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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Some Business!

The complaint made against the
Famous Players-Lasky motion pic
ture corporation before the Federal
Trade Commission, to which body
il must answer a charge OF unfair
competition, reveals the enormous
magnitude OF the screen play indus
try in this country.
The commission estimates that
there are $4,000 theatres in the
United States devoted to motion pic
lures, that 100000 persons attend
the performances every day, and that
the admissions paid aggregate S4,-
100000 each twenty-four hours. This
is the retail end Of the business, and
the vast sum OF money that goes for
tickets is paid at the ticket Offices
in cash. It may safely be assumed
that the business is as great on Sun
days as on other days. Therefore it
appears that $1,4G0, 100000 is spent
every year by the people of the
United States for the privilege Of
seeing Miss PIcKFoRp Mr.. HART, Miss
TLMADGE, Mr.. FAIRBANKS and the
other celebrated beauties and ath-
letes of the lots.
In 1900 the total interest bearing
debt OF the United States was ST.
o., ASSOC, in the fiscal year 1917
the ordinary receipts OF the Govern
ment reached S1.11s,174,126. The
first Liberty Loan brought to the
Federal Treasury in the fiscal year
1917 the sum OF $1,466, $685. 95. That
Is, the sum spent on one form of
amusement alone in the United
States in a year equals the initial
payments on the first Liberty Loan,
in raising which so expeditiously
the nation felt 1t was doing itself
proud and displaying a wonderful
financial power.
OF the 81, 46O. 100000 that goes from
American pockets for motion pic.
lures every year, the Federal Trade
Commission saws approximately two
thirds, or say $975,000,0O0, comes
from patrons OF theatres showing
films distributed by the Famous
Players-Lasky Corporation, as dis
tributers Of the Paramount and Para
mount-Art Craft pictures. There is
no attempt in the dispatches from
washington TO show how this vast
sum Is divided; how much goes for
rent OF theatres. kqw much to thea.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Those Brooklyn Pioneers.

It is sad to hear that friction has
appeared in the caravan that is on
its way from New York to Idaho.
It has been picturesque reminder
OF this country's youth, of the West
ward ho! and go West, young man."
days. The caravan is out Nebraska
way, divided physically and spiritu-
ally. One section seems jealous of
the other. The seceders charge the
leader with looking for too much
publicity for himself.
If ever pioneers had an excuse for
quarrelling they were those who went
West before the days of the Union
Pacific Railroad. They had to travel
On horseback and in prairie schoon-
ers motored by oxen, crossing riv-
ers by swimming their horses and
towing the humans in cottonwood
canoes or on inflated bags OF bison
hide. They were assailed by In
dams, disease, hunger, thirst, heat
and cold. They had to find their
food as they went. The journey
always meant months; In the case
CT the Mormons IL was years.
There was little pickering In those
good old days. The pioneers tried to
be cheerful and they always nursed
the belief-it is the very soul Of the
adypnfi rnr-that thn MIA 20 thav ynra
going to would be immensely better
than that which they left behind.
The Mormons, fleeing from persecu-
tion TO a promised land, were partic-
ularly optimistic and gave vent to
their Joy in music and song. Yet now,
when these pioneers OF 1921 can get
ice cream soda or frankfurters at
almost every crossroad Of the once
boundless West, they are turning
sour Their leader r. charged witr
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Fair and
warmer to-day. tomorrow continued
warm and probably fair; gentle south
and southwest winds.
For New Jersey-Continued warm and gen.
orally fair to-day and tomorrow; gentle va
riable winds.
For Northern New England-Fair and
warmer to-day, tomorrow continued warm
and probably fair; gentle southwest winds.
FOR Southern New England-Fatr and
warmer to-day, tomorrow continued warm
and probably fair. gentle southwest winds.
For western New York-(;enerally fair and
continued warm to-day and probably to-
morrow: moderate south and southwest
winds.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Air pressure con
tinued high off the Atlantic coast over the
mississippi River. and low along the northern
border and In far Western districts. This
pressure distribution has been attended by
warm weather generally over the United
States except on the Pacific coast
Tne temperatures are markedly above
the great lakes and the upper Mississippi
Valley, the plains States and the Rocky
Mountain region. During the last twenty
four hours the weather remained fair
cept for widely scattered showers In the
great central valleys. the Gulf States, along
the south Atlantic coast and over the soutlv
ern Rocky Mountain region. The outlook
is for warm and generally fair weather to-
morrow and Saturday over the regions east
Of the Mississippi River.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations, taken at p. NJ. yesterday,
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Herbert Hoover's Lone Hand.

