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The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Not Very Complimentary.

The conversation in the lobby of Washington
1otel turned to the budding lawyer when this little
,necdote was smngly related by Representative
Edward E. Brown of Wisconsin:
Recently was arrested on minor charge,
and on the appointed day was hailed into court for
trial.
"Just a moment" remarked the Judge, interrupt
ing the preliminary proceedings Has the prisoner
at the bar no counsel?
"No, sir" spoke up the prisoner, 81 couldn't
afford to employ lawyer"
an that event the court will appoint counsel for
you" returned the judge, glancing at a group OF
budding lawyers who were seated in the court
room. There are Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith, Mr..
Green and Mr. Brown, and also another fellow out
n the corridor Which do you PREFER"
"If it's all the same to you, judge" was the
stratling rejoinder OF the prisoner, Il will take
the fellow that's out in the corridor.
Evening Telegram.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
BAMBOO ORGAN AT SHANGHAI

Amer fifty years OF service the
bamboo organ OF the Church Of 81.
Xavier. Tlngkadoo. Shanghai. 10 still
IN fairly good condition. II is stated
that there is one other bamboo organ
In the Orient. but Il 10 not possible
at this time tc secure any definite in
formation relative to its Whereabouts
or condition AZ metal pipes are to
replace the bamboo IN the Shanghai
organ. that noted instrument will lose
much Of its public interest.
In a recent issue OF the North China
Daily News CBritish) Of Shanghai the
following comment appears regarding
the tone II the historic bamboo or
gan:
''It would be better ~ n were COM
pleteiy in tune. for a long wave beat.
similar TO the short one which gives
the beauty OF the tremulous vox coe-
lestis. betrays the fact that Il is not.
Possibly IL never was. for bamboo
does seem refractory stuff for organ
building. Despite this. however. the
tone is sweet. II somewhat 'vooIly.'
and the whole instrument speaks vol
umes for the skill Of those men WHO.
using only materials Immediately 70
hand. were able to devise an organ
pleasing 70 the ear and able 70 dsfy
the severest tsst-that of tzusA
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. The YEAR
~ John Ksndriek Bangs.

EvER YOUNG.
I'll not be old until that day comes BY
When shall fail to feel the fresh
surprise -
That ali the spiendors Of the mornins
sky
Reveal unto my soul through waking
eyes.
I'll not be old until csase 70 hear
The music In the whispers Of the
breeze.
And listen with a duii, unheeding ear
To Natures so abundant harmonies.
I'll not be old until my heart shall
find
No sense OF love that's wrapped
up In the lose.
And holdeth no response as to its
In all the beauty Of the garden
Clog.
I'll not he old until the soul of. me
Ceases to Joy In Faith. and Hope.
and Truth.
And though an hundred years my
span shall be
With these to guide I'll hold always
to Youth.
tcopynsht. rss)
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
MAKING BREAD
WITHOUT FLOUR

IN France bread has been made
without fiour In . machine that
transforms the wheat directly into
dough. This machine has q large
screw turning loosely in q case on
the inner surface Of which 10 q
screw thread running In an oppo-
site direction. Between the main
threads on the cylinder are smaller
threads. and the depth Of the groove
becomes progressively smaller from
one end TO the other. go that It
will hold the entire wheat grain as
Il enters the machine. at the same
time accommodating only the pull
verified wheat at the exit.
The wheat is prepared by a thor
ough washing. after which opera
ton about a pint of tepid water to
a pound Of grain 10 added. the whole
mixture being allowed 20 stand for
some six hours. Then the grains
OF wheat have swollen to twice
their ordinary size. The mixture
is then treated with yeast and salt
and is poured into the machine. 1t
falls between the threads Of the
moving screw. which simultaneous
ly crush the envelope and body Of
the grain. making of them q homo
geneous mixture that forms q
smooth paste.
Bread made by this process con-
tains q succession of holes whose
size increases as they approach the
crust, which Is thin. The odor given
off is said to be most agreeable.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
''Who Said Sunny France?

