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The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Deaths From Accident.
Most Fatalities Thus Classified Re-
suit From ReckIcssncsS.

From the Weekly Bulletin Of the Neto York
City Board Of Health.
We must not lose sight OF the fact that
accidents have not kept pace with the
increase In the number OF vehicles using
the streets. II the same ratio between
accidents and vehicles obtained to-day
as in previous years the fatalities would
be many times greater. so that in reality
a big saving of life has been effected
through the regulation of traffic and the
closing of streets for play during cer-
tain hours OF the day.
During 1921 6S4 persons died as a
result of falls, equivalent to ratio OF
almost twelve to the hundred thousand.
This type OF accident II should be pos
sible to prevent, and II is encouraging
to note that there has been very APP
preciable decrease during the last three
years. or the 6s4 1o3 persons were
killed by falls from buildings and from
scaffolds. 1t would seem that ordinary
precautions should prevent all Of such
deaths. One hundred and thirty-eight
persons were killed by falls from fire
escapes and windows. Certainly this
was a needless loss OF life. Almost one
third OF these deaths occurred among
children under five years of age. Surely
this indicates gross negligence.
Burns and scalds are another cause
OF death numerically important, and
here, too, children are the greatest suf-
ferers, almost ofe-half OF the deaths
from this cause occurring during the
first Ave years OF life.
There has been a substantial decrease
In the number OF deaths from drowning
during the last three years in this city.
As might be expected. males experience
a mortality many times in excess OF
that of fcmales-342. as compared with
twenty-four during the last year. The
mortality from drowning increases st sad-
ily from the fourteenth year UP to the
twenty-fifth year; after that II declines.
During the last year SO boys between
the ages OF and IA were drowned In
the waters surrounding the city, and so
between the ages OF 10 and "a Between
the ages OF 25 and ~ 1877 males were
drowned, and at every ago except after
65 the mortality of the males was in
great preponderance. After the sixty
ffth year the rate was about two to one.
4, IN Is a cause of death that should be
amenable to methods of prevention.
Most accidents result from careless
ness. and IL we can educate the children
from the time they begin to walk to
exercise care. and continue the education
up through school life, we will have
accomplished great deal toward the
reduction OF this waste Of life.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Gen Gen. Pershins and Augustus Thomas will
speak at the Lafayett6-Marns Day exer-
cises. Lafayette statue. Union square, 10 rs
a. NJ; service, st. Paul's Chapel. noon.
Board OF Estimate. presentation OF tbs
A. NJ.
Hollow Building Tile Manufacturer Asso-
A. NJ.
style Show COMMITTEES of tho National
Association Of Retail Clothiers, meeting.
Hotel McAlpin. 10 A. NJ. to o p. M.
English Speaking Union. luncheon to ths
visiting british delegation to Australia, India
LAYING OF corner stone OF Webster apar<-
irs ments Tor working women. 4i6-423 West
Thirty-fourth street, p. NJ.
American Society OF Civil Enginssrs, msse-
Ing. Engineering Societies Building, SA west
Thirty-ninth street. s r. M.
Goldman Band. concert, the Green. Oufumas
bia University, s:15 p. M.
The scudder Memorial Association wfl
make trip to West Point and return "a
the steamer De Witt Clinton OF the Hudsoa
River Day Line, leaving West FortyNssoona
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Europe's Wheat Crop.

Statistics OF wheat production in
central and eastern Europe indicate
a serious condition, one which is
likely to continue for some time. So
far as the returns have been made
for 1920 they show that the crop for
that year was materially less than
two-thirds the average yield before
the war. The shortage is not far
from 300.000,000 bushels, exclusive Of
the Russian export quantity. which
formerly was more than 160,000,000
bushels. Since 1916 there has been
no export OF breadstuffs from Russia
to European countries.
The loss of the export wheat from
Russia. together with the shortage Of
the central European crop, must be
regarded as loss to the whole
world. The worlds wheat crop is
not far from $500, 100000 bushels. In
spite OF visible supplies and indi-
Gated surplusage, practically all Of IL
Is consumed. The surplus of fat
year merely covers the deficiency of
lean year.
The shortage OF the wheat crop In
central and eastern Europe is a re-
suit OF the war, but 1t Is not due to
military operations. 1t is coincident
with the breaking up Of the great
landed estates. Elsewhere the short
age which resulted from military
operations has ceased TO exist.
France and Italy have nearly re-
stored their pre-war crops, and any
deficiency has been more than made
The New York herald., 1922-09-06

to the Judiciary any more than It
would have been concerned with At
torney-General OLNEY's application
to the courts in 1894 had the Clayton
act then existed?
lt>would be no public misfortune II
Section 20 of the Federal antitrust
law should go to the Supreme Court
again for further examination of
its impact; and perhaps for a more
comprehensive trimming even than
1t received at the hands OF that
exalted tribunal in the Duplex Print
ing Press case twenty months ago.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Mr.. Gompers and the Declara-
ton Of independence.

