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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Sea Engineer S Importance
Major Factor in Steamship Operas
tion-Master Of Machinery

tion-Master of Machinery
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: read with mingled amazement
and amusement the letter by "Old Ship
master'-very old, should Judge, per-
haps a reincarnation of some skipper
of Ph@nician days, who gloried in rul-
ing his Tyrian galley-slaves with a rope
of thongs.
The art of navigation is the same
now as it was hundreds of years ago.
The celestial bodies still retain their
place in the heavens as of yore, de-
waiting not from their appointed
course. Ny grandfather, who was q
shipmaster, could navigate a modern
vessel without requiring to go to school
to learn anything new, but an engineer
who cares for his profession and wishes
to march with the times must be for
ever studying the new inventions and
improvements that from time to time
emanate from the fertile brain of the
inventive though (according to "Old
Shipmaster") despised engineer. In
modern times the shipmaster comes up
the ladder from quartermaster through
the successive ratings of deck officer
to master, just as the engineer officer
graduates from the stokehold to the
engineroom and its chances of promo
ton.
Any one visiting modern engines
room must be amazed at the knowl-
edge marine engineer must have to
understand the intricacies of it's mani
fold and complicated gear. The deck
officer requires no such knowledge. [
think the millionaires and people OF
leisure, not to mention more humble
citizens, would wish "Old Shipmaster's
anything but well should ocean trans
portation revert to the motive power
and mentality of galley-slaves. Where
but for the engineers who designed
them and the engineers who run and
repair them would the "greyhounds"
of the Atlantic be? Are the engines
in these liners or any modern ship
minor parts"? Is the steam steering
gear a minor part? Engineers are nos
only STARTERS" and Shoppers" - they
must be skilled in their profession to-
keep a modern engine doing its duty.
SON OF ANOTHER OLD SHIP
MASTER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

state shall, In the language Of the
constitution, give "full faith and
credit to the public acts, records and
judicial proceedings Of every other
state" This does not mean that
each state shall recognize and accept
the highway regulations of its neigh
Dor, But certainly the spirit of the
provision should be respected. A
citizen who complies with the laws
OF his own state has some right to
expect not TO be treated as a criminal
the moment he crosses an artificial
border.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Constantinople if the Nationalist

Constantinople if the Nationalists
threatened it.
There is another element Of dam
ger in the Constantinople area. That
IS Wrangel's former Southern Rus
sian army, which was transported to
Galiipoli after the Red forces broke
into the Crimea. These troops, num-
bering about $4,000, were taken care
of by the French government. But
a few months ago the French grew
weary of feeding them, and they are
said to be infected with Bolshevism.
Nothing would please Lenine better
than to see them go over to the KEN
alists.
Constantine has his back against
the wall in Asia Minor. He is play
ing his own hand against both the
Turks and the Allies. If he can en-
broil them he has everything to gain
and nothing to lose. He may, in
fact, be able to intervene at the right
moment and make satisfactory terms
with the victor The Allies need a
long spoon in supping with either
Tino or Renal. They are handi-
capped by the fact that they are
trying to impose their will in the
Near East with insufficient military
forces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Bombing Test Success
A Triumph for AirpIane Scouting
lhree-Plane Navy Essential
BY Quarterback
By Quarterback

