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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Japanese Progress in Sports.

The Davis cup contest for the ten
mis- championship OF the world is going
to give the people OF the United States
an opportunity to determine with
some degree Of accuracy the relative
physical nttainments of nearly every
people on the globe.
The announcement that Japan's
representatives are classed as among
the most dangerous Of the challengers
gives emphasis to the progress the
men OF this race have made In this
splendid sport In few years. Noted
always as experts at wrestling and
It's accompanying science Of jiu-jitsu
they have shown skill at every game
calling for agility and dexterity they
hive taken up. Their stature favors
them in this respect Their interest
In baseball Is their latest activity In
athletics. It would not be surprising
10 see some clever players developed
by them In the near future.
This city got It's FIRST idea Of the
strength and skill Of Japanese wres-
tiers when MATsADA SoRAKIoHr came
here about twenty-five years ago aud
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21

tried and successful business interests
The farmer, manufacturer. distributor
and all employers of labor must adjust
prices to the full extent necessary to
maintain a home market for their goods
and thus prevent the laying off OF the
workmen, who after all are the largest
consumers and who cannot buy without
wages.
Last but not least, the wage Garner
must assist in the adjustment. He must
appreciate, as most manufacturers and
farmers already have done. that stability
can only come when all wages have
been brought to proper level; not
necessarily the pre-war rate but rate
which will not be burden on few OF
the trades but where the adjustment
among all trades will be equitable with
proper regard for the fundamental
right of every worker to be paid Nv
ing wage for an honest days work
The benefit Of the wage reduction must
be passed on to the fullest possible ex-
tent to the consumer, as only by lower
prices can the demand be greatly in
creased. A. w. y.
NEW YORK, March 10.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Booming a Town in Texas.
Method of Doing Business and Fur
nishing Amusements.
Frnn the Rock Island Maoasialc.

From the ROCK Island Maodsinc.
Every part of the world has contrib
uted to the present makeup of Eliasville.
Old time Klondykers arc here by the doz-
ems Two former Canadian fur traders.
A. e. Hofues and his son, Frank S.
Hofues, are leading business men. New
Workers. are in the stores. Musicians and
cabaret entertainers from Chicago and
st. Louis appear to be permanent resi-
dents. Mining camps of Colorado and
Arizona and the oil fields Of California
and Louisiana have contributed to big
part of the population. while the native
old timers. men born and raised in
the country, have picked up the new
stride of commerce with surprising ra-
pidity and are sharing the lead in work
which is transforming a COW country
into a thriving centre OF industry.
There is nothing weak or tiInid about
the robust population here--old or
young. We watched the school children
OF q rope far out over the deep water
above the mill dam, enjoying a thrill
equal to that Of shoot the chutes.
while their mothers cast only an occa-
sional glance toward them from their
homes near BY. apparently confident of
their offsprings ability 70 swim ashore
should they loosen their hold on the
rope.
Eliasville merchants pay one cent a
pound to get their freight in from the
railway terminals. But In spite OF this
retail prices in many cases are lower
than the average city figure. Merchants
follow metropolitan lines OF doing busi-
ness. Grocers, for instance. run delivery
cars to the outlying fields. One grocer
has installed his own refrigeration plant
and leo system SO that his exacting GUS
toners may have green stun from south
Texas and California and fresh meats
all the time.
Jazz orchestras play in the restau-
rants at Eliasville. Two theatres -four
ish, while three dance halls get big
play. The oil field worker demands
amusement and Elasville Is doing rs
best to give II 70 him. Old timers say
the town Is something like Cripple Greek
and Goldheld In the old days in this re.
spect, leaving out the saloons and gam.
bling houses. To the credit OF officers
II may be said that the lawbreaker
Is scarce.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Our Own Artists First! il.
Americans Called On to Repel the
Invading Painters Of Portraits.

