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The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
WANTS TRAFFIC SQUAD.
Milton D. Smith Believes Lieut..
Headly Man to Head 1t.

Editor The Washington Herald:
The District Commissioners have
brought traffic expert" and a corps
of assistants from New York to try
and solve our street car problem, and
we all hope they meet with success.
Now, there is another traffic prob
lem that is of vital Importance, and
that is our vehicular traffic. We have
some good regulations but need others.
Our parking regulations AFFECT every
merchant in the downtown district;
firms are being grossly inconvenienced
by persons leaving cars in front of
their doors, while the owner of the
car shops across the street. 1 saw a
lady drive up to the entrance Of an
F street store, stop her car directly
in front of door and then calmly
walk across and one-half block down
street to go in another store I
watched as long as 1 was there and
car was there Is minutes, when !
drove away and went two blocks
father down F street I saw this same
lady standing talking to some persons,
and, for all know. she may be there
still.
I drive a car and know the troubles
our officers are having with persons
who either don't know or don't care,
but do know one thing, We do not
need to bring any traffic expert
from out of town to solve this prob
lem. We have q man here who has
studied our conditions for years, and
if given the proper authority he can
"cure our ailment." The man is
Lieut.. A. ]. Headley, the "brains' of
our present so-called traffic squad"
Why can't the Merchants Associa-
ton, Board of Trade. Chamber OF
Commerce and our Citizens Associa-
ton, with the help of the newspapers
start q campaign for the creation OF
a real traffic squad; with such men as
A. ]. Headley at the head, assisted by
such active men as Sargts. Shelby
and Stanley, and such experienced
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Work VS.. Thought.

According to Swiss papers received in this coun-
try, the authorities in Germany taking steps to
provide plenty of work for all females from 10 to 70
years of age It's as preventive of suicide, the
idea being that, when woman is hauling a plow,
or digging potatoes at other hard manual labor,
she gets so tired that she goes right to sleep at
night and does not lie awake thinking about how
her father, husband, brother has been blown
to pieces and buried in obedience to the Kaiser.
In Prussia, Westphalia, Saxony and Bavaria the
number of suicides in 1917 increased by I6 per cent
previous years. and IS per cent of the suicides
were women. The thing is alarming to the Ger
man autocrats for they cannot breed soldiers with
out women. Indeed, it is a blow at autocracy's
principal valuation of women. Maybe, if German
women from the ages of 10 to 70 work hard enough
they'll establish a valuation of themselves on the
high level of the OK, the horse and the motor truck
They will, if they're made too tired to suicide.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Cold and Coal.

Ollie James, the Kentucky Senator was talking
to some Blue Grass friends and told this story OF
colored man, of whom he said:
"He was as black as the subject that was under
discussion, and he was shoveling snow from the
sidewalk"
pussons Ma Mandy g'wine down ter de fuel serv-
ers booro and she done gifts her coal; but de man
wot sets in 'foh Mr. Weaver, he doan git none
not a nckels woth'"
"Just then an ice wagon passed filled with ice
and Sans eyes gistened as he observed:
"Foh God man, look at dat load OBJ ice-and
no coal in youth ktchen-and me shobbelin snow
Doant dat beat hell, bossP"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
THE OPEN FORUM

plished, and surely every church will
see that it Is accomplished. IL the
plan for practicing economy is left
with each respective church or do.
nomination.
The Methodist Churches are ap-
preaching the close Of their church
year. II In most essential that every
congregation and Sunday school shall
be kept intact on each Sabbath day.
In the civil war Mr.. Lincoln said,
THE great Methodist Church has sent
more soldiers into the field. more
nurses into the hospitals. and more
prayers to heaven than any other"
1t is not to be presumed that we shall
falter now nor that any other branch
of the Christian Church shall fail in
patriotic obedience, but it Is essen
tial that adherence to principle shall
not be made to hinge upon a tech
nicality. 1t is greatly to be desired
that a modification OF Mr.. weaver's
order be obtained early this week so
that the important work being car
ried on in the churches by the sac
rificial endeavor of the working mem
bership shall have every encourage
ment
One Ncannot help asking what the
nation at large is thinking of an ar
rangement which compels restrictions
of church activities on the one day
of the week on which church and re-
ligion largely depend and at the same
time permits without restraint the
Sunday movie and theater. Shah his
tory record a situation in the Cap
ital of these United States when in
the stress of war the Christian Church
was chained and free rein given to
all forms of amusement on the Lords
day? God forbid.
JOHN r. EDWARDS,
District Superintendent of the Meth
odtst Episcopal Church.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
DEFENDS LOTTERIES.
B. Van c. Meegan Quotes History
" to Prove Their Benefits.

