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The New York herald., 1922-04-07
An Old Fashioned Fountain.
Plea for Simplicity and Restfulness
in New City Hall Park.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: wish
to enter plea for the ideal fountain
in City Hall Park on the precise spot
where the fountain Of yore used to
play. as we old New Yorkers remember
with sentimental regret.
But now it may, again be. The post
office building is to be removed and the
park restored as it was in the long ago.
A fountain like the one we used to
know-a big. generous basin, widely
bell mouthed, low down to the ground.
the kindly grass caressing it. cheerful
parterres of flowers surrounding 1t, q
beautiful and graceful allegorical and
symbolic figure or group rising out Of
the basin; one inspiring cheerful and
happy emotion. restful to the over
worked and nervous New Yorker. as he
stops for a while on the stressful way.
This Is my ideal fountain and this my
ideal site therefor.
As to the one erected and about to
be surmounted by a much criticized
piece of statuary. It Is the very oppo-
site of the other vision.
A stiff formal basin on vertical lines,
where one has to look UP at the surface
OF the water. instead Of down. as ma
ture inclined. and crowned by a cham
Der of horrors. inspiring unrest and
somber thought stalwart, stolid, ex-
pressionless youth trampling down the
eternal feminine.
The group SPELLS conflict. stress,
cruelty and pain. It seems a misfit, out
Of place in ita site.
ALEXANDER q. MAYER.
EAST CHESTER, April 6.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Performing Animals.
Some Secrets Of the Treatment OF
Dumb Entertainers Revealed.

From the Manchester 0sanrdion.
The Select Committee Of the House OF
Commons inquiring into the conditions
under which performing animals are
trained resumed the hearing OF evidence
yesterday under the chairmanship OF
Brigadier- General Colvin.
Harry Roschez. who stated that he
had been a trainer all his life, gave
evidence as to the treatment of monkeys
In animal orchestras. He had q troupe
OF about twenty monkeys and the aver
age life OF q monkey was nine or ten
years Tho monkeys were strapped to
q chair during the performance.
The length of time they were SO
strapped was thirty-tive or forty min
utes: twenty minutes before tho per-
formance. which lasted about twelve
minutes, and again about ten minutes
before they were got downstairs. The
instrument to which the monkey was
strapped was manipulated By q man
underneath the stage. The monkey had
string tied to a baton, and this was
for the purpose Of not striking too soon.
II he struck too soon 1t would spoil the
whole thing.
In answer to question by Sir Walter
de Frece the witness said that the lady
who alleged that the monkeys were
pulled by wires to make them do the
performance was absolutely mistaken. 1t
was perfectly untrue that after the per-
formance the monkeys were exhausted.
II was impossible that such a thing
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Martinelli in Samson at Metropolitan
Acts With Much Dignity and Sings With Vigor and
Commendable Judgment.

scheme. Mr.. Whitehill appeared as the
High Priest He was suffering from a
cold and sang only to oblige the inn
presario. Mr.. Rothier was once more
the old Hebrew and Mr.. Hasselmans
conducted. The choruses were well sung
and the ballet was good to see.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman D. Kountxe's
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
Burden and Miss Elizabeth Kountze.
DR.. and Mrs. William Kinnicutt
Draper were with Mrs. z. Henry Harri-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Thomas. rr.
and Mrs. Harold Barclay and Miss
Lillian Cotton were in the Robert Wal
ton Goelet box.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buell. Hollister were
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. Taylor Pyne. Jr
With Mrs. M. Orme Wilson we're Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence c. Pell and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Thornton Wilson.
Among others in the audience were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Herbert Johnston. Mrs.
Edward La Montague, Prof. and Mrs.
H. Fairfield Osborn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Welch. Mr.. Wainwright
Parish and Mr.. William E. Shepherd.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
preferential Standees."

