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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
He whirled the lariat
twice and let fly. 1t
missed the umpire
by a fraction of
an inch.

II Y
dian agent who showed us
around the Shuswap Indian
Reservation. "Dominack is the reserva-
tions problem. not to mention Lake Win
dermere's. BY all the rules of the parole
system Dominack ought to be back in Jail
serving the rest of the six years he got
for killing his father-in-law.
'.But Furnishing Dominack is about as
satisfactory as chastising an irresponsible
child. Doesn't seem to do Dominack a
bit of good. Doesn't seem to understand
why he is being punished Besides, it
doesn't seem to make much difference to
Dominack where he is-in Jail or out.
Quite a problem, Dominack.'
Dominack was sprawled out on a blan-
ket beneath pine tree There seemed to
be nothing of great moment upon Domi-
nack's mind, although he did seem some
what concerned in some faulty technique in
his lariat throwing. He was throwing his
rawhide from reclining position and his
targets We're small twigs, stones and even
loose sticks. To the tenderfoot Domi-
nack's ability to snake these objects out
of their positions with his lariat seemed
little short of marvellous. But Dominack
wasn't satisfied
He's been peeved about his lariat work
ever since that game of baseball" ex-
planned the agent.
Dominack is six feet of slovenly Shu-
swap. The reservation lies near Lake
Windermere in southern British Columbia
and great is Dominates fame in the prov
;noa baSahaIl could Stand apotbar
Sockalexis, Dominack might be enjoying
fame in the big leagues. but probably 1t is
just as we'll for baseball and Dominack.
not forgetting the team that might have
him under contract. that he lies there on
the shores of Lake Windermere content
to accept whatever may come to pass.
The great outside world means very
little to the majority of the folk up in
that part of British Columbia. Whenever
excitement is needed to stir them out of
too great lethargy Dominack rears HIM
self to his feet and goes forth hunting a
bit of trouble. Usually. unless he is ap-'
pretended in the seeking. he finds It. And
then there is plenty to talk about.
''Dominack he great man." volunteers
scrawny Shuswap youngster. HE great
fighter, great baseball player. Greatest
baseball player in the world"
''They say down I'm the States" we ven
ture "that Mr.. Sisler is the greatest"
"Seesler BAH You ever see DominaclS?"
"Then." we suggest, 'there is Mr.. Cobb
and Mr.. Hornsby and Mr.. Ruth and Mr..
Speaker"
mo good. Dominack best OF all. Never
heard of these men you say great Every
body know Dominack."
To get the proper perspective on Domi-
mack you must know something of his
past And his past seems to be domi-
mated by the unfortunate incident that
featured the taking off of his father-in-
law. There are a number of cnlnrfnl
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10

the plata. Dominack hit one that
the umpire had to call fair and he got az
far as second base on it.
There followed two decisions by the UNI
pire that were entirely too much for Domf-
mack. The umpire had called two strikes
that Dominack thought were either too
high or too wide. Dominack decided it was
time to act. From his shirt he drew q
lariat- He circled it about his head twice
and let fly. He missed the umpire by
fraction of an Inch but raised welt on
that worthy's face. And that broke up the
ball game.
Dominack went back to the reservation
in disgrace. Really he was hero to the
youngsters but In the opinion of the old
braves whose word Is law among the
tribesmen Dominack was in deep disgrace.
He had been paroled on condition that he
would behave. Here he had tried to as
sault an umpire-a white man. too.
The trial took place the next morning.
Bright and early all the Indians drove
over to the little white wooden court
house. Dominack dressed for the occasion.
He wore handkerchief OF vivid blue silk
tied gayly about his neck and three painted
chicken feathers stuck from his wornout
hat He was all by himself. The Indians
were Disguised with him.
They went in twos and threes and TOURS.
All the braves were there. But none Of
the squaws. The squaws haven't got as
far as jury duty as yet.
The braves had had a pow-wow the eve-
ming before and had put their case before
tha T,.Af nfaA int
put off the reservation. He was disgrace
to them and to the reservation and to the
ball team.
But Dominack felt no shame
DO nothing. do nothing. 'cept what
white man do. All ball player-good bali
player@in big city. they do same. Drag
umpire down street by hair. pun him
along So"
Dominack gesticulated more fully to ex-
plain that in his opinion all real baseball
stars were much more ferocious with an
umpire than he had been. He was dis
gusted with the magistrate and the court.
They didn't know about baseball In the big
places.
His imagination had made him firmly
believe that he did. In his mind he could
see splendid baseball star dragging,
without pity and without mercy. an unfair
umpire along a city's streets. while the
inhabitants looked on and applauded.
Dominack was fined five dollars. The
Indians all went back to the reservation.
They had had delightful morning. 1t
was wonderful to have AN important en-
gagement like that on the very day fol-
lowing the baseball game day They had
Dominack to thank for that much.
But he must be put off the reservation.
They'd have to have lots of pow-wows
about this. Here was big problem.
And Dominack now awaits decision as
to whether he can smoke his pipe within
his little whitewashed log hut or whether
he must go to Jail.
The New York herald., 1922-03-15

