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THURSDAY. JULY 81, 1921.
Good News From Brazil.

To lend out of our plentiful supply
OF capital the moderate sum OF $685.
100000 to Brazil, as this country did
three months ago, was not an extraor-
binary thing in these days of large
finance. But the spirit in which the
money was lent and the effect it has
had in helping Brazil turn the cor
ner of financial and commercial de-
preston constitute distinct tri-
umph for American finance. Ac-
cording to Geographic advices from
Rio de Janeiro it is the opinion of
business authorities there that the
worst stage Of depression In Brazil
has passed. Conditions from now on
are expected to show steady, if grad
ual, Improvement.
Among the causes cited to account
for the increasing optimism 'the sue
cess of the SIS 100000 Brazilian loan
just floated in New York is the most
gratifying indication" Moreover, the
QulCh buUoCIlptioh VI Iuc iodh-
which was completely sold within
three hours-proves to the Brazilians
that their credit Is still sound in the
United States, the greatest reservoir
of capital on the globe.
Even such countries as have high
credit rating Of long duration in this
country could not fail to understand
the strong faith implied by the over
subscription Of loan in less than
three hours. But for Brazil there
was an added compliment. The loan
was the first obligation Of Brazil to
be sold here and 1t was placed at the
very time when competition for CAPT
tai loans was keenest.
Already more cordial feeling for
the United States in Brazil proves
that "the investment of capital car
ries with 1t much more than simply
the dividends" as Ambassador DE
ALENcAR of Brazil said when the loan
was placed here.
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Freak Law in New Mexico Is Blow
to Many Sports.

From the III Poso Times.
New Mexico. = State long noted for
conservatism and sanity In the matter of
its legislation. appears to have sue
cumbed at last to the Vaccinations OF
the freak lawmaker. The new anti
gambling act, which. the Attorney Gen.
erai holds, prevents baseball games for
pennant, prize or anything Of value. APP
pears to be in q class by itself. Not only
baseball but chess and checker tourna-
ments where trophy is at stake, and
we assume also golf. come within the
scope of this remarkable statute, which
puts q ban on bridge and places penny
ante In the category Of serious offences.
Naturally the much abused but ever
active and undiscouraged reformers will
be blamed for the enactment in question.
Eut we have our doubts as to tho justice
Of this conclusion. Reforners. especially
those Of the half baked variety, have
been responsible for much freak IeRisla.-
ton. and there can be no doubt we'll
meaning reformers were responsible for
the initiation of the New Mexico law in
question But II the Attorney General is
correct In his Interpretation ana the
statute actually does prohibit baseball
playing for trophies there is evidence II
has been loaded, and that the loading
was done by its enemies with the view
OF making its enforcement impossible
and thus giving the real professional
gamblers. against whom tho law was
undoubtedly aimed. q further opportu-
nifty to ply their trade unmolcstcd.
Lawniaking IL ticklish business. and
few there are among legislators who
really know tho meaning of the fatcful
words they arc so ready to embalm
among the statutes OF their beloved
commemorative.
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Let Him Help Others.
Charitable EndeavOr a Resource for
Retired Man Of 40.

