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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
A Panhandle Coal Merger.

The proposed merger of all the i'm
portant independent mines and coal
lands in the great bituminots fields
known as the Panhandle region is a
step toward the solution of the ma
tional coal problem, but only step.
Consolidation Of the properties in
that district will enable the new cor
poration to reduce costs and other
wise achieve economic benefits. To
certain extent the amalgamated
mines could standardize their selling
prices by standardizing their mining
costs, making the fat mines within
the combination help to carry the
lean. But there would be very little
chance of them taking these savings
out of the price, with other mining
districts working on the present
basis of selling price to meet the
producing costs of the poor mines.
If the benefits of the Panhandle
consolidation did 60 to the consum-
ers of its coal, that change, applying
only to the single locality, vast
though it's coal acreage be, would not
solve the national problem of how to
get the whole countrys needed sup
ply ont of the ground without per-
hitting for the poor mines living
coal price that becomes gold mine
price for the rich mines.
So long as hundreds of millions of
tons of coal were mined outside Of
the Panhandle district on the basis
Of a selling price that would let
the poor mines stay in business,
the economic advantage Of the Pan
handle combination could not re-
dound to the general coal consuming
public. 1t could not influence other
mines to lower. prices because its
own output at the maximum would
be too limited
But IL all the mines of the country
were put together in few great
groups under private ownership and
operation but under the sanction
and control of the Government, the
rich mines in every zone carrying
the poor mines, there would be uni
formity Of cost for all coal that came
out Of each district and could be uni
formity of selling prices for all coal
bought within that district, the rail
road hauling cost alone determining
the selling price differentials of such
coal in the various markets supplied
from that district.
This is the only way that the coal
resources of the country will ever be
properly conserved for the later gen.
erations; that steady employment
can be given to coal miners at ade-
quate wages and the public get a
square deal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06

A regiment of United States troops
is to be left on the Rhine until July
at least. 1t may be stationed there
service pay in United States currency
in land where the dollar is at a tre-
mendous premium They seem to have
the good will of the population Of TIE
occupied territory. All in all, there
are worse jobs than that Of soldier
In this fortunate unit.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06

tion, Band Instrument Manufacturers
Association. National Association OF
Talking Machine Jobbers. National
Piano Travellers Association and the
National Association Of Piano Tuners.
Americas Greatness I'm Music.
George w. Pound, general counsel Of
the Chamber of Commerce, In short
address said:
America is the greatest music pro-
ducing and music loving country In the
world. 1t makes more musical instru-
ments than the rest of the world COM
bined. The American saxophone, which
is now used all over the world, Is an
example of an American instrument.
That instrument can take the place OF
any instrument which happens to be
absent from band or orchestra. The
United States formerly imported about
$1.S00.000 worth of Instruments year.
We now import only a few wind tnstru-
ments.
|, Jazz has It's function as much as the
cowboy stories has In literature. In
Vienna. which for years has been the
central point OF music. the song In
dianolo' has been making a bigger hit
and paying higher royalties than songs
of other character"
DR.. Royal s. Copeland. Commissioners
of Health, also spoke. saying In part:
Lack OF harmony Is one of the great
est problems in this city's administra-
ton. owing to the many foreign born
we have. here, and we need music IN our
community.
IF I were called upon to build
statue Of Civic Virtue I-would make one
OF a man standing with both feet on
disease and death and holding aloft
smiling baby. AS Civic Virtue / would
have Nathan Straus. who has served hu-
manity and the world In general more
than any other man Of the generation
Dr. Copeland said he was anxious 10
form a medical expedition Of six doctors
and as many nurses to go to Eastern
Poland to teach health and sanitary
methods to emigrants about to sail Tor
the United States
The principal speaker at to-nights
banquet will be DIR. Walter Traprock,
FIR G., M. A., D. D. NJ. lecturer. ex.
plorer and discoverer OF the Fiiberl
Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean.
After the banquet the delegates will at
tend a concert at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania.
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Daily Calendar


