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The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Fate Of the Tolstoys.

A correspondent writing from
southern Russia says that Yasnaya
Polyana, the home of Count LEO
ToLsroY. is rapidly falling into ruins
and that surviving members OF his
family are making an effort through
a worldwide appeal to secure funds
for its restoration. Since the begin
ming of the rule of the Bolsheviki
very little has been heard by the out
side world either of the disposition
made of the Counts property or of
the fate of the family. This appeal,
however. seems to bear out the
rather meagre reports which Moscow
has permitted to cross the Russian
frontier.
A young English woman who had
spent eight years with ToLsToY's
eldest daughter, Countess TATIAvA.
managed to escape from Russia and
reach England about a year ago and
she gave rather guarded but quite
enlightening account of conditions
at yasnaya Polyana. She said that
soon after LENINE found himself es.
tabhshed IN power he gave promise
to the Countess TArIANA that the
home OF her father would always re-
main undisturbed. that he had a
great reverence for the Tolstoy name
and that the family could rest secure
that no member of it would be mo-
Tested by the Soviets.
How we'll this promise was kept is
shown by developments. The whole
property was taken over by commits
sars of the Moscow Government and
seventy workers were installed at
Yasnaya Polyana. The interior dec
orations, even TO the woodwork, were
carried away, the windows we're
broken, the porches destroyed. and
the foundation stones OF a part OF
the structure being removed both of
the wings subsidized. There we're fire.
quent promises that the damage
would be repaired but nothing was
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
CALI Curci at Her Best in 'Traviata'
Second Performance This Season of 70-Year-Old
Opera at the Metropolitan.

George H. Church were with Mr.. ID.
Francis Hyde in box 33.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Munroe and Mr..
and Mrs. Martin b. Saportas were with
Miss Audrey Hoffman in box ..
Mrs. Louis r. Hoyt's guests IN box 23
were the Rev. and Mrs. Frank w.
Crowder. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Living
ston and Mr.. Shipley Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts Hillhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Storrs Wells and Mr..
Emerson Smalley were with Mrs. Charles
A. Childs in Box II.
With DR.. ana Mrs Ernest Fahnestock
In Box 10 were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. halsey and DR.. and Mrs. Howard D.
Collins.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Hymn.

From "Bitter-Siceet," bv y. G.. Holland.
For Summers bloom and Autumns
blight,
For bending wheat and blasted maize.
For health and sickness. Lord OF light.
And Lord OF darkness hear our
praise!
We trace to Thee our joys and woes
To Thee. OF causes stu the cause
We thank Thee that Thy hand bestows =
We bless Thee that Thy love with
draws.
We bring no sorrows TO Tky throne:
We come to Thee with no complaint:
In Providence Thy will Isl done.
And that is sacred to the saint
Here. on this biest Thanksgiving Night,
We raise to Thee our grateful voice
For what Thou doest. Lord. is right;
And, thus believing, we rejoice.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Cotton Crop Cuesswork.

Talk of world shortage of cotton
will be distinctly out of place for
months to come, even with the United
States Department OF Agriculture
previously committed to a pessimi5-
tic forecast of the shortest crop in
several decades. The Census Bureau
reports that up to November IA last
total of 7,270,575 bales of cotton
had been ginned. This is 1855
bales more than the forecast Of
6.537 900 bales which the Department
of Agriculture gave on November l
as the prospective size Of the crop.
The excess of ginnings over the crop
figures just reported does not tell the
whole story, because all the cotton
from the fields has not yet been
ginned.
BY the time the Department OF Ag.
riculture publishes its final report OIL
December IL next the ginnings may
show an excess of million bales
or more over the November 1 crop es.
innate. At the present time the be-
lief is widely held that the crop esti-
mate rather than the ginnings report
is off color. Spinners are making
their own Judicious reservation re-
garding all cotton statistics. Private
investigators have gone so far as to
forecast the crop at 100000 bales.
In any event there is little or no dan
ger OF cotton shortage in the near
future.
On July 81 last, according to a re.
port compiled by the American Ma
tional Association of Cotton Manu-
facturers of Boston, there were in the
world 51,91o,000 spindles idle for lack
Of business out of a total Of 141,950,-
900. The worlds normal consump-
tion of approximately 20,OO0,000 bales
a year is reduced 36 per cent. or
1900, 900 bales. by these idle spindles.
These 100000 bales which will
be needed foreshadow no problem
except the probability that surplus
will be left in the hands of producers.
The United States alone, accepting
even the minimum crop figure Of
$685., 900 bales, with the 100000
bales carried over from last season.
could provide the worlds takings,
with margin of 100000 bales left
over. Other countries will add an
other 100000 bales to the worlds
supply.
Not a single calico jumper need be
sacrificed even il the worst fears of
the Department of Agriculture should
materialize. But the disparity be-
tween the crop estimate and the gin
ming figures brings lesser annoy
ance. albeit regrettable one. because
it increases the uncertainty already
marked in the cotton industry and it
robs the Government reports OF thas
flavor of superior authority which in
the past has given to them a value
above the many estimates compiled
by private Investigators.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
EVENTS TODAY.
THANKSGIVING Day.

