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The New York herald., 1921-12-15
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921.
The Delay in Ireland.

Failure to ratify the Irish treaty
IN the first session of the Dali Eireann
IS not to be regarded as discouraging.
The tactics of the so-called irrecon-
cilable group would tend to make
GRIFFITH and COLLINS and their as
sociates proceed with deliberation.
Certain though it seems that au
Overwhelming majority in southe n
Ireland is in favor of the Irish Free
State, the treaty signers cannot put
themselves in the light of rushing
the game. Ireland has too much at
stake. If it should appear that the
Irish Parliament itself is too closely
divided wise procedure by the Collins
rarity calls for the arrangement OF
plebiscite. If Ireland cannot speak
in unmistakable tones through her
Dali Eireann representatives then
each voter must speak for himself.
On the other side of the Channel
the Government is having its own
troubles with Ulster; but these too
will be ironed out in the end. The
whole spirit OF the Empire is work
ing toward peace. The speech OF
King GEORGE at the opening of the
special session of Parliament was as
tactful as his June speech was ear
nest. The British sovereign avoided
those ancient phrases-so redolent of
absolute monarchy and so practically
obsolete in democracies-which too
often mark speeches from modern
thrones. my subjects" is phrase
absent from his address.
Lord GREY declared the other day
that the British-Irish agreement must
not be described as an offer but as
a treaty, and the King spoke OF the
document in the same tone. Articles
of agreement" he calls the treaty,
reached after negotiations pro-
tracted many months" AS for Ire
lands status under the treaty, the
King describes it as that Of "a free
partner in the commonwealth Of ma
tions forming the British Empire.
ireland, he believes, is to secure
fulfilment Of her national ideals"
The spirit that fills the Kings
speech is the spirit which moved the
conference In Downing Street and led
TO the signing of the treaty. 1t is
the spirit which brings the world to
believe that Ireland will not be
cheated OF her future.
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Dolphin Goes Off Duty.
The Ship Whose Rejection Was Said
to Have Killed John Roach.

To THE New YORK HERALD: "TNhe
cruiser Dolphin went out OF commission
at the navy yard to-day without cere-
mony." says Boston despatch printed
in your paper. There is an interesting
history connected with this famous craft
which is evidently forgotten.
It was during Cleveland's first Admin
istration, when William c. Whitney was
Secretary of the Navy, that it was
planned to construct a speedy despatch
boat, for which purpose the Dolphin
was designed. The contract was
awarded to John Roach and she was
built at his shipyard in Chester, Pa.
After she was structurally completed
she was towed to New York to have
her machinery installed. The day she
arrived was gala day on the East Side
and thousands fiocked to the Morgan
Iron Works on East Ninth street to
welcome her, one of whom was the
writer. schoolboy at that time.
When she made her trial trip. how
ever. she failed to come up to the speed
specified in the contract and was re-
jected, which broke the heart of old
John Roach. who died soon after. 1t
was said at the time that politics was
the cause. Roach was an intimate
friend of the late Senator Platt, and
his son, Stephen w. Roach, was chair
man OF the Republican County Commit
tee OF New York at that time. Roach
was we'll known and beloved by many
East Siders his shipyard was formerly
at the foot of East Ninth street.
GEORGE FENTRIcK.
NEW YORK, December IA.
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hardest worked and the most deserv-
ing not getting theirs. The upshot
of the miserable business was that
toward the end OF the Government
operation period big majority of all
the men either were deliberately
devising conditions that would
create pay without work or were dis
contented and angry because when
others were getting away with it they
could not.
On the restoration or the railroad
working rules and conditions to the
solid basis of sound economies and
common sense depends the salvation
OF the carriers. On the adherence of
the roads and OF the men to the funda-
mental law that rewards must go to
workers in proportion to their pro-
ductivity and the value of what they
produce depends the industrial secur-
ity of the men themselves.
When hundreds of millions of dol
lars are thrown away In wages that
are not earned, these wasted hun
dreds of millions are not so much at
the expense of the railroad treasures
or of the publics pocket as of the pay
envelopes of the railroad employees
who do the hard work. the skilled
work and the responsible work. AS
in any event the great bulk of all the
receipts of the carriers go into wages
nobody has higher interest in the
fair and square distribution of the
billions that make the total payrolls
than the men who do the work and
deserve the reward.
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
FILM FOR LAFAYETTE GUILD.
Lover" to BIS shown
First Time mt Benefit Event.

