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The New York herald., 1922-04-05
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Glenn Frank win speak on Current
Events" League for Political Education,
Town Hall. II A. NJ. AssvHs 81 et fs
Board of Education. meeting. Park avenue
and Fffty-ninth street. r. NJ.
Allied Patriotic Societies. meeting,
Fraunces's Tavern, r. NJ.
New York Post. Army Ordnance Associa-
ton. discussion Of national defense. Engi-
ninth street. S:15 p. Nj.
Dr. win Durant will speak on "sociai
Psychology Labor Temple. Second avenue
and Fourteenth street. 80 p. M.
American Legion meeting to raise funds for
the purchase of a mountain camp for tubsr-
cuias war veterans, Carnegie IIalf. $50 p. NJ.
Board of Estimate. meeting, City Hall.
1880 A. NJ.
Poetry evening OF the Coiurnpia rnstituta
snd isoS sr.s .sds
p. NJ.
American Society Of Owl rnsinssrs. meet,
Ing Engineering Societies Building. 20 West
Thirty-nnth street. 6:15 p. NJ.
New York Institute for the Education %
the Blind. exhibition Of hand work, Ninth
avenue and Thirty-fcurth street. / to p. NJ.
Exhibition OF Austrian postage stamps
Brooklyn stamp Club, The Abbey. Howard
avenue and Hancock street. Brooklyn.
Dinner by the Observation-Disclosures Foun-
dation in honor Of William Menseibsrg oon-
ductor OF the Philharmonic Society. Colony
Club. r. NJ
Prof. Leigh Hunt. lecture, THE Beg1npingA
OF 1mpressIonism." main building. City coi-
Broadway Merchants Association. dinner,
Hotel Bossert. Brooklyn. 1880 r. nj.
Dartmouth Alumni Association, dinner.
Hotel Commodore. 7'P. M.
Mozart Society. dinner and dance. Hotel
Astor, Z p. M.
Sixth Masonic district. dinner, Hotel Astor.
J.. NJ. ''''''
Graham Alumnae Association, luncheon.
Hotel Commodore. Pm.
Mcndeissohnn Choir. dinner. Hotel con,mo-
r. NJ '7<'''oiie'
Society OF Patriotic Women OF Ameryra.
meeting, waldorf-Astoria. Q II. M.
Eclectic Club. meeting and luncheon. wal
dorf-Astoria, II A. M.
National Association OF Mems straw rfat
Manufacturers. meeting. Hotel Astor all
day.
I1iwanis Club. luncheon. Hotel McAipin.
IL 30 r. NJ.
Dr. blanche Cotton williams viii speak on
Modern Tendencies IN Short Story ric-
tion." dlnner-meetinx, League OF Business
and Professional Women, Cafo Boulevard.
30 +. M.
Dr. Clement u. Shaw. ''opcralosue." straus
Auditorium, Educational Alliance. fe5 East
Broadway, r. NJ.
Thomas Mott Osborne win speak on
Prison Administration and Prison Reform
Church OF the Saviour, piefrepont street and
Monroe place. Brooklyn. r. NJ.
De. n. q. spauldins. lecture. 'Five Views
of the Nature OF the Universe" Brooklyn
Institute o. Art. and Sciences. Academy OF
Or. r. 2. WILLIAMS, lecture, Mental Hy.
Townsend Harris Hall. City College. SIS
r. NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
BODANZKY'S LAST CONCERT.
lie Makes Final Appearance of the
Season with Philharmonic.

Artur Bodanzky made his ANAL ap-
pearance of the season as guest con-
ductor with the Philharmonic in the So
ciety's last Tuesday concert at the Met
ropolitan Opera House last evening. He
began his program with Brahms's beau
tiful second symphony, which has been
less frequently heard during the present
Brahms anniversary season than the
masters other three works in the same
form. and after sympathetic and
powerful performance Of the score he
was enthusiastically appiarded by the
large audience, as was the orchestra.
Following the intermission. when he
returned to his desk, the applause was
resumed. with the orchestra on its feet.
until Mr.. BodanzlSy had been made the
recipient of a genuine ovation. He
then continued his program, which
further contained Wagner's "Siegfried
Idyl"-and 1t was admirably played
and Liszt's poem, "Tasso," which had It's
first hearing this season.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Blowing De Valera's Bubbles.