Mr.. Hoover has displayed sound
sense and acute understanding Of
American public sentiment in declin-
firg to subordinate to an interna-
tional council the activities of the
American Relief Administration in
assisting the starving people Of the
famine stricken districts in Russia.
To have consented to participate in
this work In a combination with four
or FIVE European and Asiatlc Powers,
each with different interests in the
Bolshevik ridden land, would have
handicapped the philanthropic eff
forts OF the American organization
from the beginning.
IL has been Mr.. HoovERs principal
effort in handling the Russian situa.
tion in which Americas aid was
sought to make clear at home and
abroad. and particularly in Russia
itself, that whatever might be done
by America In the distribution of
food and the enforcement OF SAM
tary measures was TO be done with
out political motive and without po.
litical concession. The American
Relief Administration consented to
act from pure humanity. The agree
ment It compelled the Soviet Gov.
eminent TO accedssto was framed to
protect workers, aM with no Interior
purpose. The relations OF the United
States Government with Russla's
rulers we're not involved, and were
distinctly not to be involved. Mr..
HoovER's wish was that the unofi-
cial. extragovernmental, purely hui.
nanhtarlan purpose Of the American
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Root Wins Tilt for Higher Bar Tests
Ex-senator Thomas Attacks Both Great Parties in Fed
eral Observation-Disclosures Censures Lands.

/ opposed to his own. 1t will function
favorably to them il that control can
be overcome.
"Iie has come to regard 1t as a huge
eleemosynary institution, possessed of
inexhaustible resources rich beyond the
dreams of avarice. designed to shed Its
blessings upon those who command the
open sesame to it's doors. The Govern
ment exists for him and his fellows Its
obligations are to him. He recognizes
no corresponding obligations to it. 1t
has for years done much for other
classes and sections because they were
united and powerful. 1t must now do
more for him and his group because
they. needing the example, have also or
gained We. therefore, confront the
evolution of a political system wherein
rival parties eagerly contend for the
mastery of their Government by barter
/ Ing its integrity and its resources for
the suffrages of the people,"
The international scope OF the Bar AS
sociation's convention was emphasized
tonight by the presentation of "sakad-
zuki." Japanese loving cup, to the as
ISOLATION by DIR. r. Masujima, in be-
half of the Japan Bar Association. DIR.
Masujima declared the Japan bar
looked to the American bar as the pre-
ceptor of bar associations.
THE cup is for drinking sake, the
Japanese national beverage" DIR. Masu-
jma said. 1T is decorated with the
carvings of three plants of good luck
the pine. the bamboo and the plum tree
-signifying constancy, purity and char
acter. Some doubted the use of the cup
by you in these days of American prog
res but IL the American Bar Associa-
ton cannot have sake imported to your
prohibition shores / am still satisfied of
it's usefulness for drinking toasts since
pure. clear water is, as we say in Japan,
the symbol Of true friendship
After a heated debate over the adop-
ton of the report of committee on
requirements for admission to the bar.
headed by Elihu Root, the association
passed a resolution recommending two
years college work and three years In
recognized law school as the mini
mum requirements for admission to the
practice of law.
Tho recommendations OF the commit
tee were offered as a resolution by Mr..
Root, who explained that the report was
the result of investigation and confer
ences with prominent lawyers and law
educators. The report was adopted by
the section on legal education, where the
committee originated, after stormy
session yesterday.
The action of Fed eral Judge Kenesaw
NJ. Lands of Chicago. National Com
missioner of Baseball. in accepting
private employment and private emolu-
ment" while active on the Federal bench
was declared to meet with the 'un-
qualified condemnation of the Ameri-
can Bar Association in a resolution
adopted tonight.
The resolution was adopted after
stormy debate, in which former Senator
James Hamilton Lewis counselled
against hasty action and moved that
the matter be referred TO committee
for investigation. He declared Judge
Lands should be accorded proper
hearing before being cond emned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Fine Maps of the United States.

