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The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Y. w. c. A. Cafeterias
Portions Reported to Be Small and
Prices Unduly High.

To THE New YORK HERALD: A dis
play OF what $50 will buy in 1921 and
what it bought in 1919 made me think
$50 now as during the war, prices do
not go down in cafeterias. Here is a
chance for the Young Women's Chris
tian Association to lead in movement
of great benefit to self-supporting
women.
/ appreciate the associations work,
but where we have to depend on its
branches for food and lodgings we find
them expensive and not always up to
the mark. With the exception of two.
the food served in its cafeterias is badly
cooked and the portions are ridiculously
small. The Margaret Louisa building
and its contents were a gift nearly
thirty years ago to the association. No
rent. therefore, has TO come out of the
profits and the place is well equipped,
but when we scan the list and prices
OF the food in the self-serving cafeteria
we find the prices are high and then
we find the portions unsatisfactory In
proportion and the food unseasoned and
poor. Tie same state of affairs is found
at nearly all tho other branches in
New York.
Rich men and women have generously
supplied the Young Women's Christian
Association with funds, and fine build
ings have been erected to house it, but
the girls and women for whom they
are intended are not benefited as they
should be. Instead OF magnificent Of
fees, rest rooms, club rooms, sport
rooms and all the other rooms. sleeping
quarters ought to have been given in
all the large buildings. Thus many
self-supporting girls would not have
TO go into strange houses and undesira-
BILE places, where the charge for the
$3.50 week room Of five years ago
is now 81.
Why does not the Young Women's
Christian Association lead in a move
ment to bring down the high cost OF
living? NJ L. S.
New YORK. August 16
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Increasing
cloudiness followed by showers this
afternoon or tonight and tomorrow
not much change In temperature: mod
crate to fresh south and southwest winds.
For New Jersey-Showers to-day and to-
morrow; somewhat warmer to-day. Moderate
southwest and south winds
For Northern New Engiand-Partly cloudy
to-day tomorrow showers; not much change
In temperature moderate southwest ana
south winds.
For Southern New Ensland-Increasin
noon or tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in Temperature: moderate 10 fresh
southwest and south winds;
For western New fork-Locai tnuhnef
showers to-day and probably tomorrow; not
much change In temperature; moderate south
and southwest winds.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Pressure was
relatively high to-day off the middle At
iantic and south Atlantic coasts and II was
low and failing over nearly ali other regions,
with centres Of minimum pressure Tuesday
night over the Gulf OF st. Lawrence, Mani.
topa, South Dakota. British Columbia and
Arizona. This pressure distribution has bean
attended by showers within the last twenty
four hours In the upper lake region. the
Mississippi Ms IS and lower Ohio valleys. Tenss-
the plains States and the Rocky Mountain
region. The weather continued fair Wednes-
day In tho northeastern States. the west
Gulf States and west of the Rocky Noun
tains, The temperature was higher In tho
Ohio Valley. northern New England and the
plains States and changed little In other re.
gions.
The indications arc for unsettled showery
weather tomorrow and Thursday Almost
generally east of the Mississippi River. The
temperature will be somewhat higher to-mor-
row in the Interior of the Carolinas and tho
middle Atlantic States. s.t
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Another Mental Test.
With the QUESTIONABLE Reference
Library Might Be Useful.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: 1t seems
to me that those who issue difficult
questionnaires as mental tests miss the
real point. A well educated man does
not necessarily possess a supernormal
memory. He should, however. know
where to go for almost any information
he may need.
If Mr.. Edison, for example, should
hand an applicant for employment list
of questions and turn him loose in a
good reference library for one hour the
applicants replies would furnish fairly
accurate test of his mental quickness.
his accuracy and his ability to extract
the gist of printed argument.
ROCHESTER. August 16. SWIFT.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Meeting Board Of Education. Park avenue
end Fifty-ninth street, 3; 80 p. NJ.
Stereoptcon lecture by Augustus LuoWis
on '.The Wonders of the YELLOWSTONE, the
Bowery Mission. 297 Bowery. r. M.
Public Service Commission on petition OF
crease rates.
Convention. National Association OF Theat-
rcal Managers. Ho.el Pennsylvania.
Convention, Order Scottish Clans, Masonic
Temple, Brooklyn. morning and afternoon;
reception and dance in evening.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
The Reaper.

