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The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
PEAK LOAD CREW
HELPS In EMERGENCY

Peak loads do not come on all
Office departments at the same time.
They follow one after the other
through the office in waves. To meet
these loads in all departments. the
Mutual Life Insurance
Company formed a ''fying squad
rom as described in System for De-
cember. This consists OF twelve
clerks not under the permanent su-
pervision of any one department but
directly under the ofiice manager.
They report to him every morning
and he assigns them to the depart
ment where they are most needed.
When a special peak OF new bust
ness arrives in the company once,
IL first strikes the index department.
Several clerks are assigned to this
department to help care for the load.
They then move on with the peak as
II goes through the successive de-
partments. They are thus in each
department when the temporary
peak due to this new business
strikes il. They get the work done
without confusion and in the regular
elapsed time.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
Unifying Relief Activities.

The inevitable has Happened in connection with
administration of future relief of Europe and the
Near East by Americans. The winters job is to
keep 100000 children alive, which be done if
the people of the United States will raise $4,000 900.
Eight organizations with different constituencies and
stafs have pooled their forces and co-ordinated
their plans, and under the title OF the European
Relief Council will grapple with the huge job OF
salvation. If the sum required is not raised an 'n-
credible tragedy" will follow. If it is, then gvers
of all and creeds represented in our melting
pot will have helped their fellow and women
to avoid seeing their offspring go down the maw
OF poverty, disease and despair
There are still physicians, nurses, administra-
tors and fnanciers who will do their work in a
spirit OF love and service. They the world
from going mad with cynicism, by their devotion to
the cause that has kept many of them abroad away
from kindred and home for years. They ignore all
distinctions of race, religion and social status
They do good indiscriminately and increasingly, if
given the supplies. They expect no higher reward
than the thanks OF the children they save the
families they keep together, and conscience spared
all the torments OF debate between desire for self
and disposition to They have made their
choice. Come death, disease, premature breakdown,
and MISUNDERSTANDING they have dedicated them
selves to Man. little child leads them.
Will they be backed in their chivalry and their
service of the race: Does the United States really
what happens to Europe Have we any bowels
of compassion? Are we sclf-worshippers These
are the searching questions the American people
face as the winter dawns? If VIC are as generous
as we can be if we will to be- the United States
will write another page Of history in the interna-
tonalsm OF love; and Europe, whatever We may
do politically economically, will only respect
but love us.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25

he wants to be free to consider reconstruction
problems scientifically" That sounds much like
some of Mr.. Gompers recent utteranees, and it
chimes in with Mr.. Hoover's recent. advice to the
engineers council. If labor and applied science do
couple their forces to shape the reconstruction pol
icy OF any nation, it will become prosperous and
happy one sooner than in any other way In the
ory labor has favored the alliance plan longer that
she has been willing to declare it or to act upon
it. There signs in the sky that labor is willing
to welcome the alliance and begin to make it eff
fective. They that such teamwork will con-
serve human and material interests. and increase
production of wealth.. Their labor platform is be-
ginning to demand maximum Of production as
well as a minimum OF unjust distribution. They
expect the scientist to be as much concerned with
the ethics OF industry, they, the aborers at last
have Come to be with the technical knowledge that
science can offer. y
Mr.. Appleton represents certain hardheaded
realism which most Britons have when they see
the logic of their creeds leading them into folly.
1t is this common sense which thus far has kept
British labor from alliance with extreme Continen-
tai groups and which induces radicals. as conspic-
uous J. Ramsay Macdonald, Mrs. Phillip Snow
den and Bertrand Russell to warn their followers
not to iirt with the Red Terror
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
A New Protege Of France.

