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The New York herald., 1922-04-09
NAVY RADIO BARRED
TO POLITICAL USES
Secretary DENLY Issues Order
Forbidding Transmission Of
Campaign Speeches.
Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washlurfon ID O.. ADril n

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YoRK HBRALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. April =. !
As a sequel TO a row started in Con-
gress over the use of naval radio facili-
ties for political purposes. and fore
shadowing new and highly important
Government policy for the regulation Of
radio communication. Secretary DENLY
issued an order to-day forbidding the
transmission OF political and other
speeches and lectures by naval sta
,.ons.
Mr.. Denby's order was a direct re-
suit Of Congressional agitation over the
recent use by Senator Harry S. New
tInd.) of the Anacosta naval station
Tor the transmission of a speech to a
meeting OF women In indianapolis. The
Navy Department was criticized sharply
because It allowed Government property
To be used for partisan purposes. The
question was raised that the use of a
naval radio station in this way created
precedent that would put into the
a new and effective means of advance
nent, which was contrary to the public
interests.
The Navy Department restrictions
Secretary DENLY announced. are only
temporary. but will stand until such time
as the whole question of rad:o regulation
is settled. The problem is one to which
President Harding himself is giving
consideration and for which Secretary oi
Commerce Hoover. whose department
has certain supervision over radio, !,
trying to find solution.
Senator News use of the radio ha.
brought a food of requests to the Navy
Department from other Senators ant
from members of the House for the same
privilege. There have been so man,
that the navy officials felt that wher
campaign time comes there might be So
many speeches to deliver that offica
business would suffer.
Those members who wanted to fol
low Senator News lead in radio speech
making saw in the system the politica
advantage Of impressinng their con
stituents TO whom they talked that they
we're close on the job In Washington
and too busy to get back home fol
meetings. The novelty of such long
distance talk to a hall equipped witf
loud speaking devices, could be counted
upon also to draw a crowd And, not
to be overlooked. was the newspaper
publicity incident to such a meeting.
This does not mean, OF course, that
politicians will not use the radio for
speech making during the coming cam
paign. 1t simply forbids the use OF
Government stations for the purpose.
Commercial stations, of course, will
have to be employed in the future.
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

OF the law which says that all third
class passengers must go 10 Ellis Island.
The rubber stamp which must be APP
piled on the ship 10 each landing card
leaves a space IN which the inspector
who does the stamping Is required TO
write his name. This requirement, it
was discovered. had not been complied
with for years. Thus il was difficult to
trace a fraudulent landing card back to
the guilty inspector.
That Is one change that Commissioner
Tod mas made. He insists on landing
tors from altering passenger manifests
he has put in force a rule that any
change in the list must be initiated by
the purser of ship. And further to
discourage bribery he has prohibited
contact between the society agents or
relatives of immigrants with the nspec-
tor or immigrant unit, after the COM
pletion OF the medical and civil inspec-
ton.
From the manifest OF one ship twenty
names had been scratched. Each fraud
ulent erasure has meant a loss TO the
Government OF the IS head tax imposed
on every immigrant. This tax IS paid
to the steamship company when the
ticket for transportation is bought The
steamship company passes the money
along to the Collector OF Customs on
presentation of his bill. But as the bill
Is based on the number of names on the
n go A ,a x1ff
immigration authorities on arrival of
the ship at New York the steamship
company pays for only that number.
Lines Knew of Discrepancies.
The investigators believe that all
though the steamship companies have
had no guilty knowledge of the erasures
they have known that they brought
over more passengers than were listed
In the manifest. Mr.. Tod found two Gov
ernment employees at Ellis Island who
were In charge of manifests and who
were on the payroll of steamship COM
janies. One of them was getting an hon
orarium of SIS month, the other $40.
He has asked all companies for list
of Government employees to whom
they may have been sending money.
If a company makes even a small mis-
shnO cti q hiuHltSL SllccN IL 10 SQDJeCl
to fine of $40. 1t is remarkable
fact that one. company which does a
large immigrant business was fined
only $120 In the course of a year while
another company which apparently had
neglected to tip an Ellis Island clerk had
to pay $4,000. The investigation also
has resulted In the dismissal of en-
ployees who were found to be stealing
and selling copies OF the records of
boards of special inquiry who pass on
the admission Of certain classes of i'm
migrants.
The steamship companies are as
sisting the Commissioner in the detec-
ton Of graft and grafters and are
furnishing copies of their own rec
ords showing where all immigrants
came from and where they were
going. This enables the Commits
sioner to follow to their destinations
those who are suspected of clandestine
entry. This Is tedious procedure ne
cessitating interviews in distant States,
Identification by immigrants of IN
spectors suspected of graft, and other
laborious detective work. But 1t is
getting results.
The investigators are anxious to have
it known that they have found not
only some grating inspectors, but a
great many of unassailable integrity.
The highest salary any Of them gets
is $500 year.
The New York herald., 1922-04-09
NEWPORT LABOR MEMORIAL.

