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New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

son, struck him as being pretty nice
place to go to work.
He took an instant liking to the job, and
his opinion Of it has never changed. Buckner,
with his polishing cloth and his cleaning rags,
is still busy at Grants Tomb, and its day-in-
and-day-out spic and spanness gives eloquent
testimony 10 Buckner's industry and his fitness
for the work.
Bestow any title that you viii upon Buckner
cleaner or ianitor or what MOTT has been
and still is his contention that his job is the
most interesting of It's kind in the world. AS
janitor or cleaner or polisher anywhere else,
the notabies Of the universe, he reasons, would
be to him what they are to nearly everyone
else-faces in the daily newspapers or in the
Sunday pictorial sections or faces on the
motion picture screen. But as janitor and
cleaner and man-about- -the-place Of the struc
ture designed by John Fl. Duncan, Buckner
has rubbed elbows, literally, with kings
princes, heavyweight champions, presidents,
cabinet members and theatrical celebrities of
this and other countries. He has had during
twenty-five years close-ups Of about all the
famous people this side Of Mars-everybody
from King Albert to Buffalo Bill and from,
Theodore Roosevelt to Lily Langtry. To him
they have been actual persons. Taft, the
Prince of Wales, Jim Jeffries, Lillian Russell,
JoRre, Benny Leonard, Ii Hung chang,
Mayor Ole Hansen-they've all passed up the
broad steps into the tomb and from the gal
lery floor gazed down into the crypt upon the
cleaning sarcophagus Of General Grant and
that Of his wife. And John Buckner, cleaner
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

~ RCHESTRA musicians in the more
7 sunp,uoas movie thsatsra and fur
~~ nished with festive coats by the man.
agement But the pants are on the men.
This demarcation is symbolic. The musi-
clans are in the theater. in the coats, but not
of them. They and their trousers are IRE
concilables. Art condescends for six hours
day, but remains unconquered.
Even in the smaller movie houses The musi-
clans are beings apart, scorning the screen
that is to them mere background-something
that the audience may casually glance at while
listening to their playing.
The manager of one Of these middle-class
theaters when questioned as to the practition
era Of sweet music in his filmery sighed heay
lily as only fat man can Then he unbur-
dened himself in words. You could see he was
man who had suffered Especially in warm
weather
10 my orchestra leader l am Just worm.
fou should see that bird lord it around the
theater. Half the time when he's supposed
10 % IN the pit leading the music he's out
front IN my office, sitting in my chair while
stand and listen to hinl-smoking my cigar
cites and telling ME how the business end
ought to be run--telling the box-ofice man
how to sell tickets.
And I'm not speaking of this one leader IN
particular They're all that way In any mo-
eof-picture house the leader thinks he's the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

she encountered Buckner She wanted a
money order and wanted it quick. Last winter
a child came to the tomb with a book in hand.
She wanted to exchange it. Her mother had
sent her. The tomb looked more like library
than anything else in sight.
This building, designed years ago by John
Fl. Duncan, has caused many foreigners to
do some guessing, but the list of those who
have failed in an attempt to make proper
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

is naturally small in severe weather. George
Burnside, custodian at the tomb since its
opening and superintendent Of construction
during the six years consumed In the building
Of 1t. said early last summer that he had COM
pared yearly attendance records with those
of the Metropolitan Museum and that the
tomb was always In the lead.
During his twenty-five years Of service at
The structure on the Drive John Buckner has
found it peculiarly fascinating to study the
various types Of people who come to gaze into
the crypt. The job never grows dull. One
day it Is the colored Elks. another day the
Knights Of Pythias from middle Georgia, the
next day school children from Brooklyn and
Queens and the next day a group Of distin-
guished Britishers.
"Funny thing about this job" said Buck
ner the other day, sis that you're always rum
ming up against new types Of people and rum
ming up against people who ask you new
kinds of questions. guess folks have called
the tomb everything except theater and a
hospital. can't say just how many times
it's been thought to be church. One morn
ing when ! got to work found Jewish girl
and her mother praying on the steps. They
thought it was synagogue.
$50 far as can remember there's never
been a disturbance Of any kind at the tomb
and have never had to call the po-
lice. From the extent Of my own observa-
tion I can say that it seems that no matter
how much Of q rowdy man might be before
he gets here he is gentleman once he gets
on the inside and looks up at those purple
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

