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The New York herald., 1921-12-23
LORD RIDDELL URGES
BIGGER TYPE IN PAPERS
Too Small for Average
Reader, He Says on Sailing.

Lord Riddell, liaison officer at. the
arms conference. between the British
delegation and the American and foreign
newspapermen. sailed yesterday for
Southampton by the Royal Mail liner
Orbita, immensely pleased with his
visit and his experiences here. He said
he would be back next year and spend
two months or more visiting the middle
West and probably the Pacific coast
States.
In regard to the American newspapers
Lord Riddell said:
The main type of the greater part of
your daily journals is too small for the
average eyesight Of the average reader.
Some time ago British publishers found
their type too small and changed 1t for
a larger size. I think the change could
be made advantageous to the majority
of American newspapers. ] believe the
small type is contributing cause to the
poor eyesght OF your people. who.
must admit. are omniverous readers"
Other voyagers were Prof. p. NJ
Ogilvie OF Columbia and Mrs. Ogilvie
Mrs. l.. w. Waters, Mrs. 3. l.. Barnes
Arthur Wright. Boston; DIR. W. r. Val
entiner, Mrs. r. C. Wainwright, n. Ore
mann. l. l.. Goldberg. Dr. w. T.. Wilson
Chicago: ]. C. Glerieux. Miss A. T.
Tower. v. A. Browning. c. L. Bullock
and NJ. Zehden. East Williston, L. I.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
MAN KILLED IN FIRE,
SHOTS AID TENANTS
Occupants in East 124th Street
Building Escape While Por-
ter Burns to Death.

One man was burned to death and
property damage Of nearly 100000 was
caused by fires in New York city yes
terday. Benjamin Rocklein. 75. a hotel
porter, who lived alone in a three room
apartment on the top floor of 416 East
124th street. was smothered and burned
in q fire confined to his apartment be-
lieved to have been started by his pipe.
Other tenants in the house were aroused
by shots fired from the windows as q
fire alarm and escaped safely, aided by
police attracted by the shots. The dam
age was not great.
Several hundred workers. including
300 girls, marched in perfect order out
of burning six story factory at 49
Clymer street. Brooklyn. using stairs and
fire escapes which passed windows
through which smoke was pouring. No
cne was injured The flames. famed by
the high wind. swept through the build
ing, despite the work OF firemen and
apparatus called by four alarms. The
damage, principally to contents, was
not estimated.
A few hours later three story brick
factory at z12-71S Wythe avenue.
Brooklyn, not far away, burned and ten
ants in four buildings nearby were
forced to vacate because it was feared
the fire would spread. The damage
was estimated at more than 100000.
A three story brick building at 917
and s19 Eighth avenue. Manhattan. used
for stores and lofts,- was swept by fire
which did $4,000 damage. Six firemen
fell into the water filled basement fol-
lowing the collapse Of the ground floor,
but were able to find their way out un-
hurt.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23

the normal laws of competition. have
stopped. and promised to obey the law.
A great many others. however. Mr.
Dapgherty said, continue to use Tong
conversational powers" trying to show
the Department of Justice that the Gov
ernment is wrong. Mr.. Daugherty said
IL is entirely up TO such persons and con-
Germs to decide themselves which way
they will go. and that the pathway had
been cleared for them by the United
States Supreme Court, in the Hardwood
case, and by other courts which have re-
Gently upheld the Government in it's
antitrust actions. to check unfair COM
binations in restraint Of trade and COM
merce.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
new HOMES FOUND
FOR FOUR CHILDREN
Spirit Of Christmas Fills Court
When Three Little Girls and
a Boy Are Adopted.

