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proves the rule, but that inference
will be drawn.
There was the case Of RoBERT
FITzsIMMoNs. who reared stalwart
young son who, he hoped, might
some day hold the title that FITz-
SIMMONS won from JAMES j. CoRBErT
that of champion heavyweight boxer
of the world. Followers OF the ring
took keen interest in FiTzsIMMoNs,
junior, in his first ring battles, but
il was evident at very early date
that the son inherited neither the
keen fighting brain of the father nor
the power Of his punch.
BERNARD WErERs. champion sprinter
of a few decades ago, started to rear
his son. BERNARD. junior, to become
sprinter. He trained the boy from
childhood. He told him all he
knew and superintended his training.
BERN ARD, junior, became fair run.
ner. but he never viii fit over the
cinder path with the speed of his
father. The younger FITzsIMMoNs
Inherited some fighting ability and
the younger WEFERs inherited some
fieetness OF foot. but their fathers
could not give them what is known
in the realm of sports as champion.
ship class.
The fiction of the Schaefer family
is pretty. The story is that JAKE
ScHAEFER the elder was peaten by
WILLIE HoPrE in Orchestra Hall in
March, 1908, and that young JAKE
ScHAEFER thereupon vowed he would
some day meet and defeat the con.
queror of his father. The fact is
more prosaic. The elder ScHAEFER
in his last public appearance met and
beat HOPPE for the 1871 billiard cham
pionship of the world. After that
the wizard retired and passed on the
title to GEORGE SUTTON. Thus HOPPE
was beaten by both the father and
tho son.
IL young JAKE bore any physical
resemblance to the wizard 1t might
be said that HOPPE was playing with
a great mental hazard. Across the
green table he would see In young
JAKE the same wizard that beat him
in 1908 when he was an aspirant
for the billiard title. But in no kind
of light could the tall, deliberate
young JAKE be made to resemble the
short and swiftly moving old JAKE,
the wizard. And yet while playing
brilliant billiards against young JAKE
ScHAEFER some subtle influence
seemed to jar HorPE's nerve at the
critical moment and to disconnect
his reiexes. Perhaps it was merely
the magic of the Schaefer name,
which, it might be inferred, is all
that champion father can hand to
a son.
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Charley White, Minstrel.
Hall a Century Covered by His Stage
Career I'm New York.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD wv. ]. r."
saws he has not seen the name OF Char
ley White among the many minstrels
your correspondents praise, but had him
In list which you printed March II.
Charley White and his eonnpeer, Cool
white graduated from the circus and
we're among the first OF the regular min
strels. dating from 1913. Cool White,
for many years stage manager for +. NJ.
IIooley in Brooklyn, and Charley White
both managed early troupes. and the
tier established the first home for min
strelsy in the Bowery in 1886. before
Il. T. Christy began at Az Broadway IN
1S47. He was burned out three times
and finally sold out in 1854 and went
over TO 4g5 Broadway. where Whites
serenaders with Dan Emmett-thcn
billed as -. Emmit--author of Dixie;
Jim Budworth. r. Carroll, Bowers, J.
Neil. J. u. Pell J. Sweeney father OF
the banjo j. Raynor and G. White ad-
vertised as the oldest permanent COM
pany in New York.
A. bin of the Melodcon at SO Bowery
reads. whites Screnaders--AnyAmount
OF omicalties--1nventors OF Cheap
Amusemonts. Parauet 1874 cents. Boxes
6h cents" A cigar or n drink went
with each ticket.
Charley White was not genius like
George Chrlsty or Jerry Bryant but he
was steady favorite in minstrels and
variety for half century At Butler's
American, a4a Broadway. he wrote
many farces and acted with the Great
Array Of Talent there during the civil
war His last appearance was IN
wcnch character in REILLY and the 400
az Harrigan's Thcater. now the or rrick.
and lie shaved Off the beard which he
rad worn all his life. Boards and hir-
suite adornmcnts were the rule among
the old ninstrels Ills seventy years Of
life ended IL 1891.
- card 'rc~,irnoniri Mstlnse" was
The New York herald., 1922-04-01
In Defense of Snakes.
Claim That They Eat Birds Only
When Rodents Are Gone.

