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The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Sex Equality at the Races.

Woman, recently enfranchised, has
just had another wreath of equality
laid at her feet by submissive man
For years and years In this part Of
the world 1t has been the custom to
admit women TO the racetracks al half
price. Mr. Smith was permitted to
pay So for seat in the grand stand.
but the racing people would not ac-
cept more than $1.5O from Mrs. Smith.
This gross discrimination has been
wiped out on at least two OF the
courses, Belmont Park and Jamaica.
and 1t is likely that other track, will
chivalrously. follow suit.
Not only will women be allowed to
pay as much as men, but both have
had the tariff slightly increased. 1t
will cost, including the war tax, $685.
for admission to the tracks that have
taken action. If both Smiths attend
$40 disappears at the turnstile. AS
this represents, since the fall in meats,
the price Of fair sized steak, many
a family will think deeply on the COM
ing racing season. In cases where
there is doubt of the ability Of the
budget to stand S7.70 for mere admis-
sion 1t may be best for the husband
TO stay at home or at work The wife
bets less and colors the grand stand
more beautifully.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Tavistock's Great Mistake.

The new village Of Tavistock, in
New Jersey, where all the nineteen
residents are voters and each Is a
village office holder, is looked upon by
s"me hasty commentors as an ideal
place.
But how can Tavistock expect to
escape decay unless II has a Common
Peepul?
Who is going to hold mass meet
ings Indignantly to denounce the VII
lage government?
Who Is going to write letters to the
papers saying that the Tavistock ad-
ministration IS honeycombed with
something or other?
Whose cold and glittering eye is
going to make the nineteen office hold
ers tremble?
Tavistock is happy now. it's nine
teen residents having by incorpora-
tion made it possible for themselves
to play golf on Sunday But Tavis-
took would do wei! to take in a TWEEN
tjeth man who will act as Hoi Polloi,
Vox Popull and Indignant Taxpayer.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Miss Chase Sings Gilda at the Opera
Mr. de Luca and Mr.. Hackett Also in Cast of Verdi's
Work at the Metropolitan.