For Eastern New York--Cloudy to-
day; tomorrow fair; mild temperature,
gentle to moderate southe-ly winds
For New Jersey-Partly scloudy to-
DAY and Tomorrow: mile Temperatures:
gentle to moderate southerly winds
FOR Northern New England-Cloudy
to-day; tomorrow fair; mild tempera-
ture; moderate south and southwest
winds.
Fo- Southern New England-Cloudy
to-day; Tomorrow fair; mild tempera.
ture; gentle to moderate southerly winds,
For Western New York-Generally
fair and continued warm to-day ana to.
morrow.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Air pressure
was high over the western Atlantic
Ocean and westward to the Mississippi
valley. and low along the northern
border and In far Western districts.
There have been showers within the
last twenty-four hours in the Atlantic
States except New England and in the
upper Ohio Valley. the Gulf States ana
the extreme northern Rocky Mountain
region. The outlook is for continued
mild temperature and generally fair
weather. but with considerable cloudi-
ness Tomorrow and Wednesday in thu
states east of the Mississippi River.
Local showers are probable. however,
along the south Atlantic coast.
reau stations. taken at 8 p, M. yesterdsS.
seventyfif meridian tina.
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A Capital 'sBr Called For by a
Capital City.

To THE New York HERALD: Wilkes
Barre should always be spelled with
capital "B" and the use of a hyphen.
Major Durkee was the coiner of the
name Wilkes Barre as we'll as founder
of the town. He was a great admirer
of Colonel John Wilkes and Colonel
Isaac Barre-in fact had known the
latter when he was soldier In this
country during the French and English
war.
John Wilkes was born In 1927, Isaac
Barre in 1926 and Durkee in 1928.
John Wilkes was clever. impudent
and agreeable and possessed influential
friends In politics he was very thor
ough. In 1857 he was elected to Par
lament. In 1862 Ne was a Colonel
in the British militia. In 1852 he
founded the North lBritom, a weekly
newspaper which he published in Lon
don, and In which he bitterly attacked
the Government. He was an earnest
advocate of the right and privilege Of
the common people. In 1884. owing to
some offensive publication which he is
sued, he was by action Of the Court Of
Kings Bench, as well as by Parlia-
ment, outlawed.
He went to France. where he re-
manned until 1868, when. upon his re-
turn to England. he was arrested and
committed to the Kings Bench prison.
where he remained in confinement until
April, 1870. He was in prison when
his name was given to our town. Dur
ing his stay in prison he was twice
elected TO Parliament and was also
elected an Alderman OF London. Par
lament declared his election to the
House OF Commons to be Invalid.
In July, 1771, he was elected Sheriff
OF London and in October, 1774. he was
elected Lord Mayor OF London. The
same year he was again elected to the
House OF Commons and was duly seated.
Wilkes made long and earnest speech
In support of the Colonies In October.
1875, when In the House of Commons
the American Declaration of Indepen-
dence was being discussed. In the
course of this speech he said:
An honorable gentleman near me at
tacks the American Declaration OF Indc-
pendencc in n very peculiar manner. ms
wretched composition. very III written
drawn UP to captivate the people. That.
sir, Is the very reason why I approve Il
most-as composition. as we'll M
wise political measurc-for the people
are to decide this great controversy. IL
they are captivated by. II the end Is
attained. The polished periods. the har-
moniou5. happy expressions. with all the
grace, ease and elegance Of beautiful
diction, which we chiefly admire. capti-
vatc the people of America very little;
hut manly, nervous sense they relish.
even In the most awkward and uncouth
dress OF language.
In 1879 Wilkes was elected Cham
berlain of London. He died In 1891
Isaac Barre was a man entirely diff
ferent from Wilkes In many respects
He was the rough and ready s?ldier"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
Great New Southwestern Bridge.

