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peiains ssx bG sprinG and seuGht %
bleek n In vsan- Ths horss ssean 70 sanop
abeut the Arena, tia dog yslpins about his
sso cspstown starts1 % sing frou his
PEDESTAL. Beauty v.s frss. 70 fsht - she
a ths tassr. But eaiy for . momsnt rhsu
she sprans frss. 70 scratch and tsAf with an
her strength q the ssmson-ifke vuinerabcity
Of her ensmy-its eysa.
a the masssd thsusAads fought and serum
bssd on their vay down freu thssr ssasA
hsmpsrfns the antmal nsss - thsy sro~s
to force their vay 10 The arena within the
big fnelosurs. . heavy shoodsrsd- fsAs-rtd
den man screamed in vsin-ths hands which
vo~ksd at the ssr.ps Of the door were FUN
King and numb With terror. And Dsiat,ss
Aeht - his aissA
ouns hs sy1a1sl cspstovn. - suddsuey
na6Asnsl. bs isapsd st ths threat a In
p,unsa>g hrss snl fensd a, vhns ys,pins
DAG soosbt sss.rfty bspsash tAs turntasls.
o.cs hs ssnpsk Bsa1ty, - sAssdznG iron .
ohaass sssv q ~ tesrS NsN ~ turDsf
9saany I'D t~ - q. A. sha2G -
tsss hsr. b ehsS - 60 ttt.g th.t hs
osusd nst svs66-ess se1ds.t-nrssesk sou.1
Of . s,fn1sd ursr. strusgttns IN vain - g
soasht 10 ioossn the bold of . isopsrt ~ IN
threat for Beauty had attached again
Yive shots wsrs isft and Dsl.ins nred them
al at the tve hsss1 vhseh came at him IN
one. Beauty cains,ns Ertnly 70 the Ssnsais
throat the assr serambainG v>susiy In .
frenzy Of hind terror. Straight on oAns
RAhh-asr dsd Il know that human nssh
v.s escors n Tnen the impact, throwing
Beauty far 70 one ssss- But ths tissrs claw
bad seunk nssh In e,indnss<, that ~
spsogh.
outssds the ar~nA q man and Siri strue.
sisd at the strsps-cuttiAs them Tsen into
the tnc,osure thsy feosht thar vay. ths
girl driving The baosdy hved C.pstevr and
the frvuzast Beauty bsfors ser. tss man
hrtns euEet AFTER eeDst into ths br.s. q The
blinded RA,Ah - he sosght 10 compel the
sreat eeast 10 Ieass the erwnpaed thing on
the ground esnsafh T. Q man and . E1n
striving with an thsr strength - save the
one who had seesht tAer fanu~ A fourth
bullet nfth- Ths user eopps>d II fan
A sv1n DeveDs1t- rhs man r.a.sd the nns
BODY ef Dslains In his Anna. A leap, vhns
girl sps1 bs-sds hiz- .n1 they vers without
the rate But the man they had o.rris<
forth had esassd b brssthe-
crewda Ths na1Dss Of psnte-tbe1
quiet Beauty w.s hsek In her eass again.
and brssst yvvrn9 sof1y nov and then
With the pain sf n. but in her brain the tug.
E1nr pain had oe>ssd and there v.s peaoa
Beauty had killed . murderer-nor vas Il
for her poor. dumb mentality - distinguish
betvesn the human and the beast
Iospyrsrhs: lszl: ~ osu1>~y lys-v oesp-J
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oppopepts called out "An hwyers are
rosues!"
"I am glad" Sir Frank quickly re-
;.;,.d "to meet this gentleman ~ q mem
Ser Of nv profession, but he need not pro-
.,.;nn our sbortcominss to the world"
A similar story is told Of Robert Smith,
brother Of Sydney Smith and once sdvocats
general. On one occasion he engaged In an
argument with a physician over the merits
of their respse setiye professions
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and ! had . bottle together. I an rather
fond Of old Sherman
The general Joined the gathering amid
profound dlence. Turning to the lieuten-
ant, he said sternly, II think you, sir,
might. have said General Sherman
No" answered the youngster with
happy presence Of mind. did you ever
bear Of General Achilles or General Julius
Caenrf' ,;-E a. g., n.. -.
Probably no enc possessed more ready
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all over the busine17 Did you ever figure
what this MIXED Get Of mine wpu:i look IKE
with woman handing 4. and .he man 3ust
stAiling around! Huh, pad you"
Her face lighted. i,
You mean-
Say the word"
You mean thar Tom and H. ="
mo" one hide Of his mouth eurisd sharply.
- just you"
! Then he stood and stared, For she had
said nothing; merely turned ard walked
away. That Afternoon At rshca-sai, Rajah
and capstown sot more bsAttpgs than ever.
and Beauty the most Of al. Fs,c again she
had refused TO hght back. Then the long
night Of rest. and
Morning. The siaEtns oe . CIRCUS band,
the thick lined curtis. the rsckhns Of tbs
h>avy Wagons and the stssl throassd scream
Of ths calnops. far tn ths rsax. Eooa- TIE
dusty warmth Of the circus lot, the ysiptng
Of the hafyhoo men on the lddshsw platform
Just bsyend the nsnassrss top. tie hurrytns
vorirmen With thsar arns rln Of sessw. the
sweating candy hssehsn - thsy nsls thsir
Af preparations IN The sreax hoBow squarsd
counter In the center Of the menassris tsp.
one o'clock The flooding crowds. The pa.
nuts. The popcorn. The thickiy clustered
crowds before the picket line Of The elephants
only to give way to . sudden thinning a.
an hour Travelled by, and the mars flooded
into the big top and to its seats. Noise
Shouts. The sharp blast Of bue'e and the
bras-throsted music of massed banda It
vas the entry. The show was st the thrssh.
old Of III season; already the teansters were
hitching their horses to ths casea Of caps-
town. Of Rajah. Of Beauty and to the deep
tanksd dan of Bumbo. the hippopotamus.
thst they might drag them into the bfxeer
tsnt for the test that would mean sinking
hearted revenge for one-or happiness and
love and peaceful security for two. Beauty
rose and for the nrst time IN weeks began TO
pace her cage Excttamsnt was IN her blood,
the excitement Of the orowda, The noise, the
band blartns In the lar away. She hissed a.
an animal man stuck . hand between the
bars and sought to rImple her ears- He
stared Al her In q surprised manner and
went on.
The big top. with its crowds. and with .
heavy shouldered man in glitterins uniform
waiting beside the arena gate. q new whip
leadsn tipped and thicker than ever. I.shinE
slowly before him. . revolver showed into the
top OF each high boot The runwsys. Then
. scamper for the pedestais- T,ev were In
the arena again-out the crowd was not
watching. Instead fts attention was oentered
upon the smaller inciosure and the novelty
Of iubSeriy. trick hippopotamus- A below
came from the throat Of Delaine- Faster
ths beasts around the arena, forcing them
to show fight, yelling and lsapins tefore them
to attract the attention Of the crowd. II sue
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tn e MOTHER
>>