In the Labor Day address of the
chieftain of the American Federation
that authority and aGtator repeated
his charge that the Government of
the United States, or rather the Re-
publican Administration now re-
sponsible for the executive functions
OF the Government. was seeking to
reestablish compulsory labor. Mr..
GoMPERs said:
'AThe party OF LINCOLN and tho
emancipation act is trying to force
compulsory labor on whites and
blacks
American citizenship must more
firmly resolve to stand by the Dec
laration OF Independence and tho con-
stitutional guarantees of the republic"
The reference to the Declaration OF
Independence is pertinent just now.
Mr.. GoMpERs is to be congratulated
on remembering that immortal docu
ment Of freedom.
I'VE hold these truths to be self
evident" says the American Declara-
tion OF Independence. the great char
ter OF democracy and equality under
the republics laws, that all men are
created equal; that they are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights; that among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness. To secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among
men"
Does Mr.. GoMPERs really believe
that the unorganized workingman
is not created equal to the working
man who belongs to a union affili-
ated in the American Federation of
Labor; that there are certain unalien-
able rights possessed by unionized
labor which non-unionized labor
the overwhelming majority OF labor
in the United States-may not claim
and enjoy; that untrammeled, unin-
timidated liberty In the pursuit of
his chosen vocation is not the un-
alienable and equal right of every
citizen, whether holding a union card
or not?
Instead OF now spouting nonsense
about attempts to force compulsory
labor on free and equal Americans,
Mr.. SAMUEL GoMPERs should turn his
attention to the true significance Of
attempts to force compulsory idle
ness on free and equal Americans.
A clean definition OF his views on
this other side Of the question is
desirable; for the self-evident truths
recited in the American Declaration
of Independence are not one sided
truths. or half truths, or truths true
and relating only as to a preferred
minority OF our citizenship.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Low Flying Seaplanes.
They Are Called Nuisance and :
Danger at Lake George.

To The New York HERALD: The low
Tying Of aviators endangcrs great num-
bers of our people to-day, not only in
New York CITY, but In scattered com
munities throughout the country. Re-
Gently you printed q letter on this sub
,ect from D.. Gardner. publisher OF
Aviation. He is of course special
pleader for all aviators and his reason
ing. as understood by the majority OF
flying men, puts them beyond the reach
OF ordinary law and order.
This is particularly evident at Lake
George. wherein have my summer studio
and where ones life is often in jeopardy
because of low flying seaplanes. How
in a tragic manner not far from New
York city by the inexcusable killing of
Gustav Kobbe, for many years the art
critic Of THE NEW YORK HERALD.
That seaplanes are still frequently un-
manageable was demonstrated only a
few days ago nearly in front of my
studio when a machine instead of TAX
ing off from the water turned bottom
side UP. breaking in two in the middle.
And yet the aviators still delight in fly
ing low over rowboats and canoes or
In dashing with the frightful roar OF
unmuffied motors to within hundred
feet or so OF the roofs of houses.
Property values at Lake George have
been built up on the reputation the sur
rounding country enjoys as a place OF
sylvan quietude. This reputation and
the enhanced values Of real estate are
now threatened by the reckless acts
OF aviators operating seaplanes at Lake
George.
These circumstances are made particu-
larly aggravating for me because I live
directly across the lake from Governor
Miller. and to avoid annoying him the
roaring seaplanes stay for the most part
on my side OF the water. The quiet and
sylvan character of this neighborhood
has been recognized by special legisia-
ton concerning the noise of gasoline
engines used in navigating the waters
OF Lake George. If these restrictions
were enforced for flying boats we would
be free from the present nuisance OF
aviation. But low flying seaplanes with
out mufiiers still continue TO infuriate
the majority OF property owners along
the shore and to imperl the lives OF
many people. There are OF course strong
considerations for the encouragement OF
certain forms of flying, but the best in
terests Of all concerned are now being
seriously injured through the acts OF
rash individuals.
WILLIAM LAUREL HARRIS.
LAKE GEORGE, September 4.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
The Leaves.


