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The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Desk Warriors Again.

Eet this fact be known. The Herald is going
to give the barrage treatment to the Desk War
riors.
The Herald believes in fighting for a principle,
the principle as Uncle Sam is fighting for in
this 1t is unfair to the country and to those
in the field that mediocrity should be permitted to
triumph, and that competency should be submerged
thereby
The Herald expects chorus of disapproval but
here is fight for the right-a necessary fght-and
it will be fought along this line if it takes all
summer"
We know OF officer whose place in a depart
ment was not suggested by his qualifications. He
is unable to give to the country the service he
ought to be permitted to give because of difficult
ties in securing transfer. He is compelled to do
the work OF SIo-a-week boy and is receiving four
times that much for it. He says: Il useless
here. am valuable elsewhere-and l am one Of
the many"
1t would scarcely be fair to expect the govern
ment to carry on the TREMENDOUS task before it
without making mistakes, but a most serious mis-
take is being perpetrated as long as the swivel
chair patriots are permitted to oust competent
officers.
A millionaire with two sons who escaped from the
draft by the slim excuse OF Service necessary at
home" is scarcely in the same class as the Seattle
widow who has FIVE sons in khaki three in France
and two their way.
The widow didn't have mite OF influ-
encc, but she did have mite" in FIVE stalwart
sons-and she gave them cheerully, and wished
she had more to give.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
West Sets New Pace.

Per capita results of the savings stamp
campaign show that the West is leading and doing
its bit in fashion to bring the East to realiza-
ton OF what lies ahead il it is to forge TO the
front
Figures given out yesterday show three Western
agricultural States in the lead: Nebraska with $43I
per capita; Missouri, with S2.54 and Kansas, with
.Sz5o.
And another surprising feature is that Missouri
leads in aggregate sales with a sum s. 100000
more than the aggregate sales Of New York State
Chances at the table Of per capita wealth of the
nation show these States amply able to take care
OF this burden. The commendable feature when
one makes the comparison, is that the West has
lived up to its opportunity and has done what il
has been fully able to do.
When the campaign is concluded that is what
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
PASSOVER GUESTS
WELCOMED BY JEWS

Washington Jewish families are 10
be given the opportunity Of having a
Passover guest at the "Seder Table"
this year who is thousands OF miles
away.
Rabbi Benjamin J. Grossman. chair
man Of the Washington Jewish Relief
committee. announced yesterday that
a Passover fund for suffering Jews ia
the war zone will be raised between
now and March o.
II is an ancient custom for each
Jewish family 10 have 2 guest al
Passover at what is known as tn"
"S"Ger Table" This custom Is not al
together adhered today, but the Pass
over fund is being raised 10 civ. each
family an Opportunity TO observe it,
Millions OF Jews ia Russia. Poland.
l.ithuania. Galiria and Palestine will
have no "Seder Table aud a great
fund Is being raised thrOU- hout the
'nited States. each contributor to
which will he adopting family in
the war zone a. the guest at his
'Sedcr Table" contributions Of $40
are being >nuEh, for each family.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

Some years ago I visited an English
country town where there was a fine
old house occupied for many years by
d family distinguished in English his
tory. On certain days visitors were
permitted 70 see certain parts Of the
house, including the gallery OF por-
traits where the members OF the fam
fly for hundreds OF years were repre-
scented. The men were known for their
large noses and their rather small keen
eyes. II was interesting TO zee those
noses and eyes reproduced again and
again. Some of the men had both
characteristics. Others had nobe.
After spending some time looking
for those noses and eyes I became in
terested In other types that found
there. One shrewdslooking old woman
attracted me on account Of the kindly
huinor In her face. wondered why
she had been painted IN age rather
than in youth, like most Of the women.
Was It q matter OF chance or had she
been so free from vanity that she had
not cared 10 be painted as q young
girl and had been persuaded TO he
painted later In order TO please her
children? After finding her followed
along the line TO see II she had stamp
ed herself on her descendants. Yes.
there she was in q grandson and there
she was again in a grest-granddaugh-
ter, but not so fine, a little mean in
her shrewdness and without the charm
OF humor. Then l went back OF her
again TO see II could find where she
had derived her distinctive qualities
and in her father and grandfather /
could see her Enthusiastically.
In some ways the women were more
interesting than the men. in spite OF
the obvious hattery on the part Of
the painters. Through their beauty
there emerged here and there surpris-
ingiy clear qualities, delicaCy and
hardness OF feeling, innocence and
malice, intelligence and insipidity.
One woman. with a noble face. who
lived about 100 years ago. was aston
ishingly like another woman who had
lived several generations before her.
Was the resemblance accidental. such
as might have been found In almost
any large collection OF portraits, or
had that ancient fOrbear virtually TAX
en- on a new life?
As studied the canvases the hunt
for resemblanCes grew more fascinat-
ing. Gradually / became impressed by
a general resemblance. the most sig
nlficAnt OF all the resemblance. In a
sense, these people were alike. They
had certain qualities in common. quail
tiles Of race that showed them 10 he
obviously the flowers Of humanity.
From generation 10 generation the,
had been carefully developed by means
Of the advantages that resulted from
their good fortune in the world.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Too Old? We Should Say Not.

