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The New York herald., 1921-10-24

the principal OF debts, extensions and
improvements of the property, not to
speak of dividends.
But the interest payments alone
called for IT cents out of every dol
lar taken in. because the interest pay
able was s475, ,OO0. 900 year. In other
words, for the American transporta-
tion system as q whole merely to
stay inside the bankruptcy danger
line, with no consideration whatever
given to dividends or even to surplus
for permanent improvements. some
az cents out OF every dollar, or more
than $4O0, ,000. 900, had to be saved
out of the foregoing charges.
Four main items-labor, material
supplies, fuel and taxes-it will be
seen, swallowed up shade more
than 921s cents out of every dollar
taken in. With everything else alb
solutely ignored the rest Of the dol
Lar was not quite enough to pay the
interest on the railroad debts.
II the materials and supplies, which
had cost in round numbers $1,000
000, 900, could have been reduced one
fourth that saving would not have
been enough by upward of 00.000,-
900 to pay the interest on the rail
road debts. If the $673,000, 900 for
coal, which as the railroads buy and
handle it is almost wholly labor costs,
could have been cut in half that re-
duction would not have been enough
by approximately $150,000,0O0 to
equal the interest on the railroad
debts. If the s279,O00.000 in taxes
could have been sponged out alto
gether that amount would not have
been enough by about $200,000,000 to
cover the interest on the railroad
debts.
A 10 per cent. reduction Of the
s3,69S,216,351 of wages paid In 1920
would not have been enough to make
up the amount required to pay The
interest on the railroad debts. And
still, If the stockholders were never
thought of, there would have re-
mained the problem Of earning money
to pay off the principal of debts, to
restore the roads to their old time
physical condition and to build for
the future with the growth of the
country.
That was why, when even at the
staggering toll Of $4,000, 100000 col
lected from the public the railway
dollar could not keep the roads eff
cient and solvent, the grossly swollen
payrolls absorbing 60 per cent. of all
the receipts had to be adjusted. 1t is
why the payrolls, with the railway
properties still dangerously starved
in respect Of the upkeep Of roadbed
and other maintenance, must be fur
ther adjusted.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24

Since ballistics is the science OF
the motion of projectiles. the mo-
tion OF golf balls driven by Miss
CECIL LErrcH in winning the final in
the Belleclaire tournament must be
studied not by golf experts but by
graduates of artillery schools.
/ On the 3s5 yard sixth hole Miss
LErTcu, against wind which was
strong enough to sway sturdy golfer
all set for shot, drove to mot more
than fifty yards from the middle Of
the green" The English girl was
herself startled when she learned
the measurement for the drive" No
wonder. And very properly club
official promptly marked the spot
where the ball came to rest. There
was drive OF 335 yards straight for
the hole, made in gale.
On the 4S5 yard tenth hole Miss
LErrcH with second "that sped for
the pin like a rifle shot" was ten
feet over the hole, and barely missed
a three putting back. The bowling
wind helped to acclimate her, the
lady declared. but whatever helped,
American golfers will be glad that
she tarried here long enough to play
at her best: to show something Of
that class Of golfing which has earned
her deserved international fame.
We think that a golfer playing
under weather conditions which pre-
vailed when the shots described and
others nearly as wonderful were
made must have delved deeply and
profitably into the science Of ballis-
tics; knowledge that mere golfers,
oven the greatest Of them, have is no
aid to such performances.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24

