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The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Rain to-day |;
tomorrow fair: no decided change In
temperature; strong, shifting winds and
probably gales becoming west and north
west to-day.
For New Jersey-Rain to-day: tomorrow
fair. not much change in temperature, strong.
shifting winds ard probably gales, becoming
For Northern New Engiand-Rain on the
coast and rain snow in interior to-day;
tomorrow generally fair. no decided change
IN temperature. strong east and southeast
shifting to west winds
For Southern New England-Rain to-day: /:
ro,morrow fair. no decided change in tenn
gales. becoming westerly Saturday
For Western New Yorls--Rain to-day; to-
,n morrow generally fair. not much change in
WASHINGTON. March 10.--The disturb
ssie. ahce that was central over Oklahoma last
die Ohio Valley. attended by general rains
In the Ohio. middle Mississippi and lower
nisda miissrssippi valleys. south New England. the
nnluuie Atlantic States and the south
States. except Texas and the Florida penin-
south Anna,sch,n ra,hiah was; was excessive IN the
Gul l states. Pressure has fallen rapidly
from the Rocky Mountain region westward
and the lowest pressure tonight was over
:. The temperature has risen in eastern
tennessee. the south Atlantic States and
south rocky Mountain region, and II has
and California.
!. me Indications are for rain tomorrow In
tne upper Ohio Valley, the lower lake region
snu lhe middle Atlantic and south Atlantic
states. Otherwise generally fair weather
VIII prevail In the States east OF the Missis-
sippi River Tomorrow and probably Sunday
however. the weather will again become un-
settled BY Sunday night in tho lower Ohio
Nancy. tennessee and the east Gulf States
Inc temperature changes will not be inn
txun n
Mississippi River. :, ,''s
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Mobile Matrimonial Aids.
New Methods Used in Germany to
Meet Competition.
From the Kansas Cllp stnr

from the hunSdS CttU Nfnr.
Travelling matrimonial agents consti-
tute the latest idea in Germany, where
keen competition has developed among
matrimonial bureaus because OF the
great surplus OF women, partly due to
the war.
The matrimonial agents go from one
town 10 another. seeking goldfish" as
the Germans call them. In other words.
women with money who are desirous of
obtaining true love" and a good look
ing though poor husband
Both men ard women have taken to
the work of nuptial agents and operate
on trains, seeking acquaintance of likely
appearing candidates, to whom they ex-
plain their propositions when given even
less than half a chance. The agents
carry sample case" in the form of a
large album. leather bound, with han
dies, which Is nearly as large as a suit
case. It contains photographs OF men
who have registered as being in the
market for goldfish" wife.
The agents work on commission
basis. being paid by the bureau man.
ayers, who, when match il made.
charge per cent. of the woman's
wealth. payable Immediately after the
marriage takes place. The bureau also
receives certain percentage from the
successful man candidate. payable in In
stallments certain length of time after
the wedding date.
One matrimonial bureau advertised re-
Gently that the names of 5000 mar
riageable women were listed on its
books, and that there were only 13s men
candidates.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
NEW SOPRANO SINGS HERE.
Miss Ethel Hayden Makes Imme.
dfate and Pronounced Success.

Miss Ethel Hayden. soprano not
heard here before, gave song recital
yesterday afternoon in Aeolian Hall.
Her program was exacting, including
airs by Mozart and Handel. the "Depuis
la Jour" from Louise" and important
lyrics of Schubert and Schumann. Miss
Hayden's singing evoked genuinely en-
thusiastir applause. Her success was
Immediate and pronounced and there
was every reason to hope that a rich
future is before her.
This young woman is a pupil of Nine.
Marcella Sembrich and her singing re-
produced--in an initiative way, to be
sure-some of the characteristics of her
distinguished teachers art. Nature was
very generous to Miss Hayden in be-
slowing upon her a soprano voice of
unusual beauty and richness of quality.
The young woman has learned TO pro-
duce the tones of this voice with excel
lent technical skill Her head tones
were especially good.
The voice is we'll equalized and the
young singer ranges freely and effec-
lively through it's entire scale. A clear
attack. adequate breath control, a nice
conception of phrasing and something
of the elegance and finish of style which
were among Nine. Sembrich's assets
made her singing a continual pleasure.
Her pronunciation Of text was gener-
ally clear and her interpretations such
as might have been expected from her
instruction. Miss Hay'cn Is not yet
ready to stand wholly 90 her own feet.
Her intonation was not always perfect
yesterday and there were some crudities
in her art such as were natural to a
young and inexperienced vocalist. But
her debut was one of uncommon merit
and her promise very great. Francis
Moore aided her with good accompani-
ments.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
The Blackface Comedian.
Art Of the Late Bert Williams and
Of White Men Compared.

