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The New York herald., 1922-04-10
Oil Pollution's Deadly Work.

The Department or Agriculture is
attacking the oil waste menace with
commendable energy and is getting
encouraging results. 1t is not alone
on the seashore and in the harbors
that the spreading Of oil has done
damage and is threatening to do
more. Inland waters are being pol.
luted as well.
An instance of this was recently
brought to the attention of the De-
partment of Agriculture with the
result that action was taken which
abated the nuisance. 1t was at Las
Vegas, Nevada. The Union Pacific
Railroad at that point had been per-
mitting oil waste from its shops to
flow over the surface of an adjacent
five acre pool of water. The pool
had long been a resort for migra-
tory game birds. They alighted
there by hundreds, particularly in
the night hours.
Just as has happened on Nara.
eansett Bay and on other coastal
bodies OF water. the floating oil spread
death among the birds. Ducks and
other wild fowl were so begummed
with the stuff that they were unable
to move their wings in fight or to
dive for food. Along the shores and
floating on the water they were found
in great numbers dead or dying.
Those afioat had died of starvation,
with food within their reach. On
this little five acre pool in Nevada
ninety-eight wild fowl, mostly ducks,
were picked up at one time.
DR.. L. w. NELSON, chief of the Bio
logical Survey, brought the matter to
the attention of the railroad officials,
who at once took measures for the
construction of a plant to recover
waste oil and to prevent its further
escape into the pool. If cooperation
of corporations and individuals with
Government representatives could al
ways be obtained as speedily as in
this case the abatement of the nui
sance would soon follow. But on
coastal and harbor waters the offend
ers are numerous and many Of them
like oil burning steamships, are
migratory. Fixing individual respon
sibility is therefore difficult.
The only way that seems to be
open for meeting the problem is by
restrictive Federal and State legisla
tion carrying heavy penalties. Sew
eral bills providing these are before
Congress, and II. J. BURLINGTON, State
Fish and Game Commissioner, has
been pressing the matter upon the
people and legislators of New Jersey
Game birds in great numbers have
been found crippled by the oil on
Barnegat Bay and other New Jersey
waters, he declares, the fishing and
oyster industries of the State are
gravely endangered, and the waters
OF some of New Jerseys seashort
resorts threaten to become unfit for
bathing.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
MONDAY. APRIL 10, 1922.
To Make Better Citizens.

Senator SHoRTRIDGE of California
has introduced in the Senate COM
prehensive bill to amend and codify
the United States statutes regulating
admission to American citizenship,
the status of aliens domiciled in this
country, and the rights of American
women marrying subjects of other
Powers.
In its purpose and in form the
Shortridge bill is admirable. 1t would
change the title of the Naturalization
Bureau in the Department Of Labor
to the Bureau of Citizenship, and on
this bureau the work of administer
ing the law would be put. The bu-
reau would establish schools for the
instruction of aliens in the Ameri-
can system of government and in
American history.
These schools would be supported
from fund raised by imposing on
aliens between Is and 81 registra-
tion fee OF S. and on aliens over 21
a tax of S24 a year. The non-citizen
would not be compelled to attend
these schools, but as long as he re-
mained an alien the tax would be
collected from him.
This would necessarily involve
registration Of aliens. Registration,
If properly carried out, would render
1t difficult for persons illegally in the
United States to remain here. The
number Of such persons now here is
large; THE NEW YORK HERALD re-
Gently exposed the carefully organ
ICED smuggling business by which
Ineligible aliens are sneaked into the
country.
The law now provides that an
American woman marrying an alien
shall lose her citizenship and that
the wives of aliens admitted to Amer
lean citizenship shall automatically
share their husbands status. Sen
ator SHoRTRIDGE proposes to allow
American born wives of. foreigners
to retain American citizenship and
to make their children citizens even
though they we're born in foreign
country. Registration at an Ameri-
can consulate would be necessary to
establish their status. This provi-
sion would be capable OF abuse and
under some circumstances might lead
TO friction. Notwithstanding this it
will commend itself to many Ameri-
cans. That American citizenship
Chould not be automatically con-
fcrred on any adult needs no argu-
ment; an alien woman entering the
electorate should be subjected to
tests and prove qualifications just
as man does.
Senator SHoRTEIpGE's bill may need
revision in some particulars, but in
general it looks toward the correc-
tion of notorious abuses, the raising
OF the standard Of naturalized citi.
zens and better protection of the citi-
zenship OF the United States from
carelessly accepted, unprepared ap-
plicants for admission.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
French Railway Problems.

