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The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Planets Are Crowding Us.
Results Predicted: More Rain IL
Two Hemispheres.

To THE NEW YoRK Herald: To In
vestigato scientifically whether there
viii be an increase or decrease of the
worlds amount of rainfall for the south
ern hemisphere wheat crop this fall and
our northern hemisphere wheat crop Of
next spring, VIC find planets holding the
earth outward from the sun from Sep
tember 10, 1922. to May IS, 1923, which
will cause sufficient rainfall on the earth
during that period, and especially near
the dates OF quadrature. greatest eionga-
tion, stationary, opposition and inferior
conjunctiou of planets and near the
dates OF the important occultations.
The result will be moro rainfall in
the southern hemisphere than occurred
there last fall and too much rain in
most localities of our northern hemi-
sphere next spring.
This will make enormous agricultural
growth from September 1. 1922. to June
!, 1928. ID. A. N. GROVER.
KANSAS CRY. Mo, October 8.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
The Bait for Socialists.

The voters of New York State have
a good deal of curiosity regarding the
treatment which ALFRED Z. SMITH,
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. will give to certain parts OF
the Democratic State platform.
Mr.. SMITH has been looked upon
as a liberal conservative but never
as a socialist or anything like it.
Yet the platform adopted at Syracuse,
the platform upon which Mr.. SMITH
presumably is running, has very
strong flavor of socialism. 1t might
have been written for Mr.. LUNN, who
is second on the ticket, to run on.
The platform calls for an amend
ment to the Constitution giving cities
and villages power to buy and oper-
ate public utilities. 1t calls for a
law that will permit communities to
buy and operate bus lines. 1t calls
for State ownership of hydroelectric
power.
Were these planks put in at the
behest of Mr.. SMITH 1t scarcely
seems likely, unless that conservative
man has been won over to new doc
trines. What appears far more prob
able is that the Democratic machine
saw chance to corral large part
of the Socialist vote by padding the
platform with Socialist stuff and
seized the opportunity.
1t will be interesting to see whether
Mr.. SMITH ever comes to discussion
of these features Of the platform upon
which he is supposed to be running;
and, if he does reach these items,
how he will defend them.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
New Hampshire.

Surry. walpole. Alstead. Grange.
Mount Moriah and the Presidential
Range
Pomp and pride of the Granite Statel
Frankenstein land you're at the gate.
Orford Kelley, Cornish Flat,
Stratford Hollow-as your hat
Short Falls, Piercebridge, Penacook,
Winnepesaukee, Lamprey-brook.
Passaconaway, Enrol, Keene,
Canobie Lake, lovely scene,
Westrindge. Nashua, Ashuelot,
Suncook. Doverpoint--a dot.
Granite, Summersworth. Sunapee,
Portsmouth-opposite Kittery--
Willowdale, East Westmoreland, Coos,
Tamworth, Winnisquam, Umbagog-
views,
wentworth Location, Indian Stream,
Monument. Hookset, Third Lake
dream!
Stark, Center Tuftonboro-mercy.
Gambia. Dixville Notch.
Massabesic, Dublin, Scotts--thats
Scotch
Amoskeag, Gilmanton, South Sutton,
Boscawen, Fabyans-press the buttonl
MAUnIcE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Courtesy in the Subway.
Experience Of Man Of so Which
He Thinks Unusual.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Enter
ing subway train at the Pennsyl-
vania Station recently during the rush
hour 1 managed TO find standing room
near young man who was seated
From his dress he was evidently a la
borer and was about 25.
Looking at me he suddenly arose from
his seat and taking me by the arm said /:
Please, sir. I wish that you would
take my seat. To which l replied,
II thank you very much for your kind
ress, but would much rather have you
keep your seat" 1 was much surprised
that stranger should be so courteous.
Twenty-Five years this mans senior
could 1t be that had the appearance
of being old and feeble?
At Chambers street the seat next to
his was vacated. which I at once occu-
pied. asking him why his scat was Of
fered to me-. He said: II felt that
should offer my seat to some one who
was older than myself. and as I looked
about me concluded that you were
the oldest one to which / could extend
this courtesy. From my early life
was taught TO pay my elders every pos
sible attention and respect In the
twenty-five years OF my life ! have
found that IL Is the small courtesies
which sweeten and greatly ennoble our
lives"
This was indeed a rare experience
OF which mention should DC made. True
politeness simply consists in treating
others Just as you like to be treated.
Gp6hcr WILSON JENNINGS.
PnoOLtyI 0ctohar
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Anti-Climax.

