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The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Chance for a Solomon.
Some Of the Posers Put Up to the
Bureau Of Mines.
From the Mining Congress Jo1rna;

FROM tfs Mining Congress JoNruds
Two letters recently broke into tn,
comparatively uneventful business exis.-
ence of correspondence clerk in the
Bureau of Mines. One OF these missivss
bore the postmark Of a little Western
mining town. The letter was written
In draggy. uncertain scrawi. with i
name OF plainly foreign origin tackled
on the end at q raking angle. The
writer sought information. lots Of t.
Leading off with simple query as to
when the bureaus 1921 reports on every
thing from silk neckties to onyx canoes
would be ready, he stepped into a veri-
table flood OF question marks.
could you drop me line when some
expedition starts Off TO the Cocos Islands
or any other placer" he asks.
what Is radium worth a poundT'
Where are the most birds of paradise
found. and how big are their eggs?"
"Can you give me the names OF all the
foreign and domestic companies ham
/ ding eyeglasses. telegraph instruments.
water gauges, periscopes. ore finders
hearing horns. electrical churns, curling
irons and aluminium cooking tools?'
| And so on through three pages
The other gem par excellence which
the mail man brought told OF the ambl-
tions Of an Italian mushroom grower of
New York city. IL told such a tale as
might easily have furnished o. Henry
with inspiration for ono Of his wonder
yarns Of the great metropolis. Not high
ambitions were these of the mushroom
] grower as they appeared between the
, lines OF the letter. Lower than a fallen
instep were they. Down deep In the
murky. gloomy depths OF deserted mines
Is where this mans dreams Of fortune
led his mind. To quote his letter:
II am mushroom grower and am
looking for some empty mines in New
Jersey in which to plant my mushrooms.
Would be much obliged if you would
send me n list Of same. especially the
ones that are good and damp"
/, With what masses of mushrooms is
| this fair land OF ours due TO be swamped
| II this mans dreams OF numberiess cav
-rns jammed from side TO side and TO
their roofs with monster bits of tooth
someness ever become realized!
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
A Sylvan Cathedral.

FROM tfG MontreGf Gazette.
Within a grove of maple trees.
Serene. we spend the hours
And peace broods DER it's sanctuary
AS meath cathedral towers.
The pllar'd trunks reach toward tn
skies,
Through aisles OF shadowy hue.
To form a roof. all foliage spread,
With whispering gallery true.
The sunshine fiecks the forest floor
With many patterned green:
Giving the dimness a yet more
Soft glorifying sheen.
The birds sing anthems OF delight
And hymns Of purest praise;
While bree2es tune an organ deep
Through all the forest glades!
At mathis and at evensong
The gently tinkling bell,
With lowing deep of waiting kline,
Chants a soft yespers knell.
The fragrant incense of sweet fern,
Wild thyme and mint ascend:
Whilst clover drifts across the fields
Its soothing balm to lend.
Here restless souls from busy marts
Find peace in gentlest health,
Find strength to fill their parts anew.
Find Joy. perchance. by stealth:
Find courage still to work and walt,
To garner sheaves OF gain,
To fortify the coming hours,
Bring they or JOY or pain
what'er they bring our waiting hearts.
Memory must live to share
This peace and quiet recompense
or Gods great open air
S. MAupE MARLINo SANDERS.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Special Correspondence TO THE New Yozl
H1RAIp.

