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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-27
eBy United Pressl

ATHENS, Sept 27.-King Constan-
tine has abdicated in favor of Crown
Prince George, it was officially an
nounced today.
In a message to the Greek people
the king stated that for the national
interest, peace and unity, he had
abdicated in favor of the Crown
Prince.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
A SheepIess Shepherd

II was Mr.. Hylan's avowed pur-
pose when he last left for Chicago
70 tell the West about Hearst II
the West listened as attentively as
the Mayor hoped It might, a Hearst
boom would be organized in Chicago
whose noise might be heard across
the continent, II not, indeed, around
the world.
To Mr.. Hylan's astonishmcnt the
City Of Chicago, which he regards
as representative Of the West "lis-
tened, perhaps, but never talked at
all" when he mentioned Mr.. Hearst's
name in connection with the Chief
Magistracy.
The sheep that he hoped to drive
into the Hearst fold simply were not
in Chicago. and not, as far ss he
could observe, elsewhere in the West.
He comes home empty handed. a
sheepless shepherd, and what report
he will make 70 Mr.. Hearst, IL any,
would prove entertaining reading.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Sing Sing Discipline

The musical comedy Of the Sing
Sing inmates revealed a bad actor
in Patrick Dealey. OF all the con.
viets who were put on their honor he
was the only one to break faith and
walk out with the visiting audience
AZ the end Of the show. The induce
ment was considerable, since he had
twenty years Of confinement ahead
of him-long enough, had he stayed,
for him 10 become an accomplished
comedian.
Dealey's exit was easy. The up
river system Of keeping tally seems
a bit like that Of the Nantucket
jailer who, TO make sure all his
prisoners were locked up for the
night, would call out, "Boys, are you
there?" And they would answer
Eyes, We are here" The Sing Sing
keeper counted 1857 heads going
into the entertainment and i,l5s go
ing out. Thus he had q mathematical
suspicion that one Of the boys was
not there. And. sure enough, Dcaley
had departed.
So the rest Of the 1,200 boarders
have had to pay the piper BY being
locked in their cells for twenty-four
hours, foregoing the usual Saturday
night movies. That is for discipline,
says the State Superintendent Of
Prisons. All who behaved themselves
are disciplined for Dealey. How
popular he will be when he rejoins
the crowd
There is not a hint Of the warden
and his assistants doing penance for
the getaway. Seif-disciplinsrians
are about as common in Sing Sing
as elsewhere.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Only a Beginning

The suggestions for relief Of the
automobile traffic congestion made
By Deputy Police Commissioner Har-
riss are designed, probably, only as a
basis for discussion. Almost any
man Of engineering experience could
take a map Of Manhattan. and by
drawing lines across it and erasing
at will whole city blocks show how
the traffic stream might be made to
flow freely.
But the question that is important
just now is not only what to do, but
how it is to be done. II great tracts
Of improved property are to be con-
demned and the houses on them torn
down, somebody must have the au-
thority 70 order the thing done.
Some power not yet in existence
must be charged with the work Of
.rescuing the city from the stagna-
ton that threatens il. Inasmuch as
this is a problem Of streets and Of
transit, the Transit Commission
would be the best fitted body to deal
with II. But the Transit Commission
is clothed with no such powers.
Clearly it is not police work. al
though the Police Department alone
has taken it up thus far. The Mayor
and the Board Of Estimate have
made no effort toward a solution. and
probably will not do so. There are
limitations which even they are
bound 10 recognize.
In considering a new transit law,
il a new one must be enacted, the
Legislature will do we'll 10 take the
motor situation into consideration.
No successful plan for future sub
ways can be adopted without refer
ence to street changes, which will be
necessary IT there is TO be an end TO
street congestion.
The city planning that must be
done in any event, II the subways
are 20 be extended and multiplied,
can be best accomplished by single
authority. A conflict between sub
way builders and builders Of auto
mobile tunnels, fairwsys or viaducts
would be utterly destructive TO both
projects.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Fill the Kettles
,n rditor of Tha TrIhune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May cay a word 20 your
readers in the interest Of $4,000 suffer
ing people here IN greater New York
who are looking solely 70 the Saliva
tion Army for their share Of ChriItmaS
happiness7
These people can be accurately de-
seribed as "ths worthy poor because
their circumstances have been in
vcstigated with a view TO establishing
actual need. The Investigations have
been thorough but entirely sympa-
thetie and in the spirit Of the season.
On December 20 we are going 20 de-
liver 5000 abundAntly allied baskets TO
the homes OF the poor whom We have
been thus visiting during the last few
months. Each basket will contain .
chicken dinner for five and will be ac-
companied By a bundle OF clothing,
shoes, household articles and other
essentials needed BY each particular
family. Also We shall distribute 1000
toys for the children Of the poor.
This Christmas work requires a
special fund for which we are now sp-
pealing 70 the public. Checks for the
Christmas fund should be made pay
able to the Salvation Army and
mailed as promptly as possible to the
undersigned at i22 West Fourtsensh
Street,
Another way 70 make contributions
Is to drop something IN cash into the
kettles that have been erected on all
prominent street corners. These ket-
ties are guarded by patient, devoted
Salvation Army representatives whose
only interest in the appeal is 70 see
that the 5000 baskets are hlied.
THOMAS EsTILL. Commissioners.
/ New York, Dec. 8, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