The little brown leaves drop like falling
tears,
And pile themselves beneath the bar
rem trees,
Breathing mournful protest as the
breeze
Sits through them like the slash OF
ghostly spears
Fighting old battles with tho yester-
years. NFHN
Whose blossoms were not strong
enough to cope.
Though they were sweet in venturing
land hope,
With winters storm and stress ana
brooding fears.
Yet, with the spring, new leaves shall
bud again .
Upon old boughs. and flowers awake
once more
On blighted stems that knew the win
ter.s pain,
And for a space the earth shall bur-
geon o'er
With fragrant bloom. forgetting. that
with frost.
Eternally. each year must pay Its cost.
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06

The New Jersey boy who was SEN
fenced to spend an hour a day in con-
finement for ninety days. and who has
been serving his time in conversation
with interested and sympathetic po-
licemen, has now been instructed by
the wise judge handling his case TO do
his term in the form of two hours at
night school each evening all winter.
This youngsters future should be
watched; he may prove a useful and
enlightening exhibit in the movement
for better penal methods.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

FOR Eastern New York--F,air to-day I.
Tomorrow cloudy and cooler; moderate
westerly winds. becoming north ana
northeast tonight.
ror New Jersey-Fair and warmer Co
oay' tomorrow partly cloudy, with
somewhat lower temperature: sentla.
variable winds.
For Northern New Enxiand-Partly
cioucy To-day, cooler tonight; to-mor-
,,,odsy ouuy. Win moderate temperatu
~. Jrs. az west. shifting to north. winds.
a., 3ou.nern New England-Fair to-
day and tomorrow; cooler. mod.rst.
easterly winds. 90
ror western New York-PartIy cIou6v
"a somewhat lower Temperatures to-
m,eht; ,,ah tomorrow unsettled: gentle. ~
:. wAsHINcroN, Sept. 6.-rhe pressure
great lakes, and IL is reIstiu.,,, .,nu .no
over the middle Atlantic States II ~,
otner parts OF the country the presr,-.
- Iow' PRESSURE distribution has feer,
attended py abnormally warm weatb.r
over al districts east of the Rock
Mountains. except along the immeSliats
northern border. and by temperaturss
oeioW normal west OF tho Rocky Noun
-, 'o north Atlantic States tna
mea'her VIII be generally fair to-mor-
iom ana partly cloudy. with somewhat
IoWer temperature on Thursday. In tbs
middle Atlantic, south Atlantic ana ...s a
CUR states the weather win be ren-
eraily fair Tomorrow and Thursday or
cept Tor local showers in Florida ana
without material change in temnera-
lures. In Tennessee. the Ohio Valley
and lower lake region the weather viii
De generally fair tomorrow and Tbur.-
gay without material change in tenn
Observations at United s,.,o.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
September Q. 1851.

Round a cradle long ago
Gathered all that men hold dear.
Honor. Valor. Fortune. Love
Lafayette. we are herei''
Lafayette answered "wahr'
Others Joined the happy host,
Pressed the rocking cradle near,
Fame and Friendship. War and Peace
Lafayette, we are here!
Lafayette answered "Gooi'
Then a final glory came. gl
Last and greatest 20 appear,
Thronged a million khaki FORMS
Lafayette, we are herew
Lafayette went to sleep.
McLANpBuRcH WILSON.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06