TO THE NEW York HERALD. Your
recent editorial article headed And This
Time Snakes" says that the best friends
OF agriculture. as far as the destruction
of insects goes, are birds and toads. and
snakes kill both of these" Any one who
has watched an autopsy performed on
snake can truthfully state that the
average snake dimes on rodents that are
the cause Of destruction OF many Of cur
best crops. / have examined snakes OF
both the poisonous and on-poisonous
species in order to ascertain the real
facts about them, and | found that their
diet consisted mainly of four footed
rodents.
Sometimes the snakes of certain vicln-
tiles will be very ambitious and In a
short time clear the fields of the rodent
pests. and it is not until then, when
they have created a shortage of food
for themselves. that they will Kill birds
and toads.
Some farmers make the mistake Of
killing all snakes in sight on account
of having had few small chicks eaten
by rats and blaming the snakes for the
deed.
If all the non-poisonous snakes were
killed off the army OF rodents that would
result could give man and his weapons
one grand battle due to the fact that
rodents multiply very quickly.
Taking 1t all in all, it is not so bad
to protect animals who in turn protect
mankind from an enemy that multipies
in myriads. EVERETT ID. CARLSON.
BROOKLYN, March 81.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

s. X. Ratcliife. lecture. The Genoa Con-
ference" Town Hall. 123 West Forty third
street, III A. NJ
DR. stephen r. Dugean and Henry Wood
Treaty OF Sevres." luncheon of the Foreign
Policy Association Hotel Astor, II AS p. NJ.
Maine Women. meeting Waldorf-Astoria
r. NJ
Mount Holyohe Alumnae Association. meet
ing, Hotel Astor, Z. NJ.
Dr. James Moffatt viii give the first
Deems Fellowship lecture. Truth and Ills
tory" University Place Presbyterian Church,
Tenth street, Il. NJ
Alumnae OF the women's Law Glass 81
New York University. meeting. Helen Goutl
room OF the university. T. NJ
DE- a. =. stout. Illustrated lecture. "Hoss
Seeds Change to Seedlings" central dispaA
greenhouse. New York Botanical Gafdcr
Bronx Park. a:15 =. NJ.
John v A. Weaver and Alice Mary >ir,
bail, poetry readings, New York Camaf3
deric. Civic Club. ~ West Twelfth street
+. NJ.
New York Principals Association. dinner,
Hotel Commodore. 6 =. NJ.
School OF Business, Columbia University
dinner. Hotel Pennsylvania. r. NJ.
square Club. dinner. Hotel Astor, p. NJ
Daughters OF Columbia County, dinner
Hotel McAlpin, r. NJ.
westchester County Realty Board. dinner
Hotel Commodore, r.. M.
New York Section. Alpine Club of Cana da
annual dinner. Hotel Belleclaire, p. V.
Patt Lodge. T. and a. NJ. testiinonis
dinner &c Mary Edelson, Hotel McApin. I:3p
r. NJ.
New York state conference Council Of jew
ish Women, annual meeting, 1870 West Eigh-
ty-second street. p. NJ.
prof William r. Dodd viii speak on 'Ths
Price of Americas Isolation" auspices OF the
Woodrow Wilson Democracy. Town Hall. i25
West Forty-thrd street, S.t5 r. M.
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Joining the Continent.

