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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-15
Care and Responsibility.

THE responsibility attached the preparing of remedy for infants and children
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 makers of limitations and substitutes at stake? What their responsibilities? To whom they answae7 They up today scatter their nefarou broadcast, and disappear tomorrow
 each mother the pang with which the prescription for Fetchers Cao pepared could they read the nnumeabe testimonials from grateful mothers listen subtle pn and false would imitation of substitute @ the tried and E1etchers CaStnna
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
National Symphony Concert.

Willem MenEe1be programme
played by his orchestra at the National
Symphony concert last night in Car
negie Hall consisted of German and
French music. The list comprised Bee
thoven's "Lenore" overture No. 3. two
dances arranged by Gevaert-a cha
come and rigaudon--from Monsigny's
opera, "Alne, Refine de Golconde"; De-
bussy's "L'Apres-midi d. un Faune" and
Richard Strausss tone poem, Elm Hell
denleben." The first orchestral per-
formance here of Schoenberg's Yer
klaerte Nacht," which was first an
nounced for this programme. will be
given at q later date.
The Strauss poem is Mr.. Mengelberg' 8
own property, as it were, for the score
was dedicated to him by the composer.
Known as Strauss specialist. he first
performed the work in New York when
he appeared with the Philharmonic So
ciety in 1906 as a guest conductor In
two concerts. Last night Mr.. Mengel-
berg again, as recently, showed his fine
skill as a conductor His reading OF the
Debussy prelude was admirable. even II
somewhat drab in color.
The novelty in the list, the old eigh-
teenth century French dances. was fresh
and melodious.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Let the Punishment Be Severe.

OF the crimes that outrage public
sentiment few will seem more
abominable than the kidnapping for
ransom of Mrs. GLADYS WITHEgELL,
young wife and mother. from her
home in Los Angeles.
Being, fortunately, caught at the
same time as their victim was freed,
the perpetrators of the outrage at
tempt to set up plea of vengeance
for some trifling grievance against
Mrs WITHERELL's father as Il
palliation for their act.
But in fact this explanation is
only an afterthought. The woman was
abducted for purposes of extortion.
The abductors began to talk Of money
as soon as they got her into their
power They hoped for $4,000; they
came down to $4,000. At worst they
would have been glad to get the re-
ward of a couple of thousand dollars
offered for her safe return to her
friends. They were just pair of
mercenary monsters.
SO far as the public knows this
business of stealing adults for ran
som is a new thing The law very
properly makes the kidnapping of
children a crime only one degree less
than murder. Why should not a
woman's safety and self-respect be
equally protected? At any rate, they
have the two guilty scoundrels in
this case. A quick trial has been ar
ranged. Their sentence should be Of
nature to discourage utterly any
other brigand spirits inclined to SINH
lar acts.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Schmuller. Xiolinist, Plays.

Alexander Schmuller, violinist. gave a
concert in Aeolian Hall yesterday after
noon In the first number he was as
sisted by Willem Mengelberg, conductor
of the National symphony Orchestra.
The composition was sonata in f
minor by Locatelli arranged by Julius
Roentgen. and Mr. Mengelberg played
the harpsichord part on a piano with
harpsichord attachment. Locatellfs vio-
lin music is not at all unfamiliar to
music lovers of this city. and probably
not few of them would confess that
most of what they had heard was more
interesting than the work produced yes
terday.
The cooperation of two such serious
artists as Messrs. Schmuller and Men
gelberg was admirable in its sincerity
and it's evidences Of perfect understand
ing of purpose. But 1t could hardly be
denied that the results were noteworthy
rather as manifestations of scholastic
erudition than as revelations of pure
beauty Mr.. Schmuller was heard later.
and with the aid of Conrad Bos at an
undisguised piano, in the Mendelssohn
concerto and some other numbers. He
played also a specimen of Max Rogers
sonata in A for violin unaccompanied.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02

