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The New York herald., 1921-08-19
The ShrievaIty.

The Sheriff of the county of New
York, like the Mayor of the city, is
elected every four years. Unlike the
Mayor, he is ineligible to succeed
himself, for the State Constitution
forbids IL and the Sheriffs are crea-
lures OF the Constitution.
Viewed through the eyes of the
pocket, the Shrievalty used to be the
most desired public Office hereabout
What with salary and fees the Sheriff
made as much as $4,000 in two
years, which until recently was the
length Of the term. Now the Sheriff
receives $4,000 year and no fees.
The Office of Sheriff Is, as JULIUS
HAEBURGER frequently remarked in
his speeches. one Of the Oldest. We
have had Sheriffs in New York for
295 years, beginning with JAN
LAMPo, an ancient Dutch hero, the
picturesqueness OF whose name is
surpassed only by that of the third
Sheriff. the Hon. LUBBERTus VAN
DINcKLAGEN. Mighty men have held
the job, including MAnINUs WnLETT,
MoRDEcAI NOAH, the noted Jewish ed
itor of hundred years ago; JOHN
KELLY, boss of Tammany Hall; AL
FRED E. SMITH, later Governor of New
York, and THOMAS r. FOLEY, who is
Chief MURPHY's right hand
The duties of our Sheriffs are far
more tame than those of the motion
picture sheriffs. They rarely arrest
and never execute criminals. Their
greatest adventure is speaking at a
Sheriff's jury panel dinner or inspect
ing the male wretches who are in
Ludlow street jail for default of ali.
mony. The Sheriff's men transport
prisoners from the courts to the iails
and the prisons. They arrest prison.
crs on civil process, levy executions,
replevin chattels and serve sum.
monses and various other papers.
The Republican-Fusion designation
for Sheriff is JoHN S. SHEA. He is a
veteran Republican leader OF the
Twelfth Assembly district. He has
the distinction Of being the only man
who has beaten Tammany candi-
date for Sheriff in twenty-five years.
In 1910. as the Fusion nominee, Mr..
SHEA defeated the very popular
CHRIsroPHER ID. SULLIVAN, Tammany
leader OF the Eighth district and
brother OF the redoubtable FLoRRrE.
Mr.. SHEA was the chief lieutenant
OF Captain F. MORTON GODDARD in the
days when GODDARD made his great
fight against the policy game and the
roolrooms. In 1908, when Captain
GoDDARD resigned the Republican
leadership Of the old Twentieth dis.
trict, he declared that SHEA was logi.
cally the man to succeed him. "Mr.
SHEA" he said, rs In his very make.
up incapable Of anything but the most
Straightforward, honorable and up.
right conduct. He is in ability,
breadth OF view and disposition the
peer OF the hest"
The Tammany candidate designated
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
How Islands Are Born.
Effect Of Rise and Fall Of Land
Along the Coast.
From the London Daily Mall.

Scroby Sands, off Yarmouth, have
risen above the sea after lying sub
merged for eighty years. Their re-
appearance Is probably due to the long
drought. In ordinary times the water
from the rivers Yare and Bure keeps
the sand from sitting up. but the flow
is now hot strong enough to overcome
the action OF the sea.
The appearance of new islands is
generally due to volcanic action or the
work OF coral insects. But the whole
crust of the earth is more or less elastic
and subject to changes of level.
All the eastern coast of Greenland
from latitude go degrees to about 20 de-
grees north has been subsiding for the
last four centuries, SO that some of the
ancient piles driven into the beach to
support the boats of the settlers have
been gradually submerged
Again, the island of Crete has been
raised at its western extremity about
twenty-five feet so that ancient ports
are now high and dry above the sea.
While this action was taking place the
eastern end OF the island sank so much
that the ruins OF old towns are seen
under the water.
The Andanan and Nicobar islands in
the Bay of Bengal are the last rem
nants OF great chain of mountains
running south from the Himalayas But
all the rest up to the Gulf OF Martaban
were submerged many thousand years
ago. leaving a race Of pygmies, the Ne
gritos, cut off from all the rest of the
world In their island forests.
Our own islands have been subject
to the same influences within the human
period At one time Great Britain and
Ireland, as we'll as the Orkney and
Shetland islands, were all part of the
continent of Europe. A rise of only
COO feet would produce this condition
again.
Before that continental period the
greater part OF the British Isles north
of the Thames was submerged and only
the mountains showed above sea level,
forming an archipelago.
These movements of the earths crust
are, however, very slow. Probably they
do not exceed an average of two and
q half feet century.
The growth OF coral islands In the
4 d1iliG oi'du - ldf HlOTt TAplu. III
some places they are estimated to have
risen almost eight inches year, though
this is quite exceptional.
In regions where volcanic action is
more powerful islands appear and dis
appear very Unexpectedly. Some few
years ago one appeared Off the Arakan
coast OF Burma. 1t was at once In
spected by the Marine Survey. and
Enough II had been scarcely ten days
above water signs OF vegetation were
already beginning to appear. The seeds
may have been dropped by migrating
birds or perhaps were carried by the
wind
The life OF this baby island was =
brief one, for before the report OF the
Marine Survey was in print It had sunk
back into the sea.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Screen Symbolism.
Daring Innovations Proposed for
Moving Picture Stars.