To THE New YORK HrRALp: May
add one more to the friendly and helpful
hints that have appeared In your col
umns for that quandary bound man Of
40f One who Is so fortunate as to
have been able TO retire with q compc-
tence at that age must BIO generous and
kindly toward those who are less fortu-
nate: and one who had the good sense
to retire when he possessed enough in
stead Of taking the speculation fever
and dreaming Of expanding into a mill
ionaire will of course listen to all hon.
est suggestion.
Not only the great war with it's debts
but also the numerous drives to raise
gigantic endowments for this or that
sect. this or that college-not one Of
which should have been tolerated-havc
had the incidental effect of greatly d.
minishing the resources and Gripping
the work Of every charitable enterprise
in this metropolitan city. I would sug-
gest to my fortunate countrman that
before going abroad to spend that money
he give 1.-THE of it to some charity
here.
Our charities are not pauper breeders
by any means. Some Of them directly
and others indirectly aim at enabling
the poor to help themselves. One. at
least, displays as It's motto and reason
for being the legend Help to self-help."
Perhaps his gift would set some worthy
boy on his feet. who would follow I'm the
footsteps Of the glvcr. retire at the age
OF 40 and repeat the gift to the next
generation. Then. too. who Knows how
many of the numerous tourists would
catch this idea and leave a little conn.,
thing to help those who remain here and
try to keep things going while they are
bestowing their money where, as NJ.
Chops remarks. Everywhere the sarcer
is a-goin' round?
Perhaps our friend, as he visits each
foreign country. will learn how .ts charf-
ties compare in number and efficiency
with those OF his own.
RossITER JOHNSON.
NEW YORK, July 20.
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5000 tons and guns not to exceed two
inches in calibre.
Fourth class-Police boats not to ex-
coed 1000 tons with small guns.
The number OF capital vessels allotted
might be:
Divided equally between the Atlantic
and Pacifc-United States, 9; Great
Britain, @.
Ships restricted to the Atiantic--F'ranco,
2: Italy. q Spain, 2; Germany. 2; Swe-
den, /; Norway. 1; Denmark. 1; Tol-
land, 1; Belgium. 4; Portugal, 1; Brazil.
2; Argentina, ..
Ships restricted to the Pacfic-Peru. 2;
Chile. 2; Japan. 2; China. 2.
Each nation may have as many soc
ond class ships as capital ships, and
twice as many Of the third class. which
may go anywhere. and as many Of the
fourth class. intended for coastal and
inland waters, as needed.
No nation to use submarines in war
in fact It would be better IL their build
ing were prohibited.
No nation to have a standing army
exceeding 100000. and countries with
less than 100000 population UP to
cne-quarter Of per cent Of their pop
ulation. Each country may have a ma
tonal guard, which is not to leave its
borders or to be Incorporated in the
regular army. up to one-quarter Of
per cent OF its population.
While war vessels are limited to six
inch guns as a maximum. the size OF
guns for coastal land defences Is to be
unrestricted.
I should like to see the United States
or the coming conference might do SO
Jointly. address an invitation to each OF
the countries named above to enter an
association along tho lines indicated, II
being understood that II all Join all Of
fensive and defensive alliances are auto
maticaliy abrogated. A. +. d.
BALrIMoRE, Nd, July 10.
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Imprinted and Inglorious.
Goethe's American Rival in the Lead
by the Test of Statistics.

