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The New York herald., 1922-01-11
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY II, 1922.
The Port Authority Plan.

In his special message to the Legis-
lature urging immediate approval
of the Port Authority plan for the
development of the great ports oil
New York and New Jersey Governor
MILLER exposes the peanut tactics OF
the city administration.
The Hylan administration Is try
ing to block plan which every busi'
ness man knows is vital to this city.
1t is repudiating the Democratic
State platform of 1920, which ex-
pressly declared for the creation OF
n port district and port authority
1t is the only governing body, as the
Governor says, which declines to CO.
operate with the States OF New York
and New Jersey.
In brief, the Hylan administra
tion is trying to prevent two great
States from adding to the wealth and
work of the city of New York.
Perhaps Mayor HYLAN does not
know what foolish thing his ad
ministration is doing. His grasp oi
business is VIGOROUSLY weak.
Perhaps the Borough Presidents
do not understand the mistake they
are making. Most of them are men
OF parochial minds.
But the Comptroller knows the
value of the Port Authority plan;
with all his defects Of temperament
Mr.. CRAIG is not fool.
The President of the Board or AL
oermen knows the value of the plan
No man could be Dock Commis
sioner, as Mr.. HUBERT was. and es
cape knowing that the plan is tho
only way to save this port.
Nothing could be more stupid thar
the city administrations childish op
position to port progress. Home rule
is not involved. for, as Governor
MILLER says, "no power, no right, nc
property of the city is to be inter
fered with, and the powers OF the
Port Authority are such that they
could not be exercised by the local
administration of one Of the munich
palities involved, even assuming that
such agency were otherwise suited
or had the capacity to undertake the
tack"
Here is an issue in which the Gov
ernor is for New York city and the
Mayor is against New York city. The
voters of New York will keep an eye
on their representatives in the Legis
lature and see which side Of the case
they are on.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

Board OF Education. meeting. Park avenue
and 59th street. P. M.
Colony and Cosmopolitan clubs, Poetry
afternoon" and luncheon. Hotel Biltmorc,
New York Mozart so,icty. reception. Hotel
Legislative committee on the workmen's
Cor pensation law. meeting, Bar Association
q West Forty fourth street, 2;3o p: M.
Hotel Plaza. 80 p. M.
Uniformed Firemens Association meeting.
Pulitzer Building.
benefit, Hotel Plaza. $3.50 P. NJ.
DR.. Clement b. Shaw will lecture on "Trs-
tan and Isolde" Educational Alliance. 1877
British Empire Chamber Of Commerce.
luncheon for the Scottish Woolen Trade
American Society OF Civil Engineers. dis
cussion, Traffic Handling" Engineering So
cieties' Building. SO West Tbirty-ninth street.
DIR. win Durant, lecture. '.The Psychology
OF Laughter and Play Labor Temple. Sec
ond avenue and Fourteenth street. $3.50 p. NJ
Affairs in Relation to the United States,''
League for Political Education. Town Hall,
II A. NJ.
Theoria luncheon. Hotel Astor. noon.
kiwanis Club. luncheon. Hotel McAlpin.
80 p. M.
Clothing Designers. exhibit. Hotel McAipla.
Independent Electrical Contractors. dinner.
Hotel McAlpin, p. NJ.
rTanklln AutOmODlle company, lunCneOns
Hotel Commodore, 1 p. NJ.
Oakland Motor Car Company. luncheon,
Hotel Commodore, p. NJ
Motor and Accessory Manufacturer Asso-
ciatfon, dinner, Hotel Commodore. p. NJ.
Oldsmoble Company of New York, dinner.
Hotel Commodore, z p. NJ.
velie Motors Corporation. meeting. Hotel
Astor. 10 A. NJ.
Atlantic Cat Club and Silver Society. show.
Waldorf Astoria, all day.
New York Browning Society, meeting. Wal
dorf-Astoria, 2 p. NJ.
Automobile Show, Grand Central Palace.
afternoon and evening.
Automobile Body Builders Association.
show. Twelfth Regiment Armory. afternoon
and evening.
Dealers automobile equipment show. Hotcl
Imperial. afternoon and evening.
Motorcycle and Allied Trades Association.
meeting, Hotel Astor. o A. NJ.
Society OF Automotive Engineers, carnival.
Hotel Pennsylvania, 2:30 r. NJ.
Motor, and Accessory Manufacturers Asso-
citation, meeting. Hotel Commodore, . p. M:
dinner. +. NJ.
Brooklyn Manufacturers Industrial EXPOSE
tion, Twenty-third Regiment Armory. Brook
iyn.
Tho Right Rev. Joseph II. Mcmahon, lee
ture Causes OF the Religious Revival In
France Catholic Library Association. o. l..
I. Auditorium, 46S West 143d street. 4:fo
+. NJ.
New York Claim Association. dinner. Yale
Club. z 20 u. M
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
The skater.

