davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Personality Actors.

When Professor GEORGE p. BAKER
Of Harvard University recently called
personality actors the curse Of the
American stage because they refuse
to adapt themselves to the special
demands Of their parts and choose
only roles that fit their personalities
he repeated a complaint often heard
nowadays. Not only has this prac-
tice been denounced but the course Of
producers in selecting players for
their physical rather than their ar
tistic fitness is frequent ground for
sharp criticism
Managers are quick to seize on an
attractive personality in an actor or
an actress as q means Of Interesting
the public In these days Of keen
rivalry in amusements. This present
eagerness Is not, however, novel de-
vice Of the impresario. Personality
has played its part in the success Of
every actor who has attained emil
nence in his profession.
BoorH was a great American
player who maintained his suprem-
acy for years in the repertoire Of
SHAKESPEARE and the pseudo classi-
cal playwrights. But he was ,ac-
counted finest in the role Of HGmIet
because It's characteristics best
blended with his own. BARRETT en-
Joyed q high place on our stage in his
day and acted In his life many parts.
It was as Cassins In Julius Cesar"
that he was most esteemed. JEFFER-
SON gained warm praise as Bob
Acres, but he conquered the English
speaking world as Rip. His person.
ality fitted RIP better than any other
role, just as BARRETT found in CGssins
the character fitting his own physi-
cal traits best. SALvrNI was the
great Italian stage genius Of his day,
but he was here accounted over
whelmingly superior as Othello, q
role which Afforded additional evil
dence OF the force that comes from a
combination Of physical and spiritual
qualifications.
Thus has personality always had
its influence in success on the stage.
1t is so dominating nowadays that
popular actors never select roles
which do not At their abilities. What
ever the drama may be in which
they come before the public, they are
most warmly welcomed in parts that
are best represented by their own
personalities aided by their technical
skill.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

White army Is seeking safety IN
China and on Japanese warships
His two rivals have disappeared. The
Red army Is now In practical con-
troll Of all eastern Siberia. The in
tention of its commanders is appar-
emily to make such complete con-
quest of the region that there will be
no chance for revival Of the anti
Bolshevist opposition.
The Moscow Soviet win have now a
better control of the eastern Siberian
coast than 1t could have had at any
time In the last two years. 1t has
settled it's differences over Saghalien
with Japan, the Japanese agreeing to
keep out of the northern part OF the
island. The Japanese army OF occu-
patton has left all the ports except
vladivostok, and this. Toxic reports,
will be evacuated within few days.
1t is a question now what stand the
Soviet will take in Far East af-
fairs. The Bolshevist Foreign Minis
ter said that the move has only two
purposes, the development OF eastern
Siberia with the cooperation Of for
eign capital and the strengthening Of
all the outer doors OF Russia in order
to assure the country's safety. But
the world will wait with no little in
terest to see what. will be the actual
development OF this sudden change
Of policy.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
A "BIeak House, Original

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: would
like TO learn something of the famous
or infamous---Mrs. Manning. the Eng
iish murderess the story. of her crinic
and punishment. am constantly see
ing her name but have not been able to
find any detailed information concern
ing her. ...
II. B. Irving In his work on famor'
criminals speaks of her as having givSS
Dickens the idea for Hortense IN Bleak
House." But that Is only In the preface
TO his book. r. NJ. ;. PUTNAM.
NEW YORK. October 81.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
An Understudy.

How could tell you did not love me.
dear,
AS the ono Woman should be loved.
although
There was q time. perchance. you
thought IL 80. e
I. TO whom life meant only you were
near,
who felt not any stir OF doubt or fear
In loving you. how could chance to
know
My love and life must empty handed
60
The hour your heart that other voice
should hear,
All, we'll, one cannot give what one has
not
Tho years shall bring no troublous
blame on you,
And / forgive--yet In this dreary new.
Strange world that must learn, have
forgot
No joys that were: could she grudge
those to me-
She is your love---I, but your MEM
ory,
CnArIorrB Bpcxxr-
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

An Explanation Of Why It Is Not
Necessary to Work IN Trlllions.

