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The New York herald., 1921-05-19
Tragedy Of the Birds.
More About the Migrants That Came
to Grief i'm Madison Square.

To THE New YORK HERALD To those
who read your story OF the great flock
of migrant birds seen In Madison Square
the following detailed list OF the various
kinds of birds may be of interest.
The ovenbirds seemed to be in the
greatest number. and they we're the most
numerous among those killed. ! counted
over a hundred on the grass.
The surprising thing was the large
number of birds Of most or the species
seen. There were dozens OF catbirds,
towhees. Maryland yeliowthroats, white
throated sparrows. l saw but one OF
the rather rare white crowned sparrows
and but one brown thrasher. one olive
backed thrush. saw several veeries.
The following is my complete list, seen
with the aid OF my glass: Towhecs, cat
birds. ovenbirds, veeries, Maryland yell
lowthroats, chestnut sided warblers, Pa
rula warblers. brown thrasher, swamp
sparrow. field sparrow, chipping SPAR
row. white crowned sparrow, wrens,
black md white warbler white breasted
nuthatch. olive backed thrush. myrtle
warbler black throated blue warbler.
magnolia warbler, redstart, Northern
water thrush. In many cases both male
and female birds we're In evidence. I was
told by another observer that he had
seen the grasshopper sparrow and the
Lincoln sparrow.
A number OF birds OF the lawn were
badly hurt and a number OF others were
found dead on Sunday morning. was
asked often by spectators. How did they
get here?" Where are they from?' Very
few among the kindly and interested
observers md ever seen or heard OF
birds OF such lovely colors.
Groups OF passersby stopped 10 look
and discuss the tragedy OF the night
fight and to ask questions OF those who
seemed TO know the names OF the birds.
Two little children who had picked up
three little dead birds, two ovenblrds
and Il chipping sparrow, held them ten
derby as ] photographed them md asked
whether If they took them homo and
cared for them they "wouli come alive
again
Bird lovers vino keep A record OF their
finds each year might hunt for years
without seeing az many OF each kind or
have the privilege OF getting so near
them. Towhees. ovenbirda thrushes, shy
birds OF the woods. seemed utterly OBJ
livious Of the people on the benches and
the passersby.
The only observer 7 saw without the
least consideration for the little wan
derers Of the air was the park cat, which
WINS permitted TO kin number of the
exhausted birds. A policeman with a
heart as big MS his body who showed
great interest in his new bird visitors
finally asked the gardener to shut the
cat up. III I could have my way I'd
shoot her and all her kind.
/ picked up vccry and Maryland
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
Brilliant Garden Party at White House
President and Mrs. Harding Give Their First Large
Entertainment.

of Madrid is being sold at auction at
Clarxe's Galleries. The sale bids fair
10 exceed in interest the similar one Of
several weeks ago. Yesterdays sale
totalled $500.
The bench OF an altar. with the coat of
arms of Cardinal, made Of walnut and
dating from the sixteenth century, was
sold to D. X. Kelikian for $3.50 the
highest price of the day. 4 bronze
clock OF the eighteenth century. Ginning
with eight bells. was purchased by
Col Blair for 1915. Six engraved leather
chairs OF the seventeenth century We're
bought by c. Moran for $3.50, and c.
Tompkins paid $3.50 for two sets of six
leather chairs of he same description. A
carving with relief. The Bust of a
Woman" sixteenth century, went to w.
r. Hearst for s105.
On Monday a walnut choir bench with
coats of arms OF the reigning Cardinal
in Renaissance STYLE sixteenth century
workma nship. fetched the highest price
of $500. selling to j. J. Murray Mrs
j. Galiois paid $3.50 for six engraved
leather chairs Of the seventeenth CEN
tury. and w. r. Hearst gave s170 for
a bargueno. ivory incrusted. Of the six
teenth century Four damask red chairs
in Louis XIV. style, of seventeenth CEN
tury workmanship. sold to J. Roberts
for $140. J. ]. Murray paid 500 for
black and yellow velvet bed cover of the
seventeenth century. and seventeenth
century carved chest sold to j. Arnold
for s75 The total for Mondays sale
was $500, bringing the total for the
two days to $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
Live Stock Fares Better.