The motion picture "The Fourteenth
Lover" with Miss Viola Dale in the
leading role, will be the feature Of the
programme at the performance at the
Harris Theatre next Sunday night for
the benefit of the Lafayette Guild OF
Flower Hospital. The showing will be
prior to the films official release.
Owing to the suffering Of the poor be-
cause OF the lack of employment and in
creased illness the hospital and social
service work of the Guild have increased
enormously. The Guild is the outgrowth
of the war work of group of women
who raised funds and established a con-
valescent home for soldiers which was
known as Lafayette House." At the
end of the war, when the need for such
a home no longer existed the same
women decided to establish the Guild TO
look after the i'll of Flower Hospital,
TO be known by the same name. and
thus establish a permanent work for
their organization.
Among the officers of the Guild taking
an active interast in the benefit per-
formance are Mrs. e. r. Tinker, acting
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To Marshal FOch.

From Hudson to the Golden Gate,
From East effete TO West lanate,
From South Atlanta to st. Paul.
You've stirred the States and seen us all.
From oceans to unsettled seas
You have progressed by swift degrees,
And weltered through much learned
No man was doctored so before.
with cowboys you the ropes have
learned.
With soldier lads old tales have turned !;
Sawed wood too with the iumberjacks,
And lots OF small girls given smacks.
You've smoked the pipe OF peace with
Crows
And war danced with Arapahoes;
You've eaten jowl and greens--great
snakes!
And pumpkin pie and buckwheat cakes.
You've captured sheepskins, medals. pups,
war bonnets. smokes and loving cups;
You got wildcat and n shoat---
But nothing ever got your goati
You've seen us dressed up in our best.
You've seen us in shirt sleeves and vest !:
You've seen us, as we saw you. through
And dare we think you've liked us too?
Most strenuous you've made the rounds,
And vet have put on fourteen pounds.
Those fourteen are. at any rate,
American. right up TO date!
And now must Won rebridRc the foam
Responsive TO the call OF home,
And we. reluctant. bid farewell
To meet again---ahl who can tell?
Farewell, FAREWELL The word is sad,
But take too that should make you glad
And proud--your kindly ways and arts
Have won--you always win l--our hearts
MAURICE NORRIS.
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Americas Forestry Problem.

