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The New York herald., 1921-12-26

and had the support Of many Of the
most patriotic Of the Revolutionary
heroes 1t was approved by the people
only upon tacit understanding that
there should be certain amendments. and
the first ten amendments were proposed
at the first session Of the Congress and
were duly adopted. In the manner pointed
out by the Constitution, at the earlies.
practicable moment. These amendments.
however. did not change in any mate
rial respect the original Constitution !;
they merely asserted the limitations
which must have been implied by the
language and structure OF the instru-
ment as It then stood and as it was
construed by the men who had made 1t.
The Eleventh Amendment was like
wise adopted to bring the construction
Of the original instrument to that of its
designers, and consisted Of a Limitation
upon the jurisdiction Of the Federal
courts, so that the people Of one State
could not sue the Government of an
principle that the sovereign may not
be judicially called to account at the
suit of private individual. This with
the Twelfth Amendment, designed to
increase the workability OF the complex
system Of choosing the Chief Executive,
constituted the only changes in the con-
stitutional system down to the year
1865, when the Thirteenth Amendment,
abolishing slavery. was adopted. The
effect OF this was not to change tho
spirit OF the Constitution, for It was
merely declaration Of the rights Of
individuals as declared In the Declara-
ton Of Independence but suspended in
its operation in respect to the negro.
1t may be broadly asserted. therefore,
that the constitutional system Of 1897
remained substantially without change
for a period Of more than three-quarters
OF a century. during which time the
population had increased from approxi-
mately 100000 people in thirteen
States to a5.ooo.0o0 in fcrty-seven
States and Territories. meeting all the
requirements of three wars.
We are now in a position to consider
those amendments which have made ma
terial changes in the essential principles
of ou- constitutional system, and we are
to inquire how far they have justified
themselves: how far we are warranted
In expecting good from "thing Of
shreds and patches" such as the craze
for Innovations promises.
BENJAMIN s. DEAN.
JAMESTOWN, December "a.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Marse Henry.

Gone is the Rupert of the pen.
That dashing, trenchant, brilliant blade
Is sheathed forever--colors fade,
And duller seem the ways of men.
The printed web that we unfold
Each day has lost a tang, a touch
or wit, a pucksy wisdom such
As may enrich beyond mere gold.
The knowledge books cannot retain
The things that make us what we are !;
Our salients In peace and war
Was compact In him, OF his grain.
He walked the higher ways with those
Who love this land for what II is
Sprawled greatness; Inconsistencies
That 1t was never his to gloze.
Life owes him nothing where he lies.
For he had fully drained the cup,
The torch OF friendship lifted up,
And known the love that never dies.
MAURICE NORRIS.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Train to Haul Engine.
Electric Drive Proposed for q Case.
line Locomotive.


