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The New York herald., 1921-11-09
Bagdad to London in 6 Days.
Itinerary Of Officers by Air, Sea and
Rail.
From the Manchester Guardion.


An officer of the Royal Air Force. pro-
ceeding home from Mesopotamla in the
ordinary course OF duty. has travelled
from Bagdad to London in six days. He
few from Mesopotamia to Egypt in two
days over the route which has been
opened UP by the Royal Air Force for
tho carriage Of official mails.
Starting from Bagdad at A. NJ. on the
18th Of this month. the flight across the
Syrian desert to Amman, distance OF
515 miles, was made in eight and three
quarter hours on the first day. The sec
ond days journey commenced early, and
by 9 o'clock Heliopolis was reached after
fight of 325 miles. From Heliopolls
the journey was continued to Aboukir.
tho total distance covered on this day
being 440 miles. This flight was ar
ranged to connect with the sailing Of the
steamship Vienna from Alexandria dock.
Within forty minutes Of arrival at
Aboukir the officer embarked for the re-
mainder Of his journey to England by
sea and rail. He arrived In London at
S:15 p. NJ. on the 21st, six days and
fourteen hours after leaving Bagdad.
having saved from ten to fourteen days
in the passage.
The air route linking Palestine with
Mesopotamia was surveyed and organized
by the Royal Air Force in June Of this
year. A regular fortnightly service by air
for the carriage OF official correspond
ence was commenced on August l.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09

Alfredo Casella, the young Italian
composer and pianist. gave recital OF
piano music last evening In Town Hall.
He played first Beethoven's sonata IN
d minor, opus 81. No. ?, which ne inter-
preted as a musician and a composer
rather than as a piano virtuoso. Mr'
Caseila has edited the sonatas OF
Beethoven and written an Introductory
essay. which shows him to be not oniy
a scholar but q thinker OF some inde-
pendence.
However, modernism as now under
standed of the people" was expected 10
be the feature Of the recital. Even the
four piquant pieces of Scariatti foho"-
ing the Beethoven were forgotten when
the pianist prefaced himself ana Mali
piero with Debussy and Albeniz' prop-
ably Just to show whence came the seeu'
or the Debussy pieces none except tne
familiar "Cathsdrale Engloutie" was
Impressive, but they revealed the pa'-
tern. Even Albeniz seemed 10 10 Ao'
only a man but brother.
"Risonanze," four vsry short ana
CLOSELY connected pieces by Malipiero'
were heard after the Spaniards music.
These pieces were quite too utterly pre-
cious for ears attuned to earthly song.
"Risonanze" was a good name for them.
They were just aggregations Of liquid
sounds. very pretty and extremely
watery. They wers heard for the FIRST,
and possibly the last, time IN this couh-
try.
Mr.. Casella played next "Onze Pieces
Enfantines" of his own. also heard for
the first tin1s here. A prelude LED 10
waltz on the white keys and canon
on the black. The canon must have re-
minded aged pianists of the dear ola
BLACK Key Polka Mazurka" which they
played when they were children. HON.
mage a Clementi' turned out to be
five finger exercise. If you know Gle
menti's "Gradus ad Parnassum" you ap-
preciate thu Jest. A charming sicliiana
and a still more charming minuet FOL
lowed, Unimportant but delightfully."-
graceful trifles these. The last three
numbers. "Chimes," a lullaby and a
gallon. vera inconsequential In the ex-
.treme.
But none of these little compositions
was a tangle OF discords. none was OBJ
scure, none was dlsagreeable. On the
contrary all were simple, most OF them
were tuneful. and the best were thor
oughly musical. Those who waited to
hear them expecting that they would
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
The Negro and the South.
Mr.. Harding's Speech Criticised by
n Citizen Of Georgia.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In his
Birmingham speech the President said:
THE negro must and should be given
economic and political equality. but So
cial equality could never be-"
1t ought to be clear to the average
American, regardless Of the section Of
the country to which he belongs. how
