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The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Governor Miller's Challenge.

Governor Mu.LER's speech in Brook
lyn on Wednesday night was more
than a call to Republicans to buckle
on their armor. 1t was challenge
to the Hylan administration on the
transit problem:
"At last it appears to have dawned
upon some gentlemen around the City
Hall that it is necessary to do some
thing except obstruct. They talk
about a plan. Let it be brought for
ward. No pride of authorship will
prevent the best plan from being ac-
cepted ] am not interfering. but so
long as am Governor those public
servants who do their duty will have
my moral support
The Governors challenge will not
be honestly accepted. The gentle
men in the City Hall have no trans
portation plan except a scheme OF
municipal operation which, even If 1t
were possible, would result in chaos.
Only one ineligible and practi-
cable plan for satisfactory transpor-
tation has been offered. That is the
plan of the Transit Commission, a
non-partisan body created by the Leg
islature to perform functions beyond
the legal power of the city. 1t is the
plan which will supply two new
trunk lines on the West Side, solve
the Forty-second street puzzle and
extend the subways to Flushing and
Staten Island.
The Transit Commission, appointed
by Governor MILLER, has prepared a
speedy cure for the transportation all
ments that have been neglected for
ten years. And for the immediate
relief of the city it will put in effect
this month orders which will accel-
crate the present subways to the ut
most of their capacity.
The Transit Commission has
worked for year, talking only when
1t had to report progress to the citi-
zens. HYLAN and his crew have
talked for four years and have done
nothing but obstruct.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Two Queens of the Sea.

1t was dramatic sight that the
port of New York saw on Tuesday
when the Majestic, newest and great
est of the liners, passed on her first
trip to Quarantine the Mauretania,
outward bound. The new queen saw
the old and both saluted. The old
queen, we say, although it seems a
short time since the Mauretania and
her Ill starred sister, the Lusitania,
were among the sights which every
visitor in New York went to see. 1t
is fifteen years, however, since the
Mauretania made her first trip and
it is twelve years since she ran from
New York to Queenstown in the rec
ord time of four days, ten hours and
forty-one minutes.
The famous Cunarder is no longer
the biggest Of ships, for she is sur
passed in length by the Majestic, the
Leviathan, the Berengaria, the Olym-
pic and the Aquitania. But so far
she has had the foot of them all.
None has surpassed that voyage rec
ord Of 1910. 1t is thought that the
Majestic may do better when her
machinery has been we'll worked in.
The average speed of her maiden
run was less than 23 knots and her
best spurts sent her along at 25%
knots-a record for first voyage.
The Mauretania made an average
speed of 26.06 knots in her record
breaking trip dozen years ago.
II the Majestic should hang up a
new Atlantic record 1t will be be-
cause of her tremendous horsepower
and not because of a driving ambi.
ton on the part Of her owners or
her titled skipper, Sir BERTRAM
HAYES, to establish new time. The
liners OF to-day have great speed but
they are built for comfort and safety
rather than for swiftness. In the
last generation the time for crossing
the Atlantic has been reduced from
the six day voyage of the Etruria in
1888 to the four and one-half day
trip Of the Mauretania. Seagoers do
not ask more speed than the biggest
liners now afford.
Should the Majestic set a new
transatlantic mark the Mauretania
will put aside the crown of speed
with honor, for she has held IL longer
than any other ship of the last sew
enty years.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Chick Lang, a SIS, 900 Jockey

The valuation of $4,000 put on the
contract of a jockey, Chick LANG, is
one more illustration OF the rewards
awaiting special expertness nova
days. LANG, who is IL years old and
Canadian by birth, was playing
with boys OF his own age less than
three years ago. To-day he is the
most talked of rider OF thorough
breds in the United States and his
earnings are far greater than the pay
Of the Supreme Court Justices of the
United States and equal to the sal.
aries of heads of large corporations.
Some boys have natural qualities
or horsemanshlp. They have a sym
pathetic influence on their mounts.
Fractious animals become tractable
under their control and will give their
best efforts without a touch OF whip
or spur. SLOAN had this quality to a
remarkable degree. II made him
famous on two continents.
Mr.. CosDEN. whose horses will now
be ridden by LANG, has an important
asset in this young Jockey, whose
skill is undeniable and who ought to
do effective work for many years, as
he has good habits and more than
the usual education of one of his call
ing. When the famous Dwyer BROTH
ers we're at the height Of their sue.
cess they had JIMMY McLAJGHLrS as
The New York herald., 1922-05-19

