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The New York herald., 1922-10-26
Scandalizing the Staysail.
Poetical Associations of Term Used
by Sailors.

To THE NEW YonK HERALD: IL you
were one OF crew on ship and the
nearest when the captain called out :
Come aft, one or two OF you, and
scandalize the spankcr," what would
you do?
In preparation for that event ! refer
you to the dictionary and TO the word
scandalize. naut.
In one of your contemporary publica-
tions there appears In tho tale Of thu
commencement OF the international fish
ermen's race "A statement that the Henry
Ford sailing before the wind had her
"staysaii scandalized." OF course in a
way all cries on ship are real poetry
from the captain to the lookout, being
words passed In conflict with the storm.
present or coming. But It was In his
leisure at the first approach Of the
storm the captain told his old crony the
boatswain to "scandalizc the spanker,"
both having In mind the flutter OF their
sweethearts' dresses In the brecscs of
Boston.
No one except from Boston could coin
or adapt word on the approach of q
storm. Good old Yankees!
TRAcr WALLER.
NEW LONDON, Conn, October %.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26

have long admired this brown war
rior and respected him for his qua1-
ties, whether on the dinner table or
in the open, when he catapults from
fen or field and sails away on wings
that make the air musical with their
vibrations.
Recent winters have been ideal for
the protection of ruffed grouse as
we'll as pheasants, and to this con-
dition beyond every other the in
crease may be attributed. Statis-
tics furnished by the State Conser-
vation Commission for 1918 show
that 47.757 birds were taken in New
York State in that season. The an
swers to a recent QUESTIONABLE sent
out to sixty-three game protectors
show great increase in the visible
supply of the birds; only three re-
ports registered a decrease.
OF course more rigid administra-
tion OF the game laws and perhaps
a better quality OF sportsmanshlp
have had beneficial influence also.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
The Pedestrian Record.
Cathcart OF Atlantic City Covered 621
Miles In Six Days.

To THE New YORK HERALD: AS a
citizen of Atlantic City, proud of her
vailed achievements. wish TO supple
ment the statement of Nj. E. Folsom
regarding six day pedestrian matches.
After the contests to which he refers
the championship of the world came to
worthy citizen OF Atlantic City on
February II. 1888. 1t was then that
James Albert Cathcart completed a six
day match at Madison Square Garden
walking 621 miles and 1890 yards. He
quit in fine form and could have eX-
tended the distance but was content to
beat the best record for pedestrianism
up to that time, and no man since then
has exceeded Cathcarts 621A miles.
When he returned to Atlantic City on
February 20 he was met at the station
by a crowd of his fellow citizens and a
band OF music. This was followed with
reception st the City Hall tbs
present brick structure but a frame
building which was destroyed by fire
with the Grand Opera House on August
IT. 1898. ALFRED NJ. HEsToN.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., October 20.
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Court of Appeals Salaries.

The voters OF the State of New
York have to pass at the coming elec-
tion upon a very important amend
ment to the State Constitution. 1t is
important because it concerns the
dignity of the State.
Ii this amendment is adopted the
Judges OF the Court of Appeals will
receive salaries of $17,50O a year. in
stead of the $13,700 which they have
been paid since 1898. THE New York
HERALD, which has frequently pro-
tested against the smallness of the
salaries paid to the Judges in the
highest courts of this country, be-
lieves that the proposed amendment
should be adopted.
The Court of Appeals of this State
is in dignity and Importance ex-
ceeded only by the Supreme Court Of
the United States, yet, its members
receive salaries less than those en-
joyed by the Justices OF the Supreme
Court in and about this city; less, in
fact, than is paid to the Judges OF the
City Court, who receive $4,000 a
year.
1t is unfair, not to say absurd, that
the Judges of great bench like the
Court of Appeals should be paid less
than the Judges whose acts they re-
view. 1t is almost as unfair as pay
ing the Associate Justices Of the
Supreme Court of the United States
only $14,5O0 a year and the Chief
Justice only $4,000.
The cost Of raising the salaries OF
the Judges of the Court OF Appeals to
S17,500 u year would be relatively
trifing-only $26,10 year. This is
about cent year for each family in
the State if the tax were placed
directly, which it is not.
An imperial State like New York
should be eager to pay its highest
Judges salary more closely befitting
the honor and dignity of their Office.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
Thoughtless Youth.
Lack OF Courtesy Charged by One
Who Is Both Old and Lame.

