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The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Screens Can Be Made ImpenetrabI'
by OIL Of CitrOnella.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Those
who are spending sleepless nights as a
result of the present mosquito plague
may find some relief by adopting the
following suggestion:
Take small piece Of cotton saturated
with oil Of citronella and rub 1t over
the surface Of the window screens be-
fore retiring. No mosquitoes will crawl
through the meshes of q screen so
treated. and IL any already in the room
are killed the sleeper Is assured of a
peaceful night. Some persons object to
the odor Of citronella, particularly when
1t Ii rubbed on the face and hands, but
1t Is not nearly so Objectionable when
on the window screens. 1t is quite as
effective and a good nights sleep is worth
whatever discomfort is felt.
All credit for this suggestion IL due
my good wife. ExVIcrfM.
NEW YORK, July Is.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
The Rush. -Bagot Treaty.

Prime Minister KING Of Canads
end Secretary HUGHES of ~ Omitted
States Department Of State con.
ferred in Washington last week on
the desirability Of negotiating q
treaty under which the provisions OF
the Rush-Bagot agreement concern
ing naval forces on the great lakes
would take more permanent FORM
and in which declarations with re-
gard to other international problems
might be included.
The Rush-Bagot agreement con-
sists OF note dated April 2S, 1877
from CHARLES BAeor, the British
Minister at Washington Of that
time, to RICHARD RUSH, Acting Sec
retary OF State OF the United States,
and q reply dated the following day
from Mr.. RUSH, in which the Brit
ish Government and the United
States Government agreed each to
maintain on Lake Ontario only one
one hundred ton vessel armed with
an Is pound cannon, two vessels no
larger in size and similarly armed
on the upper lakes, and one similar
vessel on Lake Champlain. The
agreement--it Is referred to as a
stipulation in its text--may be an
nulled by either nation giving six
months notice Of it's desire to aban-
don II.
President MONROE proclaimed the
agreement April 2s, 1918, and by 1t
the naval forces Of both nations on
the water boundary between Canada
and the United States have been lin
tied for 104 years, although vessels
of one hundred tons burden armed
with one Is pound cannon have only
historical significance to-day.
There Is no division Of opinion
about the benefits this limitation OF
armament has brought to both coun-
tries. Had either nation maintained
naval force on the lakes the other
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Riverside Drives Loss.
consequences Of the Rejection Of
Mayor MitchePs Plan.

To THE New York HERALD: The vic
tory OF the New York Central Railroad
over the city in the Riverside ejectment
suit IS no surprise to anybody at ali
versed In real estate law
The net result is a loss of nearly four
years In time and the strengthening OF
the railroads position, in any negotia-
tions the city may attempt to make look
Ing toward the carrying out Of the con-
tcmpiated Riverside Park Improvement.
The rejection by the present admins
tration Of the tentative Mitchell agree
ment with the railroad was a colossal
Diunder. Had the plan been adopted
we would now have a beautiful park
with trains operated by electricity and
running out Of sight. with a consequent
absence Of the noise and dirt. which at
present are almost intolerable and with
no immediate prospect Of relief.
The park itself has been allowed "a
deteriorate, presumably because the
Commissioner has not felt justified in
spending much on its upkeep pending a
hnal decision in the citys suit.
New York. July Is. R1ysRsrpr
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

plan for venice's development than
the one which the engineers have
worked out. The city can again
have the commercial life which was
its ancient pride. Its small indus
tries can still thrive. Venetian
women can string beads in the shad-
ows Of deep doorways and storied
balconies. and glassworkers whose
ancestors were members of the ven-
cradle guilds In the golden days of
the Doges can still profitably ply
their trade in the islands of the
lagoon. And tourists will not desert
Venice, for they can still wander
undisturbed through the piazetta
and find the ancient charm and
beauty in the romantic old palaces
and canals.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Alaskan Game.