windows. / remember
when a fellow came up
one day who had been
drinking quite a bit
moro than was good
for him. He got TO the
bottom Of the steps,
looked up at the monu-
ment and then straight
ened up like a man.
His steps had been
pretty uncertain on the
= sidewalk, but when he
took his hat off and
went through the
d oorw ay he was
straight and erect as
anybody. When he
reached the outside
again he returned to
his zigzagging ways
and seemed to keep
his feet with great
difficulty.
'The please remove
your hat sign has been
up about ten years
now and it's pretty
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

we'll obeyed. Whenever man doesn't remove
his hat it's just because he missed seeing the
sign and he always does SO quite willingly
when spoken to about it. / remember only
one man who smoked while inside the tomb.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

getting $50 bill changed inside
Many people have cried while gazing at the
caskets. Nearly everybody talks in whispers
when he does talk. Just like he would in q
church. No one as far as know has ever
fallen over into the crypt, though many chill
dren have leaned far over. It seems to me
that women usually stay inside longer than
men. One woman that remember came in
singing and went out singing.
II believe that between and o'clock in
the afternoon is the time of our biggest rush
The tomb opens at 10 O'Clock in the morning
and closes at in the afternoon. My work
is lots harder in winter than in summer, be-
cause there's generally snow to be shoveled
away. / will never forget the winter Of
1919-'20.
"You sometimes find people waiting to get
in when you get down in the morning, and
there's generally some people on hand at clos
ing time every day."
Buckner gets his mail at Grants Tomb. The
structure has no space for beds and the Gus
todian and his assistant leave at closing time
every afternoon. Grants Tomb, as is gen
orally known, was built by the Grant Monu
ment Association, and by this association it is
kept up. It's cornerstone was laid in 1892.
Architects of the world were invited to sub
nit designs for the tomb, John Il. Duncan
winning the competition.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
n Ohm BucK

T HN BIZ G K :
u NER went to
Grants Tomb in
1897 and got a Job.
They gave him a
polishing cloth and
some cleaning rags
and told him that
he'd have to see to
it that the tomb was
kept spic and span.
At that time Buck
ner had given but
little thought to the
disturbing problem
OF picking a life's
vocation, and the
imposing Riverside
Drive structure.
with It's magnificent
view of a broad
sweep of the Hud-
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81 found Je.Uish girl and her mother
praying on the steps. They thought
it uUas a synagogue"

An old man carrying an umbrella once walked
up to Buckner, nodded toward the steps, and
asked what chance fellow would have of
getting $50 bill changed on the inside. A
woman was once hurrying up the steps when
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MI
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She sUanted a
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The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Vanity Fair Vests, S1.39

De luxe Underear-standsrd the piee OF pure
silk. FIRST quality IS to A. Vanity FAIR Silk Underwear
will need introduction women whom the price viii
be delightful surprise. Tomorrow at $l3s.-Palai Royal
Bargain Basement
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Soc Vests, z for 49c

Womens FIRST quality Ribbed Vests low neck and sleeveless
lace trimmed Sizes IS to A. Also Sizes 4 So made
wide and long Strictly FIRST quality. At for 4se- To-
monow-Palais Royal Bargain Basement
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09

The purpose Of this Bargain Basement to supply timely
ehandse at below ordinary retail prices This bring about by
skilled and oresghted purchasing and by large volume Of sales
at very small profit.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Isle Hose---Two Pairs.49c

Women's Ribbed Hose-fashoned with Sizes ito in
Summer shades of cordovans nude also WI Slight
y irregular Hardly when r1tely
speced, and not harmful instance Tomorr9-Palais
| Royal Bargain Basement. 80
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Women's Ribbed Summer UnionSuits
z sss 2 for 79c z s.: 2 for CSC =

sizes 50 AZ with low neck sleeveless
morrow
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
499c
rade
Sale Price, 2 I

Mothers with children requiring sizes ~ silly in buyn
critically looked for.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Juveniles 39c Socks---2 Pairs SOC

