remem-
bers him as pastor Of the Mount
Olivet Baptist Church, but II was in
bis native Georgia that he accom-.
plished the most for his race and his
church. There as the Chronicle says,
he was an apostle teaching his peo.
pie that the good white people Of
the South are their true friends and
that the place of the negro was in the
South"
CHARLEr WALKER, as Augusta az.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
.orce the RESPONSIBILITIES Of the Kings

force the responsibility Of the Kings
Ministers for the acts OF government
performed in the Kings name.
The Constitution OF Illinois ex-
empts members of the Legislature
from arrest during the sessions Of
that body 'in all cases except treason,
felony or breach of the peace; but
even this privilege is not extended
to the Governor. and IL 1t were it
would not protect him from arrest
for felony. 1t is too plain for dis
cussion that the Governors power to
call out the militia can be exercised
only to enforce the law, not to resist
the enforcement of the law against
his own person.
Comic opera in public affairs has a
rare exponent in the present Gov
ernor of Illinois.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
The Congressional Record.
As Its Title Implies, 1t Is Historic
Document.

To THE NEW YoRk HERALD: Every
once In a while, and sometimes oftener.
there are criticisms Of the Con0resstona!
Record. We are told It Is too expen-
sive, that speeches are printed which
are not delivered, that it loads down
the mails.
These criticisms are not deserved and
I rise to defend the publication as one
of the most valuable issued. The Record
is complete and perfect diary of every
days proceedings in Congress. The
stenographers- and typewriters employed
ere the most industrious and careful
men in the business.
IT was my privilege to represent one
OF the best districts Of New York state
for four years In Congress. and the Rec
ord was invaluable to me as q history
OF daily events. 1t Is the only authentic
record OF the nations greatest repre-
sentative body. Every member who
seeks to represent his constituents intel
ligently and at the same time give at
tention 70 national questions relies on
tho Record as a guide and a reference.
1t Is very seldom that Representa-
tive In Congress remains in his seat dur
ing the whole Of days session. But
no matter how many bills are intro
duced, petitions presented, reports, mo-
ticns or resolutions offered; no matter
how many speeches are made or how
long the session. the complete story or
the days proceedings is printed and on
the members breakfast table next MORN
tt.er nx.A ~ q.
sion opens. There is not a newspaper
which can tell the story so completely.
1t is true that many speeches are
printed in the Record which are never
delivered on the floor. Permission to
print" is a privilege never denied a
member. tt Is very seldom that O. mem
Der can have an audience to hear his
speech unless he has a national repu-
tation as a good speaker and has some-
thing worth while to say. He must be
very prominent TO secure even a small
audience. Usually the beginning OF Il
speech by an ordinary member is a sig
nal for many OF his associates TO flock
to the cloakrooms for a smoke or for
the days gossip. have known an evo-
ming session OF the House TO be attended
by one member besides myself and an
acting Speaker. hasc known the men,
her 10 spoak for an hour on a question
OF Importance TO him to an imaginary
audience and thank II for attention.
Suppose a speech is printed which has
not been formally delivered. The men,
Ter knows It will bo printed and he has
prepared his speech with great care. The
facts. figures and arguments he gives
become permanent record for refer
ence. The statistics which he gives have
been carefully verified. No member will
have a careless speech printed.
Let's continue the Record and cut
down expenses In scores of other al
rections. CHARLES r.. sxrNNrp
ALBANY, August 1.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
The Ocean Rate War Talk.

