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The New York herald., 1921-03-02
trainers of the Lever law we're about

trainers OF the Lever law were about
their legislation.
What Is unfortunate is that igno-
rant, thoughtless, reckless lawmakers
rode at hard gallop through the
Constitution OF the United States, so
incapable OF doing what needed to be
done, so needless Of whittier they
were headed, that unanimous Su-
preme Court, conservatives, liberals
and radicals all together, condemn
their performance us Illegal ard insult
ferable.
This IS aside and apart from the
question Of whether 1t was wise or
rational to try 10 amend the Al
nighty's. laws Of supply and demand
with statutory regulations and perse-
cutting proceedings. This paper for
one never questioned that, while those
natural laws could not be thus re-
vised, 1t was a suitable and a neces-
sary duty so to control the acts Of
human beings operating under those
natural laws that they might not
prey upon their fellow men, Injure
their country In It's stress of conflict
and perhaps cost it the war itself.
But the measure Of incompetence
OF the Congress of such opportunity
and obligation to do It's part could be
no more fittingly rebuked than In the
language of the Supreme Court opin-
ion as follows: The scope Of the sec
tion apparently was las broad as hui
man Imagination" and the "degree of
criminality was left to ever changing
standards"
The invalid sections Of the Lever
act. In short. made hash among
other things Of the guarantees of the
Constitution Of the United States that
in all criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused "shall have the right to be in
formed Of the nature aud cause Of the
accusation" and that the charge must
be specifically set forth in the indict-
ment returned against them. Calling
attention to the fact that the invalid
sections forbid no specific or definite
net, the opinion by the Chief Justice
goes on:
ITO attempt to enforce these Sec
tions would be the exact equivalent
OF an effort to carry out a statute
which in terms merely penalized or
punished all acts detrimental to
public interests when injurious or
unreasonable In the estimation OF
court and a jury"
Or, to put it another way, Judge and
jury could become Constitution, stat
ute law, judicial process, economic
ruler, arbiter OF destiny everything.
The only unfortunate thing about
the Supreme Court decision, in truth,
Is that II had to be because the crazy
Lever act was. But even that can
become a fortunate thing IL now there
shall be constructed sound and a
valid law that can exercise n posi-
BILE and proper control over men
an Examinations that infringe the
rights 0f their fellows and endanger
the welfare Of the Republic.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

defiation. but the sputtering flames
and shooting sparks from the tinder
give an exaggerated impression Of the
actual combustion going on within
the great basic pyramid of bank loans
which must contribute most of the
fuel for roaring liquidation bonfire
If there is ever to be one.
1t Is one thing to mark prices
down thirty-fve or forty-eight per
cent. but II is quite another to find
a way in which the merchants of the
country can obtain the credit to pur-
chase these cheaper goods when their
dollars are still tied up in bank loans
liquidated to the extent Of only seven
to eighteen per cent. and these loans
goods that do not move.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