To THE New YoRK HERALD: e. A.
Regan asks for an explanation OF tho
apparent mathematical fallacy OF per-
son having some trillions Of ancestors
fifty generations back. Perhaps ~
following will aid in Strengthening the
puzzle for him.
Let us assume that thirty families,
each consisting of father and
mother and their children. coming from
separate villages and belonging to q
strict and clanpish religious sect. emit
grated to a remote and unsettled land.
and there established a community. dis
couraging all intercourse with the
outer world.
Suppose that IN average OF Ave c5;i-
dren from each family married and
reared families of their own. II the
same ratio OF children were born to
these seventy-five couples, and the same
average Of five children to a family
subsequently married. there would be
1888 marriages and $40 children OF the
fourth generation. Each child of the
fourth generation would have eight
grandparents. and the $40 collectively
would have 1920 granAparents. or about
125 times more ancestors than the orig
inal sixty settlers.
If the community kept itself clear
from outside intercourse and all mar
riages were confined to the original
str ins a child of the tenth generation
would have, fnathematically. 2,o4s an
cestors. nearly thirty-fve times tho
original sixty.
From the foregoing 1t is apparent
that the original thirty couples would
be the founders of seventy descending
strains each In the tenth generation
The child of this generation Is entitled
mathematically to his 2.048 ancestors.
but by reason Of the complicated inter-
mingling Of the lines Of descent
through marriage the original sixty
parents became eventually tho drst an
cestors OF every being in the entire
community. re ,,.e4A
What is true of this Hypothetical
community Is true Of the world at
large. II one were to go into the an
cestry Of the people Of any nation 10
would be necessary to 60 back only q
few generations to uncover a duplica-
ton Of ancestral lines that would soon
reconcile the mathematical figures with
the facts. A A. DAL NOLAN.
NEW YORK, October 81.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
The Balkan Situation.
Effect of the Turks Return Upon
Southeastern Europe.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: eau
cuses. divisionalists, stump oratory and
speeches to Buncombe will not carry
men to the immortal gods; neither did
Lloyd Georges recent Manchester Lad-
dress extenuate the circumstances at
tendant upon the recent Near Eastern
crisis or lessen Its ultimate reactions.
The Turks conceded tho freedom of
the Dardanelles before their great Of
fensive commenced, but the British Gov
ernment ignored their concession as
well as guarantees respecting theNniinor-
tiles consistent with those securities az
forded by the peace treaties in favor of
minorities in the defeated, newly created
or aggrandized States of Europe.
Englishmen are asking: Can the gen.
uine freedom OF the straits still be se-
cured? VIII Fethi Bey's alternative TO
allied control of complete neutraliza-
tion and disarmament of the Dardahelies
prove the only practicable solution? Will
Franco and italy favor the Turkish Ma :
tiona1st viewpoint in this respect?
Faulting in the political strata OF the
Balkans is apparent. VIII Turkish Ma
tAOhoA aopiA dbichc OS NOhfoeAOfS ViNh
the political stability of southeastern
Europe? What one may deduce from
Lloyd Georges speech is that Eng
land, however reluctantly, has played
trump. but this finesse may indicate
an overplayed hand. and it Is far from
certain that her sole trusteeship Of the
Dardanelles would be looked upon with
pleasure even in America
1t is essential to estimate the eco
nomic forces which have translated the
mighty conquest Of the near and mid
die East into an ignobie retreat and
aftermath of unspeakable desolation.
The Congress Of Vienna was at least
true to It's purposes, but not to the
conference OF Versailles.
JOSEPH WH1TLA SrINsoN.
NEW YoRx, October IL.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

The Moscow Soviet has made a
lightning change in its Far East pol
icy by sending o Red army to the
eastern Siberian coast and at the
same time demanding that the Pekin
Government shall no longer permit
the concentration of anti-Bolshevist
forces along the northern border of
China. For almost three years Mos
COW has been scarcely more than a
spectator of Siberian affairs; 1t has
watched the struggle among White
leaders to control Vladivostok and 1t
has witnessed the japanese occupa-
tion of the country. This policy Of
watching rather than acting was as
puzzling to the outside world as the
present sudden determination to
force the Bolshevist rule upon east
ern Siberia.
General DrrDERIcHs, commander OF
the Czecho-Slovakian forces which
reached Vladivostok after the col
lapse Of the Cars army. has been
for the last few months in control of
the east Siberian coast, or as It Is
called the province OF Primorskaya
He had apparently gained this con-
troll by defeating his two rivals, Gen.
eral SEMENoFF and General KAPPELL,
in both armed clashes in the field and
appeals to the people. These three
men had all been supporters of Gen.
eral KoLcHAK and after the failure
of his unfortunate expedition they
drifted to the coast. SEafENoFF was
proclaimed by his officers supreme
ruler OF the new State set up at vlad-
ivostok. After turbulent rule OF a
few months he was deposed and Gen.
eral KAPpELL was put in command by
his followers.
KAPPELL occupied vladivostok and
organized new government with s.
d. MERKULov. as its head. 1t was
supposed to be merely temporary
government, but MERKULov assumed
the title Of President and assumed
the control Of affairs. 1t was then
that DIEDERIcHs appeared. He drove
KAPpELL and his army out Of the
province and had himself made Die
tator by an elaborate ceremony at the
cathedral. His first act was to call
Peoples Assembly, or zemski Solar,
and to declare he had the backing OF
the 100000 people of Primorskaya.
In the meantime SEMENoFF seems
to have slipped over into Man
churia and got the promise Of sup
port from the old Chinese bandit
CHANG Tso-LfN, and the Kappellites
reorganized with the promise Of out
side support OF some sort. His two
rivals were about ready to challenge
DEDERIcHs's statement, each with a
considerable force back Of him. when
tho Red army appeared before the
defenses OF yladivostok.
DrEDERIcHs, according to q report
from Toxic. has ned 10 China and his
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
The Coming Horse Show.

