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The New York herald., 1921-01-16
5000 SPANISH TITLES
HAVE NO DIRECT HEIRS
NeD Obstacles to Claims
Made to Nobility.

MADRID, Jan. IA royal decree
makes 1t difficult for Spaniards to as
sumo titles of nobility which existed In
their families years ago but which have
fallen into dsisc. Heretofore persons
desiring TO reassume titles paid the
duties connected with them to the Her.
aids College and Immediately had the
right accorded. But the Government
now has created a register. and persons
claiming nobility. after paving search
ing fees, must prove they are direct
descendants of former holders. Other
wise special legislation will be neces-
sary TO establish their claims.
At the present time nearly five thou
sand titles lack direct heirs. and many
newly rich arc seeking 10 establish their
claims to them.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
PARIS HAS VISIONS
OF MEATLESS DAYS
Edicts Against Use Of Veal on
More Than Two Days a
Week Expected.
Special Gable TO THE NEW York HERALD
Copyright, 1921. by The New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.


New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. 10.
Visions Of the war time meatless and
Parisians last week. when food experts
announced that unless the situation
ameliorates strict measures again will
have to be taken. The first of these
probably will be to prohibit the use Of
veal more than two days week. The
flour situation is reported to be some-
what improved, but much depends upon
the success of next years initial crops,
the excellence of which will have de-
cided effect in increasing the acreage of
wheat and rye, in an effort to relieve
the pre-war necessity Of calling upon
the United States and Canada for a
part of the wheat supply which Is now
needed to prevent starvation in central
and eastern Europe.
Edicts against the use of veal are
considered urgent, however. as the
slaughter during the last year has been
so excessive that there is a danger of a
total elimination of the country's cattle
reserve, as the butchers have been kill
ing irrespective of age or sex, especially
when able to command cxorbltant prices
for so-called baby beef"
Meanwhile the municipal councils are
trying once more to popularize the
frozen meat from the United States and
South America, which is not greatly
favored by the French because of the
difficulty of abstracting from 1t the
Juices which are so essential to French
cooking.
Plans are being considered for the
erection of a huge municipal slaughter
house in the Villette quarter. 1t will
be supplied with the most modern Amer
lean equipment. The plans were made
after an exhaustive study of American
methods by n commission OF experts
sent to Chicago and Omaha last year.
But this big slaughterhouse will not
be in operation for another two years.
Meanwhile the railroads are unable to
provide adequate refrigerator cars to
insure the meat arriving at the Paris
market fresh enough to tickle the epicu-
rean Dalates,
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

Spcttui tdOH 10 IttE NEW YORK HfaAtn.
Copyright, 1871. by THE New NonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. Is.
Once he was widely known dancer
whose art was sufficient to make him a
permanent fixture at the Paris Opera
House. but now he stands outside the
famous opera house and sells news
papers.
IL was back in 1865 that NJ. Gulle-
Lavigne made his first appearance at
the opera. He made good from the start
and continued his dancing until n few
months ago. when he was retired on a
pension. Toward the last they, got so
they called him father" Lavigne. which
Is not the sort OF title one associates
with dancer.
But now that he is selling papers he
accepts his title gracefully, and when
one OF his hundreds of friends recognizes
him with start Lavignc smiles good
naturcdly and explains that ono must
live. and when pension does not suf-
flee TO buy the necessaries of life one
must do other things to help out. La
vignc sells great many papers. and
what is more some OF his customers are
persons OF prominence who stop to
shake hands. to chat while and to call
him not Father" but Friend"
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

tories with their waste of labor and
unavoidable lack of efficiency have dis
appeared The Fatherland's economic
activities have been concentrated, ex-
cept in agriculture. where small farms
are more productive than large estates.
That means increased efficiency. which
Is backed by sufficient capital Germany's
impoverishment Notwithstanding
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Export Business Favored.

