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The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Daily calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Yor1e-ahowerp to-
day and probably tomorrow. moderate
temperature moderate south and south
west winds.
For New Jersey-Unseftled weather With.
showers and tlunderstorms to-day and tor
ate south and snd sonthwest [ winds. 's 20 Aoas'-
For Northern New England--Unssttle
weather and showers to-day and probabl!
For souther> new Ensland-Unsett,ea
weather and showers to-day and probably
to,morrow: moderate southerly winds.
showers to-day ana probably fo-mnrroW
mooerate temperature; gentle to variable
EAsHE0r0N. July 19.-Prsssurs has
1aten gensrally east OF tho Rocky Mounfains.
with centres Of minimum pressure over one
pee szsd Aesnnescta- High but falling pressure
ING n the Tar Northwest. There has been q
,urtner fau An temperature In the middle At
nu iantic ana New England States. the upper
sh vn'o va,ey and the lower lake region. and
me me weatner has become considerably coldsS;
oser re west Canadian provincss Tsm-
peratures are now near the normal rAnern ilv
over the United States.
storms within the last tweuty-four hour IN
ne atlantic States. tho OHIO, Central MIS-
sisslppi and Missouri valeys, the reRion OF
inces The outlook is for unseffIsd .hnv,- Hnvv
cry westher. with moderafs ten,perstnra.
Saturday ana Sunday IN the middle Xtiantic
ana New Ensland States. =
great lakes there will be local showers and
tnundersfoxrns tomorrow and claax1ur and
cooler weather Sunday. In the south At
weather will he partly cloudy tomorTpW ma
Sunday. with scattered local thunder show
.l..l'.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
It's Warmer There.

Alongj the wide and windless Nile
It'sj just as hot as It ts here.
And 9iatives near the Ganges smile
ShHuld You abuse the atmosphere.
whene AEtna looms. quicksilver leaps
Where Yuma rears adobe walls.
The Scitizenry never peeps
AT temperature which here appais.
In Eiio and in Yucatan.
tAnd down beside the Hindoo Kookh.
II Ne should pant and pun and fan,
Une folk would stare ana nnurmur
''Shoosh."
"Ctln such things e?" near you say
tOh. II you would, all might be well -
Rkit AS fact you peevish bray
5"If this don't suit you. go to he'll"
MAURICE MoRRIs.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
AMONG THE snAGoERs.

With more than seven hundred pas
sengers on board. the Orduna OF the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company VIII
sail to-day for Cherbourg, Southampton
and Hamburg. OF this number 270 are
in the second cabin. record number
for this ship.
Among the first cabin passengers are
1Grs. O'Sullivan-Beare widow Of Lieut.
Col. The O'Suilfv1n-Beare, VINO died q
few days ago in London. He was for
many years British Consul General at
Rio de Janeiro.
Ludwig Schulten, circus giant, seven
feet three inches tall, who has been for
several months a side show attraction at
Coney leland, is returning to Hamburg
because of an overplus OF professional
giants In America.
Other passengers were Lieut.-Col. X
S. W&nchope, R j. Wanchope. Mr.. and
Mrs r. &. Wanchope and Mrs. D. Tur-
ton, all OF Seattle Mr.. and Mrs John S.
Paine, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Raven. Mr.
and Mrs. William Russell, all from Bos-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Moorcroft, Sea
Cliff. L. L.; Mr.. and Mrs. Victor q.
Benttell. Capt and Mrs. H. r. Lacon,
Mr. and Mrs. Maxim.lian st. George.
Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. K. Mem
hard, Kew Gardens, L. l.: D. A. McMu1-
len. Yale Club.
The Anchor liner Cameronia win leave
for Liverpool and Glasgow to-day with
ninety first class passengers. 300 second
class and 800 third class. Included
among her passengers are Mrs. Robert
Callier, James s. Hack. Mr. and Mrs.
James McCunn, Lady Murray, DR..
Charles Ogilvy and Lieut.-Col. Evarts
Tracy.
Nine. M. g. Bernard and Mrs. ottilie
Lunenfeld sailed for Europe on the
steamship Paris to make on extensive
tour.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Courtesy to the Woman.

To THE New York HERALD: Often In
the street you will hear children refer
to somebody. irrespective Of his appear
ance, as that man." On the other hand
they will invariably refer to a woman
as that lady Why the discrimination?
Is the designation gentleman" supposed
to contravene the principle Of equality?
NEW YORK. July 20. CURIOUS.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Dog Days Are Here.
Cauicula Shining on Us From Fifty
Tr1llions Of Miles Away.