An important link in interstate
communication in the Southwest was
completed when the Fort Smith free
bridge across the Arkansas River
connecting Oklahoma and Arkansas
at Fort Smith was opened and dedi-
Gated to public use few days ago.
IT is one of the great free bridges
of the West and over 1t will pass
much of the automobile and motor
car traffic which originates in this
part of the Arkansastvalley or which
passes through it between the lower
Mississippi Valley and Oklahoma,
Texas and to the States further west
and southwest.
The bridge was planned ten years
ago and more than s1.000.O00 was
expended in building 1t. The length
OF the bridge over the river channel
and its sandy banks is not much
more than a mile, but the approaches
added several miles on each side.
The entire structure from the end of
Fort Smiths main business street
to the high ground on the Oklahoma
side represented about ten miles of
construction.
The Arkansas River here, as in
most of its course above Little Rock,
r. an uncertain stream. In the sum
mer II is tiny thread of water in
miles of sand. In flood season it is a
raging current covering the lowlands
for miles. Arkansas, however. has no
doubt that some day the Arkansas
will be navigable for large boats,
and so. as the Arkansas Gazette says,
"the main span Of the bridge is
raised high enough above normal
water stage for the theoretical steam.
boat TO pass beneath IT,"
Fort Smith Is meeting point for
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
Safety at Grade Crossings.

In connection with the Careful
Crossing Campaign" which the Amer
lean Railway Association will con-
duct all over the country this month
and in July and August the Long
Island Railroad has begun distribu-
ton of report showing the results
obtained by the companys safety
organization since it began opera.
tons in August, 191s.< The improve
ment in conditions which has been
wrought by the company safety COM
mittees, composed of officers and en-
ployees In the various branches Of
the service, is remarkable.
In 1918 there we're 81 persons
killed and 200 injured at grade cross
ings on the Long Island. In 1919,
the first year in which the safety
committees were formed, 10 persons
were killed and only 30 injured. In
1920 the figures dropped to killed
and z injured. Last year they we're
10 killed and ~ injured. There has
been steady decrease in injuries
to passengers from 1,063 in 1918 to
331 last year. No passenger has been
killed in train accident in three
years. There has been a correspond
ing drop in the casualties among
employees.
These figures are evidence of what
can be accomplished by campaign
for safety among railroad employees
and passengers. What is needed now
is to carry the fight to reckless driv-
ers Of automobiles. That is what this
summers campaign is intended to do.
The Long Island reports that more
than 300 crossing gates were smashed
last year by automobile drivers who
dIsregarded warning signals and
broke through the gates. often directly
in front of approaching trains.
Figures have just been produced
by the National Highways Protective
Society showing that the number Of
persons killed by motor cars in the
state Of New York mounted stead.
lily from 72S in 1916 to 1881 last
year. During the first five months
of this year more persons we're killed
than in the corresponding period Of
1921.
Pedestrians must share with driv.
ers responsibility for these deaths.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
TUESDAY. JUNE 6. 1922.
After the War Fraud Cases.

Acknowledgement DAUGHERTY be-
gins active prosecution of the so
called war fraud cases with a war
rant issued for the arrest of j. L.
PHILIPS of the big lumber firm OF
Phillips & Stephens Of Georgia.
Whether Mr.. PHILLIPS is guilty of
conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment. as charged, or whether he is
innocent, it is a notable fact that
this first important step Of the De
partment of Justice since the Wood
hull charges in the House is against
a Republican and at that the Repub-
lican State chairman of Georgia.
As there are numerous accusations
of war contract and other irregulari
ties against Democrats who are in
fuential in their party and were
prominent in the Wilson Administra.
tion the circumstance that the De-
partment of Justice gives precedence
to the case of Republican politician
over the cases of Democrats under
similar charges ought to be salts
factory answer to the bitterly parti-
San assertion of Democratic speeches
in Congress and of Democratic arti-
cles in newspapers that the only In
terest the Department of Justice
could be induced to take in war
frauds was where Democrats were
involved.
The truth about such matters is
that there is no politics in crooked
ness. Anybody mean enough to cheat
his Government would just as lief do
1t under Republican colors as under
Democratic colors. The important
thing for the Government and for
the country is not that justice should
fix the stamp of any party upon
wrongdoing but that it should go after
the wrongdoer, whatever his party and
whatever the party in control Of the
national Administration. No honest
man cares what brand of politics a
crook wears. Everybody jealous for
the interest of the country and for
the reputation of the Government
wants the crook that defrauds the
Government to be punished as a
plain crook.
Nevertheless, although Mr.. PHIL
IIrs may be entirely innocent of the
acts alleged against him, and THE
New YORK HERALD hopes he is, the
Attorney-Generaps start with him
makes a fortunate beginning. AS
such charges lie against him along
with Democrats the Department Of
Justice. under Republican Admin
istration. has acted with wisdom in
selecting the case of Republican to
begin the campaign against all those
that stand accused of defrauding or
seeking 10 defraud the Government
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
Mauna Loa's Conduits.
Volcano Does Its Own En-.
cheering md Construction.

