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The New York herald., 1921-08-11
THURSDAY. AUGUST ii, 1921
Justice or Politics? !?

All the Republican members of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections have voted to report to the
Senate that TRUMAN H. NEwBERBY Of
Michigan is entitled to the seat he
now occupies in that body.
Not single Democratic member
of the committee Joined the Republi-
cans in this report. On the contrary,
four Democratic members of the
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions have united in report In
which they declare Mr.. NEwBERRY
is not entitled to his seat.
The questions raised in the New
berry case are questions of fact. The
decision reached in it should be in
accordance with the facts. The evil
dence should be weighed in the SCALES
of justice, not read in the light Of
partisan ambition and prejudice.
1t seems incredible that evidence
which convinced eight Republicans
that Mr.. NEwBEBRy Is entitled to his
seat should have been insufficient to
convince any Of four Democrats
that he is entitled to that seat IL 1t
was considered by all of these men in
the same manner and with the same
detachment from outside factors
they would display were the twelve
men members Of jury In court. 1t
is not incredible that partisan zeal
may have influenced the attitude Of
the committeeman, and that what
should have been an inquiry in the
nature of judicial proceeding be-
came political controversy.
The two reports in the Newberry
case go to the Senate, which under
the Constitution is the sole judge of
the elections, returns and qualifica.
tons of its own members. Upon its
act now depends whether the coun.
try shall have votes on the New
berry case dictated by partisan po-
n.ical expedienoy or delivered in ac-
cordance with the principles Of JUS
tice. That justice, not politics,
shall rule must be the hope of
every good citizen, and If the rule
in the past has been pretty consis-
tently to let politics decide in such
cases this is as good time as any
other to break away from a thor
oughly bad precedent.
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which Adolph Lewisohn Is president, Il.
Stagg Within chairman of the Executive
Council and Perley Morse treasurer.
Edgar Sohnfield. barytone. who was
the soloist OF the evening. sang an aria
from "Sicilian Vespers." by Verdi, and
an aria Iro.:. "Tannhauser."
Mr.. Lewisohn made short address,
In which he said
"These concerts have become an irn-
portant factor of New York summer life,
making summer evenings in New York
more bearable and attractive and Offer
ing good recreation at moderate ex-
pense.
This evenings performance is de-
voted to the work of the National Com
mittee on Prisons and Prison Labor, an
excellent organization that has done
much good. The aim Of the work OF the
National Committee Is to have the pris-
oner so treated that he Is likely to be
able to help himself and his family when
discharged from prison. and that there
Is a good chance that many OF the pris-
oners after their discharge will become
good and useful citizens"
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Tobacco Taxes.
1t Is Contended That the Trade
Cannot Bear Higher Rates.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Your
editorial article of August entitled
Secretary Melons Honest Taxes said /:
AS for the proposed increase In tobacco
taxes to raiso s100. 900. 900 year more.
Il Is enough to say that neither the to-
bacco industry and the tobacco trade nor
tobacco consumers have ever objected to
carrying their particular tax load. which
already yields the Treasury enormous
revenue, and Il would do them no good
II they did object.
we most emphatically except to the
statement quoted.
In 1920 the British Parliament
thought, as you seem TO think, that
there is no limit to the amount Of rev.
enue that may be raised from tobacco
products. Accordingly IL added a 90
FER cent surtax to the taxes on cigars
for the purpose OF raising 100000 OF
additional revenue. One year later the
Chancellor OF the Exchequcr in submit
ting the 1921 budget made this signifi-
cant statement:
Last year my budget proposal included
an ad valorem surtax of 30 per cent.
on sparkling wines and cigars. have
now 10 admit that was wrong. These du-
ties wholly failed to answer my expecta-
tions, and as levied at their present rate
they arc unremunerative. There Is nothing
at first sight moro reasonable and moth
ing more universally popular than luxury
taxes. But the trouble Is that IL you
put heavy taxation upon the luxury peo-
pie cease to indulge In II and you lose
revenue instead of gaining Il.
estimated that the total receipts
would be fi.3G0.ooo. The actual receipts
have been only 1885,, 900. II is clear that
the surtax has lowered the revenue In
stead Of raising Il and has. entirely failed
TO Justify itself.
1t may be added that the 1925, 900
collected under the additional surtax
was about f475,o00 less than the amount
collected during the preceding year un-
der the old tax rates Needless to say
that the surtax was promptly repealed.
What was true in England is equally
true in this country. The law OF dimin-
ishing returns under excessive taxes has
already set in and is taking its course
In the tobacco business IN no uncertain
way. Under the existing extraordinary
tax rates imposed BY the war revenue
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d ally Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New fork-Partly cloudy
to-day; to-morIow unsettled and cooler /:
fresh south and southwest winds
For New Jersey--Partly cloudy to-day; Co
morrow probably showers. not much change
In temperature. moderate 10 fresh south and
southwest Winds. t
For Northern New England-Increasing
cloudiness to-day, probably showers this
afternoon or night and tomorrow. moderats
southerly winds.
For Souther-. New England-Partly cloudy
to-day; Tomorrow probably showers. not
inuch change In temperature, fresh south
and southwest winds.
Fer Western New York-Unsettled weather
tp-aay and Tomorrow. probably showers. not
muen change In temperature moderate fresh
Sou,h ana southwest winds.
igh to-day oxer the Atlantic States and
we WESTERN Atlantic Ocean, and Ii was rela-
tNcy lower over the lake region and gem
sraliy west OF the Mississippi River. with
igymvs. PRESSURE tonight over southeastern
kansas. Local thunder showers have oc-
CURED within the last twenty four hours in
VIZ M upper iake region. the upper Mississippi
Nnu lower missouri valleys, the central and
sa soau,nslh pains States. the southern Rocky
Mountain and southern plateau regions and
tho south Atlantic States IN other regions
ING weatner was fair. The Temperature was
snshtly higher in the Ohio Valley and in tho
INFERIOR OF the north Atlantic States, and it
was lower In the upper lake region. the up-
per Aissiasppi Valley and the central plains
states, The Indications are for showers to-
norrow and Friday in the lake region tho
OEio valley, Tennessee and Florida and In
me Atlantic and east Gulf States Friday.
tant.
observations at United States Weather Bu.
reau stations taken at p M vestardav
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AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Special Correspondence to THE New YoR
HERALD.

