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The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Hoover on Exports.

Congress may give Secretary Hoo
YER $25Q,O0o 10 make vigorous cam
paign of foreign trade development,
Congress may give him ten times or
hundred times S250,000 for that
purpose, but American goods cannot
sell abroad against competitive for
eign goods unless the American price
is right.
In particular instances where for
special reasons we can still offer the
best bargain we manage to hang on
to some of our business. One exam
pie is an Australian order for mill
ion and three-quarters of dollars Of
switch gear and transformers cap
tured the other day by an American
electrical company, probably because
of it's possession of exclusive patents,
processes and facilities in that line.
Another is a United States Steel Cor
poration contract just now placed In
Japan for rails, thanks probably TO
the company's recent cuts in wages,
costs and prices
But we are losing our general ex-
port business hand over fist, as Sec
retary Hoover warns Congress, with
sheer drop Of 80 per cent. in ex-
ports during the last six months. In
the first three months of this year
our export trade fall was IS per cent.
worse than Great Britain's. We are
losing customers in the Orient TO Eng
land and France. We are losing Gus
toners In South America to England
and Germany, where the Krupp Gun
Company, now turned from war to
peace pursuits, is putting in success
full bids for steel billets. plates. wire
fencing. even. locomotives. We are
losing customers all over the globe
to Germany. We are losing custom
ers right here in the United States
to Germany.
Our former customers are not turn
ing from our goods TO other goods
because we do not supply merchandise
as good as before. They are not
turning from ours TO somebody else's
because we lack Department OF Com
merce agents preaching the merits Of
our wares. Only the other day with
out such Department of Commerce
aid we we're selling at the rate Of
billions more a year than we are
selling now. They are substituting
other goods for our goods because
ours are too dear. And this will be
the finish of us in foreign trade unless
we go back TO original principles
under which you get the business only
with the right price
The New York herald., 1921-05-20

else. They are not afraid to tell how
good they think it is or to ask help
to put 1t through. They are ready
to exhort or to submit to cross ex-
animation. They are men with a
mission, who take pride in being
known as boosters, and want no fame
as knockers.
Nobody will hear from any of them
the admission that any of the thir-
teen States they come from is not a
fine, rich. glorious community; any
OF them will admit. ii closely ques-
toned, that his own State is consid-
erably better in soil, climate, scenery,
transportation facilities and people
than any other State, but he will be
careful to point out that this means
simply supreme excellence on the part
of his State, not that the others are
lacking in admirable natural and ac-
quired characteristics.
We salute these sturdy, outstanding,
two listed gentlemen with affection
and respect. We wish we had some
pioneers like them TO 60 after the
reclamation of agricultural districts
which have fallen into decay in the
East. Their spirit and their temper
would be fine thing In number of
Atlantic seaboard States
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Coal and Tobacco.
A Consumer Of Both Does Not In
derstand How Prices Are Made.

TO THE NEW York Herald: We lived
from hand to mouth last winter in the
matter of coal Other dealers were get
ting little coal, but our regular dealer
had none--a result of the fact that the
other dealers were purchasing from coal
brokers while our dealer bought, when
he could get II, from the companies dir
rect. He said IL he were driven to the
expedient of buying all his coal from
tho brokers he would go out Of the coal
business.
My interest in the matter arises from
the fact that all the coal I bought dur
ing the winter and the ten tons 1 laid
In this spring was bought and paid for
at Just 81 less n ton than the price asked
by the dealers who buy from brokers.
who got the extra 81?
And while on the subject OF fuel, how
many remember when we paid ten cents
FOR a two ounce tin OF very good to-
bacco? with tho advent of the war the
prico began to go up /; then the quantity
began to go down, until before the
arrnisticc we were paying 16 cents for
one and three-quarter ounces. In other
words. tobacco that cost five cents an
ounce was increased to trile over nine
cents an ounce. And now, with unmanu-
factured tobacco selling at tho lowest
prices in years and growers holding their
tobacco because OF the low prices and
the newspapers reporting a poor to-
bacco market with no sales. the tobacco
manufacturers are still turning out
smoNing tobacco IN the same quantity
ana at tho samo high price.
SMITH Won SMITH.
NEW YORK. May ~.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
A Congress of the Virtues.

