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New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
u. S. Jazz Orchestras
Protested in Commons

international complications arising
from The expectation 10 England Of
American jazz orchestras are Threat
ened, according 10 recent advices from
London, where the question Is regarded
as sufficiently grave TO provoke a
question on the floor Of the House Of
Commons.
tough, but II can't be helped" is
the reply Of Paul Speeht, New York
impresario Of syneopation, who is
chiefly e1ponSible for the invasion"
which has the British all worked up.
Specht ,s the manager Of twenty-five
jazS orchestras. Recently he sent two
parties Of musical missionaries to Lon
don, where they have been showered
with applause by the British public
and with wreaths Of wild raspberries
By the English musicians, whose noses
they have pushed out Of Joint.
The official protest made IN the
House OF Commons recently by C.
lesson objects 20 "the importation Of
alien handsmen into London hotels and
music halls while many British players,
equally good musicians, arc unable to
obtain engagements and are compelled
70 draw the unemployment dole"
According % Speeht, the British mu-
siciAns simply cant do jazz music the
way Il is done in New York.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Irish Republicans Want
TOKnOtCW here O'MarGIS

The Supreme Court will be called
upon next Tuesday 70 act as srbiter
in a new issue that has arisen between
the authorities Of the Irish Free State
and the republican element headed by
Esmon de vAlsrs and his supporters
here. II concerns the fund raised in
this country In furtherance of the
cause Of the Republic Of Ireland.
Stephen NJ. O'Mara, formerly one
OF the three trustees OF this fund, va
riously estimated from 100000 20
S2.500,000. is one OF the So-called ir-
regulars In Ireland and now Is In the
custody Of the Free State. There Is
a proceeding pending through which
the representatives Of the Irish Free
State IN New York are seeking to OBJ
tain possession Of this fund. John r.
Finerty. q lawyer OF Washington, d.
c., acting for the De Valera republican
element, through Martin ConbOy, OBJ
tanned from Justie Mullan yesterday
an order directing Michael Fogarty,
representative Of the Free State. 70
show cause on Tuesday why he should
not divulge the place where O'Mara
Is being held in custody.
Mr.. Finerty, In HE afidavit, stated
that the testimony Of 0'MAra as 70
tho manner ir which the fund for the
Irish republic was collected was need
ed and was important 10 the defend
ants IN the action 20 recover the money
now on deposit In banks and trust
companies here, under court order.
"It appears 20 US" said Mr.. Finerty
"that the Free State might execute
OMara before his testimony es 70 how
the fund vas raised could be taken"
I. is eontended BY the Washington
attorney that 0Har1 Is being unl9w'
fully detained By force Of arms. His
residence is at Strand House, Limerick
Mr. Finerty said that he had re-
ceived communications from De Valera
and 0'Mara, the letter from the latter
antedating his arrest. O'Mara said
that he would come 10 the United
States In January, III alive" he also
Is quoted as saying: II have no doubt
that they Will arrest or shoot me
rather than permit me to defend the
case. They have 70 ease"
Mr.. Finerty and his fellow repub-
leans argue that the Dali Eireann
now in existence, Il not the same body
that existed before the formation OF
the Irish Free State and that money
collected here was for the sole use o'
the republic Of Ireland and that th'
Irish Free State has no claim to II.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Manufacturers Ask
Immediate Easing
OfImmigrationLaw OF
Illinois Conference Suggests
SeIective Policy and That
the Government Educate
Aliens During Probation

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-lmmediats se-
ton In the revision Of the immigra-
ton law by the Federal government 70
correct q shortage In farm and indus
trial labor and bring relief TO the high
cost Of living is asked in q resolution
passed to-day by the National Con
ference Of State Manufacturers AS
soeiations. D.,
A policy Of seleetive immigration is
approved in the resolution and the
suggestion made that the Federal gov
ernment assert the right and assume
the responsibility. Of controlling snd
educating the immigrant during the
period Of bis alienage'
General opinion Of the country az
large is against any tampering with
the present immigration law. Proies-
sor +. A. Steiner, Of Grinnell College,
Grinnell, Iowa, told the assembled
manufacturers.
Eliis Island, he said, is not worthy
Of the United States. The laws unoer
which immigrants are handled were
censured by Professor Steiner more
than the personnel Of the receiving
station.
John ". OLsary, chairman OF the
immigration committee Of the United
states Chamber Of Commerce, declared
the illiteraey test now given Immigrants
Is unfair and unsourd.
William Butterworth, chairman OF
the meeting, declared that more com
mon labor has left America in the last
few years than has come in. He de-
elared for a restriction law which
would meet the needs Of the country
and not be based on the percentage
Of citizens from other nations.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Camera Catches Syracuse
Ku-Klux's Inner Shrine
sD,g,ol p,,eotoh 10 The Tribane

