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The New York herald., 1921-09-19
Who the Moplahs Are.
People Of Malabar Often Stirred by
Religious Fanatieism.
I7rom the Manchester Gnc rdinr.

FYoTl tHe MdncHcSteF GrC CTdinu.
Those Moplahs now making fresh mis-
chief in Malabar are more correctly
called Mappillas. The name, originally
applied to Arab traders and their de-
scendants by women of the Malabar
coast. now includes all Indigenous West
| Coast Mohamn edsns. q
| Hindu landlords have been Incentives
TO many OF these outbursts. When
brought to bay they invariably sell their
lives as dearly as possible. Surrender is
unknown: the raiders are consecrated
before they go out, and are hymned after
death Special efforts have been made
for many years to encourage education
and to open up the country in this
fanatical district. but the local difficulties
make progress in either direction abnor-
mally slow.
| The Moplah is picturesque figure
and we'll liked by those Engishmen who
have had to live with him and who tried
to understand him. His race accounts
for some 80 per cent. OF the people of
Malabar, of whom over go per cent. arc
Hindu. Tradition has 1t that the frs,
great ruler of Malabar. Cheramau
Perumal, adopted Islam in the ninth
century. resigned his kingdom and re-
tired to Mecca. The Moslem fervor OF
the Moplah has been of the sort that has
It's roots I'm such traditions.
Through partial conquest by Portu-
guese in the fifteenth century and by
French In the eighteenth, and through a
/ Hindu invasion and persecution which
drove the refugee chiefs Of the land into
the arms OF Britain In 1890 and laid the
foundations of British rule the Moplah
has remained much the same--incalcula-
Bile. cheerful. fierce, fervid and violent
Time and again. for reasons which We
have never fully fathomed and against
which the most earneSt efforts at educa-
tion seem to make little headway. the
Moplah has run riot.
He begins. II may be, by numbering a
Hindu landowner or defling a Hindu
temple. roans the country gathering
numbers to the cause" as he goes. and
when cornered resists all attempts n,
rarley with frenzy that makes nothing
OF being blown sky high. Native troons
cannot he relied upon to deal with him.
and since 1851 small British force has
been maintained at a useful base for
meeting his excuses. TO what lengths
these run may be gathered from the fact
that he has earned the distinction OF a
special act passed to give Government
unusual powers in dealing with Moplal,
fanatics.
These powers have more than once
been exercised. In 1885 twelve Moplahs
were disodged from Hindu temple
only by the use of dynamite In 1894
another band faced howitzcr withou,
surrender, while in 1896 nearly hundred
were shot down, again in a Hindu tenn
pie. Sometimes the effect of an agrarian
grievance can be detected in these out
breaks, more often grudge against a
Hindu, but the one certain element is o
desperate religious fanaticsm.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair and
cooler to-day tomorrow fair. moderate
northwest winds.
For New Jersey-Fair and cooler to-day:
to-morrow. fair. moderate northwest and
north winds.
cdo5sr pSs Northsrn ssGis New EnglsDd-Fair and
northwest and north winds.
ror southern New England-Fair and
cooler to-day; tomorrow fair. gentle variable
For Western New York-Fair to-day: to-
morrow unsettled and warmer, mode rate
northwest and north winds.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept. is.--The dis
turbance that was central over Ontario
Saturday night moved rapidly eastward and
Sunday night its centre was over Newfound-
land. 1t has been followed by rapidly
rising pressure and change to cooler
weather over the central Mississippi and
Ohio valleys. the region of the great lakes
and the Interior OF the middle Atlantic and
New England States. Another disturbance
Rocky Mountain region, and II Is advancing
eastward, attended by warmer weather over
the north plains States and cooler wea ther
over the north Pacific States. Idaho and
There have been showers within the last
twenty-four hours In the north Atlantic
States, North Carolina. Tennessee the Ohio
valley and at widely scattered points In the
plains States, the Rocky Mountain region
and on the Pacific coast.
The outlook is for fair weather Monday
and Tuesday IN the States east of tho
viii be unsettled. with probably showers
Tuesday In the upper lake region and the
lower. Ohio valley. The temperature will
rise Tuesday in the Ohio valley and the
region of the great lakes.
Observations at United States weather
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
1t Is a Fight to Win.

