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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Arkansas Apple Pie
Veteran. Fond Recollection Of
Resistant Dessert in 1862
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Some days ago your Tower man
said Hymns of Hate are no new things.
He recited several which had lain in
his mind since his school days, among
them the following:
~ hate. abhor, detest, despise.
The very name: Dried Apple Pies"
l couldn't say amen to this one be.
cause 1T brought to my mind an &C.
casion when dried apple pie (it was
really a turnover) looked good and
tasted better.
In the spring Of 1862 one OF our
armies was marching down through
southeast Missouri into Arkansas. The
roads were very bad We were on
short rations. A Confederate army had
passed over the route ahead OF us.
The country was sparsely settled and
poorly cultivated and everything fit to
eat had been consumed. Hunger is the
best sauce, and that was the kind we
had day after day. Some days We were
hungrier than others. 1t was only a
matter of degree.
One Of the most enjoyable suppers
had on this march consisted of small
piece OF pork and the pith Of two cab
bagc stalks which l had stolen from a
Confederate garden. The very next
day, as VIC were plodding along,
two women came from a shack with a
basket Of apple pies, which they we're
willing to part with for 20 cents each.
In about two minutes they had dis.
posed of their stock.
began my attack on that pie at
once. The crust was very tough and
the contents very dry and there was
plentiful lack Of sugar and nutmeg,
worked away at it and presently came
to piece Of dried apple, which served
the purpose Of chewing gum for about
half day. My jaws seemed to be doing
their full duty, but somehow thei,
labor didn't seem to satisfy the res,
Of my anatomy.
When I grew tired of working or
that pie I would put it in my pocket
and when sufficiently recovered would
attack it again. In less than q week
I got outside Of the concoction and ]
stiil live. ELIAS VOSSELLER.
Wilmington, N. j., Sept %. 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Letters to the Tribune's Editor
Russian Refugees
Red Cross Aid Still Needed in
Constantinoplc

COnslantlnOplc
To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir: When | was in Constantinople
this sumnGr OH visit to the inter
Allied military control, Russian In
his long, skirtlike blouse came into
the office. A young Greek and young
Jew, who were acting as assistants and
interpreters, began to comment on the
condition of the Russian refugees in
Constantinople.
at is ptiful," they said. "There are
Russians who were colonies and gem
erals in the Amy who are selling
papers in the street, scarcely getting
anything, doing what they can in order
to get something to eat, but they can
get only little They don't know the
language, they have nothing to do, and
with no business in Constantinople
there is no hope for them"
heard form friends in Constantino-
rle such a story as this:
The best harpist in Russia YVES one
OF the refugees who arrived in that
city. Somehow or other he had man
aged to bring his harp with him, one
of the best harps made in America. 1t
cost, as I remember, some $4,000. The
Turks would not let him bring it into
the country without paying duty on it,.
(Thcy valued it at $4,000 The duty
was a high per cent. 1t might have
been $1,000 or $1,000. The man was
desperate. He had not q cent. He
somehow came into contact with one of
Tie leaders OF the Y NJ c. A.. who be-
came interested in him. The Y. NJ. c. A.
man got the Turks to reduce the valua-
ton so that there WAS a duty of only
a few hundred dollars to be pa i'd
Then he said it. with the proviso
that the Russian should give concerts
at the Y. N. c. A. or elsewhere until
he mad paid the debt. The Russian
was overjoyed to do so. They have
had better music in Constantinoplc
in the last few years than ever before
because of the large number Of tai
ented refugees who have come from
Russia
We all know that the Russians who
lave been thrown out by the Bolshe-
wiki are Of the intelligentsia. Between
d large proportion Of these Russian
refugees in Constantinople and death
has stood only the American Red Cross.
There has been some talk Of the Amer
lean Red Cross withdrawing from this
work. ] cannot believe that "the Great
est Mother OF Them All" will so desert
needy people. The American people
40 not want to save few dollars OF
lenevolcnce at the cost of the suffer
ing of 10000, and the death of good
ly portion Of that number.
HENRY S. HUNTINGDON
New York, Sept %, 1921
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
No Blanket Bonus
Adjusted Compensation" Disapproved by Infantry
man Who Fought-Demoraizing Agitation