OF an acre had declined to 65 per
cent. of the 1914 level. In 1921, with
the recession in all prices in the
city as well as on the farm, the de-
cline in the value Of an acre OF
crops outdistanced the drop in city
prices. Last year an acre of crops
declined in purchasing power to only
SO per cent. of the 1914 figure.
The search after methods to fur
nish the farmer credit to carry his
crops is revealed by these figures as
futile unless the larger credit is ac-
companied either by enhanced farm
prices or lower prices for mill and
factory products which the farmer
has to buy. Higher farm prices can
come only with an increased demand
for farm products. This demand,
for the farmer. has al
ready begun to appear in the larger
purchases for export. The buying
power of an acre of crops in 1922 will
show a marked improvement over
both the imitation years of 1920 and
earlier, and the defation year 1921.
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
Miss Erna Rubinstein, Vtolinist
Delights ns Soloist.

The Philharmonic Soclety's Tuesday
concerts at the Metropolitan Opera
House are not prone to indulging IN
soloists. but they had one last evening
when Miss Erna Rubinstein appeared in
the second number OF the program and
played Bruch's violin concerto in G
minor Miss Rubinstein made her debut
here with the society early last month
and later she gave a recital, playing the
concerto heard last night.
Many delightful things have been said
about this young player and her re-
peated performance of Bruch's score
must only add to the full measure Of
praise already accorded her as a vio-
linist. She was not heard to best ad-
vantage In the auditorium where she
played, perhaps, but she gave neverthe-
less a very beautiful reading of the
score. Admirably supported by the or
chestra's accompaniment, she infused
each measure OF the hackneyed yet
musical score with rare feeling, beau
tifully polished tone and a seemingly
perfect technical finish. Her playing
aroused great enthusiasm and she mod
estly took many recalls at the close of
the work.
Mr.. Mengelberg, as guest conductor,
began the program with Memberships
overture to "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" which was brilliantly played
b. the orchestra. Following the inter-
mission came Strauss's tone poem, Elm
Heldenleben" GA Hero's Life"), which
completed the list. The poem--dedicat-
cd by the composer to Mr.. Mcngeiberg-
is ever a favorite work in his program
schemes. The splendors of the score he
delights in. unfolding, and, moreover
with supreme authority. as may we'll
be said,
The New York herald., 1922-03-15

of pocket had they not made up the
shad deficit by large sturgeon
catches.
Following action by the lower
house OF the New Jersey Legislature
the State Senate recently passed a
resolution urging Congress to enact
without delay the Appleby bill, under
which coast and river waters would
be protected from the pollution by
oil and chemicals which latterly has
made such strides toward the ruin
of bathing beaches and of the fish
and oyster industries. For years the
shad fishermen fought the pollution
of rivers almost single handed. 1t
was losing fight. But now that the
forces of destruction have been re-
cruited by the nuisance of oil waste
from steamers the attack has taken
on a renewed vigor.
1t comes none too soon. The harm
already done is very great, but with
proper legislation vigorously en-
forced the damage may be arrested
where it is and possibly much of the
lost ground in time recovered.
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Shad.

