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New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
practical" DISCOVERIES

Recent reference IN these columns
to Henry Hudson as the discovercr
of the river which bears his name
called from our readers many inter
esting letters concerning points in
American history which arc wrongly
or imperfectly understood. Thus we
are reminded that Giovanni da Ver~
razano was the real discoverer of the
Hudson River, many years before
Hudson's time; that Eric the Red
and his son Left discovered America
long before Columbus, and that Vo-
tan and other voyagers from Indo-
China visited and colonized the Pa
cific coast of America many centu-
ries before the days of the Morse
men.
All that is true, and should be
taught as an essential part Of the
history,of America. Nevertheless, it
does not in the least degree initiate
against the honor which should be
paid to Columbus and Hudson for
their achievements.
The essential point which too many
overlook is this, that the thing which
counts most is not mere discovery
but discovery which amounts to
something by producing practical
and beneficent results. The Asiatic-
probably Burmese-adventurers col
onized the Pacific Coast and Mexico.
But all the splendors Of Maya and
Aztec civilization meant nothing to
the world at large, and never would
have been so much as known to man
kind in general had it not been for
Columbus. Eric and Left colonized
Vinland and Norumbega, but that
great enterprise meant nothing to
the world, and it finally waned and
perished. The supreme virtue ot
Columbus's adventure was that it d.
rectly led to the opening Of the
American continents to European
civilization and their permanent col
onization by Europeans. SO Verra-
zano's discovery Of the entrance to
the Hudson River meant nothing Of
practical Importance to the world.
He did not explore the river nor even
demonstrate that such an arm Of the
sea existed. 1t was reserved for
Henry Hudson to- do that, in his
quest Of Northwest Passage.
Analogous cases are presented by
some of the great inventors. Papin,
Newcomer and others antedated
Watt with inventions of the steam
engine, but it was Watt who perfect
ed and made practical the great de-
sign. Miller, Symington and Fitch
and others devised steamboats,, but it
was reserved for Fulton to make the
invention Of general utility to the
world. Others experimental with
telegraphic devices in advance of
Morse, but it was he who finally put
the thing into shape and made it
work.
1t is well to remember the pio-
neers, even though their works came
to naught. But it is only just that
the greatest credit shall be given to
those discoverers and inventors
whose works prove to be of enduring
profit to mankind.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
The Soul of a Nation
Principles of Government and Ac-
ton Based on ldcalism

To the Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: In recent editorial The Trib-
une speaks of the difficulty with which
some people understand tho fact that
a nation in being true to itself may
at the same time, and because Of this
fact, act unsclfshly-act, indeed, with
the utmost altrusm. It is possible, I
believe, to explain this fact by the
uss of an analogy.
An individual and nation may be
said to be similar in that both have a
spiritual and bodily element. 1t is,
perhaps, wrong to say that a man has
spiritual element. He is soul; he
has a body. If he be true to his soul
he is true to himself; and if he be so
true his acts are guided in the path
of benevolence and righteousness.
The spiritual element of a nation,
the soul Of nation, is the idealism
upon which it's principles of govern
ment and action are based. We of the
United States feel that this element
of our government is the finest to be
found among the nations of the earth
If this nation be true to its ideals it
is true to itself, and it will act with
proper justice and fitting unselfsh-
ness; it cannot do otherwise.
j. c. TEN EYCK Jr.
Newport, r. l., June 4, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
The Privileged Sex

fFrom The Phladetphic Eucnng Public
Ledger)
Though woman has the vote in Ne
bras ga, she is exempt from poll tax and
jury duty. can charge hills for neces
sites to. her husband and has other
legal privileges denied to men, Without.
quarreling with any Of these things, it
may not be amiss to point out tha., not
to put too fine point on it, equal rights
Is somewhat of misnomer,
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

