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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-07-28
LOCAL BREVIT1ES.

Mrs. Frank Henschel was at Hlnck-
lev a few days last week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-07-28

Ed. Claggett was here on business
trip from St. Paul last week.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11

ton hocus-pocus outfit. We find the
same old cabirlet that has been SO useful
to all the jugglers in preparing their
heavenly visitations. The medium also
reduces the lieht to any degree that
suits her, whether 1t suits you or not.
Some Of the past performers gave their
trickery an appearance ot genuineness
by the use OF ropes. handouts. bags and
wire cages. but the ectoplasmic lady
works loose. that is, she Isn't restrained
or held IN check. Only one first class
investigator Of generally recognized
ability has attended the seances, and
that was Harry Houdini. but there was
no apparition when he was present
The fact that the apparition appears
unexpectedly and only occasionally stig-
gests that when the medium considers 1t
safe to risk so bold a manifestation .he
does, and when she thinks it unsafe
she doesn't risk it. In the presence CT
sympathetic and credulous investigators
she performs miracles. The sceptic
wants to know what sort OF spirit can
be shown when more trustworthy inves-
tigators are present, and the sensational
reports given to the public are irexcusa-
bly, silent on that most important ques-
ton. W. S. DAVIS.
NEW YORK, April o.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
Saving New York City.

New York city is going to the banks
with It's hat in one hard and club
In the other TO get money TO pay Its
bills for materials bought and used
hy It's officials and for salaries anu
wages due TO its employees. The
club Is the deposits Of city money.
The city says to the bankers IF you
don't lend us money to pay our debts
you can't have n deposit now and
you can't have a deposit hereafter"
This Is not finance. 1t approaches
perilously close to blackmail and 1t
looks very much like highway rob
berry. Even II transactions Of this
kind are tolerated In an emergency
in which the pay checks of school
teachers. Of policemen of firemen. Of
street cleaners, Of laborers and OF
clerks are endangered, they do not
solve the problem the city must solve
II IL Is 10 extrIcate itself from the
chaos into which extiavagance has
brought II.
Neither will the city overcome Its
difficulties by getting me Legislature
TO advance the tnx payment date ar.
bitrarlly from November ] TO JAY l.
This course. which could be adopted
only ~ the cost Of great Inconvenience
and loss to real estate owners who
have made their arrangements in con-
tidence that taxes would not be due
until November. would put some
money in the treasury and reduce the
city's necessity for short term borrow
ing for q time. but 1t would not cure
the conditions prodigal spending ac-
compnnied by persecution Of puolc
service corporations aud wild threats
Or promises Of sociallstic adventures
~ the city has produced.
The present financial troubles OF
the city Of New York are not acci-
dents. They are the inevitable conse-
auences OF financial unwisdom which
has urged the abolition Of the pay as
you 60 plan. which advocates long
torn bonds 10 pay current expenses
and which would pow violate sinking
The New York herald., 1921-04-11

fund trusts and use these pledged as
sets 10 play politics.
When the city budget for this year,
appropriating the staggering sun of
$3.50. 100000, was made up the allow
ance for public education was delib-
erately cut $2s000.000 below the mini
mum needed for the maintenance of
the schools. This sum was TO be
found somewhere IN the course Of the
year; where 1t was 10 come from was
not made clear.
The kind of fina,cial judgment and
tho quality OF administrative skill
which preside in City Hall Wee re-
vealed completely by the suggestion
made by Mayor HyLAN that other city
departments might voluntarily reirain
from spending pei cent. Of the money
appropriated for them. sad the amount
thus saved might be turned over to
the Department OF Education. This
scheme was at once an indictment OF
the budget makers and an ABSURD
dream. Ii was confession that the
other city departments had received
in the budget Z per cent. more than
they needed; It was an absurd dream
10 suppose any department would
save such a percentage of its appro-
priation.
The budget was adopted by the
Aldermen OF December g, and the
screaming folly of the per cent sal
wage scheme was made manifest on
December II, when the Police Com
missioner asked for and got from the
Board of Estimate authority to re-
cruit T80 new policemen IN addition
TO those provided for In the budget
as 1t WAS approve by the Aldermen
fortnight before. Now the Police
Commissioner is back again, this time
telling the Board of Estimate that he
must have 1000 more patrolmen to
enforce the law, and all sorts of other
expenses are piling up. Some Of the
requests for money will he denied
but others will be granted.
Blackjacking banks and bankrupt
ing real estate owners will not rem
edy the ills OF a city treasury admin
stered by men capable OF such follies.
No mere juggling of funds will rem
edy them. The only remedy for them
that can be found Is sane economy, IN
cutting the city's suit TO fit its cloth.
This VIII not be done by political
manipulators. 1t will be done by men
like that great New Yorker ANDREW
II. GREEN, who took a looted treasury
and restored it to prosperity by put
ting honest business methods where
corrupt politics had been.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
A German Coal Price Lesson.

