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The New York herald., 1921-07-04

the entire Atlantic coast have laid
before the Department OF Commerce
complaints fortified by specifications.
The matter is now under official con-
sideration and Investigation.
We may well hope that there will
be something more effective than a
mere conversation as the result of
the deliberations. The fishing inter
ests involved are important inter
ests. They represent not merely
millions of invested money but a
much needed food supply. Their
protests, backed by those OF hundreds
Of thousands of seashore sojourners
and by those of men who have in
vested great sums in hotels, restau-
rants and shops dependent upon this
transitory population, are not to be
lightly disregarded.
The oil burning craft should be
made to put their seacoast, as well
as their seaport, practices under
proper restraint. They are getting
into company and must be taught TO
adjust their manners to civilized COM
pany standards when they range
alongshore.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
When Henry Ford Gets Busy

When HENRY FORD makes a new
car for every twenty seconds OF the
day it means a production in this
country at the rate of three a min
ute, $50 every time the big hand
goes around the clock and more than
1000 between one sunrise and the
next. It means for the twenty-five
working days of July 100000 cars
can't you see them swarming in the
streets and roads?
This Is big business. 1t is big bust
ness even for this biggest of big
business nations. II calls for ma
terials and supplies in stupendous
magnitude 1t calls for workers in
massive numbers. 1t calls for high
speed action by all those human en-.
gines of productivity. And when
HENRY FORD gets busy his workers
give him the high speed action of
men on the job.
An honest, earnest, generous exer-
else of Henry Ford labor action
throughout American industries, all
kinds and varieties, and there would
be Henry Ford good times" all over
this country.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
The State of Lincoln.

A line of political cleavage has
long been indicated in Idaho. The
northern part of the State above the
Salmon River is physically and so.
cially so isolated from the southern
part that the two regions have little
in common.
There are no north and south rail.
roads. Towering mountains and deep
gorges are barriers which could be
overcome only at a prohibitive out
lay. To get to Boise City, the capital,
people from the north, or panhandle.
end of the State have to travel all
around Robin Hoods barn over a
route through Washington and Ore.
gon as long as from New York TO
Chicago. or by a still longer road
through Montana.
The metropolitan centre nearest to
southern Idaho is Salt Lake City. a
fact which is accentuated by the cir.
cumstance that the Mormon popula.
tion OF southern Idaho is consider
able. On the other hand, for people
living In the ten counties which make
up the Idaho panhandle the centre of
metropolitan activity is Spokane. in
eastern Washington. Two-thirds of
Idaho's people are south of the Sal
mon. Their nearest, and to many
the most congenial, educational in.
stitution is the University of Utah.
at Salt Lake City. Thus IL happens
that the Idaho State University.
away up in the panhandle, suffers.
BY uniting the Idaho University with
the University OF Washington and
the Washington State College a new
university, with Spokane, say, as its
seat, might be created with an en-
dowment Of vigor worthy OF the great
region II would serve
All this inevitably has led TO talk
of the secession of the panhandle
from Idaho jurisdiction. So far as
the people OF southern Idaho re con.
cerned no serious opposition has de.
veloped. Last March the Idaho Leg.
islature, with only two opposing
votes In the Senate and by ma
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Mexico's Oil Tax Boomerang.

Mexico has encountered just the
kind of flank oil attack, in the shut
down of export shipments by foreign
companies, that the 25 per cent. ex-
port tax imposed on July 1 might
have been expected to invite. When
logic and justice fail to make an
impression on the Mexican Govern
ment, and when it persists in execut-
ing new confiscatory DEGREES at the
very time when it processes to be
doing or contemplating nothing Of a
confiscatory nature, then 1t is time
for the companies bled by these con-
fiscatory taxes and DEGREES to take
what action they can to protect their
interests.
If the fo1ign companies in Mex
leo were claiming rights which by
the widest stretch of imagination
could be characterized as unwar.
>ranted there would be reason for the
Mexican Government to exercise its
power of taxation, or any other pow.
ers 1t might have, to protect the
State. If the 25 per cent. export tax
and even other taxes were the only
cause for complaint perhaps the
shutdown of Mexican oil shipments
would not have come to pass.
But the Mexican Governments poll.
cies with regard to property rights
OF foreigners and the political and
other restrictions placed on resident
aliens in Mexico have no analogy in
code or custom in any country in the
civilized world except Bolshevik
Russia. Persistence in the i'll con.
ceived programme of conAscation of
the property and rights of foreigners
can result only in the same CONNER.
cial paralysis in Mexico that exists in
Soviet Russia.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Keep On Saving Wood.

