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New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

On the contrary, in many places, cannon
firing to avert hail storms is q common
practice, and it is said to have fre-
auently produced good effects.
This is OF relatively recent origin,
But to vindicAte man Of earlier vears
against the ridicule which in his own
time he had to suffer it is interesting
to recall the name OF the worthy Abbe
Martin. cure Of Bengue, in the HauSes
Gatonre, who hundred years ago was
the arsS to whom it occurred 10 try
this extraordinary expedient.
Abbe Martin, it is true, took an ex-
aggerated view Of his device. He asked
IN a petition to the Chamber OF Depu-
ties the establishments on ahe Frontiers
Of batteries Of big guns (which By their
strong explosions would drive away the
etotnis, which hehceforth would &c un4
known in France"
The petition oY the Abbs of Beneue
was communicated to the Chamber Oh
January 2, 1922, where IL was greeted
with uproarious laughter. The majority
Deputies and the opposing Liberal
parties both held their sides, ana FOR
moment there was unanimity at the
expense OF the poor ecclesiastic.
They then passed to the order Of the
day ana acted as though there could
be no cannon to prevent or eusll
Parliamentary storms.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

LANCER, rise and fall. The salon Of
Nine. Deloynes, where the royalist and
nationalist leaders met daily, was in
the time of the Dreyfus case the great
center of resistance against the re-
vision Of the trial and the rehabilita-
tion Of the condemned captain.
But most of these women PLAYED
their great role in half shadows. With
the exception of the queens and en-
presses they are satisfied with having
moral influence, not caring TO take
up power materially. None of them
ever demanded the right of suffrage.
Nine. Roland alone was q feminist in
the sense in which the word is used
to-day; she said: Women mount the
scatfold and they can we'll mount the
rostrum"
Meanwhile, what will be the fate
Of the scheme for the law in which
Poincare Is particularly Interested,
which gives the right OF suffrage to
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
British Office Issues Draft
Of Palestine Constitution
Draft Indicates That Due Proportion Of influence in
Legislative Council Will Be Given Each Of
Three Religious Communities

claims to be foreign subject or under
foreign protection, or is otherwise die
qualsfed. Out of thoHe thus primarily
eIected twelve electoral colleges will b
formed according to The religious com
munity to which they belong in tho
proportion Of, roughly, one to every
two hundred primary voters; anc 70
each Of the three religious communi-
ties Is to be allotted number Of these
colleges In proportion to it's voting
strength. Each college viii then
choose one member to sit upon the
legislative council.
Machinery Is Designed
10 Distribate Influence
The machinery is admittedly cum
befsome, but, properly managed, it Ap.
pears we'll designed to give due pro.
portion OF electoral influence to each
OF the three religious communities
There 10 some criticism Of the prin.
ciple of placing that influence 50 ex.
c'asivsly upon the religious basis.
The view taken by the Colonial office.
however. is tha. In the peculiar cir.
cumstAnces OF the religious situation
in Palestine--with the native peouIa.
tion mostly Moslen,, with a Hebrew
element artificially introduced but
likely to grow rapidly, and VITA d
Christian community which, though
small, has behind it the reverence OF
all Chfsstendom FOR the Holy LAna--
no alternative course is possible.
The dominating idea Of the schans
embodied in the draft constitution is
to secure By all possible means the
absence Of any ground of complaint
upon the score OF favor shown to any
religious community at the expense Of
either or both Of the others. That Il
probably will not satisfy the fanaticAi
elements in any quarter is perhaps AZ
good a testimonisl as any other to the
merits Of fully considered attempt
to deal with very difficult question
on the lines which experience suggests
as practical.
There is i further safeguard which
is Of interest as showing the loyal
British acceptance of the mandate
principle. A clause in the draft con.
stitution provides that II any religious
community or considerable section Of
the population in Palestine complains
that the terms Of the mandate are not
being fulfilled by the government Of
Palestine, it shall be entitled to pre-.
sent memorandum through a member
Of the Legislative Council to the High
Commissioner. Unless The High Com.
missioner gives written reason to The
petitioners for not forwarding it. such
memorandum shall then be forwarded
to the Secretary of State for submis-
sion to the Council Of the League Of
Nations.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Temperance In Csecho..siovalsie