Two eminent churchmen of New
York city-Dr. HoUGHToN OF The
Little Church Around the Corner and
DIR. BURRf1L Of the Marble Collegiate
Church--have recently celebrated in
teresting anniversaries, on the occa-
sions of which their neighbors and the
townsfolk generally have united to
do them honor. These amiable and
able clergymen are typical OF the oc-
cupants of pulpits in New York
generous, scholarly men, who grow
in wisdom with the years but never
grow old in spirit.
An interesting company they form,
but their modesty and their arduous
duties keep them so busy they are
seen very little outside OF their own
parishes. This should not be so.
We should like to see all of these
good men brought together at a great
public reception given in their honor
at which all the priests, preachers
ana ra6DlS IN town VINO nave been,
say, for quarter Of century in
their present offices should be as
semhled. the youngsters of pastorates
q quarter of century old along with
the moderately advanced men who
have served half century and the
veterans OF seventy-ive years labor
in the vineyard. There should be
commemorative medals, judicious
quantity and quality Of speechmak-
ing, some hymns and complete alb
sence of handshaktng.
gathering like this would consti-
tute a congress Of ripe knowledge and
virtue such as the city has seldom
seen 1t would be worth going miles
20 see.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Our Western Visitors.

New York city Is now enjoying a
visit from delegates from thirteen
California. Oregon, Washing
ton. Arizona, New Mexico, idaho,
Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah,
Nebraska. Nevada and Oklahoma
who have come here to wake up
Eastern public opinion to support
plans for putting water on arid lands.
They want the work done by the
United States Government because
IL is a national Improvement. They
would have the United States buy the
land and irrigate til; the States
within which it lies are ready TO
equip thc settlers with implements
and food for a year, at the end OF
which they would be self-supporting
II all went we'll. The project under
consideration would furnish homes
for 100000 families, or, roughly,
. o.25o,O00 persons.
This is q big plan OF bettcrmenr
which IN the present financial condi-
tion cannot be lndorsed without
careful study and which must not he
thrust aside ofThand. Dsregarding
It's merits and without considering
whether It Is opportune at this mo-
ment we want TO pay our respects to
the gentlemen who arc pushing 1t.
These energetic Americans know
exactly what they want and they do
not spare any pains TO go after Il.
They are loaded with statistics, facts
and well considered deductions. They
arc convinced they have good thing
for themselves and for verybody
The New York herald., 1921-05-20

to prevent cattle being afflicted with
tsetse fly disease.
1t has never been proved that game
is the necessary cause Of the presence
of tsetse fly In regard to this particu-
lar tract Mr. A. G. Davidson of Natal,
who has quite recently been travelling
in this very country, informs us that at
Makotini. on the low weld, where the
game has been almost entirely exter-
minated. the flies are always present in
large numbers, while at Dabuka. where
game, especially wildebeeste, are still to
be seen in herds of hundreds, he never
found any trace of the fly.
1t certainly seems somewhat incon-
sistent to declare that tsetse fly disease
must be prevented by killing Off game.
and then to leave numbers OF protected
species roaming about and a closed
game reserve just across a narrow river.
We welcome this inconsistency, which
appears to denote a certain hesitation
on the part OF the authorities in decree
ing that all game must be killed off.
which is bred Of doubt whether the game
Is in truth the root of the evil. Unless
they arc absolutely sure of their facts
sale slaughter OF wild animals that has
been going on In the Ubombo district
since 1t wos thrown open for shooting.
1t is difficult to find a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION for this inconsistency. but il
Is certainly O. curious coincidence that
the hides OF such animals as wildebeeste.
kudu and waterbuck were In great de-
mand. and that the animals whose hides
were not In demand at the time were
hunaneiy protected. Nearly all the To-
cal natives have firearms Of somc sort.
and they have been massacring the game
FOR the sake or the hides. which they sell
TO the white traders at Ad. pound.
The traders in turn resell them at is. I'D.
a pound. Tho hides OF bulls Of the
species mentioned average about twenty
FIVE pounds in weight and those of cows
about sixteen pounds. and In the last
two or three years. we are informed,
very many thousands of hides have
been forwarded from the railhead at
Somkele.
According TO the Natal Directory there
are but dozen or so European resi-
dents at Ubonbo, and IL IL is their gem
uine desire TO kill off the game in order
to prevent. as they ailege. tsetse fly
disease, why do they have only those
animals killed Off whose hides happen to
be fetching tho highest price in the mar
ket at the time being?
The slaughter at Ubombo is far worse
than that of the recent game drive. The
low weld is covered with sun blcacied
skeletons. How can any one claim that
this determination OF game has been ac-
complishcd in order TO make room for
European settlers when there are none
there and when the country is n native
reserve2 We do not believe the spread
OF tsetse nv disease is the real explana-
ton, but think tNat n more correct an
swer will be obtained from an EXAM
ination Of tho returns OF the export of
hides from the Union ports during 1919
and 1920.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20

