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New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
When Adam DeIved

Shapes become misty and time
ceases to run accurately when we
turn back to the beginnings of his
tory. But one must guard against
thinking that the shapes are unreal
merely because they are as yet i'll
defined and that events are dubious
because they can be dated several
hundred years one way or another.
The Babylonian tablets that Pro-
fessor Chiera, of the University of
Pennsylvania, has translated reveal
the religious beliefs of a people as
real as the Hebrews and living a full
thousand years before. And a full
thousand years before the writing of
this tablet there was a yet older and
we'll advanced civilization in the
same region of the Two Rivers.
There has been much doubt as to
the exact dating of these earliest
Sumerian beginnings. Formerly
they were placed yet many hundred
years earlier. But the revised Baby
lonian dates, now gaining accept
ance, make Sumer roughly contem-
poraneous with Egypt. just to have
general guidepost, we can think of
5000 B. c. as the time by which
men. both along the Tigris and Eu-
pirates and upon the Nile, had
learned to write we'll enough to
leave clear records.
Thus the first appearance of the
Hebrew tribes related in the Old
Testament comes some two thousand
years later than the first clear be-
ginnings of history. AS matter Of
fact, one other center Of civiliza-
tion had already risen to great sue
cess and glory before Israel was
heard of. These were the folk of
Crete and the Egean isles, who had
flourished and decayed five hundred
years before Moses.
Therefore it is not strange that
the story of Genesis shows relation
ships with earlier religious texts.
The Old Testament is by no means
an early work of man. Three thou
sand years of history come after it's
composition;. but two thousand went
before. And before that were tens
of thousands of prehistoric years
when man was learning to chip
stones and weave and make pottery.
The beauty and majesty of our
Old Testament were the climax of a
long development Of Semitic civili-
zation, growth that undoubtedly
had its roots not only in the pas
lures of the Arabian desert but in
the well-watered regions to the east,
land of clay and foods, whence
now come these words Of an older
Bible, thousand years before our
own
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Master and Man

There is fnuch truth In the conten-
fion OF the defenders OF Alfred Il.
Smith that with other political as
sociations he might have become an
excellent public servant. Mr.. Smith
may not be q statesman. But he has
real ability. And he shines in the
company he keeps. In an organiza-
ticn that has been led by Murphy,
McManus and Sullivan he is bright
particular star.
But sympathy with Mr.. Smith be-
cause he belongs to the organization
that produced John Kelly, Tweed
and Croker Is wasted. Mr.. Smith Is
proud Of Tammany. He flies to it's
defense when it is attacked, He
reverences the law Of his political
pack. Never in the twenty or more
years that he has held Office by grace
OF Tammany has he broken with it's
leaders or given them cause to aues-
tion his devotion to the organization.
Mr.. Smith in the Assembly was
both minority and majority leader.
He valiantly supported measures
favored by Tammany Hall, though
he must have known that many of
them were vicious and deserving
only of defeat. AS Speaker he was
still for Tanmany and dutifully
doing the bidding of the Tammany
boss. He kept the Tammany faith
such as it is.
Let 1T be agreed that he is more
able than most men in Tammany;
that he could have, had he chosen
risen out of the organization and
shaken off its evil associations. The
fact remains that he did nothing of
the kind. Through his entire politi-
cal life he has accepted favors from
Tammany. held profitable Office
under it, and remained by, for and
OF the crowd that has fattened on
the taxpayers of New York City for
more than one hundred years.
In fairness to Mr.. Smiths point of
view it should be said that he would
regard as the rankest form Of in
gratitude any disloyalty to the or
ganization that has made him what
he is. Nevertheless, knowing the
character Of Tammany Hall, intelli-
gent people would prefer as Gov
ernor Of New York man less under
binding obligations to such a system.
At the Syracuse convention Mr..
Murphy was in absolute control. He
could have nominated whom he
chose. The fact that he nominated
Smith is sufficient proof that he was
satisfied that Smith would not turn
against Tammany. A Smith admin
istration would be Tammany ad-
ministration, and citizens who have
witnessed what has been going on in
the City Hall for the last five years
understand exactly what that would
mean.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Four Hannibal EIarnlins
% the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: / notice in your obituary Of
DR.. Lyman Abbott the statement that
his wife was the daughter Of Hanni-
bal Hamlin, Vice-President Of the
United States. have noticed the
same error in other papers.
The fact Is that Mrs. Abbott was the
daughter Of Hannibal Hamlin, but not
Hannibal Hamlin, Vice. Pres sident.
Major Elsaxer Hamlin was the father
Of eleven children, two Of whom.
Cyrus and Hannibal, were twins.
Cyrus Hamlin had son, Hannibal,
who was afterward Vice President Of
the United States. Cyrus's twin
brother, Hannibal, had q son and a
grandson each named Hannibal. Mrs.
Abbott was dsughter Of the last
named Hannibal. Therefore, her
grandfather, Hannibal, and Hannibal
Hamlin, Vice-President, were own
cousins. A. II. w.
New York, Oct. "a, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Woodrow Wilson in History

