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The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Lilacs I'm the City.

A shower had left the pavements wet
And clarified the air.
4 wicker basket at his feet
He stood In Herald Square
And offered to the passing throng
His lilac blossoms starred
With rain and sweet with memories
or some old fashioned yard.
The fragrant purple clusters touched
My city weary eyes
With visions of a young May moon
Ahoat In quiet skies.
Box bordered paths and apple boughs.
And shingle roofs once more.
And tree frogs shrilling In tho dusk.
And lllacs by the door.
The scented flowers against my cheek
Like gentle fingers lay,
And cooled within my throbbing veins
The fever OF Broadway,
And as ] trod the stony street
A spirit bright and free,
The spring in amethystinc robes
Appeared and walked with me.
oh. there are ieweis in New York
And platinum and ..'cld.
Cut glass and silver. china sarc
Too delicate to hold,
But all the master craftsmen's skill
Can never make one plume
or dewy lilacs wonderful
With purple and perfume.
MISNA IRVING.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Where the Price Got the Business

Export markets belong to the right
goods at the right price. If our for
eign sales because of our topheavy
costs have been generally on the to-
boggan for months we have more than
held our own with goods that could be
offered abroad bearing tempting
price tag.
In March our leather exports were
far ahead of those in March year
ago in quantity and even ahead in
value at sharp price reductions.
Some of the principal gains in upper
leather were: Cattle, grains and fin
ished splits, 1,6SS,509 square feet,
against March a year ago with only
477,52S; calf and whole kip, 1850. .116
square feet, as against 537,063, and
goat and kid. 4.020,S72, as against
1,194,311.
The sole leather exports in March.
1921, were only 526,797 pounds; in
March, this year. they were up to
1,434,934 pounds.
The money measurement Of the ex-
ports in each month tells the story
graphically of what did the business.
The sales in money increased some
thing better than a third. But in
square yards and pounds the exports
of the principal articles were multi
piled roughly three and even four
times.
There has been price slashing when
200 or 800 per cent. more volume ex-
presses itself in only about 35 per
cent. more dollars. But that was the
way to go after and bag the foreign
leather markets. where the price gets
the business.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
The National Defense.
Preparedness Demands an Adequate
Army and Navy.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD: It is diff
ficult to understand why our Represen-
tatives in Congress can so persistently
navy especially the latter. to such an
extent as seriously to i,nperil the safety
of the nation. Objections made by
experienced army and navy officers to
crippling our land and sea forces by
wholesale reductions seem to have no
weight with Congress.
An adequate army and an adequate
navy form a good national insurance
and safeguard. particularly the navy.
which would be called upon to protect
cur coasts and outlying possessions
The risk is probably greater to-day than
ever before in the history Of our coun-
try. and yet Congress goes blindly on
reducing the means of defense.
We have been handicapped by unpre-
paredness in every war in which we
have participated. The world war was
no exception to the rule. Our unpre-
paredness cost us the nice little sum of
$4,000. 100000 and saddled the nation
with debt that 1t will take a genera
tion to liquidate.
It Is folly to suppose that we are to
have a lasting peace; that wars are
something of the past. 1t is human
nature to quarrel and fight. and it is
only question perhaps of few years
when we will be called upon to fight in
another war, so let us be prepared
The wise and practical Washington
knew what he was about when he said.
"In time of peace. prepare for war;
GEORGE Il. SHRApY.
NEW YORK, May II.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Army at Rock Bottom Size, SaysP Pershing
General Warns Nation Against Saving Few Dollars
to Lose Billions Later.

varieties of Darwin tulips. ,he b ST vase
of breeders. six varicties OF cottage
tulips and the best Twelve mixed tulips.
Mrs. George ID. Pratt's cxlib Is also
received several awards. as dill those of
Mrs. John Anderson of Locust Valley ;
Miss Alice A. de Lamar OF Gle. Cove /;
Mrs. Harold I. Pratt of Glen Cow Mr..
Irving Cox OF Mil Neck and Nc. Edgar
LuclSenbach of Port Washii gton.
There were twenty classes shcwn and
all were well filled wit. compe tition
keen. l1r. B. r. Work o. oyster Bay
received certificate OF culture for a
group Of seven calcelaria plants not in
competition, which attracted unusual at
tention. The flowers resembled II lmature
double petaled orchids.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
FIRST EDITIONS IN BOOK SALE
Rare Works In Library of John NJ
PattersOn to He Dispersed.