Three interesting sales Of rugs. Span
ish antiquities and musical instruments
attracted connoisseurs TO the galleries
yesterday.
The extensive and interesting collec-
ton of hook rugs assembled by Mr.. C.
Il. Lawrence of Belmont, Mass, came to
auction at the American Art Galleries
and the first instalment sold for $4.O76.
An early American rug with q symbolic
design. an anchor displayed amid a loose
bouquet OF varicolored flowers on biacl,
field, the whole finished with a vine
border o. similar floral motives, sold
FOR Sis, the highest price of the day.
to Mrs. w. G. Riddle. Another early
American rug. very closely hooked.
bearing a floral design, the flowers and
fruit cut and veritably modelled, was
purchased by W. w. Seaman, agent, for
s65 An early American hook rug with
design of a purple saddle horse running
in a landscape within a black scrolled
medallion, went to Mrs. r. Whitney TOR
SAP, and another displaying an orange
lion and cub amid scrolling flowers with
an unusual border of rnottled red and
DldCk uldBDudl SLIipcS, SOlh iol liic SaAiO
price to Kenneth w. Nosker.
At the continuation OF the sale O.
Spanish antiques from the Senior Luis
Ruiz collection at the Clarke Galleries
a fifteenth century painting of the
Flemish school, saint Elena Uncovering
the Cross in an interesting Gothic
gilded frame, sold to j. X. Brand for
$780, the highest price of the sale. The
afternoons sales amounted to $9,S31.
Another fifteenth century Flemish
painting in the Gothic style. a picture
OF the Annunciation, was bought by
w. r Hearst for $3.50. The same bid
der paid $3.50 for carving with relief
in polychrome OF 1.-THE Birth of Jesus
a piece of sixteenth century work in
Renaissance style. A similar carving
representing Christ Among the Wise
Men" went to the same buyer for S325.
Six engraved leather chairs of the sew
enteenth century were bought by J..
Slater for s255. A sixteenth century
embroidered leather bench with coat OF
arms proceeding from the City Hall Of
Tarazona (Aragon) was purchased by
paid $50 for a blue damask bed covec
of the seventeenth century and $120
for similar item. A green damask
bed cover of the same period sold TO
Carvallo Bros. for 500.
Thirty-one string instruments brought
from Italy by Mr.. Frederick C. Gallo of
New York city were dispersed at the
Anderson Galleries for n total OF $1,S62.
A beautiful old Italian violin, bearing
the label Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu
Cremona, 1725," fetched the highest
price of the afternoon, 1885, from DR..
G. S. Cole. An old Italian violin with
characteristics OF the Cremona school,
and carrying with 1t an interesting his
tory, sold to Justin Gerster for S1S5.
This violin, said to be real MASTER
piece, was for forty years in the pos
session of the late Prof. Salduttj, first
violinist Of the San Carlo Opera House,
Naples, and was said to have been pre-
sented to him by the last Bourbon King
of Naples in 1S49.
An old violin made by G. Cappa,
founder of the Cremona school and pu-
pill of Antonio and Girolamo Anato. for
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Nautical Tutors.