To THE New YORK HERALD: c. J..
Taylor is entirely justified in slightly
belaboring our affiuent citizens and Off
cial grand men for their neglect to favor
the American artist.
II I were the President Of these
United States my first innovation would
be to put sort OF ban on the foreign
painters who come over here to take
the bread and butter out of the mouths
Of our many worthy artists.
Why do our fellow citizens have their
portraits painted and etched by aliens
who have no affiliation whatsoever with
our country? Let them give their COM
missions to born Americans.
The late Mr.. Smedley during the last
four years of his life was affected by
were no better as portraitists either.
The American artist gets no encour-
agement whatsoever.
Now. many stranger calling at my
studio has said it was crime. that no
American did the least bit for me. A
French lady was astonished that the
American public did not give any COM
missions to me. I told her It was q
mystery to myself.
] relterate: pass a statute that foreign
artists can only be allowed to have n
fed that all our own artists are being
commissioned so that they can live.
LOUIS NJ. ErLsKEMIUs.
Americas Most Neglected Artist.
New YORK, March 19.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
From Race Track to Pulpit.

Fortune sometimes bestows her
favors doubly and those upon whom
she lavishes her gifts are usually
characterized rs lucky, though often
tiuiks sound judgment Is an element
In the achievement Of success
One Of the special pets OF fortune
In the opinion Of some persons In the
middle West was q. w. WILLIAMS,
once a telegraph operator at indie
penscnce, Iowa, but of late years an
evangelist, who bought for a small
sum the standard bred dams Gussie
wilkes and Lou. Both were sired by
Mambrino Boy, 2:26, son of Nam
brine Patchen.
The young telegrapher was stu
dent OF pedlgrees, and he chose Will
lam L., son Of George Wilkes, 2 20,
for Gussie Wilkes, and Jay Bird, 2 81,
another son of that great pony trot-
ter. as a mate for Lou. Both horses
we're in Kentucky, and thither the
mares were sent. They duly pre-
sented their owner with pair of
bay colts They were broken and
taught the rudlments Of racing on
the country roads near Independence.
That some dreams come true Is
shown in the case of CHARLIE WILL
IAMs. for when he asked his colts
for speed they responded in way
which gladdened the heart Of their
owner The William L. colt had been
named Axtell and the youngster by
Jay Bird Allerton. Both won races
MS two-year-olds, but il was in 1889
when three-year-old that Axtell
electrified Che horse world by trottin-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Index OF the Anti-Miller Folly.

Among the numerous absurdities
which have marked the campaign
against Governor MILLERs sensible
and businesSlike plan for the saliva
ton of the transportation system In
this town none has been wilder or
more grotesque than the declaration
not infrequently heard among Mayor
HYLAN's supporters that If they are
not allowed a free hand TO complete
the wreck Of street car, underground
and elevated railway lines they have
begun New York city IS likely to set
up as an Independent State. This
folly gives pretty good measure OF
the intellectual sterility which op-
poses Governor MIILER's scheme TO
restore to 100000 persons the trans
portation facilities their local gov
eminent Is destroying.
There are not in New York city
sufficient number Of persons willing
to see the town created into State
to make up a respectable petition for
the appointment of notary public.
If there were q strong sentiment
for the creation Of a State out OF
what now constitutes New York city
the State Of New York would never
consent to its mutilation.
If New York city and New York
State IN period of insanity should
agree TO the creation Of an indepen-
dent State the United States would
not allow the new State to enter the
Union. Who cannot hear in magma
ton the bowls Of derision and rage
which would rise from forty-seven
other States If it were proposed to
give the five boroughs two members
Of the Senate Of the United States
Talk Of Statehood for New York
city is so silly 1t would merit not even
passing recognition were it not for
the fact that it throws into high re-
lief the mental bankruptcy which
endeavors to halt Governor MrLLER's
plan for The rehabilitation of our
ruined transit systems.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Position of a Builder.
His Rents Withheld, Taxes Up, In.
terest Rates Higher.

