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The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Trading in the South Seas.
White Mans Stock Of Wares and His
Method Of Exchange.
one ., Them IN London DaiIv Maii

one o, T.cln IN London Daily Mdsi.
There is a glamour and romantic
touch about the words South Sea ISL
and trader that appeals to the eternal
boy in all OF us. But how very few
people actually know how whito man
trades IN the South Seas and what he
trades in.
Conditions are pretty much the esme
probably in nll tho Pacific island
groups, but what follows refers more
particularly TO the British Solomon ISL
ands, which lie TO the east Of New
Guinea, and where cannlbalism and
head hunting are sim rife. though con-
fined now almost entirely to the Islands
OF Malaita and Choiseul
Let ue presume that our trader has
been established for ten or twelve years.
that his cocoanut palms are In fuil bear
Ing and that the trading station, whence
he has derived his only income for the
eight or nine years during which he has
had to await the first yield OF copia
or dried cocoanut from his plantation. is
In good working order.
His trading stock Is large and varied
lie has continually to renew from
Sydney. New South Wales, his supplies
OF calicoes or printed cottons. leather
belts, axes. bars OF soap. kniyes small
mirrors, cake tobacco, matches. colored
beads cheap blankets, nails, scented
eoap. hair oil, mouth organs whistles,
needles, fsh hooks. ishins lines cheap
rings and razors
lie will have certain amount Of
trade with the natives IN his employ and
with those who come from nearby viii
Ia kes In their canoes, but the bulk Of
his business a. done by his i't.ie trad
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

Willem Mengelberg having finished
his meteoric flight across the local mu-
steal heavens, the National symphony
Orchestra In its concert at Carnegie
Hall last evening returned TO normalcy.
Arthur Bodanzky resumed the baton and
was cordially received by a small but
earnest audience The orchestra arose
when the conductor appeared. and some
OF the musicians clapped their hands.
Mr.. Bcdanzky having thus been publicly
and officially welcomed home, the con-
cert proceeded on It's way with Weber'5
Der Freischuetz" overture.
The Brahms symphony In D major
was the second number. and after 1t
there were several Wagner bits. the
"Meistersinger" prelude-what used to be
called the "Waldweben." but Is now
known as "Siegfried in the Forest |;
"Siegfried's Rhine Journey" from Goet-
terdacrnmerung" (why not Dusk OF
the Gods"D and the overture 10
"Rlenzi."
Mr.. Bodanzlcy conducted well. The
Weber overture was played with signiti-
cant accent and color. although the
horns maintained their ancient standard
of tone Ga low one) and the other brass
was occasionally raucous. The Brahms
symphony suffered from similar defects.
but 1t had vigor and rhythmic incisive-
ness TO commend 1t. The National SYM
phony Orchestra. like its artistic fore
runner, the Boston Symphony, plays bet
ter at the Ia tier end OF the season than
at the beginning.
Both have proflted by long and ardu-
Gus rehearsal The New York organiza-
ton has worked under master Of or
chestral technique and Is now = fairly
good instrument. Mr.. Bodanzky viii
probably not tell US whether he could
have accomplished the same results IL
he had been directing all Its operations
instead Of devoting his time to the opera
("The Polish Jew" for instance) while
Mr.. Mengelberg got all the wreaths and
kisses
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
A Third Reversal.
Another Changed Ruling of th,
United States Supreme Court.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD; You
printed recently a despatch from Wash
ngton concerning tine number of rever-
II may perhaps be not out OF place to
cal attention to another leading and I'M
portant decision OF thls tribunal in which
the original opinion OF the court was
reversed.
The case 10 known as Shillaber vs.
Robinson and is reported In 81 y. s. 6s.
II decided, in the language Of Mr.. Jus
tice Miller. that deed of land with
a power OF sale TO secure the payment
Of debt. whether made to the creditor
or a third person. was an equity to be
construed as a mortgage IL there is left
1 right TO redeem on payment OF such
debt
The case was first submitted TO the
Supreme Court on an appeal from the
Circuit Court OF the United States for
the eastern district of New York In
October, 1877. and was decided in De-
cember. 1877. A reargument was
granted, and on April 3, 1878. the case
was reargued before the Supreme Court
by the late Michael II. Cardozo, then
26 years of age and the Junior member
OF the firm of Morris, Billings s. Car
dozo and afterward one OF the leading
lawyers OF this city. The brilliant ef-
forts Of this young attorney were re-
warded by "a reversal OF the court" and,
In the words of the reporter. "the case
was redecided' on April Is, 1878. In
favor of the appellant.
Such occurrences in the long and hon
orabe history Of the court are very rare
and consequently Of great interest
NEW York, March 2s. New York.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