Postmasters-General-one of these
Presidents a Democrat and two OF
the Postmasters-Gene Democrats
Is there any escape from the conclu
sion that the Government, during
these twenty-one years, was care
lessly, unwisely and badly managed
in respect of the use of the tubes il
Mr.. BURLEsoN was right?
On the other hand, il the five ma
tional Administrations and ten Post.
masters General were justified in the
maintenance of the tubes on their
merits. what shall we say of Mr.
BURLEsoN
The present Administration has
had fourteen months in which to
right the wrong of Mr.. BURLEsoN If
Mr.. BuRLEsoN was wrong, and has
only just now reached the decision
after all these months of investiga-
ton to reinstate the mail tube ser.
vice in New York. But what of Bos-
ton and Philadelphia; is the service
in these cities to be reinstated? If
so, when?
This mail tube matter, however, in,
wolves a moral question. The Govern.
ment contracted in perfect good faith
for the installation of the tubes in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
and private capital installed the tubes
in accordance with the contracts
relying on the Government to con.
tinue the use of them. Otherwise
private capital never would have put
them in.
These tubes have returned no divi'
dends to their stockholders in the
four years they have been idle. 1t
is not the fault of the tube stock
holders that they have been idle.
They have been idle because Of the
mandatory order of the Government.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Dancers OF Thehes.

] saw n white bush dancing in
The May winds--slcnder sprays
or spotless bloom that tossed above
The gardens vernal maze
Like graceful garlands fairy folk
Had woven overnight
And left behind them when surprised
BY days returning light.
But as | gazed upon t. lol
The flowery branches grew
To naked arms upflung TO greet
The mornings gold and blue,
Wreathed tresses cleaning limbs en-
twined
With blossoms pure as snow
The Theban priestesses who danced
Three thousand years ago.
MiNNA IRvINc.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
The Duty on Brick.
Mr.. Untermyer Charged With an Error
I'm His Memorial to Congress.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Under
the leadership of Mr.. Untermyer the
Lockwood committee has memorialized
Congress to give relief in the building
situation by lowering the now prohibit
tive tariff on building materials. Mr..
Untermyer cites the case OF brick. which
he says can be imported and sold In this
country at profit at s14 a thousand as
against the s24 or s25 thousand made
possible under our present "prohibltive
tariff" Mr.. Untermyer adds that he
would be willing to accord the American
brick maker a tariff of So a thousand TO
equalize the cost OF production at home
and abroad.
The New York newspapers print this
outgivng at length. No one OF them
takes the trouble to look UP the existing
tariff on brick, which is 10 per. cent. ad
valorem on plain brick and Is per cent
on glazed or decorated brick. In other
words. the existing tariff approximates
81 thousand on foreign valuation. half
of what Mr.. Untermyer thinks would be
fair protection. and this tariff of 81 a
thousand Mr.. Untermyer and the men,
bers OF the Lockwood committee declare
is responsible for an advance in price of
brick from $14 to s24 or S25 thousand.
Comment upon this performance seems
to be entirely unnecessary. but IL 1t is
typical OF the depth of the research
made by Mr.. Untermyer and his commit
tee before giving their conclusions to the
public there are those who will here
after be somewhat skeptical as to the
authoritative character OF the commit
tees reports. ALBERT l.. LAIDLAw.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nav II.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19

calamitous results which this waste.
il continued, would bring about have
in measure checked the destruc
tion. But the task of protecting our
forests from the consequences of com
mercial enterprises, devastating fires
of unnecessary origin and failure to
replant is far from being accom-
plished.
The American people have long
needed forestry education. Their
country has suffered severely, and is
still suffering, from the lack of it.
Education on the subject of the pres
ervation of our timber resources is
needed from the ground up. and the
bedrock on which to lay the founda-
tion OF that education is in the
public schools.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19

In the Contemporary Revieo for Janu-
ary, 1920. clearly pointed out that this
racial, religious and strategical question
was complicated by the secret agree
ments made during the war by the Gov
ernments of Russia France, Great Brit
ain and Italy. too complicated to be
here discussed" His words have an
especial significance at this time:
Whatever arrangement may be made
TO secure peace and a prospect of pros
perity for these sorely tried Christian
peoples, one thing Is essential
Turkish rule, in any form or under any
pretext, must absolutely vanish from
the lands 1t has ruined. No Turkish
control east of the Taurus Mountains
must be the principle from which any
plan for the future administration OF
those lands will have to start"
j. WHITLA STINsoN.
NEW YORK, May Is.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Manning to See Harding on Church Unity
Bishop to Be at White House This Morning to Enlis
Presidents Aid for Washington Meeting.

