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The New York herald., 1921-05-17
More Questions.
Challenge to Mr.. Edison From an
Undergraduate st Columbia.

To TIE NEW YoRK HxRALD: Having
the misfortune to be an undergrad OF
Columbia University respectfully beg
TO ask Mr.. Edison to answer offhand the
ten following questions:
1. Why do we call Hellas Greece?
2. What u . Piatonic Year,
3. In q Western State 10 . city named
altar . French poet. VINO was tho poet.
what II the city and In what year and
by whom was Il 90 namsdf
I. A certain history contains the
shortest chapter over written. or what
country IL Il the history and who IL
the historiAn7
s. Which was tho longest war ever
waged and what was It about?
6. Who invented chimes and what
beverage did he also INVENT
Z. Name three great poets whose
dcatl,s were directly caused by the alb
sence Of . voistead lawf
g. What king was told by his mother
in-iaw that he had married his own
daughter?
.. What pundit challenged all the
world to debate with him on any SUBJ
jsct ana what was the ridiculous end
OF his challenger
10. Where and by whom was the first
Christian church edince-not a Catholic
church-built7 +. w. B.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. May 16.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
TUESDAY. MAY IT, 1921.
Bigger Than Silesia.

The break between LLOYD GEORGE
and Premier BRIAND Is bigger In Sig
nifcance than the Silesian menace
itself.
When boundary lines were redrawn
and new countries set up by the
Allied Powers Upper Sllesia remained
under the German flag, subject to
the application Of Mr.. WILSON'S prin-
ciple of self-determination. The pleb-
iscite recently held for this purpose
in Upper Silesia resulted In q VIC
tory for Germany.
The Silesian Poles, not satisfied
with the verdict, have, under the
leadership Of ADALBERr KoRrANTY
stirred up an insurrection with the
purpose Of defying the result Of the
plebiscite and annexing the disputed
territory to Poland. Germany con-
tends that the vote sustaining her
right to the province carries with II
the obligation to defend 1t.
III I'LL opCCSh
GEORGE has told the House OF Com.
mons that in this situation there is
nothing else for Germany to do and
chat the Allies ought to authorize
Germany so to do.
BRIAND with no less feeling takes
sharp issue with LLOYD GEORGE on
this question and Is uproariously
backed up by the French press. He
declares that II the Allies permit Ger
many to put a military force into Up
per Silesia 1t VIII mean war in East.
ern Europe and the disruption of the
Entente.
This is the situation that has culmi-
mated In the breach between LLoYr
GEORGE and BRIAND. 1t Is clear that
II there had not already been much
friction between these two statesmen
neither would have expressed himself
so hotly, even bitterly.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair to-day
and probably tomorrow; rising tenn
perature tomorrow; gentle. variable
winds.
For New Jersey--Fair to- day and probably
tomorrow: rising temperature tomorrow:
For Northern New England-Fair to-day
and probably tomorrow; rising tssnpcraturs
Tomorrow; gentle variable wtnde.
ana probably tomorrow; rising Temperature
tomorrow; gentle variable w4nds.
For Western Now York-FAir and slightiy
warmer to-day; Tomorrow; CLOUDY ana un-
settled: gentle variable WINDS.
WASHINGTON. May ie.-An extensive ARA
OF high barometer has ita centre over the
region Of the great lakes. and II is moving
rapidly eastward. The pressure remains low
over F1orida. and an area OF low bar 6arImstsr %
tains and has its centrs over Utah. Cool
weather continued to-day In practically AL
parts OF the country. and thsro were frosts
lakes. the upper Mississippi Valley snd the
extreme upper Ohio Valley. Rains fsn within
the last twenty-four hours along ti,s Atlantic
and East Gulf coasts and in the upper Mis-
and on the NORTH Pacific coast.
In the New England ana middle Atlantis
States tho weather will be fair Tomorrow
and probably "wednesday. with slowly rising
iantic 6tates the weather win bs cloudy ana
unsettled tomorrow and wednesday. with
probably rains near the coast: In the East
and the lower lake region the weather will
be fair and somewhat warmer tomorrow
and unsettled on Wednesday. In the upper
lake region II will become unsettled and
warmer tomorrow. followed by showers BY
Tuesday night and on Wednesday.
Obeervst tions NJ United States weather Bu-
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Honors for the Booksellers.