Throughout the United States the
enforcement Of the game laws and
the preservation Of wild life have in
recent years received the attention
they deserve. There remains, how
ever, something to be done in the
same way on Americas last frontier,
Alaska. Aside from Canada, it is the
only great game region on this conti-
nent. Alaska has game laws-plenty
of them--and it has eleven game
wardens to enforce them. Eleven
game wardens for a territory that
embraces 100000 square miles!
Eleven game wardens to hop up and
down a coast line which, with it's in
dentations, measures 200 miles, a
distance greater than the circumfer-
ence Of the earth
There is no reason to be panicky
about the conservation of game in
Alaska Animal life still abounds
there. according to the annual report
on the Alaska game law by Cover
nor ScorT G. BONE. But the report
makes it plain that there are needed
for the enforcement Of the law facili-
ties less inadequate than those now
provided. And no matter how many
game wardens are appointed for
Alaska their task must remain diff
cult as long as facilities for trans
portation in Alaska remain what
they are to-day.
According to the report, "migra-
tory cannery men are accused of
slaughtering deer prodigally and car
rying winter supplies of such meat
to the States. Whether fact or not.
this charge is accepted. The lack of
patrol service lends plausibility to
it," At any rate, deer are less plenti-
full in Alaska than they were.
1t is reported thatsthe bears, carl
bou and moose, although diminished
in certain sections, have not as a
whole decreased largely in recent
years. Mountain sheep and goats ap-
pear to hold their own. Whether fur
bearing animals are increasing or
decreasing the report does not say.
Accounts are conflicting.
Alaska may still be rich in game,
but it need not take many years for
the determination Of deer or any
other animal Now is the time for
protective measures.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Fate Is Accused.
Is It True That Man Is the Architect
of His Own MisfOrtunesi.

To THE NEW York HERALD: 'Sexa-
genarian's" interesting letter has one
flaw in it, namely. the statement I'VE
are largely the architects Of our mis-
fortunes"
This has been his experience. How
ever. I can prove that most Of US NOR
tails have woes and accidents thrown
pell NELL In our path without our hav-
Ing any power to set them off. In short,
misfortunes are the doom of many.
There is no means to waylay Kismet.
Fate is ever at our heels. The unpleas-
ant part of this life law Ia that strife
and Ill luck strike us unforewarned.
Then how can we be architects of cir
cumstances of which we know nothing?
Now for few proofs: A relative of
mine suddenly was seized with a growth
in her throat. Otherwise she was In
the best of health. She had the best
medical attendance. One year after she
died. Fate!
Think of all the automobile deaths.
Surely not one of the unfortunate vic
Tins could foresee his ilfstarred doom.
While retrospecting my own life Of
fortune that came my way was utterly
beyond my control. For instance, at
10 case OF diphtheria. At Is fall
from horse which SHE'D and ran away
down the city street. Later. several
railroad accidents and two shipwrecks.
In fact there are SO many IL would take
a booklet to give q detailed account Of
them all.
AS to monetary misfortunes. they are
the outcome OF fate also. Many OF us
lost heavily after the world war. Surely
not one Of us could foresee large fail
ures in corporations. railroads. &c. They
we're the result of conditions beyond the
individuals control.
Therefore the reason "Sexagenarians'
life on earth was so happy, fortunate
and filled with family love is simply
that fate was kind to him. I and most
mortals had another hand of fate lead
ing us. LOUIS NJ. EfLsHEMIus.
NEW York, July Is.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Fhsmen Need 500, 900.
Three Baseball Gsnses win ADD Il
the Honor Emergency Fund

