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The New York herald., 1922-09-04
,Conspiracies.
An Opinion as to the Legal Quality
I. N 0f Two Great Strikes.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: IN
uuircr'' in your paper of August 81 asks
Why the combination OF miners tying up
the coal supply and the combination OF
railroad workers tying up the railroads
are not unlawful conspiracies in the
same sense that combination of mine
owners or railroad executives to tie UP
those industries would be unlawful ~con-
spiracies.
The supposed distinction, II any exists
must rest upon the proposition that the
combination OF workers is for the pur-
nose OF enforcing demands as to wages
and conditions OF employment and is not
for the purpose of restraining trade.
Where a combination restraining trade
IA aimed at a. trader or purchaser the
purpose to restrain trade as the means
OF inflicting injury Is clear and the
laws against restraint Of trade are vio-
lated. Where the combination Is aimed
at an employer for the purpose OF en-
forcing demands as to wages or working
conditions the purpose to restrain trade
il not so clear and in most strike sit-
uations is entirely absent.
But in the instance OF the coal strike
The demand OF the strikers was against
the employers In four States. To en-
force their demands the union tied up
coal mining in thirty States and In Can
ada. IT Is therefore evident that they
had the purpose to restrain all COM
merce in coal and TO inflict Injury on
tho public IN order to bring pressure
upon the employers with whom they bad
a controversy. The infliction OF injury
upon neutral parties by restraint of
commerce Is wholly unlawful when COM
mitted by a trade union. as decided by
the supreme Court of the United states
fl tho Danbury hattcrs' case and In the
puplex printing press case. Tho strike
Is unlawful and should he enjoined py
the Government or by tho coal mer-
chants who buy from operators and sell
to the public.
So too the railroad strike Is an un-
lawful combination In restraint of trade,
because the conduct and management or
The strike and tho statements OF the
strike leaders have manifested clear
intention to prevent Interstate transpor-
tatIon OF goods. and for the further rea-
son that the interstate commerce act
declares It TO be misdemeanor for any
omnioyee of railroads to hinder the
TRANSFORMATION and the handling OF goods.
and the agreement among the striking
shop crafts TO hinder tho handling and
transportation OF goods was entered into
while they were still employees OF the
railroads. The Government should prose-
cuto the leaders and enjcin the strike.
Inou,r,es as to the reason for the fail
ure 70 DO so may properly be addressed
to tho white House.
MURRAY T. QU1eG.
New yoRK, September 2.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Copper Horsesbocs for National Forests.

From Popular Mechanics MdOnsinc.
Copper horseshocs as means OF prevent
ing forest fires havo recently made their
appearance IN several Of the national for
cs,e of the West. According 20 the super
visor OF the Angeles National Forest, in
southern California. stccl horscshoes used
IN fIlnty mountainous regions may have bccn
tho cause or some Of tho mysterious fires
that have started IN the forest reserves.
Heavy. steel horseshocs striking against Mint
or hard granite may readily be the source
of spa rka. which. falling info dry grass or
other inflammahlc material. would quickly
cause Tito burst into flames II famed by
breeze. Tho new horseshocs were given
their first tryout recently IN caiaveras
county, California.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

$4,000. Combined these losses
amounted to less than a third OF the
deaths officially inflicted by the
Cheka.
Only terrible worldwide plaques
exceed in the number OF their vic
Tins the Cheka. The influenza In
the latest pandemic is estimated to
have killed more than 25,000,000.
The Black Death in 1347-50 took toll
of human beings estimated at 25,-
600, 900 in Asia and 25,ooo.o0O in Eu-
rope. The Great Plague of London
began in 1864 and Killed from $4,000
to 100, 900 persons. In Egypt 100000
died OF plague in 1892. With all his
ingenuity man cannot rival nature
in dealing death.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Barbary Coast Gold.
Treasure Hunt in the Ruins After
the San Francisco Fire.