To THE NEW YoRx HERALD: The 26tn
day OF July has ushered in the begin
ming OF dog days-the season OF sultry
discomfort. Previous to this season
most of us have at times been very
uncomfortable from heat and humidity.
but there Is something peculiarly dts
agreeable during the period from July
26 until September 5. There V q wearf-
some sameness and a continual suitri-
ness about dog day weather which the
shades OF night. the garden hose,
plunge into the briny OCEAN and even
severe thunderstorms mitigate only
slightly.
or course Canicula or the Dog Star
gave it's name to this season OF dog
days. Some six months ago we beheid
Canicula, the sun Sirius in the constel-
lation of CAMS Major. sparkling and
scintillating spectaculariy In the south
when the church clocks Of New York
were Ginning the hour Of p. M. Now.
however, owing to the motion OF our
earth around the sun, brilliant Canicuia
rises In the morning hours. and, being
associated more or less with the rising
Of our own sun, tradition was handed
down that Sirius was responsible for
the discomfort of the dog day season.
But this tradition was not believed
by some people centuries ago. and 1t Is
certainly not believed by most OF US
to-day. AS the astronomer Geminos
wrote long ago: 1T is generally be-
lieved that Sirius produces the heat Of
the dog days. but this IL an error. for
the star merely marks q season Of the
year when the suns heat is greatest"
Nevertheless. the sun Sirius has been.
is and will be associated with the sultry
discomforts Of the month Of August
It is one Of the nearest suns of night
to our earth. but despite its brilliance
it cannot add much to the temperature
Of even the hottest day in the year J 991.
Brilliant Canicula shines upon us from a
renoteness Of approximately ffty trill-
lon miles. CHARLES NEvDss HOLMES.
NEWTON, Mass. July %.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Express Charges.
Ninety Cents the Cost Of Transport.
ing q Valise In the City.


ing a valise in the City.
To THE New YoRK HERALD: The New
York Transfer Company charges o.
cents to take small empty vadlss or
a small trunk or anything. even " bag
weighing but few pounds, anywhere
about the city. The pre-war prize was
rs cents
The express company tells tme the
rates are made by the Public tService
Commission. When will the hundreds Of
similar commissions with the1 thou
sands of useless employees be dJsbanded
and prices set by competition. the great
natural leveller? At Washington the
came condition prevails; q dbzen de-
partments to do the business of one
hundreds OF useless employees Sreceiving
salaries and wages for doing nothing.
If we ever return to reasonable costs
OF living It must be started by. the Gov
errment. since the Govcrnmeht started
the present waste and extravagance.
j. FRED PrERsoS.
NEW YORK, July 29
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into the building at one end ON ramps
up to and alongside of working coun-
ters and platforms and out of the
building on ramps at the other end.
1t wants to I'LL trucks inside, not
outside. of the plant by means of
automatic carriers and empty them
with one touch of button. It wants
to be a twentieth century engine Of
highest American Development and
performance instead of Noah's Ark.
burdened with antiquated machinery
and handicapped human beings labor
ing to no purpose.
Years ago WILLIAM ]. GAyNoR.
when Mayor of New York. and WILL
LAM r. WILCOX, who had been post
master Of New York. went to Wash
ington and laid this whole matter
this practical business matter-be-
fore the United States Government
II the Government had responded to
their urgings there would now be
post ONCE clearing houses working
plants Of high economic power-not
only operating with adequate tube
Systems but connecting and operat-
ing with subway tracks and railroad
tracks in Manhattan, in Brooklyn, in
New Jersey. There would be more
and faster and cheaper service to q
degree indescribable. There would
be fewer men needed by droves to
do the work.
But nothing was done. Meanwhile
tens Of millions of dollars have run to
waste. Postal employees are working
under conditions where 1t is impos-
sible for them to give results or to be
comfortable and well. The service is
clogged and blocked. AS a business
proposition the post ONCE continues
to be a relic.
It Is high time for the United
States Government to come to real
ization that when even a canal
boat Is loaded or unloaded and is
otherwise handled by mechanical
processes and scientific methods
able to do the work swiftly. cheaply
and effectively the greatest business
concern in the country-ths Federal
business-would better be coming out
OF the dark ages Of business history.
II the Post once Department, the
Congress committees having to do
with postal affairs and the rest Of the
genius in the Federal service at
Washington cannot see this and will
not do something about it, then the
wrong men are on the job.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Theatre Men Plead for Tax Repeal
Closed Theaikes and Unemployed Actors in Back
ground Of Producers' Appeal.