At afternoon ana evening sessions to
be held at the Anderson Galleries May
10, the private library Of John NJ. Patter-
son of Philadelphia will be offered to
the public.
The collection consists Of association
books Of the most personal and interest
ing nature. autograph letters, manu-
scripts and drawings of value. an un-
usual collection Of the first editions Of
Charles Dickens. with manuscripts and
autograph letters; Johnsoniana, includ-
ing the door knocker Of his old house |;
Boswell's own copy Of a guide to Italy.
autographed by him; first edition OF
Thackeray, including some original
drawings; n second folio of Shapespeare
a. superb illumined leaf from the Guten-
berg Bible. leaf on vellum from
"Donatus." the earliest specimen OF
European printing, and other rarities oi
interest and Importance.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
On the Plains in 1862.
The Battle Of Opinions in Missouri
in Civil War DAYS.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In his
letter published May 1 in THE NEW
York HERALD Albert II. Daiseley tells
of driving six yoke OK team in the
West after his discharge from the army
in 1865. That makes him veteran in
deed: the number Of our kind is very
rapidly decreasing.
But at least in one respect 1 have 1t
on Mr.. Baiseley as I crossed the plains
from the Missouri River to Colorado in
1862, lived there for time, returned
to my old home and reentered school,
which l left to volunteer for the Union
army and after the restoration OF
peace returned to the prairie and noun
tain country which Mr.. Baiseley saw
about then for the first time. Both OF
us were after employment and adven-
ture; and we got both in large meas
ure. Mine was mostly in tho Black
Ellis of South Dakota, out OF which
ued with little interruption for more
than fifteen years. Those years included
the wild days In that section.
The part OF Missouri from which
came was torn perhaps more than any
other, at least in the West. by the issues
which eliminated In the civil war; and
this had an important bearing upon the
emigration from that region TO the
Rocky Mountains or beyond. A single
incident will show the sharp division In
political opinions. In Louisiana, Mo-. an
important town in Pike county about
midway between st. Louis and Keokuk.
Iowa, given over largely 10 the manufac-
ture of chewing tobacco, Van Horn &
Murray owned the Aargest tobacco fac
tory north Of st. Louis. Van Horn was
stanch Union man and Murray equally
strong in his sympathies with the
South.
Neither could buy the other out; SO
q chalk line was drawn through the
center OF the large building. The Stars
and Stripes few from the northern half
OF the building and the first flag Of tho
Confederacy from the southern half.
My father. Thomas T. Stokes, was torn
by conflicting emotions: he hated the
name Of Abolitionist--horse tirief, about
the most Objectionable epithet Of that
time in the West. would have been pref
erable--and he would not join the
Southerners. So he broke up his Mis-
souri, home and In April. 1861, started
overland for Pixies Peak. the short
name for Colorado and the middle
Rocky Mountain section.
He prospereA out there. and eighteen
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Tariff and Other Walls.
The Fordney Bill and the French
Tobacco Monopoly.

To THE NEW York HERALD: In your
paper Of May Varian Banks tells how
the French Government returned to him
some tobacco sent as q present to an
American student at Paris. He con-
cludes that the proposed tax Of 60 per
cent. on French gloves imported into
this country is not unreasonable.
Mr.. Banks's reasoning is quite un-
warranted and is little superior to that
of the devisers of the Fordney bill. Here
is the point: tobacco is one item only.
1t happens TO constitute a Government
monopoly in France, and this Is the
reason why the package was returned.
On the other hand the proposed bill
imposes prohibitive rates on nearly all
goods imported. 1t even includes for
eign books. RAYMOND WEEKS.
NEW YoRR, May IL.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Let Him Behave Well!

A young man of New York city
who stole $500 from his employers
has been set loose under suspended
sentence because the young woman
to whom he Is engaged has promised
for him that the money he stole shall
be replaced, and that she will keep
him straight. Concerning the future
she wrote to the Judge who was to
pronounce sentence:
Il know OF no one aside from my
own immediate family to whom
should want to be a power for good
as l want to be toward him.
Il want to marry this man and by
so doing give society something It
shall be happy to have.
"only honesty. loyalty. trustworthi-
ness and ambition will hereafter
flourish in his heart for these are
the only attributes / shall encour-
age. All these traits have always
existed in him. They were simply
choled out by a big, ugly weed
which shall endeavor to pull up full
force by the roots"
II any person is able to bring this
young man back to honesty and keeT
him there 1t ought to be a woman
who so clearly expresses a purpose
as does the one to whom he owes bis
present freedom 1t is plain that
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Twilight.

