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Hence comes the pro jKjB.nl to send a special commission to find out wntit Is the situation in that country, and whether or not the reign of terror has come to nn end. Herllit has notified the world that unofficial negotiations, or conversa tions, between a Soviet trade agent find , German representatives .have lirogrcssed In the direction of n work ing agreement. This Is the significant nnd outstanding fact In the situation. While the French balk because they V'ajir to be reassured that the Soviet Government will recognize the loans inado to Ruslu, largely by the French, under the old regime, they naturally liave' no-desire to see Germany enjoy Anything like a monopoly even for a time of a great source of supply of food und raw material. Premier Milleband, as a condition precedent to resuming dealings with Jtussja, ns favored by Jlr. Lloyd George and Slgnor Nitti, also Insists that the Lcnlne-Trotzky outfit must 'nbandon their foreign propaganda, which has among Its objects, the ex propriation of capital, the. suppres sion of private property, the confis cation by the workers of lands. Indus tries, mines and railroads and5 the maintenance of warfare everywhere against what the Ilolshevlkl call the capitalist classes. Most of those who believe thatKiis fla should be allowed to muddle through without Interference from outside seem also to bo of the opin ion that, as the genernl prosperity would Involve the prosperity of the persons In control In that detracted country, the simplest way to trans form the Soviet leaders Into censer Vntlvcs of one sort or another would be to turn their minds to practical matters and off wild dreams of the conversion of the whole world to In sane red Ideas. Anyhow Great Iiritain, France and Italy need to do business with Hus fila because they need the money to pay America and for other purposes. Besides In extremities they might fall hack on the good old self-determination theory to prove that Itussln has 5n the present system the sort of gov- i eminent mat snc desires. 1 Inr Russian trade will be found the touchstone of allied diplomacy. A Stevenson Fragment. It is reported from Londou that a fragment of Stevknhon's manuscript of "Weir of Ilennistoii," the novel he left unfinished nt his death. 1i-jh 1mm found, conslstinu of "a lonir nnssncn of GfyO words following what has been thought the last of Stevenson's writ ing." The article In the London Times fron$ which we quote goes on to say: "Sooner or later there must be a new edition of the story); Judging from re port, it will be curiously different from the version which lias been ac cepted ns final these many years." THo "version which has been ac cepted as final these many years" np pears at the end of "Weir of Ifennls ton" In an editorial note written by Sidney Colvin at the request of Ste venson's publishers. Of his knowl edge of the outcome of the story Jlr. Colvin wrote: "The intended argu ment, then, so far as It was known nt the time of the writer's .death to his etepdaugbter and devoted amanuen sis', Jlrs. Stkono, was nearly ns fol lows." He then gives au outline of what befell young Weir acd the other principal characters in about 300 words which, with the exception of What happened to Klrstle, seems to be "a logical outcome of the plot of the Btory as far as It Is actually devel oped In the text ns readers of Steven son Iknow it. In any case, what Mr. ' cotviN set down In his editorial note is Jlrs. Steono's best recollection of tho way the tac was to read. As "Weir of Hcrmiston" stands we know more about Its oubcome than .wo 3o of the two other great uncom pleted English novels, "The .Mystery of Edwin Drood" and "Denis DuvaL" The1 only reason anybody may have for thinking that this rocoTcred frag ment will glre a new torn to the outcome of tho plot Is the tong time Stetenbon bad the tale In ttlrtd be fore ho began to set It down on paper or dictate It to Mrs. Stbono, which fact Is fully brought out In Mr. Col vik's editorial note. In that Interval he may havo written this recovered fragment and In It ho may have changed his plan of the story " Mrs. Stbono knew It. But that remains to be proved. Brazil's New Ambassador. With tho arrival of Dr. Avgcbto Cociibane de Aiencab ns the new Ambassador of Brazil to tiic United States, another distinguished name Is added to the list of able men who have held this important po? Alencaic Is a son of Jose nr. Aixncar, ono of Brazil's most brilliant men of letters, and Is a diplomatist of much experience. Beginning his career In 1890 as Second Secretary of the Brazilian Em bassy In Chile, he rose rapidly and served his country successively In Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, Ger many, Spain nnd Portugal. He comes to Washington directly from several years of service as Minister In Lima, where he performed valuable work for the nllled cause In connection with- the German vessels Interned in Peru vian ports. Dr. Alencab's antecedents give as surance that the traditional policy of friendship and close commercial rela tions between Brazil and the United States will be carefully fostered and strengthened. The people of this country are no longer oblivious of the present-day greatness of the republic which he represents. With a terri tory larger than that of the United States and n population of approxi mately twenty millions, Brazil's possl blllties for continued development can scarcely be exaggerated. Dr. Alencar will find his work greatly facilitated by the felicitous labors of his predecessors, iuu.wb whom the American people remember with especial pleasure tne names in Domicio da Oama, Joaquim Naduco, and Salvador de JIendonca. In his new post he may count upon the rec- omiitlon and esteem due him Dotn on account of the prestige of his country und his own high attainments. Newark Educates New York. Commissioner MacStat of the De partment of Street Cleaning announced yesterday that when the nignwayn have been cleared or tnow no wm make a report to the Board of Esti mate which will "startle the town. New York will await his words with tw intoroat It hestows on all who promise to arouse it nnd the cynicism it has adopted as nn armor In consc- nuence of many disappointments. While it awaits his revelations tne town will have time to ponder the incident in which Its city ndmlnistra' tors sought from the neighboring set tlcment of Newark, N. J., light on the methods by which snow may bo re moved from the streets. 