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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
When the Children Grow Up

AS an argument for feminism, the
screen version of Rupert Hughes's
The Old Nest is simple and power
full, despite the fact that it, seems
unattended. It brings out that when
the big job of her life is done there
is often little for the mother to do.
Children grow up and no longer re-
quire personal attention of the
mother. Their food, their clothes,
their pleasures, even their heart
aches, are no longer her affair.
The story in the picture of the
careless neglect of the old home on
the part of the children after they
no longer need mothering seems
overdrawn, but exaggeration is
a convention of the screen. But
sven supposing that the neglect
extending over several years is
not caricature, there is some ex-
cuse for it. The children have all
tieS IN ulSCanC places. In the old
days the children commonly settled
near at hand, and grandmother and
grandfather could share in the life
of their second children. Grandma
would revel in the bringing up Of
Hates babies, and grandpa would
have lively interest in Toms latest
client.
But as things now are bringing up
one family is not a long enough job
for woman. The suffragists have
known 1t for long time, and men
and the anti-suffragists are finding
It out. Nothing gave the women
suffrage soaphoxss more pleasure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

than to parry the heckler's taunt
that she should be home minding her
children with The retort that she had
already brought up family and had
several grandchildren that she
helped rock.
Scant sympathy goes to the father
in "The Old Nest" He is still busy
with his profession Of doctoring and
has not time to miss his children
overmuch. He wakes bit sarcastic
over their dereliction, but it is large
ly for mothers sake, and he does
not lie awake at night wishing they
would come home.
What is the remedy for grand
mothers failure to have a job? Per-
haps no better start toward discov-
cring it can be made than by reread-
ing Olive Schreiner's Woman and
Labor. If no job exists at home it
must be sought outside. Sound per-
sons will not consent to idleness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
The Bergdoll 'Taint

1t seems impossible to keep the
Bergdoll case off the front pages Of
the newspapers. Few incidents of
the World War have lent themselves
to such sensational exploitation as
the amazing case of the War De-
partment's prize Stacker. The in
eptitude shown by the government
in dealing with this brazen and vul-
gar draft fugitive almost passes
comprehension. He and his family
have made show of the authorities
for months and months and the dis
gushing spectacle still continues.
The faint of the case goes deep.
What was there to Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll's personality or in the hyp-
nothing influence of his encourage
that threw practically everybody
enmeshed in it off his balance?
The whole story is one Of ultra
stupidity and near-hysteria. The
Bergdoll gold hoard will remain
famous-or infamous. 1t went to
many heads. But the willy draft
runner and prison jumper-now
rusticating comfortably in Baden.
still has the secret of the treasure.
He was acute and stubborn enough
to hold on to it. His long continued
immunity from arrest, his mothers
unexampled success in extracting
gold coin from the Treasury, his
farcical parole from Governors
Island to reclaim the buried specie,
his easy escape to Canada and Ger
many, the mysterious death of his
chief legal adviser, the contemptu-
Gus attitude Of his relatives before
Congressional investigating commit
tees, the rage and buster of these
hearings and the cloudiness of the
testimony elected, and now the
charges of corruption in his trial be-
fore an army court-martial-all
these Guido the movies.
Will the full trail ever be uncov-
cred? Of all the scandals of the
war the Bergdoll case seems to be
the most fantastic and the most
sordid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
GoodsWord for Fresh Air Fund

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l want to take this opportunity
to tell you what splendid work the Trib-
une Fresh Air Fund is doing. 1 just
returned with group of boys who had
spent a period at Ashford Hill Camp.
The boys were loud in their praises of
the good times they had. They spoke
with high regard for the camp director
and councillors; for the excellent quail
lty and abundance of the food they re-
ceived; for the manner in which they
were treated and supervised; and they
all expressed most urgent desire to be
sent again to camp.
| want personally to extend to this
Fund my most since appreciation for
what it is doing. I only wish it were
possible for the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund and other similar agencies to send
every boy and girl in New York City
who needs it to the country for a brief
period l know that their vacation at
Ashford Hill will be "red letter DAYS
in the lives of these youngsters.
MICHAEL SMITH.
New York, July %, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
One Who Needs a Bonus

