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New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Beethoven's Deafness
% the Editor Of Tho Tribune.

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sigt Regarding Besthgven's deaf
ness, about which Miss Undsrhill has
raised an interesting point, here lie
what ! have founds
Beethoven ia supposed 70 hsve writ
ten the Moonlight Sonata" about
1902. Groves Dictionary Of Music
and Musicians" says; Difficulty Of
hearing sppsszs frst 20 have shewn
!tsslf about t7ss Ia singing and
buzz!ng In his ears. loss Of powsr TO
distinguish words, though hs esuld
hear the tonss Of vosco. and great dis
like 60 sudden loud noise"
This would confirm the belief that
Beethoven was partially deaf In 1902,
Bus Grove Gays furthers In 1905 he
was ablo Co Judge severely Of the
nusncea In the rehearsal Of his opera
In 1907, 1909, 1913 hc conducted per-
formGnccs Of his ewn works. In 1919
he played his B fat sEio--his last sp-
psarancs In public In concerted music.
From 1918 20 1918 he used an ear trum-
pet. AZ the opening oS tho Joseph
stadt Thsater In 1922 he conducted
tho ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO ruin It In
true. but at the same time hs was
able to detect that the soprano was
not singing In tinie, and TO givs her
tho accessory advice.s
All shis would indicate that Dse-
thoven'a deafness was not permanent
until possibly twenty years after the
episode mentioned by Crespinel In the
film Mise Undsrh!ll reviewed.
LOUIS GArnY.
New YorR, Oct. n. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
AppaYitions

WELL =" : asss. Maybe 1','''' sss !. ana
- white horses standing by the sess,
Or white nntcorna.
But when | vas coming frons Golden
across tho Ortiz
Riding inse the rsvsns tust past the
divide,
met thirteen red stesrs.
And they all had the sams white Faces
and the ssms horna
Ana sli tho white facss bent sulisn Go
the same side,
With each left eorsfeot forward in ske
same stare.
All down that iine
And thirteen surIy backs al saryinr I
little.
And NOT stir In the air :.
Not \ stir Of whiskered heIlisa sr rough
wild hair,
Only the steam from Ust nostrlls wait
ing for sign.
And not stir from the horse sr thu
Tin suddenly they broke and scrambled
and ran.
nAuRscn r.rsrxANs.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Nsw YorH, OCT. II. 1922.
Insists On Prohibitions Issue

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
sirs The argument Of George
Westervelt In to-day's Tribune that
prohibition is not an issue In the cam
paign 10 mot based on the sctual con-
ditions. A pound Of fact Ii worth .
ton Of theory.
Ask the man in enc ssress II tho
wet and "dry" laws sre not an issue.
II prohibition 10 mot an issus, why has
the Anti-Saloon League indorsod
Governor Miller and advocated hts
olection7
Az Republican, who usussly votes
9"the straight ticksf," believe II IL i
mistake for Governor Miller and the
party leaders 20 ignore or dodge the
prohibition issue. by their action
some "drys votes may Be held and
gained, but many "wet" votes will be
lost perhaps enough votes TO decide
the coming election.
Z. w. BAssETT.
Nsw Yerk, ocsA. 1S, 1922
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
The ex-Kaiser's Nakesiness

