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The New York herald., 1921-11-08
Women in the Civil Service.

What would be the effect on womer
OF the adoption of the proposed vet
erans preference amendment to the
State Constitution, on which the
voters of New York are to declare
themselves at the election to-day
WILLIAM GoRHAM RICE, State Civi
Service Commissioner, answers thi!
question thus:
"The State Civil Service Commits
sion has been asked as to the effect
of the proposed Amendment No. l
upon the appointment of women and
: upon the promotion Of employees now
In the States service. In reply 1t to-
day issued the loiivwing statement:
"'The effect Of the veteran pref
h ersnce amendment. IL adopted. would
be largely TO exclude women from APP
polntment or promotion to positions
in the public service. with few ex-
ceptions men and women compete in
the same examination under the
civil service rules, and the commits
sion is obliged to certify names with
out reference TO sex. The result OF
the amendment would be that men
veterans would be appointed and
women would be excluded. Civil SER
vice commissions would have no right
=. making cortihcation 20 distinguish
between men who have enlisted dur
Ing the two years since actual war;
fare ceased and the men who were
wounded or who saw actual service
In the war.
"'AppointlnG authorities would
have no right TO give consideration to
the widows or orphans of veterans.
nor could such authorities consider
Red Cross or other war work.
""rhe amendment would have the
~tCect OF admitting men TO the public
scrvice without regard 90 age, and
Eventually this would be a serious
& handicap to the, service. 1t would
make It Impossible 20 give sufficient
consideration to superior qualifca-
tions in medical. technical or teach-
ing professional
III "Tn the matter Of promotions the
same result would obtain and the
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
"John Browns Body"
Account Of Its Origin Given by Mrs
HOwe's SOn.in.Law.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: have
the following story Of the origin of
"John Browns Body" from David Hall.
scn-in-law Of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
who said he heard it from Mrs Howe
herself And I well remember that in
my boyhood the same facts were gen.
orally believed. The original air was an
old camp meeting tune, Say. brothers.
Will you meet US on Canaan's happy
shore?" My mother told me she knew
it when she was a girl. This tune was
heard at a New Hampshire camp meet
ing in 1860 by several young men Of the
Boston Light Infantry. In 1861. when
the regiment wasaat Fort Warren, one of
them named Greenleaf arranged 1t as a
four part song and for the band and a
quartet, three of whom were Edgerly.
Greenleaf and a John Brown.
The singular part OF IT. is that the
John Brown referred to was not John
Brown of Osawatomie and Harper3
Ferry but the John Brown Of the regi
ment and the quartet. He was a red
hot abolitionist and typified the soldier
OF that period. I never heard the verse
John Browns body lies a-mouldering In
the grave" until after the war. and no.
body else did.
The song was first published in New
York in April. 1861. A Massachusetts
regiment going through the city on the
day of the famous march down Broad
way of the Seventh sang 1t. accompanied
by the band, as they marched to the
Astor House for breakfast. An enter
prising reporter got hold of the band
leader, got the score and published 1t In
sheet music form, greatly to his profit.
I am very sure the words were John
Browns knapsack Is strapped upon his
back" which could not refer to old
John Brown Of Harpefs Ferry, who WIS
dead well hang JEFF Davis on sour
apple tree" and the like, and the music
was credited to Greenleaf. a very tall
ented musician and organist at Harvard.
Very few people know that Mrs.
Howes Battle Hymn OF the Republic"
was in a way a true inspiration from
heaven, for she got UP out of bed In the
middle Of the night and wrote II In the
dark. In the morning she did not find
il necessary to change word.
I quite agree with your correspondent
Edward Hurst Brown as to The Star
Spangled Banner" 1t Is not suitable
for n national air. THE Battle Hymn
OF the Republic" with Mrs. Howe's noble
words, sung to the tune of "John
Browns Body" Is as stirring as tn.
"Marseillaise." c. 8. CLARK.
NEW YORK, November 4.
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The Ebbing Tide.