German export business is in u spe-
cially favorable position. Manufac-
turers and exporters are glad of the low
rate Of exchange of the German mark
though that Is the cause of the high
prices they have to pay for imported
raw materials. The same exchange rate
has the effect Of an export subsidy on
finished products. for the skilled German
workmen are paid the lowest wages, and
the cost of producing finished goods out
of raw materials is smaller in Germany
than in any other industrial country. To
that degree German competition on the
worlds markets Is unfair.
Germanys rapid rise after the Franco
Prussian war of 1S70-71 was chiefly due
to her chemical industry, mining and
iron and steel industry and her sea
shipping.
Last year the German Government adj
vanced to a syndicate of chemical con-
Germs 200,000,000 marks to build and
equip great manufacturing plants on the
right bank of the Rhine, to enable these
companies to regain her pre-war trade
in dyes and other chemical products.
That step was not taken to save a for
mer flourishing Industry from ruin. for
of all the German industries the cheml-
cal industry is the most profitable. The
measure was in accord with an old and
persistent policy of favoring trusts
known in Germany as Ringe or Kartelle
or Syndilkate--which are best fitted to
worst foreign competitors on the worlds
markets.
With the active cooperation OF the
Berlin Government, krupp, Essen
Hartmann, Chemnitz Maffei, Munich
Borsig, Berlin, and Hentschel, Cassel
organized q combination to obtain a
contract for several thousand locomo-
tives for the Russian railways at the
price Of 609.000,000 gold marks. And
they succeeded Russia deposited the
price with banking institutes in neutral
countries
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
GERMAN JOKE on FRENCHMAN.

BERLIN, Jan. 15.--The German news
papers publish story from Prague
saying n French General there stood at
salute while a band played Die wacht
am Rhine" He is said to have thought
sir
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
shipping owned Abroad.

What the American public does not
know Is that a number of shipping COM
panies in former neNtral States are
owned or controlled by Germans. among
them the Stoomvaart Maatschappji
Neederlandsch and the Holland East
Asia line. Amsterdam, Netherlands and
the Transatlantic Shipping Company of
Gothenburg, Sweden. Kosmos OF Ham
burg is operating Chilean vessels.
Through Portuguese dummies the Ham
burg g-American limo established a reg
ular steamship service between Ham
burg and Oporto. Recently organized
were the Gcrman-Portuguese line. The
the Oldenburg- Portuguese line. The
North German Lloyd and the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha organized a common sub
sidiary for the operation of steamships
between Germany. France and the Far
East. Dietrichsen. Hamburg. owns tho
China shipping Company. Ellerman &
Buclnall, London, and Alfred Holt &
Co, Liverpool, allied themselves with
the Hamburg American line and the
North German Lloyd to establish reg
ular steamship service to India, China
and Japan. "
The German nationFis impoverished
big German business Is not. Immense
German pre-war investments Ia num-
ber OF foreign countries were not i'm
paired through the war. That Is espc-
cially true OF iron mines in Sweden,
Spain. Morocco and the Caucasus.
The excessive profits the German
princes OF commerce and industry made
during the war at the expense Of the
people az n whole have been carried TO
places OF safety. In June. 1919. law
was passed prohibiting the expectation
OF money. securities and other valuables.
six months passed before the act went
into effect on December 10. During that
period tho wealthy transferred bank ac-
counts and shipped securities and val
uables to banking Institutions in neutral
countries. and the money realized was
invested In foreign corporations designed
to assist IN the Fatherand's economic
Special companies. like the
Berlin Diamantencentralc were organ
lied TO facilitate that flight OF German
capital 20 foreign countries
within Germany the middle sized fac
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Platinum Deal with Russia.