1t lies on your blankets and over your bed,
There's mud In the cover that covers your head,
There's mud in the coffee, the slum and the bread
SUNNY FRANCEl
There's mud in your eyebrows there's mud up your
There's mud on your 1eggings to add to your woes.
The mud in your boots finds its place twixt your
SUNNY FRANcEl
Oh, the grmy mud, the Shiny mud, the mud that
makes you swear,
The cheesy mud, the greasy mud, that filters
through your hair.
You sleep in the mud and drink it, that's true;
There's mud in the bacon, the rice and the stew,
When you open an egg, , you'll find mud in it. too
There's mud in the water, there's mud in the tea,
There's mud in your mess kit as thick be,
1t sticks to your fingers like leaves to a tree
SUNNY FRANCEl
Oh, the tuddy mud. the muddy mud, the mud that
gets your goat
The sliding mud, the gliding mud, that sprays
your pants and coatl
1t cakes in your mouth till you feel like an OK,
You think that you're walking on cut glass and
SUNNY FRANCE,
There's mud in your gas mask, there's mud IN
There's mad in your helmet, there's mud on your
Yet Though muds all around us, we're happy at
SUNNY FRANcEl
Oh, the dank, dank mud the rank, rank mad,
there's just one guy to blame; e.
Wen wish him we'll 1--WE will like HID, and
N -@c6RP. 5R IA IAeR aspg WARREN CAROL,
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The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Americas Faith.

A year ago. when America had not fully buckled
down to the job of defeating Germany, there was
in this country certain impersonal attitude toward
the Hun, the attitude men take toward burglar
whom conviction has brought face to face with
punishment. 1t not much the Hun himself
that aroused u.s. but rather his kultur breaking in,
like thief of the night upon the peace of world,
And now, as Americas part in the great strug
gle grows, attitude shifts 1t turns less i'm
personal; the Hun ceases to be symbol of evil,
becoming instead evil itself.
Yet America must not wholly forget that after
all, it was an idca a vew Interpretation, of the
worthwhies of life, that plunged the world into
the present vortex. But for the nineteenth CEN
tury's development of material energies and the
material substance of resources, this war
would have occurred A war might have occurred,
but it would have been the small scale of previ
national conflicts 1t was because of a centurys
worldwide creation of wealth. wealth claiming
mems very souls, that the superstruggle came.
Germany in the development of material wealth
and the desire for increased development thereof
failed to preserve that spirituality which alone can
interpret wealth. set it in bounds understand its
and its limits Germany we must remember,
and is the offender. But must not forget
that the same of material wealth had Been
eating insidious way into all the nations Amer
lea included.
We of America seemingly had deiied wealth,
had made its creation and progress synonymous.
Seemingly We had deserted the old standard OF
the perfect soul for the new standard of the full
pocketbook. Yet through il all somehow we had
preserved the faith that quantity was of importance
only as it served the ends of quality. That this,
after all, proved to have been our faith has sur
prised an entire world. We, in fact, not Germany,
were believed IN July, 1914, TO be the chief wor-
shippers in the temple OF materialisn
America now must keep her faith burning She
must know that the killing of the Hun is but
means to an end. She must have faith that it is
her destiny to establish the doctrine that the crea
tion of wealth is good only inasfar as it furthers
the perfection of mans free soul
After the military victory is won and the nations,
OF the w4id gather about the peace table, thess
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
WAR GARDENS.

In the arrangement and planning
of war gardens certain definite
ideals should be remembered, says
Royal Dixon in The Mothers Mag
azine. G) The greatest amount Of
good vegetables for the least ex-
penditure of time and money; (D
adaptation 20 your special needs,
and to conditions of your garden
spot, such as climate. soil. shade.
moisture. labor and seeds used; (O
your experience in gardening, and
just what you desire to grow. Re-
member that what you don't know
about gardening. possibly your
neighbor does.
The more you learn about gar
dening, the stronger becomes the
desire to plant and tend q garden.
Intimate knowledge of vegetables
and flowers also inspires a greater
love for them. and when they be-
come an object Of affection they
are quite sure TO receive the care
and attention they so richly de-
serve.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16