HENRY ID. LYMAN, who died on Sun
day, was one of the foremost authori-
ties on checkers In the United States
as well as chairman of the board of
trustees OF the American Surety Com
pany. In the game which appeals es-
pecially to men of level heads and
sound common sense he found relax
alton besides laborious days and
nights. To THE SUN he contributed
problems which Interested, puzzled or
defied checker players in all quarters
OF the globe. and his elaborate analyses
Of the solutions were impressive dem
onstrations Of the possibilities, the in
tricacics and the almost endless varia-
tions which give checkers the fascina-
ton the game holds for Its votaries.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Judge Alfred ]. Talley Will speak on ''rhe
Work of the District Attorneys Office" be-
fore the New York League of Business and
=. NJ
Senator Mills. Frederick G. Wallis, Com
missioner of Immigration: N. w. Gilbert,
speak at a meeting unaor the auspices OF the
Corean Committee, Town Hall. 123 West
Forty-third street. +. M.
Ball. Greek-Amercan Florists Associs-
.tion. Hotel Commodore, 8 p. NJ.
Myrtle Il. Boice win speak on Mature
Work in Summer" Ethical Culture School.
80 Central Park West. 10 A. NJ.
Miss Eleanor r. Cox win lecture on Irish
legends American Museum of Natural
History. s:15 p. NJ.
Meesng. The National Round Table Tor
Speech Improvement. Institute for the Deaf
903 Lexington avenue, T.. NJ.
Meeting, American Auxiliary. Irish white
Cross. PA, Park Avenue 1,., Hotel. SEQ r NJ .,
Psychology of Sex" broadway Casino, 7so
Broadway, Brooklyn, $3.50 p. M.
Everett Dean Martin win lecture on
Neitzsche. Cooper Union, l.. NJ.
Entertainment and dance, Junior League
Waldorf-Astoria, 8 p. M.
Exhibit. Society of Independent Artists.
Waldorf Astoria, all day and evening.
Musicale, Verdi Club. waidorf-Astoria, ii
Bridge. League OF Women Voters. wal
dorf-Astoria, p. NJ.
Dinner. Travellers Insurance Company.
Waldorf-Astoria, p. NJ.
Meeting, American Association Of woolen
and Worsted Manufacturers, waidorf-As-
toria, IL A. NJ.
Meeting, American Ladies' Aid Society.
Hotel Pennsylvania.
Dance. Fordhem University College OF
Pharmacy, Hotel Pennsylvanie. & r. M.
Entertainment and dance. Lafayette Post.
American Legion. Hotel Pennsylvania, 3
p. M.
Bridge for the benefit OF sydenham Hos
pital. Hotel Pennsylvania.
Meeting. Federation OF Professional and
Meeting Wholesale Stationers' Association
OF the United States. Hotel McAlpin. ~
A. M, Q T.. NJ. and Z p. NJ.
Meeting Retail Florists Association, Hotel
Pennsylvania, r. NJ.
Dinner Stores Mutual Protective Associs-
Luncheon and bridge Ladies' Maternis-'
Hospital. Hotel McAlpin. y. M.
Luncheon Kiwanis Club. Hotel McAlppin,
- 40 +. W.
Dance Trattner Society. Hotel McAipin. s
p. M.
Meeting Electrical Contractors Associa-
tion Hotel McAlpin. p. M.
Luncheon Metropolitan Paper Dox Manu-
facturers' Association, Hotel McAlpin. $50
PM.
Dinner and dance University OF Texas
Alumni Association, Hotel McAlpin. r. NJ.
!, Meeting Rainy pay Club OF America. Ho-
Meeting Missouri women's Club. Hotel
Astor, r. NJ.
Dinner Society Of Arts and Sciences. Hotel
Astor. r. NJ.
style show Custom Cutters Association,
r.. II. Bnumgardt will lecture on ''rhe
clnv. the Dreamer" before the League for
Political Education. tine Town Hall. 1928
West Forty-third street. IL A. M.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

threads his way through the narrow
streets rast the great Mosque OF the
Prophet and stops In the shadow OF
the canopy of the sacred ka'ba. The
roads to Medina are still In such
wretched condition that Medina is safe
from the automobile. Itwould present
a strange figure IN that wonderfully
times numbering 100000 Moslenls,
which travels from Mecca to MoHAM-
MEp's tomb. And would the invisi-
BILE thread by which, according to
tradition, the conin of the Prophet is
suspended IN miGair not snap at the
raucous honk OF this Western infidel
invention?
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT
MANHATTAN AND THE nRoNx.