"Rigoietto" was repeated last evening
at the Metropolitan Opera House. The
cast was not conspicuous for novelty
All the singers engaged in chanting
Verdis mellifuous melodies for the de.ec-
tation of the public ear had been heard
before In the same roles. Miss Cora
Chase was the GiIdG. Her impersonation
was quite correct ana IN accord with the
conventions. and her pretty voice was
neard with pleasure.
Mr.. de Luca presented once more his
characteristic delineation of the jester
and Mr. Hackett represented the highly
reprehensible young duke whose pur-
suits In life resembled those of Mozart's
Don GSopGnni. but with less retributive
results. Mr.. Mardones was the iInpef-
senator of SpdTdtuciie, the forerunner of
me modern gunman, while Miss Perini
was the MGdddle,td, sister of the bravo
and herself the forerunner of a species of
siren frequently engaged in assisting the
aforesaid gun toter. Mr.. Moranzoni con-
Quoted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, Mrs.
Nelson O'Shaughnessey, Mrs. judah II.
Sears and Mr.. Robert T. Mckee were in
Box /.
With Mrs. Moses Taylor Campbell in
Box 81 were Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips Allen
Clark. Mrs. Charles Mather MacNeil,
Mr.. George Ledlie and M. Alphonse
Jongers
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Rogers, Miss
Brookes Brown and Mr.. James Barnes
were insBox 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden s. Blodget were
with Mrs. Moses Taylor in Box I3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard s. Brown and
Mrs. James Lowell Putnam were with
Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold A, Thompson In
Box 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis de r. Wissmann,
Mrs. Thomas II. Howard and Mr.. Fred
crick II. Baldwin were IL Box 2S.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Soviet Trade Obstacles.
An Unfayorahle Picture Of Russia's s
Industrial Situa' ion.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Those
who have approved the clear cut POSI-
tion taken by Mr.. Hoover as TO the
hopelessness OF trade with Bolshevist
Russia will find that position and their
own convictions confirmed by reading
the last chapter-"The Industrial Sys-
tem"-of Antonelli's "Bolshevik Russia"
(Knopf, 1920, a book which Is the fair
est, most dispassionate and altogether
best presentation of the present condi-
ton of that suffering country the writer
has seen.
From that chapter 1t will be evident
that the prospect of securing from Rus
sia. as now controlled, anything in the
way of manufactured products in return
for imported raw materials is not bright.
The temper of the Russian people Is
not industrial The large industries
which fiourished in that country before
the war would have been impossible un-
less they had not merely been founded OF
foreign capital but had been carried on
by a foreign management and foreign
working force, as far down as the fore
man OF labor, and even then they yielded
wretched financial returns. "A careful
study of these enterprises will show. for
example. that the billion and half
Of French capital invested in Russian
Industry during the last forty years has
not yielded more than an average profit
Of l per cent"
Now that the Soviet Government has
abandoned the principle of compulsory
labor the non-industrial tendencies Of
the Russian people will reassert them
selves, and as long as that Government
is in control OF the land, whatever con-
cessiops may be made to foreign cap
ital. II Is safe to say that foreign man
ayers and workers will not be allowed
in the country. or IL allowed will find
life there intolerable.
But unless this foreign managing and
working element Is protected In It's life.
secured in It's rights and encouraged in
the comfort Of It's conditions productive
industry In that land is doomed 10 i'm
potence.
Tho Administration Is wholly right in
It's position that there must be an aban-
donment by the country Of its present
Government before there can be condi-
tions which make possible the establgh-
ment with It Of anything in the nature
OF international trade. M. w. J
HARTFORD, Conn, March 81.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
making OF Newspaper" by Mr.. Louis
W. Fehr, at High School of Commerce,
Broadway and Sixty-fifth street; illustrated.
Peace and Reconstruction" by DR.. Peter
MacQueen. at Wadleigh High School. 115th
street, west of Seventh avenue; illustrated
art in Relation TO Life" by Mr.. Vim
cenzo Miserendino, at Public School 27.
Forty second street and Third avenue.
American Music" by Mr.. Philip Gordon,
M Public School &c. Eighty-eishth street and
First avenue.
william II. Taft" by Prof. James G.
Ballagh, at Public School 1872, 1921 street
and Wadsworth avenue.
1.-THE Enfranchisement of Beauty" by Mr..
Charles ". Isaacson, at Public School 157.
ST. Nicholas avenue and 12Tth street.
Journeys About Home" by Edward r.
Eigeow, nt Puhli~ school II, Fordham
street, near City y avenue, City Island.
The first OF a ct - OF three lectures on
Education and Eiccreation IN Nature; /;
Illustrated
''The Place OF the Drama In Our Ma
tlonal Life" by Mr.. Alfred II. Henderson,
at Public School 2s. Anthony and fremont
avenues, The Bronx.
''The Book of the Hour" Democracy and
the Human Equation" by Prof j. g. Carter
Troop, at New York Public Library, Wood
stock Branch. 100 East 160th street. The
HrOnT.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Uniform Golf Rules.
English and American Players Far
Apart In Their Ideas.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD: Every
golfer in the United States ought to
read j. C. Lincolns letter. There is a
ing of America first" that is refresh
ing after being told all these years that
We must blindly follow st. Andrews. It
Is very clear he honors and respects the
traditions of the game; that he honors
and respects the Royal and Ancient
Committee. but it is also quite clear he
does not believe American character.
principles and ideals should be secondary
to either.
Mr.. Lincoln hits the nail squarely on
the head when he says THE Americans
will never consent TO return to the
stymle and the large floating ball, and
the Englishmen will never be happy
without them, so what Is the use In
golf committees attempting to change
creation?" He also very aptly illustrates
the futility Of trying to satisfy both
countries when he says: I'm England
passing vehicles turn to the left. In
America they turn to the right. Why?
Let the golf committees give logical
reason for this and we will have some
faith in their efforts for a uniform set Of
rules that will please both countries"
When golf committees try to devise
set of rules that will please both coun-
tries I do not know whether TO admire
their pluck or pity their childish credu-
lity. We have a great admiration for
the British golfers. and we worship the
grand old game we got from them. Some
OF their ideas about golf. however. do
not appeal to US and never will.
There Is no reason to believe the game
would suffer or our present happy golf
ing relations would be Impaired II we
acted independently in <he matter of
golf legislation. On the contrary, I am
inclined to believe II would promote
rather than retard these relations. Both
sides would be contented with their re-
spective laws. and to watch which would
excel In adapting its play to the condi-
tions Of the other would be very inter-
esting. c. A. BowLEs,
President Country Club OF Springfield
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. March 80.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Cuban Intervention Demand.