vintsr quarters yard, when there were shouts
and the eiuddins Of heavy teams Of six and
eight borsss: when the runways were used
only 70 guide the various animals from their
-permansnt dsns Of the winter to the
Sided, rssplendsnt cages that would form
their homo until the snow should ~ ssain.
The oail Of the b,usbtrd vas sounding.
spring had como In earnest, and the circus
was on the move.
But the ranking journey of the long trains
brought no change In the actions Of Beauty;
II brought nons Of the pa1tng thst she once
bad done In hsr BIG. summer den, none Of
the fsrosnsss and lively defiance by which
she once had keen known. At the feeding
stops, the animal men found her ~ usual,
erouched in . corner. her eyes searching.
almost pitsously. for sonsthing she could not
see. Nor IA that hook fahs until ths cago
v~e nnsd BY the big arena under he
canvas bas tep. and The runwavs IN plAes
for The thrss days sf rsbsarssl before the
epsnins rnastnSs- Already. within the steal
tnelosurs wss Q sreat heavy bodied tiger.
nd ths look Of ssarching csAssd
Ths vhtp and sbs g,a and ~ dog snA
haRss asstn-an4 1nnty - By ~ with .
sWdx~r. AZ ths eth9 snd Ct The tsat
snsthsr arsua, smaller. ~ss up and IN set
working. No gun barksd from there no
whip siashsd the air. no bswiins voice roared
ensss- But 10 Beauty II was rothins. Be
stde Rajah had eiawsd her again. and the
whip Of Dsaatne had ssarsd hsr hide bsoauss
she had voiced no rsmonstrativs roar. An.
other day. anothsr-thsn psisine turned
suddenly from bssfds Bsautys cage - .
woman pa0sd-
.Atoa."
The woman hssitatsd, then turned toward
HIM The other animal nsn were far away.
Deiaine's lips took on their inevitable snssr.
what % you think about II now.-
You have . VIZ good act-it that's what
yeu meanr
"How's yowsr- be asked 4 biunty, a.d
sbs looked straight into his eysA
You ought TO know
It atnt eolns over. Anes-
-I-I-" But he did not catch the break
In her voice. Instead he reached forwsrd
ana c2ugnt ner oy the arm In . grasp tn
tended for gentsness.
Then Why don't you get some ssnss7 You
know what's sotns 70 happen. don't you. II
that act DON'T 90 overt You're elosedLeoth
OF you There amt room on his show for
two feature animal srts and other people
have taken the places you Favs up to Try
this fool stunt Where you soirr-K you're
cIosedy-
u don't know. she sd wearfly. But
vsn nvs. Tom can ind . 10 outside the
bustneos-and % can l."
-Yeh, At tsu . week. There sin1 any
hundred dollar jobs noattns srvunc for ex-
troupers- Listen, Ahce." his fare was Close
to hers Why don't you come IN On . regular
animal aet-one thatn make you Knockout
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Handling a Tight One"

