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The New York herald., 1922-05-16

The Mauretania of the Cunard Line,
fieeiest of transatlantic ships, will sail
to-day for Cherbourg and Southampton.
Among those who have booked passage
i. viscount Astor. who eame here a
month ago with Lady Astor for a visit
With her relatives and to accompany
Lady Astor on her speaking tour.
MIR. Parmely Herrick will join in
Paris his father, the American Ambas-
sador, Myron T. Herrick. Mr.. and Mrs.
Taoron r. Strons will tour England and
Scotland for six weeks and on their re-
turn will go to Southampton to, join
lrs Strong's mother, Mrs. Henry Asher
Tohbins. Mr.. Charles b. Dillingham;
who will be accompanied by Mrs. Dill
lingham. will go to London to make ar
ranyements for an English production OF
'r;ood Morning. Dearie." They also VIII
visit Paris and will be gone about
month.
Princess Andrea Boncompagni. who
vas Miss Margaret Draper, will return
10 her home in Rome by the Mauretania.
Others going are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
bradley Of Convent N. j.. Mr.. and Mrs
q, II. Bristow Draper Of Boston. Alex
ander Gordon, Jr: Mr.. and Mrs.
Witherbee Black, Sir Charles Ailom. MT.
and Mrs. w. u. N. Perine. Mrs. Will
am Henry Harrison apd her son, John
9. r. Harrison Mr.. and Mrs Edmund
I,eight. DR.. and Mrs. Harvey Gushing.
M'ss Elizabeth Edwards, daughter OF
GOV. and Mrs. Edward I. Edwards OF
New Jersey; George w. Hughes, Har-
r,ngton Mann. English painter Miss
Marie v. Hughes, George V. Hughes.
.lr. William G.. Dows j. Archer Dunn,
MI and Mrs. c. Eric w. Macdonald
Kakichl Uchida OF the Japanese House
os Peers and l.. n. Cassatt OF the PENN
sylvania Railroad.
The musical colony on board will IN
.n.de Jascha Heifetz. violinist and MISS
claudia Muxio Of the Metropolitan
opera and her mother, Nine. Giovanni
All ZiO
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Chinese Soldiers.
Observations That Discount the Re-
ports of Hard Fighting.

To THE New YORK HERALD: 1t is true
that dispatches from PelSin tell OF ex-
tensive military operations in north
China. But II is hard to think of any
Chinese armies engaging in battle with
great ardor. The Chinese seem rather
to qualify as the worlds most numerous
paciasts. Not that they are always mild
In other matters; for when 1t comes to
infiicting punishment they are cruel in
the extreme.
To see Chinese soldiers is to realize
how unmilitary they may be. | have a
snapshot taken on the station platform
at Techow on the Tientsin-Pukow rail-
road in Shantung province. a rumor
had spread through the train that If we
looked out we might see corporaPs
guard turn out on the station platform
when the train pulled in. A more iin-
military group could not be imagined.
Except that they stood in fair align
ment there was nothing to suggest the
we'll drilled soldier They wore gray
uniforms made of quilted cotton stuff.
The caps had ear flaps and since II was
winter the flaps were loose and Hopping
in the wind. The coats were i'll fitting
and the breeches baggy. Shoes were
soft felt affairs like the feet OF the felt
boots worn here by farmers during the
winter.
But each man had modern rifle. And
at that particular time. just as the
Chinese New Year was approaching,
there was good deal of apprehension
on the part Of some of the people as to
what might happen if the soldiers were
not paid at the New Year. The fact
that II was months since they had been
paid did not serve to allay the fears OF
the average well informed Chinese or
foreigner. For some OF the soldiers were
reported to be bandits who had gone
into the army.
Armies composed Of men like those
referred 20 have neither the discipline
nor the organization to engage in battle
as we interpret that term in these latter
days. When the reports Of eye wit
nesses come through BY mail we may
hear that while the armies were large
the actual fighting was rather desultory.
p. M. WIswELL.
NEW YORK. MAY 15.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Women as Stock Breeders.

