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The New York herald., 1922-08-09
The Typhoon at Swatow.

The report OF the damage done by
the typhoon at Swatow, China, in
which it is now estimated that $4,000
lives were lost, retells the story of
the Galveston hurricane. The River
Han Is a small stream that flows into
Hope Bay, its estuary. The estuary
itself is a drowned valley, with water
deep enough to give II all the features
OF good harbor, and busy harbor
il was, with It's sixty thousand peo-
pie and ships from every port under
the sun.
Around and about the land con-
sists Of low flats only recently thrown
up by the sea. In pretty nearly every
respect the land in the vicinity of
Swatow resembles the wave-formed
spits and mud flats at the mouth Of
the Mississippi or the Sunderbunds
of the Ganges. The surface is rarely
more than two or three feet above
tide level; the material consists of
fine silt, almost as light as the water
itself.
The soil Is wonderfully fertile. and
therefore the region is densely peo-
pied. Within a radius of twenty
miles there are about as many
persons as live within an equal area
whose center is New York's City
Hall.
The typhoon OF the China Sea does
not differ from the hurricane OF the
Caribbean Sea. The typhoon season
prevails from August until the middle
OF October. when the equatorial calm
belt reaches its northern limits: and
Formosa Channel seems to be favor
able breeding place for storms Of that
character The beginning OF the
typhoon is the dead calm, during
which the air next the surface be-
comes hotter and hotter. and there
fore bulk for bulk lighter than the
colder air above. Thereby q condi-
tion of inequilibrium Is formed.
Finally an updraught OF air takes
place; the warm air forced upward
becomes a whirlwind, and, with a
terrific downpour OF rain, the ty-
phoon begins.
The wind velocity OF the typhoon is
likely to reach one hundred miles an
hour: often il blows at much
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
The Irish Cable Outrage.

The Irish Republicans could have
chosen no quicker way of killing any
remaining sympathy which may have
been felt for them in America than
seizing the cables and cutting of
communication between this country
and most of Europe.
1t was bold stroke. all the more
unexpected because of the deviltry
and futility of it. Stopping the great
cable lines which run from south
western Ireland to Canada and the
United States is not of any military
value to the rebels. The harm 1t
does is not so much to the Free State
or England as 1t is to the United
States and Canada.
Possibly the Republicans had ii in
mind to embarrass the Free State
Government. In matter of inter
national concern Great Britain is
questioned regarding occurrences in
a Dominion. If the Free State troops
cannot recapture the cables, then
England must step in and force the
resumption of communication. The
Republicans may hope that such an
act would embitter southern Ireland
against England.
The fact is, of course, that the reb-
els are alternating themselves from
Americans and Irish alike by such
tactics. They have to a large extent
shut off America and Europe from
news of each other. They have done
something about as vicious as burn
ing the mails and they will be held in
general contempt and adherence
accordingly.
No sane American or Irishman
will blame Great Britain for doing at
once everything in her power to end
this impossible situation unless the
Free State Government is fortunate
enough to cope with 1t Immediately.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09

twenty-one horses. and perhaps another
added for the top man. but the horses
were not placed side by side but neck 70
neck.
About forty-nve years ago at Smiths
Falls we were surprised to see a circus
poster saying that circus would appear
on Monday, October 10. We thought it
pretty late there. Sunday came and
we saw small steamer tied up. and we
found on board OF her was the circus.
We heard that the performers were
people who had just copcluded engage
ments with big tent and had char
tered the small steamer and would give
small show along the river In both
small and large places
There were perhaps twenty or twenty
five people in the show. two being
women, equestriennes, as we later
learned. The clown was Pete Conklin,
and the great leaper George M. Kelly
was among the acrobats. They had only
three horses, and the clown said You
may call us a one horse show-but we
are three" The tent was jammed and
all the actors were good Mr.. Kelly did
not do much tumbling. but he did show
what graceful and birdlike jumper
he was.
He was slim and tall and seemed In
age somewhere about the forties. One
leap showed he could without effort do
great things. The three horses were
placed just at the end Of the runway and
springboard. A man with a papered
hoop stood on the middle horse. Mr..
Kelly ran down the runway, leaped
through the hoop and went up to near
the canvas at the top OF the center tent
pole before he came gliding down to the
ground. A gull could not dive down
more gracefully. JOHN DUNBAR.
PERTH AMBoY. N. j.. August s.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Reeds Ovation.

1t was no wonder that Senator JIM
REED of Missouri received an ovation
when he returned to his seat in
Washington. Every Senator must
admire courage, whether or not he
himself is the happy possessor of it.,
and in REED the Senators saw man
who followed up the courage of his
fight in the Senate against the Cove
nant with the courage of his fight for
vindication in his party.
The Senate saw in REED the win
ner of a bitter fight against tre-
mendous odds. He had come back
with victory not only over BREcK.
INRmGE LONG and the pro-League
wing Of the Democratic party in Mis-
souri,, but over a former President of
the United States, who is still, in
many minds, the leader of the Demo-
cratic party. REED had convinced the
majority of his party in Missouri that
it was not he who made a mistake
but the party that made mistake in
Offering TO embrace the League Of
Nations.
There is a good lesson in REED for
the other Senators. REED has shown
them that a man can be greater than
his party or his President and still
not be exiled for the offense.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Rewarding a Lawless Raider.

Mayor HYLAN's factotum, Commits
sioner HIRsHFIELD, who investigated
a raid on the apartment of Mrs.
NORRIS II. ELvIDGE by police in search
of contraband liquor, denounces the
affair as an outrage. THE police" he
says, cannot be too severely CEN
sured," and he has recommended that
the District Attorney proceed against
the policemen involved.
Commissioner HIRsHFIELD Is to be
commended for this exhibition Of ap-
parently honest indignation. The
public has nothing but indignation
for official abuse of the rights of citi-
zens, and particularly of those con-
stitutional rights which are supposed
to guard every person and every
home against official injustice and
meddling.
And yet in the same paper with the
news of the Elvidge case there is an
unpleasant reminder OF another
incident over which Commissioner
HIRsHFIELD did not wax so indignant.
Last November some policemen raided
the Town Hall and by force prevented
respectable citizens from speaking.
HRsHFIELD held an inquiry into this
shameful affair. The investigation
ended with the blame laid at the door
of Police Captain DoNoHUE.
Nobody was ever punished for the
Town Hall outrage. And on Monday,
when HIRsHFIELD was denouncing the
police for entering unlawfully an
apartment, Captain DoNoHUE was be-
ing promoted to be deputy inspector.
The Police Commissioner rewards
man who committed the very sort Of
offense which, according to the new
temper of the Commissioner Of Ac-
counts, deserves tho attention of the
Grand Jury.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
The Public Should Organize.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Have the
politicians surrendered to the unions?
The unions are organized. the public Is
not therefore politicians align themselves
with the unions and the public suffers.
The railroads have suffered all kinds
OF abuses from official interference. Bill
lions of dollars are invested by the pub
lie in railroad properties: hundreds OF
thousands Of private citizens depend on
these investments for their living; the
unions depend on them for their living.
and yet because they cannot dictate the
arrangements they would ruthlessly tear
down the structures.
The public must organize against the
politicians that cater to the minority In
order to keep in Office. Let US cast them
out root and branch. All honor to THE
New YORK HERALD, our great indepen-
dent newspaper, not afraid of the wool
Senators and the union agitators.
WILLIAM w. WEIGH.
PATERSON, N. j., August 8.
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New York's Two Minute Trotter.

When the trotting mare Media. by
Atlantic Express. 2:0724, made rec
ord OF 1894 without the aid of
pacemaker at Toledo, Ohio, last week
she scored triumph for her breeder,
w. b. DrcKERMAN OF Hillandale
Farm, Mamaroneck, and gave the
students of horse breeding fresh op-
portunity to speculate on the limit OF
speed of the American light harness
horse.
Incidentally the Empire State as
nursery for speed gains fresh re-
nown through the feat. as the birth
place of both Media and her sire,
Atlantic Express, is less than twenty
FIVE miles from the New York City
Hall. The private track on which
both we're developed Is favorite re-
sort OF the members of the Old Guard
OF the trotting horse world like
ALBERT HALL, DAVID Look, JAMES
McCLENAHAN and A. 8. CospEv, who
often occupy seats in the small stand
with Mr.. DIcKERMAN and study the
horses at slow work, or hold their
watches on trials in preparation for
the day of battle in some classic OF
the Grand Circuit.
Advocates of thoroughbred blood
in the trotter will find support for
their theories in the performance OF
Media. as her sire. Atlantic Express,
had for his mother the noted colt
carnpaigner Expressive. 2:12h, a
daughter of Electioneer and the
blooded mare Esther, by Express. In
the manner in which Media did the
mile at Toledo there is ground for
the belief that she will supplant Lou
Dillon. 1851, as queen OF the trot-
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Coolidge Showed the Way.
He Disregarded Politicians In Deal.
ing With Strikers.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Your
fearless stand for the business men and
the business interests OF the country as
against the labor unions and their agi-
tators Is most encouraging as well as
inspiring.
1 wish you could remind the politi-
clans of the stand Governor Coolidge OF
Massachusetts took when the labor un-
ions and their agltators threatened and
tried to frighten him and the citizens
of that Commonwealth. When he took
his great stand with the business men
Of his State and defied the agitators
with all their unions the strikes and
all other so-called dangers were imme-
diately at an end.
The country was electrified by Gov
erpor Coolidge and his courageous stand
at that time, and the whole country
would rise up and stand back of Presi-
dent Harding II he adopted the same
methods. Let the business men run
their businesses and let the politicians
keep out.
This Is still America and We Amer
leans can still handle our affairs with
out labor union agitators trying to make
Europe out OF this country.
J. II. Cook.
SOUND BEACH, Conn.,. August s.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
greater rate. AS the typhoon travels

greater rate. AS the typhoon travels
along the coast in a westerly direc-
ton, the skin friction of the on-shore
wind drags the water with it, raising
the level two, three and even five feet
above it's normal level, flooding the
lowlands and tearing them away with
hurricane driven waves. Then, with
the rear of the whirl, the wind is re-
versed and the retreating food nm
ishes the work of wreckage.
All this occurred at Galveston and
the results there will fully describe
the catastrophe at Swatow. Accord
ing to the reports thus far received,
the loss of life is placed at $4,000
human beings. When the death
toll is fully, made up the list
may far exceed the figures given.
Figures concerning the loss of prop
erty are not reported. That practi-
cally every dwelling in the city was
destroyed indicates the force of the
typhoon and the area of its sweep.
Inasmuch as European commercial
interests in Swatow are very great, it
is likely that sea wall will be con-
structed to protect the city from flu
ture inundations. And II the floods
which the typhoon drags upon the
coast can be prevented the hurricane
winds of the future will be deprived
Of their most deadly feature.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Old Circus Days.
The Late George M. Kelly's Accom-
plishments as Leaper.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: One does
pot read much now of the old time
wagon circuses. OF course one must be
aged to write of them. and acknowl-
edge that is the case with me.
AS a kid I had more interest In the
announcements Of the coming shows
advertised in the two weekly papers
of our town than in any other one
thing. lived in a small town In Cam
ada named Smiths Falls, In Ontario.
about forty miles west of Ottawa. My
uncle. with whom I lived. had been
captain of passenger steamer on the
St Lawrence River. He was pretty
shrewd, and when he quit the water he
married and became the owner OF much
land around Smiths Falls. He became
a kind OF gentleman farmer. was reeve
OF the township and a Justice OF the
peace.
Most OF the travelling circuses APP
peared on his land. This meant that
all the family, including myself. had
tickets to the big show and all the side
shows and the concerts that followed
the big entertainment.
Thus ! got to know many OF the old
time acrobats. The first tumbler I ever
saw do the double somersault without
the use OF springboard was William
Bachelor. who was with the w. w.
Cole show. He did It on the level
ground and without much OF a run. Hc
took his spring from the wooden wedge.
carpet covered, that all shows used to
have inside the ring. He made the
double right and landed on his feet.
Some years later when the shows
Travelled by rail / was in Kingston.
Canada and / read In paper that In
few days the Nathan circus was to
appear In watertown. N. Y. went
to watertown. and there ] read on
the show posters that one acrobat with
the show. Dan O'Brien. did the triple
somersault. l went TO the show more
than for any other thing to see the
triple. Well, l did not see IT. When
the time for his appearance came the
ringmaster stepped forward and said:
II regret TO have TO say to you,
ladies and gentlemen. owing to the In
equality of the ground here. which you
can see, Mr.. O'Brien cannot do his act.
but he will surely do II tomorrow In
Ogdensburg, where we will be-"
/ don't know II this Dan O'Brien Is
stili alive, but few years ago he was
living In Pceksiill. ". Y. A doctor
In northern New York wrote THE SUN
once that he had~seen O'Brien with the
Barnum 4 Bailey show In Rome. n. T.,
do the triple.
saw some three months ago a
clipping from Binghamton paper re-
cording the death there or the cham
pion leapcr. George M. Kelly. aged 81.
II said he held the world championship
and had appeared before royalty IN
England and France. In England he
had leaped over twenty-six horses before
Queen Victoria, and in Paris or Fon-
tainebleau, before royalty. he had leaptd
over twenty-eight. and these horses wer,
standing side by side. have seen such
men as Bob Stickney and others 20 over
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
CHARGE EFFEMINATE
PARSONS RUIN CHURCH
Vicar of st. Jude's Complains
of Lack of Virilify.

