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The New York herald., 1922-12-10
On, the Birds Wheel.
A Symbol in a Store Window Of the
Effect Of Personal Influence.

To THE NEW York HERALD: think
I have found the most nearly perfect
symbol of personal influence that the
city affords. -
In the window of q familiar city
bird store one of the large cages is pro-
vided with a wheel Of perches which
revolves or stops according to the weight
and position Of the little feathered aero
bats upon 1t. And judging from the
activity Of bodies and huttering wings
and the shrill chirpings Of delight from
the users Of the device children's
merry-go-round could hardly surpass
this Of the aviary for gay enjoyment.
The sunshine entering the cage
through the window brings out the full
brightness of the birds colors with
almost jewel luster.
Now a pair Of parakeets with their
sumptuous green velvet breasts. lemon
hoods and striped wing plumage alight
on a rung of the cylinder and swing 1t
about until their perch reaches the low
est level. Then two white Java spar
rows. with beaks pink as apple BIOS
SONS. ny to the upper rods and rotate
the wheel until an exact balance Is
struck between them and their gorgeous
emerald neighbors.
Next q little Napoleon. weaver. with
neck ruff Of tangerine gold adorning his
black body plumage. injects his lesser
weight into tho poise and turns all the
former riders to a new equilibrium. only
to be followed by plump dove gray
sparrow with beak of FURNISHED rose
coral, who sets the previous balance
flutteringly at odds again by the impact
Of his swift arrival.
All the brilliant changes and kaleido-
scopic adjustments are accomplished
with the infallible accuracy of a chem
lists weighing Of copperas and sodium
on his delicate scales And the fascina-
tion which they exert upon the observer
Is enhanced by their colorful and apt
symbolism Of the finer interactions be-
tween human personalities.
The sensitive movements Of the wheel
In the thronged aviary suggest that a
clear intellectual ana spiritual vision
would behold every company Of men
and women Influenced. depressed or ex-
alted. stirred or harmonized. relaxed or
invigorated, with absolute exactness Of
effect for every new personality entrant
among them. Eliot WHITE.
NEW York, December o.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10

western Europe. A man of TRorz-
KY's type. who has built up an army
of 100000 men for the purpose Of
making his own hold on Russia Sc
cure and Of using 1t as means
firmly to establish Bolshevism, Is
not likely to reduce 1t to 100000
without having an assurance of sim
liar power. In fact. there appear
too many strings to the proposal to
permit II to be seriously considered.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
To a Favorlte Book.

count you as q tried and trusty friend
So satisfying the companionship
OF any page in which chance to dip
II / need laughter, you have much 10
lend.
Wisdom, q fault or fallacy to meno.
You never fail me; and your suotie
wit "t tar-
Delight. me more each time SAVIOR
It. ~
So apt your words with quip or whimsy
blend. ~.-.
You never grow indifferent or cold.
You never disappoint with vague re-
plies.
You never irritate or criticize.
OR bother one with questions manifold:
In short, you an tho perfect pal
rate,
For every mood supremely adequate.
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
Musical Criticism.
Mrs. James A. Roosevelt Objects Ia
the Tone Of Some Comments.

eAA0 AVhO VA OO4HO OOmuA0utSs
To THE NEW YORK HERALD l read
in your paper a letter. which was obvi.
ously written. by an amateur, asking u
conductors at performances of opera
and concert could not be done away
with.
There is so much absurd criticism
OF all things musical, SO much adverse
criticism Of performances that are fine
and praise Of performances that are
poor. that to those OF US who by edu-
cation and experience In having heard
az much music as the musical critic
OF any newspape. are thereby capa,
BILE Of quite as much discrimination II
seems that most criticism Is destruc-
tive. 1t Is neither helpful to artists
nor instructive to the public. and we
wish to, ask what the province Of q
musical critic really is.
There is nothing helpful to an artist
In destructive criticism. The unthink.
ing public follows the critic and looks
into the morning paper to And out what
kind Of q performance he has listened
to the night before and unfortunately
believes whatever he sees, and It is
usually venomous.
In the days Of our extreme youth,
when. after beautiful opera or concert
we wereN filed with utmost enthusiasm,
we were told by our elders that wa
should have heard Parepa Rosa or
Jenny Lind or 5bme other person who
existed before we were born, It Is tho
same now. In a recent attack Of ad-
verse criticism on. the performance Of
new and superb Tristdn we read in
the next mornings issue of New York
paper that Tristan Of many years ago
and one who can never sing to US again
was the only great Tristan,
There is no greater sign Of approach
ing age than to rerninisce of the glorles
that sAre past never to return. and ad-
vice to those who feel In that mood
during a present day performance is to
close their eyes and listen to the music
and thereby shut out the personalities
which SO offend them. ,W
/. The personal criticism of artists and
conductors by the New York newspaper
musical critic has become odiously Of
fensive. and is only making for less
respect by those who are fitted to
Judge and who used to follow these
same critics when they were less caustio
and more educational. 4"
NJ. w. ROOSEVELT.
New YORK, December ..
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
To Make ! Merry Christmas,
How to Reach the Children Of Dis,
abIed Ex.Seryfce Men.