'sTrpnd OF the Times" by Henry II. Klein.
al Cooper Institute. Eighth street and Fourth
avenue.
Trend of tho Times" by Prof. Nelson Y.
Mead, Ph. D., at Townsend Harris Hail.
@. G. ". Y, Amsterdam avenue and 136th
street
''Tho Book OF the Hour" by Prof. J. q.
Carter Troop. Ph. n, at New York Public
Library. Forty-second street and Fifth ave-
tlHs.
Art in Relation TO Life" by vlncensr
Mserandino. Of Public School 10i. iffth
strrot. wes; OF Lexington avenue.
'Fornation Of Government, Wealth and
Resources" by Mrs. Mary r.. Lease, at
Central Jewish Institute 125 East Eighty
nfth street. Tho first OF course of five lee
tures on america and the Americans"
Mozart and beethoven" BY Mles M. 10
sophine Wlethan. At Hunter College, Sixty
eighth street and Lexington avenue.
Folk Songs Of tho British Isles by Lewis
w Armstrong, az Y. M. O. A., Harlem
branch, West f25th street
Porto Rico" by Mrs. Emm1 q. pennock.
at Public School 40, Prospect avenue. Jcn-
ninRs street and Ritter place, The Bronx
''The Short story Of Local Color" by
Samuel w. Patterson al Public School 40.
Brown place and f3ath street. Tho Bronx
First OF a course Of five lectures.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
A Wrong Mass Meeting.

or course the true purpose of the
mass meeting in Madison Square
Garden on Monday night was not
merely to protest against the color
of some French troops In Germany.
The purpose was to concentrate and
advertise the strength of certain
hyphenate clements. Some of these
are anti-French. More are anti-Brit-
ish. A great many beyond doubt are
anti-American.
The meeting should not have been
held. Americans who remembered
that they were not permitted TO have
a Lusitania memorial meeting In
1915 must feel bitterly that pernis-
sion should be given to hold a mass
meeting like that Of Monday night.
For 1t was held on behalf of PEG.
pie with whom we are still techni-
cally at war and for the purpose,
avowed or otherwise, Of attacking
and dlscrediting nations that were
our allies in battle.
The police We're on the alert at
the Garden meeting. They did every
thing possible to prevent the inter-
ruption of the official speakers. SO
long as the meeting had to take place,
the police did well to take whatever
action was necessary to preserve
order. 1t IS not for them to Judge
of the merits Of the cause. But
American sentiment would have been
better satisfied and it would have
been more to the credit Of the city IL
there had been no such work for the
police to do.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Wages and Rates.
Power of Federal Authorities TO Fix
Both for Railroads.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: IN
the controversy between tho States and
the Federal Government ovcs railroad
rates evidence of tho superior authority
OF the Government Is the fact that
through the National Railroad Labor
Board wages arc fixed and controlled
So long as the boards rulings apply
not only TO railroads specifically engaged
IN Interstate commerce but also to those
In intrastste commerce only the rcd
cral Government must Gx rates t. cover
The wage scale and give such Profits 10
The men es are fair and just compensa-
ton. J, v. GREENE
Feid.srsaE Fla. March !.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New YorlS--Cloudy to-
day; tomorrow clearing and colder
fresh south winds.
For New Jersey-Partiy cloudy and warm
er to-day, followed by showers tonight; to-
morrow clearing and cooler: moderate south
erly winds.
For Northern New Ensland-cioudy to-day.
followed by rain tonight and tomorrow;
moderate temperature; moderate to fresh
southerly winds
For Southern New England-cloudy to-day.
followed By rain tonight tomorrow;
cooler tomorrow. fresh southerly winds.
For Western New York-Cloudy, with light
rain to-day; tomorrow cloudy and colder.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The wenther
chart of tonight showed area OF high ba-
rometer In the Atlantic States and tho far
Northwest and an extensive area of low
barometer over the Mississippi Valley and
the plains States. with the centre of mini
mum pressure over northern Minnesota.
This pressure distribution has been at
tended by unusually warm weather over
practically all parts % the country, and par
ueuiary so over the great central valleys
and the plains Staten The weather has be-
come considerably colder. however, over tho
western Canadian provinces.
Within the last twenty-four hours there
were Were, rains In eastern Texas and light local
rains over tho northern States from New
England westward to the Pacific coast. Fair
weather continued In other regions.
The disturbance that was central tonight
over northern Minnesota Will advance east
ward and be attended by unsettled weather
ana rains Tomorrow In the region OF the
great lakes end possibly tire upper Ohio Val
ley. and 70 morrow night and Thursday in
the north Atlantic States. In the south At
lantic end east Gulf States, Tennessee and
the lower Ohio Valley the weather will be
fair Tomorrow and probably Thursday.
Mild temperature will prevail tomorrow
east of the Mississippi River. The weather
viii become cooler tom orrow night ard
Thursday In the region OF the great lakes
the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, and Thurs
day in the middle Atlantic and New England
States.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
DeHation, Real and Apparent.