'Tour highways are clean; how did you do iff" JIayor Hylan, pausing In his flight to Florida, said to JIayor Gillen. "We used snow ploughs, snow sweepers, brooms, shovels and carts," said JIayor Gillen to JIayor Hylan. "Thank you," said JIayor Hylan to JIayor Gillen. Thus was the municipal intelligence of the Jlctrnjwlls of the Western World, lying well within the North American snow belt, Illuminated by n good and good natural neighbor. When New York wants Instruction on any other difficult problem It will thank Mayor Hylan for having shown it where to inquire. A New Class of Lawycri. The New York State Bar Associa tion favors the creation of a new class of lawyers In this State, nnmcly, ex perts In foreign law or In the law of other States of the Union who shall be authorized to prnctise law in New York to the extent of giving advice in regard to the law of the countries or States from which they come. They are not to be required to pass the ordt nary examinations for admission to our bar, Inasmuch as they are not to practise law generally. Their practice Is to be restricted to dealing with ques tions arising under the laws of for elgn countries or other States. They must show that they possess the moral qualifications required of nil candi dates for admission to the bar and that they are authorized to practise In the country or State whence thoy come and in regard to the laws of which they propose to ndvlso clients here In New York. The commercial and Industrial growth of this city as one of tho great business centres of the world con stantly involves transactions In which a knowledge of foreign laws or the laws of other States Is necessary, Such knowledge cannot usually be ob tained from the ordinary New York lawyer. Itcsort must be had to ex perts familiar with tho law else. where. It Is doubtful whether such experts can safely give legal advice here unless duly admitted to the New York bar. Tho State Bar Association thinks that this doubt should be re wived by "so shaping onr laws that 1 may not be unlawful for duly accred I ted foreign lawyers to establish local offices for giving advice in foreign law, nor for lawyers from other States advising in Now York in respect to the law of their own States." Our association with Great Britain and France during tho war brought about closer relations between the lawyers of the several countries t' an ever existed before. The various Brit ish and French commissions which visited the United States brought TJlE SUN AND their own legal advisers from abroad and many American lawyers went to England, Franco and Italy at tho In stance of our government to protect tho Interests of tho United States. Such relations were conducive to tho welfare of nil parties and harmonious action to the same end should be en couraged In time of peace. The expediency or csiamisninK n now and separate class of practition ers In foreign and other State Inw depends upon the practicability or as certaining the fitness of tho licensees. Tho State undertakes to protect tho community against IncompoU-nt law- cr and doctors by requiring them to demonstrate their competency on examination. It Is easy enough to test tho knowledge of New ork law possessed by a candidate for admis sion to tho bar; but It will bo far more difficult, In many cases, to as certain how much u foreign lawyer really knows of tho law of his ovn country. Probably tho most satisinc- tory method would be to require tne production of it diploma or certificate from an Institution of learning or trie highest standing in the land whence he comes. As there seems to bo n real need for fpecIaUsts in foreign law, there should be no Insuperable obstacle In tho way of supplying It The Army and the People. In the current number of the Jour nal of tho Understates Infantry As sociation Major-General David C. Shanks in nn article regarding the relations of the nrmy to the people . . a 1 t says: "Franmy, it may uc staiea that tho Regular Army has never been popular with the people." Tills on Its face would seem a broad, statement. The nation followed with pride nnd interest the splendid record made by the Regulars in Europe, It had a high appreciation of their services In sup pressing riots and in performing relief work during floods and catastrophes, such ns the San Francisco fire, and It will always hold In high regard their valor In the Indian wars nnd their protection of Isolated border communities. JIaJor-Gcneral Shanks makes full recognition of this na tlonal appreciation, but says that when the exceptional conditions which call for this activity pa&s ('the nrmy falls back again Into the ruck of popu lar indifference." Indifference might perhaps best de fine the attitude of many people to the Regular Army In pence times. Tills may be due In n measure to the small size of the army