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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-07
Fusion Not Enough

The Tribune is in hearty accord
with its neighbor The Herald that to
deny the wisdom Of bringing to-
gether Republicans, independent
Democrats, Independents and other
voting elements which would give
New York City good government is
"to fly in the face Of all the facts and
figures that appeal to sound, practi-
cal judgment"
That Mr.. Harding carried the city
by 100000 is Offset by the fact that
Governor Smith carried it by $780,
600. Mr.. Harding received more
than the Republican vote and Gov
ernor Smith more than the Demo-
cratic vote. Where the true division
line runs nobody knows. The margin
either way is probably not wide.
Only in an ecstasy Of foolishness can
any one say that the municipal re-
suit is certain. 1t depends largely
on the course of the campaign.
But it is not enough to have fusion.
This alone is not enough to insure
Tammany's defeat. We also need
much popular education as to the
character of the Hylan administra-
ton. The public mind has been
drawn away from city affairs. There
is call to demonstrate again that
Tammany does not change-that the
Tiger is the same old beast it always
has been and that ample proof is
furnished by the Hylan administra-
ton.
The other thing needful is for the
Meyer committee to get busy and as
semble and present the facts. 1t
was not appointed to advance any
partisan purpose, but to investigate
impartially. Much valuable time has
been lost. There has been so much
delay that injurious whispers are
heard that there is an implied under
standing that Tammany is to be let
alone down state if it does not in
trude up state. The way to refute
this slanderous insinuation is for the
committee to show zeal in its work.
A fusion ticket is good machinery,
but it will not speed to certain sue
cess If Tammany avoids scrutiny. It
is the particular function of the
Meyer committee to inform the pub
lie. Other agencies can and will
help, but it is the clearing house Of
the facts, and there is impotence
over its successive adjournments.
Fusion is good, but alone it is not
enough. The existing indifference to
city affairs must be blown away if
good government is to be restored.
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Longevity and Husbands

Mrs. Maria E. Wilson, of Pitts
burgh, has just celebrated her
1O2d birthday. She declares that
she is the oldest woman in Pitts
burgh because her conscience never
troubled her and because she mar
ried but once. One husband in a
lifetime is enough for one woman.
says Mrs. Wilson.
She was, however, left widow at
twenty-six, which was over seventy
five years ago. Husbands at that
time were not nearly so useful and
were much more self-assertive and
wearing than theyare to-day. Atthat
time they insisted more on having
their way. But they were tolerated
by the more purposeful, persistent
and practical sex because they were
needed to help fill the family
market basket. But the necessity
for keeping husband merely for
material reasons is going by, women
now being tempted with an ever
increasing assortment of ways of
earning livings for themselves. That
is why one may imagine that
masculine foolishness is less endured
than formerly, and consequently
there is as large a husband turn
over as there is.
We don't know whether or not
Mrs. Wilson is philosopher and
humorist; if she is, and carries in
mind the reel of the human COMEDY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-07
Maternity Bill Opposition
Solicitude for States Rights Aroused
by Sheppard Towner Measure

