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The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Peter Maher's Newest Job.

OF the men who milled in heavy
weight matches twenty years ago
there was none more likable than
PETER MAHER. He was a broth of a
boy, black browed and blue eyed,
standing more than six feet in his
socks; he packed punch in either
hand that was a wonder-when it
landed. His brogue and sunny smile
endeared him to those of his native
land who had preceded him to Amer.
lea and whenever he stepped into the
ring he had host of we'll wishers.
But PETERS days were those OF
Bob FIrzsIMMoNs and Tom SHARKEY.
and he wasn't quite good enough to
encompass the downfall Of either,
though he gave the latter lovely
beating on one occasion. PETER faded
from the memories of the followers
Of pugilism and the news that he is
to be put to work in New York city's
Dock Department is the first infor-
nation that has been printed about
him for a long time.
The stalwart Irishman's entrance
into the service of the city will re.
vive memories Of great days in the
prize ring. PETER MAHER is not old,
Eut he wears the mantle Of a glori-
Gus age.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10

elsewhere in the country were Of no
concern to the diggers of coal. Un-
der the Soviet system they saw no
chance of exchanging coal for food.
Therefore they could perceive in the
plight of other Russians and of in
dustries without fuel no relevant rea-
son for increasing the production Of
coal in the DonetZ basin.
Two thousand years ago on the
road TO Jericho, 'as recorded in the
parable, the ratio of Good Samari-
tans to ordinary selfish individuals In
a community where an intensified
form of modern capitalism prevailed
vas one in three. The Donetz basin
brings the parable up to date, with no
visible change for the better in the
ratio. To the command that they shall
"go and do likewise" even as the
Samaritan did, the sufferers under
Rolshevik rule respond Feed me and
nine, first"
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
PRESBYTERIANS TO
MEET IN ATLANTIC CITY
ReU. Henry Swearingen, Mod
orator, ArriUes for Conference

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 9.-The Rev.
Henry Swearingen of st. Paul. Mimi,
mod orator of the Presbyterian General
Assembly. arrived tonight with the as
sembly's stated clerk, the Rev. Lewis
5. Nudge of Philadelphia. They are to
attend the meeting of the Presbyterian
church's executive commission, which
will open at the Chalfonte- Haddon Hall
tomorrow.
Mr.. Edison J. Weeks, passenger traf-
fic manager of the Reading Railroad,
has arrived at the Chalfonte- Haddon
Hall with Mrs. Weeks New York folk
arriving there to-day were Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Bryce and Mr.. Frederick e. Stock
WELL
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. FARRELL of New
York have arrived at the Seaside House.
New York folk arriving at the Marl-
borough -Blenheim to-day were Mrs
Harry Baefe. who was accompanied by
Miss I. IL. Adams, and Mr.. Frank p.
Scranton.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. Everit Macy Of
New York, who are at the Ritz-Carlton.
have decided to extend their stay.
Arrivals from New York at the Tray
more to-day included Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen E. Jerry. Mr.. Charles Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Walker of Brooklyn
and Mr.. II. e. Nansicke
At the Ambassador from New York
are Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold Plat, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. V. Place, Mr.. A. T. Hunger
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence r. Kerr,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. White and Mr. and
Mrs. Ayene +. Ingold.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
CHRYSANTHEMUMS OF
ALL SIZES SHOWN HERE
Exhibit Tells Story Of Deuel.
opment of Flower.

The ninetieth annual exhibition OF
flowers, fruits and vegetables under the
auspices of the American Institute was
held last night in the Engineering Build.
ing. % West Thirty-ninth street.
The exhibition was particularly in-
teresting OH account of the large
chrysanthemum display. in which the
flower is shown from its very start to
the great advancement made In It's prop
agation. The original flower is a tiny
blossom of yellow that contrasts greatly
with the Louise Pocket. a huge white
flower fully ten inches in diameter.
twenty-four Of which were sent from
the gardens of Mr.. and Mrs. Payne
whitney In Manhasset.
Another exhibit was a single specimen
plant from the garden of Mr. William
Boyce Thompson of Yonkers on which
there were fully 1000 blossoms. Chrys-
anthemums OF every possible shade were
shown and among them were those
known as the pompoms, single flowers,
and small ones known as button chrysan-
themums.
Among the gardens represented were
those OF Mrs. Hamilton Nick. Twombly,
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Chubb. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. William
y Guthrie MIR. and Mrs orto Z, Eatr
Mr. and Mrs. Harold I. Pratt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. e. Smathers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto II. Wittpenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
ri. Victor. Countess Holstein Of Edge
Hill. Pa
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
The Railroad Rate Puzzle.