To THE New York HERALD: Being an
old man and very lame for more than
twenty years 1t hurts me TO the core
to see the unfeeling disposition exhlb-
tied by the young people growing up
among us.
They will rush forward to secure a
vacant seat and look up in my face
beaming with satisfaction at having
beaten me to IT, 1 feel no resentment.
but think OF their utter ignorance and
say to myself Lord. forgive them. for
they know not what they do" There
are probably two or three out of hun
dred of those who have the opportunity
who will offer me a scat. 1t may be
a person of refinement or 1t may be .
laborer. but / think Here is one with
the milk of human kindness" Where
came from the children were taught
politeness and to respect their elders,
and my last spanking was for impu-
dence to our colored cook.
Tho only salvation see for the civil
lization OF our population Is to instruct
the rising generations in the schools.
Have half hour class each day for
teaching politeness. consideration Of
others and self-sacrifce. Encourage the
pupils TO do some act of charity, cour-
tesy or self-sacrifice each day and be
able to report tho fact to the class on
the following day. Such class, in my
opinion, viii do more for the welfare OF
the city than any other class now con-
Quoted In our public schools The chill
drcn do not learn these principles from
their parents.
They should be made to understand
that the greatest virtue is charity. that
THE does not merely mean the giving
Of aims but doing acts OF charity and
encouraging a charitable feeling rather
than being ever ready to condemn or
criticize adversely. PALMErro.
NEW YoRK, October 20.
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development Of the State water power
was begun on business basis and
under State control, the common
school appropriations were increased,
the public health work was improved,
a ten million dollar appropriation was
made for the New York-New Jersey
vehicular tunnel, a million dollar ap-
preparation was made for Harlem
River improvements and port author
ity was created to make New York
the best market place in the world.
And all this vastly increased
amount of work was not done for the
people Of New York at an increased
burden on the taxpayers of New York.
On the contrary, the taxpayers had
smaller tax bills to pay under Gov
ernor MILLER than they had to pay
under Governor SMITH.
That is The kind of business man
agement Governor MILLER has been
giving the State of New York and
the people OF New York, and, that is
the kind OF business management
they can go on getting for two years
more if they reelect him Governor of
New York.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
Mellon Saves Our Face.

Secretary MELONS orders post
pone the execution of the edict
against foreign ships which bring
liquors into our ports as cargo. under
seal and not for American delivery.
or as sea stores. 1t will be weeks at
least before Mr.. MELLON will permit
the foreign ships to be held up under
the terms OF the Daugherty ruling.
And IL is easy to read between the
lines OF the Secretary's order n de-
termination TO wait until the Su-
preme Court of the United States has
acted on the appeals OF the European
steamship lines.
If the Supreme Court should, in its
reading of the volstead act, sustain
the Daugherty opinion and the deci-
sion OF Judge HAND, then the Presi-
dent ought to call the attention of
Congress. as soon as IL meets, to the
ridiculous situation IL has created.
Meanwhile Secretary MELLON may
be depended upon 70 exercise his
sound Judgment in preventing the
Government from committing gross
violation of international law.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
RuHed Grouse Increase.

II will be welcome news to the
sportsmen of this State to learn that
the supply OF ruffed grouse is greater
than IL has been In many years and
that regions in which these fine game
birds have been almost extinct prom
isc good sport this fall.
Various reasons have been given
for the shrinkage in the supply OF
ruffcd grouse--commonly known as
partridges---f the days when the
woods resounded with the drummings
of the cock birds in the breeding sea-
son and with the thunder OF wings
in tho autumn as the quarry took
flight in the cvergreens or on the hard
wood ridges in which ruffed grouse
gather In search Of food. Foxes and
other vermin are accused OF destroy
ing large numbers OF these birds. but
a more important cause OF their de-
crease has been succession of wet
springs which interfercd with hatch
ing aud of winters in which heavy
snowfalls were followed by alternate
thawing and freezing. converting the
surface into an Icy barrier through
which the birds which had sought
shelter under the snow could not pen
citrate. Weather conditions like these
have affected tho supply more than
anything else. according 70 men who
The New York herald., 1922-10-26