Not only for British coal strikers
but for all workers in all fields, wher-
ever they may show on the world
map, there could be no simpler, clearer
and more conclusive lesson In plain
economics than the calamity which
has befallen the Ruhr coal industry
In Germany.
Because of revolutionlzed working
tion Of coal to the man fell heavily,
with n consequent rise in the cost q
ton. Because OF this increased cost
of production a ton the sales in the
competitive market began to fall off.
Then there was wage increase last
summer, further increasing the cost
Of production and further decreasing
the sales of coal until the output of
the mines is down Mt the rate Of a
million tons month. The reason for
this is that the German producers
costs prevented him from meeting
foreign competition. which had in
vaded the German markets with n
better coal than The Ruhr coal and
offered ut lower price than the Ruhr
producer could match.
Now the German miners demand
another wage increase, which could be
paid only by an increase OF twenty
FIVE mnrks ton In the selling price.
But Of course II the foreign coat can
unaerseil The Ruhr coal right in Ger
many. MS 1t Is doing to-day. 1t will
drive much more Ruhf coal out of the
German market IL the price Of the
latter commodity goes up another
twenty marks ton.
SO the Ruhr coal producer stands
between the devil and the deep blue
sen. not because the German coal min
ers' wage scale itself Is 90 high but
because the German coal miner does
rot mine as much coal in day at his
higher wage scaie as he used to mine
at his lower wage scale. And the Ger
man miner himself, because OF his own
uhproductivity, is failing to get a liv-
Ing out Of his occupation, while he
bands over the German coal market
to the competitive foreign trader. II
he goes far enough with such economic
folly he will not have any job or any
living left AT all.
And let any American employee or
employer that thinks all you have to
do to take care Of increased produc-
tion cost chused by unproductive
labor Is to put 1t I'm the selling price
and pass II along to the consumer
take fair warning TINT under such
econqinic iunacy American industries
and American wnge earners must he
put ont Of the game both in foreign
trade and IN domestic trade wherever
n live competitor knocks at the door
with a right price.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11

revived knowledge of the satisfaction
which comes when labor is done and
the reward is gathered.
Some of the war gardens were sal
vaged from spaces long neglected. Ash
heaps, refuse dumps ami other an
slightly spots yielded to mans return
TO first principles and bloomed in
beauty. 1t was a delight to see them
smiling all over the land. The indi-
vidual return measured in dollars and
cents may have been almost negligible,
though the direct and indirect returns
throughout the country We're large.
The lasting benefit was the message the
war gardens brought from nature.
These GASES in deserts Of brick and
mortar brought TO some persons the
first suggestion of what lies beyond
the city streets. Thousands of New
York children have never heard the
note of the bluebird or the joyous
call Of the robin as he serenades
his mate preparatory to taking M
housekeeping. The music of the
brooks and the good smells of the
earth awakening from its winter sleep
are other joys they have missed; but
war gardens having revived the love
for the earth and its beauties, who
can say to what benefits the impulse
for more intimate acquaintance with
natures mysteries may lead?
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
Good Advice to Labor.
Way to Cut Prices Pointed Out by a
EaiIroad Foreman.