Comparative figures published by
the New York Federal Reserve
Agent reviewing the progress Of
liquidation during the last year fur
nish an interesting contrast between
the amount Of deflation registered by
bank loans and deposits and the
amount OF defiatlon indicated by the
decline in index numbers of the cost
Of living.
\ There is an extremely wide margin
between the percentage of decline In
the volume of bank loans and the
percentage Of decline In the cost Of
living. Bank loans show decline
ranging from seven to eighteen per
cent, while the Department of Labor
index on the cost or living shows
u decline of thirty-five per cent.
from the high point OF last year.
The actual figures given in the Re-
serve Agents study of current condi.
tions are:
Per cent Of
Decline.
Price decline since May. 1920 ...... 35
Reserve Bank index .......... 4s
Central bank loans reduced since oc-
tober, 1890 ..................... Is
New York Reserve Bank loans re-
duced since February. 1920 .... IS
Loans Of $40 member banks reduced
since October. 1920 ............ Z
Loans or New York member banks
reduced since October, 1919 ... II
All member banks deposits declined
since january. 1920 ........... Z
New York member banks deposits
declined since September f9i9.... IS
Specific figures can never be cited
Of course as an accurate picture Of
any general situation which involves
statistlcgl analysis. But the wide
vAv'"'lon between eighteen per cent.
us ! maximum OF dctlation indicated
in bank loans and OF thirty-dvc per
.cent. as the minimum denation as In
dicated by the Labor index cannot he
5cxplaincd on the ground OF mere yari-
'ation ia figures which would occur in
my situation whore two methods Of
measuring IN uncertain quantity were
used.
~ The real truth appears from this
compilation to be that there are two
kinds Of denation. one more real
man apparent, the other more ap-
parent than real The kind Of defla-
ton indicated in price declines is the
kind that attracts most attention.
But IL mems less IN the long run
than the kind Of defaiion which re-
suits from the liquidation Of bank
ionnss
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
In Far crtnay.

III far Cathay the temple bells
Tntonc their ovensong like lneils.
And ghosts OF men like shadowr creep
Before the shrincs to pray and weep .
A tragic grief their prayer inpols.
For Famine sowed n thousand hcils
Upon the sterile hills and dells.
And only Death fares forth 10 reap
In far Cathay.
There was q time--so story tells
When rain came down TO fill her wells.
When rice fields yielded heap on heap,
When honest toll brought heaithful
sleep
Now MI is changed. for Hunger dwells
In far cathav.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

by Debussy and Chopin. Miss Schoider
Is serious musician with a good tech
nical equipment and taste. In Scarlattis
a major sonata there was little OF the
proper style. but for this the arrange
ment OF the music which she played
made scant allowance. Beethoven's G
minor variations were given in a manner
to bespeak limitations in interesting In
terpretative power, but with good
piano tone. some color and a pleasing
assurance in the knowledge of the notes.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Democratic rorecas. for Marcll.