Women have been successful as
stock. breeders because they have
qualities which are important in
bringing up thoroughbreds. 1t has
long been observed that thoroughbred
dams under the control of a kindly
custodian are apt to be placid, and
their foals share in their disposition
as rule. Rough, loud voiced helpers
have no place in any breeding estab
Iishment; indeed, Aatience is called
for every hour in the day.
A visitor at French breeding farms
In Normandy recently was especially
impressed by the fine condition OF
the mares and foals at the establish.
ments of Mrs. H. B. DuRYEA and
Nine. CoUTURfER, both of whom
spend many hours daily among their
horses. just as Miss DAINGERFIELr
and Mrs. HERBERT WADswoRTH do in
this country. Miss DAINGERFIELD is
never without a bottle of iodine, and
any youngster Sound to have been
scratched by contact with brambles
or thorns or to have been injured In
the frolics which are part OF every
days outing Immediately receives
proper treatment. The value of care
like this in little things and Of at
tention to proper feeding cannot be
overestimated.
There was a period when the care
of live stock was considered a
mans job, but the success scored by
women in raising thoroughbreds has
demonstrated that here Is another
occupation in which women are
capable of holding their own In com
petition with men.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Kansss Seeks a New Record.

Not a meteorite falls but Kansas
wants it Investigated, marked and
catalogued. II is not that Kansas
fears these sky missiles, for Kansas
is afraid of nothing. In fact, Kansas
invites them; the more the better;
she is out for a meteorite record.
This was disclosed recently by the
intense interest displayed. in mys.
terious substance found ON the Nay
lor farm near Wichita. Some inves-
tigators said it was piece of Stag
from an iron furnace, others that 1t
was a metecrite. Local scientists
were puzzled State scientists ap-
peared unwilling to risk an opinion
and it was turned over to Harvard
for a final opinion. If" says the
Topeka Capital, "the professors at
Harvard decide it is meteor Kan
sas will step into second place in
meteoric fame--she will have seven
teen meteorites that have been dis
covered, while North Carolina has
twenty"
Kansas furnished one of the most
remarkable meteorites, discovered in
this country, the so-called Modoc me-
teor. a stony fragment found near the
town of Modoc. in Scott county. 1t TAP.
peared in the sky on a cloudless night
of September, 1905, as great ball
of fire coming out of the west. The
mass exploded and then each of the
fragments set up brilliant display
of fireworks that lighted up most of
the short grass section of the State.
The smaller fragments were scat
tered over an area Of nine square
miles and the largest piece, the
Modoc, was unearthed three years
later, buried many feet under the
tough western Kansas soil. Kansas
has always declared that this was the
greatest thing in celestial fireworks
that was ever set off and that the
famous shower of stars in the early
'30s over New England was a mere
side show compared with it.
Where Kansas gets her meteorite
statistics is not stated, but her soien-
fists declare they are correct to the
smallest fragment. She naturally
trembles when reports announce that
some other State is favored as land
ing place by one of these fiery visitors.
A record is dear to the Sunfiower
State, be it record for crops, prohi-
bition or. shooting stars.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Raisuli Cornered.

The report from Madrid a few days
ago announcing the capture OF
RAisuLr, the Moorish bandit who is
responsible for much of the trouble
which Spain has been having for sew.
eral years with the mountain tribes.
men of Morocco, appears somewhat
premature. The old rascal made his
escape from Tazarut when the Span
iards captured the town and fed to
a Moroccan sanctuary. They have
his place of refuge surrounded and
by cutting off communication with
his friends expect soon to starve him
into surrender.
America has distinct recollection
of RAIsuLI. In 1904 he carried of
Ion PERDICARIs. naturalized Ameri-
can citizen. who was president of the
European commission administering
affairs in Tangier city, and demanded
for his release heavy ransom from
the Sultan of Morocco and indirectly
from the American Government. Sec.
retary JouN HAY cut negotiations
short by this message, "PERDIcARIs
alive or RAIsULI dead" and Presi.
dent ROOSEVELT showed that America
meant business by sending eight war
vessels to Tangier harbor. PERDroARrs
was released
RATsuLr's next venture was to bear
off for ransom Kaid Sir HENRY
MCLEAN. British commander of the
Moroccan army, and then to descend
upon the coast, doing as much dam.
age as possible to foreign interests
with the hope of benefiting person.
ally from the tension OF the Euro
pean. diplomatic situation. Disap.
pointed in this effort, he returned to
his mountains and began directiHg
his attention to Spain.
Through secret agents he managed
to arouse the tribesmen against the
Spaniards and to keep himself en-.
tirely in the background. II am too
fat to fight" was his protestation
when he was accused Of melting
Moroccan unrest. When the rebel
lion was we'll under way he offered
to pacify the whole OF Morocco and
secure the allegiance of the noun
tain tribesmen II Spain would back
up his pretentions to the Sultanate
of the country. The Spaniards' reply
to this proposal was to direct their
warfare against him. He has narrowly
escaped capture twice in the last
year; the last time, when his noun.
tain stronghold was attacked, his fol
lowers declared that he was saved
only through the miraculous assist
ance of Allah.
The Spanish Government is max.
ing strenuous effort TO capture
the willy bandit, for IL well knows
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Organic Diseases.
Disturbing Increases In Mortality
From Apoplexy and Nephritls.