II Babe RUTH is coming back from
the warpath to the reservation it is
not entirely, we suspect, because he
has been overawed by High Com
missioner LANDS. A greater force
than the Judge has been at work On
the Bambino. This is the combina-
ton, formed about this time every
year, of Jack Frost and football.
1t is easy to believe that RUTH and
his associate transformers ran into
bad business. Baseball went into
winter quarters with the last putout
of the world series. OF course the
Stove League is always in session.
Its hardy members convene even
when there Is three feet of snow out
side the store window and explain
why PIpP did not bat well and why
BURNS is not as great a fielder as
DELEHANTY used to be.
But the Stove League is an intelli.
gent group. 1t does not pay large
admission fees to see transformers
even when they include such famed
individuals as RUTH and MEUsEL.
The people who keep the turnstiles
hot have switched their attention to
football. The box scores are put
away in camphor until the training
season of the big league baseball
players starts in the South.
The pigskin oval is on the throne
and the horsehide globe is in exile for
the winter. 1t is strange that psy
chologist so eminent as the Bambino
did not discover this before he dug
up the hatchet and defied the Judge.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
Let Citizens Organize.
An Effective Way to Meet the Threat
Of n Railroad Strike.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD The strike
may come-it probably win not. for the
union leaders know that strikes with
Hout public sympathy fail--but for some
days the minds OF thoughtful citizens
viii be working.
There are between four and five mil
lion union men. Are they citizens like
the rest or are they apart? And are
we here on suiferance? If so let us know
"afisht Is right" and the people will
tolerate no conclusion on that subject
except the might OF the entire country.
Now il the t,me to organize and be
ready. man i1r man, with volunteers
who will learn to fire or run an ersss.ie
or handle .rain or operate a signal
box, who viii be minute men in any
emergency, now or later. Such body
under proper organization and leadership
will make for Industrial peace more than
all the militia. II proved so in England.
For several years as director on a
large public service corporation l advo-
Gated placing a labor representative on
the board. but ] feel unionism must
keep within bounds just as corporations
must How the more thoughtful and
intelligent union men can permit the
lack OF accounting of the vast funds,
say. even 100000 K s25 = 500, 600, 900
annually, is beyond comprehension. Why
don't they get laws to compel account
ing and publicity just as stockholders
had to compel accounting of corporations
in their own interest?
But this is beside the point now. The
thing to do is for every town and city
to organize locally-10.000. 1000 or 100,
as the case may be-that enough men
may learn and be ready. 1t would be a
wonderful piece OF work. No coat Of
arms but the American Eagle rampant.
no slogan other than mo strike In pub
lie service corporations"
I am confident the country is. ripe and
ready for such movement. G. b. L.
MoNADNocK. n. H.. October 22.
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Our Oldest Department Store.

A long, rambling two story frame
building broadside on the main road
between Boston and Plymouth and in
the historic old Massachusetts town
OF Duxbury was partly destroyed by
fire a few days ago. To this old
structure belongs an unusual dis
tinction, for according to many au-
lhorities, among them the late
MARSHALL FIELD, it housed the first
department store in America.
The history of this building-the
main part of it was erected in about
169O--is closely interviewer with the
Colonial and Revolutionary history
of Duxbury. 1t dates back to the
days when the town of MILES STAN
pIsH and JOHN and PRISCILLA ALDEN
was one of the greatest ports on the
Atlantic coast, with shipbuilding
yards, and sending its ships to all
parts of the world. One of the first
shoemaking establishments of New
England was started within its
bounds, and in the early Revolution.
airy days it was a secret meeting
place of the colonists.
IL was in 1926 that NArH ANIEr
FoRD and his sons started their de-
partment store. Its position on the
most important south shore highway
to Cape Cod gave to it a peculiarly
fortunate situation. Besides this the
Fords had the advantage of the car
goes brought in by American ships
from Europe, the Orient and the
West Indies. They had keen sense
Of business and a thorough under.
standing OF the value OF order.
Instead of piling their stock in one
indiscriminate mass they arranged
Il in clearly defined departments
There was a place for the silks OF
China and the fine fabrics Of French
looms, place for sugar, tea and the
coffee from Java, for the ironware
and for the runs from Jamaica and
HNNA'AA anu th' WlhtS llOhA l3Oi
deaux. They introduced one OF the
first European scales for weighing
and one Of the first full sets OF cop
per liquid measures.
There was no limit to the charac
ter OF the stock; anything that any
person might desire and that was
obtainable in the market was either
on sale or could be ordered The
store drew its customers from the
countryside for miles around, and the
merchants os many OF the neighbor
ing towns complained OF the compe
tition which Il presented in theil
own local trade. One OF its distin
guished customers was DANIEL wEB
srEB, who frequently rode over from
as Marshfeld home to make pur
cDases and 10 chat with the owners
Precious trcs srTes which vert up 81
the flames wese ;fe asddle. brilf
and riding coat hila. ate- bein
used by himselt for years. Wrsslr
presented to lae elder Foa7
The famous Bon Marche OF Pari
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is credited with being the first de-
partment store in the world and the
one from which American merchants
obtained some OF their early ideas
of the business. But this French
establishment was not many years
older than the Duxbury store. IL is
interesting to know that the Fords
met with success almost from the
beginning OF their venture; an ex-
animation of their records shows
that their business in 1928 amounted
TO more than 100000. Students of
early American methods have found
the books of this old department
store especially enlightening. and 1t
is cause of great regret that these
valuable records were burned.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24

