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New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
The Non-Recoil Gun
Another Enemy of the Battlesh.
Which Airplanes Can Utilize


In the present discussion befoss
Congress concerning the vulnerabilisy
Of bnttleships, the advantages of the
submarine, the torpedo plane, the
bombing plane, the mine and the tor
pedo have been presented. But another
weapon now claims consideration-th
hon-recoil gun invented by an Ameri-
can naval officer. This gun can be
mounted in an airplane, and small
caliber gun already has been succe
fully tried
But the recent increase in the carry
ing power Of airplanes may render
them capable of carrying large-caliber
non-recoil guns, which are not SO
heavy as guns of the same caliber used
on shore or at sea. The claims of this
weapon are presented in the following
letter:
"To the Editor of The Tribune.
"Sir: Battleships become obsol
when other battleships are built tn,
are superior in gun power and have
other qualities, such as speed, arrnor
protection, radius of action, maneuyer-
ing ability, etc, that make their guns
more effective.
Whatever may be the claims of tie
torpedo and the bomb, it must be con4
ceded that a battleship can be destroyed
by gunfire. This can be accomplished
by superior gunfire from another bat
tleship, from heavy guns on shore or
by the hitherto unused gunfre from
the air. 1t must also be admitted that
battleship would be helpless against
gunfre from above il she had to rely
On her own guns or upon the protection
against gunfire afforded by her armore
decks, provided the airplane guns were
Of sufficient size and the projectilss
had sufficient velocity to penetrate her
ermored decks and explode on the IN
side. There is no question whatever
about this.
"Now, the development Of the airpiano
and the invention of the non-recoil gun
make it perfectly feasible for airpianes
to mount and effectively operate guns
of sufficient size to destroy o battle
ship. According to the newspapers
the navy is now building at Philaeel-
rhia a, seaplane capable Of sustaining
useful load of twenty tons when
would be available for battery o. o.
non-recoil guns. This machine could
be equipped with four twelve-inch, or
thirteen eight-inch, or thirty six-ineh
ron-recoil guns. Authorities say Shss
within two years there will be mschi9es
III service that viii carry q useful i0'
of 200 tons. Such machines can mount
forty twelve~inch or one hundred and
thirty eight-inch or over three hundreo
eix-inch non-recoil guns.
Actual experience with three~incb
non-recoil guns on airplanes has dem.
onstrated beyond doubt that guns o.
larger caliber could be effectively operF
ated. 1t is mere matter Of design.
"The only defense against the air
plane gun-carrier is feet Of siv~
planes properly armed.
"If the airplane gun-carrier can per
form all the functions Of q battlesnit
so far as its offensive power is sos
cerned, what is the use of the bat
ship? NoN-RECotl
"New York, Feb. 10, 1921"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Who Will Help?
An Appeal for the Brave People Of
the Toul Sector
. New York, Feb. 15, /


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Twenty lilometers north of
Toul lies the first sector taken over
by American troops, in January, 1918.
A little further on is the territory oc-
cupied by the Germans for four years.
These two tracts, held between the
thumb and finger of Germany, to the
north and to the east, were fought
over continuously from September,
1914, to September, 1918. Towns suf-
fering simultaneously from cyclone,
an earthquake and devastating fire
would resemble these.
The inhabitants, about 30 per cent
Of whom have returned, live in frail
wooden shanties, without cellar. OF
foundation, and are almost entirely
destitute of even the poorest struc.
lures ins which to store their hay and
grain or house their cattle. They are
overrun with rats, which eat and carry
off their vegetables; their fields are
damaged by wild boars and their hen
roosts raided by foxes. A period OF
excessive cold in December resulted
in many instances. in the loss of all
their potatoes. Extreme drought has af-
fected their water supply, already in
sufficient and carried by hand from
the village wells. The people suffer
from the cold and lack of blankets.
Food is excessively dear. This is
the hardest winter France has known
financially. Are there not many who
would be glad to help these strug-
Cling, courageous people, either in
memory of those who fell in this
sector or in gratitude for those who
fought and returned?
Contributions will be gratefully re-
reived by Mrs. Edward Mcclure Peters,
ir care of Morgan, Harjes & Co, Paris
ELEANOR BRADLEY PETERS,
Directrice American Committee for
the Devastated Regions in Lor-
raine.
Toul, France, Jan. 26, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
The Coming Tower
III Q | p I

