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The New York herald., 1921-02-09

unlikely that the history OF
National legislation shows a
Mel to the vote in the Senate on
Presidents veto of the resolution
ncing the army to 175,000. This
was 67 to 1, Mr.. WILSON being
Aorted by only Senator KIRBY OF
knsas, whose term will be up on
ch 4.
he negative side Of the action
almost pitiful. Here was a
ocratic President who could not
handful Of votes, even COM
ntary votes, among the Demo
of the Senate
it is the positive side that
good deal to the country.
Ienators, even the Democrats Of
bid South, have understood the
given by the people on Novem-
and are quick to obey. The
demanded economy. No public
Fant is going to disregard the order
ept at his peril.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
English of the Future.
American Slang an Element i'm the
Evolution of the Language.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: was
reading a story in an English magazine
the other evening and was struck with
the number Of American slang express
sions in II. The story was OF English
life and written by an Englishman.
Why Is It that American slang In so
popular in England. while English slang
has practically no vogue here? Even
the war, which brought about such 81
mingllng of our young men with those
OF Great Britain. has made no change
in the situation. While the sayings of
Sammy echo about London. the sayings
OF Tommy are hardly ever heard on our
streets.
Whatever the reason, IL indicates that
America will have more influence on the
future OF the English language than
England herself This may cause the
editor OF the Saturday Revicto and other
purists to groan, but the weaving Of
American originality and energy into the
woof OF the language can only bo bene-
dcial. ARrEx.
New YoRR, February 7.
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Who Indorsed That Certificate?

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In his
communication on the so-called Shake
speare plays Colonel Watterson, as
usual. freely expresses the spirit Of his
convictions. I am wholly in accord with
the first paragraph Of his letter, but
Marse Henry should devote few mo-
nents of his well earned leisure to the
brushing up of his memory on these
matters. He says. "Of William Shake
speare we know that he came to London
when 1s or 10 years of age" &c. Now
that is Just what we do not know. 1t
has been con1ectured that Shakespeare
arrived in London in 1887. when he was
30 years old. This was the very year
Marlowe left college and composed
"Tamburlaine."
Had Marowe lived he might have
written some of the later Shakespeare
plays. but 1t is recorded by his contem-
poraries that he died In 1898. Colonel
Watterson seems to have overlooked
this fact. In saying there have been
discovered Ave signatures of Shake
speare he evidently Is unaware that
there are now six authenticated sigma
lures of the man from Stratford. the
last having been brought to light within
the present decade.
Again the Colonel says Shakespeare
got into the management" Of the thea
ire. 1t has not been and 1t seems probable
at this late day 1t never will be shown
that Shakespeare ever took part In the
management Of theatre. The assump-
ton that he was thus connected doubt
less arises because of the fact that he
at one time held two shares in the Globe
Theatre. His viii is as silent about
these as it Is about the plays
If the certificate evidencing owner
ship of the aforesaid shares could be
unearthed it would. no doubt, bring to
light another signature on the back
thereof. under the power of attorney.
and mayhap the subscribing witness
might be Francis Bacon. Who can tel? ?
New York, February z. e. c. B.
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They Can't Get Away With 1t.

Whether he hides II or not, tre-
mendous shock comes to a man when
sentence to prison tells him that
the little realm In which he was king
was not, In the eyes of the State, q
kingdom.
ABE HuMJEr, who lived in o
crooked legal world of his own, never
believed until the day of his sentence
that the law of the land could en-
mesh and punish anybody so willy
as he. Then he saw what little
thing he was.
BECKER, who ruled in a police
world made powerful by system
compounded of blood and bribery,
thought until his last day in court
that he could escape payment for his
transgressions. Drunk with his own
power, he had come to believe that
the police were above the law.
When BRINDEIL was sentenced to
Sing Sing yesterday he may not have
lost hope entirely. The cheers of
his loyal but mistaken followers may
have revived in him the superstition
Of his greatness as leader. But
when he was across the Bridge Of
Sighs and the cheering was over he
must have realized that, In the eyes
of the people, he was nothing bigger
or better than convicted extortioner.
He may even come to appreciate that
the publics feeling is that he got
far too light punishment for his
monstrous wrongs and crimes.
The crooked little kings in their
crooked little kingdoms can't get
away with it always
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few minutes after they are deserted
fs a oinpla .,,aeho nioal nrahiap

