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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

or Importance, with the work of the
Puio committee.
The Federal Reserve act was the
direct outcome of the exposure BY the
Pujo committee OF the concentration
OF money and credits. Most of the
recommendations of that committee are
embodied in existing legislation, such
as the prohibition Of interlocking d.
rectorates, government supervision over
security issues of railways and a va
riety Of other acts. The only imuor-
tant recommendation that has as yet
failed of adoption was that for the
governmental regulation of the Stock
Exchange, which l am sure is near
at hand.
So long time has elapsed since the
work of that committee has been
concluded and the public memory is
so short and fallible that the writer
OF that editorial has very naturally
failed to do justice to the work Of
the Pujo committee. In fairness 10
Its members, Democrats and Republi
cans alike Cor ten out of the eleven
members of tho committee Joined IN
the repoft), I think this at least
should be said, nor do I believe that
'he public is unappreciative of the i'm
rortant work that was there accom-,
plished.
Public confidence is SO essential TO
the success of these Investigations
.hat | am anxious that nothing shall
be done or said to impair that con-
tidence or to give room for +hs ,,s
plclon that there is anything personal
or partisan connected with the work
OF the Lockwood committee or with
my criticisms of public officials or
others in connection with the wor. of
the committee. If there ia, am nm.
conscious OF it. The membership of
ehe committee is largely Republican,
out we have never had occasion. and
! nope never will, to consider that
phase.
mere mas at no time been a division
:" our committee on any subject on
party lines. If that time should aver
come would instantly retire. When
our legislation was before the Legis-
ia'are this year Governor Miller was
cur most valuable support. and shall
ever be grateful to him. a. should be
an the people of the state, for what
ne did and tried to do.
SAMUEL uNTERMYER,
New York, May 10, 1922.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

tell Us the things that are really Of
interest about those relics. We're
these the trousers that grew grimy and
stained from fussing with old junk in
the barn, when every piece Of rusty iron
and every dismembered buggy wheel
was potential chariot materialo Or
were they the trousers IN which he
first played hockey? We assume that
Henry Ford did this. Where but at the
old fishing rock would he have had
time to dream his dreams OF hivvers
swarming over all the highways OF the
world?
Only Henry himself can tell this.
The model of the first Tin Lizzie,
though it be the proudest relic OF the
entire collection, with the place of
honor under marble canopy like
Plymouth Rock, will be little more
than drab heap of sheet ircn unless
it be translated into terms ST dreams
and longings and difficulties overcome
for the benefit of the young dreamer
of 1892.
We speak from long and exhaust
ing career as pilgrim to the shrines Of
great Americans. Martha Washing
tons white satin slippers, Paul Re-
vere's overcoat button. Peregrine
Whites wooden rattle, the Pearl of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
P. S. y. Flushing
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

q
Sir: In these times, when SO nuca
Is said of Americanization, etc, It
would be most encouraging to those
pessimistic folk who think the coun-
try is going to the dogs to hear OF
P. S. %, Flushing
This morning I attended assembly
there and heard remarkable program
rendered by 7B pupils: A piano due'
by the Ellis Parker Butler twins lec-
ture on moths and butterflies BY Gins
Brown. son of scientist, winch was
truly as delightful and elucidatins -
any grown.up talk; piano SOLO ny
Winifred Brooks and an eNh'oaioA
OF interpretative toe dancing By heisa
Griren. None Of the children IS OVER
thirteen, and Jennie Van der Stein' ~no
recited with charm and grace, IS oh''
eleven. These are just the averaso
Murray Hill pupils. They are lVv pcs
cent American. Foreigners come ~
Us, but are promptly assimilated.
1t is thrilling to hear Miss Cronsa,
the principal, say "Let US ssias' ~ -
flag" Not the flag, but cur. ana ",
dignity with which it is done! "hiis
schools like this exist no one hesS
fear for Americas future.
MRS. GLAuKA BROOKS.
Flushing, l.. /, May II. 1922.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
By Emma Bugbce