Editor of The Washington Herald:
Why should Beauregard alone be
blamed for a custom existing for
centuries? Lotteries built st. Paurs
Cathedral, and London a bridge
across the Thames.
England introduced them in
America. Virginia State lottery
was organized 1872. Rhode Island.
1732-177O sanctioned lotteries for
paving Newport streets, building
Providence bridge. courthouse, Ii
brary, market, granary, work
house, Baptist meeting house, re-
pairing Episcopal church. Presby-
terian parsonage. Baptist church,
public school expenses.
Massachusetts lotteries built an
insane asylum, repaired Plymouth
Beach, etc. Georgia had thirteen
lotteries, 1S25-1SS7. New York lot
teries drew over a million dollars
yearly. Lotteries built for Wash
ington two schools, the city hall,
canal and the United states Court
Of Justice, report says:
1--WE are aware that formerly
when the resources Of public rev.
used-.to raise money for public
buildings, etc, and not infrequently
for religion and educational pur-
poses. II lotteries exist at all, the
law should control them,
The Louisiana State lottery was
organized by the State and con-
trolled by its laws. Christ Church
(EpiscopaD lottery of Orleans
Parish, La. (authorized by the State
to raise 100000, was advertised as
such for years.
State lotteries are past. others
exist today, card parties gambling
in stocks, bonds. food, necessities
of life, etc.
In 1861 Gen. Beauregard, not
waiting to reason for personal
benefit resigned at once his West
Point superintendencv, severing the
ties of TWENTY-FIVE years faithful
service to the union.
When offered high lucrative posi-
tions in foreign armies. he refused
them and gave his service to
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
RIGHT TO WORSHIP.
Ninth Street Christian Church's
Protest on Closing Order.

To the Editor of The Herald: Know
ing the attitude your valuable pa
per takes on all psatters that are for
the good Of our fair city, we send
you a copy Of a protest adopted by
our church and hope you win use it
in a way that will be most beneficial.
This copy is sent by direction OF the
congregation. J. A. SCOTT,
Church Clerk
ITO the Fuel Administrator of the
District of Columbia:
"rhe Ninth Street Christian Church.
composed of 100 members. respect
fully protests against the clear dis
elimination caused by the order to
close for three weeks two-thirds Of
the churches of the District of Co
Iumbia, no word of protest is uttered
because of the necessity of the clos
ing, if such necessity exists, but to
deprive the God-loving and God-fear-
ing people Of our district of the right
to worship God in their respective
houses of worship and allow the the
aters and >noving-picture houses to
keep open on the Lords day and five
other days OF the week and other
amusement places similar privileges
is unjust and. in our judgment, I'm
wise, unpatriotic. and a surrender to
the enemies of Righteousness and
good-citizenship.
Surely the Capital of this the
greatest nation should not present to
the thousands of newcomers and the
people of all the world the spectacle
of the open theater and movie, and
the closed church on the Lords day
and we respectfully protest and re-
quest such modification or recall of
your order as will rectify thfs unjust
discrimination.
This protest is presented by order
of this church this 9th day of Janu-
ary 1918" "a. G. BISHOP.
Chairman. Board of Officers.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