The development of type In horses
extends beyond the breeding farm
and embraces the racecourse and the
show ring. The farm is the nursery
and the track and the arena furnish
the tests. There the finest horses
meet under conditions that are as
equitable az can be devised.
With the period Of racing tests well
nigh finished for the year, the atten-
tion Of horse lovers and students Of
the science of horse breeding is turned
to indoor exhibitions like that of the
National Horse Show Association Of
America, which will hold its thirty
seventh annual show at the Armory
of Squadron A from November 13 to
November IS inclusive. 1t is the same
show that used to fill Madison Square
Garden and was notable for its repre-
sentative quality.
For years Kentucky sent two Of
her best horsemen, General JOHN B.
CAsTLEMAN and CHARLES BAILEY,
both notable figures whether on foot
or sitting their gated saddle horses
like centaurs when they entered the
sawdust arena. Msstern New York
was represented bvCIcERo j. HAMLrN
Of Buffalo, who bred trotting horses
as handsome as they were neet and
game. He met with strong competi-
ton for his black champion Nam
brino King from the stud Of s. J.
CATION OF, Illinois, BENJAMIN f
TRAcY's Marshland stud in this State,
the Rundell and White Farm at Dan
bury, Connecticut; the establishment
of ELIzUR SMITH at Lee. Massachu-
setts, and the farm OF DUDLEY OLcorT
at Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Road driving. was a popular pas
time when the Garden shows were
at the height OF their vogue. Colonel
LAWRENCE KIP sTas noted for the
quality OF the teams he drove for
pleasure daily and his horses were
we'll nigh invincible in the classes In
which appointments played part in
deciding the awards. He occupied
the place later taken by q. T. SrorEs-
BURY of Philadelphia.
Some of the brushes between the
road drivers aroused the enthusiasm
OF the spectators, but the wild rivalry
between Fatty BATES and JACK BRAT
TON with their four-in-hands gave a
real thrill. Ruddy and cherubic,
BATES rolled about on the box seat
OF coach in a way that threatened
disaster at every turn. BRATToN, like
BATES, was a dealer. He was from
st. Louis and didn't know the mean
ing of fear. When he and BATES
staged show corners were taken on
two wheels and hubs rubbed In way
that promised an upset.
In the jumping competitions Fox
HALL p. KEENE, JIMMY KEnNocHAN
and other gentlemen riders took their
chances with BLUTE and the other
professionals, carrying off their share
OF the ribbons with Transport, On
tario and other jumpers that would
try to get over anything they faced
While some Of the glories of the
Garden have departed along with
most of the men who played star
parts in the show, which was a func-
tion and an institution at the same
time, much of the spirit responsible
for It's success has been retained. by
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

To THE NEW York HERALp: A New
York State song has been In use by the
New York State Federation of wom-
ems Clubs since 1914. when It was
selected by competition. 1t was sung
by the convention held at the Hotel
Commodore from October 0 TO October
13 last.
This may In part answer the question
OF p. Tomlinson of Kansas City. Mis-.
souri,. The federation represents about
400. 900 women, 80 II might seem that
there is State song for women.
STATE CLuB MEMBER.
New YORK. october 2f.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Calculations in Two Directions.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The
trouble with Mr.. e. A. Regan and his
568 trillion ancestors is that he Ia
working backward with a forward
movement. Quite a paradox. but any
New Yorker II he follows closely tho
transit arguments between the Mayor
and Mr.. McAneny would have q hard
time not to do what most New York
ers. including Mr.. Regan. appear to be
doing.
Mr.. Regan forgets that the average
family since Adams day is Eve chill
dren; hence. instead Of ten ancestors
for five children there are only two.
This reduces his 56s trillions to about
ia trillions, in one generation. If he
will go backward forward for a little
while he Will soon get back to Adam
and EVE. -c ]. o. RAKE.
EAST ORANGE, N. j.. october 81.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
immigration Rules.
Their Power to Transmute One Race
Into Another.