and because it has been widely scattered and hence practically unknown. JIaJor-Gcneral Shanks, however, says he fears that this Indifference or unpopularity is due in large part to the fact that the Regular Army has always bfen too much of a class separate and apart from the citizens of the country and that "many of us forgot that while wearing the uniform of the army we nre still citizens of our comrot-n coun try and interested In all thnt Interests other good citizens." JIaJor-General Shanks Is well quail. tied both from experience and oh servation thus frankly to discuss the relation between tho soldier and cltl zcn. He has been in charge of the port of embarkntlon and debarkation here during the war and he has tnken nt the same time a close Interest in national nnd civic affairs. He believes that the regular service misses a means of attaching Itself to the people by not making more of an effort to localize Its organizations, He says that the army needs such a bond. The navy has profited by n policy of naming its battleships nnd crullers for States and cities in that It ties up the interest and the good will of thoso States and cities to certain vessels bearing their names, The British long ugo turned this local spirit to profit Such organizations ns tho Scots Grays, the Gordon High landers, the Connaught Rangers und the Northumberland Fusiliers would not havo survived ns they have if their maintenance were a matter of haphazard assignment of recruits en listed without nny special regard to locality. Besides, the special uniforms and insignia worn by thoso famous organizations create and perpetuate that enthusiastic Interest which we designate as morale. This matter of local interest and pride was impressed upon JIaJor-Gen oral Shanks in tho welcome accorded troops by the States or the municipal! ties from which they originated nnd the lack of this cordiality in the welcome to the Regulars. Ho cites the Instance of one infantry regiment referred to by General PEasniNo In his final re port as having rendered service wor thy of America's best military tradl tlons. Yet when this regiment re turned home no welcoming committee was on hand to greet It or to speak that word of welcome which was so eagerly spoken to troops from tho dif ferent States. There was no Intention to slight these valiant men. "They came from our country at large and there Is no particular section thnt feels any especial Interest In any one regiment." Another point which Major-General Shanks makes Is thnt whatever phase the present attempts In tho develop ment of a citizen soldiery takes the Jtegular Army should give the work its earnest support and cooperation He believes that thl3 offers a favorable chance for a get together movement for the good of both the Regular Army nnd the Natlonnl Guard. He states his position as follows: 'If wo are to havo a trained citi zen soldiery, and It the Regular Army la to have any useful part In the work, the very first requUlte Is to convince the public of the genuine ness of our desire to do this work In a manner conforming to the spirit of NEW YORK HERALD, our people. No mere camouflate wilt suffice. Blsa considered, tbtv Regular Army of the United StaUa la the . moet expensive military force la the world. Our people will not indefi nitely approve enormous military ap propriations unlees they are con vinced that the expenditure are ab solutely necessary and that the money la betas spent to beet advantage." But nbovo everything else ho be lieves that the best means for bring ing tho army and Uio people Into closer relation Is that every officer and man of tbo Regular Army should bo taught to remember that ho himself Is a citizen and that onb or. his first, duties is to keep In close, touch with the best thoughts and tho best senti ments of all good citizens. In other words, tho civilian and tho soldier meet on tho broad general platform of good citizenship. Use Care In Changing Rent Laws. Senator Buck of Brooklyn has In troduced In the Stato Senate n bill embodying tho scheme evolved by the .Mayor's committee on rents to euro profiteering landlords. The measure would compel lana- lords to glvo tenants leases ror one car: if n lease does not call for n Btated period it would bo regarded as running for that time. A standard form of lease is also provided, to pre- ent tho extra charges some landlords have been Inserting recently. It Is further provided that unless notice Is served two months prior to the expira tion of the lease, it shnll'run for an other year at the Rame rental. One design of this bill Is to put an end to the speculation In leases which has been one of the outstanding evils developed during the shortage of hous ing. In this nnd In Its purpose to protect tenants the Intent of the meas ure Is admirable. Before it is enacted, however, the effect It will produce on lessees must bo examined, as well as that proposed to be produced on lessors. If the landlord Is to bo bound for a year, Is the rent payer to xs bound for the same period? If a twelve months contract Is enforced on the landlord, Is the tenant obligated for the same period? The freedom from respon sibility resulting from monthly rent als Is highly valued by many tenants. They may not want to settle down for a year. The rent profiteer is ns disreputable as any other profiteer, but In curbing him- we must be careful not to put unjust burdens on honest landlords or on tenants. Gambling Without King Alcohol. Some of the City JIngistrates seem to be of the opinion that gaming, par ticularly stUSS and poker, has ac- quired unprecedented popularity since John Barleycorn was ostracized. The disappearance of