Special Dispdtch to THE NEw YoHE HERALD.
PoRTLANne Ore. Sept. 5.-Preliminary
conferences of the House of Bishops, held
informally and behind closed doors for
the last six days, closed soon after noon
to-day with great deal OF pre-conven-
tion work cleaned up. As three-fourths
OF the Bishops to sit in the general con-
vention OF the Episcopal Church. which
opens here tomorrow at 10 o'clock. were
present 1t Is almost certain that their
action in convention will not vary to
any great extent from that taken In the
conference Just closed
Just what the Bishops agreed and dis
agreed upon or even just what they took
up is not known. However, consider
able information has found its way to
the outside world.
Forinstancc 1t is thought certain that
the Bishops have agreed upon consld-
erable number Of recommendations of
a joint commission named In 1913 TO
mako changes in the Book of Common
Prayer, among these recommendations
which 1t u reported the Bishops have
seen In favorable light is the one re-
ferring to the Ten Commandments and
also one which may remove or modify
some of the curses quoted from the
Psalms
The idea has gone broadcast to some
extent that the recommendations pro-
vided for changing the comma ndments
They do not according to explanations
made by leading bishops. They simply
provide for making use OF the shorter
old Hebrew forms. If these shorter
forms are approved by the convention
the approval will in no way prevent
using of the present longer forms, as
the matter will be left optional 1t will
only make. the shorter commandments
legal for use in the church if desired.
As one Bishop explained the matter,
1T will be like offering one his choice
of long cigar or a short cigarette"
The reasons for the proposed change are
principally on account Of word wastage
and obsolete wording.
In the Tenth Commandment, for in
stance. the direction is given all believers
that they shall not covet their neighbor's
wives, servants, maids, oxen, asses nor
anything that is another's.
In the mands Of many It should be
Just as proper to have added a great
number of modern conveniences such as
the automobile and airplane. AS the
first part Of the commandment. Thou
shalt not covet," covers the entire terri
tory the commission recommends that
it be mdae legal usage in the church.
The other commandments under ques-
tion would be complete as follows:
No. 2--Thou shalt not make to thy
self any craven image nor the likeness
Of anything that is In heaven above, or
in the earth beneath. or in the water
under the earth; thou shalt not bow
down to thep nor worship them
No. 3-Tlf6u shalt not take tho name
OF the Lord thy God in vain.
No. 4-Remember that thou keep holy
the Sabbath Day.
No. 5--Honor thy father and thy
mother.
The only vital change contemplated
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Beside the Weir.

Beside the weir mt cvenfall
The whippoorwills and thrushcs call
In chorus, and the hylas say
A requiem for dying day:
The low wind breathos a madrigal.
And through each lyric interval
Drift fragrancies ambrosial
sof mingled mint aud balm and bay
Beside the weir.
Then when with It's empurpled wall
The deep night overshadows all,
The frst star burns to light the. way
For wandering lovers feet to stray
Where dreams convene and hold in thrall
Beside the weir.
CLINTON ScoLLARD.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
who the Lascars Are.
Letter IN the London Times.

I think the term "lascar" IL somewhat
misleading. for In liners trading 20 the East
nearly all carry lascar crews. meaning that
they are natives Of India or other countries
In the East. In the press this term ''isscar''
has been used for all natives, and this may
do an injury TO many good and brave men.
The crews are as follows; First, the sailor
men or lascars; secondly, the firemen: and
thirdly, the saloon crew, these latter being
nearly always Goanese. I have served
thirty years with these crews, and have
always found tin lascar and fireman good
and brave men.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
Our Agents Overseas.

1t is an old story that the United
States needs better statesmen abroad,
but it is one that merits repeating
now just as much as it did twenty
years ago. Americans have a deep
pride in their manufacturing ability
and business energy. and yet some
of them display short-sighted-
ness in matters OF foreign trade
which destroys a good part Of the
effectiveness OF that ability and
energy wherever they are applied out
side the United States.
salesman may achieve sue
cess in the territory assigned to
him in the United States, and then,
on the basis Of his good record, he
may be sent abroad and fall abso-
lutely fiat. Some OF the qualities
which are useful to him here may
be his undoing in other countries.
If he adopts a note OF breezy fellow
ship with the merchants Of the Ar
gentine he is likely to meet with
coldly courteous dismissal. South
Americans like to be punctilious in
business.
julius KLEIN, director Of the Bu-
reau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, writing in the Weekly Com
meroe Reports, reminds manufacture
ers that the present period Of read
justment in world trade is a par
ticularly unfortunate one in which
to make. errors Of this kind. He
says that large number Of reports
have reached the Department OF
Commerce of unwise appointments
which have proved costly and even
disastrous to the American manu-
facturers who made them.
A survey of the situation by the
Department leads to certain conclu-
sions which Mr.. KLEIN recommends
to the consideration Of executives.
First of all, manufacturers must re-
member that the foreign salesman
has a definite responsibility not
merely to the organization which
sends him abroad but to all other
American manufacturers and to the
whole United States. He has very
real part in forming the opinion
in which all of these are held by
business men Of other countries.
ah I,a
must have good judgment, becauseSit
takes more than salesmanship to
make wise decisions in the choice OF
foreign agencies. He must know the
commodity he sells thoroughly or he
is likely to get himself, his organiza-
tion and his country laughed at. Tact
and politeness are absolutely essen
tial, and these should restrain him
from boastfulness about himself, his
organization or the United States.
He should be as thoroughly Ameri-
can as possible. The Departments
investigation shows that men who
were sent abroad under the impress
sion that their foreign birth was in
their favor were often Intellectual be-
cause upon returning to their old
countries they had to pass scrutiny of
their former standing. 1t is desirable
for statesmen abroad to know the lam
guage of the countries he visits, but
this is not believed to be essential.
The Departments list OF suggested
qualifications contains many other
entries, but these we have quoted are
sufficient to indicate that the for
eign salesman needs to be man of
more than ordinary ability and
qualities.
With an i'll chosen and badly
trained army of foreign statesmen the
United States has as much chance in
the warfare of trade as II would
have with an i'll chosen and badly
trained army in the warfare OF pow
n
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
The Endless Chain.