Socialists In the last chapter We
found the author recording: "For the
brain of Cyprian Beamish, NJ. D., Glas-
gov, is no longer fuddled. lie knows
now that the average English-speaking
humanity is both wiser and stronger
than the cranky minorities who seek
hurriedly to reform or impotcntly to
coelce it. He has given up the cultiva-
tion of crocuses in art green pots; cats
meat with the ma jority of his country
men; drinks beer at his lunch; advises
all flower folk as he calls those Of
his patients who have no occupation) to
find a JOB of work; and maintains
when pressed on the subjects-that
communism is Muscovite atrocity and
international Socialism pernicious
doctrine of Hun origin, essentially re-
pulsive to the self-reliant genius of the
English-speaking peoples.
Which is the writer's conclusion."
This seems to US a scurvy trick. A
reader ought to be able to pick up an
adventure novel without suddenly shsv-
ing it turn into a tract before he has
sufficient warning to drop it. We have
no definite opinion as to the question
of whether the English speaking peo-
Piles possess q "self reliant genius"
but we wish they did not take them
selves so seriously. The most difficult
thing in the world these days is to find
q novel or story which has the air OF
being done simply for the fun of the
thing. Novelists invariably write to
prove that civilization ought to be
saved, or, perhaps, destroyed. Practi-
cally all the short fiction in America is
devoted TO proving that man with a
cheerful disposition and strong per-
sonality can become a good salesman
Of one kind or another and make great
deal of money. Magazine editors less
and less pick up q manuscript and say
II like this. or "This seems pretty
rotten to me-" Instead they thumb the
pages and remark "I wonder lust what
reaction we would get with this from
the farmer in Iowa" Before poor
struggling author can answer the editor
tells him.
This farmer from Iowa is too much
with US. He seems to demand, even in
his fiction, advice on how to succeed.
and having succeeded how to stay there.
In our opinion there is great pining
public cast, west, north and south of
Iowa which would like to see a whole
flood of merry fiction which didn't have
purpose in the world. In the food
should be books and magazines and
plays written by men and women who
sat down with no thought in the world
except to please themselves. The self
sacrifice of the modern fctionist has
gone much too far for our taste.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

to make excessive concessions 70
Germany.
The peace conferences first
thought was best. Why shouldn't the
Allied Council achieve unity by go
ing back to it?
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
The Volstead Ratio

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune says in it's
pathetic tale of the demise of Foley's
Old Place:
"The square cabinet behind the bar
cost $4,000. Yesterday it sold to
junk dealer for $13."
Is this onc-half of per cent?
G. H. WRIGHT.
New Milford, Conn, June 2, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
The Erie Train Takers


When you add stitch on the
sleeves do you do it like you do on
this neck? ?"
"Yeah, just like the neck"
You make the sleeves like the
neck 2"
Yeah, just like the neck"
That's the way | do. When add
a stitch on the sleeves I do just the
same as do on the neck"
yeah, it's. easy that way. Isn't il %
yeah. You do the sleeves like the
neck"
yeah, that's the way I do"
W. C. W.
One of the things Baron Ireland
can't understand is why nobody in the
sporewriting line has called first base
at Ebbets Field Honey Island.
The A. Y. NJ.
Sir; Julius Caesar" comments the Atha-
ietlc Young Man, is my cherce of the Eliza
bithtan trade!gies. But even that is fun of
Rara AYES
On finding this
| was elated;
A nuisance, yes
But mitigated.
W. p. Nc.
We can stand for the girl with the
permanent wave,
For possibly>that is the style;
But the fatuous Jane who afflicts US
with pain
Is the girl with the permanent smile.
r. r, A.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
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This Associated Press Is exclusively entitled ta
the for republication OF all dispatches
u credited to It not otherwise credited in this
paper. and also the local news Of spontaneous
srign published herein.
All rights OF republication Of all other matter
herein also reserved
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
The Coming ou,er
HEALTH; AND THE VISION


When am full Of zip, and strong,
When to my lips the ready song
Unsummoned springs; when can
see
Ciear-cyed the world, and you, and
ne;
Then do | see world unjust,
Few persons worthy love and trust;
And sometimes things appear SO bad
That | see carminc, and get mad;
And, full of strength and indigna-
ton,
Pen some satiric observation.
When | am reft Of pep, and weak,
When fevercd is mine ardent cheek,
Then is my vision dullcd, and |
See-all the universe awry.
Then do / sec a world unfair.
And, with a heart bowed by despair
AT all the selfshness and greed,
Bitter | grow. l do, indeed.
And i'll and weak, as Pm at present.
! write some verses far from
pleasant.
lt's the Big Things of Life, like Foot
ball and Baseball and Hydraulics, that
they specialize in at Ann Arbor. Let
the effete Oriental universities dawdle
over their English! Bob Sage" saws
The Michigan Chimes, "whom, we be-
lieVe wrote the communication y
what doddering old man we are
getting to be! We, believe that such
an exhibition Of English is a greater
disgrace to the University Of Michi-
San than it would be to lose another
game to Ohio State.
Keeping Up With the Coiemans
lCastleton Correspondence in The Albany
Times Unionl
Fred Coleman and family passed Sun
day with friends in town.-Fred Cole
man and family passed Sunday with friends
IN Hudson.--Mr. and Mrs Waldo Becker and
son OF Schenectady were the weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Coleman.
Hymn of Hate
To the guillotine
With Johnnie Fox;
He puts burnt matches
Back in the box.
MARY AND ST.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
J. T. S,

