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The New York herald., 1921-12-07

Congress grant executive authority
to make special tariff. duties for spe
cial articles in special cases, his ap
parent desire being to approach as
nearly as possible to the principle OF
varying duties against different coun
tries to put them all on the same
footing with our products when they
come here to compete with them
President HARDING offers his plan as
"the only promising alternative (to
the American valuation), namely, a
provision authorizing proclaimed
American valuation under prescribed
conditions on any given list of ar
ticles imported"
This would seem to answer the
serious objection of American import
ers and merchants TO the uncertain
ties of duties to be paid under the
American valuation plan. The, "pro
claimed" duty of the President un
doubtedly would be payable only
after the giving of due notice as to
when It would take effect. In this
way the importer could know when
he did his buying what duty he would
need to pay as he scarcely ever could
know under the Fordney American
valuation plan.
The President suggests, also, an
amendment to the Constitution that
would prevent the future issuance OF
all tax exempt bonds. But as such
an amendment would have to be
adopted by three-quarters of the
States the chances OF its adoption
look slim to THE New YORK HERALD
in view of the fact that 1t would
mean dear money to the States on
all borrowings.
The President, too, made 1t plain
that the tax bill recently passed by
Congress was not satisfactory to him
and served notice on Congress that
he should soon ask for a better bill
Altogether 1t is an unusual message
clear, fine. strong.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
by w. j. HENDERSON.

Who makes the programmes for the
concerts of the Beethoven Association
is not disclosed by the modest publicity
efforts OF the organization. But IL music
lovers give due consideration to the
tastes of the presiding officer. Harold
Bauer, they are likely to suspect him
of exercising potent influence over the
making of the lists. In last evening s
concert given in Aeolian Hall Schu-
mann's piano quintet and the Brahms
quintet for clarinet and strings were the
large numbers and Mr.. Bauer has long
been known as an apostle of both COM
posc-s.
The Schumann quintet makes its ap-
pearance not infrequently in the cham
Der music entertainments of this town.
but the Brahms clarinet quintet had
been permitted to rest in silence since it
was given on November IL. 1913, at a
concert of the Kneisel Quartet. On that
occasion the. clarinet player was Henri
Leon lie Roy. then first ciarinetist of
the Philharmonic Society. Last evening
the clarinetist was George Grisez.
Without doubt the programme maker
had in mind the artistic relation be-
tween Schumann and Brahms. q relation
which historians mention spontaneously,
but which to the casual music lover is
perhaps not clear But since both were
romanticists since both composed piano
and chamber music, as we'll as sym
phonies in the classic forms, into which
they poured the fresh feeling of the
later school, one readily accepts the
assertion that they belonged to the same
spiritual brotherhood, albeit their
methods OF expression differed in strik-
ing manners.
1t has been noted that Brahms wrote
his clarinet trio and quintet with the
playing of Richard Muehlfeld in view.
but It is also certain that in the second
of the two works his inspiration reached
a level of independence which asked no
suggestions from the distinguished vir-
tuoso's art. The trio paved the way for
the quintet. The composers assimilation
of the technic and expressive pcssibili-
ties of the clarinet made the quintet a
creation In which the specialization of
an instrument was Incidental II Is one
of the supreme masterpieces in the de-
partment of chamber music. The first
two movements are greater than the
third and fourth, but the whole compost
ton was born to endure as long as
music Is not superseded by the fantastic
conceptions which the young adventur-
ers of our day ask us to receive In its
place.
The quintet was superbly played The
ensemble was of the highest order and
the reading Of the composition was alive
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
First Train Into the Oznrks.