| To THE NEW YoRk HERALD: 1t isn't
strange that an intelligent part Of the
public is growing weary of moving pic
lures. Good plots are, indeed, rare, and
many a good plot is sadly marred by
absurd mechanical portrayals OF the
ordinary emotions.
1t has been some time since ] have
seen a heroine register sorrow IN any
other way than by reaching for the door
janib. burying her face on her forearm
and shimmying with her shoulders.
/ should like 10 see a moving picture
star In the role or gentleman in So
ciety who would not at some stage OF
the plot appear In an ornate dressing
gown and delay the. action while he
takes cigarette from a gold case ana
taps it nonchalantly on his wrist.
want to see somebody play the part
of a father meeting a long lost daughter
and do 1t without damaging the furni-
ture and giving fair imitation OF a
man suffering from locomotor ataxia.
yearn to see moving picture police
sergeant who doesn't continuously keep
a very large and presumably very black
cigar rolling from one corner of his
mouth to the other. chewing it viciously
In transit.
What surprise 1t would be to see
depicted on the screen man with a
soft hat registering embarrassment or
self-consciousness without crushing his
hat against his solar plexus.
And 1t would really be a pleasure TO
see, now and then. the heroine weep II
you could do so without first being tor
tured by having to witness a set of
stereotyped facial distortions deemed
necessary to open up the tear ducts.
Furthermore, l would like to sea inno-
cent girlhood depleted without the in
PRODUCTION Of basket of puppies or a
sleek cat nursing row or potential
tomcats.
If such symbolism is necessary, why
not vary it occasionally by closeup
of a happy family of baby mud turtles
showing the broken eggshells from
which they have just emerged to indi-
cate that the little creatures have not
yet been exposed to the temptations of
this cold and cruel world?
Or. better still, a closeup of a bed
of young sgJing onions. the green part
symbollzing inexperienced, salad days,
the white part purity. SIMON CREEL.
ALBANY, August Is.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
AS to Upper Classes.
BY an Anecdote a Former Cook Ex-
plains Her Change Of Job.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: On the
servant question 1 speak from expert
ence. having been a cook in private fam
lilies for eight years.
When IL. NJ" refers to the employers
as the upper classes 1t reminds of an
incident that happened not very long
ago. In a country village not fifty miles
from New York two girls. Mabel and
Betty. were playnates and school
friends. Mabel was the village cob
bler's daughter and Betty the daughter
Of an electrician. They were graduated
from school together and both secured
employment. Mabel as bookkeeper for
man in a distant city in business for
himself in small way and Betty as
clerk in the village post office.
The war broke out and Mabel's hus-
band got a corner on something or other
very necessary to the Government and
hlossomed into a millionaire. Betty
married a very deserving young man,
who. when the war came. answered his
countrys call and died hero's death,
leaving a widow and an orphan to shift
for themselves. AS Betty had to devote
a good deal Of her time to her baby
she tried earning money by going out
evenings TO wait on table. One night
imagine her surprise on entering the
dining room of the house to which she
had been sent to see seated at the head
Of the table her former school chum
Mabel, very much bejewelled. rouged
and marcellcd.
From the conversation at the dinner
table Betty learned that Mabel's wait
ress had left rather suddenly, and as the
dinner proceeded Mabel grew very elo-
quent about the duties of servants,
which caused Betty to smile. This
aroused Mabers anger. You see SER
vents are supposed 10 have wooden
countenances in the presence Of their
superiors. When dinner was over
Mabel repaired to the pantry In high
dudgeon to reproach Betty for what shc
termed her familiarity. SO Betty In
ouIred in her blandest manner where
she. Mabel, learned so much about tho
duties of servants. Mabel gazed at her
for Il few seconds and then recognized
in the person Of the waitress her former
school chum and tried to apologize and
make the best of a very embarrassing
situation. But Betty told her there was
not any need for apologies. that she was
Just tho victim of circumstances.
/ just mention this little incident 10
show what some of the so-called upper
ciasses arc really like and why so many
servants cannot get along with their
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Fair Weather Friends.

