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The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Mississippi Floods Not Mastered
The Levee System Called Failure by Observer
Who Favors the Outlet Plan.

the levees. / do not profess to be an
engineer or an authority on this great
problem. but have common sense. and
from my observations I know that un-
less they make spillway the levees
must go higher and higher. and the
higher the levees the greater the disas-
ter will be when they do give way.
Any graduate of grammar school
can take a text book on geography and
see that a spillway can be constructed
either between the Mississippi River and
Lake Ponchartrain. or from the mouth
of the Red River paralieling the Atcha-
falaya, and that the food situation can
thus be relieved.
The Government could afford to pay
the property owners for the land needed
to make gap five miles wide on the
banks of the Atchafalaya. Construct
two big dikes there. Tear down the
levee at the mouth of the spillway and
when the river arrived at flood stage
the water would go through this five
mile gap to the Gulf. Besides giving
relief it would build up by the deposit
of tons OF sediment a territory that is
to-day useless except for its forest.
The Atchafalaya River is great re-
lief valve for the Mississippi whenever
the Red River and the Ouchita are not
bank full. The War Department has
accumulated data that will stagger the
ordinary mind. 1t is perfectly possible,
however. for Colonel Beach to work out
some solution based on the opinions Of
citizens and engineers who have been
actual observers Of conditions for fifty
years
The little farmers along the banks OF
this mighty stream have been taxing
themselves to the limit to keep the
waters of twenty-eight States from de-
stroying their property. The Mississippi
River and its tributaries are not local
proposition. They are a national propo-
sltion. involving the drainage and pro-
lection of the country. The forests are
being constantly removed. and all the
water is hurried to the great arteries Of
drainage. The people of this nation
must learn to look upon the Mississippi
as the nations great drainage system {;
It's care. the protection Of the land from
floods, should be taken over entirely by
the nation, and the little farmers should
be relieved from the burden OF taxation
that now rests upon them.
There hasn't been enough tonnage
floating down the Mississippi River
since the railroads paralleled its banks
to pay the cost OF maintaining the
Mississippi River Commission. Let the
public have the facts. Let the War
Department go back and check up its
figures and see how much its work has
deepened the channel of the Missis-
sippi River in the last fifty years and
it's officials too may be convinced of
the fallacy of their theory OF the levee
system.
The people along the banks Of this
mighty river hardly have time to re-
cuperate from one great food before
another overtakes them.
WILLIAM POLK.
ALEXANDRIA, La, May 20.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
SUNDAY. MAY 2s. 1922.
Germany's International Loan.

The international bankers confer.
ring in Paris over the great loan
needed by Germany have not said
explicitly that they will raise bill
ion dollars in gold for her. Before
taking a recess on Friday until next
Wednesday, however, the bankers did
inform the Wirth Government that
the loan would be out OF the ques-
tion unless Germany accepted the
conditions of the Reparations Com
mission. This would seem to imply
that under satisfactory circumstances
the loan might be arranged.
These new terms provided for the
Indefinite postponement Of the rep
arations payment due May on
condition that the Wirth Government
would make two very radical changes
Of policy. One was to balance its
budget through heavy increase OF
internal taxation by some sixty bill
ions Of marks. The other was to
shut down the printing press output
OF limitless paper money.
Now it is announced that the
Wirth Government accepts those rep
arations terms, and the news is big
in import. Even without a great
international loan Germany would be
benefited by shutting off the floods
of paper money. With the value Of
the paper currency falling as the
printing press ground out more and
more OF the notes, German business
and the German people never could
know how much OF the paper 1t
would take to pay their taken and
other bills or where they could get
enough OF it.
On the other hand, the Government
as well as the people would be better
off under the striking and necessary
financial reforms. Hitherto the Gov
crnment, taking in much less than it.
was called upon to put out, has bad to
make up the difference with the aid
Of the overworked printing press,
making the value Of the money the
public received for it's work and bust
ness less and less.
But when the Government is TAX
ing in more than it puts out it Will
be possible not only TO stop initiating
the currency but even to cut down
the vast mass OF existing paper
money. This in turn will give more
value to the currency that business
and the people receive for their
goods and their work, SO that out OF
their enlarged substance they can do
more for the Government
II on top OF these material gains
to the Government and TO the peo'
pie the international bankers make
a big gold loan to Germany both to
aid in meeting readjusted repara.
tlons payments on a reasonable basis
and to pay for required raw ma
terials from abroad, the whole ma
;lonal situation will improve. Ger
many the government and Germany
tile nation, with their feet again
planted on solid economic ground,
will become an enormous factor In
the rehabilitation OF all Europe.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Michigan.

