davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
A National Dictionary Of Biography.

When Harvard's professor OF history came to
speak before the Association of University and
College Presidents at their recent session one of
the pleas he made was for national dictionary Of
biography, having in mind no doubt the great work
which Leslie Stephen started and Sir Sidney Lee
completed, but which already needs revision and
expansion that have been impossible during the
No one who consults for any serious purpose
such works Of reference in this field we now
have can fail to be impressed with their eagerness
of detail and the lack of the critical faculty shown
in their editing in the choice Of persons to write
the biographies, and in giving certain uniformity
of design and execution to the work In some cases
the books are fragrant in their Haunting of the fact
that the persons described paid their way in, said
what they or some satellite wished said about them,
and that the amount Of space given TO them was
strictly conditioned by the dollar nexus In other
cases there is accuracy but too much brevity, and
no uniformity of presentation such as Leslie
Stephen imposed when he laid the foundations for
the British magnum opus.
Prof. Haskins probably realized how inoppor-
tune time il is to either make market work of
reference of magnitude, where much capital has
to be invested before cent of return comes in.
But he is JUSTIFIED in calling attention to the need
at every opportunity he gets.
Universities and colleges, newspaper Offices, the
pribate Libraries of scholars and the public libraries
cry out for an inclusive dictionary OF the kind, to
be made not by hack writers but by specialists. and
free from all suspicious of commercialism.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
A DAILY LINE o. CHEER
By John Kendriek Bangs.
THE JOY OF THE EARTH.

For millions. and millions, and mil
lions of years
The earth has been spinning
along,
Through oceans OF Joy, and through
oceans of tears,
Through oceans Of right and
wrong
And the skies are as blue as ever
And the sun on the hills is as
bright
As back in the days OF the primeval
stir
First born in the warmth of the
light.
Love never was. sweeter than that
OF today.
Nor life more epchantingly fair.
Nor, beauties Of living more joy
ously gay
Than those that we glimpse every
where.
So down with forebodinss. and up
with q song
To shatter the shackIes of tears,
And sing the pure joy Of, Earth
spinning along Xe
: Through millions, and millions Of
BeAfA
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
Greek Yank Memorial
Fund Well Supported

With a gratifying report the trtt
days campaign to raise s1S.o0O fer
the erection Of St Sophis's Greek
shrine. dedicated to the memory OF
the $1,000 Greeks who served in the
American army and navy during
the world war. the various teams
in the drive are planning even
greater reports before the close OF
the campaign next Monday.
The campaign has the support Of
the Greek consuls OF the United
States, and the Greek Legation here,
and has been creditably subscribed
to by the Greek population OF
Washington.
Campaign headquarters is in I'm
maculate Conception Hall.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
REPLIES TO MRS. LEE.

TO the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In The Herald this morning Mrs.
Marguerite Dupont Lee desires to
know why the public should respond
to the Red Cross appeal when there
are $5,000.0oo of public funds avail
able for relief through another well
fare organisation, l. e., she has
questioned the right OF the knights
Of Columbus to divert funds, as she
states, collected from the public for
humanitarian purposes, to the
American Legion for a building.
AS far as the American Red Cross
is concerned, 1t has, of course. alb
solutely no Jurisdiction over the
action Of or the money collected by
another welfare organization. AS
to the inactivity of the American
Red Cross in ireland. believe thai
II Mrs Lee will refer to the state
ment Of DR.. Livingston Farrand,
chairman of the central commit
tee, published on November IL, out
lining the American Red Cross's s
policy on the question of Irish re-
lief, she will be enabled to arrive
at just understanding Of the po-
sition of the organization.
As to the present roll call,
should like to invite Mrs. Lees at
tention to the fact that this appeal
for memberships is based not only
on what the Red Cross is doing
abroad. but on its many and varied
activities in this country as we'll.
What these activities are has been
fully covered in the press of Wash
ington, but should Mrs. Lee desire
any further Information I shall be
pleased to furnish same upon re-
quest.
Thanking you to give this letter
the same publicity that you have
given to Mrs. Lees. I am,
~. EDWARD MURTAUGH.
Publicity Chairman, District Of
Columbia Chapter, Fourth Red
Cross Roll Call.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
CONCERNING CHANGES IN
STREET CAR FARES.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The Public Utilities Commission is
again to hear the arguments of the
street car companies for changes in
the rate of fare The commission
holds. believe, that IL the C. T. Co.
should charge less for a ride on its
cars than the w. r. & E. Co., that
all the eople would flock to the Z.
T. Co.'S cars, and that the c. T. Co.
would mako moro money than it Is
making now.
II that is a fact, isn't Il reason
able to suppose that IL the W. r. &
e. Co. should charge less for a ride
on its cars than the c. T. Co., all
the people would fiock to the w. r.
C z. Co. cars, and the w. R. & z.
Co. would make more money than II
is making now? Then why not try
the experiment? Let the c. r. Co.
continue to charge s cents cash for
a ride, or sell four tokens for 80
cents. each token to be good for one
ride. Let the w. r. & e. Co. charge
cents for a ride, or sell four tokens
for 25 cents. each token to be good
for one ride. The C. T. token could
not. however, be good on the w. r.
& Z. cars, nor could the w. r. & E.
token be good on the c. T. cars.
JOHN ANSCHUTZ.
Washington, d, c.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
An Issue Of Honor.