Special Despatch to ,HzE New YoaK Hu.AIp.
NeE ri rs Herald Burseu.
A dark picture, OF the condition OF
the motion pictuBe and theatre busi-
ness was given tot the House Ways and
Means Committfss to-day by William
A Brady. Saul e. Rogers ana other
New York men Anterested In the stage
and the screen.
The days Of j Agh salaried screen and
stage stars andt large profits from the
atrical produc Eions has passed. both
Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Rogers said. They
said the busin ass depression has hit the
amusement Business much more than
other indnstr kes.
Salaries off all stars not organized
have been c'tt and many Of the lesser
lights are gut OF employment Mr..
Brady and (1r. Rogers said the multi
piicity or tefxes imposed on screen and
stage businH ss was considered largely
responsible for the present situation.
They askedk repeal OF the Federal taxes
now Impose ~ which include per cent.
film sales 6rx, = 10 per cent. admission
tax and tlsvy Of from $50 to $3.50 on
the seatinfE capacity of theatres. In ad-
dition. tidy cited several instances
where Stake and local taxes are i'm
posed.
-Four tAyOusand movie houses through
out the stduutry have closed during the
last year said Mr. Rogers. Legitimate
theatres really exist in only six of the
largest cMties of the country. Only one
third of k3,e movie studios are operating.
Only ontSss company in the East is produc-
Ing pictt3 % and the California produc-
ton is ONLY about 80 per cent. of nor
NAL"
Ninety per cent OF the actors OF the
country are now walking the streets,
said Mrt Brady. "Only one movie pro-
ducer was able to pay a dividend last
year. High salaries have disappeared.
1t was ,mainly tnability of producers to
pay thk salaries demanded by the stars
that caEIsed them to organize their pro-
ducing companies The day OF Pickford,
Fairba gks. Chaplin salaries has passed"
Mr.. Rogers revealed that Chaplin's
salary in one year was $1.250,000 in
cludinis royalties. while producers made
$500 b00 selling the films.
'Thh depression and high taxes have
hit haF F'dest the smaller theatres IN the
little towns" Mr.. Brady concluded.
Then the people are refusing to &C
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Encourage Apprentice Jockeys.

Races exclusively for horses ridden
by apprentice Jockeys serve a good
purpose and more Of them should be
arranged at the various courses on
the Jockey Club circuit.
Such contests give a promising lad
chance to demonstrate his skill.
Instead Of waiting for years for an
opportunity to wear silk in an actual
contest. he is permitted to take part
In an event which means a thousand
times more to him than the usual
trials or morning gallops. There is
greater experience to be gained in
one such public contest than would
be furnished by six months of work
under training conditions.
1t was happy thought on the part
Of the Empire City track manage
ment to offer premium Of $25 in
cash or plate to the rider Of the
winner Of these races. It is a good
omen for the future Of the diminu-
tive TURNER, who piloted the veteran
English bred selling platter Grundy
to victory In one Of them, that he
chose the silver emblem instead Of
the cash.
There are too few good riders these
days. There are only two or three
who can be compared with the jockeys
OF the period when SLOAN, TARAL,
ODoM, TURNER, SHAW, BuLLMAN, Nc
CUE, LITrLEF1ELD, O'NErL, HENRY and
JACK MARTIN and DoceErr were in
the saddle. The break in the con-
tinuity Of the sport following the
anti-racing legislation Of 1908 at
fected the jockey industry just as
IL did the breeding Of blood stock.
Father BILL DAILY laid aside the
famous wooden scraper with which
he was wont to sharpen the wits Of
the lads entrusted to his care, and
no more riders of the calibre of Nc
LAUGHLIN, GARRISON, LAAdLE, O'CoN-
NOR and MAHER came from that
school where Treat 'em rough" was
the first principle.
One great drawback to the develop
ment here Of Jockey type similar
to that OF other countries Is the
dearth Of weight for age races. Most
contests in this country call for
low scale. and a rider who weighs
more than 110 pounds gets little to
do. The boy who can ride at los
pounds or less makes the money.
Horses will not run as fast with
heavier imposts, but there is
greater demand for stamina and
weight carrying ability than mere
speed. and 1t will add to the charm
Of the sport II the horses are ridden
by jockeys like those Of other days
who will find their careers only well
begun at from % to SO, instead of
definitely ended, as is the case under
the system of to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Railroads Criticised.
Business Methods a Factor In the
Competition of Automobiles.