Special Correspondence 10 THE New YoEK
HERALD.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-The following Amer
leans are registered at the Office OF The
Neto FORK HeTald Of Parts:
From New York: Miss Mabelie Dens-
more. Mr.. and Mrs. o. Fribours. Mrs.
w. X. wildes. Miss Isabelle Sutherland.
DR.. Edward Myers. Mrs. A. Davis, Mrs.
Lawrence Mott. Jordan l.. Mott Sd, Mrs.
B. Byron. Clarice F. Byron. J. w. Moore
Richardson. B. Hannel. Miss Margaret
Train. Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Velleman,
Walter r. Dcnison. Mrs. Josephine
Reynolds, Mrs. r. w. Kitchlng. Mrs.
John A. Kerr and Miss Madeleine c.
Kerr.
From other places: Mr.. and Mrs. John
O'Connor. Miss Esther Richardson. To-
ronto; Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd Stevens.
New Haven: Mrs. Cunningham Hall.
Douglas Deane Hall, Richmond: Arthur
William Aylward. Madison; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Goodrich. Chicago; John l..
Vaughan, Oil City: Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
B. Hammond, Los Angeles Mr.. and
Mrs. Yrendelburg. New Jersey: Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Schornberg, Kansas City.
Thomas Power, J. L. Mahony. H. L.
Young. Philadelphia Capt. J. w. Proc
tor. Miriam NJ. Bredow. Brooklyn: Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. wagener. Miss Jessie l..
Adams. Boston Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ.
Simpson, Miss Hamilton Simpson. Kan
sas City; Mr. and Mrs. Frank ]. Barany.
Akron. Ohio: Frank II. Foster, Mrs. J..
French. Hamilton, Can. Miss Stacy r.
Hill. Daniel w. Rowntree. George A.
Speer, Atlanta.
Miss Mildred Marshall. Albany. Ga. :
Miss Edith Barton, Louisville; Mrs. ID.
". Swabaker. Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs. f.
L. Ripley, Mrs. c. E. Ordway, Miss
Dorothy Ordway. Winchester: Mr.. and
Mrs. P. K. Stichler, Detroit.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Annual address of DR.. William L. Ettinger
TO associate and district superintendents and
inspectors of special branches. Board of Ed
ucation Building, Park avenue and Fifty
ninth street, 2:43 r. NJ.
iyn, / r. NJ.
Seventh Annual National Exposition OF
Chemical Industries. Eighth Coast Defence
Arfnory. jerome avenue and Kingsbridye
road. The Bronx. afternoon and evening.
Charles Q. Hartich, talk wall Street
Accounting meeting of New York Society
OF Accountants. Rumford Hail. so East
torty-first street, a:15 r. NJ. q
United Textile Workers OF America. meet
r. NJ ~
Knights of st. John and Malta. Chapter
General OF America, meeting. Clinton Hall,
Gates and Reid avenues. Brooklyn, 8 p. NJ
Insulated Wire Manufacturers, meeting
and luncheon, Hotel Commodore. 0:S0 A. M
Delta Epsilon Fraternity. luncheon. Cafe
Boulevard, T.. M.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

has the currency been stabilized.
pebased as they are, German marks
are accepted as the currency and
have gained general circulation in
the Baltic States.
British business acumen could not
find substitute for customers to
buy the flax and furnish the gold
to gag the paper money press. The
agreement has been cancelled. An
ether threatened British monopoly
which for time stirred apprehen-
sion among England's competitors
in the Baltic and In Russia has gone
the way OF the soap bubble.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Pirate Laftte's Gold Found.