rum, these welghraasters of Justice say, has given more time for men to woo lonune with dice and cards. It may be true. City JIagistrates have unequalled opportunities for so ciological invcstlgstlon. Yet even be-i boro Demon Rum got the gate there were gambling games in New York. even gambling houses. Nor did all of those who backed five cards In tile national game abstain from ales, beers and wines, light and not light, or the Juice of the still. There were bettors In the days when Havana was not ns popular as It Is now. African golf was not invented after January 10. Red dog had its devotees when something stronger than coffee was legally obtainable. Roulette wheels were spun where hos pitable buffets were well stocked. Faro was dealt when hip pockets were used for what our dry friends de clared was more deadly than a six shooter. We seek no quarrel with the City Jfaglstrntes. Their gravity nnd wis dom arc well known to us. But be fore accepting' the theory that gam ing has increased alarmingly since the constitutional Ban was put on hard liquor we should like to know on what records comparisons are based. nnd whether the release of the police from attention to "d. and d." has had something to do with the greater number of arrests on other charges. Use of tho Government's surplus of smoke making material left over from the war In signalling Mars was sug gested to-day by James J. Crenshaw, associate professor of chemistry at Jiryn Mawr College. Smoke screens hundreds of miles In width, ho believes, would be more likely to be discerned by possible Martians than tho geometrical designs which Sir Oliver Lodge suggested be laid out on the Sahara Desert. News from Bryn Mawr. What docs Professor Crenshaw want to say to Jlars? Over against the theory accepted by literary gossips that Mr. Bernard Shaw has helped himself to fame and for tune by being on International clown may be set tho case or our own James McNeill Wiiistlkb, who Is only now recovering, long- after his death, from tho injury ho did himself by behaving for years as ir he were not even a man or talent. There Is no reason In the world why the Mayor should cut short his visit to Palm Beach. As. a enow remover the sott warm rain has proved a con splcuous success. The IUforaer. fillentlr the snow Comee to the city streets, Sttlllnc the story That each day repeats. Strucd and strife And wearlneia and pels Watch while It purines The courti of tain. I.lnterlnr It finds There In the city's surge Itself all sullied Thoufh It came' to purse. So, spurned by all, The butt of all complaint. It exit make A atnner, one a saint Pirns Smxus. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1920. FLETCHER THE MYSTERIOUS It Is Denied That Selsmlo Distort ances Hoy Be Caaud by a Letter. To Tub BUN and Nnv Yobk Hztulo: In regard to your editorial article en titled "Another Forgotten Document" let me nay "there ain't no such nnlmal" aa the alleged document. There never was, excepting in the Imagination of tho re porters. Amonc his other virtues ilia late Am bassador to Mexico poeseisea that of being a good sport. When he decided that ho was through, o far aa Mexico was concerned, he van through, and ho m declared himself to 1iit auperlor offi cers in the White Ilouae and the De partment of State In dignified, formal and brief terms, like a gentleman and a scholar. No aelsmle disturbances would be pre cipitated by the publication or anything which Mr. I'letcher has put on paper relating to his resignation, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. X. New York, February II. MORE LAW FOR SERVANTS. An Indignant Housekeeper Would Mako Them Fight Snow. To Tub Sun and New York Hirald: The Board of Aldermen could pass a law compelling the servants of householders to kecp'the etreeta clean and free from any refuse or snow, or anything hnt would Interfere with delivery wagons, rubbish or ash carta, or the fire fighting machines. There should be a very strict Instrument passed fining or violations the servants of househotdera they should be made to realize the danger or such-conditions. They, the servants, are demanding such high wages and doing so much less work that they should be made to realize that high wages necessarily entail some responsibility. In the last storm my house man ticemed to think we could clean the snow away. Although getting good food, room, bath and good, wages, he complained bitterly at such hard work; and seemed perfectly willing to allow his mistress to go out and clear the snow ho refused to remove. Such Is the trend of the times. Of course these aro not Americans, I am happy to say. R. New York, February 2t. TOO MUCH BY TRILLIONS, Professor Ferrce Corrects nn Error About a Signal to Mars To Tub Sun and Naw York Herald: I wish to correct the statement attrlb uted to me with regard to tho Intensity of light required for signalling Mars. (1) The figure obtained was approx Imately 68 not 768 trillions candle sllcht discrepancy of a little more than 600 trillions. (2) This figure was Intended to rep. resent the visibility of a source of light the radiations from which are In no way controlled nor directed by any type of reflector to an eye at a distance of 35.000.000 miles. The signalling by searchllKhts would be a very differ ent proposition. A parallel beam of light, for example, should suffer no loss In transmission other than the com. naratlvcly slight absorption and scat terlng effects duo to the earth's atmos pnere and that of Mars, If there happens to be one. Any schoolboy wno nas seen the beam of a searchlight asatnst the sky should know that It has not the fA Rnrp.nl unon which the law of squares Is based. (3) It