General jose MIGUEL GOMEZ, who
served a term as President of Cuba
before General MENocAL was lnaugu-
rated eight years ago, is in Washing
ton appealing to the American Gov
ernment for a new Intervention in
Cuban affairs. He has been candidate
for reelection this year, and although
the very much muddled contest Is not
yet officially ended he seems to re-
gard his defeat as foregone conclu-
sion. In this pretty nearly everybody
who understands Cuban affairs agrees
with him. He refuses to accept de-
feat, however, in sporting spirit.
He charges that intimidation and
fraud were used against him and he
prefers to see the republic under for
eign rule rather than submit.
General GOMEZ assumed a some
what similar attitude four years ago
when General MENocAL, on nomina-
tion by the Conservatives, was elected
for second term. Similar charges
were then made of irregularity and
fraud. An insurrectlon was started
in several outlying regions of the
island and General GOMEZ, although
he remained in Havana, TO be quietly
arrested and put out Of harms way,
was generally believed not to have
discouraged 1t, to say the least. There
was much sugar cane burning then,
especially on the Menocdl estates and
little fighting; intervention was
talked of; but the island authorities
were able TO suppress the trouble
without aid.
This year the opponent Of General
GoMEz Is Or. ALFREDO ZAYAs who is
an old time Liberal and was once
running mate OF GOMEZ as vice-T resi-
Dental candidate. He ~ now the can
didate Of n Liberal Conservative coa-
litlon and has been vigorously sup
ported by the Administration element
and the personal followers Of Presi-
dent MENocAr.. In the regular cleo
ton on November last he carried
five out OF the six provinces on the
face Of the returns. The Gomez fac
ton, however, succeeded In having
new votes ordered by the courts In a
number Of places, and General Crow
MR.. visiting the island as observer
for the American Government, exer-
ciscd n moral influence which resulted
In peaceful polling and a fair count
OF the ballots.
All the new polls resulted In 'avor
Of Dr. ZAyAs as far ds the returns
are in. Only few points In orlente
and Cienfuegos. where the vote was
taken on March 20. have not yet
been heard from. In some OF them
the Liberals elected local candidates.
but II Is not believed the general out
come can be affected by them. This
outcome Is the election OF ZAYAs. and
in reappeals on votes IN Pinar del
Rio and Santa Clara the courts have
upheld the returns as they stand. In.
deed, General GoMEz sent out ~ ap-
peal to his followers TO refrain from
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Growth Of the Highway System.

Nothing better indicates the IN.
crease OF interest In highway construc-
ton in this country than the great
number Of road improvement projects
which are OF sufficient magnitude 10
be classified as OF national Importance
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture There were forty-seven
In 1920, some Of them already well
developed physically, others not much
advanced beyond the blue print stage.
Most, If not all, OF them depend In
some degree on money from the Fed.
eral Treasury for their completion.
Each is advocated by committee
duly equipped with officers presum.
ably able to win appropriations from
the most unsympathetic legislators.
When--or If az Of these highways
are built they Will provide a well
graded, well paved route from any
where 10 anywhere else, and extend
into Canada to facilitate travel be-
tween the two countries. Winnipeg
will be linked TO Laredo. Texas, hy
the Meridian Highway and 20 New
Orleans by Pershing Way and y the
jefferson Highway. Portland Maine,
will visit Portland, Oregon, over the
Theodore Roosevelt international
Highway. From Plymouth, Massa-
chusetts, the traveller will journey TO
Seattle by the Yellowstone Trail.
From the names OF heroes bestowed
upon these arteries Of travel the
history Of the United States can be
deduced. The George Washington
Highway is to connect Seattle and
Savannah, Georgia; the Jackson
Highway, Chicago and New Orleans !;
Boone Way, Lexington, North Caro-
lima, and Louisville Kentucky; Lewis
and Clark Highway. Lewiston, Idaho,
and Missoula, Montana; Grant High
way, Chicago and Portland, Oregon; !;
Albert Pike Highway. Hot Springs,
Arkansas. and Colorado Springs.
Lincoln Highway, between New York
and San Francisco, is more than
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Uncle Sans Almanac.