To THE New York HERALD: The gold
quest in Brooklyn started by the dream
Of woman recalls a gold hunt in the
San Francisco ruins after the fire Of
1906
/ happened TO be attracted to the
scene shortly after the widest scramble
Of the afternoon when the first coins
were discovered. Some boys had been
playing amid the debris and ashes in a
craterlike depression in a block near
what had been the Barbary Coast In
the ashes they discovered a few bright
coins. They clawed about with their
hands and uncovered more. They inn
provised a kind of gravel sitter, cast
ashes against 1t in the breeze, and
revealed more coins. Other small boys
were attracted to the scene.
The frenzy for gold grew. Boys sped
home to requisition mothers sieve or a
window screen. Every one was making
money fast, real gold coin. Parents and
other adults heard of the find, and the
crater within an hour become gigantic
ant nest OF scratchers and sifters Of
ashes, with individuals hastily leaving
to deposit at home their gold and silver
gleanings.
The police came There was nothing
that they could do but preserve the
peace. Everything was peaceful enough,
with no blocking OF street traffic. But
the Public Administrator office heard
Of IL and the gold hunters were shooed
off the lot.
But by that time az nearly as could
gather from covert admissions and esti-
mates. the small boys and few of the
later arriving adults had got away with
about $1,000.
Presumably the money had been In
some lodger's trunk in room In small
Swiss hotel that had stood there. But
who owned the hoard never was learned
The finders kept the money and kept
their mouths shut. ARCHIE RICE.
New YORK, September p,
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
GREAT WALL OF CHINA 4
IS CRUMBLlNG AWAY
Has Many Centuries Yet TO
LiUe, HoUeUer! y

PEKrN, Sept. 3.-Recent visitors to
the Great Wall of China, accessible at
Nankow, forty miles from Pelsin, de-
scribe 1t as slowly crumbling. Many OF
the turrets which command the salient
points as the wall climbs over the noun
tain tops are in ruins. and tourists and
natives alike wrench 'the stone blocks
from the superstructure to throw into
the valleys below.
Yet It ia maintained that the great
structure. extending from Shanhaikuan
on the sea almost to the borders of Tibet
has many centuries to live, although no
efforts are made to preserve it.
Construction of the wall was begun
200 b. c. by Emperor' Chih Huang I'll,
who conceived this barrier to keep out
the Tartars. At one time 100000 crinli-
nails. and prisoners of war were engaged
in the work. The main part of the
wall, however, was not undertaken until
the seventh century. when, 1t is said,
100000 workers We're employed
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Partiy cloudy
to-day and. tomorrow. no change In
temperature gentle variable winds
For New Jersey-Partly cloudy and
warmer to-day and tomorrow gentle
variable winds.
For Northern New England-Partly
cloudy to-day ana tomorrow no change
IN temperature gentle to variable winds.
For Southern New England-Partly
cloudy to-day and tomorrow; no change
In temperature gentle to variable winds.
For Western New Yorls-Partly cloudy
and warmer to-day and tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-There have
peen showers within the last twenty
TOUR hours in parts of New England and
the region of the great lakes and the
northern plains States and Kansas. and
showers and thunderstorms In the CEN
tral Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Heavy
local rains fell In parts OF West Virginia
southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky
The outlook is for generally fair
weather but with considerable cloudi-
ness Tomorrow and Tuesday in the At
iantic and east Gulf States. Tennessee.
the Ohio Valley and the lower lake re-
gion. Relatively warm weather will pre-
vail east of the Mississippi River during
the next forty-eiBht hours.
observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations. taken at p. NJ Yesterday
seVenty-fffth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

