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The New York herald., 1922-12-30

LONDON. Dec. 20 (Associated Press)
Acting Immediately to-day on the re-
port of the Royal Commission on
Honors. which investigated the methods
of granting titles. following charges that
they were paid for in money or personal
political aid, the Government decided to
name committee of the Privy Council
to supervise the honors list as sug-
gested by the commission. The an
nouncement of the usual list of New
Years political honors will be postponed
until this committee decides whether
''fit and proper" candidates have been
recommended.
The Royal Commission made recon-
mendations designed to prevent the con-
ferment Of honors for monetary or pure
ly party considerations. Arthur Hender-
son. Labor leader, issued statement
charging that the committee, although
in possession of the names of persons
who might be conveniently and appropri-
ately described as "touts," had failed to
call them as witnesses. He insisted the
committees recommendations did not
really go far In the direction Of reform,
because the Prime Minister still prac-
tically controlled the conferment Of
honors.
The committees recommendations in
clude:
First, that a committee of the Privy
Council to consist of not more than
three members be appointed. the per-
sons selected not to be members of the
Government but to serve for the dura-
ton of the Governments tenure or or
fee. The committees secretary would
be a member OF the civil service.
Second that, before submitting honor
candidates to the King, the committee
shall receive their names, together with
the following particulars: Cd A state
ment Of the service for which the title
is to be granted; CD A statement py
the patronage secretary or party man
ager that no payment or expectation OF
payment to any party or political fund
is directly or indirectly associated with
the recommendation, and. CD the name
and address of the original proposer
Third. that the committee, after such
inquiry as they think fit. should report
to the Prime Minister whether in their
estimation the candidate is a mt and
proper person to be recommends
Fourth, that in the event OF the COM
mittee reporting against any name ana
the Prime Minister being still deter
mined to recommend the candidate. the
King should be informed Of the commit
tees report
Fifth, that an act be passed impos-
ing penalty on any one promising to
secure or to endeavor to secure an
honor in respect OF any pecuniary pay
ment or other valuable consideration,
and on any person promising such pay
ment or consideration In order to re-
ceive an honor.
The members Of the investigating COM
mission, besides Mr. Henderson, included
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
murdered under circumstances of
uncommon brutality

murdered unueF clrcumStdnces Oi
uncommon brutality.
The policemen in charge of the
case, by careful and intensive work.
discovered in the house several clews
that resulted in the detention of
WILLIAM 4. BATTLES on suspicion of
being the slayer of Mrs. BRIGHAM.
So we'll had the police done their
work that BATTLES broke down un-
der examination and, faced by the
evidence that had been collected. he
confessed that he had killed Mrs.
BRIGHAM.
Two hours after he had confessed
BATTLES was indicted by the Essex
County Grand Jury and his trial was
set for Thursday of next week.
Criminal trials move swiftly in New
Jersey: the verdict of the petit jury
will not be long delayed.
The essence of effective @dminis-
tIation of justice is speed. Justice
delayed. whether the delay is caused
by bungling police work. by a faulty
code or by sloth in the Office OF the
prosecutor. brings the machinery of
the law into disrespect. New York's
neighbor State has offered another
striking and praiseworthy example
of Jersey Justice"
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
GIVES HOLIDAY ADVICE
ON CARE OF HORSES
Society Warns Against Ouer.
feeding Stalled Animals.

An appeal to owners of draft horses
not to keep the animals in stables
tomorrow and New Years Day with
out exercise and on full rations was
made yesterday by the American So
c!ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Overlooking and lack of ex-
ercise during period of idfeness causes
serious disease known as ''azoturia, .
a spinal trouble.
On December 26, after Christmas and
Sunday. the society received thirty re-
quests to furnish ambulance service to
horses suffering from azoturia. it was
announced. in addition agents of the
society were called upon to destroy a
number of other animals that were
stricken beyond recovery.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30

fraud Of this kind landed the head of
such an agency in Atlanta prison.
The incident. however. made little or
no impression on the confiding au-
thors of verses. They still read
about the great profits of successful
song writer's, they still send in their
verses and pay their money. And
they still have only few poorly
printed copies of their rimes and the
swindler's prepared tunes to show for
their investment.
No wonder the music teachers dis
cuss this manifestation Of human
gullibility in their convention and the
Music Industries Chamber of Com
merce as we'll sends out it's warnings
periodically.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Plants of Central America.
Explorations in San Sal.
vadOr and Guatemala.

