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The New York herald., 1921-04-08
The Colosseum to Reopen.

The Venerable BEDE wrote ] 200
years ago AS long as the Colosseum
stands Rome will stand: when the
Colosseum falls Rome will fall" and
the lease Of the famous amphithe-
atre last week to a theatrical com
pany gives point to iis prediction.
1t is no tumbledown ruin that Is thus
rented by the municipality Of Rome
but n substantial structure, butt to
last as long as civilization itself /;
with restorations ii has resisted
earthquake and revolution for many
centuries.
1t was already old when BEpE
wrote, having been opened by the
Emperor TITUS In the year so, few
months after the eruption OF vesu-
vius which destroyed Pompel There
were spectacles lasting hundred
days in which combnts of gladators
were prominent and shows Of wild
beasts, the new aud growing set Of
Christians furnishing victims to make
d Roman holiday " was twice
struck by lightning IN the third cen
tury and was twice samagei by
earthquakes in the fifth. HoNoRtus
suppressed the gladiatorlal combats
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANuATrAN AND THE Bronx.

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
cnpt John H. Ayres VIII lecture at ths
High School Of Commerce. f5o West Sixty
fifsh street, S:t5 r. NJ.
THE World Significance of American
Wadleigh X. s.. iI5th street. west OF Seventh
avenue.
.'The Fire Department" by Mr.. James
and Third avenue; illustrated.
''I.yell, or God In His World" by Prof
9amrel &. Schumacher. at r. s. 10. Eighty
eighth street and First avenue.
women and the Courts" by Miss Marthv
Tav'or. I'll =. s. 1872, 1920 street and wadf
worth avenrc.
''The f,ox within the Hox." by Mr.. ChariO
-. Isaacson. Mt T.. 4. i57, st. Nicholas avS
nuc and fa7th street.
New York the Gateway OF the Con
,inent," by MFR. Morris A. Lunn, at H. A
2a. Anthony and fremont avenues. Tbs
''Tie BOOK OF the Hour by Prof. J. q.
Carter Troop. at New York Public L.brar%
Woodstock Branch. 100 East i80th street.
The Bronx.
nRooKLyN. QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
Trend OF tho Times--Merits and Defects
Of our City Charter" by Prof. William II:
Halsey street.
"old New York" BY Mr.. y. ". Moore.
AZ r. s. o.. Van Sichlen street. near Neck
road; Illustrated
''Transportntion Needs" by william VI,
Mrs al Flushing ". s.. broadway and
Whitestone avenue.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Luck and Business.

Those with an insight into the char
acter Of dicers will understand why
each of two gentlemen of color, about
to dissolve partnership in Lexington,
Kentucky, but both to continue in the
same trade, clamored to have the
firms telephone number transferred
to himself.
The telephone number was 40,
magical numerals separately and col
lectively in that pastime of potent
attraction known. as African golf.
Seven and eleven are winning num-
bers in this game, which is now
played everywhere owing to the in
sight into its mysteries given to the
soldiers of other countries by our
troops. The number was evidently
regarded as having a bearing on the
prosperity of the business of the
Kentuckians, for one of the partners
bought for $3.50 the right to use it
when 1t was put up at auction. This
is probably the first case on record
Of the kind.
The belief In good and bad luck is
not confined to any race. There are
thousands Of solid business men OF
all races who possess this weakness
to a greater degree than they would
care to confess. All such are forget
full Of the fact that an individuals
luck Is what he himself makes 1t.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Jim.
Evolution Of the Germ Of Self -Sacri-
flee Among Selfish Cells.

