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The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Neglected Graveyards.
In Some Of Them Masters, Slaves
and Red Men Lie Side by Side.

To THE NEW York HERALD: May Cas-
well Liggett's plea through your COL
umns for proper care of neglected little
country graveyards should be needed.
1t is said that all the graveyards used
by the first white settlers were old In
dian burial places which had been used
by the aborigines for that purpose from
time immemorial. Where these Indian
burial places were on the homesteads of
settlers they respected these graves and
they were never disturbed. The whites
continued to use them as burial places
for their families and slaves 1t was q
custom in the early days to bury slaves
beside their masters. and a certain por-
tion of the family plot was reserved for
their use. The Colonists in continuing
to use these aboriginal burial places
rendered this country a signal service in
preserving from oblivion the last resting
places Of vanished race. This COM
OF Indians. negroes and whites under the
Canoe hill-a former rendezvous of
school children in nutting season.
The reason small country graveyards
are not as well cared for as city ceme-
teries Is because they frequently have no
charters and on that account cannot re-
ceive bequests or endowment funds from
owners of plots to provide for their per-
petual care. At present there Is no way
for these small cemeteries and family
plots TO be cared for unless the nearest
chartered cemetery will assume their
care. This they are unwilling to do be-
80 laf, tra
1t would seem as II the local histori-
cal associations should assume their SUI
pervising care. Absentee owners OF
family plots have found 1t impossible. in
most cases, to have them properly cared
for without frequent personal visits and
supervision. Unscrupulous caretakers
will take pay for the care of graves
they have not visited In years.
There Is a reprehensible tendency on
the part of some purchasers of old
homesteads to trespass on the Gods acres
by removing fences and headstones and
either plowing right over the graves and
obliterating all traces Of them or else
turning their cattle in to Craze among
beautiful monuments and timeworn
headstones that are easily thrown down
and broken. The owner of such n plot
where his ancestors and their slaves are
buried in a large Indian burial place
was in despair because the strongest
fence he could build had been taken
down by recent purchaser OF the es-
tate whose deed did not include this
cemetery The new owner justified his
act of vandalism by giving the excuse
that he wanted his cattle to Craze In it !!
a. V. G.. THOMAS,
SAUGERTiEs, June IL.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15

Of New York, Chicago lost $3.50 cars
by theft, or only SAG less than were
stolen in the larger city. But. while
only 40 per cent. of New York's stolen
cars were recovered. Chicago's record
was rs per cent. The police efficiency
in getting back those stolen in Chi
cago was 27 per cent. better there
than here, and per cent. better than
II was In Boston.
Philadelphia, with population
about double that of Detroit. had a
car theft record Of $50 fewer than
Detroit's, and Philadelphia's percent
age of recoveries was SO. as against
Detroit's so. But it should be remem-
bered that Detroit specializes In au-
tomobiles, and apparently the car
stealing industry thrives there pro-
portionately.
In the twelve cities on the list
29,711 cars were stolen during the
year, and of these 20,939, an average
of little over "a per cent, were re-
covered. Car stealing, is pretty
brisk business.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
The Dairyman's Lot.
He Does Not Get the High Prices the
Consumer PAYS.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In an
editorial article Some Farming at Good
Prices" THE NEW YORK HERALD speaks
OF the prosperous dairy farmers getting
good prices.
In northeastern Pennsylvania. where
the milk Is shipped into New York, the
city dealers pay two and two-third cents
a quart to the farmers. What with tho
high cost OF gram. for this is primarily
a dairy section. not grain belt, and the
low return on milk, the farmer gets
nothing for his labor OF rising early
milking innumerable cows morning and
night. driving every fifth day five miles
to the creamery-and this is bitter
hardship in winter.
One farmer. and he is typical of this
eection. had a milk check which gave
profit OF So for n month on twelve
cows after all feed bills were paid.
What is the reason for the prohibitlve
price of quart of milk In the city?
MoNTRosE, Pa, June 13. INQUIRER.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
AS to Small Incomes.