From the bombing of the Iowa sew
eral important facts were deduced The
attacking planes were required to To-
cate the enemy" within a sea area
200 miles long and 100 miles wide
10000 square miles
The test was severe, yet the naval
air force, small as it is, aided by two
army "blimps," sighted and reported
the Iowa within two hours.
The radio communication between
the navy planes and their base and
with one another appeared to be per-
fect. This was a triumph in itself. and
1t is believed that the planes would have
discovered and reported the Iowa with
out the aid of the "blimps"-in fact
they may actually have done so. The
radio returns from the mother ship,
Shawmut, will tell the story.
The next success was the concentra-
ton of twenty-five of the twenty-seven
naval airplanes within an area of 20 900
square miles off the coast in about four
hours. Surely we need no further proof
of the scouting value of air forces
against hostile fleet.
Eighty bombs were dropped from
heights varying from 1000 to 5000
feet. There were two direct hits and
at least eighteen bombs fell within a
distance estimated at seventy-fve feet
from the Iowa. 1t is fair to say that
the Iowa presents target of about
one-thlrd the area Of a super-dread-
nought. A modern capital ship, in
other words, would have been seriously
menaced by large bombs.
False deductions from these tests
must be avoided. In many respects
the conditions greatly favored the
bombers. The enemy" did not fight
back. But the same may be said of
our practice with great guns.
The percentage Of direct hits was
small-2h per cent. But the percent
age of hits with great guns in the
battle with Cervera's feet was only 3
per cent.
gas screens in war. And they can drop
mines, depth bombs and torpedoes as
we'll as contact bombs. They have many
strings to their bow.
The art of bombing is new. A good
telescope sight and plan of STABILIZE
ing the plane are needed to secure
greater accuracy. These improvements
will soon be forthcoming.
There is no room for narrow minded
ness or bad temper in discussing the
value of air forces in war. Overstate-
ments and exaggerations on both sides
must be avoided 1t is not a case of
the army against the navy. 1t is not
case of the airplane against the
dreadnought. For the present both are
needed. And the submarine is needed
as we'll. These three forces must all
be utilized.
Upon these three planes and among
these three distinct and necessary
forces the money available for the navy
must be expended. 1t is an economic
and national question.
In conclusion, it is of the utmost
Importance to encourage the personnel
of the army and naval air forces. They
are engaged in a brave and patriotic
service to their country. We must give
them a chance to show what they can
do. The navy has always been pro-
gressive. 1t must continue to progress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Interstate Road Rules

The evil Of diverse highway laws
and regulations in adjoining states is
emphasized by the present pickering
between the New York and New Jer-
sey authorities. New York arrested
New Jersey automobilist who was
driving in compliance with the laws
of his own state but in some respect
violated those of the state he was
visiting. Since then numerous New
York drivers have been arrested in
New Jersey in the way of reprisal.
Under the reciprocity arrangement
drivers qualified under the laws of
one state are permitted to drive in
the other for a certain number Of
days in each year. Now, it is mani
fest that to require the driver to be
in all respects qualified under the
laws of the state he is visiting would
debar many from going out of their
own state. There are, for example,
differences in age limits, so that
driver licensed in one state might be
debarred from the other. Again, in
rural New York no operators IL
censes are required or issued, while
they are required in all parts of New
Jersey. It would be a hardship to
penalize q man who drove from
Westchester or Rockland County
into New Jersey because ne did not
possess license which he could not
obtain
= 1t seems time for the authorities
of the states to get together and to
agree either upon Identical laws in
the various states or upon a SYSTEM
of reciprocity under which each
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Getting Together

President Wilson vetoed the army
appropriation bill last March be-
cause Congress had refused to &C
cept Secretary Bakers Judgment as
to the sum which ought to be spent
in 1921-'22 on the army. The Sec
rotary asked for $639,275, 900. Con-
gress gave him S346, 100000. Rather
than take this sum the Wilson Ad-
ministration put on the incoming
Congress the burden of passing a
new bill. The veto biunderbuss had
a recoil. When Congress repassed
the bill it reduced the total it carried
to S328,000,000 Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Baker contributed to economy, there
fore, in spite Of themselves.
Secretary Weeks isn't satisfied
with the provision made for a fur
Their swift reduction of the enlisted
strength of the army. Mr.. Baker
had tried to circumvent Congresses
retrenchment plans by over-recruit-
ing. He enlisted more men than
there were appropriation to main
tain, thus saddling deficits on the
Treasury and making trouble for his
successor. But Mr. Weeks has a
better case. He finds an army on
his hands which it will be difficult to
reduce to a strength of 10000 men
within the next three months. Men
who enlist sign contracts legally
binding on them and which are at
least morally binding on the govern
ment. The Secretary estimates that
the natural expiration Of enlistments
will take care of only half the re-
duction which Congress expects to
see made. Thus, he doubts whether
it will be practicable to effect the
total reduction without summary dis
missals, involving bad faith to the
enlisted force.
But because of this embarrass-
ment President Harding didn't see
fit to veto the army bill Congress
had a good motive in ordering the
reduction, and he does not initiate
his predecessor in not playing fair.
The President is frank enough to
recognize the merits of the action
taken by Congress. But by meeting
Congress more than half way he
may be able to avert part of the Incl
dental mischief threatened. Possibly
enough enlisted men whose contracts
do not expire may offer themselves
for discharge to avoid, a deficit in
the army pay account. But if this
is not the case Congress will I'M
doubtedly willingly provide for the
remaining temporary surplus, as the
President says he will advise it to do.
Courteous cooperation smooths
out many difficulties. The army has
unfortunately now to suffer from the
fact that under the Wilson Baker
regime no such cooperation was
sought Or wished for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Archie s ather