Those curious and persistent souls
who havs waded through the Kaiser's
memoirs Ia the hops that when he
got to the war he would say some
thing have now their reward. Reach
ing the great days of 1914 and the
invasion OF Belgium, the great man
pene these words:
"The aims Of the Entente could he
attained only through war, those Of
Germany only without q war. Il ia
necessary 60 hold fast TO this basic
idea; It Is Of moro decisive value than
ali accessory matssrs- Hence I shall
not 60 into detail here, nor take up
Belgian or othor reports, nor the eele-
grams sent Just befors Che outbreak
OF war. The thorough treatment Of
these details lies in the domain OF
research"
Among other accessory matters
thus brushed aside, there was the
"scrap Of paper" there was the In
vasion Of Belgium, there was the In
vaslon OF France. AL accessoriai
detail
There comes 20 mind that older
king In The fairy tale who dressed
hlmsei' in new and marvellous robes
for great parade. They were ad-
vertised TO be Of an unprecedented
lightness, and all the mobiles were
suitably amazed and admiring till
at the climax Of the ponp 1t was
suddenly discovered that he had
nothing On. Tho purveyors Of the
memoira have trumpeted forth the
Kaiser to much the same fate.
There Is, however. one decided dif-
ference. The Kaiser is left naked
so TAR as defense Of himself and of
Germany is concerned. He lie left
holding some s250,000 in gold az a
wedding present-thanks largely to
the generosity Of American news
papers from whom the sum was
separated. With this In hand the
bridegroom is certainly not naked In
respect to cash. 1t would be no more
than fitting token Of his apprecia.
tton II he should include among the
guests to dance at his wedding these
publisher friends of America.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Favor Where Favor Is Due

Every one knows" said Governor
Miller in his Rochester speech, that
the granting Of favors breeds re-
quest for favors, and that the habit
Of spending breeds lust to spend"
1t is his consistent policy Of refus.
ing to do special favors for special
groups that has made Governor Mil
Ter a great administrator. The only
favors he has done are favors to all
the people who elected him, these
favors composing an honest and able
and efficient administration Of the
business Of the state.
AS to spending, the Governor found
when ,e took Office that It had be-
come a habit whose effect was cumu-
lative. One Of the first things he did
was 20 call department heads to-
gcther, learn from them exactly how
much they could cut from their ex-
penditures without tmpairing the
service, and inform them that these
cuts must be made. Naturally, he
met with opposition. Officeholders
are prone to rate Importance In pro-
portion to the money to be spent and
to seek 10 secure as big appropria-
tions as possible.
The Governor did no favors for
these persons, nor did he do any tor
the little groups Of favor seekers
who came to Albany with their re-
quests for special outiays of money
in various parts OF the stats.
As result he has given the state
Q cheaper and better administration.
He has acted as its capable general
manager, and If the plans for the
further improvement Of the govern
nient that he has laid out are con-
tinued for another two years still
further cuts will be made In the
taxes and still more return will be
made to the citizena for their tax
naonsy.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Machines W. Immigrants

The new automatic phones mean
better, temper-proof telephone
service for the customers. They
mean, in the end, o loss Of jobs to
many operators. They mean a saw
ing In operating cost to the com
panies. These are the first direct
effects Of this new machine-effects
Of kind that has been happening
decade by decade in every direction
for over century now.
For q long while laborers fought
tho new machines, seeing only the
jobs lost. That was natural enough.
Only slowly has the truth been
perceived and accepted that by ma
chimes the total product Of man is
enormously increased and thereby
shorter hours and higher standard
Of living are made possible. Upon
the temporary hardship Of Jobs lost
and readjustment compelled rises
tho whole structure Of our modern
civilization, eight-hour day. bath
tubs. "movies," newspapers, what
not.
There Is one other important as-
pect Of this continuing substitution
Of machines TOR hands and brains
The restriction Of immigration now
in operation is felt to be sound by
every American who cares for the
future Of his country. But there Is
constantly raised the problem Of
how the country Is to obtain suffi-
ctent labor If the Europesn source
is thus closed. Part OF the answer
lies in just such machines as the
automatic phone. To be sure, It is
overall labor Of the roughest kin,
that is most urgently needed. tn,
phones will not release ditch diggers
or road builders.
But the movement toward auto
matio machinery Ia a continuous
one and its speed depends largely
upon necessity. Our subway trains
arc now operated by two or three
men. The old ticket chopper
is 3 figure Of the past. In the
B. r. I. trains one man announces
the stations in all the cars by mega
phone. The electric irons and the
mechanical dishwashers have not
solved the whole kitchen problem,
but they are on the way. What we
can feel with every confidence is
that the product Of our labor Ia
no fixed SUM. Each year it grows
whether the total number Of labor
ers grows or not.
We must expect shiftings, Above
all, once machinery has reduced the
man power needed in going In
dustry the supertluoua workers must
shift into other lines. Otherwise
the whole gain Of machinery to So
ciety is utterly lost, Tho uneco-
nomic situation In the mines TODAY
is largely due to just such a re-
fusal to shift. But granted time
for these readjustments there Is no
reason why the labor needs of the
country cannot be met without let.
ting down the immigration bara.
Let us have hordes Of machines
rather than hordes Of foreigners
difficult te assimilats and holding a
peril to the whole structure Of our
country.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
The End