I have a little window of content,
I have an hour just at tho edge Of
night,
When one star coils its burning thread
OF light
And drifting shadows are all softly
blent.
When creeping dusk is cool against my
eyes,
When lilacs lay their fingers on the
sill,
Ny eager thoughts go wandering soft
and still
To meet old dreams with ever new sur
prise.
I know the night comes with its heavy
sleep,
That day will bring Its weary tasks to
me.
But this is mine-one silent hour to
keep
The pale stars set my eager spirit
free;
The river wind is fresh and sweet and
Tomorrow must be lived--but / for
ABIGAIL CREssoN.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
FRIDAY. MAY ~. 1922.
The New Subway Plans.

The Transit Commission in making
public the official plans for the new
subways reminds New York how lone
it has been mapping on the transpor
tation problem. 1t is nine years since
new lines were begun. The roads now
proposed. or part of them, should
have been begun five years ago, or
at least when the war ended.
But that is the way with public
works. Nations, States and cities
suffer more than they deserve from
official inertia in matters most es
sential to prosperity and comfort
Corporations are wiser. The New
York Central Railroad planned Its
terminal decades before it was built
The telephone company knows now
where it will be building new ex
changes in 1910.
New Workers reading to-day of the
seven new lines mapped by the Tran
sit Commission will say to them
selves that these lines must round
out and complete the subway system
for many years to come. That is
what they thought when the dual sys-
tenn was mapped out. Yet to-day the
passenger pressure on the lines is SO
great that the powerful hand of the
Transit Commission has been able
to squeeze very little extra rush hour
service out of the subway lines.
Certainly. though. there is a fine
promise of relief for the West Side
in the plan for a two deck eight
track subway running from Cham
hers street to 1S1st street through
Hudson street and Eighth and Am
sterdam avenues. Such line would
more than double the rapid trans.
portation facilities of the West Side.
Some will see in this plan the end
Of the Ninth avenue elevated rail-
road. which enters almost the same
territory, particularly as the y. r.
It's Broadway subway is to be ex-
tended up Central Park West and,
north Of 10th street, through Sew
enth avenue to the Polo Grounds.
This extension should surely mean
that Central Park West would be rid
of it's car tracks.
Carrying out the complete plan, in
Guiding not only the ambitious prof.
ects for Manhattan but such i'm
provements on the other side of the
river as the Brooklyn crosstown line,
the Flushing extension, the Staten
Island tunnel and the Fulton street
elevated railroad extension, will cost
$21S,000,000. 1t is great sum of
money, but is only about half of the
amount which the people Of the city
of New York toss into the Federal
income tax chest every year to pay
for a war that is over. And subways
are not dead horses.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

Gen. Pershing. writing OF "Our Plans
for the National Defense" in the cur
rent american Legion Weekly, maintains
that the absolute minimum in the stand
ing army below which it is highly
dangerous to reduce already has been
reached.
Reviewing regrettable experiences at
tributed to unpreparedness of the United
States in past wars, the General writes
that "as to the World War. / firmly
believe that a substantial condition of
preparedness of our land and naval
forces. backed by an adequate merchant
marine would have kept us out OF the
war, and would have placed us in a
position to have brought 1t to an early
termination"
Moreover" he continues. sit is not
too much to say that under these con-
ditions and with strong leadership we
might have prevented the World War
altogether"
Gen. Pershing pleads with his COM
rades of the American Legion to sup
port the modest estimates of the ad-
ministration OF men and money needed
to perfect our well considered plans for
nary training that we may avoid an
other humiliating experience before the
world" He writes.
1.-THE story of American wars is one
of gallant deeds and great personal
courage on the part of the individual
officer and soldier. but lack of prepara-
ton and training has always led to I'M
due loss of life and heavy financial
burdens
while we boast of having been VIC
torious in our early foreign wars. IL
was due more directly to the weakness
Of the enemy and his engagements else
where than to the exercise of wise fore
thought in preparation or to superior
stratelcal or tactical ability on the
part Of our own forces or their leaders.
Never until our last experience have
vie sought remedy for the avoidance
of past errors. but after each war we
have gone serenely back to the policy
of saving a few dollars that should be
spent for moderate preparation in order
to meet the billions spent because OF
lack Of preparation"
The new threefoid army. Gen.
Pershing explains, would be built on the
structural framework taken bodily from
the world war; SO that the traditions,
esprit and prestige of the great combat
units would be perpetuated.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
The ShOrtrIdge Bill.