The Post Onlce Department has or
dered all postmasters to put a public
telephone in your post office lobby"
but 1T thriftily stipulates that the in-
stallation OF the instrument shall be
without expense to the Department
Orders thus restricted are familiar to
post office employees. A good many
postmastcrs arc wondering whether
they will ever be reimbursed for the
money they spent TO train clerks in
shooting when post Office bandits were
more active. That Improvement in the
service Was designed to be without cx-
pense IA the Department. but some
body had to pay for the cartridges
used in practice.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Profit in Cruelty.
Wide Exhibition Of a Film Showing
q Horse Pushed Over q CiIff.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Your
correspondent Belle Silvera errs In sup
posing that there are specific prohibi-
tions In the New York penal law in
regard TO cruelty to animals employed In
making films. New York State has gen
eral laws covering all forms Of cruelty.
In. regard TO the suggestion that mo-
tion picture companies are going to Can
ada. presumably in order TO escape our
laws in making films, think that there
Is an error In this. The Canadian laws
are quite as strict as ours and as Wig
orously enforced Most of our nlms
are made in this country.
One picture which has been shown
good deal throughout the United States
shows a horse and rider being thrown
by means of a trap from the top or a
high cliff into Ausable Chasm. This
occurred in New York State. rhey fell
a long distance to the water below
There was some injury to both the
horse and the rider. M
Arrests were made at the instance of
one OF our societies and paltry fine
Nds tire olly puHlsHilcht. AZ sAiS A'S"u
time this Objectionable film has been
used all over the United States. per-
haps the world. undoubtedly making
hundreds Of thousands of dollars out Of
the incident. A trifling fine of $50 in
such cases really means nothing and is
inadequate as means OF punishment.
This Is the weak point In our system.
Such films should be prohibited by the
censors. The exhibition OF such films
directly antagonzes the efforts being
made in the schools OF New York. under
carefully considered laws. instructing
children in regard to the humane treat
ment OF animals. w. o. STILLMAN.
ALBANY, September 2.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
The Bold Henri.

This timo did not win,
And shall I then
Go with bowed head
And never try again.
No. rather let mo strive
The harder stiil
Until bend my fortune
To my will.
Let me not break nor bend
Hut let me be
Stronger than any fate
That comes to me.
Let me be bold OF heart
And learn to read
In every failure
How ! may succeed.
AsioAL cFKsscr.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Electrical Progress in 40 Years.

Forty years ago to-day THOMAS a..
Edison gave the signal which put
into operation the first electric CEN
trail station in the world. The gem
Grating plant which began to func-
tion on September A. 1882, was in
stalled at 257 Pearl street, this city.
TO the youth of the present genera
ton the remarkable thing in this is
that flooding their homes with light
by merely pressing button has
been possible only about forty years,
a period of time shorter than the
life span OF good many young
parents.
When EDISON first sent the cur
rent out OF the Pearl street station
he served district OF not. much
more than 1000 feet on each side in
downtown New York. This had only
fifty-nine customers. Those persons
who remember him then say that he
looked haggard and exhausted. He
had labored, when the time came to
throw the switch, for months on the
problems he had set out to solve.
EpvsoS planned in 1878 the perfec-
ton of the incandescent light. This
he practically accomplished before
the end Of the next year. Then he
sought meter to measure currents.
devices by means of which lamps
would give even and equal light re-
gardless of distance from the central
station, a commercially practical dis
tributing system and underground
conductors that could be tapped to
supply customers who might demand
electric service. For all OF these
problems he had found solutions be-
fore the work for the Pearl street
station was begun.
Despite this progress, however,
many men, even some men with more
than ordinary scientific knowledge.
still doubted the success OF Mr..
EprsoN's plans for lighting by cleo
tricity. The maker OF the under
ground conductors was hampered by
the inexperience Of his workmen,
lack of proper machinery and the
limitations of small workshop.
After the conductors were completed
many experts declared that the cur
rent could not be carried under
ground without great loss through
leakage.
But New York was already over
burdened with aerial wires and Mr..
EDrsoN, foreseeing that such condi-
tion would not he tolerated much
longer, insisted from the first that
his wires should be laid underground.
puring The summers OF 1881 and
1S8g. when the work Of construction
was under way. he often spent as
many as four nights a week in the
trenches.
The need for capable workmen be-
came so pressing that school was
established in which engineering as
especially applied to electric light
ing systems was taught. When the
public became interested in the now
lighting device It began firing at the
projectors Of the system such ques-
k,ons as "will it explodc?" DO you
use matches?" and rs It safe in a
thunder storm?" To answer these
inquiries and to inform the general
public OF the advantages of electric
illumination bureau of information
was opened on Fifth avenue.
The first electric central station
had scventy-eight employees and
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Soft Coal in Furnaces.
Instructions for Houscholders 10
Follow This Winter.

James s. sfsucns " the american Artisan
ard Hurdicdrc Record.
In asking how to fro coal 10 get
smokeless combustion we hear many
different views.
with furnaces specially adapted for
soft coal no instruction may be needed.
But for anthracite furnaces thcse two
methods may be helpful:
Soft coal is rich In burnable gas. tho
same gas made for gas stoves. II
burned this gas gives much heat and
no smoke. II unburned II passes out
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
when Far seas Call.