Instead of learning the art Of boat
sailing by the light OF nature, as most
boys and girls do, sons and daughters
of the members of the Eastern and
Manchester Yacht clubs down on the
Massachusetts coast are TO be taught
10 hand, reef and steer this summer
by nautical tutors. AS instructors
these yacht clubs have engaged Har-
ward Law School students who served
in the navy In the world war and
who previously had learned the fine
art of small boat sailing on lakes in
the Middle West. They will teach
the youngsters those rudiments Of sea-
manship that arc necessary in racing
twelve to fourteen foot boats.
Professional sailing teachers are
something new in the world of sum-
mer sports. If the innovation proves
successful it should open a pleasant
field of employment in vacation days
for young men and for young women
100. mere are uidIN girls edTUiHS
their way who can handle small
boat with skill and confidence. and
many others want to know how 10
do Il. Such instruction will be an
excellent thing for boys and girls
who want TO sail boats and who have
usually begun this splendid sport with
nothing better than the knowledge
they have picked up along shore OF
course sailing can be learned that
way, but professional instruction viii
prevent many Misunderstanding and
should contribute to safety on the
water.
Sailing is the basis OF seamanship; /;
it Is good to know that there are
enough young folk along our Atlantic
seaboard interested in II 10 make it
worth while to institute the new pro-
fession of nautical tutoring.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
No Flag Displayed.
Omission Noted by a Visitor al
General Grants Tomb.

10 THE NEW YORK HERALD: The edi-
torial suggestion in your paper in regard
to the birthplace of General Grant re-
minds me that a few weeks ago I Wis
ited General Grants tomb and noticed
that there was no display OF the flag
and no Flagstaff nearer than the north
ern end of the plaza, near the Clare
mont restaurant.
/ was informed by n park employee
that there had been no display of the
flag since the staff referred TO was struck
by lightning, a long time ago. This
seems inexcusable In view of tho fact.
as reported TO me, that salaried men
are employed as guards at the tomb and
1t would be a very simple ar<i appro-
pirate thing for these men TO raise the
flag at sunrise and lower 1t at sunset.
A staff should be set in the grass plot
in front of the entrance to the tomb and
a flag should be furnished and displayed.
NEW YORK, May 19. BUCKEYE
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Orang-Qutang Aids Drive.
Pet Helps Collect Money for Water
ing Places for Horace

Bessie, q pet orang-outang owned by
Mrs. Martin johnson, cannibal land
explorer, devoted more than two hours
yesterday afternoon to collecting money
fo- watering stations for horses. The
five-year-old native of Borneo occupied
a seat of honor on the big red horse
ambulance belonging to the New York
Women's League for Animals. and
drawn up in front of the Public Library,
Fifth avenue and Forty-second street.
Bessie was in jungle attire. Not since
before tho war has the Womenis League
for Animals had tag day or drive for
funds urtil yesterday. They will use
the money to open additional watering
stations for horses. several of which arc
regularly maintained throughout the
city. The league was founded by the
late Mrs. James Speyer and has a hos
pital and dispcnsary for animals at so
Lafayette street.
Among those collecting funds were
Miss Florence de b. Allen, Mrs. Gudrun
l.. Drewsen. Mrs. Herbert y. Nichols.
Mrs. Edward M. Weld and Mrs. J. Fran
cis Aitkon.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Woman rrecmmsous In England.

From The london Daily Telegraph.
At the quarterly meeting OF the United
Grand Lodge OF Froemasons. Lord Ampthni.
the Pro-Grand Master. presiding. ono mat.
ter which came up for discussion was the
woman question. II is well known In
Masonic circles that there arc now estab-
llshed several lodges. regarded by the Grand
Lodge OF England ns cisndestinc, where
women MS well as mon ars initiated and
permitted 20 become members. A petition
was received bearing four signatures. two
of women. on behalf OF the Honorable
Fraternity Of Ancient Masonry" asking for
recognition. In this instance the Grand
Secretary wrote that Il was impossible to
recommend 10 tho Grand Lodge the prayer
OF tho petition: and that Il would continue
to exercise its disciplinary powers toward
any member working under the English
jurisdiction who violated his obligation by
being present ut or assisting In assemblies
protesting 10 be Masonic which were at.
tended By women.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Junior Art Sh0W Free.

In view OF the widespread interest
shown by the public in tho Junior Art
Patrons first venture. tho Retrospective
Exhibition OF American Art, which has
occupied the galleries of the Fine Arts
Building for two weeks, vii. throw
open the galleries to the public on
the two final evenings, tonight and to-
morrow night, from until IL o'clock.
The exhibition gives comprehensive
survey Of American painting from 1889
TO 1921. and surpasses In sizc and quality
anything OF the kind ever attempted IN
this country. Mrs. Albert Sternor.
through whose Initiative the Junior Art
Patrons Association was organized and
through whose efforts the present exhi-
bition has been made possible. expresses
herself rs well pleased with the result
OF tho initial venture. A great many Of
the smaller works have been sold. many
OF the prints over and over again. tho
larger paintings as well The show has
been uniformly commended by those who
have seen IL.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
The Point OF View.