From the Toronto Globe.
The tide GIBBS out to-day;
Its waters, cold and gray,
Crawl DER the sands away.
The leaden clouds hang low,
While fiutter trembling, slow,
Cold, aimiess flakes of snow.
The tide ebbs out to-day
TO where fringe OF spray
Leaps 'gainst sky of gray
Where DER a eunken reef
Gray seas sob out their grief,
: Nor ever find relief.
The tide ebbs out to-day,
Unbearing orr its way
Flat miles of sand and clay.
Half buried In the sand
OF this forsaken land
Uprears a beckoning hand.
An anchor fuke upthrust,
Now pocked with shell and rust.
Was once a proud ships trust.
The tide ebbs out to-day,
Slow drag tNe hours away;
And here our feet must stay,
But we can kneel and pray
And see q shining way.
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jority, resulting in the exclusive en-
ployment of negro teachers to teach the
child Of the white man and the black
man. Does any one believe with such
conditions that the relations between
the two races would be improved?
Industrial equality Of opportunity for
self-betterment there should be every
where. but it must be understood with
the qualification that the laborer rem
ders q dollars worth Of work for a
dollars pay. Large employers of labor
in the Birmingham district who have
come from like fields in the North as
sert that the negro in the Industrial
establishments Of the South Is not dis
eliminated against in the matter of
wages paid him from the standpoint OF
work done and results accomplished.
The expression economic equality to
the black man means equal pay with the
white man regardless Of quantity or
quality of labor done during the same
working period.
The white people Of the South have a
deep conviction that they understand
the black man; that they have solved
the race problem that both races, but
cetci III ito ucSliHSu paul. VIII Aio' LII ~"
to better and higher things, the one
helpful to the other All outside attempts
to settle the so-called race problem will
fail. Such attempts tend to upset what
might be called the negro psychology,
and the white man will continue to con-
slider 1t imperative for his social and
political preservation to remain under
the standard of that political party
which for more than a generation has
guaranteed to him the stability Of his
institutions, the security OF his home and
Of his well being.
FRANK DEEDMEYER.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. November 5.
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GET WITHIN 5000 FEET
OF MT. EVEREST TOP
Expedition Halted Till Next
Year After Finding Path.

LONDON, Nov. associated Press) -
Sir Francis Younghusband. president Of
the Royal Geographical Society. an
nounced tonight that the expedition
sent to attempt to reach the summit Of
Mount Everest. In the Himalayas. the
highest peak in the world. had accom-
plished the task set for it this year.
After exploring the mountain from
many directions G. H. Bullock and Mr..
Mallory succeeded in reaching a point
on the northeastern spur 5000 feet be-
low the summit, from which a way to
the summit seemed reasonably practical.
I'VE now have to find men," Sir Francis
said, who can stand the terrific bliz-
yards and the frightful cold they will
encounter on those crucial two miles OF
the knife edged ridge"
The president added that the leader
of the expedition, Howard Bury. would
be unable to devote any more time to
the task. Six men. he said. would be
needed for the climbing party.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08

does not pay and cannot pay beyond
certain point. The imitation which
is set up robs every man, woman and
child of part Of the purchasing
poweI ordinarily theirs. Imitation
thus spreads the tax payments out
among the whole population.
But imitation does more than to put
prices up and create fictitious values.
It leads to reckless spending and
wild speculation and eliminates in
economic chaos. All these phases Of
the evils Of imitation can be seen in
Europe to-day. II we need go that far
after our own recent experience.
The only reason for saying that the
rich wili not bear the heavy burden
Of taxes which Senator LA TOILETTE
would like to lay upon them is that
the rich cannot pay beyond certain
point, and no legislation or attempted
coercion can change this elementary
fact.
The difference between taxing the
ordinary citizen by overtaxing the
richer classes and taxing the whole
population, according to its ability to
pay, without preference or prejudice,
will mean the difference between
prosperity and adversely for the whole
nation. Secretary MELLON knows
this and It Is this truth which he is
trying to get Congress to understand.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
Pianists of Three Nations Are Heard
Hughes, American; Reyes, Chilean, and Scionti
Italian Give Recitals Here