After ALL is there not in that statement the real
essence of business success-conhdence? That
salesman told that customer the truth. That Gus
toner became friend of that salesman and of that
store-for confidence had been established
As matter of fact, most business is conducted
along similar lines. The merchant who sells shoddy
for the pure goods doesn't stay in the business
game long enough to cash in. His measure is
taken when the customer finds that he has been
swindled, and that customer goes to that place no
more.
A newspaper that sells shoddy news is just as
reprehensible as the merchant. You buy a news
paper for the news that you may judge for your
self what is happening in the world, and that you
may form your own opinion of men and conditions.
Is it not unfair to publish the thing that is
not news? Is it fair to dole out propaganda and
ask the reader to accept it as fact?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

some critics, in and out Of the DEM
ocratic party, would have the coun-
try believe.
As Secretary Of War. Mr.. Baker
lis unquestionably q failure There
is, however. some question as 10 what
success any other selection would
have had under the system" which
the army and the War Department
cling to in spite OF its manifest de-
fects and repeated failures.
II is, perhaps. impossible to point
with clearness to actual conditions
In the supply department Of the Con-
lnental army under George Wash
ington- At best that army was little
more than undisciplined militia, and
the War Department Of colonial dayN
could hardly be called an executive
military machine. We do know. how
ever. that one OF the main handi-
caps under which Washington work
ed was an inadequate supply de-
partment, lack OF system in the army
and the directing organization.
During the war Of 1872 We were
still unorgsnized in a military sense
and there is little to show that there
has been developed any marked ef-
nciency in the War Department.
The Mexican war found us with
the rudiments OF a system" and
the civil war saw these rudiments
crystllized into the basis Of the struc-
ture upon which the War Depart
ment is attempting to operate today.
The system was formulated and
built up by swivel-chair experts, not
by practical military men. II proved
Its incompetency during the civil war
and it failed utterly during the Span
ish war. II was the subject Of bit
ter criticism during years OF peace
and throughout the long period Of In
dian warfare on the plains, when,
time after time, scandal and ineffi-
cheney were brought Up for inves-
tigation. More than on Secretary OF
War has fallen an innocent victim
to the pernicious. inadequate and Up-
workable army system"
Successive Congresses have known
that the system" which superannu-
ated and inefncient bureaucrats of
the army have chung TO with the des-
peration OF shaky. old-fogyism was q
worthless wartime system. The peo-
pie OF the United States. when any
OF them took the trouble and the
time TO consider the military estab-
lishment, knew that the system
was utterly yalueless in emergencies
CONTINUED ON RAGs SISz
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrick Bangs.
THE PLAY.

Will Shakespeare said, The Worlds
Stage
A saying true in any age,
And each OF us with heart and soul
Must bear as best he can his role.
But for the Play-if that shall be
A bit OF farce. or tragedy,
A drama mean or glorious,
l rather think is up to us!
And when the curtain falls at last,
And all the climaxes are passed.
The play for good or ill is DER
With never a chance for an encore.
So choose your drama well and plan
To play The Lover all you can.
(COpyrigbt, 1881
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Essary Writes on T1Ne..

Your War Taxes" by J. Fred
Essary, the Washington corespon-
dent Of the Baltimore Sun. is a
painstaking piece of war literature,
and is undoubtedly the clearest
and most authoritative elucidation
of the recent Congressional revenue
act yet given the people
The chapter on Excess Profits is
worth careful study by all business
men. 1t is a skillful resume Of the
most difficult part OF the new law.
The book contains an introduction
by Senator Simmons. one OF the
authors Of the act, and is issued in
co-operation with the Secretary Of
the Treastry. Price, S1.oo net.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Louis J. Vanee's Latest.

Louis Joseph Vance's False
Faces" brings back to the realm OF
fiction his widely-known character
Michael Lanyard. the Lone Wolf
Amid scenes that carry one from
the pock marked ground of No
Mans Land to the blazing lights Of
a New York cafe, rendezvous OF
German spies, moves Lanyard. the
Lone Wolf.
Mr.. Vance introduces his chief
character, first known as a thief OF
international notoriety, now in the
guise OF a spy devoted to the cause
OF tie allies. The intricate web OF
the German spy system forms the
background of Lanyard's sdven-
lures.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
aCsvaIry of the Clouds"

