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The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Vienna Has Plan to Build Municipal Houses;
Means Heavy Tax on Apartment Dwellers

war, forbdding all Increases OF rents
except with the special approval Of the
authorities, the owners OF apartment
houses have always been In a very diff
cult position. Many OF them do not
even get enough money from their prop
erty for the most urgent repairs. and
one consequence Is that hundreds and
thousands Of Vienna houses are In n
most pitiable condition OF neglect and
as many house owners IN utter distress.
The rents are grotesquely small. A
workman who earns about 60. 600 crowns
week pays about 200 crowns a month
and even less for two rooms with a
kitchen, and numerous impoverished
tenants OF the middle classes are living
on the proceeds Of sublcttlng furnished
rooms or furnished flats to wealthy sub
tenants for normal prices and paying the
owner OF the house only the ridiculously
small dole fixed by the Government
The municipality means now 10 kin
two birds with one stone. IT will allow
100 or 200 per cent. increase OF all
rents for effecting tho most necessary
repairs and lay an additional and pro-
gressive tax OF from 80 to GOO per cent.
on the new rents on the tenants for
keeping the rents OF the new fats low.
All these. measures will be carried out
over the heads OF the proprietors.
II the scheme should be successful, II
would mean certain extent OF relief 10
the population as a whole. which now
suffers very badly under the lack of ac-
oommodation. But until now, all social
istic experiments In Austria have been
fiascos, as far as the upper and middle
classes were concerned and nothing else
than demagogic presents 20 working
class, which ID always inclined to forget
the common interest in its ever increas-
ing appetite for new privileges and
higher wages
AZ the end Of April all state subsidies
viii seemingly be thing Of tho past.
but only seemingly. as the employers will
have 10 pay the difference between the
old and new bread and flour prices and
the state is one of the biggest employers.
If II should be possible to stabilize the
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
This Is First Association
Formed to Improve Our Speech

The National Association was Gre
ated TO meet the demand for an or
ganizati ton which should be national
in scope. TO give tangible expression
to the movement for better speech in
America. The purpose of the associa-
ton is TO cooperate in maintaining
the highest standards OF American
speech. Its function will be to stand
ordize speech in different communities
to coordinate the movement for correct
speech in various lines OF business and
professional activity, to provide courses
Of study suited to individual needs, to
act az a bureau OF general informa-
ton and. in short. to supply COM
mon meeting ground for all who are
Interested in the development or a
truly representative national speech.
The organization is one and "a half
years old. II is self supporting. No
charitable aid has ever been sought by
the organization. as Il Is sincerely felt
thrt when the purpose Of it's existence
becomes generally known il viii be-
come independent. 1t is arousing great
interest in various circles Of life al
ready. IL may claim az its godfather
the Hon. James Beck. Solicitor-G
eral Of Washington, D. G.. who upon
learning the aim OF tho small group OF
people interested in II. Immediately
suggested that 1t become a national
organization.
The members OF the council repre-
sont leaders OF the various phases OF
American Industries. They are Mr..
Otto Kahn, Mr.. w. Forbes Morgan.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

crown somehow. which is much doubted
by those who ought to know, the reform
measures may together with the prea5nt
heavy taxation. ultimately lead to GER
tain amount OF relief, but II they do not,
the only result viii he still more paper
money, still more imitation and even
higher prices.
Recently the city has had an unusual
experience In that the note printing
presses could no longer keep pace with
the demand for cash. although they turn
out two billions within twenty-four
hours, which is certainly record. The
demand rose to d, uble that sum, and the
liuuidating Austro-Hungarian issuing
bank. which ought to belong to the past
by now, but cannot die IA there Is no
proper substitute, was obliged to bring
into circulation intermediary treasury
bills of a nominal value of 10000 crowns
each and to declare them legal tender.
II the internal situation seems to be
worse than Il ever was, foreign rell-
tions give more reason for satisfaction.
Stree the Porto Rose conference the
heirs OF the former monarchy seem to
be definitely converted 10 the convc-
ton that it is unreasonable to go on
with import and export prohibitions.
passports and the like, which hitherto
formed a Chinese wall around each Df
the small states. which have replaced
the Danube empire.
The sad economic state Of Austria Is
making itself very unpleasantly felt in
tho neighboring countries and threatens
70 undermine their own foundations.
They feel that their own prosperity de-
pends largely upon the conditions In
Austria and, above all, In Vienna. If a
viennese mob smashes wlndowpanes
Prague feels the shock, too, and II
ma gazines arc looted, they may contain
transit goods for Jugo-Slavia A tenn
porary suspension Of railway traffic In
Austria in connection with catastro-
phic turn OF events would stranglo the
trade Of the neighbors as well, and II Z
came 10 O partition of Austria IT would
possibly end with a sanguinary war
between INC successors.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
BY MAUD HUDNUT CHAPLIN,
Author of "Rush Light Tales"