To The NEW YORK HERALD. our cul-
torial article on the stage art of Bert
Williams voices the general opinion ex-
actly and the concluding sentence is
true indeed: THE task of carrying on the
work of the blackface funny man will
hereafter be the white comedians bur-
den."
But with due regard for the talents OF
genuine negroes like Sam Lucas. Bob
Mcintyre and Billy Kersands. the idol of
the negroes of the South. the white come
dian has always been the best delineator
Of Senegambian humor.
Luke Schoolcraft was the superior of
any genuine negro In his characterize
tions. So were John Mulligan and Billy
Manning of q past generation. Billy
Emerson's Hungry Jake in "A Trip to
Paris" was very funny yet almost tragic
in its Intensity real work of art.
Though dissimilar in their work there
were many comedians who were fully
as artistic as Bert Williams. Billy
Sweatnam has never been excelled in
quiet humor, and his later work when
billed as Willis p. in "The County
Chairman" and as the Pullman Porter in
Excuse Me" was wonderfully true and
graphic There have been host Of
comedians; I have seen them all /:
Hughey Dougherty. Lew Simmons, Eph
Horn. Ben Cotton. Billy Birch. Charley
Backus. Billy Sheppard. Charley Worley.
Archy Hughes. Brooklyn's idol; George
Thatcher Cool Burgess. Harry Blood
good, Jim Budworth, Dan Bryant, Dave
Reed, Johnny Allen. Nelse Seymour.
Billy Rice. Add Ryman, John Hart, Lon
and Charley Morris. Bob Hart, Charley
White, ]. X. Campbell cannot name
them all in brief space; all splendid
comedians.
And to-day. while the best thing in
minstrelsy. the melodious first part. Is
gone forever, there arc sterling black face
artists. To my mind John Swor is as
good a shambling, crap shooting spoci-
men as Bert williams was, and Neil
O'Brien, whenever he appears, is a gem
uine artist in his makeup as we'll as
his characterizations.
Bert Swor. long with AL G.. Fields
minstreis, is to-day an all round Ethlo-
plan representative. His monologues re-
mind me Of Jim Unsworth OF fifty years
ago when he ''rambied in the rural
fields of oratory." have seen wonder
full work at Frank Dumont's in Phila-
delphia, now Emmet welch's, and bet
ter Senegambians than the present
Charley Boyden and Harry Skunk are
not required.
vic Richards is as popular a name in
Philadelphia as 10. T. Dixey used to be,
and while there Is nobody to-day like
George Christy OF old. we have among
others Eddie Cantor. Al Jolson and Lew
Dockstader. SO THE New YoRK HERALD
Is right. HERBERT $. RENToN.
NEW ROCHELLE, March 10.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Hyphenated Wives.
Should Married Women Retain Their
Maiden Names2

TO THE NEW York HERALD: Two
friends find themselves in need Of your
services as umpire in a discussion as
to hyphenated surnames. The particu-
lar case is this
Miss Jane Roe married John Doe
Lately Mr.. Does wife has taken to call
ing herself Mrs. Jane Roe-Doe. My
contentious are: /. That no such man as
Roe-Doe is in existence; therefore there
can be no Mrs. Roe-Doe. The man she
married is known legally as Mr.. Doe
and has no connection with any other
family.
2. Mrs. Does name is either Mrs. John
Doe or Mrs. Jane Roe Doe. IL she chooses
to use her maiden name But since she
is neither the widow OF Mr.. Doe nor his
divorced wife, nor the widow of Mr..
Roe, since she is married to Mr.. Doe.
maintain that 1t Is bad form to sign
herself Mrs. Jane Roe-Doe.
Am I right? Is this matter of hy-
phens one that can be taken UP as a
fad? My impression is that 1t depends
upon legal processes for ratification.
MONTREAL, March 0. w. A. w.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
March Song.

When March came over the kirkland
hills
The earth was still asleep.
But he wound his bugle and woke the
rills,
And starred the gardens with daffodils
And made the sap to leap.
oh. some there are who March deride
And call him rough. who sing
OF April's airs or June's golden tide
Who do not see that he opens wide
The gateway of the spring.
So let us welcome him though he sets
On the earth his signet grim,
For the wind flowers and the violets
And the brook song with its silvery frets
Are brought to.us by him.
ELISABETH SCOTLAND.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Flogging in Public.
The Penalty for Burglars and Holdup
Men Who Use Weapons.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: One of
your correspondents asserts that longer
terms of Imprisonment would be more
effective than fiogging to deter criminals
from crime.
/ suggest both penalties for holdups
and burglaries when weapons are used.
the flogging to be administered publicly
as executions by the guillotine are car
ried out In France. The pictures OF
criminals undergoing the operation
would not make them look heroic and
might cause young men harboring de-
signs which might end in similar treat
ment to hesitate and might turn their
attention to earning a decent livelihood.
NEW YORK, March 10. DAMocLEs
The New York herald., 1922-03-11