Five years Of war. one of wild spec
ulation and one of intense worldwide
reaction may well be followed by a
period of conservatism.
Even with the scaling down of
wages and prices, the liquidation of
expensive stocks, the relief from
transportation congestion and the re-
duction in interest rates which have
been achieved in the last year the
business and financial atmosphere is
still charged with an annoying de-
gree of uncertainty concerning the
difficulties of marketing goods now
that there is a surplus and of ad-
ministering available credit now that
the accumulation of liquid capital
has eased the money market.
But the Federal Reserve Board ex-
presses the conviction that the out
look for autumn trade appears to be
reasonably encouraging. This is as
far as the board could go and it is
as far as anybody could go in the
circumstances.
In view of the important part tariff
revision has played in American bust.
ness In the past, the uncertain trend
of our foreign trade, the unsatisfac-
tory position Of the foreign exchanges
and the problem of taxation which
remains to be adjusted, prophecy is
not so useful as saving wood.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
The Fordney Tariff Bill.
Answer TO a Criticism Of the Method
Of Valuation Provided.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In your
editorial article of July ! on the Ford
ney tariff bill you say
Still again, in so far as IT tries to ap-
praise the value of imports in American
coin, rather than IN the thirty-nine differ-
cnt varieties of foreign currenc,es worth
all the way from 80 cents on the dollar TO
n tenth OF cent on the dollar 1t Is sem
sible and II Is fair.
This criticism entirely misses the point
of the most vicious paragraph OF the
whole tariff, which Is the American valu-
alton clau a, and which means that duty
shall be assessed upon American market
prices.
o Import business is founded on advance
orders. Who can tell what the market
value in this country will be at the time
the goods are landed. which Is usually
from three to six months after the order
has been placed?
The recent investigations Of the build
ing trades have clearly shown the exist
ence OF innumerable combinations which
control a large number OF commodities
and which establish the market prices.
Are we to be left to the tender nnercies
of those combinations, whicli at any time
can boost the market prices, making I'M
portations entirely impossible and Incl
dentaliy Fleeing the public out Of untold
millions?
The main requisite OF import business
is certainty what the duty will be. whic1
is entirely impossible under the Ameri-
can valuation clause.
GEORGE NJ SrIEGLER.
NEW YORK, July 2.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Japanese Dwarf Trees.
They Are Raised by Reversal Of Ma
ture's Method.
Fronl the soientitio American.