Another deal with Russia will fortify
Gcrmanys economic position. Prior to
the war Russia produced 250,000 troy
ounces of platinum year out of total
world production OF less than 266, 900
ounces. The Russian mines in the sUral
were controlled by group of French
financiers led by the Rothschilds. Their
franchise has been cancelled by Lenne
and given to German interests. Seven
years ago platinum deposits were To-
Gated in Westphalia, where platinum
mining was begun in 1916. The plat
mum deposits in Westphalia are very
much richer than in Russia, from 80 to
30.5 grams of platinum being obtained
from each ton of W&Sphalian ore, as
against 2.5 grams perfon of Ural ore.
So Germany will control Eaore than
95 per cent of the Worlds platinum
output and may exert n deciding influl
ence on the chemical and electrical in
dustries all over the world. This coun-
try, for instance, which produced 4S3
ounces Of platinum in 1913. imported in
the same year 39.154 ounces OF crude
platinum and 1851 ounces OF manufac-
tured platinum. To satisfy her needs
America must buy platinum either from
Germany or from German interests ccn-
trolling the Ural mines
German iron production increased
from 1891. 900 tons In 1870 to 19.309. 600
tons In 1913. of which III million tons
were produced from imported ore and
9.i million tons from domestic ore. Sew
enty per cent of the domestic ore was
mined in Lorraine which was returned
to France.
IL has long been the German policy to
economize with her own iron deposits
and TO import as much iron ore as could
be profitably done in order to render
her economic position in the world Sc
cure as long as possible. There are i'm
mensely rich iron ore deposits in the
Rauhe Alb. Wuerttemberg, which have
not yet been touched. but are being
opened. The Rauhe Alb district will
yield more than 100000 tons OF pig iron
year. or more than twice as much as
the lost Lorraine district.
While Germany had to hand over
nearly all OF her seagoing vessels TO the
Allies, there Is no lack of German owned
or German controlled seagoing steam
ships and of vessels In the operation OF
which Germans participate The agree
ments of the Hamburg American line
and the North German Lloyd with power
ful American steamship companies are
generally known in this country.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
NOTED FRENCH DANCER
NOW SELLING PAPERS
Guille-LaDigne Finds Pension
Insufficient for Needs.

Special Gable 10 THE NEW YoRK Uss,n.
ca pvri0ht, 1871, by THE New NoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
A Few Figures Cited.

Here may be quoted a few figures
from one single copy Of the Fronkfurtor
Zettuno taken at random:
Dcutsche Maschinenfabrik, Dulsburg.
increased It's capital from 10000, 900
to 125,000,00 marks: after hav-
ing paid an annual dividend of s per
cent. its stock (par value 100 marks)
advanced from 265 10 500.
Eisen und Stahlwerke Hoesch. Dort-
mund. has a capital of $4,000. 900 marks.
Its net profit was 3i.750.O0O marks (the
highest annual net profit during the war
100000 marls). or
the net profits 100000 was devoted to
charity" 100000 was paid TO stock
holders in the form Of "a per cent
dividend and the remainder was turned
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
OTHDOCTORS AND.
WORKERS OBJECT.
TOHEALTHCARDS.
Say Records Under British
Insurance Act Destroy
Professional Secrecy.
OPEN TO THE OFFICIALS
Constitute Permanent Record
of Every Wage Garner and
Improper Use Feared.

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, 6y TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

all she possessed and who proved to be
the son of small merchant in Petro-
| grad
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
CANADA SENDS OUT
A CALL FOR 10000
MORE HARVEST HANDS

Saskatoon. sask., Sept. 12.-canada
recently sent out a call for 10000 ex-
ira harvest hands to help garner the
big grain crop Of Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta. (:
An army Of American harvest
workers has been following the reaper
slowly northward. 1t is estimated
that 10000 Of these men vent into the
Canadian fields. The remaining 90
900 workers required were brought in
from the eastern provinces and Brit
ish Columbia.
Crop experts have not altered their
predictions Of a bountiful harvest.
They declared the corner was turned
when the vast grain fields in the
prairie provinces where the Hudson's
Bay company is selling its rich lands
to settlers came through the month OF
July unchanged. Considerable cutting
began early in August and reports in
dicated that it would be in full swing
by August Is. Reports were received
from several points in the wheat belt
showing averages Of thirty-fve bush
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
OF
WASTE OIL in N. Y.
HARBOR is PROBLEM

New York, Sept. 12.-Shippins in
terests have needed persistent warn
ings that unless something is done to
stop the pollution OF New York har-
Dor by oil waste from steamers the
greatest port in the world will be
menaced by danger of a great con-
%flagration. They have formed a COM
mittee to see that the harbor is
1eleansed of this peril.
Great pools have collected in many
of the habor basins and wooden piera
have become soaked with the oil. I'm
derwriters and firemen here remarx
that water would be of little good in
fighting, such a fire, as it would make
the burning oil spread farther.
Many plans for disposal have been
offered. One would ask congress to
make appropriation for enforcement
Of the statute prohibiting the casting
of troublesome oil Upon the waters.
Another would request the city to
enforce the ordinance providing
barges to carry off the oil.
How to dispose of the waste even
should it ali be poured into barges is
another problem. Commercially it
has little value, it is said, audit would
be useless to dump it at sea vel 80
far out as fifty miles. For the oil
would come back, Just like the cats
people try to get rid Of by taking to
the country. Shipping men, however,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12