On or about the first Of April shad
are due in New York waters. Even
now fishermen are looking for them
in Delaware River and Bay. From
Charleston, where they arrived in
January, to Norfolk, where they were
running in late February and early
March, fishermen have been follow.
ing them up the coast.
But, alas, the good old days OF
wholesale shad catches are gone, pre-
sumably never to return. The pollu-
ton of rivers and estuaries by waste
from factories started the work OF
destruction. Then came the oil from
steamers to complete it. The num-
ber of young shad killed by these
agencies is estimated to run into the
millions, while the adult fish have
been driven from their old spawn
ing places in the upper river reaches
At the rate the destruction has been
going on of late years IL will be only
comparatively short time before
the shad will be all but extinct.
1t is from the year 1900 that the
shad fishing industry seems to date
the beginning of its decline. In that
year Delaware fishermen alone
caught 100000 of the fine fish. How
swift has been the pace Of their dis.
appearance is indicated by the fact
that last years total catch OF these
same fishermen was only $4,000.
AS the catches diminished prices
went up. Otherwise the fishermen
could not have made a living. And
as the prices went up shad, which
once were so cheap as to be within
the reach of everybody. became too
expensive for all save those to whom
cost was minor consideration
Thirty years ago shad were sold AZ
three cents apiece and the catches
were so enormous that the fishermen
we're satisfied with the money they
made. This year IL is predicted that
they will cost So each. Even at the
high prices which prevailed last
year 80 small was the catch that
many fishermen would have been out
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Public Floggings.
This Form OF Punishment Given Up
I'm Two Delaware Counties.

TO THE NEW YORK HERALD: Replying
to "Damocles's" contention that public
fogging of criminals would serve as a
deterrent to the younger malefactors, /
submit that this method would not
achieve its purpose any more than public
executions OF murderers in France pre-
vent murders in that country. The pic
lures OF highway robbers serving terms
OF twenty years Imprisonment at hard
labor should have the effect OF discour-
aging would be bandits and forcing them
into honest livelihoods.
Any prison warden will agree that IL
is the loss of personal liberty and not
physical punishment that reckless Grim
inals fear. For instance. every bandit
knows that arresting officers always
make free use of their nightsticks in
subduing' lawbreakers; yet this thought
does not make them hesitate In their
purpose. However. Imprisonment Is
dreaded.
In two counties In Delaware. Kent
and Sussex. ioggings no longer take
place and some years ago the State Leg
islature passed bill abolishing the lash
throughout the State. which failed only
through Governor Townsend's veto.
Faddists favor the revival OF flogging
practical men oppose It. In this case
the facts rule. CHARLES M. WEST.
BROOKLYN, March "a.
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
ny w. J. HENDERSON.

The eighth concert Of the Philadelphia
Orchestra in Carnegie Hall last evening
brought with IL program Of far spread
horizons. John Alden Carpenter, an
American composer. who dwells by the
side of the great white sea in Chicago,
was represented by his Pilgrim Vision"
Wagner contributed his river and for
est sketches. namely. the Entrance Of
the Gods Into Walhalla." the ''Waldwe-
ben from "Siegfried' and the Rhine
journey from 'Goetterdaemmerung" In
the midst OF these dreams and visions
and pictures stood the b fiat piano con-
certo of Brahms, without whose music
there is neither Stokowski nor Philadel-
iphia. The performer of the piano part
was Ossip Gabrilowitsch. conductor of
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and
thus there was yet another picture for
the audience, that Of conductors dwell
ing together in brotherly love and maxi
ing all things reverberate for the honor
sof art. And finally LisZt ocered his first
rhapsody.
1t seems unnecessary to enter into
analysis of the Interpretation of the
Brahms music by these two conductors.
Mr.. Gabrilowtsch is one of the most
satisfying pianists of this time. Perhaps
the burdens of conducting have weighed
somewhat heavily on his technique. but
he has sufficient beauty OF tone and
ifieetness of finger to publish the mes
sage of Brahms He and Mr.. StokowslSf
were in sympathy in their presentation
of the composition. 1t was a very beau
tiful performance that they gave and
the audience rejoiced greatly.
L., x,1t haf
be marshaled about Wagner. The real
consideration of this day should he for
Mr.. Carpenters work, written for the
Philadelphia Orchestra's celebration last
season of the landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers. But, alas! Mr.. Stokowski at
the eleventh hour rearranged his pro-
gram so that Mr.. Carpenters piece.
which should have begun the concert.
came near to concluding 1t. Wagner
was placed first and Brahms second. and
the Americans panorama OF the voyage
or the Mayflower had to make what inn
preston it could after immortal crc-
ations by two of the worlds first mas
ters.
In the circumstances the best that can
be done Is to reprint Mr.. Carpenters
own outline of his work I'm order that
The purpose of the composer may be
made clear, we are asked to imagine
the grim little Pilgrim band in last
religious service in England. the march
to the sea. the embarkation. We are
asked to watch their ship as it sails
away and disappears under the edge OF
the sky. Surely an extraordinary ad-
venture. And surely, at the moment
when the sea seems its most tremen-
dous, and the Pilgrim ship it's most
forgotten, it Is easy to think that in
that moment the eye of God rested
,ipon them and smiled. For the sea
speeds them on their way and they
come at last to the shore Of their hope
we can share In the exultation Of their
landing, in the JOY OF their discovery.
and we can feel with them the thrill or
the future America"
wbap this composition is begun at an
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
The Wife and the Hyphen.
Her Maiden Name Useful as Rec.
ord of Family History.

