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The New York herald., 1922-04-08

sense is concerned, your business
man has enough of 1t. Those "con-
ferences." which keep earnest men
with business proposals sitting in the
reception room, are too often taken
up with the recital OF experiences in
golf and hooch. There are some very
efficient conferences of course; those
at which the material men were fix
ing prices until SAM UNTERMYER
stopped them must have been models
OF direct action.
What the business man needs is
plain. old fashioned business in ONCE
hours and some kind OF recreation
after the days work is done. Humor
itself is not necessary to enjoyment.
Some temperaments find the most
pleasant reaction in gloom. A genu-
inely tired business man scarcely
could find anything more soothing,
beside the evening fire. than THOMAS
HARpY's fine description of Egdon
Heath.
Perhaps hobby is better than
humor. A hobby can be anything so
long as it diverts the brain from tir
ing or unpleasant courses. A banker
may be a fisherman; a fish dealer
may collect coins. A furniture manu-
facturer may find solace In writing
a novel, while the weary novelist re-
freshes himself in amateur cabinet
work. This week in Paris an anony-
nous American paid $4,000 for a
postage stamp. If he Is business
man he is undoubtedly confident that
he will get $4,000 worth OF comfort
out Of the paster.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Enright's New Policemen.

Commissioner ENRIGHT asked the
Board of Estimate yesterday for 1,192
more policemen and got them. No
body will fairly question that if the
department needs the additional
1892 men it ought to have them
ought, IL 1t needs them, to have twice
that number of. new men, or three
times as many.
But also nobody will fairly ques-
tion that if Commissioner ENRIGHT
has not shown that he knows how to
lead and handle the 1880 men he
already had, he is not likely to show
that he knows how to lead and han
die the increased force OF 1882 men.
This has been the trouble with the
police situation in New York from
the beginning of the Enright admin
istration-that while the rank and
file of the force have been good po-
licemen, capable, under the right
leadership and direction, of hunting
down criminals and of stamping out
crime, the Commissioner in control
Of them has not been the man for
the place.
With 1880 members on the rolls
of New York's police force, but only
1900 of the 1850 ever on patrol
duty at any one time, there is sorry
prospect that the additional 1,192
men, disposed of in the same proper
tion and to the same effect as the
1850 have been, will make this
great city under such police manage
ment air tight against the bold def
ance of the bandits and gunmen that
have well nigh terrorized its finan-
cial, business and residential Sec
tions alike.
On the record of what the crimi-
mails have been doing and are now
doing to New York and on the record
of what Commissioner ENRIGHr has
not been doing and is1ot doing to
the criminals the judgment of this
city must be that however many new
policemen New York needed it very
much more needed and still needs a
new Police Commissioner.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Sober Men Dine and Sing.
Augustus Thomas Informed Of the
Harmony Due to Mr.. VOlstead.