To all queer projects he adheres
And there's no cult he does not Tic TO
There Is no faddist that appears
1Ie does not initiate or try TO-
He follows where crratIcs lead
Loves folderol and hankypanky,
And those who know him arc agreed
He is unsocisble and cranky,
Hut tits 80 eary censuring
And am not inclined to pound him
In truth. in spite Of everything,
A pleasant, charming soul found him.
50 nice aud lovabie is he
That J. for one. am bound to heed
it,
Good fellow, who SO graclously
Lends me ten dollars when / need it !
NATHAN NJ. LEVI,
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Mrs. Harding's Gown.
II Was All American Though Ii Had
e Paris Lock.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD. l see
your Washington correspondent makes
note of the fact that Mrs. Harding was
almost rega1y handsome" and says
that her gown of ivory white satin
" bore the unmistalrable stamp Of Paris
which In view OF the fact that Mrs Har-
ding has made a patriotic point of hav-
ing her wardrobe all American was
amusing"
1t Is singular indeed that because
there was nothing to criticise about the
dress It was judged OF Partisan origin.
I personally do not ask the cncour-
agernent of THE NEW YORK HERALD for
Tie art OF dress in America 1t may, how
ever. be OF interest to you to know that
the entire dress was made in America ;
tho material was from n mil, which is
distinctly American the embroidery was
designed here and worked here the dress
designed from suggestions made by Mrs
Harding herself. and made by girls
mostly of American origin.
HARRY COLLINS.
NEW YoRK Nav I o.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Little White Home In the North
Country.
From the Scrip.

From the Scrip.
o Little White Home in the North Coun-
try,
/ dream Of you all the day long,
I see the CLINT of the sun on the roof,
I hear the chiclSadee's song.
on the breeze comes breath OF the
sweet white pine
/ feel the winds of home.
0 Little White Home in the North Coun-
try.
I've lost my desire to roam.
I'm going back to the North Country;
That's the place where ! belong;
I'm going back TO the Hanover Hills.
Though the way be ever SO long.
For there is the land of the leal and
true,
Where folks are kind TO me.
I'm going back to my Little White Home
In the heart OF the North Country.
NEAFIE MITCHELL.
The New York herald., 1921-05-20
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-F'air and
warmer to-day: tomorrow fair. moder-
ate to fresh southeast and south winds
For New Jersey--Eair to-day and to-Inor-
row; rising temperature; moderate southerly
winds.
FOR Northern New EngIand-Fsir 10 o-day
and tomorrow; rising tenperature; gentle
to moderate sortherly winds.
aud tomorrow; rising temperature; gentle
TO moderate southcrly winds:
For Western New York-Fair and some
what warmer to-day; tomorrow fair ;nd
continued warm; moderate southerly winds
WASHINGTON. May 19.-Pressure con-
tinues high generally east OF the Mississippi
River. with tho centre of maximum pressure
off the New England coast. Abnormally low
pressure prevails over the plains States, and
tho Rocky Mountain and plateau regions.
and disturbance OF considerable intensity
was central tonight over North Dakota
There nave been local rains within the last
twenty-four hours along the South Atlantic
and East Gulf coasts. and In the upper lake
region. the upper Mississippi Valley. the
northern and central plains States and al
widely scattered points In the Rocky Noun
tains and plateau regions, and in Washing
ton and Oregon. There has been marked
rise in temperature in the lake region and
the upper Mississippi Valley, and the wealth
or has become cooler in the North Atlantic
States.
Temperatures are decidedly above normal
throughout the middle West and below nor
NAL west of the Rocky Mountains. The OUT
look Is for unsettled weather and probably
showers along the South Atlantic coast and
In the lake region, and for generally fair
weather elsewhere east of tho Mississippi
River Tomorrow and Saturday.
The temperature will rise tomorrow and
Saturday in tho middle Atlantic coast region
and in New England, and tomorrow in the
region OF the great lakes.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations taken at 8 p. NJ. yesterday,
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