Orr's Islands grandm others Quilted
bonnet-upon all these re have gazed
with wouid-he reveren: eye. only 70
find that they leave Us strangely cold
unless there - q curator with magma.
ton enough TO tell rs interesting fairy
tales about when and where and why
these objects were We want 10 see
Martha Washington smiling TO herse,:
as She squeezed into the new shoes,
and wondering # George-well, per.
haps it isn't respectful even now 70
inquire if George thought they were
cute. We want 20 know Il Paul Re-
vere was glad Of MS ride in his old
age. or if he thought the government.
had treated him uajustly in the mat
ter OF bonus.
The example OF Mr.. Ford should he
joyfully followed by other milliona;-es,
genluses and heroes. They should pre-
serve their toys and books and dough-
nut cutters. in both the spiritual and
the physical aspects. We want to know
Of the future woman Senator Il she
really loved the little old battered
doughnut cutter. or Il 1t was hatred
o. cooking that drove her into poll
tics. Future celebrities will have to
adopt not only Nj Fords disdain Of
ncdesty but disdain also o: hypoc-
risy. They must preserve themselves
not as they wished they had been but
Is they were. the more faults thu
better.
And all this will provide a mos. ems
crossing hobby for the old age q
mif,iona;res, a hobby surprising in IN
trinsic interest either golf or book
collecting. What thrill in an Eliza.
betnan folio compared to that Of ind
ing in your Aunt Ellen's cid desk thu
first Christmas thanh-ycu letter you
ever wrote. or rescuing from its duty
as lining to the preserve closet the
newspaper containing s first poem!
Think of the letters that are burned,
the roller skates that are given TO the
ashman, the typewriter ribbons
trampled underfoot, for which futurs
generations would crowd the suction
rooms.
Henry Ford has the right idea Save
your relics before il is too late.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Jobs for the Blind

Note the saga of the Wild West,
which has Just come from Tucson
Eight bandits tackled a railway
train, halted it, torrorized the train
hands. even compelled Weary VIII
lie to help uncouple the mail and cx-
press cars. In the express car was
Just orc solitary messenger, Harry
Stewart by name, weary of ycars.of
service. with failing eyesight, about
to hand IN his resignation.
With his feeble vision, however, he
d!scerned the hostile approach,
threw wide open the car door in
surrender. and stepped forward, hut
with revolver in hand. In his excite
ment he fired only two shots-hav-
ing, you see, poor eyesight But the
result; one bandit dead. ono wound
ed, and seven "bcating it, in record
time for the Mexican frontier.
Locally we hear Of passages at
arms between policemen and bandits,
but in the fusillades nobody-unless
some innocent bystander-is hit. Yet
our guardians must be men whose
eyeslght meets tests and are trained
IN craftsmanship. Why not, to put
the road agents of Manhattan in
greater risk, summon and arm the
myoplc, the strabismic, the astig-
matte? We need men who can't hit
harm GoOr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Mr.. Untermyer on His Work

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune has been and con-
tinues to be so splendidly helpful in
the housing situation that I am re-
luctant to take issue with IL on any
question.
1t would not, however be fair to the
work in which I am engaged to over
look the editorial in your this morn
ing's issue entitled "Tn a Puto Mood"
Cd You say (referring to my
criticism of Mr.. Daugherty):
"The only basis for this severe
accusation seems to be that the de-
partment, because proof was lacking
or for other reasons, has not in
dicted and tried all the persons and
corporations that Mr.. Untermyer
says should be indicted and tried"
1t Is now almost two years since
these violations were called to the
attention of the Department of Justice.
The previous Administration did prac-
tically nothing to cooperate with us.
and 7 did not hesitate to express pub
licly my view of their action 1t is
about year since MIR. Daugherty's
attention was called to the cases,
There are about twenty of them await
ing action. In many of them the stat
ute Ct limitations will soon bar Grim
inal prosecution.
Action has been taken in only four
cases. Among tas moro important ones.
such as that of the General Electric
Company, We have been vainly trying
to have something done. asked him
to refer the important cases to the
District Attorney here, who, if left un-
hsmpered, with proper money and or
ganization, would do his duty.
In defending Mr.. Daugherty, he is
chivalrously assuming a responsibility
that is not his. In most Of these cases
the evidence is conclusive. It was so
conclusive in the few prosecutions
that have been brought that the de-
PENDANTS pleaded guilty.
ca You are again mistaken in as
suming that my connection with the
Congressional money trust investira-
ton, known as the Pujo committee. is
a subject of less satisfaction to me
than the work that has been done by
the Lockwood committee. Important
and constructive as it doubtless is, it
does not compare, either in intricacy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Common Sense-That's All