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In 1917 I was just comfortably
established in my profession. Commits
stoned lieutenant in June of that year,
| served eighteen months in the United
States and A. E. F. being DISCHARGED a
captain. Upon receiving my commits
sion I was green enough to equip my
self as directed by the adjutant gen.
eral at an expense Of ~bout $500 1890
would have been amrAe}. In service !
spent one-half to two-thirds Of my pay
maintaining the position Of "officer and
gentleman"
In 1919 l borrowed enough money to
start civil life again. In 1920 I was
operated upon for n condition dating
from army service, the cost of which,
including loss of income, WAS just under
$1,000. Had | gone to an army hospital
the expense would have been slightly
less, but for several rea sons / had to be
operated on at home
Pension to date at $3.50 a month
amounts to less than $3.50.
A second operation rs now necessary,
but will bankrupt me.
need bonus, and my fellow citizens
who stayed at home and made money
can afford to pay it However, if a
bonus would bankrupt the United State
| don't want anything, as got enough
satisfaction out, OF serving to cover
many lean year. S. d. L.
NeY.York- July %, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Stooben, Not Stoyben

The outcry in Jersey against
naming school for General Steu-
ben, Washington's close friend and
the drill sergeant of the Revolution,
presupposes vast ignorance on the
part of the modern generation. It
assumes that Americans are unable
to distinguish between Won Steuben
and Won Mach. 1t asperses the
fame of a great American who was
born in Prussia, lived in France and
fought for and died in America. Even
though he swore in German, he
fought in our language. AS instruc-
tor general of the army he proved
himself invaluable to Washington.
Even his name has been naturalized
is not Stoyben, but Stooben.
Herkimer, Muhlenberg, Sigel,
Schurz-these names and thousands
of others are of German origin, but
they are also good American names.
To trey them as anathema is most
narrow. Is there a sensible French
man who is averse to giving honor to
Schneider, who at Creusot made the
guns which helped France to defend
herself, because Of his surname? Is
there an Englishman who would put
the stigma of exclusion on Nelson be-
cause his name was of Scandinavia,
with which England long fought?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Access to Great Lakes
Vessels of Deep Draft Cannot Enter
Except Through Canada

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the article In The
Tribune reprinted from The Toronto
Globe headed "The Great Lakes prece-
dent" its commentator of the Rush
Bagot Treaty may be appreciated from
another point Of view as we'll as the
one given. The only access the United
States has to the lakos through United
States waters is the barge canal of New
York State, and any vessel drawing
more than nine feet Of water and hav-
ing more than fifteen feet Of frceboard
cannot pass through the canal. There
fore any United States naval vessel
other than a glorified steam launch
cannot have access to the lakes except
through Canadian waters, and then only
by special permission Of the British
government, and the Canadian Ministry
of Marine is very jealous of approving
this privilege.
1t is Furthermore noted in an article
headed "The Lakes to the Sea-" which
appeared in your issue Of July II,
that there is desire to spend good
American money to construct a canal
through Canadian territory or to en-
large the existing one to the amount Of
about $3.50, 100000, thus giving the
Canadian government further naval
facilities of which we are deprived.
If we are to spend more money for
r q th thAn 81 Ill
to the sea" let us deepen our Erie
Canal and alter its bridges and locks
to accommodate such additional traffic
as may be desired, and at the same
time put US on an equal footing with
Canada so far as the availability of
entrance for naval vessels to the lakes
is concerned.
1t would seem that one of the first
steps of the Canadian government, IL
it is DESTROYS Of having the proposed
canal constructed, would, as a matter
OF courtesy, be to permit US to send
into these lakes small vessels necessary
for training the nearly one hundred
thousand men Of the Naval Reserve
force, whose training can practically
only be held on these lakes. At present
we have about half dozen small, obso-
lete vessels of no military value and of
practically no value as training vessels
on the lakes and none at all for the
training Of some 10000 Naval Reserves
of this naval district bordering on Lakes
Ontario and Erie
NAVAL RESERvIST.
New York, July Fl, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Track and Tennis Doines