From my Brother Theodore Roose-
velt," By Corinne Rooseoelt Robinson,
an Sc1-ibney's MagGsine.)
AS we passed the table at the head
of the staircase lin the White Housed
the telephone bell on the table rang,
and with spontaneous simpiicity-not
ringing bell for mental to answer
the telephone call-he picked up the
receiver himself as he passed by. His
face assumed listening look and then
q broad smile broke over his features.
NO." he said. "No, I am not Archie.
l am Arches father" A minute
passed and he laughed aloud and then
said; "All right, will tell him; |
won't forget" Hanging up the re-
ceiver he turned to me half-sheepishly
but very much amused. That's a good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
For Legion Athletics
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Why is it that the American
Legion, with its enormous membership
Of strong, young men, is so inactive
when it comes to athletics? Until re-
Gently was member, but l wanted to
play soccer football and couldn't, so
discontinued my membership
Seriously, the Legion ought TO go
into athletics as it went ever the
top. What post, may 1 ask. is about
to organize soccer team? I'd join
Immediately. ADAM WILSON.
New York, June 20, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
MASTER
Brooklyn, June %, 1921.
Blaming the ''OId School,

Blaming the odd School
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: May l say word or two about
the condition of mutiny" mentioned
by cold Shipmaster"? If we ran
ships after the fashion advocated bv
this relic of bygone day we would
have riot on bcard ship from one end
to the other.
Who started the seamen's uniong
ard all the other unions? Who maae
the La Toilette law possible? I would
like to say that these modern adjunets
to the American merchant marine are
the direct outcome of the policies adj
vocated by this "Old Shipmaster." The
strict and small-minded master and
his assistant, the "bucko mate" did
the work that aroused the long suffer
ing seaman and mis- friends" and
saddled on US set of marine laws
and restrictions that ali but choke off
the little discipline remaining on our
ships.
The "old School," of which this
shipmaster $ so proud, was mean old
school that starved sailors and made
serfs Of free men.
We are entering upon a new era and
TIE engineer is here to stay. Whether
re Will eventually command the vessel,
so dependent upon his ability, remains
to be seen. The new shipmaster wiz
have to take his departure from the
old ideas if he is TO maintain his
'nastership. THROTTLE VALVE.
New York. June 30. 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

"Apropos of Mr.. Horace Liveright's
inquiry of Tribune readers regarding
the names of books for children"
writes Charles Morris, ~ suggest the
following: The Slowcoach, E. V. Lucas;
Annes Terrible Good Nature, Lucas;
Pepper and Sails, Howard Pyle; Ad-
ventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle;
jim DAVIS, John Masefeld.
81 read these to my children several
times. They have this merit (not al
WAYS found in children's books) that
the father can also enjoy them, so that
reading them comes to be pleasure
and not duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
DaIo By
DOOPS Heypood Broun