The income tax returns for 1920, just
made public by the Government, show
that the rich were growing poorer and
the poor were growing richer. The
number OF taxable individuals in
creased by 100000. Net incomes of
all taxable individuals increased in
that year by four billions of dollars,
but so heavy was the fall in the net
of taxable individuals having the
bigger incomes that in spite of the
total gain of four billions OF dollars
in all incomes the Government got
less tax revenue out of it than in
the year before. This was due to the
low tax rate on the small incomes
compared with the high rate on the
big incomes.
More than 100000 persons who
didn't have enough income to be
taxed in 1918 got up into the taxable
class of $1,000 to $4,000 in 1920. A
million persons had their incomes
grow from the S1,000-S2.O00 class to
the $2,OoO-S3,000 class. No fewer
than 10000 new persons climbed
into the net income class of $4,000 to
$4,000. Even the $4,000 to $4,000
class was swelled by $1,000 more per-
sons than in 1919, and the $4,000 to
$4,000 class by 5000 more persons.
The big fellows, ON the other hand,
were losing out everywhere on their
incomes. The number that had been
in the $4,000 to 100000 class in
1919 fell from 1890 to 1908: in the
$780, 900 to $15O,O00 class from 1883
to 2,191; in the s150,OO0 to 100000
class from 1854 to 1868; 100000 to
100000 class, from 425 to 239;
100000 to s1,OO0,o00 class from 1S9
to 1913.
Though the higher incomes were
all falling as whole, while the lower
incomes were rising by the millions
of individuals and by the billions Of
dollars, the few big fellows still paid
the lions share of all the taxes col
lected by the Government. OF the
total income tax yield Of billion Of
dollars in round numbers the sur
taxes paid by the few amounted alone
to S597, 100000 as against the normal
taxes Of 100000 paid by all.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Six Girls in Knickerbockers.
A Pleasant Picture of Womanhood
Emancipated From Skirts.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Years
and years ago there was a letter in
The NEW YORK HERALD to the effect
that 1t was wicked and sinful to think
OF supplanting the horse cars on Broad
way with the cable car. The horse was
made for just such work and what was
to become of the poor animal? Along
about the same time we were told II was
against the laws Of God to administer
ether to prevent sufferings: all illness
was just retribution for misdeeds.
The bicycle was a wicked thing and any
woman who rode one was shamelessly
and rapidly pedaling her way to tepid
CLINE. Then the automobile became a
devil invention and woe was the lot of
the lady who dared to drive one.
And now in THE NEW YORK HERALD,
not In the least discouraged by former
representations, here is Louis NJ. Eli
shemius, no doubt a most estimable and
benevolent old gentleman by this time.
taking wallop at "six young eighteens"
for wearing knickerbockers while on a
stroll through the park. "At some dis
tance I thought they were boys" he
exclaims horror stricken. Nearer their
gait exposed their disguise. On passing
them my sense of propriety was
shocked"
To most of us there is something
really charming in this minutely drawn
picture Of the maidens. 1t is only fair
to assume they wore bobbed hair, a
jaunty cap adorning their curls and
carried light walking sticks. with which
they nonchalantly fiicked offending bits
OF paper and perhaps decapitated a dam
delion or two on the sward of the park.
care free and heart whole with never
a thought of Mrs. Grundy. they worried
not at all as to what others wore and it
never entered their minds they were do
ing anything so reprehensible as to
arouse the ire of Mr.. Eilshemius.
And Mr.. Eilshemius was disappointed |!
A BROOKLYN MATRoN.
BROOKLYN, June IA.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Triumvirates.

1t was reported yesterday from
Berlin that a triumvirate will take
the place of Premier LEVINE during
a six months absence from Moscow
which the condition of his health ne
cessitates. The three men named
are J. V. STAIN, LEO KAMENEFF and
A. I. RYKorF.
II the triumvirate follows the
course of the parallel combinations
which have sprung from state of
disorganized government it will serve
only to bring to the front the one
man who must rule.
Rome was ruled by two famous
triumvirates, and one. less cele-
brated. is remembered by all New
Workers. They were the First and
Second Triumvirates of Rome, and
the triumvirate of Tammany Hall,
which had four months of life in
1902. Historians grudge the title
Of triumvirate to the combination
formed by CESAR, PoMPEY and
CRAssUs in 60 B. c.. because their al
lance had no legally constituted ei-
istence. Nevertheless, they were
masters Of the Roman world. They
We're masters together until CRAssUs
was killed in battle with the Par
thians, and the inevitable clash came
between PoMPEY and CESAR.
Trtx 20 q
formed by OcTAvIAN, ANTONY and
LEpIpUs, twenty-three years later, as
means Of restoring some cohesion
to the Roman State, then disrupted
by the civil wars which followed the
murder of CESAR. LEpIDus was ban
ished by the other triumvirs, and
then ANTONY fell for CLEOPATRA.
Each time the strongest man
emerged from the triumvirate mas
ter Of the situation-first CESAR,
then OcTAvIAN.
BILL DEvERY referred to the Tam
many triumvirate as sport" 1.-TWO
Spot" and "Joke." The members
were CHARLES 4. MURPHY, LOUIS +.
HAFFEy and DANIEL F. MCMAHON.
CROKER had recently abdicated; !;
LEWIS NIXON had failed as his ap-
pointed successor. Tammany was
under fire and had just suffered de-
feat. At the end of four months of
triune rule MURPHY emerged master
of the Wigwam.
Only by the help of one directing
brain will the Russian people pull
themselves out of their distressing
situation. Russia can never be saved
by committees. Perhaps the man to
save her is one of the triumvirate
reported. Perhaps the world does
not now know his name.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Sunset.

