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The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Mother Cunga in q Rage.

Mother Gunga, as the Indian calls
his sacred river the Ganges, has just
broken all food records Of the last
thirty years. Not perhaps since the
days when she rose in her wrath and
challenged the builders who dared to
bridge her holy current has Mother
Gunga been in such rage. Her flood
has spread over vast districts in
northern India, crumbled the river
fronts OF many populous cities on her
banks, carried away cattle, houses,
people and left thousands homeless.
RUDYARp KILLINGS faithful Peroo OF
THE Bridge Builders" could look
down upon the swirling flood, with
it's mass of debris and wreckage, and
say truthfully Mother Gunga eats a
great allowance"
No other river is held In such rev.
erence as the Ganges. To millions
of India il is the giver of life and
power: their great desire is to have
their last bath in the river and to
have their ashes strewn on its sacred
waters. Its source in the ice caves
in the Himalayas is place of pill
grimage: to its junction with its
principal tributary above Allahabad
thousands of devout Hindus resort
yearly to wash away their sins. At
Benares, the holiest of all Hindu
cities, life centers around the river.
Families bring their old and their
sick to await the end and people
travel hundreds Of miles from jungle
and palace to die on the banks of the
sacred Ganges.
Held in such deep reverence 1t
might be expected that Mother Gunga
would have a sense OF gratitude IL
not responsibility to her worshipers.
But despite the sacredness attached
70 her character she has as mean fits
OF iii temper as our own Father Of
Waters and Big Muddy. The same
reckless disregard of human rights
which these rowdy American rivers
show in devouring river bluffs.
changing State and county lines and
eating up towns and farms, Mother
Gunga displays in swallowing an
ancient palace or massive stone walls
and strewing her bed with the ruins
Of temples of antiquity. The only
means of safety seems to be TO build
forty or fifty feet back from the
high water mark and to let her ex-
pend her fury on massive granite
embankments.
The periods OF drought reveal frag-
ments of palaces and public buildings
submerged for centuries and towns
and cities which dropped out of sight
years ago. They reveal too the mys-
terry of islands that once teemed with
life and suddenly sank from view, Of
channel changed TO suit Mother
Gunga's fancy and of new lands built
up in a night. Holy Benares strug
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Pilot Lights and Motorists.

The new practice OF setting up
white and colored lights at various
road intersections simply means that
drivers of motor cars will have to
take a leaf out of sea practice and
add a knowledge of pilotage, SO far
as the use of lights is concerned, to
their other qualifications.
To get home safely at night a mo-
torist must be able to identify that
fixed white light as being at the in
tersection of Simpkins pike and Gun
Hill road. He must be familiar with
the flashing white light at Main
street and Baileys avenue and its
geographical relation to his garage.
He must be certain Of the position Of
the alternating red and green light
in the park il he is to hit the west or
the east side correctly.
Being required by his family to
have a precise and definite knowledge
of everything connected with the car,
the rules of the road, driving and the
geography of the countryside, he must
also know all about these lights from
the viewpoint of the pilot. He must
commit to memory such rules as:
"In approaching a light Of varying
intensity, such as fixed varied by
flashes, or alternating white and red,
due allowance must be made for the
inferior brightness of the less power
full part of the light" Also he must
recognize the difference, relatively,
between n flash and an occultation;
likewise he must remember the rule
that before coming within range Of
light the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
motorist here, of course-"should ac-
quaint himself with its Characters
tics, so that when the light Is sighted
il will be recognized"
II there are small boys In the fam
lily this burden is made the heavier
by having to know all about flash
ing and occulting mechanisms, lens
panels and screens, the accidents and
phenomena of visibility and the diff
ference between a group flashing and
a group occulting light. Truly does
invention increase the knowledge of
the motorist who goes driving for
pleasure!
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Electrifying Chilean Railroads
Americans Once Again Pioneers in the Development of
Transportation Facilities in South America
From. tho Bulletin o, tho pan-Amsrscan Union