no THE NEW YonS 1IErALp scas ot
the cool, cold and wintry spells of Maron
will De due IN most places about March
3. 8 or 6, 10 or II, 10. II or is, 81 and
date earlier or a date later in some
loca n'ies. with more rain or snow III n
usual. ID. A. ". Grovgr
KANSAS CiTT. Mo-. March /.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
MIR. SETON GOING SOUTH.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
GREENWICH, Conn, March 1.-Ernest
Thompson Seton, the naturalist and au-
thor, has completed his lecture season
in vaudeville and with Mrs. Seton will
spend this month at Ornond Beach, Fla.
They will return to their place here
April 1.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

The Penobseot Indian sauaws in
Maine, melted By The success OF the
campaign 10 gain votes for women,
have demanded tribal equality. Ii the
Braves ara well advised thcy will
grant II al once. a militant suffra-
getto "a tne tepee would bo m incon-
vcnient partner for noble red man.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

The New Yorker reads the new tax
rate and wonders how Mr.. HYI-,N can
find reasons for keeping down the
prices charged by every corporation
except that corporation OF which he.
as Mayor, Is the head.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Lever Act Invalidities.

The Supreme Court decision against
sections of the Lever Food Control
net. snys our neighbor the World
gravely, Is unfortunate. This Is get
ting a. shoclsurle pudlled IN The un-
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

a bill providing Tor a special poll
tnx OF SO annually on all bachelors re-
sidinv in Montana has passed the
Iegis lature OF that state. IT now goes
to tha Governor. The proceeds of the
tax would be paid into the widows
pension fund. The delicate question
arises as to tho atatus of bachelor
girls. II they have the ballot must
they pay a tax ON single blessedness?
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

French genius has discovered bev-
cragc derived from parsley which
tastcs iiltc nhs,nthe and r. more potent.
The lrst thing the world knows some
mighty aind Will produce an intoxi-
cant from spinaci. which win have the
qualities Il chayrfagno
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Saved From Igmi,srxiement.

Knicker-Does his salary place him be-
yond temptation?
Bocker-No, but he considers the income
tax return he would have to make out.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Miss SchoIder Plays Piano.

Miss Harriet Scholder gave her post
poned piano recital last evening in Aeo-
lian Hall Her programme included
Schumann's c major fantasy and pieces
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

Highest temperature, 81. $3.50 P. M.
Lowest temperature. 3S, s A. NJ.
Average temperature. 40.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
10 the Use for republication OF all news des-
patches credited 20 II or not otherwise
credited IN this pnper. and also the lccsi
nuNa published herein.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
A civic Issue in the oznrks.

Saion Grove correspondence Conicuv JoD
Cnbiu-Dcmocrdt
what the people of this community want
10 know, Is Il AGAINST the law for man
- COX hunt I'll Saturday night and part of
Sunday and then como r,fourh with wagons
art teary~ N-s rSH a fac,t vay
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Tie A,nrnll Gnrfirn.

Uncle saui-wen. l certainly hope theae
o~h're. .ooaa v-'u corV ~ % lorf ~, ~
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature In this city yesterday, as
recorded by the official Thermometer IS
shown In the annexed tahla.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
Professors to the Stand.

NEW York, March /.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-12

year and thirty-two guarantors have
already been secured with the idea
of extending the number to forty
and possibly fifty.
The new guarantors are DR.. H.
T.. Hopkins, Mrs. A. H. Sands, Mrs.
A.. NJ. Brown, Mrs. H. F. Crawford.
II. Seabrooke Schanck, j. Leon
Schanck, Frank Hausar, Mrs. -Sa-
rah F%airchild, Phelps Cherry, Ro-
land ]. Thornton, p. A. Sondergaard,
Mrs. H. J.. Fitzell, Mrs. John Y.
Wyckoff, Mrs. James T. Walling,
Frank Rudnick, Walter B. Cherry,
Anthony Sidoti, j. S~chenone, Henry
Salx, Norman 3. Lockwood, Her.
bert West, Everett Polling, Evart Sill
cox, David c. Walling, Jr., Mrs. AL
fred Duus, Mrs. Ella A. Brown, Mrs.
Elmer E. Morris, Miss Annie Laurie
Tilton, Thomas McRann, Mrs.
Charles S. jerks, Mrs. Harvey S.
Bedle, and w. Stephen Wallace.
Efforts will be made to secure
forty names before the end of the
week. The Keyport Literary Club
will assist materially in bringing the
excellent work of the Chautauqua
before the people here so that when
the second course is held here next
summer q Nrger attendance will be
present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-12
ARRESTED AT MAIAWAN
FOR SEVERAL R0BBERIES,

