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The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Knows How to Wear Cfothcs;.
Looks Like Brewer. Unlike Banker

The man who does not know him
and has seen him i'm cartoon and Carl
cature in New York papers for n
score of years would probably be sur
prised TO have Mr.. Murphy pointed
out on the street. In dress as i'm
everything he is conventional and
modest Always is he we'll tailored.
His clothes At well and he wears them
well. In evening clothes no is the
last word I'm fashion. But there is
never anything fashy about his ap-
pearance. never the big diamonds and
red ties which formerly were part of
n political boss's makeup. lie looks
more like tho prosperous business
man or the wealthy retired brewer.
Hardly would he suggest the banker
or college president.
In his habits, too, he Is as con-
servative as I'm dress and golf. lie
takes a drink when he wants t. which
isn't often. and he prefers good wine.
He discourages drinking as prac-
tice because II lowers efficiency. and
no will not tolerate drunkenness In
any man on whom he relies or whom
no picks for high official responsible
ity. A little moderate drinking OF
good liquor on an occasion which jus
titles merriment or when he Is enter
tanning guests at home Us about his
limit. Smoking. too. Is thing TO be
INDUCED for pleasure rather than 90
be developed as an excess 20 injuro
the nerves lie smokes a little, per-
haps "a cigar a day!
This conservatism and routine eN-
tends TO his health. That comes first
and he shows tho care he gives IL.
Those who are close 10 him have been
surprised TO learn Of lato thai the
Chief was cutting down n little on
his golf. lie has not been playing tho
two rounds day which nc did for
mcrly. And they have learned that
his physician has told him TO slow up
little. There Is nothing the matter
with him but he is no longer young
ster and there Is tho possibility that
strain may affect the heart And
Mr.. Murphy is very conservative as
we'll as So
Tho Tammany leaders, position in
American politics since the IIylan and
Smith victories has taken on added
prestige. IT Is a position mover be-
fore held by Tammany man. Wber-
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Pershing and the Frat Girls

This is what Gen. Pershing said TO
tho Delta Delta-Delta girls of SYRIA
cuse University when. on the day OF
the games at the Stadium In that city
whero the American Legion held its
annual convention. he visited their
frat house: II left the meet early
just 10 see all of you. for what did the
games mean 10 mo when I had the
chance TO meet q whole crowd OF
lovely girls7 havo seen other Tri-
Dcltas before. but none so pretty as
you
AS the S. u. girls say. the General
carries a fine line OF salve.' In con-
sequence of his visit and the fact that
he has a sister who is q Trl-Delta
from the University OF Nebraska he
willingly accepted his election 10 honor
ary membership.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

commercial acetic acid. which forms
the raw material in the manufacture
of white lead pigment. Photographic
films lacquers, dyes Oike the famous
synthetic indigo). drugs like acetanilide
and aspirin and special solvents like
amyi acetatc-the "banana or' OF
commerce. Acetate OF LIME is also tho
parent of acetone-which is used so
extensively 20 dissolve acetyleno gas
and I'm tho cordite industry, in the
manufacture of chloroform and iodo-
form and In the production OF the drug
sulfonal. Acetone IS phenomenal
solvent. and all OF It's uses cannot be
enumerated.
Purified mothanol Cwood alcohol
Is the Indispensable mother substance
OF formaldehyde; tho jack of all
trades in tho chemical industry It's
water solution is well known as
"formalin" and serves as standard
dlsinfectant i'm hospital wards. n is
wonderful fungicide and its use IN
the eradication OF fungai diseases
prevalent In potatoes and grains has
been strongly advocated. II has crept
into the manufacture of various syn
thetic resins like Bakelite. which IS
itself used In the production OF insu-
lators. pipe stems. plastics. varnishes.
Photographic rccords--and what not.
Formaldehyde forms the backbone Of
number Of useful drugs like urotro-
pine (Which the chemist terms "heNa-
methylenetetramino for shor). 1n
fact it's uses arc legion. and wo can
thank its Industrial significance 10 the
production Of mothanol, product OF
wood dlstllation.
This methsnol has certain talents OF
its own. II Is useful solvent. on cr7
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
The Parents Views !
When a Headmaster
Enforces Discipline