When Annsbel goes out to s'iate
She never tails TO hesitate
Ard si'p oaj stumble ard gyrate.
"a fan" sne cries. "will be my fate:
I wo,.id that could emulate
Bstt,ns. Gladys. Ms6ge and Kate.
Nv fcet--r cannot keep them straight.
Alas! don't know how to skate"
when Annabei goes out TO skate
Alopzo, Henry, Bill and Nate.
Regard each other full of hate
While teaching her the figure eight
And kindred curlicues ornate
But strange It is to contemplate,
She's won a dozen cups to date.
Although she still must learn to skate.
NINA InvrNo.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
BY w. J. HENDERso0.

Nine. Marguerite d'Alvarez had an
audience of distinction at her recital in
Town Hall yesterday afternotgl. Sing
ers ranging from Nine. SeIxibrich to
Nine. Jeritza and George HaSnlin were
among those who applauded her. while
many vocal students divided their time
between listening to the celefsity on the
stage and gazing at those lin the or
chestra chairs. Altogether 1t. was an in
teresting song recital. despHe the fact
that Daniel Mayer, manarE.r of Nine.
d Alvarez, appeared on the stage before
she began, said she was slightly indis-
posed and asked indulgenc for her.
She did not need it. She never sang
so we'll in a recital in th6 town as she
did yesterday. Probably this was due
in part to the Imperative necessity Of
taking thought about s'ich matters az
attack and tone placing. Undoubtedly
it was attributable also to the progress
of singer who takes her art seri-
ously ana Is not content to let bad
enough alone.
Nine. d Alvarez sang with a larger
proportion of wholly musical tone and
a smaller amount OF the unmusical
quality which Is customarily excused by
admirers of "tempera mental" singing on
the ground that it is dramatic.
1t might be Instructive to all who
entertain such views to recall Nine.
d'Alvarez's singing inf her first number,
La Mare de Deu," which was not only
beautiful vocally tSut was marked by
some of the artists most subtle and ten
der expressiveness. The Clytemnestra
air OF Gluck was not so well done. but
the "Menuet Chante" of Rameau was
delivered in an exquisite style and
evoked demands for a repetition.
In Sibelius's 'TYle Tryst" and Gran
vile Bantock's '~1'he Ghost Road" a
good song. Mime. d'Alv3rez treated her
audience to some Of her most theatrical
style. There was a real shudder in the
ghost lyric Of the English composer.
Beaumont's my Bairnie Lad" had to be
repeated 1t was admirably sung. There
was a fine burst of passion in Techai-
kowsky's "Wfether by Day."
But a catalogue Is not important. It
was an excellent recital, to which Wall
ter Golde at the plano contributed his
| full share.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
More Subway Exits.