From the Kansas city star
l met n friend one summer day.
When earth and sky were wondrous
fair
We journeyed on our pleasant way,
Without thought OF future care.
All nature smiled. The lark's sweet tril
Came drifting down the long white
road;
Our footsteps Jagged. we reached hill,
The sky o'erhead grew gray and cold.
A threat of rain was In the air.
The lark's sweet song had died away !;
A crash of thunder doomed somewhere,
And night was mistress of the day!
The road lay long and white and still
Beneath the beat Of falling rain,
And in the shadow or the hill
For my dear friend l looked in vain !!
oh, friend, when bitter days are here
(Thank God they do not always stay),
oh, friend who smiles when skies are
clear.
Where do you hide when skies are
gray?
CLARA s. McCULLEN.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Fair to-day
and tomorrow; moderate temperatures:
fresh northwest and north winds
For New Jersey-Fair to-day and to-mor-
row; moderate temperature, moderate north
west and north winds
For Northern New England-Fair to-day
anu Tomorrow; moderate temperature. mod
crate 10 fresh west and northwest winds.
for Southern New England-Fair to-day
ana tomorrow; moderate temperature, mod
craze TO fresh west and northwest winds.
ror western New York-Fair to-day; to-
,umsu ,N py showers moderate temperature,
erly. "'i1'
-, WASHINGTON. Aug 1s.-The disturbance
- "e w.. wls central over Lake Huron continued
n.sS maS over east Maine tonight. The disturb
M aNs was attended by general showers in the
ss'' souuleIh lake region. the upper Ohio Valley,
r, a,e iniuuIe atlantic and north Atlantic states
S. ..u al scaptered points in the southeastern
states. another disturbances was central
over southern Manitoba. 1t was attended by
showers in the Canadian Northwest and In
t1i oi montana. Pressure was rela-
region southward to the Gulf coast and II
was nigh and rising in the FAR Northwest.
Inc temperature was higher In the middle
Atlantlc .ap,in states and in the plains states
Rocky Mountain region and the western ca
madam provinces.
The indications are for generally fair
weather Tomorrow and Saturday in the
that showers are probable In northern Mich-
igan tomorrow and throughout the lake re-
gion saturday. The temperature will rise in
the lake region tomorrow and ia tho .
Ohio valley Saturday. Otherwise the tenn
perature changes will not be important
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
LOTOS CLUB TO HANG
CARUSO'S SELF-PORTRAIT
Cartoon Trying to Make a
Speech Was Tenor's Gift.

radogram from Naples. signed by
Mrs Enrico Caruso and transmitting her
heartfelt thanks. was received yester-
day by the Lotos Club acknowledging
the clubs prompt message of sympathy
over the death of her husband.
few months ago Caruso who ha /
been guest of honor at the club, where
he had many close friends, drew a strik-
ing cartoon of himself trying to make
a Speech" as he said. and sent !. to the
secretary. The figure is quite l,falike.
and almost lifesize, and is to be rehung
in one of the new rooms of the club
which were recently constructe@ and
decorated. changes made necessary by
the advent of prohibition.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
A Great Star Flashes BY.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The
statement that the earth has passed
through a comets tail brought to my
mind an experience which came to me
on the evening of August s. about 5 80
o'clock.
At that time l was studying the heav-
ems and especially the north star and
its surroundings.
AS l watched a great star came into
view. moving rapidly to the northwest,
and as rapidly passed out of sight. My
young companion thought It a meteor,
but owing TO iss size / considered 1t a
comet or Campbel's runaway. Anyway
it was a wonderful sight. JOHN.
STAPLEToN, August IS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