The railway executives are reiter
ating their demand for a 10 pei
cent. wage reduction. w. G. LEE
president Of the Brotherhood O
Trainmen, has said I'VE expected
that" But how is this going to gel
the public anywhere in the neal
future? We speak of the public
rather than the roads because the
wage savings are promised to go into
rate reductions. 1t is puzzling to see
what progress is in early prospect
for the benefit of the public.
The Railroad Labor Board, on the
one hand, announced at the time OF
the strike order hearings that it could
not take up any more wage petitions
until it's overcrowded docket should
be cleared. To dispose of the many
cases already on the calendar, the
board said, would consume all the
time between now and next July
THOMAS De WITT CUYLER, on the
other hand, speaking for the Asso
citation of Railway Executives, of
which he is chairman, very properly
and distinctly assured the Railroad
Labor Board that the carriers would
act in this matter only in accordance
with the enactments of Congress and
the processes of the board. His ex-
act language was:
1--WE will proceed through the reg
ular channels as pointed out by the
transportation act Of 1920. We will
follow that literally and strictly"
If the workers and the roads should
be able to agree among themselves
on wage reductions the change could
be made in spite Of the Railroad
Labor Boards docket overload. That
would be a regular proceeding, as
provided by the transportation act
and comprehended in connection
with the functioning Of the Labor
Board control.
But If the board cannot act or will
not act before the middle of next
summer, what are the chances that
the railway unions, only the other
day calling a strike to fight any kind
Of wage cut under whatever author
ity or proceedings, will agree to a
reduction before the dilatory board
gets around to it?
Meanwhile the public pays the
! freight.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Speeding Up Street Cars.
An idea From Youngstown, Ohio
and One From The Bronx.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In
Youngstown. Ohio, I found an idea new
to me in running street cars. When a
trolley car is travelling toward the main
section Of the city one pays as one en-
ters. On the contrary, when a car Is
going away from the main section. one
pays as one leaves the car.
This plan ought to be tried in New
York. because by 1t time is saved. With
crowds getting on In the business sec
ton a congestion Is likely unless pas
sengers get on at both ends and pay
as they leave. Naturally fewer people
get off at each stop and so time is
saved. As the car goes into the main
part Of the city there is no big crowd
Of passengers getting on at any given
point
May I add another suggestion, which
I believe is n time saver? live In
The Bronx and often have occasion to
use the cars that transfer at 149th
street. Would 1t be possible for the
motormen at these transfer points to
allow passengers with transfers to enter
by the front door? This would expe-
dite matters. WILFoRD L. WILSON.
NEW YORK, November 8.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Samaritans in BoIshevistia.

How much or how little compassion
is there in the human animal when
he is well fed, we'll clothed and has
no quarrel with the world, now as in
the day Of the parable of the Good Sa-
maritan? How much of this broth
erly concern for his fellows is there
in man starved, insuflciently
clothed and with a thousand com.
plants in general, though he be liv.
ing in supposedly ideal modern eco
nomic state where all things are sup
posed to be divided equally and all
men entitled to share alike? The
Bible has answered the first question.
Bolshevism answers the second.
In the Donetz basin Russia has one
of its most important coal fields. In
1913 this region produced 26,246,6
long tons. or 2.1S7,217 tons a month
BY March, 1921, the production had
dropped to 373,628 tons for the
month. Since then there has been
a still further progressive decline
keeping pace with the famine and
the decreasing bread ration. Skilled
minors early in the year deserted
their posts, but unskilled modified
llborers were sent to take their places
In the mines. This did not prevent
further slump in the output. Skilled
human beings and unskilled human
beings have the same gnawing desire
for bread.
The Department OF Commerce has
taken from official newspapers Of
Russia, including the Soviet organ
Economic Life, the record Of the col
lapse of production in the Donetz
basin. This table presents the com.
posite record, showing the relation
OF bread and coal:
The New York herald., 1921-11-10

