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The New York herald., 1921-05-30
HUNGARIAN JEWS MEET.
La Gusrdin Pays Tribute 20 Their
Patriotism TO United states.

The annual convention of the Fedora
ton of Hungarian Jews in America
opened yesterday IN Tarmany Hall
President r. H. La Guardia OF the Board
Of Aldermen welcomed $50 delegates In
the name OF Mayor Hylan. Mr.. La
Guardia paid a tribute TO the patriotism
of the Jews in this country.
Or. Samuel Buchler, president of the
federation read his annual message. and
Bernard Price, executive secretary. made
a report. resolution affirming alle-
glance TO the United States was adopted
WOMEN seeking positions Of the better kind
carefully follow. the Htlp Wanted columns
of The Heraids--.A6rs
The New York herald., 1921-05-30
Five Hurt as Cars Crash.

TWO eaStbound cars OF the New York
and Long Island Traction Company came
together near BELMONT Park and Frank
lin Square. Mineola, last night. Five
persons on the rear platform OF the first
7 car were injured.
They were Morris Schintnan, 403
Berry street. Brooklyn, fractured left
leg; John Wilson, Hampstead. l.. L,
sprained ankle; John Walters 200 Aims
lie street, Brooklyn, fractured left leg
Fred Bechart, Corinth avenue, Brook
1yn. fractured left leg Mrs. Frances Ma
ringa, 315 East Seventy-seventh street.
Manhattan. both legs crushed so that
amputation may be necessary. Respon-
sibility for the accident has not been
fixed.
Beach crowds set new record at
most of the seaside resorts. The only
police activity of note. however. was
undertaken at Rockaway Beach. where
two arrests were made under the State
liquor law. Thomas Levin. 217 Beach
1890 street. and Harry Burns. 106th
street and Boulevard. hotel keepers.
were the defendants, each charged with
having a small quantity of liquor.
For his Memorial Day celebration
ono of the playmates OF Alter Bergman.
IL. of lis Broome street. intended to
shoot off revolver. and began practice
last night The first explosion Of the
weapon sent a bullet into Bergman S
right leg. Bergman was taken 10
Gouverneur Hospital. and the youth
with the revolver fled.
Edward Donnelly 22 years. Of 430
West Forty street. was crushed
to death last night when he slipped un-
der the wheels OF a Long Island Rail-
road train at Seaside, Rockaway. Wit
nesses said he ran across the station
platform TO board the train after II had
began TO pull away and that his feet
slipped as he tried to climb up the steps
of one of the last cars
The body was dragged twenty feet be-
fore the shouts OF persons on the plat
form caused one of the train crew 70
pull the emergency brake cord. DON
nelly, was killed instantly. DR.. Levine Of
Rockaway Beach Hospital said
The New York herald., 1921-05-30

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The New York herald., 1921-05-30
RRoNKLYN TRIO HURT.

GUILFoRD. Conn, May 29.--Mr. and
Mrs J. S. Halstead and their son Allan.
aged Il, Of Brooklyn, are In q local san
itarium with serious injuries caused
when their automobile was struck in
the rear by another machine and went
into a ditch The other automobile did
not stop. The boys condition is critical
The New York herald., 1921-05-30
Tracing "aueer, Owners.

In addition 10 the police. the Auto
mobile Underwriters Detective Bureau.
an organization organized by 103 In
suranco companies handling automobiles,
also fights the motor crook. This bu-
reau last year received reports of 1909
cars stolen In the Eastern and Now
England territory. or these 1873 we're
subsequently reported as recovered.
Last year 5,i79 OF the 2i5.000 auto.
mobiles in the city were stolen. or these
2,5a6 were recovered. Two hundred and
forty-one arrests we're made by the au-
tcmobile squad. In the first Ave months
OF this year 2.209 cars we're stolen and
1,025 have been recovered With the
reward" system exposed and half q
dozen members Of the automobile squad
suspended and awaiting trial the record
70 be made this year by the police Il
being awaited with interest
The New York herald., 1921-05-30