French railways have suffered even
moro grievously than our own com
mon carriers from the evils of in
fiated costs and wages and shorter
working hours. Economist Consul
WEsTCoTT at Paris has transmitted to
the Department of Commerce the off,
cial report on 1921 operating results
OF the seven French systems, includ-
ing the one in Luxembourg and
Alsace-Lorraine. The operating def
icit totaled 1,7O1, ,039, ,434 francs, or
about s170,000,000 at present ex-
change rates. compared with deficit
in 1920 of 1,5S0,S49,511 francs, or
about $110.000,0 900 at the rate OF
exchange year ago.
The increased deficit, it should be
noted, does not threaten the financial
position Of the roads, because the
French Government, under the law
passed last June, pledges itself to in
demnify the companies out Of the
Treasury or out Of common fund
consisting of the pooled surpluses OF
the railroads. In the last year pas
senger fares have risen from 70 to
so per cent. and freight rates from
130 to 140 per cent, which accounts
for the increase in gross receipts, as
shown in the exhibit below (given in
millions Of francs).
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
Greece in Financial Straits.

Complications which seem to have
been partly untangled by the reported
accord OF the Allies on the Near East
are not rendered less difficult OF COM
plete solution by the strained finan-
cial position Of Greece. The return
OF King CONSTANTINE caused England
reluctantly to join with France in de-
claring unoficially financial block
ade of Greece. Since that time the
Greek Government has tried in vain
to raise loan, or even a trade
credit. in London.
The Greek national debt exceeds
S475, 100000. exclusive of the ad-
vances by the Governments of France,
England and the United States,
amounting to an additional S50,000,-
900. The Greek budget for last
year srowed deficit of more than
3S per cent, which had to be met
out or loans and by issue OF paper
money. Several of the Government
bond issues have been put under a
shadow, and it is charged in Paris
that the Greek Government has been
guilty Of Illicit and petty methods OF
postponing interest payments in
order to cover up the fact that the
entire revenue from the budget is
barely enough TO cover the debt
service.
These charges may not all be true,
but II Is undoubtedly fact that the
return Of CONSTANTINE brought
Greece to the end Of its financial
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Partly cloudy
to-day tomorrow showers. continued
warm with moderate southerly windA
For New Jersey-Fair and continued
warm to-day; tomorrow partly cloudy
and warm, possibly local showers: mpd-
|erate southerly winds. -
For Northern New England--Local
showers. somewhat warmer to-day oto.
morrow showers; moderate southerly
winds.
For Southern New England--Partly
cloudy and warmer to-day; tomorrow
showers; moderate southerly winds.
For Western New York-Fair and
continued warm to-day; tomorrow
showers and thunderstroms and coolerk
moderate southerly winds.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-The temperas
ture was abnormally high to-day for this
date throughout the Middle Atlantic.
South Atlantic and Gulf States. Freezs
Mountain and plateau regions. sn1
In New England to-day the weather
will be partly cloudy and warmer, with
showers over the north portion to-mor-
rev, and unsettled and showery with
Moderate temperature on Tuesday. In
the Middle Atlantic States the weather
will be generally fair and warm to-rnor-
row and Tuesday except that local
showers are probable Tuesday over the
north portion. In the South Atlantic
and East Gulf States the weather will
be generally fair and warm tomorrow
and Tuesday. In the upper lake region
the weather will be cloudy and unsettled,
with local rains tomorrow and Tuesday
and with lower temperature in lower
Michigan. -,
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
Stop the Motor.
Then Robbers Would Be Hampered
and n Nuisance Abolished.