Thanksgiving Day.
Premier BRAND will be chief guest at .
dinner In honor Of the Republic OF Franco
at the Lotos Club. 40 West Fifty-seventi
street, T.. NJ.
Reception in honor of visiting delegation OF
European Zionists, Carnegie Hall. S:13 +. M
DIR. Ernest L. Crandall and Hans krono.d
will speak at the forty-second anniversary
meeting. Bowery Mission, 80 p. NJ.
Thanksgiving dinners as follows: 81. An
drew's One Cent Coffee Stands Society. ol
West Eighth street. IL A. NJ. TO p. M:
Greater New York ,Philanthropic Society, 81
City Hall place, noon to p. NJ; children OF
the Sunday Kindergarten Association, 1ie
Park Row, IL A. NJ
Entertainment and special dinner for pris.
oners on Blackwells Island, beginning 10
A. NJ.
Teachers College. Columbia University.
luncheon. Waldorf Astoria. p; NJ.
.Dunwoodie, Lodge. No. 9e3. +. and A. NJ.
dinner, Hotel Astor. p. NJ.
Liberty Lodge. No. 251. knights Of Pythias,
dinner. Hotel Commodore, p. NJ.
Bronx Lodge. No. $50, II. and A. NJ, din
ner, Hote! Commodore, p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Young Sparrow's First Flight.
From the Field.

l was walking round my stables and
stopped TO watch a. pair of spa rrows entic-
ing their offspring from nest In q hole
In the wall. One OF the young ones, more
vcnturesome than the others. futtered off
toward cock feeding IN the yard with
some hens. The cock at once ran up and
seized II In his beak, the hens. thinking this
was something good TO eat, ran after him.
The hunt. however. was OF short duration.
for as soon as they got out into the open
ground. scavenger kite came with rush.
snatched the victim from the astonished
cock. and made off. The cock and hens
then fled sauawking for shelter.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