o land OF the sky blue water,
o glorious Commonwealth OF Mich,
With your Maustee and Menominee.
And furniture, motors. copper and fish
Lakes TO the right OF you,
Lakes 10 the Ieft of you.
Lakes both allow and aloft,
How the waters laugh as they cut vol
in half.
The waters so bhie and SO soft!
To you. mistress Of the unsalted seas,
These:
Carp Lake and Otter Lake and Lake
st. Clair.
And Big Two Hearted River, just te
make you stare,
And Michigamme an orihamme,
And Gogobic near Choate,
And Perch and Trput and Mullets.
Yea. all the Ash that float.
And Siscowit on Isle Royale that every
storm blast rakes---
o lakes. lakes. lakes. lakes. lakes, lakes
lakes
o mercy sakes!
And then the towns of Michigan,
Detroit, where first the lizzies ran,
Grand Rapids, where the woodsaws rip
And chairs grow legs and tables tip,
And Battle Creek, which shreds equip,
And Dafter. Raber Rudyard--Kip
Then Badaxe. Grindsaone, Mackinac.
And Alabaster Sanihc,
Peck, Ypsilanti and Capac.
Pere Cheney. Ida and Orion.
Graafschap, Cheboygan and Filion,
Pokaygon, Stronach, Shepherd, Zion,
Germfask. Matchwood, Manistiaw,
Muskegon, Filler, Chippewa,
Marenisco, Wacedah,
Basswood, Hazel, Madkinaw,
Ishpeming, Negaunee, stambaugh,
Garlic, Sugar. Saginaw.
Escanaba, Freedom, Woodrow,
Ann Arbor, Huron. NoHthstar. Clio,
Frankenmuth, Greenbusn. Nadeau.
Elsie, Harriette and Clynie,
Crystal, ine-God1nighty
In names old Mich. is OH the loose,
She's aces king, queen, jack-down to
deuce.
MAURICE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Honest Postal Workers.
Justice to a Body OF Public Servants
OF High Grade.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Your
editorial article Of May 20 under the
heading of Honest Post ONCE Work
crs" is before me. am exceedingly
grateful to you for bringing out SO
forcibly and properly that phase OF the
case at this time
" is undoubtedly true that the postal
employees OF tho country are OF excep-
tionally high grade and contain an un-
usually small percentage OF dishonest
people. Under the heat OF trying to
capture the crooks We were quite likely
TO make the impression you suggest and
your editorial article therefore was very
much in the public interest and We
thank you for II.
JoHN VI. BARTLETT.
First Assistant PostmasterJGencral.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 81.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
For Swimmers to Remember.

With the coming Of the swimming
season once more swimmers should
fix firmly in their minds the fact
that certain precautions must be OBJ
served to avoid accidents.
Those who go into the water soon
after a hearty meal court danger.
Those venturing too far from shore
in rough weather or before they have
had sufficient practice risk their
lives. Those who get themselves
into difficulties in the water through
imprudence endanger not only their
own lives but the lives of those who
90 to their rescue. Deep water is
not necessary to the enjoyment OF
swimming. A veteran fisherman off
CoBey Island greeted swimmer who
had braved a head wind in order to
reach the dory anchored on the banks
half mile from shore with the re-
mark that the water close in shore
was just as salty as the middle OF
the ocean.
The muscular effort used in swim
ming is entirely different from the
muscular effort required in other
sports. Every part Of the muscular
system is brought into play in this
health promoting pastime, which
confers such far reaching benefits
that everybody who can engage in
il should do SO.
Those having access to salt water
enjoy a boon which is denied to
residents OF the fresh water States.
The latter must be content with
ponds and lakes and rivers; but
health and enjoyment can be had in
any of these. down to the smallest
of the old swimmin' holes in which
the neighborhood boys laugh away
the happiest hours Of their lives.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Dempsey's Argentine Rival.