Temperance in Csecho.Sioralsis
The Csecho-S -Slovai.a Chamber of
Deputies the other day passed in its
first reading bill prohibiting the sale
o. ..ls ..c.nts TO persons under The
age Of sixteen years. Those WHO
have not attained the full age OF six-
teen may not be served In public
houses, even when accompanied by
adults, with intoNicAnts in any form.
Landlords OF licensed premises and
their employees and representatives
as well as the parents or guasdiaas OF
young persons, arc responsible for the
observance Of the Law. All persons
demanding ainc or beer must prove
that they have attained che age Of six-
teen; those demanding intoxicants
other than wine or Beer must prove
that they are not under the &Es Of
eighteen.
During public dances no other in
toxicants than wine and beer may Be
served. First offenses are not punished,
but the Offenders are warned. For
second or further offenses, fines vary
ing from 20 to 10000 crowns q crown,
30 cents, normal sslue), may be i'm
posed upon the lietnsee, or imprsson-
naent, varying from txenty-feur hours
to three months meted out. For re.
peatea otfenses the landlord may lose
his license.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
lreland's Creen-Clad Soldiers
Represent Youth of Free State

dinary boy is studying algebra, physics
and football.
Except for the color of their uni
forms and their different tyye OF car
fridge belt this company might have
been mistaken for group ot British
Tonmies on parade They marched in
perfect alignment, seemed drilled to
the taste OF the sternekt OF sergeant.
majors and received the thundsrs Of
applause from their countrynlen with
perfect nonchalahce. The English
stage their shows with full regard fof
effect, but to date the Irish have shown
utter disregard for forinalities, po,np
and the usual trappings OF official
demonstrations. Mick Collins, chair
man Of the provisional government,
races around In rattlihg taxi, and
Arthur Griffith, president Of Sim Fein,
avoids crowds and public receptions
with the bashfulness Of youngster at
his first party,
This army, which is being organized
after the war, will be second to none
in soldierly qualities. If IT lives up to
Irish lighting traditions, and no Eng
lishman would dispute this fact, sor
no hrigades won greater distinction in
France than some Of these raised In
Ireland. Unless present signs are mis-
LEADING, these young soldiers will have
plenty TO do In the way os maintaining
order. Mulcahy's boys, who are loyal
To ihe Free State, will serve as military
police, and their services are required
this very moment in many parts Of
Ireland.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

this week when the news wAs
spread By Paris newspaper
that Nine. Raymond Poincsre,
wife of the French Premier, intended
to run rs Deputy at the next election.
Al present no law permits French
women to vote or to hold Office. But
the news was that there would shortly
be such law and that the Premier
strongly favored it, and that the wife
OF the Premier would be one Of the
Arst women to benefit by the new law.
Reporters Immediately hastened to
the other sna Of Paris and knocked at
the door Of the small private residence
which the Premier continues 10 IN
habit near the Bois de Boulogne. They
were received by Nine. roincare, who
declared, with 4 hearty laugh. that she
had never IN her whole life heard such
funny story And added, "unfortunate-
ly, it is untrue, like most funny stories.
There is only one feminist IN .kls
house, ard II 10 She Premier, not 1.s'
Mn,e. Puineare's reply ID typical. A
large majority Of Frehchmen are ready
to confer s.ae right Of suffrage on
women, hus only small minority of
French women are ready to accept IL
at present. The fact Is that French
women. have a feeling of hatred and
distrust for politics. They ind that
husbands and sons are only too much
inclined to politics, which thus becomes
their greatest and most dangerous
rival, and that with politics there is
no real home.
remember that in 1919 7 had the
honor Of lunching at the Chateau
Rambouillet beside Nine. Poincsre, who
was then the wife Of She President Of
the republic, instead Of being the wife
OF the Premier. II was just six months
befofe the expiration Of the Presidents
term, and during the luncheon the con-
versAtion naturally fell to the pending
election for the chief Of state.
! turned to the lady Of the house and
asked: What would you say, madame,
If the congress reelected Poincare
President OF the republic for another
seven years! ~
81 should Immediately demand a ai-
vorce," was the instant reply.
There again you have the typical
French example OF the distaste of
French women for politics. This does
not mean that French women do not
exercise any influence in the politics
Of France. There is perhaps no other
country in the world whore the women
have played SO great part in politics
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Vote for Wonaen!'' gitqte the Men
In France, but the Women Are Placid
Only Small Minority Of
Women Are Ready to
Accept Ballot