To THE NEW York HERALD: When
the big crater on the side OF Mauna
Loa. Hawaii. far above the now active
Kilauea crater on the same mountain,
starts a lava flow II also starts laying
a conduit for It. The molten lava back
Of the advance flow hardens first on
the bottom, then the sides and top of
the stream become hard. completing a
fiattened pipe through which the liquid
its mouth.
AS the front moves forward II also
makes a perfect grade for the pipe line
which is TO follow: the liquid stream,
reaching a lake or any typographical
depression, flows over its SIDE fills II
and flows on. leaving its conduit across
the filled space. IL the mouth reaches
a rise of ground II surveys n line
around it at leisure
The great flow of forty years or 90
ago thus proceeded seventy miles down
the flank of the mountain until II threat
ened the town and harbor OF Hilo.
Happily then the natives remembered TO
send for "Chieftess" Ruth, the Governor
of their island, who proceeded thence
from Honolulu, and stopped the flow
at the edge OF the town by the prompt
and ceremonious sacrifice of live pig
and bottle of imported gin.
But / once communicated to you the
story of the gallant ladys miraculous
performance on behalf of her faithful
and beloved subjects. ALOHA Nur.
New York, June s.
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oLenine.

The various rumors regarding thu
health of NIKoLAI LEVINE have a
last been succeeded by the fact thai
he has had stroke of apoplexy. His
condition is still serious, although
his doctors report that he is ION the
road to full recovery That road, in
the case of men inclined to the apo
plectic habit, is not always smooth
Naturally the doctors have pre-
scribed absolute rest for the Russian
dictator; but how can there be alb
solute rest of nind-the thing mos
needed in cases of this kind-for 6
man whose political fortune is al
Ways in the balance?
1t was four years ago last Novem
Der that I.ENINE, as the leader of the
Bolsheviki. overthrow the Kerensky
Government and established the so
called dictatorship of the proletariat
The years must have been years OIL
strain on LEVINE. even if, as some Of
his critics say, he enjoys the annihi
lation of society rather than its re
form.
LEVINE is only SO years old, but
he has had wearing life. Most OF
it, since he was boy, has been spent
in the dissemination of socialistit
and communistic propaganda. All the
political nostrums he advocated il
outmarxing MARX he had chance
to try on millions of people in huge
and helpless land. OF course he
failed. The last year has seen him
the bitterest foe Of opportunism in
the old days. resorting to that very
opportunism in an effort to keep Rus
STA from being turned into a waste
Of corpses. He, the enemy of capital
ism, has been obliged to turn to the
capitalistic system to keep going.
This dictator is not wise man
but he is shrewd. Some, forgetting
LLOYD GEORGE, call LEVINE the ablest
politician In the world. He is able
to the extent that he is still in power
over 140,000,000 of wretched, igno
rant people. But he is failure to
the extent that he has been unable to
make respectable contact with the
outer world, let alone convince that
world of the feasibility of a perma
.nent Bolshevik government. After
nearly five years of LEVINE his re-
gime is thought of, at least in this
country, as something temporary as
well as unfortunate.
But LEVINE has been a man OF
force. Now, II illness has so afflicted
him as to leave him broken or by way
of passing. that personal force will
dwindle. Without LENINE's driving
power the future of the Soviet Gov
eminent, Lenine creation, is some
thing to speculate upon. After
LENINE will it be TcHrTcHERIN OIL
TRoTzKY or the Deluge? Or will
Russia wake from the long night
mare of communism?
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Daisies.

Ual61eSs
Silent as snow they drift across the hills
And star the meadows with their
golden eyes;
Above their heads the wind sings
symphonies
And whispers to- them tenderly and fills
The air with fragrant fancies and dis
tills a
Faint affairs from the clover tops.
then signs
And yearning through the cornfield
drops and dies,
But still the daisies weave their white
quadrilles.
whence came they. did the fairies scat
,f ter them s. s.-t - tsse
Upon the earth when twilight shad-
ows fell. SO ...
Did they float downward from the
heavenly bowers?
Yes, each frail blossom on It's slender
stem
Is fashioned out Of moonbeams. so
they tell,
Pale moonbeams that have been
transformed to flowers.
ELISABETH SCOTLAND.
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Treasure.