When silvery the new moon CLEANS,
A sickle in the azure deep,
1t seems to ccme to ne in dreams,
And reap for me the fields Of sleep.
Then / have pansies purple eyed.
And radiant roses round me strown.
And poppies rich and daisies pied.
Cut by the sickle of the moon.
And I have grain in golden sheaves,
While clover iubies near me lle
What wonder that my spirit grieves
When the moon puts It's sickle by
CLINTON scoL.AnD.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Teachers for Fusion.
A Prediction That 10000 of Them
VIII Vote for Curran.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: At least
10000 teachers IN New York city public
schools will vote the fusion ticket this
fall. Self-intercst will insure this.
They were patient through the war
and the last class Of workers to re-
celve a salary increase. which they know
they may be Obliged to fight to main
tain II Mayor IIylan and Comptroller
Craig arc reelected. The teachers know
that Major Curran and Senator Lock-
wood are friendly to public education.
CHARLES s. HARTwELI..
POMONA, August 16.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
LLOYD MORGAN WINS
ART PRIZE IN PARIS

1t was announced yesterday that to
Mr.. Lloyd Morgan. New York architect,
has been awarded the annual Paris prize
OF the Society of Beaux Arts Architects.
praviding $4,000 for two and half
years study at the Ecole des Beaux
Arts in Paris. Mr.. Morgan won the
award by offering the best plan for IAN
exhibition centre"
Other contestants in the final compe-
tition were ]. G. Schuhmann, Jr., OF New
York, and A. e. Westoyer, Jr.. II. s.
Atkinson and r. A. Fisher. all Of Phil
adelphia.
This years prize was the gift of Mrs.
Lewis b. Preston of New York.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST Il. 1921.
The Obstruction of Tax Relief.

The final form of the tax revision
bill of 1921 will. be determined in con-
ference committee and not by the
House Republican caucus, with the
Hon. JIM MANN leading political in
surgency against the Republican Ad-
ministration's plans.
Nevertheless. early or late in the
series of possibly Kaleidoscope
changes in the measure agreed to at
the White House conference week
ago yesterday, there must be kept al
ways in sight of the Republican
partys. conscience the pledge on
which that party regained control of
the Executive department and both
Houses of Congress.
The Chicago platform of June or
last year, after referring to the stag
gering burden inherited from the
Democratic Administration, con-
tanned this prospectus Of tax relief:
Sound policy equally demands the
early accomplishment OF that real
reduction of the tax burden which
may be achieved by substituting sim
pie for complex tax laws and pro-
cedure prompt and certain determi-
nation of the tax liability for delay
and uncertainty; tax laws which do
not for tax laws which do. excess
eively mulct the consumer or need
lessly repress enterprise and thrift"
( The present movement, under Mr..
MANN's leadership, aims to bring
about another whole years delay in
the real reduction of the tax burden.
1t proposes another whole years de-
lay in the demanded early revision
of the taxes which needlessly re
press enterprise and thrift. 1t would
result in scaling down for 1921 Of
the tax reduction Of $3.50. 900
planned at the White House confer
ence to about s350,O0O,0oO by the
elimination of the most important
of the retroactive provisions.
And this attempted treason to the
Republican pledges on which the
President and every Republican mem
Der of the Sixty-seventh House were
elected is expected by it's politician
authors to flourish in the Capitol
by the aid of Democratic coopera-
tion; Notwithstanding the fact that
the Democratic national platform of
last year was even more explicit in
its demands than the Republican:
I'VE advocate tax reform and a
searching revision OF the war revenue
acts to fit peace conditions so that
the wealth OF the nation may not be
withdrawn from productive enter
prise and diverted to wastefrl or non
productive expenditure. We demand
prompt action by the next Congress
for complete survey OF existing
taxes and their modification and sim
plification with view to secure
greater equity and justice in tax
burden and Improvement in ad-
ministration."
Here, for a wonder, are both great
parties in perfect unison in the de-
mand for that prompt reduction and
equalization which the pending bill
provides.
Here, for a shame, Is faction of
the Republican party in the House
planning to prevent the prompt re.
demption OF that party's pledge, and
looking for Depocratic encourage
ment and support in the enterprise,
in the face of the foregoing Demo
cratic declaration OF policy.
What is the explanation of this
sudden and unexpected development
of factional perversity or personal
cussedness?
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Mrs. SpoRord.