CHARLES L. MURPHY, who is in
charge of the Tammany machine
which is i'll charge of HYLAN. who is
in charge of the municipal govern
ment, is not such fool as to under
estimate the trouble he will have to
keep this city in his clutches.
Nobody needs TO tell MURPHY that
the roaring revolt of JAMES J. HINES
and his fighting followers is the most
serious situation MURPHY has faced
within Tammany Hall since he be-
came its master. He lies awake
nights with that knowledge.
Nobody needs to explain to MUIR
ply the import of the primaries up
rising of the voters at large outside
Of the Tammany ranks for CURRAN
and the rest of the fusion ticket. He
ponders it all day long in the light Of
the events of eight years ago, when
Democrats joined the Republicans by
tens Of thousands to bar MURPHY out
Of the City Hall and sweep mitchell
in as Mayor.
MURPHY has had enough election
ups and downs to realize better than
anybody around him what it means
TO his machine boss-ship, his politi-
cal prestige and his personal for
tunes to have the battling HINES
smashing up Tammany districts all
over Manhattan; to have the tax
ridden public learning about $4,000
600 year OF dock rental payments
that never get into the city treasury
because they are being stuffed into
private pockets; to have indignant
parents see 125,000 children without
school facilities because Of lack Of
schoolhouse construction, although
Erindellism could get anything it
wanted in the building line.
MURPHY knows the danger to him
self when the whole town is in wrath
because the same Brindellism, the
same misuse Of pier rentals, together
with all the business mlsmanage-
ment, squander and waste OF the
municipal misgoverument under
IUEpHY's HyLAS. have run up the
terrific taxes and intolerable rents
which New Workers have to pay.
1t is because MURPHY does know
all the odds against him that he is
going to fight as he never fought
before. He is going to make his lieu
tenants and henchmen fight as they
never fought before. He is going to
leave no stone unturned in this cam
paign which now becomes nothing
less than a fight for his life.
And it Is because MURPHY and the
Murphy clan are not such fools as
TO deceive themselves as TO what
they are now up against that no
anti-Tammany worker or voter
should be SO foolish as TO underes-
innate what a desperate fight those
professional veterans are going to
make to hold not only their grip on
the city government but their con-
troll OF Tammany itself.
Nothing is going to make an end
OF MURPHY but the actual defeat OF
his Hylan ticket on election day.
Nothing can accomplish that defeat
Of his Hylan ticket but hammering
at 1t every inch OF the way from here
to the November polls.
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EAST SIDE TO OBSERVE
ROOSEVELT BIRTHDAY
Mayor Hylan Asked to Pro-
claim Day Officially.

Civic and social organizations on the
East Side will unite In observing tho
birthday of Theodore Roosevelt on
October 81. Harry II. Schlacht presi-
dent of the Downtown Chamber OF
Commerce, yesterday asked Mayor
Hylan to declare Roosevelt Day by
official proclamation.
Flag exercises have been planned In
the East Side parks and public schools,
Heads of commercial and banking
houses have pledged their support.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
The Age Of Judges.

Former Senator ELIHu Roof has
scted wisely in preferring to serve
his country as a member Of the con
ference for the limitation Of arma-
ments rather than as a Judge OF the
W0rid Court OF International Justice.
Ills age. however, would be no ade-
quate reason against accepting the ju-
dicial appointment if he desired it.
Yiscount FIELAY, the British rep
resentatiye on the World Court, was
born in 1912, three years before Mr..
Roor. AS Sir ROBERT FINLAY he was
the leading counsel opposed to Mr..
ReoT In the Atlantic fisheries case
which finally settled the long stand
ing controversy between this coun-
try and Great Britain concerning the
Newfoundland cod fisheries. He was
made a peer when he subsequently
became Lord Chancellor; and ever
since the personnel OF the World
Court came up for consideration it
has been assumed that he would
have a place on its bench.
Advanced age, indeed, has never
been regarded as an objection to ap-
pointment TO high judicial Office in
England. Lord CAMPBELL was made
Lord Chancellor at the age when the
Constitution Of New York compels
our Judges to retire. The new Lord
Chief Justice OF England Sir ALFRED
TRisTRAM LAWRENCE, appointed to
succeed Lord READING, VINO has been
made viceroy of India, was born In
1S43, two years before Mr.. RooT. He
has just been elevated to the peerage
and will hereafter be known as Lord
TaEvETHIN. on the Federal bench
in the United States judicial ability
and usefulness often long survive
the scriptural limitation OF the act
i've age Of man. No one would
think Of questioning the intellectual
vfgor of Mr. Justice OLIVER WENDELL
HOLMES OF the United States Su.
preme Court at Washington; yet he
was born in 1871 and was old enough
to attain the rank Of Captain in the
Union army in the civil war.
Mr.. Roor, however. has already
performed tho most important SER
vice possible in relation TO the World
Court OF international Justice. His
ideas have given it substance and
form. For many years he has in
sisted that we should substitute for
the kind OF arbitration we have now,
In which the arbitrators proceed ac.
cording TO their ideas Of diplomatic
obligation, real courts. where judges
acting under the sanctity of the ju-
dieial oath pass upon the rights Of
countries as judges pass upon the
rights OF individuals, in accordance
with the facts as found and the law
as established This idea he has
cndea, ored to carry out in the plan
which he proposed, the main features
constitution and jurisdiction OF the
World Court whose Judges have just
been chosen at Geneva. The useful.
ness of his work in this respect can
not be overestimated. Others may
safely be trusted to perform the ju-
dicial duties which the plan Of the
ccdrt contemplates.
On the other hand, Mr.. RooT's s
participation in the approaching con
ference for the Limitation OF arma.
ments may we'll be regarded by the
President ~ indlsnonaahie He was
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
Vow 10 Business!