should not be necessary to say that the experiments were not conducted nor the computations made In the way described In your article. (4) The statement was not inlenuca for tho press. C. k. r erree, Bryn Mawr College. Brin Mawr, Ta., February 24, ADVENTURES B.RIEFLYTOLD A Cabin Boy Who Jiet uuuaio juiu and Fought Indians. To The 8on and New York Herald: Arington II. Carman's account oi ma boyhood trip to the Spanish Main recalls my experience In 186S as a cabin boy on board a full-rigged sailing snip irom Boston to Valparaiso, Chile: Three days In a dead calm at tho equa tor. IlelDCd Kill a sea lion, ouuti u a hurricane when we sighted Capo Horn. vivn iinvn under bare poles. Six weeks at the Falkland Islands, Three months behind time on our ar rival at"Valparalso. Gtven up as lost. wnrvd mv passage up to I'anama. Pressed the Isthmus. Got back to Bos ton. Went back West; lived on the plains; fought Indians: .knew Buffalo nm when he kept a Bar in a icm uv Fort Hayes. Afterwards was a spy durins tne ue ronlmo war In New Mexico. Then sent to Utah to make a deal with the Colo rado and Uncompahsre Utcs. It seems like but yesterday. Edward F. Clark, ridoewood. N. 3., February 24. A NAME FOR THIS PLANET. Louis Decides That "Earth" Is Not Worthy of This Important Globe. To The Son and New York Herald Astronomers rrom time's beginning havo irraced all planets and stars or promi nenco with special names, but havo neg- ineted to clvo a name to our planet, by no means, an obscure cosmlcai spnere, Why is this. I am wondering? Tho in Rlmlflcant appellation "tann, 10 my irii Is not su.ncienuy glorious wiun we know of alt tho other beauties that adorn our abode In the flesh besides the earthy composition of thla our present nlanet. Now, Venus Is a pretty name; aiars t. wt vat bellicose: and so on. How . .-nnid wo call our planet? Surely "Earth rtn not fit our planet's diversity or eie monts and multitudinous creations abun dantty scattered on Its surface ana Deiow its rrust inr would "Pre-Paradlsc" do? For indeed some parts of our planet nre ex tremely paradisiacal to live in. Louis SI. ElLSHEMIL'S, New York, February 24. TJnconquered Eten by Death. From the Toltdo Ttmti. Th lad man ran about forty feet be fsra is Js". but etlll r'tslned a srlp en the revolver. When the detectives reached his aide they found It neeenary to remove s. im wh ch he continued to noumn Mt. ..Vlnr that they hurry an ambu Unce. Alnar" Ho the Job. The crocuses are pceplns Above the snow araln, Bravo golden llttlo shovels That beat the strength of men. Washington Novelty. Cuitomer Hut Ibis doll won't talk or onen Its eyes. Clerk It Is the very latest thing In Cabinet officers. SMITH OF THE BULL, It Is Possible Ho Went. From York shlro to Scttlo on Long Island. To Tub Sun and New York Ribald : I am disposed to accept the suggestions. In so far as they relaio to the "Bull" Smiths, of "Ono of tho Tribe'' of 8mlths. As to tho -Walt," "Roclc," "Blue," "Block" nnd still other appellations .at tached to Long Island Smiths, I incllno to the belief that the legendary terms are indicative of Idcntmcation irom commonplace objects. Few Immigrants to America In ea,riy times were Invested with tho right to boar coat-armor. That Rlcliard "Bull" and Colonel William iTangler" were cannot be questioned. Tho lattor'a con nection with the English court Is estab lished. Aa to Diehard, we know nothing of his antecedents or circumstances beforo landing on these shores. That ho was possessed of large .means, for his Urns. In evidenced by tho extent of his prop- rty and dealings. That he occupied a position of social distinction Is attested by being referred to In documents aa Mr.." "(Jontleman," "Esquire." 4c. That he possessed education superior to most men of hla day In America Is shown by the clean cut chlrograpby and terse lan guage employed In his deed to Daniel Whitehead, 1684, duly sealed by Smith's familiar fleur-de-lis of his coat of arms. This Indenture, entirely In the hand writing of Smith, Is In perfect old Eng lish script, while the distinct signature would put to blush the best known of W. 8hakcpeare's. Tour correspondent refers to tne Torkshlre branches. Notwithstanding Pelletrcau'a statement there would ap pear to be some ground for associating him with the Yorkshlro Smiths. His coat of arms discloses crest out of a ducal coronet or, a deml-bull salient ar gent armed of tho first Motto: 'Ncc time, neo sperno," that Is, "I neither fear nor despise." Now Smith of Beverly. Yorkshire, shows a crest out or a ducal coronet gules a deml-bull argent armed or, granted to Smith or Beverly 1576 (Burke). Motto: "Nec time, ncc sperno.' Smith or Surrey ehows a deml-buu IsKTinnt from a ducal coronet. I have met with no other Smiths with the bull depicted either on tho escutcheon or crest, thoueh I doubt not there may be such. Smith or Lancashire, without crest. had a shield identical with Richard Smith In respect or the placing or the six fleurs-de-lis. ir wo might bo qulto sure that Rich ard was one ot those that removed to the north or Ireland or Scotland In ancient days, we should feflt reasonably certain of his line, ror have wo not the assur- n.ih.m ("Iinrr,nlir") nnd Sir I . .... fm, I tnra urno - thnw. nnrts were dewcendea from Isetl Croomb, third son o'V Murdock of the Clan Chattan, who flourished In the reign nf William the Lion, about 1200? I am disposed to bolleve that so far as Richard, alias "Bull' Smith, Is con cerned we must disregard his previous condition before his American debut and accept the tines ot the poet: Whence comBb Smith, be he knight or be he squire. But from tho Smith that forgets at me E.C.B. New York, February 