One of the earlier of the many Maine
girls who have achieved literary dis
tinction while living the life of tran
quill domesticity died on Monday
in her eighty-seventh year. Born in
Calais, HARRIET PRESCOTT was al
ready at work at Newburyport con-
tributing to the support of a para
lyzed father by writing stories and
poems for the less conspicuous peri
odicals at about the time when HAIR
RIET BEEcHER STOWE, in Brunswick,
was producing the successive num-
bers of Uncle Toms Cabin" as a
serial. 1t was just before the begin
ming Of the civil war that Miss PRES
coTT's name began to appear in the
important magazines.
Mrs. SPoFFoRD's tales had imagina-
tion, sense of the dramatic, and
considerable power of expression;
but her most daring flights, like that
story in the collection called "The
Amber Gods" which turns on a
woman's struggle in the woods of the
eastern wilds of Maine to conquer
with music fierce beast Of the pan
ther tribe known as the Indian Devil,
do not produce now quite the same
reaction that former generation
experienced in reading them. For
instance:
Suddenly she woke pierced with
a pang. and the daggered tooth pene-
trating her flesh dreaming of safety,
she had ceased singing and lost IL.
The beast had regained the use of all
his limbs, and now, standing and
raising his back bristling and foam
ing with sounds that would have
been like Misses but for their deep
and fearful sorority, he withdrew step
by step toward the trunk of the tree.
still with his flaming balls upon her.
1t might be that he was not
greatly famished; for as she sud-
denly flung up her voice again he
SeLLleu IllIuSeil COlupOStuiy oH tHc
bough. still clasping her with invin-
chile pressure to his rough, ravenous
breast, and listening in fascination
to the strange U-la-lu that now
moaned forth in loud hollow tones
above him. Death and what
death! worse than any other that is
to be named"
The death of HARRIET PRESCOTT
SPorFoRD recalls period and style
that practically passed away with the
Ninteenth Century. Verses of hers
like "Magdalen" and 20 Soft Spring
Airs!" have survived in the antholo-
gies and preserve the memory of
not too sophisticated sisterhood of
poesy rejecting in New England the
mid-Victorian spirit on the other side
Of the Atlantic.
A notable woman, a creditable
career and an interesting reminder
of what has been and no longer is.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

Calculation OF the amount OF space
i'm a ships hold required to stow all
the whiskey found in potato patches,
cellars, garages, fishermen's huts,
cafes. hotels, captured automobiles and
trucks and alleged TO have come from
the good ship Pocomokc easily takes
away from old Mayflower her long held
record for stowage OF furniture now
the pride of thousands Of homes and
hundreds of museums.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

The town marshal of Longwood, Flor
ida. was requested by band of masked
and armed men dressed In white robes to
resign his office because of his efforts to
enforce automobile speed limits of the
municipality.-Thcn neios from Orlando.
The incident should encourage Flor
ida. marshals to impartiality of admin
istration. If such demonstrations con-
tinue it will be fair to read equality
before the law as meaning that no.
body shall be punished for crime.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
LAST CONCERT FOR STADIUM.

The last OF the Stadium concerts for
this season will be given tonight and
Victor Herbert. the conductor. has ar
ranged special programme for tho
occasion. Miss Mary Jordon. contralto.
will he the soloist, singing aries
from "Thc Prophet and Samson and
Delilah."
The instrumental numbers include
overture, Carnival" Drorak: "Neapol-
tan Scenes" Massenet: "Hindoo Love
Song" Rimsky- -Korsakoff. and festival
march, Aud Lang Syne. Herbert.
An audience OF 5000 heard last nights
concert. A feature of the evening was
the first performance of Paul Tietjens's
Carnival" an orchestral number. Mr..
Tietjens was the composer of 1.-THE
Wizard of or" His composition was
warmly applauded.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Kansan In the Latin Quarter.
rrnm the Atehison Qlobc.