1t is slow task, the making of
history. The larger and more mov-
ing the events of a period, the longer
the labor Of extracting the truth
from the confusion and passion Of
contemporary opinion. Especially is
this true in our times, for the his
torian Of to-day approaches his task
with new realization of the diff
culties that beset him. A series Of
myths agreed upon will not serve as
history for future generations. The
myth-building instinct is still strong:
yet the very fact that we recognize
its existence qualities its ability to
delude US. Without being too sure
of mans ability to discover the
truth of history or accept it when
he discovers it, we can feel hopeful
that myths of the future will hold
more closely to the facts, will more
fairly symbolic the truth.
So neither of the two mytbs of
Woodrow Wilson, now widely be-
heved in America, will probably sur
vive. That which regards him as a
superman, a soul too pure and un-
selfish for his time, knowing all
things by simply taking thought,
who led the world up to height
from which it fell by reason of it's
baseness, is still the view of some
admirers. Probably an equal num-
Der OF Wilson haters regard him as
the arch-enemy of progress, a false
leader who by sheer, willful small
ness OF vision cheated America and
the world of gains which they might
have won In the war.
! The truth, that probably lies some
where between and that will be the
verdict of history, cannot now be
written. But it is plainly foreshad-
owed In the letters of Ambassador
Page and Secretary Lane lately
made public. These letters have q
peculiar value. They are the testi-
mony Of close friends and co-worl.
ers Of President Wilson. They are
contemporary documents, confes.
sions, so to speak; the truth blurted
out to friends. AS such thew are
obviously more persuasive than the
carefully considered defense by Mr.
Tumulty or the important attack by
Secretary Lansing. written in bitter
ness and anger.
1t may fairly be said that these
letters put upon a historical basi,
one important aspect of Mr.. Wilson's
character. 1t is a side that has beer
described and believed in by his
critics, but that, in its extreme form
has seemed incredible. In sum, Mr.
Wilson is shown to have been more
impervious to facts, more aloof from
reality, than even his enemies have
asserted. The impatience and de.
spair of Mr.. Page and Mr.. Lane
were plainly born not so much OF
what they felt to be Mr.. Wilson i
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Florida for Tarpon Fishing

florida tor iarpon fssazne
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune Graphic has
picture of big tarpon caught near
Tampico, Mexico. Distant fields aps
pear always to be more green thsa
nearby pastures" asd that applies
also to fishing waters. There is 40
need for an angler to journey 9
Tampico In order to take tarpon with
rod and reel.
Boca Grande Pass. on the west coast
Of Florida. is the very best place on
this hemisphere at which to casea
tarpon. The writer took six tarpos
none weighing less than 100 pousss
one morning, after breakfast and =
fore lunch, in Boca Grands Pass
These great dsh are most nuneres
and strike moss freely st tie tine s
the full moon in May, June, Jaiy sps
August. Before May the tarpon sa
does not seem to set along ths wsN
coast, and after August the 5ish nss's
to move south.
There are hotels at Bocs Gfsaes
and at Useppa Island that ofser sess
good quarters indeed for snslsss'
Guides who are experienced g sa1
game may be hired at Boca Irsnas'
Useppa Island or Fort Myers, ..ss
each guide will have cornforssD's'
seaworthy boat from which 20 nsa.
There is bait man who is never sss
Of bait, and anglers who live q s
near New York may leave the rsls
sylvania Station in this city ana s.
train at Boca Grande forty-eight nol,.
later. Those who prefer to trsve' :. y
steamship may Journey to Jacksonsa:ss 1e..
or Tampa by boat and finish tne u'r
by rail. JOSEPH ". SIhsS 4
Brooklyn, Oct. "a, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
John to Jonathan