From the Statistical BuIietn Of the Metro
poiitan Life Insurance Company.
There have been marked increases in
the death rates for heart disease.
Brlghts disease and apoplexy In recent
months among the industrial policy
holders Of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company. Small increases in tho
mortality from these diseases had been
noticed early in November OF last year
But the change attracted little attention
and caused little comment The possi-
bility that It marked a definite check in
the favorable tendency shown for sew
eral years for each Of these diseases was
not seriously considered. BY Decem-
Der. however the death rate had taken
more decided upward turn for each
disease. by March the rate for organic
heart disease had reached 1892 per 1oo,-
900. one OF the highest figures ever rs-
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Viscount Astor Sails for Home To-day
Son of American Ambassador to France Also to Go
on the Mauretania.

Mullin. Los Angeles; Ms Katherine
McConnich. Alex A. M1:onnich, Chi
cago; Urick C. Danes. Youngstown,
Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Pardie'
Midland. Mich. DR.. e. J. Rose, Cieve-
land Miss Marion Warner. Lake Forest,
ILL., Fred Carbone. Haverhll!, Mass. /; w
II. Britain, J. r. Caller, Atlanta Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Day, Detroit; Miss c.
/. Barr. Christine Barr. NJ. X. Stewart
M. McFadden, L. McFadden, Renfrew,
Canada Fay Gordon. M. Gordon. To-
ronto; Ruth Gordon. North \, Bay,
Canada; Mrs. l.. j. Hopkins. st. Angus
tine !. Mrs. I. J. Hawkes., Miss c. Combs.
Duluth: n. N Chamberlain. Chicago
E. B .Braden and Louise Braden. San
Francisco
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
The Philadelphia Exposition.

Preparations for great worlds
fair in Philadelphia in 1926, In COM
memoration of the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the birth OF
American independence, are we'll un.
der way with every prospect that the
gates of the exposition will be thrown
open as part Of the Fourth OF July
festivities four years hence.
A committee OF the Philadelphia
Engineers Club has made an exhaust.
i've study of available sites. as well
as Of probable costs. together with a
speculative forecast of probable at.
tendance. The results of these com
putations are presented in report
just submitted to the president and
executive committee OF the exhibi.
ton association.
While the facts set forth in this
report are chiefly OF local bearing
some of them suggest comparisons
of national interest. The Engineers
COfIlInltttt. lOi iHstdHNtf plcschtb
map of the territory described as
tributary to Philadelphia in 1920 and
computes the population in it and
therefore within the zone on which
the exposition will draw for the
larger part of its patronage. 1t is
drawn showing radii Of 25 miles, so
miles. $50 miles and 400 miles from
the Philadelphia City Hall, and in
it's extreme grasp takes in all of New
England save section of Maine, and
Canada nearly as far north as OF
tawa and Montreal, and extends west
as far as central Ohio and south to
the middle of North Carolina.
The total population within this
area is 37.26O.OO0, which is not far
from what the population of the en-
tire United States was when Phila-
delphia held the Centennial Exhibi.
tion in 1876. The present population
within radius of fifty miles of the
Philadelphia City Hall Is 74S7.000.
or just about 100000 more than
The New York herald., 1922-05-16

observations, for a result of the fail
ure of the Conference on the Limita-
tion of Armaments to restrict air
craft building is the likelihood OF
Just such activity as the Mayor OF
Boston pointed out. In many parts
Of the country this possibility either
has been overlooked or has not been
considered worthy of much attention.
1t is to the credit of Massachusetts
and the city officials of Boston that
they not only have foreseen this possi-
bility but have had the wisdom to
act on the need created by the stu
alton regarding aircraft.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Airport for Massachusetts.