ing the day than do most other soils
and give or more In the night time by
conduction to the air above, thus dimin-
ishing the probability OF critical tenn
peratures and the formation or damag-
ing frosts.
The land in use should be we'll drained
OF surplus moisture, as wet soils are IN
variabIy cold soils and more susceptible
10 frost damage. Any soil, whether 1t
be sand loan or clay is warmer when IL
is clean and free from weeds and un-
necessary vegetation.
Frost may form on one side OF a
street and not on the other. or In one
section Of level farm ana not in an
ether. for one or more or several rca-
sons, such as difference IN soils. slight
difference In elevation. in moisture or in
kind and extent OF surface covering. or
the amount OF insolation received.
Frost may appear in sections which
have wet. cold soils covered with heavy
vegetation or uncultivated. while on the
same night and under the same meteoro-
logical conditions 1t does not form on
other ground close by where the soil Is
relatively dry. warm and clean.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Board Of Estimate, public hearing Oh the
budget. City Hall. 1880 A. NJ.
Elevator Manufacturers Association, con
vention. the Bitmore, all day.
World Sunday School Association, meetine.
p. M.
New York State Nurses Association, meet
Ing. Hotel Pennsylvania, all day.
American Manufacturers Export Associa
tion, convention. Waldorf-Astoria. 10 A. NJ.
and 2:So p. NJ; dinner. 1850 T.. NJ: a. c.
Bedford OF the Standard Oil Company viii
speak
American Power Boat Association. lunch
ing. = p. NJ.
THURSDAY Club, luncheon, Hotel Pennsyl-
National Society of New England Women.
New York City Colony. meeting, Waldorf.
Astoria. r. NJ.
Federation OF Jewish Phianthropies. sty,s
snow. Pennsylvania. afternoon and evening
Religious OF the Cenacle. annual cb.,.ty
oa1aar. Hotel Plaza, afternoon and evening
Association of Private School Teacher.
p. NJ. ee'' o''V
Mayo. Mayor Hylan viii speak at a Democratie
toga avenue Brooklyn.
ogden Mills viii speak at the home Of Mrs
Murray Lamont. 100 Central Park sopth
s:ia 7. n. Mills mass meeting, Town Hall
Republican Women of Kings county ma.,
meeting. Academy OF Music, Brooklyn. ST.
Alfred L. Smith and Dr. r. s. Copeland
Will speak at the Lyceun, Van pt,zer strse,
Stapleton. 8. l., 8 p. NJ.
French War Veterans, meeting. uo,c,
Pennsylvania. 8 p NJ
New York Electrical. League. dinner. Hotel
Railway Mall Association. meeting, Hotel
Pennsylvania. p. NJ. -''s'
Brooklyn chronological Society. meeting.
p. VI. ''' o'i'
Rev; james NJ. Giilis will speak on "ccr.
rorsnip or Moving Pictures. Books and
Plays. Paulist Fathers Church, Sixteenth
street and Columbus avenue. r. NJ
Alvin NJ. Owsley. newly elected commander
OF the American Legion. VIII speak az n din
ner of the Metropolitan District American
Legion. National Vaudeville Club, 200 West
Forty-sixth street, p. NJ.
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, talk for hieh
school classes. Rome in the Time OF Gle
ero." Alice It. Coseo. p. NJ; repeated FRI
day at 10 a. NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
CHICAGO SCHOOL CHIEF
REFUSES TO LEAVE JAIL
Trustee Hanson Scorns Stay Of
Contempt Sentence.

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.--sHart Hanson, trus-
tee OF the Chicago Board Of Education,
remained in jail tonight to complete
his three day sentence for contempt OF
court despite a stay Of execution granted
to-day by Justice o. N. Carter Of the
State Supreme Court pending petition
to the Supreme Court for a rehearing
OF the case against ten present and
former school officials
Hanson said his decision to. stay in
jail was made after consultation with
san attorney. His sentence began late
yesterday and Will end Tomorrow
evening. The stay, however. halted at
tempts to arree. four others given Jail
sentences of1o to five days.
DR.. B. Klarkowski. a trustee, and
James Rezny former trustee, who were
fined and put in Jail. completed their
one day sentences at midnight last
night after being In jail about six hours.
Three women officials also paid fines
yesterday.
Hanson. attended by two stenog-
raphers, is conducting his business from
the jail.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26

The Period Of Suspension Due to
Forest Fires Is Over.