From the London Mercury.
Down dark or cleaning ways the mind
OF each
strikes for rich plumber in the deep OF
Mind.
Thence to the light I bear the gems
To yield the sun from facets cut by
speech.
How. then. accept The years grown Inn
potent
When dotard words from brain and
tongue shall fall?
Yet may my soul know then the Word
OF all,
Housing "A silent splendor we'll content.
vrcroR You've AEwsoN.
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Pomca CITY correspondence the OkIdhoman.
Stone and cement contractors report a
rush Of orders 70 build cyclone cellars since
the recent windstorm that swept the norti,
md central portions OF the State. In recent
years but few such places of refuge In time
OF storm have been provided. and those
built in the early days have been allowed
to become dilapidated. The recent storm
was the first in number OF years 10
create general alarm and bring the "fraid
hole" back into favor.
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Colgate University's Boast.
Its Class Of 'SS Scores High Among
"WhO's Who NOtables.

To THE NEW York HERALD yale
So" writes you that one of every nine
graduates of his class appears In vol
ume, XI. of who's Who in America"
and wants to know what other college
class can equal that record.
For his information and to bring
down his conceit ! will inform him that
one. out of every nine members of the
Colgate class of 'sS has the record OF
his achievements in that biographical
dictionary of notable men and women
of the United States. COLGATE sSS. &
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 5. 9n
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French justice has decided to bar
women from attendance on the trial
of woman accused of numbering her
husband and packing his body In a
trunk. The recent scandal of the con-
duct of certain women who behaved
as If court proceedings were theatre
cal entertainments made throughout
France a most painful impression. to
which this new order owes it's issu-
ance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06

The best way to prevent them is by
rigid enforcement of traffic regula-
tions and education of the public in
common sense methods of self-preser-
walton similar to those employed on
the railroads.
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CHEMISTS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Charles A. Coddling, Surrogate Of
Union county. New Jersey. and William
Decker, an attorney Of Jersey City. were
appointed receivers yesterday for Byron
HefYernan & Co.. chemists. Of Elizabeth,
". J., by vice-Chancellor Lewis at Jersey
City on an involuntary petition In bank
rupicy brought by cerditors. The COM
pany,. 1t stated, owns real estate worth
100000 and machinery which cost $780,
900 when installed. but which Is worth
less at present except for junk
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292 Waiting Motor Cars.
They Stood in Line to Cross thu
Hudson at Highland.

To THE New York HERALD: 1t may
interest your-Feaders to know that
counted 292 autos at p. NJ. Decoration
Day in line waiting for the ferry from
Highland to Poughkeepsie. An object
lesson toward bridging the Hudson.
FRANCIS N. Rowland.
NEW YORK, June s.
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LUNCHEON TO NINE. SEE.

Nine. SEE. wife of the Chinese Min
lister to Washington. will be the guest
at luncheon to-day Of Mrs. X. G. Ii at
her home. Thompson Park. Glen Cove.
LII Other guests will be Mrs. Thomas
Leeming, Miss Jeeming and Mrs. Charles
MacSpair. Nine. SEE will leave Glen
Cove this evening for Toronto to join
MIR. SEE.
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Up With the Times.

VALLEY Springs correspondence Boone COUNTY,
(Ark) Headlight.
Magness and Jones have the spirit OF
business about them and we hope the rest
viii catch the same spirit by watching
them work. They are putting In window
lights the burglars broke some time ago.
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10 the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited TO II not otherwise
credited In this paper and also TIE local
All rights of republication Of special dis-
patches herein are. also reserved.
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From the OkIuhoman.

FFon INC UKTuHOWdu.
At last Oklahoma can boast Of real
Pumpkin Center" which was founded
twenty miles west of Farview this week
and Is not on n railroad. Pumpkin Center
Is destined to become one of the greatest
communities In the Southwest" remarked
Joe b. Ward, founder Of the town.