There are elements of comedy in
the announcement that Great Bri-
tain cannot permit American ships
to leave her ports unless they carry
liquor The present ruling is that
Tor every hundred steerage pas
sengers each ship must carry GAL
Ion Of brandy. What is to prevent
this quantity being increased to ten
gallons or more? In other words.
why may not the answer Of the
British to the Daugherty r1ing be
simply "You cannot enter our ports
unless you are wet"?
Certainly those who eoncede the
right of the United States to rule
whether or not a ship entering its
ports may carry liquor cannot deny
a similar right to Great Britain.
And yet the resulting tangle is more
like a chiidren's squabble than a
conflict of laws. The logic of the
British ruling is sound. 1t neither
asks for nor exercises privileges
ether than those used by the United
States, but it makes demand upon
foreign ships radically different
from that of the drys in America.
Aside from its comical aspects,
his answer to the American attempt
% dry up the seas is probably the
most effective way Of bringing the
whole matter TO an Issue. In the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague
Dogs

DOSo
i like dog-a vital dog
A dog that romps and races,
Exploring, with his tail agog,
The great wide open spaces.
I like a dog of fairish size
And bold and robust habit,
Who glories in an enterprise
Like hunting down a rabbit.
I view the microscopic dog
With hatred and resentment,
Who sits beside gas lit log
In puerile contentment-
A dog which in lady's muff
Is capable of parking,
Emitting now and then "Wuffw
In lieu of honest barking.
Such dogs are well disposed, no
doubt,
And innocent of evil,
Yet | suspect they have about
The brain stuff Of a weevil.
They yap OF doze about the
house,
Shed hairs on peoples cloth
ing,
And women love them who a
mouse
Would look upon with loath-
ing.
may be wrong about these
mites
That seem like sets of sables,
But / prefer dog that fights
And chews up antique tables.
l like a dog to run and race
And scorn restraining leashes.
These microbes are a black dis
grace
To all the canine species.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

"a fine achievement to establish col
lege in Alaska, to serve practically
the higher intellectual--and indus
trial--needs Of the growing and
prosperous population of that terri
tory, and to be landmark not, per-
haps, of what Mr.. Stefansson calls
the northward march of empire, but
at least Of mans triumphant utiliza-
tion of available lands, regardless of
their latitude.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
A Satisfied Republican
TO the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Democratic candidate for
United States Senator in a speech at
Syracuse came out with the startling
statement that the Republicans are
ashamed Of President Harding's Ad-
ministration. Permit me to say that
I, for one, am entirely satisfied with
the kind Of government which presi-
dent Harding is giving us.
Allow me to suggest that Dr. Cope
land study the savings effected by the
budget system under Mr.. Harding,s
regime, through the able management
Of General Dawes. This. reduction
alone makes me feel that Mr. Harding
is sincere and that he is trying to
relieve the people Of undesirable
burdens. r s. MAYER
New York, Oct. 22, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
What Readers Are THINKING

deprive him Of his means of support.
and maybe 1t would be more to his ad-
vantage to keep conditions as they are.
1t would, therefore. appear reasonable
to expect the wise "bootlegger' to
throw his influence in with the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and the Anti-Saloon League. They say
that politics makes strange bed fellows,
but ] doubt If ever before have we wit
messed such strange union.
F. r. PARMLY.
New York, Oct. 24, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

mistaken stand as Of their utter
inability to come in touch with his
mind upon subjects distasteful 70
him. No more extraordinary picture
Of President has ever been drawn
than that Of Mr.. Wilson as seen by
Mr.. Lane in Cabinet meetings, un-
willing to discuss preparedness, un-
willing to discuss the war, turning
the debate to trivialities while the
whole world was in agony.
The precise measure Of Mr.. Will
sons mind, the controlling motives
Of his heart, are still matters as to
which history may reserve judgment.
There can no longer be doubt Of the
detachment from reality in which
he moved. Whether his head was in
the clouds or above the clouds, his
feet bore no secure weight upon the
earth. A feeling of petulance stirred
in him when faithful friends tried
to pull his coattails and call atten-
tion to what lay before his very eyes.
The bearing of these facts upon
future estimates Of Mr.. Wilson'S
ability and services is obvious.
Clearly, he must possess intuitive
ability rarely equaled. In the realm
Of imagination and generalization,
his record proves him capable Of
extraordinary flights. A prophet
who cut himself off from his time
and his people---it is about such a
figure that scholars of the future
must construct the Woodrow Will
son Of history.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Miller 8 Grand Slam