impossible it would be to share the re-
sponsibilities Of government with negroes
without also sharing social equality
with them.
President Harding holds the view
that the South should afford better edu-
cational facilities for the negroes In
order that they may remain In the South
to cultivate the fields. The answer to
that is simple: Where the negro has
any education worth speaking Of he
seeks other employment than working
in the fields.
Owing to the presence Of a large negro
population the conditions prevailing In
the South are widely different from those
existing in other parts Of the country.
Tho truth of this statement Is made
plain when we read daily of the crimes
committed by negroes all over the South.
Even at the present time hero In At
lanta holdups, robbcries and murders
are committed daily by daring negro
criminals. How much more would negro
crime sweep the South IL negroes ran
the government and white people had
to depend on negro police. negro jurors,
negro judges or negro anybody else to
get justice and protection from their dar-
ing crimes
That part Of President Hardins's
speech advocating negro political equal
ity has left a very unfavorable impress
sion on his hearers and readers In the
South. The one living fact all white
Americans, regardless of section or party.
should forever bear in mind Is that the
Government of the United States was
founded by white men and should for
ever remain In the hands of white men
and not In the hands Of negroes.
Look at the riots In Omaha and the
burning of the magnificent court house
there by a mob to get negro who
committed an unspeakable crime against
humanity. Then picture the same con-
diton In more intensified degree as it
exists in the South. then ask the State
Of Nebraska to share the State govern.
ment with criminals Of such a type.
The best opinion and thought in the
South seriously differs with President
Harding in his views on negro political
equality in the South. The South owes
it as a duty to itself and to future gen.
erations to come to uphold white SUI
premacy in the South. as against being
submerged by an inferior black race.
SouTHERNER.
ATLANTA, Ca, November 6.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Yorls-Cloudy. fol-
lowed by rain to-day tomorrow clearing
ana colder, increasing east wind9
for New Jersey-Rain to-day; tomorrow
clearing and colder. fresh easterly winds.
for Northern New England-Cloudy to-
day. followed by snow or rain tonight ana
.o-morrow: no change In temperature, fresh
easterly winds.
For Southern New England-cloudy. fol-
lowed by rain snow on the coast ana
ram IN interior to-day; tomorrow clearing
and colder. increasing easterly winds.
for Western New York-Snow to-day: to-
''ofro" clearing, strong casterly winds.
WASHINGTON. Nov. s.--Pressure is abb
normally hi9h along the north border from
new England westward to the Pacific coast
uO, aha over the plains States and the Rocky
central Mississippi Valley and the Canadisn
m,afitiine .h PROVINCES. The disturbance over
the central Mississippi Valley has been at
lakes, the upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. and by local rains In the south At
,antic and east Gulf State. Heavy SHOWS fell
nois' southern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa.
The temperature has fallen decidedly over
tne plains States the Rocky Mountain re-
gion and the upper Mississippi Valley. Colder
weather Is also reported from New England
and the middle Atlantic States.
~ the north Atlantic States cloudy weather
WIN be followed by snow or rain tomorrow
and Tomorrow night, and clearing weather
on Thursday without material change 4,
temperature. In middle Atlantic and south
Ausntic states the weather will be unsettled
WITH ram Tomorrow and clearing and colder
Tnursday In the east Gulf States. Tennessee
ana. snd the Ohio Valley there will be rain and
coioer weather tomorrow and fair and cold
er weather on Thursday. In the region Of
the great lakes there viii be snow to-mor-
row and cloudy weather Thursday without
material change In temperature.
Observations at United Etates Wcath.r
bureau stations. taken a p. NJ yesterday,
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-11-09