White Caps revealed by q fash Of
lightning climbing over a distant
pasture fence.
But when a sheeted individual,
who is palpsbly not a ghost or even
destroying engel, solemnly bows
TO q clergyman IN the presence Of
thousand people and then with
equal solernnity draws a manuscript
from somewhere under the folds Of
bis raiment and reads it In a
matter Of fact voice the auditors
only giggle.
New York is & hard-boiled town.
Il declines 10 be excited by strange
exhibitions. To Il a man IN a sheet
is a man in a sheet, and not a white
terror at ell.
Could the Ku-Kiux Klan gather
all its members for a parade down
Filth Avenue It would do more to
eliminate itself as a factor in metro
politan life than ali the edicts Mr..
Hylsn could issue against Il.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

The Associate Superintendeney
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Press comment md widely cir
eula,ed report have It that the Board
Of Education purposes next Wednesday
10 elect a certain principal Of a
Brooklyn elementary school 70 the
vacant associate superintendeney--a
proposAp that occasions widespread
alarm among all interested In the well
fare Of the elty'S public schools.
The public Is entitled TO know that
the qualifications Of this leading
candidate" as compared With those Of
the other eligible persons, are as fol-
lows:
Education; Graduate Of .wo-yesr
high school courssi many Of the others
are college graduates and many hold
post graduate degrees. Experisneei
Principal Of an elementary school for
many years; many Of the others have
had long experience In higher posi-
tlons-high school principal, district
superintendent, etc. Professional:
Holds 4 head Of department license
(now known as assistant % principally
and a state license granted. virtually
for the asking. 10 persons who have
had certain experience; many Of the
others hold the higher lIeense-prin.
cIpsl's-obtained on severe competitive
examination. Service: Has rendered
many worthy services, such as are con-
tributed generally By principals in the
course Of routine; many Of the others
lecture on education In the city's vari-
Gus colleges and universities, have
made widely recognized published con
tributions 70 educational thought and
have otherwise rendered substantial
services 20 the cause Of public eduea-
tion.
The foregoing statement is made
with all respect for the candidate IN
question, who comes into special
prominenee By reason Of her family
connection with a powerful politician.
it is not intended TO prejudice her
candidacy nor 10 stress the accident Of
her personal relatlonshIps-she Is en-
titled 20 full consideration on her
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
A Hard.BOled Town

Police Commissioner Enrieht
wisely made no attempt 70 carry out
the Mayors order TO "drive the Ku-
Klux out Of New York" Before he
could drive them OUT he not only had
70 find them, but 20 End them either
breaking the laws against yagrancy
or committing some other violation
Of the statutes.
This work which Mr.. Enright by
his inaeiioa confessed himself IN
able TO 90 viii be done in due time
By the Ku-Kluxers themselves, II
they continOe public exhibitions Of
their fantastic costumes in the pull
pits Of the city.
By moonlight, on a lonely road,
the spectacle Of sheeted men march
ing majestically along may well
bring terror 70 any man who has in
CURED enmity Of the order. Booth
Tarklngtcu wrote a breatb-taking
chapter IN "The Gentleman from
Indiana when be pictured the
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
The Hospital Fund Drive