our discussion anent the scarcity
of children's books (there are plenty
Tor grown-ups) seems particularly apro1
pos for me just now, having volun-
tcered to amuse children in a state
hospital one afternoon week." writes
N. S. c. at is rather difficult to know
just what to go armed with, as the ages
OF the children there vary so from
week to week and I sometimes find not
single familiar face. Having fallen
down on Ernest Thompson Seton and
others that I thought could not fail
to interest them all, finally thought
| had reached a brilliant solution in
thinking of the perennial Alice in Won
derland. There were four children Of
varying ages to be amused that day
mot counting the babies)- Gerald,
thirteen, six months in hospital with a
complication of diseases; Jimmie, in
a wheel-chair with heart trouble;
Agnes, smiling, but tongue tied, recov-
ering from double pneumonia, and
Ruth, blood poisoning victim.
"At about the middle of the third
chapter Jimmie wheeled himself and
chair off without word. At the end
OF the chapter I stopped and asked the
others how they liked it and if they
understood it.
Gerald remarked condescendingly
that it was all right--he got most of
it, Ruth, when pressed, admitted she
would rather play games, and Agnes
kept on saying nothing -smilingly. I
decided that Alice must be chill
dren,s Story fnr. nrrnwn-nnsN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
AS to Submarine Piracy

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of the Gath
Bertrand Shadwell, of Chicago, sug-
gests that German submarine crews
may have mutinicd, killed their of
fcers and turned pirates.
Seems rather far-fetched. Judgin;,
from their. records during the war, wa
there any necessity for killing their of
icers or for turning" pirates?
MASON F. FERRIS.
Paterson. N. j., June 80, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

But on the whole it has been a little
disappointing. Until the advent of
Shaw the literary flavor was lacking,
and even Mr.. Shaw seemed eager to
impress his views by sheer dogmatic
assertion rather than eloquence or
logic. Nh Dempsey's literary style is
rugged, but it lacks the virility which
we found in The Autobiography of
Jess Willard. Phrase makers have been
rare. 1.-THE orchid man." which was ap-
piled to Carpenter by some Boston
sporting writer whose name we can't
remember, is rather fetching, but not
quite as captivating as "the golden
smile" and "the abysmal BRUTE" which
were produced at Reno. And, greatest
lack of all, there has been no one to
write as Robert Welles Richie did in
Reno concerning the things which lay
beyond the ring.
With the gong about to sound, we
find terrific difficulty in getting even
within hailing distance of any literary
theme. In spite of the published opin-
ions of Battling Levinsky and Bernard
Shaw, it looks to us like Dempsey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
The Forehanded MIR. Hearst

ltrom yesterdays Philadelphia Public
LEDGER
We see by the Sunday morning edi-
ton of The New York American, which
reached Philadelphia at noon yester-
day, that Dempsey won the fight. The
number of rounds was not given, but
VIC assume more detailed information
will appear in Mondays edition of The
American, which should reach Phila-
delphia some time this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYs

THE DIARY CT OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYS
June 30-Drove to my office in the
rain, and not without skill, neither;
and at my desk till late afternoon, and
so to II. Harrisons and had a. bath.
and with him to Mistress Alice Miller's
to dinner, and Miss Ruth Hale there,
and we nearly made a wager of $1,000,
and am glad we did not, forasmuch
as J. should have lost, and I have not
so much money. Much talk of this
and that, and H. Broun told of piece
of writing by Ralph Block, and how he
spoke of abstract sculpture, which H.
said he knew not the meaning of, and
quoth |, it is sculpture fashioned not
of concrete. Talk then of more frivo-
lous matters, such as the motion pic
lures, Mistress Alice having lust come
home from Hollywood, and told how
she had met Charles Chaplin and lik-
ing him greatly. So home at midnight,
and drove Clarence Day to his house.
Jatly Inc tall; of aught but thc
fight, all asking me what l think, but
nobody caring what I think, and truth
to say, my only conviction is that Mr..
Dempsey will win in the sixth round
SO | choose not to go, albeit twice
have been hidden, but had liefer spend
the day upon the courts. Early up,
and bought fine suit hope to make
a brave show IL. and two costly era
watts for j. Wise the cotton merchant.
for his birthday. At my stint ali day,
and so to Mistress Helen's for dinner,
and at White Plains the night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
The Felonious Linotyper