the pleasure OF being outdoors on
foot have taken largely to the Eng
lish fashion of special costume for
this particular game. Khaki knick-
erbockers, sport skirts, sweaters,
heavy shoes. rough clothing generally
proclaim the hiker. Moro and more
on Saturday afternoons and Sundays
on the less crowded roads leading
out of Manhattan may these sensibly
clad figures be seen footing it.
They are visible signs of the growth
OF the best and cheapest Of outdoor
sports. To many men walking in the
warmer months affords little pleas
ure owing to the discomfort the heat
means. The autumn brings the Pc
destrian's best months, when he can
fight chill winds with the glow born
Of exertion and with no bills to pay
for fuel. To the man or woman who
goes walking to walk autumn and
winter are the top of the year.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
NINE. NEY PLAYS CHOPIN.
Pianist Falls Below Standard Set
mt First Recital.

Nine. ELY Ney, the distinguished
in Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon.
1t Is not essential to catalogue the works
she presented. The fiat minor sonata
ballads In L and A fiat and the B fiat
Nine. Ney had sustained the level which
she attained In her first performance,
that Of the c minor prelude in a group
Of eight from opus 2S. yesterdays would
have been one of the memorable piano
recitas Of the decade. Her playing OF
this noble succession Of harmonies was
Itself as noble as the work. The whole
group afforded an impressive exhibition
Of the romantic side Of her art.
But with the sonata came disappoint-
ments, harsh and jangling fortes, blurred
and uncertain outlines In bravura, un-
accountable and apparently whimsical
alterations OF tempo In the funeral
march (the marchers must have stag
gered) and whispering Of the funera;
cantilena almost pianissimo throughout
and with both pedals down. OF course
the wind blew over the grave and 1t was
a raw and gusty day." such as that on
which Caesar vainly tried to swim the
Tiber.
Yet underlying the indiosypcrasies OF
Nine. Neys performance Of the sonata
were a breadth Of conception and a
delicacy Of sentiment that would have
raised minor pianist to distinction
The whinis and vagaries Of powerful
artistic personality differ materially
from the plumbers Of mediocrities. Nine.
Ney is interesting. Many pianists who
play more cleanly and with more schol-
astic correctness are discouragingly dull
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
HAROLD BAUER PLAYS.
Beethoven Association Gives Its
First Concert OF Season.

First Concert OF Season.
The flrst concert of the Beethoven
Association. OF which Harold Bauer n
president. took place last night in Aeo-
Ian Hall. Formed by prominers musi-
cfans two years ago for tho artistic pur-
pose Of bringing forworks df Bee
thovcn and to aid needy followers OF the
musical profession by the financial
profts from the concerts. tho society.
now entering It's third season. has
achieved only success. Last night the
house was sold out.
Tho programme, as has happened
before. did not keep to the original plan.
The instrumental compositions offered
were Brahms's d minor sonata, opus los,
for piano and violin, and Beethoven's
trio in B fat. opus 81. for piano, violin
and cello. Between the two we're hve
German lieder. namely. Brahms's "Nicht
mehr gu dir xu gehen." Schubert's "Dass
sic hier gewesen" and "Orpheus" and
Schumann's "Roeselein. Rocselein'' and
"schoene wicge mciner Leiden." The
"Roeselein'' song was repeated.
The artists, all according to the ruis
being members Of the society. were
Harold Bauer. pianist: Louis Graveure.
barytone; Hans Kinder. cellist, ana
Bronislaw Huberman. violinist
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
The Waste Oil Nuisance.
A Defence Of the Ships Against
Which Complaint Is Made.

To The New YORK HERALD: In your
comments on the oil nuisance the tech
meal aspect of the case against the oil
burners seems to have been ignored. ac-
cepting only the point Of view OF the
people on the beach. 1t is for their In
formation that submit these facts:
The fuel oil used for the propulsion
of ships is carried in tanks in the double
bottom OF the ship. These tanks are
also the ballast tanks.
An oil burning ship has the double
bottom stored with oil when leaving port
and bound on q voyage that taxes her
fuel capacity. While at sea and as the
oil is used UP the sea water Is neces-
sarily pumped into the vacant spaces
to preserve the trim and very often the
safety Of the ship.
When port is approached and as soon
as the safety OF the ship will permit, the
sea water thus injected Is pumped out
again to make room for the next bunk
ering Of oil.
From the very nature of things some
residue oil must stick to the sea water
thus pumped out. If near a coast 1t is
more than likely to drift inshore. though
not always
I have inferred from your editorial
article that it was understood that lot
OF refuse oil that could just as we'll be
carried In and delivered to scow was
simply dumped overheard at Ambrose
to save trouble. If that were the prac-
tice there would be justice In kick.
but it is never done by oil burning ships
with residce fiel oil
Perhaps, however, something could be
done to prevent oil barges from dump
ing tank refuse on the coast, and that
would. by the way give New Jersey
Congressman something worth while to
go UP against, but laws designed to con-
troll the management Of fuel oil would
very likely prove futile. Or the oil
burner would become extinct.
V. J. SLoCUM.
BROOKLYN, November g.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
Compensation.
From the Boston Tronscrip.