In Cavalry of the Clouds" by
Capt. Alan Bott, r. F. C.. Just pub
lished by Doubleday. Page q Com
pany, is chronicled the daily life
and adventures of these dare-devils
who have wrested the mastery OF
the air from the Germans.
The book has an introduction by
Mai. Gen. W. S. Brancker, Deputy
Director General of Military Aero
nautics. who says:
THE author depicts the daily life
of the flying officer in France, sim
ply and with perfect truth; indeed
he describes heroic deeds with such
moderation and absence of exagger-
alton that the reader will scarcely
realize that these stories are part
Of the annals of a squadron, which
for a time held the record in the
heaviness of its losses. The author
is still flying in France-a veteran
fighting pilot of "a"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
BELIEVES BAKER FAILURE.
Aniquated System of War Depart
ment Described as Partial Cause.

Editor The Washington Herald: Out
side Of the fact that he has exhibited
a marked degree OF stubbornness in
his official attitude regarding some
Of the problems he has been forced
to meet since he has been at the
head of the military establishment,
there is a wide question as to whether
Secretary Baker is as much at fault
In the conduct Of his department -
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Let's Ne SoeiabIe.

The Herald is always glad 10
hear what its readers like and do
not like about the paper. Con-
structive suggestions are ever vel
come. Drop us a line telling what
you would like to know about
books and authors which this de-
partment does not now print. Ad-
dress your communication to: LON
JAG. Literary Editor, THE WASH
INGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
PRAISES ROOSEVELT.
Patriotism Commended and Senator
Stone Scored by Writer.

Editor. The Washington Herald: Sem
ator Stones remarks in the Senate
were not only an insult to Mr.. Roose-
welt, but to the American people. The
leader of the "WilfuT' ones is Of all
men ths last who should dare to raise
his venomous tongue against such a
man as Mr.. Roosevelt.
Oh, for a few more Roosevelts. a
man who has four sons serving their
country; a man who has the courage
to fight for the right; a man that can
do things; a man who has for three
years persistently pleaded for pre-
paredness against attacks of spies and
enemies. A man eager and ready with
an army OF able men to go to France
to give his life if need be, for his coun-
try and humanity's righteous cause!
AN AMERICAN WOMAN.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
WANTS CHURCHES OPEN.
Correspondent Questions Right Of
Officials to Close Them.

O1lCldlS W NlOSC lhSui.
Editor, The Washington Herald:
Unless a vigorous protest from the
Christian population brings a change in
affairs political, two-thirds Of all OF
the churches of Washington will be
closed next Sunday and for several
Sundays thereafter.
The moving picture shows, however.
will be i'm full blast all the afternoon,
way into midnight.
No doubt the moving picture people
would consider IL an outrage were
they compelled to close on their best
paying day Of the week.
Sunday is the churches own peculiar
day. The day held in weekly remem-
brance Of the truth of the "Resurrec-
tionrr Without the living church there
would be no Sunday.
contest the right Of any political
authority, be 1t what it may. to order
the closing of the churches, and / de-
plore the fact that any Christian.
clergy or laity could allow a patriotic
camo1fage to becloud their better ma
ture and SO lend acquiescence to an
act which sanctions closing the doors
of any single congregation.
EDITH H. THOMAS.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Wouldn't II Jar You.

We may have to adopt coal card system, but
it's likely that the proposition for basis of one
ton per year per room will kick the bucket early.
On such basis, two consumers with nine
rooms would get nine tons and nine persons with
one room would get one ton per year. The fuel
official who thought out that basis ought to throw
up his Federal job and for constable, or some
thing.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

The Second Fiddle, by Phyllis Bot
tome, author OF The Dark Tow
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Company. Illustrated. Price, Sl.s5
net
More Power TO You. by Bruce Bar-
ton Fifty Editorials from Every
Week New York: The Century
Company. Price, S1.0o net.
4 Banjo at ArmageddOn, by BeFton
BraIey, popular poet New York:
The George H Dorsn Company,
Price. S1.00 net.
Training and Rewards of the Phy-
sIcIan, by Richard c. Cabot, VI. d.,
Philadelphia: J. B. Lppincott
Company. Price. s1.25 net.
In the Footsteps Of St Paul, by
Francis f. Clark, ID. ID. IL. ID.
With 56 illustrations and one
map. New York: C. p. Putnam's
Sons.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