British shipping interests do not
relish the idea or having the United
States Shipping Board interfere with
their tight little monopoly in the
transportation Of Egyptian cotton to
the British market or even to the
American market. The Shipping
Board would not relish having any
thing of the kind taken from IT.
The fact that American ships Of
fered to carry the cotton to England
for 25 shillings a ton and to the
United States for 40 shillings, com
pared with bids Of 40 and 60 shillings
hy the liverpool conference lines,
composed OF British ships, called for
quick action by the conference lines
or American ships would have cap
tured the business. And, too, IL
Americans could break in one place
they might in others.
Egyptian cotton is shipped through
the Alexandra General Produce AS
ISOLATION, which Is composed OF nine.
ty.five members. The awarding OF the
shipping contracts will be made on
September l next. An executive COM
mittee Of sixteen members passes on
the bids. All but one member was
in favor of accepting the American
offer when 1t was submitted last May.
But the one recalcitrant member held
firm. The British shipping lines
came to his support and British in
surance companies backed him up
by Offering I, insure cotton on Brit.
ish steamers a 10 shillings per cent.
TO England and II shillings pence
per cent. to the United States while
imposing charge Of shillings 6
pence per cent higher on cotton car.
ried In American vessels.
London dispatches now reveal
what has been known in shipping
circles for some time, that the United
States Shipping Board intimated to
the British lines that II such prac.
tices were INDUCED In with regard
20 the Egyptian cotton cargoes the
roard would enforce the provisions
OF Section 20 of the Jones shipping
act and deny entry to our ports Of
any British steamers which we're a
party to the discrimination against
American ships. The London tele-
grams also intimatod the Shipping
Boards determination to retaliate
by declaring an open market and
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
New Jerseys Poisoned Waters.

One of the topics which will en-
gage the attention Of the New Jersey
Legislature next winter is the pollu-
tion of streams by waste from indus
trial plants. The present laws on the
subject are obviously inadequate. The
pollution goes right on despite them.
AS consequence that important
source of food supply, migratory fish,
is gravely threatened.
A recent report OF JAMES M. STRAIT
TON Of the New Jersey Fish and
Game Commission reveals the sig
nificant decrease In the shad catch.
The value of the shad taken by Della
ware Valley fishermen in 1920 was
$SS,377. This year it was $2S,9S5, a
decrease Of approximately two-thirds.
That this slump was directly due to
stream pollution is an inference
which the experience in Cumberland
county, New Jersey, fortifies almost
to the point of demonstration.
With a catch Of 11,100 shad Cum
berland county easily led the State.
or Cumberland county's 11,100 shad
5000 came out Of the Maurice River,
where few years ago the catch was
almost negligible. But in 1915 there
came organized action against the
pollution of the stream. The result
of the cleansing of the waters which
followed was remarkable. Instead of
being avoided by shad, the Maurice
became a populous shad resort. 1t
was the one stream in New Jersey
in which shad fishing was satisfac-
torily profitable this year.
But object lessons OF this kind are
not necessary to demonstrate the
proposition that fish will be killed or
driven away If the waters they fire.
quent are saturated with poison. The
laws of New Jersey recognize that
elemental proposition, but they seem
to have meshes in their construction
large enough for stream polluters to
wriggle through. The New Jersey
Fish and Game Commission is seek
ing to change all that. The fishermen
of the State are organizing for action
on the subject. They contend that
a law which involves costly proceed
ure to establish specific case of fish
killing by stream pollution is non
sensical law.
Meantime oil tankers and oil burn
ers are dumping waste at sea and
thus lending a powerful helping hand
to the destruction of an important
source of food supply by damaging
the coast fisheries. Tide water pollu-
tion by oil craft has affected sections
Of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, but
1t is especially noticeable in the Della
ware River and Bay below Philadel-
phia, in Raritan and Sandy Hook
bays and in the Hudson River. I'm
checked in these waters. 1t carries a
threat of the extinction at no dis
tant day of shad and other migratory
fish now valuable item In our food
resources.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Books iii Used.
Increasing Damage Said TO Be Done
by Readers in Libraries.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Every
careful and constant reader of books
and magazines In the public libraries of
New York, but especially that at Fifth
avenue and Forty-second street. must be
amazed and provoked at the mutilation
Of books and pamphlets of every kind
that is constantly going on and which
Of late years has greatly increased
Pages, paragraphs, pictures are cut out
by vandals. 1t is also the habit OF many
persons to underline. cross out and 9TH
erwise mark passages which are not to
their taste or which they believe require
notes. Some time ago saw a reader
with pencil in hand marking almost
every other line. and when I called his
attention to the crime he seemed as
much astonished as provoked.
One librarian informs me that arrests
for mutilating books have been frequent
and that In all cases the defendants have
been convicted and fined. imprisoned or
committed to insane asylums but all
has been of little avail. ! find upon OBJ
servation that the criminals use old
safety razor blades as tools for cutting.
the blades being easily hidden; such
blades are often found on the library
tables.
These petty crimes are due in large
measure to insufficient teaching in the
schools. Almost every school book is
mutilated. II should not be difficult for
the teachers to correct this evil, IL there
be a general desire to do SO.
As a mitigation OF the evil of book
mutiation In the public libraries I sug-
gest that notice in bold type be placed
close to every delivery desk and win
dow. that a somewhat similar poster be
pasted on the outside Of every volume.
and that the delivery clerk call atten-
tion to 1t when he delivers the book. A
small but plain notice might be given TO
the reader when he receives the book.
A special room detective. such as is
found in the Vatican Library of Rome.
should constantly supervise the reading
rooms.
am certain that many readers would
be willing to assist In the protection OF
the public books. G.. A. EIsEN.
NEW YORK, August I.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Untitled Churches.
Ministers Blamed II Their C0ngre-
cations Are Small