few minutes after they are deserted
Is simple mechanical problem.
But the results of such a test
made upon an unnamed ship are
quite likely to be different from what
would occur in actual war. even mis-
leading. There would be no dem
onstration of the ability Of skill
fully steered ship to dodge fire from
above as vessels In the late war
often evaded torpedoes by following
a zig-zag course. The effect Of fire
from the ship in impeding the ap-
proach of the airplane and marring
the accuracy of Its aim would also
be entirely untested. However, so
prodigiously lavish of expense is
modern war, that a time comes to
fighting ships when their chief
value, despite the millions they cost,
is liable to be as targets for expert
mental destruction.
The question involved in the bal
ance of power between air and water
units in national defence Is so vital
that 1t would be cheaply settled even
at the expenditure of several obsolete
ships. 1t is neither likely nor desir-
able, however, that any life should be
sacrificed. Certainly no military
order will ever be issued for such an
immolation and equally certainly
no excess Of self-sacrifce will be
accepted.
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Washington's Faith.
He Partook of the Communion With
Presbyterians at MorristOwn.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD In regard
to Washington's religious belief the fol-
lowing, quoted from Lossing's Field
Book of the Revolution" should be OF
interest:
II is related that he called upon the
Rev. DR.. Jones, the pastor OF the Pres
byterian Church of Morristown. N. j.. on
learning that the communion service was
to be observed In his church on the fol-
lowing Sabbath. and inquired whether
communicates of another denomination
were permitted to join with them.
The doctor replied. Most certainly;
ours is not the Presbyterlans' table. Gem
eral, but the Lords. and hence we give
the Lords invitation to all his followers.
Of whatever name"
"I am glad of that" said the General.
THAT is as Il ought to be; but. as was
not quite sure of the fact, thought l
would ascertain II from yourself. as
propose to join with you on that occasion.
Though a member of the Church OF Eng
land, have no exclusive partialities."
washington was at the communion
table on the following Sabbath.
ROBERT X. DEMAREsr.
BAYs1pE, February s.
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army of men on the trains and the

army Of men on the trains and the
tracks that do the stupendous trans
portation business of the country.
And also the fact remains that the
special waste and loss are at the cost
of the public's pocket.
And as the American public simply
will not stand more jacking up OF its
living costs, the railroads have got to
cut down the waste, whatever 1t may
be. The Federal Railway Labor Board
has got to do Its share. giving full
work and service TO the public for
the billions of transportation bills 1t
pays. No matter who Is to blame
for what Is wrong, the public demands
that it be made right.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
New European Weed Pest.

The fact that the noxious European
weed known as leafy spurge has made
It's appearance in the pastures of the
Empire State is matter of concern.
Much of the milk which finds its way
to metropolitan tables is produced in
Orange county, where the weed seems
to have obtained stronger foothold
than elsewhere. though 1t has been
a source of anxiety 10 dairymen In
other parts Of the State.
The botanical name of the pest Is
r>-z1e>uuuh> iunlo Ia uoaohaa a hotphf
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Shakespeare's Handwriting.

