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The New York herald., 1922-03-31
FRIDAY. MARCH 81. 1922.
The Army and Navy Menace.

All the testimony of military ex-
perts goes to show that the drastic
cut by the House of Representatives
in the appropriations for the army
mnst deprive the nation of reasona-
bic protection in one quarter or an
other. With an enlisted strength of
only 115,000 men, either the troops
for overseas duty, even including
Hawaii and the Panama Canal, must
be skimped to a recklessly dangerous
extreme or our coast Notifications,
southern border and similarly vital
points must be stripped of the forces
sfhey need. We cannot have both the
foreign and the home army work
done right by only 115.000 men.
If Congress is going to stick to the
House army program, therefore. it
viii become more than ever important
to maintain a full measure of naval
strength and efficiency within the
limits marked by the conference
treaties. If, for example, the c0Rn-
try is short of soldiers beyond our
own shores the risks to which the
Panama Canal might be thus ex-
posed could be in part diminished
by an abundance of warships and
sailors to make up with naval pro-
lection in the adjoining waters what
might be lacking in army defense.
The same thing is true Of Hawaii
and Porto Rico.
On the other hand, IL shortage OF
army garrisons abroad should be
deemed unthinkable by those charged
with the responsibility of protecting
them and If the United States were
excessively drained of forces to take
care of that need, then some COM
pensating protection could be given
to our home seaboards by extra
naval strength along our coasts.
But. as matter OF fact, it
has been proposed in the House
to reduce the navy's enlisted per
sonnel tS $4,000. This number Of
$4,000 men is declared not only by
naval officers but by Congress mem
bers who have devoted long. years OF
careful and intelligent study to our
naval problems to be an altogether
insufficient force even TO maintain
the naval armament basis of five-five-
three fixed by the conference. They
declare that our actual strength OF
ships would have to be so heavily
reduced for lack OF crews to man
and handle the ships with $4,000
personnel that the real naval arma-
ment basis would become five-three-
three. with the United States rank
ing alongside Of Japan.
The Government and the country
are trying to keep up an American
merchant marine as an essential
naval auxiliary even though II
might be impossible to make IL pay
as a business proposition. 1t would
be an extraordinary contradiction OF
military policy and OF ordinary sense
for us TO pour hundreds OF millions
OF dollars into a merchant marine
naval auxiliary force without a navy
to serve.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
City Back Yard Poultry.

Because poultry converts table
scraps and kitchen waste into eggs
and meat there is every incentive for
urban dwellers to have small fiocks OF
chickens In their back yards when
this is practicable Given the proper
care there is nothing that will yield
more satisfactory return on the
money invested.
u is figured that a flock OF ten
hens will produce one hundred dozen
eggs under average conditions In
the course OF year. These eggs will
come fresh to the table, and IL there
is surplus provision may be- made
for their preservation. Care should
be used in selecting the flock, and
only pullets should be chosen, as
they will yield eggs at period when
INC older hens will be moulting..
Sometimes objections are made To
keeping poultry in towns because OF
the odors or OF the growing Of the
male bird early in the morning. The
former trouble will not occur II
cleanliness ard neatness are OBJ
served. Whore there is no desire "a
raise chickeus rooster may be dis.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
A Useless Kansas Edlct.

Kansas. tho haunt and home of corn.
Whose crops Of whlskers and Of wheat
O'erwhelm less fertile lands with scorn
Now grds her for another feat.
Mcpherson. tumid town arid dry.
BY edict interdcts the ny
The Kansas odict Is we'll known.
II takes tho dicly brides cage,
And states tho size that ono may own
Adjusts the lengths Of skirts to ago
II undertakes TO cut out pie
And strikes and stocks yciept blue sky
And yet with Difference we ask,
Is not Mcpherson III rehcarscd?
Tt seems TO set bootless task
Like Goals TO Newcastle, reversed.
one asks In wonder, why the ban
when there Is not Hy on Kan.7
MAURICE MorRrs.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
The Man Who Broke the Strike,

EDWIN u. CURTIS, the man who
broke the Boston police strike, is
dead.
When the Gompers Federation OF
Labor tried to put trades unionism
on top OF Americanism, in the pub
lie service EDWIN u. CURTIS was on
the firing line for law and order,
for democratic government. for the
sovereignty OF the State.
Police Commissioner OF Boston by
appointment OF the Governor of
Massachusetts,, he saw from the be-
ginning the full danger OF a union
ruled civil service. He refused to
compromise with the agitators on
any basis they put forward. He
took his stand on the fundamental
principles that the authority OF the
state must be supreme and that It's
supremacy must be recognized by all
alike. He sought no quarrel with
any man. but he firmly held,th posi-.
tion he had taken.
The unionized policemen struck.
Police Commissioner CURTIS declared
their jobs vacant. The underworld
saw the chance infatuated unionism
had made for II. Boston lay appar-
emily at the mercy OF thieves and cut.
throats. Commissioner CURTIS called
on the Governor; Governor CALVIN
CooLIDot backed him with every
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
January's Death Rate.
Higher Than a Year Ago, 1t Was
Below the Five Year Average.