To THE NEW York HERALD: In your
paper of October 16 appears the news
that young lady with German parents
who was born In South Africa was re-
fused admission into this country be-
cause the quota from South Africa has
been exhausted until next July 1. and
under the law Miss Runge is an African.
According to the laws OF this country
persons OF the Mongolian race are not
eligible TO citizenship, but persons Of
African descent are. Would China
man born in South Africa be eligible to
citizenship since OF African descent? I?
And In the Interpretation OF immigra-
tion laws would he be admitted or de-
barred as q Chinamaa or an African?
NOEL SARGENT.
NEW YonK, October 81.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

In a recent address before the
transportation conference of the
Massachusetts Associated Industries
WALKER D. HINES, formerly United
States Director-Generalo Of Railroads,
suggested comparison of the taxes
imposed on motor trucks with the
damage they do to highways.
Mr.. HINES was at pains to make 1t
clear that he had no wish to put the
slightest obstacle In the way Of i'm
provement in the country's transpor-
tation methods. The motor truck is
here In the goods moving business
and here to. stay. It has advantages
in greater f1exibility In operation and
in economies in terminal and ulti-
mate destination delivery which have
enabled 1t to invade fields heretofore
exclusively held by the railroads.
These inroads promise rather to in.
crease than to diminish. The clearly
indicated tendency Is toward the re-
striction Of railroads to the long haul
business. This logically would In
volve several radical changes in ex-
listing methods. Among other things
the elimination of many small rail-
road way stations is eoreshadowed.
However convenient the railroad sta
tion may be to neighborhood passen-
ger traffic, such stations with their
freight business reduced to mini
mum could hardly be maintained
save under conditions inconsistent
with sound business management.
Such change would naturally be q
stimulus to motor bus trafic, with the
consequent injection Of many Of these
vehicles into the already swollen
streams of country highway traffic.
To whatever advantages may fiow
from such changes the public Is en-
titled. Properly conducted competi-
tion should mean better and cheaper
service. So far as the public is con-
cerned its function Is to see that the
competition has free, fair and open
field. And concerning this Mr.. HINES
asks the question, "Is the competi-
ton between the motor truck and the
railroad fair and free?"
The public builds and maintains
the motor trucks track. The rail-
road has to build and maintain its
own track. IN addition to that il
has to pay heavy taxes on 1t. The
problem. is whether the registration
fees paid for the motor truck and
the taxes paid for road construction
and maintenance by its owner are In
fair proportion to. the railroad con-
struction costs and taxes when the
public benefit Is considered.
without undertaking to decide the
question either way Mr.. HINES sug.
gests that the matter Of motor truck
taxation is subject for the serious
attention of all communities, a sug-
gestion go obviously sound that II
hardly needs any special emphasis.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

Comparatively few New Workers.
care whether the hotels are compelled
TO remove their ashes at their own ex-
pense or are permitted to take advan-
tage of municipal facilities free OF
charge, but there are thousands OF
residents who wish that the men who
remove ash cans In the early morning
hours could be persuaded to make just
a little bit less noise while they are
about II. tta.t ..tr
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

