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The New York herald., 1921-01-07

ships the airmen have had as much
as three men are entitled to, perhaps
as much as they wanted. They have
been as near death as most of US want
to get. II they did not look down the
barrel of Deadshot fke's surefire pep
per box, they saw hope OF life running
away as fast as scared Cree Indian
could carry 1t.
Every man makes his own frontier,
physically, mentally, morally. If he
seeks the Wild, nature has preserved
certain primeyal Businesses for him.
If his intellectual wants are such that
conyentionality cannot crafty them,
he may build him a new world OF rela-
tivity, with EINsIEIN and NICHOLSON
as his props. If moral adventure lures
him, there is always a bootlegger to
be bribed.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07

+. IT. La Guardia. President OF the Board
of Aldermen. will lecture on City Govern
ment In the City of New York; at the Recre-
alton Rooms Forum. 1856 Chrystie street.
Horace M. Albright, superintendent of Yell
lowstone National Park. viii give an Illus
trated lecture on yellowstone Park-Last
Stand of the Old West" in the American
Museum Of Natural History, seyenty-sevsnth snS
G.. Herbert Thring and Frederick G. Mel
cher will speak at the luncheon of the Au-
thors League of America, Cafe Boulevard
Everett Dean Martin will lecture on "Nietz-
schc. tho Moral Philosopher" Cooper Union.
s =. NJ.
Abraham S. Schooner viii speak at ihe
Forum OF the East New York Jewish Centre,
$50 Vermont street. Hrooijyn. $50 T. NJ
There will he "A memorial service In honor
of four missionaries of the Board of Foreign
Missions OF the Presbyterian Church in the
assembly room of the board. 1856 Fifth ave
The annual meeting of the New York
Microscopical Society viii be held in tho
American Museum OF Natural History, Sew
enty-seventh street and Central Park West,
s p. NJ.
Prof. John A. Ryan win lecture on In
dustral Autocraey vs.. Industrial Democ-
racy," under the auspices OF the League for
Political Education. Park Theatre. IL A. NJ.
DR.. Haven Emerson will speak at the sec
ond annual meeting OF the Women's Founda.
tion for Health, 600 Lexington avenue, 10
A. NJ.
There will be discussion on labor and
caDital IN tnelr attitude toward INDUSTRIAL re-
adjustment. under the auspices ~ the Com
munity Club of the Society for Ethical Cul-
ture West Sxty-fourth street. Z. NJ.
There viii be a meeting of the section of
surgery of the Academy OF Medicine, II
West Forty-third street. $3.50 7. NJ.
Margaret Sanger win lecture on birth
Control for the Workers." Parkview Palace,
Fifth avenue and 110th street, 80 +. NJ.
The Oberln Association OF New York will
give concert and dance. Hotel Biltmore.
$50 +. NJ.
The American Criterion Society will hold
luncheon, Hotel Commodore. IL 80 +. NJ.
Association OF American Colleges, meet
lngs. Hotel Astor. 10 A. NJ and z. NJ.
United States Golf Association. meeting.
Waldorf Astoria. $3.50 =. NJ.
The New Workers.. meeting, Hotel Astor. ,
p. NJ.
The alumni of Stevens Institute OF Tech
nology, dinner. Hotel Astor, =. NJ.
Motor Truck Association, highway trans
portation show, Twelfth Regiment Armorv
and 100 West Sixty-second street, and First
Field Artillery Armory, Broadway and Sixty
seventh street. this afternoon and evening.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Symphony Society Plays French Music
Devotes Afternoon Concert Berlioz, SaintSaens
and Cesar Franck in Historical Cycle.