Statistics Of the Bureau Of Crop
Estimates Of the United States De
partmeut OF Agriculture show that
less live stock was lost during the
past year than in any flke period of
which there Is record. Whether
this condition Is due to the mild win
ter or to other causes Is a matter for
conjecture, but whatever the reason
the live stock interests Of the country
have been benefited.
The general average as to health
fulness of horses and mules in the
United states on May ! was 96.2 per
cent. while it was 80 per cent. year
ago and the average FOR ten years
was 95.Z per cent. The loss from dis
cn Sc Is estimated NJ 14.1 to the thou
sand head as compared with III In
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
A Big American.

1t has often been said that IL
FRANKLIN X. LANE, whose untimely
death yesterday shocked the peo-
pie of the whole country, had been
born ia the United States-he was
native of Prince Edward Island
he would have stood a good chance
of becoming President. 1t is useless
to speculate on this, but it is a
fact that he possessed the straight
forwardness, the unquestioned honor,
the amiabillty and the gift of leader
ship which are associated with great
political masters With these char
acteristics Mr.. LANE was a lovable
man; he drew to himself the af-
fections Of those he met, as well as
their respect. He liked men, liked
to meet them, to talk with them, to
listen to them, and no trace Of intol-
erance or arbitrariness marred his
dealings with them. He could laugh
at the failings of the great without
forgetting. or belittling their great
ness; he could recognize gem of
wisdom in the mind Of a fool with
out being blinded by 1t to his folly.
1t did not take his neighbors long
to see that FRANKLIN LANE was
good man, strong man. Early he
was put to work for the public. He
served 1t as reporter on THE NEW
YORK HERALD-an experience he de-
lighted to recall--as the New York
correspondent of several out of town
newspapers, as part owner and edi-
tor Of the Tacoma Washington, Duilp
Ne,os; in city office as Corporation
Counsel of San Francisco, In politics
candidate for Governor Of Cali
fornia and candidate for United
States Senator from that State. His
fame spread. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
brought him into the Federal service
by appointing him a member Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, on
which he served from 1905 to 1913,
being chairman in part of President
TAFT's Administration. President
WILSON found him chairman of the
Commission and made him Secretary
of the Department of the Interior, in
which he labored with zeal and dis
cretion for the country's welfare.
Thus three Presidents of the United
States signally honored FRANKLIN X.
LANE. How we'll he did his work Is
matter of record in the offices he
filed to which testimony was given
when at last he left the Department
Of the Interior to earn the competence
national carelessness DEGREES shall
not be won by men from service in
public office.
A good and useful citizen, FRANKLIN
X. LANES talents were given to- the
country in full measure over long
period of years. His services were
worthy OF his fine mind and his great
heart.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
LONGEST SINGLE SPAN
BRIDGE FOR ROCHESTER

The longest concrete single span
bridge In the world soon is to be built
in Rochester. according to figures sub
mitted to the engineering societies OF
that city ny 3. II. Davis New York
consulting engineer. AS outlined by the
plans. the new structure is to be across
the Genesee River gorge. which rivals in
sheer precipice that Of the Niagara River
below the falls but is little more than
half as wide.
Designed to save time and delay for
Rochester's growing traffic, the bridges
lone span will be $50 feet long, with a
rise of 10 feet from water 20 rail: it's
total length nearly 1000 feet and its
estimated cost in tho neig horhood OF
si.000,0 900. The new structure will be
So feet wide over all. with q double road
way OF flfty feet In width. and two siAs-
walks, each fifteen feet wide from c, w
TO curb. A double track trolley LIE
will divide incoming and outgoing trsf.
flr
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
Good Sense From Carpenter.


good sense and proper idea of sport
is shown by his reply to the question
whether he had wagered on his
chances Of winning the championship
on July ..
His reply in the negative, coupled
with the opinion that betting was
harmful to the sport, was as unusual
as it was refreshing, and might we'll
serve as a model for others to follow.
No sport is ever healthy if the gam
bling feature Is permitted to affect 1t
In any way. He gave further proof
of his p0ise and sanity by his state
ment that there would be no exhibit
tions or side shows at his training
quarters at Manhasset, and that all
his time up to the day OF the fight
would be devoted solely to getting
himself into the best possible condi-
ton for the contest.
The fact that he has engaged the
negro heavyweight JEANETTE, who is
thoroughly acquainted with DEMPSEY
and his methods of fighting. ms one Of
his sparring partners is an indication
that no chances are being overlooked
and that when he steps into the ring
in Jersey City he will have no ex-
cuses to offer.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19

prices as it did, could not bring about
the readjustment which is imperative
to American productivity and national
bread and butter. The textile mills,
following the copper industry, could
not bring 1t about. Even the basic
steel business, with the enormous I'M
petus recently given by the United
States Steel Corporation, could not.
But when the vast American railway
system joins the movement the ma
tional momentum of readjustment
must become irresistible. Then we
may look with more than hope for
the turn Of the tide; we may count
with confidence upon its setting in TO
run toward the flood.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., May IL.