When Chief Engineer HOLLAND OF
the New York and New Jersey Tun-
mel Commission and M. l., QUINN.
general superintendent for Booth &
Finn, contractors, broke ground yes
terday for the vehicular tunnel which
will link New Jersey to Manhattan
Island physical construction of a
public Improvement too long post
poned began. For years transporta-
tion by ferry has been inadequate to
the necessities of the metropolitan
district.
Three railroad tunnel systems for
passengers are in operation under the
Hudson, but to bring to New York
markets freight arriving on the west
bank of the river in New Jersey only
ferryboats and lighters are provided.
At all seasons the waters about Man
haitian are badly congested. In win
ter ferries and lighters are at the
mercy Of cold and storms. The hard
winter of 1917-191S brought New
Workers to realization Of the danger
of dependence on floating freight car
ricrs. Then they got busy, and the
vehicular tunnel will be the result of
their demand for new link with
the mainland.
There is no bridge across the Hud-
son south Of Poughkeepsie; every
project for bridge in the metropoli-
tan district has come to nothing. But
when the task begun yesterday is
completed there will be an all land
connection between New Jersey and
Manhattan through which 10000 ve-
hicles can pass in day.
In good time there will be other
vehicuiar tunnels under the Hudson,
and there will be bridges over the
Hudson. The vast size of this COM
munity will demand them.
The New York herald., 1922-04-01
Missing Ships and Men.
The Tichborne Case Arose Ont OF
the Loss OF the Bella.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD Whiie
we are on the subject of mysteriously
missing ships always, interesting though
hopeless, to the list should be added the
President.
That steamship sailed from New YORK
for Liverpool in March, 1S41, was spoken
when three days ont and never was
heard or again. Among the passengers
was Tyrone Power. a popular dramatic
star OF that day.
Ii would be interesting Il somebody
could make an approximately complete
list OF the vanished ships, with names
Of such eminent persons as happened
to be on board For instance. when
the Bella disappeared in 1854 Roger
Tichborne was a passenger. and one of
the most famous OF all lawsuits was a
result And William Falconer, famous
as the poet OF THE Shipwreck," was
an officer on the Indiaman Aurora.
which touched at the Cape and then was
hearo Of no more. The City OF Boston
disappeared in the early 1S70s.
Besides these important occurrences,
hundreds OF small craft are lost. many
leaving no trace. r. J.
New York. March so.
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SATURDAY. APRIL /. 1922.

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AGEMiiNT, CIRCULATION. &C. RE-
qGIRED BY THE AcT or CONGRESS sSIs = 0s
published every day al New York, n. T., Tor
April T.. 1922
Before me. Notary Public In and for
the state and county aforesaid. personally
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duly sworn according to law. deposes and
says that lie is the Publisher of The New
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The best of his knowledge and belief, q true
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circulation. &c. or the aforesaid publication
for the date shown in the above caption, re-
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ESQ Broadway, New York city: Business Man
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When I Shall Go.

When I shall go beyond the furthest
ether,
Beyond the clink OF bell or find OF
wire,
shall not miss the worldlings or their
whisper;
The crumbs OF toll. the things that
men desire.
Ending the waste and burden OF the
noontide,
out through the bounds of light and
time and air,
I win not miss the soundings or tho
shadows,
If may find you there.
Yeur eyes, your hands. your heart, your
face forever,
Shining alone in some remotest glow,
These win keep when l have reached
the star line.
These will / find at last, when l shall
go!
]. j. MEEHAN
The New York herald., 1922-04-01
All the Treaties Ratified.

With the Senates ratification of
undertakings the work of the Wash
ington conference is done and well
done, so far as the United States
Government is concerned. 1t is not
surprising that these gratifying re-
suits for mankind have been achieved
by the Senate. The only surprise is
that there was the slightest delay in
the ratifications and that such splen-
did fruits Of Americas S practical ideal
ism could have been opposed by any
Senate members at all and objected
to by any distinguishable part of the
public.
While neither the objects of the
conference treaties nor the treaties
themselves are yet accomplished
facts, all of them needing final ac-
ceptance by the other signatory Pow
ers. there can be scarcely shadow
of doubt that the different Govern
ments taking part in the conference
and reaching the agreements will do
what the Senate has now done to
put into working effect the magnifi-
cent program initiated by President
HARDING and seconded by Secretary
HUGHES, with the United States Gov
ernment leading the way in the work
of the conference and the formal
ratification of it's decisions.
The New York herald., 1922-04-01
Trout Time Here Again.

