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New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
The Stair -Scraping Habit
Enormous Waste of Shoe Leather
Through Needless .Attrition

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: AS | look at the patent treads
of stairways that are gradually being
polished to uselessness all over the
country, am led to wonder how many
millions of dollars in shoe leather and
half soles are being needlesay ex
pended in doing that polishing.
1t is all thoughtless. Men, women
and children thrust their feet with
showing motion in placing them on
step, instead of planting them without
the scuf. Changing the mode of step
ping would cure it all.
If one listens to a crowd going up
an elevated or subway stairway the
"choo-c -choo- choo" of the soles is most
evident. Everybody does it. Nobody
thinks. If they thought, they would
see those carborundum armored stair
treads gradually turning bright under
the treatment of sole leather at 81 per
average pair. Wearing off q sixteenth OF
an inch of stair tread on few square
inches of surface takes possibly a hum
dred dollars worth of sole leather, on
which three times as much has been
expended in hand sewing, etc.
l only point the way. Let the statis-
ticians revel in the millions that could
be saved this year and next and the year
after if people only would think to put
their feet down properly on stair or
on pavement. Cut out the scuf.
Understand that the subway and the
elevated neither need nor want their
treads polished. They will be most re-
lieved to know that you are thrifty for
the good of your own scles.
GEORGE N. COLE.
New York, June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
"Dif'rcnt"

The plea Of Greenwich Village
seems deserving of sober thought.
In its passionate desire for justice
we can forgive some extremities of
language in it's manifesto. But to-
declare itself the most important
creative center" of the country is
plainly to ignore Detroit and Henry
Ford; to state that the achievements
Of its inhabitants Constitute in
large measure the nations literary
and artistic culture" is a sweeping
declaration that will cause the Chi
cago of Carl Sandburg to shudder;
to refer to it's undesirable hangers
on as inevitable and negligible is to
excite the envy of Boston and Phila-
delphia. Nevertheless, the self-de-
terminism of Greenwich Village
should not be ignored. There is un-
doubtedly genius in localities as we'll
as in people.
Greenwich Village, if you know
what we mean, wishes to be let alone
and to grow up in its own way. 1t
wishes to be the guardian of it's own
eccentricities. If Mr.. Edison can
get up in the night and walk around
and do as he pleases without being
arrested, why not let Greenwich Viii
lage work out its ideas in its own
way?
Before coming to a decision about
this momentous question, however,
it seems only fair to gather some
statistics. Mr.. Mencken has done
this for Chicago, giving tabulation
of geniuses with the precision of a
government expert and showing by
tables of comparison why it is the
real literary center of America. Is
it too much to ask just what Green
wich Village has actually produced
to-day whether it be works of art.
literary masterpieces, horn glasses,
whiskers or Freudian nightmares?
On the whole, the Village, in its
protest against extinction, should
not so much stress achievements as
that it is different and hence inter-
esting. An even, uniform texture is
right enough for veal loaf or
bologna, but most of us would have,
as in bacon, streaks of fat and lean.
And the real reason one may suspect
why the Village is being bedeviled
is not solicitude about morality, but
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
to drive the monster Of despair away

to drive the monster of despair away
from his frail-hearted, ear-bobbed
consort. In other words, he feels
obliged to show her the same good
time she enjoyed when he won the
prize from a field of entertainers.
Dearie must have something to talk
about in her circle of girl friends.
The change in standards, which
is general outside the philosophic
classes, may be laid to father and
mother. They have read danger
Gus little and have decided their chill
dren should have all the fun they
missed, and the way to have fun is
to pair pleasure lovers. Discipline is
an archaic thing and self denial is a
vice in an era wherein self-expres-
sion is the supreme duty.
Nevertheless the 1921 June bride
groom is in better position than
the 1920 model. Outside Of rent nee
essaries cost less, allowing him more
money for the inconsequentials that
ne and Edythe must have. Along
about 1885, when little Meredith and
Hypatia are ten and twelve, respec-
lively, father and mother will doubt
less jaw at each other for their earl-
er profiigacy and determine heated
ly that Meredith and Hypatia shan't
be brought up such fools. Thus the
generations pursue their orbital
careers and opinion swings through
it's ellipse.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
he big centers of population in that