The day Of the farmer who planted
his crops by the almanac which hung
on its hook near the clock between
the pantry and the door leading to
the back kitchen has passed.
The newspapers and bulletins from
agricultural colleges keep to-day's
farmer up to date, or perhaps he has
n son who Is a graduate Of ono Of
the colleges which have done so much
TO make the farm pleasant and prof
liable. He may have taken a short
course himself and have a knowledge
OF soil analysis and fertilizers that
his grandfather would have given his
best pair Of cowhide boots to possess
But whether of the new or the old
vintage the sentiments in the Agri-
cultural Almanac for 1921 issued by
the United States Department Of Agri
culture will tickle his risibilltles. This
publication does not contain some Of
the useful information the oldtimers
did, such as "About this time look
out for squalls" nor the entry so dear
70 the boy with the copper toed boots
and a new pair of skates which read
"Heigho for skating" opposite a GER
tain date In February The follow
ing Is one Of the best sentiments the
new almanac can boast Of and It
ought 10 be pasted over the harth
Of every farmer and stock raiser in
lie Union: The owner Of a scrub
The New York herald., 1921-04-01

The University Glee Club viii give con-
cert for the benefit of the Wellesley College
semi-centennial fund, Waidorf-Astoria.
II NJ.
Thomas T. Miller will give an illustrated
lecture. "Seashore Microscopy" at meet
American Museum of Natural History, Sew
enty-seventh street and Central Park West,
Garry On" Association benefit card party
for disabled soldiers. Hotel Pennsylvania,
Students Of Amherst College annual dance.
Hotel Pennsylvania. this evening.
Metropolitan student branches Of the Amer
ican Society of Mechanical Engineers. joint
meeting, Engineering Society's Building. 20
West Thrty-ninth street, p. M.
Junior Society OF the Dominican Sisters OF
the Sick Poor. charity ball and reception. st.
Kegis Hotel. this evening; ,,o,, ,,,.
In the armory. Fourteenth street and Eighth
avenue. Brooklyn. beginning at p: M.
Annual Liberator costume ball. Tammany
Everett Dean Martin will lecture on Metz
scbe: Our Rationalism.' Cooper Union, 8
+. M.
Grace Cornell will conduct study hours for
practical workers. Metropolitan Museum Of
Art. beginning at 10 A. M.
Andre Tridon will lecture on sleep and
Sleeplessness-in the Light of Psychonanaly-
sis," at Rumford Hall. so East Forty-first
street, $3.50 p. M.
Message OF Mezzini' at Town Hall. lie
West Forty-third street, II A. NJ.
q. Clyde Fisher win lecture on Cotton.
Flax, Silk and WOOL for children, American
Museum OF Natural History, Seventy seventh
street and Central Park West, 80 p. M.
Wesleyan University Club OF New York
concert and dance, waldorf-Astoria p. NJ.
Mrs. Jackson Fleming will lecture on
New Foreign Relationships of the United
States at Town Hall. 11s West Forty-third
street, S:30 p. NJ.
American Criterion Society luncheon. Hotel
Commodore. 80 p. NJ.
Alumni OF New York Dental Department
OF the University of Buffalo annual dinner.
Columbia University Club, West Forty
third street, $3.50 p. NJ.
Metropolitan District Club dinner. Hotel
McAlpin, 1880 +. NJ.
Second Masonic District OF Manhattan din
ner Hotel Astor, Z p. NJ.
ST. Lawrence University Society dinner
and dance, Hotel Astor, $3.50 +. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair and
coloer to-day. tomorrow. fair and
warmer fresh northwest winds.
For New Jersey-Partly cloudy and colder
to-day; Tomorrow fair. with rising teni-
perature; fresl northwest winds.
For Northern New England-Clear and
colder to-day; tomorrow fair, with rising
temperature; fresh fwest and northwest
winds.
For Southern New England-Partiy cloudy
and colder to-day; tomorrow fair. with ris-
ing temperature; fresh northwest Winds.
For Western New York--Fair and cool to-
DAY; Tomorrow fair and warmer.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-There has been
a steady eastward march OF the belt OF low
pressure that was over the Mississippi Val
over the Atlantic States from New England
southward &c Florida. II has been accom-
panied by genera rains in the region east OF
the Mississippi River and In Louisiana and
Texas
II has been followed by a moderate rise in
siderable fall In temperature over the region
OF the great lakes and the Ohio Valley.
Pressure Is falling in far Western districts
and an area OF low barometer of considerable
magnitude covers the western Canadian prov
inces. There has been a general rise IN
temperature since yesterday night in the At
iantic States and the Northwest.
The outlook Is for fair weather tomorrow
and saturday generally east of the Missts-
sippi River. The temperature Will fall con-
Ihe temperature VIII rise TOMORROW In the
lower Ohio Valley and the upper lake region
and on Saturday In all States east OF the
Mississippi River.
:, Observations at United States Weather
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
FRIDAY. APRIL /. 1921.
City Business, Not Politics.