ated for defence than the United
States. Moreover, our wealth is In
comparaoly greater and our popula-
tion approximately double that OF
Japan. What, then. should be the
balance OF strength between the
naval forces or the United States and
Japan? If 1t should be proportionate
to the interests our nation is called
upon to protect. as compared with
the interests Japan is called upon to
protect. II is clear we cannot wisely
enter into an agreement to limit our
new construction OF naval tonnage
TO anything like the measure Of ia
pans new construction"
Japan was the illustration and sea
power the theme Of the foregoing
statement; but the same principle
will apply to reduction of armament
in relation to any other Power or to
reduction in any branch of the defen-
SlVe establishment.
Yet it seems as il the nincompoops
Of craftsmanship were vying with
each other in cl2mor for legislative
action which might well lead TO ma
tional suicide; and this in the name
of economy or merely in order that
we may present an impressive moral
spectacle to the rest of the Powers.
No safeguard against crushing mill
tary disaster in the possible future
is more obviously necessary, so com
paratively inexpensive, and psyche
logically so little provocative Of
trouble as that which is afforded by
our West Point and our Annapolis,
the main source of professionally
trained officers when the country
needs them in an emergency. THE
New YORK HERALD wishes with all its
heart that we had dozen West Points
instead of one, half dozen Annapo-
Uses instead of single Naval Acad-
envy; and we should regard the money
required for the maintenance of the
plural schools as wisely and econom-
ically expended. And yet this very
week an Ohio Representative in Con
gress, a Republican, has introduced
a bill to cut down the number of mid
shipmen at Annapolis from 2,37S to
sos, and the number of cadets in the
one Military Academy we possess
from 1851 to 742!
Because Senator LODGE not only
sees these things clearly but has the
courage to utter his convictions
plainly we are gratified by his ap-
pointment. AS an incident to the de-
bate on the proposed appropriation
of $100,O00,O00 for national highway
construction the Senator declared his
belief that nation which cuts down
its appropriations for expenditures
absolutely necessary for any Govern
ment meaning to protect itself
against dangers which may come to
any nation is like the man who as a
measure of economy let's lapse his in
surance policy on house or life.
Reduction, not disarmament: in
surance, not surrender!
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
An Unwelcomed Republic.

A venture in state building which
outlook has just failed through the
refusal OF the Council OF Ambassa-
doris to recognize the communistic
republic OF Baranya In the Danube
valley. The Paris Bureau OF this pa
per says that the reason the recog-
milton was denied was not because
the new republic was communistic
but because the Council was deter.
mined 10 force Jugo-Slavia and Hun
gary, on the frontier OF which Ba-
ranya lies. to conform to the pro-
visions OF the treaties.
The new republic was formed Of
the ancient Hungarian province OF
Baranya. PEGS, fine old town with
rings OF ancient Notifications. a ca
thedral which presents the very
best example OF medi@val architec.
ture in southeastern Europe, and
many varied and striking evidences
OF Roman occupation, was the capital
Of the province and was to be the
capital OF the republic. The people
OF Baranya could scarcely be classed
as either Magyar or slav. They trace
their lineage back to the leglons Of
ancient Rome somewhat through the
same course Of reasoning as do the
Rumanians or many of the lower
Danube people, and they took advan-
tage OF conditions following the war
TO appeal for recognition as a dis
tinct racial unit.
The Jugo-Slavs took Baranya un-
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
COL. w. B. PARSONS RETURNING.
Leaving Havrc Tomorrow by the
TOuraine.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HrnALp
Copyright, 1921, by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Aug. Is.
Among those who will sail from
Havre Saturday on the Touraine will be
Col. and Mrs. William Barclay Parsons
of New York.
Among the passengers who will leave
tomorrow from Cherbourg on the steam
ship George Washington will be A. s.
Dusenberg, motor car manufacturer.
who won the LeMans circuit cup James
A. Murphy, racing driver; w. l.. Lowry.
American Consul-General at Athens.
and Col. Walter s. Olsen of New York.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Jests Of the Architect.