To THE NEW York HERALD: In your
risk of his life rescued a man from
death by fire. you ask: "If the biologist
thinks that the germ of self-sacriflce
has crept into those once strictly self
ish cells"-referring to the cells that
compose Jim-"when did 1t enter and
through what infiuence?"
l assume that Jim Is a colony organ
ism. made up of nyriads OF cells. and
that these cells, like all other things,
To the word evolution can attach defin-
itcly only the following meaning: that
something which was latent from the
first. which was prefigured. which was
potentially present in the origin, comes
in the process of change more and more
to disclose itself. Now II this be the
meaning Of evolution ii Is wholly mis-
leading to say that the germ Of self
sacrifice did at any time creep into the
unselflsh or self-sacrif1cing cells are de-
scended from the selfish cells; for the
stage of development attained by the
selfish cells marks a very partial dis
closure Of the tendencies latent In the
nature Of things; while the stage at
tanned by the red blooded globules that
compose Jim marks very much higher
and more complete disclosure Of those
tendencies. those possibilities.
The Christlike spirit that governs jim
should strike US color blind. take off
rEy new spring hat to James.
HENRY l.. PHILLIPS.
FALLS VILLAGE. Conn.,. April I.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Joshua's Long Day.

One Of the worlds well known as
tronomers, Il. WALTER MAUNDER, for
merly superintendent of the solar
department of the Royal Observa-
tory, Greenwich, recently explained
to learned London audience just
what Is meant by the Biblical ac-
count OF the standing still Of the sun
and moon In obedience TO the com
mand of the warrior prophet JOSHUA.
Mr.. MAUNDER fearlessly enters the
lists in this centuries old controversy,
in which churchmen and sceptics
have in the past been the chief dis
putants, as an astronomer sup
ported by the modern knowledge of
astronomy, which he apparently
thinks makes the whole matter sim
pie as b c.
To Mr.. MAUNDEB the words
ascrlbed to JOSHUA. "Sun, stand thou
still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in
the valley of Ajalon," suggest two
rough but definite astronomical obser-
vations The chronicler also says
that the sun was in the "midst OF
the heavens" These statements,
Mr. MAUNDER says. assure us that
JOSHUA was at Gibeon, that it was
summer time and high noon. The fact
that the moon was In the direction of
the valley OF Ajalon and low down on
the horizon shows that It was In Its
third quarter. From these data he
fixes the time Of the battle as about
the twenty-frst day of the natural or
Jewish month, or, in our calendar, the
22d Of July.
IL was thus high noon when joshua
issued his command. The enemy had
been routed, his own men had been
seventeen hours on the march and
unless the heat moderated they would
be unable to pursue the retreating
foe. What JOSHUA really desired, ac-
cording to Mr.. MAUSDEB, was that
the heat be tempered. This wish was
granted, for a great haiIstorm swept
up from the sen, bringing with It sud
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Two Elwell Mysteries.

The authorities are not willing to
accept the incredible confession made
by Roy HARRIS in Buffalo, in which
he asserts he killed J. II. ELwELL in
New York city on June IL, 1920.
There are obvious discrepancies be-
tween the account he gives and the
facts of record which make IL diff
cult for anybody to believe the story
HARRIS tells. HARRIS Is accused Of
forgery; II Is conceivable that he
thinks false confession of murder
may help him to escape the penalty
Cor the lesser crime. Sometimes
criminals confess" to crimes they
did not commit merely TO get trans
pcrtation from one place TO another
at public expense.
But If HARRIS Is telling the truth the
authorities were never near solution
OF ELwELL's murder. They aclsnowl-
edge that the persons introduced into
the tragedy by the Buffalo prisoner
were never on the official list Of pos
~ible killers. And this fact brings up
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Story of the Car Loadings.