Special Cable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, by THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Oct. 23.
Nine. Frieda Hempel has returned ia
the Hotel Mirabeau from Budapest and
Vienna, and will sail for New York on
Wednesday aboard the olympic. The
same steamship will have aboard Luclen
Muratore and Nine. Lima Cavalieri. who
are to sing with the Chicago Opera Com
pans.
Mr.. and AIRS. Elliot Hersey Goodwin
of New. York and Washington have re-
turned to the Hotel Crillon from Geneva.
where Mr.. Goodwin was comforting with
International labor officials.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas Reed.
the latter daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
Williams Davenport of New York and
Paris. intend to spend their honeymoon
at Palo Alto Beach.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Stuart and sister,
Miss McHugh Of Albany. N. Y. have ar
rived at Paris from London by airplane
and are proceeding Immediately to the
Riviera for the winter.
Mr.. John d. MacNab of Richmond, Va.
after month at the Hotel Crillon. has
left for an extensive tour Of Switzerland.
Germany, Holland and the Balkan
States. and will sail for home in Decem-
Der by way of the Suez Canal
Mrs. Writ Dexter. who has been in
Switzerland, has returned to the Hotel
Plaza Athenee.
Mr.. Harold Williams. Jr.. of the Amer
lean diplomatic service. who has been in
Poland. Is spending month in Paris en-
route to Washington.
Mr.. James III. Perkins of the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. New York.
and Mrs. Perkins have arrived at the
Eotel Lott from London.
Zoe Elliott, an American composer,
who has been travelling in Italy, is now
In Vienna. where she will spend the
winter studying Austrian modernists.
Major and Mrs. Lewis Hyde Brereton
OF New York and Washington have re-
opened their apartment at Paris for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Hall Of New
York have returned to- the Ritz for the
winter after two months In Venice and
Rome.
Miss Margaret r. Hume Of Washing
ton has arrived to spend the winter with
her aunt, Mrs. Laurence V. Benet.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER "a. 1921.
The Railroad Situation.

The railroad situation has not
materially changed since Saturday.
AS matters stand we should be justi-
fed in assuming that the United
States Railroad Labor Board will be
able to adjust the differences between
the railroads and the railroad en-
ployees. In the carefully prepared
statement issued yesterday by WAR
Rem S. STONE. chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Mr..
STONE said: ''If the labor board is
unable or fails to give us any assur-
ance that the interests Of the en-
ployees viii be protected from on
slaughts by the interests that control
the transportation lines of the coun.
try. nothing is left for the employees
but to stand on their constitutional
rights to retire from the service Of
these carriers"
Mr.. STONE is one OF the clearest
headed and most conservative men
at the head of railroad labor organi-
zations. Presumably he was speak
ing for other railroad organizations
as well as his own, and his words do
not suggest peace. On the contrary,
they suggest war II he means what
he says, for the railroads must cut
expenses, and will do so.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
Ex-senator Cores Eyes.