Should FinPO, the young Argen
tinean with wallop. train on 30 az
TO become a formidable rival Of
DEmrsEY for heavyweight honors
the present day sporting world would
be turned topsy.turyy.
That FIRPo has the physique and
the brute force necessary for pugl-
Eat Of the first rank Us admitted by
the experts, who say that New York
has seen no such puncher since
the palmy days VI FTTzsIm MONS.
whether he can be taught 10 use his
strength TO advantage IL another
matter. and will depend largely upon
HIS tutor. TOMMY RYA. might
mold the young South American
giant into formidable fighting man.
There IL no craftier or more skillful
boxer than the former middlewelght
champion.
Flgro's prowess In the ring has
brought the Argentine Republic
into still greater prominence than
has been won for IL by the excellence
of its thoroughbreds and the quality
w sts polo team, which has been play.
Ing eilliantly IN England Of late
The home Of some OF the finest
horses. sheep and cattle, our South
American sister republic IL raising
men OF n nue physical type as well
But the possibility Of one Of her
sons becoming champion fighter Of
tho world will not be willingly adj
mitted by those who believe that the
preemirncc in ,hc ring belongs 70
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did the substitution OF the Gregorian
for the Julian calendar.
The reformers are pretty busy reg
ulating the affairs OF other people.
Perhaps they will succeed in giving
us reformed year. A better scheme
than the one proposed, however,
would be a constitutional amend
ment requiring the year to be ex-
actly 364 revolutions OF the earth on
its axis. That wohld make reforma-
tion Of the calendar both easy and
scientific.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

is printed
To John T. Moriary,
% CENDs, OR
PINS AND NEEDLES BY THE DOZEN.
Written and sung by Gus Williams.
Boston Louis n. Gouland. So fremont st.
Copyrighted in 1875 by Louis r. Goulland.
Here are the words:
OF you lisden 10 my sdory
will try and told you sornding
Vot you most every daytime
AS you walk along de streed
Now and den you hear below
From a great big cheeky fellow
Won of whom, wen / describe him,
You did ofden meet.
He will holler out so loud
To his audience IA crowd
Und he gives such gread inducements
In his own peculiar way.
Lspoken after first perseI
Hes one OF dem feers vot we see sdand-
Ing de corner eney day. und he speaks
like dis:
Pins and needles by der dozen,
For your uncle, aunt or cousin,
A plain gold ring.
wedding ring,
Cnd a locket wot's immense.
Here We. have some fine tooth powder,
receipt-for fffaking chowder, ------------- -
Take der lot. sell to you for twenty-seven
cends.
Selling II II rains or shining,
You viii never find him pining,
But as hsbby oysder,
lie does always seem to be
Telling jokes that so funny,
ANGLING to raise dc money
From his audience around him.
iIeye to business, see?
or a policeman moves him on.
In minute he vas gone,
But upon some other corner
In dwo seconds he viii be.
TSpohen after second uerse.l
Yes, indeed you can't drive him away; he's
like a jack-n -de-box. de moment you put
your hand on him he amt dere. Unit all
dem fellers look alike. und dey all seem "a
wear de same kind OF clothes You may a.
anywere in der Unided Sdades. don'd care
how small de town is und the moment II
gets dark. you will Won of dem fellars
on dc corner NIT de same olt identical box
~ front OF him, de old greasy lamp over
10 head. und de same old cry of-(Chorus) d.
NJ. LOUISE WILSON.
EspERANcE, May 81.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
The Irrational Glove Tariff.