I'll Q lpl
When / called her in
To fire her for bad spelling
Something--warm curves Of her
neck
F'lutter Of hands like white butter
flies
Did for me.
Flossie Farley never planned her
life. She lives it
Moment by moment, as a bee sucks
honey.
She fits from colored beads to silk
lace stockings,
Dates with this fool and that.
There's nothing to her--yet when
icy rains
Hammer the windows and Matilda
sleeps
Robustly by my side, I ask myself
What it will mean century from
now
That I was treasurer Of the Main
Street Church,
Secretary of the Associated Booster
Clubs,
President Of the Linoleum Factory,
And that my mausoleum far out
shone
The tombs of other leading citizens?
Dark questioning like this gets no
where.
She loves my saphead clerk,
Who fox-trots smoothly, has repu-
tation
For cutting figures at the skating
rink.
don't kid myself.
But let me tell you something's dead
ly wrong
About the way this universe is run,
That my prestige as the most inn
portant parsonage
Of Linoleum City, Kansas,
My hard-won wealth and hard-kept
power,
Yes, my boom for Governor-eyen
that!
Are hitched to Flossie Farley's lit
tie finger
And hauled this way and that, peril
ously,
Merely because it is her wish
To get by without troubling very
much
To punctuate!
ALICE MARY KIMBA1I.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
An Interpretative Commission

In its resolution indorsing the
Governors traction plan the Repub-
lican Club says it is one
"to concentrate in single body the
power to investigate and formulate
plans for the solution Of, the transit.
problems of this city, and that we
approve and indorse the recommen-
dations made by the Governor that
the Legislature should entrust to
such body full power and response
bility TO effect solution of such
problems, subject to the right of the
city to determine the terms and con-
ditions on which it will extend future
credit for transportation purposes
and to the right of the city to pass
on any provision that will impair its
rights to returns on municipal funds
already invested by it for transit
purposes as we'll as to the constitu-
tional right of the city to consent TO
the use of its highways for railway
purposes"
Thus is firmly rebutted the inter
probation that the city is threatened
with loss Of traction self -determina-
tion. In view of prevailing differ
ences of opinion as to what the Gov
ernor proposes, why not another
commission to determine what his
program exactly means?
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
be made to this admirable artist for
a stupid action utterly unrepresenta-
tive Of the stage or it's public.
Rryan's Twenty-Five

Mr.. Bryan as politician has lit
tie feeling for the present. He isn't
contemporary. IIe always is in en-
thusiastic opposition to, prevailing
ideas. The future is his favorite
hunting ground. Solving its prob
lens, he finds himself happily re-
leased from consideration Of unwel-
come facts--can indulge his taste
for untethered speculation.
And his method of providing that
the future shall give Judgment in
favor of his ideas is simple. He de-
clares for long list of probable or
possible changes. Then if one of
them comes he pins a medal on his
heart, saying: "See how I have been
vindicatedl" His misses are left
discreetly unmentioncd, in the man
ner of the weather prophet who
makes SO many predictions that some
are bound to hit the mark, or seem to.
So Mr.. Bryan has now a platform
of twenty-five planks--count them
They illumine many matters with
familiar, grandly indefinite Bryantic
defamation. Only one Of recent
Bryan specialties seems omitted
namely, the one that announced that
the only kind of war preparation
needed is to establish gasoline sta
tions to enable 100000 farmers,
armed with pitchforks, to hurry in
their Lizzies to the seashore to repel
the invader.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
A Burglar Almost Caught

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; While so many uncomplimentary
things are being said about the police
let me record the fact that I phoned
our precinct here, not long ago, snd
in less than FIVE minutes by my wptch
two policemen and detective were
in my apartment. The burglar had
gone, it's true, but such wonderful eff.
ficiency as was shown in this case
should not be let out Of sight without
public vote of thanks, which 1 take
pleasure in giving.
GEOFFREY O'HARA.
15s Waverley Place. New York, Feb
i6, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Dining With MIR. Gilpin