At meeting in Brooklyn on Sun.
day the ENJOYS Of the De Valera fac.
ton are said TO have collected SIS, 900
for their cause.
The persons who contributed s15.-
900 or even cent to the De
Valera cause ought to know what
is likely to be done with their money.
II is likely to be used to buy guns
and ammunition with which Irish.
men will be urged to kill other Irish
men. II the plan of the Irish Free
state is approved by the people Of
the south OF Ireland at the forth
coming elections the irreconcilables
will have no means OF subverting 1t
except by revolution.
Assuming that the followers OF the
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
ny w. J. HENDERSON.

The Mendelssohn Choir OF Toronto.
H. A. Fricker conductor, gave the first
of two concerts last evening In Carnegie
Hall. The program consisted OF cap
pella music, interspersed with piano
solos by Ernest Seitz and songs by John
Barclay, barytone. The last was pref
aced by "The Star Spangled Banner"
sung with some novelties in harmony
and other trimmings.
The Mendelssohn Choir visited this
city some years ago. 1t was then con-
vice-president of the organization. It's
admirable singing made a deep impress
sion. When DIR. vogt retired few
seasons ago 1t was feared that the
chorus might lose some of the excellence
which distinguished its art. But last
evening served to dispel such doubts.
In Mr.. Fricker the organization pos
sesses director quite able to preserve
all that his predecessor developed and
to add something of his own. Such
choral singing as the Mendelssohn Choir
did last evening is very rare indeed.
In some of the contests of song out in
Scranton or Wilkes Barre, where choirs
meet in competition after months of
grilling preparation. each bent on carry
ing off the big prize a music lover may
hear one number sung four or five times
In single evening by different choruses
with tone quality, balance. phrasing.
shading and enunciation altogether re-
markable.
But the Mendelssoln Choir sings its
entir repertory apparently as if it had
done nothing since II was organized, but
rehearses each number day In and day
out. II Is a delight TO hear a chorus OF
such fresh. vigorous. unworn voices.
singing with such n range of dynamics,
such finesse I'm nuance. such keen
appreciation OF musical character and
such military precision.
For example. last evenings program
began with Ippolitov-Ivanov's Russian
hymn, BLESS the Lord, o My Soul"
which was followed by Pedestrians
Surge Illuminare." No two a cappella
compositions could lie farther apart. The
first leans toward the harmonized chant
type, while the second is distinctly
Roman polyphonic, a work for double
choir with the limitations emphasized
sharply and the florid fugato passages
calling for accurate vocal enunciation
and a fluent legato. The Russian music
demands the greatest skill in the nuanc-
ing Of separated phrases, nice adjust
ment OF chord balance and the accom-
pllshment OF effect by sheer virtuosity
in shading.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Jazz Is Different.
It's Origin Not Found in the Old
Songs and Dances Of Negroes.