women7 1t will most likely bs passed
by the Chamber Of Deputies, which Is
young and if which many Of The mem
bers have been At wsr; but It IL DOUBT.
full whether il will be passed by the
Senate, witch IL old and very few
members Of which were st var.
In any event, II At the general eiec-
tons OF 1924 women are admitted 60
vote it is very certain that they Will
not be admitted to SIT in Psriiarnesit.
IL this regretted? do not think 80.
If the women Of France could be
elected We already know chat Nine.
Raymond Poincare will never run for
election As n Deputy. Nor would Nine.
Millerand, who ia genius Of organiza-
ton. Nor Sarah Bernhardt, who is one
Of the French klorics Nor Nine Cuiie.
who has most magnificent brain.
But Citizen Louibe Saumonheau. who
has no brains and no genius and who
obtains great theatrical successes a.
Communist meetings in Paris and the
suburbs, would certainly be can
didatc and, perhaps, would be elected.
Whether 1t is men on women, an cleo
ton does not always mean eel&ction.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

streets Of Dublin on their way to the
Beggars' Bush military barracks, which
for the last year or more had been the
headquarters of the British .Auxiiisries.
next TO the Black and Tanb the most
hated Crown organization iii Ireland.
Though no formal arrangements were
made by either the provisional govern
naent or the Sim Fein organization.
this little group OF Irish soldiers
aroused the enthusiasm of the people
as no one or nothing else has in
several months.
Richard Mulcahy, who, though still
III his tnenties, has Won distinction as
the chief of staff Of the I. r, A.. and
is now the Minister of Defense. re-
ceived the company at headquarters,
supported by Comnandant O'Duffv.
another Young leader of the fighting
forces. A glance at the faces of these
soldiers who will soon be In the army
OF the Irish Free State would suffice to
show that not one Of them had reached
thirty years. Youth is making history
in Ireland. True, there are miadle-
aged men like Arthur Griffith, and Pro
lessor John MacNeill actively engaged
in organizing the Free State, but this
is essentially 9 youthful movement
Fhe arn,y is composed OF youths who
were fghtlng at time when the Or
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
The Poems Of an Em press

1t is reported from Toxic that therA
will presently be published the COL
lected poems OF the late Emperor
Nlutsuhito and his consort, the Empress
Haruke. About 5000 poems we're writ
ten by the nipcror and about 1000
by the Empress. TIE poems Of the
imperial couple are. of course. IN the
traditional Japanese style and are
thus very BRIEF. HerA lie Il sample Of
the verses of the Empress:
Two cha.nbsss has tie nufnas. AsAfs
IN thefn residtth JOY
And also pain.
When j6S in ons AwakeA from, sleep.
Than III the othsf dro~sy pain
To Bieep retltes at EiEht.
Nh1n jby's awake then softly let
Eeabuna thy niiftn, not loud
or from its sleep pain be aroused.
When pain within thee cries, let cry It
softly, GENTLY.
Fer joys not dead, but only sleepss
Thou know'At twill wake again
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
The Presideut's Bxsx

The "Cri de Paris" reminds us that
tradition requires that all ministries
a-sfectures and great state offices have
bust Of the President OF the French
Republic.
AS this b1st as rule is not ready
before tho end OF each seven-year r
term, it follows that 1t is not the bus.
Of the actual President, but that Of his
predecessor, that figures on the official
pedestal. Thus during the adrninistfa-
ton Of NJ. Poincare thA bust of M.
Fallieres could be admired, and in Nj.
Failiere's time It was ii. Louhet who
had the place OF honor.
Now, no sooner had NJ. PoinCare ar
rived at the Quai dorsey than he was
informed that the bust Of n. Poincare,
President Of the republic, vas at last
finished. Could the bust Of af. Poir.
care, President Of the French gepuS-
lie, be installed in the ministry pre-
sided over By M. Poincard while NJ. Mil
lerand was President Of the republic :?
A grave question, indeed. The case was
without precedent, SIS no President Of
the republic had until now been Prcs.-
dent Of the Cabinet under the reign Of
his successor. And this is why they
applied to NJ. Poincara in person to de-
eide the difficulty. ~ ID
"We have only to follow, -tradition,'
declared the Premier. ss
Tradition will then be followed And
tho bust OF NJ. Poincare, President of
the republic, is going;to be installed in
the ministry under the Premiership of
NJ PointarS himself.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