TlNCE the signing OF the armistce France has
set high mark in the number of debutantc
- states she has introduced to the society OF ma
tons. Their reception has not always been cordial
and frequently their career in the agated atnros-
phere of European politics has been stormy and
brief. Yet the French foreign Offices faith in the
virtue of its chaperonage is unshaken and
now if reports from Munich are to be believed,
new state, monarchist Bavaria, sponsored by
Ludendorf and seconded by France, is about make
its bow. To the casual observer the choice OF
sponsors is not auspicious. Ludendorfs reputation
in international affairs is without its blemishes;
and one has only to recall the Rhneland republic,
Kornilof, Yudenitch, Kochak, Denekine, Poland
Venizelos, Wrangel, tragic adventures in which
France alone with the support of England has
been involved, to realize that being protege OF
France is not guaranty OF success.
There is no doubt but that in Bavaria there is
active and aggressive monarchist faction. I'm
doubtedly, too, Ludendorf would prefer regency
like that of Admiral Horthy in Hungary to his
present status in the German republic Since the
early days of peace" when France hoped to split
Bavaria off from the rest of Germany by restrict
ing relief operations TO that state, the foreign Of
fee has been favorably disposed to any movement
monarchist republican,, which would result in
independent Bavaria and render Germany perma-
nently incapable of becoming menace TO France
An independent Bavaria under government
conservative as that of Hungary would no doubt
be welcome addition to the Danube confederation
desired by French diplomacy.
1t is doubtful, however, if any considerable sep
aratist sentiment exists in Bavaria 1t is more
doubtful if there is any popular demand for the
restoration of the Wittesback family to the throne
The significant thing in the reports from Munich
is that there are still politicians in Europe for
whom the Great War just another There
politicians still obsessed with the tradition of
the secret and sinister diplomacy of the age that
has passed, who can by plot and counter plot keep
alive national animosites and suspicious and
der impossible the establishment of mutual trust
and the resumption of normal economic life in
Europe.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE
PRESIDENT,

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
l should like to have you publish
on Thanksgiving Day the following
open letter" to the President of the
United States:
Mr.. President: In these disturb
ing times. when the material mind
is contesting with the spiritual as
to peace or no peace. and the pas
sengers and crew of the Ship of
State are in rebellion. their brains
upset by bilge water seeping in from
the Sea of Despond. on which man
is now sailing, it is well to take our
bearings.
weathering the gale he is consoled
in the knowledge that when the
waves subside. though God Almighty
may have taken our wounded cap
tain to sit in the galaxy of those
immortals who rightly thought and
rightly wrought, the one elected
to take his place shall find that the
compass of conscience guiding now,
and the constellation set in the po-
litical armament by Wilson is that
he must follow to take the ship into
the port of peace.
On this Thanksgiving Day we
wish you to be of good cheer, Mr..
President. and remember another
One crucified on the cross thigh
purposes to live forever in the heart
of the world.
MAURY NJ. STAPLER.
Macon, Ga.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
"8e Ye 0bankful.
CONTRIBUTED BY LOUIS D. woLFE.)
wheat and corn in plenty, bust
ness forward looking, tables filled with the

|sARNERED wheat and corn in plenty. bust
ness forward looking, tables filled with the
products Of farm, orchard and dairy-all
are tangible reasons for gratitude.
Brown and tanned fields preach their own labor
sermons and tell graphically that the growing crop
has contributed literally to the nations
pantry.
Farmers, laborers, hnanciers and all workers in
the interests of others now look inward, outward
and upward.
War has stampeded the civilized world, but
everywhere there lives memory of its horrors and
if people SO will, peace can be permanent inher-
itance No, home, whether it be in rural place or
where individuals grouped in humble or paatial
conditions in cities but what Thanksgiving is i'm
pressive
Weighed in the balance, there have been more
mercies than misfortunes. Year by year the occa-
SION is spiritually significant With the lanse of
tme folks have come to realize that the bounty of
field and the beauty of sky are calculations of an
Unseen Power.
The destiny of nations, republics and empires
awaits the supreme direction.
The fallen leaf is a mystery in the life of
season
Science does not attempt to solve all the secrets
OF nature, but knowing of them she marvels and is
content.
For every action there is cause az real sc N.
law of gravtation 1>.
For every step of progress there has been an
expenditure of hours of thought and effort
Inns day. gift of the Pilgrim Fathers, has ad-
vanced in popular favor because out of advers;tv
has issued greater dependence on Divine Provi-
dence. Appreciation of blessings is essentially
human and gratitude eventually rises triumphant.
Thanksgiving is greater than holiday more
sacred than festival, for what touches the heart is
everything. The centuries call to the races for
closer fellowship, but deeper solemn and more
audible is the ceascless admonition to the better
nature of all.
BE ye thankful" .. .s..
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
Canadian Labor Aroused.