The Rev. w. Cooiesey IN the London Tines.
The 'endess chain" or ''snowbaii'' is a
practice OF considerable antiquity. In 1878
Pope Innocent XI. condemned tho circulation
OF prayers In this way. Some years ago a
writer In the Bombay Examiner calculated
that we're the conditions fulfilled each
letter would produce 400 ooo. 900 in nine days.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06

A Massachusetts State official who
has been quoted all over the country
as saying that a working girl could
live on so a week explains that she
never made such an assertion. II is
unfortunate that. because so many
persons in public jobs say foolish
things. nobody doubted the authentic
ity Of this preposterous declaration.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
BIG OIL DISCOVERY
IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
Wooded Lands Around Area.
chon Give off Mefhone Gas.

Special Cable 10 Tim NEW yorK HrRnp.
Copyright, Iesf, bv THE Nrw YonK HpsArp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Sept. s.
The wooded lands surrounding Area
chon Bay, near Bordeaux. contain oil
pools probably as rich as those OF BalSu.
"A technical wrieer in the Petit Blou this
morning demands that the Government
lift tho veil secrecy from this latest dis
covery so as TO make possible immediate
exploitation on large scale.
Recent drIllings were followed by a
flow OF highly inflamable gas analysis
Of which showed 81 per cent. methane.
or marsh gas, with coefficient of 5000
calorles. This compares favorably with
that given off by the most important
Russian oil wells.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06

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10 the use for republication of ail news dis
patches credited TO x or not otherwise
credited IN this. paper. and also the local
All rights OF republication OF special dis
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
LUTHERANS ELECT REsCHKE.
New England League Ends Con-
vcntion nj Bridgeport.

BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 5.--At the final ses-
sion here to-day of the convention Of the
Luther League of New England of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walter
Reschke of Holyoke. Mass. was elected
president. Other officers elected included
John Krausher, HolyolSe. secretary, and
George Bode. Kingston. N. Y, treasurer.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06

Highest temperature. s5. at lP. M.
Lowest temperature. 65, Alta. M.
Average temperature, rs.
The New York herald., 1922-09-06
LOCAL WEATHER RECoRps

LIE teMpeThture In this city yesterdny. q.
recorded py the official thermomoter h.
shown in the annexed tahIA. N', -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
HARDING POSTPONES
RECEPTION TONIGHT
Because "There Is So Much of Grief
in Washington To-day Presi-
ident Declared.

Washington, d. G.. June 30 Be
cause there is so much of grief in
Washington to-day President Hard
ing to-day announced postponement Of
a reception tonight at the White
House at which Washington residents
of Ohio birth were to meet in observ-
ancc Of the birthday of President Nc.
kinley.
The president in letter to Milton
/. Allies, chairman Of the arrange
ments committee, said:
while ! have looked forward with
most agreeable anticipation to the re
ception to be given tonight by the
Ohio society, at which we were to meet
and happily recall the memory of the
late President Mckinley, / cannot but
feel that we would best answer all
our inclinations if the reception was
There is so much Of grief in
to-day. so much Of sorrow
attending the knickerbocker theatre
disaster, that ] should prefer to omit
a social affair while Washington is
suffering from the great shock