So much publicity has been given
to the gratifying news that hope
exists for the restoration Of sight to
ex-senator GORE of Oklahoma and to
informal nontechnical descriptions
OF the methods Of treatment he has
undergone that his case is likely to
become first class exhibit in popu-
lar science. AS such it contains the
germ of a dangerous belief, which If
It takes strong hold on the public
mind may result in grave evil.
This erroneous belief is that the
treatment used in Mr.. CORES case is
u new discovery. and that it may be
resorted to with possibility of sue
cess and without danger to the sub
jects exposed to it by persons other
than specialists in diseases Of the
eye and impairment of vision.
Manipulation of the muscles of the
eye and regulated exercise of the or
gans Of vision have their place. and
an important place, in the treat
ments prescribed by all first clss oc-
ulists, but nothing in experience sug-
gests that they will relieve all men
of the necessity of wearing glasses
or bring all eyes to plane of perfec-
ton. Moreover, all such treatments
should be undertaken only under the
direction Of an oculist.
There is always danger that when
case of expected relief from phys
ical impairment such as is now dis
cussed in Mr.. CORES case becomes
public conscienceless quacks may
exploit it, and, imposing on the gull
libility Of thougEtless persons, do
grave injury to those who accept
their care. In some cases these in
juries are beyond repair. Every ply
sician and surgeon of experience
knows pitiful tales OF gross harm
done to innocent, trusting men and
women by frauds applying new"
methods in treating infrmities.
If the case Of Mr.. GORE crowds the
Offices of oculists with patients 1t
will be good thing. Americans do
not look after their eyes as they
should But If it sends the gullible
in crowds to quacks 1t will result in
incalculable injury to thousands Of
men, women and children.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
Financing a Home.
Experience Of Man Who Built a
House for Himself.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: zee
that Secretary Hoover advises people to
build more houses. My experience may
be of help to some Of your readers.
Before I would sign contract to
build I went to the savings bank In
which had deposited money for about
six years. saw the president and told
him what had given for my lot. what
the house was going to cost and what
money I had In his bank and in another
bank and asked II I would have any
trouble In getting the balance.
His advice was for me to spend what
money ] had and then come to him
and he gave me the impression that It
would be all right. ! did 50 and when
needed more money was politely told
that he was lending no more money on
new building until after the New Year.
After repeated the conversation that
we had had he told n clerk TO take my
application, but he did IL In such man.
ner that I got the impression that ] was
not going to get loan. and such was
the case.
He said that they were lending no
more than 80 per cent. on new property.
that after Ave years the property would
be worth about that AT least that was
what I understood. II that Ia so 1t is
a nice outlook for those of us who. have
built houses.
told him that my wife and I had
n guaranteed mortgage due the next year
and that in two years we could pay two
thirds OF what wanted. but there was
nothing doing. Now I have TO hunt
around and pay bonus to some broker
TO get one-third of what the house Ia
worth A LEARNER.
MAsPETH, October 20.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair to-day
ana Tomorrow. little change In tenn
perature; moderate northwest shifting
to east winds.
For New Jersey--Fair to-day and to-nor-
row. little change in Temperature; gentle
70 For Sorthern n9rtesast and east winds
n,Ia ., o.orrow. little change In temperature:
m2aerase Que. northwest shifting to east winds.
and tomorrow, little change in temnerat ture:
moderate northwest shifting to east winds.
nrnea r1p Nv, Western New York-Fair to-day and
east winds.
storm tMmsxaSGToN. xas Oct; s2-Ths trssteei
tan Channel. and moving slowly northwerd.
attended by gales and winds OF hurricane
iorce. There was danger for vessels In the
East Gulf. Florida Straits and Yucatau
Channel. Storm warnings remain displayed
on the extreme south Florida coast.
Pressure continued low over the Canadian
half OF the country. with centres OF mini
mum pressure Tonight over Newfoundland.
Alberta and the southern plateau region.
PRESSURE was high east OF the mississippi
Colder weather overspread the lower lake
region. the north Atlantic States and the
s ture was Cons eonsidssaSiy above % normal @ 1' n iss
Southern States and In the upper valley
westward to the Rocky Mountains.
The northward advance OF the tropical
storm viii be attended by rains within the
next twenty-four to thirty-sx hours In tho
south Atlantic and, east Gulf States. prob
and and North Carolina on on TUESDAY. In the sec
tions further north generally fair weather
will prevail for forty-eight hours. The tenn
peratures will not change materially,
Observations at United States Weather
BUREAU stations. taken Z B Il. NJ. Yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24

From the Manchester Guardian.
There times when mascots such as the
black cat fulfil their function as luck bring
crs. There is a true story of Candy. the
mascot OF the Emperor Of India. One day a
marine was In trouble for leaving grease In
a frying pan and appeared at "captain's de-
fauiters." The pan was handy on the quar-
terdeck as evidence, and there also was
Candy. shifting the morning breezes. The
defaulter did not attempt TO deny the offence
but the evidence had TO be produced. and
when the pan was handed to the captain, be-
hodl It was FURNISHED silver. Tho captain
looked at the pan. then at Candy compla-
Gently licking his chops. Tho charge. OF
course. fell through. and his chums declared
that Candy smiled as he trotted back to the
galley.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
The Good Old Days.

pity man of ages gone.
For baseball was thing he knew not
No motor cars he counted on
And through the air In ships he few
not.
He never had electric light
Or traffic cops or cookers fireless,
Or telephones TO left and right.
Or movies. monographs or wireless.
Yet on his joys I must enlarge
No ticket spectators beat him;
Ho never faced cover charge
Or taxi drivers out to cheat him.
On hash and prunes he was not fed
As / am. till I am their scorner,
And for the things he did and said
There was no. censor round the corner
NATHAN NJ LEVY.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
ACTORS WIN CHESS GAMES.