Discharge of labor soldier candidate in the
Northeast Toronto by-election by the president of
the Canadian National Railway on the ground OF
the candidates disoyalty to the railway of which
he an employe, has brought to the head an
issue in the Dominion that may lead to strike in
volving most of its mileage. United labor raffirms
that its political rights do not cease with employ
ment by the railway lines. The president of the
railway says that his employees substantially
civil public servants and hence are not to meddle
in politics, least to the extent of standing
didates for Office. Labor on the other hand, claims
that admitting that this railways employees pub
lie servants then denial them of political rights
is virtually putting the country in the hands Of
voters connected with private industries who are
l1ely to act in harmony with their private interests
faher than for community ends.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
Lock Hysterical
Poets in Asylum
AS Pests, Urged

BUENOS AIRES. Nov "A sani-
tarium for poets is proposed by
Pastora G. de Lascano, writing in
La Nacion. Senior Lascano cannot
see why the public is not protected
against the "boozy and hysterical
rawlings" OF modern poets. He points
out that methods for inoculating the
populace against epidemic diseases
have been found. but as yet no one
has been coura Geous enough TO
propose a method of inoculating
society against writer's Of decadenr
poetry.
What would we say of a family
suffering from. smallpox or cholera
that would throw their vile, germ
ridden clothes out of the windows
and down on the heads of the pass
ers-bN?" asks Lascano.
Can you imagine what a fury of
protest and reprisal would follow
such an act? But not a word is
said to the dissipated poet who loads
the ozone with his hooch-insp pired
verses and launches insane and ILL
sounding vituperation against a
state of society which he hasn't the
ability to ennoble.'
Lascano, with great seriousness.
declares that n double commission
and a superior council would be
necessary to pass judgme Mt on all
the poets thought wicked enough
for the sanitarium.
The council would be made up. ne
says, of authors of books which
have been recognized as wholesome.
II the poetry of a writer is such as
to meet their disapproval, the man
will be condemned. but sentence will
be suspended until the double com
mission puts its o. X. on the con-
demnation.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
" DO YOU KNOW
/ OUR BIBLE?
CHAPTER l2I
s5s: w W ss,s z 81 s..:;ss rssss .s. .Ts..sss,


l The Ephrsimites, qusrreIrinE with
Jephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth.
are slain by the Gileadites. Z gephthAh
dieth. lbzsn. who had thirty sons and
thirty daughters. II and Elon. Is and
Abdon. Tho had forty sons and thirty
nephews. judged Israel.
And the men of Ephraim gathered
themselves together. and went
northward, and said unto Jephthah,
Wherefore passedst thou over to
fight against the children of Am
mon, and didst not call us to go with
thee? We will burn thine house upon
thee with fire.
2 And Jephthah said unto them.
] and my people were at the great
and when ! called you. ye delivered
me not out of their hands.
And when l saw that ye de-
livered me not, put my life in my
hands, and passed over against the
children of Ammon. and the Lord
delivered them into my hand
wherefore then are ye come up unto
me this day, TO fight against me?
Then Jeprthah gathered to-
gether all the men of Gilead, and
fought with Ephraim: and the men
of Gilead smote Ephraim. because
they said, Ye Gileadites are fugi-
tivcs of Ephraim among the
Ephraimites, and among the Manas-
sites.
And the Gileadites took the
Passages OF Jordan before the
Ephraimttes: and IL was so. that
when those Ephraimites which were
escaped said, Let me go over, that
the men of Gilead said unto him.
Art thou an Ephraimite? II he said.
Nay:
Then said they unto him, Say
now Shibboleth: and he said Sib-
boleth: for he could not frame TO
pronounce Il right. Then they took
him. and slew him at the passages
of Jordan: and there fell at that
time of the Ephraimites forty and
two thousand.
And Jephthah judged Israel six
years. Then died Jephthah the
Gileadite, and was buried in one of
the cities of Giiead.
And after him Ibzan of Beth
lehem judged Israel.
And he had thirty sons. and
thirty daughters. whom he sent
abroad. and took in thirty daughters
from abroad for his sons. And he
judged Israel seven years.
10 Then died Ibzan, and was
buried at Bethlehem.
IL And after him Elon. a
Zebulonite. judged Israel; and he
judged Israel ten years.
l2 And Elon the Zebulonite died,
and was bnried in Aijalon in the
country OF zebulon.
Is And after him Abdon the
son of Hiuel. a Pirsthonite. judged
Israel.
IL And he had forty sons and
thirty nephews. that rode on three
score and ten ass colts: and he
judged Israel eight years.
is And Abdon. the son of Hillel
the Pirathonite died, and was buried
In Pirathon in the land of Ephraim.
In the mount of the Amalekites.
(To Be Continued.)
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
TWO BOYS.