die around them, have been reticent
and In most cases incapable Of giving
its true vividness to what they have
done and endured. II 10 the purpose
Of this book TO give their mead Of
recognition to these brave seamen.
Every incident IL historically accu-
rate. The story OF the Lusitania Is.
Of course. known throughout the
world; but no less intrinsically inter
esting are the strange and moving
episodes Of other ships. not known to
fame. whose adventures with the
"sub"read like reincarnations In mod
ern setting OF encounters with the
pirates Of former times.
Admiral Sir John Jellico has written
the foreword for this remarkable
book: L. Cope Cornford is the author.
George II. Doran Company are the
publishers. The book sells for s1.5O net.
The HAEtec-Huntefs.S
Combining the excitement of ex7
ploration with the intense grip Of q
mystery. DR.. Francis Wheeler
unlocks a new and unknown chapter
of American history in his Aztec
Hunters" Q>othrop. Lee & Shepard
Company. Boston. Mass. $1.35 metz
The true romance Of vast and pow
erful American civilization. which
flourished more than a thousand years
before Columbus landed, Is here told.
absolutely for the first time. Forty
cities, as large as those Of modern
times. have been snatched from the
jaguar-haunted Jungle to tell the
story Of a great commercial empire.
comparable to those Of Egypt. Greece.
and Rome. This empire OF the Mayas
which the Aztecs imitated-bristles
with unsolved secrets.
DR.. Rolt-Wheeler has been in CO.
operation with Americas greatest
archaeologists, notably those of Har-
ward. and every detail IL authentic
This Is believed to be the only book
in any language which reveals this
heretofore unknown early history OF
America DR.. Rolt-Wheeler's books
are unique in juvenile literature be-
cause Of their permanent value. The
10 one of the most
significant OF them all. Every boy
who gets this book will read II over
and over again.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
The New Revenue Bill.

The new Federal revenue bill must be built to
run for many years. The Congressman is fool
who thinks that any old kind of bill which gets
the money" will do just because the people are
ready and eager to aid the government in battling
Germany.
This year there are hundreds of income tax
payers where there one last year. The result IS
a growing demand that the new revenue bill must
be big improvement over the present income tax
and excess profits tax.
Last fall crooked thinkers in Congress rushed
the nonthinkers into passing a miscalled excess
profits tax by crying "The government needs the
money and this bill will get it,
Just as much money can be raised by taxation
that is fair to every man as can be raised by a
bill which favors section OF the country at the
expense of another and which favors set of
industries at the expense OF another set. II the
taxing plan is fair and just, the rates be raised
when more money is needed and lowered when less
money is needed If the plan is unfair, then new
plans must be made and new ways of taxing
adopted whenever there is to be change in the
amount of money to be raised.
The fairest tax would be which makes every
man pay according to his income and which takes
all or nearly all of the increased income which any
man gets because his country is in war.
The new revenue bill should be bill which
would work after the is over just as well as it
does during the war. AIter tnc war Is oNei, tHc
expenses of the government will be greater than
they were before the war. High tariffs will not
be allowed, and the expenses of the government
will be met by inheritance taxes and income taxes
Common good sense calls for tax law now which
will be so fair that everybody rich and poor, will
feel that in paying his government taxes he is do
ing his duty just he pays the grocery bills and
rent for his family.
The new revenue bill should be bill which the
separate States can adopt in order to raise money
in whole or in part for State, city and county uses
1t will be easy for State to adopt and use an in
come tax law which has been tried and tested by
the Federal government and which has had each OF
its words and phrases passed upon by the United
States courts and for which the governments col
lection methods and information all prepared
and ready.
With a good Federal income tax law as pat
term the taxpayers and State officials could start
in under the same kind of income tax law, with no
confusion with no doubt to what the law meant
and with no chance for the lawyers to hold up the
collection of the tax while they tried to pull their
2a-caber clients through some imaginary loop
hole.
The new revenue bill should be such perfected
taxgathering machine that when the war is over
We can slow it down by reducing the rates and have
il still run smoothly and without friction. 1t should
be so nearly perfect that any State can use 1t as
pattern for its own taxgathering machine.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
HOROSCOPE.
sunday, June 10, 1918.