If the city OF New York cannot get
customers for the short term notes
It sells TO raise money to pay It's
school teachers. It's policemen. It's fire.
men, It's street cleaners. IFS water
works men. its clerks, its Mayor and
its Comptroller, how is II going TO get
money TO run street railways az a
loss and to finance tie building OF
homes TO rent at loss?
Comptroller CRAIG seems to think
something can be done by using depos-
its of city cash to bully the banks,
withdrawing money from banks which
do not buy city bonds and putting
money into banks that do buy city
bonds. but this Is not finance: II Is
plain, ordinary coercion and woulr not
get the city anywhere. Its introduc-
tion as an element OF city manage
ment would inevitably be followed by
corruption on a tremendous scale.
Mayor HYLAN appears to have been
captivated by the brilliant thought
that his schemes might be paid for
cut of the sinking funds. He does not
seem to understand that when the
sinking funds are disturbed the city's
credit will be disturbed, and that the
one sure and infallible way to i'm
pair the city's credit is to tamper with
Its pledged sinking funds. At time
when investors are not anxious to buy
the city's securities, and refuse them
except at high interest, the one sure
way to drive New York to the extor-
TONERS is to assail the sanctity Of the
sinking funds.
There is one way for New York city
to get out of the mess extravagance
and waste have got 1t into. That Is
for New York city to quit being ex-
travagant and for its officials 10 get
their feet on the earth. They have
reached crisis In which politics will
not serve them. The city Is up against
a business problem, and the sooner
they acknowledge it the better OF
they will be.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Anglo-Russian Pact Possibilities.

British business persists In its
opinion that whatever trade results
or does not result from the agree
ment between England and Russia
the advantages Of the pact as q polit-
ical treaty are indisputable. Finan.
cial opinion in England is summed up
by the Manchester Guardian CONNER
ci1, in these few sentences:
most Of the amendments nave
nothing to do with trade. They are
political In character and are the
more significant for that reason. be-
cause they belong properly not TO a
commercial agreement at all bu. to
a formal political treaty.
The value to Russia OF the political
clauses Is precisely thae they confirm
the recognition OF the Soviet Govern
ment by the British Government.
Recognition. from the practical
point OF view. is not all that Russia
gains. The newspaper mentions thai
the way is opened. in England at
least. through which Russia may be
able to go without troubling to make
restitution to any who have suffered
in the past from the reputation or
confiscatlon under Bolshevik rule.
The Guardian Commercial continues:
THE Government has stated in the
House of Commons that. although
the British law courts at present
attach property sent TO this country
by the Russian Government because
that Government mas not been rec
ognized.' their law officers are OF
opinion that the signature OF the
trade agreement would constitute
recognition in the eyes of the courts
to such an extent that attachment
need no longer be feared"
English law courts may not sustain
the opinion of the legal officers OF
the Government, but II the. do there
will be nothing to prevent ihe Boil
shevik Government from conflscating
property Of Its own 5ubjects Or OF
nationals whose Governments have
no trade agreement with Russia and
sending this property TO England in
exchange for British merchandise.
without further recourse to the Brit.
ish courts the only pressure the vic.
tins Of such confiscation could bring
would be through diplomatic channels
and this would lay bare the posi-.
bilIty of endless, aggravating intcrna.
tional disputes.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Antique Sofa Brings sa,O5O.

An English neediework sofa with
James ii. walnut frame and carved legs,
the back and sides upholstered in gros
and petit point, brought the highest
price OF yesterday afternoons session in
the Richard w. Iehne sale of English
antiques at the Anderson Galleries sell
ing to J. l.. Lyons for $4,000. An old
Chippendale sofa in needlework went to
Mrs. II. I. Pratt for s2.050. and a Queen
Anne needlework banquette sold to the
same buyer for $500. w. C. Noyes gave
500 for fine old Lowestoft dinner SER
vice decorated with the armorial crest
of the Cavendsh family of North Scot
land. A Queen Anne iady's desk in wal
nut was purchased by Mrs. Joseph Har-
riman for 1910. Yesterdays session in
the Lehne sale totalled $19,226. making
the grand total for the sale to date $780,
700. The sale continues this afternoon
and evening and tomorrow afternoon.