To THE New YORK HERALD: see that
In the shortridge bill stress Is laid on
the portion designed to induce the nat
uralization of immigrants.
L cannot sec any good reason for
requiring unwilling persons to be-
come citizens Of our country, and
especially so when we know that we
have better control Of them when
they are not citizens. We can deport
aliens whenever they become unruly.
which cannot be done after they become
citizens. There Is no virtue in a mere
naturalization.
GEORGE WAsH INGroN WILLIAMS
ST THOMAS, V. l., April &c.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

she has a comprehensive understand
ing of the job she has set for her
self; perhaps she has complete un
derstanding of the means by which
she intends to carry 1t through.
AS for the young man, he has
shown himself weak as his protector
has shown herself strong, and if he
has any common sense at all he will
take mighty good care not to disobey
the writer Of this emphatic program
of reform. So to do would be likely
to prove most unhealthful for him.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Explaining Himself.

From the Kansas CITY Star.
"sorter funny thing about John Jerkaway,"
stated the gaunt Missourian. 'IIe was bad
sick, and bime-bye 1t 'peared like his breath
had left him. His folks lowed he was dead.
They had him in the front room, and the
house caught afire. Nacherly, everybody ran
out. and John hoped from the coffin and
tagged along after 'enl. lie explained later
that he had been in sort of n swoon, he
reckoned it was. til finally he woke up and
found himself in tho front room. AS he had
never been In there before he had no idy
where he was nor how to get out. and he
had aimed TO lay quiet during the entertain
ment and then follor the guests"
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
DINNER TO DR.. HANS SULzER.
Louis III. Junod, Swiss Consul, En.
tertains Former Envoy to u. $.

The Consul of Switzerland. Louis II.
last night at the Vanderbilt, where they
live, for DR.. Hans Sulzer, the former
Swiss Minister to the United States. who
is on his way to South America.
Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Schelling, Dr. and Mrs. NJ. Fl.
Sicard. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard NJ. Ba.
ruch, Mr.. and Mrs. Cosmo Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs T. Tileston Wells, the Con-
sui General of the Netherlands and Mrs.
II. M. Won Oven, Mr.. Guy Van Amrings,
the Consul General of Sweden, Olof II.
Lemm, Miss Anne Moore, Mr.. Charles
l.. Perrin, Miss Betty George, Miss Ann
Jarvis and Mr. and Mrs. A. Bon-Burck-
hardt.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
MAETERLINCK RECITAL.

Mime. Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck
assisted by NJ. Andre Paulah, violinist
gave a dramatic recital yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Joseph B.
Thomas, 135 East sJineteenth street
Among the patronesses for the event
were Mrs. Bernard NJ. Baruch, Mrs
Mable r. Beardsley. Mrs. William T.
Blodgett, Mrs. William Greenough, Mrs
Pierre Mali, Mrs. J. Woodward Haven
Mrs. Allan G.. Wellman. Mrs. Charles
r. Scott and Mrs. Arnold Whitridge.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Arkansas Musical Note.

Chi0gsr Ridge correspondence BiytherRe
Herald.
Singing IS progressing nicely at Chigger
Ridge. Everybody come Sunday and watch
them cripple the songs. When they turn one
loose you can almost SEQ 1t limp as IL goes
bouncing off. ...-.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
GLEN COVE FLOWER SHOW.

Mrs. George f. Baker, dr., WINS
the Sweepstakes Prize.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
GLEN Cove, J.. l., May Mrs
George r. Baker, Jr., won the chief prize
in the annual spring flower show OF the
Nassau County Horticultural Society.
Hail. The exhibits were largeiy tulips
and bulbous flowers. Mrs Baker took
the sweepstakes prize offered by John
Scheepers for the largest nuriber Of
blue ribbons in the classes. Sic won
first awards for Darwin tulir.. May
tulips. collection of twelve
varieties of tulips. collection cs nine
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

In an article on motor traffic in
Connecticut. which recently appeared
in these columns Port Chester was
inadvertently placed in the Nutmeg
State. That enterprising town is. of
course, still in New York, as several
OF it's loyal sons have written to as
sure us.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Friendly Ties, No Doubt.