A SOLICITOR was making the roonds OF
"A . certain New England town on behalf
Of q useful community ~erk, when he en-
eountsrsd an overthrifty merchant, upon
whom all the soBcitor's sloquencs wn
wasted at frst.
II believe this 10 . good thing" said
the merchant. at deserves 10 succeed, but
I can't Afford to give anything. However.
you have my good will"
VERY we'll, Mr.. Skinks," aid the -.
licitor, 'if that's all you feel able TO give,
lust sirn your name here and write good
wii' after It, and then the townspsopls
win know What your gift L."
The paper was signed, but the merchant
put something more than good Win against
his nAma.
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Unappreciated Help

A PHILADELPHIA physician had been
"A called in TO tr~at the spoiled child Of .
certain family. Altar his departure the
mother returned to the room and told the
younsstsr that the doctor had complained
that the child had been very rpde to him.
"why, mother" replied the tiddie, "he's
Just an old fogy, that's any He got mad
Just because put out my tongue before b
told ne To-. :" = - e.
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Poets Telltale Pallor .

TN 4 western town they tell Q story Of .
j worthy lady newly come into money, who
.on one occasion while visiting the house Of
. friend sased long and thoushtfulls st .
plaster cast Of Shakespeare Then sshs
sished and remarked:
Poor man! How pale he looked! He
couldn't have been we'll when that was
taken"
He wasn't" agreed her polite hostsss.
he was dad
"oh," continued the woman, drawing
s-naAthAtie krasth. "sthat aeennnts for IT,"
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Opening the Chestnut Bur

tremsly clever. suppose you can assure
me that they are orisinalF'
To this the fair one responded: mot
quite. The kiss was . collaborsten."
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Not ALI Her Own