List to . list topped by that Brobdins
nag. oh.
That folk aforetims often called Chi
cag-o!
Chicago's the metropolis.
But there Is Illinois.
Rush. Apple River. Rodden. Liter
berry, Hume. Kasbeer.
O'Fallon. Pecatonica.
Ridot. waukegan. Monica,
Derinda Center. Bardolph, Bogus
Larchland. Miner.
Assumption. Mulkeytown. Queen Anne
Grand Tower. Red Bird. Donovan.
Mattoon. sadorus. Crotty. Streator
Pesotum. Bureau.
Minonk. Elvasto. Risk. Galena.
Aledo. Ingalton. Serena,
Chibanse. L'Erable. Humrick, Philo
Momence. Papineau.
There's prison gray at Joliet;
And yellow corn at Wyanet,
And plows to make the most Of 1t keey
coming from Moline;
And suckers in the Sangamon,
And fans in Fandon. Scales Mound
Schapville. Ustick, Palestine.
Chicago. as was said before.
Has. to a large extent, the floor.
But there are Hooppole, Bernadotte
Massbach and Briar Blur.
While down there at the lower end.
Just where two rivers make bend,
Old Cairo-Cairo. Illinois; called
Cairo-is the stuff!
The days are full in Bourbonnais.
And In. despite the name. Half Day:
And you will and there's lots OF time
on tap too In Elgin-
There are no HANKS in Kankakee,
There arc no poor folks in Monee.
in Moccasin.
There's wacksr, Bloomington. Kin.
Henry. Herrin, Summunt. Grundy.
Souders. Snicarle. wanlock. Fiatt, Sau.
nemin. Wopdbine.
wataga, Industry. Urbana,
Naclbusa, Chill. Darwin. Pana,
Joslin. Pekin. woosung, sutter. Chat.
tan I'LL the line.
Mahomet isn't Prophetstown,
Pink Prairie's often rather brown.
And 1t Is not q thousand miles from
there to Timbuctoo
No bottles fixz now IN Champaign.
But posies perk up 0ardenpiain,
And wtves--<ne to q husband, though
--are found still In Nauvoo.
Onarga, Basco. Risk, Dongola,
virden. Patoka. Indianola.
Fair Weather. Sunbeam, Urisa. Ava
Gerlaw. Arpee, Smothers.
Watsega, Oquawka, Swedona,
Winnetla, Media. Natrona,
Peoria. Tiskilwa, Rapatee--and there
are others.
But let us close the catalogue, oh,
With-you have guessed It with Chi
cago.
MAURICE NORRIS.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

Governor MILLER keeps putting up
to the voters the one big question
which should determine their choice
Of the next Chief Executive Of the
State This is the kind OF govern
ment the people of New York got un-
der SMITH compared with the kind Of
government they have been getting
under MnLEn and what the Smith
government cost the taxpayers COM
pared with what the Miller govern
ment is costing the taxpayers.
That is the test Of good business
management.
In the closing year Of Governor
SMITHS administration the price Of
his business management to the peo-
pie of the State was $54, ZOO, 900 in new
taxes-s50, 100000 added to the tax
bills Of the people Of the State. But
in the past year Of Governor MILLER's
administration the price OF his busi-
ness management to the people Of the
State was s2O,0O0.000 less in taxes.
He used $2,000,000 out of the treas
ury surplus and the tax bills were
down $23 SOC, ,000--or net improve
ment on the two items Of more than
$2O,00O,00O.
But that was not all. The tax price
under MILLER was some $20.000,000
less than the second year under
SMITH, but the Miller administration
. gave the people great deal more for
the smaller taxes 1t collected than the
Smith administration gave the people
for the greater taxes it collected.
Governor MILLER built and repaired
more roads than Governor SMITH did.
Governor MILLER doubled highway
construction. Governor MILLER did
more work on dredging and deepen
ing the barge canal. Governor NIL
LER started development Of the public
water power by the State.
The 100000 people of New York
are stockholders in the great business
corporation of the State. 1t is their
business. They get the benefit Of it
when it is well managed; they foot
the losses when it is badly managed.
On election day they are to pick a
manager Of their great State business
for two year contract. In their pri-
vate affairs if the.people Of New York
were picking a manager for their
business, whatever 1t was, on a two
year contract would they pick q
man for manager who gave them
smaller results at high cost or
would they pick man for manager
who gave them larger results at a low
cost?
In their public affairs are the H.
O00,O 900 stockholders in the great
business OF the State OF New York
willing to pick their manager on any
other basis than the one on which
they would pick a manager in their
!. private affairs? Not il they have any
consideration for their own pockets.
Not IL they want to have the taxes
they pay go down while the value OF
what they get for their taxes goes up.
What the voters Of the State will
do IL they give the care to their pub
lie affairs that they give to their
private affairs will be to reelec'
NATHAN L. MILLER Governor OF New
York on his record OF being the best
business manager the State of New
York has ever had.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
"a Bunch Of Keys,

To THE New YoaK HEnALo: Has not
Tfoyt's "a Bunch OF Keys" been over
Iooked7 Frank Daniels was In III also
James Powers and Flora Walsh. II was
a satire on country hotels, as recall Il.
NEW YORK, October q, oLp 1f,svn.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

There Is cause for pride. after all, In
metropolitan manners when the man
who successfully put the Fifth ave-
nue. bus line on basis OF courtesy to
passengers Is called to another city to
spread the gospel OF politeness on its
vehicles Of public transportation.