81 The sales Of sMy-Kroba Antiseptic Shampoo have
increased 50 rapidly that it has been difficult to
supply the demand. The reason that this product
found instant favor lies in the fact that it is the one
shampoo that will thoroughlycleanse the scalp and
yet not remove the natural oil which is absolutely
necessary for healthy growth. It also contains
My-Kroba Antiseptic, making it a splendid remedy
for dandruff and falling hair. If you are not al
ready a user Of My-Kroba Shampoo, we ask you to
try a bottle. IF it is not better than any shampoo
you ever used, your druggist will return your
money.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
No Other Department,

~ m ~ ~ sr- L-
I have no quarrel with the sugges-
ton inEthe last paragraph Of your ed
ttortal that such streams as the Red
river be placed under the control of
a new governmental department that
may be known as the department Of
public works. or by some such SINH
lar name. At present, however, there
is no such department., and should the
river at this time be declared non
n~avigable by an act of congress, the
federal government would have no
more control over it, but such control
would be vested jointly in the Dor
dering states.
will MOI emphasize the practical
1nsurn1ountable difficulty always
found in attempting to get the feder.
al government to relinqutsh its con.
troll over any stream, and what would
be likely to happen t. any bill az.
tempting to do so.
I feel confident that The Herald
Will do Its part in crystalIizing sen.
timent in favor of some practice.
plan which will in the future asss
both In controlling our recurrin,
floods and in conserving the supni,
Of water for our citizens in the mos
possible sanitary way. Very respect.
fully yours. %. b. BURTNESS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
MANS DEATH A MYSTERY:
= M,olx41A. IL HLoel.- - Cant = 4 a = M

Spokane, wash, Sept. IU.-MyS-
terry surrounds the death this after
"a years old, whose body was found
about a mile west Of Sprtngdale,
Wash, with a gunshot wound under
the left arm, according to a.. special
dispatch to the Spokesman Review.
About hah an hour before the dead
body, was found, Lumberg left his
home with aa12-gauge shotgun on a
hunting trip. His gun was found
hanging to the limb Of a tree near
the body, the dispatch stated. Spring
dale is about 40 mi es north Of spo-
kane. 4s$at
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12

els an acre. In the Brandon and
Portage Plains district the averap 90
vas nearly forty bushels.
Bumper crops are reflected In
greatly improved business conditions.
Wholesalers of general commodities
report enlarged sales. Business and
financial leaders see a new era Of
cultural yield e.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
POSSES LOOKING FOR
DEMENTED WOMAN WHO
ESCAPED FROM GUARDS

Miller, SD. Sept. 10.-Two hun
dred men In automobiles and on
horses and foot are searching the
country in this vicinity for Miss Mary
Holmes, who escaped from guards
today, while being taken to a hospi-
tai. The woman, who lis thought to
be demented, u supposed to be afoot
on the prairies. So far she has elud-
ed her pufsuers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12

OutnuI11ber All Other For
eigners ii Noted French
City.