To get passengers out OF the sub
ways as easily and as conveniently
as they enter them is one of the
engineering problems of New York to-
day. When the first subway was
built the question of entrances oc-
cupying much room on the sidewalks
did not bulk as large as 1t does to-
day with the enormous growth OF
pedestrian traffic in neighborhoods
recently given over to business. And,
except at unusually crowded stations
of the original subway route. most OF
the exits are sufficiently large and
convenient to suit the needs Of even
the marked increase in subway
traffic.
With the subway extensions down
the west side and up the east side OF
Manhattan and the linking up of
more routes to Brooklyn O. notice
able change was brought about In
the addition SS more subway exits.
The Grand Central subway station is
a striking example in this respect,
for the passenger may go Ia any dl-
rection and cross the surrounding
streets underground free from the
dangers and delays OF surface traffic.
At Times Square the subway passen'
GER who keeps his head may go from
Forty-third to Fortieth street under
ground and cross Broadway and Sew
enth avenue by the same method. AT
Fourteenth street, on the west side
he may walk down to Twelfth street
below ground, and at Rector street
he may go south as far as Morris
street in the same safe and con
venient manner.
But for some reason the subway
snrrneers have not thought 1t worth
while to supply additional exits &c
such typically overcrowdod stations
az the Brooklyn Bridge and Wes'
Seventy second street The addition
Of an exit at the southern end Of the
,;own town platform at the Brooklyn
Bridge station would be great con
vcnience to passengers. Owing to the
increase of vehicular trafflc at Broad
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
Pepper of Pennsylvania.
As Good q Lawyer as Knox and a
Fine Speaker.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The peo-
ple of the United States may not know
George Wharton Pepper now, but II
he remains in the Senate they will soon
learn to regard him as man pecu-
liarly fitted for that great office.
During the six decades since the be-
ginning of the civil war Pennsylvania
has been represented in the United
States Senate by only thirteen different
men. The list includes Simon and j..
Donald Cameron, David Wilmot, M. s.
Quay, p. c. Knox and Boies Penrose.
Knox was easily the ablest lawyer
PENNSYLVANIA has had in the Senate
during the last sixty years. Mr.. Pep
per is admitted by all lawyers here to
be the leader of the Philadelphia bar.
Good a lawyer as Knox was. Pepper
is fully his equal.
Pepper Is n far better speaker than
Knox or any other Senator Pennsyi-
vania has had since the Republican
party was founded. Oratory may not
count for as much in these days OF uni
versal reading as it did in the distant
past, but IL 1t does count. then t Is
Senatorial qualification possessed by
this eloquent Phlladelphian.
Mr.. Pepper is large and strong physi-
cally and is not yet 55 years old. lie
was virle enough to attend the Platts-
burg training camp.
No other layman has taken more
conspicuous part in the deliberations
Of the national Episcopal Church than
has Mr.. Pepper. and it has often been
said his knowledge of ecclesiastical law
is unsurpassed IN this country. His ip-
come as lawyer has been more than
ter times the salary of Senator. so his
financial sacrifice is not small.
Mr.. Pepper has never taken an active
part in political management. In no
sense could he be called either ma
chine or anti-machine man.
He was a friend and immense ad-
mirer of Roosevelt. When President
Taft's Secretary Of the Interior, Mr..
Baliinger, had his battle with Clifford
Pinchot. George Wharton Pepper was
Mr.. Pinchot's personal attorney.
Remembering the fact that such men
as Robert Morris. James Buchanan,
David wilnlot and Philander Chase
Knox have represented Pennsylvania in
the Senate, It is still true that no one
Of them possessed so many OF those
qualities which one would expect to find
in a great legislator as does Mr.. Pepper.
This seems like extravagant praise. but
ask Philadelphians who know Pepper.
II. L. c.
PHuApyLPH1A, Pa. January 10.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
Griffith as Ireland's Leader.

Step by step Ireland goes forward.
The election Of ARTHuR GRIFFITH as
President of the Dali will be ac-
ceptable throughout the island, ex-
cept among the irreconcilable separa-
lists. AS the founder Of Sim Fein
his nationalism is unquestioned. He
has spent most Of his last twenty
years in an effort to induce Ireland
to manifest her national qualities in
industry, art, science and letters. He
has never been physical force man,
but he has, like many of the Irish
leaders. gone to prison for his politi-
cal activities.
While GRIFFITH Is not as magnetic
in personality as MICHAEL COLLINS,
who enters the new Cabinet as Min
lister OF Finance, he has qualities far
more useful in the forming OF the
Irish Free State. He is master Of
political science In this he is far
superior to DE VALERA, who was his
pupil. In all Ireland there is no
cooler, clearer head for the problems
which confront a State just coming
into existence. And he is bulldog
for tenacity.
The work ahead of GRIFFITH and
his Cabinet is hard, but the pro-
gramme is plain. BY the terms Of
the treaty GRIFFITH Is now at the
head of the Provisional Government
which will administer In southern
Ireland until the treaty has been
translated into an act of the West
minister Parliament. The British
Government will transfer to the Pro-
visional Government "the powers and
machinery requisite for the dis
charge OF It's duties"
There undoubtedly will be opposi-
ton to the Provisional Governments
progress from the extremists. 1t
may continue even until there Is a
general election in Ireland-an event
for which the friends of the Free
State are fervently praying. Nothing
but this election may end the shouts
of the disappointed captains. The
issue at the polls will be whether the
nation desires to keep the Free State
and peace or to pursue the phantom
of separation into the swamp of war
and ruin.
That such could be the only issue
must be obvious even to the blindest.
Nobody can see 1t more plainly than
men like DE VALERA and BURGESS.
They have had hard enough time
of it with a united south Of Ireland
behind them. Where would they be
with that same country united
against them? 1t is to be hoped that
IN the interest of harmony and in
their own interest they will accept
the decision. even before the gen
eral election.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Rain or snow
to-day; Tomorrow clearing and some
what colder. increasing northwest winds.
spow rUr n new & ysrsey.Rain in south and rain ~
ana colder. increasing east winds "a"
FOR Northern New England-Clondv a.
o"su oy snow or rain to-day and nrohahiy
east w,,USs no cnange In temperature. north
For Southern New England.-Rain or snow
co,das tomorrow clearing and somewhat
coleer' notbeast winds
For Western New York-snow nv r,,n o..
1"' TOMORROW fair and colder.
ra Nv y aSn.iNGTON. Jan. 1O-The storr, tbat
es., ernrfal over Texas last night advanced
ana tonight its center WAS ovnr m nl.shsty s,,
i,shoama inchas with the lowest barometer 90 sa
rains in the Gs,, psen zee, attended by general
-, hh.hansas' Oklahoma. southern Kansas .nx
along the midd,s. 20 northwest winds and gales
The ie bs rnn'a1se emdaa.e and west Gulf coasts.
;nchns ;css. tne highest barometer being M
'"irs The ,s.,,n =. wlnnemucca, New. Ss
IN IN tne region of the great lakes thusIaoy thn Iy
and the Northwest and Il has chp nns
% north " Atlantic aI parts OF the country In the
crease 81 and be followed by snow ana III. ~.
TO- ;o.norrow and Tomorrow night. and c,sa -
ing and somewhat colder weather ama an r,, r,ear-
DAY. In the middle Atlantic snd on rnurs-
ana ,amie States there VIII be rains tomorra na a
the east Gulf States and Tennnry mursoay IN
errn weaner VIII clear and become colder 1ne ms
aorl"~; TN ,,n rs ana De fair and colder Thursdsy
SHOWS tomorrow, and fair and colder ns MS ana
lakea M trbmursday thurs & In the region Of the yreat
and fair ear ard VII wi De local snow Tomorrow
eo'uer weather on Thursday.
pUoservations at United States we.4,a,
~ ~Dureau stations, taken at 8 p, M ve~t.rdnm =
seVenty-ftfth meridian time - 'eetetuay.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
The Divers Perils.
Sharks, Rock Cod and Octopuses
Ever Present Dangers.