Only the very cynical will say
of FRANK HEDLEY's preferential
standee" what the farmer said OF the
giraffe--that there amt no such ami
NAL. There is type Of person who
never seems to look for seat In the
subway. In some cases he has long
ago abandoned hope of getting seat
and he has become seat blind. In
other cases, much as he would like to
sit in comfort, he knows that seat
in the subway is often form of tor
ture; the passengers on either side
seem to expand and crush him; 30
he remains erect and unsquashed.
Standing in the subway, assuming
that there Is room to stand COM
fortably, is no great hardship for a
few miles, say from down town to
Seventy-second street. With the feet
placed according to the Interborough
posture charts, the body gracefully
poised to meet all curves and stops,
and the arm attached to strap at
the angle Of least fatigue, the trav-
eler may read or ruminate. Once he
has learned how to be happy though
seatless he is on the way to becom-
ing a preferential standee.
But the standee in the rush hour
can never be called preferential.
Preference ceases when the straps as
well as the seats are all taken, when
the passengers cannot keep their feet
far enough apart to balance them
selves, when their arms are pinned
at their sides by the crowd and when
there is neither the room nor the air
for regular breathing. The only pref
erence in the mind Of the passenger
at that moment is passionate desire
to be anywhere else.
Mr.. HEDLEY is a very convincing
talker. If he keeps on instructing
the Transit Commission about prefer
entail standees he may be ordered to
equip the Interborough with a GER
tain percentage OF standee cars. We
hear the New Yorker OF the future
complaining to his wife at dinner
that there wasn't bit OF standing
room in the train and that he had to
remain seated all the way from Wall
street to West Farms.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
BY w. j. HENDERSON.

Saint-Saens's opera Samson ct Dalila"
House last evening for the first time in
long season which is now approaching
its end. 1t was feared that the death Of
Mr.. Caruso would remove this work
from the repertory of the theater. This
would have been regarded by most
operagoers as regrettable. since the
Saint-Saens opera had acquired a con-
siderable amount OF favor. To apply the
acid test to the work. and find out just
how much of the favor was due 10 Mr..
Caruso's immense popularity and how
much to the opera itself would perhaps
have been hazardous experiment.
But Mr.. Gatti-Casazza seemed to have
the courage OF his convictions and 1t
was his belief that Mr.. Martinelli would
prove to be an acceptable substitute for
Mr.. Caruso as the strong man OF Israel.
That his first essay at the role was dey
ferred till last evening is not at all
astonishing. 1t has been busy season
and Mr.. Martinelli has done much hard
work. But his first Samson was de-
cidedly creditable effort and 1t was
recognized as such by the entire audi
ence.
Mr.. Martinelli is physically quite as
well suited to the part as Mr.. Caruso
was 1t is not in the Bible that Samson
was a person of gigantic size any more
than Sandow was, but In the theater as
we long ago learned from the learned
discussion of "Pyramus and Thisbe" by
Bully Bottom and his brother savants, 1t
Is necessary to notify matters very clear
ly to the public, and 1t would therefore
be well to have a Slezak for the role,
There being none available, tenor Of
ordinary size must do what he can by
his acting and singing.
Mr.. Martinelli looked well. He acted
with much dignity. even reserve. perhaps
more OF the latter than he will show
when he Is more at home in the part
The music is well suited to his voice and
style. He sang much of 1t with the
necessary vigor and much of 1t with
ccmmendable judgment. 1t seemed alto
gcther likely that he would soon develop
into very good Samson and that be-
cause of this the opera of Saint-Saens
would easily retain its place in the
repertory and its popularity.
Nine. Julia Claussen was the Ddlstd
last evening. She had been heard as
the Philistine siren in previous seasons.
Her impersonation is not one of brilliant
distinction, but 1t has substantial merit
and fits well into the Metropolitan
The New York herald., 1922-04-07

leave the choice of ruler to popu-
lar election. The Legitimists question
whether the return Of Hapsburg is
barred by law. The ratification to
which Admiral HoRTIry refers is in
their opinion merely ratification of
a declaration excluding CHARLES
himself and not other Hapsburgs.
The proclamation which the Legiti-
mists have issued goes even further.
This proclamation, which is signed
by number Of Hungarian noblemen,
made this declaration: with the
death of CHARLES, Orro III. is King
Of Hungary, although temporarily
prevented from coronation" This
would clearly imply that they re-
fuse to recognize that CHARLES ever
legally abdicated or that he was
deposed.
The Horthy Government has
shown considerable strength, and de-
spite the efforts Of the Legitimists
there is every indication that the peo.
pie themselves will make the choice
Of their future ruler. At the same
time the general sympathy felt for
the former Empress ZITA and the
sentimental fondness expressed for
young OTTo will make him strong
favorite in the election. Europe to-
day has more royal and imperial pre-
tenders than ever before and adding
to their number the ten-year-old
OTTo is not likely to make for the
future peace and happiness of the
Magyar kingdom.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
Trend OF the Times" Arthur d. Rees, at
New Era Club. 274 East Broadway.
Book of tho Hour" Prof. J. q. Carter
Troop. at New York Public Library. Wood
stock Branch, 76e East footh street. The
Bronx.
''The Merchant OF Venice" Dramatic read
Ing, Miss Mona Morgan, at whdleigh High
School. 115th street. west Of Seventh avenue.
American Lifo in the Philippines" Mrs.
Frances G. Hc"~Nton, at Public School CO.
Eiehty-eighth street, east OF First avenue.
Illustrated.
danish. Finnish. Norwegian and Swedish
Songs and the Great Scandinavian Com
posers," Mrs. Gurli Lennborn Smith, at
Public School 1872. 1921 street and wads-
worth avenue.
'Fxperience.'' dramatic reading. Miss
Lillian j. Hatch. at Public School II. Ford
Island.
Haiti" Miss Gbatia Collier, at Public
School %, Anthony and fremont avenues,
The Bronx. Illustrated. ~
BROOKLYN. QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
Lease. at Boys High School. Marcy and
Putnam avenues.
plays Of the Hour" Miss Ada Sterling,
at Brooklyn Public Library, Pacific Branch,
Fourth avenue and Pacific street.
"Odd Corners Of France" J. Blake Hill
yer, at Public School 95, Van sickien street
near Neck road. Illustrated. r
Joan Of Arc," DR.. Harry webb Earring
ton, at Public School Ss, Cataipa avenue and
Fresh Pond road. Hideewood Heights. L. 4
The philippine Islands" Miss Christine
avenue. Port Richmond. Staten Island. Illus
trated.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07