From The Sloan spri,,gs Herald aud Demo.
crdt
Finest Friend took a load Of ties to Sloan
last week.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
For the Texas Politician to Consider.

From The Dallas Nctcs.
Sometimes the candidate who wades in most
reaiously ls the first to step off over hi,
head.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

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Highest temperature. 7s. at p. NJ.
i'owest temperature. 90. at Z A. NJ
AveraS- temperature. 90.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

THE NEW YORK HERALD was founded ty
James Gordon Bennett In 1880. It remained
tho sole property OF its founder until MS
death. In is72. when his SON, also James
Gordon Bennett, succeeded TO the ownership
until his death. In 1918. TIE HERALD De-
came the property of Frank A. Munsey, It's
present owner. IN 1870.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Daily Calenda
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fai- a,
cooler to-day; tomorrow fair: fre,
northerly winds.
For New Jersey-Cloudy and cool
to-day; tomorrow fair. fresh norther
winds.
For Northern New England-Fair =
cay and Tomorrow; little change in ter
perature; moderate northerly winds.
For Southern New England-I7si- >.
day and tomorrow; little change
temperature moderate to fresh mort
erly winds.
For Western New YorlS-General
fair to-day; tomorrow partly cloud
possibly local thunder showers: lit,
cnange in temperature fresh norther
winds.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city yesterday.
recorded by the official thermometer
shown in the annexed table.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

WASHINGTON, May 1f.--Pressure r.
manned low to-day in the vicinity
New Foundland and it continued
iall over the Eastern States. TT
weather became cooler to-S..7 =. n.
england, New York and the plai,
States, while there was a reaction
higher temperatures west OF the Rocl
Mountains and the temperature co,
tlnued considerably above normal oy,
the eastern half of the country exec,
in New England.
The indications are for mostly ia
weather tomorrow and Saturday in IL
Atlantic States and the lower lake r
sion. Scattered thundershowers a
probable in the Ohio Valley. The ten
perature will be somewhat lower I,
morrow in the middle Atlantic State
otherwise 1t will change but little ca
OF the Mississippi River during the ne.
two days.
observations at United States Wealth,
Bureau stations. taken at p NJ yescerda
meridian N
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
NEW YORK HERALD

Directors and officers: Frank A. Munsey.
President: Erwin Wardinan, Vice-President; :;
Nm. T. Dewart. Treasurer; r. III. Ttther-
ington, Secretary.
, 1922-04-25
WHEAT GIVEN
SETBACK AGAIN
Export Demand Fails to
Check Downward Move
ment of Prices.

CHICAGO. April .5.-Heavy selling
which looked like liquidation on The
p<t q eastern holders led TO a decided
break in wheat prices today. The
break came o after the opening,
which was at an advance as a result
OF comparative strength OF quotations
at Liverpool. Gossip. however. was
current about possible large deliveries
here on May contracts and about dlf-
hcuity OF dispozng OF cash wheat at
May prices. The. opening. which va
red from y 20 1Lc higher. with May
Sass to s1-47 and July sf.1s 70
sf..eL was followed by a slight fur
Their upturn and then by a rapid dc
scent that IN some cases went more
than 5 cents under carly top firures.
Subsequently,, word OF liberal export
purchases ut the scaboard led to some
thing OF n rarid. but the market turned
downward again in tho last hour.
weakness OF the May delivery was
emphasized by the fact tint May In the
last few days has lost S cents OF its
premium over July. Tho close was
heavy at x to 5 cents net decline, with
May sf-4oH to s1.41 and July s1-27k
to s1.2TS.
Corn and oats paraueled the action
Of wheat After opening unchanged
10 * to &c higher, July IS to s5hc.
the corn market dropped well below
yesterdays final figures.
Prediction of increased receipts aft
er planting is over had a depressing
influences later. The close was weak.
q TO 1 TO 1%e net lower. with July at
e4x to SAX to &c
Oats started 10 SC off TO ne ad-
vance. July 4oS TO 4ohc and later de-
ciined all around
Provisions were vesk with hogs and
grain