Y r ELMsCoTT MANOR is by river
Ia about thirty miles above OK
Il - ford, and there we hired a
sculling boat and roYed through that
remote and little known part OF the
upper Thames to the old manor house
whore William Morris spent the latter
years Of his life. and which gave its
name to the famous printing press and
to many of the arts and crafts which
owe their existence to him.
The story goes that William Morris
was once boating on the Thames
above oxford and saw the village and
the old house. Straightway he loved
1t, bought the place and came there
to live with his family and with Dante
Gabriel Rosetti, who was for a time
Joint tenant of the Kelmscott domain.
Miss Morris still dwells there and
keeps all things a. they were in her
fathers lifetime. even to the clipping
OF the yews-so our venerable guide
informed US as he pointed to the form
OF a great dragon which William Nor
ris had cut in the hedge, and whose
eye pierced it's great thickness. The
creatures snout faced the house and
its back rose In three fierce scallops,
like the form OF some historic ami
nal. Every year the dragons claws
are clipped and the gardener trims
him down, lest he become unmanage-
able. He told US 1t was a mighty
ticklish job to keep the lines true
when clipping time came for the topi-
ary monster, and we could well be-
lleve it.
Romance. I know, In q word which
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

KANSAS cIrr. Mo. March 1t.--An
Italian university woman, signorina L.
=. dc Casteivecchio. who is the fourth
woman ever granted a full professorship
In a British university. will be tine guest
here April 5-S OF tho American Associa-
tlon of University Women. The assoc
citation. formerly called the Collegiate
Alumnae, holds its thirty-seventb gen
eral meeting here on those dates. Col
iege women from all parts OF the United
states will be present, and Signorina
Cnstelvecchio comes rs the representa-
tive OF the International Federation OF
University Women, OF which the Ameri-
can Association is an important part.
The distinguished visitor, WIKI occu-
pies the recently established chair OF
Italian at tho University OF Birming-
ham. Birmingham. England, will tall;
here on the present economic and pollti-
cal situation In Italy as well as on
italian literature
The American Association Of Univers-
ity Women of which Mrs. Edgerton
Parsons. Of New York. is president. and
Miss ADA ComstocS. Northampton.
Mass. secretary. has ciQbhouses IN New
York. Washington. y. G.. and Parts,
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

has fallen upon evil days. and in the
homes of most of us romance is not
exactly the keynote. But mere no
other word expresses the pensive mel
ancholy OF the old house, where shades
OF the great pre- -Raphaelites still lin
ger-men like Morris. Rosetti and
Burne-Jones, who. out OF their pas
sion for beauty, created new earth
and were content to call Kelmscott
heaven But a rustic, homelike heaven
where life could be very practical, as
the following account will show: 1t
has been a great pleasure to see man
and maid 70 hard at work. Hobbs
began at 1t on Wednesday, and by the
next morning the thstchers were put
ting on the bright straw cap to the
new rick. Yesterday they were carry
ing wheat along the causeway and
stacking it in our yard. Pretty, as one
sat in the tapestry room to see loads
coming on between the stone walls. I
am afraid that the wihter has killed
us q great many birds here. / don't
see the blue tits I look for at this
time of year. Plenty Of rocks, how
ever. They have just now left off
making the parliament noise they be-
gan at this morning."
We had chosen good time to come
ia KelInscott, for the afternoon was
at that lovely moment when the birds
ny back to their nests to sing and the
evening mists rise from the river
meadows and creep nearer and nearer
the house Looking up at its friendly
walls. I would have been content to
linger there until the moon, riding
above the roof ridge. grew bright. But
we had still the house to explore. for
now the gardeners heart was COM
pletely melted by our enthusiasm, and
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
a Child Taught Correct Speech
Has Advantage Over His Fellows