Paul c.. Standicy in Journal Of the Neto York
Botanical Garden.
Tho botanical exploration in Central
America in 1921 and 1922 was made pos
sible by the cooperation of the Gray
Herbarium of Harvard University. the
New York Botanical Garden. Mr.. Oakcs
Ames. the United States Department Of
Agriculture and the United States Ma
tional Museum.
1 landed at Puerto Barrios. Guate-
mala, and the next day went by rail
to Guatemala City. The ride from the
coast 20 the capital Is an extremely in
teresting one to any traveller. but more
especially to a botanist. Not only Is
the scenery remarkably varied and strik-
ing. but the plant life also exhibits n
like diversity. From Puerto Barrios TO
Gualan there are dense tropical jungles
and thlckets abounding in ivory and
corozo or cohune palms and tree ferns.
much interrupted, however by vast plan.
tations of bananas
At, Gualan begins the Zacapa Desert,
n region strongly suggestive OF Sonora.
Mexico. with an almost equal abun-
dance Of treelikc cacti, and beyond the
desert are hills, arid at FIRST but be-
coming higher and more moist until In
the vicinity OF Guatemala City. where
the climate Is always cool or even chilly.
the hills and mountalnsldes are COW
cred with temperate vegetation which
In general appearance Is not unlike that
of our own Rocky Mountains.
The greatest fault of Salvador in the
eyes Of the botanst lies in the fact
that et is so densely populated and that
little natural vegetation is left In the
parts which would be otherwise tho
mcst Interesting. Although much sugar
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
The Snowscape.
Two Examples Done by an Artist
Who Worked as a Sign Painter.

To THE New YORK HERALD. Your
editorial article on the snowscape should
open an enchanted land to many heed
less eyes.
If IL was Winslow Homer who painted
the winter gem "The Fox and Crows
It may do his admirers hearts good to
icarn-if they do not know--of two
snowscapes in oil that, until 1918 at
least, hung In the bar OF Finsted a
Johnson's Norwegian restaurant at Wa
bash avenue and Lake street in Chicago.
One of these pendants, each about AZ by
"a inches, shows a Norwegian hamlet
snowbound under the rays OF the early
morning sun, when faint rose, azure,
orchid, lavender" enrich an air as clear
as any that Teniers painted, and glorify
the wheel ruts, sled tracks and foot
prints in the foreground, and make the
long shadows of the houses and trees
prismatic with blended lights.
The other scene is OF campfire ~
the woods, with guns resting against
heavy tree trunks and che reds and yell
lows of the flames thrown into the deep
ening darkness beyond.
Both were painted by trained artist
who was obliged to earn his living as
sign painter when they were sold.
Among snow painters Operti. trained
scenic artist and artist of Peary's >earli-
est north polar expeditions, should not
be forgotten. The Greeks and Romans
may not have painted snow with oils,
but they were on the right track. for
the late Henry watterson could have
told you that snow in certain wines may
be made as great work OF art as
properly plugged watermelon on a
warm day.
REMBRANDT w. B. DIrMARs.
JAMAICA, December 20.
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Enrolling the Alien.