70 THE NEW York HERALD: Page
Diogenesl His quest is ended, Tor here.
indeed, is the honest man.
The letter OF william Parrnell TO the
Roanoke Times reprinted by you evinces
an understanding OF the Golden Rule, OF
tho spirit of brotherhood and unselfish-
ness expressed by the old saying Live
and let live," which If possessed BY the
average union labor man In half the
degree shown by Parmell would wipe
out three-quarters Of the staGnation now
paralyzing the business OF the United
States.
The manufactures has taken his medi-
cine, SO has the wholesaler. and the
retailer. who in many cases did so only
when forced TO it, has taken his. only
union labor is exempt. Labor unions stiil
get war prices in peace times for their
product. They should realize that II
they want money IN their pockets
houses over their heads and food In
their stomachs they must do their share
toward reducing all costs.
II should not take master OF logic,
a specialist in economies or the pos
SCISSOR OF a college degree TO see tnat
the cost of living will go down as soon
as and not until the commodities on
the shelves of the American merchant.
retail, wholesale, little and big. are re-
placed by similar goods of the same raw
material and made by tho same hands,
but which have been produced at a
smaller cost than those preceding them.
And as labor is one of the greatest costs
in most manufactured goods. in most
raw materials raised or grown or mined.
the price of labor must be reduced be-
fore there can be any appreciable re-
duction in the cost of living.
TO William Parnlell l say More
power to YOU"
4. HUBERT MAcCAuLET.
NEWARK, N. j., April 9.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
Miss Braslau Preeminent in Recital
Contralto Gives Her First and Only Concert of the
Season at Carnegie Hall.

Miss Sophie Braslau. contralto. gave
her first and only song recital OF the
current season yesterday afternoon in
Carnegie Hall. We are afforded numer-
ous opportunities to hear less interest
ing singers than Miss Brasiau. who be-
slows upon US the treasures Of her art
sparingly. Without doubt most music
lovers would gladly hear her more than
once in a season. for although her art.
like every one else's, is imperfect, II Is
nevertheless especially interesting by
reason of certain general qualities and
moreover by its own individua!ity
The recital of yesterday displayed all
the best traits of this singer. In voice
and temperament she is preemnent. The
voice indeed is one Of the few truly
great vocal Instruments of our time.
magnificent low contralto, with lus-
trous depths or color and sensuous
beauty which lend intensity to every
passionate utterance. Miss Braslau
slaughters the low register sometimes
She pitiessly forces chest tones, but
In this she ID only following the en-
ample or practically every low contralto
within the memory OF living music
lovers.
But it Is none the less to be regretted,
for Miss BYaslau's interpretations would
gain In poetic finish II she would treat
the low tones better, and at the same
time would lose none Of their eloauence.
But Il is an era OF big tone, and since
the vocal gods of the public are all OF
stentorian power. teinpestuousy trun-
peting their emotions to half stunned
muititudes, little blame can be given
those who emulate their examples
Miss Braslau is essentially dramatic
in song Interpretation. She is not so
In opera. but her lyrics OF pain and pas
sion, such as those in her Russian group
yesterday, were surg With real power
Doubtless the surprise Of the afternoon
to most of her hearers was the way she
sang one of her encore numbers nothing
less than that tremendous bravura air
.'Furibondo," of Handel. which she
poured forth with splendid dash anc
with facility quite unexpected. 1t was
one OF the best pieces OF florid singing
that the local stage has heard in many
moons Certainly no other contralto
since Scalchi has rivalled It,
Among other numbers particularly
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
To-day's Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--F'air to-day
and tomorrow. rising temperature to-
morrow. diminishing north and north
west winds, becoming southerly to-mor-
row.
For New Jersey--Fair and continued cod
to-day: tomorrow fair. with rlsing tempers-
ture; roderats to fresh north and northwest
winas.
For Northern New Engiasd-rair to-day
and Tomorrow; rising temperature to-inc :
row; moderate north. shifting 70 south wiads-
For Southern New Eng.and-Fair TO-DAY
and tomorrow; rising temperature to-nior-
row; fresh nertheriy winds to-day.
tomorrow, with risine temperature.
WASHINGTON, Apri Ic.--Mach cccIsr
weather overspread the eastern and soush
ern States last night and sunday, whii,
there was reaction 70 sofnewbat hiEhe
temperature in the upper Mississippi Vallet
the southern plains States and the midcls
Rocky Mountain region. There was =
marked rise in temperature in the NORA,
plains States and the north Rocky Mountahi
region.
twenty -four hours in the middle Atlanii.
and north Atlantic states and li southern
Teas. and light s,.cw has fallen IN tis
southern lake region and the upper Ohio
valley. Over the remainder Of the country
fair weather prevailed Sunday.
rho weather will be generally fair N tba
States east OF The mississippi River durin;
The ncst two Or three days. The temiperature
will continue considerably below nofriai To-
morrow la the east aud south States, but
It VIII rise gener%a,iy % T. the 1 regi9n an gt ,hs
Monday and Tuesday. aud In The Atlantic
and east Gulf States during Tuesday ana
Wednesday.
Observations at United states Wcether
Bureau stations, taken ut : Il. Nj. yesterday,
seventy fifth meridian times
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
The Ectoplasmic Lady.
She Is the Newest Kind of Medium
end Exhibits Appar!tions.

