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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17
Bay State Delivers
Ballots by Trucks

BOSTON, April 16.-The state
went into the express business
to-day to assure delivery of bal
lots for the Presidential prima-
rles April 27. AS express COM
panies would not guarantee de-
livery, a motor truck service was
organized to transport the ballots
to various centers, from which
they will be distributed.
A detail of State Guards was
on duty with each truck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17
Building Inspector Killed

Thomas Egan, city building inspector
of New Brunswick, and James Short,
a policeman of that city, we're IN,
stantly killed near Somerville, N. j..
yesterday, when the automobile in
which they were driving was struck
by Central Railroad Of New JERSEY
train. The accident occurred on the
crossing in front of the Calico Chem
zeal Company, which affords a clear
view of the track for mile in each
direction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17

threatened violence. It was said the
strike was called in violation of a state
ment made to association officers by
union delegates that they would submit
the employers terms to the union and
report back before calling a strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17

wean the railroaders from all other
Urg gan until the one big union
clare general strike on ali lines and
IN all crafts, thus precipitating the
crisis through which it is hoped the
companies will pass into the hands of
the union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17
De Valera Is HonoreG
Despite British Protest

NEW ORLEANS, April 16.-Despite
the protest of Major Braithewaite
Wallis, British Consul General.
canon De Valera, Provisional Presi-
dent of the "Irish Republic" was VEL
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
CRowELL AND HARDING.
g Editor Of The Herald

To the Editor Of The Herald:
Very many Democrats have re-
nounced their party in this cam
paign and refused to support Mr..
Cox. Of them all, no other gives so
much significance and substance to
the movement away from the WILL
sonism which has stamped the
party, as Benedict Crowell Of Cleve-
land.
Mr.. Crowen was Assistant Secre-
tary of War during the war. He was
the one bright spot in that depart
ment. 1t was during Secretary
Bakers absence in rance. F when
Crowell was in authority, that more
was done in a couple of months to
bring order out of chaos, to intro
duce system and get effective ac-
tion, than had been done in the prior
year.
His statement giving his reasons
for supporting Mr.. Harding are
therefore of the greatest impor-
tance. They come from intimate
knowledge from the inside.
He believes Mr.. Cox is making too
many promises as TO the league,
which he cannot fulfill. and that
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
The Wealth of Turkey.

In certain vaults at Constantinople lie many
hidden treasures of immense value belonging to the
Sultan of Turkey. A throne of beaten gold adorned
with rubies, pearls diamonds and emeralds set in
mosaic, is perhaps the most dazzling object in the
treasury.
There is a second throne of ebony and sandal
wood, encrusted in mother of pearl gold, rubies,
emeralds and sapphires. One emerald weighs two
Kilograms, and is large a mans hand, while
another is only slightly smaller.
There diamonds, turquoses, rubies emerads
and pearls by the half bushel. The jewels once
were kept in drawers, but when last seen were in
bowls, each of which held two gallons.
Describing luncheon held in the harem of the
present Sultan, Miss Grace Ellison, author, tells Of
diamond flowers that stretched from shoulder to
shoulder of the high controller of the harem, and
OF earrings made in the shape of BIRDS each holding
in its beak pearl large a cherry. The Sui
tans granddaughter child of years old, had her
hair in knot on the top of her head inside of
diamond crown, the front of her dress covered with
diamonds, and her hands encased in gold mittens,
ruby studded.-Detroit News.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
White Horses and Henna.

MIHERE the white horses of yesteryear?
Yes, where the piebald steeds?
The best of them generally drfted to the fire de-
partment or to the show ring when the present
generation of grown-ups boys and girls, Now
horses have largely been replaced by motors in the
FIRE divisions, and "a lot of other places, too So
with the natural decrease in the ordinary of the
equine the percentage of white animals has almost
petered out.
One of the pleasures in the old days of seeing
white horse to make careful survey to spot
a red-haired girl And vice versa Even that en-
tertainment to have been taken away.
There's always been lot of josh and superst-
ton carried on in connection with white horses,
too. In England it has always been figured as bad
luck If one met white horse in the road and failed
to spit at it. And in Wexford sufferers from
whooping-cough had queer method of cure. They
trod the highway until they met piebald horse.
Whats good for the whooping- -cough% the patient
would cry out to the rider, and matter how silly
the remedy the rider suggested, it was adhered to,
and counted cure.
But those days are passing, for several reasons,
one being the scarcity of horses perhaps!
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