There were rare doings in anna
teur sport on Saturday. Yale and
Harvard's victory over Oxford and
Cambridge on track and field was
brilliant in the extreme. Vincent
Richards's easy disposal Of William
7. Tilden makes followers of tennis
rub their eyes in amazement The
worlds champion must have
thought lot yesterday.
Of the performances Of the COL
lege athletes at Cambridge that of
Ned Gourdin, of Harvard, shines
out. Besides winning the 100-yard
dash he broke the worlds record
for the running broad jump, which
lad stood for twenty years, with a
leap of rs feet inches. Gourdin
is a negro. Here certainly is an in
stance of race equality, and more,
too--of marked individual superb
ority. "Fair play and may the best
man win"
1t is feather in Uncle SANS
cap to have beaten John Bulls dis
lance runners. 1t was q great feat
for Tom Campbell, of Yale, to show
his heels to such man as the Olym-
pic champion Rudd, Of South
Africa and Oxford, in the half mile
And 1t was a welcome surprise to
aaa hta taanauaata. unnrias. snread-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

ply knowledge. Is it worth while to
have her know? More than spinsters
are interested in this.
The raising Of baby has become
q complex matter. A trained nurse
presumably knows more about infant
hygiene than does mother with a
first baby. Yet, according to Sena-
tor Reeds formula, every trained
nurse. in order to qualify, should
first become married woman and
have children Of her own. Why does
a certain type of mind become in
famed at suggestion to diffusc in
formation? 1t is a great mystery
which psychologists should study.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

~ am so glad to hear that you ap-
prove of free and indiscriminate read
ing for the young" writes v. w.
THAT is the way all my children are
going to be brought up. My only
regret is that have no children as yet
to bring up that way You see, while
browsing freely around my parents
library at the age of eleven, I picked
up the newly published Letters Of
Elizabeth and Robert Browning, and
read them with the greatest interest
and appreciation. supposing the tale
therein unfolded to be the usual thing
(because actually true) in love affairs
and marriage. | set up standard of
conduct and emotion which, if adhered
to as q test of affection, / would guar
antee to keep any individual-male or
female--in a state of single blessed
ness for life
'sThe following year I picked out of
the heterogeneous herd The Ordeal
Of Richard Feverel (and by that act
became a Meredith FAM; except for
mild query from my big brother as to
whether or not the baby was bit
young for Richard, l remember no up
roar on the family's part, ard
learned, unmolested, how devils love-
see RS last letter to Bella (and
haven't read it through for a decade
or two).
"The third and final state in my
glorious career Of literary freedom
launched forth upon the ocean of G. B.
S., reading his all, and becoming a
reformer, in my early teens, immedi
ately after perusing Mrs. Warren's
Profession. 1t was being suppressed
at the theater in this progressive town
at that time, and l lost no time start
ing my reform work upon the late
Anthony Comstock and abusing him
for aiding in the spreading of evil
(probably spelled with capital by
choking the truth, etc. I still have
the injured but righteous letter he
took the trouble to write me in re-
turn-supposing me to be a maLon
of at least fifty, and the mother of
maay-another advantage of literary
freedom in youth!
Alas, my dear Professor, beware how
you allow your innocent babes to sui
fer throughout their little futures By
finding the wrong influence in literature
during their early impressionable years
and bethink you of the lonely fate of
the undersigned we'll meaning and not
too unattractive reader, who lost all
through lack of parental guidance. For
nren and even women may love, but sell
dom do they marry either q Romanti-
cist in love. or Reformer-and never
a wretched being who has the mis-
fortune to be both in one"-
We are glad to note that the eff
cheney movement is spreading into
quarters where it may do the world
some good. Earper's has just an
nounced the publication of book BY
the Rev. Russell H. Conwell entitled
Effective Prayer.
Another South Sea Island book is
about to burst upon US. Recent San
Francisco dispatches announce the re-
turn from an extended exploration trip
OF the auxiliary yacht Kawa. Putnam's
will publish in September a book by
Captain Traprock, the leader of the ex-
petition.
OF the new books announced for au-
tumn publication the one which we
await with greatest interest is A. S. M.
Hutchinson's If Winter Comes, WI h is
to be published by Little, Brown.
II implora you" writes Alice Sawyer,
before you write up Coquette TO con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
LADY FRANCES AND SIR JOHN