To THE NEW York HERALD: 1t has
been suggested to use lightly built
locomotive, gasoline driven, for certain
classes Of railroad service. 1t was later
pointed out that IL such a locomotive
were not sufficiently heavy 1t would
not be able to haul a heavy load owing
to the wheel slip on the rails.
One method Of overcoming this difYi-
Guilty would be to mount on the loco
motive or power car a gasoline or crude
oil engine coupled to a dynamo designed
to run at the most efficient engine speed,
electrically connected to an individual
electric motor drive on each wheel axle
of the train. This method would in ef-
feet be putting the cart before the
ing the locomotive.
On roads of hiIly contour the system
could be augmented with a storage bat.
terry, which would help on the up grade.
and on the down grade the motors on
the trains would be dynamos recharging
the battery.
With the train at rest there would
be no waste Of energy up the smoke
stack the engine could either be shut
down or else used to recharge the stor-
age battery.
This would be another opportunity for
Edison and Ford to get together for tEs
benefit Of mankind. and such a system
could undoubtedly be called the Ediford.
c. j. BROWN.
prruAM nacanhar "a
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Bank Messenger Holdups.
Attention Called to Provisions Of
State and Federal Laws.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: AL
losses, whether by flood or fire or act
Of Providence. waste. friction, are i'm
posed by economic law upon the public.
This applies with equal force to rob-
berry. and thus II Is that the robbery
OF bank messengers amounts to a tax on
the public; II the bank loses money, the
insurance companies lose money; pre-
miums must correspondingly increase ;
premiums are paid by the public.
May I suggest that II the laws were
observed there would be no robberies
Of bank messengers transporting pay
roll or deposits to and from customers
Of banks. for the State Department OF
Banking has explicitly warned banks
against violation Of the banking law
which provides that bank shall trans
act its usual business. which Of course
embraces the receipt of deposits and the
cashing of checks. AZ its usual place
Of business
The notice sent to banks by the Super
intendcnt Of Banks, as published In the
newspapers some months ago, further
advised that any bank receiving depos-
its or cashing checks otherwise than at
it's usual place OF business was induig-
ing in a practice that must Immediately
be discontinued.
Precisely the same Interpretation OF
the provisions OF the national banking
act Is made by the Treasury Department
in reference to national banks, and while
the Department has not specifically
warned or notified national banks the
position 1t takes is supposed to be sir:-
liar to that Of the State Banking De-
partment where any violation of the
provisions OF the act has come to its
attention. That such violations must
have come to its attention IL it reads
the daily newspapers is obvious.
Robbery Of bank messengers carrying
funds for depositors still continues.
New YORK, December "a. H. E. M.
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death until last spring. though there
was a bounty of $500 on his head
A pack of eight wolves destroyed
$4,000 worth of calves, pigs and
sheep in and around the Arkansas
National Forest. Between October 81
and November 10, 1920, they were all
killed by one of the bureaus expert
hunters.
The stockmen of the West ant
Southwest, who are carrying heavy
burden at present, believe that they
are entitled to protection for herds
pastured on lands for which they pay
grazing fees. These are in the ma
tional forests and the allotments fol-
1921 provided pasturage for 1892, 2,1SC
head of cattle and horses, 36,4SC
swine and S.325,205 sheep and goats
Appropriations by States for protect
ing live stock from wild beasts foI
1922 amount to $211,700.
War was also carried on by the
Department of Agriculture against
prairie dogs, ground squirrels and
other rodents. During the year
1895 tons of poisoned grain was dis.
tributed under the supervision OF
the Survey. In single campaign
in Texas $4,000 rats, by actual
count, were killed. Wholesale de-
struction of jack rabbits in Idaho,
Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah
and Arizona accounted for a large
number of these pests, which had
caused damage mounting into mill.
ions OF dollars to alfalfa, hay, cot
ton and other crops. AS many as
50,000 individuals were taken In sin.
gle drives, while one Idaho county
killed 16S,16S jack rabbits.
The details given here of the work
of the Biological Survey will be sur
prising to many persons who had no
understanding Of the destructive
qualities of the predatory animals
and rodents of the United States.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Uncle Sans War on Wild Beasts

In the struggle between hunters In
the service of the United States and
the wild beasts Of the Far West
mans intelligence and the weapons
science gives him are pitted against
the cunning of the brute, and the
contest Is less unequal than might
be supposed. The stakes are i'm
portant. In the twelve months ended
June 80 OF this year, according to the
report of the Biological Survey of the
Department of Agriculture, $4,000
600 In live stock and other property
was saved to farmers and stockmen
west of the Mississippi by UNCLE
SANS hunters.
1t is estimated further that $4,000
predatory animals were destroyed
through the medium of rife, trap and
poison at a cost of $1,345,220. A re-
view Of the operations for the last
six years indicates a saving in crops
and live stock of $74,000.000 at a
cost of $6,oS0,0 to the Government,
the cooperating States and the land
owners.
Professional hunters Of great skill
and long experience we're chiefly in.
strumental in the destruction OF
27,611 beasts Of stock destroying
species, including 694 timber or
Pray wolves, 24,234 coyotes, 2,46s bob.
cats and Canada lynxes, 129 noun.
tain lions and 8s bears. The exact
total OF animals killed in poisoning
campaigns will never be known. In
these campaigns 1S,331,S61 acres of
Federal, State and private lands re.
ceived first poison treatment, with
follow up work on 4,4o2.e52 acres.
From the number of bodies OF poi.
soned animals which we're found II
is thought that between $4,000 and
30, 900 coyotes died from poison.
Wolves were the chief offenders in
doing injury to herds and flocks,
though the coyote was good second.
The damage inflicted by single speci.
mems of the wolf tribe Is surprising.
The famous Custer wolf that oper.
ated in the vicinity of Custer, South
Dakota, for six or seven years killed
$4,000 worth OF cattle and escaped
The New York herald., 1921-12-26