by Sheppard Towner Measure
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your stand has been SO splen.
didly sound in regard to the war and
our duty toward our allies that can.
not understand the superficial views
you express in connection with some
of our home problems, particular
ly the type of legislation that the
Sheppard bill stands for.
am sure that you realize that the
question of states rights is not an
academic one, but that it is vital to
the preservation of our Republic, for
we know that in a country as large as
ours the state is the largest unit to
which we can safely leave local self
government to work out the problems
Of free people. The great hope Of
the future is that the states, with the
help of their local agencies, will work
out their health and education prob
lens and keep the control Of these
things in the hands of those who have
the confidence of each community.
1t is the function of the Federal
government to stimulate but not to
subsidize, and when it does the latter
it is disregarding the principles that
have made US a great nation.
You, of course, have not been deiuded
into thinking that we get something
for nothing when money is appro-
priated by the Federal government
and you must also recognize that
Federal bureaus are the court of last
appeal when they control the spend
ing of state appropriations. Certainly
there are many interstate matters
which must be handled by the Federal
government, but in the intimate con-
Germs of life we will only enervate our
people if they look to Washington for
aid.
l am quite alive to the fact that
there is a tremendous need of educa-
ton everywhere, but cannot feel that
the education of mothers-I am
mother of four children-is any diff
ferent from education in regard to all
matters of health-it is based on COM
mon sense and general hygiene. At the
times when more than this is needed
the care of trained obstetriciaas and
pediatricians should be given to the
women and babies, and when our gov
eminent begins to do this the danger
Of state medicine becomes a very zeal
one.
/ can assure you that I am not alone
in feeling that our country is at the
parting Of the ways and that no
amount Of obscuring sentimentalism
can save US after we once begin to
create paternalism in place of the
real democracy that was given US by
our fathers.
CORNELTA A. GIBBS.
Baltimore, Md, July s, 1921.
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Conhscation" Nearer Home
New York, July 2, 1921.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An alleged Mexican agricultural
association, by it's director, Mr.. A. G.
Arce, wants US to get excited over its
allegation Of Mexican Land Seizure"
or "Confiscation Under Cover of Agra
rian Laws"
But we are not excited here even
by conlscation of our own city prop
critics under cover of tenant laws, al
though those laws deprive land owners
not only of revenue from their paper
claims of title but prevent the sale
OF the properties. Why should we be
worried about supposititious Mexican
contiscation? BOLTON. HALL.
New York, July S, 1921.
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Poor Greece
How Long Must She Suffer Under
Constantine's Misrulep

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me a small space in
your paper just to speak a word of
truth as to what happens in Greece
and as to who is to blame. If we want tc
find out the person responsible for the
present unfortunate position of Greece
we must go back as far as 1897, when
Constantine, who was only q successor
to the throne of Greece, never under
standing the real position of Greece
compared with that of Turkey, led our
country into disastrous war against
the Turks after he had closed his ears
against the voice of the far-seeing
Premier Trikoupis.
Again in 1928, when our illus
trious statesman Venizelos became
Prime Minister and succeeded in
bringing all the Balkan states into an
alliance against Turkey, Constantine,
disregarding the Prime Minister'S
counsel. led the army first against
Monastir, neglecting Salonica-the most
important port of the Balkans-and
nearly missing both Monastir and
Salonica, because the Serbs occupied
the former six hours before we
reached it and the Bulgarians came to
Salonica just couple of hours after
we took it away from the Turks.
In 1915, when the Greeks had a
chance to attack the Bulgarians
and the Turks, thus relieving our al
lies, the Serbs, from the sudden at
tack Of Bulgaria and at the same
time giving valuable help to the AL
lies in the Dardanelles, Constantine,
IN order to please the Kaiser, who is
his wife's brother, set aside the adj
vice ct Venizelos, who Insisted on at
lacking the enemy because it was the
right time. Then Venizelos, with his fol-
lowers and with the help Of the British
and the French, chased the Germano-
lhlle King out of Greece, thus giving
Greece the right to sit at the Ver-
sailles conference as an ally and ar
the sare time saving Thrace from
remaining a part Of Turkey and TAX
ing Smyrna out Of the greedy hands
of Italy.
But unfortunately, a part of the
Ireek people, technically forming a
majority and never being abe to
understand Venizelos's statesmansh;n
brought the King back and at the same
time brought danger and disaster to
our country.
The French, as we'll as the English.
let the Greeks know that they would
give no help to Greece so long a.,
constantine was King, so the
Turkish Nationalist, understanding
that the Greeks were without anv
help other than their own, and HAVING
got the moral and probably the mill
tary support Of the Bolsheviki, success
fully attacked the Greeks and threat
ened to occupy Smyrna and even Con.
stantinople.
Even if the King succeeds In throw
ing the Nationalists back he will
never put them out, because they have
an open way through Armenia. and
then poor Greece has to sacrifice mon
and money just to keep the Turks
away. How long must Greece suffer
Under the tyrannical rule of a Da,isb.
Russian King? Does he deserve the
recognition of the great American
Republic? EVAGORAs ANDREW.
New York, July 4, 1921.
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No Farmers Strike
tFrom The Chicooo paav News,