Many a man is feeling the call OF
spring these days as he thinks of this
trout jumping in the cold waters of
brooks and rivers. Fortunately for
city workers surprising amount Of
good trout fishing may be had within
100 miles Of New York.
Streams in Connecticut not far
from Stamford, for example. supply
many splendid trou. every year. New
Jersey offers splendid opportunities
for anglers. To take these fish calls
for as much skill as would be de-
manded in any otter region. The
territory is as wild as any in the
heart of the Adirondacks, and the
trout are the natural game product
Of cold. spring fed brooks. not the
tanner, more sluggish fish OF artificial
raising.
This is true even though the supply
of fish in these streams may be pro
yided in part by human science.
Myriads or brook trout are hatched
by the conservation commissions OF
New York and other Eastern States
annually. The fry are fed until they
are OF lingering size. when they
are distributed and allowed to shift
for themselves. Thus they acquire
the fighting qualities which endear
them to the angler. More than 4,000,-
600 fingerlings were distributed last
year In this State.
The native brook trout Is at home
wherever the water is pure and cold,
but IL thrives best in quick running
streams with deep pools here and
there under grassy banks shaded by
trees whose branches often touch the
surface Of the water. II Is a mistake
10 ask these gayly spangled warriors
10 share their habitat with the i'm
portcd brown trout, which Is not
their equal either as a game fish or
on the breakfast table. II has been
found from experience that the larger
and coarser fish will in short period
dominate the situation, driving out
his nobler relation.
With April the trout season be.
gins. Later in the year the angler
will find the small mouthed black
uass foeman worthy Of his skill.
Pound for pound, no gamer fish
swims in the fresh water lakes and
rivers. II is the finest fighter OF all
the gamy fnuy tribe, and no mat
Ter whether It weighs pound or
six pounds. the latter representing
the limit to which the species grows
III Eastern waters. II will give the
The New York herald., 1922-04-01
The Wrong Kind of Engineer.

A Perth Amboy business man who
advertised for help received an appli-
cation from a New Yorker who de-
scribed himself as follows.
Mechanical engineer.
Hydraulic engineer,
"Metallurgica engineer.
Mining engineer.
Civil engineer
Consulting engineer.
Engineered
In spite OF his sevenfold engineer
ing qualifications the applicant did
not get the job. Every business man
conversant with the mania of the
moment will realize where the poor
fellow made his mistake.
Instead of applying for the job and
calling himself seven different kinds
of old fashioned engineers he should
have dubbed himself an efficiency en-
gineer and then walked in to take
possession OF the advertisers entire
business.
That's the modern way.
The New York herald., 1922-04-01