Most ethical questions are simple;
they are questions of right or wrong.
But one more than wontcdly complex
now confronts us. AS we confided last
December, we were 10 per cent part
ner in the play "Miss Lulu Bett."
Well, here is Miss Gale getting the
$1,000 Pulitzer prize for her dramati-
zatlon. as the best American play Of
the season. Ought we send her a bill
for $10O?
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
On a Joy Ride

From The Proridenee Journal
The Swiss glacier that has orosen
records by moving six inches v
should be arrested for speeding.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

You ear purehsse merchandise advsftlsea In THE
TRIBUNE with s5soiute safety--fcs II dlssatisfac-
lion results ,n any case THE TRIBUNE euaran-
tees 10 pay your money back upon request. Ne rcd
tame. Ne uuihblluu. We make aood promptly II
tho advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Hymn Of Hate
To the guillotine
With Johnnie Fox;
He puts burnt matches
Back in the box.
MARY AND ST.
Gotham Gleanings.

Terry McGovern has summer
lassitude.
Bob Simon is still working for
Earl Babst.
H. w. Miller is going to the
fight July 2.
Chuck Sabin gave a dinner party
Thurs. cve'g.
Walter Lippmann dincd in
Gotham Thursday cvc'g.
H. S. Harrison is pretty busv
these days at his writing
-Ye scribe entertained the Thana-
topsis Club at his town place Fri
evc'g.
Nate Salisbury is back east
again after 2 yrs. sojourn in the mid
die west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Street of
here have gone to Norfolk, Conn.
for the torrid epoch.
Mrs. Dc Wolf Hopper went to
the show Thurs. cvc'g to sec her
husband act, which he did with much
ability and comicaiity.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Campus Memories

Sir: When l was six, our teacher.
with whom had fallen violently in
love, kept us after school one day to
break the news Of her engagement.
She said that she was going away and
might never see us again. Down went
our little heads on our desks. There
was much weeping, and am sure that
| walled. achieved, 4 remember, an
intense dislike for the groom-elect. But
L think none the less Of Admiral Mayo
to-day for having wooed and won
gracious and lovable lady in the year
of our school 1s8O-'sl.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1891

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Address Tribune Building. iS4 Nassau Street Now
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New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
GUAR RARITY

Entered at the rcetonfce at New York a. Second
class Mail Matter
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
TEAM COMPETITION
IN ENCAMPMENT

An important season for the mem-
bers OF Mutual Encampment, I. o.
O. F.. is being outlined. At the last
meeting. work was planned and in
teresting talks were made by mem
bers present. which all led the way
to some tall doings in this branch Of
odd Fellowship.
Great interest seems to be mani-
tested in the competition work Of the
degree teams OF the State encamp-
mcnts
The members Of the two teams in
Wilmington. Mutual. No. !. and
Christine. No. -, have bccosne so en-
thused over the prospective work
that a well-wisher ane interested
member Of the order has donated a
silver loving cup. TO be given the
team which scores the most points
in the work.
The committees have been ap-
pointed and are working on the rules
and regulations for the points TO be
gained and lost
After receiving news that cuI
would be presented. Managers Jacol
f. Snyder, Of Christine. and J. Ray
comb Blackson. OF Mutual, have sig
nihed their intention Of securing tn
prize. and they are planning 10 pu
both teams through extensive prep
arations for the floor work. which
will be announced at a later date.
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
PENNSY READY
TOBALK STRIKE
Continued From First Page.