To THE New YORK HERALD: I must
protest against the interview with Au-
gustus Thomas you printed under the
title "Oratlng at Dry Banquets More
Hazardous Task Than Haranguing the
Irrigated" have written to Mr..
Thomas a letter of remonstrance.
Mr.. Thomas describes modern din
rer and says the committeeman hire
cheer leaders to stand in balcony
above the speakers table and badger
the merrymakers below into singing" I"
and that "the diners sing in self-de-
fense." I have yet to find any man or
group of men who are not willing to
indulge In an old familiar song and
who have to be ballyhooed into letting
their voices harmonize with their fellow
clubmen's. And furthermore. 7 have
yet to find any jellyfish organizations
that can be induced to sing If they are
not so inclined. regardless of how many
gong leaders,. speakers and orchestras
try to inveigle them into 1t.
In my four years experience In song
leading I have never heard any singing
in cold blood" as Mr.. Thomas calls it.
1t just amt being done, and never will
be. But have seen many meeting
that would otherwise have been more
or less like funeral made interesting
through the medium of mass singing.
This lis a fact. 1t seems to me some
after dinner speakers don't know upon
which side their bread is buttered. Sing
ing breaks down the frozen atmosphere
and puts the audience into a receptive
mood for the usual speeches.
Mr.. Thomas makes reference to the
singing at dinners before prohibition
and after. / too have noticed a big
change. Before prohibition the average
singing at dinner was more like bed
lam than singing--a group of men sit
ting at one table would have their IA
vorite song, another group Of men In
another part of the room would have
theirs, and any effort to try to get them
all to sing one song at a time and get
musical effects was impossible.
Now that prohibition is in effect and
men come to the dinners in sober state
Of mind 1t is possible to get an organ
lied effort and accomplish some real
singing. and which furthermore they en-
Joy. People living in 1922 are getting
away from the grand stand bench more
and more, and mass singing is just one
way they are showing it.
FRANK HAYEK.
NEW YORK, April 7.
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Bad Habits of Snakes.
They Are, Guilty Of Eating Birds and
Young Chickens.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD feel
called upon to reply to Everett d. Carl
sons defense OF snakes.
1t reminds me of the man who claimed
to be a past master as taxidermist.
Upon seeing an owl perched on an i'm
provised limb OF tree In a store win
dow he made close examination and
concluded the work had been poorly
done-the breast too full, legs not full
enough, wings too dropping and eyes
not set just right. To his surprise, as
he was about to leave, the owl blinked
his eyes and got down from his perch.
The proof of the pudding is In the
eating: an ounce of experience Is worth
were in accordance with the facts, the
assertions of specialists to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
While there were. plenty of gophers,
chipmunks, red squirrels. flying squir-
rels and other small animals, the snakes
chose the robins in my garden. 1 was
fortunate In clubbing one snake, meas
uring six feet from the limb OF the
tree. On killing him I found two robins
saved birds from the spell or charm
Of the snake when out driving and see-
ing the bird fluttering helpless over the
snake in the grass.
caught white throated chaser or
a black watersnake fastened In the
meshes of my hen coop after it had
taken one of the chicks and because OF
the fury of the hen was trying to
escape. l have upon several occasions
delivered toads and bullfrogs from the
mouth of snakes.
No matter what kind of serpent or
snake 1t was that entered the sacred
precincts Of the Garden OF Eden, there
has come down the age enmity between
our seed and their seed. Statistics show
that more persons die in India from
snake bites than are killed by tigers
lions and leopards. They say give the
devil his due, and SO say I give the
snake your heel. REX.
RINGoEs, N. j., April 7.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Mr.. DENLY Sees a Red Hat.

Mr.. DENBY, the Secretary of the
Navy, has succeeded in calling atten-
tion to himself by issuing proclama-
tion in which he appeals to the COM
missioned officers and enlisted men
Of the navy not to be swerved from
their allegiance to the United States
by communists, anarchists, bolsheviki
or other enemies of the Republic.
Mr.. WEEKS, the Secretary of War,
says that all sorts Of nuisances rep
resenting strange undemocratic po-
litical doctrines are at work all the
time ON the men in the army trying
to get them to do something foolish
but not succeeding. Mr. WEEKS has
not issued any proclamation, but like
man of sense has left the familiar
pests OF revolution and disloyalty to
the ordinary processes of army dis
cipline and civil prosecution when
ever either is needed.
Mr.. DAUGHERTY, the Attorney-Gen-
eral, head Of the department which
deals with foolish folk who pit the
lunacy Of their misguided ideas
against the good sense of Americans
in uniform and out OF uniform, re-
marks that there are folk who see
danger of revolution whenever they
see woman with a red hat walk
down the street.
Mr.. WEEKS obviously can gaze on a
red hat without trembling for the
future of the Union. Mr.. DENNY
ought to learn to do the same thing.
The bonnet rouge does not always
mean that society is endangered.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
BY w. ). HENDERSON.