Deauville, France, Sept. H.
Americans In Deauville this year out
number all other foreign nationalities
represented and have given to this
famous French seaside resort a dis
timely American atmosphere. Many
| Of the best known jazz bands OF the
continent have been concentrated
here for the August season and the
cocktail has competed with afternoon
Despite the "American invasion"
Deauville retains its reputation as tho
smartest International gathering
place o the continent. English
visitors are second in attendance and
every. other nation of consequence
has its tourist delegation here.
The Casino, where one may lose or
win a fortune on the roll OF a ball or
the fash of a card, is the magnet for
all. Every night and well towards
the breakfast time Of the average
American, visitors crowd the tables.
Most Of them play for reasonable
stakes but a few plungers rave de-
veloped. English-speaking attend
ants heve. been placed at most OF
the tables to encourage" Americans
to try their luck.
While Deauville boasts Of its in
2tCI dSAIloSpllCIc, IL 10 AOS
proud of the large number of Gin
ternational characters who gather
there each season for purposes Of
] plumber. To handle this lig~ht-finger-
ed gentry, the Paris police depart
/: ment has sent some Of it's best detec-
tives and policemen to assist the local
force. The result has been hat few.
er pieces of jewelry have disap-
peared from hotel rooms than in pre-
vious years.
All except the wealthiest of French
] people have contented themselves
with one day visits to Deauville this
year. The eason is the excessive
/ prices charged by hotels and restau-
rants.
\ One thousand francs is only a
meal ticket at Deauville. This is a
popular expression among those who
\ have beer to Deauville, and there
seems to be more truth than fiction in
it. There are few rooms at less than
8150 francs a day and suites Of two
small rooms cost anywhere from 500
to 1000 francs.
But the Americans are rich and
do not mind, and the others-well,
they can go to other resorts say
Deauville proprietors. and judging
from the number of Americans there.
the proprietors seem to be right.
Observation-Disclosures Swedish f;-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
September 9, 1921.
;ditor Grand Forks Herald, Grand

,NFEEEAFE EEaE1t8 gafSa94 y - e
Editor Grand Forks Herald, Grand
Forks, N. d.
My attention has been called to
the editorial which appeared in The
Herald in its issues of the evening of
August 29th and the morning of Au-
gust 10th entitled "Navigability of
the Red" I tote that you hold the
view that it would be the part Of
wisdom to have the Red River OF the
North declared non-navigable
stream, blu that o are willing to be
given further light on the subject.
Your attitude as usual is fair, and I
therefore take the liberty Of making
"a few suggestions for your considera-
ton.
Let me say at the outset that I
tagree with, the statements made by
you to the effect in substance that the
navigability Of the river is now pure
ly a fiction and that any attempt to
restore, 1t to a ~navigable condition for
the commercial transportation of
persons or commodities would be a
farce. Such fact. however, does not
settle the question OF the feasibility,
of legislation declaring the river nom
naYigable.f Their are several Ques-
lions involved which should be care
fully considered. A careful read
ing of your editorial has con-
WINGED me that your conclusion is
reached largely; If mot entirely, upon
the assumption that the facts con-
tanned in the third paragraph of
your editorial are correct. That par
agraph reads as follows:
Maintaining, the present stat
us is a costly thing to the north
west. While that status exists the
building of permanent fixed
bridges across the stream is pro-
hibited. Every bridge must be
a draw bridge, and a draw bridge
is an expensive structure. At
Grand Forks.the stream is cross-
ed by two bridges, both of which
$ are in bad repair. Before very :
long both of these must be re-
placed. Aside from their poor
condition they are Of inadequate
width. Much larger and more
expensive structures are needed
because the two bridges are on
the line of traffic between two
great states where products in
vast quantities are hauled back
back and forth. To accept the
facts Of nature and declare the
river non-navigable would make
possible the building of perma-
nent stable bridges which would
serve the needs Of many thou
sands of people at a much lower
cost than is possible under the
present conditions"
Mistaken Premise.
Were the premise which you have
laid down in the foregoing para
praph frue should arrive. at the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
express the belief that a profitable
means OF utilizing the waste will be

express the bellef that q pro1ltaDle
means Of utilizing the waste will be
found.
Representatives of the national
board of fire underwriters have in
formed the committee that the prob
lem of eliminating similar danger In
European harbors had interested the
governments of Great Britain, France
and Italy, and that they were work
ing on possible solutions.
The washed democracy of New
York also has sent up a wall of prot
est against dirty habits that steam
ships have gottne into since oil large
ly supplanted coal as fuel. At some
of the bathing beaches the sticky
waste has become SO thick that bath
hauses furnish bathers with kerosene
to wipe it off their bodies after a ses-
sion in the surf. Bathers at these
points complain that they leave the
water much dirtier than when they
entered.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12

Stockholm-The Swedish foreign
office denied reports that Sweden is
on the point of Withdrawing from, the
League of Nations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-12
Mistaken Premise.

Mistaken Premise.
Were the premise which you have
laid down in the foregoing para
graph true I should arrive at the
same conclusion as you have. On
the contrary, however. the fact is
that the premise is false. The act