Map makers OF the United States
Geological Survey do not limit their
work, as might be supposed, to re-
gions known to contain important
mineral deposits, nor are the maps
published by the Survey mere prints
which chart and interpret geologi-
cally the territory covered. The
5000 engraved maps which have been
issued in the thirty-four years dur
ing which the present work has been
carried on are the results OF topo-
graphic surveys of the territory COW
cred and are valuable for many uses
other than mineral exploration.
A recently issued bulletin giving
a brief history Of the survey work
records that before 1856, when topo-
graphical surveys were first under
taken, few geologic maps were pub
lished, but since that year the sur
veyors have added topography to
their work and now are proceeding
with a programme which will even
tually cover all the territory Of every
State. OF this ambitious programme
about 40 per cent. has been COM
pleted and published from engraved
plates. These have proved Of such
value to engineers and others inter
ested in industrial and transporta-
ton development that, as the Direc-
tor of the Survey, GEORGE OTIs SMITH,
writes, more speed is demanded"
Fortunately, the speed rate does not
depend wholly upon Congressional
aid, as several States are actively
cooperating with the Survey in this
work and in 1920 contributed total
CT nearly 100000"
1t is interesting to note that sur
veys of our neighbors New Jersey,
Connecticut and Rhode Island have
heen completed, and the plotting OF
New York lacks only 10 per cent. of
being complete.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02

CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-The administra-
ton OF Federal Government In the
United States was attacked in an adj
dress before the annual convention OF
the American Bar Association tonight
by former Senator Charles S. Thomas
or Colorado. who declared this country
mad turned from q representative re-
public to Continental democracy"
Encroachment of Federal authority on
States rights was criticised by the for
mer Senator and Federal expenditures
were declared riot of waste and
profligacy which has long disgraced the
country's affairs" Republicans and
Democrats are now meeting upon a
common ground, Mr.. Thomas said. with
"even the tariff basis for common
plumber"
Both the great parties, he said. prac-
tised identical methods of administra-
ton which has SO altered the American
Government that its Transformation Is
threatened. Public opinion only. he
added. could remedy Inc sinister con-
ditions" before the country
"The citizen concerned for his country
or for himself" said Mr.. Thomas. would
do well to study the measures upon the
calendar OF this Congress If he has not
time to give attention to the bills jostling
each other fer consideration in commit
tees. If he cannot or cares not to do
either he should acquaint himself with
the programmes OF these swarming or
CARNATIONS. He will easily discover that
all seek especial profit and advantage
of some sort through legislative action.
with small concern for the rights of the
public or the well being of the nation.
They seemingly are enlisted in a grim
struggle Of every class for itself and
the devil take the hindinost.
'In such an atmosphere the moral and
heroic virtues suffocate. Honor, duty,
patriotism, sacrifice, the common veal.
the national interests. cannot long en-
dure the sordid influence of such condi-
tons The mass disintegrates when it's
components resolve themselves into their
constituent clements. Their separation
into groups, classes and units destroys
the cohesive principle OF union. The
interest of the class subordinates that
Of the whole.
Our threatened disintegration into
groups is largely due to a radical
change in the average citizens concep-
ton of his relation to the Govern
ment. The spokesman of both great
parties in appealing to the voter have
persistently ascribed all public and pr-
waite ills to governmental causes under
adversary administration. and as per-
sistently guaranteed their removal
through governmental processes If en-
trusted with control Of it's affairs. He
has accepted these assurances and is
acting upon them that he may realize
the rewards SO freely promised. He has
been educated by this process into the
conviction that his Government is the
primal source of his ills, and should be
made the author OF his fortunes. If it
can deprive him of the opportunities
for successful effort it can also supply
him with the wherewithal for every
need. 1t functions adversely to his de-
sires because controlled by interests
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Souvenirs on the Bill.
Canadian Hotel Men Act Against
Thieving Guests.
From the Portland Orcgonian.