These meed Socks really all cotton but the Mercer appearance
of
Basement
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
bankers Ask More Po,ver for
Debt Funding Commission

new tariff bill from shutting foreign
merchandise out Of the country. "There
90 no possibility of a healthy and nor
hai situation in this country until the
nalions with whom we trade are able
w pay US for what they import" the
statement Of principle, which was part
OF the American bankers Koran ex-
pressed in series of resolutions.
read: AS this can be done in the main
only by the means of exports to us. we
trust that the President will not hesi-
tate to make use of the power granted
TO him by the new tariff law to make
such adjustments in the schedules as
may be necessary from time to time
1or restoration of our international
commerce" Thss the bankers show
friendincss only to the self-nullifvinr
provision of the new tariff law,
me bankers were sedulously careful
not to commit themselves to advocacy
or u actual cancellation Of the inter-Al-
lied debt, though they are in n mood
70 tavor modification and adjustment.
AVN y. Krcch, president of the Equi-
taple Trust Company, in one of the
p,tnSlpai addresses yesterday, suggest
eo that however feasible it might be
for Great Britain to discharge in fnII
its debt to the United States Treasury.
1T might be unwise for America to
insist on literal execution of the loan
agreement. AS for France and Italy,
Mr.. Krech denied that debt cancella-
ton would help solve the riddle Of
German reparations, and urged that
the United States declare "a holiday Of
ten years for our continental allies.
during which the debt would be non
existent"
AS the largest convention Of the
American Bankers Association drew to
a close it was difficult to ASSAY its
real value to bankers. The public
speeches and debate constitute only
one phase of the annual coming to-
gether. The informal rubbing Of ell
bows by bank officials is equally i'm
portant. The unprecedented large at
tendance was partly attributed to the
1act that many out-of-town financiers
welcomed the opportunity to come to
new York to ask questions and to seek
enlightenment as to banking methods.
An endless stream of visitors flowed
into the counting rooms Of Wall Street
all through the week in quest of data
men anxious for the opportunity to
observe. Since the New York banks
nave correspondent institutions
throughout the country, local bankers
were glad to have the chance to ex-
plain the reasons behind many of their
policies, particularly where they i'm
plnged on relations with out-of-town
banks.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
Bankers Favor
Tariff Changes,
Aid to Europe
Resolutions Adopted by
Convention Calling ON
U. S. TO Act With Speed
ON Big World Problems
Anti-Strike Move Asked
unnecessary Expenditures
Must Be Eliminated"
They Also d clare

Resolutions calling for adjustments
OF the new tariff schedules, the formu-
lation Of principles enabling American
cooperation in the rehabilitation Of
Europe, officia' representation Of the
United States on the Reparation Com
mission, and anti-strike action, adopted
yesterday at the convention Of the
American Bankers Association, placed
that body on record regarding the
outstanding problems of the day.
The text of the resolutions bearing
upon policy, which might be termed
the platform Of the association, fol-
lows:
LEGISLATION
I'VE continue to urge upon our gov
ernment the elimination of all unnec-
essary expenditures in order that taxes
weighing heavily upon business NAV
be still further reduced.
I'VE disapprove of the continued at
tempts to establish further govern
ment commissions which tend more
and more to hamper the industrial and
commercial development Of the country
and in en- unnecessary way increase
the cost of doing business. For like
reasons we recommend the discontin-
uance, Of such existing commissions as
experience may prove unnecessary.
we reiterate our position in re-
gard to tax-exempt securities Of any
type, believing that it is highly un-
desirable that further tax-exemption
should be authorized by the Federal
government Of any of the political
sub divisions Of the country.
THE FOREIGN SITUATION
1--WE call attention again to the seri-
BUSINESS Of the foreign situation. es-
peclally Of Europe. which Is affecting
detrimentally our own conditions and
preventing even those Industries in our
country which are not dependent upon
foreign trade from recovering fully
from the depression which otherwise
would be rapidly disappearing.
There 10 no possibility Of a healthy
and normal situation in this country
until the nations which whom we trade
are able to pay US for what they i'm
port. AS this can be done in the main
only by the means of exports to us.
We trust that the President will not
hesitate to make use Of the power
granted him by the new tariff law to
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06