his room not later than 10 o'clock.
Rumor had reached him that his
housemaster was TO be away that
night, and he decided to make use OF
the opportunity 10 slip away. Before
leaving he had pinned "A note on the
instructors door announcing that ne
had returned at 9:55 and had gone TO
bed. As an extra precaution he had
deposited a dummy in his bed. The
instructor in question returning TO his
room Mt 10 o'clock found the note and
later the dummy and prepared TO.
await developments. At 3 in the
morning he was rewarded by seeing
the culprit climb in his window. The
facts were duly reported to the father
and the boys immediate withdrawal
demanded. And here is an extract
from the remarkable letter penned BY
this outraged parent in reply: "In
regard to his leaving his room during
study hours, IL was a minor offense,
but, of course. deserving of punish
ment. But on the note on his door is
where you make a mistake In your
severe punishment. 1t was lie. but
a lie must be intended and realized TO
be a lie. You, like most professors.
judge all boys alike without knowing
the real characteristics\ of the boy.
He is absolutely needless. absolutely
careless, and thoughtless, and it never
entered his mind that he was writing
a lie till you told him of it. lie has
never told me a lie in his sixteen
years Of life."
This last naive statement I COM
mend to the attention of my school,
master friends. 1t offers an explana-
tlon and definition which will go far
toward enlightening their minds in re-
gard to that paradoxical and all too
common individual who has never told
his parents lie. This story Will serve
to illustrate that type Of parental mind
that seeks TO find virtue in vice or to
render innocuous mistakes that in
school life at least can only be re-
garded as injurious to the individual
concerned and menacing to the student
body as whole.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Father Argues. Pleads, Threatens;
Sometimes Even Brings Lawyer

Perhaps an even commoner type is
represented by the parent who admits
that the mistake has been made. but
insists that the school has attached
altogether too much Importance TO it
and meted out punishment far too
severe. Schoolmastcrs must deal con-
stantly with that unreasonable and
aggravating type of parental mind.
The blow has fallen and father calls.
If he happens to lack education and
has been somewhat exceptionally sue
cessful in the material world he may
bring a lawyer with him to impress
you with his business methods and
incidentally TO suggest a threat. And
how he will argue! Illogically. un-
reasonably but pugnaciousy. lie is
to blame and not the boy. The entire
student body indulges without re-
straint in the questionable pastime for
which his son is now to be disciplined.
but they have been lucky enough not
to get caught. The offense after all is
insignificant; he himself has fire.
quently made the same mistake. In
his large business interests he handles
hundreds or men and he has always
ITdNtlCeui iueTC. loWdTu lhoSc WIZ
have erred. This threatened blow Will
place a stigma on the character of this
heretofore unsulled child. His life
will be ruined. and the school will be
responsible. And so he goes on. pass
ing from mood to mood. pleading.
cajoling. threatening and occs ssionally
promising a law suit. Whatever may
be the personal feelings of the long
suffering schoolmaster under this bonn
bardment he is made sick at heart as
he realizes the utter futility of at
tempting to save from inevitable dis
aster in the years to come an other
wise promising and not at all abnormal
boy.
Occasionally a boy has character
enough to see what his father will not
see and TO face his punishment. in
spite of parental disapprovai, like a
man But these cases arc rare, and =
is expecting too much of human ma
ture. especially in the days of its
youth. TO think that they can be any
thing but rare. The end is inevitable
and i'm a long experience I cannot
point to a single case where anything
but real harm. IL not worse. has come
to the victim OF II all
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Plays Both Games
Alike, Cool and
Sure Calls His
Aids by First
Names, but He Is
Mr.. Murphy
BY GEORGE VAN SLYKE.