The American Booksellers Associa-
ton, which Is now twenty-one years
of age. celebrated its majority by es-
tablishing an honorary fellowship Of
American Booksellers and awarding
Its first degrees and diplomas at Its
convention at Atlantic City which has
Just closed. In order TO find the men
In the trade who were considered the
most worthy of the association honor
the names Of fifteen men were placed
In nomination, and during the past
year FIVE were selected. They were
CHARLES z. BUTLEn Of Brentano's,
New York; JOSEPH JENNINGS OF the
Old Corner Bookstore. Boston; GEORGE
W. JACOBS Of Philadelphia, WILLIAM
HARaIs ARNOLD, New York, and ]. X.
GuI, Portland. Oregon.
The others who were nominated
were ALEXANDER RoBEsTsoN, San
Francisco; DAVIS JAMES, Cincinnati |:
G. G. PARKER. Los Angeles; w. ID.
WILSON. Seattle; w. X. STEWART.
Louisville, Kentucky; LOUIS HEATING,
Syracuse; Miss BEnTHA MAHoNY.
Boston; BYRNE HAcKErr, LAURENCE
CONNIE and FRANK SHAY Of New
York.
The bookseller has always occupied
q peculiar position In the worlds
trade; he has been merchant and
salesman, and at the same time
adviser to the author and the pub
Usher, and strong factor In bring.
ing before the reader the best prod
ucts of the printers art. The mod.
ern system of bookselling began with
the introduction of printing. and the
two have always been closely con.
nected. WYNKYr DE woRnE, one OF
the early owners of the CaIton Press
had a London bookshop, and ANTONY
KoBuRaE, who introduced printing In
Nuremberg In the latter part OF the
fifteenth century. was the proprietor
OF sixteen bookshops in Germany and
had agents In every large European
city.
The old bookshops of Fleet stree
and Paternoster row were noted
gathering places for English literary
men, and many Of the shops wer,
made famous by Or. JOHNSON and
LAMB. The Old Corner Bookstore
was much frequented by the Bostor
writers OF the last century, and PuT
TAM's. LEcoErT's and other bookshop'
of this city always had their many
small circles Of book lovers, authors
and readers. The bookshop was ons
place where the literary worker OF
dreamer could browse undisturbed &c
his hearts content
Bookselling has most interesting
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
ASKS INFORMATION
TO BAR UNDESfRABLES
600 Teutons Apply for Cifi-
zenship and Court Seeks Aid.

At the outset OF the hearing on the
largest number Of applicants Tor citi-
xenship ever presented to the Supreme
Court in Queens Justice Lewis L.
Fawcett In the Queens County Supreme
Court yesterday asked for Information
that would nelp him prevent undesira-
bies being accepted. The list has more
than 1000 names, over 500 Of whom
Germans and Austrians. AT the conciu-
sion OF the eession yesterday Justice
F'nwcett had admitted eithty-one Ger
mans and thirty-four Austr1ans.
Notwithstanding care some unde-
sirabies get by and arc admitted" said
Justice Fawcett. mo sooner DO they
get their papers than they mount soap
boxes and shout against the Govern
ment. ask oil persons who have any
information against any one applying
here for citizenship to lay that infor-
nation before me-"
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
carpentier Welcomed.

Never In tho history Of the Ameri-
can ring. pugilists Of all degrees and
lighting abilities and all reporters OF
pugilism say. was there such a vel
come extended by New York city and
America to q foreign contestant for
championship honors in any sport as
that which was yesterday given to the
Frenchman 0rosoEs CARPENT1Es-
CARrENrIE1 arrived on La Savoie
looking in far litter condition than
he was when last In this country.
He declared that mentally and physi-
cally he was better prepared for
beginning his training for the battle
at Jersey City on July 2 than he
was at any other time in his ring
career. This was received with not
a little satisfaction by the sporting
fraternity. who see In 1t a promise
OF good fight. 1t will also please
those who have no direct interest IN
pugilism and may not feel any great
concern over the result Of the Jersey
battle. CARPuNTrER Is not, according
TO present information. the favOrite
in the betting in the United States.
but he is by great odds the sentimen-
tai favorite. This too is contrary to
all previous pugilistic records. Amer.
lea heretofore has not only backed
her favorite with her money but she
has given him genuine sentimental
support while he was In training and
while he was In the ring.
The American Legion extended to
CAnpENr1EB a most unusual invita-.
tion in offering him every possible IA
cility for training at Atlantic City.
1t might be supposed that an organ
ization 90 distinctly American and SO
thoroughly representative Of loyal
Americanism would turn more to the
American contestant than to a for
eigner who would carry away the
title from America. The Legion
merely expressed what many citizens
Of the United States feel. an ad'
miration for the man who went into
the trenches and did his duty when
his country called. In short, America
likes the fighter who does not conflne
his fighting to prize ring.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Meat Eaters Healthy.
1t Is Denied They Are Especially
Subject 70 Disease.