YB~om ms Ooasla Deszsys
WHEN ali is over,
- And all the tired hesrss of ssrsh
Follow the bechoning hands Of trsss
Waving out Of the cool darkness,
When all is ever.
Beauty alone shall roam beneath ths sly
And not the huge and prowlsns dine
saurn.
Thers shall be Wild, strange music tor
evermoye
And sails OF woven moonlight blew
ing by
Along misty twilight,
And there shall pour
Down through blue space 4 golden rain
Of stars.
OSCAR w1Li.iAMs.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

gave notice some months ago that
the protectorate would be termi-
mated. That pledge il being kept.
The withdrawal Of our armed forces
Is more creditable to us than their
hasty descent ON the Dominican cap
ital was. The Dominican Republ.
ia still nation, and our relation
with it should be those Of on,
friendly nation to another.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
By Archibald Hurd


fFyesn "1he London Dolly TeIegyapA") J
The Guilty Sark represents world
OF sea romance which lias hidden In
the musty bosks Of ship oiflcen. Cox she
ts the last Of the clipper ships which
used 60 race homo with their precioun
cargoes Of tea from China in hyrone
times. And now, after many years Of
exile. she 10 at last coming homo sgain,
to be Ia saas and dignity In Falmouth
Harhor.
There was q day when men wsrs as
excited over the "runs" OF such vessels
80 tho Guilty sark and Thermopyle as
they sre now ever football champion
ships or the result Of the prize fghs
between Carpenter and Sikh, the sene-
galsse. Apart from the appeal to the
sporting instinct which such contests
nasde, good deal Of money hung on
the sssus Of those raees home with the
6rss carroes Of the new seasons tss
sroD' First on tho market was to be
dsst In srtee. and tea at that time was
an expensive luxury.
Built for Speed
A broadening market and q re-
strictod supply had its influence on
those merchants who dealt In tea. for
1t was the ambition Of each of them to
land the arst Cargo, and thus gain no
mean advantage. In this way it came
about that ships were specially built to
raco homo at tho highest possible
speed. Oliver Wendell Holmes speaks
OF "the knife-edgs clipper with hor
ruffled apazs." In designing such ves-
sells everything except seaworthiness
was sacrificed in order to produce a
vessel which could travel fasti she was
given sharp lines like yacht, and
more or less raking masts, and was
NASsSo WV VAIN I'D AuCH CdHtA3 A8 SUS
could carry without capsizing.
There Is nothing to be seen at sea
to-day to compare with the grace and
beauty Of tho China tea clippers Of
fifty or sixty years ago. and as q mere
matter OF naval archaeology the home
coming Of tho Guilty sark, the last OF
tha $ypA u ~ .rnr< u>~ .t.%n~c 4 eve
long since disappeared. She alone re-
mains as the embodiment Of peculiar
phase Of tho sailing ship era, a spur to
the memory of old seamen and Joy
to the eye Of every one who takes q
delight in the sweet lines Of ship.
An Old Sean,a,s's Fancy
How she happens TO have returned
TO the British register In this century
VI steam. whom tho motor has made its
appearance and che Americans are
talking Of electrically propelled liners,
Ia quite Az interesting story. She was
built at Dumbarton in 1859 by Mesars.
Scott and Linton, and whom that firm
got into trouble Messrs. Denny Broth
ars finished her. She did fine service
For her owners for o few years, and
then, when the Suez Canal was opened
md the ubiquitous steam tramp ship
made It's appearance, the Guilty sark,
after having been ON ths Australian
;rade. passed into tbs possession Of
PsrxsirA . dsna s1 Portuguese
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Diagonals