Through the action of Governor
Cox OF Massachusetts in signing the
bill providing for an airport in East
Boston that Commonwealth becomes
the first State in the Union to join
with the Federal Government in es.
tablishing an airplane landing in con-
formity with the recommendation OF
the President. Once again Massa.
chusetts shows the way to other
states in creating an institution
which must eventually be initiated all
over the country.
Last March Mayor CURLEY of Bos.
ton wrote to Governor Cox asking his
help in obtaining the enactment of the
bill, adding that of the $4,000 needed
for the purpose Boston would have
to pay about 40 per cent, and
that the city was prepared TO as
sumo that obligation. Then he made
two statements which showed that
he was thoroughly aware Of the
future importance, Of aircraft. One
was that IL the Federal Government
adopted the 'ship subsidy 1t would
Inevitably tend to the development
of great merchant marine. which
merchant marine, in the event OF
war, can best be protected through
the service OF aircraft" He also
pointed out that one inevitable result
OF the signing of the four Power
treaty would be an Intense activity
OF the leading Powers Of the world in
aircraft development
These are shrewd and far seeing
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
The Art of Growing Old.
Help and Encouragement Given by
Mr.. Depew and Others.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The
notice that your paper accords TO per-
sons who have both years and eminence.
such as DIR. Eliot. Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Lyman Abbott, Joe Cannon. Thomas
Hardy and Mr.. Balfour. as well as to
persons who have merely attained the
high marks of years through right
thinking and living, is most helpful and
enlightening.
BY giving space in your paper for
such matter you aRbrd great interest
and encouragement to the oIcster, be-
sides getting the attention of most of
your readers, who are nearly always
interested in concrete examples OF lon
gevity. Accounts of the activities and
attachments of these wonderful persons
rejuvenate the elderly. while an impetus
to follow the laws Of well being is given
to the young. N. ~ HART.
New YonK, May 10.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Some Tariff Sense in Congress,

II the Senate can be moved. as
many of its members seem to think
it can be, to reject the McCumber
duties on hides and leather Congress
may come to it's senses regarding
other indefensible schedules OF the
new tariff. There is no reason, in
fact, why Congress cannot make a
tariff measure that will stand the
test of public opinion and of sound
business. There is plenty of tariff
sense in Congress if the tariff
makers will only use it and go at
their work with economic judgment
and q realization of the needs of
the people.
Nothing could better illustrate the
hasty, inconsiderate and disturbing
way Congress plunged into much of
its tariff folly than the Senate
Finance Committee duties, first on
hides and leather and then on shoes.
The performance started with the
false and ridiculous cry that the
rank and file of American farmers
demanded protection for their busi-
ness of selling the skins and hides
OF their live stock.
But American farmers in the great
mass are not in the business of sell
ing hides. They are not even in the
business of selling live stock. Even
the farmers that sell several head of
cattle year pay no attention to the
hides on their animals, because they
do not sell the animals separate and
apart from their skins; they sell
them on the hoof, in their skins. IL
is the buyer of the stock, the drover
or the packer. that gets the benefit of
the hides when he buys the cattle
. en- the hoof.
Furthermore, nine American farm
ers out of every ten have great
deal more at stake in the prices they
pay for their shoes and the shoes Of
their family, their harness and the
various leather equipment and ar
ticles required on the farm, than they
ever could have in the prices they
could get for few hides. even IL
they were making a business Of sell
ing hides.
Yet the Senate Finance Committee
went off on the wild theory that there
must be duties on hides, leather and
shoes for the benefit of the farmers,
although the duties would put a
heavy tax burden on every farm and
on every family in the country.
And the worst of it. for the reputa-
tions OF the tariff makers and for the
comfort and welfare of the indus
tries and public that must do bust.
ness and live under the tariff, is the
McCumbers and Fordneys went about
taxing other raw materials, reck.
lessly and extravagantly in the same
spirit they piled duties on hides and
leather.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16

