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The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Washington Schools.

The citizens Of Washington and the Congress
of the United States should join in definite,
tinuous school program for this city. The present
conditions of the schools is not alone disgrace to
Washington. 1t is also disgrace to the country
To change this permanently, it is not enough to
build from hand to mouth, to have good schools and
poor ones, to struggle along doing "the best
can" Washington and Congress on this one sub
ject, least, certainly join in simple but COM
pick plan.
This is to make the schools of the National
Capital model for all the States and all the cities
OF the States. This should be done in the course
of study, in the correlating of industrial work and
class room work, in the teaching quality, in super
VISION in salaries in administration, in Fairgrounds
and their supervision in housing and equipment and
in every other phase of the public school system.
1t is fact that there is city in this
country which superintendents and teachers go
and find complete, model system of schools They,
can find individual schools, some in city, some
in another, that finely organized, modern in
methods and their application, and offering much
that is of value.
They can find one thing in one city, another
thing IN another city, that has been tested and ac
cepted as getting desired resultsJ But they go
nowhere and find entire city system funetioning
smoothly as a unit, complete in all its parts and
representing what the broader and more modern ed
1t is fact that educators do not come to Wash
ington to find what is best in any single factor of
school operation, public school methods con-
cretely applied They should here for it all
a total and find it They should not need to go
anywhere else to study sensible proper housing and
school equipment; systematzed administration; su-
pervision, not overdone, but fully applied; model
course of study applied the proper relation on the
elementary and high schools; fully developed jun
Tor high schools with vocational guidance; COM
plete dovetailing of handwork and hesdwork; play
grounds with educational value and character build
ing and every other problem that vexes educators
and teachers, far on the way to solution.
They should find this system democratized with
d teachers association working in harmony with the
superintendent and the board. They should find
permanent board Of teachers, principals and super
yisors testing and changing the course of study as
experience developed better methods. \
This is not a city problem alone, nor primarily
IL is national. All educators demanding a de-
partment of education with place in the Cabinet
Imagine this in Washington with system of
schools such as we have now, sort of Orphan
Annie" belonging to one and with two foster
parents with conflicting authority
Would Il not be better to offer to educators con-
rretely what they really seek through this depart
ment in theoryi This is model system of city
schools applicable to all cities and, IN its individual
schools and districts, what is readily applicable to
every community.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Buy a Brick, Get Your
Name in T.R. Cornerstone

Admirers of Theodore Roosevelt
will be given an opportunity 20 place
their names in the cornerstone OF
Roosevelt house, the birthplace OF
the great American, at Is East
Twentieth street. New York City,
which will be laid on January 6,
through a movement just launched
by the Women's Roosevelt Memorial
Association.
card containing detachable
bricks is being sent broadcast by the
association. The recipient is asked
to sign one Of the bricks and return
IT with 81. to be placed in the corner
stone.
The money derived through this
campaign is to be used by the asso-
citation to make the birthplace OF
Roosevelt a second Mount Vernon.
with a historical COLLECTION OF Roose-
welt works and inteq lists. An audi
torium will be conttructed In the
building where Americznization
work will be carried on among the
foreign people in this country.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
They Are Buying.

If you have notion that these hard times,
if you think the people, the many not the few, have
money with which to buy, visit the shopping dis
tricts of Washington Watch the crowds come and
go in the stores. ~
fry to get to a counter up and down the
ais1es in many of the stores As you edge your way
along note what others buying. You will be
convinced that the people have money and that this
is to be indeed Merry Christmas.
The buyers waited for months. They bought
only need compelled. They felt that prices were
too high. Possibly they were, though profits were
not. Anyway, they waited for retail trade liquida-
ton. They got it. 1t is here. Prices have been
cut regardless of first costs or profits. The buyers
know it and buying. They have saved for this
time and they getting what they long have
wanted. r-
They not buying foolishly nor recklessly.
They are deliberate and know what they want But
they are buying, and that more production,
which, in turn, means good times.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Oh, My Stars!
HOROSCOPE.
-
December I6, 1920.

Copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate.)
Jupiter dominates this day In
planetary rule according to as
trology. Early in the morning Ura-
nus is strongly adverse.
1t is a most auspicious sway un-
der which to conduct any business
enterprise. Merchandising should
be especially profitable.
During this rule men in author
a maximum OF enerfy, and what
they do under this impetus is sup
posed to be exceedingly fortunate.
! Buying. selling and trading are
all subject to a direction of the
stars making for, profit.
Owing to the evil power of Ura-
nus. the public mind will continue
to be disturbed. There will be a
fermentation Of thought that men,
aces industry, especially toward the
end of the winter.
Honors for strong men in many
professions are prophesied by the
seers, but there will be reactfbnary
tendencies not favorable to progress
in many lines of activity.
Colleges are to reach great infiu-
ence through scientific efforts TO
solve economic and Industrial prob
lens. The head of a great institu-
ton will receive an appointment to
high place in the government.
Women should be discreet in all
dealings With men while this rule
of the stars prevails. They will
have disappointments in their ambi-
tion to obtain a representative num-
ber of political ofiices, astrologers
predict.
The seers declare that progress In
all our national institutions de-
pends more than ever before upon
idealism.
There Is sign read as unfortun-
ate for the Pope at Rome, owing to
the sinister influences at work in
the stars that Affect the destiny of
Italy.
A noted member of the English
Parliament will die this winter at
a most critical time in British at
fairs.
Spain will suffer from political
and religious disturbances, but the
horoscope Of the king seems to
promise personsl good luck.
Persons whose birthdate II 4.
should avoid any radical, changes In
the coming year. Business affairs
may be exacting.
Children born today may, be rest
less and ambitious Boys probably
will succeed best insthe navy.sor IN
some seafaring occupy4iou,
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
By RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-In Grace
Godwin's "garret' the other even
ing sat a British writer who has
made a tremendous success selling
pot boilers. The garret as a rem
devious is interesting as being the
place from which Marquis Lafayette
watched three men hanged in the
post in '76 days.
"A huge joke has recently been
perpetrated," said the Englishman.
AN American friend of mine, and a
serious, talented, although unrecog-
nized writer, sent one of Guy de
Maupassant's most excellent but
comparatively unknown short stories
to a leading American editor. 1t was
his purpose on receiving notice OF
the acceptance of the Offering TO
step forward and acknowledge the
plagiarism as a bit of fun. To our
amazement the manuscript came
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

len, the famous French artist, now
here, recently told a friend that
they were:
First. The gorgeous spectacle of
lighted Lower Manhattan at $50 ..
m. from the center of the Brooklyn
Bridge, a million dazzling eyes of
fairyland of illumination.
Second. The noon-hour rush of the
dear. unfair sex into any one OF
the sweet shops in the Wall Street
district.
Third. Fifth avenue at p. m.
from a seat in an open automobile
moving north from Thirty-fourth
street in the vehicular mass under
the signals of the trafiic towers; the
only thoroffiughfare in the world
where one can be fined for failure
to fracture the speed laws by lag
ging behind in the procession.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Political
Browsings
BY Labert st. Clair,