S150,000 for Craganour, and 1857 ,20O
for Diamond Jubilee.
In the past England has had al
most a monopoly of this traffic in
pure-bred sires for South America,
but as result of a recent trip under
taken by representatives of the De
partment of Agriculture the United
States is making a determined bid for
recognition. 1t is comforting to know
that contracts were established and a
business was transacted up TO June
30, 1920, amounting to 100000.
Arrangements are under way for the
establishment of a permanent office
by the Federal Bureau of Markets.
There is no more certain way to
make headway in this new market
than through this better sires,
better stock" campaign. Any farmer
who gives it trial will become a
convert.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02

manners and rites of the people with
whom he was TO associate, and the
wise Sahib, drawing upon his own
encyclopedia information, fairly sat
urated the boys mind with the most
curious and fascinating lore.
JACOBS remarkable knowledge Of
precious stories was manifested first
at Bombay, and his success in busl-
ness there led him, first to Delhi and
later to Simla. the administrative and
social capital of India for much Of
the year. 1t was here, perhaps, that
CRAWFORD and KIPLING first saw and
studied him. In the height Of his
career he lived in palace of Oriental
Splendor and entertained Indian
mobiles, British satraps and notable
visitors from all over the world. 1t
was one Of the peculiar complexities
of his nature that, while he had the
wealth to crafty luxurious tastes, he
lived the simplest of lives, teetotal-
Ter, vegetarian and nOn-smoker. His
only real interest was in his studies
of astrOlogy and the occult He
lived like n skeleton in jewel room" J"
was said to have been a Niceroy's
statement of the severity of his life.
The true story of the dispute with
the Nizam Of Hyderabad over the
sale Of the Imperial Diamond Will
perhaps never be known. JACOB al
ways declared that he was the vic
tim of intrigues and that the Grim
inal indictment against him for
cheating was unjust. The famous
trial in the High Court at Calcutta
lasted for fifty-seven days, and he
was acquitted, but, wrote a CORE
spondent of the London Times, he
had incurred enormous legal expenses
and the complete collapse of his for
tune followed
He wandered back to Bombay
where a life of grandeur had first
opened to him, broken in fortune but
Sustained by a philosophy of life
which gave him unbroken faith in
Immortality" He died in an old
pottery shop where he had made for
years a cheerful but unsuccessful
struggle against abject poverty.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
They Defy the Weather.
Reflections on Brooklyn Bridge Strolls
With the Mercury Near Zero.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The
other morning when the thermometer
was almost down to zero l saw an old
man walking across the Brooklyn
Bridge. Meagre of frame and not very
heavily clad. he struggled grimly against
the bitter blast. I could not help shak-
ing my head and excaiming mentally:
Il can see your finish!"
Some people seem to develop a mania
for walking the bridge. They do 1t in
all weathers-hail rain or snow. That
is eminently foolish. A splendid prone
made in fine, moderate weather the big
span is a veritabe death trap when
the thermometer is either very high or
very low, especially the latter, of course.
Many familiar figure 1 have missed
and l hardly required to be told what
had become of him.
1t is at once sad and curious that a
great many people do not realize It
when they begin to grow old-or per-
haps 1t is that they are determined to
stay young, as the saying is. That
would be all right If they exercised dis
erection, but no. they must. If you please
try to initiate young people-dance or
play tennis, or climb mountains, or
walk the bridge in zero weather.
Was 1t Voltaire who said that age
was a progression in wisdom and folly?
New YORK, January 81. STRINUs.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02

sist on payment in gold, but will ac-
cept payment in their own currency
at the going rate of exchange. This
is dealing with realities on practical
basis.
So long as the witnesses before the
Ways and Means Committee continue
to cling to pre-war ideas as cri-
terion for adjusting postwar tariff
our problem Will not be solved. A
tariff bill so adjusted rs to hold Japa-
Rese or German imports in reason
able check. the one on labor diff
ferences. the other on exchange diff
fcrences, would be as all exclusive
OF others as war blockade against
us and as costly This truth cannot
be ignored by tariff makers.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Tax Saving Sure Enough.

A million dollars Of government eX-
travagance here, n million dollars of
government squander there, a mill
ion dollars of government waste
everywhere, and the public finds it.
self up to its neck in taxes. Taxes
drive up the rents. Rents help to
swell all the other costs of living, for
every mill and factory, every ware
house and shop must put its taxes
and rents into the prices Of its goods
which the public buys.
When the legislative bill Is enacted
to consolidate all the State govern
ment's departments, bureaus and
agencies now duplicating work and
expense in assessing, collecting and
guarding various taxes, when the new
law is in operation and when it is
administered on sound business
basis, about a million dollars year
will be saved by the State of New
York in the mere handling Of the
taxes This will be sure enough tax
saving.
And If million dollars year can
be saved by proper methods Of get
ting the taxes into the treasury, how
many tens Of millions can be saved
by similarly proper methods of check
ing the flow of those taxes out Of the
treasury? Let the economy work at
Albany go onl
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
No Closed Shop.
A Closed Government Might Follow
the UniOnizing of All Labor.