corded in any one month among Metro
politan industrial policy holders. The
March rates for chronic nephritis (s7.5)
and for apoplexy (75.S) are both the
highest registered for those diseases
since March. 1920. ~ e ~
These are startling items in the recent
public health Situation which had been
replete with favorable developments
The declining rates for these "degcnera-
tive" diseases were everywhere attract
ing attention. Subsequent to the great
influenza pandemic the mortality from
each dropped materially, even falling be-
row the level Of years prior to the pan
demic. The rates OF November last
were the first indication OF serious
change in the situation. Latey in Jan
uary. February and March, the high
rates were obviously related in some de-
gree to the influenza. which was very
widely prevalent. But certainly the No
vember and December figures were not
SO related. 1t is true that the increases
in the heart disease. nephrltis and apo
plexy death rates were larger In Janu-
AIRY. February and March and that the
presence of influenza was undoubtedly
the major factor In these increases but
the evidence points to the probability
that It was not the sole factor response
BILE for the large increases In the mortal
ty from these organic conditions. This
thought is also confirmed by the con-
tinuation of these high rates In recent
weeks when there was little influenza
Developments OF the rest of the year
will be awaited with much interest. Will
these higher death rates for organic
heart disease, chronic nephritis and GER
ebral hemorrhage continued? Will the
increase noted by the Metropolitan
among the wage earning group of the
population of our cities. be recorded also
for the general population in the cities
and in the rural districts? Have any
age groups been affected to greater
extent than Others? We have not as yet
the data that must be obtained before
these questions can be answered.
1t Is obvious that the situation with
respect TO these "degenerative" diseases,
especially heart disease. is becoming
more and more grave and that the very
serious attention OF health authorities to
this subject Is called for. Heart disease
and Its related organic disturbances are
definitely taking the place OF tubercu-
losis and the Infections as leading items
In the mortality OF the population.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
The Rainbow.

All night the fragile fingers OF the rain
Tapped at the easement. and when
broke the day
The valley rested wrapt in pearly
gray.a
wind dispelled the vapors. but in vain.
For at each gust the heaven wept again.
Trees waved wild arms in despair
ing way,
And the whole earth that softly Sob
bing lay
Seemed as though shrouded in a mist
OF pain.
Ere twlight's tender hour came TO
transform 10
The little vale with lovely lilac light,
There blossomed like a flower from out
the storm
The sun. and 10. across the cloudy
height
The rainbow. heavens fsirest flag,
unfurled
To emblem JOY to all the grieving
world.
~ ELISABETH ScoLLARp.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Condensed English.

TO THE NEW York Herald Recently
somebody sending letters to the news
papers advocated substitution of word
he has invented, "Daysav,'' for what he
seems TO think the more cumbersome
daylight saving"
This Is a step in. the right direction
Let's have more economy in use OF let
ters and words. Wherefore | should
recommend "Sataft for the we'll known
end Of the week half holiday
J. y. FAULKNER.
New YORK. May 8.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16

Eight men and women, members OF
the Mountaineers, an organization of
Seattle mountain climbers, were
swept by an avalanche 400 feet down
the side of McClellahs Butte, in the
Cascade range, Sunday. and none of
them was seriously injured. These
fortunate athletes have found MEM
bership in the limited society of those
who actually have ridden an ava
lanche. They can afford to put on a
superior manner in the presence of
mere broncho busters
The New York herald., 1922-05-16

that so long as he is at liberty to
move among the Moroccan noun
tains there will be no peace in the
country. He has in the past profited
largely from the dilatory Moroccan
policy of Spain. The only way to
deal with RAIsuLI is a display of
that same firmness which JOHN HAY
showed when he sent his famous
message to Morocco.
The New York herald., 1922-05-16
AMERICANS IN PARIS.

Speciol Correspondence to Tiin Nsw fonK
HERALD.
PARIS. May 5.--The following Amer.
leans have registered Mt the Office OF
The New York Herald OF Paris:
From New York: Genevieve E. Nc
TSedden. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sasce, Mrs.
+. Zeller, Robert F. Francis. William
zusler and w. lie Roy Coghill.
From other places Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs. Marris l..
i3ettman. CINCINNATI: Mr. and Mrs.
r. Mulln. Mics Florence Mullin. Stanley