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The New York herald., 1921-05-30

the Salvation Army, sleepless
servants of the day and night;
the mighty corps of doctors and
surgeons, never out of sight of SER
vice;
the blessed nurses whose self
sacrificing service knew no fatigue !;
the sky pilots of the airplanes
whose perils were unsurmountable;
the engineers and laborers MAX
ing roads, planning camps and NOV
ing troops;
the women soldiers of the various
emergency aids at home and abroad !;
Boy Scouts ready and begging to
go.
Let these and all others of the
The New York herald., 1921-05-30
2 DROWNED, 2 DEAD
ON SUNDAY HOLIDAY
Five Persons Are Injured in
Rear End Trolley Crash
at Mine0la.
SIX CHILDREN HURT
Rush at Elevated Termi-
mails, Caused by Rain, Re-
suits in Accidents.
AUTOMOBILE IN PLUNGE
Drops From End of Ferry Slip
Into Echo Bay, Causing
Death of Woman.
AUTOMOBILE IN PLUNGE

1 Great crowds moved out of the city
I backward yesterday and traffic was
heavy on all the popular motoring
was this:
Two drowned: young man at
Rockaway Beach and woman, II
by the plunge of an automobile into
Echo Bay. New Rochelle.
Two killed by automobiles and half
q dozen children injured.
Five hurt in a rear end trolley crash
at Mineola.
Coney Island crowds reached 100000
during the day. Last night. in a rush
at the elevated terminals, precipitated
by the rain, several persons were
slightly hurt, and Miss Florence Olken,
90. of SIS Fifth street. Manhattan,
fell between two cars. She was taken
to Coney Island Hospital for injuries
TO her left leg.
Crowds at Hudson Park, New Ro-
chelle. watched the plunge of an auto
mobile from the end of an old ferry slip
into Echo Bay, causing the death of
Mrs. Eva EngeL II. In the machine
also were Fred z. Smith, 233 South
Fourth avenue, Mount Vernon, owner
and driver, his wife. their daughter,
1rna Smith, II, and Ava Van Dorm, 13,
also Of 1888 South Fourth avenue. Mount
Vernon. Mrs Engel was the mother of
Mrs. Smith.
Motor Car Dives In Bay.
Starting down an incline toward the
ferry slip to make a turn. Smith lost
control and the automobile ran into
the bay. Smith and his wife, who were
on the front seat. jumped safely to the
pier. The two girls and Mrs. Engel, on
the rear seat. went into the water. The
automobile top was down. but the rush
OF the water as the car struck caused
q current which swept the three out of
the car as II went to the bottom. The
girls and Mrs. Engel rose to the surface,
and George Rose and George Stecht,
who were on the pier, jumped In and
rescued all three. Mrs. Engel regained
consciousness after her rescue, but died
in the New Rochelle Hospital
Abraham Blisco, 20. of 16S Third
street, Jersey City, was drowned of
Beach Second street. Far Rockaway.
He was out beyond the ropes when he
gave a cry for help and disappeared.
Life savers were unable to find the body.
There were about 1000 persons in bath
ing off that section of the beach.
A general police alarm was sent out
from Port Chester in an endeavor to
trace an automobile which ran down and
killed Charles Miller OF 2S9 Olivia street.
Port Chester near his home early yes
terday morning. He was found dead with
his skull and four ribs crushed. A de-
scription of an automobile which was
observed going at high speed about the
time OF the accident has been sent out.
William Weiss, Ia. of Newtown road,
Astoria. selling toy balloons, started to
cross Broadway. Flushing, yesterday
afternoon and was struck and killed by
an automobile. William Bairncross of
Astoria, the driver. was held for in
vestigation.
The New York herald., 1921-05-30
Observance of the Annual Memoir
Stand Up today, all We

sons and grandsons of soldiers
of the Revolution;
soldiers Of 1872;
soldiers of the war with Mexicoy
soldiers of 1861, from California
to Maine and from the Atlantic to the
Pacific;
soldiers of the Spanish-American
war in 1898.
And the whole nations soldiers of
the world war from 1917 to 1918.
Officers and men in the line of
the navy;
the Red Cross veterans of every
battle on land and sea;
The New York herald., 1921-05-30
Mothers and Daughters, Wives and Children

re impoverished by the war privations stand up I
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Who's the Real Worker?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The efficiency Of the present
city administration in at least one line
of endeavor-gathering and spending
the taxpayers money-is brought home
forcibly to any one who cares to COM
pare the assessment rolls for 1921 with
those of 1920 or 1919. One finds in
Kings County an increase in the tax
rate from $236 in 1919 to $2.54 in 1920
and $3.50 in 1921. In addition to this
stiff increase, one also finds the assessed
valuations for 1921 in most cases raised
over those of 1920, thus doubly ncreas-
ing the taxes. How zealously the great
defender Of the people" guards their
interests.
In case those who own no real estate
figure that they are not affected let
them remember that their landlords s
and storekeepers have to pay these
taxes and add them to the rents or
prices.
In marked contrast to the city ad-
ministration, we find the state execu-
tive slashing expenses vigorously and
courageously.
Where is the real worker for the
citizens interests. BROOKLYNITE.
Brooklyn, March 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Living Cost Declines