To THE New YORK HERALD: One OF
the greatest menaces to our internal
peace. prosperity and institutions is the
efforts that are being made to unionize
all labor and bring about the closed
shop. And why? Because 1t will Gre
ate a dangerous class distinction and is
a denial of the right of individual free
dom of contract and equality of oppor-
tunity in the Industrial world. which
are among the dearest guarantees of our
institutions. Because it will ultimately
and inevitably lead to a closed govern
ment, which means government ad-
ministered by, OF and in the interest of
a minority class of our citizens who are
the least competent for the job. which
means, of course. the end of personal
liberty and of our representative re-
public and the substitution therefor Of
a dictatorship of the proletarfat.
on the contrary the right of labor to
unionze must be recognized and pro-
tected as a legitimate constitutional
right. as is also the right OF collective
bargaining; but at the same time the
principle of the open shop must be main
tained as n cardinal principle OF true
Americanism, together with the right OF
all men and women to work for whom
they please, and for such wages as may
he agreed upon between them and the
employer. with liberty TO belong to a
union or not as their own judgment
may direct
The cumulative events of recent date
show that we have come to the parting
of the ways. This issue must be met IL
we are TO preserve our peace. prosperity
and institutions. An end must be put to
Industrial warfare that is detrimental
70 the best interests of labor that is
ruinous to industry. and in which the
public pays the price and is always the
innocent victim.
There is but one possible and prac-
ticable way in which this can be done,
and that Is for the Congress OF the
United States to establish a tribunal
equal In personnel, dignity, pay and ten
ure of office to the Supreme Court OF the
nation and representative In its MEM
bership OF capital. labor and the pub
lie, which shall be clothed with jurlsdlc-
ton and power on its own motion. or
on application of the parties in interest
10 hear and determine every contro-
versy between labor and capital likely
10 lead to a strike. in every industry In
the country that Is Inherently affected
with a national public interest" and
with power 20 enforce its findings.
Such law can be drafted that Will
be constitutional and just TO all in
terests concerned. And II may be pre-
dicted with confidence that such tri-
bunal under such law would not
have been in operation eighteen months
before it's benefcent results would have
| become 20 manifest that labor, capital
and the public Would be unanimous in
support of IL.
! ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANrER.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., February /.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
A Hero to Two Novelists.

To A. NJ. JACOB, whose death in
Bombay was recently reported, fell
the unusual distinction Of being a
hero to two eminent novelists and Of
living In what many consider the
most successful work of each ms a
fascinating character of fiction.
JACOB of Simla, as he was best
known in the Orient, was the hero Of
MARION CRAwFoRD's "Mr. Isaacs,"
which appeared In 1882, and the
Lurgan Sahib Of RUDYARD KILLINGS
Kim" eight years later.
A man endowed by nature with a
wonderfully handsome face and fig.
ure, possessed Of an almost uncanny
knowledge Of precious stones and
learned in the esoteric philosophers
and strange, obscure cults OF the
East, he seemed natural hero for a
story Of Oriental life and mysticism
Whatever the air Of mystery and ro-
nance with which the two distin-
guished writer's surrounded the char
acters OF their novels, II was not
deeper than that Of JACoB's origin.
his rise from obscurty to great
wealth. his sinking again into the
miserles OF poverty or the secret Of
the strange influence which he seemed
to exercise over those with whom he
came in contact when in the height
Of his career.
His claim 10 Turkish birth was al
ways doubted, and, although born at
Constantlnople, he was generally be-
leved TO have been Of either Arme-
nan or Polish origin A slave boy
nc 10, his ability as student at
tractcd his masters attention and he
began those studies Of Eastern life,
literature and occultlsm for which I'm
after life fc became so distinguished.
KIPTrNG. II will he remembered, sent
The youthful Kim to Lurgan Sahib
to receive instruction In the customs,
The New York herald., 1921-02-02