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In our card club there are
twenty-eight members, nineteen Demo-
Gratis, nine Republicans. Last night we
all decided that this year we would
vote for Miller.
Why? We want better transit. Al
Smith is "a good fellow" but he is
for Hylan, and Hylan is a political
obstructionist against any kind Of
decent transit, except "Hylan busses'
-and those we Of the Bronx have
had quite enough Of.
A DEMOCRAT UP TO NOW.
New York, Oct. 20, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Pressure on Germany
the Editor Of The Tribune.

'ic EotSor OF Inc tribune.
Sir: Stephane Lauxanns's two
articles in Sundays Tribune show
what past master he is Of what
sydney Smith called "the art Of put
ting things"
Does any sensible man believe Ger
many will pay anything unless forced
g do 50? n military pressure Ia ap~
piled might not the cass be greater
than the sum rcaIizabls? Bat Ill Ger
many were called on 60 issue series
of bonds to pc Endorsed and used by
the countries entitled to them, to pay
on the loans made by Great Britain
and ourselves TO the other Allies in
the World War, might it rot create
a worldwide pressure that Germsny
would hesitate 10 defy?
Englswood, N. 4. oct. IS, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
A Women ! Decalogue
10 the Editor Of The TrihunS.

To the Editor OF The Trihuns. 8.
Sir: 1t would be matter g s1sss
interest to many to see q fora 3.
decaiogue CONSTRUCTED exclusively sss
women" and By them. Perhaps tnis =
what's the matter with the uossc,.
women and children having been fofess : 4
to live up to mems stsadazes.
trust I may Be privileged to see saoh !
ccde. MIRA BURR Eusun,
Editor Of "childbScas
Nav York, Oct. "a, 19sA
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
THREE cLERGYMEN REREL

They were three clergymen--a
Bishop, Curate and Another Curate.
Solemnly they sat to table, firmly each
grasped his knife and fork to hold
those implements in an upright posi-
tion. Deferentially the waiter lowered
over the trio, with pencil poised to
write their orders.
"What will you have, sirs?" he po-
litely asked.
Solemnly the three clergymen--tha
Bishop, the Curate and the Second
Characterised their knives and forks
straight up in the air; solemnly they
brought them down with q crash upon
the table. Thrice they repeated this
strange performance, the while they
fiercely chorused in perfect unison:
Beefsteak smothered in onionsi
Beefsteak smothered IN onions!
The three clergymen sat to table.
The table was in restaurant. The
restaurant was in Bermuda Thither
the three clergymen had journeyed all
the way from the United States that
they might gorge themselves with Beef
steak and Onions-a forbidden dish In
, their own land, now that the Twenty
tirst Amendment had banned all red
blooded meats as inimical TO the moral
welfare Of the nation.
CYRIL B. .EGAN.
Daugherty for Bureau to Keep
Business Legal Favors Government
Agency to Advise Industry ON
Whether Projects Run Counter to
Legislation Headline.
The bureau, Of course, would have
q staff Of experts employed at rea-
sonable salaries. And quite natural-
", in the fullness Of time, another
reau would grow up with the eaue-
clal task OF keeping the first bureau
to its work. The full possibilities of
Bureaucracy in this country are Just
beginning to be appreciated by a few
brilliant minds. It is a rich coun-
try, and the politicians and their
pets should be getting at least 10
per cent of the cream.
DON MARQUIS.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

conflict Of national laws recourse
will have to be had to some inter-
national court. or to Congress to
chain the Volstead act within its
own trent yard.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
You Don't Dare Sign Y

You Don't Dare Sign Your Full Name!
Sir: Capt. Fitzurse has been spool
Ing you. He did not lose those three
fingers fighting Chinese pirates. In an
ill-advised moment he stuck his thumb
to his nose and waved those fingers at
the late Major Lamar Fontaine, Of
Lyons, Miss, when the Major was tell
ing his war experiences, and the Major
amputated them in one shot.
r. v. P.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Out of Date