The historical cycle of the Symphony
Society, interrupted or rather thrown
out of its peaceful course by the in
cursion of Albert Coates, the visiting
conductor from Britain. resumed it's
progress yesterday in Carnegie Hall
The afternoons consideration was de-
voted to the French masters, Beriioz.
Saint-Saens and Cesar Franck- The first
was represented by two movements
from the Harold In Italy" symphony,
with Rene Pollain and his faithful viola
in the role of the wandering Childe.
Then followed the c minor symphony
of Saint-Saens, with organ and piano
obbligati. Pietro Yon was the organisr
and Harold Bauer effaced himself by
fitting the piano part into the ensemble
precisely as the composer meant IT to be.
but as 1t very rarely is. Mr.. Bauer's
modesty had its just reward when he
figured as a genuine piano soTotst in the
Cesar Franck symphonic variations.
which were also the best music on
the programme.
The orchestra played admirably. There
was beautiful transparency in it's de-
livery Of the Berlioz movements. but
no degree of finish In the performance
can make this symphony sound impor-
tant in these days. It's face Is very
pale; its back is bent; it's locks turn
white Byron's poem is not read much
by the ardent youth Of this land, spurn-
ing not song and the choral dance (see
Horace), but there are some ancients
who recall passages of an eloquence, a
creative imagination. far beyond any
thing left US by the French musician.
Possibly the Saint-Saens symphony will
in a few years sound as empty as that
of Berlioz. 1t is cruel world. Old age
creeps over everything. Perhaps there
will come a time when even Aida"
will sound ancienI. Meanwhile. We must
not forget that in a historical cycle the
dead have to be remembered. And with
NJ. Pollain at the viola even the English
Harold In the French Italy becomes
worth while.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Arsenic.
A Virulent Poison Used by Science in
Many and Varied Industries.
From the London Daily Mail.

From the London Daily Mail
Arsenic is so extensively used in the
industries and arts that IL ia believed
that there are few of us who have not a
little of it in our bodies.
Formerly good deal of chronic pol
soning resulted from arsenic in wall
der and also as a gas in warm, moist
weather Many wall papers still contain
very small quantities of the poison. 1t
is also present in some artificial flowers,
In carpets. furs, dress fabrics dyed with
aniline dyes, and in black stockings
1t has been found in many cosmetic
preparations which women use to i'm
prove the complexion and brilhancy of
the eyes. accidents from these prepara-
tions being on record.
DIR. Murrell examined a number of COL
ored tobacco and cigarette covers and
found arsenic in one-third of them. Used
as an insecticide for spraying fruit. 1t re-
mains on the skins and Is sometimes
eaten.
Glucose frequently contains arsenic.
and thence II finds its way into jams
and beer. Many persons were poisoned
in Manchester some years ago by arsenic
in beer made with glucose. and the
analyses of the Government analyst show
that the poison is present in small guam
titles in many samples of beer. OF course
these minute doses seldom do any harm.
but in some people they produce chronic
poisoning, \ loss of hair. neuritis and
other evil results
This drug is poisonous to all animals
with a central nervous system--brain or
spinal cortland to most of the higher
plants. Mice show the greatest resist
ance and next come hedgehogs. rabbits.
dogs and cats. II is believed that the
smallest fatal dose for an adult human
being is two grains. but people have taken
a very much greater quantity and recov-
cred. BY practice one can get used to
large doses; the mountaineers of Styria
eat as much as eight grains two or three
times a week and find the dose a good
tonic.
Long ago arsenic was extensively used
for the purposes of murder, and Nine.
Toffana, an Italian, has become immor-
tai In the annals OF crime from her prep
aration. the aqua Toffana. made from
animals poisoned with the arsenic.
Although many deaths still occur by
accident or suicide. arsenic Is seldom
used for criminal poisoning by intelligent
people now. because the analyst can find
II in the body for years after death. 1t
has a peculiarly preservative effect. and
in one case Of exhumation after thirty
seven and one-half months burial--that
of John Flanagan of Liverpool. In 1884
the body could be identified.
There have been great epldemics OF
accidental arsenic poisoning. The most
remarkable case was that in Paris In
1928. when 10000 people were poisoned.
Also there have been many accidents
from weed killers. and in 1909 an analy-
sis of sweets In the Isle II Wight re-
vealed the presence OF one-hfteenth of a
grain TO the pound.
A curious fact is that when person
takes arsenic ID finds its way into the
hair within about two weeks and stays
there for years.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Danger at the Crossing.
Street Accidents From the View
point of a Habitual Walker.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: 1t isn't
strange, i suppose. that the two physi-
clans whose letters you print should
assume that only 10 per cent. OF the
automobile accidents involving injury to
pedestrians we're due to carelessness on
the part Of the drivers of cars. AS ha-
bltual riders they naturally would have
that attitude; but let them stand on a
street corner for several hours and It
might change their views.
AS a habitual walker l maintain that
the figures should be reversed. No doubt
there is carelessness, especially as
viewed from the comfortable seat in an
auto. but when one has business to at
tend to and stands on the curb vainly
waiting for an opening in the ceaseless
flow Of cars one must take a chance
or spend an hour or so in getting across
the street.
/ think too IL the physicians will look
further into the matter they will find
are not due to the reckless darter but
to some older person who is trying his
best to get over safely and may become
confused. l have been caught In the
middle Of the street myself ofttimes
at the signal of the police. and II takes
strong nerve to stand rigid while
machines whirl by on either side, SEEM
ingly trying whether they can take the
buttons from your coat.
I am not for the blue laws, but those
Sundays during tho war when autos
were not allowed on the streets were
indeed blissful for the pedestrian, and
Ia be glad to see one again, at least
once a month
/ do not suppose that one who walks
has any claim to the streets. but IL tho
penalties for accidents were what they
should be 1 predict that one would see
mighty dwindling IN their number.
New YoRK, January g. G.s.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
What Brooklyn Has Not.