when Franklin Roosevelt leaves
his berth as Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, packs his ditty bag and
returns to the snug harbor of pri-
vate life, he will take away from
Washington one of the most re-
markable collections of writings on
naval history the Capital ever
looked upon outside the Congress
sional Library.
The collection does not belong to
the government: it is Mr.. Roose-
velt's own, and he spent years in
adding to IL. In II are books and
pamphlets and everything that tells
about our naval affairs. Naval his
tory has been Mr.. Roosevelt's hobby
for years and he knows all about
the fights of the Constitution and
Guerriere, when Lawrence made his
world famous remark on the Chesa-
peake; how Admiral Dewey's eggs
were cooked the morning he spoke
so coolly to Gridley. and a lot more
stuff that would make any school,
boy with q penchant for the sea-
turn several hip-fiops from pure
envy. Mr.. Roosevelt can talk naval
battles with the technical skill and
address of an admiral His sp-
pointment to Washington, so far as
anyone knows did not come as
consequence of his knowledge or
naval history, but his love for the
navy probably helped make him one
of the most SUCCESSFUL assistants
in recent years.
Most every new Senator whether
he be a Republican or a Democrat.
naturally would like to become one
of the Congressional buddies of Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Masss-
chusetts. There are not many who
will reach that high estate and GER
tainly the number of those who daily
walk up behind the faustere senior
senator from Massachusetts. slap
him between the shoulders and re-
mark, "Howdy Cabot" are very.
very few and not fast growing any
less few.
But here is a quiet tip for incom-
ing Senators who desire to be on
friendly terms with the chairman OF
the Foreign Relations Committee.
the man who has q long string of
peace treaty reservations named af-
ter him, and who is without Ques-
ton one Of the foremost Republicans
in the Senate.
Senators who don't know Lodge
and wnt TO get in with him. will
find th2 easiest way IL by entering
into casual conversations with him
and ssking his opinion on foreign
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Let US have faith that right makes might.
Lincoln.
Actual, Not Bogus, Economy.

The one insstent popular demand on this. Con-
gress is economy, not in words but in deeds The
people do not ask in this that need shall b& denied
nor that mere money saving which increases fu-
ture expense.
But they insist that there must be an actual use
for what is authorized. They insist that their
money-it is theirs not Congresss-shal bring value
in actual service. Appropriations must be for pro-
ductive expenditure
Moreover, there is popular WEAKNESS at huge
deficiency bills. Why appropriate fixed for
any service, if that service spend what it will,
pay what it has and hand in bill for the balance.
Why not well make appropriations like the
new form of stock issues without stated amount?
This Congress should end that evil now 1t should
serve notice that overdrafts would not be paid,
and exceeding the appropriations should be made
a serious offense.
1t is but evidence of careless, slpshod methods,
that the appropriation committees have never had
accounting service to trace appropriations
through expenditures, to anslyze estimates, to
audit expenditures, to in any way report what
became of the funds they authorized.
This could and should have been done without
a budget law. But the committees take what is
handed to them. They take what information
they can get, this way or that, without system
assurance.
The moral is this: Hasten the budget law. Men
seldom voluntarily change established habit
especially one allied to politics.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

finance naval construction. They alone have the
remaining economic power to respond to- the re-
quired taxation
But of all the nations Of this earth they are the
three that have the least just to arm against
each other They of all others should be in closest
accord and in most friendly relations.
They closest bound in trade. They are
each others best customers. They have the largest
interlocking investments They can have nothing to
gain from each other by war that peace will not
bring in greater measure =
Yet they are the only ones now engaged in
naval expansion Each gives fear of the .other as
the underlying excuses. None can afford the exl
pense. All in financial need.
This naval rivalry then is not folly, it is diocy.
A league of nations should not be necessary to
stop it. Common sense should do that. yet being
all of the league might help in mental enlighten-
ment.
If as reported from London there is move
ment for all the three to entirely suspend naval
building for FIVE years, there should be no ques-
ton of such agreement. Who would opposet
Completing present contracts would ease the
way to complete suspension. When that time
comes the privately owned naval yards could turn to
merchant ship construction and other industry
If there should be a just carrying charge loss,
the government could pay and yet save hundreds OF
sIooo.oooooo or more.
Surely it is better saved for peace than spent
for war. Moreover, if all suspend building no one
will have any advantage. Their present navies arc
all of the same vintage.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Open Court
Letters to
TheHerald
Views of Readers on
Matters of National
And Local Import.
CONCERNING ARMENIAN RELIEF