Railroad traffic, like other business,
has its seasonal ups and downs.
Transportation has to be a very sick
industry not to show marked i'm
provement, even in periods of general
depression, for the spring months over
the winter months and for the sum-
mer and autumn months over the
spring months. Adverse weather as
well as reduced or suspended produc-
tion in various fields works against
heavy traffic in winter. In the sum-
mer and autumn the huge agricultural
crops fill the cars, lengthen the trains
and crowd the tracks.
How sick the transportation indus
try now Is may be judged by COM
parison of car loadings from late win
ter to early spring year ago with
the corresponding period this year.
Bear in mind that the carriers ex-
perienced last year one of the most
terrible winters in the history of rail-
roading, while the winter just passed
was mild, relatively snowless' and
usually sunny the country over.
A year ago the cars loaded with
revenue freight, touching low water
mark for the week ending February
5 with 762,6S0 car loadings, were up
TO 7S3,295 by February 26, and they
went on up as follows: Week ending
March 3, S11 JOG; March u, S19,329 !;
March 10, s55,O60; March &c, SOC, 1856.
But this year the car loadings, which
dropped from 709,8SS for the week
ending January Is, to 696,997 by Feb
rilary g. got down as low as 691, ,70T
hy March 10 and 6s7 $50 by March 26.
For the week ending with February
) the car loadings this year were
only $4,000 below the corresponding
point Of the year before, but for the
week ending March % this year the
car loadings were 212,000 below the
week ending March 26 last year.
The railroad barometer, In truth,
records In the car loadings an ex-
treme, abnormal suppression of traf-
fic which cannot be due wholly to
the setback of general business as
such. Beyond question it Is partly
due TO prohibitive traffic rates, which
have stified shipments that otherwise
would have gone to market even In
these duh days. If enfeebled busl-
ness is starving the railroads, exces-
sive transportation rates are also kill
ing business. But the rates that must
come down to permit traffic to flow
freely again cannot come down unless
the lnordinate war labor costs Of the
roads come down.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Girls of To-Day.
Impressions Of Man just Out of a
Western Mining Camp.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: What Is
the matter with our modern girls7
After being buried in a mining camp
for several years a recent trip, which took
me 70 Kansas City. Chicago and as far
east as Cleveland, has revealed re-
markable state of affairs: Girls OF If
teen or sixteen without escorts throng-
Ing the hotel Hobbies and public con-
veyances. wearing skirts to their knees
with cobweb silk stockings and high
heels their talk limited TO such weghty
subjects as the latest jazz music and
the new tango steps; throughout a gem
eral tendency 10 make themselves as
conspicuous az possible. Shades of Mrs.
Grundy Is there to be no stop to this?
My recent trip has convinced me that
the mothers OF these girls are sadly
shirking their duty. vERITAs
SILVER CITY. N. NJ, April /.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Against a Sales Tax.
Objections of an Advocate Of q
Revised Income Tax.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Advo-
Gates of q turnover, or more properly
speaking cumulative sales, tax claim
nually from consumers with no appre-
ciable effect on their Incomes. Approx
lmately 95 per cent. OF consumers are
wage. salary or fee eaYners and their
dependents. To inform this class that
s5 per cent of $4,000, 10000 could be
collected from them without their feel
ing II Is an insult to their intelligence.
While tho number OF consumers IN
this country exceeds 100.000,000, the
burden OF support rests on 10000. 900
therefore a conservative estimate of the
increased cost OF living through the Inn
position of the proposed sales tax would
be 500 annually to every self-support-
ing individual.
The public is sufficiently burdened and
annoyed by the various forms of exist
ing taxation and wasteful methods OF
collection without being further aggra-
waited by taxes on every purchase from
loaf OF bread to a suit of clothes. In
addition to the proiiteering cost Incl
dental to all such taxation.
Taxation not based on income is fun
damentally wrong and the only corrcc,
solution of the tax question: both as to
revenue and cost of collection. is one
form OF tax. the personal income tax,
with regulations as to distribution to
stockholders OF profits by corporations
in excess Of necessary exemptions for
maintenance Of business.
II. w. RICHARDSON, C. p. A.
NEW York, April I.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