From the Monthly Bulletin OF the Depart
1nent Of Health.
There were e,s07 deaths reported dur
ing the month of January, 1922, with
rate of 1872 per 1000 OF the popu-
lation, as compared with e,191 deaths
and q ratio of 1868 for the correspond
ing month of last year, an increase In
the absolute number of deaths of 616,
and in the rate of 1.o4 points. This in
crease in the number of deaths and in
the rate during the last month. as COM
pared with January OF last year. was
due to the higher mortality OF measles,
influenza, cancer, organic heart diseases.
bronchitis. pneumonia and Bright's dis
case. There We're 1896 deaths reported
from the respiratory diseases during
the last month, as compared with 97S
deaths for the corresponding month of
last year, an increase of 357.
IL we compare the death rate of the
past month with the average mortality
Of January during the last five years
we find a decline In the crude rate and
average for January of the last fve
years Is Hlgn from the erect or the
influenza epidemic in 1918, which con-
tinued through the month of January,
1919. The corrected average OF deaths
for January for the last five years is
s,e53. There were. therefore, 1,s4G
fewer deaths during the month Just
closed than there would have been had
the average rate of the last five years
prevailed. The reductions in the NOR
tality from the fve year average are
the following Contagious diseases, AZ
pulmonary tuberculosis. 2se respiratory
diseases. 1.i6s. and clrrhosis OF the liver,
135. Cancer showed an increase of A
deaths and organic heart diseases SO
deaths over tho corrected average for
the last Ave years.
There were 5.si2 marriages reported
during the month, as compared with
5.643 In the corresponding month of last
year, an increase OF 169. Births to the
number OF 1f.112 were reported, as com
pared with 1880, a decrease of 21s.
The respective rates were 22.42 and
23.21.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
A Rate Bill Of the '8Os.
Contest at Albany Between A. Barton
Hepburn and Mr.. Depew.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD. The
death of A. Barton Hepburn recalled one
OF the most stirring episodes In the civil
history of this State. in which he and
Chauncey M. Depew were the chief par
ticipants.
In the late '70s Mr.. Hepburn repre-
sented the county Of st. Lawrence in
the Legislature OF this State. Ills chief
activity while a member of Assembly
was directed to the establishment Of a
measure which he declared to be pri-
marily in the interest of the farmers of
this State, referred to In the debates
on the measure In the Assembly Of 1880
as pro rata freight bill.
The basis of this measure was the
alleged discrimination by the railroads
of this State in favor Of the farmers
of the West although as the measure
progressed its object assumed a wider
cope and It's purpose was asserted to
be in the interest of all the shippers In
this State competing with the West. Mr..
Hepburn was identified with the propa-
ganda carried on for several years, and
in the Assembly OF 1880 succeeded in
securing in that body an overwhelming
vote in its faver. but it got no further
than the Assembly.
The opposition to the measure was
led by Chauncey M. Depew. He de-
nounced it as i'll considered and false in
many of its premises. pleaded for sane
measure to consider the claims Of all
parties. and urged that before the Legis-
lature took action commission should be
appointed with power to send for persons
and papers to ascertain the facts.
While Mr.. Hepburn was able to Sc
cure favorable action for his bill in the
Assembly Mr.. Depew persuaded the SEN
ate that a wiser and more logical course
pointed TO delay before action. The con-
troversy between the friends and the
opponents Of the pro rata freight bill
continued until 1883. when the State
Railroad Commissioners bill was adopted
Ia triumph for the conservative hflu-
ences in the State Legislature, which
advocated the policy of Depew as
against the policy OF Hepburn.
The Railroad Commissioners bill re-
mainod on the statute book until later
when the public service bills of the State
and cognatc measures superseded IL.
Mr.. Hepburn lived to see the wisdom
OF the Depew policy. His life afterward
in the performance OF various civil func-
tions of the State, coupled with his sue
cessful business record as n banker,
stamped him as one of the foremost
citizens of the Empire State. Mr..
Depew's vigorous mind, broad Views and
sense OF justice continue a powerful
agency for the welfare of the country.
OswEdo, March 20. Z. w. c.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31