New York Herald BureaAu,
Washington, ID. g., May lS.
From the time the first guests arrived
this afternoon until the Marine Band
played 1.-The End Of Perfect Day"-three
tisnes--the President and Mrs. Harding q
first garden party was huge success. The
first big entertainment given at the
White House during the present Admin
istration. every detail was of interest
to the assembled guests. and all were
enthusiastic over the way In which the
dignity and stateliness Of the usual White
House functions was tempered by the
spirit of genuine friendliness and gra-
cious cordiality for which President and
Mrs. Harding are already noted.
Fully 1000 persons enjoyed the hos
pitality of the White House. The in
vitations went out in Mrs. Harding's
name, but the President and Mrs. Har-
ding received together the guests being
presented by Capt Clarke Sheriff., the
White House military aide. The receiv-
ing line took its place on small gray
rug under the giant oak tree where Mrs.
Roosevelt used to stand when. after a
lapse of years she revived the garden
parties famous in Dolly Madison's day.
and where President and Mrs Taft and
President and Mrs Wilson used also to
greet their guests.
The refreshment tables with their bur-
den of early summer flowers were spread
under gay red and white striped
marquee. The scarlet coats of the Ma
rine Band, stationed half way down the
smooth slope of the lawn. made an
effective splash Of color. which was re-
Elected in the far flung spray of the
fountain. The White House gardens
are now at their loveliest and with scores
of maids and matrons In light summer
frocks and flower laden hats moving
about under the trees. tho picture pre-
sented was lovely.
All the state drawing rooms OF the
White House were thrown open and
each was decked with appropriate flow
,srs. The Na"y Band played in the East
Room for those who cared to dance. At
first the dancers were few, but grad
ually the number increased. and when
President and Mrs. Harding entered
the room after having left their place
in the receiving line the floor was
crowded. They made half turn of the
room, and then when the orchestra for
the third time played 1.-THE End Of Per-
feet Day. the company decided that it
was time to go home.
Mrs. Harding won all hearts to-day
by the natural way in which she said
to each pretty girl: "Stick around !;
therell be dancing later The First
Lady wore strikingly handsome and
becoming gown of cream points applique
lace made over n Foundation OF jade
green chiffon, with effective touches of
black. She wore picture hat Of black
horsehair braid trimmed in paradise !:
and black hose. black satin slippers and
long white gloves, completed her COS
tune.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
The Mountain Breath.
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
1t often comes all scented, sweet,
With cedar fir and pine;
And gives n pure, anlbrosial treat
Where love and romance try to meet
And on Olympus dine.
Then chilly winds from off the snow
Come swiring fast and long;
And Boreas lifts his voice to blow,
AS If the world were turned to woe,
An iceberg's frozen song.
But May and June with fragrant breeze
Bring back the happy hours,
When all the plants and budding trees
Are kissed by many busy bees
In fight for mountain flowers.
The autumn hills are brown and sere,
No modest violets peeping:
The gentle zephyrs tiptoe near
And whisper words os hone and cheer
''They are not dead, but sleeping"
So life Is like breath Of air
From off the mountain high:
We catch a fragrance rich and rare,
Or see the hills all brown and bare;
And God alone knows why.
HOMER Fort.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
God Bless Him!