Fronb the Scfenttytc AiHcftcuH.
In Japanese horticulture the art OF
landscape gardening on miniature
scale plays an important II not lead
ing role. village or a single home
surrounded by beautiful country will
be formed within a plot few yards
square by the Japanese artisans.
A river with its bridges. a lake with
tiny ships on its silvery surface, roads,
gardens. fields-ai these features are
to he found in the more pretentious
Japanese miniature works. Hence 1t is
not surprising to learn that the Japa-
nese. In order to carry out their minia-
ture landscape gardening with the ut
most realism and fidelity, have had to
raise dwarf trees for this purpose.
SO the custom OF dwarf trees has be-
come an established one In Japan, some
of these trees attaining the age OF 200
years The whole system of culture of
these tiny trees may be summed up as
the reversal of natures method. II
really consists not in the survival OF
the fttest but rather In the survival
of the unflttest. so to speak. A poor.
weak seed is usually chosen and planted.
AS socn as II has attained some growth
the leading shoot Is trimmed off. The
little plant then grows two other shoots
and these arc carefully watched.
When one shoot exhibits strength
that Is vitality greater than it's fellow
II is at once cut off and the weaker
shoot left untouched In order to form
the future dwarf trees main stem or
trunk. This system OF trimming and
cutting is followed punctiliously Water
IL seldom used-only in such small guam
titles as to keep the little plant actually
alive. The tree is kept in a pot too
small for It's full development and the
roots are constantly pruned. The shoots
are carefully trained and bent to follow
the growth OF large tree.
All OF which. IL goes without saying.
requires great patience; but this Is a
commodity with which the sons of Nip
pom are endowed to q degree approached
by few OF the Caucasian races, and the
japanese hortlculturist never tires OF
watching the growth of his tiny trees.
When such tree has been growing for
about Ave years II can be left to take
care OF nsei' slhce IL mas Decome ac-
customed through It's training to follow
the rigid course laid out for 1t and can
then be trusted not to strike out
again IN the pursuit OF It's natural size
and vigor.
In this manner magnificent specimens
OF dwarf trees are produced which COM
pare favorably with anything found
among their big brothers In the un.
trained forests OF japan.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
D ally Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Yorls-Partly cloudy
to-day and tomorrow; little change in
temperature: gentle 20 moderate winds.
mostly northwest.
For New Jersey-Partly cloudy to-day and
Tomorrow; little change IN temperature;
For Northern New England-Partly cloudy
to-day and tomorrow; little change In tenn
perature; gentle TO moderate winds, mostly
For Southern New England-Partiy cloudy
to-day and tomorrow: little change in tenn
perature; gentle to moderate winds, mostly
For Western New York-Generaiy fair To-
day and Tomorrow; partly cloudy, probably
perature; gentle 10 variable winds.
WASHINGTON. July 3.--Prcssure continued
high of the south Atlantic coast and over
the north Pacific States Sunday, and II wa
low over the upper Mississippi Valley, thu
plains states, the Canadian Northwest and
pressure over north Manitoba and Arizona.
Several showers have occurred within the
last twenty four hours in the north plains
States and Montana, and local Thunderstorm
srs in The southeast States, the middle
Missouri Valley and New Mexico.
IN ell other regions fair weather has pre-
vailed. The weather became warmer to-
day IN the Atlantic States north of Virginia
and In the north plateau region. while much
cooler weather overspread the central and
north plains States and south Rocky Noun
tain region. Freezing temperature occurred
this morning in West Wyoming.
The outlook Is for local thundershowers
tomorrow In the south Atlantic and east
Gulf States and Tennessee, and generally
fair weather in north sections east Of the
Mississippi River However widely scat
tered thundershowers are probable In Michi-
gan, Indiana and Kentucky. Generally fair
weather will continue in the north Atlantic
States Tuesday. while local thundershowers
are probable elsewhere east OF the Mssis-
sippt River. Warm weather will contfnus
to-morrow and Tuesday, except that cooler
weather will overspread the upper lake
region and the lower Ohio Valley on TUESDAY
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at p NJ yesterday
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Oil Burner Bad Manners.

On some Of the New Jersey beaches
oil pollutes the surf wherein people
by hundreds OF thousands refresh
themselves. Oil burning steamships
the same steamships which have
spread oil covered bilge in our ports
TO the imminent fire peril OF ware.
houses and shipping-are responsi-
BILE for It.
II is not merely the thousands Of
men. women and children who swarm
over the seashore 10 seek relief from
the sitting heat Of city streets who
suffer. Perhaps their lamentations
and more expletive vocal protests
would go unheeded. But the far
fung oil nuisance is killing fish as
well as spreading discomfort. Sec.
retary HoovER is authority for this
statement. The fishing interests of
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Commercial Aviation.
Measures Proposed to Make Flying
Safer for the Public.