AS two grown tired, we lay aside the
volume.
But stay a moment Let us mark the
place.
Tomorrow brings again the sun to
heaven,
The dew to earth--but not your we'll
loved face.
No more together shall we read L9ve's
story
But haply in the years that are to be.
MY idle fingers. turning through the
pages,
Shall chance on this--and linger low
ingiy.
Remembering a romance still unfinished,
A tale whose climax we can never
know
And I shall sigh, and Would e." shall
wonder,
"If we had turned the page, have
ended so?'
HrrrN rNAzEr-powvr.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
College Courses for All.
A Democracy Not an Aristocracy OF
Brains In America.

To THE New York HERALD: The un-
fortunate introduction Of a rasping
phrase In the recent discussion of lin
tied privilege for college aspirants has
probably grated on many nerve.
The term aristocracy Of brains is one
Of those self-evident axioms that need
neither advocate nor propaganda, but
in cold print it smacks of class. II Is
! a fine epigrammatic phrase, but loses its
attractivepess the minute it is embla-
zoned on the educational banner. Gilt
fringe would not enhance the beauty Of
Old Glory.
Beerbohm Tree was once asked to give
his definition Of gentleman. "A gen.
tleman." said he, "is a gentleman be-
lcause he does not give damn whether
he is one or not"
All Of which suggests that the ego
character are under the hammer and
the discount is apt to be ruinous.
1t is quite evident that the advocates
of limited privilege do not read the
Help Wanted" columns. A cursory
glance at those throbbing paragraphs
of desire any Sunday morning will con-
vince them that the college man is in
demand. Perhaps we need a national
censorship over this department Of ad-
vertising.
The diffusion Of wealth in America is
being followed by diffusion Of educa-
ton. Thirty years ago we listened to
the rattle Of silvery harness trappings
on Fifth avenue and gaped at arts
tocracy. To-day we listen to the honk
of the automobile from New York to San
Francisco on a thousand broad highways
and ride with the democracy.
Thirty years ago we framed Willie's
grammar school diploma and invited all
the neighbors in to see it. A few years
later our national Willies were arguing
that they could get a better job If they
had a high school certificate TO show
their prospective bosses. But to-day
| Bill of his own accord insists that he
cannot get by without a sheepskin.
! It's up 10 Bill. BoIcE DU Bols.
| NEW YORK, October z.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Hoyt's Comedies.
Memories Of the Popular Hits Made
by Players and Songs.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The let
ters recalling the railroad song In
Charles II. Hoyt's play "A, Hole in the
Ground" bring back memories OF that
authors other plays.
One Of the first to be produced was
"A Trip to Chinatown" which had a
very long run. The leading people in
the cast were Anna Boyd and Harry
Connor two song hits first brought out
in this piece were THE Bowery" ana
Reuben, Reuben, I've Been. Thinking"
In "A Rag Baby" Frank Daniels made
one of his most pronounced successes
as the sport who was always delighted
to shake the hand that shook the hand
Of Sullivan
"A Temperance Town" was satire on
prohibition. Caroline Miskel, Hoyt's
wife. and George Richards appeared In
this piece. 1t had a long run. "A
Midnight Bell" a satire on country
village and church life, was produced
at the old Bijou, Thirtieth street and
Broadway, with very fine cast, includ-
ing Maude Adams, Thomas @. Sesbrooke
as Deacon Ttdd, Il. J. Dillon as the
clergyman and Eugene Garfield as the
country boy, who had good song called
when Pop Was a Little Boy Like
Me-"
In "a Texas Steer" Tim Murphy was
the star and made much of the part
Of MGverick Brander. He had a song
called THE Wild Man of ,Borneo."
George Marion was the Minister from
Dahomey.
"a Tin Soldier" was played at the
Standard, Thirty-third street and Broad
way, and had good cast, headed by
James T. Powers as the plumbers
helper and George C. Boniface as the
plumber. Hoyt produced his skit "A
Brass Monkey" at the Bijou. The prin-
cipal part was played by Charlie Reed,
who later was co-star with William
Collier in "Hoss and Hoss." Hoyt's
"A Milk White Flag" and "A Contented
Woman" I do not remember much about
as l only saw them once; the others /
saw two or three times each.
NJ. e.. FOLSOM.
New York, October z.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Self-Starting Fires.
Careless Disposal OF Rags May Lead
to Spontaneous Combustion.