One paragraph of the call for the
row defunct Genoa conference said
that TO nation could assist another
With its ca pital urlcss the nation to
Dc assisted gave acceptable assur-
ance that the property rights of for
cieners we're to be respected
The next paragraph said that
stable curcencies must be established
y Europe-that the traders must be
assured Of the cessation Of the vio-
lent exchange fiuctua tions which de-
stroy business by making it mere
gamble
The first item referred TO Russia
vet at Genoa 1t never was pat for
ward IN a definite way. Confisca-
zion. instead Of being regarded as
settled by the language Of the call.
was treated IS deba table. The Rus
sian delegates, for billion dollars,
limited they might respect foreign
private property in the future, bat
for the confscations Of the past they
had not cent.
Under these circumstances but one
conclusion was possible-na mely,
that Russia intended, If she could. 10
resume coniscation. Yet Lloyd
George nearly put through docu-
rnent containing these preposterous
terms. He we'll knew that no coun-
try would lend public money en- them
and that no considerable group of
private capitalists, unless insane,
would do so, but he wished to save
his face. But for the stalwart stand
OF france and Belgium, temporarily
misjudged and condemned, M
George might have been gratifed by
signatures to so bogus and so value
less a settlement.
OF currency and exchange stabili-
zation nothing was heard. Experts
had prepared plan, but it went into
a pigeonhole and never came out.
The printing presses continue to
carry on their war against return
70 prosperity and normal trade. A
congress Of representative Of banks
Of issue Is soon to assemble at Lon
don, but there is no direct govern
mental responsibility and no corps Of
press agents, and there is little hope
OF action.
While the extraordinary proceed
ings at Genoa were going on Messrs.
Harding. Hughes and Hoover at
\ Washington looked on with increas-
ing amszement The Big Three, and
, the American people generally, had
no spirit of aloofness On the con.
traly. they wished to participate.
But what was the use unless there
was some promise Of good? Lloyd
George and Tchitcherin alike dis
played contempt for realities that
might be deemed cynical were it not
so humorous. What place was for us
there unless we were willing to helr
IN the manufacture Of a fraud
No evidence is at hand Of any
change Of opinion at shington
The Administrator is now. as it has
been, in favor Of the maximum OF
participation provided it has sense
in 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Overlooking 1t

a curious effort is being made by
Some newspapers to read into the
Pennsylvania primary condemna-
ton Of the national Administration
Or perhaps more specifically, of
Republican leadership in Congress.
1t is said that there was "revolt."
Certainly there was a revolt. But
against what? The Pennsylvania
voters knew what they were doing.
But it is news to them that they
were engaged in an instruction
against Washington leadership.
The contest in Pennsylvania was
primarily against the so-called con-
tractors combina ton, which, since
Mr.. Penrose's death. has been trying
to control state politics. This COM
bination, weakened by the secession
Of many former Penrose aids in the
larger counties, attempted, with
Governor Sprouts cooperation, to
nominate a candidate for Governor
with whom it could hope to do
business.
The voters Of the state, outside
Of Philadelphia and PITTSBURGH.
have no use for a government by
contractors. They We're willing to
tolerate Mr. Penrose's leadership in
his declining years. He was figure
of the past, still held in friendly es-
TEEN more because of his power and
services in the Senate than because
Of his cynically easy boss" man
agement of affairs at home. But
they could not live on terms of tol-
erance with the dead Senator'S COM
monplace successors. They decided
to clean house. And they did clean
house.
But this has no relation to the
Administration. Only four Repub~
lican Repres in Congress
were defeated for denomination.
They We're defeated because they
were closely associated with the
contractors combination, rather
than because Of votes they had cast
in the House. Senator Pepper was
renomnated He is against the
bonus bill. On the other hand.
many of the Representatives re-
nominated were for the bonus. The
tariff issue did not figure. Pennsyl
vania is protectonist state. but has
always stood for rational protection,
The farm bloc" also was not q fac
tor one way or the other. It was
not case of agricultural discomfort
or Of opposition between city and
country. The League of Nations
issue and international questions
were ignored.
How, then. can the result be twisted
into revolt" against one view Of
national policy or another? TO at
| tempt to do so is born of the crudest
! and grossest partisan effort to dis
credit the Administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
The Silesian Treaty