To THE New YORK Herald: Allowing
an automobile engine to run is what
ali thieves do with cars to insure a
quick get Off. Some inconsideratc but
honest persons also do this. 1t is a
noisy nuisance and affects those who
arc III. as well as those in good health.
The practice should be stopped at
once. Let everybody look with suspicion
on engines running when cars are stand
ing. CLARENCE ID. LEvEY.
New YORK. April s.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
Philharmonic Ends Its Regular Season
Demonstration for Mengelberg After Concert in Which
Compositions Are SuperbIy Played.

pose OF this organization Is the establish
ment OF medical college In Palestine.
The artists who took part we're Mime.
Germaine Schnitzer who filled the first
part OF the program by playing list
OF favorite plano pieccs-mostly ny
standard mposers--lncluding Kreis-
ler's "Schoen Rossnarin,' which she re-
ncated Miss May Peterson, a soprano
OF the Metropolitan Opera. who. with
Francis Moore at the piano, sang two
iroups of airs and songs. including an
excerpt from Korngold's die Tote
Stadt." and Thrane's Norwegian Echo
song" and Rubin Davis. who, accom-
panied at the piano by Ralph Douglas,
pave two groups of violin solos, inciud-
ing Zinbalist's "Hebraic Melodies.
The large audience seemed greatly to
enjoy the entertainment.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
Sidewalks Obstructed.
New Jersey Commuter Complains o.
Trucks and Rubbish Piles.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Regard
ing the letter in your paper about the
trucks and rubbish Jersey commuters
have to pass and wade through on their
way to work in New York, particularly
in Chambers, Warren and Murray
streets. where the sidewalks are filled. let
me ask whether in view OF the fact that
the Jersey commuters work in New York
and have to pay New York State tax
it is not up to the State or city to make
paths and keep them clean from refuse
so that these people will not come to
their offices with dirty shoes, torn clothes
and in general discomfort?
NEW York, April s. NEW JERSEY.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
JOHN MCCORMACK ILL.
Concert for Last Night Is Post
poned to April 80.

The concert which John Mccormack,
the distinguished tenor. was to have
given last evening in the Hippodrome
Lad to be postponed. Mr.. Mccormack
was suddenly attacked BY tonsilitis and
was forbidden by his physician to at
tempt to sing. He will so to Atlantic
City to recuperate.
1t was announced last evening by his
manager, Charles Wagner, that tickets
for the concert would be accepted at the
recital which the tenor will give at the
Hippodrome on April 80, or the money
will be refunded at the box office to
those who cannot use the tickets on tnat
date.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

rope. On the other hand. the Turkish
Nationalists are regaining lost power
and have at their command substan-
tial resources, monetary and political.
The latest accord of the Allies scrap
ping the Sevres treaty again supports
the familiar jocular declaration that
the only way to get the Turk out OF
Europe Is to move the European
boundary westward.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
FREDERIC wARREN's CONCERT

The fourth and Anal Frederic War
rem ballad concert was given last night
at the Selwyn Theater. The artists
who took part were Mime. Olga War
ren. coloratura soprano; Miss Alice
Mertens, contralto; Colin O'More,
tenor: Jerome Swinford. barytone. and
Francis Moore, accompanist. The pro-
gram, of admirable variety. consisted OF
quartet selections, group OF solos Tor
each singer and Liza Lehmann's song
cycle, "In Persian Garden, Tor Tour
solo voices and quartet. Tne audience
was large.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

These ratios reflect decreasing
wages and costs Of material in the
United States; but in France no such
decline has occurred. Last year the
eight hour day was introduced on the
French railways, and in addition to
the larger personnel thus made
necessary, an increase in wages was
granted under the threat of nation
wide transportation strike.
The State railway system is the
worst managed Of all the roads; its
deficits have been larger and its OPP
Grating ratios higher than those Of
any Of the others-facts which sub
tract nothing from the wisdom OF
the French Governments recent an
nouncement that 1t intends to sell
the State owned system to private
corporation and get out Of the rail-
road business for good.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
ARRIVALS AT GEDNEY FARM.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, April 9.--Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Loesch have returned to
Gedney Farm Hotel for their usual sea-
son stay other arrivals include DR..
and Mrs. A. f. .Paulsen, Mrs. A. J..
Sherer and Miss Mildred Sherer, New
York Mrs. William Darbee. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. X. Schwartz and Mr.. George f.
Parmelee of Brooklyn. and Mr.. and Mrs.
William S. Gregory, Newark, N. J.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

A passenger train speeding to New
York city was nearly derailed by some
planks piled on the track, presumably
by children at play. Their exploit is
described as q prank" Had Wig
liant engineer not seen the obstruc-
ton and saved the train from wreck
a terrible tragedy might have re-
suited. Under the circumstances 1t
would not be unduly severe to describe
this exploit by word harsher than
prank"
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