TO THE New YORK HERALD: Your
correspondent C. G.. Allen takes me to
task on the jazz question.
Jazz has some features Of voodooism
and elements common to all primitive
peoples and savage races. 1t is not
particularly creditable to whoever in
troduced it In its present form: but 1t
does not belong primarily to the negro.
Jazz may be the exuberant expression
Of expansive youth or galvanizing of
senility. There is no jazz in the old
plantation melodies, sugar board Dances
or boatmen's songs. They are plain
tive, jolly or triumphant as in "Old
Uncle Ned" Lucy Long" or Didn't
My Lord Deliver Daniel and Why Not
Every Mani
Syncopation is not jazz. There is
syncopation in Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot" but vastly different from AL
exander's Ragtime Band" Fifty years
ago the Fisk Jubilee Singers from
Nashville. Tenn, electrified the country
with their magnificent choruses. real
American music by negro singers; but
1t. was after Stephen C. Foster had Gre
ated his immortal songs that such mu-
sic was possible.
viii s. Hays and II. p. Danlss devel-
oped the art still further and the min
strels gave them currency. The moo
light dances of the cotton fields and
magnolia groves were very different
from cabaret gyrations. A bit Of synco-
patton by Montgomery and Stone at a
variety theatre in the '90s was better
than anv I have heard since hut II was
not jazz.
There is world between "Pastimes
on the Levee'' and the clamorings OF
Tin Pan Alley. More than the lively
antics OF negro bands. the racket of
drums and grunt OF saxophones is need
ed to stamp jazz as music either Amer
lean or negro. HERBERT S. RENToN.
NEW ROCHELLE, April 4.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Toronto Choir Sings Admirably
Under H. A. Fricker Conductor, Canadian
Musicians Give Delightful Concert Here.

The demands of these two types OF
song were met triumphantly by Mr..
Frick's splendidly trained singers. And
to increase admiration they sang AN
Eriskay Loves Lit" arranged by Hugh
Robertson. with a still different variety
OF style. 1t is unnecessary to go through
the list of compositions on the program,
descrih = how each was sung. From
what has been said any lover of choral
singing will understand that this organ
ization Is O highly developed body Of
singers, whose conductor is a musician
of knowledge and ability.
The choir will give its second concsr.
this evening, when the first number on
the program will be novelty. Vaughan
Williams's "A Sea Symphony" for So
prano and barytone soloists, chorus and
orchestra. The Philharmonic Society
will furnish the instrumental aid and
the solos will be sung by Miss Fiorenc.
Hinkle and John Barclay.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Deaths From Alcoholism.
Comparison OF the Rates Among In.
sured Persons OF 1912 and 1920.

From fhe Statistical Bulletin Of the Metro.
poifdn Life Insurance Company
In the January number of the Rulfe-
tn we called attention 10 the fact that
the death rate from alcoholism had in
creased so per cent. among Metropoli.
tan industrial policy holders IN 1921. as
compared with 1920. This statement
mas received considerable attention and
IT is possible that its significance may
De misunderstood by those who are fol-
lowing up the results OF prohibition.
It seems desirable. therefore, TO point
out again that even though there has
been this increase In the last year. the
figure for 1921--o.9 per 10000 policy
holders-is still very much below that
Tor 1912. and for. the other earlier years
OF the last decade. Even as late as
1917 the rate was 80 per 100000. The
hrst great drop in the rate from alco-
holisni. to be sure. occurred In 1918.
two years prior 10 the beginning OF
national prohibition. but. nevertheless.
at time when many States had al
ready enforced prohibition. BY 1919.
the year Immediately preceding national
prohibition. tho rate had dropped to
IA per 100000. or to substantially one
quarter OF the figure in evidence eight
years before. In 1920 there was pro-
nouncod fall IN the death rate---to o.s--
followed in 1921 by the so per cent. in
crease referred 20 In the January Bufie-
tin. which raised the rate TO 90.
The rates for 1920 and 1921 do not
include 1862 deaths from wood alcohol
poisoning. OF which 30 occurred In 1920
and .T2 IN 1921. Prior TO these years
II was comparatively rare occurrence
10 have death reported from this
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Some Short Wills.