TT had been a hopelessly bad game
from the start. Down six holes
the foursome had sliced and
pulled, topped and fuzzled-that is,
three members Of the team had. The
fourth player was going along evenly
and smoothly, apparently oblivious to
the mental golf hazard around him.
They came to the sixth hole, a
short, easy five. The first up was
big Tom Foley, the sage leader of
the East Side. the second biggest
power in Tammany Hall. lie topped
and his ball rolled down forty yards
into the creek. He was all upset.
John OBrien, the new Surrogate,
stepped up. Evidently he was ncr-
vous. A long preliminary swaggle
and zing-he had sliced into the rough.
Andy Sheridan came next and he fol-
lowed big Tom into the creek.
The fourth player was Charles f.
Murphy, Tammany leader. During
this brainstorm-a storm which all
golfers experience-he had been stand
ing well away from the tee looking
across the greens. THAT was a. good
drive Eddie made" he remarked cas-
ually, pointing to his friend Cunning
ham, homeward bound across the way.
Murphy addressed the ball calmly.
took free easy swing. Bang!
squarely on the nose. Down the fair
way it went. straight and true a good
200 yards.
"You fellows better steady down a
little," he remarked. On the next hole
they all began to settle a bit and the
game came back.
Merely an incident in a days golf
ing, one that the Chief probably could
not remember himself. Yet 1t is in
teresting because 1t isn't a bad index
to the man. The fact is that Charles
r. Murphy plays politics exactly as
he plays golf. There is more than
one point of contact and comparison
in the two games. One wonders II the
Chiefs craze over golf may not be due
to that very fact.
When the others about him are most
excited he is calmest. Always in a
pinch he possesses that ability to de-
tach himself from the thing that is
annoying and look at something dis
tant. Never flustered and evidently
never thrilled. he keeps his mind and
his game under perfect control when
even the strong men with him are
blowing up.
Not brilliant or spectacular game
but always rciable--that's Murphy's
game in golf as in politics. He dubbed
at golf until he had mastered II as far
as his age and muscles would permit,
and having reached that stage he
maintain 1t at 100 per cent. Straight
dtywn the tairway goes his drive;
pI etry nearly always the same dis
tapce. Ills approach rolls up to the
green easily. His putt is accurate.
His card day after day. week in and
week out. registers the SS. 30. 81. He
always swings through and keeps his
eye on the ball.
This incident of the sixth hole was
ut,t at French Lick Springs. where the
Chief went with five of his friends
few weeks hack to rest after hts
smashing victory at the polls. Every
thing about the trip WIS typical OF
tho golf and Of Murphy's game"
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Murphy Like the Average Man
Except That He's Expert on SHenc

II is only natural for the man who
never goes into Tammany Hall and
who never has seen Murphy to imagine
he is rather mysterious person pos
sessing amazing ability. But TO one
who has watched him long IN action
there is nothing uncanny about him.
lie does keep the machine oiled and
always. running smoothly with suf-
ficient momentum 10 make any grade !;
he does possess tho ability of sensing
something about what the people want
for the simple reason that he knows
what he wants and Inc Is one OF the
people In taste and impulse
lie is almost typical OF the average
man OF the street in his impulses and
desires. nothing more and nothing less.
lie doesn't set up his judgment against
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Some Parents Want to Keep
Sons Record Clean at All Cost

The real character of the parent
is perhaps best revealed and the fu-
ture of the pupil most clearly de-
ter1nined when matters of discipline
are involved. The best of boys will
make mistakes. But the schoolmas-
ter. IL he has profited by experience.
will not concern himself so much with
the mistake itself. But he will be
Immensely concerned with the way
I'm which the victim faces the situa-
ton and accepts the punihsment that
his wrong doing has justly brought
upon him. In such circumstances
boys. If unhindered by parental inter-
ference. will regularly play the man.
But II is at Just this point that the
parent, even tho most Indifferent.
shakes off lethargy and prepares to
take a hand in the education of his
son. And the parent, unless nc is an
exception to the general rule. does
not at this point play the man. lie
generally does quite the reverse. In
deed. he not infrequently ends by
making fool OF himself One, and
only one. thought fills his mind. The
threatened blow must not fall. Ills
sons record must be kept clean, out
wardy at least. And most Of all the
family must be spared the disgrace"
that the infiction OF punishment.
however just. would be sure to bring.
And so he girds him for battle sadly
and inexcusably blind to the inevitable
effect that his unreasonable attitude
must have OH his boys character and
future life. That effect can DO pre-
dicted with almost as assured GER
talnty az the morning sunrise. But
at this moment argument counts for
nothing. and hard truths are not de-
sired. The threatened calamity must
be averted. that is alt
This perfectly senseless behavior is
not limited 60 the ignorant. Parents
OF intelligence and those who cherish
the highest ideals for their children
seem TO lose their bearings and all
sense Of proportion when just disci-
pine threatens. The curious attempts
TO defend Or explain the mistakes Of
an erring youngster IN such cases Of
fer an interesting and battling study Of
the psychology OF the human mind.
Tho situation would be only ludicrous
" II did not involve an element of the
tragic, for the future Of an individual
Is at stake.
Every schoolmsster is familiar with
this situation and each has his col =
lection Of illustrative incidents
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
After Twenty Years Rule Murphy the Silent
Simple in His Tastes and Good Golfer, Is
NOw a More Powerful Boss Than Ever
Tammany Chic f
Smokes a Little;
Drinks, orDrank,
a Little, and He d
Like to Elect the
Next President