1t will suffice to show that such con
tention is entirely devoid of merit sim
ply to transcribe a portion OF the United
States Supreme Courts opinion II
Downes VS.. Bidwell (1S2 U. S. 2S7. 4!
l.. ed. 1106), as follows.
Choice in some cases. the natural gravi-
tation Of small bodies toward large ones
In others. the result of a successful war
In still others. may bring about condi-
tons which would render annexation of
distant possessions desirable. II those
possessions are inhabited by alien races,
differing from in religion. customs.
laws, methods OF taxation and modes of
thought. the administration of govern
ment and Justice according to Anglo
Saxon principles may for a time be I'M
possible, and the question At once arises
whether large concessions ought not to
be made for q time that ultimately our
own theories may be carried out and
the blessi 1873 OF a free government under
decline to hold that there is anything in
the Constitution to forbid such action.
Hence 1t is unquestionable that Porte
Rico may constitutionally become 9
State of the American Confederac,
whenever In the future Congress shall
see fit so to determine.
JOSE A. PovENTUD.
PONCE, Porto Rico. March 80.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
.Gustaye Ferrari in Songs.

delightful entertainment. styled
Songs and their interpretation--an hour
or talk and music" was that given
yesterday afternoon by the we'll known
composer-pianist. Gustave Ferrari, Se-
fore an audience that filled to overflow
ing the small ballroom OF the Ritz
Carlton Hotel
Mr.. Ferrari made some remarks to
his hearers on the art OF singing song.
He quoted Rossini. by saying that vocal
Interpretation is made up Of three parts.
brains. voice and BRAINS" and he
showed how with many singers the
voice Is first when 1t should only be
the medium of expression. In the vocal
part Of the programme Mr.. Ferrari had
the assistance of Miss Loraine-Wyman.
soprano, and he himself took part as
singer. The songs In the list included
several by Mr.. Ferrari, with his charm
ing lie Miroir." Poldowskis impress
sion Fausse'' and Hahn's Dune
Prison" Hearing Mr.. Ferrari sing af-
forded novelty. He was the accom-
panist of the afternoon. and he would
talk about them and then give, with a
barytone voice and much stress laid on
mood. enunciation and tone color. his
various numbers.
Miss Wyman asked the indulgence of
the aud ience for cold. but she was
well able. in spite Of 1t. to explain and
then sing with admirable dictions and
style such songs as Farwell's negro
spiritual, the "Moanin' Dove" or the
LII Boy song of the South. and Mr..
Ferrari's arrangement Of the Canadian
folksong, III etait une Bergere." The
last named song Mr.. Ferrari followed
by singing his arrangement Of its words
in the version used In France-which
was an item Of interest for comparison.
The recital, Of an intime nature. was
excellently adapted to room smaller
than a concert hall, and the audience
was evidently much pleased.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
For M. Viviani's Notice.
Good Americans Longing for the Fin
Cheeses Of France.