When far seas call there fades away
The urban. roar and cafoned wall
And cares mat ride business day
When far seas CALL
orr thcre glimpse a clipper tall
Whose bow is swept py tossing spray,
A hull that drops where trade routes
fall.
Ceylon and isles that hold no gray.
Those sunrise lands will never pail,
And 40 on Fancys floor l stray
when>far seas call.
THOMAS J. MuRAr.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

WASHINGTON. Sept. s (Associated
Press) The boil weevil. destroyer OF
potential wealth in cotton and bugaboo
of the cotton grower. had record year
and did itself proud in the fields OF the
South last year by preventing production
Of 6.277.000 bales of cotton. which, with
the seed that would have been ginned,
was worth s61o.314, 1000. based on farm
prices OF December 1 last.
A careful study OF the damage TO
cotton by the boil weevil and other
causes has just been concluded by the
Department of Agriculture. whose re-
port shows that during the thirteen
years 19o9-1a21 the Hypothetical value OF
the prevented production OF cotton from
all causes totaled $11.473.599,00 900. or
that amount the boil weevil damage
amounted to s3.102. $4,000. The farm
value of cotton. including seed, produced
in those thirteen years aggregated $1b.-
64s,52s.Oo0 or an average OF s1,2oS,57S.-
700 a year.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
An Old New England Saying.

TO THE NEw YORK HERALD: Adjourn
Ing the question OF who struck Billy
Patterson | should like 70 know the
origin OF tho following saying. who
tied the can on tho old dogs tail7"
My grandfather asserts II was a say
Ing down IN New England seyenty-hve
years ago. w. w.
NEW YonK, September ?.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

The loss from all causes In 1921 was
1881 pounds per acre. The nearest ap-
proach to that figure was in 1903, when
the loss was 1449 pounds per acre. and
the smallest loss was In 1911, with s1.5
pounds.
in the thirteen years 19o9-1921 was lis
pounds per acre. made up as follows: :
Deficient moisture, 26.5 pounds; excess
slve moisture. 1872 pounds other eli
matte causes. 9.6 pounds; plant diseases
81 pounds; insect pests, 1881 pounds !;
defective seed, 0.3 pounds and other or
unknown causes, 1.3 pounds.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
EVENTS TO-DAY.

New York District OF the Order OF vasa,
convention, Hotel Astor.
Naccarelli's Loyal Labor Legion. outing,
Wnitestone Landing, l.. l., all day.
Requiem mass for Gen. Michael Collins.
ST. Anthonys Catholic Church. Mansion
street and East fremont avenue, 10 A. NJ
Kaltenborn Orchestra, concert. The Mall.
Central Park, r. M.
Caedonian Club. annual athletic meet and
outing, Ulmer Park, Brooklyn, afternoon.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Production and Damage.

Actual production of cotton in those
thirteen years aggregated 15s,64S. 900
bales. while damage from all sources
aggregated 109.434.o00 bales. OF which
the boil weevil is credited with prevent
ing production OF 2S.776,000 balesf The
potential production of cotton in the
United States for those years therefore
aggregated 26s,oS2, 900 bales, or an av-
erage OF 20,69S.615 bales yearly. while
the reduction of the crops because OF
damage from all sources averaged
S,41S. 900 bales annually and the holl
weevirs average toll was 2.21S,53S bales
yearly.
From point Of loss in production
through all causes 1921 was record
year The estimated potential produce
tion aggregates 1S.666,o00 bales, pre-
vented production being 10,712,000 bales,
for which the boll weevil was RESPONSE
bile. The actual production was 1854
900 bales. Prevented production. there
fore, far exceeded the actual crop and
the weevil caused a reduction equal to
10 per cont. OF the actual crop. Had 1t
not been for the weevil last years crop
could have been obtained from 66 per
cent. Of the acreage cultivated. The
weevil was more destructive than all
other causes Of damage combined, be-
ing credited with So per cent. of the
total damage
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
vespers Song.

From the briery underbrush
The fine fife note of the thrush
Punctuates the dewy hush.
Drifting odors inter5raid
Subtly until they pervade
All the secrecies OF shade.
Far above the mountain height
Jewel stars prick ouz TO light
The blue porchcs OF the night.
And our feet are fain to creep
Childlike through the dreamy. deep
Doorway of tho Hoass Of Sleep.
CLINTON ScoLLARD.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
SAY oBREGoN REPEATS.