the big centers of population in that
state.
1t is important to note that this
statewide legislation was passed after
eight years. successful demonstration
of the efficiency and economy of the
Office of public defender in Los Angeles,
and that there was very insistent
demand by the principal civic organiza-
tions in San Francisco for the enact
ment of the new law.
A vigorous effort will be made at the
next session Of the New York Legis-
lature to establish the Office of public
defender in various counties of this
state, and there is reason to believe
that the proposed bill will receive the
support of numerous civic bodies.
MAYER C. GOLDMAN.
New York, June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
Hand-Picking Over

Another step toward proportional
representation Of delegates to the
Republican National Convention has
finally been taken. Thanks largely
to the efforts of r. B. Howell,
national committeeman from Ne
braska, assisted by other members
of the national committee, new
rules for the selection of delegates
to the convention have been adopted.
These are, in brief, that all states
shall have at least four delegates
at-large. But if it's electoral vote
was cast for Harding in 1920 a
state will have two more, making
total of six delegates-at-large. Be-
sides this every Congressional dis
trict will have a delegate if the fol-
lowing conditions are met:
l. If the district has a bona fide
organization.
2. If it has run a candidate for
Congress at the election last pre-
ceding the convention.
8. If 1t has cast minimum Re-
publican vote of $500.
If all these conditions exist and
the vote exceeds 10000 the district
shall have two delegates.
In the case of states having Con-
gressmen-at-large there shall be,
besides the delegates -at-large, two
delegates for each Congressman.
The general effect of these new
rules will be to distribute repre-
sentation more nearly in accord
ance with the distribution of the
strength Of the Republican party.
The new provision for two extra
delegates-at-large applies only to
those states that went for Harding
and therefore increases only Repub-
lican strongholds. BY placing a
minimum voting requirement in
Congressional districts a number of
states have their representation
cut.
A comparison of the delegate al
lotments of 1912, 1920 and 1924 (es-
timated} follows:
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
The Sims Fuor

The bad taste and extravaganza
of the remarks attributed to Admi-
raj Sims are scarcely matter for
argument. The speech was of such
a character that it were better
not made. A distinguished Ameri-
can officer travelling abroad is under
obligation to temper his discourse.
Doubtless the Admiral will be duly
censured. His indiscretion is strik-
ingly similar to That of Admiral
Coghlan few years ago when that
gallant sailor publicly recited the
doggerel me und Gott," that the
kaiser's friends did not enjoy.
But that Admiral Sims in his
overblazing candor hit somewhere
near the truth in his attack on the
Sim Fem politicians of America is
plain from the outcries that are
heard. 1t was time for some one to
say out loud that Sim Fein hyphen-
ism is un-American and that weak
kneed politicians do themselves no
credit when they cater to it. :.
America protested, and properly
protested, when an element in Eng
land helped this nations enemies in
our Civil War. 1t is just as objec-
tionable now for an element in this
country to foment civil war in an
other nation and to furnish funds
to support murder gangs which hit
in the dark and are subjecting Ire
land to the horrors of guerrilla war
fare. 1t is plain that fear of loss
Of possible votes has colored the at
titude of our American politicians
Why deny it? For Daniel Cohalan
and others like him suddenly to pro-
fess great concern about propriety
and to pretend to be shocked by an
indiscretion is sheer hypocrisy.
When Admiral Sims was in
charge Of the American naval sta
tion at Queenstown his men had un-
fortunate experiences with Sim
Feinism. 1t was necessary to forbid
American sailors going to Cork. He
thus had first-hand knowledge on
which side in the World War were
the Sim Feiners-knew why they
we're enraged at America So the
Admiral may be pardoned for not
having complete patience with Sim
Fein Americans.
1t is scarcely necessary to point
out that in condenning Sim .Fein
as it is practiced Admiral Sims did
not attack the great body of men of
Irish descent in this country. These
are Americans first and may
point with pride to q record of
unbroken loyalty. But the profess
sional Sim Feiner is of another
quality and cares so little for
America that he would embroil us,
even to the extent of bringing on
war, in complicated controversy
which, as President Harding has de-
clared, does not concern us.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
William, Hester