To THE New York HERALD: In the
prevention OF fires 1t is important to
consider the self-startinS variety.
One of the commonest and most dam
gerous causes of these is that old fam
lily remedy and disinfectant, spirits OF
turpentine. Some years ago a servant
in the house of the writer used a cot
ton rag soaked In turpentine for re-
moval of paint spatters and to do other
cleaning. When she had finished she
wadded up the rag and threw it into
the waste basket.
The house was soon filed with smoke.
the cause located and the rag was
found to be badly charred from the
center outwardly, which shows conclu-
sively that combustion came from
within and was spontaneous. Exactly
the same thing happened a few months
ing in Washington.
A rag soaked with a cleaning COM
pound tho base of which was turpen-
tine was carelessly thrown into waste
basket and only the vigilance of the
night Waterman prevented a disastrous
fire. This latter incident happened al
o'clock in the morning. and no ons
possibly could have visited the room
for several hours previous.
Questions to ask every householder
are Where do you keep your matches
What do you do with your trash and
your oil soaked rags used In painting
and cleaning? Ponder these two ques-
tions now and II may save your home.
CHARLES Il. BRUCE.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
The Ladder of Struggles.
Up II the Artist Must Climb II lie
Would Succeed.

TO THE NEW York HERALD: Possibly
the reason why women are so well In
formed about the finances of artists Is
that their sympathy toward them in
vites confidence.
Financially speaking, challenge any
body to name one hundred men or
women in the United States or else
where that have been born in wealth
and are holding such chairs as Michel
angelo and Shakespeare.
Not that there is not great talent
among the wealthy, but in ninety-nine
cases out of every hundred there is no
incentive to develop It. Whether work
ing with the chisel, the brush or the
pen or in any other art success calls
FOR the closest application. This Is
many times garnished with disappoint-
ments. which only a true artist can
endure. Allowing that the artist Is
wealthy the long wait that prccedcs
success would. / fancy. show quite
deficit in his check book.
AS wealthy artists are greatly in the
minority IL is quite safe to say that
our greatest men and women have
climbed and others are climbing the
Ladder of Struggles. It is on the rungs
OF this ladder that they have received
their most valuable Inspirations.
The writer of this letter does not
have to go very far back to remember
the will OF one of Americas great paint
ers. Ranger. lie left almost his entire
fortune to Struggling artists over 40 +;
he must have been one himself to ap-
preciate their situation.
Furthermore. there is not an intelli-
gent man or woman who speaks OF pow
crty as glorious. To conquer 1t, yes.
This can only be done by hard work.
II your correspondent Mr.. Eilshemius
has time to answer doubtless thousands
would like to ask him how to avoid
poverty. EMILE A. j. GIANNI.
NEW York, October Z.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
A Paradox of Gold as Money
The Most Stable of Standards of Value, Its Average
Production Has Been at a Loss.

characterized it, At no period in the
history of the world has it alone as a
circulating medium been able to do the
total work of exchange, so that various
other commodities from time to time
have come to it's relief. such as silver,
copper. iron, corn. tobacco, wine, oil,
salt, slaves, cattle, and even service. In
fact, the word pecuniary is derived from
the Latin word meaning a herd of sheep
or cattle.
Silver relieved its burden greatly as a
medium. as did the base metals to some
extent, but the greatest relief has come
from the bank note. Since the silver
In a dollar is not worth dollar, the
silver dollar Is partly commodity. partly
token money. The copper and nickel
coins are purely tokens.
The silver dollar consists of 371A
grains of silver. this being the fineness
of the old Spanish milled dollar which
we took as our standard when we coined
our first dollars In 1892 and which fell
In fineness only 9 per cent. in four cen
turies-the most remarkable coin for
long stability in the entire numismatic
history of the world. The debts Of the
Revolution were contracted In this kind
of currency.
Gold, therefore, has virtually ceased to
function as medium of exchange. AS
If exhausted by it's age long efforts to
carry burden that has always been
beyond its strength it now lies inert
and passive in the Treasury vaults.
This is it's final resting place and from
this tomb it may never again emerge to
behold the light OF day as currency.
Del Mar. in the sos, after years Of
research made the astound-
ing discovery that up to his time the
average production of gold had always
been at loss as far back in the CEN
turtles as he could trace, taking into
consideration rich, lean and abandoned
mines-the latter always being re-
worked by fresh adventurers-the in-
mense amount of futile working and
prospecting that has always gone on,
and the untold millions Of capital in
vested with nothing to reward 1t but a
loss. ROBERT l.. PRESTON.
LEEsBuRG, Va, October 6.
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to illuminate acts of Congress. And
Of course Congress was trying to put
the Eighteenth Amendment into
statute form.
But in the long journey between
the Constitution and the Daugherty
opinion the real purpose of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment seems to have
been lost sight Of For that amend
ment never intended that the United
States should drive the honest ships
of other nations from its ports.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

