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The New York herald., 1922-12-15
EVENTS TO-DAY.

by Prof. William Starr Myers of Princeton
University. waidorf-Astoria. II A. NJ.
League for Political. Education. Herbert
many" Town Hall. II A. NJ.
Butler on sTowerd Hieiler Ground Hotel
Biltmore. 10:s5 A. NJ. n
Century tnea.er Club. meeting. Hotel Com
New York Savings Bank Association. lunch
con. Hotel Astor. p. NJ.
Catholic Actors Guild. meeting. Hotel Astor.
p. NJ
womar.s Press Club. benefit. Hotel Pisss.
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Of Mrs. Robert Goelet. $40 fifih avenue. 5 80
p. NJ.
woodcraft League of America. second an
nual grand council and dinner. Hotel Penn
sylvania. $50 p. NJ
American Statistical Association. dinner.
Machinery Club. so Church street. $50 p. N.
stuyvesant Neishborhood House. Rabbi
Stephen 8. Wise, on Jew or American.
stuyvesant and Ninth street. s:i5 p. M.
Alumni Association OF the Columbia Law
School, meeting. Columbia University Club, -
West Forty-third street. $50 p. NJ.
Federated American Chamber OF Comnercs.
dinner. Hotel Commodore. 1880 p. M.
Traffic Club Of the Brooklyn Chamber OF
Commerce, meeting. r. VI.
Military Order OF Foreign Wars. dinner.
waidorf-Astoria. z T.. N.
105th Infantry. review. Arnory. sixty-sizfh
street and Park avenue. $3.50 p. M.
Lafayette Guild OF Flower Hospital. dance.
Hotel Plaza. $3.50 i. NJ.
League for Political Education. lecture.
Phillp H. Kerr. former secretary TO Lloyd
George. Town Hail. s:f5 v. NJ.
American Criterion Society. dinner dance.
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The New York herald., 1922-12-15
Deaths Due to Carelessness.
Men Handling High Explosives TAX
Unnecessary Chances.
From the Industrial Bulietsr.

From the Iudu5trtot buIetM@
There is presented In this Industrial
Bulletin an article dealing with acci-
dental explosions Of dynamite as we'll as
other forms OF accidents In clay banks
and other excavations. 1t shows that
in the last year there were at least
fifteen persons killed and large num-
ber injured because of these accidents.
Others who were badly Injured and
whose later condition was not known
may have died and made the fatalities
greater. But It Is certain that fifteen
did die through these accidents.
inspectors of the Department OF Labor
made Investigations OF these accidents.
They found that a. few Of them were
unavoidable; but they also found that
the greater number must be classed as
avoidable.
In one accident investigated. In which
ono man was killed and fourteen others
seriously hurt, there was an explosion
brought about because one OF the men
s;edged with a heavy hammer n rock
that contained an unexploded charge Of
dynamite. And the inspector in his re-
port said "all OF the men with whom
I talked said the accident was unavoid-
able
This particular accident. that ''all OF
tho men said was unavolda ble," could
have been prevented. Department In
spectors, who may be classed as ex-
perts In these matters, know that an
accident OF this case could have been
avoided. Hammering with heavy
sledge on q rock beneath which was an
unexpIoded charge Of dynamite was In
sitting accident. Immediately men be-
gan TO hammer the rock they were plac-
ing themselves In danger OF death or
disability.
Other cases showed that men han
ding high explosives took unnecessary
chances that they did not. for ono
cause or another. appreciate tho danger
that threatened them. THE great
trouble" ono inspector said In his re-
port. lis In making men understand that
dynamite will explode by being ham,
mered"
Men who almost daily. some OF them
for years, were required to handle high
explosive appeared, from the reports
submitted, not TO appreciate the potent
force IN the charges that they handled
or came, In contact with. Carelessrees
showed In several reports. In one in
stance keg OF blasting powder was
left uncovered. spark that came from
ignition Of powder dropped into the open
keg and the explosion that followed
badly injured two men,
Case after case was cited By the In
srectors In ahich from tho language Of
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
Not Digging the Anthracite.

How hopeless it is 10 look for an
adequate supply of anthracite this
winter is shown by the record OF
mine shipments for November. In
that month, which stands at the very
threshold of winter. and with trans
port and delivery conditions that are
ideal, the shipments by originating
carriers were 6.420.102 tons.
This was an increase of only 1,106,-
o0S tons. or roughly 20 per cent. over
the shipments for the corresponding
period of the previous year. But. at
that, the November record, because
of the habit and passion OF the
miners to take off every sort and
description of holiday whenever the
chance may offer. was down from
October nearly 147,000 tons.
They are not digging the hard
coal that is needed. AS q matter OF
fact they cannot dig 1t. 1t never
has been possible to dig and ship
enough hard coal in the winter
months TO keep up with the normal
Lard coal consumption during those
winter months. The only solution
OF the problem OF having hard coal
in the bin during the months OF
SHOWS and frosts always has been to
put 1t in before the snow began to
fly-to get a reserve stock from the
spring, summer and early autumn
production when anthracite was not
being burned In any quantity to
speak Of.
The young blizzard which came
yesterday ought to serve to remind
New York OF the later and bigger
blizzards that will follow through
the winter. And there never will be
enough hard coal to keep the houses
in New York warm between now and
next April. There never will be any
thing like enough.
Put in soft coal and coke, and put
in all you can, or suffer the discom-
fort and danger OF cold house.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
Hungarian Turkeys for Canada.

Canada for the first time In its
history Is importing turkeys from
Hungary for the Christmas dinner
table. The turkeys are being sold at
lower wholesale prices than the
Canadian grown turkeys bring. For
the confirmed pessimist this news
must offer additional evidence that
the world Is at skies and sevens.
Turkeys are as native to North
America as skylarks are to the Old
World. Once the wild turkey was
common all the way from southern
Canada down to Mexico. The Colo
NAL farmer whose land included a
patch OF woods had wild turkey
run at his door. There are some
left in unsettled sections of Canada,
iE our own South and Southwest
and in Mexico.
The Hungarian birds that are to
lie In state on the dining room tables
of the Dominion are undoubtedly de-
scendants OF the noble North Ameri-
can turkey. Europe first became
acquainted with these birds when the
Spaniards brought them over from
Mexico in the sixteenth century.
Others from further north were
probably introduced in England.
Turkeys were not known In Europe
before the discovery of the New
World. Guinea fowl we're called
turkeys by Europeans and for years
the two birds were confused.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN wanted to
make the turkey the national en-
blem Of the United States. And some
day we may be importing birds that
call Turk, turk, turk" with a
Czecho-Slovakian accent.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
To a Hin Town.

To you owe q debt cannot pay,
Through you I glimpse what have
never seen
Elsewhere: your hills white crowned
or budding green
Are towers Of loveliness each passing
When / am weary OF the rugged road
My feet traverse. when eyes grow dim
with tears,
My love goes out to you across the
years,
Thankful for all the joy you have be-
slowed.
Yours is q beauty tongue can never tell
Nor hand portray; you are a thing
apart
Fashioned by God to raise mans
thoughts above;
To me you are like one great star that
Down from the shining heavens azure
heart
And shone again on earth TO show
His love.
ELISABETH ScoLLAso.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
A Street Safety Campaign.

Mr.. CoLIIEEs| Bureau OF Public
Safety is approaching in practical
way the job OF educating pedestrians
in regard to the perils OF motor
crowded streets. Police lieutenants
in uniform will visit schools and tell
the pupils how dangerous 1t is to
cross the road without looking, to
steal rides on trucks and to hitch
behind" with roller skates and
bicycles.
A child will always remember what
uniformed policeman tells it, and
usually it will take heed. Children
will carry home to their parents an
account of what the policeman told
them and parents will get the lesson
second hand. But 1t is the children
that need the lesson most. Youth Is
needless. The most pitiful thing
about the great toll Of lives taken
every year by motor cars is thatysuch
a large proportion Of the victims
should be children.
1t is important that all pedestrians,
young and old, should understand the
effort that Deputy Police Commits
sioner COLLIER and the police gener-
ally are putting forth to make the
streets safer. 1t Is even more impor-
tant that the motor drivers should
not misunderstood this campaign.
They must not be misled by talk
about the. negligence of the jaywalker
into the delusion as to their own
lack OF responsibility.
While the police are pounding 1t
into the pedestrians that they must
take every reasonable precaution
against accident they must pound 1t
into the drivers that pedestrians
have prior rights in the streets and
that In the event Of casualty the
burden Of proof is on the driver. He
must show that he was not violating
the law. that he took every reason
able precaution and that the occur
renee was an accident utterly un-
avoidable. 1t must be pounded into
the drivers that the greater the Co
operation of the pedestrians with the
police the greater will be the respon-
sibility OF the man at the wheel.
The walking public will be urged,
for instance, to watch carefully for
the cars that turn corners as soon as
the police whistle frees the line in
which they have been standing. They
have to go through stream Of
pedestrians who often plunge straight
across the street without looking to
the left to see whether car is turn
ing. The drivers must be taught to
make their turn with all caution
far more slowly, indeed, than is now
the way with many OF them.
The thoughtless walker must learn
or go to pain or death. The igno-
raEt or reckless driver must learn or
go to prison.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
mANuArrAN AND THE BRONX.