A will unusual both on account Of
its brevity and the paper upon which
1t was written was that of ALBERT
CovELLo, which was probated last
Saturday at Newark, New Jersey.
Mr.. CoyELLo made use of a bank
check, with date and signature in
the places they ordinarily occupy.
The names Of the witnesses followed
that of the testator. His bequest
was written on the face OF the
check as follows. II will all my
personal estate to my wife, LENA
CovELLo." A will even briefer was
offered for probate in the same State
when Mrs. ANNA FIrzsIMoNs pre-
sented to the court at Atlantic City
scrap of paper written a few hours
before her husbands death, in which
he disposed of an estate said to be
valued at 100000. The testator
wrote only these three words, "All
to ANNA
1t is said the shortest will which
was ever probated in Great Britain
was that of a British soldier who
died In Italy in 1917. He wrote on
the back of photograph OF young
woman "I leave all to her" This
young woman was found and, identi-
fed by members OF the soldiers fam
lily. His estate of about S1.620 was
awarded to her by the court.
A will which was considered one
OF the most remarkable recently filed
in the Surrogates' office in this city
was in the form of letter. The
writer referred TO letter which he
had addressed to himself and added,
"In the absence of a formal will
declare this to be my last will
and testament" The provisions for
friends and relatives which he made
were all carried out by court order
Another remarkable testamentary
document was the will OF the late
JAMES N. WALLACE, at one time pres
Company, who died in October, 1919.
His estate at the time OF his death
was said to be worth about $50, ,000.-
900; 1t was disposed OF by a will
which court oficial said scarcely
contains 100 words"
The two wills disposing OF large
estates which were generally COM
mented upon for their extreme brew
ity were the will of the late Il. III.
HARTMAN, filed in 1909, and that Of
the late Chief Justice WHITE, which
was filed last year. In each OF these
Wills the chief beneficiary was the
widow. They were very similar in
the conciseness of their directions,
the principal difference being that
in the Chief Justices will there was
clause declaring that the wife as
executrix should not furnish a bond.
Mr.. HARRIMAN's will, stripped OF the
attestation, read.
II EDWARD IT, HARTMAN OF Ar
den in the state OF New York. do
make. publish and declare this as
and for my last VIII and testament,
that IS TO say:
II give. devise and bcqueath all
my property real and personal of
every kind 10 my wife, MARY w.
Hartman, 70 he hers absolutely and
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Necrom ancy.

Merlin, the necromanccr great
At brave King Arthur's court.
Could change himself into an oak
or laurel bush for sport.
So celebrated he became
Folks travelled miles to sec
This old magician turn himself
Into n rowan tree.
can't incorporate my form
Such sylvan growths amid.
Yet I can do a greater thing
Than even Merlin did,
For can drop a tiny bulb
Into an inch of mold,
And, presto from the earth will sprint
A daffodil Of gold
MfrvA IrvrNa
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

WASHINGTON. April Am extensive
low pressure system covered the Rocky
Mountain and plateau regions and the
plain States tonight and within It there
We're two storm centers. one over eastern
Oklahofna and the other Utah. Lisht
rains have also fallen in the region of
the Great Lakes and the middle Atlantic
States.
In the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land States the weather will be cloudy
tomorrow and Thursday, with probably
rain and somewhat higher temperature
on Thursday. In the South Atlantic
States fair weather tomorrow will prob
ably be followed by local thunder show
ers on Thursday with continuation OF
mild temperature. In the upper Ohio
valley and the region Of the Great Lakes
cloudy and unsettled weather to-day
will bo followed by rains to-nigh and
Thursday, with somewhat higher tenn
perature on Thursday.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.

MANHATTAN AND THE BBRoNX.
Trend OF tho Times Arthur d. fsess.
Cooper Institute, Eighth street and Fourth
avenue.
s'f1ays or the Hour" Miss tda sterling.
American Museum OF Natural History, Sew
enty-seventii street and Central Park west.
Tales OF rfoffmann.' musical memory con-
test, Miss Marguerite r. Potter, p. .. ~.
Forty second street east OF Third avenue.
stereopticon Views and arias on the vic.
trola.
IAN Evening OF Chamber Music" Norfieet
Trio, p. g. 1ot. 11fth street, west Of Lex
inEton avenue.
"rreaith--succoss." Miss Doris Doscher.
Central Jewish Institute, 1875 East Eighty
firth street. Illustrated by practical demon
strations-
mental Hygiene and the f'ublic Health
Problem" Dr. Frankwood v. Williams.
Townsend Harris Hall O. 9. n. ". Amster-
dam avenue nnd f3Sth street
yosemite. Valley OF Enchantmen'," Mrs.
Charles Howard Mills. r. \. 40, ie6tn street
and cambridge avenue, Tho Bronx. stereop-
tlcon vidws and natural colored motion pie
lures. -
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Lloyd Georges Speech.