In Altus. Arkansas. the women COM
posing an all feminine ticket for city
offices werc defeated because of the
revelation on the eve of election that
not one of tho candidates had paid a
poll tax. How unchivalrous Of tho
masculine element in Altus Are
women In politics to be held to the
same rigid code OF observance of stat
utes as men?
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

Nord=North; Est=East; r. l.. NJ.
Paris. Lyons and Mediterranean; Midi
South Central; p. O.=Paris- Orleans !;
Etat=State Railways; A. L. & G. L.
Alsace-Lorraine and Guillaume-Luxcm-
burg.
For purposes Of comparison Consul
WEsTcorT cites the operating ratios
of five American railway systems for
the two years:
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
CANADIAN BARITONE SINGS.

Duncan Robertson, a Canadian barry
tone, gave his first song recital mere
last evening at the Punch and JUDY
Theater. Walter Golde was at the
piano. The program, which was nneiy
selected contained cassie airs and
modern songs from composers of several
lands. Mr.. Robertsons singing was
very warmly received.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
An Old Missouri Church.

From the Kansas Cify Times
The oldest Protestant church In Missouri
and also the oldest west OF the Mississippi
Is NJ Caledonia, Washington county. II
was established in 1916. or i09 years ago.
by denomination OF tic Southern prcsby-
tcrian Church. which founded colony
there from North Carolina.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

THO A.sooiated Press il exclusively entitled
"a the usc for republication Of all news uis-
na tc,es credited to II or not otherwise
credited IN this paper, anu also tno ioS@'
news published herein. 49,.
All rirhts OF republication OF special dis-
patches herein are also reserved. w n
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

With Leviathan gone. the Jersey
shore had a strange and unfamiliar
aspect yesterday This morning many
a ferry borne commuter will look for
the big ship and miss her dingy gray
hull.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

1t having been proved that feminine
hair was bobbed in Egypt 1900 years
ago. what becomes of the charge of
ultra modernity so often made against
tle fiapper of to-day?
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
An Arkansas Greeting .

Mid,coy correspondence Monticello Monticello
ninr.
He'll. how's cverybody7 Old Midway Is
down IN the mouth this week.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
CONCERT FOR PALESTINE FUND
Jewish Physicians Give Entertain.
ment for Medical College.

A concert Of interest and variety
was given yesterday afternoon in Car
negie Hall under the auspices os the
American-Jewish physicians. dentists
and pharmacists committee. The pur-
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

III the Swift law had been in effect
In his time Rip Van Wrinkle would
have been constructively dead four
times.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

The Government Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing has shut down, but
not because it wasn't making money.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Highest temperature. SO. at II: :0f A
Lowest temperature, 81, at II AS A
Average temperature. 81.
The New York herald., 1922-04-10
LOCAL wEATHER REcoRps.

The temperature in this city yesterday, az
recorded by the official thermometer Is
shown In the ANNEXED fahla
The New York herald., 1922-04-10

CLINTON scoLLARp.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-23

degree the exploration of new territory. Since production is sustained only by drilling an increasing number of wells in any given field, and since new territory must be opened up to compensate for exhaustion of old fields decline in drilling is after time followed by falling off in production. Conversely per iod of prosperity brings increased production after delay of months
 "Thus, while the increasing production in the first part of 1921 was probably result of the proseprity in 1919 and the first part of 1920, there is likely to be period of declin- ing output ahead which will reflect the de- pression of the first part of 1921. The number of new oil wells completed fell off from about 1880 in January, 1921 to about 752 in October, the latter figure being the smallest in the last five years. November returns, however, show an increase to 903 wells.''
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-23
HUGE COST OF STRIKES

Do strikes really pay the strikers? How much would be your guess on what strikes cost in 1920? Our government, after carefully compiling the figures of wages lost in this country that year to men on strike, finds it to be $13,000,000 for every working day, after allowing six national holidays and 52 Sundays. The total of $4,000,0000O almost enough to run the government itself in these times of ex- pensive government.
 Four billion dollars lost in idleness, which might have been earned, spent on families and homes, and put in circulation!
 The striker seems to take an explainable sense of independence in going on strike but if those who have been indulging in the occu- patton of striking, or are thinking of doing so, would take pencil and sit down to figure out the net result with their wives, they would then be in a better position to answer to them selves, the somewhat essential question:" Does it pay?'
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-23
A MAN MUST EAT