duction OF twenty-five minutes In the
time Of the trip.
A benefit of much moro far reaching
importance than the actual electrIf1ca-
ton of the railway will be the avail
ability for Industrial use of some 100. 900
horsepower derived exclusively from the
rivers of Chile for which the railway
electrif1cation plan provides. The I'm
portance of this hydroelectric develop
ment to the industrial and commercial
life of Chile will be very great, since 1t
will for the first time provide an ade-
quate supply Of cheap power for manu-
featuring purposes and will increase the
use Of modern and up to date machinery
in Chile's manufacturing industries.
There is a certain historical interest
In the fact that United States COM
pany will have charge of the electrif1ca-
ton of the Chilean railways, since the
first survey for railway between VAL
paraiso and Santiago was made by an
American citizen. This American was
Thomas Wheelwright. one of the pio-
neers in the commercial development of
the west coast, who first came to Chile
in 1924. Among his earliest ventures
were the installation of water supply
systems In Valparaiso and Callao and
the construction of gas works In Valpa-
raiso and other Chilean cities.
Wheelwright's most important under
taking, however. was the development Of
the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
which he first broached In 1888 and
which began Its actual career in 1910,
when the first two steamships of the
limo made their appearance in the har-
Dor of Valparaiso.
In 1S46 Wheelwright made a survey
for a railway to connect Valparaiso and
Santiago. This scheme was considered
impracticable by tho Chilean Govern
ment and the project was not revived
until some five years later. It is in
teresting to note that another American
citizen. Henry Meigs, whose name Is con-
nected with many enterprises through
out South America, completed this rail-
way as far as Santiago In 1853, nearly
sixty years ago.
According to a report by ono Of tho
general engineers Of the company under
taking electrifcation Of the Chilean rail-
ways the first step In the electrification
project comprises 10 per cent Of the en-
tire route mileage of the State railways
broad gauge line and " the most extern
sive piece Of railway electrthcation yet
undertaken in South America
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Governor Miller's Vote.
New York States Counties Were for
Him by 46 to 16.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD; The
downcast Republican In his dependency
over the defeat of Governor Miller can
take heart OF grace by reading the fig
ures of the complete vote on Governor
in THE NEW YORK HERALD of Novem-
ber 8.
OF the sixty-two counties Of the State
all but sixteen expressed by their vote
preference for Governor Miller and OF
those sixteen six were the counties OF
New York and its environs. and of the
remaining ten three had the large cit
les of Albany, Rochester and Buffalo.
His home county gave 39,433 votes
for him and 39,S50 for Smith New
York and Its neighbors were the slaugh-
tering hosts. VAN QUIsHED.
NEW YORK, November IL.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
The Herb That Heals.
Speculations on How to Double Mans
Span of Life.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: My letter
'rhe Herb That Heals" which you
kindly printed, has brought me so many
replies that II Is impossible to deal with
them all separately. 1 have acknowl-
Replies TO other letters asking questions
are as follows:
1. The reason longevity herbs do not
do all that is expected Is that life de-
stroying foods are eaten daily and coun-
teract their influence. and several life
preserving foods are never eaten at all.
A typhoid case would never recover II
he continued to take impure milk and
water along with the Doctors medicine
ard treatment
2. We were created a long lived race
and we can still, like the antediluvians.
extend our youth and our lives to double
their present span. II IL entirely ques-
ton Of feeding the body certain foods
and herbs along with its other food. and
giving up flesh, tea. coffee and spirits.
Threescoro years and ten Is the natural
span Of life for a flesh eater only. The
race can recover It's longevity by keep
Ing the law of its being 1t can cultl-
vato n body so pure and resistant that
1t will Withstand age and decay for q
very long period.
g. The usual method of infusing herbs
In water is not the best way to get all
their properties. The patriarchs bruised
tho healer, infused II in clarified butter
and made II into a paste which they ate
with unleavened bread. 1t makes one
feel astonishingly we'll and vital.
4. Transmutation ~ the natural end
Of the body, not death, and II will be
the final stage In the evolution OF the
race on earth.
g. Yes, am sure other herbs are as
good, but they should be prepared the
right way. end flesh, &C.. should be given
up. NJ. II. FoRBEs.
PARIS, November 1.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
The Children's Theater.