ber to protect the parks II should be
made stronger.
We do not think many more police
men are needed to enforce good be-
havior in the parks. What is needed
Is a spirit OF sternness In the courts
In which are arraigned offenders
against the ordinances and laws so
frequently violated in the parks. The
Magistrates who hear cases OF this
kind are given TO lenity. They hest
tate TO punish boy or girl for
plucking blossoms or q man for TAX
Ing a branch Of a tree wher tho cul-
prit cnn frame an ingenious story Of
sick person at home longing Tor a
bit Of greenery to cheer lonely days.
Yet liberation OF such acts must in
eyitably result in vandalism like that
which wellnigh destroyed the magnifi-
cent mile OF rhododendrons which
Mrs, RUSSELL SAGE gave the city.
Judicial lenity In such cases dis
courages the police; they relax their
vigilance, and rowdies take advan-
tage OF the chances thus thrown open
TO them. Thus the parks are left
inadequately guarded and the public
suffers.
If the policemen now In the parks
have reasonable support from the
courts 1t Is likely they can maintain
order. III they cannot more patrol
men can be assigned to park duty.
But new police force is not needed
and should not be established.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Teschner-Tas. yiolinist. Heard

Mime. Helen Toschner-Tas. vioilnist,
who was heard In her own orchestral
concert earlier this season. gave d re-.
c.tal last evening in Aeolian Hall With
the assistance OF coenraad Bos az tho
piano. she opened her programme with
the y minor sonata OF Brahms. Bach's
@ minor sonata for violin alone was ia
her list and among other numbers
prelude dedicated to herself by F'roa
erics Jacobi. Her playing seemed q
give pleasure, although there was lacf
OF a distinguished style. Some OF her
best playing es regards tone and feei-
Ing was perhaps done in the slower por-
tions OF the sonata, although In the
general delivery oe the work the pl-
ano part excelled that Of the violin.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Miss Chaplin, Soprano, Sings.

Miss Marion Chaplin, soprano, gave a
song recital yesterday afternoon In
Aeolian Hall. Her programme con-
tained several unfamiliar songs. chosen
undoubtedly TO lend interest TO her en-
tertainment, which was further aided
by the presence OF Richard HSgeman al
the piano. Miss Chapin's audience was
also one OF apparently substantial char
acter and It's applause was most
friendly.
The singer disclosed some good quail
ties. Of which the most important was
the natural beauty Of her voice. Her
vocal technic, however, did not rise
above the medium. for she seemed to
have difficulty with her upper tones.
Not infrequentiy she wandered from the
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.

MRNi1Rl I'm AMI THE blsoNN.
Trend OF the Tines" by Prof. william y.
Grthrie. at WadlciGh High school, il0th
street and Seventh avenue
Songs OF Scotland and Ireland" by George
G.. Flint, AT Public School CO. Eighty-eiRhth
street and First avenue.
Romeo and Juliet" iy J. Woodman Cab
bit. at Public School 1872, 1e2d street and
Nndsworth avenue
Russian Literature" by Arthur ~. Rces.
az American Museum OF Natural History,
Seventy-seventh street ard Central Park
West
Art IN Relation 20 Life" by Vlnccnzo
Miserendlno, AZ Metropolitan Temple. Seventh
avenue and Fourteenth street
The Monroe Doctrine" by Father Dsnio,
q. cunnion, at Public School ~, lGSih stroct
Findlay and Teller avenues, The Bronx. Tllss
trated.
Recent Astronomical Discuvorica,' by Car
rett T.. SeIvss, Mt Public School 80. 201th
street and Hull avenue. The Bronx. Illus
trated
"Iefferson. the Great Democrat" W
Thomas McTiernnn, at st. Ansclm's Hau.
155th street, near linton avenue. The Bronx.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Kilauea's Lake Of Fire.
The Everlasting Spectacle Given by
a Hawaiian Volcano.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD: Hawaii's
lake Of everlasting fire, now rampant IN
the crater of Kilauea volcano, has never
been quiet so far as Hilo local records
or traditions testify. That IS, not quiet
for any length OF time.
II covers itself with z black sheet OF
lava which looks like wet rubber at in
tervals as regular as the breathing OF a
sleeper. This black covering no sooner
completely hides the living, angry red
lava than Il cracks and splits with start
into the burning pit, and the molten lava
Of the lake is again In comnotion. The
whole strange performance. as l recall,
tho freezing over. the breaking up. the
renewed billowlng Of fire, takes less than
ten minutes.
The lake, so called. Is an opening
hundred yards or 80 wide in the floor OF
the crater, which ls eight miles In cir
cuniference. II can be compared TO n hole
in Ice tho crater floor. although OF black,
hardened lava. IL IN physical character
like rough shore Ice. the surface OF the
lake like water kent In commotion by
wind. except fer the periodic freezing
over. The live lava OF the lake rolls In
waves which break against its shore,
sending UP spln6rlft which. blown from
the top Of the waves, hardens into hair
like glass The natives cali this glass
"Peles hair" that lady being the Cod
dess or Fire.
Little wonder that the excellent deacon
who had sat on the edge OF tho lake in
wonder and terror piously answered one
who asked him what the lake was like !:
Brother. it's he'll Of hole r.
NEW YORK. March 2s. ALOHA
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Farmers and the Scrub Male.