Books That Every One should Know
Don Quixote.' by Cervantes.'' Prof. Garter
Troop. Public School i5c. is2d street ana
wsdsworth avenue.
plays OF the Hour by Miss Ada Sterling.
" Y. p. L.. Woodstocx branch. sos EAST
i6oth street. The Bronx.
''rhe Central Man Of All the world.,"
James j. Walsh. NJ. d., Wadieigh High
school, ii5th street. near Seventh avenue.
'.Manon,' MISS Marsuerite r. Potter;
Public School %. Forty second street. east
OF Third avenue. Illustrated by arias on
the vlctroia and stereopticon views
contributions of Americans Of German
pescent 20 Our National Growth and De
scbeol Cd. Eishty-eishth street. east Of
First avenue.
..wud Birds and Their Human Appeal"
Paul b. Mann. Public School IL. Fordhsrn
street. City Island. stereopticon views.
contributions OF Americans OF Italian
Descent 20 Our National Growth and De
veioprnent," Csiacomo cuintano. Public
school rs. Anthony and fremont avenues.
The Bronx.
..In uaiian--Nfusioai Selections by the
Pupils OF sixnor Giuseppe a. Randegser. In
cooperation With the school Fair" Public
school 45. 1eeth and Hoffman streets and
Lorfllsrd place. The Bronx.
BRooKLYN. QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
Mexico, Yesterday and To-day" Mrs.
Ada u. Talbot. Public School e5. Van -slck-
len street. near Neck road. stereoptoon
Views.
Contributions OF Americans OF Czecho.
glovakian Descent 20 Our National Grow IN
and Development Mics sarka n. Hrbkova.
Public School 81. i4oth avenue, near Coombr
street. Springfield. J.. 1. stereopticon
Views.
= "Contrihutions Of Americans Of French
Descent 60 Our National Growth and De
veopnient." Jonas Blppmann, Public School
IS. Cataipa avenue and Fresh Pond road
Modern Masters OF light Opera" Miss
June Mullln. Public School 20. Park avenue.
Port Richmond. staten Island. Vocal sc.
lectiors,
The New York herald., 1922-12-15

Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, who Was Amer
ica's representative on the Supreme War
Council. takes issue with the recent
statements of many foreign commenta-
tors In the first article which he has
written since the war. describing the
events that led UP TO the unifcation OF
the allied command I'm. France and ulti-
mately> to victory. HIs article appears
in the second number OF the new quar-
terly review, Foreign ADairs, issued yesv
terday.
Field Marshal Hag is shown. directly
and by implication, as the chief op-
ponent OF the unification OF allied mill
tary effort under Marshal Foch. Gen.
Bliss does not hide the fact that Ameri-
can representatives protested against
the British commanders point of view.
and that, In his opinion at least. the
allied disaster beginning March FL might
have been warded off or minimized had
the plan for general allied reserve.
commanded by Foch or another with
supreme power. been put into effect in
advance.
On February 2. 1918. the Supreme
War Council decided on the creation of
a general reserve. and the various com
manders in chief were notified Of the
contributions they were expected to make
toward Its establishment. BY February
10 a definite agreement was made with
Gen. Petaln for eight French divisions
and with Gen. Diaz for six Italian. The
reply from British headquarters was
dated March 2 and read in part as
follows:
'tAn enemy offensive appears to be
imminent on both the English and
French fronts To meet this attack
have already disposed OF all the troops
at present under my command. and IL
were to earmark six or seven divi-
sions from these troops the whole OF
my plans and dispositions would have
TO be remodeled. This Is clearly i'm
am unable to comply with the sugges-
tion conveyed in the joint note.
"In the event OF the enemy making
sustained attack in great force on any
OF the allied armies on the western
front II might be necessary to dispatch
a considerable force to the assistance OF
the army attacked and to maintain that
force by a rotation of divisions. But
this force could not be earmarked or
located In any particular areas prior to
the delivery of the German offensive or
the development of the enemy's inten-
tions. for the situation might we'll de-
mand the ultimate employment of the
whole OF the resources OF any one army"
The note ended by saying that Haig
had an Individual arrangement with
Petain for mutual relief to meet any
emergency"
Brief comment only is necessary"
says Gen. Bliss. 1T was admitted that
to meet the danger an assured means Of
interallied assistance must be provided.
For that sole reason the creation OF an
interallied general reserve was dccreed
without protest from any one.
But Is was also declared in the letter
from British headquarters. this force
could not be located In any particular
areas prior to the delivery of the Ger
man offensive Each army had It's own
general reserve. What was 1t for? And
where was 1t to be stationed? In the
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
No Amendment Necessary.
Congress Can Enact Law Setting
Another Date for First Session.