Now that we've had our family scrap
And put the chosen on the map;
Yes, now that Curran has occurred,
'Tis time to utter just this word
TO business!
Tho primary Is past and done;
The losers lost, the victors won,
But victors now and losers too
Must pull together as ono crew.
To business
Don't get the idea in your head
That Tammany's already dead.
The fights not more than started yet;
IL we would win It we must get
To business
AlAt.rfrr NfORRIP
The New York herald., 1921-09-19

nish striking illustration of the
cost of exercising mandatory power
and of the burden imposed upon the
nation which undertakes such an ad-
ninistration. As an object lesson in
a burden Of the world war which
they escaped this expense account
should prove especially interesting to
the people of the United States.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Citizens Advisory Postal Committee, mse' !.
ing, Federal Post Office Building. City Hall
Park, Q p, NJ
r.. III. outerbridge wil! discuss s'Tns Port
Of New York." at meeting Of tho City
Club. SIS West Forty-fourth street, s.4s r. NJ.
Conference Of clubwomen, Headquarters os
tho New York City League OF Women
Voters. 81 West Thirty-ninth street. thi1
afternoon.
Alumni OF Fordham University. dinner,
Yates Restaurant, z p. NJ.
National Steel Fabricators Association.
meeting. Waldorf-Astoria. 10 A. NJ
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
A Gard From Mr.. Murphy's Nemesis.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Primary
day Is now a thing of the past.
/ have Just emerged from the primary
campaign. but I have not been unmind-
fu OF the various daily accounts that
appeared in the press Of tho city OF
New York.
I feel that received fair end inn
partial treatment at your hands and ]
am writing TO express to you my ap-
probation Of tho fact that did receive
such treatment gcnerally at the hands
o. the press. JAMES y HINES.
NEW YonN. saplemoer II.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19

GRANDMOTHER SARAH DoNPEY OF the
Cree Indian tribe deserves mention for
her ride, at the age of 112 years, for
$50 miles in canoe to attend a family
reunion. But to the mind of the mod
ern city grandmother her real distinc-
ton is in keeping Ave generations of
in-laws peaceful under one roof tree.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
Commerce figures.

The foregoing figures for 1921 are
for the first half OF the year. The
cause of the huge exports to Russia
in 1915, 1916 and 1917 was OF course
the large quantities OF explosives and
firearms. In 1919 and 1920 the trade
was somewhat larger than even in
the normal year of 1913, but this was
due to abnormal shipments to Ash
attic Russia to supply armed forces
which were operating against the
Bolsheviki.
The imports from European Russia
in 1920 were only S1,s25,390. In 1919
they were $2,953,4SO. In both cases
the figures include large shipments
Of flax from the border States. Small
as these export figures are, they over
state the outgoing trade of Soviet
Russia proper.
There is one encouraging feature
Of the survey. Commerce with Soviet
Russia was almost wholly destroyed
ny the Bolsheviki, but fair volume
or trade was maintained even with
lne restricted sections through the
..gency Of the border States. Whether
or not these States will permanently
remain as separate entities or even
tually rejoin Russia proper. they were
ser up just in time to escape the full
.4lght or Bolshevism. In them has
ueen maintained live tissue on
which revitalized trade with all Of
Alussia can again be built.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19

ernment in its endeavor to guard against
further interference with this great in
dustry should have the cooperation OF
all parties Interested. A. C. POUCH.
New York, September II.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19

The Associated Press In exclusively entitled
10 tho use for republication OF all news des-
patches credited TO II or not otherwise
credited II this paper. and also the local
All Fights OF republication OF special dos
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
An Arkansas Yenrning.