Treasure buried by that renowned
pirate OF the Gulf, JEAN LArITTE, has
been unearthed on the Louisiana
coast, according to a despatch from
New Orleans. The find consists, as
a treasure Of romance should, OF pots
OF gold coins, perhaps Spanish doub-
looms. OF seventeenth and eighteenth
century mintage. The exact locality
is said to be a spot near the planta-
ton and Southern home Of the late
JOSEPH JEFFERSON. The old actor
had liking for the romance of this
stretch of coast and love for the
pirate lore which attached to every
one Of its islands and bayous. What
a Joy it would have been to him to
produce these pots Of buried gold as
proof of his abiding faith in the
legends and traditions of the Gulf
Coasti
This Is not the first time that
some OF LAFITIE's treasure has been
uncovered. Three years ago United
States marines digging trench on
Paris Island found, at spot where
the negroes of the coast had always
declared the Gulf pirate buried his
gold. an iron bound chest filled with
documents yellow with age and sev-
eral thousand dollars worth of gold
and silver. This hidden store OF the
old pirate reverted to the benefit of
the dependent families of the ma
rines.
The coast in the neighborhood Of
Port Arthur, Texas, and to the south
OF Galveston, as well as the Bayou
Of Barataria, has year after year
been dug over by the hopeful treas
ure hunters. Most of these have
acknowledged their labor was in vain
with the exception of one expedition
fitted out about ten years ago which
reported the recovery of $4,000 in
gold bullion. No one ever proved
that this report was untrue.
LATITTE as pirate was a more
satisfying figure to the writer's OF
romance than our own Captain
hrDD. Few persons ever had any
doubt but that he was a pirate, even
those who gave him and his men all
possible credit for their patriotism
and valor at the battle of New Or
leans. His operations extended
along the Gulf coast from Florida to
Panama and during most OF the
time from his receiving his com.
mission as a French privateer to
his supposed murder In Yucatan
some thirty years afterward.
Eut let no ambitious treasure hunter
be discouraged by this find on the
Louisiana coast. There Is treasure
in abundance still to be recovered.
Besides the millions that went down
in wrecks IN the Atlantic there is
wealth buried on the land. There
are the hidden mines OF the North.
west. the buried gold on the old
Spanish trail IN California, the
hoard OF Incas' gold and silver sunk
in the Peruvian lake aud the lost
gold mines of the Sierra Madre
of Sonora and Chihuahua.
A short time ago the expedition
which set out from New Orleans to
scoop up fortune OF $780, ,000 on
Swan Island off the Honduran coast
returned empty handed. The mem
bers OF the expedition declared that
the gold is still there and only
awaits unearthing by patient and
painstaking treasure hunter. Then
We always have the buried loot oil
the James brothers and the ever re-
liable Cocos Island treasures.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Couldn't Fool Him.
From tho Kansas Ci,y sta

From the Kansas city Star.
"a feller came TO my house luther day
wanting me 10 take stock in the Disarrna-
ment League, or something OF the sort. at
n dollar SHARE related Gap johnson of
Rumpus Ridge, Ark.
~ don't reckon you bought none?" ro-
turned nm acquaintance.
You're mighty durn right I dldn 4
While he was showing en- TO me he
stepped on the tail of one Of the dogs. and
when the pore varmlnt snapped at him the
Internal ouss kicked the dog ! wouldn',
tuy nuthp' from no such inhuman scoun-
drsl ~ that. u never rot richv'
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Vacations.

Where did you CO.
How do you do
Yes. pretty view
No. rather slow.
Food wasn't bad
You didn't tan
One single man
Mother dragged dad.
That's how ! feel
Trunk. but no check
Sho was wreck
] never peel.
Dreadfully cold
Dead with the heat
Bath incomplete
Every berth sold.
Our car broke down
lie never wrote
There In the boat
Spoilt my best gown.
Totally dry
Not on that line
Isn't that fine
Cood-by--good-by.
AAuarcS MonRIs.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

tell Us how Sherlock Holmes set out
to prove that Scotland lard. OF whose
officials Sherlock never held a hign
opinion, was wrong in this instance.
But until then no critic will have
grounds for saying that either the
Louvre or the National Gallery "Vir-
gin of the Rocks" was not BY LEO
NARDo but by another man of the
same name"
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS. 1921.
Curran or Hylan To-day.