To TIE New YoRx HERALD: In your
paper Of February 28 appears a despatch
from London entitled Finds Flesh Eat
ing Source OF Disease" 1t quotes DR..
Josiah Oldfeld Of Jamaica. who had
been senior physician at a fruitarian
hospital, to the effect that 'neah eating
Is a prolific cause Of disease" and that
meat eating spells increased sterility."
DR.. Oldheld does not give any evidence
to support his f,rst statement, nor does
he tell which diseases. in his opinion. are
due to eating meat but to substantiate
his second contention he ascribes the
steadily declining birth rate OF Europe
to meat.
Both of DR.. Oldicld's statements are
contrary to authoritative opinion and
are not In accord with the facts brought
out by careful study Of the subject. One
will look In vain In the modern authori-
tative textbooks on medicine for diseases
caused by eating meat. Rheumatism
for a long time believed to be caused by
meat. is now known 20 be caused always
by infection with bacteria.
Meat cannot cause disease unless II II
contaminated with diseaso producins
bacteria The same Is truo Of any food.
be It milk, fruit vegetables OF cs-n
water. Outbreaks Of serious spidemics
OF various diseases are known TO have
been spread by contaminated foods. es-
pecially milk and water. ut meal
rarely. X ever. was the cause OF such
outbreaks.
Bright's disease, hardening OF the ar
teries, and high blood pressure wero =.
one time believed to have been caused
by meat eating, but they are now known
TO be produced by various other causes
and the very latest experimental work
tends to show that meat has no effect
one way or the other even on existing
high blood pressure.
II does not require very deep study
OF the European and American birth
rate to realize that meat or any other
food has no effect on It whatever II
meat spelled increased sterility. M Dv
oldneld would have us believe, how has
the human race survived the countless
and i. countless centuries OF abundant
meat eating? AS matter Of fact. the
European hi-th rate has been declining
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Lost Ships.

Tho crying wind that creeps in from tho
sea
Whispers tho names OF vessels lost
afar;
ran bark and bfigantine once swinging
Under the Southern Cross OF polar
star.
Deep in the slow sarsasso drifts q
spar.
Alone remaining Of the Highland Maid /;
While ever pounding on some tropic
bar.
The bleaching timbers of the Western
Glade.
And there we're Templemores from Mer-
sey's quays.
That never came TO port, and British
Kings
Swept out to wrcckass on the tossing
Proud ships that erstwhile Jared with
splendid wings
or such the sea wind sings around the
caves.
one can't determine II It mocks or
THOMAS J. MURRAY.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
NINE. CURlE TO VISIT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Her Right Hand SUollsn
From, Too Hearty Clasps.

When Nine. Marie Curie receives on
Wednesday the gram Of radium from
President Harding. she will have to ac-
cept II with her left hand. Mime. Curie's
right hand was placed In bandages yes.
terday. II being swollen from hearty
Handwriting during her visit to Smith
College last Friday. Tho injured hand
win have to remain in banda9es for at
least ten days.
Nine. Curie's expressed desire to see
southern California has caused some
changes In plans for her Western trip
She will vIsit Los Angeles and Pasa-
dena, leaving New York on June and
reaching Los Angeles on June 7. She
will remain In southern California two
days. leaving for Chicago on June Q.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
A Greater Billingsgate.
New Life for Renowned Six Century
Old London Market.