TO tiH Editor. The Washington Bersid:
A false Impression appears 10 pre-
vail In the minds Of a great many
persons that the American govern
ment and people have made large
grants and contributions for the re-
lief of the people Of Armenia
According TO the report made By
Mr.. Hoover to the Secretary Of State
on July 2s. 1890. the Hoover sd-
ministrstion has sold on credit 10
the Armenian government -four
valued at s2i 500 900 during the pe-
riod Of March, 1919. 10 August. 1920.
and that during the same period
the Near East Relief Society has
spent s4.so2.Ooo, and the Red Cross
has contributed s2.IOO.Oo0 for the
relief Of the people OF Armenia
The Near East Relief Society re-
ports that IL has collected. during
the past five years ,4l.OOo.O 900 for
relief purposes in the Near East.
but. as Mr.. Hoover's report shows.
said society has spent something
like IL per cent OF what IL has col
lected for the relief OF the Ar
menians in Armenia The Near
East Relief Society has possibly
spent for Armenisns outside Ar
menia an amount equal to that
which IL has spent In Armenia
OF course. the Armenian people
are grateful TO America for what
America has been willing to do for
them; but. bearing in mind the fact
that the Armenians have lost actu-
ally $4,000 men in the field OF bat
tie. besides the slaughter of 900 900
men. women and children during
the war. il would be correct 10 say
that America has lent some measure
of material aid to the Armenian
people in appreciation Of vhac they
have suffered and tried to do in a
war in which America like Ar
menis, was a common partner.
VAHAN CARDASHIAN.
New York. Dec IL, 1920.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Preserpe Nature Wonders
Boy Scouts Are Urged

A resolution urging the Boy
Scouts organisation to exert every
effort to discourage the commercili-
xatisn Of the water rights in the
national parks of the United States.
was introduced at a council of the
Boy Scouts held in Philadelphia, by
Isaac Cans, vice president of the
Washington Boy Scouts.
Other Washington officials attend9
ing were Huston Thompson, presi-
dent. and =. D. shaw. scout execu-
oNA t.A-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
GiUe Portland Police
d. C.. Auto Statistics

The street safety spirit has struck
Portland. Greg.
The District police dspartment, in
response to o letter from the Port
land authorities, has sent that city
statistics for 1919 and 1920 on acci-
dents. persons injured, persons
killed and the number of sutomo-
biies registered in the District
Capt. H. A. Lewis, of the Portland
trafic squad. asked the local police
to thus aid. him in n campaign
against street accidents In the
Wegtern city,
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

Affairs. A gentle hint that in the
opinion Of the Senator speaking Mr..
Lodge knows more about foreign af-
fairs than anyone In Congress, n not
done crudely. is bound TO help. They
doissy this method Of approaching the
Senate leader has been quite sue
cessful In the past.
There Ia a man in washinrton
named Henry Eland who once
Jumped over the top OF the wash
ington Monument IL is more than
500 feet high.
while the builders were putting
the last touches on the cap of the
monument. Eland. then a young re-
porter. climbed M to the top on
some scsnoldinE and. hnding a plat
form all around the tall column.
isapsd biithsly over fhsssip sf -
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Dismiss Trade Charge.

The Federal Trade Commission
yesterday announced the dismissal
Of it's complaints OF unfair competi-
tion against the American OIL and
Supply Company. Newark. N. j.. and
the Springfield Oil Products Com
ptns' inc; oprinsnene' Onio' IN the
sale and lease Of Off pumps, tanks
and equipment.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Premature Rejoicing.