Price readjustment shows some
curious Irregularities. Wholesale
prices are still declining, the drop in
February averaging 5.75 per cent.
But the decrease has been spotty in
the last twelve months. Farm prod
ucts and clothing prices have sunk
fastest, the former As per cent and
the latter al per cent. Building
material prices have gone down 26
per cent, but fuel and lighting
prices are 1875 per cent higher than
they were year ago.
Fuel and lighting now head the
list in advances above the July, 1914,
level. They are up 81 PET cent.
Next to them are sundries, with
gain of IS per cent. Clothing comes
third, with an increase of 50 per
cent, and shelter fourth, with 68 per
cent. Food is now only So per cent
above the pre-war average.
In July, 1920, clothing and food
had outrun all the others, sundries
were the same as now and fuel and
lighting were much cheaper. Shelter
was also cheaper year ago.
Shelter-that is, rent-has caught
up with the procession, thus explod-
ing the claim Of the landlords that
they haven't had the benefit Of the
higher price scale. They have it
now, and will probably hold on to it
for some time, while other groups
continue to slide back. With them
the oncoming wave hasn't vet
broken.
Price scale adjustment is painful,
because it bears so unequally on diff
ierent groups Of producers. But the
inequalities of to-day are far less
glaring than those of last July. The
forces working for reduction haven't
been exhausted, but they are becom-
ing diffused and weaker. The aver
age percentage Of increase in the
cost of living since July, 1914, is now
6S.8. 1t may fall below so before the
year is out, and when it does the
worst pangs of readjustment will be
| past.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

America the jealousies Of European
peoples. They think in terms of
Ireland or Germany or Russia. They
act, not as Americans, but as for
eigners. Their measures are to the
advantage Of their fatherlands and
not America.
There is an American nationality
distinct from any European nation
atty. The product of the American
soil, it's roots are in New Eng
land, the Middle States and the
South. It's growth is in the West.
Its traditions have been nodded bv
the old pioneer spirit. Whatever the
various racial strains that have gonc
into the making of the American
people, these strains have been in
fiuenced by common environment
and tradition.
Foreigners settling among native
Americans rapidly lose their foreign
identity. But where they live in
colonies, and their children have only
occasional contact with native Amer
leans, they are slow to adopt Amer
lean ideals and ways. Such groups
are racial, and the main reason they
do not assimilate is their environ
ment, and not any inherent def
cheney in their blood So long as the
ideal Of neighborhood Is the old
country, and the glory and affection
for the traditions of the old country
strongly persist, just so long will it's
people remain people Of tho old
country.
So long as the Jews look back to
Moses and forward to the New Zion,
so long as the Italians look back to
Italy and forward to a little house
and vine on a Calabrian hillside, so
long as the Irish look back to Erin
and forward to the creation of an
earthly paradise known as the Irish
Republic, so long as the Germans
look back to the land Of Goethe and
forward to triumphant father
land, just so long will these people
fail to be Americans.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Anti-Hyphera

"To the enemies of our ,institu-
tions, to the breeders of disorder
it must be made clear and unmis-
taxable that America is awake" said
Colonel Donovan of the 165th In
fantry Regiment at the All-Ameri-
can rally on Friday night.
Whenever the hyphen appears it
is to trick the unsuspecting and to
hide the true allegiance of those who
use it. Whether it be the hyphen
of the Sinn- -Rhiners or the hyphen
of the Observation-Disclosures "a
new brand advertised in the ST. Pat
rick's Day psrade) is immaterial.
Anything that fosters foreign race
consciousness among American citi-
tens fosters disunion in this country.
The hyphenates transplant to
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Welfare Bills