From the London Telegraph.
A magician has been at work at Bill
inEsgate Market. creating that most val
liable Of properties. q city site, out OF
the air. What exactly has happened Is
that below tho ssone paved market floor.
whereon the nsh Is exposed and the
statesmen shout. is deep and very large
cellarage used for empties and storage.
It's loftiness allowed room for a meg
zanine floor. This has been constructed.
at a cost altogether Of about 10000,
with the result that stands for large
additional numbers Of statesmen have
been provided. each with ample space
for exposing the Ash and accommodating
buyers. It gives, in fact, big extern
sion OF the market. and will absorb tina,
shifting, hustling. inconvenient body
known as the overflow market The
Lord Mayor (Alderman James Roll) at
tended formally to open the new floor.
Tho Londoner seeking peace and quie,
should avoid this mezzanine floor when
business begins thereon next Monday,
The place may be pandemonium: : but the
chief thing u that London gains thereby
increased facilities for tho sale and quick
handling Of its ash supplies, and not
London alone but the country. Billings
gate Is the great clearing house for the
fish of the country. Before the wal
one-shird less a small fraction Of the
Ash supplies came by water. The wal
killed that for time. both craft and
men being required for other service. and
slowly the water borne traffic of thu
market In being recovered. p
Not alone does Billingsgate gain this
new floor: Il has also ice making plant
and cold storage accommodation on most
up to date lines. The corporations grea,
project Is to make use OF the long Gus.
existing market. to build In front OF tina,
quay q wharf out upon the river fore.
shore. and from the wharf to have jet.
ties In the stream. Alongside those q
cosen ash carriers or trawlcrs could un.
load at one time, tho fish being sold or
the spot where landed and distributed
direct. The quay to-day is little more
than a pleasant promenade. Indeed. hav,
Ing no urgent use II has served In wal
time for the erection OF huts
For more than six centuries Billings
gate has been London's market for tn,
receipt Of fish. 1t has documentary men.
ton as such In the year 1897. II has
moved with the times. II not always ir
advance Of them. and the corporation to.
day is not lacking In the enterprise wher
rs ancient rights are assailed by riva.
schemes, whose claim finds strength II
the single fact that they might give Q
fuller service by railway.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17

they ate the signboards, have none OF
them. Shouldn't the Government step
In. take the last fifteen goats of New
York city and make q great forest
preserve for them?
The principal crops Of Staten Island
were corn. hay. potatoes and peaches,
but all these crops have fallen on
badly since 1910. The borough has
fewer farm animals than It had ten
years ago, boasting now only 274 cows
and 597 swine. But there arc A
sheep. Richmond II our only sheep
raising county.
We wonder how the census man
found the ave Manhattan farms.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17

In Great Britain. where football 10
more popular than baseball Is here,
an amateur player has refused an offer
of $4,000 salary year to play with
a professional club. 1t can be under
stood how such a salary can be paid
when It Is considered that often the
paying spectators Of football game
over there would crowd two Of the
largest baseball parks In this country.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Leaves Art Worth ssee. .e5e.

An appraisal fied yesterday with the
State Comptroller showed that Mrs. vir-
ginia Purdy Bacon. widow OF Walter
Rathbone Bacon. British traction expert.
left net estate Of 3l,66S.i57. . large
part OF which was In art objects. Mrs.
Bacon was q granddaughter OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt The estate consisted Of $69,-
sac in cash. $6S.s3s In securities, tho
power OF appointment in $lli.so7 be-
Queathed her by her grandfather and
$9S7.076 in other forms Of personal prop
erty. Eight hundred sixty-nine thousand
nine hundred and nfty-nve dollars Of th's
10 represented by tho art collection d -
rived from the will Of Edward r. Bacon.
Jewelry was appraised at t69.37S.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Tim Campbell in Albany.
Captain Wooisey Remembers Hi
Attitude Toward Friends.

Attitude Toward Friends.
To THE NEW York HERALD: Tim
Campbell was . personal friend OF mine
and served In tho Legislature with
him nifty years ago. I can't say that
ever heard him use the exact
words What's the Constitution between
friends7" but he was . splendid. good
hearted fellow, and was always trying
to do and say things 90 please his
friends.
have often heard him say TO his
friends. "What difference does It make
between US fellows? You can say or
DO just as you have a mind to. You
are a friend Of mine: have your own
way" He often made tho statement.
What can do for you? will help
you in any way. am with you. I'll
support any bill you've got Tell me
when you want my help. I am with
you every time" I
The fact is that Campbell was all the
time trying to please some one or TO do
some favor to help his friends IN any
way he could. He never got in contro-
versies or arguments with any one. but
was an open hearted. generous friend.
always jolly, good natured and happy.
There were many things which hap
pened In those times which arc now an
Client history. Larry O'Brten. MadigAn
and many other good fellows were there
with US from New York city. To be
sure William M. Tweed, who was in the
Senate. ran much Of the legislation In
| the State and about all Of It from New
York city. and many OF the boys used
to vote solidly for everything that Tweed
occasion when the roll was being called
on some New York legislation, and many
OF US did not know what we were vot.
ing on. some voting yes and some no
Campbell rushed around and said to q
member sitting near me who had Just
voted no. Damn It. change your vote
This is one OF the old man's bills" mean
ing Tweed's. And the member promptly
changed his vote from no to yes.
There were great times at Albany In
those days. The Senators and most OF
the members from New York city KEEP,
open house. as II were. Everything was
free. Many OF the oficeholders Of New
York city used to como UP to visit us
especially the Aldermen. and all ap-
pearcd we'll supplied with diamonds and
plenty Of money.
After half a century how strange and
odd all these things do appear! But ]
shall never forget Timothy J. Campbell
for his generosity. sympathy and friend.
ship. Captain c. NJ WooLsEY.
MILTON. May Is.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
A Rine Of Gotham, Old and New.