Ward Lockwood OF Atchison. now an art
student In Paris. writes TO the Globe: When
one goes to the phone here he never knows
what language to speak. One OF the French
girls who speaks several languages went
to the phone and after several minutes
finally spoke In Spanish. My friend asked
her why she was talking In Spanish She
replied in English that the French central
said there was a Chinaman on the line who
could only speak Spanish besides his native
tongue"
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

Eleven billion copies Of daily news
papers are printed annually in the
United States. How many more acres
OF pulpwood forests would be cut down
II Babe RuTH's name was DIoNYsIUs
MAcGILLIcUpDY?
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

A rheumatic former soldier 81 years
old rented a rifle for a shilling a day
and won the Kings Prize, the great
British shooting contest. Where were
the clear eye and steady hand of youth
that the poets sing about?
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Better Servants mt Less Cost.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD read
the letter from "Dehation" telling OF
better servants at less expense and write
u ask what "Deflation" did to bring
about this satisfactory result.
INITIATION.
SOUTHAMPTON, August 49,
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

IL the Federal authorities keep at
their recent pace in seizing ships for
violating our laws the surplus shipping
problem will soon be solved
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

Highest temperature. 18. at 3 I. M
Lowest temperature, 8l. ut a. M
Average temperature. 6S.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

to the use for republication OF nil news des-
patches credited to Il or not otherwise
credited In this paper, and also the local
news published herein.
All rights OF republication OF special dcs-
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
On Packing a Trunk.

Now let me see-Five pairs of shoes
And. yes. this pair bronzelike. of tint
ing.
My camera for pretty views;
Four dozen pairs of hose--thats stint
ing.
He:
Say. Maud, / think I'd like to take
My old duck trousers. If they're clean.
For tennis, padding on the lake,
And may be-
She:
Yes, my crepe de chine,
My dotted swiss. my organdie,
Four morning ginghams-may be
five
Those georgette blouses. Let me see
/ rather think can contrivc-
He.
Sly, Maud, wonder IL you'd mind
If should take those old white ducks?
Do you suppose that you could find
A little bit of room
She.
The tuckS
In that blue waist are apt to crease.
My undertakings have all been packed
Except these bloomers of cerise;
Their upper hem must first be backed.
He:
Say, Maud. those ducks might fill a
chiLk;
j need to take an extra pair
She:
What Is it, dear? l hardly think
That we shall have the room to spare.
Now IL you'll sse il 1t will close
Wait. wait. where is my other hat?
What will you take. dear? suppose
He:
My toothbrush. Let it 60 at that.
MAURICE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

THE New YoRK HERALD was founded bv
James Gordon Bennett in 1885. II remained
the sole property or its founder until his
DEATH in 1872. when his son, also James
Gordon Bennett, succeeded 70 the ownership
81 the parer, which remained In his hands
until his denth in 1918. THE HERALD be-
came the property OF Frank A. Munsey. its
present owner, in 1870.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city yesterday,
az recorded by the official Thermometer. 10
shown Ia the annexed table:
New-York tribune., 1921-09-29
Seal Lower, Blue Fox
Higher at St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Sept, 2s.-Blue fox skins
sold by the Fouke Fur Company for the
United States government at auction
to-day brought an average of 20 per
cent higher prices than at the last
sale, Colonel Fouke said at the close of
the sale to-day. About 200 buyers, rep
resenting fur dealers in this country
and Canada, were present at the sale.
The government seal skins showed a
loss in price of about 7 u per cent from
the last sale. Seal wigs, the first Of
fering of the day, brought from $35
to $41, as compared to an average of $44
last May Extra large skins brought
about the same prices as in May.
The average seal price, excluding the
so-called freeze stuff" was sse. In
cluding the very poor offerings, the
average was S32 Some 'reject" seals
brought $40 to S36 Medium cut skins
sold at 1922 to $23.5O
Although minor lots of wolf, lynx,
lynx cat and bear sold for the govern
ment brought low prices generally,
Colonel Fouke expressed himself we'll
pleased with the sale so far. The de-
cline in seal. he believes, is due to the
large quantity offered. Spirited bid
ding, he said, indicated that fur men
have confidence in seals
New-York tribune., 1921-09-29
Raw Silks Advance
Some Reselling at Profit in
Local Market

The recent sharp advances in raw
SILK prices in Yokohama are Being re-
hected in higher quotations in the
local market, although New York prices
are still below those in the primary
market center. Some silk manufac-
tuTers have taken advantage Of the rise
here to turn over their unused silk at
profit, instead Of converting it into
finished merchandise.
The advances, however, have not in
1uenced broad silk manufacturers to
enter the market in large volume, and,
according to producers, has had rela-
lively no effect upon the market for
finished goods Prices of broad silks
have rot been advanced, prominent
sellers assert, and cannot be until the
demand for finished goods grows
stronger. Wholesalers, retailers and
garment manufacturers are still buy
ing silks sparingly, but the nanufac-
tLrers believe that the low stocks of
goods in distributors hands soon will
make buying on q broader scale neces-
G4rN
New-York tribune., 1921-09-29
Operating 6 Ratio
OF Great Northern
Shows Recovery
Although, Higher Than in
Pre- War Normal, Ii Indi-
Gates Improvement in
Present Railroad Affairs