Young Jimmy Dumb Is very dense
IN parsing and reciting tense. He
struggles with the verb ito be"
and grapples. with geography.
But youthful Billie Bright is quick
with genders and arithmetic; he
catches on with perfect ease, to
grammars and Biographies.
The village teacher knows them
both-how Jimmie is mental sloth
while Billie's mind Is harp and keen
and quick as any she has seen.
Yet. strange to say, she bets on Jim
and says there's winning stuff in
him. because he digs with all his
might--a thing unknown TO Billie
Bright
n. A, LuFBURROW.
Copyright, 1920. By The Mcclure syndicate.)
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
Peace, Science and Labor.

The letter accompanying his resignation OF the
presidency of the international Federation of La
Dor, which w. A. Appleton, the Englshman, has
just penned is full OF meat fit for digestion He
says that he is weary of being theorist bound
officially to promulgate opinions that appear to
him out OF date and impractcabe. He wants
return of measure OF personal freedom to work
IN his own way for social betterment He wants
to preach peace within nations as we'll as peace
between nations, which is his way of politely say
ing that he does not precisely see the consistency
OF persons who claim to be paci6sts when issues
between nations arise but who are quite bellicose
and bloodthirsty when it comes to making the
5elass to which they do belong surrender prop
.erty and lives.
! On the whole the most significant section of
Mr. APgls'onf letter is that in which he says that
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
A DAILY line o. CHEER
By John Kendriek Bangs
THANKSGIVING DAY.

For all the strength that comes
from battling strife,
For all the good that rises out OF
care,
For all the power to meet the tests
of life
That walt upon our pathways
everywhere.
For Hearts all steeled against the
Hosts Of Wrong.
My voice In praise
And thanks I'll raise
In measure OF q glad Thanksgiving
Song.
For all the joys of Cheer and Broth
erhood.
For all the beauties Of the land
and sea,
For all the bounteous gifts in thines
of good
A Providence Divine hath granted
For chance to have my being for /.
day,
To Him above,
Great Go1 Of Love.
Ny. thanks with heart and soul I'll
sing. alwayi
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
CREW OF FISHING
BOAT DISAPPEAR

BEAUFORT. n. c.. Nov. 1.-TWO
men comprising the crew OF tho
fishing boat, Endeavor, en- route
from Atlantic City. n. J.. TO ss-
vannah. are believed to have been
drowned last night on Bogus In
let. near here.
The vessel left here early yes
terday and anchored sometime dur
ing the night on the inlet Coast
guards late today boarded the boat
and found IL deserted.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
n THE NQUIRING
REPORTER
He asks five persons, picked at
random, question each day.
THE QUESTION:
Why Do Women Hide Their Ears? ?


DIR. G. ID. Townsend, 1880 Cali
fornia street; "It's according to
the value that n woman puts
upOn her ears MS specimens of
vanity or beauty, that would
account for her showing or hid
Ing them, I'd say"
Miss Mary ZofHn, 6I9 ID street
northwest, "Ears are dishgur-
ing. A woman has to be uatu-
rally gOOd-lOoking to wear her
hair away from her ears"
Mrs. }. Abel, 1854 Clifton
street, ''There's the fable of the
Partisan fashion leader who lost
nm ear and wore her hair close
over them to hide the disfigure-
ment, and 1t proved so attrac-
tive thnt II became a fad. But
1 think 1t is Just style, and that
puhless ears will soon emerge,
John l.. Cassin, Southern
building, "Anything a woman
does to improve her appearance
Ii commendnble, in my opinion.
Therefore, II a woman chooses
to hide her ears, which is nm
attractive fashion, 1t Is to her
credit IL she can appear be-
coming that way
Miss A. Linton. 1879 Euclid
streets sit does away with the
barbarous fashion OF wearing
earrinEs' by keeping the ears
covered. 1t also adds to the
appearance of some young
ladies' whose ears would not
pass the test for beauty,
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
n n THE HERALD
WAL B AG