Either the enrOlleu antl-l dInHiduy
voters who go to the primaries to-
day want to save this city from
bankrupting misgovernment and
give it's affairs sound management
fer the benefit of reasonable taxes
and rents, sufficient schools, well d.
rected and suitably paid policemen
and firemen, straight business and a
square deal, or they want to amuse
themselves at the expense of their
pockets and the welfare OF their
families with freak issues and po-
l:tical Jokes.
II they want to get into this
municipal fight to rescue New York
from Hylanism they will go to the
primaries to-day and cast their votes
for HENRY III. CURRAN to nominate
ttm for Mayor. II they don't care
what befalls the city in the next four
years, or how much It costs them in
dollars and in civic pride. they will
throw away their primary votes to-
lay for Haskell or LA GUARDIA or
N,sENxErr.
To imagine that HASKELL on a
vet platform for Mayor could make
/, dent In the national prohibition
aituation is as sensible as TO imag-
re that running for Alderman on
he question of more street lamps
ae could gain control of the United
States Government. If HASKELL
wants to do anything about the Vol
-tead act, and II voters want him to
o it, let him run for the House of
representatives or the United States
7enate and let them elect him to
ongress.
" iHfd6 l0O S1aI LA 1CAhbAA NOhAa
, elected Mayor at this time, or that
could be nominated for Mayor
nder these circumstances, or that
could come anywhere near being
ominated, is no wilder a dream
IAN to imagine that he could deliver
aver this country to the League of
:ations.
To imagine that BENNETT can cut
ny figure In tha rrimaries of Greater
ew vork-vell, nobody does imag-
ie ANYTHING so nonsensical.
CuRRAs IL the only man 90 vote
',r at the primaries to-day. because
obody else. e-en l he could be
ominated. would havs a ghost of a
lance to defeat HYLAS. So II the
nti-Tammany voters mean business
- this campaign against HYLAS In
lie City Hall and MURPHY on top
New York the time and place for
lem to show !; Is at the prima ries
,-day. II they don't want another
,ur years OF HYLAS, bungling the
ty's money. the taxes. the schools,
snts and everything, and IL thny
ont want another four years Of
ie Murphy crew fattenin, through
lylanism. the one thing for them
do to-day is to vote for CuRaAS.
20 It!
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
ATLANTIC CITY ARRIVALS.
specioI Despatch to TFn NEW YonK TInrAl

Special Despatch 10 TIM NEW YorK IrnsArp.
ATLANTIC CrTr. n. j.. Sept, 1a.--As
the Traymore from New York are Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Childs Carpenter AFR.
and Mrs. Percy Moore. Mrs w. G.. King
OF Brooklyn. Miss Beth Franklyn, w. J..
Cross and W. II. Carroll.
Mrs. Marshall Parks OF New York IL
entertaining Miss ID. A. Warner of Lit
tie Silver. N. J. at the Brighton.
Mrs. John u. Hylan, wife of the Mayor
OF New York, is expected to join her
daughter, Mrs. John II. Sinnott. at the
Shelburne.
Mrs u. n. Mcpherson. Miss II. J..
Hyland and u. j. Hyland are among the
later arrivals from Brooklyn at the
Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. r. Barrauco Of New
York arrived at the Marlboro Blenheim
to-day. Mrs. $. II. Marts OF New York
Is being entertained there by Mrs. j. Il.
Picrson, also o; New York.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
GEN. CARTER TO RETIRE.
To Leave Army After Thirty Years.
Continuous Service.

wAsHINGroN. Sept. 12.--Brig. Gen.
Jesse Mel. Carter. former chief OF the
militia bureau. will retire from active
army service on October I. ending more
than thirty years continuous service.
In announcing the order to-day Sec
retary Weeks said IL was granted upon
the Generals application. In recogni-
tIon Of his services the General was
awarded the decoration OF the Distin-
guished Service Medal during the war.
He Is a native OF Missouri and received
appointment TO West Point Academy In
1882 from that state
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
San Francisco Revolts.

The sudden collapse Of strike In
the San Francisco building trades
which had been in progress for
months and had involved thousands
OF men shows a remarkable change
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

The primaries to-day are from 8
o'clock In the afternoon until o'clock
In the evening. The enrolled Republi-
can can do in four minutes what may
give him satisfaction for four years
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

To-day is the first step towart
changing CuRRAs's title from Major tc
Mayor.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Peril. Of the National Game in Arkansas.

latte Mulberry correspondence Cidrkavillc
Herald Democrat.
Sunday school was n drag last Sunday on
account Of the superintendent getting hit
with ball at Batson last Saturday and
not being able 70 attend.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

Celtic next Saturday are Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert ID. Bassett, who will be abroad
about eight months.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

Nine hundred thousand New York
children went to school yesterday.
Three OF the boys were said to be
Rmiiing
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

Highest Temperature, -, at p. N,
Lowest temperature. 66. at Q A. NJ.
Average temperature. 20.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

The Associated Press IN exclusively entitled
10 the use Tor republication OF all news dcs.
patches credited 20 " or not otherwise
credited n this paper. and also the io,ai
news published herein.
All rights of republication Of special dess
patches hsrsin ere also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Interpreted.