saint TO whose aid they felt was due
the preservation of their lives. This
little chapel, built in 1858. was the
first church OF Ste. Anne de Beaupre,
The structure which was burned had
for its architectural model the famous
church OF Ste. Anne d'Auray, and TO
its model in setting. decoration and
surroundings it bore a very marked
resemblance.
Most of the church treasures, ex'
cept some of the old paintings, were
saved. These were placed for safe
keeping in one of the earlier reli-
gious buildings of the village. A new
church will arise on the ruins of
the burned edifice. II too will have
as its model the great basilica Of Ste.
Anne d.Auray In Brittany, the land
from which came those whose piety
was the inspiration of Ste. Anne de
Beaupre and it's famous shrine.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
Those Theater Jurors.

The producing managers of New
York having agreed that the way te
keep the theater pure is to submit
new plays to the verdict Of lay juries
say the next step is to find the juries
The difficulty in this should be in
avoiding the rush rather than in
hunting for twelve good men-or
wonderland true. 1t is suggested
that panel of from 800 to SOC
names will be used. Surely among
such a number there will be dozen
dozen persons eager to see the first
performance OF new play.
When citizen is summoned by
the managers for theater jury duty
it is unlikely that he will plead pro-.
fessional exemption, press of bust
ness or membership in volunteer
fire company. He will not say that
he is opposed to capital punishment
of wicked drama or that he has
formed an opinion which no amount
of evidence could remove. On re
ceipt of his jury notice he will not
rush to his district leader to see
whether he cannot be excused from
service. These are tricks which the
citizen plays when. he is called to the
law courts as juror; but sitting in
judgment on a play is different.
1t Is saying that everybody above
the age of Is has written a play OF
is going to write one. Surely every.
body thinks he knows a good play
from a bad one and knows just where
10 draw the line between the wicked
and the pure. Think of the impor.
tance which theater jury service will
attach to the fortunate possessors OF
the honor. No, says Mr.. Doe, can
not attend the annual dinner or the
New York Society Of Oklahomans;
am drawn on the jury to decide the
fate Of "Angela's Overshoe."
VIII jury be locked up until it
agrees? Will poker playing be al
lowed in the jury room? Are there
to be mixed juries?
The New York herald., 1922-03-31