The Herald welcomes contributions from
Its readers on current topics. and will
publish those which are of general in
terest. Communics tions should not ex-
coed 200 words and must bear the name
and address of the writer. although this
will not be published II IL is 50 desired.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-25
Marylsnd Man Has Monster Hog

HAGERsTOwN. Nd. Nov. 3t.-A
hog seven feet in length. twelve
feet around the body, and weigh
ing over 1000 pounds 10 owned xby
A. d. ArHold. living near Kntx-
Vile. A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-21
Bailey Predicts
Labor Terrorism
file Loses Ont

Winnsboro, Tex July 21--'If an
beaten IN the governors race, every
candidate for office viii be terrorized
by labor leaders in the years TO
come" J. ". Bailey declared here
last night
'.They win say look. what happened
10 Bailey"
Bailey continued: Today you have
one voice lifted for justice, but IL you
allow union labor to defeat that voice
there viii be none lifted for you in
the future. You must fight or you
must surrender"
At this point a voice in the audi
ence said.
we amt a goin' to let 'em beat
you. Bailey"
"If you do" replied the candidate.
at viii not be I who win suffer. It
viii be the people Of Texas Never
before in the history Of this state has
any class ever dared TO demand the
government But the demand is made
now and in terms that are unmistak-
able, and you must frame your an
swer 10 it"
Bailey scored the Texas delegation
that voted wet at san Francisco, as
Bailey says. declared he viii break up
the political clique that rules Texas
and said he viii see that for everX
dollar Of road tax Texas win get at
least IS cents worth Of road when he
gets into office
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-21
EXPRESS IS OUT
FOR THOMSON

Open advocation OF the election OF
r. J.. Thomson. OF FL Paso, for gov
ernor. is made in the san Antonio tx
press.
On Monday morning the Express
came out with an editorial pronounce
ment for Mr.. Thomson
After a lengthy statement Of the
service OF Mr.. Thomson 20 the state.
the Express says he is rather a rare
combination businesslike lawyer
and asserts.
Considering Mr.. Thomason's can
didacy both in the light OF what he
publicly has done for state and ma
ton. In these regards and in the light
OF his known clearly personality, his
irreproachable private life and keen
mentality, this newspaper considers
him FULLY entitled TO the vote OF every
citizen who sets a high standard Of
character and service for the office
Of governor. It believes he Is quite
worthy Of an overwhelming nomina-
ton in next Saturdays primary. all
candidates and all things concerning
them, considered; that he should re-
ceive a great majority Of all the votes
cast; that there should be no 'runoff'
primary. even as there Is no essential
need Of one in this contest
BY every reasonable, practical con-
siderations Robert E. Thomson is
worthy the great office OF governor"
Sizing up the claims OF the various
candidates for the office Of governor.
Mrs Minnie Fisher Cunningham. Of
Galveston, prints an article in the
Dallas News showing the consistency
OF Mr. Thomson in his advocacy Of
prohibition from as far back as 1879.
when he still lived in Cooke county:
his stand on woman suffrage, in favor
OF Il, since 1917, and his efforts in be-
mar OF the measure in legislative ac-
Invites. also how he worked FOR the
impeachment Of former Gov. Fergu-
son In the latter affair, he voted
in the house for the impeachment ~
the governor and was a member OF
the board OF managers for the house
which prepared and pushed the
charges.
Referring to Pat Neffs stand on the
same questions. she says that the
records do not show where Neff ever
introduced any prohibition Iegisla-
ton or took any active interest in
prohibition work until the campaign
OF 1917 when he vas chairman OF MS
county committee.
She declares that Neff often re-
FUSED 70 endorse woman suffrage and
that u he has ever made any suffrage
speeches OF done any work in behalf
or suffrage, his record does not
show IT,
In the matter Of the impeachment
OF Gov. Ferguson she saws he ac-
cepted a fee OF $500 for defending the
governor in the famous Chicken
salad case and that II he ever tooT
any part in pushing the prosecution
against Ferguson or ever made A
speech against Ferguson. the records
do not show It