Sharp differences of opinion are
displayed at Albany in connection
with the women's welfare bills now
up for consideration. Opponents of
the measures indulge in tart ex-
changes, especially in relation to the
night statute, while the Senate and
Assembly committees on Labor and
Industries listen with seeming in
difference if not discourtesy.
The chief bone of contention is
the night statute, the repeal Of
which is urged by the Equal Oppor-
tunity League on the ground that it
discriminates against women. The
legislative conference, on the other
hand, contends that the law was en-
acted as the result of thorough
investigation which revealed practi-
cal conditions needing to be rene
died.
Much may be said on both sides
OF the question. On the one side,
the complete development of women
IN industry demands that they shall
not be prevented from taking up any
kind of work they desire to do. On
the other side, there is the public to
consider. 1t is undoubtedly true that
there are some kinds of night work.
requiring cool nerves and steady
hands, that women who care for
their homes and small children can
not well do. A woman will put the
personal needs of her children be-
fore everything else. A man, how
ever, will argue that he must have
his proper quota of sleep in order to
handle his job. Consequently,
whether he works night or day, he
delegates the personal care of his
children to other hands, so that he
may rest undisturbed. Complete in
dustrial equality seems to demand
IS condition precedent more mas
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Nicaragua Canal Needed
Should Be More Commodious Than
Panama Locks
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of March Rear
Admiral Goodrich calls attention very
properly to the insufficient clearance
in the locks of the Panama Canal in
connection with the beam measure
ments Of our battleships. The ad-
mlraps statement naturally arouses a
great deal Of interest at this time. It
must not be forgotten, however, that
there is still the Nicaragua canal
scheme in suspense. To my mind this
canal will most assuredly be built
some day, and have no doubt that the
locks required by it will be adequate
| am satisfied that the Nicaragua
canal will not cost anything like the
Panama one, and l am also sure that
there will be lots of profitable busi-
ness for both. These are days Of big
things, and big undertakings are not
so startling as they were not so very
long ago. Should the Nicaragua canal
be built it will serve as an admirable
balance and means of security in many
ways. 1t will be of immense bensat
to Nicaragua and an insurance against
any possible disaster to the Psnsssa
Canal in times Of stress. It vii! he
needed to handle the surplus Of the
ever-increasing business Of its friendly
rival. G. Fl.
New York, March 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Coming T'ower
Hga
B. l.. T. is dead,

Ds La i ~ ucStu,
His column in The Chicago Trib-
une, "a Line-o Type or Two," was
so immeasurably the best newspaper
column ever written that the rest Of
us are nowhere.
Grief at his going is not express
lble. 1t will take his death, we
think, to make obvious the fact that
here was the ablest satirist, the
best writer Of light verse, and the
wittiest paragrapher in this country.
His column, running daily for many
years, was so uncompromisingly
high in it's standards and so unfail-
ing in its fine achievements that it
was taken almost for granted.
I Bert Taylor was the most inspirit-
ing friend we ever had. From the
first thing we ever wrote. which he
printed in 1900, to the latest, his en-
couragement was our most cherished
prize. And world without his
friendship is a thing hardly to be
borne.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Pushers and Shower.

We are inclined to half truths,
most of us, and when we say, "Hu-
man nature is the same all over the
world" we really don't altogether
mean it. For the next minute we
berate some pedestrian or subwayite
or motorist roughly rude to us as
"ill-bred foreigner"
Is gentility an attribute of the
American? The answer would seem
to be in the affirmative if we take
for test any Western or Southern
town not invaded by the foreign
born. Whatever its gaucheries, Main
Street is seldom promenade for
juggernauts. They who would cross
sidewalk wait until Uncle Eph and
Mrs. Hawkins have passed. There
is much awkward shutfling and man.
ners are crude, but ruthless dis
courtesy is not common. Hats off
for women is the male regulation.
Many Good mornings" greet the
stranger and sweeten the air.
This was the spontaneous way of
Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt.
We could make no stronger effort
toward the perpetuity of the Amer
lea Of that great trio than by un-
hypocritically adopting real gentility
as the first attribute of American
ism. Now too much in the air is
the talk of making America go coxsr
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT

Rosemary's mother used to act.
She taught Rosemary how all make
up should be used.
"When you feel faint, your skin will
pale" she warned her,
$50 rub the rouge off quickly lest
it show"
To-day, we drove through Fair
mount Park together,
/ had the wheel, when from the
waving grass
A child sprang out. Too late I
jammed the brakes:
They picked him up and laid him in
the car,
The park guard jumped aboard and
bade me rush
To Doctor Sharps. I turned to Rosa,
then,
With mute appeal that she would
drive, but Rose
Was dutifully rubbing off the rouge.
NoEMIE.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

try of he-men with hair on their
chests" The woes of Prussianism
to-day are the rewards for such an
empty-headed motto. The best de-
meanor is that of mature gentle
ness
But let our sense Of humor lead us
not to be puffed up. Let US not for
get, before charging all our uncouth-
ness and rambunctiousness to Teu-
ton, Slav and Latin, that this Amer
lea of ours acquired quite a repute
for fiery willfulness, for gunman-
ship, feuds, lynchings, bandtry and
other outlawry before we had many
immigrants among us.
What we must do for the for
eigner to-day, something far more
important than preaching, is to set
an example. Kindness is catching.
The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
have the right notices and are on
the main road to bringing our land
nearer to an elysium Of civilization.
But let the "he-men with hair on
their chests" keep up their unprin-
cipled scramble, with their child s
cry Of II want mine-first," and it
won't be long before our great CEN
ters of population will drive the
whole country into a future of
shoves, kicks, curses, blows-and a
far greater number of divorces and
murders, for which we already hold
the worlds record.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Passing Mention
New York, March 10, 1921.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I bought The New York Amer
lean this morning, as l do occasionally,
to sense it's attitude toward some
great, real American issue or happen
ing, such as the "All-American" mass
meeting at Madison Square Garden
last evening. Picture my disgust to
find mention Of that wholesome Amerl-
can outpouring of honest protest
against former wholly un-American
meeting in the same place occupying
approximately quarter-cclumn space
"a stingy six paragraphs, not even al
the head of the column, on the fourth
page!
To the spectacle of 400 grieving
"gold star mothers" marching IN soiia'
solemn phalanx into that notable ga'h-
ering, one single, short, unfeeling sen
tence is devoted, and TO that otnef
noble American spectacle of q thou
sand wounded heroes marching IN nee
cessarily halting phalanx, even snois-
er, more unfeeiing sentence. The SIZE
of the crowds receives the minimum o.
slurring comment. Not single worn
in praise of the entire momen'ou'
meeting, while for that other lgnoD's
and wholly obnoxious gathering OF re-
cent date the paper could not u''e'
enough obeisant praise.
CHARLES A. QUIRI,
Husband of gold star mother
New York, March 1e, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Brewers Preparedness

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The talk about the recent rul-
ing of Attorney General Palmer is a
bit confusing to a law-abiding person.
The papers give the impression that
the Volstead act has been overthrown,
and to read that the breweries are
ready to speed up on the manufacture
of real beer makes one feel as if every
body were sick in advance, with beer
as the only possible remedy. Are
the brewers simply waiting to cater to
unscrupulous doctors and patients ?
There could seem to be no other con-
clusion, since beer is SO little thought
of by scientists whom have seen
quoted. DANIEL BARTLETT.
New York, March IS, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
uline attitude toward family re-

culine attitude toward family re-
sponsibilities.
Thus some night work legislation
now seems necessary. But as the
statute stands many women are de-
prived of lucrative, even comforta-
BILE jobs, involving no danger to
then selves, their co-workers or the
public. Constructive amendment
rather than flat repeal Of the statute
would, therefore, seem more fair to
every one concerned.
AS to the other items Of the well
fare program, it will not be said
there is anything extraordinarily
radical about minimum wage or a
forty -eight-hour week law. Nor are
such laws sex legislation, since they
are we'll known aims of organized
labor regardless Of sex. Advocates
of the feminist movement need not
despair of industrial equality be-
cause Of them.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Real Culprits

(Fron, The Philadelphia Erening Lsas.,/
Congress is a debating society Inv
subjects for debate are formulated -
committees. Committees needing teeD,
njsai information hold meetings @HA
lsar the opinions of experts. Sometime'
th sre are two sets of experts rcprese's-
ing views diametrically opposed. bo''
views may be wholly honest. Ana Dos'
may be prejudiced. If law Is even'a-
ally passed that you are convinced o0es
not represent the popular will, 40 nos
blame Congress. It's members prooapss
acted according to their lights. 1ns
fault lies with you. Your lobby was -
sufficiently organized.