The record of THEODORE HOWE, who
has just died at his home in Ipswich
Massachusetts,, after serving in the
United States Army in the civil war
and in Indian campaigns, and in the
navy In the Spanish and world wars
may not be unique. but 1t is certainly
unusual. He was 73 and had been
seven years on the inactive list when
the call for men came In 1917 and he
found a place in which he was useful
in the detail office at the Boston Navy
Yard. His was a service reeord to be
proud of
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
ATLANTIC CITY ARRIVALS.

srtciaI Dispatch to THE new YORK HisRtx
ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., March 10
United States Senator Walter y. Edge,
whose home is here, will pass the week
end at the Ritz-Carlton. Arrivals from
New York at the Ritz-Carlton include
Mr.. William II. Edwards, Mrs. Joseph
Larocaue and Miss Larocquo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Percival Hill, Mr.. and Mrs HUNT
jngton jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Q.
Fisher and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey A..
Lyons.
United States Senator Walsh OF Mas
sachusetts and Representative Nicholas
Longworth OF Ohio will be at the Tray-
more tomorrow night. They arc to
sneak at the anniversary dinner Of the
Morris Guards, a local military organ
zation.
New York arrivals at the Traymore
include Miss Grace Drake, Mr.. Louis NJ.
sheppard, Miss Il. II. Glendenning, Mrs.
Mary L. Wood, Mrs. G. $. Brunt and
Miss Brunt and Mrs. q. r. Walker.
Marlborough Blenheim-Mrs. Walter
ID. Ward, Miss Florence Ward and Mr..
John Murray Anderson.
Dennis--Mrs. S. NJ. Loweree, Mr.. and
Mrs &. n. Britten of Brooklyn. Mrs. ~.
De Bevoise. Messrs. A. II. Waterman,
Rodney Waterman and Porter Water
man. Rye. N. Y.
Ambassador--Mr. and Mrs. William
VI. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. M. q. Roberts,
Mr.. Harry Cox. MIR. Thomas Devlin and
Mr.. William Green.
Mr. and Mrs. j. J. Benedict of New
York are at the Breakers celebrating the
fortieth anniversary of their marriage.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Ottein, New Soprano, Makes Debut
Heard at the Metropolitan in The Barber of Seville
With Rufo.

guests were Mrs. William +. Sheehan.
Mrs. Breckenridge of California and
Mr.. William c. Reick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron r. Strong and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Dadmun were
with Mr.. andsAirs. Harris Fahnestock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald b. Rives. Miss
Carlotta Havemeyer. Mr.. Francis Burke
Roche and Mr.. George Ledlie were
guests of Mrs. George T.. Rives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stewart Barney and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Nor
ris were with Mrs. Richard Gambrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wagstaff's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gayer G. DominiclS
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kiiaen Van Rens-
sela.ar.
With Mrs. Whitney Warren were Mr..
and Mrs. Francis K. Pendleton. Miss
Louise Sands and Mr.. Rawlins l.. Col
lenet
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Regulating Everything and
Everybody.