These are days when honor" is a word of
varying meaning and loose Interpretation. The
Iaxity and vagueness find expression in the deeds
and utterances of statesmen, diplomats, promoters
Of large commercial and industrial enterprises and
lesser in most of the walks Of life The situa-
non is not wholly due to war reactions or the
alleged passing of a civilization" When thcolo-
gians talk of an evolving God. when philosophers
teach pragmatic, relativst ideal of truth, when
teachers of ethics condition notions of right and
wrong on degrees OF economic prosperity and cul-
tural attainment, and when statecraft of oppor-
tunist type is glorihed and justified as the only
possible type in complex society," then of course
John Doe and Richard Roe decide that they also
will make their own standards of conduct, keep
what contracts they please to keep. tell as much
truth as seems prudent, and scramble on the band
wagon Of success" and ride with it to the goal
no matter who is slaughtered in the process.
At such time it becomes especially necessary
for Christian churches that have blundered into
huge indebtedness such as now faces the Inter
church Federation to keep their "honor" bright no
matter what sacrifice Of funds il involves. What
EVER was good in the plan Of the Interehurch Fed
Grafton and its abortive drive could have been
and would have been executed by the Federal
Council Of Churches; and at the coming meeting
OF the Federal council to be held in Boston early
next month, the council undoubtedly will become
the reSdusry agent OF the federations constructive
work which, the side of surveys" and amassing
OF material for complete study of Protestantism,
exeelled any probing ever planned and executed.
But this move viii only be remedial on the
administrative side. It does not take of the
millions which the federation borrowed from the
bsaks and which the latter decline longer to allow
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
GOSSIP.

When gossip reaches Mrs. Chew
she hurries out, as gossips do
and hastens to impart the shock
to all the nciGhbors on the
block.
She gossips with a practicev
skill and pads the story with
a will. II therefore quickly
grows in sire and ever causes
more surprise.
So travels gofsip-ever told
with added thrills = dozen tvld,
until the tale is quite apart
from how il sounded at
the start.
The gossip-vending Mrs. Chew
is always chewinc rags a few ;
wags the tongue within her race
and gossips all around the placl.
n. A LUFBURRoF
Coopyrisht. iaco. BY ne Mcclure sysdirn
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
u. S. Retirement Refunds
Cause Much Extra Work

Claims for refund of salary de-
duction under the Lehlbach retire.
ment act already entail much extra
work by the force at the United
States Bureau Of Pensions. 1t was
stated yesterday. Under the retire
ment provisions Of the act a dsduc-
tion Of two aud one-half per cent
is made in the Federal classified
service, and is applied toward the
retirement pension. 1t must be re-
funded II the employe leaves the
service or is transferred.
Oficials declare that the constant
turnover in the Government service
has already added much work to
the administration of the retirement
act, since many applications for re-
funds are received monthly.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
~ DO YOU KNOW
l OUR BIBLE?
'0''' e 6. ss J. E; .,.:;:. =: ,:s::ss' s.:s O.