To THE NEW York HrRArp: VIII! the
railroads ever recover7 II the steam
railroad managers have not sufficient
ability to compete with the automobile
for passenger travel and with the motor
trucks for freight traffic they are
doomed.
I wonder II the railroads in their
management are favored with the high
grade business ability which some peo-
rio claim for them. In every way 1t
seems to be harder to do business With
the steam railroads in the passenger,
freight and baggage departments. The
rules seem unduiy arbitrary and unjust
in many instances. making people sore
and disgruntled and influencing them
to do all they can to hurt the railroads.
both by comment and action.
EDWIN w. INGALLS,.
BOSTON, July 20.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
A Noah's Ark Post Office.

Not single thing can be said In
favor of retaining the outgrown, out
worn and altogether good for nothing
down town post ofiice in its present
quarters, the Federal Building, that
any construction engineer of stand
ing, any commanding industrial
leader, any first class business man.
ager would listen to. 1t is not fit for
an efficient post oflce organization
and 1t cannot be made so. 1t is not
At for a United States court house
and It cannot be made so. 1t is not
fit for anything but to be scrapped.
And II the Federal Building were
torn down and carted OF not a single
thing could be found to justify erect
ing new building on its site to try
to do the work of a great postal sta
tion needing to handle mountains Of
business.
The wedge shape of the plot pre-
cludes all possibility of putting up
structure that could be admins
tratively eflcient. The very site, in
stead of being an advantage, is, with
its densely crowded streets. an insur-
mountable obstacle to fast and eco
romical gathering and distribution of
mails. The argument about the value
Of having tiny Mail street, which is
between City Hall Park and the Fed
eral Building. in which to back up
the mail wagons is the prattle Of su-
perannuated Incompetence.
In the first place, II the right thing
to do in these days of enlightened
business methods and 100 per cent.
results was 20 back up mail wagons
in a densely packed metropolitan
thoroughfare there is not room
enough in that cramped little space
of Mail street for a small fraction of
the wagons required to despatch the
huge volume Of postal trafic as 1t
ought to be despatched.
In the second place, there is not a
modern, up to date warehouse. indus
trial plant, receiving depot or ship
ping station Ct any magnitude In the
country that would any more think
OF backing up trucks in public streets
and handling freight in that clumsy,
slow. costly, primeval fashion than 1t
would think OF using OK carts for
such purpose.
The post office-any great postal
clearing house--does not want to be
in congested centre; It wants to be
away from congested centres. 1t does
not want to be an architectural mon
ument; It wants to be designed,
erected and maintained as a work
ing plant that can be operated for
efficiency and economy like factory
or any other engine Of productivity
and achievement.
The post ONCE wants to be OF the
beaten track, yet where II can get at
subway tracks to use all those mar
vellous distributing facilities In slack
hours by day and in dead hours by
night. IL wants. II possible, to roll
its heavy traffic from its own rails in
the very heart OF the plant to the
rails OF the underground roads and
from them straight upon the rails of
the national carriers.
II wants to drive its motor trucks
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Such stun as Dreams Ar Made On

Tie well TO have our savings
Securely tucked away
In Uncle Sans engravings
And promises to pay.
There is no bursting bubble
To fll US with alright.
We have not any trouble
In sleeping sound at night
Yet there is sveeter slumber
Than that beneath the moon:
When daily jobs cucumber
We have to rise too soon.
And hence we are bespeaking
Some riches on the way.
Investments we are seeking
That let US sleep by day.
McLANpBvRcH WILSON.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Helping Che War Tar.

From the McRoe tArk.) Progress.
It's said that certain young lady who
attended the recent picnic ate fourteen ice
cream cones within an hour and said that
she could have eaten that many more had
she been feeling well. A young man with
three Jersey cows and five gallon freezer
might make a big hit with her
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
The Tax Already Tried.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The i'm
position of a stamp tax on bank checks
and drafts, which was in force for years
following the civil war and again in
1900 and 1901. was the means Of rails
ing large revenue yearly. with no
expense for collection except the cost Of
the stamps.
have been wondering for some time
why this tax was not again imposed.
r. A. SANpnRs.
NEW YORK, July 20.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
EVENTS TODAY.

Macy Mems Grub. annual outing, Starlight
Anusemsnt Park, The Bronx, all day,
G. v. Nash will give an illustrated lecture.
Summer Garden Flowers" museum build
ing OF the New York Botanical Garden.
Bronx Park, p. M. *.
Hall Of Fame, New York University. Uni-
versity Heights, opn to the public. p. M.
to 9 r. M.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
APPRovE DENN ErT LAND SALE.