two-dAy "Air Conferences" re-
Gently concluded st the Guildhali here,
is more matter Of placing the opera
ton Of aircraft on Il sound commercial
basis than one OF discovery or radicai
changes from accepted design. The air.
ship, like the automobile, has passed
tho staaA where slI sorts Of freak
models are hopefully backed to revoln-
tionize the Industry. Although there
still plenty Of work for aerial pc-
neefs the more spectacular side Of it
is already in the. past. British design
ers Of to-day are not so much inter
ested IN the fact that an airpIene can
~ upside down as in discovering means
Of insurinE that IT shall not ay upside
down.
The attention of aerial experts is
being more and more concentrated on
details on the improvement Of pro
peflers, the cutting down OF wind re-
sistance, .he figuring OK useful loads,
the increasing Of the factor Of stability.
Only one new model is being developed
in any serious may--the helicopter. A
British designer, Louis Brennan, has
perfected helicopter which has. al
ready Hown with pilot and ESQ
pounds uaefui load, but this machine
is still very nauch in the experimental
stage.
Although commercial aviation with.
out government subsidies is still i'm
practicable, in n7any countries a:rplAnes
are daily engaging ia the transport Of
goods and passengers with surprising
regularity. In the British Official view
Of the matter, As advanced By Lord
Gorrell, Secretary Of State for
Air, France al present is far in the
Lead in this field, owing to the govern
ment's policy Of liberal subsidies. Ger
many, debarred by tire peace treaty
from the actual construction Of air-
craft, is devoting much time to tech
nical RESEARCH, 80 that when the ban is
lifted she will be able TO enter the
Held very strongly prepared.
In outlining details for a dirisible
with g Capacity Of 100000 cubic feet
Of gas, with gross lift Of seventy five
tons ard useful lift of freight Of
twelve tons for nonstop Journey of
1000 to $500 miles, Major G.. H. Scott,
who took the R-34 to America and
back, remarked:
at may interest you to knew that
the present technical position as out
lined would be considered by the Ger
mans as pessiinistic I an in posi-
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Caring Smoking By Kns.ttns

1t is notoriously difficult to prevent
an invsterata smoker from smoking
Whenever and wherever he feels like It.
1t IS an occupation Of the fingers and
the mind; mania, perhaps, but one
Of which she does not rid himself
easily. In England the Eatl of Ancaster
smoked all hours Of the day and also
q good part OF the night. The physicians
prescribed severe remedies, but to all
the nobiefnen replied that smoking was
habit of which his fingers could not
get rid.
Then q hygienist, more Imaginative
than the others, advised the earl TO
knit his own socks. And the curious
thing is that he liked ii and that the
socks he made are greatly admired by
his friends and in high socisty. The
sneoasasement which the former
snoker received cured hin, Of his pas.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
The VeYy Watches Are Effected

"A strange phenomenon, due, accord.
ang TO scientific authorities, 10 still
unexplained magnetic influences, has
Tor whole month been observed daily
ia London. Watches snd chren ora G ters
nave been stopping suddenly. II has
beer. Useless 70 take them to che watch
maker, VINO could not detect the
trouble, ner feraedy it.
After the lapse Of an hour or two.
however, the watches begin going again.
and all thar is needed is to set them
at the right hour.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Imaginary InpaIias

The iercentenary Of Moliere has been
made the occasion Tor discussion Of
some of the striking types depicted III
his comedies, Including the sPhysician
in Spite OF Hilmself' and the "ln,sai-
nay Invalid" Concerning the latter, in
the "Aercure Dc France DE-. Ltiennc
Levfat concludes that, despite Mol;era.
Orgin 10 really sick person. and on
the same subject Professor Dubeuve
says;
y have never seen an imaginary in
valid. Colleagues who have been prac
ticing medicine longer than rvself
have likewise never seen one; and he
adds: IF there are no Imaginary sicl,
persons, theve are. however, numerous
suffering beings TO whom the public
applies thia characterization
The reason is shat the exterior
aspect OF these subjects is deceptive.
They have all The appearances Of the
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

the invention OF an effective remedy.
Last years crop Of altar was only
1900 kilogrammes, and the great de-
crease is due chiefly TO the mysterious
disAase, which attacks the roots Of the
rose bush. Numerous Bulgarian cul-
tivators of roses have already turned
to the cultivation OF tobacco, because
1t is easier and more remun erative.
The present Wholesale price OF altar
Of roses is 10000 francs for a k;lc
grsMme.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Shoosfnk AkdtY,st fAe Hail

Firing bombs into the air has been
officially tried in .his country ger the
production og rain il times OF drought.
and there USED TO be superstition that
Fourth Of July fireworks. caussd that
day TO ens with = storm. III france,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Comfort and Reliabilit,
Aim for Future Ajrplanes