To THE New York HERALD: Regard
ing what your correspondent writes
about the practice of hyphenating the
maiden name and the married name OF
a wife. let me say that in Spain and
South America this point was settled
centuries ago.
Say, for instance, Alice Astor marries
George Grey; she then becomes Alice
Astor Grey and signs herself as such
is likewise introduced appears so in
all legal documents and is so referred
to in the accounts of social doings.
In this way a woman preserves her
family's identity and one can keep bet
ter track of family connections.
The children of this union would sign
themselves Alfred or Mary Grey Astor.
giving precedence to the paternal name.
the daughters, however. dropping the
name Astor on marrying.
1t would seem a very simple matter
for women here to adopt the same
method without tho fuss that is being
made. For instance. they could sign
themselves Alice Astor=Grey, that is
employ double hyphen, denoting double
harness. FALsTAFF.
NEW YoRN March Ia
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Petty Graft in Seeds.

The House of Representative has
yielded once more to the free seed
graft. 1t has put an item of $S6o,000
in the agricultural appropriation bill
to pay for another distribution of the
little parcels OF seeds.
1t is the general opinion that these
free seeds do nobody good. However,
the Congressman thinks that they
help him by calling his constituents
attention to the fact that he is still
alive. They are free advertising.
Your real farmer, of course, has no
use for the seeds. When he wants
seeds he wants those Of which he is
certain and he goes or sends to his
scotsman. A good farmer declines
TO take the chance OF wasting his
labor on doubtful seeds.
AS for the cost, what's S360,000
when legislators long since stopped
talking or thinking in millions and
are using billions generally? An
item of S360,000 for free seeds is such
little thing when you compare it
with $40,0OO,000 for the pork barrel
bill or five billions for bonus.
The waste of $360,000 year in
this free seed advertising for Con-
gressmen means just the burning up
of thousand dollar bill every day
for twelve months!
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Loss of the Cyclops.
Sudden Destruction in the Puff OF
a Tropical Squall.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The dis
cussion regarding the loss of the United
states collier Cyclops has been especially
interesting to me. as / have made a
number of voyages over the Caribbean
Sea and south Atlantic Ocean and have
been in some of the worst storms and
West Indian hurricanes on record.
was on a steamship off st. Thomas,
Virgin Islands, in the great hurricane OF
October, 1916. when our wireless was
strlpped off by the wind which was
blowinr at the rate OF 1872 miles an
hour: a great wave covering the ship
broke the electric light wires and the
blacklist darkness reigned the night
long. Before our wireless was carried
away we were In communication with a
Danish cruiser in st. Thomas harbor,
hut after the wireless failed we were re
ported lost with all on board. Every
vessel in st. Thomas harbor was lifted
high and dry on the rocks by the wind.
Strange things happen in tropical seas
and fierce squalls spring out of clear
sjSy and calm sea, but from whence they
come no man can tell. These squalls
come and 20 in the fash of a few min
utes. and il has always been my opinion
that one OF these quick. terrific puffs of
wind is what sent the Cyclops and all
on board to Davy Jones's locker with
out leaving anything to tell the tale.
These GOLFERS, the Cyclops, Jupiter and
Hercules, stand high out of the water.
and this with the heavy cranes which
stand above their decks for coaling ships
AT sea makes them very topheavy, and
a sudden suuall hitting the Cyclops
square abeam probably toppled her over.
and her cargo OF heavy manganese iron
ore shifting of the level sent her to the
bottom in the flash OF an eye before
ANYBODY or anything could get clear OF
the ship and before her wireless could
be operated.
was leaving the Island or Trinidad,
British West Indies, for New York,
about the time the Cyclops was lost.
and n few days out one of these squalls
came out Of n smooth tropical sea.
struck us n terrific biff on the port
beam. heeled the ship away over TO
nearly 45 degrees. and stripped every
stitch of canvas awning from over the
deck In the bat Of an eye.
with their wireless out OF commits
sion and even when in good working or
der ships can stlll be lost without leav-
ing a trace OF what happened.
JAMES q. CRAia
Nrw Yosr, March ~.
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Buying Power Of an Acre.