Harding's election assures the right
thing being done at the proper time,
taking account of constantly chang
ing world conditions which make IL
impossible for any man to diagnose
the future and say just what SHOULD
be done six months hence" He add:
Il therefore favor the election OF
Harding and Coolidge and a Repub-
lican Congress. With an admins
tration and Congress of the same
political faith earnestly working to-
gether, ] am content this problem
will be settled right.
An. efficient administration, in
my opinion, is the great issue in this
election. Senator Harding's election
will, believe, insure more eficien-
cy in the government than the cleo
tion of Gov. Cox, who has been COM
PEELED to accept the reluctant sup
port of certain members OF the pres
ent administration that could con-
tribute little to the strength of the
next administration. / want to see
the government of the United States
really administered, and the only
way to accomplish this, 1t seems to
me, is to completely overhaul the
Federal machinery.
ID. n. TRIBBEY."
n a n (
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
SPLENDID Examples.

- is good thing to stimulate the imagination
of young people with tales of heroism, and if
l. they are discouraged it is good to encourage
them with examples OF after failure But it
is not good to leave the average boy or girl with
the impression that he or she also must be great in
the way in which these heroes were great.
Two or three boys in school may perhaps
some day become President of the United States,
but more; and if all urged to strive for this
distinction and they take the lesson to heart, it
means that all but two three bound to be dis
appointed and carry through life OF hope
less failure. And with other aims of the sort.
1t is given to very few to be distinguished in any
line and, if all aim at distinction, nearly all must
end in failure. And that means bitterness of soul
after fierce and hopeless struggle.
The bitterness is not entirely undeserved for the
desire to stand out superior to others is not
entirely generous. And when it is gratifed it
cannot make one happy if it has stunted the rest
of life
One should not strive too much to be hero 1t
is better simply to do ones part Sometimes that
leads to heroism of the outstanding sort. More
often it does not.
Simply doing what ought to be done and taking
what comes ones way without a fuss is heroism
also, and herosm of a better kind, for is reached
without applaudng audience to urge one on and
success is not achieved at the expense of someone
else's disappointment
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
Trial by Travel
Trying Ordeal
In Modern Form

Those who opine that the widely
advertised ordeals and trials of the
olden days were the only simon
pure specimens have another opine
coming to them. Their opiners, l
may say, are badly out of kflter.
There was a time when could
shudder as with the palsy at some
of the trials upon which mankind
deliberately embarked before the
Old World had become as shopworn
as it now is; but now that 1 have
looked more deeply into the matter
1 can't get a shudder out of any of
them.
They weren't genuine, a blown
in-the-glass articles at all. Any
body could beat the game. There
was always a little shop up an
alley where, for a certain consid-
Grafton, one could buy fireproofing
material guaranteed to carry him
safely through trial by fire, or an
imitation stomach which could be
lowered cunningly down the throat
so that trial by poison could be
safely negotiated, or asbestos paint
of such potency that after three
coats had been applied to the soles
of the feet the owner of the feet
could not only skip lightly across
nine red hot plowshares, but could
even do Marathon on them If the
occasion demanded it.
No; the gentlemen back in the
Dark Ages who went through fire
and water in order to demonstrate
their worthiness to tall willowy
blondes who lived in unheated
stone castles and were therefore
subject to inflammatory rheumatism
were not so hardy and reckless as
some people suppose. And there is
a present day trial which makes
those cleverly press agented trials
of the moldy past look rickety and
undernourished and nauseated. 1
refer to that celebrated European
ordeal known as trial by travel
Kenneth L. Roberts in the Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
AN EXCHANGE OF PLACES