(As FL. S. o. thinks Mr.. Pepys might
hare dioried IT.
July "a Lords Day Up very be-
times and to my Office, where with
great pleasure l fell to my work again,
till many people came to see me; and
anon one tells me of what befell Sir
john. This morning it seems Lady
Frances, who l think is distracted, or
however is since Sir John did take to
going two or three times a day to the
alehouse, did complain TO him, and
he not knowing what he did gave her
the lie, which vexed her. And though
he did make vow not to oppose her
there were many cross words and Lady
Frances crying he (has) done me wrong
did give him blow with a small knife,
striking him dead, for which / am
sorry; he being good man, and one
who would not make himself trou-
blesome.
Many spoke against Sir John, which
I opposed, not in his defence but for
the justice of not to condemn q man
unheard. Upon which we came to high
terms, though all that I ever said was
that Lady Frances acted without rea-
son, and 80 l left them and home to
supper and to bed.
"Silesia a Pawn in French Plans t.
Curb Berlin" in The American, barely
qualities in the mixtmet open cham
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

vou can purchase mcrch andlse edvutised Ia tn e
TRIBUNE wffh absolute sxfcty-foS u 6lssatisfac-
fioa rssaits In aay case THE TRIBUNE suaran-
tess TO pay yvcr nonSy back uycn request. No rcd
tara No cubblins. We mako soed promptly II
the advertiser Goes not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
A Drastic Penalty

fFrom The indianapolis Ne.gs)
Four years in prison for two German
officers who fred on hospital ship IS
almost as severe treatment ~ II they
had stolen q tire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Gotham Gleanings
Observation-Disclosures S5Ms7y

Nat PETER is back from China.
-Vaeationing is the order of the
day.
DIR. N. M. Butler is in Paris,
France.
Miss Edna Millay is in Paris,
France.
considerable paucity of news
this week.
-Lawton Mackall is "baching" it
this summer.
Gov. Miller and wife Sundaycd
at Lake Placid.
Steve Elkins had several to din.
ner Thurs. cve'g.
Mrs. Eustacc Gadgctt is visiting
her niece, Miss Lola Fisher.
Art Samuels is visiting the home
folks in Crescent Beach, Conn.
old Geo. Daggett has been ap-
pointed sec. to Geo. McAneny. Good
luck Capt. say we.
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of Los
Angeles is in town for the tennis
championship next month.
Deems Taylor and Mary Ken
nedy were married few days ago,
Gotham Glcanings is glad to be 1st
to announce.
Steve Whitman of Los Angeles,
Washington, Princeton and adjacent
pts was pleasant caller Fri. Come
again Steve.
The game was butchers duel be-
tween Johnson and Leonard.-The Trib-
ure.
Yet the baseball attendance is said
to be falling of.
The Origin of an Old Wheeze
Sir: Noah was Ia his tent drunk.
His wife came in and said: Noah.
| am surprised" "No," said Noah,
"you are astonished; am surprised"
81. S. LEE.
Certainly the postal deficit would be
something stupendous if there were
en- embargo against writing to an edi-
ter that he doesn't know how to run
the paper.
Weakfsh and Parsley, WeakHsh and
Parsley-Those are the Dainties
We Order of Sparsely
Parsnips and beets, parsnips and
beets
I never would choose when order my
Spinach and squash, spinach and
squash
I eat with lot Of displeasure,
b'gosh. W. P. h.
There are forest fires raging in
Sweden. which probably won't improve
the war quality" matches.
An unusually candid acquaintance Ct
ours adds 1919 to- his alimony pay
msnts as, he says. luxury tas.
e. r A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
,evMnrm OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tho Associated Press Is exclusively entitled TO
The use for republication OF all dispatches
s-csiitsd 10 It OF not othcrvtse credited in this
paper. and siso tho local Nevis Of Spontaneous
czsgiu published herein.
ALL rights Of republication q al sthe~ matter
herHin also rtServr1-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
The Coming 7ower
Illusion
(For Olivin) .