(Fvvm eosesYl
NOW this is chs strangcss tAiag sHacs
tas world began,
You toll me that you are s,sA and a
violent man,
But ses only
4 child. little and sonsiy,
Crying with fright in . dssolate place
apart.
While am known "a cAascs and renscn-
ably good.
But yon srs blind 60 my s1ysucua vcsn-
anhood:
Somehow yos sea.
Dragged out Of the DEPTHS Of me,
The wanton that every woman hides IL
her heart
ALENE KILRER.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

amp owners. In February last she put
into Falmouth for repairs, and tho eye
Of Captain Bowman, retired NOR
chant skipper living at Flushing, was
captured by her attractive lines and
her sQuare ports.
Though she bore an unfamiliar name,
he recognized her ss thu Guilty sark,
against which hs had raced--unsuc-
cessfully, be 1t added-when he was
an apprentice in the Hewkesdale. And
now ho hss become the proud owner Of
this old Tea clipper at rather long
price--for as soon ss the owners real
lied that the vessel had q sentimental
value 1t was reflected in the sum
akked. But this British seaman was
not to be denied his fancy, and 80 tho
Guilty Sark will once moro hoist the
British ensign. What her new owner
will do with her is uncertain. Prob.
ably she will become q show ship for
q time, and il eventually shs is util-
lied as training ship for boys, which
10 the present intention, 40 moro ft-
ting use coula be found for her.
The Guilty Sark was in her day q
marvel for speedy che has sailed. 1t is
credibly reported, st the rate Of 17A
knots an hourl That may not seem
much to those who ara accustomed to
travel In enc Of our ocean liners, but
most Of our imports and exports are
carried In tramp steamers which Jog
along at an average Of only 8 or 0
knots. But the tramps arc largely In
dependent Of wind and sea, whereas
even tho heetest clipper may become
becalmed, and 80 the tramp triumphs.
A good many seamen Of our own race
in tho days when British and American
sailors grew excited over this races Of
the tea clippers from China contended
that the Guilty Sark had no superior
for speed. Her only serious rival Was
the Thermopyle, also British built,
which was esteemed as the swiftest
ship, even in the lightest airs, which
had ever besn launched. Indeed, Mr..
Basil Lubbock has recorded that she
was known to have gone along at z
knots an hour "when man could have
walked around the decks with lighted
CANDLE" She was the peculiar pride
Of the British merchant navy. "In
steady quartcring breezes, when all sail
was set, abe would 60 121A or IS knots
her helm amidships and
small boy steering, and there was never
any necessity to take In her royals or
small staysaila until she was running
we'll over 13 knots"
Imagine the feelings Of the upholders
Of the claims Of such wonder when
II was suggested that now arrival on
the seas. che Guilty Ssrk, was o swiftar
and bctter ship. Tho idea was prepos-
tsrous. but at lsst the two rivals wsrs
put 10 the test. and the contest Of opin-
ION might have been settled beyond
Il mishnp had not oe-
Cured to tho Guilty Sark.
In the year 1872 both vessels left
Shanghai On the same day and within
an hour or two Of each other for the
race home. Calms and fogs succeeded
by monsoon characterized tho open
Ing stages Of the voyage, In which ths
two kept mostly in sight Of each other.
, few miles only separating them, and
the Guilty Sark leading. So thsy con-
tinusd till the equator was crossed,
and si~ven davs later, after q period
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

its candidate for Governor Ia in dan
ger Of defeat, it has thrown pru-
dence to the winds and gone back to
tho sale Of privileges for votes or
mora valuable considerations, it is
time that Il was taught lesson.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

DAY Of twenty-shree and ene-hals
houSs in tho southern Indian ocsar
tn 1887 These runs have never been
approached BY any Of tho tea clippers.
the two Black Ballers being much
larger and more powerful ships Ia
every way.-l
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
The Last of the China Tea Clippers