1t is nearly seventy years since Maria
Piccolomin set London nerves tinsi.ng
with her electric impersonation Of that
shocking young person. violetta Vaiery.
The British public promptly had one OF
its periodical fits of morality. and the
prints teemed with protests against the
yitiating story. The manager Of the
opera was driven to write letter in
defence OF the work. Henry Chorley.
whose pen always wrote the name OF
Verdi in sorrow though not in anger.
gravely commented on the dreadful
state Of affairs, but his grief was di-
rected rather ct the poverty stricken
music than at the rbretto. Still ne was
confounded at the apparition Of prinaa
donna who was to cough herself to
death while singing through all those
long scenes.
Then came the exquisite Bosio and
again London was troubled by the pull
monary nightingale Of Verdi's creation.
Rose Cheri made her even more ex-
quisitc and it began to be clear that SO
long as there was prinla donna to give
personal grace and charm to .Vioiefta
Verdi's opera would continue to make
audiences happy, Chorley or no Choriey.
True enough the old work has been con-
demned to death hundred times and
every idolized representative of the lost
one has been declared to be the last one.
But behold, Fioictta still sings and
signs and coughs. for although Patti and
Sembrich, Tetra3z.ni and Heinpe. have
moved from the scene Of local activities
there is still Nine. Gaili-Curci with her
raven tresses, her ivory teeth. her win
some smile and her silvery voice to keep
IN nj Toc CT n;vo
ropolitan Opera House La. Treviata"
had its second performance in a season
which is only in the middle Of Its second
week, and 1t Will doubtless have its
third, fourth and fifth.
Nine. Galli-Curci sang Vi0lcttu much
Better than she did on the opening night.
TIE shortcomings of that performance
were believed to be due to nervousness,
and undoubtedly they were. Last even
ing the prima donna was quite herself
and sang in accordance with her own
best standards.
Beniamino Gigli was again the Al
5rcdo and he, too. sang better. 1t Is a
pleasure to hear a young tenor who is
wise enough not to force his voice, who
produces clear, smooth tones. who
grades his dynanlics with skill and who
sings all his music in way ti1at shows
he believes it to be worth singing.
Giuseppe Danise replaced Mr.. De Luca
as Gcrnont. A stalwart, dignifled and
impressive father he presented, and he
sang with flno breadth and depth OF
style. Mr.. Moranzoni conducted, and to
him must go the credit for the vivacity
OF the whole performance. which had a
general vitality much above the dullness
OF the first night.
The Viscountess Harcourt was with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White in box IT,
Col. and Mrs. Edward NJ. House, Mrs.
j. Russell Solely. Mrs. Robert L. Tod and
Mr.. Murray Hoffman were with Mr..
James B. Clews in boz lo.
Mrs. Gambrill's guests in box 20 were
Mrs. Charles r. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lowell Putnam and Mr.. Stanley
Mortimer.
Countess Massiclia and Mr. and Mra
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Yorll-Rain and
warmer to-day; tomorrow clearing;
fresh east and southeast winds.
For New. Jersey-cloudy and warmer.
probably light rain to-day; to- morrow clear
ing and colder; fresh easterIy winds.
For Northern New Eng'and-Snow or rain
and somewhat warmer to-day; tn-morrow
For southern New lsngicnd-Unsettlsd,
with rain and somewhat warmer to-day:
to-Inorrow clearing: fresh easterly winds
and somewhat warmer to-day; tomorrow
fair; fresh easterly winds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.--Pressure is htrh
over the ST. Lawrence Valley and New Eng
land. Ugh and rising over tho plains States
and the Rocky Mountain region. and reia-
uveiy low over narrow belt extending
from Lake Michigan southwestward TO the
Rio Grande. A storm of marked intensity
Is over Newfoundland, and another Is an
preaching tho north Pacific coast. Clouds
cover nrch OF the country. and within the last
twenty-four hours rain fell In Florida and
on the north Pacific coast. and there have
been light rains and In tho upper
Mississippi and Ohio valleys. the region OF
the great lakes, the middle Atlantic States
and southern New England.
The temperature has fallen decidedly n
the north Atlantic States and has risen
throughout the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
the plains States and the Rocky Mountain
region. High temperature continues In the
Southern States. In the north Atlantic States
the weather will be unsettled and warmer
With rain over southern and rain or snow
over north portion tomorrow. and clearing
weather Friday.
In the middle Atlantic States the weather
will be unsettled and warmer, with light
raj, Tomorrow and clearing Friday. In the
south Atlantic and east Gulf States the
weather viii be generally fair for forty
eight hours. and mild temperature In Ten
nessec and the Ohio Valley. There will be
local rains and cooler weather tomorrow.
and fair and colder weather on Friday In
the region of the great lakes. There Will
be rain and snow tomorrow and generally
fair an dcolder weather on Friday.
Observations at United States Weather
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
GIVES CYMBALoM RECITAL.

novel form Of entertainment was
gwen at Town Hall last night when
Joseph Moskowitz, cymbalom player.
gave his first recital in this country.
He toured Europe as a child prodigy,
and he is now said to be the foremost
OF living cymbalom performers. His
instrument. before which he sat, is in
fact the ancient dulcimer, proud an
cestor OF the harpsichord and modern
grand piano.
Mr.. Moskowitz delighted his hearers
by the skill of his performance. Deft-
ness. speed, accent, dynamics and SILL
very timbre We're featured appropriately.
rather than any depth Of expression
or varied color.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
The Coat Of Arms.

November has coat of arms.
No kings could grsndor be
1t beats the finest specimens
OF ancient heraldry.
Upon a shield OF pumpkin pie
In hues OF brown and gold
Are lozenges OF cranberry sauce
And chicken casserolcd.
4 roasted turkey couchant on
a tabiecloth is seen,
With quarterings Of potato mashed.
And celery white and green,
And apples red. and pretty girls
The flour for crullers sieving.
And at the top the legend scrolled
In letters bold, Thanksgiving"
MiNNA TRv1Ns.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Names Game Sanctuary.