SYRACUSE, Dec. ia Hashlight
photograph showing 100 candidates
kneeling before the blazing cross Of
the Ku-Klux Khan while the grand
kleagic, robed and hooded, admins
tered the oath Of mem mbership, was the
souvenir a newspaper photographer
here carried away from a Klan initia-
tion at which he was an uninviteo
quest The picture, with q copyrighted
story. appeared In the Syracuse Jour
nal1 tonight. II is the first authentic
account Of q Klan initiation in New
2LThA- photoRrapher. who remained
hidden until he touched OF his fash
LIGHT. vns forced to swear he would
not reveal the meeting place or the
identity of any OF the members be-
fore he vvss permitted TO 90.
That the Khan already has $500
members In 0nondaga County, with
$4,000 as It's goal, and that meetings
are held regularly and frequently. the
photographer learned from the kleagle.
Newspaper attacks and so-called revele-
tions Of the inner secrets Of the order
only amuse It's members, the KlAn
leader said. He defended the aims Of
the organization and denied the charge
Of its critics.
1--WE want only pure Americans in
tAr4Sted in their country and The
preservation Of the Anglo-Saxon race.
and we accept only after careful In
vsstigation," he asserted.
Initiates are required TO swear TO
preserve the ideals Of the. men who
signed the Declaration Of Independence
and who drafted the Constitution the
kleagle said.
The order plans to make Syracuse
100 per cent city" and though II
has taken no part In the city's politics
hitherto, is not likely 70 hold Rloof
much longer, he added.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Mother StGrves Baby
GhimpGnsee to Death

The baby ehimpanzee in the
New York Geological Park IN the
Bronx died yesterday, starved TO
death by its mother, susetse, a.
It's two predecessors were. 1t
has been found impossible to rear
the young Of this species in cap
tivity, as their mothers refuse to
nurse them.
Susette still clings 70 her dead
baby, all efforts Of the keepers to
gain possession Of il proving fu-
tile. Last year when Susette's
Offspring died Head Keeper Too
mey had to disguise himself as a
woman and commiserste with the
bereaved mother for hours befSro
she would surrender II to him.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Drifting Schooner Sought
Acushnet Asks Help by Radio
m Finding Disabled Craft

BOSTON, Dee lb.--The Coast 0uard
e,tter Arunhnet tonight sent radio
,ressagee 70 all vessels in rnnEc. 70 be
an the lock out for the Preach schooner
gSlvatrica. disabled and adrift With Two
,,,-n On hoard since Tuesday. when she
vas blown from her apehornge on Nan
tucket. -.
sebocnsr two days ago and had bfen
seekinr her. not because she had a
esrvo Of 1000 cases Of alcohol, but IN
order 10 assist her. The captain OF the
schooner and two mon came ashore
Tuesday seeking water. and have been
unable 10 get back to their schooner.
The schooner was bound for Cuba
from Antwerp.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Chief Joy Christian jailed for
Toting Sacred Home Brew

Bishop" Copeland served a quart Of
wine 20 those Of his cult who partook
Of communion" during the meeting.
Last Sunday = federal agent from Buff
falo met Copeland outside Of the
meeting place and took a bottle Of
home blsw from bic coat pocket
A meeting Of the Joy Christians to-
night waz presided over BY an arch
bishop"
4 FEDERAL agent here said Clinton N.
Howard. prohibition field lecturer. had
nothing TO DO with the complaint
against Copeland. Howard returned 10
Rochester from a lecture tour last
week and promptly addressed Prohibi-
tion Commissioner Haynes 70 the effect
that the Joy Christians were endesv-
oring 70 violate the Law By serving
z'ine 81 meetings and that they we're
not religious organization.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Irish Officials
Inn. Y. Resign
Over Reprisals
ID. c. McCrath Announces
Break With Dublin When
He Gets Threat Signed Re
publican Army Authority
Ordered to Leave U. S.
Declares He and Predeces-
sor Quit Before Receiv-
ing Anonymous Missive