A city with its theaters numbered
in scores surely has place for one
intended exclusively for the enter
tainment Of children. New York has
been waiting long time for a play
house such as the Heckscher Founda-
tion for Children has established. Its
opening last Friday night in the new
building at 104th street and Fifth
avenue, shared by the Foundation
and the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
holds promise of new enrichment in
the lives of boys and girls.
The plays to be produced there will
be built chiefly from the materials
which are the delight of children
everywhere, from the fairy tales that
run through every tongue. The
legends painted on the walls of this
playhouse served to make up the
program for the first performance.
There are undoubtedly to be more
ambitious results from the artistic
education OF the youngsters who
gather there. Development would in
evitably come whether the promoters
of this artistic enterprise intended
it or not.
The juvenile imagination awak-
ened by Jack and the Beanstalk,"
"Puss in Boots" and similar fairy
lore will demand more stimulating
food after while. 1t is always true
that artistic indulgence creates a
constant demand for something su-
perior. Children who have grown to
love cinderella" and Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs" will after a
while hunger maybe for what SHAKE
sPEARE may bring them. They will
want to know "The Merchant Of Ven
ice" and Romeo and Juliet" Thus
will the fairy tales only answer for
the first visitors to the little peo-
Pies theater.
The development Of taste for
what is best in the theater will tend
always to keep their desires in the
right direction. Educators have often
in recent years turned their thoughts
to the establishment of playhouse
with dramas intended for children.
Every year witnesses some attempt
in this direction. Now the generosity
OF Mr.. and Mrs. AUGUST HEcKscHER
has made such an institution per-
manent. Its effects would be well
come enough IL the purpose was
merely to bring some sweetness
and light into the lives OF the
little ones who sit marveling before
it's curtain. It's ministrations, how
ever. are to be far wider in their
scope. The plays seen there will
have their influence on the taste Of
the young, training them in the ways
that will make for good citizenship
and their own happiness In every
stage az life.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

yates are searching for his enemy;
they believe a plot may exist to kill
many eminent Englishmen; and they
fear others as incautious as Sir
WILLIAM HoRwooD may receive and
eat the deadly sweets.
THE New YORK HERALD, discussing
mail poison mysteries in an editorial
article printed November S, said:
1.-The mystery back OF the poisoned
,sAe sent by mail to Philadelphia
address may be solved. The mystery
of why people will eat things coming
to them from unknown sources is
past fathoming."
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Dearth of College Mascots.

There is complaint from colleges
the country over that there Is not a
sufIiciency Of colorful members In the
animal kingdom. The University Of
Oregon, in search of an animal mas
cot, finds that the field of eligibles is
restricted, that all Of the really desir-
able animals have been gobbled up,
principally in the effete East, and
that it must seek outside of the
forest and jungle for its sporting
nickname.
The Pioneers" seems to lead In the
voting just now. There are some
who incline toward the Beavers"
but one contingent howls derisively,
"Well enough for the boys in the
class room, but who wants to call a
football team the Beavers?"
Oregon feels its position keenly.
1t is the only member Of the Pacific
Coast Athletic Conference without
nickname. Washington's football
men are called the Huskies. Cali
fornia's team responds to cheers for
the Bears. Washington State has
the Cougars. Idaho has gone 80 far
as to take unto itself the name of
vandals. Southern Californians are
the Trojans, Stanford's standard
bearers are the Cardinals.
The practice Of taking an animal
mascot was started at Yale with the
adoption of the well known bulldog.
Princeton has taken the tiger, but
Harvard has held off from entering
the menagerie. The Crimson and the
Johnnies-these are the nicknames
at Cambridge and they seem colorful
enough. Writers of headlines find
them adequate and Of the proper
proportions. Cornell seems to lean
toward the bear but has not adopted
him officially. Pittsburgh is the Pan
ther, Penn State the Nittany Lion.
The dearth of available animals
has been felt in the East also and
Boston College has made radical
move in going into the aviary for it's
mascot. 1t has adopted the eagle and
started a movement which may bring
other birds into the list Of varsity
nicknames. Nobody seems to have
any use for the leopard and his
changeless spots. The wildcat,
adopted in the Southwest, also has
been passed up in the East. The
ichthyosaurus has been found too
unwieldy for the headlines and fresh
man pronunciation. The situation
seems to be critical.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Hunger.