There seems no possible excuse for
the Drama Leagues treatment Of
Mr.. Charles Gilpin, the distinguished
negro actor, as an impossible guest
at dinner to the notable figures Of
the seasons plays. The occasion
was to be a public mark Of honor to
outstanding actors, actresses, play
wrights and producers. To draw
the color line in respect to such an
event is to insult the artistic integ-
rity of every participant.
The protest of the prominent stage
men and women against the Drama
Leagues action was prompt and to
the point. 1t expressed we'll the
prevailing sentiment Of true artists,
Art knows no limitations of race or
nation. It is the one universal
speech. It's creators, in every mat
ter touching their art, belong to one
fraternity. To suggest any other
rule is to suggest treachery to every
high and generous item in the
artists creed.
We hope the critics Of our stage
will note the episode. The prompt
protest Of these actors and actresses
was fine gesture, fitly expressing
the faith of true-hearted and gem
erous people. The result should be
to transform the Drama Leagues
occasion into a dinner in honor of
Mr.. Gilpin. The whole community
will be glad for any amends that can
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Partisan Life
Its Seamy Side Not Typical of
French Moral Standards
To the Editor of The Tribune,

Ato ACdAIy AnSC lNOt ypiSdl Oi
French Moral Standards
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In to-day's issue you print q
letter signed &c. l.. F." approving the ac-
tion of the boys of Brown University in
protesting against the "indecency, both
in costume and conduct,"'o of the girls
who come to the dances.
Most of us agree with him or her,
but why the backhand slap at France?
&C. L. F." knows no French people or
he would also know that their "stand-
ard of decent living" is highep than
ours. They draw n line between their
two worlds. There are certain restau-
rants and certain theaters where
French ladies and their daughters
never go. There is no dance hall and
no "show" in this city to which our
young girls don't go. AS for the in
discriminate restaurant dancing which
has unfortunately become so popular
in Paris, that has been imported direct
from the United States of America. l
thought every one knew that &c. L. F."
has perhaps seen that side of Partisan
life which is staged for foreigners who
go there looking for nothing else.
/ hope you may find space among the
other more important things in your
paper for this protest against the con-
tinual slurring Of French life and
French institutions to which we are
obliged to listen, and which may be the
result of ignorance, but which cannot
be excused on that account.
EDA F. JACKSON.
New York, Feb. 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Briggs Back Home

1t is quite fitting that Omaha
should turn out it's chamber of COM
.merce and every other local institu-
tion of Importance to do honor to
Clare Briggs. No statesman has
one-tenth his audience. Not even
that greatest of all modern heroes,
the movie actor, is more widely cele-
brated. His pencil speaks in every
state of the Union, in every city of
any Importance in the United States
and Canada. He is one of our few
really national institutions, an indis-
pensable part.of the mental currency
of America.
Mr.. Briggs seems to have joshed
his home folks with the same
amiable candor with which he treats
the characters of his little dramas.
But Nebraska need not worry. It is
home folks that Mr.. Briggs draws
and likes and belongs to-that
cheerful, grouchy tribe of human be-
ings that inhabits just about all
America. If Mr.. Briggs did not
know his Omaha fully as we'll as he
knows his New Rochelle he would be
far from the artist that he is. It is
precisely because he portrays the en-
during likeness of Friend Wife and
her not less distinguished mate Oh
Man the country over that the
Briggs appeal is so universal.
In this constantly shifting, visit
ing population of ours, that reads
the same news in it's papers and sees
the same shows and films no matter
where it dwells, there is plenty of
local color, but only one sort of hui
man being-American. The Briggs
pencil draws nothing less, and the
limits of its appeal are only that il
appeals to home folks everywhere.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

the ticket pirate by the throat, pro
vided it is done.
It may be said that q 500 license
fee is not sufficient deterrent. Even
so, 1t Is enough to make the "trade"
unfriendly to unlicensed poachers
anc insures list of authorized deal
ers who can perhaps be induced &c
become more humane. They will be
identifable and will keep hooks that
may be examined to find out how
comes it that they are able to monop.
olize the choice locations.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
RANYY