The fact Of q break between the Of
Aeiai Representatives Of the Irish Free
STATE In New York and their govern
msnt in Dublin became known ysster-
day through the publication Of q
threatening letter sent 20 Daniel Z. NC
Crath, who has recently been In charge
of the Free State consulate IN New
York. The letter. signed -Competent
Military Authority, Irish Republican
Army" peyenptorily orders Mr. NC
Grsth 70 leave this country before De-
esmber g.
Mr.. McGrath's reply is that he viii
DO nothing Of the sort. and he ADDS
that both he and Joseph Connolly, tn
former consul, have resigned their po-
sltions, because they refuse 70 coun-
tsnanee repTisals on the leaders OF the
irish republican movement
The letter, postmarked Grand Central
Station. and typewriter, was addressed
20 Honorable james hcGrath, Irish
Consul"
Scores ~PoIiey Of Silence
Mr.. McGrath assumes that the mes-
snTe must be meant for him, since there
is no other McGrath connected In any
way with the Free State consulate In
New York. The l~iter contains q direct
threat, and states "the Irish Free State
brutnlly executed four republican lead
crs last Friday. Due 20 your official
capacity as Irish consul your policy Of
silence has become a sanction Of these
executions Three weeks from the
date Of writing December 26-you
must be out Of the United States"
Another letter. apparently from the
same source. was received by The As
soeisted Press yesterday, telling that
McGrath had been warned to leave the
country before December 26, and con
tinuing, holding him morally respon-
able for the execution OF the four
Irish republican army officers recently
done 10 death BY the agents Of the
Crown-the so-ealled Free State gov
eminent Of Ireland"
Knew Victims Personally
hr. McGrsth taid: Il am not consul
and have never been consul. ] vas for
q while assistant trade commissioner
without diplomatic status. Last Sat-
urday I cHbled Dublin TO accept my
resignation as trade commissioner, 70
take effect Immediately. Some Of the
men who're were shot last Friday had
known personally, and | could not
agree with the governments policy Of
reprisals."
Joseph Connolly, Mr.. MeGrsth said,
had resigned his consulate following
the execution Of Erskine Childers.
The only ofhcial representative Of the
Irish Free State now in this country,
he added, was Professor 7. A. Smiddy,
who Is in Washington.
II have no intention Of leaving this
country" Mr.. McGrath said.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16

which indicted MIN on charges Of con
splracy and compounding a felony By
permitting the dismissal Of biRamy
charge against Napoleon A. Bourfass,
a stock broker.
lie was tried before the late Justles
parts,v y. weeks and found guilty.
The Appellate Division reversed the
conviction on the ground that Justice
Weeks had made errors prejudieial 70
the defendant and granted q new trial
In preparation for the second trial hr.
Kllros asked for permission 70 In
speet the minutes Of the grand jpry.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
80 p.sraleA . az rrlssns

ROCHESTER. n. Y. Dec. iS.-Stan-
ley Copeland. leader Of the "Joy Chris
tians." the new religious cult, widely
advertised ss putting spirits into re-
ligiOn, Is In jail tonight, charged with
violating the volstead Law by having q
bottle OF home brew in his possession
and being about TO serve il TO members
Of his hoch on Sunday last.
Copeland was arrested this after
noon by Deputy United States Marshal
Nix. He was arrsigned before United
States Commissioner Smith and hear
iaR fixed for December q.
Copeland said he wanted no bal set
and vent 20 Jail He will be his own
aftorney.
A. 4 meeting a week ago tonight
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
CoIer Names A. ]. Smith D..

Commissioner Bird y, coi., ~
Department Of Public Wsif1,s ~ y
day appointed Augustine q s,k,.at sk.t .
. special deputy eommls,iss,, \
department.. Ar Smith vii y
charge Of tho Psyehopashle. c.,
and Childrenh Hospitals. Hs hsi'n
: special agent of the soels,, y. y. Il, Z,
Prevention Of Cruelty 70 49, ~
captain Of the 2oth Prseies, =
Reserves and a trustee of ~. ''an
citation for Improving sAs c..i's . :
q the Poor. N''tta
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
House Gusts
Vir.ginian in
I92OVOteCase
Harrison, Democrat, Unseat-
ed for Republican, Will
Return After March 4
rs Victor Last Fall