We read that Mr.. REEVE, the author
of certain popular detective stories,
has been made foreman of Federal
Grand Jury. This is fitting, but the
item adds that Mr.. REEVE lives In
Brooklyn; and this seems Incredible.
How can a writer of mystery stories
live In Brooklyn and thrive? We
do not reflect Upon Brooklyn as a
place of residence Far from that.
Brooklyn Is home, sweet home itself.
Millions Of persons think of the boz
ough as the only place worth while.
Nor do we suggest that Brooklyn and
literature are antagonistic. Every
body who thinks Of LAURA JEAN LIE
BEY thinks of Brooklyn too.
What we are driving at is that
Brooklyn is not sinister, elusive, dra-
matte, uncanny or mysterious enough
for writer of detective stories to
live In. 1t has the atmosphere Of
new subways, perambulators, bowling
contests and general happiness; but
mystery cannot fatten on these. The
only thing steadily mysterious about
Brooklyn is the old bridge, and that
leads away from the borough.
A writer of detective stories should
live In air surcharged with mystery
only less slightly than that which
Is breathed by his characters. Con-
slider PoE, who lived in at least six
different places in this town, each
one more mysterious than the others.
CONAN DOYLE, when writing his most
interesting Sherlock Holmes tales,
had a home In Surrey, which
abounds in heaths. moors, braclsen
and other bits of shuddery b; :
ground. Probably he had town lodg-
ings in or near Baker street, that
spot where Holmes so often exposed
the abysmal ignorance OF Watson.
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN lives In
pretty little Buffalo street to which
any amount of mystery could be at
tached at will. Mr. DEY, the gifted
biographer Of Nick Carter, writes
sometimes in lone house overlooking
the dark Hudson, sometimes in cot
beside Lake Sunapee, the very trout
Of which are of mysterious origin.
A writer of detective stories who
must live in New York naturally
would be expected to live in Green
wich Village or Chelsea, preferably
in a house which could be reached
only by skulking UP lane, news or
alley. But Brooklyn-neverl
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Hands OFF Lockwood!