a Few men have been so long asso-
ciated with newspaper as William
Hester was with The Brooklyn
Eagle, and few have so long exer-
cised proprietary control over a
great Journal. Few, also, we may
add, have been at once so masterful
and SO unobtrusiye in their diyec-
tion of such an institution.
He began work ON The Eagle
when it was less than dozen years
old and was little more than coun-
try newspaper, for Brooklyn was
then not nearly one-tenth its pres
ent size. He saw it grow to great
metropolitan journal, Of national
influence and international repute;
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
Free Speech in the Navy

The decision Of Secretary DENLY
abolishing the censorship of the writ
ings and utterances Of naval officers
will not only be welcomed by The
service, but is much in the public's
interest. This form of autocracy
has been particularly tyrannical
during the last eight years. The
publicity" Office at the Navy De-
partment was an agency of the Sec
retary Of the Navy and of those sub
servient to him and his policies,
however destructive they might be
Of naval progress and efficiency. 1t
stifled intelligence, promoted servil-
ity and rewarded mediocrity.
This system, depended upon to
keep the truth from the people, was
largely responsible for our complete
naval unreadiness for the World
War, as evidenced by Mr.. Daniels's
refusal to permit Admiral Fiske to
address the Commercial Club Of Chi
cago on preparedness in 1915. TIL.
Admiral was told: "You cannot say
that two and two make four!
This smothering policy was incon-
sistent with republican form of
government. No monarchy prac-
tised it so despotically. In England
naval officers are given complete
freedom of speech. The English
people, and the government as we'll,
encourage criticism of naval policy
because it is deemed in the interest
of the efficiency of the British fleet.
Censorship in our navy has boil
stored up political, conservative,
slow-going bureaucracy. Compare
lively young officers have at times
assumed to censor the writings of
their seniors, who may have taught
them their A B C's! Taking ad-
vantage of little temporary au-
thority and screened behind the let
ter-head of the Navy Department,
they have been known to be imperti-
nent and disrespectful toward Off
GERS Of superior experience and abil-
ity who might venture to differ
from bureau or board! Officers
of ability and long service have hest
tated to subject themselves to the
humiliation of such treatment. And
the intelligent discussion of naval
policy is prevented.
The Secretary of the Navy no
doubt realizes that an officer who
says or does anything foolish in
jures nobody but himself. Officers
will be careful not to discuss conf
Dental subjects or to embarrass our
foreign relations. There are certain
reasonable restrictions which can be
easily defined by regulations.
Free speech in the navy being
once more permitted, the highest in
telligence, after having been throt-
tied for eight years, may be expect
ed to assert itself.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
Life Inexhaustible
Rock Micro-Organisms That Have
Retained Vitality for Ages
From LIE Figaro

fFrom LIE Figaro)
The life of minerals and rocks has
been the subject Of recent researches
by DR.. Galippe, the curious results of
which are reported to the French
Academy of Sciences by NJ. Henneguy.
M. Galippe and his collaboration, DR..
Southland, have just proved by nunier
Gus and convincing experiments that
matter, which is commonly considered
lifeless, is on the contrary a reservoir
of inexhaustible life. They have
studied experimentally meteorites, min
erals, rocks such as quartz and gran
ite, products such as basalt, volcanic
lava and ashes, and have invariably
discovered organic beings susceptible
to reviviication; that is to say, to be-
ing cultivated and multiplied. Many
of these rocks may have been heated
to temperatures from 200 to 1000 de-
grees Centigrade or from 392 to 1920
Fahrenheit.
At the very beginning of the forma-
tion of the terrestrial crust the waters
were peopled with micro organisms. and
these, drawn into and mingled with the
sediments, owing to enormous pressures,
gaseous or liquid inhltrations, became
the actual, generally crystallized rocks.
The micro organisms have gone
through these evolutions without losing
their aptitude to revivifcation, and have
retained their latent life. Owing to the
loss of water and organic matter they
were apparently transformed into min
erals, but they can be perceived with
the microscope and are generally en-
dowed with motion.
When through appropriate treatment
these organisms are demineralized and
the water and organic matter which
they have lost are given back to them
they again resume active life and null
tiply.
NM. Galippe and Southland conclude
that if all creatures, commonly re-
garded as living beings, should be de-
stroyed life could be born again
through these organisms, which are in
destructible and which would begin
to play again the part they played at
the origin of the world.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10