Deep Sea Dipcr in London Daily Mail.
A diver risks his life every time lie
descends below the surface of the sea,
for countless dangers beset him in his
undersea work.
One of the greatest risks he runs is
the fouling of the air pipes. A French
diver has just lost his life in this way
though working at a depth Of only fifty
two feet.
To prevent such fouling the diver
must be very careful to note exactly
where he wanders once he touches the
ground so that he can return the same
way. II not the life line may become
entangled, and it is the hardest thing
in the world to free 1t in the partial
darkness.
For this reason sunken wrecks provide
the biggest dangers. The diver must
exercise caution when climbing about
the holds or penetrating from cabin to
cabin that air pipes and life lines are
quite free.
Another great danger is the pressure
Of the water. At depth OF 200 feet
there is a pressure of ss pounds to the
square inch. and this increases or de-
creases proportionately. Should diver
feel himself getting dizzy he must signal
to be hauled up at once, otherwise he
may have a bad seizure owing to the
blood running to his head.
1t Is generally thought that the divers
chief foe is the shark. This Is not so,
for a shark can be frightened Off by the
bubbles the diver makes when going
down.
A much worse enemy is the rock cod
This creature. which attains great
size, hovers about the diver while he Is
working and seizes his chance to bite
the mans hands at the wrists. just
where the diving dress ends. And this
fish is afraid Of nothing.
The octopus is another terrible foe
TO be reckoned with. for his tentacles
will strangle diver once they get a
hold. All divers are supplied with small
axes to ward off the attacks OF these
creatures.
Rays and devihsh are also danger
Gus. but are not so bad to fight as the
octopus, which adds to the danger of a
combat by squirting brown fluid about
In the water and bewildering the diver.
Everything possible is done to insure
the divers safety. His dress Is of one
piece, made OF tanned twill and rubber.
with large opening at the neck. The
helmet. which screws tightly on the
shoulders. is Of copper. and the air is
pumped into It through canvas COW
cred rubber pipe. Outlet valves are fit-
ted for the escape OF bad air. This he'll
met weighs about twenty-eight pounds,
and the two boots are of an equivalen,
weight.
Training for the work IS long and
arduous and the diver must be physi.
cally strong. He starts in four faith
oms and gradually works on till he car
dive safely in 100 feet. But a long time
elapses before he can do this.
Though risky life It has It's advan-
tages. 1t is we'll paid. and the diver
has the knowledge of knowing he can
work where other men cannot. and he is
proud of this.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