At this juncture no investigation by
anybody of the affairs of New York
city that aims or tends to draw a red
herring across the Lockwood commit
tee trail will be suffered patiently by
the public. This is solid fact aside
and apart from any question as to the
{ wisdom or Appropriateness Of having
Ex-Governor WHITMAN take charge
of the District Attorneys examination
of the Hylan administration.
Mr.. WHITMAN, returning from pub
lie life to the practice of his profession,
accepted, properly enough, as we see
IL, retainer from the Interborough.
Though, as a private citizen, he had
a perfect right to do this, and though
he would have a perfect right to be
regularly ON the payroll of the Inter-
borough as a member of It's legal staff,
Ii is obvious what an opportunity of
attack and defence such circumstances
would give Mayor HYLAN. If Mr..
WHITMAN got under the Hylan official
skin the Mayor could charge he was
being bounded by the traction inter
ests for his unbending opposition to
their efforts to collect heavier rapid
transit fares from New Workers.. 1t
is obvious that any of Mayor HYLAN's
associates or subordinates could set up
the same cry.
Yet if such were not the case, If
Mr.. WHITMAN We're the very man to
assist District Attorney SWAMI by
reason of suitable professional asso-
Citations, as he is by his large ex-
perience and proved ability, the fact
would remain that nothing must be
permitted to sidetrack the Lockwood
committees marvellously successful
engine for uncovering crooks and
grafters. Nothing must be permitted
10 defect or in any way interfere with
the merciless probe of SAM UNTER-
MyEE, who already has driven more
pillagers of the public into corner
than all the legal and police instru-
ments Of the city, county and State
put together.
1t makes no difference whether 1t
is an investigating enterprise of the
District Attorney, or the Mayor, or
the State, or the Federal Government
the first word to any and all of them
must be Hands Off the Lockwood
committee :"
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
A Scholar in Hard Luck.
Stranded i'm a New Jersey Graveyard
by a Series of MisfOrtunes.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Poets,
artists and thinkers are a class who
are looked upon as visionary. but is IL
not matter OF fact that things worth
while are the results of somebody's
conception?
Art in time will bring about universal
lasting peace by washing mems lives of
selfshness and cunning. Refined. II is
capable of increasing production and
helping men to live fuller lives. 1t is
destined TO bring about a more sympa-
labor.
Shakespeare is the custodian Of hui
man knowledge and understanding, and
when we bring art within the reach of
the masses black things will commence
to melt away AS a living example l
might cite what the reading of Shake
speare did for me.
was at the age of 1s an illiterate
youth. the product of the East side F;
in 1879 was born in Rivington street,
just off the Bowery. To-day | can give
literal interpretations of the most popu-
lar Shakespearian plays. seven or eight.
lecture for one and half hours and
intersperse the lecture with acting.
These assertions can be verified by local
townspeoplc here in Freehold.
II raker of leaves, beater OF rugs
and window cleaner can do this, shall
Il not put to shame those whose op-
portunities and earlier environment and
home influences were far superior to
those ] had?
Notwithstanding all this. am down
and out. Ny three children had the
bluest, cmptiest Christmas OF their
young lives
The housing situation In New York
made us homeless. We drifted forty
or fifty miles down to the southern part
of Jersey.
/ am open for any kind OF honest
work. Three men here IN town can
vouch for my willingness to work. They
are builders here IN Freehold.
Our homo Is in an old graveyard
fine. you might say. for Hamlet in
spration.
Talk about Jobs hard luck 1 tried
to make n home in Philadelphia and
shipped our goods via the American
Railway Express. We never received
our goods and the company has not
answered one OF my letters
explained that our clothes, all OF
them. including the childrcn's sweaters,
my wife's heavy coat and my own. were
among the goods. but the representa-
tive remained noncommittal
man here gave me an overcoat
to GO out 10 work. r. b
FREEHoLp, N. j., January S.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Two Kinds of Leaders.

- THE New YORK HERALD: There
ar number of men to be found in
eN = forward movement who are merely
oo.iing for the largest money returns
for the least exertion.
While they might be called profess
sional prohibitionists, professional
Christians. professional labor leaders. in
order to distinguish them from their
earnest, self-sacrificing co-laborers. 7
am sure a more distinctive designation
IS possible. Can any OF your readers
suggest one? II. G. SAuNpERsoN.
BERLIN. January g.,
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Glory u, Statistics.
Health Boards Way Of Reducing the
Death Rate i'm This City.

To THE New York HERALD: Once
upon a time an Irishman went to
store to buy cook stove. The clerk
showed him different styles. volubly ex-
aggerating their good points. Pointins
to one he said;
Now I can recommend this one for
economy; why. you'll save half your
coal IL you buy itp
"Begorra," said Pat, I'm take two
of them and save II allw
AS was reading your editorial arti-
clio on the Health Departments an
nouncement of the 1920 death rate this
anecdote occurred to me.
If the Commissioner of Health can
reduce New York's mortality rate to
H.93 by the brilliant expedient of count
Ing half million imaginary inhabitants
In our big town. why shouldn't he do
Hike Pat, add enough more mythical pop
ulation to reduce the rate to almost nil?
That is the plan followed in numerous
diseases, diphtheria. for instance. Hun
dreds OF cases formerly called slight
sore throat are now labelled diphtheria;
hence the death rate from that malady
sounds very low, TO the great praise of
antitoxin as a remedy.
A little thing like counting several
million more people than We actually
have would not matter in statistics a.
accurate as medical figures usually are.
A death rate of four or five to the
1000 for little old New York would
astonish all the earth and would re-
dound to the everlasting glory of mod
ern medical progress and of our Commits
sioner of Health. And nobody would
ever know the difference, except n few
irresponsible critics. 4.
NEW YORK, January 6.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Boston Symphony Concert.