From the Boston Transcript.
1t seemed so sad to see the summer 60
The flowers wither and the giant oak
Scatter its heavy LEAKAGE far and low
But last night, as I suddenly awoko
From dreamless sleep. bright in tho
eastern sky
A crescent moon lay, like silver boat
Moored to the bare oaks branches far
on high,
And on a sea Of light ] seemed to
float
To float till had reached the flaming
star
That shone supreme In regal majesty
whereat / turned, and looked back. and
afar
Bcheld this world, 30 petty then to
me
What though the summers fed and
trees are bare
When on celestial journeys one may
fare7
LoupLLA G. POOLE.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Luncheon in honor of I.ieut.-Csen. Baron
Jacques. of the Belgian army. by the Gov
tinsuished Guests, Waldorf-Astoria. 1 7. M;
reception for Gen; Jacques. Army and Na,y
Col. Thomas Fairservis. Brooklyn Club. i
p. NJ: Cen. Jacques will decorate five mem
bers Of the 1929 Engineers In behalf Of tho
King OF the Belgians, 105th Infantry Armory.
Bedford and Atlantic avenues. Brooklyn.
New York Southern Society. th,rty-fifth
anniversary smoker. Waldorf-Astoral. S:t5
Board Of Education meeting. Park avenue
and Fifty ninth street. =. NJ.
LIP reading demonstration. New. Yorit
League Tor the Hard of Hearing. Madison
s1S M anss 2o n M
OF Foreign Propaganda" Knights OF Colun.
bus Institute. 81 Hanson place. Brooklyn.
Americas Making Exposition. seventy-first
Edward Earle Of the history department.
ton OF Armament" Brooklyn Woman's Club.
Ii e, PieIDont ,sn' street Brooklyn: r. NJ :,
Roth Ladies Aid Society. card party. Hotel
Leslie Aid Society. card party. Hotel Astor.
Lecture on "Ncxico and Central America, =
American Museum Of Natural History. 3 80
National Association OF Women Painters
and Sculptors, meeting, Architectural Leagus
OF New York. 2i5 West Fifty-seventh street,
Or. Will Durant will speak on ''The Phys..
ology OF Feeling and Emotion" Labor TEN.
pie, Fourteenth street and Second avenue.
Life as a Fine Art Club. lecture. Hotel
Commodore. p. NJ.
New York Browning Society. meeting. wai-
Verdi Club. musicale. waldorf-Astoria, If
A. NJ
New York Lumber Trade Associat,cu.
luncheon, waldorf%Astoria, p. NJ.
British Schools and Universities Club. din
Westchester County Chamber Of Commerce.
dinner. Hotel Commodore, p. NJ.
Kiwanis Club. luncheon. Hotel McAipin.
IL 80 p. NJ.
Patriotic Women Of America. bridge party.
Hotel McAipin, 2 p. NJ.
Rotary Club. dinner. Hotel McAlpin, $3.50
=. M.
will lecture on 'who Did Finance Coiun,-
bus7" Under the auspices of the Catholls
Library Association, o. L. l.. Auditorium,
4da west 145d street. 4:15 p. NJ.
Thomas Burgess vii lecture on THE Greeks
IN America" Townsend Harris Hall. City
College. e:i5 p. M.
Albert j.. Mock will speak on ''The Wash
ington Conference on the Limitation of Arm
afnents," Community Church House, Park
avenue and Thirty.fourth street. s:15 p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
The Old Collector.

How tenderly he holds within his palm
a bit Of porphyry or carven Jade
Scent bottles, by some famous work.
man made
Ere Solomon had written his first
Psalm
Vases. where Ptolemy kept pungent
balm,
He fingers gently: and his eager eyes
Beam like lovers on his latest
prize
A Kora-han. wrapt In centuries Of calm.
He has no use for any modern art.
No matter how much beauty IL may
hold,
He only cares for treasures that impart
The glamour of things historical and
old:
Things like himself. as scarce as some
rare page
Torn from the romance OF another age
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
The Physicians Code.

The Supreme Court OF Massachu-
sets recently rendered a decision in
a case involving the right Of a physi-
clan and surgeon to practise in that
State which is Of interest to the
medical profession everywhere.
A statute of Massachusetts, pro-
vides that the Board Of Registration
in Medicine may revoke the license
OF practitioner who has been guilty
of gross misconduct in his profess
sional activities. A licensed practi-
toner agreed to perform, or to at
tempt to perform, an operation which
had it been carried out would have
made him liable to prosecution for a
crime. For this the board revoked
his license; the physician contended
that it was without the power 30 to
do, because he had not been con-
victed of a criminal act. The Su-
preme Court, through Chief Justice
RUaa, said. as striking sentences
from the decision are quoted In Amer
icdn Medicine, that:
"Soundness of moral fibre to In
sure the proper use Of medical learn
ing is as essential to the public health
as medical learning itself Mere In
tellectual power and scientific achieve
ment without uprightness OF char
acter may be more harmful than
ignorance.
Highly trained intelligence COM
bned with disregard of the funda-
mental virtues is menace. A ply
sicisn. however skilful, who is guilty
Of deceit, malpractice or gross mis-
conduct In the practice of his profess
sion. even though not amounting to
an offence against the criminal laws.
we'll may be thought to be pernicious
The New York herald., 1921-11-09