Two facts stated plainly by Chief
Forester w. B. GREELEY in his an
nual report are that three-fifths of
the virgin forests of the United
States have disappeared and that our
present demand for timber is four
times greater than our annual pro.
duction. In addition there are enor-
nous areas Of burned over, denuded
and idle forest lands that might be
and should be restored to usefulness.
To meet the situation thus created
and to put the United States on a
self-sustaining basis in timber pro-
duction Colonel GREELEY thinks Fed
eral legislation necessary. But two
principles must be observed in this
legislation, he insists:
THE first is that. because OF the
long term nature of timber crops and
the foresight necessary to meet fu-
ture national needs. the public has an
interest in forest lands not common
to most forms Of private property and
most comparable to it's interest in the
operation OF recognized public utili-
tics. The second principle is that the
production OF timber is an economic
process. governed by economic laws.
Hence the requirements imposed upon
forest owners by the public must be
equitable and practicable from a
business standpoint"
There are certain responsibilities
which have to be met by corpora
tons or individuals owning forest
lands. One OF these is the reduction
OF fire risks and losses, making the
business less hazardous in its nature.
Colonel GREELEY thinks there should
ne an adjustment OF taxes on timber
lands to encourage the growing of
successive crops OF timber.
However serious the situation may
re, Il is not without encouraging
features. One OF these is the wide
recognition OF the fact that there
is need OF conservation of America s
forest wealth. and this is leading to
practical measures to make our tim
Der resources what they should be
During the last year a campaign OF
education has been carried on by
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the Federal authorities in eoopera-
tion with State foresters, owners OF
timber lands. forestry schools and
persons interested in the timber in
dustry to impress thorough under
standing of the present regulations.
This is already producing results.
On the whole the situation Is rather
hopeful. 1t is even probable that
future generations may have all the
timber they need, though the present
generation will continue to suffer
from the waste and improvidence OF
the past.
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
A Tickless Timepiece.
II Carried One Man Who Read About
II Back Sixty Years.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The note
YOU printed about tickless timepiece
took me back sixty years to the little
town of Portsoy, about seven miles from
Keith. near where the founder of THE
New York HERALD was born.
I read an advertisement in the Boys
Ovn MG1asiRe offering for sale at about
AZ cents a 'timepiece-accurate and
beautiful. made Of electro compo metal,
perfectly balanced action. enamelled
dial, steel hands. size OF half a crown
guaranteed for ten years"
] sent the money and got folding
sun dial and small compass-just such
a timepiece as was described I'm your
note. Thus history repeats itself.
JOSEPH REID.
BErLEvnIE N. j., December ID.
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Miss Beecher's Cook Book.
A Work Worthy Of the Genius Char.
acterizing the Family.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Miss
Catherine Beecher's cook book was the
most brilliant and famous OF all cult
nary literature. 7 am surprised that It
is not still in circulation.
Nothing modern can approach il. No
body could rival the Beechers in any
ing or writing to teaching or cooking
The Bcechers were family apart and
immortal. We have not such geniuses
to-day In any of their lines. They all
of them possessed that highest quality
of the intellect, the creative faculty.
and Miss Catherine originated many OF
her recipes herself
My sister in her early youth took
private lessons from Mrs. Allan, the
daughter of William Beecher, the old
est of the family. While going through
her recitations one morning Miss Cath
crime Beecher who had recently ar
into the room. She was rather for
bidding woman in manner. inclined to
the masculine in appearance. She
looked the young pupil over and abruptly
asked:
Where did the ARK land after the
hood?"
The child gazed at the impressive
figure for an instant, then fled in dead
silence from the room, hatless and coat
less. running at full speed until she
reached home. where she rushed into the
house and burst into tears.
There was nothing commonplace about
the Beechers and Miss GATHERINGS cook
book would have lifted her into fame
even II she had not been a Beecher, but
being one It was worthy of this illustri-
Gus family.
FLORENCE McLANpBUEGH.
AKRON, Ohio, December 49,
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Fair to-day
and Tomorrow, not much change in tenn
perature; fresh northwest winds.
For New Jersey-Generaliy fair to-day and
tomorrow; little change In temperature'
moderate TO fresh northwest and north
For Northern New EngIand--Generaliy fair
to-day and tomorrow; little change In tenn
terature; fresh northwest winds. .rt
for Southern New England-Generally fhir
to-day and tomorrow: little change In tenn
perature: fresh northwest winds.
for Western New York-Cloudy to-day.
morrow generally fair; moderate to fresh
northwest and north winds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.--The disturbance
enat was off the New England eonst last
hight ,ng moved northeastward 10 Newfound, !,
rapiuIy southeastward and was central Oft
,he middle Atlantic coast to-nise.. The
latter ,s disturbance was followed by decided
rise IN pressure throughout the great central
valley. the lake region and the plains States,
but another disturbance is apparently de-
Neioplng over the plateau and Rocky Noun
Light snow has fallen within the. last
twenty-four hours in Western Montana, tile
lake region, the upper Ohio Valley and tls
Atlantic States, from northern Virginia
northward. In other parts of the country
the weather fair
The temperature was somewhat lower TO-
day In the upper Mississippi Valley. the
plains States. the central and northern
Rocky Mountain region and the Canada
northwest, and It continued below normal
In the northeastern States. Howpysr, tent
peratures were still considerably above nor
NAL tonight In the southeastern States and
almost generally west of the Mississippi
River.
Tho indications arc for generally fair
weather tomorrow and Friday In the States
east of the Mississippi River. except thai
snow flurries are probable In portions OF
the lower lake region Thursday. The tenn
perature will be somewhat lower tomorrow
in the lower Ohio Valley, Tennessee and the
east Gulf and south Atlantic States, other
wise 1t will not change materially east of
the Mississippi River during the next two
'iavy.
observations at United States Weather
Bureau atation, taken at p. NJ. yesterdey,
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Where Santa Claus Is Unknown.