they have supported, have served q
conspicuously useful purpose. The
intercourse between the peoples of
the New World which they have fos-
tered has led to better understand
ing of national problems and ambi-
tions than wc-,l ,.a e existed had
they not been held.
The Governing Board of the Pan
American Union, made up of the
diplomatic representatives of the
countries belonging to the Union. Sc
lects the place Of meeting of the con-
ference and prepares the program to
be discussed.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
JOINT SONG RECITAL.

Miss Inez Church. soprano. and Leon
Carson, tenor. gave a joint song recital
last night at Aeolian Hall They had
the assistance Of Emilio Roxas at the
piano. Their program consisted ,f
lighter selections. among which were
groups of songs and operatic airs for
each singer, and in closing duet from
''Rigoletto."
The recital had certain pleasing
features. Both singers have youth in
their favor and an evident seriousness
in their attitude toward their art. Miss
Church's voice is pleasing and she
showed some skill in its use. Mr.. Car
sons light voice was not produced to
best advantage. but he has musical in
stmcts. Both singers need further study.
They are now immature. but withal
promising.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Building Costs.
Overlooked Carrying Charges a Com.
mon Source Of Trouble.

To THE New York HERALD: Thanks
for your sagacious editorial article on
Building Costs In the Rent" Your
calculation of a minimum annual charge
Of 10 per cent. against the investment
in house alone for carrying charges set
ties small controversy in THE SUN.
/ have been trying to emphasize the
danger Of deceiving oneself on costs
which has been responsible for many
unhappy marriages, business failures,
financial losses on stock and real estate
margin ACCOUNTS and sherifrs sales of
automobiles
An automobile costs more than the
oil and gasoline; the same principle
applies to house.
/ want house too but I'm not going
to iirt with financial tombstone by
putting $40 a day plasterers' wages and
100 per cent contractors' profits into a
dwelling which I may have to sell In
competition with later ones enfbodylns
81 day plasterers' wages ana 10 per
cent. contractors profits.
New YORK. April 9. w.M.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-C1oudy and
warmer. with probably showers to-day |;
tomorrow cloudy and warmer moder-
ate southerly winds.
|. For New Jersey-Cloudy and warmer.
with occasional showers to-day; to-mor-
row fair and warmer moderately south
-erly winds
For Northern New Dngland-Coudy
and somewhat warmer to-day: showers
tonight and Tomorrow: moderate
southerly winds.
For Southern New Dngiand-uoudy
end warmer. probably showers to-dayi
tomorrow cloudy and warmer; mod
crate southeriy winds.
For Western New York-Probably
showers to-day and tomorrow; mild
temperature moderate southely winds.
WASHINGTON. April e-LTo-rAght the
pressure was high generally east of the
Mississippi River. This pressure dis
tribution has been attended by showers
in the south Atlantic and middle Attain
tic States. the region OF the great lakes
and the Ohio and upper mississippi val
leys. There have been heavy raire IN
the Carolinas and heavy SHOWS in Wyo-
ming.1
In the New England States and New
York the weather will be unsettled and
warmer. with occasional light showers
tomorrow and Saturday. In the middle
Atlantic States and the Carolinas the
weather will be unsettled and warmer,
with probably local showers tomorrow
and fair and warmer Saturday. In the
region OF the great lakes thore will be
local rains tomorrow and probably Sat-
urday.
(ta~ar Y1lA~ A.A~ W.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
EVENTS TO-DAY.