To THE NEW York HERALD: In re
gard to the outlook for new building to
relieve the housing shortage let me say
this:
The majority OF the builders still own
many properties. These properties are
the ones which the rent laws affect.
These builders are the men who have
been legislated against The builders
money is tied UP In litigation with his
tenants. perhaps TO the extent OF half
his wealth. Hts rights are ignored. his
contracts scraps Of paper. These same
contracts are sacred, however. when the
rights Of tenants are affected. Why?
Because an emergency exists He knows
that there are thousands OF apartments
to rent, but the Judges are deaf to his
appeal
Then comes a new thunderbolt. The
city assessors add to his already over
flowing cup OF misery about 20 per cent.
increased assessment, and. not content,
the city adds 1914 per cent. to the rate
Of taxation. with the statement that an
other year will see another greater raise.
The institution that holds q mortgage
adds 20 per cent to the rate OF inter-
est Mt the same time
The Government piles it on, the in
stitutions pile it on. the tenant piles 1t
on there IS no redress. An emergency
exists.
And to cap the climax he is now asked
to build more houses.
VIII he build? The answer Is obvi-
Gus. Real estate has received a blow
from which it will not recover for many
a year. There are many capitalists who
will not be attracted to this field as
long as they live.
The statement that the rent laws do
not affect those who win accept reason
able rents is nonsense. The term "rea-
sonable" has not even been defined. It
matters not what the price OF materials
or labor is. whether there is tax exemp-
tion or not. you have struck the real
estate owner a blow.
New YORK BUILDER.
NEw York, March 10.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Allied Loyalty League. testimonial dinner
to Sir Philip Gibbs. Hotel Biltmore. p. NJ.
con of the American Manufacturers Export
Association, Hotel Pennsylvania. II 80 +. M.
Salvatore a. Gothic win speak on Tile
Forty fourth street. si5 T. NJ.
Renee Brown win give travel story, THE
P PSns 81 S.,, AI,ah;I Marquette Club, Hotel
Henry Collins Brown will speak on
Rambies in Old New York." Hotel Me
The City Transit Committee. conference,
Trinity Guild House, 122 Pierrepont street
Miss Mary, Shaw WIN speak on 'Presenr
Day Drama In America" In the meeting house
Of the Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West
sixty fourth street, +. NJ.
Public Service Commission, hearing on the
proposed removal of the Forty second street
elevated structure. offices OF the commits
sion. 40 Lafayette street. 10 $50 A. NJ
There VII be dinner in honor o. mem.
states. Cafe Boulevard. z. NJ.
Or. II. n. Coryell and II. +. whitloc,s
geology and mineralogy, American Museuu
Of Natural History. Seventy seventh stree
and Central Park West, si5 p. NJ.
IN the Literature Of France" before mem
beers OF the Italy-America Society at the
home Of Mrs: Ernesto g.; Fabbri, East
Nincty.fifth street, T.. VI.
Edward Howard Grlggs will lecture on
Education for American citizenship" Tow
Hall. 1l3 West Forty street. II y. NJ.
Section OF opthamology meeting, Academy
OF Medicine, II West Forty-third street,
& +. M
Workers Equipment for Protection before
the Metropolitan Safety Council, Engineer
ing Societies Building, 20 West Thirty ninth
street, r. M.
Benefit for the children OF the Sunshine
Home for Blind Babies, under the auspices
OF the Chicago Club. Hotel Pennsylvania,
r. NJ.
immigration Commissioner Frederick A.
Willis will speak on Immigration Protec-
Association, Hotel Aston, Z p. M.
Daughters OF Indiana, meeting, Hotel Nc
Alpin, Il. M.
Certified Public Accountant, meeting,
waldorf-Astoria, s p. NJ.
Greeters Association, meeting. Hotel Me-
-. o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Symphony Society Closes Its Season
Mr.. Damrosch Reveals Names of the Flager Prize
Winners at Last Concert.