Almost fifty years have passed
since JOE JEFFERSON, seeking clergy
man to read the burial service over
the body Of versatile and well be-
loved GEORGE HOLLAND, was told by
pastor Of little vision that the
funeral OF an actor would not be
permitted from the house of COP over
which he presided, but that there
was little church around the cor
ner" wherein 1t might be held. "GoD
bless The Little Church Around the
Corner!" exclaimed JEFFERSON, and
into Twenty-ninth street he went to
the Church of the Transformation,
where the Rev. GEORGE HENDRIcK
HoUGHToN received him with sympa-
thy and understanding. The name
thus given to that church has
achieved worldwide fame; wherever
1t is uttered. men and women think
Of kindly interest, Of benevolent as
SiStance wisely administered, Of
friendship and inspiration from
priests whose simplicity Of mind Is
the reflex of their wide experience
and truly Christian faith.
For GEORGE HENDRICK HoUGHToN,
as he was good and generous in life.
was fortunate in death to have a
worthy man to succeed him in the
rectorship Of The Little Church
Around the Corner. This was his
nephew, the Rev. GEORGE CLARKE
HoUGHToN, who took up his uncle's
Office in 1897, and to-day celebrates
the fiftieth anniversary of his order
ing to the priesthood. There will be
beautiful and appropriate services,
magnificent music, the mystic beauty
of lights and rich vestments, an elo-
quent sermon In The Little Church
Around the Corner to-day. There
will be notables and dignitaries, eccle-
s!astical and civil, to do churchly
honor and pay official respect to DR..
HoUGHToN: which Is as it should be.
But more than this. AS DR.. HoUGH-
TON sees and hears these tributes to
long years well spent for others there
will be another tribute to him. 1t
will come from men and women, scat
tered through the town, the country,
the whole world, who in sorrow or in
distress, In the joy Of love or the
misery Of disgrace, sought an ever
open door beyond which knowledge
supported by brotherly love, expert
ence enlightened by charity, trust in
humanity fortified by faith in GoD,
have bound up their wounds of heart
or conscience or soul and sent them
ont with renewed strength to fight
the battle Of life. On the lips of
these grateful ones will be the words
"GoD bless DR.. HouaHToN and The
Little Church Around the Cornerl"
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
Reception at Junior Art Show.

To keep up the Interest in the loan
exhibition now being held in the Fine
Arts Building at 2l5 West Fifty-seventh
street under the auspices of the Junior
Art Patrons of America, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Sterner held reception there
yesterday afternoon. which was ct-
tended by many of the patrons and
patronesses of the association. Mrs
Gordon W. Abbott presided at the tea
table. There were piano solos by Miss
Dorothy Berlner. Some of those at
the reception were Mrs. H. Fairfield
Osborn. Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee, Mrs.
Egerton L. Winthrop, Mrs. e. Henry
Hartman, Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn, Mrs.
Willard Straight, Mr.. Robert p. Per-
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred c. Bosom.
Mrs. Benson Bennett Sloan. Mrs. Har-
bert l.. Pratt and Mr.. Thomas Il.
Clarke The exhibition will end on
Saturday of this week. It will be open
day and night until then.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
New York City's Health.
Remarkable Decrease in Infant Nor.
tality Since January 1.

From the Weekly Bullctia Of the Depart
ment Of Heulth.
There were 1907 deaths and a rate
OF 11.s6 reported during the week of
May z. as compared with 1885 deaths
and rate of 1916 during the corre-
spending week OF 1920. decrease OF
rs In the absolute number of deaths
and 80 In the rate. which Is equivalent.
taking into consideration the increase in
population, to a decrease OF 95 deaths.
There were three deaths reported from
measles during the week, as compared
with %; IL deaths from scarlet fever
as compared with 10 rs deaths from
diphtheria, as compared with 23 nine
deaths from whoopiag cough. as COM
pared with seven. There were 357 deaths
from organic diseases OF the heart and
kidneys. as compared with 854; 1870
deaths from pneumonia. as compared
with ls5; Ito deaths from pulmonary
tuberculosis. as compared with 13s.
Viewed from the point of age grouping
there were 200 deaths OF infants under
one year of age, as compared with 200.
9 decrease OF nine deaths. Between one
and five years of age there were 81
deaths, ~ compared with 12S, Il decrease
Of 81 deaths. Between five and sixty
Ave there was n decrease OF le deaths
and at SO years OF age ana over an
Increase OF eight deaths
The death rate for the first nineteen
weeks OF the year was 1887 per one
thousand of the population. as compared
with 1870 In the corresponding period
OF 1920
remarkable decrease is noted in in
FAINT mortality since January /, there
having been only 70 deaths reported out
Of every loco children born. ne COM
pared with 100 during the corresponding
period of 1890.
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
Why Do 1t Unto Italy?