From tho Portland Orcgoniun.
ChecSmating souvenir hunting tour
lists has reached a high stage OF de-
velopment, especially across the border
a couple were checking out of a big
Vancouver, b. c., hotel; the man was
paying the bill. On it was an item Of
s14 for silver sugar bow. He was
raging mad. Il never got a silver sugar
bowl. It's an outrage. / won't pay
it." and on he went, but the suave clerk
was calm. He explained:
I'VE have law In Canada for the
protection Of innkeepers and you'll have
to pay that h1ll or sue u.s. came the
ultimatum. Yesterday afternoon we
served lunch in your room; the silver
was checked. the bowl was missing. 1t
should be in your luggage"
The man protested that 1t was not
and offered TO open his bags and prove
II, but the identical bowl was found
therein. smuggling i'll one OF his wife's
kimonos. He offered to return 1t, but
the hotel would not accept 1t and insisted
on payment of the bill. even though the
man protested that he did not know it
was there.
On the G. p. r. Alaska boats returning
from the north passengers for Prince
Rupert have to go through Canadian
customs. a woman spread out her be-
longings and in inspecting the contents
OF her suitcase half a dozen spoons and
forks were uncovered each bearing the
imprint of the ship. The chief steward
did not hesitate. confscated the silver.
called a policeman from the dock and
placed the woman under arrest. She
was taken before a justice of the peace
and within half an hour was free after
paying a $50 fine. They have fast
way of teaching lessons in Canada.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Closed by the Turks.
Case Of the American College ut
Konia Told by the Rev. DIR. Burrell.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Thanks
for your editorial article on the closing
OF the American school In Anatolia
You say "Kemal will find he has made
an unfortunate mistake" Is 1T not pos
sible to go further and say that our
Government is making more unfortu-
nate mistake in not protecting its own
citizens in tho exercise of their treaty
rights?
Let mo put another case in evidence
The American College at Konia-old
Iconium-in Asia Minor was founded
by an American board of directors with
DR.. Howard Crosby as its original chair
man. The property was purchased and
the institution financed by American
citizens with the understanding that the
right to carry on a Christian school in
Turkey without molestation was secured
by definite stipulation In our treaties
with that country. Nevertheless, in
1915 the college at Konia was broken
UP, its property confiscated. its buildings
turned into barracks for the Turkish
soldiery, It's faculty disbanded and scat
tered, its male students forced into mill
tary service, its young women put into
harems or "deported," that is. taken
to the three mile limit and killed. The
Administration at Washington was APP
pealed to In vain. All that could be got
out of the State Department was What
would you have us do about it?'
We supposed that the primary func-
ton of government was to protect Its
citizens In their constitutional rights at
home and their treaty rights abroad.
But what was the use of saying so7
would you have US go to war with
Turkey to vindicate a college board?"
Our answer was. Certainly, IL need be.
What else Is a government for?" But
we had our labor for our pains. or
course nothing was done about 1t.
Two years ago the college ventured
to resume operations after consider
able outlay in repairing and fumigating
the buildings, which had been occupied
and almost wrecked by Turkish troops.
but we are Just now advised that the
Moslems have again broken 1t up. The
president of the faculty--a graduate of
Yale and universally respected-after n
sad experience In prison and exile died
a few weeks ago in Constantinople,
leaving n refugee wife and family in
this country.
1t u now In order again to ask our
Government FOR protection IN me exer-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Back to the Constitution.
Why Not Go On Using 1t Instead OF
Experimenting With Laws?

To THE New YORK HERALD: Your edi-
torial reply to my question What has
become of the Constitution of the United
States?" was cheering and, as usual, for
ward looking. l wish / could feel the
satisfaction that such concise and
clean cut reply warrants.
George Westervelt seems in his letter
to be under the impression that my
query had direct political aspect. !
assure him It did not. / know little
of politics. Of parties. l was trying
to voice a question that 1 find is in
many mems minds to-day. a question
which permeates the modern American
atmosphere, and / am speaking of good
American citizens.
I think 1t is sufficiently obvious that
our public men, big and little. are in
the grip OF an unaccountable orgy of
lawmaking and regulating. to such an
extent. in fact that the very question
asked THE New YORK HERALD is in
many thoughtful minds. The Constitu-
ton is either everything our fathers
planned 1t to be or 1t Is nothing. think
the inference is plain.
These rather sad orgies fill the pages
of history. They come and they pass.
The men who are responsible for them
are not to blame; they cannot escape
these tides OF emotion, suppose. Our
Constitution is nobly simple document
and in its simplicity lies its all sufficient
strength. Why not go on using 1t? l
hope Mr.. Westervelt will see the large
aspect of my question.
EUGENE A. CLANCY.
New YORK, September /.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02