ever he has gone In the last few
months great interest and curiosity
has been shown in his personality.
is dress and habits.
He is one of the best listeners
there has ever been In politics. Day
after day he sits at his dingy old desk
inside the wire fence at Tammany,
where the braves line up and pass in
review telling him their wants asking
FOR patronage and favor or getting his
permission to do something in the
district. He has to listen. That has
given. him the reputation of being Ia
comic. He really isn't. Most of the
time he hasn't anything to say and
does not say It,
J. Possessing all the famed humor OF
the Irish. there Is nothing the Chief
likes better than a good story. He
likes to hear them and to tell them,
but they have to be good. Mostly. he
draws his stories from his own polit-
ical past. anecdotes in which there is
a peculiar twist and he has hundreds
of them.
Abuse Is one of the things on which
he always has seemed to thrive. With
political enemies firing at him from
every side he has looked on with in
terest and gone on playing politics.
Only once or twice when the attacks
have touched his personal honor has
he responded and then he came into
the open with libel suits. "He must
have a tough skin" is an old phrase
in New York politics. He always has
taken it as part of the game and has
gone on indifferently because he knew
that the greater the abuse the more
loyal his friends became in the organ
ization. They closed In against the
attack of the enemy and Murphy was
quick enough to turn even this to ad-
vantaPe
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Pupils Melodranstic Absence
Finds Defender in Father

Not long ago hoy was dismissed
from my school Tor = perfectly obvious
cGc~so lio bad h7cn grnntol an cvr-
rirs tA,usc tp tud2 ~ 10 aChqoi
library and was reqgircd to report at
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Continued on Page Five.
Evening star., 1922-06-01

ing a rod or a bolt between them and
tapping. the brass around the bolt
with a hammer. bending the project
nv wSen sa9s this sH 'he is done @ bore hole, to
take one Of the screws, through both
the free. ends (holding them clamped
in the wise as you do so). Slip a screw
one on Side. Then bore a hole through
the section of brass>rod at the other
end thgure 81; Everything is now
ready to assemble.
Placing Crystal Holder.
Place the crystal holder in such
q position that the center Of the OPEN
ing sdirectly under the catwhisker
when the adjustable contact rod is
horizontal and parallel with the edge
Of the panel Mark where the hole
through the brass rod in the crystal
holder comes. Remove the crystal
holder and bore q hole for one of
the brass screws. countersinking and
securing it in position Gas you did
ing a wire from it to another bind
ing post in the same way and as IL
lustrated in figure 4.
Place the crystal holder over the
projecting end of the screw. a spring
washer over it and screw on a knurl-
ed nut. Then place the crystal in the
holder and clamp it by washer and
nut on the screw at the end OF the
holder. The detector Is now ready
to connect with your set. By keeping
a slight tension on the spring wash
ers. by means OF the knurled nuts.
the parts may be moved and swung
and yet will remain put"
By a slight turn one way or other
Of the nuts any part may be swung
Or moved freely or locked tightly in
position.
When the sensitive spot on the
crystal is found and the various parts
locked, the contact will not jar of,
as in the ordinary detector. The
two motions Of the contact rod and
the back -andeforth swing of the
crystal holder will give universal
motion and will permit making con-
tact with any spot upon the crystal.
Copyright, 1921
Tomorrow: ITO Make Two Circuit Crystal
Evening star., 1922-06-01
BY RADIO TODAY
Complete Programs Of Radio
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1880 a.m.-Meterolosical report on
$3.50 meters Of arc transmitter.
Noon and 10 p.m.-Time signal. fol-
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ders.
1880 p.m.-Naval press news; wave
length, 2.sse meters.
wwX-Post Once Department.
10 am.-Weather report for the
District Of Columbia. Pennsylvania.
Ohio; Maryland, Virginia and west
1890 a-m.-Marketgram (fruit and
veeetatles) on 100 meters.
1880, 2:15 and $3.50 pm.-C. W.
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p.m.-wholesale dairy report on
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fox trot (Rose Friendl; ON the Gin
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My Heart at Thy Dear Voice." piano
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8 to 9 pm.-Program of music by
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..Do ..L It Again" piano solo lGershwin)
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Evening star., 1922-06-01
EXPERT ADVICE ONRADIO
No. l6-To Make Really Good Detector.