From the Columbus (kon.) Advocate.
When the White River branch Of the Mis-
souri Pacific Railroad was built down
through the ozarks the population had never
seen railroad train. The platform was
crowded and many women were there with
their sunshades. The engineer made lot
Of unnecessary snortings with his engine and
would reverse the throttle. causing the wheels
to spin around, which terrified The people
Then he turned on the nlde valves. hcwinG
out great Jets OF stear, and the people
almost fell over themselves TO back out OF
the way. Finally the engineer stuck his
head out Of tho cab window and sang out;
IN some OF you ladies don't put down your
parasols don't believe / can handle this
critter much longer" In three seconds every
woman lowered her parasol. andsthey seemed
much relieved when the engineer got his
train In molten without further trouble and
vent iunnberfns away down ths track.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
The Hills.
For cares that cucumber
The hills have a healing !;
Sweet winds without number
About fha,,, on sfea1 ling

For cares that cucumber
The hills have healing
Sweet winds without number
About them go stealing.
With secrets of slumber.
And dreams of revealing.
Rapt visions of wonder
Rise up from their hollows:
When night bursts asunder
And ecstasy follows,
The soul is swept yonder
A-wing with the swallows.
The fair slopes before them
Are steps to their altars
The. skies that lean DER them
Hold songs for their psalters;
And those that adore them
Their faith never falters.
Come frost-tlme or flower-time
Diverse and diurnal,
Come sun-time or shower-time.
Snow-vestured or vernal,
Enduring. they dover time
With glimpses eternal.
Their speech---can we hear it
Uplifting. appealing?
Their fortitudeAnear it
Appeals to the feeling;
They strengthen the spirit
The hills have a healing
CLINTON ScoLLARp
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Judge julius NJ. Mayer will speak on The
Lawyer and the Judge" at a smoker, Coz
lumbia University Club. West Forty-third
Allied - Patriotic Societies. meetins,
Irnunces's Tavern, P. M.
of To.morrow, % Brick Presbyterian ohurcli,
Fifth avenue and Thirty-seventb street, s1S
American Society Of Mechanical Engineers.
meeting Engineering Societies Building. 50
West Thirty ninth street, A. M, p. NJ.
Port OF New York Authority Advisory
Council, special meeting, II Broadway
School Nature Leagues Midwinter F1ower
Show, Public School 80. Ninety-third street
and Amsterdam avenue, 10 A. M. to 4jt
United Restaurant Owners Associations,
second annual banquet and bali. Hotel Penn1
CLstave Munizasa Varela. Consu-General oe,
Chile. India House. 1890 p. M.
Association of Grand Jurors Of New YorA
County, meeting, Town Hall. S:3o p. M:
Long island Automobile Club, annual dine
ner. 21s Gates avenue. Brooklyn, Z p. M.
I.arclmont Yacht Club. annual meeting
and dinner, Delmonico's, 8. P. M.
League of Professional and Business Wom<
ell. dinner. Cafe boulevard. +. NJ
Norway and Denmark" Brooklyn Institutes
1 and S:t5 p. NJ. .
National Society of Patriotic Women q
Association of Life Insurance Councilss
dinner, Waldorf Astoria. { p. M.
n.reheon. : cis waldorf Astoria. i2 go P. NJ.
Sheet Metalware Association. meetings
Waldorf Astoria. 10 4. M, and p. M
Ing Waldorf Astoria. p. M.
International Association OF Garmena
Manufacturers, meeting. Waldorf-Astoria, 10
I<iwanis Club. luncheon, Hotel dcAlpin,
Clean Food Association. luncheon. Hotel
NcAlpin. 12 80 y. NJ.
American Agricultural Chemical Company.
convention, Hotel Commodore, A. M. to
standard oil Company. Of New York. din~
ncr, Hotel Commodore, p. M
Eronx, Board .Set of Trade luncheon. Hotss
sisteriood OF the New Synagogue. bassr =
and dance, Hotel Astor, all day.
Gesssn GrsnS iasss aessi k.tor. u g. 10 & A. een 'n'
American Society OF Refrlgtrating Bngt~
neers. meeting. Hotel Astor. 10 a. NJ,
Rainy Day CLUB meeting Hotel Astor'
Missouri womens Glib. meeting Hotel
Wen womens Metropolitan Golf Associations
/ r,eetins the Biltnore. II A.
Now York State wholesale Bakers Asscs
alton meeting; a,n1 noSel Tars"'aue ~ m0rn'ns
! National Council OF Furniture Association.
Hotel Pennsylvania: 10 A; NJ. to p NJ
meeting, Bar Association. 80 West Forty
! fourth street, 10 4. NJ. and p. M; dinner.
Waldorf Astoria, $50 p .s M. ro,,,r,t..
| rioners. Hotel Astor. morning and afternoon.
| American Association of wooen and Wor-
stsa sdra %apulsf'urddihs ~ M; dinner. ESQ =. NJ.
insurance Federation Of America, meeting.
hotel Astor a..,,cr a; NJ; !, Fl Mrs,, Monutsc-
| turers. meeting, Hotel Astor. 10 A. NJ to
! . p. NJ -, ..,,.
c;';ss Gecrse Of fs south America" Town Hall. IL
/ a NJ
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Let Mr.. Hays Cut HIS Prices.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The
Government might set useful example
which would tend TO lower the general
high prices by reducing the price OF
.ainped envelopes.
One could formerly purchase come.
thing like elevon two cent stamped en-.
velopes for 20 cents; that Is, tho envel'
opes without the stamp sold at about
eleven for one cent. Now four two cent
stamped envelopes cost nine cents. thai
Is YOU get only four envelopes for .
cent. something like y 900 per cent. ad.
yance over the old price.
Taper seems TO be lower In price. Why
are not stamped envelopes cheaper?
SPOKANE, Wash, December I. ". r.
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A Christmas Appeal.
Mrs. BalIlngton Booth Seeks Cheer
for Prison ShadOwed Homes.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD. Many OF
your readers who have known OF my
work will realize how deeply my heart
to those who are suffering privation in
prison Swallowed homes.
I, who am constantly in prison work.
ing for the men there, have been glad
dened 10 see how the touch of human
interest has reached within the shadows.
They are not forgotten at Christmas
time. Entertainments and good cheer
have Frightened the monotony that used
TO make Christmas for them so dreary.
Many people. however, have never real
ICED that the darkest shadow falls upon
the homes that they left behind them.
Little children will suffer cold and hun
ger will be poorly fed. and in many
Instances have no Christmas joys or
toys because the father is in prison.
For years I have tried to help them,
tor through their fathers in prison
have come into touch with thousands of
these families throughout the country.
In the name OF the Christ Child ask
hep for them. VIII you help me get
shoes for the little cold feet. warm cloth
ing that they may go to school protected
from the inclement weather? And will
you help me get dolls and toys for these
little ones who should have the right to
happiness at the glad season?
Any contribution of money, clothing
or toys will be most welcome. Please ad-
dress the same to Mrs. Ballington Booth,
the Volunteers of America, "a West
Twcnty-eighth street. New York. The
Volunteers of America is regularly in
corporated organization and receipts will
be sent for all donations.
MAUD 3. BOOTH
NEW YORK December s.
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Colors Men Like.
Hints to Women in Choosing an
Evening Gown.
A Bachelor in London Daily Mail.