Pablo Casals is a cellist. whether by
birth. education, inclination or sneer
whim no one knows. But that ne is
a cellist was long ago settled and the
world was glad OF it. People admitted
that he was great cellist. Many. IN
deed most, declared thas ne was the
prince of cellists. But he sighed Tor
more worlds to conquer. In the sea-
son now ending he has appeared as
chamber music player and has given
general satisfaction. He has also Of
ficiated as pianist. playing accompaIi-
ments for his wife, Nine. Susan Met
calfe. an excellent soprano.
Lately, however IT. began to be maze
known that in Spain and particularly
in Barcelona Mr. Casals was celebrated
as conductor of orchestral concerts.
And then 1t was announced that he
would conduct one such concert here,
and he did 1t last evening at Carnegie
Hall. Just why he did 1t no one seemed
to be able to tell. He had at his service
the New York Symphony Society Or
chestra and Walter Damrosch sat in
box and appiauded But all arrange
ments for the conducting Of that or
chestra for next season are completed.
Mr.. Casals was not undergoing test
as to hts fitness to assist Mr.. Dam
rosch.
The Philharmonic already has a corps
or conductors. There is no opening there
for Mr.. Casals. Can it be possible that
New York Is preparing to return to its
former concert glory and have three
orchestras? Certainly he had enthusi-
astic admirers last evening. The whole
house applauded him vociferously for
at least two minutes when he appeared
on the stage. He was perhaps guest
conductor. but he needed no cladue.
Mr.. Casals tackled his job like a little
man.. He conducted Beethovens "Corio-
Ian" overture and Pastoral" symphony,
Brahms's first symphony and the vor-
spiel and liebestod from Tristan und
Isolde" It was tall order. There was
no telling what Mr., Casals would have
done with that program II he had had
fifteen reliearsals. But doubtless he did
not have so many. So he showed that
he was temperamental anc not Inclined
to daily by the wayside. Everything
moved with vivacity. Even Beethoven s
brook had been affected by the recent
rains. The long program was not too
long. 1t sped on the wings of song and
the audience was plainly delighted.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
$45, 900, 900 for What ?

The Board OF Aldermen has before
1t a report from its Committee on
Buildings recommending the adop-
tion of an ordinance which would re-
quire the installation of 800 auto
matte gas shutoff valve in every one
of 172, 900 buildings in this city.
These valves would cut off the gas
II fire came in contact with them, and
by their use the gas might be cut of
from the street in case of need.
To install one OF them would cost
from $3.50 up. The cost of equipping
existing buildings with them would
be from s4O,O0O,000 to s45,000,000.
The Aldermens committee which
recommends this tax on real estate
owners in New York declares that
it is deeply interested in any scheme
tending to tighten the burden on real
estate" but II considers there lis
nothing to do but to unhesitatingly
recommend" the adoption OF the ordi-
nance because Fire Chief KENYON has
testified that not only physical in
jury but considerable loss OF life
could he avoided by the installation
OF a safety gas valve"
Chief KENLoN's opinion is entitled
TO the highest consideration. No
New Yorker will want to spare any
reasonable expense to safeguard hui
man life. But before this s45, 900, 900,
more or less, ordinance Is adopted
the Aldermen should ask certain per-
tinent questions.
They should find out what per.
centage of fatalities in fires might
have been prevented had such gas
valves been in use; they should find
out what the sick and death rates
among firemen have been from gas
explosions, gas flames and inhalation
OF gas; what reduction in these rates
may be expected from the use OF
safety gas valves and they should
md out how many gas shutoff valves
with automatic attachments comply
ing with the terms OF the ordinance
are on the market, and whether
these devices are patented: and will
the gas valves work?
Forty millions Of dollars or forty.
fve millions Of dollars Is not too
great sum of money to dig out Of
the pockets Of the real estate owners
Of New York city II the expenditure
is necessary 70 safeguard life. But
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
No Argentine Bullfights.
An Early Defense Against Possible
Misconstructi0n.

To THE New York HERALD: I would
like to congratulate your reporter for
the really excellent report of the boxing
contest between Firpo and McCann on
last Tuesday evening at Newark, which
gives a true impression of the interest
ing event; but l would like to correct
en- erroneous idea to which the same
might give rise in the minds of some
readers: bullhghting does not exist
and never has existed in the Argentine
Republic. being quite as foreign to the
spirit OF the Argentines as it is to that
OF the Americans.
AS patriotic Argentine citizen
would appreciate 1t very highly IL you
would find room in your columns for
this letter. which favor ! beg with the
object before mentioned. namely, to pre-
vent this grievous misconception from
taking ground in this country.
NEW YORK, April Z. S. LEJrrK.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Showers fol-
lowed by clearing and warmer to-day.
tomorrow probably fair, fresh and
strong southwest winds.
For New Jersey-Partly cloudy and
warmer. possibly showers to-day; to-
morrow cloudy and mild. moderate to
fresh southerly winds.
For Northern New England-Showers
ond warmer to-day; tomorrow prob
ably fair. fresh southeast winds.
For Southern New England---Showers
followed by clearing and warmer to-
day: tomorrow probably fair, fresh and
strong southwest winds.
For Western New York-Partly
cloudy and cooler to-day; tomorrow
local showers. fresh southwest winds.
WASHINGTON. April 7.--Pressure re-
mains high off the Atlantic coast and off
the south Pacific coast and 1t is low in
all interior districts. Temperatures are
much above normal generally over the
United States except in the Northwest
and New England. There have been
showers within the last twenty-four
hours In the Atlantic States. the Ohio,
the upper Mississippi and Missouri val
leys. and the region of the Great Lakes
In New England and New York the
weather will be cloudy and warmer with
local showers tomorrow and probably
fair on Sunday. In the middle Atlantic
States the weather will be partly cloudy
and warmer preceded by showers to-
morrow, and cloudy and mild on Sunday.
IN the south Atlaptic and the east Gulf
States the weather will be generally
fair and warm Saturday and Sunday
IN the region of the Great Lakes tho
" Gather will be fair Saturday and un-
settled on Sunday, with continuation
Of moderate temperature.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
The Parrots Age.