The spirit of Christmas flied the
trial room Of the Surrogate's Court for
an hour yesterday while Surrogate
John p. Cohalan gave homes and fu-
lures to three little girls and a boy by
making them the legal children OF four
sets Of foster parents and set straight
the status OF another boy and girl by
making them the heirs before the law
I, OF step-parents with whom they have
been living.
The first child to be decreed the legal
child OF mother who is not his actual
mother was John Koch Smart, 20 years
old. who has lived most OF his life with
Mrs. Emma r. Smart at sos West End
avenue. His father. John Koch Smart
like himself. but dead now. was married
to Johns own mother originally and
was divorced and had married Mrs.
Emma Smart. who formally adopted
him yesterday. Ills real mother. Eleanor
Smart, was In court.
Il love my child enough to consider
his interests before my own" she said.
"and I have put my feelings behind me
in asking that Mrs. Emma Smart may
be allowed to become his legal mother.
/ am obliged to earn my living, while
Mrs. Emma Smart has an independent
income, and what Is more. the leisure
to watch over him carefully and guide
him as growing boy should be guided.
1t is for this reason that l gave him
into his fathers charge shortly after
we were divorced, altnougn the court
had awarded him to me-"
Harriet Jeanette Bransfield, . years
old. was adopted by her stepfatlier, Will
lam +. Fink Of 406 East f0lst street
with the approval and on the Joined
petition Of her mother, Mrs. Helen Irene
Fink. who was a widow when she and
Mr. Fink were married. The adoption
was principally to fix the child's legal
position If her mother should predecease
her or her new father.
The four children without homes or
parents who we're given both were Jane
Grant, Olga Shatcka, Ruth Mentzes and
Stanley Patten.
The Society of the Alumnse OF Spence
School brought about the adoption OF
the first two children, and acknowledge
ment of work Of similar sort that
1t Is doing was duly mad in court. For
several years the society has engaged,
as far as it could. in the philanthropy
Of finding homes for homeless babies
and the foster parents which II rec
ommends to court are Investigated as
exhaustively as though they aspired to
| exalted honors.
Ultimately Jane Grant was adopted
by Samuel Worcester Sargent and
Marion Bigelow Sargent Of Wynewood,
Pa. and Olga Shatcka by Arthur Alexis
Bryant and Helen Lund Bryant OF 12O
Convent avenue. Jane is IA years old
and Olga year younger.
Ruth MentZes and Stanley Patten
were wards OF the Childrens Aid So
ciety until yesterday. Surrogate Cohaian
| gave Ruth, who was born In April, 1920,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred A. Frank of
| Orange, n. j., and Stanley. who Is
years old. to Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
| wheaton Averill Of Elizabeth. N. J.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
FILM ACTOR DRIVES
HIS CAR INTO RIVER
r. r. EdsDards Rescued at End
of Rope in the Harlem.

Roland r. Edwards Of 62s Bergen
avenue. The Bronx, motion picture
actor. drove his automobile into the
Harlem River at the foot Of Second ave-
nue. last night. but was rescued by two
men after half an hours hard work.
These men, Thomas O'Shea of 521 East
18th street. The Bronx. and William
Riley OF 252 East 12sth street. pulled
Edwards out Of the river at the end of
a rope.
Edwards told the police that he was
driving his car along Second avenue
and the shadow of the elevated structure
made him think the road continued
further than 1t did. Consequently he
drove his car over the bulkhead. Il,
dropped twenty feet into the water
Edwards jumped from behind the steer
ing wheel as the automobile went over
and managed to get out of 1t. He cried
for help and O'Shea and Riley heard
him. He dried out in the boiler room
Of the East 126th street station and
then went home.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
GERMANY GAINS TIME
ON DIESEL ENGINES
Sale to Highest Bidder Urged
by Americans.

PARIS, Dec 20 (Associated press) -
The Council of Ambassadors has granted
permission to Germany to retain until
March 81 three hundred Diesel engines
which have been the subject of allied
controversy since the armistice. This
Is the third postponement OF final de
cision ON a matter In which American
business interests are much concerned.
The engines, admitted by the allied
experts to be the finest airplane en-
gines in existence to-day. were manu-
factured by Germany for her Air Ser
vice. but had not been placed in use
when the armistice was signed. The
French have urged their destruction or
the ground that Germany could not be
trusted TO put them to commercial use
but would retain them as potential Wal
material. American and British In
terests have disputed this point OF view
on the theory that 1t Is foolish to de-
stroy valuable commercial material
which is hard to replace without great
cost. American interests are urging
their sale To the highest bidder.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
BANTCN TO ASSUME
OFFICE ON HOLIDAY
Technically Confronfs NetO
District Attorney.