The Symphony Society's series OF Sum
day afternoon at homes came TO It's
close yesterday afternoon in Aeolian
Hall The organization gives concerts
in Carnegie Hall. but they are little
Journeys into the world, They lack the
domestic feeling and the social character
or the Sunday afternoons Walter Dam
roschs bow at the end of yesterday
concert had Just a suspicion OF sadness.
The orchestra stood and received the
blessing OF the audience. Every one
smiled. but probably most had just
little queer sensation In the throat.
After the performance OF Beethoven's
fourth symphony with which the at
home began. came the treat Of the after
noon. A year ago Harry Hardness Flag
Ter, president OF the society, offered two
prizes. one OF $1,000 and another OF
$500, for short orchestral works by
Americans. Mr.. Damrosch told the audi
ence about the contest and said that the
prizes had been awarded. but the names
OF the winners were not yet known.
Each composition had been signed with
an assumed name and the real name
was enclosed In a scared envelope.
Mr.. Damrosch had the envelopes in
his hand and he asked the audience and
orchestra TO note that they had not been
unsealed. He then opened the first prize
envelope carrying the pen name "Cacoe-
thes Scribendi,' and found that the for
tunate composer was Louis Gutenberg OF
lot West 10th street, New York. The
second prize was found to have been
won by Karl Mckinley Of Hartford,
Conn. The first prize work VIII be per-
formed at the first concert of the So
ciety next season.
After this delightful intermezzo Paul
Kochanski. the young Polish vlolinist
played Max Bruchs Scotch Fantasia"
with orchestra. Mr.. Kochanskfs per-
Torrance was one of the best presenta-
tons OF this composition ever heard
here. The artist had some difficulty
with his information owing to the warm
and humid atmosphere, but his reading
OF the music was most admirable in its
beauty OF tone. its sensitive feeling, its
plastic style and its rhythmic incisive-
ness. 1t would be difficult to recall q
performance in which the strong rhythm
of the final theme was so clearly pre-
served through all the bravura passages.
1t was a musical virtuoso's triumph.
The concert ended with brilliant deliv-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
A Badger Masterpiece.

The Congressional Record Of March
IA prints the speech Of Senator LA
TOILETTE delivered in the Senate
February 81 and % on Partial pay
ments Of guaranty under the Esch-
Cummins law" The speech was not
delayed in printing, as some who ex-
anime it may think; its fiftynine and
half pages could not have been set
I'D earlier The Government Print
ing Office is well equipped; it could,
1t Is likely, have set up all the letter
press and included it In the issue fol-
lowing the last day on which Senator
LA TOILETTE spoke. 1t was the Illus
trations which delayed the Public
Printer three weeks, and an exami-
nation Of them arouses wonder that
they were SO soon made ready for
the press.
Five full page and three half page
illustrations are required to set forth
pictorially the Senator's thoughts on
the wickedness displayed by the Gov
eminent in arranging TO pay its debts
when those debts are owed to persons
so abandoned as TO invest their saw
ings in railroad securities. The pic
lures are more than interesting; their
fanciful intricacy is no less than COM
pletely fascinating.
One set shows the names OF TWEEN
ty-fve tired business men trapped In
wire contrivance whose lines would
delight the most futuristic Of futurist
painters. Its purpose Is to Show
without possibility Of misunderstand-
ing that these citizens have been de-
tected in the nefarious act Of looking
after the investments Of obnoxious
persons who offend Senator LA Fol-
LETTE By joining the ranks Of private
owners OF railroads.
1t would be instructive, II space
permitted, TO describe the pictures In
detail, but we shall consider only
one other. Here We have lovely
faint gray map Of the forty-eight SOW
ereign States crisscrossed In all d.
rections by sinister straight lines, all
starting from New York city, and
terminating in delightfully."- dotted and
curly lines, like whirllng lariats In
admired disorder at the ends of
broomsticks. 1t Is a masterpiece
1t represents-but why, as review
ers of books less exciting say, why
deprive the reader Of the pleasure Of
finding out for himself the key of a
complicated puzzle?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
The Song of the Wire.

From the Edison Monthly.
This is the song of the wire
AS 1t huns in the winter night:
] am the bearer of fire;
1 am the bearer of light;
! am the bearer OF power,
And / am the bearer OF speech,
Infinite speed is my dover
And limitless reach.
The blizzard may wrap me about:
I deliver my fire in It's face.
The sun and the moon may go out:
! deliver my light in its place.
A myriad trust TO my strength:
I deliver my power for their need.
Unchecked to no matter what length
My messages speed.
This is the task that I 90
And this the reward that 1t brings
That out OF my service new
And manifold happiness springs.
Proudly my burdens / bear:
Was ever SO slender root
That bloomed with flower more Ia
Or bore such n fruit?
GoRToN VEEDER CARRuTH.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Living Buddha Again Rules.