T. the Editor of The Herald:
II seems to me worth while to call
attention to the interesting situa-
tion in European affairs that has
largely placed France in the place
of Great Britain as the preponder-
ant power of Europe This has
come through the French having
a definite foreign policy and sticking
to it while Great Britain. mainly
through the force of domestic af-
fairs. has had to shift with the
winds.
French policy was fixed by Glenn
enceau. Fortunately Millerand was
of the same mind. The fundamental
of this, which appeals to and unites
the French. is a deadly fear of Ger
many. France insists that Ger
many must pay in full That is
she must live both to the letter
and spirit of the Versailles treaty.
Beyond this she is the heaviest
creditor of Russia. The French hold
an enormous amount of the old Rus
sian securities, largely of its public
debt. This Soviet Russia has re-
pudiated. For this reason and to
prevent German control reaching
east. France will not temporize. in
any measure recognize. nor tolerate
BOlshevism. No inducement has
been able to make her yield in this.
So while Lloyd George has re-
ceived Bolshevik emissaries, nego-
tiated with them and seems ready
for trade exchange, France, with her
single. unflinching objective. helped
the Poles and recognized Wrangel.
1t was a long throw and full of
danger. 1t brought her near the
breaking point with Great Britain
and Italy.
BIT she has won. or will win. Boil
shevism is now a soft-shelled nut
between the cracker of the Poles
on the north and west and Wrangel
Joined with the Ukraine and the
Cossacks on the southwest and
south. When Bolshevism is over
thrown and Soviet rule ended,
France will be the great interna-
tional power.
She will be the first friend of the
new Russian government and of a
stalwart Poland as a buffer against
the German penetration into Rus
sia She will be looked to for coun-
Gil and help by all the smaller
states including the little entente
of the Balkans. She will have won.
Coming years may doubtless
change this, but probably not for
a generation. 1t will be many
years before Great Britain can
again arrange her own household.
Egypt. Mesopotamia and the eau
casus have proved by so much too
much. Close at home are Ireland
and labor. while in control is the
most willy. the cleverest, the most
brilliant politician Of Europe, but
also the most unstable.
Washington. T. n. DCLLlNG.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
BRITAIN BEHIND
IN FILM FIELD
American Ell Dorado of the
Screen Industry, While
Isle Is Indifferent.
by ANDREW sOUTAR.
IondOn Daily MaiI-CrOss-AtlantIC
Newspaper Service, Incl.

London. Oct 16-Thcre is not {
single British made film showing in
the United States today. yet 1000
900 persons there visit the kinema
every day.
During the last five months 7
have been studying in the most i'm
portant of the United States studios
Why is it that We are so far behind?
The film industry represents an El
Dorado by comparison with any 9TH
er that one can call to mind. From
the viewpoint of the imperialist. the
film may constitute the greatest pos
sible influence for good or evil
Films Earn sI.5OO.OOO.
THE Miracle Man" which is pure
ly a sermon on faIth-and simple
faith-has made over S1,5OO.OOO to
date.
That old triumph Of D. W. Grif-
fifth. The Birth Of a Nation" is still
going the rounds in the United
States and is said to have made over
100000 pounds sterling. Griffith
gave 100000 for the film rights Of
the old American drama, WAY
Down East" and those who are be-
hind him financially are satisfied
that they will get 100 per cent in
terest on their capital.
Efforts Are Required.
If any British firm could get a
really good film over" in the Unit
ed States nothing could prevent it
from getting a second and a third.
and as many good films as il could
produce. But that firm must IN
derstand what the public there re-
Quires, and the recipe is as simple
as the country lout Of fiction.
The day 1 returned to England 1
met one of the principals of a film
firm here and he said to me: I'VE
shall put our next film into the
United States because we have en-
gagged an American producer at a
salary OF 10000 a year"
My comment was simply this: "A
very ordinary producer Cor direc-
tor, as they are called in the United
States) can make S65, 900 a year.
and will have to pay one-eiEhth in
come tax; why should a first-class
director come to this country to
earn less in income and pay more
iE tax"
The director and the story are
the two essentials to the success
Of any film.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
A TIMELY STITCH.