House of Commons Monday was
clever, extraordinarily clever in it's
good sense, its subtlety, its adroit-
ness, but wasn't one hundred per
cent. convincing. The fact that he
was sustained by so large vote in
the Commons doesn't necessarily
mean that his speech swept the
members from their moorings. 1t
means rather that LLOYD GEORGE was
stronger before the speech, and has
been stronger right along, than those
opposed to him realized.
There was nothing in his speech
and nothing in his position with re-
gard to the Genoa Conference, how
ever, that should have caused oppo-
sition. LLOYD GEORGE is perfectly
sound in declaring that Russia's
huge armies must be demobilized as
an approach to the restoration Of
healthy economic conditions in Eu-
rope. Only as Russia reduces her
great armies will the other countries
of Europe reduce their great armies,
he says.
This, too, is obviously true. But
will Russia make any considerable
cut in her armed forces unless cor
responding cut is made in the armed
forces OF all Europe? And what hope
is there that France will reduce her
armed forces? In point OF fact the
French Chamber of Deputies virtu-
ally instructed Premier PoIsoARE on
Monday to withdraw from the Genoa
Conference If any discussion we're
initiated looking toward a reduction
OF military forces of France or any
change in the Versailles treaty.
The attitude of the Russian Gov
ernment has been that 1t must have
its big army, and obviously 1t must.
in order that it may maintain its con-
troll Of the situation at home as well
as to be in a position to resist for
eign interference. With France nam
ing as a condition to her presence at
the Genoa Conference that there shall
be no reduction of her army, and
with Russia's stand in respect OF her
army clearly understood, it would ap-
pear that general rehabilitation
Of European armies isn't in sight at
the present time.
LLOYD GEORGE dwells at length on
the necessity OF stabilizing European
exchanges, but he doesn't make 1t
clear how this is to be brought about.
II is true that IL general demobili-
zation OF armed forces throughout
Europe were to take place it would
have an important bearing on the
stabilization OF exchanges, for, after
all. exchanges are by way OF righting
themselves when government takes
In more money than it pays out and
begins to pay up its debts.
But in the case of Germany. for
example. with indemnities hanging
over her head of thirty-five billions
Of dollars in gold. what chance is
there for her TO take in more money
than she will be called upon to pay
out--called upon not merely for the
present but for as far ahead as i'm
agination can project itself?
In the main LLOYD GEORGES speech
clearly points to a common under
standing between Great Britain and
France with regard to the Genoa
Conference and makes It clear that
the conference will be wholly domi-
mated by these two nations-by Pre-
mier LLOYD GEORGE and Premier
PorNcARE.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
German Paper Money Floods.