When you saunter down our street,
Strong my impulse to indite
Something lyrical to greet
One SO seeming fair and bright
Just one melancholy strain
Breaks into my metric letter;
This the wistful, sad refrain:
"lf | only knew you better"
While you're distant and demure,
While you're just a pleasing view,
It's charming sinecure
To intone the praise of you.
I'll proclaim you to the throng,
And my words shall know no fetter
But, sweet, would there be a
song
"If l only knew you BETTER?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

Alexander Woollcott of The New York
Times
VIII return in August to observe the
mines.
Well, Mile. Lenglen now intends to
sail for the United States on July 80,
that being the only date between July
8 and September Is that had not been
announced for her embarkation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

Too many stories OF misappropriatio ton
Of funds and of crookcdncss are cur
rent for US to risk keeping for 200
years the SO sent us by columnist
Delano of The Amityville Record, so
we have given The money to the Trib-
Ine Fresh Air Fund.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
GUARANTY

Eu1Hscd - tha rustosacs at New York Srumd
GAS Mali Matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Society News

DUCiCty INENS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward O'Malley
Are summering down in the Manas-
guam Valley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

II implora you" writes Alice Sawyer,
"hcfors you write up Coquette 10 con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

OF the new books announced for au-
tumn publication the one which we
await with greatest interest is A. S. NJ
Hutchinson's If Winter Comes, wick is
to be published by Little, Brown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

Owned bS NSs YORK Tribune rnc. New yesx
Cooperation. Published daily. oxicsi Reid Prssi-
dsnt; G. vcruos Rogers. Vice -Trrsident Helen
Ho<c<s Reid, Secretary: r. r. Maxheid- Tfrassafvr;
Address Tdhmc Bssiidins 1854 Nassau St,eet New
York Teephnac Bcekman 1000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

"Silesia a Pawn in French Plans t.
Curb Berlin" in The American, barely
qualities in the mixtmet open cham
pionship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

Another South Sea Island book is
about to burst upon US. Recent San
Francisco dispatches announce the re-
turn from an extended exploration trip
OF the auxiliary yacht Kawa. Putnam's
will publish in September a book by
Captain Traprock, the leader of the ex-
petition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

Certainly the postal deficit would be
something stupendous if there were
en- embargo against writing to an edi-
ter that he doesn't know how to run
the paper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

The Origin of an Old wheeze
Sir: Noah was Ia his tent drunk.
His wife came in and said: ~Noah.
am surprised" "No," said Noah,
"you are astonished; I am surprised"
81 6 LEE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

The game was butchers duel be-
tween Johnson and Leonard.-The Trib-
ure.
Yet the baseball attendance is said
to be falling of.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-11
SAYS II SURE IS
VERY WONDERFUL
Popular Beverly st. (Rich-
mond) Lady Is Now Prais-
ing Plant Juice.

Many local people are daily testify
ing that the effect Of Plant Juice, the
new herbal stomach remedy, on their
system is almost Immediate in cases
OF stomach. liver and kidney trouble.
and that il stands the highest for its
remarkable results in the most dis
trcssing cases.
Following is the statement OF Mrs.
4. NJ Robinson. a well-known and
popular Richmond lady. residing at
40. Clio Beverly Street. who has n
wide acquaintance. She says:
For Il number Of years ! have
suffered a great deal from indigestion
and could scarcely eat anything, my
stomach! was in such weak conii
ton, even bread and milk would
cause gas to form in my stomach;
could not sleep at night because l
was In such nervous state. and
had tried practically everything that
was supposed TO he good for indiges.
ton. but none of these medicines did
me any good, and II was only when
] commenced TO take Plant Juice that
| found real benefit. The first few
doses took OF IT benefited me so
much that | continued to take II, and
II certainly acted like magic in my
case. now have n fine appetite for
my mcals-can eat anything I want;
/ sleep the night Through and have
toI a PAIN VI stNl very CRATE
full for what Plant Juice has done for
ME and am glad to give this endorse
mcnt for it,"
Any one of the following symptoms
may denote n deranged stomach: In
digestion. dyspepsia. coated tongue.
gas or bloated feeling after meals,
sleeplessness. poor appetite. heavy
sensation In the stomach. constipa-
ton, headache. dizzy spells. restless
hu H.
mouth and no energy.
Plant Juice is sold at the Ira
gle Drug Co.'S store in Richmond.
For safe in Petersburg by Morrison.
the Drug Man. and In Chase City by
the base City Drug Co,-A1v