cannot solve it piecemcal by favorng
one class oyer another.
The worst thing about this agitation
for the bonus is the decentralization of
spirit which the mere idea is bringing
about. Our draft men four years ago
accepted their service in the spirit Of
craftsmanship. The law defined their
duties, and they agreed with the defni-
ton. To-day many Of these forme r
good sportsmen are nursing fanced
grievance and saying sorrowfully or
wrathfully than an ungrateful country
has forgotten how they saved it from
the conquering Hun. Many Of them
had hand in the saving on the field
Of battle; it was not the fault of the
others that they never shared the
higher honors Of the A. Z. F. However,
the fact remains that the majority Of
our veterans cannot logically claim
they never incurred and for the hard
ships they were never called upon to
endure.
If the bonus were only granted to
the mon who bore the heat end burden
Of the day there would be less doubt
about its wisdom and its justice.
served at two fronts myself; I have
been bombed and sheled, but [ have
no such claim as Lahey and his men
and others like them. They are the
men Of whom we are proudcst. Surely
We could best honor our soldiers who
went over the top by making some dis
tinction in the quality Of the service
we were privileged to render to the
country. A blanket bonus, max ing no
distinctions whatever, based on the
curious argument Of "adjustcd compen-
sation. reduces an army of which we
were proud to a mere group Of under
paid government employees.
INFANTRY. A. 4. f.
Albany, n. y. Sept o., 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
A Hard Lesson
from The Toledo BLade

Worthless rubles, almost worthless
marks and deprecated francs have
given the AVERAGE man better under
standing of finances than he ever had
before He has learned for one thing
that money must have something more
behind it than paper, ink and print
no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25

fF'vO9W The T0Sedo E{d1rJ
Inquiries made by The New York
Tribune bring the answers: The tex
tile industries OF New England arc
showing decided activity, improve
ments in business are shown in
Syracuse, Elmira and Rochester by the
unemployment Of several hundred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Veterans of '98
Equality With World War Veterans
in Civil Service Preference
To the Editor of The Tribune.


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Major General John +. Organ
is reported to have declared his op-
position to the proposed constitutional
amendment granting preference to war
Veterans
General Organ says: II do not favor
general preference conceived by po-
litical cxpedicncy which provides for
all veterans, irrespective Of the merits
Of their service and in dcrogation Of
the rights of other men who were too
young at the time to enter the war.
The latter would be contrary to our
American spirit of fair play.
~ favor an amendment to the state
constitution, so that preference in the
civil service may legally be given vet
Grams Of the World War in accordance
with schedule OF credits .
percentage credits based on length Of
service in the World Wsr, promotions,
citations, decorations, etc.
In General Organs mind are there
no other war veterans in this country
(thc Civil War veterans being long ago
cared for) entitled to consideration
but the veterans he prcsumes to speak
for?
Ii General O'Ry.n will go back in his
American history to 1898 he will recall
that after we declared war against
the various states, New YORK supplying
the largest quota, and all Of them
volunteers, in camps throughout the
country, whence they went to Cuba
and Porto Rico, and latter to the
Philippines and China. 1t will then
be apparent to the General that there
are other veterans who served under
the flag, but who did not serve between
April, 1917, and January I, 1919
These veterans have been striving
for score OF years to obtain for their
comrades in this state the preference
enjoyed by their seniors in arms, the
Civil War veterans, and were nearin.
their goal, when events which recent
history narrates included the veterans
OF the World War in the civil service
preference the Spanish War veterans
had so long fought for.
1t is unbelievable that General
Organ should wish to deprive these
veterans OF the fruits Of their long
struggle for preference by leaving
them out OF consideration.
Il. LENAHAN.
New York, Sept. 20, 1921
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There is fatal weakness in
the argument for blanket bonus. It's
advocates almost invariably insist upon
the hardships and dangers of SOL
der's life. Granted, but how many of
our service men ever heard An enemy
gun? Everybody knows that only
fraction Of our army ever saw the
service of Lieutenant Lahey and the
men under his command. His division,
the occupation of the Limey sector
than it would have ii it had attacked.
After leaving it still had Grand Pre-
and the Bots des Logcs before it.
The fact is that we entered the war
late. Half our army never sailed for
France; out Of our 100000 men abroad
100000 were at the front Even there
danger and hardship varied greatly. 1t
was four or five miles from the for
ward trenches to division headquarters,
with the railhead behind that. If the
bonus were to be really based ON hard
ship and danger the only men properly
eligible would be those who at some
time during the fighting had been with
in range Of the enemy artillery.
The government is caring for the
men wounded or disabled in the serv-
ice. Every sane man knows that Meth
CT the state nor the Federal bonus can
be granted in time to relieve uncmploy-
rent, which affects both the service
and non-service men alike. Has the
service man of Twenty-Five who is to-
day physically sound any greater claim
to consideration merely because he
wore a uniform somewhere between
San francisco and Coblenz than the
man Of fifty who could not possibly
have served in the army? The prob
lem OF unemployment is general; we
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25