Upon a House OF God
Strange faces have been found,
Grotesque and fanciful
The carvcn jests abound
Yet note our fellow men,
Behold the human line,
The countless frames that house
The spark Of the Divine.
Here the Great Architect
Who builds in flesh and bone
Has fashioned stranger jests
Than any wrought In stone.
McLANDBURGH WILSON.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Arson Unpnnished.

From The Honolulu Advertiser.
a chicken set fire 10 a poultry house be-
longing 70 Manuel Corrca, Kaimuki, Sunday.
by carrying a lighted cigarette butt under
meath the building. This was the explanation
correa gave the fire department after the
flames had been extinsuished, according to
Chief Thurston. Correa said that he threw
the butt out Of the window and tho chicken
picked Il up and took It under the house.
Then Il dropped the hot snipc. According TO
chief Thurston the chicken was not arrested
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
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SOCIAL NOTES

Miss Marguerite Linton Glentworth Of
110 West Eighty-fourth street is at
the Hotel Preston, Beach Bluff. Mass.
until the end of this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira +. Bennett have ..r-
rived from Washington to pass a few
days at the Amba ssador Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G. Taft of Gin
cinnati have arrived at the Hotel Chat
ham. where Mrs. w. S. Potter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Newell Ward and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. M. Lucas also are stopping.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Hungary's Geographical Plight Serious
Count Telek Explains Situation and Baron Korff Dis
cusses Bismarck at Williams Political Institute.

main object being to build an alliance
with Austria.
Elihu Root. former Secretary of State.
will be the principal speaker at the clos
ing dinner OF the institute on August
26. Harry A. Garfield. president of
Williams College, announced to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
ARRIVALS At HOT SPRINGS.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEw York HEnALp
HoT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. 1S.--Mr. and
Mrs Frederick n. Watriss srrived nt
the Homestead to-day from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell J. Ward, who
were In France early in the summer. ar
rived to-day from New York and have
taken a cottage.
Mrs. Alexander p Witty is at the
Homestead from Louisville.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

employers. In conclusion / have only
to add that I too got tired OF catering
to persons like that and did seek other
employment, and that 1t Is much more
congenial. and / would say to any dis
contsnted servant go thou and do like
wiss.s K.R.
BROOKLYN, August IS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

The Ch,nese Foreign Office has
gracefully and eloquently thanked
those who helped TO relieve tho fam
inc sufferers in their days OF distress.
Ingrntitude Is not characteristic OF the
Chinese people.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Concert Goldman Concert Band. Columbia
University Green, =. NJ.
Convention, All Cults Medical Association,
Hotel Pennsylvania. 10 A. NJ. 10 10 p. M.
Convention, Order OF Scottish Clans, Ma
sonic Temple, Brooklyn.
Free motion pictures, Bowery Mission, 227
Bowery, 8 +. M.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

This is the 334th anniversary OF the
birth OF VIRGINIA DARE. the first child
Of English blood born in America. She
never was photographed in a one piece
bathing suit.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

Does anybody in America, in these
feverish days of tennis and politics,
give much thought TO the Einstein
theory? Or has It relatively disap-
peared?
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

The hop crop is estimated at 49,
100000 pounds. Nobody who needs
three ounces to soak in hot water and
apply to an aching tooth need go
without.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

to the use for republication OF all news des-
patches credited to II or not otherwise
credited u this paper, and also the local
news published herein.
All rights OF rep lcntior o. special cas.
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Missouri Philosophy.

From ne Faycite advertiser.
II takes both grace aud Erit 70 got along
pleasantly with people who never mnkc mis-.
takcs.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

Highest temperature, 81 at 5 P. M.
Lowest temperature, 20 at 3 A. NJ.
Average temperature, II.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Mary's style.

Mary got a little skirt
The way that others got EN-;
II was as long as any skirt
II went from top to bottom.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Cnmse nf n Nnird Iininn

Knicker-The President breaches economy.
Bocker-And two can live cheaper than one
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

THE NFw YnRK HrRup founded by
the sole property OF its founder until hts
death. in 1872, when his son, also James
Gordon Bennett. succeeded - he ownership
OF the paper, which remained IN his hands
until hts death. IN 1915. TIVE HERALD be-
came the property Of Frank a. Munsey. its
present owner, In 1920.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

The temperature In this city yesterday. as
recorded by the official thermometer, Is
shown In the annexed table:
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Defined.

Knicker-What is n cellar?
Bocker-A brick pocket.