Preachers are no longer threaten
ing their hearers with the old-fash-
ioned hell. The coal shortage robbed
it Of most Of it's terrors.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Look 1t Over

October is summers colored sup
plement.
Copyright by James ]. Montague)
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
The TOgOer
THE OTHER GARDEN
copr.. Naw York Trsbupc Inc. laaa

| 7 must find the other garden,
Where the moon let's down her hair
And the little futed fountain
Has singing gown to wear:
I | must find the smooth, gray pebbles
On the path beside the gate,
Where tho lonely poplar listens
And the leaves have learned to wait
Far the whisper Of your coming,
And your shadow springing call
To quench the fragrant pattern
OF tho roses on tho wall---
I must find the other garden
And the little fountain there,
For perhaps you have remembered
How the moon let's down her hairl
MARTHA BANNING THOMAS.
Aunt Prudence Hecklebury bushes
every time she goes outdoors these
days. The autumn weather is here
and the trees are losing their leaves
and showing their bare limbs.
Lloyd George said to the crowd in
one Of his recent campaign speeches:
II trust I will have you behind
me in fighting the battle Of national
interests against mere party gain"
The same newspaper article which
carried that remark carried also the
following information:
Backed by war chest reputed-
ly reaching the gigantic sum OF
s2 100000 (s1O,O00,0oo), his friends
say he can bide his time until his
chance comes again. The
last general election cost all the par
ties together only about e75O,OO0
($3, ,75O,O00). Lloyd Georges finar1-
cial resources, collected largely from
profiteers iii return for 'honors,'
should be ample for his purposes"
From which it appears that the
game is played in much the same
way among the Britons, who never
will be slaves, as it is in America,
the land of the free and the home Of
the brave.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
One Result of the War

Imitation in Germany is no longer
confined to the heads of the Hohen-
zollerns.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

Twenty years ago, when we first
began to take an interest in what
newspapers printed, they were all
printing stories about hazing at An
napolis and the firm resolve Of the
authorities to stamp it out. This au-
tumn the same stories are being
printed, together with the same Arm
resolves, the only difference being in
the names Of the midshipmen in
volved. The Naval Cadets are to be
congratulated for consistently keep
ing the United States government in
it's place.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

French Without Struggle
When Baby Gladys thanks her nursie
For favors done she murmurs: "Merci."
MARGARET B. HUEMER.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
The Scouts Report

The Scouts Report
Aptronymic Scout 1892 reports that
Mr.. j. w. Silver is Commissioner Of
Finance in Tacoma, Washington; Mr..
H. H. Green is Commissioner Of Parks
in Salt Lake City; Miss s. 8. Page is
City Librarian in Clarksburg, w. Va,
and Mr.. F. S. Green is head of the
Shade Tree Commission in Irvington,
N. j.
L. N, Scout 1O3-47s, informs us that
Mr.. David Fairchild is President Of
the American Genetic Association. Mr..
E. w. Sheets is the Secretary.
G. S. H. walls to us: "How fortu-
nate it would be if Mr.. Rainwater were
director of the Anti-Saloon League, in
stead of merely the President Of the
American Association Of Bottlers Of
Carbonated Beverages!"
Says a headline: "Old Salts All
Agog for Race OFF Gloucester" /"
Shouldn't it read GAIL Agrog'?
Evening star., 1922-03-17

NEW JERSEY tCREAGR BARGAIN-s2
cash, Sc monthly, buys two acres fine land.
Price 3oe only $4s. each. VAIL, II John ST..
New York. 28s
Evening star., 1922-03-17
FOR sALE-H0UsEs.

Near 18th and Park Road.
WE CAN GIVE You CHOICE OF SEVERAL
FINE HOMES, WITH POSSESSION AND
WITH GARAGE AND ELEBPING PORCH.
BEST SERVICE IN THE CITY FOR THIS
SECTION.
:: PETTY & PETTY,
REALTORS.
Evening star., 1922-03-17

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
very unusual home. located near Belmont
house, containing II rooms and baths; par
quet floors; hot-water heat. electric lights;
open fireplace; 2.car brick garage. Porches
front and rear. Price, SIT 500. An offer OF
$40 600 on the adjoining house was recently
refused.