Had the minimum vote been
placed at 10000, or even $500, it
would have been possible to effect
an even more complete reform. But
the present move is in the direction
of proportional representation, and
in so far as it has broken the old
tradition that each district was en-
titled to representation regardless
of votes cast. it is notable step
forward. 1t is true that the cuts
total only twenty three delegates,
but the biggest reductions come in
two states where the Republican
party has long been practically neg
ligible, South Carolina and Missis-
sippi.
Moreover, through the allotment
of extra delegates. as reward of
merit to Republican states and by
giving some districts three dele
gates, seventy-six additional dele
gates will be given, it is estimated,
to the party where it genuinely ex-
lists. Taking the reductions and in
creases together, it is now improb-
able that nomination will ever
again be made by non-representa-
tive delegates. The lesson of 1912
has not been forgotten.
1t has taken many years to effect
this great reform, but at last there
is reason for thinking it, has practi-
cally been achieved.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
The Surplus Immigrants
Italian Arrivals to Whom Restriction
Law Should Not Apply
To the Editor Of the Tribune.

10 the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir: Nearly 1000 Italians who ar
rived in America in excess of the ouota
permitted for June under the new i'm
migration law are likely to be sent
back to Italy. The question arises
whether such step would be fair and
whether it would be in keeping with
the spirit of the law under which it is
proposed to be taken.
The immigration bill was signed bv
the President on May 10. Information
Of this fact reached New York on Nav
20. Cables reported it to Italy Nav
p or p. Meanwhile, up to Nav 90
several steamers had already sailed
from Italy, while that country was
either in complete ignorance of the new
law Or lacked detailed information as
to the carrying out of its provisions.
These are the steamers which have now
arrived in American ports, and it is
proposed that their human freight be
turned back, regardless Of the misery
that would follow.
The. immigrants on board these
steamers have legal passports issued
by their governments and duly vissd
by the American consuls in Italy. They
sold their belongings, severed their
business ties and boarded the steamers
for America in perfect good faith, un-
aware of any obstacle in the way of
their landing.
The new immigration restriction law
was to take effect fifteen days after
: having been signed, but considering
that it takes about two weeks for a
steamer to make the trip from Italy to
America, the law as now interpreted by
the authorities has practically become
operative Immediately. Evidently it was
the intention of the lawmakers to give
both the steamship companies and the
prospective immigrants two weeks
notice so as to accommodate them
selves to changed conditions.
Means ought to be found, therefore,
to relieve the present situation, and e
in the opinion of the proper authori-
ties no other way is left open Congress
should Immediately enact remedial
measure. No fear need be entertained
that an exemption applying only to
ships having sailed from European
ports within few days after the Presi-
dent signed the immigration act would
create a precedent.
1t is reported by cable that the Dante
Aliehieri sailed from Italy with only
sixty passengers, all Americans, .and
the Canada with $50 passengers, also all
! Americans. Two other ships, the Re
d'Italia and the America, have Cancelled
their sailings.
American consuls will henceforth
issue no vises beyond the permissible
quota. We believe that this is matter
involving American fair play. These
two thousand wouid-be Americans
should get i square deal from America
| and not be made to suffer because wa
| passed new law while they were on
| their way to the land of hope
n. BEHAR
Managing Director. National Liberal
immigration League.
| New York, June 5, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
A Severe Test
From The PHILADELPHIA Evening Public
fsd0crl

from The PhIadesphid Evening Public
nea0er)
Congressman Appleby wants every
session of Congress opened with the
singing of 81 he Star-spangled Banner
IF his suggestion is acted upon we may
some day read: "The vote on the Blank
resolution resulted in strict party
vote. the sopranos and contraltos voting
solidiy for the resolution, the basses.
Larytones and tenors voting solidly
against But before Congress rises to
the dignity of a songfest there must be
many sessions Of preparation. Perhaps
it would be better for the members to
try something easier, something they
all know.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
California Public Defenders