Twenty members OF the National vau-
devilIe Artists Club took boards against
Robert w. Bertram. reputed TO be the
leading chess expert in the profession.
in tho Iatter's exhibition Of simultaneous
play at the clubhouse early yesterday
morning. The single player wound up
with a score Of twelve wins, three draws
and five losses. Those who won their
games were Henry Chesterfield. secre-
tary OF the club Roy Stever. Rob Rob-
bins Kenneth Hall and Anthony Andre
The drrwn games were credited to sgd
ney Vincent Yates, Harry Stone and s.
Herht. Mrs. Harry Stone. known as
'eNiobe," the aquatic marvel, who taught
her husband haw TO play chess. a-S
Winnie Crawford. the aerial darsdevss.
were among the last 10 hold out.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24

general public in this country as it
is in England in the autumn and
early winter. There the surplus birds
killed in drives are sent to the mar
kets, where they may be bought at
about the price of barnyard fowls.
Beautiful to the eye in life, glori-
GUS as he turns in the air prey
to the sportsman who has given him
an even chance. the pheasant is a
delight on the table when prepared
by knowing cook.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANuArrAN AND THE BRONX.


Books That Every One Should Know I:
Shakespcare's Hamlet +" Prof. :. G.. Carter
Troop. at p. s. iC5, es5 West iosth. cast Of
SrrMd'' Trend of the Times" Prof. Nelson p,
Mead, at washington irving II. s.. Irving
place and Sixteenth street.
Otis. at Pilgrim Hail. Fifty-sixth street and
Trend Trend of the Times" Arthur D. Rees.
at Morris II. s.. I6eth street and Boston
road, The Bronx.
''The Scandinavian In American Music."
Miss Marguerits r. Potter. Mt p. s. 49, i'efh
b. nS Hrbkoxs. 1scnSs q, p p s. so s.s Eas. Fifty.
seventh , street; iiustrnted ~ ,,a,.n Music non
American Music and Composers" Harold r.
Yarroll. at p. 8. 157. st. Nicholas avenue
':rhe smaiisst Known Thing" Charie. L I;
street and Second avenue illustrated.
''The Irish in America Miss Kathleen
Mathew. at New York Public Library. los
West fSSth street.
''The Greeks in America. Prof; Carroll
n. Brown, at Evander Childs III. B.. is4tn
street and Field place. The Bronx.
BROOKLYN AND QUEENS.
'.Trend OF the Times Miss Jennie NJ
Davis. at Bushwick H. s.. Irving avenue ana
mans1m Trsmd s,fess Of the Times Sydney N. U.sner
at Eastern District II. s.. Marcy avenue
and ] Keap =, s'rscs' ,,e Times. svetozar I. Ton
roroff. al p. s. so, Glcane street and Britton
avenue, Elmhurst. l.. j. a..
.sFolt Fancies From Around the World"
Miss Marie Gary. Mt Erasmus Hall II. g.,
FIetbush avenue. near Church avenue.
''The French IN american Music" Miss
M. Josephine w;ethan. at Manual Training
II. r.. Seventh avenue and Fifth -trcet.
'sThe Greeks In America. Thomas v.
Lacey, at Brooklyn Public Library, Green,
point branch. Norman avenue and Leonard
street. -, -.
or, % Ernest Knsufft, at Richmond Hill
~ g. stoothoff and Ridgewood avenues.
Richmond Hil. J.. T.; Illustrated. a.,
"The Past and Future OF Our Mu~ic.
1f,.s Rerina Kahl, NJ r. s. 2. Colonial
avenue and Livingston street. Forest Hills.
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Opera Stars in Paris on Way to America
Mime. Frieda Hempe, Lucien Muratore and Mime. Lima
Cavalier to Sail Wednesday Aboard the Olympic.

yer, Col. and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Stew
art of Washington, ID. c., after a tour OF
the Continent are returning to America
aboard the Carmania. Also returning
by that steamship are Mr.. and Mrs. New
ton S., Knox.
At the Carlton Hotel are Messrs. Nor
rIs Voss and Walter s. Thompson, Mrs.
Margaret Staples, Mr.. John s. Staples
Mrs. Carlton Owens. Messrs. Henry j.
Brown, John Henry Carpenter and Arch
ibald Chrlsholm. Mrs. Mary L. Fowler,
Mrs. Elizabeth Haines. Mr.. and Mrs.
z'avid Mahony and Mr.. Thomas w. Nc
ravitt of New York. AT the Berkeley
are Mr.. and Mrs. James Rosenberg, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Carr and Mrs. NJ. +.
Murphy.
The New York herald., 1921-10-24
Comfort.

After the leaves have gone away
There will be frosty wind and snow,
And skies dull wrapped in ashcn gray
But in my room warm fires will glow.
So after love has gone from me
There VIII be longing and remorse,
But through their mist kind memory
Will shed its glow upon my loss!
VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY.