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The New York herald., 1922-07-23

orally opium smokers, gamblers,
criminals hiding from the police or
a very few-persons like me having
enthusiasm for underworld studies
knew of thoroughly typical high
class Chinese restaurant patronized
by wealthy Chinese merchants and
their guests. 1t was agreed to make
the experiment if it could be ar
ranged to have the main banquet
room exclusively for our party; that
the viands and service should be
strictly Chinese, not a mixed Franco
Chinese affair, except that we should
furnish our own beverages. These
conditions were arranged for us by
the Chinese Consul.
In our party was man l shall
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Here, you, come in off that bal
cony!" the policeman shouted in a
tone which admitted of no delay, no
denial. What tell are you fellows
trying to do-raise a riot?' he de-
manded. There's a Tong war on,
and Chinatown is filled with hatchet
men from Sacramento, San Jose,
Stockton and everywhere. There's
dozen Of them down there now
with hatchets up their sleeves look
ing for their targets. Get out of
here, quick!"
We argued. We'd not half finished
our dinner. We'd be good, but let
us dine.
He'd have none of that. He and
every other policeman in the dis
trict had strict orders not to let as
many as dozen Chinese congregate.
and here we'd congregated a million.
sThis mess already was likely to lose
him his buttons. There'd be hatch
cts and knives out and at work in
that crowd which would mill around
there until We left. Get out! The
more we argued the madder that po-
liceman got, until he threatened to
call the reserves and run in the lot
of us. He had reached that decision
and was in earnest about il. too.
when Mr.. George approached him
with a glass of champagne in each
hand. He smiled at the officer.
whose brow cleared perceptibly. but
he muttered, mo; that CANNON
don't 60" Mr.. George brought his
smile to its best, held the officers
eye. and in the supremacy of his
manner, murmured. Officer, a glass
OF wine with you, sir"
You have seen an acetylene torch
work on hardened steel? That was
it. The officer drank and said. "Well
close the window, draw the curtain.
go back to your feed and keep quiet
III send the walters out to tell the
crowd that you've gone out the back
way. He moved toward the door.
turned, and said, THAT gents smile
would crack a safe Then he de-
parted. grinning.
/ soon got my first political news
assignment; to cover a State Con-
vention at San Jose, where the
movement was started which elected
Gen. Stoneman Governor, and sent
George Hearst to the United States
Senate and me with him as his sec
rotary. But that story must wait
This series spll be continued in :,
eQylv issxe.l
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

pavement before the head of the
city's longest bride road is reached.
Stretching away for distance Of
about five miles and ending only
where the ocean makes up the beach
at Brighton and Coney Island is
Ocean Boulevard. An unexcelled
bride path for the entire distance
gives the horseback enthusiast an
opportunity for a ten mile straight
away ride. leaving it to his Judgment
as to gait. But in this grand distance
there is plenty of chance for walk,
trot or canter. at the same time con-
serving the beast, for it is probably
more in the care of his horse than in
his actual posture and carriage that
rider is to be judged, especially on
the road.
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Bride Paths
0fNeW York

DosToN is boasting of it's 100
n miles of bride paths and Chi
cago is proud of between It's
and zoo miles of dirt roads for its
many equestrians in and around the
city. but 1t is doubtful if many resi-
dents of Greater New York and
vicinity have any idea of the extent
OF bride paths, dirt roads and coun-
Try trails over which they may ride
II astride horse. Horseback riding
Is more generally indulged in now in
and around New York than at any
other time in its long history. The
war induced a large number of men
to learn their mounts, either forced
or by inclination, and the return of
these men to civilian life brought in
large numbers of new riders and
their friends until to-day there are
thousands Of equestrians in this
vicinity where hundreds formerly
held sway.
For the rider in the heart of Man.
haitian Island there is Central Park
with its winding bride path swinging
up from Fifty-ninth street north
toward the reservoir and back again.
And hundreds are to be seen almost
daily, especially during the cool
weather, taking advantage Of the ben
ents derived therefrom. Close by to
the west are two armories, the head
quarters of mounted outfits, from
which scores fare forth daily, while
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call Mr.. George; a man with a smile
more beautiful than the smile of a
beautiful woman, yet a manly smile
He gave to the world freely of his
smiles, but his most winsome ones
were reserved for occasions when he
would turn to fellow dinner guest,
smile upon him as If he had lust
been reminded of some bright thing
the man had once said, get his at
tention, lift his glass and coo in the
most persuasive tone, "a glass of
wine with you SIR 1t never failed:
not, anyway, while his man was
above the table.
The Chinese dining room was gor-
geous in teaks, lovely silk screens
and hangings, and such purple, green
and yellow porcelain dragons as to
astonish and delight We were pro-
crossing well with our shark fins,
bird nests and other Chinese delica-
cies, including delightful little cakes
and bits of pork in mysterious and
quantity seasoned sauces, when Mr..
George, satisfied that his several
rounds of "A glass of wine with
you, sir" had supplied momentum
enough to the proceedings to allow
him to wander while, began to in
vestigate the screens and teaks. Be-
hind one such object he came upon
the instruments of a Chinese orches-
ira Happy thought He passed an
instrument to each diner and an
nounced that we would give a con-
cert for the fortunate dwellers in
those parts.
He assembled us on the balcony
we were on a second story-raised
a chop stick as baton, and the
most hellish noise ever heard on
earth rang, ratified and crashed
through narrow Dupont street, the
broadway of Chinatown. From
every building, every side street,
from underground gambling and
opium dens astonished Chinese
dashed to the front of the restau-
rant: thousands in blue cotton
blouses, or blue silk jackets, blue
storm cloud of humanity.
Gentlemen" said our leader,
''our musical diversion is highly val
ued. We will now favor the swell
ing audience with-let me see?-
with Sally in Our Alley" We had
just started our second number WREN
the distracted proprietor burst into
the dining room followed by a big
and unaccountably angry police
man.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

foaled, trained and raced before the
industry suffered a body blow some
fifteen or twenty years back. A long,
low wooden bridge crosses the creek
and Whitney millpond, and in MAX
ing this passage there is very COM
Portable eyeful Of beautiful scenery.
Farms line both sides and the rider
may take his course through dirt
roads, deep in mud at times, and idly
wend his way through crops of the
Lofts and Van Ripers and Ryders.
descendants Of the oldest Dutch set
tiers. And so on until Bergen Beach
is reached, all over good dirt roads
and amid views of the best, max
ing it difficult to believe that the
rider is still within the confines of
Greater New York.
Long Island, New Jersey. West
chester county and Connecticut also
offer much for the horseback rider
through the best of country and ex-
cellent dirt roads. For many miles
it is possible to go through thickly
wooded roads and paths in preserves
of the Piping Rock Country Club,
out toward Oyster Bay. In the
Orange Mountains there is much
riding over hilly country, while along
the banks of the old canals in south
Jersey there is considerable cross
country riding.
Connecticut Invites Riders.
In and around White Plains dirt
roads in abundance and stretching
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ferent in nationality of management.
service and cuisine. This proved to
be an instructive and agreeable pas
time, and regret was expressed that
we would soon have no more kitch-
ems to conquer. My suggestion Of
a Chinese dinner did not meet with
prompt favor. A trip to Chinatown
was not a favorite sport with San
Franciscans. Tourists supported the
guides there, and white residents who
frequented the quarter were gen.
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ger, celebrated his seventy
fifth birthday. He had retired
from active practice for some years.
having become immensely wealthy
through the thumb of his right hand.
This thumb stands out at a right
angle from his hand and, it is said,
cannot be bent back automatically.
He soon found it of great service in
massage, and when he became a spe-
cialist in intestinal disorders he was
called as assistant to the greatest
surgeons Of Europe. bringing relief
to many illustrious patients.
The Queen of Rumania sent for
this doctor with the curious thumb
when she suffered from facial neu-
ralgia, while the late King of Swe-
den once drove a beautiful span of
horses over the border of his king
dom to consult the doctor and on re-
turning left the horses as a token OF
gratitude to his preserver.
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In Park and on Riverside.

To relieve the monotony of a park
ride there is Riverside Drive. which
for some little distance maintains its
own bride path. From the back of
a mount on this thoroughfare there
may be seen and enjoyed the beau
ties Of the Hudson and the hills of
New Jersey, directly across the river.
Further north several riding schools
permit of engaging horses for most
enjoyable rides through another city
park-Van Cortlandt-although it
is not compulsory to keep within the
confines of the park itself, as there
are many wooded trails through
which we'll trained animals are as
fond Of travelling as their riders.
And now to journey in another
direction, but still keep within the
limits Of the greater city. we are soon
in Brooklyn. where there is probably
more riding, at least over greater
distances. than in any other part OF
New York, for that borough boasts
of Prospect Park with it's several
miles of good dirt paths winding in
and out of leafy trees and for some
distance around the beautiful pond
Having made the circuit of the bride
path in the park itself it is only a
matter Of a few hundred feet on hard
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

reer when the use of this curious
thumb was looked upon as a form OF
charlatanism, but so well did DR..
Metzger establish his reputation that
the medical profession accepted his
thumb for what it was worth with
out trying to explain the phenome-
non.
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n, photography" have produced
some very interesting results.
The plates may be separately wrapped
in black paper at night, or in a dark
room, and all the remaining work
can be done in the light. A plate is
taken from its wrapper in the light
and placed in the slide holder, and
an exposure, long one, is made.
After exposure the plate is taken out
in the light again and placed in the
developing bath, and the picture is
developed, and may be fixed, in the
light. The result is a positive. Fine
pictures are thus obtained.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Side Paths Are Frequent.

OF side paths there are many. al
though not many know Of them, but
the writer through personal expert
ence has been over many miles of
dirt roads at which his horse may
both play and -,ork-and he likes
both. From the boulevard, if the
rider turns in the direction of the old
Sheepshead Bay track. he may travel
through Neck road over dirt paths
which are saving to the horses feet
and thence through Avenue U, pass
ing the old Whitney estate on the
right and where the thoroughbreds
Of the late William C. Whitney were
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

on the other side of the park are the
headquarters Of Squadron A, New
York's crack cavalry unit.
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4 Doctors Thumb

YOT long ago a famous physi-
clan in Saxony, DR.. Metz
ger, celebrated his seventy
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Photography

with positive
n, photography" have produced
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
San Francisco
/. A Reporters Paradise

Continued From Preceding Page
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
WORLD MARKET PAGE
Cotton

NEW ORLEANS, May 25.---After
trading at small to moderate de-
ciines during tho greater part OF tho
session today the cotton market bo-
came very steady In the later ses-
sion following further private rs-
ports Of great numbers Of boil
wccvils In Texas, and rose 10 ad-
vances OF 10 points over yes
torday'B final prices on the moro
active months. The close was ! up
TO 10 down net for the day. July
traded up To 1928 cents and closed
"A. lyg3.
Much OF the selling was duo to
somewhat better weather over tho
belt much lsss rain than usual be-
Ing reported There was more or less
liquidation OF long contracts TO
which apparently was in preparation
for the pending condition repor.
from the government, today being
tho final day IN the May condition
period. Lowest prices were reached
Just before mid-session when July
touched 1916 cents and tho list
stood At losses under yesterdays
close OF 10 TO 10 poin's.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
Kendrick Farmers to Pool
Average for Well

Special 10 The World.
KENDkICK. May 25.---A move TO
pool acreage for oil development
has been started among farmers and
land owners along the Ranch and
Dosie creek anticline, east OF here.
At a recent meeting of land owners
II was learned that ms much as 1000
acres were available for develop
ment and all agreed 10 lease, pro.
yidfd the company taking up the
acreage would maze an ironclad
drilling contract,
The structure between Ranch and
Dosie creek has often been declared
by geologists to be very favorable
for oil. There ~ no longer a doubt
but what this country is underlaid
with numerous oil sands as the sands
have been found in wells drilled to
the west. north and south. There
have been numerous efforts made to
lease up all the country between
Dosle and Ranch creex but n num-
ber OF land owners have refused 20
lease except at an unreasona BILE
bonus. but all now agree TO lease,
provided the acreage is given a fair
test,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
ANXIETY TO SELL
|. FEATURES WHEAT
Series Of Price, Breaks
Takes Market to Fall
but Rally Follows

CHICAGO, May 25.-Wheat trad
ing today consisted chiefly OF what
appeared TO be the mopping up Of
wrcckage OF the May deal Demand
for wheat TO deliver on May con-
tract here had seemingly come to a
halt and with chances greatly dimin-
ishcd for month-cnd squeeze.
something OF general rush To sell
was Witnessed. The market closed
unsettled, y 10 4hc net lower with
May Si.2sto y and July ti.21 TO &c.
In n series Of price breaks which
followed the opening of business In
wheat, the market underwent an
extreme fall OF 4Ac, but then began
TO rally. helped by profit on the
part OF bearish spectators. Con-
siderable notice was also taken OF
the fact that tho Liverpool market
fhad failed To- follow the line OF de-
clines here, However. the majority
OF traders went on the assumption
that tho report OF the cola pse OF the
May operations on the bull side was
an accomplished fact. This view
wac furthored Nby continuance OF
liquidating sales wero only offset In
part by action OF shorts in profit
taking. Vhe new liquidation was
ascrlbed chiefly to eastern interests
a disposition to he conservative on
the selling side developed during the
late trading In wheat, some leaders
taking the ground that sentiment
| had become too unanimously bear,
ish and that technical condition,
could easily look was that the bulb
OF the domestic available supply
would be located In Chicago by tn,
end OF tho month. SO far tho ar.
rivals here have failed to be shipped
out at all rapidly. and new receipts
| today here totaled 400 carlondi
with tho 1922 harvest in the south.
west almost at hand.
Corn and oats held relativel,
steady owing TO smallness OF offer
ings OF corn to arrive here.
Provisions averaged higher II
| price with hogs
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26

24-25-s In Usage county. oklahoma,
making 720 barrels daily.
At annual meeting of Standard
oil company of New York directors
we're reelected and p. NJ. sher was
elected as director to succeed Mar
tin Carey. deceased. Howard r.
Cole was elected a vice president to
succeeded Mr.. Carry. c. NJ. Hig.
gins was elected secretary.
Texas Pacific Coal q Oil Co. de-
clared regular quarterly rs cent
dividend payable June 80. stock
record June Z.
Certain members OF board OF d.
rectors OF Sinclair appear to be IN
favor OF establishing a ~ annual
rate, but a number OF influential
members believe greater satisfaction
can be given to the stockholders by
paying a regular rate and at end
OF each year making a liberal extra
dividend IL earnings warrant such
action. These directors. 1t is said
argue that a quarterly disburse
ment of'50 cents a share should be
authorized at once and that In De
cember or soon as full years busi'
ness Is approximately known, 8.
or SO extra dividend could probabl,
be paid without. making very deer
inroads on surplus.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
Says Ca|ome|
SalivateS and
loosenS Teeth
The Very Next Dose Of this
Treaeherous Drug may
Staat Trouble

You know what calomei is. It's
mercury: quicksilver. Calomel is
dangerous. Ii crashes into sour bile
like dynamite, cramping and sicken-
ing you. Calomel attacks the bones
and should never be put into your
system.
II you feel bilious. headachy. con-
stipated and all Knocked out. Just
go to your druggist and get bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone for a few
cents which In a harmless vegetable
substitute for dangerous calomel.
Take a spoonful and II II doesn't
start your liver and straighten you
up better and quicker than nasty
calomel and without making you
sick. you just 90 back and get your
money.
Don't take calomel! II makes you
sick the next day; It loses you a days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems you right up and you feel great
No salts necessary. Give 1t to the
children because It IL perfectly
harmless and can not salivate.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
AIMLESS DRIFT
IN STOCK TRADE
Gains and Losses are Al
most Evenly Distrib-
uted in Session

NEW YORK. May 25.--The stock
market drlfted more or less aim
lessly during the great part OF to-
days uncertain session with almost
an even distribution Of gains and
losses Dealings were relatively
light. save In tho first and last hours.
transactions approXimating l,ObO,-
600 shares.
Speculative interests apparently
extracted less comfort from the
freight rate reductions ordered by
the Interstate Commcrcd commission.
railroad shares other than the
cheaper or Junior issues, denoting
incessant selling pressure.
News affecting tho TRANSFORMATION
Bystems was favorable, however. In
cluding increased car loadings and
n large gain In April net earnings
by southern Pacific. This was ac-
companied almost entirely at the
expense OF operating costs.
stoels were sold as a result OF ad-
vicos which indicated indefinite de-
lay Ia the promotion or mergers and
kindred issues eased in sympathy,
motors and equipments showed sim
liar tendencies with leaders OF tho
metal group.
strong at intervals on reports from
the middle west which gave rise to
belief that cancellations OF several
important properties were impend-
ing.
In the main the more Bubsta ntia |
advances were registered by special
ties ana other miscellaneous shares
controlled by pools and Cliques.
Net gains OF from one to four
points embraced American leo, In
dustrial Alcohol. American Ship and
Commerce. Sears Roebuck and
among rails such issues as Chicago
and Alton. Nickel Plato" and Wa
bash "a" Call money again re-
newed AT 4 per cent. the quotation
holding under the last half OF tho
day when the rate reacted to 3h
per cent on the board and to 3A In
private loans. No change occurred
In quotations for time funds, whore
offerings were limited TO the shorter
dates.
Firmness of foreign exchanges
was based 10 an extent on the weekly
statement OF the Bank OF England.
which showed IA large gain In liabil-
ity reserves and advices from Paris
dealing with the conferences OF
allied reparations
Strength OF Liberty issues, five OF
which sold at par or better and an
increased demand for underlying or
speculative rails were tho outstand-
Ing features OF today's bond market
the list otherwise retaining its recen.
irregular characteristics.
The more important foreign loans
moved within contracted limits.
Erie's were strongest OF the rails.
the convertible DIS rising over three
points.
Utilities and industrials als
moved unevenly. Consolidated Ga,
7s and Chile Coppers 6s declining
while Dupont 7iss made a substan
tial gain. Total sales. par value
aggregated $I4.349.000.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
Ticker Dope

Reports were current yesterday
that control OF the Barnsdall cor
poration has passed to the Atlantic
Refining company. with a New
York banking house acting as in
termediary in the transaction. Ef-
forts to obtain official information
as to the rumor were unsuccessful
An attempt to reach j. w. Van
Dyke0 president of Atlantic Refin-
ing company at his office In Phila-
delphia brought the inforamtior
that he was out OF the city. The
bankers declined to comment on
the report.
The failure OF Texas company and
Middle States Oil to reclare extra
dividends now Is due TO conserva'
tism and not lack OF confidence OF
optimism In the future, according
to we'll informed circles.
Middle States: Turman OIL com
pany has completed well No. l3 ir
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
$500 Foot Sand DjsappoIn,s

The Western States on company
yesterday completed the No. Lane
In 22-27-3w, In the Deer Creek field
of Grant county. to the sand at 3.30s
to 3,353 feet and has but a 25-barrel
well. The same company has but a
lO-barrel well in completing the No.
l Stewart 20 the sand at 3.303-53
feet, In the same quarter. Recently
the Swaggart No. was completed
TO that sand for 10-barrel well
and the company then decided to
deepen farther and make a thorough
test of the district, which is now be-
ing done.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
Man Saves Wife
in Nick of Time

MY wife was unable 10 eat ev.
the lightest OF food and had fail,
away to a living skeleton She d conia
not even feep doctors medicine "S
her stomach and was tortured Wiz
pain. on the recommendation n,
friend bought a bottle of Nav,
Wonderful Remedy and sho is ~
right now and has gained for,
pounds" 1t is n simple. harmls,.
preparation that removes the cs'
tarrhal mucus from the intes,i,a,
tract and allays the inf!amma,iou
which causes practically ali stov'
ach, liver and intestinal ailmsr,s
including appendicitis One dosa
will convince or money refunda,i
At all drugglsts.-Advertisement.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26

WASHINGTON. May 25.-Com-
nined resources and liabilities OF the
/ tederal reserve banks at the close
OF business May "a were reported
tonight by the federal reserve board
as follows:
Resources:
$4,000. ''''
Total reserves, ss.lk.sSs,oo0.
Total bills on handy S692.sol 600
$4,000. 'i'''
Total resources, s4.ss4.sss,ooo.
Liabilities:
Total deposits, sl,e1717s,ooo.
Total liabilities, s+,se4,s5s.0oo.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
Independent Oils


,ChlcAGo. May -Reco,pts-.
ton tlOV "a ,steoNs beef stssrt. steady to slow;
ana stockers about steady cRnners m.sE
& &ouls ana calves strong. veal calves 70
SssoSs7s Sss' msO tc1 Ssii,. SiihoS G.sSsers bidding
Hoss-Receipts $4,000, fairly ac,iy.
mostly &c 20 lbo higher, top sio.so. bulk
slosog 1918 pigs about steady. psekinE
s.2brlo,2b
sheep-Reeeipts $4,000. slow, steady 4,
dlb.fs. best native springs $3.50. top ma
tive ewes tI.eo. shorn iamos sii.sb0
ls2s.