4 stitch in timS-so runs the line
will probably Save stitches nine
referring not alone 70 hose,
but many things aside from clothes
Apply it with. me in the sense
Of choosing four-year PRESIDENT
the time TO take the stitch. by gum
is nearly here and sure to come.
\ stitch in tiBe-apply il we'll
II now neglected, who can tell
what need for stitches may be
ere four long years have rolled
around.
The moral then is very clear
Election day is nearly here:
which ever man can do the trick
is just the candidate TO pick
\. A. LUFBURROw.
Copyright. 1890, by The Mcclure SyBdicate.I
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
Test for a Politician.

venerable Dutchman, wishing to determine
the field in which his would eventually seek his
fortune, placed Bible, bottle of whisky and
banknote the table and then hid behind the
door, waiting for his heir He felt that if
the boy chose the Bible he would become a min
lister, if the money banker if the whisky, brewer
Finally the boy came in, whistling, and with both
hands in his pockets At the sight Of the three
symbols of future prosperity he interrupted his solo
and made vigorous of his hands: He put the
Bible under his arm, stuffed the banknote into his
pocket, partook generously of the whisky, and
walked away. "Ah," said the surprised but elated
father, my is going to be potcian"-Ham-
burger Fremdenblatt.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

rarity or typographical beauty of the volume, but
in order to read it, proceeds from the fact that he
has to buy as boys with the gambling instinct used
to swap knives-"sight unseen" He doesn't know
what he is getting until he has read the book-and
after it is read it as meal that is eaten. Per-
haps if the publishers could find way to over
come this feature of the book trade it might help
their cause. But in the meantime it may be said
for Mr.. Newton's bbliophic slogan that one
who follows it intelligently will have cause TO
regret it.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
Books and Their Market.

Some years ago, when Chicago astounded the
"effete East"-as residents beyond the Alleghanes
used to love to call it-by creating worlds fair
Of such surprising loveness that all architectural
progress in this nation took its start from it, Eu-
gene Field drew up a satirical plan for a process
sion Of digntares. Among the divisions of the
parade were to be these:
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
n n THE HERALD
lVlAIL BAG

The Herald welcomes contributions from
its readers on current topics. and will
publish those which are Of general in
terest Communica items should not e1-
coed 200 wJris and must bear the name
and address cf the writer. although this
will not be published if it is SO desired.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
A DAILY LINE O, CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
THE RICHER MAN.

Yes, Midas had the magic Touch
of Gold,
But I'm by far a richer man than
he,
For l the Touch of Friendliness do
hold
Than which no greater wealth
can ever be.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
LovcmakinE and Marriage.

Lovemaking stretches over ten
or fifteen years OF our lives. and
after that is nothing but a bad
habit. As a rule, the love emotion
is csnalized by marriage, and that
is why I am for marriage every
time and for everybody. faithfully
believing that a bad marriage Is
better than none-W. L. George in
Harper's Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
Each in His Own Tongue
By Panl Carrnth.
FIRE-MIST and a planet,

A FIRE-MIST and a planet,
- A crystal and cell.
A jelly-6sh and saurian.
And caves where the cave-men dwell.
Then a sense of law and beauty.
And face turned from the clod-
Some call it Evolution,
And others call it God.
A haze on the far horizon,
An infinite tender sky.
The ripe rich tint of the corn fields
And wild geese sailing high.
And all over lowland and upland
The charm of the golden-rod-
Some of us call it Autumn.
And others call it God.
Like tides on the crescent sea-beach,
When the moon is new and thin,
Into our hearts high yearnings
Come yelling and surging in,
Come from the mystic ocean
Whose rim no foot has trod-
Some of US call it Longing,
And others call it God.
A picket frozen on duty.
A mother starved for her brood
Socrates drinking the hemlock,
And Jesus on the rood.
And millions who. humble and nameless,
The straight hard pathways trod-
Some call it Conservation.
And others call it God.
- Minneapolis Journal
=
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

One antisufrage editor has called suffrage the
Useless fifth wheel in politics" The fifth wheel is
sometimes the steering wheel.-Nashville Tennes-
sean
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

They'll probably hear from Villa again, if his
powshare doesn't go deep enough to strike ile."-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

The States may have to enter into agreement
for the extradtion of fugitive members of legsla-
tures.-Omaha World Herald
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

Another valid objection to canned music is that
so much of it is positively uncanny.-Dallas Jour
nal.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