For period of four years, dating
from August last, $4,000 acres OF
wild country in Piscataquis county
will be reserved by the State OF
Maine as wild animal sanctuary.
There moose, deer and all other game
will have a refuge from hunters.
They will find within it's precincts
sheltering retreats during the fierce
storms and bitter cold of the long
winters.
Within and towering over the reser-
vation rises Mount Katahdin, Maine's
highest peak. From its summit, 5,3S5
feet above sea level, the view is one
hard to match this side Of the Rocky
Mountains. The watcher sees far
flung sweep of wilderness punctu.
ated by isolated conical mountain
peaks, hundreds of lakes, many Of
them of large size, sombre forests and
rivers that wind in curious tangled
snarls far and wide. Formerly these
streams and lakes were navigable by
birch canoes only, but now the sput-
tering motor boat has become cont
mon means Of conveyance on their
surfaces. The Penobscot, six miles
distant from Katahdin, is the main
water thoroughfare to the region,
despite its falls and shoals.
Mere difficulty of access will not
keep hunters out. So around this
wild animal sanctuary the Augusta
Legislature has drawn the protection
Of the law. Poachers if caught will
experience pains and penalties Of a
character to discourage them from
further transgressions and to serve
as a salutary warning to others.
Maine proposes that in that tract
wild animals shall be protected and
have full opportunity for increase.
For a breeding ground the reserva-
tion is ideal. AS the deer and moose
increase individuals will naturally
cross the sanctuary boundaries and
hunters will have their chance.
Fish will have to take their
chances. In the proper seasons fish
ing is to be free and unlimited, reser-
walton or no reservation. There is
even one variety Of hunter who is
not barred from the sanctuary. This
is the one who is armed with a cam
era only. Snapshooting wild animals
in their native haunts has been
growing pastime OF late years, and
this Maine reservation will be fine
field for the camera mans efforts.
Maine has no wish to discourage
hunters. Far from it. To hotel
keepers, guides and many traders OF
various kinds they mean livelihood.
They are a source of revenue to the
State at large. In fact, it is be-
cause their continued patronage was
desired that the Katahdin game reser-
walton was established. Something
had to be done or at no far distant
day there would have been neither
game ncr hunters.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
The Income Tax Vote
Change in the Attitude OF Republican
Representative.

To THE New York HERALD: Can any
wisdom explain how II was that the
Republican majority in the House orig
inally voted for the House income tax
bill with the highest surtax mt 32 per
cent. and when the bill came back from
the Senate amended TO make It so per
cent? Ninety-four Republicans voted
for the amendment.
IL they voted intelligently in the first
Instance what influence was there whlcn
made them stultify that intelligence in
the second instance? Such actions give
one an enormous confidence in our Rep
resentativos. X. r.
New YoRx. November 23
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
PRINCE DE BOURBON
COMING TO NEW YORK
Prince Erik to Continue West
ern Trip From Winnipeg.

specio, Despatch to THE New Work. Hrssip.
WINNIPEG, Man., Nov. 2s. - Prince
Rene de Bourbon of Paris, who arrived
here Monday with Prince Erik OF Den
mark. his relative, has cut short pros
pective visit to western Canada and will
start soon for the United States to fill
several social engagements in Chicago
and New York before returning to
France. Prince Erik will continue west
Prince Erik Is first cousin OF tho
King Of Denmark and King George os
rngland. His father was Prince valde-
mar "a brother Of Queen Alexandra OF
England
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

situation as well as the fiscal condi-
tion by its strenuous efforts to effect
economies through the demobiliza-
tion Of her army and new series of
tax laws and by changing from a
nation of non-producers to nation
with surplus agricultural, mineral
and industrial products to send out
to the markets of the world.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