There are many things about railroads don't
know" says McAdoo When he retires from gov
ernment service he should be made president OF
some big railroad company-say the New York
Central He seems to be qualified. But mebby he
is only Dragging.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

but a new body with heart to it. composed of
people who have lived natural lives and danced
with decent partners-Billy Sunday VIII pardon us.
but we are not with him on the dancing issue
such lot of comfort could be carried to the lives
Of the lonesome ones.
Who will suggest the planl Who viii sponsor
it, Who will safeguard ii?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

Louisiana, which was bleeding from
wounds of war and reconstruction.
Beauregard was a praying man,
was often seen on his knees mid
the silence of a poor lite church
in Charleston.
1t is well to remember that he
who sins not with his tongue is
perfect man." before hurting abuse
at one who was Christian, a hero,
a gentleman.
B. VAN c. MEEGAN.
Beauregard Chapter, L. d. c.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
BOOKDoM
BY Louiac

Can't Rupert Hughes arrival the growing colony
o writer's and noyes their residence ths
National Capital at the invitation of Uncle Sam
Cant Hughes has lust appointed Of infantry the
national army and his the author OF The Th
Clipped Wings we Can't rave Every
thing. and other American novels viii be forced
his friends who have already learned to
value his companonship.
Although Ameicas foremost novelist much abused phrase
which bestowed altogether shy happily believe that
Hughes 1t is with great pleasure that
promised readers Of The Herald worthwhile
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Thanks.

L. A. r Permit me. please. TO eX-
press my pleasure over receiving
the little booklet about books. 1t
helped. Your letter. also. was most
heartening. trust you will do as
you say. L
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
ssThe Brown Brethren.s

AThe Brown Brethren"
Patrick MacGill, author of The
Rat Pit" The Red Horizon" and
several other realistic novels. gives
in his latest The Brown Breth-
rem" word pictures of the boys in
the trenches which cling in your
memory. He tells absorbing tales
of the men who. as he expresses IL.
are ever liable to be damned un-
lucky" who "go west"
In the following words he deli
cately touches upon his theme, the
impoverished home Of The Brown
Brethren:
The mean, primitive trench, the
home of the Brown Brethren, Is not
without certain features OF gran
deur. and an atmosphere of mystery
peryades the whole place, due, no
doubt, to its close association with
death"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

A man who was among the first "Spugs"-So-
ciety for the Prevention of Useless Giving-has
been sentenced to five years in prison for en-
bezzling $1,000 from his brother. He should or
ganize a Society for the Prevention of Useless
Taking
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

We hear that milkmen going to sell thrift
stamps. Which will you do, sit up till your milk
man calls or leave a note asking him to wake you?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
NEWsIE NOTES.

Henry Sydnor Harrison, popular
author of "Queed' and other novels.
is now a lieutenant in the United
States navy, and at present on sta1
duty here in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

T am patriot and obey orders" postcards
L. H. J.. "but don't like it bit. Why does Doc
Garfield close the pawnshops heatless Monday?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

Save fat, cries the government. And SO many
girls are trying hard to get rid of it.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

German labor is hungry, and wants peace and
political equality. Enough to keep any Kaiser busy.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

Doggoned cruel in Italy to start an offensiv
just when old Hindenburg was getting all set 10
one of his own.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

France, having coffee enough on hand for a
year, closes importatons of it. 1t doesn't mean
business as usual for somebody.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

AIsace-Lorraine must remain part of Germany
because 81 per cent of the inhabitants speak Ger
man, says Hertling. And any time they failed
to they went to jail.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Confidence.

"If went into store and the salesman told me
that the gown he showing me contained so per
cent of cotton would feel that there was an hon
est salesman, and I would buy"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

It's catching. Even the Ohio River is out for a
big spring drive.