Artur Schnahs.. pianist. all the way
from Vienna. made his American debut
in recital in Carnegie Hall yesterday
afternoon. His entertainment was re-
garded as q Christmas festivity by a
moderate number OF people. who carried
with them an immoderate amount OF en-
thusiam. Mr.. Schnabel offered to these
apparently predisposed hearers q pro-
gram. consisting OF three numbers. the
major fantasia OF Schumann, Schu-
bert's 3 major sonata and the familiar
Brahms sonata in F minor.
The new pianist disclosed some admir-
able qualities and some regrettable Pc
culiarities. His reading of the greas
Schumann fantasia introduced to the
audience a technic OF immense vigor
and incisiveness but not always impec-
cable In accuracy. Mr.. Schna.bel did not
seem to be a colorist. His effects we're
wrought chiefly by graduated dynamics
and flashes Of we'll planned pedalling.
But of velvet in the touch or poetic quail
ity in the tone in the Schumann work
there was little. More was found in the
Schubert sonata, in which also there was
a display of brilliant and crisp staccato
playing by both hands.
But st was evident that Mr.. Schnabel
leaned toward expository analysis. In
deed, one might not go far astray in
saying that he played the first move
ment Of the fantasia like a professor Of
musical anatomy engaged In revealing
the articulation Of the formal skeleton.
In the process even some Of the ele-
mentary phrases were drawn apart 80
that for the moment the sense Of con-
tinuity was lost.
1t must be said in Justice to Schu-
mann that in some parts of the fantasia
the pedagogic reading was distinctly
dull But 1t gained In spirit in the sec
ond movement. Mr.. Schnabel is held In
Austria to be a great pianist. Without
doubt he is in Austria. but 1t may re-
quire two or three more recitals to make
his measure fully known here.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26

forget their responsibility to man
and to civilization as to retain these
hellish devices of murder on the
ground that a given sum OF money
put into them will slaughter more
people. vastly more people, than
the same measure of money will
slaughter in legitimate weapons OF
warfare?
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Germany and Russia in Harness

The departure of Premier BRIANr
from London after his conversation
with LLOYD GEORGE was marked by
on optimistic statement in which
the French Minister expressed high
pleasure at the results Of his London
visit. He believes the way has beer
prepared for good progress in mat
ters to come before the meeting Of
the Supreme Council at Cannes early
in the new year.
In the background Of the Cannes
program is a scheme for raising
reparations funds by linking up Ger
many and Russia. The scheme is
fully described by the Berlin CORE
spondent of the Manchester Gadrdidn
Comm mercidl, whose information is
said to come from official quarters
The SHINES group. including Herr
DEUTscH, the German industrial
leader, are sponsors for the plan
which would be based on credits and
raw materials from England and
America and recognition for the
Soviet Government. Germany would
manufacture the finished articles for
Russian markets and the proceeds
would 60 to the reparations fund.
nj. LoUcHEUB of the French Cabi
net recently reviewed the scheme
with Herr Won MENDELssoHN and Herr
voN WEINBURa of Germany. 1t was
laid before the Federation of British
Industries by SHINES himself. The
correspondent of the Guardian Com.
morcial says "Mr. OTTo KAHN OF New
York Is working for the propagation
Of the Deutsch plan in America
Dispatches from Europe have indi
Gated that the Russian scheme would
come up at the Cannes conference.
And cnis brings us to considera.
tion Of che desire to have an official
representative from the United States
Government at the Cannes confer
ence. The history Of Europe's expert
ence with the Soviets in the last two
years is sufficient to make this coun
try extremely wary Of delegating
power to an American representa-.
tive abroad which might enable him
to involve this country in further
complex plans for solving the Russian
puzzle, which In this instance en-
braces the reparations dispute.
The place to decide our position on
these questions, in the American
opinion which President HARDING SO
ably and soundly represents, is at
Washington and not at Cannes. The
time for the decision Is after the So
Wet Government proves 1t is some
thing besides band Of outlaws.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Peru Rejects Plebiscite Plan.