To THE NEW York HERALD: The
Honor Emergency Fund COMMITTEES of
the New York Fire Department is now
engaged in campaign of solicitatis,A
for money with which to build I'm Tho
finances Of fund which has for its
objects humane and benevolent purposes.
1t is similar in it's activities to the No.
lice field day games.
|. The firemen's fund has been In exist-
ence two years. following the fatar fra
In gas plant in Brooklyn at which the
lives of six freman were taken. Soma
OF the dependents of these men war.
destitute and the statutory pension NJ
lowances were totally inadequate. Th.
fund was founded and it materiallv
aided the families of those unfortunate
firemen. Since then the funds activitte.
have been widenei.
1t now defrays the expense of opera
tions. provides for special care and nurs-
Ing, buys surgical appliances, trusses
artificial limbs. &C.. and is materiallv
helping in the maintenance of sick and
convalescent firemen, some of them tn
bercular and others Just permanentIv
sick or disabled. Many of them will
never do active fire duty again. In
some cases widows Of firemen whose
husbands died from natural causes ara
struggling for an existence on s300 an.
nual pension with as many as four or
five young children to support.
In other cases the aged father or
mother of deceased fireman is striv-
ing hard to keep soul and body together
on $500 annual pension, if the son wa.
Killed in the line of duty and only $50
II he died from natural causes. Under
the law the most that an orphan child
OF fireman can get is $500 annual
pension. This is the maximum, whether
there are one or ten children surviving.
lt Is Tor the alleviation Of these cases
that the Firemen's Honor Ernerrencv
Fund is functioning. It is administered
by board which is representative of
every rank and grade in the department..
It's funds. now only $4,000. are in
vested only In United States Government
and New York city bonds, deposited N
trust. To aid this fund the baseball
team Of the Chicago Fire Department.
VIII play three games of ball at Fhbet.
field on July 20, 81 and 20. Admission
Is 81 to any one Of the three games.
The New York firemen's team plavea
In Chicago last summer for the benefit
OF the Chicago Firemen's Mutual Aid
ana Benefit Association and the nro-
ceeds were, $4,000. The New York
committee Is now trying to get 500, 900
for the local fund.
WILLIAM JEROME DAILY.
For the Committee.
: New York. July Is.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
SUNDAY, JULY 16,, 1922.
A Railroad Draft.

It would be easy enough to misap-
prehend the meaning of the unofficial
announcement that if necessary the
Government will draft railroads and
draft men to keep trains running
with Interstate commerce and the
United States mails.
1t might mean that Congress would
pass all possible legislation, as Kan
sas has done, toward this end.
1t might mean that the President
of the United States would draft men
In the sense that President HARDING
drafted General DAWES to be his Bud
get Director and help to put the great
business of the Federal Government,
the greatest business in the world,
on a business basis.
1t might mean something else.
But, whatever it means, there is
one thing certain about this national
strike situation and the resolve Of
the President of the United States to
end it. 1t is that in a national crisis,
with the country's industrial life at
stake, the President of the United
States could operate the railroads
with 1O0,0O0,000 Americans at his
back to join him in continuing the
operation of those railroads, to make
sure of the operation of those rail-
roads and to guarantee that nobody
interfered with the operation of
those railroads.
Nobody in his senses will question
that, If ever 1t comes to a final issue
between the President of the United
States, with his Union of States be-
hind him, and SAMUEL GoMPERs or
BERT nj. JEWELL, with his railroad
unions behind him, as to whether the
railroads OF this country shall op-
crate or shall not operate except by
the grace of those union labor lead
ers-nobody in his senses will ques-
tion that the American people in solid
ranks of volunteers will flock to the
call of the President of the United
States.
Nobody in his senses will find II
easy to question that thousands and
tens Of thousands of the members
OF the striking railroad unions them
selves would answer the call of the
President Of the United States and
enlist under his banner to operate
the railroads he had been compelled
to operate in the public interest and
for the public safety.
And the railroads would operate.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Revisitati0n.

After long years I visited once more
A village which In childhood had
known
So well that I had loved each stick
and stone;
How different now the aspect that It
bore
What remembered a gigantic store
Was just tiny shop; the village
Wasn't the park that In my mind had
been:
The hills were far less mighty than Of
And, seeing these old dreams Of gran
deur pass.
Was like the feeling. half amused. half
sad,
Which some time almost every one has
had.
OF glancing Of sudden in a glass,
10 cry In puzzled incredulity:
"Is that strange, shrunken creature
really me !"
CHARLorrE BECKER.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