Special Gable to THE NEW York HEHArp
Copyright, 1899, ov THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,l
London. Aug. 3.
Many OF the younger clergy OF London
attended a conference convoked by the
Vicar OF st. Jude's in Hampstead Gar
dens. The vicar complained that the
failure of the churches in England now
'adays was due TO effeminate parsons
and cranks and asserted that the clergy
as a rule were "spineless and effem-
mate"
Among the specific charges were milk
and water views. fabby handshakes and
depressing services, evil denounced In a
naughty, naughty tone, sermons too
long and often namby- pamby" and too
many weak and feeble personalities In
the church instead OF the virile type
from whom to seek advice.
The most practical suggestion was a
proposal for a secret commission of the
younger clergy to study first hand the
causes OF the failure of the Church. L.
p. Stevens. succentor of the Southwark
Cathedral. says that the Church recruits
effemInate types, the virile man not be-
ing attracted by the calling. He wants
young and vigorous minds searching for
the true causes OF failure and setting
right the Church. : 3
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Lacking the Lure.

Now the underwear athletic
Through price variations ranges,
Through such all-cmbracing changes
They're pathetic.
Now the shirts and other fiummery.
And the shoes and socks called sporting.
Find the window cards reporting
Prices summery
Now the pongec silk and mohair.
In both mems and women's clothing.
Can be had for almost nothing
Costs are nowhere.
Now the wraps and coats of sable,
And the capes of mole and marten.
Soon to shoot the chutes win start in
See each label.
Yes it's August August weather
Finds you indisposed to buy things
For you like the--can't keep dry things
Altogether
MAURICE Morris.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09

land and the whole course OF Amer
lean history might have been
greatly changed.
There has been wabbling at Wash
ington as TO the hazy claim extend
ing American inspection at sea, in
certain functions of Government, to a
twelve mile limit. That is another
story, concerning which the Depart
ment of Justice might we'll refer to
the correspondence of our Depart
ment Of State with the Russian Gov
ernment in the time of PHILANDER
KNOX. But either as to twelve miles
or three miles, the exemption Of ves-
sells from visitation and search on the
high seas in time of peace is perfectly
clear and definitely established as
the American principle; and as JOHN
BAssETT MooRE, formerly Assistant
Secretary of State and Counselor Of
the Department of State, and now
member of the permanent Court at
The Hague and Judge of the per-
manent Court of International JUS
tice, has remarked: THE principle
grows rather than diminishes in the
estimation OF mankind. Nor Is there
any page in American diplomacy
more glorious than that in which the
successful advocacy OF this great
principle is recorded"
Great Britain, it will be remem-
bered, notoriously failed to share the
enthusiasm of President WILSON'S
Administration for the firm estab-
lishment in international law of the
principle OF the freedom of the seas
as one of the once famous Fourteen
Points. The United States, on the
other hand, has upheld that principle
with general consistency and some
times at a great sacrifice OF other
considerations. THE New YORK HER
AID is constrained to say, therefore.
that in the present topsy-turvy as
pect Of the case, with England as
serting and the United States appar-
emily denying, for mere convenience
in the enforcement of domestic liquor
laws, there Is produced situation
which verges on the grotesque.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Briton Urges World Commonwealth.
Lionel Curtis, at Institute of Politics, Cites British
Empire a. international State Providing Model.