To-day is particularly our own
holiday. 1t originated here and no
other continent than this has it. Ex-
cept for the thanksgiving days OF
the United States and Canada there
is in all the earth no official occa-
sion for returning thanks to Provi-
dence by the people as people ire
spective of sect. Christmas and New
Years are celebrated wherever the
Cross has found its way; indepen-
dence and memorial days are OBJ
served in many lands: but the only
national Thanksgiving Day is ours.
This festival is 800 years old. Gov.
ernor BRADFORD. at the close of the
Pilgrims first harvest in 1921, di-
rected that the colonists, saved from
starvation, remember the Source of
plenty. Since then the thought has
lived. Congress reminded the people
Of their obligation during the
Revolution: WASHINGTON established
Thanksgiving as the last Thursday
in November; and, beginning with
LINCOLN. no President has failed
yearly to proclaim the day Of CRATE
fulness. Great churches have added
it to their calendars. 1t is every
Americans religious holiday.
This three hundredth birthday of
Thanksgiving is peculiarly impor-
tant. Not only are we of America at
peace with all but we are able to
feed the hungry of the world from
harvests far more bountiful than the
one that saved the Plymouth colony.
And we have as our guests on this
Thanksgiving Day the most illustri-
Gus assemblage of statesmen from
other lands that this country has
seen. They are gathered on business
which if successfully concluded
should make the world full of that
spirit which to-day animates the
American Thanksgiving.
To many of the wise MEN who have
come to Washington from Europe
and Asia this unique holiday must
have interesting significance. 1t is
Tot a day originating in sectarian
tradition or in patriotic impulses.
1t is not historic date or cere-
mony of jubilee. is a voice--a
voice that has grow from the few
scores of Plymouth to the hundred
millions of this imperial Republic
raised in gratitude to the Most High
Tor what He has given in the way of
peace and honor and plenty.
AS in every American home to-day
the family will be gathered for happy
feasting. so at Washington is the
family of the world met for the feast
of peace. AS the American family
will remember to-day only the bless
fngs of the past year, so might the
men at the worlds table think of
the benefits that will come to all
their nations through the exercise of
a spirit of thankfulness. hope and
confidence such as pervades this
country today.
If the illustrious visitors in Wash
ington join with us to-day in this
particularly American festival we
can suggest no better prayer for the
nations than the wish expressed by
President WASHINGTON in his Thanks
giving proclamation OF 1899: that
COP grant unto all mankind such
degree of temporal prosperity as
He alone knows to be best"
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

The newly chosen members of the
Academy of Arts ard Letters elected
last week not only received every vote
cast but every member OF the Acad-
emy cast his vote. This is high
compliment for the three new men,
bers when it is considered that such
elections arc not always determined In
a spirit OF sweet harmony. Grave
Academicians in New York as in Paris
can. and sometimes do, work up lively
strife over elections of members. The
more cordially then are CHARLES DANA
GIBSON. JOSEPH PESNELL and HENRY
BACON to be felicitated upon their grad
uation from the Institute into the
Academy.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Thanksgiving Song.
Though now Is dimmed
The autumn's Are,

Though now Is dimmed
The autumn's Are,
The bin is brimmed
And stored the byre,
Then sound the Tyre
Exultantly;
Let song aspire
Thanksgiving be,
The pool Is trimmed
And caked the mire;
Where songbirds hymned,
A lyric choir,
Winds moan in ire
Yet still viii we
Let song aspire
Thanksgiving be.
Aye, bare boughs limned,
An ashed pyre.
The fair skies grimmed,
Earth's spent desire,
A rapt attire
Again shall see;
Let song aspire
Thanksgiving be.
ENVOY.
Our hearts lift higher,
Dear Lord, to Thee
Let song aspire
Thanksgiving be-!
CLINTON ScoLLAEp
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

Miss OLGA NETnERso1.E proved some
thing but not all when, hooked up
with psycho-galvanic battery. she
registered what the instrument indi-
Gated to be emotions corresponding
with those expressed by poem she
recited for investigators. "The emo
tions portrayed by actors" she de-
clared, 'are real" An old stage man
ager is telling a story of g. lover in an
impassioned scene when, listening to
his sweetheart's answer to his impas-
stoned wooing. he whispered. Gee.
MARY. remind me to take home some
sausages for the missus. near for
erot!"
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

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10 the use for republication of all news des-
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credited in this paper. and also the local
news pulls herein.
All rights of republication OF specisi des-
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

New Jersey finds its payroll for
State, county and municipal purposes
has doubled in four years, the increase
being due to enlargement Of the civil
service. Unfortunately the capacity
of the taxpayers to meet the bills does
not keep pace with the creation Of
new jobs.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

Marshal F'ocH enjoyed his stay in
New York SO much he wants to come
back. He may be sure of cordial
welcome. New York hopes to see more
Of this great and modest soldier.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
A Missouri Observer.

From the Hopkins Journal.
nice front porch has prevented many an
old maid
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

society Reporting With a Punch in 1t.
0rdpe correspondence Benton tArt.> Courier.
There was dance at Craig Richmond's 8
failure.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
LOCAL WEATHER RECORD.

Highest tcmpera ature. g, at midnight.
Lowest temperature. SO, at p. NJ.
Average temperature, 42.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

THURSDAY. NOVEMBER "a. 1921.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-24

Commercial Cable Go. announces there is a delay to China beyond and north of Shanghai