Little attention has been given
to the signing last Monday at
Geneva Of a German Polish treaty.
regulating economic and commercial
relations between these two coun.
tries made necessary by the division
of Upper Silesia.
The League of Nations is entitled
to credit for the part ii has played
N the making of this German Polish
agreement Upper Silesia was de-
tached from Germany at Paris. but
the degree of detachment was not
.>,termined until October. 1891,
when the Council Of the League OF
Nations, entering as mediator,
broke deadlock among the major
Allied powers which had lasted for
two years and half. The Yer
sallles Treaty had ordered n plebi-
scite to be taken in Upper Silesia to
decide what part Of the territory
should go to Germany and what
part to Poland The vote was post
poned for nearly two years, throw
ing the whole region into turmoil
and civil war After the plebiscite
the three powers represented on the
plebiscite commission-Great Bit.
ain, France and Italy-could not
agree on a division. AS last resort
the good Offices Of the Council of
the League Of Nations were invoked.
The Council acted promptly and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
A Puzzle

A Puzzle
How little on this needless Earth
Is patient toll accorded;
How often Righteousness and
worth
Go wholly unrewarded,
While those who live in sinful
pride
Are complinented highly.
In handsome mansions they abide
And lead the life of Reilly.
The butterfly but yesteryear
Spent all the waking hours
OF his base, gluttonous career
Destroying fruits and flowers.
But now the dust is on his wing;
In foolish f1attering phrases
The poor deluded poets sing
The gre tc h e d crea lures
praises!
The anglewor1n, though winds
are cold
And though his teeth may chat
ter,
Transforms the damp and clayey
mold
To fertilizing matter.
TO fill his lowly helpful nook
Is all he ever wishes,
But he is stuck upon a hook
And fed to greedy fishes.
Twas ever thus: when beauty
calls
The whole world bows before
it;
An unrefecting public falls
Face downward to adore it,
While honest merit is forgot,
Or men delight to hout it.
And yet | hardly know just what
We're going to do about it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
The Tower
WYE HAVE taken a new lease on

WE HAVE taken new lease on
w life. We have forsworn to
rscco. 1t was gradually killing US. We
know 1t wss. because we read about 1t
III a pamphlet The things it uss doing
to our eyes and esrs, our heart and
lungs, our liver and Kidneys, our blood
and lymph our spleen and ductless
glands we're disconcerting and depresu-
ing. After reading Of its ravages we
marveled at the native resistance that
enabled us to remain conscious for
part Of each day
We debated the renunciatory step
thoroughly We even considered talk
ing it over with our wife. Then We
remembered that her Judgment might
be biased by painful memories Of our
last attempt to free oursclf from the
clutches Of the noxious weed, and
didn't.
After due consideration wa decided
that life would be too short anyway to
do all the things we've always wanted
to and to date, have never dared to.
SO we dumped the tobacco tin into the
garbage pail. We gave our last half.
dozen cigarettes to the elevator boy
We entered the battle on the sioe of
Right and Purity.
We were filed with the warmth OF
Virtue. We fancied we could hear our
grateful liver murmur it's relief and
the cmancpated blood corpuscles sing
as they voyage through arteries no
longer doomed to premature harden
ing. Our lungs shouted for joy Our
spleen spoke kindly to us. The cdi-
toria and collective We was in tune
with the Infinite at last.
To-day we present to the. customers
n dcnarcotized column, fashioned by
one whose intellect has been redeemed
from premature dccay-we think that's
what the pamphlet says and whose
heretofore abused body is rapidly free
ing itself from insidious poison.
We have taken, we repeat, new
lease on life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Always the Goat

New York has got rid of most Of
her criminals, but now she discovers
her taxes will be raised to provide
additions to Sing Sing prison.
Copyright by James j Montaxus>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
A Hasty Opinion