Calm on the hills the sun sets like a
fame:
A great fire opal in the burning blue
Days heat dies out In cooling drops
of dew,
And beauty that no mortal tongue may
Touches the sky as twllights tints pro-
claim
Nights swift approach, the hour man
may renew
Silent communion with the One Most
True.
And seek the Infinite Source from
whence he came.
A lesson that the open heart may read
Is written in these fields against the
sky,
For nature holds communion every
hour;
Unfettered she by warped distorted
creed
And man made ritual she rises high
In demonstration of Gods love and
power. - ~ =
ELISABETH ScoLLARp.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Motor Car Thefts.

Statistics disclose that New York
city led the large cities in the number
of motor vehicles stolen last year.
This is natural, inasmuch as New
York has more cars to steal. The
same statistics also show that New
York again leads the country in hav-
ing proportionately fewer stolen cars
recovered than any other large city.
This is not natural.
1t was FRANK A. GOODWIN, the
Massachusetts, registrar of motor
vehicles, who compiled the statistical
information, and Boston is pleased to
note that the number OF cars stolen
In tho Hub during the twelve months
covered. by Mr.. GooDwIN's figures was
smaller than the number in any
other of a dozen of the largest cities
In the Union. New York lost 6,S06
cars. of which 3,203, or 40 per cent,
were recovered. Bostons total of
cars stolen was 400, OF which 800, or
81 per cent, were recaptured.
The highest record in recovering
stolen cars was made by Baltimore,
where 712 cars were taken by thieves
and GAL, or 90 per cent. were recov-
cred. The population OF Boston ex-
ceeds that of Baltimore by only about
$4,000, so, while car thieves were
more active in the Maryland metrop-
oils than in the Hub, on the other
hand. Baltimores police efficiency in
getting back the stolen property was
20 per cent. better than Boston,s.
With a population about half that
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Careless Pedestrians.

To THE New York HERALD: About
a fortnight ago you had an editorial
article inspired by the fact that nobody
keeps to the right on streets or cross
ings in New York. or very few. II is,
as you say, a menace. Could you not
induce the powers that be to paint a
white line on streets and crossings In
the most congested areas or arrows with
Keep to the right? 1t would bring
about q reform in short time, am
sure.
saw a letter of complaint in another
paper since your editorial article was
printed. Please accomplish this needed
reform. Mrs. M. AGNES.
CAPE MAY, N. j., June 13.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15

he had given his word to the Harding
people to hold fast, and Uncle GEORGE
made no false promises. Some poll
ticians make point of boasting how
good their word is, but ALDRIDGE's S
speciality was keeping his word.
Rochester will miss GEORGE AID
RIDGE long after he is forgotten In
State and national politics. He was
its benevolent despot, it's Little
Father. Between him and the peo-
pie there were no party lines. They
trusted him and he gave them what
they wanted. Never was one-man
power greater in any large American
community never was one-man
power more decently used.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Flag Day Observed Devotedly by City
Nathan Hale's Statue and Tablet at the Liberty Pole
Dedicated in City Hall Park.