The article printed In THE NEW YORK
HERALD on July z on the subject
Of Thomas Hastings. the architect. and
your reference to the fact that he has
been awarded the gold medal of the
Royal Institute of British Architects re-
call certain facts to my mind bearing
upon the architectural growth and de-
velopment Of our city that may be OF
interest to your readers.
AS we look about us to-day at our
enormous wealth Of modern buildings
many of which compare favorably with
the best that is being accomplished any
where in the world, we are apt to forget
In how comparatively short space of
time they have been produced and how
very quickly and gradually the changes
in design. style and character and meth
DDS Of construction have been effected.
| Every revival of art has been con-
temporaneous with some political and
commercial activity in the country
| where 1t has occurred. The inspiration
of our newer architectural renaissance
had it's inception In the Chicago worlds
fair of 1893. Just about a generation
ago. The. architectural development on
present lines of our New York metropo-
lis had begun In general about ten years
earlier
five glance back to that period we
find among others of distinction two
prominent firms of architects practicing
who seem to have had happy faculty
of attracting enthusiastic and ambitious
| Young students into their drafting
| rooms. Our architectural schools in
those days were fragmentary. to say
the least. They were sound element
ally. and perhaps in scope and influence
we're as useful as could have been rea-
sonably expected for that time.
| The two Offices referred to, however.
supplementing the schools very mate
rally, became the practical training
schools from which finally emerged many
designers of unusual ability. Thirty
years ago the number Of practicins ar
chitects Of unquestioned ability and dis
tinction was comparatively small To-
day. there are hundreds Of able firms
doing current work OF an epoch maxi
ing character.
In looking over the list Of these sue
cessful and prominent firms it is SUR
prising to find how many men compos-
ing them began their apprenticeship and
received their earlier inspiration and
training in the offices cited. These were
the Offices of McKim, Mead & White and
CarrAre & Hastings. Both Mr.. Carrere
and Mr.. Hastings after they had fin-
ished their studies in Paris were MEM
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Poe on Mount Tom.
Plan to Erect q Statue Of the Poet
on the Rock Where He Sat.


To THE New York HERALD: am de-.
lighted to find my confidence In THr
NEW YonK HERALD and it's exceptional
range of readers once again rewarded
and that through Its columns my In
quiry has been completely answered.
thank your correspondent Thomas o.
Mabbott for the information he supplied.
DR.. James A. Harrison of the University
of Virginia. citing as authority DR.. VII.
quotes the late General James r
O'Beirne:
1t was Poe's custom to wander away
from the house in pleasant weather to
Mount Tom, an immense rock. which may
still be seen in Riverside Park, where he
would sit silently for hours gazing out
upon the Hudson.
General O'Beirne was the brother-in.
law of Commissioner Thomas r. Bren-
nen, who held many edices Of public
trust In this city, and who was the sor
Of Patrick Bremen. owner of the Bren.
men farm OF 216 acres that extended
from approximately what is now Central
Park to the North River. General
O'Beirne was the husband of the lady
whose information as to Poe I lately re-
peated In THE NEW YORK HERALD.
And now may 1 say that my earnest
ness to obtain these particulars as tc
Mount Tom has not been merely aca-
demical? The New York Shakespeare
Society has already--among other Poe
tablets marking his residences In the
city where the most distinguished years
of his life were spent, and where his
most illustrious work was done---placed
tablet commemorative of the Bremen
mansion, wherein Poe completed THE
Raven" at the northwest corner Of
Broadway and Eighty-fourth street as
nearly as might be- The society Is now
hoping for permission and encourage.
ment to place on the summit OF Mount
Tom bronze statue Of Edgar Allan Poe
himself--in habit as he lived and moved
while he did this best work of his life.
THE SUN has unique associations with
Poe The first manuscript he offered tc
New York city publisher, and the first
one ever published In New York city
was offered to and published by THH
SUN. And when, for season. CHE SUN
had it's headquarters in Nassau street,
its editorial and reportorial rooms over
looked the site of the first office Poe
ever occupied in New York city and pre-
cincts, where ne met daily many n man
whose only title to a memory among
men to-day Is that he was tolerated
among his associates.
APPLETON MonaAN,
President New York Shakespeare Society
NEW York, July Is.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

That JOHN BLACK Of California, who
at the half way point in the golf tour
nament at Skolkie stood at the top OF
the list. is 54 and a grandfather. and
heretofore has not been considered by
the analysts of the game as a con-
tender. Is forgivable; that he has not
the accepted physical build Of good
golfer but succeeds in driving 800
yards from the tee might be over
looked; but that he doesn't dress the
part of champion Is one thing that
a good many slicers and hookers will
never consent to look upon as sports
rrianlllSe.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Thunderstorm Signs.
instructions for Forecasting Their
Coming and Their Sevsritv