The sale of two I facts of land In Yon-
kers by the James Gordon Bennett Me-
mortal Home for low York Journalists
Corporation was authorised vs~,srday
by Supreme Court Jussfoe Plato ~
White Plains. Ty- b. property was sold
at auction on July 16 and Is, and tho
courts sanction W ms necessary to give
the buyers clear title. although the sale
was authorized by 6thc Bennett viii and
by vote Of the corr s,ration.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

Senator GDoRoE PAYNE MCLEAN OF
Connecticut surprised his colleagues
In a recent Senate debate by qualify
ing for membership in the Senate agri-
cultural bloc. II think" said the
Senator, II probably own as many
acres Of poor land as any member of
that bloc. Possibly have lost az
much money in agricultural expert
ments I know very well that with
the untimely frost and floods and
droughts and halls and blights and
bugs and uncertain prices the farmer
has about as much chance to acquire
ar independence as JOHN BaowN had
to exceed the longevity limit" Gra-
cious! Non-C -Connecticuters will be
amazed to learn that there is a farm
IN that State big enough to entertain
as many pests as the Senator named.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
A Wen AIMED Der.

From the Medina IN. " Tribune.
A hunter In Nova Scotia shot a deer
about i've years old. The animal had two
sets of antlers. The one set were in tho
natural place and the other were further
back on the head.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
The Check Stamp Tax.
1t Has Been Tried Before and Has
Proved a Success.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: Thank
you for the pithy. plain talk on the
check stamp tax. To my vision it car
ries a halo Of commercial sense.
Nothing less than 10 cents on each
check and like paper should be i'm
posed; 25 cents should be the proper
goal. The former two cent check stamp
was a bagatelle and was much regretted
as such. FRANCIS T. WIrrE.
NEW YORK, July 20.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

Australian scientists who have been
listening in" by wireless to tho tick
Ing of clock In Lyons, France. de-
clare that their continent has been
Incorrectly mapped by navigators and
geographers. Maybe, but a movement
Of Australia in the directions of Can
ada and South Africa has recently
been observed.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

more than ten billions would add
something like $500. 900. 900 more. with
the spendings of persons with incomes
above $1,000 not yet touched.
In the Government returns there
were some 100000 persons represent
ing the income classes from $4,000
to $4,000. with indicated total In
comes to $4,000. 900. 900. II out of that
$6. .00O. .000,O of income ordinary
spendings would'be $4,000 O00. 900. and
this would be very doubtful, an aver
age tax. again superimposed. of 5 per
cent. might yield still another $780,
600, 900.
After that, as was said the other
day. It might be possible to collect
with heavy taxes $3S0.000, 900 on the
spendings OF the relatively few highly
prosperous and very rich
This total Of everything. 1t will be
seen, comes to no more than a billion
Of dollars at the cutside-not enough.
in truth, to meet even the Govern
ment's war debt charges. But 1t
would have to be achieved. bear
In mind. by beginning at the very
beginning with a very low tax and
going all the way through on q
rapidly rising scale. tax piled on
tax. It all, moreover. would be
dependent. first, upon negligible ex-
emptions, and. secondly. upon the
ability of the Government to detect
the scattered spendings Of 10000, ,000
families and tn collect ON Them
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

! 8 Is exclusively entitled
,scation OF all news des~
II or not otherwise
Iar. and also tho local
ilication of special des>
J so reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Double Measure.

Mrs. Knicker--Do you treat your cook
like one OF the family
Mrs.. Bocker-No. we have TO treat her
like two OF the family.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
Defined.

Knicker--what is a bianket7
Bocker--A blanket is a covering always
slept under elsewhere.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

The Associated Pre-
TO the use for repub
patches credited to
credited In this pal
news published here
All rights Of repu
patches herein are
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
FILM cENsoRs ORGANIZE.

The membsrs OF the new Motion Pic
ture Commission appointed by Gov.
Nathan L. Miller will take their oath OF
offlce before Secretary of State Lyons
in this city Monday morning. Onces
have been taken In tho Gambler Build
ing. 22o West Forty-second street The
staff is being organized and the hln
projecting rooms are being made ready
In the same building.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

Bought kiss for IS girl took SIS more
from him-Ne,ospapcr headline.
Cheap enough.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

cept the cheap one reel films Formerly
an acceptable film could be produced for
$l.50o or $4,000, but that is not true
now"
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

d Hishsst tsmpsr:ture. 3 q. at 2 : 2; y %.
Average temperature. ~.
The New York herald., 1921-07-30

Special Despatch to ,VHE New YonK H..AID
NsE rk Hsrs,d pgrssy,
The New York herald., 1921-07-30
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS

The temperature in this city yesterday, !, q
recorded by the officiai Thermometer 4