Special Correspondence to THE New YORK
HERALD.
PANS. July 27-The following are
among the Americans registering at the
office Of The Nep York Herald Of Paris {:
From New York;. o. Du Bois, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Reglander, Frank r.
Sherman and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Paul
Goepel.
From other places-J. J. Coyne, Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Elmer e. Simpson, Miss
Dorothy C. Simpson, Elmer A. Simpson,
Chicago; Edward E. Hopkini, Robert
Hopkini and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Murch-
ite, Boston Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Iszard,
Elmira. N. Y: Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Garner. Stransbury, Ohio; Edward r.
Roke, Galesburg. ILL.,; Miss Helen
Jeanne. Jersey City; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ad. Rothschild, San Francisco; Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Grant. ]. w. Grant, Jr.,
Miss Anne Grant and Hugh T. Inman.
Atlanta. Ga; Miss Gertrude A. l.. Block,
Brooklyn: Elizabeth Drahe. Bethlehem.
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas G. Car
roll. Baltimore.
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Marks Fall, Prices Rise.
A German Illustration of the Effect
Of Ad Val0rem Duties.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: / have
read SO many letters recently published
in THE New YoRK HERALD advocating
American valuations In the new tariff
law and 90 many of these letters dwell
on the great depreciation OF foreign cur
rency as q reason Tor making this radi-
cal change that / wish to offer a few
practical facts showing the objection to
this proposed change.
In the first place 1t is well to renem-
Der that ad valorem duties are always
assessed on the foreign cost OF the mer-
chandise reduced to dollars and cents,
so that the comparison Of value should
be made not at the rate Of foreign ex-
change but on the cost of the merchan-
disc measured in our own currency. and
your CORE spondents evidently over
looked the fact that prices of foreign
merchandise advance exactly in proper
ton as the foreign exchange goes down,
measured by the American dollar.
To offset some of the rather vague
theories advanced by some Of your cor
respondents I would like to say that !
have just returned from a buying trip
to England and the Continent, and as
an example of the tendency to advance
prices in proportion as the exchange
value of currency goes down / will take
some of my German purchases. as Ger
man money seems to be the cur
rency that most of your correspondents
have In mind. l have reordered items
in hosiery that We're purchased before
the war at less than 9 marks a dozen
and the latest purchases were made at a
cost of 500 marks, while other items
formerly used by us at cost of 1S
marks are now reordered at a cost Of
500 marks.
Following the recent decline In the ex-
change value OF the mark We have re-
ceived cable message from our German
Office advising US of further advance OF
from 10 to 20 per cent. In the price
of German hosiery. These facts relate
to hosiery, but the same principle would
apply In every line, SO that the ad
valorem duty IL used as a basis of rev.
enue would give us proportionately the
same protection of American manufac-
ture now as before the war.
JOHN r. MooRn.
New YORK, August 10.
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GEN. HENRY J. REILLY, EDITOR.
He Takes Control of "Army and
Navy Journal"