To THE New YoSK HERALD: Edward
Fuller does not seem TO know that
America has among it's citizens writer
as voluminous and philosophically tran.
scendental as was Goethe, or even any
Of the others he mentions as first class
poets. How can he when my works arc
kept hidden In my bookcase and no one
Will publish them?
Let him know that yours truly is more
versatile than Goethe. The German
writer was no composer nor a master
painter. When / was "a had to my
credit three act play. written in Ger
man. in which the philosophical matter
is OF the quality Of Goethe's when he
was 80. This has not yet been put into
print. Also at "a had written drama
as great as Shakespeare's at 40. This
is In print.
Looking at Goethe's output have in
my large bookcase his complete set of
works written during sixty years; there
are sixty volumes of an average of 22o
pages to the volume: this makes II
roughly $4,000 pages in all.
Now. my output is roughly $4,000
pages. written during thirty years or
less.
AZ to quaiity--well. that IL a matter
Of opinion. A great German writer told
me twenty-five years ago out In the
Pocono Mountains that two-thirds of
Goethe's writings were mediocre.
Some say that Shakespeare was q
lesser light than Milton. Who Is right7
At all events. Mr.. Fuller will be wiser
man after reading this.
After oil, how can any one assert that
among a hundred million souls there
might not be Shakespeare, Dante or
a Homer writing here. yet unknown be-
cause no ono will launch his works on
the sea of fame?
LOUIS NJ ELsHrMrus.
NEW YORK, July 20.
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York on the whole has been exceed
ingly favored. For instance. while
this city has not suffered from lack
OF moisture. England has been
parched by a drought of more than
six weeks duration. Londoners have
been warned to conserve the water
supply by not using more than an
inch of water in bathtubs, while the
New Yorker oils his bathtub every
morning without imperilling the
city's supply of water.
These are facts familiar TO the
New Yorker, but he will understand
his fortunate situation better when
he reads of a parched England, where
the Thames in its upper reaches has
dried up almost to a brook. while
France has had the worst summer
heat it has experienced in forty-two
years. and Russia is suffering from
drought which may result in a
famine. If he looks nearer home he
will learn that in many parts Of
western Canada there has been a
drought, which fortunately was
broken. in some places at least, in
time to save the crops.
OF course New York has its share
of sultry days in July, but the re-
sultant discomfort is easily miti-
gated. II the pavements grow too
hot relief can be obtained at small
cost. The expenditure of nickel or a
dime will take the New Yorker to the
parks or to the ocean beaches, where
cool breezes and cool waves will
city streets and will send him back
to the city refreshed.
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leader and sailed for Ireland. To
Nixon succeeded Sport, Two Spot and
Joke, the Observation-Disclosures
triumvirate, which endured until Mr..
MURPHY began his leadership. The
Democratic Club lost its commanding
place when Mr.. CROKER quit Tam
many Even the National pre-
fixed to its name did not save it as
a power in politics. And now it may
sell its home for ten times what II
paid Corn MEYER for it a quarter of
a century ago. If trade supplants
politics there the site will not be
shocked. Mr.. CROKER engineered
many trade there.
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for street accidents. It's reports give
the number of deaths from all causes
at all ages Two-thirds Of the nations
population is covered; yet all the
deaths in this area in 1919 amounted
to only about two-ifths the number
Of deaths from accidents, for the
country, according to Major CROWLEY
Perhaps he had an eight hour day in
mind; II so. the annual deaths due
to accident, according to him. would
be $4,000.
Either Major CRowLEY's figures are
wrong or the registration area fig
ures are wrong. THE New YORK
HERALD does not believe the regis.
tration area figures are wrong.
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Limits for Warships.
Proposed Basis Of q Programme of
Universal Disarmament.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The ac-
ton of tho President in calling a meet
ing Of certain nations to discuss limi-
tation of ornaments Is, think. long
stride In the right direction, but II re-
stricted to naval disarmament will prob
ably not lead to any definite results.
What I. and undoubtedly many other
Americans, as well as people Of other
nations, heartily desire is that the United
States, having inaugurated a move
for a better understanding between ma
lions and the maintenance Of peace,
should make public as soon as possible
tentative conditions It proposes to lay
before the conference. This would give
opportunity for the citizens of each
country to discuss the terms among
themselves and with their representa-
tives before the meeting.
Any Intelligent person knows that the
most frequent cause Of wars IN CONNER
cialisrn; but tho ruling Powers canou-
fiage this through propaganda much Of
which Is plain faisehood. Commercial
lam as practised breeds jealousy. Posi-
bly, much Of this could be obviated II
the different nations would agree upon
a uniform tariff method. putting each
and every country upon the most ia
vored nation basis in other words, each
country to have n tariff which best suits
It's location and interests. but such tariff
would apply to all countries whether the
other country was one of it, colonies or
under another nag. The benefits Of such
q plan would greatly outweigh. I think.
any loss Of trade In certain lines.
Militarism embraces both naval ana
land forces and the cut in both should
be on a drastic plan. The so-called
need OF any nation for an abnormaiiy
large navy to protect its possessions--
how often gained in . not overhonora-
bio method docs not hold good II other
nations also reduce to a minimum.
Why should not something like the
following suggestion be adopted BY the
conference, unless . better Is proposedf
All navies to be standardized and 10
consist of. say. four classes Of vessels:
First class--Capital ships not to cx-
coed $1,000 tons In size, armed with
four six inch guns and a complement Of
smaller guns not to exceed two inches In
calibrc.
Second class--Cruisers not to exceed
10000 tons and guns not to exceed two
inches In calibro.
Third class--Criisers NOT to exceed
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Tammany on Fifth Avenue.