When all Is said the problem OF
the farmer comes down to the ques-
tion OF how he can exchange the
produce of his acres on something
like a fair basis for the products Of
mills and factories. In simple prac-
tice this means OF course that the
farmer seeks to get a fair price for
what he has to sell. and then to buy
at fair prices the things he cannot
supply for himself.
The Department of Agriculture has
compiled a table showing the aver
age purchasing power of an acre OF
farm crops for the years 1909, 1920
and 1921, showing on what basis the
exchange of goods and food between
city and country took place in these
periods. 1t is surprising to find in
this table direct contradiction Of
the widely accepted belief that the
farmer got the best end OF the bar
gain when he was selling his crops
during and after the war.
In a list OF eighty-nine different
articles commonly bought in the city
markets by farmers the buying power
OF an acre of crops for 1914 stood
at 100 per cent. while in 1909 II
was only ~ per cent. In 1909 the
average cost OF the articles, reduced
to percentage, was 95. while in 1914
Il was 100. Between these two years
there was only minor change in
the buying power of an acre Of crops.
IN 1914 II was as near true as IL
probably ever will be that a dollar
In farm crops exchanged on an even
and fair basis for a dollar in city
goods.
Working up from the 1914 base
tho Department Of Agriculture shows
that in 1920, when farm prices were
nj the peak, the purchasing power
The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Travel in Italy.
An American Complains Of Hotel
Rates and Taxes.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: AS an
American travelling in Italy / feel it
my duty to place before the American
travelling public the exact conditions
they will find here, and not net them
come blndfolded as so many do.
In the first place, with the present
ratio OF exchange, the dollar around
eighteen lire, and the exorbitant demands
OF the hotel keepers, the rates at the
smaller hotels arc from so lire, at. the
large ones from 100 to $50 lire, plus
five extra taxes. This makes living as
expensive as in America, or more so,
without either the comforts or the food.
The five taxes are: Service, from IL to
Is per cent of ones hotel bill tax for
tourism, which means you pay their
advertising bills; take dc luxe, 10 per
cent. tax for crippled soldiers and take
de sejour.
One is completely at the mercy OF a
strong. organized body OF hotel keepers
and servants who dictate and impose
prices for accommodation and service
out of all proportion to what is given.
Originally the service tax was levied
to save the dignity of the personnel.
This seems to have been forgotten and
when one leaves there is the same old
line waiting with outstretched hands
and unless one tips extra one gets no
service. II one has the moral courage
to refuse the extra tipping one hears
all kinds of side remarks about cheap
travellers and the like.
Unhappily there are many snobs and
moral towards who are frightened into
extra tipping. The time is now at hand
when an international association OF
tourists should be formed to combat
certain evils and cope with the organi-
zations already formed OF hotel keepers
and their personnel. IL we arc to travel
at all, the traveller must find some way
to protect himself. A READER.
MILAN, February 2s.