comes sthe Queen Of the Kingdom OF
the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. The
mother of his bride was a royal prin-
cess of Great Britain and her father
Hohenzollern of the Sigmaringen
branch. He is brought into re-
lationship with the royal house of
Greece and also with King BORIS Of
Bulgaria. This would seem to lead
to a closer union between Jugo-
Slavia and the other countries of
southeastern Europe and to make for
peace in this previously much dis
turbed part of the world. At least
it will be the first time in modern
history that the rulers of the differ
ent Balkan nations will be held to-
gether by the ties of kinship.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
Cold Subway Cars.
A City Island Pastor on the Causes
of a Disturbance.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Mr..
Hedley's appeal to subway patrons to
boost the marlborough and his glad
ness at having economical so as to save
the subway from a receivership are. in
the Judgment OF many. very Ill timed.
On Monday morning on my way to
Brooklyn from Pelham Bay station /
was nearly frozen, as were scores OF
other passengers. by the refrigerator
cars which, on the Pelham Bay section
and also on the local going from Hunts
Point to City Hall. seem to have taken
the place of the heated cars. In spite OF
the fact that the temperature In the lat
ter cars was almost as low as 1t was
outside and children were suffering from
the bitter cold, an officous guard kept
opening the doors and windows in the
car in which I was sitting. A passenger
resented having the window above his
head open, an alteration ensued and
the passenger struck the guard. That
served instantly to raise the temperature
In the entire car.
Now, no right thinking man favors
fighting In the subway and proper venti-
lation Is a good thing but 1t strikes me-
as It has struck hundreds during recent
days when these cars have been Ice
houses almost constantly. that there is a
limit to ventilation and also to patience
Why, we should like to ask. are these
impossible freezing temperatures allowed
on these, cars until passengers are stin
with cold? Is Mr.. Hedley economizine
In this way? We submit this is not the
way to economize. Let the cars have al
least enough heat to save passengers
from chill sr we may expect moro fight
ing travellers and officious guards tc
come to blows over the matter. Scores
of people are strongly resenting present
conditions, and the incident in the car on
Monday shows that their patience Is be-
coming exhausted.
I have occasion to travel very OTTER
over the sections named above. and since
the cold weather came it Is very seldom
indeed that I have known the cars to bt
fit for folks to sit in who have any re-
gard for their health. 1t Is fine re-
frigcrating system guaranteed to kill al
sight. Let there be some effort made te
make the situation at least bcarable and
we can then talk Of boosting and wise
economy. C. A. WHIrEMARsH.
CITY ISLAND, January 10.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
The Death of Okuma.

Marquis SHIGENoBU OKUMA, who
died yesterday morning in Toxic,
was years ago called the first demo
crat of Japan. There have been
since Japanese whose progressiveness
has been undoubted and whose lib
erality of political views has caught
popular attention, but none has clung
with more steadfastness to the ideals
of representative government than
did Marquis OKUMA, and none re
fiected In policies and public utter
ances more completely the sentiments
and aspirations of modern Japan.
He has been not infrequently COM
pared by his admirers to THOMAS
JEFFERsoN-his library was enriched
by Mr.. BRYAN while Secretary of
State through the gift of a Life of
Jefferson"-and he was not averse to
acknowledging that he found much
in that American Presidents life
which became inspiration to his own
public actions.
OKUMA came of the Samurai, a
class resembling that Of knights in
Europe's feudal times, and he was
first intended for the army. He was
Is when In 1852 Commodore PERRY
paid his memorable visit to Japan.
Young as he was ne was impressed
with the purpose OF mission which
was to bring his country into closer
touch with the remainder of the
world. He turned from arms to poll.
tics and became one OF the younger
leaders in the restoration of the EN-,
peror as sole ruler OF Japan. At the
time of his death he was one OF the
few Japanese who had assisted in the
downfall Of the Shotgun and the abo
lition OF the Shogunate.
As reward for his activity In
this revolution he was appointed to
minor government Offices. the first
public posts which he held. 1t was
not. however, until 1873, when he
was made Minister Of Finance. that
he was called to an important office
OHUNA was in reality an outsider in
Japanese politics and the strong in
Auences in control would scarcely
have intrusted him with this post
had he not proved himself fit above
ali others for e. These counter In
fuences existed during the whole Of
his political career, resulting often ir
Cabinet cabals and opposition OF pow
erful clan leaders which forced hi.
resignation. Despite this he wa!
twice Premier and he was even In
his retirement man whose counse
was eagerly sought.
To Marquis OKUMA was undoubt
edly due the formation of one of th,
most remarkable parties in the Diet
known as the Progressionists. II,
was chiefly instrumental in the con
clusion Of treaties with foreign ma
tions by which the vexed question o
xtraterritoriality was settled. III