evolve q plan to reduce our taxes and
restore prosperity to the nation.
Any real remedy must now have
twofold ebject--to prevent the evils Of
impure liquor and Of the saloon from
returning TO combat the certainly no
less harmful home brcws and distilla-
tions brought into being as by
product Of attempted prohibition.
I beg to offer to my fellow citizens
the following suggestions, that with
open minds they individually and col
lectively weigh the balance of advan-
tage between attempted prohibition and
reasonable regulation, and / herewith
give Whist consider reasonable regu-
laticn:
(f) Nething to be imported, manu-
factnred or sold that does not come
up to governmental test of purity of
contents. All containers to have printed
on label the percentage Of alcohol
and Of every ingredient, the makers
er's name, date and place of manufac.
ture and date of bottling.
CD Saloons or bars to be prohibited
(S) Any reputable eating place.
vouched for by reputable citizens.
whether restaurant, hotel or club. to
De able TO procure permit to sell
alcoholic drink with meals between
che hours OF and 8. p m, this being
thought sufficient to cover the evening
meal OF all classes OF our citizens, tn,
price Of the permit to be nominal. but
enough to cover all expenses OF the
government in regard to issuance of
permits, Keeping Of records, etc. The
sale OF any alcoholic drink at any other
time or to any one under the influence
Of liquor or to minor to be covered
by adequate punishment.
t4) The sale Of alcoholic drink in
bulk, not less than one full bottle.
should be licensed to reputable deslers.
vouched for by reputable citizens, duv-
ing certain days at the beginning or
middle Of the week only, so as to pro-
vent Saturday purchases after wages
arc paid.
(o) Only one tax, and that practical
ly automatically computable and col
lectible. The taxes on all alcoholic
drink to be one cent for each l per
cent Of alcohol in quart, stamps for
the amount to be affixed at the time the
merchandise leaves the hands of the
manufacturers or is landed in this
country All imported alcoholic drink
to pay in addition to the tax of one
cent on each per cent of alcohol in
quart an additional one cent on each
1 per cent of alcohol in a quart
as import duty. No ad valorem duty
should be charged at all, the pco-
pie being given the advantage of better
quality instead Of the better things 60
ing only to those who can paw the
higher prices.
This plan will undoubtedly bring in
s larger revenue to the government
than has ever been had before, while
insuring purity Of quality and climina-
ton of the saloon, and the method Of
taxation will encourage the use of the
lighter alcoholic beverages and grad
ually do away with the harm that has
been done by attempted prohibition
| and restore progress toward temper
| ancc, which has had a terrible setback.
WILLIAM P. EMO.
Saugatuck, Conn. Sept. %. 1921
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Searches and Seizures
Stress Laid on Word Unreasonable in Constn;n.
Fourth Amendment