In advocating his plan to enroll
all the aliens in this country the
Secretary Of Labor, Mr.. DAVIS, esti-
mates the number of undesirable and
unfit aliens now here at 10000. Two
questions at once suggest themselves:
How did these 10000 persons get past
Ellis Island? And, if they are unfit
or undesirable, does Secretary DAVIS
believe that they would step up and
register if he got his law passed?
Secretary DAVIS gives 100000 as
the number of aliens in the United
States. But the number of alien
males over the age Of 81 was only
2,13S,O00 at the 1920 census. The
odd six millions Of aliens must be
women and minors.
Assuming that among the 4,300, 0,0OO
adult aliens of both sexes now within
our gates there are 10000 so-called
undesirable or unfit men and women
the Government would have to comb
the entire population to find them
Would the result justify the expense
of such an investigation?
If THE New YORK HERALD thought
that there were 10000 alien crimi-
nails. hidden anarchists and plain
loafers in the country's population
it would welcome legislation to weed
them out. But it does not relish the
thought of piling bureau upon bu-
reau and subjecting the whole coun'
try to an inquisition, however mild
for the sake of pursuing theory.
. If you wish to know whether q
reedle is good or not you examine
it before you drop it into hay
stack That is the course which
should be pursued in our immigra.
tion. Most of the work should bt
done abroad rather than at Ellis
Island. Let our agents in Europe FIND
out whether the prospective emigrant
is fit in mind and body and whether
he intends to be producer on the
farm or in the factory or whether he
will drop, off in New York and de-
mand a peddler's license.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Young Love.

Turn back your faces. hills, turn back
from me
And all you granite powders. hide
your eyes
You little leaves. that so mysteriously
Whisper your nothings In the dark,
be wise
And lock your lips! A secret has been
Upon my heart. wind. stand by.
stand Bly,
You are too curious am afraid
That ] shall breathe II in one wild,
swift cry!
must run back to houses In a row.
Stiff, proper structures-they will help
me guard
Myself from this that burns me. Hills,
you know
Your intimacy makes II hard. so hard I!
Lie still. my secret. still-the very air
Is waiting TO betray you. Heart be-
ware!
HELEN FRAzEE-BowER.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Kidding n County ~ Prairie Dogs.

From the Department Of Agriculture Buiretir.
rodent drive In Hat Creek community,
Niobrara county. wyoming. recently resulted
in about half the cooperators Kidding their
land Of every prairie dog, while each OF the
others had at the time of reporting. but
four or five live rodents left. Not 100 live
prairie dogs. II Is estimated. are left ON this
area OF about $4,000 acres. which was lit
orally alive with them six months ago. The
work was started In April on strip OF
land thirteen miles long and three miles
wide. with twenty-five ranchers cooperating.
Practically every man in the district signed
up 10 do his share of the poisoning. Tho
county appropriated money to be used in
purchasing poison for the State and nom
resident lands. the Biological Survey fur
nished poison for the Federal land. and
labor was donated by Interested residents.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
D Dail.y Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair, with
slowly rising temperature to-day; to-
morrow. unsettled and warmer. prob
ably rain or snow. Diminishing north
shifting to east and southeast Winds
For New Jersey-Partly cloudy with
slowly rising temperature to-day; to-
morrow. unsettled and warmer. prob
ably rain in south and rain or snow in
north portion. ~ Diminishing north,
shifting to east winds.
For Northern New England-Fair to-
day. probably followed by snow to-
morrow, rising temperature tomorrow
and in Vermont tomorrow. Diminish
ing north shifting to east winds.
For Southern New England-Fair with
slowly rising temperature to-day; to-
morrow unsettled and warmer. probably
rain or snow. Diminishing with north
shifting to east winds.
For Western New York-Cloudy with
rising temperature to-day; probably
snow by tonight In west portion; to.
morrow snow or rain and warmer.
Diminishing north shifting to east
winds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29--The coast
storm has continued to move East
northeastward and its center was some
distance southeast OF Nova Scotia to-
Hishe. Inc StTOHS nOTtnedSL ana nOTlil
gales that prevailed along the middle
Atlantic and north Atlantic coasts have
subsided. Another disturbance of wide
extent and considerable intensity was
central over Nebraska tonight and
moving east-northeastward.
Precipitation has occurred within the
last twenty-four hours in the middle At
lantic and the north Atlantic States.
portions or tho northern lake region and
over middle and northern sections.
Temperature has fallen In the Atlantic
States.
Fair weather will prevail almost gen.
orally tomorrow in the Atlantic and
east Gulf States, but snow or rain is
probable in the north Atlantic States
and New York and rain elsewhere in
the Washington forecast district to-mor-
row night or Sunday. The temperature
VIII rise gradually in the Washington
forecast district tomorrow and Sun.
day.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken st s p. NJ. yesterday,
u,ar dtou
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Increase In Corn Exports.