1t is worthy Of note that the Amer
lean farmer did not strike last spring,
as SO many of his eloquent champions
said he would. The Department of
Agriculture recently forecast a com
b'ned winter and spring wheat crop of
S3O0o0,o00 bushels, a total that exceeds
by 100000 the wheat crop of last
year. More acres are under cultivation
this year than there were in 1920, de-
spite the severe decline in the prices
OF agricultural products.
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Sir: am writing to protest
against the use of your book column,
which might better be devoted to
craftsmanship and travel discussions,
by the complainants about scarcity
of good books which may be read to
children of different ages. Maybe
there are such works, but there should
not be. A child Of thirteen should de-
mand different literary formula
from one of five.
In our family there was always a
supply of splendid books acquired by
the older children and read by the
younger. Next to Alice and Sylvie
and Bruno I remember the joys of
Helen's Babies, Peter and Wendy,
Slovenly Peter, Huckleberry Finn, Tom
Sawyer, Kidnapped, Treasure Island,
Child's Garden Of Verse, and many
others, too numerous to be suggested
but can never think calmly of the
idea that I might have been called on
to listen to books which at the same
time amused my brother, five years
older, or my sister, three years my
senior. Progress is not made in mixed
classes. Uncle Remus may be an ex-
ception, and I venture to class with
it my fathers dog book, Diomed, which
was written by real hunter, and IL
Illustrated by a real artist for the chill
dren, who helped in the work NV bow
of four years loves the pictures, though
he will not yet listen to the text, The
editions have run away up in the
thousands, but are now exhausted, so
cannot be accused Of Advertising.
IT Queerful Midget comes in the
class of universal children's books for
the present dav minors it would seem
that we are not making progress. NV
impression is that the shelves are full
of very much superior children's
classics. But, to recur to my text, I
feel that all must agree with me that
different ages demand and should have
different literary diets.
If you care to try Diomed on H. Sd
when he becomes interested in dogs 7
shall take great pleasure in furnishing
you with copy-but do not believe
IN compulsory feeding.
BYRD D. WISE.
New York, July 2, 1921.
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Scof at Government Saving

ocoH at Government Saving
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: General Dawes is making big
fuss about reducing government ex-
pensss. President Harding is likewise
making himself heard.
l wish to ask why the Leviathan. in
Hoboken, costing 100000 year for
upkeep, is not earning any income.
An expert marine engineer recently
found the big ship to be in first-class
condition. Here is one of the MANY
cases OF government waste. Voting the
Shristiansen- Malone ticket last fall
causes me no regret. l will do so again
TO help bury the two present obsolete
political parties.
P. FREDERICK LoEsER.
Maspeth, N. Y, July 8, 1921.
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are going to do with the tariff. And
then he adds;
"Men Of affairs. important in In
dustrial life in Germany, anxious to
buy American products and especially
raw materials like cotton, declare
that they are afraid to venture in
such perilous business because Of the
increasing tariff barriers
When his missionary work in Ger
many is completed, there is no evil
dcnce that Mr.. Burleson will journey
on to Russia. He apparently re-
spects the prior claims of Washing
ton B. Vanderlip.
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such employment will they prepare
themselves with costly years Of spc-
cialized study and practice. Until
we make the teachers calling worth
while, we shall be cursed with half
education.
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A Popular Speaker

FFTom Tie Columbia Statc)
Inc London Chronicle admits that
Mr.. Harding's English would make the
academic mind shudder. But who cares
Tor that? Doesn't he speak the great
American language?
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snn1BEa OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tbs Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the Use for republication Of all news dispatches
czUdited to IT not otherwise credited IN this
paper, and also the local news Of spontaneous
origin published herein.
All rights OF republication Of all other matter
harc&n also are reserved.
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BSERV ATION S ON vTHE
WEATHER, BY A NEW ENG
LAND AGRICiU TItpIcT


The country'5 necdin' rain,
It's gittin' dretful dry;
There'll be no hay this year, they
say
Oh my!
It's awful bad fer crops
To hev a wet July;
Thing'll all rot, as like as not
Oh my!
The pond is runnin' low,
When usu'lly it's high;
| kin walk through the swamp lot,
too
Oh myI
The corn is lookin' sick.
Guess it'll mostly die;
This fall O. rain is bad for grain
Oh my!
These hot nights I don't sleep,
No matter how I try;
Cool nights is best fer proper rest
Oh my!
The days is warm, but nights
Is cold, dunno why;
Nothin' kin grow eff it stays So
Oh my!
Perhaps some day we'll hev,
In the sweet by and by,
Weather as shell specify
OH MY! G. S. B.
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THE FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
AFFAIR