To THE New YORK HERALD: / should
like to know from Colonel Henry Wat
terson, whom we all love and admire,
whether his attention was directed to
the words "by me" preceding the sigma
ture to the will OF Shakespeare, for as
suming that ''the fine Italian hand" IN
which these words are written was the
handwriting Of Shakespeare the arsu-
ment from the grotesQue signature fails.
and we are left free to believe that Ben
Jonson and the editors OF the First
Folio were not liars in their statements
as to the character of then extant man.
uscripts of plays wholly in the hand
writing of Shakespeare.
JOHN B. GLEASON.
NEW YORK. February 8.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Major F. II. La Guardia, President
Board Of Aldermen, will speak at
of the Parents Association of PublicI
2, The Bronx. 8 p. NJ.
The New York Commandery, So
American Wars. will hold smoked
Manhsttnn Club. Twenty-sixth str
Madison avenue, e:15 +. NJ.
The beginning OF Lent will be
with Ash Wednesday services at Il,
dral of st. John the Divine, st.
Cathedral and other Episcopal AM
Catholic churches throughout the
Meeting of the Board OF Educat
avenue and Fifty-ninth street. Fl
Former Governor Smith will
Transportation" at a meeting of
York Board of Trade and Transpo
Park Row. 1918 p. NJ.
j.. j. Riordan. president Of Z
states Trucking Corporation. will
The Trucking Problem of New
At the annual meeting OF the
Electrical Society In the auditor
Consolidated Gas Company buildln
Fifteenth street, 3 r. NJ.
Meeting of the School Natu
American Museum OF Natural ~
+. NJ.
Meeting of the Parents and Tea
clation. the Ethical Culture Sch
Sixty-fourth street. ! rs r. NJ.
Proposed amendments TO the
the City Charter and the State
will be discussed at q mass nj
the auspices of the United
Owners Association, High Sch
merce, 1853 West Sixty-fifth sire,
The Sixty-ninth Regiment, Ma
will give a review in honor o.
Robert Lee Bullard at Its armo
Annual dinner of the Nation;
Goods Association. Hotel Penn
+. NJ.
Meeting of the Eastern Supp
Hotel Astor. 10 A. NJ.
Meeting Of tho Rumanian II
ciety. Hotel Astor. 2 +. NJ.
A meeting tO obtain CongrI
on daylight saving will be he
chants Association assembly
worth Building, 10 a. NJ.
International Silk Show,
Palace, all day and evening.
William M. Chadbourne wi
IN honor of Bishop Nichoiai
Metropolitan Club. 8 p. M.
Dog Show. Seven nty-first Rel
- Luncheon; Kiwanis Club.
Dinner. International Pape
tel McAlpin. p. NJ.
Dinner. Cotton Merchants
tel McAlpin. p. NJ.
Luncheon, Metropolitan r
facturers Association. Hotd
p. NJ.
Meeting. New York Brown
dorf-Astoria. y. M.
Meeting and luncheon. Ed
dorf-Astoris. II A. NJ.
Meeting. Knickerbocker
dorf-Astoria. 2 Z. NJ.
Luncheon. International
Hotel Commodore. +. NJ
Meeting, Life as Elm,
Commodore.
Meeting and luncheon. ~
turers Association. the III
The Rev. DR.. Joseph ".
ture on THE Latest
Vision" under the auspio
Library Association. at
r. NJ.
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Lenten Robes.
The melody of Lenten bells
Ia trnrnhlinn In tho mir

The melody of Lenten bells
Is trembling in the air.
And. soberly arrayed, to church
Devoutly we repair.
But even while we mediate
Tho chastened spirit thrills
To surreptitious thoughts of spring
And future frocks and frills
The earth beneath the wintry skies
These penitcntial days
Is also keeping Lent attired
In tattered browns and grays.
But in a few short weeks she. too.
Will cast her rags aside.
In tender tlnts of pink and white
TO blossom like a bride.
MfNNA IRv1No.
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MIR. DAILY Fooled Ticket Spectators.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: II seems
TO me that II the theatre managers
desired to sell tickets without extortion
they could do Il by adopting the effec-
tive plan of the late Augustin Daiy.
The success Of thie is we'll known. DO
the managers want to sell at box Office
prices? B. 10. M.
BROOKLYN, February 5.
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National Symphony's Programme.

There were many unoccupied seats. at
the National Symphony concert In Car
negie Hall yesterday afternoon when
Wilem Mengelberg conducted a perform
ance Of Gustaye Mahler's fourth SYM
phony. This persistent Mahlerism makes
some honest people very glad that the
National Symphony Orchestra is to be
absorbed next season by the Philhar-
monte. Not that Josef Stransky does not
The New York herald., 1921-02-09

Senator SMooT's bill would forbid
smoking in any Government owned or
rented building in Washington: never
theless, veterans on Capitol Hill will
wonder where the actual decisions as
to legislation will be arrived at II Con-
gressmen are not to be allowed to
smoke in the cloak rooms.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
French Trade Deficit.

Although England made remarka-
bic strides in reducing her unfavora-
bic balance of trade in 1920, the
achievement of France in this respect
was even more noteworthy. The fig
ures for French trade just published
follow 100000 omitted:
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Fixing the Railway Waste.