I, To THE NEW York HERALD: Ther
are many children OF disabled ex-servic@
men In the city whose ~'Eevment a
Christmas depends on the Red Cross.
The production department of the New
York County Chapter, American ,Re@
Cross 5sS Madison avenue. will CRATE.
fully receive contributions of mittens
gloves. stockings. hair ribbons, nechties
books. games and toys to help MAXI
Christmas a merry one for these chill
dren whose fathers are still in Govern.
ment hospitals They range from babie4
to boys and girls OF IL years.
Mrs. AUSTIN r. BALDWIN,
Chairman Committee on Production.
New YORK, December 8.
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Impressions at Carmel.

MEADOW LARK sANo.
A meadow lark sang At tho dropping
of dusk:
Its silvery notes with the sea seemed
In tune.
And out of cloud like q blade from
its sheath
Night drew the new moon.
Then quenched in the dark was the INT
Of the lark;
The blade Of the new moon was
sheathcd In the sea,
But the lips Of the waves murmured
stili to the stars
Impassionately.
II.
GRAY DAT.
To-day the sea was gray beyond the
dunes;
Above the sky was gray;
Hushed were the meadow lark's melo-
dIous tunes
That giaddened the long azure after
Moons:
Only the gulls' cries drifted DER tho
bay.
Only the gulls' cries and the sway and
sweep
or surges on the shore;
Only the gulls' cries and the vast gray
deep
Complaining that It may not rest or
sleep
Forever---evcr morel
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To THn NEW YoRx HERALD: went
to a theater ticket agency to get tickets
for a performance for the latter part
of this month and they informed me
that they had not received them, as II
was rather early in the month.
! went to the theater direct and was
told the house was all sold out. Not
even a box seat to be had.
What does 1t mean? GEORGE KANE.
New YORK, December 0.
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us except that do not personally care
to be put In the light Of such an mex
cusablc breach Of good manners and
common, law. ARTHUR q. SrApLEs,
Editor Lewiston Epentw0 Journal.
LEWISTON, Me-. December 8.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
Lesson Of a Crushed Hat.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD, In regard
to keeping ones hat on while riding In
passenger elevators: A 200, pound lady
and new IS derby crushed taught me
q lesson.
Safety first for me. have kept my
hat on ever since. FRED WARD.
BROOKLYN. December ..
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
Bicarbonate Of Soda for Colds.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Bicar-
Donate Of soda as a corrective for stom-
ach arrangements has held a premier
position for many years, and as 95 per
cent. of all so-called colds are simply
evidence of congestion brought about
by wrong diet the reaction to its use
should occasion no surprise.
FRANK w. EMERY.
WOOSTER. Ohio. December T.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10

The system Of paying as you leave
may work successfully on the new
style of street car, but In commercial
circles there viii always be a preju-
dice in favor. of making strangers
adopt the plan of paying as they
arrive.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
New York's Oldest Flats.
In the Middle Of tho Last Century
\ Charlton Street Had Them.

To THE NEW York HERALD: think
I can set Mr.. J. X. Martin, Jr., right
in regard to HIS question about the old
est apartment house In New York.
1t Is on Charlton street. one door east
of varick. on the south side Of the
street. and they were the first French
flats" built in New York. My grand
mother lived In them about 1853.
SAMUEL SMITH.
New York, December 0.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
December Days In Maryland.

FTont tFe UdF1dHd HepUo"cU"s
The rosy hued dawn. tinted with purple and
gold. floods she eastern horizon with mag
nifIcent blending Of colors that Il most beau
tiful to behold. When from banks OF fleecy
whiteness in the firrnament OF blue there
come CLEANS Of sunshine gently creeping
through.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
Editorial Diplomacy In Arkansas.