The fact that the United Hospital
Fund drive has netted only 100000
Of the needed S1,O00,00O shows that
the public is not fully aware Of the
purpose and Importance Of this fund.
There arc fifty-eight hospitals in
the city which arc members Of the
United Hospital Fund and which
depend in part for their free work
on the money which it raises. In
cluded in the list Of general hos
pitals are 81. Luke's, the Presby-
terian, Roosevelt, Beth-Israel and
the Beekman Street, and among
the special hospitals the New York
Orthopedic and the Eye and Ear
Infrmary. Among the women's hos
pitals are the Sloane, the Jewish
Maternity and the Manhattan Ma
ternity and Dispenssry.
The distribution Of the funds to
these hospitals is made solely on
the basis Of the number Of days Of
free hospital treatment given by
each institution during the year,
combined with the cost per day Of
the ward patients. The funds, there
fore, are used primarily TO assist
the private hospitals Of the city in
caring for free patients. "Were It
not for the beds in the privately
endowed institutions, said DR.. Cope
land recently, "our condition would
be beyond words" Out Of the $4,000
beds in the city hospitals only about
1900, or 40 per cent, are in munich
pal hospitals supported by the city.
"a majority Of the surgical cases" ,"
DR.. Copeland added, most Of the
obstetrical cases and the great bulk
Of the medical service are rendered
by the private hospitals. Every
citizen, therefore, has a personal in
terest in the maintenance Of these
institutions"
Last year the total given by the
fund to the member hospitals was
$4,000. The needs for the present
year are estimated at 100000. 1t
is for this reason that this figure
has been set as the desired goal.
Unless the drive is successful some
of the hospitals are sure to be
hampered in caring for free
patients.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
The Useless Army

Students Of American history
cannot help being depressed by the
annual report Of the Secretary Of
War. He makes the old, old plea,
which is as sound as ever, and yet
which seems doomed 10 fall upon
the deaf ears Of Congressman. He
begs US not 20 forget the lessons Of
the World War and asks that we do
not permit the army 70 shrink be-
low minimum strength. He asks It
almost pathetieally, foreseeing that
Congress will do as did other Con-
gresses after other wars and re-
trench until the army is made i'm
potent.
So it has always been. In the
years preceding the War Of 1912 We
allowed our army to fall into decay.
Not until the war was ended had We
reorganized it sufficiently for it TO
be a competent fighting force. No
sooner was the war over than VIC
permitted it again TO relapse. The
same was true after the Mexican
War. So, also, after the Civil War.
We went into the Spanish War IN
adequately equipped and made.
quately trained. The war once over,
We returned to our old policy Of
suppressing the military.
Was this the fault Of the War De-
partment? It's hands were tied by
Congress. When war came Con-
gress turned to the department
crying, Defend usw When the
war was over Congress said to the
department: How DO you dare ask
US for help?"
Were Il a question Of an army
Of half million men. as Secretary
Baker had proposed. or ofsome form
Of universal service, the opposition
Of Congress might be understand
able. At the present time, however,
the Secretary Of War asks for 15o.-
600 men instead Of 125, ,UOU and for
$4,000 officers instead Of $4,000.
The small difference in these figures
is the difference between a worth
less and an efficient skeleton organ
ization. In denying it Congress
forgets that a worthless army Is
little more effective than no army,
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Mr.. Baruch's Farm Credit Plan

Mr.. Bernard N. Baruch has been
disinterested and valued adviser
Of the groups which are working for
the farmers economic betterment.
He has based his arguments on the
fundamental American principle Of
fair play. The farmer, he holds,
ought TO have an equal opportunity
in the credit market with the pro-
ducer in more highly organized in
dustries.
In his address yesterday TO the
American Farm Bureau Federation
Convention Mr.. Baruch outlined a
rural credits plan which he thinks
adequate. The Federal land banks
now loan money on farms. But the
farmer needs further credit for
three purposes: For the more or
derly marketing Of his crops, for
raising and marketing cattle and
for general agricultural production.
Credit for marketing could be
supplied through the creation Of q
modern warehouse system. Injurious
fluctuations in the prices Of farm
staples would be checked il the
farmer could have his crops stored
and graded by some neutral au.
thority and then receive a negoti-
able warehouse certificate. Thi:
would be discounted either by exist
ing banks or by a new government
/ finance corporation. AS Mr.. Baruch
says, paper issued by a Federally
regulated institution Of this kind
would place the farmer who de-
serves credit in a position where he
could obtain it at the lowest rate:
Of interest in the credit markets Of
the world"
Cattle-raising loans, with the cat
tie as security, could be made or
much the same basis as harvested
crop loans.
Credit for purposes Of produc,
tion would not reJt on marketable
collateral. For that reason Mr.
Baruch recommends the formation
Of local associations or corporation.
10 guarantee the individual farmer.
notes. The notes would then bC
sent for sale 10 a regional discount.
ing institution. The regional insti-
tution would be controlled by a
central organization under Fedora
authority-the same organization, ir
fact, as took care Of warehouse Ger.
tifcate and cattle-raising financing
The initial capital Of the new sys.
TEN could be obtained through the
liquidation Of the War Finance Cor,
porstion.
With this additional machinery
Mr.. Baruch believes that the farmer
will have "an equal access TO credit
and freedom TO market his CROP
more at his own discretion" He
ought TO have both. President
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