Continued From First Page.
has given out statement relative to
the threatened strike OF shop crafts
men on the Pennsylvania Railroad |
in which he said;
"If our demands are not met mid |
night tomorrow "wednesday we
can effect a complete tie-up Of the
railroad. Cessation OF work by the
employees at this time would be dis
astrous and impose many hardships
upon multiudes of people, but IL Il
must be done, then well and good.
and 1t will serve one good purpose at
least-namely, it will advance the
government control OF railroads to
the near future"
The directors of the Pennsylvania
system went into special session yes
terday afternoon and continued in
conference until early in the even
ing. II Is known that policies to be
/ followed by the railroad in handling
! the situation were considered at the
conference in great detail. No state
ment was made. however. as to the
stand which the railroad will take
While both sides were busy max
ing plans for future action. ruling
was made by the United States
Labor Board at Chicago. ordering a
secret ballot of employees to select a
committee for negotiations OF work.
ing agreements with the road Off
cials.
In spite OF the fact that officials
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad would
make no direct comment on the out
come OF the directors meeting yes
torday. IL is known that elaborate
nlans have been made to prevent the
cessation OF either passenger OF
, freight traffic in the event Of a
I strike.
A large number Of new men were
employed at the Altoona shops yes
terdav. IL was stated unofficial,
last night that the railroad regards
as significant the ease with which
these men were employed. Not onl'
I was It possible to find them in sufh
a cient quantities. It was said, but thel
we're willing to come in under tn
working conditions of the railroad.
q If it is impossible for an agree
ment to be reached and the strike !
$ actually called, the Pennsylvani
system is relying upon three factor
e 10 keep it's lines open. One Of thes
% is the Altoona shops. the largest an'
most important in the entire system
: II was pointed out by officials las
= night that the Altoona shops cam
to an Independent working agree
ment some weeks ago and will there
eo,e no unaffected by the strike
3 should one come.
i The second factor is the larg
n quantity OF rolling stock in good con
y dition, which the railroad says Il ha
e as a reserve. The slump in business
it is said. has brought about larg
III number Of locomotives. passenge
and freight cars that can be put int
s commission at once and which ma
be counted upon to serve for sew
- eral months without the necessity o
). repairs.
The third factor is the men whic
Evening journal., 1921-08-10

and fell - steps together. At the
bottom they continued to pummel
and claw each other till the director
called time.
Jose wasn't satisfied. The fall was
too-sudden. He wanted a fight
step by step down the stairs
The gladiators-soaked with per-
spiration, scratched and limping-
had to do it over.
As they reached the bottom Miss
Calhoun's part called for her to rush
in, press pipe against the back of
the smuggler's head and cry, Hands
up, or I'll shoot!"
More rehearsal.
"Camerai"
All the pictures are made under
the glare OF a battery OF rehector'
which throw the suns rays fun II
the faces Of the actors.
A thermometer hung before th'
rays of these renectors showed I
temperature Of lao degrees.
A star earns her $1,000 a week oi
location I'm the summer time.
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
ANNA S. BURTON
DIES AT DOVER

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Aug. 1O-Mrs. Anna S.
Burton, widow OF the late John d.
Burton. Of this town, died at her
residence on Bradford street here
yesterday after an Illness OF many
weeks. She was "a years OF age
last February. Mrs. Burton had
been in good health up until some
months back when she had a fan
from which she never fully recov-
cred. Mrs. Burton was the daugh-
ter Of the late Robert Jump, of this
town. She is survived by one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Aaron Marshall; two sons,
Robert and Jesse S. Burton, the for
mer a resident OF Philadelphia and
the latter paying-teiler at the Farm
ers' Bank for many years. Funera'
services will be held Friday after
noon with interment at Lakeside
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
Nab ANOTHER AS
BANDIT SUSPECT
Chester Man Held Without
Bail in Alleged Hold-up
Plot
FIND REVOLVERS
HIDDEN IN BARREL

CHESTER. Pa. Aug. 1o-Another
suspect in the alleged attempt to
raid the meeting OF the Ironworkers'
Building and Loan Association in
this city and steal the proceeds Of
premiums paid in by stockholders,
amounting TO between $4,000 and
$50. 900, was made yesterday by the
police. when Pedro Ortense, 23
years old. was taken in custody and
held without bail after a hearing
before Alderman Elliott in Police
Court Ortense gave his address as
Parker street, near Third. this city.
-Four other men. arrested early sun
day morning for alleged connection
with the plot. live in Wilmington.
They are Samuel Christiano. An
thony Davaios, Vincent Sanna and
James TiganL These four were held
under $500 bail each, but Tigani
was the only one who has been able
10 secure a bondsman up to last
night
The police found four revolvers,
three automatics. in an ash barrel
yesterday, after a resident Of the
western section OF the city had
tipped them on This man says he
saw somebody deposit something in
the barrel just before big touring
car left the vicinity on Saturday
night
Detectives from Wilmington, Del.
are cooperating with the Chester
police.
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
It's Capital Place
For Honeymoon
wAsu1NGToN- washington Is