You can purchase merchandise advertised In ThE
TRleUNg with absolute safsty--ior u dlssafisSass
slsn results In any case THE TRIBUNE eusran.
zee, 20 pay your money back upon request Nc red
taps. No euhhiia5. We make scoa SremFuy "
the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
"Mine Be n Cot Beside 81 Hil''

Build ye fair the little bower
Where my love and shall live.
Lend, stately trees, your power;
Blossomlng vines, your beauty give,
And ye birds. that hour by hour
Through the silent forest roam,
Linger, linger here and shower
Melody about our home.
Build ye fair the little bower,
Distant from the city's roar
Where our spirits need not COVER.
And where life is free once more.
Here where meadows are In flower,
And the smiling skies look down,
Build the shack right here. I--now-e,
Can't afford a fat in town
CurOpo
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
,r,,srR OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THIS Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper. and also the local news of spontaneous
origin published hereA.
All rights OF republication Of all other matter
herein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
An impossible Task
fEro,n Tn. BaEt,mors sum-

There is no real suffering in Mexae
now, except that of the schoolboy VII
is trying to learn the dates of all tn
revolutions.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

tFron. The Montreal stcrl
When things looked black, iIf
George was optimistic, 50 when l..
George is pessimistic the people refu
to worry.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY is. 1891

Owned by New York Tribune Inc. New ysrk
Cooperation. Pahiished daily, Ogden Reid. Press.
dent; @. Vernon Rogers. vlee-preeident: Hslsa
Rogers Reid. secretary: n z. Maxneld. Treasurer.
ADDRESS. Tribune 1uiidinx. lss Nassau s,ress. New
York Telephone. Beekman 5000.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Songs of Divorce Q

Oh Genevievel Sweet Genevieve!
The years may come, the years ma!
Each thirty days you must receive
One hundred dollars Of my dough.
L. B, B.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

Speaking of Drinkwater, as one
sometimes is" writes W. P. Eaton, "old
Al Thomas said he was going to do q
play called Mary, Queen of Scotch.
Why not 'Hootch, Mont I asked. Or
why net THE Sherry Wives of Wind.
sor' 2"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

Those who think the magazines are
not improving probably don't know
that Golfers Weekly has cut its edi-
torials to one page.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Submarine Forces Needed

The following estimate Of appro-
priations needed to bring our SUBJ
marine force up to the standard of a
modern fighting fleet has been pre-
pared by an officer who is specially
qualified to give an expert opinion ON
the subject:
Repairs and alterations to
submarines built or build
ing ........ SIG, 900 900
Thirty cruiser and mine
laying submarines. ...... $4,000 900
Four medium sized subma-
rines ............"....,. 100000
Three submarine tenders. 100000
Submarine bases in Pacific. 100000
Total S118, SOC, 900
The number of submarines thus
provided for, in addition to those
completed, is far below the number
built and employed by Germany be-
tween 1914 and 1918. The money
value of this necessary fighting ad-
junct is equal to the price of three
dreadnoughts, and the total person
mel required would be about 10000
officers and men.
There are few ways in which
money could be so wisely expended
on the navy as in providing it with
the weapons that nearly won the
war for Germany, despite the COM
bined navies of England, France,
Italy, Japan and the United States.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

"Behind the big round glasses that
are the main feature of Washburn On
the tennis court" writes William T.
Tilden in The Art Of Lawn Tennis, and
his compliment has q hydrocephalic
reverse twist, ais brain of first
water"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

Our ambition, among others, long
has been to enter one of the Chain
Shirt Shops and ask for suit of
armor. "You don't have to go there, /"
suggested confidant, whose name, for
example, is Simeon Strunsky. "Get it by
mail order"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

According to the Worlds interviss
with Mr.. Henry Ford regarding his at
titude toward the Jews, his motto ap-
pears to be Unto the trenches by
Yom Kippur.r F.P.A.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

Though it lose readers by the Scythe
of the Grim Reaper, The Evening Posts
appeal to advertisers is an earnest of
| it's sincerity. "Best wishes" the
Business Manager of The Post circu-
larizes the undertaking profession, "for
q successful 1921"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