To The NEW YoRK HERALD: IT is not
necessary for~Congress TO submit a
proposition 70 the several States to
amend tho Constitution OF the United
States so that the date of the first reg
ular session of the newly elected Con-
gress may By changed from the first Mon
day In December to some other date.
The present Congress or some future
Congress may. If it desires so to do,
enact a law setting a date other than
tho first Monday in December for the
new Congress to meet In regular ses-
sion, provided at least one session a
year is held. Article l., section 4,
clause 2, of the Constitution OF the
United states reads as follows:-
''The Congress shall assemble at least
once In every year. and such meeting
shall be on tho first Monday in Deceu-
ber. unless they shall by law appoint
different day."
1t will be seen by the above excerpt
that It says nothing whatever about
amending the Constitutten SO that the
date of meeting may be~rhanged. When
our Constitution was adopted some OF
the members OF Congress had to go long
distances by what are now considered
ANTIQUE methods of travel to reach the
capital. and 1t was to give them ample
time to reach their destination that the
foregoing clause was adopted.
The reasons which existed hundred
years ago for not calling the newly
elected Congressman in regular session
until thirteen months after their election
no longer exist, and 1t is unjust to their
constituents to make the new Congress
men wait more than a year before per-
mitting them TO meet
II. r. P. LEsHNER.
TEANEcK. Y. J., December "A.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
walking Through tho Night.
From th. Toe dro,rea T,n,,,

From the Los angeles Times.
Ny head Is bowed to
Cold black earth with the
Bitterness OF my soul.
Moving clouds free
Cold light that falls before me.
But why should ] look to
The splendor Of Gods heavens when
stones pierce and ache my feet7
In the distance a gold path
Resting upon deep blue velvet
Beckons with the whisper OF music.
"A story of love from soft fngers
Upon the strings OF harp.
When my eyes All with tears.
Sound ID lost and the gold Is gone.
My head is lifted TO the stare
The road is smooth and warm.
EDviN EMERT FEARix0.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
When Governors Gather.

II is not strange that some of the
men gathered for the Governors an
nual conference at White Sulphur
Springs are nervous because PARKER
of Louisiana and ALLEN Of Kansas
are willing to talk about prohibition
and the Ku Klux.
A Governor who is an ambitious
politician prefers to discuss issues
III which Yea or Nay is not abso-
lutely necessary. A politician who
likes to carry water on both shoul-
ders can tell you, In a hundred re-
sounding and meaningless phrases,
where he stands on industrial devel-
orment, agricultural encouragement
or the general outlook for everlasting
peace. These are issues to thunder
about. What he likes to avoid Is
the whispering issues.
Often the politician takes refuge
in the statement that the issue he
" hispers about is not really an issue
But prohibition surely looked like
an issue on the morning after the
recent election. And HENRY ALLEN
who can count the popular pulse
about as accurately as any Governor
is treating the Ku Klux as an issue
and treating it in the way that that
scrt of issue should be treated. He
talks right out in meeting.
Governors ought to be willing to
tackle any public question or else
admit that they hold these annual
conferences for the sake Of the
golfiug.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15

than they were to a triumph at arms
when America answered their urgent
call fog help. America furnished the
solution then: America can furnish
the solution now and should do SO.
Americas stake in the triumph of
allied arms; Americas stake in q
normal Europe; Americas stake in
world peace makes this action imper-
ative.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
Coueisni.