Edwin Hughes. pianist. gave his an
nual recital yesterday afternoon in AGO.
Ian Hall. He performed Beethoven's
sonata. opus 1o9. and to the delight OF
many students of piano an etude by
Czerny. After the more familiar num-
bers he played a menuetto by zanelia,
Fanny Dillon's "The Desert" and Birds
at Dawn" Carpenters American
Tango" and Albeniz's "Seguidilla."
Lszt's 'Petrarch Sonnet and "Mephisto
Waltz" concluded the list 1t was an
interesting programme and the pianists
Playing was characterized by Its usual
crispness and fluency.
When Juan Reyes, a Chilean pianist.
played here last season it was found
that a want Of delicate discrimination
in accent, a monotonous tone quality
and resulting rigidity of outline pre-
vented him from realizing his own ar
tistic ideals. which were manifestly high.
Something of the same kind was found
In his performance of the Schumann G
major fantasia in his recital last even
ing in Aeolian Hall. It was a very SIN
cere performance, but the composition
demands a wider range of tonal resource
end subtler mastery Of phrasing than
Mr.. Reyes revealed.
In Town Hall In the evening Silvfo
Sciont, an italian pianist, was heard for
the first time here. Liszt's y minor
sonata was the most pretentious number
on his programme. which contained also
q sonatina by Casella. and 'The Fisher
mans Tune" by the Chicago composer.
Leo Sowerby, who sailed last Thursday
to begin his years of seclusion In the
American Academy In Rome. Mr.. Sci
onti played with serviceable technic,
GOOD tone and considerable feeling for
melodic utterance. But his range OF
expression seemed to be narrow and his
conventions not ALWAYS perfectly formed.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Cloudy and
colder to-day, tomorrow unsettled fresh
north to east Winds
For New JerWy-Partly cloudy and colder
to-day; tomorrow unsettled: fresh norss.
For Northern New England-Partly cloudy
and colder to-day: tomorrow unsettled:
fresh northerly winds.
and colder to-day: tomorrow .iasettled;
fresh northerly winds.
For Western New Yorle--Unsettleo AMI
colder to-day and tomorrow: fresh norther-
ly winds.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-Pressure has IN
creased and is decidedly above normal over
the western Canadian provinces. and over
westward to the Pacific coast, and centres
OF minimum pressure are over Kansas and
the Gulf OF st. lawrence. There have been
local SHOWS within the last twenty-four
hours In the Northern border States, from
Maine westward 10 Montana, and rains on
the middle Gulf coast and north Pacific
coast.
Temperature has fallen along the Northern
border. from the great lakes westward TO
Montana and Wyoming, and It has risen
est weather - ~. --~snn thus far Is re-
ported from along the Northern border.
In the middle Atlantic and New England
and somewhat colder tomorrow and un-
settled on Wednesday. In the South At
lantic and east Gulf States the weather will
Wednesday. with probably local rains in
Florida. ana colder weather Wednesday In
the east Gulf States. In Tennessee and the
unsettled tomorrow and Wednesday. with
much colder weather Wednesday In the
region ot the great lakes the weather win
and Wednesday. with colder weather
Wednesday.
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NINE. MACGU1GAN'S RECITAL.
violfnfst Holds Audience I'm Rapt
Attention at Carnegie Hall.

At Carnegie Hall last evening Nine.
Madeleine MacGuigan gave violin re-
cital. This player. said to be pupil Of
August Wilhelmj. was heard here two
seasons ago. or diminutive stature and
charming personality, she held the rapt
attention Of a great audience while she
performed Paganini's difficult D major
concerto with excellent tone. q remark
ably fine technic and. when needed,
much sentiment.
She Is by no means finished artist,
as her style needs more brilliance and
more finish. But she seems to show
growth in these matters since she was
heard here before. There was no work
In her list putting to the test her reading
of music Of great breadth. Mendels-
sohns "On Wings Of Song she played
delightfully."-. Her own arrangement, pre-
sumably, Of an Irish air by Moore was
in her final group. Chausson's Poem"
was among the other numbers.
Raymond Havens. pianist, gave a
recital yesterday at Town Hall. His
programme had some novelty. There
were two pieces, "Siciliana" and 'Vil-
The New York herald., 1921-11-08

This table shows only II per cent.
aliens, ratio that would be smaller If
more Americans qualified as stewards
could be found who could speak two
languages.
1t Is the policy Of the American Line
to carry the greatest obtainable number
OF efficient Americans In the crews OF
its ships. The figures given here show
that the number Of citizens carried on
the Mongolia, a representative ship of
the line. is above the average Of citizens
carried In the ships of the American
merchant marine as a whole.
ROGER WrsLIAMs,
Manager Operating Dept. American Limo,
NEW YORK, November Z.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
CANADA CELEBRATES
A DOUBLE HOLIDAY
Armistice and Thanksgiving
Days Are Observed.