NEWPORT. April S.--A bronze tablet
in memory of all workmen who have
been killed at the naval torpedo station
has been authorized by members of the
Newport Metal Trades Council most
of whom are Government employees at
the station.
The Government landing park across
the harbor from the tatioa has been
suggested as a site for the memorial
The New York herald., 1922-04-09
Steamship Men, Federal
Agents and Welfare Work
ers Accused.
EXTORTION LONG WORKED
Prosperous Relatives Here
Made to Pay Heavily for
Legal Admissions.

Behind the indictment, reported last
week. of five Federal inspectors and
barber, lies a story of how the new
Immigration Commissioner at the Port
of New York, Robert e. Tod. is trying
to end scandal as old as Ellis Island
the sneaking of immigrants into
America along the slippery road OF
graft.
Government appropriation being
insufficient to make good job of 1t, he
has two private detesstive agencies
working with him and is paying them
out of his own pocket. In the same
way he has retained well known
New York attorney, Arthur L. Liver
more of Rector street. Their search
for evidence has taken them as far as
Minnesota and South Dakota.
During the war Mr.. Tod was in the
ravy as navigator of the submarine
chaser Corsair. formerly the yacht of
the elder ]. P. Morgan. and then as part
officer under Rear Admiral Wilson at
Rrest. The rush of troops to France
was being seriously retarded because
transports. after discharging their loads.
lad to wait while their water supply
was replenished at the rate of a few
gallons an hour. 1t took the Leviathan
seven days to turn around" at Brest.
Built Water Tank Mt Brest.
Mr.. Tod on his own responsibility
constructed new water supply system
which filled the tanks at the rate Of
10000 tons day. The bill is said to
have been $500. 900. Mr.. Tod paid 1t out
~ his own fortune and the ships went
Galloping. Thus he cut red tape in
Trance. and thus. wherever he can do
so without running foul OF the laws, he
is cutting 1t at Ellis Island.
1t is because he has a private for
tune. gained as a banker and railway
builder. has retired from business and
believes that citizen In his position
should give his services to the public
that President Harding was able to get
him as immigration Commissioner. The
Ellis Island post Is notoriously difficult
and In many ways disagreeable. Mr..
Tod knew that. but, after stipulating
that the politicians shouldn't be allowed
20 bother him, he accepted. As soon as
II was arranged he went to Europe and
spent last summer there studying the
immigration problem at its sources. He
was sworn In at Ellis Island on Octo-
ber %. 1921. s4
The New York herald., 1922-04-09
ship Agent Gets share.

The society agent on the pier divides
his bribe with the inspector who
scratched the manifest and issued the
landing card. If the passenger thus de-
barked is from the steerage some of the
money. so the investigators say, goes to
a landing agent of the steamship COM
pany on the pier. for he is quite aware
The New York herald., 1922-04-09
Many Hands Involved.