The address made 70 the New York
State Assembly or Thursday by
United States Senator WADswoRTH
was a warning which should be
needed in both Albany and Washing
ton. 1t was deserved rebuke to the
paternalism, the bureaucracy and the
meddling in which Congress shows a
propensity to indulge.
Senator WADswoRTH's topic was
particularly timely, coming as 1t did
when the Legislature had before it
the question OF cousenting to the
terms of the Sheppard-Towner act.
commonly known as the baby BILL"
Under the provisions OF the Duell
bill, now up in Albany, the State
would subscribe to the authority Of
Federal Board of Maternity and
Infancy Hygicne-a board made up
OF heads of various Washington bu-
reaus. The State would submit it.
self to Federal approval OF the States
method of caring for infants and ex-
pectant mothers.
In return for this yielding OF its
authority the State of New York,
which yearly pours two or three
billion dollars into the Federal Treas
ury, would receive from the United
States the magnificent bonus of $751;
900! As every student of bureau
cracy knows, the hackers of the
Sheppard-Towner act anG the Duell
bill are confident that these meas
ures are only the wedge with which
the State is to be opened up eventu-
ally to complete rule by the Washing
ton Government in ell matterc con-
corning the physical welfare of the
individual.
Such legislation as this consti-
tutes, as Senator WADswoRTH said,
"a slow but sure method OF breaking
down the prerogatives of State gov
ernment." Neither of the great par
ties has given its Endorsement TO
such Federal interference, but there
are men in both parties, as Senator
WADswoRTH remarked, who are drift
ing that way. He might have added
that their drift is largely Influenced
by groups Of agitators, some sincere,
some mercenary, who have a passion
for bureaucracy and Federal med
ding with State functions.
Senator WApswoRTH stated sue
cinctly the reason why the Federal
Government cannot do we'll the
things that are necessary for indi-
vidual welfare:
The Federal Government lie not
as close to the people as the State
Government and the people do not
understand II as well. IL we are to
remain an effective people the con-
troll of matters affecting the home.
&c. must be left with the State, and
1t is wise for US to remember that
self-government can be successful
only where local responsibility is
left in the hands OF local people.
This may be a little old fash
ioned. but believe In It. The State
Is competent TO handle it's own
affairs.
Let the State and nation stay in
their own fields. The worst enemies
OF self-government arise from within
and present tendencies must be
curbed."
Measures like the "baby bill' harm
the Federal Government as well as
the State whose functions It tries to
take over. With such problems as
taxation, shipping, tariff, national de-
Tense and foreign affairs Congress
always has its hands full. The Gov
ernment has a hundred departments,
bureaus, commissions and boards.
For the sake Of efficiency and econ
omy they should be reduced rather
than increased. But Congress has
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
BY w. J. HENDERSON.

There were two performances at the
Metropolitan Opera House yesterday. In
the afternoon Carmen" was given Tor
the benefit OF the Vacation Association.
Miss Farrar was the gypsy heroine, Miss
Bori MichaoId, Mr.. Harold Dom Jose
and Mr.. de Luca EscGmillo. Mr. Has
selmans conducted.
In the evening the opera was Rossinfs
I'll Barbiere di Siviglia." Two features
of the performance were the nrst ap-
pearance here of Miss Angeles -Ottein.
soprano. and the reentry of Titta Ruffo
as Figaro after prolonged concert tour.
Mr. Ruffo may be disposed of briefly. He
had the full power of his voice and all
his capital activity. He was vociferously
applauded.
Miss Ottein was very cordially re-
ceived by an audience which was evi-
IDENTIFY predisposed in favor OF Rossinis
sparkling score. The new soprano dif-
fered from some other Rosinds in being
short and plump and in looking de-
cidedly like a Spanish woman. She
seemed to be perfectly at home In her
part. which she had sung many times
to the satisfaction of the Madrid pub
lie. In the treatment of the music she
showed the liberality which prima
donnas exercise in the decoration OF
Rossinfs melodies. She permitted few
opportunities to pass for the introduc-
ton of ornaments and especially or high
tones Her voice is one of high range
and therefore high tones were to be ex-
pected.
The voice is one of pronounced char
acteristics The scale is far from De-
ing equalized. The reason was exposed
in her earliest phrases. She used two
quite different methods of tone produc-
ton. The medium tones she sang well
forward and with excellent quality. The
upper tones she sang in hard, pinched
manner. so that they sounded shrill and
thin. Her hearers seemed to be aston
ished at the new quality of sound heard
in the topmost part of the voice, and ap-
plauded her enthusiastically.
The other members OF the cast were
familiar friends. Mr.. Chamlee was once
more a commendable AfmGpipd, and Mr..
Malatesta a competent Dr.. Bdrtolo. AT
the last previous performance Mr.. Mar
dones was the Basdlio, but last night the
role was intrusted to Mr.. Didur, who
seemed to give satisfaction. Mr.. Papl
conducted.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles II. Sher-
rilrs guests were Miss Mabel BOARD
man of Washington. Miss Eleanor
Hewitt, Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish and Mr..
w. Rhinelander Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston L. Redmond
and Mr.. Albert E. Gallatin were with
Mr. and Mrs. J. woodward Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robinson and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Scott were
in the Vanderbilt box.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lowell Putnam g
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Another Ford's Theater Program.

To THE New York HERALD: Refer
ring to the letter of Robert l.. Preston
of Leesburg. Va. let me say / possess
an original play bill of Ford's Theater.
Washington. d. c., for the special per-
formance on the evening o. Lincoln's
assassination. which shows that the
part of Lord Dundredry was taken by
u. A. Emerson.
This bill Of the play now in my pos
session has been offered 70 the Lotos
Club for perpetual keeping
NEW York, March 10. c. Il. QUINCY.
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Cats and Sportsmen.