10 THE New York HrRlLp: with y
lttle practice it is a simple matter ~
forecast thunderstorms. I never kneu,
the time since got big enough that
couldn't do this. With an unobstructed
view OF the horizon from southwest to
north an observer should be able to tell
exactly If there is to be Thunderstorm
III few hours and even It's severity
The first requisite is to learn 10 rec
osnize the thunderstorm haze. the sheet
~ the two mile level Of the rain
stratum. 1t always denotes a thunder
storm and always goes with II and
never without You can see it several
hours away.
Inc second necessary instruction is to
desermine the direction in which the
storm is moving. The thunderstorm
haze almost always moves north of
east; so does the upper current; so do
the lows; so do tornadoes. The cumuIi.
neavy clouds. either move to the right
or grow to the right. which of course is
to the left looking at the oncoming
storm.
Tne nunderhead is the place where
the work Is done; and is at the left end
OF the oncoming storm. The necessary
point is to see which way the thunder
maze Is running, which way the thunder
head 10 growing, and take a resultant
line.
II the haze Is running by to the north
you will get rain. If the thunderhead
Is growing to the left from your point
OF view the main storm factory is GO
ing to the south of you. II 1t appears
stationary and rising it il headed for
you and you are in for it II not 50 late
that the storm Is dying.
Possibly If the extreme left Is not
growing in that direction II is the end
Of the line and the whole storm will
60 by to the north. If the thunder haze
is running to pass you to the south the
whole storm will.
But thunderstorms build at their rear
to the south, illustrating In miniature
the circulation of winds around lows
always. So II the perspective shows the
base building to the left and the haze
running to the right you can't very we'll
escape.
From any elevation high enough to
cover the west northwest horizon one
should be able to forecast thunder
storm from one to four hours in adj
vance of its arrival. With q little prac-
tice by observing the speed of the two
currents one should tell within frac-
tion of an hour when the storm will
strike.
The lower current can run with the
upper or at right angles to it. The
further apart they are the more squall
and the shorter the cIoudburst All
the approaches to cloudbursts / have
ever seen were caused by the two rum
ming together, keeping up the heavy
rain In the same location. II. on the
other hand, the lower wind runs out
from the storm 1t will surely blow, either
as In your June IL storm or in the
Western tornados.
II there Is much difference In the
currents you can look for squalls; IL lit
tie for heavy rain. But always refer 70
the thunderhead base and see whether
1t IL stationary to your line of vision or
turning right or left. In the latter case
the real thunderstorm rs going south OF
you: when the former happens 1t is
going to the north. A. d. ELMER,
Boston, July Is.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Song for a Summer Night.

From out the hyacinthine dusk,
Attared with heiiotrope and musk,
Like melody you come to me,
Or as the moss rose from It's husk.
Just for breathing space you bide;
You smile; the dark Is glorified;
Your eyes are skies OF paradise;
Your voice Is an impassioned tide.
And then you fade. In creeps the dawf
With pallid streaks OF pearl and fawn
My arms and lips are fain 4. |;
vain
Why. . beloved, are you gone?
CLINTON ScoLI.ARD.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Armistice.

A stiffness broods between the caSar.a
walls.
Where trafics undertone has a,ed
away ~
No more are heard the far, insistent call.
or Commerce urging for a business
day.
No toilers swinging to the fevered
fray.
Or strained eyes dropping as the market
falls,
Which shows a trade adven.urer at
bay.
In some dim room within the marble
halls.
For tits the Sabbath. and along the pave
The straying footsteps echo far and
~ wide
AS though a spoiler struck across the
nave
OF some cathedral; but the business
tide
Is gathering volume and will shortly
It's rushing food along this hectic shore.
THOMAS ]. MURRAY.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

Japanese. seeking machine to make
man tall, believes instrument is popular
in New York city.--Netcspdper heddHne.
He is mistaken, but there are num-
Der OF machines guaranteed to make
men short.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
The GIazier's Progress,

To THE New YORK HERALD: In glaz-
ing three windows to-day broke two
other panes. Now, children, at that
rate when will the glazier complete his
work? II.
LARcHMoNT, July Is.