ThiS ease of expression; the earliest
possible care Of the child's effort to
utter his thoughts aloud, is one of
the very important phases of the as
sociation's work. The method of over
coming this defect as taught by the
organization has been installed In
some of the schools and will be, In
all probability, introduced in schools
throughout the country.
Not only will the organization watch
and supervise the progress of the
child, but also that of the parent. In
the immigrant families the child who
is studying at the school will be given
the role OF instructor to his or her
parent, and throughout the school ses-
sion the parent will be examined as Ia
progress by the child's teacher. Marks
OF merit will be given the child for his
work on the parent as well as for his
own school work.
To make the Government feel the
importance Of Matchmaking the OBJ
ject OF the organization; to make the
individual feel the necessity for i'm
provemeht and careful study. in short.
to make the American speech the
thing OF beauty It should be, is the
aim OF .he society. And although at
first glance it would impress the OBJ
server as being an almost impossible
task--the association Is determined TO
expend every effort in its power to ac-
complish its object.
From the reports heard or the lee
lures given on the subject at Harvard
University. at tho University of Cali
lance and at the Univcrsltie Normalc
dc Paris. It can be definitely stated
that the question is considered one OF
the greatest importance by the leading
colleges OF tho world.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Copper Eskimos Superstitious,
and Hold Many Queer Beliefs

pitiate the shades OF his human dead,
but also the spirits OF the animals he
kills.
THE religious doctrines of the Copper
Eskimos," Mr.. Jenness asserts, bring
them little OF no comfort. Mysterious
and hostile powers. invisible and in
calculable, hem them In, as they be-
lieve, on every side, so that they never
know from day to day whether fatal
illness or misfortune will not strike
them or their families-from no apparent
cause, and for no reason, save the Ill
will of those unseen foes.
Death rolls back the gate, not of a
happy hunting ground, or of a heaven
OF peace and happiness, but of some
vague and gloomy realm where joy and
gladness must surely be unknown
But there is more human side, Mr.
Jenness explains. Their main distrac-
tions are singing and dancing. Practi-
cally all their songs are dancing songs
'"There is a good deal of back-biting
and scandal-mongering," the ethnologist
explains, especially among the women
who will sit and talk scandal for hours"
Women There Have Fashions.
There are fashions in clothing "as
imperative as any fashions among us
and here as everywhere you cannot have
fine birds without fine feathers" Every
man and woman OF fashion should pos
sess two suits OF everyday working
clothes, one for summer and one for
winter, a thick set OF heavy winter
clothing for travelling and visiting and
lighter set OF short haired summer
skins ornamented with colored bands
ond Insertions, fringes and appendages
NJ ri m
house on ceremonial occasions.
Words of warning appear in the clos
ing passages Of the report. Rapid
changes are taking place. Implements
Of iron and steel, rifles, fish nets, open
boats, European textiles and sewing ma
chimes, European foods, cheap musical
Instruments and the development of
trapping at the expense of hunting and
sealing will effect a complete transfor-
nation in the course OF a few years.
Already" writes DR.. Jenness, the
new culture has profoundly modified
their social and religious ideas and be-
fore the present generation passes away
the prmitiveness OF the Copper Eskimo
will have ceased to exist. In throwing
open their country to outside invasion
we have incurred q heavy responsibility
toward the natives. We may increase
the security OF life among them by
checking infanticide and murder, we
may protect them from unscrupulous
exploitation, but this will be OF little
avail unless we Immediately take meas
u6es to secure them against the intro
duction of our diseases. The Copper
Eslximos have no diseases OF their own
or at least none were known up to 1916.
AT the present time the only prac-
tioable route into the Copper Eskimo
country is by way of the Mackenzie
River and IL no one were allowed to so
eastward without a certificate from a
medical officer it might be possible to
save these natives from the worst Of our
diseases and a more or less speedy ex-
tinction.'
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Here the Slow, Placid Hours
Forget the Rushing World