AFFAIR
(As 3. G. jr. thinks Edgar Lee Masters
toonld haze had it,
Frankie Doe
Johnny was my lover,
And he swore he'd be true to me. al.
ways.
CAS- true as the stars above" he used
to say.
But l could feel his love for me
cooling,
And he came to see me less often,
Making me wait alone in NV little
cottage.
never thought of another woman
Until one day casual word
Linked Johns name with the name ~
Nellie BLY,.
When I found them together I killed
him.
Johnny Doe
How could she expect me to stay true
to her,
When she lived in little dump
With only one door?
And then, her kisses cloyed, and II
seemed
She couldn't get enough of them.
Then she trailed me, and found m q
with Nellie Bly,
And shot me in the back.
She says | done her wrong.
Well, maybe | did.
But she drove me to it,
The little sneak!
As we envisage the alleged crime of
Mr.. Dempsey, it is not, as has been
charged,' assault and battery, but re-
sist!ng an (although non-commis-
sioned) officer.
Those who want the low-down on the
weather hereby are appraised that the
Geld wave will synchronize with the
beginning of our vacation, about the
middle of August
When it is warm, it's ridiculously
hot
And when it is hot, it is torrid.
T. P. A.
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GUARANTY
Yea caH Purchass merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE With absolute safety--for II dissatsfao-
tea seaaits In any case THE TRIBUNE quaran-
toes t. pey your money back upon request. No red
tape. Nc uuishIins We make good promptly II
the advertiser does not.
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Even 80 careful user Of English as
Mr.. Herbert Bayard Swope, A. H. S.
telephones, writes Gle does not look
Ike he is made of that sort Of stuff"
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Again we lose. And we owe Capt.
Ferdinand Tuohy Of The World an in
finite amount of money. Another audi
tor of the fght-R. R. W. Of Hartford
heard the ice cream vender say "Ice
cream brickets!" "And," he adds, che
was quite within the truth. Also, he
demanded soc for it, but accepted Csc
as payment in full"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-07

Sir: So far the book problem with
my own daughter has been merely a
careful campaign to keep her from
chewing manuscripts and books that we
like, but it seems to me that there are
plenty of good books for children. in
spite of your pessimistic correspond
ents.
Perhaps Alice in Wonderland is a
little grown-up, but Lewis Carroll's
other book, Sylvie and Bruno, usually
pleases children; grown-ups don't like
1t so we'll. And aren't children read
ing fairy tales any more ?-rhe Laor
books, Laboulaye's fairy tales, all of
George MacDonald's delightful ones
The Princess and Curdie, The Princess
and the COLLINS, The Back of the North
Wind, The Light Princess. And The
Garden Behind the Moon-I don't re-
member who wrote it--perhaps PYLE.
His Robin Hood and Knights of the
Round Table are for older children.
L remember reading over and over
The Sunbonnet Babies and The Over
all Boys. I don't know what they're
like; they may be rotten. And then
Seven Little Sisters is for small chill
dren-that was about children from
seven countries. And there are some
Peter Newell books; 1 remember one
fascinating one with bullet hole clear
through from the front cover to the
back.
Beulah Marie Dix's books start with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-07
'YMN OF ATE
May l be there
When Wilbur's hung;
He proffers snapshots
Of his young. PA

l.. Us asked who broke in the shoes
that blackface comedians wear has SC
searching a query been made as that
OF Caryl, who wants to know what has
become Of all the diamond studs bar
tenders used to wear?
TRANSATLANTIC CHANTEY
The day is dull, monotonous,
The yellow orb shines hot on US,
The porpoises are playing in the deep
blue sea;
And while I search the armament,
I'm wondering what Irma meant
The day she pressed my hand and
leaned SO close to me.
What thoughts about the universe
Can I indite in puny verse
What time in pensive solitude I gaze
far out?
The rolling seas infnity,
The open sky's virginity
Fill me with mixed emotions-wonder
fear and doubt.
It's easy to be lyrical
About the salty miracle
And spill a lot of goo about the white
capped main.
The marvel and the lore Of it'll
But oh, the endless bore Of it
l have to cross the blooming water
back again! CHICOT,
On the High Seas Juno II.
The bride wore a mauve gray tailor
made lowcut Wrecked blouse and
patent leather slippers and carried a
vivid Turkey red hand bag-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
To Rotogravure Editor: Rush pho
tographer.
If the blind fish are going to be en-
powered with sight, our Waltonian
days are ended. The only fish we e$er
were able to catch were little deaf,
also.
ferhaps an unwonted number Of
answers will come to The Times adver-
tiser whose house is on what the pa
per calls the Harem Division.
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And when it is hot, it is torrid.
T. P. A.
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GUARANTY