nuts, washers ana thump.nut ami the
nut on the 'nrst should be soldered -
shown. The upright 10 then placed
over this screw. . washer ana knurl9d
nut placed on. II a. shown.
Crystal Holder Easily Made.
Drill a hole the size Of one OF the
brass rod. Your rod should be about
two to two and ons-half inches Ions.
In one end drill . small hole to take
the catwhisker wire bent in the shape
illustrated. Solder the cStwhiSker In
the hole. Mount the adjusting rod
upon the upright on slipping q wash
er. over the screw soldered to the up
right. then slipping on the rod bear
ing the estwhisksr: z spring washer:
can secure some brass spring washers
use one OF these between the rod and
nut, another between the nut and the
upright where 1t rests on the panel.
II you cannot get readymade spring
washers use sections cut from brase
spiral spring. as in figure g.. When
the adjustable contact rod Is In place
dropper-or a rubber stopper to q bot
tle--over the end lfigure 81 and pro-
ceed to make the crystal holder. This
Is very easily done by bending . strip
Of brass one-half an inch wide and
from one-thirty-second to one.six-
teenth inch thick into the form shown
in figure I.
he strip around short section Of ths
and solder 1t in place. Then. hold
ing the strip in your wise (fgure 81.
spread the two sides apart and bend
them into the shape shown by fofc.
Evening star., 1922-06-01
ny A. HYATT vERHILL.
Expert ON Radio TecAnelosy.


The crystal detector IN very SIM
PIE piece Of apparatus. but . great
deal depends upon 1t. AS q matter
OF fact, it Is really the most I'M.
portant part Of = crystal set. In or
der to be efficient. . detector must
possess rigidity. universal movement
of the contact wire. ease Of adjust.
ment and good contacts. The usual
type of homemade detector lacks one
or more of these important featureA
and, as a result. amateurs have q
great deal Of trouble which would
be eliminated il the detector were
perfected.
The detector shown in figure en-
bodies all the essential features Of a
perfect instrument It may be easily
made at home in a couple Of hours at
a cost Of less than one dollar. Only or
dinary tools are needed-as. ham
mer, iron wise. file. hacksaw, 4 geared
drill or a bit brace and btt-hrace
twist drills. No screw taps or dies
are required. but the maker should
be able to use a soldering iron. II
no soldering outfit Is available the
nearest tinsmith will do the little
soldering required for a few cents-
Materials required are:
A little sheet brass about ofe-thirty-
second and one-eighth inch thick; q
short bit Of brass rod about three
Evening star., 1922-06-01

12:l5 to p.m-Standard time sig
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p.m.-Program OF music.
2 p.m.--Shipping news by the Ma
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program OF music
5 p.m.-FroEram Of music.
n.m--Base ball scores: women's
fashion news by the Women's Wear
Daily. fashion newspaper program
Of music.
OF music.
s p.m--weather forecast: agri.
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- p;m.-Final base ball scores
Jack Rabbit Stories" by David Cory
1880 p.m.-"Your Daily Bottle OF
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Teacers' College. Columbia University
7:45 p.m.-"Henry Street Settle
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8 pm--Ffnal base bail scores; Ma.
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9 p.m.-Recital by James F. ONefl
Irish-American lyric dramatic tenor
accompanied by Sally Zamzok.
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