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: II is
true that people do not go to church
because they do not get there the truths
their souls are hungering for Your
correspondent Henry C. Nltchie COM
mends to ministers Spurgeon's sermons
as models call the clergy's attention
to a greater preacher, John Chrysostom,
John OF tho Golden Mouth.
Chrysostom's sermons or homilies, as
Trey ara called, are as fascinating to
read. even In an English translation. as
story. They must have been all pow
erful when preached in the original
tongue. the beautiful Greek. the lam
guagc of eloouence. This greatest of
preachers and best of men seemed to
have been animated by one controlling
idea. the spiritual and moral welfare of
the people. He had immense audiences
and devoted following and was a mar
tyr to his zeal for Righteousness.
The trouble with the clergy nowadays
is that they are not wholly devoted to
their ministry. II ministers would not
enter upon their ministry until they had
fully prepared themselves by long study
and experience of life and suffering, If
they were full of the old time zeal.
knowledge of the Scriptures. humility.
sincerity and piety, and had the old
time fire in their sermons that Is kindled
by true dcvotedness TO Gods work-if
they had these qualities and a number
of others necessary to the true minister
of God they would easily fill their
churches. Nay. they would make the
very world church. and the very trad
ers in the market places would utter
the oracles of God. w. p.
SPOKANE, Wash. July 25.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Special Correspondence TO THE New foRl


Special Correspondence TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
PARIS. July 1s.-The following are
among the Americans registering at the
office of The NeD York Herald at Paris !:
From New York: Mrs. Francis 3.
Smithers. Austin Smithers. Mrs. William
A. Read, Miss Betty Read Bayard w.
Read, Mrs. j. d. Ellsworth, Miss Fanny
Ellsworth, Mrs. Thomas Fitzsimons. Miss
Agnes Fitzsimons, Misses Kathryn and
Grace O'Brien. Mrs. Daniel p Gallagher.
John Newhall Nine A. Ross-Dete, Ed
ward d. Miller, Samuel A. Perdue, Rob-
ert A. Solborg, William Jacobs, Joseph
Buclslin Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rob-
ert Gregg. Mr.. and Mrs. Montague Leis-
ler, A. II. Leblanc. Roy r. Stoddard.
Jannin S. Morse and Mr.. and Mrs. e. G.
Holston.
From other places Miss Dorothy RIP
ley. Belmar. N j.: Frank Long. Dem
yer, Col. Charles Logasca, Washington,
D. c.
Jacob II. Hopkins, Mrs. A. NJ Prior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. D. Daum and Leo
A. La Rogue, Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank b. Baird. Buffalo !;
Abel Q. Cugell. Mrs. Rose y. Cugell and
Miss Ethel Cugell. New Haven.
Irma c. wiland, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Wenger. Priscilla Lippincott, Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Jas J. Jeffries. Mary Jane jeff
rles and Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Gage, Los
Angeles.
Miss Felice M. Crowl, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Fertel and Miss Anne Fertel. Cleve-
land.
Miss Laura l.. Byrne. Baltimore !;
Henry L. Frantz and Miss Elsa Behr-
end, New Orleans: Mary A. Lewis,
Mary Strange, Springfield. Mass. Mr.
and Mrs. II. Kempner and sons, Gal
weston, Tex.
Miss Alice A. Hax, Mr.. and Mrs.
Steiner. Robert S. Steiner. Robert S.
Steiner. Jr.. Boston; Prof. Rexford New
comb. Urbana. Ill. Mrs. r. Blankenship,
Richmond, Va.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
The Ideal Novel.

