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The New York herald., 1921-10-07

What has happened to that instru-
ment Of logic which among baseball
intelligentsia is known as the dope?
1t does not function; or. rather, it is
standing on its head.
A waiting world was assured, be-
fore the series at the Polo Grounds
began, that the Giants were the per.
sonification Of skill, speed, resource
fulness, sagacity and guile. They
could teach swiftness OF hand to
HERMANN, swiftness Of mind to your
choice of college professors. They
were, In the language of the bleach
ers, there with the noodle. Their
pitchers we're marvellous, their de-
fence magnificent, their action coor-
dinated to the fraction of trice.
On the other hand, we had a team
OF Yankees whose chief reliance, ac-
cording to the dope, was the rhythmic
swing of that giant two armed en-
CINE. the Babe. There was also a
Mr.. MEUsEL; and the liberal minded
admitted that a few others were of
some account in the attack. But
what were these when it CAME to the
deep but rapid thinking that is a
necessity in Crucial Moments? What
were the Yankee pitchers as COM
pared with the Giant?
After two days of action the psy-
chologist staggers away from the
l olo Grounds bewildered. Mr.. RUTH
has not made home run, but the
Yankee pitchers have shut out the
Giants in both games. A couple of
supposedly mental sluggards have
stolen home from third base.
The psychologist may find logic In
the street. The Yankees, almost any
boy will tell him, have the jump on
the Giants. Older and more cynical
fans will tell him that the dope is all
right because, by the experience of
the past, world series usually comes
cut just the way it shouldn't.
From these minor philosophers let
the Giants take heart. Now, when
II appears that the Yankees have the
advantage of them, turn may come.
Mr.. RUTH may start making home
runs and the Yankees may stop steal.
ing home on the windup of over.
thoughtful Giant pitchers.
Mr.. CHEsrERToN would like base
ball. 1t is so paradoxical.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
DR.. SI7IPMAN OPPOSES
PREFERENCE TO VETS
Calls 1t Class Legislation and
AlsUays Dangerous.

The Rev. DIR. Herbert shipman, Bishop
sufrragan-elcct Of the Episcopal diocese
of New Yorl, and former senior chaplain
of the First Army. A. 10. r., issued a
statement yesterday in which he sdvo-
Gated the defeat OF the proposed veterans
preference rmendrns.s. to- the State Con-
stitutlon. He said II violated the tuncu-
mental considerations OF fair play and
efficiency.
mo one wishes to deny to veterans
the rewards to which they are entitled"
he said. but such reward should nos
take tho form Of preferential Legislation
which must reduce tho efficiency Of tho
public service. Class legislation Is
always dangerous. Legislation that re-
wards individuals. regardless OF their
qualifications, with public Office is doubly
dangerous and should be defeated
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

States and Japan. The closer the
conference can keep to the main sub
ieet of ornaments and their bearing
on the Far East the more likely will
il be TO succeed in bringing about
beneficial results.
Both the indemnity and the inter-
national debts are questions with
which the United States will have to
concern itself at some future time.
But as these topics have not even a
remote connection with armament
problems they would only sprag the
wheels of the coming conference.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