In 1850. April 10 and - and May 8, three
letters on how long parrots live appeared in
our columns In which the ages Of seventy
and seventy-two we're reported, and Mr.. j..
II. Gurney of Keswick Hall, Norwich,
vouched for two cases OF fifty and eighty
one years respectively. In an article on
THE Ages 10 Which Birds Live" published
in the IBIS for January, 1909. he referred to
these. and gave details of three or four
other cases. including one vouched for by
well known London dealer in live birds
Mr.. Abrahams-of an Amazon parrot which
was believed by him to have lived In cap
tivity TO the age OF 1o2. This Is the greatest
age reported OF which we have any note.
In the majority OF cases of long lived parrots
the statements made concerning them are
purely legendary, owing TO death OF owner
or change of ownership. and when there has
been no registration OF dates by successive
owners II must always be difficult TO obtain
direct and satisfactory proof of the alleged
age.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

The city elections held this week in
Missouri appear to have resulted in the
fashion most likely to encourage and
sustain political discussion. Both
Democrats and Republicans won sue
cesses," according to the news from
Kansas City. Consequently each
party may extract hope from the re-
turns and use them to support its con-
fidence in the outcome of the contest
next fall.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

millions of dollars year now drained
out OF the national Treasury to cover
the Shipping Boards deficits.
That is all there is to the plain,
straightforward business proposition
of Chairman LAsKER, yet it is all
there need be to convince clear
headed people in Congress or out Of
Congress that he is sound.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
MANY GIVE TO WILSON FUND.
All walks of Life Represented
Among New Donors.

A partner I'm ]. p. Morgan g. Co. and
s22 a week laborer, a General in tho
United States Army and buck private
and hundreds OF persons in every walk
of life yesterday Joined the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation movement for a ma
tional tribute to the former President.
Among the contributors were Henry p,
Dawson. Gen. Samuel McRoberts. Frank
NJ. Patterson, John Il. Harrison, Paul
Hansdorf, Dr., l.. A. Mikleska and the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Tom Green Chapter of Texas, Contrlbu-
tions should be sent to II East Forty
second street, Room b04. tS
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
CasaIs Conducts Symphony Orchestra
Cellist in New Role Acquits Himself Well Guest
Leader in Mr.. Damrosch's Place.

noon. A group of Boy Scouts and school
children are to be among those present
as an initial start in the education CAM
paign which Mrs. Bacon. as one OF the
members OF the North Country Garden
Club OF Long Island. hopes 10 wage with
success
The Wild Flower Preservation Society
of America is cooperating In the project
and DR.. C. Clyde Fisher of the Natural
History Museum of New York will speak
on the native flowers of Long Island.
There will also be lantern views.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

II the expenditure is not necessary.
and II installation of the appliances
for which it Is proposed to make it
means principally graft for somebody
even in the politest significance of
that word, it is an expenditure which
should not be compelled.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
BARITONE GIVES RECITAL.

Richard Hale. barytone, was heard
in a song recital last evening at Aeolian
Hail. He gave comprehensive pro-
gram, which comprised German lieder.
Scandinavian, Russian and French
songs and a group of English lyrics.
He used his good voice with much skill
and his style had admirable inteili-
gence and musical feeling. His enjoy
able work was heard by large audi
anCe.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
TO LECTURE FOR ORPHANS.