make such adjustments in the sched-
ules as may be necessary from time
70 time for restoration of our in
ternationai commerce.
we believe that the time has come
LOT the government of our country to
formulate the principles on which it
Will be able to cooperate with other
hations on, to bring about the needed re-
hanliltatlon of European countries and
peace in the world.
10 this end we urre the Admins
tTauon TO consider the adyisability Of
promptly making it's representative
upon tne Reparation Commission, an
o'nclai Of that body; we also recon-
.''ena TO Congress that there be granted
90 me Deot Funding Commission such
rul.ner ra powers as will enable it to
Hegotiate more effectively with the
foreign nations now debtors of the
United States.
We are glad to note an end Of the
tries, and we hope that the period Of
peace il, industrial life will be used for
the purpose Of careful Investigations
W serve as basis for a permanent
metnod OF adjustment of the questions
arising between employer and worker.
n IS our belief that in those indus
trles whose continued operation is es-
sential to the wellbeing of the whole
people, organized strikes should be re-
earuea as against the welfare Of the
state. We make a sharp distinction
ipetWeen the right Of the worker to
leaye MS employment and the attempts
maoe by intimidation to compel those
employees to leave their posts who
OInefWlSp would ko x1,iIJ -.
TRANSPORTATION
we again urge upon the govern
ment and the people to support IN
every way possible any measures which
tend to improve our transportation
systems, either on land or on sea. We
neheve that our merchant marine
should be developed through individual
lnltiative and not be placed under gov
eminent management, and we approve
OF the efforts Of the President Of the
United States to bring about such a
deVeiopment as is necessary in order
that our merchant marine may serve
our commerce in time Of peace and be
a protection to our country in time of
war.
therefore, we recommend the modi-
rlcation of those sections of our ship
ping laws which make it impossible for
our. ship owners to compete on an even
basis with ship owners of other coun-
tries.
AGRICULTURE
1--WE are glad to note steady i'm
provement in the condition of the
farmer, and we congratulate the agri-
cultural community upon having or
ganizations generally led by men who
are showing marked breadth Of vision
and soundness Of judgment in respect
TO the problems confronting this most
important of our industries
eve can assure the farmers and
livestock producers Of the country
that the bankers will continue to lend
them their best aid in the solution Of
their manifold problems, which solu-
tion should be sought through private
enterprise and not through government
aid. We, therefore, approve of the
various endeavors being made by the
farmers themselves to increase the
facilities for the orderly marketing of
their products,
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
eve disapprove emphatically the at
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
BY Merryle Stanley Rukeyser


lnter-Allied debts came up again
Yesterday as the most interesting Of
the general topics discussed: at the
American Bankers Association m.
dele8ates translated their feeling that
some adjustment ought to be made in +.
20 resolution asking Congress to
grant to the debt Funding Commits.
sion such further powers as will en.
anie IT to negotiate more effectively
~i.n the foreign nations now debtors
automatically this involves reouess ss
that Congress grant the commiss;on
discretionary authority to make con-
eessions. Under the present law the
osD. commissions powers are carefully
circumscribed, and 1t has little right
10 DO more than ask the debtor nations
10 pay up under specified terms. The
conversations with France have, SO far
as known, yielded no results. The ne
EQUATIONS with the British, who Reg
maid MeKenna, former Chancellor of
inc Exchequer, asserts. can and will
pay are scheduled = begin next month.
Repercussions Of Mr.. McKenna,s
lucid speech were heard in every de-
Rartment Of the association yesterday
The majority Of the delegates were
lavish in their praise of his presen-
tatfon. One criticism dealt with the
argument Of the British financier re-
garding the effect Of debt collection
on the creditor nations, which might
pc swamped with merchandise. Mr..
Mckenna took the position that full
payment Of the debt or OF reparations 8
would involve exceptional consumption
OF goods, such as has only been exper
fenced under the high tension of war
needs, by customers Of the debtor
countries. To this view, there was
some dissent on the part Of those who
hold that under condition Of restored
confidence and productivity there is
no telling how much the consumptive
capacity Of nations would be enhanced.
BE that as it may, the general opinion
was that Mr.. McKenna's address was
the ablest presented at the forty
eighth annual convention, which closed
yesterday.
Mr.. McKenna amplified his views in
an interview with newspaper reporters
yesterday morning. He made good
impression by his willingness to reply
directly and without hesitation to all
questions asked.
In connection with the growing feel
ing among bankers that America can
not and should not isolate itself from
the rest Of the world, the convention
in "a resolution adopted asked the
President to do his best to prevent the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06