To THE New YORK HERALD: You de-
serve the backing of every legitimate
aircraft operator and manufacturer in
the United States. The commercial
aviation business is on the threshold
of an era of development probably even
greater than that which has attended
the automobile business. But until Fed
eral assistance is rendered by General
AIitchells plan there Is little possibil-
ity of this development really being
achieved.
There must be established airdromes
all over the country; there must be
inspection of airplanes and service
that assures the public that the ma
chimes they fly in are safe. just as ele-
vators and the like are inspected and
declared safe. The pilots themselves
must be inspected and made to pass
some sort of examination.
Until these and many other things
are done under a united air force con-
troll the legitimate companies are work.
ing under a heavy handicap OF public
aoofness and an economic dsadvan-
tage caused by the fact that the fly
by night fellow can operate at a greatly
decreased cost
The legitimate operator pays an enor-
nous Insurance rate. caused by the in
surance company's records based on
stunting. foolish and irresponsible fly
ing and machines operated by inexpe-
rlenced and non-inspected pilots. With
legislation to protect the company tina:
is awake to its obligation TO the public
rates will be lower and operations can
be handled at Il profit.
HUGH d. McKAY.
NEW YORK, July 2
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
An Old Fashioned Fourth.
mber. l remember

1 remember. l remember
The Fourths that used to be.
When cannon Jared us out Of bed
At barely half past three,
And Tompkins' Band went marching by
CA drum. two flies. a fiute)
And played dog Tray" the only tuns
II ever learned to toot.
7 remember. / remember
You dared not walk the street
For fear a pack Of crackers would
Explode beneath your feet,
And all the fremen volunteers
Stood on their toes all day,
And every ancient nag in town
Got scared and ran away.
I remember. / remember
The picnic pie was sour,
Festivities were ended by
A sudden thunder shower.
And Deacon Darrell fell from grace
And swore because. alas
He happened TO sit down upon
A hornet in the grass.
remember. remember
We never found the cat
And Fido had At upon
The brand new parlor mat,
And Johnny Buckley lost an eye.
And everybody went
For weeks thereafter all done UP
In salvc and llniment.
| remember. / remember
The hubbub and the noise.
And how the cheap toy pistol took
Its toll OF littlo boys.
oh. I remember lots of things
About the Fourth of yore.
And so I'm glad we celebrate
The day like that no more.
MINNA IRVING.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04

jority OF 27 in the House, actually
passed an enabling separation reso-
luton for the erection of a new State
to be formed by splitting eastern
from western Washington and slic-
ing ten counties off from the Idaho
panhandle peak north of the Salmon
River. The Washington western
boundary would be the Columbia
Okanogan line The new State would
be called the State of Lincoln. Spo-
kane would be the capital. 1t would
put the forty-ninth star in the flags
blue field.
Thus, with panhandle Idaho yearn-
ing and south Idaho willing, all the
new State needs to begin its exist
ence is the consent of the State OF
Washington-that and the benedic-
tion of Uncle SAM. Controversies
and jealousies between eastern and
western Washington have not been
lacking. With total population only
about as great as that which is con-
centrated in and near Seattle in the
Puget Sound country, and yet with a
large proportion of the taxable prop
erty OF the State within their boun-
daries, the eastern Washingtonians
find themselves in danger of exploit
tation for the benefit of interests be-
yond the Cascades in which they are
in no way concerned. For one thing,
eastern Washington only needs irri-
cation to produce marvellous agri-
cultural wealth. With water badly
needed in their territory, the people
of eastern Washington have been
heavily taxed to build automobile
roads away off to the west which
they never use. Besides, eastern
Washington has no tolerance for the
radicalism which, with Seattle as a
centre, has manifested itself in west
ern Washington.
The grounds for divorce are there,
but can the legislative representa-
tives OF western Washington he
brought to consent to the separation? ?
They largely outnumber the eastern
representatives. In their hands rests
the decision. Then the consent Of
Congress would have to be obtained.
A Republican Congress might not OBJ
ject to two more Republican Sena-
tors, but there are other considera-
tions. The population Of the new
State would be scant 100000. The
old question of disproportioned popu-
lation representation in the Senate
would be revived in acute form, And
there Is the problem of division Of
the respective State debts.
Hence, even with its name picked
out, the State of Lincoln is looming
but vaguely on the horizon. The
same is true of the other new State
Of Superior, to be made by slicing the
northern peninsula country from the
map of Michigan. Both are still en-
veloped in the mists of academic dis
cussion. But the desire and the lines
of cleavage are there Will the other
States ever consent to the addition
of these stars to the flag? The
chances are overwhelmingly against
such a thing.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Bcirut's Housing Problem.
From Commerce Reports.