Railway managers are putting the
ikht of the carriers before the pub
because it is the public which
INST pay the fiddler Under the new
iEroad law whether it is a million
1lars or half billion dollars year
ht Is wasted, the bill goes straight
the public in traffic rates. If the
nagers can stop the waste the In
state Commerce Commission can
yer the transportation charges
hinst shipper and consumer. II
waste goes on increasing as 1t
been doing the rate regulating
" will have to raise the transpor-
lon charges against the public.
rhe managers do not hesitate TO
that there are hundreds Of thou
is of railway employees who earn
ty cent they get. They work zeal
v, intelligently and faithfully.
v perform valuable service to the
ls and to the public. Their indus
and efficiency would gain for them
he average field quite as much as
get in the railroad field.
ut there are thousands Of other
way employees who are getting
money without earning 1t. They
getting it under technical classih-
ons and working conditions set up
er ruinous Government operation.
IMAM rated as a highly skilled me-
,hanic when he is in fact an ordinary
lay laborer is one instance, or man
With nothing 10 do between s o'clock
n the morning and 4 o'clock In the
lfternoon, say, and gets a full wage
or doing that nothing. But If some
hing comes along for him to do be-
.ween 4 o'clock and 6 o'clock he must
yct half days pay for doing two
lours' work, on top of the full days
ray for doing no work.
The inequalities among the shop
men particularly arouse the manag-
srs whose hearts as well as minds
ire with the engineers. firemen, con-
iuctors and other train men by whom
|he vast and responsible work Of rail-
Nay operation is performed. They
Eubmit as evidence Of the gross shop
Rbuses the fact that in 1916 the pay
356,25 shopmen Of all kinds was
,17 100000. In 1920 463,71S shop
llen took $745,O00o00 in pay. The
mount which 494,0 shopmen took
a January Of this year indicates an
'nnual rate of 1858, 100000.
rifteen years ago the total payrolls
~ all Lrc railroads in the whole
I 1ited S.ctes were less than the
j3,OO0,000 now paid to the shopmen
,ne. Even two years before tne
war the total payrolls were only
s4O0. 100000 more than the present
indicated payrolls of the shopmen
Lone.
The railway executives declare that
b the 100000 employees added TO the
Tailway payrolls since 1916 nearly
lalf of them were In the shops. But,
while their numbers increased 30 per
cent. ana the pay 13J per cent. their
snlclency. the managers charge, has so
leclIned that 1t became necessary for
.he roads TO go outside to get great
zeal OF their repairs done.
Now, It may be that there have
lan special reasons for some of the
owered efficiency Of the shop men,
Ind 1t may be that with n relaxation
" the terrific pressure on repairs
,aused by the wrack and ruin record
Inder Government operation. the ex.
rcmely inefficient worker would he
dispensed with and improve accord
ngly the average of those remaining.
Rut whatever the cause of the colossal
The New York herald., 1921-02-09

The moving picture rights OF pop
ular new play are valued at s1,569,e12.
But any producer who wishes may film
Hamlet" without paying a cent to the
author. So no producer does so.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Highest temperature, Al. at AIS p.
Lowest temperature. 32. at A. M.
Average temperature, 80.
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gtunIicify.

Rnicker--wor';ed out your income taxi
Bocker--It Il very simple; you subtract
what you haven't got from what you hat
and pay on the difference.
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PUBLIC LECTURE

MANHATTAN AND
Trend Of the Tjmes,'
at Cooper institute.
Fourth avenue.
Trend Of the fines,
Mead, Phi. D., al Tow
G. N. ", Amsterdam ass
1.-THE Book of the iIov
Carter Troop, n. D., az
Library. Forty-econd stree
nue..
Howard, NJ Ptbiic School IL
west of Lexington avenue.
ing.
Jonas Llppman, AT Central JeV
1916 East Elghty-fiath street.
''Piano Recital" by Miss LoS
Cainsborg, at Funter College
street and Lexington avenue;
"The Transportation Proolss,',
York and Howl They Are Soirs"' !
Z. blanchard. at Y. III. u e., e.,
Branch. 5 West l25th street 's
% STSe AY/rlean MegcSnti,le. i,sSna, AZ MfTlSs pros
@. Rpefh<at public senoo' ,,,,ter az nj ri
mug Jennings street and hi''e' y
- ~, - - ,
r,.a Associated Press ~ exclusiv,,e,
IN ~ use for republication oi ..
70 n,,os credited 10 " OF ~ ~.
pandited in this paper ana A's'
nsws pubiished herein; a.. -, en-
,Juhta uf republication ol ~
natches herein are also rese''ee'
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TTDscRIPTION RATES.

ecks. money orders. &C.. to b. HiAae
70 The Sun-Herald.
)ffices for receipt of advertisements
bf papers: ,..,.,
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hvre.
hzn NV YoRK HERALD was founded by
Sas Gordon Bennett in 1885. 1t remained
| so,e property OF its founder until his
N In 1879, when his son. also James
On Bennett, succeeded TO the ownership
|he paper, which remained In his hands
y his death, in 1918. THE HERALD be-
the property OF Frank A. Munsey, Its
u owner in 1920.
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Those Biscuits.