To = y NEW YORK Herald: While one
OF the greatest statesmen France pos
sesses Is over here to obtain moral sup
port OF the United States to make Ger
many pay the expenses of a criminal
war hope that the French Govern
ment win not forget to give Uncle Sams
people more of those exquisite Frepch
products we have missed so much since
the war and which we would like TO see
on our tables again.
NJ. viviani will find that in the United
States France will have the support of
every sound and right thinking Ameri-
can citizen. NJ. vivani will take this
message back to France and we all hope
that in return we may again enjoy a
little genuine French Camembert, Brie
Coulomniers and Port du Salut.
THE CHEEsEMAN.
New YORK, April 7.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Senator Joseph s. FrelInshuysen Of .Nsw
Jersey will discuss .Our Merchant Marino,''
at Town Hall. i1a West Forty-third street.
senator William M, Calder. Herbert e.
will speak OF q meeting un6er the auspices
OF the Women's Democratic Political League.
In honor Of Thomas jefferson. Hotel Penn
Helen Rowland, DR.. A: r. Petty. Supreme
M SnsT aF hs Is soosss 3,
and Sciences. Hotel Astor. p. NJ.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst will speak ct
for Girls. 40 East Fify-seventh street. s;it
Tie ssa wsvs oss ;g:. s fss
Ma3or-Gen. Robert Lee Bulisrd viii be
host at a meeting to discuss the question OF
men. coreln Hail. Governors island. begin
Maurice Leon win lecture on Francs.
Economy Club of Columbia University. Kent
fmmigration Commissioner Frederick A.
Wallis will speak on immigration Yester-
day and To-day" at q meeting OF the New
zoo 9sTk wsss and ,i5ss
DIR. Felia Adler will speak at q parents
meeting in the rooms OF the Society for
Ethical Culture, West Sixty fourth strsst.
Everit Herter Post. Carnouelage sectsea.
A. l.. F., bal des Camoufleurs." Hotel Biit-
Brig.-Ccn. Edgar s. Jennings win rsvisw
the Sevcnty-first Regiment Infantry. ar
mory. Park avenue and 1nirty-fourth street.
$3.50 p. NJ.
Everett Dean Martin will lecture IN ''Kas
Democracy fntciiigence Enough TO- Direct
Miss Margaret Siattery will speak At a
meeting OF the Protestant Teachers Associa
ton, Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal
Church, Brooklyn, 8:1b p. NJ.
There will be a meeting Of the section Of
otology OF the Academy OF Medicine. In rooms
Hearing. 1ce East Fffty-ninth street
8 40 r. NJ
Frederick A. Wallis viii give a dinner 10
the members of the general committee ar
ranging the Sixth Worlds Christian Endeav-
or Convention. Hotel Bltmorc. r. M.
Sleeplessness,' Rumford Hall. 30 East Forty
first street. $40 p. M.
Grace Cornell will conduct study hours for
practical workers At the Metropolitan Mt
scum OF Art. 10 a. NJ.
Ruth r. Crosby will. lecture on Tho Story
Museum OF Natural History. Seventy seventh
street and Central Park West. $3.50 p. M.
Louis X. Anspa cher will lecture on Coop
cration." Town Hall. 1i3 West Forty-third
street. II A. NJ.
New York Alumni Association OF Phillips.
Exeter Academy. annual dinner. Hotel Nc
Alpin, II. NJ.
Intercollegiate Fencing Association cham
pionship matches. Hotel Astcr. beginning az
women's Democratic Club. meeting. Ho'el
Commodore, 2 y. NJ
Rainbow Glib. dance. Hotel McAipin.
y. NJ.
Employees Committee OF the New York
Stock Exchange. dance, Hotel Commodore.
z p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
in 4o4 and Wild beasts were excluded

in 404 and wild beasts were excluded
in the sixth century.
Then Ii was left to fall into partial
decay with the advent of the barba-
rians, and during the Middle Ages
was frequently robbed of stone TO
build dwellings for inhabitants of the
city spreading over the seven hills.
But even the earthquake Of 1349
could not destroy the majestic struc-
ture, though part of the western ar
cades collapsed. With the Renais-
sance works of restoration were In
augurated with view to preserving
the edifice. In recent days the Italian
Government has gone further, so that
to-day 1t is closer to its original state
than in the days OF BEDE.
With a seating capacity of $4,000
and standing room for 5000 more,
the Colosseum outranks all other
structures built for public spectacles.
Our own Madison Square Garden can
seat only 1O,292, while the City Col
'lege stadium accommodates 1900
and the Polo Grounds $4,000. The
Roman edifice Is 615 feet long by $40
broad. The arena is 2s1 feet by 1T,
the seats being ranged around 1t In
ascending rows In an ellipse. 1t will
be difficult undertaking for any
theatrical company to I'LL such a
vast auditorium. but the new enter
prise hardly deserves the term OF
"desecration" which has been applied
to 1t. The structure was intended
for exhibitions in general far less
edifying. 1t may now In fact become
an agency Of higher education for
which Romans will be grateful.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
One Bergdoll Stays in Jail.