Former Representative LUcIUs N.
LI1TAuER, the American glove manu-
facturer at Gloversville, New York,
makes a defense OF the indefensible
Fordney-McCumber tariff duties on
gloves. He takes exception as we'll
to THE NEW YORK HERALD's figures
showing how, under the freakisn
Pordney-McCumber system, the du-
ties could multiply themselves as
the value OF the French franc, ex-
pressed in American money, rose to
normal Mr.. LITTAUER says among
other things.
THE writer of the editorial ig-
that as the gold value of foreign
deprecated currency increases in
value toward par. the cost in such
foreign currency of any article Is
always lowered in proportion to the
currency's Increased value.
"The 40 franc q dozen Paris
glove with francs at nine cents cost
$3.50. but this same glove when
france were at par worth 1913 cents,
cost in Paris 40 francs. or IS; and.
will not. as your editorial states. cost
$685.. The Senate duty then will
be $3.50 dozen, not y17.37
"When francs after the war were
$50 cents value. the price of French
gloves in francs was increased 900
per cent. but as the Underwood bill
equivalent rate OF duty became 800
per cent less"
Mr.. LITrAUER of course is entitled
TO his opinion that the restoration Of
the franc to the gold basis will In
escapably and exactly return the
price OF French gloves TO their pre-.
war level in France. But possibly
he will concede that the great econo-
mists and great bankers OF the world
are entitled to their opinions on this
question Of the relationships Of pre-
war prices and postwar prices. And
certainly the economists and bank
ers, Mr.. LIrTAUER TO the contrary
notwithstanding, have something
very tangible and very impressive
on which TO base their unanimous
conviction that prices will not return
and cannot return TO the low pre-
war levels so long as nations are
burdened with mountains OF debt
and so long as an inordinate share
OF the money earnings OF their peo-
pie must be taken away from them
in colossal taxes.
The verification OF the views OF
the worlds bankers and economists
who do not agree with Mr.. LITTAu.
ER's doctrine that the par or gold
value OF country's currency will
automatically and necessarily send
It's prices back to pre-war levels is
found right here in this. our own
country. in striking example. The
money Of the United States was
never or the gold basis for one SEQ
ond during the war and II never
has been OF the gold basis for one
second since the war. But prices
in the United States went up gen
orally some 100 per cent. during the
war--on the gold basis. Prices in
the United States nearly four years
after the close OF the war are up
from 80 TO rs per cent. above pre-
war prlccs---on the gold basis.
Senator SMoor Of the Finance Com.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

To THE New YORK HERALD: Another
,nc of Gus williamss songs was "she
Stood at the Gate Welcoming Him In
Repeat this line three times in quick
succession. l think it will he found
difficult TO say. Old TIMER.
JERSEY CITY, y. j., May 81.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

the Celt and the Saxon. not TO the
Latin races. Yet more than 200
pounds of muscular youth is anxious
70 climb the ladder OF fame in the
prize ring, and FIHPo may yet achieve
his desire.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Those VINO MnIk Wrong.

20 THE New YoRK HERALD Women
and boys are the persons who usually
walk on the wrong side There Is an
excuse for women. as they generally
have been looking in some shop window
but the boys do II out OF pure cusscd-
ness generally toll them that they
never will be soldiers.
Major X. FREDERICK,
Civil War Pensioner
NEW YORK Nav 27
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Our Unconscious Mind.

From the Ohio State Journal.
The mind erorts such powerful influence
over matter that Il can get sicker listening
TO lecture OH hygiene than IL can In dis
oboylng natures laws.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

To THE NEW York HERALD: The
music OF the song about pins and
needles. as sung by Gus Williams Gus
v.evick), is the old German air entitled
The Forge In the Forest" A ten cent
disk of ths air was published about
three years ago. A part Of the music
Is played on anvils by supposed black
smiths hence the title.
DANIEL KELLEY.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

THE Associated Press II exclusively entitled
10 tho use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited 10 1t or not otherwise
credited IN this paper. and also the local
nswe published rersir
All rights OF republication Of special dss-
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

In the grain fields there are many
jobs for men; but they are not Jobs
for men who are not willing to work.
Machinery has done much to improve
the lot of the agriculturist, but IT has
not made the wheat harvester's task
one for loafcrs.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

The gentleman who undertakes to
entertain his out of town friends on
Broadway nowadays is likely to be
able to give them sight of The
Finest in action in almost any res
tallrant
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Happy Oblivion.