that the names OF Robert Lee and
Stonewall jackson should be engraved
alongside the names of Grant and Sher-
marble stadium then cng erected in
Arlington
AT this point the older MEM
bers. man fioa Il Northern Stale.
arose. and pointing a long. mlnatory
finger at the speaker inquired II he
was referring to "tnose traitors Lee
and Jackson" And in just one instant
that House became a bedlam. 1t d.
vided instinctiveiy into North and
South. And North and South started
once more to make war on each
other. Some one laughed. and the ten
sion was broken. and the episode ended
as quickly as ii had begun. But think
OF IL! Nearly sixty years have passed
away. and the grandchildren of those
who wore the blue or the gray cannot
now discuss certain aspects OF that
great struggle without bitterness and
sense of outrage. Neither side ever
has and neither side ever will ac1nowl-
edge moral guilt. And. fortunately. no
such acknowledgment was necessary.
Both North and South found the way
out of the dilemma when they simply
the issue which had divided them and
went back to work. The parallel Is
not exact But frankly it does seem
to me that similar process OF prac-
tical reconciliation must be worked out
or European civilization at least will
perish. If the warning peoples cannot
forget-and we may concede they can
not-they can at least unite In the
common conviction that whatever other
values the war may have established
it left us all poorer. And they must.
No choice is given them. They must
get to work or perish. And until that
disposition is shown. the world Will
remain bound and helpless In its misery.
"If you ask me how this better
condition can be brought about. I an
swer ii can come only as result of
believe enough men of good will exist
in each Of the warning countries to
form the leaven which shall leaven
the mass. And / believe they must
make the effort a conscious duty. 1t
is as much our national duty as It Is
the duty OF other nations But, gen
tlemen, 1t is even more. 1t Is a per-
sonal duty-a duty which each of us
should to the limit of his power per-
form, not some time, but now. | hope
this does not strike you as mere senti-
mentality.
Il am not consciously looking at the
in a sentimental way To me it seems
merely common sense. To me It seems
the only way out And to that end
we Americans must do our part
And now Mr. Tully and gentlemen
let me bid you 'auf wledersehen' Be
sure that / am keenly aware of the re-
sponsibllity that rests upon me. Be sure
that no one recognizes more clearly
than / the difficulties and discourage
ments that must be met. And If. as
20, can carry with me your good
wishes and good will and possibly in
some small mea sure your confidence, the
memory of this evening will strengthen
me in the ways Just ahead and remain
an inspiration to me as long as / shall
live"
The New York herald., 1922-04-01
Envoy to Germany for Peace and Amity
On Eve of Starting for His Post Alanson B. Houghton
Urges That We Stop Fighting the War-Lesson
for Europe in Reconstruction Period Here

In his farewell word on the eve OF
his leaving for his post as Ambassador
to Germany. Alanson p. Houghton at
the Metropolitan Club Thursday night
spoke for the restoration OF real peace
and friendship with the German people.
I'VE cannot he happy as a nation If
our fellow citizens OF German ancestry
are unhappy and embittered." he said,
urging that we stop fighting the war.
Mr.. Houghton will leave here to-day
on the Olympic with Mrs. Houghton
and their two daughters. lie was the
guest last evening Of his brother-in-
law. William j. Tully. former Senator
and n hundred or more of his friends
wished him success on his mission.
Nicholas Murray Butter. president Of
Columbia University. was one of the
speakers. Mr.. Houghton spoke as fol-
lows:
IF the same kind or stories about the
American people are current IN Germany
as are still told in the United states
about the German people. l shall find a
certain comfort in casual remark ad-
dressed by one OF the German women
in Washington last week TO my wite,
somewhat to her consternation-that our
present embassy building in Berlin IS
admirably adapted for purposes OF de-
fense
II wish might discuss frankly some
of the problems involved In our foreign
relations. But you will understand
am sure. that | cannot Harm rather
than good might easily be. the result OF
such discussion here.
but if l cannot discuss the problems
themselves l can comment on the nen-
tai attitude in which 1t seems TO me
these problems should be approached.
/ do not believe In the moral or spirit
ua lor even the economic value of hate.
Hate serves no useful purpose. II Is far
more dangerous TO those who hate tnan
to those who are hated. 1t leads only
to confusion and destruction. And as !
leave this country / have in mind Tar
more the hundred and odd years OF
peace and friendship and abundant
good will which bound the German and
American peoples together than the few
years of war and misundersranding
which have separated them. ] want to
renew and strengthen again those an
cient ties OF respect and mutual service.
Why, gentlemen. we cannot ourselves
be happy and contented as nation so
long as our own fellow citizens OF Ger
man ancestry are unhappy and embit-
tered by a sense of injustice. Surely
better understanding must be sought by
us all.
IT know no reason why We should
expect a great and proud nation to do
something which under similar circum-
stances we ourselves would not do.
The war is ended The loser to its
ability must foot the bill. But us
causes and the apportionment Of blame
or guilt are matters which. frankly,
I for one will no longer discuss.
have been thinking a great deal re-
Gently of an incident which happened
under my own eyes in the House OF
Representatives on Decoration Day
couple OF years ago representative
from Georgia asked and was given per-
mission 10 address the House lie made
a fervens address about the position
Of the South during the civil war. and
then burst out in an impassioned plea