The editorship of the Army aud Navy
Journal passes to-day to Brig.
Henry J. Reilly. who holds a commis-
sion in the Illinois National Guard and
formerly was a correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune In the Orient. During
the war he commanded the 149th Field
Artillery. an Illinois unit of the Rainbow
Division, and later the Eighty-third In.
fantry Brigade OF the Rainbow Division.
After the war he returned to Europe az
correspondent and witnessed the Ruhr
outbreak and the Polish advance.
Willard c. Church. head of the corr
poration which owned the paper, Is the
son of the late Col. William Conant
Church, the first editor. The Journal
was founded August 90. 1863. by indi-
yiduals and societies for distribution
among Union soldiers. Col Church
died In 1919. after which the corpora
ton, headed by his son, was formed. Mr..
Church will continue his ownership OF
the printing plant publishing the Jour-
nal.
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Seaward.

The towers grow dim; the bridges cable
strands
Fade till like threads OF gossamer
they seem
Against the cloudless mornings glow
and gleam
The harbor widcrs and the sea expands.
Swiftly-how swiftly-the long lessen
Ing lands
Shore line reccdes as In o waking
dream;
Deity the great leviathan of steam
Answers the guidance of resourceful
hands.
And now the lastness is vanished
thing;
Naught but the vast of ocean meets
the eye.
And the unlocked immensity OF sky
List to the voice of the compelling
wind
FORWARD, o wanderer, let thy thoughts
take wing!
F. Leave the dead past and all II holds
behind!"
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
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lower Fifth avenue? Madison ave-
nue. houses many small restaurants
marked by French names, while lie
Cog Gaulois f1aunts its Gallo purity
on the air of a side street. Through
the upper Forties French names
abound as they never before did.
Maybe it is no more than fiatter-
ing expression Of our affection for a
comrade in arms. At any rate, New
York has broken into bloom with
French tributes to the kitchen of
France after a fashion altogether
unprecedented.
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OPERA FOR MEXICO CITY.
Artists of the metropolitan En~
gagged far Two Months Season.