A LII that an author has 70 do In this
"A day to acquire fame Is sit around
patiently IN obseurity until some critic
discovers him.
OF course. while sitting around, he
may staryo to death. That makes little
real difference. II he has written
enough and has written we'll enough
some one Is bound TO come along
sooner or later and clap a laurel
wreath on his brew, or his SKULL with
prsns Of triumph.
We book critics love TO discover peo-
pie. At heart VIC are romantic lot.
II we weren't we'd be earning money
honestly in some more useful line OF
work. As a matter Of fact, a critic Is
a rather low form Of animal life. He Is
an author, born with a stunted and
partly atrophied creative ability that
he calls a critical instinct. Unable to
write good books himself, he does the
next best thing from his point Of view
and writes about them.
Il is our conviction that the best
book critic who ever lived Is con-
siderably lower in the scale Of evolu-
tion than the worst author who ever
had his books published. OF course
there arc some literary critics who
have written books, but they are
bybrids or morons or something. The
creative fame has hiekercd up In them
temporarily and subsidized into the dust
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Copyright 1915. Rev YORK f'o'n' ''''

and ashes Of criticism. They are
recidlvists.
For even the most regrettable author
has built something, even though a
shaky and unsymmetrieal something'
out Of the raw materials Of his soul.
He has Improvised on the faulty notes
Cod gave him and eontrived song. A
book critic cant sing. He has three
elemental noises in his larynx which
he uses alternately or In the simplest
combinations.
Perched on his bough, he squawks
Rotten" or, more rarely, ehirps
Pretty good" or, most frequently Of
all clucks "Tut tut" or "oh, wslll"
But in his little. withered heart be
Is still obsessed BY tho longing 10 be
an artist. His present profession Is
n confession that he can't be. Yet
there is one hope Of romance and erea'
tion left for him. Sooner or later ne
NAV discover some one worth while. II
he can light upon an author to whom
no one hitherto has paid attention.
favorable or unfsvorable, and bring
him out into the limelight With cries
Of "oh. see what I foundl" he feels
that he has not lived in vain. We sup
pose thereafter he dies happy-if there
be such q thing as a happy death for
book critics.
OF course. in this day and generation
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

Harding has asked Congress to con-
.tinue rs work Of agricultural re-
lief By developing a system Of credit
for production as we'll as FOR cattle
and realized crops. Agriculture is
the basic national industry. Every
body is interested In maintaining Il
and in giving a square deal to the
farmer. Within these limits the
farm bloc program Is also a national
progrnn.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
More Truth Than Poetry
BY James J. Montague
The Better Way

The Better Way
Time was when college presidents
Were worried day and night
About the hideous expense
OF making people bright.
They spent their time In begging
calls
On gentlemen with rolls,
To get the cash for lecture halls
And stadiums and bowls.
Sometimes in golden smiles they
basked
And didn't have TO walt
To get the money that they
asked
Anon they got the gate.
They labored till their hair was
And they were stopped and
thin.
Yet never found an easy way
To make the cash roll In.
But now tney Bos oOiiiS
crouch
And tightly grip his money pouch
when they apply for help,
And to declare his keen desire
To tour the land around
And set all colleges on fire
And burn 'em TO the grouno'
Ard Ioi the tidings get about;
Folks hear II everywhere,
Ard oil The populace shells out
What cash it has 70 spare;
This seems 10 show u.s. qu'Ue ue
spite
That vinegar, if handled rign|
Will catch lot Of flies!
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
The Lantern
ospf.. Fsr rusi Tribuss fss. i';i
No trick or kick Of fate
Can raise from me a yell
Serene, I sit and walt
For the world 10 90 10 he'll.