Those Biscuits.
tSnicker-- pes she love your
Nswwed-- :, she says II with -FOUR
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Overidden Veto.

pAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1921.
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Rainfall
lAA M
Temperature
last "a hrs.

Observations at United States weather
Bureau stations. taken at p. NJ. yesterday,
seventy-fifth meridian time:
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
BOOKS ON PUBLIC HEALTH.

If book is not in the Free Library
when asked for it may be reserved
If the applicant will leave his name
and address and title Of book wanted
with a library assistant. When the
book Is returned he will be notified.
The library has other books on this
subject:
Allen, W. II. Civics and health.
Broadhurst. Jean. Home and com
munity hygiene.
Godfrey, Hollis. The health OF the
city.
Hill. HILBERT w. The new public
health.
Hill, HILBERT w. Sanitation for
public health nurses.
Roseneau, NJ. J. The milk ques-
ton.
Somerville. David. Practical sani-
tary science.
Spargo, John. The common sense
OF the milk question.
Wiley Harvey w. Foods and their
adulteration.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
MIR. FLIPPErY-FIlAP., :,

What is it my dears?" asked the
Fairy Queen as Nancy and Nick
stood before her.
I'VE hear that the circus animals
have escaped" answered Nick. i'm
Dortantiy. May we 90 get 'em?"
Good graciousl" exclaimed the
Fairy Queen. you speak as though
you were going to the store for a
dozen OF eggs. Do you know what
you are asking?"
Yes" it was Nancy's turn to an
swer eagerly. I'VE wish to go after
the elephant and rhinoceros and
giraffe and bring them back"
I'm ynur pocket, suppose, -
smiled the Fairy Queen.
NO, indeedl" cried the twins.
Cant they walk ?"
The Fairy Queen sighed. Yes,
indeed, and swim, and fly and what
not? How else could they have got
across the ocean thosands of miles
away. The giraffe must have a
dreadful cramp in his neck trying to
hold his chin up out of the water.
He's so tall he can easily walk across
But If a storm came up, I'm not
not sure that"
The Magical Mushroom interrupt
ed. Il gave the children the Mag
ical Green Shoes, your Highness.
And told them that no doubt you
would send a guide to help them. 1
cannot go, but / shall give them a
piece of my hat. which will help
them to understand any kind OF
creature-tallS."
Very good,- approved the Fairy
Queen. Eyes, children. you may go
as you have been such good helpers
everywhere I have sent you. Let
me seel Suppose 1 send Flippety-
FLAP with you. He can tell the cir
Gus animals from the others, and
may be useful on account OF his feet.
He's the best travelling fairy I've
got, as he can go so far in one step.
Mr.. Flippety, come here, please, %
she called
Flippety-Flap appeared at once,
or rather two enormous feet ap-
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
THE LIBERTY CALENDAR

CONGRESSMAN THOMAS D. SCHALL, OF Minnesota,
~ is the author Of bill which proposes to substi-
tute time calendar for the one in force.
lie emphasizes the fact that in the present calendar the
months Of length, the weeks do not nt the
months days OF the week fall various days OF the
month, and the time between two certain dates requires
careful figuring to ascertain.
Mr. SchaM says that this country did business under
different calendar for i3O years the change from the
Julian 10 the present form taking place when George
Washington 20 years old
The reform that he advocates embraces year o thir-
teen months, Of twentyeight days and four weeks each
That accounts for 36i days and the extra day in orn
ary years and the extra two days in leap years in
geniousy taken OF by the insertion Of New Year Day
and Leap Year Day which 10 be counted apart from
the months and weeks.
Mr. Schall has named his new arrangement the Liberty
Calendar"
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
DEMOCRATIC sHRINKAGEs.

COoPTROLLER OF the Currency John Skelton Williams.
~ whom President Wilson kept in onlce the pro-
test Of many members Of the Senate quoted est-
mating that shrinkage OF values OF farm, factory and
products year amounted to from si20OOOOOOOO
10 siSOO0OOOOOO while Of industrial securities
listed the stock exchange fell away to the extent OF
from three to four billions
Thousands Of Delawareans suffered uhroush those
shrinkages
shrinkages not included in these classes Of property
also taken into consideration the total loss OF values
would aggregate twenty-fOur billions. about
s220 for each man, and child in the country.
This is record that ought to cause remouse In
the breasts Of those who have been directing the ars
Of the nation during the past year
is TO be hoped that revival may be experienced
IN the year to come but is hardly TO be expected that
great recovery be brought about Immediately It will
take time to overcome the effects OF eight years Of
Democratic rule