detracts from the work accomplished
by the Times of London in the Indian
Mutiny and the Crimea, MAcGAHAN's
work for the Daily Neus in Bulgaria
or achievements in news gathering
by other American and English jour
nails. The expedition cost thousands
of dollars. from which there were
no monetary returns; it endured to
the end Of it's purpose through priva-
tions and discouragements, it solved
one Of the mysteries Of the Dark
Continent, and it gave to the man
who had added 100000 square miles
to the known regions of the world
his just measure of fame.
1t recovered for the world the in
valuable journals and maps setting
forth the results of DR.. LIvINGsToNE's
last six years Of research and inves-
tigation. In the four months STAN
LEY lived with LIVINGSTONE he learned
to know him as no man had before.
Each days life with him added to
my admiration for him." STANLEY
wrote. "I never found a fault in
him." STANLEY's estimate of his
qualities as Christian gentleman
and Of the high ideals of his mission
swept away forever the evil reports
regarding him and silenced his
calumniators. So that LIvINGsToNE's S
death was the beginning rather than
the end of his influence. 1t aroused
the explorer to new efforts and the
missionary to higher planes Of faith
and devotion, it put renewed vigor
into measures for abolishing the slave
trade and into plans for the develop
ment of the country and opening it
up to civilization and commerce.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10

First annual Victory Ball. Waldorf Astoria,
East Harlem Health Centre will be opened
with ceremonies. 345 East 10th street.
beginning p. NJ. Gov. Miller VIII speak
at 4 p. VI. Mayor Hylan and Health Conf
missioner Copeland will speak. 80 p. N.
Dr. John Grier Hibben. president of Prince
ton, will discuss Limitation Of Arma-
ments.1 at IN meeting Of college % graduates;
P. NJ.
New York chapter, Knights Of Columbus.
will tender dinner to Bishop John j. Dunns
Hotel Commodore, $3.50 =. M.
Annual chrysanthemum show Of the Park
Department will open in the greenhouses.
Central fark, at Fifth avenue and looth
Mrs Iessca Mccall will discuss THE Port
Question" women's Republican Club. Inc..
Roger W. Babson Will speak on ''Ths
Business Outlook for 1922" Cooper Union,
Republican Committee of One Hundred.
meeting, Plaza Hotel. p. M.
/ George Gordon Battle will speak on Wood
row Wilson and World Peace" De witt
ninth street, s:l5 p. NJ.
RidgowooG rellowcraft Association OF
Ridsewood Lodge. No; no; F. 5. and A; M M.
wick Parkway and Gates avenue. brooklyn.
Electoral convention Of the Teachers
Council, De Witt Clinton High school, Tenth
avenue and Fifty-ninth street, this afternoon
Section of pediatrics. meeting. New York
ACADEMY OF Meulclne, II WEST forty-lihfV
street, $3.50 p. M.
DR.. Ernest L. Crandall will lecture on Tho
House Of Uncle Sam." Bowery Mission.
p. NJ.
Brooklyn chronological Society, meeting.
Brooklyn Museum, Eastern Parkway, Brook
lyn. 3 p. M.
Teachers Benevolent Society. dance. Hotel
Astor, 80 p. NJ.
National Opera Club, meeting, Waldorf
Astoria, . p. M.
Rotary Club. luncheon, Hotel McAipin,
IL 80 r. M.
brooklyn Central Y. NJ. G. A., dance,
Hotel Commodore. 0 p. NJ.
National Committee for Mental Hygiene.
luncheon, Hotel Pennsylvania, 1890 p. M.
Society OF New England Women, meeting,
Waldorf Astoria, 2 p. M.
Professor Earl Barnes will speak on
STRUCTURES Of the Nervous system" Acad-
emy of Music. Brooklyn, s:15 p. NJ.
Miss Jennie NJ Davis will lecture on
Government Reconstruction" Eastern Dis
trct High School, Marcy avenue and Keap
street, Brooklyn, S:15 p. NJ
Miss Esther Benson will lecture on Songs
of Yesterday" Bushwick High School. Irving
avenue and Madison street. Brooklyn. s;fS
p. NJ
Thomas j. Griffin viii lecture on The
Emasculation Of American History" at the
Y. w. II. A.. 81 West 10th street. s:15 p. M.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
The Socialist City Vote.

There Is little in the vote cast for
FANKEN, Socialist candidate for
Mayor, to comfort his partisans.
They predicted 100000 ballots
marked for him; he received $4,000
in total Of 1,174,971.
In 1920 the Socialist candidate for
Governor got 145,459 votes in New
York city. The Socialist candidate
for President IUceived 1911 Women
voted in that election, and the So.
cialists were greatly disappointed in
their failure to vote for Socialists.
In the election Of 1917, when MORRIS
HrLLQUIT ran for Mayor against
HYLAN and JOHN PURRoY mitchell.
women did not have the ballot, but
HLLQUIT received 145,32S votes. Ex-
ceptional conditions prevailed in
1917; the country had gone to war:
many paciflsts and pro-Germans
we're said to have voted for HILL
QUIT; and HILLQUIT, gifted politi-
clan and able speaker, made a rat
tling good campaign.
That personal politics is not inop-
erative among Socialists is shown by
the fact that the Socialist running
for the Court Of Appeals got 100000
votes and the comrade seeking the
Presidency Of the Board of Aldermen
100000. The Socialist vote in New
York city indicates that the slump
in this particular kind Of radicalism
is countrywide.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Judge Andrews's Election.