with the limitation of branch bank
ing to these centers branch bankine
would not be success in the United
States"
Mr.. McKenna left the interview to
attend the closed luncheon of the Rond
Club of New York at thee Bankers
Club, and from that event went to the
Polo Grounds to witness his first
worlds series game. To-day he will
go on the excursion to West Point and
tomorrow will sail for home.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06

sufficiently acquainted with conditions
Of banking in the United States to ex-
press an opinion as to the advantages S
or disadvantages Of branch banking
here, but that in his own country,
where conditions were very different,
he regarded 1t as essential to the sta
bilitty and public usefulness Of the
banks.
$50 far as conditions are similar.
as in the large cities,' said Mr.. Nc
Kenna, "it Is difficult to believe that
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
Heflin Opposes w. p. C.. HartIina

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. - Senator
Hefin, Democrat, of Alabama, to-day
made public n letter TO r@,ss%ient
Thomas B. McAdams OF n. American
Bankers Association urging that the
bankers, in convention at New York
should not adopt resolution In
dorsing W. P. G. Harding, of Aiaberrs,
for reappointment to the Federal Re.
serve Board
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06

tacks made upon the Federal Reserve
system and the members of the Fed
eral Reserve Board individually. We
believe that there is no surer way of
hindering return to prosperity than
by attempts to undermine our banking
system, which has proved it's value
through an unprecedented time of
stress and strain"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
CURRENCY

We regret to see that some of our
people have not learned from the ex-
perience of Russia and the Central
Empires of Europe that a sound cur.
rency system based upon gold
standard is absolutely essential, not
merely for the orderly conduct of the
business of the country, but even for
the maintenance of civilized life,''
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
CLEARING HOUSE EXAMINATIONS


I'VE recognize the Importance to
sound banking of examinations cor.
Quoted under the auspices of the
clearing house associations OF the
country, and we recommend the exten-
sion Of this system of examination.
to all communities of sufficient size.
EDUCATION
"We pledge our support to the in.
coming president of the American
Bankers Association in the campaign
to teach sound thinking along eco
nomic lines. We regard such educa-
ton as necessary for the safety of our
great democracy We believe that the
universities, colleges and other educa-
tional institutions of this country
should cooperate to further this
work.
I'VE recognize the splendid educa
tlonal piishments of the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking and we rec
omment it's future possibilities to the
active and intelligent interest of the
members of this association"
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30

L. A. Caldwell, ST. has bought a new Durant car from Brewer Bros.
 The. Misses Elizabeth Lee, Eliza beth Smith and Catherine Sweeney were shome from Danbury Normal School for the weekend.
 Miss Naomi Carter will spend day with Miss Elsa Borg in New York on her return from Washington.
 Mrs. s. J. Camp will spend the weekend in New. York as the guest of Mrs: Josephine Hardenbergh.
 The Guild of Christ Church will meet at the Parish House Friday at P. M. / .M =
 E. A. Brewer has sold the Barlow place on Church Street to Goram Borg.
 Mrs Mary Kemp of Great Bar rington is visiting her mother, Mrs. James Greene. z Mrs. E. s. Garfield and daughter Agatha are visiting friends in Tor rington, Ansonia and New Britain.
 Miss Elizabeth Camp will spend the holiday with relatives in Spring field. =. 7. ...7"..~.
 See the new Sport Coats. and Tweed Suits at Parsons Store. Latest styles, all wool, priced $12.00 to $25.0Q.-adv.
 W.aF Tyler, county secretary of the I'M. c. A., occupied the Pilgrim church pulpit on Sunday. Miss Florence Fitzgerald of Wap- ping is visiting her mother on High Street. %
 Mrs. E. w. Brewer of Mill River spent Wednesday with Mrs. Wm. Mansir.
 Clifford Fitzgerald has rented Mrs. Devine's house and will move there in few days.
 Rev. F. H. Neal is attending the annual conference of the New York District of the M. E.. church which is being held in Poughkeepsie.
 Mrs. Mary Devine is advertising household goods in the classified column. Read her adv.-adv. =.
 The Canaan Girls Basketball team won an easy victory over the Amenia Girls last Thursday evening by the score of 17-3.
 Albert Barnes. of New York spent the weekend. with his family at Mrs. J. E. Rhoades'.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30

Misses Sara Bunker and Estella Davis accompanied the High School Seniors on their trip to Washing ton, D. c. .. ..-. . F..