A Bachelor W L01tdon DdffJ MAN..
A Victorian lady Of my acquaint-
ance once declared to a company OF
young people. touching the matter of
evening frocks, that In nine cases out
of ten light blue was the most attrac-
tive color.
Close observation during the years
that followed the old lady's dictum has
caused me to wonder at her wisdom.
For it is undeniably fact and does
rot vary with other changes of fashion,
that in the eyes OF men the average
good looking, healthy English girl looks
more attractive in light blue than in
any other color.
had a remarkable confirmation OF
this a short time ago. A cousin Of mine.
granddaughter OF the lady whose views
have quoted, arrived in London after
an absence of two years, eager for
dancing. Sine is pretty girl, 20 years
Of age, and a very good dancer.
took her to three dances in one
week On the first occasion she wore
An expensive frock of black and gold
in which she looked fine but sophisti-
Gated She was without partners for
five dances.
On the next occasion she wore a
filmy yellowy sort OF frock, equally ex-
pensive and fashionable: yet the dance
was a disappointment. While she was
painfully wondering what to wear for
the third evening there arrived by post
frock from her md-Victorian grandma
made by that dear old lady herself. II
was cut high at the neck light blue In
color, with a plain belt of gold relieved
by bunch or buckle of red stuff. the
nature of which l cannot at the mo-
Inent recall.
IT was severely simple, but revealed
a reasonable amount OF ankle. After
trying II on. my cousin exclaimed why
IL makes me look like an unsophisti'
Gated schoolgirl"
At any rate, she wore IL that evening
with astonishing success She was be
sieged for dances by men of every age
and altitude and might have filled liei
programme twice over. She had. in ad
dition. the JOY Of rejecting two pro
posals Of marriage.
It may be objected that the color OF 8
frocS should depend on th1 particular
wearer and that a girl who might lool
very attractive in black would lool
"hideous" in blue. This may be 50
occa sionally. Yet as n general rule
whatever the color OF a girls eyes o.
/ the style OF her beauty, provided she Il
not a person of large dimensions, sim
pliclty and light blue will attract mel
Everywhere.
Pink is. in my judgment second fav
orite. and black the third. IL is curiou!
TO observe how certain type of mer
is carried away by a pretty blonde II
black frock.
| A dispute between two silk merchant,
IN the High Court recently revealed tn,
I fact that plain black is the most popular
Of all colors; various plain shades o
blue come next and yellows and pink,
third. The fact is, of course. that blacl
has many utiitarian as distinguishes
from orna mental uses
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Lost and Found.