These things make il seem iiksy
that the sirplsne OF the future will lb
as diferert--in comfort and raliabilis,
from the one OF to-day as the ise.s
Kolls.Royce IS from a 1907 Ford. Air
drofies will be l&rger--larsc enough Il
enable machines TO take Of in any d
rection in the face of any wind. Ensr
gency landing fields VIII dot the siI
routes every ten miles or so. Ne
longer viii the passenger be faced bs
the unconsoling reflection that lie rsy
finish his journey in somebody's bah
yard. Pilots will be in touch Will
their starting places and des.ina.iors
By wireless telephone throughout shs
journey. II is even possible that ths
will sit by with folded hands wnilea
man OH the ground dispatches tts
plane into the air by wireless; Tier
take control and navigate the plane o.
It's journey, and again rellnquish sas
control levers while the plane, At tie
END OF the journey, is again hrough!
safety to the ground through wireless
coalrol. II is in taking off and land
ING that nine-tenths of the ayink aeci.
dehss occur, and these usually are das
TO the inability Of the pilot to judss
wind and ground conditions cosractls
Motors will be fitted with s;lenctfs
so that the noise for an airplane psss:
enger will be no greater than It Wouh
De in an automobile. Possibly hs
cabins vii! be made soundproof.- TAsy
VIII be well warmed from the exhAcs
pipes in winter and well ventilated Il
summer. All the passengers will tset
forward, in comfortable chairs, ani
there will be no seats in line with tas
propellers in twin-engine machines. 81
oration will Be cut down. Gressa
space will be provided for passenetss
luggage. Passengers travelling scrost
frontiers will not BIZ forced to uAdsrte
annoyance. in case of forced landinr
away from customs officers. Ans
lastly, present aerial fares. will =
Whitfield down rhrougi, the adoption@
iranumerable minor ecoaomies--fnsm
Of which might long since have bsa
but which went by the bear
during tho war, whom the public psN
the hill.
These things are bound 10 cofnery
only, for one reason. That reason
German competition.
"0nce Germany" says Colonel BxU
tow, "is free to establish air fleets 81
service abroad she undoubtedly ~
make strenuous efforts to becone Y
greatest air power in Europe, il nctn
the world. We cannot disguise g
fact that technically and esoessR
cAlly Germany is in the stroneess ~
sibls positioss for. accomplishing ~
purpose, and we undoubtedly A
think of the day when Germsn s. 8.
lines will radiate from Berlin cysE,s
whole Of Europe and probaly PSF
Asia n addition
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
The WAtlinsfSyd Machine


The man crossed the Nevsky Prospect,
He carried heavy valise. A commits
sary stopped him.
What are you carryina?' he asked
"Rutles."
The connaisssry arrested him. He
was examined.
"Frona whom did yeu get this
money"
cts my own
AS they could not get more out os
him he was released upon bail OF one
million rubles. A week later he 5yss
again arrested.
at will cost you two million rables,' 3
they said to him, "to 90 Tree"
The man paid. Five days later he
vas again arrested.
"You are, undoubtedly, very sieA.'
the coramissafy declared to him. cThis
time you'll have to come across win
ten millions"
In two Gays you shall have It,"
True to his word he came at the
precise hour. dragging b. large trunk.
Here are the ten millions" he en-
nounced. II have also brought the
printing press. -. It will Be easier
Tor you. . :"
This Innocent story is reported by
the Russian paper "fsal," published in
Berlin.
lie Figaro" remarks that IL would
be surprising Il NJ. Lenins did not con
sent at Geneva to lieuidate the old
debts Of the Empire.
4 Miracle Of she Ming
There was ofee--this is not 4 fairy
tale, but story from actoss the
Channel which "Figaro" tells--an Eng
lish sailor, whose name was Mitchali
ana who was past master OF the art
of tasting whisky.
In the war he was asbhyssassa bv
the gases and lost his sense of sfasl,
and the use OF speech. Having no
longer special aptitudes for navigation
he became boxer.
Now the English papers tell us
Mitchell fought in the rings in London
and he received formidable blow un-
der his nose and another on his Jaw.
Ten seconds later he was knocked out.
One Of his attendants fastened to five
aim glass OF spirits. Then-and here
Is the rniracle--Mitchell, even before
wetsing his lips, recovered and declared
sapiently:
"This stuf is at least fftesf, years
oldI"
In 8 moment. With two strokes, this
adversary had restored to hin, his
sense Of smell and the use Of speech.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
The .valley of Roses" in Peril !.

The "Yalley of Roses" in Peril
'BulrAria's famous valley Of Roses,"
which supplied 90 per cent OF the
worlds supply Of altar, or oil OF roses.
is threatened with ruin. Over half the
rose bushes in the valley, situated az
The foot OF the Balkans, comprising
thousands OF acres, have been seized
with dtseast resembling very much
the phylloxera. Experts thus far
have discovered neither the natusc
of the disease nor remedy. The
Minister Of Agriculture has already
proposed, !n vain, several prizes for