Ex-senator James A. O'Gorman and y. l..
Mooney VIII speak at meeting OF the
Alumni Association of New York University.
Hotel Btnore, s p. NJ. .4& rsfs9.
Chemical Manufacturing Association, meet
Ing, Hotel Pennsylvania, A. M. 9efa
s. X. Rateliffe. lecture THE Lloyd George
Crisis. Town Hall, 1913 West Forty-third
street, ii A. NJ. ,sfst-
Joseph Pencil win speak on James Nc
League. Hotel Plaza. IL A. NJ.
Prof. Frederick Starr. lecture. .rMoun.
Full, auspices OF the Japan Society. Towns
end Harris Permanent Endowment Fund
committee, Hotel Astor. p. NJ.
Or. Alfred Gundersen. lecture. .'Monoco-
tyledons.' laboratory building. Brooklyn Bo-
tanic Gardens. e7s Washington avenue.
Brooklyn. ~te
Second Masonic district dinner. walaorf-
z p NJ
s. r. Kaufman win speak on ssfuunaa M.
ture in Science" Recreation Rooms md sef.
tlement Forum. 1856 Chrystis street. 1850
Staten Island Civic League. nnestinx. Bor.
ough Hall. st. George. 8 p. NJ.
Kings County Grand Jurors Association.
discussion of Traffic Conditions In Nsvv
York City and Their Remedy" Kings county
r. NJ. o''eo'' o'io
Reyeilie Post 1877 American Legion. dance.
III clermont' avenue. Brooklyn, :15 P. M.
Everett Dean Martin, lecture, "Can Human
Nature Be Changed by General Principle OF
kvolution?' Cooper Union, p. M.
Henry ~. Goldfogie will discuss ''who Paw.
the Taxesg' Arthur II. Murphy Assocation'
se2 East fremont avenue. The Bronx. 8 $50
Greenwich Village Revei costume baII. veb-
ster Hall. 11o East Eleventh street. o so
+. NJ. oo
Society OF Independent Artists exhibit
tion, Waidorf-Astoria, all day.
International Travel Show Grand Central
Palace, 10 A. NJ. TO 10:30 p NJ
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Song of the Coyote.
For Volume OF Sound Sagebrusl
Artists Beat Grand Opera.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: The
statement by your correspondent G. IL.
Freas that the coyote vocalizes I'm the
staccato Is correct for the southern
countries only. To get tho howl in addi-
tion to the bark one must go to Nevada,
where the sagebrush grows thick and
luxuriant.
lii this environment on moonlight
night In winter the coyote chorus starts
Off like a lack of team work between
several New York freboats whistling at
once, or like three babies In one bed
upon waking In the dead OF night be-
fore they have got into the swing or
the time. Aftcr.a few moments of this
slissando music the pack suddenly gives
vent to short staccato barks, and where
as these nervous animals may be setting
as still as two serenading cats on a
backyard fence. IL there are three OF
them they will sound like pack of
Atty demons doing sixty miles an hour
In pursuit of something whose hide re-
mains separated from their fangs by
the fraction of hair.
I have heard the music OF dozen
packs of Nevada coyotes going at once
In az many different directions, and II
you were the judge In a contest between
the combined noise OF THE Barber OF
Seville" "The valkyrie" and ''The Girl
OF the Golden West" and the vocal work
OF these star performers OF the wilds
YOU would give the solid gold diamond
lncrusted medal to the sagebrush de-
mons every time.
In the deserts OF southern Mexico the
coyote is silent as TO the siren, but
long on barking. II you happen to be
al a hacienda in the dead OF night when
the moon appears you will suddenly
hear his staccato notes family in the
distance. This Is the cue for every dog
round about tho hacienda to cock the
signal car and presently sit on his
.haunches, face the wild branch of his
family and howl. After several hours
the music ceases and our friend tho dog
gives final yawn and family woofs
himself into h& second slumbcr.
Although I have heard his voice in
broad daylight the coyote is usually
silent when likely TO be seen and al
ways SO when closely pursued. Not SO
the dog. One day my Eskimo dog furi-
ously pursued coyote UP small Me-
yada hill The chased and tho chaser
zlgzagged all the way up, that Ia. tho
coyote would sit down at the end OF a
tangent and allow the dog under his mo-
mentum TO fling himself past the spot
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
Portugal to Brazil by Air.

In making the afrst air voyage
across the Atlantic in May, 1919, the
American seaplane NC-4 had its long
est hop on the first leg-from New
foundland to the Azores. The Por-
tuguese naval officers who set out yes
terday to fly from Lisbon to Brazil
face their longest hop almost at the
end of the journey.
The program of Captains SAcApURo
and CoUTINHo calls for three stops.
The first, the Canaries, is 700 miles
from Lisbon. Then come the Cape
Verde Islands, nearly 900 miles fur
ther on. From this point there is
only one possible stopping place east
of the Brazilian coast. This is the
lonely island Of Fernando Noronha,
200 miles off the nose of Brazil, Cape
st, Rogue. This little convict island
is 1900 miles from the Cape Verde
Islands. To reach 1t the Portuguese
must fly a few miles further than
Commander READ drove the NC-4 IN
it's nonstop passage from Trepassey
Bay to the Azores. There is peril in
this long leg, for only three cruisers
have been sent by Portugal to watch
along the lonely stretch of ocean.
If the Portuguese adventurers
should boldly pass Fernando Noronha
and make for Pernambuco, which is
their first goal on the South Ameri-
can mainland, they would be attempt
ing flight on the last leg of 1900
miles; daring flight and one that
would make the world sit UP if 1t
had not been for the exploit of the
American navy men and their plane
and, little later, the matchless per-
formance of ALcocK and BROWN in
hopping from Newfoundland to Ire
land-1,936 miles of unmatched sea.
After those trips what Is there in air
conquest to thrill blase world?
True, the Pacific remains to be
crossed and, even IL the Portuguese
aviators beat the Meas record, our
own navy men will have chance to
regain their laurels with flight to
Hawaii in the nine engined seaplane
now under construction.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
Bread Line Men.
A Connecticut Farmers Attempts to
Hire LahOrerS.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD: In regard
to the letter about bread line men signed
by John G. Hallimond. president of the
Bowery Mission, permit me to say have
repeatedly asked for farm help from the
mission.
Ten or twelve years ago they sent me
man who stayed two or three weeks.
I afterward heard he was wanted for
crime in g. city in New York State and
had to get out OF the State. Shortly
after they sent a man who stayed two
days, leaving In the night and taking
with him horse blanket.
Since then almost every year have
asked them for men. offering the going
wages. but refusing to pay carfare. as
they said they would not guarantee the
men arriving here. The answers they
have written mo and the questions to
be answered would break the heart Of
a, cast iron dog.
These men do not want work: they
want to be supported by charitable or
ganizations. Bird Coler's recent article
in your paper was right and to the
point. DAVID EVANS.
WILTON, Conn, March 20.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT
MANHATTAN AND THE gRoNx,