From the Eroclstor Springs CMoD standard.
" should write a novel. like most every
body can. ! wouldn't cast reflections ON
my woman nor my man couldn't
create people an submerge 'em IN tho slime
nor. J wouldn't build an angel. an, be-
devil her with crime.--rd never mis- tho
underworld with any decent tale, nor llonlze
a libertine that ort 10 be in jall I know I
couldn't pander 10 tho license Iovin' crowd.
for. ! wouldn't pen n iaison that woudn',
read aloud.
II should write a novol--as I've often
wisht I might, wouldn't strangle virtue
Ter the money that's in sight. I'd
want mighty nice. attractive title on its
ia, but nothin' that would Indicate n scan
ole poorly MD. I've tried 10 be a
critic In tho art Of buyin' books--with more
regyard fer content than the titio or the
looks. MY literary sanctum is a gallery OF
the best. | couldn't bear TO set
around turkey buzzard's nest
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
VISITORS AT SPRING LAKE.
Mr.. Ira A. Place and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Place at the Resort.

II. G. Place at the Resort.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
SPRING LAKE, Aug. 1.-Plans for an
open golf tournament over the new
eighteen hole course of the Homestead
Club here were discussed at meeting OF
prominent golfers here tonight.
Arrivals at the Essex and Sussex In
clude Mr.. Ira A. Place and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman c.. Place OF New York. Mrs.
C.. G.. Harres, Philadelphia; Mrs. Walter
+. Scheiter and Miss Minnie Ort, who
are visiting Mrs. J. ii. Rose and Miss
Gretchen Rose OF Pittsburgh Mr.. and
Mrs Harry W. Lewis, milwaukee,. and
T. w. McNulty. Montclair.
At the Monmouth are Mrs. Andrew
Albright Jr., and Miss Albright. South
Orange Col. and Mrs. Lewis II. Ballan-,
tine of Newark, Mr. and Mrs. Walter a..
Bailey and Miss Frances q. Bailey,
Jenkintown. Pa: Mrs. u. u. Norris,
South Orange Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l..
Latta and Miss Latta OF Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Rses and Miss
Rees OF Newark, Mr. and Mrs. y. N.
Smell and Miss Sara Louise smell Fots~
dam. N. Y, and Mr.and Nrs. SOY Ter
Il. Knox OF New York.
At tho Warren are Mr.. and Nrs hob
ert Miner. Robert Miner. Jr.. Miss carol
Miner Madison Mrs. Frank w. jack
son. Miss Marian Jackson ana Miss
Margaret Jackson, Montclair; Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Presser. philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 10. Powers, Glen Ridge !.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Powers and Miss
Powers of Englewood Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Marsh. Wilmington. and Mrs.
Edward Christman and Miss Pratt
PHILADELPHIA
The New York herald., 1921-08-02

Professor JOHN S. p. TATLocK OF the
University of Michigan expresses this
sympathy with professional writer's:
1t is cumbersome to say Every one
must decide his or her own question; /;
his alone is often inapt and mislead-
ing and their is still ungrammatical.
Attempts have been made to intro
ducc 'thon.' but language never grows
by fat" This may be 50, yet we be-
lieve that IL THE NEW York HERALp's
class In grammar seriously considers
tho matter some interesting sugges-
tions will result; possibly one which
will be long remembered.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
CONCERT AT STADIUM.

Victor Herbert will be doubIy the star
OF the stadium concert at City College
tonight. AS conductor Of tho orchestra
he has arranged n programme OF ten OF
his own compositions. Last nights pro-
gramme represented the music of one
nation. the Russian. instead OF that of
ono composer. IL consisted OF selections
from the works of Rublnstein, Tschai-
koslSy. Borodln Ivanow. Rimslsy-Korsa-
koff, Raohmaninoff and Moussorgsisy.
Mime. Nina Koshetz. soprano. sang the
Letter Scene from Tschaikovskys 'Eu-
gene Onegin" and an arioso from
Rimsly- -Korsakoffs "The Czar's Bride I"