Entered II tbs Postorice at New York As Second
Glass Mail Matter.
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osnsd D. New York Tribune Inc. a New York
Cooperation Published daily. Ogden Reid rresi-
ds-s' O. Vernon Fogrs. ylcc-rres,deat. Helen
Kccess Read, sccHetary; Il. Fl Manifold Trcasurer
Addfess Tribune Building. is4 Nassau street. New
York Telephone, Beekman 5000.
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When it is warm, it's ridiculously
h of
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Those who want the low down on the
weather hereby are appraised that the
Geld wave will synchronize with the
beginning of our vacation, about the
middle of August.
Evening journal., 1921-12-20
Herring TELLS OF
ITALY'S WAR PART

Praising the service rendered the
Allies by the Italian army during the
war. describing the sunny country Of
Italy and telling OF the work OF
bombing. George c. Herring. Jr.. who
was with the American Air Service
on the Italian border. addressed the
st. James Brotherhood OF Grace NJ.
Z. Church last evening.
Officers were elected by the broth
erhood follows: j. W. Miller.
presiden. Samuel G. Cleaver and
William Harris. vice-presidents;
Thomas NJ. McCarraher. treasurer
Francis +. Gallagher, secretary.
Caleb f. Burchenal. retiring presi-
dent. presided.
Weakened morale due TO German
propaganda was attributed by Mr.
Herring as the actual cause OF the
retreat OF the Italian army In the
fall OF 1917. II was partly "a
counteract this propaganda that a
small force OF Americans vas sent "a
the Italian front. he said.
Evening journal., 1921-12-20
SHAPING PLANS
FOR LIBRARY DAY

While plans are being made for
the High school Library Day for
which Friday. the thirteenth, has
been set aside advance announce
ment has been made in some quar-
ters and preparations are being
made 70 make this a huge success.
As a result OF action taken az the
meeting OF 81. Johns Chapter. r. A.
NJ. last Friday night. the school has
"a subscription OF $50 from Nathan
Levy. 705 West street. to head the
cash subscription list.
In the course OF the next few
weeks the committee Interested in
the development OF the school H.
hrary will get in touch with all or
ganizations. social, municipal. civic
and beneficiary. that can be relied
upon to help forward such a cause
and definite announcement will be
made later.
Evening journal., 1921-12-20

Of those who achieved distinction
and among these were Rembrandt
Peale. Chester Harding. Francis
Alexander. Washington Allston.
John Neagle. Henry Inman and John
Wesley Jarvis. OF these men Rem
brandt Peale. Chester Harding and
John Neagle are represented by
works in the United States Capitol
az Washington. Harding has a por-
trait OF Charles Carroll. OF Carroll
ton. in the gallery OF the House OF
Representatives. one OF John Ran
dolph in the Corcoran Art Gallery
and one OF Henry Clay in the Wash
ington City Hall. John Neagle has
"a portrait OF Daniel Webster in the
main corridor OF the Senate and one
Of Henry Clay at the head OF the
east staircase in the House wing OF
the Capitol.
Chester Harding began life as a
backwoodsman and was successive
ly a peddlar, tavern keeper and
house painter He saw another
house painter paint a portrait. and
after little practice. with his wife
and friends as subjects. started out
from Pittsburgh, painted over 100
portraits in Kentucky, and in Gin
cinnati and ST. Louis became a pop
ular artist. He set a high price or
his work and obtained an exclusiv,
patronage. He charged S25 fol
painting a portrait and when fame
came his way he raised his charg,
TO $40. Only spendthrifts or people
who had come into wads OF money
could afford TO sit to painter o.
| such pricel