National Automobile Underwriters CON-
ference, Hotel Pennsylvania, 10 A. M.
Prof. Marguerite Clement, lecture, The
Bourgeoisie," Town Hall. 123 West Forty
third street, II A. M.
Dutch Festival benefit of Roosevelt House.
auspices OF Woman's Roosevelt Memorial
Association Hotel Plaza. beginning noon
Police Commissioner Richard E. Enright
will discuss THE Police and the Press,
luncheon OF the New York Press Club, 81
Spruce street, p. M.
American Criterion Society, luncheon. Ho-
tel Commodore, p. M.
Century Theater Club, meeting. Hotel
Commodore, / 80 p. NJ.
women's Democratic Club, meeting. Hotel
Commodore, 2 p. M.
New York wilbraham Club. annual dinner,
Hotel McAlpin. p. M.
New York Microscopical Society. meeting
American Museum Of Natural History.
Seventy-seventh street and Central Park
West, p. M
Everett Dean Martin, lecture. "Can Human
Nature be Changed by Lesislation?' Cooper
Union. 8 p. M.
Beauty lecture. auspices of the Child
Health Organization. Art Center. 85 East
Fifty-sixth street, $3.50 p. NJ and S:ib p. M.
Section Of surgery. New York Academy OF
Medicine, meeting, II West Torty-third
Bal des ovat's Arts. Tammany Hall. 10
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
The wayfarlng Tree.

There is the sou1 of harmony
In the bloom Of the wild wayfaring tree.
love to see its delicate white
Clean dD the glow Of the April light.
Limned on the tenuous vernal green.
And think OF you as its petals shake !;
You too would love II for beauty's sake
For beauty bides as a living part
Ever and ever within your heart.
CLINTON scoLrAns.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
DUMAs's NIECE AN INSTRUCTOR

Frank q. Goebelein, principal Of the
Stony Brook School for Boys. Stony
Brook. l.. l.. announced yesterday that
Prof. William Oneken had been elected
to the chair of modern languages. Prof.
Oncken has been head Of the French
department at the Ethical Culture
School and for the last year also has
been a lecturer In the department of
Germanic languages at Columbia Uni
versity. His wife, who was the Baroness
Eva Won Korning will supervise the in
struction OF music at the Stony Brook
school. She is a niece of Alexander
Dumas fills. At Is she won Finland's )
state scholarship for piano playing.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07

The Portuguese aviators whose goal
is Brazil face to-day the longest and
most hazardous leg of their journey.
The flight from the Cape Verde Islands
to the little island of Fernando No
ronha, Off the South American coast,
covers a watery waste of nearly 1,400
miles. On this stretch three Portu-
guese cruisers will be stationed. but as
these ships will be about $50 miles
apart they cannot offer a complete
safeguard.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
TO ARRIVE ON THE AMERICA.
U. s. ~ iplomatfc and Consular Rep
resentatfves ON Board.

The America of the United States
Lines is expected to arrive m Quarap-
tine tonight and dock Saturday morn
ing. Among the passengers Is Richard
A. Walton, who is completing his 6s6th
Atlantic crossing. Irving Crane Dulles.
secretary of the American Embassy at
Constantinople, and Mrs. Dulles: Mr..
Ives of the American Consulate at
Paris, Oscar Epeschardt. Danish Consul
General at New Orleans; William A.
Poindexter of the American consular
service, Glasgow Alberto Perez Saez,
Peruvian consular service. London. and
Mr.. winslow, American consular service.
Paris.
Other passengers are Joseph Il. ShsAR.
European director Of the United States
Shipping Board. with headquarters in
London Mrs. w. b. Van Rensselaer,, Mr..
and Mrs. r. W. Geldart and Col. Ed
wneA G Gibbs.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Limiting the Extcmporaneous.

FTon the hoHsd6 CFfV BfdY.
A contest in extemporaneous speaking Is
soon to be held at Medicine Lodge. and each
contestant Is to have seven minutes notice
of hiss subject before he begins to speak.
There Is some sense to that comments
e. e. Kelley. TOO many extemporaneous
speakers have no knowledge OF the subject
until about seven minutes after the speech
Is finished"
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Helen's Tower in France.