To THE NEW YoRK 1fEnALp: 1s the
population less honest than It was years
ago7 Taking the lost and found coll
umns OF several daily papers Of period
covering twenty years. an exhaustive
search shows curious result. Nova
daye how many found 1vertlsements
do we see? Years back there we're
many. n. g. WALLACE.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, December g.
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Grammar North, West and South.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Two
youngsters held this conversation In
Florida In my hearing; they we're white
Jimmie, have my mother get back
yet?'
"No. don't t'ink she are. Susie"
But none of these grammatical out
uivines surpasses "t seen" and "f haven {
saw" of southern Indiana ole ain't
got nothin' nohow' of baseball lingo
or this gem which ! heard an attorney
utter in little town in New England,
IN addressing jury for the defendant.
who was charged with some petty crime
NOW. gen'men Of the jury, about this
man Crane, if he had came by the road
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
JERITzA IN DIE wALKUERE. >
Farrar in "Zasa" Another Opera
Attraction Next Week.

"Zaza," with Miss Geraldine Farrar
and Mr.. Martinelli. will open the fifth
week of opera next Monday at the Met
ropolitan. Boris Godunoff" will be
sung Wednesday, with Mr.. Chaliapin
and Nine. Matzenauer. La Navarraise''
and "L'Oracolo" Thursday, the first with
Miss Farrar and Mr.. Crlmi, the latter
with Nine. Easton and Messrs. Harold
and Scotti, and III Barbiere di Sivigiia"
Friday afternoon, with Nine Morgana
and Messrs. Chan1lee and Rufro.
Die Walkuere" will be sung Friday
evening with Nine. Jeritza. for the first
time here in this opera; Nine. Matzen-
auer. Messrs. Sembach and Whitehill :
"Mefistofele" Saturday afternoon, with
Nine Aida and Messrs Gigli and Didur
I'll Travatore" Saturday evening, with
Nine. Peralta and Mr.. Martinelli.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Christmas Coming!