From the London Times.
During the German advance In France the
Douai Art Galleries Committee caused sew
erai Of their best pictures to be concealed
In private houses. One of these was a
ainting BY Correegio representing tho Mag
daicne. Some German soldiers took the
picture with them and hung II up in rail-
way coach. For n long time the Corrcggio
travelled backward and forward between
France and Germany without any one know
ing It's vniue. A German officer eventually
had the painting removed and hung up In a
home for old soldiers. During the revolt
tlon soldier took the painting with him
TO Hamburg and sold II for q few marks
to n cafe proprietor. A visitor 20 the cafe
recognized the painting as an old master
and made inquiries about It's origin. The
Intcrallied Commission took the matter In
'ond and had the painting photographed.
and copy Of the photograph has been sent
to Douai for vorification.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
The Manchuria Was First.
Built Ship Started After
War Service to Germany.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In COM
mentlng on the arrival at New York OF
the Bayern. the first ship to enter the
port under the German flag in seven
years, you cay:
little more than a year age. on
August 1s, 1890. TO be exact, the first
American flag vessel to enter German
port after the war steamed into the
harbor Of Bremen. II was the Susque-
hanna, 10,05s tons. formerly the German
liner Rhein.
call your attention to the fact that
the first American flag vessel in regular
service to enter German port after
the war was the Manchuria OF the
American Line, which sailed from New
York December 90. 1919, on the first
voyage OF service under the Ameri-
can flag which reopened direct trade
and travel between the United States
and Germany following an interruption
Of more than six years. The Manchuria
and a sister ship. the Mongolia. had
been engaged steadily for eight months
In service to Germany before the Sus-
quehanna entered Bremen and are still
plying steadily between New York and
Hamburg.
These are American built ships Of
$4,000 tons register, carrying freight and
passengers. owned. managed and manned
by Americans and engaged in the only
American passenger service to Germany
that Is not allied with German interests
Running on the same schedule with
them Is the Minnekahda, a new triple
screw ship of 1900 tons which was
transferred from the British to the
American flag especially to enter this
service. and Is the worlds largest liner
devoted exclusively to third class busi-
ness. r. II. FARLEY,
Assistant Passenger Traffic Manager
International Mercantile Marine
Company.
NEW YORK, October S. ~
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
City Hours on Farms.
Laborcrs Want Saturday Half Holi.
days and Sundays on.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: One OF
the great handicaps to farming to-day
Is the fact that men are no longer will
Ing to work on Saturday afternoons and
Sundays. Men are actually leaving good
Jobs on dairy farms In New York State
for work In the towns and cities. where
they leave work at IL o'clock on Satur-
day morning and are free until Z 80 or
o'clock on Monday morning.
/ notice a section gang on the local
railroad hanging around the station until
o'clock. when they get out their hand
car and leisurely go down the track to
work. At O'Clock or q :15 you VIII
see them back again. do not believe
these men actually work over six hours
day.
Again, It has long been considered
that the daily wage Of farm laborer
should be equivalent to the selling price
Of bushei Of wheat-this to include
board. room and washing During the
busy seasons the farm laborer works
at least twelve hours a day. In other
words. the farmer growing wheat should
be in position to pay his laborer $1.lo
and board for twelve hours work.
Carpenters in Chicago are asking for
$1.25 an hour. They of course board
themselves. Allowing for the cost OF
board. the carpenter is asking nearly as
much wage for one hours work as the
farmer can afford to pay his farm hand
for twelve hours work.
The milk drivers Of Chicago receive
AZ cents quart for delivering milk.
while the farmer gets only 3.3 cents q
quart. Thus. the man who carries a
quart of milk from the wagon to the
doorstep OF the consumer receives more
for It than the man who has a large
investment in his farm and cattle, whc
must grow the crops. feed and milk his
cows and perhaps on the average haul
his milk a mile and half or more.
1t is clear to us, says Hodrd's Ddiry-
man, that the wide difference between
the price the farmer is receiving for his
product and the wages being paid in the
city is one Of the largest factors In pre-
venting a rapid readiustment. ].
ARDEN. October 8.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

Health Protection Of q Growing
Borough Called Inadequate.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The
staten Island Daily Advance has re-
Gently printed series Of articles calling
attention to the lack Of facilities and
personnel Of our local Board OF Health.
Time was when one doctor and two
nurses were sufficient to watch over the
public health Of Staten Island. But we
have grown In the last few years. our
tenement population has increased. our
factories, shipyards and dry docks are
many and the twelve new municipal
piers are just being completed to which
ships will come from oil over the world.
Staten Island still consists Of scat
tered communities. but that makes 1t all
the more difficult for an Inadequate force
Of doctors and nurses to serve the en-
tire borough. In an area of fifty-eevcn
square miles there live $4,000 people.
10000 OF whom are public school chill
dren. and In its present state the Boari
OF Health Is inadequate to guard the
community against the danger Of pos
sible epidemic or to, cope with such q
disaster II II should occur.
The citizens OF the other boroughs are
vitality interested In this situation, be-
cause Staten Island is no longer an iso-
lated community. Thousands Of people
travel over our ferries every hour and
that which affects the health Of Staten
Island Affects almost az much the health
OF the surrounding cities. not only of
Greater New York but even nearby New
Jersey towns.
It would be a public service II Through
the columns of THE New YORK HERALD
the attention Of the Board OF Health OF
Greater New York could be brought to
the inadequate provision for tho health
of this outlying borough.
MARY OTIS WILCOX.
STATEN ISLAND. October 6.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
Business Men Among the Seagoers
Many Going Abroad to Study Conditions in Germany
and Other Countries.