To TIE NEW YoRK HERALD: In Pro-
fessor Eliot's five foot shelf called the
Harvard Classics. on page 172 under
''The Golden Sayings of Epictetus." arti-
Gle CLrII.. we find
But what says socratcs7 one man
finds pleasure IN improving his land.
another his horses My pleasure lies in
seeing that I myself grow better day
by day MARSHALL. McDurFIr.
NEW YoaK, December H.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
America and Ireland.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: The Irish
Free State owes Its creation Tot only to
the gallant and persistent fight OF Ire
lands own sons and TO Lloyd Georges
justice and farseeing craftsmanship but
In very large measure to the powerful
influence Of the American press and pub
lie opinion. The happy settlement of the
Irish question by England will mean an
end to all the old bitterness between
Irishmen and Engllshmen. which after
all was more political than racial. and
also help to bring about that unity of
the English speaking peoples OF the
world which is a Contamination de-
voutly to be wished"
WILLIAM Il. DoorEr.
NEW YORK, December ~.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
Back 10 the Besinnins.

From the mtnino Congress Journnt.
Yesterday saw an old print OF the opera
tions OF the first mint in Philadelphia. a
highly ideaized picture with George and
Martha Washington watching workmen with
hand press break up family silver which hsd
been donated by patriotic coionists. heir
looms which they had brought with them
from Engianc-thsir most priceless posses-
sons-to give 10 this country its first coin-
nse. We had no precious metal production
then. We had no means OF Immediately
buying silver and gold. This was the begin
ming OF the financial system of a country
having a total stock of money on the first
day OF November of ~. s3e. 6e1 .e23.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
Coal Conversations.

TO TIVE NEW YORK HERArD: Here are
some sentences overheard while walt
Ing for the mail In a little country town
IN New York State:
We'll, use egg and put little pea
coal ON at night"
II mix pea and birch and soft coal"
II use buckwheat and egg with good
results That sounds like . cookie
recipe.
II had to break up my egg and feed
1t slowly. as my tank got overheated."
YonK, Pa, December IL. ErA.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15

process the business Of the New York
managers to-day rests heavily. To
adopt the proposed central ticket
agency will require the elimination
of the "buy'' and the consequent adj
vantages to the theater managers.
Whether or not they will be self
sacrificing enough to dispense with
this business advantage the action of
the Producing Managers Association
will show.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15

Officials OF the Department OF Water
Supply should be prompt in eliminat-
Ing from the city drinking fluid every
trace Of the synura which creates the
cucumber flavor. The taste of water
here was never AS important as IL
promises to be in New York this
Christmas In clubs.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
MCCORMACK TO pE HoNoRED.

The Catholic Club of New York will
tender reception this evening to John
Mccormack on the eve Of his sailing
for Europe, where he expects to re-
main for the next year. Archbishop
Hayes has promised to be present and
scores OF Mr.. McCornacks friends In
the musical and operatic world have
also accepted the clubs invitation.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15

New Workers. ought TO he able TO
reconcile themselves TO the coolest sort
OF cold spell IL II be really true that In
Greenland not contagious disease Is
known because the climate Is dry and
IL
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
D ally Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-.Snow or
rain to-day: tomorrow fair and colder
fresh shifting winds. becoming north
west
For New Jersey-Rain in south ana
rain or snow in north portion to-day;
Tomorrow fair and colder; moderate to
fresh shifting winds.
For Northern New England-Snow
to-day. colder in northern Vermont and
northern New Hampshire; tomorrow
fair and colder; moderate to fresh shift
ing winds.
For Southern New England-Snow
or rain to-day: tomorrow fair and
colder; moderate to fresh shifting winds
For Western New York-Snow to-day
colder tonight; tomorrow generally
fair. continued cold: moderate to fresh
shifting winds.
WASHINGTON. Dec 14.--Pressure was
high tonight In the lower lake region
southwestward to the Rio Grande This
pressure distribution has been attended
by precipitation within the last twenty
four hours In portions Of practically
every State except Florida. There was
heavy snowfall in portions of the lower
lake region.
The temperature was higher lii the
Eastern and Southern States and lower
from the upper Mississippi Valley south
westward to Colorado and the Texas Pam
handle, while abnormally cold weather
continued throughout the Northwestern
States
The indications are for precipitation
almost generally in the States east or
the Mississippi River tomorrow and
generally fair weather Saturday. The
temperature will fall In the lower lake
region and the Ohio and lower Missis-
sippi Valley tomorrow and In the At
lantic and east gulf States, except south
ern Florida, during tomorrow and Sat
urday.