From the Imbodcn journal.
Nice baby girls Of the usual weight and
sweetness have arrived at the homes of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Taylor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Black this week.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
xarLlua. site Of Earty Maine settlements.

Fre,n The Portland Press-Hsvaid.
De Monts. the early French explorer. ana
his band OF pioneers sailed Passanaauoddy
Bay In June, 1904. and made the first Euro
pean settlement north CT Florida. He landed
on a small island in ~. Croix River twenty
miles from Moose Island tnow fiastporO.
lie did not make landing on The latter
island. for the first house built by = white
man was IN t77i. whsr william fuch~r sss-
tied on Moose Island. The first nesting
house was erected In 1924, and the elite In
large pasture half mile back from the
business section now has a suitable tahist
which was the bcquest Of william Henry
Kilby. a former noted historian and writer
Of this extreme easterly frontier coast.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10

The Associated Press H. exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication OF ali nsws dis
patches credited TO II or not otherwtse
credited n this paper. and sise the local
All Fights OF repubIicaticn ~ special dis-
patches herein are ALSO reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10

Bankruptcy must be comparatively
unexciting climax in the life Of a
prizefighter who admits having been
married eight times.
The New York herald., 1922-12-10
A Theater Ticket Mystery.

New YORK, December 0.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-31
ASSIGNMENTS OF
OFFICERS

Assignments of officers in the Officers
reserve Corps have been announced by
j. +. Taulbee, acting chief of staff Of
the Sith Division, as follows:
Capt. Cyrus w. Rutherford, 4OS Penn
way building, Indianapolis; attached to
334th Infantry.
Capt Vernon C. Patten, Morristown (;
attached TO 334th Infantry.
First Lieutenant Carl Henning, Han
over; attached to 334th Infantry.
CAPT, George W. Lee, Marion; attached
to 335th Infantry.
Capt; Ira T. Hull. Peru; attached to
S36th Infantry.
Maj. Karl T. Brown, Muncie; attached
to 925th Field Artillery.
Maj. Walter L. Kennedy, Newcastle;
attached to Headquarters 309th Medical
Regiment.
Maj. Clint c. Sourwine, Brazil; at
tached to Headquarters 309th Medical
Regiment.
Maj. William C. Myers, Dana; attached
to Headquarters 309th Medical Regiment.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-31

Maj. Sarle S. Green, Muncie; attached
Maj. Eugene Buehler, sS15 Gullford
avenue, Indianapolis: attached to Head
quarters 309th Medical Regiment.
Capt. James II. Stygall, 1134 Indiana
Pythian building, IndinpOlis; attached
to Headquarters 309th Medical Regiment
Maj. Rodney D. Smith, Bloomington;
attached to Hospital Battalion, 3O9th
Medical Regiment.
Capt. Roy D. Smiley, Washington; as
signed to Hospital Company No. 325
309th Medical Regiment.
First Lieutenant JOSEPH B. Garland
Birdseye; assigned to Hospital Com.
pany No; 1927, 9O9th Medical Regiment.
First Lieutenant Nile r. Henderson.
New Harmony; assigned to Hospital
Company No. S27, 309th Medical Regi-
ment.
Second Lieutenant Dyer c. Wood
Greensburg; attached to Veterinary Com
pany No. 800.
Maj. Austin r. Killian, Mulbrry; as
signed to Headquarters 3O9th Medical
The following officer, being a member
0 ia unit of the National Guar which
has been Federally recognized, is re
lieved fsom the assignment OR attachment
set opposite his name:
Second Lieutenant George e. Casweu,
Whiting; assigned to Headquarters and
Service Company, 309th Engineers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
Runaway Train Plunges
Down Side Of Mountain
Try Associated prosn.l

SPARTANBCRG =. g.. July Ia
A dispatch from SadudR. y. e..
says for the nrst time since 1918
n runaway freight train haa gone
over the head OF tho safety track
on 6aluda Mountain and the on
Eine and several cars plunged
down the mountain side.
The crew jumped just bsfora tho
engine went over IA. top. no
tween Meirose and Saluda. ut the
top OF tho mountain. a distance
OF three miles. the Southern Rail
ways lin. between Spartanburg
and AHkevil!. climbs approx
mately 500 feet. the grade being
the heaviest on the entire syH;"m.
Al Saluda all trains are stopped
and their brakes Inspected before
;hcy are sent down the mountain
where series Of safety tracks
are operated In the case OF such
sH emergency as occurred this
morning. when the runaway train
was thrown into safety track No.
l. with such speed back OF Il as
20 go over the highest end. Al,
Sa!uda car inspectors are on strike
and Il is said 81. S. Blake. general
air-brake inspector OF the Southern
Hallway. has been personally In
specting trains FOR the last few
days
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
Shopmen's Strike Chief Saws
Men Will Not Be Or.
dered Back.
ARE IN FIGHT TO FINISH
Leader Says Battle for Justice
Is Being Fought by
Workers.
LEY Associated Press.l