OTTAWA, Ont. Nov. 7.-Canada cele-
brated Armistice Day and Thanksgiving
jointly to-day. four days In advance Of
the anniversary of the cessation of hos
tilities in the world war.
Baron Byng, Governor-General Of
Canada, was the central figure Of exer-
cises held here. placing wreath on the
cenotaph before the victory tower Of
the House Of Parliament, in the pres
ence Of a great crowd. which included
hundreds Of wounded veterans. There
were no addresses.
The Canadian Parliament last year
adopted resolution fixing the date for
both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving
as the Monday preceding November IL.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08

lanella." by unknown writers of the
sixteenth century. arranged by Respighi.
which were both quite worth while and
Of Royce and berceuse from Stra-
vinsks "LOiseau de Feu.' which
seemed hardly at all worth while. In
ali these pieces and in Bach's minor
suite edited by Robert Franz and Schu-
mann's "Carneval." Mr.. Havens showed
many qualities belonging to a good pi-
anist. He has tone. technic, rhythm and
musical intelligence. and yet his per-
formance lacks a certain fervor and
warmth. If he could infuse a little
more inspiration and color into his play
ing 1t would have much more interest.
That he has some poetic instinct was
shown and especially in parts OF the
Schumann music.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
Cork and Chaliapin.

from the MdncheSter Guardian.
Readers of Gorkis "Twenty-six Men and
Girl" will recall the bakers cellar that
figures so prominently in the tale. 1t was a
cellar that once really existed In the town Of
Kazan. and Cork himself worked there as a
bakers apprentice. 1t is an interesting fact
that opposite the bakers was shoemaker's s
shop and IN 1t. while GorlSi was learning to
bake bread. the young Chaliapin was learn
ing to make shoes Though the future singer
must often have eaten bread of the future
writer's baking the two did not then become
acquainted. But both applied for vacancy
in the chorus OF a local theatre, and 1t was
Gorld who was accepted. Chaliaplns voice
net havirg then developed. Later Chaliapin
found use for his great physical strength as
one of the "burlaks'' or human horses who
pull the boats on the volga.
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The Verses Tint Please.

From the Macon (Mo.) Chronicle Herald.
We always accept poetry of this kind win
ter or summer: Your papers good and
like you. Find herewith check and please
renew. Frosts on the punlsin and crops In
the barn; bills all paid and don't give a
IA
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
A Street Singer.

Ragged and limping. frail and worn
And sensitive with trembling fright.
She sang below my window on
a leaf strcwn, windy autumn night.
An OLD F.cnch chanson. sweet and clear
Left from the eighteenth century,
Where had she learned so rare a thing
In days before her poverty?
IL seemed as II some stately DANES
Proud panniers and lace discreet
Had turned to melancholy rags
There In the dusty, sordld street.
CHARLOTTE Bncrm.
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Cautious California.
From the San francisco Cnro~io's.

From the Sdn Frdncfsco Chronfob.
They take no chances In Lake county.
transforming aggregation Of alleged Thcs-
plans came TO Lakeport last week and en-
gagged a theatre for stand or three nights,
hut before the first performance was put
on ncicbboring communities began to knock
the show and the theatre manager cancelled
the contract ON the ground that the damage
which might be done the stoge by the audi
ence hurlng eggs and old vegetables would
be more than the value Of the box office
receipts.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08

More than million and a half
pounds of cod and haddock arrived
at Boston fish wharf on one recent
day. The cod salted the haddock
smoke cured. will carry their mimi
table flavors to miners cabins, farm
ers' shacks, cowboys camps. Thus
Boston ever. in widening circles.
spreads her benign influence.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08

The Republicans hope to carry vir-
ginia. II they do we may expect an
explosion of Democratic explanations
which will be heard around the whole
world.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
The Better Way.

From the Dallas Netcs.
And for our part there are times when we
would rather face the music than pay the
fiddler.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08

From present indications all the big
guns will be at the Armament Con-
ference.
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
ELECTRIC DRIVE PUTS
MORE SPEED IN SHIP
u. S. Cargo Carrier Victoria
Makes Trial Trip.