ire orchestras, how much to the To-
cal managers, and how much to the
treasury Of the Famous Players
Lasky Corporation.
These details may be brought out
in the examination of witnesses.
However, the Famous Players asky
Corporation has risen from small be-
ginnings to the dignity of being Off
cially classified as a monopoly, and
to those IMMERSED in the staggering
figures which are commonplace Of
finance in this stage art Of recent
growth the sums the Trade Com
names will seem to give
weight to the accusation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
INVITE HARDING TO PAGEANT.
Atlantic City Women to Call at
White House To-day.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HzRALp.
ATLANTIC City. N. j., Sept Mrs.
Edward l.. Bader, wife of the Mayor OF
Atlantic City, and MISS Ethel Charles.
formerly of New York. left for Washing
ton to-day to invite President Harding
to attend the fall pageant to be held
here September and 8. Miss Charles
is to be Miss Atlantic City in the pa
geant. She and Mrs. Bader. on their
arrival in Washington, will be wheeled
to the White House in a boardwalk
rolling chair that will be a veritable
floral bower.
Mrs. James Pringle, Mrs. d. II. Elder.
the Misses Margaret and Dorothy Elder
and Mrs. M. Cosgrove arrived at the
Chelsea.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Make Believe.

The high gods fashioning the worlds
Made earth place of wonderment,
OF undiscovered mysteries
And marvel upon marvel blent.
They reckoned while the ages ran
There would be none of oil the race,
Not ono OF all who trod the globe
Would ever deem IL commonplace.
SO they admired their hendiwork.
Tho first child came to undeceive;
It found the world not strange enough
And played a game of make believe.
McrANpprpGH WILSON.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Cost Of the Gompers Halluclnatlon.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The
heartfelt thanks OF your readers are
due you for your fine editorial article
entitled THE Gompers Hallucination."
AS everybody knows. the people of
this country have suffered enormously
through the vagaries of Gompers and
those associated with him. Much needed
work is being neglected, thus causing
losses of millions of money to the coun-
try. besides breeding an army of idlers,
willing and unwilling, who should now
be busy and happy In aiding the pro-
ductivity OF the nation. G. NJ. GEORGE.
NEW YORK, September 4.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Up-Stage Women In Missouri.

From the Kansas city Times.
An Adamless Eden has been created
near De Soto. NO.. where Miss Alice I.
Peck. horticulturist OF Bavaria, N. ", and
Miss Anne II. Fisher, domestic science ex-
pert OF st. Louis. arc managing n fifty-five
acre farm. Ten acres of their land IL
devoted to fruit and berries. eighteen is
woodland, fifteen acres fosters oats and
corn and twelve acres belongs 20 their pas
ture and yard. Dairying and poultry rails
Ing are included in their farming and they
wear army trousers and regulation shirts
for working.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02

The August Grand Jury records in Its
final presentment, handed into court
yesterday, its amazement at the Sim
pertinence and arrogance" with which
motor car thieves operate in New
York This Is strange. The police
recently quit publishing the thefts of
motor cars. Everybody supposed, of
course, this meant that such robberies
had ceased Has the public been
fooled again7
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
Offended His Dignity.
1' DFEHftNs
49,. IL IL

TTUW THs AItHLSON UTODf.
Jim Blue, colored, has resigned as
Pullman porter on the Central Branch. lie
resigned In huff. II came about this
way: One night Jim was standing on the
platform at Concordia. Suddenly he slipped
and fell, and as he fell he throw his Ian
tern high into the air. The engineer thought
the lantern was giving the highball sign
and pulled out Of the station. leaving Jim
on the platform. That peeved Jim and he
decided to quit.