WASHINGTON. Dec. ib.-Rspresen-
tative Thomas W. Harrison. Democrat.
Of the 7th Virginia District. was ousted
to-day from the House Of Representa-
tives on the ground Of irregularities
An tbe 1920 election In his district. The
vote was 2O2 20 100. The House then
seated John Paul, Republican eontest-
ant. who will serve until March The
vote on this was 20l TO 80. hr. Harri-
son was elected last November and will
return 20 his seat In the new Congress-
Charges Patronage Sold
In a parting speech Mr.. Harrison
charged that the life Of the Republican
party in his state was based on pat
ronage. and then proceeded 20 read
letters which he declared proved in
controvertibly" that patronage had
been sold there.
Amid the utmost confusion IN the
chamber Mr.. Harrison declared that
Representative Slemp. Of the eth Vir-
ginia District, and Republican national
Committeeman, was the dispenser Of
all patronage. Then, holding aloft a
handful OF letters and cancelled checks.
Mr.. Harrison exclaimed:
altogether understand Virginia Repub-
liean politics. Il ia pure matter Of
patronage and q question Of how they
can feed NJ the public trough. | have
been hearing that Offices were sold for
what money there was In IL, and have
right here the incontrovertible proof
that that is the condition we have been
facing in Virginia"
L. n. - "A knN kr hAu
Of this whole business Is the distin-
guished member from the 9th Virginia
District"
Ineludes Other States
ale Is the disburser Of all patron
are" ne added. ale Is the man who
has 10 give his indorsement 20 anybody
that applies. not only In fny own state.
but also, as understand, in other
states.
81 picked up a few eheeks-eheeks,
gentlemen, by the bushel They are
Endorsed, some Of them. BY Mr.. Slemp,
and some Of them By Mr.. Howard, as
his secretary"
Mr. Slemp, interrupting, demanded
the date, and Mr. Harrison replied that
they seemed 10 run over n year, from
December, 1920. 20 January. 1922. The
checks were not read into the record.
Mr.. Harrison sAid most Of them were
drawn 70 Mr. Slemp and Mr.. Howard
and signed by 3. r. Powell. whom he
later described as a patronage referee.
Most Of the amounts were under 500,
he said, and several went to the Re-
publican committee. &.
Slemp Issues Denial
While he made no reply in the House,
Mr.. slemp, in a statement tonight,
said that neither Powell nor anybody
else had been authorized 10 connect
collection Of money for the party
organization with the promise Of Office.
and IL this had been done IL was with
out his knowledge or approval.
The first Of the letters read by Mr..
Harrison purported to have been writ
ten by Mr. slemp TO Powell in answer
to letters "in regard 10 the collection
Of money for postoffiees."
"One must be very careful about
this" the letter said. 1T will bring
the party into disrepute, which would
be bad for everyone. We must pre-
serve our stand with the people and
the Administration"
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Survives wife Only 2 Hours

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. lb.--AIbert y
Take. seventy-six years old. died from
shock to-day ~ his home IN PieSsant-
willie two hours after the death Of his
wife Harriet. Her death was due 70
pneumonia. Mt. Lake was one Of the
principal owners Of the Toll Road, the
only vehieuiar thoroughfare giving ae-
cess 70 this city until about twenty
years ago, when the privately-owned
road vas abandoned.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
sIemp Issues Denial
Bulgaria Minister Bombed

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. is (By The
Associated Press).-A bomb was thrown
tonight as the automobile Of NJ. Daska-
iof. Minister Of Interior, drew away
from the Parliament Building, where
the Minister had attended the session.
No one was hurt and no damage done.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
KiIroe Wins Point in Suit
Gets Supreme Court Writ to
See Grand Jury Minutes

Justice Martin, Of The Supreme Court,
handed down n decision yesterday
granting the application Of former As
sistAnt Distfiet Attorney Edwin Z.
kilroe for permission 70 examine the
minutes Of the Almlrall grand jury,
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16

John Wanamaker's fsvorite hymns
will be sung at a special memorial
service for the famous Philadelphian
which will be held by the Salvation
Army at Memorial Hall. 122 West
Fourteenth Street, tomorrow evening,
at 8 o'clock. simultaneously a similar
the divisional headquarters building,
which was q gift from Mr.. wanamaker
10 the Army.
A message from Commander Evange-
line Booth will be read at the service
here. Colonel Walter jenkins, national
secretary. will make an address.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
ROdman Wanamaker to
Head Big Store System
Salvation Army to Hold Memo
rial Services for Late Benefac-
tor Tomorrow Evening
ro,clor Dt,pafoh 70 The T,IDuae

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-Rodman
Wanamaker is expected to become the
titular head Of the John Wanamaker
corporations, succeeding his father.
John Wanambker was president OF the
two corporations known as John Wan
Amaker, Philadelphia, and John Wana-
maker, New York.
Rodman Wanamsker, as frst vice
president Of the corporatiPs, has at
tended to ell the details Of manage
'ment for several years, leaving his
father free 70 interest himself In out
side matters.
Oficials Of the Wanamsker organiza-
ton said to-day that the assumptin
Of the title Of president By Rodman
Wanamaker was a foregone conclu-
sion, and that the organization Of The
stores, both In this city and New York.
was already 50 complete as 10 make
any important changes unnecestAry.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
THE FARM BOYS