Add Dictionary of Smiles: AS dis
tinctive as The New York Times's
editorial page poetry.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Los Angeles and Hollywood Core
sDondence

Rupe Hughes shakes mean hoof at
nights at the Alexandria. =.
Monty Glass lives at Pasadena, CAL,
but entertains at Los Angeles.
Will Rogers showed your correspond
ent his latest lariat trick and asked
for an opinion. "Loobs to me-" I re-
torted, justlikethat, "like your ndgnum
ropuS.
There is a lot of climate out here,
mostly warm, but at night the moisture
helps out lot. Like New York, the
moisture is hard to get: you have to
order it in some Of the restaurants. =. .
MORRIE.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

The President is going to the theater
regularly again, but, beyond our JOY
that he is we'll enough to go, we have
no sensation about it. We have
watched Mr.. Wilson at plays and at
vaudeville shows, and no jest 80 poor
as not to win the reverence Of his
laugh. The Presidents dramatic taste
is, it seems to US, of piece with
Henry Ford's or Thomas A. Edison's
literary predictions.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

SUBSCRIPTION RkTEs-By mar. including
Postage. IN THE UNITED STATES.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

1t Isl Bamby's notion that it ws sn't
General Pershing or Colonel Stanton,
but Abe Potash, and that what he said
was INA, VOLTA, Lafayette!"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

That may be unfair to Mr.. Wilson.
When a man like Mr.. Wilson"-an aloof
man--laughs in public, he may do it
only to show what thoroughly human
fellow he is, as some ministers, when
they meet strangers, often overdo
profanity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-08
In the Days News.

Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS. whose
premiership is at stake in the general
election to be held in South Africa to-,
day, became world figure during the
late war when he sat as a member Of
the British Imperial War Cabinet and
proved himself one of the ablest states
men Of the empire. Even before the
world conflict Gen. SHUTS had to his
credit record OF achievements in
many directions, as student,
lawyer. soldier and statesman, such rs
few men can show. A native OF Cape
Colony, he went to England in his
youth ard won signal honors in schol
arship while student at Cambridge
Upon his return to South Africa he
soon became a recognized leader of the
bar in Johannesburg. In the South
African War he held supreme com.
nand OF the Boer forces In Cape
Colony After the war he devoted
himself to the work Of reconstruction
and in 1915 he led the brilliant mill
tary campaign OF the imperial forces
against the Germans in East Africa.
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GLIDING washing while carrying them.
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If there is anything about your condi-
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Today's Events

Sixty years ago Jefferson Davis was
selected for the presidency of the Con
federate States Of America.
New Orleans proposes to revive the
famous Mazda Gras carnival today with
the pageant OF Rex and much OF the
Did time festivities
The first large gathering of woman
suffragists in the South since the ell
reimbursement Of women will be open
ed In Atlanta today, with delegates in
attendance from many Of the Southern
States.
The dedication of the University Of
lula, formerly Henry Kendall College,
viii take place at Tulsa Okla, with
Congresswoman.ele Alice Robertson
at one time a teacher in the college,
among the scheduled speakers.
Two proposed amendments to the
of Alabama are to be voted
on by the electors of that state today
One calls for s5,000,OOO state bond
Issue and the other provides for GER
tain additional qualifications for regis
tering and voting
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Today's birthdays.

Everett j. Lake, governor Of Con
uectlcut born at Woodstock, Conn, 50
years ago today.
Baron Rothschild head OF the Eng
fish branch Of the great family of in
ternational bankers, born in London,
So years ago today.
Dr. Rush Rhees. president OF the
University OF Rochester. born in
Chicago, 81 years ago today.
Rear Admiral William W. Mead. U,
s. n, retired. born at Burlington. Ky
&c years ago today
Ad Wolgast former champion light
weight puglist, born at Cadillac, Mich.
80 years ago today.
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Dental Notes.

Mrs. Elmer Mills went to Bradford
one day last week and had six teeth
extracted .-Topsham,
1t was Mrs. Clint Blacker who has
the store teeth instead of Clint, as
was In our items last week.-South
Browns Creek.
Harold Rowlee and Mr., and Mrs.
Harry Wilson went to Springfield
Thursday when Mr., Wilson had his
teeth cut -Reading.