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
Trend OF the Times'' Arthur ID. Rees
at New Era Club, PA East Broadway
Book OF tho Hour" Prof J. G. Carter
Troop. at ". Y. p. L., Woodstock Branch
759 East 160th street. The Bronx.
Health Crusaders - Mrs Mary r.. webb.
at Wadleigh II. s.. f1Sth street, west of
Seventh avenue. Illustrated. IT
ITO tho Shining Mountains and the SUM-
set Sea-" Gilbert mcclure, st p. s. sg
Eighty-eighth street and First avenue. Illus
trated.
"rnter Madame dramatic reading Mis-.
Gladys Lott. at p. 8. 1872. 1924 street and
Wadsworth avenue. ctH Ea@
Pitfalls of YOUTH" Mrs Mabel Irwin, At
P. s. IL. Fordham street and City Island
avenue. City Island.
Accident Prevention and First Aid in tho
Home, Miss Fanny Zahnstscher. n. N.
at T. 8. %. Anthony and fremont avenues,
The Bronx. Stereopticon views.
4RRooKLYN. QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
Trend OF the Times Mrs. Mary Il. Lease,
at Boys II. s.. Marcy and Putnam avenues
plays OF the Hour" Miss Ada Sterling,
at u. r. T.. Pacific Branch. Fourth avenue
and Pacific street,
"The Mouth, the. Guardian OF Personal
al i, s. o., Van Slcklen street, near Neck
road. Illustrated.
Foot Folly" Henry A. Gartner, M. D.,
at +. s. Ss. Catalpa avenue and Fresh Pond
road. Ridgewood Heights. L. !.
''The Prevention OF Cancer" Or. John
C.. A, cserster, at r. s. 90. Hoberton avenue,
Port Richmond, s. !. illustrated.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31
pensed with. avoiding that cause Of

pensed with. avoiding that cause of
complaint.
The general purpose birds, such as
the Rhode Island Red, Plymouth
Rock, Wyandotte and Orpington. are
all favorites with urban household
ers who want an occasional chicken
dinner as we'll as supply OF eggs
for the table. Such fowls are more
inclined to be broody than the purely
egg laying families. The fine size of
the birds and the quality OF their
meat make them desirable.
Satisfactory chicken houses for a
back yard may be built from old
piano boxes or large packing cases.
In their construction IL should always
be remembered that chickens want
lots of fresh air. Keep the birds dry
and provide deep litter into Nhich
scratch feed is to be thrown in order
to promote the healthy exercise with
out which no hen will pay her way.
Care should be taken in feeding
the chickens. Give them only as
much feed as will be eaten up clean.
Add to the table scraps. which
should be run through q meat chop.
per. sufficient wheat. cracked corn
and other grains and seeds to make
complete ration. See that char
coal and powdered oyster shells are
available always. In cold weather
warm drinking water should be
provided.
The New York herald., 1922-03-31

resource at his command. Naval
guards and the State Militia pro-
tected Boston. and Commissioner
CURTIS took up the task of building
new and loyal police force whose
allegiance went to the state of Mas
sachusetts and not to a union. He
built that force up from nothing, and
when on Wednesday he died EDWIN
U. CURTIS knew he had made good to
his conscience and to the public he
served. Governor COOLIDGE in pub
Nc utterance has given credit to him
for the great work he did.
Mr.. CURTIS was 81. A native of
Roxbury, Massachusetts,, he was edu-
Gated at Bowdoin College, Maine.
where he was graduated in 1885.
That year he was admitted TO the
Massachusetts bar, and four years
later he began a notable career in
public Office. He Was clerk of the
city of Boston 1SS9-9O. Mayor Of
Boston in 1895, member of the Metro
politan Park Commission 1S96,1916,
Assistant United States Treasurer at
Boston 1906, Collector of Customs at
the Port of Boston 1909-1913. In De-
cember, 1918, the Governor Of Massa-
chusetts named him Police Commits
sioner for Boston.
In all these offices he served with
distinction; in all he did his duty;
but as Police Commissioner of Bos-
ton he had the opportunity to display
all his strength, all his devotion, and
in displaying them he proved how
good a man he was.