Tne nenorlhi 10 tne men OF tne Ulster
Division. erected above the ridge at Thiep.
val, is q reproduction OF Helen's Tower In
County Down, built by the first Marquis OF
Dufferin and Ava In memory OF his mother
Tennyson's poem, written to commemorate
the opening OF the Tower, begins, ''Helen's
Tower here I stand
'Helen's Tower here stand"
A holy sister fame
Beside the Northern main:
Who looks, lonely sentinel,
Through days of dole and JOY,
To wave worn Bangor's ruined CELL
And wooded Clandeboye.
On me no suns OF Ulster rise,
No dews OF Ulster fall:
Tho eyes around are alien eyes,
And stranger voices call.
No whir OF loom, no hammer beat
No hum Of mill or martl
Yet listers self Is at my feet,
Her very heart of heart.
Here slumber on the Thiepval slope.
Their grave the Gallo sod,
The sons she gave for the Worlds hope
For Country. King and God.
The crimson of her blazoned hand
CLOVIS here a richer red.
'TIelen's Tower here / stand"
Above her deathless dead
r. 8. BoAa
The New York herald., 1922-04-07

lots OF romances begin in prison."
says Warden PLuMMER of the New
castle. Delaware, worhhouse. II a
romance thus begun does not end in
the same place 1t will be entitled to
rank as a complete success.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
The Country Boys AIihi.

Free Eilvsr correspondence De wstt Ne,o Era.
Fred Msnis started to school in De witt
Thursday morning on horseback and In
some way the horse. got his bride off and
Fred jumped off and sprained his ankle so
bad he cannot walk and can't go to school.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07

Tho Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
fn tic use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to IL or not otherwise
credited In this paper, and also the local
news published herein. ).
Ali rights OF republication Of special dis
patches herein are also reserved
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
Warning to Fighting Guests.

RiIoore correspondence Columbia County
(Mo) Leader.
We hear that @. G. Jarvis is talking of
suing J. l.. Hall for damaging his house last
Saturday night during the fight. We un-
derstand j. L. left the house at a rear win
dow, taking pane and screen.
The New York herald., 1922-04-07
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Highest temper ature. 68. at 1:1b ?. M.
Lowest temperature, 40 at A. M.
Average temperature, 40.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-31
WOMEN DESIRE
TO ATTEND THE
HOOVER DINNER

Herbert Hoover is one national
figure of interest to all women. He
is especially intriguing to those
of Albuquerque who are finding
him a big drawing card to the
Chamber of Commerce dinner to
be held at the armory on Novem-
Der II.
Women are telephoning the
Chamber of Commerce constantly
to inquire If they will be admitted
at the dinner" said Manager M. L..
Fox yesterday. "They are stopping
me on the street and sending their
husbands to see me about it, OF
course they are welcome.
"This dinner is primarily a
Chamber of Commerce affair but
it's going to be case of first come,
first served, women included. All
women who apply for reservations
shall be accommodated. 1t is
probable that the attendance at
the dinner will be about so per cent
women"
Hoover's work as relief work
err in the starving countries of Eu-
rope and his activities as food adj
ministrator for the United States
have brought him in touch with
thousands of women who he
taught to "Hooverize" during the
war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-31
EDUCATORS MAY
Do AWAY WIT H
n. NJ. {. 4. MEET
Plan to Be Proposed at
Convention to Hold Sec
tionaI Meetings Instead
of Annual Gathering.

A plan to discontinue the annual
convention of the New Mexico Ed
vocational association, holding in
It's place sectional meetings under
the control of the state council will
be proposed by James M. Buckley
of Clovis at the coming convention
of educators here. The executive
committee of the association as
agreed with the proposed change
and the association will undoubt-
edly accept such an amendment
to the constitution.
Mr.. Bickley's plan follows:
We propose that the state be di-
vlded into three or four sections,
holding their meetings on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of
Thanksgiving week. That these
sectional meetings be under the
direction and control of the state
council.
Reasons for the proposed change
First, the cost will be reduced
about four-fifths in the reduction
of travelling expenses, in the cost
of speakers very little increase, in
that the same speakers may be
used on the circuit.
Second, 1t will make 1t possible
for the entire teaching force to at
tend one of the meetings, whereas
now many of the teachers never
have the opportunity to attend.
Third, the size of the association
is too large to be easily and profit
ably handled.
Fourth, the various sections
would be helped by having their
meetings in their part OF the
state.
Fifth, the unity of purpose of
the present organization, will be
maintained in that the various
sectional meetings will be directed
and controlled by the same body,
| the State council.
The Educational council to meet
once each year in Albuquerque, and
in a general way the council to
have the same powers as at pres
| ent.