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The Fourth Amendment to the
United States Constitution says:
1.-THE right of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses,
papers and effects against unreason-
able searches and seizures shall not
be violated, and no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause, sup
ported by oath or affirmation and
particularly describing the place to
be searched and the persons or
things to be seized"
This constitutional amendment. pro-
hibiting unreasonable searches and
seizures, implicitly recognises the gen
cral power of Congress to enact laws
defining what searches and seizures
without warrant it deems to be rea-
sonable. (Commonwealtll VS. Watts, 81
KY, 5S7, 2 s. w. 1877 It Furthermore
implies that there may be some
searches and seizures without warrant
which arc reasonable.
Yet great deal has been said about
the Stanley amendment 20 The amended
Volstead act, now before the Senate.
as If it were needed in order to pro
vent the violation Of the Fourth
Amendment
But there is probably not a member
OF the United States Senate, even Sen
ator Stanley himself, who would vote
now for the Stanley tead amend
ment just as it unanimously passed
the Senate. 1t was too hastily drawn
and is too sweeping. 1t would repeal
ct least twenty or twenty-five sections
OF the United States statutes. For the
Stanley amendment provides that any
officer Of the United States engaged in
the enforcement of any law of the
United States vino searches without
warrant the property or premises Of
any person shall be punished. This
would repeal at least twenty or twenty
five sections of the United States
statutes, such as permit our customs
officers without warrant TO search the
persons and baggage Of persons coming
into the United States suspected of
smuggling unlawful goods, and which
permit internal revenue officers, postal
o1lcers and those in the Indian service
to make certain searches and seizures
winch Congress has by act declared to
be reasonable
For instance, Section 1865 of United
States Revised Statutes provides that
revenue officer may, without warrant.
search and seize the goods and wares
OF citizens wao it is supposed are
trying to eyade the payment Of d gov
eminent tax.
Both sides have referred to Boyd
VS.. United States JIG. United States
SIG, in which the court said that 2
law was contrary to the Fourth Amend
ment of the United States Constitu-
ton which provided that if SUBPOENA
to bring i'll his books and papers were
served upon a person and he failed to
DO so the allegations made in com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
No Suhsfit,,t>

(Frohs The Neu Orleans T.nscs- picoyune>
Apparently the only thing in the
world which cannot be successfully
counterfeitcd is beer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Liquor Regulation
Veterans Preference

paint against him should :.
IS confessed. But the decis;o- "sa
,aec e23 says: %
The search for and se;zur. :.
stolen, forfeited goods, or so.' ~
liable to duties and concsal.s y
avoid payment therefor are .o..n
different things from search :.
and seizure Of a mans private ~,
and papers for the purpose Of oh..,N
ing information therein cont.,...
or OF using them as evidence ay,;,.'
him. The two things dis.r .".
COCO. IN the one case the oo..
ment is entitled to the poss.s,;..
Of the property; in the other !, :.
not. The seizure Of stolen Sood, ;.
authorized by the common law AZ
the seizure Of goods forfeited fl,
BREACH Of the revenue laws or ~.
cealod to avoid the duties pav,N.
on them. has been authorized -
English statutes for at least -.
centuries past, and the Ike sei,p,,,
have been authorized by our a.,
revenue acts from the commence.
ment Of the government.
The first statute passed BY Con.
gress TO regulate the collection =.
duties. the act Of Julv 81 ,-s. ,
Stat. at L. 80. contains provision, Z.
this effect. As this act was nass.a
by the same Congress which n,o
posed for adoption the orjyi,,i
amendments 10 the Constitution !,
IS clear that the members of IN.
body did not regard searches and
seizures Of this kind are .unre,s.,.
able and they are not embraced
within the prohibition OF the an.na
ment. So also tae supervision an.
thorized to be exercised by oa;o~
Of the revenue over the manufaetu,s
or custody of excisable articles and
the entries thereof in books reouirra
by law to be kept for their insne..
ton arc necessarily excepted ont O,
the category OF unreasonable searhss
and seizures So also the laws which
provide for the search and sei,ur.
of articles and things which it is
unlawful for q person to have in hs
possession for the purpose of issu
or disposition. such as counterfu,
coin. lottery tickets, implements Of
gambling, etc. are not within thn
category. Commonwealth Y. Dan,
, Met 349.7
The opponents of prohibition, vhe
are more anxious to make it hard u
catch and punish bootleggers that to
protect the people from illegal liquor
traffic, contend that d search for liquor
IN d person or an automobile is tcl
The purpose Of convicting him Of
,rlme and. therefore, is the same thing
Is searching MS private books and
oapcrs for information TO use as cyl
lence against him. But the courts
seem to have held otherwise and corr
non sense in this respect upnOds ID.
courts. Good citizens Will be loyal 10
the whole Constitution of our believes
land WM. SHEAFE CHASE.
Brooklyn, Sept. -, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25