1t seems difficult to impress people
with the fact that money, except COM
modify money, is not wealth. Money
is merely a convenience, means to
an end, but not the end itself. 1t is a
medium for distributing or transferring
wealth without transporting bulk in
every transaction of exchange between
man and man. 1t is symbol or token
which simply signifies at any given mo-
ment in whose hands the wealth 1t rep
resents resides And at any given mo-
ment IL may serve to transfer wealth
from one man to another or It may be
converted into wealth by surrendering it
therefor.
Gold coin is really what is called COM
modify money. So that when gold Is
paid for an article the process is merely
that of exchanging one commodity for
another. This is. in effect, barter. In
illustration of this it is only necessary
10 give the facts in regard to the gold
dollar.
The dollar weighs ass grains. 1t Is
nine-tenths fine, so that 1922 grains
are pure gold. The Government pays a
fixed price Of $20.671s3 an ounce for
gold. The ounce contains 40 grains.
Divide 4s0 grains by 1922 grains and
II win be found that the ounce of gold
will make exactly 20.S71s3 dollars.
Since the coinage of gold is free. the
Government pays for the minting and
the one-tenth alloy of copper, thus
stamping on this little disk merely the
value of the pure gold it contains.
Gold as a commodity has been used
as a medium of exchange from time inn
memorial. It's value for this purpose Is
due to a unique group of properties. 1t
is maleable, ductile, non-corrosive, dur
able. easily divisible and its identity Is
perfect. The supply is limited, the de-
mand for it is steady, and its bulk Is
small in proportion to its value 1t is
easily transported and easily guarded.
Not only is the production limited
but much of this is absorbed by the arts.
It has fulfilled more requirements for
standard of value than any other\com-
modify. Its value has fiuctuated with
supply and demand as have other COM
modities, but stability has in general
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
The Hahn Not Criticized.

To THE New YoRK HERALD: What I
endeavored to mako clear in my letter
about tho former submarine chaser
Hahn is that II Is ridiculous to try TO
patrol the waters in and about New
York and stop rum smuggling with one
lonely converted sub chaser like the
Hahn when there are so many fast de-
stroyers available.
I am the last one in the world to
belittle the splendid work done during
the war by the officers and men who
served in the mosquito fleet.
JoHN TyTUTHIrL, Jr.,
Lieutenant, Junior Grtdc, ". $. ~ II. r..
PArcHoouv, october 7.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

freedom in anything else. it ends by
the setting up Of a new authoQty. In
the case OF the novel it establishes the
tyranny OF an idea. 1t aborts or kills
the natural function of character, and
makes it temporarily impossible for
the novelist to take level view of
life. The novel may be made good
propaganda to its grave detriment
as an artistic form. This enlarge
ment and liberation it has achieved
may be its destruction.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Fox Fire.
BRooKLYN. October 7.