John r. voorhis. Commissioner Of the
Board of Elections. who is nearly 93.
was one of the marchers from Fraunces
Tavsrn to City Hall Park. Beside him
wCoSed Charles F. Murphy. Tammany
Hall leader. They led the braves of the
Tammany Society. numbering about QUO.
Fred s. Purnell. Representative from
Indiana. who delivered the principal
address at City Hall, said;
ITO ma the flag has an added luster
on this anniversary. because 1t has
followed the path Washington would
have had it follow. 1t has been held
aloof from the selfish and entangling
alliances of European politics and has
never left American soil except In the
unselfish cause Of humanity. / thank
God it did not fly at Genoa
At 10 A. NJ. children from Public
Schools 2 and 7 toined with the Society
of Colonial Danes In Flag Day exercises
held on the lawn in front of Van Cort-
landt Manor In Van Cortlandt Park.
They sang patriotic songs. danced Co.
lonial dances In costume and the color
guard of p. S. raised the flag. Mrs.
Williams Adams Brown was the speaker
for the Colonial Danes. Commissioner
Joseph p. Hennessy of The Bronx rep
resented the city and Joseph H. Wade.
District Superintendent; Mrs. e. D. Hess
and Frederic Ernst represented the
schools.
Eight trees were dedicated to the
memory OF Post Office men who died in
war service as q Flag Day observance
in Brooklyn. The trees were planted by
Veterans of Foreign Wars In front of
Borough Hall. Borough President Rie-
gelmann took part.
Five thousand school children of Pub
lie School 62 and students from the
Educational Alliance had a Flag Day
demonstration in Seward Park under the
auspices of the Downtown Chamber of
Commerce. Harry III. Schlacht. presi-
dent, read letters from Gen. Pershing.
James J. Davis. Secretary of Labor. and
Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary
of the Navy. Z.
The American Flag Association cele-
brated its silver anniversary In the
Governors Room of City Hall in the
afternoon. Cornelius A. Pugsley, former
Representative. presided. The first
board of directors was announced. This
includes Col. Louis A Ames, Gen. oliver
b. Bridgman, Mrs. Eugene ]. Grant.
William A. Marble, Gen. Robert Oily
phant. Mr.. Pugsley. Col. Henry w.
Sackett, Mrs. William Gerry Slade and
Col John w. Vrooman among its New
York members.
Forty motheres. some as young as IS,
received diplomas at the Flag Day ex-
ercises at Public School 4 in The Bronx.
The diplomas signified that each mother
had passed a certain percentage in her
lessons and had gathered in the last
school year the fundamentals of Amer
icanization and civic government.
Other Flag Day ceremonies were held
In Central Park at IL in the morning
and at City College In the evening.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
EVENTS TO-DAY.

ORPHANS Automobile Day Association. out
ing for 5000 orphans. Starlight Amusement
Park, The Bronx.
Hunter College. commencement. Sixty
eighth street and Park avenue, l0:3o A NJ.
Eastern Union, meeting and luncheon,
Hotel Pennsylvania, 10 A. M.
Thursday Club. luncheon. Hotel Pennsyi-
vania, p. NJ.
Mayor Hylan viii open tho new vehicuiar
roadway of the Manhattan Bridge Bridge
Plaza. Brooklyn. +. M.
Fordham University. seventy-seventh an
nual commencement exercises, Foreman 3
P. M.
Secretary Of Labor Davis will speak at
tlonal Synagogue. 81 West 116th street,
evening.
/ s. E. Parlato will speak on. Life of the
American Workman" Mulberry Community
House, 256 Mott street, 7. NJ.
Officers and men of the U. S. s. wyoming,
dinner and dance. Hotel Commodore. $40
p. NJ.
Flower Hospital. commencement exercises
Of the graduating nurses class. r. M.
New York Law School. commencement
exercises, Aeolian Hall. p. M.
American Society of Good VIII. celebration
of the 707th anniversary OF the signing OF
the Magma Charta. Union Social center
220 West Forty eighth street, S:lo J.. M.
Academy of Music. Brooklyn. S:15 p. M.
Public Committee on the Coal Strike, hear
ing Engineering Societies Building. 20 West
Thirty-ninth street. $40 p. M.
League of Foreign Born Citizens, meeting
of the Citizenship Classes. 125 Second ave-
nue., p. NJ.
pb, Epsilon Pi Fraternity, meeting. Hotel
Pennsylvania, p. NJ.
National Association OF Certified Public
Accountants, meeting, Waldorf-Astoria.
p. NJ.
Assyrian Conference. meeting. Waldorf
Astoria, 8 p. NJ.
Holland America Line. dinner, Waloorr.
Astoria, p. NJ.
ST. Aloysius Academy. dance. Hotel Astor'
p NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15