How he must have loved the honest
old kitchen with its windows looking
out on rows OF vegetable marrow, sue
culent onions and their lusty son, the
leek. Even as a stranger could
imagine breaking the bread of con-
tentment there from day to day, sitting
in the old winged chair by the hearth,
dreaming dreams or fulfilling my al
lotted tasks, well pleased to let tho
world go by. The combination Of sim
plicity and beauty in every detail was
fascinating, and l asked myself why
kitchen should be the ugliest room in
our modern homes. Ny opinion of its
charm was confirmed when learned
that the lady of the Manor often had
her meals there, preferring 1t to the
more sophisticated apartment set
apart for dining. On the table lay
heaps OF lavender freshly picked and
waiting to be laid away in linen presses
or in the drawers OF ancient chests, a
thymey remembrance Of summer.
Gradually We came to have some
faint idea OF the mysterious old house
as our guide led us up a step here or
down two there, into chambers peopled
by dim tapestry figures, or through
others where from the carved vain
scot Rossetti's strange, poetic faces
looked out upon us. 1t was here in
the long ago days that he painted Mrs.
Morris. and stll those glowing can
vases remain like ghosts of Kelm-
scott's past. To see such treasures OF
art hidden here seemed the last en-
trancing surprise reserved for us. and
as we wandered on, lost in the intrica-
cies of Elizabethan architecture, we
came to many strange, shadowy rooms
lined with carved chests, gorgeously
bound books from the Kelmscott Press.
quaint embroidered hangings made by
Mrs. Morris and her women, medieval
beds and slanting floors. where it
seemed that only yesterday the rushes
might have been strewn.
On the walls of the tapestry cham
Der the story of Samson was woven
In faded blues and browns strange,
beautiful room where Morris once
wrote in the Autumn OF 1879: II
am sitting now in the tapestry room,
the moon rising red through the east
wind haze, and a COW lowing over
the fields" What a picture, yet how
simply he conveys a kind OF haunted
atmosphere Here was a piece of
weaving which he had done with his
ewn hands. where trees with bright
plumaged birds among the branches,
composed the design, and below each
one were the words OF his own motto:
IF / can"
The last OF the many sights we saw
was an ancient apartment on the
ground floor; In the center stood a
loom with a half finished design OF
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Italian Woman Professor to Tell
Alumnae Of t Ter Nations Future

where &c is commodiously housed In
the former whitelaw Reid home.
Mrs. A. Ross Hill. wife OF former
president OF the University OF Missouri.
is chairman OF the finance committee,
which has made possible the Washington
clubhouse OF the association, which was
formally opened March !
Mrs. J. G. Parrish. vandalia. Mo-, Is
director of the southwestern section of
the Association.
A large number Of the women most
active in University work in tho United
States are scheduled 70 take part In the
four day Meeting of the association.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