From The Stamford Comm Advocated
There is ample room in the rectory
Tor the accommodation of the murder
OF boys that will be received, and cap
able tutors will give instruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

ITO those of US who are familiar
with the wireless telephone" says an
editorial co-slave, zone CT the most as
tonishing things is the way in which
it reproduces the human voice" To
those of us unfamiliar with it, how
ever, it comes like--to coin a phrase
bolt from the blue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
Rad ADVICE

Sir; In an Evening World fight story
l see that Jack is brooding over the
fact that he was badly advised during
tho war. He feels that ne should have
gene, for he was really wild to go.
l, too, more than once was badly ad-
vised. A Second Lieutenant once adj
Vlsed me to place my machine gun in
position that was obviously under
direct observation from the enemy
lines.
Another time was advised to visit
Ainiens without pass. SCOTTY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
GuARANT x

Yea van rerchsse merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE With absolute safsty--fer II Stssatisfao.
soa rssults In any case the TRIBUNE eu1ran-
sees to pay your money back upon request. No red
tape. No aubhl.as, W. make gond promptly IL
the adeertlser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
sfr,nrn ox rHR 4ssoo1Ar,r,r, rprsx

a. inc Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
credited to ii or not otherwise credited in this
paper, and ala, sse local Of spontaneous
origin published herein.
AL rights OF republication Of all other matter
herein also reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

The Coming Tower cannot under
take to answer telephone calls this
afternoon concerning the progress of
the fight. We shall not know the re-
suit ourself until evening, and all our
secretaries will be at the ringside And,
as elsewhere forecast in this Amphi-
theater Of Asteism, Dempsey will win
in the sixth round.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

"The World learned last night"
learned The World night before last,
chat an earnest effort is being made
to induce Mrs. William Randolph
Hearst to stand for public Office in
America the way Lady Astor did in
England" Even to the point of en-
ploying the British "stand" instead Of
the American rum?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

Our athaletic young man said yes
terday that he was oyerierred that
Oitle was going to cover the fight for
The Woild.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

If NJ. Carpenters famed politeness
stays with him, he is likely to land
on Mr.. Dempseys jaw with an eek
cuse my glove"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

Dempsey or Carp, Dempsey or Carp;
We don't care which of EN- hits the
old scarp,'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

The wonder is that none of the copy
readers referred to him as Georges
Haw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

1t seems to US rather too much read
ing for children is chosen on the basis
of giving them things they ought to
like rather than books they are going
to enjoy. Taste can take care of itself
in time. The chief thing is to get them
interested, and the greatest risk with
young readers is to bore them in the
beginning. This is the very worst
foundation for literary taste in later
life. Eagerness must come first With
out that discrimination is worth moth
ing. During the week just past no
parent ought to have had the least
difficulty in selecting reading for his
children. The news concerning the
training Of Dempsey and Carpenter
has been profuse enough for every
need
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

at is unfortunate that more good
men do not, or can not, write for chill
dren. 1t seems to me that child's
literary taste for good books can be
cultivated in this way and quite un-
consciously"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

"standing" for office, in America, is
legitimate use, sometimes. Frinst,
wo stood for Mayor. Virtually sta
tionary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
SATURDAY, JULY ,, 1921

Owned BY Nan. York Tribune INC. New York
sscfpofauoa Published daily. Ogden Reid. Prest-
sent; Werner Reacrs, viee-rrestdent; Helen
Hesess hsld, Secretary; n, y. Msxaed. Treasured
Addrees, Tribune Building lS& Nassau Street New
yosk Telephone. Beckmsn Soos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02

TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE
From the explanatory note
BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
(Who shares with Macterlincll the reputation
of being the only intellectual deeply versed
in the science of pugilism).
Special cable to Universal Service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-02
The Coming 7,ower
Cvnicism; or The Sour Grapes of Wrath

nicism; or The Sour Grapes of Wrath
Over the river,
Women and men,
Over to Jersey,
And back again.
Rush for the ferry,
Rush for the tube,
Rush for your seat
Like bally rube.
Many headache,
Many frown,
And Sunday papers
All over town.
W. KAYE.