70 'rttr New YogK HERALD: We have
had men and women who could, ~ is
alleged. elongate their bodies, read
sealed letters. produce mysterious writ
ing on states. levitate tables, project
psychic arms, toss Il rope up into the
air and climb up the rope Until out OF
sisht. have themselves buried In the
earth sixty days. chew glass bottles,
swallow swords, eat fire, rub their faces
in the hot Goals OF stove, eat snakes
and challenge tall men OF unusual
strength to move them from the floor.
we have had mesmeric subjects who
could be flied with animal magnetism
uutll they becatne clairvoyant. We have
had Educated Ben, A trained pig who
could select chosen card from n pack
also King Pete. the horse calculator.
We have had sasso, the Egyptian NEGRO.
mancer, who could call you by name,
and we have had Slick sam. who could
guess your weight within two pounds
or forfeit hickel
To-day we have another freak: q
European lady who exudes ectopiasn
through no fault OF hers.
According to the reports heavy
vapor. eeening to possess life. oozes out
OF her undraped body and floats abou,
the performer like clouds, taking the
form os distorted hands. arms and
faces. This ectopasmIc exhibition, as
regularly given. has no more relevancy
"a the problem of a future life thar
has Edith Tomboy's feat Of blowing
SMOKE through her nostrils. If we try %
force such a connection Edith would
have the advantage. for her smoke re.
minde us Of some trihss that arc 70
take place on the Day % Judgment. ne
described In the Book Of Revelation.
Yut the lady has another performance
sbich she gives on very rare occasions
ana whnn conditions are favorable. She
produces a full figure apparitlDn. ecto-
dramatically mhtorialized, so that n
,yalks about the room. talks agreeably
ard hlsses ono or more nortals present
Some Of our foremost rtvchic research.
ers cay that this particular imanIfesta'
tion forever settles the case for spirit.
ism. and that Dr. Hysior's statement
previously considered intoierant fnus'
now be accepted authoritatlvely, thus
ANY man who does not accept the
proofs or spirit.sm Is either mora
coward or ignorant"
And vet the sceptic Is uhcontInced
Since the days OF the EDDY family a.
chlttendon. Vermont. we have had many
nateriaiisers and nearly all we're OK
posed. Those who were not caught II
trickery we're usually careful to exclude
craud bunters. E
The present medium uses the rcgsfia'
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
EVENTS TODAY.