II Then Israel sent messengers
unto the king OF Edom. saying, Let
me, / pray thee. pass through thy
land: but the king of Edom would
not hearken thereto. And in like
manner they sent unto the king of
Moab; but he would not consent:
and Israel abode in kadesh.
Is Then they went along
through the wilderness, and COM
passed the land of Edom, and the
land OF Moab. and came by the east
side of the land of Moab, and pitch
ed on the other side of Arnon. but
came not within the border OF
Moab: for Arnon was the border Of
Moab.
,l9 And Israel sent messengerS
unto Sihon king of the Amorites'
the king of Heshbon; and Israel
said unto him. Let us pass. we pray
thee. through thy land into my
place
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel
to pass through his coast: but Sihon
gathered all his people together,
and pitched in Jahaz, and fought
with Israel.
81 And the Lord God of Israel
delivered Sihon and all his people
into the hand of Israel. and they
smote them: so Israel possessed all
the land OF the Amorites. the in
habitants of that country.
- And they possessed all the
coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon
even unto Jabbok. and from the
wilderness even unto Jordan
% So now the Lord God of Israel
hath dispossessed the Amorites
from before his people Israel. and
. shouldeSt thou possess it?
- Wilt not thou possess that
which Chemosh thy god giveth thee
10 possess? So whomsoever the
LORD our God shall drive out from
before us, them will We possess.
IS And now art thou any thing
better than Bslak the son of Zippor
king OF Moab? did he ever strive
against Israel, or did he ever fghl
against them,
26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbou
and her towns, and in Aroer and
her towns, and in all the cities that
be along by the coasts of Arnon
three hundred yesrs7 why therefore
Gid We not recover them within that
time?
% Wherefore I have not sinned
against thee, but thou doest me
wrong to war against me: the Lord
the Judge be Judge this day between
the children of Israel and the chill
dren of Ammon.
2SS Howbeit the king of the chill.
dreFof Ammon hearkened not unto
the words of Jephthah which h.
sent him.
CTo Be Continued.)
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
N n THE HERALD
B AG

The Beald welcomes contributions from
Its readers on eurrent topics, and viii
publish those which are Of gsneral In
terrst. Communica tiens should not ex-
and address e the writer, although this
will not BE- publ,shed II Il u % deSirs1.
space can not be given to the publiea-
stion Of amateur verse.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23

immediate improvement in the gen.
eral situation.
a lot of price adjustment remains
TO he effected.
Quite a number of failures are
certain to mark the closing OF the
year.
Unemployment this winter will be
unpleassntly widespread
Yet everything appears 60 pe
moving toward the bringing about
of a solid foundation for a genuine
up-building activity early next year
The turning point at this juncture
can be FASTENED more by retailers
than by any other section OF the
business community. Until they see
fit to mark prices down to a parity
with today's raw material costs con-
sumers will unQuestionably hold
aloof. confident that they can do
better by waiting.
Do not, however, overlook the
fact that some OF those manufactur-
ers who are now scolding retailers
most severely are the very ones who
predicted the loudest that prices
this fall were to be higher than ever
before known and who eNhorted
merchants to order at the top notch
prices then current in primary mar
kets.
No Holiday Price Cutting.
The probability Is that retail
price-cutting will not become dras-
tic pending the completion OF the
holiday trade. The new year. how
ever, should bring a new price chap
ter.
Meanwhile. 10 trade lsgs. the wise
merchant Will apply the pruning
knife without too great delay. so
as to tighten his shelves Cash
in the till will be preferable to goods
on the counter on January !.
Before long those commodities
and materials which have already
undergone very severe declines
should begin to manifest steadiness.
In this class might be specified rub
eer, cotton and wheat and corn for
future delivery. sugar. wool. silk
also, perhaps. copper and some mi
nor metals.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23

Japan denies that she is fortifying or planning
to fortify islands in the Pacific Ocean over which
the league of nations has given her mandate 1t
is to be presumed that her denial is true. No
matter what her wishes might be, it is not likely
that the Japanese government would run the risk
Of having forty-two nations (members OF the
league) line up against her.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23

When the fate of Fiurne is definitely settled
Gabrielle dAnnunzo viii retire to monastery,
according to an announcement by the poet After
such stormy career as his has been there is no
wonder that he should want to spend the rest Of
his life quietly But even in monastery. a man
Of d.Annunzio's Temperament may fare up again.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
The Pressburg Conference.