Of Gains, q fresh east-sortheass wind fs-
vored the struggle. and Che Guilty Sark
went flying ahead with thres consecu-
tive runs Of $40, 827 snd s20 miles.
Later still, when she had big lead Of
ThermopylS, an accident TO her rud-
der put her hopelessly out Of ths race.
A decision could not be reached, but
tho records OF the best performances
Of the two ships show that there can
have besn little TO choose bstween
them--and probably the Guilty Bark
was tho swifter Of the two.
This duel Was the most exciting
sven. In the Guilty sark's career, but
adventure Tor hex ess to be short-l!ved.
She had come on the seas too late.
Thsee OK four years after her first voy-
age racing between the clippers prae-
tically ceased. Steam and the Sues
Canal increased the speed and short.
cned the length Of che voyage home
from the East, and the sailing ships no
longer brought the frst consignmsnts
Of tea and obtained the coveted re-
ward.
Tbs Derby Of the Sea
It had meant small fortune 60 any
owner to got his cargo Ia o few days
ahead Of rival at che opening Of the
season. Mr.. Basil Lubbock, IL his
fascinating monograph CO "The China
Clippers," recalls the sportsmsrlike
Esst with which every ono aboard
racing clipper, from the captain TO
the apprentice shipped for his arst
voyage, entered into the spirit Of the
contest. The tea race was the Derby
OF the sea. Every nautical man hnd a
bet upon the result. The rival owners.
agents and shippers wsgesed huge
aums> The crews Of two old ansagon-
lists, tha Fiery Gross and Series,
wagersd q months pay against each
other. II had become almost form
Of etiquette on che China coast Sor y
captain to back his own ship. Mr.
Joseph Conrad, the novelist, has drawn
lifelike portrait Of Captain Stuart,
Of the Tweed, ono of the old breed Of
skippers engaged In tho trade, with
whom ha sailed. who seemed consti-
tutionally incapable Of ordering one
Of his oficers to shorten sail," and to
whose extraordinary Eift Of incisive
criticism no bears witness
The Guilty Sark has, Of course, no a.
sociasion with ssrk, one Of the Chan
mel lslands. the name being that Of
Tam O. Shanter's beautiful witch,
Mamie, In Burns's poem, with her long
hair and Guilty sark flowing In the
wind, whose representative forms tho
aEurehesd.
IA correspondent Of "The Telegraph"
points out that the Guilty sark and the
Thermcpyla were not the fastest
clippers ever launched. *This honor,
ho writes. belongs to ths lightning
and the James Bainss, both American
built wooden clippers, owned and run
by tha famous Black Ball Line. The
highest recorded speeds ever attained
by sailing ships were held by these
two wonderful clippers. The James
Baines on one occasion In the south
ern Indian Ocean STAINED a speed Of
twenty-one knots with main skysail set,
and the Lightning had days run Of
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
a Week Of Verse
The Old SONG
ron ese gubora,,.n, I. .,.-

ION ehe Emtonpment ia storms. sos,zfk.-l
fsso'. Tas ErgHsA sspsysog
"A LlVID sky on London
And like iron steeds that sean
a shock Of snginss halted.
And knew tbs end wss nesrt
And somsthing said that far svnv. svn-
tho bills and far away.
There carae crawling ,huidey and sh.
and of all things hcre.
FOE London Bridge is broken Down.
Broken down, broken DOWN.
Az digging let's the daylight on In.
sunaen streets Of yore,
The lightning looked on London town.
ths broken bridge of I.ondors Town.
The end.ss OF broken rosd whera man
shall 80 no nsare.
i saw srost Cobbrss rsdiny.
The horssrnsn Of tno shirss,
And his face was red With Judgment
And ligh. Of Luddits arcs;
And south to SUSSEX and tss ssa ths
lights leapt up for liberty.
Tha trumpet of the yeomanry. ghe ham
mer Of the squires,
For hsrs Of iron rust aw.y. rrrs .w,x
rust sway.
Rand before the hararaer ard TIA Aorrs.
man riding la,
Crying that all man at the ,ass. snS "A
shs worst and at the last,
Aave found che place whsrs Engiana
ends aud England can begin.
Hs hoTse-hooes go sefors yoS,
Far beyond your bursting tyres,
And time 10 bridsvd behina him
And CUR sons ars With our s.-aa.
trailing nnateef on the Downs be rsSns
above the rotting eowns,
The Horssrnsn of Apocalypse. the Rider
Of tho Shtrss.
For London Bridge is brosnn sov,.
broken down. broken down,
Blow the horn Of Huntingdon fro,
Scotland to the sea-
Only issh Of thunder~!isns. a
Syfng drcam Of thundcr-iight,
Fad shown under ehs shattered skv .
psopis that were frse.
@. K oHEsTRETow.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Dallianca