Verdis "Otello" was given by the Chi
cago Opera Company at the Manhattan
Opera House last evening. The infre-
quency of performances of this mas
terpiece of Italian lyric drama is surely
attributable to the want OF tenors ca
pable of filling the majestic outlines of
the name part. Verdi's musical exposi-
ton of the moods OF the Moor calls for
tragic eloquence in song and a robust
voice of the true heroic type. Tamagno
alone OF all the singers who might be
catalogued as having impersonated
Otello here, met all the requirements of
the role.
Lately news came from Chicago that
a tenor mad been found who could reach
the level of this character. His name
is Charles Marshall. He is an American
and had once been heard at a concert
in this town. His operate revelation
in Chicago excited enthusiasm there.
and accordingly his disclosure in "Otello'
last evening was awaited with interest.
Mr., Marshall was taken into the favor
Of the audience by reason of his robust
voice. his vigorous style and his fine
bearing. His impersonation OF Otello
was outlined after good models. but there
was little of finish or consummate art
in his methods. He was burly Moor, a
vision of physical force and a power of
sound.
The audience bestowed its greatest en-
thusiasm on Titta Ruffo as Idgo. The
distinguished barytone emitted more
powerful tones than any one else on the
stage. He sang the "Credo' with over
whelming vigor, but the relation of
Cassios dream called for rehnements OF
vocal art not in his repertoire. Withal
his Ia0o had an abundance of savage
passion, of brutality. OF the fiendish
subtlety associated with the character
he gave but few signs.
Miss Rosa Raisa was an acceptable
DeSdemond. The music does not lie well
for her voice, nor is the style that in
which she is happiest. Nine. Claessens
as Emilia and Mr.. Oliviero as Cassie
were other principals. The choruses
were well sung and the orchestra played
very we'll indeed. Pietro Cimini con-
Quoted with considerable skill and as
much authority as the singers would al
low. The performance, on the whole,
was effective through sheer vigor.
The audience was the largest thus
far Of the season. In the box with Miss
Garden were her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Garden, and Mrs. Robinson Duff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Whigham, Mrs.
Herbert Shpman, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Kreisler and Mr.. Emerson McMillin Sd
were with Miss Elsa Maxwell in pros
cenium box.
Among others In the audience were
Mrs Frank Gray Griswold, Mrs. M.
Lawrence Keene. Mrs. Daniel Worden.
Mrs. Charles Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. How
land Davis, DR.. and Mrs. Clarence c.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Won by Her Voice Alone.
Parepa-Rosa Pronounced Superior rs
a Singer to Patti.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Parepa-
Rosa was indeed. as your correspondent
says, the Incompatible. There was
never any one like her before nor since
on the stage.
She was large woman, of slow move
ment and without physical beauty. She
had no lines OF grace and very little
histrionic ability, but she possessed a
natural dignity and a supremely beauti-
full and powerful voice that carried her
unadorned through every situation. IT
was conceded to be infinitely finer, more
supple and far-reaching than that OF any
other singer.
Patti. who was her contemporary, fell
short of Parepa in every respect so far
as voice was concerned. Patti, beau
tiful woman. brought to her assistance
a hundred other alluring elements of the
human race as she sang. Parepa-Rosa
brought nothing and needed nothing,
with a voice that was n living soul
afloat In the ether II seems dreadful
for a voice like hers to die.
FLORENCE McLANDBURoH.
AKRON, Ohio, January 20.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Encourage the Pure-Bred Male.