N. Rene viviani win revicw three pro-
visional units of the Twenty seventh divi-
ss6 s9 p M He nssn wiii eA be guest % Of honor al a
mass meeting In Carnegie Hall, where Or.
Henry van Dyke and Gov. Nathan l.. Miller
Authors League OF America. Inc, annual
dinner. Hotel Commodore. p. M.
Health Commissioner Royal S. Copeland
Y On dinner of Ss Msr % eaS
politan Auditorium, Madison avenue
technical Association Of the Pulp and
Paper Industry. sixth annual convention,
Waldorf Astoria, beginning at 10 A. M.
American Paper and Pulp Ascsociation.
annual convention. Waldorf-Astoria, oegin-
Roy waldo Miner viii give. an illustrated
lecture on The Geology Of Two Square
scnea section Of eb sioloey. % American M Museum Of
Central Central PARK a,as0Sy: West, 5ss s:is =. NJ
paper sc peinaoen q Our
Liabilities" at meeting of the Society OF
Medical yurisprudence. Academy OF Medi-
n. s, Orcutt will speak on THE Sales
Tax" before tfe New York Society Of Cert
fled Public Accountants. Yale Club. tits
Commodore A. V. wadhans, Hugh rraync
annual meeting of the National COMMITTEES
Columbia University. 4 r. NJ.
Mary Macswiney, Bishop, Hiraiwa, Mrs
Clare Sheridan and Jane Addams win speak
ai an international dinner of the Women
international Leagues Hotel Commodore
1880 r. M.
n. n. Baumgardt wiil give an ILLUSTRATED
lecture. The Frontiers OF the Universe. Z
before the poiytechnic section OF the. Ameri.
can Institute of the CITY of New York. Al
the Engineering Societies Building. 20 West
Thirty-nififh street, s:t5 r. M.
Dr. william j. Robinson will speak or
"Prostituiicn;' Arlington Hall. % st. Mark
place. $50 r. NJ.
Mciita Knowles WIN talk to high schoo
classes ON ''Ronan Roads, metropolitan
Museum of Art r. M.
George RI. Sherwood VIII lecture on "Oui
Forests and Their Uses" for children. at tho
American M.isetifn Of Natural History. Sov.
onty-sevcnth street and Central Park West
3:2n r.. NJ.
American Drug Manufacturer Association
preliminary meeting. Hotel Biltmore, 10 a. "
c. X. Chesterton will lecture on '.Litera.
ture a. Luggage." Central Congregationa
CHURCH. Hancock street and Bedford avenue
Brtntiyn, $3.50 r. NJ
Daughters ~ Ohio. meeting, Waldoff-As-
torfa. 2 T., M.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
American Sailors.
Pronounced Second to None In the
World by an Observer.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: l have
read with profound interest the letter
headed American Sailors Criticised"
and wish to reply to this most unjust
criticism OF American born sailors. DUR
ing the last fifteen years | have come
In contact with both American and for
cign crews, and after careful and un-
biassed observation have come to the
conclusion that the average American
sailor Is second to none.
1t Is true that during the late war
many Of OUR vessels were manned by
crews the majority or whom had never
oeen at sea before. and due 10 this fact
some little difficulties were experienced,
but l believe that the mechanical trouble
was caused by faulty equipment que TO
the great haste in construction and not
wholly to the ihefIiciency of our sailors
The reason that American ships
manned by American crews cannot sue
c,esfuly compete with foreign shipping
Is because the American sailor cannot
i've like an animal he must have clean
illness. good, wholesome food and cannot
lie on tile same wages received by the
foreign seaman, because he is used to a
lieher standard OF living.
Mr. Garrett says he has never per-
,ohaily heard word OF praise sponen
IN behalf OF our seamen, and no doubt
.ie never will. as tile Americans are
rot given TO seif-prase and the foreign
ers are so busy praising themselves that
they have no time TO praise the Amefi-
cans. One trip In foreign bottom after
shipping on an American vessel Is
enough to convince any one of the vast
superiority OF the American sailor.
GEORGE ii. ToBIN.
STATEN ISLAND. April 8.
The New York herald., 1921-04-11
An April Trail.

There's a trail up Sunrise Mountain and
we took 1t on a day
When the bright bite winds Of April
followed us upon our way
When the bright blue winds of April
brought their frolic flutes along.
And eompanioned every footstep with
lyric beat of song.
Twas a time for vernal laughter. twas
a time for woodland mirth;
All the sere brown leaves about us joyed
to see how from the earth
Aprirs firstling flowers we're peering
clustered ny the roots Of trees.
The fair virginia. arbutus and the pale
atiemofes.
Up and up our pathway led us by Ions
bends and sharp inclincs,
Now through scrawny scrub oak thick
cts, now by boles OF fallen pines
Now where bronzen dogwood branches
soon would seem foamy flood,
Now where round and sheer above as
showed the-hickory bough in bud
just Deneatn tne crest q Sies'ti'7 S"'
wide vision to the eye;
Line on line OF purple Mountains pillow-
ing along the sky,
And the furrowed fields beneath US with
their newly upturned mould
Cleaning In the April sunsline like great
sweeps OF ruddy gold.
Beauty bides in many places, he 1t near
or be it far.
Sometimes bright and sometimes hidden
under sun or under star;
But II you WOULD look on Beauty when
she lifts her shining veil.
on An azure day in April take the Sun-
rise Mountain trail!
CLINTON ScoLLARD.