Knickca,-some think Mars Is signalling US
Bocker-,Probabiy simply Col "StopI'
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
Rent Determining Rules.
Objections to One Plan Of Apportion
Ing the Cost Of Repairs.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Refer
ring to the decision handed down by
Justice Kelby at the Appellate Term
Of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn It
" would appear that one phase OF IL Is
open to question. looking at It from the
standpoint of an accountant. / refer to
the disposition OF cost OF requirements.
Let US, just for the purpose of Illus
tration. assume an expenditure Of $4,000
to cover the replacement items Of boiler
sections. flooring. &c, and that In ac-
cordance with the decision this item was
included as ordinary repairs. Assuming
further that the house contained twenty
apartments, II would result in each ten
ant being forced to pay $3.50 In the
current year-more than $40 month
as a direct result OF this repair Job.
Let US now assume that In the fol-
lowing year no ouch expenditure was
made. 1t Is hardly likely that a land
lord would voluntarily reduce that years
rent correspondingly, but it is very evil
dent that only by such O reduction would
q tenant be treated justly.
Will not this decision. II upheld. be
practically certain to flood the courts
each year with just such cases?
In all other respects the decision APP
pears to be emincntly fair to both land
lord and tenant, but in 80 far as 1t re-
lates to requirements and depreciation
II seems like an attempt to carry water
on both shoulders. II the property Is
firs. correctly valued the per cent de-
probation allowed covers the purpose OF
maintaining 1t in the same condition
that justified the valuation. 1t follows
therefore that IL the rate so allowed
Is a fair one II must over a period OF
years cover replacement expense.
Redpctio dd absurdun, Is perhaps the
most conclusive way to prove the point.
As q Hypothetical case assume the fol-
lowing facts
Property assessed and valued at s4o.-
900. containing eight apartments hav-
Ing an average rental of SIS each. or
$1,000 annual gross rental; general ex-
pense, $500; 2 per cent. depreciation.
$500: net income, $4,000. or 12A per
cent. on the value OF the property. AS
sumo further that, the building being In
danger OF collapse. reconstruction cost
ing SIS. 900 is inescapable also that. no
interior repairing or renovating having
been done for a great many years, II
is now necessary to cxpend some $4,000
for this purpose. total expenditure OF
$4,000, more or less. According to the
decision the landlord would be permit.
ted to adjust the rentals to produce
10 per cent. OF value. $1,000
General expense. e..,...,............ 1900
per cent. depreciation. ....s...... 300
Extra reconstruction and repairs. s.oCO
Total. ......s....s.. .Si4ssOV
This divided among eight tenants
would equal sf,7s7.5o or si4e.es a month
for an apartment worth no more than
SIS month. Such a rent would not
be upheld by any court nor would any
tenant pay 1t.
/ think reflect the sentiments Of n
majority when suggest that this phase
OF the decision receive careful recon-
sideration. HERBERT W. GwrM.
BRooxLYN. September IL.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13

THE Ngw YoeK HERALD was founded by
James Gordon Bennett In 1885. II remained
the sole property OF It's founder until his
death, In 1872, when his son. also James
Gordon Bennett, succeeded 10 the ownership
ta,til his DEATH In 1918 THE HERALD be-
came the property OF Frank A. Munsey, Its
present owner. in 1870.
The New York herald., 1921-09-13
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature In this city yesterday, Q
recorded by the official thermometer.
shown In the annexed table:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-23