The campaign for pure bred males
which is now at Its height through.
out the United States is receiving the
active cooperation OF progressive
horse breeders, herdsmen and poultry
experts everywhere, and It Is IA
vorable omen that many States have
already lcgslated the scrub sire out
or existence.
BY some peculiar method Of reason
ing many farmers who would tax
their resources to the limit In order
to secure 4 pure bred bull ram or
boar would be satisfied with any scrub
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Rural Jobs for Doctors.

Inhabitants Of cities have no idea
Of the medical crisis which has de-
veloped in the rural districts not
only OF this State bur throughout the
country. The cities themselves, with
the exception Of New York and per-
haps one or two other -ery large CEN
tres, are undermanned as respects
doctors, but In many outlying re-
gions there are no doctors at all,
while In others there are only. men
well on in years, near the retiring
age Of 65 and ready TO give up active
practice.
The condition is general Towns
II Massach have been Offering
bonuses TO physicians to settle within
their boundaries; one, the town OF
Otis In the Berkshires, proposes to
pay $500 q year out Of the public
treasury II a doctor Will locate there.
Other places have offered TO build a
house for a settling doctor, to buy
and keep an automobile for him or
TO guarantee him certain income
annually. In spite Of all induce
ments, however. Il Is increasingly diff
ficult to attract medical graduates to
country practice. and the lack of pro-
lection against disease OF large g,oups
Of farmers and their dependents
grows more and more acute.
Conditions in this State have be-
come SO bad that the Legislature is
now called on to provide a remedy,
DR.. HERMANN NJ. BIGGs OF the State
Health Department has devised a
plan 10 furnish relief; 1t has been
embodied IN a bill introduced In both
the Senate and Assembly at Albany
which will be pressed for passage at
the present session. The proposed
system includes the erection OF hos
pitfalls. clinics and laboratories In
every county In the State. equipped
with all the modern facilities for
study of disease and treatment Of
patients. Not only will there be al
the necessary instruments and appa-
ratus but up to date doctors and
graduate nurses will be attached 70
each. At the same time they will not
be run in competition with private
practitioners, but, on the CONT ary,
will be thrown open to these. Any
doctor may have their aid In diagno-
sis and treatment Of his patients
without expense, and any sick per-
son going to them may choose his
own doctor.
AS matters stand this plan seems
to be the only way Of meeting a great
public peril. Whole countrysides can
not be left without any refuge for the
III or injured. The problem of financ-
Ing 1t Is one which must be worked
out.
Country doctoring Is everywhere
thankless, unprogressive life In Its
present conditions. In creating hos
pital and dispensary places with pay
a primary encouragement will be Gre
ated by DR.. BIGGs's plan. Further,
the certainty Of means for sincere,
modern curative work and for keep
ing abreast with the progress of med
ical science will be pull that will
counterbalance many hardshlps III the
minds OF young men who combine
some taste for the country withprofes-
sional ambition.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Gigli Out of Opera Cast.