The old dispute between Chile and
Peru over the Pacific provinces OF
Tacna and africa has reached a rather
critical stage through the rejection
by the Peruvian Government Of the
Chilean proposal of plebiscite for
the disputed territory. The difflcul-
ties in the way of the two countries
themselves arriving at a mutually
satisfactory settlement OF this con-
troversy are increased by the Peru
vians' mistrust of the Chilean mo-
tives in the matter and by the fact
that diplomatic relations between
Peru and Chile have been suspended
since 1910. But representatives Of
the two nations are to meet in Wash
ington to see II arbitration cannot
be arranged.
The Peruvians present two reasons
for the rejection of the Chilean pro-
posal. They say that forty years have
passed since the signing Of the treaty
which provided for the plebiscite,
that Chile opposed the holding Of the
plebiscite within a reasonable time
after the treaty went into effect and
that after the lapse Of so many years
its stipulations regarding the pleb-
iscite are invalid. They also declare
that the Chileans, during their occu-
patton of the contested territory,
either deported 10000 Peruvians or
by the severity of their rule forced
them to leave the country.
There is, however, no doubt that
both countries wish the status OF
Tacna and africa definitely fixed.
The dispute over this territory fol-
lowed the war between Chile and
Peru in 1879; It now directly in
wolves Bolivia, 1t has been dis
turbing factor in South America for
the last quarter Of century and It
has at least twice come near bring
ing on an armed clash between the
two countries. It reached the Coun-
Gil Of the League of Nations last Sep
tember, when Bolivia appealed for
the revision Of the treaty which de-
prived her of her maritime prov
inces and cut her Off from access to
the sea. According to Bolivia's con-
tention the position of this disputed
territory made IL 'the Alsace-Lor-
raine OF South America" and the
reasons urged for its return to Bo-
livia were similar to those France
advanced for her lost provinces.
Peru and Bolivia are acting at pres
ent together in their opposition to
Chile's proposal. The Chileans. how
ever, insist that the Bolivians have
been won by false representations and
by promises Of territorial accessions
which Peru Is unable to keep. They
assert too that the recent CONNER
cial and mineral developments In Bo-
livia are entirely due to Chilean cap
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
"Anchors Aweigh."
The Navy Football Song as Sung by
the Class Of 1907.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In re-
eponse to the request Of II. W. Ayers II
gives me great pleasure to inclose the
only words have over seen in print of
Anchors Aweigh." They are copied
from the Lucky Bog Of the class Of 1907.
and were. believe. composed to be sung
to the music of the class march Of 1907,
Anchors Aweigh," the music Of which
is also in the 1907 Lucky Bag. The
words are:
Stand, Navy. down the field.
Sail set to the sky!
We'll never change our course;
So. Army. you steer shy-y-y,
Roll up the score. Navy.
Anchors aweiRh!
Sail. Navy. down the field
And sink the Army.
Sink tho Army gray
I regret that the lines in the Lucky
Bog are anonymous.
ELIZABETH STANTON BuRRELL.
NEW YORK, December "a.
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To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Was Il
at the Winter Garden, or where, thai
not great while ago we had extended
to US the joke Of the Hebrew who under
stress Of great excitement turned a.
vite as your shirt viter:"?
In looking through Horper's Maaasint
for August. 1877, we find this dear gem
Of the vintage Of at any rate forty-foui
years ago! How true It is that, vet.
eran as are some OF our vaudeville art
lists. they are yet as babes compared
with the age of some Of their jokes.
r. H. SHELTON,
PtyrI ADrr purA Decernber "a
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New YorlS-Fair to-day
ana Tomorrow; moderate northeri,'
row.
for New Jersey-Fair to-day and to-mor-
row; warmer tomorrow.
sor Northern New Ensland-Fair to-day
ture. e
For Southern New Engiand-Gensrally fair
.o-aay and tomorrow; rising temperature
For Western New York-cloudy to-day and
'o-morrow. with slowly rising temperature
,,vh ,WvhAsHINGToN. Dec. s5.-Pressure was
Of The Rnck, oyer practically all sections east
tr,s 'keo intensity and wide extent moved
nanar ssmmu over northern California, attended by
MounfaIns ''s,pi'as,Sn sna ssIa west Of the Rocky
UaiIiornia coast. San Francisco reporting q
hn,'r tmamnum s wind velocity of sixty miles an
Rain has fallen also within tba ,,,t +,vsn.v-
iUIs ntIa INC hours IN the middle Atlantic, sout,
YORK and local SHOWS in the southern lake
tes'on; However. there was no precipita-
,Tn ts,n. OK consequence east Of the Rocky Noun
ein ein Virginia. The temperature was CON,
G',,s Gs.u,sraSy S lower In the Atlantic and east
ana the plains States. Low temperatures
continued In the far Northwest,
inaications arc for generally fair weather
put @ with considcrabie cioudiness to-morrow
sissippi River. The Temperature vii, rise
IN north New England. north New York. ths
,aMe region. the Ohio Valley and Tennesses
Mississippi River. except in the upper lake
region and the Florida peninsula during
Tuesday. s
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The Eternal Questions.