At first thought it might seem that
to find a place in all the wide world
where SANTA CLAUS is unknown one
should begin by ransacking darkest
Africa or Tibet or possibly Afghan
istan. Even starving, distracted Rus
sia would hardly be promising field
of search for this spot. The gaunt,
hunger tortured children of Soviet
rule doubtless have heard of SANTA
CLAUS. though his visits to them
this coming Christmas may be rare
indeed and his reindeer sleigh may
carry a pitifully light burden.
But we do not have to go abroad
at all to find place where SANTA
CLAUS is unknown. We need not go
further, indeed, than our own North
Carolina to discover that bleak re-
gion. We have the assurance of the
Rev. C. Mccoy FRANKLIN, himself a
North Carolinian, that in the region
in the Old North State where Mounts
Mitchell and Pisgah and Roam High
Bluff rear their heads from 5,713 to
Gill feet aloft there are children
who never have heard even the name
of SANTA CLAUS; districts where there
is no Christmas cheer. no Christmas
gift giving.
1t may seem incredible, but the
Rev. Mr.. FRANKLIN should know
whereof he speaks, for at Crossnore,
deep down in one of the mountain
basins of the Grandfather range, he
has conducted church and a school
for years. If he does not know the
North Carolina mountaineers then
nobody does. "Some of the parents"
he says, "have heard about Christ
mas, but they do not mention it to
their children. It would interrupt
the farm work"
And they are Americans, these
mountain folk whose children never
heard Of SANTA CLAUS and who
never mention Christmas to them be.
cause it would interrupt the farm
work-Americans of the Americans;
descendants of true blue old Revolu-
tionary war stock, whose forebears
wiped out FERGUsoN's force at Kings
Mountain, and at Guilford Court
House and in the harassing pursuit
of the survivors contributed power
fully to the pocketing and ultimate
surrender of CORVALLIS and his
army at Yorktown. Marooned and
forgotten back there in the recesses
of the Southern mountains, these
people have created little world
of their own.
The problem OF reaching these
people with the enlightenment and
guidance they need has been ap-
preached from many directions and
during many years of conscientious
effort Yet in this twentieth century
and in the 146th year of that Ameri.
can independence for which their an
cestors fought, they remain a people
whose children never heard of SANTA
CLAUS and the hard labor of whose
lives has never been frightened by
Christmas good cheer. The bare
statement carries its own comment,
and it is a melancholy one.
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Compensation.

The earth is iron-hard with frost,
The hills are white with snow,
The sun is pale, the trees are bare,
The bitter northers blow,
And tulip bulbs and crocuses
And daffodils of gold
Entombed in chilly darkness lie
Beneath the frozen mold.
But look! above the windy woods
The winter sunset gIows
In gorgeous hues of yellow red
And violet and rose
For 10! the spirits of the flowers
That made the spring so fair.
A feeting space for our delight
Unfold in beauty there.
MINNA IRVING
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WINTER BALL FOR CHARITY.
Dance to BE Held Tonight for
LOomis Sanftarfum

To raise funds to support free beds In
the Loomis Sanitarium the Winter ball
Will be given tonight in the Plaza. Many
of the debutantes will be present
Mrs. Joel Ellis Fisher, Jr. is chairman
OF the dance committee. Associated with
her are Mines. James Lenox Banks, Jr. !;
Douglas M. Moffat, j.. T. Johnston Mall,
Misses Adrienne Iselin, Sylvia Van
Rensselaer,. Genevieve Clendennin, Cor
nelia Landon and Christina M. Nichols.
Among the officers Of the sanitarium are
Mines. William e. s. Griswold, Fred
erick w. Allen. Clarence NJ. Hyde James
L. Barclay. John H. Coster, John Sloane.
David M. Goodrich, Frederic Z. Lewis
]. Herman Aldrich and Robert Win
throp.
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Mail Early. Shop Early.

TO THE New YoRK Herald: postmas-
ter-General Hays has again asked bust
ness men TO send mail to the post Office
carly In the day 20 avoid congestion.
To earn the gratitude OF an army Of
salcspeople Christmas shoppers should
likewise shop early In the day.
In the forenoon salespeople have more
leisure to wait on customers. stocks are
in order and ELECTIONS can be made
carefully. Thus the early shopper ben
eite also. II. SUTRA.
BROOKLYN, December H.
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Ozark Efficiency.

From the Kansas City Star.
"Howdy. Gap!" saluted an acquaintance.
81 don't aim TO mind nobodys business, nor
nuthn' that-a-way, but II It's a fair question
what was coming off at yore place yester-
day? As was angling along past heered
you yelling 'Whoar sorter like you meant
t. and ] seed YOU yanking yore brother-in-
law around by the nose. II 'peared like, or
the whislkers. or something. and cusslng him
right sharply while you done 80. Recolect-
ing that II wasn't none OF my business 7
went on, but I'm tolable shore I observed
two"
"Aw. he'd drunk up bottle OF my horse
liniment," replied Gap johnson of Rumpus
Ridge, Ark, "and that was the only way 70
handle him"
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The River.