wage carners, steel mills in South Chi :
cago are increasing production, the
automobile industries Of Michigan and
Ohio ere steadily making ground. and
gains. virtually everywhere, are
registered in the retail trades. I'm
cuestionably the crisis OF the in
dustrial depression has been turned
Though recovery is slow, there is
satisfaction to be taken in the fact
that it nevertheless is certain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
The Fourth Amendment
Adjusted Compensation
In Place Of Prohibition
Suggestions for Government Regulation of Lighter
Alcoholic Beverages
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: To permit alcoholic drink to be
made in domiciles openly, provided it
IS no. sold, instead of its being made
secretly. is s step in the right direc-
ton, because il made openly it will
probably not be so injurious to health
as if made secretly.
To discourage the making OF alco-
holic drink in domiciles by the mex
perienced and to permit its being made
by experts under government re4rla-
tons as to purity and reasonable rules
as to place and time Of sale, would be
evidence Of returning public sanity.
1t is not the province Of this letter
to discuss whether a moderate use OF
pure alcoho! is less or more injurious
to health than the increased usa OF
narcotics, candy, soft drinks and other
substitutes, such as wood alcohol, shell
lac, quack medicines and the LIQUID
that accum ulates at the bottom Of silos,
nor does it take into consideration The
disregard of all law brought about by
the contempt Of one unpopular law,
nor whether the crime wave through
out the country is or is not increased
by attempted prohibition, nor whes,,e..
the discomfort Of the laboriny man at
being deprived Of little socia, COM
fort after a long day at hard work, is
humanity justifable
While admitting that the preceding
questions may perhaps be moro i'm
pcrtant than the financial prosperity
OF the nation, our people should now
begin to realize how much money we
are losing Tor the support Of our coun-
try through an experiment that does
not promise well either for public
morality or bodily health.
The budget for the fiscal year calls
for $4,000, DOC, 900. more or less. Various
statements in the papers by those who
claim to have made investigation give
astonishing figures. One letter lately
published said that up to the present
time the United States had lost S.
l59,0oo,oo0 through the trial of pro-
hibition. Another stated that the an
nual tax loss is over $1,000, 900, 900, to
which must be added perhaps $500, 00o,-
600 more as the cost Of the com plicated
machinery OF enforcement, including
legal procedure and the work of a
large portion of every police force, city
and state, which is expending much OF
its effectiveness in chasing bottles in
stead OF burglars. Still another letter
says that the profits from illegal sales
by bootleggers and grafters, including,
perhaps, some prohibition agents paid
b. the government and free lances, ex-
coed .5oo,c0o,ooo
II these last three statements are
sruc. our people are annually out about
$4,000, 100000, which, if applied to
taxes, would reduce the bugct from
ether sources from 100000, 600 to
$4,000 100000.
Surely these statements ought to De
ample to make all intelligent people
wonder neither the balance Of advan-
tage lies with attempted prohibition or
with sane regulation.
All phases of thi, subject are now
SO serious as to demand careful though
at time when committees of the SEN
ate ard House of Reprea antatives are
IN session in Washington trying to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Magma Charta Day
Proposed Annual Observance of June
IS by English Speaking Nations

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of September s
Edward +. McSweeney, Of Boston, is
quoted as charging plot against
United States holidays by the Magma
Charta Day Association, though this
association only seeks to have this
vitality important day in the joint his
as comnemoration by the seven Eng
disappearing nations. Mr.. McSweeney
even further suggests that such day
The daily times., 1921-08-02
BACK FROM HIS VACATION

Mr. S. E. Leonard at the head of
the Welfare Work in this county has
returned from a delightful va~~tion
spent at the summer school at Chap
ell Hill and at the home of his faith
er Mr.. D. S. Leonard in Davidson
county.
He reports that it is very dry in
the west. The wheat crop was very
short .and the corn crop is suffering g
for rain. The farmers are in better
shape in the west, however, than in
the east and hard times are not
thought of because the people raise
their living and their smokehouses,
barns, haymows and cribs are burst
ing with fatness from last years
bounteous crops.