To THE New YoRK HERALD AS / am
receiving Inquiries from citizens of New
York State as to whether or not Gov
ernor Baxter of Maine has revoked his
proclamation prohibiting hunting on ac-
count OF forest fires I am sending foc
the benefit of your readers the follow
ing statement:
The proclamation issued by Governor
Baxter of the State of Maine prohibit
Ing hunting was revoked on October 3,
inasmuch as coplous rains extinguished
the forest fires. which had been numer-
Gus for week or more previous to that
date and necessitated suspension of the
hunting season. Woods conditions are
now favorable and hunting is legal in
accordance with the laws Of the State"
WILLIAM Z. Parsons,
Commissioner Department OF Inland
Fisheries and Game, State of
Maine.
AUGUSTA, Me-, October 2S.
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER &c. 1s22
Fool immigration Laws.

Representative JOHNSON wants TO
tinker some more with the already
bedeviled immigration laws OF this
country. The present quota allowed
TO each foreign State of per cent.
jof the aliens admitted from that
country up to 1910 he wants to cut
down still further to per cent.
But there are not enough day labor
and other workers now to do the pick
and shovel and other uncongenial
work of the coY4y. Not even
enough are admitted under the ex-
listing restrictions to make good the
steady outflow of such workers as
save the money they need to go back
20 the land of their birth and live
there in comparative ease II the
number of manual workers allowed
TO come here is not increased, to say
nothing of cutting it down, the coun-
try cannot go on with the digging,
the road making the building, the
farming and all the other founda-
tional work that must underlie the
whole national structure OF produc-
zion and business.
American youth simply will not set
its hands to the manual labor and
other unwelcome tasks that must be
performed ii the country is to con-
tinue its great industrial career
American born children of foreign
born parents coming to our shores
will not. The only place we can get
the manual labor that is essential to
our economic life is abroad: yet fool
Congress legislation seeks to shut it
out with tighter and tighter barriers.
What the country needs is not
rigidly restrictive but intelligently
selective immigration laws shutting
out the foreign Population it does not
require or does not want but letting
in and welcoming the workers it
must have IL 1t is to go on building
and growing. Incidentally the coun-
try also needs national lawmakers
that can think straight and act fear
lessly in the vital interests of the
American people.
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for all cases, and II is the policy Of
the hospital under its present man
agement that no patient shall be
passed from its shelter to city insti-
tutions because he or she cannot pay
for treatment. Two hundred and sew
enty-four ambulance calls are an
swered by it, on the average, every
month.
An investment in the upkeep and
rehabilitation Of the Beekman Street
Hospital is one OF the best invest
ments the men employed and doing
business in the section this hospital
serves can make. 1t is public SER
vice, it is humane service. The man
who does not make public service a
part of his everyday life isn't living
his life as it should be lived.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
Beekman Street Hospital.

The BeeiSman Street Hospital has
appealed 10 the people of New York
city for s250,000, sum required to
enable IL TO serve as they should be
served the residents of the district
in which the institution is situated.
The hospital is a necessary instru-
ment in the protection of the public
health and a refuge in case of acct
dent to which injured men, women
and children can he taken.
The district the Beekman Street
Hospital serves with its ambulances
runs from the line OF Beaver street
north along South street to Canal
street through Canal street to West
street, down West street TO Chambers
street. east on Chambers street TO
Broadway. south on Broadway to
Beaver street and TO South street.
In this area are great shops, banks
with large staffs, factories employing
huge operating forces, Office buildings
with scores of thousands OF clerical
workers.
Among the hundreds OF thousands
OF individuals who daily throng
the buildings and crowd the streets
and among the strangers who arrive
within the district every day there
are those who because OF sudden
sickness or accident require care.
There are many who need regular
medical attention. The Beekman
Street Hospital makes provision in
ward, In private room and I'm clinic
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
Towers In Clcudland.