Although January ] is a legal ho!i-
day. and in addition falls this year on
Sunday, Joab H. Banton, District Attor-
ney elect. announced yesterday that his
office would be open ON that day and
that all members of his staff will be
present to take up their duties.
This unusual situation was made nee
essary because of decision by Robert $.
Johnstone. Assistant District Attorney.
who Is head OF the appeals bureau. Mr.
Johnstone held that unless Mr.. Banton
takes office on January l and organizes
his staff on the first day of the New
Year the city wal be without any prose-
cutting machinery for the day.
Mr.. Banton said he would have sew
eral important announcements TO make
presently concerning appointments. 1t is
expected that there will be few IL any
changes in the homicide bureau.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
RETAIL PROFITEERS
TO Be PROSECUTED
Attorney-General Instructs w
j. Burns to Investigate
fragrant Overcharging.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. Dee. go.
War on extortion among retailers of
foods. clothing and fuel was declared to-
day by Attorney General Daugherty
The Attorney General said that Gov
| ernment processes under the antitrust
statutes are to be employed to curb
tactics among dealers. aided and abetted
chiefly by smart fellows among the
| legal fraternity 10 advise them in
courses OF law breaking.
| William ]. Burns, chief investigator
! of the Department OF Justice. was in
structed by the Attorney TO go
to the root of the high price evil, as IL
| affects consumers on commodities prin-
| clpaliy needed in the average household.
Mr.. Burns was directed TO put all of the
Governments available investigatiye
talent into action, in a countrywide sur
vey that is designed to establish and
expose causes for fragrant overcharging
Oh groceries. meats, shoes clothing and
coal
Mr.. Daueherty said that the house,
| wife and others who have to deal at re-
tail stores are justified in reeling keenly
incensed over the continued taking of
unfair profits when the producers of
most of the things that are essential in
the daily life of the people are receiving
rock bottom prices for their labor and
their products.
THE injustice of this high price wave
among retailers is illustrated fairly
well when the consumer at restaurants
is forced to pay SIPS for sirloin steak
that weighs probably not more than
three ounces" said Mr.. Daugherty.
Mr.. Daugherty believes that in GER
tain lines one Of the reasons for high
prices is the existence of conspiracies
| designed to circumvent the law.
Attorney General Daugherty said that
many of the individuals and business
concerns which were guilty OF maintain
| ing lawless practices In order to defeat
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Turkeys Down 10 Cents
Wholesale, but 3 Retail

" URkEY prices went down ten
cents a pound in wholesale
markets yesterday, but the
decline in retail prices was but from
three to five cents pound. al
though further reductions are ex-
pected to-day. In Washington
Market yesterday the finest birds
sold for 60 and 62 cents pound
The State Department of Farms
and Markets said that the city was
overstocked with turkeys, twenty
carloads having come into New
York this week.
Heavy snowfalls in Canada and
New England have caused short
age in Christmas trees, which are
now selling wholesale at from $3.50
to $3.50 for q bundle of from two
to six trees. They are being sold
retail at from 81 TO 81 each, al
though in some sections the re-
tailers are asking as high as $40
a. tree.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Deposits 1880 Pennies,
Savings of . Lifetime
spsclal Dispatch to rnn Nnw Yoan HERALD

Specsdl Dispatch to The NEW fozK HERALD.
n REENvILLE, S. c.. Dec. ga
II Seventeen thousand two
hundred and fifty pennies.
That is the crop OF a country
storekeeper, ". s. Whitaker, who
to-day carted them to town in a
plain burlap sack and deposited
them in one of the city banks.
Driving up to the front of the
bank the merchant got out = and
with many grunts shouldered his
cargo into the bank. 1t was a
precious burden of $50 pounds.
The merchant brought ,he saw
ings to the bank on his fiftieth
birthday and the amount repre-
sented the period of time in which
he has been collecting the pennies.
He tried 10 save penny day. he
said. excepting the national holi-
DAYS. and believes that he sue
ceeded.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
MEYER INQUIRY TAKES A REST

State Senator Me-'er. chairman OF the
joint legislative committee which has
been investigating the affairs of the
city OF New York, announced yesterday
that the committee had adjourned its
public hearings until after the holidays
when an investigation of the Dock De,
partment probably will be continued
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
HYLAN AND CRAIG SWORN IN.