The better sires. better stock"
campaign now in progress for the i'm
provement of the quality of domes-
tic animals in the United States is
meeting with splendid success.
Although the movement was only
fifteen months old at the close of 1920,
there were at that time 4S6 owners OF
$4,000 head of live stock and poultry
enrolled. OF the stock listed 5,739
were pure-bred males. The own
ers Of S7,703 of the female stock
pledged themselves to breed this
stock to pure-bred slres only. Accord
ing to statistics furnished by the
Department of Agriculture Virginia
leads other States In this important
work, but Salinas county, Nebraska,
is the banner community for the
period. Next in order are Stafford
county, Virginia; Tlppecanoe county,
Indiana; Pulaski county, Virginia ;
Fauquier county, Virginia, and Platte
county, Nebraska.
Before the recent drive to improve
the stock of the country there were
only 3,243 members, with the highest
number In Virginia. The latter fact
Is not surprising, as It Is largely n
grazing region, having blue grass in
It's native pastures, while there Is an
abundance Of springs from a natural
limestone filterage The beef cattle
Of Virginia are among the best this
country produces, and there are n
number OF farms in the State where
clean-bred horses are reared. Among
the best known are those Of A. B.
HANCOCK and WILLIAM GARTH, near
Charlottesville HENRY T. OxNARD's
at Uppervllle; THOMAS +. RYAN's.
at Leesburg. and Captain r. NJ.
WALKERS, at Boyce.
Our South American nelghbors
were among the first to discover the
advantages Of employing thorough
bred males in the improvement Of
their herds. No price was too high to
pay for n bull, boar or ram. the rec
ords showing as much as 100000 for
n shorthorn male. In the matter of
thoroughbred stations they have for
a long time dominated the world. 1t
was an Argcntinlnn for whom Lord
MARCUS BEREsroRD took the AmerI-
can-bred horse Tracery last year
at the record price of $4,000 guineas.
This in normal times would have
Welded his ewner, AUGUsr BELMONT.
S2G5,00 Before this they had given
the British s157,500 for Cyllene,
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Safeguarding Baseball.

The announcement that Senator
KAvANAUGH of Saratoga county has
introduced a bill at Albany inficting
severe punishment upon all persons
tampering with baseball games In
the future is a new departure in leg
islation. The penalties are rigid
enough to make those in search OF
easy money think twice before yield.
ing to temptation.
The best safeguard, however, the
sport should have In the future should
come through the players themselves
They are well paid as a class and en-
joy the confidence and respect of the
public to an unusual degree. Many
Of them have had the advantages OF
college education and their moral
sense should be all the keener as q
result of their training and associa-
ton. Such men should guard their
honor jealously.
AS n first step in the period of re.
generation 1t should be understood
that there is no place in the game
for those who brought baseball into
disrepute. Should none of those
charged with the despicable tactics
which marred the season of 1919 ever
be published more drastically than
their disbarment from the playing
field they will suffer torments in the
knowledge that they have been
weighed and found wanting in that
greatest Of tribunals, public opinion.
The New York herald., 1921-02-02
Schedule K.

1t is no simple matter since the
war, with both wage and exchange
differentials so varied the world over,
TO work out import duties that will
live up to the principles of the Amer
lean tariff system and yet not destroy
more than they protect right here in
our own country. And particularly
hard will it be for the Ways and
Means Committee to keep from hav-
Ing the wool pulled over its eyes
as Schedule X, which has to do
with that commodity, GENES up for
consideration.
There is plentiful supply of wool
In this country, and the manufactur-
ers will be favorably situated as to
raw materials. Yet even this does
not argue audibly in favor of very
high duty against Importation under
proper conditions Of wool or wo0llen
goods made from underpriced foreign
raw material.
There is the cheap labor problem,
more of a problem than ever. Labor
costs in the United States are 320
per cent. of what they were in 1914,
say the woollen makers, while in
Great Britain they are POS per cent,
France III per cent, and Germany
10 per cent. But there is now
TO add to this the foreign exchange
depreciation. which maintains about
the same ratio as the wage costs.
There you have the ingredients for
one Of the most perfect arguments in
favor of high tariff on woollen man.
ufactures.
But somehow, sometime, we must
collect a balance Of some S15,000,000,-
600 from our foreign debtors, and
this can be done only by accepting
their goods. There are advocates Of
a high tariff who cite present condi-
tlons as a reason for taking unusual
measures against dumping and in the
same breath urge the repassage of
the Payne-Aldrich or Dingley act.
Yet the proposed unusual measure 10
prevent dumping means nothing but
high duties which would work favor
itlsm for the bankrupt countries with
deprecated exchange. and circum-
vent the payment Of debt by solvent
countries able both to buy from us
and TO sell to us.
The Payne-Aldrich act, well suited
10 It's time would work injustice to
some Of our new industries without
giving anything like an effective
check on the exchange question. No
mere tariff can meet a German or
Austrian or Russian exchange situa-
tion. No tariff equalizlng British
wages would make mark on Japa
uese wages.
This country may have TO emulate
principle adopted in Switzerland
Hundreds Of Swiss banks and in.
yestors hold German securities which
call for payment Of interest in gold at
par Of exchange. The depreciation
Of the German mark makes such pay
ments impossible. With their sin.
gular genius for international finance
the Swiss investors have accepted the
inevitable gracefully and win not IN