From Department Of Agriculture Bulletin.
Exports OF corn from the United states
for the first eight months OF 1922 exceeded
tho exports for the entire year 1921 by
2.4ss.7 bushels. according TO figures COM
piled by the United states Department OF
Agriculture. The total exports for 1921 were
1913 .974.505 bushels and for the first eight
months of 1929 13i .463,2is bushels. These
figures do not ilcludc corn meal and corn
flour. Of which 452 T66 barrels-the equlva-
lent OF 1911 .06f bushels OF corn--wcre cx-
ported during the first ejsht months Of 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Bonar Law and the Reparations

Dispatches from London printed
yesterday outlined the probable
course Of action to be taken by
BoNAR LAW at the, meeting Of
allied statesmen in Paris next
week. If these reports are cor
rect, the British Premier, while not
solving the reparations problem
that would be too much to~expect-
will at least put forward a plan for
discussion and state the case clearly
for the world to Judge.
Conference after conference has
been held, out of which has come
nothing but compromise. Time at
ter time the greatly feared break has
appeared inevitable. 1t has become
urgent that at the Paris conference
compromise should give way to de-
cision and that fair trial should
be given either to the French or to
the British system of dealing with
German Indebtedness.
France, while still upholding an
impossible reparations figure, de-
clares that the German evasions OF
treaty obligations are such that guar
antics must be taken by, at least the
economic occupation of further Ger
man territory.
Britain, while in agreement that
undertakings have nQb been honored,
believes that the delays and failures
of Germany are on the whole not so
much due to sullen ill will as to the
moral depression caused by the fam
tastic burden put by the treaty
upon generation after generation. No
individual, no corporation, no coun-
try can be expected to work cheer
fully for freedom from debt II it's
liabilities are maintained above it's
capacity to pay. II reports from
London are correct BoNAR LAW will
propose reduction OF reparations to
a figure just over $4,000, 900, ,000-a
fair maximum amount-and the
granting Of a moratorium to Ger
many. He will also indicate that
il after Germany has had fair
chance to show it's good will in
meeting these reduced obligations
the French estimate of German char
acter is shown to be right he will
no longer oppose direct action by the
French. If this plan is rejected
Britain, consulting its dignity and
/ it's interests, will withdraw from a
discussion in which, since the wis
dom of it's policy has been consist
emily denied, it can take no useful
part.
Such an attitude will do much to
strengthen the impression Of the
American people that Britain is doing
it's utmost to view a vast and intri-
cate problem not with the restricted
vision of immediate national profit
but with the broad sight Of world
craftsmanship, that is to say with q
sense of what is practical as well as
of what is just
Premier MussoLrNI OF Italy and
Premier THEUNIs of Belgium are re-
ported as having little faith and not
much more interest in the Paris
meeting. MUssoLINI may, unhappily,
be right in thinking that no good
will come of 1t, but 1t Is difficult to
believe that either Italy or Belgium
can afford or desire lightly to dis
cuss the proposals credited to BoNAR
LAW, the rejection of which might
lead Britain to withdraw more and
more from the continental political
tangle and to diminish its coopera-
tion in the solution OF continental
economic troubles.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Love Came Back.

Love came back nt break of day.
Turned again to seek the door
When tho night and storm were DER,
Love who wandered far away.
Love came back at peep OF dawn
When the wind no longer blew.
Deep within my heart | knew
Were love Love he had not gone.
ELIsARErH scoLLARp
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Jersey Justice at Its Best.