German currency has undergone
such drastic devaluation that it is a
well nigh useless medium of inter-
national exchange; it is not even
satisfactory measure for computing
in monetary terms the results of
business transactions within Ger
many itself. A profound though al
together mistaken psychological i'm
preston is given by the annual re-
port of the Reichsbank, in which
it's president, Herr Won HAvENsTEIN,
puts the Reichsbank's turnover last
year at 10000, ,00O, 100000 paper
marks and its net profit at 1890, 900
paper marks, compared with turn
over Of 12,77O, 100000 paper marks
in 1920 and net profit Of $4,000
paper marks.
The monetary unit employed is
equal to less than half cent in
gold. Measured in the same way
our own trade and wealth and in
come would run UP into mass of
Supplying figures.
Reduced to comprehensive gold
totals, the Reichsbank turnover last
year was S66,000, 100000 and its net
profit the altogether modest sum of
$216,000, figures which can scarcely
hold a candle to the 1898, 900 900, 900
turnover and the net earnings of
$82,000000 of our own Federal Re-
serve central banks. Even with the
expansion of its business due to post
war conditions the Reichsbank's
transactions over a period Of six
years would equal only one years
turnover of the Federal Reserve
banks.
The most significant item of the
Reichsbank account, and at the same
time the most serious from the
point OF view OF German stability,
is the loss of s5O,00O,000. or 12,2o0,-
100000 paper marks, sustained in
the last two years foreign exchange
transactions of the institution.
The report explains that "the un-
favorable development of German
exchange during the past year as
sumed forms which at times vir-
tually signified the collapse of Ger
man currency, and against which all
attempts OF the Central Note Bank
to check the fall were doomed to
failure in advance"
The Reichsbank was called upon
to guarantee foreign credits for the
use OF the German Government in
the discharge of reparations. With
the Government throwing the burden
of it's obligations on the Reichsbank
there was no chance for currency
restriction. Each Government draft
on the bank compelled renewed
outpouring of paper notes, followed
by fresh drop in the exchange rate
and an addition to the Reichsbanks
burden arising from the guaranty OF
foreign credits.
The Entente has made demand
on Germany through the Reparations
Commission that the Reichsbank re-
ceive autonomous control over its
own affairs and be separated from
the transactions having to do with
reparations. In the three and one
half years since the armistice the
note issue OF the bank has increased,
under Government demands, from
$4,000, 100000 marks to 10000, ,000,-
900 marks. At the beginning Of the
war the circulation was only $780,
100000 marks.
Before even semblance of finan-
cial stability can be attained some
effective means will have to be found
to check the paper money flood. The
rescue Of the Reichsbank from the
reparations floods is one way OF get
ting at the seat OF the trouble.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
TENOR GIVES RECITAL.

Angelo Raggini a tenor. who had been
heard here in recital two seasons ago,
gave program including operatic ex-
cerpts and songs last night at Town
Hall. He was assisted by. Miss Eleanore
Buckley, soprano. Mr.. Raggini has i'm
proved his singing generally. Although
with voice Of agreeable natural quail
ity, he has still much to learn In using
II skillfully.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
,annot alter the sound Of the innuen.

cannot alter the sound OF the infuen-
tai name.
Is there an old New Yorker living that
can ever forget the splendid figure OF the
venerable railroad pioneer as the latter
drove through the city's thoroughfares
in the COS and '70s behind his wonder
full trotting team and sped to the Har-
lem roads. where the fast pair overlook
and distanced all contestants?
NEW YORK, April 4. C. B. THOMAS.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Cioudy to.
gay Tomorrow unsettled: probably
ram moderate easterly winds.
FOR New Jerrey-Cloudy to-day. to-
morrow RAIN rising temperature. mod
crate easterly winds.
ror Northern New England-Cloudy
.o-uay' tomorrow unsettled: no change
"a teHperature. gentle variable winds
to-day; Tomorrow unsettled: nroha hIy
hahn; no change In Temperatures mod,
crate easterly winds.
FOR Western New York-CIoudv n.
DAY; tomorrow rain; no change in tenn
peature. - 'e'"-
Observations at United st.,a. m....
ss,,an... ss,ttations, taken at 8 p. NJ ycsterdav
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

Long Island is going TO banleh its
mosquitoes. New Jersey has already
made progress toward the climina-
ton OF these pests. Some day Cen
tral Park may join the enlightened
movement.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

The lost JIMMY GLASS Is being
sought i'm Argentina, where search
is also being made for tho plcsiosaurus.
Let's hope they find JIMMY first The
plesiosaurus is old enough to wait.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Highest temperature. 45. at 2 a. NJ.
Lowest temperature. 3S, at midnight.
Average temperature. ~.