GTeSlueut ItAhDtNG HAS 1OAlONcu lhc
example of Mr.. WILSON in sending
an author as Ambassador TO Italy
RIcHARD WAsHBURN CHILD succeeds
to the post now held by ROBERT
UNDERWOOD JOHNSON and previously
adorned by THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
From the literary persons stand
point the custom is admirable His
country rewards him with four or
more wears Of sweet exile in a land
whose very sunshine is conducive to
the sprouting of romantic ideas. He
can write a book on each Of the seven
hills Of Rome. To tired veteran au-
thors like Mr.. PAGE and Mr.. JOHN
SON the assignment must have been
most restful. Mr.. CHILD is still
young, but that will make the italian
skies even more blue to him.
The procession of literary men may
be little surprising to Italy, but we
are sure she will be too polite to men
tion 1t. Italy is engaged ut the pres
ent time in a terrific struggle to re
gain her economic strength. The
drain of war was SO great that she
has little time to look up at the blue
sky. She Is necessarily engrossed
with the less poetic subjects of iron,
coal, food and foreign trade The
United States is one Of the countries
with which Italy hopes to do big
business
Not only Italians but Americans
may feel that the interests of both
countries would be better served by
the appointment ST practical man,
preferably one already acquainted
with the profession Of diplomatics.
They will insist upon remembering
that President MCKINLEY sent GEORGE
Won L. MEYER to Rome and that the
next appointees, chosen by ROOSEVELT,
were two trained dlplomatists, HENRY
WHITE and LLOYD GRIsCoM. After
them came J. G. A. LEIsHMAN, q man
of large business experience who had
also had the advantage of previous
diplomatic experience IL Switzerland
and Turkey.
1t Is true that Europe frequently
sends us writer's as Ambassadors, but
usually they are statesmen first and
authors afterward, as in the eminent
cases Of BRYCE and JUssERAND. When
we have a writer with the diplomatic
ability Of JOHN HAY by all means put
him In the foreign service-after he
has proved his worth. Perhaps Mr.
CHILD is another Choate; we shall
see. But If writing ability made d.
plomatlsts BooTH HARRINGTON would
be Secretary of State.
If the pressure of writer's on the
President for diplomatic positions is
irresistible would It not be we'll to
arrange a system of rotation or geo.
graphical distribution? Considera-
tion for the possible feelings of Italy
might shield her from having to re-
ce!ve from the United States writer
diplomat who comes on top Of two
others of the same profession. There
are several more European capitals
than there we're six years ago. And
there IS Tahiti. where most young
authors yearn 10 20. Why not an
Embassy In the Society Archipelago?
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
On May 6, 1885.
An Old Friend Looks Up the News
in the First "New York Herald"

To THE NEW York HERALD: l have
been a reader Of THE NEW York HERALD
for many years, 1t having been the fam
lily paper in my fathers house IN my
young days and later in my home up to
the present time. In fact. the day does
not start right for me if / do not see
your paper Immediately after breakfast.
/ remember the bombardment OF Sum-
ter and the assassination of President
Lincoln and many other important
events reported therein, and have some
of the papers. and although I cannot go
back to the day of the papers birth I
did make it my business to look back
among my old papers for my copy Of
the first NEW YORK HERALD, which Is
dated May s. 1895. and found some in
teresting reading.
II was a bit strange to read In that
newspaper what Daniel Webster, Henry
Clay and John C. Calhoun were doing or
about to do at that time. and there is
even mention of David Crockett The
reader Is told that the Peel Ministry was
defeated and that the Peel-Wellington
Cabinet is on the verge of dissolution.
In the advertising columns the
steamboats, for Albany are the Albany,
Champlain, North America and Consti-
tuition and leave Barclay street and
Cortlandt street at A. M. and s p. M.
In another article we find the steamboat
De Witt Clinton went to the relief of
the steamboat Advocate. which burst
her boiler Off Coeymans with some loss
in lives.
Among the marriage notices Is one OF
the marriage Of the daughter of Aaron
c. Burr, no doubt a connection Of the
Burr family Of Connecticut. Aaron
Burr was alive at that time, being in
his eightieth year.
On the editorial page Mr.. Bennett an
nounces his independence, that he sup
ports no party, no ''so-called" principles,
that THE New YORK HERALD will be the
organ Of no faction or cOterie. that he
cares nothing for any election and that
he has no interest in any candidate from
President down to constable, that he will
give all the news and lots of good sound
practical common sense suitable for the
business man and the home. So THE
New YORK HERALD has been for many
years and is to-day. Long may 1t pros
per. ]. GARpNER BrEY.
New YORK, May is.