This is an uncertain day. according
to astrology. Mars in evil place con-
tends for power with Venus in friend
ly aspect.
It is a rule under which much mill
tary activity is indicated. The stars
presage hard fighting with varying
success. which. however. will prepare
for decisive achievements.
During this sway engineers should
be particularly careful, as the planets
have a sinister sign for them.
This Is a promising sway for all
public entertainments and new organ
izations will be well directed.
Women connected with the theaters
have the forecast of gain in success.
New managers will win fame.
During this government Of the stars
love affairs are likely to multiply, es-
pecially IL they concern soldiers.
Warning is given that the same
planetary influences that encourage
romance among the young also affect
persons OF all ages. There may be
many scandals and divorces. owing to
a tendency Of married persons to in
dulge in love affairs.
The seers predict that the ultimate
results of the war will be more de-
cisive in the United States than in
any other country, making for world
supremacy In future national affairs.
Inasmuch as nothing great is at
tained easily 1t is foretold that victory
will be bought by hard struggle.
Labor troubles are likely to increase
as the summer advances. Conscrip-
ton may be a measure much advo-
Gated before autumn.
There is still a sinister influence for
stocks, and brokers should be eau
tious.
Women are subject to the most ia
vorable leading today. They will at
tain high place in public service and
there will be a greater demand for
them in responsible positions.
Persons whose birthdate It Is may
have a year of business anxieties.
Those who are employed should be
careful.
Children born on this day may be
rash. hasty and reckless in money
matters.
tCopynsht. Igs)
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT MASTOIDTTIS

MastoIditis is a Bacterial inhsms
nation in the mastoio process. the
bony prominence ring just behind
the ear. The usual causes are soma
Of the ~rash'' diseases OF childhood
and common colds in the head. Swol-
len adenoIds are frequently respon-
sible, and DR.. William II. HuntinE-
ton says IN the Medical Record thas
adenoid trouble Is one Of the greatest
factors in middle-ear ailments and
Subsequent mastoid invasion. We
rarely see middle-ear infections In
children who are not subject to re-
peated hsad-colds. unless the infec-
tion II q sequel TO one OF the acuts
infectious diseases. and IN these same
children examination usually reveals
q mass Of adenoid tissue"
The symptoms Of msstoiditis are
generally an acute cold In the head.
sudden pain IN the ear. which becomes
intense. rupture OF membrane Of ear
and discharge OF pus. followed by re-
lief OF pain. Subsequently the dis
charge Of pus may lessen. followed
by pain. sometimes with sS~a0ng.
The symptoms may vary greatly.
Latent u1astoiditis 10 q condition
where the surgeon has temporized too
long or where the patient has not
sought medical advice. until finally
the actute symptoms have subsided
and apparently the nsstoid has clear
ed. There remains some discharee OF
pus. and operation usually reveals a.
completely disintegrsted mastoid proc
ess. These cases are particularly
vicious. as they usually leave g GER
tain amount Of impairment Of hear
ing.
DR.. Huntington warns against neg
lecting the disease in children. Too
often. indeed, do we see children al
lowed to grow up with discharring
ears in the vain hope that at some
time during their adolescence they
will drop this burden. This is q de-
fusion too often fostered by the nedi-
cal profession. surprising as 81 may
seem. Our attention cannot he too
strongly called to the care Of in
fRnts and children's ears. From =
purely sociological standpoint We owe
II TO the community not to allow snv
more cases Of acquired deaf-mutisrr.
II child loses its hearing before {
learns TO speak Il will in all prob
ability become a mute"
The operation for rnastoiditis is ons
Of the most effective. and IL cases
come to medical attention in time 10
per cent cures should be had Delsv
and neglect, though, yield LARGE
mortality. Delay Is less likely -
prove fatal in the young adult than
in the aged and in infants. With thu
aged ~ the pus is not drained well
il is apt to find Its way into the brain.
In every event II Is far better -
have an early operation than wait
and see symptoms Of meninsilis de-
velop.
The mastoid operation is quite old.
dating back 70 the seventeenth CEN
tury. but Il was firmly established
only In lSS As performed today the
operation is one of the most efficient
in surgical practice.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Newsie Notes.
On Prof. Edward Al.worth Ross.