It became known yesterday that
Mayor Hylan and Comptroller Craig
were sworn in for another four year
term on Wednesday. There was no ex-
planation as to why so much secrecy had
been observed. The Mayor took the
oath before Supreme Court Justice Burr.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
Meanwhile Steps Will Be
Taken Tor REIMBURSEMENT
of European Trade.
APART FROM PREPARATION:
Belief Germany Can Pay Next
Sum Due, but Consequences
Are Feared.

Special cabl, to THE NEW roaK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by 'fHE New YoRK IIrRALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
The New York herald., 1921-12-23
FINLAND NAMES NEW ENVOY.

HEIsINGroRs, Finland Dec. 22.--L,
Astroem has been appointed Minister
for Finland to the United States in sue
ccssion to Armas II. Saastamoinen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
"THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Every day gives q number of in
stances of the capabilities of The AS
ISOLATED Press, whose product repre-
sents the three chief requirements OF
news ga thering-prom complete
ness and accuracy. The annual meet
ing The Associated Press recently
gives occasion for comment on the
great organization, and little item q
few. days after provides an instance
to, cite.
THE item was dated Bombay 1t
told of serious riot at Malegaon,
northeast of Mask Now the atlas
shows that Malegaon is one OF the
most out of the way places in the
world, Yet within a few hours after
the riot occurred, readers of papers
having membership In The Associated
Press were reading of 1t. If 1t had
occurred in the interior of Borneo. or
in Typee valley of the .Marquesas, or {.
few thousand miles within the Arctic
circle, the circumstances would have
been the same-the "A. p would have
furnished the news-promptly, COM
plete1y and accurately.
when a news story bears The AS
sociated Press mark. the public trusts
IL W1LnOdt AuSStlOhs IL mas tCdoOd ~
for It has never been deceived.
Under any other system. The Asso-
ciated Press would not be what it is.
It has no stock. 1t makes no profits.
Papers are members of it, not pur-
chasers of its news. Under the ar
rangement, The Billings Gazette mere
" exchanges news with all other mem
bers, and contributes a weekly assess
ment which pays for the ppkeep of a
vast wire system and q huge star,
It's members stationed in all parts of
the world; whose news dispatches sup
plement the service of the member
papers This independent service has
been extensively developed both abroad
and at home, so that The Associated
Press is in position to handle properly
any news story from a train wreck
to u world war.
"The member papers are of all va
rieties of opinion. This assures integ-
rity and accuracy. 1t would be i'm
possible for anyone to control The As
ISOLATED Press for any wrong purpose,
because it must meet the demands for
impartiality Of all the members. If a
member OF the staff were. to be guilty
of dishonesty or unfaithfulness, the
act would be instantly exposed"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
ALL-YEAR- ROUND POLITICAL
DARTiEC

Too frequently political party is
only a campaign organization, func-
tioning feverishly while offices are be-
ing won, then falling into patron
age gorged slumber while offices are
being administered. The big
gest problem of our polite today is
the discovery of ways and means OF
making our political parties function
intelligently between campaigns IS
well as during campaigns.
I can best get at what I have in
mind by the simple reporting of what
is to me one az the most significant
bits of political news that has some to
my ears for many months. The DEM
ocratic party has employed Mr.. Rob-
,ert Goldsmith TO act for twelve
naonths OF the year as director of POI
Htical research for the party. That
is to say, the democratic party ina
tional committee) is to have a studi-
Gus gentleman, unhampered by the
whims of a constituency, who, in adj
dition to the gathering Of Campaign
material" may act as a sort of intel
lectual servant at large to democratic
senators, representatives and party
chiefs. unearthing for them authentic
information on the problems before
the government, helping to put basis
Of fact under all legislative discussion,
helping 10 forestall snap judgments
and TO hamstring mere prejudice and
passion in debate.
-. This appointment of research
director for a political party suggests
the next great step in American pol
itics. II the democratic leaders will
only see its fun significance and de-
velop tei Now Mr.. Goldsmith is a
catholic-minded gentleman, with an
almost uncanny sensitiveness to
sources of information, but he should
be surrounded by a staff Of research
associates and given adequate funds
for the organization OF the work on a
comprehensive scale. Then the repub-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
MEXICO AND JAPAN ARE
SONS OF SAME MOTHER