There was young fellow named Hill Who loved a pretty lass named Jill,
 He found she could not cook,
 He said, For girls I'll look Who can with skillets show some skill
 We noticed headline the other day reading: Takes Dog and Flees.' There was an awful good chance for a typographical error.
 9Th only difference betwixt tn thermometer an tn cost O Twin remarked Amas Fash, who has large family like ourn, lis thet once in a while tn thermometer comes down a lttle As I stand on my porch t'day an see tn river cross tn way, can not see no reason why tn price, O ice should be so high"
 You should stand by your grocer argued the Business Booster "I al way do when he is weighing my pur- chases," replied Mrs. Housekeeper.
 Hell is where you go when you die. provided you enjoyed yourself on earth.
 Astronomers have discovered that the moon is travelling faster than formerly Cordovans say she has to- in order to keep up with this hustling old earth.
 An irate reader of this great uplift colyum presents us with little toy bull. Thanx, friend, we'll make it our official mascot.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-23
WHEN PA IS SICK

WHEN PA IS SICK When Pa is sick, he's scared to death, An Ma an us just holds our breath. He crawls in bed, an puffs and grunts, And does all kinds of crazy stunts. He wants "'Doc" Brown, an mighty
 quick.
 For when Pas i'll, he's awful sick. He gasps and groans, an sort O signs, He talks so queer, an rolls his eyes. Ma jumps an runs, an all of us, An all the house is in fuss. An peace and joy is mighty skeerce- When Pa is sick it's something fierce. We go from verse to worse! v
 PoME
 Every Goat-Getter
 I grant you annoys,
 But there is only one "getter"
 Who upsets my poise,
 And he is the bird
 The king of kill-joys,
 Who always comes back with
 "Yes, but MY motor, boys!"
 A local reformer wants the girls to stop rolling their own, meaning ci- garettes 'neverthing. He doesn't sug- gest, however, who he thinks should roll 'em.
 A bandit after buying a pair of shoe laces at a Seattle, Wash store, says the Seattle Star, held up the proprietor and took s275. That's starting on a shoe string
 The correct use of "lie" and lay also worries a farmer every time a hon cackIes.
 A Pennsylvania man advertises a liberal reward for a bunch of keys he had lost. That night the finder of the keys entered the mans office, unlock ing the door to the office and his safe with the keys, and took $1S4. Burg lars. as we'll as chicken thieves, read advertisements.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-23
NEW CABLE IS NEEDED

There is very great need for the replace ment of the present submarine cable between Seattle and Alaskan points by new and more modern system. In urging Congress to make provision for this replacement Maj. Gen.
 era George O. Squier, Chief Signal Officer
 of the army, is following up the action taken Iby his immediate predecessor in office for
 the need has been recognized by Signal Corps officers for a number of years.
 The present cable is so badly worn that the making of repairs to breaks in it has be come a difficult task and men who have work led in it for years have predicted that the time lis not far distant when repairs cannot be made on the long cable between Sitka and Seattle and any break is likely to result in absolute suspension of cable service for an indefinitely long period Should such circumstance oc- cur, the resultant loss to Alaska would be se were. It is true that communication with the
 outside world would not be shut off by sus- pension of the cable service for the navy has
 a chain of radio stations for use in cmergen- cies. It has been demonstrated in actual ex-
 perience that the radio system cannot replace cables but are rather supplemental to them. The urgent demand for new transpacific cable is further proof of that fact.
 General SqWer's proposal that new Alaska
 cable be made a section of the proposed new Pacific cable is further reason for favorable action by Congress. The present cable is work ing at capacity virtually all year long, No
 new fields can be served by it. A newer and
 more modern system must be had, before a
 materially larger volume of business can be handled.
 The cable system is one of the important factors in the development of the territory. It is one branch of the governments activi- ties in Alaska for which there is almost uni
 versal praise. It is selfsupporting and has been for years. By replacing it with a more efficient system, Congress would make sound investment and one on which returns are al- ready assured It is to be hoped that Gener- al Squier is successful in his campaign.-Ju- neau Emprie.