London Daily Mail has cranked up the war
talk takers by declaring that many of the govern
ment and public services turning down women
OF s. years OF age who offer their services, on
the ground that they're too old.
\ people with world war on their hands who
find time to discuss Are women OF IS too
old:" had better wipe off the slate and begin their
again. Anybody capable OF discussing
women knows that they're not too old at s., but
just right, in the vast majority OF cases, and we
don't a continental whether they're married or
single. II she's married, she's learned enough to
prepare her for public service Ii shes single she
has, very probably, spent Is I8 years unsclfshly
and intelligcntly serving others. Mentally, the
OF IS is all right, and the health records OF
London's department show that by far the
most claims for payments for physical breakdown
come from women between the ages OF and 25
years. When it comes to reliable service. the wo-
OF s. should never be barred.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
The Morning Paper Supreme.

1t took the greatest in history to establish
the fact that the morning paper outclasses the
evening paper but the fact is daily becoming more
and more evident.
The big vital stories OF the war arc released
by the morning papers first. Day after day you
will pick up your evening paper and glance over
its front page will show but rchash OF the news
which you have already read in the morning.
A significant thing along the lines Of this con-
tcntion is contained in a recent advertisement OF
the New York Evening Post. 1t stated that the
day service OF the gathering used $4,000
miles of telegraph wires while its night service
used 10000 miles OF wires.
From this it can readily be CLEANED that the
readers of morning papers had the advantage of
5000 miles of wires.
The people of Washington have long since re-
garded the city evening newspaper town.
but they rapidly switching their allegiance
Washington is becoming morning newspaper
town.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
The Best Of Il Was Lost.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator ohm Sharp Will
llams, OF Mississippi. referred to domestic msun-
derstandings and recalled a little incident along
that line
Brown was going down town one morning, and
meeting friend he incidentally mentioned new
family that had just moved into his neighborhood.
You don't know how sorry I"am they came
here said Brown with appropriate sigh. "They
are simply driving my poor wife crazy"
That's hard luck, sympathetically returned the
nighti"
yes" answered Brown, "but that isn't exactly
what is driving mother datfy. You they light
in some foreign language and she can't understand
word they say."-Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Solving 1t.
\ iarm labor shortage exists.

\ Iarm labor Shortage exists.
For many months it has worried men in Wash.
ington and American farms.
The United States Department OF Agriculture
wrestled with it, and not getting anywhere in par
ticular, called for help.
The United States Department OF Labor sprang
to the rescue.
Both departments went to work on a solution
Planting time came, and still it wasn't solved.
The United States PostoffiCc Department heard
about it. Easy" it remarked "wc1 just put il up
to the $4,000 third and fourth class postmastcrs
and rural mail carriers, making each an cmpcy
ment agent for Uncle Sam"
Thus, from now on. there are 9S,ooo men
thoroughly acquainted with farm needs and town
labor surpIuscs handling the problem.
That comes about saying the problems solved,
doesn't it,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
The Heralds of Spring.