number OF American business men
sailed yesterday by the Manchuria to
look into Industrial conditions abroad
particularly in Germany. whittier most
of them are bound. Others sailing are
Mr.. Joseph w. stapleton. formerly di-
vision superintendent OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad, who
will travel for pleasure In southern
France and Italy; Mr.. Charles l..
Hoover. United States Consul-General at
Danzig, and Mrs. II. s. Browis. who goes
to Berlin to live with her son. Mr.. Cyril
Brown Mrs. Brown lived In Germany
throughout the war.
The Empress of India. now being op-
Grated by the Cunard Line. also sailed
yesterday for Cherbourg and Southamp-
ton with the following among her pas
sengers: Mr.. and Mrs. William Ander-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. q T. Cadaux. Miss
Taylor Evans. Mr.. George G.. Gilcriest.
Mr.. Herbert Jackson. Mr.. T. B. Merry.
Mr. Louis Guy Michael. Miss Alicia da
Pont, daughter of Mr.. Alfred l. du Pont:
Miss Merle A Tripp and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Tuck. la
Among the ESQ first cabin passengers
who will start abroad by the Rotterdam
of the Holland d-America Line tomorrow
will be Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Norrish Thorne.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schniewind. Miss
Margaret Schniewind, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Adams, Mrs. N. l.. Carpenter, the Misses
Isabel and Edith Carpenter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank E. Childs. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Dommerich. DR. and Mrs Carroll Dun
ham, Mr. and Mrs. e. c. Jenkins, Mr.
and Mrs. C.. II. Macdonald. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Maxwell, Gen. Asher Miner,
Major Robert c. Miner. Mr.. and Mrs
James Morrow, Mr.. and Mrs Mark W.
Norman. Mr.. J. Wendell Southard. Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Stern. Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Thomas, the Rev. DR.. and Mrs
G. Mott Williams and the Misses Susan
ID and s c. i Williams
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
Reneging in Soviet Russia.

Moscow has adopted the pro-
gramme which was to be expected as
soon as imaginary diplomatic advan-
tages arising out of propaganda in
India, Persia, England, Germany,
America and elsewhere had been
traded off. The Soviet Government
says it will recognize the old Czarisr
debts and even pay interest on them
In five or ten years on condition that
France or some country come
through with credits to put Bolshe
vism on its feet. France will not be
fooled. She knows how to appraise
promises of the Moscow outfit.
But what of those enthusiasts
within and without Russia who
stoutly maintained that the old Car.
ist debts were blood money and that
the Soviet Government had per.
feet right to repudiate them? Soviet.
ism on its last legs first repudiated
that section Of its own creed barring
foreign capital. It had earlier SUBJ
stituted labor slavery for labor an.
archy. 1t made trade agreements
which resulted in no trade. 1t lost
its abhorrence for gold and silver
coinage and adopted the capitalistic
monetary system. 1t winked at it's
own decree against internal trade,
and finally cancelled the prohibition
against private foreign commerce.
But the apostles of Bolshevism can
still comfort themselves in the knowl.
edge that LENrNE has not ordered the
throne busted of for the return OF
the Car.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

burning OF the catalogues was that
a complaint Of unfair competition
was lodged with the Federal Trade
Commission against the Missoula
Chamber Of Commerce and the
Northwest Theatres Company. The
complaint alleges that the practice
of collecting and destroying mail or
der catalogues is unfair and that
such practice unreasonably burdens
commerce" The Commission has
given the Missoula merchants thirty
days in which to answer.
The merchants of Missoula, or at
least the inventor of the scheme for
torralling the catalogues, must come
of good old Connecticut stock.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Special Correspondence to THE New York
HERALD.