Thousands of American flags. deco
rating offices buildings and stores and
making bright splashes of color In the
residential section of the city, rippled
and snapped in the fresh sea breezes
yesterday In honor of tho 146th anni-
vsrsary of the birth of the Stars and
Stripes. From the Battery to WASH
ington Heights. between which lie nu-
merous spots dedicated to the spirit of
Revolutionary patriots. Flag Day, in
augurated Just eleven years ago. was
fittfngly observed with special cere-
monies.
Men in the uniform of the army and
navy. companies of militia. veterans of
wars, school children dressed in red.
white and blue. members of patriotic
organizations, bands. orators and men
o. the church helped to make the Gay )
programs memorable. No previous Flag
Day ever called out such large num-
ber OF spectators and participants or
proved so colorful
One of the most impressive OF the
ceremonies was that arranged by the
sons OF the Revolution at City Hall
Park. In charge of Col. Thomas Denny,
the men gathered at Fraunoss Tavern
at p. M. and marched north in Broad
way to City Hall. In the column Of
uniformed men, the color bearers of
sach company carrying bright stand
ards, were battalion of United States
infantry from Governors Island. ma
rtnes and bluejackets from the New
York Navy Yard. battalion Of the
Seventh Regiment In gray and white
and commanded by Col. Wade III.
Hayes. the Veteran Corps of Artillery.
Col. Charles z. Warren commanding.
the Old Guard, the Society of the Gin
cinnati and other patriotic organiza-
tions.
Several hundred schoolgirls dressed in
white and with red. white and blue hair
bows were at City Hall and sang pat
riotic songs under the direction of Jo-
seph p. Donelly. assistant director Of
music In thu Department of Education.
When more than 5000 men. women
and children had gathered inside and
outside the park, Dean Howard Chan
dler Robbins of the Cathedral of St
John the Divine and chaplain of the
Sons of the Revolution gave the in
vocation. Robert Olyphant. president
or the New York State Society. pre-
sided. The speakers and guests occu-
pied seats in stand along the south
side Of the enclosure facing the Liberty
Pole. and with the newly placed statue
OF Nathan Habs at the far left of the
speakers Both the Liberty Pole tablet
and the Nathan Hale statue were for
mally dedicated by the firing of a
salute OF twenty-ons guns.
Mayor Hylan. who was on hts way
to Trinity Church to attend the funeral
OF J. Bleecker Miller. late Assistant
Corporation Counsel. halted his auto
mobile as the head of the column of
ths Sons of the Revolution approached
from down Broadway. and It was
drawn up to the curb and from there
unofficialIy reviewed the narada
The New York herald., 1922-06-15

To The NEW York HERALD: Allow
me to express my opinion on heroes or
sheep.
The reason men keep their coats on
on such days as we are now having
must be on account Of some secret van
ity. Is there any reason why men
should wear their coats? The man who
wears his coat is neither hero nor a
sheep. He is a glutton for discomfort.
Women so about dressed as cool as
can be. yet men persist in being uncom-
Portable. He who goes without his coat
is a wise man. A coat adds to ones
discomfort and makes one look uncom-
Portable. which looks worse than appear
Ing without a coat and being comfort
able. 1t Is too bad they are not a lot
of sheep who would follow the comfort
able ones. COMFORT.
NEW YORK. June H.
The New York herald., 1922-06-15
A Meteor Story.
How One Smashed Into an Oak
Grove In Tennessee.


To THE New York HERALD: Your
editorial article on the 'lost special"
alias the lost meteor of Virginia.
prompts me 10 say that 1t probably Is
buried hundreds of feet In the ground.
Listen to this story of a Tennessee
meteor. related to me twenty years
ago by a very old clergyman. whose
name I need not mention. He had
charge of parish In the mountains Of
Tennessee. One Sunday afternoon he
sat by the open window smoking an
old pioneer corncob when. while facing
the oak grove in the rear Of his par
sonage. he beheld a large and green
limb Of one of the big oak trees abruptly
break from the trunk and fall to the
ground. Rising. he stood for while,
pipe in hand. utterly astonished and still
gazing at the white bulls eye, the spot
on the trees trunk where the limb had
hoped Off; he called hia colored servant
and they went to the grove and found a
cleaner job than any saw or blade OF
AK might accomplish. More mystifed
than ever. they looked around and saw
some distance away. smoke coming up
out of the very moss.
Rastus was ordered to get a spade
and to dig at the smoke hole, Being
the Sabbath. he did not continue long
and laid over the job till Monday.
The following morning another at
tempt was made to find the other end Of
that hole. but In vain. Not even the
longest sticks could reach bottom and
the old pastor concluded this phenom-
enon was caused by a meteor.
This is a true story which happened
about fifty years ago as far as I re-
call his words at this time.
AUSTIN GApRsBY.
BROOKLYN, June IA.