An owl with quavering voice complained
Among the orchard trees.
A silver mist obscured the moon.
Damp smells we're on tie breeze
And fiIckering in the garden, 10
Appeared tiny light
Az N a baby star had dropped
Unheeded through the night.
a weird blue fame IL shone and danced
And yet illumined not.
IN gardeners spirit haunts." I cried.
This dark and quiet spot
A wrath that bears candle end
And by It's feeble glow
Visits some we'll beloved plant
lie tended loyg ago"
MINNA IRVING.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
A Penny a Day.
How War Debts Could Be Decreased
In Fifteen Years.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Figuring
the population Of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland at 42,767,-
$50. penny day for fifteen years
would be s54.75 a person, which worlA
aggregate s2.a41,522.2s7.5o. with Aus
tralia and Canada contributing in the
same proportion there would be s754.-
sS6,1S4.50 more.
II other dependents or associated
countries of Great Britain would con-
tribute on the same basis for fifteen
years they would clear the war debt up
without issuing bonds. ].
SCHENECTADY, October 4.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

The new president Of Colgate. DIR.
GEORGE BARTON CUTTEN, says that one
citizen out OF every five has the men
tality OF n thirteen-year-old child. It's
a good opening for the believers in the
psychological test.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
The Moon of Madness.

I'll shirk no duty
All Of the year.
I'll tend the hearth fire,
Be of good cheer.
I'll be your handmade.
I'll brew and bake;
All of my old ways
Gladly forsake.
But when October
Comes once again
Don't try to hold me
With bolt and chain.
For then care not
For pumankind--
Only the sunsAine,
Only the wind.
One month of madness,
Then ordered ways;
Must 1t estrange us
For all our days?
JULIA GLASGOW
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

New York. it appears, is not the only
sinner in its neglect OF landmarks with
historic interest. The first house in
which BENJAMIN FRANKLIN lived in
Philadelphia, now a tottering shanty,
is 10 be torn down TO provide for the
approach of the new Delaware River
bridge
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

More families moved on October
than on any moving day in many
years. And more men, probably, heard
the words: Don't hang that picture
here; hang it there!" than ever heard
II before
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

The Giants now have what the
baseball sharps may regard as one
of those mathematical certainties.
With only one more game TO win and
tho Yankees in need of four victories
the outlook of Professor McGRhw must
be bright. His pitchers were better
than could have been expected and
he has been fortunate in the breaks.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Rolletjes.

TO THE New YoRK HERALD Can any
of your readers tell me how to prepare
the ancient Dutch delicacy roilctjcs, and
how the same should he cooked?
BROOKLYN, October a. Cocus,
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news published herein.
All fights of republication Of special dis- D
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Limiting the Fatalities.

From the Osborne tKan.) Farmer.
IN every watermelon thief had been Killed
IN his youth there wouldn't be enough mon
icft 10 sing bars IN the choir.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-07-21
BIRD DOESN'T HAVE TO FLY
Washington Specimen Uses the street
Car az His Particular Means
Of transportation.

Now that spring Is here, II may in
terest bird lovers to know that Mt
least one bird has solved the problem
OF transportation without the use of
wings
Birds are famous for their migra-
lions, but hitherto they always have
used wing power. Now comes along
one local bird who gets himself from
place to place with scarcely the flap
OF a wing.
This bird came riding down Penn
sylvania avenue about eleven o'clock
one morning last week. He was
perched on the roof of street car
coming from Georgetown.
When the car stopped at Eleventh
street the bird alighted, and walked
grayely up and down the platform.
He was fine, big fellow, with a black
body and a blue head, but did not look
like a blackbird.
After surveying the post office de-
partment for bit, the bird flew over
to car about to leave for Mount YER
non, and established himself on the
roof.
When the car pulled out, the bird
was with it.-Washington Star.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-07-21
CALLS FROGS FROM HIDING
Rainstorm Brings Thorn Out: but Idea
That They Fall With II lie a
Mistaken One.

It has never been known Of frogs
falling with the rain In rainstorn1.
This is an old superstition which prob
ably arose from the fact that frogs
were seen moving about In large num-
bers after storm. 1t is possible that
a cyclone Chat can lift houses and
whirl them about like straws) may at
some time or other have gathered up a
quantity Of frogs and landed them
somewhere else, not much the worse
for wear. On the whole, however, we
should say that it is impossible for
the sky to rain frogs In spite Of the
expression training cats and dogs, and
raining pitchforks." Frogs are am
phibious creatures, spending half their
lives In water and half on land but
they have a strong preference for the
water, and for moisture generally.
When the earth is hot and dry, frogs
hide themselves away In cool, moist
places, and when, after that, there has
been big enough storm to drive
worms and other varieties Of insects
(frogs' natural food) to the earth's sur
face, frogs also make their appearance
in great quantities, causing people to
wonder where they came from.