Wild geese out of the Southland,
Flying heralds OF spring,
Following low on the rivers course,
What does your coming bring?
Running OF SHOWS in the canyon,
Creeks that are mad with mirth,
Poignant stirring of growing things,
And scent OF the good plowed carthi
Cool, glad mornings of April,
Dawns> when the wind rides free,
Pines that s&c warmed with sunlight,
These are the things 10 be.
Wild geese out of the Southland,
Herald the news as you fly!
Sing the song of the young green Garth,
Gray wings spread TO tho sky!
JEAN BENOKE BURT. in The Outlook
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
DESIRE TO SIMPLIFY
AEROPLANE BUILDING
American Engineers in Europe to
Confer with Allies.

Fifty-four different types OF air
planes and ffty-three different air
plane motors, 1t Is estimated by air
eratt Officials here. are being pro-
duced by the entente nations and
their allies, including the United
States.
Germany has simplificd her air
craft program TO an approximate c
half dozen types OF each. and Ger
many is keeping abreast of tho al
lies. and will keep abreast of them
in aerial power. 1t is admitted here.
for the next six months.
The aircraft board is anxious In
curtHil this German advantage Of
sinplification. and has sent COM
mission of American engineers TO
London. where they are now in scs-
sion with representatives Of Other
nations. to determine intcrna tional
standards In types, materials and
methods.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York, March 2O.-Chemin de Fer
has plucked lot OF fine gambling
birds in New York as the district
attorneys investigation is revealing
daily. No one seems TO know who In
troduced the game to Broadway. Will
son MiEner, BroadWay's most famous
wag, denies he brought II with him
from France. He did say, however.
he played 1t in infancy.
Chemin de Fer literally translated is
road of iron" and in lower circles 1t
Is called Railroad Jack" Miner
amused all New York by his testi
mOny. He also showed he was not
a professional gambler for he said "a
won in speaking OF his winnings.
Any professional would say Il win
IS bucks" The professional who does
not say 'T win when using the in
dicative mood. first person. past tense,
loses his union card and is kicked
into the amateur class.
Mr.. MiZner." said the district at
torney. how many played in the
game you were in at the Ritz-Carl-
toni"
Two Christians-and a number Of
others" was the snappy rejoinder.
Mizner blamed the street cleaning
department for being called into the
investigation. lie said he Won 3J.Wo
bucks from a rich German baker. And
a few days later the baker began to
pay him in doughnuts.
The dOughnuts began TO pile up in
front Of his apartment and then the
street cleaning department got busy
TO find out what was the matter and
the whole sordid affair came TO light.
MiZner by profession is a playwright.
lie writes OF the underworld and its
, hRbItucs. ships that Pass in the
Night" THE Greyhound" The Deep
, Purple" and The Only Law are a
few OF his hits.
But his fame as n playwright al
ways has been somewhat oveTshadow-
ed by the greater literary glory he
achieved when he struck from lis
mind the world famous line There 4
one born every minute and two to
take him" He is also noted for Civ
ing Cartoonist Tad many OF his
snappy lines.
Disciples of Blackstone are deserving
the downtown business district Even
city hall Is downtown WAS the main
'NoSchi iNi Sldg luE on tI'' ''N'
end of the island. Not mduy years
ago for man to have au Office IN
town when he belonged to the lcCaI
profession almost ClRssed him ps a
shyster. The reasoning WAS illogical
but the prejudice has been wiped
away. Many OF the lawyers arc now
| establishing themselves right around
| the theatrical district in tho fo,tics.
number OF years ago whCu was
the reporter on a small daily acws-
paper in Ohio a wild mclOd anna ana
to town. The advance man was HuCh
Darcy. lie was the bard who wrot"
The Face on the Barroom Floor "
Since then | have met couple Of
presidents and Charlie Chaplin-hut
there wasn't the thrill about Il there
was in meeting Darcy.
On Broadway the other day the
crowds rushed to where 4 taxi had
stuck pedestrian. The pedestrian
was Darcy. He was carried to the
Green Room Club where he lives They
wouldn't send him TO the hospital.
The members took care of him.
He has recovered. He was out for
the hrst time on his 18th birthday He
| was given o life membership In the
club. purse OF gold and a watch. lie
made about 80 out OF his famous
poem which has been translated IN
every language.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
By John KendrIck Bangs.
THE SEER,