Mr.. Selfridge, the Department
Store King Of England, says our
fsppers are all alike. which proves
that he hasn't been flirting with any
Of 'em.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Getting What He Likes

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: William j Corners recentlt
said: II like opposition Undoubt-
cdly this is his reason for supporting
William Randolph Hearst for Governor.
j, A. j.
Buffalo, N. T., May 1a, 1922.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Sufficient Evidence

We know that no new war in
'olving US has been started in
Europe because Mr.. Dempsey has
not yet cabled home for exemption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

Maybe If we were to take a ciga-
rettc and puff its smoke through a
handkerchief the resulting stains
would strengthen our high resolve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
wr,,srR or TIE associated raEss

-, Advocated Prcss ;, rrclus-r'v etlit ID TO
80 Jss 'ar -rT~uoI:cst.pa ri al dispatches
c>-S.s-ei Z, o;ce-s;s. credited n this
izyc. and as TVS .3csl ncws :, sos;; sncols orig
sIe:sn-a h.-eir
a. sis1,. II --s-l, alton q al ot1rr MISTER
herela $50 "a ycsff'~d-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

Tobacco got King Jomes's goat;
In terms akin to l,bel
He hnycd its use-nfM then he wrote
His rersiom Of the Bible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

We wish there was lock on that
upper left-hand drawer. Then we could
throw the key away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
That Perfect Climate

tFrom The San Francisco chron'e'u
Somehow or other this sio' -
climate of ours rather suooue. ~
interest in the Eastern coal ~
strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

We wish we had brought that PAM
phet down to work with us. It would
fortify us, right now, to rend that stir
does to the innocent young corpuscles
that enter the pleural cavity.
Sir Walter Raleigh used the 1ceed,
A u;clous man wus he!
Wen find, + history 700 read,
Hes dead us he can be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

VIE have sneaking suspicion that
there are still some cigarettes remain
ing in the upper left-hand drawer of
our desk, We're going to leave a note
asking the night boy to look and, if
so, take them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

We forgot to kis. our 'wife good by
this morning, and we're afraid that nv
the time we go home we'll be in q
state of mind to tell her we did it on
purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

The Indians, Nth methods deft,
Once raised tobacco crops,
And no,o there aren't sufficient left
TO guard tobacco shops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

DO DRIED CATALPA BEANS DIS
COURAGE THE LIVER?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

We wonder whether there's copy
of Henley's "Invictus" around the Office
anywhere?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

WOULD COFFEE GROUNDS INvAII-
DATE A NEW LEASE ON LIFE?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

Our remuneration already has brought
partial reward Henceforth we won't
have to call the preoccupied cigar clerk
back. after making a purchase, and
lacerate his feelings by asking for
NJ atches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
CAN YOU SMOKE TEA LEAvES7

Maybe the harm we are doing our
immortal soul by thinking the things
we are thinking to-day is counter
balancing the great benefits our stom.
ach and lungs are deriving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

Though Grant uns fond of his ci1oY,
e Lets not consider these
Defects that heroes often mar;
But think Of Doctor Pease!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

~sy csr susrsa.s recsasstss sdrcrttsed in THE
TeleUAE Win aceeist~ sescty--fer IL d,ssatts'sc-
tea -s.Jits ~ Any case TIE TRieUAc euaras
ttss 10 eay ye1r &eaey bach uoea resusS Ne REQ
.sss. No ssfssis7a VS. refund 5fcretly IL the
advertiser 6ocs ssf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

IS CORNSIIK HARMFUL TO TIE
NERVOUS SYSTEM?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

Can you sub-let new lease on life?
f. F. V.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

DO THEY STILL MAKE CUBEB
CIGARETTES?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

It's bad enough to have to guard
against all the rest Of the world cheat
ing you, but when you have to guard
against cheating yourself---
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20

c~nssi ~ NV yvs Triru,a Lac. Ny FORK
tsrp,st.er Fahiishrd dssay. cT1sn REID, Frrsi
S.--. G von~ Rogers. vfcs f~sidcn,; Hssn
~ses-rs nesd s>er~tayy: \. D Maxasid. Treasures.
Address. Tsasaae Ra,tasna. Ist Nasssa S,rses- Ne~
Yevx Ts,crhs, Brcsmsn 5ets