was!" whined Peetie I'm so glad
Thanksgiving is almost here"
Dear me-" whispered Uncle Wig
gily. "One would think Thanksgiv-
ing was made only TO see aow much
one can eat and be thankful, I sup
pose, that they are not made 81 by
Il. I wonder how I can make these
little animal chaps know that
Thanksgiving is for something quite
different. must think OF a plan.
And Uncle Wiggily did. With the
help Of Nurse Jane. his muskrat lady
hOusekeeper, he carried II out. The
day before Thanksgiving all the ami
NAL boys and girls received invita-
tions TO come 10 the bunny's hollow
stump bungalow.
"Oh, what a feast there will be.
Such cream pies" mewed Tommy
Kat.
And what lovely papers off tin
cans 10 eat.' bleated Billie Wagtail
the goat And paste candy! Oh,
yum."
And 1 know he'll have bushels
and bushels Of candy nuts for US
chartered Billie and Johnnie Bushy-
tail, the squirrels
So each animal boy and girl was
quite excited, waiting for the time to
come TO go TO Uncle Wiggilys
Thanksgiving party.
Il hope he gives US a surprise, y
cackled Arabella the chicken.
And there was a surprise, but not
just the kind the boys and girls
counted on. For when they rang
the bell and Nurse Jane let them
into the hollow stump bungalow
there were no smells of good cook
ing No roast turkey, cranberry
sauce, celery, pie, cake and cookies.
Uncle Wiggily's bungalow didn't
smell at all of good things TO eat.
The bunny came out into the hall
10 meet his guests.
walk right in TO the dining
room" he invited.
Now for the good things" whis-
pered Sammie Littletan. Cabbage
turnovers and turnip shortcake.
Yum! Yum!"
And I guess chocolate pudding
and sour milk custard," grunted
FlOppy Twisytail, the little pig
Well, you can imagine how sur
prised those animal boys and girls
were when they reached the dining
room and all they saw on the table
was just the CLOTH Not a thing to
eat-not even a plate, knife or fork!
"Sit down, my friends, said Uncle
Wiggily. Il have something to say
to you!'
With wondering faces the animal
children sat down to the empty
table. The bunny took his place at
the head and said:
To-day is Thanksgiving We
should first OF all be thankful that
we are alive and
Just then there was a noise out in
the hall A skiffling, skuffling sort
OF a noise, of long, Sharp claws
scra ping over the floor And there
was the sound of shifting and snuff
fing and grOwls.
"Quick, children" whispered the
bunny. Hide under the table!
Some one is coming!"
Under the table ducked ali the
animal boys and girls. And no soon
or were they safely hidden from
sight than in staIked the Bad Bushy
Bear. the Fuzzy Fox and the Woozie
Wolf
"Oh. wow" howIed the Wolf 81
thought Uncle Wiggily would have
a fine Thanksgiving dinner for US
But look, His table is a bare as
Mother Hubbard's cup board
There's no use staying here. He
must be eating his Thanksgiving din
ner ar the home OF some OF his
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-23

friends Come on" And out stalk
ed the bad animals. hurrying away
20 look for the bunny.
Uncle Wiggily and the boys and
girls came out from under the table
where the bad animals had not seen
them.
As Z was saying" began the bun
ny we should be thankful for be-
Ing alive. II had had a big din
ner today the Fox, Wolf and Bear
would have invited themselves. and
very likely have eaten Us, as well as
the meal. SO we should be thank
full should we not?"
Yes! Uncle WiggiIy!" chorused
the animal boys and girls: but there
was a hungry look about them.
Then the bunny laughed. the kitchen
door opened and in came Nurse Jane
and some animal ladies with the
incest Thanksgiving dinner YOU can
imagine. from celery to cranberry
sauce
4 just wanted you TO know" said
the bunny, as the animal boys ana
girls began to eat; II wanted you 10
know that there are things to be
thankful for besides good meals"
That's right" cried every one.
And then such a feast as there was.
not too much. but just enough, and
the Fox. Bear and Wolf had TO chew
dried leaves.
But if the condensed milk doesn't
roll down the ironing board when IL
is trying to slide 10 first base under
the gas stove, the next story will be
about Uncle Wiggily's washing.
FREE WATCH AT VERNON.
Boys get your watch today
20A ooo.s