III the National Democratic Club
decides to sell it's home at els Fifth
avenue an institution of more than
ordinary interest will be removed
from its familiar site. The club
boosted GROVER CLEVELAND as MEM
Der in the years he practised law
here between terms as President Of
the United States, but it reached its
period Of greatest prosperity when
Greater New York became fact and
the Van Wyck administration came
into power.
Then RICHARD CROKER, who had
reestablished himself as leader of
Tammany Hall, made the Democratic
Club his headquarters, and all who
hoped for favors from the Mayors
Office or the city departments under
stood that membership in the Demo
cratic Club was helpful, IL not essen
tial, to the attainment OF their am
bition. The clubhouse was filled
every evening with city officials. usu-
ally headed by Mayor VAN WICK,
and their visitors. To see Mr..
CROKER and to be seen by him was
the object of most OF these. To be
regular In attendance at the club and
to be dressed in accordance with a
rule not enforced at the Fourteenth
street wigwam were regarded as two
sure means of engaging Mr.. CRoKER's
good graces. The corridors rang with
laughter over jests about "Tammany
in society with a big s." The Demo
cratic Club membership list was a
directory OF who's who in Tammany
Hall. Brooklyn, resentful though IL
was OF the Croker Dictatorship. sent
it's place holders and place hunters.
So did Richmond and Queens. The
Bronx was then part of New York
county. securely held by Tammany.
Not all the district leaders liked
this transfer of Tammany manage
ment TO Fifth avenue. Their success
had been won by attendance at their
district clubs; they neglected the
most important part of their work
when they spent an evening at the
Democratic Club. Yet such was the
power Of Mr.. CROKER that they all
obeyed his within. II was a lush time
for Tammany Hall.
= Four years Of Fifth avenue, with
VAN Wick in City Hall and DEvEnY
supreme at Police Headquarters. left
Tamm9ny too weak to elect SHEPARD
in 1901. Mr.. CRoKER's day was over.
lie established LEWIS Nixon az
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Not the Old I. w. w.

The so-called "reminiscences of the
Industrial Workers Of the World In
the wheat country, particularly In
Nebraska and South Dakota. appears
from the accounts which reach the
East to be ordinary rufianism, not
to be dignified by Characterization
as a political demonstration.
The bearers of red cards. which
identify the Industrial Workers Of
the World, plumber harvest hands,
murder them IL they resist and defy
train hands to put them or freight
cars in which they are stealing rides.
They are able to commit their crimes
only because the States and counties
and towns served by the railroads do
not supply the police protection to
which the honest population is en-
titled. A few energetic and coura-
geous sheriffs would put an end to
this manifestation OF lawlessness in
short order.
With the passing of flush times
the country must be prepared for a
recurrence Of the tramp evil, which
was practically eliminated In the
war. Some of the tramps are sure
to be criminals worse than petty
thieves. and a good many OF them
will call themselves members of the
I. w. w. But they will be mere
social pests and not violent revolu-
tionaries as were many of the men
BILL HAYWOOD first duped and then
callously deserted.
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Efforts to humanize the postal service.
In accordance with a recent order of
Postmaster-General HAYS, were given
some development here to-day when
Postmaster Il. A. PURpy ordered that all
drivers of parcel post wagons permit
mothers to weigh their babies daily, pro-
vidiug the babies are brought 70 the
parcel post wagon scales.-Despdtch
from Minneapolis.
This practice may accomplish a dou-
Bile object. The mothers of the babies
will be pleased and citizens anxiousiy
awaiting the delivery of parcel post
matter will learn to keep their tenn
pers and to exercise the virtue of
patience.
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MRS. w. B. OSGOOD FIELD
CATCHES rs POUND FISH
Salmon Carries Her Mile IN
Cunoe-Bevkshire Notes.