! The restoration to power Of the
/ living Buddha Mt Urga, recorded in a
brief despatch from Pekin, is Of i'm
mense Importance to the millions OF
inhabitants Of Mongolia and Tibet
ana to other millions Of Buddhists in
( China, India and Japan. The living
/ Buddha represents to the Mongols
the highest religious and political au-
thority, being supposed to be the in
carnation Of the founder of the faith
himself. Whenever one Buddha dies n
successor is chosen from q selected list
Of boys born the same day, religious
ceremonial tests indicating the indi-
yidual honored by BUDDHA with the
new incarnation.
The present living Buddha was de-
posed in the winter of 1918 by the
Chinese General HsU SHU-cHENG,
known as Little HsU, who afterward
led the Anfu movement and came TO
grief when his troops were defeated
near Pellin last year. His purpose
was doubtless to set up a government
in opposition to that Of the republic,
but he was pacified by an appointment
as Resident Commissioner of Inner
Mongolia.
Naturally he was relieved of this
office when he started his rebellion.
Next the Bolsheviki crossed the from
tier near Kiakhta and Urga was at
tackled by Buriats from the. Lake
Baikal region Authority of the Pekin
Government was restored and a wire
less station erected. 1t was aban-
doned after n few weeks on the APP
proach Of General UNGERN STERN
BERG. who had failed in an advance
on Irkutsk. He occupied Urga in
February and handed over the gov
eminent to the Mongolians.
That the living Buddha is not
averse to this commerce may be gath
cred from the fact that he was the first
man in Mongolia to have an automo-
bile; this was in 1914. Urga, the capt.
tai. was one Of the most isolated
towns In the world n few years ago,
but now II has electric light plants
and wireless station.
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Total ...sl27.5sO,1Os ,la.5OS.157.s5s

Total 80. 1927. 560.10s s13.5oS. ISL, 1853
Britain has invariably remained
our best customer, although we have
come 10 buy more from other coun-
tries than from her. In 1921 1886
per cent OF our total trade was with
the United Kingdom. Cuba was sec
ond with ST2 per cent France third
with S.25 per cent, and China fourth
with $50 per cent. In 1920 England
still led, Canada was second, Cuba
third, France fourth and China had
dropped to twelfth place, being out
ranked by japan, Italy, Argentina,
Germany, Mexico, Brazil and the
Netherlands In the order named.
Raw cotton held the first place in
1921 in our exports, the value being
$20.157,4S4. 1t maintained that po-
sition In 1920 with value of S1,138.-
40S,916. But cotton comprised 46. lie
per cent. Of our exports in 1921,
whereas the percentage had fallen to
1929 last year
A hundred years ago the principal
exports following cotton we're tobacco,
wheat, flour, rice, lumber, hog prod
ucts fish, and pot and pearl ashes In
1920 iron and steel, which did not
constitute I per cent. OF the 1921
trade, had climbed to a position sec
ond only to cotton. Breadstufrs came
next, with wheat figuring as the
largest single Item.
A century ago piece goods, coffee,
lion and steel were the leading i'm.
ports To-day sugar. hides and coffee
prcdominnte In the reexports Of 100
years ago coffee was the principal
item, but to-day raw hides come first
and coffee takes second place.
Although our reexports now are
only minor quantity In the balance
~ trade and the surplus in our fuyor
would still be large without them, Jet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
Mengelberg Conducts Concert.

Willem Mengelberg leading the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra through it,
fourth and last popular Sunday night
concert at Carnegie Hall last evening. AZ
the same time made the first OF his last
four appearances this week as visiting
conductor with the society before sailing
next Saturday for Holland. The pro-
gramme consisted OF Beethoven's "Le-
more" overture No. 8. his violin con-
certo with Alexander Schmuller as the
soloist. and Richard strauss's tone poem,
Elm Heldenleben." Now that his Amer
lean stay Is drawing TO close the pub
Tic seems 10 BE- taking notice Of tho fact
ths Mr.. Mengelberg Is a great conduc-
tor. The auditorium was crowded.