AT the Metropolitan Opera House last
evening tho opera was "L'Amore del
Tre Re-" In which Miss Claudia Muzio
was again the Fiorc and Mr.. Didur the
Archibaldo. Beniamno Gigii was to
have been the Avito, but not having re-
covered from his indsposition OF last
week, his place was commercially taken
sy Giulio Crimi The audience seemed
to enjoy the performance. which was
ltd by Mr.. Moranzoni.
A gala matinee yesterday sent several
thousand dollars into the opera house
emergency fund for the benefit OF the
working. singing and playing forces OF
the institution. 4 capacity audience,
that had paid popular prices. was ,realed
70 favorite acts from THE Barber Cf
Seville" "Pagliacci," II Trovatore" and
Carmen" With the Misses Farrar, Chase
and PeraTta and Nine. Easton in the
chief feminine parts. Morgan Kingston
appeared for Mr. Crimi as Cdnio. and
also sang the MGnaioo or I'll Trovatore."
His men associates were Messrs Har-
rold. Diaz Anato. De Luca. Wh.tehill,
Mardones and Malatesta.
Princess Miguel de Braganza, Mr..
and Mrs. Beverley Bogert. Miss Caro-
Inc Duer Mr.. w. Rhinelander Stewart
and Mr.. Meredith Howiand we're In
Box 81.
The guests OF Mr.. George l.. Rlves,
In Box q were Mrs James Lowell Put
nam, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander s. Webb,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Goodwin, Mr..
George Ledlie and Mr.. "A. Muller-Ury.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes
in Box 26 were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Earle Stevens and MIR. and Mrs. r.
Horace Gallatin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steele's guests
IN Box q were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Muir
ray Young and DR.. George A. Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver @. Jennings and
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Appleton Robbins
were with Mr. Henry r. Taylor in
Box 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Hamilton
and Mr. Campbell w. Steward were
with Mr. and Mrs. George Jay Gould
in Box II.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trevor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence l.. Gillespie and Mr.. f.
Costcr Wilmerding were with Mrs. w.
Watts Sherman In Box 5.
Justice and Mrs. Francis x. Pendle-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. l. Chauncey McKeever
and Mrs. William Leonard Davis were
in Box l.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
TUESDAY, MARCH 20. 1921.
An Idea That Is an Idea.

MATTHIAS ERZBERGEE was strong
enough man as Minister of Finance
to make a profound impression both
on Germany and on Europe with his
determined efforts to impose drastic
taxation on everybody. He is man
of wide vision, striking ideas ana big
brain power He offers now the
heroic proposal Of labor conscription
Of the German youth for raising rep
aration funds.
This plan may never he accepted by
the German Government: 1t might at
first raise storm among the German
people, but on its face II looks more
potentially productive of actual value
than any other scheme that has been
suggested either by indemnity collec-
tors or by indemnity debtors. IL Its
analysis 1t seems nothing like so great
a hardship, to use ERzBERGER's own
words, as the former conscription for
the destruction by war. 1t would, as
he expresses 1t, enable Germany to
redeem her share Of destruction by
conscrlption for constructive end"
ERzBERGER would take every youth
and man, rich and poor, just as they
were before taken for military ser
vice, and form them into an indus
trial army, marshalled and directed
to save their country with pick and
shovel, drill, axe and plough. His
own words describe his purpose con-
cisely and clearly, as follows:
'"These workers could be utilized
for farming state domains, cutting
our forests, reclaiming our swamp
lands and mining our coal All the
wood they cut. the farm products
they raised. the coal they m,ned--alI
these would have high value"
The term Of conscription would be
eighteen months. But any man who
performed the allotted work OF mining
a given number Of tons OF coal or cut
ting certain amount Of timber would
be mustered out any time on the full
filment OF his task. AS for what this
would entail upon the conscripted
workers, compared with the old mill
tary service, we again quote the spon-
sor of the plan to help Germany dig
her way out Of the mountains Of in
demnity debt:
''The life Of a conscript in the labor
army could be made more attractive
than was the life OF a conscript in
the military barracks There would
be sports and amusements. There
would be a continuation OF the citi-
Eenship schools. Make these
young men as free as possible. Let
them govern themselves choose their
own foremen. Let them contrive in
any way they see At to get the
work done"
II IS a reasonable assumption that
all the young men Of Germany. work
ing as they would be willing to work
to cut down their term Of such SER
vice, could produce a prodigious
wealth to 20 toward discharge Of the
reparation debt. And certainly the
great majority Of such conscripted in
dustrial workers would come out OF
that service better trained. better
equipped and better seasoned than
they were when they went in to DO
for themselves and their country. Be
yond a doubt, moreover, q prolonged
period Of such training and fitting
of millions of workers, year nfter
year, for coordlnated, concentrated,
intensive production would make Of
Germany an Industrial power which
no other nation could match.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
n.

II Youth could have thy wisdom, Age.
without the bitterness;
II Youth could read on sorrows page
And learn but tenderness:
If Youth could love down through tho
years
And loving. love again;
II Youth could smile out through tho
tears,
And smiling. feel the pain
How happy then our mortal lot,
How small our misery,
II Youth could learn what Ago forgot
And Btill youth could be.
r. A. GALLAGHER.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Federal Operation Moonshine.