CHICAGO. July l3-The railway
shopmen's strike will not be called
of. and the men will not be ordered
back TO work until justice has been
secured" b. NJ Jewell. head OF the
railway employees department Of the
American Federation OF Labor, said
tonight in statement replying to
the rail executives' ultimatum OF
yesterday.
The rail- executives suggested that
the strike be called on and the men
return to work. atfer which difrer-
ences might he taken up before the
United States Railroad Labor BOARD
Would nestroy Organization.
Mr. Jewell, in toniSTN>s statement
intimated that the reason the execu
tives refused to meet shop crafts Of
fcers in effort To mediate the
strike as had been suggested. was
that the railways hope 10 destroy
the employees organizations. II such
Is The case the statement said. the
railroads are due TO receive a sud
den awakening. and the American
public should charge them with the
responsibility"
Al the Labor Board ii was an
nounced tina, an effort might be
made along new lines to settle the
strike. hut no detsus were given.
After rail executives had refused to
meet shop crafts representatives yes
terday. board members announced
that the executives who refused to
confer did not speak for the In
dividual railroads and intimated that
new plan OF settlement might be
based on this fact
Places Binme on Roads.
The shop crafts representatives re-
Piled today To Prcsiden, lIarding's
procla amation which declared that the
strike must be settled through the
authorized agencies. by placing the
blame for the strike on the rail
roads. and asserting that carriers
had violated many decisions of the
Labor Board
other events during the dav in
ciuard orders from the War Derart
.ment to have troops In readiness to
protect the Missouri. kansas and
Texas lines IN the hands OF re-
c"iver appointed by the United States
Court. announcement by Postmas-
ter-T"nerai Work that 80. OGO motor
vehicles can be used To transpor; The
malls X rail service falls. and the Is.
suing OF restraining orders 10 m.
St Louis and SanFrancisco Railway n,
Fort Smith, Ark. and the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois. and tn. Tolsdo
Continued on Page 2. Col, 5
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
HOLD POSTMASTERS
MUST AID VOTERS
Department Officials. Without
Ruling, Believe Virginia
Law Mandatory.
ENFORCEABLE BY STATE
Hay Thornton Awaits Word in
Matter From Postmaster.
General.

"'n""' making any ru!inG In the
matter. Post-Offc. Departmer, or.
nciais In Washington yesterda, ac.
'orhihR 10 an Associated Press dis
patch received bt The Tin,es.Dis
pAtch last night expressed the helief
that Virginia postmasters must obey
the State law providing tha, hallot.
~ absent voters he certified BY local
Postmaaters. IL was held, however.
that enforcement OF the statute
would probably be by State author
ity. since II appears TO Do a matter
out6ide the Jurisdiction of the Fed
enal government
Thornton Forces Issue.
Announcement by Postmaster Hav
7. Thornton. OF Richmond, that tho
duties OF his office are such that
neither he nor his assistant can look
after election ballots. has been tho
subject OF much comment here and
throughout the State
MIR Thornton last night. when the
Washington dispatch was read to
him over the telephone said he Is
awaiting ruling from the Postnlas-
ier-General vesting him with author
ity TO incur the necessary expense OF
certifying tho ballots Additional
help. MIR. Thornton said. would have
:" bee employed In order 70 take caro-
of the absent voters The force now
on duty. he declared. is insufficient,
for the extra work -ntailcd by the
state law. Mr.. Thornton sa!d he
would await further instructions
from WASHINGTON before making an
other statement in this connection.
Not Informed In Washington.
Post-Oflce Department officials in
Washington said yesterday they had
not been informed OF the refusal OF
Mrs Thornton 10 certify ballots. but
IL was understood that Senator
Swanson had advised postal officials
IL was his opinion that the State
must deal with postmasters as with
other OF it's citizens falling to carry
out provisions OF State laws. The
belief was expressed at the depart.
ment that the state Law would have
10 be enforced within the borders OF
the state. as the Federal govern
ment Is without authority to act I'm
this matter.
Mr.. Thornton said yesterday that
IN the last state election the work
OF the post-office was seriously Grip
pied by the flood OF ballots that came
10 him for certifcation, and he
criticized the Legislature for enact
ing measure which makes il un-
lawful for this work to he done by
a notary public
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
10000 ELKS PARADE
IN ATLANTIC CITY