Bishop Manning Is to meet President
ing and lay before him plans for the
World Conference on Faith and Order
which it is proposed to hold at the cap
ital in the fall of 1894 or early in 1925.
T1A President who Is interested in in
eUnC tional amity through church unity,
hal expressed interest in the program,
and Bishop Manning will tell him how
the movement hopes to unity all Chris
tian bodies throughout the world.
The two leaders In the early move
ment for the conference. which first took
tangible form at the Episcopal Triennial
General Convention in 1916. were Bishop
Manning and the elder J. p. Morgan. At
that time and again in 1912. 1916 and
1919 commission was charged ito
bring about conference for considera-
tion of questions touching faith and or
der and to ask all Christian commu-
Mons throughout the world which con-
fess Our Lord Jesus Christ as God and
Saviour to unite with US I'm arranging
and conducting such conference"
The following communions are repre-
sented in the movement: Anglican. Ar
menian, Baptist, Congregational, Czecho-
Slovak. Disciples of Christ, Eastern Or
thodox, Friends, German Evangelical,
Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Old
Catholic, Presbyterian, Reformed and
South India United. Bishop Brent of
western New York is president of the
commission. George Zabriskie. 40 Wall
street, is treasurer and Robert Hallowell
Gardiner of Boston secretary.
Meetings have been held by leaders of
various denominations all over the world
looking to the Washington meeting.
Because of the interest in the purposes
of the movement expressed by Pope
Benedict hopes are entertain ed that the
Roman Catholic Church may be repre-
sented, either officially or unofficially.
1t is hoped, too, that President Harding
win deliver the opening address.
1t was said at Synod Hall yesterday
that the conference was to be entirely
non-political. Before starting for Wash
ington yesterday Bishop Manning said !:
Never was the church confronted
with such an opportunity as she now
has. The whole world Is waiting for
the message which Christ alone can
give. The world Is at last awakening to
consciousness Of its unity. We need
now and must have world religion to
make this unity possible"
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Jersey Highway Dangers.
Case Of the Horses Run Down by
an Automobile.

To THE NEW York HERALD: trust
the New Jersey authorities will make
a thorough investigation of the case Of
the motorist who ran his automobile
into a group of horses near Asbury
Fark and disabled several. one. valu-
able polo pony, receiving injuries which
II Is thought will provo fatal.
The highway at the point where the
animals were run down Is said to be
wide enough TO accommodate three cars
abreast. and in ordinary circumstances
such an accident should be impossible IL
the rules of the road were followed. The
activity of the State Constabulary in
New York and Pennsylvania has i'm
proved traffic conditions in both of
those Commonwealths.
Jersey justice is proverbial. and IL in
this case the motorst was at fault an
application of II would help to make
the highways safer. l..
NEW YORK, May IS.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
FRIDAY. MAY 19. 1922.
A Lesson to Organized Labor.

Chicagos week of murder, arson
and bombing should be lesson, even
IL bitter lesson, to organized labor
In declaring the mass of union mem
bers innocent of any part in the
series of crimes States Attorney
GROVE shows the weakness of sys
tenn which permits bad men to trade
on the names of good men. Mr.
GROVE says:
l"This Is gang terrorism. 1t has
nothing to do with the purposes of
labor The Building Trades Council
has become a name only. Only
handful of hoodlums compose 1t. The
unions have deserted it in disgust
The shattered organization, a mere
skeleton. is in the hands of MURPHY,
NADER and SHEA.
MURPHY stands convicted for rob-
blng the United States mails. SHEA
Is an ex-convict, convicted of stab
bing a girl NADER is an ex-convict.
re"These men, with small gang of
cutthroats, ready to undertake the
boldest villainy. have set out on a
plan of terrorism.
Labor as a whole has no part in
It. 1t is gang work.
Assuming the truth Of the state
ment that the unions have deserted
the council and left it mere skele
ton, the wretched fact remains that
that skeleton has been able to black
mail the timid and murder the cour,
ageous. 1t has thrown discredit and
shame on honest union men.
Why should decent organizations
permit band of scoundrels to march
under their banners? Why doesn't
union labor,. in case like this, repu-
diate and discredit the criminals that
live on it's name?
OF course there are instances
where a union. or at least majority
of its members, may be as shameless
as the criminal at it's head. BRrNDErL
was not repudiated by his union
when he was sent to prison for graft
ing. His union stands by him and
cheers him and is willing to let the
public think that all unions like
Drindells. Fortunately that is not
so. Unfortunately, however, even
the honest unions are too hesitant in
condemning crimes committed in the
name of organized labor.
The Chicago. unions should not
have left even a skeleton in the hands
OF the thugs.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
wrestling with q Leopard.
From the london Timcs.