On froI. EDWARD Asworth Ross.
In a recent photographed frag-
ment. Prof. Edward Alsworth Ross,
whose Russia in Upheaval' Is short
ly to be published. described the
roundabout way in which he arrived
at what was to prove his life-study.
sociology. After graduation in 1856"
he says. II spent two years teaching
in Fort Dodge. with the magnificent
Doiliver just around the corner and
VIII Kenyon. now Senator from Iowa,
as my best pal Then left for Ber-
lin to stury philology In the university.
One course Of that was enough and I
threw myself into philosophy. At the
end of the year that blew up for me
and I determined to return home,
study law. settle In the Pacific North
west and get into politics. But first I
swung around through South Ger
many. Italy. Switzerland. and up to
the Paris Exposition. The four
months, including 1000 miles OF travel
and 500 miles Of walking. cost me s126.
At Milan a letter from a classmate
brought the inquiry: why don't you
come back and study with Prof. Ely.
who is making economics liver The
suggestion caught me and ! pushed
political economy at Johns Hopkins
till got my doctorate in 1891. r'or
seven years I taught at Indiana, Cor
nell and Stanford universities before
! went clean over to sociology, in
which I had never received a syllable
Of instruction. It was not taught
when I was a student. Since then 1
have taught sociology seventeen years
at Nebraska and Wisconsin and put
out nine books on the subject"
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
By Loniac
BOOKDOM

Babusse who in "Undr Fire. has given Of the best
books the also novel that other great
human struggle the waged between the
And conflict he has succeeded pctung realistically
wildly and has shown from point OF view intriguing
the subject has received
far sale of Enfer The Inferno) the novel is
called large that of Under Fire. Both
of the book af.... ual.s
Lverigh American and English rights
to the novel, which they publication this month The
translation French edition. by Edward J.
OBen author SERIES "Th Best American Short
Stories adequate and skllu
deng worthy of the high artistic the original Mr. OBen
has also written introduction the novel,
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Two Comforts for Boys Over There.

In the Soldiers Alf' department in
Woman's Home Companion, these
two useful suggestions are given:
"An air cushion is worth its weight
In gold to the man in the trenches.
These can be bought in various sizes.
and when not in use fit into a small
rubberized envelope. I would rather
lose my whole kit bag than that air
cushion one Of the returned soldiers
told me. Tt is great to have some
thing soft to lay your head on, after
hours and hours Of trsmping.'
Tablet ink also deserves mention.
This can be dissolved in water and
makes q splendid writing fluid. Fout-
tain pens have habit Of running dry.
and sometimes Ink u hard to get"
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Dreiser's New Book.

A good story comes out of Boni &
Liveright'5 office about Free and
Other Stories," volume of short
stories by Theodore Dresser, which is
to be published this month. When the
dummy and jacket Of the book were
submitted TO Dresser, he said. For
heavens sake, don't call the book
Free but name 1t Free and Other
Stories II you don't. people will
think this is another novel by me. and
It seems that some people don't like
my novels. This is the first book of
short stories I've published, SO give
1t a chance" There are eleven stories
in the book. three Of which Edward
j. O'Brien has placed among the ten
best written in the last few years. The
title story appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post a few months ago.
steady Popularity Of war Books.
Here Is evidence that the current
impression that the popularity of war
books is waning certainly is not true
in the case of these Scribner publ
cations. Three large editions Of Ar
thur Trains great American war
novel. "The Earthquake" have al
ready been exhausted. while Capt. R.
Hugh Rnyvett's "Over There with the
Australians" which has been out
barely month. is now selling in its
second large edition. '"The War
Madame" by Paul Geraldy, brought
out over year ago is IN great de-
rnand and q sixth edition has been
necessary. Andre Cheradame's "The
Pan-German Plot Unmasked," has an
ever increasing popularity as q great
historic document and has been
through eight large editions. That
there has been no dirninuation Of IN
tsEsst N the work Qf AmeEieA.s sol.