A WESTERN editor was favorably in.
~ pressed By q poem sent him By q young
lady, and be addressed to her the following
note
''The verses entitled The kiss are ex.
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[coutanued from prsesdlhs pasAl
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cortneyR Cooper

all over the busine17 Did you ever nsurs
what this nixsd aet Of nins wou.i look IKE
with woman handing T. and .he man Just
stailins around! Huh9 psd you:'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09
The Sacco-Nanzetti Case
Doubt Of Guilt in SPITE Of Conviction


on Circumstantial Evidence
To tae Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. May lay before your readers
TIE outline Of the Sacco-vanzetti case,
sbous waich the New York public,
an tod has been very little informed
Is yes. This am anxious to do for
three rearons:
First, because there is a chance for
srev trial Tor these men.
Second because 1t is Of special pub
lie concern, the convicted men being
labor organ zers and the world Of labor
beirg Interested; and,
r u, because the Italian govern
me- + Interested.
Nicola eaeco md Bartolomeo Van
ts't' were arrested last May, not then
arc ~ =, fsr as they we're Informed,
q rnls3er bit drilled about their labor
se' t''ies and radical politics. They
were 'r.ed, however On Dedham,
Mas s-b4equentiy for the robbery
RI marier Of Frederick Parmentcr
ara Alexander Bernardcli, paymaster
a. guard fof the Slater & Morrell
nnos Company, Of South Brain.ree, on
"pf. -. Their alarm on the night
q t9eis arrest, wlsea thoy hsd been led
= 1ein< that tic laws against radical
opf.oa were - bc invoked against
.ee'a ~as then used by the prosecu-
eon - imply their gait N snurdcrers.
4ccy were -af In 3. c.yc ..nd tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09
olson Gas Warfare
Not Humane Now or Ever Says Major De Bles-
Barred by League of Nations

tho chlorine manufacturers Of their
pliht?
know one manufacturer Of chlorine,
| believe the largest in the country
who considers its use in warfare the
most abominable invention of mankind
for the slaughter, In its cruelest form,
not only Of combatants but inevitably
of hundreds Of non-combatants. women
and children, as happened at Bailleul
and Poperinghe ir May, 1917, among
other instances.
If gas is to be treated as humane
weapon, why not let us adopt German
methods entirely and practice the art
Of terrorism also? German statisti-
clans prove conclusively, to their own
satisfaction, that the terroristic cam
paign in Belgium was the best thing
that could have happened to that pros
porous little country. It's only fault
was that, owing to circumstances be-
yond their control, they could not pro-
long the treatment. Belgium would
have become quite civilized with few
years more of massacre and outrage
and deportations.
MAJOR ARTHUR DE BLES,
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
New York, Oct 9, 1921.
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Teaching Backward Children
Ineffective Except in Groups Of
twenty-five or Fewer