Germany's coal shortage is so Dr0-
noUnCed that there is talk OF con-
scriptinE labor for work in the
mines. Also there is agitation fnr
naturalization Of the properties.
one Of the suggestions in this con-
neCtion is unique Il Is for a gradual
reduction Of the interest Of the
private owner, say. at the rate Of
per cent a year or 10 per cent a
year. he to receive no compensation
for his property.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

Hotels and nswsstSnds in New Yo-k- CITY
where The Washington Herald Is on Ssl.i
The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

Bill Bryan sadly announced to
some political friends recently that
he got no thrill out of receiving the
news that he had been nominated
for the Presidency by the Prohibi-
tionists.
II guess I'd gotten used TO it."
he said. you see. 1t was the fourth
time ! had been nominated for that
high Office"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30

Are you reading the o. HENRY
stories that are appearing daily in
the Washington Herald?
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30
.FAVORS BOOST
IN PHONE RATES
Chamber Of Commerce
Committee Indorses Move
To Increase Rates.

Increased telephone rates. in the
District asked by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
were favored by the public utilities
committee of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce at a meeting
yesterday afternoon. =.
A. Z. Berry, president of the COM
pany, pointed out that the increas-
ed costs of maintaining service
warranted higher rates.
Charles w. Darr, member of the
committee, moved that the dIrec-
tors Of the chamber be urged to
indorse the petition of the tele-
phone company. This met with ap-
prevail The committees report will
be presented at a meeting of the
directors Tuesday afternoon by Har-
ry King. chairman of the commit
tee.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30
MANNING QUITS
FEDERALPOST
Director Of Bureau of Mines
Says Salaries Are Too
Small.

Director Van H. Manning OF the
United States Bureau of Mines will
leave the government service on
June 1 to become director of re-
search of the American Petroleum
Institute. His resignation has been
accepted by the President.
Inadequacy of the government
pay envelope is given as the reason
for DR.. Manning lefving the service.
I'm leaving the government serv-
ice." he said, there comes to me.
as 1t has over and over again, the
thought that although this govern
ment spends each year many mil
lions of dollars in useful scientific
work for the benefit of the whole
people, the monetary recognition of
it's scientific and technical servants
is not sufficient to enable them to
continue in the service of the peo-
pie"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30

words are but the shadows of ac-
tions." These are only half-truths.
however. They might just as well
be reversed. There can be no ac-
tion without a thought behind it.
But you can't voice a thought with
out words
A dictionary should be daily
companion. Within reach every
hour of the twenty-four. frequent
consultation would produce surpris-
Ing results in a short time. We Neel
sure that our offer of the New Uni
versities Dictionary will be of last
ing benefit to our readers We know
of nothing that could be more well
come at the same time in office.
school. home. shop and study. Our
coupon in today's paper explains
terms.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30
GERMANY REDUCES
ARMY TO 100000
Washington Herald-Publlc Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispatch }

Washington Herald-PubIIc Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispateh.) }
Berlin, April 2S.-The ministry Of
defense announces that the reduc-
tion of the army to 100000 limit
has been completed. Erhardt's ma
rine brigade which was one of the
superfiuous units selected to be
mustered out first, according to
latest report from Muenster. is
still in being and, none seem anx-
ious to tackle the difficult task of
disbanding this recalcitrant armed
body.
The ministry announces. as a
further instance of German dis
armament. that 400 cannon, 13,4O0
gun barrels, 1900 gun carriages.
100000 loaded and 100000 un-
loaded shells have been reduced to
scrap iron in addition to great
quantities of machine guns, mine
throwers, grenades, fuses and car
tridges.
(Copyright. 1920. by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30
County Raises Church Quota.

Harrisonburg. Va. April 2s.-
Rockingham County was the FIRST
TO raise its quota in the Reformed
Church forward movement drive for
sl1.ooo.OOo. W. c. switzer, State di-
RECTOR, announced asst night. Other
counties are nearing their apportlon-
ments. and Mr.. switzer predicts that
the State quota will have been raised
by next Sunday night.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-30
Boy. Iustseted IN cesIias,

Harrisonburg. Va. April ss.-B
attending the Waterman school h
are taking a course in cookine.
are said to be making progress
der instrucArs from the State y
NAL School. No teacher could
obtained for the wood-working cil
80 a supply OF pots and pans :
secured and the boys set 20 W
learning the culinary art