There seems to be great rejoicing among the
irreconciables that the Argentine representatives
withdrew from the league assembly, 1t may be
mentioned in passing that Argentina has not with
drawn from the league.
The. Argentine representatives have made ees-
ture of strong protest the unwiingness of
the league to admit Germany at the present mo-
ment. 1t would be interesting to Inow if the ire
eoncilables also in sympathy with the reasons
for Argentina's withdrawal
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
WANTS SMALLER CONGRESS.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
agree with your correspondent
W. ]. s., as TO the number OF mem
bers of Congress. Instead OF incress-
ing the number in proportion sc-
cordinG TO the increase of populs-
tion, why not make the rate OF one
Representative to a larger proper
tion of citizens? The body is too
unwieldy as it is. Let the number
be reduced and let the constituents
keep their representatives infornSl
as to their needs from time TO tisIo.
That would be in a small way gov
ernment by the people.
Not only does an increase mean a
large sum in salaries, but also there
will be Of necessity a large appro-
priation to enlarge the House once
Building.
A WORLD WAR VETERAN.
L w R
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

The German government would not have had to
print many fat marks if it had not paid the for
Kaiser SIo,ooo,ooo to upkeep his household in
Holland and pension his worthless boys.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
Naval Coupes;tor,.

There are but three countries in the world COM
peting in naval armament-the United States Great
Britain and Japan. These are the only counties
that enter in such competition.
Thsy sse the oaly eouasries that can possibly
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

Constantine may have sown the seeds of hope
in other kingly breasts. But, if wisc they will wait
a while and what happens to the pfodgal son
of Greece in ths house of his stepfather.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

The styles of women's dresses are to change
But like prices. the skirts cannot go higher and so
are probably due for drop.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

The man who thinks the world owes. him liv
ing is always in debt to IL.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

10 the boitor, Inc Washington heran.
Your paper this morning an
nounces Bishop Shahan, of the Cath
Ollie University, 10 have, in a recent
statement. spoken as follows: Was
IL TO breed in ireland the anarchy
we are fighting from New York 10
San Francisco that millions OF
American youth fought 20 serve
England2" A supersbundance OF
zeal in behalf Of Southern ireland
causes Bishop Shahsn TO forget his
recent peril in another direction.
Millions Of American youth did not
fight 20 serve England. but they did
fight to keep the German battle fleet
out Of American waters. Bishop
Shahan further remarks: Let all
Washington arise as one man TO de-
nounce this unspeakable crime, and
as an inducement to do so, speaks
of our friends in Ulster as "a small
rump Of disintegrsting Protestants--
MARGUERITE DU POINT LEE.
Georgetown, n. c.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

If il wasn't for tips the million unemployed
would be doubled
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
CONCERNING sPuRIrUALIsM.

To the Editor. The wssbinEton Herald
i agree thoroughly with John
Adams letter in The Herald Open
Court Of Saturday in re EXPOSE OF
Spirituafism" being a fake.
have met people who possessed
wonderful psychic power and have
been greatly helped by their advice.
One of the most gifted. as well as
highly intellectual being a Prof.
Daond, a teacher Of occult science
in this city.
instead of occupying his time holding
seances trying TO explain a subject
Of which he is admittedly ignorant.
had better try and explain some OF
the many superstitions of his own
church.
MRS. HEREFORD wARING.
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

The man who shoots another and then himself
had better have REVERSED the ordes.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

Naval compasses Aoated in alcohol are the envy
of many old tars.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16

What are the three most impress
sive sights Of New York? Pal Heb
The Washington herald., 1920-12-16
RELIES TO BISHOP sHaHaN.

New York, Dec. IL, 1920.
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bers that all sportsmen may have an
equal chance at them.
Local sportsmen are going TO see
that the birds are protected If they
have to put a patrol where they are
known to exist. and it will be made
exceedingly unpleasant for any per
son who is known to have infracted
the law covering the case.
THE game hog is gradually exter'
minating all sorts of game in this
section Of the state said l.. d.
Hickey yesterday who is one Of the
best sportsmen in the country, land
il is time that some drastic action
be taken to put crimp in his oper-
ations,' he continued
Prairie chickens were once plenti'
full In this locality but of late years
they have gradually disappeared Re.
Gently they began to make their APP
pearance and are going to be pro-
tected"
Now that there is a prospect of
them becoming plentiful during the