His Investigation to date has disclosed
the operation of graft involving not
only Government inspectors but land
Ing agents of some of the steamship
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
DRY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Have you heard in your barber shop, or at your
lodge, the talk that liquor is more plentiful than
ever before? Have they told you that everyone is
making it." and that it is jus good as the bond
ed stuff" and that the prohibition laws Joke?
You have heard it., of course; but have you be-
leved it? II so. ask yourself why the price Of
bonded stuff has gone up to record heights and
why forged labels whiskey are thousand times
more common than counterfeit money was.
Investigate the matter little and you will de-
eide that prohibition enforcement has driven good
liquor out OF the market and has made the Illegal
sale of intoxicants so hazardous occupation that
rotten goods" must be sold at exorbitant profits
to make the trade worthwhile.
Plenty of people are making liquor, to be sure.
AS long as janitors in state institutions supply their
friends with copper kettles, the temptation to make
stills will continue AS long as buyers will pay
bonded" prices for mixture Of prune Juice and
wood alcohol sellers will stay in the game.
But consider what the local state office is doing
Before D. w. Snyder was appointed enforcement
officer last July. New Mexico under the FL
Paso agency Three states handled from there
and effective work was impossible There two
men in Albuquerque trying to keep track of boot
logging activities over 7SS74,40O acres of ground,
or 1921 square miles.
Since he took charge Mr. Snyder has had an
average Of At present he has ten agents.
Seven months of work under the system ended
Monday At that date 325 arrests had been made
under the national act In all, 122 stills had been
seized-one every other day.
The agents have captured 25 automobiles Tax
to the amount Of $4,000 have been assessed
against the Of Illicit stills and $4,000 has
been collected The office is more than sef-sup-
porting The vault for seized liquor contains more
than 900 worth of intoxicants.
Mr.. Snyder has taken personal part in the law
enforcement work. although his duties do not
oure them lie present during the recent
tiyities on the border when the prohibition agents
were under fire repeatedly and rounded-up large
group of criminals.
When you start telling your neighbor how easy
it is to buy liquor in New Mexico, be honest with
him. Explain what you are paying and what you
are getting Give him chance to see what pro-
hlbtion really is doing.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
PROOF OF ABILITY TO PAY BONUS.
(Trom the Chicago Tribune.l


! Few II any opponents of the soldiers bonus
have had the bodness to say that the men who
defended them and their interests in war are not
morally entitled to adjusted compensation. Oppo-
sition has been based almost entirely upon the
assumption that the raising of the necessary money
would be such heavy burden upon the govern
ment and upon industry that it would delay re-
turn to prosperity, and thereby cause the soldiers
and all others harm than good
| The feeling that such opponents are merely at
tempting by such arguments squirm. out OF the
payment is strengthened by publication of the lat
| est figures on the retirement Of government war
bonds. These bonds to the amount of $2714-
10S,750 already have been retired in advance of
maturity OF this amount, $9S1,6G3000 are VIC
tory bonds, which would mature next year For
the purpose of this discussion, their retirement
may be dsregarded imminent necessity
But first, second. third, and fourth Liberty
bonds to the amount of $1732,445,75O also have
been retired. These long term Obligations
none Of which the government would be called
upon to pay for years to To be sure it is
practical governmental finance to retire these long
terms obligations and thereby the interest
charges, but it is not necessary.
We think that If the government could retire
these long term securities of regular revenue
in three years it could finance the bonus. And
the burden would be greater and probably
much less than that under which we have labored
for the last three years, and under which we are
now worrying and working back toward pros
pery. We could for a period stop this business
of retiring long term bonds and use the money to
retire the great debt owe the soldiers,
The assumption that the United States Is finan-
cially and economically unable TO finance the
bonus is false 1t is put out by those who do not
want to finance it. We and we will finance
it. and continue on our way to greater prosperity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22