Ineffective Except in Groups OF
twenty-five or Fewer
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Within the last few weeks the
daily press devoted considerable space
to the subject of intelligence tests in
schools. 1t is gratifying to note this
evidence of interest in the educational
problems of the day There are few
others as important in the life Of our
Republic.
A word Of caution Is necessary, how
ever. The impression seems to exist
that all that is necessary is the exami-
nation Of children by means of intelli-
gcnce and other tests, and the conse-
uucnt grouping Of children in classes,
according to their native ability or
capacity.
The writer has had considerable ex-
perience in organizing classes on such
a basis In all cases. however the
classes had to be large because OF pre-
vailing conditions in the New York
schools. Although the teachers were
interested and enthusiastic, although
the course of study for each class was
modified and adapted to the abilities
and needs of the children, the results
were dscOuraging 80 far as the slow
children were concerned.
The experience pointed to the fact
that classes for the mentally slow must
be small. To achieve anything like
success they must not contain more
than twenty or twenty-five pupils, be-
cause these need plenty Of individual
attention. In addition, they must have
increased facilities for manual train
ing play, etc. Without these ccndi.
tions the grouping Of slow children is
not only useless but dangerous.
For, in this connection, it is neccs-
sary to consider to what extent SLOW
children suffer because they have nc
bright classmates TO lead and stimulate
them. Unfortunately we have no data
as yet on this particular problem 1t is
an open question whether the psychic
and emotional loss resulting from
grouping Q number Of children of lin.
tied intelligence can counterbalance the
possible intellectual gains.
AT any rate, The public must realize
that the experiments in grouping
should not be undertaken unless we are
prepared to spend the money for addi-
tional teachers, in order that children
requiring special attention be placed in
small classes.
ALEXANDER TICHANDLER,
Principal p. S. 1G5.
Brooklyn, Oct. c, 1921
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To the Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Considering all the circun-
stances, the situation relative to the
enforcement of the prohibition law
particularly in large cities, is no cause
for encouragement and might have
been forescen. Indeed, anything ap
preaching an adequate enforcement
for some years after the enactment Of
the law can hardly be expected. The
drinking habits of thousands OF the
population create market for boot
leg whisky, the local politicians as a
class were not in favor o. The law
much money could be made through
brides to permit violations of the law,
and most of the large cities contain
foreign element hostile to our form Of
government and eager to promote the
violation of its laws.
Nevertheless, throughout the history
Of our country the Federal govern
ment has shown itself capable Of en-
forcing the Constitution and the laws
notwithstanding more than one
sporadic rebellion. 1t will be the
same with the Eighteenth Amendment
in the long run.
1t is to be noted In The Tribune's
account of reports on the situation in
various cities that the emphasis Is on
the extensive sale Of whisky at from
81 to SIS quart, except for amateur
stuff with its added poisonous quail
ties.
Boys don't begin on whisky, and
neither do men of good sense and ordi-
nary means invest any considerable
sum in the imported brands at such
prices. When the bootleg whisky has
burned out it's votaries the demand
will greatly decrease and new pur-
chasers will not be created.
Much nonsense has been written re-
speeding the amendment and the Vol
stead law. It is absurd to say that
these were "put over" by an aggressive
minority. The whole history of the
growth Of prohibition sentiment con-
tradicts such q suggestion. The fail
ure Of the Democratic State Convention
to adopt the Tammany plank in favor
of beer and light wines would seem Of
itself sufficient straw to indicate the
way the wind is blowing Both the
, amendment and the law express the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09
The Housemaid' S Lot
Is Not Happy One, Says Young
Woman Who Has Tried 1t

10 4NOt q Happy OiiCs 10 1ouiiS
Woman Who Has Tried 1t
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: would like to reply to G. c.
As letter, "An Uncmplo- able House
Maid From what he writes any one
would get the IDEA bis home is a good,
substantial one and he is wllinr to
ro-employ this maid at increased
wages. But She refuses 10 accept this
excellent opportunity She would rather
be idle more or less and among the
unfortunate Unemployed than to re-
turn tc general homework.
do not thinl. this an exceptional
case. AS a strong young woman OF ex-
cellent character, etc, have been I'M
fortunate enough to have spent several
years Of my life as a housemaid. With
this experience in the homes of we'll
TODD doctors and lawyers, found the
average working hours to be sixteen
hours day with The exception Of Sun
day, which was eight hours Il bed
room was the only place provided for
my guests. My food was the left overs
These hardships | endured near Fifth
Avenue
Ask any good girl if her life wasn't
bore to her while engaged as a house
maid. The employment agencies offer
positions at SAC to $50 month for ex-
perienced girls. A fee Of 10 per cen.
of the first months wanes is usually
charged bright girl usually LANDS q
job at $40. After she is there Il month
her employer wants to reduce the
maids wages for the coming month.
And II the servant does not agree to
it she can 70. The servant usually
gocs--only to find the same hardship
ut the next place. (By the way, the
average wage for housemaids in the
Middle West is So week.
Such are the nvcrnge splendid oppor-
tnnities for hougomaids, Docs my
one Wonder at oirls clinging with n
bulldogs grip to mems Jobs in sub
ways, factories and Offices? MISS Ii.
New York, oct 4, 1921
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death your right to sap it.-VoItauuc to Hcpetius.
I O the T enanss
A Message by Stewart Browne in
Defense Of the Landlord