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The movement to establish the
office Of public defender to represent
INDECENT accused persons has received
fresh impetus by the recent passage Of
q statewide public defender bill by
the California Legislature. The bill
provides for the election OF a public
defender in each county and city Of
California, after the approval of the
local board of supervisors. This law
will shortly be effective in nine coun-
ties in California, which includes all
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
The Wet Parade
Anti-saIoon Lacquer Says Twill Be
Bully for Prohibition
70 the Editor of The Tribune.


Sir: l notice that a good deal is
said about the big anti-prohibition
parade that is to take place on the
Fourth of July.
Those who favor it believe that it is
the beginning of the repeal of the Vol
stead law, of all state prohibition laws,
and finally of the Eighteenth Amend
ment If those who are promoting
this parade had been students of the
dry movement throughout the United
States they would know that anti-dry
demonstrations by way of parades have
always resulted in an increase of dry
sentiment and dry votes.
The reason for this is very clearly
stated by Richard Croker in this morn
ing's paper, where he says: "Wets will
march in dry parade, but lot of
vets will refuse to march in the wet
parade because they don't like the
publicity its gives them" In other
and palmer words, because they are
ashamed of their company
Suppose they do have one, two, three
or even five hundred thousand in their
parade for if they should have one
hundred thousand they will claim five
hundred thousand), that is only drop
in the bucket in a nation like the
United States. Chicago has tried this
i-dry parade business, with the re-
suit that the dry vote always increases
at the next election.
We are reminded of an experience
in wet and dry fight in down-state
city in Illinois years ago. The vets had
licked us twice and the third round
was on. Things were going bad for the
vets, and the old brewer who was
financing the vets and managing their
campaign became very downhearted
because it was evidently going to be
three times and out" His friends
gathered at headquarters one night
and tried to cheer him up with an an
nouncement that they were going to
have great wet parade. The old gem
''NiiAiA eAAiSW HAo ONSI HIS HcAu
and exclaimed: "My -! II the people
ever see you fellows all together in
cne bunch that will be the end of the
liquor traffic in this community.
Judge Lands said in the United
States court in Chicago the other day.
More than 90 per cent of the Violations
of the liquor law that come before me
are unnaturaized foreigners" This
crowd will all be there. Let them get to-
gether and show themselves, and those
who have been hesitating as to whether
prohibition is a good thing or not will
hesitate no longer The only people
they can possibly fool will be some old
wet politicians who, have become
panicky and, believing that a great re-
action has set in, will take a head-on
dive into the river of political oblivion.
Let the vets parade; it's bully good
thing, Richard Croker to the contrary
Notwithstanding
JAMES K. SHIELDS,
State Superintendent Anti Saloon
League of New Jersey.
Newark, N. j., June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10

anger over the high crime and mis-
demcanor Of departing from Amer
iea's minted type. AS convention
ality fills some bosoms with rage,
so unconventionality frenzies others.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10

yea eaa surshsss msrenaHd'.e advertised in TINE
TRIBUNE with absolute ssfsb--fss if dissansfac-
tisa results Ii ANY the rStBuNE euaran-
sses 10 pay yeur money back upen request. Ne rea
tape. Ne aaihhlIas. We make ssed prsmss!y II
the advertiser doss not
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Buffers
fFrom The cino:nuati Enoa;,..,

From The Cincinnati Enqairer)
There are times when we are led to
suspect crises are the biggest buffers
in the world. We see one coming and
everybody gets scared stiff, but when
we pass it we find it was about as tame
as baby lamb.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10

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