Inat always ardent but often care
less advocate Of Government owner
ship the American has made the
astonishing discovery that third
or half mile Of railway roadbed
work Is as much as mile, and one
steel car will haul as much freight
as two: for, lauding the conditi ton
In which the roads were when turned
back TO their owners, II says:
Under private ownership the ran
ways. in 1917, expend ded for inainte-
nance of equipment ssso,4s7.So6 IN
the last full year OF Government
operation. 1919, the expenditure was
s1.215.e75,74s. an increase OF ~
per cent.
For maintenance OF way and
structures the private owners in 1917
expended s445.ss1.s52: in 1919 the
Government expended S772.51S.e75:
an increase of 73 per cent
But of course the Governments
fifty cent dollar didn't do any more
for 1t during the war imitation than
anybody else's fifty cent dollar did
for him. The true measure Of what
work was done By the Government
TO maintain the condition Of the roads
is not the deprecated dollars that
were spent but the actual things
bought and the actual work done.
When locomotives and other rolling
stock We're costing two and even three
times as much under Government op-
Grafton war prices as they had cost
under private operation peace prices,
obviously the Government was not
putting as much into the upkeep and
efficiency OF that rolling stock and
other equipment as the private man
ayers had put in unless the amount
expended by the Government SINH
larly was two or three times the for
mer expenditures for maintenance of
equipment.
Obviously when rails and ties and
bridge materials likewise cost great
deal more it took correspondingly
multiplied expenditure in dollars 10
give results equivalent to those OBJ
tained In the old days for far less
money. And obviously labor, paid
50 per cent, 120 per cent, even 1874
per cent. more than in the previous
days, yet doing less work to the man
than had been done In those normal
days, was not remaklng and repairing
roadbeds, laying ties and spiking
rails on a basis Of dollar for dollar.
To a dead certainty n dollar of such
labor charge under the demoraliza-
ton of the war and postwar period
did not put as many licks and as
good licks into the railroads mainte-
nance OF way as half n dollar had
done before. In all probability the
war wage dollar didn't give the roads
the results that % cents had given
them before.
The American makes this further
Illuminating contribution TO railway
history, facts and arithmetic:
I'm 1917 their gross income vas
$4,000, 900, 600. II ia now $1,000, o,o0o.-
600. Three years collections by
the railroads would buy the entire
plant at the highest possible vaio-
alton"
II would, indeed, except that the
railway workers now absorb the
great bulk of all the railway gross
income In wages. and pretty mucb oil
the rest goes into Government taxes
coal bills and interest on debts. So
since nobody expects the railway
wage earners to work for love and
make the gross receipts look like
net earnings, that last quoted state
ment Is very Inferior quality OF
even Government ownership moon.
Al
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

The Weather Bureau turned the
laugh on its critics yesterday. AT noon
its prediction issued Sunday evening
Of "rain and colder" was a mocksry
to a city unhappy In the unreasonable
heat. At O'Clock the change had
come, and men who had perspiret
In shirtsleeves shivered in overcoats
Mr.. SCARF. who deals out our weather,
had made good.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

Baltic observers say that the Rron-
staflt uprising was a symptom. Ex-
actly; and Dr. CHARLES Il. HuoHEs
wants the disease Indicated by the
symptom cured; the patient to be
kept In quarantine until the cure is too
we'll advanced for the patient to be
dangerous TO healthy communities.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

A former big league baseball player
IS to manage preparatory school
which hopes to graduate students into
major professional mines. The most
difficult course will be to teach the
daily changing nicknames for baseball
clubs which make life a melancholy
despair to readers of baseball news.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Bodanzky Conducts National Symphony
Orchestra Returns to Normalcy After Wreaths and
Kisses for Wem Mengelberg

pitch. and her delivery had considerable
monotony. But she showed apprecia-
ton OF the content or her songs, and in
soma OF the French lyrics she attained
a degree OF merit
The New York herald., 1921-03-29
Not Too Exacslns.

Fran the 81. boaH Gtob,- Democrat.
we arc not punctiius about tho scenery
IN the movies, just Ccesar ~ no, shown
leaning against telegraph pole.
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

The Associated Frcss Is exclusively entitled
to the use sor republication ot oil news dea-
patches credited TO X or not otherwise
credited IN this paper, and also Tie local
news published herein.
All rights Of republication OF special dss.
patches herein arn also reserved
The New York herald., 1921-03-29

From a., Wairui Ridge Blade.
Some Of these teliows who kre always
complaining that the world doesn't under
stans thtm ought 10 be glad OF t