Because of the great publicity
which has been given to the success
of one Bergdoll Stacker in escaping
from prison it is worth while to
record the fact that his brother has
been kept under lock and key by the
Government.
GROVER G. BERGDoLL got out OF
prison by telling the War Depart
ment he knew where a sack of gold
was hidden. His brother, ERWIN r.,
was not picturesque. He depended
on writ Of habeas corpus, and his
case was argued before the United
States District Court, Judge Pollock
presiding. BERcDoLL sought to OBJ
tain his liberty by advancing several
technical legal arguments against his
incarceration. The court brushed all
of them aside. BEReDoLL was sent
back to the disciplinary barracks in
Leavenworth, Kansas, where he is
serving his term.
Meanwhile his brother is In Ger
many, and apparently intends to stay
there. 1t is asserted that he is happy.
He may appear 70 be, but that he
actually Is carefree and satisfied with
himself is to be doubted. A fugitive
from justice is seldom happy.
Perhaps the Bergdoll who serves
his time may be better off. dismal
though his lot will be, than the Berg
doll who got out of his cell and fed
from the country he had outraged.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
To-day's Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Unsettled to.
Gay and tomorrow; probably showers:
slowly rising temperature: fresh east TO
south winds.
For New Jersey-Unsetted TODAY and 90
m0rrow probably shower so,h slowly iyd rising
For Northern New England-Unsettled to-
day day and tomorrow; probably shower; ss,,,s
slowly rising temperature; moderate SOUTH
For Southern New England--Unsettied to-
dsy d,o, and so-morrow; probably 'aewers q
FOR Western New 70 Showers to-day
west portion to-day.
WASHINGTON. April 7.-Pressuro confin-
It was low over the west Gulf States. North
Dakota and the Canadian Northwest. Show
ers have occurred within tho last twenty
nessso. the lower Ohio Valley. the west
Gulf States and along the Atlantic coast
from South Carolina northward. and snow
tains and North Dakota. The tempcra-
ture has fallen In the. middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic States. the upper lake region
and the upper Mississippi Valley. and It
has risen In the northern plains States and
In the plateau region.
the temperatures continued much above
normal to-day in the region OF the great
lakes. the ohio Valley and Tennessee.
A disturb Gnce that was central over Texas
tonight will move northeastward. attended
by showers generally In the States east OF
the Mississippi River, except the Florida PEN
insula within the next thirty-six houIa.
S. TS xsne and vim north ss' sSE &
weather, win oversprsad the region Of the
and tns na
Observations at United States weather
Bureau stations. taken AZ T. N. yesterdeVs
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Treasure Garden.

The snow Is gone. the birds are back,
The skies are softly blue.
The evergreens have each put on
a set OF tassels new,
And In a little garden patch
That quickens to the sun.
Lo, / have found tho long lost mines
OF old King Solomon.
For treasure seeking fork and spade
Have brought above the mould
The valley iily's nascent pearls,
The daffodil's bright gold,
The sapphlres Of the violet.
The rare translucent Jade
And frosted silver OF the ferns
Unrolling In the shade.
MrNNA rRvrNG.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
When Spring Came to France.

Do you remember, as / remember.
When spring came to France?
Gray streets winding, leaden skies,
(Have you forgotten jules eyes?)
Mud and rain dulling the lands.
(Ah, but Marie's were pretty hands y
M'sieur Dupres waits by the door,
Coaxing you In for one drink more;
Urchins at play, maidens gay,
Bent old forms toiling their day.
(Surely Jeanne had a pretty wayD
F'rail flowers where the woodland drips
(Anne invites with her cherry lipsD
Faint STRINGS in the carapace.
(And what Of Helenes lily face?)
Rolling hills like arms enclose
The valley where the village rose,
The distant guns their thunder pile,
Their echoes crashing mile on mile.
(Oh, Henriette, loved your smile y
Do you remember, as ] remember.
When spring came to France?
CHARLES BAMFIELD HoyT.