My heart Is hungry for the beautiful;
But not for Beauty. Far too proud
and high
That goddess walks, and very poor and
dull
She finds companionship OF such as I.
But for a hundred little beauties blown
From simple things, as mist is blown
from spray
For all the humble beauty I have known,
find my heart Is hungerng to-day.
Small things that have loved-a pebble,
white
And still ar daybreak, lying on the
sand.
A tree that stirred with tremors Of de-
light
When kissed by wind n small and
wrinkled hand
Whose quiet comfort eased a weary
brow
These are the things for which hunger
now.
HELEN FRAsEE- Bower.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Before the Christmas Flood.

Preparations for the Christmas
mail we're begun by the Post ONCE
Department last month. Christmas
gifts are already going on the high
seas for distant lands. In three
weeks all divisions of the service will
be ready to clear the annual peak of
their activities.
1t costs more than s3,00O,O00 for
extra workers and equipment to de-
liver the Christmas mail About
81, 600, 900 is spent on extra space for
transportation by train and 100000
for motor vehicles. Another $1,000
900 goes for the hire of additional
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
An Amazing Mail Poisoning Case.

Sir WILLIAM HoRwooD, Chief OF
Scotland Yard, Commissioner Of Lon
don's Metropolitan Police, received
through the mail from a source un-
known TO him a box OF chocolate
candies lie was familiar with the
ways Of criminals, familiar with at
rsmpts OF poisoners to kill their vic
Tins by anonymous gifts Of food or
sweets. He must have known that as
n vigilant, efficient police officer he
had made enemies. Yet Sir WILLIAM
HoRwoop, head Of the greatest police
force In the world, forewarned though
be should have been by experience,
ate Of the candy and was poisoned.
lie has escaped death; his subordi-
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Electricity From Ties.
A Use for Fuel the Railroads Now
Destroy as n Rule.

To THE NEW JiERALp: In using
old railroad ties for fuel don't cut them
put them in furnace large enough to
take them whole.
I have seen stacks of burning tics
that would almost warm a small town.
! think It Is the rich. the big railroad
companies that burn the ties, those that
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Frost Flowers.
The flowers that only yesterday

The flowers that only yesterday
SO fair and fragrant stood
Along the garden paths. a rare
And radiant sisterhood,
Were black and shriveled with the cold
How sad II is." said ],
THAT all these sweet and lovely things
Alas are doomed to die"
That night a norther sweeping down
From polar regions vast
Unfurled the banners OF the snow
And sealed the fountain fast
But In the morn ] found the flowers
The bitter frost had slain
In spirit beauty blossoming
Upon the windowpane.
NINA Iavrru.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