as the engineer, and Squeakie
Squealer cried ding dong" as
real as anything. Uncle Wiggily
was just wondering who was CO.
ing to be the conductor to take
his pretended ticket when, all at
once, the kitchen door opened
and in came the Fuzzy Fox.
rs Uncle Wiggily here"
barked the Fox. "Yes, l see he
is" howled the bad chap. I'm
going to nibbIe his ears!"
ooh. Mother! Come and whip
the bad Fox!' cried Squeakie.
Pooh! Your mother has gone
out! That's why | came in!"
snickered the Fox. "And now for
some ear nibbling!"
But just then the tea kettle on
the stove sent out big puff Of
real steam and Floppy banged
the oven door real hard. while
Curly cried "Toot-toot!" and
Squeakie cried Ding dong" so
loudly that the Fox howled: ooh,
WOW! A steam engine is coming!
I'd better get away before it runs
over mel" and away he trotted
getting no ears at all.
"Ha! Ha!" laughed the bunny.
"a play steam engine is of some
use, even if it has no wheels ex-
cept chair legs!"
And if the gold fish doesn't
jump over the milk pitcher to
tag the molasses cookie when
they're playing hide-and go seek
I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the lace curtains.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
THE MARKETS


New York. Feb. 21.-On a turn
over approXimating one million
shares and involving more than the
usual number of standard issues,
the stock market today resumed
its upward course many favorites
rising to maximum quotations for
q year or more.
Unexpected ease of money rates
and the further strength of inter-
national credits were factors in the
advance, as was also the more en-
couraging outlook in the basic in
dustries, notably TIE steel and iron
trade.
steel, equipments. motors, oils,
rails OF high and low degree, cop
pers, feathers, textiles, tobaccos
and mail order shares figured
prominently in the movement.
United States Steel made net
gain Of SA points to 94%. it's
highest price since 1920.
Other strong industrials en-
braced American and Baldwin Lo-
comotives, Studebakers, American
Wooden and American Ice. Rails
were featured by Rock Island,
Union Pacific and Canadian Pa
cific, the latter gaining three points.
Exceptions to the general trend
included Mexican Petroleum, At
lantic Gulf, Crucible Steel and Ma
tional Enameling. Tomorrow's
holiday was without influence on
money offerings, call loans declin-
Ing from to IA per cent in the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
THE AGE OF PUBLICITY.

Lord Riddel, who may be described the glori-
fled press agent of the British delegation to the
limitation conference, in making his farewell ad-
dress to the newspaper correspondents expressed
his conviction that today "the world depends upon
publicity"
propaganda, of which there more than enough
at the conference and sometimes 1t is just straight
honest advertising. based on commercial principles
Whichever it is, it is playing an increasingly i'm
portan part in life, and its value cannot be ignored
The merchant especially requires the right sort
Of publicity for his wares. What better medium
for this there be than the daily newspaper
whose message is repeated every day in the week?
There is no propaganda in this but just the very
kind of information the reader desires and is look
ing for.
X the political world, to which Lord Riddel was
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22

said Uncle Wiggily. with laugh.
But where is the steam engine 2"
ooh, it's just q make-b believe
one" answered Floppy. 1--WE put
some chairs in a row near the
kitchen stove-but not SO near
that We'll be burned. We play
the fire in the stove is the fire
in the engine. and 1 rattle the
oven door to pretend to put on
coal. Curly makes noise like
'choo-choon and that's the en-
CINE. Squeakie Squealer goes
ding-dong!' and that's. the bell"
But the best of ALL" said
Curly, sis mothers tea kettle.
She puts that on the front of the
stove, and when real steam comes
out of the spout it truly looks as
If our steam engine was putting"
Eyes, that is a good game"
said Uncle Wiggily. Wen play
it!'
The chairs were placed in a
row near the stove. Floppy
ratified the oven door to pretend
he was the fireman putting on
coal. Curly puff-puffed to act
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
AN AMERICAN, YOU BET.

In holding that America" is the proper desig-
nation for the United states of America Secretary
Hughes follows the precedent established by his
predecessor, John Hay. In signing the treaties in
alphabetical order the representatives of this ma
tion appended their signatures first II is customary
to refer to land as America" though it is true
that national domain does not comprise all of
subdivisions plainly differentiated. other ma
lions bear names which leave no doubt of their
location and individuality The United States OF
America is long and unweldy. Our neighbors short
en- it to THE States" While the meaning may be
clear the term is not euphonious and. besides that
all nations are states in the general sense.
America" fits better than any other name that
can be applied. 1t may imply assurance on
part to appropriate to own use so wide
term but since others do not apply 1t themselves
and all know to whom it refers when 1t is used, let
it be America" Previous to the world war there
may have been some confusion to the identity Of
one abroad who announced himself an American.
Not being especially versed In the geography of the
western hemisphere the European might have
thought the term meant Brazilian or from any
section of this side Of the Atlantic. Now however
the distinction is well understood, and there is no
doubt about Americans haing from the United
States, and knows it better than those who
faced American soldiers. subject OF the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is Brton.
Let citizen of the United States of America be
officially designated American.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON ON NAvIEs.