Through the courtesy Of Miss Marie
La Montague a lecture for the benefit
of the building fund of the French Or
phan Asylum of st. Vincent de Paul.
in Tarrytown, will be given tomorrow
afternoon in the ballroom of the Colony
Club by Mile. Marguerite Clement who
was member Of the French High Com
mission to Washington. Her subject
will be "Poincare. BRAND and Miller
and and their roles in recent French
Political Events" Tickets may be OBJ
tanned from Miss La Montague, $40
ark avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
Trend OF the Times" DR.. Nelson 7. Mead,
at Townsend Harris Hall. G. 9. N. r., Am
sterdam avenue and 13sth street.
Book of the Hour Prof. y. g. Carter
Troop. $3.50 r. NJ, az Hotel Majestic. Sew
enty-second street. at Central Park West
Dante In Science" DIR. James J. Walsh.
at American Museum Of Natural History.
Seventy-seventh street and Central Park
West.
The Supreme Need In American Life,
Or. Alexander Lyons. at Cooper Institute,
Eighth street and Fourth avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
COMING ON FRANCE TODAY.

The French Line steamer France,
which has not been in this port since last
October, will arrive at Quarantine early
this morning, according to radio re-
ceived from her commander. Among
her passengers are Cardinal Nazaire
Begin. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Willis, Miss
Mary Scoville, J. A. Messenger, Henry
Roberts. c. F. Dayer, X. G. Campbell
Arthur B. Wing, w. B. Raymond and
Mrs. A. T. Henderson, wife of the pas
senger traffic manager Of the French
Line.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
INGERsoLL RECEIPTS $4,000.

Further sale of furniture and house
hold ornaments from the collection of
Mrs. Robert III. Ingcrsoll brought T,752
yesterday afternoon at the American Art
Galleries. The entire sale 70 date has
brought s13,007.
A satinwood Steinway baby grand
piano drew the highest price YESTERDAY,
going to Mrs. l.. Hardy for $f,400. a
carved mahogany china cabinet In
Chinese Chippendale style was sold to
L. ". Birmingham for S360,
The sale will be concluded this after
noon.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

1T is reported from Paris that
band of international spies, hoping to
obtain diplomatic correspondence con-
cerning the Genoa Conference. stole
thirty sacks of mail bound for italy
II they are captured they will prob
ably plead immunity from prosecu-
tion on the ground that diplomats are
not subject to the laws of the lands
In which they operate.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
TO AID SALVATION ARMY.

Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-president of
the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,
has been added to the citizens commit
tee of $50 in charge of the Salvation
Armys home service appeal for S500.000
to be raised in Greater New York May
to 10. Will H. Hays Is also on the
committee.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

not to the intellect: but the art Of a
nation represents its aspiration, the
striving for beauty It's virtue.
o swift days of good men! The world
was once IAN inn where men did live !;
now only hospital to die in"
PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 6. LUCIUs.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
TO PROTECT WILD FLOWERS.
to He Held at Homo of
Mrs. Robert Bacon.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
wEsrBURY, L. l., April Tn cam
paign in the interest of preserving the
native wild flowers on Long Island from
destruction by careless motorists Mrs
Robert Bacon has arranged meeting
to be held at her home here this after
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

Representative BLANroN Of Texas
has got into another row in the House
of Representatives. Mr.. BLAHToN may
have a pacific disposition, as some of
his acquaintances declare he has. but
IL suck is the case he is mighty
unlucky.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

Thirty five thousand respectable New
Yorkers have obtained pistol permits
from the police. and their neighbors
are wondering how many of them
know how to use TIE weapons.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication OF all news dis
matches credited TO II not othcrwlse
credited in this paper, aud also the local
news published herein. -
All rights OF republication Of special dis
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

ForminOriiic correspondence RidDcficid Press.
Eel feasts have been induised In by some
OF the neighbors. The best way to cook
cells II with parsley.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The Temperature In this City yesterday, as
recorded by the official thermometer Is
shown In the annex ed fahIa.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08

Highest temperature. 51 ut 7 p. NJ.
Lowest temperature, 40. at 8 A. Nj.
Average temperature, 40.
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Rainfall
49, M
Temperature
last C1 ltra

Observations at United States Weather
Bureau station. taken at p. NJ, seventy
fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Opening Of the Connecticut Eel season.

BROOKLYN, April Z.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-08

TO RENT-House and garage at TIT Broadway. Inquire of L. M. Young. 179 Broadway. my2d