The election of WILLIAM S. AN
DREws as Associate Judge of the
Court of Appeals is not a partisan
victory. 1t is not a mere personal
success for the fearless and able
jurisconsult whom it puts in high
and honorable Office. 1t is a triumph
for the principle of an independent
judiciary. and its beneficiaries are
the people of the State of New York.
Through his election they are as
sured once more that the bench of
the State shall be above the turmoil
Of popular emotion and protected in
impartial Interpretation Of the law
from the passing whims Of irritated
Or disgruntled litigants.
1t is victory for principle won
under most difficult circumstances
III this city. in which half the elec
tors of the State live, and with an
overwhelming majority Of them en-
crossed in an issue they considered
of vital and immediate Importance
TO themselves, Judge ANDREwss can
didacy attracted the support of an
unexpected number of those who
marked their ballots for HYIAN
Judge ANDREws's opponent made
what is properly described as a re
markable run here. but, all things
considered. Judge ANDREws's rur
was even more remarkable. In those
parts of the State where there were
no distracting elements to obscure
the principle represented by Judge
ANDREWS the American instinct fol
a free and impartial judiciary wa:
displayed in the most gratifying ant
heartening manner.
The outcome Of the election fol
Associate Judge of the Court of Ap
reals justifles renewed pride in the
electorate of New York State.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Protection for the Public.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The milk
strike Is more serious offence against
the public than the railroad strike would
have been. 1t directly affects hundreds
Of thousands of little babies who can
make no protest, who can only suffer
and possibly die.
1t is idle for the general public to
expect any consideration at the hands
of organized labor when organized labor
has it's own selfish ends to attain. In
such cases 1t is ruthless. absolutely so.
The sole and only way In which the
general public can be protected from
these constantly recurring aggressions
Of organized labor is through the enact
ment by Congress of national law,
which shall take from organized labor.
absolutely and Internationally, the right
to strike on public utilities whereby the
normal supply of food fuel, transporta-
ton or other necessaries Of life Is or
may be wholly or paStially cut off from
the general public, so that the strike
as brutal club in the hands of organ
lied labor may be forever abolished.
Those who talk about the rights and
dignity Of labor" may not agree with
the foregoing. but I venture to assert
that IL the question were to-day to be
left to the decision of heads Of fami
lies. more especially Of mothers and
children. that decision would be almost
to n unit In favor of a national law
absolutely and unconditionally prohibit
ing strikes on public utilities and on all
large industries which by liberal con-
l. 4,
light of public utilities.
FoNrAINE MAuRY.
NEW YORK, November 0.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Rare Books Bring $14,8O4 at Auction
Collection of Late Robinson Locke of Toledo Blade,
Placed on Sale at American Art Galleries.