am infinitely proud that my own
countrymen did not shrink from the
perils involved.
Right principles of action will only
be discovered by those with the daring
to act. IN the last analysis, men learn
only by making mistakes and dwelling
on them; for mistakes can be remedied
II recognized in time, and ! think we
have recognized our mistakes in lndia
in time. Frankly. I believe that the
cause of freedom in the East has gained
immeasurably by the inclusion OF India
In commonwealth which centers In
the west"
DIR. Manoel de Oliveira Lima OF Brazil
gave an account In his lecture Tonight
Of the diplomatic relations between the
United States and Brazil. He described
various controversies between the Two
countries, and added:
"Such incidents as these daily occur
In the life OF civilized countries and
have no real Importance when they do
not affect vital interests, or do not
possess a special national meaning; IN
other words, we may say, when there
Is no. hidden purpose. The relations
between the United States and Brazil
never -lsed to be friendly and grew
more AMI more cordial through a better
reciprocal knowledge OF the two coun-
tries-e5pecially better on our side,
dare say-and through stronger COM
mercial lies which In most cases pave
the way for an understanding, not only
economical. but political"
Arthur s. Draper. American corre-
spondent in London. at the round table
on international Journalism this morn
ing declared that the majority of un-
biased readers would agree that the
American press liz more independent
than the British to-day.
"On the other hand" he went on. ut
is undoubtedly true that the British Is
more powerful In influencing public
opinion. The London press is national
interne tional in its outlook. OF how
many American newspapers can that
be said?
"Britain's interests lie largely out
side the British Isles, and 1t Is only
natural that tho London press should
handle matters with that thought In
mind"
The round table considered propa-
addition to the regular group there were
present DR.. Harry A. GARFIELD. chair
nan OF the Institute OF Politics and
president Of Williams College: DR.. AL
fred L. p. Dennis, leader Of the round
table on foreign policies OF Soviet Rus
sia, and Prof. Jesse 8. Reeves of the
University of Michigan, leader of the
round table on State succession and
peace treaties.
1t was tho general sense Of the con-
ference that more cooperation between
public officials and newspaper men was
needed.
The New York herald., 1922-08-09
A Convict Syndicate.

In the United States some i'll adj
yised social reformers seek to have the
convicts coddled. In Mexico, perhaps
weary of waiting for soft hearted
advocates to appear, the convicts of
the Federal prison in the capital
have started to coddle themselves.
They have formed syndicate, which
seeks to affiliate with the Mexican
labor organization known as the Re-
gional Federation of Workers. The
prisoners have elected officers, care
fully choosing long term men so that
there will be continuity of service.
They have framed a constitution,
which demands an eight hour day
with extra pay for overtime. Pre-
sumably they will strike IL the Gov
ernment does not promptly ratify the
constitution.
These enterprising convicts have
humor. for they describe them selves
as workers who temporarily are de-
tanned from following their elected
professions" An equal sense of the
ridiculous may guide the authorities
to an easy solution of this latest
problem in penology; otherwise the
salubrious regimen of bread and
water may have to be depended upon
IL the syndicate persists in trying to
dictate to the law. 1t is pretty GER
tain that there will be neither walk
out nor lockout. II the worst comes
to the worst the Mexican authorities
can send for that distinguished soci-
ologist and experienced discipline
rian PANcHo VILLA. He might
handle the case better than, say,
THOMAS MORT OSBORNE.