From the Kansas Cny star.
Sprung from virgin source among the
dells.
The youthful stream leaps out, un-
checked. II wells
Like hopes which overflow the heart to
race
Beyond the channel of to-day's embrace.
Much calmer now, more stately water
wends,
And though too soon feel the journey
ends,
Her isles. her depths, the river bids me
know,
And all my dreams upon her bosom flow.
LOWE W. WREN.
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president; vice-presidents, Mrs. Albert
H. Wiggin. Mrs. Benjamin Manowitch,
Mrs Louis Huot, Mrs. Henry r. Tiede-
man and Mrs. H. r. Madison; recording
secretary. Mrs. Edmonds Putney cor
responding sscretary, Mrs. J. Wideman
Lee; treasurer, Mrs. Langley w.
Wiggin.
Among the officers of the various
committees are Mrs. William v. Logan,
Mrs. e. w. Knowles, Mrs. William T.
Dewart, Mrs. e. r. Tinker. Mrs. Will
lam Helmuth and Miss Helen Tiede-
man.
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KnrIsLER NOT ENVOY HERE

VIENNA. Dec. II ASSOCIATED Press)j--.
report that has gained considerable
circulation during the last few days that
Fritz Krcisler. noted vioIinist and COM
poser. had been appointed Austrian Mir-
istcr TO the United states. was officially
denied at the Austrian Foreign Ofice,t To-
day.
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Fury's Height.

Prom the Kansas CitD stdr.
He'll hath no fury like a Georgia Senator
who has learned that a negro has been
hanged somewhere besides in the South.
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Tho Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication OF all news des-
patches credited 60 n or not otherwise
credited in this paper. and also tho local
news published herein. tt.-
All rights OF republication OF special uss-
patches herein are also reserved. tlst
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MARY PIcKFoRD says she lost ten
pounds while in Europe. Avoirdupols
or English?
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Depends on the Shirt.

Santa bore his pack on h'g shoulder.
'I don't sec what that fellow Atlas
makes such fuss about" he declared.
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Boston too has proved that a city
which wants that kind of Mayor will
have that kind of Mayor.
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Highest temperature, 81, at 3:1b p:
Lowest temperature, %. at 6 A. NJ.
Average temperature, 2s.
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LOCAL WEATHER

CITY
recorded by the official thermometer. is
shown in the annexed table:
The New York herald., 1921-03-28
200, 900 IN PARADE
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Brilliant Colors Mark Easter
Procession at Resort.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CRY. March 27.-Atlantic
City's annual Easter pageant was a
magnificent spectacle to-day. IL was
five miles long. There were 100000
persons from more than thirty States.
most of the Canadian provinces and
several of the European and Latin
American countries in the gorgeous
boardwalk promenade. Their triumphal
march was attended by summer
weather the mercury making frantic
efforts to strike temperature OF so
degrees. Some OF the pioneer residents
declare that this was the greatest Easter
procession that ever has been seen In
Atlantic City 1t was the first really
colorful fashion ensemble since the
Easter before this countrys entry into
the world war
Here and there one noted the in
evitable gaudy and freak fancfes OF
the eccentric. but they merely served
to set the conservative promenaders
into strong relief. The promenade was
a mammoth Kaleidoscope picture OF
brilliant yet tasteful gowns and radiant
millinery.
There were 1000 rolling chairs in
use during the promenade and the sup
ply was far from adequate
There were many Harding blue ef-
fects, the hue being named for Mrs.
Warren @. Harding. wife OF the Presi-
dent Complete suits OF tweed In the
pastel colors predominated. There were
complete suits OF red, apple green and
flame with headgear OF the same color
among the younger folk.
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Mr.. Duncan f. Cameron of 27o Park
avenue yesterday announced the en-
gagement OF his daughter. Miss Mary
Cameron. to Mr.. Juan r. Mayer, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Mayer OF
Washington, ID G.. Arrangements for
the wedding have not been completed
but it Is to take place in the latter part
of April.
Miss Cameron is one of the best known
and most popular of this seasons debu-
tantes. She was introduced to society
in December at ball given by her aunt
Mrs Belmont Tiffany. She is n MEM
ber of the Junior League and has ap-
peared In a large number of entertain
ments arranged by the younger set for
charities.
On her fathers side Miss Cameron is
a granddaughter of the late Sir Roderick
Cameron and on her mothers side she Is
g. granddaughter of the late Lawrence
Turnure
Mr.. Mayer was educated at Elton and
Oxford in England and also is an
alumnus of Harvard University. Dur
ing the war he served overseas as a
captain in the United States Army.