ID EPORTS are current that many of the states
N OF Central Europe invited to participate in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08
These DR." Senators
Haze PLenfu of Hooch

Washington. ID. C.. Dec S.-Some
dry" congressman simply must have
their liquor. Discoveries nothing
sort OF amazing 10 the uniuitiated-
made by charWomen cleaning up cap
itol offices preparatory 10 opening Of
congress this month show that cen
sistency is not always a virtue es-
pecially in matters Of whisky. Sc
date lawmakers, be-frocked and fun
Of speech. make TRADES against the
evils Of liquor I'm the halls Of con-
Eress, but as these new discoveries
prove. 10 does not lessen an appetite
for whisky, so easily appeased after
their mask OF congressional decorum
is torn Off. and they retire 20 the pri-
vacy Of these secret cloisters-
Fully fifty senator's and congress
men Who. stocked up before the adj
vent OF the terrible drouth." stored
some Of their private stocks in their
capitol office hiding places One SEN
ator wen known for his dry" SPELL
binding has stored in his own sane
tum. away from the rabid mob. five
barrels OF Kentucky bourbon Some
Bourbon, that fellow. they say Some
OF the other fifty have almost as
much, but scarcely any OF these wet"
enthusiasts in private and dry" apos-
ties in public. have less than ten cases
OF bottled whisky goods on tap. with
plenty more in warehouses TO replen-
ish the rstocks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08
OUTLINES NEW
PLAN IN NINE
COOPERATION

Washington. D. @, Dee San in-
novation in federal government bu-
reau methods, involving practical CO.
operative assistance TO the mining,
metallurgical and certain other in
dustries Of the country ia solving
many OF the intricate and complex
problems in manufacture. Is outlined
in the annual report Of Dr. +. G. Cot
trell. director OF the bureau made pub
This new policy. is described as a
direct outEr0wth Of the world war
It is declared that not only has the
bureau Of mines adopted this ad-
Tanced cooperation with the actual
needs OF the industries, but that the
leading nations Of the world are fol-
lowing suit. determined not 20 be left
behind in the coming race for suprenl-
acy in the industrial trade OF the
world. Great Britain. IL IS said, is
especially alive TO this movement
For this new work the bureau or
mines has 10 well organized expert
ment stations located in the differ
ent mining and metallurgical fields
OF the country. all fitted director
Cottrell says. with the necessary
chemical and laboratory apparatus as
TO enable it 20 take up with the in
Custries peculiar 20 Its districts where
the stations are located the most
pressing problems that have baffled
them. especially those involving the
treatment Of low grade ores. many Of
them heretofore useless, and turn
them into comm erciaI processes Of
value TO the nation
So successful have these methods Of
solving commercial problems been ac-
cordinE 10 the bureau OF mines. that
at present the bureau has agreements
for experimental work with 10 indus
trial concerns. y different univarsi-
ties and with state agencies in II
states
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08
His Office Is Swanped
With Samples Of 1Hooch'

Boston, Mass Dec. Herman G.
Lythgoe. chief Of the division OF food
and drugs, department Of public
health. these days is being sWamped
with "hooch."
3Ir. Lythgoe's is the place where It
is officially determined whether
seized wet goods has a kick" or not
The average number OF samples
submitted by the police between jan
uary last and September 80 has been
about IS a month In October, how
ever, ~ pieces Of goods" were sub
mitted for examination, while so far
in the present month more than 275
TASKS, bottles and similar recep-
tacles. filled or partly filled. have ar
rived for inspection.
Most OF the liquor is moonshine
whisky The percentage OF alcohol
found runs between "a and 80, the
average being about 40.
There was also a great deal OF
apple jack" sent in from the coun-
try districts Il averaged about SIS
percent This Is a pretty high aver
age for cider, in view OF the fact
that hard cider contains only about
8 percent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08
Ell PASOANS INSPECT $4,000
ADDITION TO DISPOSAL PLANT;
MORE. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED

been taken. the one sewer would
not have been able 10 carry the huge
quantities
Treatment Plant Necessary.
Dumping Of raw sewage into the
river, Mr. Griffith said. has been re-
sponsible for complaint by the state,
and the warning that FL Plso must
provide sewage treatment plant
Towns further south on the RIO
Graude, he said. are complaining that
water Of the Rio Grande is becom-
ing polluted and while state health
authorities have not blamed FL PasO
uefinitelys the theory is advanced that
pollution may originate from local
methods Of handling sewage. he said.
F. f. Sands. designer Of the treat
ment plant at Houston, is coming %
FL Paso TO make survey he was
recommended TO local officials by
state health Officers
100000 Wastedf
Tie plant already provided. 1Ir-
Griffith said. would become part OF a
treatment plant Present methods Of
handling sewage would be unchanged,
except that the waste would be
treated before being dumped into the
river through outtau sewers now ia
place and under construction
Mr.. Griffith called attention TO the
dismantlinE Of what had been In
tended as n treatment for sewage,
and which WIS constructed at cost
Of 10000 about ten years ago and
has never seen a days service
The design. he said. included the
laying OF large cast iron pipes At
specified intervals, two inch pipes
protruded upward. and on the end Of
these was attached a perforated cap
The theory was that the sewage
would be blown through the perfora-
tons and would fail upon beds OF
broken stone Within few minutes
after the plan had been put into exc
cution. the perforatiOns were stopped
Up, and the city since has been unable
TO make use Of the work
Those who accompanied alderman
Griffith were: W C. Stewart city en-
gineer. D. A Bandeen, W E. stock
well. Julius Krakauer. L 81 lawson.
DR.. II. H stark. S G. HUMPHREYS
Louis c. Hin. H D. Slater, Zach
White. and James L Mari
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08

I'll PASO must provide a sewage
il, treatment plant without delay.
city councilman w T. Griftlrh
told representative OF the chamber
of commerce who, Tuesday afternoon,
inspected the additions to the present
disposal plant which is being cN-
banded at a cost Of $4,000 to triple
the capacity OF the present plant and
10 eliminate danger Of a sewage over
flow.
At present and for years past, 1Ir.
Griffith said. Ell Paso has been de-
pendent upon one set Of pumps driven
by electric motors. without reserve
pumps or power for emergency 70
handle it's sewage
I've have been running live hours
ahead Of a sewage overflow he said
Had anything shut off electrical
power for six hours. every basement
in Ell Paso would be flooded with sew
age"
A new pump station to force sewage
into outfau sewers and into the Rio
Grande is the largest single item in
cluded among Improvements now be-
ing made. Machinery cost 100000 and
the building in which It is 70 be
housed cost about $4,000 1t viii be
motors, and can handle $4,000 gallons
Of sewage per minute as compared
with $4,000 gallons which the present
plant can handle.
same As Two Plants
Completion Of the new plant about
January I. viii be followed by In
stalatiou OF gasoline engines 20 drive
the present pump station. which viii
be used only in emergency. II cleo
trical power should at any time fail,
at the new plant. the gasoline motors
can be started and sewage can be
handled exactly in the same manner
as It IS az present. In effect FL PasO
viii have two entirely separate sew
age pump stations. he said
The inspection included the new 90
inch outfau sewer being constructed
to be used in conjunction with the
present % inch sewer through which
waste IS driven from the disposal
plant into the Rio Grande in its raw
state. The one 28-inch main is carry
ing the entire load at present. Mr.
Griffith said. and If immediate steps
to provide the new main had not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08
MUSIC PROGRAM GIVEN
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

A program OF the compositions Of
John Sebastian Bach was given be-
fore the class in musical theory at
the high school Wednesday. Mrs. Da-
vid v Feunessy and George Daland
played two movements from the D
minor concerto for two violins, with
Mrs Daland at the piano. Mrs. Fen
messy also played "A Loure," illus
trating the lighter side Of Bach's ma
ture and his willingness TO write the
dance music Of his day, and then
played Gounod's Mediation on Bach's
first prelude
Mr.. Daland closed the program with
the piano transcription by Saint
Saens OF the Gavotte from Bach's sec
ond violin sonata The students
greatly enjoyed this program.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08

convention viii adopt. The present
tariff s. about 9 cents a pound The
convention opened at 10 o'clock We'd
uesday morning and viii last three
days. The report OF the president
Z. S. Grant, Of Dallas, Ore, will be
read late today
Alohair growers say FL Paso is the
center Of the industry. and this city
should have a mill for the manufac-
ture OF mohair products. Last year
when the convention met here the
construction Of such a mill was talked
Of, but market conditions have caused
the project to be postponed
Officers OF the association here
are: T. s. Grant, Dallas, Ore. presi-
dent John AIahnke. kelseyville,
Calf. first vicepresidents n. L
Conklin. Neville. Calf. second vice
PRESIDENT A. C. Cage, Portland Ore,
secretary treasurer. T. i. Morris
Hillside, Ariz.: c. 2. DeGroff, Reeds
Springs. No.; 7. F. Fleming. Pinion.
n. II: P. C. Witt. Uvalde. Tex. and
r. A Halbert, Sonora. Tex, directors