The ratio of operating expenses to
~vcss revenues of the Great Northern
4 August, 1921, was rs per cent, which.
.gshcugh It is higher than the normal
ensrating ratio Of the Great Northern
d .he pre-war period, is not abnormal
II hsgh when the small volume of traf
;ic handled is taken into considera-
.ticp.
Net for Che Great Northern in Au-
euss 1921, was S2,30z 900.
As in the case of other August rail-
,oad earnings, both previously reported
nd those shown below, comparisons
batween operating expenses in August,
1921. and August. 1920. are fully mis-
,saaiug unless full allowance is made
for the fact that in August, 1920, the
rstroactive order increasing wages
.aused the railroads TO charge into
tAeir August expenses back ray for
months prior to August.
In the figures published below the
contrast between the showing of the
scuthern Railway for August, 1921. and
ne Atlantic Coast Line is marked.
Thus. the Southern Railway had 81
$4,000 balance after taxes, whereas
the Atlantic Coast Line had deficit
sster taxes of $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-29
Sees Gain in Buying Power
Eugene Meyer Says 1t May Be
Normal in Six Months

CHICAGO, Sept. 2s--Buying power
of the people of the United States will
advance, and may reach a normal, but
not postwar level within six months,
in the opinion of Eugene Meyer ir.,
chairman of the War Finance Corpora
tion, who conferred to-day with rep
resentatives of eight states, called here
by the Farm Bureau Federatio Mr..
Meyer is returning to Washington from
trip extending to the Pacific Coast,
in which he met business men Of
virtually every state of the Middle
West, the coast and q part of the
South
Industrial enterprises, the financing
of which is being planned, will begin
their operations within the six month
period, Mr.. Meyer said, and the result
ing purchase of material and employ
ment will reach all the varied ramifi-
cations of industry.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-29
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHING
tnn ID c S4nternher "a. 1921 q
SUMMONS

syPp EME COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK. TEIAL DESIRED ~
KEW YORK JNTY-REC'HMOND
HOSIERY MILLS Plaintiff, against LOR-
EMO TouS. Defendant. SUMMONS.
you ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to
answer the complaint in this action and
10 serve copy OF your answer On the
Plaintiffs attorney within 20 days after
the service os this summons, exciusivs of
she day OF service; and IL case OF your
failure to appear. spswer. 5udg rasnt
viii be taken against you by default. 1aP
the relief demanded in the complaint
Dated, New York. n r.. August -.
1921
ABRAHAM EFGENsTAT.
Plaintiffs Attorney. Once and Post
oaice Address. IS Park R1w. Borough
of Manhattan, CITY Of New York
To Isorenze Tous. the Shove named DE-
fendant:
< The foregoing summons Is serveC upcn
you by pubitcatior. parsuant "a An er6er
of Honorable ssidor Wasservogei. q Jus-
tice Of the Suptenis Court OF the state Of
New York, dated the 25Ea day Of Septeya-
ber. 1921. and dled With the complaint IN
the office OF the Clerk OF the County Of
New ->svfs al the County Court HOUSE, IN
the Boropgh ot Manhattan, cagy, County
and State OF New York.
Dated. New York, august -, 1871
ABRAHAM EISENSTAT
Plaintiffs Attorney. Gsice and pawa-
once Address IS Park Row Boronr[k
of Manhattan. New York City
New-York tribune., 1921-09-29
B II siness N e W .
Seasonal Drop in Department
Store Sales Here In AUGUST
Wheat Belt Trade
Improving, Says Bank

A bright crop outlook in the
Northwest, with increasing whole
sale and retail trade, is reported bv
the Minneapolis Federal Reserve
Bank review on business conditions
in its territory.
The monthly review shows that
retail sales in the district during
August were Z per cent heavier in
dollar volume than in July, and
that an increase of 90 per cent in
wholesale buying was shown in Au-
gust over the July volume.
Five of twelve retail stores in
the district" says the bank, "re-
ported business improving, five re-
ported 1T stationary and two declin-
ing"