A lesson i have iately reAu.
II was but yesterday said
"o,d hearts the Season cannot cheat
.rhev aste the bitter through the sweet; /;
And memory there must be on earth
or some dour hours of wintry dearth!
7 will go forth and question these
That one mere nattering touch can
please
For look, the blossoms from the clod
Speak nothing of the iron God
who. ruthless, turned his frosty key
And prisoned fair Peysephone.
Now. freed has she so soon forgot
THAT hidden house where light is not?
Look how the young leaves take the
wind
As though Heav'n's breath were al
ways kind
Then. ON the trunk OF that old tree,
Named for my roof. long loved by me,
laid my lips and spake this word;
oof Winter dark thou must have
heard"
"No. no,' The young leaves laughed
outright.
I'VE only know this Hour Of Light.
The Rose enthroned-of her I sought:
"Remembrest thou when there was
naught
or thee save that unlovely thorn?-
go. churl. thou slanderest the morn :.
Not any child OF Summer knew
or aught save sun and quiet dew,
And gracious visiting OF RAIN
Then. since all questioning was in vain,
I said: "This Hour is mine--mine, toe;
What they know not I never knew:
Happy Oblivon--there's deep
Where all dark memories may sleep!'
EDITH NJ THOMAS.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Asiatic Sealr,en.
Complaint That They Are Displacins
Citizens on American Ships.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD Not so
long ago when the cry was heard along
the waterfront OF American seamen
for American ships" good number OF
alien seamen left these shores after
taking out intention papers to become
citizens and went back to their own
papers were not sufficient for signing
on an American vessel.
There are at present in this port
something more than thousand sea-
men unemployed. A great many of these
arc married and have families to sup-
port. The poverty and misery among
them can well be imagined when rents
and the price of food are considered
That the trade depression is affects
ing seamen the same as all other work.
ers is quite obvious. but the seamen.
unlike other workers, are suffering also
from another and far worse cause We
are becoming painfully aware of the
fact that we are being steadily dis
placed, both aliens and Americans. by
cheap Asiatic labor.
This cheap labor is steadily on the
increase in American ships, especially
In United States Shipping Board yes
sells. No one objects to the employ
ment of any American citizen in any
American ship, or even an alien who
intends to become citizen, but some-
thing ought to be done to prevent tn.
employment of Asiatic labor under con-
ditions which exclude the possibility Of
the white seamen competing with them.
We are steadily being displaced because
we have not learned to live on rice.
CHARLES HENDERSON,
NEW YORK, May "a.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
ApparentIy a Partisan View

WhNe Eircr ncics N BlythcriHc Hero'd.
Neics.
We sure did laugh when We saw the black
eye that Charlie Harrington OF Bythevirs
gave Esten Write. lie looks like he was
wearing a false face.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

Sir Arthur CONAN DOYLE describes
hell as "only a hospital ward in
heaven" That follows il one accepts
the new definition of a criminal as a
sick man. Hell no doubt makes some
provision for incurable cases.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
NEW YORK, May "a.

Representatives of the Shipping
Board deny that American citizens ars
being supplanted by others in the
merchant marine. The United States
Shipping Commissioner at New York
says that while obviously he cannot
act on a generalization, specific COM
plant Of injustice made to him will
be sympathetically investigated.
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Almost. Not onItc.

Etrn correspondence Osnrk Spectator.
Mr. snd Mrs Ncrr rippin- called on Mr..
and Mrs O. w. GrlHsona Sunday.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

The former Emperor OF China
wants more money. Even royalty in
eclipse feels the sordid necessity for
ca sh and moro cash.
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As Gus Williams Sang 1t.
Words of the Song About the Offer.
ing of Pins and Needles.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: 1 have
sheet of music on the corner of which
is printed
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4 Tongue Twlster by Gus williams.

NEW York, May 81.
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Air Of Gus willlams's Song.

EspERANcE, May II.
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ALEXANDRIA, La. May %.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
TITLE v.
Adjusted Service Certificates.

Section sol. The Secretary of the
Treasury, upon certihcation from the
Secretary of War or the Secretary
OF the Navy as provided in section
303, Is hereby directed TO issue with
out cost to the veteran designated
the income and adjusted service GER
tificate hereinafter in this title re-
ferred to as a "certihcate"D or
face value equal TO the sum or l)
the adjusted service credit Of the
veteran increased by % per centum
plus (2) interest thereon for twenty
years at the rate OF 4la per centum
per annum, compounded annually
(such amount being approximately
equal to S.015 times the adjusted
service credit of the veteran). Ihe
certificate shall be dated and all
rights conferred under the provisions
OF this title shall take effect as OF
October /, 1922. The veteran shall
name the beneficiary of the ccrtih-
cate and may from time to time, with
the approval Of the Secretary OF tho
Treasury, alter such beneficiary. the
amount of the face value OF the cer-
tificatc (unless the certificate mas
been cancelled as hereinafter in this
title provided) shall be payable t)
to the veteran on September 80, ls42,
or (e) upon the death OF the veteran
prior thereto to the beneficiary
named except that II such bene-
ficiary dies before the veteran ana
no new beneficiary Is named, or
the beneficiary in the first instance
has not yet been named. the amount
OF the face value of the certificate
shall be paid to the estate OF the
veteran