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. July l3-
sixteen thousand Elks paraded this
afternoon as the concluding feature
OF the annual meeting OF the grand
lodge. The pageant took two hours
TO pass given point, and IL was said
10 have been the most pretentious
ever staGed by the Elks.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt, orator Of the
day. walked. accompanied by United
States Senator Edge and Congress
man Isaac Bacharach. Of New Jersey.
There were about forty Senators and
Congressman In the line.
The parade was headed by retiring
Grand Exalted Ruler William wal
lace Mountain. and the newly elected
grand exalted ruler. j. Edward
Masters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
Allied Reparations Commits
sion Decides 100000
Marks Must Be Paid.
DUBOIS DRAFTS REPLY
Will Make Decision on Mora.
iorium for 1924 Pay.
mcnis Later.
By Hudson HnNIr,.

united News STAN CORRESPONDENTS
PARiS. July i3.-';ermany must paw
without delay the a2.a0ou0p gold
marks due Saturday as an install
ment on her war indemnity. the re-
para'ions commission has decided.
This Is tho answer m&Ie Thursday
10 tho fearful plea OF the German
representatives here that the pay
ment be suspended because Of the
serious financial situation in Berlin
The reparations commission took
under adv!sement the German re-
quest for moratorium on further
repRratfons payments until 1924.
promising a decision within a month.
Commission Answers Germans.
While the reparations commission
promise The Germans to study their
note with all tho care which the
gravity Of the situation described de-
mands," they add that they are CON
rinced that the reparations pay
mcnts constitute only one and not
even the most important OF the causes
OF the prcsen; depreciation OF the
mark. and that nobody can definitely
re-estab!ish % stable si;uatioH ex-
cep bv the immediate adoption OF
financial reforms which the repara-
lions commission has for long
time demanded"
Germany is reminded that The in
stailmcnt due July Ia has been al
ready reduced by $1,000. .G0o gold
marks through credits which were
applied 10 her account for delivery
OF coal and dvestuns. In view OF
mis- reduction. the commission saws.
prompt payment OF the balance is ex-
pooted.
Tho commission insists It Will make
no further concession or promises
pending report from the Euaran-
tees comm ission now, In Berlin In
vestisaiins Germany's ability to pay
NJ. Dubois. the French member OF
the reparations commission. Is un-
derstood TO have drafted tho renly
trnnfirna1 Do o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-14
.|RREGULARS CLAIM
SOUTH Of IRELAND
Reports of Free Staters and
Republicans Are Con.
hicting.
ANXIETY IN DUBLIN
Cork Examiner in Possession
of Insurgents, Who Cen.
sor News.
ANXIETY IN DUBLIN
Try Associated Pressl

LONDON, July lS.-Present inter
est IN the Irish situation here cen
tsrs upon conditions in the south.
In IN" absence OF any definite au.
ihentic news regarding the situation
prevailing in Cork and the south.
west generally. great anxiety appar-
emily prevails In Dublin This is he
ing increased hy reports emanatine
from INC headquarters Of the Rerub-
Leans. VIII" claim TO control com
pieteiy the whole country from Ker-
ry to Newtonbarry. County wexford.
ard from Kerry TO County Mayo.
Copies Of The Cork Examiner
reaching London show that it's Of
hce is in possession of the irregulars.
who censor all its news. but permit
the editor to publish a statement
that he IA not responsible for what
they say. The newspaper is filled
with accounts of alleged Republican
successes in Munster. A great part
OF Munster. whieh Is usually lively. IL
now quiet however
Two Claims Conflict.
From the conflicting claims of the
Republicans AMI Free State authori-
fi"S. II Is inferred for the moment
In parts "f County Cork and in
Limerick. Waterford and Kerry, the
trrrgularS have the upper hand They
seem TO he directing public activity
and train services are progressing
apparently by their permission
Trouble begins only where there is
conflict between two Jurisdictions
The Great Northern line is operat-
ing from Dublin % TsIrles and in
the FAR south 1t seems TO be running
trains without opposition from the
irresulars. But in the intermcd Ia TO
districts the lines have been torn UP.
Sooner or later, IL appears evident
that tho provisional government will
assert it's nothority everywhere, hut
in tne meantime II Is certain to he
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