Several singers from the Metropolitan
have been engaged for a two months
opera season to be given in Mexico City
beginning September 3, incidental to the
centennial celebration of the Republic
Antonio Pacetu has signed contracts
with the artists and started yesterday
for Mexico.
Among the principal artists engaged
are Mines. Olga Caracciolo, Julia Claus.
sen, Ellen Dalossy. Henriette DaloseN
Stella de Mette. Ruth Thompson. Ada
Paretto and Ida Quaiatti and Giovanni
Martinelli, Tito Schipa, Giuseppe de
Luca, Virgiio Lazzari. Augusta Ordog-
nez and Vincenzo Reschiglian. The con-
ductors will be Messrs. Gaetano Bavag-
noli and Agide Jacchia Miss Florence
Tell will be the premiere danseuse. The
repertoire will include popular operas or
the Italian, French and German schools.
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Silesia's Future.
lEx.Ambassador Gerard's Warming Ii
1t Be Separated From Germany.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: Why
should the United States countenance.
directly or indirectly. the separation OF
any part Of silesia from Germany?
Silesia Is as much a part Of Germany
as Pennsylvania is of our own coun-
try. In parts Of Pennsylvania foreign
ers who have come to work In the
mines outnumber the native inhabi-
tants; because of that should part of
Pennsylvania be turned over to the
country from which these foreigners
come?
A similar condition exists in Silesia,
and II part Of that section of Germany
Is taken away question far more Bit
ter than the old Alsace-Lorraine ques-
ton will arise and lead sooner or later
to war Of reparation and revenge.
JAMES w. GERARD.
SOUTHAMPTON, August 10.
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MUSEUM TO SHOW RUGS.
Metropolitan to Exhibit One OF,
Finest Collections I'm Country.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art an
nounced Yesterday that one of the finest
collections OF Oriental rugs In this coun-
try VIII he placed on exhibition there
early in October. Sixteenth and seven
teenth century carpets of Asia Minor ere
n notable feature of the collection. which
Is the property of James Il. Ballard OF
st. Louis.
Henry w. Kent, secretary of the mu-
SCUM. announced that there are more
than $4,000 lantern slides now available
for lecture purposes. These include pic
lures OF foreign works OF art, of private
collections and those of the Metropolitan
Museum.
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and far seeing Creator. The man got
up and asked. IF you had been the
Lord Cop, Colonel INGERsoLL, In what
particular could you or would you
have improved on His work as we
have it?''-or words to that effect.
Quick as a flash came the reply from
the platform. well. for one thing
should have made health contagious
instead of disease"
The writer of this remembers be-
ing sent by Mr.. DANA, about the mid
die of the seventies, to observe an
auction sale Of heather idols. The
whimsicality of the advertised col
lection of miscellaneous deities
tickled DANA's sense Of the curious
and unusual. The sale was in Broad
way, somewhere near Great Jones
street. The room was crowded and
the bidding lively. Behind the re-
porter sat a bald headed gentleman
of cherubic countenance and ami
mated demeanor who was invincible
In his determination to acquire every
particularly grotesque god that went
| under the hammer.
The more ridiculous the object ex-
hibited by the auctioneer the more
eager the bidding by this amateur of
ugly divinity. He let nothing desir-
able escape him, however active the
competition; but the lower the price
fetched by any crude clay or bronze
or brass or wooden effigy that had
actually been worshipped by human
beings somewhere on the face of the
globe the broader the smile OF salts
faction on the buyers face. At the
end Of the sale this mysterious pur
chaser had accumulated huge arm
full of gods Of all sorts and sizes,
gathered from the heathen of Africa
and Asia and the isles OF Oceanica
A question to an attendant solved
the mystery of the proceeding:
That's Bon INGERsoLL; he's always
In the market for cheap idols" A
year or two later the Colonel's ironic
treatise entitled "The Gods" was
published in Washington.
Derision Of all the gods, as has
been said above, and a genuine,
hearty concern for all the humans
were the marked features Of the In
gersoll creed. 1t is not likely that
he did much harm, on the whole, to
the firmly established religious con-
victions he spent SO great part of
his sixty-six years lifetime in at
tacking. The statistics of his con-
versions or perversions, whichever
way you put it, are forever inacces-
sible. The memory of his eloquence,
his good fellowship, his wit, his hui
NOR, his social and philosophic in
sight, his red blooded sympathies, his
genius for friendship and friendly
help Is abiding. 1t is quite proper
that Dresden should hold its Inger-
soil memorial celebration.
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No Difference In Kansas

hrs. Tom Thompson IN Ho,card Courant.
1t is pompously announced the women OF
Kansas are doing their share of managing
tho affairs OF the State. "r-tu," as Gap
Johnson says. we should say so. what's
tho big idea7 Haven't they always managed
the men?
The New York herald., 1921-08-11

In examining Mayor HTLAN ex-
Senator ELoN r. BROWN has discovered
the city's chief executive differs con-
siderably from his predecessor, JOHN
PURRoY mitchell. New York learned
this without going to the trouble of
holding an inquiry.
The New York herald., 1921-08-11
A Missouri ExplauatIop

From the bonneville Republican.
The owner OF the cherry orchard knows
very well what makes the robins breast red.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Meeting, Eastern Railway Presidents Con-
ference, Bankers Club
Convention. International Association of
Masters OF Dancing. Hotel McAlpin. fore-
noon and afternoon.
Municipal Band Concert. Prospect Park.
Brooklyn, r. M.
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President HARDING may take an ex-
tended yacation.-Ne1spdper headline.
II he succeeds in his present plan
to get Government spending down to a
plane of safety and sanity he will have
earned it.
The New York herald., 1921-08-11

General BADoGrIo fears too many
Americans are forsaking the farm for
the city. They were in the days of
the munition factories, but many a
silk shirt is being traded for overalls.
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Too Much Praise.

From the Laihrop (Mo.) Opsinist.
The Ndanger in calling some Lathrop men
live wires IL they are apt to take It too
seriously and 10 out and shock tire COM
munity.
The New York herald., 1921-08-11
A Matter Of Comparison.

From the Hot Springs sertinel-Record.
Flying Ia said 20 be as safe as canoeing.
That Is one OF the worst knocks flying has
yet received.
The New York herald., 1921-08-11
CONCERT FOR PRISONERS AID.