Christmas coming
Pine tree, holly.
Mistletoe and laughter jolly
Christmas coming
Air atingle.
Swapping logs in cosey ingle!
Christmas coming
Santa pufllng,
Turkey--ssgc and orion stuifing!
Christmas coming
JOY exuding,
Mince pie, pumpkin and plum pudding
Christmas coming!
Love It's leaven--
Peace on earth Give thanks to heaven
MAURICE NORRIS.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
MISS MIKOvA IN RECITAL.
slovak-Cxcch Pianist Plays Varied
Selections.

Miss Marie Mikova. a Slovak-Czech
pianist, who lives in Kansas, gave her
annual recital here at Town He'll last
night. She played varied selection of
compositions. but with seemingly less
color than when she had been heard
here before. Some of her best playing
was done in her first number a clear,
bright and gay capriccio by Longo.
In Beethoven's march from the Ruins
Of Athens" transcribed by Rubinstein,
the notes, accent, speed and rhythm
were there, but not the dramatic sweep
annaul recital here at Town Hall last
of good dynamic power. Chopins A flat
ballad had little brilliance. In Mendels-
sohn's Variations Serieuses' the play
er's best asset-a generally fine tech
Dical ability-was used with intelligence.
Her list closed with a piece by Ger
trude Ross entitled, Ride of the Cow
boy
The New York herald., 1921-12-07

he said he come by. he could not have
saw what he said he seem"
II you want to hear some square
tailed, four sided and comic exiguity of
grammar, just go up into the western
part of Massachusetts,. 1t is as common
as mountain laurel there and quite as
difficult to get through.
GRANT ROBINSON.
New YORK, December 6.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
New Hebrides to Australia.

The New Hebrides, chain of
islands lying between the Fijian and
Samoan groups and Australia and
in the line of Far East travel, have
again become a matter Of 1nterna-
tional concern through the offer of
their sale. to the Australian Common
wealth by the French company con-
trolling them. The administration
of .these islands was the most Pc
culiar of all the Pacific groups. 1t
was in charge of joint British and
French commission with court pre-
sided over by judges from France
Snd England and a president and
public minister named by the King
Of Spain. Despite all this interna-
tional interest the inhabitants Of the
islands were never thoroughly salts
fed with their government.
These islands have had ever since
their discovery a romantic interest
ON account of strange stories at
tached to them of marvellous wealth
controlled by cannibals, Of meeting
places for pirates and freebooters, OF
missionary heroism and of South sea
adventures. Among the original set
tiers were many freed or escaped
convicts from the penal colonies OF
Australia or New Caledonia. Almost
from the first there was strong
rivalry between the French and Brit
fish settlers in recruiting natives for
work on the plantations and in the
acquisition of land.
Missionaries from both France and
England complained of the harsh
treatment Of the recruited natives
They also declared that in the land
transactions bottles of gin were the
most potent factor. When these mat
ters we're brought into court 1t was
evident to everybody that justice was
badly administered in the islands,
that the litigants were strange
mixture of English, French, planters,
traders and natives; that the issues
at law we're medley which might
belong to a police court or the
Hague Tribunal, and that the judge
had no knowledge of the dozen or
more languages or dialects which the
litigants spoke, or Of the native Gus
toms. The result was that few cases
were ever satisfactorily settled.
Ten years ago when the question
of new rule for the islands was
raised, principally by the British in
habitants, France seriously objected.
The basis of her objection was that
the Germans were fortifying the
nearby Solomon Islands and convert
ing them into strong naval bases,
and that IL she could not retain a
hold on the New Hebrides her Pacific
possessions would be in peril in case
of war. Conditions, however, have
so changed that the French Govern
ment is said to offer no opposition
to the sale to Australia. Premier
HUGHES has declared himself as not
in favor of the purchase, principally
because he doubts the validity of the
title to much of the land. The Aus
tralian Parliament, however, ex-
presses the belief that this objection
can be overcome by new title deeds
from the natives. 1t thus appears
that the long contested New Heb
rides will pass into the control of
Australia and that the 100000 to be
paid to the British for them will be
appropriated to remission of por-
tion of Frances war debt.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Two Quintets Delight at Concert
Schumann's for Piano and Brahms for Clarinet Given
With Letz Quartet String Players.