When I am out with folk long to be
Aware of every current OF their
thought,
And quichened by it. though they utter
or any import We all seem to me
Like leaflets pushing through the dark
What sky and sun and earth and air
may mean,
Why flowers have varied hues and
grass but green.
And why the difference 'twixt man and
tree.
Strange questions vex my understanding
this:
What started things in the beginning,
when
There wasn't even cat or dog or hen.
And what makes even babies want to
kiss?
Always when I'm with people I re-
hearse
These puzzling problems Of the uni
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
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Harding Hammering at Waste.

With his new Federal personnel
board President HARDING should be
able to reduce the number Of Govern
ment employees by tens of thousands.
The overloaded payrolls have been
one Of the most banning of the prob
lens with which the common sense
and practical methods of the Presi-
dent have grappled.
Because of civil service laws and
rules, the independence Of the vari-
Gus departments from one another
and the personal questions which in
evitably enter into the work of put
ting men out of employment, payroll
reduction has been very much slower
and less satisfactory than the other
reorganizations so signally accom-
plished by the businesslike Harding
Administration.
In Washington alone there are still
virtually double the number Of Gov
ernment employees there were on
June 80, 1916. In the whole country
there are nearly 100000 as against
some 100000 before the war.
The Government and the country
alike have greatly expanded in re-.
cent years. calling for more work
than was necessary before the war,
but in the old days the departments
were crowded with thousand Of sel-
ary drawers who were Of little or no
use. If everybody that remains on
the Government payroll is now made
to become useful, II not In one place
then in another, there is little doubt
that the number of employees could
be cut down to the prewar figures
and still take care with ease of the
increased work.
In the simple way he gets at all
the business problems Of the Govern.
ment President HARDING's new work
ing plan proposes that such EN-
ployees as are not needed where they
now are and cannot be shifted to
places where they are needed and
can be efficient will have to go. The
Civil Service Commission must COOP
crate in this reform.
At an average Of $4,000 a year 15o,-
900 names dropped from the rolls, as
now planned, would amount to some
$500, 900, 900. At an annual average
Of only $500 the saving would be
$225, ,000, 900 year. This is the in
terest charge. in round numbers. on
five billions of dollars of Liberty
bonds. It is as much as the Govern
ment expects to save out of the navy
expenditures by the vast scrapping
of capital ships.
There is no more excuse for carry
ing payroll deadweight in the Gov
ernment service than in private busi-
ness. When the public is staggering
under the heavy tax burden it is now
carrying and will have to carry for
many years there is even less excuse
for Government waste, and President
HARDING is not the man to stand
for It.