EdoIph Lcwisohn. Eead of Com
mfttee, Addresses Audience.
Last nights concert at the Stadium
was benefit for the National Commit
tee on Prisons and Prison Labor. of
The New York herald., 1921-08-11

why not per capita luxury tax on
bobbed hair?
The New York herald., 1921-08-11

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication OF oil news des-
patches credited To II not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local
news published herein.
All rights OF republication of special des-
patches herein are also reserved
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Newfargicd Fads Reach Arkansas.

Republican correspondence Conicup Lon
Cabin Democrat.
Arvie Henderson burned his foot very
badly Saturday night while bathing,
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Highest temperature, 80, at 3 p. NJ.
Lowest temperature. CT, at 9 A. NJ.
Average temperature. ~
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The steamship Aqutania Of tho Gu
nard line will leave Cherbourg Saturday
for New York. Among her passengers
are Robert p. Lamont, president Of the
American Steel Foundrics. and sllas
Strawn. lawyer OF Chicago. who were
delegates to the meeting of the Interna-
tional Chamber Of Commerce.
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v0YAGERs BY THE AQUITANIA
Robert y. Lamont Among Those
Returning From Europe.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HraAp.
Copyright, ;ssf, ~ THE NEW YoaK HrnALD-
New York Herald Bureau.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-18
members present.

Minutes of May II, 1921, were read
and on motion approved as read.
| This being tho time as fixed in notice
served by the county auditor for hear
ing objections to the report. of the com
missioners apportiOning the cost of Tyn
ming ID. d. No. PA, the board proceeded
with said hearing. A
Written objections were found on
file by N. \. Nelson.
The following persons We're present
and given a hearing, Thomas Abram
hanson, John Peterson, n, A. Nelson
Ole H. Tynning, Martha Il. Tynning by
@. H. Tynning, and Marius, II. Brock
All having been heard who cared to be
and the board wishing to view the dis
trict before confirming the assessments,
further proceedings were continued ia
June %, 1921.
Proceedings in Erickson ID. ID. No.
24O having been continued on May 2,
1921, to this date, the board proceeded
to take up the same
Notice having been served on A.
Reuben Sealinc, for a hearing on this
date, account OF changing acreage on
SEH SWH/Scc. 1O-SG-26. from > acres
to acres and assessment from S71.39
to $4,000. the hoard proceeded 10 said
hearing. Mr. Sealine not being present
and no one appearing for him. the
board, on motion made and carried, con-
firmed all assessments as changed on
May 2, 1927, in the Erickson ID. ID. No.
24O and the county auditor lis directed
IT, allow until June %, 1921, for pay
mcnt of assessments in advance with
out interest.
Proceedings in Groves d. ID. No. DAB
having been continued on May 2, 1921,
to this date the board proceeded to
take up the same. 4@
Notice having been served on Wilfred
Alexander Groves for a hearing on this
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-18

date on account Of changing acreage on
SEA SEA Sec. 1O-S7-25 from 30 acres
| to 40 acres and assessment from
$1OJO. 80 to $1O65.1O and in SWH SWA
Sec. 1l-S7-25 from 80 sstO 40 acres
and assessment. from S2150.OO to
$21GS.S5 the board proceeded to said
hearing. Mr. Groves not being present
and no one appearing for him, the
board, on motion made and carried, con-
firmed all assessments as changed on
May 2, 1921. in the Groves ID. ID. No.
243 and the county auditor is directed
to allow until June p, 1921 for payment
of assessments in advance without in
tereSt.
The board having been unable to
acquire right-of-way for highway on
+. \. Hud(llestun land in NEl NWH
Sec. 7-SS-25 and +. A. Huddlestun hay
ing made oral claim for S250O.0O dam
ages, the county auditor acting under
provision of Sec. 1921 s. s. appoint
ed J. c. Sterling, n. III. Bawden, and
w. A. Johnson disintercsted resident
frcehOlders of Hamilton county, Iowa,
10 appraise the damages to be sustained
by the landowners through whose land
said proposed right-of-way extends and
said appraisers having filed their re-
rort with the county auditor on May 9,
1921, allowing damages in the sum Of
$4,000, on motion made and carried the
,222nd day OF June, 1921, at the court
house in Webster City, Iowa, was fixed
as the time and place to hear all OBJ
jections to Said change and to determine
all damages to each claimant by reason
OF such proposed change.
On motion, board adjourned to June
Z, 1921.
June !, 1921.
The board met as per adjournment
with all members" present.