THE SEER.
Loves blindness is a joke to me,
For well know that Love can see
A host OF things that hid from view
Are seldom seen by me and you.
His keen and penetrating sight
Can pierce through darkness intV
light.
And beauty rare that often lies
Obscured from ordinary eyes
He doth detect with but a glance,
Despite all adverse circumstance
That oft holds beauty in duress
Beneath a mask OF ugliness.
Copyright. leleD
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

America will expect of each State and of the
District rs each unit ranks in per capita wealth
so should It rank in its per capita sales of the
savings stamps
The West has set the pace and the East can
and will meet it. The work requires attention,
however, and the place of each State and the
District cannot be attained unless effort is put
forth steadily and enthusiastically.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

The final decision OF the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee to report out the
Overman bill means that shortly the
body will have a real battle before It,
The members are intensely interested
in the measure and few there are who
have not already taken pretty definite
ground on the proposition. The Presi-
Dental followers. of course. have elect
ed to stand for the measure if some
OF them have 10 hold their noses while
they do so. (They have done SO in the
past so many times they feel no
strokes OF conscience when they do so
now There are some Democrats and
many Republicans who will oppose the
step and the battle lines promise to
be quite as evenly drawn as they were
IN the committee for so long.
4 queer situation is presented in
Nebra ska-Mr. Bryan and his friends
are not anxious to have the session OF
the Legislature which meets next week
ratify the prohibition amendment.
They want 1t left to the next session
and want chance 20 make a cam
paign on the matter. Yet there ar"
admittodi~ enough members of the
big legislative body to do the work.
Il Is suspected by several OF the as
tute leaders of Democracy in Ne
braska-who saw to It that Mr. Bryan
got precious little TO make him feel
good last election-that the fact Mr.
Bryan's brother wants to be governor
OF Nebraska is playing its part in
the plans OF the Bryan and Brother
political firm. 1t was ever thus.
Senator Chamberlain 10 nothing II
not a man who makes quick re.
covery. He couldn't stand the en-
nui incident to recovering at At
lHntiC City and consequently came
back and got into uniform for
the sessions work. An operation. to
which he was subjected. was sue
Cessful and as surprise to his
friends he appeared on the floor
yesterday feeling quite fit for the
most arduous work. Some OF the
reports from the judiciary commit
tee over the disposition of. the
Overman bill must have reached
him-anyway. everybody has prob.
ably heard by this time that mem.
hers Of that committee cannot take
time TO do anything else when that
committee meets and when this par
tiCulRr bit of legislation Is before
IT, Like the story Of the poker.
player who had to let tobacco Juice
run down his shirt front rather
than risking a chance TO get al
Cuspidor. members OF this com.
mittee dare not let the "other fell
low" slip one over by not attend.
ing strictly to business when this
bill is up.
The "acid" test which the President
: applies can be worked out In some
/ peculiar ways In some of the States
! of the country. Its application means
that hereafter the President will very
probably indorse Democrats irdisIhim.
inately for office, but will hnd occasion
to have reasons near by which viii
eXculpate him from the charge Of poll.
tics and yet which will permit him tc
surround himself with Democrats Ir
| the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

The Tulsa Daily World was carried into our
Office by two Iantors yesterday. 1t contained ga
pages and somehow ii made think OF Velvet Joe.
1t was credit to the resiency Of the Oklahoma
treasure chests
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

OF the three propositions-the arms
embargo act. The President may find
himself IN deep water yet.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
HEREDIT .YAND ENVIRONMENT.