WASHINGTON - Washington u
the nations honeymoon center.
With early spring the neWiy-weus
begin focking in. Their numbers
steadily increase until fall when the
capital is overrun with them.
There are a great many tninFS
worth seeing in Washington, but tno
honeymooners never see them.
An expert in the habits OF honey
mooners is a chauffeur who for the
last eight years has piloted one OF
Washington's "rubberneck wagons
There are honeymooners on every .
load 1 take out" he says.
IT can pick out a honeymoon
couple in a load OF passengers as.
easily as you could pick out a grape
fruit from a peck Of oranges. They
never pay any attention 20 the sights.
they just keep looking at each
other.
"a few days ago 7 took load OF
16-all honeymooners-dow TO Mt
Vernon. why. man. they didn't
know whether they were in Virginia
or Alaska.
when we got to George Wash
ington's old lodge room in Alexan-.
dria none Of 'em even got out OF the
bus had to go inside and make
my spiel to Washington's portrait
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
TRIO ON LAKE
LIKE CRUSOES
Man, Wife and Friend Lone
ly, But Preparing Copra
For the Market
PALMYRA ISLAND
is SNAKE FARM

HONOLULU-Life on Palmyra
Islands, several hundred miles south-
west of Hawaii. is lonely, but busy
for a trio Of Robinson Crusoes from
Honolulu who have elected to live
there and prepare corpra from the
cocoanut groves. according TO ad-
vices received from them.
Colonel and Mrs. William Ming
and Edwin Benner, who went there
last October, have seen but one
vessel, an American navy craft, since
they stepped ashore on Palmyra's
quiet beach. When that ship re-
Gently came to Honolulu it brought
an accumulation of mail from the
three telling Of life on the cocoanut
isles.
The daily routine consists mostly
of building trays on which TO lay
the cocoanuts, they related. These
trays are about 100 feet long and
three feet wide, and day after day
the nuts are gathered gouged and
left open in the sun to dry.
The little colony keeps a close
watch on the weather, for an hours
shower may spoil a lot OF cOpra.
AS rain and thunderstorms appear
to be fairly regular visitors at Pal
myra, weather forecasting has be-
come an important factor in the
work.
The islands Of the group are so
close together that the Mings and
Benner frequently wade from one
to another, always. however, with a
wary eye out for sharks.
Fish are plentiful and furnish
much Of their food. while occasion
ally a bird dinner varies the mo-
notony.
Shoes soon became a problem.
They thought they had a plentiful
supply but wet weather and heavy
tramping quickly wore down their
stock. and the three Palmyrans have
been building" their own footwear
for some time from the rough ma
terial provided by nature.
Palmyra Islands, which have been
leased for their copra by a Honolulu
syndicate, are the property Of Henry
Evening journal., 1921-08-10
Build Sleeping 7olUer
and Keep Cool These Days
BY A. III. PALMER.


The accompanying photograph IL
lustrates a novel way of obtaining
cool and refreshing sleeping condi-
tons where the weather is warm
and at times sultry.
The sleeping tower was de-
signed by and erected at the resi-
dence of l.. H. Gregory, city engi-
neer of Winters, Yolo county, Cali
fornia.
1t is constructed Of 2-inch galvan-
lied pipe with a 3-S inch steel rod
in the center, the pipe then being
filled with rich concrete. Each sec
ton is cross-braced with IL inch
galvanized cables,
The pipe posts are anchored in
solid concrete blocks, and have a
wind resistance of more than two
hundred miles per hour.
The floor of the sleeping apart
ment is 3S feet above ground, and is
reached by a weight elevator lifted
by an electric motor, and lowered
by gravity guided by a 2-inch gal
vanized pipe. 1t can be operated in
6O-mile gale.
The tower and elevator are abso-
lutely safe under all conditions.
Comparative thermometer readings
have shown that the temperature OF
summer nights is about ten degrees
lower in the sleeping compartment
than at the surface Of the earth be-
low.
The sleeping tower here described
has proved to be so effective in
providing the conditions sought that
it is already being initiated in many
places in the hot interior valleys Of
/ California.