The private library of the late Robin
son Locke. president of the Toledo Blade,
and son of the famous humorist who
called himself Petroleum v. Nasty, was
placed on sale at auction yesterday
afternoon and evening at the American
Art Galleries. The afternoons sale
totalled $6.5s850 and that of the evening
sIS16. making grand total OF
$14,So4.5o. The sale closes tonight.
A. Swami. agent. was the successful
bidder at the afternoons sale for set
Of the Autograph Edition of the writings
of Mark Twain in twenty-five volumes
with the authors signature In the first
volume. with sumptuous wine color,
crushed levant morocco bindings by
Haddon G. Co. For the set he paid $61O.
fine set Of the Edition de Luxe OF the
works of Charles Dickens in thirty
volumes went to the same bidder for
SEAS, and set of the Hellenic edition
of "Breviary Treasures" translated by
Jeremy Collier, F. A. Paley, T. w.
Rolleston and others sold to the same
purchaser for $3.50.
A complete set of the Limited Edition
Definitive of the works of Honore de
Balzac. in fifty-three volumes. trans
lated into English by G. Burnham Ives
and others. was bought by Gabriel Wells
for $1S5, and a set of the authors edi-
ton of the novels. tales and sketches of
j. M. Barrie, In twelve volumes. was ac-
quired by the same bidder for $135. c.
Il. Lauriat paid $127 for the Edition des
Amateurs of the works of Lord Byron,
and $110 for complete set Of the Edi-
ton de Luxe of the works of Alphonse
Daudet.
A complete set of the Library Club
Edition of the works of Samuel Johnson,
In sixteen volumes, fetched $475 from A.
Swami. agent, at the evenings sale. The
same purchaser bought an illuminated
Flemish manuscript, Book Of Hours.
dated 1896, beautifully written in Gothic
characters with seven miniatures and
numerous Illuminated initials, for $425.
The Authors Autograph Edition, in
twenty volumes, of the works of Bret
Harte, sold to A. Swami, agent, for $3.50.
and a set of the Edition de Bibliophile of
the works of Heinrich Heine, went to
the same bidder for $3.50. Mrs. c. F.
Holmes gave S225 for complete set
of the latest edition Of the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
A set Of the Japanese imperial vellum
edition Of the works Of Theophile Gau-
tier was knocked down to Gabriel Wells
for S165, and a set Of the autograph edi-
ton of the works Of Nathaniel Haw-
thornc went to the Wheeler Publishing
Company for $3.50. Seaman, agent,
paid $167.50 for complete set of the
Netherlands Edition of the writings of
John Lothrop Motley and D. Bandler
gave $165 for the Edition de Bibliophile
Of the novels of Victor Hugo. A fine
and complete copy of the first trans
lation Of the Nurembmg Chronicle,
dated Nuremburg, 1893, was bought by
Dawsons Bookshop for $155.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
As to Cancer.
A Woman Protests Against Warn
ings Which Cause Distress.

To THE New York HERALD: wish
10 protest against the manner in which
warnings are given concerning "the in
cipient cancer" that we poor women all
are supposed to have.
Isn't Il bad enough to be aware Of
the danger without Haunting It before
our faces every other day7 How many
Of us can afford to be examined at short
intervals to see II the cancer Is actually
there? Arc the doctors not making
enough money without frightening us
poor. weak women?
II there is any truth In the statement
concerning the increase in cancer cases
for heavens sake whisper 1t softly in
the ears Of the rich. Do not shout It
on the housetops for the poor and indi-
gent to hear.
was kept awake last night with the
horror of my "incipient cancer" break
ing forth into something ugly and tangi-
BILE before morning. Something so ugly
and horrible that 1t made my blood run
cold to think of Il. INSOMNIA.
NEW YORK, November 0.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Livingstone Found so Years Ago

On November 10, 1871, just fifty
years ago, THE New YORK HERALr
expedition into tropical Africa un
der command Of HENRY M. STANLEY
ended it's quest by finding Dawn
LIVINGSTONE at Ujiji, on the eastern
shore of Lake Tanganyika. 1t had
left Bagamoyo, on the African main.
land opposite Zanzibar, where the
expedition had been fitted out, on
March 21 and it had marched hun.
dreds Of miles, waded swift and
dangerous rivers, ascended and de-
scended steep, pathless hills and
mountains, traversed forests, jungles
and thorny thickets, crossed salt
plains that blistered and burnt the
feet and struggled through the in
tense heat of an equatorial sun. 81
was so different at the end" said
STANLEY, that identity was lost;
was terribly emaciated and changed :
/ was much older in appearance and
my hair had become gray"
STANLEY was at Madrid. fresh from
the carnage OF Valencia, when or
October 16. 1869, this telegram was
! handed to him:
| Come to Paris on important busi-
ness.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Jun."
Late at night three days afterwart
he knocked on Mr.. BENEFITS dool
at the hotel where he was staying ir
Paris. He heard a voice say Come
in." Entering, he found Mr.. Ben
NETT in bed.
"'where do you think LIVINGSTONE
is? Mr.. BENNETT asked.
"I really do not know, sir!'
"'Well / think he Is alive and
that he can be found and l am go.
ing to send you to find him Then
he said deliberately and thoughtfully.
The old man may be In want; take
enough with you to help him should
he require IL. You will act accord
ing to your own plans. But find
LIVINGSTONE"
To STANLEYs inquiry il he hat
considered the expense, Mr.. BENNETT
replied:
Draw n thousand pounds now.
and when you have gone through
that draw another thousand and
when that is spent draw another
and when you have finished that
draw another thousand. and so on.
but find LIVINGSTONE
DR.. LIVINGSTONE had left Zanzibar
on his third and last African expe
dition in March, 1866. His progress
had been followed with some degree
of certainty for about year. and
after that practically all trace had
been lost of his movements His
original force Of thirty men, includ
ing twelve Sepoys as guards, mostly
had deserted him before he was fal