gvron TIE Dose,. Draasys
bHG butterfly never goes straight
To the hear. 'ef che lotus,
Evon vhsn winds are still.
PAUL. 8. NIcKERgoN.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
An Ugly Scandal

i ccsfronted with convincing sva-
z Amcs that the city bus lines have
In Used a. . part of tho Demo-
4 ssds political machinc--that opera
d, have been forced 20 work for the
nv before they could obtain per-
i IA and have given tho handling of
At insurance to q firm Of which
= h brother Of Mr.. Hylan's son-in-
Nis a member-she Mayor has
rAIng to say save "rhe traction
sassts are again busy"
lhe people who havo been busy, It
taaringly apparent, are the Hylan
pcEntees, who have been Welding
= i, POLITICAL blackjack on everybody
10 santed to operate q city bus.
his significant that this sinister
kv!ty is betng redoubled COW that
4 fsmmany candidate for Governor
! d Nav York IL In dire need Of sup
wk The same baleful influences
III has been exerted to enforce
HAsM from the bus drivers has
beasmaght to bear on the rank and
asadH employees, according to
1atlh report, and all since 1t be-
cane evident that Tammany Is
sfnd that Smith will be defeated.
Erdence Of oldtime Tammany
nshods In connection with the bus
ha, as adduced before the Transit
etnmission Saturday, read like
nns Of the stories told the Lexow
hwtigating committee. Indeed. It
awiden, that another such commit
h Is going to be needed In order to
rubs this ugly scandal to It's bottom.
For example. II was testifieds
That bus driver must havo Ia
sursnce before the city hires him.
That he also has to have political
baking.
Thst the James Paul Sinnott,
hAAer Of tho Mayors secretary
ssn-h-lsw, John F. Sinnott. brother
d Francis J. Sinnott, who ls In the
CORPORATION Councils Office, and son
of Jauss :. Sinnot... the Board Of
water Supply Commissioner, has
mruuga I'D 6rm taken so per cent
9 Toe COMMISSIONS on these insur-
h nce policies, although he did not set
r y 20 broker. This astonishing
mission vas made by Sinnott HIM
"A
was also brought out that Com
as'oner Of Public Works William
Flynn got $500 a month for four
'0nsA' for housing city buses in
ne Bronx and that the city ha. spent
ppfoximately sl,oOo,ooo to pave the
'1ees leading to his garage and TO
approve tbs route for this bus line.
Ever willing to do favors for
aehdly Republicans, If they happen
se in Office, the Democratic admin
s1a'lon gave Alderman William F.
'@'aa 'ile handling Of some Of the
g insurance.
asre is a scandal Of . a,z. and
ae'er to demand drastic action. |
= transit Commission can only |
se the facts. And it ia evident |
hen. 0' 0's''0se0 nan
Z grand jury cannot be found to
Y this matter 1t will be neces-
l0r the Legislature to do 40.
us snat the Meyer Committee
'ted squaled the conditions on
e Inca. Mr.. Hylan may storm
sss and talk about ~ths trac-
aserests," but unless he re-
nom Office every man impii- |
z These charges he will con-
g nebody Of his sincerity.
things happened under Tweed.
a0urishsd under Croker. But
y Years Tamnlany has been
sasioua. Il, In tina fear sh.t