Editor National Leader: Recently
there appeared in this periodical a
treatise discussing the method this
government was going to find neces-
sary to employ to handle the youths
just coming into the world. Born in
the most humble environment, SUBJ
jected to the worst treatment, with
the benefits of financial aid banished,
these youths stagger on.
This review resulted in many in
quiries. demands for explanation and
with several favorable comments. l
wish to say what I meant by this was
that, after being unfortunately born
in this position, after the parasites
who rob- the governments treasury
and rascals who find a living in sit
ting in swivel chairs, these unfor-
tunate farm boys are deserving Of a
living. They work harder, produce
more, and receive less than any man
on earth-unless it is their subjected
brothers in the cities, the laborers.
Their fathers are forced out at
bankruptcy sales. They stagger
through life under the same condi-
tions, and as gray-haired men receive
the benefits of paying exorbitant taxes
and pesthouse in which to die. Then
=. the horrible climax; generally the dis
section of their bodies by their
weather. brothers in the medical
schools.
This is not idle talk; it is not
pessimistic view, but an astounding
reality True, some are better off,
but the majority are not. Overthrow
these teaches. Work for the benefit
of yourselves, and above all, to ac-
complish this, register your convic
tions at the election this fall.
WILLIAM H. STEPHENS.
Rockville, Neb.
The National leader., 1922-07-01

779,756. Reducing this to $20,000,-
100000 to cover improvements in the
land and increase in value of Or
chards, etc., makes the increase in
carrying charges on farm lands at
per cent $1,OO0,OO0,OO0, or approx
mately one-fifth of the prices farmers
received for their products in 1921.
The increase in the selling price of
farm land from 1910 to 1920 was
about six and one-half times the
total amount Of mortgage debt on
farms operated by their tenants re-
porting amount of debt in 1920, and
probably considerably more than twice
the total.
The National leader., 1922-07-01

oAA oocAoy oAA ~ az ACooC ptScoV3OVo3VOV3 p
or about rs per cent per year.
This is pretty good return without
any ground rent. The increase in the
number of acres farmed by tenants
was the highest on record during the
last decade, so that on this basis the
department of agriculture states:
"The tide OF tenancy is shown by the
latest census to have continued it's
upward flow with little or no abate-
ment."
Most of these farmers have no in
ceeding years increase in selling price
of farms, due to the tenants own
work, makes it harder for him to be-
come farm owner.
The bureau of the census reports
that in 1920 the total value of farm
real estate, land and buildings, was
see, 1884 ,309 ,555, and in 1910 only 1884,
801, ,125,697. TIE increase in value
during the decade was $31 ,533, ,183, 1859,
or 90.6 per cent.
In 1920 the value of farm land was
$54,9O3, 1926, and in 1910 it was
$28,475, ,674 1859. The increase in
value during the decade was SIC, 6,427,-
779,756, or 92.8 per cent. The present
(1922) value of farm land is probably
slightly less than the 1920 value or
selling price.
In 1920 there were 217 ,199 farms Of
500 acres and over. The value of land
and buildings on these farms was
$9,256,031, ,702, or IA per cent Of the
total value of lands and buildings of
all farms. The value of the land alone
of these per cent of all farms
was $8,373, ,974, ,839, or 1853 per cent of
the value of all farm land. That is
considerably over one-seventh.
LARGE FARM VALUE
AVERAGES $3s,900-
Even this statement does not con-
vey the seriousness of the situation,
for many of the owners Of these large
farms own several such farms, so that
less than per cent of farm own
ers own considerably over one-seventh
of the total value of farm lands. The
average value of the land of these
large farms was about $4,000 per
farm.
It should be stated that included in
"farm land values" as given by the
census is the cost of irrigation, fenc-
ing, draining and ditching, and the
value of orchards. This value of i'm
provements in land does not exceed
one-fourth of the total land value, and
is probably not one-ffth. On small
farms, the proportion of such i'm
provements to real farm land values
is much greater than on large farms,
except where there have been extern
sive irrigation projects.
The aggregate selling price of farm
lands in the United States, even de-
Quoting one-ffth for the cost Of drain
ing, ditching, irrigation, fencing and
orchards, is at least $4,000, 900, 900
too high.
The value of farm lands in 1920, ac-
cording to the census, was $54,903,-
100000. Deducting $11,000,000, 900
for the items enumerated above, still
leaves farm value Of $43, 1903 900,
900. This gives an average farm land
value per acre of land in farms i'm
proved and unimproved Of $45.98, and
per acre of improved land Of $86.60
The annual carrying charge on farm
land value of $43,903,0o0,00O at only