From the Osart Spectator.
~ there II anything that Il more hene-
ficial than prosperity, we want II.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19
LOCAL wrArHER REcoRns.

Highest temperature, SO, ~ 3
Lowest temperature, GO, at mi
Average temperature, 70.
The New York herald., 1921-09-19

MAURICE AIonRis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-31

central e0tHm1tee for the cars fam
ly 10 transfer Immediately TO Ekdter-
lnbure The cars plea that his son was
IN received no consideration"
AS far as could be learned by the
examination OF inhabitants the leaders
In the murder were Commissaire
Youroffsky and his assistants, a work.
mau of the Issetsky works. paveI Med
vedor; and the red guards. Levatnik,
partin, Kostaustoff, Mehail, Letomln.
Sterkorin and Yakimoff. Some Of them
boosted of their participation.
The tragedy Of July II, 1918, was de-
scribed by Gaplolina Agafonovka IN
the words OF her brother. Anatole
YakmoH, one of the red guards OF the
house Of Ipatyeff She said on the day
following the murder her brother came
tn her, tired and broken down, and in
great agitation announced;
This night Nicholas ROmanor. his
family the doctor the frauleu and the
lackeys we're killed. All of the cap
lives were awakened between midnlght
aud one o'clock and requested to 90
downstairs. Here they were told that
the enemy tCzechsl would soon be in
Ek0terlnburg and that therefore It
/ was necessary that they be put to
death. Then and there the red guards
began 10 shoot ut the cars family.
The first TO be killed were the en-
pcror end the heir The rest Of the
prisoners were wounded. They had to
be finished off by further shooting, bat,
terIng with the butt ends Of muSkets
and stahhing with bayonets.
czarna Thrty.Two Times Wounded.
There was particularly great trou.
bic with the franlplu. She was wrig-
Cling and attempting TO defend herself
with a pillow. On her body 30 wounds
we're counted The grand duchess,
Anastasla Nikhlaievua, had tainted.
When We began to examine her she
shriekel wildly, after which she was
killed wirh bayohets and ride butts"
According to Iaklmoir, the murder
scene was so unspeakahly horrible
that he could not endure It.
81 went outside for breath of fresh
mir several times" he declared.
The evening following the murder
Yaklmoft left for the front, aud when
he came to bid farewell he was utter
~ our of countepance. Hts face was
plnched, the pupils of his eyes dilaled,
and his lips we're trembling,
Another red guard Ku2ma Letemln.
related that on the day Of the murder
ne was 10 haze taken his post IN the
sentinel booth ia the street, when he
observed hoy OF the emperor's house
nld in the stress When he lnQuiged
why. snotner or the red guay!S, Ste
korin told him Of the murder Ac-
cordng to steHnrins story Command,
ant Yonrolrsky had killed The c5of,
having previously read TO him some
naper presumably the ordog Of The
ural soylet Of deputies. He told that
during The murder both The emnress
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BODIES OF CAR AND FAMILY !
BURNED BY SULPHURIC ACID
New Details Of the Tragedy That Wiped ouqthe Russian Royal
Family 90 July 1918 Brought Back to theUnied States
''s by Col. George Il. Emerson Of the Engineer Corps
MIN vi 09g3l teScenel JnspeakabB H0nbes b1a aa ''F