24. "Tangier" Smlth Title. To The Sun and New York Herald : "E. C. B." and A. IL Carman seem to doubt my stateii.ents tnat uoionei William Smith was the .Mayor or tne city ot Tangier and not Governor ot the province, as history has so long saia. They should read the Colonel's petition to Leollno Jenkins, Secretary 01 aiaie. to be reimbursed for His serious pecu niary lofcscs as Mayor; and Lord Dart mouth's letter In which he alludes to the "hard case of Wm. Smith" and recom mends that he bo reimbursed. England gave up tho province In 1684, and Lord Dartmouth was sent out to finish up the task ot abandoning IL The, papers aro In the Hecord Office in Lon don and were sealed up and unknown until within the last forty years. The references nnd authorities quoted by these gentlemen prove nothing except that mistakes are perpetuated wnen printed and no matter' how long, and how often repeated, remain mistakes Just the same. Mr. Carman would have us Infer that becauso Colonel Smith Is so often called Governor of Tangier in ColonlaJ corre spondence he must certainly have been Governor. A man in Kentucky marrying a wid ow becomes "Colonel" to all his friends, but It docs not make film a Colonel, docs t? O. B. ACKEr.LT. Yonkers, February 24. One Way Trails Through the Snow. To The Sun and New York Herald: I am surprised that during heavy snow and ice blockades all sldo streets are not made ono way streets. At present trucks, cars and wagons aro not ablo to pass each other In the narrow lanes be tween walls of snow and Ice. This Is a source of delay and vexation. A CITIZEN. New York, February 24. A Songr Sparrow Heard at Scarsdale. To Tub Sun and New York Herald: A song sparrow lias arrived in me Bronx River Parkway at Scarsdale. His colors and condition seemed normal and he surely was In good voice, pouring forth his familiar little song or spring. JAMES OWEN. Crestwood, February 24. And Gumdrops, Too! To Tub SUN and New York Herald: ir sugar to-.large uuyers 13 auout 14 cents a pound, glucose a couple ot cents a pound, starch a couple or cents a nound and gumdrops are 60 cents a pound. Is the contectloner necessarily a profiteer? skull tacc. New York, reuruary 1048. To The Sun and New York Herald: In what year shall we again have five Sundays in tho month or February? M. T. F. New York, February 24. The True Lotas and the Lotus ot Poetry From t' Journal ef the .Veto Tor Is Botanical Neither the true lotus of ancient Egypt nor the sacred lotus ot the Orient must be confused with the plant referred to In Tennyson's poem, which v.-an the, Jujube, prickly shrub bearing frulte resembling a plum or date and mucn uvea as a des ert. Homer describes the wandering l!lrss as arriving nt the coast of Libya, where many of his sailors partook of the jujube fruits and Immediately lost their desire to return to home and friends. An Early Migrant. Flret Bird Didn't you como usually soon? nortb Second Bird Tes, I heard nests are going-1 be awfully scares. LABOR ASKS WILSON TO BLOCK RAIL BILL leaders Bcpresonting 2,000, 000 Union Workers Draft Memorial. BRIEF FOB VETO LATEB Well Informed Observers Be lieve He Will Sign Measure Beforo March 1. Bpttial to Tnt Sox New Tosk VABiitNOTON, Feb. 24. President Wil son's attltudo upon tho railroad ma probably will bo made known within tew days. The engroesed copy of the measure as It finally passed both houses of Congress' will be sent to the White Houso to-morrow. It haa been Indicated that the Presi dent will take prompt action and that in no circumstances will he wait until the legal ten days have elapsed for the bill to become law without his signature. The well Informed generally believe that the President will sign the bill before February 29, when Federal control or the roads ends by proclamation. t r T,r1t netlne- nresldcnt Ot tne railway employees' department ot the American Federation oi tuui, nminii . tn.nlffht on behalf or tne nftivfln railroad labor unions whose heads have been meeting here that railroad labor la unalterably opposed to the bill. A memorial will bo submitted n h President to-morrow asking him on bchair or 2.000,000 union workers to withhold hla signature trom tne meanuic iiill tho unions can present a brlet of their reasons why It should not haws Executive approval. This memorial will be drafted by Mr. Jewell and by E. J. Manlon. president of the Order of Bail road Telegraphers, and Timothy 6nea. acting president of the Brotherhood or Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. Will Carry FlBht io FlnUh. Tho union leaders have been in formed that President Wilson Intends to havo Attorney General Palmer pass on the validity and constitutionality of the bill before ho signs it, particularly the reorganization feature, but their objections arc aside from any question of the validity ot the bill. They de clare they will carry their right through to a finish regardless ot the Attorney General's report. It they rail to persuade the President not to slim the measure the unions In tend to make every attempt to test its constitutionality. various meuioas oi hrlnrini this about having been sug- Ee3tlj tUe unIon meetings. It Is un- dcrstnod that the memorial to be sub mltted to the President will attack not only the labor sections of the bill, but the financial sections also as "unfair to tho taxpayers and a burden to the Gov ernment." The dividend provision of the law will also come In for objection. Other organizations which were active In offering solutions of the railroad problems have in general rallied to the bupport of the measure. Tho Associa tion of Railroad securities Holders, which advanced many or the funda mentals or the