Spee'ot correspondence to THE New York
HERALD.
PARIS, Sept. 21.--The following Amer
leans are registered at the office of
The NeU York Herald Of Paris:
From New York-Eugene Blum, Mr..
and Mrs. Mathew c. Fleming, William
w. Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark II.
Rogers. Miss Evelyn Rogers. Miss Mil
dred Rogers and A. Il. Russell.
From other cities--Mr. and Mrs.
Harry G. Kahn. Philadelphia Mrs.
Franklin Loveland and Miss Clara
Loveland. Cincinnati; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Power Blodge and Mrs. w. r. Wilson,
Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Rand and
Joseph G. Rand, Newton Centre, Mass. /;
Rayford Logan. Vienna Edward C..
Worden. Milburn. ". j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Slegmund ]. Schuster, st. Louis: g..
Willard Horne, Titusville. Pa; Frank
.. Clarke. New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs.
A. f Worman. Attleboro, Mass. /;
harlic e, Hetzel, Sarah FL Hetzel and
Dorothy Marie Hetzel. Newark, N. j. /;
Mrs. Antoine Gillis. Antwerp, Belgium.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
When the Earth Puffs.
Sometimes It Acts Like n Locomotive
Going Up q Heavy Grade.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: AS the
earth advances in It's yearly path around
the sun and passes under the planets
Mars, Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus and Nep-
tune It's repelling force raises their
weight upward from the sun. Since
these planets advance at different rates
around the sun they sometimes become
punched. When the advancing earth
approaches bunch Of two or more of
these planets they greatly increase the
burden which the earth must lift.
While 1t Is the nature OF the earth
to scoot along It's path around the sun
Iuietly at about eighteen miles a sec
ond. yet 1t has a way of complaining
whenever these extra burdens bunch up.
AS locomotive complains of It's heavy
load by loud putting up the grade. SO
the earth complains by means Of Its vol
canic eruptions and earthquakes.
The coming volcanic and earthquake
period begins about November 8. when
earth begins raising the big planet Nep-
tune. The volcanic intensity increases
through the season as the earth passes
under Neptune February 3. under Sat-
urn February % and under Jupiter
April a. then 1t decreases in intensity
and ends about June 10, when the earth
passes under Mars.
Tho most critical dates this season
for volcanic activities. and usually ac-
companied by earthquakes. will be about
January ?. 1922. when the earth, carry
ing the weight OF Neptune and Saturn,
begins raising the weight OF the iarg-
est planet. Jupiter; also January 1s.
when the earth. carrying the weight of
Neptune. Saturn and Jupiter. moves d.
rectly toward Saturn. and February g..
when the earth. carrying the weight OF
Neptune. Saturn and Jupiter. moves d.
rectly toward Jupiter and In suddenly
forced downward toward the sun In
order to pass under Neptune fifteen
hours afterward. Two other active
dates are March "a and April 8.
On these five dates, January ., Is.
February 3. March "a and April 8. TIE
earths crust will be forced to bend
moro than usual and they will probably
be the most critical volcanic dates this
season--and usually accompanied by one
kind OF earthquake.
D. A. n. GROVER.
kANsAs CRY, Mo-, October g.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

The president OF the Southern Pa
cific calls upon public opinion to see
that justice Is done the railroads.
But when the railroads get the
chance they need to perform the
transportation work Of the country
it will not be merely because of abb
stract justice.
If the saving grace OF common
sense does not make everybody see
that the country cannot ship its
products, market its products antl
consume its products unless the car
riers haul them and haul them at the
right price for the service, then the
compelling force Of the law of ne
cessity will. 1t will make railway
managers and railway labor, as we'll
as the American public. its national
Congress. its Interstate Commerce
Commission and its United States
Railroad Labor Board, see 1t.
1t will make the railroads them
selves see it, because they cannot re-
capture their lost business, cannot
hold their remaining business and
cannot escape wreck unless they can
haul the traffic at rates that will
permit nationwide shipments to go to
market.
1t will make the railway workers
see 1t, because if there is no traffic to
lie hauled by the carriers there can
te no work for them.
It will make the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the United
States Railroad Labor Board see It,
because il all they can do in such a
situation is to put the roads out Of
business and their workers out of
Jobs there will be no excuse for the
existence Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the United States
Railroad Labor Board.
It will make the politicians see it,
because the American public Is sick
and tired. of their hot air and wants
to go back to work.
The one sure aim in working out
the salvation Of the railroads, which
is the same thing as the salvation of
the country, Is to get down the cost
OF transportation. To get down the
cost Of transportation the operating
expenses must be got down. Whether
1t is coal cost. labor cost or any other
operating cost, down It must come
wherever it is too high or the rates
cannot come down, the traffic cannot
flow and the country cannot do bust
ness on full time and at a living
profit.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
Keys.