When CHARLES +. BRIGHAM OF
Orange, New Jersey, returned to his
home from his Office in New York
city late on Wednesday afternoon
his wife did not welcome him, as
was her custom. - After inquiring
about her among the faShily's friends
in the neighborhood Mr.. BRIGHAM
informed the Orange police that she
was missing and search for her
was begun.
At $3.50 IN the evening her body
was found In preserve closet in the
cellar of her home; she had been
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
MAYOR NAMES WALLIS
TO SUCCEED HAMILTON
Former immigration Chief
Corrections Commissioner.

Mayor Hylan yesterday formally an
nounced tho appointment of Frederick
A. Wallis. former Immigration Commis-
sloner. as Commissioner of Corrections
at $4,000 a year to succeed James A.
Hamilton. Secretary OF State-elect. on
January 1.
The Mayor also announced the ap-
pointment OF Edward Swami. former
District Attorney, as trustee OF Hunter
College. succeeding william q. Wilcox.
whose term expired last July. There
Is no salary attached 10 this office.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
TELLS HYLAN TO IGNORE
SUPREME COURT RULING
birmingham Pleads for Buses
to Give Service.

Mayor Hylan has been urged 10
ignore a recent injunction of the SUI
prcmc Court against the operation OF
municipal buses on certain routes In
Queens and to establish service be-
tween Flushing and Long island City.
Jabez Cunningham. executive secrc-
tary of the Community Councils of New
York City. suggests that tho Mayor
could do this on the ground that a real
transportation emergency exists. ~
has pointed out that Mt the Woodsic-
car barns. where about 15.oos passen-
gers change cars every day. there arc
long waits between connections. during
which the passengers are without shell
ter regardless OF the state OF the
weather.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Redield's Subtle Art.

To THE NEW York HERALD: That was
very timely and pleasing editorial
article on the snowscape, and the men
ton OF Mr.. Redfeld's name In consider
ing the beauties OF snow. with it's elu-
sive charm and It's tonal harmonies, was
a deserved appreciation Of one Of Amer
icas greatest landscape painters, who
was one OF the first to- explore and
translate to us this exquisite and subtle
mood of nature. G. j.
LyNBRooK, December 20.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30

The landlord who has been sent to
jail for ninety days because he did
not furnish heat for his tenants may
have one consoling thought: he viii
not have to worry about the coal sup
ply this winter.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30

Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled
tc the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited 10 u or not otherwise
credited IN this paper, and also the local
All rights Of republication OF special dis
patches herein are also rosArved.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
England to Reform Grants of Titles
Privy Council Commission to Pass Those Selected
Charges Of Purchases Investigated.

Lord Dunedin. chairman; the Duke OF
Devonshire, Lord Denman. Sir Evelyn
Cecil. Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir George
Croydon Marks
The New York herald., 1922-12-30

Highest temperature. ~ at 3:i3 7. NJ.
Lowest temperature. II at 8 80 r. NJ.
Average temperature, 20.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30

Tur-ANKHAMEN waited 1000 years
for his publicity, and now entrance
to his tomb has been denied the news
paper correspondents.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
A Ml.sourinn.. Lost Time.

From the Achisor County MdH.
All the cussln' ever did didn't do me
any good nor the other fellow any harm.
The New York herald., 1922-12-30
LocAL WEATHER RECORDS

The temperature in this city yesterday, as
recorded by the official thermometer Is
shown In tho annexed table:
The daily Alaskan., 1922-01-03
CASH AND SATISFACTION

The easily satisfied customed For thing having the cash he can buy where 7eas only things The buys article and not good he can tell the merchant without because he out of pne for something which he has worn out and now regrets having bought
 Eae merchant knowing that he will buy where he can get the things please where he thinks he
 getting mos, for him just what he wants Such generally what he wants pay for ' ar @ before he enters the store that e He not ured buying for planned because is 10 be paid months hence
 Every time the cash customer the he is in the guse of customer, be treated such He is under no obligation buy obligation showing him why e should buy from him instead o from another.
 In the old days customary paid his bin at the end of the month for the merchant The customer who paid spot cash treated This the only dsad vantage Of paving cash and probably been done