MATAwAN, Sept. 12:-William
Cottrell, for whom the police have
been searching for the past month
or more, was caught by Marshal
John Mulsoff this morning while
asleep in Frank Anderson's. barn in
Atlantic avenue.
Cottrell, who recently escaped
from the reform school at James,
burg, came to his old home here and
shortly after he arrived robberies
began to be reported to the police.
Among the first of these was the dis
appearance of Councilman E. L.
Lisk's motor car. This was
ed. Cottrell was then seen coming
from the residence of Isaiah Lewis
in Main street, after which a watch
and a sum of money vas reported to
be missing. On Saturday, it is
charged, he stole a motor car from
Leon Lambertson in the Lloyd Road
and took it to K~eansburg. When
found he was sleeping on a bag con-
tanning over 5000 in silver. He will
not say where he obtained the
money.
Cottrell is nov in the local Jail but
will be taken to the county jail at
Freehold today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-12
CHAUTAUQUA
FOR KEYP0RT
While Not Fully Supported,
Event Will Return to Bor-
ough Next Year

KEYPORT, Sept. 12-The meet
ings of the Radcliff C~hautauqua
came to a close Saturday night
after having been held for three af-
ternoons and evenings With no ex-
cention the meetings were of great
interest, the speakers being well
able 10 handle the subjects of Com
munity building and American
ideals, while the musicians were OF
the best. Each afternoon ana even
ing was entirely different.
The Chautauqua movement is en-
tirely new to the borough and for
that reason the meetings were not
supported as they should have been,
the guarantors having been called
upon to meet the deficit. However,
h meetings were so much enjoyed
and proved to be so very worth
while that the majority of the COM
mittee have signed up for another
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-12

Bay; Dianne, Keyport, Mr.. Gross;
Dorothy, p. H. Peck, Keyport; Vera,
Mr.. Bouquet, Sewaren.
An exciting and humorous race
was a duck race in which a large
number of entries competed, the
duck finally being captured by Fred
Kruser, with Elgar Walling a close
second.
AT the conclusion of the games a
social hour followed and refresh
ments were served by the commit
tee in charge, of which Mrs. NJ.
Watts was chairman assisted by
Mrs. David c. Walling Jr., Mrs. Fred
l.. Schildknecht, Mrs. Joseph Lydi-
att, Mrs. Charles Sheldon, Miss
Gladys Croes, Miss Evelyn Walling,
Miss Thelma Schock, Miss Beatrice
Birkbeck and Miss Eta C%onover.
Dancing followed in the club ball
room and was continued until mid
night. The entire affair was held
under the supervision of c. A.
Howell, chairman of the regatta
committee and the members of the
committee who saw to 1t that moth
ing was lacking to make the event
worth while for all attending.
The club grounds. clubhouse and
ballroom were beautifully decorated
with the various yacht club flags and
hundreds of small American flags
while over the grounds fioated Old
Glory. An added feature of the
event were several beautifully rem
dered violin solos by Miss Marion
Dennis of Prince Bay.
Guests were present from Prince
Bay, Sewaren, Perth Amboy, Bay
onne, Washington, North Attleboro.
Mass, New York, Newburgh, N. z,
Matawan and other points.