bill, have supported it straight through. Several shipping or ganizations which opposed certain provi sions of the bill have taken tho position that the legislation Is necessary. This Is, in general, the attitude of the State utility organizations and other bodies. It was" stated by a representative of the Association of Railroad Executives that wlillo the association was opposed to many provisions of the measure, Its opposition had -been withdrawn tho mo ment the bill was out of conference and finally framed, and that the association took the ground that legislation was necessary. Preponderance for Bill. These factors, taken with tho vote. which showed a great preponderance ot strength for the bill, will no doubt seri ously lnfluenco the President's action. though It Is obvious that a voto offers a good opportunity to rehabilitate the ad ministration with ori;anized labor, to off set criticism of the coal strike Injunc tion nnd to make amend for the failure of the President nnd the Railroad Ad ministration to give the relief to rail road labor that was promised last Au gust. The sending of tho bill to the Depart ment of Justice for review as to Its legal phases before the President acts will not necessarily mean considerable delay. however, as the conference report or final form of the measure has been available for several days and the De partment of Justice nas had copies. it is customary to send an Dills em. bodying new principles ot law to the De partment of Justice for review and no particular significance attaches to this review in connection with attacks made on the constitutionality of the bill for a rixed return and excess profits. Coun sel for tho railway executives have con sistently held that this principle was un constitutional ana the Attorney General may give an opinion cn the subject. CUT OF $7J500M0 IN HIGHWAYS BILL Committee to Report Favor ably but Reduced by Half. Special to Tnr Sex and Niw Yik Heeald. Albant, Feb. 24. The Senate Finance Committee agreed to-day to report favorably tho bill cutting rrom $15,000,- 000 to X7,&QO,ooo the requests made bv State Highway Commissioner Greens and backed up by Gov. Smith In a special message to the Legislature for mainte nance and repair or State highways during the next summer. "Too short ot money" was the reason given for tho action or the committee, anu mis nas again roused much specula. tlon whether the Republican leaders will recede rrom their stand that no new highway construction should be under taken thla year because or the nrohlbl tlve cost ot materials and scarcity or labor. The Governor asked that the last S10.000.000 in the highway bond Issues be made available tor new construction work. The Finance Committee voted tn re port ravorably several or Gov. Smith's nominations and tmy will be confirmed to-morrow by tho Senate. These Include the appointment or Edward F. Boyle as a member or tho State Industrial Com mission for a foil term of five years at $8,000 a year; Cyrus W. Phillips of itocnester ror me unexpired torm of jonn Mitcneri en trie industrial Commis sion, and former Mayor James D. Smith or Utlca as a member ot the State Tax V-ommisston. TO KEEP TABS ON LOBBYISTS. senator i-roposesj They File Ex pense Statement. Special fo Tni Sex and New Ycbk llmm ALdant, Feb. 24. Legislation aimed at lobbyists was proposed to-day by Senator James Whitley or Rochir.P His bill requires "any Individual or or ganization or corporation lobbying or encasing u luuuyisi io work for or luiuinsi uny legislation to nio a ment of expenses. state "It Is getting so there are too many lobbyists hanging around," said Senator wniuey. THE NEW YOBK HEBALD. THE BUS teas founded by Be Day In 1S33; THE NEW YORK IlBRAUi teat Sounded tv James Gordon JJesaeft In 1835. TflB BUN passed into the em trol of Charles A. Dana in 186. It become the troperty of Frank A. ifunseu In 1516. TUH NEW YORK HERALD remained the sole property of its founder until hU death in 1872. when his son, also James Gordon Bennett, succeeded to the ownership of the paper, waica continued In his hands until his death in 19 It. TUB HERALD became the property of Frank A. ilunsey in 1920. BUSINESS AND EDrXOnlAI. OFFICE. MAIN BUSINESS AND EDITORIAL OFFICES. 280 BROADWAY. TELE PHONE. WOBTII 10,000. BIIANCII OFFICES for receipt ef adver tisements and sale of papers; J'MNCII'AL- UPTOWN OFFICE Herald Building, HoraM Square. Tel. Oreeiey I?AnLEM OFFICE 203 WEST KSTII ST., NBA It SEVENTH AVE. Tel. 794 ilornlncelde. Open until 10 r. M. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS OFFICE MS WEST 1818T ST. Tel. 0J Wadewortb Open until 10 P. M. DOWNTOWN OFFICE 100 BROAD WAY. Open day and night. BROOKLYN OFFICES EAGLE BUILD INO, 30a WASHINGTON ST. Tel. 1100 Main. 2 COURT ST. TeL 8438 Main. Open until 10 P. M. BRONX OFFICE 518 WILLIS AVE, AT 148TH ST. Tel. 00 Melroee. Open until 10 P. M. Principal Foreign anil American Boream. WASHINGTON Tho Munsey Building. CHICAGO 208 La Salle St. LONDON 40-13 Fleet St PARIS 40 Avenue de I'Opera, 38 Rni du Louvre. There are about C'O advertisement re ceiving etatlons located throughout New Tork city and vicinity where Sun-Herull advertliement will be received at oflce rates and forwarded for publication. Daily Calendar THE WEATHEB. For Eastern New York Snow flurrle and slightly colder to-day: fair to-mor row; fresh northwest winds. Kor New Jerwy-I'arlly cloudy and sllshi 7 colder to-ilay, to-morrow fair. ror isortnern tit j;ngianii fcnow ana come' to-day. pertly cloudy, to-roorrow felr. . For Southern New Enrland Fair and ellrhi- ly colder Unity, to-innrrow partly clondr. For Wentem New York Snow flurrte to day, (lightly colder In East, to-morrow partly fcjuay. Observations at United States Weather Bu reau stations, taken at S P. M. yesterday, seventy-flfth meridian time: Temperature Rainfall Last :i nrs. uarom Last Stations. High. Low. eter. :i hrs. W'ther. AbUene 36 WO? .. Cloudy Albany 31 3) M.5S .W Cloudy Atlantic City.... 31 3( 12 .0! Rain Baltimore Si 3.62 ,M Cloudj lttsmarck "J, is 34.92 .. Clear Iloston - 33 .V, Snow Buffalo : 52 .92 .02 Snow Charleston 6 7i 53 M Rain Ch:cajo 26 23 29.91 .. Cloudy Cincinnati 23 ii 29.SS .. Cloudy Cleieland 24 22 29.M .01 Snow Denver 2S 15 SO 16 .01 Cloudy Detroit H S). 