ST. Paul. Minn,-HGw tive former
empress Of Russia and her oldest
laughter knet In prayer--making the
llgn OF the cross, while former Car
Nicholas aud his heir were murdered
before their eyes, and how the assaS-
sins then turned their guns aud bay
onets on the remaining members OF
The cars family and their retinue,
is told In a report brought back from
Russia 10y Colonel George II. Emerson,
OF ST. Paul.
Colonel Emerson. formerly general
manager OF the Great Northern rail-
way, returned from Russia January
20. He was a member Of the Ameri-
can railway mission, headed by John
F. Stevens, which was sent TO Siberia
In November. 1917, to keep open the
Siberian railway in the hope that Rus
sia's forces might be kept IN the field.
While the mission was en- route the
Kerensky government went to pieces.
but Colonel Emerson was one OF those
who remained in Russia for twenty-six
months attempting to assist the coun'
try TO regain its fighting power.
Czechs investigated Tragedy.
Extracts from special report pre-
pared by General Dletricks furnish the
basis for the story of the murder Of
the former ear and his family. and
these are augmented by an inyeStiga-
ton by the Czeehs, under command OK
General Gnida. who became stanch
friend OF Colonel Emerson.
On the night the c2ar and his fam
lly we're murdered Colonel Emerson
and other members of the commission
were only about sixty miles distant,
According TO the report, copy OF
which is in Colonel Emerson's posses
sion, the car and his family were
awakened between midnight and Il.
I'm. July II, 1915 They were brought
down stairs In their house at Ekaterin-
burg and told the Czechs would soon
he upon them and that therefore II
would be necessary TO put Nhetn To
death. Almost Immediately the red
guards began firing
The mutilated bodies OF many OF
those murdered that night were dis
covered, but IL is believed that the
bodies of the car aud of the members
Of his immediate family We're con
Sumed by great quantities of sulphuriC
acid Jewelry and trinkets possessed
by them were found near the scene OF
the murder These included many OF
the royal jewels,
Daily Life Sharply Restricted
With the usurpation OF the govern
ment by the bolsheviki severe restrc
lions were placed on the daily affair:
of the cars family. Thus. a valet
who had been in the cars family FOL
ten years stated that after the turn
over there followed severe resirlc
tons both in the funds for the upkcel
4 OF the cars family and In the matte
of its occupation, and particularly Il
regard to their walks When dc
! 4lhnd was unexpectedly made by tn,
y
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100 1of rApgFrtiaaEiitlle fNessengearIi;
"a rhafMtek fhdap NtgsheI!

Uncle EuShes B8yes is able to be up
and be dressed and with the care he
gets gdllt be up looking after his little
farm III the spring. Old people. need
Just little fissing with and good
care.
Mr.. Giroux has cared four cars of
pulp wood aud has another ready as
soon as he can get a car Has not
been very idle.
Oscar Whitcomb and daughter, Mad
cline, were callers at Walter Barnes
Sur dsy You don't suppose he has
ideas about milking machine.
Mr.. Iona is getting out pulp wood
on the North side of the old road
Lumber, will be scarce enough in a
very few years
BABY is having hard cold, so
send my items justas they come.
How inconvincing it is for farmer
to hear Sc talked for maple sugar,
Help talking from $500 to $500 a day.
Some say they won't set up their
sugar places if no higher prices are
talked
Miss Della Whitcomb had business
argument with the dentist last Sat
urday at Morrisyille. -Felcherville
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%o ONE y, L s.S5.-gF 70 MEET
BUSINESS Session and Mass Meeting at
=. Montnelier February l.

.f;.l r- Montpelier, February L.,
Brandon Jan, q. In ConseQuence of
the resignation of Mrs Mllah II col
zendam and the absence in California
Of Mrs. E, c, Smith, MISS Carrie w.
,Ormsbee, acting chairman of the. Yer
mont League OF Women Voters, is is
suing a call to members OF the League
and to all patriotic women Interested
in,the League to attend a business
meeting at the Pavilion Hotel, Mont
Delier, at 1880 p. m, and mass meet
ing of men and women at the State
House in the evening Tuesday, Feb
l. Miss Katherine Ludington, New
England director, will preside and
speak and Miss Ludington. Mrs. Oliver
r. Johnson Of st, Louis, Mo-, National
fled directors and Legislators. friends
of the league. will speak in the even.
ing,
The League, although only year
old, is already organized in every
State in the Union and has a mem
bership of approximately 100000.
The League, made up of all parties, is
in no sense woman's party Its
slogan is GO into the parties and
work through the parties for improved
legislation. Women need a Joint
clearing house. says Miss Ormsbee
which will provide them with the civic
information that will make them use
full citizens, at the same time giving
them an opportunity TO express their
united support OF welfare measures III
which women are particularly interest
ed.
Women of Vermont are urged to join
the League and prepare to enter tbs
service of the State, cooperating with
patriotic for Better as well as big
ger Vermont
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Varlsus Forms of Bread.

While most countries bake their
breads, there ale some where boiled
bread is tie common form. Two OF
these countries are China and Africa.
The daily bread OF a large portion OF
the people OF Africa is made from cas-.
sava -four. The cassaya roots are
soaked in water, left to dry aud then
pounded into four by means OF crude
wooden or stone mortars and pesties.
THE CdsSaya flour IS mixed with water
Til sticky dough is formed.