That scene In England was remind
ed Of the other day when went into
q great prison under the control OF the
new kind Of warden. the scientiEc ma a
with a passion for understanding and
for recording lie led the way into
a room where several prisoners were
toiling over books that had FIRST
taken for ledgers. But they were by
no means sach dry as dust docu-
ments. They were life histories OF the
men who had been confined In the pri-
son for the past dozen years they
we're more, wherever they could be
more. For the warden and his helpers.
the paid and the unpaid, deived Es
far back into ire ancestry OF the pris-
oners as they could DO.
DO you get much out OF those his
tories?'' / asked.
The warden replied: we often get
the explanation Of the cases we nave
20 deal with. What can you eNpee..
for example. Of a boy whose father
was q drunkard before him and whose
grandfather was a drunksrd before his
father And what can you expert OF
any children who inherit had qualities
IN the form Of mental and physical
weakness cultivated through gene a.
lions? There are men doing time here
that make me feel positively ashamed
when / am in their presence"
Why"
Because OF the unfairness in our
situation. Through no fault Of theirs
that ! can zee they have inherited
vicious tendencies. Through no merit
OF mine that 1 can see / have escaped
the inheritance OF vicious tendencies
and have inherited tendencies that
enabled me 10 make my life seem in
tercsting and worthwhile. have been
rewarded for being lucky. They have
been punished for being unlucky How
stupid and cruel society is. Bu, I
hope that science, partly by means Of
statistics like those we gather here.
will learn better"
Those statistics were tho portrait
sallery OF the losers lR life u ~
could study them with sympathy and
Imagination we should sc iRr,s ana
qualities reproducing themselves again
and again and again through the gen
erations.
Its a pity VIC can't have A. lras, une
real gallery OF this kind. unr that We
could see with our ewes. one that
would carry its lesson homo Goo T--
IL would be a painful slghr. that -sI-
lcry. But il would also bs iurT.ri.-.
II viewed in the light Of tr" scIpur.
emphasized by that warden. tho science
that says: These horrors are Uuuo, -
essary. They can be prevented u voI
will only exercise a little human feel
ing and practical sense. Human lie
ingS are creatures Of inheritance and
environment. II We cannot dircroir
control their inheritanre. "" rau
control Il indirectly by IvaEIS
their environment healthy and ry xiv
ing the weeds OF humanity chance
to grow into the favored ones of the
earth"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
OPHELIA'S SLATE.

THE OBSERVER.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-02-01
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAY FOR BREAD

There has been much misunder-
standing about the bread program IN
England. It Is true that the English
man buys loaf Of bread Tor less than
an American ican, but Il Is poorer
bread, and the British government Is
paying $2OO,0OO,O00 year toward ths
cost Of It
All the grain grown In Great Brit
ain Is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and tie imported
wheat purchased on the markets at
the prevailing market priea. This Is
turned over to the mills By the govern
msnt at q price that allows the adul-
terated war bread loaf Of ~our pounds
to sell at 1S cents. the two pound loaf
at 9 cents and the one pound loaf at b
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar. but with larger ex-
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
fo cents.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-02-01

apOye that or IyI7. II Is said In eTest
that the Cubans are at our mercy ;;
that we could get sugar cent lower.
We made exhaustive study or the cost
Of producing sugar in Cuba last year
through our own agents In Cuba, and
we find IT averages $3.50. while many
producers are at higher level We
found that an average profit OF at
least cent per pound was necessary
In order to maintain and stimulate
production or that minimum price OF
S4.37 was necessary, and even this
would stifle some producers
"The price ultimately agreed was Is
cents above these figures, or ABOUT one
fifth OF cent per pound TO the Amera-
can consumer, and more than this
amount has been saved by our reduc-
ton In refiners' profits. Il we wish TO
stifle production in Cuba we could
take that course just at the time OF all
times In our history when we want
production for ourselves ana the al
lies, Further than that, the state de-
partment will assure you that such
course would produce disturbances 10
Cuba and destroy even our present
supplies, but beyond all these material
reasons is one OF human Justice. This
great country has no right By the
might OF Its position to strange Cuba.
therefore there IL no imposition
upon the American public. Charges
have been made before this commit
tee that Mr.. Rolphs endeaVoreds to ben
EFT the California reflneryo OF which he
was manager by this "a cent increase
In Cuban price. Mr.. Roiph did not nx
tho price. Il does raise the price 70
the Hawaiian farmer about mat
amount. It does not raise the pront OF
the California refinery, heeause tneir
charge for refining II, like al other re-
,ners. limited to $3.50 per hundred
pounds, plus the freight ditferentiaI on
the established custom of the trade.
..Mr. Rolph has not one penny of in-
torest Ia that retinery.