from tnc LONDON 1tbtcS
An extraordinary story OF struggle be-
tween a man and leopard comes from the
Tansanyika Territory. Mr.. j. TURNKEY. TO-
gether with Major Bradstock. at the re-
quest OF a native chief. set a trap for a
leopard which had terrorized a village In
the kilossa district The gun In the trap
exploded and native reported that tho
leopard had been killed; but on the ap-
proach OF the party the animal sprang from
the trap and. together with Mr.. TURNKEY.
disappeared into a six foot pit. When Major
Brad-tock reached the pit he found Mr..
TURNKEY. who is well built man. wrestling
with the leopard. For some moments II was
impossible 10 render assistance. but finally,
acting on the instructions OF Major Brad
stock. Mr.. TURNKEY forced the leopard at
arms length from him until risky shot
killed the animal. Mr.. TURNKEY was badly
mauled, but Is expected to recover.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Forestry and the Schools.

The Southern States are leading
the country in teaching forestry in
the public schools. The Tennessee
law, which is described in American
Forestry for May, is very explicit
and comprehensive in its provisions
covering this subject.
1t requires the curriculum of every
rublic school in the State to provide
for the study of forestry and plant
life. The instruction is to include
the names, characteristics and varie-
ties of all the trees grown in Ten
nessee, their maturing ages and their
value to the soil and to animal and
bird life. Whenever possible pupils
are to have outdoor lessons in fores-
try. Furthermore, each pupil must
write short stories or essays on for.
estry topics.
The Louisiana law, although not
quite so far reaching, requires the
teaching OF forestry in some form in
sll the public schools of the State.
That the example of Louisiana and
( Tennessee in this respect will be fol-
lowed by other States is probable. So
far as the South is concerned 1t is
not necessary TO go further than
Texas for an impressive object lesson
OF the need OF such instruction.
Texas had an original stand of
14.o0O,000 acres of virgin pine timber
This has been reduced to 100000
acres, remnant which is being used
up at the rate of 100000 acres a year:
Tnften years Texas instead OF being
4 lumber exporting State will have
become a lumber importer There
will be repetition of the experience
Of Pennsylvania, once one Of the
largest sellers OF lumber in the Union
and now one of the largest lumber
purchasers.
Only within comparatively few
years have the American people been
waking up to the fact that they have
been squandering their forest re-
sources at a rapid rate. Fortunately
the efforts OF those who foresaw the
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Millions for Soldier Relief.