The January concerts of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra began in Carnegie
Hall last evening. The second will take
place tomorrow afternoon. The ther.
mometer fell considerably yesterday and
not even the second stimulant in the
shape of Byronic music administered in
the evening (there had been one In the
afternoon) served to keep some people
from feeling the chill NJ. Pierre Mon
teux, conductor of the wise men of the
East, began his entertainment with the
Manfred symphony Of Tschaikowsky.
The work was vigorously played and
there were some moments of finish In
the performance. Also there were
some of false intonation But the audi
ence seemed to like 1t.
Tschaikowsky was great master.
but IL his fame had to rest on the
Manfred" symphony no one would ever
cry Beware the Muscovite." 1t is an
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Finish Up and Pay Up.

No address delivered to q legisla-
tive body in years has set forth SIM
pier principles of successful govern
ment and expressed more plain, rugged
sense than Governor MfLLER's mes
sage to the law makers of New York.
OF particular force in its application
to tax layers, tax gatherers and tax
spenders far and wide is his injunc-
tion that our State Government should
clean up the work and the bills of the
large and costly projects now under
way before beginning any new ones
and further mortgaging its financial
future.
After the general debauch of pub
lie waste and squander this is sound
and necessary doctrine for the na-
tional Government as for the State
Government. 1t is sound and neces-
sary doctrine for county and munich
pal governments. 1t is sound and
necessary doctrine as well for every
enterprise or individual that, needless
of the day Of reckoning, has gone too
fast, too far and too long on the wild
career of spending and debt piling.
Finish up and pay up" for ma
tional slogan preached and practised
as Americanism knows how to do
when it gets down to any hard job
would mighty soon put this country,
in its public affairs and in its private
affairs, where 1t belongs.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Help the Traffic Police.

The new traffic regulations govern
ing evening travel in the theatre dis
trict are inevitably confusing in their
application.
They are. however, absolutely es-
sential to orderly movement OF pas
senger and business vehicles. The
public must submit TO them to end
the chaos which has existed.
The best way for the public to sub
NIT is good naturedly and helpfully,
and thus make the necessary work of
the police in behalf OF good order as
easy as may be.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair ana
somewhat warmer to-day: tomorrow
cloudy; colder by tomorrow night: fresh
south winds
For New Jersey-Fair and warmer to-day;
lo-norrsw cloudy; colder by Tomorrow
night; tresh southeriy winds.
ror Northern New England-Fatr and con-
tinued cold to-day; tomorrow cloudy and
warmer; fresh northwest winds shifting 70
For Southern New Engiand-Fair to-day:
to-norrow cloudy and somewhat warmer.
Moderate variable winds becoming fresh
For Western New York-Cioudy and some-
colder.
=, WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The disturbance
that was off the New England coast Wednes.
oay night passed rapidly eastward and II IL
nov over the Grand Banks. and II has beon
fosowed by fair and colder weather through
out the Eastern States. A belt of low
sippi Valley southwestward TO Arizona and
II mas been preceded by general rise IN
temperature over the great central valleys
lowed by considerably colder weather over
the Rocky Mountain region and tho Western
plateau.
Light rains and SHOWS have fallen within
the last twenty-four hours I'm the north At
lantic States and the northern Rocky Noun
Iain region and there have been rains in
The outlook is for cloudy and unsettled
weather in the Ohio Valley and the region
where east of the Missssippi River ear durin e,Is
Friday and Saturday.
the The tsdp win rise IN
States. the upper Ohio Valley and the lower
lake region. 1t will fall In the interior dis
tricts east Of the Mississippi River on Satur-
day.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations taken at p. NJ. yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Not Economy, but Squander.

The House legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill for the next
fiscal year, the American taxpayers
are invited to observe, has been cut
$23, ,00O,0 below the department es-
timates and requests.
But please take notice:
For the year ended June 80, 1911,
the total amount appropriated was
only s34.15S,767. For 1912 it was
s35,37s, 149; 1913, S34.245, 1856, 1914,
$35,172,434; 1915, s37,63o.7s1, and
1916 $36,904.799.
And for the present year the ap-
preparation is S104, ,735.726. For the
next it is to be S112,OOO,OO0!
Up in eleven years from thirty-four
millions to one hundred and twelve
millions. Up more than three and n
quarter tines Economizing-good
night!
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
The Foolish Bed.

There came to earth a balmy day
Slipped in 'twixt wintry skies of gray,
A hopeful bud so felt the charm
1t cried 81 think I will disarm.
my tender beauty I'll unfold.
Cast off my armor from the cold;
If every bud would do this thing
Just see how quick we would have
spring!"
The bud discovered TO it's cost
There came, as usual. a frost;
Whereof the moral of this rhyme
Is, Always choose the proper time.
McLANpBuRGH WILSON.