The return OF many Syrlans from North
and South America, tho presence Of tn,
French army Of occupation. civil officers
European commercial travellers. tourists and
refugees have together caused an unprece.
dented housing shortage In Beirut which Is
becoming a serious problem. The local gov.
eminent has attempted 70 control the rents
by a decree. but the upward trend continues
The several hotels deserving Of mention
can accommodate only about $50 persons IN
all. The city. with population OF 100. 900
has no first class hotel.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04

spectdt Cdble 10 THE NEW YORK hEEALo.
Copyright, 1921 bU THE New YORK HERAtD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. July 5.
International sports proved the chief
topic OF conversation at a reception
Thursday given by Mrs. George Harvey
at the American Embassy. II brought
together a lange gathering OF Americans.
The Ambassadors wife already has dis
tinguished herself as a hostess, not only
welcoming Americans but bringing
Americans in touch with persons prom
inent in European society.
Among those present were the Bel
CLAN Ambassador and Baroness Mon
cheur, the Chinese Minister and Nine.
koo the Bulgarian Minister and Mime.
Stancioff. the Duke and Duchess Of SOM
erset, Sir Ernest and Lady Pollock
Viscount and Viscountess Chelmsford
Viscount and Viscountess Deerhurst, Sir
John and Lady Struthers, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Hugh Watson. Mr.. j. Grant
Forbes, Mr.. and Mrs Archibald r.
Roosevelt, Lieut. Commander and Mrs
Lucus Dunn. Commander Pence. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. n. J. Black, Mrs
Charles S. Baylis, Mr.. and Mrs. Boylston
Beale. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray
Butler. Miss Sarah u. Butler. Mrs. ii. G
French, Mrs. Marshall Sheppey. Col. and
Mrs. Edward NJ. House, Judge John Bar
ton Payne, Mrs. James NJ Beck, Mrs
Alexander Porter. Miss Porter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry X. S. Williams, Mr. ano
Mrs osgood Richards. Mrs. Martin
Vogel. Mrs. Cunningham Hall, Mr.. ano
Mrs Joseph Ruffner, Mrs. Kenneth Hen
derson. Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Howard
Gill. Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier Winslow and
Mrs Dwight c. Graham.
Mr. Frank A. Munsey has arrived in
London and is stopping at the Ritz.
Mr.. Ellis LorIng Dresel. American
High Commissioners in Germany, has
started for his post by way of Paris
after his vacation.
Mr.. Walter II. Schoellkopf under Sec
retary at the American Embassy in
Paris. has returned to his post after
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Preston Gibson arrived from
Paris and plans to join Mrs. George
n. Benjamin of New York in Venice
soon.
Mr. John Haslett and family of New
York are visiting friends and relatives
in Ireland. They plan to return home
soon.
The Count and Countess Mario d
Zoppola OF New York have gone to Paris
She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Mortimer of New York.
Mrs Marshall Field Sd has gone tc
Paris. Major Robert Chanler of New
York also mas left for that city.
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
HARVARD MEN SING AT
ELYSEE PALACE PARTY
Glue Impronptu Concert at
President MilIerands.

Special Gable to THE NEN YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW York HEa,Lo.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, July 3.
The Harvard Glee Club gave an i'm
promptu concert with great success at
a garden party at the Elysee Palace at
which President and Nine. Millerand
were hosts to the students OF the Poly
technic School and the st. Cyr Military
Academy Hundreds of notable persons,
members of the diplomatic corps pro-
fessors. writer's. artists and musicians
were present.
Although they had not expected to
The New York herald., 1921-07-04
The Brothers with a Tail.

a monkey 20 a comet spoke
go brother with q tail.
Is II the same with starry folk
AS in this earthly vaIe7
DO those who have come after you
Look down ln ieerlng soOrn
Because their evolution grew
OF caudal apicndor shorn7"
The comet 70 the monkey spoke.
20 bother with tail.
Respectfully DO they invoke
Ny long oud streaming NAIL
mako th.m ihink 81 comes sgaln
10 blow them into bits
just try my scheme on siars or men
And scare them into nts."
McLAsDDgneH WILSON.