Government In this country ap-
parenny exists for the purpose OF
warning people not TO burn too
much coal, seoldIng them II they
try to buy enough Of Il TO keep
warm, bullying than with regard "a
coal and the shortage In every con-
eeIvable fashion. But government
never rises to the heights Of pre-
venting a coal famine.
Why is II that when you elect 10
Office an ordinarily sensible man he
turns at once into an idiot?
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Letting Germany Escape

The London conference, which
opened 50 auspiciously, has come
suddenly TO grief Il split on the
same rock on which 20 many Of its
predecessors split. These confer
enees were an called ostensibly 70
discuss the question Of making Ger
many pay her rcparaton debt. They
feil apart because the main ques-
ton Of getting Germany into q
mood to recognize her obligation 70
pay was lost sight Of in differences
Of opinion as TO how Germany
should pay, if she paid at all.
The Germans have so FAR done
everything possible 70 evade pay
ment. They have set up a fraudu-
lent claim Of national bankruptcy.
They arc demanding a moratorium
AS a matter Of right rather than
a matter Of grace. They base their
indefinite promises Of a resumption
Of payments on the willingness OF
the Allies to loan them the money
with which 10 pay.
The London conference was able
20 preserve unanimity 70 the extent
OF rejecting Chancellor Cuno's inn
pudent and insubstantial proposals.
It was unable to agree on plan to
bring Germany back to submission
and reason. The only argument
which Germany has ever needed is
compulaon. Get a German 20
think that you are going TO make
him DO what you want him TO do
and he will grovel. Unfortunately
for the execution Of the Versailles
Treaty as the atonement Of Ger
many's war crimes, the Allied
powers have never driven a sense Of
fear and retribution deep into the
German heart. The vanquished
have been encouraged to believe
that they were never really van
quished.
The trouble with these Allied
conferences is that they never face
candidly the necessity Of making
Germany fulfH her treaty obliga-
tions. They wink at default in
stead Of rebukng t. Germany asks
for a moratorium. What guaranty
does she offer that she will live up
to the promises she makes to secure
this concession? Does she suggest
an extension Of the Allied occupa-
ton as an indication Of her good
faith?
She does not. Yet such an ex-
tension seems only q natural
eorollary Of the postponements and
diminutions Of penalties which Ger
many demands, What objection
can be found 10 it By persons who
believe that the Versailles Treaty
still means something and that
notifications Of it should include
concessions made by Germany as
we'll as concessions made to Ger
many? To say that military pres
sure must not be used to enforce
the treaty is TO give Germany a
free hand to nullify it. For Ger
man will IS unrepentant and defiant
and will yield only to a show Of
power
Occupation Of The Ruhr Is the key
70 treaty enforcement. II the
Allies throw away that key they
will have 10 count Germany out as
a contributor 70 war reparations
This fact has been evident for a
couple of years past. II Genlany
will not pay her debts Great Britain
and France must pay them. II
Great Britain is willing TO give Ger
many a release that is her affair
But how can she think IL fair to
restrain France from collecting, OF
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
What Readers Say

record. II Is intended merely 70 pre-
sent. in general terms, that data 70
which a Discriminating public is en-
titled and upon which IL may and
certainly will, Judge the Board OF
Education when Il announces its
selection. NOT A CANDIDATE.
New York, Dec. o, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

and much more extravagant. By
saving a few dollars now Congress
will impose untold expenses upon
the coming generation. But Con-
eress I'm doing so will be following
the cafe precedent Of its predeccS'
sors and will doubtless boast Of its
.....f.,,nrxs
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

The Ku-Klux Klan seems TO have
worked itself into a very comfortable
strategic position. Every time II is
exposed It gets an advertisement
that increases its membership. The
membership will probably increase
until all the silly persons who are
attracted By that kind Of cheap bunk
are accounted for. But there is such
a thing as taking It too seriously.
When its members break the law
they should be dealt with exactly as
any other lavbreakers. It grew out
OF spIteful, childish prejudices and
it will eventually perish Of It's own
absurdity il too much attention Is
not paid to It's swsgger and talk.
II delights in being regarded as a
menace. but let US not think Of Il
so unless II really becomes such.
At present II Is merely an imbecil-
ity.