MEXICO Cry, Sept. 3.--Presidont
hlc for the United States Supreme Court
brought forth scant comment IN the cdi-
,orial columns Of the newspapers. All
his declarations in the message had been
anticipated as reiteration OF the poll
icy which he has consistently followed
during the last year.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

Mexico has succumbed TO the great
American soda water habit and an
elaborate fountain has been installed
In conspicuous site IN San Luis
Potosi. Thus the influence OF the cold
drink spreads; the day may come when
visiting foreigners viii not exclaim
In wonder at our consumption Of iced
beverages.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
rbc careless Arkansas corrc.rord,r,.

M1nitou correspondence Osork Spectator.
Well. Mr.. Editor. forgot TO toll you
Uncle George Cowan caught n nice catfish
wednesday. " was az long az a piece of
rope and the rope az long as your arm, too.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

The Associated Press ~ exclusively entitled
Ito the vlse for republication OF All news diH-
patches credited to IL or not otherwise
credited IN this paper. and also tho local
newe published herein.
All fights OF republication Of special die
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04

Highest temperature, so at p. NJ.
. Lowest temperature. 6S at s go A. NJ.
Average temperature, -.
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Eject of weevil's Work.

Estimated loss through the ravages of
the boil weevil. loss OF potential produc-
tion through the boil weevil. climatic
conditions plant diseases, other insect
pests. deficient seed and other or un-
known causes, together with the produc-
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Weevil Ruined $61O,314,OOO in 1921
Its Ravages in Cotton Crop Last Year Sets New Record
According to Official Survey.

ton for the years 1sOs-1e21. expressed
in thousands OF bales, follow:
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
LOCAL wEATHER RECoRps.

The temperature in this city Yesterday, as
recorded by the official thermometer. Is
shown In the annexed table:
The New York herald., 1922-09-04
Rainfall
Temperature


Observations at United States Weather Blu
M reau stationa. taken at r. NJ. yesterday,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-10
Deaths and Funerals

The last rites Of Mrs. Kate II.
eaton, who died Wednesday, we're
held this afternoon from her late res
idence, 90 Duke street, and conduct
Cd by the Rev. Dr.. " J. Morton.
sector Of Christ Episcopal church
Burial was in the Methodist Pro-
testart Cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Alice Virginia
Edwards, widow Of George Edwards,
who died yesterday, VIII take place at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning rom the
residence Of John Hammersley, ~
SaHth Payne street. Services vii! be
conducted by the Rev. DR.. + ..
Jackson, pastor Ct the First Baptist
Church. ana burial vii! be in the Meth
odist Protestant Cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

TIE regular weekly meeting Of 70,
tomac Lodge. No 3S. !. .. y. :. wi II
be held tonight in ODD Fellows nan
North Columbus street.
The plc1 Club concert to DC given
bv the members OF the FIRST Gonsfe,
Rational Church Of Washington WI!
he held tonight in the Westminster
huilding,at SIS O'Clock
The Richmond Theatre IS today and
tomorrow showing Mary Plchford ~
.Throuch the Back Door The lEgo~
mar has as it feature Roy Stuart IN
SHERIFF Jim" and the Idle Hour IS
featuring "The Nee? to Eeturn Road. :
The Masons employed at the plant
Ct tae Alexandria Naval Torpedo Sta
lion viii give banquet tonight at
the Young Peoples binding. A NUM-
Der Of nIasons not employed ut me
plant viii be anon" the :nF!t9j
quests. The banquet will be served
by Martha Washington Chapter No.
J.: Order Of Eastern star.
a mems meeting will be held at
o'clock Sunday afternoon in the
Westminster building MUS" will
BE- by the mems choir Of the NJ :.
Church South. A special quartet
will give selections. There wall Be
an address by q well known speak
a.. Al! are invited. y
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Womcn's Missionary Society Of
The First Baptist Church will be held
tonight at O'clock IN the rooms OF
the First Baptist Church. All mem
hers and friends are 20 be present
IS TINS is the REGULAR election night
and officers viii BE- elected Tor The
ensuing term.