with warmth and color. Mr.. Grisez
proved himself to be a true virtuoso. an
artist as well as a skilled performer. In
the Schumann work the pianist was that
admired American artist, Ernest Schei-
ling. In both compositions the string
players were those of the Letz Quartet,
Between the two pieces Miss May Peter
son. soprano, sang airs by Handel, Ri
naldo da Capua Ga composer of the first
half OF the eighteenth century,, Salvador
Rosa and Bach.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07

Admiral TsAI T1NG-KAN relieves the
strain of arguing on the Eastern ques-
ton in Washington. "A woman" says
this Chinese philosopher, loses one of
her matrimonial props il she let's her
husband learn to fry an egg" That
has an Eastern twang TO it, but this
sounds a Broadway drama note; "If
sewing on her husbands buttons is
left to .housemaid a wife may find a
missing button leads 10 missing hus-
hand and missing hSusemaid."
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair to-day
and tomorrow not much change ~
temperature; moderate to fresh nortns
west winds.
for New Jersey-C;enerally fair to-day and
tomorrow; not much change in temperatursy
moderate to fresh northwest winds.
for Northern New England-Cienerally fair
temperature; moderate northwest winds
TOT southern New England-Generally fair
,o-uay ana Tomorrow: not much change in
'eInperature; fresh northwest winds.
ror western New York-PaItly cloudy to-
.y uay anu Tomorrow; not much change in
winds.
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WAsHiNGTON. Dec. 6.-Pressure continued
si saipnormelly lower over the Canadian mari
, ,lne provinces to-day. and II was relatively
low over the. far Southwest, while high
e,asi aSS1Ie prevails over all other regions. Cen
last twenty-four hours except that there
meIe ,an, iocai SHOWS in portions of the lake
iegion ana the interior of the north Atlantic
states and rain or snow in portions OF
hpaHoha adl ,ta ana New Mexico. The temperature
fas risen in the Ohio and middle Missiseippi
and lower Missouri valleys and n las
enangea very little elsewhere. Readings were
5ehefauy above normal tonight from the
Rocky Mountain region eastward except in the
coast. S"'l
The indications are for generally fair To-,
morrow IN the States east OF the Misslssippf
River, followed by considerable cloudiness az
THURSDAY, and snow Is probable In the south
ern lake region. snow or rain In the Ohio
valley and rain In Tennessee and the east
culf states. The temperature will be sone-
Wyhnt lower In the middle and lower Ohio
valley, and 1t will not change materially
sewhere east Of the Mississippi River.
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Ar ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS.

speciai Despatch TO TIH NEW YORK HERALD.
ArtAHTtc CITY, \. j.. Dec 6.--Ar-
rivals from New York at the Marlbor-
ough- Blenheim include Mrs. William
irwin Martin. Miss J. c. Irwin Martin
and Mr. and Mrs. W, ". Bullock or
Brooklyn
Ritz-Carlton--Mrs s. W. Peck MISS
Irene Adler, Mrs T. F. Morrison and
Mr.. J. r. A. Clark.
Traymore--Mr. and Mrs. A. Q.
Archer, Mr. and Mrs Harry ellis OF
Brooklyn, and Mrs. John w. Ryan OK
Woodmere, l.. ].
Dennis--Mr. and Mrs. John II. Ty-
money.
Chalfonte- Haddon Hall--Mr and Mrs.
p. r.. Pratt. Messrs George Howard
Deane and George n. Barrett. Mrs. 3.
l.. Dunn and Mrs "A. Il. Colby.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07

Matadors go into bull rings under
contract to face no greater danger
than mad bulls horns. To subject
them to assault with oranges should
appeal to even the Mexican sporting
instinct as not only cruel. but actually
impolite.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07

Has anybody dared to suggest that
the years final income tax payment
due in a few days might he subjected
to moratorium treatment until pa
tients are convalescent from the holi-
day operation?