SpectdL De6pdtch TO TfIU NEW YORK HERALD
LENox, Mass, July 20.--Mrs. William
B. Osgood Field has sent home a twenty
six pound salmon that she caught on
Monday In the Little Casca Pedia River.
Quebec. where she is spending two weeks
with Mr.. Field and two sons, Frederick
Vanderbilt and w. Osgood Field.
The big fish carried Mrs. Field up the
river a mile in a canoe and, with the
exception Of the twenty-seven FOUNDER
landed last week by Mrs. Giraud Foster.
is the largest caught by any Lenox
visitor in Quebec. Miss Mary Pearsall
Field. sister of Mr.. Field, is at the
HiRhlawn in their absence.
Mrs. Henry van Dyke OF Princeton.
N. j, who has been seriously Ill for six
weeks at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Hamilton Gibson. in Sheffield. has so
far recovered she expects to leave next
week with the Rev. DR.. Van Dyke for
Bar Harbor.
Mrs. William Van Brunt Findley has
arrived from Rio de Janeiro and Joined
Mrs. Findley at Plumstead.
Arrivals at the Curtis Hotel include
Miss Ruth Anderson, Miss Mary II.
Flagler. Mr.. Charles Il. Atwood Of New
York and Mrs. John Dwight of Wash
ington. d. c. Mrs. James r. Jesup
started from the Curtis to-day for tho
Profile House. White Mountains.
Mr.. Herbert Bramwell Shaw Of Boston
is stopping with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parlsman Shaw, at Redwood In
Lenox.
Mrs. Russell Hopkins. who has leased
Mr.. Samuel Frothingham's house, Over
lee. has returned to Lenox from Spring
Lake. N. ].
Mrs. Joel Chandler Harris Of Atlanta,
Ga, is at the Aspinwall Hotel. Other
arrivals there include Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Hanna and Miss Elizabeth
Hanna OF Montclair, N. ].
Mr.. Edwards Herrick Childs and Miss
Frances s. Childs of New York are at
the Greylock Hotel in Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Bullock OF Gin
cinnati, Ohio. who are just back from
Europe, also are at the Greylock
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SEEK UNIFORM CENSORSHIP.
state Boards 20 Send Representa-
tives 70 Universal City.

The Universal Film Manufacturing
Company announces that film censorship
boards in the United States and Canada
will be represented at Universal City.
Cal. on August Is. at conference
called by Carl Laemmle, president OF
Universal, in an endcavor TO get uni
formity OF rulings on the part OF CEN
sorship bodies In America.
Answers have lust been received from
the boards OF Pennsylvania, Ohio. Mary
land and Kansas, the cities OF Chicago.
Detroit Kansas City, Toronto. VAN
couver and Montreal, and the National
Board OF Review. either signifying their
intention Of being present or sending a
representative. All expenses OF the trip
are to be borne by the Universal Com
pany. Laemmle has just gone TO Eu-
rope, but will be represented at the con-
ferences at the Beverly Hills Hotel by
II. M. Berman. general manager of ex-
changes. and Irving Thalberg, general
manager OF Universal City.
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Gov. Miller Names Film Censors.
Appoints G. H. Cobb of WATERFOWL, Mrs. Eli I. Hos
NOR of Buffalo and Joseph Levinson of This City.

as to aiding Americanization work
among foreigners, I believe that the
commission will be able to suggest
methods and policies which will result
in a plan that will successfully combat
the pernicious influence of the foreign
radical press. which now refuses to pub
lish as news matter or as advertise
ment anything in opposition to the so
cialistic. communistic and Bolshevstic
propaganda. i hope to devote a great
deal of attention to this phase OF the
commissions work."
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COMMUNITY AID rs PLANNED.
Permission Granted for Incorpora
ton Of Riverside Association.

Permission for the incorporation by
George w. Perkins, Cleveland =. Dodge.
Thomas A. Buchner. Edward c. Della
field, Archibald Douglas and others Of
the Riverdale Neighborhood Association
was granted yesterday by Justice Rich
ard H. Mitchell in Bronx County Su-
preme Court.
The organization is to collect and
distribute funds for voluntary aid OF
persons and institutions In and about
Riverdale and also to invest and re-
invest funds to carry out such activi-
ties. purchase property and erect such
buildings as might be needed to carry
on the organization.