Forty million dollars a month is
what the United States Government
is now spending through the War
Veterans Bureau for the care of for
mer service men with hospitaliza-
tion, vocational training and other
benefits for the manned and needy.
This is at the rate of $4S0,000,000 a
year and it is big, broad, generous
treatment of those who ought to be
helped. But it is none too generous
if the relief expense is needed and if
the relief work is done right.
1t is heavy national charge, how
ever, because this forty millions a
month means an average tax cost of
81 month, or $24 year, for every
family in the United States. But If
the monthly cost of caring for the
wounded and helpless soldiers aver
aged more, much more than it now
does, for every family in the United
States the American people would
gladly pay the bill. They would de-
rrive themselves, If it were neces-
sary, to assure the care of the sol
diers, their sole condition being that
the relief work be wisely and eff
GENTLY managed and the relief money
spent only on those needing and de-
serving it.
The American people never would
countenance niggardly policy Of
Government relief for the soldiers
who came back so broken and help
less that they could not do for them
selves. But so long as there remain
the sick and injured and helpless
still to be cared for by the thousands
the American people will not toler-
ate an indiscriminate squander Of
billions of dollars on soldiers that
are we'll and strong and capable OF
self-support.
That is the difference between the
American spirit ready to lend help
ing hand to those compelled to be the
country's wards against their will
and American contempt for mere
bonus loot.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Showers to.
day; tomorrow fair; not much change
In temperature strong south, shifting to
west and northwest winds. probably
gales.
For New Jersey-Showers to-day to-
morrow fair not much change in tenn
perature; strong south, shifting to west
and northwest winds and probably gales
For Northern New England-Rain to-
day and probably tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; strong east and
southeast winds and probably gales.
For Southern New England-Showers
to-day tomorrow fair not much change
In temperature; southeast and south,
shifting to west gales.
For Western New York--Showers and
cooler to-day; tomorrow cloudy; SOUTH
east and south. shifting to west gales.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-A storm of
marked intensity and wide extent was
central over the upper Ohio valley and
lower lake region tonight and moving
MISUNDERSTANDING. 1t has been at
tended by general showers within the
last twenty-four hours east of the Mis-
sissippi River except in portions of the
east Gulf States.
The storm over the upper Ohio valley
VIII be attended by showers tomorrow
In the upper Ohio valley, the lower lake
region and in the middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic States. Otherwise mostly
fair weather will prevail Tomorrow and
Saturday in the States east of the Mis-
sissippi River No important changes
in temperature are expected during the
next two days. Storm warnings are
displayed on the Atlantic coast from
Delaware Breakwater to Eastport, Me-.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations taken at p. NJ yesterday.
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Lady Astor's Idion.
Tuck Of Drum Is the Correct Form
and It Has Long History.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Did Lady
Astor really say II don't give tuck
a-dunt for the unintelligent woman
think not, for as an intelligent woman
Lady Astor knows that tuck of drum is
the idiom. 1t means tap or beat oi
a drum.
The Standard Dictionary tells us that
a tuck is a beat. tap. blow or stroke
and that the word is used commonly
in the phrase tuck of drum" AS an
illustration of usage 1t quotes the fol-
lowing lines from Whittier's "Pano-
rama" written in 1855:
Give me the heroes who, at tuck of drum.
Salute thy staff. immortal Quattlebum!
DIR. Murray shows that the idiorh
dates from 1900. and Is given in the
Select Collection of Scottish Ballads,
published in 1890:
With trumpets and with tuicke OF drum.
Battle OF Hdrldto.
But the same lines are cited as in
use in Scotland by David Herd In his
Collection OF Ancient and Modern Scot
tish Songs" published in Edinburgh In
1776.
Formerly in Scotland proclamations
were published by tuck or touck of
drum" and Scott in THE Heart Of Mid
lothian" refers to the practice of OPEN
ing convocation by this means. From
Spalding's History of Scotland" (1792)
one learns that many years ago "Aber-
deem carefully caused tuck of drums
through the town. charging all men to
be in readiness with their best arms -
This idiom serves to show that
I. words shall presume
To hold their honors. and immortal bloom !.
Many shall rise. that now forgotten lie.
Others, in present credit, soon shall die.
NEW YORK, May IS. DR.. SYNTAx.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Canal Business Falls ON at Paua ma

From the Panama Canal Record.
During the first half of the current
fiscal year. July to December, 1eR1. the
aggregate net tonnage of vessels using
the Panama Canal and the tolls collected
were almost exactly the same as during
the corresponding half of the previous
fiscal year, the difference In each case
being less than half of / per cent
But the third quarter of the fiscal year
(January to March, inclusive. 1929
shows a marked decline of traffic and
revenue, as follows:
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
TrIllIum.

A weary wanderer in search of Hope,
Fleeing the dismal city's moil and hum.
sought afar a fragrant forest slope
Sown with the triple petaled trillum.
These dainty nunlike flowers with spot
less urns,
That glistened with lovely snowy
gloss,
Seemed silently amid the suppliant
To bow their heads above the clois-
tral moss.
And radiant Hope, her smiling eyes up
raised,
Came down the woodland aisles to
meet me there;
stood entranced, it was as though !
gazed
Upon the calm white sanctity of
prayer.
ELIsABETH ScoLLARp.