One hundred and ninety years ago. in the family
homestead at Bridges Creek, on the Potomac in
Westmoreland county, Virginia, George Washing
ton was born. More than sixty-seven years later
at Mount Vernon. his eventful life closed.
In the span Of its years, he had been given an
opportunity to lead the forces Of the colonies in the
conflict with the mother country, Success had
crowned his efforts there. His countrymen had
made him first president of new nation, had hon
ored him with unanimous reelection and had only
Welded to his expressed decision not to again
when it was time to find candidate for the third
presidential term in the new republic.
Times without number the sayings of Washing
ton have been quoted in support or opposition to
proposed governmental policy "our first president
said" has been favorite introduction of political
speakers His word was law during his presidency,
and has been potent factor since.
Washington believed in preparedness. He would,
probably have approved the aims of the recent
disarmament conference. He did not want over
towering force on sea and land, but he wanted an
adequate one. 1t was under his leadership that the
first steps toward national navy were taken.
In his eighth annual address, delivered De-
cember T. 1896 the president commented trade
along the Mediterranean. He spoke of the need of
a protective force and said:
"These considerations invite the United
States to look to the means, and to set about
the gradual creation of a navy. VIII
it not then be advisable to begin without delay
TO provide and lay up the materials for the
building and equipping of ships of war, and to
proceed in the work by degrees, in proportion
as our resources shall render 1t practical with
out inconvenience so that future war with
Europe may not find commerce in the same
unprotected state in which it was found by the
present."
since that day. many ships have been built and
many materials have been "laid up" Gradually
however, It has dawned upon the American people
that 1t was not being done without Inconvenience"
and the American public has come to the view Of
Washington. 1t has demanded that the coat be
cut according to the cloth, and that the ability of
the country to pay be taken into consideration
The disarmament conference reducing the speed
with which ships built and money spent on
defenses was a step in the direction of the Wash
ington convenience policy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Butter-M Mar
ket lower. Creamery extras. sec;
firsts, 81 @ 25c; seconds. 2S@SOc;
standards, 34hc.
Eggs-Market lower. Receipts
1883 cases. Firsts, 26c; ordinary
firsts, 2S@24c; miscellaneous, rs %
2515c.
Poultry-AIive, higher. Fowls
Csc; springs, zee; ROSTERS, 1Sc.
Potatoes-Market weak. Re-
ceipts 81 cars. Total u. S. ship
ments, $40. Wisconsin sacked
round whites, $1.70@1.85 cwt.;
Minnesota sacked round whites,
$165@1.S0 cwt.; Minnesota sacked
Red rivers, fine quality and condi-
ton, $500 cwt. Minnesota sacked
mixed red and white, partly graded.
$i.65 cwt.; Michigan bulk round.
$500 cwt.; Idaho sacked Russets,
80 OK rwt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
Floppy, What will Uncle wiggily

Floppy! What will Uncle Wiggily
Think"
81 think it's lots of fun"
laughed Mr.. Longears. Staying
here and playing with the chill
dren will be as good as having
an adventure, Now what shall
we do?" asked the bunny.
Lets play steam engine-Pll
be the engineer" grunted Curly.
'I'll be the fireman" said
Floppy.
What can I be?" asked
Squeakie Squealer, the littlest pig
of all.
ooh, you can ring the bell
answered Floppy.
And what will Uncle Wiggily
be" Squeakie Squealer wanted
to know.
"Uncle Wiggily can be q pass
enger and sit in a seat behind
the steam engine" said Curly,
and the conductor will take his
ticket"
This sounds like lots of fun!"