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Me- I borrow some 81 your
space TO convey q message to tenants
a.A receiving hundreds Of letters
from tenants that their salaries
haven't been increased in five and ten
years and that their incomes have been
reduced in the last year. and yer land
lords are increasing instead Of reduc-
ING rents. as they should do.
There is no doubt that medium sized
rents are increasing somewhat, ard
that some are going down. and that
tenants incomes are going down, and
that something should be done to bring
back experimentation between living
costs and incomes. While admitting
that there are still many rent prof
lteering landlords, the most Of them
are not. But how can landlords pre-
vent either maintaining or increasing
rents, let alone reducing them, when al
most everything that enters into cost
OF maintenance and operation is in
creaslng and none is reducing? az
1aXes are increased to meet extrava-
gance In city government. Why don't
tenants join hands to stop this? (2)
Interest rates are increasing because
of Federal surfaces and tax exemp-
ton and prevailing high interest rates
of and per cent. CD Gas and cleo
tricity rates have increased. az In
suranco rates have increased. co. Tel
ephone rates have increased. 80 Real
estate agents have doubled their COM
missions for renting and managing
property. CD Legal fees have IN
creased. (s) Cost Of repairs ana ma
terials and wages of employees remain
stationary and have not been reduced.
90 The landlords cost Of living has
increased.
Why do tenants pick on the land
lord? Why don't they Join hands to
get the above charges reduced? The
landlord Is like the tenants, "betwecn
the devil and the deep sea-" but more
SO, because the former is the target
for everybody, either to collect from
or to throw stones at.
A world war can't happen, with ten
million lives lost, many moro injured
and billions of money spent, without
dislocation Of the entire industrial and
financial fabric.
STEWART BROWNE,
President United Real Estate Owners
Association.
New York, Oct. 6, 1921.
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roI1ibition So Iar
Friends of Eighteenth Amendment Not Discouraged b,
Lax Enforcement and Bookkeeping

sober judgment Of large majority Of
the people of the United States
NO argument has been too absurd to
be advanced to nullify if possible the
effect Of the amendment by making
convenient loopholes in the law fer It's
enforcement, It has been urged that
21a per cent beer should be permitted.
The fact is that II per cent beer
smells, looks and tastes like beer. but.
as has been wittily said, ut doesn't
seem to have the authority" The 2h
per cent product has the authority and
there is no other reason why any one
should be interested In advocating it.
The Bible has been appealed to,
mainly by those who have no other use
for it, for arguments in favor of alco-
holic drinks. 1t ought to be sufficient
to say that but for that book and its
teachings and the energy Of those who
follow its precepts there would be no
such amendment and no such law to
combat.
A sudden and suspicious eruption of
patriotism and desire to preserve our
liberties and the enforcement Of the
Fourth Amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution is now observable. Those who
call upon the universe to behold show
the Fourth Amendment IS violated con-
venicntly omit to lay stress upon the
word unreasonable" which qualities
the words search and seizure. The
majority Of citizens will willingly per-
nit chat search OF their automobiles,
for example, which shall show them
good citizens, obedient to law, and con-
slider the inconvenience as their con-
tribution to good government, law and
order.
1t should be noted that all of the
Ten Commandments are still being
violated after some thousand years of
enforc ement, and probably these re-
cent expressions Of the good sense of
humanity as found in the amendment
and the law against alcoholic drinks
will be likewise violated. Nevertheless
such violations will be less in number
rs the years pass and will in time be
no moro unmanageable than other
crimes against the public welfare by
the dregs Of society.
CHARLES Z. MANIERRE.
New York, Oct. 6, 1921.