A Rime OF 00thom, Oio Ana NOW.
When first set my anxious feet
Upon this pagan strand
Dad sold delaines In Mercer street
And mother shopped on Grand.
Tho buses numbered up Broadway
And numbered down again;
To reach the Park took half day.
There were no taxis then.
Bronx. recall. was neither drink
Nor borough when came
(Ah. me the thirsty thoughts think ~
And Harlem but a name.
Change follows change and finally
The dearest idols fall.
And those that como within our ken
Arc strangest Of them all.
I've grown to wrinkled dotage from
wrinkled little runt.
And lived to sec the passing OF
The brownstone front.
The temple Of Euterpe where
La Diva throned and thrilled
To-day exudes q meaner air
And roofs the movie guild
The newer shrines Of Thespis arc
A splendor once unguessed.
But what tranecends tho vanished Star
Or Nibio's at It's best7
And those ideals of my youth,
Their equals who can nnd7
The Melancholy Dane OF Booth,
Modjeska's Rosalind!
The Garden at the Battery
Still houses funny Ash.
And you can find q place downtown
To worship. II you wish.
But they have spanned the rivers. each
New span . magic stunt,
And now we mark the passing Of
Tho brownstone front
Shops line the lower Avenue
Where not SO long ago
These typic New York mansions grew
Sedately in a row.
The crosstown streets-tho Easts and
Vests
Are raxlng Of them too,
And mono apparently protests
The advent Of the new.
dim tradition. memory
OF past magnihcencc.
Is all tho brownstone front will bs
A generation hence.
A certain Wigwam on Fourteenth
Still gathers In the pelf.
And sometimes one must wonder II
Twill outlast Time itself.
But nothing will surprise the man.
And nauxht his fond hopes blunt,
Who's lived to see the passing Of
The brownstone front.
EDWARD w. BARNARD.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Liberty Bond Mixups.

Liberty Donu nolderS nave MoTe
that $83, ,OO0, 900 of interest due and
ready for them but not collected by
them. Part Of this huge sum remains
In the Governments hands instead OF
going into the bond holders pockets
because Of the mere procrastination
of subscribers to exchange their tenn
porary bonds first put out for the
permanent bonds later issued to re-
place them. AS they make the ex-
change they will pick up the interest
due. But II Is also an unfortunate
truth that many small holders have
been so badly treated by petty Treas
ury officials that they have given up
in disgust trying to do anything with
such Government representatives.
THE NEW YonK HERALD suggests
that IN trying to clean up these In
terest accounts the United States
Treasury chiefs give their attention
to thorough overhauling OF the
whole Liberty bond department It
does not seem too much to say that
the great majority OF the 20,000,000
Liberty bond subscribers voted solidly
against the recent Administration. It
was bad enough to see the bottom
dropping out Of the market value Of
their bonds. 1t was worse to have
the Treasury act as II their bonds
were not worth anything. 1t was
hard for them to understand why
they should have been begged, prod
ded and dragooned into making the
subscriptions they did, afterward
never getting prompt or even respect
ful attention II they were compelled
to transfer their registered bonds or
to exchange their coupon bonds. 1t
was easy for them to conclude that
II those in control OF the Government
could make such an exasperating mess
out Of their little bond holdings they
could make a colossal failure out Of
vaster affairs.
1t was the grossest stupidity not to
make bureaucratic clerks and other
Treasury understrappers realize the
political INT In such a situation.
The bond drives had been conducted
on the basis Of getting all the work
ers In mills, factories, stores, &C., to
become subscribers In as nearly full
100 per cent. block as possible. No
one of these subscribers could be in
considerably treated without the fact
becoming instantly known to every
other subscriber In his group. And
probably there was not single one
of these important groups in which at
least two or three subscribers had
not felt themselves neglected or
abused by the Indifferent or imperti-
nent bureaucrats who had made II
difficult or unpleasant for small bond
holders to get what 1t was their right
to get from the Treasury Depart
ment, to get 1t promptly and to get 1t
with respect. Thus millions Of Lib
erty bond holders votes were manu-
factured against the Wilson Admin
istration.
The high explosives which were in
this situation Of small Liberty bond
holders for Mr.. WILSON'S Admins
tration are still there for the present
Administration II the Treasury De-
partment's bureaus in special charge
OF the war loan securities are not
reorganized and their methods and
manners reformed.