To THE New YORK HERALD 7 am n
lover Of birds. live ones, and feed a
large and varied flock throughout tho
winter months. I don't want them
killed, but II 1t comes to showdown be-
tween the cats and the sportsmen my
sympathy and respect are entirely with
the cats. u. SYLVESTER.
WEST FALLS CHURCH Va, March 8.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
A Peripatetic Profiteer in Kansas.
From the Fredonio Herald.

FFVHF F'TFUVFFFU
Cherryvale man claims he got stung by
street corner medicine man the other night
In Independence. He bought bottle OF
medicine for so cents and he got with Il
a rubber comb, pocketknife. six lead PEN
ellis, fountain pen, two quires of writing
paper. corkscrew. one package OF chewing
gum. three decks of playing cards. hand
saw and n dictionary. The fellow promised
to throw in bunch Of quill toothplclss too,
but didn't do Il. You can never trust these
travelling takers.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
Listening In.

do not hope my prayer shall win
Direct TO Gods high thrones
think that He Is listening In
From man and tree and stone.
And when my prayer Is broadcast hurled
Upon the ether free
God in my brothers round the world
May hear and answer me.
McLANDBuRaH WILsoN
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.

Trend OF the Times" Prof. Nelson p
Mead Townsend Harris Hall, q. 9. N. r..
tasth street and Amsterdam avenue
"Aeronautics and Progress" Major Charles
T.. ClIdden American Museum OF Natural
History, Sevcnty-seventh street and Central
Park West.
''shouid the New York Charter BE Re-
vlsed?'' Edward Mandei. Cooper Institute.
Eighth street and Fourth avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-03-11
The Government Is Rich; Let the
Government Pay.

Government Pay.
The letters contonding for the
bonus that we havo received from
ex-service men since THE New YORK
HERALD began its protest against Con-
gress passing bonus bill, reveal a
point of view which in a measure ac-
counts for their insi1tence on receiv-
ing bonus from the Government.
The Government is rich, tie Gov
ernment has most OF the gold in the
world; let the Government pay. This
is the central idea running through
the bulk of these letters. 1t IS this
idea Of the Governments wealth, this
idea of the Governments ability to
pay the bonus without the slightest
difficulty that. apparently, has much
to do with the attitude of the soldiers
who are still contending fer bonus.
. In this exaggerated idea OF the
Governments immeasurable wealth
and ability to pay, the soldiers who
demand the bonus do not differ
widely from the generally lax attitude
OF the American people to-day. The
fact is every one seems to have lost
all sense of proportion. Money no
longer means anything. 1t is checked
out and Clipped out and shoveled out
as IL 1t had no more value than the
sands of the sea.
Prices of everything are grotesque.
The cost of having anything repaired
is prohibitive. Restaurant charges,
hotel charges, amusement charges.
no longer have any adequate relation
to the cost of money measured in
honest toll and the sweat of the
brow.
This is all highly artificial, wholly
unsound and it cannot go on for long
without wrecking the country. There
is q point beyond which no business
can go in the matter of it's indebted
ness without collapse; there is
point beyond which no Government
can go in the matter of it's indebted
ness without collapse unless 1t
squeeze the life blood out of its peo-
pie In tax tribute to keep 1t going.
Business having no such recourse
goes down.
II a business is paying out a
million dollars a year in interest on
its debts and is earning only a
million dollars II Is just breaking
even, no more. IL a business has
allowed its indebtedness so to In
crease that the interest charges on
this indebtedness are million and
quarter Of liars, or a million and
a half OF dollars. and its income is
only a million dollars the business
is doomed.
With the income OF business just
q little larger than It's interest pay
ments, II is by way OF digging itself
out from under its burdens; with
It's income less than its interest
charges the end is in sight. This
holds equally true with Governments
as with individuals and corporations.
IF the Government gets out Of the
people sour billions OF dollars in
taxes, and pays out for expenses OF
running the Government and for in
terest on its Indebtedness e)ur bill.
lions OF dollars il IL barely holding
it's own. This is the condition OF
the United States Government to-
day. II the Government adds FIVE
billions OF dollars more to the
twenty-three billions OF dollars Il
already owes and doesn't chisel any
more money out % the people TO
swell its income, It will be on the
sltids headed for financial collapse.
In the opinion Of THE NEW York
HERALD It is this abnormal viewpoint
The New York herald., 1922-03-11

A Chicago man of English birth but
naturalized as an American, on being
informed that he is heir to a British
title, informed newspaper reporters
he was not interested, as he already
possessed in his citizenship in the
United States "the greatest title in
the world" Evidently in this case
Americanization has been 100 per cent.
successful.