Another cargo carrier OF the Shipping
Board equipped with the electric drive.
the Victoria. Is ready for transatlantic
business. She made her trial trip yes
terday from Tebo's Yacht Basin, where
she was reconditioned, and showed that
she had gained nearly two knots over
her former speed of ten knots.
The trial was made under supervision
Of the General Electric Company, which
fitted her out electrically. and she
showed that she could reverse her pro-
peller from full speed astern to full
speed ahead in four seconds, and that
the ship herself could so full speed
ahead to full speed astern In minutes
and 40 seconds, whereas under the orig
inal equipment she required minutes
for the iat,cr manpuvre. She Is COM
manded by Capt Maurice w. Bainieux.
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The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication of all news des-
patches credited 10 Il not otherwise
credited IN this paper. and also the local
news publirhcd herein.
All rights OF republication OF special des-
patches herein are also reserved.
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To-day Decides for Four Years.

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER s, 1921.
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Rainfall
. H--A e.

Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations taken at p. NJ. yesterday,
seventy-fifth meridian time:
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First
The New York herald., 1921-11-08
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city ye,
as recorded by the official thermom
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Rules to Check Gun 7oting Here
offered, Despite Legal Obstacles
Judge Hmdison Cites Constitutional Provision Which
Restricts Federal Officials, But Would Curb
Criminals and Reckless

Reasonable regulations to prevent
gun toting" and crimes such as have
occurred in Washington during the
last week were discussed last night
by Judge Robert Hardison of the Po-
lice Court, in an interview sought by
The Star
Judge Hardison outlined his IDEAS
OF legislation that would help the
situation. declaring that the present
law is wholly inadequate.
In dealing with the subject of
deadly weapons in the District of Co
lumbia," said Judge Hardison, "it
should be remembered that this is
federal jurisdiction. and that maybe
congress has not as free hand in
the matter as the legislatures of the
various states
The second amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States pro-
FldeS: The right of the people to keep
ana near arms shall not be infrinGed.
The supreme Court has held that this
is limitation upon the powers of the
Iederai government alone and does
not apply to the states. Therefore it
may be that even though it might be
eEpedlent to have law here. such as
the sullivan law in New York. max ing
1t an offense to possess a deadly
weapon without a permit from a gov
ernment official. ii would not be with
In the competency of Congress to
enact such a statute. There is some
doubt that Congress has it in its
power to say that citizens generally
shall be permitted to possess weapons
only upon permission of some United
States official.
Right to Purchase.
1T would seem that if the citizen
has right to bear arms he has the
right to acquire them by purchase
either here or elsewhere. and, if so,
Congress may not forbid both their
purchase here and their transporta-
Evening star., 1921-03-06
G. w. U. DEBATING TEAM
IN TRIANGULAR CONTEST
Labor Question Subject of Argu-
ment in Meet With West
Virginia and Swarthmore.

The debating season at George
Washington University will be for
mally opened Friday. when teams rep
resenting the institution will meet
West Virginia University and Swarth-
more College. The subject TO be de-
hated will be, Resolved. That labor.
as such, in corporate industries should
share in the management by select
ing, from its own members certain Of
the board of directors of the corpora
tioBS.
George Washington's affirmative
team will meet d West Virginia Uni
versity team at SIS oc ock Friday
evening in the Y NJ. &. A. assembly
hall, 1886 g street The team will be
composed of George NJ. Moore. ID. MAJ
'colm Hodge and w. l. Cleveland, with
Miss Helen r. Carloss and Thomas d.
Behne as alternates.
While the debate is in progress. a
negative team from George Washing
ION University will be meeting d
S~arthmore College team AZ Swarth =
more Pa. This team will be composed
of Leslie Jackson. Stanton FitZgerreIl
ane Harry Perlin. Perlin has twice
represented the university in debates
and Hodge and Cleveland each One.
The members of the affirmative George
Washington team are all newcomers
While these two debates are in prog
less negative team from Swarth-
more College will be meeting a West
Virginia team at Morgantown. W. Va.
Swarthmore won the triangular
league championship last year. defeat
irg both George Washington and West
Virginia George Washington took
second place by winning from West
Virginia
In addition 10 the triangular debates
This year. George Washineton's mega :
tive team will debate team from
Pennsylvania State College in Wash
InGton the evening OF March -
. G. J.. Hall. Washington attorney and
graduate of the George Washington
University law school, is coach OF the
George Washington teams