Although their uselessness is plain
And though their jingling only mocks,
Who does not cherish on his bunch
The keys of long forgotten locks?
We know not what they guarded once,
What portals. treasure box or such;
Perhaps some day they may avail
To open others to our touch.
Thus I keep faith In fairies still,
In angels and In ghostly knocks;
They yet may turn some unknown door,
These keys to long forgotten locks.
McLANpBURGH WILSON.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
Work for Unemployed Carpenters.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Many
carpenters are unemployed because
street railways, the navy yard. hotels
industrial plants always lay on their
carpenters when retrenchment Is neces-
sary.
These men are competent and mostly
unorganized. They will accept tenn
porary work. Lumber IL selling for
less than half 1920 prices. II realty
owners contemplating building would
start work they would be helping de-
serving men and families besides start
ing the wheels Of industry. ARTISAN.
New YORK, October 8.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
Proving the Earth Round.
A Way to Save $1,000 by Means OF
Walking Stick.

To THE New York HERALD: The
Chicago man who Is willing to pay
$1,000 to anybody who will prove that
the earth is round can convince himself
and save his money by exercising his
power OF observation.
All he has to do is TO 60 down to
the lake shore where he has clear
view OF the horizon and hold his walls-
ing stick horizontally at the level OF
his eye In such a manner that eaol, end
OF the stick touches the horizon. The
rotundity OF the earth will then at once
become apparent to him. l.
sMrrHroww, Outober 9.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Under
the heading Uniformed Tircmen Slight
jobs to sir Up Voters Against War
Veterans in Civil Service" you print an
unjust criticism OF the firemen.
Most OF the New York Fire Depart
ment is working on n two platoon basis
and therefore the men who are giving
out the pamphlets referred to would be
doing so on their own time and would
In no way be ncglectlng their duties.
Louis G. Trssor.
BROOKLYN, October G.
The New York herald., 1921-10-07

Extension OF the programme for
the Washington conference on limi
tation of ornaments so as to en-
brace discussion of the German in
demnity and the allied war debts to
America, which Washington tele-
grams say has been urged on the
State Department, cannot, as THE
New York HERALD sees It, help to-
ward the main goal Of reduction in
naval armaments. But the inclusion
of these additional subjects in the
discussion might very easily thwar.
any agreement whatever on the arma.
ment question. It was in this view
that THE New YORK HERALD q short
time ago indorsed the suggestion for
separate conference on economic
problems.
The question Of armaments can be
readily defined IL it is approached in
spirit OF frankness. But it also is
susceptible of being tortured into
complex international policies and
politics, involving nations that have
no navies and could not have them IL
they wished to. In the adjustment
of international debts not only Eng.
land and France but Italy, Belgium.
Serbia, Poland, Rumania, Greece and
several other nations are interested.
In addition to this list. when 1t comes
to a discussion of the indemnity.
Germany. Austria, Hungary and pos
sibly Bulgaria and Turkey would be
concerned.
So far as naval armament is con.
cerned England Is the only one of
the foregoing having a navy of
size that would make it's considera-
ton necessary part of an armament
discussion. 1t is pretty certain now
that the British Prime Minister will
not represent the British Empire at
the Washington conference. This is
IN indication that Britain regards
the conference as of secondary i'm
portance SO far as her European poll.
cfcs ere concerned.
Ems cnd's large navy could be
greatly reduced much to her own az.
grandizement and she will very likely
reduce it II the opportunity offers.
What, then, is to be gained by drag
sing the indemnity and the war debts
into the armament conference?
Somebody keeps repeating some au.
thority in Europe for the assurance
that IL the United States would can.
eel the war debts the German indem.
nifty could be scaled down, with a
minimizing of the friction between
France and Germany. The French
army OF nearly million men could
then be disbanded. But as the AL.
lies are paying no interest on their
debts to us as yet. IL is difficult to
see what immediate bearing the can
collation. OF these debts could have
on the indemnity payments for the
next few years.
On the other hand. IL Is asserted
that II we would cancel the war
debts European nations would In re-
turn consent TO disarm. As most OF
the armament in Europe does not en-.
danger us the proposition that we
ought to bribe Europe to reduce its
military expenditures and thus do H.
self a favor does not hold water.
Limitation of armaments in the pres
ent state of Far Eastern affairs lie of
paramount concern to the United
The New York herald., 1921-10-07
MARINE BAND CONCERT.

The United States Marine Band, popu-
larly known as "the Presidents own"
makes its last appearance OF the season
In New York next Sunday afternoon
and evening at the Fourteenth Regi-
ment Armory. Fourteenth street and
Eighth avenue, Brooklyn. Prominent
city. State and military officials will at
tend each concert.