From the Christidn Science Monitor
Castles and clouds In the sunset sky
QuiverinG shadow and melting gleam--
Who can discern as tho dusk steals by
Which Is actual, which the dream?
Somewhere up there is the home of fays.
Somewhere the hearts ofsmy flowers
hide, NJ
Somewhere tho tales of departed days
Live In land that is fair and wide. :
The trees know the secret. They tell 1t
at night
To the blossoms sending their fra
GRANGE adrift
Toward the magical land OF hearts
delight,
And I'd learn 1t too II had the gift.
Id learn It and soar with the birds on
the wing
To the castles and clouds in the sunset
sky,
For none can tell which is the tTucr
thing
cloudlsnd or tower. as the dusk steals
by.
t;LisABErH u. BRESErsER.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
Abracadabra.

TO TIM New York HERALD: The
mystic formula abracadabra is of much
older origin than your correspondents
surmise.
It was used by sorcerers and charla-
tans Of the Middle Ages much IN the
same sense that the magic word sesame
Is used In the Arabian Nights"
LEO l.. p'UrAssr.
NEW YoRK, October %.
The New York herald., 1922-10-26
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANuArTAN AND THE sroNx

Trend Of the Times" sydney \. ussher.
Labor Temple. Fourteenth street and Second
avenue. <
Trend OF the Times" Mrs. Erna Owen.
New York Public Library Tompkins square
branch 33f East Tenth street.
Romeo and Juliet" Miss Mona Morear
washington Irving High School Irving place
and sixteenth street. Dramatic readings
THE Great Pacific Northwest and Yellow
fjsth street aud ST. Nicholas avenue. store
opticon View.
siberia. Alaska and Labrador" Fred
erick N. Tracy, Public School SO. Broadway
and Academy street. Motion pictures.
.'Sonya'' Miss Gladys Loft. Public School
1876. 2a5 West losth street. near Broadway.
stage Successes Of 1919
Folk Songs OF Many Lands. Mime. Bertha
Van vliet. Young Womens Hebrew Assocls-
tion. 81 West 1i0th street
BROOKLYN. QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
Trend OF the Times Miss Jennie NJ
Davis. Bushwick High School. Irving avenue
and Madison street.
Trend OF the Times" Cleveland. Rodgers.
Erasmus Hall High School. Fistbusli avenue.
near Church avenue.
''Trend ot the Times" Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Lease. Manual Training High School.
Seventh avenue and Firth street.
plays OF the Hour" Miss Ada Stcrline.
Brooklyn Public Library. Pacific brancii.
Fourth avenue % ana faclJic street street
George G. Flint. director. Boys High School.
Marcy aud Putnam avenues.
Folk songs ana MODERN songs OF spain.
Miss Mary rsz Gnlnsborg, Public School ~.
Eighteenth avenue and Sixtieth street
Illustrated by vocal selections.
"The Modern Movies" Miss Elizabeth Hat
lam Bohn. Public school co. South Third
street aud briggs avenues motion pictures.
Little Old New York In Verse and Story"
Miss Lillian NJ. Buck. Brooklyn Public IA.
brary, Greenpoint branch. Norman avenue
and Leonard street.
"Constantinoplc Since the Great War"
Frederic j. Hinkhouse. Public School so.
Ceane street aud Britton avenue. Elmhurst.
l.. I.
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Close creep the hills and out hey ond
My feet have never Jared
Where tides run high and proud ships
ride.
Great seas I have not dared.
But still I anna sailor born,
A voyagcr. / know:
Day doug. night long no wind that stirs
But urges me to 80.
The gossip birds that voyage here
From worlds beyond my door.
They whisper how the white surf break.
Upon a long. lean shore,
They tell of masts that cut the clouds
And tower 10 the sky.
And men who battle with tho fog
OF these, of these am !
/ am a sailor born (and yet.
The hills. how close they creep.
And masts and sails have not seen
Save those count in sleepD
But if 7 never seek the sea
wist not II deceives.
And still can delight my soul
With voyaging of leaves.
And still can with clouds set sail,
And still with birds take wing,
And what lack Of salt and spray
Perhaps the wind will bring.
But oh, I dare not look on ships
Lest should rue the choice!
And oh, dare not think of men
with sea speech in the voice
am sailor born---and II
Too much some sea wind said.
The hills might fall apart one day
And wake TO find mo 1edl
HELEN THAsEE Bower