the Hon. James Beck Solicitor Cen
eral Of the United States; Mrs. Oliver
Hartman, Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim,
Mrs. Edward McVickar, Mrs. William
Belknap, Mrs. Paul ID. Cravath, Mrs.
William Blair Perkins. Mr.. winthrop
Ames, the producer. and Miss Julia
Arthur.
The pulpit is represented, the stage,
the political element (the subject was
discussed at recent National Repub-
lican Club luncheon) and, Of course,
the Department of Education.
The practical side of the object of
the association is Of far reaching in
terest. To the office girl who under
takes the Improvement of her speech
a better position is assured.
To her employer If he interests him
self in the subject, more efficient SER
vice is given, and he in turn improves
his standing with his fellowmen.
An interesting phase of the psy-
Geological significance of speech is the
effect that 1t has upon children. A
child who is taught to express himself
clearly from an early age attains man
hood more easily. better fitted in every
way for the struggles of existence,
than the child who is allowed to de-
velop his own method of expression.
Not only does this affect his mental
development. but it also forms Sc
rious handicap in his physical prog
ress. When a child suffers from the
lack of ability to express his thoughts
aloud; when he stammers and the
blood rushes to his head as he en-
deavors to express his tiny thoughts
to his mother, natural reaction oc-
ours both in mind and body. and oft
times the child becomes an idiot.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
oARswoMEN PROGRESS.

OXFORD, England, March 1s.--After
twenty years OF rowing, oxford oars
women have Just reached the stage OF
having sliding seats In their boats The
delay has been duo to the fact that
skirts have hitherto been the official
rowing garb for women and these were
liable to catch IN the rollers OF sliding
seats.
Short slsirts were proposed but quickly
vetoed and a compromise has now 6Acn
effected.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

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The New York herald., 1922-03-19
To Speak Correctly and Well
4 One Must Firsf Think Straigh.

The character of a nation, like the
character Of nm individual. is reflected
in its speech. Careless and inexact
speech betrays careless and inexact
habits OF thought. Underneath our
clumsy efforts to poke fun at our
English speaking brothers across the
pecan for their deliberate mode Of OK
pressing their thoughts, lies a vein
bf envy. or course our progress has
been so hurried and our development
80 remarkable that we haven't had the
time to give 20 the subject: neither
10 we possess as our heritage CEN
furies OF culture. leisure reflection on
the beauties OF art and nature, &C.
But now that the position Of Amer
Tea has become unquestionable; now
that she n admitted 10 be one Of the
most important countries in tho world.
the association feels that there should
he given come thought and action TO
tbs cultivation Of the beautiful side OF
existence as well as the progressive
side.
And in America the situation Is a
psculiarly difficult one. The percent
age OF foreign born citizens is a very
large one, and owing TO their inability
% absorb the American language the
ssonaI spirit suffers. The last GEN.
brought to the shores Of America
IN 3o.ooo.ooO Of immigrants
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

he determined to show us inside and
out OF the Kelmscott domain. We en-
tered the kitchen first through kind
OF tagged scullery, where moss grew
between the stones and large gray
cat watched her kittens at play in the
sunny entry. Clothes were bleaching
on the gooseberry bushes and hum
ming OF bees came to US drowsily from
the kitchen garden. 1t was delightful
TO be taken thus into the confidence
OF the old house and to see it in its
cap and apron, so to speak. Here
labor saving devices were unknown
and the luxuries of an effcte genera
tior existed not at all in it's antique
scheme of life.
The kitchen was q medium sized
room with oalzen beams which we
could have touched with our hands
and of charming irregularity of out
line. On the right stood a tall clock
gravely ticking away, its face as
quaint as the secluded and time fear
Ing world whose hours 1t told-slow.
placid hours filled with rustic tasks
and sweet home duties. In it's quiet
tick there was no hint of the irritable
liHP&iAcutC VI CITY ClOIhSr WiilIn BlNo
one time for nothing. Blue dishes
filed the cupboards and copper pipkins
hung above the fireplace where tho
home grown mutton was roasted at a
spit Morris would not have minded
the task OF turning and bastins, for no
once said that he should rather like
being a cook. Now and again." to
quote his words, II would give you
good feast. but feasts are spoiled il you
have them every day, and I PROMISE
you ! should keep up q good discip-
line. / should say to you, Now this
is tripe and onion day. and on another
day Now this is porridge day. and
you should not have any choice. !
would not be a parlor maid, ] wouldn't
answer bells after a certain time, and
II you rang the bells I would shy my
boots at them. always bless God"
he once said, "for making anything 80
strong as an onion"
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

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