Massachusetts, having abandoned the
practice Of electing its Governor every
year and adopted the two year term
for its supreme executive magistrate" I"
as the State Constitution styles him,
his Excellency CLAIMING II. Cox had
the pleasure Of not being forced to
canvass the Commonwealth this year.
This was satisfactory for Mr. Cox, but
1t robbed the days news of one Of the
interesting incidents to which the pub
lie has become accustomed. the early
receipt Of the complete count from
some lively Old Bay State town.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
Railroad Fares.
Travelling Statesmen Ask Support for
Bills Before Congress-.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The Ma
tional Council Of Travelling Salesmen's
Associations has bent every effort to-
ward readjustment of the abnormal
conditions and prices brought about by
the world war. A commercial investiga-
ton Of travelling conditions and rates
caused the National Council to appeal to
Congress for relief. with assurance that
In return for concessions and reductions
IN rates there would undoubtedly be an
Increased volume Of business to the
carriers Of the country.
There Is no ono thing that contributes
moro to the high cost Of living than the
high cost OF railroad travel and railroad
freight and express rates, particularly
In SO Tar as the commercial life of the
nation Is concerned.
The railroad rates, both freight and
passenger. and the Pullman rates are to-
day prohibitive and have practically
throttled the business life and CONNER
cial development Of the nation and are
more to blame than any one thing for
tho great number Of unemployed
throughout the country.
It Is claimed that during the first six
months OF this year the passenger fares
paid to 1913 railroads amounted TO ap-
proxinateiy $573.254.211 against $751;
5S6.2l2 for the first six months Of 1920
before the increase went into effect. and
these fares were paid by 522.195,000
persons compared with 595.771.0o0 for
the same period Of 1920. while the aver
age journey for the 1921 period was
$500 miles against 36.41 miles for the
1920 period. Each traveller paid an av-
erage Of 3.13 cents a mile for his rail-
road transportation as against 2.6o for
the first SIX months Of 1920.
II Is estimated that freight revenues
for the first six months OF 1921 totalled
$1,s63,s36.30S as against 1850. .9I8,323
for the 1920 period. The tonnage. how
ever. like the passenger travel. dropped
from 1,020.11s IN the 1920 period to
77s.360 for the 1921 period.
These figures speak for themselves
most eioquently and every week contin-
ues to show a decrease In both passen-
ger. freight and Pullman traffic. II Is
the old story OF killing the goose that
lays the golden egg, and unless some
measure of relief Is found. there Is Moth
Ing ahead but disaster. not only for the
railroads but for the commercial exist
ence of our country.
There is now pending before the Con-
gress legislation providing for the issu-
ancc Of a mileage book. interchangeable.
nontransferablc. good on all interstate
roads at 2Js cents O mile. The bill
known as the watson-Kahn bill pro-
vides for a 5000 mile book. Another
bill pending is known as the Spencer
bill which provides for the issuance OF
euch a book at a discount of SO 1-3 per
cent. from ne regular rates.
The passage OF this legislation would
be Of great and immediate benefit to
both the railroads and the country and
would do more to relieve the unemploy-
ment situation and bring about activity
In the agricultural Industrial and COM
mercial world than any legislation that
has been suggested or could be sug-
rested TO the Congress at the present
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
Armistice Day Music.
Mrs. Scott Criticises the Choice ot
america" at Arlington.

To THE NEW York HERALD: I have
sent the President a letter in which l
say:
"The morning papers givo the pro-
gramme for the ceremonies at Arlington
on Armistice Day.
"Our national anthem Is The Star
spangled Banner and during the war
that air grew to mean all that love Of
country and idealism which inspired
those nameless soldiers whose sacrifice
is to be mcmorialized on November IL.
Why, then. substitute America the air
to which Is the inspiration OF the Britieh
soldier?
why not the 'Marseillaise' or the
Italian hymn?
why borrow when we can use our
own. recreate by its means the throb
and aspiration with which we were
stirred when these men marched away?
"Over this sacred body let us sing
again The Star Spangled Banner"
Lucy p. scorr.
NEW YonK, November s.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
The Wisdom Of the Romantic.

To see him in his gray and dismal room
Was not to think of him as one who
roamed
Green. brilliant hills and golden seas
that foamed
Under sky that held no hint Of DOOM
He seemed q lost, eternal friend OF
gloom
And not the lover who had lately
threaded
The laughing. sunshine ways where
naught Is dreaded.
And glamour mocks its solemn. waiting
tomb.
But in the treasure chambers OF his
brain
He guards those shining landscapes OF
content;
And when he leaves the room where he
is pent
They are the cherished scenes he will
regain.
But now, like any patient squirrel ne
knows
Enough to sleep through winters oreary
SHOWS.
CHARLES M. PRAarn.