MEXICO CITY, July GS.-Mexico
and Japan are sons OF the same mother
Prince Hirohito. heir apparent to the
throne of japan. told the Paris CORE
spondent az ri Universal, recently. He
added:
DESTINY haH willed that the two
countries be separtad and distant from
each other. but the designs Of destiny
are now clear: Japan and Mexico fill
distinct mission in each continent
They are the guardians of civiliza-
tion that is highly moral the sentinels
Of two races against the forces of bar
barism.
Mexico and Japan ought to draw
near each other Ia order to fulhn the
aims Of destiny that arc marked out
for them. wish for Mexico that she
may gain the power OF viii that has
Transformed Japan into the power
she is.n
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
osTEoPATHs TO
HOLD CONVENTION

CLEVELAND, O., July E3.-Progress
made in the healing art by the practi-
TONERS of osteopathy viii be discussed
at the 25th annual convention of the
National Osteopathic association,
opening here Monday. Osteopaths of
Canada viii also participate in the
program of the week.
How some forms of goitre disappear
when the bones in the neck are cor
rected osteopathically viii be told by
DR.. Allen 2. Prescott, of Syracuse,
n. Z.
DIR. William e Waldo. OF Seattle,
Wash. win preside as president Of the
association.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
LINER BUSINESS HURT
BY IMMIGRATION LAWS

ROME, July Zs.-Italian navigation
lines between Italy and America are
having great difficulty in finding bus
mess for their liners at the present
moment, due to the enactment of the
present American immigration law. To
meet the difficulties, the Navigazione
Generate Italiana line has directed a
part or their ships into q new Italian
Canadian service.
This is the first italian line that has
been established between Italy and
Canada. The other steamship compan-
les are also occupied on the problem
of finding other fields for the surplus
italian population. It is expected that
one or two more Italian companies will
sailings to Canada, divert
ing their present New York service to
that effect.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25

the conversation by any means pos
sible.
A little flame of anger fiared in me.
What right had this man to come spy
ing into our home under pretense of
being a guest? But even as 7 asked
myself the question the word Spying
sent a. cold chill through me.
If he were indeed spying" as my
heated Imagination told me, then 1t
must be for one of two reasons Either
he was an enemy of my fathers, satis-
flying a personal grudge. or he was
what was even more to be dreaded,
an impersonaI officer of the law.
I am sure, however, that even the
keen eyes of the man watching me
could detect nothing of what I felt
in my manner. I have always prided
myself upon my power Of depressing
my feelings before strangers, and of a
certain qIickness of thought I possess
in emergencies. It is only where my
relations with DicIty are concerned
that I seem compelled to wear my
heart upon my sleeve, much to my own
disgust.
"a romantic figure, indeed" I agreed,
and I fiatter myself that my tone was
exactly the correct one to use in
speaking of pleasant acquaintance.
Mr.. Graham and l are quite fond OF
him. He has wonderfully quaint old
world ways of speech and actions. I
have often told my husband that he
ought to be dressed in velvet doublet
and si1ken hose and put into a picture.
Don't you think 500"
It was an effort for me to raise my
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25

eyes to the keen ones which knew
We're watching me intently, a greater
effort not to drop them instantly be-
fore the amused mockary that lay in
the steely gray depths, hair yelled by
the long, almost feminine eyeIashes OF
8Ir. Drake. But I looked at him stead
lily. calmly, and was surprised 70 see
the amused, hooking look modified by
something which ] could not avoid
knowing was sympathy-yes-and q
tinge of admiration.
But when ne answered his tone was
cutting, razor-like in its sharpness
II should hardly idealize Mr.. Cor
don so much as that" he said, and
then quickly changed the subject by
deltcateIy turned compliment upon the
dessert Katie had served but q Jew
moments before.
He did not mention my fa1herAs name
again until after we had finished our
after dinner coffee by the living room
fire, a custom to which DiciSy and I
cling. He had been so charming a
companion that I WAS almost Iules
into believing 1 had imagined any sin
lister object in his visit TO us. Dicky
had gone upstairs to get a book OF
quaint old prints he wished to show
the visitor. and no sooner had. the door
closed behind him than Mr. Drake
leaned forward, and fairly holding nv
eyes with his, said slowly, meaningly:
Charles Robert Gordon Spencerl
Can you throw any light upon the
gentleman's reason for changing his
name-Mrs Margaret Spencer era
ham?"