Ono OF the notable orders received by
manufacturers IN the United States for
large electrical Installations In foreign
countries Is the contract calling for the
electrification OF IA miles of railway
in Chile at cost of approximately
s7.000.000. 1t Is interesting to note that
this contract was secured In the face of
severe European competition and that
all equipment for which the contract
calls will be furnished by manufacturers
In the United States.
The report Of tho commission ap-
pointed by the Chilean Government con-
templates the ultimate electrihcation OF
the entire broad gauge system of State
owned railways. The first step toward
the realization of this comprehensive
plan is now being undertaken and in
wolves the electrifcation of the railway
between Valparaiso, the principal sea-
port and the second largest city of Chile.
and Santiago, the capital and largest
city Of the country. distance of 116
miles.
In addition to this there Is likewise
being undertaken the electrification Of a
branch line from Las Vegas to Los An
des, a distance of twenty-eight miles.
the latter point being the Chilean termi-
nus of the narrow gauge Transandine
Railway, which affords railway connec-
ton between Valparaiso, Chile, and Bue-
nos Aires. Argentina, linking the Attain
ito and Pacific coasts.
The new electric freight hauling loco
motives will haul ITO ton trailing loads,
thereby increasing by 40 per cent. the
trailing weights now hauled and reduc-
ing the number Of trains run by % per
cent. on the basis of present traffic. One
of the benefits which will accrue to mer-
chants lies In the fact that through
freight trains. which now make the trip
between Valparaiso and Santiago in
from ten to twelve hours. will be capable
OF making the trip, after electrification
has been completed. in from six to seven
hours, q saving Of from four to i've
hours in time in the delivery Of mer-
chandise.
A saving Of time will likewise be made
in the express passenger service be-
tween Valparaiso and Santiago. These
trains. which are for the accommodation
Of first and second class passenger traffic,
are the fastest in the service and now
make the 116 mile run in 8 hours and
40 minutes. With electric operation
it Is proposed to get tho running time
down to 3 hours and is minutes, re-
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Cabinets for Counties.
Texas Comment on Proposed Plan
of Government for Westchester.
From the Dallas Ne,cs.

From the Dallas Netcs.
Westchester county, New York, has
been considering a plan for a cabinet
form of government THE New YORK
HERALD gives a brief account of a meet
ing recently held at White Plains High
School in which number of citizens Of
the county gathered to discuss tho
scheme. 1t seems that the proposed char
ter for the county provides for chief
executive of the county with appointive
heads of departments in charge Of tho
administrative functions OF the countys
management In this meeting most of the
comment seems to have been hostile.
Among the criticisms which THE
HERALD reports were the statements
that the charter suggested for the county
would practically convert Westcheeter
county into an Incorporated city with the
government Of such a city, that It would
do away with the old town meetings
and village meetings which have formed
traditional feature OF government
there that IL would centralze power to
the point OF n political despotism and
that 1t was a change without any funda-
mental need for change. One woman
objected to It because {. created county
health officer and she felt that there was
no excuse for such an Office
While it Is impossible at this distance
to Judge of the needs of this densely
populated New York county. situated al
most as a suburb of New York city, the
proposition TO centralize administrative
features of county government is one
which will attract much attention. The
government Of counties In this country
Is pretty much of an archaic arrange
ment In Texas II has got down to
where the people are called upon to
elect a public weigher In communities
where not one-twentieth of the popula-
ton could readily find the public scales
if life depended upon II. The whole
method of ruling the scattered settle
inents which formed the counties of
early pioneer days has been Inherited
by the present generation with n patch
here and an extension there until II Is
pretty much OF crazy quilt design.
Capitalization of county government
will not come suddenly. But n tendency
In that direction. rather than contrari-
wise, may be expected. In Sparsely set
tied counties loosely articulated govern
ment suffices. because little government
OF any kind is needed. But with the
complications Of crowded population. as
things now are, either the county must
be made Identical with one city. or the
city must be made independent OF the
county. or else confusion and Ineffective
administration Is encouraged.N West-
chester county may do some pioneering
- a
which will be Of great value 10 the
rest ~ the country. And then again
Westchcster people may do like Texas
people and let well enough alone. That
process OF letting .woil enough alone is
about the only explanation OF the way
we run our counties now