29.81 ., Ft. ddy fialTfiton TO 64 29.93 .01 Cloudj Helena S6 24 30.30 .. Snow Jacksonville... . H 0 29.58 .8 Rain Kanjaj City 3t 2 30.3) .. Cloudy Los Aneeles....,- ft) 4f 30 OS .. Cloudy Milwaukee 22 20 29.94 .. Snow New Orleans.... ' 52 29.81 .02 Cloudy Oklahoma 42 2 30.(1 .. Clear Philadelphia.... 44 IS 30.23 .03 Cloudy Pittsburg 23 24 29.96 .. Snow Portland. Me.... 34 26 29.58 .40 Cloudy Portland. Ore.... M 32 .' ., Clear Salt Lake City.. 86 30 30.16 .04 Snow Ran Antonio 63 60 29 94 .. Clear San Diego 60 50 30.06 .. PL ddy San Francisco... 64 46 20.14 .. Clear St. Louis 33 26 30.CO .. Cloudy St. Paul 16 10 30.02 .. Clear Washington..... M 31 29.53 .04 Enow LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS. 8 A. H. 8". M. Barometer 29 69 J9.H Humidity 9t 51 Wind direction N. N. Wind-velocity 12 . Weather Foggy Clondr Precipitation 69 None The temperature in this city yeeteraay, as recorded by the official thermometer is shown In the annexed table: 8 A. JI....33 IP. M....3S SP. M....34 9 A.M. ...33 3 P.M. ...40 7 P.M.. -.33 10 A.M.... 35 3 P.M.. ..39 SI'. M....3I II A. M....3S 4 P.M.. ..39 9 P.M.. ..39 2JI-... 37 5 P.M.. ..55 10 P. M. .- "1 1920. 1919. 1M0. 1919. 9 A. M .33 SS P. M 3 44 13 M 37 41 9 P. M 29 40 3 P. M 3D 46 13 Mid Zl W Highest temperature. 42, at 3:50 P. SI. Loweet temperature. 28. at 10 P. M. Average temperature, 35. EVENTS TO-DAY. Julius Henri Cohen will speak on New York and New Jersej Port Development at a luncheon of Uie Uptnttn Club, 11 Kant Porty-flfth street, at 1 P. M. Kuzene ji. jravie. state mptroner. win speak before the Wall Street Women's Clul at tbe Hudson Tark branch ot the Nt.iv York Public Library Annual dlaner Dartmouth College Almuni Aifoditlon ot New York. Hotel rcnnsylraols. S P. M. Dr. Hulls Cole will srralt on "There Is Death" at the Bihal Library, 413 MatVauo avenue, at 4 1'. M. The Rev. William F. O'Hare will be cue secrated Bilbo? of Jamaica at 10 A. 33. at tic Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Park a?e nue and 84th streeL Edward 8. Walsh. State SucerlateniMit or Public Work, will speak before tie Bronv Board of Trae, 137th street and Elgatn ate hue. at 8 P. SI., on the Barge Canal. Prank A. Vanderllp will speak on "Tte Fall In Foreign Exchange," followed by a general dtecuulon, at a meeting or tbe Eco nomic Club at tte Hotel Astor. Dinner at 7 iP. M. Mass meetlnr of telenhiHA f-lrli fa orrinlze local union, at Brjant Hall, Sixth areata, near Forty-second street, 8 P. M. Mme. Bell ILantke will talk on "Ibsen. Uie Man and His Message." at the Bahla IJbrarj 415 Madison avenue. 8 P. M. Annual convention New Tnrk CThAltiii Grocers' Association. Ilotel Aator all dir. Lecture on "Whit .Voir Ym-ktr Own the English Settlers," publlc'school 101, Lexington avenue and 111th street, 0 A. M. Luncheon of the American Manufacturer!" Export Association, Hotel Commodore, 12:30 ". JL Dance and presentation of flags, David W Gentle Pott. American Legion, Knights ef Pythias Hall. East 149th atreet, sesr Mo: avenue, 8 P. it. Sphinx Club dinner, Waldorf-Astoria. 8 P, M. Lecture on "American Art," by Lonls Loo--uui'.tlcmal Alliance, 137 East Broad? 0 P. Dr. Henrr Neumann will sneik on "The Ijrir of the Like" at the Ethical Culture Selwe.. Sixty-third street and Central Park Weit, at 3 P. M. ' I. John L. Elliott will lecture on "The Edncatloa of Henry Adams," at i West Sixty fourth street, at 8:15 1". M. Sale of American views and portraits at tie American Art Association, Madison Square Sontb, S P. M. Meeting ot First Church ot Dlrlce Sclen't. Waldorf-Astoria, 8 P. M. Eclectic Club, meeting and lnacbeon, Waldorf-Astoria, 11 A. M. Kublnsteln Clnb, rehearsal, Waldorf-Astoria, 10 A. M. American Association of Engineers, meetlcg. Hotel Pennsylvania, 8 P. M. American Gas Association, meeting. Hotel Pennsylvania, 2 P. M. State College of Agriculture, meeting, Ilotel Pennsylvania, 0 A. M. Institute of HUM Conduit Mamifadnrrr. meeting, Ilotel Pennsylvania. 11 A. M. Metropolitan District Mirror Mannfactnrcrs' Association, meeting. Hotel Pennsylvsnla, Fresh Air Fnnd for EMerly Teople, meetl' r Ilotel Aator, 2 P. M. Foster Mothers' Association, whlit. Hair Astvr. 2 P. M. AnicrVun Radiator Company, ailetmen's cos ventlou and dlaacr, Hotel Pennsjlfii.li, a day. Meeting of Section of Laryngology and llbl olcjv. New York Aedrey ef Mtd!c!r. 17 ,vi. Forty-third street. 8:30 P. M. Board of Education, stated mretln;. Visl. avenoe and Fifty-ninth atreet. 4 f. M. Torrey Botanical Club, meeting, New Tort Botanical Garden, 3:30 P. M. PUBLIC LECTURES TO-MGHT. "My Cruise en the Pacific," by Mrs. Ante' Ewart. P. S. 101. tilth street and Leilnct atruue. HlutratecK "la Jnlre," by Clement B. Shaw. New Vir Library, 0OS West 143th street. "You Americans." by Ada Ward, Y. M. C A S West 123th street. "Burke. the Trlend of the Ameru'in Colonies." by Dr. Thomai McTiernan, P. S. 40 Prospect avenne and Bitter place, Tbe Brn; "Alsska To-Day." by Frederick L. l'e!' son, P. S. 43, Brown place and 13Cth site Illustrated. "The New Sooth." by C. J. Blanchard. Coeper Institute. Eighth street and Fourth arenas. 4